Academic Innovations

This episode features an interview with Drs. Brian Augustine (Chair and Professor of Chemistry), Heather Miller (Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Todd Knippenburg (Associate Professor of Chemistry)  about their recent publication (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-2019-1330.ch002) regarding approaches to enhance the academic outcomes of at risk students in general chemistry courses.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

Jacob Paul is the author of three novels: Last Tower to Heaven (C&R Press,2019),  A Song of Ilan (Jaded Ibis, 2015) and Sarah/Sara(Ig, 2010), which Poets & Writers named one of 2010’s five best first fictions. His collaborations have led to the fine art books, Home for an Hour (Otherwise, 2014) and Feed Mayonnaise to Tuna(Otherwise, 2016). His work has also appeared or is forthcoming in Hunger Mountain, Western Humanities Review, Green Mountains Review, Massachusetts Review, Seneca Review, Mountain Gazette and USA Today’s Weekend Magazine as well as on therumpus.net, fictionwritersreview.comand numerocinqmagazine.com. Learn more about Dr. Paul at jacobpaul.com.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

Dr. Comfort Boateng is an Assistant Professor of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences with the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy at High Point University. Dr. Boateng has received two noteworthy awards as of late for her work in developing medications for the treatment of psychostimulant abuse: the New Investigator Award from the Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and more recently, an NIH research grant totaling over $428K to fund her research.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Courtney Bradley, Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and Applied Laboratory Coordinator with the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy at High Point University. Dr. Bradley is the 2020 recipient of HPU’s Innovation and Creativity Award. In our interview, she discusses her unique classroom approaches to addressing both the cognitive and affective components of learning in her pharmacy students.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

This week’s episode of Academic Innovations features an interview with Professor Scott Raynor, Associate Professor of Art and Chair of Art and Graphic Design within High Point University’s School of Art and Design. Professor Raynor is HPU’s 2020 recipient of the Ruth Ridenhour Scholarly and Professional Achievement Award. In this episode, he shares with us the themes that are prevalent in his internationally recognized art; the teaching approaches he uses to tap into students‘ inner creativity; and the importance of experimentation and the risk of failure in the creative process. He even weighs in on the importance of a growth mindset in development artistic ability.

To learn more about Professor Raynor’s art, visit his website at 

https://scottmichaelraynorart.wordpress.com/. His Instagram account is @profscottraynor.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Kimberly Reich, Associate Professor of Exercise Science and High Point University’s 2020 recipient of the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award. Dr. Reich discusses her evidence-based practices to enhancing student engagement and learning, including appreciative inquiry, motivational inquiry, and the use of nonviolent communication.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Hayden Carrón, recent recipient of the High Point's Extraordinary Leadership Award, speaks on his well-rounded experience in teaching, scholarship and service at High Point University. As an associate professor of Spanish and the director of the spanish program, Dr. Carrón has lead the tremendous efforts in redesigning the academic programs to develop better and more effective learning experiences for students. 
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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

In this episode, Dr. Allie Blosser - recent recipient of the Spirit of High Point Award - speaks on the ways in which her commitment to social justice work within the field of education manifests itself in her teaching, scholarship and service.

References:
Blosser, A.B. (2019). Faith, diversity, and education: An ethnography of a conservative Christian school.  Routledge.
Tyson, T. B. (2004). Blood done sign my name.  Crown Publishing Group.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

Dr. Angela Bauer interviews Dr. Silvana Rosenfeld, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, and Dr. Matthew Sayre, Associate Professor of Anthropology, at High Point University. Tune in to hear about their experiences and adventures as active and curious anthropologists and professors of anthropology. Listen as they share their insight into the intriguing and mysterious world of the past that they have spent their lives uncovering and researching.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.

Dr. Angela Bauer interviews Dr. Larry Carter, Assistant Prof of Marketing and Director of the BEACON Lab at High Point University. Tune in to hear his knowledge and expertise on the world of marketing and how he uses the exceptional tools to give his students new and exciting opportunities to learn and thrive.

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.