Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Oral History Collection
Dr. Tompkins begins her interview describing her educational background and student experience. She discusses her mentors and experience teaching, particularly with early distance learning. She describes the programs she was involved with establishing, navigating the accreditation process, and the influence her public health degree had on their creation. Tompkins discusses distance education in relation to expansion to the Kearney campus, diversity efforts among the faculty, and its adoption on campus. She discusses her time as a consultant to the American Society for Clinical Pathology for the national PEPFAR program. Tompkins details noteworthy advancements related to public health, the evolution of the College of Allied Health into an independent college, and how teaching methods have changed during her career to support simulation and distance learning. Tompkins concludes her interview with her hopes for the college and its students in the future.
