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Sarah Scalese Appointed Associate Vice President for University Communications

Monday, December 21, 2015, By News Staff

Sarah Scalese has been named associate vice president for University Communications. In this capacity, she will oversee the University’s Office of News Services, Office of Publications and the Office of Communications in the College of Arts and Sciences. In October,…

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Listening Session on Diversity and Inclusion Draws Critical Concerns, Ideas for Change

Tuesday, December 15, 2015, By Kathleen Haley

Students, faculty and staff shared their experiences with issues of diversity and their ideas for making a better, more inclusive campus during a listening session Dec. 7 in Goldstein Auditorium. More than 100 members of the University community came together…

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University Partners with Carebridge to Enhance Faculty and Staff Assistance Program

Monday, December 14, 2015, By News Staff

The University has partnered with Carebridge to provide comprehensive counseling, wellness and work-life services and resources that will significantly expand and enhance the offerings of the current Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP). As previously announced, the University has been…

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Eftekharnejad Secures Grant to Protect Power Systems from Cyberattacks

Tuesday, December 8, 2015, By Matt Wheeler

Sara Eftekharnejad, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a $499,550 National Science Foundation grant to investigate securing the smart grid from cyberthreats. The findings…

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Annual Clements Internship Award Application Now Open

Monday, December 7, 2015, By Gerard McTigue

Career Services has announced that the application for the annual Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award has now opened. This award enables students to undertake unique, self-cultivated internships that may otherwise be financially impossible. Clements interns usually spend the summer…

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Sport Management Club Holds Online Sports Auction in Collaboration with Steiner Sports

Friday, December 4, 2015, By News Staff

The Sport Management (SPM) Club, in collaboration with Steiner Sports, is holding an online auction of premium items now through Dec. 13. Just in time for the holidays, this online auction is part of the SPM Club’s 11th Annual Charity…

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Scozzafava Named VP for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer

Friday, December 4, 2015, By Carol Boll

Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy announced today that Samuel Scozzafava Jr. has been named vice president for information technology and chief information officer for the University. The appointment is effective immediately. Scozzafava has served as interim CIO since…

How Anxiety about Terrorist Attacks Could Change Our Politics

Wednesday, December 2, 2015, By Keith Kobland

In the wake of the devastating month marked by the downing of a Russian passenger plane, simultaneous suicide attacks in Beirut and coordinated attacks in Paris, American fears of terrorism are likely to increase. That in turn could shape policy…

Is the Strength of ISIS Real?

Wednesday, November 25, 2015, By Keith Kobland

Secretary of State John Kerry has vowed that the world will defeat ISIS, telling reporters on Monday that ISIS is “not 10 feet tall”. However, considering recent terrorist attacks in Paris France, and the bombing of a Russian commercial jetliner,…