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His short story "Understanding Great
Art and the People Who Make It" was
selected for the 2018 Best American
Experimental Writing anthology. It will
be released this summer.
His short story "Invasive Species & Their
Habitats" appears in a recent issue of
Hunger Mountain literary journal.
Finally, he recently had his interview
in Pleiades Magazine published. He
speaks about utopian vs. dystopian
fiction, hope within dark times and the
genre of Solar Punk.
Walker Lights Up Theaters
in Michigan
SHU theater faculty member Dan Walker
worked on lighting designs for multiple
shows at Theatre Nova in summer 2017,
where he serves as production manager.
He lit "The Legend Of Georgia McBride"
in May and "The Revolutionists" in
August, and the show is still running.
He also designed the set and performed
lighting for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
and "The Caucasian Chalk Circle" in July
for the Ellipsis Theatre Co., as well as for
"Camelot" and "9 to 5: The Musical" at
the Encore Musical Theatre. He also lit
Mitch Albom's "Ernie: The Play," "Hockey
The Musical" and the "Michigan Tour of
Hockey" at the Detroit City Theatre, and
was part of the Wilde Award-winning
production of "Clutter" at Theatre Nova.
SHU student Ariel Sheets designed the
scenery for that production. Finally,
Walker recently won a Pulsar Award
from the Lansing State Journal for Best
Lighting in Central Michigan for "A
Painted Window" at the Williamston
Theatre in January.
Morley Helps With Disaster
Relief in Texas
Director of the Counseling Center Sandy
Morley was a Red Cross disaster relief
mental health volunteer. In response to
the Siena mission and the overwhelming
support needed for natural disasters in
our country, she was deployed in Texas
after Hurricane Harvey as impacted
communities returned to their homes
for the first time.
SHU Student Publishes
Children's Book
Sophomore social work major Madison
Griffith completed a semester project
of writing a children's book. The book,
"Little Z," tells the true story of a little girl
and her family who came to the area as
refugees from Afghanistan. It highlights
the pain and obstacles she had to
overcome to get where she is today.
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SHU Named Veteran-Friendly
School by MVAA
Siena Heights University was named a
silver level Veteran-Friendly School by
the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
for the 2017-18 academic year. The
Veteran-Friendly program recognizes
academic institutions of higher learning
committed to supporting the needs of
student veterans and dependents.
McNair Scholars Grant
Renewed for Five Years
SHU was awarded funding from the U.S.
Department of Education to support the
Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate
Program. SHU's McNair Scholars Program
has been continually funded since 1992
and is the only private liberal arts college
in Michigan to have this grant. SHU's
near-perfect score for the proposal set
SHU above the 300-plus institutions
that applied. Siena Heights was one
of only approximately 160 programs
to be awarded during this grant cycle.
The institution will receive $252,560
to support 28 students per year for the
5-year grant period. The McNair Program
serves low-income, first-generation
college students and students who are
members of groups that are underrepre-
sented in graduate education. Grants are
awarded based on a competitive process
which includes a scored program proposal
and points awarded for the program's
successful attainment of program
objectives over the past five years.
SHU Student Receives Future
Leaders Scholarship
Sena Heights student Arthur Gwoszdz
’18 received the Hispanic/Latino Future
Leaders Scholarship on Oct. 6, 2017, at
the State of Michigan's Hispanic/Latino
Commission celebration dinner in Detroit.
Gwoszdz was SHU's Student Government
president who was also involved in many
other activities on campus, including the
International Club.
Kling Presents Papers
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Jennifer Kling presented her paper, "The
Oppression of War Refugees: Delineating
a New Axis of Oppression," at the "Who's
Got the Power? Philosophical Critique of
Social and Political Structures" conference
conducted at the University of Iceland in
Reykjavik, Iceland. Kling also presented
her paper, "The Moral Responsibilities of
Refugees," at the 30th annual Concerned
Philosophers for Peace's Conference last
weekend in Raleigh, N.C. The Concerned
Philosophers for Peace is the largest,
most active organization of professional
philosophers in North America involved
in the analysis of the causes of war and
prospects for peace.
Jaramillo Has Work
Published; Receives Citation
SHU adjunct Professor Eileen Jaramillo
published, "Distinguishing Between
Private Vows and Public Vows" in CLSA
Advisory Opinions. She also received a
citation of merit from the Canon Law
Society of America at its recent conven-
tion for her work on consecrated life.
Campbell, Loughran Present
at Lilly Conference
Professor of Accounting Linda Campbell
and Associate Professor of Leadership
James Loughran each presented papers
Oct. 19-21, 2017, at the Lilly Conference,
in Traverse City, Mich. Campbell's paper,
"Ethics - More than a Game," discussed
ways to engage students in ethical
theory and decision-making. Loughran's
paper, "Transformational Leadership -
Transforming the Classroom," discussed
utilizing transformational leadership
theory to enhance engagement in the
classroom.
Puszczewicz Receives Norma
Dell Courage to Care Award
of British colonization upon the Aboriginal
peoples and the natural environment of
Australia. She also gave a presentation
at the Michigan College English Associ-
ation Conference titled "Authority and
Agency: Teaching Ethnic and Gender
Studies in Divisive Times."
Moody Has Article Published
in Journal
Associate Professor of Environmental
Science Heather Moody had her article
"Lead Emissions and Population Vulner-
ability in the Detroit Metropolitan Area,
2006-2013: A Spatial and Temporal
Analysis" published in the International
Journal of Environmental Research and
Public Health. Moody also presented at
the American Association of Geographers
International Annual Conference.
Ethics Bowl Team Competes
at Regionals
The SHU Ethics Bowl Team (above) com-
peted in the Upper Midwest Regional
SHU staff member Tom Puszczewicz
Ethics Bowl competition Nov. 18, 2017, at
was chosen as the recipient of the 2017
Oakland University. SHU went 2-2 in the
Norma Dell Courage to Care Award for
competition, which had 23 other teams
his work and dedication in working with
those in housing crisis in Lenawee County. from colleges and universities around
the midwest. Competing team members
The award recognizes the efforts of an
included Gabby Beveridge (captain),
individual, couple or agency who has
made extraordinary contributions toward Krysten Schultz and Kendrick Green. The
team, in their second year of competition,
alleviating homelessness in Lenawee
discussed and debated difficult real-world
County. He served on Housing Help of
ethical issues throughout the day.
Lenawee's board for six years. In 2005,
as part of SHU's Campus Ministry team,
Tsuji and Growden Publish
he assisted in organizing the Advent
Case Study
Giving Tree that produces collections of
toys, clothing and household items for
Dr. Jun Tsuji (Biology) and Melissa
homeless families staying in Housing
Growden (Career Services) published a
Help's emergency shelters and transitional
case study entitled, "Implementing a
housing units. Since 2007, “Push” has
Sustainability Internship Program at Siena
played an active role in coordinating
Heights University" with the Association
SHU's involvement in the Share the
for the Advancement of Sustainability in
Warmth program.
Higher Education (AASHE). The case study
describes the background, goals, timeline
Barst Publishes Essay;
and implementation of a new internship
Presents at Conference
program as well as lessons learned. The
case study also highlights the progress
Associate Professor of English Julie Barst
made by the student interns in collecting
published an essay in the anthology
campus sustainability data, composting
"Victorian Ecocriticism: The Politics of
pre-consumer dining hall waste and
Place and Early Environmental Justice,"
creating a Campus Sustainability Walking
released by Lexington Books. Her essay,
"Antipodal Ecology: Colonial Landscaping Tour website.
in Victorian Fiction," analyzes the impact