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Noel Hornbacher to Serve as VP for Administration and Business Affairs
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Saginaw Valley State University has hired Noel Hornbacher to lead the university’s financial operations as vice president for Administration and Business Affairs. He joins SVSU following a national search and will begin his duties on January 30.
Most recently, Hornbacher has served since 2012 as the senior director of financial services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn; in that role, he implemented a responsibility center management budgeting model for the university’s four academic colleges. He also had the principal role in managing nearly $25 million in federal HEERF funding for pandemic relief.
Hornbacher has worked at UM-Dearborn since 2004. Prior to that, he served in various accounting roles during six years at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Over the course of his career, Hornbacher has supported and led research administration, student financial services, controller functions, budgeting, accounting, auxiliaries, and financial aid.
“Noel understands the complexities of regional public universities and the associated financial implications,” said George Grant Jr, SVSU president. “He brings a strong financial acumen and a diverse set of experiences with him to provide strategic leadership as we seek to maximize the financial resources available to support our students, faculty and staff.”
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Thorns Tapped for Community Equity Council
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Mamie Thorns, SVSU associate vice president and chief diversity officer for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been selected to serve on Saginaw County's Community Engagement and Inclusion Council (CEIC). Led by leaders from education, business, health care and community nonprofits, the council will work to address systemic issues and promote diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and justice for all people of Saginaw County.
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SVSU Represented at MLK Unity March
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Members of the SVSU community braved Monday's frigid temperatures to participate in the 28th annual MLK Unity March. President George Grant Jr participated in the march and gave remarks at the brief rally that followed.
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SVSU Theatre Performs, Earns Recognition at Regional Theater Festival
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Students from SVSU's Department of Theatre recently attended the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region 3 at the University of Michigan - Flint. In addition to performing "Burning Bluebeard" at the festival, students showcased their work, attended workshops, viewed productions, and volunteered at the festival. Several SVSU students, and a graduate, were recognized:
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- Drea Brown, a theatre major from Saginaw, received the Emerging Stage Manager Award.
- Paige Tuckerman earned honorable mention for the KCACTF Stage Management Fellowship. She is a theatre major from Dewitt.
- Alex Dubowski, a theatre major from Big Rapids, earned honorable mention for Theatrical Design Excellence in Lighting Design.
- Eric Durette, a political science major from China, Michigan, was the Honorable Mention recipient for the KCACTF Award for Theatrical Sound Design Excellence.
- Scout McCulloch was a finalist for an Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Award. Scout is a communication and theatre education major from Port Huron. She was supported by her scene partner Dana Samalik, a theatre major from Essexville.
- The KCACTF Region 3 Golden Hand Truck Award was given to the Burning Bluebeard production team. This award is presented to the school with the most professionally executed load-in and load-out of the show’s scenery, lights and other production elements into the host theatre.
- Jaden O’Berry received the Theatrical Design Excellence in Lighting Design award. She is a 2022 SVSU graduate (B.A., theatre).
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Moot Court Headed to National Prelims
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Six SVSU moot court competitors are heading to Lexington, Kentucky, for the preliminary rounds of the American Moot Court Association National Tournament. They are:
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- Nik Baker, a political science major from Standish.
- Kennedy Kreger, political science major from Battle Creek
- Diva Patel, a cell biology, molecular biology and biomedical sciences major from Kawkawlin.
- Jeffrey Ramsey, of Greenwood, a political science major.
- Ethan Rose, a political science major from Ypsilanti.
- Peyton Stemmerich, of Clinton Township, majoring in psychology.
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The students will be accompanied by coach Amy Hendrickson, SVSU associate professor of law, and Julie Keil, SVSU professor of political science, who provides guidance and support to the team.
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Changes Coming to Administrative Applications
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SVSU will soon begin implementing a new application for finance, human resources, payroll, time tracking and end-to-end student lifecycle information systems. Workday is a comprehensive and seamless enterprise cloud application that will simplify and streamline a variety of administrative tasks for employees and students. More information will be coming soon.
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Simplified FAFSA Now Open
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The FAFSA (free application for federal student aid) form has been updated as part of the FAFSA Simplification Act. The redesigned and streamlined form is now available. For more information, visit https://www.svsu.edu/go/fafsasimplification/
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SVSU Athletics to Host Talk on Brain Health
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The Saginaw Valley State University Athletic Department will host former NCAA Division I women’s basketball coach Joanne P. McCallie on Monday, Jan. 22. Coach P will talk with both the SVSU Athletics staff and student-athletes about the importance of mental health in college athletics.
This talk is the first part of two speakers scheduled to provide life skills training for Cardinal student-athletes.
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The SVSU track and field program is hosting the Doug Hansen Open today, Friday, Jan. 19, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
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