InSight: Rivier
Academic Journal
Volume 16, Number 1, Fall 2020
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY
TABLE OF CONTENTS [pdf]
Editor’s Note, by Vladimir V. Riabov, Editor
Associate Editors and Editorial Board
Reviewers for January 2020 – December 2020
ON THE FRONT LINES
Rivier Rises to the COVID-19 Challenge
A Salute to Alumni on the Front Lines
Rivier Supports Area Hospitals Working to Fight the Spread of COVID-19
RIVIER PERSPECTIVES
Rivier Opens the Science and Innovation Center
Rivier University’s New Online Doctor of Education Program Drives Innovation in Education
New Academic Programs Support Workforce Needs
Rivier University Launches New 4+1 STEM Degree Programs
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
Fall Meditation, 2020, New Hampshire, by Sr. Lucille C. Thibodeau, pm, Professor Emerita of English
Will You Talk With Me? An Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Religious Studies, by Cynthia L. Cameron, Department of Religious Studies
Shaping English Language Instruction to the Vessel of Online, by Rita L. Naughton, Institute of Language Education, Southern New Hampshire University
Pandemic within a Modern Age: The Wireless Response to Coronavirus, by Will Medley, M.S. in Computer Information Systems Program
Division of Business & Security Studies Interns: “Adaptation & Success in the Age of COVID-19”, by Russell “Chuck” Norris, Division of Business & Security Studies
The Silent Victims of the Opioid Epidemic, by Kathryn Pitten, Doctorate of Nursing Program
The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and the Internet of Things, by Melissa Marie Scaccia, M.S. in Computer Information Systems Program
WYSIWYG Considered Harmful, by John J. Cupak, Jr., Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Cooperative Robotics for Semi-Autonomous Farming, by George A. Ditzel III, M.S. in Computer Science Program
FACULTY SPEAKER SERIES
Dr. Michelle Beck, “The Effects of Urbanization on the Behavior and Physiology of Song Sparrows” (February 13, 2020)
Dr. Judi O’Hara, “The Emotional Intelligence Education of Undergraduate Nursing Students” (April 1, 2020)
Dr. Sally Hirsh-Dickinson, “The Women in the White City: Young, Single, and ‘Adrift’ in Turn-of-the-Century Urban America” (October 28, 2020)
Dr. William Schmidt, ”Molecular Effects of a Post-Translational Modification of a Critical Muscle Protein Involved in Determining Cardiac Function and Performance” (November 17, 2020)
Dr. Naomi Schoenfeld, “The Role of Women Caregivers at Schools for the Intellectually Disabled in 1850s Massachusetts” (February 17, 2021)
Celebrating Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Accomplishment (April 22, 2020)
CREATIVE WORK
ART EXHIBITIONS
“Joel Christian Gill: Cartoon Chronicles: Serious, Playful, Succinct” (January 29 – February 27, 2020)
“News from the Art Gallery” (October 29, 2020), by Sr. Theresa Couture, pm, Department of Art
PHOTOGRAPHY
Life Finds a Way in the American Wild West, by Olga Bentsman Kundra Barron, Red Cliff, CO
EDUCATIONAL TRIPS
Rivier Nurses Provide Acute Care Overseas
RIVIER PROFILES
Rivier Welcomes New Vice Presidents
Rivier’s Board of Trustees Expands Expertise with New Appointments
Making a Difference: Kevin Convey ’13, by Michelle Marrone
Alumni Spotlight: Sonya Fonseca, Ph.D. ’02
Rivier University Community Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Public Service
Making News: Alumni Achievements
RIVIER NEWS
Commencement Honors Accomplishments of 2020 Graduates in Unprecedented Times
Rivier University Ranks in Top 100 Nursing Schools Nationally
Rivier University MBA in Healthcare Administration Ranked Among Top Five Programs Nationally
Rivier's Online RN to BSN Nursing Program Ranked #1 in New Hampshire
$295K Department of Justice Grant Expands Project CARE
Rivier University Expands Test-Optional Admissions Policy to Include Nursing Program
Rivier University Will Award Full-Tuition Scholarships to Long-Term Care LPNs
New Early Acceptance Program Provides Financial Incentives
KinderCare at Rivier University to Open in January 2021
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