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CAMPUS REPORT> A Colonial Goesto EnglandA semester in Japan through an RMU exchangeprogram was the first time outside thecountry for Michael Wahl ’06, M’08.His second trip abroad is even moreauspicious: Wahl has been acceptedto the <strong>University</strong> of Oxford, wherehe plans to earn a doctorate insocial anthropology.Beginning this fall at thelegendary British institution,Wahl will focus his research onhow employees from differentcountries and different traditionswork together in multinationalfirms. The topic first captured hisimagination during his time in Osaka,in classes discussing the differencesbetween Japanese and Americanbusiness culture.OXFORDWahl eventually wants to become aprofessor. “I’m always shooting forsomething higher,” he says. “I thinkOxford can help me push my limitsto see how far I can go.”> Make That Two Colonials…Valerie Powell, Ph.D., university professor of computer and information systems, gave a presentation atOxford Brookes <strong>University</strong> in Oxford, England, in July. Her talk concerned methods of integrating clinicaldata in computer medical and dental records, and drew upon a three-year British study that discoveredsome significant patient risks when records are not properly coordinated.2 • W W W. R M U . E D U
Ready, SET, Go!“Engaged learning” is the hallmark of an RMU education, andthis year the university is taking a big step towardsmaking this true for every student. The freshmanclass is the first to participate universally in theStudent Engagement Transcript, which waslaunched last year. The SET documents eachstudent’s participation in activities outsidethe classroom, such as community service,professional experience, and study abroad.Potential employers who request a graduate’stranscript will also receive copies of the SET.Shari Payne, Ed.D., recently named RMU’sfirst dean of engaged learning, oversees theprogram. She says she has heard from officialsat other universities who want to create similarprograms. “We are definitely at the forefront of abig trend in engaged learning,” Payne says.> Encouraging New LeadershipThe Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh held its third Black Male LeadershipDevelopment Institute on the RMU campus in June. The event, codirected byfaculty member Rex Crawley, Ph.D., brought together 50 high school studentsfor a week-long residential program with the theme of “Aspire to Greatness.”Led by successful mentors from various fields, participants attended workshopsand other activities designed to instill good communication, leadership, andpersonal management skills.> SEE THIS MAGAZINE AND EXTRA FEATURES AT WWW.RMU.EDU/FOUNDATIONS> ExpertsAssistant professor of educationShellie Hipsky, Ed.D., hasauthored DifferentiatedLiteracy andLanguage ArtsStrategies forthe ElementaryClassroom.The book is Hipsky’s third, and it looksat classrooms where educators are usingvarious research-based methods forteaching children how to read and write.At the 10th Conference onCommunication andEnvironment in Mainethis summer, Ann Jabro,Ph.D., university professor ofcommunication, presented herpaper, “Application of Crisis andEmergency Risk Communication Modeland Integrated Model of OrganizationalLearning for Crisis Management toScaled-Up Emergency Response Drills.”Derya Jacobs, Ph.D., dean of the Schoolof Business, is an invited speaker atthe AACSB International ContinuousImprovement Conference in Baltimorelater this month. AACSB Internationalis the premier accrediting agencyfor collegiate schools of business,and RMU recently receivedAACSB accreditation forits business school.Crawley’s research is in intercultural communication with a focus on blackmasculinity. He was recently selected as a member for the MinorityResearch Policy Group of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which willinvestigate ways to assist local minority communities.R 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 • 3
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