March 25, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 14)
Members of the GVSU National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) Team are pictured with their award at the American Advertising Awards. Robin Spring, associate professor of advertising and public relations, is pictured in the center.
Faculty and staff members who have given presentations, were recognized for outstanding contributions or had their research published are detailed below. The campus community can submit a sketch online for future publication.
In the News
Mallory Brouwer, director of corporate partnerships
for University Development, and student Allie Hawkes
were interviewed by FOX 17 for a story about the Consumers
Credit Union call center at the L. William Seidman Center.
Chris Hinsch, professor of marketing, was interviewed by WOOD-TV for a story about the closure of Joann fabric and craft stores and changing consumer behavior.
Miloš Topic, vice president for Information Technology, was interviewed by CNBC for a story about the potential of AI helping to identify students who need assistance. Topic is a member of the CNBC Technology Executive Council.
Chad Frederick, associate professor of geography and sustainable planning, was interviewed by This Old House for a story about housing growth trends.
Sketches
The GVSU National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC)
Team earned a Gold American Advertising Award for their work
on the Tide campaign. The NSAC Team, housed in the advertising/public
relations program in the School of Communications, competed against
100 other universities to devise the best campaign for a real Fortune
500 company.
Shane McSauby, visiting professor of film and video, was a panelist at SXSW 2025 in Austin, Texas, and presented "The Beguiling," a film he directed and served as screenwriter.
Cindy Mendez, assistant professor of nursing, wrote an article, "Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Latino Migrant Seasonal Farmworkers: A Meta Analysis," published in Hispanic Health Care International.
Nursing faculty members Amy Rohn, Christina Quick and David Vander Ark were authors of an article, "Using Simulation for Cross-Curricular Integration of Adverse Childhood Experiences Knowledge in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program," published in Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
Amy Rohn, assistant professor of nursing, gave presentations: "Addressing Health Care Disparities for Youth in Foster Care: Towards an Integrated Health Care Model," at the Michigan CASA Conference; "Cross-Curricular Integration of ACEs Knowledge in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program," at the Michigan ACE Initiative Conference; and "Adverse Childhood Events and Nursing Education," at the Michigan Chapter of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Conference.
Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, associate professor of journalism, broadcasting and digital media, is the founder of the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, which received a Journalism AI Challenge Innovation grant. Lowenstein also wrote an article about a reverse mortgage scam for the Chicago Sun-Times.
Ingrid Johnson, professor of movement science, gave a presentation, "Enhancing Teacher Education: Embracing Professional Standards and Social Justice," at the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education.
This article was last edited on March 20, 2025 at 4:58 p.m.
Highlights include a team of engineering students who placed third in a national competition, and an initiative from IT Innovation and Research that was featured in the 2025 Educause Horizon Report.
June 10, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 19)
Joel Potrykus traveled to the Criterion Closet in New York to select his favorite films. The Wellness Information Team recognized faculty members with Well-Being Awards.
May 13, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 17)
University Development's Annual Giving team received several awards for recent campaigns, like Student Philanthropy Week.
April 22, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 16)
