Students attend Harvard Institute
AU was among several universities to attend Harvard's Institute of Politics initial strategic meeting as part of the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement last Friday.
AU was among several universities to attend Harvard's Institute of Politics initial strategic meeting as part of the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement last Friday.
Next fall, college students' families could be expected to pay more for a student's education, if a slight change is made to the formula used to determine how much financial aid students receive from the federal government.
While the Higher Education Act, a congressional bill that has sweeping effects on students' financial aid packages, has not passed on schedule, this is no cause for worry, according to a congressional spokesman.
Former AU Professor Isaac Davidson Welt, 81, died Oct. 10 from complications of a stroke at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md. Welt served on AU's faculty for several years, starting in 1960 as a Biology and Chemistry teacher; AU has been hailed for the third straight year as the most published institution in the annual National Conference on Undergraduate Research Journal
The theme for this year's Student Confederation Strategic Plan is "For a Better AU," which identifies their mission this year.
Civitas, a new initiative that was started this semester, is geared to promoting civilty programs and attitude throughout the AU community.