December 10, 2024 (Volume 48, Number 8)
HTM faculty members Scott Rood, left, and John Lipford were co-authors of an article published in the Journal of Tourism Insights.
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
Kara Van Dam, vice president and chief executive for
Omni, discusses the renovations to Battle Creek's Kendall Center and
GVSU's impact in Southwest Michigan, which will include space for
staff and classrooms to accommodate working-age adult learner, in a
Voices of Calhoun County podcast that aired on WBCK FM.
Chris Hinsch, professor of marketing, was interviewed by MoneyGeek for a story about consumers and herd behavior.
Sketches
Hospitality and tourism management faculty members Scott
Rood and John Lipford were co-authors of an
article, "'Higher'
Education: Incorporating Cannabis as Interdisciplinary
Curricula," published in the Journal of Tourism Insights.
Bopi Biddanda, professor of water resources at AWRI, was a podcast guest on Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant's "Teach Me About the Great Lakes" discussing his submerged sinkhole science.
Adrienne Wallace, associate professor for advertising and public relations, was a co-author of articles, "A Basecamp for Student Group Projects: Analysis of the Use of Project Management Software in the Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Classroom," published in Journalism and Mass Communications Educator, and "Feminist Frameworks in Teaching Communication Students," published in Teaching Journalism and Mass Communication.
Tamara Shreiner, director of CLAS PK-12 Initiatives, PCKET and associate professor of history, and Bradford Dykes, associate professor of statistics, received a Teaching with Primary Sources grant from the Library of Congress Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives Office for a project, "Teaching Critical Data Literacy through the Slow Reveal Method and Primary Source Data Visualization."
Deborah Herrington, director of the CLAS Center for Experiential Learning and professor of chemistry, gave a presentation, "Telling Your Science Story," at the annual Research Symposium in Stress Biology hosted by Michigan State University's Cell and Molecular Biology Program.
This article was last edited on December 6, 2024 at 12:3 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)
