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May 5, 2008 University honors White House Press Secretary Dana Perino with 2008 Fitzwater Award
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino received the 2008 Marlin Fitzwater Award for Leadership in Public Communication from Franklin Pierce University on May 5 in ceremonies held on the Rindge campus. Perino was the fifth recipient of the award, which honors an individual who has made significant contributions to public discourse in the spirit of a healthy democracy....
May 1, 2008 University partners with Abrazo Health Care to offer pre-licensure nursing program in Goodyear, AZ
Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce its new collaboration with Abrazo Health Health Care of Arizona. The two organizations will combine resources to address the critical nursing shortage in the West Valley by offering a pre-licensure nursing program pending the approval of the Arizona State Board of Nursing...
April 21, 2008 University launches new web site, selects carbon-neutral web host
Franklin Pierce University has launched its new public web site, designed to be the primary source of information for prospective students seeking admission to the undergraduate College at Rindge and the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. The site is hosted by pair Networks, a certified carbon-neutral hosting service...
April 10, 2008 SIFE teams wins regional honors, heads to nationals
This year's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won first place honors at the SIFE regional competition in Warwick, Rhode Island. The team shared first place honors with another New Hampshire institution, St. Anselm College. The achievement marked the fourth regional championship won by Franklin Pierce students in eight years of competition...
April 4, 2008 Petrocelli Hall on schedule to open for Fall '08
Franklin Pierce University Vice President Bruce Kirsh announed today that the construction of Petrocelli Hall is ahead of schedule and interior finish-work is being completed for a scheduledAugust 15 opening. Furniture has been orderedand details are in place to meet the University's commitment to begin utilizing this new teaching and learning space for the fall semester, Kirsh said...
March 28, 2008 Women's basketball reaches Division II Elite Eight
Franklin Pierce University, ranked 18th in the final regular season USA Today / ESPN / WBCA Division II poll, made its debut at the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Elite Eight against No. 9 University of Alaska Anchorage on March 26, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney...
March 3, 2008 University seeks to expand Physical Therapy program to Goodyear, Arizona
The Franklin Pierce University, College of Graduate and Professional Studies, Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program is seeking accreditation for an expansion program in Goodyear, Arizona...
January 25, 2008 Student media earn praise for NH Primary political coverage
Franklin Pierce University students had theopportunity to participate in New Hampshire's First in the Nation Presidential Primary, serving as pundits, pollsters, podcasters, video technicians and as contributors to YouTube's political footage...
November 26, 2007 University explores campus village concept
Franklin Pierce University announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Leewood Real Estate Group to explore the feasibility of creating a Campus Village Initiative to potentially include retail shops, new student housing and an active adult community...
January 15, 2008 Franklin Pierce signs national climate pledge
Franklin Pierce University has pledged to sharply reduce all of the University's carbon emissions in a major effort to help combat global warming. The pledge is part of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment ..
June 20, 2007 University breaks ground for Petrocelli Hall
Franklin Pierce University broke ground for a new academic building that will house the arts, humanities and social science programs at the Rindge Campus.
The three-story, $4.5 million academic building will be called Attilio and Beverly Petrocelli Hall, to honor the major donors to the project...
May 15, 2007 High school journalists get front row seat to presidential politics
More than 30 young journalists from across the country will spend a week in New Hampshire immersed in the dynamics of presidential politics, as part of Franklin Pierce University's third annual Presidency and the Press program...
