Global July 2016

Tobacco Ban Begins at Northern Arizona University

Tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are now banned from Northern Arizona University. The school's tobacco-free policy went into effect Friday after Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng announced in May the university would ban tobacco products. The ban also applies to hookahs, e-hookahs, chew, and dip.

Administration July 2016

New Cedar Valley College president approved by DCCCD board of trustees

The Dallas County Community College District's board of trustees approved a recommendation submitted by Dr. Joe May, DCCCD's chancellor, to appoint Dr. Joseph Seabrooks as the new president of Cedar Valley College. The board's vote came during a special meeting on Wed., June 29. Seabrooks currently serves as president of Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley in Missouri, located in Kansas City's urban core.

Technology July 2016

Indiana University digitization initiative preserves more than 100,000 items in first year with Sony's Memnon Service

Just one year into its massive digitization initiative, Indiana University has already rescued from ruin more than 100,000 precious audio and video recordings, thanks to a successful collaboration with Memnon Inc., a Sony company. Today, IU announced that it has extended the use of the facilities, created for its Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative (MDPI) project with Memnon, to enable Memnon to accept digitization work from new clients including other universities, museums and commercial broadcasters.

Global July 2016

Johnson & Wales University Bans Smoking on Campus

Johnson & Wales University now has a smoke-free campus. The ban began Friday on smoking, along with the use of chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes. University officials and the state Department of Health say it's the first college or university in Rhode Island to adopt a campus-wide, tobacco-free policy. Others have tobacco-free areas.

Administration June 2016

TCI College Of Technology Names DR. George Santiago, JR. President And CEO

TCI College of Technology (TCI) has named Dr. George Santiago, Jr., of Bethpage, NY as its new President and CEO.  Philip M. Getter, TCI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, made the announcement.  Dr. Santiago assumed the position on May 23, 2016. Dr. Santiago will also serve as a member of the TCI Board of Directors. Dr. Santiago joins TCI after a decade as President and CEO of Briarcliffe College, a four-year proprietary institution headquartered on Long Island.

Health Care June 2016

Initial site work begins on new home for UofL pediatric health care

On July 18, the University of Louisville Foundation will begin construction on a new, 170,000-square-foot pediatric medical office building. The building will be designed to house all of the UofL Physicians pediatric specialty clinical practices, with a large general pediatrics location on the ground floor. The eight-story building will have seven clinical floors, plus a lab, pharmacy and radiology services, as well as a rooftop garden and conference area.

Technology June 2016

MSU Police Offers Text Service for Non-emergency Situations

Mississippi State University Police Department is offering a new service that will provide a quick and simple means for faculty, staff, students and the general public to communicate with the department by text message in non-emergency situations. University Police Chief Vance Rice said in addition to calling the department at 662-325-2121, individuals may now text the same phone number at any time for non-emergency services.

Global June 2016

UI Fish and Wildlife Sciences Among Top Four Nationwide for Faculty

The University of Idaho College of Natural Resources Fish and Wildlife Science faculty team has been ranked No. 4 in the nation in a recent research publication. The rankings were published in the journal PLOS One. The study evaluated the faculty of 33 research-intensive universities that belong to the National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs. This ranking is based upon scholarly productivity and research impact.

Arts and Media June 2016 Premium

Dora De Larios, The Fierce, The Warrior, The Artist, by Sylvia Mendoza

Internationally acclaimed ceramic and clay artist Dora De Larios wasn’t going to marry the first man that came along and proposed, even though he was a keeper—and any other sixteen year old would have jumped at the chance. It was the 1950s, after all, and what young women often did—even if they aspired to go to college, which she did.

Global June 2016

Struggling Dowling College Losing Its Accreditation

A small liberal arts college on eastern Long Island struggling to survive has been told it is losing its accreditation Aug. 31. Newsday (http://nwsdy.li/295a4lQ ) reports that the Middle States Commission on Higher Education is withdrawing accreditation to Dowling College. The independent agency measures the quality of more than 500 colleges and universities. It made its decision after analyzing the school's finances. A New York state official has said Dowling is $54 million in debt.

Financing June 2016

Students Might Need to Add a Class to Get Scholarship Aid

Some Mississippi college students will need to add an extra class in order to receive state scholarship money this fall. The change comes after the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board modified the definition of a full-time student for the purposes of receiving state financial aid from 12 credit hours to 15 credit hours. The board approved the change June 1. It came as a result of the state expecting a $10.4 million projected shortfall this year.

Financing June 2016

New Report: Mines Placement at 98 Percent, Salaries Top $63,000

New placement figures for the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology show 98 percent of 2014-15 graduates have secured employment with an average starting salary of $63,503 or are pursuing graduate degrees. Ten of the 16 majors had 100 percent placement rates, with the vast majority of students electing to go directly into industry, working at Google, Microsoft, Medtronic, NASA, SpaceX, Keurig and more.