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The School of Arts and Communication Dean’s Award for Excellence was awarded to six extraordinary graduating students on May 27, 2016, at the SOAC Recognition Ceremony. The Dean’s Award honors students for exceptional, tangible accomplishments, which could include: Independent research, student/faculty research or creative project A presentation or publication for a regional or national audience Regional or national academic competitions Superior performance in the performing arts Superior

Waste Management and Sustainable Living8 Ashley MahajanSociety for ScienceNomination to Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators ChallengeRecognizing rising stars at grades 6-8FerrucciPreventative Medicine: The Effects of Ayurveda on the Symptoms of Infection8 Charlene Kim-Aun and Brynn MankeAmerican Psychological AssociationAchievement in Research in Psychological ScienceBest research project in Psychological ScienceBellarminePhagocyte-Spheroid Interactions in Axon Degeneration12 Amaris AlsteadAssociation

A Work-In-Progress: A New English Faculty Writing Workshop Our Table Reserved at 208 Garfield; photo by Scott Rogers In the flurry of activity produced by our teaching and service responsibilities, it is often difficult to carve out time and space to support that other crucial aspect of our vocation as university professors: research and writing. This academic year, faculty members from the English Department have come together each month to discuss their works-in-progress, creating a crucial

wealth of information that can unlock solutions to global health issues. Now with the outbreak of the Zika virus, that’s as important as ever. Blakney isn’t at the forefront of Zika research, at least yet, but she’s contributing to work that aims to educate and inform people about infectious diseases. The third-generation Pacific Lutheran University graduate conducts backyard surveillance of mosquitoes in Atlanta, where she works as a field manager at Emory University. Her team collects and

assistance (that is, scholarships, artistic achievement awards, or grants), low-interest deferred loans, or employment. In many cases, a financial aid award will be a combination of these forms of assistance. Financial assistance is available to all qualified students regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law. The offer of financial aid is based on the cost of attendance

Individual StatusThe United States is a highly individualistic culture and respect based on individual accomplishment tends to define status more than age, tradition, or family background. The equality of individuals is one of our national ideals. Although throughout U.S. history we have not always achieved this ideal, it continues underlying principle that guides interaction among individuals and informs how business, organizations, and officials treat people. It also creates an expectation

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Encountering Adam Smith in ScotlandIn July of 2015, I traveled to Scotland under the auspices of a Karen Hille Phillips Regency Advancement Award. The primary purpose of my trip was to present my current research at a joint meeting of the International Adam Smith Society and the Rousseau Association, which was held at the University of Glasgow. In general, my research centers on classical political economy—particularly that of the 18th Century Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith—and