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It's Gold, Baby!> The Envelope,PleaseThe university chapter of theNational Society of CollegiateScholars received theGold Star Award at thesociety's annual conventionin Puerto Rico. The honorsorganization for highachievingfreshmen and sophomores hasmore than 300 student-run chapters atuniversities across the country.> They Are OurHeroes, TooThe Bayer Center for NonprofitManagement receivedthe CommunityHero Award fromUCP/Class, UnitedCerebral Palsy'scommunityservice entity, at the organization's19th annual Community Heroesawards dinner.> From Central Lines to Central Casting> Cracking the CaseCSI has come to RMU. In the fall, the university launched a bachelor ofscience in cyber forensics and information security. The program, whichtrains students in information security and the basics of criminalinvestigation, is the first of its kind in western Pennsylvania.Cyber forensics involves recovering evidence from computers or otherdigital storage devices. Such evidence isn't limited to crimes committedwith computers, such as hacking personal data; for instance, thenotorious BTK serial killer was caught becauseof data gleaned from a floppy disk he sentanonymously to police. The U.S. Bureau ofLabor Statistics projects 20 to 50 percent jobgrowth in the field over the next eight years,with entry-level salaries averaging from$45,000 to $85,000 annually.It sounds like something from an episode of "Seinfeld" – actors portraying patients to help student nurses learnhow to diagnose illness. But it's serious work, so much so that The Hearst Foundations designated part of a$100,000 grant to the medical simulation center at Robert Morris University to fund its standardized patientprogram. The grant allowed Colonial Theatre director Ken Gargaro, Ph.D., to train student actors to take on theroles of patients for student nurses, who gain experience diagnosing disease as well as interacting with patientsand their family members.The bulk of The Hearst Foundations grant, $75,000, allowed the university's Regional Research and Innovationsin Simulation Education (RISE) Center to purchase another computer-controlled mannequin for itssimulation laboratory. The center is developing partnerships with local health care facilities, includingSt. Clair Hospital in Mt. Lebanon, to allow medical workers to advance their training.> Some Familiar InitialsRMU, meet RMUTT. The university has signed a memorandum ofunderstanding with Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi,an institution in Thailand. Under the agreement, RMU and RMUTTwill create student and faculty exchanges and explore other ways forinternational collaboration.The university also has renewed its partnership with the UniversidadPolitecnica de Nicaragua (UPOLI), a highlight of which is the twice-yearlytrips nursing students and faculty make to provide medical care to poorresidents in the Central American country.> It Hardly Feels LikeWork Most DaysThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette namedRobert Morris University as one of the 15 TopWorkplaces in the region among companies andnonprofits with more than 500 employees. Thenewspaper ranking is based on email surveys of> WATCH SAMPLES OF THE TELLY AWARD-WINNING EPISODES AT FOUNDATIONS ONLINE."RMU Live," theuniversity'sstudent-producedtelevision newscast,has won its secondBronze Telly Award of Excellence.The newscast was produced by KevinWilliams '11, now a news producer atKDKA-TV. Weatherman ChanningFrampton '11 is now a weatherman andreporter at TV3 (ABC) in Winchester, Va.Watch samples of the award-winningepisodes at Foundations Online.> Déjà Vu AllOver AgainThe Actuarial Foundation hasawarded its annual ActuarialDiversity Scholarship tosophomore Philippe Rigaud.He joins 30 other studentsnationwide recognized with thisprestigious scholarship. This isthe second year in a row that Rigaudhas received this award.> As Goodas it GetsThe Joint ReviewCommittee onEducation Programsin Nuclear MedicineTechnology has extendedthe accreditation for the university'snuclear medicine technology programfor the maximum two years.employees.4 • R M U . E D U / F O U N D AT I O N SR O B E R T M O R R I S U N I V E R S I T Y F O U N D AT I O N S • 5