Group at 2008 President's Convocation
President's Convocation, Aug. 17
UDM President Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J., invites all faculty, administrators and staff to the 2009 President's Convocation, Monday, Aug. 17. Mark your calendars for the entire day, which will begin at Calihan Hall with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. The program portion of the day will begin promptly at 9:15 a.m. followed by a picnic and an afternoon of fun and games. See the event page for details.
Faculty promotions and tenure
The following UDM faculty were awarded promotion and/or tenure, effective Aug. 16.
McNichols Campus
- Abhijit Dasgupta, Math & Computer Science, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- V. Barry Dauphin, Psychology, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- Donald DiPaolo, Education, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- Debra Knight, Physician Assistant, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- Mostafa Mehrabi, Mechanical Engineering, promoted to associate professor
- Julia Stocker-Schneider, Nursing, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- Sandra Yost, CSJ, Electrical & Computer Engineering, promoted to full professor
School of Dentistry
- Leyvee Lynn L. Cabanilla, Periodontology & Dental Hygiene, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor
- Margaret Coleman, Periodontology & Dental Hygiene, promoted to clinical associate professor
- Shin-Mey Rose Yin Geist, Diagnostic Sciences, granted tenure
- Shilpa Kilhatkar, Periodontology & Dental Hygiene, promoted to clinical associate professor
- Walter Lim, Restorative Dentistry, promoted to clinical associate professor
School of Law
- Bret Boyce, granted tenure
Biology Club raises funds to fight cancer
The UDM Biology Club participated in this year's American Cancer Society "Relay for Life" event, May 30 in Royal Oak. This year, the Biology team raised $3,077, ranking them second in fund-raising out of 27 teams at the event. The team also won the "Best Team Spirit" award.
Graduate student Kevin Crumpley is helping get a head start on next year's fund-raising by collecting used printer cartridges. If you'd like to help, contact him through the Biology Office at 313-993-1180.
Assessment workshop, "Rubrics"
UDM faculty are invited to an assessment workshop, Thursday, Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Student Center Fountain Lounge. (Lunch will be provided.) The workshop will focus on developing and using scoring tools, "rubrics," both to save time grading papers and to better communicate assignment expectations. The speaker will be Dannelle D. Stevens, professor of Curriculum and Instruction at Portland State University.
The workshop is cosponsored by the Assessment Team and the Faculty Development Team. RSVP to Associate Professor of Chemistry Liz Roberts-Kirchhoff by e-mail or call 313-993-1021. See the event page for more information.
Thumbs Up!
Laurie Britt-Smith, assistant professor of English, gave the presentation, "Social justice goes digital," at the Computers and Writing Conference, June 21 at USC Davis (Davis, Calif.).
Associate Professor of Education Isaiah McKinnon participated in the Holocaust Teacher Fellowship Program, June 1-5, at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. The program focuses on developing educators to serve in a global effort to ensure quality Holocaust education in our schools. Participant educators plan to lead workshops, serve on boards, lead study trips to Holocaust sites and serve as conduits to the Holocaust Museum for educators, institutions, students, professional organizations and community groups.
Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Sandra Yost, CSJ (Congregation of St. Joseph), celebrates her jubilee as a religious sister (25 years). She attended a special Mass and dinner for religious jubilarians hosted by the Archdiocese of Detroit at St. John's Center, May 27. Yost also celebrated her jubilee in June with her congregation and UDM President Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J. See the Michigan Catholic article on 2009 jubilarians or the Sisters of St. Joseph article on Yost's jubilee.
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