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Archive | August, 2010

Can’t bring your car on campus? Use Zipcar!

Whether you?re running errands for an hour or going on a long weekend road trip, TU?s zipcars give you wheels when you want them. The innovative car sharing service allows individuals 18 and older to reserve vehicles located on Towson?s campus for as little as hour or up to three days. All you do is […]

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Register Now for a FREE Lunch Time Smoking Cessation Class!

Register now for a FREE 8 week smoking cessation class starting on Tuesday September 14th! ? Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm ? Location: Dowell Health Center Conference Room, 2nd floor ? FREE nicotine replacement therapies and Chantix are available. For more information about the classes, other quit smoking resources or to register please contact Kate Reeder with the […]

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?Brave Girl Eating? Free Program at Center for Eating Disorders

Brave Girl Eating: Inside One Family?s Experience of Anorexia August 25, 7-8 pm The Conference Center at Sheppard Pratt 6501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21285 Center for Eating Disorders presents Harriet Brown for a talk entitled ?Brave Girl Eating?. Harriet is an author, professor and mother to a teenager who almost died from anorexia. […]

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Parking Notice ? Freshmen Commuters & Non-Degree Students

Freshmen commuter students (those with less than 30 credits) and non-degree students will be assigned parking at off campus county garages. Please adhere to the following guidelines regarding parking at the County garages: – You are only eligible to purchase a permit to park at the Chesapeake or Tolbert garages located in the downtown Towson […]

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Changes for Connecting to the Wireless Guest Network

Beginning this fall any guest wishing to connect to TU?s wireless guest network will need sponsorship from a current TU student, faculty or staff member. Additionally, many of the campus reception and service desks will provide support to guests who need to obtain a guest user ID. The new wireless network name is tu-guest, and […]

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Freshman Pizza Feed/First Cru Meeting

Cru welcomes incoming freshmen with yummy pizza, games, and door prizes on Thursday, August 26 at 6:45 pm in the Susquehanna Terrace. Our first weekly meeting follows at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome!! Bring a friend! For more info, contact {ccc@towson.edu}, go to {www.towsoncru.com}, or check us out on Facebook.

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Ready to Quit? Register for Smoking Cessation Classes!

Register now for the FREE smoking cessation class starting on Wednesday September 8th! Classes will meet once per week for 7 weeks ending on October 20th. ? Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm ? Location: Dowell Health Center Conference Room, 2nd Floor ? FREE nicotine replacement therapies and Chantix are available. For more information about the classes, other quit […]

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Furlough Salary Reduction

As previously announced, temporary salary reductions for the FY 2011 Furlough Plan will begin with the 9/1/10 pay date for regular employees and the 9/8/10 pay date for contingent employees. The Web timesheet system has been updated to include administrative furlough leave balances in the leave statement for all furloughed employees. To record administrative furlough […]

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Jewish Holidays – Fall 2010

Posted by the Registrar’s Office: Jewish Holidays with work restrictions ? Fall 2010 Rosh Hashanah (No work permitted) September 8 ? Wednesday (Begins Sunset) September 9 ? Thursday September 10 – Friday Yom Kippur (No work permitted) September 17th ? Friday (Begins Sunset) September 18th ? Saturday Sukkot ? Sunset of September 22 through sunset […]

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The Virtual Job Fair is Here!

Want to apply to all available on-campus jobs at one time? The Career Center is pleased to meet your needs by hosting a Virtual Job Fair for all students seeking on-campus jobs. The Virtual Job Fair will be launched today and will run until August 25, 2010. This event is open to all students. Participation […]

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Wanted: Student Conduct Aides

The Office of Student Conduct & Civility Education is looking for students to serve as Student Conduct Aides for the 2010 – 2011 academic year. Eligible students must be current undergraduate students and in good disciplinary standing with Towson University. Volunteer aides will be expected to participate in University Hearings which are scheduled as needed […]

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Welcome Back Fall 2010 Blood Drive – Sign up Today!

There will be a gift for all participants! The first blood drive for the 2010-2011 academic year will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, August 30th in the Potomac Lounge on the second floor of the University Union. Blood donations are greatly needed – sign up today! Donors can register online at […]

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Dissertation Defense for Doctor of Science (Information Technology) for Andre Alexander

Andre Alexander, a doctoral candidate in Information Technology, will present his dissertation defense on Tuesday, August 24, at 11 am in the Computer Science Conference Room, room 459 in 7800 York Road. The title of his dissertation is ” A SIP Server and User Agent with SRTP for VoIP on a Bare PC.” His advisor […]

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Welcome to Towson (new student orientation) schedule

As we welcome new students, beginning on Saturday, August 21st, move-in day, the Office of New Student Programs invites you to become familiar with the Welcome to Towson (orientation) schedule located at {http://www.towson.edu/orientation/welcometotowsonevents.asp} . Events on Saturday, August 21st, Sunday, August 22nd and Monday, August 23rd are required for all freshmen (freshmen includes those students […]

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Late Night at the REC

Come play in Burdick Hall after hours! There will be late-night open gym, Wii Sports, cardboard canoe races in Burdick Pool, climbing for prizes in Peregrine?s Nest indoor climbing gym, and much more! The event is on Friday, September 27, in Burdick Hall from 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Just bring a valid TU OneCard. For more […]

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ATHLETICS: Four Former Tiger Standouts Selected for Towson Athletics Hall of Fame

TOWSON, Md. ? Two former All-American honorees, lacrosse defenseman Carl Beernink (1989-92) and football quarterback Dan Crowley (1991-94) join record-setting gymnast Nancy Kearns (1973-77) and cross country standout Maureen Shaneman Hall (1986-89) as this year?s inductees into the Towson University Athletic Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on Friday, October 29 at the annual […]

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FOOTBALL: Single Game Promotions Announced

The Towson University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has released a very attractive schedule of promotions for the 2010 Tiger football season, giving fans an opportunity to plan for some of the exciting activities at Johnny Unitas? Stadium in the coming months. The Tigers have a wide variety of promotions for each of this year’s five […]

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Summer Casual Dress Ends August 24

This is a reminder to the campus community that summer casual dress will end Tuesday, August 24, at which point the university will revert to normal business attire.

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Healthy Bellies Pre/Post Natal Exercise Program

The Wellness Center will be offering a 6-week pre/post natal exercise program for new and expectant mothers beginning Tuesday, August 24th. This program is designed to teach participants how to exercise safely and effectively given the body changes that accompany pregnancy and the postpartum period. In an attempt to maintain or improve overall fitness, strength, […]

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?Our Place in Space?

Dr. Alex Storrs of the Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences Department will be presenting a planetarium show in the Watson-King Planetarium, Smith Hall, Room 521. Plan to come and enjoy the show “Our Place in Space? on Friday, August 20th at 8:00 p.m. There will be telescope viewing, weather permitting. For more information contact Dr. Alex […]

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