RSS Channels IndexRowan University Marks 20th Anniversary of $100 Million Gift; Honors Henry Rowan with Sculpture
In 1992, industrialist Henry Rowan and his late wife, Betty, made the largest gift to date to a public institution of higher education: $100 million. That gift changes a college and a region.
11/27/2012 11:00 AM EST
Rowan Student's T-Shirt Design Spurs Huge Hurricane Sandy Relief Initiative
A design Derek Koch created in his apartment at Rowan University has garnered worldwide attention—and helped raise more than $300,000, so far, for Hurricane Sandy relief initiatives.
11/14/2012 8:20 AM EST
Prof's Book Outlines Training Regimen, Diet That Helped Her Conquer Breast Cancer
Rowan Professor Leslie Spencer's new book outlines the training program that helped her conquer breast cancer.
10/11/2012 1:30 PM EDT
Rowan University Home to New RCA Museum
Rowan University is home to a new museum honoring electronics giant RCA.
7/26/2012 5:00 PM EDT
Rowan University to Lead Nationwide Film Project
Rowan University will lead a nationwide effort among five colleges and universities to produce documentaries and social media campaigns focusing on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses.
6/7/2012 11:50 AM EDT
Rowan University Engineering and Business Students Help Cooper University Hospital Take Health Care on the Road
Engineering and business students at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., are working with Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J. to create a health mobile on wheels that will sever the public and regional companies.
4/27/2012 4:40 PM EDT
Rowan Receives Landmark Gift to Fund Medical School Scholarships
The largest one-time gift ever to Rowan University by an alumnus will fund scholarships for students at the first new medical school in New Jersey in more than 30 years.
3/12/2012 2:00 PM EDT
Computer Science Profs Clowning Around with Robots
Two computer science professors will demonstrate that clowning around can help teach robotics quite nicely.
2/28/2012 4:20 PM EST
Election 2012: Will Voters Follow Their ‘Gut Feelings’ at Polls?
Americans going to the polls generally pull the lever based on one thing: their gut feelings, says presidential politics expert Larry Butler of Rowan University.
10/18/2012 12:10 PM EDT
Rowan University Professor Discusses Terrorism on Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
9/10/2012 2:00 PM EDT
American Hanukkah Traditions Focus on Children
Hanukkah isn't a hugely important holiday on the Jewish calendar, but modern day celebrations of the Festival of Lights do work to get today's children--and adults--excited about Judaism, Rowan University Professor Dianne Ashton says.
12/2/2011 1:10 PM EST
Rowan Professor, Emergency Preparedness Expert Reflects on Terrorism on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
Without question we are safer today than we were ten years ago, according to Dr. Robert S. Fleming, professor of management at Rowan University and a nationally recognized authority on emergency preparedness.
9/6/2011 5:35 PM EDT
Tips on Using Social Media During a Natural Disaster
Here are tips on how to use social media during natural disasters.
8/25/2011 4:40 PM EDT
From Wisconsin to New Jersey, the New Global Communication Weapon May be Mixing Street Protesting and Social Media
With many Americans concerned about rising gas prices, state budgets and inflation — and with battle lines drawn in several states between governments and unions — the U.S. can expect more social media “wars’ in the near future.
2/28/2011 12:00 PM EST
Fifty Years Later, Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech Still Resonates
Ever heard of a chiasmus? Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy used more than one chiasmus to great effect when he delivered his inaugural address, according to Rowan University Communication Studies Professor Daniel Schowalter.
1/20/2011 11:00 AM EST
Health Care Reform Good, Information Inadequate
Health care reform as presented will be good for Americans, according to Dr. Joel Rudin, a professor in the Management and Entrepreneurship Department in the Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J.
1/7/2011 11:00 AM EST