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With a seemingly constant barrage of media messages asserting turmoil across the nation, today’s dominant political refrain is that America is in a state of decline. But is it?According to journalist James Fallows, nothing is further from the truth. To make his case, Fallows, also an acclaimed author, editor and media commentator, took a three-year, 54,000-mile trek across the country and reported on the surprising points of American reinvention he found along the way.
Fallows will highlight some civic projects that are rebuilding America in his talk, “It’s Happening Here: American Renewal, Ingenuity, and Innovation” Monday, May 1, at the Lobero Theater. The event, which begins at 8 p.m., is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the UC Santa Barbara’s Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life.
“James Fallows is one of the most astute observers of American life in our time,” said Wade Clark Roof, director of the Capps Center and a professor of religious studies. “Once a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, he is the author of 10 books on a phenomenal range of topics — immigration, defense policy, politics, computer technology, college admission policy, China and more.
“Often a speaker on university campuses and a national correspondent for The Atlantic, he writes about who we are as a people, our challenges and opportunities today,” Roof continued. “In his Santa Barbara talk, Fallows will share stories about what be believes are examples of democratic renewal and why he thinks the country will emerge from the Trump Era as a stronger nation.”
On his reporting excursion, Fallows discovered a cross-section of generations, races and political affiliations working far from the usual metropolitan hubs. Based on those observations, he wrote, “People across the country are aware of the serious economic, political, cultural, social … and other problems of contemporary America. But ...
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
American Renewal
Winner of Hamblet Award, top student art prize, named for 2017
Vanderbilt News
Apr. 28, 2017, 5:55 PMConor G. Bloomer is this year’s winner of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award.
The Vanderbilt University Department of Art announces senior Conor G. Bloomer as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award. As the winner, Bloomer, who is from Watertown, Massachusetts, will receive a $25,000 prize providing funds for a year of art research and travel, culminating in a solo show at Vanderbilt in one year.
Bloomer’s installation, Pozo (with excerpts from Proteus Resurrectum, a novel about friendship), was selected for the award after a juried competition involving exhibition, interviews and written proposal. Pozo is a collaborative project with his peer, James A. Mentz. The $10,000 Merit Award was presented to Tongqi Wang from Beijing. Bloomer’s and Wang’s art can be viewed as part of the 2017 Senior Show now on display in Space 204, second floor gallery, of the Vanderbilt Department of Art.
Bloomer’s winning art installation, ‘Pozo’ (ink on paper)
Pozo is a collaborative, introspective project focused on love, friendship and union, and their inherent shortcomings. It is composed of three distinct parts: a novel, Proteus Resurrectum; an installation in Gallery 204, Pozo; and a short film, Rio. Both the novel and the film can be found at the website PozoDeLosGigantes.com, which is also provided on the back of the postcards in the entrance to the installation.
The other graduating art majors exhibiting are Alison Chen, Marcelle A. Coronel, Sophia M. Day, Ashlin Dolan, Lee Setili, Qinyuan Sun and Marguerite Poitevent Zabriskie.
Senior Show 2017 is on display Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. until May 12. The gallery is located in the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts Center at 25th and Garland on the Vanderbilt campus.
Jurors selected to serve for the competition are all distinguished artists and educators. This year’s jurors were Dalida Maria Benfield from ...
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Media Advisory: UM System president to visit Springfield as first stop on statewide tour
University of Missouri System
April 17, 2017
WHAT: University of Missouri System President Mun Choi will make the first visit of a statewide tour of Missouri in Springfield on Wednesday, April 19th.
WHO: Dr. Mun Choi, 24th president in the history of the University of Missouri System, will visit with community and business leaders, former curators, and key alumni and donors during a day-long visit to Missouri’s third largest city.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 19, 2017. All events are open to media.
WHERE: Investor meeting and lunch – Springfield Business Development Corp. (Noon – 1 p.m.)
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway
Business visit (2-3 p.m.)
SRC Electrical
2401 E. Sunshine Street
Visit with regional staff and supporters (3:20 – 4:15 p.m.)
Springfield Botanical Center/Greene County Office of MU Extension
2400 Scenic Avenue
Media is welcome to attend all visits, where there will be opportunities for video, photos and interviews with President Choi.
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Tufts University makes playing fields available to Somerville's young athletes this spring
Tufts Now All Stories
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (April 28, 2017) -- Tufts University is providing Somerville's youth soccer and lacrosse programs with daily access to its athletic fields this spring sports season in an effort to help address a shortage of city fields. The arrangement continues Tufts' commitment to supporting the youth of the university's host communities.An agreement between Tufts and Somerville will allow the city's young athletes to hold daily soccer practices and games on C-Field and Triangle Field and twice-weekly lacrosse practices and games on Ounjian Field, a brand new AstroTurf playing surface which opened just last fall.
The agreement continues through the season's end on June 16.
"We're deeply committed to supporting our host communities and encouraging young people to become scholar-athletes," said Tufts University President Anthony P. Monaco. "We welcome our young neighbors onto the Tufts campus and look forward to continuing to build strong partnerships with the City of Somerville."
"This field access is a significant contribution that will provide great benefit to our youngest athletes as the city works to permanently increase field capacity citywide," said Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone. "But I'd like to commend and thank the university not just for generously opening their fields to our youth but for their many efforts to be a good community partner. The university has demonstrated time and time again their ability to think flexibly and act generously in support of our city, and on behalf of the community I thank them for that."
Tufts supports its local communities through a variety of programs, resources and volunteer efforts, a number of which involve Tufts' student-athletes. For example:
In January, Tufts' Cousens Gymnasium hosted a high school basketball game between rival teams the Medford Mustangs and Somerville Highlanders.
The Tufts football team holds an annual coat drive each fall to benefit local children and families associated with the Somerville Homeless Coalition.
The ...
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UCF Alumni: Atlanta Networking Knight
Events at UCF
Spring is here, and the weather is beautiful! Come out on a nice Saturday afternoon with your fellow alumni to sit out on the patio, enjoy some drinks, networking and great conversation! Monday Night Brewing is hosting a special- $10 for a brewery tour and six tastings. You will also receive a commemorative glass. We look forward to another amazing event with our fellow Atlanta UCF AlumKnights!
Make sure to register here.
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Andy Grammer headlines RIT's SpringFest
RIT News Releases - Top Stories
Four-day fest features water games, free food, carnivals and more
April 25, 2017 by Greg Livadas Follow Greg Livadas on TwitterFollow RITNEWS on Twitter
Warmer weather is right on time for Rochester Institute of Technology’s annual SpringFest starting tomorrow and featuring water games, giveaways, prom dress rugby and a concert by pop musician Andy Grammer.
“SpringFest is all about the campus coming together for a weekend of fun,” said Angelena Russo, director of the College Activities Board, which sponsors and runs the event. “We have a wide array of events, so hopefully everyone can come together and socialize.”
Grammer will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Gordon Field House. Tickets are $15 for students; $20 for RIT faculty, staff and alumni; and $30 for others, and available at the RIT Box Office or online at RITtickets.com.
Russo said festival memorabilia—T-shirts, water bottles, sunglasses and baseball caps—will be given away at some of the events.
Thursday, April 27:
Build-A-Burger: 11 a.m. in the Student Alumni Union. For $5, you can taste-test four burgers based on recipes submitted by students for consideration to be featured by RIT’s Dining Services.
Kick Off BBQ: 6:30 p.m. at the Sentinel, featuring free food, games and music.
Movie, Doctor Strange: 9 p.m. in the Davis Room.
Friday, April 28:
Beach Day: 10 a.m. on the Greek Lawn, sponsored by Kappa Delta Rho. Lawn games, food, live music, and for a minimum $5 donation which will go to the Golisano Children’s Hospital, help decide Rochester’s favorite chicken wing.
Puppyfest: Noon–3 p.m. on the grassy knoll near Global Village. Several puppies and kittens from Joyful Rescues will be on campus. Spend time in the dog tent and/or the cat tent. Admission is $1 per tent, which will go to the shelter.
Novelties: Noon at the Sentinel, Indian-themed activities including henna provided by the Organization for the Alliance of ...
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National Science Foundation awards Graduate Research Fellowships to two RIT students
University News - Diversity
Fellowship supports outstanding graduate students conducting research in science and engineering
April 28, 2017 by Luke Auburn Follow RITNEWS on Twitter
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program has rewarded the exceptional efforts of two Rochester Institute of Technology students.
The NSF program provides awards to outstanding graduate students pursuing research in science and engineering. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship will provide three-year, $34,000 annual stipends to Larwan Berke and Brendan John, graduate students in RIT’s B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing & Information Sciences.
Berke, a doctoral computing and information sciences student from Fremont, Calif., won support for his project, “Displaying Confidence from Imperfect Automatic Speech Recognition for Captioning.” His research focuses on creating a system to identify potential errors in automatically produced captions and making captions more useful for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH).
“It’s a big honor, and I’m elated to know that the computing researchers who evaluated my application saw potential of this research,” said Berke. “I am also looking forward to mentoring DHH students who are interested in assistive technologies. A major part of my project will be to get more DHH students interested in this field by giving them opportunities to become involved in the scientific process, as part of my NSF-supported research. Finally, this fellowship frees up funding for my adviser, Dr. Matt Huenerfauth, so he can hire even more DHH students to join our research team at the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research.”
John, a graduate student from Salamanca, N.Y., won support for his project, “Visual Attention in Virtual Collaborative Environments.” The project concentrated on developing a system that allows people to collaborate in a common virtual reality space to study crime scenes, diagnose medical conditions and more.
“The fellowship is prestigious and provides a sense of accomplishment, as well as motivation to follow through with my Ph. ...
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Dancing for joy: Los Mejicas dance troupe provides a home away from home
Student News
Paola Gomez was eager to leave East LA to study film and environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz. But homesickness hit hard during her first quarter on campus. "I was really struggling. There were a lot of times I wanted to go home," recalled Gomez, whose neighbors were predominantly Mexican American and Central American. "My household speaks Spanish at home, and not hearing that here was hard. I had culture shock."All of that changed winter quarter, when Gomez discovered Grupo Folklorico Los Mejicas, a student-run dance troupe that celebrates the regional music, dances, and traditions of Mexico. "I'd never done it before, but I wasn't the only one without dance experience," said Gomez. "At first I was so lost, but I stuck around and gave it a chance. It was more than dance. Everyone was willing to help me out. I saw I wasn't the only one who needed a home away from home."Today, Gomez, a second-year Porter College student, is one of 51 members of Los Mejicas. The troupe meets three days a week and performs regularly on campus and for elementary and high school students, festivals, and special events hosted by organizations like the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz County and beyond. Gomez coordinates the group's events and puts in an extra three hours or so of practice each week ("To grow as a dancer, you have to practice outside the class," she said). Students can earn two credits per quarter, or they can dance just for fun. Last fall, Gomez was happy to welcome new members. "I reassured them we're all here for each other," she said. "We all teach each other." One senior confided that she wished she had heard about Los Mejicas earlier."Mejicas provides a safe space. It's like a second family," said Olga Najera-Ramirez, professor emeritus of anthropology, who ...
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UW Daily – April 28, 2017
UW Daily
UW System
GOP legislation would require UW campuses to discipline students who disrupt speech, Wisconsin State Journal, April 27
GOP Bill Would Discipline Hecklers at College Speeches, AP via U.S. News & World Report, April 27
GOP bill would discipline hecklers at UW speeches, AP via WQOW, April 27
GOP Lawmakers Propose New Free Speech Rules For UW System Schools, WPR, April 27
Republicans propose ‘Free Speech on Campus Act,’ Wisconsin Radio Network, April 27
Goal of campus speech legislation is to allow ‘more speech,’ Vos says, Capital Times, April 28
UW System students who interfere with others’ free speech rights would face sanctions under GOP bill, WisPolitics.com, April 28
On Campus
COL: UW-Marinette will feature student research (highlights the 20th annual Undergraduate Research & Performance Conference), Marinette EagleHerald, April 28
COL: County board chairman seeks nominations for the Rock County Hall of Honor, Janesville Gazette, April 26
COL: European Tour, UW-Marshfield/Wood County, Friday, Marshfield News-Herald, April 26
COL: Lakeland Consortium Receives First Fab Lab Grant, WXPR, April 26
COL/MAD: How Badger Promise could have helped me, Column, Wausau Daily Herald, April 27
EXT: Packers to support gardening initiatives with Brown County UW-Extension, Packers.com, April 26
EXT: Design Reedsburg to identify strengths, development areas, Reedsburg Times-Press, April 26
EXT: Dodge County youth rank high in skills and knowledge at state contests, Fond du Lac Reporter, April 27
EXT: Farm-management meeting on tap, Agri-View, April 28
EXT: UW Extension celebrates 100 years in Kenosha County, Kenosha News, April 27
EAU: Wausau-based comic ‘Revival’ to be live-action film (featuring UW-Eau Claire graduate Tim Seeley), Wausau Daily Herald, April 27
EAU: Eau Claire hotel to be used for student lodging in upcoming school year, WEAU-TV 13, April 27
GRB: Women During Prohibition (presented by UWGB Prof. Alison Staudinger), Green Bay Press-Gazette, April 27
GRB: Crossroads Continues to Celebrate 2017 Earth Week (in collaboration with UWGB), Door County Pulse, April 28
GRB: Juniors learn about leadership at UW-GB event, WHBY. April 26
LAX: Vernon County Museum ...
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Army Ants March into New Exhibition
Campus Life – UConn Today
The entrance to the Biology/Physics Building, where a new exhibit focused on army ants and their ‘guests’ will open this weekend. (Ken Best/UConn Photo)The seven four-foot ants crawling along the entrance to the Biology/Physics Building on North Eagleville Road are not a cause for alarm; instead, they invite visitors to follow them inside to view “Be Our Guest: An Exhibit on the Complex Society of Army Ants and Their Guests.”
The exhibit is the first public introduction to the Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer Army Ant Guest Collection, which is considered one of the premier collections of its kind in the world. It consists of more than two million specimens, field notes, and other material from research conducted by the late Carl Rettenmeyer, a faculty member in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from 1971 to 1996, and his wife Marian. The exhibit opens to the public on Sunday, April 30 from 1 to 5 p.m., and continues Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Rettenmeyers worked in Central and South America for 50 years studying the intricacies of the complex societies of army ants that are constantly foraging and moving along the ground, consuming up to 500,000 prey animals each day, such as earthworms, other insects, and larvae. Army ant societies are complemented by numerous “guests,” the many creatures, including mites, beetles, flies, wasps, springtails, and bristletails, that are intimately associated with the ants and benefit from their active daily life.
[The Rettenmeyers’] approach showed that what initially appeared to be a simple system was, in fact, fantastically complex. — Janine Caira
The exhibit is one of the initial results of a partnership between the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History – which Carl Rettenmeyer founded – to curate, digitize, and catalogue the Rettenmeyer collection and its associated materials under a three-year, $500,000 grant ...
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Guest pianist Richard Cionco brings ‘The Romantic Spirit’ to UAA May 5
Guest pianist Richard CioncoFriday, May 5, 7:30 p.m.Fine Arts Building, Room 150Richard Cionco, praised by Donal Henahan of The New York Times for his “sensitive pianism,” has performed across the US, in Europe, and Japan. This program, titled “The Romantic Spirit,” captures the essence of his repertoire, including three Chopin Mazurkas, transcriptions that were the hallmark of the Romantic era, and the epic Sonata in B minor by Franz Liszt.
Tickets are on sale now at ArtsUAA.com.
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Baseball. Five-Run First Inning Carries Spartans To Win At Fresno State
San Jose State Spartans News -- www.sjsuspartans.com
SJSU starter Matt Brown matched his career-high in innings pitched and strikeouts.
April 28, 2017
Final Stats
Box Score Fresno, Calif. – A five-run opening frame including a two-run home run by Shane Timmons helped the San José State University baseball team (15-24-1, 8-12-1 MW) take the series opener, 6-3, against Fresno State (20-21, 9-10 MW) on Friday night.The Spartans picked up their eighth conference win, the most since 2014 when the program joined the Mountain West for its baseball season. The 2014 Spartans won ten conference games.In the first, Timmons (1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB) connected on a two-run home run off of Fresno State starter Edgar Gonzalez with Aaron Pleschner (2-for-4, R, RBI) on base to put the Spartans up 2-0. It was Timmons’ second consecutive game hitting a home run and sixth in the season.SJSU would add three more runs in the inning on four consecutive hits including a double by Johnny Mendoza (1-for-2, R, RBI, 2 BB). Batting around the order in the inning, San José State put up five runs on six hits.The five-run cushion is all Spartan starter Matt Brown would need.Brown matched his career-high with 7.0 innings and nine punch outs, scattering five hits, three runs and walking five. The junior from Benicia, Calif., did not allow a hit in his last three innings of work while retiring the last eight batters he faced.The first and fourth innings where the two innings that Brown got into trouble. They were the only innings that he allowed hits resulting in three Fresno State runs.In the eighth, Brown gave way to Zach Tanner with a 6-3 lead. The side arm thrower allowed just one hit and got five of the six outs on grounders, including an inning ending double play in the eighth.The combined outings by Brown and Tanner was even more impressive considering ...
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Engineering professor honored with teaching award
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LAWRENCE — Prasad Kulkarni, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, has been named the first recipient of the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Professorship.The honor, which is available to faculty in the electrical engineering and computer science department, comes with a three-year cash award as well as discretionary funds.
“It's good to see teaching being appreciated," Kulkarni said. "Teaching is the reason I am in this profession. I've been inspired by so many teachers in my life.”
Indeed, this is the second time during his KU tenure that Kulkarni has been honored for his teaching. In 2012, KU EECS students awarded him with the Harry Talley Excellence in Teaching Award.
“I try to connect with the students,” he said. “When I'm teaching, I think how it was when I was a student — the pressures they have and try to adjust to those requirements. Connection with the students helps me when I am teaching and maybe students like that aspect as well."
This award marks the first such recognition of this nature at the School of Engineering.
“Kulkarni’s dedication to his students and engineering education certainly makes him deserving of this honor,” said Michael Branicky, dean of engineering. “As a whole, engineering faculty consistently do amazing things in the classroom, and it is outstanding to be able to recognize their efforts in this way.”
Kulkarni also received widespread support from his colleagues and students to become the first recipient of the award.
“I was very impressed with the rapport that Prasad has established with the students in his undergraduate classes,” Arvin Agah, associate dean for research and graduate programs, wrote in supporting Kulkarni’s nomination. “He is a very effective teacher who is respected and appreciated by his students.”
Kulkarni received his doctorate from Florida State University in 2007 and joined the School ...
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Matches Made: From Stony Brook to Harvard to UCLA and More
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Matches Made: From Stony Brook to Harvard to UCLA and More
119 fourth-year med students set to begin their residency training after a successful Match Day
Stony Brook, NY – March 25, 2016 – Excitement and jubilance dominated the scene as 119 fourth-year Stony Brook University School of Medicine students learned where they will begin their residency training this July. The rite of passage, known as Match Day, is an annual event at Stony Brook and other leading medical schools nationwide. This year on March 18 many Stony Brook students matched to top training programs at institutions such as Harvard, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Johns Hopkins and UCLA. An unusually high number of students also matched to Stony Brook Medicine (21).
Tears of joy and broad smiles were commonplace among the 119 School of Medicine fourth-year students who matched to residencies in New York State and nationwide.
The Class of 2016, a diverse group collectively entering 22 medical specialties, will practice in New York, 18 other states and Washington, DC. A slight majority of the Class– 51 percent – will practice in New York State. Approximately one-third of the Class will enter primary care specialties, which include Pediatrics, Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. For the first time, Emergency Medicine ranked as the leading specialty (22), followed by Internal Medicine (21) and Pediatrics (10).
“Match Day seems to get better each year, and the overall Match for the Class of 2016 is a testament to the students’ talents and hard work, and the School of Medicine’s commitment to cutting-edge medical education and clinical and research training,” said Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Senior Vice President of the Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine. “All of this has culminated into successful matches to highly competitive residency programs all over New York State and nationwide.”
“We had a remarkable number of students who matched to specialties at Stony Brook Medicine, and this indicates how much they value our education ...
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Nationally Recognized Medical Educator Named to NBME Executive Board
Nationally Recognized Medical Educator Named to NBME Executive Board
Dr. Latha Chandran, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education, elected to a four-year term on the national board
Latha Chandran, MD, MPH
Stony Brook, New York, - April 28, 2017 – Latha Chandran, MD, MPH, the Miriam and David Donoho Distinguished Teaching Professor and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been elected to a four-year term as an executive board member of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME).
The NBME is an independent organization that provides a common evaluation system for physician applicants seeking licensure to practice medicine in the United States. NBME membership is composed of approximately 80 individuals representing the academic community, national professional organizations, state licensing boards, students, residents, the federal government and the public. Responsibilities of the membership of the NBME include recommending policy to and electing its board of directors.
Since 2003, Dr. Chandran has served as a NBME volunteer who has been instrumental in various roles to test development committees, internal review and standard setting committees, as well as finance and audit committees
Dr. Chandran, also a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has more than 25 years of faculty leadership experience at Stony Brook University. She has led many successful educational and training initiatives for medical students, residents and faculty. Dr. Chandran is also the Founding Director of the Donoho Academy of Clinical & Educational Scholars (ACES), where she remains invested in creating training, mentoring and development of programs that enable academic clinicians to serve as thought leaders in their medical specialties. Dr. Chandran also became the first clinician educator to receive tenure in the Educator Scholar tract within the School of Medicine.
Dr. Chandran received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Kerala University, and a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University. She has received the SUNY ...
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U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady discusses H.R.-711 at Lone Star College
Lone Star College System News
Published on: April 11, 2016
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, conducted a forum with Lone Star College faculty and staff to discuss H.R. 711, The Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2015.
The bill would amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and help protect the retirement income of public servants.
WEP potentially reduces the Social Security retirement or disability benefits of educators, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. H.R. 711, introduced by Brady and U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., will adjust this shortfall by calculating a workers benefit amount using total lifetime earnings, and adjust for the amount of earnings that came from a job or jobs covered by Social Security.
Over the past year we have brought together teachers groups, community college groups, police and firefighters across the country to work with us to hone the final solution, Brady told attendees. If we can pass this legislation, your Social Security will be figured not by some formula, but will be determined by what you pay in.
I really appreciate Representative Brady taking the time to explain this issue, said Dr. Stephen C. Head, LSC chancellor Many of our employees paid into the Social Security system prior to coming to work here. Passing this legislation is not only good for public servants in Texas, but for retirees across the country.
Brady has also met with the Firefighters Pension Board, Texas Retired Teachers Association, Texas State Firefighters Association, Firefighters Union and the Police Officers Union to help garner support.
The bill, which has been filed, is still under consideration by members of the House Ways and Means Committee but Brady said he was confident H.R.-711 would be passed in committee and then go before the full House for a vote.
In the ...
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Chorale, Orchestra to perform Beethoven's music
Lone Star College Kingwood News
Published on: April 27, 2017 The Kingwood Chorale and Chamber Orchestra (KCCO) will present Beethovens thrilling and powerful Mass in C on May 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Known as The Man Who Freed Music, Beethovens powerful music is filled with personal emotion that had changed the way people listen to music. KCCO invites the greater Lake Houston community to hear his majestic music live in the beautiful sanctuary of Strawbridge United Methodist Church in Kingwood.
Beethovens music will take you on an emotional ride through powerful brass and string sections to sublimely soft lyrical sections, said Dr. Todd Miller, KCCO conductor.
The concert will feature the 80 voice Kingwood Chorale, a 29-piece professional orchestra, and professional soloists including Ben LeClair, bass, an audience favorite.
This music reaches out and grabs you and almost forces you to listen, Miller said. The music is as fresh today as when it was premiered 200 years ago.
The concert will also feature guest artist Matthew Caporale, pianist, playing the Mendelssohn First Piano Concerto with the orchestra. The entire concert is 75 minutes long. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors and students. Tickets may be purchased at Local Print Solution in Kingwood, at www.LHMAS.org or at the door. Strawbridge United Methodist Church is located at 5629 Kingwood Drive. For more information, call 832-779-1492 or email Todd.R.Miller@LoneStar.edu.
Register now for credit classes online through myLoneStar. Classes are offered days, evenings, or weekends in traditional, Internet, video, TV and independent study formats. For more information on how to register online, visit www.lonestar.edu/registration.
For general information about Lone Star College-Kingwood, call 281.312.1600 or visit http://lonestar.edu/kingwood.htm
Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 98,000 students each semester. LSC is training tomorrows workforce today and redefining the community college experience to support student success. Stephen C. Head, ...
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Enroll your children in Discovery College at Lone Star College-Montgomery
Lone Star College Montgomery News
Published on: April 27, 2017
Students race cars they created during LEGO® Engineering at Discovery College on the Lone Star College-Montgomery Campus. This years camps take place Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, June 12 29 and July 10 13 from 1-5 p.m. Registration is now open.
Lone Star College-Montgomery cuts the summer camp costs, but ups the fun! It is time to start thinking about keeping your kids busy this summer. Enrolling them in camps can be time consuming and costly, but it does not have to be! LSC-Montgomery can help. Send your kids and teens to college, Discovery College, that is! Discovery College is a fun, exciting and enriching program for seven to 14-year-olds. Sessions take place Monday through Thursday beginning Monday, June 12 29 and July 10 13 from 1-5 p.m. at the LSC-Montgomery campus. Discovery College entertains children and young adults with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)-based courses, fun activities that reflect their interests and even entrepreneurial projects, said Camp Director Domonique Pugh. Courses highlight interesting hobbies like computer coding and creating a business. We let kids be kids and also ensure they learn the benefits of attending college early on. Attending Discovery College is a great way to combat the summer brain drain and your kids will have so much fun, they wont even realize they are learning! All sessions are available, sign up now before your first choice reaches capacity. Sessions like Robotics, LEGO® Engineering, Junior Veterinarian, Girls Night Out, Digital World of Photography and much more will keep your children in academic shape for when they get back to school. Lone Star CSI is an exciting favorite among students, said Pugh. The attendees explore the science behind crime scene investigation and learn what goes on behind the scenes. Students feel like they are a real investigator and even get to show up to a "crime-scene" simulation to see who can ...
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Tomball Student Receives Repsol Student Innovation Award
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: April 24, 2017 TOMBALL, Texas LSC-Tomball honors student Fabio Andrean has always believed that getting a solid education could take him places, but he never thought that doing well in the classroom would take him to the 2017 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin.
Its pretty cool, because Ive been watching Formula One motorcycle racing for the past year, and now I have the opportunity to see motorcycle racing in person, said Andrean, who is one of four students selected as a winner of the 2017 Repsol Student Innovation Awards.
The award, given by Repsol, an international oil and gas company, recognizes local students in elementary through college for excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Repsol will announced the winners during an awards presentation at the Repsol Houston Office, with Conroe ISD Superintendent Dr. Don Stockton, Lone Star College Associate Vice Chancellor Linda Head and Sam Houston State University Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Richard Eglsaer present. The awards were presented by Repsol Honda MotoGP riders Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa.
Andrean, 20, a native of the Netherlands, who moved to Houston at age 9, received $500, as well as tickets to the 2017 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin.
Repsol is committed to being a good neighbor, and one of the ways we do this is by giving back to our community, said Mariano Ferrari, Repsol Houston Office and U.S. Business Unit director. We believe its important to invest in these students because they are the future leaders in our community and our industry. They are the ones who will help Repsol achieve its mission to build a more sustainable energy future.
Nominations were based on academic performance, teacher recommendations and participation in STEM activities. Winners were selected by a panel of judges from Repsol, based on a review of applications submitted by the ...
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Fast-track IT courses coming to Lone Star College-University Park
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Published on: March 03, 2014 Lone Star College-University Park will begin offering a faster, self-directed 100 percent online competency-based IT certificate starting March 17.
As one of the most innovative colleges of the 21st century, LSC-University Park chose to deliver to students the accelerated IT competency-based courses that are in high demand now and in the years to come, said Shah Ardalan, LSC-University Park president.
LSC-University Park faculty Alan Gandy, Roselyn Branch-Leavell and Gina Sprowl designed the competency-based online program for both college students and individuals with IT experience looking for a flexible and customized approach to earn college credits or certification. Students work on one competency at a time, mastering it before moving on to the next one.
By utilizing skill sets students already have, they can work through the modules at their own pace and demonstrate their understanding of the concepts when they are ready to move forward toward earning the certificate at a pace that makes sense to them, explained Mark Curtis-Chavez, LSC-University Park dean of instruction. This not only saves time, but also money. And it allows them to get back out to the workforce faster.
As demand for IT professions skyrockets in Houston and across the country, industry professionals and students can now improve their chances of getting these jobs through a faster, self-directed, 100 percent online course of study offered by Lone Star College-University Park.
Curtis-Chavez also pointed out that by offering the program totally online, LSC-University Park can provide specialized and essential education at a time and place convenient to the student.
The program, a total of 26 credit hours, costs an estimated $1600 for resident of the district plus standard fees and books.
The new program starts with a Certificate in Information Technology Core. In the fall, LSC-University Park will expand its competency course offerings to include an Associate of Arts in Business.
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Communication studies student to perform at presidential inauguration
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April 28, 2017
Communication studies student to perform at presidential inauguration
By Catherine CafferaOn Friday, April 28, Logan Stacer, junior in communication studies, will perform his original poem "What Makes Family" at the inauguration of Richard B. Myers as Kansas State University's 14th president.
The Kansas City native began writing and performing poetry more than six years ago. Written specifically for the inauguration, Stacer said the inauguration poem includes portions about family, leadership and the "homework" President Myers will have to do to make K-State better for everyone.
Stacer recently won a national championship in informative speaking at the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament and was one of two national student representatives of the tournament. Stacer's accomplishment, which is the first Kansas State University Forensics Team national title since 2011, capped off a successful season for the team, which finished 14th in the country.
He spoke about the black national anthem and how understanding the anthem challenges contemporary views of patriotism.
"I started writing poetry when I realized I couldn't be a rapper and fell in love with performance poetry videos that I had seen on YouTube or in forensics," Stacer said.
In November, he will speak on behalf of all students in the American Forensics Association at the National Communication Association's convention in Dallas. Stacer said his dream is to continue performing or writing professionally. He also plans to open a writing workshop for comedy, poetry or playwriting to provide a space for youths to engage with political or social topics in a way that's both educational and creative.
In addition to forensics and poetry, Stacer recently began performing stand-up comedy in campus comedy shows, UPC open-mic events and in comedy clubs around Kansas City and Omaha.
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After the Workshop: Results
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On March 16 and 17, Raja Mazumder, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and his team, including technical writer and research assistant Amanda Bell and research associate Charles Hadley King, hosted a public workshop for more than 300 participants at the National Institutes of Health to get feedback on “biocompute objects.”Biocompute objects, or records with various data, such as validation kits, associated metadata of executable programs, and software arguments and version information, could allow for consistent and accurate computation evaluations for studies submitted to the FDA. To jumpstart the development process, however, Mazumder’s team looked to the scientific community for input.
“The goal of the workshop was to develop a community and engage the community in getting together to set these standards,” King said. We did a good job accomplishing that.”
The workshop, which included talks and panel discussions — where King said most of the progress took place — had an overwhelmingly positive reaction.
“All of the information we got was not just from one agency, but from … community members from industry, regulatory government agencies, and academia,” Bell said. “It was definitely very community driven.”
The goal — to create the biocompute objects — was not only accomplished, King added, but “the biggest win from the entire workshop is that we were able to get a couple of outside agencies to agree to do pilot biocompute objects, to actually develop it on their platform, make it run, validate it.”
The team is already planning another workshop for 2018. “[The March workshop] was well received, and we’re [continuing] to work with the community because things like this require lots of collaboration and input,” Mazumder said.
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Mountain State Business Index: West Virginia economy headed toward moderate growth
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The Mountain
State Business Index increased slightly in April, posting its eighth
improvement in the last nine months. Economists at West Virginia University said the
MSBI has jumped 2.5 percent on an annualized basis over the last six months and
is 1.5 percent above the level registered in April 2016.
“These metrics highlight the fact that West Virginia’s economy is
clearly in recovery and should post moderate growth over the next several
months,” said John Deskins, director of
the WVU Bureau of
Business and Economic Research, which operates within the College of Business and Economics and produces
the MSBI.
At the same time, while conditions are improving for the state’s
economy as a whole, performances remain very different across many of West
Virginia’s regions. Several regions are struggling to stabilize from a steep economic
downturn, while others are recording solid growth in jobs, income and other key
measures.
“We are encouraged that the recession has ended and that growth is
under way in West Virginia overall, based on the last eight months or so of
readings from the Mountain State Business Index,” Deskins said. “However, on the
down side, we see relatively modest growth overall and the economic struggles
continue in some regions of the state.”
The MSBI serves as an up-to-date gauge of West Virginia’s expected
economic performance over the very near term by combining several leading
economic indicators into a single index number that provides a convenient way
to gauge the likelihood of swings in economic activity over the next four to
six months. Signals of a coming contraction in the state’s economy can be
identified if the index declines by at least two percent on an annualized basis
over a six-month period and a consistent majority of the individual components
also record statistically significant negative contributions during that same
time period.
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UTA Libraries awarded grant to test maker literacies program
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A UTA team will use an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant to identify and collaborate with three pilot sites to test the effectiveness of early-stage maker-based competencies, previously developed by a UTA task force, on undergraduate learning.
Martin Wallace, Maker Literacies and engineering librarian at The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, was awarded a $49,800 National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute.
UTA Libraries’ makerspace, the UTA FabLab, opened in 2014 and has been a leader in connecting maker services to campus needs.
Partners in the award are Gretchen Trkay and Katie Musick Peery of UTA Libraries, Tara Radniecky of University of Nevada-Reno, and Kathryn Pole, UTA.
Makerspaces are defined as community-operated work spaces where people with common interests in computers, machines, technology, science, digital art and other areas, meet, socialize and collaborate on projects. By offering makerspaces and maker activities, academic libraries provide students with experiential learning opportunities that cut across subject areas and encourage collaboration, adaptability and creativity.
However, few practical tools exist for educators to measure student learning that results from making. Creating a set of maker-based competencies will help librarians and educators understand and assess the relevance of maker activities to academic learning goals.
“The goals for this planning grant are to identify three additional partners who will agree to integrate and pilot test our maker literacies program at their institutions and to conduct a pilot run of the program over the 2017-2018 academic year,” Wallace said. “Accomplishing these goals will allow us to refine our early-stage set of maker competencies and apply for an IMLS Project Grant that will further expand the Maker Literacies Program.”
National Leadership Grants for Libraries support projects that address challenges faced by the library and archive fields and that have the potential to advance library and archival practice with new tools, research findings, models, services or alliances that ...
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Wayne Law's Damon J. Keith Students for Civil Rights host movie screening, panel discussion
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Wayne Law's Damon J. Keith Students for Civil Rights host movie screening, panel discussionApril 04, 2017DETROIT – On Thursday, March 23, Wayne Law’s Damon J. Keith Students for Civil Rights hosted a movie screening and panel discussion addressing race and the criminal justice system.
The featured documentary was 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay. Panelists were Ebonie Byndon-Fields, lecturer, Wayne State University Department of Criminal Justice; Dr. Kefentse Chike, instructor, Wayne State University Department of African-American Studies; and Mark Fancher, staff attorney for the Racial Justice Project, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. Second-year law student Madeline Sinkovich moderated the discussion.
The movie screening and panel discussion kicked off this year’s Wayne Law Review Symposium, which was March 24 and featured the topic, “The Changing Face of the War on Drugs: Mass Incarceration, Overcriminalization, and Evolving Drug Policy.”
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Participants in the Damon J. Keith Students for Civil Rights panel discussion at Wayne Law are, from left, Ebonie Byndon-Fields, Wayne State University Department of Criminal Justice; second-year law student Madeline Sinkovich; Dr. Kefentse Chike, Wayne State University Department of African-American Studies; and Mark Fancher, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan.
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OSU pitcher finalist for Senior CLASS Award
Oklahoma State University - News and Communications
Oklahoma State University senior Tyler Buffett is one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award for collegiate baseball.The baseball award recognizes student-athletes who excel both on and off the diamond. Candidates must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have outstanding achievements in four areas: community, classroom, character and competition.
Buffett, who is expected to graduate in May 2017 with degrees in marketing, business administration with an option in management and a minor in sports management, is a three-time Academic All-Big12 performer and a four-time OSU Academic Achievement Award winner. The right-handed pitcher chose to postpone his professional career to return for his senior season after being a 7th-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.
A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Buffett has spent time volunteering with numerous organizations both in his hometown and in Stillwater. He’s involved with Coaches vs. Cancer and interacts with patients at children’s hospitals.
A 2017 Preseason All-American, Buffett has made 10 starts for the Cowboys this season. His five wins lead the team, and he is second on the club with 52 strikeouts.
Finalists were selected by national media from a list of 30 candidates, and nationwide voting is open through June 7. The winner will be announced at the College World Series. Visit the Senior CLASS Award website to vote for OSU’s own Tyler Buffett.
Story by Katie Rosebrook
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Solar panels on roof of San Francisco Parking Garage go online
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Northern Arizona University’s San Francisco Parking Garage got one more level on Tuesday—rows of solar panels along the top floor to harvest the 266 days of sunshine Flagstaff gets.President Rita Cheng, who spoke at the ceremony marking the panels going live, said the system will generate enough renewable energy to power up to 100 homes and will save an estimated $1 million in electricity costs during the 25-year life cycle of the solar panels, which is 1.2 percent of the campus’ projected annual electric consumption.
The solar panels also provide shade to dozens of parking spaces on the roof of the garage.
“This system is the latest of many sustainable programs and facilities across the NAU campuses,” Cheng said. “We invest in efficient buildings and look for ways to encourage recycling and reuse, and we are reducing our water and energy consumption, all with the goal to reduce the impact our operations have on our environment.”
Funds from the student-supported Green Fund play an important role in funding initiatives like this and helped ensure the economic feasibility of this solar installation. Arizona Public Service and sustainable energy company Ameresco also partnered with NAU on this project.
Because of investments like the solar panels and the focus on energy efficiency in the building process, NAU has been recognized by a number of environmental organizations. The Sierra Club rated the university a “Cool School” for leading in sustainability, 14 buildings have earned LEED certification and NAU earned a gold ranking from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s STARS rating.
NAU has installed solar panels atop the San Francisco Parking Garage. The installation is expected to produce enough energy to power 100 homes a year.
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HEINEMANN POSTS SECOND FASTEST STEEPLECHASE IN SCHOOL HISTORY AT BRUTUS HAMILTON OPEN
Athletics News
Apr 28, 2017
BERKELEY, Calif. — The Sacramento State men's and women's track and field teams started two days worth of action on Friday with the Brutus Hamilton Open at Cal.
The Hornets used a small lineup during the day with the majority of the team competing on Saturday in the Brutus Hamilton Challenge. The team scored meet will feature Sacramento State, Cal, UC Davis and UTEP will compete in both the men's and women's competitions. Hawaii and Nevada will be a part of the women's evens.
WOMEN'S TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Haley Heinemann shattered her personal best in the steeplechase by over 20 seconds and moved into second place in school history with a time of 10:32.93. Heinemann finished first overall in the race and ran the fastest time by a Hornet since Kristina Holtz set the school record of 10:27.53 in 2008.
WOMEN'S FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Kathleen Durand set her career best in the hammer and jumped into eighth place in school history with a toss of 175-03. That marked placed her fourth in the meet. The event was part of the Brutus Hamilton Challenge which will be completed on Saturday. Tyhana Cooper placed sixth overall with a throw of 171-09.
Julia Grimm placed second in the javelin and Selena Cisneros-Haefke was third. Grimm had a long of 139-01 while Cisneros-Haefke finished with a best of 133-08.
MEN'S TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Aidan Schraer placed third in the steeplechase behind a personal best. Schraer ran 9:31.46 to better his previous best by over 13 seconds.
Elijah Changco placed second in the 5K after running 14:52.08.
MEN'S FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Richard Cooper finished in second place in the long jump. The senior had a best of 22-01.00. Max Jette set a personal season best with a mark of 21-03.50 to finish in fourth place.
Andrew Stich set a career best to place third in the javelin. Stich threw 185-10 which was 4-feet, 7-inches beyond his previous long.
Women's Results
5K:8, Gracie Albano 18:21.58, Emma Armstrong DNF.
STPL: 1. Haley Heinemann 10:32.93.
HAM: 4. Kathleen Durand 175-03; 6. Tyhana Cooper 171-09; 11. Jelaia Jones 152-02; 14. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 143-04; 16. Adora Garrick 137-08; 17. Lauren Kinloch 131-09; 18. Danielle Jackson 128-01.
JAV: 2. Julia Grimm 139-01; 3. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 133-08; 6. Elizabeth Venzon 120-10; 9. Kassandra Corrigan 90-08.
Men's Results
100: 5. Max Jette 11.67; 6. Andrew Stich 11.81.
5K: 2. Elijah Changco 14:52.08; 8. Ryan Salcido 15:15.96; 11. Sammy Scheuer 15:25.17.
STPL: 3. Aidan Schraer 9:31.46.
LJ: 2. Richard Cooper 22-01.00; 4. Max Jette 21-03.50.
HAM: 8. Kyle Peterson 164-11; 13. Kyle Carrillo 124-05; 14. Anthony Santiago 116-11.
JAV: 3. Andrew Stich 185-10; 5. Trevor Hubby 164-02.
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DePaul presents inaugural journalism awards to Lester Holt and Ben Welsh
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"I'm biased," Lester Holt recently told a group of journalism students at DePaul. Describing himself as a heterosexual African American man, Holt explained a journalist must recognize one's biases and use it to diversify the newsroom.
"We should acknowledge that there are certain things that will always shape our view," Holt said.
'News isn't supposed to make you feel good,' Holt said. 'Sometimes we are going to tell you a story that makes you rethink everything you thought you knew.' (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)
On Thursday, April 20, Lester Holt, anchor of "NBC Nightly News," and data journalist Ben Welsh of the Los Angeles Times shared advice with students as the recipients of the inaugural journalism awards from DePaul's Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence.
Both journalists have roots in Chicago. Holt worked for 14 years at WBBM-TV in Chicago as a reporter and anchor before moving to NBC in New York. Holt became anchor of "NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt" in June 2015, after eight years as anchor of "NBC Nightly News" weekend editions and 12 years as co-anchor of "Weekend TODAY." In addition, Holt has served as principal anchor of "Dateline NBC" since September 2011.
Holt is known for his work in the field, reporting and anchoring from breaking news events across the world. He goes wherever the story takes him and focuses on people directly affected by the biggest stories of the day.
Welsh earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from DePaul in 2004, where he studied with investigative journalists Carol Marin and Don Moseley, who now lead the journalism center in DePaul's College of Communication.
Over 30 students in the college of communication attended the question and answer session with Holt and Welsh. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion)
As an editor of the Data Desk, Welsh leads a team of reporters and programmers in the Los Angeles Times newsroom to collect, ...
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PCC to entertain visits by two international Fulbright scholars
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PCC to entertain visits by two international Fulbright scholars
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Portland Community College is welcoming two visiting Fulbright scholars from Thailand and China this May.
Wanna Prayukvong.
Wanna Prayukvong of Thailand is presenting “A Buddhist Economics Approach to Gender Issues: A Medium Business from Thailand,” at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, in the Little Theatre, Sylvania Campus. Meanwhile, Jian Liu of China is presenting, “The Impacts of Urban-Rural Dual System on Spatial Development: Can Rural China be Regenerated Through Planning?” at 6 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, in the Event Center, Building 9, Rock Creek Campus. The lectures are open to the college community.
These presentations are through the Fulbright Scholar Program’s Outreach Lecturing Fund, which enables visiting scholars to share their research interests, speak about their home country, and exchange ideas with students, faculty, and community organizations. The two visits are made possible by the PCC’s Internationalization Steering Committee.
“This is an excellent opportunity for the PCC community to learn about global research, new ideas and to connect with divergent perspectives,” said Usha Ramanujam, Business Administration instructor and chair of the committee. “It is particularly exciting that the two scholars will share their knowledge and expertise enabling global thinking at all PCC campuses and with various disciplines including Career and Technical Education disciplines.”
Prayukvong is an associate professor at a rural branch campus of Mahidol University in Nakon Sawan, Thailand. She is on leave from Mahidol University in order to be a Fulbright visiting scholar at Babson College, which is located near Wellesley, Mass. At Babson, she is working with her host Professor James E. Hoopes on a project about Buddhist economics. Their collaboration is a study of a small textile production firm owned by a devout Buddhist family committed to practicing interconnectivity in their daily lives and in their business.
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No. 15 Men’s Tennis to Wrap-Up Campaign with Two Saturday ‘Senior Day’ Matches
Case Western Reserve Athletic News
Apr 28, 2017
The Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team, ranked 15th in Division III, will conclude its 2016-17 regular season on Saturday, April 29th with matches against John Carroll University at 8:30 a.m. and Franciscan University at 12:30 p.m. to be played indoors at the Medical Mutual Tennis Pavilion on the campus of Cleveland State University.In addition to the matches, prior to the start of the Franciscan contest, the Spartans will be honoring their five graduating senior players – Adam Collins, Fred Daum, Kevin Dong, Josh Dughi and Phillip Gruber. Together, the group of seniors has been one of the most successful classes in the program's history, helping lead CWRU to a 76-32 overall record over the past four seasons, including a trip to the NCAA Division III Quarterfinals in 2014, and the Round of 16 last season.This year's team has gone 20-6, and will enter Saturday with a chance to break the program's single-season record of 22 victories in a season, set during the 2013 and 2016 seasons. The Spartans are the third-ranked squad in the latest ITA Central Region rankings, and feature the region's 18th-ranked singles player in James Fojtasek, and the 14th-ranked doubles pairing in Daum and John Benedetto.John Carroll stands at 11-6 on the season and has won nine-straight matches entering Saturday's contest. The Blue Streaks are ranked 17th in the Central Region, while Jad Abdul-Aal is the 14th-ranked singles player in the region.Franciscan is 10-9 on the season, but has won three-straight matches and nine of their last 10 contests entering the weekend. Saturday's contest will be a rematch of last year's NCAA Tournament second round match in Cleveland, which the Spartans won 5-0 over the Barons.Full results from Saturday's matches will be posted to athletics.case.edu, along with a recap, following the completion of competition. Fans can also follow the matches with updates on the ...
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Kevin D. Knight Leadership Awards
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Sunday, April 30, 20171:30 PM - 4:00 PM (CT)
Event Type
Receptions
Contact
Mary Kate Olofson815-753-6595
Department
Student Involvement & Leadership Development
Link
https://calendar.niu.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=28693
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Friday, April 28, 2017
Walk, Weld, and Win: 2017 Design Expo
From die casting vents to human gait analysis to transcatheter stents, the winning teams at this year's Design Expo show how cutting edge tech is brought into daily life.The event, co-hosted by the Pavlis Honors College and College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University, brings together student teams, often interdisciplinary, spanning many science fields. They compete in two categories: Senior Design features sponsored research from upper level students; the Enterprise Program highlights projects from students of all levels.
Enterprise
Black & Veatch sponsors the Building a World of Difference student design awards. This year the Consumer Product Manufacturing took first place while tied for second are the Wireless Communication Enterprise and Formula SAE International Enterprise—the latter won the Ann Arbor SPARK Design Expo image contest with a student welding the car chassis—and the Aerospace Enterprise took third place.
Representing some of the most interdisciplinary projects that students can participate in, these Enterprise teams work on everything from a collaborative Society of Women Engineers and Caterpillar bowl optimization to building a sustainable racing vehicle for the Shell Eco-marathon to improving data collection in electric vehicles to preparing a nanosatellite to launch next year with NASA.
The Aerospace Enterprise is working on a nanosatellite set to launch with NASA in 2018.
Senior Design
The top Senior Design teams are: a biomedical engineering team working on "Enhanced Measurement and Analysis of Gait Disturbances" (First Place); a materials science team improving " High Pressure Die Casting Vent Optimization" (Second Place); and another biomedical engineering team for their project "Customizing Transcatheter Nitinol Stents for Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome in Infants " (Third Place). As industry-sponsored projects, the students learn what it's like to sit down with clients, troubleshoot designs and meet company standards. The stent team also won second place in the Ann Arbor SPARK Design Expo image contest.
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OLLI Program Receives $2 Million Bequest
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Sonoma State University has received a $2 million bequest from an anonymous donor for its Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) program. This remarkable donation will effectively double the program's existing endowment. It also represents one of the largest gifts made to any Osher Institute across the nation.
"I want to share this program with everyone and hope that my gift and my passion for OLLI will encourage others who want to expand their horizons to dip their toe in and give it a try," said the donor, who has lived in Sonoma County for decades.
"This is truly great news for Sonoma State, for the OLLI program in particular, and for the growing number of older adults in Sonoma County who want to keep learning and choose to do so at this university," said Sonoma State University President Judy K. Sakaki.
Now in its 16th year, Sonoma State's OLLI was the second lifelong learning institute to receive support from the Bernard Osher Foundation. There are now 120 lifelong learning programs funded by the Foundation, and Sonoma State's institute is one of the largest and most academically rigorous.
"This munificent legacy gift will create abundant and exciting academic and social opportunities for generations of lifelong learners," said Sonoma State OLLI Director Carin Jacobs. "As a self-support program that receives no financial investment from the State, OLLI relies largely on private annual and estate gifts like this. There are no words to express the magnitude of my gratitude."
Mary Bitterman, president of the Osher Foundation, saluted the anonymous donor. "This gift will provide inspiration to other Osher Institute members throughout the national network to provide for the long-term sustainability of their respective programs," she said. "Sonoma State's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has been a trailblazer in several regards and this extraordinary gift is but another example of the leadership provided by individuals in the ...
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"Borders" is the theme behind CSUCI "Arts Under the Stars"
CSU Chanel Islands News
April 27, 2017 — Lizard people, adaptive dance, African drumming, theatrical monologues and musical ensembles are only some of the 14 different performances at CSU Channel Islands’ (CSUCI) “Arts Under the Stars” scheduled for Friday, May 5 on the lawn outside of El Dorado Hall.Associate Professor of Performing Arts Heather Castillo expects more than 650 people for the free show, which begins at 7:30 p.m., when the stars come out.The theme of the sixth annual “Arts Under the Stars” is “Borders,” a vision for the show developed by CSUCI’s Center for Integrative Studies.“The students really challenged themselves with different subject matter, from mental health to political borders to refugees,” said the show’s producer, Associate Professor of Performing Arts Heather Castillo. “There’s a piece on mythology and the piece on the ‘Lizard People’ is a lot of fun.”“Arts Under the Stars” is an effort that involves 250 students from all of the campus disciplines. What sets the show apart is that each performance is meant to illustrate a research project.“We have everything from African drumming to guitars to improvisational movement to very structured and choreographed pieces. We’ll have people reciting monologues and more theatrical pieces,” Castillo said. “We have more than we’ve ever had.”The creative force behind the “Lizard People” segment is English major/Performing Arts minor Christina Brown, 21, who hatched the idea after reading an assigned set of books by Salman Rushdie. She hated them.So, she decided to do her research project on a small subplot on one of Rushdie’s books, “Shalimar the Clown.”“One of the characters was obsessed with the Lizard People in LA,” Brown said. “I grew up in L.A. I danced in Hollywood a lot. So I decided to research the Lizard People.”Brown discovered that the Lizard People mythology is about Lizard People living in a network of ...
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CSUSB Palm Desert Campus receives $50K
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Palm Desert Patch — The Auen Foundation awarded California State University, San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus with emergency and gap funding for students who qualify. The $50,000 grant was presented to CSUSB Palm Desert Campus to create a needs-based, financial support system for current students enrolled in the region’s only four-year public university.
The article was published April 27, 2017.
Read the complete article at “CSUSB Palm Desert Campus receives $50K.”
See also the related news release, “CSUSB Palm Desert Campus receives $50,000 from The Auen Foundation.”
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Abad 21 disebut-sebut sebagai dunia cyberspace, dunia yang dipenuhi denan kemudahan digital untuk mengakses berbagai informasi sekaligus kebudayaan yang berkembang didunia maya. Begitu juga dengan campur-aduknya kebudayaan yang berkembang. Lalu bagaimana dengan nasib budaya nasinal Indonesia yang seiring dengan waktu perlahan tapi pasti tergiring pada budaya yang akan hilang.
Padahal negara Indonesia merupakan negara yang memiliki warisan kebudayaan dan kearifan lokal yang melimpah. Budaya Indonesia adalah seluruh kebudayaan nasional, kebudayaan lokal, maupun kebudayaan asing yang telah ada di Indonesia sebelum merdeka pada tahun 1945. Indonesia terdiri dari banyak pulau yang dipisahkan oleh lautan luas sehingga setiap pulaunya memiliki kebudayaan masing-masing yang menjadi ciri khas sehingga Indonesia kaya dengan budaya. Kebudayaan ini menjadi bagian dari setiap aktivitas masyarakat Indonesia sehingga menjadi warisan dan terpelihara dari generasi ke genersi.
Seiring berjalannya waktu, Indonesia yang telah merdeka menjadi longgar dalam penguatan budayanya. Zaman yang telah berubah, teknologi semakin berkembang dan globalisasi menjadikan setiap negara di dunia saling mempengaruhi, salah satunya dalam aspek budaya baik itu pertukaran budaya, pencampuran budaya sampai terbentuknya budaya baru. Di Indonesia sendiri, eksistensi budaya lokal dapat tergeser oleh budaya baru dari luar.
Hal ini dapat dilihat dari generasi muda Indonesia yang lebih bangga akan budaya luar serta budaya lokal dianggap usang dan mulai ditinggalkan. Kemajuan teknologi mendorong mudahnya budaya asing masuk ke Indonesia, ditambah dengan trend westernisasi. Padahal generasi muda yang seharusnya mulai mempertahankan dan bangga dengan budaya warisan Indonesia. Generasi muda yang harus memperkokoh budayanya dan melestarikan budayanya untuk generasi berikutnya. Mahasiswa sebagai bagian dari generasi penerus yang pergerakannya sangat dinanti masyarakat, memiliki tangung jawab untuk melestarikan kebudayaan Indonesia.
Ketika bangsanya sendiri menggunakan budaya luar dalam segala aktivitasnya, bangsa lain mulai penasaran akan kekayaan budaya Indonesia. Memperebutkan setiap budaya yang ada dan berlomba untuk mempelajari setiap warisan nusantara tersebut. Kekhasan dan keberagaman budaya Indonesia inilah yang menarik bangsa lain berdatangan ...
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