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Campus News
SHU's Online Program Top
Ranked in Michigan Again,
Tied for 23rd Nationally
For the second consecutive year, SHU's
Online Learning Program was ranked the
best in Michigan among all institutions
by the U.S. News and World Report. SHU
also was ranked nationally for the fifth
consecutive year, and tied for 23rd among
all public and private institutions. In fact,
Siena Heights was the only Michigan
college or university to be ranked in the
top 50 nationally. SHU has offered online
bachelor 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. The publication released its
2018 Best Online Bachelor's Programs
rankings Jan. 9.
Fox, Gray Honored at MLK
Community Celebration
SHU student Anthony Fox Jr. and Student
Support Services Program Coordinator
Patricia Gray were both honored at the
30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Com-
munity Celebration in Benincasa Hall.
Fox received the Student Service Award.
The graphic design major is a member
of Men of Distinction and also a mentor
for SSS. Gray received the Community
Service Award for her work on the Mi-
grant Resource Council, the Lenawee
County NAACP and diversity programs
and activities at Adrian Schools.
SHU's Clare Co-Authors
New Textbook
Assistant Professor of Communications
Callie Clare recently co-authored the
textbook "An Introduction to Popular
Culture in the US: People, Politics, and
Power" with Jenn Brandt. The textbook
is designed to introduce and explore
"the history and contemporary analysis
of popular culture in the United States.
In situating popular culture as lived
experience through the activities,
objects, and distractions of everyday
life, the authors work to broaden the
understanding of culture beyond a focus
solely on media texts, taking an interdis-
ciplinary approach to analyze American
culture, its rituals, beliefs, and the objects
that shape its existence. ... This approach
to the field of study explores all matters
of culture in a way that is accessible
and relevant to individuals in and out-
side of the classroom."
New TRIO Program Directors
Announced
Ben Rosebrock was named the new
director of Student Support Services, while
Heather Moore was named as the new
director of the McNair Scholars Program.
Rosebrock has served as SHU's director
of First Year Experience since 2014 and
has served the university as chair of the
Staff Advisory Council and co-chair of
the Common Dialogue Day Committee.
Moore comes to SHU from Kansas State
University, where she had served in a
number of capacities since 2009, most
recently as an academic counselor and
liaison to colleges in the Academic
Assistance Center. Moore is a certified
academic/life coach, graduating from
Kansas State University with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Social Sciences and
an M.A. in Sociology.
Mia Ives-Rublee Featured
Speaker at Lecture Series
on Ethics
Adaptive athlete turned civil rights activ-
ist Mia Ives-Rublee was the featured
speaker for the 17th annual Chiodini/
Fontana Lecture Series on Ethics in March
2018. Her speech was entitled “From
Athlete to Activist: One Activist’s Story.”
As an adaptive athlete, she competed
internationally in track, road racing,
fencing and CrossFit. She then obtained
her Master’s in Social Work degree and
began working with Disabled people to
help them find work and independence
in their communities. Rublee has lectured
across the country on issues related to
social justice and enabling everyone to
participate fully in all aspects of society.
More recently, she began working for
the Women’s March, founding and coor-
dinating the Women’s March Disability
Caucus. She helped coordinate acces-
sibility services for over 41,000 Disabled
people and ensured that Women’s
March on Washington, D.C., was fully
inclusive. For her work, she was named
by Glamour Magazine as one of 2017’s
Women of the Year. presented by senior leaders at the Red
Cross. Meger is the first SHU student in
more than a decade to be accepted into
the nationwide program.
SHU and Carnegie Institute
Sign Articulation Agreement Assistant Professor of Chemistry Julius
Nagy presented “The Art of New Faculty
Advising with Myers-Briggs Typology”
April 12, 2018, at the NACADA Region V
Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Siena Heights signed articulation agree-
ment with Carnegie Institute on March 8,
2018. SHU and Carnegie have had a
long-standing partnership, and this rein-
forces SHU's commitment to Carnegie
students and assisting them with their
degree completion in the allied health
profession. Carnegie, located in Troy, is a
training center for allied health profes-
sions—mainly in cardiovascular studies.
Nagy Presents at Region 5
NACADA Conference
Johnson Receives HLC's
Outstanding Service Award,
Elected to Board of Directors
Senior elementary education major
Erin Scheidel and senior secondary
education major Ronnie Bechtol were
recognized March 12, 2018, as Teachers
of Promise by The Network of Michigan
Educators during its annual banquet.
Inspiring excellence in education is part
of the Network's mission. The Teachers
of Promise Project invites local teacher
colleges to elect two of their outstanding
pre-service teachers for recognition as
Teachers of Promise. Senior Vice President for Business and
Finance Dr. Lee Johnson recently received
the Higher Learning Commission’s 2018
Outstanding Service Award. This honor
is the highest award given to a Peer
Reviewer by the Commission. The award
is based on nominations by the HLC staff,
and the award recognizes a Peer Reviewer
who has contributed significantly and
displayed extraordinary service in specific
areas and broadly across the organization.
Dr. Johnson was also recently elected
to the HLC’s Board of Trustees. His term
begins Sept. 1, 2018, and ends Aug. 31,
2022. HLC is one of six regional institu-
tional accreditors in the United States
and accredits degree-granting post-
secondary educational institutions in the
North Central region, which covers 19
states and 1,343 institutions.
New Student Government
Leaders Announced Awards Presented at Honors
Convocation
SHU Seniors Scheidel and
Bechtol Honored as Teachers
of Promise
The University conducted Honors
Student Government announced the
results of the e-board member election for Convocation in May. Here are some the
awards presented during the ceremony:
the 2018-19 academic year:
• President: Bailey Schwartz
• Vice President: MyKayla Pinder
• Treasurer: Sharmaine Wills
• Historian: Kirstyn Geyer
Meger Participates in Red
Cross Leadership Program
SHU sophomore Mitch Meger participated
in the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership
Program June 4-15, 2018, in Washington,
D.C. This program is a collaboration
between the American Red Cross, NCCAA,
and the NAIA to inspire a new and
diverse generation of Red Cross volunteer
leadership through exemplifying the five
core values of the NAIA “Champions of
Character” program. Participants were
offered a rare and unique opportunity to
acquire first-hand coaching, mentoring
and professional leadership training
• Rice Outstanding Teaching:
Tim Husband
• Hunt Advising: Mary Roberts
• Bologna Innovative Teaching:
Stephen Ball
• Staff Excellence: Deanna Kuebeck,
Sharese Mathis
• Outstanding Undergraduate Student:
Purity Mitu, Andrea "Sissy" Phillips
• St. Catherine of Alexandria:
Sharmaine Wills
• Thomas Emmet: Taylor Mulder,
Brent Rodden
• Team Academic: Women's Golf
• Professors Emeriti/Emertiae: Kathy
Burke, Kerry Graves, Tim Husband.
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