Student Activities Alum Brings Festivities Expertise to Termination Process
Posted on Tuesday, July 20th 2010
Tags: activities, events, firing, levity, parties, pink slip, student, termination
Tags: activities, events, firing, levity, parties, pink slip, student, termination
by Irma Pelt Senior Staff Writer Faced with cutting faculty and staff positions as a result of budget cuts, Melissa Olivares, human resources representative at Hardy University, attempted to bring levity to the termination process. “With all due respect, Melissa came to human resources after several years of working in student activities,” said Mitchell Bealor, [...]
College Presidents Kick Off Black History Month with Inspiring “Some of My Best Friends Are Black” Speeches
Posted on Monday, February 1st 2010
Tags: black history month, campus, college, diversity, events, lip service, multicultural, racism, speech
Tags: black history month, campus, college, diversity, events, lip service, multicultural, racism, speech
Campus Black History Month programs have begun, and white college presidents are passionately supporting the diversity celebrations through the age-old art of story telling. Inspiring excerpts include: “…When I was in college, I played varsity squash and there were two black guys on my team. We sometimes rode the bus together, and it taught me [...]
Administrators High-Five Each Other for Having Facebooks
Posted on Friday, October 16th 2009
Tags: administrators, adults, college, cool, departments, events, facebook, faculty, hip, myspace, offices, university
Tags: administrators, adults, college, cool, departments, events, facebook, faculty, hip, myspace, offices, university
Administrators at universities across the United States are basking in their own hipness this year as thousands of new Facebook groups have emerged to represent their departments and events. “The freshmen really think we’re cool,” said James Pollens, director of admissions for Angelica Community College in Utah. “We’ve had over fifteen students join our ‘Proud [...]

