Faculty & Staff News University Welcomes New Staff
Lauren Nelson admissions representative, College of Professional Studies-Fishers
Tristan Arendt academic resource center specialist, Mishawaka
Brian Owsley assistant professor of law
Elizabeth Boren underclassman coordinator, admissions
Professor Publishes in International Journal Susan McGrade, professor of English, was published in the January issue of Re-Markings, an international journal. The January issue was a special edition devoted to scholarship on Langston Hughes, and guest edited by Amritjit Singh, the Langston Hughes Professor of English and African American Studies at Ohio University. The title of McGrade’s article was “The Ways of White Folks as a Literature and Pedagogy for White Exposure.”
Librarian Earns Scholarship Nina Collins, reference librarian, was selected to receive a $1,500 scholarship to attend the 2014 American Library Association Conference in late June as part of the “Conference Scholarship for Academic Librarians” program sponsored by Copyright Clearance Center. Her awardwinning essay focused on “Evaluating Open Access Resources,” which includes trends and tactics of predatory publishers, the peer review process, and evaluation of Open Access Journal quality. She has presented her research at the state level and at Indiana Tech’s spring 2014 Global Leadership Ph.D. immersion weekend.
Myra Catapan academic resource center specialist, Louisville Kayla M. Crecelius director of fashion marketing and management Nicole Denton career services assistant Kendall Guthrie business office assistant Joshua Hamilton academic resource center specialist, Mishawaka Jenita Hurst academic coach Stephanie Kabel admissions representative, College of Professional Studies-Elkhart Erica Lay associate admissions counselor Becky Longhauser academic resource center specialist, Munster Lilliana Lopez operations specialist, College of Professional Studies-Indianapolis
Jack Roebel distinguished practitioner-in-residence Emily St. Germain enrollment assistant, College of Professional Studies-Elkhart Andre Warnsley admissions representative, College of Professional Studies-Indianapolis Denita Washington academic specialist Lisa Webb academic resource center specialist, Evansville
Staff Earn Promotions Congratulations to the following staff on their new positions: Brittany Amburgey has been promoted from financial aid officer to financial aid counselor. Jean Cane has been promoted from academic resource center specialist to enrollment assistant at the Mishawaka campus. andré douglas pond cummings was promoted from associate dean for academic affairs to interim dean at the Law School
Rita Mallory admissions representative, College of Professional Studies-Louisville
Guadalupe Luna is interim associate dean for academic affairs at the Law School
Terrance McKinney corporate business development representative, College of Professional Studies
Jennifer Robertson has been promoted from academic resource center specialist to associate admissions representative at the Plainfield campus.
Molly McNamara academic coach
Aretha Williams has been promoted from academic resource center specialist to enrollment assistant at the Louisville campus.
Amanda Miller academic resource center specialist, Jeffersonville
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Jeremy Rice director of alumni relations
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