Just like President Barack Obama who had roughly two months to make a transition into the White House, along with various appointments to his Executive Cabinet, President Keith Miller is currently undergoing a transitional period within his Executive Cabinet, too.
The Supreme Court recently ruled in Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee on Jan. 21 in a 9-0 decision that students or employees should have the ability to sue not only under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, but also under the 14th Amendment of the U.
The new year of 2009 brings to LHU some more changes among the faculty members. Along with Dr. Granich, there is now another new faculty member who resides in the Thomas Fieldhouse Annex. Dr. Michael Paulus chose to transfer to the Haven where he knew some professors and is now a professor of social work and on tenured track with a one-year provisional appointment.
All students interested in participating in an internship received an opportunity to learn more about it during Internship Coordinator Anita Casper's presentation, "Internships: What? Why? Where? How?" in the Career Services office on Monday. According to the National Society for Experiential Education, an internship is "a carefully monitored work or service experience in which an individual has intentional learning goals and reflects actively on what he or she is learning through the experience.
The Student Cooperative Council Inc. (SCC) has introduced a new tool for members of clubs and organizations of Lock Haven University. Havenconnection.com is new and technological way to help clubs keep track of their records and rosters. Matthew Wise, the assistant of Student Activities, said that the Web site will make it easier for clubs and organizations, as well as the SCC, to stay current with who is a member and who is no longer part of a certain organization.
The Honors Program staff decided to schedule a host of new activities and events for the current semester, attempting to promote the emphasis on community to an entirely new level. "Our goal this semester is to not only reach out to our current members, but to advertise to anyone on campus that they are welcome to take a look at our program as well," said Caroline Sweeney, the student associate director of admissions, recruitment and retention for the program.
Students got the chance to learn about local environmental issues in Clinton County on Tuesday. Jamie Walker, president of the Beech Creek Watershed Association and the distributed systems specialist here at LHU, spoke to the campus community through MountainServe to provide information about their work and the environment.
The inauguration of President Barack Obama spurred a weekend worth of events and an immeasurable amount of excitement which prompted students and faculty to make the trek to Washington D.C. to witness history. Each person who made the trip had their own motivations and experiences, but the excitement seemed to be universal.
