Published April 23, 2014
The University of Louisiana System Academic Summit was recently held at the University
of Louisiana at Lafayette. Faculty, staff, and students from the UL System’s nine
universities participated in the third annual event, which highlights service-learning
projects. University of Louisiana at Monroe students and faculty presented during
the summit.
Each project was chosen through a competitive review process and ULM presented four
unique projects during the summit.
Overall, 44 presentations were selected to showcase community impact projects in diverse
areas such as social work, sociology, music, literacy, marketing, radiology, disaster
preparedness, teacher education, bio-diversity, and filmmaking.
Dr. Kimberly S. Whorton, assistant professor of dental hygiene, presented “Transferring
Teaching Strategies from the Classroom to Service-Learning Projects.”
Tiffany Jackson, professional development coordinator of the TEACH program, collaborated
with Montrell Marshall, a graduate student from Baton Rouge, and Mark Parrish of First
Baptist Church in West Monroe, to present “TEACH Project Students ‘Broaden Horizons’
Through STEM Investigations.”
Jackson also presented “Girls Scouts ‘Power Up’ with ULM’s TEACH Project Partnership,”
with Katherine Stagg of the Louisiana Girl Scouts and Linda Trimble of Ouachita Parish
Schools.
Dr. Pamela Higgins Saulsberry, professor of social work, presented “Life Events, Transitions,
and Turning Points,” with senior social work majors Eric Hendrix and Tara Williamson.
Each participant received a medal commemorating their achievement and the students
will display their medals during commencement exercises.
