In every community, there are people who go above and beyond their usual work to make a significant difference in the lives of thousands. These advocates can come from every discipline, but many times they are social workers. These dedicated individuals are who the National Association of Social Workers seeks to honor this March during National Professional Social Work Month.

On Thursday, March 25, from 11:30 – 1:30 pm, the Brescia University Social Work Department will be hosting a reception for all area social workers at the Ramold Center (718 Allen). You are invited to come “eat good food, see old friends, and connect with area social workers.”

Social workers often work in positions and organizations that allow them to see the full impact of a larger social problem in a community. Many are driven to launch and lead efforts that address the root of such problems. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Social Workers Inspire Community Action.”

For more information on Brescia’s celebration of National Professional Social Work Month, please call the Social Work Department at 270-686-4220.

On Tuesday, March 23, from 5:30 – 8:30 pm, there will be a Social Work Licensure Renewal Ethics Workshop for three continuing education units (CEU) in Brescia University’s Ramold Center (718 Allen Street). This workshop has been approved by the Kentucky State Social Work Licensure Board for three CEU’s in Ethics and Kentucky Laws and Regulations for Social Workers. The cost for the workshop is $30. Interested social workers may sign up by calling 270-686-4227 or emailing marilyny@brescia.edu.

Labels: ceu, licensure, social work

Brescia University will host more than 100 Kentucky high school students on Saturday, January 23 beginning at 9 a.m. for the Annual Alpha Chi Academic Competition. There will be afternoon sessions as well.

The 2010 Brescia Academic Competition, sponsored by the Brescia Chapter of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, is coordinated by Brescia math professor, Dr. Chris Tiahrt. The competition consists of contests in English composition and quick recall. Brescia Alpha Chi chapter student members, faculty and staff will moderate and judge the competition. Trophies and other awards will be given out.

Labels: alpha chi, education, English

Brescia University Fall 2009 Dean’s List

The following students from Brescia University were named to the Fall 2009 Dean’s List for completing at least 12 credit hours with a 3.5 GPA.

Kentucky

Burkesville: Erika Katelyn Murphy, Senior, Special Education;

Calhoun: Richard Allen Robertson, Junior, Computer and Mathematics; Megan Nicole Short, Freshman, Biology;

Caneyville: Trina Michelle Bratcher, Freshman;

Central City: Jennifer Tudor Vincent, Sophomore, Business;

Clarkson: Sarah Marie Clark, Freshman; Joshua Glendon Overton, Senior, English;

Cloverport: Audrey Jo Popham, Senior, Elementary Education; Benjamin Ballard Popham, Freshman;

Columbia: Jennifer Lee Hall, Junior, Social Work;

Falls of Rough: Amy Michelle Leslie, Senior, Business: Emphasis in Management;

Glasgow: Tyler Noah Edmunds, Sophomore;

Greenville: Holly Ann Hyndman, Freshman, Social Work/Spanish;

Hardinsburg: Brittany LeeAnn Bird, Junior, Biology; Cindy Gail Whitworth, Senior, Accounting;

Hartford: John Franklin Beemer, Junior, English; Teresa Ann Wells, Senior, Business: Emphasis in Human Resource Management; Shana Rena Wright, Freshman;

Hawesville: Chelsie Jane McCaslin, Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Courtney Rae Ogle, Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Jason Patrick Ward, Senior, Middle Grades Science and English;

Henderson: Abigail Thrasher Boyd, Junior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Stephen Isaac Duncan, Sophomore; Dennis Wayne Gish, Sophomore, Business; John Edward Merrill, Senior, Accounting; Bayardo Solorza, Senior, Chemistry; Garrett Molloy Veal, Senior, Business:Emphasis in Finance and Economics; Emily Marie Whelan, Sophomore, Biology;

Hopkinsville: Stephanie Elizabeth Olp, Freshman;

Island: Allison Brooke Tucker, Freshman;

Leitchfield: Matthew Joseph Lasley, Sophomore, English: Emphasis in Professionsl Writing; Kayla Kim White, Junior, Elementary Education;

Maceo: Kelsi Nicole Fireline, Senior, Biology;

Manitou: Lynn Katherine Hardesty, Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology;

McDaniels: James Zachary Critchelow, Junior, Speech Pathology and Audiology;

Owensboro: Jennifer Sue Alexander, Senior, Social Work; Jordan Wesley Allison, Senior, Integrated Studies; Nicholas Ray Blandford, Senior, Secondary Mathematics; Kimberly Dawn Boehmann, Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Ashley Nicole Boswell, Senior, English; Carrie Elizabeth Bowen, Sophomore; Brittany Nishelle Brandle, Sophomore, Psychology; Amanda Michelle Clark, Senior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; Janet Lynn Coomes, Sophomore, Pre-Nursing; Kristen Deon Coomes, Senior, Special Education; Jessica Rae Cox, Freshman, Social Work; Maureen A. Duvall, Senior, Integrated Studies; Heather Jo Eichholz, Senior, Theology; Alexandra Ford, Freshman; Kevin Joseph Fritz, Postgraduate, Secondary Social Studies; Timothy Wayne Gant, Sophomore, Computer and Mathematics; Hannah E. Gerteisen, Freshman; Ginny Rinn Grant, Post Graduate, Secondary Mathematics; Sherri Dale Guffy, Senior, Biology and Chemistry; Lara Nachelle Hager, Senior, Social Work; Joseph Gregory Hall, Senior, Accounting; Jessica Ann Head, Junior, Chemistry; Hannah Marie Ison, Freshman; Hadley Marie Jagoe, Freshman; Melissa Joan James, Senior, Social Work; Judith Lynn Keithley, Senior, Secondary Mathematics; Amber Patricia Krampe, Senior, Graphic Design; Jasen Allen London, Sophomore, Biology; Krystal Nicole Lucas, Sophomore, Business; Jonathan Michael Mattingly, Junior, Middle grades Social Studies and English; John Edward Mattingly, Senior, Business; Kristina Michelle Matury, Junior, Graphic Design; Chelsea Lynn McFarland, Freshman; Katie Elizabeth Millay, Freshman; Ashley Marie Miller, Sophomore, Social Work; Kristin Emily Miller, Freshman; Thomas Edwin O'Bryan, Junior, Computer and Mathematics; Allyson Kathleen Orth, Senior, Social Work; Eva Kaytlin Ralph, Sophomore; Zackary Andrew Roby, Postgraduate; Matthew Adam Schrecker, Sophomore, Business; Jeanna Marie Siddons, Senior, Accounting; Jamie Maevilla Smith, Junior, Social Work; Jeffrey Darryl Spurlock, Freshman, Mathematics/Art; Lyndsay Beth Stogsdill, Postgraduate, Accounting; Wayne Alan Stohs, Senior, Graphic Design; Austin Lee Tapp, Freshman; Megan Marie Toomey, Senior, Special Education; Christin Lachea Tucker, Junior, Social Work; Elizabeth Ann Wathen, Senior, Accounting; Nathaniel Thomas West, Senior, Secondary English; Lauren Elizabeth Wood, Senior, History;

Paducah: Darren Robert Smith, Freshman;

Philpot: Ethan James Brown, Freshman; Nicholas Aaron Fulkerson, Sophomore, Accounting; Tiffany Renee Horn, Junior, Biology; Christopher Allen Karn, Sophomore, English: Emphasis in Professional Writing; Timothy Dale Porter, Senior, Business;

Providence: Caitlin Elizabeth Owen, Senior, Biology;

Radcliff: Sagan Anneliese Sette, Junior, English: Emphasis in Professional Writing;

Utica: Jodie Lee Gholson, Senior, Social Work; Megan Alyssa McCarty, Freshman; Christine Mallory Roberts, Freshman; Courtney Beth Wilhoyte, Senior, Special Education; Sondra Rena Williams, Postgraduate, Special Education;

Whitesville: Cory Patrick Bickett, Junior, Accounting; Hayden Nils Gustave Broman, Freshman; Karissa Leray Edge, Senior, Accounting; Jessica Elaine Hagan, Junior, Ministry; Emily Dawn Howard, Junior, Speech Pathology and Audiology; David Matthew Jackson, Senior, Psychology; Benjamin Lee Morris, Senior, Biology; Natalie Michelle Wilkerson, Senior, Biology;

California

Fountain Valley: Kristin Carol Ouderkirk, Freshman, English;

San Diego: Angeline Sterling-Hampton, Junior, Social Work;

San Jose: David Sean Bramley, Junior, Accounting;

Illinois

Carterville: Katelyn Colleen Beyke, Junior, English: Emphasis in Professional Writing;

New Baden: Melissa Lucille Crawford, Senior, Secondary Social Studies;

Indiana

Grandview: Stephanie Jo-Dawn Johnson, Junior, Social Work;

Greenfield: Julie Anne Reynolds, Sophomore, Psychology;

Princeton: Elyse Caroline Thomas, Senior, Social Work;

Rockport: Vickie Darlene Davis, Postgraduate, Theology;

Tell City: Megann Marie Hanks, Sophomore, Secondary Mathematics;

Nevada

Pahrump: Robert Charles Cowan, Senior, Social Work;

North Carolina

Canton: Antoinette T. Morris, Sophomore, Social Work;

West End: Stacie Renee Estes, Junior, Social Work;

North Dakota

Valley City: Tanya Tessa Couture, Freshman, Social Work;

Ohio

Dayton: Jessica Diane Lopez, Senior, Social Work;

Pleasant Plain: Teresa J. Treadway, Senior, Social Work;

South Carolina

Florence: Heather Moss Williamson, Junior, Social Work;

Texas

Buffalo Gap: Vicki Marie Cannon, Junior, Social Work;

Wyoming

Rock Springs: Kim LaRae Gibson, Senior, Social Work;

Bulgaria

Kyustendil: Svetoslav G.Yanachkov, Senior, Business: Emphasis in Management;

Germany

Witten: Jan Hendrick Dombrowski, Freshman;

Muehlenbeck: Josefine Grups, Freshman, Psychology;

Labels: Dean's List, education, GPA

Brescia University inducted 16 new members this fall to the University’s chapter of Alpha Chi, a national collegiate honor society dedicated to recognizing and promoting outstanding scholarship and the character to use scholarship for the good of our world. Membership is limited to the top 10% of juniors and seniors who are then approved by the entire Brescia faculty.

Students inducted include:

Katelyn Beyke (Carterville, IL)
Amanda Clark (Owensboro, KY)
Melissa Crawford (New Baden, IL)
Clayton Galloway (Owensboro, KY)
Dennis Gish* (Henderson, KY)
Judith Keithley (Owensboro, KY)
Jessica Lopez (Dayton, OH)
Chelsea McCaslin (Hawesville, KY)
Audrey Popham (Cloverport, KY)
Julie Reynolds* (Greenfield, IN)
Matthew Schrecker* (Owensboro, KY)
David Thren (Whitesville, KY)
Lauren Varble (Louisville, KY)
Emily Whelan* (Henderson, KY)
Courtney Wilhoyte (Utica, KY)
Svetoslav Yanachkov (Baileys Habor, WI)

* Associate (sophomore) Member

Brescia University is proud to co-sponsor, with the Owensboro Area World Affairs Council (OAWAC), Peruvian film, Rehenes, on October 12 at 6:30 pm. The director of the film, Bruno Ortiz, and the main actor, Havier Arboleda, will both be on hand for the screening of the film and available for questions and comments both prior to and following the film.

The film, Rehenes, translated Hostages in English, is a fictional movie surrounding a historic event in 1996, in which 72 people are taken hostage by guerrillas in the Japanese Embassy in Lima, Peru. The movie centers around a journalist/theatre director who decides to direct a play on the takeover to uncover political intricacies of the social moment. This movie is recommended for mature audiences only.

Rehenes will be shown in the Taylor Lecture Hall, which is located in the Science Building on Brescia’s campus. Though the 90-minute movie is in Spanish, there will be English subtitles. A reception will follow.

Ortiz has been an actor in 20 plays and director or co-directed 28 plays in Argentina, Ecuador and Peru. He has been awarded prizes for his work on human rights, world health, performance, and children’s stories. Rehenes is Ortiz’s first film.

Arboleda has been an actor in plays directed to children, in TV series, soap operas, and five films. He is a university theatre instructor in Lima.

For more information, please contact Carlos Martin Vélez, Assistant Professor of Spanish, at Brescia University at 270-686-4313 or cmartinvelez@brescia.edu.

Brescia University ranks again in the top as one of “America’s Best Colleges.”

Brescia was chosen by U.S.News & World Report for a top 30 ranking in its 2010 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” in the category “Baccalaureate Colleges in the South.”

The U.S.News & World Report’s website says they collect most of their data from the colleges themselves. They measure up to 15 indicators of academic performance for each college and university. Each category is given a weight that reflects the U.S. News’ judgment on how each area matters. Then the colleges are ranked against their peers, based on the tally of the weighted scores. In the category Brescia was ranked in, the focus is on undergraduate education, granting fewer than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts.