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Dear Patriots, �鶹��Ƶ is currently monitoring the national pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine and has no immediate plans to use that vaccine at its clinics.

Arts Management students and faculty recently participated in a conversation between Associate Professor Carole Rosenstein and immediate-past Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities (PCAH) Megan Beyer.

Last fall, faculty teams were invited to submit proposals describing thematic hiring opportunities. The decision committee evaluated 14 proposals for innovation and timeliness, alignment with �鶹��Ƶ strengths, recruiting plans and hiring strategies.

�鶹��Ƶ's inaugural virtual 5k and other wellness programming in October 2020 earned a silver designation from the Exercise Is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) program—an initiative supported by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Medical Association.

�鶹��Ƶ introduced new women’s basketball coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis on Wednesday at EagleBank Arena, trumpeting her ability to build relationships—and a winning program.

With the guidance of LaNitra Berger, senior director of �鶹��Ƶ’s Office of Fellowships, and thanks to a happenstance meeting between them, Soraya Ngarnim and Chanel Grice are fulfilling their dreams.

Vanessa Blair-Lewis sees coaching basketball as “a ministry” more than a job, but her career almost didn’t happen.

Growing up in the slums of Cameroon, Joseph Sany said he witnessed urban violence and police oppression regularly. He heard about genocide in Rwanda, and he saw more violence firsthand when he worked with NGOs and visited countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone during civil war.

�鶹��Ƶ junior Jackie Luu is named a recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year.

Children and teens who are experiencing increased anxiety and anger during the coronavirus pandemic will need guidance and validation as their lives continue to change, said Robyn Mehlenbeck, director of �鶹��Ƶ’s Center for Psychological Services.