The post-Christmas drought of album releases is showing signs of being over, finally. In the last couple of weeks, several albums have been released and many more are coming soon. First off, the Uncle Tupelo family tree continues to grow, and if you have ever read anything I have written […]
Other News
Happy to have been here for 22 years
On Friday April 11 many students and faculty went to the Reading/ Writing lab to say goodbye to Judy Whitton and to wish her the best in her retirement. Judy started as a student assistant at RWC 22 years ago and has been working for the Study Skills Lab ever […]
Letter to RWC Students
By the time this issue is published, the elections for main campus President/Vice-President will be half over. They begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 21, and run through 5 p.m. on April 24. Right now, you’re probably saying to yourself, why should I care about somebody at main campus? […]
Electronic Media Communications Department declares independence
It is a little-known fact that the Media Services Center, which includes the Electronic Media Technology program, used to be housed under the Library. On January 7, 2003, the faculty and staff of the Library unanimously agreed that the Media Services Center would embark into their own new territory, separate […]
RWC and Blue Ash Elementary Forge Partnership for Hands on Science Project
University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College and Blue Ash Elementary School recently partnered to brind the Hands on Science program to Blue Ash Elementary students. Hands on Science is a national nonprofit community-based program that provides science enrichment and active involvement in experiments, games, music and projects for students from […]
History prof sheds light on slavery debate
Like most of you, I’ve been following the ongoing debate between fellow staffer Vincent Flowers and those concerned readers who felt compelled to write in and express their own strongly worded opinions about slavery, racism, and how we should all peacefully coexist in this great nation of ours. I recently […]
Search on for new dean
The search for a replacement for RWC Dean Barbara Bardes is currently underway. Dean Bardes is retiring, effective August 31, 2003. On Friday, February 21, a committee met to screen preliminary candidates for this position and selected 15 prospects from a pool of 65 applicants. Those selected will be invited […]
The Guide to happy researching: UCLID and OhioLink
Last issue, I attempted to give some explanation and tips on researching using the Internet. If you are the least bit familiar with that process, sitting down at a computer to use electronic resources should be second nature. For those of us who need more than just web pages for […]
RWC students shine in Business Professionals competition
Sixteen RWC students competed in the 2003 Ohio Post-Secondary Business Professionals of America Competition, hosted here February 21, by the RWC Department of Office Information Technology. Fourteen students qualified to go to the BPA National Leadership competition in Dallas April 30-May 4. The theme of the event here was “My […]
Douglass hosts W.E.B. Dubois Forum
In commemoration of African American history month, John E. Douglass, Ph.D, RWC Associate Professor of History, recently hosted a forum discussing the life of W.E.B. Dubois and his book “The Souls of Black Folk.” After reading passages from the book, Dr. Douglass opened the floor for questions and discussed the […]