The Class of ’22 arrives on campus
Nearly 800 first-year College students moved onto the River Campus on Wednesday, joining another 120 students who arrived at the Eastman School of Music.
Remembering Paul Burgett
Paul Burgett—musician, scholar, teacher, and University leader for over half a century—died on August 22, 2018 after a brief illness. He was 72. Burgett, who arrived at the University’s Eastman…
Dining Services grows its local foods program through partnership with Harvest Table
Dining Services is now one of a few college and university dining programs nationwide to embrace a fresh, customized “food first” philosophy through a new partnership with Harvest Table Culinary Group.
Honorary professorships awarded for excellence in teaching
John Tarduno has been awarded the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professorship, and Thomas Eickbush and James Zavislan are recipients of the Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professorship.
Ellen Matson wins fellowship supporting innovative teaching
Assistant professor of chemistry Ellen Matson is one of five inaugural recipients of the Course Hero-Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching, awarded for balancing research with a commitment to innovative teaching practices.
University receives $1 million HECap grant for UHS expansion
The expansion of the University Health Service (UHS) Building on River Campus will add approximately 6,000 square feet of space for UHS services, including expanded access to mental health care, and meeting spaces for health support groups.
Narcan emergency overdose treatment added to University’s AED cabinets
Narcan nasal spray, an emergency medicine used to reverse an opioid overdose, is now included in all of the University’s publicly accessible AED (automated external defibrillator) cabinets, enabling anyone to administer the potentially life-saving treatment.
Dean Donald Hall shares priorities, vision for Arts, Sciences & Engineering
The Quadcast team sits down with Donald Hall, the new dean of the faculty for Arts, Sciences & Engineering, to discuss his approach to building academic communities, to growing an increasingly diverse and inclusive faculty, and to fostering the internationalization of higher education.
University’s Global Offices plan move to College Town
The new offices will have an entrance off of Celebration Drive. After the move, which is scheduled for the fall semester, ISO Student Services will hold River Campus and Eastman School of Music office hours to maintain accessibility to students.
Cary Jensen named assistant vice provost for international advocacy and engagement
In this new leadership role with the Office for Global Engagement, Cary Jensen will provide broader support to the University’s international populations amid the current shifting national policies affecting them.