Category: Education

Quinnipiac University To Host Information Sessions for Graduate Students
Quinnipiac University will host three information sessions for prospective graduate students in March and April. The first session, scheduled for Thursday, March 7, will begin at 5:30 p.m. on the Mount Carmel Campus. This session is …
By Chris on February 6, 2013

North Haven Students Make Dean’s List at Quinnipiac Universtiy
The following area students made the dean’s list for the Fall 2012 semester at Quinnipiac University: Alyssa Andreucci Stefania Ciarleglio Alyssa Cretella Alicia Criscuolo Matthew Dagle Riley Dinneen Lauren Dufour Richard Funaro Anne Guandalini Giovanni …
By Chris on January 31, 2013

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus to Lecture March 6 at Quinnipiac University
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, who founded the practice of microcredit as a means to combat global poverty, will speak at Quinnipiac University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, at Burt Kahn Court on Quinnipiac’s Mount …
By Chris on January 25, 2013

Dr. Abayomi Akanji Appointed to the Founding Faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Dr. Abayomi Akanji, of North Haven, has been appointed to the founding faculty of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. As a professor of medical sciences, Akanji will be responsible for teaching clinical …
By Chris on January 23, 2013

Quinnipiac University’s New Anesthesiologist Assistant Program Receives State Approval
[box]William Paulsen, director of the anesthesiologist assistant program and professor of biomedical sciences in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac.[/box] Quinnipiac University has launched an anesthesiologist assistant program, which will begin this summer. The new master of health science program was …
By Chris on January 16, 2013

North Haven QU Student Headed to D.C. To Attend 10-Day Presidential Inauguration Seminar
Five Connecticut residents will be among 21 Quinnipiac University students who will travel to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12 to participate in a 10-day presidential inauguration seminar, where they will get to witness history, explore …
By Chris on January 8, 2013

President of Institute for Humane Education Zoe Weil to Speak at QU
Zoe Weil, co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education, will present the lecture, “The Interconnectedness of All Life: Animal Welfare, Environmental Preservation and Human Rights,” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in …
By Chris on January 4, 2013

Robert Joven Named Associate Director for Public Services at the Health Sciences Library at Q.U.
Robert Joven, of North Haven, has been appointed associate director for public services at the Health Sciences Library on Quinnipiac University’s North Haven Campus. In his new position, Joven is responsible for working with faculty and students …
By Chris on December 19, 2012

President Obama Speaking in Newtown, CT About the Tragic Events of December 14, 2012.
President Obama delivers remarks at an interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
By Chris on December 17, 2012

A Letter from Superintendent Cronin Regarding the Tragedy in Newtown
December 16, 2012 Dear Parents and Guardians, It is with tremendous sadness that I write you concerning the horrific tragedy that occurred in Newtown on Friday, December 14, 2012. While I wish there were something …
By Chris on December 16, 2012

North Haven Resident Re-Elected Secretary-Treasurer of Physician Assistant Education Association
William Kohlhepp, of North Haven, associate dean of the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University, has been re-elected to a three-year term as secretary-treasurer of the Physician Assistant Education Association. The PAEA is the only national organization …
By Chris on December 7, 2012

QU Physical Therapy Students Use Wheelchairs to Deepen Understanding of Disabled Patients
[box]Hannah Wood, a fourth-year physical therapy student at Quinnipiac University, was among the physical therapy students who recently spent 24 hours in wheelchairs to deepen their understanding of disabled patients.[/box] For Meaghan Lynch, a third-year …
By Chris on November 29, 2012