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DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS – Attendance and Make-Up Policy | 2 DCP NEW STAFF HIGHLIGHT | 2 CONTRATULATIONS! May 2011 Degree Completion Graduates | 3 DCP STAFF | 4
Student Spotlight JAVETTA COBB 2011 Graduate of the Online Degree Completion Program Bachelor of Criminal Justice, Justice Administration Why did you choose Tiffin University’s Degree Completion program? I chose Tiffin University’s Degree Completion program because it of the time flexibility it offers, as well as the option for online learning. It allowed me to spend more time with my family, have time for leisure activities, and complete an internship while completing online classes. Choosing the online Degree Completion program, for me, was more about choosing a greater balance for myself within my life. What did you like about the program while you were attending class? The thing I enjoyed most was the online threaded discussions. Our cohort connected so well. We really enjoyed and supported each other, as well as learned a great deal from one another. Did you face any challenges while you were in our program? I face many personal challenges while completing my education. I actually considered dropping out to resolve my issues, but realized that there will always be issues in your life and accomplishing one’s goals and dreams has to remain a top priority. I found ways to keep a healthy balance in my life and persevered. To stay healthy, I took lessons in Tai Chi, joined a jogging program, and practiced daily breathing exercises. This definitely helped me keep a better balance in my busy daily life and schooling.
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Do you have any other goals for the future? I plan to begin the Graduate program at Tiffin University to earn a Master of Science in Criminal Justice in Forensic Psychology. I also plan to receive a (continued on page 2)
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certificate in Addictions Counseling. The major plan in my life is to work as a Criminal Analyst/Profiler or as a Forensic Psychologist while getting through law school. I also have plans to publish three books, open a poetry shop online, and eventually open up a shop to sell poetry that I have written. What did you find most challenging about the Degree Completion program? I found the program to be very intensive in writing and research, and it seemed overwhelming at times. The result, however, is being able to leave this program with a wealth of knowledge and information that can be utilized to your advantage when it comes to getting a job and being interviewed. The more you know, the more of an advantage you will have over other college graduates. Do you have any advice for potential and current Degree Completion students? It is very important to look within yourself and understand why you have chosen to go to college. It is too easy to lose focus on your goals when you are faced with many life and school challenges. It is important to try to establish a balance in your life so that things do not spin out of control. Once a student refocuses of why they are in school, it is much easier to focus on staying in school and overcoming any challenges that may arise along the way.
DCP New Staff Highlight MEGAN MCELROY Director, Fremont Academic Center Tiffin University would like to welcome Megan McElroy to the DCP team, serving as Director of the Fremont Academic Center. Megan is a recent graduate of Tiffin University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. While attending Tiffin University, Megan was a member of the cheerleading squad and a student ambassador for the Undergraduate Admissions office. Megan plans to continue her education at Tiffin University in the MBA program. Megan hopes to be able to provide her students and the Fremont community with excellent service and knowledge.
DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAMS – Attendance and Make-Up Assignment Policy REVISED APRIL 28, 2011 Due to the concentrated scheduling and the emphasis upon participatory learning, adult learners need to be in attendance every week. Students are permitted one class session absence in a five or seven week course and two class session absences for a ten, eleven, or fourteen week course. Absence is permitted due to illness or other emergency situation requires that the student complete a make-up assignment. A student is considered absent from the class session when half or more of a class session is missed. (The half-time attendance policy is for students in seated courses and does not apply for online courses.) (For online students a missed class session is due to completing zero work for the week – no postings and no assignment submitted.) The Adult Learner must complete an assignment to make up for the missed course content. The assignment is due the week following the missed class and is to be turned in at the time the next week’s homework is due. If the make-up assignment is not completed or it does not meet the requirements, the student will receive an “F” for the class. The make-up assignment will be a paper, 4 pages in length, about a topic from the missed class session to be chosen by the Instructor. The paper will be, as all Degree Completion Program papers are required to be, in APA format, double spaced, Times New Roman, size 12. A title page and a reference page will be included. The title page and reference page will not be counted in the 4 pages. The assignment will be graded on a pass-fail basis.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts Degree: Danielle Nichole Bowman David Joseph Ciocca *** Heather Rena Craig * Rachael Marie Garling * Gerald W. Mielcarek Amy Leann Mielke ** Chris Matthew Miller Adam James Perry ** Thurman Deandre Peterson ** Sherry Lea Sullivan Dena N. Tabor * Sharlene Wharton Thornton ** Fawn C. Underwood Elijah A. White ** Candidates for the Bachelor of Business Administration Degree: Erika Nicole Acquaviva Shannon Leahann Baughman ** Daniel Scott Beeker *** Kimberly Sue Beightler * Kristen Yvonne Beitzel Angela Marie Benner Brittany Nicole Bentley Debra Lynn Braciak Myron R. Broughton Timothy John Brown ** Shimeka J. Burch Stephanie Yvonne Burden Gregory A. Cluckey Diana L. Collinson *** Lila MacKenzie Conley William Fred Cranston Elizabeth Ann Crapo Joshua M. Cross * Anne Maureen Cunningham Alexis Teara Davis * Brandy Lynn DeMarino Brandi L. Deward Steve L. Escalante Chris A. Ferrante Veronica Lee Genovesi ** April M. Gideon Tara D. Hardy Ronald Lee Harris ** Kimberly Lynn Harris-Barnes Joshua Michael Haylett ** Tamikia Ziza Hill Regina Dee Holland * Brian K. Houser * Keiva A. Jason Christopher Mark Johnson ** Shahara Nate’ Jordan ** Christopher Scott Keller LaTonya F. Kirby Michelle A. Kuskin ** Marc Andrew Layman Juanita R. Lester Janie Shawnta Lewis-Gaines Jeffrey Robert Lipstraw
MAY 2011 DEGREE COMPLETION GRADUATES!
Nancy Delia Luna Katie Anne Manning Lori Lynne Maynard William Peter McGee *** Luke Robert McKinney Misty Jewel McPherson Steven E. Meka Amanda Kay Miller Anna Rae Miller *** John Justin Moore * Nicolia Morris Heather Marie Morrow * Amy Jo Nagel Ryan Patrick O’Donnell * Violet Rose M. Orefice Vickie Rennay Pesina Timothy C. Petersen Valencia Powell-Brazzell Richard Samuel Rasmussen ** Linda Marie Redmann * Alejandro R. Rodriguez * Anthony H. Ross Maureen Ann Rosso Jason W. Rudy Jacqueline S. Shandilis ** Brian S. Skeel ** Gordon Eric Smith *** Rhonda Lee Sorensen ** Richard A. Steinberger Christopher Joe Terry Natalie G. Thomas-Feagin ** Chaunda Tolbert William J. Vissi Donta Losha Walker Valerie Lynn Ward * Emily Marie Warner Jonathan Charles Whitney Lois M. Wood * Anthony Lynn Woods Sr. Andrew John Wynbissinger ** Brandy Lynette Yates Cara Lynne Yoder ** Alicia Jo Ann Zanders Trisha Ann Zimmerman Valerie Suzette Zimmerman * Candidates for the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Degree: Eric Thomas Alli * Edward Idrissa Bangura Deanne Marie Bartow Sarah Beth Beckworth ** Scott Aaron Bedee Amanda J. Belford ** Danithea Mone Brown ** Amber Jolene Cash Sabrina Danielle Caudill *** Elnora Lorraine Cherry Stephanie Ann Chilcote Jill Marie Christopher * Javetta LaNiece Cobb Jessie Ann Coe
Shamika Latrice Coleman Eva E. Collins ** Jasmin Coralic Nermin Covic Montana Allen Crawford Loretta Shernell Davis Sean Emerson Davis ** Kahlya Aisha Derkson ** Kevin Patrick Duff * Mary Katherine Durbin Tara Marie Erevia Malissa Lynn Evans ** Lynnita R. Faulkner-Martin Laura Jean Frederick Nicholas A. Freeh Brenda Kay Frisby *** Riva G. Gant ** Angela Gayheart * Misty Ann Gillespie David Edward Gower Kia Anietha Grace * Rachelle Lynn Grant ** Mahmoud M. Hage ** Angela Lynn Hambrick Chanda Lanalle Hamilton * Roxann D. Hamilton Matthew John Hammond James Roy Hartman Jr. ** Jennifer Keri Hebebrand * Gregory Scott Hedrick ** Abby Nicole Hendrickson * Christopher A. Hetlin *** Chloe M. Hibbard-Estes Brenton H.W. Hill Rachelle Lee Hoover Steven R. Hornyak Ashley Annese Hunt Nicholas Joseph Huskins * Diane T. Jackson * Tawana James Tawanda Lynn Jenkins Carletta A. John David E. Johnson Sherri Lynn Johnson * Katherine Antroynette Jones Megan Marie Kille Stephanie Gail Kingsolver Loretta Lyn Kirk Marta L. Kissoon Christina Linn Knautz *** Michael Allen Kort Kara Noelle Lewis Dustin L. Lindley Terri A. Mangum * Tomislav Marjanovic Jr. * Christopher Spiridon Mathaios Kara Lynne McCormick Brent Edward McCutcheon Wendy Jo McCutcheon ** Dawn Marjorie McKimmy
Bonnie Sue Medlock *** Casey T. Miller Rhonda Dee Musgrove Greg Anthony Myers *** Matthew A. Naegele * Rabee Mansour Nasser Sukia Maria Neal Sarah A. Nearhood * Katie Jo Olea ** Renee April Payne Michelle Marie Piatak * Leighann Nicole Ptacek ** Brenda Raines Katherine Elizabeth Rice ** Seth Thomas Riley Daniel R. Sanchez Michael Dean Schiele Angela Marie Schroeder *** Jeffrey James Selan * Marcia Smartt *** Crystal Marie Smith Gregory Everett Smith Andrea Lee Sokol *** Tonika Dasean Spillman * Angela N. Spruce Don Edward Stewart Jacob Ray Stiltner Jena Michele Sturgill Diane S. Sullivan Matthew Thomas Tate * Valena Beautina Terrell T’wanda Tompkins Grae VanSteenhouse * Thaddeus Robert Wagaba Jennifer Ann Walt Bernice M. Watkins Phylis Ann Watkins ** Angela Dawn Welter *** James R. Wesson Constance L. Whaley * Margo S. Whaley Lisa A. Williams Millisa Diane Williams Stephanie A. Winemiller * Stephanie Lynn Woody ** Timothy Jessie Wyse Scott Allen Yarman * Lakiesha Nicole Young * *** Summa Cum Laude (3.90 – 4.00) ** Magna Cum Laude (3.70 – 3.89) * Cum Laude (3.50 – 3.69)
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DCP Admissions/Student Services team AMY WOOD
ASHLEY RUNION
woodar@tiffin.edu
runiona@tiffin.edu
JEREMY MARINIS
JODY STRONG
Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions (800) 968-6446, ext. 3301
Student Services Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3592
marinisjj@tiffin.edu
strongj@tiffin.edu
MARY ELLEN DENNY
KRISTYN WILKINS
Director of Academic Centers (800) 968-6446, ext. 3372
Assistant Director Student Services Counselor (800) 968-6446, ext. 3185 dennyme@tiffin.edu
DEB KAYA
Coordinator of Enrollment Management Services for Degree Completion Programs (800) 968-6446, ext. 3191 kayad@tiffin.edu
JODY KILPATRICK
Director, Northeast Ohio Academic Centers (866) 933-5182, ext. 3562 kilpatrickj@tiffin.edu
YAW MAMPHEY
Coordinator of Admissions Operations (800) 968-6446, ext. 3374 mampheyyo@tiffin.edu
MEGAN MCELROY
Director, Fremont Academic Center (419) 559-2245 mcelroymm@tiffin.edu
KRISTIN PAYNE
Director, Northwest Ohio Academic Center (800) GO OWENS, ext. 6131 payneka@tiffin.edu
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Online Admissions Representative (800) 968-6446, ext. 3587
Director, Columbus Academic Center (800) 968-6446, ext. 3448 wilkinske@tiffin.edu
THOMAS WYNN
Director, Cincinnati Academic Center (513) 262-6790 wynnte@tiffin.edu
DCP Academic Staff NANCY SULLIVAN
Dean of Degree Completion Programs (800) 968-6446, ext. 3188 sullivann@tiffin.edu
VICKI FRANTZ
Administrative Assistant (800) 968-6446, ext. 3184 frantzvl@tiffin.edu
PATTI SEEL
Program Assistant (800) 968-6446, ext. 3190 seelp@tiffin.edu