Category: Education

Quinnipiac University confers 891 graduate degrees during two May 9 ceremonies

Quinnipiac University conferred 891 graduate degrees during two ceremonies held Saturday at the TD Bank Sports Center on the York Hill Campus.

North Haven Soccer Club Scholarship

North Haven Soccer Club College Scholarship Program

The North Haven Soccer Club is giving $500 college scholarships to two current or former members of the NHSC who are heading off to college.

Quinnipiac University nursing students selected to attend Student Policy Summit in Washington D.C.

Claire Hardin, of New Haven, left, and Brooke Phelan, of Milford, recently attended the 2015 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, D.C.

Lisa O’Connor of East Haddam promoted to associate dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing

Lisa O’Connor, of East Haddam, director and chair of undergraduate nursing, has been promoted to associate dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Nursing.

Board-certified forensic anthropologist to lecture April 23 at Quinnipiac University

Kristen Hartnett, a board-certified forensic anthropologist at the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, will present the lecture, “50 Ways to Hide (and Uncover!) A Body: Tales from a Forensic Anthropologist,” from 1-2 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater at Quinnipiac University.

Quinnipiac University’s School of Nursing hosts U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy to discuss pay gap between male and female nurses

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy visited Quinnipiac University on April 1, to discuss a report that male nurses out-earn female nurses by an average of $5,000 per year.

Quinnipiac University’s School of Nursing receives $10,000 grant to support students with financial needs

Quinnipiac University’s School of Nursing has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation. The gift will be used to support nursing students with scholarships and emergency financial assistance in times of a serious need.

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Quinnipiac University to sponsor high school computer programming competition April 25

The Mathematics and Computer Science Department at Quinnipiac University will sponsor the Tenth High School Computer Programming Competition from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.on Saturday, April 25, on the Mount Carmel Campus at Quinnipiac, 275 Mount Carmel Ave.

Holocaust survivor and author Ruth Minsky Sender to speak at Quinnipiac University April 19

Holocaust survivor and author Ruth Minsky Sender will share her story at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, at the Peter C. Hereld House for Jewish Life at Quinnipiac University, 560 New Road.

Quinnipiac University School of Law to host panel discussion on community criminal justice reform April 29

Two of the leading voices for criminal justice reform in Connecticut and throughout the country will be the keynote speakers at the panel discussion, “Community Criminal Justice Reform: From Fairfield to Ferguson,” from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in the Ceremonial Courtroom at the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center on the North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road.

Rep. Yaccarino Reads to School Children

State Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-87) paid a visit to Clintonville Elementary in North Haven to participate in Read Across America Day.

Michael Sam at QU

Quinnipiac University hosts Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted by the NFL, spoke before about 1,900 Quinnipiac University students on March 3 at Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus.