http://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.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/x4881.xmlTo highlight the threat of nuclear weapons in the 21st century, the Albert Schweitzer Institute and the School of Law are co-sponsoring a major conference, “Building Up or Breaking Down: The Direction of Nuclear Non-Proliferation,” on Friday, Feb. 19, from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the law center’s Grand Courtroom.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2794.xmlJudy Norsigian, executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, a nonprofit, public interest women's health education, advocacy and consulting organization, will deliver the keynote address at the 16th annual Celebrating Women's Creativity Conference on Saturday, Feb. 20, in Alumni Hall.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2934.xmlThe University is hosting a screening of the documentary film, "The Wall," which examines the construction and impact of the 700 miles of fencing along the U.S./Mexican border. Following the screening, director Ricardo Martinez will take audience questions. The free event will be held at 7 p.m. in Alumni Hall.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2508.xmlTheater for Community will perform the award-winning Irish play, "Translations," Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 25-27, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. at the Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4662.xmlA collection of photos taken in Nicaragua, Guatamala and Kenya are on display at the Albert Schweitzer Institute through March 2010.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4873.xmlQuinnipiac is committed to helping the citizens of Haiti as they recover from the devastating earthquake and aftershocks. The University is also working with the Haitian Health Foundation and Hopital Albert Schweitzer to coordinate more extensive relief efforts.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/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/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/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/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/x4355.xmlMedical marijuana is a “good idea,” New York state voters say 71–25 percent, with support among all political, racial and regional groups, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Feb. 4.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4354.xmlNew York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s possible challenge of Gov. David Paterson in a Democratic primary will not be racially divisive, voters say 80-14 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released Feb. 3. Black voters say 73-22 percent that a Cuomo challenge won’t be racially divisive.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4320.xmlFlorida voters support State Attorney General Bill McCollum’s promise to challenge the constitutionality of any federal health care bill that forces people to buy health insurance and give the Republican a 41 – 31 percent lead over State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the Democrat, in the governor’s race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4351.xmlFormer State House Speaker Marco Rubio has squeaked past Gov. Charlie Crist in the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, leading 47–44 percent and topping Gov. Crist on trust, values and conservative credentials, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 26.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4304.xmlMerit pay for outstanding teachers is a good idea, New Jersey voters say 66–31 percent, and firing bad teachers should be easier, voters say 64–31 percent, in a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4350.xmlWith an edge in name recognition, Connecticut businessman and former U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont leads the pack in the Democratic primary race for Governor, where almost half of the voters remain undecided, and has small leads over Republican contenders, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 21.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4340.xmlNew Jersey voters agree with Gov. Christopher Christie that his first priority should be curbing state spending, and voters support layoffs and wage freezes for state workers, creating jobs and ending corruption, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 20.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4349.xmlAmerican voters say 63–25 percent that the government’s anti-terror policies lean too far toward protecting civil rights rather than national security and by 84–13 percent back greater use of airport body scanners opposed by privacy advocates because the machines scan a person’s body through their clothing, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 14.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4347.xmlConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has 35 to 47-point leads over three Republican candidates for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest, thumping former wrestling executive Linda McMahon 64–23 percent, bruising businessman Peter Schiff 66–19 percent and smacking former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons 62–27 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 14.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4339.xmlAmerican voters are split 45–45 percent on whether Barack Obama’s first year in office is a success or failure and split 35–37 percent on whether the U.S. would be better off if John McCain had won the 2008 election, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Jan. 13. As he marks the first anniversary of his inauguration, President Obama’s approval has slipped slightly into an even 45–45 percent split for the first time.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4326.xmlAmericans who identify themselves as college football fans say 63-26 percent junk the current Bowl Championship Series (BCS) to pick a national champion and replace it with a playoff system like the NCAA basketball tournament, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4305.xmlAmerican voters believe 59–34 percent that the earth is getting warmer, but most voters say the U.S. should not sign a treaty promising to reduce greenhouse gases, or should not sign such a treaty unless other nations do the same, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 23. Among voters who believe in global warming, 57 percent believe it is caused by human activity.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4306.xmlAs the Senate prepares to vote on health care reform, American voters “mostly disapprove” of the plan 53–36 percent and disapprove 56–38 percent of President Barack Obama’s handling of the health care issue, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 22.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4266.xmlDemocratic Sen. Arlen Specter and Republican challenger Pat Toomey are deadlocked 44–44 percent in Pennsylvania’s marquee 2010 U.S. Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 18. President Barack Obama’s job approval in this pivotal swing state remains below 50 percent at 49–45 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4445.xmlPennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has a 38–12 percent lead over Jim Gerlach for the Republican nomination for governor and holds double-digit leads over three of the top candidates in the wide-open race for the Democratic nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 17.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4282.xmlThe corruption conviction of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno is “Albany business as usual,” not “an exception to the way Albany does business,” state voters say 60–25 in a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 16.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4420.xmlNew York Gov. David Paterson continues his climb out of the basement, as voters disapprove 49–40 percent of the job he is doing, up from 57–30 percent disapproval Oct. 21 and his best overall score since a 45–41 percent approval Feb. 17, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 15.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4448.xmlAmerican voters give President Barack Obama a split 46–44 percent job approval, his lowest ever, and both the health care reform package that he wants Congress to pass and his personal rating on handling health care now win support from less than four in 10 Americans, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 9.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4417.xmlPublic support for the war in Afghanistan is up nine percentage points in the last three weeks, as American voters say 57–35 percent that fighting the war is the right thing to do. Approval of President Barack Obama’s handling of the war is up seven points in the same period, from a 38–49 percent negative Nov. 18 to a 45–45 percent split, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Dec. 8.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4442.xmlMaurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, is available to discuss the results of a June 23 poll which found that New York State voters support 51-41 percent, with 8 percent undecided, a law allowing same- sex couples to marry.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4391.xmlBy a slim 49–46 percent margin, New Jersey voters oppose a law that would allow same-sex couples to marry, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 25.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4385.xmlNew Jersey voters support 75–21 percent, including 70–26 percent among Democrats, a wage freeze for state workers to help balance the state budget, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 24, three weeks after Christopher Christie toppled Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine. A wage freeze wins 75–20 percent support from independent voters and 79–16 percent backing from Republicans. Voters in union households back a wage freeze 62–33 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4375.xmlThree-quarters of American voters - 74 percent - like President Barack Obama as a person, but only 47 percent like most of his policies, and voters disapprove 51–35 percent of the health care overhaul passed by the House of Representatives which he has endorsed, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Nov. 19.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4382.xmlPresident Barack Obama's job approval rating is 48 - 42 percent, the first time he has slipped below the 50 percent threshold nationally, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 18. Support for the war in Afghanistan and approval of President Obama's handling of the war also is down in the last month, and Republican support for the war is more than twice as strong as Democratic support.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4371.xmlFormer Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest and runs better than any other challenger against Sen. Christopher Dodd, topping the Democratic incumbent 49–38 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Nov. 12.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4303.xmlhttp://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/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/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/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/x2496.xmlDouglas Schwartz, director of the Quinnipiac Poll, appeared on CNN's "American Morning" on Jan. 8 to discuss how various controversies in the financial industry influenced U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd's decision to retire.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2697.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3424.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3448.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3423.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlhttp://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/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/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/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