Happy Monday, Dragon Nation! With the weekend behind us and a fresh week ahead, let's try our collective best to go the extra mile in some small way over the next five days. Whether it's taking on a voluntary project, helping a friend study or joining a new committee, our community is at its best when we put our best into it. So, take a moment today and think about how you might go above and beyond for the sake of our campus, and don't forget to read below and learn more about the ways your peers are doing just that and so much more!

Please remember to send us your Dragon News! Our goal is to consolidate TU news into one email for your inbox!

For a complete list of campus activities, go to tiffin.edu/calendar.

Please be advised that the TU Community Meeting for faculty and staff has changed and will now be held on Friday, March 31, 2023 beginning at 8 a.m. Due to multiple events happening across campus during the month of March and April, this meeting will be held in Osceola Theatre in the Gillmor Student Center.  

Please arrive early to Gillmor to check in and grab some coffee.  Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. with the meeting beginning promptly at 8 a.m.  Check in for the meeting will be through the TU app. If you have not yet downloaded the TU app, please do so before March 31.

President Schumacher looks forward to spending time with you at this mandatory meeting. However, if your schedule does not allow you to attend, please let your supervisor and Ellen Lucius know so you can be excused.

TU students are invited to participate in the InnoSource Recruiting Event on April 6 from 10 a.m. to noon in Dublin, Ohio. Registration is required, and they are limiting the opportunity to the first 30 students to register!

Please let Mandi Hummel know if you plan to register and attend the event at hummelas@tiffin.edu.

Mark your calendars! The Office for Equity, Access and Opportunity invites you to join the upcoming prevention events during the month of March:

Stalking Prevention: Online Safety Self-Assessment Tabling 

Participants will reflect on their current online safety habits and learn tips for staying safe in a virtual environment. 

• March 22,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Gillmor Student Center (Lower Lobby)
• March 30,11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Gillmor Student Center (Lower Lobby)

Unable to attend one of these events? Request a training through the office here! 

Join Tiffin University on Friday, July 7 in Cleveland as the Guardians face the Kansas City Royals. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and first pitch is 7:10 p.m.

Tiffin University's special ticket package includes a game ticket in the seating location of your choice (multiple price points) and an exclusive gray diamond c hat with the Tiffin Dragon's logo (limited to the first 150 sold).

Game promotions include Free Shirt Friday (12,500 fans), post-game fireworks and the Tiffin University Music Department performing the National Anthem.

To purchase tickets

• Visit link: https://tinyurl.com/TiffinNight
• Use code: Dragons2023
• Order by June 1 to guarantee seats by other Tiffin University alumni / employees

Have you seen the new TU pin that the campus family is wearing? There is still time to get yours!

To receive the TU pin, make a donation to a TU fund of your choice by April 30! Donations can be made here: crowdfund.tiffin.edu or by cash/check.

Currently, our participation rate for staff and faculty is 61.45%.

Please reach out to Mikki King at kingmr@tiffin.edu if you have any questions.

The TU Office of International Affairs will host the 32nd Annual International Dinner on March 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heminger Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The theme of this year’s dinner is “To Travel is to Live,” after the quote by Hans Christian Andersen.

The event celebrates the cultures of the University’s international students. Currently, 35 countries are represented within the TU community. The dinner will feature cuisine from around the globe, musical and artistic performances and more.

“The dinner is something that, not only our office, but the community as a whole looks forward to every year,” said Caitlyn Bass Wysowaty, Manager for International Affairs. “It is our honor to carry on this long-standing tradition of paying tribute to every culture under our community umbrella, and we hope you will consider joining us.”

For more information, contact Wysowaty at 419.448.3287 or email basscg@tiffin.edu.

For ticket sales, visit https://bit.ly/2023Dinner.

Tom Church, Head Men's Basketball Coach has been named the Coach of the Year (COY) in the G-MAC.

This decision comes in light of The Dragons being 15-14 overall, which is the first winning season since the 2011-12 season. TU is 12-8 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, which is the most wins in league history for the Dragons.

Plus, TU reached the conference playoffs for the first time in 21 years.

Be sure to congratulate Coach Church on his accomplishment when you see him around campus!

Bring your little ones for the TU ASSET annual easter egg hunt event - open to all kids ages 10 and under! Don't let them miss out on what's sure to be a wonderful "eggsperience" for all involved!

Note: This event is BYOB - Bring Your Own Basket.

Alpha Iota will be hosting their annual Alpha Affair event Saturday, April 1 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

They will have a catered pasta bar, a presentation from guest speaker, Erin Simmons and many raffle and silent auction items to win. Some include tickets to Cleveland Charge, Cleveland Monsters, Cincinnati Reds and many more.

They are still selling tickets for $10 each. All proceeds will be donated to Tiffin City Schools Special Needs Department. If you are interested in attending, please contact the sorority at alphaiota@tiffin.edu.

If you are interested in donating to the event, monetary or material donations will be accepted. The group is looking for more raffle baskets and silent auction items.

Venmo and Cashapp are accepted.

Venmo: tomassime

Cashapp: $mtomassi02

We recently chatted with Dr. Stacey Floyd, Professor of English, Director of the Center for Faculty Support and Teaching Innovation and the Dean of Faculty Development, about the many hats she wears and ways she helps keep campus running through her professional

roles.

What is your academic and professional background?

“I taught high school English for 13 years and loved it. However, I wanted to know more and go deeper and left that to pursue a Ph.D. in English from the University of Kentucky, which launched my (late) career into higher ed. I’ve been in higher ed now since 2002 and at my previous institution, I similarly went from department chair to a center director.”

How long have you been employed through TU, and have you held any positions here prior to the current?

“I joined TU in 2018 as an Associate Professor of English and the Chair of Undergraduate Humanities. In 2021, I became our Director of the Faculty Center and in 2022, the Dean of Faculty Development.”

What do you love most about TU?

“I love the diverse population of students, the focus on first-generation and diversity and the nimbleness of the institution to adjust to changing times. I also love the smallness and the way we all know everyone.”

In your eyes, what is one thing that makes our University unique?

“We have that nimbleness to adjust. We demonstrate this through curriculum revision and program review. Our mission is unique for a private university. We embrace online learning and understand that higher ed is changing rapidly. We blend the practical with the creative in our

school structure and we are constantly looking ahead.”

How do you stay involved in our campus culture in addition to your official job responsibilities (attending football games, choir concerts, guest lectures, etc.)?

“I am a big fan of the commercial music and arts here. I attend gallery exhibits, incorporate them into my classes where I can and I attend the music performances as much as I can. I know students feel validated and supported when they see their professors in the audience.”