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Coles College of Business Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Atlanta - James G. Tompkins IV, Ph.D., a professor at the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University, has been chosen as a Fulbright Senior Specialist to Greece. The Fulbright program is the U.S. governments flagship international educational program. It is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and residents of other countries. He is the third Coles College faculty member to be honored as a Fulbright Scholar. I think the Fulbright scholarship will help with my teaching because I often bring experiences outside of the university into the classroom and my research, Tompkins says. Tompkins teaches Corporate and International Finance in KSUs Department of Economics, Finance & Quantitative Analysis. As part of his Fulbright scholarship, he will teach and conduct seminars on writing and researching case studies at the University of the Aegean from mid-March to mid-May.
UNILAG’s VC Scores Screening Process High
Quality control measures put in place to admit students through appropriate screening mechanisms have ensured the University of Lagos maintains a high standard, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Oye Ibidapo-Obe has said.
"We are reassured that as a citadel of learning, the University of Lagos still maintains her prides of place for the cultivation of genius. It is our hope that in future we will get to a position where we will not graduate students in the third class and pass category but only those who are the brightest and best and can be constantly sought for in commerce and industry because first class graduates are sharp and smart minds that will aid our nations development process," Ibidapo-Obe said.
Speaking at the convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, Akoka, recently, he said the institution is focused on providing a proper and befitting academic environment, conducive to learning and research to students.
Harbaugh Has Tough Job Ahead at Stanford
Jim Harbaugh faces a difficult challenge in his first major college head coaching job. The former NFL quarterback was given a five-year contract to turn around struggling Stanford, coming off its worst season in more than four decades. Harbaugh had spent the last three years as head coach at San Diego, a non-scholarship Division I-AA program that is a long way from the Pac-10. He led the Toreros to a 29-6 record, winning 27 of his final 29 games. This job brings him back to the site of his first summer job when he was a student across the street from Stanford Stadium at Palo Alto High School. While his father was an assistant for the Cardinal, Harbaugh spent his summers painting numbers at the stadium and cleaning the pool, dreaming about the opportunity to someday represent Stanford.
Full house greets Suns for home hockey debut
Wood River Valley hockey fans were ready to party Friday night. They jammed in, bought their raffle tickets and gave the Sun Valley Suns a full house for their season opener against the Park City Silver Kings. It turned out to be an eventful weekend for the deep Suns (4-0-0). They continued their early-season dominance on the power play with 8-5 and 12-2 wins over the Utah visitors at Sun Valley Skating Center. Coach Chris Benson's Suns scored eight power-play goals in 14 attempts against Park City and also excelled as penalty-killing snipers, notching a franchise record five shorthanded goals in the 12-2 rout. Rookie Suns players in particular enjoyed the two-game series and their introduction to Sun Valley hockey. Tying for the weekend scoring lead were first-year defenseman Jami James (7 assists) and wing Blake Jenson (2 goals, 5 assists) with another rookie, Jon Duval (1-5 for 6) right behind.
Forget the Gift Wrapping: Ten Ways Private Gifts to Public Universities Can Change Lives
It's that time again. Time to give back to the community and decide which nonprofit organizations will receive your charitable gifts by December 31, while you get a nice tax deduction for 2006. For alumni, parents, faculty, staff and other supporters of public universities, year-end giving is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of students, researchers and faculty... .
Whites-only scholarship kicks up controversy
The Boston University College Republicans are offering a $250 scholarship called the Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship. Applicants must have a 3.2 GPA and be at least one-quarter Caucasion. The scholarship is actually meant to spark controversy. The application itself offers the following explanation: "We believe that racial preferences in all their forms are perhaps the worst form of bigotry confronting America today." BU College Republicans president Joe Mroszczyk said his group is offering the scholarship to point out "how ridiculous it is to have any sort of racially based scholarship.""We are not doing this as some kind of white supremacy thing. I wanted to have a dialogue about racial preference," Mroszczyk said. It seems as if Mroszczyk has gotten his wish.
Obituary - Gary W. Lowman
Gary W. Lowman, 63, of Clarion, died at 8:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Clarion Hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1943, in Clarion, he was the son of Walter C. Lowman of Shippenville and the late Eleanor M. Smith Lowman. He was a 1962 graduate of Clarion High School. He was offered a full football scholarship to Southern Illinois where he played for two years. Mr. Lowman retired in 2000 from Owens-Illinois Glass Plant in Clarion where he was employed as a machinist. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Lowman was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 277, F. & A.M., of Clarion and the Coudersport Consistory. He was a member and past governor of Clarion Moose and also belonged to the American Legion, Eagles and VFW, all in Clarion.
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