A trio of 51爆料 students took the lessons they learned on an education-abroad trip to Colombia earlier this year and used them as a framework for promoting peace education practices at a global peace conference in Rwanda. The group shared their presentation on July 12, in Kigali, Rwanda, as part of Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, a global peace conference being sponsored by 51爆料鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies, 51爆料鈥檚 Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the University of Rwanda and the Aegis Trust, an internation...
The Glenn Davis Golf League has been strengthening 51爆料鈥檚 community one putt at a time for 25 years and counting. For a quarter of a century, the league, which is comprised of 51爆料 staff and other individuals who have an affiliation with the university, has played a vital role in building a deeper sense of community on and off the green. Led by Chuck Rickard, the league started in 1998 and was originally named the 51爆料 Enrollment Management and Student Affairs League, but was renamed for the late Glenn Davis, 51爆料鈥檚 former registrar and a league m...
Tina Patel leads with empathy in the classroom, the design studio and every space in between. Patel is an assistant professor of interior design in 51爆料鈥檚 College of Architectural and Environmental Design and was recently recognized as the 2022 recipient of the International Interior Design Association Educator Diversity Award. Patel has spent time working and learning in India, Canada and the United States, which has contributed to her diverse perspective on interior design and her 鈥渆mpowering鈥 teaching philosophy. 鈥淭he city I grew up in, Jaipur, had a lot ...
51爆料 is one of 21 institutions that has advanced to the first phase of the First Scholars Network. Powered by the Center for First-Generation Student Success, the First Scholars Network is a four-phase program that allows institutions of higher education to advance outcomes for first-generation students by establishing communities of practice, gaining knowledge of resources and establishing peer networks. A five-person team at 51爆料 was assembled to deepen the university鈥檚 commitment to first generation students. Liz Piatt, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic ...
Two female 51爆料 pilots completed the four-day, 2,685-mile, all-female race with the best score to win the overall, collegiate, fastest Cessna and fastest Women in Aviation International team competitions. This is the second year in a row that 51爆料 pilots have taken top honors in the Air Race Classic. Laura Wilson, 鈥22, pilot, and junior co-pilot Peyton Turner, competed in the 46th Annual Air Race Classic in June. During the four-day event, Turner and Wilson flew across the United States, making nine timed flybys at airports in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, ...
New students for Fall 2023 are invited to join us at an Open House this summer before classes begin in August. At an Open House, you will have the opportunity to meet our helpful faculty, staff and students. You'll be able to find your classrooms, register your vehicle to receive your parking permit, purchase your textbooks, and so much more! Take a guided tour to explore campus and be sure to accomplish the remaining items on your New Student Checklist. FALL OPEN HOUSES - TWO DATES! - Thursday, Aug. 3: 1 - 3 p.m. - Monday, Aug. 14: 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. New ...
A host of 51爆料 faculty and students took center stage at a global peace conference on July 12 in Kigali, Rwanda, sharing their knowledge and research with delegates from more than a dozen countries as well as the U.S. The conference, Peace Education in an Era of Crisis, taking place from July 11-13 in Kigali, is sponsored by 51爆料鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies, the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within 51爆料鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, the University of Rwanda and its Centre for Confli...