Faculty/Staff News
- Posted 04.27.26
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Dr. Vania Assis grew up in a small town in Brazil where she rode horses, tended pigs and chickens alongside her father, even helping butcher cattle when the need arose. Now an assistant professor at 91看片网, Assis is committed to studying and protecting amphibians and educating others about this endangered group of vertebrates.
- Posted 04.23.26
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Alumnus William Crawford has been selected to serve as Director of the Outdoor Fellows Program and Head Coach of the Bass Fishing Team, two new initiatives designed to expand student opportunity and engagement while advancing the state鈥檚 growing focus on outdoor recreation, natural resource education, and workforce development.
- Posted 04.21.26
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91看片网 has named two-time graduate Dr. Audrey Crawford as vice president for enrollment management and student success, where she will oversee admissions, recruitment, financial aid, and a range of student support programs.
- Posted 02.27.26
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Two distinguished individuals, E. Lyle Cain, Jr., MD, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, and Candice Davis, DPT, PT of Meridian, Mississippi, were inducted into the 91看片网鈥檚 Society of the Golden Key during a ceremony at the Bell Conference Center, Thursday, Feb. 26.
- Posted 02.20.26
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91看片网 alumna, Shannon Chandler, has been named vice president for institutional advancement at the 91看片网.
- Posted 02.02.26
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Caleb Walters returns home to 91看片网 to lead a new department focused on helping students finish their degrees鈥攁nd succeed beyond them.
- Posted 11.10.25
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Leighanna May has come full circle since graduating from 91看片网's College of Nursing in 2019. Now an assistant professor, she teaches alongside the same faculty who once guided her.
- Posted 11.03.25
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Now in her first year teaching at the college level, Dr. Ali Lacina is excited to inspire future educators with the same passion that drove her for 25 years as a K-8 teacher.
- Posted 10.17.25
- 7 minute read time
As a living historian, Monica Newman Moore immerses herself in the past, adopting the dress, customs, and daily activities of earlier times.