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(01/22/09 8:31am)
The proclamation recognized the Wrights for their achievements, including James Wright's work with veterans, and wished them luck following the president's retirement from the College, effective this coming June. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch had planned to attend the meeting in person to issue the proclamation, but was in Washington, D.C., on business, according to Doug Wise '59, chairman of the Chamber's Board of Directors.
(01/16/09 8:16am)
Cornell University's endowment lost 27 percent of its value in the last six months of 2008, according to Bloomberg. The university hopes to decrease expenditures by 5 percent next year, and will cut spending by 10 percent over the next three to five years, Cornell President David Skorton told Bloomberg. In November, Dartmouth announced an endowment loss of $220 million, or 6 percent. Peer institutions' endowments fell by even more, according to Bloomberg -- Yale University's endowment lost 25 percent, or $5.9 billion, and Harvard University's lost 22 percent, or $8 billion. Princeton University is anticipating a 25-percent loss, Bloomberg reported.
(01/13/09 8:40am)
A new foreign study program in Hyderabad, India, which was expected to begin in Winter 2010, will not be offered until at least Winter 2011 because adequate funding has yet to be secured, according to Lindsay Whaley, associate dean for international and interdisciplinary programs. The program is sponsored by the women's and gender studies and Asian and Middle Eastern studies departments.
(01/08/09 9:22am)
A year after microbiology and immunology professor William Green began a non-renewable term as Dartmouth Medical School dean following the abrupt resignation of Stephen Spielberg last January, the College has yet to begin a search for a new dean. The search will not begin until the Bard Group, a private consulting company, finishes its review of the medical school's organizational and operational structure, according to Dartmouth Provost Barry Scherr. Green will return to his post as chair of microbiology and immunology after the review is complete and a new dean is named.
(12/02/08 9:08am)
The College's recent hiring freeze, implemented last month to help reduce Dartmouth's spending by 10 percent, has yet to affect residents of the Upper Valley, despite the College's presence as the major employer in the area, according to Traci Nordberg, Dartmouth's chief human resources officer. Under the conditions of the freeze, announced Nov. 13, open staff positions can only be filled with approval from the Provost, executive vice presidents and professional school deans under "extraordinary" circumstances. Internal candidates will be given first priority, but if a necessary position is not filled from within the College, others may apply, Nordberg said.
(11/12/08 9:09am)
Goodall's speech, part of the Dickey Center for International Understanding's Great Issues lecture series and the College's Millennium Development Goals Week, was projected to audiences in four overflow rooms across campus.
(11/05/08 1:13pm)
As Democrats and Republicans faced off in heated battles across the nation, Dartmouth's chapters of the College Republicans and College Democrats also went head to head in a he-said, she-said battle of alleged campaign foul play on Tuesday.
(10/30/08 7:18am)
A new international studies minor is in the final stages of approval and could be implemented as early as Winter term, according to Chris Wohlforth, associate director for program development at the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. An architecture, design and urban planning program is also in the works, although the proposal is still in the early stages of approval, according to art history professor Marlene Heck.
(10/27/08 6:14am)
As the price of oil heads to $60 per barrel and gasoline sits below $3 per gallon, many consumers may assume that energy price worries have been assuaged, according to Merilynn Bourne, executive director of Listen Community Services, an Upper Valley nonprofit group. But with temperatures dropping into the 20s as winter approaches, Upper Valley residents face the challenge of staying warm, Bourne said.
(10/20/08 6:54am)
Forbes Magazine determined that Lebanon and its surrounding towns represent the strongest micropolitan area in the country in a recent survey. The College and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center are the main reasons why the magazine dubbed Lebanon the least vulnerable town in America to the economic crisis, according to Karen Liot Hill '00, mayor of Lebanon.
(10/16/08 6:00am)
"I think it's your job to get the point across that the vote is vital," Long said at the meeting.
(10/14/08 6:57am)
The First Year Office received more complaints regarding BlitzMail than any other issue last year, according to a meeting of the Steering Committee of the General Faculty held at the Rockefeller Center on Monday.
(10/08/08 5:55am)
"We feel that [the PE requirement] is part of the total educational experience," Roger Demment, senior associate athletic director for physical education and recreation, said. "Dartmouth is set in a rural area and we feel that a healthy body goes hand-in-hand with a healthy mind. We get positive feedback from students because we have a student body that for the most part is very active."
(09/30/08 8:57am)
Also on Monday, Citigroup announced plans to acquire Wachovia's banking operations for $1 per share, a deal encouraged by Timothy Geithner '83, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
(09/24/08 6:30am)
Wright largely avoided speaking about his upcoming retirement in June 2009, but altered his traditional closing remarks -- "Now we turn enthusiastically to our task. We have work to do, you and I -- and it is time to begin" -- adding: "You have more time to take on your assignment than I have for completing mine, so forgive my impatience. But also recognize my pride in being in your good company in the good work of this good place."
(06/09/08 4:44am)
This past year saw residence hall renovations and landscaping completion, but plans for the construction of academic buildings and a new dining hall faced local opposition and delays.
(05/28/08 10:03am)
Hanna Farrar '09 was kayaking in North Carolina with the Ledyard Canoe Club over spring break when, after going off a small waterfall and landing on a rock, she shattered her right ankle, dislocated her right foot and broke her left ankle. When she arrived at Dartmouth for Spring term, she was in a wheelchair with metal rods sticking out of both legs.
(05/21/08 8:57am)
Boiler 2, which will be replaced this summer, is a "1950's vintage boiler" at "the end of its life," Packard said. A larger and more efficient boiler that is similar to the other three will be installed over the summer.
(05/14/08 6:43am)
After roughly a year of work, the noise and dust emanating from behind Haldeman and Kemeny Halls will disappear as the landscaping project enters its final stages. Barring unforeseen delays, the landscaping will be completed within the next week, according to Bill Kitchel, project manager for the Office of Planning, Design and Construction.
(05/09/08 9:34am)
Room draw closed Wednesday night, leaving 80 to 100 students on the wait list, according to Rachael Class-Giguere, director of undergraduate housing. All rising sophomores on the wait list are guaranteed housing for next year. Rising seniors quickly selected five-person suites in McLane and Thomas Halls. The Channing Cox and Maxwell apartments, traditionally reserved for seniors, will house sophomores for the first time next year, Class-Giguere said. Many rising sophomores also selected single rooms, another room-draw rarity, as there are usually few singles available for sophomores, Class-Giguere said. Massachusetts Row and the Fayerweather Halls were popular, as they have been in the past, but students were reluctant to choose rooms in the Lodge and Brewster Hall. "Their perception is that [the Lodge] is far away and removed," Class-Giguere said "With Brewster, you're in Alumni Hall and people are saying it's so far away, but it's right behind this building." The Office of Residential Life announced during the Winter term that 100 members of the Class of 2009 would not be permitted to participate in room draw due to the construction of a Visual Arts Center, which ORL believed would necessitate the destruction of Brewster and the Lodge. ORL rescinded this announcement last month, although many rising seniors may have already found off-campus housing, Class-Giguere said.