Seven new faculty members are welcoming students at
Lake Superior State University this fall--some well-known on campus already, and some fresh new faces.
Melissa Alexander is a new assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice, Fire Science, and Emergency Medical Services. She has a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University, a master’s degree from Indiana University, and a Ed. D. from George Washington University. Besides all that, Alexander has years of experience teaching emergency medicine, and also develops EMS training programs through her consultant business. She also holds EMS certifications in several states and Washington D.C.
Sandi King is a new assistant professor in the School of Nursing. She has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from LSSU and a master’s in nursing from Regis University. She previously was an adjunct professor at LSSU and also serves as an adjunct at Bay Mills Community College.
LSSU alumni Aaron Kopitz is a new instructor in the School of Communication Studies and the Fine and Performing Arts. He is a 2009 LSSU grad and also holds a master’s degree in communication studies from Eastern Michigan University.
Mary McMyne is a new assistant professor in the School of English and Language Studies. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and two master’s degrees from Louisiana State University and New York University. McMyne won the 2007 Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society Faulkner-Wisdom Award for her fiction work.
Lori Oliver is a new instructor in the School of Nursing, and comes to LSSU from work as an RN at Cheboygan Memorial Hospital. She has two associate’s degrees, a bachelor’s degree, and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the Michigan National Air Guard.
Janice Repka is a new assistant professor in the School of English and Language Studies, and comes to LSSU from McNeese State University. She has published award-winning children’s books and has a bachelors degree in journalism and communication, a law degree, and two master’s degrees in writing and English.
Melissa Shaffer-O’Connell is a new instructor in the School of Social Sciences and comes from Western Michigan University with a background in gender and women’s studies, political science, international and domestic politics. She has two associate’s degrees, a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and is working on a Ph.D. in political science.
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Tom Pink, Lake Superior State University
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