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(09/24/08 7:48am)
College President James Wright's vision for campus will continue to change its physical makeup even after he has left Dartmouth, as many of the projects conceived during his tenure will not be complete by the time he leaves, due to delays caused by criticism from Hanover residents. These projects include new social spaces, academic buildings and continued renovations of residence halls.
(09/24/08 7:46am)
Featuring the building of nine new residence halls, new academic buildings and new athletic facilities, College President James Wright's tenure has changed the physical face of campus. Although Wright does not classify himself as a "bricks-and-mortar" president, the College has spent $1.1 billion on new academic, social and residential facilities during his tenure.
(09/24/08 7:16am)
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(09/24/08 6:28am)
After considering an extensive review of the Committee on Standards, Dean of the College Tom Crady announced that the standard of evidence for cases before COS will remain a "preponderance of the evidence" and that College disciplinary sanctions -- other than suspension or separation -- will not be reported outside of the College. Crady announced his decision in a letter to the Dartmouth community on Sept. 19.
(09/17/08 8:43pm)
Dartmouth's presidential search committee met for the second time on Aug. 28 and 29, the latest step in the quest to find a successor to College President James Wright, who will step down in June 2009 after 40 years at the College. The committee discussed its leadership statement, which will outline criteria for the College's next president. Members also explored ways to further involve the Dartmouth community in the search process without jeopardizing the confidentiality of potential candidates.
(08/19/08 6:57am)
The College Democrats will focus on both local and national races, College Democrats president David Imamura '10 said, adding that it takes little extra time to also mention local candidates while discussing the presidential ticket.
(08/15/08 6:50am)
Commuting concerns are especially salient now because of rising fuel costs and increasing traffic congestion, assistant Provost Mary Gorman said.
(08/12/08 6:14am)
Excavation on the site is expected to begin in September, and construction should last 27 months, making the building ready for occupancy in 2011, according to Matthew Purcell, associate director of construction.
(08/08/08 7:31am)
Crocker could not be reached for comment by press time.
(08/01/08 6:46am)
Several College administrators met with Dartmouth Outing Club leaders Tuesday night. The meeting was held to discuss a letter written by the students requesting that the administration respond publicly to their vision statement describing a student-run DOC. Members of the DOC will continue to meet with administrators until the two groups come to a consensus on a revised vision statement.
(07/29/08 5:33am)
The search committee for the College's next president discussed input previously gathered from the Dartmouth community at its first meeting, which was held at Dartmouth on July 22 and 23. The 14 members of the committee, which includes six trustees, six faculty members, an alumna and a student, were announced on June 18.
(07/22/08 6:51am)
"There's bargains all over town, and they also had music on the hour and every kind of entertainment," Amberger said. "It's to keep the town vibrant."
(07/18/08 8:04am)
The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will require criminal background checks and drug tests for potential new employees beginning Sept. 1, the Valley News reported Thursday. DHMC adopted these regulations to match the policies of other hospitals nationwide, John Elliot, DHMC's director of employment and recruitment, told the Valley News. According to Elliot, the drug testing will be performed in-house, while the criminal background checks, which will go back seven to 10 years, will be performed by an outside company. DHMC officials will decide whether to offer positions to candidates who have criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis, depending on the nature of the offense.
(07/15/08 7:11am)
The College currently does not have plans to replace the Lodge, according to Associate Provost Mary Gorman.
(07/15/08 7:08am)
Harvard could not be reached for comment by press time.
(07/11/08 7:19am)
Because the center is located in an "institutional zone," classification as an educational building allows construction on the center to proceed without the review necessary for buildings labeled research laboratories.
(07/08/08 4:54am)
"From the earliest days of our nation, Americans have led the world in scientific achievements," Shaheen said. "The devaluation of science in the last eight years threatens these achievements and endangers our future."
(07/01/08 6:55am)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center will prohibit smoking on its campus beginning July 4, according to a DHMC press release. The implementation of the decision was delayed a year to allow for an adjustment period and to publicize resources to help people stop smoking. "DHMC is a health care institution, and our mission, vision and goals call for us to achieve the healthiest population possible, and to provide the best care to every patient, every time," John Butterfly, a cardiologist and executive medical director at DHMC who chaired the committee charged with implementing the new policy, said in the press release. "We simply can't live up to that mission if we don't send the message in the strongest possible terms that smoking and tobacco use is bad for you."
(06/24/08 6:17am)
Rick Kimball '78 and his wife Kathy have donated $5.5 million to the College to endow a chaired professorship in history and support the construction of an auditorium in the new Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, the Dartmouth Office of Public Affairs announced Monday. The gifts are part of the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, an effort to raise $1.3 billion by the end of 2009.
(06/09/08 4:40am)
The Class of 2008 attained the highest level of participation for class giving in Dartmouth's recent history and in the Ivy League, as 92.5 percent contributed to the Senior Class Gift, according to the Office of Public Affairs.