{"id":30625,"date":"2014-05-19T09:01:30","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T13:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=30625"},"modified":"2014-05-19T09:02:14","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T13:02:14","slug":"excellence-to-the-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/05\/19\/excellence-to-the-core\/","title":{"rendered":"Excellence to the Core"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nursing student Rebecca Wynn was honored for excellence in writing. She\u2019s pictured with Joe Law, Writing Across the Curriculum coordinator, and Wright State President David R. Hopkins.<\/p><\/div>\n

Whether students study nursing, business or history, writing is a key component to communicating ideas and career preparation. Wright State students and faculty were honored recently for Writing Across the Curriculum achievements and teaching Wright State Core courses.<\/p>\n

Nursing student Rebecca Wynn was recognized for her literature review of early warning scoring systems for vital sign monitoring used in the United States and United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s early detection and knowing that something is about to go wrong with your patient so you can intervene early and avoid adverse events,\u201d she said. In addition to gaining content knowledge, the goal of the writing assignment was to be published in a journal.<\/p>\n

Writing Across the Curriculum courses help students grow as writers and encourages them to use writing as a tool to discover and communicate ideas, said Joe Law, Ph.D., coordinator of the program.<\/p>\n

Lisa Draughn was honored for her paper on cervical cancer prevention in Hispanic women.<\/p>\n

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Lisa Draughn was recognized for her paper on cervical cancer prevention in Hispanic women.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMy topic was based on vulnerable populations so it really opened my eyes to some of the struggles and hardships that vulnerable populations have with access to health care,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m going to be a nurse soon so it was a good way to see what\u2019s out there and see what my future colleagues are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students nominated their professors for excellence in teaching integrated writing courses. \u201cDr. (Bud) Baker has been such a positive influence in my life,\u201d Reyna Spears wrote about her management class professor. \u201cThe things I learned in his class have already helped me become a better businesswoman, friend and mother.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faculty members who teach Wright State Core classes were also nominated for recognition by their students. Law, who is also director of the Wright State Core, said that these courses help students develop the knowledge and skills essential for critical thinking, creative problem solving, meaningful civic engagement, multicultural competence, appreciation for the arts and lifelong learning. This foundation helps students apply insights from multiple disciplines to engage effectively with our diverse world.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an adult student returning to college, I was extremely anxious about taking a math class,\u201d wrote Patricia Carl. \u201cProfessor (Linda) Lester was totally supportive and directed me to a variety of sources that I used outside class to re-establish my math skills. With her support, I gained confidence and began using what I learned in my everyday life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProfessor (Dave) Hochstein helped me further my problem solving and critical thinking by making me think of things that applied to me when learning about psychology,\u201d Erica Miller wrote in her nomination.<\/p>\n

Students recognized for distinction in writing include:<\/strong>
\nPaige Aguilera, REL 2040
\nRoderick Arnold, CLS 2040
\nTorrey Cowan, BIO 4020
\nGrace Crandal, NUR 4630
\nEbony Davenport, WMS 4500
\nPeter Disalvo, HST 3000
\nLisa Draughn, NUR 4630
\nTami Folk, NUR 4630
\nSierra Garwood, REL 2040
\nAlicia Grodecki, WMS 4500
\nNina Herzog, HST 3000
\nAlicia Imber, CST 2320
\nStephanie Jenkins, REL 2040
\nCarol Jones, CST 2320
\nWilliam Kennedy, PSY 1010
\nJared Kirk, PLS 3370
\nAmber Kleiner, NUR 4630
\nNicholas Kunst, REL 2040
\nChloe Lautzenheiser, CST 2320
\nStephen Lint, CLS 2040
\nMelissa McCrillis, MGT 3110
\nDylan McPherson, MGT 3110
\nRyan Morgan, PLS 3370
\nEmily Pennington, HST 3000
\nChristine Peterman, NUR 4630
\nKenneth Price, REL 2040
\nBrent Robinson, CST 2320
\nLukas Schweikert, HST 3000
\nRobin Shank, NUR 4630
\nRachel Smith, CST 2310
\nCarey Vagedes, NUR 4630
\nTahtanisha Whittle, NUR 4630
\nJennifer Williamson, MGT 3110
\nDaniel Wills, CST 2320
\nRebecca Wynn, NUR 4630
\nKatelyn Zimmerman, HST 3000<\/p>\n

Writing Across the Curriculum faculty honored were:<\/strong>
\nBud Baker, MGT 3110
\nMichel Coconis, SW 4900
\nAmy Elston, ED 4090 and EDS 3320
\nHope Jennings, WMS 4500
\nMark Verman, REL 2040<\/p>\n

Wright State Core faculty honored include:<\/strong>
\nChristopher Beck, HST 1100
\nKaren Brackenridge, MTH 2280
\nElizabeth Brads, RST 2810
\nSarah Bullwinkel, ENG 2100
\nJason Deibel, PHY 2400
\nSally DeThomas, ENG 1100
\nSonya Edens, MUS 2140
\nMichael Edwards, SM 1010
\nFrank Eguaroje, AFS 2000
\nDave Hochstein, PSY 1010
\nAmelia Hubbard, ATH 2100
\nStephen Jacquemin, BIO 1050 and BIO 1070
\nHope Jennings, WMS 2000
\nTed Jockel, EC 2900
\nLinda Lester, MTH 1440
\nKerry Martin, EC 2050
\nLaurel Monnig, ATH 2500
\nToni Penwell, ENG 1100
\nSean Pollock, HST 1200
\nJohn Rogers, III, AFS 2000
\nRick Strader, ENG 2100
\nErin Tewksbury, STT 1600
\nJonathan Varhola, SOC 2000
\nAmy Wissman, BIO 1050<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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