Starting next fall, some TU elementary education/secondary education students may pursue their degree without leaving Harford County. [more]

Five questions for ... Joe Oster

Explore all university events in one place

Joe Oster, associate vice president for auxiliary services, wants to raise awareness of TU’s online master calendar, introduced earlier this month. [more]

So they said ...

"I was taught that the human brain was the crowning glory of evolution so far, but I think it’s a very poor scheme for survival."

Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007

Screening the best student media arts projects

Best film, video and audio projects from the past year to be featured

What? TU Film & Video Society Annual Student Media Arts Festival

Where? Van Bokkelen Hall auditorium

When? Judges' open screenings: Monday, April 23–Monday, April 30, 7 p.m. Best of Festival screenings and awards presentation: Saturday, May 5, 7 p.m.

Why? View open screenings of student projects in documentary, narrative, experimental, television shows, music video, commercials and many other categories. The festival will wrap up with the Best of Festival awards presentation and screening.

How? Free admission. For additional information and schedule of events, visit the Media Arts Festival Web page.

TU in the news

Md. Colleges to Reevaluate Security

WTOPnews.com, April 18

In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, Capital News Service writer Scott Shewfelt spoke with numerous Maryland school officials, including Deb Moriarty, vice president for student affairs, about their institutions' security measures. Moriarty noted that all schools have plans in place for catastrophes, but "everything looks good on paper until you're in the middle of a crisis. It all comes down to a human judgment call."

Training students to protect our world

The Sun, Education Supplement, April 14

Contributing writer Linda Esterson spoke with Cal Bowman, alumni service coordinator, about why he enrolled in TU's new integrated homeland security management program. "The applied nature" of this program, said Bowman, helps the students learn to think "out of the box. It's real world knowledge we gain." Sharma Pillulta, the program's director, said it provides students with a broad-based, integrated approach rather than limiting them to one specialty area.

More Colleges Turning to Online Courses

WBAL-TV, April 13

Education Reporter Tim Tooten featured TU's new digital media classroom, which allows professors to teach face-to-face and over the Internet, as a backdrop to a story on how online college courses will help alleviate demands on classroom space. Tooten cited a recent state enrollment report that estimated 30,000 additional students will enroll for college in Maryland over the next decade, of which more than half will earn college credit online.