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Guests peruse Bacchanal’s vast wine selection before heading to the restaurant’s back patio for live music. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano) Only at Tulane, Only in New Orleans. Introduced to first-year students at the annual convocation address, this slogan permeates every student’s Tulane University experience. As this chapter of their academic career closes with   Commencement   on Saturday (May 16), it’s time to do what New Orleanians do best — celebrate.  As family and friends of the class of 2015 visit this week, graduates should take the opportunity to reveal different sides of this soulful city to newcomers. 

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) launched its much-anticipated suite of fully online degree plans May 4 and the effort is being hailed as a milestone in UTEP’s institutional history. UTEP Connect opened after an 18-month incubation with 12 fully online bachelor’s and master’s programs. Students from around the region, the state and even a few around the country signed up with a unique backstory for why online courses work best for them. All shared a common goal – earn a degree.

NSF Fellowship recipients include, seated left to right: Laken Kendrick, Cassandra Reese, Abagail Williams, and Dexter Dean. Standing is Robyn Curtis, Officer of National Scholarships and Fellowships at Southern Miss. (Photo by Van Arnold) Four University of Southern Mississippi students have been awarded prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, marking the first time the University has produced this many winners in a single year. Laken Kendrick, of Hattiesburg, Miss.; Abagail Williams, of Independence, Mo.; Dexter Dean of Clinton, Ala.; and Cassandra Reese, of San Diego, Calif., were granted the fellowships from a pool of 16,500 applicants. No other Mississippi college or university matched Southern Miss in NSF Fellowship winners for 2015.

                                               U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal Oklahoma State University undergraduates gained insight from two distinguished public servants during three commencement ceremonies Saturday in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Oklahoma State held five commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday on its Stillwater campus. The Center for Veterinary Health Sciences and Graduate College held ceremonies Friday followed by the undergraduate ceremonies Saturday, which were moved up due to the potential of severe weather.

The UA's Wildcat Writers program is working to shrink the gap between high school writing and freshman composition at the university level. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA (UA) - Wildcat Writers, now in its 10th year, pairs southern Arizona high school students and their teachers with UA composition instructors and students. Groups of high school and University of Arizona students have spent the semester exploring topics associated with censorship, designing infographics, producing novels and organizing campus events meant to promote literacy, creativity and artistic innovation.

The Conservatory is pleased to note that Dr. William A. Everett, Curators' Professor of Musicology, has written Music for the People:  A History of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, 1933–82.  Dr. Everett notes, "When I was asked to write a history of the Kansas City Philharmonic Orchestra, which was the professional orchestra in Kansas City from 1933 to 1982, I thought it would be a fairly straightforward task.  I was genuinely surprised at the wealth of musical treasures that existed in Kansas City thanks to the Philharmonic.  Writing the book became a series of discoveries and 'wow' moments that happened nearly every day.  I am particularly grateful to the Norman B. Kahn family for entrusting me with telling the Philharmonic’s story, to Michael Stern for writing a generous foreword to the book, and to everyone who shared their memories of the orchestra and its legacy."

Nick Gomberg and Matt Wallace host 'We Make The Call' on Temple's TUTV, along with two other fellow student broadcasters.                     - Joseph V. Labolito TEMPLE UNIVERSITY - On the set of  We Make the Call , a weekly hourlong show that features four students debating sports on TUTV, Temple University’s digital cable station, Class of 2015 broadcast journalism majors Nick Gomberg and Matt Wallace tend to have different approaches. Gomberg, who is somewhat shy by nature, at first had difficulty interjecting his points and keeping his statements crisp. But he has built his confidence over the estimated 100 shows that have aired. Wallace, however, has at times been told to dial back his intensity.

Passionate free speech scholar Donald Downs will retire at the end of the school year after 30 years in the Department of Political Science University of Wisconsin (UW)  - Donald Downs was years away from establishing himself as one of the country’s top free speech scholars and advocates, but he still knew a First Amendment problem when he heard one — and he wasn’t afraid to share his opinion, even during a job interview.

California State University, Northridge (CSUN)  - From left: Ryan and Erika Lefton, Cary Lefton, Gala Committee Chair Marla Lefton, CSUN President Dr. Dianne F. Harrison, and Aaron and Megan Lefton.

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Stephen A. Schwarzman ’69 B.A. and President Peter Salovey are pictured in Commons, future home of a center devoted to cultural programming and student life. (Photo by Michael Marsland) President Peter Salovey has announced a $150 million path-breaking gift by Blackstone founder and Yale alumnus, Stephen A. Schwarzman ’69 B.A. to create a world-class, state-of-the-art campus center by renovating the historic Commons and Memorial Hall. Schwarzman’s gift, the second-largest single donation in Yale’s history, will establish a university-wide center that serves as a campus educational, social, and cultural hub, and enables virtual engagement with global audiences.

Students from Professor Thomas Luxon’s “English 15” class presented their Shakespeare papers at a conference at Keene State College. In first row, from left, David Cordero ’16, Cecilia Robinson ’16, Lacey Jones ’16 and Alex Ganninger ’16. In second row, from left, Melissa Vasquez ’16, Lauren Russell ’16, Jennifer Cormack, MALS, and Professor Thomas Luxon. (Photo courtesy of Thomas Luxon) Scholars in the humanities don’t take quizzes and exams to assess themselves, but they do share and critique each other’s work, says  Professor of English Thomas Luxon.  That’s why students in his Shakespeare course not only study the poet’s plays and other writings—they also develop a paper suitable for presentation at a professional academic conference. “Students respond to authentic assignments,” says Luxon, who served as the inaugural director of the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) until this year. “I design my courses to invite students to be appren...

Tim Lampe , Ed.D., senior associate athletic director of facilities and adjunct professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University  Center for Sport Leadership , likes to joke that he’s “just an ex-jock running a gym.” But, in truth, the former college basketball player is a member of an ambitious team of CSL educators working to exemplify VCU’s pride in innovation. For the past nine years, this work has included the successful Sport and Entertainment Event Development (SEED) class, a two-semester course focused on empowering CSL graduate students to plan and manage community-based sporting events.

Ryan S. Brandenberg Last month, 24 undergraduate students were named as recipients of the 2015 Annual Diamond Awards. Temple University’s Office of Student Affairs presented its annual Diamond Awards to 24 graduating students last month. The highest honor given by Student Affairs to undergraduate students, the Diamond Award celebrates those who demonstrate excellence in leadership, academic performance, service to Temple and dedication to the community. “These students represent simply the best and the brightest,” said Theresa A. Powell, vice president for student affairs, as she opened the ceremony. “We want everyone to know about the diamonds in our community, because we have plenty of them.”

The Big Green women’s tennis team competed in the NCAA Division I Championships for the first time in program history. (Photo courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics)  The Dartmouth women’s tennis team defeated William & Mary by a score of 4-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championships on May 9 at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. With the victory, the Big Green advanced to the second round on May 10, taking on the No. 2 ranked team in the country—the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dartmouth lost to the Tar Heels by a score of 4-0, ending its season with a record of 19-6. 

Victor M. Manjarrez Jr., associate director of UTEP’s National Center for Border Security and Immigration, said he was amazed at the level to which transnational criminal organizations were using social media. Photo by J.R. Hernandez / UTEP News Service Social media is a great way for family and friends to stay connected, but recent research conducted by The University of Texas at El Paso shed light on how transnational criminal elements exploit it. In May 2014, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate commissioned UTEP’s National Center for Border Security and Immigration (NCBSI) to research the levels to which organized crime used social networks. The research was for Homeland Security Investigations El Paso, an agency under the umbrella of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH - Utah now ranks No. 5 for most-friendly bicycle states, according to the League of American Bicyclists. Every year, the League ranks all 50 states on their bikeability.  We do this based on a mutli-faceted Bicycle Friendly State questionnaire that is answered by each state’s Bicycle Coordinator. We look at five categories: Legislation & Enforcement, Policies & Programs, Infrastructure & Funding, Education & Encouragement, and Evaluation & Planning.

Mother's Day is observed on the second Sunday of May, and this year the day will be celebrated on the 10th. People all around the world take the day as an opportunity to pay tribute to their mothers and shower them with gifts and kind deeds. It is to be noted that Mothers Day in UK is celebrated on 8 March. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the mothers across the world.

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