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The Â鶹app at Manchester is pleased to welcome Yvette Lazdowski to the faculty beginning summer 2017. Lazdowski comes to UNH from Plymouth State University where she taught a wide variety of courses in managerial and financial accounting and served as director of operations in the College of Business Administration.
Whether it’s creating their own website or recording a short video for class on their smartphones, today’s students are looking for ways to integrate technology into their studies. Â鶹app at Manchester faculty members have seen the increased use of digital technology in a wide range of fields and are responding by adding digital elements to their classes.
The first time Thomas Collins’ father took him up in a plane at the Hampton Airfield it was in one of those small two-seaters that have flaps for doors.Ěý
The research opportunities for students at UNH's campus in Manchester begin with the encouragement of the faculty. In the short timeĚýĚýhas been at UNH Manchester, theĚýĚýprofessor'sĚýpassion for brain behavior and trauma studies has inspiredĚýstudents to explore new research in the field.ĚýĚý
Health, well-being, and patient care are only a few of the reasons some people are lured to follow careers in the medical field. Rachael Stanley, a graduate of Mascenic Regional High School in New Ipswich, NH, was lured to the profession very early.
“My first memory of wanting to be a doctor was when I was 9 years old. I told my friend’s dad that I wanted to be a brain surgeon,” Stanley said.Ěý
Her path changed in her junior year of high school after a chance meeting with a Physician Assistant (PA) at Mass General.
Starting in fall 2015, UNH Manchester will begin offering a new Bachelor of Science degree program in biotechnology for undergraduates.Ěý
My college search experience? Overwhelming to say the least.
In my junior year at Bedford High School,ĚýI thought I had all of the answers. I thought I would go to North Carolina and have a college experience like you see inĚýthe movies: Going to the beach, meeting boys and living a stress free life. Because tanning and meeting cute guys is what college is all about, right? I felt a lot of pressure to get into a “big name” college, whether it was right for me or not.
You’re not Jim Halpert, and you don’t work at Dunder Mifflin Paper Co., but like him, you know you don’t see yourself retiring doing the same job you’re doing now. In fact, you know that you’re not even in anĚýindustryĚýyou want to retire in. You may like the people around you, you may like the paycheck, you may even like the job itself, but there’s an itch left unscratched. And, let’s face it, nobody wants an itch they can’t scratch.
Elizabeth Adeeko is three months away from graduation, but she already has two part-time jobs closely related to her major. When she’s not studying for her classes in biomedical science at the Â鶹app in Durham or working as a student tutor, Adeeko logs hours at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover in patient registration and as an LNA.
“I’d like to stay there or work in another hospital, or work in research,” said Adeeko about her plans after graduation. “Then I may apply to medical school in the next year.”
It took some time for Mike Neveu, a senior in the UNH Manchester Biology program, to decide on his career path. Clearly, taking that time has paid off. Neveu, this year’s student commencement speaker, already has his next steps mapped out.Ěý And besides being a successful student, throughout his college career Neveu managed to operate his own business and maintain his family life.
