Lauren Hensley, ’08 MA, ’13 PhD, was in a book discussion group when officials from the university’s Distinguished Staff Award Committee arrived. She was thrilled when they presented her with the 2018 award. As senior associate director of EHE’s Walter E. Dennis Learning Center, Hensley oversees all the for-credit courses, workshops and academic coaching that […]
On Campus
Passing the torch
How scholarship and a community turned a mentee into a mentor Mentoring is messy business. No one knows that better than James L. Moore III. For years, the EHE Distinguished Professor of Urban Education has made leaders of young black men. He finds them, coaches them, awards them scholarships. Some take unorthodox paths. But when […]
Triumph over trauma
Childhood trauma can handicap life success. But in a world of disheartening stories about children whose parents suffer from addiction, Abby Huffman stands out.
Introducing Dean Don Pope-Davis
Shaped by the culture in which he grew up, the college’s new dean wants to meet the changing needs of students The Office of the Academic Affairs on May 17 announced new leadership for the College of Education and Human Ecology. Don Pope-Davis starts as dean July 15. The former dean of the College of […]
Linking hospitality, healthcare
BY JANET CICCONE ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN ZIMMER When Kaylie Carter heard that EHE would offer the first academic Healthcare Environmental Services Certificate program, the hospitality management major knew she’d found her niche. “I felt inspired that there’s a new way to connect the hospitality and hospital worlds,” she said. Alumna Georgie Shockey, a healthcare and […]
Using math to influence students
BY ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ ILLUSTRATION BY LAUREN ZIMMER Helping others is in Dalton Maynard’s blood. He watched his parents make a difference in people’s lives — his mom as a teacher, his dad as a judge — and he’s followed in their footsteps. Maynard started in high school, creating a mentorship program that sets positive examples […]
