Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University
Challenge - Spring/Summer 2012 - Tiffin University
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Student News<br />
30 | SPRING / SUMMER <strong>2012</strong> | CHALLENGE<br />
TU Junior Wins Essay<br />
Contest<br />
Bryce<br />
Fredrick<br />
TU student Bryce Fredrick, Castalia,<br />
Ohio, won the <strong>2012</strong> International Association<br />
for Intelligence Education<br />
Essay Contest, Undergraduate Division.<br />
His essay, entitled “eIntelligence<strong>University</strong>”<br />
came about after researching<br />
virtual education for the intelligence<br />
field. After encountering some roadblocks<br />
because of changes in virtual<br />
education, Bryce found a program at<br />
Duke <strong>University</strong> that ties every virtual<br />
university into one community.<br />
“What I found was eye-opening<br />
to me, and made me wonder what the<br />
future holds for students in the intelligence<br />
field.” Bryce began to examine<br />
how future technology balances theory<br />
and practice and realized what he<br />
found in eIntelligence<strong>University</strong> was<br />
the way to go. He proceeded to dive<br />
into the virtual effect of becoming immersed<br />
into the game and then nothing<br />
else matters.<br />
Bryce compared and contrasted<br />
the successes and failures of virtual<br />
technology and highlighted the importance<br />
of using experts around the<br />
world. “As I noted in my paper, Bill<br />
Gates believes that expertise requires<br />
10,000 hours of deliberate practice to<br />
master a skill. He also states that you<br />
have to be open-minded and fanatical<br />
to keep going. What I found was the<br />
real-life training applied to Gates’s idea<br />
and the encouragement, challenge and<br />
support of the training by the students<br />
would be most beneficial.”<br />
Bryce was invited to present his<br />
paper in May, at the Association’s National<br />
Conference in Washington, D. C.<br />
Student Michael McVety<br />
is Honored<br />
The Ohio Correctional and Court Services<br />
Association (OCCSA) selected TU as the<br />
recipient of its Dr. Lamar Johnson Scholarship.<br />
The $500 scholarship award is traditionally<br />
given to recognize the outstanding<br />
achievements of a criminal justice<br />
program offered by an Ohio university.<br />
The OCCSA is the Ohio Chapter of the<br />
American Correctional Association.<br />
“During the discussions about<br />
which <strong>University</strong> to select for the scholarship,<br />
several OCCSA Board members<br />
mentioned<br />
that they had<br />
staff who<br />
graduated<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong>.<br />
The board<br />
felt that due<br />
to the positive<br />
experience<br />
we col-<br />
Mike McVety<br />
lectively had with students and faculty<br />
from <strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> that <strong>Tiffin</strong> would<br />
be a fine selection for the scholarship,”<br />
remarks Bernie Rochford, Executive Vice<br />
President of Oriana House.<br />
In particular, several OCCSA board<br />
members, who work in various positions<br />
throughout the Ohio Department of<br />
Rehabilitation and Corrections, spoke<br />
highly of TU because of the excellent<br />
work of the many department employees<br />
who are TU alumni from both the<br />
bachelor’s and master’s criminal justice<br />
programs, according to Rochford.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong> nominated student<br />
Michael McVety to receive the $500<br />
scholarship. McVety, along with TU<br />
faculty members Dr. Gene Chintala and<br />
Professor Scott Blough, attended the<br />
OCCSA’s annual meeting in November<br />
where the scholarship was awarded.<br />
SAAB Members Attend<br />
Conference<br />
More than 200 Student African American<br />
Brotherhood (SAAB) members<br />
from Northwest Ohio and Michigan<br />
arrived on the <strong>University</strong> of Toledo’s<br />
campus to participate in a conference<br />
last fall.<br />
<strong>Tiffin</strong> <strong>University</strong>’s SAAB Chapter<br />
conducted an activity that allowed the<br />
brothers to understand the significance<br />
of the core values.<br />
SAAB is an organization committed<br />
to access for and success of at-risk<br />
males in high school and college, with<br />
a clear vision and a passion for delivering<br />
outstanding results. The organization<br />
assists men of color to realize<br />
and achieve their fullest potential by<br />
fostering a “spirit of caring” and providing<br />
positive leadership within their<br />
community.<br />
Students Attend Ohio<br />
Parks and Recreation<br />
Conference<br />
Over thirty sports and recreation<br />
management students participated in<br />
the Ohio Parks and Recreation <strong>2012</strong><br />
Conference and Trade Show at Kalahari<br />
Resort in Sandusky, Ohio, in February.<br />
The conference included educational<br />
programs focusing on leadership,<br />
planning, administration and career<br />
advice for a future career in Parks<br />
and Recreation. Recreation directors<br />
from around the state conducted mock<br />
interviews and mentoring sessions.<br />
Students were able to interact with<br />
over 100 industry vendors such as<br />
Turfgrass, Mid-West Golf, <strong>Challenge</strong>r<br />
Sports, and the Cincinnati Circus Company<br />
who participated as exhibitors.
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