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 Finance professor John Gonas supervises students using new Belmont financial trading center. |
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 Pam Guidi enjoys being a student in Sage After Work program. |
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 Polar explorers Ann Bancroft and Liv Arnesen. |
Spring 2005
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Members In The News
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ANAC Members Observe M.L. King Day and Black History Month ANAC members sponsored a variety of conferences, speakers, and other events in observance of Black History Month, activities that both explored issues of race, ethnicity, and American society and reveal deep value traditions on campus. One of the most dramatic may have been the appearance of US Senator Barack Obama on the North Central campus February 7. Obama spoke of the needs of children and maintaining college-affordability as being among his highest priorities. Also on February 7, the Hampton University NAACP chapter sponsored a National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day forum, followed on February 8 by the Hampton student government HIV/AIDS information seminar. Simmons College promoted a variety of activities and events under the theme, “Power, Pride, and Perseverance,” including speakers and forums, brown bag discussions, a food and history excursion to Harlem, a poetry jam, and a gospel brunch. On January 20-21, Ithaca College hosted a conference, “From Jack Johnson to Marion Jones: Gains Made, Struggles Remain for African-Americans in Sport,” featuring more than twenty scholars, writers, and prominent African American athletic figures. Capital University observed Martin Luther King Day with a “Day of Learning” speakers, discussions, and activities.
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Belmont University Receives $10.5 Million; Establishes Montessori Teacher Education Program and Electronic-Based Stock Market Facility Belmont University has received its largest gift in history, a $10.5 million gift from Tennessee entrepreneur and business leader Gordon E. Inman, to help pay for construction of Belmont’s new 100,000 square foot two-building health care education complex which will house Belmont’s nursing, occupational therapy, social work, and physical therapy programs. Belmont has also announced a new teacher education program to prepare Montessori teachers in cooperation with a dozen Montessori schools in the Nashville area and the opening of the first electronic financial trading room on a Tennessee campus. The financial information laboratory is equipped with the latest technology for Belmont students learning investment and portfolio management, including participation in managing about $450,000 in investments for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Drake University Receives $10 Million for Scholarships and Stadium Renovation Drake University has received a $10 million gift from retired Walgreen chairman and CEO Dan Jorndt and his wife Patricia McDonnell Jorndt, both Drake alums. The gift will provide $5 million for scholarships and $5 million for a Drake stadium renovation project that is planned to begin in May 2005. Pulitzer Prize Winning Author at Ithaca College; Hamline Faculty Publish Books David Marcus, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist spending a year in residence teaching writing at Ithaca College, has published a new book, What It Takes to Pull Me Through: Why Teenagers Get in Trouble and How Four of Them Got Out, that is receiving considerable national media attention. Marcus gave a workshop for ANAC member PR directors several years ago and is available to speak on member campuses. The Hamline University Press announces three new books, one entitled Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America by Hamline law and management professor David Schultz. The other two were written by Hamline graduate school of education alumni—Accommodating and Educating Somali Students in Minnesota Schools is authored by Mohamed Farid and Don McMahan; Hey, Hmong Girl, Whassup? The Journal of Choua Vang, a novel in journal form by Leah Rempel. Elon University Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality Program Awards $1.2 Million to Scholars Worldwide The Global Perspectives on Science and Spirituality Program (GPSS) at Elon University has awarded eighteen grants between $40,000 and $130,000 each (total of $1.2 million) to scholars worldwide to fund research linking spiritual and religious experiences with discoveries and advancements in modern sciences. Headed by Pranab Das, chair of the Elon physics department, GPSS is a partnership with Universite Interdisciplinaire de Paris, a small research and teaching institute that specializes in the study of science and religion. GPSS operates under a multi-year, multi-million dollar grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Approximately 160 scholars applied for grants and award recipients come from India, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and other countries. Recipients will gather in Paris in July and conduct research, work in interdisciplinary teams, publish in scholarly and popular journals, and hold colloquia, symposia, and lecture with grant support through mid-2006. Notable Women Speak on ANAC Member Campuses During Women’s History Month Many ANAC members have invited notable women to speak on their campuses during March—Women’s History Month. Kicking off the month, Christine Todd Whitman, former EPA administrator, will lecture at Elon, March 1 and 3, and Sister Helen Prejean, author of the best-selling Dead Man Walking, will speak on March 14. Fauzia Ahmed, an expert on international gender equity at the Brandeis Women’s Studies Research Center, spoke at Drake University on March 4. Quinnipiac University’s 11th annual Women’s Creativity Conference was held March 5, and feminist author and social critic Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth, spoke at Quinnipiac on March 7. Following a February 23 lecture by Maria de los Angeles Torres, an expert on US-Cuba relations and Latin immigration issues, North Central hosted a March 6 forum, “Making Women and AIDS a Global Foreign Policy Priority,” featuring Kathleen Cravero of UNAIDS and Princess Kasune Zulu from Zambia. Pacific Lutheran University will observe International Women’s Day, March 8, and kick off a series of Women’s History Month events with a community resource fair and remarks from Suely Ngouy, a labor organizer from Cambodia. On March 31, Hazel O’Leary, former Secretary of Energy, will speak at Belmont University. Hampton University to Build Biomedical Research Center; Valparaiso University to Dedicate New Geography and Meteorology Building Hampton University has announced plans to construct a 64,000 square foot Biomedical Research Center, a state-of-the-art facility specializing in breast, prostate, and other cancer research targeting minorities. In addition to the Hampton University Center for Advanced Medical Instrumentation, biology, pharmacy, and nursing researchers will be housed at the Center. Valparaiso University’s new Kallay-Christopher Hall, home to geography and meteorology, will be dedicated April 30, named after geography professor emeritus Ferencz Kally and the lead donors Jay and Doris Christopher of Hinsdale, Illinois. Drake University Wins CASE Awards; Drury Website Recognized Drake University publications have received five CASE District VI awards: for publications improvement, editorial design, brochure copywriting, publications produced on a budget, and institutional relations project. Drury University’s website (www.drury.edu) was rated in the top 10 percent of all college and university websites in the United States in a recent survey of 2,994 sites by the National Research Center for College and University Admissions. Sage Establishes Reality Program; Susquehanna “Write Option;” Valparaiso Extends LEAP Program The Sage Colleges has renamed its evening division “Sage After Work” to reflect the work and study nature of the lives of the growing adult population enrolling in college to complete degrees. More than a name change, Sage After Work involves a new sensitivity to the reality of adult student lives. Courses are offered in the evening, weekends, and online in 7-week, 14-week, or intensive “institute” style formats. Many of the faculty members are professional practitioners in the community and courses are designed to bridge the worlds of theory and practice. There are an estimated 100,000 people in the Albany-Troy area within 50 miles of Sage with two or more years of college experience who lack degrees. Susquehanna University has expanded its “Write Option” admissions policy to allow all first-year applicants to submit two graded writing samples from junior or senior high school year college preparatory courses rather than standardized test scores. Previously the Write Option had been limited to applicants in the top 20 percent of their high school class. SU research shows that Write Option students have nearly identical g.p.a. and graduation rates as their peers who submitted SAT or ACT test scores. Valparaiso University has extended its Lutheran Education Alliance with Parochial Schools (LEAP) teacher education program to two Detroit parochial schools. Designed for persons who already possess the bachelor’s degree, the two-year LEAP program was initiated in Chicago and Northwest Indiana in 2001. Graduates do summer coursework on the Valparaiso campus and spend the school year as teaching interns in their partner parochial school. University of Evansville Unveils Founder’s Portrait As part of the recent observance of Founder’s Day on February 17, the University of Evansville unveiled a new portrait of founder John C. Moore. Commissioned by Evansville Board of Trustee member William Ridgway and painted by Jim Cantrell, an artist from Bardstown, Kentucky, the painting commemorates the University sesquicentennial celebration in a very special way. Pacific Lutheran, Drury, Hampton, and Belmont Host Conferences ANAC members host numerous conferences, symposia, and colloquia each year. A recent sample includes the Pacific Lutheran University Wang Center symposium, January 12-14, “Pathways to Peace: Norway’s Approach to Democracy and Development.” Highlights included four participants from the prolonged war in Sudan and polar explorers Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft, recipients of Wang Center Peace Builder awards, and the award of Norway’s prestigious St. Olaf Medal, presented by Norwegian ambassador to the United States, Knut Vollebaek, to Chuck Nelson for his work in promoting relations between Norway and the US. Nelson helped thousands of Norwegians to study at PLU. Drury University hosted its 8th annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference for faculty and undergraduate student paper presentations on March 11. Participants came from as far away as the University of Massachusetts. Hampton University will host the 27th annual Black Family Conference, March 16-18, on the theme, “Save the Future with the Anabolic Family.” In conjunction with the Media Bloggers Association, Belmont University will host BlogNashville, a multi-faceted conference, May 5-7, on journalism, blogging, and the emergence of the new citizen participation journalism. The conference will explore the remarkable rise of blogging in the past two years, including its prominent role in the 2004 presidential campaign. Illustrating the sudden popularity of blogging, the Pew Internet and American Life project recently released figures that 8 million US adults say that they have created a blog or web-based diary and that 32 million Americans, 27 percent of US adults using the internet, say they are blog readers. Capital University Establishes Lifelong Learning Center in Cleveland Classes opened in late November at Capital University’s new Cleveland Center for Lifelong Learning. Located near downtown Cleveland, the Center is positioned for outreach to Cleveland’s Hispanic and African American communities with professional studies aimed at the business, public administration, and non-profit sectors. Capital has also established lifelong learning centers in Dayton and Columbus. Susquehanna Measures Regional Economic Impact Susquehanna University released a report in January, based on economic multipliers developed by the Pennsylvania Economy League, showing that the University economic impact in the Central Susquehanna Valley exceeded $90 million for the year ending June 30, 2004. With 450 employees, Susquehanna is one of the largest employers in the region with an annual budget exceeding $40 million. Among the many economic impacts, the approximately 60 percent of students participating in volunteer service contributed more than 48,000 hours to the community. Simmons College Receives Genetic Counseling Grant The Simmons College School for Health Studies has received a $495,521 grant from the Gruss-Lipper Foundation to initiate a new genetic counseling program. In partnership with Brandeis University, Simmons will offer online beginning in September 2005, a graduate certificate program to healthcare students and professionals to study the biological, cultural, legal, and ethical dimensions of human and medical genetics. The program is geared towards nurses, social workers, and other health professionals with clients impacted or at risk of developing genetic disorders. Student Projects at Drury and Valparaiso Serve the Community; Valparaiso and Belmont Student Raise Funds for Tsunami Relief Each year ANAC member students have enormous impact through community research, class-related projects, and voluntary service. Among the recent examples, Drury University architectural students prepared a development alternatives study for a section of Springfield’s central city and presented their findings before a meeting of community leaders and officials from nearby Southwest Missouri State University. Valparaiso University MBA students partnered with Opportunity Enterprises to help the non-profit agency assess whether it is meeting its mission and to help it adopt more effective business practices. The Valparaiso MBA program plans to extend this service to for-profit companies during the coming year. What could be a finer expression of student concern for the world around them than efforts to contribute support for tsunami relief. Students at Valparaiso raised $6,000 for tsunami relief and Belmont University students sponsored fundraising events to provide relief funds. |
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