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Business & Economy

Spring Career Week Begins Monday

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Briana Rinaldo

The 2017 Spring Career Week begins Monday, Jan. 30, and continues with events through Wednesday, Feb. 1. This year, students will have opportunities to meet and network with 200 employers looking to connect with students from every major and college….

STEM

Campus Becomes a Laboratory for Sustainability Research and Education

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By News Staff

Six faculty and student projects will receive grants totaling $50,000 this spring through the new Campus as a Laboratory for Sustainability (CALS) funding program. The call for proposals sought projects that address climate disruption and offer opportunities for communication and…

Media, Law & Policy

Sportscaster Dave O’Brien ’86 Treasures Chance to Live His Dream

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By John Boccacino

Dave O’Brien ’86 often fell asleep listening to radio broadcasts of his beloved Boston Red Sox, typical behavior for a sports-loving boy growing up in Massachusetts. Devoted baseball fans, O’Brien and his father, Robert, spent many afternoons watching the Red…

STEM

Physicist to be Recognized by National Academy of Sciences

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Rob Enslin

A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences is being recognized by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his “outstanding leadership” of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration. Peter R. Saulson, the Martin A. Pomerantz…

Campus & Community

Michael Frasciello Appointed Interim Dean of University College

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By Kathleen Haley

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovations, today announced that Michael Frasciello, director of online learning at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), has been named interim…

Campus & Community

New Campus Facilities Advisory Board Created, Membership Announced

Thursday, January 26, 2017, By News Staff

Michele G. Wheatly, vice chancellor and provost, and Pete Sala, vice president and chief facilities officer, will co-chair a new Campus Facilities Advisory Board, Provost Wheatly announced at the January 18 University Senate meeting. Professor Cathryn Newton, special advisor to…

Health & Society

Campus Community Invited to Restroom Signage Focus Group

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By Shannon Andre

Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a focus group regarding restroom signage options on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 304ABC in Schine Student Center,. During the focus group, participants will be presented with the…

Campus & Community

Over $40,000 Raised During 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By News Staff

The Sport Management (SPM) Club in Falk College has announced that it raised $42,900 for the McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy Center as a result of its 12th Annual Charity Sports Auction. During the SU men’s basketball game on Dec. 10, supporters…

Veterans

Tillman Scholars Applications Now Open

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By News Staff

The application process for the Tillman Scholars program, which funds education for student veterans and spouses of veterans, will open Feb. 1. The scholarship honors Pat Tillman. In 2002, Tillman, a starting safety for the National Football League’s Arizona Cardinals,…

Arts & Culture

Raymond Carver Reading Series Continues This Semester with Six Authors

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, By Kevin Morrow

The spring-semester lineup for the 2016-17 Raymond Carver Reading Series begins with author Eleanor Henderson on Wednesday, Feb. 1. All events in the series take place in Huntington Beard Crouse Hall’s Gifford Auditorium, with a Q&A at 3:45 p.m. and…