4 | INNOVISION MAGAZ INE SPRING 2022 | 5 OUR TEAM EDITOR KATIE BOWEN DESIGNERS ANNIE KITCHELL OLIVIA MORGAN WRITER IBETH VILLA-TAMAY Annie Kitchell Ibeth Villa-Tamay Olivia Morgan NOTE FROM THE EDITORWelcome to another spring edition of Innovision! This semester went by in the blink of an eye. I am sure the students on campus felt the same way, especially my student workers. I was lucky to have two new student workers join our team this semester, Lauren Jackson and Olivia Morgan. Lauren was in charge of posting news for both our departments on social media. She did a wonderful job. Olivia took on the role as our new graphic designer. She assisted with creating flyers and various other advertising materials, as well as participating as a student panelist during our Entrepreneurship Week. Way to go, Olivia! Three of my student workers graduated in May. We will miss Ola Obisesan, our Graduate Assistant in the Dean’s Office who assisted faculty with their research. Annie Kitchell worked as my graphic designer to design this magazine along with various other projects throughout the school year. Ibeth Villa-Tamay attended many events this semester in order to write all the articles featured in this magazine. If it wasn’t for you, Ibeth, we wouldn’t have any articles to publish! Kudos to all of you for your hard work and best of luck in your bright futures ahead! More so than in fall, spring brought back many face-toface events, several of which are highlighted in this issue of Innovision. Students and faculty alike got to travel to conferences to connect with colleagues and professionals and display their knowledge. Students competed in case and other types of competitions, some placing at or near the top. The efforts of these students make us all proud, and especially so this academic year as we all emerge from our COVID cocoons. The Sport Management department did a fantastic job preparing for the COSMA peer review team visit this spring. The report they submitted to this accrediting body reflected all the wonderful things they do to continuously improve their curriculum, student learning outcomes and co-curricular experiential learning activities, all to ensure the success of their students. The reaffirmation of accreditation decision is expected in early summer, and we anticipate a good outcome. I want to acknowledge the excellent service of Dr. Marilyn Mackes, chair of our Advisory Council, who is stepping down at the end of the academic year when her term expires. Throughout her leadership, we had a high level of engagement among our members, even during the height of the pandemic. The election for a new chair will occur after the publication of this issue of the magazine. Lastly, the COB Dean’s Office is undergoing a restructuring and we hope to welcome an Associate Dean in the coming months. I want to thank Katie Bowen, my administrative assistant, for the outstanding work she has done as we work through this transition. She has picked up a number of new work assignments and has remained professional and in good spirits throughout. All of this in her first year in the role! Kudos! LETTER FROM THE DEAN
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