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SRU class partners with local coffee shop owners to create new laboratory experience 4/15/2020 Students in the Food and Beverage Operations class at Slippery Rock University are not going to a coffee shop to sip lattes and use the free Wi-Fi, but rather they are learning the restaurant industry and partnering with the owners of the yet-to-be-opened Rooster’s Coffee Bar in Slippery Rock. SRU post-baccalaureate student answers ‘second call’ through Troops to Teachers program 4/14/2020 Members of the U.S. armed forces serve their country, but after completing their commitment or retiring from the military, many veterans still have a passion to serve. Maurice Lee found his second calling as a teacher through Slippery Rock University’s Troops to Teachers program. SRU provides surplus health care and safety supplies to local hospitals and first responders 4/3/2020 When a global pandemic forces a university to make an abrupt change from traditional face-to-face instruction to online classes, many of its physical resources suddenly go unused. Thanks to a collaborative effort by Slippery Rock University administrators, staff and faculty, that scenario was averted as campus supplies were distributed to local health care professionals and first responders who are on the front lines fighting the coronavirus. SRU’s pandemic course takes on deeper meaning during coronavirus outbreak 4/2/2020 Slippery Rock University is offering a new class this semester called “Spotlight on the Past: Pandemic” that was designed last year but now, coincidentally, ties appropriately to the current coronavirus pandemic. Latest News SRU group seeks contributions for pandemic archive project 4/17/2020 A group from Slippery Rock University, including the Stone House Center for Public Humanities and SRU Archives, created “Shared Voices, Shared Experiences: COVID-19 & the Slippery Rock Community,” in which they are collecting, preserving and sharing experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in the lives of everyone connected to SRU and the surrounding communities. Peterson named CMO of Lazydays 4/17/2020 Tom Peterson, a 1992 Slippery Rock University graduate with a degree in business administration, was recently named chief marketing officer for Lazydays, a recreational vehicle company headquartered in Tampa, Florida. SRSGA legislative action recognized at COSGA 4/17/2020 The Slippery Rock Student Government Association, the independent, student-run organization that represents students at Slippery Rock University, won “Outstanding Student Government Achievement” at the 2020 Conference on Student Government Associations. SRU combines 3D printing resources to create face shields for local health care workers 4/16/2020 Slippery Rock University continues to provide local first responders and health care worker with personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, as eight 3D printers from various SRU departments were used to create 100 face shields. SRU class partners with local coffee shop owners to create new laboratory experience 4/15/2020 Students in the Food and Beverage Operations class at Slippery Rock University are not going to a coffee shop to sip lattes and use the free Wi-Fi, but rather they are learning the restaurant industry and partnering with the owners of the yet-to-be-opened Rooster’s Coffee Bar in Slippery Rock. SRU post-baccalaureate student answers ‘second call’ through Troops to Teachers program 4/14/2020 Members of the U.S. armed forces serve their country, but after completing their commitment or retiring from the military, many veterans still have a passion to serve. Maurice Lee found his second calling as a teacher through Slippery Rock University’s Troops to Teachers program. SRU honors Salas Camus with President’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement 4/10/2020 Pedro Salas Camus, a Slippery Rock University instructor of modern languages and cultures, wrote a book, “2666: en búsqueda de la totalidad perdida,” that earned him the 2019-20 SRU President’s Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement. The award recognizes works from the SRU community that were published, presented, developed or performed in the last three years. SRU faculty, students present at AWP Conference 4/10/2020 Thirteen Slippery Rock University faculty and students either attended and presented or authored a presentation at the Association for Women in Psychology Conference in Austin, Texas, March 5-8. Picard named chief ranger at Acadia National Park 4/10/2020 Therese Picard, a 2006 Slippery Rock University graduate with a master’s degree in park and resource management, was recently named chief ranger at Acadia National Park, a 47,000-acre recreation area primarily on Mount Desert Island in Maine. Jenny co-authors textbook for physical and health teachers and coaches 4/10/2020 Seth Jenny, a Slippery Rock University assistant professor of public health and social work, co-authored a textbook, “Technology for Physical Educators, Health Educators, and Coaches,” that was recently published by Human Kinetics, Inc. SRU Bonner Leader feels at home helping others 4/8/2020 Jayla Brown, a Slippery Rock University freshman psychology major from McKeesport, feels right at home by serving others as one of five freshmen in the Bonner Leader Program, a program in its inaugural year at SRU where students earn a wage to a lead a community-service partnership for the University. SRU takes virtual approach in keeping students engaged outside of online classes 4/6/2020 Slippery Rock University is keeping students involved outside of their online classes through virtual programming coordinated by the University’s newly formed Student Involvement Team. Belcastro appointed to Maryland General Assembly 4/6/2020 Lisa Belcastro, a 2012 Slippery Rock University graduate with a degree in health and physical education, was recently appointed by Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to fill a legislative vacancy representing parts of Baltimore County in the Maryland General Assembly. Miller named Distinguished Teacher by MAA AlleMo 4/6/2020 Lyn Miller, a Slippery Rock University assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, received the Distinguished Teaching Award from Allegheny Mountain Section of the Mathematical Association of America. SRU provides surplus health care and safety supplies to local hospitals and first responders 4/3/2020 When a global pandemic forces a university to make an abrupt change from traditional face-to-face instruction to online classes, many of its physical resources suddenly go unused. Thanks to a collaborative effort by Slippery Rock University administrators, staff an...