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Spring 2024 °®°®Ö±²¥ Magazine
The digital edition of the Spring 2024 °®°®Ö±²¥ Magazine is now available. The cover story features the prestigious Opus Prize, an annual faith-based humanitarian award which the University had the privilege of hosting last year. Also, in this issue, °®°®Ö±²¥'s COVID-19 Caring About Health for All Study; and a look at the new home for Falvey Library.
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°®°®Ö±²¥’s Office for Sustainability to Host 2024 International Sustainability Conference
°®°®Ö±²¥’s Office for Sustainability in Mission and Ministry will host the 2024 International Sustainability Conference, entitled Our Common Home, Our Common Hope: Community Engagement for a Safe and Just Future, from Oct. 1-3, 2024 in the Connelly Center.
°®°®Ö±²¥ Awards Mendel Medal to Eminent Vaccinologist and Pediatrician Peter Hotez, MD, PhD
°®°®Ö±²¥ has named Professor Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, as the 2024 recipient of the Mendel Medal.
°®°®Ö±²¥ to Celebrate 19th Annual St. Thomas of °®°®Ö±²¥ Day of Service
On Saturday, September 7, °®°®Ö±²¥ will hold its 19th annual St. Thomas of °®°®Ö±²¥ Day of Service. Named for the University’s patron saint, a 16th-century Augustinian bishop who devoted his life to helping the poor and disenfranchised, the yearly event is one of the Delaware Valley’s largest single-day community service initiatives.
°®°®Ö±²¥ Opens Drosdick Hall, New Home of the College of Engineering
As the 2024-25 academic year begins, °®°®Ö±²¥ officially opens Drosdick Hall—the new home of the College of Engineering—following the completion of a $125 million, 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building expansion. This ambitious project more than doubled the size of the College of Engineering’s primary academic building, allowing for enhancements to all aspects of the academic and student experience.
°®°®Ö±²¥ Names Tej Patel as Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
°®°®Ö±²¥ has announced the appointment of Tej Patel as Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO), effective Monday, Sept. 9. This appointment is the result of a comprehensive national search, which yielded a strong pool of candidates from around the country.