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Georgia Tech Wins First-Ever Collegiate Drone Racing National Championship
Three engineering students take home top honors for their flying skills
April 19, 2017
• Atlanta, GA
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Seth Ableidinger, Davis Engleman, and Nick Willard bring home the first place trophy at the first-ever Collegiate Drone Racing National Championship held at Purdue University.
Three engineering students took home the top trophy at the Collegiate Drone Racing National Championship held at Purdue University on April 15th. It is the first year a national championship has been organized for pilots of unmanned aircraft to compete against each other at the college level.
Twenty-seven universities fielded teams of pilots who navigated obstacle courses flying custom-designed drones. The course was designed for testing both a pilot’s speed and precision.
Georgia Tech was led by aerospace engineering major Nick Willard, who flew in the final race to seal the victory. Willard competes in many non-collegiate Drone Racing League events, and has won racing events televised on ESPN. He is affectionately known by drone racing enthusiasts as “Wild Willy.”
Willard was joined by Seth Ableidinger and Davis Engelman, two mechanical engineering majors, who held strong in preliminary races to put Georgia Tech into a solid lead.
Their times and rankings, combined with Willard’s, put Georgia Tech into first place among the field.
The University of California, Berkeley finished second, with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in third, and host Purdue University coming in fourth.
The Georgia Tech team brought home a total of $15,000 in equipment and prizes.
See footage from the first collegiate drone racing championship. (Note, the final race begins at 6:53:53. The awards presentation can be seen at 7:27:37)
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Georgia Tech Wins First-Ever Collegiate Drone Racing National Championship
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Weather forecasts warn of a snow and ice storm that will hit a swath of states in the Midwest, Northeast and South early next week. Why not use the forecast as inspiration for this year’s Valentine’s Day gift? Instead of buying loved ones flowers or chocolates, make them a disaster preparedness...
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Title Defense Begins Sunday For Women's Golf As Hosts Of The 2017 Big West Championship
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Riverside—The UC Riverside Women's Golf Team prepares to host the 2017 Big West Championship at Oak Quarry Golf Club April 23-25.The Highlanders enter the tournament as defending champs having claimed the 2016 title on Kapalua's Bay Course last April thanks to a final-round surge, which saw them erase a three-stroke deficit, and win by four shots–the program's first conference championship (read recap).UCR finished in the top-5 as a team on five occasions in the 2016-17 season. The last two came in their last two events, the Fresno State Classic in March, when they finished tied for second, and at the Wyoming Desert Classic in Arizona, where the came in fourth. (2016-17 Stats & Results)UC Riverside Women's Golf Big West Championship lineup and first round tee time:#1, Jakeishya Le, 9:36 am-The 2016 Big West Co-Freshman of the Year has carded seven rounds under par this season, including three rounds in the 60s. Her 73.68 scoring average is the second-best in the field, and would break Savannah Vilaubi's program record 74.56 set in the 2014-15 season. Le shot a final round two-under 70 in last year's championship–the best round of the tournament.#2, Paris Griffith, 9:27 am-The 2016 All-Conference Honorable Mention selection had a top-5 result at the 2017 Battle at the Rock. Griffith shot a career-best two-under par 70 in the final round of her last two events at Oak Quarry Golf Club, the 2016 and 2017 Battle at the Rock. She finished fourth in the 2016 Big West Championship.#3, Hannah Facchini (C), 9:18 am-A First Team All-Conference honoree that has a top-3 to her credit, and has earned a pair of top-10s in her last three tournaments. She set the program single low-round record with a six-under 66 in the first round of the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown. Facchini finished sixth at the 2016 conference event.#4, Julia Sander, 9:09 am-Three of her last four rounds have been played at par or better, a ...
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Admitted Students Get Sneak Peek of Caltech Life at Prefrosh Weekend
Caltech will welcome 266 students—along with 280 family members—to campus April 20-22 for Prefrosh Weekend, the Institute's signature welcome event for newly admitted first-year students.Prefrosh Weekend features more than 45 academic and student life panels and events to give parents and students a feel for the Institute; these include the popular Caltech Club Fair and Carnival along the Olive Walk on Friday afternoon. In an effort to highlight the importance of diversity in the Caltech community—and more broadly in science and engineering disciplines and careers—the admissions office is also sponsoring several sessions on the topic, as well as a Women in STEM roundtable. Admitted students have until May 1 to commit to Caltech; about 235 are expected to be enrolled.This year's admitted class of 525 students is the Institute's most diverse yet, with record high percentages of women and of underrepresented minority students."This class of admits represents a tremendous amount of effort to create a more diverse and inclusive community of scholars," says Jarrid Whitney, executive director of admissions and financial aid. "We are also able to offer all eligible students need-based financial aid, which meets 100 percent of demonstrated need; this means a Caltech education can become a reality for accepted students. Prefrosh Weekend is truly the culmination of our community's efforts to enroll the best and brightest STEM leaders."Prefrosh Weekend also presents an opportunity for members of the campus community to welcome members of the incoming class. To that end, Whitney asks all of those on campus during the event "to engage visitors and offer friendly assistance to anyone who appears lost or has questions about Caltech during their stay."
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Deciphering the Glass Universe
On April 4, science writer Dava Sobel visited Caltech to give a talk about her recent book, The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, which details the lives and accomplishments of a group of female astronomers and philanthropists at Harvard in the late 1800s. Sobel's book details the many accomplishments of these women, including funding new telescopes, inventing new classification systems for stars, and discovering a yardstick for measuring distances across space.We sat down with Sobel to discuss this important time in astronomy and her motivation behind telling this story.What is the glass universe?The glass universe is the main character of this story—half a million glass plates on which the Harvard photographs of stars were taken. These plates enabled women to create a classification system for the stars and discover new objects. These plates mark the beginning of modern astrophysics.What role did women have in deciphering the glass universe?Women played a huge role in making these discoveries possible. Some of the stories I tell in my book are about the women who funded this effort, such as Anna Draper, who donated her fortune to Harvard astronomy, and Catherine Wolfe Bruce, who donated the money to build a telescope to photograph the sky of the Southern Hemisphere. One female philanthropist set up fellowships for women who wanted to work in astronomy at Harvard. These fellowships were later used to fund graduate studies and, consequently, the first-ever Harvard PhD in astrophysics was a woman named Cecilia Payne. Other stories I tell are of the women who made groundbreaking astronomical discoveries; women like Annie Jump Cannon, who created the stellar classification system that we still use today.Until recently, many women have been discouraged from doing science, thinking that it's "not feminine." But the women I describe were given ...
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Baseball Falls 5-3 in SDSU Opener
Santa Barbara Athletics News
Apr 21, 2017
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – San Diego State put together 14 hits to open the weekend series with a 5-3 win over UC Santa Barbara on Friday afternoon at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium.
The Aztecs (28-11) were led by Tyler Adkison and Danny Sheehan, each with 3 hits in the game. The Gauchos (16-19, 3-5 Big West) fought hard to keep the game close, but a ninth-inning rally by San Diego State proved to be the deciding factor in an unusual game.
Noah Davis, UCSB's starting pitcher had his work cut out for him on the mound. After an Adkison single and stolen base, Julian Escobedo pushed the first run of the game across in the top of the second with a chopper just over JJ Muno's head, scoring Adkison.
Then in the fifth, Alan Trejo got the inning started with a liner to center field. The next batter, Andrew Brown, got on by a fielding error, and was soon followed by a pair of hits from Jordan Verdon and Adkison once again to open the lead 3-0. Andrew Checketts, UCSB's head coach, commented that San Diego State's two-strike approach was, "really a nice job…they put the ball in play."
However, the Gauchos bounced right back the next half-inning. With two outs, catcher Dempsey Grover laid down a great surprise bunt for a single. A pair of throwing errors on the play allowed Grover to advance from first to home in one play, cutting the lead to 3-1.
The next inning, the Gauchos came back to tie the game 3-3. Billy Fredrick reached on a fielding error to start the rally, followed shortly after by a single from DH Sam Cohen. A deep fly ball by Austin Bush allowed Fredrick to advance to third, then Tommy Jew followed with a seeing-eye RBI single, scoring Fredrick and advancing Cohen to third. With runners on ...
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‘The Timeless Role of Art’
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Santa Barbara Dance Theater (SBDT) has a reputation for range and excellence, and both will be on display when the professional dance company in residence at UC Santa Barbara presents “NOW/EVER/MORE” May 4 and 5 at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.The concert, which begins at 8 p.m., will feature diverse premieres by critically acclaimed choreographers: Guests Andrea Giselle Schermoly and David Maurice and Christopher Pilafian, SBDT’s artistic director.
“This program speaks to the timeless role of art,” said Pilafian. ”Choreographers draw upon the raw materials of inspiration, observation, empathy, resonance and passion to reveal what was invisible. ‘NOW/EVER/MORE’ carves out a discrete time and space in which we reflect on the challenges and beauties of this grand collaborative project — being human.”
Guest choreographer Schermoly’s new work, “Hers,” is characterized by a highly wrought physical vocabulary whose expressionism teases out distinct yet related facets of humanity. With SBDT, she draws original, mature performances from dancers Nikki Pfeiffer, Nicole Powell and Christina Sanchez, set to a score by Belgian composer Wim Mertens.
“Were It Not for Shadows,” the new work by guest choreographer Maurice, draws on cultural ritual, societal norms and romantic notions as forces that impose limits on the sense of self. Maurice and SBDT’s dancers explore conflicts between concepts of “I,” “we” and “they.”
Pilafian’s “Mystique,” which originally premiered in January, will be presented anew. This work for nine women, he said, is inspired by his deep appreciation of the many female friends, teachers, partners, choreographers, artistic directors and colleagues who have influenced him throughout his life.
The choreography is set to a score by composer Will Thomas, with Mary Heebner’s artwork transmuted into scenic imagery by designer Michael Klaers and costumes hand-painted by Ingrid Luna.
In Pilafian’s newest piece, “Chamber Fantasy,” features three dancers and is set to music ...
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April issue of Faculty Senate’s ‘Engage’ newsletter now available
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2017 Quest for the Best Winners Announced
SDSU College of Sciences
Ten SDSU students are being recognized for their contributions to the university.
Ten students will be recognized for their contributions to San Diego State University in the fields of academics, research, student life and community service.Winners of the Quest for the Best awards were selected for exemplifying student achievement at SDSU. Each year, SDSU students take their personal and academic achievements to new heights, and every year the university recognizes those students who demonstrate a commitment to excellence. The following individuals were selected as 2017 Quest for the Best award winners:Name: Mustafa AlemiMajor: Political science and Islamic and Arabic studiesCampus affiliations: Associated Students, Muslim Student Association Board, Students for Justice in Palestine, SDSU CommUNITYName: Grant VarnauMajor: Physics with a minor in honors interdisciplinary studiesCampus affiliations: Society of Physics Students, Weber Honors College Student Society, Marc Program Scholar, LSAMP Scholar, SACNAS memberName: Ceinna BushMajor: Communication with a minor in leadershipCampus affiliations: Delta Sigma Theta Nu Upsilon, African Student Union, Student African American Sisterhood, Retention and Recruitment Working Group, Student Life and Leadership, Vice Presidential Student Affairs Scholar, SDSU’s College Avenue Compact Program, Aztec Unity ProjectName: Mark SandersMajor: Microbiology with minors in honors interdisciplinary studies and chemistryCampus affiliations: Aztec Adventures, Health Professions Advising Office, SDSU College of Sciences ICAN Program Name: Erika Grecia MezaMajor: Psychology with a minor in counseling and social changeCampus affiliations: Psi Chi Honors Society, PsyMORE, Counseling and Social Change Club, College of Education Student Council, Western Psychological AssociationName: Asha AlshabazzMajor: Communication with a minor in Africana studiesCampus affiliations: Scholars Without Borders, One SDSU, KCR College Radio, Residential Education, Center for Intercultural Relations, National Residence Hall HonoraryName: Jason OgbeideMajor: Accounting with a minor in marketingCampus affiliations: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Student African-American Brotherhood, Black Business Society, African Student Union, Harambee Scholars ProgramName: Yaneth Mora LopezMajor: Child and family development with minors in Spanish and counseling and social ...
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Ever Wonder: How Does Depression Affect Us?
Tufts Now All Stories
A disease that is distinct from sadness, it influences people differently, says biomedical sciences professorThe Tufts video series Ever Wonder features faculty and other experts answering questions for the curious about all manner of topics—from why we have cravings to why the oceans are salty.
You can view the entire series at http://everwonder.tufts.edu.
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UCF Alumni: Houston All-Florida Family Fun Day
Events at UCF
Want to enjoy a day filled with family fun? Join us for a Spring Family Fun Day at Discovery Green! This event will include food and friendly games of kickball, frisbee and other outdoor activities. It will be a great opportunity to not only network with fellow UCF AlumKnights, but also with alumni from schools across Florida. We look forward to seeing you there!
*This event is done in partnership with the Houston Alumni chapters of UCF, FIU, FAMU, FSU, UF, UM and USF.
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ECCO: Accepted students welcomed by Engineers of Color Creating Opportunities program team
University News - Diversity
Annual retreat highlights RIT and engineering college’s academic, cultural and social support opportunities for incoming students
April 11, 2017 by Michelle Cometa Follow Michelle Cometa on TwitterFollow RITNEWS on TwitterHaley Terhaar, from Hershey, Pa., and one of the accepted students participating in the ECCO retreat on April 7, worked with future classmates in the Toyota Production Lab in the Kate Gleason College of Engineering.
More than 75 accepted students and family members participated in the second ECCO Retreat taking place in RIT’s Kate Gleason College of Engineering. Organized by the ECCO Center team—Engineers of Color Creating Opportunities—the full-day retreat included presentations by current engineering students, information about college and campus academic and social resources, and activities to give the accepted students an idea of what they can expect as they enroll in the engineering college this fall.
The ECCO Center provides diversity programming focused on increasing the number of under-represented AALANA—African American, Latino American and Native American—student engineers in the engineering college. Over the course of the day, accepted students toured the college and met current students and faculty in several of the labs to:
Learn about integrated circuit design and development taking place in the Semiconductor & Microsystems Fabrication Lab, RIT’s clean room;
Understand different machining tools and sophisticated equipment in the Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop;
Produce 3D-printed electronic tigers in the AMPrint Center; and
Learn about the industrial and systems engineering process in the Toyota Production Systems Lab
Haley Terhaar was one of 10 students on the production line building skateboards in the Toyota lab, and her choice of RIT and engineering came after a day last spring traveling with friends on college visits. RIT was the final stop, but it was an unexpected surprise at the end of a long day, she said.
“I loved it,” said Terhaar between duties on the line. The teen from ...
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Students to consider sustainable funding model for intercollegiate athletics
Student News
UC Santa Cruz has 15 teams competing in the NCAA's Division III, including women's soccer.UC Santa Cruz students will vote this spring on a fee that would provide the intercollegiate athletics program with a sustainable funding model and provide access to athletic-related activities to students who meet the Educational Opportunity Programs criteria.
The Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports is proposing a $38.50 -per-quarter fee, which if approved would provide the NCAA Division III program with approximately $1.1 million beginning in fall 2018. Approximately $160,000 would be generated to support athletic activities of student who meet EOP criteria, approximately 40 percent of the student body.
The referendum’s authors are trying to build support across campus for the fee. To date, they’ve received sponsorship from the Student Union Assembly and a handful of colleges.
Students will vote in May. If approved, the fee would sunset in spring 2042.
Andrea Willer, executive director for the Office of Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports, said the new business model was developed in collaboration with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and campus supporters.
“This collaboration enabled us to involve and engage the campus in ways we were not able to in the past,” Willer said. “This campuswide dialogue has not only informed and shaped the new business model but has also validated the multiple benefits intercollegiate athletics can bring to the greater campus community.”
The business model and fee proposal were developed by OPERS and Paul Simpson, an alumnus who played intercollegiate basketball and has a background in business. It comes as two committees—one commissioned by the Academic Senate and one of alumni and foundation board members—extensively researched the topic and issued separate reports. Both committees, among many recommendations, asked that the campus consider every reasonable measure to keep the intercollegiate athletics program, which started in 1981.
The current program consists of 15 men and women’s teams, which ...
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UW Daily – April 21, 2017
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COL: Students celebrate Earth Day, Eagle Herald, April 21
COL: UW FDL student housing project on schedule, radioinfoplus.com, April 20
COL: UWFox to present ‘Dream Role,’ Appleton Post-Crescent, April 20
COL: UW-Fond du Lac theater students recognized for performances in spring play, Fond du Lac Reporter, April 20
COL: Dwyre Garton honored for volunteer work, Appleton Post-Crescent, April 19
EXT: Brown County Departments prepare to move, Fox 11 News, April 19
EXT: Essential oils and reflexology learning session to be held Thursday, Fond du Lac Reporter, April 20
EAU: University rolls out plan to invest in faculty and staff, WEAU-TV 13, April 20
EAU: School funding takes center stage at JFC budget hearing in Ellsworth, WQOW-TV 18, April 19
EAU: State budget hearing in Ellsworth: Hundreds turn out to make their case to the Legislature’s budget panel, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, April 19
EAU: International Reading Reveals Power of Verse, Volume One, April 19
EAU: Symposium Explores Poetry Translation, Volume One, April 19
EAU: Eau Claire workshop offers insight into transgender community, WQOW-TV 18, April 19
EAU: Main Events: Panel with Severinsen rescheduled, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, April 20
EAU: Region key to environmental movement, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, April 20
EAU: Wind, a big deal, a good deal, Chippewa Herald, April 20
EAU: UW-Eau Claire faculty, students featured in Wednesday night’s PBS documentary, WQOW-TV 18, April 19
EAU: Precisely Ambiguous: The poetic metamorphosis of a U.S.-Mexico border story, Volume One, April 19
GRB: Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Review: ‘Pippin’ pays vivid visit to UW-Green Bay’s Weidner Center, wearegreenbay.com, April 20
LAX: Veterans offered networking opportunities, business development tips at La Crosse meetup, La Crosse Tribune, April 20
LAX: Study recommends expansion of regional commuter bus service, La Crosse Tribune, April 20
LAX: ABC News Correspondent Hosts Forum at UW La Crosse, WXOW, April 21
LAX: WIZM reporter told stop recording during event on how free speech is being taken away, WIZM, April 21
MAD: Man charged with homicide ...
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Series: Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
UConn Today
How will climate change alter bird migration patterns and the spread of invasive plants? How will residents of cities and coastal communities around the world need to adapt? UConn’s faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates are tackling these and other questions in labs and in the field every day. The answers may not halt the changes, but with each study, UConn’s researchers are amassing knowledge that will lead to greater understanding of what lies ahead.
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Arielle and the Honeybees
Campus Life – UConn Today
It is barely five minutes away from campus by car, but the UConn EcoGarden is a hidden sanctuary for senior rower Arielle Sherman-Golembeski and other members of the University’s Beekeeping Club.
Drive up the dirt road, park in an empty field, and walk behind the vegetable gardens to find active beehives in the springtime. It’s a place of relaxation for a student-athlete, a time to take a break in her demanding schedule.
The Beekeeping Club is one of the less well-known student organizations at UConn and definitely one of the least understood, but for Sherman-Golembeski ’17 (CLAS), the bees represent more than just the stereotypical stingers that many people try to avoid.
“I really didn’t like bees when I was younger, like anyone else, but I didn’t understand the beauty of what they actually do until I educated myself more,” says Sherman-Golembeski, who is vice president of the club.
Sherman-Golembeski, a double major in psychology and human development and family studies, is a three-time member of the AAC All-Academic Team, and will be honored as an Outstanding Scholar-Athlete at the UConn Club Awards Ceremony on April 26.
While attending Lyme-Old Lyme High School, she was tasked with completing a senior project of her choosing. With her mom’s friend as a mentor, she shadowed the art of beekeeping and had her project topic.
With the stress of everything going on, I need a place to ground myself. It’s nice to be around organic things, as opposed to books and weights.” — Arielle Sherman-Golembeski
Since coming to UConn, a successful rowing and academic career has not stopped her from being an active member of the Beekeeping Club since 2013 – her freshman year and also the year the club was founded.
“We’re definitely up and coming,” she says. “When I heard UConn had this club, I knew it was something ...
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Business Student Among Six UConn Fulbright Winners
Business – UConn Today
How do you top a college career that includes two Education Abroad trips, internships at international companies, and a three-part honors thesis exploring bilingual advertising and the toy industry?
Margo Bailey, a senior honors student majoring in marketing, did it by earning a Fulbright Scholarship. She’s one of six UConn Fulbright winners this year.
UConn has six student or alumni Fulbright awardees this year, and a seventh was selected as an alternate.Margo Bailey ’17 (BUS), a marketing major and honors student, received a Fulbright Scholarship to Spain;Sylvia Cunningham ’15 (CLAS), a journalism and political science major, received a Young Professional Journalist grant to Germany;Catherine Han ’17 (CLAS), a biology and English major and honors student, received an English Teaching Assistant grant to Mexico;Lara Hawley ’17 (ED), an education major, received an English Teaching Assistant grant to South Africa; Tiffany Murphy ’12 (CLAS), a political science major, received an English Teaching Assistant grant to Morocco;Marissa Piccolo ’17 (CLAS), a political science major and honors student, received a study grant to Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, MA program in Legislative Studies and Practice;Also, Paulina Rowe ’17 (CLAS), a psychology and Spanish major and honors student, was selected as an alternate for an English Teaching Assistant grant to Colombia.
Bailey was awarded a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to earn a master’s in management at the IE Business School, the only such scholarship to the school this year. Located in Madrid, Spain, the School is a business powerhouse that draws 65 percent of its students from other countries.
Her career goal is to work for a company, possibly the LEGO Foundation, that’s committed to fostering a love of languages and different cultures among children. Not only is this something she enjoys, it’s also something she believes can change the world.
“Understanding another person’s story makes you more empathetic,” Bailey says. “ ...
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Q & A with Jacob Shercliffe, UAA’s latest Truman Scholar
UAA economics student Jacob Shercliffe is one of 62 people nationwide named this year as a Truman Scholar. (Photo by Philip Hall / University of Alaska Anchorage)Jacob Shercliffe’s father runs the simulation lab for UAA’s College of Health. His mother helps manage the electronic health record for the Veterans Administration facility in Anchorage. His sister, UAA alumna Rachel Shercliffe, is enrolled in medical school in Michigan. And his brother graduates next month with a biology degree from UAF.
“I am the black sheep of the family,” said Jacob, a member of Seawolf Debate and Model U.N., “because they all have health-related careers/education and I study political science and economics.”
Jacob recently received the honor of being named Alaska’s sole Truman Scholar for 2017 — one of 62 Truman Scholars selected this year out of an initial 768 nominations, nationwide.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation provides up to $30,000 to each Scholar in support of graduate study. Criteria for the honor include exceptional leadership potential, commitment to careers in government or public service and academic achievement.
Previous Truman Scholars from UAA (and its predecessor institution, Anchorage Community College) include Jonathan M. Karpoff (1977); Ronee Miller (1983); Becky L. Gay (1981); Margaret R. Simonian (1990); Glenn D. Boledovich (1992); Anna Zaroff (1997); Erin L. Trimble (2003); Miranda Zindel (2006); Umair Iqbal (2007); Candace Renee Lewis (2008); Deana Katherine Glick (2009); and Brett J. Frazer (2011).
Jacob talked to us about his life, activities and future plans:
Where were you born and raised, and where did you go to school before coming to UAA?
I was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, but I never really knew the place. Trying to describe where I was “raised” is a bit of a challenging question. My parents are both ex-Air Force so we moved around a lot as a kid. I’ve lived in Panama, England, and Maryland before moving up to Alaska in the 5th grade. I ...
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Disability at Work (5/4/2017)
SJSU Events Calendar at SJSU Main Campus - King Library
Event Details
Disability at Work
Start Date: 5/4/2017Start Time: 12:00 PM
End Date: 5/4/2017End Time: 1:15 PM
Event Description:The “Disability at Work” event in MLK 225 is geared toward expanding the awareness of the largest minority group in the world and in the United States: people with disabilities. Our guest speakers from Google and SAP Ariba will share opportunities involved in the implementation of accessibility and inclusion strategies. With their innovative approaches, the presenters will invite the audience to explore a new perspective of the concept of disability.The students enrolled in COMM 132F will moderate and coordinate the event. We will have three guest speakers: Victor Tsaran from Google, Karo Caran from Adecco at Google, and Joseph Fox from SAP Ariba.
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Baseball. San José State Gets Jumped On Early By Air Force And Lose 12-6
San Jose State Spartans News -- www.sjsuspartans.com
Spartans’ six-game conference unbeaten streak at home snapped.
April 22, 2017
Final Stats
Box Score San Jose, Calif. – The San José State University baseball team could not recover from an early hole against Air Force, falling behind 3-0 before getting the first out of the game en route to losing 12-6 in the conference series opener.The Falcons (17-20, 6-13 MW) jumped on Spartans starter Matt Brown in the top of the first when Tyler Jones hit a three-run homer after Brown hit the first two batters to open the game.Brown struck out the side to end the first and finished with a career-high nine strikeouts in four innings.The Spartans (13-22-1, 7-10-1 MW) answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the first that freshman Kellen Strahm (1-for-2, R, 3 BB, 2 SB) essentially manufactured himself. Strahm lead off the inning with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a single by Shane Timmons (1-for-4, RBI, SB). Strahm stole home on a double steal with Timmons to make it a 3-1 game.The two run deficit is the closest SJSU would come in the game.Air Force added nine more runs, scoring in five of the remaining eight innings on 13 hits and taking advantage of three wild pitches and four hit batsmen by the Spartans pitching staff.SJSU got two hits apiece from Michael Breen (2-for-3, R, RBI) and Kyle Blakeman (2-for-4, R, RBI). Breen, Blakeman and Kyle Morrison (1-for-3, R) each had a double.Brown (3-5) took the loss for the Spartans and Falcons starter Jacob Devries, who pitched six innings allowing four runs, got the win.The Spartans will look to bounce back in game two of the series on Saturday, April 22. SJSU will send Jake Swiech (1-3, 5.25 ERA) to the mound against Air Force starter Ethan Nichols (4-1, 6.29 ERA). First pitch is 4:00 ...
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New $1.5 million grant to fund national research on faith and work
A $1.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will enable researchers from Rice University and Seattle Pacific University to examine the relationship between faith and work. The researchers hope to gain an understanding of how people from diverse workplaces and socio-economic backgrounds integrate religious views and their work.
The comprehensive study will focus on U.S. workers and will comprise a broad-based national, random-sample survey of approximately 12,000 people from multiple religious traditions and no religious tradition. Research will explore faith at work as well as religious discrimination. It will include focus groups with both professional and working-class participants and as many as 200 in-depth, follow-up interviews.
After the survey, the project will examine the unique challenges that Christians (including moderate, conservative and liberal Protestants and Catholics) face in their workplaces and careers; how their faith does or does not address such challenges; and the best ways clergy and others may attend to these challenges.
“For many, work is the single largest time commitment in life,” said Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice and the study’s principal investigator. “And for many, faith and faith community are the most meaningful commitments in life. Understanding how people integrate these two facets of life is the core purpose of this research.”
Ecklund, who is also the director of Rice’s Religion and Public Life Program and a Rice Scholar at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, will collaborate with Denise Daniels, a professor of management in the School of Business, Government and Economics at Seattle Pacific University.
“Our goal is that detailed data collection and carefully designed outreach efforts will put easy-to-understand data into the hands of as many U.S. clergy as possible and create networks of clergy who are trained to meet the spiritual needs of working men and women from various demographic groups, across multiple ...
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The Heel to Heal Superhero 5k
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Discussion: ‘Free Speech on a University Campus’
KU News Headlines
LAWRENCE — How does the First Amendment intersect with the primary responsibilities of a public university? An upcoming event at the University of Kansas will explore how it protects student, faculty and staff, facilitates the dissemination of research and offers opportunities for activism and advocacy on campus. In a year when its programming has focused largely on The Future University and Framing the Dialogue, conversations have encouraged audiences to consider the value of having discussions that are challenging but necessary. “Free Speech on a University Campus” will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, at Spooner Hall.
A panel of outside experts will include Stefan Bradley, associate professor of history at St. Louis University; Connie Burk, executive director, the NW Network; Susan Kruth, senior program officer, legal and public advocacy, FIRE; and Frank LoMonte, executive director, Student Press Law Center.
The event will be moderated by Jeff Chasen, association vice provost of institutional compliance, and include additional support from the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, the Department of African & African-American Studies and the Department of American Studies.
Additionally, members of the KU community will deliver responses to the discussion, and there will be time for questions from the audience, both locally and remotely, as the event will be live-streamed online. Questions submitted via Twitter should use the hashtag #CampusFreeSpeech.
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Thomas Allison's "Molecular Movies" Concept Takes Home Stony Brook's $200K Discovery Prize
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Thomas Allison’s “Molecular Movies” Concept Takes Home Stony Brook's $200K Discovery Prize
Thomas Allison, holding his plaque after being named the 2017 Discovery Prize winner, with James H. Simons, Chairman of the Simons Foundation and one of the competition judges; and Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, President of Stony Brook University.
Stony Brook, NY, April 14, 2017 – Thomas Allison, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Physics, and a developer of a technology at Stony Brook that will record the movement of molecules that may lead to the development of better high-tech devices, is the winner of the 2017 Discovery Prize. He and three other Stony Brook professors faced off and presented their research to a panel of judges at the competition in the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre at Stony Brook University. As the winner, Dr. Allison receives a $200,000 award.
The winner was chosen by a distinguished panel of judges, including 2016 Nobel Laureate in Physics from Princeton,
F. Duncan Haldane
, Berkeley’s Director of the Nuclear Science Division, Professor
Barbara Jacak
, and, Chairman of theSimons Foundation and a member of the National Academy of Sciences,
James H. Simons, PhD
.
“I am thrilled to be selected to receive the Discovery Prize, and this going to be a huge lift to support the tools and human resources needed to carry out our experiments,” said Dr. Allison after learning that he was selected for the award. “We believe using lasers to create movies of molecules is something that carries incredible potential to vastly improve our understanding of molecules, electrons in molecules, and how to use molecules to ultimately develop all kinds of high-tech machinery.”
“Basic scientific research helps us to better understand our universe, asks about what we don’t know and explores the boundaries of our Knowledge. It leads to breakthroughs and innovation that literally change our world,” said Samuel L. Stanley ...
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Dr. Benjamin Luft Discusses 9/11 Oral Histories at Library of Congress
Dr. Benjamin Luft Discusses 9/11 Oral Histories at Library of Congress
The LOC’s American Folklife Center Will Serve as a Repository of the Oral Histories
STONY BROOK, N.Y., November 1, 2011 – Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, and Medical Director of Stony Brook’s World Trade Center Health Program, will present “We’re Not Leaving: Responders Oral Histories Redefine 9/11,” at the American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., on November 10. The Center will serve as the repository for oral histories of 9/11 first responders from around the country, which are being recorded and filmed by Dr. Luft and the WTC Health Program staff as the Remembering 9/11 oral history project. The lecture will be held in the Mary Pickford Theater, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
After hearing many stories from his first responder patients, Dr. Luft came to believe that the experiences they recounted are part of our nation’s history and must, therefore, be preserved. So in 2009 he set out to do this by recording their personal stories as an oral history. In July 2011, the Library of Congress formally expressed interest in serving as the repository for the collected oral histories and other documentation created by the project. To date, approximately 150 oral histories have been documented. The project is slated to be completed in September 2012.
“In many respects, the stories of the 9/11 responders are a reflection of the values that the American people hold dear, such as courage, patriotism, volunteerism, altruism, and a deep sense of community,” says Dr. Luft. “Their stories cause us to reflect on who we are as a people and the beliefs that we hold in high esteem and bind us as a nation.”
To date oral history interviews have been with World Trade Center first responders who reside in the ...
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Lone Star College-CyFair Phi Theta Kappa chapter recognized as ‘Most Distinguished Chapter’
Lone Star College System News
Published on: April 19, 2017 The Beta Lambda Mu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Lone Star College-CyFair was named 2017 Most Distinguished Chapter, ranking it first among 1,300 chapters.
The Most Distinguished Chapter is the highest honor given to a Phi Theta Kappa chapter.
I am very proud of this impressive achievement of our students, said Stephen C. Head, Ph.D., LSC chancellor. This award validates our commitment to ensuring excellence in teaching and learning to promote student success.
This is the third year in a row a PTK chapter from LSC has been named Most Distinguished Chapter. LSC-Tomball received the award in 2015 and 2016. The award was given at the annual PTK conference held earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee.
We are so proud of our students, said Dr. Seelpa Keshvala, LSC-CyFair president. This is an amazing accomplishment, and we are very grateful to our chapter advisors for their leadership, Dr. Blake Ellis and Veronica Martinez, who dedicated their efforts to help our students experience such great success.
The mission of Phi Theta Kappa is to recognize academic achievement of college students and to provide opportunities for them to grow as scholars and leaders. PTK is the official honors society for two-year colleges and it has more than 1,300 chapters and almost 3 million members in the United States, Canada, Germany, Peru, the Virgin Islands, the United Arab Emirates, Guam and American Samoa
To receive this recognition once is quite an achievement, said Debbra Esparza, LSC executive director Organizational Development and PTK regional coordinator for Texas. But for Lone Star College to win it three years in a row is incredible.
The annual international conference featured speakers from around the world including Dr. Jennifer Arnold, neonatologist and television personality; Andrew Porter, PTK international president; British photographer, Platon; and Jamie Hyneman, Mythbusters co-host and special effects guru.
It was a special night that culminated in our ...
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LSC-Kingwood invites recipients to GED graduation
Lone Star College Kingwood News
Published on: April 13, 2017 Earning a general education development (GED) diploma is a big accomplishment that should be celebrated.
Lone Star College-Kingwood invites everyone who passed their equivalency exams between March 2016 and April 2017 to participate in this years GED graduation. The ceremony is on Thursday, May 18 in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) Theatre at 6 p.m. During the event, college and Lone Star College System administrators will address the graduates. Dr. Katherine Persson, college president, will present two $500 scholarship awards to selected students.
This ceremony is very important and special for students who did not give up on their education by earning their GED, said Liz Maloney, a Continuing Education program coordinator. We hope these students will consider furthering their education by earning a workforce certificate, an associate degree, or a bachelors degree at a four-year university.
LSC-Kingwood acquired the program from New Caney High School in 1984. Since then, the completion and passing rate of applicants has increased. The college offers GED Test Prep and Subject Specific Classes, which help a wide-range of individuals who need a GED to keep a job, find better employment, or further their education.
To participate in the GED Graduation or for more information on the program or upcoming classes, call the LSC-Kingwood Continuing Education Department at 281-312-1660 or visit http://www.lonestar.edu/ged.htm. The college is located at 20000 Kingwood Drive.
Register now for credit classes online through myLoneStar. Classes are offered days, evenings, or weekends in traditional, Internet, video, TV and independent study formats. For more information on how to register online, visit www.lonestar.edu/registration.
For general information about Lone Star College-Kingwood, call 281.312.1600 or visit http://lonestar.edu/kingwood.htm
Known for its leadership, innovation and steadfast commitment to student success, Lone Star College provides high-quality academic transfer and workforce education/career training programs to more than 83,000 credit students each ...
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Lone Star College-Montgomery’s “Tigers Be Still” Performance Receives Choice Awards
Lone Star College Montgomery News
Published on: December 02, 2015
Lone Star College-Montgomery students Grant Athans (L), Sarah Saflin (M)
and Erin Lavespere (R) recently participated in the Kennedy Center American
College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) which resulted in various awards for some of
the colleges students.
The
Lone Star College-Montgomery drama departments fallproduction of Tigers Be
Still received the rare feat of a choice award in the Kennedy Center American
College Texas State Theatre Festival (KCACTF) this October.
Tigers Be Still, which was directed by
LSC-Montgomery instructor Julie Akers, was awarded Respondents Choice, which is
selected by the festival respondent who sees and responds to each performance
at the festival. This is the fifth consecutive year that the college has
received a choice award, and the production will now be considered for
advancement to the regional festival in San Angelo in February.
KCACTF
gives our students excellent transfer and scholarship opportunities by allowing
them to network with other students and schools at the festival, said Chase
Waites, professor of drama and department chair at LSC-Montgomery. Participating
at the state level provides the students with opportunities to travel to the
regional festival in February to compete for scholarships and interview with
transfer universities and colleges. It also provides the students the
opportunity to tour a show, which is a great experience for them.
Twelve
students and four faculty members attended this years festival with Tigers Be
Still. LSC-Montgomery student Lacey Castro was recognized for meritorious
achievement in sound design and LSC-Montgomery students Joey Sheaff, Sarah
Saflin, Erin Lavespere and Grant Athans earned an award for ensemble acting. Also,
Saflin, Sheaff and Lavespere were all Irene Ryan scholarship nominees from the
production.
The
theatre festival was held at San Jacinto College-Central. The other schools at
the festival included Galveston College, Panola College, Texas A&M
University-Kingsville and Bossier Parish Community College.
For
more information regarding the LSC-Montgomery drama department ...
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Some LSC-Tomball spring 2014 Late Start classes still available
Lone Star College Tomball News
Published on: January 27, 2014
Lone Star College-Tomball, a long-time champion of student needs and innovator of student-friendly programs is offering Late Start courses to accommodate students who wish to begin their coursework mid-semester or want to complete their degree or certificate in a shorter period of time.
Fewer weeks than the traditional 16-week semester, Late Start classes provide students with a second chance to take courses that begin later in the semester but end at the same time as regular classes, and provide job-seekers with an opportunity to augment their skill set or make a career change without waiting another semester.
Late Start classes enable students to compress the regular spring semester by slightly expanding the amount of time spent in each class. That way, the same amount of instructional content is provided, just over a shorter period of time.
In the spirit of always looking for unique ways to provide opportunities for students, we offer Late Start courses, which reduce the days of a course without reducing the hours or quality of instruction. This way, students can stay on track without interrupting their academic curriculum, said Dr. Lee Ann Nutt, LSC-Tomball vice president of instruction.
The first round of Late Start courses begin January 27. Additional course begin in February and March. Space is limited and demand is high. For more information, call 281.351.3310.
On-site registration is scheduled weekly from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Thursdays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Students can also register online at www.lonestar.edu/registration.
Lone Star College-Tomball is located at 30555 Tomball Parkway, at the intersection of State Highway 249 and Zion Road.
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Lone Star College-University Park dedicates Energy and Manufacturing Institute
Lone Star College-University Park News
Published on: May 01, 2014 The new 70,000 square-foot Energy and Manufacturing Institute (EMI) will be dedicated at a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on May 14. The building, located on the campus of Lone Star College-University Park at 11521 Compaq Center West Drive, will be a hub for high-tech workforce training in energy and manufacturing.
Houston, the worlds energy capital, accounts for more than 30 percent of oil and gas jobs in the United States. According to Lone Star College Chancellor Richard Carpenter, companies in the energy and manufacturing sectors face a shrinking pool of trained employees as they forecast employment projections. Professionals working in the industry also require extensive retraining in order to maintain technology and safety standards.
To meet training demands for a skilled workforce, said Carpenter, Lone Star College partnered with the sectors across the region to develop the Energy and Manufacturing Institute.
According to Dr. John Galiotos, Dean of the Energy and Manufacturing Institute, training developed by Lone Star College in collaboration with industry partners will prepare EMI students to enter the workforce as well as to advance careers.
EMI will set a new standard in the education and training of a highly-skilled workforce, said Dr. Galiotos. The institute will concentrate on a strong foundation in scientific and engineering concepts emphasizing exposure to real-world lab and industrial processes and equipment.
Costa Thanos, a student in EMIs field service technician certification program, recently obtained a mechanical assembly position at National Oilwell Varco. I highly recommend the program, he said. The one-on-one teaching and the hands-on training through EMI prepared me for the high-tech demands of the job.
Construction began in March of 2013 on the two-story building and decorative concrete and zinc panels with large expanses of glass now gracing the exterior. EMI will provide five state-of-the-art classrooms, 28 labs and two simulation rooms equipped with industry-standard equipment and software. Students will learn ...
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University Police, Air Force ROTC team up for on-campus active shooter training today
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University Police, Air Force ROTC team up for on-campus active shooter training
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Kansas State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 270 cadet training will include an ALICE active shooter drill in partnership with Kansas State University Police Department. | Download this photo.
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University Air Force ROTC Detachment 270 cadets will work with the Kansas State University Police Department to conduct a large-scale active shooter training from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in Gen. Richard B. Myers Hall. The training will include sounds of gunfire and realistic-looking victims and perpetrators. The live training is an addition to the national Air Force ROTC requirement of 60-120 minutes of ALICE training, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate. Through a partnership with local emergency professionals, the training will give ROTC cadets hands-on experience so they can put to use what they have learned from an ALICE course. "We could just do the ALICE training course and then we would be done with the requirement but we are stepping things up," Master Sgt. Ronald Cervera said. "We want to give our cadets a more realistic view and help them develop situational awareness while also assisting K-State Police and the Manhattan Fire Department with training."The police and fire departments have trained for active shooter situations at smaller levels, but never directly on campus, according to K-State Police Lt. Bradli Millington. Conducting the training in Myers Hall will give K-State Police a chance to practice in a multi-level campus building with real students. "Our previous training at Fort Riley's mock city and the fire department's burn house at Kimball and Denison have all been great practice but this training will give K-State police officers and Manhattan Fire Department training with the students as role players in a campus environment, which is a great opportunity," Millington said. The police department will conduct three ...
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On a Dark and Stormy Night
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Caleb Seavey, B.A. ’13, graduating medical student at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and veteran paramedic, got the call “on a rainy night at 3 a.m.”“There had been a serious one-car accident in which three people had died prior to our arrival, two victims had life-threatening injuries, and three more were walking wounded,” Seavey recalled. It was August 2014, and he was five years into his volunteer service as an emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Silver Spring Fire Department, part of Maryland’s Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. There were other EMTs helping that night, along with career firefighters, but Seavey was the paramedic in charge.
“I knew that my job was to bring order to this extraordinary chaos, and I needed to meet that challenge,” he said.
The impact of the crash had been powerful enough to eject a child’s car seat from the vehicle, but Seavey couldn’t see any children as he triaged patients. “This prospect that another patient was not being attended to was naturally horrifying to me as a young medic in charge,” he explained. “But I knew I needed to push all of the ‘what ifs’ out of my head.”
He’s channeled that same concentration as an M.D. student, to his and his patients’ benefit. “Being a first-responder [has given] me an opportunity to work in a high-stakes, high-stress environment that has unquestionably helped me in medical school,” said Seavey, who started volunteering during his undergraduate years at GW. “Going into rotations in particular, when encountering similar emergent scenarios, I have a much calmer and more focused demeanor.”
Although having his medical degree means he’ll no longer be able to volunteer, Seavey has enjoyed his dual roles of student and paramedic, but it hasn’t always been easy balancing responsibilities.
“It got really hard during third ...
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BOG backs WVU values: service, curiosity, respect, accountability, appreciation
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As it celebrates its 150th anniversary, West Virginia University has outlined a mission
of leading transformation, through partnership and based on the values of
service, curiosity, respect, accountability and appreciation.
The Board of Governors endorsed
a mission, vision and values statement at its regular meeting Friday (April
21), culminating a year-long process kicked off by President Gordon Gee's State of the University speech on March 1,
2016.
"We're going to lead in education, and we're going to
lead in health care and we're going to lead in developing prosperity," Gee
said in introducing the statements.
They are "a way for us to think about ourselves and
everyday remind ourselves of who we are and what we are," he said.
"As a land-grant institution," the mission
statement says, "the faculty, staff and students at West Virginia
University commit to creating a diverse and inclusive culture that advances
education, healthcare and prosperity for all by providing access and
opportunity; by advancing high-impact research; and by leading transformation
in West Virginia and the world through local, state and global
engagement."
The vision: "As one West Virginia University, we are
purposeful in our studies and our work so that we can partner with our
communities – both near and far – to bring needed and valued solutions to
real-life problems within the pillars of education, healthcare and prosperity."
That mission and vision are supported by the five values of:
·
Service – "We seek opportunities to serve
others and are committed to providing the highest quality of service."
·
Curiosity – "We ask questions, seek new
opportunities and change through innovation."
·
Respect – "We are respectful, transparent
and inclusive with each other."
·
Accountability – We perform at our very best
every day to create a University that is responsive, efficient and effective."
·
Appreciation – "We support and value each
other's contributions as we build a community that is One WVU."
Gee said the statements reflect "the ...
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Rick Perry, U.S. Secretary of Energy, keynote speaker at UTA’s ‘Responsible Shale Energy Extraction’ Conference tomorrow as part of Earth Day Texas 2017
The University of Texas at Arlington News Releases
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is keynote speaker at UTA’s “Responsible Shale Energy Extraction” Conference April 20-21 at Fair Park in Dallas, as part of Earth Day Texas. Secretary Perry’s speech is scheduled for April 21, 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. A full schedule of the conference can be seen here.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is keynote speaker at UTA’s “Responsible Shale Energy Extraction” Conference April 21-22 at Fair Park in Dallas, as part of Earth Day Texas.
Secretary Perry’s speech is scheduled for April 21, 9:10 – 9:30 a.m. A full schedule of the conference can be seen here.
This free event, chaired by UTA’s Collaborative Laboratories for Environmental Analysis and Remediation or CLEAR lab, will feature presentations by Scott Anderson of the Environmental Defense Fund, Scott Tinker of the Bureau of Economic Geology and Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University, who has been named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People for her work as a climate scientist and communicator.
“We believe that it is important to host a variety of perspectives at a venue like Earth Day Texas where we can have honest discussions about the strengths and weaknesses of shale energy extraction,” said Kevin Schug, UTA’s Shimadzu Distinguished Professor of Analytical Chemistry and director of the CLEAR lab.
“Our goal through this conference is to facilitate new collaborations that will have a positive impact on the environment,” he added.
The event will also feature roundtable discussions, and live technology demonstrations covering a wide range of topics, including the detection and remediation of environmental contamination events, the management of light pollution and induced seismicity and the intelligent recycling of brackish and waste waters for commercial applications.
“With our knowledge of the relationship between shale energy extraction and the environment continuing to grow, so too does our need for new partnerships to help ...
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Shorthorn story highlights record hoops crowds
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UTA Shorthorn sports editor Selby Lopez posted a great article today that highlighted the continued increase in support for Mavericks men and women's basketball in College Park Center.
"We've kind of turned the tide with the College Park Center in terms of making it a great home-court advantage. When you have five to 6,000 people, I think it could be one of the greatest home-court advantages in college basketball." - UTA men's basketball coach Scott Cross.
UTA Basketball Attendance Averages (2010 - 2017)
MEN WOMEN
2017 2,798 1,657
2016 2,888 1,031
2015 2,051 1,031
2014 1,872 784
2013 1,968 439
2012 2,131 874
*2011 811 467
*2010 756 581
*Games played in Texas Hall
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Wayne Law students win Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarships
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Wayne Law students win Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarshipsApril 21, 2017DETROIT – Two Wayne State University Law School students were awarded scholarships from the Michigan Muslim Bar Association.
Zanah Ghalawanji of Troy and Husnah Khan of Bloomfield Hills were each presented with $500 scholarships at the Michigan Muslim Bar Association’s Fifth Annual Scholarship Dinner in November.
The awards are given to students in good academic standing based on their essay response to a topic.
Ghalawanji, a second-year law student, is a President’s Scholar and vice president of Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association. This summer she will be working in Amman, Jordan, on refugee resettlement with the International Refugee Assistance Project.
"I am extremely excited to have been awarded the Michigan Muslim Bar Association scholarship,” said Ghalawanji. “It is an honor to be recognized among the American-Muslim legal community. I hope to continue to strive to represent my community and my university in the best light possible."
Ghalawanji was previously a law clerk for Masri Law Office PLLC in Dearborn and worked as an office administrator for the Council on American Islamic Relations in Farmington Hills. She also was an intern for the Syrian National Coalition in Washington, D.C. Ghalwanji earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.
Khan, a second-year law student, is president of Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association and lieutenant governor of public interest for the American Bar Association Law Student Division’s Sixth Circuit. Khan re-established Wayne Law’s Muslim Law Students Association in 2016 to provide Muslim law students an avenue to connect with one another, meet Muslim legal professionals and participate in community building events. This year the organization hosted Rabia Chaudry, the attorney who introduced Adnan Syed’s case to the Serial podcast creator.
"I was deeply humbled to ...
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Oklahoma State University civil engineering students win American Concrete Institute Fellowship awards
Oklahoma State University - News and Communications
Oklahoma State University civil engineering students Bret Robertson and Katelyn Oquin have received prestigious American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship awards.
Robertson, a graduate student from Inola, Oklahoma, and Oquin, class of 2016 from Burneyville, Oklahoma, will each receive a $7,000 stipend, an all-expenses paid trip to the next two ACI conventions, assistance in finding an industry mentor and assistance in finding a summer internship.
“This is a great honor for Oklahoma State University and our students,” says Tyler Ley, Ph.D. and associate civil engineering professor. “It showcases the high quality of students we have here and it’s great that they’re recognized by such a prestigious group.”
Over 1,000 students apply for this award each year, and Oquin and Robertson are the first from OSU to receive it. There have only been two previous universities that have had students win the ACI Fellowship award in the same year.
“We have professors who invest in their students not only in the classroom, but in their well-being and success,” says Oquin. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities that I was provided by Dr. Ley, and for his ability to teach with a passion and to inspire his students.”
For more information about the ACI Fellowship award, visit https://www.scholarshipcouncil.org/Student-Awards/Fellowships.
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Debate Team Finishes Season at National Event
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The UT Dallas debate team was among the nation's top teams invited to the National Debate Tournament in March.The UT Dallas debate team finished its 2016-2017 season with its 14th consecutive appearance at the National Debate Tournament (NDT).The top 78 teams in the nation were invited to the tournament held March 23-27 at the University of Kansas. UT Dallas notched strong wins against Georgetown University, Trinity University and Missouri State University at the tournament.“This was a season of growing for a very young team,” said Scott Herndon, director of the debate program. “Qualifying one team is difficult. Qualifying two teams this year is a sign of our depth and a testament to the hard work of the debaters and coaches who are putting in hundreds of hours of preparation throughout the season. It’s easy to forget, with all they accomplished this year, these teams are mostly freshmen. Only one debater graduates this spring, so we’re looking forward to building on the showing we had this season.”This year was the first since 2011 that the debate program has qualified two teams to the NDT — finance senior Daniel Becker and geospatial information sciences junior Brandon Johnson comprised one team, and neuroscience freshman Ali Rizvi and economics and finance freshman Varad Agarwala was another team. From left: Brandon Johnson, Daniel Becker, Ali Rizvi and Varad Agarwala represented UT Dallas in the National Debate Tournament.This was the final tournament for Becker, who will be graduating in May.“I couldn't be happier to have debated at UTD,” Becker said. “The entire team — coaches and students alike — worked tirelessly this past year in a very competitive season. The team has a lot of great talent in its freshmen, and some of the best coaches in the nation. It's been a real pleasure these past four years, and ...
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Community invited to NAU’s Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Northern Arizona University is holding its 9th annual Undergraduate Symposium to highlight research from undergraduate students throughout campus.More than 1,000 students from throughout the university will showcase their achievements in research, creativity, service learning and collaborative projects throughout the day. There will be presentations, poster sessions, exhibits, performances, roundtable discussions and more.
The symposium is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at the Skydome. It is free and open to the public.
For the schedule and more information go to nau.edu/symposium.
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MEN FINISH FIRST IN CAUSEWAY CLASSIC DUAL, ARMSTEAD SHATTERS SCHOOL RECORD
Athletics News
Apr 21, 2017
DAVIS, Calif. — The Sacramento State men won 10 events to defeat UC Davis in the Causeway Classic Dual on Friday night at Toomey Field. The Hornets scored 102 points compared to 89 from UCD. The men have now finished first in all three team scored events in which they competed this season.
The Sacramento State women finished second to the Aggies by a score of 110-81.
Sacramento State was able to pull away in the field events with six wins. In the final event of the evening, junior Darius Armstead crushed a talented field in the triple jump to break his own school record and post the fifth-longest jump in NCAA Div. I this season. Armstead finished with a best of 53-01.50 to finish 17.75 inches ahead of the closest competitor. Armstead now leads the Big Sky by over three feet and has the best mark in NCAA Div. I outside of a Power 5 conference.
Kyle Peterson finished first in both the discus and hammer. Peterson had a career best hammer throw of 186-00. That mark moved him into ninth place in school history and was fifth-longest in the Big Sky this season. Peterson also had a discus throw of 169-03. He was followed by Kyle Carrillo who was second at 163-07. Andrew Stich and Trevor Hubby placed first and second, respectively, in the javelin. Stich threw 181-03 while Hubby finished at 175-04.
In the jumps, Cory Barger and Turner had the top two marks in the long jump. Barger finished with a season best of 24-05.00 and Turner had a distance 23-06.75. Steven Pust took first place in the pole vault after clearing 15-05.50.
Seniors Eric Adorno and Aric Walden earned the team's victories in the individual running events. Adorno ran 10.77 to finish just off his season best of 10.76. Michael Turner placed second in the event in 10.89. Walden and Lindsey were 1-2 in the 110-hurdles. Walden ran 14.38 for his fastest wind-legal mark of the year. Lindsey had a time of 14.75.
The Hornet men also earned a pair of wins in the relays. The foursome of Lindsey, Turner, Chris Ilio and Adorno posted a season-best time of 41.22 to win the event by .29 seconds. That mark also moved the team into a tie for fourth place in the Big Sky this year. Sacramento State entered two teams into the 4x400 and the "B" team came away victorious in 3:25.64. That unit was comprised of Andrew Stich, Max Jette, Alec Acevedo and Taylor Huynh.
Artearra Coffey and Kristen Robinson finished first and second in the 100-hurdles. Coffey ran a career best 14.33 to edge Robinson by .04 seconds. Her time moved her into a tie for fourth place in the Big Sky this year. Ashley Kittle added the team's other individual victory in the running events with a time of 2:11.75 in the 800.
Despite placing second, the Hornets' 4x100 relay team set a season best of 46.85. The team of Robinson, Carly Schulz, Amari Sperling and Amari Jones now rank third in the Big Sky this year.
Elizabeth Venzon, Julia Grimm and Tyhana Cooper captured event victories for Sacramento State in the field events. Venzon jumped a team season best of 18-09.75 to tie UC Davis' Erinn Beattie. She was awarded first place based upon her second best attempt. Grimm threw 146-00 to shatter her PR by 4-feet, 7-inches. The mark also moved her into fifth place in school history. Cooper won the shot put with a mark of 45-10.50.
Men's Results
100: 1. Eric Adorno, SAC, 10.77; 2. Michael Turner 10.89; 4. Andre Lindsey 11.08; 8. Chris Ilio 11.34.
200: 1. Brian Thomas, UCD, 21.74; 2. Eric Adorno 21.89; 3. Michael Turner 22.08; 6. Adam Huynh 23.05; 8. Chris Ilio 23.45.
400: 1. Brian Thomas, UCD, 47.54; 2. Alec Foster 48.59; 3. Adam Huynh 50.62; 4. Alec Acevedo 51.12.
800: 1. Xolan Brown, UCD, 1:53.74; 3. Taylor Huynh 1:56.39; 5. Aiden Schraer 1:59.41; 7. Blake Maule 2:08.85.
1500: 1. Jordon Rushing, UCD, 3:52.94; 6. Aidan Schraer 4:05.02; 7. Ryan Salcido 4:15.53.
3K: 1. Jordon Rushing, UCD, 8:31.05; 2. Elijah Changco 8:33.12; 5. Sammy Scheuer 8:39.10; 7. Ryan Salcido 9:03.00.
110H: 1. Aric Walden, SAC, 14.38; 2. Andre Lindsey 14.75; 5. Max Jette 15.51; 7. Andrew Stich 16.01.
400H: 1. Jelani Legohn, UCD, 53.74; 2. Andrew Stich 55.88; 3. Max Jette 56.40.
4x100: 1. Sacramento State 41.22.
4x400: 1. Sacramento State "B" 3:14.41; 3. Sacramento State "A" 3:25.64.
HJ: 1. Kyle Clancy, UCD, 6-08.75; 2. Daniel Onuoha 6-06.75; 4. Darius Armstead 6-04.75; 6. Max Jette 6-02.75; 7. Mohamed Abdullah 6-00.75.
PV: 1. Steven Pust, SAC, 15-05.50; 3. Trevor Hubby 13-11.75; 4. Alec Acevedo 13-05.75.
LJ: 1. Cory Barger, SAC, 24-05.00; 2. Michael Turner 23-06.75; 4. Richard Cooper 22-06.25; 6. Jah Strange 22-00.75; 7. Dylan Barger 21-09.50; 8. Alec Acevedo 21-04.75; 9. Steven Pust 20-10.50.
TJ: 1. Darius Armstead, SAC, 53-01.50; 4. Mohamed Abdullah 50-00.75; 5. Jah Strange 49-07.25; 6. Gathunga Ndirangu 48-08.00.
SP: 1. Gregory Richardson, UCD, 51-07.25; 2. Anthony Santiago 48-04.75; 4. Kyle Peterson 42-11.00.
DIS: 1. Kyle Peterson, SAC, 169-03; 2. Kyle Carrillo 163-07; 5. Anthony Santiago 140-05.
HAM: 1. Kyle Peterson, SAC, 186-00; 5. Kyle Carrillo 141-02; 6. Anthony Santiago 126-05.
JAV: 1. Andrew Stich, SAC, 181-03; 2. Trevor Hubby 175-04.
Women's Results
100: 1. Natsumi, McGee, UCD, 11.77; 4. Amari Jones 12.17; 6. Amari Sperling 12.64; 7. Brianna Smith 13.12; 9. Carlie Rae Buchanan 13.16.
200: 1. Natsumi McGee, UCD, 24.25; 7. Amari Jones 25.67; 8. Joy Weems 25.70; 9. Amari Sperling 26.02; 10. Adria Revell 26.52; 11. Artearra Coffey 26.67; 13. Brianna Smith 27.78; 14. Carlie Rae Buchanan 28.17.
400: 1. Mikaela Adolphus, UCD, 55.53; 3. Joy Weems 56.08; 5. Kassandra Corrigan 57.47; 6. Adria Revell 1:00.40.
800: 1. Ashley Kittle, SAC, 2:11.75; 3. Denise Reis 2:12.46; 9. Maria Barragan 2:17.86.
1500: 1. Megan MacGregor, UCD, 4:41.41; 2. Haley Heinemann 4:41.87; 5. Garcie Albano 4:49.62.
3K: 1. Hannah Kirkegaard, UCD, 10:08.19; 3. Haley Heinemann 10:17.60; 5. Emma Armstrong 10:23.32; 7. Gracie Albano 10:37.48.
100H: 1. Artearra Coffey, SAC, 14.33; 2. Kristen Robinson 14.37; 6. Maya Arthur 15.26; 7. Elizabeth Venzon 15.57; 8. Brittany Dugger 15.98.
400H: 1. Emma Redick, UCD, 1:01.97; 2. Cassidy Zurn 1:02.37; 3. Angelica Cusworth 1:02.62; 4. Carly Schulz 1:02.64.
4x100: 1. UC Davis 45.42; 2. Sacramento State 46.85.
4x400: 1. UC Davis 3:42.46; 2. Sacramento State "B" 3:44.07; 3. Sacramento State "A" 3:53.82.
HJ: 1. Erinn Beattie, UCD, 5-07.25; 2. Candice Dominguez 5-06.00; 4. Elizabeth Venzon 5-06.00; 5. Sydney Pink 5-03.00; 6. Julia Grimm 5-03.00; 7. Kassandra Corrigan 5-03.00; T9. Shelby Dozier 5-01.00.
PV: 1. Holly Tokar, UCD, 12-10.00; T4. Hayley Ann Carbullido 11-10.00; 6. Siobhan Anderson 11-04.25; 7. Tessa Davis 10-10.25; Danielle Brandon NH.
LJ: 1. Elizabeth Venzon, SAC, 18-09.75; 3. Kassandra Corrigan 18-02.50; 4. Tia Cooke 17-11.00; 7. Julia Grimm 16-08.50; 8. Brittany Dugger 16-06.50.
TJ: 1. Emem Ibekewe, UCD, 38-04.75; 2. Candice Dominguez 35-00.25.
SP: 1. Tyhana Cooper, SAC, 45-10.50; 2. Jelaia Jones 44-08.75; 5. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 43-04.25; 6. Kathleen Durand 39-05.00; 8. Adora Garrick 37-07.25.
DIS: 1. Breanna Standifer, UCD, 169-04; 3. Lauren Kinloch 140-00; 4. Kathleen Durand 138-04; 5. Adora Garrick 133-07; 6. Jelaia Jones 132-10; 7. Danielle Jackson 132-00; 10. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 112-08.
HAM: 1. Michaela Mundt, UCD, 188-05; 3. Kathleen Durand 172-00; 4. Tyhana Cooper 172-00; 4. Tyhana Cooper 168-01; 6. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 143-10; 7. Adora Garrick 141-04; 8. Lauren Kinloch 132-01; 9. Danielle Jackson 97-06.
JAV: 1. Julia Grimm, SAC, 146-00; 2. Selena Cisneros-Haefke 138-06; 5. Brittany Dugger 91-07.
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