September 2021 E-Newsletter
The Chronicle
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Alumni Spotlight
Charlesey Bond ’20
A recent graduate of Franklin University, Dr. Bond has served 14 years within the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at Veterans Health Administration as a kinesiotherapist. She holds a Doctor of Healthcare Administration degree, an MBA concentrated in health services administration, and a bachelor's in exercise science with a specialty in kinesiology.
As a professor at Eastern Gateway Community College, Dr. Bond is valued for building and coaching top-performing students with a clear vision and servant leader mentality. She leverages a combination of her educational background, clinical experiences, and business to guide, motivate, and educate students with an extraordinary academic e-learning experience within a unique perspective.
Dr. Bond has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in the healthcare and business management field. Most recently, she had the privilege to be employed as a committee member to the Law and Public Policy at The National Association of Health Service Executive. Within this current role, Dr. Bond has participated in informal congressional briefings with the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate for government stakeholders regarding the proposed Health Reform Bill.
Dr. Bond is enrolled in the Healthcare Leadership Talent Institute at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Currently, she is leading process improvement projects to facilitate change in the VA employee code of conduct and providing the best service possible to the military veteran population. This leadership program is an important action in establishing an inclusive culture VA-wide. This highly competitive program will enable Dr. Bond to transition to a key leadership position within the VA’s Healthcare Management sector in Washington, D.C.
Welcome New Franklin Alumni
As we spotlight Dr. Bond, we also celebrate five of our newest groups of alumni. Our newest alumni were honored on Sept. 10, as Franklin held its 168th Commencement Ceremony, during which the University' 's newest degree candidates received their diplomas.
In addition, on Sunday Sept. 12, the University honored spring 2020, summer 2020, fall 2020, and spring 2021 graduates during a special commencement ceremony. During the ceremony, the University honored Jack O. Cartner ’63 and Board of Trustee member for the past 45 years, with an honorary Doctorate of Community Leadership.
The Alumni Office is proud to welcome our newest graduates to the Franklin family of over 50,000 alumni worldwide!
Bailey Award Winners Announced
During the Sept. 10 commencement, Franklin honored two distinguished faculty members as this term's Bailey Award winners. Congratulations to this trimester's recipients: Linda Roesch, undergraduate faculty and Dr. Bora Pajo, graduate faculty.
Linda Roesch has been an adjunct professor at Franklin University since 2005. During that time, she has taught exclusively online. She has taught courses in several areas but mainly teaches for the math department. Linda enjoys contributing to the design of the math courses she teaches and prides herself on mentoring her online math students. She truly believes that with the right approach, all students can leave a math course feeling more comfortable with math and feeling successful. Linda holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a graduate degree in instructional design for online learning. She has taken many graduate mathematics courses and her specialty is algebra.
Linda currently works full time as an instructional designer for another Ohio college. She also teaches in the education and entrepreneurship programs and helps professors design courses.
Dr. Bora Pajo joined Franklin University in 2018 as the lead faculty for doctoral-level qualitative methods and design. Bora's true passion has always been working and interacting with students and supporting their growth in doctoral work. She believes that her greatest achievement at Franklin has been starting and building the Doctoral Student Association that has proved to be a fantastic hub for doctoral students' engagement, interaction and connectivity.
Before joining Franklin, she was an assistant professor of applied sociology and social work at Mercyhurst University. Dr. Pajo graduated with a doctorate in social welfare from the School of Public Health at Florida International University in Miami. She holds a master's in anthropology and sociology from St. John's University in New York City and a law degree from the University of Tirana in Albania, where she was raised.
To learn more about the Bailey Award click here.
Ribbon Cutting Held Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."- Henry Ford
Coming together has become more important than ever. Whether it is accomplished online or in person, having places to share ideas and connect is important. It is with this in mind that Franklin proudly hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 8, for our new courtyard.
Efforts to build the new courtyard began with a November 2019 ground breaking, and were made possible through the generous gift by the Wehinger Family toward the project. As president and executive vice president of EMI - Environmental Management, Inc., Mark and Mike Wehinger (both Franklin alumni) served as project managers, continuing a long partnership with the University. Thank you to the Wehinger Family for their generous donation and EMI for providing a beautiful campus setting for our students, alumni and community to enjoy!
College of Health & Public Administration Celebrates 10 Years!
As part of the ribbon cutting celebration, the University also celebrated the College of Public Administration's 10th anniversary by recognizing the College's leadership and reading a proclamation from the City of Columbus. Starting with a handful of programs in 2011, the college now has two associate degrees, 10 bachelor's degrees, six master’s degrees, and two doctoral degrees.
Recognitions for excellence abound this month at Franklin as we also celebrate two new designations.
Franklin Awarded Seal of Prevention
For the second straight year, Franklin University has been recognized as a CPN Seal of Prevention honoree for its commitment to creating a safe, healthy and inclusive campus for all students, faculty and staff, and the border community.
Check here for more information!
Center for Public Safety & Cybersecurity Education Receives Social Justice Award
Congratulations to the Franklin Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity on being selected as part of this year’s 2021 Central Ohio Social Justice Awards. The award will be provided during the annual Social Justice Awards ceremony on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 at 11 a.m. (EDT), at The Boathouse at Confluence Park. The Social Justice Awards is an awards ceremony dedicated to honoring outstanding social justice leadership. Recipients are nominated by members of the community and those engaged in the social justice movement for their outstanding work and leadership.
Read more about this award here!
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Call for Nominations for Alumni Awards!
With more than 50,000 Franklin alumni making a difference around the world, we could dedicate our entire newsletter every month to highlighting the great work each of you has accomplished. Instead, we’ve decided to shine a light on three alumni annually – one at each Commencement ceremony* – with our new alumni awards.
The alumni awards, established to recognize professional and personal alumni achievement, are the:
• Franklin University Alumni Award for Professional Excellence
• Franklin University Alumni of the Year Award
• Franklin University Alumni Award for Social Impact
The awards are open to all University graduates. Nominations can be submitted by the alumnus, other alumni or non-alumni. Nominations are now being accepted by the Franklin University Alumni Advisory Council. If you know of a deserving graduate, please submit your nomination here.
*One award will be announced on a rotating basis during each Commencement ceremony.
Faculty Accolades
Congratulations to Dr. Alyncia Bowen, dean of the Ross College of Business; executive director of the Leadership Center, and co-executive director of the Global Center for Health Education, for having the following book chapter published:
Bowen, A., Robinson, S., & Lane, J. (2021). Black female leaders and intersectionality: Leadership, race, gender, power, and social justice. In S. Rodriguez & K. Brown (Eds.), Black and brown leadership and the promotion of change in an era of social unrest (pp. 101-123). IGI Global.
Exclusive Event For Alumni
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October 28: The Power of Networking – No Matter Where You are in Your Career (Details coming soon!)
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November 17: Mindfulness Event
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December 11: Santa and Coat Drive
Events Open To All
Distinguished Sales Speaker Series:
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021
Ed Brodow is the CEO for Negotiation Boot Camp® and world’s top spokesman on the art of negotiation, and bestselling author of eight books including the business classic Negotiation Boot Camp: How to Resolve Conflict, Satisfy Customers, and Make Better Deals.
For more than two decades, Ed's acclaimed seminars have set the standard for "how to make a deal" in Corporate America. His impressive client list includes: Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, AT&T, Starbucks, Johnson & Johnson, Hyatt, The Gap, and McDonald's, to name a few. As an industry professional, Ed thrives on showing American consumers how to make betters deal - shadowed by top news outlets: ABC National News, Fox News and Inside Edition. Adding to his credentials, Ed is a former US Marine officer, Fortune 500 sales manager, and Hollywood movie actor.
In today's fast-paced business climate, the ability to negotiate can make the difference between success and failure. In this program Ed will teach you how to overcome any economic challenge and outpace your competition by utilizing core negotiation strategies, such as aiming high, questioning negative assumptions, and improving listening skills. These are the same proven strategies and tactics taught by Ed to professional negotiators at: The Hartford, Learjet, Novartis, McKinsey, the IRS and the Pentagon.
Using a wealth of examples from real-life encounters, Ed reveals how to develop the skills and confidence you need to achieve your career goals!
Key Learning Objectives:
- Conquer your fear of confrontation
- Learn to identify the other side’s weaknesses
- Influence the other side to make concessions
- Master the art of listening
- Create an atmosphere of trust
- Break an impasse and close the deal
- Understand when to walk away
About the Distinguished Sales Speaker series: The year-long series will feature nationally recognized sales experts with a passion for promoting sales as a career option for high-potential individuals. Subject matter experts will cover topics related to professional selling, sales and negotiations training, and will help provide resources for those individuals and organizations interested in developing economically, enhancing the professionalism of the sales force, and providing service to the sales profession.
Center for Career Development Events:
Join the Center for Career Development for three virtual career fairs in October!
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Oct. 2 – College of Health and Public Administration Virtual Career Fair
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Oct. 6 – College of Arts, Science and Technology Virtual Career Fair
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Oct. 20 – Ross College of Business Virtual Career Fair
Find out more here!
Alumni Excusive Podcasts & Events:
Now more than ever, connections are important. Having trouble finding yours? Join us for one of the upcoming alumni podcasts or virtual events hosted exclusively for Franklin University alumni.
Podcasts:
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August: Tim Giese – Forgotten No More: Transforming Lives in a Different Country
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September: The Importance of PR & Communications - Protecting & Promotion with Sherry Mercurio
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October: Adam Luck – Cybersecurity
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November: The Hon. Judge Terri Jamison – Overcoming Obstacles to Succeed
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December: Dr. David Decker – Franklin University Year in Review
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