The Shippensburg University community will celebrate World Kindness Day on November 12. From small acts to large, students, faculty and staff will show the world Ship values compassion for others. The Alumni Association will pay it forward with free coffee and tea (while supplies last) at Starbucks at 10:00 a.m. and Dunkin’ 2:00 p.m. From…
Barbara Jones Denison, director of the Organizational Development and Leadership Graduate Program, Department of Sociology/Anthropology recently presented her paper “Faith that Binds: How Theodelinda’s Social, Religious, and Cultural Capital Comprise the Power of Direct Action” at the International Leadership Association’s Global Annual Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland; and she also served as a panelist speaking about the leadership…
Kim van Alkemade, English Department, College of Arts & Sciences, led a session on Historical Fiction, along with international best-selling novelist Armando Lucas Correa, on October 16 , 2021 at the inaugural Saratoga Book Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY Web Link: https://saratogabookfestival.org/
Gretchen Pierce, associate professor of History/Philosophy presented, “Help! I Have to Write a Food History Paper!” to first year students in a writing-intensive seminar at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. She talked to them about her own research and how to apply what she’d done to their own research projects.
Luis Melara, professor of Mathematics, Presented the talk “On Linear Algebra and Animation” at a math department seminar in SUNY New Paltz, on Wednesday October 20, 2021. Melara’s talk used examples of mathematical concepts to show how they play a role in computer animation. Some animations were shown. Web-Link: https://sites.google.com/view/hpark/math-and-cookies
Margaret Lucia, professor of Music & Theatre Arts, and director, Interdisciplinary Arts Program, was invited to participate in the October Peer Review of Fulbright Scholars for the 2022-2023 Awards. She is a Fulbright Senior Scholar for 2017.
Sean R. Cornell, associate professor, Geography & Earth Sciences attended the Geological Society of America meeting in Portland Oregon where he filled in as a co-chair in a full-day session titled Stratigraphy, Stasis, and Shales. He presented a research paper entitled “A modern analog for shale rip-up clast formation: case studies of multi-generational mud clasts…
Allison Carey, professor of Sociology, department of Sociology & Anthropology, along with co-authors Pamela Block and Richard Scotch, are featured guests on the podcast Disability Talks: Don’t Dis My Ability, discussing their book Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities. Web-Link https://disabilitytalks.buzzsprout.com/840169/9395043-allies-obstacles-building-social-and-cultural-capital
Tanya Miller, assistant director of Sports Medicine in Athletics Department, attended the Team Up for Sports Safety (TUFSS) meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on October 7, 2021, hosted by the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI), the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), and the National Football League (NFL). She attended this meeting as the Governmental Affairs Chair of…
Michael Levinstein, assistant professor, Academic Engagement and Exploratory Studies, presented a facilitated discussion at the Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange’s National Symposium on Student Retention (NSSR Live) on November 4, 2021, titled: What Beats Headphones and Starbucks Teach Us About Supporting Post-Millennial College Student Success. He is also judging the poster submissions. Web-Link https://csrde.ou.edu/wp-content/uploads/NSSRProgramSchedule.pdf