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Communication Students Receive Prestigious Telly Award

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Communication Students Receive Prestigious Telly Award

A select group of Reinhardt communication students were recently awarded with a prestigious 2013 Bronze Award in the Non-Broadcast Productions – student category of the Telly Awards for the video, “Is This Real Life: Teen Violence in Georgia!” The 12-minute video was produced by the students in Associate Professor of Communication Dr. Pam Wilson’s COM 340 class in spring 2013.

“…illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft.”

“The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video,” said Linda Day, executive director of the Telly Awards. “The Reinhardt University communication students’ accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft, and it serves as a testament to great film and video production.”

With nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, being selected for a Telly Award at any level is a grand accomplishment. A prestigious judging panel of over 500 accomplished industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents.

“I am so proud of my students,” said Dr. Pam Wilson, associate professor of communication. “This project was requested by Laurel Walker of Cartersville, serving as client liaison with Advocates for Children (Bartow County, headed by Rebecca Bentley) and the Cherokee Judicial Circuit to raise awareness on behalf of National Crime Victim’s Rights Week and National Child Abuse Prevention Month. It was truly an honor for the students to contribute on behalf of such an important cause to increase awareness of an ever-growing problem around the world.”

Student and Faculty Contributors

The video was directed by student Ryan Licht, a junior from Canton, Ga., with Paul Dudson, a 2013 alumnus from Worthing, West Sussex, as assistant director; and Kaylene Ghorley, a 2013 alumna from Ball Ground, Ga., as coordinating producer. Other creative forces were: Justin Lundstrom, a senior from Marietta, Ga., as a writer and researcher; Vanessa Irie, a senior from Waleska, Ga., as a narrator and writer; Alexa Griffin, a senior from Dalton, Ga., as a researcher, and DeRoss Polhill, a senior from Athens, Ga., as an assistant editor. LA Walker was the client liaison, along with the Bartow Advocates for Children and its director, Rebecca Bentley. Faculty members Larry Webb, assistant professor of communication; John Pettibone, web communication manager; and Peggy Collins-Feehery, director of Career Services; and students Elisabeth Shabi, a 2013 alumna from Canton, Ga.; Angela Harkins, a 2013 alumna from Blairsville, Ga.; and Hannah Buckner, a junior from Marietta, Ga., all served as consultants.

About the Telly Awards

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

Faculty Members Honored for Dedication to the University

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Reinhardt Honors Faculty Dedication with Presentation of Six Awards

At the final Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year, University administrators underscored the crucial role that faculty play in making Reinhardt a true community of challenge and care. Among the outstanding faculty honored at the meeting were Phil Unger, Dr. Donna Coffey, Dr. Anne Good, Dr. John Yelvington, Elizabeth Smith and Dr. Curt Lindquist. 

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Phil Unger

Jane England Faculty Award for Excellence

Phil Unger

 Phil Unger, assistant professor of history, was honored with the Jane England Faculty Award for Excellence. The $500 award is named for a long-time Reinhardt faculty member who retired in May 2001 and passed away in January 2007. England was a professor of history and political science for 31 years at Reinhardt. She also served in numerous leadership roles, including advisor to the student newspaper and faculty chair. Upon her retirement, Reinhardt established this annual faculty award, along with a scholarship fund, in her honor. 

“I thought the Jane England Award acknowledged not so much my efforts, but the many projects I had the good fortune to become involved with that were initiated by and carried forward by so many of the faculty members in their various committees and service to the university,” said Unger. “I also would like to acknowledge the support and involvement of the late Dr. Bob Driscoll [former vice president of academic affairs] who encouraged the development of such programs as First Year Seminar and early intervention efforts. All these initiatives that were mentioned when I was nominated for the award are works still very much in progress, and a lot more remains to be done. I hope the award encourages continued efforts.”

 Upon the acceptance of the award, Unger pledged to give the funds awarded to him, in addition to funds of his own, to found a scholarship in honor of Dr. Driscoll. He challenged other faculty to support the fund so that a scholarship could be awarded annually to a Reinhardt student who is helping the community. Unger, a resident of Johns Creek, Ga., has taught at Reinhardt for more than seven years. 

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Dr. Donna Coffey, Dr. John Yelvington, Dr. Anne Good

Faculty Research and Scholarship Awards

Dr. Anne Good

Dr. Anne Good, assistant professor of history, received a Faculty Research and Scholarship Award for the publication of her article on childbirth and infancy at the Cape of Good Hope in the early eighteenth century that was published in the “Journal of History of Childhood and Youth.” Good, a resident of White, Ga., has taught at Reinhardt for more than seven years. 

“I worked on this article for more than three years, almost exclusively during summers and holidays, so this award means a lot to me,” Good said. “I was inspired to write the article because I teach a course on the History of Children and Childhood here at Reinhardt. In return, the detailed research that I did has certainly had a great impact on several of the courses that I teach. I feel strongly that scholarship and teaching go hand-in-hand. I am so honored to have received this award.”

Dr. John Yelvington

 Also honored for research, Dr. John Yelvington, assistant professor of economics and a resident of John’s Creek, Ga., who has taught at the University for more than 11 years. He was the lead author on a paper on students’ satisfaction with online Intermediate Accounting courses.

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Elizabeth Smith

Dr. Donna Coffey

A third Faculty Research and Scholarship Award went to Dr. Donna Coffey, associate professor of English and resident of Waleska, Ga., who has taught at Reinhardt for more than 15 years. 

United Methodist Exemplary Teacher Award

Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith, assistant professor of mathematics, received the prestigious United Methodist Exemplary Teacher Award. Smith, a resident Waleska, Ga., has taught at Reinhardt for more than six years. 

Funded by the Division of Higher Education of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church, the Exemplary Teacher Award is given annually to a Reinhardt faculty member to recognize excellence in teaching, commitment to value-centered education and service to students at the University. 

Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award

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Curt Lindquist

The Rev. Dr. Curt Lindquist

Honored with the Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award was The Rev. Dr. Curt Lindquist, professor of religion and philosophy. Lindquist, who is a resident of Decatur, Ga., has taught at the University for more than 18 years.

“I am honored to be the recipient of the Vulcan Teaching Award. Reinhardt has many gifted ‘teachers,’” said Lindquist. “Like any craft, teaching well is a result of constant attention and work. Some faculty are publicly honored; many faculty are more privately honored by comments from fellow faculty, from staff colleagues, and from individual students. I am grateful to be part of a university which has so many wonderful exemplars of teaching.”

Vulcan’s Southeast Division has sponsored the Teaching Excellence Award since the early 1990s through the Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges, Inc. The award is presented to a faculty member at each of the GFIC’s 25-member institutions, in recognition of outstanding contributions to undergraduate education, student learning, and campus life. 

Reinhardt’s First MPA Cohort to Begin Fall 2013; June 12 Info. Session at North Fulton Center

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Reinhardt Announces New Graduate Program: Master of Public Administration with a Criminal Justice Concentration; Program Director Appointed

Information Session:

June 12, 6:30 p.m., at Reinhardt’s North Fulton Center in Alpharetta, Ga.

For more information or to begin the application process, visit www.reinhardt.edu/MPA 

or contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 770-720-5797 or gradstudies@reinhardt.edu

 

Beginning fall 2013, Reinhardt will welcome the newest offering to its thriving graduate degree programs. The Master of Public Administration with a concentration in criminal justice will allow students to obtain a degree that’s unlike any other in the North Georgia area. Led by Dr. Karen Owen, assistant professor of public administration and MPA program director, the Reinhardt MPA will prepare individuals from diverse backgrounds for professional careers in criminal justice administration in governmental, private and non-profit organizations.

Unique Learning Opportunity

“The MPA program is a great addition to Reinhardt’s graduate program offerings, and I am excited to help start the program and build its future success,” said Owen. “I am enthusiastic about initiating this MPA program, which will provide professional working knowledge and skills advancement for many public sector and non-profit sector professionals in our community. I look forward to utilizing my own research and practical political knowledge and work within the national and state levels of government to create a solid and reputable program and to enlighten the classroom learning experience for all students.”

Dr. Bill DeAngelis, dean of the School of Mathematics and Sciences agrees. “We are proud to welcome the Master of Public Administration degree program into the School of Mathematics and Sciences. The nature of the program, particularly with its concentration in criminal justice administration, will increase the depth and breadth of our School’s offerings and will provide our graduates and the entire University with a viable graduate educational opportunity.”

Experienced Faculty; Convenient Location

Reinhardt, its Police Academy and nearby agencies have worked together to create this unique graduate program, and this collaboration has resulted in a program that expertly addresses professional needs and theory. Offered in the convenient location of Reinhardt’s North Fulton Center in Alpharetta, Ga., the MPA will be readily accessible to many of the Northern Arc municipal, county and state law enforcement agencies. The MPA will be led by experienced faculty with extensive teaching and field experience who will supplement textbook knowledge with practical skills and real life lessons. 

“Reinhardt’s MPA program will provide a focused graduate curriculum for those who desire to advance in public safety and law enforcement administration,” said Owen. “While other MPA programs in the state offer general administration and policy concentrations, the Reinhardt MPA, with a criminal justice concentration, will meet demands espoused by many in the suburban Atlanta area for graduate level MPA education at a location near county/city public law enforcement agencies. We can offer students and professionals interested in Criminal Justice the specific classroom and practical experience for public safety administrative work in a suburban campus environment.”

Realistic Schedule

In each of the two 8-week terms of the semester, class will meet once a week on Tuesdays from 6-10:50 p.m. There will also be a simultaneous online class for the whole semester. This structure will allow busy working adults to complete 9 credit hours a semester, while providing the best of both worlds—the camaraderie and enrichment of face-to-face learning and the convenience of online education. The program will facilitate an active learning environment between the students and government/non-profit professional entities within the community, all while meeting the  needs of students and professionals who are seeking graduate level education.

“I want this program to recruit the best and brightest students from our region and become state and nationally recognized as providing sound and practical knowledge and resources for public servants,” Owen said. “My earnest goal is that this MPA program will provide the necessary theoretical knowledge of the political workings of administration within public and non-profit organizations as well as the practical skills professionals will need to be strong and effective administrators within their chosen career field.”

Information Session: June 12, 6:30 p.m., North Fulton Center, Alpharetta, Ga.

To learn more about the Reinhardt MPA, attend an information session on June 12 at 6:30 p.m., at Reinhardt’s North Fulton Center in Alpharetta, Ga. The application process has several steps so those interested in this program are encouraged to start early. Visit www.reinhardt.edu/MPA to get started today!

For more information or to arrange an individual appointment, contact the Office of Graduate Studies at 770-720-5797 or gradstudies@reinhardt.edu or visit www.reinhardt.edu/MPA

Theatre Students Take Top Honors at Theatre Conference

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Theatre Students Take Top Honors at Recent Theatre Conference; Headed to State Competition

“To be, or not to be”…it’s not a question for a select group of Reinhardt students. They choose “to be” a part of the University’s growing and flourishing theatre program, and they are “acting” upon the benefits.

Reinhardt Theatre StudentsAt the recent Georgia Theatre Conference in Americus, Ga., 10 Reinhardt students competed with a field of 174 college and university students for a chance to audition at the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) next March in Louisville, Ky. Five Reinhardt students made the cut: (from right-left) Sophie Decker, a junior from Conyers, Ga.; Levi Penley, a junior from Social Circle, Ga.; Troy Stephens, a senior from Kingsland, Ga.; Koby Parker, a senior from Douglasville, Ga.; and Kate Johnson, a junior from Canton, Ga., who had the highest competitive score of the entire conference.

Top 10% in Competition

“Kate Johnson’s score was the highest at the GTC—meaning in the entire state of Georgia!” said David Nisbet, assistant professor of theatre. “All the Reinhardt students that were passed on to SETCs scored in the top 10% at GTC. I think this is exciting news for the theatre/music program at Reinhardt!”

GTC Background

GTC is the Georgia branch of SETC (Southeastern theatre conference). SETC culminates in professional theatres attending and auditioning college students, usually for summer theatre work. To advance to SETC auditions, you must attend and audition at GTC and receive a high enough score to move on. Students are judged on talent and presentation, and are allowed to do a monologue and song (90 seconds) or a monologue (60 seconds).

“It’s an invaluable experience!”

“Our students participate in GTC and SETC for a variety of reasons,” said Nisbet. “They can attend the many learning workshops presented by professionals and top professors in theatre, they have the opportunity to network with professionals and their own peers, and they get preparation for the audition process they will experience in major markets. It’s an invaluable experience for all theatre students.”

Theatre Program Background

Reinhardt’s theatre program is designed to be an intensive professional-style training program, within a liberal arts setting. A Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre are offered through the program. The program’s first theatrical production of the year, Almost, Maine, was November 2-4, 2012.

For more information, please contact Nisbet at 770-720-5860 or reinhardttheatre@gmail.com, or visit Reinhardt University Theatre Program on Facebook.

The Knox Foundation for Ethics and McCamish School of Business Host Ethics Discussion on Thursday, October 18, at 3:30 p.m.

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The Knox Foundation for Ethics and McCamish School of Business Host Ethics Discussion on Thursday, October 18, at 3:30 p.m.

The Knox Foundation for Ethics and the Reinhardt University McCamish School of Business will host an ethics discussion on Thursday, October 18, at 3:30 p.m., in the Hill Freeman Library & Spruill Learning Center on Reinhardt’s campus in Waleska, Ga. The event’s featured speaker is Randell Trammell ’03 ’09, State YMCA of Georgia executive director/CEO, who will discuss “authenticity.” 

“Ethics is a topic increasing in interest and is vitally important in today’s environment,” said Dr. Kathy Hyatt, assistant professor of business. “We are very excited about the opportunity to host an ethics discussion at Reinhardt University. We encourage everyone to attend!”

Trammell Background

TrammellTrammell grew up in the “Y” Club program in Dalton, Georgia, and served as State Chaplain for the State YMCA in the 1990s. He went to Reinhardt University for his undergraduate degree in religious education and later completed his MBA as a part of the University’s inaugural cohort. Trammell is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education with an emphasis on organizational management and leadership at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass.

In 2004, Trammell joined the State YMCA staff as a district director. In 2009, he was named CEO making YMCA of the USA history as one of the youngest currently serving CEOs. Randell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Georgia YMCA Directors Alliance and received his YMCA Senior Director Certification in 2008.

He is President of the Reinhardt University Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Reinhardt University Board of Trustees, Vice President of the Lake Dow North Property Owners Association, and a Reinhardt adjunct instructor teaching nonprofit management.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend this free seminar. For more information, please contact Hyatt at KEH@reinhardt.edu or 770-720-5591.

Reinhardt Launches Online Degree Completion Program in Health Care Administration

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Reinhardt Launches Online Degree Completion Program in Healthcare Administration

The healthcare field is one of the largest economic sectors in the American economy, and it’s growing at a rapid pace. With constant changes in healthcare technology, regulations and knowledge, those in the field need solid management skill-sets. As a result, Reinhardt University introduces a bachelor’s degree completion program in Healthcare Administration with classes to begin January 2013. This online program is designed to meet the needs of the non-traditional student. 

“Reinhardt’s program in healthcare administration responds to those needs by preparing students who already have an associate degree or the equivalent  college credit to move up within their current organization to administration positions,” said Phil Unger, program coordinator. “It also allows those working or moving into the healthcare field to earn a bachelor’s degree in healthcare.”

Transfer up to 72 credits.

The 51- credit program also offers an attractive option for students from area technical schools who want to complete their Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration. The University has articulation agreements with several area technical schools that allow students the advantage of transferring up to 72 credits into the program.

Learn from qualified instructors.

“Flexibility, convenience and quality degree programming underscore the basic needs of the adult learner. Students have clear advantages in the program,” said Unger. “They can complete the course work in 18 months, and they learn from instructors who have the academic and professional experience to teach subject matter in the healthcare field. Another positive aspect of the program is that even though the program is online, students will still have ample opportunities to communicate with faculty.”

Register today!

Students enrolled in the program also receive an iPad to assure the seamless delivery of course content and other materials. For information about the program, visit www.reinhardt.edu/working_adults/bachelor_degrees or contact Ray Schumacher, admissions counselor, at 770-720-9191 or RES@reinhardt.edu

Reinhardt Closed on Labor Day

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Reinhardt University to be closed on Labor Day, Sept. 3, 2012 

Reinhardt University offices are closed, and classes are not held, on selected holidays throughout the year. 

 ”University Closed” means:

  • Students do not report to class;
  • Faculty and staff need not report;
  • Residence Halls are open to house residential students;
  • The Gordy Center (campus dining facility) schedule varies.  Please call 770-720-5611 or see the Gordy Center website to check day and hours.

For additional details, please see the complete holiday listing >

 

Reinhardt Launches Online Degree Completion Program in Criminal Justice

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Reinhardt Launches Online Degree Completion Program in Criminal Justice

Flexibility, convenience and quality degree programming underscore the basic needs of the adult learner. As a result, Reinhardt University introduces a bachelor’s degree completion program in Criminal Justice with classes to begin on August 6, 2012. This online program is designed to meet the needs of the non-traditional student.

Flexible Schedule

The bachelor’s degree has become the standard for many entry-level positions and a necessity for those who plan to advance in their careers in public safety or those students motivated by potential salary increase and promotion opportunities. “With no requirement that you log in at any specific day or time, our online program is designed to fit the working adult’s scheduling needs. The program prepares students with critical thinking skills, enhanced decision making capabilities, and a broad Criminal Justice knowledge base,” said Program Coordinator and retired Sheriff’s Captain Ron Applin.

Degree Completion

The 51- credit program also offers an attractive option for students from area technical schools who want to complete their bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. The University has articulation agreements with several area technical schools that allow students the advantage of transferring up to 72 credits into the program.

Experienced Faculty

“Students have clear advantages in the program,” said Applin. “They can complete the course work in 18 months and they learn from instructors who not only have the academic credentials but years of practical experience, so they gain insight and understanding from the real field experts.”

Contact Us

Students enrolled in the program also receive an iPad and electronic textbooks to assure the seamless delivery of course content and other materials. For information about the program, contact 770-720-5999 or CJ@reinhardt.edu or visit http://www.reinhardtcj.com/.