There are 15 article(s) tagged Jack Shannon:

• November 2021

  • CBU appoints interim president

    Christian Brothers University appointed David Archer, an associate professor and director of the MBA program, as its interim president, following the Nov. 5 departure of Jack Shannon.

    By Daja E. Henry November 12, 2021

• September 2021

  • CBU forms social justice institute in honor of Brother McLaughlin

    Brother Terence McLaughlin was instrumental in integrating the Catholic schools in Memphis before church leaders were ready to proceed.

    By Jane Roberts September 08, 2021

• June 2021

  • CBU makes vaccine mandatory for fall

    Students and staff have been notified; campus leaders will help those who have difficulty getting access.

    By Jane Roberts June 30, 2021

  • Pandemic takes higher education to school

    The COVID-19 pandemic reduced some revenue streams to a trickle at four-year colleges and universities. But coming out of the pandemic, administrators believe they are smarter and more efficient. “Really, what the pandemic did is it accelerated the pace of change,” said U of M President M. David Rudd.

    By Don Wade June 28, 2021

• April 2021

  • Colleges plan on full fall returns, but who will be there?

    On the high end, applications at Rhodes College are up 25%, but down an equal percent at Southwest Tennessee Community College.

    By Jane Roberts April 15, 2021

• March 2021

  • CBU plans in-person classes for fall

    CBU will offer summer school online. Fall classes will begin in mid-August.

     

    By Jane Roberts March 25, 2021

• December 2020

  • CBU delays start of spring semester 2 weeks

    CBU also delays graduation ceremony, with plans to honor graduates of both 2020 and 2021 at the Renasant Convention Center May 29, 2021.

    By Jane Roberts December 21, 2020

• August 2020

  • CBU freshmen move in with usual fears, plus pandemic

    At Christian Brothers University, modeling indicated campus would lose more than $4 million if all learning was conducted remotely. 

    By Jane Roberts August 14, 2020

• July 2020

  • CBU details plans for hybrid return, with in-person class when possible

    The president says the university is lucky it doesn't have many classes with a large-lecture format. 

    By Jane Roberts July 23, 2020

  • Campuses moving toward opening with reams of safety protocols

    Experts say challenges for college presidents are monumental, including now to plan for whatever temporary turns out to be as fall classes approach.

    By Jane Roberts July 10, 2020

• May 2020

  • CBU to start earlier, end fall semester by Thanksgiving

    Classes will be a combination of face-to-face and online; in some cases, double occupancy will be possible in dorms.

    By Jane Roberts May 27, 2020

• March 2020

  • For students stranded in dorms, world is quiet, smaller and anxious

    Dozens of students are hunkered down in deserted residence halls here, socializing the same way they are going to class – entirely online.

    By Jane Roberts March 29, 2020

• November 2019

  • CBU will raise lowest pay to $15 by 2021

    Christian Brothers University addresses living wage, includes hikes for next-tier of workers and plans to address vendor pay.

    By Jane Roberts November 04, 2019

• September 2019

  • New CBU president says outreach to ‘Dreamers’ will continue

    On “Behind The Headlines,” Rhodes College president Marjorie Hass said the school is recruiting students nationally as the number of high school students in the southeastern U.S. is projected to drop.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2019

  • New CBU president is off and running on list of increases

    New CBU president checked all the boxes for search committee that can't believe it reached a unanimous decision on the first vote.

    By Jane Roberts September 03, 2019