One way TU is bolstering its physical science research credentials is by thinking small. Very, very small.[more...]

Teaching resources

TU helps local middle-school teachers hone economics skills

The TU-based Maryland Council on Economic Education (MCEE) found a simple yet effective way to train middle-school teachers how to teach economics in the classroom.[more...]

So they said ...

“Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.”

Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, 1821–1912

A Musical Travelogue of the Philippines

TU to present authentic Filipino music performance

Who? Pianist Reynaldo Rayes, Department of Music, collaborates with Alleluia Panis, artistic director of Kularts (San Francisco), in a performance of Filipino music featuring the Magui Moro Master Artists, a colorful and exuberant kulintang music ensemble.

When? Sat., March 11, 8 p.m.

Where? Center for the Arts' Harold Kaplan Concert Hall.

Why? The performance will highlight the beauty of indigenous traditions of the Filipino people.

How? $15 general admission; $12 senior citizens; $10 students and Asian Arts & Culture Center members. For tickets call x42787 or visit www.towson.edu/centerforthearts.

TU in the news

Towson names new AD

The Sun, March 8

Reporter Ken Murray covered President Robert L. Caret's introduction of Mike Hermann as TU's new director of athletics. "Our goal is to be at the top of the league," Hermann said at Tuesday's press conference. "Because if you're at the top of our league, you're competing for national championships, you're going to the NCAA tournament." Baltimoresun.com, Newsday,The Buffalo News, Buffalo Business First, the Associated Press, and U.S. College Hockey Online also noted on Hermann's appointment.

Towson University offers e-business degree

Baltimore Messenger, March 3

Rodney Stump, Department of Marketing and e-business, told reporter Brandon Dudley that TU's undergraduate program in e-business is unique in the state of Maryland. "We're the only one of all the public institutions to have that major at the bachelor's level," Stump said. In an unrelated article, "Web site gives fix-up blow by blow," Stump told writer Loni Ingraham that the banner in front of the historic Weiskittel house is "a clever tactic" that directs traffic to the Web site of the partnership that purchased the residence for renovation and resale.

Interview

WBFF-TV (Channel 45 Fox News), Mar. 2

Tracy Miller, Academic Advising, spoke to Jennifer Gilbert about Operation Service to Scholarship, a college fair held on March at TU's University Union designed especially for Afghan and Iraq war veterans. Miller also spoke with Sun reporter Liz Kay for a March 2 article and with writer Loni Ingraham ofTowson Times/The Jeffersonian for articles appearing on March 2 and Feb. 22.