September 25 This week is the start of reunion season here at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Last year, I missed the annual migration of alumni back to campus, and this year I am enjoying each…
September 18 It’s been a busy week in our university, out here on the edge of the prairie. The first, crisp notes of fall are in the air, and you can buy MacIntosh apples from Katy the Butcher down on Elm Place just…
September 11 Next week, we open the new Virtual Health System here at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It is an amazing facility where we can simulate the arrival of patients to an emergency department…
September 4 Over the last few months, I have made sure that I attend at least a part of the faculty senate council meeting each month. This is not a radical step for a university president, but it is important for…
August 28 This week, Town Hall was our annual financial presentation to the university community. Gavin Farry, EVP for Finance and Administration, went through successes from last year’s budget, and provided some…
August 21 It has been about a year since I first visited the area around RFU’s beautiful campus, and I have made it a point to walk as much of our 97 acres as I can. I don’t think I can map out all of the disc…
August 14 More and more, I think my main job is to be human. It is pretty fupid (funny-stupid) that our national conversations about computerization have been reduced to binary questions of support/non-support…
August 7 Our students are back, and this week I have had the pleasure of briefly welcoming our newest learners to our amazing university and the great work our people do - great work they will join because they…
July 31 Chicagoland had a series of squall lines move through the region on Monday, damaging houses, causing flooding, cancelling flights, and leaving thousands without power, including Rosalind Franklin University…
July 24 To our knowledge, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is the first university in the country named in honor of a woman scientist. We take great pride in our namesake, the work she did…
