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Ripper Presents at Research Conference
Assistant Professor of Business Matt Ripper recently presented two scholarly papers at the International Academic Research Conference on behalf of the Center for Scholastic Inquiry ( CSI ). His two papers were entitled , “ Community Benefits Districts : Nonprofit Governance Using Social Capital and Cross-Organizational Collaboration ,” and “ Building an Authentic Workplace Community Through Social Media ,” respectively .
Siena Heights Receives MIS Cares Grant
SHU received a $ 4,000 grant from MIS Cares at the Michigan International Speedway Community Luncheon on Nov . 17 , 2015 ( above ). The funds were used to help the Share the Warmth Project , an Adrian-based initiative that helps house and feed homeless people in the Lenawee community during the winter months . Sister Pat Schnapp and Tom Puszczewicz helped organize the project and led the SHU volunteer effort over the past several years . They both received the Service Above Self Award from the Adrian Morning Rotary Club for their ongoing work with Share the Warmth .
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Retirements from SHU
Dr . Mark Schersten
Schersten , who spent his first 27 years at Siena as a philosophy professor , served as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2011-16 . He has worked closely with members of the Committee on the Liberal Arts to develop the liberal arts core , and received the Eileen K . Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1989-90 . He chaired the Humanities Division from 1996-2011 , helped establish and regularly contributed to Common Dialogue Day and took on the responsibility of organizing the Chiodini- Fontana Lecture Series on Ethics . He remained a solid supporter of the liberal arts , working with faculty to establish annual themes in keeping with the liberal arts core development .
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Bill Blackerby
Blackerby began his teaching career at Siena Heights in 1979 in the management program . He received the Eileen K . Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1994 . He has chaired the Business and Management Division and the business program . For many years he served as faculty athletic representative to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference .
Claudia Blanchard
Blanchard began her teaching career at SHU in 1997 in the marketing program . She created and taught a variety of business courses for the business program , and also took a primary role in the ongoing curricular development . In 2003 , she received the Eileen K . Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching . For 14 years she served as program coordinator of the business and management program .
Sister Pat Schnapp
Schnapp began her teaching career at SHU in 1987 in the English program . In 2000 , she received the Eileen K . Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching . She helped plan and host the annual Shakespeare Birthday Party for many years , and served as English program coordinator from 1990-94 . A noted author and poet , she has been active in the Lenawee community . She helped establish the Share the Warmth program , which provides shelter to the homeless during the winter months . She also taught inmates at the Gus Harrison Correctional Facility for many years .
Anthony Scioly
Scioly began teaching at SHU in 1985 in the chemistry program . He was awarded the Eileen K . Rice Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1998-99 . His service to the University includes a 14-year term as chair of the Division of Computing , Mathematics and the Sciences . He also served for 30 years on the Academic Standards Committee , 27 of those as chair .
Annita Aranda
After more than 30 years , Aranda will retire Aug . 31 , 2016 , from the position of the Upward Bound Program director . The federally funded program administered through Siena Heights University serves first-generation , low-income and at-risk high school students , preparing them to attend and complete college successfully . Aranda has been involved with the Upward Bound Program since its first year at Siena Heights in 1973 . She has directed the program since 1987 .
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Dr . Patricia Wallace
After 12 years as director of the Ronald E . McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program , Dr . Patricia Wallace retired at the end of the fall 2015 semester . Wallace came to Siena in 2004 to join the McNair Program as program coordinator , and within a few short weeks , she assumed the role of program director . Prior to her arrival at Siena , Pat had a 20-plus-year career in public health , including teaching positions at several colleges and universities . As director of the McNair Program , Dr . Wallace has shepherded numerous students from both Siena and Adrian College through the application process to graduate school .
Fick Elected to MCAHCE Board of Directors
Director of the Graduate Program in Healthcare Leadership Dr . John W . Fick , FACHE , was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives ( MCAHCE ) for 2016 . In addition to his board duties , he will continue to serve as the chair of the Student Activities Committee of MCACHE and , as a result , he will also serve on the MCACHE Executive Committee . Dr . Fick is board certified in health care management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives ( ACHE ).
Moody Selected for Local Committee
SHU Environmental Science Program Coordinator Heather Moody was elected to serve as professor of environmental science on Adrian ’ s Wellhead Protection Plan Grant Committee .
Raab Co-Edits Volume of the Merton Annual
Volume 28 of The Merton Annual : Studies in Culture , Spirituality and Social Concerns , edited by SHU Professor of Religious Studies Joseph Raab and David Belcastro , was published in May 2016 by Fons Vitae Press . The latest volume includes contributions from SHU ’ s Sister Pat Schnapp , as well as from Pope Francis and Dr . Rowan Williams , the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury .
Barbee Publishes Poem
SHU Associate Professor of English Karin Wraley Barbee had a poem published in an issue of Sugar House Review .
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Siena Heights Named a ‘ Top School ’ by MAE & T
Military Advanced Education & Transition ( MAE & T ) has named Siena Heights University a Top School in its 2016 MAE & T Guide to Colleges & Universities . The guide , released in December 2015 , measures best practices in military and veteran education . It presents results of a questionnaire of the military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 institutions , including private , public , for-profit , not-for-profit , four-year and two-year colleges . MAE & T is the journal of higher education for service members and veterans making the transition from military to the civilian sector .
Online Learning Again Nationally Ranked by U . S . News and World Report
SHU ’ s Online Learning Programs were ranked as the best in Michigan among private institutions for the second consecutive year by the U . S . News and World Report . SHU also was ranked nationally for the third consecutive year , finishing tied for 72nd among all public and private institutions . SHU has offered online bachelor ’ s degree completion programs in selected majors since 2004 . U . S . News and World Report ’ s methodology included student engagement , faculty credentials and training , peer reputation and student services and technology to determine the rankings . Siena Heights was particularly noted for its efforts in student engagement , receiving the second highest ranking of all institutions surveyed ( 98 out of a possible 100 ).
Siena Heights Becomes a Test-Optional Institution
Beginning with the 2016-17 academic year , SHU will no longer require undergraduate applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores for university admission . With SHU adopting a test-optional admissions process , the focus will be on high school coursework and grades as the most important factors in Siena Heights ’ holistic review process , along with a student ’ s writing skills , recommendations , involvement in school and community and personal qualities and character . Students may be required to submit standardized test scores for admission to specific academic programs , validate athletic eligibility or prove eligibility for some federal or state scholarship programs .
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