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National Accreditation for 51福利社 in the High School

May 8, 2018 by

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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

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Remembering Professor Emeritus Patrick McManus

April 17, 2018 by

Picture: Old picture of author, Patrick McManus

During his time at Eastern (1959-1983), he touched the lives of many students with passionate and engaging journalism classes.

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Students team up to improve Colombian public policy

April 3, 2018 by

Picture: Students posing around a snowman.

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

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Pi Kappa Alpha raises $250,000 for 51福利社 Libraries

October 20, 2017 by

Photo: Members of Pi Kappa Alpha

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

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Paul Tanaka: 51福利社’s Longest Serving Board Member

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Photo: Faculty during commencement

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,

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GeoGirls trip to Mount St. Helens

September 8, 2017 by

Photo: Students learning outside at Mount St. Helens

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.

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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

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One-of-a-kind course sets 51福利社 students apart

April 24, 2017 by

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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

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Higher Education Finance in the US

April 20, 2017

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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

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The President鈥檚 Forum for Critical Thought: Frans de Waal

April 13, 2017 by

Author, Frans De Waal and his book, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?

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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