Waynesburg University was selected as one of 25 Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) member institutions to participate in a new CIC Work-Based Learning Consortium focused on easing student barriers to internship access and job market preparation, enhancing the University-s ability to equip students with current, in-demand skills required by businesses.

This experiential learning platform, in partnership with Riipen, will integrate real-world, employer-designed projects into existing courses at Waynesburg to prepare students with skills, experiences and professional connections to support their future careers.

-This is an exciting opportunity for students to gain valuable hands-on experience through internships embedded in their courses. That these internships are available to all students regardless of where they are located levels the playing field for all students. We are grateful to our funders for making this possible,- said Titi Ufomata, CIC senior vice president for…

Roanoke College is pleased to announce that Terrell Smith has been selected as its first-ever director of marching and spirit bands effective Sept. 1. Smith brings 16 years of experience in music instruction and band program leadership to the role. He comes to Roanoke from Mount St. Mary-s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he had served as director of athletic bands since 2021. He was previously assistant director of bands for Stevenson University and marching percussion coordinator for the University of Maryland. At Roanoke, Smith will build a new marching band program that could grow to as many as 50 students. He-ll play a key part in championing student engagement and campus spirit. -Terrell will bring great energy to Roanoke as he will immediately launch his plan to start the spirit band to support many of our athletic teams and other events,- said Dean of Students Tom Rambo, whose office oversees the band initiative. -Terrell-s accomplishments with marching bands are…

Marist will improve the world through education.
Marist will improve the world through education.

Marist 100 is a plan developed at an exciting time in the College-s history. We approach our centennial in 2029 from a position of incredible strength, reflecting upon and celebrating Marist-s remarkable growth and development over its first 100 years; reaffirming our commitment to the ongoing relevance and distinctiveness of our mission, values, and model of higher education; and thinking boldly about the years that lie ahead.

Our Strategic Plan will help make a Marist education accessible to a broader range of talented students and will help us carry out our ambitious vision of improving the world through education.

What We Will Accomplish
The Three Pillars of Marist 100
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Marist College will emerge as a leader in its student centered approach to teaching and learning. Our students will benefit from the best of the liberal arts and pre-professional…

Just months after announcing a plan to create an array of engineering programs and rename its new School of Science and Engineering, Duquesne University President Ken Gormley announced that the University has received a major gift to name the first endowed chair in the new school.

The Costello Family Endowed Chair in Engineering will help the University recruit and retain an outstanding associate dean and senior faculty leader to help guide its new engineering programs. The Costello Family Endowed Chair-s prominence and expertise will help shape the programs and attract talented engineering students to Duquesne.

The significant gift from Matthew Costello, a 1995 Duquesne graduate, and his wife, Liselott, arrives at an important time for Duquesne-s School of Science and Engineering, as its early-access engineering program debuts this fall and additional programs are being developed. Matthew Costello is a 1995 graduate of Duquesne-s McAnulty College of Liberal Arts.

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At Ohio Northern University, the Office of University Advancement takes pride in caring for the gifts from generous benefactors. The Independent College Advancement Association (ICAA) recently honored the advancement team by giving it the Program of Excellence Award, which celebrates people or groups who innovate best practices in advancement.

The ICAA strives to enhance its members- professional development and understanding of issues facing private higher education and institutional advancement.

ONU received the award for its outstanding planned giving services, which help donors make an impact on the University and fulfill their philanthropic goals through their estates and other gifts of tomorrow.

-The ICAA award recognizes our excellent work in the stewardship and administration of gifts from our generous donors,- said Shannon Spencer, vice president for university advancement. -We strive to model the utmost integrity, and we value our relationships with our alumni and…

The Lycoming County Counselors Association (LCCA) and Lycoming College invite local high school students to attend -College Night- on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the Keiper Recreation Center on the College-s campus. The annual event offers students and families the chance to speak with representatives from 55 colleges and universities to explore possibilities and find the right college for them. The event is free and open to the public.

Representatives from schools in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, as well as branches of the military, will be available to discuss their programs, scholarship offerings, and internship and research opportunities. The registration funds received from exhibiting institutions are used to fund scholarships for every school district in Lycoming County.

"With 55 different institutions and organizations ready to welcome students, provide important information, and answer questions, there is no better place to start the college search…

The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), renowned for its commitment to art, design, and education, reaffirms its dedication to Baltimore's thriving artistic community with the announcement of a major donation to support the Art & Design College Accelerator Program (ADCAP).

This transformative initiative aims to provide equitable access to high-quality art and design education for Baltimore City students facing financial challenges in underserved communities. The program not only embodies MICA's mission to "thrive with Baltimore" but also aligns with their belief in the power of artists, designers, and educators as cultural innovators and agents of creative and progressive social change.

About the foundations

The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Foundation have committed $1,000,000 to endow the ADCAP program at MICA, and The Thalheimer Foundation fully funded the request of $500,000 which will be broken into $125,000 for the annual program support for ADCAP this year and…

Albion College has been named one of the -Best Colleges- by The Princeton Review in the 2024 edition of its college guide, -The Best 389 Colleges.-

This is the sixth consecutive year Albion has been included in the guide.

Albion College also was listed among the current guide-s -Best Midwest- schools and -Green Colleges.- The Princeton Review considers -Best Midwest- schools to be -academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.- -Green Colleges- feature -sustainability practices, a strong foundation in sustainability education and a healthy quality of life for students on campus.-

Albion ranked No. 12 overall on the guide-s list of schools with the greatest participation in intramural sports.

Recognized for its -great reputation- and offering a -great liberal arts education,- Albion-s profile in the guide is based on data from student surveys. The survey has more than 80 questions in four main sections: -About Yourself,- -Your School-s…

The Early College at Guilford (ECG) is ranked No. 1 nationally among public high schools by U.S. News & World Report. The ranking was announced this week.

ECG has received national recognition from U.S. News and other publications including Newsweek since it was established in 2002 on the Guilford College campus in a partnership between Guilford County Schools and the College.

The 2023-24 ranking is based on lagging data from the 2020-21 academic year, and ECG jumped from No. 35 last year to No. 1 this year based on slight changes in its overall score.

It showed gains in its assessment data, graduation rate, college readiness and college curriculum breadth outcomes. 100 percent of students took and passed at least one AP exam, and 100 percent of ninth graders graduated in four years. Reading proficiency was also 100 percent.

At ECG, about 100 11th and 12th graders are integrated into College classes and another 100 9th and 10th graders receive instruction from public school…

Heather Ujiie is an associate professor at Moore with unique interdisciplinary expertise-she teaches in multiple programs at the College, including Fashion Design, Foundation, Interior Design and Textiles. In addition, she-s an extremely prolific and nationally and internationally exhibiting artist, and we-re proud to say that she was just featured on the cover of NJ Lifestyle Magazine! Next up, Heather-s work will be on view in an upcoming exhibition at the Hill-Physick House in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, opening in November.

Read on to learn more about Heather!

What-s your earliest memory of being creative or knowing that you wanted to do something creative with your life?

I grew up in a family of artists, so I was surrounded by the process of artmaking. Both my parents were painters and showed their work in SoHo in New York City in the 1970s, before Chelsea became the cornerstone of the New York art world. My father was an abstract expressionist,…

College can be a very stressful time. You are juggling numerous things, from classes to maintaining social relationships and much more! It-s critical to remember to take care of yourself, especially during the semester. Here are some things that help me destress and will maybe help you too!

1. Watching a favorite movie or TV show

Something that helps me when I am stressed out is watching something that I know I like. For me, it would be watching Bob-s Burgers or Dirty Dancing. You could ask my roommate the number of times that we-ve seen Bob-s Burgers, and that number would be too high to reveal!

2. Taking advantage of campus resources

Nazareth has many events geared towards destressing, from relaxation night to midnight breakfast! These events are held near the end of each semester and both are geared towards helping students relax before the stressful time of finals week. There are also the resources that come from Health and Counseling!

3. Spending time with…

Marist has long provided expansive study abroad opportunities to students, most notably the College-s campus in Florence, Italy. Now though, the breadth and depth of international offerings is even greater. Marist Abroad currently offers more than 75 international experiences in 35 countries, with a wider variety of programs and more academic courses than ever before.

Roughly half of Marist-s undergraduates study abroad as part of their studies at least once, well above the national collegiate average of 11%, and that-s testament to the high-quality experiences Marist delivers. Since 2012, over 6,200 students have participated in the College-s international programs. Some go for a full academic year or more, some choose a more traditional semester-long experience, some elect for a short-term program, and still others combine opportunities for multiple trips beyond the Poughkeepsie campus.

"Studying abroad fosters intercultural understanding and personal growth, and research shows…

Aspiring entrepreneurs in Pittsburgh and across the United States are invited to apply now to the 2023-2024 Duquesne New Venture Challenge (DNVC) hosted by the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business.

Individuals and teams looking to develop new ideas and growing startups with a commercial and/or social mission must complete their applications by Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at midnight to compete for $100,000+ in cash and service prizes offered in the fifth annual New Venture Challenge.

The DNVC, a three-stage business plan competition, provides opportunities for entrants to do everything from executing business concepts, assessing target markets and networking to pitching startups to investors and regional leaders and more!

-Now in its fifth year, the DNVC has become one of the best difference-making business plan competitions in our region,- said Dr. Dean McFarlin, dean of the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. -We have a track record of supporting some of the most promising…

Virginia Harness (A11) was drawn to St. John-s College by way of the postal service. -There was a mailer from St. John-s [I saw in high school] that was extremely effective for me,- she recalls. -It said: -The following teachers will return to St. John-s next year,- and then it said -Plato, Austin, Dostoyevsky ...- They had all these authors listed, and I thought, -Well that-s intriguing.--

Harness- time at the college would bear out the idea that these texts served as teachers, providing a foundation for analyzing primary sources that she draws from to this day. It also served as a catalyst for Harness- journey toward becoming an architectural historian-someone who studies buildings from a historical perspective-at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH). There, she evaluates buildings to see if they qualify for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. This designation brings recognition to historic sites while granting access to incentives like…

Science and engineering classes are preparing students for future careers in growing fields, with a steady footing in the liberal arts tradition and mission of Alma College.

Great Lakes Watershed Institute formed

Alma College announced in April the formation of a water quality laboratory on campus that will connect students and faculty members with opportunities to serve watersheds and rural communities in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.

The Great Lakes Watershed Institute (GLWI) opens in fall 2023, serving as the first laboratory that is devoted specifically to the waterways that feed into the Great Lakes. Issues with water quality in the state of Michigan, specifically the mid-Michigan area, are long-lasting and well-documented.

The city of Alma and Gratiot County are impacted by these issues, due to their confluent location on watersheds that meet Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, as well as the history of agriculture and industry in the area and other factors. Climate…

The president of St. John-s College in Santa Fe, Mark Roosevelt has a long history in education and politics. He focused on educational reform and civil rights as a member of the Massachusetts legislature and was the Democratic nominee for governor in 1994. After leaving politics, Roosevelt was appointed superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS). While at PPS, Roosevelt closed underperforming schools, implemented a more rigorous curriculum, met federal achievement guidelines for the first time, and founded The Pittsburgh Promise, one of the largest college scholarship programs in the country. In 2011 Roosevelt was hired to recreate Antioch College, the innovative liberal arts school in Ohio, which had closed in 2008; it remains open today. Known as a change agent, Roosevelt earned undergraduate and law degrees at Harvard. The great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, Mark is married to Dorothy and is the father of two children, Matthew and Juliana.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology alum Katherine Mendez is the feature of a profile in Homes and Gardens that examines her unique work in architecture, calling her a -rising star- in the field.

Earning degrees in Wentworth-s Architecture and Master of Architecture programs, Mendez went on to work with large-scale mixed-use and educational projects in Boston, and later high-end residential projects in New York.

Mendez discusses her style aesthetic, what inspires her, and what-s next. The article can be found at the Home and Gardens website.


"Katherine Mendez is a native New Yorker, where currently, she works as an Interior Project Director at ODA. Katherine studied architecture at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, where she earned both her Bachelor of Science and a master-s degree in architecture.

Post graduation, she worked at Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston on large-scale mixed-use and educational projects. Upon returning to New York, she transitioned…

Ohio Wesleyan Student Works to Support Neighborhood Revitalization in Cleveland
Name: Luisa Pereira Duarte -26Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilMajors: Quantitative Economics and FinanceOWU Connection Experience: Summer internship with Burten, Bell, Carr (BBC) Development Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio

Duarte spent her summer working as a real estate development analyst intern for BBC, a nonprofit community development corporation with a mission of -empowering residents and revitalizing blighted and underserved communities- in Cleveland-s Central, Kinsman, Buckeye-Shaker Square, and Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhoods.

Her internship was coordinated by the Summer on the Cuyahoga (SOTC) program, which works to showcase and attract talent to Northeast Ohio. SOTC provides up to 80 internships each summer to students from nine U.S. colleges and universities, including Ohio Wesleyan.

My Role
-My primary job duties included conducting property research, financial analysis, market…

Marist now offers a new and fully accredited master of science in athletic training (MSAT) degree. Two options are available for students pursuing a graduate degree. There is a standalone two-year MSAT program and an accelerated, combined five-year dual degree program that results in students earning both the bachelor of science in biology and the MSAT. These paths aim to equip students with a strong scientific foundation and extensive practical experience necessary to become certified athletic trainers.

After completing the MSAT program, graduates will have the opportunity to take the national certification examination administered by the Board of Certification, Inc. (BOC), leading to ultimate certification as athletic trainers by the BOC and eligibility for state licensure.

Athletic training students will gain hands-on experience in traditional and non-traditional settings. As part of the program, students are able to work an immersive setting either on campus, or at other…

He was responsible for steering the College of Charleston-s sailing teams into the same elite waters with powerhouse programs from Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Dartmouth. Before he stepped down as head coach two months ago, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, the governing authority for collegiate sailing throughout the United States, ranked Charleston-s open sailing team 13th in the nation and its women-s team 12th.
Ward Cromwell did for the College of Charleston what Bobby Bowden did for Florida State. He transformed his teams into perennial national contenders.

Now Cromwell-and all his knowledge, experience and winning ways-has docked at Eckerd College as the new head sailing coach.

During his 19 years at Charleston, the Cougars won six Fowle Trophies as the best overall team in college sailing, in addition to 20 national sailing championships. He has produced 92 ICSA All-Americans among open and women-s skippers and crews, along with 13 ICSA All-Academic honorees. He…

St. Davids PA: Eastern University is pleased to announce that total enrollment has doubled over the last four years. From Fall 2019 to Fall 2023, enrollment counts on the first day of classes grew from 3,059 students to 6,112.

-It is a great joy to welcome so many new students into the Eastern community,- shared President Ron Matthews. -Each of our students has unique talents, passion, and purpose. We are honored and privileged to journey alongside them and help equip them with the knowledge, training, experiences, and credentials they need to achieve their dreams and goals.-

The growth has occurred during a period of time when nationwide college enrollment has been declining. The National Student Clearinghouse reported this May that, -Total postsecondary enrollment remains well below pre-pandemic levels, down about 1.09 million students overall and about 1.16 million undergraduates alone, compared to spring 2020.- (Read article.)

This makes it all the more significant that…

As an educator, Sydney Boyd described herself as endlessly curious. Meeting new people and helping them explore new ideas through critical thinking are what she loves about teaching writing. There-s so much more to the writing process than just writer-s block.

-To write something and then come back to it months later, you're a completely different person, because you've managed to develop all these new ideas,- Boyd said. -I love that writing can capture that development of critical thinking and just blossoming in the world as a human.-

Starting this fall, Boyd is Wells College-s Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric in the English department. Boyd has her bachelor-s, master-s, and doctoral degrees in English and music from the University of Idaho and Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she taught after she graduated. Boyd was the assistant director for academic affairs at NYU Washington, D.C., an adjunct assistant professor of liberal studies for arts and sciences at…

A graphic design student from Bangalore, India, Shreya Dhar (B.F.A. graphic design) contributes significantly to the cultural environment of SCAD through her role as secretary of the SCAD Indian Student Association (SISA). The cultural organization creates a vibrant international community on campus, inviting students from India to share in traditional celebrations while studying abroad at SCAD.

-SISA is a club created and run by Indians to foster a community to celebrate traditional Indian holidays and provide a welcome space far from home,- Dhar said.

The space and community created through the organization offers a strong sense of familiarity, togetherness, and support for Indian students at SCAD. Through the organization, SISA also helps ease the initial cultural shock international students often experience.

"I was pretty shy; it was tough to make friends, and I wouldn-t talk much during my classes,- Dhar said. For Dhar, SISA became more than a place to find friends who…

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Duquesne University triathlon team competed in its first race in program history this weekend in North Carolina. The Dukes placed second in the four-team Ridgewood Try a Tri for Hospice hosted by Greensboro College. Duquesne made a last-minute switch from the scheduled meet at Wingate after it was downgraded to a duathlon and was able find the Greensboro race to compete on opening weekend. Robyn Hunt led the Dukes finishing in fifth place overall and DU took each of the next four spots. Paige Black placed 6th, Jet Francis came in 7th, Bella Schaller took 8th, and Alaina Hicks was 9th to round out the top-five Duquesne athletes. The Dukes totaled 80 points as a team to finish runner-ups. Queens University of Charlotte won the race with 95 points, Guilford College was third with 11 points and the hosts Greensboro were fourth with two points. The race kicked off with a 200-meter swim in the Ridgewood Swim and Tennis Club's pool, then went to a 10-mile bike…