Welcome Class of 2013!
The Office of Alumni Relations welcomed students back to campus with donuts and coffee at the
Cup O' Joe to Go event on September 10, 2008. View photos from the event.
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NORTHEASTERN ATHLETIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS DONATES $250,000 TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
George P. Makris, BA’48, and his wife, Helen, have made a $250,000 gift to support the endowed George P. and Helen C. Makris Family Scholarship Fund, which annually supports an outstanding student-athlete on the varsity football or baseball team.
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PRESIDENT: FRESHMEN WILL LEARN TO 'NEGOTIATE THE UNKNOWN'
President Joseph Aoun urges 111th entering class to take advantage of the many different facets of a Northeastern education in preparation for life after graduation.
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THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING KICKS OFF IMPACT & INNOVATIONS BREAKFAST SERIES
The series begins on October 23 with Engineering Security in a Dangerous World, a discussion of Northeastern's role in combating the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in guerilla warfare. Details about the series will be posted soon on the College of Engineering Web site. |
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY GLOBAL DIALOGUE PROGRAM TO EXPAND TO INDIA
For the first time, students involved in the Global Partnership for Activism and Cross-Cultural Training (Global PACT) and Dialogue of Civilizations programs will have the opportunity to study and work in India.
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NSF AWARD TO NORTHEASTERN WILL ADVANCE WOMEN FACULTY
The National Science Foundation has awarded Northeastern University a $3.7 million grant to help overcome institutional barriers that limit the advancement of women in key academic fields.
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NOVEL CLASS OFFERS ADVICE TO THE NEXT PRESIDENT
A new series of classes taught through the innovative Open Classroom Seminar Series will explore the challenges facing the next president-elect.
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MEET THE AUTHOR SERIES FALL SCHEDULE SET
Northeastern University Libraries has released its new Meet the Authors schedule with a full slate of events that are free and open to the public.
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NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ACCREDITATION
Every 10 years Northeastern University is called upon by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) to review and report on the work that we do. You are invited to submit comments regarding the institution directly to NEASC.
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ALUMNUS FIGHTS CYBER CRIME WITH ALGORITHMS
Keith Bertolino, E'08, has developed a method to combat malicious messaging disguised in e-mail image attachments.
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BIG DOG 5K
On Saturday, September 20, all Huskies are encouraged to take part in a spirited Fun Run along the Charles River. The 3.1-mile, flat loop course is contained entirely within the pathways of Boston’s beautiful Esplanade.
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ARTSALIVE! A CHORUS LINE
The fall schedule kicks off with A Chorus Line, on September 26. ArtsAlive!, a performing arts series for Northeastern alumni, provides opportunities to experience theater, music, and dance performances both on campus and in downtown Boston.
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HOMECOMING 2008
We look forward to welcoming you back to campus, where you can immerse yourself in familiar sights and sounds while discovering all that is new along Huntington Avenue.
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NU@NOON
The NU@Noon monthly lecture series continues on Wednesday, September 24 with a presentation on the FBI’s Focus on Terrorism, one of 10 events scheduled in the fall series.
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INSIGHTS: A FACULTY LECTURE SERIES
The Insights faculty lecture series continues on Wednesday, October 1 with Professor M. Shahid Alam’s discussion of the important factors that drive the global economy.
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Todd Basche, E'78
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NORTHEASTERN ALUM HAS FOUND RIGHT COMBINATION FOR SUCCESS
It seems like such a simple concept, and it certainly isn’t a new idea. But Northeastern graduate Todd Basche is the person who put a product on the market that is beginning to turn the combination lock business on its head.
In 2002, Basche, E’78, with his wife, Rahn, founded Wordlock, Inc., a Santa Clara, CA-based company that uses letters instead of numbers to set the lock combination. Words or phrases are easier to remember than a random numeric code, Basche said, and the combination can be reset repeatedly.
“If you go through the patents you’ll find that attempts to develop combination locks using words instead of numbers dates back to the late 1800s,” said Basche, who had been vice president of software applications for Apple and the general manager and vice president of research and development with Remedy Corporation before forming Wordlock. “It’s not a new phenomenon.”
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