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• Position: Extraordinary EDUCATION

Benita VanWinkle, instructor of art education, is completing a photography project called "Please Remain Standing" that documents dozens of vintage movie theatres across the country. She has traveled the nation for 33 years collecting photos of the theatres before they disappear.

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Designer Chuck Delpapa, who created lighting and accent pieces for major stores such as Bed, Bath and Beyond, Home Depot and J.C. Penney, donated a collection of his work to the School of Art and Design. His work documents the creation process of products that heavily influenced American design and will be used for student research.

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Dr. Jerry Fox associate professor of economics, published his research in the high-ranking "Journal of Macroeconomics." His paper examines the influence of war and the economy upon presidential popularity during the post-WWII period of 1948-2012.

A chapter of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association has been established on campus. The chapter makes HPU one of only two student chapters of the NSSA, with the other student chapter located at Syracuse University.

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The department of theatre has charted a student chapter of The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), making it the only chapter in North Carolina.

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Dr. Donald Martin, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools superintendent, has joined HPU's School of Education to teach in the university's doctoral degree program in Educational Leadership. He is retiring from his current role as superintendent after 19...