May 14, 2021
Lincoln Trail College honored faculty and staff members for their service at the 42nd Annual Service Recognition Night.
Retiring English Professor Dr. Ann Wolven was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award. It is awarded to faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence and have adopted innovative or highly effective practices to aid student learning.
Wolven received multiple nominations for the award. Her letters of nomination noted her passion and skills as a teacher and reference the effect she has had on students. One of her nomination letters came from a student. “When I met Dr. Wolven, I did not feel like I was a ‘good student’. I struggled with deadlines, organization, and motivation. The workload was intimidating, and I felt like I was in over my head…she offered me help, she answered my questions, as she gave me every reason to trust both her and myself.”
May 13, 2021
An international leader in RNA biology, Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will address the graduates of Drexel’s College of Medicine during its commencement ceremony on May 18.
Research by Weissman and researcher Katalin Karikó, PhD, laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. Using the approaches developed by Weissman and Karikó enabled the development and authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines within nine months; and both vaccines have shown efficacy rates around 95%. Thus far, over 250 million doses of one of these mRNA- based COVID vaccines have been administered in the United States.
Digital Content Specialist to join the team.
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Digital Content Specialist is primarily responsible for developing and managing design content for the College’s websites, associate sites, social media channels, and public facing digital assets. The Digital Content Specialist, in collaboration with other departments, will train and build recruitment campaigns for prospective and current students and serve as the social media consultant to all faculty and staff. It is expected that this individual will accomplish duties in an efficient, effective and competent manner and strive for improvement and excellence in all work performed. Additionally, this individual must understand the comprehensive role of the community college and cooperate and work harmoniously with college personnel and the public. This individual will follow all college policies, rules, regulations and guidelines as they relate to this position.
The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Orpheum Theater.
Credit: WATN Published: 12:28 PM CDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 12:28 PM CDT May 7, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. After hosting virtual a commencement ceremony for Spring 2020 graduates due to COVID-19 restrictions, LeMoyne-Owen College will host its 151st Commencement in person at The Orpheum on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m.
Erik Moses, the first Black president of a NASCAR track, the Nashville Superspeedway, will give the keynote address to the more than 100 graduates.
Additionally, for the first time in LeMoyne-Owen College history, three students will be named class valedictorian, all earning 4.0 GPAs. Sainna Christian, Student Government Association president; Aura Lopez, and Avianne Robinson, Miss LOC will also address their fellow graduates.
Every Thursday this April, the University of Arizona s College of Science will present a new topic relating to the science of water, as part of their 16th annual lecture series. The free, online lectures will range from the water on Earth s cosmic origins to the challenges of conservation to the Colorado River. The lectures will premiere on the Collegeâs YouTube channel, hosted by various local experts and faculty. Given that water is the lifeblood of humankind and recognizing how critical water is to our region, it s both a timely and important topic in our community, said Michael Luria, assistant dean for corporate and community engagement at the College of Science, and co-organizer of the lecture series. While the effects of the ongoing pandemic have necessitated a virtual format for the 2021 series, it also provides the opportunity to expand our reach to those outside of Southern Arizona, which we are very excited about.