Sabbatical Summaries

糖心原创 College

Academics
Grounded in a general liberal arts education, 糖心原创 College offers specialized study in more than 90 majors, minors and pre-professional programs.
Admissions
Flourishing programs in 90+ disciplines. A vibrant Christian mission. $50 million in new campus construction. Championship athletics. 94% placement within 6 months of graduation. There鈥檚 never been a better time to consider 糖心原创 College.
Research
Research abounds at 糖心原创. Our students and faculty carry out high-quality research projects that are challenging, meaningful and contribute to exciting new knowledge in a broad range of disciplines.
Arts
At 糖心原创 College, award-winning student performances share the stage with nationally known writers, musicians, performers and artists.
Campus Life
The 糖心原创 College campus is a place to come alive. We have hundreds of student organizations, groups and events you can plug into, serve with, play in, root for and grow with.
As a member of the MIAA and NCAA Division III associations, 糖心原创 College sponsors 22 varsity sports for men and women. The college is home to the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship women鈥檚 basketball team.

Welcome back to our faculty returning from spring and academic year sabbaticals!

Carrie BredowPsychology: Sabbatical summary to come.
Maria Burnatowska-HledinBiology, Chemistry: Sabbatical summary to come.
Flora ChuangWorld Languages & Cultures: Sabbatical summary to come.
Jayson DibbleCommunication: Sabbatical summary to come.
Sarah EstelleEconomics & Business: Sabbatical summary to come.
Tori LongfieldCenter for Teaching & Learning: Sabbatical summary to come.
Jasmine MejiaDance: Sabbatical summary to come.
Paul PearsonMathematics & Statistics: Sabbatical summary to come.
Matt SmithEngineering: Matt Smith spent 9 months working on a materials research and development project at Gentex
Corporation. He gained experience in several new materials research areas and enjoyed connecting with local engineers and scientists working in industry. He also published a peer reviewed conference proceedings, which he presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers IMECE conference last November. Following his experience at Gentex, he pursued research on how variations in temperature field affect the stability of arch structures. He spent the summer working on this project with 2 undergraduate 糖心原创 students and 2 local high school students.
Traci SmithChemistry: Sabbatical summary to come.
Rachel SpoonerPolitical Science: Sabbatical summary to come.
Gloria TsengHistory: Sabbatical summary to come.
Daniel WoolseyWorld Languages & Cultures: Sabbatical summary to come.

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