±«Óătv President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the Faculty Lyle Roelofs have announced the appointment of Dr. Keenan Grenell as the university’s Vice President and Dean of Diversity. The following is drawn from the message shared with the ±«Óătv community. Grenell comes to ±«Óătv from Marquette University, where he served as Associate Provost for Diversity […]July 2, 2008-
art = surprising + inevitable. Written in blue crayon, this short equation — scribbled by an attendee of the 54th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar — joined other drawings and notes on the walls of an informal lounge set up in Clifford Gallery on the ±«Óătv campus. The seminar attracted artists and scholars from around the […]June 30, 2008
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If ever there were a poster child for upstate New York, Kevin McAvey ’05 would be it. Like so many of his ±«Óătv friends, McAvey left the area after graduation, but, he says, his “heart stayed in the upstate New York region.” “There’s still not a day I don’t cross that border into upstate that […]June 24, 2008
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A ±«Óătv alumnus received a Tony Award for a unique three-level stage set he designed for the hugely successful play, August: Osage County. Todd A. Rosenthal ’89 won for best set design, one of several awards the play earned during Sunday night’s awards show. Rosenthal earned a degree from Yale School of Drama in New […]June 20, 2008
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A cultural cornucopia is available for members of the campus and local communities as authors, filmmakers, and musicians from around the world will visit ±«Óătv in the coming days. The university is hosting two longtime events — the ±«Óătv Writers’ Conference and the Chenango Summer MusicFest — and, for the first time, the Robert Flaherty […]June 17, 2008
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Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo’s interest in international development – sparked by a ±«Óătv extended study course and a Watson fellowship – can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world. Obichere-Roxo ’00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a […]June 16, 2008
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Standing on a platform draped with a ±«Óătv banner, President Rebecca Chopp along with a group of alumni and university friends rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning, officially kicking off ±«Óătv Day. (To watch the event, click here.) From coast to coast and around the world, ±«Óătv faithful are […]June 13, 2008
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±«Óătv President Rebecca S. Chopp has been awarded the 2008 Professional Achievement Citation from her alma mater, the University of Chicago. The alumni citation honors Chopp for being a “pivotal figure in the field of higher education and a renowned scholar of religion and culture.”June 11, 2008