News

• RMU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, an international honors organization for students and professionals in the fields of accounting, finance, and information systems, was recognized as a Superior Chapter for their outstanding performance in the 2019-20 academic year. This is the highest possible status for the organization's more than 300 chapters. The chapter is being recognized for exceeding the baseline requirements and excelling in the areas of academics, professionalism, and leadership. RMU's Beta Alpha Psi faculty advisors are Carol MacPhail and Ira Abdulla.

• Armand Buzzelli, director of campus recreation, appeared on the Pittsburgh Knights "Women in eSports Roundtable" The Pittsburgh Knights are the city's premier esports team that has partnered with talented, innovative, and prestigious sports and entertainment industry leaders, including the Steelers, Wiz Khalifa, and Evgeni Mallkin. Buzzelli is on the Women in Esports Steering Committee. 

Personal Mention

• Connie Ruzich, university professor of English, had her anthology "International Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology of Lost Voices" published by Bloomsbury Academic Press. The book is the result of research begun in 2014 at the University of Exeter, where Ruzich spent a term as a Fulbright Core Scholar and where she began her First World War poetry blog, Behind Their Lines. British poet and radio broadcaster Ian McMillan has described the anthology as "an astonishing feat of literary archaeology, [which] cuts through the smoke and noise of the First World War to present us with poems that have been hidden in history’s unforgiving mud for far too long....Here is poetry's abundance in the face of horror."

Upcoming Events

• Today from 1:30-3:30 p.m. you're invited to MoonDocs 2020, a documentary open house and panel discussion. The virtual event is free and you can join here. First we'll hear from keynote speaker Makia Harper before the panel discussion titled, "Film Distribution and the Back Narrative" begins. After that Harper will moderate a conversation with distinguished documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson. 

• The Center for Veterans and Military Families invites you to the virtual Veterans Day and 2020 CVMF Graduation Celebration on November 11 from 4-5 p.m. This pre-recorded event is a celebration of military service and academic achievement. Please click here for more information on how to submit a picture that will be included in the event, donate funds to support our student veterans, and see the 22 push-ups-a-day challenge to build awareness around veteran suicide.