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Virtual Graduate Student Award Ceremony
Members of the campus community are invited to join the School of Graduate Studies in celebrating students, their outstanding work on campus and beyond during this historic year. The Graduate Award Ceremony will be held virtually today (June 9) from 7 to 8 p.m. EDT. Nearly 100 students will be…
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Spartan Showcase: Maria Luisa Bates Domenech
Year: Rising seniorMajors: Economics, political science; pre-lawMinor: Business management  When Maria Luisa Bates Domenech was considering where to go to college, she was excited about the experiences APP offered—but worried about the cost. For her, scholarship…
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Music’s Susan McClary to accept honorary degree, give address at Cleveland Institute of Music commencement ceremony
Susan McClary, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, engaged in conversation with contemporary director Peter Sellars during a APP Department of Music event in October 2019. In that discussion, they considered the future of music, predicting that the traditional music…
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Schubert Center for Child Studies recognized for support of bill SB256
The Schubert Center for Child Studies was listed in Dayton Daily News as one of the organizations that advocated for the passage of bill SB256. The bill creates guidelines based on research and science to assist judges in sentencing youth under 18. It also provides youths who are or will be…
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Lecturer and SAGES Fellow Anthony Wexler receives 2021 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Anthony Wexler draws energy and inspiration from his students—perhaps because he remembers what it feels like to be a college-aged student, out on his own for the first time. “For me, it was a time of such intense exploration—a period in my life when I was becoming increasingly conscious and…
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Professor of Physics Cyrus Taylor receives 2021 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Aside from his incredible knowledge, talent and experience in the world of physics, Cyrus Taylor, the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics, is admired by students for his humbleness, enthusiasm and dedication. “I most value his empathy,” one student nominator wrote. “Particularly in the midst…
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College of Arts and Science’s Gabrielle Parkin receives 2021 Jackson Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
“To create a just city within myself: If I live by anything, I live by that moment.” This motto, inspired by an excerpt in the ninth book of Plato’s Republic, defines Gabrielle “Brie” Parkin’s approach to teaching, mentoring and living an impactful life. “The just city within myself says, if I…
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Biology’s Jessica Fox honored with 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Mentoring
Jessica Fox “makes scientists,” but her approach to mentoring focuses on a student’s entire well-being, not just their scientific knowledge. “Life happens and you can’t put it on hold to do your PhD,” Fox said. So Fox, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, adapts her mentoring…
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Music’s Daniel Goldmark earns 2021 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Mentoring
When Daniel Goldmark was a first-year undergraduate student, he felt confused about his future. Having just switched his major from botany to music, Goldmark took a chance and reached out to one of his professors in search of some much-needed guidance. “Even though he wasn’t my official academic…
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Undergraduate Kasey Pukys receives scholarship to study Russian
Kasey Pukys, a member of the Class of 2022 majoring in economics and international studies and minoring in Russian, received a highly competitive Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) for summer 2021. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by American Councils for International…