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Innovator - Fall 2010

Innovator

2 - TEXTILE LEGACY LEADING TO BIOMEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS
PhilaU researchers developing a cardiac patch

6 - PRESIDENT SPINELLI COMMENTARY
A Great Return on Investment

8 - THE BUSINESS OF FASHION
Fashion thinking zeros in on bottom line

14 - MEN IN FLIGHT
Guggenheim Fellow chronicles history of male flight attendants

18 - PHILAU NEWS

22 - Q&A WITH NATHAN VANHOOK ’03
Alumnus designs new Nike shoe “Aina Chukka”

24 - PROFILES

28 - PHILAU AROUND THE WORLD
Alumni, faculty and students’ global impact

33 - AWARDS AND HONORS

34 - A THIRD DIMENSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Faculty commentary …

Innovator - Winter 2010

Innovator

2 - STEPPING FORWARD AS A NATIONAL MODEL
PhilaU takes a leadership role in green education

6 - 125 THINGS THAT MAKE PHILAU GREAT
Celebrating our 125th Anniversary

12 - PRESIDENT SPINELLI COMMENTARY
A Solid Foundation for the 21st Century

14 - NEW VISION FOR THE ACADEMY
A day in the life of Provost Randy Swearer

18 - STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Developing the model for professional education in the 21st century

22 - PROFILES

24 - TRUSTEE UPDATE

26 - PHILAU NEWS

31 - AWARDS AND HONORS

32 - EMBRACING THE NEW WORLD OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
Faculty commentary by Michael A. …

Episode 2: Jacob Rieker, Christina Torres

Futures in Languages Transcripts

Listen to Jacob Rieker talk about his experiences in the MATESOL program and life after graduation.

Interactions 2020, Thomas J. Long School Of Pharmacy

Interactions

In each issue of Interactions, the School’s annual magazine you will find stories about students, faculty and alumni from each of our disciplines. Learn about the ways our students, faculty and alumni are impacting their communities through health care outreach. Read about their research and how they are contributing to advances in patient care. Meet our Alumni of the Year and get to know our faculty.

Spring/Summer 2020: Soon Three Wisconsin Private Colleges Will Be Headed By Alumni Of Snc, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

They may be Muskies or Eagles, one-time Sabres or Wildcats. But they’ll always be Green Knights. Beth Borgen ’01, one of three SNC alumni at the helm of a Wisconsin private college, will succeed David Black as Lakeland University’s president this spring.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GO VOTE
• Dates to know for the General Election
• Statesboro making cuts to free Covid-19 testing
• Soaring 20s: Homecoming 2020
• Student wellness goes weekly
• Amid COVID-19 did more students withdraw from classes this fall?
• "Majority" of alumni and donors affected in May ransomware attack
• Choose Your Major

Gwu Alumna Named Teacher Of The Year At Charter School In Rutherford County, N.C., Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University alumna Chasity McCraw, ’17, approaches math problems like giant puzzles. Her goals as a teacher at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (TJCA) in Rutherford County, N.C., are to share the excitement of finding a solution and to help her students overcome their fear of math. For her innovative classroom strategies, contagious spirit and other qualities, McCraw was recently honored as TJCA’s Upper Campus Teacher of the Year for 2020-’21.

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 4, Fall 2020, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Holy Cross Takes On 2020’s Other Pandemic
Inspired by its Jesuit roots, the College examines its past as it works toward an anti-racist future.
By Lori Ferguson

Syllabus: Theological Perspectives on Medical Ethics
with Mary M. Doyle Roche ’90, associate professor of religious studies
By Meredith Fidrocki

How Holy Cross Came Together to Become More
Widespread support from the Holy Cross community yields historic campaign success.
By Meredith Fidrocki

Alumni Step Up to Help Save Summer Student Internships
When COVID-19 cancelled career-building experiences for many, the College and its alumni teamed up to deliver new opportunities.
By Steve Ulfelder

“You …

Crimson And Black Fall 2020, Central Washington University

Crimson and Black

Crimson and Black is a free publication from Central Washington University.

Contact Point Autumn 2020, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

Wooster Magazine: Fall 2020, Caitlin Paynich Stanowick

Wooster Magazine: 2011-2020

This fall 2020 issue of Wooster magazine acts as the President’s Annual Report showcasing how undeterred by challenges of pandemic, College of Wooster faculty and staff came together to ensure innovative learning experiences and a strong engaging community endured for students. In addition to the annual financial summary and giving report, the magazine features stories that reflect on the 2019-20 academic year including new learning opportunities for students and innovative academic experiences that open students’ eyes to new perspectives. Featured student stories included Dhwani Parsana ’21 who completed research for her Independent Study with Laura Sirot, associate professor of biology, …

Wright State University Magazine, Fall 2020, Office Of Marketing, Wright State University, Alumni Association, Wright State University, Wright State University Foundation

Wright State University Magazine

48-page issue of the Wright State Magazine. This magazine is published twice a year and focuses on news related to Wright State alumni, faculty, and friends of the university.

Ursinus Magazine, Fall 2020, Brock Blomberg, Ed Moorhouse, Jennifer Meininger Wolfe, Susanna A. Throop, Morgana Olbrich, Tiffini Eckenrod, Matthew Furgele, Logan Mazullo, Andrew Mcswiggan

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Scholar selected for nationally recognized SEED project • Ursinus rallies around Class of 2020 • Researching partisan news coverage of COVID-19 • Ursinus faculty and alumna collaborate on breast cancer study • These Bears stand out • Getting to know: Lauren Finnegan • Office space: A spectacle of storytelling • Bears on the front line • Tracing COVID-19's global course • Defending the den • Class notes • Births • Weddings • Deaths • In memoriam • Burning question: What can historical pandemics teach us about COVID-19?

Deaf Alumnus Advocates For And Inspires The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Community, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

When he was 5 years old, Kyle Kiser, a 2006 alumnus of Gardner-Webb University, taught a few basic signs in American Sign Language (ASL) to friends and members of his church. He didn’t realize it then, but those early days were shaping his future as an educator.

Gardner-Webb Alumna Leads Higher Ed Teaching And Learning Center, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

As Dr. Patricia Fecher, of Fayetteville, N.C., faces the current challenges of teaching under COVID-19 regulations, she acknowledges feelings of anxiety and uncertainty. At the same time, however, observing innovative responses from co-workers and students gives her hope. “I think this is probably the most exciting time in my career to be a teacher,” explained the Gardner-Webb University alumna. “We are seeing what the next wave of education is going to be. We get to live it and we get to shape it. There aren’t defined rules. We don’t know what it should look like, sound like, feel like on …

Gwu School Of Divinity Alumnus Comforts Families In Covid-19 Hotspot, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Despite protective masks and gowns designed to keep him and his patients safe, Will Runyon, chaplain director for Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., found a way to offer comfort in agonizing circumstances. The 2005 School of Divinity alumnus of Gardner-Webb University became a bridge between dying patients and their families in a COVID-19 hot spot.

Du Mez Brings Energy To Engineering, Lydia Marcus

The Voice

No abstract provided.

Spring/Summer 2020: Snc-Connected Co-Workers Make Sure America Eats Its Greens, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Megan Pirelli ’13 MBA ’19 and Ashley Ponschok MBA ’19 shared ground-level experience at a food-tech start-up that’s serving up fresh greens for K-12 pupils and food pantry clients.

Gardner-Webb Alumna Faces Teaching Elementary School With Covid-19 Protocols, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

As veteran and beginning teachers prepare for a new school year with Covid-19 guidelines, some necessities can’t be bought. Educators, students and parents will need an abundance of “patience, grace, and flexibility,” noted Gardner-Webb University 2012 alumna Katherine “Katie” Harte Barnes. She begins her eighth year of teaching elementary school this year and her sixth one at Pinnacle Classical Academy in Shelby, N.C.

Law Library Blog (August 2020): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

No abstract provided.

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 3, Summer 2020, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Community, Cura Personalis and Scholarship
How faculty and staff united and educated a scattered student body in a pandemic
By Melissa Shaw

Remembering the Swiss Army Knife of Buildings
From all-sport gymnasium to raucous concert hall, graduation stage, love-at-first-sight dance floor and more, the Field House played nearly every role over its 70-year history.
By Melissa Shaw

Mom, Dad, John Donne, Bugs Bunny: The Making of an American Poet
From a Bronx classroom and a shoebox full of rejections to his role as U.S. Poet Laureate and international renown, the environs of Billy Collins ’63 Hon. ’02 may have changed, …

Gold & Blue, Spring/Summer 2020, St. Mary's University- San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Spring/Summer 2020 edition of Gold & Blue which is St. Mary's University's official school publication.

Summer 2020, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

Summer 2020 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 52 pages

Volume 103, Number 3

Student Involvement As A Predictor Of Alumni Engagement, Ryan J. Aloi

Theses and Dissertations

The role of this study is to research the role that student involvement plays on alumni engagement. In an attempt to answer the following questions, a case study was conducted looking at the engagement and giving records of 10 randomly selected profiles from the graduating classes of 2016 through 2019 (N = 40) as well as reviewing the involvement patterns of the general qualifying student population within the ProfLink student involvement platform (N = 4237) and the qualifying engaged population (N = 805). What is the relationship between undergraduate co-curricular experiences and a student's engagement as alumni? What types of …

Rwu Law News: The Newsletter Of Roger Williams University School Of Law 06-2020, Roger Williams University School Of Law, Michael M. Bowden, Katie Mulvaney

Life of the Law School (1993- )

No abstract provided.

What Motivates People To Give, Cortni Megan Huffman

2020 Symposium Posters

Giving in the form of donations is crucial to a university’s success. A lot of research has been done on alumni giving, it’s the importance, and why alumni give, but little research has been conducted on how to get current students involved and what’s important to them. In this presentation, I will be discussing the theoretical approaches used to understand alumni giving and how we can translate the relationship marketing theory to get current students to donate to their future alumna matter. I conducted a pilot study wherein I asked current students if they would donate to Eastern Washington University …

Roger Williams University School Of Law Commencement, May 15, 2020, Bristol, Rhode Island, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Commencement (1996- )

No abstract provided.

Spring 2020: A Mother’S Blessing Serves Her Children Well, Zach Baeseman

St. Norbert College Magazine 2019-2023

Shortly after Mother’s Day last year, Dr. Zach Baeseman ’05 sent us a moving letter in which he described a quiet walk across campus and celebrated his alma mater – his “nourishing mother,” to translate the ancient idiom from the Latin. His thoughts had been running on motherhood after a return visit to campus to teach at the Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay [MCW-Green Bay]. Baeseman, a physician, specializes in family medicine with obstetrics, so he himself serves as a blessing to new mothers every day. This is Baeseman’s letter. Given its theme, we knew we’d have to hold it …

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Tajuan Wilson, Ed.D., joins as Georgia Southern's first Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
• Summer TAP deadline set for April 15
• From isolation to hope, Georgia Southern alumni join to sew masks for Atlanta hospitals
• What does the Families First Coronavirus Act mean for you?
• Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art hosts first online exhibition 'Form and Content'

Holy Cross Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 2, Spring 2020, College Of The Holy Cross

Holy Cross Magazine

Professor, Students Team to Share Worcester Refugee Artists’ Work
Curated by Susan Rodgers and students, the exhibit was designed to introduce people to the city’s refugee community — and their contributions
By Jane Carlton

Syllabus: CreateLab, Originality and Its Origins
By Meredith Fidrocki

“Someone Observed Me and Said It Was Like I Was Eating the Book”
From a Sing Sing guard tower to Venice’s Grand Canal, Tim Youd ’89 is traveling the world, sharing the art of being a good reader.
By Billy McEntee

There’s Something About Wheeler
What is it about the 80-year-old dorm that delivers a unique vibe …