AROUND
THE QUAD
On Oct. 17, Chairman of the Stevenson
University Board of Trustees James Stradtner
arranged for students Alyssa Laue (biology
’21) and Laura Gerrick (nursing ’21) to
attend a meeting of the Greater Baltimore
Medical Center Medical Ethics Committee.
The students were able to learn about the
challenges and complexities posed by questions
of medical ethics.
“As a pre-med student, this was a valuable
and unique experience to get to see more of
a ‘behind the scenes’ view into the medical
world and how tough decisions are made,”
Gerrick said. “It was quite interesting because
the committee was composed of current and
retired doctors as well as others not explicitly
involved in the health care industry. This
Laura Gerrick (left), Board Chairman James Stradtner, and Alyssa Laue at GBMC on Oct. 17
experience left me with a better sense of the
importance of collaboration when trying to
problem solve in such situations.”
Students Gain Valuable
Insight Into Medical
Ethics
Stradtner
noted,
“This
was
a
great
opportunity for two of our Leadership Scholars
to see firsthand the complex issues that
arise in the care of patients. Observing real-
life discussions about these problems gives
our students insight into their own chosen
career paths and how they will need to work
and collaborate with others in fields such as
healthcare.”
CIS Student
Earns
Annual
Scholarship
4
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VENTURES/WINTER 2018-19
Congratulations to Kayla Bias ’19, who was awarded this year’s recipient of the Maryland
Chief Information Officer Roundtable Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually
to a Business Information Systems or Computer Information Systems student who
possesses leadership qualities and has a desire to work in the field of IT management
upon graduation. Bias, a CIS senior completing the Software Design track, is also a B.S.
to M.S. student, pursuing her master’s in Business and Technology Management. The
scholarship is funded by the Roundtable, a coalition of leading employers that have made
a long-term commitment to improving student achievement in Maryland.