Today’s Briefing:
CONCENTRATIONS TO BECOME MAJORS: On April 25, the University approved a proposal that would allow students to pursue academic “minors,” beginning with the Class of 2025. A formal minors program will allow for departments to propose a body of stand-alone coursework as opposed to the current interdisciplinary nature of certificates. The minors program will eventually replace the certificates program and current certificates can be converted to minors. In addition, a proposal to change the nomenclature of “concentrations” to “majors” was also approved and will take effect in the 2023–24 academic year.
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FIRE AT 185 NASSAU STREET: On the morning of Tuesday, April 26th, Director of the Visual Arts Program (VIS) Jeff Whetstone emailed students to notify them of a fire that occurred in the VIS Building at 185 Nassau Street early that morning. Whetstone explained that no one was injured and that the day’s activities would proceed as normal, but asked that those not attending scheduled events stay away from the building to allow for clean-up. There are no anticipated effects on building operations because of the fire for the remainder of the semester.
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VALEDICTORIAN/SALUTATORIAN: Natalia Orlovsky, a molecular biology concentrator from Chadds Ford, Pa., and Frances Mangina, a philosophy concentrator from Toronto, Ontario, have respectively been named the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Class of 2022.
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