This summer, will mark the third summer 51ÊÓƵ Provost Sr. Sharon Slear has led a team of faculty and staff to a very small, extremely impoverished island off the coast of Haiti. The area was hit especially hard during the 2010 hurricane. Many nations have helped with resources, but there remains little to no opportunity for an adequate education. Sr. Sharon, with the help of 51ÊÓƵ's School of Education, is doing everything she can, to change that.
More than two dozen 51ÊÓƵ School of Education students will soon be getting help with everything from tuition to the cost of books. It is all thanks to a newly awarded grant by the State of Maryland.
Jude Kelly, British Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), founder of the Women of the World (WOW) festivals and advocate for global gender equality will deliver 51ÊÓƵ’s ( 51ÊÓƵ) commencement address on Sunday, May 19.
51ÊÓƵ has named Sharon Slear, SSND, Ph.D. as provost and vice president of academic affairs (VPAA). This is a vacancy that Sister Sharon has been filling since earlier this year, when she took over as Interim VPAA.
51ÊÓƵ’s student athletes juggle class, homework/projects, practice and games, and even internships and jobs. It is no easy feat, but for many it is about discipline and multi-tasking. For junior cross country runner Tavia Williams, being an athlete at 51ÊÓƵ is what she says prepared her for the Governor's Summer Internship Program.
Each year, 51ÊÓƵ honors a faculty member with the Mullan Distinguished Teaching Award. The 2018-2019 awardee is Associate Professor Stephanie Wilhide Savick, Ph.D. She is an integral part of the School of Education and has deep roots in 51ÊÓƵ, having earned her bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from the University. In her own words, Dr. Savick explains what 51ÊÓƵ means to her and gives us a glimpse at what she's like outside of the classroom.
From digital learning to the physical form, makerspace areas allow for hands-on creativity, giving students another way to learn and implement lessons from the classroom. A new pop-up class being taught by an 51ÊÓƵ graduate and current Ph.D. student is helping students embrace this way of learning while bringing creations to life.
51ÊÓƵ is teaming up with the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory to bring its adaption of William Shakespeare’s "Two Gentlemen of Verona" to life in the Copeland Theatre.
Good news for 51ÊÓƵ's School of Nursing. Its graduates scored one of the highest first-time pass rates in Maryland with a 93% on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for 2018 as reported by the Maryland Board of Nursing.