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Undergraduate Admissions

Hearst Foundation Grant Will Help Recruit More Academically-Talented Students

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August 9, 2010

The Board of Directors of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation has awarded ��߲ݴ�ý University a grant of $100,000.

The funds will be added to the existing William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund at ��߲ݴ�ý, bringing the contributions to the Hearst Fund to $300,000.

Academics

Parents and Families

Undergraduate Admissions

��߲ݴ�ý Among Princeton Review’s “Best Midwestern Colleges”

best colleges and universities in the Midwest

Published

August 9, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University is among the best colleges and universities in the Midwest, according to The Princeton Review.

Forensic Science (Graduate)

Ballistics Seminar Goes off with a Bang

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August 4, 2010

Students in a seminar on external ballistics sweated through a particularly warm morning on the shooting range at the Izaak Walton shooting facility. They each shot several different weapons through a chronograph to measure velocity and into ballistic gel to look at trajectory.

Student Affairs Senate

SAS Leaders Attend Government Workshop, Establish Goals

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August 4, 2010

Three ��߲ݴ�ý University student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C. this summer for a lesson in student government 101.

“The most important part of my position as student body president is ensuring that the student voice is heard and that the student senate reflects that voice in our actions,” said junior Denny Vaggalis, who will take office in August.

History Department

History Major Steps Back In Time At Wilderness Internship

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August 3, 2010

Bob Marshall Wilderness is the largest wilderness area in the lower 48 states. It encompasses 1.5 million acres in western Montana. No motorized or mechanical equipment is allowed in the wilderness — not even bicycles.

Graduate and Adult Students

Forensic Science (Graduate)

Author Alex Kava Highlights ��߲ݴ�ý’s Crime Scene House in Video for Her New Novel

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July 23, 2010

The murder mystery writer, Alex Kava, tours ��߲ݴ�ý's crime scene house in a video shot to advertise her new mystery novel, Damaged. Students and alumni helped set up a scene and acted in the video. The novel features a large cooler of human body parts found floating in the ocean.

Forensic Science (Graduate)

MFS Students Called into Court

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July 23, 2010

Second year Master of Forensic Science students finished their year-long crime scene practicum June 12.

��߲ݴ�ý Grad Awarded Rare Fulbright Scholarship Extension

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July 23, 2010

��߲ݴ�ý University Fulbright Scholarship winner Alicia Dallman has three simple words to describe her opportunities in Cantabria, Spain: “I’m so lucky.”

Faculty and Staff

Alumni and Friends

Music Department

Music Professor Maxine Fawcett-Yeske Says Goodbye; Shares 11 Years of Memories

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July 20, 2010

For 11 years, Maxine Fawcett-Yeske has taught ��߲ݴ�ý University students to appreciate music.

Forensic Science (Graduate)

Student Research Investigates Relationship Between Agricultural Practices and Decomposition

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July 16, 2010

Student research investigates relationship between agricultural practices and decomposition. Kristen Collins is burying pigs in her father’s farm fields.