http://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5028.xmlGreg Mortenson, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and co-author of The New York Times best-sellers, “Three Cups of Tea” and “Stones into Schools” has been appointed to the Honorary Board of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2954.xmlBeginning on Wednesday, Aug. 25, incoming freshmen will move into their new homes on campus. And they will have plenty of help. About 500 upperclassmen will be stationed at the freshmen residence halls to help new students unload and move their belongings.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5042.xmlThe University has received an $80,000 grant to be used as scholarship money for students traditionally underrepresented in the field of nursing.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4989.xmlThe University recently opened a major exhibition of sculpture, paintings and writings about the Irish Famine at the Consulate General of Ireland in New York City. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 3, 2010. Admission is free.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4662.xmlThe University announced it will begin offering textbook rental services at the bookstore this fall. The program will offer upwards of 50 percent savings to students.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2518.xmlTwo esteemed Yale University senior lecturers and scholars, John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker, will present “The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology” at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, in the Grand Courtroom of the School of Law Center. The event, Quinnipiac’s 2010 Alfred E. Stiernotte Lecture, is free and open to the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5048.xmlQuinnipiac has joined a coalition of nine universities in a campaign beginning this fall to end violence against women.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5038.xmlEnvironmental activist Majora Carter, who founded the Sustainable South Bronx, a nonprofit environmental justice solutions organization, will deliver the free community lecture, “Green the Ghetto: How Much it Won't Cost Us,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 26, on Burt Kahn Courthttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5030.xmlThe University's graduate nursing program has received a $25,038 federal training grant for Fall 2010 from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will be distributed as scholarships for students pursuing a master of science in nursing at Quinnipiac.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4997.xmlGwen Ifill, the moderator and managing editor of "Washington Week," received the 2010 Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from the School of Communications at a luncheon ceremony on Monday, June 14, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2617.xmlQuinnipiac awarded 1,432 degrees at Undergraduate Commencement May 16. Bill Nye, also known as the Science Guy, gave the keynote address.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4911.xmlPatrick A. Charmel, president and CEO of Griffin Health Services Corporation, gave the keynote address at the Commencement for Graduate Programs May 9. Quinnipiac awarded 537 degrees.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4877.xmlPresident John L. Lahey announced today that the University would begin the complex process of opening a medical school, with an emphasis on primary care and global health.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4913.xmlThe graduate program, developed by the School of Education, is designed to prepare teacher leaders to understand current research on learning theory and human motivation and be able to use that knowledge to promote the continuous improvement of student learning.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/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/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/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/x4282.xmlFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist leads the three-way race for the U.S. Senate seat with 37 percent, followed by 32 percent for Republican Marco Rubio and 17 percent for Jeff Greene, the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 30. If U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek wins the Democratic primary, Crist’s lead would be 39 percent to 33 percent for Rubio and 13 percent for Meek.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4445.xmlNew York State voters are divided on Arizona’s new immigration law, as 41 percent approve and 43 percent disapprove of the law, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4442.xmlFlorida businessman Rick Scott holds a 43–32 percent lead over state Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely primary voters released July 29. Another 23 percent are undecided and 43 percent of those who do name a candidate say they might change their mind.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4420.xmlOnly 30 percent of New York State voters say giving the next attorney general more power to fight corruption in state government would be effective, while 54 percent say political considerations would prevent the attorney general from using this power to clean up Albany, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 28.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4385.xmlAmerican voters say 64–30 percent that reducing unemployment is more important than reducing the federal budget deficit, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 22. Even Republicans say 58–38 percent that reducing unemployment is more important.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4448.xmlA year after President Barack Obama’s political honeymoon ended, his job approval rating has dropped to a negative 44–48 percent, his worst net score ever, and American voters say by a narrow 39–36 percent margin that they would vote for an unnamed Republican rather than President Obama in 2012, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4417.xmlConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the Democrat, tops Republican wrestling executive Linda McMahon 54–37 percent in the U.S. Senate race, and leads her on every voter measure, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 16.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4391.xmlDemocratic contenders Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy top any of the three possible Republican candidates for governor of Connecticut by margins of 11 percentage points or more among registered voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 15.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4375.xmlDemocratic U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey are locked in a 43–43 percent tie in their race for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 14.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4382.xmlPennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, the Republican candidate for governor, has a 44-37 percent lead over Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, the Democrat, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 13.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4371.xmlNew York City voters oppose 52–31 percent a proposal by a Muslim group to build a mosque and cultural center two blocks from Ground Zero, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released July 1. Another 17 percent are undecided.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4354.xmlNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is unhurt--and unhelped--by the recent announcement of a city budget with some service cuts, with a 57–33 percent overall approval rating and a negative 45–47 percent approval for his handling of the city budget, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 30.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4355.xmlDemocratic Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher and Republican Rob Portman remain in a tight race for Ohio’s U.S. Senate seat with 42 percent for Fisher and 40 percent for Portman, with 17 percent undecided, statistically unchanged from April and March surveys, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 30.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4320.xmlOhio Gov. Ted Strickland holds a slight 44–38 percent lead over Republican challenger John Kasich, statistically unchanged from 44–38 percent in April, and 43–38 percent in March, at least partly because Kasich remains unknown to half of Ohio voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4351.xmlNew York State government is dysfunctional, 83 percent of voters say, the highest number ever measured in the state, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 23.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4304.xmlNew York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for governor, is not doing enough to explain what he would do to fix the state’s budget problems, New York State voters say 64–21 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released June 22.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4350.xmlThe New York Yankees have more fans in New Jersey than the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets combined and lead the Phillies 2-1 in a repeat World Series matchup, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4353.xmlThe Garden State is a “very good” place to live, 27 percent of New Jersey voters say, while 51 percent say it’s “fairly good;” 14 percent say “fairly bad” and 8 percent say “very bad,” in a Quinnipiac University poll released June 18.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4340.xmlNew Jersey voters give Gov. Christopher Christie a split 44 - 43 percent job approval rating and 44 percent describe him as a "leader," while 43 percent call him a "bully," according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 17. Voters also say 52 - 38 he is "confrontational," rather than "honest and refreshing."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4349.xmlThere are no ties in baseball, but 39 percent of Connecticut fans cheer for the New York Yankees while 38 percent root for the Boston Red Sox, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 11. Another 11 percent say the New York Mets are their favorite team.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4347.xmlPolitical neophyte Rick Scott has surged to a 44–31 percent lead over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, apparently powered by a multi-million dollar television ad blitz to introduce him to voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4339.xmlFormer wrestling executive Linda McMahon is inching up on Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and now trails the Democrat 55–35 percent in the U.S. Senate, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4326.xmlFlorida Gov. Charlie Crist, running as an independent, edges Republican Marco Rubio 37–33 percent in the U.S. Senate race, with 17 percent for Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 9. If Jeff Greene gets the Democratic nod, Crist tops Rubio 40–33 percent with 14 percent for Greene.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4305.xmlAmerican voters say 48–35 percent they want their state to pass an immigration law similar to Arizona’s and by an overwhelming 76–12 percent they say that plans by those opposed to the law to boycott Arizona are a bad idea, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released June 1.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4306.xmlConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal leads former wrestling executive Linda McMahon 56 – 31 percent in the U.S. Senate race and tops the Republican candidate by large margins on every character measure, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4266.xmlAmerican voters approve 48 – 43 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing, up from a negative 44 – 46 percent April 21, the first time since December that more voters give him a thumbs up rather than thumbs down, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 26.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4303.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5014.xmlNine MBA students traveled to Hungary May 30-June 12, where they met business and political leaders guiding this nation through a turbulent period.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4986.xmlQuinnipiac's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is heading to SIFE’s national competition in Minnesota from May 11-13.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4916.xmlThe third annual Relay for Life of Quinnipiac University, held April 23-24, raised $90,000 for the American Cancer Societyhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4895.xmlA Quinnipiac student has an acting role in Long Wharf Theatre's production of "A Doll's House," which runs from April 28-May 23.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2174.xmlMore than 700 students helped out at community service sites across the region during the University's first Big Event.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4894.xmlFive students and two professors from the School of Education will spend their spring break in Leon, Nicaragua, where they will share their expertise with educators from two rural school districts.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4914.xmlFaculty and students from the physician assistant program joined hundreds of PAs in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 23, during the American Academy of Physician Assistants' (AAPA) Capitol Connection summit. The group delivered the message to Capitol Hill that PAs are integral to a strong health care system and the highest possible care for patients.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4912.xmlFour undergraduate students and a communications professor are working with Jane Doe No More Inc., a national charity that works to improve the way society responds to victims of sexual assault, to create a training video for police officers.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4883.xmlMeg Brunelle, a senior athletic training/sports medicine major in the School of Health Sciences, qualified to compete in the National Athletic Trainers' Association's Quiz Bowl in June in Philadelphia.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4874.xmlTwelve students traveled to Washington, D.C., over winter break to participate in two seminars sponsored by the Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, an independent, nonprofit organization that provides selected students opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C., for academic credit.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2496.xmlMary Meixell was quoted in a July 25 Associated Press story about plans for high-speed rail service in Connecticut, western Massachusetts and Vermont.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3423.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3448.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3424.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2697.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x5010.xmlQuinnipiac is hosting the 2010 Connecticut Film Industry Training Program June 7 to July 2. By establishing a skilled in-state film workforce, the training program provides an additional incentive for producers to select Connecticut as a location for film and television.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4931.xmlThe University offers one of the most comprehensive collections of materials on Ireland’s Great Hunger, or An Gorta Mor, in the world.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2957.xmlAbout 750 Quinnipiac students will break into groups of 10 and cook, paint, collect trash and embark on other philanthropic activities as part of Quinnipiac's first Big Event, a day for students to give back to the community.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2934.xmlStudents receiving their undergraduate degrees this May will don caps and gowns made of 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. The eco-friendly gowns are virtually indistinguishable in color, feel or fit from traditional polyester material.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2559.xmlSixteen School of Business students will spend part of their winter breaks in Leon, Nicaragua, with members of the Albert Schweitzer Institute helping local organizations.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2495.xmlFourteen School of Business students pedaled to excellence in the online business simulation game, MikesBikes, competing against business students from around the globe. Four teams of Quinnipiac students ranked among the top 20 participating in the competition, which explores accounting, finance, management and marketing theory and practices.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4815.xmlAbout 170 high school students from across Connecticut are gearing up to make movie magic on campus Jan. 8. The students will participate in workshops to learn producing, camera, lighting, editing, multimedia production and design for both traditional and emerging broadcast platforms.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3270.xmlThe PA students will help Dominican and Haitian refugees in the border communities of Sousa and Puerto Plata, both in the Dominican Republic.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3275.xmlMegan Brunelle '10 and Matthew Mills '11 were selected to receive $2,500 from the Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4812.xmlJesse Nadel '10 was awarded the money by the Ridgefield Liberty Cooperative and a private lunch and tour of Barron's headquarters with former chief economist of the New York Stock Exchange and current economics editor at Barron's, Gene Epstein, for asking the most thoughtful question at a lecture on the central bank at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2946.xmlTen Quinnipiac students had the unique opportunity to participate in an event marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. They traveled to Berlin Nov. 9-13 with David Ives of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.http://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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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.xmlhttp://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/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