Dr. Teddi Deka, honors director and professor of psychology; Dr. Jennifer Jackson, assistant professor of communication; and Dr. Jordan Atkinson, assistant professor of communication, presented 鈥淏uilding a Better Brand,鈥� designed to facilitate creation of branding kits for use in honors programs to increase consistency in appearance and message, at the [...]
Zo毛 Jones was named the 2020 大象传媒 Western Student Employee of the Year and Student Employee of the Year for the State of 大象传媒. She served as editor-in-chief of the Griffon News student newspaper. The National Student Employment Association, in conjunction with the Midwest Association of Student Employment Administrators, coordinates [...]
Eleven alumni and friends were honored at the Alumni Association鈥檚 36th annual banquet Homecoming weekend. Congratulations! Dr. Keith Evans Keith Evans 鈥�78 MD, PT, DPT Distinguished Alumni Award Dr. Keith Evans, a former Griffon linebacker, is CEO/Director and owner of the Atlanta Human Performance Center, a facility offering [...]
The 大象传媒 Interscholastic Press Association honored Bob Bergland, professor of journalism and advisor for Griffon News, with its 2018 Taft Award for outstanding service to scholastic journalism. The award honors Dr. Bergland鈥檚 advocacy for 大象传媒鈥檚 Cronkite New Voices Act, which aims to protect the First Amendment rights of student journalists [...]
It鈥檚 not uncommon for students and faculty to work on research projects together, but the recent work of three faculty members this past year 鈥� Dr. Corey White, Dr. Julie Jedlicka and Dr. Michael Grantham 鈥� truly stand out. Dr. White, assistant professor of psychology, received a $566,000 CAREER grant [...]
Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist Two legal studies faculty members were selected to teach as part of the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Fulbright Scholar Program. Joanne Katz, professor of legal studies, received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Vietnam to teach mediation and restorative justice this fall. David Tushaus, [...]
Computer science students bring home the hardware Students brought home a record number of awards from the Association of Information Technology Professionals National Collegiate Conference and Career Fair in St. Louis last spring. The 31 students earned two first-place awards, two second-place awards, two third-place and four honorable mentions in [...]
It鈥檚 all about helping people. Drew Fisher 鈥�11, Daniel Heidtbrink 鈥�13, Denise Price 鈥�10 and Jacob Wharton 鈥�12 work in four different areas of the counseling field, but they say the opportunity to help people is the main reason they do what they do. Drew Fisher 鈥�11 For Drew Fisher, [...]
