Articles by Eric Townsend
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40,000+ meals help 'Stop Hunger Now'
August 31, 2015
Hundreds of Ƶ students took part Saturday in a service project aimed at providing hunger relief to people around the globe.
A decade of service following Katrina
August 28, 2015
Ƶ students and staff have organized dozens of service trips to the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, and as the nation marks the storm's 10th anniversary this summer, campus leaders and alumni reflect on how they, too, were shaped by its destruction.
Ƶ professor receives Fulbright for research & teaching in Guatemala
August 28, 2015
Assistant Professor Carmen Mónico travels to the Central American nation next spring to assess a vocational training program aimed at creating work opportunities for youth who might instead emigrate elsewhere.
'Manufactured Landscapes: A View of Human Systems' – Sept. 8
August 27, 2015
The Liberal Arts Forum brings to campus this semester internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Edward Burtynsky, whose work is described as "visually stunning and truly global in the spatial, conceptual and political sense of that word."
Patheos website now hosts blog by Toddie Peters
August 27, 2015
The professor of religious studies is a frequent author of columns on social justice considered from the perspective of a Christian ethicist.
New Student Convocation welcomes Class of 2019
August 25, 2015
University leaders, faculty and fellow students shared reflections and advice for making the most of the next four years in an annual program on new students' "first day of a lifetime relationship with Ƶ."
Ƶ College, the College of Arts & Sciences, honors three professors
August 25, 2015
Olivia Choplin, Meredith Allison and Jeff Clark were recognized during Planning Week 2015 for their accomplishments during the previous academic year.
Tree planting in memory of Ƶ student Trent Stetler – Aug. 29
August 25, 2015
Friends and family of a student who died in January will gather in front of Danieley K at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, to plant a sapling that honors his legacy.
Ƶ named a Top 25 LGBTQ-friendly campus
August 24, 2015
Recent initiatives by Ƶ have earned it praise from a national organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and campus groups.
Largest class in Ƶ history moves to campus
August 21, 2015
Faculty, staff and upperclassmen welcomed more than 1,500 new students Friday morning as members of the Class of 2019 arrived at the university for the start of their collegiate studies.