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Nursing instructor Lucy Zhao<\/strong> joins Boise State University Housing\u2019s Living and Learning Communities as the faculty in residence (FIR) for the Health Professions Residential College.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust as our motto suggests, we are \u2018Reinventing Education\u2019 and creating deep learning that connects students to each other, faculty, staff and resources,\u201d said Melissa Wintrow, assistant director of residence education in University Housing, a position that bridges student affairs and academic affairs.<\/p>\n

A goal of the program, she said, is to take the \u201csage away from the stage\u201d and encourage students to see how they, too, are content experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFaculty members serve as guides and mentors, intentionally creating activities to foster learning socially, spiritually and academically,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cThe sage sees that the world is a stage and that students own the spotlight as well. This is a unique model for education.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also can create lifelong connections between participants and the university.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt builds bonds among students that last forever,\u201d said Pat Shannon, dean of the College of Business and Economics, sponsors of the university\u2019s first living learning community in 2004. \u201cIt is very important to our college as it builds identity across campus as staff and faculty mingle with students in the residence halls.\u201d<\/p>\n

College of Health Sciences Dean Tim Dunnagan<\/strong> agrees. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way for students to get to know the faculty and make connections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Faculty hoping to become a FIR must apply and go through an interview process. If chosen, benefits include an on-campus apartment, meal plan, release time and a parking subsidy. Faculty also say their greatest take-aways are a stronger connection to students and campus and an unbeatable location.<\/p>\n

Zhao,<\/strong>\u00a0clinical instructor for the School of Nursing, will live in Morrison Hall. Originally from China, Zhao lived in Austin, Texas, for eight years before moving to Boise. She received her first nursing degree from Austin Community College, and her master of science and master of public affairs from University of Texas at Austin. Her teaching specialties are medical-surgical nursing and nursing skills. She is very interested in public health nursing and nursing education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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