Villanova announced on Monday that freshman JayVaughn Pinkston has been suspended from the University for the spring semester after an altercation at a party earlier in the year. Pinkston had not been allowed to participate in games while he and the team awaited the decision.
New rotating program
In the waning weeks of his first semester as director of the honors department, Thomas Smith is looking forward to implementing new changes into the program. Smith replaced Edwin Goff as honors director this past June and has since been looking at future modifications for the program.
The deadline for students to vote for this year's Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching recipient has been moved up to tomorrow. This yearly award recognizes one full-time faculty member who demonstrates excellence in classroom instruction. The University presents the chosen recipient with the award each May at the Commencement ceremonies.
About 80 female faculty members, alumni and student-leaders gathered on Monday night for the inaugural event of the Villanova Women's Leadership Association. The development dinner for the new organization was held in Garey Hall and included a keynote address from Helen Lafferty professor in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Academic reputation spreads, University pools from new locales
According to a recent University report, over 3.9 percent of the applicant pool for the Class of '14 and 2.9 percent of actual enrollees were foreign students. An official 2009 report approved by Stephen Merritt, dean of Enrollment Management, showed a steady increase in international students over four years, despite the worldwide financial crisis.
With the last of the five fall semester formals for student organizations set to take place tonight, the Office of Student Development will have completed its first formal season since adopting the social policy that has traditionally been in place within Greek Life, according to Director of Student Development Tom Mogan.
The University Shop is working with faculty and staff to comply with the new federal textbook disclosure law. As part of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, universities and colleges are required to post textbook information online "to the maximum extent practicable" so students can make informed decisions when it comes to course selection and textbook costs.
Approximately 1,200 light bulbs adorn the Christmas tree that was the focal point of Monday night's tree lighting ceremony outside Connelly Center, according to Facilities Services. Over the course of his 20 years here, Kevin O'Donnell, superintendent of grounds, has seen that focal point change three times — they used to put lights on four trees in the courtyard outside Kennedy Hall and on the holly tree by Dougherty Hall.
BusinessWeek, Kiplinger list Villanova as ‘best value’ for private schools
Campus Grotto, a college news website, ranked Villanova as one of the most expensive schools in the nation. The University is No. 83 on the list of the 100 most expensive schools, with tuition plus room and board totaling $49,990. The University is No.
UNIT has been working over the past month to replace old readers with their new counterparts, the "Touch and Go" readers, which allow faster access to Wildcard-protected areas. Assistant Director of Universty Card Systems Kathy Gallagher and Manager of University Card Systems John Bonass presented the idea for this technology after hearing about it at a spring conference this year.
In early September, Carmen Gentile, Class of '97, was working as a reporter for CBS Radio News, in Afghanistan, when a rocket-propelled grenade hit him in the face. Miraculously, it didn't explode. Today, after undergoing several surgeries for a detached retina in his right eye and a broken cheekbone, Gentile is recovering and eager to get back into the field.
The University's chapter of Business Without Borders was named 2010 Undergraduate Chapter of the Year by Net Impact, the national parent organization of Business Without Borders. The chapter received the award at Net Impact's annual conference, which took place this year at the University of Michigan over the weekend of Oct.
Villanova has been recognized by the College Sustainability Report Card as one of the 52 most environmentally responsible universities in the United States and Canada for 2011, according to a University press release. The report card, which awarded Villanova with an overall score of ‘A-,' is produced by the Sustainability Endowments Institute and generates scores based on nine criteria: administration, climate change & energy, food & recycling, green building, student involvement, transportation, endowment transparency, investment priorities and shareholder engagement.
After three weeks of difficulties with the University's wireless network, UNIT learned Tuesday that the cause of the problems is a bug running in the latest access point software. UNIT first became aware of a problem about three weeks ago, when it began to see an increase in the number of students indicating that they were having trouble getting on the University wireless network, according to Director of Technology Support Services Matthew Morrissey.
After focusing on the engagement of on-campus constituents over the past six weeks, the University will extend its outreach to alumni and engage a firm for more specific data analysis before the Board of Trustees votes on whether to make the move to FBS football — a decision now targeted for this April, according to Athletics Director Vince Nicastro.
Basketball player charged, benched awaiting decision
Upper Merion Police charged freshman forward JayVaughn Pinkston with two counts each of simple assault and harassment after an altercation on Nov. 6 that resulted in the hospitalization of two students. One of the students, a senior, who received treatment in the emergency room at Bryn Mawr Hospital, suffered a concussion, according to the police criminal complaint filed on Nov.
Villanova hosted the 22nd annual Special Olympics Pennsylvania Fall Festival last weekend. With 4,000 volunteers and 1,000 athletes, Fall Festival is the largest student-run Special Olympics event in the world. "This event at Villanova is the athletes of Pennsylvania's favorite event," said Lori Blake, committee adviser for Fall Festival.
Freshman basketball player involved in off-campus incident
As the men's basketball team prepares for its season opener tomorrow night, Upper Merion Police are investigating an incident that involved freshman forward JayVaughn Pinkston and resulted in the hospitalization of at least one other Villanova student.
The date, location, artist and ticket price of Campus Activities Team's first-ever Save the Holidays Benefit Concert will be announced tonight at 6 p.m. at Live Music Thursday in Belle Air Terrace. Within a week after this year's Hoops Mania event, a function with which CAT is unaffiliated, CAT received e-mails from two students complaining that Hoops Mania did not represent what the University stands for or coincide with its mission of charitable giving, according to sophomore Noelle Polce, concert co-director for CAT.
University remains committed to offering non-binding decision
The Office of Admissions received a record-breaking number of Early Action, non-binding applications last Monday, easily exceeding the number of applications received last year, according to Michael Gaynor, director of University Admission. Considering that Early Action applications were due Nov.
Disgruntled students with undesirable schedules for next semester can redeem themselves with one of the many options available through Campus Philly's Online Internship Fair. The fair is a place where students can browse through a wide variety of positions and apply to jobs of interest for spring '11.
Enrollments in part-time studies at Villanova have been steady over the past five years, with an average of 550 students each year, according to James Johnson, part-time studies director. For 92 years, part-time studies has provided non-traditional and adult students with the opportunity to pursue associate's or bachelor's degrees, or take college-level courses for career enhancement or personal enrichment.
As a result of the University's continued efforts to educate students on the dangers of alcohol consumption, revenue from judicial fines have seen a significant decrease in the last several years, according to Dean of Students Paul Pugh. The amount of judicial fines collected by the University almost a decade ago was close to $75,000, according to Pugh.
Career advice speaker, author and former corporate vice president Andy Teach spoke to University students on Oct. 18 about climbing the corporate ladder and how to make the transition from college to a career effectively. After 23 years of working for the same marketing company, Teach was let go from his position.
Nationwide, university students have issued complaints of outstanding pest problems in their residence halls. And while cockroaches have appeared on campus, the University has experienced an overall decrease in the number of reports, according to Erika Allen-Lynch, director of Environmental Health and Safety.
Alumni, students and faculty of the College of Nursing were among members of the Greater Philadelphia nursing community honored in the unveiling of "The Changing Face of Nursing" mural on Oct. 6 as a part of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program — led by Executive Director Jane Golden — has transformed Philadelphia into "The City of Murals.
A year-long national search for the sixth dean of the Villanova School of Law yielded the appointment of internal candidate John Gotanda, announced in a University-wide e-mail on Oct. 28. There is a lot going on at the law school in the spring, according to Gotanda, who has served as associate dean for Academic Affairs, associate dean for Research, director of the J.
The University recently completed a self-study to reaffirm its accreditation from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The evaluation highlights the University's noteworthy expansion in the last 10 years. The self-study process began in 2008, when over 100 University administrators, faculty and students were asked to participate in the evaluation.
June Waldo Lytel-Murphy, the retired English professor and longtime adviser to The Villanovan who not only introduced journalism into the curriculum, but also to the likes of a number of accomplished journalists — including one Pulitzer Prize winner and an editor-in-chief of the New York Times Magazine — died on Oct.
Greater emphasis placed on alumni donations, president’s 30-city tour
Alumni and current students alike gathered on campus to celebrate Homecoming Weekend from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 on Sheehan Beach for the first time in recent years, thanks to the beautiful weather, according to Gary Olsen, associate vice president and executive director of the Alumni Association.
The Eileen Shea Lupton Memorial Foundation, in team with Villanova's chapter of Student Nurses' Association of Pennsylvania, hosted the seventh-annual Dream for Eileen 5km Run/Walk this past Saturday during Homecoming Weekend. The race commemorates the 2003 School of Nursing graduate Eileen Shea Lupton, who passed away in June 2003.
Scriblerus Collective, a new art club on campus this semester, has attracted nearly 200 new members, creating a sense of community among artistically interested students. Villanova graduate student and president of the club, Ben Raymond, developed Scriblerus Collective with four other members and received University approval over the summer.
Alumnus creates Novasis registration alternative, UNIT unresponsive
As registration time arrives and students look for guidance in scheduling their future courses, the Villanova School of Business and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences offer different advising techniques to their students. In addition, a new scheduling program created by a Villanova graduate may solve many registration woes on campus.
Tomorrow, the University will launch its first car share service through Connect by Hertz to provide carless students with the convenience of on-campus vehicles. Connect by Hertz began in 2008 as a car service for major metropolitan areas, including New York City, London and Paris.
Junior students typically begin their search for senior year off-campus housing after fall break and before winter break, though more students are starting earlier in the year, according to Kathy Byrnes, associate vice president for Student Life. "What happens is that some students start looking as early as September, which makes others start looking as well," Byrnes said.
In the months after the graduation of Villanova's Class of 2010, 67 percent of graduates are employed, 26 percent are in graduate school and 3 percent are still looking, according to the University's Career Center. Yet nationally, the Class of 2010 entered the job market this year with sky-high unemployment rates.
Comparable aid granted to male, female athletes
Each year, the Office of Postsecondary Education, under the U.S. Department of Education, publishes data from all colleges and universities that have federal student aid programs, including Villanova, regarding the finances of their athletic programs.
Early October saw the launch of a new institute within the communication department dedicated to exploring the discipline's role in creating social change. The institute, called the Waterhouse Family Institute for Study of Communication and Society, was founded through a $3 million donation by alumnus Lawrence Waterhouse Jr.
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