March, 2019 marks one year of partnership between Rural Reimagined (RR) and the Professional & Technical Communication (PTC) program in the English department. Regarding her program’s involvement, Dr. Kristin Pickering states, “Rural Reimagined is an excellent experience for students, especially through our required PTC internships. It gives students opportunities to work with the University and the community and see how their degree skills, such as grant writing, technical writing, and communication, can be utilized.” One PTC graduate and past RR intern, Matt Billings, states, “My opportunities from Rural Reimagined, coupled with my learned skills in the English PTC Program, undoubtedly gave me professional experience for my current career.” Similarly, PTC graduate Kinsey Potter states, “Working with Rural Reimagined has allowed me to utilize my PTC skills in real life. I now see that communication has a strong capability to make a change.” Matt now has a job at the Upper Cumberland Development District, and Kinsey is working on her M.A. while continuing as the RR graduate assistant. Dr. Pickering encourages students and faculty to become involved, as she states, “We have seen so much success so far in this partnership. No matter what interests students have, they can find a place in Rural Reimagined.” Wings up, Dr. Pickering and the PTC Program!
Category: Academics
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EXPW Adjunct Faculty
Nikki Desch, Adjunct Faculty in Dept. of Exercise Science will receive The Impact People Award, Richmond, VA, April 26, 2020, a master black belt humanities award, for Empowering Women, Teaching leadership and respect to others to all races. Master of Humanity Belt (6th degree Black Belt) stands for life and peace and promoting good will in martial Arts, Women Violence Abuse Programs, and Up Lifting and Empowering Women. Nikki has been an instructor in the Exercise Science department since January 2010. She teaches Self-Defense for Women, Samurai Sword, Tai Chi/Qigong, Kick Boxing and Kempojutsu. She has studied martial arts in the United States and Asia for over thirty years with extensive experience as instructor, coach, judge and competitor. Nikki is a certified Black Belt; Okinawan Karate, Japanese Karate, Chen Tai Chi Senior Instructor. In 2014 she received “Global Impact Woman of the Year” for the Martial Artists Award.”