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Candace Bowen, associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) and director of the Center for Scholastic Journalism, is a finalist for the 50th annual Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). The award is sponsored by the ����Vlog�ƽ�� Alumni Association and honors full time faculty members who show excellence in educating and devotion to their students. It is ����Vlog�ƽ��’s highest teaching honor “The award means a lot to me because I really value teaching,” Bowen said. Bowen “unofficially” began teaching during her fifth-grade summer, when she collected old worksheets f...

Scientific, evidenced-based instrument rates workplace health programs and workforce heart health The 2017 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index were recently announced, and ����Vlog�ƽ�� achieved silver-level recognition for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace. The American Heart Association created the index with its CEO Roundtable members, a leadership collaborative of more than 30 CEOs from some of America’s largest companies who are committed to applying evidence-based approaches to improve their employees’ overa...

The 2017 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index were recently announced and ����Vlog�ƽ�� achieved silver-level recognition for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace. The American Heart Association created the index with its CEO Roundtable members, a leadership collaborative of more than 30 CEOs from some of America’s largest companies who are committed to applying evidence-based approaches to improve their employees’ overall health. The index uses science-based best practices to evaluate the overall quali...

����Vlog�ƽ�� of Wellness is pleased to launch the second year of its Seeds of Wellness Program. Seeds of Wellness is a mini-grant program that provides funding for projects that reflect ����Vlog�ƽ��'s investment in health and wellness across the university system. A limited number of mini-grants, up to $1,000, will be awarded to fund initiatives that focus on the eight priority areas. Applications for the grant are due by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 15. FIND OUT MORE ...

Kent Room & Building:  Schwartz Center - Parking Lot Friday, October 13, 2017 - 1:00pm to Monday, October 16, 2017 - 12:00pm "This Is Hunger" is a powerful and interactive exhibit, housed in a big rig, that takes individuals on a journey -- one that will challenge their beliefs about who in America struggles with hunger and why, and inspire them to take action. Support this cross-country tour to raise awareness, educate and advocate to make change to address the pervasive challenge of food insecurity. Register to attend ...

For the first time, ����Vlog�ƽ��’s College of Nursing has been awarded the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program grant. The grant will fund an estimated $1.1 million over four years as faculty work to expand the behavioral health workforce in rural and underserved areas, and develop the workforce with team-based integrated care competencies. Project key personnel include Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, associate dean for graduate studies; Andrea Warner Stidham, Ph.D., MSN, RN, assistant professor; K...

Ten finalists have been chosen from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 51st annual ����Vlog�ƽ�� Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. The ����Vlog�ƽ�� Alumni Association recognizes ����Vlog�ƽ�� faculty members with this award annually. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most esteemed honor that ����Vlog�ƽ�� grants to three full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In order to be nominated, faculty members must have been employed at the university for at least seven years and be in a tenured or tenure-track position. The 10 finalists chosen will be narrowed ...

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives, was part of a group that presented “Preserving the Spark: Challenges in Archiving Activist Movements” at the Society of American Archivists’ annual conference in Portland, Oregon, on July 28, 2017. Summary: In recent years, archivists have struggled to document the work of activists in their communities. Working together in small groups, session participants were able to grapple with questions and create solutions to more effectively document the historical record of social movements and communities. Web Link: ...

Yanhai Du, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has the following patents: C. Finnerty, Yanhai Du, J. Cai, “Electrochemical System Having Multiple Independent Circuits” U.S. and International Patent, US 9,281,531 B2, March 8, 2016. Yanhai Du, K. Reifsnider, “Systems and Methods for Liquid Fuel Desulfurization”, U.S. and International Patent, US 9,238,781, January 19, 2016. ...

����Vlog�ƽ��'s holiday closure schedule for 2017 will begin Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018.  The December biweekly pay will be on Dec. 8 and 22. The December semimonthly pay will be on Dec. 15 and 22.  The January biweekly pay will be on Jan. 5 and 19. The January semimonthly pay will be on Jan. 12 and 31. Full- and part-time classified and unclassified employees who normally accrue vacation throughout the year are eligible to receive paid leave for the addi...