  Ithaca Professor's Photo Book is One of 2011's Best in ‘Time’
“Time” magazine has included a book by Nicolas Muellner, an associate professor in the Department of Cinema, Photography, and Media Arts at Ithaca College, on a list of the best photobooks of the year. Published last October by A-Jump Books, “The Amnesia Pavilions” depicts Muellner’s return trip to a small city in Eastern Siberia after a 17-year absence. Read more.
Faculty News from North Central
 Gregory H. Wolf, North Central College professor of German, is chair of the Small Undergraduate German Programs special interest group of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). He organized a breakfast and presented “Keeping German Programs Visible” and co-organized two sessions with six presentations addressing language pedagogy, instructional technology and curricular development at the national meeting of the American Association for Teachers of German in Denver, Colo. Read more.
 Gerald Gems, North Central College professor of health and physical education, delivered two presentations at the Bangladesh Institute of Sport Sciences in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He also was inducted as an international fellow of the institute, along with another American and international scholars from Turkey, Denmark, Malaysia, Great Britain and Spain. The events were attended by a host of sports dignitaries and the Bangladesh minister of commerce. Read more.
Faculty News from Samford
A work by Samford University School of the Arts faculty member Scott Fisk is included in “Art of the State,” a juried show featuring pieces by 26 full- and part-time s tudio-art faculty from two- and four-year Alabama colleges and universities. Read more.
Veteran Samford University law professor Robert J. Goodwin has been named associate dean of Cumberland School of Law effective with the spring 2012 semester. Goodwin, who is J. Russell McElroy Professor of Law, has taught at Samford since 1983. Read more.
 Samford University journalism instructor Julie Hedgepeth Williams has written a book on her great uncle, Albert Caldwell, who with his wife, Sylvia, and 10-month old son, Alden, survived the sinking of the ocean liner Titanic almost 100 years ago. The book, A Rare Titanic Family: The Caldwells' Story of Survival, was published by NewSouth Books of Montgomery, Ala. Read more.
Valparaiso Professor Receives National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
Gretchen Buggeln, assistant professor of art history and humanities at Valparaiso University, recently received a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant for her research and writing of the book, “Churches for Today: Modernism and Suburban Expansion in Post-World War II America.” Read more.
A rcadia Professor Voted as Best in County
Donna M. Agnew, associate director and assistant professor of Arcadia University’s Physician Assistant Program, was recently voted among the Best of 2011 Bucks and Montgomery County, in the Physician Assistants Category. Read more.
Faculty News from Hamline University
Binnur Ozkececi-Taner, assistant professor of political science at Hamline University, recently published a co-authored chapter in Psychology and Constructivism in International Relations: An Ideational Alliance (University of Michigan Press). The book provides a theoretical and empirical conversation between political psychology and constructivist theory of international relations by exploring the interaction of individual cognition and social processes that shape world politics.
Jack Reardon, School of Business at Hamline, presented a paper, "Why Economics Needs Philosophy" at the third triennial research conference of the International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The paper was co-authored with Valentin Cojanu of Bucharest University and editor of the Journal of Philosophical Economics.
 Ithaca College Professor Publishes German Textbook
James Pfrehm, an assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Ithaca College, recently published “Kunterbunt und Kurz Geschrieben,” an intermediate-level German textbook. Read more.
Faculty News from Samford University
Samford University pharmacy professor Dr. Valerie T. Prince has been named the 2012 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management Distinguished Achievement Award in clinical/pharmacotherapeutic (C/P) practice. The award recognizes achievements of an individual who has made a significant contribution or sustained contributions to the provision of pharmaceutical care in C/P practice. Read more.
Samford University professor John C. Knapp explores the relationship between church and work in his latest book, How the Church Fails Businesspeople (And What Can Be Done About It). In the book, released this week by Eerdmans Publishing Company, Dr. Knapp argues that the church’s ambiguous teachings about vocation, money and business have long contributed to Christians’ uncertainty about discipleship in the workplace. Read more.
Stetson Names College of Law Dean
 Christopher Pietruszkiewicz has been named the new dean of Stetson University College of Law in Tampa Bay, Fla. Pietruszkiewicz joins Stetson from the LSU Law Center at Louisiana State University, where he serves as vice chancellor for business and financial affairs and as the J.Y. Sanders Professor of Law. Pietruszkiewicz will start at Stetson this summer. Read more.
University of Evansville’s Plisky a Featured Presenter at Major League Soccer Medical Symposium
Phil Plisky, assistant professor of physical therapy at the University of Evansville, will be a featured presenter at the Major League Soccer Medical Symposium, a professional educational event focused on treatment and prevention of soccer-related injuries. Read more.
Redlands Professor’s Research is Basis for Hopi Petroglyph Preservation Project
Dr. Wesley Bernardini, an associate professor of Anthropology and Sociology at University of Redlands has been working with the Hopi people in Arizona to map and preserve their ancestral villages for the past ten years. All that research came to fruition with the launch of the Hopi Petroglyph Sites Digital Preservation Project website, a 3D digital archive of the Hopi sites and petroglyph in Tutuveni and Dawa Park in Arizona. Read more.
Scranton Professor’s Research Cited in WebMD Article
Recently published research by University of Scranton chemistry professor Joe Vinson, Ph.D., about the antioxidant properties found in nuts was featured in an article on WebMD. Read more.
Ithaca Professor’s Debut Novel Makes NY Times List of Ten Best Books of 2011
 Ithaca College assistant professor of Writing Eleanor Henderson's debut novel, Ten Thousand Saints, has been named as one of the ten best books of 2011 by the New York Times.
The novel, published in June, received wide critical praise, including on the cover of the New York Times Book Review, in which reviewer Stacey D’Erasmo noted that Henderson, “writes the hell out of every moment, every scene, every perspective, every fleeting impression, every impulse and desire and bit of emotional detritus. She is never ironic or underwhelmed; her preferred mode is fierce, devoted, and elegiac.” Read more.
Stetson Professor Eric Kurlander awarded Fulbright Scholar grant
 Dr. Eric Kurlander, associate professor and chair of the History Department at Stetson University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant for research and teaching in Freiburg, Germany, during the spring semester 2012, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced. From January through April, Kurlander will conduct research on his next book project, "A Supernatural History of the Third Reich," at the Institute for East German Folklore, University of Freiburg Folklore Institute and the Federal Military Archives in Germany. Beginning in April, he will also teach in the History Department at the Freiburg University of Education and give public lectures on his research. Stetson has a study abroad program for students to attend the Freiburg University of Education for a semester or full academic year. Read more.
Belmont Appoints Dean of College of Health Sciences and Nursing
 Dr. Cathy Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN, has been named as the new dean of the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences & Nursing at Belmont University. Taylor currently serves as the assistant commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health’s Bureau of Health Services Administration where she oversees delivery of traditional public health and primary care services in 89 rural counties and contracted services with Tennessee’s six metropolitan health departments. Dr. Taylor will begin her new position at Belmont on Feb. 1, 2012. Read more.
 Faculty News from Hamline
National Public Radio has selected "Breadcrumbs," a fantasy novel by Anne Ursu, faculty member in Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults program, for its Backseat Book Club. Read more.
Hamline’s Kathy Burleson, senior lecturer in biology, and Betsy Martinez-Vaz, assistant  professor of biology, recently published a paper in the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. The article was titled "Microbes in Mascara: Hypothesis-Driven Research in an Nonmajor Biology Lab."
Redlands Professor’s Sundial to Head to Mars
University of Redlands professor Tyler Nordgren has designed a sundial on board the new Mars rover, "Curiosity." Read more.
Valparaiso Names New Dean for College of Business
James Brodzinski will join Valparaiso University as dean of the College of Business beginning July 1, 2012. In his new role, James will be responsible for the strategic leadership, coordination, and guidance of the College. Read more.
 Wagner Professor to Edit New Journal
Wagner College psychology professor Miles Groth will edit New Male Studies: An International Journal, a new open-access, online, interdisciplinary journal for research and discussion of issues facing boys and men worldwide. Read more.
Drury Professor’s Civil War Book Earns Prestigious Award
 Dr. Randall Fuller, professor of English and the director of the Honors Program at Drury University, received the Christian Gauss Award for his book, From Battlefield’s Rising: How the Civil War Transformed American Literature. This award is given to books that show exceptional literary scholarship and criticism. Read more.
Faculty News from Hamline University
 Professor Fahima Aziz, Economics Department at Hamline University, gave a series of lectures on "Theory of Labor Supply," Theory of Labor Demand," "Unemployment," and a public lecture on "U.S. Labor Market After the Financial Crisis", to both faculty and students in the doctoral program at the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia in Modena, Italy.
 Mark Berkson, Religion Department, presented a paper at the national American Academy of Religion conference in San Francisco. The paper was entitled, "Confucian Perspectives on Shame, Guilt and the Self."
 Professor Deanna Thompson, Religion Department, presided over a session on "Luther and the Jews" for the Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions group at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco. She also chaired the business meeting for the Martin Luther group.
 Andrea Bell, modern languages and literatures, recently presented a paper on Chilean science fiction writer Hugo Correa at a conference in Lima, Peru.
Faculty News from Ithaca College
 Timothy A. Johnson, associate professor of music theory, history and composition and chair of graduate studies at Ithaca College, has recently published “John Adams’s ‘Nixon in China’: Musical Analysis, Historical and Political Perspectives.” Johnson’s book examines American composer John Adams’ opera “Nixon in China,” which was inspired by former president Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to China. After premiering at the Houston Grand Opera in 1987, Adams’s work has been performed in Europe and North America. Read more.
 The National Communication Association (NCA) has honored Bruce Henderson, professor of communication studies at Ithaca College, with its Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies. Henderson was cited for bringing together disability studies with performance studies as well as for his sustained body of work in the field. Henderson has served as chair of the Department of Communication Studies (formerly Department of Speech Communication) and coordinator of the culture and communication program and health communication minor. Read more.
Faculty News from Nazareth College
 Nazareth College’s Kathy Calderwood, associate professor of art, was invited to attend the international Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy. This renowned juried exhibition takes place every two years and is supported by the United Nations with more than 600 artists representing close to 70 countries. Calderwood will exhibit three paintings in the Biennale. Read more.
 Nazareth College’s Kathleen DaBoll-Lavoie, department chair of Inclusive Childhood Education, has been appointed by the Board of Regents to serve as one of the higher education representatives on the New York State Professional Standards and Practices Board. DaBoll-Lavoie was recommended for this position by the Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Education Department. Read more.
Faculty News from North Central College
 North Central College’s Sarah Lureau, assistant professor of accounting, and Alli Purcell Hayes, assistant professor of accounting, presented an active learning strategy, titled “Simulating ‘Real World’ Team Working Environments Within the Classroom,” at the annual Illinois Accounting Teachers Conference in Chicago. Read more.
 The Daily Iowan, the newspaper of the University of Iowa, interviewed Zachary Michael Jack, assistant professor of English, about his new book, "Native Soulmate: A Season in Search of a Love Homegrown." Jack says it's part love story, part adventure story and an exploration of current issues that concern rural and small-town Iowa and the Midwest. Read more.
 The Dan Haerle Trio, comprised of North Central College jazz faculty and clinicians, has released its third CD, “Aspiration,” showcasing 13 original compositions by pianist Dan Haerle. Bassist Bob Bowman and drummer Jack Mouse are also part of the group and featured artists on the album. The trio has been playing together for more than 30 years. Read more.
Samford Trustees Elect New Faculty
Samford University’s board of trustees elected new faculty members and new officers at their regular meeting in Birmingham. New faculty were  in the following areas: communication studies, pharmacy, teacher education, accounting, music and economics. Read more.
Trustees also named Elizabeth G. (Betsy) Dobbins, associate professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences, as the inaugural Paul N. Propst Professor of Natural Sciences. Read more.
Stetson Names Director of Choral Activities
 Dr. Timothy Peter, professor of music at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, will become Stetson University’s new director of choral activities and professor of music, effective August 2012. Read more.
University of Evansville Invests New Endowed Chair in Literature and Writing
Margaret McMullan, professor of creative writing at the University of Evansville, was invested as the Melvin M. Peterson Endowed Chair in Literature and Writing at a ceremony in UE's Neu Chapel. Read more.
 Scranton Professor Discusses President Obama’s Visit with Bloomberg News
Jean Harris, head of the political science department at The University of Scranton was quoted in coverage of President Obama's visit to Scranton. Read more.
University of Evansville Professor Appointed Editor of Hemingway Series
 Mark Cirino, assistant professor of English at the University of Evansville, has been appointed general editor for the Reading Hemingway series from Kent State University Press. This prestigious series provides annotations and commentaries on Ernest Hemingway's major works, including contextual information and interpretive guidance for a wide variety of readers. Read more.
Westminster Professor Shares Battle to Keep Son Alive in New Book
Vicki Whiting, a business professor at Westminster College, watched her teenager wither away while doctors and specialists struggled to unlock the mystery of his illness for more than a year. In their first book, In Pain We Trust: A Conversation Between Mother and Son on the Journey from Sickness to Health, Whiting and her son chronicle their journey from fighting the challenges of the American health care system, to finding answers. Read more.
Hampton Names Brett Pulley of Bloomberg News as Dean of Journalism School
 Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has announced that Brett Pulley will become dean of the HU Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, effective January 1, 2012. Pulley, business journalist and author, currently covers the media and entertainment industries at Bloomberg L.P., the global information services, news and media company. Read more.
Stephen Colbert Meets Quantum Levitation - Courtesy of Ithaca College
 What do you get when you cross an Ithaca College experiment in quantum levitation with Comedy Central? In the case of the “Colbert Report,” you get a cup of ice cream suspended in mid-air. Associate professor of Physics Matthew C. Sullivan was featured on the November 9 episode of the show, helping host Stephen Colbert demonstrate why his Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor — Americone Dream — is “the ice cream of the future.” Read more.
 Ithaca College Sociologist's Novel Takes 'A Journey With Schizophrenia'
Drawing upon his many years of counseling the mentally ill, Ithaca College sociology instructor Terry Garahan has published the novel “When Truth Lies: A Journey with Schizophrenia.” Taking that journey is Kevin, a young schizophrenic who hits the road after graduating from high school in 1967. Read more.
Nazareth College's Chair of Nursing Receives Founders Service Award
 Nazareth College’s School of Health and Human Services is proud to announce Nursing Department chair Jeanine Seguin Santelli as the recipient of the 2011 Founders Service Award from the International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG). The Founders Service Award is given to honor an ISONG member who has made outstanding and significant contributions to genetics/genomics nursing through service to the ISONG. Read more.
North Central Professors Present at Educators Conference
 North Central College’s Jack Shindler, professor of English and director of international programs, and Kelly Pilleux, international student advisor, presented independent sessions at NAFSA, the Association of International Educators Region V annual conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Shindler presented a session titled “New Developments in Study Abroad Preparation Courses,” and Pilleux presented a session titled “Increasing Retention: Using Strategic Data Collection to Customize Your International Student Orientation.” Read more.
Samford Professor Featured During C-SPAN’s “Birmingham Weekend”
Samford University history professor and chair, Jonathan Bass, was featured in a special series on American History TV (C-SPAN 3) which looked at Civil Rights history and Birmingham’s role during that movement in America. Bass gave his insights into the story of Martin Luther King’s time in a Birmingham jail. Read more.
 Samford Professor Named U. S. Professor of Year by Carnegie Foundation
Samford University psychology professor and department chair Stephen Chew has been named the 2011 U. S. Professor of the Year for Master’s Universities and Colleges by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Read more.
Redlands Professor Discusses Salton Sea Project
In this video, University of Redlands professor of Environmental Studies Tim Krantz talks about the ecological importance of the Salton Sea Integrated Water Management Project. The Salton Sea Database Program began in 1998 and is funded by a $4.7 million federal grant and provides support and outreach to stakeholders engaged in the restoration of California’s largest inland water body. Krantz's work on the Salton Sea is supported by The Redlands Institute, an interdisciplinary, collaborative research enterprise within the University. Read more.
 Wagner Professors Co-Edit French Studies Journal
Wagner College professors Natalie Edwards and Christopher Hogarth were two of the three guest editors (with Amy Hubbell of the University of Queensland and Kansas State University) of a special issue of the journal, Women in French Studies, recently published by the scholarly society, Women in French. Read more.
 Arcadia Professor Discusses Financing Medical Care in Exceptional Parent Magazine
Thomas M. Brinker, Jr., LL.M. CPA, professor of Accounting and executive director of the M.B.A. program at Arcadia University, published “Home Equity Loans and Retirement Plan Distributions” in the November 2011 issue of Exceptional Parent magazine. Read more.
Nazareth Professor Named Art Educator of Year
Nazareth College associate professor and director of Art Education Shannon Elliott will receive the 2011 New York State Art Teacher’s Association (NYSATA) Art Educator of the Year Award for demonstrating her outstanding ability and commitment to further the field of art education, both in and out of the classroom. Read more.
 Samford Professor Wins Excellence in Teaching Award
Samford University Geography Department professor and chair Eric Fournier has received the 2011 Excellence in Teaching Award of the SouthEastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SEDAAG). Read more.
Stetson Faculty Named to Endowed Chairs, Director Positions
Two longtime faculty members at Stetson University have been named to endowed chairs in their departments, a tribute that reflects outstanding professional achievements and the confidence of the leadership of the School of Business Administration.
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Two other key faculty members have been appointed as directors of successful Business School programs – the Executive Passport Program and the Online Master of Accountancy Program.
Dr. Ted J. Surynt, professor of Information Systems, now holds the C.R. Lindback Professor of Business Administration Chair, and Dr. Mike E. Bitter, professor of Accounting, holds the Rinker Distinguished Professor of Accounting Chair. Both appointments were made by Dean Stuart Michelson.
The two new directors of established programs are Dr. Fred Augustine, Graduate Business Studies director, who has taken the Online MAcc Program under his purview, and Dr. Becky Oliphant, director of the MBA International Summer Program, who has added responsibility for the Executive Passport Program, a degree-completion program based at the Stetson University Center at Celebration. Read more.
Redlands Professor Receives NSF Grant
University of Redlands professor Dan Klooster’s project, “Trans-border Indigenous Environmental Governance: Assessing the connections of Mexican indigenous peoples in the United States to their communities of origin,” has been funded by an $161,998 grant from the National Science Foundation. The project will focus on biodiversity conservation and environmental service provisioning in Mexico, and Klooster plans to bring students on two May Term Oaxaca trips to study the community’s forest management and eco-tourism projects. Read more.
Valparaiso Professor Named Indiana World Language Teacher of the Year
 Sarah DeMaris, professor of German at Valparaiso University, was named Indiana World Language Teacher of the Year at the 2011 Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association annual conference in Indianapolis. DeMaris was selected as the top overall winner from a group of finalists representing teachers of foreign languages from throughout the state at all levels, from elementary through college. DeMaris was chosen based on a number of factors including her record of teaching excellence and her service to the profession. The state award qualifies her to move on to the regional competition for the World Language Teacher of the Year award. Read more.
Faculty News from Hamline
 Letitia Basford, assistant professor in the School of Education at Hamline University, and Rachel Endo, assistant professor and chair of teacher education in the School of Education, presented "Rethinking Cultural Competence: The Value of Experiential Learning in Diversity Courses for Pre-Service Teachers" at the National Association for Multicultural Education’s Association’s 21st International Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. Endo was also recognized for serving on the association's 2011 conference proposal review committee.
Maria Jesús Leal, assistant professor of Spanish in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department, has published a book with the University of Valladolid, Spain. This work, entitled Phraseological Expressions in Spanish and its Application to Teaching Spanish as a Second Language: A comparative Study Applied to Anglophone Students. The book focuses on the methodology of teaching fixed and idiomatic expressions in Spanish as a foreign language.
Ithaca College Study Links Attitudes to Diabetes Management
According to a new study by an Ithaca College psychology professor Mary Turner DePalma and her two colleagues, people with diabetes who see themselves as responsible for their disease blame themselves for making poor lifestyle choices and are significantly less likely to monitor their glucose levels, properly inject themselves and make lifestyle choices that would benefit their condition. Read more.
Pacific Lutheran Professor Speaks at Legacy and Leadership Symposium
Lynn Hunnicutt, director of the Center for Vocation and associate professor of economics at Pacific Lutheran University, presented "Non-Lutheran ways to be a Lutheran School in the Pacific Northwest" at the Symposium on Legacy and Leadership at Concordia University Texas in Austin, Texas. The symposium was sponsored by the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America (LECNA).
Pacific Lutheran Professor Uses Food to Make Chemistry More Palatable
 The recipe for how Pacific Lutheran University assistant professor of Chemistry Justin Lytle teaches looks a little like this: Add two parts enthusiasm and a love of teaching, one part knowledge of the sciences, and a heaping scoop of passion for the chemistry of food. Then sprinkle in a little dry humor, and mix slowly. Read more.
Faculty News from the University of Evansville
 Margaret Stevenson, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Evansville, recently co-authored a study titled “Anti-Arab Prejudice Extends Beyond Terrorist Stereotypes.” Stevenson and her two co-authors presented the study at the Association for Psychological Science’s 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. where they received the RISE Research Award, which aims to cultivate scholarly research in psychological fields related to socially and economically underrepresented populations. Read more.
 Robert Catena, assistant professor of physical therapy and director of the University of Evansville’s Dunigan Movement Analysis Lab, has recently co-authored two journal publications. “Biomechanics and Injury Risk Assessment of Falls onto Protective Floor Mats,” with collaborations at California State University, Los Angeles and Mercedes-Benz, was published in the November/December 2011 issue of Rehabilitation Nursing. Catena also co-authored “Balance Control During Lateral Load Transfers Over a Slippery Surface” with collaborations at Harvard University and Liberty Mutual. This research was published in the November 2011 issue of Ergonomics. Read more.
.jpg) Wagner Professor Wins National Award for News Design
Claire Regan ’80, an assistant professor of journalism at Wagner College, was given the prestigious Award of Excellence earlier this month by the Society for News Design. Professor Regan won her award in the Page One category for the July 4, 2010 front page she designed for the Staten Island Advance, where she is associate managing editor. Read more.
Faculty News from Westminster
Richard Badenhausen, director of Westminster College’s Honors program, was one of seven faculty members from around the country to be named a 2011 National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Fellow. According to NCHC past president John Zubizarreta this “distinction celebrates [his] many contributions not only to our organization but more widely to honors teaching, learning, scholarship, and leadership within the growing international influence of NCHC in higher education.” Badenhausen became involved in Honors education in 1994 and has since been active in NCHC in a variety of ways, helping plan the last seven national conventions, co-chairing the student research program at the meeting, and giving sixteen different conference presentations on Honors pedagogy and administration during the past five years. He sits on the editorial board of HIP: Honors in Practice, is a former member of the NCHC Board of Directors, and is a Recommended NCHC Site Visitor. His most recent essays on Honors education in JNCHC: The Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council are “‘Help, I Need Somebody’: Rethinking How We Conceptualize Honors” (11.2), “Immigrant Song: A Cautionary Note about Honors and Technology” (10.2), and the forthcoming “Costs and Benefits in the Economy of Honors” (13.1).
Westminster College English professor Lance Newman’s recently published The Grand Canyon Reader, a collection of literary works about the iconic canyon, combines two sides of Newman’s professional life, his passion for the written word and his extensive experience as a river guide in the Grand Canyon. In a Los Angeles Times review, Julie Cart calls Newman’s presentation effective and thoughtful, “But the book blossoms best when sharing intimate, overlooked travel tales …all the stories retold in The Grand Canyon Reader explore some facet of the connection to a place both ancient and otherworldly.”
Ithaca Professor's Work to be Shown on PBS Series
 Time lapse photography and video shot by an Ithaca College faculty member will be seen in an upcoming episode of “Fabric of the Cosmos,” a four-part series for “Nova” being aired by PBS. Tom Nicholson, an associate professor of television-radio in the Roy H. Park School of Communications, worked on the episode titled “The Illusion of Time,” which will premiere on November 9. Based on the book by physicist Brian Greene, who also hosts the series, “Fabric of the Cosmos” takes viewers to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time and the universe. The “Illusion of Time” episode hurtles 50 years into the future before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past, along the way revealing a new way of thinking about time in which moments past, present and future exist all at once. Read more.
 Faculty Updates from North Central College
Ramona M. Wis, North Central College’s Mimi Rolland Professor in the Fine Arts and professor and chair of music, was keynote speaker and a session presenter at the British Columbia Music Educators Association conference. Read more.
 Renard Jackson, North Central College assistant professor of education, presented the workshop “Milestone: Making a Commitment To Partnerships” at the 23rd annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference. Read more.
 Patricia Bayona, North Central College adjunct assistant professor of Spanish, is editor of an article in the new book “New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research,” Ed. Gessica de Angelis and Jean-Marc Dewaele by Multilingual Matters. Read more.
University of Evansville Professor Accepts Top Prize at Indiana Authors Award Dinner
 Margaret McMullan, a University of Evansville professor of creative writing and the Melvin M. Peterson Endowed Chair in Literature and Writing, delivered the keynote address at the Indiana Authors Award Dinner. McMullan, the author of six novels, also accepted the National Author award, which recognizes a writer who has Indiana ties but whose work is known and read throughout the country. Read more.
 Wagner Professor Co-Edits Book
Natalie Edwards, a modern language professor at Wagner College, has co-edited “Textual and Visual Selves: Photography, Film and Comic Art in French Autobiography,” a new book due for release this December by the University of Nebraska Press. Edwards’ co-editors are Amy L. Hubbell of Kansas State University and Ann Miller of the University of Leicester. Read more.
Westminster Professor Releases Book on Creating Leaderless Organizations
We have been taught to think that all organizations have a defined structure and a clearly identified leader. But in his book, The Myth of Leadership: Creating Leaderless Organizations (Nicholas Brealey Publishing: Boston & London), Westminster College philosophy professor Dr. Jeffrey Nielsen suggests leaderless organizations cannot only be developed, but can flourish and succeed in a contemporary society. Nielsen’s book was first published worldwide on hardcover in 2004, but is being issued for the first time in paperback this month. Nielsen is working with his publisher on a second book to better understand the significance of leaderless reform movements and how to sustain them over a period of time without them collapsing into leader-based hierarchies.
Drury Professor Studies Junk….in Outer Space
 Have you ever wondered what sorts of things are orbiting the earth? It’s easy to imagine satellites and space stations, but there are also small pieces of space junk that could do serious damage to the billions of dollars of equipment in orbit, or which could take the lives of astronauts and cosmonauts. Figuring out what those small pieces of junk are and where they’re headed is a part-time job for Drury University physics professor and NASA consultant Dr. Greg Ojakangas. Read more.
Hamline Business Professors to Edit Prestigious Public Affairs Journal
 Hamline University School of Business professors David Schultz and Kristen Norman-Major have been selected to edit the prestigious Journal for Public Affairs Education. In 2010, the pair was initially chosen to serve as the interim editors and have been subsequently selected to edit the journal for a full three-year term, beginning this fall. One of the top journals of its kind, the Journal for Public Affairs Education is run by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, which is a noted organization in the United States for education in that field. Read more.
North Central Professor Tapped for Accounting Expertise
 David Gray, North Central College assistant professor of accounting, presented “Improving Students’ Understanding of Quality of Earnings and Footnote Disclosures Using Excel Analyses” at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Midwest Regional Conference’s Effective Learning Strategies Forum in Indianapolis. Gray was also interviewed for an online article titled “Should I Do Payroll Myself Or Use A Payroll Service?” and published Oct. 14 on Z-S Knowledge Center. Read more.
Samford University Professor Creates Video Series to Boost Student Study Skills
 Stephen Chew, chair of Samford University's Psychology Department and resident expert on this problem, has created a unique online video series with practical advice grounded in research that helps students learn to study. As he began to transform his lectures and research on study skills into a video series, Chew investigated similar resources nationally. He didn't find many, and those he found were lacking in important ways. Chew's video project differs from those others in significant ways. For a start, his are thoroughly grounded in research on how people learn and draw from Chew's personal experience of more than a quarter-century of undergraduate teaching. Chew's videos also offer a more comprehensive and systematic explanation of how people learn, ranging from student beliefs and misconceptions to cognitively based strategies for studying. Rather than focus on tips or a specific method, Chew's videos explain the general principles of effective study and allow students to develop their own effective study strategies according to those principles. "A single study strategy will not be effective for all students in all classes," Chew said, "but all effective study strategies follow certain basic principles of learning.”
Chew earned Samford’s John H. Buchanan Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching award in 1999. In 2001, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching named him Alabama Professor of the Year. The American Psychological Association honored Chew with its 2005 Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award, recognizing him as the nation’s best psychology teacher at a four-year college.
 Scranton Professor Tapped for Research on Health and Spuds
The University of Scranton chemistry professor Joe Vinson, Ph.D., was quoted in a USA Today story about health and potatoes, based on his research on the topic. Read more.
University of Evansville’s Jennie Ebeling Featured at Biblical Archaeology Conference
 Jennie Ebeling, associate professor of archaeology and chair of the Department of Archaeology and Art History at the University of Evansville, was a featured speaker at The Future of Biblical Archaeology Conference held at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. At the conference, Ebeling led a breakout session titled “The Use and Abuse of 19th-20th Century Palestinian Ethnography on Reconstructions of Life in Biblical Israel.” She also discussed the methodology behind her book Women’s Lives in Biblical Times, published in 2010 by T&T Clark International. The book uses archaeological, iconographic, and ethnographic data to create a detailed description of the life of an average woman who might lived in the central highlands of Iron Age I (ca. 1200-1000 BCE) Israel. Read more.
Redlands Professor Wins Film Award
 Monty Hempel, Hedco Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Redlands, has won the John Muir Award for Best Environmental Film at the 2011 Yosemite International Film Festival. Hempel’s 2011 documentary, “Spirit of Place,” tells the story of Dr. Marilee Scaff, an extraordinary 95-year-old woman whose love of magnificent forests, flowers, mountains, and streams has taught her valuable lessons about the meaning of life. Read more.
Valparaiso’s Dean of Nursing Honored with Innovation Award
 Valparaiso University’s Janet Brown, dean of the College of Nursing, recently was inducted into the Northwest Indiana Society of Innovators. During her tenure at Valpo, Brown has launched overseas “cultural immersion” experiences for nursing students, and has expanded the College of Nursing’s programs. She created intensive two-week visits for nursing students to Costa Rica, Chile, Thailand, and Nicaragua. She also led the growth of the College of Nursing from 25 students to about 350 undergraduate students, 45 master’s students, and 28 doctoral students.
Arcadia Professor Named Runner-Up of National Award for Emerging Researchers
Dr. Clare Papay, assistant professor of Education at Arcadia University, was the runner-up recipient of the Pat Sitlington Emerging Researcher Award at the 2011 Council for Exceptional Children Division on Career Development and Transition International Conference. The award is given for exemplary graduate research in the field of transition education for individuals with disabilities. Papay was recognized for research in her doctoral dissertation, “Best Practices in Transition to Adult Life for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities: A National Perspective Using the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2.” Read more.
 Ithaca College Psychology Professor Coauthors Research Textbook
Ithaca College professor of psychology Barney Beins has coauthored “Research Methods and Statistics,” a college textbook intended to help students think critically about research and data analysis. Published by Pearson Higher Education, the book was written with Maureen McCarthy of Kennesaw State University. Read more.
Sage Dean’s Article Focuses on Innovation
An article authored by Dan Robeson, dean of the School of Management and professor of management at The Sage Colleges, will be featured in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Production Innovation Management. “Board of Directors: Innovation and Performance: An Exploration at Multiple Levels,” investigates the dynamics of governance over breakthrough innovation within Fortune 1000 firms.
Redlands Dean Settles into New Post
Kathy Ogren is approaching her new position as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences “one day at a time.”
“We make the path by walking it, and I ask everyone to educate me about their expectations and needs relative to my new responsibilities,” she said. Ogren has been at the University of Redlands since 1985. Redlands, she said, appeared to be a great place to start a full-time teaching position. She started as a visiting professor in the history department, and has taught about 50 courses since, including jazz studies and cowboy poetry. Read more.
Butler Professor Honored for Educational Aid to Ghanaian Church
 The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has honored Butler University professor of Journalism Kwadwo Anokwa for his long-term support of education in his hometown of Obo in the eastern region of Ghana. For more than a decade, Anokwa and his wife, Charlotte, have funded meals for students of the Obo Presbyterian school he attended as a child. Since 2006, he has rallied Butler colleagues and other friends to sponsor the school’s annual Speech and Prize-Giving Day, a celebration of student achievements. More than 500 children participate in both the feeding and the Prize-Giving programs every year. The projects grew out of two trips Anokwa and other Butler faculty made to Obo to inform their teaching about African culture in the Change and Tradition curriculum. Read more.
Butler Professor’s Essay on Ward Churchill Published in Journal
 An essay written by Casey Kelly, visiting assistant professor in the College of Communication’s Media, Rhetoric and Culture (MRC) program at Butler University, appears in the latest issue of Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, a peer-reviewed journal published four times a year by the National Communication Association. The essay, "Blood-Speak: Ward Churchill and the Racialization of American Indian Identity," argues that criticism of Churchill, an author on Native American issues, may be based on racial prejudice. Churchill was dismissed from teaching ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) after suggesting that unlawful U.S. foreign policy prompted the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Read more.
Ithaca College Faculty Members Win Grant to Examine Wiki Use by History Students
 The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $50,000 grant to two Ithaca College faculty members to examine how students’ use of wikis can help them reach and cross conceptual thresholds in their understanding of historical knowledge. Michael Smith, associate professor of history and environmental studies and sciences, and Ali Erkan, associate professor of computer science, were awarded the grant for their project titled “Untangling the Web of Historical Thinking: What the Structures of Student-Produced Wikis Reveal.” A wiki is a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to create and edit content. Read more.
Ithaca Professor Examines Agent Orange’s Effects on Vietnam and its People
 Nearly three decades after writing about the effects Agent Orange had on the soldiers who used it in Vietnam War, Fred Wilcox has returned to the topic of chemical exposure — this time chronicling its tragic consequences on the health of the Vietnamese people and their environment. An associate professor of writing at Ithaca College, Wilcox is the author of “Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam,” published by Seven Stories Press. Read more.
University of Evansville Finance Professor Delivers Keynote at Istanbul Conference
Walayet A. Khan, professor of finance in the University of Evansville’s Schroeder Family School of Business Administration, recently served as the keynote speaker at the 2011 Global Business, Finance, and Economics Research Conference in Istanbul, Turkey. Khan discussed how the U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis converted into a global financial crisis. He also received the Best Paper Award for his work titled "Islamic Commercial Banking: A Cross-Country and Inter-Bank Analysis of Efficiency Performance." Read more.
Wagner Professor Named Nurse Practitioner of Year
Wagner College adjunct nursing professor Margaret “Peggy” Terjesen was named the Nurse Practitioner of the Year by the Staten Island Chapter of the Nurse Practitioners of New York State. Terjesen is a 2000 graduate of Wagner College’s Nurse Practitioner Program. She currently works as a nurse practitioner certified in the field of family health (FNP). As an adjunct professor in the Evelyn L. Spiro School of Nursing, Terjesen teaches courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Hamline Biology Professor Shares Mountain-Climbing Experiences
When Hamline University professor Mike Farris teaches his class about the life that thrives in Earth’s most extreme vertical climates, he does so with plenty of first-hand experience. Having climbed nine of the world’s tallest mountains—including a perilous 2009 journey to the summit of Everest—the professor of biology and chair of the environmental studies department has incredible stories and experiences he likes to share with students. Read more.
 Ithaca Music Professor Named President of International Trumpet Guild
Ithaca College professor of Music Kim Dunnick has begun a two-year term as president of the International Trumpet Guild, a not-for-profit organization founded ito promote communication among trumpeters and to improve the artistic level of performance, teaching and literature of the trumpet. Read more.
North Central Professors Publish Essays, Co-author Book Chapter
 Gerald Gems, professor of health and physical education at North Central College, gave a presentation titled “Migration, Assimilation, and Sport: Historical Developments and Current Events” at the University of Copenhagen Summer School for graduate students. In addition, he served as an advisor to several American and international students relative to the development of their doctoral dissertations. Gems also wrote two essays in the August 2011 book, “Sports in America: From Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century” (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe), and coauthored a chapter with Gertrud Pfister of the University of Copenhagen on College Sport to be published in a German book, titled “Amerikanischer Sport”  (Munster, Germany: Waxman Verlag). Read more.
Gregory H. Wolf, North Central College professor of German, is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) and recently published a 5,000-word essay on Claude Osteen, an all-star pitcher in the 1960s and 1970s in conjunction with SABR’s Baseball Biography Project. The SABR was founded in 1971 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Read more.
 Redlands’ Professor’s Research Lands on Cover of ‘Time’
University of Redlands author and psychologist Catherine Salmon weighed in on "Playing Favorites" in the cover story on the Oct. 3, 2011 issue of Time Magazine. Read more.
Wagner Professor Publishes Essay on Creative Process
.jpg) “The aspect of picture-making which intrigues me the most is at the point where luck and intention meets — the crisscrossing of fate and accident on the way to ‘finding’ a picture.” That’s how Wagner College art professor Bill Murphy opens the latest essay on his creative process — describing the conception, gestation and birth of a new etching — which appears in the Fall 2011 issue of the Journal of the Print World. Read more.
Arcadia Professors Pursue Scholarly Endeavors in Europe
 Dr. Sheryl Van Horne, assistant professor and director of Criminal Justice at Arcadia University, attended the European Society for Criminology Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she moderated two panel sessions and presented two papers. The annual conference presents an overview of the latest theoretical and applied developments in criminology, through keynote speeches by scholars and parallel sessions. Van Horne’s first paper, “A Home Confinement Exercise: Reducing Authoritarianism and Enhancing Empathy among College Students,” focuses on ways for faculty members to incorporate a house arrest assignment into their classrooms and the benefits and issues associated with the assignment. The second paper Van Horne presented, “Rethinking U.S. Mass Incarceration: 21st Century Challenges and Implications for Europe and Beyond,” examines mass incarceration as an emerging social problem, from both an economic and a moral perspective. Read more.
Dr. William D. Biggs, professor emeritus, and former chair of the Department of Business, Health Administration and Economics, recently returned from Warsaw, Poland, where he conducted two five-day Business Games and Simulations Implementation Seminar workshops at Kozminski University. Developed under a grant from the Fulbright Senior Specialists Program, the workshops were designed for individuals interested in computerized business simulations. Read more.
Drury Professor Moves to Tanzania for Teaching and Research
 Helen Keller once said, “Life is either a great adventure, or nothing.” Drury University professor Erin Kenny is opting for the adventure. Kenny and her 7-year-old daughter Kiera recently moved to the east African country Tanzania where Kenny will teach and conduct research as a Fulbright Scholar for the next 10 months. Read more.
News from Ithaca College Professors
Assistant Professor Cathrene Connery, of the Ithaca College Department of Education, published a new book, Profiles in Emergent Biliteracy: Children Making Meaning in a Chicano Community. In the book, Dr. Connery presents ethnographic research about the language learning of Chicano kindergartners enrolled in a two-way, bilingual school in New Mexico. Read more.
Ithaca College professor Barney Beins (Psychology) was elected to a three-year term on the American Psychological Association's Council of Representatives, which is APA’s legislative body with sole authority to set policy and appropriate APA’s revenue. Read more.
Latest Publications from North Central Professors
 North Central College’s Lawrence Van Oyen, professor of music, and Richard Wilders, Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences and professor of mathematics, had their co-authored article, “Turning Students into Symmetry Detectives,” published in the September issue of Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The article discusses how the mathematical concept of symmetry can be used to analyze certain kinds of art. Read more.
 Also, Steve Macek, associate professor of speech communication and coordinator of urban and suburban studies at North Central College, had his article, “The Reporter’s Rebellion: ‘The Chicago Journalism Review’ 1968-1975,” published in a new anthology about communication history, “A Moment of Danger: Critical Studies in the History of U.S. Communication Since World War II.” Read more.
Fouse To Lead Samford's Division of Music
 Samford University has announced that Dr. Kathryn Fouse, professor of Music, will serve as associate dean for the Division of Music in the university's School of the Arts, starting with the 2011 fall semester. Read more.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Awarded to Sage Professors
Assistant Professor of Nursing Kathleen Kelly, together with School of Management Associate Dean Kimberly Fredericks, Ph.D., MPA, RD, of Sage College, received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to analyze The Institute of Medicine’s recommendations for the landmark 2010 report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change and Advancing Healthcare. The Future of Nursing recommended that the nursing profession adopt important changes to meet the increased demand for care in an increasingly complex heathcare system.
Sage Professor Elected President of NY Phys Ed Council
Constantine Psimopoulos, professor of physical education at Sage College, recently began his two-year term as president of the New York State Professional Preparation Council for Physical Education (NYSPPCPE). Psimopoulos will represent NYSPPCPE and coordinate efforts with other physical education related agencies from around the state to recommend changes regarding the PE field and preparation for future educators.
Scranton Professor Studies Reactions to Infidelity
A study by The University of Scranton assistant professor of psychology Barry Kuhle on reactions to infidelity based on gender was published in Personality and Individual Differences.
Read coverage of the study in the Huffington Post.
Redlands’ Banta Center Director Releases New Book
 While conducting research and reviewing textbooks for use in his classes, assistant professor Jeffery Smith at the University of Redlands noticed that the voice of the latest generation of business ethics researchers seemed to be missing. So Smith, the founding director of the Banta Center for Business, Ethics and Society, decided to compile a new book – “Normative Theory and Business Ethics (New Perspectives in Business Ethics)” – as part of a push to give young, cutting edge business ethics experts an opportunity to have their work showcased. Read more.
Arcadia Professors Train in East Africa
 Drs. Amy Cox and Bill Jacobsen, adjunct professors in Arcadia University’s International Peace and Conflict Resolution program, traveled to Burundi recently to become trained facilitators in the Healing and Rebuilding our Communities (HROC) program and developed important reconciliation skills they plan to share with their students. This year’s session marked the first-ever HROC international training and included participants from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Sweden and the United States. The program brought former enemies together as part of a three-day healing and training workshop that builds trust within the group through experiential activities and cooperative exercises. The program also aims to train facilitators so they can bring the HROC model to other countries. Read more.
 Wagner Professor Publishes Book on Civic Engagement for Health Care Advocates
Wagner College nursing professor Margaret Governo published a new book with Linus Publications, entitled “No Time for Shadows: Holistic Civic Engagement Approaches for Nurses and other Health Care Advocates in Society.” Read more.
Ithaca Faculty Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Address Teacher Shortages in Science and Math
 Five faculty members from the physics, math and education departments at Ithaca College have obtained a five-year, $1.2 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to support the Ithaca College Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, which will prepare 18 undergraduates for careers teaching physics and math in high-need school districts in central New York, New York City and Washington, D.C. Read more.
Ithaca College Distinguished Scholar Receives National Award
 The Heinz Family Foundation has named scientist and author Sandra Steingraber as one of 10 recipients of the Heinz Award, given for significant achievements benefitting the environment. A Distinguished Scholar in Residence in the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences, Steingraber has dedicated her career to shedding light on the links between cancer and environmental contamination. Read more.
University of Evansville Creative Writing Professor Publishes New Book of Poems
Rob Griffith, associate professor of creative writing at the University of Evansville, has published a new book of poems, The Moon from Every Window, from David Robert Books. Read more.
University of Redlands Announces Endowed Chair
Dr. Johannes Moenius was appointed as the William R. and Sue Johnson Endowed Chair of Spatial Economic Analysis and Regional Planning at the University of Redlands. Read more.
 Arcadia Professor Publishes ‘Bet Doubling’ Article in Journal of Risk Finance
An article on “Bet Doubling in Gambling and Investing,” written by Dr. Zaneta Chapman, assistant professor of Business Administration at Arcadia University, and Dr. Thomas Getzen, emeritus professor at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, was published in the Journal of Risk Finance. Read more.
 Arcadia Professor Co-Chairs New NIH Medical Rehabilitation Research Panel
Dr. Rebecca Craik, professor and chair of Physical Therapy at Arcadia Univeristy, was one of 13 scientists named to a new blue ribbon medical rehabilitation research panel which will review medical rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health. Read more.
Butler Professor Named a Finalist in Indiana Authors Competition
 Micah Ling, an adjunct professor of English in Butler University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program, has been named a finalist in the Emerging Author category of the 2011 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. Read more.
PLU Math Professor Receives Award
Jessica Sklar, associate professor of mathematics at Pacific Lutheran University, was named a recipient of the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award from the Mathematical Association of America. She received the honor, along with her co-author Gene Abrams, for the article "The Graph Menagerie: Abstract Algebra and the Mad Veterinarian," Mathematics Magazine (2010). Read more.
 Redlands Professor Co-Authors Language Learning Study
Barbara Conboy, assistant professor in Communicative Disorders at the University of Redlands co-authored a study that may offer encouraging news for parents in a bilingual household. The study, published online in the Journal of Phonetics, is the first to measure brain activity in early infancy and relate it to language exposure and speaking ability. Read more.
Ithaca College Physics Professor Joins NASA's First Mission to Return Asteroid Samples to Earth
 Beth Ellen Clark, associate professor and chair of the physics department at Ithaca College, has received a $2.7 million grant from NASA to support her participation in the first U.S. mission to bring samples of an asteroid back to the Earth for study and analysis. Named OSIRIS-REx (Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer), the mission is scheduled to embark on a 3.5-billion-mile roundtrip in 2016 to a primitive carbonaceous organic-rich asteroid called RQ36 — short for “(101955) 1999 RQ36.” While orbiting the asteroid, the spacecraft will execute a series of touch-and-go maneuvers at selected sample sites before returning to Earth by 2023. Clark’s grant will fund her research efforts until 2025. Read more.
North Central Professor Creates Digital Soundscape of European Landscape
 Jonathon Kirk, assistant professor of music at North Central College, was co-commissioned with Belgian artist and composer Thomas Smetryns to develop a site-specific digital soundscape for the Klankatlas project sponsored in part by the Belgian Flemish government and Musica Impulscentrum voor Muziek. For the larger project, sound artists were asked to focus specifically on the region of Belgian Limburg. Read more.
Sage Professor Starring in New Movie
Leigh Strimbeck, assistant professor of creative and performing arts at Sage College, is presently filming the movie Love Orchard in Columbia County with veteran actor Bruce Dern and Kristanna Loken, best known for her role in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. The independent film is a courtroom drama, exploring the illegal immigration controversy in the United States.
Sage Professor Receives Champion of Hope Award
Dana Reinecke, assistant professor (ABA program) at Sage College, is the recipient of the Long Island based ELIJAH Foundation’s 2011 Champion of Hope award. The ELIJAH Foundation’s focus is to improve the quality of programs and services available to children with autism, by providing training on the most advanced treatment and educational strategies that maximize the potential of those affected by autism. Reinecke is recognized for her continued research, efforts and advocacy.
University of Redlands New Dean Begins Role
Dr. James Valadez’s first weeks as the new dean of the School of Education haven’t been spent settling in to his new office, but instead reaching out to meet the people at the University of Redlands and find out what makes the institution tick. Read more.
University of Redlands Appoints Endowed Chair of Native American Studies
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and the University of Redlands announced the appointment of Lawrence Gross, Ph.D., as the new San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Endowed Chair in Native American Studies. Read more.
University of Redlands Psychologist, Author Writes about Middleborns
 Middle children are mavericks, brilliant negotiators and stellar spouses according to a new book, “The Secret Power of Middle Children—How Middleborns Can Harness Their Unexpected and Remarkable Abilities” co-authored by University of Redlands associate professor of psychology Catherine Salmon, Ph. D. Read more.
Westminster Professor Recognized for Excellence in Public Health Education
Dorland Health, a leading health care media company, has named George L. White, Ph.D., director of Westminster College’s public health program, as a finalist in the second annual People Awards. The national awards program honors excellence and dedication among health care professionals from across the country in 18 categories. White is a finalist in the “health care educators” category for his life-long work promoting public health education. Read more.
 Westminster Communications Professor Publishes Novel for Young Adults
When she’s not analyzing the sexual undertones in the Twilight series, writing about the over-the-top catch phrases in the Jersey Shore, or teaching communications to her students, Westminster College’s Christy Seifert has focused on penning her own young adult novel, The Predicteds, a mix of mystery, sci-fi, and a little romance. Read more.
 Nazareth College Professor Receives Fulbright Award
Monica Weis, SSJ, a professor of English at Nazareth College, has received a Fulbright Award to teach American Literature at the University of Pannonia in Veszprem, Hungary. Read more.
Chinese CDC Consults North Central Professor on Mathematical Models of Disease
 Research assistance from North Central College could help determine whether residents of China receive government-funded vaccinations for chicken pox. Dr. Dapeng Yin, M.D., an epidemiologist who works for the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Beijing, visited North Central for five weeks to consult with Linda Gao, professor of mathematics. She has been using mathematical models to research trends of the spread of the disease and the cost-benefits of various vaccination strategies in China. In 2005, Gao spoke to the World Health Organization on rubella vaccination strategies for China and her work has been published in the Chinese Journal of Vaccines and Immunization. Read more.
Sage Appoints Fredericks as Associate Dean on School of Management
Sage College has appointed Kimberly Fredericks, Ph.D., as associate dean of the School of Management. Fredericks holds a number of positions at Sage, including associate professor, School of Management Graduate Programs Chair, director of Health Services Administration and graduate student advisor. Read more.
Faculty News from Ithaca College
 Elizabeth Peterson, associate professor of Music at Ithaca College, has published a book about the experiences of young music teachers entitled “The Music Teacher’s First Year.” Read more.
Katharyn Howd Machan, from the Writing Department, served as artist-in-residence for the Skyros Institute on Skyros Island, Greece. Read more.
Nazareth Welcomes New Chair of Nursing
 Nazareth College’s School of Health and Human Services has hired Jeanine Seguin Santelli as chair of the nursing department. Previously, Santelli was a professor of nursing at Keuka College and the executive director of Genetic Nurses Credentialing Commission. At Keuka, she also held the position of assistant vice president for academic programs. Read more.
Sage Dean’s Essay on Cleopatra Included in New Book
The written work of Dr. Sarolta Takács, dean of Sage College of Albany and history professor, will be included in the book, Cleopatra: A Sphinx Revisited (September, 2011). Her article, “Cleopatra, Isis and the Formation of Augustan Rome,” explores the influence her dynasty had on the Augustan remodeling of the Roman Republic. Politics, art, religion, worship, architecture and culture were all impacted by the powerful Egyptian ruler.
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