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Roundtable: 3 School of Education Alumni Define ‘Human Thriving’ in the Context of Global Diversity
“Human thriving” is among the areas of distinctive excellence enumerated in the University’s 2023 Academic Strategic Plan. This concept is inspired by the words of Chancellor Erastus Haven. In 1871, he charged 鶹Ƶstudents “to thrive here, to learn here,…
Meet Biko Skalla ’18, Voice of the World-Famous Savannah Bananas
Baseball is America’s pastime, a game rich in history and time-honored traditions, where change is slow to be embraced and slower still to be adopted. Then, there are the Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team that has changed the…
22 Years Later, Campus Community Members Reflect on Tragic Events of Sept. 11, 2001
Chaos. Confusion. Busy signals. Eyes glued to newscasts. Heartbreak. As do many others across the nation and around the world, members of the 鶹ƵUniversity community recall the events of Sept. 11, 2001, with unusual clarity, considering how much time…
Sports Broadcaster Anish Shroff ’04 Hopes to Inspire Future Generations of South Asian Sportscasters
Anish Shroff ’04 happens to be the only minority radio play-by-play voice of a National Football League (NFL) team. It’s not something the veteran sportscaster embraces, but it’s a trend that seems to be shifting. Eternally proud of his South…
Tom MacDougall ’92 Donates Platinum Records to Special Collections Research Center
Tom MacDougall ’92, the current president of Walt Disney Music and an alumnus of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, recently donated platinum records from the Disney films “Frozen II,” and “Moana” to 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries’ Special Collections Research…
Charles Reichblum ’48: Original Voice of the Orange and Co-Founder of WAER
鶹ƵUniversity has a long, storied history of producing talented sports broadcasters. Names like Marv Albert ’63, Bob Costas ’74 and Mike Tirico ’88, decorated members of the sports broadcasting industry, honed their crafts and developed their radio voices as…
鶹ƵStage Receives Transformational Gift Honoring Julie Haynes Lutz
鶹ƵStage received a gift of $1 million from the estate of the late George Wallerstein, honoring his late wife, Julie Haynes Lutz, by establishing the Julie Lutz New Play Development Fund. This transformational gift launches 鶹ƵStage’s 50th-anniversary fundraising campaign,…
Libraries Appoints Patricia Giles Reference and Instruction Librarian
鶹ƵUniversity Libraries recently appointed Patricia Giles G’14 as reference and instruction librarian in the Department of Learning and Academic Engagement (LAE). In this new role, Giles will serve as liaison to the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and…
New Awards Program Celebrating Alumni Entrepreneurship to Be Held in November; Applications Now Open
The spirit of entrepreneurship is alive and thriving in the Orange community. To recognize the entrepreneurial accomplishments of our graduates, 鶹ƵUniversity is excited to announce the launch of the ’CUSE50 Alumni Entrepreneur Awards, a new annual celebration of the…
$1M Gift for Culinary Hub at John A. Lally Athletics Complex Honors Joseph O. Lampe ’53, L’55, H’04
Joseph O. Lampe ’53, L’55, H’04 was the kind of alumnus that every university wants to have—engaged, fiercely loyal, generous, philanthropic and inspiring. Lampe often credited his alma mater for providing him with opportunities and life lessons that made it…