Category: Education
LWV Common Core Info Night
How children are taught and learn in K-12 lays the foundation for their lives as adults who will be shaping our communities. In K-12 of Connecticut public schools, teaching and learning is now changing over …
President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation presses for more united health care delivery and education systems during Quinnipiac University talk
[box]Dr. George Thibault, president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, discusses health care education at Quinnipiac University’s Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in North Haven. (Mark Stanczak, Quinnipiac University).[/box] Dr. George Thibault, president of the Josiah …
Quinnipiac University to host free panel discussion “Social Media: Key Issues for Companies & Their Employees” April 3
A human resources executive, a social media specialist and a labor attorney will take part in the free panel discussion, “Social Media: Key Issues for Companies & Their Employees,” from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the …
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Forms Five-Year Clinical Affiliation with Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a long-term acute care hospital located in Wallingford, Conn. has formed a five-year clinical affiliation with The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. “We are honored to be part …
North Haven Soccer Club College Scholarships
The North Haven Soccer Club is giving $500 college scholarships to two current or former members of the NHSC who are heading off to college. Guidelines for the application process are as follows: Applicant must be a graduating …
Rep. Yaccarino, Sen. Fasano and AT&T Invite Local Seniors Learn New Technology
State Representative Dave Yaccarino (R-87), State Senator Len Fasano (R-34) and AT&T hosted an event on Friday, Feb. 28 to help seniors stay connected with family and friends by learning how to use cell phones and other new …
North Haven professor to present ‘Mathematical Magic’ at Sigma Xi lecture on March 19 at Quinnipiac University
Michael Nabel, of North Haven, professor of mathematics at Quinnipiac University, will present, “Mathematical Magic,” at 3pm on Wednesday, March 19, in the Clarice L. Buckman Theater, Room 150, on the Mount Carmel Campus. The event, which is part of Quinnipiac’s …
Renowned author Wally Lamb to read at Quinnipiac University March 18
Renowned author Wally Lamb will visit Quinnipiac University to read excerpts from his new novel, “We are Water,” at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18, in the Carl Hansen Student Center, Room 225, on the Mount Carmel Campus. The event, …
North Haven resident appointed clinical skills director at Quinnipiac University
Dr. Aaron Bernard, of North Haven, has been appointed clinical skills director at Quinnipiac University. In his new position, Bernard oversees Quinnipiac’s new Standardized Patient Assessment Center in the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences …
Common Core: Seeking to Correct the Flaws by Listening to Our Teachers
[box]by State Rep. Dave Yaccarino 87th District, representing North Haven[/box] Amid concerns about Common Core Standards being implemented in public schools across Connecticut, I am making an effort to hear the voices of: teachers, parents, students …
Author Tom Phelan to lecture about Ireland’s World War I soldiers, sign copies of his new book May 1 at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Author Tom Phelan will present the lecture, “Forgotten Heroes: Ireland’s World War I Soldiers,” and sign copies of his latest book, “The Canal Bridge,” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at …
The Kerry Boys to perform at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University March 27
The Kerry Boys will perform Irish ballads and Celtic style originals at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, 3011 Whitney Ave., at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 27. Pierce Campbell, of Prospect, the Connecticut state troubadour for 2007-2008, …