The Stratford University Times

The Stratford University Times
News of the Falls Church Campus – June 2015
Newsletter Office: Room 209, 2nd Floor South, Editor: John Thieman
GRADUATION CEREMONIES WILL MARK A NEW BEGINNING FOR MANY
Their studies completed, graduating students from the Alexandria, Falls Church
and Woodbridge Campuses will gather on Saturday June 13th at the George Mason
University ’ s Center for the Arts in Fairfax, Va.
They will gather to be recognized for their academic achievements and congratulated by their instructors, classmates and family visitors.
NECESSARY COMMENCEMENT INFORMATION
George Mason University web site: http://eagle.gmu/map/
Enter the campus using Roanoke River Rd. from Braddock Rd.
Free parking in Lot K.
Pay parking next to the Center.
Graduates register starting at 8:30 am. Then gather in special assigned rooms to receive their program and
honor medallions, graduate hoods and veterans’ cords.
Procession starts at 10:00 ( late arrivals discouraged ) and ceremony will complete before 12 noon.
Graduation attire for Falls Church students is available in Rm. 202N, M-F 1-2, 5-6 and Sat. 12:30-3:00.
No graduation attire will be available on 12 or 13 June from the Falls Church Campus.
Graduates and audience are to remain seated until ceremony is completed.
University staff and security will insure order during the ceremony.
Follow their directions.
Many opportunities for photos await before and after the ceremony.
FALLS CHURCH CAMPUS HOSTS CAREER FAIR
A great deal of time was spent by Career Services Manager Peter Bartell and
Career Services Coordinator Katrin Dick as they arranged for more than 30 local
employers to meet the campus graduates, those soon to graduate and interested
members of the community. Peter Bartell said, “ T he event , attended by more
than 250 persons, resulted in a number of follow-up interviews and positions being filled. Special thanks go to the many volunteers who came to help from the
other campuses. ”
WEALTH IS HEALTH
Representatives from the nearby Gold's Gym paid several visits to the campus this
past month at the invitation of Student Support Manager Aerin Gilbert. “ We are
pleased that the Gym ’ s staff could visit, meet with our students and provide a positive input to our wellness program. Each visitor received a free evaluation of their
health and physical fitness based the readings of their portable fat loss monitor. Our
goal is to increase student health awareness, ” she said.
Stratford students interested in enrolling in the gym ’ s training programs received a special membership
discount.
FALLS CHURCH CAMPUS INTRODUCES NEW DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Dr. Richard R. Shurtz II, President of Stratford University has announced that doctoral degrees in Information Technology and Business Administration will be offered during Quarter 5 of 2015 to students presently
completing their master degrees, alumni and military veterans and interested members of the community. In
making the announcement, he said, ” Launching this program will expand Stratford ’ s offerings into uncharted territory. We believe that our academic and operations teams are up to the challenge, and are excited to offer programs that will allow our students to advance to the next level. ”
Dr. Keith Morneau, director of the CIS, and Dr. Michael Petty associate director of Business Administration
programs respectively, can be contacted for more information about entrance expectations, course of study
and scheduling.
PREPARING FOR THE GRADUATION
After completing their final exams, graduating students who plan to participate in the commencement ceremony in June will check out with the various campus departments, clear their accounts
and collect their graduation attire. Beside the fact that Bachelor and Master degree gowns
are styled differently, the single factor for a proper fitting gown is to accurately know the
student ’ s height. This comes as a surprise to some, because many think themselves as
being shorter than they really are. Keishlyn Rogers, a work-study student
assisting with the gown distribution regularly checks student height and is
shown measuring Nancy Saint Sume, a graduating student in Health Sciences.
Sometimes the differences between the gowns worn by bachelor and master degree level
students are confusing . The gown worn by master degree candidates is pictured as worn by
Priyank Ambati, a work-study student at the Falls Church Campus. He is wearing a graduate ’ s hood whose colors identify the university and his program. The gold ribbon medallion
indicates the GPA average of 3.5 or above, a second medallion indicate his program.
EARNED ENGLISH WRITING CERTIFICATES
Mariam Aydoun
Dedeephya Biokkisam
Preetham Reddy Bogaoi
Ankita Fnu
Yamini Gajula
Sirisha Meegada
Nagarjuna Reddy Meka
Mercy Oyekwe
Yesha Patel
Aishwarya Reehl
Hrishikesh Varma Tirumalaraju
Neha Utpala
Learning Resource Center
NEW HOURS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL
The Library, Oops!, The Learning Resource Center has introduced new Information Literacy sessions for all students. David Lemmons, librarian said, “ These 30 minute to onehour-length instructional units are easily adaptable to class, may be presented during class
time either individually or in groups and the presentation is reinforced with active learning
tools. ”
Some of the topics include: Database Searching, Scholarly vs. Popular Sources, Topic
Formation, Information Evaluation, Research Writing, Concept Mapping, APA & Plagiarism,
Doing More with Google, Microsoft Word Formatting and the presentation tools of PowerPoint, Prezi or both.
New hours are Monday - Thursday 8:30am—to 9 pm
Friday 9am—9pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
NEW POLICY FOR USERS INTRODUCED
No food or drink
No cell phone use.
Everyone is responsible for their own belonging while in the Learning Resource Center.
OPEN HOUSE PROGRAMS ATTRACT NEW STUDENTS
The Open House programs in May attracted many new international
and local students beginning their studies with the start of the new
quarter in the last week of May. “ Our school terms are unique, ” said
Campus Director Dr. Voytek Panas, “ where many traditional schools
complete their term in the Spring, our terms move throughout the year,
allowing the students, especially those
working full-time to complete their programs more quickly. ”
Campus Dean Dr. Rachelle Resto introduced the Administrative Team and Director
of Admissions Akeem Brown who explained
the services each department offered to help the students succeed. After
meeting with their program heads and having their final Moodle questions
answered, they were ready and on time to attend class on their first day.
International Student Office
LET ’ S CELEBRATE
It is a new and sometimes an uncertain hard experience to spend time as a student in another country. There
can be many differences: weather, language, customs,
living conditions, meeting new friends. There also needs
to be a time for friends to gather, relax, share experiences
and just enjoy each other ’ s company.
Tests of skill
The ISO office at the Falls Church Campus recently
provided just this opportunity for its international students. Director Neha Kuhar explained, “ We offer this
opportunity several times each year for our students to
gather. They can enjoy themselves with their friends,
speak their own language and relax for a time from
their studies. ”
When the music stops
Showing their dance
steps
Prize winning dancers
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR CLASS WORK? - ASK A TUTOR
Dr. Rachel Campbell is on-call as tutor for students at the Falls Church Campus and can be reached easily for help. She is qualified to assist in the areas of APA Writing, English, TEAS and test-taking skills, reading comprehension, science and humanities and basic math. She can also direct students to advisors in CIS
and Technology. Call Dr. Campbell to make an appointment at ( 703 ) 821-8570 x 3419 or cell number at
( 2 02 ) 491-0136.
Computer Information Systems
STUDENTS MAKE THEIR CAPSTONE PRESENTATIONS
The final requirement for graduating students completing their studies in
Computer Information Systems is the presentation of their capstone projects.
One day is set aside for this activity which is designed to display student recognition, analysis and proposed solutions to problems particular to their field of specialty. Listed below are the names of the presenters and the topics discussed
before their peers, instructors, evaluators and prospective employers:
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Urgent Care Mobile Application
Team Members: Srilakshmi Yarrabolutha, Ananya Vallam, Swathi Ganapuram, Nathaya Mankongtonjaroen.
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
Student Accommodation Finder:
Team Members: Sravan Kumar, Gaurav Patel, Sreeram Vadlamani, Zahid Ahmed
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
Zolutions LLC.: An Authorized Agent for PNB-RCI
Team Members: Jason Ascalon, Jacqueline Toman, Zunair Yasin, Maurice Ugbe
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
The Inheritors Inc.: Going Paperless
Team Members: Ajaykumar Gorantla, Babiker Awadelseed Vishwada Godugu, Supreeth Kohli
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
Significant Event Gift & Card Tracking Application:
Team Members: Daniel Parker, James Burhans, Mihir Ashokkumar Patel
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
End of Course Survey
Team Members: Geetha Ramachandran, Mohsin Rubel, Nataliia Kakhidze, Pooja Mallya
Instructor: Dr. Sheb Bishop
Folded Locker Application to Protect Folders
Team Member: Sharanyaa Anand
Instructor: Dr. Hoesein Fateh
Online Examination System
Team Member: Fakunle Kabir Olabanji
Instructor: Dr. Hoesein Fateh
Parking Advisor
Team Member: Ennio Tupa Cordero
Instructor: Dr. Hoesin Fateh
Registration Instead of Online Registration System
Team Members: Alka Agarwal, Ankit Munoth, Venu Baby Maddineni, Piuly Paul, Ronald Reddy
Yeruva
Instructor: Dr. Hoesein Fateh
WELLNESS ADVICE - MAY IS SKIN CANCER AWARNESS MONTH
Reduce Sun Exposure - Especially between 11 am and 4 pm, when the sun ’ s UV rays are the strongest or
when the UV index is 3 or higher.
1. Shade your skin - Seek shade under trees, or create your own shade with a hat, shirt, or umbrella.
2. Beware of clouds - Up to 80% of the sun ’ s rays can penetrate light clouds, mist and fog. You can still
get a sunburn on a cloudy day.
3. Remember about reflection - Water, sand, snow and concrete can reflect up to 80% of the sun ’ s damaging rays.
4. Spread on the Sunscreen - Use sunscreens with an APF of 15 or more that contain both UVA and UVB
protection.
5. Avoid tanning salons and sunlamps - These lights emit mostly UVA radiation - up to 2 - 5 times as much
as natural sunlight. UVA radiation causes sunburn and premature aging of skin.
MAKE YOUR CHOICE APPLES
By Anna Katrin Dick
Wellness Coordinator
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A high fiber diet can be beneficial for weight loss because fiber can help suppress food intake. Fiber
increases satiety, meaning it keeps you full longer.
2.
Apples are also low in calories. Substituting apples for other high caloric sweets helps with weight
loss and lowering caloric intake. Sweets can be hard to cut out when trying to lose weight, and using fruit in
place of sweets can be a healthy alternative.
3.
Eat apples for snacks in between meals. Eat apples right before a meal.
STUDENT SERVICES WALKS FOR KIDNEY AWARENESS
Team Stratford participated again year in the National Kidney Foundation ’ s annual walk to raise awareness for the need to fight kidney disease. Aerin Gilbert, program manager of Student Support Services said,
“ W e were very successful this year in contributing to this national effort. Our team raised more than $500
toward the goal to support patients, their families, and those at risk. We look forward to participate again next
year. ”
School of Health Sciences
PINNING CEREMONY RECOGNIZES GRADUATES
Greetings from Program Director
Dr. Hamida Hussein and Campus
Dean Dr. Richelle Risto
Students share their experiences
Remarks by Rear Admiral Wilson USN
Public Health Service
Honorees congratulated by Drs. Muna Saloman and Hamida Hussein
Katerine Lennertz
Masasa Lusana
Juliet Nwachi
Mustapha Moussawi
Laljibhai Makwana
Bhaveshkumar Ahir
Nancy Saint Sume
Jitendrakumar Narola
Students, Instructors, Family and Friends
Dimetrice Jones