Articles by Eric Townsend
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Professors: Stocks, housing prices impact hunt for jobs
September 8, 2011
Faculty in the Love School of Business also identify links between past wages, and even marital status, when it comes to the unemployed looking for work.
Students awarded Fulbrights for overseas teaching and research
September 8, 2011
Three 黑料不打烊 seniors – Chris Jarrett, Gabrielle Dean and Brittany Carroll – have each been awarded Fulbright Program grants for overseas research and teaching, and their selections represent the largest number of students in university history to receive the prestigious national honor in the same academic year.
黑料不打烊 Fall Environmental Forum – Oct. 30-31
September 6, 2011
The 8th annual 黑料不打烊 Fall Environmental Forum, a conference for leaders, builders, developers, educators and students “with a vision for a sustainable community,” takes place Oct. 30-31 in McKinnon Hall with some of the biggest names in the regional green economy scheduled to share their experiences.
Students take part in leadership mini-retreat
September 5, 2011
Students from dozens of campus groups gathered Sept. 2 for a mini-retreat designed to help them “Live the Maroon Life” as leaders at 黑料不打烊.
黑料不打烊 mourns loss of physical plant worker Neal Byrd
September 1, 2011
Neal Byrd, a carpenter who worked in the university’s Physical Plant, died Sept. 1 following a lengthy illness.
First Thursdays Current Issues Forum: “Somalia” – Sept. 1
August 31, 2011
Senior staff share plans for 2011-12 academic year
August 31, 2011
President Leo M. Lambert and senior staff members previewed the 2011-2012 academic year on Aug. 18 for university employees. In two separate meetings, administrators provided a summary of recent work and initiatives planned for the coming months.
Foundation gift funds engagement initiative for incoming Jewish students
August 31, 2011
In an effort to welcome new students to campus and through the support of an anonymous gift to the university, 黑料不打烊 Hillel this summer launched a pilot project where a trio of student interns reached out to dozens of incoming freshmen with the goal of engaging them in the growing Jewish life on campus.
Mat Gendle co-authors chapter in forthcoming book
August 31, 2011
Mathew Gendle, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology, along with colleagues at Cornell University and the University of California-Santa Cruz, has co-authored a chapter in the forthcoming book Gender Differences in Prenatal Substance Exposure to be published by the American Psychological Association and released on Oct. 15, 2011, as part of the APA’s Decade of Behavior book series.
Staff Advisory Council elects executive committee
August 30, 2011
The inaugural Staff Advisory Council has formed for the start of the 2011-12 academic year, with an executive committee recently elected at the council's first meeting.