table of contents First Word: Rethinking the Innovative Classroom..........3 Beyond ‘CSI’........................4 Discovering the Power of Gesture..........6 – 7 Meet the New Dean of CMB and CAS...........8 – 9 Florida’s Education System Shines............10 – 11
message from the president
Dear Friends, As I meet with members of our NLU community and visit our campuses, I am reminded of the transformative power of education. Ordinary people are empowered to do extraordinary things when provided with knowledge, skills and support. As you will read in this issue, innovation and advancement are no strangers to NLU faculty and alumni. The stories within describe how these individuals have embraced education to advance their fields and benefit others through dedication and passion. I am also reminded of this power each spring as we approach Commencement. Graduating students radiate with boundless energy — the excitement of finishing their long-sought goal of a degree and the celebration of beginning a new phase in their lives. Our students can confidently walk across the stage, instilled with the knowledge of a job well done and the optimism of the future. And before we know it, a new class of students will begin its journey at NLU, continuing the transformative educational legacy that began more than 125 years ago. This capacity to do extraordinary things, however, is not contained within the classroom walls. It is often carried out through the service work of NLU community members. Recently, as one example of NLU’s “Month of Service,” our faculty, staff and students banded together to have a care package drive for USO Illinois. Together we worked to collect items, package 138 boxes and ship them to Afghanistan. The packages were sent to 65 members of an Air National Guard unit from Peoria, which deployed in January. This drive was a way of supporting our troops and letting them know we are thinking of them. I would like to extend my congratulations to the Class of 2013 and thank all of our alumni for being such an important part of our National Louis University community.
ALUMNI RELATIONS
www.nl.edu/alumni alumni@nl.edu • 312.261.3159 MAKING A GIFT To learn more about ways to give, visit www.nl.edu/giving STAFF John Bergholz, Vice President of Institutional Advancement Mark Donahue, Web Communications Editor Matt Douponce, Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations Karen Galea, Director of Public and Private Funding and Florida Regional Development Officer Jason Givan, Director of Advancement Operations Brian Kush, Communications Manager Danielle LaPointe, Associate Director
Best wishes,
of Advancement Services Mark Loper, Research and Prospect Analyst Kimberly Michaelson, Director of Alumni Relations Kaitlin Weiss, Annual Fund Manager
Nivine Megahed, Ph.D.
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