Month: January 2015
How Do We Repair Connecticut?
With a projected deficit of roughly $2.7 billion over the next two fiscal years, there’s no doubt Connecticut faces troublesome times with our fiscal health.
Panel Discussion on Racial Profiling Set for Feb. 4 at Quinnipiac University
A diverse group of panelists will explore racial profiling when they gather at Quinnipiac University for the Black History Month discussion, “Liberty and Justice for All: Exploring Racial Profiling,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, in the Burt Kahn Court on the Mount Carmel Campus.
‘The Age of Love’ To Be Screened at Quinnipiac University
“The Age of Love,” a new award-winning documentary about senior citizens and speed dating, will be screened at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater at Quinnipiac University. This event is free and open to the public.
Sen. Fasano Statement Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“Dr. King was a fearless individual who inspired a movement that undoubtedly changed our nation forever. His bravery, strength and commitment to better our world propelled change, and today his accomplishments and his memory still drive progress.
Senator Fasano Supports Small Towns’ Legislative Priorities
State Senator Len Fasano (R-North Haven), Senate Minority Leader, joined fellow legislative leaders to host a panel discussion on the priorities of small towns across the state. The panel met at the Connecticut Council of Small Towns’ (COST) annual legislative conference on Wednesday January 14 at the Crown Plaza Hotel and Conference Center.
Petitions Gaining Steam Both For and Against North Haven High School’s Mascot
A growing number of people in North Haven are calling on the School District to change North Haven High School’s mascot from the Indians to something else.
Quinnipiac University School of Law Ranks Fourth on Super Lawyers’ List of Top Law Schools for Value and Quality of Education
The Quinnipiac University School of Law has been selected as one of the 2014 Super Lawyers’ Top 10 Law Schools for value and quality of education. Super Lawyers is an attorney-rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Quinnipiac University School of Business Maintains Prestigious AACSB Accreditation
The School of Business at Quinnipiac University announced today that it has maintained its business accreditation by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Quinnipiac University Professor to Lecture and Perform Legendary Irish Harper and Composer’s Music at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
George Sprengelmeyer, associate chair of the department of visual and performing arts and associate professor of music at Quinnipiac University, will lecture and perform at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac, 3011 Whitney Ave., at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29.
Rep. Yaccarino Named to His Second Term as Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
State Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-87) has been named to his second term as Ranking Member of the legislature’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs by House Republican Leader Themis Klarides.
Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. Donates $250,000 to Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Dr. Aaron Bernard, the clinical skills director at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, directs Georgina Pappas, a medical student at Quinnipiac, as she examines a standardized patient at the …
LWV Breakfast with the Legislators
Civic-minded Hamden and North Haven residents are invited to the League of Women Voters of Hamden-North Haven 2015 Breakfast with the Legislators Saturday, January 31, 9:00 am, Whitney Center, Cultural Arts Center, 1st floor, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, Hamden.