Boschini named to board of trustees on national council
Chancellor Victor Boschini was named this week to the board of trustees to the American Council on Education, a national association focused on American higher education. Based in Washington, D.C., ACE is the major coordinator for the nation’s higher education institutions, according to the council’s website. ACE represents the interests of more than 1,600 campus executives as well as 200 leaders of higher education-related associations and organizations, according to the website. Lisa Albert, director of communications at TCU, wrote in a press release that Boschini will serve on the board until 2014.
Local councilman invited to White House
Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns will speak in a White House conference today on bullying prevention, campaign manager Taylor McCarty wrote in an e-mail. According to a press release, the conference will focus on the lives of people who have been affected by bullying, as well as the effects of bullying on parents and teachers. On Oct. 12 last year, Burns gave a speech during a Fort Worth council meeting about his struggles with bullying as a gay teenager. The speech was posted on YouTube a day later, and has received over 2.5 million views as of Wednesday. First lady Michelle Obama along with representatives of the Department of Education and Health and Human Services will be in attendance. Burns was elected as District 9 City Councilman in 2007.
University switching phone carriers over break
Phones and power will be down across campus on Sunday, March 13 as the university is switching phone carriers, according to a release from the university. As a result, incoming calls will not be available on Sunday from 7-8 a.m. Alternate numbers for Campus Police and the Physical Plant have been established to accept any incoming calls during the time period.
Campus Police: 817-207-9345
Physical Plant: 817-921-5040
There will also be an electrical shutdown across several buildings on campus Sunday from 7-9 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. to install a new transformer at Erma Lowe Hall. To get the full list of buildings that will be without power, go to DailySkiff.com.
There will also be an electrical shutdown across several buildings on campus Sunday from 7-9 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m. to install a new transformer at Erma Lowe Hall. The complete list of buildings to be shut down is as follows:
Bailey/Palko Buildings
Britain Residence Hall
Brown-Lupton University Union
Brown-Lupton Health Center
Carter Residence Hall
Central Cooling Plant
Clark Residence Hall
Colby Residence Hall
Ed Landreth
Erma Lowe Hall
Fish Residence Hall
Foster Residence Hall
Herndon Residence Hall
Jarvis Hall
King Residence Hall
Mabee Residence Hall
Miller Speech and Hearing
Milton Daniel Hall
Mullins Residence Hall
Tom Brown/Pete Wright Complex
Reed Hall
Sadler Hall
Samuelson Residence Hall
Scharbauer Hall
Sherley Residence Hall
Starpoint School
Walker Residence Hall
Waits Residence Hall
Walsh Performing Arts
Wright Residence Hall