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The CALL of the Timberwolf - November 2020


 LEADERSHIP








 Yearning for Yesteryear: Nostalgia and the Politics of   LSC-TOMBALL ANNOUNCES NEW   LSC-Tomball Pharmacy
                                                                       Tech Wins Statewide
               STUDENT ORGANIZATION
 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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