Dr. Carolyn Coon, who served as dean of students from 2005 until her retirement in 2022, was named Dean of Students Emerita, an honorary title bestowed by the university president for distinguished service to the academic community.

Benjamin Boone, professor of music, had his new Origin Records album, "Caught in the Rhythm," reviewed in the Sept. 11 edition of Jazz Weekly. It stated in part, “Riveting … Most of the time, when you listen to an album, you compare it to something that you've heard before that might be similar to it. That doesn't work with this album, as it is quite unique in its concept and delivery … the wide range of messages, vocal delivery styles and musical frames makes for a kaleidoscopic mix of words and tones, with Boone often reaching and successfully grasping the far off goal of ideas.”

The album also features bassist Richard Lloyd Giddens, Jr., assistant professor of music; trumpeter Max Hembd, lecturer in music; bassist Phil Sarkisian, physics masters student; and Kevin Person, Jr., who was a music major when it was recorded in 2021.