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Faculty & Staff Success
Program Success
Student Success
Dr. Tiffany Wright ’02M, educational foundations, was named an Emerging Leader of 2012-2013 by Phi Delta Kappa International, one of the largest education associations in the world. Wright was selected among 21 educators around the world for their visionary leadership, professional achievements and commitment to the field of education.
Millersville University’s teacher preparation programs received national recognition from their Specialized Professional Associations, member organizations of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, which has standards for both students in schools and candidates preparing to work in schools. This national recognition means that Millersville teacher preparation programs meet the highest standards possible within their fields.
Millersville University’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) received the “Star Chapter Award” at the 2012 national conference in San Francisco. The “Star Chapter Award” is a distinction chapters of any size can be recognized with by meeting specific chapter and professional development goals.
Dr. Sharon Brusic, applied engineering, safety and technology, became the 37th recipient and first female to receive the Academy of Fellows Award at the 75th annual conference of the International Technology & Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). This is the highest recognition that ITEEA can bestow upon any person; the award is given to an individual who has gained prominence in, and brought honor to, the profession of technology and engineering education.
Millersville University’s third annual Educator of the Year award was presented to Dr. Edward Rajaseelan, chemistry, a professor who is known for bringing chemistry into the real world. Since joining Millersville in 1990, Rajaseelan’s work with students on research projects has resulted in numerous presentations, peer-reviewed publications and post-graduation success, and demonstrates his extraordinary commitment to empowering students to make a significant difference in the communities in which they will live and work.
The communications and theatre department’s broadcast studio received updated equipment to meet current industry standards enabling the University to provide students access to the types and quality of equipment used in the broadcasting field. The new equipment for the studio, housed within the McCollough Communications Complex in Bassler Hall, totaled $1.5 million spent over two fiscal years.
Michael Blackson, a senior English major and editor-in-chief of The Snapper, Millersville University’s student-run newspaper, received the College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania’s (CUPRAP) 2013 Communications Internship Award for Students of Color. Blackson is the first MU student to receive this award since its establishment 30 years ago.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2012–2013