http://www.quinnipiac.eduRSS News and Events feed for Quinnipiac University Hamden, Conn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4043.xmlThe 2009 Commencement ceremony for Graduate Programs and the College of Professional Studies begins at 10 a.m. The School of Law Commencement ceremony begins at 3 p.m.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3000.xmlHigh school students and their parents are invited to explore college, careers and the admissions process.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4476.xmlThe School of Communications will begin offering the new bachelor’s degree in film, video and interactive media beginning in Fall 2009.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3075.xmlThe University has appointed Matthew O’Connor, professor of finance, dean of the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4474.xmlInvestors hold strongly negative views toward the rating agencies and the SEC and expect the current market malaise to continue throughout the remainder of this year and into next, according to the latest survey conducted by the Greenwich Roundtable and Quinnipiac University.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4447.xmlThe second annual Relay for Life of Quinnipiac University, held April 24-25, raised more than $115,000 for the American Cancer Society.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2802.xmlThe University was included in the newly-released 2008-2009 edition of "Colleges of Distinction." Approximately 40 colleges in each of the six geographical regions in the U.S. were selected for inclusion in the guidebook.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3446.xmlQuinnipiac University has an outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company features the school in the 2009 edition of its “Best 296 Business Schools.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2932.xmlQuinnipiac is among the top colleges and universities in the U.S., according to the 2009 Princeton Review Guide. The New York-based education services company included the University in the most recent edition of its annual book, "The Best 368 Colleges."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2731.xmlF.W. de Klerk, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former president of South Africa, has been named to the honorary board of the Albert Schweitzer Institute.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3439.xmlThe Greenwich Roundtable and Quinnipiac University released the findings of their second “Survey of Investor Preferences” toward alternative investments among private and institutional investors.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2519.xmlOccupational therapy professor Catherine Meriano is one of several lead investigators in a new research study that will examine whether seniors monitored by wireless sensor technology are able to remain independent for longer, delay being admitted to a hospital or nursing home, and better attend to their own basic daily needs.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2651.xmlPresident John L. Lahey unveiled the University’s $4 million sustainability plan for its new York Hill Campus, which includes wind, cogeneration, and solar power initiatives.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2996.xmlRonald Beckett, co-director of the Bioanthropology Institute, traveled to New Guinea to restore a smoked body mummy. The Discovery Channel accompanied Beckett and made a documentary about the research project.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2990.xmlQuinnipiac ranked first among northern universities with master’s degree programs as having made the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, campus or facilities, according to the magazine's 2009 America’s Best Colleges issue.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4094.xmlABC “World News” anchor Charles Gibson accepted the Fred Friendly First Amendment Award June 10 from Quinnipiac’s School of Communications.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2629.xmlSpectacular new sports facility dedicated; fierce bobcat statue unveiled; view the archived Webcast and photo galleryhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2621.xmlTechnology publication teamed with The Princeton Review to determine Quinnipiac one of the top 10 most connected, plugged-in and high-tech campuses in the country.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4391.xmlA total of 72 percent of Ohio voters are "not too worried" or "not worried at all" that someone in their family will catch swine flu, and voters say 67 - 31 percent that the media's reaction to swine flu has been "overblown," according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 6. More affluent and educated voters are more likely to see media coverage as overblown.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4375.xmlAmerican voters’ views of Cuba, France and Iraq have improved in the last two years, while they have become more negative on Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 5 that shows England at the top and Iran and North Korea at the bottom of the list.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4385.xmlNewly-minted Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter would whip old Republican rival Pat Toomey 53 - 33 percent if the 2010 Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race were held today, but if popular former Gov. Tom Ridge becomes the Republican candidate, he trails Specter by just 46 - 43 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 4.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4382.xmlThe ban on openly gay men and women in the military should be repealed, American voters say 56 – 37 percent, including 50 – 43 percent among voters with family in the military, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released April 30. American voters who think being gay is an individual’s choice, 36 percent, are generally less supportive of gay rights than those who think people are born gay, 42 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4371.xmlOne hundred days in office, President Barack Obama wins a 58 – 30 percent job approval rating from American voters, including 53 – 35 percent among white voters, millions more than voted for him in November, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released April 29.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4355.xmlBy a 49 – 43 percent margin, New Jersey voters support a law that would allow same-sex couples to marry, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 23. And voters support 63 – 30 percent the existing law establishing civil unions for same-sex couples.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4354.xmlNew Jersey voters disapprove 54 – 37 percent of the job Gov. Jon Corzine is doing, the highest disapproval ever measured for a New Jersey Governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 22. The Democratic incumbent trails former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, a Republican challenger in this year’s Governor’s race, while he ties former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4353.xmlFlorida voters’ enthusiasm for President Barack Obama is waning a bit, but his 60–32 percent job approval remains strong, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 16. Florida voters prefer 42–26 percent that Gov. Charlie Crist seek another term in Tallahassee rather than the U.S. Senate.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4350.xmlThe lousy economy is having no impact on Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's sky-high job approval, which remains 66 - 23 percent positive according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 15.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4351.xmlBy a 60 – 16 percent margin, New York State voters disapprove of the new state budget enacted by the State Legislature last week, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 7. It was “business as usual in Albany,” as Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders did not show the political courage to make tough decisions, voters say 65 – 26 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4349.xmlNew York State voters disapprove 60 - 28 percent of the job Gov. David Paterson is doing, the lowest approval ever for a New York Governor, and say 63 - 22 percent that he does not deserve to be elected to a full four-year term, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 6.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4347.xmlConnecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd trails former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, a possible Republican challenger, 50 – 34 percent in the 2010 Senate race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released April 2, as voters disapprove 58 – 33 percent of the job the Democratic incumbent is doing, his lowest approval rating ever.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4340.xmlAmerican voters say 81 – 16 percent that the government should limit executive compensation at companies receiving federal help, and say 47 – 44 percent that boards of directors and top managers at these companies should be forced to resign, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released April 1.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4339.xmlPennsylvania voters support 85 – 13 percent a proposal to ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 26. Even cell phone owners, 79 percent of all voters, support the proposed ban 85 – 13 percent.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4320.xmlApparently paying a political price for his support of President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan, longtime Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter trails former Congressman Pat Toomey 41 – 27 percent in a Republican primary for the 2010 Senate race, with 28 percent undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 25.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4326.xmlBy a narrow 49 – 46 percent margin, New Yorkers would like to go to a baseball game with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 25. Since 49 percent of all New Yorkers say they are “not at all” interested in Major League Baseball, that’s probably not a bad fan base.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4306.xmlMayor Michael Bloomberg is cold and businesslike, not warm and friendly, New York City voters say 55 – 30 percent in a Quinnipiac University poll released March 24. The Mayor’s approval rating, still over 2 - 1, is 64 – 28 percent, his lowest score in his second term.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4305.xmlPresident Barack Obama’s job approval rating in Ohio is 57 – 33 percent, down from 67 – 16 percent February 6, and voters say 2 – 1 his mortgage rescue plan is unfair, but support it and say it’s necessary to help solve the housing crisis, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 18.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4282.xmlOhio Gov. Ted Strickland still has a solid 56 – 30 percent job approval rating, but his support is down from 63 – 25 percent in a February 5 survey. Also dropping is public approval of a number of his education and budget proposals, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 17.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4266.xmlChristopher Christie, the Republican challenger in this year’s New Jersey Governor’s race, leads Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine 46 – 37 percent, even though 61 percent of voters don’t know enough about the former U.S. Attorney to form an opinion of him, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 12. This compares to a 44 – 38 percent Christie lead in a February 4 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4445.xmlUniversity of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun scores a slam dunk as Connecticut residents say 61 – 30 percent that he should keep all of his $1.6 million salary, rather than donate a portion to help with the state’s economic problems, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4448.xmlNew Jersey voters split 47 – 48 percent on whether they support or oppose reducing or eliminating the property tax rebate for residents except the elderly and disabled, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4442.xmlIn an early look at the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut, Democratic incumbent Christopher Dodd gets just 42 percent to 43 percent for former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, a possible Republican challenger, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released March 10.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4420.xmlAmerican voters approve 62 – 31 percent of President Barack Obama’s decision to send 17,000 more combat troops to Afghanistan, but voters say by a much narrower 47 – 43 percent margin that the President should approve a request by military commanders for still another 13,000 soldiers in the war zone, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released March 5.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4417.xmlAmerican voters don’t believe either President Barack Obama or “the federal government” will solve the nation’s economic crisis in two years, but they still approve 59 – 25 percent of the job their new President is doing, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released March 4.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4303.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4458.xmlThe University’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team is heading to its second consecutive SIFE USA National Exposition next month, after winning its league at a regional SIFE competition in Tarrytown, N.Y. on April 3.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2989.xmlJennifer Fontaine, a student in the physician assistant program in the School of Health Sciences, has been selected to make a poster presentation at the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) annual conference in San Diego, Calif., May 23-28.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1030.xmlA group of students from the Quinnipiac Film Society are currently filming a full-length feature film, "The Mercury Cycle." Students and professional actors from the local community are taking part in the project.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2766.xmlMatthew Andrew, a junior in the School of Communications, has been selected to participate in the Student Movement for Real Change internship. He will spend six weeks this summer working on social issues in Kenya.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3025.xmlSchool of Business students Dennis Crokos, Jaclyn Pecchio and Lindsey Pierret were selected as finalists to participate in the University of Evansville's New Venture Creation Competition on April 3.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3550.xmlMedia production students in the School of Communications received an honorable mention at the Broadcast Education Association Film Festival for being a part of the team that produced the documentary “Children of South Africa.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3546.xmlFifteen undergraduate students will travel to Poland and the Czech Republic this spring as part of their QU301 seminar on global communityhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2638.xmlFifteen students are taking part in a special seminar on the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 10-20. The program, led by political science professor Scott McLean, includes lectures by major speakers, visits to Capitol Hill and foreign embassies, as well as numerous events related to the inauguration.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2585.xmlEighteen students from the physician assistant program traveled to the Dominican Republic Jan. 3 to 10 to provide medical care to the poor. Students set up small health clinics in abandoned churches or schoolhouses within villages of migrant Haitians along the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3541.xmlSeniors Griffin McGrath and Chris Lupfer were selected as winners at the finals of the fall 2008 Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition for their proposal, "ActiveOwl," an online social network destination for active adults and wired seniorshttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3354.xmlStudents in the School of Health Sciences are among a group of 30 volunteers who are helping a local family with a severely disabled son.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2460.xmlSchool of Business students Nicole Adams and Fadila Dawuni won the William J. Ziegler Best Student Paper Award at the Academy of International Business Southeast chapter conference held in October. Their paper, "Culture as a Fundamental Block to Understanding of Emotional Intelligence Traits: The Role of Gender," included research done in the United States, France and Germany.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2612.xmlThe Quinnipiac University chapter of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and its business, Café Cameroon, have been selected to appear in the national organization’s new international marketing campaign, “Products of Success.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2496.xmlDouglas Schwartz appeared on “The Situation Room” March 20 to discuss U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd’s re-election chances after he admitted his role in the AIG bonus controversy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3424.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3426.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3429.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3427.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3422.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3448.xmlhttp://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2736.xmlA diverse schedule of cultural events is planned for the Spring 2009 semester. All events are open to the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3359.xmlThe TV show, "Grading the Media," is about the media’s role in society and stars some of journalism’s top reporters.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2587.xmlThe Relay for Life of Quinnipiac University, an event that raised more than $114,000 for the American Cancer Society earlier this year, was named the American Cancer Society’s number one youth event at the New England Division Relay for Life Summit on Nov. 7 in Springfield, Mass.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2639.xmlAT&T has donated $25,000 to Quinnipiac University to establish an endowed scholarship that will be awarded to a freshman studying in the School of Business at Quinnipiac.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2506.xmlThe program partners ESPN employees in management–track positions with students in the University's ALANA (Asian, Latino, African and Native American) program. Mentors will provide a forum for students to ask questions, learn about real-world issues and receive advice for achieving life goals.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2579.xmlBeta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for undergraduate and graduate business students, has named Quinnipiac’s student chapter a Premier Chapter for the 2007-2008 academic year.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3312.xmlThe Class of 2012 gathered on Aug. 22 for the annual Freshman Induction Ceremony in the University Quadrangle. The ceremony marked the start of college life for the 1,497 students in the freshman class.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2929.xmlSixteen Quinnipiac students are taking part in this year’s history-making Democratic and Republican national conventions through an internship program that puts them in the middle of the action.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2795.xmlEdward Alwood, associate professor of journalism, won the national Tankard Book Award for his book “Dark Days in the Newsroom: McCarthyism Aimed at the Press.”http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2919.xmlThe School of Health Sciences will offer a post-professional master of science degree in occupational therapy and a certificate of advanced graduate study in occupational therapy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3286.xmlThe Eta Xi chapter of the Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity at Quinnipiac received three awards, including the coveted Golden Kite Award, at its biennial Grand Convention held June 18-22 in Miami, Fla.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2528.xmlThe Kappa Psi chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was recently chosen as one of the top 11 chapters in the United States and Canada.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2991.xmlNumerous Quinnipiac students are taking part in a summer internship. Students are interning in a range of industries and using the opportunity to hone skills and apply knowledge learned in the classroom to a real-world professional setting.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3548.xmlLech Walesa was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as the head of the Solidarity labor union as it fought for its independence against the Soviet Union. He joins several other Nobel Laureates on the institute's honorary board.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3434.xmlTwo recent graduates, Joseph Capalbo and Jenna Nelson, have joined Teach for America, an organization that places its members in low-income school districts around the country for two years of service.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2965.xmlSenior Kevin Aries received a $1,000 scholarship from Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. Competition for the scholarship was open to college students planning to pursue a career in the field of broadcast journalism. Selection was based on grades, volunteer service, extracurricular activities, adult recommendations and an essay.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3185.xmlQuinnipiac’s Physician Assistant Student Society received the Outstanding Student Society Award from the Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3410.xmlQuinnipiac was selected to host the new Connecticut state program, which is designed for individuals who want to learn the basics of feature and episodic television film production and pursue entry-level freelance work in the industry.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2720.xmlThe trip, led by economics professor Christopher Ball, kicked off a major expansion of the international studies program in the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2578.xmlCynthia Lord, director of the physician assistant program, has been appointed president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. The national organization represents the nearly 70,000 physician assistants practicing in all medical and surgical specialties and all practice settings.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4045.xmlQuinnipiac awarded 450 degrees at a ceremony for graduate programs and the College of Professional Studies on the University Quadrangle May 11.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x4047.xmlJournalist Lisa Ling delivered the address at the May 18 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on the University Quadrangle. Quinnipiac awarded 1,362 undergraduate degrees.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3416.xmlRebecca Abbott, professor of communications, David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, and Liam O’Brien, associate professor of media production in the School of Communications, won an Emmy Award for their documentary about the life of Albert Schweitzer.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3449.xmlTed Koly, a graduate student in the Business Administration – Chartered Financial Analyst program in the School of Business, recently took second place in the NYMEX Commodities Challenge open outcry trading competition in New York City.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3440.xmlBiology professor Allan Smits and assistant dean Renée Tursi have been appointed associate deans in the College of Arts and Sciences.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2794.xmlABC News reporter Bob Woodruff, ESPN vice president Bryan Burns and the voice of the New York Mets and New York Islanders Howard Rose are among the members of the new School of Communications advisory board.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3340.xmlThe National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) is the organization responsible for professional accreditation for teacher education. NCATE-accredited schools must meet rigorous standards set by the profession and members of the public.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3357.xmlAssistant professor of journalism Karin Schwanbeck received an Award of Excellence for her documentary “Deadlines and Dollars” at the Festival of the Media Arts at the Broadcasters Education Association annual meeting April 16 to 19 in Las Vegas.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3442.xmlStudents in the Physician Assistant Student Society collected $10,000 during a fundraiser to support childhood literacy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2584.xmlSenior Erin Hagedorn has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship for graduate studies from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research and Education Foundation.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3970.xmlBusiness students in the Quinnipiac chapter of Students in Free Enterprise have launched a social entrepreneurial venture aimed at creating a sustainable economy by providing the residents of Bawa, Cameroon, with the tools to help them export coffee beans to the United States.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3437.xmlPattie Belle Hastings, associate professor of interactive digital design in the College of Liberal Arts, and Ronald Beckett, a respiratory care professor in the School of Health Sciences, have received Fulbright grants. Beckett will deliver a lecture series and conduct research Ilo, Peru, and Hastings will research and create interactive experiences for mobile devices in Oslo, Norway.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3966.xmlFive students recently pooled their money together to support the Special Olympics Penguin Plunge, an annual fundraising event that encourages people to collect pledges and then jump into the ocean on a winter's day.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2997.xmlThe Northeast Affiliate for College and University Residence Halls presented Quinnipiac’s Residence Hall Council with its Building Block Chapter of the Year award, which is given to the institution in the region that has demonstrated the most growth.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2623.xmlProfessor and public diplomacy scholar Kathy Fitzpatrick conducted the study of U.S. diplomats, which revealed a deep concern about America’s image in the world and the state of U.S. public diplomacy.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2793.xmlUnder the agreement, the University will mount three to four productions per year at Long Wharf, using the theater’s shops for technical production of the plays.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2797.xmlThe School of Education will begin offering a sixth-year diploma in educational leadership in Summer 2008. The part-time program is on an accelerated schedule designed around the busy life of a full-time teacher.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2798.xmlMark Thompson, dean of the School of Business, has been named senior vice president for academic and student affairs. Thompson will assume his new position beginning this summer. He replaces Kathleen McCourt, who is planning to retire.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3072.xmlThe new online Master of Science degree in interactive communications will begin in the Fall 2008 semester. Students in this accelerated 36-credit program will take one course per seven-week segment in the fall, spring and summer for a total of 18 credits per calendar year.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3559.xmlDavid Ives, the executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, participated in the World Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates Dec. 13 to 15 in Rome.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3551.xmlFour teams of students were selected as the top competitors in an online business simulation game. Students competed to most effectively manage a fictitious public company.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3299.xmlThe donor, David Altschuler, CFP, earned his bachelor’s degree in business studies in 1973. The endowed scholarship will be awarded to full-time students who are U.S. veterans, children of veterans or spouses of veterans with demonstrated financial need.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3411.xmlProfessor Leonard Engel, chairman of the English department, has edited a new book, “Clint Eastwood, Actor and Director: New Perspectives,” published by the University of Utah Press this month.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3311.xmlRamesh Subramanian, the Gabriel Ferrucci professor of computer information systems in the School of Business, has been named a Fulbright scholar.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3444.xmlThe book, “Reverence for Life Revisited: Albert Schweitzer's Relevance Today,” is a collection of 17 essays written by people who worked with Schweitzer or were influenced by his life, plus practical applications of Schweitzer's ideas to current global issues.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2763.xmlFour students and four recent alumni from the School of Business presented papers at the annual conference of the Southeast chapter of the Academy of International Business Nov. 7 to 9 in Nashville, Tenn.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3420.xmlCheryl Danton, a graduate student in the biomedical sciences program, has co-authored a paper published in the Oct. 15, 2007, issue of The Journal of Immunology.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3363.xmlQuinnipiac has officially purchased the Blue Cross and Blue Shield campus on Bassett Road from WellPoint, Inc., Patrick J. Healy, senior vice president for finance and administration at Quinnipiac, announced Sept. 27.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3318.xmlTwo Quinnipiac professors are part of a research team that revealed its research findings Aug. 30 from a unique investigation of 22 mummies found in Guanajuato, Mexico.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2498.xmlJoni Chenoweth presented a research paper about neurogenic pulmonary edema at the New England Neurosurgical Society's annual conference June 8, 2007, in Concord, Mass.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3271.xmlJournalism historian Edward Alwood's latest book studies how journalists became targets of Sen. Joseph McCarthy during his anticommunist "witch hunts" of the 1950s.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3270.xmlThe College of Professional Studies is now accepting credit for courses and examinations completed in the American Institute for Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters’ professional designation program.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2964.xmlQuinnipiac’s graduate nursing program has received a federal training grant for the fourth consecutive year from the Health Resources and Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3315.xmlCommunications professor Sharon Kleinman is the editor of “Displacing Place: Mobile Communication in the Twenty-first Century,” published this month by Peter Lang Publishing.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3069.xmlGraduating from law school is a big accomplishment, but the 188 men and women receiving their juris doctor degrees on May 13 from the School of Law were advised to go one even better.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3294.xmlAdmiral Michael Milner, assistant surgeon general of the United States, was the keynote speaker at the 12th annual Physician Assistant Program Certificate Award Ceremony held on Aug. 11. At the ceremony, 49 students received certificates.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3408.xmlThe School of Business will host a one-day conference, “Wall Street: From the Classroom to the Workplace,” on Nov. 2 in New York City. Experts from the investment community will discuss recent industry trends and offer insights into starting and building a career on Wall Street.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2927.xmlProfessors Ronald Beckett and Jerry Conlogue X-rayed a mummified hand, an elongated mummified ibis and a mummified falcon for an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts at the new Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Odditorium.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3068.xmlAs 517 graduate students looked forward to finding their place in the world at the Graduate Commencement ceremony May 13, their commencement speaker’s advice was to look for a place they fit best.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3004.xmlElizabeth E. Logue of Moorestown, N.J., a sophomore advertising major in the School of Business, designed the patch for the engine company responsible for being the first responder to all emergencies at Quinnipiac.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3077.xmlEven if they didn’t major in English, all 1,294 graduates in the Class of 2007 are writers working on their first novel, said best-selling mystery writer Mary Higgins Clark at the May 20 commencement ceremony.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x3006.xmlCynthia Booth Lord, director of the Physician Assistant Program in the School of Health Sciences, was elected president elect of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2918.xmlThe Business Leader Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding businessmen and women who have made significant contributions to their business and industry through leadership.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2800.xmlThe former “ABC World News Tonight” anchor who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq, and his wife, Lee, discussed their life-changing experience and signed their recently released book, "In an Instant."http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2994.xmlGary Christopher and Steve Savino, reporters at AM 1220 WQUN in Hamden, have won top awards in the 2006 Connecticut Associated Press Broadcasters Association contest.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2948.xmlLori Sudderth, associate professor of sociology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to research domestic violence policy in Costa Rica.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2752.xmlJohnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon was among six top management experts who offered ideas and advice with entrepreneurs, savvy employees and students at the Quinnipiac University Business Leadership Forum, presented on March 16 by the School of Business.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2934.xmlRobert Engle, associate professor of international business, will examine similarities and differences of entrepreneurship in the United States and Russia to develop an international model of entrepreneurship.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2727.xmlO’Connor will lead Quinnipiac’s largest school with a combined total of 2,100 undergraduate and graduate students.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2730.xmlTheater for Community presented an original play, “Gathering Shells,” March 1 to March 4 at the Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, in New Haven. Crystal Brian, theater professor and chairwoman of visual and performing arts, directed.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2768.xmlLaFayette, an authority on nonviolent social change, is a distinguished scholar in residence and director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island.http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x2788.xmlHigh school juniors and seniors interested in broadcast journalism will have an opportunity to learn how to work in front of the cameras and behind the scenes in television news this summer during an intensive one-week program.