In the Schools Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Medical Jeopardy ... Question: A 60-year-old
Present at the Primary ... More than 50 Hofstra students
experienced the excitement of the 2012 presidential race when they traveled to New Hampshire, January 7-9, to take part in various Republican primary events, including private sessions with the candidates, town hall style meetings, campaign headquarters tours, and Q-and-A sessions. Dr. David Green, professor of political science, has led Hofstra students to New Hampshire for previous primaries. This time around the students took more ownership of the trip and planning its agenda. After a town hall meeting with then-Republican candidate Rick Santorum, the students invited him onto their bus for a private Q-and-A session. “The trip was the highlight of my undergraduate career,” said David Zuniga, then-president of Hofstra’s Student Government Association and former chairman of The College Republicans.
Dr. Meena Bose (second from left) with Sidney Madden, Simran Nanda and Marina Pino – three of the four students who are interning at the national political conventions.
Students Work the Presidential Conventions
Hofstra students are studying and working as interns at the Democratic and Republican national conventions as part of Hofstra’s Debate 2012: Pride, Politics & Policy initiative – a slate of programs and events planned around the University’s hosting of the second presidential debate on October 16. The participating students are broadcast journalism major Sidney Madden and political science major Simran Nanda, who are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL, August 18-31, and political science majors Jesse Crosson and Marina Pino, who are attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC, August 25-September 7. This opportunity to participate in the Campaign 2012 National Convention Seminars is sponsored by The Washington Center, a nonprofit organization that offers programs and seminars for credit for college students. 32
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man has symptoms that include fever, malaise and chest pain two weeks after he suffered a heart attack. He is suffering from ...? The answer is: What is Dressler’s Syndrome? A team of Hofstra students won bragging rights as New York’s sharpest physician assistant students after correctly answering this question, and were named the 2011 champions in the New York State Society of Physician Assistants (NYSSPA) Medical Jeopardy competition. The three-student team from Hofstra’s Physician Assistant Studies Program – Jason Wieland, Edward Wansor and Jaclyn McQuade – triumphed over students from P.A. programs from nine other colleges and universities in the state.
Commissioning Ceremony Honors Young Officers ... Hofstra’s Military Science
Department held its Winter Commissioning Ceremony on December 19, and 2LT Shelton Thelismon, who received a B.B.A. in management from Hofstra at midyear commencement on December 20, took his oath of appointment and became a commissioned officer in the United States Army. 2LT Thelismon, from Brooklyn, NY, completed his studies as a Distinguished Military Graduate (DMG), a designation awarded to the top 20 percent of ROTC seniors in the nation. On May 17, the ROTC’s Spring Commissioning Ceremony saw a total of 10 Hofstra students – 2LT William Barna II (DMG), 2LT Matthew Clements, 2LT Francesco Fanelli (DMG), 2LT Prescilla John, 2LT Kryslyn Lotspeich, 2LT Joshua May (DMG), 2LT Christopher Morrison, 2LT Mikhal Polan, 2LT Brittany Rose and 2LT Alexandria Wiedenbaum – take their oaths of appointment to become commissioned Army officers.
LTC David Daniel (right) at the Winter Commissioning ceremony for 2LT Shelton Thelismon, who completed his studies as a Distinguished Military Graduate.