- 冈本视频 football players hope their strength and endurance pay off for charities that help fight rare diseases. At the 鈥淟ift for Life鈥 fundraiser Friday, about 35 players will compete against each other in lifting and skills competitions.July 24, 2008
- Sports Illustrated senior writer Austin Murphy 鈥83 covered the National Football League for six years and is in his 15th year of covering college football. In the most recent episode of 冈本视频 Conversations, the podcast series highlighting members of the campus community, Murphy had this to say: 鈥 The NFL is run by pinched, unsmiling [鈥July 23, 2008
- While his students are on summer vacation, Patrick O鈥橬eil, a social studies teacher from Charlotte, N.C., is spending time in a 鈥渟ummer school鈥 at 冈本视频. Graham Hodges has written numerous books and articles about slavery. O鈥橬eil and two dozen other K-12 teachers from as far away as California are taking on the role of [鈥July 18, 2008
- Participants in a Greek Life Summit met on campus last weekend to discuss the past, evaluate the present, and envision the future for 冈本视频 chapters. Five representatives from each of the 10 fraternities and sororities on campus collaborated with staff members, local advisers, and alumni representatives. In all, more than 70 people contributed to the dialogue that was [鈥July 16, 2008
- (Editor鈥檚 Note: Adriana was one of 12 students who traveled to Uganda this summer as part of a 冈本视频 extended study course.) As I reflect on my experiences of the past few weeks, I find hard to believe that I actually lived in the middle of a Ugandan village for almost an entire month. Upon first [鈥July 11, 2008
- Spend three weeks in Japan as part of a 冈本视频 extended study course that provides you with access and interactions that no tourist could begin to imagine. Check. Fly home to Utah, spend one jet-lagged day asleep, and then drive to 冈本视频, passing through the flooded cities of Iowa on the way. Check.July 9, 2008
- Not too many people need to know how to say 鈥榩ole vault鈥 in German. But Alisandra Denton 鈥10, a molecular biology major and pole-vaulter, might find the word Stabhochsprung useful this summer as she pursues a unique internship. In the city of Mainz, Germany, Denton is gaining research experience as well as strengthening her language [鈥July 7, 2008
- 冈本视频 President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the Faculty Lyle Roelofs have announced the appointment of Dr. Keenan Grenell as the university鈥檚 Vice President and Dean of Diversity. The following is drawn from the message shared with the 冈本视频 community. Grenell comes to 冈本视频 from Marquette University, where he served as Associate Provost for Diversity [鈥July 2, 2008