News & Events
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors Alumni and Faculty at Annual Awards Dinner
Read all about the College’s annual awards dinner for alumni and graduate faculty, and learn about the award recipients, at: http://www.artsci.villanova.edu/special_events/alumni_medallion_2005.html.
VCAN Connects Alumni Working in the Fields of Communication
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences proudly announces VCAN, the Villanova Communication Alumni Network, an initiative designed to connect alumni working in advertising, film, graphic arts, journalism, marketing, media, and public relations, with other alumni to facilitate mentorship relationships, career networking opportunities, and internship opportunities for current Villanova students.
To read more about VCAN, please visit
http://www.communication.villanova.edu/VCAN/index.htm
Department of Communication Publishes Latest Issue of Its Graduate Newsletter
To read about the latest news in the department of communication, please visit
http://www.communication.villanova.edu/medium_03.pdf
Send Your News Items and Event Notices for Publication
Do you need help broadening your outreach efforts and publicizing events? Please submit your event information to Kate Szumanski at
kathryn.szumanski@villanova.edu. Kate will include it in the next issue of the College’s e-newsletter.
Academic Calendar
The final day of undergraduate classes is Monday, Dec. 12. Tuesday, Dec. 13, is a reading day. Exams are scheduled from Wednesday, Dec. 14. to Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Undergraduate classes begin on Tuesday, Jan. 17. To view the entire undergraduate spring 2006 semester calendar, please visit:
http://www.villanova.edu/enroll/registrar/calendar/spring.htm?year=2006
Staff Holiday Schedule
To view the staff holiday schedule, please visit Human Resources on the Web at
http://www.hr.villanova.edu/Info/holidayschedule.htm
Faculty in the News
- Mark Doorley, Ph.D. has been appointed Director of the Ethics Program succeeding Sarah-Vaughan Brakman, Ph.D., who directed the program since 1999. Brett Wilmot, Ph.D., has been appointed Assistant Director of the Ethics Program. Dr. Doorley’s office is SAC 488 and Dr. Wilmot’s new office is SAC 478.
For more information on the Ethics Program, please visit
http://www.ethics.villanova.edu/
- David M. Barrett, Ph.D., professor of political science, has written The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story from Truman to Kennedy. It has just been published by the University Press of Kansas.
For more information, please visit
http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/barcia.html and
http://eyeonbooks.com/ibp.php?ISBN=0700614001
- James J. Kirschke, Ph.D., professor of English, has written the biography Gouverneur Morris: Author, Statesman, and Man of the World.
For more information, please visit
http://www.stmartins.com/search.html
and enter the book’s title in the search field. The book has been published by St. Martin’s Press as an enhanced edition.
Parents’ Connection Keeps Parents Informed
The fall issue of the Parents’ Connection newsletter was recently mailed to the parents of full-time undergraduate students. To view a copy online, please visit
http://www.parents.villanova.edu/Publications/
Looking to Improve your Technical Skills? Take a UNIT Workshop! Visit
http://unit.villanova.edu/workshops/
for a full list of UNIT workshops scheduled for December 2005.
IT Corner
- Does your Web site need a thorough content and design overhaul? If “yes,” please contact Chris Driscoll at
christopher.driscoll@villanova.edu
- Web Migration Project — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will undergo a thorough Web migration to approved UNIT Web standards during the spring 2006 semester. For more information on what you can do to plan for the Web migration, please contact your department chair or supervisor.
