Quinnipiac University News and Eventshttp://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.Graduate students told to experience the thrill of givinghttp://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.Undergraduate Commencement May 18http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4036.xmlThe ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 18, in front of the Arnold Bernhard Library, on the proscenium of the University Quadrangle. The speaker is television personality Lisa Ling.University appoints two new associate deanshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3440.xmlBiology professor Allan Smits and assistant dean Renée Tursi have been appointed associate deans in the College of Liberal Arts.Three professors receive Fulbright grantshttp://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.Division of Education accredited by National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educationhttp://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.School of Communications appoints advisory boardhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2794.xmlABC News reporter Bob Woodruff, ESPN vice president Bryan Burns and the voice of the New York Mets and New York Islanders Howard Rose are among the members of the new School of Communications advisory board.Journalism professor receives award for documentary on TV news coveragehttp://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.Finance professor releases survey on due diligence practices among investorshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3898.xmlFinance professor Matthew O’Connor collaborated with the Greenwich Roundtable in the first biannual survey of due diligence practices among private and institutional investors. O’Connor and the Greenwich Roundtable plan to repeat the survey every six months in order to track and monitor changes in the ways of sophisticated investors.Professor releases study of U.S. diplomats about America’s image in the worldhttp://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.University signs five-year partnership agreement with Long Wharf Theatrehttp://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.University launches graduate program in educational leadershiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2797.xmlThe Division 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.Thompson named new senior vice presidenthttp://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.University launches online master’s degree program in interactive communicationshttp://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.Schweitzer Institute director meets Gorbachev and other leaders at international summithttp://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.Alumnus creates $50,000 scholarshiphttp://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.New book about Nobel Laureate Albert Schweitzer explores his reverence for lifehttp://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.English professor edits new book about Clint Eastwoodhttp://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.Quinnipiac acquires Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield campus in North Havenhttp://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.Business professor named Fulbright scholarhttp://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.Professors present findings on Mexican Mummy Researchhttp://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.For the 12th consecutive year, Quinnipiac among the best, according to U.S. News & World Reporthttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2769.xmlQuinnipiac has once again been named among the nation’s best universities providing a full range of undergraduate and master’s level programs in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 America’s Best Colleges issue.TD Banknorth Sports Center opens with fanfare, friendshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2629.xmlSpectacular new sports facility dedicated; fierce bobcat statue unveiled; view the archived Webcast and photo galleryQuinnipiac one of nation's top wired colleges, PC Magazine sayshttp://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.Racial split as New Yorkers disagree with Bell verdict 2-1, poll findshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3558.xmlStudents win awards at Eastern Video and Animation festivalhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2606.xmlStudents from the School of Communications competed in a public service announcement contest held in conjunction with the Eastern Video and Animation Festival May 7.Graduate student takes second place in trading competitionhttp://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.Two journalism students receive awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3354.xmlKyle Andrukiewicz and Gregory Clary won awards during the Mark of Excellence awards ceremony at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 1 conference held on Saturday, April 26, in Portland, Maine.Three political science students to attend women's leadership conferencehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3546.xmlLisamarie Izquierdo, Kailey Maher and Lorella Praelli were selected to participate in the inaugural NEW Leadership New England program from June 15 to 20 at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.Business students win regional championshiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3460.xmlThe Quinnipiac chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) won the SIFE Northeast Regional Championship on April 4. Their presentation focused on the group’s Café Cameroon project, a social entrepreneurial venture aimed at creating a sustainable economy in an African village.Students raise money for childhood literacyhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3442.xmlStudents in the Physician Assistant Student Society collected $10,000 during a fundraiser to support childhood literacy.Athletic training student receives scholarship for graduate studieshttp://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.Business students launch philanthropic coffee business to benefit African villagehttp://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.Residence Hall Council wins Regional Building Block Chapter of the Year awardhttp://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.Students raise money for Special Olympics Penguin Plunge eventhttp://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.Graduate student to present at American Academy of Physician Assistants meetinghttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2929.xmlJason Obey, a first-year graduate student in the physician assistant program, will present a scientific poster at the American Academy of Physician Assistants annual meeting in May. Obey worked with his pre-clinical instructor to develop his presentation on pituitary tumors and male infertility.Two athletic training students win awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2957.xmlMegan Finn placed first among college students for her oral presentation at the Athletic Trainers’ Association symposium Feb 8-9. John Angus received the Outstanding Undergraduate Abstract Award at the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association conference Jan. 13.Online simulation game challenges freshman business studentshttp://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.Students present papers at 2007 Academy of International Business conferencehttp://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.Graduate student co-authors paper published in medical journalhttp://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.Graduate student presents research at New England Neurosurgical Society conferencehttp://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.Student-directed concert to air in high definition on PBS stations nationwidehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3286.xmlNeil Rogers, a senior media production major, directed a live music concert video by new-age composer Cal (Peter Calamera), which will air in high definition on PBS stations nationwide in January.New York Times features story on Long Wharf Theatre partnershiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2496.xmlThe New York Times featured a story about the University's five-year partnership agreement with Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Conn. Under the agreement, students will mount three to four productions per year at Long Wharf.John Delaney and Mickey Amanti win NEC weekly awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlBaseball falls to UConn, 14-9http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3433.xmlBaseball splits with Sacred Heart, 12-0 and 8-5http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3430.xmlBonnie Shea selected to 2008 New England Fury High Performance Training Squadhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3423.xml20 of 21 Quinnipiac athletic programs receive acceptable APR by NCAAhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3448.xmlMen's lacrosse finishes tied for third in NEILA pollhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlJournalism historian's new book studies journalists targeted during the McCarthy erahttp://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.College of Professional Studies to accept AICPCU credits towards master's in organizational leadershiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3270.xmlThe College of Professional Studies is now accepting credit for courses and examinations completed in the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters’ professional designation program.Graduate nursing program receives federal training grant for fourth consecutive yearhttp://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.Professor edits new book about how mobile technology changes how we livehttp://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.Former President Carter receives humanitarian award, calls for an end to nuclear weaponshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3360.xmlFormer President Jimmy Carter received the first Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award from Quinnipiac President John L. Lahey and delivered a lecture marking the 50th anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's call for an end to nuclear weapons Sept. 26.Physician assistants urged to value prevention and interventionhttp://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.Law grads urged to do great things in their careershttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3069.xmlGraduating from law school is a big accomplishment, but the 188 men and women receiving their juris doctor degrees on May 13 from the School of Law were advised to go one even better.'Images of Peace' art exhibit runs through Oct. 14http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3351.xml“Images of Peace,” a national juried art exhibition, will run through Oct. 14 at the Albert Schweitzer Institute.Conference on building a career on Wall Street to be held Nov. 2http://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.Man imprisoned 18 years for a rape he didn’t commit to speak at Oct. 24 forumhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3359.xmlJames Tillman will be among those who will take part in an educational program, “Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24, in the Grand Courtroom in the School of Law Center.Professors X-ray mummies for new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditoriumhttp://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.Steve Kroft receives Fred Friendly First Amendment Awardhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3089.xml“60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft accepted the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award May 21 from Quinnipiac’s School of Communications.Graduate program grads encouraged to seek fulfillment, happinesshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3068.xmlAs 517 graduate students looked forward to finding their place in the world at the Graduate Commencement ceremony May 13, their commencement speaker’s advice was to look for a place they fit best.Graduates to begin writing the story of their liveshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3077.xmlEven if they didn’t major in English, all 1,294 graduates in the Class of 2007 are writers working on their first novel, said best-selling mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark at the May 20 commencement ceremony.PA program director elected president of the American Academy of Physician Assistantshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3006.xmlCynthia Booth Lord, director of the Physician Assistant Program in the School of Health Sciences, was elected president elect of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.Four inducted into Business Leader Hall of Famehttp://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.Bob and Lee Woodruff discuss how bombing injury changed their liveshttp://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."WQUN reporters win Associated Press awardshttp://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.Tom Moore named head men’s basketball coachhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2946.xmlExhaustive nationwide search leads to former UConn associate head coach with more than 20 years of experience.Professor receives Fulbright scholarshiphttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2948.xmlLori Sudderth, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to research domestic violence policy in Costa Rica.Business leaders share sage advice at forumhttp://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.Professor receives fellowship to develop entrepreneurship model with professor in Russiahttp://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.Edward O'Connor named dean of School of Health Scienceshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2727.xmlO’Connor will lead Quinnipiac’s largest school with a combined total of 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students.Students perform 'Gathering Shells' at the Long Wharf Theatrehttp://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.Andrew Turczak of Shelton recognized as a top student in entry-level physician assistant programhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1021.xmlSenior Andrew Turczak has received the 2006 Ryan J. O’Neil Entry-Level Master’s Physician Award for excellent leadership, a cooperative attitude and exemplifying the strength of character of a future health care professional.Bernard LaFayette Jr. to receive Thurgood Marshall Award Feb. 27http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2768.xmlLaFayette, an authority on nonviolent social change, is a distinguished scholar in residence and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island.Students to take part in Washington seminarhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2638.xmlThe Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars’ Inside Washington ’07 will provide two weeks of behind-the-scenes perspective on Washington and the politics of the day.Judge appointed to serve on tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leadership to speak at School of Law Dec. 13http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2618.xmlMotoo Noguchi, one of the judges who has been appointed to serve on the international tribunal created in Cambodia to bring to trial the former leadership of the Khmer Rouge, will speak at a special faculty forum in the Faculty Commons of the School of Law Center at 12 noon on Wednesday, Dec. 13. This event is free and open to the public.Forensic nursing professor wins awardshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2585.xmlBarbara Moynihan, nursing professor and coordinator of the Master of Science in forensic nursing track, has received two awards for contributions to nursing practice and innovations in the nursing profession.Seasoned CBS newsmen join Quinnipiachttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2508.xmlTwo of CBS News’ most successful journalists—one who made his mark at "60 Minutes," the other as a producer of "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather"—are teaching in the School of Communications.Academics discuss writing across the curriculum at Quinnipiac conferencehttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2573.xmlEducators and administrators from across the country and around the globe examined methods of integrating two diverse academic models at the first-ever International Conference on Thinking and Writing Across the Disciplines, hosted by Quinnipiac.School of Communications to offer TV News Institute to high schoolershttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2788.xmlHigh school juniors and seniors interested in broadcast journalism will have an opportunity to learn how to work in front of the cameras and behind the scenes in television news this summer during an intensive one-week program.