2022-2023 President's Annual Report

Dංඏංඌංඈඇ ඈൿ Gൾඇൾඋൺඅ Sඍඎൽංൾඌ ൺඇൽ Hඎආൺඇංඍංൾඌ Mඋඌ. Lංඇൽൺ Sංආආඈඇඌ - Hൾඇඋඒ Iඇඍൾඋංආ Cඁൺංඋ

Mrs. Linda Simmons - Henry, Division Interim Chair has taken the lead role in helping students build a solid multidisciplinary foundation for students to become successful in their chosen career pathways and niche markets. Mrs. Simmons - Henry who has also served as Director of the Library, is continuing the appointment of International Archivist for Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority Incorporated. Dr. Edward Robinson, Assistant Professor of History will be the keynote speaker at the annual Stone - Campbell Journal Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 14 - 15, 2023. Stone - Campbell Journal is designed for students, scholars, and ministers of the Stone - Campbell Restoration Movement who think deeply about the Bible, theology, and issues related to our common heritage. SCJ provides a scholarly platform for biblical interpretation, history, theology, philosophy, apologetics, and cultural criticism for those who value the perspective of the Stone - Campbell Restoration Movement and who endeavor to advance its distinctive principles today. The association provides a juried journal published twice annually by Stone - Campbell International. We welcome well - researched contributions from those who identify with our purpose.

Dංඏංඌංඈඇ ඈൿ Nൺඍඎඋൺඅ ൺඇൽ Cඈආඉඎඍൺඍංඈඇൺඅ Sർංൾඇർൾඌ Mඋඌ. Lංඇൽൺ Jඈඁඇඌඈඇ Cඁൺංඋ

31 Professors in the division have begun partnering efforts to increase admission to the University of Texas at Tyler Medical and Pharmacy Schools. The program will provide students with differentiated learning modules to increase success in the program, including co - teaching in the division. Ms. Linda Johnson continues to serve as the chairperson of the Division of Natural and Computational Sciences. Ms. Johnson has been longstanding in this role and gives immediate supervisory oversight and direction of the unit. Dr. Alexei Iakhiaev, Assistant Professor of Science, leads the Biology Department in working on NSF HBCU - UP Excellence in Research, started in August 2021. Work on this grant includes building of the three - dimensional model of the dimer of Tissue Factor. This is a molecule that initiates blood clotting in disease conditions. Further molecular dynamics experiments with this dimer will be aimed at understanding the regulation of activity of Tissue Factor in normal and pathologic conditions. Three students are trained in the methods used in this work. Three more students who will be interested in research will be included in training. Dr. Sohel Quazi, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Natural and Computational Sciences was awarded $100,000.00 planning grant from the National Science Foundation under the Capacity Planning Grant for Re - Constructing the campus Cyberinfrastructure of a Small, Liberal Arts HBCU in Order to Maximize STEM Innovation and Integration. The main focus of the project will be beneficial to the subject areas of computer information science and engineering.