Cur re nt Eve nt s, N ews a n d O th er Ha p p enings at Xavier
What They’ll Be Reading Next Fall The students, faculty, and staff of Xavier have selected Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal as next year’s shared reading. In the book, journalist Eric Schlosser chronicles the evolution of the fast food industry and documents some ugly truths about this hallmark of American culture. The book will be required reading by all first-year students at Xavier, but it is a text that anyone on campus can and should read, as it is selected because it addresses issues relevant to Xavier’s mission.
Annual Who’s Who List 150 student scholars were selected for the 2011 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, an annual chronicle of the nation’s outstanding campus leaders. The students – chosen by XU department chairs and faculty and approved by the editors of the directory – were selected based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success.
Pharmacy Skills Competition Two pharmacy students – Christopher Gillard and Ifeanyi Onor – were among the top 10 finalists at the 15th annual American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHS) National Clinical Skills Competition. A record 109 teams participated in the event, during which students demonstrated their skills by assessing patient information and current therapy, identifying and prioritizing drug therapy problems, identifying treatment goals, and recommending a pharmacist’s care plan.
Outstanding Faculty Recognized Six faculty members were presented Norman C. Francis Faculty Excellence Awards for their extraordinary performance in the areas of teaching, service and scholarship. The 2011 winners were: Teaching - Dr. Keturah Robinson (pharmacy) and Dr. Murty Akundi (physics/engineering); Service – Dr. Anderson Sunda-Meya (physics/engineering) and Clifford Wright (business); and Scholarship – Dr. Partha Bhattacharjee (biology) and Dr. Michael Homan (theology).
University Honors 66 Long-Time Faculty And Staff Sixty-six long-time faculty and staff members were honored as part of the University’s annual Founder’s Day celebration. Topping the list of honorees celebrating anniversaries of their employment at XU were Dr. JW Carmichael (premed/chemistry), Dr. Joe Melcher (speech pathology) and Clifford Wright (business), all with 40 years of service.
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THEY ALSO SERVE: Kaitlyn Gaddis, a speech pathology major and chair of Mobilization at Xavier (MAX), accepts a Student Community Service Award from XU President Norman C. Francis during the 25th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Week for Peace convocation. She was elected SGA President for the 2011-12 school year.