Athletics Director Muir reports to Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate heard reports on the University’s athletics program and the review process for undergraduate majors at its Thursday meeting.
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Haas Center selects NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco as its Distinguished Visitor for spring quarter
The Haas Center for Public Service has selected National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator Jane Lubchenco as the center’s Distinguished Visitor for spring quarter, according to the Stanford News Service.
Internet outage hits residences
An Internet outage affected students across campus early Tuesday morning, with the failure of a network distribution switch causing the loss of wired and wireless Internet access for approximately three hours. The issue has since been resolved
Faculty Senate discusses faculty diversity, 8:30 a.m. classes
The Faculty Senate heard reports on faculty diversity and conflicts in academic scheduling at its Thursday meeting, with the latter report potentially opening the door… Continue Reading »
ASSU Senate discusses grant program, music practice spaces
At its Jan. 22 meeting, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate discussed interest in their $80k grant programs and voted to fund the purchase of equipment to furnish a temporary music practice space in Stern Hall.
Despite warm reception, some faculty find fault with Thinking Matters
Thinking Matters replaced Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) this year and has been warmly received by many students, but some lecturers in the program fear… Continue Reading »
Reformed ASSU shuttle service triples number of student users
A reformed ASSU shuttle service program aimed at students travelling home for winter break witnessed a surge in popularity in its first quarter of usage, assisting nearly three times the number of students as previous shuttle efforts.
Faculty view fiscal cliff with apprehension
With the end of 2012 rapidly approaching, efforts to avert the fiscal cliff — a combination of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to… Continue Reading »