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Institutional News

  • "Doc" Miller and Dawn LaFrance announce the SANE nurse initiative at a press conference
    Residents of Madison County and students of 51·çÁ÷ and other nearby colleges now have access to a newly launched Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program at Community Memorial Hospital. This initiative — a collaboration between 51·çÁ÷, the hospital, and Madison County’s Liberty Resources/Help Restore Hope Center — provides five specially trained nurses to offer […]
    September 25, 2017
  • General David H. Petraeus
    General David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, retired) will visit campus to speak with students and the local community during 51·çÁ÷’s Family Weekend, Saturday, October 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the 51·çÁ÷ Memorial Chapel. Professor Robert Kraynak, political science professor and director of 51·çÁ÷’s Center for Freedom and Western Civilization will be the host and moderator. […]
    September 14, 2017
  • Academic Quad, c. 1915
    Dear 51·çÁ÷ Faculty, Students, and Staff Members, When those of you who were away return this August, you will notice a number of changes to the campus. Most notably, excavation and construction have begun for the new residence halls located between the COOP, Andrews Hall, and Stillman Hall. The work included the removal of a […]
    August 10, 2017
  • Professor Frank Frey and Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty Constance Harsh hold Balmuth Award
    No one would expect a biostatistics course to draw a crowd of students. But when it’s taught by a dynamic professor with a gift for inspirational teaching, it can become a must-take class at 51·çÁ÷. Frank Frey — the associate professor of biology behind Biostatistics as well as numerous courses on evolutionary ecology, community health, and environmental […]
    May 30, 2017
  • Portrait of Tracey Hucks ’87, MA’90
    I am writing to announce that Tracey Hucks ’87, MA’90 has been named Provost and Dean of the Faculty. She will return to her alma mater and take up her duties on July 1. Tracey is currently the James D. Vail III Professor at Davidson College and a nationally regarded scholar of American religious history […]
    May 25, 2017
  • Portrait of Paul J. McLoughlin II
    Paul J. McLoughlin II, dean of students at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., has been named vice president and dean of the college at 51·çÁ÷, effective July 26, 2017. McLoughlin has served at Lafayette since 2012, overseeing residential life, recreation services, student conduct, wellness, student leadership and involvement, fraternity and sorority advising, and numerous other campus […]
    April 27, 2017
  • Caroline and Jake Danehy at pop-up store
    Last month, while the sports world was reveling in March Madness, entrepreneurs were tuning in to Inc. magazine’s Coolest College Startup competition to see which of 16 ventures would win the 2017 title. This year, 51·çÁ÷ was the only university represented twice on the brackets — and both ventures made it to the third round […]
    April 25, 2017
  • Today marks the first of 13 days of special events, lectures, discussions, films, and more to celebrate 51·çÁ÷’s efforts toward becoming a more sustainable university and achieving carbon neutrality by 2019. Day 1: April 10 Kick-Off Celebration The 13 Days of Green will begin with a kick-off event on the Academic Quad, Monday, April 10. Come […]
    April 10, 2017
  • Professor Schult teaches a class in mathematics.
    51·çÁ÷ is proud to announce that its applied mathematics minor has graduated to become the university’s 55th major. The consistent popularity of the minor and continued interest from students led to the creation of the full major this year, according to Daniel Schult, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathematics. As the name implies, applied mathematics is the […]
    April 3, 2017
  • Kevin Iglesias ’17, of Silver Spring, Md., has been awarded a Fulbright research grant to travel to Brazil to study public health. Iglesias, a peace and conflict studies major, will conduct research in the city of Salvador, Bahia, on the relationship between black/Afro-Brazilian LGBT identities and ethnic forms of traditional healing in Afro-Matrix Religions (AMR). […]
    April 3, 2017