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Play to win with Campus Rec on Feb 22 at the NIRSA Day Challenge

Compete in up to 5 events to win exciting prizes at the NIRSA Day Challenge! Campus Recreation Services is celebrating National Recreational Sports & Fitness Day on Friday, February 22, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The more you play, the more you win! The first 100 participants to complete two challenges will get an […]

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Public Speaking 101: What’s Your Cause?

Do you feel strongly about any issues and want to speak about them? Do you want to share ideas about your own future Non-Profit Business? Do you want to practice your public speaking skills? Or do you just want to listen in to great innovative civic organization.  If you answered YES to any of these […]

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Towson University Graphic Design class collaboration with Word on the Street featured on WYPR

February 2013 Word on the Street is one of 23 newspapers in the U.S. produced by homeless people and their advocates. Students in Assistant Professor Jessica Ring’s Graphic Design for Social Issues course work with the newspaper staff to design layouts for each edition. Hear more on WYPR { http://www.wypr.org/news/word-street}.  

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Get your Joel McHale tickets for this Sunday!

Ticket to see actor/comedian Joel McHale at CAB’s Comedy Show are still on sale! Event Details: Date: Sunday, February 24th Location: Towson Center Time: Doors 6:30 p.m., Show 7:30 p.m. Ticket Information:  TU Students:  – floor seat $20 – riser seat $15 – available in UU Box Office (not on Saturday or Sunday) Non-TU Students:  […]

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Saturdays on the Spectrum Lecture Series: Voices Developing Understanding of Adult Autism

The Hussman Center for Adults with Autism is pleased and excited to announce that Emmy-Award winning journalist, Mary Beth Marsden will join us for our first ever Saturdays on the Spectrum Lecture Series, Saturday, February 23rd from 10am – 12 noon. Ms. Marsden will talk about her experiences parenting a young person on the spectrum, […]

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Student Health Insurance Enrollment Deadline March 1, 2013

If you do not have health insurance or if you have a costly plan with high deductibles, TU sponsors a great plan for eligible* students that is affordable and provides excellent coverage. The Aetna Student Health Plan protects you at school, home and while traveling abroad. Sign up for the Aetna Student Health Plan by […]

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OAI – CIAT Faculty Lab

OAI – CIAT Faculty Lab Announcement Faculty looking for a quiet environment to work on course content or a space for small faculty research teams to meet should consider visiting the CIAT Faculty Lab in Cook 405. The CIAT Faculty Lab is equipped with computers (PC and MAC), webcams, headsets, scanners, and a full range […]

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Digital Friday Presents: The ‘In the Life’ Digital Storyline

As a result of the President’s task force on Bias, Discrimination and Bullying, the Center for Student Diversity (CSD) collaborated with diverse student groups to create a series of Digital Stories. These stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative & voice together, thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences […]

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PeopleSoft Online Services Unavailable

The Student, Human Resources and Payroll applications of PeopleSoft Online Services will be unavailable from 7 to 11:30 p.m., Thursday, February 21, to allow for software maintenance. The PeopleSoft Financials system will not be impacted and will remain available during this period. A post will be placed on the OTS alerts Web site when the […]

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Next Blackboard Teaching Circle: Feb. 22 (In-Person or Online)

Next Blackboard Teaching Circle: Feb. 22 (In-Person or Online) Blackboard Teaching Circle Would you like to connect with other colleagues who use Blackboard as an integral or supplemental part of their teaching? Would you like to share best practices for teaching with Blackboard? Regardless of your familiarity with Blackboard, join our Blackboard Teaching Circle to […]

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Many happy returns for TU students and community

Students at Towson University are providing free federal and Maryland state income tax preparation to low-income individuals and families on Saturdays from February to April. Offered only to single taxpayers with incomes under $25,000 and families with combined incomes below $49,000, the program provides tax preparation that is 100 percent free, helping working families in […]

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School of Emerging Technologies Colloquium: Playing with Light: Visualizing Sound with Human-Generated Power

The School of Emerging Technologies presents a colloquium   Playing with Light: Visualizing Sound with Human-Generated Power   Jenn Figg and Matt McCormack discuss their collaborative research with electromechanical kinetic light sculptures. Their light instruments leverage the potential energy of musical performance, analog technology and human-generated power to visualize sound. With bangs, hits, taps and […]

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Condom Tasting Today!

Condom Tasting Today! Looking to enhance your sex life AND protect your health?  Come out to the free Condom Tasting Event! Learn how using flavored condoms during oral sex can make your sex life safer!  Choose from many different flavored condoms and take some home for free! February 21 University Union 315 3:30 – 5 […]

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CANCELLED: Pre-Professional Program – Guest Speaker

The meeting with Dr. Ron Berezniak, from LECOM, for Tuesday, February 26, has been cancelled.  Contact Pre-professional@towson.edu with any questions.   Please join Dr. Harrison and guest, Dr. Ron Berezniak, from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. LECOM offers innovative and affordable education in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and dental medicine, with campuses in Erie […]

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2012 Performance Evaluations

Performance evaluations for all regular exempt, non-exempt and contingent II staff employees for the period of March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013 will again be rated on a streamlined scale that contains two options: “meets expectations” and “does not meet expectations.” These evaluation forms help to alleviate the misunderstanding around the numerical scales previously […]

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Habitat for Humanity Fundraising Committee Meeting Wednesday at 8:30pm!!

Contact person: BreAna Moss Join Habitat for Humanity TONIGHT, Wednesday February 20 at 8:30 p.m. for our first fundraising committee meeting of the semester! The fundraising committee is a group of members within the habitat organization on campus, who aid in helping brainstorm ideas and organize fun events that help raise money for habitat for […]

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COSC Dissertation Defense: A Fuzzy Computational Intelligence Approach to Monitoring IT Project Scope

Joseph M. McQuighan, a doctoral candidate in Information Technology, will present his dissertation defense on Monday, February 25, at 10:00 am in Room 459, 7800 York Road. The title of his dissertation is:  A Fuzzy Computational Intelligence Approach to Monitoring Information Technology Project Scope.  His advisor is Dr. Robert J. Hammell II. Please contact Dr. Hammell, rhammell@towson.edu, […]

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Volunteer with Hurricane Sandy Recovery over Spring Break!

Interested in volunteering with Hurricane Sandy Recovery over Spring Break? TU will be sending students to Southern NJ to assist with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts from Saturday, March 16th – Sunday, March 24th. We will be serving with Community Collaborations International (CCI). CCI is a reputable organization that TU has worked with in the past. […]

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Recyclemania Competition Week 1 Results

Towson recycled 24,200 pounds or 23.7 percent of its waste the week of Feb 3 – 9. This put us in 136th place, behind UM-College Park, Frostburg State, and Harford Community College. Come on, Towson! Among the Residence Halls, Newell Hall won the campus competition this week by recycling 1.67 pounds per student. Congratulations, Newell! […]

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TU Bike Share – Free Rental – Forms Due 2/22

The TU Bike Share program offers students a semester long bike loan, free of charge. Bike renters will be chosen on a lottery basis upon completion of the Registration form and Liability waiver. You must drop your forms off to the Administration 237 to Angie Hong by February 22, 2013 to be entered into the […]

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