ALVERNIA UNIVERSITYHonors Convocation

Sunday, April 18

2010

The Board of Trustees,

President Thomas F. Flynn,

and Faculty and Staff

of

Alvernia Universitywelcome you to the

2010 Honors Convocation

Welcome Shirley J. Williams, Ed.D. Provost

Processional

Invocation Joseph J. Cicala, Ph.D. Vice President for University Life and Dean of Students

Remarks Thomas F. Flynn, Ph.D. President

Student Speaker Heather Spangler ’10 2009 Senior Scholar

Introduction of Faculty Speaker Shirley J. Williams, Ed.D. Provost

Faculty Speaker Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D. Associate Professor of Business

2009 Lindback Award Recipient

Presentation of Department Awards

Arts & Languages Carol Schwanger, M.M., ChairAthletic Training, OT, & Social Work Delores Bertoti, MSPT, ChairBusiness Mary Ellen Wells, L.L.M., J.D., ChairCriminal Justice Daria LaTorre, J.D., Chair Education Ellen Engler, MS Ed., ChairEnglish, Communication, & CIS Mary Beth Demeo, M.A.T., ChairHumanities Victoria Williams, Ph.D., ChairNursing Mary Ellen Symanski, Ph.D., RN, ChairPsychology & Counseling Peggy Bowen-Hartung, CTS, Ph.D. Chair

Science & Mathematics Stephen R. Campion, Ph.D., Chair

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Presentation of Student Scholar Athletes Bill Stiles

Athletic Director

Presentation of Peace & Justice Student Award Sr. Rosemary Stets, OSF, MA

Vice President, Mission

Presentation of Senior Scholar Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D.

Member, Honors and Awards Committee Barry Harvey, M.S.

Chair, Academic Standards Committee

Presentation of St. Bernardine Faculty Award Karen Thacker, Ph.D., RN, CNE

Dean, College of Professional Programs

Presentation of Sr. Donatilla Faculty Award Polly Mathys, MSEd.

Member, Honors and Awards Committee

Presentation of Honor Cords to Graduates Kevin Godfrey, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Benediction Sister Rosemary Stets, OSF, MA Vice President, Mission

WelcometoAlverniaUniversityandthankyouforjoiningusaswehonorstudentsandfacultyforacademicachievement.

Pleasesilenceyourmobilephone,pager,andotherelectronicdevicesduringtheprogram.

Youareinvitedtoareceptionfollowingtheceremony.

ScottBallantyne,Ed.D.,PRSBA

Dr.ScottBallantyneholdsadoctorateineducationfromWidenerUniversity

andamasterinpublicadministrationfromKutztownUniversity,butismost

proudof thedegreeheobtainedasanundergraduateaccountingstudent

righthereatAlvernia,in1986.

Asthe2009recipientof the“ChristianR.&MaryF.LindbackFoundation

Award forExcellence inTeaching,”Ballantyne exemplifies outstanding

classroomperformance,instructionalsupport,andcampusleadership—as

wellasthehighesttraditionsof theteachingprofessionatAlverniaUniversity.

Ballantyne’steachingexcellencewasalsorecognizedin2009bythebusiness

department’s accrediting agency (theAssociation of CollegiateBusiness

SchoolsandPrograms),whichawardedhimtheTeachingExcellenceAward

forRegionTwo(includingPennsylvania,Delaware,theDistrictof Columbia,

Maryland,Virginia,andWestVirginia).

As aTenuredAssociate Professor atAlvernia,Ballantyne has served as theMBACoordinator,ASBSP InitialAccreditation

Coordinator, andDepartmentChair.He regularlywrites articles appearing in peer-reviewed journals, presents at national and

internationalconferences,anddirectsstudentresearchanddissertationprojects.Heiscurrentlyintheprocessof co-authoringa

bookonorganizationplanningwithfellowbusinessdepartmentfacultymembersBethBerretandMaryEllenWells.

Licensedasaninsuranceagent,BallantynealsoholdsregistrationsasaPennsylvaniaRegisteredSchoolBusinessAdministrator,and

isaregisteredrepresentativeinthefinancialsecuritiesindustry.

Onthefunside,Ballantyneisalicensedprivatepilot,alicensedboatcaptain,ascubadiver,afisherman,andamotorcycleenthusiast.

BallantynecontinuestobeactivelyinvolvedinthecommunitybyutilizingcommunityresearchprojectsintheAlverniaMBAcapstone

classtobuildcomprehensiveplansfororganizationsthatimproveourcommunity.Hecarefullychoosesorganizationsthatneed

businessadvice,butmaynotbeabletoaffordcomprehensiveplanningservices.

Heisamemberof thePennsylvaniaAssociationof SchoolBusinessOfficials,EasternEducationalResearchAssociation,Institute

of ManagementAccountants,andtheAssociationof CollegiateBusinessSchoolsandPrograms.

HeatherSpangler

Heather SpanglergrewupinGloucesterCity,N.J.,andattendedGloucester

CatholicHighSchool,whereshedevelopedan interest in thesciences—

particularlybiology,anatomy,andphysiology.Wishingto incorporateher

compassionforotherswithhernewfoundinterestinthesciences,shechose

topursueacareerinnursing.

AftergraduatingwithhonorsfromGloucesterCatholicin2006,shedecided

toattendAlvernia,andwas invitedtobecomeamemberof theHonors

Programoncampus.Asanhonorsstudent,Heatherhastakenmanyhonors

courses,includingHonorsHistoryandMusic,andSocialWork.Heather

alsoconductedresearchforherhonorsthesis,examiningtheeffectsof a

structured exercise program in a psychosocial rehabilitation setting that

providesservicesandsupportforthoselivingwithmentalillnesses.Heather’s

honors thesis reflects the concept developing and using evidence-based

practice techniques to improve the lives of patients. Shehopes that her

findingsareabletobenefitamarginalizedpopulation.

Heatherhasbeenactiveoncampusandinprofessionalorganizations.SheisatutorinAlvernia’sLearningCenterhelpingstudents

withsubjectssuchasanatomyandphysiology,biology,andfundamentalsof nursing.Sheisastudentambassador,oftenbeingone

of thefirstfacesprospectiveandnewstudentsseeoncampus.ShealsorepresentsAlverniaasastudentambassadortomembers

of thesurroundingcommunityatuniversity-sponsoredevents.Asamemberof theAlverniaStudentNursesAssociation(ASNA)

andthePennsylvaniaStudentNursesassociation(PSNA),Heatherhasparticipatedinbothstateandnationalconferences.Shehas

alsobeenactiveinserviceprojectsinReading,NewOrleans,La.,andtheDominicanRepublic.

In2009,HeatherworkedinanurseexternshipintheoperatingroomatCooperUniversityHospitalinCamden,N.J.,whereshe

gainedamorein-depthknowledgeof anatomicalbodysystemsanddiseaseprocessesthrougha“hands-on”approachintheseveral

areas,includingorthopedic,vascular,OB-GYN,urologic,cardiac,neurologicalsurgeries,andpostanesthesiacare.Thisyear,shewas

inductedintoDeltaEpsilonSigma,theNationalHonorSocietyof CatholicCollegesandUniversities,aswellasSigmaThetaTau,

theInternationalHonorSocietyforNursing.ShewasalsonominatedasAlverniaUniversity’sSeniorScholar.

Aftergraduation,Heatherhopestopursueacareerinpreoperativenursing,andisalsointerestedinpsychiatricnursing.

University Awards

OutstandingScholarAthleteTwostudentathletes,onemaleandonefemale,arerecognizedannuallyformaintainingthehighestGPAafterfouryearsasan

Alverniaathlete.

TheFranciscanPeaceandJusticeAwardTheFranciscanPeaceandJusticeAwardisgiventoagraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesaspiritof serviceandleadershipin

academicandco-curricularactivities,promotesdiversityandrespectforallpeople,isdedicatedtoserviceinthecommunity,espe-

ciallywiththepoorandmarginalized,andisactivelycommittedtobuildingaglobalcommunityaroundsocialjusticeandpeace.

SeniorScholarTheSeniorScholarAwardisa$10,000scholarshiptowardAlverniasenioryeartuitionpresentedtoonestudent.Therecipient

mustmaintaina3.7GPA,submitaletterdescribingtheirgoals,aresume,areferenceletterfromafacultynumber,andareference

letterfromapeer.FinalistsareinterviewedbythefacultyHonorsandAwardsCommitteeandtheAcademicStandardsCommit-

teetodeterminetherecipient.

SaintBernardineFacultyAwardTheSaintBernardineFacultyAwardforExcellenceinPart-TimeTeachingisanawardpresentedtoanadjunctinstructor.

SisterMaryDonatillaFacultyAwardTheSisterMaryDonatillaLegacyAwardisanawardtoafulltimefacultymemberwhohasgivenlongservicetotheUniversity

inteaching,advising,service,andsupport.TheHonorsandAwardsCommitteeselectstherecipient.

TheAlverniaUniversityHonorsProgramTheHonorsProgramisdesignedtorecognizeandencourageacademicexcellence.Theprogramoffersavarietyof challenging

interdisciplinarycoursesandprovidesanacademicclimatetopromotelearning.Graduationfromtheprogramiscontingentupon

thecompletionof designatedhonorscoursework,aminimumgradepointaverage,andthecompletionandpresentationof a

seniorthesisorproject.

Department Awards

Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, and Social Work

Paul J. Marr, MD Athletic Training Scholarship Award:presentedtoanoutstandingathletictrainingstudentwho

hasdemonstratedacademicachievement,whilepersonifyingexceptionalqualitiesandcharacteristicsof theprofession.

Academic Excellence Award:presentedtotheseniorstudentwiththehighestgradepointaverageintheathletic

trainingprogram.

Business

ACBSP Student Leadership Award: presentedtothebusinessstudentwhodemonstratesoutstandingleadership

throughhisorheractivitieswhileatAlvernia.

Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Award: forastudentwhodemonstratesexcellencein

accountingstudiesandprofessionaldevelopment,whodesirestopursueacareerinaccounting.

Institute of Management Accountants - Reading Chapter Award: foragraduatingseniorwhodemonstrates

excellenceinaccountingstudiesandinprofessionaldevelopment.

Wall Street Journal Award:presentedtoabusinessmajorrecognizedfortheiracademicexcellence,ethicalintegrity,

andservicetothecollegeandcommunity.

Society for Human Resource Management - Berks County Chapter: Outstanding Student Leader:fora

graduatingseniormemberof SHRMwhodemonstratesoutstandingscholasticachievementaswellasproven

leadershipabilitytotheprofession,theuniversity,andthecommunity.

Excellence in Marketing:presentedtoastudentwhodemonstratessuperioracademicperformanceandpotentialfor

professionalaccomplishmentinmarketing.

Excellence in Accounting:presentedtoastudentwhodemonstratessuperioracademicperformanceandpotentialfor

professionalaccomplishmentinaccounting

Excellence in Sport Management:presentedtoastudentwhodemonstratessuperioracademicperformanceand

potentialforprofessionalaccomplishmentinsportmanagement.

Criminal Justice

Internship Award: foragraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesoutstandingaccomplishmentinthecriminaljustice

internshipprogram.

Academic Excellence Award: foragraduatingseniorwiththehighestgradepointaverageincriminaljustice.

St. Michael the Archangel Award: foragraduatingseniorrecognizedunderthepatronsaintof lawenforcementfor

overalldedicationasacriminaljusticestudent.

Education

Emma Yoh Award for Outstanding Professionalism: giveninrecognitionof anoutstandingstudentmajoringin

educationwhodemonstratesthedispositionsfortheteachingprofession,andwhoexhibitsthequalitiesthatdemonstrate

professionalisminteachingonaconsistentbasis.

Outstanding Undergraduate Education Major: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhoearnsthehighestgradepoint

averageanddemonstratesthegreatestaccomplishmentintheeducationdepartment.

Outstanding Student Teacher Award: forgraduatingseniorswhodemonstrateoutstandingperformanceinthefield.

English, Communication, CIS

Margaret Oberholtzer Lawrence Award for Excellence in English and/or Communication: presentedtoa

seniorwhodemonstratesexcellenceandextensiveparticipationinactivitiesthatpromoteaninterestinthediscipline.

The Elizabeth Susman Award for Scholarship and Creativity in the field of English and/or Communication:

presentedtoaseniorinhonorof thelateProfessorElizabethSusman,formerchairof theEnglishdepartmentatAlvernia.

Henry Miller Award: presentedtothegraduatingSigmaTauDeltamemberwhobestexemplifiesthecharacterandintellectual

curiosityof anindividualwhohadaloveof literature,anappreciationforeducation,and,aquestionforeveryanswer.

Francis J. Thomas Theatre Award:presentedtoanoutstandinggraduatingseniorrecognizedforoverallcommitment,

aswellasachievementinthetheatreprogram.

Alvernian Award for Editorial Excellence: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhohascontributedtoproducingthe

Alverniastudentnewspaper,ensuringhighqualityeditorialcontent,anattractivelayout,andaregularreleaseschedule.

Alvernian Award for News Reporting: foragraduatingseniorwhohasmadestridesasanewsreporterforthe

Alverniastudentnewspaper,bringingthoughtfulandfair-mindednewscoveragetothecampuscommunity.

Alvernian Award for Journalistic Creativity: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhopursuesnewandchallenging

journalisticopportunities,includingstories,features,andrelationshipsfortheAlverniastudentnewspaper.

Zephyrus Award for Artistic and/or Editorial Excellence:presentedtothestudentwhoconsistentlyexercisesartistic

oreditorialexcellencethroughimaginationandjudgment,compositionalororganizationalskills,andresourcefulness.

Excellence in Video and Television Production: presentedtothegraduatingseniorwhohasdemonstratedexcellence

intelevisionandvideoproductionbothinfrontof andbehindthecamera,andoutstandingskillinreporting,producing,

editing,lighting,sound,andtechnicaldirecting.

Information Stewardship Award: presentedtothegraduatingCISmajororCISminorwhobestshows,throughwork

andpractice,arespectfortheethicalresponsibilitiesof InformationTechnologyprofessionals.

Academic Excellence Award in CIS:presentedtothegraduatingstudentwiththehighestgradepointaveragein

computerinformationsystems.

The CIS Award for Internship Excellence: presentedtotheCISmajorwhobroughtthemostenergyandscholarship

toaninternship,andwhowasmostchangedbytheexperience.

Humanities

Outstanding Student in the Humanities: forthegraduatingseniorwhomaintainsagradepointaverageof 3.7inhis

orhermajor,acumulativegradepointaverageof 3.3overall,anddemonstratessuperiorabilityandleadershipinthestudy

of humanities.

High Achievement in History: foraseniorwhomaintainsagradepointaverageof3.5inhistoryandacumulativeaverageof3.3.

High Achievement in Political Science: foragraduatingseniorwhomaintainsagradepointaverageof 3.5in

politicalscienceandacumulativeaverageof 3.3.

High Achievement in Theology: foraseniorwhomaintainsagradepointaverageof3.5intheologyandacumulativeaverageof3.3.

High Achievement in Philosophy: foragraduatingseniorwhomaintainsagradepointaverageof 3.5inphilosophy

andacumulativeaverageof 3.3.

Nursing

Outstanding Clinical Performance Award: giventoagraduatingseniornursingstudentwhohasconsistently

demonstratedthehigheststandardsof clinicalnursingperformance.

Excellence in Community Health Nursing Award: giventoagraduatingseniornursingstudentinrecognitionof

outstandingperformanceof nursingcarewithincommunitysettings.

Nursing Leadership Award: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhohasdemonstratedleadershipamongpeersin

servicetothecommunityandtheprofessionwhilemaintaininghighstandardsof academicandclinicalperformance.

Spirit of St. Francis Award: awardedtoagraduatingnursingstudent/swhoseperformancethroughtheundergraduate

programhasbestfulfilledtheAlverniaUniversityMotto:“ToLearn,ToLove,ToServe.”

Leaders in Learning Award:giventoagraduatingseniornursingstudentwhodemonstratesoutstandingacademicand

clinicalperformance,exemplifiesthequalitiesof aFranciscanscholar,andwhoseservicetotheUniversity,community,

andprofessionhasearnedher/himrespectamongpeersandthefaculty.

Psychology & Counseling

Award for Research Excellence: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesexceptionalskillinapplied

researchandpsychologicalcontentareas.

Award for Clinical Excellence:presentedtoaseniorwhodemonstratesexceptionalskillsinaninternshipplacement.

Psychology Award for Academic Excellence: presentedtoaseniorwhodemonstratesthehighestacademicachievement.

Leadership Award:presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesvision,theabilitytotakechargeandinspire

others,andwhogoesbeyondnormalduties.

Science & Math

Frank Podczasy Award: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesoutstandingscholasticachievement,

communityservice,anddedicationtothesciences.

American Chemical Society Award: presentedbytheLehighValleyChapterof theAmericanChemicalSociety(ACS),

thisawardrecognizesasciencestudentforoutstandingachievementinchemistryandcommunityservice.

Social Work Program

Outstanding Social Work Academic Award: presentedtoagraduatingseniorwhodemonstratesoveralloutstanding

academicperformance.

Outstanding Social Work Field Placement Award: foragraduatingseniorwhohasdemonstratedoutstanding

dedicationtotheprofessionof socialworkthroughhisorherfieldplacementexperience.

Dr. Phyllis Hay Research Award: presentedforaseniorresearchteamprojectthatreflectssocialwork’svalueand

commitmenttothecontributionof knowledgetothefieldof socialwork.

Alvernia Honor Societies

Honors Program: Thepurposeof theHonorsProgramistoassiststudentsof outstandingintellectualpromiseandhighmotivationwhoareseekingincreasedchallengeattheundergraduateleveland/orwhoareinterestedinfuturegraduateworkorprofessionalstudy.TograduatefromtheHonorsProgram,studentsmusttakedesignatedcoursework,completeasix-creditHonorsthesis,andhaveacumulateGPAof atleast3.3.

HonorsProgramrecentgraduates(SummerandFall2009)andMay2010graduates:DeborahCrum,CynthiaSchmeck, MatthewGalvin,WilliamWard,RandiLepera,SarahCayless,RyanLineaweaver,JasmineMorales,GeraldPowell, DezareeReis,StephenWalsh,KeikoWolfe,TammieKennedy,HeatherSpangler,andTiffanyXiong

Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society: AlphaPhiSigmaistheCriminalJusticeNationalHonorSocietyatAlverniaUniversity.Thepurposeistopromotecriticalthinking,rigorousscholarshipandlifelonglearning,tokeepabreastof theadvancesinscientificresearch,toelevatetheethicalstandardsof thecriminaljusticeprofessionsandtosustaininthepublicmindthebenefitandnecessityof educationandprofessionaltraining.AlphaPhiSigmahasrecognizedAlverniaUniversityastheGammaNuChapter.Thenationallyrecognizedchapterstrivesforthecommitmenttolife-longlearning.

2009-2010Inductees:BrandiGrubb,JesseStock,RyanHermany,andDanielleZacckey

Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society: BetaKappaChi—NaturalSciences&Mathematics—hasthepurposeof encouragingtheadvancementof scientificeducationthroughoriginalinvestigations;thedisseminationof scientificknowledge;andthestimulationof highscholarshipinthepureandappliedsciences.

2009-2010Inductees:ScottBar,SharonBedell,DinaChiappelli,MatthewCornell,ElizabethHamel,KevinHanchick,BrianMiller,GissellieOrtiz,VirginiaParsons,KristyPeat,NicoleRichards,JenniferTermini,andChristopherYoung

Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society: TheDeltaEpsilonSigmaisaNationalScholasticHonorSocietyforstudents,faculty,andalumniof collegesanduniversitieswithaCatholictradition.Benefitsof thishonorsocietyincludeanannualscholarshipandfellowshipcompetition,life-longsubscriptiontotheDeltaEpsilonSigmaJournal,votingandnominationrites,anationalstudentawardforgraduatingseniors,anannualwritingcompetition,andadistinguishedlecturerprogram.

2009-2010Inductees:KatherineAyers,AngelaBachman,EmilyBerret,KelseyBrown,BridgetBurger,CoryCarbone, KimberlyClay,JulieCoe,AnnColeman,KeniaDeLarge,BeverlyDengler,KatieDeTurk,ChristopherFake,LouiseFura, TimothyFrazier,MatthewGalvin,NicoleGehr,SarahGriffin,RachelGroves,SueGuay,MicheleHadden,SusanL. Hafer,PamelaHeinly,GretchenHess,TammieKennedy,MichaelKushner,MichelleLaFaver,MariaLusica,Elizabeth Marks,PollyMathys,MikeMcDonough,GailMetzger,JamieOtt,KristyPeat,MarinaPiccioni,DavidReber,Jamie Reiger,CourtneyRenshaw,CynthiaRothenberger,DianeRoulston,JenniferRumig,JulieSchlappich,ClaribelSeda,Sarah Shayka,LindaSheridan,LaurenShetler,HannahShort,HeatherSpangler,KristenSpotts,StaciaStasnek,MichaelStock, TheresaSwoyer,JamesTerrey,AmandaTshudy,TabathaVega,StephenWalsh,ShirleyWilliams,JessicaWiscount, StephanieWisniewski,andKeikoWolfe

Delta Mu Delta Honor Society: DeltaMuDeltaisanhonorsocietyforjunior,seniorandgraduatestudentswhodemonstrateoutstandingacademicachievementinbusiness.Membershipinthesocietyislimitedtostudentswhoseachievementplacestheminthetoptwentypercentof theirclass.MembershipinDeltaMuDeltasymbolizesearnest,intelligentpurposeandachievement.AlverniaUniversity’sBusinessProgramsponsorstheLambdaZetaChapterof DeltaMuDeltathroughitsaccreditationintheAssociationof CollegiateBusinessSchoolsandPrograms.

2009-2010Inductees:BridgetBurger,TimothyChrusch,LuisColon,TracyConte,LindaCutlip,JustineFronheiser, AimeeGilmore,ChristyGlass,JoannaGraber,ValerieHess,MicheleHubert,ZacharyLockwood,ValerieMangan, NathanMannino,RobertMcCormack,CaseyMoore,PeggyMull,KylieNoll,JefferyPersavage,ScottPhinney,Thomas Pienta,AndrewRaugh,CathyRosa-Martir,LeeAnnSmulligan,KellyStubbs,SalvatoreTrinchillo,CliffordUlrich, andSusanWilson

Phi Alpha Honor Society:“Throughknowledge-thechallengetoserve,”thepurposesof PhiAlphaHonorSocietyaretoprovideacloserbondamongstudentsof socialworkandpromotehumanitariangoalsandideals.PhiAlphafostershighstandardsof educationforsocialworkersandinvitesintomembershipthosewhohaveattainedexcellenceinscholarshipandachievementinsocialwork.

2009-2010Inductees:NicoleE.Albert,DorothyCasian,DavidClark,LaurenB.Gibbons,JaclynGuignet,TracieA. Koehnlein,MeghanL.McGlone,andNatalieSmith

Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society: Thisisthehistoryhonorsocietywhosemissionisto“promotethestudyof historythroughtheencouragementof research,goodteaching,publicationandtheexchangeof learningandideasamonghistorians.”

2009-2010Inductees:GeraldPowellandStevenWalsh

Pi Lambda Theta Honor Society:ThePiLambdaThetaistheoldestandmostselectiveeducationalhonorsocietythatrecognizesexcellenceineducation.Themissionof PLTistohonoroutstandingeducatorsandinspirethemtobeeffectiveleaderswhoaddresscriticalissuesineducation.Membershipinthesocietyisbyinvitationonlyandisopentobothundergraduateandgraduatestudentswhointendtopursueacareerineducation.

2009-2010Inductees:KristinaAmes-Bender,MichelleAnastasio,ReneBerkhammer,KarenBoll,RobertBonchack, KathleenBower,DinaChiappelli,KimelizabethCollins,TabithaFarrone,TraceyFidler,AbbyForney,BarbaraFreiwald, SarahGallen,KristaGilbert,ShawnaLucas,MeganMajetsky,ThomasMiller,BrandonOakill,HarryPytak,Jr.,Cathleen Resch,PamelaRojas,JessicaTroutman,ShelleyVojtasek,andJessicaWiscount

Psi Chi National Honor Society:PsiChiisaNationalHonorSocietywhosepurposeistoencourage,stimulateandmaintainexcellenceinscholarshipof theindividualmembersinallfields,particularlyinpsychology,andtoadvancethescienceof psychology.Themostfundamentalintentistoprovidepsychologymajorsandminorswhohaveexcelledincoursestheabilitytoperformserviceintheirfieldaswellasbenationallyrecognizedasascholarof psychology.Thisorganizationisanexcellentmeansuponwhichstudentscancreateanetworkforfuturecareerandacademicgoalsandaspirations. 2009-2010Inductees:AllisonBlair,CoryCarbone,AmyDilworth,DanielleFessenbecker,LuisFontanez,AshleyFrain, SamanthaNagy,EmilyRanck,TonyaRutt,BenjaminSchuettler,andTheresaWalsh

St. Thomas More Honor Society: TheSt.ThomasMoreHonorSocietyisthelocalhonorsocietyof theCriminalJusticeDepartmentandisopentoallcriminaljusticemajorswhomeetthemembershipcriteria.NewmembersmustbeaCriminalJusticemajor,mustbeanactivememberof theCriminalJusticeAssociation,musthaveattainedjuniorstatusacademicallyattimeof application,musthavecompleted15creditsinCriminalJusticeatAlverniaUniversityatthetimeof application,musthavea3.2GradePointAverageinCriminalJusticeintheirmajoranda3.2overallGPAatthetimeof application,mustattendthebanquetinallyearsof eligibility,mustattendHonorsConvocation,mustdemonstrateknowledgeof thelifeof SaintThomasMoreasamodelandpatronforCriminalJusticemajors,andmustmakeonetimeduespaymentatthetimeof application.

2009-2010Inductees:BrandiGrubb,KaraSwope,DanielBullock,SeanBuck,KevinMickle,FrankWaller,JesseStock, andRyanHermany

Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society: SigmaTauDeltaistheInternationalEnglishHonorSociety.Thepurposesof thisSocietyareliteraryandeducational.TheSocietystrivestoconferdistinctionforhighachievementinEnglishlanguageandliteratureinundergraduate,graduate,andprofessionalstudies.Membersmustexhibithighstandardsof academicexcellenceandservesocietybyfosteringliteracy.TheKappaPiChapteratAlverniaUniversitywasestablishedin1981.

2009-2010Inductees:SeanGibbons,KristopherScottRodgers,ThomasR.WiltseyII,MariaLusica,BrettBerghardt, EmilyRabadi,AngelaMiller,CarlyGlasmyre,LauraEshbach,RebeccaWisniewski,KatelynEby,andHeatherKissinger

Sigma Theta Tau Honor International Honor Society:TheHonorSocietyof Nursing,SigmaThetaTauInternational,isanotforprofitorganizationwhosemissionistoimprovethehealthof peopleworldwidethroughleadershipandscholarshipinnursingresearch,practice,education,andadvocacy.UpsilonZetaChapterof SigmaThetaTauInternationalhasthefollowingpurposes:tohonorsuperiorachievement,recognizeandpromotethedevelopmentof leadershipqualities,fosterhighprofessionalstandards,encouragecreativeworkandstrengthencommitmenttotheidealsandpurposesof theprofessionof nursing.

2009-2010Inductees:BethBeckering,BrysonL.Brown,MeghanA.Derr,ChardonnayL.DiNenna,JoclynC.Drum, TimothyR.Frazier,KyleJ.Gabrjolek,RachelE.Groves,JasonP.Kemfort,TammieL.Kennedy,RoxanneLane,Megan O’Brien,SarahM.Rudi,HeatherM.Spangler,HavilynSpohn,GeraldStauffer,MichelleB.VanLuvanee,TiffanyM.

Xiong,Cheryl(Cheri)L.Garman,M.VanessaGonzalez,andMaryKillian

STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Emily Berret JuniorPoliticalScienceandHistoryMajor

“PoliticalDynastiesintheUnitedStates,Post-CivilWar”PoliticaldynastieshaveflourishedinAmericasinceourearliestdays.Thisprojectexaminesthelargenumberof relatedfamilieswhohavecontrolledSenatorships,HouseSeats,andGovernorshipssince1877withanemphasisonthefarwest.

Sarah HeckmanSeniorCommunicationsandEnglishMajor

“ServiceLearningCoursesinCommunicationsforNon-ProfitOrganizations”Thispresentationfocusesonmyexperienceworkingdirectlywithnon-profitorganizations;specificallywithservicelearningcoursesincommunications.Basic,inexpensiveadvertisingstrategieswillbeobserved.

Jennifer KingmanFreshmanSecondaryEducation:EnglishMajor

“BabyBlues:NoRighttoChoose,NoWaytoFightBack”Inthe1950’sand1960’s,societyviewedunwedpregnantwomenasatypicalandimmoral.Becauseof thisassumption,theirrightsasAmericancitizenswerehindered.Theywereforcedtofacetheharshconditionsof maternityhomes,alackof information,andtheunwantedadoptionsthatwillforeveraffectthem.

Ryan LineaweaverSeniorSportManagementandCommunicationDualMajor

“PayrollEfficiencyinMajorLeagueBaseball:DoesItMatter?”Iamcomparingtheamountof moneythatMajorLeagueBaseballteamsspendontheirplayersagainsthowmuchmoneytheyshouldbemakingaccordingtotheirproductionontheplayingfield.Doespayrollefficiencyreallymatter?

Jasmine MoralesSeniorChemistryandForensicScienceMajor

“Synthesisof aThin-FilmRatiometricFluorescentSensorforNitroxylSpecies”Thegoalof thisprojectistodesignandprepareathin-filmratiometricfluorescentsensorfordetectingnitroxylspecies,HNO.

Harry Joseph MoranFreshmanAccountingMajor

“Desecrationof theStarsandStripes”Thispresentationinvolvesacarefulexaminationof severalcasesheardbytheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtbetween1907and1990.MyresearchrevealstheCourt’sconsistentpositiontoconsiderthedesecrationof theAmericanflag,asasymbolof protest,protectedundertheFirstAmendmentof theUnitedStatesConstitution.

Heather SpanglerSeniorNursingMajor

“Effectsof aStructuredExercisePrograminaPsychosocialRehabilitationSetting”Usingacasestudyresearchdesign,thisstudyexaminedtheeffectsof astructuredexerciseprograminapsychosocialrehabilitationsettingonmembers’restingheartrate,bloodpressure,andperceivedqualityof life.Commonthemesamongmembers,staff,andstudentsincludedenhancedphysicalhealth,well-being,self-esteem,andopportunitiesforinteractionwithothers.

Keiko L. WolfeSeniorPsychologyMajor

“Doodling,Attention,andInformationRetention”Threeexperimentalgroups(doodlers,notetakers,control)willbecomparedtoseewhichcanretainthemostinformationfromanauditorytape.

Alvernia University Faculty Scholarship

Today,aswehonorstudentsandfacultywithannualawards,wealsorecognizefacultymemberswhohaveauthoredscholarlyworks,presentedfindingsandnewideas(bothlocallyandabroad),performedtime-honoredmusicalpiecestoenthralledaudiences,orreceivedawardsandgrantsinthepastyear.

AlverniaUniversity’scommitmenttoacademicexcellenceisreflectedinitsfaculty’swide-rangingscholarship—fromseveralyear’sworthof researchculminatinginwell-writtenbookstocreativeanalysispresentedatnationalandinternationalconferences.

FacultyscholarshipactivityatAlverniaiscomplementarytocoursesof studyofferedtoourstudents,whichallowsprofessorstoaccordinterestingandtimelyinformationrelatedtoavarietyof chosenfields.

Pleaseenjoythefacultyscholarship,dividedintofoursections:

• Publications & Recordings • Performances

• Presentations & Panels • Awards, Grants, & Installations

Publications & Recordings

Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., PRSBAAssociateProfessorof Business

Co-authored“TenureTrackFacultyPerceptionsof Leader-shipCapacityinAdjunctFaculty:TheNeedtoMaintainFranciscanIdentity,”PublishedintheASBBS 2010 Preceed-ings,Vol17,N1pp518-526.Thepurposeof thisstudywastodeterminethepercep-tionof full-timefacultyregardingtheleadershipcapabilityof adjunctfacultyininstitutionalgovernanceandFranciscanbrandidentity.Co-authoredwithBethBerret&WilliamHarst.

ReviewedBeyond the Boycott: Labor Rights, Human Rights and Transnational Activism,bySeidman,GayW.,2007,RussellSageFoundation,NewYork,NY.ReviewedLet Them In: The Case for Open Borders,byRiley,JasonL.2008GothamBooks,NewYork,NY.

ReviewedThe World’s Business Cultures and How to Unlock Them,byTomalin,Barry&Nicks,Mike,2007StylusPublishingSterling,VA.

Beth A. Berret, Ed.D., SPHRAssociateProfessorof Business

Co-authored“TenureTrackFacultyPerceptionsof Leader-shipCapacityinAdjunctFaculty:TheNeedtoMaintainFranciscanIdentity,”publishedinASBBS 2010 Conference Proceedings,Vol.17,No.1,pg.518-526.

Dolores BertotiAssociateProfessorOccupationalTherapyandAthleticTraining

ContentconsultantforthenewdictionaryStedman’s Pocket Medical Dictionary.Philadelphia:WolthersKlowerHealth/Lippincott,WilliamsandWilkins,2010.ServingasaconsultanttoLippincott,WilliamsandWilkinsPublishersandStedman’sMedicalDictionaryfortheHealthProfessionsandNursing,ProfessorBertotireviewedtheathletictrainingandoccupationaltherapycontentof thedictionaryandassistedincompressionof thecontentintothepocketversion.

Publishedaninvitedbookreviewof D. B. Instant Notes in Mo-tor Control, Motor Learning and Development.Journalof AthleticTraining:NATANews.October,2009.TheNationalAthleticTrainingAssociationinvitedPro-fessorBertotitoreviewanewpublicationinthefield:Instant Notes in Motor Control, Motor Learning and Development,byUtleyandAstillandwriteareviewforpublicationintheNATANewsof theJournal,page41,October,2009.

ReviewedWeaver,L.J.andFerg,A.L. Therapeutic Measurement and Testing: The Basics of ROM, MMT, Posture and Gait Analysis.DelmarCentgageLearning,2010.

Peggy C. Bowen-Hartung, Ph.D., CTSAssociateProfessorof CriminalJustice

Consultantforchapter,“LawEnforcementContactwithNa-tiveAmericans,”inShusta,etal.Multicultural Law Enforcement: Strategies for Peacekeeping in a Diverse Society(5thed.,)PrenticeHall.PrenticeHall,2010.Referencedover15timesinvariousareasof thechapterregardinghistory,contactandstrategiesforworkingwiththeNativeAmericanpopulation.Reviewedthechapterforcontentandaccuracy.

ReviewedReport Writing EssentialsandThe New Police Report Manual(2nded.)OhlingerPublishingServices,April2009.Reviewedthetwobookslistedaboveforcontent,ac-curacyandtechnicalexpertise.Thesearetextbooksusedtoteachreportwritingtolawenforcementpersonnel.

PeerReviewerforManuscript: Interviewing and Interrogating: The Art and the Craft.OhlingerPublishingServices,April2009.Reviewedthemanuscriptforcontent,accuracy,andtech-nicalexpertise.

Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Chemistry

Co-authoredR.C.Chinni,D.A.Cremers,L.J.Radziemski,C.Navarro-Northrup,andM.Bostian.“Detectionof UraniumUsingLaser-InducedBreakdownSpectroscopy.”Applied Spectroscopy,Vol.63,pp1238-1250,Nov.2009.Thegoalof thisworkisadetailedstudyof uraniumdetectionbyLIBSforapplicationtoactivitiesassociatedwithenvironmentalsurveillanceanddetectingweaponsof massdestruction.Thisstudywasusedtoassistdevelopmentof LIBSinstrumentsforstandoff detectionof bulkandsurfacecontaminationof radiologicalandnuclearmaterials.

Co-authoredD.A.CremersandR.C.Chinni.“Laser-InducedBreakdownSpectroscopy(LIBS)—CapabilitiesandLimita-tions.”Applied Spectroscopy Reviews,Vol.44,pp457-506,Nov.2009.Duringthepastdecadetherehasbeenintenseactivityinthefieldof LIBS.Thisincludesstudiesregardinglaserabla-tion,thelaserplasma,andthedevelopmentof methods.Thisoverviewof theLIBSmethod,discussesitsmanyadvantagesandimportantlimitationsasananalyticalmethodandhowtheserelatetopotentialapplications.

Edgar J. Hartung, M.A., JDAssociateProfessorof CriminalJustice

ReviewedmanuscriptfortheInternationalJournalof Teach-ingandLearninginHigherEducation(IJTLHE),January11,2010.ProfessorHartungcompletedareviewof amanuscriptfortheInternationalJournalof TeachingandLearninginHigherEducationentitled“UnfoldingtheFocusGroupExperientialLearningProcess.”Hereviewedthemanuscriptforcontent,accuracy,andtechnicalexpertise.

James R. KlucsaritsAssistantProfessorof Biology

Co-Authored“WhyareAmericanKestrelPopulationsDeclininginNorthAmerica?EvidencefromNest-BoxPrograms.”J.RaptorResearch43(4):274-282.Thispaperistheresultof acollaborativeeffortcombin-ingresultsfromlong-termstudiesof AmericanKestrelNest-BoxProgramsinNorthAmericatoexaminepossiblecausesof populationdeclinesof Kestrels.Potentialcausesexaminedarethespreadof WestNileVirus,increasesinCooper’sHawkspopulations,andlossof suitablehabitats.

Kathleen Muzevich, Ed.D.AssistantProfessorof Education

ReviewedproposalsfortheInternationalReadingAssocia-tion55thAnnualConvention,Chicago,IL,April25-28,2010.Reviewed17proposalssubmittedforpossibleinclusionintheprogramfortheconvention.Proposaltopicsfocusedonassessmentsforteaching,strategiesforteachingearlyliteracyandbeginningreaders,andteachingtherelationshipbetweenwritingandreading.

ReviewedPDEProgramof aPreK-4CertificationProgramApplicationfromaPACollege,February-March,2010.Anassessmentrubricwasissuedtojudgethemeritof theapplicationinavarietyof areasincludingmissionstatement,coursecontenttomeetrequiredcompetencies,coursesyllabi,assessments,diversity,facultyqualifications,etc.(CollegenamemustremainconfidentialasperPDE).

Authored“Thegood,thebad,andtheugly:Lessonspreser-viceteacherslearnedataconference”-publishedin Reading Today,Volume27,No.5,April/May2010.Thisarticledetailstheexperiencesof agroupof pre-serviceteacherswhoattendedtheKeystoneStateReadingConferenceinOctober,2009.Uponreturningfromthecon-ference,studentssharedtheirimpressionsregardingteacherbehaviorduringpresentations,aswellashowtheyweretreatedbysalesrepresentativesintheexhibithall.

Mary B. Schreiner, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Education

Co-authored“Chapter49&UniversityQualificationsforFaculty:ReconcilingtheExpectationsforTeacherEduca-tors.”PACEC Action,Vol.48,pp.18-19,Spring2009.Futureteachersarenowrequiredtohaveknowledgeof childrenwithdisabilities,taughtbyteachereducationfacultywith“deepknowledgeandexpertise”inspecialeducation.Areviewof Departmentof EducationexpectationsrevealedaneedforcreativeapproachestomeetdemandsimminentforteachereducationprogramsinPennsylvania.

Bongrae SeokAssociateProfessorof Philosophy

Authored“FranciscanThemesinLeadershipPhilosophy,”theAFCU JournalVol.6-1pg.42-51,January2009.Thepaperexplorestwodifferenttypesof leadershipphi-losophies(powerbasedleadershipandservicebasedleader-ship)anddiscusseshowtheFranciscanidealsof serviceandhumilityarerepresentedinservice-basedleadership.

Spencer S. Stober, Ed.D.Professorof BiologyDirectorof thePh.D.PrograminLeadership

Co-authored(withDr.DonnaYarri)God, Science, and Designer Genes (Praeger/ABC-CLIOPress),2009Thisbookprovidesauniqueapproachtothecentralethi-caldilemmasincontemporaryscience,includingthecurrentstateof genetictechnologiesandinsightfuldiscussionsof moral/theologicalquestions.Weexploreissuessuchasstem-cellresearch,cloning,genesandbehavior,geneticdiscrimina-tion,designingourchildren,andthejusticeissuesraisedbythem.

Karen S. Thacker, Ph.D., RN, CNEDean,Collegeof ProfessionalProgramsAssociateProfessorof Nursing

Co-authoredThacker,K.S.&Long,J.M.“Familypresenceinfinalmoments:Apreciousgift.”Journal of Christian Nursing,27(1),140-144,2010.

Theillnessof ateenagerillustratesadvocacyforfamilypresenceintheICUduringcomplexcare.Familyparticipa-tionsupportsphysical,emotional,andspiritualneeds,allow-ingforopencommunication.Althoughcriticalcare,heartandemergencynursingassociationssupportfamilypresenceandholisticcare,familypresenceremainscontroversial.

Judith R. Warchal, Ph.D.Professorof PsychologyandCounseling

Co-authored“Values—Astudyof teacherandstudentper-ceptionsinfourcountries.”U.S.-China Review,July2009.Thisinternationalstudycomparedthevaluesprevalentamongthestudentsandteachersof UniversitiesinBangla-desh,Japan,USA,andGermany.Theresultsof thisresearchsuggestthatvaluepreferencesamonguniversitystudentsandteachersacrosscountriesaremoresimilarthandifferent,sug-gestingahomogenizingeffect(Boli,2005)onhumanvalues.

M.Eva Weicker, M.D., M.B.AAssistantProfessorof Biology

AuthoredNCLEX Anatomy and Physiology ReviewEd.1,Publication:LinusPub.Inc.Thiseasy-to-readoutlinereviewfollowstheuniquefor-matthatletsstudentsreviewandlinktoimportantconceptsinA&PforNCLEXexams.Thebookoutlineskeyfactsforin-depthreview;theexteriorcolumnlistsonlythemostcrucialpointsforquickestreviewof diseaseandnormalandabnormallaboratoryvalues.

Mary Ellen Wells, JD, LLMAssociateProfessorof Business

Co-authored“ComparingtheIntensityof StudentAttitudeandPerceptionChangesTowardForeignCountriesfromShort-termTravelAbroadPrograms:APreliminaryLongitu-dinalStudy.”AcceptedforpresentationattheEasternEducationResearchAssociation(EERA)Conference,February,2010.Thisstudymeasurestheintensityof short-termstudyabroadprogramsoncultural/racial/ethnicattitudesof students.

Donna Yarri, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Theology

Co-authored(withSpencerS.Stober)God, Science, and Designer Genes(Praeger/ABC-CLIOPress),2009.Thisbookprovidesauniqueapproachtothecentralethi-caldilemmasincontemporaryscience,includingthecurrentstateof genetictechnologiesandinsightfuldiscussionsof moral/theologicalquestions.Weexploreissuessuchasstem-cellresearch,cloning,genesandbehavior,geneticdiscrimina-tion,designingourchildren,andthejusticeissuesraisedbythem.

ReviewedBabies by Design in Ethics and Medicine: An Interna-tional Christian Perspective on Bioethics Journal,2009.Thereviewofferedanoverviewof andcriticalreflectiononabookbyoneof themostwell-knownreligiousethicistsworkingintheareaof ethicsandgenetics.

Presentations & Panels

Theresa M. Adams, RN, MSNAssistantProfessorof Nursing

Co-presented“SchoolNurseBookClubs:UsingLiteratureasaContinuingEducationStrategy,”NationalAssociationof SchoolNurse41stAnnualConference,Boston,June2009.Currentnursingliteraturesupportstheuseof bookclubsasavalidmethodof continuingprofessionaleducation.Throughreadinganddiscussion,schoolnurseslearnedhowtheycanincreasetheirknowledgeof nursinghistoryandpracticeandbecomebetterpreparedtoaddresscurrentchal-lenginghealthcareissues.

Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., PRSBAAssociateProfessorof Business

Presented“ComparingtheIntensityof StudentAttitudeandPerceptionChangesTowardForeignCountriesfromShort-termTravelAbroadPrograms:APreliminaryLongitudinalStudy,”EasternEducationResearchAssociation(EERA)Conference,February2010.

Thisstudymeasurestheintensityof short-termstudyabroadprogramsoncultural,racial,andethnicattitudesof students.

Presented“TenureTrackFacultyPerceptionsof LeadershipCapacityinAdjunctFaculty:TheNeedtoMaintainFrancis-canIdentity”PresentedattheAmericanSocietyof BusinessandBehavioralSciences(ASBBA)ConferenceinLasVegas,February2010.Thepurposeof thisstudywastodeterminethepercep-tionof full-timefacultyregardingtheleadershipcapabilityof adjunctfacultyininstitutionalgovernanceandFranciscanbrandidentity.Co-authoredwithBethBerretandWilliamHarst.

Presentedandcreated“UtilizingCommunityEngagementtoDemonstrateExcellenceinBusinessSchoolPrograms”attheEasternCouncilof BusinessSchoolsandPrograms18thAnnualConference,Arlington,VA.Thisprojectpresentedideasandexamplesof howtoutilizecommunityserviceprojectstoenhancetheeducationof studentsastheytacklecommunityproblemsthroughtheuseof graduatecapstonecourses.

Beth A. Berret, Ed.D., SPHRAssociateProfessorof Business

Presented“ComparingtheIntensityof StudentAttitudeandPerceptionChangesTowardForeignCountriesfromShort-termTravelAbroadPrograms:APreliminaryLongitudinalStudy,”EasternEducationResearchAssociation(EERA)Conference,February2010.Thisstudymeasurestheintensityof short-termstudyabroadprogramsoncultural,racial,andethnicattitudesof students.

Presented“TenureTrackFacultyPerceptionsof LeadershipCapacityinAdjunctFaculty:TheNeedtoMaintainFrancis-canIdentity,”AmericanSocietyof BusinessandBehavioralSciences(ASBBA)ConferenceinLasVegas,February2010.Thepurposeof thisstudywastodeterminethepercep-tionof full-timefacultyregardingtheleadershipcapabilityof adjunctfacultyininstitutionalgovernanceandFranciscanbrandidentity.

Tim H. Blessing, Ph.D.Professorof HistoryandPoliticalScience

Presented“TrailingSarahPalin”MidwestPoliticalScienceAssociation,April2009.Evaluatedtheimpactof personalvisitsbycandidatesonvoters.Theimpactof personalappearancesbycandidatesap-pearedtobeminimalwhennationwidecountyreturnswereexaminedusingclusteranalysis.

Peggy C. Bowen-Hartung, Ph.D., CTSAssociateProfessorof CriminalJustice

Presented“TheChallengesof IntegratingServiceLearningintoaResearchMethodsCourse,”attheAnnualMeetingof thePennsylvaniaAssociationof CriminalJusticeEducators,SlipperyRockUniversity,PA,April4,2009.Anoverviewof ServiceLearningasitrelatestounder-graduateCriminalJusticecourses.Examplesof thedif-ficultiesof integratingServiceLearningcomponentsintoaCriminalJusticeResearchMethodscoursewereprovidedandincludedassessmenttechniquessuchasanexperientialresearchpaper,reflectivejournal,ethicalcasestudiesandaservice-learningportfolio.

Chairedpanelof the“HumanTrafficking,theRighttoDieandAppreciationof Non-VerbalBehaviors,”attheAnnualMeetingof thePennsylvaniaAssociationof CriminalJusticeEducators,April4,2009.

Judgedgraduateandundergraduatestudentpapercompeti-tionsforthePennsylvaniaAssociationof CriminalJusticeEducatorsAnnualMeeting,SlipperyRockUniversity,April4,2009.Chairedthepanelof judgesandparticipatedasajudgeinthestudentpapercompetitions.Approximately50GraduateandUndergraduatesfrominstitutionsof highereducationsubmittedpapersforcompetition.Thepurposeof thecom-petitionistoprovidestudentsanavenuetoshowcasetheirresearch.

InterviewedforThePsychologicalComponentsof StressandAvailableResourcesforPoliceOfficersandtheirFamilies,ReadingEagle,May5,2009.Oneof aseriesof articlesbytheReadingEagleonthestressof workingtheCriminalJusticefield.Hercommentswerebasedon30plusyearsof experienceintheCriminalJusticearena—bothasalawenforcementofficerandasapsychologistdebriefingthoseinvolvedintraumaticsituations.

Travis A. Berger, M.Ed.Instructorof SportManagement

Presented“Team&PlayerDevelopmentClinic”PineGroveRecreationPark,PA,August10-14,2009.TrainingsessionsforPineGroveBoysH.S.soccerteamfocusingonteamtactics,teamcohesion,andplayerdevelop-ment.

Presented“ThePsychologyof PlayerDevelopment.”TwinValleyH.S.,PA.March21,2009andBoyertownH.S.,PA,March28,2009.TrainingsessionforBerksAjax(ages15-18)concentratingonthefundamentalcognitiveandbehavioralinterventionsrequiredforplayerdevelopment.

Presented“UnleashingEveryChild’sPotential:TheRoleof theServantLeaderYouthSportCoach.”HamburgM.S.,August5,2009.Thethirdsessionof aYouthSportSeminarpresentedtothecoachesof theHamburgYouthSoccerAssociation.Theemphasisof theseminarwastoexplainhowplayermotiva-tion,motivationalclimate,andcoachingstyleareimportantforplayerretention,playerdevelopment,andsportsmanship.

Presented“TheKeytoMotivation:UnlockingtheSecret.”HamburgM.S.August4,2009.Thesecondsessionof aYouthSportSeminarpresentedtothecoachesof theHamburgYouthSoccerAssociation.Theemphasisof theseminarwastoexplainhowplayermoti-vation,motivationalclimate,andcoachingstyleareimportantforplayerretention,playerdevelopment,andsportsmanship.

Presented“TheEvolutionof YouthSportinAmerica:Un-derstandingtheHistoricalImportanceandRoleof theYouthSportCoach.”HamburgM.S.,PA,August3,2009.Thefirstsessionof athreenightYouthSportSeminarpresentedtothecoachesof theHamburgYouthSoccerAs-sociation.Theemphasisof theseminarwastoexplainhowthethreerelatedareasof playermotivation,motivationalcli-mate,andcoachingstylewereimportantforplayerretention,playerdevelopment,andoverallsportsmanship.

Presented“TheWheelof Excellence:SevenCriticalEle-mentstoGuidethePursuitof PersonalExcellence.”AlverniaUniversity,PA,March2009.Asportpsychologylecturepresentedtostudentsandpar-entsduringAcceptedStudentsDayatAlverniaUniversity.

Karen Ann V. Cameron, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/LAssociateProfessorof OccupationalTherapyOccupationalTherapyProgramDirector

Presented“InterventionStrategiesforAdolescentswithReflexNeurovascularDystrophy,”AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociationAnnualConference,Orlando,FL,April29,2010.Thisresearchpaperpresentationdiscussedthefindingsof thiscasebasedresearchstudyexaminingtheeffectsof reflexneurovasculardystrophyontheadolescentfemalerelativetooccupationalperformance.Specifically,itpresentedbestevaluationandinterventionstrategiesfortheoccupationaltherapist.

Reviewedconferenceproposalfor2010AmericanOccupa-tionalTherapyAssociation’sAnnualConference.Completedreviewsof 50researchandgeneralpracticeproposalssubmittedforconsiderationforpresentation.

EvaluatedaccreditationfortheAccreditationCouncilof OccupationalTherapyEducation(ACOTE).Serveasanongoingmemberof theRosterof Accredita-tionEvaluatorsandcompletedmultipleaccreditationreviewsof occupationaltherapyandoccupationaltherapyassistantprogramsthroughoutthecountry.

Rosemarie Chinni, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Chemistry

Co-presentedRosemarieC.Chinni,andDavidA.Cremers,“Analysisof MaterialCollectedonSwipesUsingLaser-InducedBreakdownSpectroscopy(LIBS),”NASLIBS(NorthAmericanSymposiumonLaser-InducedBreakdownSpec-troscopy),NewOrleans,LA,July2009.Swipesarewidelyusedtocollectlooseparticulatematterfromasurfacetodeterminethetypeandextentof surfacecontamination.LIBScandeterminematerialcollectedonswipesprovidingrapid,sensitive,andsimultaneousdetectionof alargenumberof elements.Experimentsincludedpos-sibleswipematerial,detectionlimits,collectionefficiency,andaccuracydetermination.

Bryan Dreibelbis, CMA, CFMAssociateProfessorof Business

Presented“WasReadingtheFirstDetroit?”totheAlverniaSeniorsCollege,April30,2009.ThispresentationfocusedontheearlymotorvehicleindustryinReadingandBerksCounty.Thespiritof entrepre-neurshipwasaliveandwellinBerksintheearly20thcentury.Thepresentationincludedinformationontheinventions,businessclimate,growthandeventualdeclineof thisonce-thrivinglocalindustry.

Catherine Emery, MS, OTR/LAssistantProfessorof OccupationalTherapy

Presented“OutcomesAnalysisUsingFIMinAdultReha-bilitation.”PennsylvaniaOccupationalTherapyAssociationAnnualConference,Pittsburgh,October2009.Posterpresentationof researchcomparingFIMgainscores(FIMdischargeminusFIMadmissionscore)tolengthof stay(LOS)inacuterehabilitationfacility.GroupmeanscomparisonindicatednosignificantdifferencesinFIMgainscoresbasedonLOS.

Deborah A. Greenawald, RN, Ph.D.AssistantProfessorof Nursing

Co-presented:‘SchoolNurseBookClubs:UsingLiteratureasaContinuingEducationStrategy.”NationalAssociationof SchoolNursesAnnualConference,Boston,MA,June2009.Currentnursingliteraturesupportstheuseof bookclubsasavalidmethodof continuingprofessionaleduca-tion.Throughreadinganddiscussion,schoolnurseslearnedhowtoincreaseknowledgeandskillsinordertobecomebetterpreparedtomanageavarietyof currentchallenginghealthcareissues,suchasworkingwithstudentsfromdiversecultures.

William A. Harst, Ed.D.AssociateProfessorof Education

Co-authored“TenureTrackFacultyPerceptionsof Leader-shipCapacityinAdjunctFaculty:TheNeedtoMaintainFran-ciscanIdentity,”AmericanSocietyof BusinessandBehavioralSciences(ASBBA)Conference,LasVegas,February2010.Thepurposeof thisstudywastodeterminethepercep-tionof full-timefacultyregardingtheleadershipcapabilityof adjunctfacultyininstitutionalgovernanceandFranciscanbrandidentity.PublishedinASBBS2010ConferencePro-ceedingsVol.17,No.1p.518-526.

Edgar J. Hartung, M.A., JDAssociateProfessorof CriminalJustice

Presented“DistanceEducation:NotViableforCriminalJus-ticeStudents.”ResearchpaperpresentedatthePennsylvaniaAssociationof CriminalJusticeEducatorsAnnualMeeting,SlipperyRockUniversity,PA,April4,2009.Presentationlistedthechallengesof distanceeducationforundergraduatecriminaljusticestudents.ProfessorHar-tungemphasizedthecriticalskillsandabilities,suchasoralcommunicationandhands-onscenariosthatinhisopinionarecriticalforcriminaljusticepractitioners,butcannotef-fectivelybetaughtviadistanceeducation.

Judgedthegraduateandundergraduatestudentpapercom-petitionforthePennsylvaniaAssociationof CriminalJusticeEducatorsAnnualMeeting,April4,2009,SlipperyRockUniversity.Fifty-Onegraduateandundergraduatestudentsfrominstitutionsof highereducationinPennsylvaniasubmittedpapersforthecompetition.Thepurposeof thecompetitionwastoprovidestudentsanavenuetoshowcasetheirresearchprojects.

KeynoteSpeakerfortheReadingPoliceAcademyGraduatingClassof 2009-02,December13,2009.ProfessorHartungwashonoredtobethekeynotespeakerfortheReadingPoliceAcademyGraduatingClassof 2009-02.ThegraduationceremonywasheldattheInnatReading.

GuestCommentatorforFoxBusinessNews,“FBItoHireEightHundredSpecialAgents.”NewYork,February26,2009.

InterviewedbyreporterfortheReading Eaglenewspaper,May5,2009.ProfessorHartungwasinterviewedbyareporteronthetopicof “StressforPoliceOfficersandtheirFamilies.”Hespokewithauthoritybasedonhismorethan32yearsexperi-enceasalawenforcementpractitioner,including27yearsasanFBISpecialAgent,andfiveyearsasapoliceofficer.

Daria T. LaTorre, J.D.AssociateProfessorof CriminalJustice

Presented“TheCriminalJusticeCurriculum:SkillsorSub-stance.”Academyof CriminalJusticeSciences,SanDiego,CA,Feb.24,2010.TheundergraduateCJcurriculumshouldpreparestudentstobecomeasuccessfulcriminaljusticeprofessional.Whatknowledgebaseand/orskillsdoesasuccessfulstudentpos-sessupongraduation?Areemployerslookingforstudentsto

possesstherequisitesubstantiveknowledgeoraspecificskillset?Differentmodelsof criminaljusticeeducationalmodelsmayyieldvariousresults.

PanelistforJuniorAchievement2009YoungWomen’sSym-posium,November20,2009.ServedonpaneltodiscussCriminalJusticeEducationandfuturecareersintheprofession.

Kathleen Muzevich, Ed.D.AssistantProfessorof Education

Presented“MappingSoundstoPrint:EngagingtheFour-PartProcessor,”attheKeystoneStateReadingAssociation42ndAnnualConference,Hershey,PA,October27,2009.Thisinteractivesessionbeganwithabrief explanationof thefour-partprocessingsystem.Avarietyof engagingactivi-tiesthatsupportphonicsdevelopmentandkeepstudentsactivelyengagedandontaskwerepresented.Teachersrevis-itedafamiliartopicandleftwithnewideastoenliventheirteaching,includingat-riskandELLpopulations.

Presented“TheMakingandShapingof aProfessional:Un-coveringthePerilsof Piercings,Tattoos,andFacebook,”attheAACTE62ndAnnualMeetingAtlanta,GA,2010.Ourdialogueaddressedthedispositionsrequiredof thoseenteringtheteachingprofession.Conversationscenteredonsociety’sexpectationsof teacherprofessionalism:acting,looking,andbecomingthepart.Participantsdiscussedinitia-tivesattheirinstitutionsthatbroughtaboutsignificantchangethatholdpromisefortheimprovementof teacherprepara-tioninthisarea.

Neil H. Penny, OTR/L, Ed.D.AssistantProfessorof OccupationalTherapy

Presented“EvaluatingStudentOutcomesintheAreaof EthicalReasoning.”AmericanOccupationalTherapyAsso-ciation90thAnnualConferenceandEXPO,OrlandoFlorida,April29-May2,2010.Presentationof thefindingsfromamixedmethodologyresearchdesignthatinvestigatedtheusefulnessof DIT-2asastudentoutcomemeasureintheareaof ethicalreasoning.Thedatagatheredfromstudentsandfaculty.

Co-presented(withNicoleKellerandJuliaRyan)“BarrierstoaLevelIIOccupationalTherapyMentalHealthFieldwork.”AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation90thAnnualConferenceandEXPO,April29-May2,2010,OrlandoFlorida.Occupationaltherapyincorporatesaholisticviewwhen

treatingtheclient.LevelIIfieldworkallowsthestudenttocombineacademicknowledgeandclinicalreasoningwhentreatingaclient.ThisqualitativestudyexploredthebarriersthatoccupationaltherapyacademicfieldworkcoordinatorsfacewhenplacingalevelIIoccupationaltherapystudentinamentalhealthsetting.

John A Rochowicz, Jr., Ed.D.Professorof Mathematics

Refereed“SpreadsheetsandtheDiscoveryof NewKnowl-edge”byAbramovich,SergeiandLeonov,GennadyA.forthejournalSpreadsheets in Education(eJSiE),Vol.3:Iss.2,Article1,2009.Thispaperdescribeshowhigherlevelmathematicaldisci-plinesareinterrelated.Generalizationof algebraicpolynomi-alstoFibonacci-likepolynomialsandcyclicphenomenaisdemonstrated.Readersbegintounderstandhownewideasaredevelopedandabstracted.Anewclassof polynomialswasdiscoveredasanextendedinquiryintoatwo-parametricdifferenceequationusingaspreadsheet.

DevelopedandscoredtheAnnualBerksCountyMathemat-icsChampionship,AlverniaUniversity,November16,2009.Fivelocalcollegesanduniversitiessharehostingof theannualBerksCountyMathematicsChampionship.Rocho-wiczandProfessorJohnGieringerwrote,implemented,solved,andscoredthecontestproblems.Thetoptenwinnerswereplaced.Coaches,teachers,andstudentscommentedthatthetestwasdifficultbutfair.

JudgedphysicsandphysicalscienceprojectsattheReadingBerksScienceandEngineeringFair(RBSEF)March15,2009.Throughthoroughanalysesandstudentinterviews,atop10listwascompiledfromabout200exhibits.Oneof thewinnersdevelopedadevicethatstoredelectricalenergyusingacircuit.Thefinaltaskof thejudgingcommitteewastose-lectthetopcandidatefromallthefieldsof sciencedisplayedatthefair.

Mary B. Schreiner, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Education

Presented“IEPRoadHazardswithDefensiveDrivingTech-niquesBeginningTeachersNeedtoKnow.”PennsylvaniaCouncilforExceptionalChildren,November2009.Thepotentialperilsof theIndividualEducationPlan,thelegaldocumentandprocessforstudentsreceivingspecialeducation,withdemonstrationof howtheseperilscanbemanagedeffectively,waspresentedinaninteractivework-shoptostudentsabouttoenterthefield,joinedbyteachereducators,parents,andattorney-advocates.

Bongrae SeokAssociateProfessorof Philosophy

Presented“VirtueandEmotion:MoralPsychologyof EarlyConfucianPhilosophy”,Neo-ConfucianStudy,ColumbiaUniversity,NewYork,February6,2009.ThepaperanalyzesandinterpretsConfucianmoralphilosophyfromtheperspectiveof affectivemoralpsychol-ogyanddevelopsaviewthatConfucianmoralphilosophyisbasedonanemotionalbutidealisticmodelof humanbeing.

Presented“CharacterorSituation?AConfucianResponsetoSituationalSocialPsychology,”APA(theAmericanPhilo-

sophicalAssociation)Conference,PacificDivision,SanFrancisco,March2010.AConfucianresponsetothechallengeregardingthecon-sistencyandintegrityof virtueandcharacterinthehumanmoralbehavior,arguingthattheseeminglyoddcombinationof theconsistencyof charactertraitsandtheopennessof themindtothemorallyrelevantsituationalconditionsrepre-sentsauniquepositionof Confucianmoralphilosophy.

Presented“EmotionandEmbodiedCognition,”TheAmeri-canPhilosophicalAssociationConference,EasternDivision,NewYork,December27,2009.ThepapercomparesemotioninConfucianphilosophywithembodiedcognition,i.e.,non-representationalandnon-subjectivebutinteractiveandunbiasedrevelationof self andtheworld,anddiscusseshowembodiedcognitioncombinesthecognitiveandmoralself inConfucianphilosophy.

Presented“ConfucianVirtue,Arêteornot?”TheFifthIn-ternationalConferenceonAncientandMedievalPhilosophy,FordhamUniversity,NewYork,October16,2009.Intheirdiscussionsof idealhumanpersonandmoralval-ues,Confucianphilosophersidentify,analyze,andcompareidealcharactertraitsandmoraldispositionsthatunderliehu-manactionsanddecisions.Thepaperdiscussesthediversityof Confucianvirtuesandevaluatesthevalidityof thearetaicinterpretationof Confucianmoralphilosophy.

Presented“Isshameavirtue?Moralpsychologyof shameandvirtue.”FelicianEthicsConference,FelicianCollege,Rutherford,N.J.,April18,2009.BycriticallyanalyzingAristotle’sdiscussionof shame,theauthordevelopsaninterpretationwhereshameisregardedasanterograderegret.Peoplefeelremorsefulof thechoicestheymadeinthepastbutcanalsofeelthesameforthechoicestheyarecurrentlymakingwithregardtogoalstheywanttoachieve.

Presented“CognitiveScienceandConfucianReciprocity”AssociationforAsianStudies,Conference,Chicago,IL,March26,2009.Thepaperdiscussesandanalyzesthenotionof shu(donotimposeonotherswhatyouyourself donotdesire)inConfucianmoralphilosophy.Theauthorfocusesonhowcurrentstudiesof altruismandsocialcognitionincognitivesciencecanbeusedtointerpretConfucianreciprocity.

Presented“TheValueandBeautyof OpenSpace:IsSpaceEmptyNothingness?”InternationalAssociationfortheStudyof Environment,Space,andPlace;Geo-AestheticsConference,TowsonUniversity,Baltimore,March6,2009.Spaceisusuallyregardedasemptynothingness,homoge-neousbackground,orthegapbetweentwoobjectswithoutpositivevalueof itsown.Thepaperdiscussesthevalueandthebeautyof openspacenotastheboundaryof theexistingobjectsbutasanentitywithitsencompassingandintegratingquality.

Spencer S. Stober, Ed.D.Professorof BiologyDirectorof thePh.D.PrograminLeadership

Presented“Ecuador:MotherNature’sUtopia,”6thInterna-tionalConferenceonEnvironmental,Cultural,EconomicandSocialSustainability,Universityof Cuenca,Ecuador,January5,2009.ThispaperconsideredpoliticalandculturalfactorsthatplayedaformativeroleinarecentmovebyEcuadortoincludekeyenvironmentalprovisionsdesignedtoprotectecosystemsbyrecognizingPachamama(“MotherEarth”)inits2008Constitution.Theindigenouspeopleof Ecuadorhaveanintimaterelationshipwithnature.

Co-presented(withDonnaYarri)“WhatMakesUsSoDog-goneSpecial?Darwin’sChallengetoHumanSuperiority,”DarwinSymposium,SanDiegoStateUniversity,November21,2009Thispaperexploredtheimpactof CharlesDarwin’stheoryof evolutionbyprovidingbackgroundhimself aswellasthegeneraloutlineof hisevolutionarytheory;andthenexaminedthreedifferentapproacheswithinChristianityto

evolutionarytheory—creationism,intelligentdesign,andtheisticevolution.

Co-presented(withDonnaYarri)“God,Science,andDe-signerGenes,:AModelforIntegratingTeachingandScholar-ship,”NationalAssociationof PracticalandProfessionalEthics,March12,2010.Inthispresentation,wepresentapedagogicalmodelforhowweincorporatedthewell-knownBoyermodelforscholarship.Wedemonstratedhowourinterdisciplinaryworkintheareaof thehumangenomedemonstratedhiscompo-nentsof discovery,integration,application,andteaching.

JudgedtheNationalStudentEthicsBowl,AssociationforPracticalandProfessionalEthics,March11,2010.Thiscompetitionbringstogetherthebestethicsbowlteamsof collegesacrossthecountrytocompetewithregardtotheirexpertiseinanalyzingcasestudiesfromanethicalperspective.Theroleof thejudgeinvolvesbeingpresentatthreeof thesecompetitionsassessingtheirmoralreasoning,askingthemquestions,andassigningscores.

Michele Shuman, MSN, RN, CCRNAssistantProfessorof Nursing

Co-presented“ClinicalConsultations:DevelopingEvidence-BasedPracticeExpertiseinFutureNurseEducators”Pre-sentedattheAmericanAssociationof Collegesof Nursing2010Master’sEducationConference,February26,2010.Thispresentationdescribedaninnovativelearningstrat-egyforgraduatestudentspreparingforanursingfacultyrole.Studentsresearchedbestpracticesforclinicaltopicsandconductedinterviewswithmultidisciplinaryclinicalexperts.Inputfromexpertswassynthesizedwithpublishedresearchfindingstodeveloprecommendationsforpracticeguidelines.

Mary Ellen Symanski, Ph.D., RN AssociateProfessorof Nursing

Co-presented“ClinicalConsultations:DevelopingEvidence-BasedPracticeExpertiseinFutureNurseEducators”Pre-sentedattheAmericanAssociationof Collegesof Nursing2010Master’sEducationConference,February26,2010.Thispresentationdescribedaninnovativelearningstrategyforgraduatestudentspreparingforanursingfacultyrole.Studentsresearchedbestpracticesforclinicaltopicsandconductedinterviewswithmultidisciplinaryclinicalexperts.Theinputfromtheexpertswassynthesizedwithpublishedresearchfindingstodeveloprecommendationsforpracticeguidelines.

Karen S. Thacker, Ph.D., RN, CNEDean,Collegeof ProfessionalProgramsAssociateProfessorof Nursing

Co-presentedThacker,K.S.&Symanski,M.E.“NavigatingtheGrayAreasof StudentBehaviorIssues”,presentedattheBaccalaureateEducationConference,AACN,Chicago,IL,November20,2009.Thissessionpresentedatestedroadmapfordevelop-ingacollaborativeandconsistentapproachtostudentswhopresentunprofessionalbehaviorsintheclinical,classroom,laboratory,andout-of-classsettings.Inacasestudyformat,participantswereguidedthroughathree-stepapproachthatincluded:pre-planning,acuteintervention,andpost-acutephase.

Co-presentedSymanski,M.E.,&Thacker,K.S.“ASys-temof SupportforHighRiskNursingStudents:LessonsLearned”posterpresentationatthe2009NLNEducationSummit,Philadelphia,PA,September23-26,2009.ThePre-NursingProgramgivesasecond-chanceop-portunityforstudentswhoseacademichighschoolrecordsfellbelowentrancerequirements.Intheprogram’ssixthyear,manylessonshavebeenlearnedandnumerousstudentshaveovercomethe“notgoodenough”academicstigmatosuc-cessfullyprogressthroughnursingeducation.

Judith R. Warchal, Ph.D.Professorof PsychologyandCounseling

Co-presented“ReducingbreastcancerdisparitiesamongLatinas:Aninterdisciplinary,communitybasedmodel,”atAmericanPsychologicalAssociationConference,August2009.AddressesbarriersanddevelopsculturallyappropriateinterventionstoengageLatinasinpreventativebreasthealthactivities.Openingdialogueamongkeycommunitypartnerstranslatesintosubstantivechangesinhealthcaredelivery,developmentof culturally-sensitiveandlanguageappropriateintake,screening,andresearchinstruments,bringinghealthservicestoacommunitycenter,andbreasthealtheducation.

Co-presented“Crossingdisciplinaryboundariestoinfuseethicaldecisionmakingthroughouttheservice-learningcur-riculum,Howadministrators,faculty,andstudentsbenefit,”Associationof AmericanCollegesandUniversitiesConfer-ence,Minneapolis,October2009.Thispresentationinvolvedacasebaseddiscussionof theethicalandmoraldilemmasthatadministrators,faculty,andstudentsencounterwhenengaginginservice-learning.Italsopresenteddilemmasfrombothlocalandinternationalservice-learningperspectives.

Co-presented“Internationalservice-learning:Whobenefits?”TheThirdInternationalSymposiumonService-Learning.Athens,Greece,November2009.Whatarethepotentialethicalissuesraisedbyparticipa-tioninInternationalservicelearning?Bestpracticesforthecreationof partnershipsthatdeliberatelyaspiretobenefitallmembersinvolvedinISLareproposed.Therolesandresponsibilitiesof thefaculty,students,administrators,andcommunitypartnersarediscussed.

Presented“Assistingfamiliesincopingwithtrauma.”TheReadingHospitalandMedicalCenterHealthScienceNursingProgram,June2009.Thepsychologicalimpactof traumaonpatients,families,andmedicalprofessionalswaspresented,alongwitheffectiveinterventionsforcopingwithtrauma.Emphasiswasplacedontheappropriateresponsesof healthcareproviderstopatientsandfamilieswhoexperiencedatraumaticevent.

Presented“FamiliesinCrisis:WhenanIllnessorAccidentStrikesHome.”AlverniaUniversityHumanServicesConfer-ence,June12,2009.Thispresentationexplainedthepsychologicalresponsesthatoccurwhenanindividual/familyexperiencesaphysicallyorpsychologicallytraumaticevent.Appropriateinterventionsforcopingwithtraumawerepresented.

Mary Ellen Wells, JD, LLMAssociateProfessorof Business

Presented“RegulatingOnlineCommercialSpeech:Oh,WhataTangledWeb,”NationalProceedingsforthe84thAnnualAcademyof LegalStudiesinBusiness(International)Con-ference,Denver,Colorado,August2009.Thispaperanalyzesissuesregardingthecommercialspeechdoctrineandfreespeechprotectionandtheirinter-relationshipwiththeFederalTradeCommission’sattempttoreviseitsregulationstoincorporatetheuseof newtech-nologiesbymarketers,potentiallyholdingthemliablefordeceptivepracticesresultingfromthebuzztheycreateontheInternet.

Kathleen Z. Wisser, MS, RN, CPHQAssistantProfessorof Nursing

Presented“SurvivingFacilitation:AchievingSuccessintheTeamProcess”attheAmericanAssociationof Collegesof NursingAnnualMSNConference,Orlando,FL,February2009.Thisposterofferedanoverviewof aninnovativesimula-tionscenarioforRN-BSNnursingstudentstopracticegroupproblem-solvingtechniques.Whiletryingto“stayalive”and“survive”,studentspracticedskillsof facilitation.Skillsen-compassedteambuilding,decision-making,gettingtheteamtoconsensus,andhowtodealwithdifficultteammember.

Presented“TheUseof LogicModelinginOutcomesMea-surement”attheNationalAssociationof HealthcareQualityAnnualConference,Grapevine,TX,September2009.Programsmustcastacriticaleyewhendesigningandimplementingevaluativeprocesses.Thispresentationexam-inedhowamentalhealthprogramusedthelogicmodelasatoolforillustratingcriticalprogramelementsandidentifiedoutcomesandwaystomeasureoutcomesforprovidingqual-ityservicesandeffectivefinancialmanagement.

Donna Yarri, Ph.D.AssociateProfessorof Theology

Presented“EthicsintheWorkof WoodyAllen,”NationalAmericanAcademyof Religionmeeting,November9,2009.Thispaperaddressedsomeof theethicalconcernsthatinformalargepartof Allen’swork,includingtherelationshipbetweencomedyandtragedy,theproblemof evil,themean-ingof life,thedreadof death,andreligion.Godprovidesastrongbackdropforthediscussion,evenwhenGodmaynotbeexplicitlyreferenced.

Co-Presented(withSpencerS.Stober)“WhatMakesUsSoDoggoneSpecial?Darwin’sChallengetoHumanSupe-riority,”DarwinSymposium,SanDiegoStateUniversity,November2009.Thispaperexploredtheimpactof CharlesDarwin’stheoryof evolutionbyprovidingbackgroundhimself aswellasthegeneraloutlineof hisevolutionarytheory;andthenexaminedthreedifferentapproacheswithinChristianitytoevolutionarytheory—creationism,intelligentdesign,andtheisticevolution.

Co-Presented(withSpencerS.Stober)“God,Science,andDesignerGenes:AModelforIntegratingTeachingand

Scholarship,”NationalAssociationof PracticalandProfes-sionalEthics,March12,2010.Inthispresentation,apedagogicalmodelwasusedtoincorporatethewell-knownBoyermodelforscholarship.Wedemonstratedhowourinterdisciplinaryworkintheareaof thehumangenomedemonstratedhiscomponentsof discov-ery,integration,application,andteaching.

JudgedNationalStudentEthicsBowl,AssociationforPracti-calandProfessionalEthics,March11,2010.Thiscompetitionbringstogetherthebestethicsbowlteamsof collegesacrossthecountrytocompetewithregardtotheirexpertiseinanalyzingcasestudiesfromanethicalperspective.Judgesarepresentatthreeof thesecompeti-tions,assessingtheirmoralreasoning,askingthemquestions,andassigningscores.

Presented“ReligionandPopularCulture,”TheologywithaTwistProgram,Lancaster,January5,2010.Thistalkexaminedtheimportanceof theincreasingrespectedfieldof religionandpopularculture.Itexploreddifferentviewswithregardtoreligionandculture,andaddressedthelargepartthatpopularculture(includingtelevision,themovies,andvideogames)playsinthelivesof individualsaswellasthechurch.

Awards, Grants & Installations

Scott Ballantyne, Ed.D., PRSBAAssociateProfessorof Business

Recipientof the2009“ExcellenceinTeachingAward”forRegion2of theAssociationof CollegiateBusinessSchoolsandPrograms.

Recipientof the2009LindbackDistinguishedTeachingAwardformtheChristianR.andMaryF.LindbackFounda-tionawardasselectedbytheHonorsandAwardscommitteeof AlverniaUniversity.

Beth A. Berret, Ed.D., SPHRAssociateProfessorof Business

Recipientof theSocietyforHumanResourceManagement(SHRM)Foundation’s2009Advisorof theYearAward.Thisaward,presentedbytheSHRMFoundation,recog-nizesoutstandingserviceandleadershipprovidedtostudentchaptersbySHRMadvisors.

Travis A. Berger, M.Ed.Instructorof SportManagement

FellowshipAwarded:Twenty-ThirdAnnualIUPFoundationDoctoralFellowship,2009-2010academicyear.Theselectionasarecipientof thefellowshipreflectsstrongacademiccredentialsandpotentialforexcellenceinteachingandresearch.Fellowshiprecipientsareexpectedtocontributeinanimportantwaytothelevelof scholarshipatIUP.

Karen Ann V. Cameron, Ph.D., OTD, OTR/LAssociateProfessorof OccupationalTherapyOccupationalTherapyProgramDirector

FellowshipAwarded:2009AmericanOccupationalTherapyAssociation/AmericanOccupationalTherapyFoundationLeadershipFellow.Thepurposeof theyear-longfellowshipwastoenhancetheemergenceof strongoccupationaltherapyleaderswithintheacademiccommunityaswellasbuildingtheprofession’scapacitytoinfluenceandlead.Cameronwasoneof 16se-lectedfromanationallistof candidates.

Frances RossAssistantProfessorof Art

Recipientof theJackCogginsMemorialPrizeforartworktitled,“IndianRiver”(apastelpainting)atthe32ndAnnualOpenJuriedArtExhibit-ReadingPublicMuseum.

Karen S. Thacker, Ph.D., RN, CNEDean,Collegeof ProfessionalProgramsAssociateProfessorof Nursing

Grant(funded):“NursingEducationInitiativeforScholar-shipandRetentionPrograms.”U.S.Departmentof Educa-tion,2009.Initiativetoincreaseethnicandeconomicdiversityinthenursingworkforce.Fundingforthisprojectallowsthenurs-ingdepartmenttoexplorenewinterventionsandmeasuretheirimpactonretention.Anaggressiveretentionprogramsupportsstudentsuccesswithamulti-tieredapproachthatincludesfinancialassistance,professionalmentorshipandintensediscipline-specificacademicsupport.

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