Campus news and notes
TheHub In TheNews MORAVIAN COLLEGE IN NATIONAL MEDIA
In the April 2016 issue of University Business, President Bryon Grigsby ’90 writes about how liberal arts colleges can help students discover their calling through a new model that blends the liberal arts education with opportunities for professional experience and keeps pace with rapidly advancing technologies. CNBC came to campus in May to interview Moravian College MBA student Greg Piechota for a report by Kate Kelly about the hedge fund talent crisis. The story also appears on the business news channel’s website.
MyMORAVIAN
New this year: Students are blogging
weekly about their Moravian College experiences at moravian.edu/news/blogs. You’ll love the chatter, from Buzzfeed-type lists and first-person experiences to poll-the-audience posts. Check out “5 Reasons Why South Campus Rocks!” by Sara Weidner ’16. And if her musings inspire memories of your experience on South Campus, please share your story with magazine editor Claire Kowalchik at kowalchik@edu.com and we’ll print it in an upcoming issue!
10 Moravian College Magazine Summer 2016
THANK YOU, EPORTFOLIO PANELISTS!
For the fourth consecutive year, students in Associate Professor Katie P. Desiderio’s Management 342 class presented their ePortfolios to a panel of esteemed alumni and community members who have hiring experience. An ePortfolio is a website that documents a student’s education, skills, and work experience and includes a personal story to help create a connection between the student and a prospective employer. Ryan Onushco ’13 returned to share his expertise in talent acquisition, just three short years after presenting his own ePortfolio in the class. The panel also included the following alumni: Joe Kroboth ’82, Karen Yeakel ’82, Glenn Geissinger ’88, Allison Harteveld ’00, Dustin Levy ’01 and Ali Hoffman ’07.
NEXT STEPS
Two beloved faculty members retired this past spring.
Robert Mayer, professor of education After 29 years of teaching full time here at Moravian College, Robert Mayer now pours his energy into researching the Mississippi freedom struggle and studying language and writing. He plans to pull all of this work together in a book. Mayer will continue to teach, and next spring he’ll join Kelly Denton-Borhaug, associate professor of religion, for the course Civil Rights and the Moral Life.
Martha Reid, professor of English An administrator and then a faculty member, Martha Reid gave Moravian College a grand total of 37 amazing years. Reid plans to read a lot of books, write, and take on occasional editing or teaching assignments. “I will certainly stay in touch with friends, colleagues, and former students,” she says, “and I look forward to attending lectures, concerts, and exhibitions.”