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THE FACULTY-STAFF NEWSLETTER OF
August 2014
IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK
FACULTY ORIENTATION, WELCOME WEEK SCHEDULES INSIDE
FROM THE EDITOR Billy Liggett
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A REMARKABLE CHANGE ON CAMPUS This has been a big year for me at Campbell University. This spring, I had the opportunity to move out of my utility-closet-converted-into-an-office (we called it the “cloffice”) across the hall into an office with windows. My daily view now includes lush, green trees and two beautiful old buildings — Pearson Hall and Carrie Rich. I imagined my first summer would include open windows, warm breezes flowing into my ridiculously cold working space (they keep it arctic in the J.A. Campbell Building) and the sounds of chirping birds and squirrels skittering up and down trees. Campbell’s typically a quiet campus during the summer months, and its natural sounds are relaxing and invigorating all at once. Instead, my soundtrack for the summer has been a steady beat of jackhammers, the beeping of large vehicles back up, bulldozers scraping up loose bricks and the loud hum of motors and generators and all other sorts of construction equipment. It’s not what I expected when I first moved into my new work home. But it’s been a sweet sound, nonetheless. It’s the sound of progress, and Campbell University is laying it on thick as we approach the schools’ 128th academic year. This summer marks my three-year anniversary as assistant director for publications for the University’s communications department. Campbell’s transformation — both visually and in terms of new programs and schools — has been remarkable in just those three years. The work that’s just been done this summer is remarkable as well. So I don’t mind the construction site sounds over the past three months, and I welcome them in the coming summers as well. It’s an exciting time to be a part of Campbell University, and I’m grateful to be one of the people tasked with telling our story to you and the masses.
VISIT FROM THE COLONEL An active duty colonel, Purple Heart recipient, West Point graduate, director of the Army’s Wounded Warrior Program, actor, motivational speaker and honorary captain of the two-time Super Bowl champion New York Giants — Greg Gadson spoke to Campbell’s football team today to talk about how teamwork saved his life and how faith, family and determination got him through the loss of both of his legs. Gadson, who played football for Army in the late ‘80s, was injured while serving in Iraq in 2007. qqq Did something interesting happen in your office this month? Did you notice something unusual, funny or beautiful around campus- tell us about it! To submit a picture of the week, send it to liggettb@campbell.edu
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Braswell’s World Religions Center is one of a kind
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hen George Braswell Jr., senior professor of world religions at the Campbell Divinity School, returned to the United States in 1974 after serving as the first Baptist missionary in Iran with his wife, Joan, he was struck by the changing demographics. There were more and more immigrants from around the world arriving to the United States, and there were burgeoning movements by religious and ethnic minority groups, says Braswell, who grew up in Emporia, Virginia, and joined the faculty at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, after spending parts of the 1960s and 1970s teaching English and world religions to Muslim clergy and students in Iran. “The U.S. was drastically changing because of religion pluralism.” But Braswell also saw many Christian leaders who weren’t aware of or weren’t acknowledging the shifting dynamics. He began pondering: “What are we as Christian leaders going to encounter? How can we better prepare for it? And how can we better serve our congregations and neighbors?”
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT George Braswell Professor of World Religions, Campbell Divinity
A theological accrediting agency began “to perk up” in the late 1970s, he says, and awarded him a grant to develop a practicum in world religions that would help Christian leaders better understand religion pluralism. Since 1980, several thousand seminary and divinity students have joined Braswell as he has visited various houses of worships and met with people of other religions, including Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Jews, Mormons, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. Today, this intensive, one-week, 3-credit-hour course, Practicum in World Religions, is organized through the World Religions and Global Cultures Center,
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The Divinity School invites everyone to attend regular chapel services every Tuesday in Butler Chapel from 10:4011:30 a.m. Services intentionally feature different styles of worship over the semester — sometimes formal and liturgical, sometimes casual and contemporary and sometimes in-between — but always creative and meaningful.
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which Braswell founded at Campbell University in 2007. The center also hosts numerous seminars and short courses related to world religions each year and offers a certificate program that prepares Christian leaders in the teaching of world religions. More than a hundred students have graduated from Campbell Divinity with a certificate in a world religion over the past eight years. The consistency of these programs and offerings make the World Religions and Global Cultures Center the only one of its kind. “No other seminary in the world integrates the academy and the church like this on a consistent basis,” says Braswell, who joined Campbell Divinity in 2004 as a senior professor. “We want to be as academically excellent as we can be, but we also want to be as practical as we can with what we teach ministers so they can better understand others religions and relay a Christian message with sensitivity and kindness.” — by Cherry Crayton (Complete profile available online at campbell.edu/campbellproud)
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Orientation kicks off new year
Thursday and “Updates on General Faculty, Staff Awards and Education” by Mike Wells at 10:30 a.m. Family Picnic Thursday evening on Friday. newest feature for annual orientation One of the more interesting updates Campbell’s faculty and staff will be on campus two days before students begin arriving on campus for the starts of the 2014-15 academic year. Orientation — which runs all day Thursday and much of Friday — provides faculty and staff an opportunity to not only settle in before classes begin the following Wednesday, but also get an update from each school and university department. Other presentations will include “Conversations About Teaching” by religion professor Adam English at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, “Title IX and Faculty” by Bob Cogswell at 1:15 p.m.
should come at 9:20 a.m. Thursday when Vice President for Business and Treasurer Jim Roberts talks about facilities. Campbell’s main campus has undergone (and is undergoing) several changes over the summer, from a revamped Academic Circle and D.Rich and Taylor Halls, to improvements to Main Street and the facade of the Science Building. The biggest change to the annual orientation is the faculty and staff service awards, which has moved to Thursday evening. The awards — which honor staff and faculty who’ve hit milestone years of service to the University — will be part of a new family picnic, set for 6
Campbell in 2014 • More than 150 majors, tracks, and concentrations in the liberal arts, sciences, and professions • Eight academic divisions, including six graduate and professional schools • Five doctorate professional degrees • One of only three private universities in North Carolina to achieve Level VI SACSCOC accreditation • Student-faculty ratio: 19 to 1 • Degrees conferred (2013-14): 1,833 • Six-year graduation rate (based on the 2006 class): 49%
to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Gore Arena. Faculty and staff are invited to bring their families.
FACULTY & STAFF ORIENTATION THURSDAY MORNING SESSION Mark Hammond presiding 8 a.m.: Fellowship Time, Fellowship Commons 8:30 a.m.: Welcome, Jerry Wallace 8:35 a.m.: Invocation, Andy Wakefield 8:40 a.m.: Devotion, Cameron Jorgenson and faculty hymn 8:55 a.m.: Introductions and announcements, Mark Hammond 9:20 a.m.: Facilities updates, Jim Roberts 9:40 a.m.: Student life and athletics update, Dennis Bazemore 10 a.m.: Enrollment, advancement update, Britt Davis 10:20 a.m.: Fellowship Time, Fellowship Commons. ID cards being made in the Rumley Center 10:45 a.m.: “Conversations About Teaching,” Adam English 11:45 a.m.: Benediction and blessing, Jim Martin 11:50 a.m.: Faculty lunch, Marshbanks Cafeteria THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION Turner Auditorium 1 p.m.: Faculty business session 1:15 p.m.: “Title IX and Faculty,” Bob Cogswell 1:30 p.m.: Computer services update, Chris Buckley 1:45 p.m.: Pharmacy and health sciences update, Ron Maddox 2 p.m.: Library update, Borree Kwok 2:30 p.m.: Residence hall tours 6-7:30 p.m.: Faculty and staff service awards, family picnic at Gore Arena FRIDAY MORNING SESSION Turner Auditorium 8 a.m.: Fellowship Time, Fellowship Commons 8:30 a.m.: Welcome 8:35 a.m.: Updates and Highlights — Arts & Sciences, Extended Programs, School of Law, School of Education, School of Business, Divinity School, Medical School 10 a.m.: Fellowship Time, Turner 10:30 a.m.: “Updates on General Education,” Mike Wells 11:30 a.m.: Wrap-up 11:35 a.m.: Closing prayer, Sam Engel
Students’ Welcome Week runs Aug. 16-23
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ampbell University’s 128th year will kick off with its biggest Welcome Week to date. The week officially begins at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 when freshmen and transfer students move into their residence halls and ends the following Saturday with a beach trip (prior sign-up required). Highlights of Campbell’s “Best Week Ever” include: • Mockingbird Sun to play Welcome Party (Aug. 16): Texas trio Mockingbird Sun will play the opening night’s welcome party in the Academic Circle after freshmen and transfer students spend their first day moving in. The group is currently touring the country and is compared to other modern Texas country artists like Pat Green and Jack Ingram, blending traditional country with a little alt-rock. The welcome party begins at 6 p.m. • New Student Convocation (Aug. 17): It’s a time-honored tradition at Campbell University — the freshman medallion ceremony at the New Student Convocation. Freshmen will meet in the lobbies of their residence halls at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and walk to the Convocation Center for the 4 p.m. ceremony. Transfer students and commuters will meet in the center’s lobby. • Camel 101 (Aug. 18): Before they can take algebra and biology, freshmen must take Camel 101 from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday. Here, they learn the fundamentals of being a success in their four years in Buies Creek. Camel 101 is entering its fifth year at Campbell. • Running of the Camels (Aug. 19): Last year’s inaugural 5K was deemed a success, thus a tradition was born. Registration will begin bright and early at 7 a.m., and the race will begin at 8 at the Aquatic Center. Students, faculty and staff of Campbell University are invited to race. Registration is free to all students, and awards will be given to the winners in several categories. • Street Fair (Aug. 19): Academic organizations, club sports, fraternities and sororities, political groups, special interest groups, local businesses and much more will be represented at the annual Street Fair in Fellowship Commons Tuesday
night from 6 to 8 p.m. The hugely popular event marks the final campus gathering before ... • Classes begin (Aug. 20): The fun’s over (or it’s just begun, depending on who you are). Classes begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The drop/add deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. • Football Fan Fest (Aug. 21): Meet the 2014 Fighting Camels football team, gather with friends and catch the Camels’ final scrimmage before the season begins. Football Fan Fest begins at 6 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium. • Cardboard Boat Race (Aug. 21): The popular annual event has moved from February to Welcome Week. The race — held at the Aquatic Center — will follow Football Fan Fest at 8 p.m. Teams will compete to build the best boat out of cardboard. The event is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board. • Party in the Park (Aug. 22): Food, inflatables, water slides and the grand event — mud volleyball. Join your classmates in Saylor Park, and dress appropriately. Chances are … you’re going to get muddy. • Beach trip (Aug. 23): Those who signed up for the beach and surfing trip on the coast will depart from the Fine Arts Building parking lot at 8 a.m. Sign-up begins at noon on Aug. 18, at the information desk at the Wallace Student Center. It’s the perfect way to end a “best week ever.”
Briefs Law dean to receive Leaders in Law award Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard has been selected to receive a 2014 Leaders in the Law Award from North Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Leonard will be recognized at an awards luncheon on Sept. 19 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. Since he began serving as dean of Campbell Law in July 2013, Leonard has initiated a plethora of beneficial and impactful initiatives that have improved the institution. Under his guidance the law school has vastly increased its already generous scholarship program, performed a topto-bottom review of its curriculum, identified nine specific practice areas, partnered with leading local law firms to sponsor competitive advocacy program teams, and began exploring the expansion of clinical programs, including a bankruptcy clinic. Campbell Law has also announced its Campbell Flex admission program, Campbell Law Connections mentorship program, and Certificate in Patent Law initiatives under Leonard’s direction. Med school gets $300K cancer research grant The Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine has received notification of its first federal grant award from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute in the amount of $300,000 (plus indirect costs). The three-year research project, led by primary investigator and faculty member Dr. Yunbo Li, will focus on the relationship between chemotherapy and chronic heart failure. The grant research, entitled “Cruciferous Dithiolethiones for Chronic Heart Failure: Signaling Mechanisms,” proposes to provide not only a novel strategy for protecting against cancer chemotherapy-induced chronic heart failure, but also an effective modality for the intervention of heart failure resulting from other causes, such as myocardial ischemia. Longtime A/V technician Autry passes away Campbell University lost a friend in Travis Autry, who died of cancer at the age of 47 in July. Autry served as audio and video technician at Campbell University for over 25 years. He was also the longtime general manager (and arguably the most familiar voice on) Campbell’s former radio station, WCCE 90.1 FM until 2007. “For much of my adult life, WCCE was my second home,” Autry said back in 2009. “The removal of the tower, transmitter and other equipment signified the final closing of that chapter of my life and that of WCCE at Campbell University.” Autry attended nearly every big event at Campbell over the past two decades, often with video camera in hand. He is survived by wife, Cynthia Autry; son, Ian Spenser Autry; mother, Joyce Autry; brothers, Dale Edward and Lacy Ellis Autry and several nieces and nephews.
Campbell University names 13 to presidential search committee Benjamin N. Thompson, chair of the Campbell University Board of Trustees, has announced the formation of a 13-person presidential search committee tasked with identifying and recommending to the Board of Trustees candidates to succeed Campbell President Jerry M. Wallace, who announced in April that he will step down as president on June 30, 2015. “Given the critical nature of the search committee’s task, it was important to form a diverse committee comprised of faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and students who are all passionate about Campbell University and who care deeply about its heritage and its future,” said Thompson, who will also serve as chair of the presidential search committee. “We have done just that, and I’m grateful to each of the committee members’ willingness to work diligently in the months ahead to ensure we find the right person to serve as Campbell’s fifth president.” Members of the presidential search committee are as follows: Board of Trustees Members • Benjamin N. “Ben” Thompson ’76, ’79 JD, Chair; Attorney & Partner, Wyrick, Robbins, Yates and Ponton • Dr. Allison C. Cobb ’92 PHARMD; Pharmacist and co-owner, FamilyMed Pharmacy and FamilyCare Rx • Dr. David Hailey, Senior Pastor, Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh • Frederick H. “Fred” Taylor ’64; President, Troy Lumber Company • Dr. R. Henry “Hank” Capps Jr. ’95; Family physician, Novant Health Lakeside
Family Physicians; Chief Medical Information Officer, Novant Health’s medical group • Dr. Leah Devlin, Professor of the Practice, UNC Gillings School of Public Health • John “Sandy” McNeill, Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Healthcare Services Faculty Members • Dr. Michael L. Adams ’96 PHARMD; Dean, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (Effective Jan. 1, 2015) • Dr. Yu-Mong Hsiao, Professor of Economics, Lundy-Fetterman School of Business • Dr. Mark L. Hammond, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Professor of Biology Staff Member • Wanda Watkins ’79, ’81 MED, Head Women’s Basketball Coach Student Members • Melissa Stout Davies ’10, ’17 DO, Second-year medical student • Sue Ann Forrest ’15, Executive President, Student Government Association; English and communication studies major on pre-law track Campbell has retained the executive search firm of Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates to assist the committee. Specializing in higher education and nonprofit executive searches, the firm has conducted president or chancellor searches for numerous institutions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS IPE TO HOST LECTURE ON AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALITIS Dr. Xavier Preud’Homme will speak about the clinical aspects of autoimmune encephalitis at a lecture at 6 p.m. on Aug. 26 in the Levine Hall of Medical Sciences. Preud’homme currently serves as an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and assistant professor of medicine at Duke University Medical School. This event is open to the public and serves as a follow-up activity to the First-Year Event, which will be Aug. 20.
FACULTY, STAFF GET DISCOUNT FOR CAMEL KIDS’ CLUB The Camel Kids’ Club is now accepting memberships for the 2014-2015 year. Campbell University faculty and staff receive a discount of $10 per membership for all children eighth grade and under. Membership: $25 per child, each additional sibling $20 Faculty/Staff Membership: $15 per child Visit http://gocamels.com/camel_club/kids_club/kids_club_home to register. Camel Kids’ Club membership includes: • Campbell replica jersey • Official Camel Kids’ Club card • Free general admission to all regular season home events • Ballboy/ballgirl opportunities • Exclusive Camel Kids’ Club events • Kids Club newsletter (if email is provided) • Much more!
RUNNING OF THE CAMELS 5K IS SET FOR AUG. 19 Last year’s inaugural 5K was deemed a success, thus a tradition was born. Registration will begin bright and early at 7 a.m. on Aug. 19 and the race will begin at 8 at the Aquatic Center. Students, faculty and staff of Campbell University are invited to race. Registration is free to all students, and awards will be given to the winners in several categories.
Distinguished alum, trustee Ed Gore passes away Campbell University trustee, philanthropist and Distinguished Alumnus Edward Mannon “Ed” Gore (’52) died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 82 on July 15. Gore graduated from Waccamaw School in 1950, attended Campbell College and East Carolina State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958, becoming fluent in Russian while in training at Syracuse University and the Defense Language School in Monterey, Calif. before he was stationed in Japan, monitoring Russian radio transmissions during the Cold War. After returning to North Carolina in 1958, during a weekend trip to Topsail Island, Gore stepped on a large sand spur and caught the attention of Dinah Eubanks as he hopped around in misery while his then girlfriend simply looked on. Dinah took the initiative to pull the spur out of his foot and, a week later, he asked her on a date. Their courtship led to a marriage that lasted 55 years. He was a co-founder of Sea Trail Plantation, contributing his development and business know-how to the group and later to his sons, Edward, Jr. and Greg, as they developed Ocean Ridge Plantation, which they sold in 2003. Gore loved and supported Campbell University. He served as chairman of the Campbell University Foundation and as a member of the University Board of Trustees. He helped lead several major university initiatives over the past decade, including con-
struction of Ed Gore Field at the school’s football stadium, the Gilbert Craig Gore Basketball Arena and alongside his wife, the Dinah Gore Chapel Bell Tower. He was also involved in the creation and launch of Campbell’s new medical school in 2013. The Gores are co-founders of a major resource for students and faculty at Campbell, The Gore Center for Servant Leadership, which is dedicated to the development of student leadership skills through projects, internships, course work and other opportunities. Gore served as chairman of the Campbell University Foundation, in addition to his role as trustee. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising and managing private support for the school. In 2006, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus. In 2007, Ed and Dinah Gore received Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees for their civic and professional contributions to Campbell.
BOYS BASKETBALL CAMP Campbell University’s third summer boys basketball day camp is set for Aug. 23-24 for boys ages 5-17. Cost is $150 per camper. To learn more, visit http:// www.campbell.edu/camps/mbasketball or email magpayo@campbell.edu
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MED SCHOOL FACULTY RECEIVE PROMOTIONS The Jerry M Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine named four assistant deans, interim co-chairs of anatomy, and director of the Gross Anatomy Lab on the eve of the 2014-2015 academic year: Dr. Francine Anderson Assistant Dean for Postbaccalaureate Studies, Professor of Anatomy Dr. Anderson’s interests in the areas of integrated curriculum development, clinical anatomy, and outreach have prepared her to serve as founding assistant dean for postbaccalaureate studies and professor of anatomy. As the founding chair of anatomy at Campbell Medicine, she provided expertise in the development of curriculum integrating basic sciences with clinical sciences. Her physical therapy background coupled with expertise in gross anatomy has allowed her to develop and provide anatomy workshops for regional clinicians and allied health professionals. Anderson has been instrumental in developing related educational research projects for medical students as well as outreach educational projects for youth centered in human anatomy. Dr. Bruce Newton Dr. Robert Terreberry Co-Interim Chairs of Anatomy and Professors of Anatomy Dr. Newton and Dr. Terreberry will serve as interim co-chairs of anatomy. Newton joined the Campbell medical faculty in 2013 as a professor of anatomy. He has many years of experience teaching gross anatomy, histology, embryology, and neuroanatomy/neuroscience. Terreberry is a classically-trained anatomist with extensive teaching experience at the medical school level in human gross anatomy, neuroscience and histology. He has taught at the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine prior to joining the CUSOM faculty. He participates in the anatomy and neuroscience components of the CUSOM pre-clinical curriculum.
Dr. Terence r. Mitchell Director of the Gross Anatomy Lab Dr. Mitchell, director of the gross anatomy lab, is an assistant professor of anatomy serving as a course director in embryology and anatomy; he coordinates an integrated curriculum involving both clinicians and basic scientists. He also teaches in the gross anatomy course and helped develop the lab facilities and curriculum. Prior to his work at Campbell, Mitchell taught medical students in a cadaver-based anatomy course at Duke University and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. His research interests include the effectiveness of cadaver based instruction for continuing medical education, the use of mobile devices for the retention of basic science content, and the efficacy of basic science review for third and fourth year medical students. He is ideally suited to ensure the lab facilities at Campbell incorporate the latest technology and expand the use of the lab by current students and local clinicians. Dr. Igor Danelisen Assistant Dean for Faculty and Chair and Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Pathophysiology Dr. Danelisen was named assistant dean for faculty and chair and associate professor of cell biology and pathophysiology. He is experienced in curriculum design and teaching several subjects including anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Before joining the Campbell faculty, Danelisen served Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine as anatomy, physiology and pathology faculty during the school’s very early years. During this time he was involved in establishment of clinical case studies in physiology, helped develop programs oriented toward student case presentations, and was awarded of the Golden Apple Award for best teaching practices three years in a row (2010, 2011, 2012) by the students. In 2014, Danelisen was awarded Edward L. Holder Excellence Award by the Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine Student Government for the excellence in teaching and is a co-investigator on a newly awarded NIH/NCI grant to Campbell University.
Dr. Yen-Ping Kuo Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Chair and Professor of Microbiology Dr. Kuo has served the school of medicine as chair and professor of microbiology and immunology. Her experiences in the areas of clinical hematology and molecular neuroscience exemplify her broad academic interests and integrated medical basic science background and make her ideal for the assistant dean for curriculum. Before joining the Campbell faculty, Kuo served A. T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona as the sole Microbiology faculty during the school’s founding year. There, she established Medical Microbiology contents in Scheme-Based Clinical Presentation Curriculum and served as a course developer and course director for a number of integrated organ system courses, including neuroscience, hematology and dermatology. She began her leadership roles at Campbell in Curriculum Committee and Exam Quality Assurance Committee in early 2014 and is now promoted to assistant dean for curriculum. Dr. Terri Hamrick Assistant Dean of Scholarly Affairs and Associate Professor of Microbiology Dr. Hamrick joined Campbell Medicine in 2012 as an adjunct faculty member, served as interim chair, and was associate professor of microbiology and immunology while continuing with the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences where she had been on faculty since 2001. Hamrick now joins the medical school faculty as assistant dean of scholarly affairs and associate professor of microbiology. Her pursuit of personal scholarly development including her continued research effort focusing on listerial pathogenesis as well as active fostering of professional development through programs such as “Teaching New Teachers to Teach,” pharmacy resident program since 2006, establish her as a leader in scholarly pursuits.
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Have you learned something new lately – just for fun or for yourself? Learning isn’t just for kids, it’s for everyone. And it can help you feel young at any age. Exercising your mind can boost brain health. And it may be one of the secrets to living a long, healthy life. Research suggests that staying mentally and socially active may help keep your mind sharp and even reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.1 “Don’t make me think” When your brain is drained after a long day it feels good to unwind on the couch, right? It’s hard to dive into an activity that requires mental energy. But it’s worth a shot – you may actually feel more energized when you engage your mind in new ways. Try an activity that takes you in a different direction. If you crunch numbers all day at work, try a cooking class or build
a model airplane. If you work with your hands, go to a music concert or join a book club. Explore community programs Take advantage of opportunities through your local community education center, library or college. Check out local parks and museums for special events and programs. Keeping your mind fit can be a fun and rewarding adventure.
Source: 1 http://www.alz.org/we_can_help_brain_health_maintain_your_brain.asp
Take a new class. Learn another language. Drive a different route.
Visit a new place. Prepare a different food. Try a new sport.
Join a group or club. Dabble in new technology.
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