December 1, 2017

In this issue…

• Current News
• Family Updates
• Personnel Updates

Current News

Tree-lighting event celebrates start of Christmas season at CBU

Students, staff and faculty at California Baptist University welcomed  the holiday season with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting on the Front Lawn on Nov. 29.

“This event is a long-standing tradition at CBU that kicks off the Christmas season,” said Kristin Holderman, director of campus activities for Community Life. “We hope this event benefits students by fostering community between students, staff and faculty, and developing a sense of school spirit and recognition of campus traditions.”

The event was organized by Community Life and the Associated Students of CBU. Approximately 2,500 attended the event. Event-goers warmed up to the brisk night with hot cider or cocoa while CBU President Dr. Ronald L. Ellis read from Luke 2, which records the birth of Jesus. After the reading of the first Christmas account, individuals lit candles and counted down to the Christmas tree lighting.

“My favorite part was watching as everyone lit candles,” said Jordan Fuller, a history and philosophy sophomore. “I love how others extended their candles to help others light theirs. It brings the whole school together.”

After the tree lighting, attendees shared a variety of activities with their friends, such as taking photos in a photo booth or with Santa, sledding on an artificial snow, making s’mores, decorating ornaments or writing Christmas cards for members of the armed services. As an extra treat, the worship band For All Seasons performed Christmas songs in addition to some original tunes.

“I’ve been coming to this event for years,” said Rachael Owens, a junior and public relations major. “CBU does a great job celebrating Christmas. The environment combines community and friendship.”

For Ryan Christensen, an exercise science freshman, the event helped bring the Christmas sentiment to life.

“I loved the countdown to light the Christmas tree,” Christensen said. “It almost felt like a Hallmark movie.”

 

Apodaca earns Player of the Year Award

Aidan Apodaca, a senior forward for the men’s soccer team at California Baptist University, has been named the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year. Apodaca became the first Lancer to earn the award.

Apodaca finished the year with 29 goals, the most in a single season by any player in all of NCAA (Divisions I, II and III) competition. Apodaca also owns the single-game scoring record at CBU after scoring five goals in a 5-0 victory over Northwest Nazarene on Sept. 16. Moreover, He holds the CBU career record for goals with 48 over his four-year career at CBU.

Read the full story here.

 

 

Chapel speaker urges audience to respond to gift of salvation

“Every great gift demands a great response,” Albert Tate told a California Baptist University chapel audience on Nov. 30. “The question I want to ask you today, ‘What is your response to the gift God gave for you?’”

Tate, the founder and lead pastor of Fellowship Monrovia, a multi-ethnic and integrational church, expounded on John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. (NASB)”

Tate said belief is more than the accent of the mind or a concept of the will.

“Belief is the reclining of the heart to fully rest and recline in God,” he said.

Tate said that we can have a tendency to play “backseat driver” with God.

“God is meant to be trusted; He can handle this season of your life. You can trust Him,” Tate declared. We can believe and trust in God, or we can begin the descent into perishing away from Him, Tate added.

“Perishing is a slow drift away outside of the presence of God. Outside of what you were created to be,” Tate said. “Sin will leave you dead, it will take you on a ride that will end in your destruction and derail you from God’s plan and purpose for your life.”

Everlasting life is a gift that God offers through His Son, Jesus—an invitation to become more like the Heavenly Father each day, Tate explained.

“God wants to transform your life. It’s not about perfection but you will begin to be transformed by the ‘Perfect One.’ That’s what God wants to do with your life,” Tate said.

 

Drumline adds to Pep Band impact at CBU

The California Baptist University Pep Band is sporting a bigger, bolder sound thanks to the addition of a new drumline team. The 2017-18 grouping is the largest Pep Band ever assembled at CBU.

The Drumline performs as part of the Pep Band at sporting events such as CBU basketball games. In total, the Pep Band comprises 87 members.

Tommy Goddard, adjunct professor of music at the Shelby and Ferne Collinsworth School of Music, said the 14-member CBU Drumline adds energy, emotion and a sense of flashback—reminding fans of pep rallies from their high school days.

“Just seeing a drumline will build interest and excitement from a nostalgia perspective,” Goddard said. “From a performance standpoint, our drumline will entertain the audience with our grooves, cadences, flashy visuals and dynamic rhythms.”

Guy Holliday, assistant professor of music and director of bands, said playing upbeat music during an athletic event helps create the appropriate environment. The band has more than 30 titles in its repertoire, which includes pop tunes and classic rock.

“The game is an emotional experience. You’re invested in your team and you want them to win and you’re pulling for them,” Holliday said. “I think the emotions run high and the energy is high. The Pep Band just needs to be a part of that.”

Holliday said the drumline combined with CBU’s new school fight song, “Lance Up, CBU!” help advance the Pep Band to the next level.

“From my perspective, basketball games wouldn’t be the same without the Pep Band,” Holliday said.

Dr. Micah Parker, director of Athletics, agreed with Holliday’s assessment.

“The Pep Band is a huge part of the basketball game experience. They keep the crowd engaged in the experience [even] when the game isn’t in play,” Parker said.

Jacob DeRieux, drumline captain at CBU, said he hopes the percussion team will leave a lasting impression on spectators.

“A drumline is not something people really see outside of schools too often, so it’s exciting to see it when you get the chance,” said DeRieux, a music education junior.

 

Chapel speaker encourages students to turn to Christ for peace

College years can be filled with pressures of assignments, lack of money and relational problems that all seemed to crop up during the Christmas season, Jo Saxton told a California Baptist University chapel audience on Nov. 28.

Saxton said turmoil she experienced during her college years caused her to seek refuge in unproductive means. But she said meeting Jesus in a real way began to impart peace to her soul as she learned about his loving attributes.

Saxton is the chair of the board for 3D Movements, a ministry that helps church leaders emphasize discipleship and mission work to their congregations.

Saxton said Jesus provided the healing and answers she needed in her faith journey, and added that Jesus is more than the institutional Jesus or Jesus of the Nativity, who only comes out at Christmas.

“He is a Wonderful Counselor when you need someone to come alongside you in your life,” Saxton said. “Someone to tell you that you’re already enough, that you’re already worthy.”

Saxton encouraged students to look to Jesus to give them peace and not to let grades, jobs, or relationships overshadow their identity in God’s eyes as believers.

“I hope for you, in the midst of this chapter of life that you would know that peace is actually possible for you,” Saxton said. “The peace is yours because you’re already valuable.”

 

Speaker discusses eating disorders at lecture series

When it comes to developing an eating disorder, nature provides the vulnerability and social pressures trigger the process, Dr. Jeffrey Mar told a California Baptist University audience on Nov. 16.

Mar was a speaker for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ Culture and Justice Lecture Series. A Dartmouth College medical school graduate and founder and medical director at the Valenta Eating Disorder Program, Mar focuses his professional efforts on the evaluation, treatment and causes of eating disorders.

Mar said physiological development plays a big role in the evolution of a disorder.

“An eating disorder can also serve as a coping mechanism,” Mar said. He added that the environment where a person grows up in can aid in the development of an eating disorder.

“At Valenta, we work hard to use a developmental process to understand a person’s eating disorder,” Mar said. “We’ve noticed that a lot of eating disorders are related to the lack of early childhood developmental stages.”

How a person views himself or herself is formed early in life, Mar said. When there is a lack of awareness in these areas, individuals can have an underdeveloped sense of identity.

“An eating disorder is a representative of a flaw in the sense of self,” Mar said. “They are not flawed people, but their identities have a flaw in it. There is a sense of uncertainty and an element of mental illness.”

“[With our patients] we want to explore the self, to identify and heal self,” Mar said of his approach to treating eating disorders. “We want to reduce shame. We want to address guilt, which means we are going to explore inappropriate guilt, correct transgressions against their set of values and approve self-worth through an identification of core values.”

Each person is vulnerable to external influences to varying degrees, Mar said.  It is important to look at what affects and influences one’s sense of self.

“We can actually ameliorate the effects on our sense of self,” Mar said. “It is important to take time and intentionally look at yourself in a positive way, and I think that has a lot to do with community, what our environment is, what our spiritual life is like and what our own aesthetic values are.”

 

CBU theatre program brings Dickens’ holiday classic to the stage

The theatre arts program at California Baptist University is bringing a classic to the Wallace Theatre in time for the holidays—Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

CBU will present the tale, adapted for the stage by Karen Louise Hebden, of the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge and the spirits who visit him one Christmas Eve to remind him that it is never too late to change. Filled with lively music, colorful characters, ghostly effects, Victorian splendor and one brave little boy, the heartwarming tale of good will and hope reminds people of the true spirit of the Christmas season.

“These characters are just so wonderful, so bigger than life,” said Lee Lyons, professor of theatre and the play’s director.

Lyons said he read many adaptations of the novel before choosing one by Hebden, a British playwright.

“The author wove Christmas carols into ‘Christmas Carol.’ She takes us to the moments where Scrooge makes the mistakes that caused him to be the man that he is,” Lyons said. “The humanity comes through this production.”

Lyons said there are many wonderful themes woven into the play, including family, giving and community.

“I hope this play moves people. These are living characters that we begin to care about,” Lyons said.

Alexis Safoyan, a public relations junior, plays Mrs. Dilber and the Ghost of Christmas Past. Safoyan said she felt honored to present one of the most famous holiday shows.

“We hope to do the story justice and I believe that we do in this production,” Safoyan said. “We hope that the audience understands and is affected by the message of the story.”

Mario Adurias, a theatre arts junior, who plays Bob Cratchit, said he hopes the message of the story resonates with the audience.

“It is never too late to change wayward and cruel ways,” Adurias said. “There is redemption for Scrooge, there is grace. God is gracious to us in our all mistakes.”

For the first time, CBU held performances before and after Thanksgiving. Lyons said the theatre department decided to have shows in December, since the story is Christmas related.

“This can be a Christmas present,” Lyons said. “You can come and have some joy and have a great time and can kick-off your Christmas season.”

When: Dec. 1-2 at 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.

Where: Wallace Theatre, California Baptist University, 8432 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA, 92504

Tickets or questions? Call the theatre box office at 951- 343-4319 or email: mhyde@calbaptist.edu.

 

Christian filmmaker offers storytelling insights at lecture series

Retelling familiar stories through your own narrative is one of the most powerful ways of communicating, said Brian Godawa, a Christian filmmaker, screenwriter and author at a California Baptist University speaker series on Nov. 14.

“How is this done? You enter someone else’s story, then you retell their story within your own paradigm,” Godawa said. “You use a culture that is familiar and retell those stories, but you’re investing it with new meaning and that is what subversion does.”

The College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design hosted Godawa, who shared insights into filmmaking, screenwriting and fiction writing.  Godawa has written and directed multiple documentaries over a 15-year career. He is also an award-winning screenwriter and author. Additionally, his book, “Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment” is used as a college textbook across the U.S.

Godawa cited the Acts 17 account of the Apostle Paul’s speech to religious seekers and philosophers at the Areopagus in Athens as an example of subversive storytelling.

“In a sense, he’s finding common ground. He’s using means and images and actual narrative elements of their narrative and he’s getting a Christian spin on it,” Godawa said.

Godawa said many Christian movies offer up clichés or preach at the audience.

“I would argue that the power of the story is not telling them everything,” Godawa said. “Yes, you’re leading them. But you’re not spoon-feeding them everything, because if you are, then they feel preached at.”

 

CBU professor’s leadership seminar focuses on civility

Dr. Troy Hinrichs, professor of criminal justice at California Baptist University, spoke on “remaining civil in an uncivil society” on Nov. 13 at the Leadership Seminar Series. The series is hosted by the Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education.

Hinrichs said he hears a lot that these are some of the “most uncivil of times.”

“Everybody is yelling and everybody is tweeting. There are tweet storms and real storms. This must be the worst of times,” Hinrichs said.

“It’s very easy to be uncivil when you hide behind something, whether it’s a social platform or a mask or an ideology,” Hinrichs added. “In the age of Twitter, I think we see and hear more of the people’s inner monologues than we probably care to see and hear.”

But Hinrichs said he does not view today’s society as the “most uncivil of times” and said people need to know history. He elaborated: during the Revolutionary period, taxmen were tarred and feathered; congressmen got into physical altercations; political cartoons attacked people; elected presidents did not always win the majority of the popular vote; outgoing presidents refused to attend their successor’s inauguration; and the Civil War left 623,000 dead.

There have always been times of incivility, Hinrichs said, but there are ways to lessen the incivility today. One step is understanding the difference between tolerance and acceptance.

“Tolerance doesn’t mean accepting the truth of another’s moral precepts, it just means listening to what they say, accepting that they are sincere about it and they may not have ill will or bad motives,” Hinrichs said.

Another way is to avoid self-righteousness, Hinrichs said, quoting Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God” (NASB).

“From a Christian standpoint, this should flavor all of our conversations,” Hinrichs said. “We’re not better than everybody else.”

Other tips for civility Hinrichs offered included being respectful, watching one’s tone during dialogue, in addition to being willing to disengage from an unruly conversation.

“If each of us does our own part in terms of civil discourse, whether it’s online or in person, we will have less uncivil times,” Hinrichs said.

 

Art students display exhibit at Parent and Family Weekend

A unique art exhibit greeted event-goers attending the Block Party on Nov. 11 at the inaugural Parent and Family Weekend at California Baptist University.

Janet Crate, special events and volunteer coordinator for University Advancement at CBU, said the “Doors to the World” exhibit was designed to make people think of the world of possibility.

“You never know what is on the other side of the door,” Crate said.

Crate pitched the idea of the exhibit to Kristi Lippire, associate professor of visual arts at CBU, who accepted the challenge and worked with her students to bring the exhibit to life. Lippire assigned students from two courses, Drawing II and Advanced Art, to form teams and then work to infuse their artistic interpretations onto actual doors that served as their assigned canvasses. In total, students created eight “doors” that explored the concepts of nature, outer space, magical realms and other worlds of possibilities.

Lippire said she stressed the importance of designing art with the audience in mind.

“The installation was about doing something larger, doing something interactive, thinking about the public and what they would want to see and do and be interested in engaging with,” Lippire said.

Andrea Baugh, a visual arts and psychology senior, and her teammates chose the concept of “old and new.” On one side of the door the team attached old, repurposed wood; on the other side the door was painted with colorful flowers and vines.

“There’s this beaten-down, tattered side of you but then from that comes growth and new experiences,” Baugh said. “[This project taught me] to not be afraid and to try different materials—be bold in the materials and to add another layer and another depth to it and try something that we hadn’t worked with before.”

Another team that included Brooke Villegas, a visual art senior, explored the concept of traveling and missionary work. Their door included decorations such as a map, postcards and a traveling bag. The team wanted to make it something very personal to CBU students, Villegas said, because students graduating from CBU are ready to go out and use their talents and resources to impact the world.

 

CBU inaugural Parent and Family Weekend attracts large crowds

More than 1,000 family members of California Baptist University students attended various activities at the inaugural Parent and Family Weekend held on Nov. 10-11.

The weekend kicked off Nov. 10 with a breakfast in the Recreation Center followed by an opportunity to witness the first basketball game in the Events Center. The women’s basketball team beat California State University, San Marcos 80-63 in front of a program-record crowd (1,024).

“It was a lot of fun out there,” said Jarrod Olson, head coach for women’s basketball at CBU. “The Events Center was pretty awesome; it was a great atmosphere. We are happy to get CBU its first win in there.”

After the game, students had the opportunity to show their families around the CBU campus including the university’s highly acclaimed dining and housing areas.

In the afternoon at the Events Center’s plaza, CBU hosted a men’s basketball pregame party. The event featured food trucks that lined up on Lancer Lane across from the Events Center. Additionally, the Pep Band at CBU brought a lively atmosphere to the plaza, entertaining thousands of spectators in attendance. As the men’s team arrived in front of the plaza on the team bus, the crowd cheered their arrival.

The No. 14 nationally ranked Lancers went on to claim an opening day 83-78 victory over California State University, Dominguez Hills in front of nearly 5,000 spectators.

“First off, we want to thank the Lancer faithful; this was a big night for everybody, for our school, for Riverside, for the Inland Empire and for our guys,” said Rick Croy, head coach for men’s basketball at CBU. “I can imagine there wasn’t a better college basketball environment anywhere else in the country than at our place tonight.”

The following day the Parent and Family Weekend included the Block Party where hundreds of event-goers were treated to games and activities for the whole family in addition to a unique art display called “Doors to the World.” The art exhibit featured decorated doors that were created by students from two art classes.

Christian Salley, a freshman at CBU, said the weekend allowed him to bring his passions together.

“I’m passionate about sporting events and combine that with my love for my family, Parent and Family Weekend is a great time for me,” said Salley, while attending the Block Party.

Michael Koenke, father of Ryan Koenke, an electrical engineer junior at CBU, said the weekend activities helped him get a glimpse of his son’s life at the university.

“The basketball game in the Events Center was so much fun,” Michael said. “I’ve also been able to see what my son’s life is like at CBU and that’s been equally fun.”

The annual Fortuna Bowl championship intramural flag football games on Saturday evening drew an estimated 4,500 spectators to both games. Team SWAT beat Canadian Bowlers 25-0 in the women’s championship game and team Fruit of the Boom won an overtime thriller over Goon Squad (21-20). The night also featured a firework show after the final championship game and a concert by Kings Kaleidoscope.

 

Family Updates

College of Nursing faculty and student volunteers partnered with Riverside Medical Clinical to administer more than 2,500 flu shots throughout Riverside County in October and November. Faculty volunteers included Virginia Cadenhead, assistant professor of nursing, Melissa Gutierrez, adjunct professor of nursing, Dr. Teresa Hamilton, associate professor of nursing, Vina Ocampo, assistant professor of nursing, and Diane Torna, adjunct professor of nursing.

 

 

Dr. Teresa Hamilton, associate professor of nursing, published a book review in Nursing Science Quarterly (Oct. 1, 2017). The review examined Grounded theory: A practical guide (2^nd ed) by Melanie Birks and Jane Mills.

 

 

 

 

The Department of Physician Assistant Studies helped organize and facilitate an interprofessional education event on Nov. 3 in Riverside. More than 300 students pursuing various medical fields attended from six schools: Moreno Valley College, Riverside City College, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Keck Graduate Institute School of Pharmacy, Azusa Pacific and CBU. The students learned about each other’s medicals fields and worked a case together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jeffrey Gage, professor of nursing, co-authored a paper published in the Health Education Journal (Nov. 7, 2017). The title was Head teachers’ views of oral health education in schools in Tamil Nadu, India.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Robert G. LaChausse, associate professor of public health sciences, presented two papers at the American Public Health Association Conference on Nov. 4-7 in Atlanta, Georgia. The titles were Differences in Health Education Competencies among Obesity Prevention Professionals and Impact of the California’s Harvest of the Month Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program.

 

 

 

Dr. Sanggon Nam, associate professor of public health, recently joined the editorial board of the Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research. The peer-reviewed medical journal includes a wide range of fields in its discipline.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Seung-Jae Kim, professor of bioengineering, co-authored a paper with CBU students Carlos Tobar, Eva Martinez, and Nada Rhouni that was published online in Annals of Biomedical Engineering (November 2017). The paper was titled The Effects of Visual Feedback Distortion with Unilateral Leg Loading on Gait Symmetry.

 

 

 

 

Krista Wagner, adjunct professor of English, recently had a book published. The Forest (The Magical Forest Series Book 2) is a young adult/middle grade fantasy novel.

 

 

 

 

Denise Payne, senior credential analyst/project manager in the School of Education, presented at the Credential Counselors and Analysts of California Conference (CCAC) Oct. 10-12 in Sacramento. The title was What is CCAC? She also completed her second term on the board of directors as the immediate past president for the 2016-17 year. During that time, she served as a liaison between education agencies and will continue serving in that role.

 

 

 

Dr. Dennis K. Bideshi, professor of biology, co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology (November 2017). The paper was titled Antimicrobial activity of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) cultivar Avenger against pathogenic bacteria, phytopathogenic filamentous fungi, and yeast.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Krystal Hays, assistant professor of social work, presented at the annual program meeting for the Council on Social Work Education on Oct. 21 in Dallas, Texas. Her presentation was titled Do African Americans Transition between Risk Types for Depression?

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mario Oyanader, professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Sarah Zhao, assistant professor of chemical engineering, attended and had students present posters at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting Oct. 29-Nov. 3 in Minneapolis. Oyanader’s posters with CBU students: Validation of A Novel Algorithmic Approach To Solve The Poisson-Boltzmann Equations In Electrokinetics; Mathematical Analysis of Bone Remodeling under Influence of Electrical Field (Joshua Ashworth and Steffano Oyanader); Chemo-Electro-Thermotherapy in Capillary Systems: Simplify Model and Simulation (Robin F. Smallwood and Steffano Oyanader); Electro-Aided Peritoneal Dialysis: A Fundamental and Modeling Analysis Approach (Genaro Gonzalez and Steffano Oyanader). Zhao’s poster: The Application of 3-D Printed Colorimetric Paper Sensor in the Detection of Antioxidant Activity of Southern California Native Plants (Viviane Niyomwungeri, Samuel Barnett, Brian Silva, Imagine Davis-Ward, students, and Dr. Hannah Hu, associate professor of chemistry.)

 

Josh Moss, director of alumni and parent relations, and Rachael Solis, administrative assistant for alumni and parent relations, organized a Nashville CBU Alumni and Friends reunion Oct. 20-21. More than 50 alumni attended the “Network, Grow, and Live your Purpose” reunion events. Dr. Monica O’Rourke, associate professor of kinesiology for Online and Professional Studies, and her husband, Brian, hosted the Oct. 21 event at their home. The following day included a riverboat tour of Nashville. Dr. Joe Putulowski, assistant professor of business for Online and Professional Studies, also assisted in organizing the event.

 

Dr. Dominick Sturz, associate professor of public health for Online and Professional Studies, was a co-presenter at the 2017 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo Nov. 4-8 in Atlanta. The presentation was titled Talking Public Health: From Climate Change to Human Trafficking, An Innovative Professional Development Series for the Public Health Workforce.

 

 

 

Dr. Kathryn Norwood, dean of assessment and accreditation for Online and Professional Studies, was awarded the International Service Projects Leader of the Year Award for 2017 at the Sept. 12 Leader Appreciation Dinner. Her team went to Belize this past summer. The award was given by the office of Mobilization.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Satara Armstrong, professor of social work, and four master of social works students participated in Riverside County’s Department of Public Social Services’ annual adoption event in Riverside on Nov. 4. The students dressed up as superheroes and princesses to distract the children as they waited for their case to be heard by the judge. The MSW program was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for helping with the event.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Charles Lee-Johnson, assistant professor of social work, and six master of social works students made and served dinner at the Pomona Armory on Nov. 4. The students served and dined with more than 100 people experiencing homelessness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Robert Shields, assistant dean of curriculum development for Online and Professional Studies, presented research from his dissertation at California State University, Fullerton’s annual College of Education Research Symposium on Nov. 14. The title of his research/poster was A Phenomenological Study: African-American Male STEM Undergraduates from 4-Year Universities.

 

 

Dr. Laura Veltman, professor of English, presented a paper at the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association conference Nov. 10-12 in Honolulu. The paper was titled A Hideous and Desolate Wilderness: In Search of the Promised Land in Silko’s Ceremony. Veltman also had an essay published by Intervarsity’s The Well. The title was Teaching Towards Hope in an Age of Despair.

 

 

 

Mark Drew, senior admissions counselor for Online and Professional Studies, joined 17 other members of Northpoint Church of Corona on Nov 4-12 for a Hurricane Harvey Relief Mission Trip to Houston. They teamed up with ReachGlobal Crisis Response (Evangelical Free Church of America). The Northpoint team replaced drywall in homes and shared Christ with the homeowners and neighbors through prayer walks and a community dinner.

 

 

 

Dr. Darla Donaldson, assistant professor of finance and social entrepreneurship, presented a paper at the Annual Conference of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action on Nov. 17 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The paper, co-authored with Dr. Andrew Herrity, professor of entrepreneurship, was titled Individuals’ Donation Decisions and Social Enterprise: A Quantitative Investigation.

 

 

 

Dr. Namhee Kim, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, Dr. Lesley Mayne, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, Dr. Bryan Ness, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, and Dr. Candace Vickers, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, participated at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention Nov. 9-11 in Los Angeles. Kim presented her research poster, Caregivers’ perceptions in South Korean orphanages and implementation of caregiver training program. Mayne co-presented a poster session on I Communicate: Developing Participation Using Augmentative & Alternative Communication with Young Children. Ness led a panel on Establishing and Maintaining a Culture of Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice for Rehabilitation of Individuals with Traumatic Bain Injury. Vickers presented her research poster, Results of Three Months of Melodic Intonation Therapy for Two Adults with Aphasia.

 

Dr. Creed Jones, professor of computing, software and data sciences, and Dr. Matthew Rickard, professor of bioengineering, were recently issued a patent for their Systems and Methods for Monitoring Eye Health. The patent discloses and protects ideas stemming for their Ocular Engineering Lab at CBU in which they have been developing new ideas to monitor eye health.

 

 

 

The Master of Science in Athletic Training program at CBU celebrated its 10^th anniversary on Nov. 11. The program accepted its first class in the fall of 2007 and will graduate its 10th class May 2018. The event was held in conjunction with Parent and Family Weekend. Students, preceptors, faculty and family participated in lawn games, tours of the new athletic training facilities and giveaways. A second celebratory event will be Feb. 10 in association with Homecoming weekend.

 

 

Personnel Updates