Innovator
Abstract
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32 - COLLEGE DEGREES ARE OUTDATED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