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Spotlight on Successful Student Leadership: 2008 Student Activities Banquet

On May 12, the Student Council and the Awards Committee recognized more than 170 students for exemplifying the leadership, dedication and support that participation in student clubs and organizations instills.
Members of Poly’s 35 student clubs and organizations — from PolyRadio and the Society of Women Engineers to the Polytechnic Reporter and the Society for Human [read more]

2008 Commencement and Achievement Awards Ceremony & Reception; Thurs. May 29

Celebrate this year’s many successes and join in a special recognition of those who have distinguished themselves during their time at Polytechnic.
Students will be honored for their achievement both inside and outside the classroom. In addition, Professors Vikram Kapila and Joel Wein will receive the Jacobs Excellence in Teaching Award for their individual contributions to [read more]

Christopher Leslie Receives Fulbright Award

Congratulations to Christopher Leslie, Instructor of Liberal Studies and New Media and Co-Advisor, Science and Technology Studies, for receiving a Fulbright Award to Postdam, Germany. Christopher will be teaching in the American Studies program at Postdam University for the 2008-09 school year.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship program in international educational exchange. Since [read more]

Award and Grant Round-up, Winter ‘08

This winter has been an impressive season for awards and research grants at Poly. Below is a quick look at each (click on the title for the full story). If you’d like to add an item to this list or have material for another Kudos post, please send it in via the “submit content” link [read more]

Call for Nominations: 2008 Distinguished Teacher Award and Jacobs Excellence in Education Awards

The teaching awards committee is soliciting nominations for the 2008 Distinguished Teacher Award and the 2008 Jacobs Excellence in Education Awards. Help recognize faculty who make a difference in students’ lives.
Distinguished Teacher Award: Polytechnic’s premier teaching award. The awardee will receive a $10,000 award. The award will be presented at the University’s 2008 Commencement exercise.
Jacobs [read more]

The Award-winning Power of Poly Marketing

Gold Marcom Award: “I Will” Campaign; Category: Ads / Advertising CampaignPoly has won two 2007 Marcom Awards, a platinum award (the highest honor) for its “Great Careers Brochure” (cover pictured below) and a gold award for its “I Will” campaign. The Marcom Awards is an international competition for marketing and communication professionals involved in [read more]