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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Revisiting her work - Ceramist and sculptor Toshiko Takaezu was on campus Wednesday to visit the exhibit of Karl Beamer's work and look at the new Academic Quad, which features the bell she cast on BU's campus in 1987, "Endless Circle." Takaezu, (on right with Beamer on left), created the bell by first throwing a clay bell on a pottery wheel, then making a mold from the clay piece for casting. It is the first bronze bell she created in North America. More information on Takaezu from Wikipedia.
Alumni Association hosts marketing students - The BU Alumni Association hosted the BU campus chapter of the American Marketing Association at the Alumni House for a dinner seminar on resume writing and interview skills. The seminar was conducted by alumna Erica Fox '98 and alumnus Jon Norman '00. Fox and Norman are employed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a Bloomsburg University corporate sponsor. Any student organization interested in collaborating with the alumni association to host a dinner seminar should e-mail Nate Conroy, assistant director of Alumni Affairs. In photo: Seated: Matthew Fox '09, Alyssa Abrohms '09, Megan Graham '09, Kari Bestrycki '09, Veronica Salmon '08 and Erica Fox '98. Standing: Nora Gibbons '09, Christina Sult '08, Stephanie Peterson '08, Derek Stevens '08, Jim Toolan '08, Bryan Fish, Matt Englehart '09, Joe Harrigan '09, Professor Bill Neese. Back: John Norman '00
Michael C. Hickey, professor of history, presented the paper "Communists versus Clerics: The Smolensk Choral Synagogue, the Khislavichi Rov-Shtibel Synagogue, and the Soviet Anti-Religious Campaigns of 1921-1928" at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies in New Orleans in November. At the same conference, Hickey served as chair for the panel "Local Politics and Social Change in the Late Ottoman Balkans" (which featured a paper by BU history professor M. Safa Saracoglu), and also participated in sessions of the AAASS Executive Board and Program Committee. Hickey is chairperson of the AAASS Program Committee for 2008.
Nicole Defenbaugh, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre arts, presented a paper entitled, "Endoscopic Evidence: Having Faith While Searching for Medical Answers--from the inside out" at the National Communication Association Conference in Chicago, Ill.
Alison Stone-Briggs, associate director of the Corporate Institute, has recently started work on a large work-force training and organizational development program for Kawneer, Inc. an ALCOA division. This training project is supported by the Northeast Industrial Resource Center, WEDnetPA, and company discretionary funds. Sections of this project are projected to be integrated into the Alcoa Business Systems training program, North America. The project will take a year to complete.
Eric S. Rawson, associate professor of exercise science and athletics, recently delivered a keynote lecture at the Nursing Enrichment Consultants Inc. 26th Annual Conference for Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses in Harrisburg, Pa. Rawson's lecture was entitled "Research Insight: C-Reactive Protein as a Cardiac Risk Factor - What Does the Evidence Tell Us?"
Sam Slike, professor of exceptionality programs, has his online course featured in an article that appeared in Campus Technology.
For those of you in the Bloomsburg area, the Wal-Mart in Buckhorn is now stocking some official Bloomsburg University clothing items (T-shirts and sweatshirts). Help keep Bloomsburg merchandise in the local Wal-Mart by stopping out there and purchasing some items. Of course, for a more complete collection of official Bloomsburg University merchandise, visit the University Store on campus or go on-line.
Over eight million tons of trees are consumed each year in the production of paper catalogs. The production and disposal of direct mail alone consumes more energy than three million cars. The manufacturing, distribution, collection and disposal of catalogs generate global warming gases as well as air and water pollution. Go to catalogchoice.org to reduce the number of unwanted catalogs you receive.
BU students are encouraged to investigate scholarships that may be available to them for the coming academic year. A complete list of BU scholarships is available at www.bloomu.edu/aid. BU scholarships are generally designated for undergraduate students who have been enrolled full-time at Bloomsburg University during fall semester 2007 and who will continue full-time enrollment at BU in the 2008-09 academic year.
Unlike other aid programs, grades and extracurricular activities are considered foremost. Most scholarships range in value from $100 to $1,500 per year, with awards available for students in many academic programs of study, as well as in music or athletics. Awards are also offered to students who reside in certain communities or who meet other special criteria. Applications are available now and must be completed and returned by 4:30 p.m., Feb. 1, 2008, for the 2008-09 academic year.
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Class online - Sam Slike, left, curriculum coordinator for BU's education of the deaf/hard of hearing program, uses an interactive program for his online courses that allows students to simultaneously watch a sign language interpreter, read closed captions of Slike's lecture, type in questions and review slides of the material. Pamela Bergman, an instructional designer for the Institute for Instructional Technology, adapted the program to include a videophone for deaf students to communicate back to the interpreter and instructor. Shown in the photo with Slike is BU sign language interpreter Kristen Fitzgerald-Eggleton. Details.
William Calhoun, associate professor of mathematics, computer science and statistics, took seven members of the BU chapter of the national mathematics honor society Kappa Mu Epsilon to a meeting of the Mathematical Association of America at Drexel University on Nov. 10. The students are from left to right: Andrew Walter, Mark Wilson, Jennifer Blose, Larry Kretzing, Caitlin Zeuggin, Justin Wright and Nicole Andriano. Wright gave a presentation at the meeting titled "Modeling Infectious Disease in Agricultural Crops." The trip was funded by the College of Science and Technology, the Bloomsburg University Mathematics and Science Resource Center and the department of mathematics, computer science and statistics.
Vincent Hron, associate professor of art and art history, has been awarded a Pollock- Krasner Foundation Grant for $22,000.00 to support his work. This is an internationally competitive grant. He also received a $750 grant from the Puffin Foundation to assist in creation of new work. Hron recently had a two-person show at the Rosenfeld Gallery in Philadelphia.
Chris Keller, admissions director, offered enrollment projections for spring and fall 2008 during the Thursday, Nov. 15, meeting of the Planning and Budget Committee. Details.
In fall 2007 Bloomsburg University was awarded a Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education grant to offer financial assistance to students doing internships. This financial assistance is available in the form of a scholarship which can be used to pay for items such as liability insurance, fingerprinting, lab coat, transportation, housing, child abuse clearance, criminal record check, immunizations or other items as approved by the faculty internship advisory committee.
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Students, faculty and recent graduates from the department of audiology and speech pathology were well represented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Convention in Boston. ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists.
Members of BU's Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Research Group presented their research findings titled "Undergraduate Education: Where Are All The Men?" The following members of the research group attended the convention and presented the findings: Julie Trimarco, Ashley Giovinco, Tania Galarza, Matthew Bonsall, and TJ McMillin. Students did not attend the convention but played an instrumental role in completing the research were Amanda Bogert, Reanna Huthmacher, Jessica Godovin, Kelly Graham, Maria Guarino, Megan Taylor and Kate Zimmerman. The research was completed under the direction of faculty member Pamela A. Smith. Ruth Martin and Matthew Bonsall were recognized at the NSSLHA luncheon with Honors of the Association.
Joneen Lowman presented independent research projects titled "The Early Bird Catches the Worm: Preparing Children for Kindergarten" and "Supercalafragalisticexpialadocious. Teacher, What Does That Mean?"
Shaheen Awan presented collaborative research with Vania Alphonso, M.S. (May 2005 Graduate) titled "Subglottal Pressure Estimates in Young Adult Female Smokers & Nonsmokers" and Laura Lawson, M.S. (May 2006 Graduate) titled "Effect of Auditory Versus Textual Anchors on Vocal Severity Ratings." Awan presented collaborative research with Christopher Watts and Jeffrey Marler of James Madison University titled "Auditory-Perceptual Characterization of Voice Production in Connective Tissue Disorders" and Nelson Roy from the University of Utah titled "Acoustic Prediction of Pre/Post Therapy Dysphonia Severity."
Pamela A. Smith presented her independent research, "Grammaticality Judgment: Effects of Attention & Short Term Memory."
Pamela A. Smith and Thomas R. Zalewski presented their cooperative research titled "Auditory Processing in Aphasia: Evidence From Perisylvian Lesions."
Pamela A. Smith presented collaborative research with Krista Sankovsky, M.S. (May 2007 graduate) titled "Practice Patterns for Instrumental Assessment of Swallowing Using Videofluoroscopy" and Sarah Snyder, M.S. (May 2007 graduate) titled "Oprah Can Lay Eggs! Lexical Organization Across the Lifespan."
The Junior Panhellenic Council sponsored a Christmas tree at TreeFest this past weekend. TreeFest benefits families in the local area. The tree as well as the various gifts and decorations will be donated to a family in order to make their holiday season a little brighter.
Buying tons of food for your Thanksgiving feast? Need something to carry home your turkey leftovers? Going shopping on Black Friday? You can reduce an amazing amount of waste with reusable shopping bags. Use cloth tote bags (available at most grocery stores) or re-use plastic grocery and department store bags. Keep them in your car so you don't forget to take them with you when shopping.
The BU Forensics Team won 6th place in overall sweepstakes and 2nd place in Pi Kappa Delta Sweepstakes at the 12th annual Morgan State University Individual Events tournament on Saturday, Nov. 10, in Baltimore. Every Bloomsburg University student competitor won two awards each:
BU Forensics alumnus Katie Gaugler and Neil Strine, director of forensics, served as judges at the tournament. The BU Forensics team will travel to Bridgewater College (Bridgewater, Virginia) for its final tournament of the semester over the weekend of Nov. 30. Any student interested in joining the forensics team should contact Neil Strine by e-mail or at 389-4252.
Students planning to again live on the lower campus for the 2008 - 2009 academic year, need to pay the $200 non-refundable housing deposit between Nov. 19 and Dec. 14. If a students do not pay the deposit during this time, Residence Life must assume that they are not planning to live on-campus for the 2008-2009 academic year and they will not receive on-campus housing. Questions regarding payment of your housing deposit should be directed to Michele Stout, or refer to the Residence Life website for more information.
Linda Cook, associate professor of nursing, recently presented a paper entitled "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Mental Health Needs of College Students" at the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society's 39th Biennial Convention held in Baltimore, Md.
Ruth R. Kennedy, assistant professor of early childhood and elementary education, presented "To teach or not to teach, that is the question: Examining factors related to the decision to pursue a career in early childhood education in the United States and China" on November 10, 2007 at the National Association for the Education of Young Children's annual conference in Chicago. Also, she recently received word that a proposal she submitted for the $20,000 Program-to-Program Articulation in Early Childhood Education Pilot grant will be funded.
James P. Purdy, assistant professor of English, is the lead editor of Online Research, Writing, and Citation Practices, a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Computers and Composition Online. This special issue examines the multiple ways in which digital technologies shape processes of meaning making in composition, particularly the writing, research, and citation practices online spaces enable-and the implications of these practices for students, teacher-scholars, and the field of writing studies. The special issue is accessible at here. Included in the special issue is Purdy's web text "A 'New Way to See' Students as Researchers and Writers," a review of the multimedia CD-ROMs i-cite and i-claim.
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, and his colleague, Charles J. Russo, senior tax manager at Parente Randolph, published a refereed journal article " Integrating information technology in undergraduate tax accounting curriculum," in the Northeast Journal of Business and Economics, 13 (1), 61-66.
Karl Kapp, professor of instructional technology, recently delivered the keynote address at the 5th Annual PA/DE/NJ Distance Learning Association Conference & Exposition. The topic of his opening address was "Are Your Ready for the Gamer Generation?" which was based on his recent book "Gadgets, Games and Gizmos for Learning: Tools for Transferring Know-How from the Boomers to Gamers."
John Grandzol, professor of management, and Christian Grandzol, assistant professor of management, recently presented their research results pertaining to faculty and student interaction and online course completion at the Sloan Consortium's 13th Annual Conference for Asynchronous Learning Networks in Orlando, Fla. This research study explored faculty and student participation via website interaction, discussion forum activity, e-mail use, and gradebook feedback, and whether it influenced successful course completion. Results challenged prevailing assumptions that more interaction is always better and suggested the need for development of an appropriate typology of course designs based on course levels
Camille Belolan, assistant professor of developmental instruction, wrote a textbook review of America Now - Short Readings from Recent Periodicals, 7th Edition (Robert Atwan, 2007), that appears in the Fall 2007 issue of "Research & Teaching in Developmental Education."
Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, associate professor of English has published a book, Representing Africa in Children's Literature: Old and New Ways of Seeing. The book is part of the Children's Literature and Culture series by Routledge.
Amarilis Hidalgo de Jesus, professor of languages and cultures, read the paper "Urbanidad y convivencia en los cuentos de Amnda de Hoyo" (Urbanism and Daily Life in Amanda de Hoyo's short stories) at the International Caribbean Literature Studies Conference held in Saint Lucia (Caribbean).
Joan Dillon, assistant professor of developmental instruction/Act101/EOP, recently published "Widening the Circle: Adapting Literature Circles for the College Level Developmental Reading Class" in the peer-reviewed journal Research and Teaching in Developmental Education.
Tim Rumbough, professor of communication studies, presented a paper entitled "Taking Sides on Genderlect Styles Theory" at the National Communication Association Convention in Chicago, IL. This paper was selected out of 150 submissions to receive the "Best of the Best Award."
Alan K. Goodboy, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre arts, recently presented the paper entitled, "Investigating Elderly Sibling Types, Relational Maintenance, and Lifespan Affect, Cognition, and Behavior" at the 2007 meeting of the National Communication Association (NCA) in Chicago. Goodboy was also a co-author on two other papers titled "Responses to Deception in the Workplace: Perceptions of Credibility, Power, and Trust" and "Emotion-Based Traits as Moderators of the Violent Video Game Play-Aggression Relationship: The roles of Affective Orientation and Empathy."
Dennis Haskins with Fellow Kappa Sigma Brothers - The brothers of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity met Dennis Haskins after the show Thursday night. Haskins, better known as Mr. Belding from Saved By The Bell, became a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity when he was in college.
Students in the Civic Engagement Learning Community went through the garbage Monday night to show the campus community how much more we could be recycling; the displays they put up around campus include all the recyclables they could pull out of one day's trash. Now multiply that by five days in an academic week. Or twenty in a month. All office paper , all glass and plastic bottles (caps off, liquid emptied), all newspaper, and all aluminum and metal cans (liquid emptied) can be recycled in the Union, SSC and classroom buildings (rules for dorms and off campus housing are slightly different). Coffee cups, paper that is glossy, window envelopes, bottles and cans with liquid still in them and printer paper wrappers cannot be recycled and in fact can damage recycling because we are a sort at site facility. Think of the huge impact our campus has on the environment, and take the few extra steps to recycle right.
BU's nursing honor society, Theta Zeta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, was recently awarded the Chapter Key Award at the Biennial Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. This is the second Key Award the chapter has obtained since its establishment in 1986. The award recognizes excellence in chapter leadership, planning, activity, and support of the international society's mission.
Hurray - President Jessica Kozloff worked out with the Husky cheerleaders on the football sidelines this fall. Shown from left to right seniors at their last football game: Holly Humanik, Tina Rose Hunt, Dr. Kozloff, Desiree Alsvan, and Marissa Yorke.
BU President Jessica Kozloff thanked the university community for their support at the meeting of the University Forum on Wednesday. Kozloff noted that the scholarship that she and her husband Steve started has quadrupled in value. After reports from the standing committees, including BUCC, forum chair Michael Coffta briefly discussed minor revisions to the university governance document.
Exercise science faculty, students present research Students and faculty from the Department of Exercise Science and Athletics recently attended and delivered lectures at the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The ACSM is the premier sports medicine organization in the world. Shown from left to right: BU undergraduate students Hazel Wightman, Jamie Bremen, Jennifer Nilsen and Kelly Zarski. See full story.
David Flores, a senior art studio major from Bloomsburg, was among a number of students who met President-Elect David L. Soltz at a midday reception on Wednesday at Warren Student Services Center
Harrisburg - 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.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education's (PASSHE) Board of Governors made the selection today at the conclusion of a national search. 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.
For the third consecutive year, Spectrum Magazine and the Northeast Alliance Against Homelessness are sponsoring a clothing and food drive to help the homeless in our region. Any clothes that are not rags are acceptable; food that is not perishable is acceptable. Collection boxes have been placed in all major BU buildings as well as off-campus. BU collection spots (all near entrances) include: Bakeless, Kehr, Navy, Andruss, Sutliff, Student Services, Hartline, McCormick, Centennial, Old Science, Waller. Off-campus collection spots include: ICT, Town Perk, Medicine Shoppe (Bloomsburg), Geisinger (Danville). For more information, call Spectrum at 389-4825. Coordinating the drive are Annelise Chayka (event specialist) and Kristin Saltzer (promotions director), but all Spectrum students are involved and can assist.
A literary jaunt to New York City - Students from American Literature II and Feminist Reading of Culture classes recently traveled to to New York City with English faculty member Ferda Asya. The group visited the residences of the writer Djuna Barnes and the poet e.e. cummings at Patchin Place in Greenwich Village and Grace Church, a famous landmark of New York, where the writer Edith Wharton was baptized. The students also toured the New York University campus and Greenwich Village. The trip was partially funded by BU. The students are shown in front of 5 Patchin Place, the residence of Djuna Barnes from 1940 to 1982.
D.C. trip - Students in legal studies courses at BU had the opportunity to spend three days in Washington, D.C. last week with faculty member Mark L. Usry, where they received briefings at the following organizations: The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, European Union Delegation to the US, Organization of American States, U.S. Dept of Commerce - International Trade Administration, US Customs and Border Protection, US Small Business Administration, the Assistant US Trade Representative, AFL-CIO and lunch and tour of the Hillwood Museum, the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, sole heiress to the General Foods Fortune. As part of the Finance and Legal Studies DC trip the Alumni Association sponsored a reception for all BU grads in the Washington area. It was a great opportunity for the students to meet and connect with alumni. The reception is set to become part of the annual DC trip. The Alumni Association hopes that similar trips in the future might also be able to incorporate an alumni gathering.
Exercise science faculty, students present research
Students and faculty from the Department of Exercise Science and Athletics recently attended and delivered lectures at the Mid-Atlantic Conference of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The ACSM is the premier sports medicine organization in the world. Shown from left to right: BU undergraduate students Hazel Wightman, Jamie Bremen, Jennifer Nilsen and Kelly Zarski.
Faculty and student presentations.
Field Hockey Champs - BU won the 2007 NCAA Division II field hockey championship with a 5-2 win over UMass-Lowell (UML) on Sunday afternoon. The NCAA title was the 14th for head coach Jan Hutchinson. It was also the second straight title for Bloomsburg, the fifth in the last six years and ninth in the last 12. Details.
As BU's president looks forward to retirement next month, the scholarship she and her husband established in their names continues to grow. President Jessica S. Kozloff and Dr. Stephen R. Kozloff established the $50,000 endowed scholarship to recognize the strong faculty-student relationship that exists at BU and to inspire continued collaboration. The scholarship is awarded directly to BU students involved in scholarly or creative work. In the 18 months since Jessica Kozloff announced her retirement, 788 donors - BU alumni, faculty, staff, students' parents, friends of the university and campus organizations - have honored the couple with donations to the fund of $159,665. Details.
Kozlek wins STRIVE Award -Vincent Kozlek, College of Business IT support supervisor, has been presented with a STRIVE (Staff and Team Recognized in their Valuable Efforts) award for his work in helping prepare the college's labs for fall semester. Shown from left are: co-nominator Jason Stettler, Kozlek, President Jessica Kozloff and co-nominator Kyle VonBlohn. Details.
Cynthia Venn, associate professor of geography and geosciences, presented a paper, "Variations in Shell Growth of Lepas anatifera on a Buoy in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: A Way to Determine Growth Rates?" at the Mid-Year Meeting of The Crustacean Society La Serena, Chile, in October. The paper presented results from joint student-faculty research with biology major Trinity Stempko.
Susan Dauria, associate professor of anthropology and Conrad B. Quintyn, assistant professor of anthropology published an article titled "Anthropologists Confront the CSI Effect," in Anthropology News which is a monthly publication by the American Anthropological Association. The main theme of this article is the influence popular culture has on students' assumptions about forensic science in general and forensic anthropology in particular. This article can be found in Anthropology News 48(8): 21 (November 2007). Dauria also published a book review of the title ---- Worked Over: The Corporate Sabotage of an American Community. by Dimitra Doukas. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. in the Anthropology of Work Review Aug/Sep 2007, Vol. 28, No. 2: 31-32.
Joan Dillon, assistant professor of developmental instruction/EOP, recently presented a paper, developed from her dissertation on linked courses which presented the implementation and findings of a research study conducted in the fall of 05 at BU, at the national College Reading and Learning Association conference.
Kurt Smith, associate professor of philosophy, gave an invited workshop talk on his book Matter Matters to the Descartes Research Group, a group run by the philosophy department at the University of Western Ontario.
John O. Okpara, associate professor of management, presented a research paper titled "Strategic Decision and Export Entry Choice in a Developing Economy" at the Academy of Business Disciplines Ninth Annual Conference in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. in November. He also co-authored another paper titled "Ethical Perception of Entry Level Accounting Students" with professor Nicholas Koumbiadis of Briarcliffe College and chaired a session in accounting.
Karen Trifonoff, professor of geography and geosciences, presented a paper, "Pennsylvania Population: Old People and Old Houses" at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Geographical Society, November 2-3, 2007, in Johnstown, Pa.
Tom Aleto, professor of anthropology, had seven photographs in the 14th Annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Eugene, Oregon. The exhibit is a juried show that displays the work of artists from around the country on themes dealing with the Day of the Dead. Aleto's photographs document the celebration of the Day of the Dead in indigenous Purepecha communities of the Mexican state of Michoacan. He was invited to submit his work to the jury by gallery director Dena Brown and the work was highlighted in an article in the Eugene Register-Guard.
Career talk Tony Tersine, a May graduate in computer science, talks with current student Brennan Landy at the Career Development Center's 14th Annual Career & Internship Expo in the Kehr Union on Wednesday. Tersine represented Tyco Electronics of Berwyn, Pa. Behind them is Ed Ulicny, a 1983 BU graduate in information science, who was also representing Tyco.
On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Bloomsburg ultimate Frisbee team the "Rum Runners" took part in the Grade A Tournament at Kirby Park. Team founder Robert Rathgeber, graduated in spring, returned for a fifth year to further his studies. The team is lead by Captain Jon Patton and Co Captain Barret Stachina. BU started by facing host Wilkes University, and won 10-5. They went on to win their pool by achieving victories over West Chester University (10-3), Muhlenberg (12-0) and Scranton B (13-5). This set up a match up with rival East Stroudsburg University in the finals. BU went on to win by a final of 12-7. This was the BU team's first tournament win.
The BU Forensics Team captured fifth place at the Collegiate Forensics Association's Annual Fall tournament held at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, W.Va. over the weekend of October 26-27. Each member of the team came home with at least one award:
Katie Gaugler, BU alumnus and former BU Forensics Team President served as the team judge at the tournament. Dr. Neil Strine, Political Science, is the Director of Forensics. The team will travel to Morgan State University in Baltimore this weekend for another tournament.
Here's a simple way to work on the Reduce portion of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle slogan: pack a waste free lunch. Use a reusable carrier (cloth bag or lunchbox), reusable food containers and bottle, a cloth napkin and flatware that can be washed and reused. Packing a lunch as opposed to buying one is most often cheaper, healthier, and tastier, as well as better for the environment. More info.
Alan K. Goodboy, assistant professor of communication studies and theatre arts, is the lead author on a publication titled, "Student Communication Satisfaction, Similarity, and Liking as a Function of Attributional Confidence," which appears in the October 2007 issue of the Ohio Communication Journal.
Steve Markell, associate professor of management, presented a research paper titled "Assessing Writing Across the Business Core" at the NABET conference in State College on Friday, Oct. 26. The paper was co-authored with Nancy Coulmas, professor of accounting, and William Neese, professor of marketing. The paper will be included in the conference Proceedings and submitted to a journal for publication consideration.
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.
A. Blair Staley, associate professor of accounting and MBA program coordinator, discussed a paper "The influence of organizational justice on the perceived likelihood of whistle-blowing" at the Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations (ABO) Research Conference in Philadelphia.
Fran Kendris, assistant professor and program coordinator for the master of education in counseling program, did a presentation on Oct. 25 titled "Exercises in Regaining Sensitivity with Diverse Populations" at the statewide conference for PASSHE Associated Counseling Center Faculty in State College.
Mark L. Usry, associate professor of legal studies presented a paper "Negligent Hiring" on October 26 at the Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology Annual Meeting, State College.
Carl J. Chimi, associate professor of business information systems, presented a research paper, "A Comparison of Three Assessment Tools for Business Schools," at the NABET conference in State College, on Oct. 25. Chimi is second author. Lead author is Carolyn LaMacchia, adjunct instructor in Business Information Systems; third author is David Martin, dean of the College of Business. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings and revised for journal submission.
Breast Cancer run brings in $9,000 - The fifth annual Breast Cancer Run/Walk held on campus Sunday had more than 350 participants and raised more than $9,000. Over five years, the event has brought in more than $45,000. Pictured is eight-year Breast Cancer Survivor Kathy Lowe and her son Alex. The Greek Organization that raised the most money was Delta Epsilon Beta and the organization that raised the most was Alpha Phi Omega.
Runners who placed: 1st place male under 30, 20:49 Joe Seidler; 2nd place male under 30 21:05 Matt Brislin; 3rd place male under 30 21:29 Jeremy Carl; 1st place female under 30, 23:30 Meg Bostwick; 2nd place female under 30, 23:49 Ashley Robertson; 3rd place female under 30, 24:01 Melissa Amerman; 1st place male over 30, 23:10 Mark Bauman; 2nd place male over 30, 28:00 Thomas Seidler; 3rd place male over 30, 31:15 Jeff Davis; 1st place female over 30, 37:15 Claire Lawrence; 2nd place female over 30 40:35 Kathy Lowe (8 year survivor); 3rd place female over 30 time not recorded Brenda M.
The BU police department has implemented a traffic safety education and enforcement program that began at the beginning of the semester. The purpose of the program is to prevent motor vehicle crashes and pedestrian injuries that result from speeding and careless driving. The education component of the program used a speed zone trailer that informed motorists of the speed limit and their speed for three weeks at various locations throughout campus. Officers reinforced this education component by stopping speeding motorists and issuing warnings. Beginning on Thursday, Nov. 1, officers from BU police and the Town of Bloomsburg police department will use an ENRADD device to enforce the speed limit on the roadways that traverse or are adjacent to campus. Citations will be issued to those in violation of the vehicle code. A conviction for a speeding violation carries a fine and points that are determined by the number of miles per hour above the speed limit that the operator was driving. For example, a person convicted of exceeding the speed limit by 20 miles per hour would be required to pay $147.50 in fines and court costs and be assessed four points on their license. The BU police department asks everyone to be mindful of their speed at all times, especially when driving on and around the campus.
