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Applause! Applause!
operates a private psy-
The J. Philip Smith
chotherapy practice.
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Several other faculty
No car? No problem . . . thanks to several initia-
Teaching was presented to
members were recognized
tives that provide transportation options to students
two faculty members.
for exceptional teaching,
while forwarding Southern’s commitment to creating
Jessica Suckle-Nelson, asso-
scholarship, and contribu-
an environmentally responsible campus. Here are a
ciate professor of psycholo-
tions to their fields.
few of the options.
gy, was acknowledged for
Christine Petto, professor
her exceptional work as an
of history, received the
arrived on campus. Members pay a yearly fee to
educator. Course evalua-
2011 Faculty Scholar Award
join and can then reserve a car for an hourly rate,
for her book, “When France
which starts at $8, including insurance,
was King of Cartography:
maintenance, and gas. (At press time, new
Award for Outstanding
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members paid a $25 fee to join and received a
The Patronage and
$35 credit for use toward hourly rates.) Two
Production of Maps in Early
Zipcars are located on campus. Those over the
Modern France.” Maria
age of 21 have access to cars around the world.
Diamantis, M.S. ’94, chairwoman of the Education
Zipcar, a self-service, car-sharing program, has
zipcar.com/southernct •
SCSU Shuttle Services provides free transportation
Department, received the
to and from Union Station in New Haven and
Robert E. Jirsa Service
weekend service to several shopping areas,
tions show that over 90
Award. Michele Vancour,
including downtown New Haven.
Jessica Suckle-Nelson
Leonard Santarsiero
percent of her students
M.P.H. ’94, professor of
report on the high quality of
public health, was named
of Connecticut Transit local buses during the
her instruction and courses
the 2012 recipient of the
semester. Passes are available on a first-come,
overall. Leonard Santarsiero,
Outstanding Faculty
first-serve basis. hootloot.SouthernCT.edu/upass
adjunct professor of psy-
Academic Advising Award.
chology, also was selected
Sousan Arafeh, an assistant
network, is a free service supported by the
as an outstanding teaching
professor of educational
Connecticut Department of Transportation.
award winner. An adjunct
leadership, was recognized
faculty member at Southern
as the 2012 Technological
since 1994, Santarsiero
Teacher of the Year.
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U-Pass provides Southern students with free use
CTRides/NuRide, an online ride-matching
Participants earn rewards in exchange for making greener transportation choices such as carpooling, biking, and using public transportation. More information on Southern’s new transportation initiatives is available at
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On the Web • What’s more fun than watching the Owls score? Watching it
over and over again! For video highlights, including great plays and interviews with student-athletes, check out the university’s athletics website at SouthernCTOwls.com. • Share your school spirit with a friend. Free Southern eCards, highlighting scenes of campus, are available at SouthernCT.edu/ecards/. • Shhhhhh! In the short documentary, “A Look Inside the Silent Way,” Southern Spanish Professor Luisa Piemontese explains the benefits of a unique silent teaching technique. The story is available, along with many Southern highlights, on iTunes U at SouthernCT.edu/itunesu. 8 | Southern ALUMNI MAGAZINE
SouthernCT.edu/transportation/.