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Operation Yellow Ribbon Care Package Collection ran by the Military Service Office drives donations are pictured. Items that have been collected include boxes of cereal, cookies, complexion products such as sunscreen, and candy canes. - Contributor / Marchella Mazzoni

Rowan students donate Toys for Tots

Marchella Mazzoni December 6, 2023

Rowan students are taking upon the role of Santa Claus and placing gifts under children’sChristmas trees this holiday season through Rowan’s Army Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) and Military...

President Houshmand presents Larry Salva with a document of certification for his donation at the Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 13. - Co-News Editor / Gianna Malgieri

Rowan-Virtua School of Nursing & Health Professions to be renamed Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions after Salva’s donation

Bryant Lopez September 20, 2023

Editor’s note: The previous headline and information within the article indicated that Rowan SOM was to be renamed Rita & Larry Salva School of Nursing & Health Professions. This is incorrect....

The Pride of the Profs marching band practicing for a Saturday night, Sept. 16 football game. - Contributor / Heath Bernstein

Marching to a new beat: the Pride of the Profs take center stage

Heath Bernstein September 20, 2023

They’re back, baby! The new Rowan Marching Band, now called the Pride of The Profs, made a triumphant return thanks in part to a generous six-figure donation from philanthropist John H. Martinson. The...

Rowan University receives $25k donation from Cross River. - Graphic Editor / Julia Quennessen

Cross River donates $25K to Rowan’s emergency fund

Bryant Lopez March 1, 2023

In September, Foundation@ Cross River donated $25,000 to Rowan University’s Student Emergency Assistance Fund. The funds aim to help students who have financial struggles that may impact them from earning...

Thanksgiving food donations in a box prepared for distribution to a family in need. - Staff Writer / Abigail Twiford

How to find Thanksgiving dinner around Rowan’s campus

Abigail Twiford November 16, 2022

More than 34 million people in the US are food insecure, according to Feeding America. This number does not exclude Rowan students and with Thanksgiving on Nov. 24, many of these students will be looking...

Diana King is the late founder of the King Family Foundation, which recently donated $545,000 to support the education of Rowan students. The donation will go toward supporting Ric Edelman CCCA students, students who have been impacted by COVID-19 and 24/7 personalized virtual tutoring. - Photo via Rowan University

King Family Foundation Gifts $545,000 in Support of Edelman CCCA and Rowan Students

Kalie VanDewater February 24, 2021

The Charles and Lucille King Family Foundation donated $545,000 to support Rowan students, the university announced on Feb. 17. Of the over half a million dollars gifted, $450,000 was put toward establishing...

The owl statue near Robinson Hall at Rowan's Glassboro Campus. - File Photo / Miguel Martinez

Letter to the Editor: Response to ‘Why is SGA asking students for scholarship money?’

Letter to the Editor March 4, 2020

Editor's Note: This letter is written by current members of SGA in response to a Feb. 12 editorial written by the entire Whit staff. Digital media has grown quickly throughout the years and with great...

Jean Edelman and university officials unveil the newly named Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts - Dyone Payne / Multimedia Editor

Rowan University approves name change for Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts

Corey Rothauser February 12, 2020

The Rowan University Board of Trustees officially voted to unveil the Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts during their monthly meeting in the Eynon Ballroom of the Chamberlain Student...

Students host Stuff the Bus to raise donations for The SHOP, the on-campus food pantry. Jenna Day (center) has run this event for two years. - Staff Writer / Maggie Leenas

Students help fill stomachs in need through Stuff the Bus event

Maggie Leenas December 9, 2019

Glassboro’s annual Boro in Lights night was held on Friday at Rowan Boulevard in Glassboro Town Square. Through the performances, photos with Santa and carriage rides, Rowan Student Government Association...

Undies Run participants bring clothes they're donating to the next station. -Photo/Christian Browne

SUP holds Undies Run to collect donations for Goodwill

Kalie VanDewater September 16, 2019

Friday evening, Student University Programmers hosted a one-mile fun run called the Undies Run to help support Goodwill. Each year, SUP holds a run to donate to various charities. The themes change...

Rowan students and professors travel to Wilmington Delaware on Friday to collect a fossil donation from Joan Wolf.
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Tara Londsorf.

John and Joan Wolf Teaching Collection gives second life to donated fossils

Tara Lonsdorf February 27, 2019

Graptolites with astounding preservation, chunks of petrified wood and hunks of dark shale with the carbonized imprints of fern leaves sit in pallets in Joan Wolf’s Wilmington, Delaware basement. They...

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