Susan Ayres

New Access Counselor: Susan Ayres

August 30, 2019

Susan Ayres has been promoted to the role of access counselor in Accessible Education Services (AES), within the Shepard Academic Resource Center. Ayres most recently served as AES Accommodation Coordinator and AES Program Assistant. In previous roles, Ayres has served as administrative assistant at All Saints Parish, staffing coordinator for Staffing Partners, vocational consultant supporting clients with disabilities for Great Northern Consulting, and job developer providing job placement for clients with disabilities for Dirkse Counseling and Consulting.

Exam Accommodation Workshops, Aug. 22 and 23

August 12, 2016

exams copy Accessible Education Services is offering Exam Accommodation Workshops for faculty on August 22 at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and on August 23 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Topics covered will include helpful tips for planning ahead for exam accommodations, support resources available, and legal requirements.

To RSVP for a workshop, please contact Susan Ayres, accessible education services, at ayres@up.edu or 8985.

Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his numerical brain teaser, “Numerical Curiosities for an NBA Icon,” published in the January 6, 2020 edition of The Columbian. See the article at this link.

Simon Aihiokhai, theology, presented “What Lessons Can African Churches Learn from the Role of Religious Conflicts in 20th Century Wars and Genocide?,” a plenary paper at the Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life. In Celebration of 50 Years of SECAM, 25 Years of Ecclesia in Africa and 10 Years of Africae Munus. Organized by the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology/DePaul University, Chicago, USA. Held at Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria, December 5 – 8, 2019. He also reviewed The Journey of Reconciliation. Groaning for A New Creation in Africa by Emmanuel Katongole, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. (ISBN: 9781626982505) in Horizons Volume 46, Issue 2 (December 2019) 398 – 399. DOI: 10.1017/hor.2019.81 and Religion and Faith in Africa. Confessions of An Animist by Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2018 (ISBN 9781626982765) in Horizons, Volume 46, Issue 2 (December 2019) 417 – 418. DOI: 10.1017/hor.2019.92.

Jon Stanfill, theology, had his article, “John Chrysostom and the Rebirth of Antiochene Mission in Late Antiquity,” published in Church History 88.4, 899-924, December 2019.

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, published “Participatory Arts-Based Pedagogy in Baccalaureate Nursing Education” (with Anjanette Raber) in Nursing Education Perspectives January 2020.

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