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The Online Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Siena Heights University
“Rising Stars” is a regular feature in Reflections. It profiles Siena Heights alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years and who excel in their careers, occupations or community service accomplishments. To be considered for “Rising Stars” in an upcoming issue of Reflections, fill out the online form at www.sienaheights.edu/risingstars. Those who are selected to be included in an upcoming issue of the magazine will be contacted by the Reflections staff.
Stephannie (Gonzalez) Bultema
Graduation year: 2014.
Current title/position: Specialist, Ad Operations, PGA TOUR.
What Stephannie is doing: She currently works for the PGA TOUR in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. as an Ad Operations Specialist. She is responsible for managing ad campaigns on both PGATOUR.com and GolfDigest.com. She began this role in February 2020 and said she is looking forward to being a part of this great organization for years to come. Her career in advertising started off at MLive Media Group (MLive.com) in Grand Rapids, Mich., where she was a Digital Operations Specialist. Her next job was as an Ad Operations Campaign Coordinator at the National Football League (NFL) in Los Angeles. She was primarily responsible for managing digital ad campaigns for the 32 team websites. She was a key person in Game Pass International campaigns and also helped with NFL 100 initiatives that celebrated the Leagues 100th season. Most notably, she helped clubs promote playoff games and Super Bowl LIV.
Exercise science, Cybersecurity and Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture will all be offered as new majors beginning with the fall 2020 semester on Siena Heights University’s Adrian campus. These new majors address emerging new trends and developments in the workforce. Here is a brief rundown of each new major:
Exercise Science
Exercise science is for students who are interested in pursuing careers in athletic and fitness training, rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy and medical professions such as as physician assistant and medical school. It will teach knowledge of human movement and performance in careers that involve the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease and disability, the general enhancement of health and fitness and the improvement of sport performance through training and conditioning. It will be offered in three concentrations:
• Human Performance and Fitness
• Pre-rehabilitation
• Pre-medical Professions
Siena Heights University’s Online Program Has One of the Top Faculty Training Programs in the Country
By Doug Goodnough—Special to the Daily Telegram
As education makes a rapid shift to more remote and online learning options during the coronavirus pandemic, Siena Heights University made the move to online instruction in 2004, and has been a pioneer in higher education distance learning.
In fact, Siena Heights has developed one of the top online faculty training programs in the country, according to the U.S. News and World Report. The prominent magazine ranked SHU’s online faculty training program first in the nation last year, and is third in the nation in the current rankings. SHU’s online bachelor’s degree program has also been nationally ranked by the U.S. News and World Report for seven consecutive years, including being the top-rated program in Michigan for the past four years.
So, just how do you train teachers to teach online? It’s like a “1,000-piece puzzle,” according to those who oversee SHU’s Online Program.
