Chris Royce featured in Tech & Learning article
Chris Royce was featured in a Tech & Learning article on how to teach NASA’s Mars landing. Read the full article.
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Deanna Najera ’14 prepared to make changes in public health
A quick scan of the career path of Deanna Bridge Najera ’14 and it’s no surprise The Baltimore Sun named the physician assistant to their 25 Women to Watch: best in advocacy, business and health list. The graduate of Shippensburg University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling program works in the emergency department at MedStar Montgomery Medical, the…
Claire Jantz recognized as role model and leader
Dr. Claire Jantz is making a positive and sustainable difference in the South Mountain region, and her work was recognized last month with the Spirit of South Mountain Award. This award is granted each year by the South Mountain Partnership (SMP), a public-private partnership lead by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and…
Dr. Sieta Achampong ’01 featured in PennLive Black History Month feature
Sieta Achampong ’01 was featured in a Pennlive article featuring leaders in the community who are making Black history today. Achampong is the director of high schools for the Harrisburg School District. Read the full article.
Lawrence Eppard discusses poverty myths in The Source
Lawrence Eppard appeared in an article in The Source discussing myths about poverty. The book Eppard co-authored “Poorly Understood” was also highlighted in the article. Read the article.
Claire Jantz presented award by South Mountain Partnership
On January 29, Claire Jantz, geography/earth science and CLUS, was presented the Spirit of South Mountain Award at the 10th annual Power of the Partnership Year-End Celebration. Each year, the South Mountain Partnership recognizes an individual, project, or organization that has made significant contributions to advancing a positive and sustainable future for the South Mountain…
Kim Klein published by professional honors association
Wood Honors College director Kim Klein’s monograph, Internationalizing Honors, was published in December 2020 by the National Collegiate Honors Council, the national professional association of Honors Programs and Colleges.
Andrea Barrick publishes domestic violence research in policy journal
Andrea Barrick, social work and gerontology, recently had her manuscript “Committee hearings, witness affiliations, and the passage of the violence against women act” published in the Journal of Policy Practice and Research,doi: 10.1007/s42972-021-00024-3. The author tracks attention to domestic violence at the congressional level and seeks to answer the question of why Congress recognized violence…
Jayleen Galarza to co-chair Board of Directors at LGBT center
In December 2020, Jayleen Galarza, social work and gerontology, was appointed Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the LGBT Center in Harrisburg.
Video game developed by Dudley Girard and students to be showcased by Makers Play
Dudley Girard, computer science, worked with students from the Video Game development club and alumni during a November game jam and over winter break to build AsterRoll (https://impsbro.itch.io/asterroll) , a video game that is accepted to the Indie Makers Syndicate showcase (http://makerssyndicate.com/). The showcase will take place virtually on the weekend of March 26th and…