From Dean Renée Baernstein

Dear Alumni and Friends:

I’m excited to announce that Barbara Mowry ’70, owner and CEO of GoreCreek Advisors and a trailblazing executive, will be our alumni speaker at the CAS Recognition Ceremony on May 17. She’ll be joined by student speaker Peyton King, a standout Organizational Leadership major and chair of my Dean’s Student Advisory Council.

We’re proud to launch #CASMeansCareers, a bold new push to prepare students for career success and spotlight alumni success stories. Alumni like Greg Roche ’95, CEO of Distalmotion, show students what's possible with a CAS degree and inspire us to dream big.

Finally, CAS is on a roll in research. Since January, faculty in the departments of Biology, Statistics, and Chemistry and Biochemistry have landed over $820K in national grants (part of $8M+ since July!). They're working on groundbreaking research on lake ecosystems, cell proteins, and tissue regeneration.

Please read on for more news.

Thank you for all you do to show how a CAS education leads everywhere.

Love and Honor,

Renée Baernstein
Professor and Dean

Alumni News

Distalmotion CEO Greg Roche ’95 returns to Miami to kick off #CASMeansCareers campaign

Greg Roche '95 speaks at a special campus event about his career pathway to become CEO of Distalmotion

Greg Roche headlined the new CAS “Trailblazers and Game Changers” alumni speaker series, which will feature a different prominent CAS alum each semester.

Student Achievements

Three CAS students earn 2025-2026 Goldwater Scholarships

Ethan Belak, Caden McCollum, and Emily Wang are working on innovative research projects with faculty mentors involving microplastics, quantum computing, and cancer-resistant drugs.

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

CAS faculty sweep annual university awards

Allen McConnell

Dominik Konkolewicz

Elizabeth Wardle

A hearty congratulations to all our CAS faculty who helped us sweep the annual University Awards Ceremony on March 18. They are:

Benjamin Harrison Medallion: Allen McConnell - University Distinguished Professor (Psychology)
University Distinguished Professors: Dominik Konkolewicz - John W. Steube Professor (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Elizabeth Wardle - Director, Roger & Joyce Howe Center for Writing Excellence; Professor (English)
University Faculty Scholar Awards: Luis Pradanos - Professor and Chair (Spanish and Portuguese) and Rodney D. Coates - Professor (Global and Intercultural Studies)
University Junior Faculty Scholar Awards: Allison Farrell - Assistant Professor (Psychology); Phillip Arceneaux - Assistant Professor (Media, Journalism and Film); Indivar Jonnalagadda - Assistant Professor (Global and Intercultural Studies)
Excellence in Research & Innovation: Allison Farrell - Social Sciences; Gary Lorigan - Natural Sciences; Hongmei Li - Humanities

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