You might not have seen it driving through the streets, but every so often you can see an orange vehicle with a white bulb outside of the engineering lab. To clarify, that is no UFO; rather, it is AU’s very own solar car. Engineering students work on the car throughout the week, coming in and out of the garage that stores it. Students also take the project with them by designing, modeling and programming on their laptops. The car is a constant work in progress in need of upgraded components … [Read more...]
National security major benefits from Pistole’s expertise
AU’s national security studies program is not only new, but one of few integrative undergraduate security studies majors in the country. The difference for students studying the major at AU is the incorporation of Christian ethics as the base in preparing for a career of public service. The students also have the privilege to learn from President John Pistole, former head of TSA and FBI deputy director. The curriculum is intentionally interdisciplinary, with courses in political science, … [Read more...]
Building bonds: Football team forges connection with local teen
Scan the sideline at any AU football game and you will find 14-year-old Drew Sheets, the team’s littlest member. Sheets, who became a Raven through the organization Team Impact, is battling sickle cell anemia. Team Impact visits hospitals like Riley Children’s Hospital, where Sheets has spent a large portion of his childhood, and connects kids to college sports teams. Sheets was “drafted” onto the football team in January of 2014. Jennifer McClelland, Sheets’ mother, says his relationship … [Read more...]
Q & A with Dr. Laura Stull
Dr. Laura Stull is an associate professor of psychology at AU. She received her M.S. and doctorate degrees from IUPUI and has been teaching at AU since 2012. She and her husband Stephen have a son, Simon, and a daughter, Elaine. Q: You’re no stranger to this campus, right? Are you an AU grad? A: I am. I got my undergraduate degree here in psychology and I had minors in math and statistics. After, I went into the doctoral program at IUPUI in clinical psychology, and I got my masters and … [Read more...]
AU clubs, organizations join relief effort in wake of Harvey
AU is currently working to extend help to those suffering from Hurricane Harvey damage in Houston. AU students, staff and faculty have multiple opportunities to support the relief effort. The university is working with Dr. James Lewis, former Dean of the School of Theology, and his church South Park Church of God. The church and its congregation have experienced damage and loss due to the storm and are in the process of extending help to their community and the families of AU students who … [Read more...]
Hurricanes disproportionally impact the poor
It’s impossible to turn on the news without hearing reports of category four Hurricane Harvey’s recent path of destruction through the south or, even more recently, the landfall of Hurricane Irma through Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Now, people are preparing for yet another–Hurricane Jose–to make landfall. The devastation caused by these storms is evident to all, but it’s often not considered how differently they affect those of lower socioeconomic status. Dr. Reedy-Strother explains … [Read more...]
Q & A with SGA President Hamilton Smith
Hamilton Smith is a senior marketing major with a global business minor. He is from Anderson, Indiana and is also the current president of AU’s Student Government Association. This summer, Hamilton traveled around the world as part of a global business summer program. Q: Why did you choose to study marketing and global business? A: Truthfully, the reason I chose marketing is because I took a marketing class in high school. It was in that class that I was exposed to economic development and … [Read more...]
To DC and back: President Pistole shares journey of Trump FBI interview
Upon the unexpected firing of former FBI Director James Comey in May, AU’s President John Pistole became a candidate for his replacement. Since then, Pistole has remained quiet about his experience interviewing for the position. For the first time, Pistole is speaking with the media in this Andersonian-exclusive Q&A about what may have been had he left AU and returned to the FBI. Q: You get the call—the FBI position is open and you’re on the list. Could you take me through the process … [Read more...]
Nursing program boasts 3rd-best NCLEX scores in state
Over the summer, the AU School of Nursing and Kinesiology received news that 98 percent of the graduating nursing majors of spring 2016 passed NCLEX, the national licensing exam for nurses. Of the 57 accredited nursing programs with testing graduates last spring, AU’s NCLEX passing rate was the third highest in the state of Indiana, behind only IUPUI-Calumet and the University of Southern Indiana. The National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, is a multiple-choice exam administered to … [Read more...]
Q & A with Professor Jack Lugar
Professor Jack Lugar is in his first year as a full-time communications professor. After living in Los Angeles for several years, he and his family moved back to his hometown of Indianapolis. He is married to Elisabeth, and has two sons, Conrad and Ethan, and a daughter, Cali. Q: When you were in college and grad school, what was the process of actually deciding to move to Los Angeles? A lot of people dream about doing it, but few actually do. A: I am from Indiana, which is why I … [Read more...]