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‘Ghost Ship’ Continues Department of Drama 2023/2024 Season
The Department of Drama continues the 2023/2024 season with the mystifying and entrancing “Ghost Ship” by Phillip Valle, directed by Ricky Pak, assistant professor of acting in the College of Visual and Performing Arts. Performances will be held in the…
Adrian Autry ’94 Ready to Make His Mark as Next Men’s Basketball Coach (Podcast)
Family. It’s a term that’s often used to describe the culture found in a sports locker room, but in the case of the 鶹ƵUniversity men’s basketball program, the student-athletes and coaches who make up the team truly feel like…
Hendricks Chapel Choir, 鶹ƵUniversity Wind Ensemble Pay Tribute to Pan Am 103 Victims on UK Performance Tour
This past spring, the voices of members of the Hendricks Chapel Choir and the notes played by the 鶹ƵUniversity Wind Ensemble floated through various spaces in the United Kingdom—from urban St. Paul’s Church in London’s Covent Garden, to rural…
University Celebrates First-Generation Day Nov. 8
National First-Generation College Celebration on Nov. 8 provides an opportunity to celebrate first-generation students whose parents have not attended a higher education institution. The University community is invited to participate in several events being held on Nov. 8 in Bird…
Film Favorites for Your Halloween Movie Night
Looking for a good scary movie to watch this Halloween? Get your popcorn and candy ready for these recommendations by some of our faculty experts who weighed in on their scariest favorites. Roger Hallas “I am particularly partial to artsy…
Extraordinary Gift Ensures Dick Clark’s Legacy Lives on in Expansion of Los Angeles Program
One of 鶹ƵUniversity’s most famous graduates, Dick Clark ’51 started his broadcast career in Central New York and grew to prominence in Philadelphia as host of “American Bandstand.” But it was Los Angeles that offered the greatest opportunity for…
Look Back. Act Forward. The Profound Impact of the Remembrance Scholars Cohort (Podcast)
Julie Friend ’92 was a sophomore studying speech communication in the College of Visual and Performing Arts when Pan Am Flight 103 went down over Lockerbie, Scotland, on Dec. 21, 1988. Friend and her roommate, Beth, were sitting in Cosmo’s…
4 Times the Fun: Capdeville Quadruplets Experience All 鶹ƵHas to Offer, Together
Imagine making the decision to attend a university nearly 2,000 miles away from your home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Imagine your father is a passionate alum of that university: You grew up watching its sports, wearing its colors and…
Orange Tank Recognizes Whitman’s Entrepreneurial Success Through Alumni Support
From a platform to connect athletes with marketing partnerships to a delicious sauce designed to introduce the flavors of the Middle East and Northern Africa, the business ventures presented at the ninth annual Orange Tank pitch competition showcased the true…
‘Guys and Dolls’ Opens 鶹ƵUniversity Department of Drama 2023/24 Season
The 鶹ƵUniversity Department of Drama begins the 2023/24 season with “Guys and Dolls,” directed by Banji Aborisade, reviving the classic musical–with a twist. Performances will be held Oct. 6-15 in the Storch Theatre at the 鶹ƵStage/SU Drama Complex,…