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Merrimack
College
Merrimack Named to President’s Honor
Roll for Distinguished Community Service
Merrimack College has been named to the U.S. President’s
Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
for the college’s commitment to community
service and extraordinary volunteer efforts. Merrimack
was one of 140 institutions of higher education
recognized for distinguished service among the
nearly 500 schools named to the President’s
Honor Roll.
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Abilene
Christian University
40-foot statue dedicated to Abilene Christian
University
An almost 40-foot bronze statue depicting the
biblical story of "Jacob's Dream," was
dedicated to Abilene Christian University recently
in honor of Grace L. Woodward for her gift of
$ 26.5 million to the university. This magnificent
piece of art, which is surrounded by a park-like
area designed to encourage prayer and meditation,
was crafted by Jack Maxwell, chair of ACU's Department
of Art and Design.
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Warren
Wilson College
WWC receives national Campus Sustainability
Achievement Award
Warren Wilson College has received the national
2006 Campus Sustainability Achievement Award in
the category of four-year institutions with fewer
than 1,000 students. The award was presented Oct.
5 by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education at the AASHE conference in
Tempe, Ariz.
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Taylor
University
New Media Department Wins Aegis Award
The Taylor University Department of Communication/New
Media won an Aegis Award for the film Operation
SINBAD (Southern Indiana Bioterrorism Attack and
Defense), a video produced for the Department
of Homeland Security. The Aegis is a national
award for video and film production.
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Marymount
University
High School and College Students Explore
IT Field at Marymount University Workshop
IT is fun! That was the consensus of opinion among
the high school and college students, as well
as IT professionals, at a free Marymount University
workshop co-sponsored with Microsoft and the Society
for Information Management on The Future Potential
in IT. Highlighting the fun element, an Xbox 360,
autographed by the Xbox development team, was
among the prizes raffled off!
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McKendree
College
Kennedy Delivers Impassioned Speech at
The Hett
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lived up to his reputation
as a resolute defender of the environment as he
opened McKendree College’s 2006-07 George
E. McCammon Memorial Distinguished Speaker Series
in front of a full house on November 9. He delivered
a well-received speech that conveyed his love
for the earth and desire to protect it for future
generations.
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