{"id":57917,"date":"2024-10-17T15:56:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=57917"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:56:05","slug":"emu-tentalks-aim-to-impact-influence-and-inspire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/emu-tentalks-aim-to-impact-influence-and-inspire\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU TenTalks aim to \u2018impact, influence and inspire\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Adesola Johnson<\/strong>, senior biology major;<strong> Ashley Mellinger \u201824<\/strong>; and <strong>Dr. Mark Sawin<\/strong>, professor of history and honors program director, had 10 minutes to \u201cimpact, influence and inspire\u201d audience members during EMU TenTalks on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 12 during EMU\u2019s 2024 Homecoming and Family Weekend. Attendees then had the opportunity to ask questions of the three speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/17150814\/Screenshot-2024-10-17-at-3.07.23%E2%80%AFPM-687x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57922\" style=\"width:220px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Johnson shared insights from her research on kidney disease using zebrafish at Notre Dame this past summer as well as her personal journey of falling in love with research. After an EMU professor asked her to present research from an EMU organic chemistry lab at UVA\u2019s Chemical Society meeting, Johnson realized that she loved sharing her work with others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson adheres to the personal motto \u201cjust keep swimming\u201d from the movie <em>Finding Nemo<\/em> to guide her career choices. Her professors also highly influenced her journey into research through their constant encouragement and by providing opportunities including a trip to Australia to research fruit flies. \u201cThey have taught me to dream big and go for things I never would have expected myself to do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between nursing school and finishing her debut novel \u201cHeartache on the Play Stage,\u201d Mellinger was used to putting herself last. After a series of hardships while trying to become a licensed nurse post-graduation, she shared her realization of needing to prioritize herself.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/17150854\/Screenshot-2024-10-17-at-3.07.54%E2%80%AFPM-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57923\" style=\"width:408px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrying to pour from an empty cup isn\u2019t going to work,\u201d she cautioned, detailing the ways in which she has begun to practice self-care, from sleep hygiene to exercise to choosing more nutritious foods. \u201cSelf care is not optional. It is essential for a healthy lifestyle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Sawin is a name known to many on campus, but his work is not limited to the classroom. Sawin spoke about his recent research and efforts to preserve Mrs. Isa Mae (Banks) Francis\u2019 Green Book house where traveling Black folks stayed when hotels turned them away. Listed in the Green Book from 1953-1961, the house sits at 252 N. Mason Street. It is the last remaining Green Book house in Harrisonburg and was kept in its original state by siblings Henry and Lois Rouser, descendants of Mrs. Isa Mae (Banks) Francis.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/emu-wordpress-multisite-instance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/17150918\/Screenshot-2024-10-17-at-3.07.45%E2%80%AFPM-1024x710.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57924\" style=\"width:354px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>William Reed, father of EMU\u2019s own Mayor Deanna Reed, inherited the property from Lois Rouser in 2022. The Reeds called in experts, including Sawin, with the hope of further honoring the house\u2019s legacy. Sawin has been researching the property and the family\u2019s history because he says \u201cbeing a historian is honoring people by telling their story.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adesola Johnson, senior biology major; Ashley Mellinger \u201824; and Dr. Mark Sawin, professor of history and honors program director, had 10 minutes to \u201cimpact, influence and inspire\u201d audience members during <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2024\/emu-tentalks-aim-to-impact-influence-and-inspire\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about EMU TenTalks aim to \u2018impact, influence and inspire\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":57926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4515,266,5590,5592,5595,60,5730],"tags":[17214,17881],"feature":[17241],"class_list":["post-57917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics","category-alumni","category-biology","category-chemistry","category-history","category-homecoming","category-undergraduate-programs","tag-homecoming","tag-tentalks","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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