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Welcome to this issue of the TUI Network, your magazine for information and news on TUI happenings. The year 2010 is just getting started and we expect it to be a great year for TUI. A lot is going on at the main campus with WASC accreditation, strategic planning initiatives, and growth. In this issue you will meet some new individuals who have decided to join the TUI family and read about the departure of some very important TUI family members.
While a lot is changing at TUI, the most important thing is remaining the same and that is the quality of education we provide to our students.
This is something that will never change. One way to judge the quality of an institution is to look at the people that belong to that organization. If you look at the individuals who have chosen to be a part of the TUI family, faculty, staff, and administration, you will see a great group of individuals who are working very hard to ensure our students receive an educational experience second to none.
This issue of the Network highlights the accomplishments of a few of our current and past students, describing how their TUI education has benefitted them. We also introduce you to faculty and staff members who help make TUI the institution it is and keep it running smoothly. As
TUI moves forward and grows, we will continue to seek out the best qualified individuals to join the TUI family.
As we begin our journey through 2010, I would like to wish Yoram and Edith Neumann and Tom and Roy Finaly the very best in their new adventure. It has been my pleasure to know and work with them in building a premier institution of higher education.
This is a magazine for the TUI family of stakeholders, to communicate with one another and to share in our successes. If you would like to contribute to the magazine, I welcome your contributions and you can send them to: TUInetwork@tuiu.edu. If you have suggestions for articles or pictures of yourself working on assignments in far off, out of the ordinary places, send them to the same email address.
Dr. Gregory D. Herbert
Editor in Chief
Associate Dean CBA/CIS
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TUI University
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EDITOR IN CHIEF
Dr. Gregory Herbert - Associate Dean CBA/CIS gherbert@tuiu.edu
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Arthur Duran - Graphic Designer durana@tuiu.edu
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr. Frank Gomez - COE/CHS
Dr. Steven Gold - Associate Dean of Special Projects
Dr. Shelia Lewis - Director of Institutional Research
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Rebecca Aubuchon - Academic Affairs Support
CONTRIBUTORS
Mr. Ken Sobaski - President and CEO
Dr. Paul Watkins - Vice President Academic Affairs
Dr. Wendy Wang - CBA/CIS
Dr. Steven Gold - Associate Dean for Special Projects
Dr. Frank Gomez - COE/CHS
Dr. Gregory Herbert - Associate Dean CBA/CIS
Dr. Shelia Lewis - Director of institutional research
Mr. Jose Marrero - Vice President of Marketing
Mr. Brian Kent
Mr. Kenneth J. McQuiston
Mr. Arthur Duran - Graphic Designer
Dr. Rania Sabty-Daily
Dr. David Turbow
Dr. Heidi Sato
TUI PHOTOGRAPHERS
Dr. Frank Gomez COE/CHS
Arthur Duran - Graphic Designer
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHY
Most photographs provided by students, faculty and staff in their related stories or subjects.
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President's Corner - Mr. Ken Sobaski
Update on University Progress and Goals
Academic Affairs Update - Dr. Paul Watkins
News Update VPAA
Founders' Farewell - The Neumanns
Communication Update Jose Marrero
Student's spotlight - Brian Kent
Leadership & Education: A Student’s Perspective
Cover Story - Kenneth J. McQuiston
My Educational Journey
Alumni Spotlight - Brigadier General David S. Post
Ambassador's Corner - Dr. Shelia Lewis
Special Projects - Dr. Steven Gold
Taking the Plunge Arthur Duran
TUI Employee/Student Ashley Cothern Joins Army
Academic Quality Assurance - Dr. Steven Gold
Dr. Elna Van Heerden: A Commitment to Excellence
Colleges of Business and IT - Dr. Wendy Wang
Computer Sciences Careers
Colleges of Education and Health Sciences
Four Professors on Environmental Health
Faculty Spotlight - Dr. Timothy Legg
From Nurse Practitioner to TUI University Professor
National Educational Outreach - Esmeralda Silva
The Financial Aid Department
Spotlight
Staff Corner
Staff Spotlight - Motivated Staffers
Devahn Parker and Bernard Francisco
New Full-Time Staffers
Faculty Research pg. 19 pg. 21 pg. 23 pg. 24 pg. 25 pg. 26 pg. 27 pg. 31 pg. 12 pg. 13 pg. 15 pg. 16 pg. 17 pg. 18 pg. 1 pg. 3 pg. 4 pg. 5 pg. 7 pg. 9

Hello Everyone,
These past few months have been very busy for TUI here in Cypress. The change in leadership that began when I took over as President and CEO this summer surprisingly accelerated in February when Drs. Yoram & Edith Neumann rather unexpectedly decided to leave TUI University to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture with a small institution of higher learning called InterAmerican College, a WASC senioraccredited school in San Diego, effective 15 February 2010. They were presented with
President Mr. Ken Sobaski a unique opportunity they could not pass up. Unfortunately, they also took Tom and
Roy Finaly with them when they departed; Tom was VP of Marketing, Recruiting and Outreach and Roy was VP of IT. While we wish them the best in their new endeavor, we were left with some big holes in our leadership team that we’ve been working hard to fill over the last few weeks. A number of the team here in Cypress have stepped up during this transition period to ensure there are no issues. I want to personally thank everyone for doing what’s been necessary to ensure continued strong service to our students. Thank you all!
Speaking of filling holes in our leadership team, I am happy to say we have some great individuals with excellent qualifications that have recently joined us. Jose Marrero took over as VP of Marketing after working closely with many of us here at TUI since October and we have an experienced IT Executive, Vahid
Shariat, as the interim head of the IT department. Additionally, in December, Caroline Rook joined us as
CFO ,bringing many years of experience as a public company CFO and in January, Lynne Bernstein joined us as VP of Human Resources, a role she’s played twice in her past. We are very happy to have brought all four on board. They are highly-qualified individuals and we are thrilled they wanted to be a part of the
TUI family. I want to personally welcome them all and look forward to working with them as TUI moves forward and grows. More importantly to most of you, our academic leadership remains unchanged under
Dr. Paul Watkins as Vice President of Academic Affairs. His leadership team, including Dean Anthony
Culpepper and Dean Mihaela Tanasescu, are working hard to ensure we successfully move forward with our
WASC reaccreditation. You’ll hear more about that in a moment.
In regards to growth, we have spent the last five months doing some long-term strategic planning.
We assembled a TUI strategic planning team made up of nearly fifty of the leaders of TUI faculty and staff.
We are well on our way to developing a comprehensive and focused strategic plan for the university. The strategic plan will include our Vision – where are we heading, our Values – what beliefs support us, and our
Strategies – how will we get there. The seven areas of strategic focus include: superior education, student
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experience, distinguishing the TUI brand, driving growth, business development & outreach, developing the people & culture, and strengthening the technology & process infrastructure. Together these will prepare TUI for growth, enable us to take advantage of TUI’s strengths, and address our weaknesses in order for us to exploit the tremendous opportunities that exist.
As I did when I joined, I’ve continued my listening sessions with employees now that I’ve been here six months. This time I got our employees' perspective on our accomplishments to date as well as areas that still need improvement. I’m very pleased with our accomplishments to date. We’ve gotten various departments working together, we’re discussing our strategic goals and direction, there is a new dedicated
HR department, morale is up, communication is freely flowing, and we are laying the foundation for future growth. However, many or our employees acknowledged that there is still a lot of room for improvement.
We still need to improve our communication with our students, between departments and externally with our remote faculty. We still have numerous processes that require streamlining and improvement. We’ve begun to improve our web site but there is still a long way to go, we need to clarify where we are headed in regards to markets and growth, and we need to improve training and orientation for new employees. So there is work to be done, but overall I’m pleased with what has been accomplished so far. I am in the midst of planning listening sessions to answer the same questions with our remote faculty, and I’d like to hear from our students, too.
As I mentioned earlier, we continue to work on our reaccreditation from WASC. We received the formal report of the CPR visit in October 2009 last month and there were no surprises in it. We have successfully passed through that critical milestone in our accreditation. The Educational Effectiveness Review visit, which is the last phase of WASC reaccreditation, has been extended 6 months to April 2011. We are well underway in our preparations for it. I’ll keep all of you posted as to how those preparations are proceeding in future letters, as this reaccreditation is a significant milestone for TUI.
One last piece of news before I close, we are also preparing to hold our annual graduation this summer. It will be held on Saturday, 31 July 2010, at 1:30 in the afternoon at the Terrace Theater/Long Beach
Convention Center in Long Beach, California. The theme for this year’s graduation is Aspire, Believe, Achieve.
John Crowley, the CEO of Amicus Therapeutics and subject of the movie “Extraordinary Measures”, will be our Guest Speaker at this event. If you qualify to participate, I strongly encourage you to attend; you will have the opportunity to meet your Professors and I would love to shake your hand and congratulate you on stage.
As always, I want to hear your thoughts and ideas on how we can make TUI better so send them to me at ksobaski@tuiu.edu.
Ken Sobaski
President & CEO
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the last TUI Network was published, it has been an exciting time for TUI and the many changes taking place to make TUI the university of choice for you and others who will enroll with us. The Academic Affairs team at TUI has the primary responsibilities for Student Advisement,
Academic Policies, Student Retention, Colleges with College on ways to simplify the registration process with road-maps, and other features. Another improvement is to allow students to opt out of receiving CDs if they can access and/or download the courses online. Also changed is the simplification of some of the academic policies. For example, students no longer have to apply for a six-week extension and then re-apply for a second six-week extension. All extensions are now approved for ninety days without the extra hassle of reapplying. We’ve also been analyzing a lot of student progress and achievement data and are working to help new students get extra help with getting started in the online environment with faculty, advisor, and other staff encouragement and assistance.
N ew faculty are being hired and three of these are now in place for Spring 2010 and beyond. They bring a good mix of practical and academic perspectives to TUI. We are looking forward to their contributions and will be hiring more faculty in the months ahead. The Office of Institutional Research continues to do surveys obtaining data about student satisfaction so that we can hear the student voices
Deans and Faculty, Curriculum, Assessments of student learning, Institutional Research, Academic Quality Assurance Systems, Accreditations, Graduation, and a number of other areas.
S ome notable changes are taking place and a few of these are shared with you in this publication. One of the strategic initiatives we are undertaking is to enhance the curriculum. All degree programs and courses at TUI are undergoing a comprehensive review for content, quality, and benefit to students. This will result in better alignment of courses and pre-requisites to help maximize students’ ability to be successful in these courses and degrees. Future enhancements will be the addition of more aids such as videos, graphics, social media, and other multimedia tools to enhance the learning experience.
O ther changes will be forthcoming to help improve the student experience at TUI. For example, we are working and better serve them as they pursue their education. We value your input and suggestions for improvement.
T he 2010 Commencement (Graduation) Ceremony is July 31st in Long Beach, California. This is the TUI event of the year when we celebrate all those students who have graduated from TUI during the past year. Students and their families travel from all over the world to attend and we strongly encourage you to attend if you have graduated and not “walked” or if you are a pending graduate. A special event at this year’s graduation is the keynote speaker, about whom a book has been written and whom a major motion picture portrays. You won’t want to miss this. More details may be found at www.tuiu.edu/graduation. Please share your stories with us. I want to hear of your journey to get your education and the path taken to graduate from TUI. Please send the stories to me at pwatkins@tuiu.edu.
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To: All TUI Students and Alumni:
The purpose of this message is to announce that our founders, Drs. Yoram &
Edith Neumann, along with Roy & Tom
Finaly, have decided to leave TUI University to pursue a new entrepreneurial venture with a small institution of higher learning called InterAmerican College, a WASC senior-accredited school in
San Diego.
We are all indebted to the four of them for their work, along with the rest of the TUIU team, in founding and growing TUIU into a prestigious and high quality educational institution.
While we are saddened by the news of their departure, both the Board of Directors and I support their decision and wish them the best of luck in their new endeavor.
Theirs are big shoes to fill, but I know all of our tremendous faculty and staff will provide the assistance needed to fill those shoes while we continue to serve you, our students and alumni, in the manner you are used to. Please join me in thanking them for everything they have done and in wishing them nothing but the best of luck as they start out on their new venture.
Ken Sobaski
President & CEO
created TUI University in 1998 working as the Founder, President and CEO.
Yoram, along with his wife, Dr. Edith
Neumann, (formerly the Vice President for Academic Affairs at TUIU) have worked to make TUIU the best online university.
The Neumanns have moved onto a new venture as the new leadership team of InterAmerican College, effective Feburary 24. Please join us in wishing a successful transition in their new venture and best of luck!
have worked alongside the Neumanns from day one. They have been key components to the success of TUIU.
They have departed TUIU with the
Neumanns to tackle a new venture at
InterAmerican College as part of their new leadership team.
Tom Finaly was formerly Vice
President for Administration at TUIU and Roy Finaly was the former Vice
President for Information Technology at TUIU. We are excited for their new venture and wish them the best of luck!
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As part of TUI’s continuous improvement process, two recent communication upgrades have been made to enhance the student experience. One of them is the addition of a new student support page for requesting assistance from tech support. This will make it easier for students to request assistance and should speed up the response by the IT department. Below is a screen shot of the new page. An individual only needs to click on the “Helpdesk eTicket” link on the left-hand menu of CourseNet and the above screen will appear. Once it is filled out, click “Send
Request” and wait for IT’s response.
The new student support page for requesting assistance from tech support.
The second improvement is the beginning of a revamped communication process for students at TUI. We are committed to making your experience at TUI University great, with all the support you’ll need to ensure you succeed in your educational pursuits. To that end, we understand that there are sometimes administrative details that need to be taken care of in order to avoid bumps in the road on your way to your degree. To make sure you are aware of critical information, and to make it easy to take the appropriate action, we have introduced administrative alerts. These will come in the form of pop-ups when you log into CourseNet that remind you of key deadlines and provide links to quickly take care of the matter, or an option to be reminded later. We recently introduced reminders for registration for your next session, and a pop-up to introduce these new alerts.
Above: Two examples of the new administrative alert pop-ups are shown.
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Wherever possible, these alerts will be personalized for your particular needs, and often will replace emails.
We are taking key steps to improve our processes to reduce the amount of duplicate information you receive from the various departments of the University and quicken your ability to get to the information you need. The recent change to the home page of our web site included buttons on the right that get you quickly to the top information sought when logging on. Information like the University calendar, financial aid information, and key military student programs are now just a click away, as are a section to learn about TUI news and to link to the official TUI Facebook and LinkedIn pages. If you haven’t explored the new home page, please check it out!
Above: TUI Universities new and improved website home page
Finally, you will begin noticing changes to the look and content of email communications coming your way.
These communications will utilize several standardized templates intended to provide a uniform feel to university correspondence. We will take the initiative to shorten the emails and make them easier and faster to read as opportunities arise. Look for these to be phased in over the next several months. TUI is dedicated to continuous improvement so that our students receive an educational experience second to none.
** Written by Jose Marrero, Vice President of Marketing
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R ecently, I was asked about Leadership and
Education and especially how my TUI educational experience has benefited me. As a Doctoral
Candidate at TUI University and a business owner in
North Carolina, I have spent most of my life learning and pursuing knowledge in order to provide a better life for myself and my family. The request to answer this question came at a time when many things were going on across the country and in my life which had me in deep reflection of myself, my surroundings, and where I thought the world around me was headed. In and taught with several universities and the e-library provided by TUI is second to none.
T he professors are top notch. They provide advice and recommendations for the student to maximize their time during studies, while maintaining the strictest of accountability for college standards.
During time of travel or deployments, I have been able to work with professors to ensure my work was accomplished to the high standards required by TUI. I have also witnessed TUI working with individuals who
Brian Kent
Small Business Owner
TUI Doctoral Candidate today’s time of a struggling economy and exploding unemployment, there has been no time in history when
Leadership, Integrity, Values and Education have been more important.
O ver my successful twenty year career in the military, I completed a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and began working on my PhD.
These achievements were accomplished during nights and weekends while deployments, travel, and reassignments occurred on a regular basis. During this time of my life, TUI has been a critical piece to the success which I have enjoyed. TUI has provided me the opportunity to continue my education based on my schedule. Its program is designed and laid out for working people to continue their professional business pursuits and contribute to society. The research material available to students is excellent. I have worked
TUI NETWORK  SPRING 2010 have suffered family illnesses or even loss. When a student was lost, the TUI family provided support and condolences to the family of the soldier during that trying time.
S everal years ago, just prior to retiring from the
Army, I began my second career as a business owner in North Carolina. As an individual who wanted to take what he had learned previously and put it to work, I began my first business as a real estate holding company. As I started this business, I received an informal education in government, regulation, and banking. As a lifelong learner, I had a solid base from which to study as I pursued this endeavor. In a very short three years, the business expanded into four locations across North and South Carolina. The education then continued into multi-state issues.

A fter standing up the real estate company and formally retiring from the Army, I took my professional skills of leadership and management into a career field related to my service. I opened a defense contracting company that specialized in research and development in the information technology area. This new business capitalized on my education and helped focus my dissertation, which is on the Digital Divide.
For the last year, I have taken the time to really focus on individual research and adaptation to the acceptance of technology. The professors at TUI have been supportive and helpful in defining how the dissertation will add to the body of knowledge through knowledge management, self efficacy, and the technology acceptance model. As I continue to pursue the degree, I have grown as an individual and businessman. The education and experience helped propel my company to be recognized as the North Carolina 2009 Small
Technology Company of the year by my peers at the
North Carolina Technology Association.
I n late 2009, I opened my third corporation which now focuses on training deficiencies and documentation for requirements. I once again used my education, dedication and self motivation to pursue business in an area of our region that was suffering a short fall. Having now become a PhD candidate, I truly understand the consulting management and documentation process that businesses need to focus on.
M y goals for the future are still defining themselves. However, it is not from lack of initiative or drive, as well as support from TUI, that I continue to pursue my goals. I continue to push my employees to get their education. I want and demand a workforce that is well educated, agile, and adaptable due to the fluid business environment we are experiencing today. I want all of the individuals that we work with to be professional. This professionalism starts with understanding, education, and knowledge.
Through my pursuit, I appreciate those individuals who have assisted in my success and my education. I think they have helped mold me into the leader I am in today’s business world. Additionally, they have helped me shape the vision I see for all of us in the future. I believe all dreams are attainable if you as an individual start putting one foot forward and moving toward that goal. You have to get the right education, be ready to make decisions, and lastly, be ready to lead when it is your turn.
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From the back left: Capt Tom Clerici (MSITM), SrA Shawn
Sanford (BSBA), TSgt Luke Fletcher (MAED) from the Front left. MSgt Jennifer Stout (GEM ), Capt Shane Wehunt (MBA)
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Story Submitted by Kenneth J. McQuiston
Command Chief Kenneth J. McQuiston
in Bagram Afghanistan, watching a little ESPN
Sports Center and waiting to get “on line” I was wondering how the heck I got to this point in my life. I remember the day back in 1981 when I graduated from high school and remember the entire family being there…parents, brother, sister, grandparents, uncles, aunts, the whole gang. I couldn’t understand what all the excitement was about; after all, it was just high school. Sure, I knew it was the start of my “next phase of life” but was all this really necessary? I was an “OK” student, but I surely wasn’t going to be receiving any awards for academic success. I was always a bit more focused on the classes of “football” and “wrestling,” where I got my best grades.
Later that night, as I sat in what I referred to as an Inquisition of Uncles (my Dad and his three brothers) in the backyard it became evident to me of how significant the day’s events were. You see, neither my father nor any of his 3 brothers had graduated from high school. My father and his younger brother dropped out to enter the military; his other two brothers had exited academia to hit the work force. It wasn’t something they were proud of, but I knew they always regretted.
As I began to think about it more and more I began the desire for advancing my education post-high school. Money was a bit tight around our house, so Mom and
Dad couldn’t afford it and I felt my best option was to enter the military; after all, I could see the world and at the same time, go to school.
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After entering the Air Force in 1982 (I know quite some time ago), I got a bit side tracked and went to the school of fitness instead (hung out at the gym all the time). Sure I thought I looked good, but what was I doing to better my mind? One day at work, my supervisor, SSgt Steve Speece put a book on my desk and said
“Here is a book for Economics 101/102…I want you to take the class. If you like it, keep going, if not, sell the book and keep the money…it’s a win-win situation!” I took his advice, liked the class so much that I didn’t stop going till I had two
Community College of the Air Force Associates Degrees, and a Bachelors Degree completed. On that day of graduation, Dad and all the uncles were there, but on this day, my Dad cried openly, stating I was the only one ever to go to college.
After that I took a break (of about 14 years) as my career took off, always saying that one of these days I will get back to school and complete my MBA…but with raising kids and traveling the world with the Air Force, I just couldn’t find the time. I needed another shot of motivation! That motivation came from two of my children (twins) that were now attending college and working toward their degrees in Secondary Education where they both want to be teachers. My son said,
“Dad, you should go back to school!” Of course I had a great excuse that while serving as a Command Chief in the Air Force, I just didn’t have the time…or so I thought!
About a year ago, I was talking to a fellow Command Chief and TUI student, Jim
Suttles, he told me about the TUI on-line MBA program and how it fit his schedule.
He was able to do all of his assignments and still complete his duties, and because the course was on-line, he could do it from anywhere. I decided to take a class and see what happened.
As I took my first class and went to my first “Threaded Discussion,” expecting to be the “old man” of the class filled with “twenty somethings,” I was pleasantly surprised to see eight class members that were all Command Chiefs just like me…I knew then this was going to be hard, but very manageable.
I cannot begin to tell you how much it means to me to be able to work towards my
MBA and do it while in uniform. The educational model, the staff and faculty of
TUI have made this a very positive experience for me, and for that, I thank you! I believe you are giving a lot of busy people the opportunity to continue their education and continue to make their parents proud, regardless of age!
So, as I sat in the USO at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, pondering what got me to this place in my life, I realized I was now connected to the internet. I could now enter “CourseNet” and submit the Case study and SLP I had completed while sitting on a nine hour C-17 aircraft flight and not be late. Thanks to all of you at
TUI who have enabled me to complete my education while maintaining a busy schedule and serving my country, be a role model to my children, and lastly, continue to make my father proud!
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TUI University’s 2010 graduation will be held Saturday, 31 July
2010, at 1:30 PM in Long Beach, California. If you will complete your degree by the end of the Summer 2010 session, plan to attend. If you have completed your degree in prior years and have never participated in a TUI graduation ceremony, you are also invited to participate. Now is the perfect time to start planning your summer vacation, so why not plan it to southern California and walk across the stage at the Terrace Theater, Long Beach
Performing Arts Center to receive your diploma?
This year’s guest speaker will be Mr. John Crowley, the current
Chairman and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics. If you have seen the movie “Extraordinary Measures” with Harrison Ford and
Brendan Fraser, you know Mr. Crowley’s story. Mr. Crowley’s life is the subject of this very inspiring movie. You can find out more about Mr. Crowley on our graduation web site, which you can link to from TUI’s home page: www.tuiu.edu.
Your family deserves to see you walk across the stage: they have earned it, so give them the pleasure of seeing what their sacrifice has enabled you to achieve. We are looking forward to seeing you in southern California this summer. Please RSVP ASAP.
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assumed command of United States Transportation Command’s Joint
Transportation Reserve Unit recently. General Post achieved his Master’s in Business Administration degree from TUI
University (then Touro University International) in 2006.
The JTRU is the first Department of Defense authorized
“joint” reserve unit. In assuming command, General Post accepted responsibility for the over 200 personnel from all branches of the United States military reserves that make up the JTRU.
General Post first enrolled in TUI for the Summer
2004 session and eighteen months later had achieved his master’s degree. Here is what General Post has to say about his educational experience with TUI.
"Knowing that to fulfill my ambition to be a thoroughly capable officer in our armed forces, I decided that it would be wise to enroll in the highly regarded Touro University International a belief that I now realize was fully justified.
I was especially aware of the importance of having a thorough understanding of the working of supply chain management and of “just-in-time” logistics. In addition, I was conscious that my degree would also provide me the skills to navigate in a highly competitive environment.
Without TUI’s first-rate training in those and other management fields, I almost certainly would not have been assigned to positions within the Air Mobility Command and subsequently, the US Transportation Command, which, among other missions, directs and supervises the execution of the Department of Defense’s distribution system one of the world’s largest supply chains.
The leadership skills I acquired as part of TUI’s
MBA program are proving to be of vital importance to my everyday activities. Those skills came in handy when I was assigned to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan as the vice commander, responsible for over 1,000 airman whose mission it was to operate a transportation hub in support of Afghanistan operations.
One last word: in addition to TUI’s education, I also received and deeply appreciated the encouragement extended by its personnel every step of the way. I am appropriately grateful."
As the commander of the JTRU, General Post is also the director of USTRANSCOM’s Reserve Component
Directorate (J9) and as such, is the advisor to the Commander, USTRANSCOM, on all matters associated with
Reserve Component support for the command. General
Post was recently nominated by the President for promotion to Major General.
When General Post is not performing his military duties, you can find him in the captain’s seat flying for American Airlines. TUI is proud to be able to provide a superior educational experience to all of its students and appreciates the service and sacrifice they provide to their country and communities.
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Gen. Duncan McNabb, commander,
U. S. Transportation Command, hands Brig. Gen. David S. Post the unit flag of the Joint Transportation Reserve Unit, symbolizing his acceptance of command of the unit, during a ceremony at Scott Air Force
Base, Ill., Dec. 5. Photo by Jane Van
Der Kuil.
Portions of above article from Scott AFB Public
Affairs article by Staff Sgt.
Travis Butler, 12-11-09.
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Dr. Shelia Lewis - Coordinator of TUI Ambassador Program
We have grown from one Ambassador (yours truly) to nearly 100 strong! Ranging from mentoring TUI students to representing TUI in various events worldwide, your efforts have captured the attention of TUI’s Executive Leadership.
TUI’s Ambassadors have earned a reputation at our Headquarters located in Cypress, CA as the “go-to” team for honest answers regarding the voice of inquirers who want to know about our quality education. Consequently, the Ambassador
Program has become part of TUI’s military outreach section under the leadership of an Ambassador Program Director to be announced in the near future. Given that, I want to thank all of you for everything you have done and what you continue to do to “get the word out” about TUI. It was truly a journey that will stick with me and I’ll bask in the afterglow of what we accomplished for years to come. But before I sign off, please take a moment to see where our Ambassadors are located in the “Ambassadors Around the World” table below. Highlighted areas indicate growth since our last Newsletter.
Still don’t see your location within the table? That’s because we’re waiting for you to join the team. Would you like to contact an Ambassador and/or get to know fellow Ambassadors in a particular location? Send an email to slewis@tuiu.edu.
I look forward to hearing from you ONE MORE TIME and as always, “keep pushing forward!”
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This table displays Ambassador locations and how many members per location. For more information, email Dr.
Lewis at slewis@tuiu.edu.
Afghanistan
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Bolivia
California
Canada
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Germany
Hawaii
Illinois
Japan
Kansas
Maryland
1
5
1
2
1
10
1
1
Michigan
Missouri
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
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Ambassador Master Sergeant (MSG)
Virgil L. Coleman in Richmond, Virginia.
Ambassador Coleman is retiring from the
U.S Army with over 36 years of active duty
(September 1973 – May 2010).
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Job well done to Ambassador Jacquelyn
Smith in S. Korea, for encouraging four soldiers to enroll in TUI University. Keep up the good work!
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 Ambassador Valerie Thomas (right) encouraged her daughter Lashayna
Thomas (left) to enroll in TUI’s MBA program with a concentration in IT.
Lashayna is in the IT field in the Navy and works 12 hour shifts. Ambassador
Thomas completed both the BSHS/
MSHS programs and challenges
Lashayna to “beat her 3.83” GPA.
Ambassador Robbin Meyer completed her BSBA and recently finished her MBA in Human Resource Management. Robbin participated in the Fort Hood, Texas consolidated graduation on
November 5, 2009. She is pictured with Dr. Shelia Lewis, and centered between two other TUI MBA graduates (Constantinos
Paizanis and Martha Green).
Commander’s
Dinner and
Social. (Across the table from right to left)
Dr. Shelia Lewis,
Kristina Norris,
Sandy Lieberman, and
Dr. Mihaela
Tanasescu
AMSUS plenary session. COL
Peter Tan (left) seated with
DIMA Western
Regional Dental
Commander,
COL Ayer
 Ambassador and AMSUS. Ambassador COL
Peter M. Tan is the U.S. Army Pacific Regional
Dental Command Reserve (DIMA) Commander and Chief of Recruitment and Retention. Previously as the Consultant for the Drilling Individual
Mobilization Augmentee (DIMA) Dental Corps, he coordinated the Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. (AMSUS) DIMA Commander's
Conference/Breakout Session and had institutional partners present to the Commanders, Executive
Officers, and DIMA officers.
Dr. Shelia Lewis returned this year with
Dr. Mihaela Tanasescu to present the cooperative educational opportunities and constructive credit provided by TUIU to members of of the
DIMA Dental Corps. Afterwards, the evening
DIMA Commander's dinner and social was enjoyed by all the DIMA officers present and included guests from Human Resources-St. Louis,
Kristina, Mihaela, and Mr. Sandy Lieberman of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
(Director of Membership).
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By Steven J. Gold, PhD, Associate Dean for Special Projects, sgold@tuiu.edu
, finding ways to teach military leaders can be a challenge. But military leaders also represent a unique learning opportunity for the professor as well. From years of experience I have found these to be the five most important things to remember when teaching military leaders. Keep them in mind, and the payoff for the professor will be truly special.
First things first, never BORE a military leader. Few people are as busy and time-challenged as the military leader. If you give a military leader something interesting to do, they will always find time to do it. If you give them something boring, they will never have time. This is one reason why the casebased approach works so well. Ask a military leader to give you an opinion on an interesting issue and you will get an interesting result.
Military leaders are self-motivated people. Unlike the traditional 18 year-old freshman, going to school on daddy’s nickel and living the party life in the dorms, military leaders live a very structured life. If a teacher starts to get in between a military person and his or her duties, the education is gone. Duty will always be more important than school. So it is the teacher’s responsibility to find ways to work around the military person’s hectic schedule. FLEXIBILITY is the key.
Military leaders are suspense date obsessed. Never, in my 30 years of teaching have I met such an over-achieving, perfection-minded group of people. No matter how hard you try to tell them that we will accommodate their schedule challenges, military leaders will get themselves into a state of panic if they think they will be one minute late on a deadline. I have to be honest; in this arena,
I am not always successful. While military leaders appreciate the effort to get them to chill out and not stress over perfection, they are just hardwired to give everything 110%.
Military leaders are always ready with a smile, a joke, or a slap on the back as these are people who know how to motivate. Further, military leaders are by definition critical thinkers. Critical thinkers always make a game out of their work, in the same way that chess is a game
Dr. Gold seated at Field Marshall Irwin Rommel’s desk in the
Gen. George S. Patton room of the NCO Academy in Germany.
– a strategic game. Professors need to help military leaders see that there are many sides to an issue and allow them the freedom to play and explore and they will always rise to the challenge.
Likely the most important thing in teaching military leaders is treating them with the level of respect they deserve. Too often, professors use their degree and in-class authority to try to intimidate students and gain cooperation through creating a sense of awe. Military leaders are rarely in awe of their professors. If a professor tries to talk down to a military leader, that conversation will end quickly. Furthermore, never challenge a military leader’s integrity. If a military leader makes a mistake in writing a paper, NEVER make unfounded accusations about cheating. It is never wise to look at a big old Sergeant Major with five combat tours in Iraq and call him a cheater. You won’t do that twice, I can guarantee.
So if something looks funny in a paper, it is wise to ask nicely and find out what the real story is before jumping to conclusions. Treat military leaders with the respect they have earned and in return they will produce outstanding work.
Teaching military leaders properly by following these principles allows for the greatest learning experience any professor could have. In reading their papers on Ethics, my particular field, I’ve learned more about integrity and leadership than any books have ever taught me. TUI is a community of learners; we learn together. So if a professor follows the five key principles for teaching military leaders, the payoff will amount to an education for the professor the likes of which s/he never knew existed.
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By Steven J. Gold, PhD, Associate Dean for Special Projects, sgold@tuiu.edu
,
TUI Marketing Assistant, is leaving us for the Army.
She started working at TUI in March, 2007. She grew up in Bellflower, California as the only girl and the youngest of four children. While working at TUI, she began attending Cypress City College with the intention of becoming an Army Nurse and she joined the Army Reserve
Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at nearby California
State University in Fullerton. After completing her first semester, she visited a friend in Washington, DC, who is an
LVN (Nurse) in the Army and he gave her a breakdown of what it is really like to be an Army nurse. “I thought about it and decided I did not want to be tied down to a hospital
24/7,” said Ashley.
However, Ashley learned something about herself during her first semester in ROTC. She learned she liked the physical challenges the Army offers and the teamwork aspects of being a soldier. “It was very hard sometimes but
I always told myself I can do it,” Ashley commented. She became intrigued by the adventure of the Army, going to new places and seeing new things. So she decided to try the Army experience and a few months ago, she took the plunge and signed up. Ashley had several options in Army occupations and could have played it safe by becoming a financial clerk but had her mind set on going to Airborne school. One way she could do this is by becoming a parachute rigger, an opportunity she jumped at.
On April 26, 2010, Ashley will leave TUI and depart for US
Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. After
Basic, she will attend Airborne School at Fort Benning,
Georgia. Once she has completed Basic and Airborne, she will go back to Fort Jackson to start her training as a Parachute Rigger. Ashley knows she will face tough challenges in basic training but feels she is up for it.
Ashley enjoys the thrilling side of life: she has tried snowboarding, tandem ski diving, and is considering buying a motorcycle after her Army training is complete. “Going
Airborne is something not all people could or would even want to do. I see Airborne school as a challenge, physically and mentally; physically because of the tough physical requirements of the training and mentally because of my fear of heights. I want to go to Airborne school because I think it would be fun and I want to conquer that challenge.”
Ashley said. When asked about the possibility of being deployed to a hostile duty station such as Iraq or Afghanistan,
Ashley said, “I’ve wanted to join the Army for a while. I want to serve our country and be a part of the military. Out of the different branches, the Army has always stood out to me. Honestly, I know it sounds strange, but I want to go to
Iraq or Afghanistan at least once. I want to do my part.”
Ashley will be missed at TUI. She believes TUI University is a great choice, especially for active duty military and busy adult learners. “I like how student oriented we are and how everyone works together to help students reach their goals. If TUI continues on the path they are on, they will become one of the top online universities.” Ashley commented. A word of advice from Ashley, “For all the students working on their degrees at TUI, my only advice is to not give up. From the first class to the last, it will seem like a never-ending road, and there may be obstacles that arise that may prevent you from taking courses for a while, but always keep the end goal in mind.”
Ashley plans to continue her education through
TUI while she is on active duty and hopes to complete a
Bachelor in Health Sciences by the end of her first contract with the Army. She still has a long way to go but is confident she will get there. Good luck to you Ashley. 
** This article was written by Art Duran based on an interview with
Ashley Cothern.
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From its inception, the leadership of TUI University understood that academic quality is at the heart of the University’s mission, but assuring dependable quality at all levels and at all phases of the educational process has to be job number one. In the hectic fast-paced world of adult education and online learning, it sometimes takes only one bad experience to derail a student’s entire educational goal. So putting in place the right processes and bringing faculty, staff, and students together in a way that guarantees a consistent high quality learning experience became the task of the Director of Academic Quality Assurance Systems in July, 2009.
Dr. Elna van Heerden is the Director of Quality Assurance; she coordinates academic assessment, develops the educational effectiveness framework for TUI and works with the College Deans and administrative department heads to provide inputs, workshops and tools for course content improvement and improvement of the academic quality assurance processes. And while Dr. van Heerden was recently admitted to the WASC Assessment Leadership Academy for 2010-2011, a fantastic compliment to her tireless efforts and, according to WASC (TUI’s regional accrediting body)
“..a testimony to your commitment to assessment of student learning and educational effectiveness," Dr. van Heerden is the first to remind us that academic quality assurance is a team effort.
The Quality Assurance processes involve academic administration, faculty and staff at all points in the process. Faculty, as the subject matter experts, review their courses on a session-by-session basis, developing new assignments and finding innovative digital resources. Ms. Nancy Zhao coordinates the process of reviewing the materials through the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, assuring faculty directly sign off on course content. Once the faculty member deems the course ready, other staff members take the course into production. Aaron Arnett is responsible for
CD production, while Earvin Sorianosos provides the necessary technical support. Then Godwin Sorianosos oversees the shipping and delivery process for the course CDs. They all work together, to make sure course materials are developed properly and delivered efficiently. TUI will soon add an Instructional Designer/Education Technologist whose job it will be to help the faculty with the look and feel of the class, designing the courses in ways that are user-friendly and take into account the diverse learning styles of TUI’s student body.
TUI student needs and their expectations play a vital role in the course development and delivery process. Faculty use student feedback from the Self Reflective Essays as well as the data coming from the Office of Institutional Research, headed by Dr. Shelia Lewis, to help craft courses and refine the production and distribution process in a way that reflects student input. TUI Ambassadors and TUI Alumni also have a strong voice in the development process. Courses are revised, new materials developed, and the physical processes are in a state of constant innovation and continuous
improvement in response to the student’s expressed needs.
The Academic Quality Assurance Process integrates efforts from other evaluative groups within the University. The Educational Effectiveness Review Subcommittees doing analysis for our accrediting agencies address important issues in the context of the overall academic picture. Finding ways to use the information on best ethical practices, the nature of student feedback, improving student satisfaction, and other studies being done in different departments provides different perspectives on student needs and a deeper understanding on what constitutes a quality academic experience. Faculty are also involved in extensive program reviews in all four colleges. The data collected from these in-depth reviews of the curriculum enables us to strengthen course content and meet the needs of an evolving student body.
Ultimately, TUI faculty and staff work together in a multiple component system that guarantees a total commitment to Academic Quality to ensure that TUI consistently provides the finest educational experience possible in today’s world of online learning.
** This article was written by Dr. Steven Gold based on an interview with Dr. Elna Van Heerden.
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Dr. Wendy Wang
CBA-CIS
College of Business
College of Information Systems
In today’s increasingly competitive job market, it is crucial to make informed career choice decisions. Regardless of your current situation – thinking about where to start your career or considering switching to other fields – here is some information for you to consider.
According to the latest Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11
Edition, released by the United States Department of Labor, between now and 2018, employment in computer systems design and related services is expected to increase 45%, twice as fast as the average for all occupations in the economy. Along with being one of the fastest growing fields, it enjoys some of the highest median wages.
Demand for computer sciences professionals will be driven by the continuing need for businesses, government agencies, and other organizations to adopt and utilize the latest technologies. Eighty percent of the positions in computer science require a Bachelors degree. If you are someone who is looking to have a rewarding career in an exciting field, computer science is the one for you.
The TUI BSCS program offers a quality curriculum and dedicated faculty members. TUI computer sciences program offers a wide selection of courses: programming languages, databases, web services and applications, wired and wireless network, IT security, operating systems, and computer architecture, etc. These topics cover different key aspects of computer sciences, and prepare students for a solid career upon graduation. Computer science is a very dynamic field and we strive to continuously improve our courses. To this end, TUI engages in a program/course review every term ensuring:
• the materials are current
• the newest technologies are covered
• and student feedback is taken into consideration for next term.
The faculty of TUI’s computer science program are highly qualified. They have years of experience in industry and/or as university faculty members, with earned doctoral degrees from some of the most highly-respected universities.
For more information about TUI computer sciences program, go to www.tuiu.edu.
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College of Education
College of Health Sciences
Pictured are four Professors of Health Sciences:
From top left to right
Dr. Rania Sabty-Daily, Dr. David Turbow,
Dr. Frank Gomez, Dr. Heidi Sato
Environmental Health is powerfully represented in the College of Health Sciences. Answering current needs and future prospective growth in the environmental science and health arena, TUI has developed a BSHS and a Graduate Certificate with a examinations for many years. With a PhD in Environmental Health Science and Policy, Dr. David Turbow has collaborated with the regulatory community and non-governmental agencies as a scientist and policy analyst to help facilitate their water pollution preven-
concentration in Environmental Health Sciences. The professors are highly accomplished professionals, with Environmental Health background and expertise.
Dr. Frank Gomez, who holds a PhD in Environmental
Management, has served as a nationally-recognized subject matter expert in food safety, community noise control, and health effects of housing, as well as for numerous national professional certification/licensure tion planning efforts. Dr. Heidi Sato, who holds a PhD in Health Sciences from TUI University, has worked as an epidemiologist for Los Angeles County Environmental Health Division and the Acute Communicable Disease Control Unit, and has served as an expert witness for high-profile foodborne disease outbreaks. Dr. Rania Sabty-Daily, who holds a PhD in Environmental Health Sciences, has worked in the
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private sector and consulting and has researched environmental hazards and children’s health and has published work in occupational health and exposure assessment.
The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, as well as the homes we live in, and the places we work at – all aspects of our natural and manmade environment – have an impact on our health. Interactions between humans and the environment can give rise to a variety of diseases and health conditions, from asthma or cancer to breaking news, such as outbreaks of West Nile Virus,
Bio-/agro-terrorism (intentional tainting of food), E-coli in bags of spinach or lead in children’s toys.
Environmental health is a unique field of study because of its science background and the diversity of subject matter areas covered that are required to be mastered by the practicing professionals in this field. Students examine applicable laws and regulations and also gain a wealth of information on cuttingedge technologies used to remediate pollution of air, water, and soil. Knowledge of areas such as food safety, water and wastewater protection and management, solid waste management, vector control, community and occupational noise control, epidemiology, housing, and radiation control are all subjects that environmental health specialists work with on a daily basis. Courses are developed to complement a student’s science-based background so that they may become a desired person for employment in this field. These courses provide students with knowledge and the skills that they will need as practitioners in the field.
The environmental health programs at TUI also offer students a broad, in-depth, and “hands-on” perspective on issues facing environmental health.
Courses offer students “virtual” hands-on experience in the world of the environmental health specialist.
For example, in the BHS436 Food Protection Course, students are given the opportunity to conduct a virtual environmental health investigation of a restaurant.
Students learn how to assess validity of a foodborne illness complaint, conduct a virtual inspection at a restaurant, identify factors that may have contributed to the foodborne illness, and identify corrective actions for food code violations. The BHS432 Vector
Control Course provides the student the opportunity to learn about a variety of vectorborne diseases and how to implement vector control programs.
In our programs, students explore the human health impacts of environmental contamination, as well as preventative measures available to keep those problems from reoccurring and they apply critical thinking skills to address real world environmental health issues. For example, the type of public health action that is occurring in Haiti right now with respect to food, water, and resources came about as a multi-organizational emergency response to an unpreventable natural disaster. Many TUI students are being deployed to aid in the relief efforts.
Graduates of TUI’s environmental health programs will be well-versed and prepared to address the many important challenges ahead of them in their service to country and community. They will be prepared to become future leaders in tackling real world environmental health issues by enhancing strategic visioning and direction-setting skills through critical thinking and analysis.
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Dr. Timothy Legg
TUI University
Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
Since 2004
• Bachelor of Science, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA.
• Master of Science in Gerontological Nursing and Nursing
Education, State University of New York, Binghamton,
NY.
• Certificate, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, State
University of New York, Binghamton, NY.
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Long Term Care Administration, Marywood University, Scranton, PA.
• Doctor of Philosophy, TUI University, Cypress, CA.
This course enables me to share my expertise as a health educator with students preparing to enter the field.
The students: they are hard working, flexible, friendly and they are the reason why I enjoy my work. I love getting e-mails asking me questions or providing insights that they gained from the course in general or a particular reading assignment. Some students simply drop me an e-mail to say "hi" and chitchat about a wide variety of topics. Some of my former students continue to send me messages telling me about their career progression and some still ask for my advice on a wide variety of topics.
These relationships are important and keep me energized!
The IT infrastructure has expanded tremendously.
I am quite impressed by how much our systems now do.
We have also expanded our program offerings considerably.
Prior to working at TUI, I served as a nurse practitioner at a local VA medical center. I left that position to pursue a blended role of nursing instructor and consultant. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, I worked as an RN in critical care and general medical/surgical and long-term care nursing for several years. I also served as a nursing home administrator for Beverly Health Care and senior consultant for a long-term care consulting company based in Clymer, PA. I continue to provide health educator services to a variety of organizations on a voluntary basis.
My favorite programs as a health educator include smoking cessation, healthy eating and movement (exercise) programs.
Teaching in the College of Health Science. I also serve as a committee member on and have chaired dissertation committees. I spend a great deal of time working on how I can improve the quality of my courses through reading assignments and devising creative ways to enable students to "show what they know" in their written assignments. I also teach BHE499, Capstone for Health Educators. This is the final course students take before finishing their undergraduate degrees in the health educator role.
Continued growth of programs, degrees and certificate programs and the continued expansion and refinement of our technology systems.
I'm something of an amateur weightlifter. I visit the gym about four days a week, two to three hours at a time.
It helps me to keep in shape. I couldn't be taken "seriously" as a health educator if I didn't maintain a healthy weight or healthy lifestyle habits!
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Yes, I was working on the credits I needed for a national certification in long-term care administration, and
I needed to pick up some credits in health care finance. I took MHM502, with Dr. Karmardi Mills as my professor.
What was amusing was the fact that I was also teaching MHM508 during the same semester, and one of the students in my 508 course sent me an e-mail to ask me if that was "me" in his 502 course! In one class (MHM508),
I was his instructor and in the other course (MHM502), I was his classmate!
I thought it was neat--it also shows students that regardless of your job title or degree attainment, we can all benefit from continuing our education. Whether it's a single course or an entire degree program, lifelong learning is essential for our continued growth as professionals.
Working with TUI students is central to what I do here at TUI. I work with students in each course, but a bit more closely as students pursue the PhD and ask me to serve on their dissertation committees. I also receive quite a bit of e-mail from our graduates telling me of new endeavors and asking me for advice on best ways they can implement new ideas or programs. It's nice to shift from
"professor" to colleague and watch former students make that transition.
I was going to kid around about "crashing" an exclusive invitation-only dinner at the White House, but since people aren't finding that funny, I think I will refrain from that line of humor…
Although I'm not rubbing elbows with the elite of democracy, some of your readers might be interested to learn that the book I co-authored, entitled "Disaster Nursing: A Handbook for Practice," won the American Journal of Nursing's (AJN) prestigious "Book of the Year" award in the Community/Public Health category. The book was published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
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Dr. Afghani has been with TUI almost 8 years as an Associate Professor. During this time, she has developed an excellent record of scholarship and has achieved the other levels of performance necessary to reach this point in her career. She now joins Drs. Gomez, Li, Eveland, Flaschner, and Gold as the only non-administrative faculty who are full professors at TUI.
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from left to right: Ms. Esmeralda Silva,
Director of National Educational Outreach;
Myra Reyes, Assistant to the Director of
National Educational Outreach; and Kayla
Perkoski, Coordinator of Special Projects.
In our efforts to reach out to those who serve so that they may achieve their educational goals, TUI has recently entered into several agreements that will enable the members of these organizations to have better access to a higher education.
Ms. Esmeralda Silva, Director of National Educational
Outreach at TUI, has authored several agreements within the past few months and successfully formed partnerships with other military programs, institutions and Councils.
Ms. Silva’s office continues to strive to reach out to students with the help of Myra Reyes, Assistant to the Director of National Educational Outreach, and Kayla Perkoski,
Coordinator of Special Projects. Below are the most recent agreements/partnerships that TUI has established. TUI continues to pursue relationships and agreements in order to bring to those who serve the opportunity to achieve their educational goals.
November 3, 2009
TUI established an agreement with the U.S. Army Combat
Readiness/Safety Center (USACRC) allowing graduates of the USACRC to translate their specialized training into course credits towards one of three unique degrees offered at TUI University:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – with a concentration in Safety Management #1
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – with a concentration in Safety Management #2
Master of Business Administration – with a concentration in Safety Management
It also established transfer criteria for military training courses earned in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Safety Officer
Course (ASOC) that can be utilized toward a Masters of
Arts in Education with a concentration in Aviation Education Degree at TUI University.
November 18, 2009
TUI joined as a participating school into the Army’s Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP). As a participating university, TUI, along with other member colleges, will work in partnership with the Army Recruiting Command and
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) to aide in the enrollment of active duty and veteran soldiers and increase the use of GI Bill education benefits.
January 2010
TUI entered into an agreement with the U.S. Army Engineers School at Fort Leonard Wood, MO, to establish a specially tailored Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree for U.S. Army Engineers. The degree will emphasize management and leadership, providing relevant courses which develop critical thinking, writing, communication, and other skills necessary to enhance professional success. This degree is a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration with a concentration in Management/Leadership.
February 23, 2010
TUI University joined Southern California Intersegmental
Articulation Council. The purpose of the California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC) is to serve as a statewide forum for Articulation Officers to meet, discuss, and resolve college transfer and articulation issues, and to facilitate the progress of students between and among the segments of postsecondary education in California.
If you have any questions or ideas for our Director of National Educational Outreach please email: esilva@tuiu.edu
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at TUI University provides students with the opportunity to fund their education using federal funds known as Title IV aid. The department consists of fifteen individuals all together: six Advisors, four Customer Service
Support Specialists, one Consultant, a Default
Manager, a Disbursement Coordinator, an Assistant
Director and a Director. TUI offers Federal Pell
Grants for undergraduate students, which are granted to students by the federal government and do not have to be paid back, as well as subsidized and unsubsidized loans for all degree programs.
The department is responsible for collecting the necessary application and verification documents in order to award students funding based on their eligibility. Financial aid is important to TUI students who need assistance with tuition charges and the cost of living expenses while continuing their education. The department assists students in receiving the amount of funds they are eligible for and providing information on the various financial aid programs offered. Currently, the department is working on improving responsiveness to students in regards to the awarding of their financial aid and communicating financial aid policies. The key challenges the department faces are working with paper files and dealing with multiple systems for awarding funds and communicating to students the policies for receiving financial aid. It is important that all students read and understand the financial aid policies and be aware the department must follow these policies, which have been set in place by the federal government. The department looks forward to receiving your application and helping you fund your future!
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We are pleased to announce that effective immediately, Taisha
Azlin has been promoted to Director of Financial Aid, in charge of Title IV
Financial Aid awarding and disbursement eligibility. Christine Elliott has decided to leave the University and we wish her the very best in her future endeavors and we thank her for her efforts during her tenure with TUI.
Taisha is a USC alumnus with a Bachelors in Business Administration. She is also in TUI’s MBA program! She has been TUI’s Financial
Aid Controller dealing with Title IV disbursement and compliance eligibility and Title IV audit for over a year. Prior to joining TUI, Taisha has been in accounting operations and budgeting positions for multi-million dollar companies in the entertainment industry, including Deutsch/Sony
Playstation and Entertainment Studios, LA. Please help me congratulate
Taisha in a well-deserved promotion!
Cypress, CA – January 19, 2009 - TUI University (www.
tuiu.edu), a leader in online education, today announced it was named an academic partner by the FBI National Academy Associates, Inc., (FBINAA). The FBINAA is a nonprofit organization that provides the highest degree of law enforcement expertise, training, education and information to over 17,000 senior law enforcement members. As a partner university, TUI will accept the transfer of FBINAA credits towards its MBA degree programs.
TUI is the first school we have partnered with in the
Western United States. It’s a great fit for FBINAA members because of its academic excellence and accommodations for working professionals,” stated Gary Foster, chief operating officer, FBI National Academy Associates. “TUI also understands the unique training undergone by law enforcement and the military, and their programs in Strategic Leadership,
Public Management, and Criminal Justice Administration offer our members logical career advancement.”
The new partnership permits members of the FBI-
NAA, their spouses and dependents, to receive a tuition reduction at TUI of 15% for the Bachelors program and 27.5% for the Masters program. TUI’s transfer policy will also allow for the transfer of up to 88 credits from community colleges and four-year universities towards the Bachelor degree, and up to 12 Master level credits towards a Master degree. In addition to tuition discounts, there is no cost for textbooks and all application fees are waived.
“This new partnership with the FBI National Academy Associates demonstrates TUI’s commitment to serving the educational needs of our nation’s first responders," said
Kenneth Sobaski, president and chief executive officer, TUI
University. “We hope to provide enhanced academic and career opportunities for law enforcement executives, while simultaneously providing them with applicable knowledge for their current positions in public safety and homeland security.”
TUI University alliances include all branches of the
U.S. Armed Forces, leading law enforcement agencies and organizations such as the National Fraternal Order of Police (NFOP), the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department
University (LASDU), the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD), CA POST Command College, leading corporations, professional associations, and community colleges.
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Devahn Parker, Financial Aid Project Manager/Advisor at TUI University. She began working in June 2008 in the Financial Aid department managing our 2007-2008 year audit. Devahn transferred as an employee from ASAP
(Alliance for Student Aid Processing). She joined TUI with high spirits as a full-time employee August 2008. She began quick operational turnaround of organizing daily operations, staffing and created a team-oriented work environment.
Devahn works directly with students, answering emails, phones, awarding, certifying loans and resolving student complaints. Her perspective on financial aid and working with students is to always offer prompt, dedicated and committed service.
She enjoys TUI’s strong commitment to its students and work environment. She feels that TUI is family-oriented and shares this identical compassion with their students.
As TUI students and staff grow in the future, it is her goal to maintain our successful bond and work ethics within the
TUI family.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending quality time with family and friends. She loves to work out, travel, watch movies, poetry and listen to a variety of music.
Devahn's next step to climbing the ladder for success is to enroll at TUI, majoring in business management.
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I was born in Angeles City, Philippines next to Clark Air Force Base and migrated to the US in 1992 at age 8. Fortunately, I am still fluent in speech and comprehension of the main dialect, Tagalog, as well as the dialect of my province of Pampanga. However I am slowly losing the ability to do both; maybe a visit will replenish that. I haven’t had the privilege to visit the motherland since my departure so I am definitely looking forward to the day that I get a chance to fly back.
The saying “it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey” possibly best describes my personality and how I look at life. I love to take on challenges and new opportunities because one will never know who they truly are if they don’t better themselves from yesterday. I like my music loud; love to travel with my wife, family and friends; enjoy cooking and any outdoor activities and I am a BIG Lakers fan. People always have something interesting to say so I enjoy meeting others. I am looking forward to developing my career at TUI University and have enjoyed it since my first day in July 2009.
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Jose will report to the president and is a member of the TUI Leadership team. Jose has been serving as interim Director of Marketing, reporting to Tom Finaly since last October.
In that capacity, he was responsible for both TUI’s website upgrade project and TUI’s overall student communication improvement project. He will retain those responsibilities and now pick up leadership for all of TUI’s marketing initiatives and spending, including positioning, differentiation, lead generation and advertising. Jose is an accomplished manager who brings with him a wealth of sales, marketing and general management experience over his 25+ years of working,  including key marketing leadership roles at AutoZone, ConAgra, Monsanto, Procter
& Gamble and Pepsi. Additionally, he has nearly four years experience as a marketing consultant and three years as a President & CEO of Pepper Ball Technologies, a start-up in the public safety and law enforcement markets.
We are pleased to announce the addition of Carlos McEwan to the Marketing team as the
Director of Integrated Marketing –Retained Students. Carlos’ main responsibilities will revolve around retention marketing activities and he will work with staff and faculty to help achieve our retention goals. Tied to those efforts, Carlos will:
• Take ownership over the mapping of the communication process for retained students for continuous improvement purposes.
• Be Marketing’s contact for all CRM activities and will work with the IT department to continually improve our customer database and to increase our understanding of marketing effectiveness by consolidating and improving our marketing reporting functions.
• Carlos will also be in charge of Search Engine  Marketing efforts to improve our ability to attract qualified candidates to
TUI through online marketing.
• As part of  the Marketing team, Carlos will also assist in developing the TUI brand.
Carlos has worked in Marketing for 20 years in the automotive and financial services industries with experience in all key phases of the marketing mix, and has found significant success in interactive marketing, including positions at DiTech
Home Mortgage, Mazda North America and Mitsubishi. Carlos received his B.S. in Marketing from U.S.C. Please join me in welcoming Carlos to the TUI family.
Debbie is on board to perform financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting, reporting directly to the CFO. Her role includes financial variance and project analysis. Debbie is a Californian CPA (formerly with KPMG, one of the top 4 global accounting firms) and CFA
(Chartered Financial Analyst) and has a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and MBA from
USC. Debbie was a VP of Strategic Equity Group, an investment banking and valuation advisory services company. Prior to that, she was a Director of Finance at Autobytel, Inc, a public company that performed automotive online marketing. She was a senior consultant at KPMG, as well as Assistant Manager at China Trust Bank. We are pleased to welcome Debbie aboard the TUI family.
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Caroline has joined TUI as CFO effective December 2009 and is responsible for all financial aspects at the University. She was most recently CFO at PeopleSupport, Inc. in Los
Angeles, a leading offshore business processing outsourcer, having been in financial leadership roles for public and private companies with nearly 30 years experience.  Caroline led the IPO at PeopleSupport, Inc. when they went public on NASDAQ. Her experience includes private equity management, expertise in SOX compliance and the development of multiple banking relationships. That background will be a strong addition here at TUI.
Caroline has a Computation (computer science) degree from The University of Manchester in England and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Caroline’s background includes comprehensive and successful experience building finance and administrative organizations in the US and internationally. Prior to PeopleSupport, Caroline was Leader of Financial Operations at Acxiom Corp, a billion dollar public company in customer data insight, integration and marketing, and Group
VP Finance of the Business Intelligence Group of Sterling Software, another billion dollar public software company with operations in over 60 countries worldwide.
We are pleased to announce that TUI has strengthened its management team and hired
Scott Stallings for the newly created position of Director of New Student Recruitment. Scott will report directly to the president and be responsible for overseeing and leading all new student recruiting activities at TUI. As part of his duties in leading new student recruitment, Scott will also be an important member of the enrollment team.
Scott most recently was Corporate Director of High School Admissions at Prospect Education and prior to that, Director of Marketing and Admissions at California Inter-
Continental University. Scott began his career in proprietary education as an education counselor at the University of Phoenix and ultimately attained responsibility for managing approximately forty-five enrollment counselors and nine enrollment managers while at UOP. Scott will play an important role in strengthening and developing our recruitment staff and, in addition, developing the effectiveness of our recruitment processes. Norm Antonini, TUI Recruitment Center Manager, will report directly to Scott.
Scott is an enthusiastic supporter of online education and adult learning, having completed his BS and MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is also currently pursuing his PhD in business. Interesting fact about Scott – he dropped his first online PhD program after determining it was not challenging enough. He is looking forward to being connected with the WASC-accredited programs at TUI and the high value they bring to our students' development and growth. We welcome Scott to TUI and wish him success in his important new role.
Sherwin is reporting to Peter Elwell. Peter Elwell is the New Interm Corporate Controller who is taking on departing VP of finance Josh Kim's functions within TUI. Peter, with Sherwin in his team, is responsible primarily for financial accounting and reporting, treasury and tax reporting for TUI.
Sherwin is a qualified Philippines CPA and obtained a Bachelors in Accounting from the
Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He was a senior auditor with KPMG, Philippines
(one of the top four accounting firms globally), Senior Supervisor Accounting for TDK Philippines (a multinational tape manufacturer), Senior Accountant for the Kabbalah Center in LA
(a not-for-profit spiritual welfare center), Senior Accountant and Acting Manager for People-
Support in LA (a NASDAQ-listed public company in the offshore business processing space) and Senior Accountant for
SDI Media in LA (a multilingual captioning, translation and transcription company in the media and entertainment space, owned by a private equity firm).
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In response to the announcement that Roy Finaly has left TUI University, we are happy to announce that Vahid Shariat is joining TUI University as an interim Head of IT. In this interim capacity, Vahid will report to Caroline Rook and will be part of the TUI Leadership
Team (TLT).
Vahid is a founding principal of GreenPath Solutions, an IT consulting firm with a group of experienced and focused IT professionals. He is an experienced IT executive with over 20 years of experience in designing, deploying, and managing technology solutions for a variety of industries. Vahid has extensive hands-on experience in implementing and managing business applications and infrastructure for global operations. His experience extends to business analytics, contact center infrastructure, business continuity solutions, and IT outsourcing. Vahid has consulted for various industry leading companies: American Express, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Hewlett Packard, General Motors, and Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Vahid served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for a leading financial services organization responsible for over 150 global IT professionals and all aspects of information technology including: application development, global infrastructure (call center, telecom, LAN/WAN, data centers, desktops), and outsourcing.
He was instrumental in extending the technology platform and establishing efficient management structure and processes to optimize the IT cost structure and performance. Vahid also has served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a global business process outsourcing company where he was responsible for delivering technology services to all clients and internal business groups. He has established contact center / CRM technology platforms, which supported the launch of new lines of business for global outsourcers.
Vahid earned a Masters Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering (Cum Laude) from University of Buffalo and resides in Southern California. We welcome Vahid to TUI and wish him continued success in his new role.
Lori Peck is reporting to Vahid Shariat. Lori Peck is experienced in leading technology implementations and managing mission critical IT Operations. Lori is a management professional who has consulted for industry leading customers while working for KPMG, including
Wyeth, Citi Group, Taco Bell, and Devon Energy. She has launched web-based online services, led large system conversions, and established 5 franchises in Southeast Asia, and designed workflow solutions to manage large volume transactions. Lori has earned valuable work experience at small and midsized companies, managing IT at the executive management level. Lori earned her MBA at the University of California, Irvine, holds certifications as an MCSE and
PMP. She resides in Southern California. Welcome aboard, Lori!
Peter will be in charge of all Accounting Functions, including the general ledger, financial reporting, and tax and treasury functions. Accounts Payable continues to fall under this position. Peter is a Californian CPA (qualifying with KPMG, one of the top four global accounting firms) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) with a BS in Business Administration from Salem State College, MA. Peter rose from Corporate Finance Manager of Primedia,
Inc (a publically listed company and national publisher and distributor of free print and online consumer guides for apartment and home industries) to VP, Divisional CFO of Primedia Automotive Digital, with numerous automotive-related websites. Prior to this, Peter was a Manager of Corporate Management Audit, Studio Entertainment at Walt Disney. Please help me in welcoming Peter to TUI.
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Lynne has over twenty years of experience as a Human Resources leader.  Her experience spans large, traditional organizations and small, cutting-edge technology start-ups.  Most recently,
Lynne served as Vice President of HR for Spot Runner, a technology and advertising start-up, where she built a strong HR operational and staffing organization, as well as introduced culturechanging initiatives in support of the company’s rapid growth plan.   Prior to Spot Runner, she spent four years at Saatchi & Saatchi as EVP, Human Resources where she successfully lead the organization through a series of organizational and culture change initiatives.  In 2000, Lynne became employee #2 at the Internet start-up, Fandango.  At Fandango, she developed the foundation for a customer and employee-focused organization in which there was strong focus and alignment that helped the organization survive and thrive during the difficult days of the dot com bust. Lynne’s experience growing companies, building strong HR vision and strategy and delivering  tactical plans and high performance service-oriented HR teams is very valuable to us here at TUI. Lynne earned her Bachelors degree in Sociology from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY.
I would like to announce that effective March 10, 2010,
Josh Kim, VP Finance has decided to move on from TUI to pursue another opportunity. For the past seven years, Josh has helped TUI throughout the time we were part of Touro, during the Summit changeover and developed our financial reporting and treasury functions as TUI.
Please join me in wishing Josh every success in the future and thanking him for his focus and accomplishments at TUI.
We wish Bob Tormey, who originally joined TUI as the interim CFO subsequent to the change of ownership from Touro
College, a fond farewell. Bob has been the interim TUI CFO since
February of 2008 and in that role, he has provided strong financial leadership, process, and guidance to the leadership team. Thank you, Bob, for your important contributions and steady financial hand. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
TUI says farewell and a strong heartfelt thank you to
Bob Regalado, who has served as our interim HR Director.  Bob helped TUI establish a strong
HR organization and will assist
Lynne Bernstein with a smooth transition into TUI. We want to thank Bob for his hard work and dedication and wish him great success as he moves forward to new and rewarding challenges.
Thank you, Bob!
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Some of Dr. G.G. Kuleshov's 2008/2009 publications affiliated with TUI University:
Invited chapter “Web-Enhanced vs. Traditional Approach for a
Science Course” by G.G. Kuleshov in the Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies , Editor T. Hansson, IGI
Global: Information Science Reference, Hershey – New York,
2008; ISBN-13: 978-1-59904-970-0.
Kuleshov G.G.
“Academic Culture and Educational Standards:
Conflict of the Paradigms.” The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge & Society, 2009, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 55 – 62. http://ijt.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.42/prod.594.
Kuleshov G.G.
“Higher Education: What Can Be Done Without
Additional Investments?” The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2008, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 29 – 36. http://iji.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.88/prod.514
396.  Dr. Anthony Linton (Ryerson University) is a  graduate of
TUI’s Doctoral Program in Health Sciences.
Dr. Mina Singh is a professor in the School of Nursing at York University.    Dr. Timothy Legg is a professor in the College of Health Sciences at
TUI.
Thomas Kernodle, TUI College of Business Administration Ph.D. graduate, is to be congratulated on his new position with Empire
State College. Assistant Professor of Business, Management, and
Economics,Tenure-Track Empire
State College State University, New
York, appointed July 2009. Adjunct
Professor of Business Management,
Berkeley College, New York City.
Core Professor, Business Administration TUI University.
Recent publication:
Effective Media Use: Using Film and Television to Instruct an Organizational Behavior Course. American Journal of Business Education Volume 2, Number 8, November 2009, Page 37-49
Virtual presentation Kuleshov G.G., Carbine J.E. “Academic
Culture and Educational Standards: Controversy and the Paradigm of the Digital Era” has been done at The 5th International
Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, Huntsville,
Alabama, USA, January 30 – February 1, 2009. http://t09.cgpublisher.com/session_descriptions.html
Brian Harte is a CBA Ph.D. student and Dr. Mary Lind is one of our Core Professors.
Harte, B. K., & Lind, M. L.
(2010). Analyzing illegal corporate behavior: Effectiveness of the Sarbanes-Oxley act. International
Academy of Management and Business, conference proceedings
(ISSN 1949-9108), Las Vegas, Nevada.
Dr. Donald Reinhart, TUI Ph.D. 2007
Recently published article in Loss Prevention magazine.
Reinhart, D.
& Herman, M. (2009). Collaboration and Working as an Effective Team: The Challenge for Loss Prevention Management. Loss Prevention , November – December 2009, pg 56-60
Dr. Amarjit Gill, TUI Ph.D. graduate sor recent publication in
and Coordinating Profes-
The Open Educational Journal.
Dr. David Turbow, TUI Ph.D
“Predicting Risk of West Nile Virus Human Transmission Based on Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors” a poster abstract by
Ilia Rochlin, TUI Ph.D
. candidate in the College of Health Sciences, has been accepted for presentation in the Poster Session of
National Environmental Health Association's 2010 Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition. Ilia’s dissertation committee,
Dr. Scott Campbell, Dr. David Turbow and Dr. Frank Gomez, assisted with the poster abstract. The 2010 AEC & Exhibition will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from June 6-9, 2010.
Kathrins, B., & ences.
Turbow, D.
Center Participants towards Resistance Training.
Strength and Conditioning Research.
College) is a  graduate of TUI’s Doctoral Program in Health Sci-
Linton, A., Singh, M.,
(In Press).  Motivation of Fitness
Dr. Bess Kathrins (Stockton
Turbow, D., & Legg, T.
The Journal of
(2009). Street youth in Toronto, Canada: An investigation of demographic predictors of
HIV status among street youth who access preventive health and social services.  Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services , 8(4), 375-
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Gill, A.
, Tibrewala, R., Poczter, A., Biger, N.
, Mand, H.S., Sharma, S.P., & Dhande, K.S., (2010). Effects of Transformational
Leadership on Student Educational Satisfaction and Student
Stress. The Open Education Journal , 3, pg 1-9.
Abstract: This paper examines the effects of transformational leadership (TL) on student educational satisfaction
(SES) and student stress (SS). Asian students enrolled in business management program at colleges and universities in British Columbia, Canada were surveyed to find out their perceptions as to whether TL used by faculty members improves SES and reduces SS. Results suggest that SES is positively related to the improvement in the level of perceived TL used by instructors/professors. The empirical findings of this paper also suggest that the reduction in the level of SS is related to the improvement in the level of perceived TL used by instructors/professors. However, TL does not mitigate the stress of graduate level students. This paper offers useful insights for instructors based on empirical evidence.

Douglas S. Kalman PhD, RD - is currently a Director in both the
Phase I Unit and Departments of Endocrinology and Nutrition
Division of Miami Research Associates (MRA). He has been active within the sports nutrition community for more than 15 years.
Dr. Kalman has worked with professional, collegiate and high-level amateur athletes in and outside of the United States. Dr. Kalman is the Past Chair of the Nutritionists in Complementary Care-DPG and is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition; a Spokesperson for: The International Society of Sports Nutrition, and The
National Strength and Conditioning Association. His work has been published in textbooks and in scientific and popular press mediums. In addition, he is an Adjunct Professor both at Florida
Atlantic University (Exercise Science & Health Promotion) in the Robert Stempel School of Public Health at Florida International University in Miami teaching Advanced Nutrition, Sports
Nutrition, Obesity Management and acting as a Preceptor for the student interns. He is an active member of the following leading organizations ADA, APS, ACSM, NSCA, ACN, ISSN, and the
ACRP. trial of Wellmune WGP® for immune support during cold and flu seasons. J Applied Research 2009 (9) No. 1 & 2; 30 - 42. http://www.
jarcet.com/articles/Vol9Iss1/FeldmanVol9No1.pdf
Kalman, D. S ., Lou, L., Schwartz, H, I., Feldman, S., and Krieger,
D.R. A pilot trial comparing the availability of vitamins C, B6, and B12 from a vitamin-fortified water and food source in humans. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009; 29:1-11. URL: http://dx.doi.
org/10.1080/09637480802616595
Kerksick, C., Stout, J., Campbell, B., Wilborn, C., Kreider, R,. man
Kal-
, D., Ziegenfuss, T., Lopez, H., Landis, J., Ivy, J., and Antonio,
J., Title: International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Nutrient timing . JISSN 2008 http://www.jissn.com/content/5/1/17
Oral/Abstracts/Poster Sessions:
Morales, I., Feldman, S., Krieger, D.R., Kalman, D . A Clinical Evaluation Comparing the Relative Bioavailability of Three
Vitamin C Supplements in Healthy Non-Smoking Males. 2009
American College of Nutrition Annual Conference. Oct 1, 2009
Orlando Fl.
Kalman, D.
, Feldman, S., Schwartz, H.D., Krieger. A Randomized Double Blind Pilot Clinical Trial Evaluating a Probiotic for
Post-Prandial Gastric Distress and Quality of Life. 2009 Experimental Biology Meeting. Abstract # 398, LB460 (HYPERLINK
"http://www.eb2009.org/"www.eb2009.org).
Kalman, D.
, Lou, L., Antonio, J., Tanasescu, M., Krieger, D.R.,
The Effects of Feeding Protein Hydrolysate vs Carbohydrate on
Biochemical Markers of Anabolism and Catabolism in Trained
Glycogen-depleted Athletes. 2008 Experimental Biology Meeting (HYPERLINK "http://www.eb2008.org/"www.eb2008.org)
Abstract #537, LB685.
Kalman, D.S
, Feldman, S., Feldman, R., Schwartz, H.I., Krieger,
D.R., Garrison, R. Effect of a Proprietary Magnolia and Phellodendron Extract on Stress Levels in Healthy Women: a pilot, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutrition Journal 2008 http://www.nutritionj.com/content/7/1/11 .
Dr. Kalman graduated with a PhD in Health Sciences from TUI in 2007. Below are some of his recent prominent publications and presentations.
Kalman DS , Heimer M, Valdeon A, Schwartz H, Sheldon E. Effect of a natural extract of chicken combs with a high content of hyaluronic acid (Hyal-Joint®) on pain relief and quality of life in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Nutrition Journal 2008, 7:3 http://www.
nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-7-3.pdf
Book Chapters/Contributions:
1. Fluids and Hydration in: Nutrition and Exercise Concerns of
Middle Age. Judy Driskell (editor). 2009 CRC Press. ISBN:978-
1-4200-6601-2
2. Co-Editor: HYPERLINK "http://www.springer.com/west/ home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-22-173729545-
0"Essentials of Creatine in Sports and Health. Stout, J.R., Antonio, J., Kalman, D. (Eds.), 2008, ISBN 978-1-58829-690-0,
Hardcover.
3. Co-Editor. HYPERLINK "http://www.springer.com/west/ home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-22-173729374-
0"Nutritional Supplements in Sports and Exercise. Greenwood,
M., Kalman, D . (et al.), 2008, ISBN 978-1-58829-900-0, Hardcover.
4. Co-Editor. HYPERLINK "http://www.springer.com/west/ home/generic/search/results?SGWID=4-40109-22-173729108-
0"Essentials of Sports Nutrition and Supplements. Antonio, J.,
Kalman, D ., Stout, J.R., Greenwood, M., Willoughby, D., Kreider,
R.B. (Eds.), 2008, ISBN 978-1-58829-611-5, Hardcover.
Full-Length Manuscripts (original and/or Review articles):
Kalman, D.S., Schwartz,H.I., Alvarez, P., Feldman, S., Pezzullo, J.C., and Krieger, D.R. A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel-group dual site trial to evaluate the effects of Gas Defense on intestinal gas symptoms in otherwise healthy adults. BMC Gastroenterology 2009,
9:85doi:10.1186/1471-230X-9-85. http://www.biomedcentral.
com/content/pdf/1471-230X-9-85.pdf
Feldman, S., Schwartz, H.I., Kalman, D.S., Mayers, A., Kohrman,
H.M., Clemens, R., Krieger, D.R., Randomized Phase II clinical
TUI almuni Dr. Barbara Taylor recently had a paper based on her dissertation research:
Taylor, B.L., DelCampo, R.G., & Blancero, D.M., (2009). Workfamily conflict/facilitation and the role of workplace supports for
U.S. Hispanic professionals. Journal of Organizational Behavior,
30(5) pgs 643-664.
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