Lone Star College Montgomery News
Published on: December 02, 2015
Lone Star College-Montgomery students Grant Athans (L), Sarah Saflin (M)
and Erin Lavespere (R) recently participated in the Kennedy Center American
College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) which resulted in various awards for some of
the colleges students.
The
Lone Star College-Montgomery drama departments fallproduction of Tigers Be
Still received the rare feat of a choice award in the Kennedy Center American
College Texas State Theatre Festival (KCACTF) this October.
Tigers Be Still, which was directed by
LSC-Montgomery instructor Julie Akers, was awarded Respondents Choice, which is
selected by the festival respondent who sees and responds to each performance
at the festival. This is the fifth consecutive year that the college has
received a choice award, and the production will now be considered for
advancement to the regional festival in San Angelo in February.
KCACTF
gives our students excellent transfer and scholarship opportunities by allowing
them to network with other students and schools at the festival, said Chase
Waites, professor of drama and department chair at LSC-Montgomery. Participating
at the state level provides the students with opportunities to travel to the
regional festival in February to compete for scholarships and interview with
transfer universities and colleges. It also provides the students the
opportunity to tour a show, which is a great experience for them.
Twelve
students and four faculty members attended this years festival with Tigers Be
Still. LSC-Montgomery student Lacey Castro was recognized for meritorious
achievement in sound design and LSC-Montgomery students Joey Sheaff, Sarah
Saflin, Erin Lavespere and Grant Athans earned an award for ensemble acting. Also,
Saflin, Sheaff and Lavespere were all Irene Ryan scholarship nominees from the
production.
The
theatre festival was held at San Jacinto College-Central. The other schools at
the festival included Galveston College, Panola College, Texas A&M
University-Kingsville and Bossier Parish Community College.
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more information regarding the LSC-Montgomery drama department ...
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Lone Star College-Montgomery’s “Tigers Be Still” Performance Receives Choice Awards
Some LSC-Tomball spring 2014 Late Start classes still available
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: January 27, 2014
Lone Star College-Tomball, a long-time champion of student needs and innovator of student-friendly programs is offering Late Start courses to accommodate students who wish to begin their coursework mid-semester or want to complete their degree or certificate in a shorter period of time.
Fewer weeks than the traditional 16-week semester, Late Start classes provide students with a second chance to take courses that begin later in the semester but end at the same time as regular classes, and provide job-seekers with an opportunity to augment their skill set or make a career change without waiting another semester.
Late Start classes enable students to compress the regular spring semester by slightly expanding the amount of time spent in each class. That way, the same amount of instructional content is provided, just over a shorter period of time.
In the spirit of always looking for unique ways to provide opportunities for students, we offer Late Start courses, which reduce the days of a course without reducing the hours or quality of instruction. This way, students can stay on track without interrupting their academic curriculum, said Dr. Lee Ann Nutt, LSC-Tomball vice president of instruction.
The first round of Late Start courses begin January 27. Additional course begin in February and March. Space is limited and demand is high. For more information, call 281.351.3310.
On-site registration is scheduled weekly from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Students can also register online at www.lonestar.edu/registration.
Lone Star College-Tomball is located at 30555 Tomball Parkway, at the intersection of State Highway 249 and Zion Road.
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Lone Star College-University Park dedicates Energy and Manufacturing Institute
Lone Star College-University Park News
Published on: May 01, 2014 The new 70,000 square-foot Energy and Manufacturing Institute (EMI) will be dedicated at a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 14. The building, located on the campus of Lone Star College-University Park at 11521 Compaq Center West Drive, will be a hub for high-tech workforce training in energy and manufacturing.
Houston, the worlds energy capital, accounts for more than 30 percent of oil and gas jobs in the United States. According to Lone Star College Chancellor Richard Carpenter, companies in the energy and manufacturing sectors face a shrinking pool of trained employees as they forecast employment projections. Professionals working in the industry also require extensive retraining in order to maintain technology and safety standards.
To meet training demands for a skilled workforce, said Carpenter, Lone Star College partnered with the sectors across the region to develop the Energy and Manufacturing Institute.
According to Dr. John Galiotos, Dean of the Energy and Manufacturing Institute, training developed by Lone Star College in collaboration with industry partners will prepare EMI students to enter the workforce as well as to advance careers.
EMI will set a new standard in the education and training of a highly-skilled workforce, said Dr. Galiotos. The institute will concentrate on a strong foundation in scientific and engineering concepts emphasizing exposure to real-world lab and industrial processes and equipment.
Costa Thanos, a student in EMIs field service technician certification program, recently obtained a mechanical assembly position at National Oilwell Varco. I highly recommend the program, he said. The one-on-one teaching and the hands-on training through EMI prepared me for the high-tech demands of the job.
Construction began in March of 2013 on the two-story building and decorative concrete and zinc panels with large expanses of glass now gracing the exterior. EMI will provide five state-of-the-art classrooms, 28 labs and two simulation rooms equipped with industry-standard equipment and software. Students will learn ...
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University Police, Air Force ROTC team up for on-campus active shooter training today
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University Police, Air Force ROTC team up for on-campus active shooter training
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Kansas State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 270 cadet training will include an ALICE active shooter drill in partnership with Kansas State University Police Department. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 270 cadets will work with the Kansas State University Police Department to conduct a large-scale active shooter training from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall. The training will include sounds of gunfire and realistic-looking victims and perpetrators. The live training is an addition to the national Air Force ROTC requirement of 60-120 minutes of ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Through a partnership with local emergency professionals, the training will give ROTC cadets hands-on experience so they can put to use what they have learned from an ALICE course. "We could just do the ALICE training course and then we would be done with the requirement but we are stepping things up," Master Sgt. Ronald Cervera said. "We want to give our cadets a more realistic view and help them develop situational awareness while also assisting K-State Police and the Manhattan Fire Department with training."The police and fire departments have trained for active shooter situations at smaller levels, but never directly on campus, according to K-State Police Lt. Bradli Millington. Conducting the training in Myers Hall will give K-State Police a chance to practice in a multi-level campus building with real students. "Our previous training at Fort Riley's mock city and the fire department's burn house at Kimball and Denison have all been great practice but this training will give K-State police officers and Manhattan Fire Department training with the students as role players in a campus environment, which is a great opportunity," Millington said. The police department will conduct three ...
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On a Dark and Stormy Night
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Caleb Seavey, B.A. ’13, graduating medical student at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and veteran paramedic, got the call “on a rainy night at 3 a.m.”“There had been a serious one-car accident in which three people had died prior to our arrival, two victims had life-threatening injuries, and three more were walking wounded,” Seavey recalled. It was August 2014, and he was five years into his volunteer service as an emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Silver Spring Fire Department, part of Maryland’s Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. There were other EMTs helping that night, along with career firefighters, but Seavey was the paramedic in charge.
“I knew that my job was to bring order to this extraordinary chaos, and I needed to meet that challenge,” he said.
The impact of the crash had been powerful enough to eject a child’s car seat from the vehicle, but Seavey couldn’t see any children as he triaged patients. “This prospect that another patient was not being attended to was naturally horrifying to me as a young medic in charge,” he explained. “But I knew I needed to push all of the ‘what ifs’ out of my head.”
He’s channeled that same concentration as an M.D. student, to his and his patients’ benefit. “Being a first-responder [has given] me an opportunity to work in a high-stakes, high-stress environment that has unquestionably helped me in medical school,” said Seavey, who started volunteering during his undergraduate years at GW. “Going into rotations in particular, when encountering similar emergent scenarios, I have a much calmer and more focused demeanor.”
Although having his medical degree means he’ll no longer be able to volunteer, Seavey has enjoyed his dual roles of student and paramedic, but it hasn’t always been easy balancing responsibilities.
“It got really hard during third ...
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BOG backs WVU values: service, curiosity, respect, accountability, appreciation
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As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, West Virginia University has outlined a mission
of leading transformation, through partnership and based on the values of
service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation.
The Board of Governors endorsed
a mission, vision and values statement at its regular meeting Friday (April
21), culminating a year-long process kicked off by President Gordon Gee's State of the University speech on March 1,
2016.
"We're going to lead in education, and we're going to
lead in health care and we're going to lead in developing prosperity," Gee
said in introducing the statements.
They are "a way for us to think about ourselves and
everyday remind ourselves of who we are and what we are," he said.
"As a land-grant institution," the mission
statement says, "the faculty, staff and students at West Virginia
University commit to creating a diverse and inclusive culture that advances
education, healthcare and prosperity for all by providing access and
opportunity; by advancing high-impact research; and by leading transformation
in West Virginia and the world through local, state and global
engagement."
The vision: "As one West Virginia University, we are
purposeful in our studies and our work so that we can partner with our
communities – both near and far – to bring needed and valued solutions to
real-life problems within the pillars of education, healthcare and prosperity."
That mission and vision are supported by the five values of:
·
Service – "We seek opportunities to serve
others and are committed to providing the highest quality of service."
·
Curiosity – "We ask questions, seek new
opportunities and change through innovation."
·
Respect – "We are respectful, transparent
and inclusive with each other."
·
Accountability – We perform at our very best
every day to create a University that is responsive, efficient and effective."
·
Appreciation – "We support and value each
other's contributions as we build a community that is One WVU."
Gee said the statements reflect "the ...
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Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy, keynote speaker at UTA’s ‘Responsible Shale Energy Extraction’ Conference tomorrow as part of Earth Day Texas 2017
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is keynote speaker at UTA’s “Responsible Shale Energy Extraction” Conference April 20-21 at Fair Park in Dallas, as part of Earth Day Texas. Secretary Perry’s speech is scheduled for April 21, 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. A full schedule of the conference can be seen here.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is keynote speaker at UTA’s “Responsible Shale Energy Extraction” Conference April 21-22 at Fair Park in Dallas, as part of Earth Day Texas.
Secretary Perry’s speech is scheduled for April 21, 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. A full schedule of the conference can be seen here.
This free event, chaired by UTA’s Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation or CLEAR lab, will feature presentations by Scott Anderson of the Environmental Defense Fund, Scott Tinker of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University, who has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People for her work as a climate scientist and communicator.
“We believe that it is important to host a variety of perspectives at a venue like Earth Day Texas where we can have honest discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of shale energy extraction,” said Kevin Schug, UTA’s Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry and director of the CLEAR lab.
“Our goal through this conference is to facilitate new collaborations that will have a positive impact on the environment,” he added.
The event will also feature roundtable discussions, and live technology demonstrations covering a wide range of topics, including the detection and remediation of environmental contamination events, the management of light pollution and induced seismicity and the intelligent recycling of brackish and waste waters for commercial applications.
“With our knowledge of the relationship between shale energy extraction and the environment continuing to grow, so too does our need for new partnerships to help ...
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Shorthorn story highlights record hoops crowds
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UTA Shorthorn sports editor Selby Lopez posted a great article today that highlighted the continued increase in support for Mavericks men and women's basketball in College Park Center.
"We've kind of turned the tide with the College Park Center in terms of making it a great home-court advantage. When you have five to 6,000 people, I think it could be one of the greatest home-court advantages in college basketball." - UTA men's basketball coach Scott Cross.
UTA Basketball Attendance Averages (2010 - 2017)
MEN WOMEN
2017 2,798 1,657
2016 2,888 1,031
2015 2,051 1,031
2014 1,872 784
2013 1,968 439
2012 2,131 874
*2011 811 467
*2010 756 581
*Games played in Texas Hall
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Wayne Law students win Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarships
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Wayne Law students win Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarshipsApril 21, 2017DETROIT – Two Wayne State University Law School students were awarded scholarships from the Michigan Muslim Bar Association.
Zanah Ghalawanji of Troy and Husnah Khan of Bloomfield Hills were each presented with $500 scholarships at the Michigan Muslim Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Scholarship Dinner in November.
The awards are given to students in good academic standing based on their essay response to a topic.
Ghalawanji, a second-year law student, is a President’s Scholar and vice president of Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association. This summer she will be working in Amman, Jordan, on refugee resettlement with the International Refugee Assistance Project.
"I am extremely excited to have been awarded the Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarship,” said Ghalawanji. “It is an honor to be recognized among the American-Muslim legal community. I hope to continue to strive to represent my community and my university in the best light possible."
Ghalawanji was previously a law clerk for Masri Law Office PLLC in Dearborn and worked as an office administrator for the Council on American Islamic Relations in Farmington Hills. She also was an intern for the Syrian National Coalition in Washington, D.C. Ghalwanji earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.
Khan, a second-year law student, is president of Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association and lieutenant governor of public interest for the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s Sixth Circuit. Khan re-established Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association in 2016 to provide Muslim law students an avenue to connect with one another, meet Muslim legal professionals and participate in community building events. This year the organization hosted Rabia Chaudry, the attorney who introduced Adnan Syed’s case to the Serial podcast creator.
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Oklahoma State University civil engineering students win American Concrete Institute Fellowship awards
Oklahoma State University - News and Communications
Oklahoma State University civil engineering students Bret Robertson and Katelyn Oquin have received prestigious American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship awards.
Robertson, a graduate student from Inola, Oklahoma, and Oquin, class of 2016 from Burneyville, Oklahoma, will each receive a $7,000 stipend, an all-expenses paid trip to the next two ACI conventions, assistance in finding an industry mentor and assistance in finding a summer internship.
“This is a great honor for Oklahoma State University and our students,” says Tyler Ley, Ph.D. and associate civil engineering professor. “It showcases the high quality of students we have here and it’s great that they’re recognized by such a prestigious group.”
Over 1,000 students apply for this award each year, and Oquin and Robertson are the first from OSU to receive it. There have only been two previous universities that have had students win the ACI Fellowship award in the same year.
“We have professors who invest in their students not only in the classroom, but in their well-being and success,” says Oquin. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities that I was provided by Dr. Ley, and for his ability to teach with a passion and to inspire his students.”
For more information about the ACI Fellowship award, visit https://www.scholarshipcouncil.org/Student-Awards/Fellowships.
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Debate Team Finishes Season at National Event
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The UT Dallas debate team was among the nation's top teams invited to the National Debate Tournament in March.The UT Dallas debate team finished its 2016-2017 season with its 14th consecutive appearance at the National Debate Tournament (NDT).The top 78 teams in the nation were invited to the tournament held March 23-27 at the University of Kansas. UT Dallas notched strong wins against Georgetown University, Trinity University and Missouri State University at the tournament.“This was a season of growing for a very young team,” said Scott Herndon, director of the debate program. “Qualifying one team is difficult. Qualifying two teams this year is a sign of our depth and a testament to the hard work of the debaters and coaches who are putting in hundreds of hours of preparation throughout the season. It’s easy to forget, with all they accomplished this year, these teams are mostly freshmen. Only one debater graduates this spring, so we’re looking forward to building on the showing we had this season.”This year was the first since 2011 that the debate program has qualified two teams to the NDT — finance senior Daniel Becker and geospatial information sciences junior Brandon Johnson comprised one team, and neuroscience freshman Ali Rizvi and economics and finance freshman Varad Agarwala was another team. From left: Brandon Johnson, Daniel Becker, Ali Rizvi and Varad Agarwala represented UT Dallas in the National Debate Tournament.This was the final tournament for Becker, who will be graduating in May.“I couldn't be happier to have debated at UTD,” Becker said. “The entire team — coaches and students alike — worked tirelessly this past year in a very competitive season. The team has a lot of great talent in its freshmen, and some of the best coaches in the nation. It's been a real pleasure these past four years, and ...
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Community invited to NAU’s Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Northern Arizona University is holding its 9th annual Undergraduate Symposium to highlight research from undergraduate students throughout campus.More than 1,000 students from throughout the university will showcase their achievements in research, creativity, service learning and collaborative projects throughout the day. There will be presentations, poster sessions, exhibits, performances, roundtable discussions and more.
The symposium is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at the Skydome. It is free and open to the public.
For the schedule and more information go to nau.edu/symposium.
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MEN FINISH FIRST IN CAUSEWAY CLASSIC DUAL, ARMSTEAD SHATTERS SCHOOL RECORD
Athletics News
Apr 21, 2017
DAVIS, Calif. — The Sacramento State men won 10 events to defeat UC Davis in the Causeway Classic Dual on Friday night at Toomey Field. The Hornets scored 102 points compared to 89 from UCD. The men have now finished first in all three team scored events in which they competed this season.
The Sacramento State women finished second to the Aggies by a score of 110-81.
Sacramento State was able to pull away in the field events with six wins. In the final event of the evening, junior Darius Armstead crushed a talented field in the triple jump to break his own school record and post the fifth-longest jump in NCAA Div. I this season. Armstead finished with a best of 53-01.50 to finish 17.75 inches ahead of the closest competitor. Armstead now leads the Big Sky by over three feet and has the best mark in NCAA Div. I outside of a Power 5 conference.
Kyle Peterson finished first in both the discus and hammer. Peterson had a career best hammer throw of 186-00. That mark moved him into ninth place in school history and was fifth-longest in the Big Sky this season. Peterson also had a discus throw of 169-03. He was followed by Kyle Carrillo who was second at 163-07. Andrew Stich and Trevor Hubby placed first and second, respectively, in the javelin. Stich threw 181-03 while Hubby finished at 175-04.
In the jumps, Cory Barger and Turner had the top two marks in the long jump. Barger finished with a season best of 24-05.00 and Turner had a distance 23-06.75. Steven Pust took first place in the pole vault after clearing 15-05.50.
Seniors Eric Adorno and Aric Walden earned the team's victories in the individual running events. Adorno ran 10.77 to finish just off his season best of 10.76. Michael Turner placed second in the event in 10.89. Walden and Lindsey were 1-2 in the 110-hurdles. Walden ran 14.38 for his fastest wind-legal mark of the year. Lindsey had a time of 14.75.
The Hornet men also earned a pair of wins in the relays. The foursome of Lindsey, Turner, Chris Ilio and Adorno posted a season-best time of 41.22 to win the event by .29 seconds. That mark also moved the team into a tie for fourth place in the Big Sky this year. Sacramento State entered two teams into the 4x400 and the "B" team came away victorious in 3:25.64. That unit was comprised of Andrew Stich, Max Jette, Alec Acevedo and Taylor Huynh.
Artearra Coffey and Kristen Robinson finished first and second in the 100-hurdles. Coffey ran a career best 14.33 to edge Robinson by .04 seconds. Her time moved her into a tie for fourth place in the Big Sky this year. Ashley Kittle added the team's other individual victory in the running events with a time of 2:11.75 in the 800.
Despite placing second, the Hornets' 4x100 relay team set a season best of 46.85. The team of Robinson, Carly Schulz, Amari Sperling and Amari Jones now rank third in the Big Sky this year.
Elizabeth Venzon, Julia Grimm and Tyhana Cooper captured event victories for Sacramento State in the field events. Venzon jumped a team season best of 18-09.75 to tie UC Davis' Erinn Beattie. She was awarded first place based upon her second best attempt. Grimm threw 146-00 to shatter her PR by 4-feet, 7-inches. The mark also moved her into fifth place in school history. Cooper won the shot put with a mark of 45-10.50.
Men's Results
100: 1. Eric Adorno, SAC, 10.77; 2. Michael Turner 10.89; 4. Andre Lindsey 11.08; 8. Chris Ilio 11.34.
200: 1. Brian Thomas, UCD, 21.74; 2. Eric Adorno 21.89; 3. Michael Turner 22.08; 6. Adam Huynh 23.05; 8. Chris Ilio 23.45.
400: 1. Brian Thomas, UCD, 47.54; 2. Alec Foster 48.59; 3. Adam Huynh 50.62; 4. Alec Acevedo 51.12.
800: 1. Xolan Brown, UCD, 1:53.74; 3. Taylor Huynh 1:56.39; 5. Aiden Schraer 1:59.41; 7. Blake Maule 2:08.85.
1500: 1. Jordon Rushing, UCD, 3:52.94; 6. Aidan Schraer 4:05.02; 7. Ryan Salcido 4:15.53.
3K: 1. Jordon Rushing, UCD, 8:31.05; 2. Elijah Changco 8:33.12; 5. Sammy Scheuer 8:39.10; 7. Ryan Salcido 9:03.00.
110H: 1. Aric Walden, SAC, 14.38; 2. Andre Lindsey 14.75; 5. Max Jette 15.51; 7. Andrew Stich 16.01.
400H: 1. Jelani Legohn, UCD, 53.74; 2. Andrew Stich 55.88; 3. Max Jette 56.40.
4x100: 1. Sacramento State 41.22.
4x400: 1. Sacramento State "B" 3:14.41; 3. Sacramento State "A" 3:25.64.
HJ: 1. Kyle Clancy, UCD, 6-08.75; 2. Daniel Onuoha 6-06.75; 4. Darius Armstead 6-04.75; 6. Max Jette 6-02.75; 7. Mohamed Abdullah 6-00.75.
PV: 1. Steven Pust, SAC, 15-05.50; 3. Trevor Hubby 13-11.75; 4. Alec Acevedo 13-05.75.
LJ: 1. Cory Barger, SAC, 24-05.00; 2. Michael Turner 23-06.75; 4. Richard Cooper 22-06.25; 6. Jah Strange 22-00.75; 7. Dylan Barger 21-09.50; 8. Alec Acevedo 21-04.75; 9. Steven Pust 20-10.50.
TJ: 1. Darius Armstead, SAC, 53-01.50; 4. Mohamed Abdullah 50-00.75; 5. Jah Strange 49-07.25; 6. Gathunga Ndirangu 48-08.00.
SP: 1. Gregory Richardson, UCD, 51-07.25; 2. Anthony Santiago 48-04.75; 4. Kyle Peterson 42-11.00.
DIS: 1. Kyle Peterson, SAC, 169-03; 2. Kyle Carrillo 163-07; 5. Anthony Santiago 140-05.
HAM: 1. Kyle Peterson, SAC, 186-00; 5. Kyle Carrillo 141-02; 6. Anthony Santiago 126-05.
JAV: 1. Andrew Stich, SAC, 181-03; 2. Trevor Hubby 175-04.
Women's Results
100: 1. Natsumi, McGee, UCD, 11.77; 4. Amari Jones 12.17; 6. Amari Sperling 12.64; 7. Brianna Smith 13.12; 9. Carlie Rae Buchanan 13.16.
200: 1. Natsumi McGee, UCD, 24.25; 7. Amari Jones 25.67; 8. Joy Weems 25.70; 9. Amari Sperling 26.02; 10. Adria Revell 26.52; 11. Artearra Coffey 26.67; 13. Brianna Smith 27.78; 14. Carlie Rae Buchanan 28.17.
400: 1. Mikaela Adolphus, UCD, 55.53; 3. Joy Weems 56.08; 5. Kassandra Corrigan 57.47; 6. Adria Revell 1:00.40.
800: 1. Ashley Kittle, SAC, 2:11.75; 3. Denise Reis 2:12.46; 9. Maria Barragan 2:17.86.
1500: 1. Megan MacGregor, UCD, 4:41.41; 2. Haley Heinemann 4:41.87; 5. Garcie Albano 4:49.62.
3K: 1. Hannah Kirkegaard, UCD, 10:08.19; 3. Haley Heinemann 10:17.60; 5. Emma Armstrong 10:23.32; 7. Gracie Albano 10:37.48.
100H: 1. Artearra Coffey, SAC, 14.33; 2. Kristen Robinson 14.37; 6. Maya Arthur 15.26; 7. Elizabeth Venzon 15.57; 8. Brittany Dugger 15.98.
400H: 1. Emma Redick, UCD, 1:01.97; 2. Cassidy Zurn 1:02.37; 3. Angelica Cusworth 1:02.62; 4. Carly Schulz 1:02.64.
4x100: 1. UC Davis 45.42; 2. Sacramento State 46.85.
4x400: 1. UC Davis 3:42.46; 2. Sacramento State "B" 3:44.07; 3. Sacramento State "A" 3:53.82.
HJ: 1. Erinn Beattie, UCD, 5-07.25; 2. Candice Dominguez 5-06.00; 4. Elizabeth Venzon 5-06.00; 5. Sydney Pink 5-03.00; 6. Julia Grimm 5-03.00; 7. Kassandra Corrigan 5-03.00; T9. Shelby Dozier 5-01.00.
PV: 1. Holly Tokar, UCD, 12-10.00; T4. Hayley Ann Carbullido 11-10.00; 6. Siobhan Anderson 11-04.25; 7. Tessa Davis 10-10.25; Danielle Brandon NH.
LJ: 1. Elizabeth Venzon, SAC, 18-09.75; 3. Kassandra Corrigan 18-02.50; 4. Tia Cooke 17-11.00; 7. Julia Grimm 16-08.50; 8. Brittany Dugger 16-06.50.
TJ: 1. Emem Ibekewe, UCD, 38-04.75; 2. Candice Dominguez 35-00.25.
SP: 1. Tyhana Cooper, SAC, 45-10.50; 2. Jelaia Jones 44-08.75; 5. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 43-04.25; 6. Kathleen Durand 39-05.00; 8. Adora Garrick 37-07.25.
DIS: 1. Breanna Standifer, UCD, 169-04; 3. Lauren Kinloch 140-00; 4. Kathleen Durand 138-04; 5. Adora Garrick 133-07; 6. Jelaia Jones 132-10; 7. Danielle Jackson 132-00; 10. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 112-08.
HAM: 1. Michaela Mundt, UCD, 188-05; 3. Kathleen Durand 172-00; 4. Tyhana Cooper 172-00; 4. Tyhana Cooper 168-01; 6. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 143-10; 7. Adora Garrick 141-04; 8. Lauren Kinloch 132-01; 9. Danielle Jackson 97-06.
JAV: 1. Julia Grimm, SAC, 146-00; 2. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 138-06; 5. Brittany Dugger 91-07.
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Annual teaching and learning conference to explore authentic student learning
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This year's annual Teaching and Learning Conference will take place on Friday, May 5 in the Lincoln Park Student Center. The theme of this year's conference is "Beyond Grades-Capturing Authentic Learning." The event is free and open to all DePaul faculty and staff.
"Part of going beyond the grades is thinking about educational experiences differently," says Erin Sella, assistant director of teaching support. "It doesn't need to be the traditional lecture and exams."
During the conference, more than 30 speakers will present on moving beyond traditional forms of evaluation and education.
Tom Angelo, clinical professor of educational research and innovation at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the keynote speaker. Angelo will focus on practical techniques teachers can use to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and learning quality. His session will be highly interactive, allowing attendees to participate in the teaching techniques he will highlight.
The event is made possible by Faculty Instructional Technology Services; the Office for Teaching, Learning and Assessment; Student Affairs; the University Center for Writing-based Learning; Faculty Council's Committee on Learning and Teaching and the Quality of Instruction Council.
Teaching and Learning ConferenceFriday, May 5 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.Lincoln Park Student Center, room 120 ABRSVP
Watch a recap of last year's conference.
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PCC re-certified as a Tree Campus USA by Arbor Day Foundation
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PCC re-certified as a Tree Campus USA by Arbor Day Foundation
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PCC has done it again — and just in time for its Earth Week celebration.
The college was notified on April 12 that it has been re-certified as a 2016 Tree Campus USA. PCC was the only community college in the country out of last year’s five recipients to receive the 2015 Tree Campus USA award. Created by the Arbor Day Foundation, the honor recognizes PCC’s exemplary commitment to the selection, protection and sustainable management of the thousands of trees that enrich its 1,500 square-mile footprint.
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#18 Women’s Tennis Downs #37 Rochester 8-1 at UAAs
Case Western Reserve Athletic News
Apr 21, 2017
The 18th-ranked Case Western Reserve University women's tennis team defeated the 37th-ranked University of Rochester 8-1 at the University Athletic Association Championships on Friday to advance to the fifth-place match at the conference championships in Altamonte Springs, Florida.
The Spartans will take on 19th-ranked Brandeis University in the fifth-place match on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., after the Judges topped 31st-ranked New York University in their consolation match meeting on Friday. Brandeis is 15-4 overall this season.
Case Western Reserve swept the three doubles matches on Friday, as junior Peyton Young and freshman Kendal Holladay topped Alex Wolkoff and Abbey Reinhart 8-2 at second doubles, junior Nina Cepeda and freshman Katrin Gurvich bested Sravya Gudipudi and Bianca Dyer 8-2 at third doubles. Rounding the doubles victories, the No.1 duo of junior Nithya Kanagasegar and sophomore Jessica Liu earned an 8-2 win over Camila Garcia and Lauren Zickar.
In singles play, four of the five Spartan victories were in straight sets. Kanagasegar topped Garcia 7-5, 6-0 in the first match, and Liu earned a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Wolkoff at third singles. In the fourth singles match, Cepeda bested Zickar 6-1, 6-2, and Young picked up a 6-1, 6-1 win over Reinhart at fifth singles. Rounding out the win, senior Kennedy Mulholland battled to a 6-1, 3-6, 10-7 win over Darby McCall at sixth singles.
CWRU's lone loss came at second singles, where Gudipudi bested Holladay 6-1, 6-4.
The Spartans improved 16-5 overall with the win, while Rochester dropped to 13-6 with the loss.
Fans can follow the action will live stats at http://www.enrollment.cmu.edu/athletics/wsoccer/xlive.htm. Results and a recap of the match will be posted to athletics.case.edu following the completion of play.
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‘Arcadia’ crew gets new set built and ready for the Rep
The fire that struck UWM’s theater building two weeks ago has become a master class in resilience.
Coming just weeks before the May 3 opening of the play “Arcadia,” the fire forced theater students and faculty to adapt quickly. The set was destroyed, so it had to be redesigned and rebuilt. The cast – which never skipped a rehearsal – had to adjust to a new set and stage.
Assistant professor of theater Christopher Guse, Arcadia’s technical director, is impressed with how quickly the set came together at Shorewood High School, which offered the use of its facilities.
“When we redesigned the show, we went for something that was manageable in a short time frame,” Guse said. “And these guys were out of control the last few days. Terrific work, really speedy and really efficient.”
Added Dennis Kavanagh, the theater department’s shop supervisor: “We actually made zero mistakes, which is really unusual.”
And in less than two weeks, the set was ready to be moved to the Stiemke Studio at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. The set was moved Friday afternoon, April 21, to the Kenilworth building for painting, and then to the Rep.
Senior Jonathan Dean, the show’s master carpenter, attributed the quick progress to the focused release of pent-up energy.
“The hardest part of the experience as the first few days when we saw the destruction but weren’t able to do anything about it,” Dean said. “That first Monday (April 10) I thought, I have tools in my basement, I’ll set up in my garage and we’ll start building scenery.
“There’s always been a resolute attitude about this.”
Amid the enthusiasm and determination, there is still grief at the loss of a “home away from home.”
“We spend more time in that building that we do at our houses,” said Ben Lisowski, a member of the ...
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TEDxNIU 2017: Pushing Limits
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On April 22, 2017, eight speakers, including professionals in fields like computer science, cancer research, personal branding, language barriers, and entrepreneurship, will show us how we can push our own limits and better the world.
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Health Literacy in 30 Seconds
University at Albany University at Albany Research Headlines
The “REALM-TeenS” tool can quickly assess how well teens understand health information.
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 19, 2017) – Imagine being released from the hospital with a confusing diagnosis, stacks of papers to read and more questions than answers about what to do next.
That is the reality for a large percentage of American teenagers. Many have a limited ability to obtain, process and understand health information and services presented to them – also known as low health literacy. Yet, adolescent health literacy research remains limited compared with adult populations.
Jennifer Manganello has published a new study in Pediatrics that may be able to help fill the gap.
The study, led by Manganello, an associate professor in the Health Policy, Management & Behavior in the School of Public Health, is a collaborative effort to develop a brief assessment tool which identifies adolescent health literacy limitations in less than 30 seconds. It’s called Rapid Estimate of Adolescent Literacy in Medicine, short form “REALM-TeenS.”
The tool requires adolescents to read 10 health-related words from a list of common health care terminology. For example, “diabetes,” “asthma,” “exercise” and “bronchial.” The concept is that if an individual has difficulty pronouncing these words in isolation, he or she is likely to have difficulty with comprehension.
“Numerous studies have indicated low health literacy is linked to negative health outcomes in adults. However, limited research has been done on adolescents,” Manganello said. “REALM-TeenS offers researchers and clinicians a brief screening tool that can be used to quickly assess adolescent health literacy in a variety of settings."
Jennifer Manganello. (photo by Paul Miller)
“REALM-TeenS” is a shorter version of a longer assessment tool “REALM-Teen,” which was developed in 2006 by Terry Davis of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, one of the new study collaborators. The original tool required adolescents to read 66 health-related words in three minutes.
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MSU Extension offers pulse crop fertilization information
MSU News - Agriculture (College)
April 20, 2017 -- MSU News Service
BOZEMAN – Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist Clain Jones is sharing information on the unique soil fertility needs of pulse crops in contrast to the needs of small grains.
More in-depth information on the topic is available from MSU’s Soil Fertility Extension website in the Montana Cool-Season Pulse Production Guide and the Pulse Crop Inoculation and Fertilization presentation.
Montana is seeing a steady increase in the acres planted to peas, lentils and chickpeas, also collectively called pulse crops, according to Jones, who works in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences in the MSU College of Agriculture. These crops have unique soil fertility needs, different from small grains, he added.
"The most obvious difference is that (pulse crops) are legumes, which can produce their own nitrogen, rather than relying heavily on nitrogen fertilizer," said Jones. “But, that doesn't mean soil nitrogen can be ignored.”
Jones said that legumes rely on nitrogen fixation by rhizobia, a type of soil bacteria, which start to produce nodules on the roots around two weeks after plant emergence.
“It takes around four weeks after germination for nodules to be active, which is about the third node stage,” he said. “The nitrogen up to that point needs to come from the top 12 inches of soil.”
There are several factors that can limit nodulation and nitrogen-fixation, Jones said. These include saline soils, soil pH less than 5.5 or greater than 8, high levels of soil nitrate and waterlogged or dry soils.
"Nitrogen fixation can stop if the legume becomes drought-stressed," Jones said. In Montana's dryland production, this means that nitrogen fixation can be slowed by flowering, forcing the plant to rely on soil and plant stores of nitrogen for seed production, he explained.
"The trick is to have about 15 to 30 pounds total nitrogen per acre at seeding to get the plants ...
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Friday, April 21, 2017
The Sugarbush Diaries: 73 Taps, 500 Gallons, 12 Dozen Bottles of Made-in-Alberta Deliciousness
Plonk. Plonk. Plonk. The sap drips hitting the bottom of galvanized buckets in Preacher Park are louder than the raindrops on an April weekend at Michigan Tech's Ford Forestry Center.The buckets aren't full yet. But across US-41, Tara Bal's maple syrup management and culture class is collecting from the sugarbush maples that line the streets of Alberta Village. The trees look a little like hospital patients receiving IV drips. Some bear rectangular blue sacks; you can see the clear liquid inside. Flexible, thin blue tubing protrudes from the tap holes on others, snaking down into white plastic buckets.
But tapping doesn't hurt the trees, says Bal, a research assistant professor in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science(SFRES)—you can pinpoint her location by following the smoke billowing above the Sugar Shack, out back of the research, education and conference center's dining hall and dorms. This year's sugarbush sap boil is in full production mode.
A lot had to happen beforehand. Selected entries from this year's Sugarbush journal:
February 2-22—Firewood, move evaporator, tanks, bucket to shack. Buy drill bit and mallet. Everything still needs cleaning.
February 23—Tap five birch on campus.
February 27—Tapped five trees at Forest Center.
March 2—Check sap bags. Too cold to tap trees.
March 3—Tap trees, check sap.
March 6—Got more buckets, tapped as many trees as we had buckets, bags, taps.
March 19—Pray for better weather, take more pictures
March 23—Check buckets, bags, got about 1/2 bucket of sap, pray for better weather.
March 25—Collected sap, about eight buckets
March 26—Collected sap, eight half-buckets.
March 27—Collected sap.
March 28—Mini boil, get pump-and-draw system operational. Gathered 13 buckets of sap, evaporated about 50 gallons.
April 1—Boil sap
April 2—Boil sap
April 3—Boil sap
April 5—Finish boiling, make candy, bottle syrup
April 7—Clean kitchen.
Total taps: 73
Total gallons: About 500
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Investiture Day Brings SSU Community Together
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Nine months after beginning her tenure as Sonoma State University's seventh president, Judy K. Sakaki received the presidential medallion from California State University Chancellor Timothy White at her formal Investiture ceremony on Thursday, April 20 in Weill Hall at the Green Music Center.
"It's been quite a dance and a time of change for the campus and for me," said Sakaki, giving a nod to the event's "Dance with Change" theme. "I am thankful for all that everyone has done to embrace the dance and to work together -- to stretch, to question, to engage, to contribute, to trust, and to re-imagine a student-centered university."
Chancellor White said, "I'm confident students will look to Judy, to her journey, to her vision, her passion, her presence and her example, to help them see they too, belong, and Sonoma State is right for them."
The Ohio State University President Michael Drake, a mentor of Dr. Sakaki's, praised her as "one of the bright stars of the education galaxy."
The ceremony featured creative works by several Sonoma State faculty and students, including a poem by SSU English Professor Kim Hester Williams, a student dance performance, and the premiere of a new Sonoma State Alma Mater composed by Music Department Chair Brian S. Wilson with lyrics by English Department Chair Brantley Bryant. There was also a Coast Miwok blessing, an Buddhist offering of gratitude, a Taiko drumming performance and speeches from community members and Sonoma State faculty, staff, alumni and students.
Investiture Day also featured a mini-conference in the Student Center and other areas of campus, with more than 50 student and faculty presentations, performances and posters on display in the morning. Nearly all the sessions in the Student Center were attended to capacity or standing room only.
After a reception in Trione Courtyard and Weill Lawn following the ceremony, the community enjoyed a free concert ...
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CSUCI art website is a finalist for two international Webby awards
CSU Chanel Islands News
Camarillo, Calif. April 18, 2017 — A website designed by members of the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Division of Technology & Innovation (T&I) is one of five nominees for two international Webby awards.The nominated Art program web site, which is at: http://art.csuci.edu/ was selected as one of five contenders in their category, Mobile Sites & Apps School/University. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences this year received more 13,000 entries from all 50 states and 70 countries.“This is an unparalleled honor,” said an email from Webby Awards team Managing Director Clare Graves. “As a Webby Nominee, your work has been singled out as one of the five best in the world in its category (and among the top 9% of all work entered) and is competing for the Internet's two most coveted awards: The Webby Award and The Webby People's Voice Award.”International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences judges will decide the winner of The Webby Award, but the public can help CSUCI win The Webby People’s Voice Award by voting at http://go.csuci.edu/webby. Votes can be cast up until April 20 at 11:59 p.m.The T&I team that created the website included: Senior User Experience Designer Ryan Garcia; Web Supervisor Daniel Martinez; and CSUCI student assistant Zoltan Batoczki. The team is supervised by Director of IT Strategy Peter Mosinskis, who said the team was deeply honored and humbled to be nominated.“So much brilliant design occurs behind the scenes,” Mosinskis added. “It takes both passion and discipline to design something that looks simple and works well for all users. The Art website is a perfect example of a highly useable, accessible design that can be beautiful, too.”Chair and Associate Professor of Art Luke Matjas said the website is getting hits from all across the country and drawing attention to CSUCI.“Art is a visually-driven ...
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Cal State San Bernardino to get $55 million building
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April 21, 2017,
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin — A new $55 million building at Cal State San Bernardino is expected not only to consolidate the offices of the campus’ College of Extended Learning, but to also bring international students into the student body mainstream and provide more classroom space.
Design plans for the Center for Global Innovation were approved by the California State University Board of Trustees at its March meeting. The building is expected to open in Fall 2019. The three-story, 71,000-square-foot building will sit directly behind the campus’ centerpiece, Pfau Library.
The article was published April 20, 2017, and also appeared in The Sun, The Press-Enterprise and Redlands Daily Facts.
Read the complete article at “Cal State San Bernardino to get $55 million building.”
See also the related news release,” CSU trustees approve design for CSUSB’s Center for Global Innovation.”
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What Interviewers Want to Know
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During an interview, potential employers want to gather information to gauge whether you, the position, and the organization are a good fit.
Here are some generic questions—and examples of specific questions—an employer may ask in an interview. Use these as a guide to your preparation.
Generic Questions
Specific Examples
What do you know about the organization?
What do you think a typical day is like here?
What sparked your interest in [this organization]?
Do you have any suggestions for how we can make our organization better?
What made you decide to apply for this job?
What do I need to know about your personal traits or characteristics?
What is your strongest attribute?
What is your greatest weakness?
What personality traits make you suitable for this position?
If someone said one word to describe you, what would that word be?
How do you work with others?
Would you rather be micro- or macro-managed?
Tell us about your best and worst boss.
What is your ideal work environment? That is, what type of boss/co-workers would you like to work with?
What skills do you have relevant to this position?
What work experience have you had that is relevant to this position?
Tell us about any specialized training or certifications you have.
What skills do you think you need to add to your repertoire?
How will you get those skills? I know about your college and work background, but what else have you done that would aid us if we were to hire you for this position?
What are your personal goals?
Why do you want us to hire you?
What is your dream job? How would this position help you get there?
What is your seven-year career plan?
Do you have plans for graduate school?
How much do you know about your specialized area?
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Dibutuhkan Tenaga Pendidik Bidang Studi
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Bandung, UPI
Guna memenuhi kebutuhan tenaga pendidik dan kependidikan, Sekolah Djuwita membuka lowongan untuk posisi Kepala Sekolah, Guru Kelompok Bermain, Guru TK, Guru SD, SMP, SMA semua Bidang Studi, Staff Administrasi, Resepsionis, dan HRD. Semua posisi diutamakan yang dapat berbahasa Inggris, serta bersedia untuk ditempatkan di kota Batam, Pekanbaru, Medan, dan Tanjungpinang.
Persyaratan bagi posisi Kepala Sekolah minimal berijasah magister (S2), sedangkan untuk posisi Guru minimal berijasah Sarjana (S1).
Proses interview akan dilakukan pada hari Sabtu, 29 April 2017 pukul 09.00 – 16.00 WIB di Gedung Kuliah Umum lantai Dasar, Ruang Rapat ITB Career Center, Jln. Ganesha No. 10 Bandung. Saat interview para calon membawa lamaran lengkap, membawa Ijasah asli (wajib), membawa surat keterangan dari orang tua/keluarga (ijin untuk bekerja di luar kota/pulau).
Informasi lebih lanjut dapat menghubungi contact person 081277377559/ www.sekolahdjuwita.sch.id. (DN)
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Connie Amen earns CU Denver 2017 Staff Council Service Excellence Award
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Chancellor Dorothy Horrell (on left) and Connie Amen, assistant dean of finance and human resources at the Business SchoolOn April 14, Chancellor Dorothy Horrell presented the University of Colorado Staff Council 2017 Service Excellence Award to Connie Amen, assistant dean of the Business School.
The Service Excellence Award is given annually to recognize and reward staff members who have provided outstanding and sustained volunteer service to their campus, community/civic/professional organizations, and the university as a whole through active involvement in staff events, community engagement opportunities, committee work, social advocacy projects and diversity initiatives. The honor includes a $1000 stipend.
Chancellor Horrell delivered the following remarks at a luncheon honoring Amen and two other recipients from CU Boulder and University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
It is my pleasure to present the Service Excellence Award to Connie Amen, the Assistant Dean of Finance and Human Resources in the CU Denver Business School.
Connie has been with CU Denver since 2007 and exemplifies the spirit of service that this award honors.
For a decade, she has contributed her time and talent in service to the Business School, the CU Denver campus as well the CU system.
Connie was originally hired as a manager, and quickly rose through the ranks. She and her small team manage operations for the entire Business School, with 75 faculty, 60 lecturers and 60 staff members. Her fellow colleagues call her the glue that holds the Business School together.
She dedicates much of her free time to ensuring her colleagues are supported.
She organized a school community fund to support members of the Business School though both milestones and hardships. For instance, Connie sends flowers on behalf of the university when someone from her department has a baby.
She manages donations, keeps track of funds and handles the logistics of these gestures.
Recently, the son of a faculty member experienced serious burns and was ...
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Proxima b discoverer to join UW astrobiologists for May 3 lecture, discussion
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April 19, 2017
The lead investigator of the research team that discovered Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet, will join University of Washington astrobiologists May 3 to discuss the planet’s potential for life and even the possibility of sending spacecraft to the world.
Guillen Anglada-Escudé of Queen Mary University of London, will give a lecture titled “Proxima Centauri b: A World of Possibilities” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 3. in 120 Kane Hall. This will be followed by brief comments by UW astronomy professors Victoria Meadows and Rory Barnes as well as Olivier Guyon, professor of astronomy at the University of Arizona, and a panel discussion.
Anglada-Escude was principal investigator for the team that in August 2016 detected Proxima Centauri b orbiting its star 4.22 light years, or about 25 trillion miles away in the constellation of Centaurus. Not only the exoplanet orbiting the closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri b is also probably similar in mass to Earth and receives about the same amount of starlight from its host star, raising the possibility that it could be habitable.
Following Anglada-Escudé, Barnes will talk about the planet’s formation and evolution with an eye toward water being possible there today. Meadows, lead investigator of the UW-based Virtual Planetary Laboratory, will discuss the ramifications of the planet’s evolution on the possibility of life on Proxima Centauri b, and how we might look for it.
Guyon, an expert on exoplanet imaging who is also project scientist for Japan’s Subaru telescope, will then discuss technology coming online in the next decade to observe Proxima Centauri b with massive telescopes.
He will also talk about Starshot, one of the Breakthrough Initiatives supported by Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and physicist Stephen Hawking, which proposes to use a high-powered, Earth-based laser to send a swarm ...
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W&M Men Earn Four IC4A Qualifiers on Friday
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The William & Mary men's track and field team opened weekend action on Friday, with three men competing at Virginia and the rest of the team in action at Duke. In the latter meet, the Tribe is ninth out of 27 teams in the clubhouse with 12 team points, while East Carolina has a two-point advantage over Charlotte, 37-35.In Charlottesville, the top performance went to sophomore Chris Short (Toano, Va.), who ran a lifetime-best 1:52.54 in the 800m to qualify for the IC4A Championships, negatively-splitting the race en route to an improvement of more than three-quarters of a second. The Tribe got another IC4A qualifier in the 800m down at Duke, thanks to Cole Clark (Weston, Conn.) who also improved his best by roughly three-quarters of a second to run 1:52.87.Sticking at Duke, senior Taylor Frenia (Virginia Beach, Va.) once again qualified for IC4As in the hammer throw, taking third overall at 53.44m (175-4). Junior Dylan Anderson (Madison, N.J.) also re-qualified himself in the 110m hurdles, timing 14.87 seconds for 17th-place overall. Grad student Alex Hedrick (Falls Church, Va.) competed in two events, tying his lifetime-best in both in a very good sign for the CAA Championships two weeks from now. In the pole vault, he was one of just two men to clear 4.55m (14-11) on his first try, en route to finishing fifth overall. He then came back to run the 110m hurdles, timing 15.80 seconds for 30th overall.The Tribe continues action at both meets on Saturday.Duke Invitational
Team Standings
1. East Carolina 37
2. Charlotte 35
T3. Duke 25
T3. Indiana Tech 25
5. George Mason 19
6. Campbell 18
7. North Carolina A&T 17
8. Mt. Olive 139. William & Mary 12
10. Appalachian State 11
11. Elon 8
12. North Carolina Central 7
T13. The Citadel 6
T13. LIU Brooklyn 6
T15. Concord 5
T15. High Point 5
T17. Hampton 4
T17. Davidson 4
T17. Mars Hill 4
T17. North Carolina 4
T21. West Virginia Wesleyan 3
T21. Queens (N.C.) 3
T23. ...
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Faculty, Staff Invited to Chef Meet and Greet April 27
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Boise State faculty and staff are invited to attend a complementary tasting and meet-and-greet event with the university’s new executive chef, Nathan Child, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Thursday, April 27, in the Hatch Ballroom.
Child, an Idaho native, will share bold-flavored tastings that highlight his global culinary influences. The complimentary tasting menu will include:
Spring VeggiesTerra-cotta vegetable crudité with harissa ranch dipGrilled asparagus and grapefruit saladTzatziki-filled cucumber cups
Land and SeaCrab cream cheese stuffed gougèreOrange soy glazed chicken skewerPeruvian shrimp ceviche
ActionGrilled halloumi cheeseRaspberry compoteBacon and onion jam
DessertAssorted cheesecake shots (strawberry-rhubarb, salted caramel, and dark chocolate)
BeveragesCitrus aqua Fresca (tangerine, lemon and lime)Iced teaCoffee
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Ferraro Eager to Assist in UMass Rebuild
College Hockey News from CHN
April 21, 2017
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by Jeff Cox/CHN Reporter (@JeffCoxSports)
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It’s no secret that the past few years are ones fans of the Massachusetts hockey program would like to forget.
The Minutemen have won only 13 games over the last two seasons, including five in 2016-17 under first-year head coach Greg Carvel. However, there is increased optimism surrounding the program thanks to having one of the best recruiting classes in school history slated to arrive in Amherst this September.
Des Moines Buccaneers defenseman Mario Ferraro, one of five Massachusetts recruits on NHL Central Scouting’s Final Rankings for the 2017 Draft, is a potential difference maker.
Part of the allure in coming to Massachusetts is being part of a rebuilding effort for a program that hasn’t made the NCAA tournament since 2007, its only trip.
“They’re on a big turnaround, which makes it so exciting. [Fellow recruit and potential top 10 NHL Draft pick] Cale Makar is a great player and I played with Marco Bozzo in the OJHL,” Ferraro said.
“A lot of great players are going in. It’s going to be fun. We can get it done.”
Ferraro, a native of King City, Ontario, and ranked 78th among North American skaters for the NHL Draft, is in his first year in the USHL after competing in the OJHL for the two prior seasons.
“It’s been a great experience. It’s definitely a different game. The speed and physicality,” Ferraro said. “It’s been a huge adjustment, but my teammates and coaches have really supported me.”
Ferraro’s team entered Friday’s Game 3 of the Clark Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals trailing Sioux City, 2-0, but it’s been a great season that included the organization’s first trip to the postseason since 2006. Individually, Ferraro was named to the First Team All-USHL and USHL All-Rookie Team.
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Broncos Set Single Game Scoring Record in 28-12 Victory Over San Marcos
Cal Poly Pomona
POMONA, Calif. – Offense came easily and often for the Broncos who set a new school record for runs scored in a single game, defeating Cal State San Marcos 28-12 to open the four-game series at Scolinos Field on Friday. The Broncos (22-18, 18-11 CCAA) opened the first inning with seven straight runs to seal the victory early on in the day. Jeremy Taylor started on the mound for the Broncos, picking up this third win, second straight, to improve his overall record to 3-1. He threw six innings with eight hits and five earned runs. CPP continued to add to their lead in the third inning with five runs, and four more in the fourth thanks to a grand slam by Daniel Pitts. Pitts finished with a team-high five RBIs on the day. Following him was Alex Gaskin with three RBIs while five other players totaled two RBIs. Down 16-0, San Marcos made some noise in the fifth inning with five runs and followed that up in the seventh inning, scoring five runs again to make it 16-10. After the Cougars made it 16-12 in the eight, CPP tallied their biggest inning of the night, scoring 11 runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Broncos finished with 28 hits, one shy of tying another single game record. CPP will travel to San Marcos on Saturday for a doubleheader before returning home on Sunday to close out the series at Scolinos Field. Print Friendly Version
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UVU Fire and Police Academies to host scholarship 5K
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14 April 2017
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The 2nd Guns and Hoses Scholarship 5k is set for Saturday, April 22nd at 8:00am at Fort Utah Park in Provo. Current cadets, alumni, police and fire department members, students, families, and the general public are all invited to participate.
Proceeds from the 5K go toward scholarships for fire and police academy students to help train those who serve and protect.
“There are many reasons that students cannot attend the UVU Firefighter Recruit Candidate Academy,” said Andy Byrnes, RCA Coordinator. “The biggest reason is financial. The state of the present economy and being young and inexperienced often means that our students need some assistance with school costs. The funds raised from the Guns and Hoses 5K will provide scholarships for students who may not otherwise be able to realize their dreams.”
This is the second year that the fire and police academies have held the event, and they hope to make it a yearly tradition.
Registration for the 5K is $15. Participants can register online at runnercard.com. In order to be guaranteed a t-shirt, participants must register before April 14th. Day-of registrations are welcome starting at 7:30 a.m., but must be paid in cash and participants won’t be guaranteed a 5K t-shirt.
Fort Utah Park is located at 200 North Geneva Rd, Provo, UT 84601. The race course will begin at the park and head down and back the Provo River trail and will end back at the starting point in the park.
For more information or questions about the race, contact Patrice Bolen at 801-863-6156 or Donna Cotterell at 801-863-7749.
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UW Vice President for Student Affairs Candidate Withdraws | News
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April 21, 2017
One of the finalists for the position of vice president for student affairs at the University of Wyoming has withdrawn from consideration, meaning the first campus visit by a candidate will be Thursday and Friday, April 27-28.
Lori McDonald, dean of students at the University of Utah, had been scheduled to visit UW April 24-25. That is no longer the case.
The remaining candidates are Tim Alvarez, vice president for student affairs at North Dakota State University; Sean Blackburn, UW’s current associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students; and Bill Schafer, most recently the vice president for student life at West Virginia University.
As part of a two-day interview, each candidate is scheduled to give a public presentation. Alvarez’s visit to UW for interviews will be April 27-28; Blackburn, May 1-2; and Schafer, May 4-5. The times and locations of their public presentations will be announced later.
The vice president for student affairs oversees UW units focused on student life, including Residence Life and Dining Services, the Dean of Students Office, Campus Recreation, Student Health Service, the University Counseling Center and the Wyoming Union.
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Staff Success: Former Custodian Earns Civil Engineering Degree
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The Staff Senate Scholarship program helped Chris Shapley earn his civil engineering degree and now he's headed to a full-time job with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.
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Theresa May’s snap election gamble, explained
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Theresa May, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, decided on April 18 to dissolve Parliament and hold snap elections on June 8. The motion easily secured the required two-thirds majority in the U.K.'s House of Commons.
The decision marks a stunning reversal and has surprised many people in her own government and abroad. May had repeatedly denied that she would make such a momentous decision.
In the U.S., we're accustomed to a fixed electoral calendar. But, the power to dissolve Parliament is present in many political systems, such as in the Republic of Ireland, Canada and Japan.
That power is used frequently in some countries like Italy and rarely in others such as Germany. It can reside in the Parliament itself, or be held by the head of state. And it is a power that can be used liberally, or only in specific circumstances.
In this case, May is betting that this move will result in a larger Conservative majority in Parliament and strengthen her hand for the upcoming Brexit negotiations.
It also means yet another crucial election in Western Europe in 2017, where France and Germany already have elections scheduled.
A great power
The power to dissolve Parliament dates back to the Middle Ages, and is deeply ingrained in U.K. politics. It granted the monarch the ability to dismiss the legislature at any time, limiting lawmakers' influence. As authority shifted over time from monarchs to Parliament and the prime minister, this power remained.
For centuries, prime ministers had to ask the monarch to dissolve Parliament. In the last century, they used that privilege to shore up their party's majority in Parliament, or to receive a personal mandate.
On paper, that changed with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act of 2011, which seemed to curtail the power of the prime minister. The act set a clear schedule for elections and removed ...
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Sneak Preview of Campus Center Progress
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Sneak Preview of Campus Center Progress
Campus Center, rendering of the E-TEC building, and the interior west lobby/student lounge planned for the old Business Administration building ("Building 27").
ALBANY, N.Y. (April 24, 2017) – Curious about the status of current construction projects on campus?
Find out more at one of three upcoming sessions that will be given by Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration John Giarrusso.
These annual presentations, each followed by a question and answer period, will be:
• Wednesday, April 26, 12-1 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall.• Thursday, April 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Husted Amphitheater (Husted 106A), Downtown Campus.• Tuesday, May 2, 12-1 p.m., Campus Center Assembly Hall.
Giarrusso plans to give an update on the Campus Center project, to discuss the schedule and plans for the renovation of the old Business Administration building (“Building 27”), and the design of and schedule for the new E-TEC building, among many other capital project planning and construction jobs, including residence hall work and energy efficiency projects.
“We provide these updates every spring to both inform the University community of near term work and also discuss long-term planning,” Giarrusso said. “It’s also a wonderful opportunity for us to showcase the outstanding talents and efforts of our Facilities team.”
Campus Center
Giarrusso will provide photos of the current state of construction on the Campus Center West project and related renovations to the main Campus Center and will give an update on the anticipated opening date.
The redesigned Campus Center spaces will include new dining options, including 10 new food venues and a fully renovated kitchen area, with seating areas scattered through a great hall that incorporates details from the historic 1960s design with modern architectural features.
The 55,000-square-foot West addition will house glassed-in meeting rooms, Student Involvement and Student Association office suites, student group resource spaces and lounges, as well as a ...
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Clemson University trustees approve new degrees, interpretive history plan and signage
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CLEMSON — Clemson University trustees approved three new degrees and heard about a new collaborative initiative with Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) that will reduce student debt and increase the number of highly skilled, highly trained professionals entering South Carolina’s workforce.
The new degrees include a doctorate of Education (Ed.D.), focused on practicing educators seeking additional credentials and leadership positions within their profession, and Ph.D. and M.S. interdisciplinary degrees in resilient infrastructure and environmental systems engineering and science.
Through one initiative in the collaboration with MUSC, Clemson undergraduate students can apply for admission to nine health-related graduate programs at MUSC, including medicine, dentistry, physical therapy and public health, and effectively shave a year off of their studies. (See related article.)
A second initiative is a new joint doctoral program aimed at increasing the workforce in biomedical data science and informatics, a discipline that manages the use of health-related data leading to more informed and efficient research, clinical care and health care management. In the joint program, students will take classes at both MUSC and Clemson, and diplomas will have both schools’ seals.
The trustees also recommended to university leadership that the planned Duke Energy combined heat and power (CHP) facility be located west of Highway 76, close to the main campus. Evaluation of sites is under way, and the facility is expected to be operational in spring 2019.
The highly efficient facility is vital to meeting the long-term power needs of the university in a way that also allows Clemson to lower its greenhouse gas emissions. When completed, the facility will have the capacity to generate 16-megawatts of electrical power. In addition, the CHP will capture waste heat from the production of electricity to produce thermal energy that Duke will sell to Clemson to be used to heat buildings and water on campus.
The trustees also approved two ...
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Softball Hosts George Washington this Weekend
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