WELLSPRING

Honor Society Inductions

On Monday, April 15th, the Psychology Department hosted its annual Psi Chi Honor Society induction.

On Sunday, March 31st, the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Delta Tau Chapter at Large, met on the EU campus to induct new members. The Eastern inductees appear below with faculty members.

The Department of Social Transformation has inaugurated a new honor society to pay tribute to those students of distinction in Criminal Justice. Alpha Phi Sigma inducted the first eleven student members at a ceremony on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019. Political Science’s Pi Sigma Alpha and Sociology’s Alpha Kappa Delta also inducted six honorees each, on the same evening.

Publications and Presentations

Alexander, A. (2019, January) A Tale of Two Speeches: A

Machiavellian reading of Lincoln’s political religion. Southern

Polical Science Association Conference. Paper presented for

Political Theory panel on American Political Thought in the Civil

War and Beyond. Alexios Alexander is a professor in the

Political Science Department.

Meneses, E. (2019, March). Studying the Image: Critical

issues in anthropology for Christians. Eugene, OR: Wipf and

Stock Publishers, Cascade Imprint. Eloise Meneses is the

Program Director for the M.A. in Theological and Cultural

Anthropology.

Poppa, K. (2019). Self-care is Soul Care. Journal of Spiritual

Formation and Soul Care, 12(1), 50-70. Kristen Poppa is the Co-

Chair of the Dept. of Marriage and Family Therapy.

Faculty of the Month

Tracey Greenwood (right)

working with a student.

In appreciation of her prompt,

yet comprehensive, submission

of paperwork in a timely and

thorough manner.

Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you

do, work at it with all your heart,

as working for the Lord, not for

human masters.” (NIV)

May 6, 2019

In this issue:

Psychology Senior

Thesis Presentations

Honor Society

Inductions

Faculty of the Month

MFT PhD Doctoral

Candidates Successful

Publications and

Presentations

Christian

Ethnographer

Bragging Rights for

Sociology Student

A Message from the

Dean

College of Health and Social Sciences Newsletter

Psychology Senior Thesis Presentations

Back row, L to R: N. Blackburn, M. Boylston, D. Acker, S. Frantz,

B. Zeck, S. Frantz, A. Kontanis, S. Horning, K. Zack; Front row, L to R:

G. Remy, C. VonColln-Appling, J. Sears, A. Mensah, N. Bishop,

D. DeLong, K. Guevin.

Bragging Rights for Sociology Student

The Global Studies and Service

Department has just published the

third volume of the student journal,

The Christian Ethnographer.

Articles include ethnographies of

the art world in Cuba and of street

kids in Philadelphia. Alumni who

are currently working in Papua

New Guinea, the Dominican

Republic, and attending seminary

at Princeton Theological Seminary

have also published pieces in the

volume. The publication may be

viewed online at: https://

www.eastern.edu/christian-

ethnographer

Christian Ethnographer

A Message from the Dean, Trish Reger

Spring is finally here - this is an exciting time for the College of Health and Social Sciences, with prospective students and their families visiting campus, final examinations, student advising for fall registration, and commencement in May. This is also the symposia season where students and faculty are presenting their research along with community project achievements. Many of our students are also being recognized for their academic achievements. As Dean, I am grateful for the dedication and mentorship of our faculty and staff and equally proud of the commitment of our students. Thus, it is with great pleasure that I share with you a snap shot of the great works of our faculty, staff and students. Enjoy!

Victoria Volk posted to her Facebook timeline,

“[G]ive me a few years and I’ll have an office in

this building…” During this past semester,

Victoria interned with a local state senator in his

King of Prussia office, where she has completed

what she describes as her most notable work of

her academic career. She writes, “On a daily

basis, I work diligently with the constituents,

research upcoming bills and help plan events

within the community.” From organizing a mock

senate session for high school students to

outreach at senior centers to creating a list of

potential employers for the senator’s website,

her work enabled her to gain a wide variety of

experiences while serving the constituents by

providing information on legislation and

government services. Victoria explains, “Having

a hands-on experience like this allows for a true

understanding of not only how the Senate

operates, but I also learned to listen to the wants

of the constituents as well as the needs of local

nonprofit organizations.”

We applaud a job well done, Victoria!

On April 24, 2019 the seniors of the Psychology Department presented their

thesis projects to a standing-room-only crowd in the Baird Library.

Congratulations on a job well done. Pictured L to R: Sienna Medina,

Rebecca Milano, Paige Adamczak, Cody Hoffman, Morgan Lyons, faculty

sponsor Dr. Douglas Trimble, and Dominique Nazaire.

Victoria Volk in front of the Capitol in

Harrisburg.

Back row, L to R: K. Sholette, C. Hoffman, M. Talhelm, W. Walenda, S.

Medina, S. Wilkens, A. Edinger, H. Stoner Middle: R. Covert, K. Todaro,

M. Lyons, P. Adamczak, M. Lardarello, E. Lewis, R. Milano Front row: G.

Saba, Y. Turner, T, Stoppa, D. Trimble

MFT PhD Doctoral

Candidates Successful

All six Marriage and Family

Therapy program PhD candidates

successfully defended their

dissertations: Wesley Bunting,

Laura Dupiton (pictured above with

her committee Dr. Cheryl Sparks,

Dr. Andrea Hargett and Dr. Cynthia

Chestnut), Annise Herbin, Akua K.

Opoku-Boateng, Debra Rezendes,

and Christine Shayesteh-

Coleman. Congratulations All!