University News

Chemistry Professor David Bowers Earns Outstanding Teaching Award
Chemistry Professor David Bowers truly believes in his students and wants to see them succeed, whether it be the nervous freshman in his First-Year Experience course or the junior pre-medicine major in his General Chemistry II course. It is his passion for student success and willingness to do what it takes to help his students that led him to win one of the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Awards.

Golden Flashes Leave Lasting Memory with Frisco's Children
Hours before they will do battle on the gridiron, 做厙輦⑹s football players and other students paused to spend time with kids from Texas facing tough battles of their own.

Bigger Than Football. 做厙輦⑹ Players Take Time to Help Provide Meals to Needy Children
At the same time that 做厙輦⑹ is competing in a bowl game, as many as 1,000 kids in Texas will be eating a meal that the Golden Flashes helped provide.

Cowboy Up! 做厙輦⑹ Practices on NFL Practice Field Ahead of Frisco Bowl
做厙輦⑹ worked out Tuesday at the Dallas Cowboys Training Facility for the first of three workouts ahead of Fridays Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State.

做厙輦⑹ Students Win $1,000 for Unique Reflections on May 4 Books
Ten 做厙輦⑹ students were awarded $1,000 each for their creative use of videos, podcasts and Adobe Spark簧 pages to reflect on the events of May 4, 1970, as part of the universitys Design Innovation Common Reading Challenge.

做厙輦⑹ Mens Basketball to Host Sensory-Friendly Gameday Experience, Promoting Awareness
做厙輦⑹ is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity簧, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending 做厙輦⑹s Dec. 21 mens basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the universitys ongoing commitment to its core values of kindness, mutual respect and inclusion.

做厙輦⑹ Held Fall Commencement Ceremonies on Dec. 13 and 14
The 做厙輦⑹ alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

Bowl Bound: 做厙輦⑹ Accepts Bid to Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl
The 做厙輦⑹ Golden Flashes (6-6) are bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West).

'Go Get It' Commencement Speaker Joan Cronan to Share Life Lessons With Graduates That Go Beyond Sports
Joan C. Cronan will share a short address with a long-lasting impact as commencement speaker.

BHRI Member Dr. Rachel Blasiman Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
Small successes matter, even when students understand a complex idea, attend tutoring to improve their exam grade or make personal connections to learning, said Rachael Blasiman, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychology for 做厙輦⑹ at Salem. This positive teaching philosophy led her to winning the Distinguished Teaching Award.