2010 annual report - Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University has partnered with the Port of HoustonAuthority on a new academic program in Maritime TransportationManagement and Security. The Bachelor of Science degree inMaritime Transportation Management and Security began infall 2010 and addresses three nationally recognized priorities:logistics/freight, security, and environment in a single curriculum.New Northwest Campus OpensNow, students have the ability to earn a degree from TexasSouthern University in Northwest Houston. Our brand new satellitecampus opened last fall within Lone Star College UniversityPark. Courses offered include: Administration of Justice, AviationScience, Engineering Technology, Radio Television Film,Environmental Health and Management Information Systems.The new campus provides convenience for a greater number ofstudents in this rapidly growing part of Houston.New Faculty Members Raise the BarOur colleges have been actively recruiting a number of new faculty.Meet five recent additions that are experts in their respective fields.Laura A. Cisneros, Assistant Professor of LawThurgood Marshall School of LawCisneros served as guest lecturer on Judicial Biography at University of Wisconsin LawSchool, where she discussed the influence of standing doctrine on constitutional development.Ingrid Haynes-Mays, Associate Professor of Curriculum and InstructionCollege of EducationDr. Haynes-Mays is co-author of “A Recipe for Hands-On Activities for Teaching PhonemicAwareness in the Primary Grades” – a book that provides teachers and parents with activitiesfor improving phonemic awareness and phonics.Guatam Nayer, Assistant Professor of Administration of JusticeBarbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public AffairsDr. Nayer’s research interests focus on prisoner reentry programs as well as urban andneighborhood development concerns specifically affecting cities and towns in the South.Osman Nal, Assistant Professor of FinanceJesse H. Jones School of BusinessDr. Nal, along with others, was invited by the ttaCC (Texas Turkish American Chamberof Commerce) this past April for a panel discussion about the recent financial crisis andprospects for the future of our economy. There, he explained early stage reasons for the crisis,economic signals that went ignored and how many institutions were affected.Jason Rosenweig, Assistant Professor of BiologyCollege of Science and TechnologyDr. Rosenzweig plans to continue developing an undergraduate and Master’s level researchprogram that focuses on bacterial stress responses at both physiological and molecular levels.9