Jordan Crawford picked in first round of NBA draft
Jordan Crawford became the 11th Xavier basketball player drafted into the National Basketball Association since 1990, being selected in the first round of the 2010 draft, the 27th overall pick. He'll play for the Atlanta Hawks. "I don't think anybody in the draft puts it in the basket any easier than Jordan Crawford," ESPN analyst Jay Bilas said in an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Xavier athletics web site offers a story about Crawford as well as a video and photo gallery from his draft party.
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Dean of business college begins newspaper column
Ali Malekzadeh, dean of the Williams College of Business, is utilizing his 28 years in higher education, his offbeat sense of humor and often-blunt approach to add a new title to his name--newspaper columnist. Earlier this month, Malekzadeh starting writing a weekly column called "Ask the Dean." His first and second columns were picked up by the Arizona Daily Star. |
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Mike Johnson named new head volleyball coach
The Xavier volleyball team will have a different look this year, as Mike Johnson takes over as head coach. The native of Kahaluu, Hawaii, came to Xavier from Austin Peay University, where he went 22-9 as a rookie head coach last year.
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Xavier's 'retention guru' gets national attention
Adrian Schiess is a retired Lt. Colonel from the Army, so as Xavier's director for student retention, maintaining the ranks of a bunch of college kids is probably pretty easy. At least that's the way it seems. For years, Xavier's 90-plus percent freshman retention rate has surpassed every other school in the nation and brought great notoriety to the University. In June, this accomplishment was noted in Inside Higher Ed magazine when it featured Schiess, Xavier's "retention guru." |
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Xavier combines fans and fun on Fountain Square July 18
Basketball coaches Chris Mack and Kevin McGuff are bringing some of their players and taking over Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 18, as part of a "Fan Day" event held in conjunction with the Cincinnati Reds. Xavier fans not only get tips from the coaches, but they also get a discount on tickets to that afternoon's Reds game vs. Colorado. |
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New community garden project grows good feelings
What can you grow in a garden? How about good community relations. That's one reason why Xavier is partnering with community members from neighboring Evanston and Norwood to create a 30-plot Nexus Community Garden adjacent to campus. The community garden not only offers a place to grow food, but includes free workshops three times a month throughout the summer that are open to the public. Get your green thumb and check out the list of upcoming workshops. |
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Xavier rabbi offers prayer at Berlin Wall ceremony
Rabbi Abie Ingber, director of Xavier's Office of Interfaith Community Engagement, helped dedicate the unveiling of a 4-foot by 12-foot section of the Berlin Wall that was placed in front of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati on July 3. |
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Basketball players teach kids about saving money
Several members of the men's basketball team took a break from their summer studies to head to another classroom, this one at Hays-Porter Elementary where they spent the afternoon talking to about 200 students about how to save money. Cincinnati television station WLWT ran a story and slideshow about the service project. |
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Summer issue of Xavier magazine now online
If you haven't picked out your summer reading material yet, here's a good place to start. The summer issue of Xavier magazine is now available online. Highlights include a photo essay chronicling the men’s and women’s basketball teams during the recent NCAA tournament, a feature on professor whose family is adopting two Haitian orphans and profiles on Xavier donors who have included the University in their wills and estate plans. |
