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By Elizabeth Collins Larry Davis III, a McKendree alumnus and former Bearcat football player, has taken over as Director of Inclusive Education and Global Experience at McKendree University. Davis was promoted to the new position this summer after being hired as a Student Success Mentor. His new responsibilities include overseeing the international students to make sure they stay in compliance with school guidelines so they can continue studying at McKendree. He also advocates for marginalized populations of students including African Americans and LGBTQ+. Davis will also be responsible for hosting diversity and inclusion events and training on campus. But most importantly, Davis hopes students will go to him for help, advice or to plan an event on campus. Davis sai...

By: Kara Guetersloh, Guest Writer Title photo retrieved from McKendree employee directory McKendree University welcomes Dr. Hui Wang, the new Assistant Professor of Psychology. Dr. Wang is originally from China but moved to America in 2018. She got her doctorate at the University of Kansas. Before teaching at McKendree University, Dr. Wang majored in applied linguistics and taught English in China. She wanted to find new ways to motivate her students. This led her to the field of psychology. She said, “I wondered what I could do to motivate my student’s learning. I just wanted to keep studying about motivation and then started to study psychology.” Dr. Wang was attracted to McKendree University because of the campus life. Upon her initial visit to the university, the people st...

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Welcome Dr. Wang, Assistant Professor of Psychology