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JHU Engineering Magazine
https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/11/removing-barriers/#.Xg-CTpNKhBy
Notre Dame of Maryland University has named Sharon Slear, SSND, Ph.D. as provost and vice president of academic affairs (VPAA). This is a vacancy that Sister Sharon has been filling since earlier this year, when she took over as Interim VPAA.
Notre Dame of Maryland University’s student athletes juggle class, homework/projects, practice and games, and even internships and jobs. It is no easy feat, but for many it is about discipline and multi-tasking. For junior cross country runner Tavia Williams, being an athlete at NDMU is what she says prepared her for the Governor's Summer Internship Program.
Each year, Notre Dame of Maryland University honors a faculty member with the Mullan Distinguished Teaching Award. The 2018-2019 awardee is Associate Professor Stephanie Wilhide Savick, Ph.D. She is an integral part of the School of Education and has deep roots in NDMU, having earned her bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from the University. In her own words, Dr. Savick explains what NDMU means to her and gives us a glimpse at what she's like outside of the classroom.
From digital learning to the physical form, makerspace areas allow for hands-on creativity, giving students another way to learn and implement lessons from the classroom. A new pop-up class being taught by an NDMU graduate and current Ph.D. student is helping students embrace this way of learning while bringing creations to life.
NDMU is teaming up with the Baltimore Shakespeare Factory to bring its adaption of William Shakespeare’s "Two Gentlemen of Verona" to life in the Copeland Theatre.
Good news for NDMU's School of Nursing. Its graduates scored one of the highest first-time pass rates in Maryland with a 93% on the National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) for 2018 as reported by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Swimmers from around the globe have been known to travel to Baltimore for training. The most recent is Japanese gold medal Paralympian Keiichi Kimura. When he’s not training, he calls Notre Dame home and attends classes as part of the University's English Language Institute.
Our first-year students welcome Corshai Williams to campus as part of their NDMU 100 class. Williams' story is one of resilience and determination, and it proves that nothing is impossible. Born and raised in Baltimore, she found herself homeless at a young age, but her commitment to school and education led her to college and now a Ph.D. program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Notre Dame of Maryland University works with its students to find once-in-a-lifetime opportunities that will open doors to their future. For Emily Przyborowski, who has her sights set on the White House, she has spent her time at NDMU gaining as much political experience as she can.