Fall 2008 - Sullivan University | Library
Fall 2008 - Sullivan University | Library
Fall 2008 - Sullivan University | Library
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A brief<br />
timeline of<br />
success<br />
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION<br />
To answer the needs of today’s duel career families,<br />
new child care options have emerged to shape and expand<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong>’s career programs to include the Professional Nanny<br />
Diploma and the Associate of Science degree in Early<br />
Childhood Education. Although It has been hundreds of<br />
years since the game of hopscotch was developed, children can still be found<br />
on playgrounds entertaining themselves with chalk and any variety of hopscotch<br />
diagrams dodging obstacles and balancing themselves to get from one end to<br />
the other successfully. <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s faculty and staff will continue their efforts as well<br />
to educate early childhood professionals to balance what is best for children with<br />
trends and new technologies to impact the lives of parents and children for many<br />
years to come.<br />
Growing for 20 years<br />
angELa riggs• Master’s in Education from<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Louisville. Joins <strong>Sullivan</strong> in 2000,<br />
taught first class of associate level students; all<br />
ECE online courses are developed; Growth and<br />
improved curriculum create 12 month Professional<br />
Nanny program in addition to 18 month Associate<br />
degree offerings. Partnerships built with Midway<br />
and later Campbellsville give <strong>Sullivan</strong> students<br />
options for a Bachelor’s degree.<br />
Graduates Kristie Rice, and<br />
Lori Boley, at “A Place for Kids”<br />
sanDY HiLL-BinkLEY • Received her<br />
Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education<br />
graduate from the <strong>University</strong> of Oklahoma.<br />
Former Director of Highland Presbyterian<br />
Parent’s Day Out program. Became the<br />
second Professional Nanny program<br />
coordinator in 1990.<br />
erika WrighT Pouch 2005<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
Professional Nanny<br />
Noblesville, IN<br />
BriTTany Friedline 2006<br />
Professional Nanny<br />
Nanny in California<br />
Toesha Thacker 2007<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
Family Development Services<br />
Indianapolis, IN<br />
Terri lynn shuMaTe 2007<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
In-home Family Child Care<br />
Springfield, Kentucky<br />
JeanneTTe colvin sorg 1992<br />
Professional Nanny<br />
Preschool Teacher<br />
Louisville, KY<br />
kELEigH scott WinE• Master of Arts<br />
in Teaching Elementary Education from the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Louisville. Steps up to be the<br />
third Professional Nanny program coordinator<br />
in 1991. Ms. Wine co-writes curriculum with<br />
Leigh Shapiro of <strong>Sullivan</strong>-Lexington campus to<br />
add the Associate of Early Childhood Education<br />
to careers offered at the Lexington campus.<br />
MErrY DEnnY • Earned her Master’s<br />
degree in Early Childhood Education from<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Louisville. Former preschool<br />
director of Harvey Brown. Researched and<br />
wrote curriculum with Lisa Zaring for the six<br />
month Professional Nanny Program in1988;<br />
became the first coordinator for <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s<br />
Professional Nanny Program.<br />
Lisa Zaring • Spearheaded development of<br />
the Professional Nanny program after research<br />
indicated need for educated child care providers<br />
for a private in-home environment. Hired Merry<br />
Denny and coordinated efforts to build a quality<br />
program that is recognized by the International<br />
Nanny Association. Earned approved membership<br />
to the American Council of Nanny Schools<br />
In 1988, <strong>Sullivan</strong><br />
College launches<br />
six month<br />
diploma for<br />
“Professional Nanny<br />
Program”<br />
VickE BoWMan• As <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s Early<br />
Childhood Education program continues to<br />
grow, additional faculty are needed. Ms.<br />
Bowman begins full-time in <strong>2008</strong> with more<br />
than 20 years experience and expertise in<br />
child care. She guides students who want to<br />
start their own child care center.<br />
krisTie rice 2000<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
Director of A Place For Kids<br />
Louisville, Kentucky<br />
Above, <strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s<br />
archives provided this photo<br />
of Senior Vice President<br />
Tom Davisson (then Vice<br />
President/Director of <strong>Sullivan</strong><br />
College) presenting the<br />
American Council of Nanny<br />
Schools (ACNS) certificate to<br />
Lisa (Likins) Zaring, Director<br />
of Public Relations (left) and<br />
Sandy Hill-Binkley,<br />
Program Coordinator.<br />
Prudence Torian 2006<br />
Professional Nanny<br />
Nanny in Louisville, KY<br />
Mindi ozanick 2001<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
In-home Family Child Care<br />
Chardon, Ohio<br />
donna BreWer 2000<br />
Early Childhood Education<br />
Owner: Discovering Our World<br />
Christian Academy, Louisville, KY<br />
Students responses to annual survey<br />
gives <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s <strong>Library</strong> high marks<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s <strong>Library</strong> uses its<br />
annual survey to determine how well<br />
students’ and faculty needs are being<br />
met by the library. The survey, which<br />
was conducted earlier this year for<br />
students and recently for faculty,<br />
asked each to rate the library and its<br />
services. According to survey results,<br />
93% of <strong>Sullivan</strong> students and faculty<br />
would rate the library’s services as<br />
“Good” or “Excellent.”<br />
Students and faculty were also impressed<br />
with the depth of the library’s<br />
collection. In fact, 91% of participants<br />
rated the collection as being complete<br />
and comprehensive and 93% of<br />
students rated the library collection as<br />
being “Mostly/Always adequate” in<br />
meeting their research needs.<br />
Students commented that <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s<br />
library was doing a great job of “Pro-<br />
viding quality materials and services,”<br />
“the law information is excellent,” and<br />
stated that the “culinary cookbook<br />
selection is great!”<br />
Participants in the survey were<br />
invited to comment on their library experiences.<br />
Faculty had this to say about<br />
the library: “The library staff is very<br />
concerned with<br />
excellence and<br />
always makes<br />
moves to maintain<br />
excellence and to<br />
go beyond prior<br />
expectations,” and<br />
“The College of<br />
Pharmacy is brand<br />
new and the library<br />
has a close and very<br />
effective working<br />
relationship with the<br />
LETTER FROM A CURRENT STUDENT<br />
“I wanted to thank you so much for<br />
taking time out of your schedule to help<br />
me out with my paper . . . I was pleasantly<br />
surprised to see an email from you this<br />
morning listing links to some sites that<br />
you thought would be helpful. Indeed,<br />
they are all very helpful! I also picked<br />
up what you had printed out for me. I<br />
appreciate all that you have done. It may<br />
seem like a little to you, but it is a lot to<br />
me. People like you are the reason I love<br />
attending <strong>Sullivan</strong>.”<br />
faculty.” <strong>Sullivan</strong> students had many<br />
positive things to say about the library<br />
as well: ”Excellent upkeep with the<br />
computers & resources, ex.: books,<br />
magazines, databases, etc.,” and<br />
“helpful great resources and very nice<br />
learning environment.”<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
thanks the students<br />
and faculty who participated<br />
in the survey.<br />
Special attention will<br />
be paid to areas in<br />
which we can improve<br />
our services including:<br />
making students<br />
aware of what electronic<br />
resources are<br />
available to them,<br />
improving the<br />
usability of the<br />
3<br />
FALL <strong>2008</strong><br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong> provided alum<br />
with “the perfect degree plan”<br />
What’s the easiest and best way<br />
to get from Point A to Point B? Plus<br />
move a bazillion tons of stuff along the<br />
way? And, find a place to store all the<br />
stuff when it arrives? Simply put -<br />
that’s called Logistics & Distribution<br />
Management. And for alum Kevin<br />
Wanner, his degree in that field will be<br />
the springboard into his next career.<br />
Enlisted in the Army<br />
Kevin had enlisted in the Army<br />
between his junior and senior years of<br />
high school; he left for basic training<br />
immediately after graduating. He<br />
had been in the Army for 15 years<br />
and wanted to transition into<br />
a career when he retired<br />
from the service in 2009.<br />
Stationed at Fort Knox,<br />
Kevin enrolled in a<br />
training and development<br />
program<br />
through an in-state<br />
university but “when<br />
we started training<br />
and mobilizing<br />
National Guard and<br />
soldiers for Iraq and<br />
Afghanistan, I was<br />
no longer able to<br />
attend class.” He<br />
continued, “After<br />
9/11, the Army’s<br />
focus switched<br />
from training units<br />
on a seldom-used<br />
basis to immediately<br />
mobilizing them out<br />
of Camp Shelby in<br />
Minnesota and<br />
Fort McCoy in<br />
Wisconsin. I spent<br />
nine months a year,<br />
for four years in either<br />
location so my options to continue<br />
college were very limited.”<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong> was the answer<br />
His Army experience gave Kevin<br />
a strong background in planning,<br />
supervising and leadership. And in<br />
2005, <strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s online<br />
offering of Logistics & Distribution<br />
Management gave Kevin “the perfect<br />
degree plan.”<br />
Kevin’s decision to transfer to<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong> was an easy one. His wife,<br />
Regina, was already enrolled in<br />
ERIkA DODSON<br />
“I would definitely have to<br />
say my fondest memory of <strong>Sullivan</strong><br />
was my graduation day. I had<br />
basically joined the army because<br />
I didn’t think I could get into any<br />
college after high school since I was<br />
a C, D and occasionally F student<br />
there; barely graduated. To see the<br />
look on my parents faces when I<br />
walked the stage magna-cum-laude<br />
was absolutely priceless.”<br />
<strong>Sullivan</strong>’s Microsoft/Cisco program;<br />
Kevin was familiar with the great<br />
benefits and career opportunities<br />
available at <strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Ready for his next career<br />
As a husband, father and full-time<br />
soldier Kevin was unable to participate<br />
in any of <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s many social activities.<br />
But “I did enjoy all my professors, both<br />
online and in the classroom. Thanks<br />
to my <strong>Sullivan</strong> degree, my career<br />
opportunities are now limitless.<br />
Just by having this degree I have experienced<br />
a tremendous amount<br />
of interest in me,” Kevin stated,<br />
adding, “I am retiring in June<br />
2009 and have already been<br />
asked for dozens of my<br />
resumés. Organizations in<br />
Fort Leonardwood, Missouri<br />
are interested in<br />
college graduates and<br />
there are only a handful<br />
of us that have earned<br />
a bachelor’s degree.<br />
Because of my <strong>Sullivan</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> degree plan, I<br />
learned a lot about taking<br />
what I do now in the Army<br />
and transferring those skills<br />
over to the civilian sector.”<br />
Good advice<br />
Kevin offered advice<br />
to current or prospective<br />
students interested in<br />
pursuing <strong>Sullivan</strong>’s Logistics<br />
& Distribution Management<br />
degree. “Never put<br />
off school. A lot of people<br />
take numerous quarters or<br />
even years off. Not only is<br />
it more difficult to get back<br />
into the swing of things,<br />
they are losing valuable<br />
time in which they could be more<br />
marketable.” He also suggested that,<br />
“<strong>Sullivan</strong> students in Louisville should<br />
highly consider applying at the UPS hub<br />
there. They are looking for individuals<br />
with that unique skill, adding, “I would<br />
do the same but will be staying in<br />
Missouri for a few more years.”<br />
Thank you for your years of service to<br />
our country, Kevin and for sharing your<br />
story. <strong>Sullivan</strong> <strong>University</strong> and The Herald<br />
staff sends our best wishes to you.<br />
Good luck in your new career!<br />
KEVIN WANNER<br />
All participants in the library’s annual survey<br />
are entered in a random drawing. Left,<br />
student Shajuana Kirby was thrilled to be<br />
chosen as the <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Library</strong> Student Satisfaction<br />
Survey prize winner for the <strong>Sullivan</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> Louisville campus. Librarian Cara<br />
Marco, right, presented Shajuana with am<br />
assortment of items, e.g. book bag, drink<br />
cup, cap, apparel, $25 gift certificate, etc.,<br />
from the bookstore.<br />
library web page, extending service<br />
hours and improving computer access<br />
in the library.<br />
Please feel free to share your comments<br />
with the library by sending an<br />
email to libsul.sullivan.edu.