This conference would not be possible without the contributions of the following
team, especially as we moved quickly to a virtual format for the first time:
Robert Garber
Administrative Assistant, School of Arts and Sciences
Kirsten Swanson, MBA
Assistant Director, Marketing Communications and Social Media
Tiffany J. Cresswell-Yeager, PhD
Assistant Professor, Higher Education Leadership
Susan Darlington
Director, Online Learning
Tamarah Smith, PhD
Associate Professor, Education Methodology
Deb O’Reilly
Digital Content Specialist
Donna Smyrl
Creative Services Specialist
Patrick Trainer
Director, User Services
The Schools are especially grateful to Dr. Mary Van Brunt, Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs, for supporting academic research, and to Dr.
Thomas Mernar, Associate Professor and Program Director, OS/MSOT, for
offering the keynote speech.
We also wish to acknowledge the families of our students who encourage and
support them to achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals.
Stay safe and be well,
Lisa McGarry, PhD
School of Arts and Sciences Heather Pfleger, PhD
School of Business and Education
Mary Sortino, PsyD
School of Graduate and
Professional Studies Ann Phalen, PhD
Frances M. Maguire School of Nursing
and Health Professions
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