Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI
1 day ago by Daniel Monson
A six-story Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is much closer to coming to Central Michigan University's campus.
Lodgco Management LLC President and CEO Michael Smith said 80 to 90 percent of the lease has been agreed upon and he hopes to break ground in the fall.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
7 hours ago by Anna Kaiser
During the next four years, several Ball State University buildings will undergo two phases of construction, a university official said.
The Teachers College, North Quad and Applied Science and Technology buildings will be renovated, with completion planned by 2012, said Randy Howard, associate vice president of finance and assistant treasurer.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
14 hours ago by Ashley Pierce
A Village staple since 1970, the Discount Den could close by the end of the month, store manager Heather Seybold said. Its 50 cent sodas, selection of tobacco products and greek life apparel make it a beloved business to Ball State University students.
The exact closing date is unknown at this time, however, because prospective buyers had become interested, Seybold said.
BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
23 hours ago by Angie Burdge
The new system, which uses the WordPress Multi-User platform, was developed by Terence Armentano from the Center for Online and Blended Learning.
However, for some faculty members, blogging is nothing new.
The Center of Teaching and Learning has been discussing the "significance to teaching, learning and the integration of technology in the classroom" in their blog since November 2006, said graduate assistant Matthew Caire.
BG News, Bowling Green State University, OH
23 hours ago by Tony Hunter
The Board of Trustees will have plenty of work to do this school year.
Executive Vice President Linda Dobb serves as Secretary to the Board and said the team is ready to handle the important issues at stake.
"There are a lot of decisions that our board will be asked to give approval to in this coming year along with the usual ones," Dobb said.
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI
23 hours ago by Angie Favot
Combining tuition and room and board, beginning this year it will cost $17,388 per year for a freshman student living on campus taking 30 credit hours.
Incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students will pay $324 per credit hour in the fall, a 6.6 percent increase.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Ashlei Maltman/City Reporter
An agreement with Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. was approved at Tuesday night's city council meeting.
At the city council meeting, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. gave a presentation about the upcoming investment grade audit.
Siemens will be doing a full-scale report of the city's properties to propose what can be done, the cost of it, and the expected pay back, Inyart said.
The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, IL
1 day ago by Rick Kambic/Editor in Chief
It's been one year since Eastern President Bill Perry was accepting congratulations for his new job. Now he is often the interviewer as he roams campus, greeting those whom he passes and whom he meets while observing the daily educational functions of the university.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
2 days ago by Susan Kantor
When every other student in Grainger Library was studying for final exams last December, Ryan McNeily and Dustin Canter were drawing up a business plan for a loan to start up their own bagel shop on Green Street.
Nine months later, that business plan is coming to fruition with Howbowda Bagel, 611 E.
Ball State Daily News, Ball State University, IN
2 days ago by Jay Sowers
For Ball State University student William McQuail, there has never been any doubt he would enlist in the armed forces to fight for his country. When he was young, William would follow his father from one military installation to another. This, he says, without a doubt affected his decision to enlist in the military.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
2 days ago by Clif Reeder, Daily
Members of Groove practice in Regents' Plaza Sunday. The group was rehearsing for an upcoming festival.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
2 days ago by Sara Lynne Thelen and Elaine LaFay, Daily Staff Reporters
Britney Littles, vice president of the University's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that the group will amp up its tutoring of minority high school students from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas to help them prepare for college.
Chicago Flame, University of Illinois, IL
3 days ago by Basileo Odukoya and Joel Ebert
Beginning in January 2009, the University of Illinois at Chicago campus will officially have Dr. Paula Allen-Meares as its new chancellor. Allen-Meares, who was selected from a field of more than 100 candidates, is set to be formally confirmed as the new chancellor at the next Board of Trustees meeting.
Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi
3 days ago by Trevor Calero, Daily Staff Reporter
Almost every day last school year, Subway's lunch rush would form a line weaving through the basement of the Michigan Union. But less than a handful of people chose to take their meals at Magic Wok or Villa Pizza.
The Union was set to replace the oft-ignored businesses with Panda Express and Domino's Pizza.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
4 days ago by Jeremy Werner
University Police have released a sketch composite of a suspect in a July 13 sexual assault.
The sketch was drawn according to descriptions from the 19-year-old woman who was battered and sexually assaulted near the 1800 block of South Lincoln Avenue between 3 a.
The Daily Illini, University of Illinois, IL
5 days ago by Daily Illini Staff Report
When Jessica Ayala, now a 21-year-old senior in LAS, arrived at the University as a freshman, she always felt safe walking around campus. Then several assaults near her residence occurred. "Little things like that can chip away at your sense of security," Ayala said.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
6 days ago by Shawn Wright
The cost of education at Wayne State for the fall semester was the hot topic during the Student Council's regular monthly meeting.
Tuition rates and how much they will increase was the main focus during an informal presentation given by Robert Kohrman, associate vice president of university budget.
Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI
6 days ago by Staff Reports
Incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students will pay $324 per credit hour in the fall, a 6.6 percent increase.
The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the increase at its Thursday meeting over two other options.
A student taking a total of 30 credit hours for two semesters will pay $9,720 for tuition instead of last falls' $9,120.
The South End, Wayne State University, MI
6 days ago by Patricia Scott / For The South End
Dr. Csaba Juhasz, assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at Wayne State's School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan, has received a $1.5 million award from the National Cancer Institute to research a new imaging technique that detects and provides information about brain tumors.