Alice M. Burch, D.N.P. will be featured in a podcast through the Journal of School Nursing, on June 1. It is based on the article that was published based on Dr. Burch’s doctoral research.
Article Abstract
“Rural school nurses are on the front lines of providing health care for children and families in rural Colorado, but there is little research from their perspective. To fill this gap, a descriptive phenomenological study examined the experiences of nine rural school nurses through in-person audiotaped interviews. Analysis of data revealed three main themes: (1) rural school nurses’ efforts to meet students’ extensive physical and mental health issues, (2) school nurses struggle to help rural students in extreme poverty, and (3) communication challenges experienced by rural school nurses. The findings of this study give voice to the experiences and challenges faced by rural school nurses in southern Colorado.” (Burch, A. & Stoeckel, P, 2021).
Curtis Garcia, Ph.D., School of Education director, presented, “Implementing a school-based mentoring program to support the development of pre-service and in-service educators in rural Colorado: A Promising Practice Case Study,” as a guest lecturer at the University of Siegen in Siegen Germany on March 21.
The School of Education is in its sixth year of a partnership agreement with the University of Siegen to facilitate an international multicultural research exchange program for beginning teachers. Dr. Garcia met with University of Siegen faculty and administration to discuss provisions for renewing the partnership for another five years.
Melinda Leoce, assistant professor of music, traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, in April to perform her final doctoral recital at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The recital was a success and was passed by her committee, one of the final steps to achieving her terminal degree, the Doctor of Music (D. M.) in percussion performance. Her anticipated completion is now summer 2023.
Graduate students and faculty of the Adams State Kinesiology Department attended the Rocky Mountain American College of Sports Medicine (RMACSM) conference in Colorado Springs, March 31 and April 1.
Nico and Ines presented posters on the Larry Holder Exercise and Cancer Survivorship program. They also earned first place for graduate presentations at Student Scholar Days for their presentation on the cancer survivorship program.
Dr. Robinson helped organize the conference as an ongoing RMACSM board member, as well as judged student posters and presentations.
Nick Saenz, Ph.D., professor of history and special assistant to the president, and Heidi Schneider, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, inclusive excellence liaison and faculty trustee, were recently appointed to the Colorado Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Consortium Steering Committee. The HSI Consortium was co-founded by Colorado Department of Higher Education and executive level members at Colorado’s HSIs and emerging HSIs. The purpose of the HSI Consortium is to provide a collaborative community of HSIs aimed at strengthening our organizational capacity to intentionally serve Latinx/Hispanic students. The consortium will provide professional development and networking opportunities, share resources and information, cultivate collaboration to seek federal and foundation funding, and engage in community partnerships. These goals and activities will be developed and implemented by the steering committee. Drs. Saenz and Schneider are honored and excited to represent Adams and work towards sharing best practices and frameworks to better support and serve our Hispanic/Latinx students, staff, and faculty.
Dr. Saenz and Dr. Heidi Schneider presented at AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success: “Can We Handle Truth?” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their presentation, “Speaking Truth to Power in Rural America: Grassroots Mobilization of Faculty and Staff in Pursuit of Educational Justice” reviewed over twenty years of equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives at Adams. Drs. Saenz and Schneider presented the role of specific tactics and strategies for institutional change; appraisal of the significance of cost-neutral and grant-funded objectives to promote institution change outside of senior-level decision-making; and processes to evaluate stakeholders and barriers to the implementation of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) objectives.
