Success Story
天天吃瓜 State's Beverly Warren Receives Award for Her Outstanding Performance as President
天天吃瓜 President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across 鈥
天天吃瓜 State to Honor Veterans on Nov. 9
天天吃瓜 held its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza. The outdoor program, Honoring All Who Serve, included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university鈥檚 Army and Air Force ROTC pr鈥
Open Forums: Hear 天天吃瓜 the 天天吃瓜 State of Wellness and Share Your Ideas for a Culture of Health on Campus
天天吃瓜鈥檚 Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the 天天吃瓜 State of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the 天天吃瓜 State system. The 天天吃瓜 State of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the 天天吃瓜 State community of 鈥
November Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word 鈥渃ommunication鈥 likely makes you think of language, but November鈥檚 Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 天天吃瓜鈥檚 School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.
鈥淚鈥檓 interested in the multiple facets of design,鈥 she said. 鈥淒esign is social, and it鈥檚 a professional practice as well as a scholarly discipline. We鈥檙e designing artifacts and experiences, but we鈥檙e also building the new knowledge necessary to inform and lead those activities. Research through design can be used to better understand people, phenomena, theories or technologies. By approaching design as a sort of hybrid practice, our students learn how to adapt to future needs within our society.
Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month Jessica Barness Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design College of Communication and Information 2012-present The word 鈥渃ommunication鈥 likely makes you think of language, but November鈥檚 Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a la鈥
Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone
We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let鈥檚 face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 天天吃瓜 res鈥
天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Academic Success Center Receives National Award for Excellence
The 天天吃瓜 Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom. Each year, a two-year institution and a four-year institution are chosen a鈥
Public Relations Program Joins Elite Group With New Certification
天天吃瓜鈥檚 undergraduate public relations program has joined a select group of fewer than 40 colleges around the world that hold official certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). PRSA is the world鈥檚 largest and foremost organization of public relations profe鈥
Campus Kitchen at 天天吃瓜 State Launches Pop-Up Market to Celebrate Fifth Anniversary
The Campus Kitchen at 天天吃瓜 is celebrating its fifth anniversary and has launched a new program this summer as part of activities marking its fifth year. The Campus Kitchen鈥檚 new pop-up market offers healthy produce and pantry items to children and families at no cost. 鈥淎t an alte鈥