Thanks to a generous donation by Steve Pozycki, CEO of SJP Properties and member of the Board of Trustees of the University, plans have been made for a 20,000 square-foot building addition onto the north side of Bey Hall in order to grant more space for the Leon Hess Business School (LHBS) and the Kislak Real Estate Institute (KREI).
A Norwegian rat found its way into a bathroom in Maplewood apartment 2D on Sunday, March 10. Jim Pillar, Associate Vice President for Student Services, said this was the first time anything larger than a field mouse had made its way into one of the buildings on the residential side of campus.
The University Debate Hawks made history in California when they brought home their first major tournament win. Debaters Kelly Craig and Michelle Grushko won the Western Novice Debate Championship in Sacramento, California. This is the first time the debate team has ever won an entire tournament.
The Board of Trustees named Dr. Paul R. Brown to be the eighth president of the University on Wednesday, March 13. Currently, Brown is the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University and will take over on August 1 at the University.
The University’s Center for the Arts is presenting selected works from the Joel Meyerowitz Aftermath Series, an exhibit documenting New York City after September 11, 2001 through photographs.
Last Sunday, 230 of the University freshmen were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma (PES), one of the largest national honors societies in the United States.
Since 2000, when Seton Hall’s Boland Hall dorm caught fire killing three students, dorm fire safety has increased dramatically across the country with the hope of preventing another similar tragedy. Universities across the country have made changes called for by federal and state politicians.
Jessica Lowe, freshman psychology and English major, was selected as one of four runner-ups in the CollegeHumor.com Average Student Scholarship Contest. Unfortunately, Lowe discovered that she was a little above average to receive such an “average” award, thus she did not receive the $5,000 in winnings.
COREiculum will be holding its CORE for a CURE COREientation DVD set release party collaborated with Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) for breast cancer research and education on March 27 in the Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC). At the release party, celebrating the official release on March 25, students and staff can take demo COREses at two separate sessions.
Residential Life Area Coordinator, Rhya Harris experienced disorderly conduct when the guest of a Redwood resident attempted to kiss her on Friday, March 1 at 3 am. The guest, according to University Administrators, was under the influence of alcohol.