Dr. Lou Manza, chair and professor of psychology, presented “Grit: Connections to Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Cognitive Processing, and Aging” at the 2022 Eastern Psychological Association Conference in New York City during spring break. Dr. Manza’s presentation, produced through a student-faculty research project with Julia Gabriel ’22 (psychology), Mallory Anderson ’22 (psychology), Samantha Paradise ’22 (psychology), Sophie Stranick ’24 (psychology and criminal justice), Shelby Anderson ’21 (psychology), and Amber Kintzer ’21, M’22 (psychology and master of business administration), noted that “High levels of grit were related to having positive self-esteem/worth, strong habits of mind, good metacognitive awareness, and aging.”

Dr. David Setley, director of the MBA Program and Eugene C. Fish Endowed Professor of Business, was quoted in the Newsweek article, Should You Pursue and MBA Amid Coronavirus? Among other advantages, Setley noted “MBA hopefuls whose companies do offer tuition reimbursement should consider capitalizing on that benefit while they have access to it” since there’s a “possibility that this benefit could be rescinded in the near future due to the bad economy.”

Douglas Byers M’12, master of business administration, was named senior vice president, market executive, for First Citizens Community Bank’s south-central Pennsylvania region. In this role, he will be responsible for the region’s overall performance and future strategic direction.