http://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3091.xmlHigh school students and their parents are invited to explore college, careers and the admissions process on Saturday, Nov. 14.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3351.xmlGuy Adami of CNBC’s “Fast Money” will be the keynote speaker at the “Financial Leadership Forum 2009: From the Classroom to the Workplace” on Friday, Nov. 6, in Alumni Hall. The registration fee for the forum is $50 for the public and $25 for students.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2464.xmlQuinnipiac University has an outstanding business school, according to the 2010 edition of The Princeton Review's "Best 301 Business Schools."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4662.xmlEmmy award winning director Alan Taylor will speak on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 6:30 p.m. in Alumni Hall on the Mount Carmel Campus. The event is free and open to the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4812.xmlTheater for Community will present two Caryl Churchill plays that the organizers hope will raise awareness about the dangers of intolerance. Performances will be held Nov. 5-8 at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. For tickets, please call 203-582-3500.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2549.xmlAn information session for prospective students interested in learning about the University’s graduate programs will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Athletic and Recreation Center on the Mount Carmel Campus.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3270.xmlThree experts will take part in a panel discussion on the U.S. health care system at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room of the Lender School of Business Center.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2495.xmlDwayne Boucaud, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Health Sciences, will present the lecture “Molecular Mechanisms of African American Outcome Disparities in Breast Cancer,” at 12 noon on Friday, Nov. 13, in the Carl Hansen Student Center. The free lecture is open to the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4815.xmlJames Kirby, associate professor of chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, will present the lecture, "Research & Pedagogy: What Can a Freshman do With a POM (polyoxometalate) in Four Weeks?" on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 12 noon in the Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 207. The free lecture is open to the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2559.xmlIsraeli political scholar and pollster Tamar S. Hermann will discuss Israeli public opinion on the Middle East conflict and ways to resolve it when she visits the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room in the Lender School of Business Center at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3006.xmlStudents in the physician assistant, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, diagnostic imaging and radiologist assistant programs will attend classes in the first of four buildings Quinnipiac purchased from Anthem in 2007.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2618.xmlThe School of Business has added a specialty track in supply chain management to its MBA program. The new track offers classes in supply management and transportation management, as well as courses in marketing, information systems and international business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2932.xmlQuinnipiac is among the top colleges and universities in the U.S., according to the 2010 Princeton Review Guide. The New York-based education services company included the University in the most recent edition of its annual book, "The Best 371 Colleges."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2732.xmlQuinnipiac was selected for the 2010 edition of the "Fiske Guide to Colleges." The guidebook offers a subjective presentation rather than a statistical one, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each institution in terms of academics, social life and overall quality of life.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2788.xmlThe School of Law and Yale Law School co-hosted a day-long symposium to honor the contributions of late civil rights lawyer and federal judge Constance Baker Motley on Sept. 18.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1021.xmlDr. Christiane Engel, the granddaughter of Dr. Albert Schweitzer and a noted pianist, has been appointed to chair the honorary board of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3312.xmlThe Class of 2013 gathered on Aug. 28 for the annual Freshman Induction Ceremony, which was held in the Fitness and Recreation Center due to rain. The ceremony marked the start of college life for the 1,620 students in the freshman class, the University’s largest and most diverse entering class.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4457.xmlStarting this fall, Quinnipiac University Online will offer a master of business administration and a master of business administration in health care management.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4648.xmlThe School of Communications will begin offering a master of science degree in public relations in the Fall 2009 semester.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4476.xmlThe School of Communications will begin offering the new bachelor’s degree in film, video and interactive media beginning in Fall 2009.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4479.xmlMorley Safer, a correspondent for "60 Minutes," received the 2009 Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from the School of Communications at a luncheon ceremony on May 20, at The Metropolitan Club in New York City.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4639.xmlWeldon delivered the address at the May 17 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on the University Quadrangle. Quinnipiac awarded 1,318 undergraduate degrees.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4635.xmlQuinnipiac awarded 507 degrees at a ceremony for graduate programs and the College of Professional Studies on the University Quadrangle May 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2651.xmlPresident John L. Lahey unveiled the University’s $4 million sustainability plan for its new York Hill Campus, which includes wind, cogeneration, and solar power initiatives.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4351.xmlOne day before the New York City mayoral election, incumbent Michael Bloomberg leads comptroller William Thompson 50-38 percent, with 10 percent undecided, among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 2. Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher has 1 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4350.xmlIn the see-saw New Jersey governor’s race, Republican challenger Christopher Christie has 42 percent to Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine’s 40 points, with 12 percent for independent candidate Christopher Daggett, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 2. Six percent remain undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4347.xmlBy a 58–28 percent margin, New Jersey residents are cheering for the New York Yankees to beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 29. Only 14 percent are undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4349.xmlNew Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine leads Republican challenger Christopher Christie for the first time in their five-month slugfest, on top 43–38 percent among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 28. Independent candidate Christopher Daggett has 13 percent, with 5 percent undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4339.xmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leads comptroller William Thompson 53–35 percent, with 10 percent undecided, among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 26. Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher has 3 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4320.xmlGov. Charlie Crist’s lead over former state house speaker Marco Rubio in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary has been cut in half from 55–26 percent to 50–35 percent, but the governor tops the leading Democrat, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, 51–31 percent among all voters, while Rubio trails Meek 36–33 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4340.xmlNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo leads Gov. David Paterson 51–24 percent among black Democrats in a primary contest for the 2010 governor’s race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 21, and does better than Gov. Paterson among black voters in job approval and favorability.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4326.xmlNew Jersey voters support 65–28 percent merging local governments and school districts to reduce property taxes, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 15. Support is consistent across the political spectrum and in every region of the state.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4305.xmlThe New Jersey governor’s race is going down to the wire as Republican challenger Christopher Christie gets 41 percent of likely voters, with 40 percent for Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine and 14 percent for independent candidate Christopher Daggett, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 14.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4306.xmlAmerican voters oppose 47–40 percent President Barack Obama’s health care reform plan, and don’t want an overhaul that only gets Democratic votes, but they support key parts of the plan, including 61–34 percent for giving people the option of a government health insurance plan that competes with private plans, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Oct. 8.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4266.xmlBy a 65–28 percent majority, American voters are willing to have American soldiers “fight and possibly die” to eliminate the threat of terrorists operating from Afghanistan, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 7. But voters say 49–38 percent that they do not think the U.S. will be successful in eliminating this terrorist threat.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4445.xmlThe seesaw 2010 senate race in Pennsylvania tips to Republican Pat Toomey, who has 43 percent to recently converted Democrat Sen. Arlen Specter’s 42 percent, too close to call, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 1. This reverses a 45–44 percent tip to Sen. Specter July 22 and wipes out a 20-point Specter lead May 4, in the flush of Specter’s switch from Republican to Democrat to escape a primary battle with Toomey.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4282.xmlA total of 41 percent of New Jersey voters are “very worried” or “somewhat worried” that they or a loved one will get swine flu, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Oct. 1. Another 58 percent are “not too worried” or “not worried at all.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4420.xmlDemocratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine has cut Republican challenger Christopher Christie’s lead in half and now trails the former federal prosecutor 43–39 percent among New Jersey likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 30. Independent candidate Christopher Daggett has 12 points, with 6 percent undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4448.xmlDespite reaching agreement with the Legislature on a state budget, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell’s job approval rating remains decidedly negative, 42–51 percent, a slight improvement from his record low of 39–53 percent recorded July 21, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 30. Only 26 percent of voters approve of his handling of the state budget, while 53 percent say he has been too inflexible and 30 percent call him courageous.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4417.xmlNew York City Comptroller William Thompson, denied a bounce after his Democratic primary victory, trails Mayor Michael Bloomberg 52–36 percent among New York City likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 24. Conservative Party candidate Stephen Christopher has 2 percent, with 9 percent undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4442.xmlThe Democratic primary runoff races for New York City comptroller and public advocate remain close with City Council Member John Liu slightly ahead in the comptroller’s race while the public advocate race is a dead heat, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 23. With voter participation in the Sept. 29 runoff election expected to be less than 10 percent, get-out-the vote efforts by the candidates could alter significantly the final outcome.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4391.xmlConnecticut voters disapprove 49–43 percent of the job Sen. Christopher Dodd is doing, his best score in six months and better than his 52–42 percent disapproval July 23, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 17.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4385.xmlPresident Barack Obama’s job approval among Ohio voters is 53–42 percent, up slightly from 49–44 percent July 7, but voters split 44–44 percent in their support of his health care plan, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 16.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4375.xmlConnecticut voters say 56–34 percent that Gov. Jodi Rell “copped out” by her refusal to either sign or veto the recently enacted state budget, and disapprove 52–42 percent of her handling of the state budget, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 16.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4382.xmlOhio voters support 75–23 percent, including 73–26 percent among cell phone owners, banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 15. Voters also support 89–9 percent banning text messaging while driving.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4371.xmlDemocratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine is losing the battle of the attack ads in his campaign for reelection and now trails Republican challenger Christopher Christie 47–37 percent among likely voters, with 9 percent for independent candidate Christopher Daggett, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Sept. 1.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4355.xmlBy margins of up to 2-1, New York City voters do not believe projections by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey that key redevelopment targets at Ground Zero will be met, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Aug. 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4354.xmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg leads Comptroller William Thompson, his likely Democratic challenger, 50–35 percent among New York City voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Aug. 26. This compares to a 47–37 percent lead July 28.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4353.xmlPresident Barack Obama gets a 47–48 percent approval rating from Florida voters, down from 58–35 percent June 10, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Aug. 20.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4303.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2941.xmlThree School of Business students presented research papers at the Academy of International Business - Northeast Chapter meeting at the New York Institute of Technology Oct. 1-4.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2591.xmlStudents working under the tutelage of Lisa Cuchara, associate professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Health Sciences, presented their research at the 44th Annual Region I meeting of the American Society for Microbiology held Oct. 22-23 in Cromwell, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2606.xmlBrian Jacobson, a junior in the School of Communications, has been appointed to the Northeast Regional Leadership Team of the National Association for Campus Activities, an organization that advances campus activities through a business and learning partnership.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3902.xmlQuinnipiac's chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has been awarded the Buchanan Cup, the most prestigious award a Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter can receive.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2728.xmlEight MBA students from the School of Business recently returned from a 15-day trip to Budapest, Hungary, as part of the school’s growing international studies program.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2701.xmlQuinnipiac's Kappa Psi chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was recently chosen as one of the top 10 chapters in the United States and Canada for a second year in a row.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4458.xmlThe University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is heading to its second consecutive SIFE USA National Exposition next month, after winning its league at a regional SIFE competition in Tarrytown, N.Y. on April 3.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3550.xmlMedia production students in the School of Communications received an honorable mention at the Broadcast Education Association Film Festival for being a part of the team that produced the documentary “Children of South Africa.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2585.xmlEighteen students from the physician assistant program traveled to the Dominican Republic Jan. 3 to 10 to provide medical care to the poor. Students set up small health clinics in abandoned churches or schoolhouses within villages of migrant Haitians along the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2496.xmlHenry Lee, the renowned forensic scientist who also is an adjunct professor in the School of Law, appeared on CNN's "Larry King Show" to comment on the murder of Yale student Annie Le.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3426.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2697.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3422.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3424.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2727.xmlGov. Jodi Rell held press conference at the University Aug. 17 to discuss the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4447.xmlThe second annual Relay for Life of Quinnipiac University, held April 24-25, raised more than $115,000 for the American Cancer Society.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2989.xmlJennifer Fontaine, a student in the physician assistant program in the School of Health Sciences, has been selected to make a poster presentation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) annual conference in San Diego, Calif., May 23-28.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2766.xmlMatthew Andrew, a junior in the School of Communications, has been selected to participate in the Student Movement for Real Change internship. He will spend six weeks this summer working on social issues in Kenya.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1030.xmlA group of students from the Quinnipiac Film Society are currently filming a full-length feature film, "The Mercury Cycle." Students and professional actors from the local community are taking part in the project.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3025.xmlSchool of Business students Dennis Crokos, Jaclyn Pecchio and Lindsey Pierret were selected as finalists to participate in the University of Evansville's New Venture Creation Competition on April 3.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4474.xmlInvestors hold strongly negative views toward the rating agencies and the SEC and expect the current market malaise to continue throughout the remainder of this year and into next, according to the latest survey conducted by the Greenwich Roundtable and Quinnipiac University.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3075.xmlThe University has appointed Matthew O’Connor, professor of finance, dean of the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2731.xmlF.W. de Klerk, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former president of South Africa, has been named to the honorary board of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3546.xmlFifteen undergraduate students will travel to Poland and the Czech Republic this spring as part of their QU301 seminar on global communityhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2638.xmlFifteen students are taking part in a special seminar on the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10-20. The program, led by political science professor Scott McLean, includes lectures by major speakers, visits to Capitol Hill and foreign embassies, as well as numerous events related to the inauguration.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2802.xmlThe University was included in the newly-released 2008-2009 edition of "Colleges of Distinction." Approximately 40 colleges in each of the six geographical regions in the U.S. were selected for inclusion in the guidebook.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3354.xmlStudents in the School of Health Sciences are among a group of 30 volunteers who are helping a local family with a severely disabled son.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3439.xmlThe Greenwich Roundtable and Quinnipiac University released the findings of their second “Survey of Investor Preferences” toward alternative investments among private and institutional investors.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2519.xmlOccupational therapy professor Catherine Meriano is one of several lead investigators in a new research study that will examine whether seniors monitored by wireless sensor technology are able to remain independent for longer, delay being admitted to a hospital or nursing home, and better attend to their own basic daily needs.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3359.xmlThe TV show, "Grading the Media," is about the media’s role in society and stars some of journalism’s top reporters.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3541.xmlSeniors Griffin McGrath and Chris Lupfer were selected as winners at the finals of the fall 2008 Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition for their proposal, "ActiveOwl," an online social network destination for active adults and wired seniorshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2587.xmlThe Relay for Life of Quinnipiac University, an event that raised more than $114,000 for the American Cancer Society earlier this year, was named the American Cancer Society’s number one youth event at the New England Division Relay for Life Summit on Nov. 7 in Springfield, Mass.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2460.xmlSchool of Business students Nicole Adams and Fadila Dawuni won the William J. Ziegler Best Student Paper Award at the Academy of International Business Southeast chapter conference held in October. Their paper, "Culture as a Fundamental Block to Understanding of Emotional Intelligence Traits: The Role of Gender," included research done in the United States, France and Germany.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2612.xmlThe Quinnipiac University chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and its business, Café Cameroon, have been selected to appear in the national organization’s new international marketing campaign, “Products of Success.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2639.xmlAT&T has donated $25,000 to Quinnipiac University to establish an endowed scholarship that will be awarded to a freshman studying in the School of Business at Quinnipiac.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3446.xmlQuinnipiac University has an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the 2009 edition of its “Best 296 Business Schools.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2996.xmlRonald Beckett, co-director of the Bioanthropology Institute, traveled to New Guinea to restore a smoked body mummy. The Discovery Channel accompanied Beckett and made a documentary about the research project.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2579.xmlBeta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for undergraduate and graduate business students, has named Quinnipiac’s student chapter a Premier Chapter for the 2007-2008 academic year.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2929.xmlSixteen Quinnipiac students are taking part in this year’s history-making Democratic and Republican national conventions through an internship program that puts them in the middle of the action.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2795.xmlEdward Alwood, associate professor of journalism, won the national Tankard Book Award for his book “Dark Days in the Newsroom: McCarthyism Aimed at the Press.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2919.xmlThe School of Health Sciences will offer a post-professional master of science degree in occupational therapy and a certificate of advanced graduate study in occupational therapy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3286.xmlThe Eta Xi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity at Quinnipiac received three awards, including the coveted Golden Kite Award, at its biennial Grand Convention held June 18-22 in Miami, Fla.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2528.xmlThe Kappa Psi chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was recently chosen as one of the top 11 chapters in the United States and Canada.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2991.xmlNumerous Quinnipiac students are taking part in a summer internship. Students are interning in a range of industries and using the opportunity to hone skills and apply knowledge learned in the classroom to a real-world professional setting.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3548.xmlLech Walesa was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as the head of the Solidarity labor union as it fought for its independence against the Soviet Union. He joins several other Nobel Laureates on the institute's honorary board.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3434.xmlTwo recent graduates, Joseph Capalbo and Jenna Nelson, have joined Teach for America, an organization that places its members in low-income school districts around the country for two years of service.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2965.xmlSenior Kevin Aries received a $1,000 scholarship from Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. Competition for the scholarship was open to college students planning to pursue a career in the field of broadcast journalism. Selection was based on grades, volunteer service, extracurricular activities, adult recommendations and an essay.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3185.xmlQuinnipiac’s Physician Assistant Student Society received the Outstanding Student Society Award from the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3410.xmlQuinnipiac was selected to host the new Connecticut state program, which is designed for individuals who want to learn the basics of feature and episodic television film production and pursue entry-level freelance work in the industry.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2720.xmlThe trip, led by economics professor Christopher Ball, kicked off a major expansion of the international studies program in the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2578.xmlCynthia Lord, director of the physician assistant program, has been appointed president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The national organization represents the nearly 70,000 physician assistants practicing in all medical and surgical specialties and all practice settings.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4094.xmlABC “World News” anchor Charles Gibson accepted the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award June 10 from Quinnipiac’s School of Communications.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4045.xmlQuinnipiac awarded 450 degrees at a ceremony for graduate programs and the College of Professional Studies on the University Quadrangle May 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4047.xmlJournalist Lisa Ling delivered the address at the May 18 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on the University Quadrangle. Quinnipiac awarded 1,362 undergraduate degrees.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3416.xmlRebecca Abbott, professor of communications, David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, and Liam O’Brien, associate professor of media production in the School of Communications, won an Emmy Award for their documentary about the life of Albert Schweitzer.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3449.xmlTed Koly, a graduate student in the Business Administration – Chartered Financial Analyst program in the School of Business, recently took second place in the NYMEX Commodities Challenge open outcry trading competition in New York City.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3440.xmlBiology professor Allan Smits and assistant dean Renée Tursi have been appointed associate deans in the College of Arts and Sciences.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3340.xmlThe National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) is the organization responsible for professional accreditation for teacher education. NCATE-accredited schools must meet rigorous standards set by the profession and members of the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3357.xmlAssistant professor of journalism Karin Schwanbeck received an Award of Excellence for her documentary “Deadlines and Dollars” at the Festival of the Media Arts at the Broadcasters Education Association annual meeting April 16 to 19 in Las Vegas.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3442.xmlStudents in the Physician Assistant Student Society collected $10,000 during a fundraiser to support childhood literacy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2584.xmlSenior Erin Hagedorn has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship for graduate studies from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3970.xmlBusiness students in the Quinnipiac chapter of Students in Free Enterprise have launched a social entrepreneurial venture aimed at creating a sustainable economy by providing the residents of Bawa, Cameroon, with the tools to help them export coffee beans to the United States.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3437.xmlPattie Belle Hastings, associate professor of interactive digital design in the College of Liberal Arts, and Ronald Beckett, a respiratory care professor in the School of Health Sciences, have received Fulbright grants. Beckett will deliver a lecture series and conduct research Ilo, Peru, and Hastings will research and create interactive experiences for mobile devices in Oslo, Norway.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3966.xmlFive students recently pooled their money together to support the Special Olympics Penguin Plunge, an annual fundraising event that encourages people to collect pledges and then jump into the ocean on a winter's day.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2997.xmlThe Northeast Affiliate for College and University Residence Halls presented Quinnipiac’s Residence Hall Council with its Building Block Chapter of the Year award, which is given to the institution in the region that has demonstrated the most growth.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2623.xmlProfessor and public diplomacy scholar Kathy Fitzpatrick conducted the study of U.S. diplomats, which revealed a deep concern about America’s image in the world and the state of U.S. public diplomacy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2793.xmlUnder the agreement, the University will mount three to four productions per year at Long Wharf, using the theater’s shops for technical production of the plays.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2797.xmlThe School of Education will begin offering a sixth-year diploma in educational leadership in Summer 2008. The part-time program is on an accelerated schedule designed around the busy life of a full-time teacher.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2798.xmlMark Thompson, dean of the School of Business, has been named senior vice president for academic and student affairs. Thompson will assume his new position beginning this summer. He replaces Kathleen McCourt, who is planning to retire.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3072.xmlThe new online Master of Science degree in interactive communications will begin in the Fall 2008 semester. Students in this accelerated 36-credit program will take one course per seven-week segment in the fall, spring and summer for a total of 18 credits per calendar year.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3559.xmlDavid Ives, the executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, participated in the World Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates Dec. 13 to 15 in Rome.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3551.xmlFour teams of students were selected as the top competitors in an online business simulation game. Students competed to most effectively manage a fictitious public company.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3299.xmlThe donor, David Altschuler, CFP, earned his bachelor’s degree in business studies in 1973. The endowed scholarship will be awarded to full-time students who are U.S. veterans, children of veterans or spouses of veterans with demonstrated financial need.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3411.xmlProfessor Leonard Engel, chairman of the English department, has edited a new book, “Clint Eastwood, Actor and Director: New Perspectives,” published by the University of Utah Press this month.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2621.xmlTechnology publication teamed with The Princeton Review to determine Quinnipiac one of the top 10 most connected, plugged-in and high-tech campuses in the country.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3311.xmlRamesh Subramanian, the Gabriel Ferrucci professor of computer information systems in the School of Business, has been named a Fulbright scholar.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3444.xmlThe book, “Reverence for Life Revisited: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today,” is a collection of 17 essays written by people who worked with Schweitzer or were influenced by his life, plus practical applications of Schweitzer's ideas to current global issues.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2763.xmlFour students and four recent alumni from the School of Business presented papers at the annual conference of the Southeast chapter of the Academy of International Business Nov. 7 to 9 in Nashville, Tenn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3420.xmlCheryl Danton, a graduate student in the biomedical sciences program, has co-authored a paper published in the Oct. 15, 2007, issue of The Journal of Immunology.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3363.xmlQuinnipiac has officially purchased the Blue Cross and Blue Shield campus on Bassett Road from WellPoint, Inc., Patrick J. Healy, senior vice president for finance and administration at Quinnipiac, announced Sept. 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3318.xmlTwo Quinnipiac professors are part of a research team that revealed its research findings Aug. 30 from a unique investigation of 22 mummies found in Guanajuato, Mexico.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2498.xmlJoni Chenoweth presented a research paper about neurogenic pulmonary edema at the New England Neurosurgical Society's annual conference June 8, 2007, in Concord, Mass.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3271.xmlJournalism historian Edward Alwood's latest book studies how journalists became targets of Sen. Joseph McCarthy during his anticommunist "witch hunts" of the 1950s.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2964.xmlQuinnipiac’s graduate nursing program has received a federal training grant for the fourth consecutive year from the Health Resources and Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3315.xmlCommunications professor Sharon Kleinman is the editor of “Displacing Place: Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century,” published this month by Peter Lang Publishing.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3294.xmlAdmiral Michael Milner, assistant surgeon general of the United States, was the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Physician Assistant Program Certificate Award Ceremony held on Aug. 11. At the ceremony, 49 students received certificates.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3408.xmlThe School of Business will host a one-day conference, “Wall Street: From the Classroom to the Workplace,” on Nov. 2 in New York City. Experts from the investment community will discuss recent industry trends and offer insights into starting and building a career on Wall Street.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2927.xmlProfessors Ronald Beckett and Jerry Conlogue X-rayed a mummified hand, an elongated mummified ibis and a mummified falcon for an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts at the new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3004.xmlElizabeth E. Logue of Moorestown, N.J., a sophomore advertising major in the School of Business, designed the patch for the engine company responsible for being the first responder to all emergencies at Quinnipiac.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2918.xmlThe Business Leader Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding businessmen and women who have made significant contributions to their business and industry through leadership.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2800.xmlThe former “ABC World News Tonight” anchor who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, and his wife, Lee, discussed their life-changing experience and signed their recently released book, "In an Instant."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2994.xmlGary Christopher and Steve Savino, reporters at AM 1220 WQUN in Hamden, have won top awards in the 2006 Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2948.xmlLori Sudderth, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to research domestic violence policy in Costa Rica.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2752.xmlJohnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon was among six top management experts who offered ideas and advice with entrepreneurs, savvy employees and students at the Quinnipiac University Business Leadership Forum, presented on March 16 by the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2934.xmlRobert Engle, associate professor of international business, will examine similarities and differences of entrepreneurship in the United States and Russia to develop an international model of entrepreneurship.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2730.xmlTheater for Community presented an original play, “Gathering Shells,” March 1 to March 4 at the Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven. Crystal Brian, theater professor and chairwoman of visual and performing arts, directed.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2629.xmlSpectacular new sports facility dedicated; fierce bobcat statue unveiled; view the archived Webcast and photo gallery