Hannah, a German shepherd guide dog, licks the face of Jill Hinton
Wolfe, military and veterans resource manager, who was diagnosed with
retinitis pigmentosa.
Photo Credit:
Amanda Pitts
In the News
Jill Hinton Wolfe, military and veterans resource
manager, was interviewed by WOOD-TV for a story about getting
a leader dog to help her navigate after being diagnosed with
retinitis pigmentosa.
Faculty and staff members who have given presentations, were
recognized for outstanding contributions or had their research
published are detailed below. The campus community can submit
a sketch online for future publication.
Jim Penn, professor of geography and sustainable
planning, chaired the symposium on Equitable Commercialization and
gave a presentation, "Camu Camu Fruit Harvests in Western
Amazonia: Success and Concerns for a Long-term Community Resource
Management Effort," at the Society for Economic
Botany/International Society for Ethnobiology meeting at the
University of the West Indies in Jamaica.
Laila McCloud, assistant professor of educational
leadership and counseling, gave a presentation, "Advising &
Supporting in Student Affairs: A Critical Self-Awareness
Approach," for the American College Personnel Association webinar
series, ACPA2Go.
Al Steinman, professor of water resources, will
collaborate with the Michigan Economic Center and University of Akron
on facilitating a $50,000 grant from the Community Foundation for
Southeast Michigan to conduct a social and economic evaluation of the
Great Lakes Way, a proposed 160-mile greenway and blueway from
southern Lake Huron to western Lake Erie.
Leanne Kang gave a presentation about research and oral histories of former GRPS students, staff and faculty at a community event. The project was funded by the Kutsche Office of Local History.
Motivational speaker Darrell "Coach D" Andrews spoke to hundreds of GEAR UP students; a sociology professor received a Distinguished Scholarly Publication award for his book.