This summer a $2 million donation was given to Bradley’s Executive MBA program. Theresa Falcon, a 2005 graduate of the program, provided the gift. “The financial support will enhance the education of the EMBA students and help us provide scholarships for potential students,” said Rob…
Posts published in September 2009
Last Friday Bradley received a visit from an important speaker. Former Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao spoke at the Peoria Civic Center on behalf of Theresa Falcon’s $2 million donation and Bradley’s executive MBA program. Rob Baer, the dean of the Foster College of Business…
In a plan unveiled last spring, the newly elected student body officers and Senate’s executive board have put together a grand plan that completely overhauls the way students are represented. Students will no longer be represented based solely on where they reside. Senators will now…
It finally happened, and it was shocking, to say the least. Right in the middle of the block party, standing in front of the Sigma Chi house, a freshman, whom still is a mystery, asked me a peculiar question, “What does it mean to be…
Dear Bradley students, Welcome home! I hope you have all had an enjoyable summer and are ready for an exciting school year. Last spring there was an overwhelming amount of campus involvement during student body officer elections. This year Kyle, Candace, Patrick and I hope…
It’s coming next weekend: fraternity and sorority recruitment. When I was a freshman going through recruitment I wish somebody would have warned me about what to expect. Fortunately, I get to write a column the weekend before recruitment and I know the kind of questions…
Health care. The combination of those two words is enough to start an argument amongst people who are best friends these days. Because of this phenomenon, it looks like we’re going to go yet another year without health care reform, which scares the hell out…
Three months ago and 1,000 miles away, a Midwestern girl landed in New York City with three vast hopes. The first was she could cling to her random roommate to avoid the fact she knew no one in the Big Apple. The second was that…
Bradley is in the wake of a renaissance. A development known as The Campaign for a Bradley Renaissance has been in motion since April 2008, and has raised over $120 million. This summer, Renaissance Galas were hosted in major cities such as Washington, D.C., St.…
The President’s open-door policy is making a comeback. University President Joanne Glasser will have open-door office hours to hear students’ opinions and concerns again this year, beginning Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. Glasser began holding her office hours last February. Since opening her doors, she…