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Insight
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This newsletter is
published by:
University of Bridgeport
Division of Institutional Advancement,
George H. Mihalakos, vice president,
219 Park Ave.,
Bridgeport CT 06601
Editor: John J. Daley, (Director of public relations)
Design: Takafumi Kojima
(Multimedia Specialist)
Articles may be submitted
by email to:
jdaley@bridgeport.edu
Fax: (203) 576.4512
Phone: (203) 576.4510
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Education
program certified
he teacher training
programs at the University of Bridgeport received certification
from the state Board of Education in October.Dean James
J. Ritchie of the UB School of Education and Human Resources,
said the state approvals are a recognition of the quality
of this program. "A lot of people at UB have worked
hard for this," he said.
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Everyone
is thumbs up on UB
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Universities President
Neil A. Salonen said the approvals are an affirmation
of the "commitment UB has made to building an academic
program recognized for its excellence." The state approvals
allow UB to certify students to teach subjects at various
grade levels. They also mark a major turnaround for
the school of education that, prior to Ritchie’s
appointment in 1998, was in danger of losing approvals
for its teacher training programs.
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Terrorism
brings home the role of United Nations
he horrendous terrorist attacks on New
York and Washington were a nerve-racking wake-up call
informing us in no uncertain terms that no one, even
the most powerful nation on earth, is immune from the
scourge of terrorism. The onslaught killed nearly 5,000
people from more than 60 countries, affecting the entire
humanity.
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Vice President and Nepal’s permanent Ambassador
to the U.N. Murari Raj Sharma and his wife, Nila
Adhikary, to right of center, and UB President
Neil A. Salonen, center, and his wife Rebecca,
join with many of UB students from Nepal at the
U.N. Day ceremony |
It
also destroyed 100 billion dollars worth of property
and business, hurling an already slumping U.S. economy
into recession. Its tumultuous ripples have sent the
global economy into a downward spiral, its gravest blow
falling on poor countries, where it will result in the
death of an additional 40,000 children and in increased
poverty for 10 million people.
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