October, 2008
$3 million contribution to College of Business expansion
The UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business announced the receipt of a $3 million gift from the Charlton Family Trust at its annual Blue and Gold Gala on October 4. The gift will help finance the Charlton College Learning Pavilion, which will include an auditorium, technology enhanced classrooms, and a stock trading floor where students can learn investment skills and strategies. Watch the video. More
Jimmy Tingle ('77) brings Election 08 - Humor For Humanity tour to campus Oct. 23
1,500 students register to vote as part of civic engagement initiative
Political humorist and 1977 UMass Dartmouth alumnus Jimmy Tingle will bring his election season Humor For Humanity tour to the campus Main Auditorium on Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. The event is one of several designed to increase student participation in the Nov. 4 state and federal elections. Student organizations registered 1,500 new voters. The consortium of student organizations leading the effort includes, the Student Senate, Office of the Student Trustee, MassPirg and student Democrat and Republican organizations.
New effort to upgrade training of professionals to work with autistic
Responding to a growing number of children diagnosed with autism, UMass Dartmouth, the Evergreen Center, and Behavioral Educational Assessment and Consultation (Beacon Services), leading providers of education and services to individuals with behavioral disorders, will announce an educatonal partnership that will respond to the shortage of professionals in the field. More
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