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Faculty and Staff Activities

Jenn McNamara

Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, has had her woven work from 2009, “Untitled,” accepted into the North American Sculpture Biennial at the Foothills Art Center in Golden, Colo. The international competition, established in 1979, was juried by sculptors Lawrence Argent and John McEnroe as well as curator Michael Chavez. The exhibition will be open from July 16-Aug. 29 with a presentation by the jurors on July 21. 

Eric Edlund and Szilvia Kadas

Eric Edlund, Physics Department, and Szilvia Kadas, Art and Art History Department, presented “Visual Storytelling of Scientific Data: Collaborations Between Art and Physics in the College Classroom” at the SUNY Applied Learning Conference held Oct. 28 to 30 in Albany, N.Y.

Evan Faulkenbury

Evan Faulkenbury, History Department, launched his podcast, “The So What? Question” – a podcast for historians to share what they do and why it matters. It can be heard on iTunes or in a web browser.

Jean LeLoup and Robert Ponterio

Jean LeLoup, professor emerita of international communications and culture and United States Air Force Academy, and Robert Ponterio, International Communications and Culture Department, presented a workshop titled, “Lessons in Cultural Perspective: How Can We Get There from Here?” and a session titled “French Video Online: Accessing Authentic Language and Culture” at the annual conference of the Ohio Foreign Language Association held April 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio.

Gretchen Herrmann

Gretchen Herrmann, Library, presented her paper “From Our House to Your House: Economic Utility of the U.S. Garage Sale in the ‘Great Recession’” at the Society for Applied Anthropology annual meeting held March 24-27 in Merida, Mexico. The paper treats the renewed utilization of garage sale shopping and selling to stretch tight budgets, and, for movers and those foreclosed upon, to quickly liquidate belongings for needed ready cash during the current economic downturn.  

Luis Columna and Marley Barduhn

Luis Columna, Physical Education Department, and Marley Barduhn, Academic Affairs Office, co-presented a paper on “Integrating Physical Activity into the Lives of Migrant Workers’ Children and Families” at the National Migrant Education Conference held April 11-14 in Anaheim, Calif.  

Alexander G. Gonzalez

Alexander G. Gonzalez, English, has been informed that his article, “Annotations for Brendan Behan’s The Quare Fellow, has been accepted for publication in ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews.

Jenn McNamara

Jenn McNamara, Art and Art History Department, won Best in Show at the Foundry Art Centre’s exhibit “Fiber: Twenty Ten.” She was awarded a solo show that will take place next spring at the Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Mo.

 

Charlotte Pass

Charlotte Pass, Literacy Department, presented at the New York State Reading Association’s annual conference in October and at the National Council of Teachers of English annual conference in November. 

Maria Timberlake

Maria Timberlake, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, had her research article titled “Nice, but we can’t afford it: Challenging Austerity and Finding Abundance in Inclusive Education” published in the December issue of International Journal of Inclusive Education.