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I SAY MORE
Year in Review
This year in review covers the period
of July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.
On the cover: Bria Phipps, DPT'16, center,
participated in the April 2016 Department
of Physical Therapy trip to the Dominican
Republic.
From the President ........................................ 1
Leadership ...................................................... 2
Creighton Global Initiative .............................. 4
In the Spirit ..................................................... 6
Academics ....................................................... 8
Research ......................................................... 20
Service ............................................................ 34
Community ..................................................... 40
In Remembrance ............................................ 48
Creighton in the News ..............
I SAY MORE Year in Review
This year in review covers the period of July 1,
Message from the President The 2015-2016 academi
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS Michael R. McCarthy, C
MOVING FORWARD ‘I Say More’: The Inauguration of
CREIGHTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE New Global Initiative
Creighton Global Initiative Awarded Projects Th
IN THE SPIRIT “A treasure” that allows the Creigh
Stunning, Limited-edition Bible Comes to Creighto
ACADEMICS Honors, awards and rankings recognize t
HONORS | AWARDS | RANKINGS No. 1 Midwest Regional
ACADEMICS Professor of the Year Energized by Teac
Schlegel Professorship James Wunsch, PhD, was nam
ACADEMICS Fine and Performing Arts Wins Awards, C
Creighton’s 2016 Goldwater Scholars College of A
ACADEMICS Smith Earns Fulbright Teaching Award
Center Brings Health Educators Together The
ACADEMICS New A university must never st
> Partnership with Hastings College, Mary La
ACADEMICS Lectures, While Creighton goes out
African Theologian, Author Speaks at Creighton On
At its core, research at Creighton University is
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Abound In
RESEARCH 49
2015 CURAS Summer Faculty Research Fellowships
RESEARCH Students Present Results of Ferlic Summe
Creighton Research at a Glance External Research
RESEARCH 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fello
> Daniel Kresock, BSChm'16 “Structural Ch
RESEARCH To Your Health Creighton faculty-researc
Barbara Synowiecki, assistant professor of nursin
RESEARCH Studying Viruses from the Insect’s Persp
Destache Looks to Drug- Laced Nanoparticles in Fi
RESEARCH New Treatment Hope for PTSD? Crei
Researchers Investigate Hearing Loss Treatments
SERVICE In 2016, Creighton University reported th
Service Award Recognizes Dental Outreach The Cre
SERVICE Project Homeless Connect Omaha Opens Door
Magis Clinic Expands O„erings Creighton's studen
SERVICE Jamie Van Leeuwen: Innovative Solutions t
Jillian Husman: Compassion to Bridge the Gaps
COMMUNITY Creighton University is actively engage
Reaching Out, Moving Forward In June 2016, seve
COMMUNITY Art Professor, University Earn Mentorin
High School Students Come to Creighton for Papal
COMMUNITY Standing for Racial Justice While coll
Law Student Kenney Works on Genocide Trial of Rad
COMMUNITY Creighton University medical studen
Creighton Hosts Chinese Students, Faculty Thirty-
IN REMEMBRANCE Yoselin Deleon
Charles “Charlie” Heider, BSC'49, HON'10 Friend,
CREIGHTON IN THE NEWS Creighton University facult
USA Today | Dec. 21, 2015 “TSA can now require f
THE NUMBERS 56% 10% 5% 4% $379,156,000 – Tot
| , Undergraduates Student and Faculty Statis
THE NUMBERS “Creighton graduates are leadin
Our undergraduate alumni: almost 50% are en
“My sense is that we are ready to hit new