Dr. David L. Soltz, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Central Washington University, has been selected to serve as the next president of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Soltz will begin his tenure at Bloomsburg on January 7. He will replace Dr. Jessica S. Kozloff, who has served as the University's president since July 1994. Dr. Kozloff will retire at the end of the year. Soltz was named provost of Central Washington in August 2001. Previously, he served for five years as dean of the College of Natural and Social Sciences at California State University at Los Angeles. Details.
BU's music program has earned accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The program is one of 617 programs accredited nationally. The accreditation process began five years ago and has been an ongoing process. Details.
BU freshman Jorge Maldonado is the only student in Pennsylvania and one of only 250 students from across the country to be awarded a scholarship through the Dell Scholars Program. The Dell Scholarship, funded through the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, is awarded to students with qualifying financial need who participate in a college readiness program. Since 2004, the foundation has provided more than $9 million in college scholarships to cover the costs of tuition, fees, books and room and board. Details.
The student representative on BU's Council of Trustees wants to make sure he stays involved. "There are really no set boundaries on how involved you can be and I want to be really hands-on," said James D'Amico, Mount Carmel, a senior majoring in elementary education. D'Amico was interviewed by a search and screen committee of nine individuals and then another interview by Judy Hample, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, before he was appointed by Gov. Ed Rendell. Details.
Christopher Bevan, president of the Community Government Association at BU, came to the university with a plan to be involved in student government. "It turned out that my orientation workshop leader was the president of CGA so, when I asked him how to get involved, he showed me where to sign up," said Bevan. Bevan, a native of Nanticoke and a graduate of Greater Nanticoke High School, is a junior at BU majoring in history. Details.
David W. Klingerman Sr. of Bloomsburg is the newest member of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's Council of Trustees. Vice president of JDK Management Co., Klingerman oversees the operations of nursing facilities, hotels and restaurants, as well as land development. He has owned and operated nursing care and assisted living facilities in northeast Pennsylvania since 1981 and earned certification as a licensed nursing home administrator in 1983. Details.
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Students can learn how to dress for workplace success at the Professional Image Fashion Show on Tuesday, April 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Kehr Union Ballroom. The keynote speaker will be Sherman Burdette of WNEP-Channel 16. Monica Favia of the marketing department will address the do's and don'ts of professional dress. Examples of professional attire will be provided by Kathi's Kloset and Boscov's Department Store. The fashion show is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Retention.
Three former Spectrum Magazine executive editors spent Wednesday afternoon and evening with the students in the magazine editing and production classes as they worked on the Spring/Summer issue. Helping the students were MaryJayne Reibsome, executive vice-president and senior graphics designer of Creative Freedom, Brandi Mankiewicz, assistant publisher of Journal Newspapers; and Jonathan Gass, copyeditor/designer, Harrisburg Patriot-News. Also scheduled to stop by the Spectrum lab later this semester are former executive editors Bethany Sheeler, graphics designer for the Fannie Mae Corp.; and Christine Varner, writer/researcher for Kiplinger's Magazine. The classes in magazine editing and production are taught by Walter Brasch. The current issue, available May 1, will be 48 pages, with 28 pages in full color. The university provides all computer equipment and software; advertising and circulation revenue pays for printing, promotion, most editorial and other costs.
Painter Lorraine Shemesh will give a lecture and slide show of her work Thursday, March 30, at 2 p.m. in Carver Hall, Kenneth Gross Auditorium. Shemesh's talk is part of BU's Provost's Lecture Series. An internationally acclaimed artist, Shemesh has earned a reputation for contemporary realism in works painted in a massive scale. One of her recent series features depictions of people in and around swimming pools. She obtained her bachelor's of fine arts from Boston University and attended the Tyler School of Art in Rome. Shemesh has won several awards including an Outstanding Service Award from Amherst College, a painting finalist in the NEA/MAAF Regional Fellowship and was elected for membership to the National Academy of Design. Above, Shemesh speaks to BU art students in Old Science Hall Wednesday. See Shemesh's artwork.
A. Blair Staley has been named coordinator of BU's Masters of Business Administration program. Staley has been an associate professor of accounting at BU since 2003 and has recently been elected to a six year term as an auditor for Scott Township, Columbia County. His past positions include: accounting officer and director for the office of finance at the United States Patent and Trademark Office and accountant and budget analyst for the United States Government. Staley has written or co-authored a dozen academic articles. His certifications include Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Government Financial Manager. For information about the MBA program, call Staley at 389-4392 or e-mail him at astaley@bloomu.edu.
Biswajit Ray, associate professor of physics and engineering technology, has authored two papers, "Printed Circuit Board Design Project for a Switching Power Converter" and "Computer-Based Instrumentation Projects," which have been accepted for presentation at the annual conference of the American Society for Engineering Education. Both peer-reviewed papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference to be held in Chicago in June.
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and cultures, presented the paper "New Voices in the Puerto Rican Short Story: Pedro Cabiya's Historias Tremendas" at the international congress of the Latin American Studies Association held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Stephen Clickard, associate professor of music, adjudicated the E.L. Meyers Jazz Festival on Sunday, March 26. The festival included eight jazz ensembles with upward of 200 high school students. The students were judged in the areas of ensemble performance, solo improvisation, and section work. The festival was part of the Pennsylvania Music Educators District 9 jazz festival series.
Kevin J. Bowman, assistant professor of economics, presented his paper, "Foreign Technology Licenses and the Distribution of Human Capital on LDC Growth" at the Midwestern Economics Association Meetings on March 26. By separating the three main forces of technological change and accounting for distributions of human capital in developing countries relative to developed ones, Bowman's model provides an explanation for high inequality and slow growing developing countries consistent with, unlike previous attempts, the empirics of public investment and growth.
Nancy S. Weyant, associate professor and coordinator of reference services for the Harvey A. Andruss Library, was guest speaker at the March meeting of the Architects Club of Chicago. Her presentation, "The Chicago Years of Nancy Cox-McCormack" profiled eleven years of the life of this American sculptor, during which she was commissioned to model portrait busts of some forty prominent Chicago social, artistic and political figures.
Jeffrey D. Leitzel, assistant professor of psychology, presented "Case Study: A Community Based Partnership Model for Behavioral Health Research" at the 42nd annual Midwest Business Administration Association International Conference in Chicago, Ill. The presentation was done with Leitzel as first author and coauthor Dan West of the University of Scranton's department of health adminstration as part of the conference's Research Methods and Hospital Administration symposium.
Timothy R. McConnell, graduate program coordinator of exercise science, was a coauthor on the following published abstracts that were recently presented at the Annual Meetings of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and the American College of Cardiology: "The Role of Risk Perception in Telemedicine" with Petersen S., Homko C.J., Santamore W.P., Bove A.A., from the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, v.31, 2006p.105; "Decreasing Cardiovascular Risk Through Telemedicine in Underserved Populations" with Santamore W.P., Homko C., Kashem A., Cross R.C., Aziz H.A., Menapace F.J., Bove A.A., from Telemedicine and e-Health 2006; 12:XXX; "Enhanced Self-Efficacy but not Knowledge Predicts Increased Physical Activity" with Zamora L., Homko C., Petersen S., Shirk G., Santamore W.P., Cross R.C., Kashem A., Bove A.A., from JACC 2006;47:270A; and " Using Telemedicine to Decrease Cardiovascular Risk in Underserved Populations" with Santamore W.P., Homko C., Kashem A., Cross R.C., Aziz H.A., Menapace F.J., Bove A.A., from JACC 2006;47:258A.
SIO fraternity had 13 brothers participate in a community cleanup in Orangeville recently. The brothers did landscaping work around the Orangeville Borough Building/Library and town park. In the library, members washed windows, clean/replaced overhead florescent lighting and organized library materials on the shelves. Before calling it a day, everyone hiked along State Route 93, and Pine Street, picking up trash along the roads, filling a borough dump truck to capacity. Participates included Ryan McDonald, president, Joseph Foresman, Adam Feiner, Brian McGlone, Ryan Heindel, Garrett Metz, Matthew Getz, Ian Scattareggia, Mark Campana, Matt Milgram, Philip Zvirblis, Ty Fischer and Jonathan Kostic. The fraternity is advised by BU professor emeritus Robert "Doc" Warren. Shown at right are Kostic and McGlone cleaning in the library.
Discussion at the open forum meeting of the Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee (BUCC) Wednesday centered on the theme of maintaining the quality and independence of BU's academic program while responding to interest by policymakers. The discussion was sparked by two agenda items: a proposal to move low-enrolled programs in secondary education to the graduate level and the impending legislation that might require associate degrees from community colleges to be equivalent to the general education at state-run universities.
Details.The following Policies, Rules and Procedures have been approved by the Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee, reported to the Forum, and signed by Dr. Mackin. The effective date for all of these policies is Fall 2006. At the bottom of each revised policy, you will find a link to the previous version of the policy.
BU Professor Emeritus Harry C. Strine III, Communication Studies, will be honored for his 30 years of service to Forensics at the 97th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Communication Association, April 26-30, in Philadelphia. A panel titled, "Harry C. Strine, III: 30 Years of Transforming People and Creating Communities" will feature panelists from various universities. An excerpt from the panel program reads: "From classroom to forensics, Harry Strine has been educator, mentor, leader and friend. He's inspired thousands of students in his classrooms. He's touched hundreds more through BU's forensics program. He created and/or hosted many forensics tournaments. He was active in Pi Kappa Delta. He was cofounder of the Collegiate Forensics Association. Through all this, he's remained Harry! This panel gathers friends, colleagues and former students to celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Harry C. Strine, III."
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BU women honoredFive members of the campus community were honored during the March 23 program, "Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams," sponsored by BU's Commission on the Status of Women. Jan Hutchinson (shown in center), field hockey and softball coach, was named woman of the year. Also honored were, from left: Andrea Frantz, senior anthropology major from Berwick, for scholarship; Ann Lee, dean of the College of Professional Studies, for leadership; Hutchinson; Kim Schmitz, PC systems analyst, for service; and Faith Warner, associate professor of anthropology, for courage. Details. |
There are millions of video game players in this country, but this spring Jimmi Simpson '98 will join them and fight to stay alive. This spring's thriller "Stay Alive" may attract a big audience with its gruesome commercials and chilling trailer, but for BU students it's a chance to see if the BU grad will make it to the end. Simpson is one of the stars in "Stay Alive" which will hit movie theatres across the nation on Friday, March 24. Details.
For more than two dozen BU students, it was a bus trip they'll never forget. A total of 26 from a range of majors raised their hand and said, in effect, "Sure, I'll attend a conference and see what it has to offer." It meant a trip to Philadelphia to attend the three-day Fattah Conference on Higher Education. They'd learn about graduate programs, hear speakers, and socialize with more than 700 students from throughout the state. But what they didn't expect was a stunning announcement from U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, who walked in with a $25 million check and a staggering offer. If they were admitted to any one of 17 Pennsylvania graduate schools, they'd get a full scholarship. Details.
Student art on exhibit in Haas
BU students are exhibiting artwork in the Haas Gallery through April 1. A reception for the artists will be held Friday, March 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The shown includes photography, sculpture, fabric works, prints and paintings. Shown at left is the painting "Blue Bathroom" by Erin Feist. |
The Quest program offers trips ranging from a hike in a nearby state park to biking in Colorado and trekking through the rain forest of Ecuador. The following trips are open to anyone. For many of these trips, no experience is necessary and most equipment is provided. Varied amounts of physical stamina are required. Details.
U.S. News and World Report has named audiologist as one of its "excellent" careers for 2006. BU offers a doctoral program in audiology. U.S. News also lists speech therapist, another career that BU offers training for, as an excellent choice. Read the U.S. News story. Learn about BU's audiology and speech pathology programs..
Learn about different majorsThe Academic Advisement Center is hosting a Majors Fair today, March 22, until 2 p.m. in the Kehr Union, Multipurpose Room B. Everyone is welcome. This fair will help students who are undecided on a major learn more about the different majors BU offers. Shown above are students representing the psychology department at the fair, from left: Amy Leshko, Tina Alvarez, Heather Berresford and Jennifer Fleming. |
Maryanna P. Dragon, a clerk in the University Store for 16 years, died Wednesday, March 15, at her home in Danville. Dragon, 72, was preceded in death by her husband, Edmund, in April 2005. She is survived by two sons, Raymond and Andrew, a daughter, Mrs. Tim (Karen) Devine, three grandchildren and two brothers. Funeral services were held Monday March 20, 2006.
Sophomores are reminded that they are still eligible to sign up for the ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program's summer Leadership Training Course (LTC), a fully paid, four-week training course. LTC training, normally attended between the sophomore and junior years of college, includes basic rifle marksmanship, land navigation, confidence course training (rappelling, high rope course) and water survival. For more information contact Captain Griffiths at 577-1013. ctgriffi@bucknell.edu, or Sergeant First Class McCue at 289-2123, gmccue@bloomu.edu, or visit the ROTC web site.
Two emergency responders from BU recently completed a weapons of mass destruction training course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, Anniston, Ala. Robert Klinger, director of university safety and police, and Belinda DeLeon, BU police officer, attended training designed to help emergency personnel prevent and respond to acts of terrorism. Sessions covered chemical, ordnance, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) is operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Grants and Training and is the only federally chartered weapons of mass destruction training facility in the country.
The role of mathematics in origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, is the focus of a seminar to be presented Tuesday, March 21, at 3:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall, room 244. Cody Narber, a senior computer science major from Bloomsburg, will discuss his research in "Greece Meets Japan: The Mathematics Behind Origami," a program offered as part of the mathematics-computer science-statistics seminar series and open to the public free of charge. The presentation is based on the results of research Narber conducted during an independent study with William Calhoun, associate professor of math, computer science and statistics. Narber will show some of the origami constructions he has made and demonstrate how some of the folding is done. The seminar is open to anyone interested in origami, geometry or algebra. For information, contact Calhoun at 389-4507 or by email.
Addition images of origami are available at www.picture-newsletter.com/origami/
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Honors program contributes to libraryStudents in BU's Honors Program have contributed $300 to the Andruss Library. A bake sale in February brought in $160 and $140 was contributed by Honors Program director Emeric Schultz, professor of chemistry. Shown from left are Maria Kuhn, director of acquisitions/collections, Devon Purington, Honors Program service committee chair, and library director John Pitcher. The bake sale, which featured items contributed by 20 students and parents, was held in February in honor of Library Lover's Month. |
Kozloff talks with student stand-outsPresident Jessica Kozloff talks with student stand-outs Jennifer Bosset, president of BU's Presidential Leadership Program, and Huskys tailback Jamar Brittingham, a finalist for the Harlon Hill Award in the latest installment of 'BU Here and Now.' The program airs on BU-TV on Bloomsburg Cable Channel 8 Mondays at 1 and 9 p.m., Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays: 9 p.m. |
BU students celebrated Social Work Month - the month of March - with a workshop March 10, titled "Cultural Competence: Understanding Diversity in Internship Relationships." The event was funded by a Special Initiatives grant. The lecture featured Sharon Hines Smith, Ph.D., author of a book titled African American Daughters and Elderly Mothers: Examining Experiences of Grief, Loss, and Bereavement. A proclamation, recognizing participation in Social Work Month, was read by the Social Work Club president Nicole Jabbour. The event was attended by 80 people, a combination of students, agency supervisors from the community, and faculty.
The Bloomsburg University Foundation's faculty and staff campaign, Students - the Heart of the University, is underway. Donors may designate gifts to the University General Fund to be used where it is needed most, or they may prefer to specify the funds go toward scholarships or the department or program of their choice. Contributions and participation in the campaign, which ends in June, are above the levels for the same period last year. For additional information on how you can make a gift, please contact Linda Hill at 389-4705.
Nathalie G. Cornelius, associate professor of languages and cultures (French), has had her article "Boxes and Bridges: Robert Lepage's Le Confessionnal and La Face cachee de la lune" accepted for publication in the October 2008 of The French Review. The article evaluates Quebec film director Robert Lepage's use of the metaphors of boxes and bridges in his first and most recent films, and traces how the symbolic language mirrors the province of Quebec's evolving cultural identity.
Lauren Lewis, a Spanish and sign languages major, was granted the Adam Smulovitz Memorial Fund Scholarship. Lauren was selected for her school and community achievements. The scholarship will be given yearly to a BU student who will study abroad in Spain during summer through our study abroad program. Lauren is the first recipient of the scholarship.
Walter Brasch, professor of journalism, is the new president of the Pennsylvania Press Club, a social and professional association of journalists and public relations executives.
Gretchen Osterman, coordinator of Greek affairs, and BU SCUPA campus president, moderated a the program Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Impact on Academic Professional Staff at the 23rd Annual AFT-NEA Higher Education Summit: "Sharing Our Successes, Challenges and Strategies" held in Orlando, Fla.
Steven Hales and Scott Lowe, professors of philosophy, have just published Delight in Thinking: An Introduction to Philosophy Reader, with McGraw-Hill Publishing.
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), had his article entitled "La trilogia narrativa de Mario Bellatin" (The Narrative Trilogy of Mario Bellatin) accepted for publication in Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporanea (Journal of Contemporary Mexican Literature) of the University of Texas at El Paso.
Conrad Quintyn, assistant professor of anthropology, created and chaired a symposium titled: The Persistent Problem of Creationism at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Anchorage, Ala. His presentation, "Biological Anthropology, Evolution, And Science: A New Perspective on Why the Theory of Evolution is Not Resonating with the General Public," emphasized the fact that human beings in general and the American public in particular have always had problems grasping "deep time" or the ancient formation of the earth. Yet, they seem to accept, without anxiety, changes that occur within 50 or 100 years. The abstract can be found in 2006 American Journal of Physical Anthropologists. Supplement 42, p.150.
Exercise science faculty member Joseph Andreacci's research was highlighted as part of USA Weekend's "Think Smart" feature in the March 10 to 12 edition. Andreacci found that women who are encouraged with phrases like "way to go" and "good job" not only work out harder but feel that their workout is easier. To read Jorge Cruise's FitSmart column about Andreacci's study, see http://usaweekend.com/thinksmart/index.html#fitsmart.
The BU Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America is helping the United Way of Columbia County by promoting and coordinating an auction at its Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner that is helping out with its auction to promote and coordinate. The event will be held Friday, March 24. Among the individuals nominated for office are BU psychology professor Alicia Redfern for executive vice president. For more information call the United Way at 784-3134 by March 20.
Area students interested in getting a head start at college can take regular, for-credit courses while still in high school through the ACE (Advance College Experience) Program or the state-funded dual enrollment program at Bloomsburg. The ACE program offers high school students the opportunity to take courses at the BU campus or at satellite locations by paying a discounted rate, either 25 or 50 percent of regular tuition. Students must pay applicable fees. Through the dual enrollment program, which is funded by a state-sponsored grant, students may take courses for a limited fee. The cost for students is determined by the income level within eligible school districts. Details.
Erica Hill receives
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BU Forensics - Front row (Kneeling), from left: Katie Gaugler, Jen Corra, Ash Fuoco. Middle row: Kristy Westbrook. Back row: Forensics director Neil Strine, Sarah Nettleton, Ryan Wanttaja, Greg Kenenitz, Pat Ruddy, and Scott Gilmore BU Forensics takes thirdThe BU Forensics Team won third place out of 11 universities at the Collegiate Forensic Association's annual Beach Tournament held in Ocean City Maryland, March 3-4. The following BU students won awards:
Other members of the BU Forensics Team competing this past weekend included Kristy Westbrook, Pat Ruddy, Jen Corra and Ash Fuoco. Professor Emeritus Harry Strine III, and BU Alumnae Danielle M. (Harris) Strine served as volunteer judges for the BU Forensics team. |
The Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Battalion serving BU has received the MacArthur Award for the second straight year, one of the two best in the nation and best in the Eastern Region for 2005. The ROTC Battalion serving Bloomsburg is headquartered at Bucknell University in Lewsburg. The MacArthur Awards were instituted in 1989 to honor the top Army ROTC units from around the country according to the Executive Director of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation, retired Marine Corps Col. William J. Davis. The Army ROTC battalions selected for the awards were the most successful of the Commands' 272 units in accomplishing their mission of training and commissioning the majority of the lieutenants entering the Army each year. Details.
Steven Si, professor of management and international business, has recently received an invitation from Academy Of Management for presenting a pure academic paper titled "Understanding Unfavorable Consequences Of Social Capital In The Emerging Economics" at the 2006 Academy of Management Conference (top one management conference in the world) in Atlanta in August.
Kevin J. Bowman, assistant professor of economics, presented his paper, "Endogenous Invention, Innovation, and Diffusion" at the Eastern Economics Association Meetings. The paper is the first to include, in a mathematical model of a growing economy, the three main forces of technological change. It helps to match recent data on slowing and recovering economic growth with the inverse movements of the relative wage of skilled workers and the growth in the relative supply of skilled workers.
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), presented a paper entitled "Sergio Pitol: El mago de la hipernarrativa mexicana" (Sergio Pitol: The Magician of Mexican Hypernarrative) at the Eleventh Symposium on Contemporary Mexican Literature at the University of Texas at El Paso. The symposium was dedicated to the last 50 years of Mexican literature and to the recipient of the 2005 Cervantes Prize, the Mexican writer Sergio Pitol.
Stephen Clickard, associate professor of music, served as the guest conductor of the Luzerne County Junior High School Honors Band yesterday. Clickard worked with over 100 young musicians from schools throughout Luzerne County in a day long rehearsal that culminated in a concert held at Dallas Middle School. The Concert featured works composed by J.S. Bach, Karl King and others."
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, was part of a panel of poets giving presentations at the recent Northeast Modern Language Association conference. Wemple read selections from his most recent book, "The Civil War in Baltimore." After reading selections from their works, the poets discussed their writing influences and took questions from the audience. The conference was held in Philadelphia on March 2 to 5.
The Teaching and Learning Enhancement (TALE) Center, invites spring graduates (undergraduate and graduate degree) to nominate one professor for the Outstanding Teaching Award through this website. There will be details regarding writing the narrative indicating why this person is deserving of the award as it relates to his or her effectiveness as a teacher. All nominations will be kept confidential. Students may nominate on-line through April 5, at 4 p.m. Nominations will be combined with the nominations from the December 2005 graduates. The selected professor will learn of the award selection by the end of April and will receive a plaque and monetary award at the appropriate graduation ceremony in May. Details.
Kozloff talks with college hopefulsBU President Jessica Kozloff spoke with 12 high school juniors Friday who were visiting campus as part of the W.I.S.E. (Women Inspiring Strength and Empowerment). The students participated in discussions and activities designed to enhance their leadership skills and teach them about resources that are available to them at college. Kozloff discussed her own experiences in high school and working while in college. BU students Nicole Jabbour, Lauren Lewis and Monica Walker organized the student outreach program. Theresa Bloskey of student support services and Deborah Barnes of residence life helped organize the event. |
The role of women in American history will be the focus of the next program in BU's High Noon Talk Series. Jeanette Keith, professor of history, will discuss "Women's Place and Women's Rights in American History" Wednesday, March 8, at noon in the Columbia Hall Fireside Lounge. The program is open to the public free of charge. Keith's talk will explore how the present-day conservative concept of a woman's place in the home was started by middle-class men and women in the northeastern United States during the years leading up to the Civil War. Details.
William Calhoun, associate professor of mathematics, presented his paper "Degrees of Monotone Complexity" at the Cornell University Logic Seminar on February 28. The paper includes research in algorithmic randomness Calhoun initiated during his sabbatical at the University of California at Berkeley last spring.
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, recently appeared on the "Leaders and Lawmakers" radio program on WKOK AM, a Sunbury-based radio station. The half-hour interview with Wemple was part of the station's weekly series focusing on diversity in the Susquehanna Valley. Wemple, a graduate of Shikellamy High School in Sunbury, discussed his experiences as biracial person growing up in the region, and his views on the current situation in the area. The program aired on March 2.
PSECU contributes to scholarshipsThe PSECU (Pennsylvania State Employee Credit Union) has awarded 10 scholarships of $1,000 to Bloomsburg students for the 2005-2006 academic year. Shown from left at a check presentation are: James McCormack, assistant director of residence life and PSECU liaison; Maryann Lindberg, director of the BU Foundation; Chris Keller, director of admissions; recipient Lisa Bauman, an audiology and speech pathology major from Plains; Marlene Latzman, manager of the PSECU's BU eCenter in the Warren Student Services Center; Tom Burk, PSECU administrator for university and community eCenters. Other scholarship recipients are: Mary Bauman, an audiology and speech pathology major from Plains; Traci Boehret, an office information systems major from Wapwallopen; Erin Erdley, an accounting major from Millmont; Andrea Frantz, an anthropology major from Berwick; Lauren Lewis, an American/English sign language interpreting major from Wapwallopen; Lynette Mong, an English major from Kennewick, Wash.; Angelo Picerno, an elementary education mathematics major from Freeburg; Kaitlyn Sanders, a pre-pharmacy major from Cleona; Diane Smeck, a special education major from West Hazleton; and Nicole Wagner, a secondary education French major from Elizabethtown. |
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Reservations are being accepted for BU's alumni annual awards and recognition dinner on Saturday, April 22, at 6 p.m. in Monty's as part of Alumni Weekend. During the dinner, alumni will have the opportunity to say farewell to Douglas Hippenstiel, who is retiring this spring after nearly 26 years as BU's director of alumni affairs, and recognize about 60 recipients of this year's Grimes Loyalty Awards. Reservations are $35 per person and seating is available for 300 guests. For reservations or information, call BU's Alumni Affairs Office at (570) 389-4058 or 1-800-526-0254 or check online at www.bloomualumni.com. Donations for an endowed scholarship honoring Hippenstiel may be made online at www.bloomu.edu/giving or sent to the Alumni Affairs Office, Fenstemaker Alumni House, 400 E. Second St., Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815. Checks should be made payable to The Bloomsburg University Foundation/Doug Hippenstiel Fund.
BU hosted representatives from nine community colleges Friday, March 3, to establish course equivalences between their course offerings and BU courses. In addition to the community college representatives the summit was attended by chairs and representatives from all of BU's academic departments. At left, James Matta, dean of graduate studies, outlines the task at hand.
The University Forum endorsed a revised solicitation policy at its meeting Wednesday, had a first reading of a proposed weapons policy and saw a presentation on the proposed design for the academic quad. Details.
Kelley receives STRIVE award
Cindy Kelley, administrative assistant to the dean of the College of Business, has been selected as the STRIVE (Staff and Teams Recognized In their Valuable Efforts) recipient for February. Kelley was nominated by John Olivo of the College of Business for her outstanding organizational skills, as well as for her role in developing a system of coordinating materials needed for AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation. Shown are Olivo and Kelley. Details. |
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Frantz wins anthropology award
Senior anthropology major Andrea Frantz is the national winner of the Student Endowed Award of the Society for Applied Anthropology. The award is given to partially support a student's travel to the Society's annual meeting, which will this year be held in Vancouver, British Columbia from March 29-April 1. Details. |
Students in Jason Godeke's advanced drawing class are exhibiting their work in the lobby of Old Science Hall. The students examined the machine as a topic in art-making, and as an extension of the human being in task accomplishment. The works depict basic machines like drills, knives, pliers, carts, as well as complex instruments like computers, engines, or electronics combined into a large-scale drawing of an imaginary machine. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief description of the function of the depicted machine. Works are by the following students: Brock Dent, Clinton Childress, Kate Krasnokutskaya, Jenna Lebo, Chris McDermott, Dustin Markel, Rebecca Morgan, Marki Polite, Lisa Scucci, Eric Velazquez and Dustin Vogt.
BU will host the executive producer of the Oscar-winning film, "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons for the Life of Robert S. McNamara" Friday, March 3. Robert May will speak about entrepreneurship in Warren Student Services Center's Hudock Auditorium at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public. May founded SenArt Films in 2000 and has produced a series of successful films. "The Fog of War" won an Oscar in 2003 for best documentary; "The Station Agent" won the audience award in 2003 at the Sundance Film Festival and an acting award for the main actress, Patricia Clarkson. "Bonneville," May's most recent production, is a feature film currently in post-production and stars Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and Joan Allen. Details.
Kurt Smith, assistant professor of philosophy, was invited up to Harvard University to discuss his current research. He also presented a paper, "Descartes and Malebranche on Consciousness," at Brown University, for the New England Colloquium in Early Modern Philosophy. He will travel to Southern California present a paper, "Matter Matters," at Claremont Graduate University, for the CGU Philosophy Colloquium.
Steven T. Rier, assistant professor of biology, in collaboration with researchers at Stroud Water Research Center in Avondale, PA and Bucknell University have received funding (Campbell Foundation, Degenstein Foundation, Western PA Watershed Program) to investigate the role that acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandon coal mines plays in impairing the capacity of stream ecosystems to naturally process nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. This project will determine the overall effects of AMD on nitrogen and phosphorus loading to Chesapeake Bay and examine the effectiveness of current AMD mitigation efforts in restoring this vital stream function.
Reza Noubary, professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, delivered a lecture in Columbia University last wed. The lecture was about theory of outstanding values and its applications. The lecture included results from my recent publications on this topic.
William E. Bealing, professor of accounting, has been awarded the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, "Certified Fraud Examiner" (CFE) designation. CFEs are knowledgeable in four areas critical to the fight against fraud: fraudulent financial transactions, criminology and ethics, legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Bealing is one of over 16,000 business and government professionals worldwide who have earned the CFE certification.
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, was selected to be a member of the editorial board of the ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research. His term will start in August and run for one year.
The information they obtained will be used for the topics that local high schools students will address at the fifth annual BU Model United Nations April 18. The Model United Nations is a tool for students at all levels to gain an understanding of international affairs and diplomatic relations. Participants establish public speaking, negotiating and research skills.
