IS offers Blackboard application for Facebook Beginning July 8, Information Services (IS) will offer a CourseFeed application for Facebook. Students will be able to add their Blackboard course information to their profiles with the application. Another coursefeed application could not be used last year, but this is an improved application. The application will create a “wall” where students can exchange information with their classmates, and announcements from Blackboard will be delivered directly to Facebook, according to an announcement on myNEU portal from IS. To access the application, go to www.ats.neu.edu/bbblog/2008/06/how-to-add-blackboard-to-facebook.html.
– Anne Baker, News staff
Fred McGrail to leave for position at Lehigh Director of communications and public relations Fred McGrail has accepted a position as vice president for communications at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. He will begin his position there July 28. McGrail came to his position at Northeastern in 2004 after Ed Klotzbier, previous director of communications and public relations, became vice president for student affairs. Jim Chiavelli will be acting spokesperson.
– Anne Baker, News staff
NECC names center after former governor The New England Center for Children (NECC) named its newly constructed aquatic center in Boston after Northeastern professor and former state governor Michael Dukakis in a ceremony June 20. The aquatic center will be the first building to be named after Dukakis, who served as Masschusettes governor from 1974 to 1991. NECC chose to honor Dukakis because he was instrumental to helping the organization implement some of its policies to help disabled children, according to a press release from the organization.
– Anne Baker, News staff
STA Travel to shut its Curry Student Center doors STA Travel has notified the university that they will permanently close their offices located on the first floor of the Curry Center Center by the end of the day Friday, and will vacate the premises by the end of the week. Nothing is yet scheduled for the space.
– Anne Baker, News staff
