Reflections Magazine Issue #80 - Spring 2014 | Page 8

Campus News

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Battle Creek
Shane Horn ’04 was
appointed the city administrator for the city of
Adrian in March 2014.
Horn previously served
as utilities director for
the city. He began with
the city in 1992 as a wastewater treatment plant operator, was promoted to
water plant superintendent and was then
appointed utilities director in 2007.

Benton Harbor

December 2013 Benton Harbor campus
graduates Kay Chalus (above left) and
Sara Skinner have a little photo fun at
the College for Professional Studies
welcome center on graduation day.
Kay works in the financial aid area at
Lake Michigan College and Sara is the
assistant registrar at LMC.

Lansing

Dane Conyers, a 2013 graduate of Siena
Heights University’s Lansing center, died
Jan. 13, 2014. The Professional Communication major was active in his community as a youth basketball and football
coach for over 25 years, according to his
obituary. He was also the owner of Krispy
Kicks Klothing and previously worked
for the state of Michigan, YMCA, Finish
Line and Dogs & Stuff Catering. He posthumously received the Outstanding Adult
Learner Award during a ceremony April
16 at Cooley Law School in Lansing,
Mich. Dean of the College for Professional
Studies Deborah Carter helped present
the award to his family (above).

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Online

Online student Shirley Grim and her
husband (above) traveled to Adrian
for graduation from Greenville, Pa. She
completed a Bachelor of Applied Science
degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology.

Southfield
Rhonda Powell ’05
was named the new
director of the Macomb
County Community Services Agency on Feb. 3,
2014. Powell formerly
worked as director of
the Macomb County Rotating Emergency
Shelter Team, was the associate director
of South Oakland Shelter and had academic leadership roles with Edison and
Mount Clemens Community schools. She
also was deputy director of the Michigan
Office of Services to the Aging and director of Macomb County’s Department
of Senior Citizen Services, now known as
the Office of Senior Services. Powell is a
board member of Henry Ford Macomb
Hospital in Clinton Township and chairs
their sub-committee on diversity and
inclusion. She is a member of the One
Macomb workgroup, recently established
to encourage and highlight diversity in
Macomb County.

Monroe

SHU Opens New Center
at Henry Ford College

Jackson

2014 graduate of the Jackson campus,
George Bartus, is pictured above with
Gail Ryder, (left) associate professor of
Humanities and Deb Carter (right), dean
for the College for Professional Studies at
the Jackson graduation reception at Bella
Notte Restaurant on May 1, 2014.

Julie Edwards ’07, ’09/MA was recently named the chair of the Monroe County
Community College Alumni Association’s
Board of Directors. Edwards is currently
the assistant director of SHU’s MCCC
Center and previously served as vice
president of the Alumni Association. In
addition, Liesel Riggs ’06 joined the
MCCC Alumni Association Board in 2014.
She serves as a senior communications
specialist in SHU’s marketing office.

Veteran SHU professor Mike Connell was
awarded this year’s Faculty of the Year
Award at SHU’s Monroe campus. He has
taught for SHU on multiple campuses in
its undergraduate and graduate programs
in areas like human resources, leadership, labor relations and organizational
behavior. He brings real-world expertise
to the classroom and is a student favorite. He is pictured (above) with Monroe
Assistant Director Julie Edwards.

On May 13, 2014, Siena Heights
University opened a new University
Center at Henry Ford College in
Dearborn, Mich. This is the first
new SHU location since 2004.
“Siena Heights University is pleased
to expand its presence in metro
Detroit with its partnership with
HFC,” said SHU President Sister
Peg Albert, OP, PhD. “By allowing
Siena Heights to offer bachelor’s
and master’s degree programs on its campus, HFC is providing even more
opportunities for students to continue their education on the Dearborn campus,” she added. “Our collaboration with Siena Heights University on this
new University Center will serve as a model for future endeavors like this,
and provides a strong foundation for increased student success,” said HFC
President Stan Jensen. “Providing students the opportunity to complete their
first years of college at HFC and save money, then work toward their bachelor’s
degree on campus at a high-quality four-year institution like Siena Heights
gives them the best of both worlds.” SHU’s office is located in the Welcome
Center on the HFC campus.