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Annual Report 2009-2010 - University of Rio Grande
Annual Report 2009-2010 - University of Rio Grande
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■ Welsh historian Dr. Robert<br />
Llewellyn Tyler, the Fulbright-<br />
Robertson Chair of British History<br />
at Westminster College in Fulton,<br />
Missouri, gave a presentation, “The<br />
Desert and The Dream: The Welsh<br />
in Patagonia,” which focused on<br />
how a Welsh colony formed and<br />
thrived in the province of Chubut,<br />
Patagonia, Argentina since 1865.<br />
■ Three <strong>student</strong>s spent fall semester<br />
studying in Wales at Trinity College<br />
in Carmarthen, Wales, as part of<br />
the exchange program between<br />
<strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> and Trinity College. The<br />
<strong>student</strong>s who traveled to Wales<br />
in the fall were Constance Rice,<br />
Ashville; Brittni Cornett, Jackson;<br />
and Alex Johnson, Pomeroy.<br />
Johnson is studying liberal arts;<br />
Cornett is studying graphic design;<br />
and Rice is studying education.<br />
■ Faculty member Darlene<br />
Ringhand, Ph.D., was named the<br />
2009-2010 Madog Center for<br />
Welsh Studies Faculty Fellow. Her<br />
research topic was Welsh Needle<br />
Art of the past and present. She<br />
conducted research in Wales as<br />
well as in southern Ohio.<br />
The<br />
Athletes<br />
■ <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> was named a<br />
“Champions of Character” institution<br />
<strong>by</strong> the National Association of<br />
Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for<br />
the ninth consecutive year.<br />
■ The RedStorm Men’s and Women’s<br />
Basketball Teams, along with<br />
many other <strong>student</strong>s on campus,<br />
worked to raise money for breast<br />
cancer research and also increase<br />
awareness about breast cancer <strong>by</strong><br />
participating in the “<strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong><br />
Hoops for A Cure” event.<br />
The Programs<br />
■ Patrick Dengel, CBA, of the<br />
Ohio State University South<br />
Centers Business Development<br />
network, an experienced regional<br />
business development specialist,<br />
established an office on campus<br />
where he works with <strong>student</strong>s<br />
and community members as<br />
well as <strong>student</strong>s in the MBA in<br />
Entrepreneurship program.<br />
■ Two allied health programs,<br />
Certified Occupational Therapy<br />
Assistant and Medical Laboratory<br />
Technology were offered during fall<br />
semester to meet a demand from<br />
health care facilities in the region.<br />
■ <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> began offering a<br />
bachelor of science in chemistry<br />
which focuses on research projects<br />
and integrated learning. This<br />
new program better prepares<br />
<strong>student</strong>s to enter the job market<br />
or continue their educations in<br />
graduate or medical schools.<br />
■ In a new initiative, <strong>student</strong>s in all<br />
majors at <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> will have<br />
an opportunity to participate in<br />
internships and work experience<br />
programs. The Evans School of<br />
Business also began requiring<br />
that undergraduate <strong>student</strong>s<br />
participate in internships.<br />
■ Enrollment at the <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong><br />
Meigs Center doubled in just one<br />
year to more than 180 <strong>student</strong>s in<br />
Fall ’09. Several associate degree<br />
programs and numerous transfer<br />
module courses are offered at the<br />
Meigs Center. The center offers an<br />
extensive number of night classes<br />
which are designed to meet the<br />
needs of <strong>student</strong>s with work and<br />
family responsibilities.<br />
■ <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> saw<br />
a significant<br />
increase in<br />
the number of<br />
veterans using their<br />
educational benefits. Due to this<br />
increase, the Veterans Affairs Office<br />
and <strong>student</strong> veterans have formed a<br />
Student Veterans Organization. The<br />
group’s goal is to help fellow veterans<br />
and dependents of veterans with the<br />
challenges of college.<br />
■ The Commuter Student<br />
Accommodation Program allowed<br />
commuter <strong>student</strong>s to stay<br />
overnight in the residence halls for<br />
up to three consecutive days for a<br />
nominal fee, if necessary due to bad<br />
weather, early exams, for example.<br />
■ The Western Ohio Woodworkers<br />
Club, Dayton, has endowed<br />
a scholarship fund to benefit<br />
<strong>student</strong>s studying fine<br />
woodworking at the <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong>.<br />
Eric Matson, Dick Reese, President Barbara Gellman-Danley and Harris Bartine<br />
■ High school <strong>student</strong>s from around<br />
the region participated in summer<br />
college classes through the<br />
Southeast Ohio STEM Academy<br />
at <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> and two other local<br />
institutions. Through the threeweek<br />
program, <strong>student</strong>s take one<br />
week of classes at each institution,<br />
in subjects such as chemistry,<br />
Spanish and statistics.<br />
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