SI Leaders
Aaron Creech, is a SI leader for Chemistry 120. He is a sophmore. Fall 2009 is his first semester.
Arpita Patel, is a SI leader for Chemistry 115 for Dr. Pamila Ball. Spring 2009 was her first semester as a SI leader.
Devon Cowherd, is a sociology major, and has been doing SI for one semester. He is a sophmore. Devon is on NKU's track team where he frequently competes. He is also a RA, and very involved in campus activities.
Hannah Findley, is a SI leader for Anatomy and Physiology; Debby Dempsey is the professor. Hannah is a nursing major.
Mackenzie Ferguson is a BSN nursing major who has been an SI Leader for one semester. Her hobbies include the violin, which she is extremely accomplished at, and also reading, hiking, and anything else outside! Building relationships with students is what Kenzie likes most about SI, and also helping them to be proud and confident of their performance in class. When asked about her most memorable SI session, she responded, "There was one right at the beginning of the year when one of the students (the only male who came to SI) came bursting in to the session and up to the front to where I was sitting and asked, 'Are mashed potatoes carbs or starch?' I tried for a minute to rationalize with him and figure out how this related to the class and he said, 'It doesn’t. I was just wondering, because I just ate like three cups, you’re supposed to know this.' Still, none of us understood why he was asking, but everybody started laughing. It made the rest of the session very laid back and enjoyable."
Rebekah Chapman, is a SI leader for Dr. Debby Dempsey's on-line Bio 209. Rebekah will faciliate and lead our first virutal SI study sessions using Wimba Classroom technologies. Fall 2009 is Rebekah's first semester. All Wimba participants will use microphones and headsets to participate in the virtual Wimba study sessions.
Stephanie Hayes, is a SI leader for Chemistry 120, for Dr. Laura Padolik's Learning Community. Fall 2009 is her first semester.
Thomas Negassi, is a SI leader for Che 310. This is his first semester. As his brother who also was a SI leader (Senai Negassi) Thomas truly enjoys helping students to learn the course content.
Julie Hart, an MSN nursing education major, has been an SI Leader for three semesters. Her hobbies include spending time with her three children, and what she likes most about SI is helping students learn difficult material in a relaxed environment. Julie describes her most memorable SI sessions as follows: "after playing 'acid-base bingo' during a session one of the students came and hugged me and told me she could not have learned the material without me! It made me feel really good- like I was really making a difference."
Caron Martin is a faculty member in the College of Health Professions, and she has been an SI Leader for one year. Her hobbies include horseback riding, and what she likes most about SI is the personal interaction with students and the opportunity for small group work. Caron said her most memorable SI sessions are "all sessions where I see light bulbs coming on!"