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May 2008

CT Post: Degree of Difficulty
SHU's Freshman Academic Advising Team Wins National Award
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth to Speak
Students Honored with Awards for Research at Annual Showcase
'Last Lecture' by Dr. John Kikoski
Recipients of the Charles A. Plohn Art Scholarship
Pioneers Collide: Alumni Reception Planned at WWE Headquarters
National Assessment Results Show SHU as Leader in Personal and Social Responsibility
Media Arts Exhibition Set for Saturday
SHU Delegation Builds Foundations for Two Churches in War-Torn El Salvador
Two SHU Biology Majors Win Top Honors in Science Research Competition
Students Dine at 'Hunger Banquet' to Experience World Poverty Issues

April 2008

SHU Announces 42nd Commencement and Honorary Degree Recipients
Hungry? Attend the Hunger Banquet
SHU Students Hold VT Memorial Service
SHU Social Work Alumna to Present Scholarship to Junior
Pioneer Band to Present Annual Spring Concert
SHU To Host Panel on Immigration and Labor Issues
New York Times Religion Reporter Laurie Goodstein to Speak at SHU
SHU to Offer Tuition-Free Education to Low-Income Fairfield County Students
Professor Awarded NSF Grant for Songbird Research
Sacred Heart University to Host Lecture by Author Andrew Skotnicki
College of Arts and Sciences to Host Research Poster Session
SHU Scientists Expand Horseshoe Crab Study
National Poll...on Polling
SHU Scientists Awarded Federal Grant to Study Horseshoe Crabs
Physical Therapy Program Ranks Best in State
Criminal Justice Professor Awarded Fellowship to Study Terrorism
Freshman to Volunteer During 'Straight from the Heart' Day
Vote for SHU: ONE Campus Challenge
Meteorologist and Author Bill Evans to Discuss New Book
National Poll: Perceived Personal Standard of Living Drops Drastically
Scholarship Dinner to Honor Deborah Norville, John Ratzenberger, and Anthony J. Cernera
Sorority Hosts Suicide Awareness Event
Department of Art & Design 16th Art Festival
Three SHU Groups to Sponsor Health and Wellness Fair
Professor Elected to State Senate
David Tracy of Univ. of Chicago Divinity School to Receive Honorary Degree
Photojournalist Les Stone to Speak
Adjunct Professor Finalist in Fiction Writing Competition
WWE Career Action Day

March 2008

Commencement 2008
CT Post and YouTube: SHU Chapter Leads ONE Campaign
CT Post: SHU Mentoring Program
The New Yorker: SHU Poll
SHU to Host 'Day of Percussion'
The Earth Mass
Americans Say One-Third of Professional Athletes on Performance Enhancing Drugs
Students Take the Nation's Pulse in New Polling Course
Hersher Institute Presents 'Truth and Moral Validity' Lecture
Dr. Donald Landry Presents Curtis Lecture
SHU Officials Witness the ‘Founding’ of New Chapel Bells
Lee Woodruff to Speak at Edgerton
Telvi's Goal: Give Back
SHU Leads Nation in Fight Against Poverty
Students Organize Freedom Concert
Sacred Music 'Cappella Clausura' Concert
Interfaith Event to Explore the Beauty and Meaning of Death and Dying
Three Students Winners in Society of Illustrators' Competition
Vocation Fair at SHU
SHU Students Give Back During Spring Break
SHU to Offer Conference on the Issues of Aging
Irish Chamber Orchestra to Perform
Hon. Barry Schaller to Speak

February 2008

Paul Healy Joins SHU as Executive Director for Emergency Management
Grammy Award-Winning Musicians NE-YO and T-Pain to Perform
NFL Coach Tony Dungy Discusses Diversity
Devout Doctor, Dr. Donald Landry, to Present Curtis Lecture
Dr. Orlowski Speaks About Global Financial Instability
SHU Career Fair Pairs Students and Alums with Prospective Employers
Corporate Executives Help Launch Sport Marketing Consortium
Dancing at Lughnasa at SHU This Weekend
John Ratzenberger Named to SHU Board of Trustees
SHU Awarded Accreditation for Year-Old Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Program
Dr. Judea Pearl, Father of Slain Wall Street Reporter, Speaks at SHU
SHU Scholars Build Bicycles for Local Primary School Students
McCain Event Draws 2,700 to Pitt Center
Yale Professor to Present Annual History Lecture
SHU Sorority Founds First CT Chapter of Active Minds
Dr. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz Book Talk

January 2008

Sen. John McCain to Visit SHU on Super Sunday - New Location: Pitt Center
Black History Month Events
SHU Kicks Off Social Norming Program with DOT Grant
Susan M. Mangiero, Ph.D., Book Talk
Tony Dungy, Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts, to Speak at SHU
SHU Volunteers Return from Gulf Coast Rebuilding Mission
Hersher Institute to Sponsor Two Presentations
Media Believability Poll Prompts Congressman's Call to Action on House Floor
New Book Examines Catholic-Jewish Relations in Our Time
GE Scholars at SHU to Build Bikes with Bridgeport Students
Twenty SHU Students to Volunteer in Bridgeport Outreach Program
Nancy Lambert Named to Board of Trustees
Politics Expert Dr. Gary Rose Offers Insight into Connecticut's Political System in New Book
SHU Leads Nation in Student Activism Challenge
Public and Media Perceptions on Iraq Success Diverging
Dr. Judea Pearl of the Daniel Pearl Foundation to Speak at Edgerton Center of Performing Arts
'Women of a Certain Age and Beyond' at Gallery of Contemporary Art
Americans Slam News Media on Believability
Alumnus Named 2008 Westport Teacher of the Year
SHU Alum's Documentaries on Darfur to be Screened at Jewish Community Center
Holocaust Experts to Visit SHU
Dr. Gerald Reid Appointed Sacred Heart University Faculty Athletics Representative

December 2007

Who Cares? — Americans Ask in New National Poll on Celebrity Political Views
National Poll: Americans Report Christmas is Number One
The Edgerton to be a part of NBC’s Clash of the Choirs tonight at 8pm!
Rabbi Eugene Korn's New Book Aims to Help Christians Understand Judaism
SHU Senior to Volunteer in Africa
SHU Senior Founds Program to Teach Computers Skills to Elderly
SHU Freshman Finalist in Exclusive Arts Program
Music of Mannheim Steamroller
The Alex Claydon Quartet
Lisa Ling, Host of National Geographic Explorer Speaks at Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts
Understanding the Tradition
School of Education Dedicated to Isabelle Farrington
University College Receives Two Distinguished Awards
Students Learn Business Etiquette, Mingle with Alumni and Employers at Career Development Event

November 2007

Artists Talk: Nathan Lewis
SHU’s Academic Music Program presents Candlelight Winter Concert
Art Exhibit at SHU’s Gallery Features Work of Faculty
School of Education Dedicated in Honor of Isabelle Farrington
Renowned Photojournalist Ron Haviv to Speak
Vatican Astronomer Guy Consolmagno to Speak
Three SHU Teams Receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards
Faculty Art Exhibition
Bob Woodward Presents State of Denial
Death Penalty Panel Discussion
SHU Players Present Lost in Yonkers
Department of Media Studies to Host Vision Project Lecture Series
Fairfield Police and Fire Departments Stage Mock-Accident Dramatization for Sacred Heart University
SHU's Cardinal Spidlik Center for Ecumenical Understanding to Host Inaugural Public Event
WSHU Now Broadcasting in High-Definition
Lecture Series Wins 'Program of the Year' Award

October 2007

New Poll: 18-30-Year-Olds to Play Major Role in 2008 Elections
PT Awards Dinner to Recognize Alumni
U.S. Development Assistance in the Middle East
Cardinal Spidlik Center for Ecumenical Understanding Hosts Inaugural Public Event
Weekend Medical Response Technician Course Offered
Event Honoring Rumi, Poet of Peace
New Emergency Notification System capable of an instant campus-wide communications
Sacred Heart University to Host Workshop on Mail-Center Security
SHU to Host Bill McGarvey Concert, Beautiful Mess
Sacred Heart and Fairfield to Meet in Basketball
WWE VP to Present The Changing Sports & Entertainment Sponsorship Landscape
Welch COB in Princeton Review’s Best 290 Business Schools - Now Available
SHU Habitat Chapter Among Top 5 in U.S.
SHU to Present 2007 Faculty & Staff Mission Awards
Understanding the Tradition
Is the Death Penalty a Moral Solution?
America: Dr. Cernera's & Rabbi Korn's The Latin Liturgy
New York Times Magazine: Jesus Christ Superhero
Becoming God: The End(s) of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
Your Ideal Professor - A Student Perspective
SHU Athletic Teams Near Top of NEC in Graduation Rate
Cambridge Campus Open House
Ski, Snowboarding Conditioning Program
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Receives Honorary Degree
SHU Appoints Michael Trimble Vice President for Information Technology and Security
SHU Promotes Philip McCabe to Vice President for Finance
What is the Meaning of Life?
Pipescreams - An Entertaining Halloween Concert
Counter-Tenor Ian Howell Coming to SHU
Benefit Performance Dead Man Talking
Health Care for All...
CCJU Fall 2007 Lecture and Lunch Series
Teaching of the Diamond Heart
Author Julie Jason to Speak at SHU
US Development Assistance in the Middle East

September 2007

Bill Gonillo: A Salt of the Earth, Quality Guy
Over 1,000 Alumni, Students and Friends of SHU Celebrate Homecoming
CCJU Fall Lecture and Lunch Series
National Poll - We’re in a Funk, Two-Thirds Blame Politicians
Archbishop Daniel, Hon., Th.D. ’03, Elected Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Free Seminar - Common Golf Injuries
Ethics & the Elderly Topic of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Alumni Lecture
A talk and discussion by Rabbi Eugene Korn, PhD
The Emerging Catholic Electorate
National Poll — Americans To Congress: Hands Off the Media
Interreligious Delegation Visits Nazi Death Camp During SHU-Sponsored Study Tour
SHU Receives Chinese Artifact
Poll: Americans Checking Labels Prompted by Recalled Imports
Rwandan Genocide Survivor to Speak at SHU
Join the Conversation with WSHU
People’s United Bank Sponsors Community Connections
Class of 2011 Most Accomplished & Largest in SHU History
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg to Receive Honorary Degree at Freshman Convocation
Constitution Day Lecture Features Congressman Shays
SHU Introduces Comprehensive New Core Curriculum to Incoming Freshmen
Class of ‘08 Announces Tuition Raffle Winners
From Atheism To Islam: An American Journey
Catholic Universities Welcome the Class of 2011

August 2007

SPECIAL CLASS SCHEDULE INFO: WEEK OF SEPT. 4-7
Library Expands Collection; Extends Hours through eBrary
Air To Explore Physical, Spiritual, Cultural Aspects Of The Elements.
SHU Supports New Financial Aid Code of Conduct
SHU Among the Best in U.S. News and Princeton Review's Annual Best Colleges Guides
Dr. Orlowski Meets the Pope, Delivers Presentation at European Conference
Ceremony Marks Chapel Construction Progress
Catholic-Jewish Delegation Will Visit Auschwitz, Meet Privately With Pope
Student Following Dream to Top

July 2007

Pioneer Marching Band Preview Show
SHU Student Receives Minority Scholarship from Connecticut Physical Therapy Association
Dr. Steven Michels Named Director of Honors Program
Michael L. Iannazzi Named Associate Vice President For Institutional Advancement
John F. Welch College of Business Named Among Best By The Princeton Review
Sacred Heart University's Upward Bound Program Receives $1.1 Million Grant
Jennifer Mattei's Horseshoe Crab Research on Public Radio
SHU Welcomes New Religious Leader To Head Its Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding
SHU's Department of Nursing Receives $240,000 CHEFA Grant

June 2007

SHU Alum Ordained Priest
First Communion, Confirmations Celebrated at SHU Community Mass
JFWCOB and ICN Sign Agreement
JFWCOB Holds 15th Commencement in Luxembourg
National Poll: Top 10 Issues of Concern Among Americans
National Issues Poll Says Americans Looking for a Religious President
SHU Hosts World Champion Cadets Drum Corps
Golfers Brave the Rain for Scholarships at Pioneer Open
SHU Student Lands a Knock Out with Anti-smoking Poster Design
SHU Junior Selected for Law Fellowship
Special Students Rise to the Occasion at RISE Graduation

May 2007

SHU Student Receives National Science Foundation Grant
18th Annual Pioneer Scholarship Open at Great River Golf Club
SHU Names Associate Dean of College of Education and Health Professions
Moon Rocks Arrive
SHU Band Director to Conduct All-District Concert
Art & Design Student Wins RYASAP Award for 7th Straight Year
Catholic Scholars’ Capstone Presentations Deal Weighty Issues
SHU Hosts Women as Agents of Change Forum on May 30
SHU Professor Chosen for Teaching About Terrorism Fellowship
SHU Introduces Catholic Studies Minor
Honorary Degree Recipients Inspired Graduates on Commencement Weekend
Commencement Speakers Announced; First DPT Degrees to be Granted
Frank Deford to Kick Off WSHU's New Lecture Series
CCJU Announces Seventh Annual Seminarians and Rabbinical Students Conference
SHU Awards Dinner Raises Funds for Student Scholarships While Honoring Community Leaders
SHU Professor Wins Fulbright Fellowship, Will Teach Computer Science in Kosovo
Poster Session Reveals Students’ Complex Research, Interesting Findings

April 2007

SHU's Graduate Admissions Strikes Advertising-Award Gold
Caryatids Exhibit at SHU’s Gallery of Contemporary Art Explores Women Who Support
SHU Students Pay Tribute to Virginia Tech Victims
Annual Spring Choral Concert
Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Dr. Michael Emery Named 2007 Catherine Worthingham Fellow
Orange and Maroon Effect Day
Memorial Service for Virginia Tech Victims
SHU Junior Selected as Student Delegate
Scholarship Dinner to Honor Susan Saint James, GE’s Bill Conaty & Fairfield’s Rev. Lawrence Carroll
College of Business Commemorates 10th Anniversary with On-Campus Reunion
SHU to Consolidate and Expand Its College of Education & Health Professions
SHU Receives CT Quality Improvement Award
Recent Trends in Global Financial Risk
AAC&U Selects SHU for National Initiative
Extreme Breaking is Coming
Elie Wiesel’s The Town Beyond the Wall
Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding Hosts Third Annual 'Colleagues in Dialogue' Conference
Earth Day to be Observed with Week-Long Series
What We Would Like Others To Know About Us
SHU Students Rock for Iran’s Civil Rights in Freedom Concert
The Sacred Heart University Academic Music Program
SHU Athletic Trainer Competes Against His Biggest Foe

March 2007

SHU Included in Princeton Review's 'The Best 366 Colleges-2008'
DOT Grant Funds 'Social Norming' at SHU; First in State
Screening Au Revoir Les Enfants
Women and Poverty Lecture
Two Presidents
Students Distribute 45,000 Pounds of Potatoes
Student Art Exhibition
WWE to Host Career Action Day for Students
Vatican Astronomer to Speak at SHU
University College Targets Hispanic Market with Bilingual Website
Yale Leadership Expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld to Discuss New Book
Jack Welch Schools SHU’s Welch College of Business Faculty and Students
Former Ambassador and Middle East Expert to Discuss Conflicts, U.S. Implications
Edgertons to be Honored at Dedication Ceremony
WWE Visits SHU for Career-Day Workshop

February 2007

SHU President Shares Business Strategies with Region’s Corporate Leaders
Job Prospects Abound for SHU Students at Career Fair
Robert M. Hardy Appointed Vice President for Human Resources
English & Modern Foreign Languages Presents The Visit
Dr. Michelle Loris Named Associate Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences
Special SHU Concert this Sunday
ECPA’s Raisin Cane Kicks Off National Tour
Sound Tigers are Coming
For Sacred Heart University Fraternity, Diabetes Awareness Becomes a Cause
New Mascot, Big Red, Makes Debut
Equestrian Team Hosts First Head-To-Head
Common Core Colloquium

January 2007

Commonweal Editor Paul Bauman to Speak
Internship and Career Fair Features Over 100 Employers
Customs and Liturgy of the Jewish Festival of Purim
CCTEC & Women’s Studies Presents Gender & Violence Roundtable
Ruckus Arrives at SHU
Good Morning America's Robin Roberts to Speak
CAS Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Ambassador Peter Terpeluk, Jr., Named to Sacred Heart University Board of Trustees
Romare Bearden: Scenes from the Portfolios at SHU’s Gallery of Contemporary Art

December 2006

John F. Welch College of Business Earns AACSB Accreditation
John F. Welch College of Business Facts at a Glance
CCJU Honors Leaders at Nostra Aetate
SHU and NCC Sign Transfer Agreement for Criminal Justice Students
SHU Breaks Ground for Campus Chapel, Bell Tower and Gardens
SHU to Break Ground for Campus Chapel, Bell Tower and Gardens
Wrestling with Problem Passages by CCJU
SHU’s John F. Welch Scholarship Program Selects Inaugural Recipients
Rent's Rapp to Lecture at SHU
SHU Appoints Lynnette Sodha Assistant Vice President for Capital Gifts and Planned Giving

November 2006

A White Christmas Guaranteed!
Peace Discussed by Middle East Roundtable and Irish Ambassador
Center for Medieval Studies Presents Kingdom of Heaven
Panel of Local Attorneys Discuss Law
Cardinal Spidlik Center for Ecumenical Understanding Inauguarated in Rome
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Faculty Art Exhibition
Stephen Bright, Anti-Death Penalty Lawyer and Abolitionist, to Speak
SHU’s Digital Media Lab Dedicated to Television Pioneer Hubert J. Schlafly, Jr.
SHU Dedicates Administration Building to David and Louella Lieberman
Inauguration of Cardinal Spidlik Center for Ecumenical Understanding
Tim Russert to Present a View from Washington
Irish Ambassador Timothy O’Connor to Speak at SHU
VISION PROJECT: Presentation and Discussion by Richard Falco
SHU's Center for Financial Education Announces New Shelton Site and Spring Course Offerings

October 2006

Dr. Lois Libby Named 2006 Higher Education Multicultural Faculty of the Year
Alumni Celebrate Homecoming Weekend
Engaging Autism: Catholic Tradition Meets Cognitive Difference, Oct. 5
Tim Russert to Present A View from Washington
A Q&A with Justin Liberman
Athletics and WICC Radio Expand Broadcast Agreement
Author of Dead Man Walking and The Death of Innocents Coming to SHU
World Class Jazz Comes to the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at SHU
Bio-Ethics and Human Dignity Conference at SHU
4 Heart Harmony in Pipescreams at UCC
CCTEC Presents Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking
Dr. Anca Micu Interviewed as Part of Groundbreaking Marketing Conference
Successful Aging Conference Sponsored by CEHP
Dr. Terry Neu Coauthors New Book, Helping Boys Succeed in School
Using Popular Culture in the Classroom

September 2006

Diane Farrell at SHU, Sept. 21
Jim Motavalli to Speak at Screening of An Inconvenient Truth, Oct. 3
Forgiving the Unforgivable: One Man's Journey of Hope, Sept. 29th
Middle Eastern Studies Program Reception
Iraq War #1 Issue Facing U.S. in November Election, Say 18-30 Year Olds
GE Foundation Grants SHU $157,000 for Scholars Program
Catholic Lawyer Argues Against the Death Penalty - Sept. 25
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg to Speak at SHU September 18
Spirituality in the Workplace Certificate Begins October 21 at CSLM
Events Scheduled for 9/11 Remembrance
The Elements: Fire to Open at SHU Gallery of Contemporary Art on September 17th
Smackdown Your Vote! Rally at SHU, Sept. 12
SHU Named Exclusive Physical Therapy Services Provider for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
The Coming Storm - Bob Reiss - ECPA, Oct. 4
Join the Audience for the Live Broadcast of a Radio Show!
Comparative Literature Expert to Discuss For A New Aesthetic at SHU on September 25
New Book Encourages Interfaith Dialogue
Yale’s Father Mark Villano Joins SHU as Director of Campus Ministry
Center for Medieval Studies Film Series
Abraham, Our Father in Faith Guidepost for the Journeys
Sacred Heart University Launches Middle Eastern Studies Program
SHU Academic Convocation Inducts Record Number of Freshmen into Class of 2010
Tim Russert tix on sale on Tuesday, October 3rd at 10am
Presidential Seminar Explores Catholic Intellectual Tradition in Academia and Life

August 2006

Paige Fairbaugh, MBA’95 Named Top Fundraiser in U.S. for National Multiple Sclerosis Society
President Anthony J. Cernera Elected to Lead International Federation of Catholic Universities
How University College Opens a Path to a Better Life for Hispanic Students
Clergy Work Toward Interreligious Understanding at CCJU Conference
Registered Paraplanner Program at SHU-Stamford Accepting Enrollments for Fall Term
Roland Junck, MBA’95, appointed CEO of World’s Largest Steel Company
SHU Ranks in Top Tier Among US News List of Top Colleges
Sacred Heart University Recognized by Princeton Review as Best In The Northeast
SHU and Housatonic Community College Sign Transfer Agreement for Criminal Justice Students

July 2006

Occupational Therapy Students Visit Waveny

June 2006

New Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Offered by College of Arts & Sciences
Professor Semel Selected for Counter-Terrorism Program in Israel
Financial Planning Certificate Program Launched by Center for Financial Education
Sacred Heart University’s 17th Annual Pioneer Open Raised Over $70,000 for Student Scholarships
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Announced
Edmond Israel, In Love with Life
In Memoriam: Professor Kevin K. Blount
Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue with Second Delegation
Summer Travel to Lessen Due to Gas Prices, Says National Poll

May 2006

Computer Security Alert
SHU’s Scholarship Dinner Raised Record Funds for Students
New MBA for Liberal