It's not every day that college students celebrate their fifth birthday, but Amy Vitrano, mass communication sophomore, has been waiting for this day to arrive for four years. Vitrano is one of about 200,000 people in the United States with a Feb. 29 birthday.
A Feb. 27 update concerning the ongoing internal audit of the Forever LSU fundraising campaign showed the confusion of an LSU Foundation official about the purpose of the audit, according to the Baton Rouge Business Report. Gen. William Bowdon, president and CEO of the foundation, told the Business Report in a Feb.
Eric Monday, associate vice chancellor for the Office of Finance and Administrative Services, will assume the position of interim vice chancellor for Student Life and Academic Services on March 3, filling the position left by Neil Mathews. Acting Chancellor William Jenkins said Mathew's relinquishing of the position was a joint decision between Mathews and University officials.
The University received a $4.75 million donation Thursday from Chevron Corp. The donation is the largest one-time donation from a corporation in LSU Foundation's history. "It's a moment of great pride for me personally because we are celebrating an extraordinary accomplishment and an extraordinary gift from an extraordinary corporation," said Acting Chancellor William Jenkins.
David Heidke, director of LSU Dining Services, said he takes no chances when it comes to food safety - especially after the nation's largest beef recall. A California meat company issued the recall of 143 million pounds of beef this past week. The recall includes beef produced since Feb.
Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis announced Wednesday that full funding of state higher education will be a main component of Gov. Bobby Jindal's executive budget. The budget also includes plans for a teacher pay raise to maintain the Southern regional average.
Blustering conditions did not stop College of Engineering faculty, students, alumni and Chevron Corp. representatives from gathering Thursday afternoon in the engineering courtyard of Patrick F. Taylor Hall to commemorate Chevron's $4.75 million gift to the University.
While baby boomers are juggling to save money for retirement and put their children through college, many college-aged students have not learned a lesson from their elders. Financial planners suggest people start saving as soon as possible - even in small amounts.
