Board of Regents honors WCSU professors Aloni and Cordeira Written by WCSU
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Western Connecticut State University faculty members Dr. Maya Aloni and Dr. Joshua Cordeira have received recognition from the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents as the WCSU recipients of the board’s 2021 teaching and research awards.
Aloni, an associate professor of Psychology and director of the Relationship Research Lab, has earned the top BOR Teaching Award honoring the faculty member at the CSCU system’s four state universities who best exemplifies excellence in teaching. Cordeira, an associate professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences and director of the Neuroscience Research Lab, has been selected to receive the campus-based BOR Research Award given annually to the WCSU faculty member who demonstrates superior quality in research.
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After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more than 72,000 students attending the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional universities and Charter Oak State College.
“From the advanced manufacturing technology centers that help make Connecticut a leader in defense and aerospace, to the full spectrum of healthcare programs that help prepare leaders and practitioners to handle the next pandemic, to the strong liberal arts foundations that open students’ minds and challenge them to think differently, our public colleges and universities have it all,” Cheng said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with CSCU’s amazing faculty and staff to s
Terrence Cheng will be CSCU’s new president.
After a six month search, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Board of Regents on Friday appointed Terrence Cheng, a UConn administrator, to serve as the system’s new president.
Cheng, who is currently the director of the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus and an English professor there, will oversee a CSCU system that serves more than 72,000 students attending the state’s 12 community colleges, four regional universities and Charter Oak State College.
“From the advanced manufacturing technology centers that help make Connecticut a leader in defense and aerospace, to the full spectrum of healthcare programs that help prepare leaders and practitioners to handle the next pandemic, to the strong liberal arts foundations that open students’ minds and challenge them to think differently, our public colleges and universities have it all,” Cheng said in a statement. “I look forward to working closely with C
HIGH POINT, N.C., April 6, 2021 –Dr. Nido Qubein, High Point University president, has been re-elected to the position of treasurer of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Board of Directors. The election took place at the organization’s annual meeting held virtually March 30. President Qubein has served as treasurer since 2019 and previously served in an at-large position.
“It is an honor to continue to serve as treasurer for the North Carolina Independent College and Universities Board of Directors,” said Dr. Qubein. “NCICU is blessed to have such wonderful colleges and universities among its membership.”
NCICU is the statewide office for North Carolina’s 36 private, nonprofit colleges and universities. Its board is made up of the presidents of those institutions.
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