Sustainability Task Force Seeks Volunteers; E-Inside; October 20, 2008In his State of the University Address, President Lester A. Lefton announced the formation of a Sustainability Task Force. The goal of this task force — which will be co-chaired by Thomas Euclide, executive director of facilities planning and operations, and Dr. Verna Fitzsimmons, interim dean of the College of Technology — is to identify opportunities to make ¹ú²úÂ×Àí a leader in sustainability in a variety of areas, including operations, conservation and education. Additional nominations currently are being accepted for ...
The Excellence Agenda State of the University Address \Lester A. Lefton, President ¹ú²úÂ×Àí September 25, 2008 Thank you, Chairman Mullin. ¹ú²úÂ×Àí is proud to claim you as an alumnus and as a trustee. Over the years, I’ve seen many boards up close and personal. I am not exaggerating when I say that I’ve never seen a university board demonstrate more diligence, more vision — or care more deeply about students, scholarship and service — than the trustees serving ¹ú²úÂ×Àí in 2008. Actually, that doesn’t surprise me. My tenure at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí has now pa...
