Go to college, get an internship, graduate and then take a job - the process has been pretty standard for decades. However, these days a lack of job openings has created a competitive market for internships, some of which are being claimed by college grads. (1) comment
Current and former university students may soon expect relief from impending student loan payments with the July 1 introduction of the U.S. Department of Education's new repayment program, a financial services director said. Melet Leafgreen, the assistant director of loan programs, said the Income-Based Repayment plan aims to make monthly repayment amounts more accurately reflect a graduate's income level. (2) comments
Looking for a way to save money on college textbooks? There's an app for that. A new iPhone application that will help students save money on textbooks was announced Aug. 12, said Jeff Sherwood, CEO of BIGWORDS.com. The BIGWORDS free iPhone application can help students find the best deals on their textbooks from Multi-Item Price Optimization which calculates the cheapest combination of textbooks from stores with multi-item orders and finds the best deals available, Sherwood said. (1) comment
University officials suspect there may be 25 to 30 additional cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, excluding the 10 confirmed cases on campus announced Monday, the vice chancellor for student affairs said. Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the suspected cases have been confirmed to have type A influenza virus, but the university is no longer testing for individual cases of H1N1 and instead is treating each case of the flu as H1N1. (0) comments
Changes to dining choices this semester include new menu items, a larger selection of off-campus restaurants that accept Frog Bucks and a breakfast Convenience Swipe option, a university official said. Craig Allen, director of Residential Services, said Market Square has added meat carving, as well as a separate area for vegan and vegetarian foods, stir fry and hydration stations featuring fruit-flavored waters. (1) comment
Dormitory construction has made freshman housing scarce in recent years, but a larger-than-expected incoming class has forced administrators to find off-campus housing for this year's freshmen, university officials said. During the summer, the university took out leases on six town houses on Cantey and Parmer streets, which will provide housing for about 20 freshmen beginning this semester, said Craig Allen, director of Residential Services. (1) comment
Two university administrators have new job titles on their nameplates as they return to work this semester. Larry Lauer's title will move from vice chancellor for Marketing and Communications to a newly created position as vice chancellor for Government Affairs and Tracy Syler-Jones will step into the role vacated by Lauer from her former spot as associate vice chancellor. (0) comments
The university will not quarantine 10 students who have been identified as having H1N1, more commonly known as swine flu, but it is suggesting that those students remain in their dorms, a university official said. (2) comments
The death of Senator Ted Kennedy prompted former Speaker of the House and current adjunct professor Jim Wright to remember their long-lived friendship. Wright said that while he invited Kennedy to the university several times, the Senator always turned him down for various reasons. (0) comments
Marker, roll camera and action. To most people, a film is a story told through a sequence of moving images, but what does it mean to the person behind the scenes? Rob Williams, a TCU alumnus and co-founder of Guest House Films LLC, didn't discover the art of filmmaking until after graduation. (0) comments
Alcohol will return to tailgates on campus, but students will not be able to bring their own alcohol as it will be provided by a third-party alcohol provider, a university official said. Kelsie Johnson, student body president, Lindsay Ray, Panhellenic Council president, and Evan Berlin, Interfraternity Council president, led the tailgate proposal, which recognized students' dissatisfaction with last year's alcohol ban for university-sponsored tailgates. (1) comment
The number of students being treated for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, jumped from 10 on Monday to 88 by Wednesday, a university official said. Don Mills, vice chancellor for student affairs, said faculty are being made aware of who is absent as a result of the flu and faculty will work with the student to catch them up on their work. (0) comments
A revamped GI Bill designed to help veterans afford public and private schools alike is being used by 40 incoming student veterans this semester, a university official said. Stephanie Hules, a veteran affairs officer, said a total of 60 student veterans are currently using the bill at the university. (1) comment
Sherley Hall, which reopened this fall as a coed residence hall after undergoing a $16 million renovation, has earned the second-highest level of certification from the the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for the project's eco-friendly design and construction. (0) comments
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