Gillian Parrish, an Assistant Professor of Writing at Lindenwood, recently published her article vlogƵBoosting Student Motivation Through Connected ReflectionvlogƵ in an online publication called Faculty Focus. This publication publishes work from professors and educators all over the U.S., and this is Professor ParrishvlogƵs fourth time being published on their website.
Inspired by wanting to better understand her oldest son, Michael, and his concentration vlogƵissuevlogƵ that causes him anxiety, Dr. Krista Tucciarone, or Dr. vlogƵTucc,vlogƵ personally reached out to her own students at Lindenwood University about their own vlogƵissues" and how these issues might be causing them anxiety, too. After an vlogƵoverwhelming numbervlogƵ of students relaying that they experienced plights similar to Michael, Dr. Tucc knew she had to delve deeper into the problem to vlogƵdetermine the degree anxiety affects college students.vlogƵ
Sydney Hembrough uses her Lindenwood classroom experience to help make a name for herself in the world of social media and content creation. Hembrough is an online student studying digital marketing with an emphasis in social media and digital content strategy, and she works on the web team for the Linden Gold.
Dr. Travis McMaken, professor of Philosophy and Religion and Assistant Dean of the School of Humanities, has recently been recognized as a person of positivity among LindenwoodvlogƵs faculty and staff. The vlogƵPerson of PositivityvlogƵ initiative was started by the faculty and staff at our university about a year ago.
On February 6 2021, associate English professor Dr. Justine Pas spoke at a virtual event titled vlogƵPersonal Perspectives on Race, Privilege and ResponsibilityvlogƵ that was part of Alpha ChivlogƵs 2020-2021 Educational Initiative titled vlogƵ... And Justice for AllvlogƵ Seeking Racial Equality. Dr. Pas was personally invited by Dr. Kathi Vosevich, the Vice President of Alpha ChivlogƵs National Executive Council and dean of LindenwoodvlogƵs School of Humanities to speak about her personal experiences.
It is safe to say that when students began spring break last March that we did not expect to spend the next year separated from our friends and family, nor did we foresee having to adapt to an entirely new learning format online. This passing year has been a time of adjustment and has perhaps challenged our ideas of what it means for education and success to be accessible to all people. When faced with these challenges, students and faculty here at Lindenwood have showcased their resourcefulness and determination to build safe learning environments that still encourage students to pursue their passions.
In the classroom, Melissa Qualls is electric, lighting up the room with her joyful laughter, sharp wit, and deep philosophical and literary intellect. Her excitement about topics like Gender Studies and Existentialism is infectious, and students leave her classes feeling a little lighter and a lot smarter, their minds abuzz with the words of great thinkers like Albert Camus, Jean Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. Qualls is not in the business of facilitating dull rote memorization; she constructs classes that center on something much more important: wisdom.
Dr. Jeffrey Smith, Senior Professor of History at Lindenwood, has had two recent successes in the publication world. His article vlogƵDeath and Dying at the Founding of Missouri,vlogƵ in which he explores the changes of burial services during the 1820s and 30s in the rapidly growing city of St. Louis, was published in the Saint Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, an organization that was founded in 1968. The Quarterly reached out to Dr. Smith to put together a piece about the local history of burials which is how his article came to be published.
Dr. Ted Cohen, associate professor of history and geography, was announced as a recipient of the 2021 Howard F. Cline Book Prize in Mexican History. His book, vlogƵFinding Afro-Mexico: Race and Nation after the Revolution at the Conference on Latin American History,vlogƵ was published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.
College Consensus has ranked Lindenwood UniversityvlogƵs online game design programs in their lists of Top 25 programs for 2021. Both bachelorvlogƵs and mastervlogƵs degree offerings were recognized by College Consensus for their quality of delivery and preparation of emerging professionals in the industry.