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The Crusader Newspaper: Spring 2023, Issue 2
Student Voices: Compliments About Faculty!
Author: The Crusader Staff Writers
We asked students for compliments about professors and here are some of the responses:
- Digital Humanities with Dr. Hutchinson and the social media class with Erin Jensen. Their teaching style is super futuristic and hands on learning with activities and interactive assignments.
- Dr Beeman: She helped me through a difficult class and also helped me with personal issues, encouraging and giving options for me.Â
- Father Chris: I struggled with his classes but he taught me so much and was entertaining while doing it, challenging me and my classmates every time.
- Dr Jonathan Hayes is super fun and cares a lot about his students.
- Mr. Beekwilder always makes sure to engage the classroom and ask us questions to keep us paying attention.Â
- Mrs. Richards is one of my favorite professors because even though our class was at 8am she always came in energized and ready to teach.Â
- Dr. Michael Watson, because he teaches the class in a very fun way (relate principles to real life) and he congratulated me on my midterm.
- Professor Ward, he’s really funny and he speaks from experience.
- Professor Buddy Motz enjoys what he teaches and it makes the class a lot more enjoyable.Â
- Dr. Elizabeth Bookwalter seems to really enjoy what she talks about.
- Dr. Patrick Wadden and Dr. Ian Crowe. These are my favorite professors this semester; they are very professional but still a lot of fun in class.
- Ann Gleason explains the information well and makes the classes interesting.
- Dr. Berbrick is an incredible professor who really engages her students with the content she is teaching, and she really cares about her students. She also responds quickly and is eager to help any student.
- Dr. Troy Feay was passionate and engaging.
- Dr. Ayala is one of my favorite teachers because she is very willing to help in anything you need even outside the classroom.Â
- Dr. Dell’Isola is one of my favorite teachers because he is very supportive of the students learning and presents the information through a Catholic lens.
- Dr. Tiwari and Dr. Menno because they know how to make the class fun and constantly keep students engaged in class.
- Brad Frazer because he makes his class fun and enjoyable.
- Jill Bloede they always bring so much energy to class ever time and they want you to succeed
- Dr Zdansky: Challenges you in a good way
This article was originally posted in the Spring of 2023, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.
Robot Lawnmower on Campus!
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Charles Fremaux
Have you ever noticed the lawnmower that drives itself on Belmont Abbey’s campus? Although this mower has perplexed many around campus at first, this mower is one of the newest additions to the Abbey. This past fall, SSC Services for Education contractors provided Belmont Abbey with a new Autonomous ZK self-controlling lawnmower. This mower can be seen around campus mowing the beautiful lawns of the Abbey completely on its own. This mower, and others like it that have been provided to campuses by SSC, is part of an initiative that helps schools maximize the usage of their students’ tuition fees and reduce operational costs.Â
The Autonomous ZK mower is used across campus to mow lawns and keep the campus beautiful. The addition of this mower to campus has saved the Belmont Abbey Maintenance Department significant time and effort that would otherwise have to be put into mowing the acres of grass on the college’s grounds. This mower also allows groundskeepers to devote their time to more detailed lawncare, as well as provide a better overall experience for students, faculty, and visitors of the Abbey. Â
This new mower provided by SSC provides financial benefits to the college as well. Through new technological advancements such as the Autonomous ZK, the Abbey is able to reduce expenses in order to create more efficient use of funding and tuition expenses the school receives. This progress on campus will help support new additions to the campus, such as the dorm buildings that the Abbey plans to finish by the fall 2023 semester.Â
While this appears to be a small change to the campus, the implementation of new technology like an automatic lawn mower signifies a greater change occurring throughout Belmont Abbey. This mower helps represent the college’s constant strive for progression and advancements in all aspects of its community.
This article was originally posted in the Spring of 2023, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.
Meet Your Student Government!
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Morgan Lanzo
The Student Government Association (SGA) of º£½ÇÉçÔÚÏß introduces its new Executive Leadership Board for 2023: Executive President, Youthan Love; Executive Vice President, Margaret Harris; Executive Press Secretary, Emily Reynaud; and Executive Secretary (Interim), Morgan Lanzo.
Other members of SGA include:
Junior Class President, Chris Mee
Junior Class Vice President, Aundrea Retzbach
Junior Class Senator, Daniel Santana
Sophomore Class President, Jason Tronetti
Sophomore Class Vice President, Regina Vehige
Freshman Class President, John Hetzel
Freshman Class Vice President, Irenge Nkere
Freshman Class Senator, Annika Deveau.
SGA expressed its enthusiasm for its programming this semester and renewing its commitment to making student voices heard from all corners of the Crusader Community.
This article was originally posted in the Spring of 2023, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.
Submit to the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Conference!
Author: The Crusader Staff Writer, Erin Jensen (Faculty Advisor)
Join us for the 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Conference at º£½ÇÉçÔÚÏß on April 21, 2023 in the Hub.Â
To prepare for the event, we are asking students to submit a title and short description of their project by Monday, April 3 at 11: 59 pm
Topics can include senior thesis essays, essays from classes, internship experiences, or any other topic the student is interested in.Â
Please submit your proposal through the website and Google form:Â
We will let you know if you have been accepted to the conference within one week of the deadline.Â
Once accepted, you will then create either digital or paper posters on your topic. Templates and printing instructions are included on the website.
On April 21, from 1-2 pm, students will display their posters and discuss with attendees their topics.Â
Undergraduate research participation is helpful to include on graduate school applications and to be added to resumes.Â
If you have any questions about the conference, please email erinjensen@bac.edu
This article was originally posted in the Spring of 2023, Issue 1 of The Crusader Newspaper. Download the full issue here.
