At the end of a town hall event on July 6, 天天吃瓜 President Sharon Hahs announced that she will retire at the end of September. 鈥淚t has been my honor and joy to work with committed and talented faculty and staff, serving bright and hard-working students, helping them to meet their professional and personal goals,鈥 she told the audience in the Auditorium and watching on the live video broadcast.
Read much more about Hahs and the rest of the University鈥檚 news in this week鈥檚 edition of Noteworthy.
Around the Commons
President Hahs announces retirement
President Sharon Hahs has on Sept. 30 after nearly a decade at the helm. Since she assumed the role as president in 2007, Hahs has led transformative endeavors that expanded the University both academically and physically. At her departure she will have prepared Northeastern for the 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission and the public launch of Transforming Lives, the University鈥檚 first comprehensive fundraising campaign. Much more about Hahs鈥 departure and accomplishments is posted online.
鈥業t鈥檚 a good feeling to be a donor鈥
Looking for a way to pay it forward as well as memorialize a husband lost to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education Dean Maureen Gillette and her sister, Kim Zinman, created the Mark Zinman Scholarship for Special Education. about their journey and determination.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Assistant Professor of Economics Scott Hewgerty presented a paper titled 鈥淚nflation Volatility, Monetary Policy, and Exchange-Rate Regimes in Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence from Parametric and Nonparametric Analyses鈥 at the on June 20 in Tallinn, Estonia. He also chaired a session.
In the media
Art as therapy
profiled Azizi Marshall (M.A. 鈥05 Speech; M.A. 鈥09 Counseling) of the Center for Creative Arts Therapy in Downers Grove. 鈥淎rt-based therapeutic programs can help people of all ages express feelings that they couldn鈥檛 verbalize,鈥 she told the magazine.
Also in the media ...
- published an obituary for Geralidine Lawhorn (B.A. 鈥83 University Without Walls), whom the newspaper described as 鈥渁 teacher, African-American pioneer, pianist, poet, author, fashionista鈥攁s well as a huge fan of all things Harry Potter.鈥
- reported that Northeastern student Oscar Ram铆rez was selected for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute鈥檚 Summer Congressional Internship.
To do
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鈥淟ounging,鈥 a play written by former Communication, Media and Theatre Professor Jim Blair, has begun a monthlong run at . Several people with Northeastern connections have roles in the play: Sasha Gerritson, Dan Wirth, Jeff Wade, Dwan Buetow, Jill Matel, David Montalvo and Zanneta Smith. The play follows an unforgettable day in an inner-city high school teacher鈥檚 lounge.
Mark your calendar!
- , through July 15, Fine Arts Gallery
- , 7:30 p.m. July 13, Auditorium
- Thursday Night Live: Hemi, 10 p.m. July 14, Student Lounge
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Mike Hines, Director of Public Relations, m-hines@neiu.edu, (773) 442-4240
