Sebastian Purcell
Sebastian Purcell, Philosophy Department, presented a paper titled “Decolonial Socialism” at the American Philosophical Association 116th Annual Meeting held Feb. 21 in Denver, Colo. Also, he has been invited to present his paper titled “Phronesis and Ixtlamatiliztli: Aristotle and the Aztecs on Practical Wisdom” on March 18 at Princeton University in New Jersey.
Bonni C. Hodges
Bonni C. Hodges, Health Department, has been appointed to a three-year term on the American School Health Association Editorial Board and its peer reviewed publication, the Journal of School Health.
Charee’ Grover
Charee’ Grover, residence hall director for Alger Hall, participated in the Association of College and Personnel Administrators (ACPA) Conference held March 26-30 in Baltimore, Md. Grover serves on the Commission for Faith, Spirituality, Religion and Meaning as a directorate member and will serve on that commission until 2013.
Susan Peterson
Susan Peterson, Modern Languages Department, will have her students’ work published in the November issue of NeoVox. Students who took Spanish 202 last spring studied terminology associated with the environment, and NeoVox Project Director Lorraine Berry challenged the group with her spring topic of greed. Students wrote short pieces about the element of greed and its role in the destruction of the environment. “I congratulate my students on their work and am grateful for the opportunity presented by Berry to apply second language skills for this application,” said Peterson.
Thomas Lickona
Thomas Lickona, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, had his Narnian Virtues project featured in the May 6 issue of the online magazine, MercatorNet. The project is directed by Mark Pike, professor of education at England’s University of Leeds, and investigates “how to use the Narnia novels to help children understand and value the virtues, enact them in their own lives and curb opposing bad habits. At the heart of this project has been a partnership with parents—asking them to talk about the virtues with their children in the flow of family life and to promote their practice in everyday interactions.”
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is the author of an article titled “One Gun Policy Idea We Can Agree On: Magazine Regulation,” posted last month on Second Thoughts, a website on gun policy of the Center for Firearms Law at Duke University.
Kati Ahern
Kati Ahern, English Department, co-authored a response article called “Listening to New Voices: Silence, Repair, Hybridity.” It was published in June in a special issue for the International Journal of Listening on the topic of “Listening in Unusual Ways in Unusual Spaces.”
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter, Geography Department, spoke at a colloquium hosted by the Department of Geography at National Taiwan University in Taipei on Jan. 3. His presentation focused on his use of Geographic Information Systems to better understand the causes of historical environmental change in Mexico's tropical highlands.
Irena Vincent and Mary Emm
Irena Vincent and Mary Emm, Communication Disorders and Sciences Department, presented “Above the Roar of the Crowd: Athletic Coaches and Their Voice” at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association national convention in Philadelphia, Pa.
Moyi Jia
Moyi Jia, Communication and Media Studies Department, co-authored an article titled “Information and Communication Technology, Uncertainty Reduction, and Dual Identification in Chinese Organizations,” that was published in the Journal of International & Interdisciplinary Business Research. Co-author is Ran Ju of Mount Royal University in Canada.