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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Iota Theta chapter of BU held and initiation ceremony on Tuesday, April 24, at the Department of Languages and Cultures. Newly initiated into Phi Sigma Iota--The International Foreign Language Honor Society are:
Gilbert Darbouze acted as the chapter representative and Nathalie Cornelius, Brenda Keiser, and Christopher Donahue participated in the ceremony as readers. The initiation Ceremony was organized and conducted by Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, faculty adviser.
Student tutors participate in trainingSeventy-four peer tutors participated on April 2 and 3 in advanced tutor training "in-service" activities. The session's main topic was "Active Learning - Styles and Strategies." In-service activity is a portion of required training completed by all UTS tutors and, in addition to the main topic, includes networking opportunities for tutors, review of tutor resources, and recognition of tutors who are graduating seniors. Shown from left: tutors Jason Schmucker, Ryan Pancavage, Jason Tavares, and Erika Vandermark-Geary participate in a kinesthetic learning activity at the recent University Tutorial Services Spring Professional Development Workshop. |
Eric S. Rawson, assistant professor of exercise science and athletics, was recently named the Chair of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Nutrition Special Interest Group. Additionally, Rawson was appointed to the ACSM National Program Committee.
Joan E. Dillon, department of developmental instruction, recently presented a poster presentation on "Content Links to Motivational Literature" at the Pennsylvania Association of Developmental Educator's Conference in Hershey, Pa.
Dennis B.K. Hwang, professor of accounting, A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, and their colleagues, Ying Te Chen and Jyh-Shan Lan of Providence University (Taiwan) presented a paper "The Impact of Culture on Whistle-blowing and Ethics: A Pilot Study of Taiwan and Implications for U.S. Firms Doing Business in a Chinese Cultural Environment" at the 2007 American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in Parsippany, NJ.
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, and Wilmer D. Leinbach, instructor of accounting, presented a panel session "Some Attributes Considered in Hiring Executive Level Accounting Personnel: Implications for Educators" also at the 2007 American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in Parsippany, N.J.
Elizabeth Mauch, associate professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, received grant for $3,000 from the AAUW (American Association of University Women) to organize summer experiences for young women, one of the goals of the BU's Math and Science Center.
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, was the recent featured poet at the 30th annual awards night at Gannon University in Erie. Wemple, author of two poetry collections and editor of a poetry anthology, gave an afternoon seminar for faculty and graduate students, and gave an evening reading from his work. Each year, Gannon selects of poet of "national reputation" to read at its awards night. Past readers have included current poet laureate Donald Hall and noted poet Lucille Clifton.
Caryn Terwilliger, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, recently presently her research in a paper entitled, "Teacher Identities: Negotiating Structures of Whiteness and Professionalism" at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference held in Chicago.
Todd F. Hoover, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, presented a paper titled "Administrative Shortages in Rural Pennsylvania Public School Districts" at the National Social Science Association Spring Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada and was nominated to become a member of the board of directors.
Steven Si, professor of strategic management and international business, with his former BU MBA student Mikail Paragulgov published a research paper entitled "Right s and responsibilities: a comparison between Russian and Chinese workers" in the International Journal of Effective Management, Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2006 that's a peer-reviewed publication listed in the Cabell's Directory. Pamela M. Wynn, professor of management, is a co-author on this paper. Paragulgov came from Russian Academy of Finance and he studied at BU in 2004-05 as a MBA student. This investigation was done as part of Si's research project of employees and managers' rights and responsibilities among eight countries. Paragulgov collected all the Russian data for this research project.
Joseph Reidy, a history major from Long Valley, N.J., has been named a finalist in the Gilder Lehrman Institute History Scholars Program. He will join 49 other students from around the country in an all-expenses paid trip to New York City for a week this June. In New York City, Reidy will study the international slave trade in 1807 to 1808 through lectures and examination of archival materials at the New York Historical Society, the Gilder Lehrman Collection and the New York Public Library. Reidy chose to attend BU because of the history department's strong reputation and personal meetings with faculty.
To support end of semester study and research needs, Andruss Library will be open the following extended hours:
Nancy Ayllon-Ramirez, Spanish and sociology major, was the recipient of the competitive College Language Association study abroad scholarship. Ayllon-Ramirez will attend the Compluetense University of Madrid, Spain in the Spring 08 semester. She was sponsored by Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, Spain program coordinator and also a member of the College Language Association. The competitive scholarship is awarded to only four language majors across the nation.
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and cultures, presented the paper "El catolicismo y sincretismo caribeno en Cuentos de una bruja de Zoe Jimenez Corretjer" (Catholicism and Caribbean sincreticism in Zoe Jimenez Corretjer's Stories of Witches) at the College Language Association in Miami, Fla.
Karl M. Kapp, professor of instructional technology, recently published his third book, Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools for Transferring Know-How from Boomers to Gamers, published by Pfeiffer, a division of John Wiley & Sons. Kapp explains techniques for transferring knowledge from the boomers who are retiring to the incoming gamer generation who have grown up with learning expectations forged while growing up playing video games. Learn more here: www.gadgetsgamesandgizmos.com. The book features a number of contributions from BU alumni and original artwork created by alumna Kristin Longenecker.
Frank D'Angelo, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, presented a paper titled "Pennsylvania's Act 1 - Impact on Public Education"
at the National Social Science Association Spring Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joseph L. Andreacci, assistant professor of exercise science, is the lead author on the manuscript entitled, "Influence of testing sequence on a child's ability to achieve maximal anaerobic and aerobic power," which appears in the April 2007 issue of the International Journal of Sports Medicine. A co-author on this paper is former Honors Program undergraduate and current graduate student Luke Haile (BS '05). This investigation was done as part of his Honors Independent Research Project and was funded through a Kozloff Undergraduate Research, Margin of Excellence and Research and Disciplinary Awards.
BU has formed a committee to examine security measures on campus. The committee, formed in the wake of mass shootings at Virginia Tech on April 16, includes representatives from student life, university police, human resources, communications, technology, academic affairs, administration, the president's office and the physical plant. The committee, led by Richard Rugen, vice president for administration, has already met and discussed emergency communication procedures, training for employees and action procedures to use in emergencies. The committee will submit recommendations to president Jessica Kozloff by the end of the current semester.
TRiO Student Support Services held their 10th Anniversary Student Achievement banquet in March. Every year students in the TRiO SSS program are recognized for their continued success at Bloomsburg University. This year 110 students, their guests, alumni and staff enjoyed a banquet catered by Aramark in the Kehr Union Ballroom. The BU Gospel Singers performed after the BU ROTC students performed the Presentation of Colors. TRiO programs, which include Student Support Services and Upward Bound, were established by Congress in 1964 to help Americans enter college, graduate and move on to participate more fully in America's economic and social life.
Quest team wins Student Employee challengeThe recent Student Employee Team Challenge had 21 teams competing. The winner and recipient of a $100 luncheon courtesy of Preston Herring, Vice President for Student Affairs, is Team C'est la Via from the Corporate Institute/Quest Office. Shown from left are team members: Matt Long, senior, communication studies; Kristina Kachur, freshman, marketing; Dana Roush, senior, communication studies; and Jeremy Quant, senior, business. Dominique Poaches (Office of the President) was the winner of the random drawing for a $50 gift certificate to the University Store. During Student Employment Week student employees were asked to nominate their outstanding supervisors. The supervisors were nominated and each will receive a small gift as a token of appreciation form the Student Employee Committee: Nominees were Mary Amick, Ann Beaver, Joy Bedosky, Mark Bauman, Joyce Bielen, Audra Haley, Rosemary Huber, Ruth Kennedy, Carol Kliamovich, Jessica Konigsbauer, Joann Kreisher, Barbara Meyer, Bonnie Mordan, Jennifer Raup, John Rymell, Michelle Slusser, Barbara Stiner, Debbie Stoltz, and Sharon Swank. |
Grad contributes to annual programming contestBU graduate Len Kalechitz has supported BU's 12th annual High School Programming Contest held today in the Kehr Union. A 2001 graduate in mathematics and computer science, Kalechitz secured the donation of a Lenova computer and flat screen monitor from his company Solution Development Firm, to be given as a top prize in the competition. The competition brought more than 300 students, grouped in 69 teams, representing 27 schools. The competition is organized by BU's Association for Computing Machinery, advised by faculty member Curt Jones. |
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Cleanup crewGeography and Planning Society students helped in the cleanup of an illegal dumping site on Hogs Back Road near Eyers Grove last Saturday, April 21. This was in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection and PA Cleanways. Papa John's donated pizza for lunch. The volunteers are shown above with club adviser Sandi Kehoe-Forutan, professor of geography and geoscience. |
Faculty and students in the psychology department recently presented collaborative research at the 78th annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia. The following poster sessions were presented:
Six members of the Bloomsburg Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, Future Business Leaders placed at the annual Pennsylvania State Leadership Conference held on April 14. The team of Arlene Bowes, Lisa Beers and Lauren Schaeffer placed first in Business Decision Making, the team of Matt Rohrer and Kelly Wolfe placed second in Management Concepts and Eric Welkom placed first in Networking Concepts. During his four years at Bloomsburg, Welkom has placed first four times at the state conference. Also Howard Marzolf was elected as the new state treasure for Pennsylvania Phi Beta Lambda.
The BU Foundation's faculty and staff campaign continues. To date, $31,963.42 has been contributed or pledged. Students are directly impacted by the dedication of individuals like you. At Bloomsburg University a tradition of giving has been established by our family of faculty and staff. This tradition of giving has enabled the University to provide much-needed scholarships to deserving students, create and sustain innovative programs, and to fund student learning activities. The continued success of our students depends on the commitment made by faculty and staff. Please join fellow faculty and staff members by sending in your gift today. For more information, visit www.bloomu.edu/giving or call Marlin Cromley at 389-4663.
In this week's student newspaper, The Voice, a front page article entitled "Student attacked outside Honeysuckle" described an assault on a Bloomsburg University student where he received cuts to his face and his arm from an unknown assailant. The article says university officials did not inform the BU campus of this attack. These are not the full facts. Details.
Erica Shames, editor/publisher of Susquehanna Life magazine, recently spent a day with the staff of Spectrum magazine. She discussed the history of the 14-year-old magazine, and in small group discussion answered innumerable questions and explained areas of advertising, circulation, editorial, and art design. Shames told the staff of Spectrum they produced "a fantastic publication." Susquehanna Life reaches 45,000 readers fin 28 Pennsylvania counties and four states. It is published quarterly.
B.U. took the lead in Wednesday's 1st Annual Blood Drive Challenge with Lock Haven University held in the Kehr Union Ballroom Wednesday. The Red Cross collected 168 productive pints of blood, including 44 first-time donors. Thank you to the student groups who volunteered their time, to all of the blood donors, and to Aramark for donating the beverages and paper goods. Mark your calendars for the next Bloodmobile that will be held on campus Tuesday, July 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Kehr Union Ballroom.
The initial shock of the tragic events at Virginia Tech earlier this week has prompted questions about security measures at Bloomsburg University and other campuses across the country. Preston Herring, vice president of university and student affairs, notes that as we've learned more about the assailant and his past disturbing behavior, members of campus communities, including our own, have asked important and appropriate questions about what could have been done to help the student and possibly avoid this terrible tragedy.
At BU, we have a number of people in charge of resources available to help students who are dealing with psychological problems and other issues. They are:
Students who have disclosed problems or display significant changes in their behavior may be referred by faculty and staff to these campus resources. These services are available to students free of charge. Faculty, staff and students who have questions or concerns about these issues or others that affect the safety of our students are encouraged to contact me or a member of the university and student affairs staff.
Looking for a Service Project? The Secretarial Roundtable is sponsoring a Book Fair on Thursday, April 26, in the Kehr Union. A club or organization is needed to help the company unload the truck from 9 to 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 26 and then reload the truck around 3:30 to 4 p.m. the same day. Group representatives interested in helping should call Linda Kashner at 389-4465.
The alumni office is seeking BU graduates to help staff the alumni tent at Renaissance Jamboree on Saturday, April 28. Those interested in volunteering should contact Linda Hill at 389-4705. Two-hour shifts are available throughout the day beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 6 p.m.
The horrible news about the unspeakable violence at Virginia Tech has affected the entire nation and brings a searing sense of loss and sadness to this campus. I've sent a condolence letter to the president of Virginia Tech, on behalf of all our faculty, students and staff. Our university community observed a moment of silence Tuesday at 2 p.m., to coincide with the convocation being held at Virginia Tech.
I've received e-mails from a number of you asking very appropriate questions about the security on the BU campus.
The Student Government Association of Virginia Tech has set up an office to handle the large load of messages they're receiving since the shootings Monday. According to BU CGA president-elect Christopher Bevan, the Virginia Tech office will put every item they receive on display somewhere on the Virginia Tech campus. Individuals sending items, cards, banners or letters should address them to: Together We Mourn, 225 Squires Student Center (0138), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
BU students studying abroad in SpainSix BU students are currently studying abroad in Spain at Universitas Castellae and the University of Valladolid (Universitas Castellae Advance Program) in Valladolid. Front row: Antoinishia Wells, Brianna Oehmke, Marissa Williams, Diana Dye, and David Totten. Behind: Richard Antrom. Dye is pursuing advanced studies at the University of Valladolid/Universitas Castellae and the others are in a language program at Universitas Castellae. They are all also tutoring children in English in a Spanish elementary school in Valladolid. Amarilis Hidalgo-DeJesus, professor of languages and cultures, coordinates the study abroad program in Spain at BU. |
The Voice, BU's student newspaper, recently received two Certificates of Merit from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in their annual Gold Circle Awards Program. Both were in the Single-Subject Presentation Category. The first award for content and design went to a features page from April 12, 2006, entitled "Inkaholics," on skin care and tattooing, designed and written by the team of Aubrey Derk, Megan Jennings, and Jenna Corbett. The second award, also for content and design, went to an opinion page published March 9, 2006, entitled "What approval rating would you give to President Bush?" This caricatured photo and graphic was flanked by three contrasting opinion pieces on President Bush's performance written by Jesse Schoch, Kevin Major, and Brendan Kenny. In addition to these individual awards, The Voice received a Silver Medal from Columbia Scholastic Press Association for its entire run of Spring 2006. Editor in chief of The Voice in Spring 2006 was Jesse Schoch, BU '06. Features editor was Aubrey Derk, BU '06, and opinion editor was Kevin Major, currently a senior at BU and managing editor of the paper.
Team 'You Won't' wins Powderpuff football tourneyTeam You Won't took home the gold in the weekend Powderpuff Football Tournament sponsored by the running club. There were four teams in the tournament. Second place went to the Women's Soccer team and Third was the, e-LEMON-ators. There will be another tournament in the fall. The winning team consists of: front row- Brittnay Kleiner, Anne Stefursky and Kim Weaver; 2nd row- Lindsey Ballos, Jamie VanRiper, Kailee Smith (captain), Melissa Melillo, Laura Ann Goodwin, Jess Tabor and Katie Misel; Third row- Matt Hamm and Dan Tillotson (Coaches). |
Faith Warner, associate professor of anthropology, has received invited status from the Society for Psychological Anthropology for a session that she organized for the upcoming 2007 American Anthropological Association Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C. titled "Assessing Violence and Traumatic Stress: Intradisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cultural Difference and Social Inequality." The invited papers on the session include a collaborative work addressing PTSD in a Guatemalan refugee community by Warner and Winona Cochran, professor of psychology.
Ralph M. Feather, Jr., assistant professor of educational studies and secondary education, recently published Earth Science, copyright 2008, a three-book middle school science series titled, "Glencoe Science," copyright 2008, and a four-book series of little books on middle school science titled "Astronomy," "The Changing Surface of Earth," "Earth Materials and Processes," and "The Water Planet" (all part of the Glencoe Science Custom Curriculum Series), copyright 2008 with Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
The Writing Center will present a workshop on Using Sources in Researched Writing today, April 18, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Bakeless, room 307. The workshop is for students with questions about evaluating, integrating, or citing sources. Students should contact James Purdy, Writing Center director, by email or 389-4428 to register. The workshop will cover:
A series of films will be shown in campus as part in preparation for a lecture and exhibit titled ""The Body Image Project" that will come to campus later in April. The film series will feature "The Full Monty" on Tuesday, April 17 and "13" on Tuesday, April 24, both at 7 p.m. in the second floor lounge, Northumberland Hall. An exhibit, public lecture and reception will be held for artist Larry Kirkwood's "The Body Image Project" on Thursday, April 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Multicultural Center. Kirkwood started "The Body Image Project" in 1993 to change the way people look at themselves and perceive others. It features body casts of real people of all shapes and sizes and attempts to reaffirm the idea of inner beauty. The events are co-sponsored by the Women's Fireside Committee, Consortium for Race, Gender, and Ethnicity; Campus-Wide Committee on Human Relations; Women's Resource Center, Office of Multicultural Affairs, and W.I.S.E.
Wondering what the weather in Bloomsburg will be like today? Locally collected weather information is now available to residents and visitors on a Web site created by two Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania professors. The Weather Den can be found at weather.bloomu.edu. Details.
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Faculty honored for research and scholarshipFive faculty were honored at a banquet Thursday with the Provost's Award for Excellence in Research/Scholarly Activity. Honorees were Kristen Brubaker , assistant professor of biology and allied health sciences; Eric Hawrelak, assistant professor of chemistry; Timothy Knoster, associate professor of exceptionality programs; Appa Rao Korukonda, professor of computer information systems; and Eric Rawson, assistant professor of exercise science and athletics. Each award winner received $1,000 to be used for travel or other faculty development activities and a plaque. Nominations untenured faculty are made by each dean and evaluated by Dean's Council based upon publications, presentations and other scholarly work with five honorees selected each year. Shown from left are: David Martin, dean of the College of Business, Hawrelak, Knoster, Korukonda, Robert Marande, dean of the College of Science and Technology; Brubaker, Rawson, James Krause, representing the College of Professional Studies, and Provost James Mackin. |
Student writes top letter on anthropology issueCindy Ackley, a student in Faith Warner's "Principles of Cultural Anthropology" class wrote a letter was deemed among the top ten letters in the Yanomami Community Action Website's February "Action Period." Ackley is a senior communication studies major from Selinsgrove. The ethical topic this semester was to write a letter to the president of Penn State University asking that blood samples taken from the Yanomami peoples of Brazil without informed consent and against their religious values, be returned to them for proper burial. The return of the blood is currently an international issue with indigenous rights, genetic privacy, and IRB regulations at the heart of the matter. One thousand, one hundred, sixty-six students participated in the project from six different schools: Bloomsburg University, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Kent State University, University of California-Riverside, University of California-Santa Barbara, and University of Notre Dame. The Yanomamo action website is run through the Center for a Public Anthropology. |
The Friends of the Bloomsburg University Library Association's Annual Author's Dinner will be held Saturday, April 21, at 6 p.m. in the Great Room of the Alumni House. This year's dinner will feature Susan Campbell Bartoletti, writer and teacher. Her works focus on the contribution on young people in history, both fiction and non fiction for middle school grades and older and picture books for younger readers. Bartoletti has received the Outstanding Pennsylvania Author of the Year, Pennsylvania Library Association (2001) and the Newbery Honor Book selection. The cost of dinner is $25. For more information contact Robert Abbott or call 784-0428.
The Quest Program will lead a walk through Northern England from Friday, June 22, to Wednesday, July 4. The walk will begin in the Lake District region of Northwest England and finish across the North Yorkshire Moors, from St. Bee's on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the shores of the North Sea. The adventure will pass through a mountainous and hilly landscape of highland sheep farms, villages of stonewalled houses, inns and ancient churches. Overnight accommodations will be in country inns and bed and breakfasts. For more information, contact Roy Smith at (570) 389-2100 or visit the Quest web site.
Patricia S. Mica '67 recently made a generous donation to establish the Patricia Szymanek Mica Scholarship at Bloomsburg University. Once endowed, this scholarship will be awarded to a deserving first generation incoming freshmen majoring in elementary education. For more information about giving to this, or establishing a scholarship of your own, please visit www.bloomu.edu/giving.
Area bands are encouraged to sign up to play KozzFest, the music festival sponsored by WBUQ radio. The event will by Thursday, April 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. on the Scranton Commons lawn. Sign-ups for eating contests (ice cream and hot-dog) can be emailed to wbuq@bloomu.edu or can be phoned in to our office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. at 389-4686. Local bands are encouraged to sign-up for a time to play by emailing rrmoskal@bloomu.edu.
Shaheen N. Awan, professor of audiology and speech pathology, and Danelle. L. Morrow recently had a research article entitled, "Videostroboscopic Characteristics of Young Adult Female Smokers vs. Nonsmokers" published in The Journal of Voice (v. 21:2, 211-223). Morrow is a previous Bloomsburg Master's degree graduate in Speech Pathology (2004).
Lee S. Millard, Haas Gallery of Art associate, give a lecture on hhis work at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
Victor Koons, 1986 advertising/mass communications graphic design graduate, won a Silver ADDY award at the Northeast Pennsylvania Addy Awards banquet. The annual Addy awards competition is sponsored by the Northeast PA Ad Club and the American Advertising Federation as a way to recognize and celebrate outstanding creative work within our region and across the country. This year approximately 20 regional advertising agencies competed with over 200 total entries covering a wide variety of creative services. The award was for Koons' design of the Pooch Outdoor Company logo, a new company based in Columbia County which specializes in outerwear. The logo features an upright Coonhound in hiking gear, howling and ready to enjoy his next challenge.
Tom Aleto, professor of anthropology, currently has a photographic exhibit titled Retratos Mexicanos/Mexican Portraits: Photographs 1989-2007 on display at the Widmann Gallery at Kings College, Wilkes-Barre. The exhibition runs through April 20. There will be a reception on Friday, April 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Christina Francis, assistant professor of English, presented a paper "An Arthur for All Ages, Appearing in the Web Comic Arthur, King of Time and Space" at the 2007 National Popular Culture/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) Annual Conference in Boston, Mass. Her essay examined the reinvention and representation of Arthurian figures for a modern audience as they comment on contemporary events on a daily basis from within a wide variety of genres such as science fiction, parody, westerns, fairy tales, and others.
Steven D. Hales, professor of philosophy defended his book Relativism and the Foundations of Philosophy (MIT, 2006) in an author-meets-critics session at the American Philosophical Association conference in San Francisco.
Sharon G. Solloway, associate professor of early childhood and elementary education, presented two papers at the American Educational Research Association 2007 Conference in Chicago. She presented "Thinking Mathematically: Eavesdropping on the Complicated Conversations in Probabilistic Models" and "Peace in Every Breath: College Surprise Themselves as They Defuse Their Anger."
Jesus Salas-Elorza, associate professor of languages and cultures, has the papers titled "Sergio Pitol: el mago de la hipernarrativa mexicana" and "La trilogia narrativa de Mario Bellatin" accepted for publication in volumes 33 (Abril-Junio, 2007) and 34 (Julio-Septiembre, 2007) of Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporanea of the University of Texas at El Paso.
Three departments at BU are teaming up to bring the services of a virtual career center to students and alumni free of charge. The partnership of BU's Alumni Affairs Office, Career Development Center and College of Business allows alumni and students to use career management services available through CareerBeam. Described as a virtual career success center, CareerBeam provides tools to research companies and industries, look for current and upcoming job openings, create a personal career profile, build a resume and write cover letters. Details.
Alumni Phonation underwayThe alumni phonathon is underway. Begun in February, the phonathon runs through April 19 and has raised more than $30,000 so far for BU's Annual Fund. Shown at left is Cori Suplee, a junior Medical Imaging major from Northampton. The Annual Fund supports a wide-range of needs, including Alumni Association activities. For more information about giving to the Annual Fund, please visit. www.bloomu.edu/giving. |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania will host its 43rd annual Reading Conference on Thursday and Friday, May 17 and 18. The annual event focuses on the best practices to teach reading and writing to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The program is designed to give teachers insight into the latest instructional techniques being used in classrooms. Details.
The Bloomsburg University Forum, Curriculum Committee, and Planning and Budget Committee have all held meetings over the past two weeks. Details.
The Enrollment Management Steering Committee and the Data Collection and Analysis Subcommittee are asking you for your perceptions about the adequacy of the university's resources for study and meeting space. Take the survey.
Your responses to these questions are anonymous and will be analyzed at the end of the semester so that strategies may be implemented. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Sheila Hartung by email (shartung@bloomu.edu) or phone (389-4606).
Campus Dining Services is conducting a survey to better understand the campus lifestyle and dining preferences to gain insight and improve the overall campus dining experience. The online survey will take 10 to 12 minutes and responses are confidential. Click on this link to begin the survey: Take the survey. Respondents have the opportunity to win one of six $50 Amazon.com gift certificates.
Staying for the summer? Need a place to live? Summer, on-campus housing is available at the Montgomery Place Apartments. You can sign up starting on April 10 in the Residence Life Office, Elwell Hall.
BU holds collection for Baghdad women, kidsThe Supervisory Roundtable is collecting items such as multi-vitamins, clean clothing and casual shoes for women and children in Baghdad, Iraq, as a part of Project Dove. Items will be shipped to Army Lt. Col. John Holtzman (above left), a BU staff member deployed in Iraq, who is arranging to have the items distributed (above right). As the result of a drive held earlier this year at BU, 22 boxes of the items weighing 550 pounds have already been shipped to Iraq. Additional items will be accepted at the following locations from Thursday, April 5, to Friday, April 27: Career Development Center, Warren Student Services Center, and Waller Administration Building, room 115 (social equity). |
Educations students are invited to apply for the Ralph and Edna Feather Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is open to all undergraduate education students within the College of Professional Studies. If you have questions about this application, see Ralph Feather, Jr. in 2126 McCormick Center or your department chairperson. Applications will be available in your department office. Deadline is April 18, at 4:30 p.m.
Young alumni will get a chance to say goodbye to Jessica Kozloff, retiring president of BU, during the G.O.L.D. Gala to be held on Saturday, April 14, as part of BU's Alumni Weekend 2007. The G.O.L.D. Gala is open to alumni from the classes of 1994 through 2006 - Graduates Of the Last Decade - who were BU students during Kozloff's tenure. The semi-formal event on Saturday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Monty's will offer young alumni the opportunity to share memories with Kozloff while reconnecting with BU friends. The cost for the gala is $5 per person. Details.
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Lauren Maylath, a double major in Spanish and in secondary education, is the only recipient of the William A. Turnbach Scholarship that carries an award of $825 for the fall semester 2007. The William A. Turnbach Scholarship (one award)is given to a major in history or a foreign language.
Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, associate professor of languages and cultures, read her research paper "Demasiado amor de Sara Sefchovich. Subversion de la identidad y (re)configuracion sexual en el Mexico contemporaneo"/ "Demasiado amor by Sara Sefchovich. The Subversion of Identity and Sexual (Re)Configuration in Contemporary Mexico" at the 16th Romance Languages and Literatures Conference, Humor and Laughter in Literature and Film held at Binghamton University in New York on March 23-24. The paper shows how the female character of the novellooses her humorous spontaneity and ingenuity when the search for her sexuality is brought to the screen perpetuating ethics and values of the Mexican society.
The English department has announced the winners of this year's writing awards. Each winner receives $100, will have her or his work published in the student literary journal, and will be honored at the BU student awards assembly later this month.
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English majors inducted |
Lauren Maylath, a double major in Spanish and in secondary education, is the only recipient of the William A. Turnbach Scholarship that carries an award of $825 for the fall semester 2007. The William A. Turnbach Scholarship (one award)is given to a major in history or a foreign language.
Patricia Dorame-Holoviak, associate professor of languages and cultures, read her research paper "Demasiado amor de Sara Sefchovich. Subversion de la identidad y (re)configuracion sexual en el Mexico contemporaneo"/ "Demasiado amor by Sara Sefchovich. The Subversion of Identity and Sexual (Re)Configuration in Contemporary Mexico" at the 16th Romance Languages and Literatures Conference, Humor and Laughter in Literature and Film held at Binghamton University in New York on March 23-24. The paper shows how the female character of the novellooses her humorous spontaneity and ingenuity when the search for her sexuality is brought to the screen perpetuating ethics and values of the Mexican society.
Ruhul Amin, professor of management, received the Best Paper Award at the 2007 International Business & Economics Conference held in Mexico. His paper, coauthored by Sharmistha Banerjee, was entitled "Constraints and Contingencies of the Small Business: A Comparative Perspective" and will be published in the International Business and Economics Research Journal.
Dennis Gehris, professor of business education and business information Systems, presented a paper entitled "Employer's Support of the Use of E-portfolios by Information Systems Job Applicants" at the Organizational Systems Research Association Conference in San Diego. The paper was coauthored by Albert Fundaburk, assistant professor of business education and business information systems.
Kurt Smith, associate professor of philosophy, did a radio interview on NPR's "The State of Things," while visiting the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which can be heard here.
Quest invites those interested in participating in the Eco-Quest race to start preparing. The seventh annual race, part of the River Town Races Series, will be held on Saturday, April 21. The off-road triathlon event, open to one- and three-person teams, will consist of 2.5 miles of paddling, 5 miles of running, on both road and trail, and 10 miles of biking on trails. Individuals competing alone in the Ironman division will participate in all the events, one after another; those on a three-person team will have one member paddle, one run and one bike. Registration fees are as follows: until Friday, April 20, $30 for Ironman and $65 for 3 person team; on April 21, $40 for Ironman and $100 for 3 person team. Participants must be 18 years of age or older. For more information contact the Quest office at (570) 389-4323 or quest@bloomu.edu.
The Student Art Association will host ART SHOW! at Haas Gallery of Art beginning from Tuesday, April 3, to April 20. ART SHOW! is BU's annual juried exhibition of student artwork. This year's exhibit was juried by visting artist Kimiko Miyoshi and adjunct Art dept. faculty member Sandra Skurvida. There will be a reception for the artists on Thursday, April 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Both the exhibition and the reception are open to the public free of charge. The Haas Gallery of Art hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Anthropology student accepted into Egyptian archaeology programJunior anthropology major Judith Steinhilper (left) has been accepted to participate in the 2007 Summer Abroad Program, Egypt Archaeological Excavation at Mendes. The program, offered through Penn State University, runs July 25 to August 23. Mendes, located on the Nile River delta, was one of the largest cities in the ancient world and served as the capital of ancient Egypt in the fourth century BCE. |
Robert Lynn '78, generous supporter of Bloomsburg University recently made a gift to benefit Football Scholarships. His gift will support a deserving BU student athlete. For more information about donating to the Football Program or other areas at BU, please visit www.bloomu.edu/giving.
The residence life office is looking for residence hall students who would be interested in joining the new student leadership group, called DASL (Developing Ambitious Student Leaders). DASL members are afforded the opportunity to gain hands-on experience by participating in campus programming activities, community service projects, student life focus groups, food service meetings and 'leadershops.' Students in DASL will also assist with the opening of the residence halls in August. Applications are available at all residence hall offices, the Monty's Office and the Residence Life Office. For more information, George Kinzel.
The CSIU is offering fingerprinting for future teachers to obtain clearances at BU on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall, room 163. The service is available to our students and to the public (the public must park on the upper campus Orange lot and bus down to Centennial). Applicants must register by telephone (1-888-439-2486) or online and pay the $40 fee BEFORE fingerprinting can occur. It takes about 6-8 weeks after fingerprinting for the student to receive the final clearance.
Conrad Quintyn, assistant professor of anthropology, did a poster presentation titled "The species problem: Revisiting the idea of a temporary cessation in the naming of new species in hominin evolution," at the 76th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists in Philadelphia. The poster addressed the chronic problem of the arbitrary use of morphological traits in the delimitation of species leading to an overestimation of hominin species in human phylogeny.
Jerry Wemple, associate professor of English, has a poem included in Broken Land: Poems of Brooklyn. The recently issued anthology, published by New York University Press, includes work by Walt Whitman, Hart Crane, and Elizabeth Bishop, as well as many contemporary poets. Editors Michael Tyrell and Julia Spicher Kasdorf chose Wemple's poem, "#39," about former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella, for the book.
Ralph M. Feather Jr., assistant professor of educational studies and secondary education, presented two workshops and three mini-workshops at the recent 2007 NSTA National Convention in St. Louis, MO. Feather presented two sessions of the workshop titled, "Teaching Inquiry Science Using Toys and Treats," to over 350 science teachers and higher education science educators. He also presented mini-workshops in teaching science through inquiry at the Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishers booth.
Sam Slike, professor of exceptionality programs, recently served as lead site evaluator for the national Council on Education of the Deaf (CED). His team reviewed the Education of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program at Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO.
David Minderhout, professor of anthropology, and Andrea Frantz presented a paper, "Identity Insecurity: Native Americans in Pennsylvania", at the meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, held in Tampa, Fla. Frantz graduated from BU in May 2006 and is now a graduate student in anthropology at Arizona State University. She also presented a poster, "Living as Lenape: The Struggle for Indigenous Identity in Pennsylvania," at the meetings.
David Randall, associate professor of English, presented a paper titled "The Condition of 'My' Condition: The Polemics of Parody and Self-Reflexivity in The Big Lebowski," in the Comic and Political Self-Reflexivity in Cinema session at the 16th Annual Romance Languages and Literatures Conference, Humor and Laughter in Literature and Film at Binghamton University.
Spaces still available on a Silk Road Study Tour from June 18 to July 6. The tour will include stops in Beijing, Urumqi, Kashkar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Jiayuguan, Xian, Shanghai, and Zhujiajiao Watertown. James Pomfret, mathematics, computer science and statistics, and Jing Luo, languages and cultures, will lead the tour. Four days will be spent at Peking University where team members will attend lectures offered by the environmental and geoscience department and visit the Great Wall. The trip offers an opportunity to study Buddhist cave paintings of Dunhuang dating back to the 5th Century, and terracotta warriors of Xian. Students may sign up for a three-credit course. For information contact Pomfret by email or at 389-4504 or Lou.
Outstanding women honoredFive women were honored at a reception Thursday. Shown from left are: Ervene Gulley, professor and chair of the English department, who was honored as an Outstanding Leader: Sharon Coombe, philosophy and political science department secretary, who was honored for Outstanding Courage; BU president Jessica Kozloff, who was named 2007 Woman of the Year, student Kimberly Bradigan, who was honored for Outstanding Service; and student Kitawna Hoover, who has honored as an Outstanding Scholar. The theme of the reception and ceremony was "Generations of Women: Moving History Forward," and featured a performance by the BU Chamber Singers as well as recognition of 40 women who were nominated as outstanding.The event was sponsored by the Office of the President, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Women's Resource Center, the Campus-Wide Committee on Human Relations and the Office of Social Equity. |
Outstanding faculty from the College of Science and Technology were honored at the 7th Annual Spring Honor Banquet. This annual banquet recognizes the scholarly achievements and awards of the Science and Technology students and the excellence in teaching, research and service of our faculty. BU president Jessica Kozloff, was also acknowledged for her vision, determination, efforts and support in the development of the College of Science and Technology seven years ago. Students were also recognized for achievement and inducted into various disciplinary honor societies. Faculty that received this year's Honored Faculty Awards were:
Library Friends book sale sets recordThe Friends of the Bloomsburg University Library Association annual book sale the weekend of March 24 raised $2,520, the association's most successful sale ever. In the previous six years, the sale brought in nearly $9,000, which has gone toward a number of special library projects. Shown at the sale is book fan Jen Corra, a junior English major from McAdoo. |
Shawn B. Bilby, 21, of Berwick was arrested Thursday, March 29, in connection with four on-campus thefts last fall and this spring, according to Bloomsburg University Police.
Bilby was charged with four counts of theft by unlawful taking, arraigned before District Justice Ola Stackhouse and was released on his own recognizance. Police said a condition of his bail is that he cannot enter any BU property.
If found guilty, Bilby, who turned himself in to university police, faces a fine of $10,000 and up to five years in prison for each count, police said.
Bilby was charged in connection with thefts of electronic devices from residence hall rooms. Each incident occurred after a student invited a non-student into her room when he claimed to have nowhere to sleep. After students left the room or fell asleep, it was later discovered that iPods, digital cameras, a video game and similar items ranging in value from $250 to $350 were missing.
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, presented "From CSI to the Classroom: An Introduction to Computer Forensics and Fraud Examination" at Bloomsburg High School on March 9, 2007 and at Mahanoy Area High School.
William E. Bealing Jr., professor of accounting, Charles J. Russo, associate professor of accounting, A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, and Richard L. Baker, professor of accounting, presented a paper "A Short Form of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter to Predict Success in an Introductory Accounting Course" at the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute 2007 annual meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.
Shahalam M.N. Amin, associate professor of geography and geosciences, has a manuscript "Environmental Impacts of Ship Scrapping in Bangladesh" that has been accepted for publication in the Pennsylvania Geographer (Volume 45, #1 - Spring/Summer 2007).
Carl J. Chimi, associate professor of computer and information systems, has a paper, "Student/Professor E-Mail Dynamics: An Initial Investigation," co-authored by adjunct faculty member Carolyn LaMacchia, published in the 2007 Proceedings of the Southwest Decision Sciences Institute. Chimi also has a paper, "A Computerized Interface For The Likert Scale Providing Near-Continuous Data Value Results," co-authored by David L. Russell (lead author) and CIS adjunct Eric Lu, published in the 2007 Proceedings of the Northeast Decision Sciences Institute.
Joseph L. Andreacci, assistant professor of exercise science, recently received an Exemplary Community Partner Award at the First Annual ACTION Health Awards and Community Recognition Banquet. This award was based upon his development and design of the Bloomsburg University Dynamic Developmental Youth (BUDDY) Program. This after-school exercise program was implemented in two of the Bloomsburg area elementary schools in both the spring of 2006 and 2007.
BU is undertaking a study focused in identifying its brand identity. By identifying our brand, BU will have a unifying marketing statement that will help recruit and retain students. Creosote Affects, the company conducting this project, will present the brand findings to the campus community on Monday, May 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Kehr Union, Multipurpose Room B. Note: The location of the session has been changed from Andruss Library, Schweiker Room, to the larger Kehr Union, Multipurpose Room B.
All faculty and staff are encouraged to attend and to invite students. After the brand is located, plans will begin for redesigning the university's website. Individuals who have questions or comments about the upcoming web redesign or BU's identity study, should feel free to contact Wayne Mohr or Liza Benedict.
Marilee Salvator, assistant professor of art and art history, will have a solo exhibition titled Hop Scotch in July at Society of Northern Alberta Printmakers (Snap) Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta. Later this year she be participate in a printmaking portfolio titled, "Border Crossings," that exhibited at the Frontiers in Printmaking conference at Illinois State University in Normal. After the conference the portfolio will be shown at Mankato University, Mankato, MN. Her work will also be featured in two additional shows in relation to the conference. Salvator has been invited to juror The Annual Student Art Exhibition atLock-Haven University. She will curate the exhibition Mark, at Martha Street Studio, Manitoba Printmaking Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba in October. In addition to the show she will present a lecture titled, "Repetitive Mark Making and Ritualistic Process in Contemporary Art Practice."
Susan R. Dauria, associate professor of anthropology presented a paper titled "Pedagogy into Practice with Students in Cultural Anthropology," at the 28th Annual Ethnography in Education Research Forum, at the University of Pennsylvania. The paper was an assessment of the impact of an out-of-classroom ethnographic experiences.
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and cultures, has published the article "Del cotilleo a la maldad femenina: estampas de la mujer en Grandeza" in the book Mujeres Mais (Oporto, Portugal: Universidade Fernandando de Pessoa, 2007.) Hidalgo de Jesus has also served as an external grant reviewer for Wilkes University Faculty Development Grants Committee.
Yvette Samson, associate professor of sociology, presented the paper, "State Policies on Treatment Coverage for Children with Mental Health Needs: 'Red' versus 'Blue' States" at the Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meetings in Philadelphia.
Eric S. Rawson, assistant professor of exercise science and athletics, recently delivered an invited lecture entitled "Writing the Manuscript - Tips for Successful Publication" at the the Clinician Research Manual Conference at Geisinger Medical Center.
Kurt Smith, associate professor of philosophy has given two talks at University of North Carolini Chapel Hill: one on early modern philosophy and another on academic freedom. The latter is sponsored by the Parr Center For Ethics and will be podcast Friday, 3 p.m.. He is also being interviewed on NPR's "The State of Things," which can be caught via podcast.
