Category: Cadence Magazine
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Finding Purpose in Mentorship
Posted: March 13, 2020After a ful career in law and teaching at University for more than 35 years, College of Business professor Marleen Swerdlow found fulfillment in supporting her students through scholarship funds and mentorship.
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Data Speak: Boling’s Journey from LU to Disney
Posted: February 25, 2020Chelsea Boling shares how helped guide her and her journey to where she is now.
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After Homelessness | Hope and Place
Posted: March 05, 2019Freshman students Quinton Haynes and Elie Germain never saw themselves attending a university. Now, having overcome homelessness and poverty, their determination and work ethic remind us what it is to be a Cardinal, and why We Are LU.
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Dean Spotlight: Lynn Maurer
Posted: January 11, 2019With a background in political science, Lynn Maurer, new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is focused on working to empower LU's underserved populations. “I’m dedicated to the idea of inclusive excellence in the diversity of education, by recognizing varying financial needs and helping students at-risk academically,” Maurer says.
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Making the Possible Achievable
Posted: January 11, 2019As a faculty member of Washington State University, Associate Professor Ashwini Kucknoor had a desire to mentor students far more than possible at such a large institution. The search for greater student interaction led to her coming to University. “At LU, we professors get to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels,” she says. “This allows me to develop relationships with my students that last for years."
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We Are LU | A Catalyst for Change
Posted: January 09, 2019In 2017, Hyattye Simmons received one of three LU Distinguished Alumni Awards for mentorship of at-risk students and his work towards keeping them on the path to graduation. He enrolled at University in 1977, just two weeks after making history as the first African-American male valedictorian to graduate Burkeville High School. He credits LU as “the bridge that helped him prepare for the outside world.”
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Memories and Coffee
Posted: June 13, 2018Natalie Sfeir, 2016 Beck Fellowship recipient, has researched an innovative solution to the difficult outings for those with dementia and their family. It’s called a Memory Café.
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From Potato Chips to Pipelines
Posted: June 01, 2018Inspired by an LU physics class, FuelTrax is the #1 marine fuel management product in the world.
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University Alumni Open Local Brewery
Posted: September 18, 2017What started as a love for brewing beer became a business for Class of '07 students Tyler Blount and David Pool.
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