Jennifer Hicks
Faculty Focus: Josh Kirby
We recently caught up with Josh Kirby, lead faculty member for Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) online programs at Penn State. Here’s our conversation: Please give our readers a sense of your background and how you arrived at your current position at Penn State. I’m new to my role as the lead faculty member for…
Links We Love
Five things that shouldn’t be missed from this past week! 1. A timelapse video of painting ice at Pegula Ice Arena. 2. The 15 Keys to Workplace Happiness. 3. World Campus student Thomas Fritz and Beryl Brodsky at Old Main with their Co-Motion tandem bike. 4. Get the buzz on summer insect bites. 5. Cat…
Penn State Faculty Focus: Douglas R. Lindsay, PhD, Lt. Col., USAF (ret.)
Teaching Graduate Programs in Psychology and Leadership Dr. Lindsay retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014, after 22 years of dedicated service, to take on the directorship of the Penn State World Campus Master of Professional Studies in Psychology of Leadership at Work (MPS) program. We recently spoke with him about his background and…
Blogger’s Perspective: Military Appreciation Month
The month of May brings Memorial Day, a time to reflect on and remember those who have given their lives in military service to the United States. It also happens to be Military Appreciation Month, and Penn State World Campus would like to honor the many students and alumni who dedicate their lives to service…
How to Navigate Courses if You Have a Disability: JooYoung Seo’s Student Perspective
I’m Sonya Woods, an accessibility consultant for Penn State’s World Campus Learning Design. Part of my job is working with instructional designers and instructional production specialists to help them design course content that works well for students with disabilities, including blindness. Since I work with design staff and our students are at a distance, I…
Maggie Kwok, Academic Adviser and Disability Specialist
Maggie Kwok is an academic adviser and disability specialist at Penn State World Campus. Here’s our conversation about the important position she holds with Penn State: Tell me about your position as an academic adviser and disability specialist to our military students at Penn State World Campus. I work with the Penn State World Campus…
Susan Russell: 2015 Penn State Laureate
The Penn State laureate, an honorary position established in 2008, is a full-time faculty member in the humanities or arts who is assigned half-time for one academic year to bring an enhanced level of social, cultural, artistic, and human perspective and awareness to a broad array of audiences. As this year’s laureate, Susan Russell,…
Faculty Focus: Antone Aboud
Antone Aboud is a professor of labor and employment relations at Penn State. We recently caught up with him to learn more about his unique background and what he enjoys about teaching courses for Penn State World Campus. Please give our readers a sense of your teaching background. After receiving my PhD in collective bargaining,…
Terry Watson, Disability Contact Liaison
Terry Watson is the disability contact liaison for Penn State World Campus students. We caught up with him recently to talk about his background and the challenges and opportunities for World Campus students with disabilities. Can you tell us about your position as the disability contact liaison for Penn State World Campus? My position is…
Faculty Focus: Anthony Robinson
Anthony Robinson is an assistant professor of geography and director of Online Geospatial Programs at Penn State. He leads Penn State’s postbaccalaureate GIS Certificate and Master of Geographic Information Systems programs in the John A. Dutton e-Education Institute. He also serves as an assistant director for the GeoVISTA Center in the Department of Geography. We…