SARASOTA, Fla. (April 28, 2017) – USF Sarasota-Manatee’s Dr. Phil Wagner and Dr. Pat Wilson are being awarded campuswide “mini grants” for their creative approach in bringing critical-thinking skills to the classroom. The two submitted grant proposals to create course assignments that promote critical thinking skills, a component of USFSM’s Quality Enhancement Plan. A panel of faculty selected the winners. Dr. Wilson, an associate professor in the School of Education, received a $950 grant to purchase books and other course items to be used within book clubs where education students can discuss and analyze the reading material. Through these discussions, the students can sharpen their critical-thinking skills while discerning whether the material is appropriate and instructive for public school classrooms. Dr. Wagner, a communications instructor in the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, meanwhile received a $1,200 grant to help design and produce a series of online “immersive case studies” to assist in his health communications class. Through each of the proposed online health modules, the students will encounter case studies, or “sticky situations,” that involve a health narrative and problem that’s largely unsolvable. As the students try to access the health services they need, they encounter various barriers to those services. The studies will explore a variety of scenarios and touch on reproductive health, socieo-economic barriers, LGBTQ health, race and ethnicity, physical disability, mental health, obesity and weight and chronic illness. PACE to debut new business course The Office of Professional & Continuing Education is unveiling a course entitled “The Art of Negotiation.” This face-to-face class will meet Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the USFSM campus, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. It will be taught by Ross Alander, a retired senior lecturer in management studies at USFSM’s College of Business and a labor arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. He is also an employment mediator with the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. To register or to learn more, visit usfsm.edu/admissions/. CLASS awards high-achieving students The College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences recognized several high-achieving students at its annual awards ceremony Friday at the Selby Auditorium. The event, the “Celebration of Student Achievement,” honored dozens of students in numerous categories: Notable Conference Presentations Shawna Machado, Master’s of Social Work Candidate, “Multiple Perspectives on Homelessness: An Evidence-based View of a Ubiquitous Societal Issue,” presented at the National Association of Social Workers Regional Annual Educational Event Outstanding Students 2016-2017 Department of Liberal Arts (undergraduate) Leah Meldman, English Eric Morgan, History Lewis Certain, Professional & Technical Communication Department of Social Sciences (undergraduate) Danielle Dreznin, Criminology Octavio Gomez, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences (graduate) Andrew Saputo, Criminal Justice Administration Leah Abramoff, Social Work School of Education (undergraduate) Wendy Turk, Elementary Education School of Education (graduate) Jeanne Asberry, Elementary Education Erik Miller Prize for Literary Criticism First place Jordan Kohn, English, “Men have all the Power: Gender Inequality and Free Will in Paradise Lost.” Second place Leah Meldman, English, “A Warning about Warming: Science and Religion in Climate Fiction.” Graduate Students Selected for Scholarship School of Education Zadda Bazzy Shannon Fleming Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Capstone School of Education Nina Ethridge Amanda Kushner Nicole Marcinko PAInT: Partnerships for Arts-Intergrated Instruction School of Education Jeanne Asberry Kristina Bryant Karrie Drendel Jasmine Hanson Wendy Turk Kara Wakley Student Showcase for Projects, Research and Innovation First Place Poster Marissa Fleenor & Ashley Wichern, “The Phenomenon of Foreign Fighting Revisited: Have Motivations for Foreign Fighting Changed?” Third Place Poster Sandra Sabino, “Political Conservatism and Racial Differences in Arrest Rates” First Place Oral Presentation Wendy Turk, “Arts-Integrated Teaching for Low SES Learners” First Place Oral Presentation Breanna Glover-Van Rensselaer, “Casual Dining Employee Turnover: Causes and Effects in Sarasota” First Place Oral Presentation Stephanie Maddox, “Assessing the Perceptions of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Therapists Regarding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” Second Place Oral Presentation Denise Rodiguez, “Age and Cybercrime Victimization: Is It How Long You Are Online, What You Do Online, or What You Post Online?” Third Place Oral Presentation Sadie Lipman, “Mind the Gap: Gender Differences in STEM Fields” Honor Society Inductions Alpha Iota Sigma, Interdisciplinary Studies Honor Society Nancy Allen Quinshanta Armour Alina Evans Regina Rodriguez Tirado Jennifer Smith Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society Stephanie Borkowski Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honor Society Chloe Conboy Morgan O’Brien Kaitlin Ritz Thomas Schwarz Emily Smith Rachel Staigerwald Outstanding Service to Student Clubs Tawanna Peterson, Criminology Geborah Joseph-Smith, Interdisciplinary Social Science, USFSM Ambassadors Outstanding Projects Department of Liberal Arts Leah Holst, History, “Mobilizing the Printed Word: Libraries and Books During the Cold War.” Victoria Yoder, Professional & Technical Communication, “21st Century Media” Department of Social Sciences Andrew Becht, Undergraduate/Criminology, “An Investigation to Better Determine Mass Incarceration’s Effects on Crime Rates” Matt Bertrand, Graduate/Criminology, “Locus of Control and Police Use of Force” Anna Huh, Graduate/Social Work, “U.S. Veterans and PTSD: A Macro and Family-Systems Perspective” William Pardy, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, “Examining Religious Apprehension among Members of Narcotics Anonymous” School of Education Kirsten Gutierrez, Undergraduate/Elementary Education, “Interdisciplinary Unit Plan of a Fourth Grade Space Science” Bridgett Wells, Undergraduate/Elementary Education, “Individual Pupil Performance Profile Project” ### |
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About USF Sarasota-Manatee (USFSM) USF Sarasota-Manatee is a regional campus of the University of South Florida system, offering the prestige of a nationally ranked research university with the convenience of a hometown location, including classes in Manatee County, Venice and online. Separately accredited, USFSM is ideal for those interested in pursuing a baccalaureate or master’s degree, professional certification, or continuing education credit in a small, personal setting with distinguished faculty and a dynamic curriculum of over 40 academic programs. Website: www.usfsm.edu. |