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APRIL 2012

WHATS INSIDE

Students Travel to HondurasFor Molly Miller, travel to Honduras hasbecome somewhat of a family mission.Mollys cousin, mother, sister, and aunthave all volunteered with the Honduran

Mission Team of NH, providing medicalservices at a clinic in Juticalpa, Departmentof Olancho, Honduras. I went on my firsttrip to Honduras last year, in February of2011 and fell in love with the country, saidMolly, a biological sciences major at UNHManchester.

This February, Molly recruited KellieHoward, a friend and classmate, to joinher on a trip to Honduras. I heard Mollysenthusiasm about the trip, she made itsound incredible. Also, it seemed like oneof the most financially affordable ways to

get the experience I was looking for, saidKellie, a biological sciences and psychologymajor at UNH Manchester.

The experience was inspiriting to both

women. Molly recounts an interactionshe had helping a mother with a very sickinfant. The mother was directed to thelocal hospital for emergency care, but laterreturned to update the clinic on the infantscondition. Molly said, This is one of themost rewarding parts, being able to see thecondition of someone improve since manypeople who visit our daily clinics we neversee again.

Kellie said one of her most memorablemoments was when she found out that oneof their interpreters was interested in going

into medicine. Her name was Diana andshe was only in 8th grade, but she asked

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M A N C H E S T E R

UNH

Commencement 2012Cap and Gown

Caps and gowns are required for allgraduating students participating inCommencement. Associate and bachelor

degree candidates wear black capsand gowns. Masters candidateshave hoods with colors thatcorrespond to academic degree.

Undergraduate caps and gownswill be available for purchase inthe UNH Manchester bookstorefor $25 beginning Monday, April

16.Honor Tassels

Undergraduate studentsgraduating with honors maypick up a gold tassel at theRegistration Office. The tassel isworn on the graduation cap, alsoknown as a mortar board. Honorstassels are only available tostudents who will have completedall academic requirements andcredits by May 2011.Follow us on Facebookand Twitter

Students Molly Miller and Kellie Howard

(in blue) photographed volunteering in Honduras.

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Arms Park Lot, behind UNH Manchester (rain or shine)

Guests: Seating under the tent is rst come, rst serve and begins at 4:00 p.m. Tickets are notrequired. Guests are not permitted to save seats or others in their party. Please do not bringstrollers/carriages inside the tent.

Students: Assembly begins at 5:00 p.m. on third oor o UNH Manchester. Leave personal belongingswith your guests.

Parking: Free Parking aer 12:00 Noon. Parking is available on a rst come rst serve basis in the north sideo the Arms Park Lot; on Commercial St.; and in the Bedord St. Lot. Carpooling is encouraged.

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Campus News

Undergraduate Research Conerence

Its April, which means its time for the annual URC, Undergraduate Research Conference.This years conference will begin on Tuesday, April 24 and ends on Friday, April 27 with theengineering programs senior projects.

Join us for a reception on Wednesday, April 25 at 3:00 p.m., sponsored by BellwetherCommunity Credit Union.

Campus News

NH National Guard

Airman First Class Sarah Kenny is in the NewHampshire Air National Guard at Pease, ANGBN.H. She is pursuing an associates degree in thebiological sciences program. Shes pictured hereon the front (bottom right) of the New HampshireNational Guard Spring 2012 magazine. She is agraduate of Mount Zion Christian Schools.

The photo was taken by Staff Sgt. Curtis Lenzwho is enrolled in the general studies programat UNH Manchester. He is president of the UNHManchester Chapter of Student Veterans ofAmerica.

Campus News

Uncovering UNH

Manchesters History

History students Shawn Kraus andJess Green will be working this yearwith UNH Archivist Elizabeth Slombain the Dimond Library to documentthe history of the Universitys urban

campus in Manchester.When asked what hes eager touncover, Kraus said, I have a lot ofquestions about the beginning andwhy the school never followed throughwith its plan to expand to a largercampus. I also hope that this willprovide information that can be usedto instill pride in students and alumniof UNH Manchester by providing adetailed history of this fine institution.

Kraus has found the internship a greatlaunching pad for his career interest

in museums and libraries, either as alibrarian or archivist. The work thatthe people in the Dimond Library dois extraordinaryI feel that I can gainthe information I need to make thedecisions about where I see my futuregoing, said Kraus.

2 | CAMPUS Connections April 2012

CAMPUS Connections consistsof contributions from members ofthe UNH Manchester Community.

Writing, Editing, Design &

Photography by the Marketing &Community Relations Department.For more information contact Kim

Wall, [email protected] or 641-4306.

Visit www.manchester.unh.edufor more information about

programs and events.

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Student Brian Block presents his poster at the 2011 URC

Tuesday, April 24:: 10:00-12:00, Auditorium | Oral Presentations

Wednesday, April 25:: 3:00-3:30, Auditorium lobby | ReceptionJoin us for light refreshments and a reception celebrating the Undergraduate ResearchConference. Sponsored by Bellwether Community Credit Union.

3:00-6:00, Third floor | Poster Presentations

Thursday, April 26:: 9:30-1:30, Auditorium | Film Presentations

Friday, April 27:: 8:00-12:00, Auditorium | Engineering Technology Presentations

2012 Schedule of Events


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Financial Aid News

Financial Aid Fridays

Visit the college on Twitter, Facebook,or Google+ for the latest f inancial aidinformation and news. The FinancialAid Office shares several tips andresources for any college student orparent to use.

FAFSA UpdateIf you find your FAFSA has beenselected for verification, please callthe financial aid office or go to thefinancial aid forms page at www.manchester.unh.edu/aidforms to readabout important changes to the 2012-2013 verification process.

Please come by if you have questionsabout the process or call (603)641-4189 if youd like us to emailinstructions and forms to you. Ourprofessional staff is available Monday

Thursday from 8:30-6:00 and 8:30-5:00on Fridays.

Scholars in Science and

Technology Applications Needed

See if you may be eligible for one ofover a hundred UNH Manchester-STEM scholarships that pay up to$5,000 each academic year. You canfind eligibility requirements at the linkabove or call us for more information.This year, juniors may apply along withfreshmen and sophomores.

Scholarship Applicants NeededAttention transfer and returningstudents! Go to manchester.unh.edu/admissions/financial-aid/scholarshipsand view the UNH Manchesterscholarship opportunities available forstudents right now.

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Campus News

I Wont Stand For

During the month of April the students, faculty andstaff of UNH Manchester are invited to participatein I Wont Stand For., a campus-wide campaignaimed at fostering discussion and increasingawareness of the social injustices and culturaldivides that still exist in our society today.

Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join

in a paper dialogue during the first week in April.Take a moment to read and respond to the thought-provoking statements and/or questions that will bedisplayed throughout the building.

On April 10th and 11th, I WONT STANDt-shirts will be available in the Grotto for allmembers of the campus community. Stop by and personalize one, and on April 17th and18th we will don our t-shirts and stage a video-taped sit-in lets show everyone whatinjustices we Wont Stand For.

Campus News

Jennier Silva Named Newman Civic Fellow

Campus Compact has honored 162 students from32 states as 2012 Newman Civic Fellows. Among thehonorees is Jennifer Silva of UNH Manchester. TheNewman Civic Fellows Awards recognize inspiringcollege student leaders who have worked to findsolutions for challenges facing their communities.

Campus Compacts member college and universitypresidents from across the country have nominated162 college student leaders for the 2012 classof Newman Civic Fellows. These students aredemonstrating a personal commitment to creatinglasting change for the better in their communities.Through service, community-based research, and

advocacy, the 2012 class of Newman Civic Fellowsare making the most of their college experiences tobetter understand themselves and the root causesof some of the most pressing social issues thatchallenge us all.

Jennifer Silva, a senior in the psychology program at UNH Manchester, demonstratesthe type of civic engagement that sets an example for others, shining a positive light in atime when negativity has dominated much national conversation. Silva helped revive thestudent club, Students in Action to serve families at the food pantries of New Horizons andMeals on Wheels, and to serve refugees at a family fun night in Manchester through theB.R.I.N.G IT program. She also helped start a service day for students first entering UNHManchester. She provides after school homework help at Langdon Mills, helps a seniorcitizen every week, and works at Family Outfitters (run by Families in Transition). Silva isa resident of Derry, NH and a graduate of Pinkerton Academy.

As a Newman Civic Fellow, Silva will join a network of Fellows around the country.Together sharing ideas and tools through online networking the Fellows will leveragean even greater capacity for service and change, and will continue to set examples for theirclassmates and others.

These students represent the next generation of public problem solvers and civic leaders.They serve as national examples of the role that higher education canand doesplayin building a better world, notes Campus Compact Board Chair James B. Dworkin,chancellor at Purdue University North Central.

Congratulations to Omeed Ghafari,

winner of the Study Abroad Scholarship


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Library News

Frazzle-Free Finals at the Library

Finals are fast approaching, and tohelp students not become frazzled, theUNH Manchester Library is hostingFrazzle-Free Finals week. StartingMonday, April 20 students canparticipate in a number of events and

giveaways designed to help get youthrough finals without freaking out!

Here is an idea of what will be goingon during Frazzle-Free Finals:

Week One: April 30-May 3

Monday, April 20 | Paws From YourStudying: Certified therapy dogs atthe library.

Tuesday, May 1 | Paws From YourStudying: Certified therapy dogs atthe library.

Wednesday, May 2 & Thursday,

May 3 | Welcome to the Snack BarBook Cart. Thats right, a book cart

full of snacks and drinks will roamthe library offering free food tostudying students. The catch is thatyou have to be in the library to takeadvantage of this treat!

Week Two: May 7May 10

Monday, May 7 | Our popularBiannual Cookie Break locatedat the librarys information desk.Goodies baked by your very ownlibrarians.

Tuesday, May 8 | Feeling like aBall of Stress? Stop by the librarys

information desk and pick up astress ball.

Wednesday, May 9 & Thursday,

May 10 | Welcome the Snack BarBook cart. The book cart is back!Those students lucky enough tobe studying in the library at theright time will be treated to freemunchies.


Campus News

Far-Away Georgians Visit the Millyard

Written By Herb Pence

Five college leaders from the Republic of Georgia, located on the eastern shore ofthe Black Sea, visited the UNH Manchester campus in March. They were on a U.S.Department of State sponsored visit to the U.S. The trips purpose was to expose them touniversity student governance and communication.

The delegation included Anna Dularidze, Deputy Director of the Student AlpinistClub, Ilia State University; Aleksandre Kotetishvili, studying to be a neurosurgeon anda member of the Students Self-Government at Tbilisi State Medical University; GiorgiMonavardisashvili, coordinator of Students Employment Center of Georgia, a non-governmental organization; Tamar Mrevlishvili, a student in the Department of Bankingand Finance, Batumi State University; and Nino Shengelaia, a member of Student Self-Government, Tbilisi State University.

They are part of a premier group of 4,500 international visitors selected annually to learnmore about specific aspects of U.S. life. Each group spends between 15 and 21 days in theUnited States, visiting three to five cities across the country.

The delegation met with Ginger Lever, director of Marketing & Community Relations,and Elizabeth Brideau, a student intern, to learn more about the Warmth from theMillyard project. The Georgians were excited about the concept, as their countryexperiences cold weather, too. It is a project which can easily be implemented on their

campuses.

This group was funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S.Department of State. Members were hosted nationally by Meridian International Centerand locally by the World Affairs Council of NH.

Campus News

Honor Roll

UNH Manchester has been named to the 2012 Presidents Higher Education CommunityService Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receivefor its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. The collegereceived the award in 2009 as well.

UNH Manchester was admitted to the Honor Roll in March for its work in education,community service, and community based research. The college was among only sixinstitutions in New Hampshire and one of 513 across the US to receive this distinction.

During the 2011-2012 academic year, more than 240 UNH Manchester students engagedin nearly 4,500 hours of service to the community. Projects included a First Year Serviceday at the NH Food Bank; the annual Warmth from the Millyard program which provideswarm clothing to NH citizens; and the Undergraduate Community-Based ResearchCourse in which students act as problem solvers to assist a community organization tobetter serve its clients.

Paws from studying

to say hello to Nike


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Campus News

A New Home or

Deals & Discounts

The Marketing & Community RelationsDepartment is launching a new studentdiscount program online in April.

New discounts will be tweeted onTuesdays and added to the page

weekly. Follow us on Twitter @UNHManchester to be one of the firstto see the newest discounts available.

Look for the link in the campus lifesection of the colleges website.

Campus News

Senior Week Sneak Peak

Graduating seniors, look for posters oncampus promoting this years SeniorWeek. In addition to fun activities likethe BBQ and mortar board decorating,this year we are also offering careerrelated sessions. Seniors can learnmore about LinkedIn and get helpsetting up a profile; get tips on resumewriting and interviewing; and get one

on one professional critique of yourresume. Mark your calendar for thecareer sessions listed on page 8.

Campus News

Shoes, Glorious, Shoes!

If you have used or new shoes thatare taking up space in your closet, wehave the solution! The ASL club haspartnered with a local business to helpthe community and the earth. EcosmithRecyclers is a local family-owned

company who recycles used clothingand footwear and sends it to developingcountries to be resold. The clothing iscollected in collection bins throughoutNew Hampshire and Massachusetts,baled, and shipped overseas. Each bindonates a portion of money to a local,non-profit organization. This helpssupport our local communities in moreways than one!

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Campus News

Faculty & Sta NewsJoy Breeden and Marissa Forti, academiccounselors, were presenters at the annual LieAter AmeriCorps conerence held on campusin March. The conerence is coordinated byVolunteer NH and attended by more than 150AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA memberswho are nearing the completion o theirservice term.

Michael Contarino, associate proessorand coordinator o the politics and societyprogram, was interviewed in March by LauraKnoy on NHPRs The Exchange, discussingthe Responsibility to Protect doctrineagainst genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.

Proessors Michael Contarino and Melinda Negron-Gonzales, and student Kevin Mason hadan article published. The article title is, The International Criminal Court and Consolidation o theResponsibility to Protect as an International Norm, Global Responsibility to Protect, Vol 3, Issue 4, 2012.

Parenting New Hampshire magazine, edited by UNH Manchesteralumnus and adjunct proessor Melanie Hitchcock, washonored at the 2011 Editorial and Design Awards or leadingparenting publications at the Parenting Media AssociationsAnnual Convention in San Antonio, Texas.

The publication won our awards including Publishers/EditorsNote, Front Cover: Stock Photo and Humor Column or Dadon Board written by Bill Burke o Sandown. Parenting NewHampshire was also honored with the bronze award in theGeneral Excellence category or Ancillary Publications orits annual publication on post-secondary education, NewHampshire Next. The 2011 edition was edited by Hitchcock anddesigned by Jodie Hall.

Melinda Negron-Gonzales, assistant proessor o politics and society, was an instructor or a day-long workshop on Turkey or area high school teachers. The Spotlight on Turkey Workshop or NewHampshire Educators was sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Foundation and the World Afairs Councilo New Hampshire.

Campus News

The NetherlandsUNH Manchester arthistorian Andrew LaurieStangel will conduct anintensive one-week arthistory tour to Amsterdam/Holland this summer,from July 8-14. Thisfour-credit study tour hasbeen specially planned toprovide participants theopportunity to learn aboutDutch history, art, and

culture from the time ofRembrandt to Vincent van Gogh and to experience first-hand a close and personal lookat many of the art-historical treasures which form an integral part of the western historicaltradition!

The tour includes visits to museums, monuments, and historical sites with guidedcommentary by Professor Stangel. Students, family, and friends of the Universitycommunity are welcome to participate in this special art history tour.

For further information and detailed itinerary, contact Professor Stangel at (603) 774-7308or email: [email protected].

AmeriCorps members participating in True Colors with Marissa Forti.


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Campus News

Adjunct Teaching Award

In 2000, UNH Manchester establishedan award to recognize outstandingteaching performance by adjunctfaculty. The award serves to recognizean individual who has made significant

contributions to the college throughdemonstrated teaching excellence.

To be eligible for the award anindividual must have a record ofteaching excellence and have taughta minimum of six undergraduatecourses as an adjunct instructor atUNH Manchester.

Associate Dean Daniel Reagan isrequesting nominations of adjunctfaculty you believe are deservingof this award. Email Dean Reagan([email protected]) yournominations and any supportingmaterial by April 2, 2012.


10th Annual Research Conerence

Written by Lauren Girolimon, Graduate Assistant in Teacher Education Program

Students Travel to Honduras (Continued from page 1)

The Education Department at UNHManchester will host its tenth annualresearch conference on Saturday, May 12,2012. The conference, named Communitiesof Inquiry, Inquiries in Communities(formerly known as the Teachers asResearchers Conference) is a conference

highlighting the work of educators,professionals,and communitymemberstowardsenhancing thepossibilities foryouth and theirfamilies, in thecommunitiesthey serve.

The focus andunderlyingtheme of theconference is to honor teachers in theirexpanded role as active researchers in theirfield. Many of the presenters are UNHTeacher Education Interns, presenting theircolloquium projects they completed aspart of the year-long teaching internship.Community members and educators inlocal schools will also be sharing theirwork in the field. The expansion of theconference has also provided opportunitiesfor other departments at UNH to presentthe work they are doing in the community

as well.

This years keynote speaker is Dr. KarenGallas. She taught for more than thirty yearsin urban, suburban and rural public schoolsas an early childhood and elementary

teacher. She has also worked withchildren and adults as a psychotherapistin community mental health settings.Dr. Gallas has written many articles andfour books on the role of literacy learningacross all disciplines, on science languageand inquiry, on the arts as a vehicle for

learning, on the process of conductingteacher research,and on the roleof imagination inliteracy learning.

We inviteclassroom teachers,prospectiveteachers,administrators,counselors,social workers,community agencydirectors, UNH

students, and anyone interested in therole and formation of school-university-community partnerships to attend. Inaddition to presentations, there will bemany opportunities for attendees tonetwork and learn about the work that isoccurring to promote the success of thecommunities of greater Manchester.

The Communities of Inquiry, Inquiriesin Communities Conference will takeplace on Saturday, May 12 and begins at

7:30 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. ContactLauren Girolimon ([email protected]) or visitmanchester.unh.edu/campuslife/events/conference-registration to register today.The conference is free and open to thepublic.

me if she could listen to her heart using astethoscope. I found her heart beat first,then gave [the stethoscope] to her to listen

and she had the biggest smile in the worldon her face. For the rest of the day we lether help us and use the automatic bloodpressure cuff to take BP and then showedher other things we were doing and allowedher to help. She was so thankful, it wasamazing, said Kellie.

Molly said the experience opened her eyesto the possibility of working in internationalhealthcare someday. The little things

UNH Manchester Adjunct TeachingExcellence Award Recipients

2001 Michael Pugh - English

2002 Ed Dobe - Spanish

2003 Omer Chicoine - Math

2004 R. Stuart Wallace - History

2005 Jennier Armstrong - Philosophy

2006 Patricia Helpin - Biology

2007 Bruce Cygan Math

2008 Mark Abate - History

2009 Dana Myskowski - Communication Arts

2010 Kenneth Bell - Psychology

2011 Matthew Dowd - Philosophy

Adjunct Professor Matthew Dowd

receiving the 2011 Adjunct Teaching Award.

we take advantage of, such as access tovitamins, Tylenol, and toothbrushes, arenot even options in parts of the rural third

world countries. For what little they have,they are grateful for what they do have.

Molly graduates in 2013 and plans to pursuea masters degree in physician assistantstudies, with a focus in womens health andobstetrics. Kellie graduates in 2012 and isapplying to medical school and would liketo work in pediatrics. Kellie is a graduate ofManchester West High School and Molly isa graduate of Central High School.


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PUBLIC EVENTSon campus

The events listed are free andopen to the publicunless otherwise noted.

Please contact Kim Wall for more information, [email protected] our website for more information about these or future events.

View events on campus by visiting the Universitys online calendar.

Is there an event you would like to add to the Universitys online calendar of events?

Visit manchester.unh.edu/campuslife/events and submit your event.

Tuesday, April 33:00 p.m., Rooms 354/356 | Oxfam Hunger BanquetOur planet produces enough ood to

eed every women, man and child on

earth. Yet one in seven people go to

bed hungry every night. Not because

there isnt enough ood but becauseo deep imbalances in access to

resources. Attend the Oxam America

Hunger Banquet and learn about how

the institutions and systems in place around the worldaect the availability and distribution o adequate and

nutritional ood.

Presented by Genevieve Cox, PhD Candidate, Department of

Sociology, UNH and Sponsored by the Diversity and Inclusive

Excellence Committee.

6:00 p.m., 286 Commercial Street, 4th floor |Administration NightThe UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus is hosting

inormation sessions on the irst Tuesday o every month.

The April inormation session will be an Administration

Night eaturing the Business Administration and Public

Administration graduate degree programs.

Thursday, April 56:30 p.m., Auditorium | The Futures inthe DirtDigging into localized agriculture

and its potential to revitalize health,

environment, and regional economies.

By Ben Hewitt, farmer and author of

The Town That Food Saved: How One

Community Found Vitality in Local Food

Wednesday, April 1112:00 p.m., Auditorium | True Tales of Cures WithoutDrugsLucille Lagasse, 88 year old author, shares her journey o

healing hersel o leukemia, arthritis and shingles. AuthoroDoin What Comes Naturlly, she oers you all her secrets

o vibrant health - Its all in your kitchen!

Tuesday, April 176:00 p.m., Auditorium | SECURITYCounterterrorism at home and abroad, by Frank Cilluo,

Director o the George Washington University Homeland

Security Policy Institute

Wednesday, April 1811:30 a.m., Auditorium | Ending Genocide, War Crimesand Crimes Against HumanityThe International Criminal Court and the Responsibility to

Protect.By Michael Contarino, coordinator of the politics and society

program and associate professor; Melinda Negron Gonzales,

assistant profess of politics; and Kevin Mason, student in the

politics and society program.

Thursday, April 196:30 p.m., Library | Books in the Mill: This Republic ofSuffering: Death and the American Civil Warby Drew GilpinFaust

Tuesday, April 24-April 27 | URC (see pg. 2 for schedule)

Monday, April 3011:30 a.m., Auditorium | Commencement Rehearsal and

LunchGraduating seniors are invited to a rehearsal to get anoverview o what to expect at this years graduation.

Tuesday, May 111:30 a.m., Auditorium | Commencement Rehearsal forGraduation Seniors

12:00 p.m., Auditorium | Lunch for Graduating Seniors

12:30 p.m., Auditorium | Commencement Rehearsal forGraduation Seniors

6:00 p.m., 286 Commercial Street, 4th floor | GraduateInformation SessionThe UNH Graduate School Manchester Campus is hosting

inormation sessions on the irst Tuesday o every month.Please RSVP to:[email protected] or 603-641-4313.

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