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.
Edward Jones, director of Student Health Services;
Katie Jourdan, assistant director of Recreation
Wellness; and student Dena Harb were interviewed by
WGVU Public Media for a story about the Skin Smart Campus initiative.
Sketches Adrienne Wallace, associate professor of
advertising and public relations, gave three presentations at the
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
conference in Washington, D.C. Wallace also was named editor-in-chief
of the Journal of Public Relations Education at the conference.
Rob Franciosi, professor of English, gave a
presentation, "What Did They Know? When Did They Know It?: Grand
Rapidians and the Holocaust," for the Area Agency on Aging of
Western Michigan during an event at Frederik Meijer Gardens.
Bopi Biddanda, professor of water resources, was a
co-author of an article, "Protecting the Mountain Water Towers of
Spain's Sierra Nevada," published in Eos,
American Geophysical Union. Biddanda and student Kyle
McKee were authors of an article, "To Solve the World's
Water Crisis, Revalue Water as a Global Commons," published in
the Lakes Letter.
Patrick M. Colgan, professor of geology, was a
co-author of an article, “Surficial Geology of Allegan County,
Michigan, Michigan Geological Survey Surficial Geologic Map Series
SGM-23-01," published by the Michigan Geological Survey.
Al Steinman, Allen and Helen Hunting professor of
water resources, and graduate student Ellen Foley
wrote an article, "Urban
Lake Water Quality Responses to Elevated Road Salt,"
published in the Science of the Total Environment.
A Seidman College of Business planning team, along with other faculty, staff and students, planned an event for Ottawa Hills High School students who were competing in a scholarship contest.
Leanne Kang gave a presentation about research and oral histories of former GRPS students, staff and faculty at a community event. The project was funded by the Kutsche Office of Local History.