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Issa Lecture Series Features
Sustainability Expert
Sustainability advocate and Stanford
University scholar Dr. Mark Jacobson was
the featured speaker at the William Issa
Endowed Lecture Series on April 15
(photos above). Jacobson’s topic was
“Wind, Water and Solar Power: Roadmaps to a New Energy Future.” According to Jacobson, global warming, air
pollution and energy insecurity are three
of the most significant problems facing
the world today. He has a plan for converting the U.S. and 139 other countries
to energy infrastructures powered 100
percent by wind, water and sunlight
(WWS). He received the 2005 American
Meteorological Society Henry Houghton
Award and the 2013 American Geophysical Union Ascent Award for his work on
black carbon climate impacts. A reception
will follow the presentation. The event
was organized and presented by SHU’s
Sustainable College Committee.
Ross Presents Brain
Research at Conference
SHU Assistant Professor of Education
Julie Ross presented at the National
Consortium for Health Science Education
Conference Oct. 15-17, 2014, in Denver,
Colo. She presented on brain research and
served as one of the keynote speakers.
Originally a classroom teacher of the
hearing impaired, Ross became a teacher
consultant for a variety of students with
special needs after getting her master’s
degree in learning disabilities. During her
more than 30 years in K-12 education,
she also served as a literacy consultant,
a classroom systems specialist, and an
instructional coach. She became interested in the educational applications
and implications of brain research nearly
20 years ago. She has made hundreds
of presentations to students, staff and
parents, which led to her being dubbed
“The Brain Lady.”
SHU Faculty Members
Attend Religion Seminar
at Notre Dame
SHU faculty members Dr. Sheila Nowinski
and Dr. Julieanna Frost attended the
Seminar in American Religion at the
University of Notre Dame last fall.
Porath Accepted Into
NACADA Emerging
Leaders Program
SHU Director of Academic Advising
Wiona Porath presented at the National
Academic Advising Conference (NACADA)
Oct. 8-11, 2014, in Minneapolis, Minn.
The panel session was titled “First Generation Students’ Excellent Adventure:
A Panel Discussion on Multi-Institutions’ Efforts to Transform the College
Experience.” In addition, she was one
of only 10 people nationwide recently
selected for the National Academic
Advising Association’s Emerging Leaders
Program for 2014-16.
NACADA started the program in 2007
to encourage members from diverse
groups to get involved in leadership
opportunities within the organization;
outfit participants with the tools necessary to pursue elected and appointed
leadership positions; increase the number of leaders from diverse groups; and
encourage members of populations who
are under-represented i