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February 22, 2021

 

Adapted PE course pairs Doane students with special needs Crete students

Cindy Meyer, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Health, wanted to create new opportunities for physical education students to gain practical experience, particularly through partnerships with Crete Public Schools. Thus, the Unified Doane/Crete Adapted Physical Education Course was born.

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Charles Walton '77 named executive director of 100 Black Men of Chicago

 

Charles Walton ‘77 is the newest executive director of the organization 100 Black Men of Chicago, a nearly 60-year-old organization with chapters nationwide that connects business leaders and other adult volunteers with African-American males, ages 13-18 to provide mentoring, education, health and wellness and economic empowerment.

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With a Doane degree in hand, Donn Crilly ‘50 set out in search of the world

 

Former Board of Trustees member, Donn Crilly ‘50 pioneered the field of vascular surgery in the state of Nebraska, and then never stopped learning. While traveling the world, Crilly spent 20 years working on a 1,100-page “A History of the World” before it was published in 2011.

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ALUMNI

Dr. Eric Avery '01

Oncologist for Lincoln Oncology and Hematology and President of the Lancaster County Medical Society board of directors, stresses the importance of reaching herd immunity to help our local communities get past the devastating impact of COVID-19. In an opinion piece in the Lincoln Journal Star, Dr. Avery also addressed some common concerns he's heard from patients and why he believes the vaccine is safe and effective.

ATHLETICS

Tony Odorisio named Men's Soccer Coach

Doane University is excited to announce the selection of Tony Odorisio as Head Men's Soccer Coach. Odorisio joins the Tigers after spending the past four seasons as head coach at NCAA Division III Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

ALUMNI

One Day. One Doane.

Doane University's Alumni Office held the third annual "One Day. One Doane." fundraising event from 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 17th to 10 a.m. Thursday February 18th. In 24 hours, 479 donors helped raise $124,194 in gifts to support aademics, athletics, campus life, financial aid, fine arts, and people at Doane.

ATHLETICS

Wrestling wins first GPAC title

The Doane wrestling team captured their first Great Plans Athletic Conference (GPAC) regular-season title earlier this month. In a winner-takes-all match against Morningside, the Tigers came out on top 22-21, by way of a tiebreaker, to win the program's first-ever conference duals title.

 

AROUND CAMPUS

Black History Month

All month long, Doane's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion invites the Doane community to celebrate Black History Month by visiting their interactive display located in Nyrop Hall. "This display is more important than ever," says Vice President of the Division of DEI, Luis Sotelo. "I hope this experience creates a space to deepen our learning and celebrate Black American history and culture today-and everday. Black history is American history and representation matters."

Doane Theatre - Lonely Planet

(Virtual Performance)

February 26-17, 7:30 p.m. and February 28, 2:oo p.m. Performances will be live-streamed via ShowTix4U. Tickets are FREE, but they must be reserved in advance. Funny, moving, and deeply human, Steven Dietz's landmark play examines how we all navigate troubled times. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

MAR

05

 

Soccer Teams Vs.

York College

Women's 5 p.m.

Men's 7 p.m.

 

MAR

09

Crete Campus - Planned Day Off

Crete Campus

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