Gallaudet News

President Hurwitz shares his dream for Gallaudet in State...
Gallaudet News President Hurwitz drew inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his February 7 State of the University Address, which celebrated Gallaudet's past and present and envisioned its future.
Tue, Feb 07 2012

Gallaudet University Named Location of the Month by the...
Gallaudet News The D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development is pleased to honor Gallaudet University in Northeast as the February 2012 One City Location of the Month. Gallaudet University is recognized as the world's only university in which all programs and services are specifically designed to accommodate deaf and hard of hearing students. The University is also kn...
Thu, Feb 02 2012

Three Bison Named NEAC Student Athletes of the Week
Gallaudet News The North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) has announced its Student-Athlete of the Week selections in the sports of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming for the period ending January 22, 2012. Three Gallaudet University Bison are featured: Tony Tatum, James McGowan, and Alexandra Polivanchuk.
Fri, Jan 27 2012

Israeli Ambassador Visits Gallaudet University, Gives...
Gallaudet News On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, the Office of the President hosted His Excellency Dr. Michael B. Oren, Ambassador of Israel to the United States, for a public address entitled “Israel and the United States: Ultimate Allies.” Approximately 100 students, faculty, and staff attended the presentation in the I. King Jordan Student Academic Center.
Wed, Jan 25 2012

Gallaudet University to offer “Live Near Your Work” program...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University today announced it will offer its employees the opportunity to participate in the District's "Live Near Your Work" (LNYW) program designed to encourage employee home ownership near their jobs.
Tue, Dec 20 2011

Gallaudet University Opens New Research Laboratory
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University is pleased to announce the opening of its new Brain and Language Laboratory (BL2). The BL2 team will take part in neuroimaging and behavioral studies to provide new knowledge about the biological mechanisms and environmental factors that together make possible the human capacity to learn and convey language.
Sat, Dec 10 2011

New Gallaudet University Logo Represents Deaf Pride and...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University ushered in a new era on December 7, with the unveiling of a new university logo. The symbolic design of the logo represents the university’s bilingual mission by portraying “Gallaudet University” in American Sign Language (ASL) as well as in English.
Wed, Dec 07 2011

VL2 Science Director Presents Research at Leading...
Gallaudet News Laura-Ann Petitto, Ph.D., science director and co-principal investigator of Gallaudet University’s Visual Language and Visual Learning Center (VL2), presented two important research studies during poster sessions at the Society of Neuroscience annual conference in Washington, D.C., November 12-16.
Tue, Nov 29 2011

Gallaudet University forms collaboration with Beijing Union...
Gallaudet News On Friday, November 17, in Beijing, China, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz co-signed a memorandum of understanding with Beijing Union University Chairman of University Council Professor Xu Yongli to develop a groundbreaking academic and educational collaboration between the two universities.
Tue, Nov 22 2011

Brian Bennett breaks three school records in the freestyle
Gallaudet News Senior Brian Bennett (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had a record-breaking day in the pool on Saturday at Goucher College, setting three Gallaudet University program records.
Tue, Nov 22 2011

Gallaudet's Tony Tatum scores his 1,000th career point as...
Gallaudet News On Tuesday, senior Tony Tatum achieved a personal milestone of scoring 1,000 career points and helping the Bison men's basketball team to a victory in their season home opener over Maryland Bible College.
Fri, Nov 18 2011

Bison women's volleyball team gets rousing send off to the...
Gallaudet News The Gallaudet University women's volleyball team left for Newport News, Va., on Thursday morning after a group of faculty, staff and students cheered the Bison on as they left Kendall Green. The Bison are off to the 2011 NCAA Division III women's volleyball tournament where they will play a first round match against Salisbury University on Friday, November 11, at 5:30...
Thu, Nov 10 2011

New center will promote education for deaf people in Panama
Gallaudet News At a ceremony held November 2 in the SLCC Atrium President Hurwitz and the Ambassador for the Republic of Panama to the United States, His Excellency Mario Jaramillo, co-signed a memorandum of understanding [MOU] to develop an academic alliance that will lead to the establishment of a center in Panama to promote a broad range of educational services for that nation’...
Thu, Nov 10 2011

Gallaudet University to establish international center in...
Gallaudet News On November 2, Gallaudet University announced it is establishing a new international center in Panama to promote the advancement of higher education, teaching, learning, research and services for deaf and hard of hearing students and professionals from Panama and Latin America. The center will be located in Panama City, Panama.
Sat, Nov 05 2011

Gallaudet University Museum Opens Exhibition on Deaf Peace...
Gallaudet News On October 25, 2011, the Gallaudet University Museum opened an exhibition, "Making a Difference: Deaf Peace Corps Volunteers," which highlights the work of Peace Corps volunteers who are deaf or hard of hearing, many of whom are Gallaudet University alumni.
Tue, Oct 25 2011

Gallaudet offensive lineman Caleb Hinton selected as NFF...
Gallaudet News Hinton is one of 127 candidates honored from the Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III and NAIA. From the pool of 127 candidates the NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients to be named to the 2011 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments.
Fri, Sep 30 2011

Brendan Stern Named Bison Women's Head Basketball Coach
Gallaudet News On September 13, 2011, Athletic Director Michael Weinstock announced that Brendan Stern has been selected as the new women's basketball head coach. Stern's new responsibilities are effective immediately as the 2011-12 season tips off for the Bison on November 18 at the Lebanon Valley College tournament.
Tue, Sep 13 2011

President Hurwitz challenges the campus community to...
Gallaudet News On Thursday, September 8, 2011, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz delivered his first presentation to the campus community for the 2011-2012 academic year entitled "Shared Dreams of What We Can Become."
Thu, Sep 08 2011

Gallaudet receives first-ever honoree on D3football.com...
Gallaudet News Junior wide receiver Ryne Worsham (Chicago, Ill.) was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week following Gallaudet University’s season opener, honoring him as one of the nation’s top performers in NCAA Division III football last week.
Thu, Sep 08 2011

Congressman Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) Appointed to Gallaudet...
Gallaudet News On August 31, 2011, Gallaudet University announced that Representative Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.) has been appointed to its Board of Trustees. Yoder’s appointment was announced at a panel presentation on the importance of student leadership held at the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kan.
Thu, Sep 01 2011

Warm welcome extended to new undergraduates, families
Gallaudet News Gallaudet's 302 new undergraduate students and their families were welcomed to campus at an August 24 ceremony in the Field House.
Tue, Aug 30 2011

Gallaudet braces for Hurricane Irene, dorms open early for...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University has taken preliminary steps to prepare for the storm. Dorms are now open for returning students to begin moving in early and we encourage returning students to take advantage of the early move-in.
Fri, Aug 26 2011

Gallaudet Welcomes New Students
Gallaudet News This week has been full of excitement as new graduate and undergraduate students and their families arrive on campus for orientation.
Thu, Aug 25 2011

Gallaudet takes prompt action following earthquake to...
Gallaudet News Calm and order was quickly restored on the Gallaudet campus following the initial shock caused by close to a minute of shaking that accompanied a strong earthquake on Tuesday, August 23.
Thu, Aug 25 2011

Earthquake hits Washington, D.C. area
Gallaudet News News reports have confirmed a 5.9 earthquake has occurred in the Washington, D.C. area. No injuries have been reported at Gallaudet University. The University is closed for the day. Stay tuned for further updates. (August 23, 2011 4:39 p.m.)
Tue, Aug 23 2011

U.S. Deaf Swim Teams Training for World Deaf Swim...
Gallaudet News The United States of America deaf men’s and women’s swimming teams are training for the upcoming World Deaf Swim Championships this week at Gallaudet University. The USA squad started training on August 1 and will go until Thursday, August 4, before they depart for Portugal the site of the world championships that will run from August 7-13.
Thu, Aug 04 2011

Gallaudet University restores men's and women's cross...
Gallaudet News Director of Athletics Michael Weinstock announced that the men's and women's cross country programs have returned to Gallaudet University and will be led by Coach Mikaela Gardner.
Fri, Jul 29 2011

The Honorable Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen elected vice president...
Gallaudet News The Honorable Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, a Gallaudet alumna who in 1999 became the first deaf person to be elected to the South African Parliament, has been elected vice president of the World Federation of the Deaf, alongside President-elect Colin Allen.
Thu, Jul 21 2011

Gallaudet President addresses state of deaf education at...
Gallaudet News On July 19, 2011, Gallaudet University President T. Alan Hurwitz addressed attendees of the XVI World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) in Durban, South Africa about one of the most contested issues in the history of deaf and hard of hearing people: deaf education.
Tue, Jul 19 2011

Deaf returned Peace Corps volunteers share experiences at...
Gallaudet News Five deaf returned Peace Corps volunteers presented their unique perspectives and experiences as cultural ambassadors from the United States on July 1 at the Peace Porch stage, an event that took place during the recent Smithsonian Folklife Festival, held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C
Fri, Jul 15 2011

Pioneers of master's program in sign language teaching...
Gallaudet News The 35 pioneers of Gallaudet's new Master of Arts in Sign Language Teaching Program returned on July 11 for their second summer session, earning six credits over a two-week period.
Fri, Jul 15 2011

'The First 500 Days'
Gallaudet News Welcome to a new series of articles authored by President Hurwitz that address a wide variety of topics of interest to the campus community. In his first article, Dr. Hurwitz talks the progress that has been made during his first 500 days as Gallaudet's president.
Wed, Jul 13 2011

Deaf Women's Leadership Seminar develops participants'...
Gallaudet News Fourteen women from across the nation were on campus June 20 to 24 to gain skills in becoming leaders in their respective communities by participating in the annual Deaf Women's Leadership Seminar, supported by the Gerald "Bummy" Burstein Leadership Institute.
Fri, Jul 08 2011

Gallaudet research featured on "Metro Connection"
Gallaudet News WAMU's "Metro Connection" featured Gallaudet research in the June 28 story "Gallaudet Finds Deaf People Don't See Better, They See Differently."
Fri, Jul 08 2011

MSSD football coach nominated for NFL’s Coach Shula Award
Gallaudet News Model Secondary School for the Deaf football coach and Athletic Director Mark Burke has been nominated by the Washington Redskins for the Coach Shula Award, newly created by the National Football League to honor football coaches who display the integrity and leadership exemplified by Don Shula, the coach with the most wins in NFL history.
Thu, Jun 30 2011

Gallaudet student serves on international panel at State...
Gallaudet News Jiayi Zhou, a graduate student in Gallaudet's Masters of International Development Program and a citizen of China, talked about her experiences pursuing higher education in the United States, and how it made her realize how much she could accomplish as a deaf person, at the EducationUSA Forum supported by the U.S. Department of State.
Thu, Jun 30 2011

Gallaudet University President Honored by Pennsylvania...
Gallaudet News T. Alan Hurwitz, president of Gallaudet University, was presented with the George W. Nevil Award of Merit by Larry Taub, superintendent of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (PSD), at the school’s commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 16, 2011.
Thu, Jun 16 2011

Gallaudet freshman outfielder William Bissell named to...
Gallaudet News Bissell was named to the third team of the 2011 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III All-American Teams.
Mon, Jun 06 2011

Gallaudet University Announces the Appointment of Marlee...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University today announced the appointment of Academy-Award winning actress Marlee Matlin as an honorary trustee for the university, a lifetime appointment.
Thu, Jun 02 2011

Flowers finishes sixth in triple jump at NCAA championships
Gallaudet News Gallaudet sophomore Darius Flowers finished sixth overall in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III men’s and women’s outdoor track and field championship on Saturday, May 28 at Ohio Wesleyan University.
Wed, Jun 01 2011

Laboratory instructor internships help cultivate a new...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet's Biology Department began hiring senior biology majors as laboratory instructors to gain hands-on experience and encourage high achieving students to fill a need for deaf science teachers.
Wed, Jun 01 2011

Gallaudet celebrates 142nd Commencement
Gallaudet News On Friday, May 13, almost 350 undergraduate and graduate students were awarded diplomas at Gallaudet University's 142nd Commencement exercises.
Fri, May 13 2011

Passing on our cultural stories: A visit with Dr. Andrés...
Gallaudet News Students in GSR 211: "Deaf Latino Identities" who read Dr. Andrés Torres' book, "Signing in Puerto Rican," had a chance to meet the author behind the memoir.
Tue, May 10 2011

Hurwitz bikes to raise funds for deaf culture activities
Gallaudet News President Hurwitz joined 50 other bicycle riders May 7 on a 20-mile excursion to raise funds for the Laurent Clerc Cultural Fund of the Gallaudet University Alumni Association.
Tue, May 10 2011

'Graffiti Wall' exhibition fosters post-graduation success
Gallaudet News The exhibition "Graffiti Wall" pulls together works from 12 graduating art majors as varied as digital photographs, a hand-stitched quilt, and a bright green robot. But perhaps the most unique part of the show is its origin.
Tue, May 10 2011

Gallaudet University Student-Athletes recognized at annual...
Gallaudet News The 2010-11 Gallaudet University athletics year officially came to a close on Monday, May 2, in the Jordan Student Academic Center Multipurpose Room as the GU athletics department held its annual awards ceremony.
Fri, May 06 2011

Alumna and performer collaborate to raise awareness about...
Gallaudet News Tracey Cholmondeley and Fred Beam have been collaborating to raise funds for the deaf communities of developing countries for quite some time. Their most recent effort, however, is the most personal for Cholmondeley.
Thu, May 05 2011

Gallaudet University breaks ground on newest campus...
Gallaudet News Gallaudet University unveiled specifics on its newest campus development at a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, April 26. The residence hall project expands the “DeafSpace” architectural concept.
Tue, Apr 26 2011

Fulbright scholar at Gallaudet researching similarities...
Gallaudet News Fulbright scholar, teacher, and author Piotr Tomaszewski--one of the first deaf Poles to receive a Ph.D.--is on campus until July researching the similarities between American Sign Language and Polish Sign Language.
Tue, Apr 26 2011

Alumni who have become professional writers share wisdom...
Gallaudet News Raymond Luczak and Pamela Wright Meinhardt, alumni who have developed successful careers as professional writers, recently visited English classes to share their experiences.
Wed, Apr 20 2011