Siena College
Biology Students See Research from a Different Perspective
For the past two January months, Biology students and professors have journeyed to Costa Rica to get a handle on how different cultures approach scientific research. Both years, Siena students studied the ecology of tropical rainforests, and helped Costa Rican students with research projects. MORE>>
Randolph-Macon Woman’s College
Professor Blogs from Maya World
A Randolph-Macon Woman’s College professor is spending his summer studying the Maya Worlds, thanks to an award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. John Abell, an economics professor, was one of 24 faculty selected from throughout the U.S. to participate in a national Summer Institute on "Maya Worlds: on-site in Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize." MORE>>
University of Dayton
Urban Teacher Academy Prepares Students for Urban Classrooms
The University of Dayton's Urban Teacher Academy prepares students to teach in the Dayton Public Schools and helps keep new teachers in the classroom. The Reynolds and Reynolds Foundation has given the University $40,000 to support students and teacher mentors in the Urban Teacher Academy. MORE>>
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific Repeats as Director’s Cup Winner
For the second consecutive year, Azusa Pacific has captured the Directors’ Cup, emblematic of the Cougars being the best athletics program in the NAIA for the 2005-06 year. APU has finished in the top three each of the last eight years, and is the first Southern California school to win back-to-back Cups. MORE>>
Belhaven College
Omega College at Belhaven Allows Students to Personalize Education
The Omega College program allows selected students the unique opportunity to enhance their course of study by formatting their curriculum. Through career-specific advising, students customize a program that includes beneficial courses added to the student’s current course of study, the possibility to intern and gain field experience in preparation for their careers, and develop a career portfolio of real-world experiences. MORE>>
College of Saint Mary (NE)
College Dedicates Hixson-Lied Commons Multi-purpose Facility
Around 200 people came to the College of Saint Mary campus on July 29 to officially dedicate the new Hixson-Lied Commons. The new facility, named for Ms. Christina Hixson, and the Ernest F. Lied Foundation Trust, houses the Library, the Achievement Center, Student Leadership and Organizations and Christina's Place, a café and lounge. MORE>>
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