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July 2007

SHU's Department of Nursing Receives $240,000 CHEFA Grant
John F. Welch College of Business Named Among Best By The Princeton Review
Local High School Students to Benefit from $1.1 Million Grant for SHU's Upward Bound Program
Expert Available for Comment on 'Latin Mass' Implications for Christian-Jewish Relations
SHU Welcomes New Religious Leader To Head Its Center For Christian-Jewish Understanding

June 2007

National Poll: Top 10 Issues of Concern Among Americans
National Poll Says Americans Looking for a Religious President
SHU Student Lands a Knock Out with Anti-smoking Poster Design

May 2007

SHU Student Receives National Science Foundation Grant
SHU Names Associate Dean of College of Education and Health Professions
SHU Hosts Women as Agents of Change Forum on May 30
SHU Professor Chosen for Teaching About Terrorism Fellowship
SHU Introduces Catholic Studies Minor
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

April 2007

Caryatids Exhibit at SHU's Gallery of Contemporary Art Explores Women Who Support
SHU’s Dr. Michael Emery Named 2007 Catherine Worthingham Fellow
SHU Junior Selected as Connecticut’s Student Delegate for the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association
SHU Students Rock for Iran’s Civil Rights in Freedom Concert
Eighteenth Annual Discovery Awards and Scholarship Dinner
SHU to Consolidate and Expand Its College of Education and Health Professions
Young at Heart Day Brings Third Graders to College
SHU Receives CT Quality Improvement Award
SHU Chosen by AAC&U to Join Initiative on Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility
Center for Christian-Jewish Understanding Hosts Third Annual 'Colleagues in Dialogue' Conference
Sacred Heart University Schedules Weeklong Series to Observe Earth Day

March 2007

SHU Included in Princeton Review's 'The Best 366 Colleges-2008'
DOT Grant to Fund 'Social Norming' at SHU; First in State
Students to Distribute 45,000 Pounds of Potatoes
Yale Leadership Expert Jeffrey Sonnenfeld to Discuss New Book
Vatican Astronomer to Speak at SHU
University College Targets Hispanic Market with Bilingual Website
Former Ambassador and Middle East Expert to Discuss Conflicts, U.S. Implications
Jack Welch Schools SHU’s Welch College of Business Faculty and Students
Young at Heart Day Brings Third Graders Campus

February 2007

Rob Hardy Named VP for Human Resources
Dr. Michelle Loris Named Associate Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences

January 2007

Ruckus Arrives at SHU
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
John F. Welch College of Business will celebrate AACSB accreditation and 10th Anniversary on March 3

December 2006

John F. Welch College of Business Earns AACSB Accreditation
CCJU Honors Leaders at Nostra Aetate
SHU and NCC Sign Transfer Agreement for Criminal Justice Students
SHU Appoints Lynnette Sodha Assistant Vice President for Capital Gifts and Planned Giving
SHU Breaks Ground for Campus Chapel, Bell Tower and Gardens
SHU to Break Ground for Campus Chapel, Bell Tower and Gardens

November 2006

SHU’s John F. Welch Scholarship Program Selects Inaugural Recipients
A White Christmas Guaranteed!
SHU Center for Financial Education Announces New Shelton Site and Spring Course Offerings
Irish Ambassador Timothy O’Connor to Speak at SHU
Cardinal Spidlik Center for Ecumenical Understanding Inaugurated in Rome
Stephen Bright, Anti-Death Penalty Lawyer and Abolitionist, to Speak
SHU’s Digital Media Lab Dedicated to Television Pioneer Hubert J. Schlafly, Jr.
Tim Russert to Present A View From Washington at SHU on November 13, 2006

October 2006

CCTEC Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking
Tim Russert Tickets on Sale Now
Spirituality in the Workplace Program at SHU
World Class Jazz Comes to the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts at SHU
Successful Aging Conference Sponsored by CEHP

September 2006

New Book Encourages Interfaith Dialogue
Iraq War #1 Issue Facing U.S. in November Election, Say 18-30 Year Olds
GE Foundation Grants SHU $157,000 for Scholars Program
Smackdown Your Vote! Rally at SHU, Sept. 12
The Elements: Fire to Open at SHU Gallery of Contemporary Art on September 17th
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg to Speak at SHU September 18
Comparative Literature Expert to Discuss For A New Aesthetic at SHU on September 25
SHU Named Exclusive Physical Therapy Provider for Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Spirituality in the Workplace Certificate in Spiritual Direction Begins October 21
Yale’s Father Mark Villano Joins SHU as Director of Campus Ministry
Abraham, Our Father in Faith Guidepost for the Journeys
SHU Launches Middle Eastern Studies Program

August 2006

Sacred Heart University President Elected to Lead International Federation of Catholic Universities
Christian and Jewish Clergy Work Toward Interreligious Understanding at SHU Conference
Registered Paraplanner Program at SHU-Stamford Accepting Enrollments for Fall Term
How University College Open the Path to a Better Life for Hispanic Students
SHU and Housatonic Community College Sign Transfer Agreement for Criminal Justice Students

June 2006

New Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Program is Announced at Sacred Heart University In Fairfield
Sacred Heart University’s 17th Annual Pioneer Open Raised Over $70,000 for Student Scholarships
Summer Travel to Lessen Due to Gas Prices, Says National Poll
In Love with Life: The American Dream of a Luxembourger

May 2006

Sacred Heart University’s Scholarship Dinner Raised Record Funds for Students
New MBA for Liberal Arts & Science Majors at SHU
Majority of Americans Cite Sense of Entitlement Among Youth, Says National Poll
Local High School Basketball Coach Raises Funds for Sacred Heart University Student Scholarships

April 2006

The Local Line Opens at The Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart University
Leading Jewish Scholar, Deloitte CEO, and Renowned Authors to Receive Honorary Degrees at SHU
SHU Announces Commencement Speakers and Honorees
SHU's Scholarship Dinner To Honor USA Network’s CEO Bonnie Hammer And Other Corp
SHU’s MBA Students Experience Business Across Cultures
Sacred Heart University Students, Faculty & Staff Push Back the Wave in Mississippi
SHU’s Reverend Jean Ehret, Ph.D., to Serve on Sorbonne Center for Research in Comparative Literature
SHU’s College of Arts & Sciences Presents The Real and Fabled Worlds of Dante Alighieri Series

March 2006

Sacred Heart University Concert Band to Present Spring Concert
Introducing School Kids to the Blue-Bloods of Long Island Sound
Bigelow Tea Co-President to Address John F. Welch College of Business Executive Forum
Center For Spirituality and Lay Ministry Offers Spirituality & Healing Series and More
Sacred Heart University’s Lisbon Campus Moves to Griswold
Religious History Should Be Taught in Public Schools, Included in Textbooks According to SHU Poll
Poll: Gas Prices Prompt Smaller Cars, Support for Expanded Drilling, Nuclear Power, New Refineries
Sacred Heart University Freshman Selected to Perform with Inter-Collegiate Honor Band

February 2006

Health Care, Economy, Terrorism and Homeland Security Top Issues for 2006 Elections Says SHU Poll
Americans Keeping New Year’s Resolutions to Exercise, According to National Poll by SHU
SHU National Poll Measures Domestic and Foreign Policy Issues
In Memoriam: Eric Hernandez '05
NFL Superstar Tiki Barber to Speak at SHU
The Black Eyed Peas – Honda Civic Tour Comes to SHU
Promising Practices by SHU Press Encourages Collaboration Among Bishops and College Presidents
Sacred Heart University Announces The University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Alumni Lecture

January 2006

The ECPA at SHU Celebrates Black History Month With Raisin' Cane
Amnesty International Executive Director Schulz to Present Human Rights Lecture at SHU
Sacred Heart University Names College of Business for Legendary GE Chairman Jack Welch
Rudy Ruettiger, Celebrated Notre Dame Football Hero, to Speak at Sacred Heart University
Two Sacred Heart University Students Win National Recognition for their Illustrations
Water Exhibit Includes Bontecou, Christo, Gellis, Katz, Steir And Stevens at SHU
Series 7 Prep Courses Offered at Sacred Heart University in Stamford

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