Join the Center for Student Diversity TODAY at 12pm in UU 314-316 for the second installment of this semester long series. Learn about the importance of knowing your constitutional rights and how to engage in the political process as an informed citizen. Free snacks will be provided! For more information contact Anee Korme, Associate Director […]
Archive | October, 2016
Try out new equipment in Campus Rec
Top fitness vendors are bringing their equipment for students, faculty, and staff to try out and give feedback. Help us make a #BiggerBetterBurdick by coming to Campus Rec on Wed., Nov. 2nd between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. In Burdick Gym 1 and 2 to participate in this event. Vendors will have giveaways!
The Witch-Hunt Narrative: Politics, Psychology and the Sexual Abuse of Children
Monday, November 14, 12:00 noon, College of Liberal Arts, room 4310 Come hear Dr. Ross Cheit, Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University, present the Fall 2016 lecture associated with the Martha A. Mitten Memorial Professorship in the College of Liberal Arts. Dr. Cheit will describe some of the […]
Chills and Thrills
Celebrate Halloween with a spooky adventure on the challenge course in Glen Woods from 7-10 p.m. on October 26. There is no fee for this event, but there will be candy! http://www.towson.edu/studentlife/activities/recreation/campusrec/outdoor/index.html
Safe Trick or Treat
The Glen Complex residence halls are putting on a Halloween Party with Trick or Treating for the children and families of TU students, staff, faculty, and alumni! Halloween Party to start in Glen Marketplace Dining Hall at 2pm, Trick or Treating departing from Glen Marketplace at 2:50pm to go to residence halls. RSVP to Maddy […]
Staff Changes – Office of Human Resources
Navigating the workplace can be difficult. The Office of Human Resources is here to help. If you have questions or concerns about benefits, leave, professional development, goal setting, or other workplace topics, we can help. Visit our Contact Us page or reach out directly to an OHR representative. Additionally, the OHR has had several staffing […]
Questions about Open Enrollment?
To learn more about required actions during open enrollment and the 2017 voluntary wellness program, go to www.towson.edu/openenrollment and refer to the decision trees. The decision trees are located under the related links section to the right of the page.
Attention TSEM Faculty: Nominate Your Best Student Paper for the Library’s Information Literacy Award!
Are you a faculty member who is teaching one or more sections of the Towson Seminar this semester? Are your TSEM 102 or TSEM 190 students writing a research paper as part of that class? If you answered yes to both of these questions, you should nominate one top paper from each of your sections […]
Fall 2016 “What Matters” Speaker Series – Sustainability and Environmental Change
Monday, October 31, 12:00 to 1:00pm, College of Liberal Arts building, room 4310: Dr. Maria Tysiachniouk of the Center for Independent Social Research, St. Petersburg & Wageningen University, will speak on “Benefit Sharing Arrangements in the Arctic: Promoting Sustainability of Indigenous Communities.” Dr. Tysiachniouk’s talk will provide an analysis of governance of oil production networks […]
Free Developmental Screening for Children and Youth
The Occupational Therapy Center at the Institute for Well-Being is offering free developmental screenings for children and youth (ages Two to Teens) on November 17 with appointments available for 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m. Pre-registration is required for these screenings. If you would like to know where your child falls on the developmental scale, […]
Goalball Tournament- Registration closes 11/2
Can you imagine playing a sport without your sense of sight? Come do just that at the Goalball Tournament on Friday, 11/4 from 4-7 p.m. in Burdick Gym 3. Register by Wednesday, Nov. 2nd at bit.ly/tuintramuralsports with your TU NetID and password. Learn more about this Paralympic Sport at bit.ly/goalballinfo
A Reminder this Halloween: “We’re a Culture, Not a costume”
TU joins Ohio University and universities across the country in reminding our community this Halloween that: “We’re a culture, not a costume.” Halloween costumes that are based on ethnic, racial, religious, gender, ability, and other cultural stereotypes are hurtful and reduce people’s identities to caricatures. At Towson University we value respect for all people and […]
Employers are Coming to You!
Professional Bartenders & Servers Inc. will be at here at TU to share information about their company, current opportunities, benefits, and application process. Stop by the info table inside Susquehanna Dining Hall on the 2nd floor of the University Union TODAY anytime between 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. to connect and learn more! Be on the lookout […]
Rocky Horror Picture Show screening this weekend!
Let’s do the time warp again… Join us this weekend at a free Rocky Horror Picture Show screening. Alumni, students and their guests are invited to a complimentary screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Saturday, October 29th at 7pm in the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre*. Parking is available in the University Union. *Due […]
Lecture TODAY on Memorializing Harriet Tubman
The American Studies Program’s Making Sense of America Lecture Series presents “Envisioning Harriet Tubman: Public Monuments to the Underground Railroad” by Professor Renee Ater of the University of Maryland, College Park. This lecture will be held TODAY at 4:30pm in the College of Liberal Arts building, room 1201. For more information, contact Dr. Christian Koot, […]
Campus Recreation will CLOSE 10/29
Campus Recreation will be CLOSED on Saturday, October 29 due to an Athletic’s event. Be sure to come support your Dive team. We will reopen with normal operating hours on Sunday, October 30.
Be Heard Town Hall
Town Hall monthly meetings provide a space where students can ask questions, offer input, and engage in discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus. This dialogue series aims to promote transparency, build cultural capacity, and foster collaboration. Please join us and add your voice to the conversation. Date: October 26th from 7:00 to 9:00 […]
Denial, History on Trial: My Day in Court with David Irving
Thursday, November 3, 7:00pm in the College of Liberal Arts, room 4310 Deborah Lipstadt, author and historian, will discuss the libel trial that vindicated her and that did for this century “what the Nuremberg tribunals or the Eichmann trial did for earlier generations” (London Daily Telegraph). Dr. Lipstadt is Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish and Holocaust […]
Multiculturalism in Action Brown Bag Series begins TODAY
TODAY 12:00 to 1:30pm, College of Liberal Arts building, room 3150 Dr. Mariana Lebron’s Talk on “Psychological Experiences of Power and Procedural Justice among Faculty of Color” Dr. Mariana Lebron, Assistant Professor in the Department of Management at Towson University, will discuss the initial stages of her research exploring factors that influence retention of faculty of color […]
TU’s Identity: Who do you think we are?
By now, you should have received an email survey from TU Communications. This is part of the university-wide identity audit (hyperlink to https://www.towson.edu/news/communications/brandidentity.html) to help us understand broad audience perceptions of TU. Please take the survey today! Your answers are entirely confidential, and no third parties will contact you.
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