May 13, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 17)
Joel Potrykus holds his favorite films he selected from the Criterion Closet. Potrykus said his students arranged the trip to New York for him.
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
Joel Potrykus, assistant professor of
film and video, was invited to visit the Criterion Closet,
a popular YouTube series where filmmakers select and discuss their
favorite movies. In the video,
Potrykus describes how his students surprised him at the end of the
semester by arranging a trip to New York for him to visit the
Criterion Closet.
Kristi Cooper, senior affiliate faculty of nursing, and her son, Sam Cooper, were interviewed by WZZM for a story about participating in Commencement together. Their story also aired on Good Morning America.
Sketches
College of Health Professions faculty Kelly
Aubry and Jenny Baweja; Theresa Bacon-Baguley,
CHP associate dean of research; and Shannon Owen,
director for Northern Michigan programs, gave a presentation,
"Building Bridges: Advancing a Health Care Workforce Pipeline in
Rural Michigan," at the Michigan Rural Health Conference in Mount Pleasant.
Jamie Owen-Deschryver, professor of psychology, received the Golden Apple Award from the Wellness Information Team peer educators. It is the first year for the Well-Being Awards program, created to recognize faculty members who center their work around students. Here is a list of all faculty members who earned recognition.
Students Eleyna Debruin, Shawnacee Cota, Isabella Wylie, AJ Colthrop, Ella Cowen and Zoe Arend competed in the Asian American Hotel Owners Association Collegiate Championship: Hotel Turnaround Competition in mid-April in New Orleans. Fourteen collegiate teams competed in a simulation challenge to turn around a hotel's performance. Duane Zuber, affiliate faculty of hospitality and tourism management, said one team of GVSU students earned the semi-finalist award.
Anthony Spencer, associate professor of communication studies and School of Communications graduate program director, was a co-author of an article, "COVID-19 Fear and Ethnocentrism in the Global South: A Cross-cultural Analysis," published in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations.
Elena Lioubimtseva, professor of geography and sustainable planning, and student Katherine Carron were authors of an article, "Ethics as a Missing Link Between Human Happiness and Environmental Sustainability," published in Sustainability.
Adrienne Wallace, associate professor of advertising and public relations, was elected to serve the Commission on Public Relations Education as director-at-large and co-chair of the research committee.
This article was last edited on May 9, 2025 at 3:24 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)
University Development's Annual Giving team received several awards for recent campaigns, like Student Philanthropy Week.
April 22, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 16)
Two students earned scholarships from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. Kara Van Dam and Al Shifflett were interviewed by media following a hard hat tour of the Battle Creek Innovation Hub.
April 7, 2025 (Volume 48, Number 15)
