News

• This week, a dozen Eat’n Park restaurant employees began a specialized course in service quality and customer relationships at RMU. The 10-week online course is taught by University Professor of Marketing Jill Maher and focuses on transferable skills that are valuable in a variety of hospitality and retail careers. Students were selected by their general managers and identified as highly motivated new or aspiring managers. The program is part of Reimagine Retail, a project of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program to improve job quality and career advancement opportunities in retail and related sectors. The Allegheny Conference on Community Development, one of six local partners of the nationwide project, worked with Eat’n Park Hospitality Group and Robert Morris University to create the 10-week online career development course. The program is overseen by Derya Jacobs, vice president for corporate relations and senior vice provost.

• RMU's School of Business has received an extension of accreditation for AACSB. For over a century, AACSB accreditation has been synonymous with the highest standards in business education and has been earned by only 5 percent of the world's schools offering business degrees at the bachelor level or higher. 

• RMU partnered with Gallup to host a webinar about the university's use of Gallup research and surveys to assess the experience of undergraduate students and the success and well-being of alumni. Participating in the webinar were President Howard and Dave Majka, vice president for planning and administration and associate professor of learning resources. The president and Majka discussed the webinar and RMU's partnership with Gallup on the organization's blog.
• The RMU D1 ACHA Hockey Team won the College Hockey Mid-America conference championship in a thrilling 8-7 overtime win over Slippery Rock University. The team won an automatic bid to nationals in Dallas from March 21-26. 
• The Massey Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will hold its grand opening on March 12. All are invited to visit the opening of the new space on the 1st floor of Massey Hall anytime between 3-6 p.m.
• RMU in the News has been updated with February's news media coverage of RMU.

Personal Mention

• Congratulations to Heather A. Jericho, Academic Services Specialist Center for Veterans and Military Families for a flawless audit, zero exceptions, conducted by the Pennsylvania State Approving Agency for the United States Veterans Administration in February. This is the fifth flawless audit with zero exceptions. These random audits are conducted to ensure that each college or university is complying with federal law authorizing the payment of veterans’ benefits to their school and the veteran.

Upcoming Events

• All are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Women & Transformational Leadership Symposium presented by the Women's Leadership & Mentorship Program. The 2019 Symposium is a two-day conference focused on the advancement of women and systemic change to eliminate gender bias and inequity. The event highlights visionary leaders addressing innovation, change, and equity through interactive workshops and panel discussions. The Symposium will take place at the Sheraton Pittsburgh Airport Hotel on Thursday, March 28th and Friday, March 29th. Click here for information and registration.
• On April 6 the RMU Counseling Center is hosting their 3rd Out of the Darkness Walk in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The Out of the Darkness Walk raises awareness of a very important cause and provides educational materials for those who may need help or want to learn more. It is free to create a team and participate in the walk! There will be various activities offered throughout the event. For more information and to register yourself or a team, go to afsp.org/rmu.
• The RMU Health Services Administration Program is hosting a networking and education event from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 1 in the Yorktown Hall Westinghouse Room. "Healthcare Emergency Preparedness: Requirements, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned" will feature an expert panel including keynote speaker Mark Ross, vice president for emergency preparedness at the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania. RSVP here.
• RMU is hosting the first  Cyber-Tech Women's Symposium on April 12 at Yorktown Hall. Learn more and register here.

Sports 

Friday March 8-Sunday March 10 - best of 3 Atlantic Hockey Association Tournament

• Men's Hockey vs. Holy Cross - 7:05 p.m. each night at the Island Sports Center

Saturday, March 9

• Men's Lacrosse vs. Canisius - 6 p.m. at Joe Walton Stadium

Monday, March 11

• Women's Basketball vs. TBA - 7 p.m. at the Student Rec Center

RMU BASKETBALL COACHES SHOW PRESENTED BY PEOPLES NATURAL GAS...and featuring Robert Morris head coach Andy Toole continues on Monday March 11 from The Yard Gastropub (670 Chauvet Drive/Pointe @ North Fayette) at 7 pm. All fans are welcome to attend, and food/drinks are on us. Co-hosting the show once again is the RMU Hall of Fame Voice of the Colonials Chris Shovlin. It will continue to air live each Monday at 7 pm through March 11 on the radio home for RMU Hoops, 970 AM ESPN Pittsburgh as well as on the iHeart Radio mobile app.

RMU HOCKEY COACHES SHOW PRESENTED BY UMPC CENTER FOR SPORTS MEDICINE...and featuring Colonial head man Derek Schooley from All-Star Sports Bar and Grill (across from the Mall at Robinson) takes a break this week and continues at 7 pm on Tuesday March 12. Come out and get the inside scoop on Robert Morris Hockey from the coach as well as radio announcers Mike Prisuta and Tim Benz. The show airs live each Tuesday at 7 pm through March 12 on the radio home for RMU Hockey, 970 AM ESPN Pittsburgh as well as on the iHeart Radio mobile app. All fans are welcome to attend!