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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During Student Employment Week student employees were asked to nominate their outstanding supervisors. The supervisors were nominated and each received a small gift as a token of appreciation from the Student Employment Committee:
Pam Badolato, Joyce Bielen, Stephanie Bodnar, Karen Brandt, Debbie Coleman, Sharon Coombe, Amy Cunningham, Belinda DeLeon, Melanie Dworsak, Jeanne Fitzgerald, Anita Hakim, Audra Halye, Karen Henrie, Joann Kreisher, Debbie Kresch, Wendy Krum, Roxanna Larsen, Tom McGuire, Paula Novak, Vickey Rainis, Susan Snyder, Cynthia Surmacz, Sharon Swank, Jade Swartwood, Brian Sweetra, Pete Walters and Faith Warner
Richard L. Baker, William E. Bealing, A. Blair Staley, and Charles J. Russo, faculty in the accounting department, are recipients of the David M. Levine Award for the Best Paper in Education at The Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2006 Annual Conference held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in March . The paper was titled "Correlation Between Personality Type and Success in an Introductory Accounting Course."
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), had his interview entitled "Entrevista dialogica con Sergio Pitol" (Dialogic Interview with Sergio Pitol) accepted for publication in upcoming number 29 of Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporanea (Journal of Contemporary Mexican Literature) of The University of Texas-El Paso.
Michael Pugh, professor of chemistry, made a poster presentation, "Biochemistry Laboratory of the Future" in the Science Education: Classroom of the Future session of the Experimental Biology 2006 meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
State labor secretary talks about job growthStephen Schmerin, Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry, spoke on 'Making Pennsylvania Stronger through Workforce and Economic Development' last Friday. His talk, delivered to a standing room only crowd in Centennial, room 218, outlined the challenges the state faced in between 2001 and 2003 -with unemployment nearing 6 percent in 2003 - and how Gov. Rendell has responded to those challenges. Schmerin discussed the variety of steps the Governor has taken -including reducing the workers compensation tax by 11 percent and actively courting international businesses to locate facilities in Pennsylvania. Today the unemployment rate is 4.4 percent, the lowest rate in 22 years, said Schmerin. More information on economic development in Pennsylvania can be found at: www.dli.state.pa.us and www.newpa.com. Shown from left are: James Brown, assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts; President Jessica Kozloff; Mehdi Hararian, professor of economics; Stephen Schmerin, Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry; Provost James Mackin; Saleem Khan, professor of economics. |
Marilou Hinchcliff, associate professor and coordinator of cataloging in Andruss Library, moderated the Cataloging Special Interest Group discussion at the 10th annual international Endeavor Users Group Meeting April 20-22 in Chicago.
Michael Shepard, professor of geography and geoscience, is lead author of a paper "Radar and Infrared Observations of Binary Near-Earth Asteroid 2002 CE26", which has been accepted for publication in Icarus, the International Journal of Solar System Studies. Two students, senior Ben Estes and recent graduate Joshua Schleider, are among the coauthors of the paper.
Christopher Donahue, assistant professor of languages and cultures, has had his study, "Notes on the Illumination of Espagnol 36, BnF (Libro del Cauallero Cifar)," accepted for publication in Hispanofila, a peer-reviewed journal published from the University of North Carolina. The acceptance represents the culmination of a project that began with an Individual Faculty Research Grant in 2004.
The BU Forensics team finished 28th out of 41 schools in its division at the National Forensics Tournament held in Eau Claire Wis., in April. Katie Gaugler, Scott Gilmore, and Sarah Nettleton represented Bloomsburg at the tournament. The students competed in extemporaneous speaking, impromptu speaking, informative speaking, and persuasive speaking. Neil Strine, director of Forensics, served as a judge.
The BU National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Chapter has been acknowledged by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as NSSLHA Chapter of the Year, by the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association (PSHA) as recipient of NSSLHA Chapter Honors, and has won the PSHA NSSLHA Chapter Membership Award.
Members of the Planning and Budget Committee accepted a larger role in BU's planning process during the last meeting of 2005-06 held Thursday, April 20. As part of the presentation "Institutional Effectiveness at Bloomsburg University," BU President Jessica Kozloff said the university must move ahead not only with assessments -- many of which are already performed -- but with a formal process that shows how the results are used. The steps will be put in place to prepare for the next Middle States accreditation visit. Details.
The following faculty members tenured effective at the beginning of the Fall Semester 2006:
BU's communications office is looking for faculty and student volunteers to help analyze the effectiveness of our Web site, www.bloomu.edu. Students and faculty will have the opportunity to participate in focus group surveys conducted as part of an independent review by Creosote Affects, a strategic marketing and creative services firm from Emmitsburg, Md. The 90-minute surveys will be scheduled on campus during business hours before the end of this semester.
Your responses will help determine whether BU is reaching - and helping - the internal and external audiences we serve through our Web site. If you are interested in participating in these extremely important focus groups, please contact Irene Johnson at ijohnson@bloomu.edu or 389-4662 immediately.
When most people return from summer camp they have stories and bug bites, but BU student Caitlan Siggins came back with a sense of confidence in the major she was pursuing and a love of assisting exceptional children. Siggins, a native of Temple, is majoring in special education, elementary education, but for her it is all about the ability to help people. Siggins came to BU because she heard that the program was one of the best in the state. Her interests in special education led her to BU's SCEC, Student Council for Exceptional Children. Details.
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures (Spanish and Italian), had the interview entitled "Semana Santa en Tepotzlan: un texto en el tintero de Sergio Pitol" (Easter Week in Tepotzlan: A Forgotten Text by Sergio Pitol) published in Especulo: Revista de Estudios Literarios of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (The Complutense University of Madrid, Spain).
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, and his colleagues - Nace R. Magner and Harold T. Little of Western Kentucky University, Gary G. Johnson of Southeast Missouri State University and Robert B. Welker of Southern Illinois University Carbondale - published a refereed journal article "The Case for Fair Budgetary Procedures" in Managerial Auditing Journal, 21 (4), 408-419 (2006).
Steven T. Rier, assistant professor of biology and allied health sciences, is an author on three different papers in a recent special issue of the journal Hydrobiologia that focuses on advances in algal biology. He is the first author on a paper with R. Jan Stevenson from Michigan State University that examined the response of stream algae across a gradient in nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations in artificial streams. The second paper, for which he is the second author, examined the response of stream algae across nitrogen and phosphorus gradients in natural streams. The goal of both papers was to establish models that predict how much nitrogen and phosphorus can be added to a stream from human sources before nuisance algal blooms result. He is a coauthor on the third paper with Nancy Tuchman and others from Loyola University Chicago. This work examined the ability of diatoms to utilize organic substrates.
Darla Bressler, David Magolis, Linda Neyer and Katie Yelinek, Harvey A. Andruss Library faculty, moderated a Roundtable Discussion on "Accommodating Services in PASSHE Libraries: Where are we a year later?" at the 2006 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education/Keystone Library Network Annual Meeting in Grantville.
Michael Pugh, professor of chemistry, made a poster presentation, "Biochemistry Laboratory of the Future" in the Science Education: Classroom of the Future session of the Experimental Biology 2006 meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Pamela Smith and Thomas Zalewski, assistant professors in audiology and speech pathology, were among the featured speakers at the annual convention of the Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Valley Forge. They presented initial trends from their collaborative research 'Associations in Auditory Processing and Language Skills in Aphasia' which was supported by a Faculty Professional Development Council grant.
Claire Lawrence, associate professor of English, has had a personal essay accepted for publication in the Summer/Fall 2006 issue of So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art. The essay, entitled "Work," is part of a memoir-in-progress about motherhood, marriage and mental illness, and was one of the winners of STS's annual non-fiction contest.
M. Theresa Bloskey, director, Toni M. Barrile, assistant director of TRiO Student Support Services, recently presented a workshop at the 29th Annual Mid-Eastern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Conference in Cambridge, Maryland. The workshop, "Let's Talk TRiO Student Support Services," was a meet and discuss opportunity to share information concerning best practices, site visits, stretching federal dollars, annual performance reports, as well as various other issues that are pertinent to student support services.
Sharon G. Solloway, associate professor, early childhood and elementary education, recently presented three papers. On April 6 at the International Objective Measurement Workshop Conference, UC Berkeley, she presented her paper, "Mindfulness Practice: A Rasch Variable Construct Innovation." On April 9 at the American Association for Advancement of Curriculum Studies Conference, UC Berkeley, she presented her paper, "Living Capital: Curriculum and Measures in a New Key." And on April 11 at the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, she presented her paper, "Complexity, Chaos, and Rasch Models: Expeditionary Learning, Mindfulness Practice and Measures."
Sam Slike, professor of exceptionality programs, recently served as a member of a national Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) accreditation team. His team reviewed the Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS. The Southern Miss Program is the only Deaf Ed Program in the state of Mississippi.
Emily Katzaman, senior speech pathology and audiology major, and Andrea Frantz, senior anthropology major, have been chosen to represent BU in the national graduate scholarship competition of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. BU's Kent Cooke Foundation faculty representative is Jackie Davie, audiology and speech pathology, and nomination committee members are Joe Andreacci, exercise Science and athletics, and Sybil Holloway, Center for Counseling and Human Development.
Ralph M. Feather Jr., assistant professor of educational studies and secondary education, presented two peer-reviewed workshops at the NSTA convention in Anaheim, Calif. The workshops were titled, "Teaching Inquiry Science Using Toys and Treats." Feather also reviewed a newly published text from Pearson/Merrill/Prentice Hall, "Teaching Science for Understanding: A Practical Guide for Middle and High School Teachers" written by James J. Gallagher from Michigan State University. Additionally, he served as an expert on standardized test questions for the 2007 edition of Biology recently published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Andrea Frantz, senior anthropology major, presented a poster, "Native Americans in the PA K-12 Curriculum," at the Society for Applied Anthropology meetings on March 31, 2006 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
David Minderhout, professor of anthropology, and Andrea Frantz, senior anthropology major, co-presented a paper, "Reclaiming Identity: Native Americans in Pennsylvania": at the Society for Applied Anthropology meetings in Vancouver.
Marilou Z. Hinchcliff, associate professor and coordinator of cataloging, Andruss Library, made a presentation titled "Catalogers' Toolkit: Take 2" at the annual State System of Higher Education Libraries Council conference in Grantville, Pa. This was part of a larger session, "Amazing Software: Gary Strawn's CTK, Location Changer, Labels and More," which explained the use and configuration requirements of a selection of software developed for use by catalogers with the Voyager online library system.
Laura Marini Davis, assistant professor of finance and legal studies, has published an article, "Has Big Brother Moved Off Campus? An Examination of College Communities' Responses to Unruly Student Behavior," in the April issue of the Journal of Law and Education, Vol. 35 #2.
Shaheen N. Awan, professor of audiology and speech pathology, recently had a research article published in Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics (2006; 20:2/3, 171-180) entitled "The aging female voice: Acoustic and respiratory data".
Jeff Long, assistant professor of history, presented a paper, "Literature from the Dregs: Hayashi Fusao's 'Four Characters' and His Acquiescence to Defeat," at the Association for Asian Studies 58th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif. The paper was part of a panel titled "Rethinking War: Chinese and Japanese Writers Respond to the Second Sino-Japanese War/Fifteen Years' War."
Jackie M. Davie, assistant professor of audiology and speech pathology presented two posters at the American Academy of Audiology conference in Minneapolis, Minn. The posters were titled "Developmental Changes in Screening Tympanometry" and "ScreeningTympanometry - The More Feasible Choice for Kids." The research was funded in part by a grant through the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Registrations are being accepted for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania's 42nd annual Reading Conference to be held Thursday and Friday, May 18 and 19. The conference will open at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and conclude Friday with session ending around 2:30 p.m. The annual event focuses on the best practices to teach reading and writing to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The conference features workshops and presentations by authors, consultants, classroom teachers and musicians. Details.
Photographer provides insight for Spectrum staffersLil Junas, a well-known professional photographer and author, shared her insights in photography and design with the student staff members of Spectrum magazine recently. Junas, shown discussing the layout of Spectrum's spring issue, is professor emerita of journalism at Ball State University. |
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Student exhibit promotes responsibilityStudents are exhibiting artwork in the Kehr Union, Multicultural Center centered on the theme of Social Responsibility. Student artists include: Michelle Carmosky, Aubrey Derk, Brock Dent, Sean Donachie, Amber Erdman, Ashley Gramling, Kate Krasnokutskaya (whose work is pictured above), Marni Lasher, Shannon Linn, Dustin Markel, Rebecca Morgan, Seth Riegert, Lisa Scucci, Larry Smith and Eric Velazquez. The show was organized by art faculty member Jason Godeke. |
The BU Archives is holding an exhibit in honor of Jan Hutchinson and her many accomplishments as a coach: Jan Hutchinson's Winning Combination: The Story of Field Hockey and Softball at Bloomsburg University. The exhibit documents the growth of these two sports under her leadership into programs of national prominence. More information. The exhibit is on the 3rd floor of the Harvey A. Andruss Library and will be up until June 9.
Political science students present papersFive students from the Political Science Student Association presented research papers at the Undergraduate Political Science and Sociology Student Convention held on Friday, April 7, at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, N.J.. The conference theme was "Ideas, Institutions, and Society." Students from twelve universities participated in the conference, including Princeton, Marywood, and Marist. Jessica Steward , a senior political science major, won third place for her paper "Single-issue PAC Donations and Congressional Elections: The Electoral Significance of Women's Right's Political Action Committees." Other student presenters from Bloomsburg University included:Pictured from left: Shannon Waterman, Megan Eckenrode, Ryan Van Loan, Amanda Bailey, Jessica Steward. Standing in Back: Neil Strine faculty advisor. Strine served as a panelist and discussant at the conference. The American Democracy Project and the College of Liberal Arts provided funding to support the trip. |
Check out fabric art in Old ScienceQuilts, surface design works, wearable art and sculptural vessels created by students are on exhibit in the lobby of Old Science Hall through Thursday. The exhibitors are from Meredith Grimsley's Fabric Design and Mixed Media classes. Shown above left is a detail of a quilt by Kim White. |
Seven senior psychology majors recently presented their research at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Baltimore, Md.
Kristin Horan presented her research, Predictors of hooking up in relation to gender, self-handicapping, and adult attachment styles, with faculty mentor Brett Beck .
Renee Lojewski, a May 2004 graduate, presented, "Parenting Variables do not Equally Predict Depression, Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms," with faculty mentors Eileen Astor-Stetson and Brett Beck.
Jaime Cloud, a December 2005 graduate, presented, "The Chameleon Effect: The Influence of Gender and Self-Monitoring on Mimicry," with faculty mentor Julie Kontos.
Ryan Kelty, an August 2005 graduate, presented, "The Double Cursed Sword: Students Who Fail to Recognize their Own Incompetence," with faculty mentors Winona Cochran and Eileen Astor-Stetson.
Amanda Wingate, a December 2005 graduate, presented, "The Elephant in the Classroom: Addressing Domestic Violence Through Higher Education," with faculty mentor Mary Katherine Duncan.
Tracy Fox presented, "School Violence and the Absence of Social Interest," with faculty mentor Mary Katherine Duncan.
April Myslivy presented, "Guest Satisfaction and Social Support at the Danville Ronald McDonald House," with faculty mentor Mary Katherine Duncan.
The students of the Kehr Union Information Center have been chosen for the Outstanding Team Award. They were nominated by their supervisor, Betty Pursel. The Information Center takes over 11,000 calls per month. The information staff of 17 students professionally handle all questions and concerns with efficiency seven days a week. The students being honored are: Shana Callahan, Sara Delp, Zachary Dow, Judge Hug, Dan Kelly, Brendan Kenny, Caitlin Kest, Ashley Liebfried, Janine Macrone, Marissa Matthews, Lindsay Meehan, Maren Murnin, Jamie Priutt, Kaitlyn Sannapieco, Justin Schaffer, Erin Schoppy and Andrea Weber.
University Mail Services will now notify students of a package through their university e-mail account instead of calling their BU extension. Students should check their e-mail regularly for notifications.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Bloomsburg University Curriculum Committee (BUCC) recommended that the provost approve a variety of academic proposals. Among the items recommended for approval was a Master of Education in Guidance Counseling and Student Affairs in the department of educational studies and secondary education, along with six courses to support the program. In order to be offered, the program will also have to be approved by the Council of Trustees and then the Board of Governors. Details.
BU history major wins award
Michael Traher Michael Traher, a senior history major from West Nanticoke, won the "best paper" award at the Western Pennsylvania Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society) Conference and Undergraduate History Forum on April 1, for "General John Wool: A Synopsis of His Service During the New York Draft Riot" and he participated in a panel on the Civil War. A graduate of Nanticoke Area High School, his fascination with history began on a childhood trip to Gettysburg. His goal is to work in cultural resource management and eventually graduate study in history. Traher likes the writing-intensive program at BU and says that focusing on Gen. Wool was a process of whittling down topics widely written about to a managable point. Wool commanded U.S. troops during the Civil War draft riots in New York and is generally seen as incompetent. |
Duplicating services will be temporarily moving from its current location to the University Storeroom in Waller effective Wednesday, April 12. To gain access to the duplicating center, enter through the doorway in the rear parking lot of Waller. Duplicating services will be located there for approximately two months while air conditioning renovations are undertaken in their regular location.
Child Care Center gets special storytimeMichael Patte, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, was a guest reader at the Campus Child Care Center last week as part of the One Book, Every Young Child initiative. This program is a joint effort of the Department of Education and the Department of Public Welfare. Patte read "Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse." Patte has had an affiliation with the center since 1991 as an undergraduate student employee, practicum and field study student, student teacher, graduate assistant and teacher. |
The English Department recently announced the winners of the annual student writing awards.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's Board of Governors has approved a new Bachelor of Science degree in computer forensics to be offered by BU beginning this fall. The program will prepare students for careers as computer forensics specialists who can work in a variety of settings, including with law enforcement and homeland security agencies, law firms and private companies. The increased use of computers to commit crimes and the growing demand for computer-based data in civil proceedings has created a need for individuals with the expertise to extract useful information from computer evidence. Details.
Andrea Frantz, senior anthropology major, has been accepted into the doctoral program in anthropology at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. She will receive a half-time teaching fellowship appointment, which carries a salary of $11,635 from the university plus remission of all tuition and fees. Frantz has also been selected as BU's nominee to the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Competition.
Adam Detweiler, chemistry major, and Mark Tapsak, assistant professor of chemistry, presented "Investigation of the tortuosity ratio in silicone elastomers using hydrogen peroxide" at the Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Symposium, held during the 231st national American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, Ga. in March.
Stephen Whitworth, assistant professor of English, has authored and co-authored several publications recently. The lengthy critical article her co-authored with Shirley Sharon-Zisser of Tel Aviv University as the introduction to their anthology, Critical Essays on Shakespeare's A Lover's Complaint (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, London, 2006), just appeared with the book. The article is entitled "Generating Dialogue on Shakespeare's Lover's Complaint." It is the first book of critical essays ever to have been written about this most neglected of Shakespeare's texts. Whitworth also recently completed a translation of a lecture delivered by Jacques-Alain Miller entitled "Religion, Psychoanalysis." Miller is the son-in-law of celebrated French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan and current head of the New Lacanian School. The translation will appear in the fall issue of the Alamanac of Psychoanalysis. He's had an article, entitled "Sidney, Lacan, and the Perverse Phantasy of Pastoral," accepted for inclusion in the spring 2007 issue of The Shakespeare Yearbook.
Mark Jelinek , professor of music, was one of 15 professors chosen nationally to participate in McGraw-Hill's "Music Appreciation Symposium." The three-day event was held in San Diego, Calif., and a variety of topics related to teaching music appreciation were
discussed in a round table format. Jelinek supervised the session on "The Classroom Experience."
Conrad Quintyn, assistant professor of anthropology aided the Pennsylvania State Police, Frackville Station in the preliminary determination of race, sex, and age on partially skeletonized human remains found near a deserted building in Frackville. No obvious signs of trauma were found on any of the exposed bones. After the remaining soft tissue is removed, the skeleton will be sent to professor Quintyn for a complete forensic anthropological analysis.
David Magolis, instructor at the Harvey A. Andruss Library, presented at the Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, on March 24, 2006. His presentation, "Captivate Your Audience Through Multimedia," focused on the use of the Macromedia Captivate software as an effective application for creating online tutorials, demonstrations, and simulations. Macromedia Captivate is an emerging technology in the library field. A demonstration of this software can be viewed here.
Maria Silva Kuhn, coordinator of acquisitions and collection development, Jolene Folk, library technician, and Joyce Hauck, serials assistant II, presented a paper at the Annual SSHELCO Conference in Grantville, Pa. titled "The Reorganization and Modernization of the Acquisitions Department at Bloomsburg University: A Work in Progress." Kuhn presented and explained the theoretical background for the changes made in the Acquisitions department at Andruss Library, while Folk gave an overview of the changes in workflow she has experienced over the past 34 years to the present. Hauck explained the impact of the changes in workflow in serials due mostly modern technology and the acquisition of electronic serial collections, aggregator databases and individual serial subscriptions.
Undergraduate students at BU may have the opportunity to work towards a master's of social work degree by taking Saturday classes taught by faculty from Marywood University. The program is expected to begin in fall 2006. In exchange for classroom space at the Bloomsburg campus on Saturdays, Marywood has agreed to increase the enrollment of BU students into the program, particularly those in allied areas of study, such as anthropology and psychology. Details.
Steve Kokoska, co-chair of BU's Planning and Budget Committee, set the groundwork for future meetings during a brief April 6 session, asking members to prioritize action plan requests and review proposed Planning and Budget Committee bylaws. Details.
Today's researchers are working toward improving and prolonging the lives of all cancer patients through targeted therapy, said the keynote speaker at this year's Health Sciences Symposium. Lynn McCormick Matrisian '75, professor of cancer biology at Vanderbilt University, opened the symposium Thursday, April 6, with "Understanding Cancer: How Research Can Help You," discussing the biology of cancer cells, how they grow and how they can be stopped. The program was offered as part of the Provost's Lecture Series. Details.
Students selecting on-campus housing for summer 2006 will be housed in Elwell with a few women living in Lycoming Hall. Space will be assigned as available. Cost is Housing ~ $64.50 a week for housing. A 19 meal plan is $58 a week and a 10 Meal plan is $51 a week. To sign up for summer housing, come to the residence life office through April 28.
Economics prof. leads Pakistani literacy effort
BU economics professor Saleem Khan has traveled the globe to promote education to foster strong market economies. A frequent presenter at international conferences, Khan has been particularly involved in economics education in Russia, where he has been a consultant to the Russian Finance Academy in Moscow. But Khan's latest effort is a return to the basics, and home. Together with his brother, Aslam M. Khan Naru, Saleem Khan has founded the Mubarak Learning Foundation and launched six Literacy Centers in his native Pakistan. Details. |
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Dressed to the ninesDavid Flores, a sophomore art studio major from Bloomsburg, models a suit at the Professional Image Fashion Show Tuesday. Sponsored by the office of diversity and retention, the show featured students modeling professional attire provided by Kathi's Kloset and Boscov's. Sherman Burdette of WNEP-Channel 16 gave a talk on the importance of professional dress in the workplace while Monica Favia of the marketing department gave specific pointers on what to wear. |
An enterprising professor, a grant from the National Science Foundation, and the technical prowess of some students are enabling BU to build a computer cluster that can power through problems that used to require a supercomputer. Michael Shepard, professor of Geography and Geosciences, received $45,000 from the National Science Foundation and matching university funds to purchase 20 computers that are being networked together in a Beowulf cluster. Students Ben Estes and Mike Shannon are drawing upon their previous experience in building a Beowulf cluster, dubbed Euclid, on campus last year to network the new computers. Details.
BU expanded on its two-decade relationship with universities in China host relationship with the signing of four exchange agreements last month. Provost James Mackin and a BU delegation traveled to China over spring break in March and signed exchange agreements with Shenyang Normal University, Datong University, Shandong University of Technology and Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology.
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English professor S. Ekema Agbaw has received the Fulbright Senior Specialists Award to spend six weeks at Constantine The Philosopher University, Slovakia, beginning later this spring. Agbaw will present lectures and lead seminars on American postcolonial literature, help organize a colloquium, and participate in conferences organized by Constantine the Philosopher University and other Slovak universities. He will also help establish a postcolonial literary study field within the literary section of the Department of English and American Studies. Details.
Jazz musician T.S. Monk will perform in BU's seventh annual Jazz Festival Friday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Haas Center for the Arts, Mitrani Hall. The performance, presented as the final program in the 2005-06 Celebrity Artist Series, also will feature an opening act, the BU Jazz Ensemble, at 7 p.m. As the featured guest artist at the Jazz Festival, T.S. Monk will perform with the BU Jazz Ensemble at noon in a program open to the public free of charge. Tickets for the evening concert can be purchased for $10. For details or tickets, call the box office at (570) 389-4409 or check the tickets web page. Details.
A BU graduate who is a leader in the field of cancer research will be the featured speaker at BU's 15th annual Health Sciences Symposium. The symposium will be held Thursday and Friday, April 6 and 7, in the Kehr Union. The conference will open with a keynote address by Lynn McCormick Matrisian, chairperson of the department of cancer biology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a 1975 BU graduate. Matrisian's address, "Understanding Cancer: How Research Can Help You," will be offered Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. She will also present the workshop, "The Ins, The Outs and The Impact of Cancer Research" on Friday, April 7, at 8:30 a.m. Both presentations will be held in the Kehr Union Ballroom. Matrisian's Thursday evening lecture is presented as part of BU's Provost's Lecture Series.Details.
BU's conference services program was recognized at the 26th annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International in Dallas, Texas in March. Kathy Kollar, residence life, represented BU's conference services team at the conference. BU was selected as a finalist for the association's Outstanding Institutional Achievement Award. The award recognizes a significant campus-wide achievement by an institution in the conference and events field. Only seven colleges and universities across the globe were selected as finalists. The other candidates included:
Gary Hardcastle, assistant professor of philosophy, edited, with George Reisch, Monty Python and Philosophy (Open Court Publications), a collection of eighteen philosophical essays that explore the philosophical dimensions of the work of the popular British comedy troupe. Beyond editing the volume, Hardcastle contributed two essays and co-wrote its introduction.
Ronnie Evans, assistant professor of social work, presented an invited lecture on "Depression in the Elderly" at Marywood University on March 29.
Timothy R. McConnell, graduate program coordinator, exercise science, is co-author of an article, 'Cardiovascular Disease Prevention for Underserved Patients Using the Internet: Bridging the Digital Divide,' that appears in Telemedicine and e-Health. 12(1):1-8, 2006. Coauthors area Masucci M., Homko C., Santamore W.P., Berger P., Shirk G., Bove A.A.
Ruth Kennedy, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, will present "Using In-Class Debates in Elementary and Middle School" and "In-Class Debates: Critical Thinking and Interactive Learning" at the Association for Childhood Education International's annual conference on April 14, in San Antonio, Texas.
Maria Silva Kuhn, coordinator of collection development and acquisitions, published a paper entitled: "How to Select a Vendor for an Approval Plan," in Against the Grain, vol. 18, no.1, February, 2006.
The office of human resources and labor relations will hold an overview on the new federal Fair Labor Standards Act guidelines pertaining to the SCUPA Collective Bargaining Unit. Sessions will be Wednesday, April 5, and Friday, April 7, from 10-11:30 a.m. in Andruss Library, Schweiker Exhibit Room. This session will cover criteria for exemption, compensation rates, new guidelines on time recording and record keeping. Human Resources recommends attendance and we will be available to answer specific questions pertaining to the FLSA.
There are a few remaining seats in Christine Sperling's Art Tour of Italy that runs May 24 to June 5. The trip begins in Rome, the Eternal City, and after visits to Florence, Siena, Mantua and Vicenza, concludes in magical Venice. Included are visits to the Sistine Chapel, to the Uffizi Gallery, and to many other artistic monuments. There's also free time for exploring Italy on your own, shopping or having a quiet cappuccino in a sunny piazza. For more information, contact Sperling at 389-4852 or csperlin@bloomu.edu.
The University Forum approved the weapons policy at its meeting Wednesday. The policy prohibits the possession of weapons on campus by students, faculty and staff. Defensive devices such as pepper spray would be permitted. There was also considerable discussion about three topics: low graduation programs, transfer articulation with community colleges, and a Policy on Disruptive Behavior in an Instructional Setting that is currently being developed. Details.
Members of BU's Democracy Matters chapter will travel to Harrisburg Wednesday, April 5, for Lobby Day. Lobby Day was started by BU's Democracy Matters chapter as an offshoot of the national conference held earlier this year. Representatives of several Pennsylvania chapters will meet with state senators and representatives to discuss possible legislation to change the way election campaigns are financed. Details.
Two local communities will benefit from health information and services provided by Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania nursing students this April. Students in the community health nursing course will complete their semester-long community assessments of Muncy and Lewisburg by distributing information on diseases, nutrition and exercise at community events. Student will have an information table at the Lewisburg Flea Market at Silver Moon in Lewisburg on Sunday, April 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information on cardiovascular health, aerobic exercise and cancer will be available at the booth. Students will also conduct blood pressure screenings. Details.
