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Biology’s Rebecca Benard receives Wittke Award for commitment to students
A biology instructor who believes books and lectures aren’t enough has won a 2015 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Rebecca Benard, who came to ӰƵ in 2009, distinguished herself by helping students develop skills and hold themselves to…
Biomedical Engineering Professor Colin Drummond's mix of real world into classroom earns him Wittke Award
Among the thick white binders that line a bottom shelf in Colin Drummond’s office is one filled with current events—news articles the biomedical engineering professor uses to pepper his courses with context to draw real life from theory. There’s The Wall Street Journal feature on how a promising…
Student entrepreneur recognized by President Obama at White House
As a varsity swimmer, Felipe Gomez del Campo V is used to being in competitive waters. But today, he’s swimming with sharks—as in Mark Cuban, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran of ABC’s Shark Tank. If that’s not pressure enough, he’s doing it in front of one of the most powerful people on the…
Passion for teaching leads art history's Elina Gertsman to earn Diekhoff Award
The first time Elina Gertsman stepped into a classroom as a teaching fellow in graduate school, she was terrified. But that feeling was soon replaced with another. “At the end of that session, I was elated,” she said. “Who knew I would love teaching so much?” Gertsman, who had been an art critic…
Nursing’s Christopher Burant selected for Diekhoff teaching award
A couple of things are certain for graduate students taking any research statistics course that Chris Burant teaches. He will let his class know right away the material is so challenging they may feel as if they are climbing a steep mountain. He also lets them know he is their safety line, so they…
Karen Potter's support for students earns her Diekhoff mentoring award
Karen Potter, chair of the Department of Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences, read the message five times before she realized it was a fact: She won a John S. Diekhoff Award for Mentoring. “It’s an honor to be nominated, but I never expected to win,” said the dancer, choreographer and…
School of Medicine’s Goutham Narla earns John S. Diekhoff Award for Mentoring
Goutham Narla, an assistant professor of medicine and the Pardee-Gerstacker Professor in Cancer Research, attributes much of his early success and interest in medicine to his undergraduate mentors at Santa Clara University, Professors Eddy Rubin and Kelly Frazer. An economics major, Narla had…
Students honored with 2015 Intersections: SOURCE Symposium & Poster awards
On April 17, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and post-docs came together to present their research at the Intersections: SOURCE Symposium & Poster Award Winners. At the poster session, many students were recognized for their scholarly pursuits. Undergraduate…
Office of Education Abroad announces 2015 study abroad photo contest winners
After carefully sifting through almost 100 submissions, the judges have selected the winners of the 2015 study abroad photo contest. This year’s entries showcased a variety of destinations and experiences as documented by ӰƵ students. Abbey Fox was the photographer of…
Junior Japanese, international studies major awarded 2nd place in Japanese Speech Contest
Jon Foisotte, a junior Japanese and international studies major, took the second place prize in the University Division of the 16th annual Japan America Society of Central Ohio Japanese Speech Contest. At the contest, which was held March 7 at the Dublin (Ohio) Recreation Center, Foisotte conveyed…