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Eight �鶹��Ƶ School of Communications students met on campus with veteran CBS News “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl on Jan. 6, gaining her insights about journalism and her advice about starting their careers.

Four �鶹��Ƶ students have won recognition from Stanford University for their entry in a global contest that challenged teams to create something of value using nothing more than water bottles. Their video entry stemmed from the �鶹��Ƶ Innovation Challenge, hosted locally by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at �鶹��Ƶ.

Rev. Richard W. McBride, �鶹��Ƶ’s chaplain for a quarter century, will deliver �鶹��Ƶ’s 119th Commencement address. Commencement is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 23, Under the Oaks in front of West Residence Hall.

Issues in Political Economy, an undergraduate research journal co-published by �鶹��Ƶ, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, where several students have used the annual publication as a springboard to graduate studies in some of the nation’s premiere economic programs.

American School & University magazine has recognized the design of the Colonnades Dining Hall in its 2008 Architectural Portfolio competition. The Colonnades, designed by Spillman Farmer Architects, was among 71 projects receiving outstanding design awards in the post-secondary division.

Inside Higher Ed, an online daily news source covering American colleges and universities, reported Dec. 2 on �鶹��Ƶ’s efforts in recent years to increase the total number and percentage of faculty in tenure or tenure-track positions.