Category: Education
Quinnipiac University to host two information sessions for prospective graduate students March 23
Both sessions will feature an overview of graduate admissions and financial aid. Students also will have an opportunity to participate in breakout sessions with the program directors.
Quinnipiac University raises school record amount for United Way of Greater New Haven
Donors at the university who contributed to the campaign are housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, preparing children for school success and helping families get jobs through United Way’s programs and initiatives.
Quinnipiac University to present free lecture, ‘Lifestyle Medicine: The Common Sense Solution to the Chronic Illness Epidemic,’ on Feb. 27
Saray Stancic, MD, founder of Stancic Health and Wellness, LLC, will discuss preventing, treating and managing chronic illness through lifestyle changes.
LWV Breakfast with the Legislators
In the audience at the Jan. 26 breakfast held at The Whitney Center in Hamden were Hamden mayor Curt B. Lang (LWV member) and North Haven First Selectman Mike Freda.
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University to host Rare Disease Day symposium Feb. 27
Rare Disease Day at Quinnipiac is a free event that provides an opportunity for patients, family members and researchers to share their stories and promote education, awareness and advocacy.
Quinnipiac University to host high school computer programming competition April 27
During the competition, students will work together to solve a wide range of problems. Scoring will be based on whether the submitted program compiles and runs, and whether it solves the specified problem.
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum to host historian David W. Blight on Feb. 6
Blight lectures widely in the United States and around the world on the Civil War and the Reconstruction period, race relations, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, and problems in public history and American historical memory.
Quinnipiac University to host, ‘Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine’ on Feb. 12
O’Rourke’s album, “Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine,” evokes the harsh truths of the Irish peasant’s life during the potato blight of 1845–52.
James P. Ryan of North Haven appointed associate vice president for integrated marketing communications at Quinnipiac University
In his role, Ryan is responsible for advancing marketing communications across the university, including planning and implementing marketing strategies to elevate and/or support the university brand as well as the College of Arts and Sciences and the eight professional schools.
Dr. Bethany Zemba appointed vice president and chief of staff at Quinnipiac University
In her new role, Zemba will serve as a senior adviser, working closely with the senior management team to direct the formulation and execution of the university’s strategic plan.
Quinnipiac University to host panel discussion, “The Real Story Behind Safe Schools,” Nov. 13
This program, sponsored by the School of Education, is free and open to the public.
Quinnipiac University Prof. Sasha Turner of North Haven receives award from the Association of Black Women Historians
Turner was presented with a 2018 Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book, Anthology, and Article Award for her article, “The Nameless and the Forgotten: Maternal Grief, Sacred Protection, and the Archive of Slavery.”