04.30.08
Engineering graduates will repeat the oath of their profession when they participate in the Order of the Engineer ceremony at 4 p.m. in Best Hall Room 229.

05.02.08
Graduates-to-be are invited to kick back with family and friends and celebrate their accomplishments at Senior Celebration, an evening of food, fun, and entertainment beginning at 6 p.m. in Hershey Hall’s Ketner Sports Center. Live music and a variety of food will be featured.

05.03.08
The university’s administration, faculty, and staff will meet in Ketner Sports Center, Hershey Hall, for an annual breakfast at 7:45 a.m. on commencement day, followed by the presentation of awards by TSU President Dr. Earl Brooks II at 8:15 a.m.

05.03.08
TSU’s 149th commencement will begin at 10 a.m. in Hershey Hall.

• Ground has been broken for the first of four new student apartment buildings to be situated on Zollner Golf Course?
• Shive Field is undergoing major construction in order to showcase a new football, soccer, and lacrosse field by fall?
• TSU has passed the $77 million mark on its way to a $90 million Vision for the Future goal?

• Look to the links

  
  Alumni and friends will tee up for a good cause on Friday, Aug. 1, when the 18th annual Alumni and Friends Golf Outing hits the fairways at Zollner Golf Course. Morning and afternoon flights will be offered, and a variety of sponsorships to show support for TSU are available.
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• Friends phone in funds

  
  Once again the Annual Fund Phonathon’s spring and fall installments increased donations for scholarships and campus initiatives.
  
  Here are the numbers:
  
  - Total amount this session: $88,403
  - Total calls made: 33,268
  - Total supporter contributions made: 1,251
  - Total Fall contributions combined: $178,340
  - Total annual initiative: $266,743
  - Total increase from last year $118,598
  
  The generosity of the volunteers manning the phones, and the supporters reaching into their pockets to give, is appreciated by the Office of Alumni and Development, which directs the fundraising effort each year.
  
  

• Campaign crests at over $77 million

  
  TSU’s Vision for the Future capital campaign crossed the $77 million mark in March on the way to a $90 million goal by December, 2009. The new total includes recent in-kind gifts of $11.5 million and planned gifts of $18.2 million from TSU friends and alumni. The generosity and vision of these donors cannot be overstated, as we will rely upon their continued support and that of others like them to raise the nearly $13 million remaining by the goal date.
  
  

• Spreading spring, hope, and cheer

  
  TSU participated in a March Easter project to guard against the abuse and neglect of children, in conjunction with the Northern Indiana Alumni Directors Consortium (NIADC). Students, faculty, and staff members gathered in TSU’s University Center to fill over 100 Easter baskets with treats for donation to children who otherwise may not have received an Easter basket. The project supports Stop Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN), an organization dedicated to bettering the lives of children.
  
  

• Foundation is TSU's B.E.S.T. friend

  
  The Dekko Foundation of Kendallville, Ind. has extended a $22,200 grant to Tri-State University for B.E.S.T. (Bolting into Engineering, Science, and Technology) Camp. The camp exposes students in grades 6-8 to science, technology, and engineering in a fun, hands-on way, and encourages them to seek careers in those areas. Projects centered on civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, computer-aided drafting, chemistry, and material science are explored, and students tour a manufacturing facility. Kids enjoy snacks and a learning adventure with TSU engineering experts. TSU provides transportation from the Fort Wayne area.
  
  

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