INSIDE... Enrollment issues explained News A2 Netflix and Chill? Voice B3 Soccer gets stunned Sports A12 Vol. 120 | No. 4 25 September 2015 Homecoming sparks spirit Students rally at Lighting of the B This year’s Homecoming was photos by Anna Foley extended from three days to a week. Filled with new and old events alike, Homecoming creat- ed some novel experinces. photo composition by Kristin Kreher The Lighting of the B is seen as a tradition on campus and the pinnacle of the week. see Page A8 for Homecoming pictures A2 THE SCOUT 25 September 2015 NEWS Annual awards honor faculty, POLICE REPORTS staff and alumni • Officers responded to a report of severe burns on the 1100 block of N. Underhill Street at 5:05 a.m. Saturday. The victim, a BY TESSA ARMICH Murphy received the Caterpillar “[The yearly presentation in female student, reported that she had injured her feet and was in Editor-in-Chief Inc. Faculty Achievement Award departments] is for what you need of medical assistance. Burn ointment was administered to for Scholarship. produce and what’s being recog- the blisters on the victim’s feet, and she was escorted back to her Today at the annual Founder’s Additionally, Lukowiak said nized or published, so journalists residence. Day Convocation, faculty, staff she is being recognized for her do certain things and psycholo- and alumni will be recognized work with students. gists and biologists and engineers • Officers responded to a male student’s report of a stolen with awards tailored to their indi- “I’ve heard a lot from students all have their own benchmarks of bicycle at 9:35 a.m. Monday. The bicycle was stored in BUPD’s vidual accomplishments. that I’m very energetic and excit- what they want to succeed in, so evidence room, as it was reported unattended earlier in the day. It Several alumni will also be ed and pretty theatrical when I think I’m lucky in that I’ve had was returned to the owner. inducted into the Centurion I get to teach,” Lukowiak said. a good string of publications,” There are no suspects. Society, a group established to “I want to demonstrate that for Murphy said. recognize alumni who have them, so hopefully when they are Murphy’s recent short fiction • A male staff member reported red cups and other garbage brought national and internation- out in the field they can demon- works appear in over 40 literary on the property of a residence at the 1600 block of W. Fredonia al credit to the university. strate that as well to their stu- journals and anthologies. Avenue. Officers were unable to contact residents about the gar- Some faculty members were dents.” Both Murphy and Lukowiak bage. nominated by their colleagues Lukowiak said she has been said they wanted to thank their It is unknown at this time if the residents are affiliated with and some were nominated by teaching for her whole career and colleagues. Bradley University. students. shared what she thought was a “Seriously, my colleagues “I was thrilled and very, reason for her nomination. have taught me so, so much,” • Officers received a report of a stolen debit card at 2:30 very touched that [the nomina- “When you’re passionate Lukowiak said. “They have just p.m. Sept. 17. The owner, a female student, came to claim her miss- tion] came from a student, so about what you’re teaching, it been wonderful, and so they took ing wallet at Bradley University Police Department and said her that was great,” associate pro- makes it so nice,” Lukowiak said. me under their wing from day debit card was missing. fessor of teacher education Twila “I think a lot of the times its stu- one and I went into their class- The student cancelled her card. There are no suspects. Lukowiak said. dents will see that.” rooms to observe, so they have Lukowiak received the Murphy said the faculty taught me so much. So, truly, they • While parked on the 700 block of N. Institute Plaza, an Charles M. Putnam Award for achievement award is meant for are everything to me, and we unknown vehicle hit a female student’s car. Officers received the Excellence in Teaching for her those on the tenure track, and really are quite the little family.” report at 8 a.m. Sept. 17. efforts in the classroom. Assistant faculty is nominated from the There are no suspects. professor of English Devin publications they make. Award recipients Vehicle vandalism The following awards will be given to faculty: Caterpillar Inc. Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship affects Bradley Yoon-Si Lee, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering & Construction BY TORI MOSES Caterpillar Inc. Faculty Achievement Award for Scholarship Managing Editor Devin Murphy, Assistant Professor of English The Bradley University Police Charles M. Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching Department responded to 23 Twila Lukowiak, Associate Professor of Special Education OFFICIAL reports of slashed vehicle tires Samuel Rothberg Professional Excellence Award on Bradley Avenue, Main Street POLICE Fisher Stolz, Professor of Art and Cooper Street Sunday. The cars belonged to both Mergen Award for Public Service REPORT students and non-students. Seth Katz, Associate Professor of English Senior advertising major Officers responded to Airin Virgilio said she stepped a report of slashed vehicle Alumni will be recognized for: outside her off-campus house on tires along the 1300 block of Distinguished Alumnus Award Bradley Avenue Sunday morn- W. Bradley Avenue at 8:27 Khalid Al-Naif ‘81, President and Chief Executive Officer, Al Naif & Company, Inc. ing to go to breakfast with her a.m. Twenty-two other vehi- cles were reported with sim- Outstanding Young Graduate Award mother for Family Weekend ilar damage, which occurred Adam Cohen ‘02, Executive Producer/Producer, Jeff Margolis Productions when she found her tires slashed. Virgilio said the street was between Saturday and Lydia Moss Bradley Award filled with people inspecting Sunday. TBA their cars, as well as a police Locations of the vehicles officer to help people through ranged from the 1100 block of The following alumni will be inducted into the Centurion Society: the confusion. Main Street, to the 1800 block • Khalid Al-Naif, ’81, President and CEO Al Naif & Company, Inc. “It was insane,” Virgilio said. of W. Bradley Avenue and the • Judith Carta ’72, Director of Early Childhood Research at the Juniper Gardens Children’s Project, “It was one of the craziest things 800 block of N. Cooper Street. a Senior Scientist in the Institute for Life Span Studies and Professor of Special Education at the I had ever seen.” Vehicles belonged to both stu- University of Kansas Virgilio was able to have her dents and non-students. • Bill Fairfield ’70, Chairman of Dreamfield Partners, Director of Proxibid and Director of ACASS car towed and installed with There are no suspects. Systems. new tires, but she said some of • Clyde W. Hall ’53, Regents Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering Technology, Savannah State the victims weren’t so lucky. University “There are some people I know that still have their cars out there because they just can’t afford new tires,” Virgilio said. “[Also,] I know some of the shops around the area were turning away people because they didn’t have enough technicians on Sunday.” Currently, there are no suspects. Looking for Briefs? Turn to A6. BUPD Chief Brian Joschko said students and staff are encouraged to report suspicious people and activity to the police. THE SCOUT 25 September 2015 A3 N Bradley launches new social Low enrollment discussed, engagement platform BY MADDIE GEHLING move-in.’ We start to serve them News Editor content they are accustomed to plan in action seeing on Buzzfeed or Facebook.” In response to developing The platform has been in the technology and decreased enroll- works since spring 2015 when the BY TORI MOSES However, Liberty said the prospective students interested in ment, Bradley has unveiled a new idea was first discussed. Assistant Managing Editor declining enrollment trend would Bradley. step in their marketing strategy, Director of Web Content Matt stop after this year, because the Since its release earlier this the social engagement platform Hawkins, responsible for writing Over the past few years Bradley university has been making rapid week, 50 prospective students InsideBradley. online features for the app, also has experienced declining enroll- changes since June 1. have created accounts. Tom Richmond, execu- helped to develop it. ment with this year’s class totaling “It won’t [continue to decrease],” “We’re really on the cutting tive director of Enrollment “Evolution Labs has handled 927 first-year students compared Liberty said. “We are taking a lot of edge of technology with this,” Management for Admissions, has most of the technical aspects to 2012’s class of 1,016. action to stop that. We won’t go Liberty said. played a vital role in developing while our team is responsible for The decreased enrollment can back to [the number of students we Liberty said Bradley needs to and implementing InsideBradley. generating Bradley-specific con- be attributed to Bradley’s inability had] immediately, but there will be reach different markets, such as “It’s a brand new app,” tent,” Hawkins said. “[The com- to adjust old marketing strategies a steady increase.” international students. Richmond said. “The current way pany] handled most of the setup to attract prospective students in One step Bradley has taken Currently, the university under- it’s being accessed is through web in consultation with the Bradley today’s society, accord- graduate population is only, but as students get admit- team.” ing to Interim President one percent internation- ted, they’ll receive invitations to While InsideBradley accounts Stan Liberty.