Odds and Ends: Eyes on the Hill
CURRENTS Article In this interview, Brian Lamb, the founder and CEO of the cable public affairs television network C-SPAN, discusses the renaming of Purdue University's college of communication after him, why he doesn't use social media, and why he prefers nonfiction over fiction.

Individual Special Events: Pitzer College - Silver Award
Best Practice On Sept. 24, 2007, Pitzer College celebrated the completion of phase I of a project to build three new environmentally friendly residence halls. The Residential Life Project Celebration & Dedication event--specifically planned to be eco-friendly--attracted a large crowd of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, as well as celebrity environmentalists Robert Redford and Ed Begley Jr.

Individual Special Events: California Polytechnic State University - Bronze Medal
Best Practice On September 29, 2006, California Polytechnic State University held a special dedication to commemorate the most significant tragedy in the university's history. The dedication of the new Mustang Memorial Plaza paid tribute to the 1960 football team that was lost in a tragic airplane accident on October 29, 1960, in Toledo, Ohio.

Academic Ceremonies: A Handbook of Traditions and Protocol
Product This handbook covers all aspects of planning academic ceremonies. The author details the traditions of academic regalia, processions, commencements, convocations, hooding ceremonies, and inaugurations, and features checklists, sample text, and illustrations.