With December comes the end of the Class of 2011's first semester and the opportunity to take a few courses during winter intercession. Registration for intercession courses is still available through the registrar's website but requires the approval of a Dean beforehand.
With college campuses becoming more health conscious, Stevens' food provider Sodexho has been making changes to accommodate the changing trends in eating. Organic foods are on the rise and Sodexho has partnered with a local produce provider to identify and provide locally grown products during their growing season.
What is a school's "hot" factor? More specifically, what makes Stevens a "hot" school? These are all questions Provost George Korfiatis of Stevens Institute of Technology wants answers to and he is inviting Stevens students, faculty, alumni, administration and staff to provide them.
"How can we accept another to keep our secret if we have been unable to keep it ourselves." -Francois De La Rochefoucauld On November 14, the Stevens Tells Gallery opened its doors for another exhibit of secret cards. Located in the Lore-el Center, the Gallery is a campus tradition in which students are able to submit index cards that contain a secret about themselves.
After months of anticipation the audited consolidated financial statements of Stevens for the fiscal year ending June 30 2007 are almost ready to be published. In a recent conversation The Stute was told they are expected to be made available within a week, but before hand an early look at what the report was allowed for the purposes of this article.
Four new clubs Four new clubs had their constitutions ratified by the SGA this past Sunday, December 2, 2007. The Stevens Recycling Club (SRC) was founded with a purpose, "to increase the total amount of recycling done on the Stevens campus by raising awareness and support for recycling among the student body.
It began with a few one-dollar bills. Found at the San Diego Comic-Con, the bills had been defaced with the web address whysoserious.com, which led to a website where the Joker (the Batman villain) offered jobs as henchmen, with a prize for those willing to run his gauntlet.
Two years ago, this Christmas, tragedy struck the Jersey City Police Department. Because of a malfunctioning lift bridge, two police officers lost their lives when their truck went over the edge, into the Hackensack River 45 feet below. Dive teams from New York, New Jersey and the Coast Guard from Washington, D.
This Wednesday, the Stevens Advisory Board for Middle States re-accreditation, spoke before an audience consisting primarily of Stevens faculty to discuss concerns about the recently published Middle States in-house assessment. The forum was opened with a brief overview by Joseph Stahley, outlining the progress of the Advisory board thus far, saying that the report is intended to determine "How effective we are at achieving what we are about.