Valpo Student Literary Magazine Named Best in State

For the first time in its history, Valparaiso University's student literary magazine, The Lighter, has been honored by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association as the state's Best Literary Magazine of the Year. The magazine's Fall 2009 issue received top overall honors in the competition, in addition to seven other awards for writing and artwork. Read more.

Hampton Team Selected to Compete in Solar Decathlon 2011

A Hampton University team has been selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2011, which will be held on the National Mall in Fall 2011. Team Tidewater Virginia includes HU architecture students along with engineering students from Old Dominion University (ODU). Read more.

Two Arcadia Students Receive Awards at World Model UN in Taipei

Arcadia University senior Kimberly Martel ’10, a Sociology major with a minor in Communications, and senior Rachel Teter ’10, a International Business major with minors in Economics and Spanish, were two of twelve Arcadia students who participated in Harvard World Model United (WMUN) in Taipei from March 14-18. Read more.

North Central Senior Earns Highly Competitive Dunn Fellowship

North Central College senior Laurel White of Bloomington, Ill., has earned a highly competitive Dunn Fellowship for 2010-2011. The fellowship provides a full salary and benefits to work for one year in the Governor of Illinois’ Press Office in Springfield, Ill.. Top students from around the country apply and fewer than 20 fellowships are awarded each year. Read more.

Redlands Doctorate Student Named Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year

The Association of California School Administrators has named current University of Redlands doctorate student Maureen Latham as Curriculum and Instruction Administrator of the Year. Each year, the Association recognizes educators and community members statewide for their excellence as school leaders and their dedication to public education. Read more.

Redlands Student Article Chosen by Politics Website

University of Redlands student Kara Van Stralen’s article about the internship process titled "Internships Matter! Here’s How to Get One" was chosen to appear on the website www.PoliticsUnder30.org. Read more.

Elon Students Help Local Companies Win Business Ethics Awards

Elon University seniors in Professor Christy Benson’s Business Law and Accounting Ethics got a first-hand look at how companies employ responsible business practices in a class assignment that allowed them to consult local firms competing for the 2010 Piedmont Business Ethics Award (PBEA). The PBEA recognizes companies in the Triad that demonstrate a commitment to ethical and responsible business practices. Read more.

North Central's Forensics Team Places in Top 10 at National Competition

The forensics team at North Central College finished in 8th place in the President's I Team Sweeps at the 2010 National Forensic Association (NFA) national tournament, held April 15-19. More than 100 colleges and universities participated in the national championship tournament, which gave awards in 10 individual events and Lincoln-Douglas debate. Read more.

PLU Student Founds "Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids" Organization

After his tour in Iraq in 2005, Lt. Col. David Brown ('90) and current Pacific Lutheran University MBA student, decided to create Wheelchairs for Iraqi Kids, an organization which donates pediatric wheelchairs to the scores of children who have been left without the use of their legs in that country. There have been more than 720 wheelchairs given to Iraqi children since its founding. Read more.

Hamline Alum Walks for Haiti

Hamline University alumnus Jordan Dibb ’09 is on a 1,800 mile trek on foot to raise money for relief in Haiti. He's walking from Minneapolis to Miami, with all proceeds from his fundraising efforts going to a nonprofit. Read more. Click here for more on Jordan's Journey.

Arcadia University History Major Studies 10 Countries, Focuses on East Africa

Ten countries and four continents later, Arcadia University History major Andrew Kempe ’10, a resident of Moorestown, N.J., who has a concentration in Middle Eastern and African studies, has the research skills and confidence to work anywhere. “I’ve been able to advance my knowledge of the Middle East and Africa through a combination of study abroad, independent study, and the History and International Studies programs’ diverse course offerings,” he says. Read more.

Drury Video Students Win Numerous Awards at Statewide Broadcast Competition

Drury University video students, led by instructor Brian Shipman, won more first place awards than any other college or university in Missouri at the 2010 Missouri Broadcast Educators Association Awards Competition. This is the second straight year that Drury students have dominated the first place awards. Read more.

Drake Student Receives Prestigious Fellowship after becoming U.S. Citizen

Drake University junior Victor Cedeño is sparing no time before seeking the opportunities that await him as a U.S. citizen, beginning with a highly competitive Public Policy and International Affairs Fellowship. Read more.

North Central Student Earns National Science Foundation Fellowship

North Central College student Emily Albright of Naperville has earned a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship. The three-year award carries a $30,000 annual stipend and nearly $12,000 in additional funding for educational expenses and travel. Albright, a senior majoring in biochemistry, plans to pursue graduate studies in molecular biology and has been accepted to several top institutions. Read more.

Valparaiso Students to Present Work at Global Conference

Two Valparaiso University students will discuss their work to improve the quality of life for people in the African nation of Tanzania at the "Clinton Global Initiative University" conference later this week. The event brings together hundreds of students, university presidents and national youth organizations with the goal of creating and implementing positive change in education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, and poverty and public health in challenged areas of the world. Read more.

Drake Magazine Students Win Hearst Awards for Profile Writing

Two Drake University journalism students are among a group of 10 winners for profile writing in the 50th annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation's Journalism Awards Program. The Drake students—Maggie McMahon (right) and Erin Strecker—competed with 115 students from 67 universities in the personality/profile writing category. Drake is among a group of 110 eligible undergraduate journalism programs at universities across the nation. Read more.

Valpo Senior Math Major Wins Prestigious Award

Adam Shull, a senior mathematics major at Valparaiso University, has received the Richard V. Andree Award, a national award for excellence in undergraduate research, for his work on "Properties of Ideal-Divisor." This award is presented by the Pi Mu Epsilon honors mathematics society to authors of the best undergraduate research articles in the undergraduate mathematics publication, Pi Mu Epsilon Journal. Read more.

Samford Biology Major Receives $35,000 UNCF-Merck Scholarship Award

Ashley Spann, a Samford University junior biology major from Douglasville, Ga., has received a prestigious United Negro College Fund-Merck Undergraduate science research scholarship award valued at $35,000. Read more.

Elon Psychology Student Awarded External Research Grant

Kimberly Duggins, a psychology major and Honors Fellow at Elon University, has been awarded a Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant. Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology.

The research grant is awarded to approximately 30 people each year from the United States and Canada. Read more.

North Central Senior Presents Academic Work at International Convention

During North Central College's spring break, senior Sarah Kurpiel will head a few hours south of her Naperville campus and Downers Grove residence, but not for fun in the sun. She will be presenting her academic work at an international convention in St. Louis. Read more.

Valpo Students Raise $15,000 for Haiti Relief

A Valparaiso University student initiative to aid victims of an earthquake that devastated Haiti in January has surpassed its goal and raised more than $15,000 in less than six weeks to help recovery efforts. Read more.

Students Organize Concert Event to Benefit Haiti Relief Efforts

Belmont University students Chloe Williams and Lindsy Anton organized a successful "Belmont Supports Haiti" benefit showcase Sunday night March 21 in Neely Dining Hall. The event was held to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake. Read more.

Westminster Students Work to Improve Educational Opportunities for Small Village in India

Westminster College recently launched a global literacy project entitled “Why Wai and Westminster?” that is designed to help bring books and other resources into the hands of children, especially girls, in the small village of Wai, India. Read more.

Valparaiso Engineering Teams Win Robotics Awards

Two teams of Valparaiso University engineering students brought home awards recognizing their robot-building skills from the 23rd annual Jerry Sanders Creative Design Competition that took place March 12 and 13. The event tested the ability of Valpo's engineering students to create robots that can accomplish a variety of tasks. Team Bashful Geniuses won 1st place for overall best design with their robot "Ramrod," a two-foot square machine weighing 130 pounds that they built as their senior design project, part of a year-long course in Valpo's College of Engineering. Read more.

Quinnipiac Education Students to Lead Teacher Conference in Nicaragua During Spring Break

Five students and two professors from the Quinnipiac University School of Education will spend their spring break in Leon, Nicaragua, where they will share their expertise with educators from two rural school districts. Read more.

Ithaca College Students Honored by American Advertising Federation

Ithaca College seniors Stacy Gilbert, Ata Movassaghi and Elizabeth Wolbach were among 50 college and university students nationwide selected by the American Advertising Federation (AAF) to participate in the 2010 Most Promising Minority Students Program. The winners were attended a three-day event in New York City in February to be honored by some of the top advertising agencies, media companies and advertisers in the world. Read more.

Drury Swimming And Diving Sweep NCAA-II National Championships for Second Straight Year

Drury University's rich swimming tradition added another historic chapter last weekend, as the Panthers became the first program to sweep the men's and women's national titles in back-to-back years when they captured both at the NCAA-II Championships at the C.T. Branin Natatorium. Read more.

Drury Architecture Student is Recognized for Illustration Skills

Drury University architecture student Neill Scheiter received an Award of Excellence in the Second Annual American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) Student Competition. It represents the highest honor awarded by the organization. A jury of three, just as in the professional competition, met using Internet conferencing technology to review the entries and make their selections. Awards will be handed out at the annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin in October. Scheiter is in the final year of Drury’s five-year architecture degree program. Read more.

Drury Students Construct an Art Kiosk at Airport

On March 12 and 13, Drury University architecture students were at the Springfield-Branson National Airport, assembling an art kiosk in the main terminal that they designed and built. The kiosk is a walk-through structure in the Great Hall at the airport between two baggage carousels, and it is designed to be more than a typical art display. “Instead of just creating something that people would walk by and look at, we wanted to create a space that would encourage people to experience the art itself,” said Patrick Butler, Drury architecture student. Read more.

Belmont Speech and Debate Team Wins at National Invitational

On March 5, the Belmont University Speech and Debate team was awarded first place at the National Christian College Forensics Invitational. Held at Cedarville University, the tournament included 27 universities from across the country competing in debate and individual events. Read more.

Elon Psychology Student Awarded External Research Grant

Kimberly Duggins, a psychology major and Honors Fellow at Elon University, has been awarded a Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Grant. Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. The research grant is awarded to approximately 30 people each year from the United States and Canada. Read more.

Drake Students to Receive Regional Awards from Society of Professional Journalists

Drake University students are gaining widespread recognition for outstanding journalism with six Region 7 Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Read more.

PLU Students Compete to Save Energy with "UnPLUgged" Competition

Pacific Lutheran's UnPLUgged tournament is a yearlong challenge in which eight campus residence halls compete to see which is using the least energy – with the loser knocked out of the competition. After the first round last fall, the entire campus shed nearly 48,000 kilowatt hours. Read more.

Drake Student Wins Leadership Award at Big XII Conference

Drake University senior Crystal Nance recently received the Robert Page Award at a conference on black leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. Nance, a public relations and sociology major, won the Robert Page Award for Outstanding Non Big XII Senior of the Year. Read more.

First-year Drury Students Partner with Ozark Greenways to Secure Grant

First-year Drury University students have helped Ozark Greenways secure an $8,300 grant from The C.W. Titus Foundation. The money will be used to print a commemorative book on the 20-year history of the Ozark Greenways that the students are writing and designing this semester. Read more.

North Central College Computer Science Students Excel in Competition

Seven computer science students from North Central College excelled in a recent programming contest. Three students claimed first place and four took third place in the advanced level of competition at the 2010 Associated Colleges of the Chicagoland Area (ACCA) contest at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights. Competing in a field of 11 teams, North Central’s squad of seniors Andrew McMahon of Crystal Lake, Philip Viso of Woodridge and Jeremy Lee of Lisle correctly solved all seven problems in the shortest time to take first place. Read more.

Elon Law and MBA Students Travel to Southeast Asia in New Collaboration

Nine Elon Law students and nine MBA students from Elon's Love School of Business participated in a first-time collaboration through an international business course that included meetings with top business and law leaders in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. The primary objective of this course collaboration was to present students with an opportunity to experience the intersection of legal and business practices in one of the world’s fastest growing regions. Read more.

North Central Student Journalists earn 17 Awards for Excellence

Twenty-two student journalists from North Central College have earned 17 awards for excellence from the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA). The awards were announced at the ICPA’s annual conference Feb. 19-20 in Chicago. Thirty-six college newspapers and 290 student journalists from throughout Illinois participated in the annual journalism contest. Entries are judged by professional editors who are members of the Illinois Press Association. Read more.

Valparaiso-Built Autism Therapy Device Vying for Dell Social Innovation Award

A therapeutic device designed and built by Valparaiso University engineering students for people living with autism spectrum disorder is among the potentially groundbreaking ideas for addressing critical human needs that could get a $50,000 boost from a national innovation contest. A point vibration therapy device developed by a team of Valpo College of Engineering students is among the projects entered in the 2010 Dell Social Innovation Competition, which is sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative University. The competition aims to take student innovations focusing on significant social issues from idea to reality, with the team or individual with the top idea receiving a prize to launch their venture. Read more.

Samford Psychology Graduate Receives Top National Recognition for Research

Recent Samford University graduate Adrienne G. Hampton’s senior directed research project in psychology was chosen for a top award at a meeting of the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology. Read more.

North Central Sends Record Number of Students to Research Conference

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A record number of North Central College students have been chosen to participate in the nation’s leading conference on undergraduate research. Thirty-two students will represent North Central at the 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 15-17 at the University of Montana in Missoula, Mont. The number of participants from North Central College is among the most of any institution represented at the conference. Read more.

Valpo Students Win Regional Competition, Qualify for International Event

Twelve Valparaiso University students have qualified to compete in the international business contest sponsored by Delta Epsilon Chi after success in the regional round of the contest. Read more.

Three Westminster Students Awarded Gilman Scholarships

Westminster College is pleased to announce three students have recently been awarded Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world. Read more.

Elon Alumni Receive Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Three Elon University alumni have been named recipients of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships to help fund graduate studies overseas. Their recent selection brings to six the number of Elon students or alumni chosen for the prestigious award since 2006. Ambassadorial Scholarships were founded in 1947 and help fund degree-oriented study in another country. The foundation provides up to $26,000 for each scholarship. Read more.

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Arcadia Theater Students Outstanding at Kennedy Center Regional Festival

Arcadia University Theater students earned national awards, regional accolades and the first standing ovation at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for Region II on Thursday, Jan. 14, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Several students also have been invited to participate in the national festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in April. Read more.

Fourteen Westminster College Students Named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team

All eyes on campus will be focused on the 2010 Olympic Games as 14 Westminster students head to Vancouver to compete for the “Gold." From snowboarding to freestyle skiing, the college will be cheering on these exceptional student-athletes who have been named to the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team. Read more.

First-year Hamline University Student Ashlee Kephart Chosen to Carry Olympic Torch

In January, Hamline University student Ashlee Kephart carried the Olympic flame as part of the torch relay that will eventually end at the opening ceremonies in Vancouver. She was one of only ten teens in the United States chosen for the honor by the Coca-Cola Company, because of a positive and inspiring impact on the community.

Scranton Physical Therapy Student Named National Representative

Elon Students Receive Study Abroad Scholarships

Two Elon University students, juniors Christina Cooper and Qiao-Yi Joy Zhou, have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to help fund their Spring 2010 semester study abroad experiences. Read more.

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