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Innovator - Summer 2011

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02 - LIVING IN YOUR GENES
Through its nationally ranked physician assistant studies program — led by insightful faculty and an award-winning champion of genetic literacy education — PhilaU is transforming a generation to “think genetically.”

06 - PRESIDENT SPINELLI COMMENTARY
New College structure maximizes students’ experiences

08 - QUIET ON THE SET
Emmy-nominated alumna Kim Wannop ’99 dresses six or more sets each week for Fox’s hit TV show Bones.

12 - MEET RON KANDER, PH.D.
The executive dean of the College of Design, Engineering and Commerce leads a revolutionary, transdisciplinary curriculum.

18 - NEWS

22 - PROFILES

24 - Q&A WITH BETH FRENCH ’08
Alumna researches cause of autism at Johns Hopkins Hospital

26 - AROUND THE WORLD
Faculty and students’ global impact

31 - HONORS AND AWARDS

32 - COLLEGE DEGREES ARE OUTDATED
Guest commentary by Stanford professor and serial entrepreneur Steve Blank touts PhilaU’s groundbreaking approach.

36 - FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

42 - IN THE NEWS

44 - TOPPING 600
Women’s basketball coach Tom Shirley reached a career mile marker during the 2010-11 season.

46 - ATHLETIC NEWS

54 - ALUMNI EVENTS

59 - CLASS NOTES

Recommended Citation

(2020) "Innovator - Summer 2011," Innovator: Vol. 2011: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/innovator/vol2011/iss1/1