Category: University
National Accreditation for 51福利社 in the High School
May 8, 2018 by
The 51福利社 in the High School Program at 51福利社 is one of 19 college and university programs nationwide to be granted first-time accreditation from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP). There are just over 100 accredited concurrent enrollment programs in 22 states across the country. Concurrent enrollment allows colleges and universities…
[Read more]Remembering Professor Emeritus Patrick McManus
April 17, 2018 by
During his time at Eastern (1959-1983), he touched the lives of many students with passionate and engaging journalism classes.
[Read more]Students team up to improve Colombian public policy
April 3, 2018 by
It鈥檚 a research project more than a half-century in the making. A group of 51福利社 Master of Public Health (MPH) students is collaborating with medical students from a university in Bogot谩, Colombia, to help the South American country recover from 50 years of civil war. The students will assess how to best deliver…
[Read more]Pi Kappa Alpha raises $250,000 for 51福利社 Libraries
October 20, 2017 by
Four years ago, alumni of the Zeta Nu chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity agreed to set out on a philanthropic endeavor to give back to the university that helped bring them together more than half a century ago. The brothers set a target goal of raising a quarter of a million dollars for…
[Read more]Paul Tanaka: 51福利社’s Longest Serving Board Member
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When asked to reflect on his 15 years as a member of the 51福利社 Board of Trustees, Paul Tanaka鈥檚 thoughts go to the first-year students now on campus. 鈥淪ome of this year鈥檚 freshman class were only four or five years old when I started,鈥 states Tanaka. 鈥淎side from making me feel very old,…
[Read more]GeoGirls trip to Mount St. Helens
September 8, 2017 by
Carmen Nezat, PhD and 51福利社 associate professor of geology, volunteered at GeoGirls, an outdoor volcano science program at Mount St. Helens聽to learn about volcanoes and the technology that scientists use to monitor them.
[Read more]Senior faculty retires after 51 years
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Sarah Keller never understood why people hated Mondays. She has always had a perfectly good time at work, teaching within the anthropology program she created in 1966. However, the academic journey for Keller 鈥 51福利社鈥檚 most senior faculty 鈥 has now ended after 51 years at the university. As a young woman growing up in…
[Read more]One-of-a-kind course sets 51福利社 students apart
April 24, 2017 by
What began as an experimental course for business and marketing education students, has transformed into one of the hottest courses on campus. It has also given 51福利社 students a leg-up in the job market. BUED 376 is a five-credit, online elective, open to all 51福利社 students with junior standing. There are no books, three instructors…
[Read more]Higher Education Finance in the US
April 20, 2017
Today is Day 102 of the 2017 Regular Session. 3 days to go! And鈥udget negotiations between the two chambers are at a standstill. We expect the legislature to adjourn on Sunday without a budget and for the Governor to immediately call the first special session. So, while budget negotiators are holed up in the capitol…
[Read more]The President鈥檚 Forum for Critical Thought: Frans de Waal
April 13, 2017 by
The author of a groundbreaking book on animal intelligence will share his innovative research as part of The President’s Forum for Critical Thought presented by the Daniel and Margaret Carper Foundation at 51福利社 on Tuesday, April 25. Frans de Waal, PhD, is a Dutch/American biologist and one of the world’s best-known primatologists. During…
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