A renowned music event for blues enthusiasts is returning to the Norwich, NY fairgrounds for 2022 - get read for The 29th Annual Chenango Blues Fest at the Chenango County Fairgrounds in Norwich, August 19 and 20.
Northwestern’s Faculty Senate debated amending its bylaws Wednesday to not describe the Senate’s recommendations to administration as “nonbinding” and change other aspects of the bylaws, one of which was to specify the amount of faculty that need to be present at Faculty Assembly. While the former passed, the latter did not. The first topic of.
Northwestern’s Faculty Senate addressed budget expenditures and staffing constraints at Wednesday’s meeting. The University reported a $87,803 budget surplus in the 2021 fiscal year, according to Senior Associate Vice President for Finance and Treasurer Mandy Distel. She said the surplus partially resulted from an overestimation of funding allocated to the later-than-expected return to in-person activities. .
New Marlborough resident Barbara Newman has penned her first novel, "The Dreamcatcher Codes," a YA eco-fantasy that centers around four girls setting out to save Mother Earth.
Northwestern’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to increase access to all-gender bathrooms on campus. The action passed the Senate with a 96% majority vote and follows years of student activism. It was initially recommended in 2019 by the University’s Gender Queer, Non-Binary and Trans Task Force. The Social Responsibility Committee, with input from Communication.