Winter 2011/2012 - Tiffin University

The Science Center of Tiffin UniversityIn the 1989 movie, “Field of Dreams,” Iowa farmer Ray Kinsellahears a voice tell him to build a baseball field in the middle ofhis corn field. The voice keeps repeating “If you build it, theywill come.” Over the past few years, there have been manyvoices echoing for Tiffin University to add or improve manystructures on campus, including residence halls, sports andrecreation centers, and classrooms.One other important campus facility, a newscience laboratory, is now completed.The lab houses all of the biology, chemistry, natural science,and forensic science equipment.The School of Arts and Sciences has added numerousnew programs over the past decade emphasizing the foundationsof English, Math, Natural Science, and other academicdisciplines such as music and art. In fact, just this past year,TU created a concentration in Green Technology to educatestudents for careers in sustainable practices and “green”living. Yet, one piece of the puzzle was missing—a formal sciencelaboratory.According to the National Center of Education Statistics,25% of all degrees awarded in America are in some form ofscience, mathematics, or engineering disciplines. This represents a significant number of students from all walks of lifeProfessors’Ghosh &HerdlickScience Centerwho are interested in scientific careers. As Tiffin Universitycontinues unprecedented growth in all academic majors,together with its entrepreneurial spirit and high quality academicprograms, the building of a science lab was a naturaladdition to the campus. This laboratory will now open thedoors to future scientific disciplines and serve as a collaborativefocal point for students who may require scientific curriculumas part of their academic endeavors.TU’s laboratory will have the capability of housing 50students at a time for general chemistry, organic chemistry,quantitative and instrumental analysis, biology, environmentalscience and forensic science classes.The lab is equipped with state-of-the-art bench space,fume hoods, equipment, high-speed computers, and otherscientific tools. Students will also have direct access to theirrespective professors whose offices are now part of the TiffinUniversity Science Center.CampusSceneTIffin University’s School of Businessheld its Delta Mu DeltaInduction Ceremony inOctober.According to Dr. LillianSchumacher, Dean of the School ofBusiness, Delta Mu Delta is a strongnetwork of people that can helpstudents with all career aspirations.Delta Mu Delta is an InternationalHonor Society in Business for Universitieswhose business school programsare accredited by the AccreditationCouncil forBusinessSchools andPrograms(ACBSP) andprovidesthe highestinternationalrecognition for business studentsinvolved in their on-campus chapter.Recognition in the society is for a lifetimeand includes many benefits. Inducteesto the honor society are thosein the toptwentypercent ofthe businessprogram.Benefitsthat membersenjoyinclude networking opportunities,scholarships, acknowledgement forFederal Employment, lifetime contactthrough the newsletter, and a subscriptionto Bloomberg Businessweek.WINTER 2011 / 12 | CHALLENGE | 15