Reflections Magazine Issue #87 - Fall 2018 | Page 5

Campus News
from the heights
SHU Student Earns Award at 2017 SHU Nursing Graduates DiPietro Directs 'A Funny
Biology Research Conference Have Impressive 94 Percent
Thing Happened...' at the
Tiffany Logan was awarded second place Pass Rate on NCLEX-RN Exam Croswell Opera House
at the 2017 Northeast District 4 Beta
Beta Beta Biological Honors Society
Research Conference representing the
states of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
Her presentation on the larval migration
patterns of the imported cabbageworm
was a culmination of a two-year-long
group research study conducted by
herself, Ashley Russo and Dr. Jun Tsuji.
Campbell Presents at
Accounting Conference
Professor of Accounting Linda Campbell
presented "Ethics - More than a Game" at
the MICPA Spring Accounting Educators'
Conference June 2, 2017, in Lansing.
SHU Partners on New
Catholic Athletes for Christ
Top 25 Catholic High School
Football Poll
SHU partnered with the Catholic Athletes
for Christ and Global Football to present
the inaugural Catholic Athletes for Christ
Top 25 Catholic high school football poll.
The CAC Top 25 was published weekly
each Wednesday starting Aug. 23, 2017,
through the conclusion of the high school
season. The CAC Top 25 ranking criteria
include the quality of the team and its
players, strength of schedule, tradition,
and quality of the team's league, confer-
ence, region or district. All Catholic U.S.
high schools that feature only four-year
players playing 11-man football are
eligible for consideration.
O'Connell Presents at
Summer Conference
Assistant Professor of Humanities Dr.
Michael O'Connell presented a paper
titled " 'Melting the Iceberg': David
Foster Wallace's Rewriting of Ernest
Hemingway" at the fourth annual
International David Foster Wallace
Conference in Normal, Ill., in June 2017.
Siena Heights Nursing 2017 graduates
achieved a 94 percent first-time pass
rate on the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses
(NCLEX-RN) exam. This is an outstand-
ing milestone for the graduates and
the program, and is the highest pass
rate in the history of the program. The
program has averaged first-time pass
rate of 91 percent over the past 3 years,
which far exceeds the standards set by
the Michigan Board of Nursing and the
AACN-CCNE accrediting body.
Frost Presents at Two
Summer Conferences
Associate Professor of History Dr. Julie-
anna Frost presented her paper, "The
Woman to Finish the Work: Female
Leadership in American Southcottian
Communities" at the Oxford Round Table
Symposium, Oxford, United Kingdom.
She also attended and presented at the
Institute on Infusing Chinese Studies into
the Undergraduate Curriculum, Asian
Studies Development Program, East-West
Center, from July 31-Aug. 11, 2017.
Overall Publishes Article in
NACA Magazine
Director of Student Engagement Dexter
Overall was published in Campus Activi-
ties Programming, the official magazine
of the National Association for Campus
Activities (NACA). He co-authored article,
“A Student Affairs Professional's guide to
Developing Intercultural Competencies.”
He is an active member of the NACA,
and joined an advisory board for the
organization in 2017.
McDonald Presents at
Chamber Event
In summer 2017, Dr. Patricia McDonald,
OP, presented "Managing Yourself with
Emotional Intelligence" to the Troy
Chamber of Commerce Young Profes-
sionals in Troy, Mich.
Professor of Theatre and Speech Mark
DiPietro directed the acclaimed "A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum," at the Croswell Opera House
in Adrian. SHU students Xavier Sarabia
(Hero) and Emily Hribar (Philia) played
prominent roles, as well as SHU alums
Jamie Buechele and Sara Nowak.
Fick Participates in Two
Summer Conferences
Professor and Director of the Graduate
College Leadership Healthcare program
Dr. John Fick presented his poster, "How
Do U.S. Hospital CEOs Perceive Leadership
Competencies of Health Administration
Graduates?" at the June 2017 AUPHA
Annual Meeting in Long Beach, Calif.
He also served as a paper reviewer and
attended the Academy of Management
(AOM) in Atlanta, Ga.
Dunne Publishes, Edits
Lonergan Studies Newsletter
SHU Professor of Philosophy Dr. Tad
Dunne edited and published the June
2017 issue of the "Lonergan Studies
Newsletter." This is an international quar-
terly review of published works, reviews
and dissertations, plus recent and upcom-
ing events related to the thought of the
Canadian philosopher and theologian,
Bernard Lonergan. These issues average
about 20 pages each. This is his 19th
year as editor.
New MBA Program
Director Announced
Dr. Eboni Mathis was named the new
Director of the MBA Program in Septem-
ber 2017. Dr. Mathis received her Doctor-
ate of Management from the University
of Maryland, Master of Science degree
in Administration from Central Michigan
University, a Master of Arts degree
in Community Counseling from Siena
Heights University as well as a Bachelor
of Business Administration degree with
a concentration in Management Infor-
mation Technology from Cleary University.
She brings with her experience in teach-
ing, developing and administering
ground and online programs along with
industry experience in the areas of IT and
corporate relations. The MBA program
began its first classes in January 2018.
SHU Employees Honored for
Years of Service
Siena Heights University honored several
faculty and staff members for their
years of service at the August 2017
All-University Workshop. The following
are the employees who were honored:
10 Years—Ian Bell, Betsy Brooks,
Shelley Collins, Bob Conlon, Amy Decker,
Michael Fox, Julieanna Frost, Deanna
Kuebeck, Heather Moody, Mary Roberts,
Annette Sanderson, Stacy Schaffner.
20 Years—Peter Barr, Bridget McKeon.
40 Years—Tim Husband, Mary Kruse.
Professor Emeritus—Jim Sam.
Weinstein Has Story Chosen
for Anthology, Other Honors
Associate Professor of English Alexander
Weinstein had his story "Openness"
chosen for the anthology "The Best
American Fantasy and Science Fiction
2017," forthcoming in winter 2017.
His collection"Children of the New World"
has been awarded the Emerging Writer's
Award by Drake University, and The
Devil's Kitchen Readers Fiction Award
by Southern Illinois University.
Weinstein was also interviewed about
his book "Children of the New World"
by NPR's To The Best of Our Knowledge.
It also contains excerpts from me reading
from his stories. Also, the book has been
chosen for the One Campus, One Book
Prize at University of Central Missouri.
This means that the book will be taught
and read by all students and faculty
campus-wide.
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