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January 2009

SHU Students Volunteer for CURTIS Week
CCTEC Presents 'Brideshead Revisited'
Connecticut Post: 'Jobs in IT' Features SHU
Volunteer Program Office Is Hosting Clothing Drive
America Magazine: “Beauty Calls to Us” features SHU Chapel Mosaics
WSHU's 'Join The Conversation' Presents Cookbook Author Mark Bittman

December 2008

Gallery of Contemporary Art Features 'Earth' Exhibit
SHU Gives Back This Christmas
GE Scholars Program Recognized in CSO's 'Opportunity Knocks'
SHU Development Officer Honored by Diocese of Bridgeport
Actor Christopher Plummer 'Joins the Conversation' at WSHU Forum
'Toys for Tots' Needs Your Help
Volunteering Opportunities at Golden Hill Church
Joe Barroso To Be Inducted Into Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame
School of Education Receives Full 5-Year State Program Approval
SHU’s Center For Not-For-Profit Organizations Aids Project Return
'The Lost Elves' Comes to The Edgerton Center
SHU Kicks Off the Christmas Season With Annual Tree Lighting
Human Journey Colloquia: Is Google Making You Stoopid?
SHU to Launch Gaming Track in Computer Science
Class of 2010 Holds Annual Coat Drive
SHU Christmas Tree Lighting

November 2008

CCTEC Presents 'The Journey of Thomas Merton'
SHU Habitat Gingerbread House Fundraiser
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'World Aids Day'
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'The Milgrim Experiment'
The Hill: Dr. Gary Rose
WSHU's 'Join the Conversation' with Actor Christopher Plummer
SHU Alumnus Wows NACA Audience with Musical Talents
USA Today: Dr. Gary Rose on the GOP in New England
Food Donations Blessed at Thanksgiving Interfaith Service
SHU Habitat for Humanity Chapter to Host Awareness Weekend
SHU's Annual Christmas Concert
Pitching Icons Joba Chamberlain and Jon Lester are Coming to SHU
CCJU Presents 'Progress and Difficulties in the Christian-Jewish Dialogue'
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'Us and Them'
SHU Students and Faculty Perform 'Elijah' by Mendelssohn
Catholic Charities to Present Thanksgiving Concert
SHU and St Vincent's Partner for Campus Wellness Center
Campus Ministry Hosts Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Doris Kearns Goodwin Explores Lincoln's Political Genius
SHU Dedicates Blau Library for Christian-Jewish Understanding
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents SHU Chapel Discussion
SHU Faculty Art Exhibit Opening Reception
Father Robert Kinnally Named to SHU Board of Trustees
University College Honor Society Inducts 33 New Members
SHU Student Affairs Leaders Honored by National Association
Student Government Hosts Ticket Sales for SHU vs FU Basketball
Dr. Debbie Danowski Presents Talk on the Cultural Significance of Popular Women’s Magazines
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'Beloved'
SHU President Dr. Cernera Receives Graymoor Award
Instructional Technology Presents Incorporating Spatial Data Into the Classroom and Research
Dr. James K.A. Smith to Explore 'Secular Liturgies and the Prospects for a Post-Secular Age'

October 2008

SHU Student Allegra De Vita stars in the Opera 'Alcina'
Welch College of Business to Host 21st Research Forum
SHU Offers Memorial Mass for 'The Month of the Holy Souls'
SHU to Host Election Night Party
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'Genocide and the Bystander'
SHU Professor Will Mayer to Run NYC Marathon for a Cause
More Music Presents SHU Faculty in 'Piano and Pipes'
CCTEC Presents the 'Imitation of Christ'
SHU to Dedicate Blau Library Collection
SHU Cited in New College Access & Opportunity Guide
SHU's Dr. Joseph Utterback Receives ASCAP Honors
'I.O.U.S.A.' to Air in University Commons
SHU Hosts Public Forum on Global Financial Crisis
Visit the WHRT 'News Junkies' Blog
Women's Lax Team Receives '08 NEC Championship Rings
United Nations Day Festivities Planned at SHU
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'Chocolate City'
The Human Journey Colloquia Series Presents 'Body Image'
Pioneer Band to Host Fashion Show Fundraiser
‘Luxury Hospitality in Today’s Marketplace’ Is Theme of Business Seminar
New York Times: A Race to Keep Young Voters Engaged
MSNBC: SHU Poll
‘News Junkies’ Debuts on WHRT with Professor Greg Golda
SHU to Host Public Forum on Global Financial Crisis
CCTEC Hosts Screening of 'The Devil's Miner'
The Wild Geese Offers New Program 'Irish College 2008' at SHU
SHU Students Weigh in on Campaign Issues
SHU Hoops Madness Introduces '08-'09 Basketball Teams
Author Stewart Mader to Present 'Your Wiki Isn’t Wikipedia'
4 Heart Harmony to Perform in Halloween Concert 'Pipescreams'
Dr. Erwin Cook Speaks on 'The Greek Hero'
John F. Welch College of Business Among the Princeton Review's Best Business Schools
‘Women as Candidates, Women as Voters’ Is Topic for Election Roundtable
Vision Project Presents Photojournalist Timothy Fadek
John Gerlach’s Analysis of 2008 Stock Market Crash and Presidential Debate
Poll: Shays A Solid Favorite In The Fourth District Congressional Race
Writer Melinda Henneberger Speaks on Race, Gender and Change in '08
Parents of Slain Israeli Teen, Bat-Chen Shahak, to Present Her Diaries at SHU
Historian and Writer Doris Kearns Goodwin to Lecture at SHU
Rudy Giuliani Speaks on Leadership in Difficult Times
SHU to Host 'Voices from the Holocaust' on October 6
Project Limulus in NOAA’s Spotlight
SHU and NCC To Sign Social Work Articulation Agreement to Ease Student Transfers

September 2008

SHU Alum Colleen Carney '07 in The Journal News
Dr. Kirk Bartholomew to Lecture on Split Gill Fungus
College Democrats and Republicans to Host Debate
Katharina Westerhorstmann presents 'Now God Speaks Intimately'
Speak Truth To Power at Edgerton Center
CCJU Hosts 'The Power of Witness: Voices from the Holocaust'
GE Foundation Grants SHU $157,000 for Scholars Program
Welch College of Business to Host 'Why Work When You Can Shirk?'
Jesuit Author has SHU Audience 'Laughing with the Saints'
Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Speaks at Leir Lecture
Dr. Peter Maresco Discusses The Business of Christianity on The Frugal Yankee
SHU Students Share Political Views in WWE Interviews
President of CT REALTORS Association to Speak
Roundtable Discussion: Women as Candidates, Women as Voters
SHU Marching Band to Provide Music for Diabetes Walk
Rudy Giuliani to Speak on Leadership During Difficult Times
Author Mitch Albom Kicks Off Lecture Series
Randall Balmer to Speak on God in the White House
CCJU Hosted Holocaust Memorial
A Special Thank You from the Moray Family
Time Capsule Introduced at Mass of the Holy Spirit
SHU Habitat Hosts Annual Sleep-Out
Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg to Address Global Geopolitics at SHU
Police and Media Relations
Jesuit Author to Speak at SHU on 'Laughing With The Saints'
WSHU Reporters Honored With Two National, Six State Broadcasting Awards
Constitution Day to Feature First Amendment Address by State Supreme Court Justice
4 Heart Harmony Performed at NYC 9/11 Commemoration
They Called Me Lizzy: From Slavery To Freedom
$80,000 Davis Foundation Grant Promotes Faculty Development for New Core Curriculum
Best-Selling Author Mitch Albom Kicks Off Lecture Series with For One More Day
Americans To Congress: I Can Do Better According To National Poll
The Lost World of Moroccan Jews
Freshman Convocation Welcomes Class of 2012
Constitution Day to Feature 1st Amendment Address by State Supreme Court Justice
SHU Gallery of Contemporary Art Presents Transcendent and Sublime
Poll: President Bush's Job Approval Rating vs. Administration Policy Support
Canadian University President, Catholic Scholar to Speak
Holocaust Memorial Comes to SHU
Mass of the Holy Spirit
SHU Launches iTunes U on Campus
WTNH: Priest Installs Work of Art in Chapel

August 2008

SHU Chapel Mosaic Artists Represent a Human Mosaic Masterpiece of the Church
Poll: Media's Love Affair with Obama
Piece by Piece the Mosaic Murals of SHU’s New Chapel Take Shape
SHU Senior's World-Hunger Commercial in Top 5 Finalists of International Contest
SHU Climbs in U.S. News & World Report Rankings
SHU Mailroom Manager Named to National Postal Service Committee
SHU to Honor Canadian College President and Catholic Scholar
New Full-Time Computer Science Program at SHU
A Modern-Day Michelangelo Begins Work at SHU
National Poll: Americans Say Pickens' Energy Plan Can Work

July 2008

SHU Featured in 2009 Edition of The Princeton Review’s The Best 368 Colleges
SHU Holds 16th Commencement Ceremony in Luxembourg
Pressure Grows to Expel Beer Advertising from NCAA Basketball
Grant Promotes Faculty Development for New Core Curriculum
Lana Alkhatib '10 Accepted into the Salmagundi Club's Gallery
Sacred Heart University Donates Furniture to Needy
Educators Tackle Science and Teaching Skills at SHU Summer School
Global Investments Certficate Program Launched at Sacred Heart University

June 2008

Star-Studded Performance, Human Rights Conference Inspires Educators
Golfers Support SHU Scholarship Fund During 19th Annual Pioneer Open
Dr. Cernera Receives Award for Unity

May 2008

CCJU Hosts Annual Seminarians and Rabbinical Students Conference
University College Presents Faculty Excellence Awards
Star-Studded Performance to Kick-Off Human Rights Conference at SHU
'Not an End But a Beginning' for 937 Seniors
Sacred Heart University Graduate Commencement 'Packs the Pitt'
CT Post: Degree of Difficulty
19th Annual Pioneer Open Golf Tournament
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
Student Government Gives Back
Annual Luminosa Award for Unity Awarded to SHU President Anthony J. Cernera, Ph.D.

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