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The CALL of the Timberwolf - November 2020


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             Yearning for Yesteryear: Nostalgia and the Politics of                                                                 LSC-TOMBALL ANNOUNCES NEW                                    LSC-Tomball Pharmacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Tech Wins Statewide
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             Sentimentality in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina                                                                  The drive that brought a National Society of Leadership           Award...Again!

                                                                                                                               Success (NSLS) to LSC-Tomball began in February 2020. Dr.                                  Angela Bayer,

            Drs. Sean Tiffee and Janie Filoteo have long been fans of popular culture and its ability to act as                Patrick Gilbert and Clark Friesen went through the Research                                Director of Pharmacy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Technology, received
                                                                                                                               and Development process and, as an online chapter, the new
              a barometer for the society that produces it. It is not uncommon for students to walk past them                  chapter began its inaugural year during the Fall 2020 semester.                            the Texas Health System
            debating Kim Wexler’s fate (Better Call Saul) or the significance of time loops in The Good Place.                 NSLS is a natural fit with LSC-Tomball’s Center for Civic Engagement                       Pharmacists (THSP)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Pharmacy Technician’s
                                                                                                                               especially for its potential to help students become leaders.                              Award at their 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          virtual conference.  Only
           In fact, it isn’t uncommon for                                                         very apparent                                     “We felt that we could offer additional                               one person per year
           students to eagerly join in the                                                        when you work with                                connections through our existing               for the state of Texas is awarded this recognition for
           conversation because, as                                                              someone who was                                    programming, including guest speakers,         “Demonstrating exemplary accomplishments which
           Dr. Filoteo puts it, “pop                                                             trained differently. It                            experiential learning and the Net Impact       foster the advancement of patient care and/or the
                                                                                                                                                                                                   profession of pharmacy.”  It is important to recognize
           culture matters.” When                                                               was funny the number                                program and our student members could          that one of LSC-Tomball’s adjuncts, Ann Marie
           Netflix announced a reboot                                                           of times Sean would             Clark Friesen       take it farther with our Civic Engagement      Paradowski, was also a recipient of this award
                                                                                                                                                    Internship Program.”
           of the ABC family-friendly                                                          say, ‘Yeah, we don’t             Professor, Speech                                                  in 2015.  That means faculty from LSC Tomball’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Pharmacy Technology program have won this award
           show from the 1990s,                                                                do that in rhetoric’ to                                                                             twice in 5 years. We’re super proud of them!
           Sabrina the Teenage Witch,                                                         something a sociologist          The chapter’s co-founding faculty members recognized the
           but in a darker, scarier,                                                          would consider.” When            alignment with Dr. Lee Ann Nutt’s four values at the college:                    [LEARN MORE]
                                                                                                                               learning, leadership, community and connection.  Providing
           format, Tiffee and Filoteo                                                        asked about this, Tiffee          Extraordinary Experiences for students is a core priority.         Robbie Richard Rogers
           knew they needed to chime                                                         responded, “Yeah, we
           in. The result was an article in                                                 don’t do that.”                                                                                       Accepted
                             J
           the peer-reviewed ournal of                                                                                          “So far we have had over 300 students                             Into Select
           Popular Culture titled “Yearning   Dr. Sean Tiffee Dr. Janie Filoteo           Filoteo and Tiffee teach a            accept the invitation to sign up and                              Leadership
           for Yesteryear: Nostalgia and    Professor, Speech Professor, Sociology   combined class of two Honors               we hope to have at least 25 students                              Development
           the Politics of Sentimentality in   [Click the photo to access the article]  sections of EDUCH and are using         complete the program this semester.”
           Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.”    spectacular teachers, like Janie,     the paper and their experience to                                                  Dr. Patrick Gilbert       Program
                                                                                                                                                                         Professor, Governent
                                               do incredible research as well.”      help teach writing and the research
           Both agree that the process         The two would meet twice a week       process as part of the Fear and           The National Society of Leadership and Success is the nation’s largest   Only 30 applicants are accepted into the annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                  leadership training program sponsored by Leadership
                                                                                                                               leadership honor society and collegiate leadership development
           of research and writing is          to write, edit, and compare notes     Horror Learning Network. They are         program and the only program of its kind to have earned            North Houston (LNH). The curriculum includes
           rewarding, but Tiffee notes,        from what they observed from the      continuing their collaborative work       accreditation for its programming.  NSLS differentiates itself from   leadership skills training designed to strengthen
           “It was the collaboration that      series. “It was really interesting to   and have a new project that they        traditional honor societies in that students must complete a leadership   a leader’s ability to achieve personal goals and
                                                                                                                                                                                                  contribute to the success of their organization.
           really made the whole project       write with someone from a different   hope to have completed by the             development program in order to become inducted. The curriculum    Rogers leads LSC-Tomball’s Extended Learning Center
           worth it. We all work with          discipline,” Filoteo said. “Sociology   end of the Fall semester.               offers students the opportunity to develop many in-demand skills such   which helps students become independent learners by
           such amazing people and it’s        and Communication Studies are                 VIEW TRAILER                      as leadership, communication, and team building.                   providing tutoring and other academic support services.
           especially satisfying to see        similar, but the differences become                                                                  [LEARN MORE]                                                  [LEARN MORE]


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