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Week of Welcome began Saturday, kicking off a variety of in-person and virtual events for new and returning students at the Pullman campus. This year’s Week of Welcome features seven anchor events spread throughout the week, starting Wednesday. Other departments and organizations will also hold their own events. The first anchor event is the Student Resource...

The Division of Student Life and the Office of Enrollment Management are putting out a call for volunteers to help with the Welcome to Michigan program, a campuswide collection of events that help new University of Michigan students make a successful transition to the university community. While volunteers are needed each year, the number needed this year is higher than ever. Hundreds of volunteers from the campus community are needed to help make this program possible. more information View vo...

Our mission it to assist students and families during their transition to RIC, through Orientation and educational programming, during their first year.

The program is part of the University’s slate of summer Alive Orientation programs. It will span three evenings beginning on Friday, May 21.

Teen Earns Scholarship, Decides to Donate His Own Savings to Another Student in Need A Missouri high school senior has made headlines for his huge-hearted response to earning a collegescholarship. Having saved over $1,000 of his own money toward college, the teen decided to gift the money to another student in need. Joshua Nelson, 18, a senior at St. Charles West High School, is hoping that a donation drive will see his $1,000 multiply. Naming the fund The Joshua Nelson Leaders in Action Scho...

Marland Chang, Student Leadership Award recipient. URI photo by Michael Nolfe, KINGSTON, R.I. — May 17, 2021 — The University of Rhode Island recently honored three undergraduate student leaders and one student organization as part of its  33rd annual A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards ceremonies. The award is named in memory of A. Robert Rainville ’64, vice president for Student Affairs 1980-86, who was a friend and mentor to students. This year’s recipients are Marland Cha...

May 5, 2021 The Washington State University Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement (DAESA) celebrated faculty, staff, and students whose contributions throughout academic year 2020-21 promoted student, teaching, and learning success and excellence university wide. University Common Requirements (UCORE) The Richard G. Law Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching is presented to Allyson Beall King, scholarly associate professor and associate director of undergraduate programs...

University at Buffalo Brian F. Hamluk, vice president for student life University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. – Brian F. Hamluk, a leader in higher education student services and associate dean of students and director of administration at the University of Pittsburgh, has been appointed vice president for student life at the University at Buffalo. President Satish K. Tripathi made the announcement today, citing Hamluk’s leadership and vision as an administrator, instructor and adviser at in...

President Satish K. Tripathi Brian Hamluk Brian F. Hamluk, a leader in higher education student services and associate dean of students and director of administration at the University of Pittsburgh, has been appointed vice president for student life at UB. President Satish K. Tripathi made the announcement today, citing Hamluk’s leadership and vision as an administrator, instructor and adviser at institutions that include Syracuse University and The George Washington University, in addition ...

Editor’s note: This story contains mentions of sexual assault.  Despite facing a rape allegation that camp leaders were aware of, an OU student was hired to work at Camp Crimson — a situation one national expert said administrators had limited options in preventing due to privacy laws and Title IX regulations.  Courtney Foster, Norman Women’s Resource Center assistant director, said a freshman orientation setting can be particularly vulnerable for students entering college ...