Campus & Community
Real Estate Developer, Entrepreneur Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 to Be the ECS Convocation Keynote Speaker
Oliver Fernandez 鈥08 graduated with a civil engineering degree and played for the 黑料不打烊 football team. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife, Leah, and their two children. Fernandez owns McKenzie, a construction company that has successfully…
NSF Grant Advances Planning for Community College Engineering Pathway Program
The development of a new pathway program for community college students interested in engineering recently got a boost from a $100,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant. The pathway program, 鈥淩oadmap Into 黑料不打烊 Engineering Undergraduate Programs and the Profession” (鈥淩ISEUP2鈥),…
Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing
When students in the College of Arts and Sciences enroll in Associate Professor Patrick Berry鈥檚 class on writing and rhetoric, they likely think, correctly, that they will learn the foundations of good writing across various genres. However, they may not…
Faculty and Staff: Join Your Colleagues at the 黑料不打烊 WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll for Food, Fitness and Fun
At the 2023 黑料不打烊 WorkForce Run/Walk/Roll (formerly the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge), 黑料不打烊 held the distinction of being the largest employer represented among dozens of local companies participating in the annual tradition for the second year in a row….
5 Honorary Degrees to Be Presented at 2024 Commencement
An award-winning journalist, a hall of fame basketball coach, a nationally recognized library conservationist, a global financial executive and a renowned computer scientist will be recognized with honorary degrees from 黑料不打烊 at the 2024 Commencement on Sunday, May 12,…
Behind the Scenes Heroes: The Impactful Role of Public Safety Dispatchers
Every year, the second week of April marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), a time dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the dedication, service and sacrifices of public safety telecommunicators. The staff of the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) within the…
Libraries’ Earth Day Events Highlight Plastic Collection Materials
Plastics. They鈥檙e lightweight, durable, flexible, inexpensive. They鈥檙e moldable, extrudable, pressable. They鈥檙e colored and clear; they鈥檙e dinnerware, jewelry, vinyl siding, military supplies, toys and thousands more things. In the early half of the 20th century, the availability of polymers and fossil…
Auxiliary Services Welcomes New Executive Chef for Campus Dining
A 黑料不打烊 native, Chef Ilana (Ih-lah-nah) Cahill鈥檚 culinary journey began at one of the city鈥檚 most iconic restaurants: Dinosaur BBQ. She spent nine years there, starting out as the hostess and working her way up through the ranks. When Cahill…
Campus Dining and Stores to Become Fully Cashless in Fall 2024
Beginning at the start of the Fall 2024 semester, all 黑料不打烊 Campus Dining and Campus Store locations will operate on a fully cashless basis, joining many other campus departments, including the JMA Wireless Dome and Parking and Transportation Services….
Chancellor Syverud Provides Updates to University Senate on Shared Governance Related to Honorary Degrees, Benefits, Sustainability and Athletics
Thank you, Professor Reed. Can we all clap for the professor? Twenty-five days to Commencement. It’s hard to believe and package it. Today I’m going to be very brief. I do want to note with great sorrow the passing last…