Isabel Weaver ‘22 is planning to depart in late July to begin her English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) in Taiwan under the Fulbright US Student Program of the US Department of State. “I am hoping to gain teaching experience, more cultural and linguistic knowledge surrounding Taiwan, and learn more about how to pursue translation or teaching…
Dr. Randall A. Pellow, professor emeritus of Teacher Education has received two prestigious awards. In October 2022, he received an Alumni Excellence Award by Penn State University’s College of Education. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon a graduate of the university. In June, 2023, he received a Lifetime Award of Merit from State…
Dr. Joseph Zume, professor of geography and earth science, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program. In 2018, Zume began research on the impacts of on-site septic systems on the quality of shallow groundwater at coastal location with the University of Cape Coast in Ghana as…
Dr. Sahli chaired the statewide Vascular Plants Technical Committee for four years. This committee is a subcommittee of the Pennsylvania Biological Survey and plays an advisory role in helping DCNR identify plant species that have a risk of extirpation from the state of Pennsylvania. For More: http://www.pabiologicalsurvey.org/pabs-technical–standing/vascular-plants-technical/vptc-members.html
On April 5, 2023, Professor Jirard presented her paper, “Sex, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll: Celebrity Biography through the lens of the Reelz Show Autopsy . . .The Last Hours of . . . .” at the Popular Culture Association’s national conference in San Antonio, Texas. For More: https://pcaaca.org/conference/2023
Dr. Moraña presented a paper on “Los desafíos de la narrativa de Samanta Schweblin” at the XXXII Congreso Internacional de Literatura y Estudios Hispánicos (CILH) March 9-11, Cartagena, Colombia.
Dr. Rhodes is the scholar-in-residence at Hollins University’s Children’s Literature and Children’s Book Illustration program this summer. For More: https://www.hollins.edu/academics/graduate-degrees/childrens-literature-graduate-program/2023-summer-speakers-and-guests/
Arelys Madero-Hernandez & Carlos E. Rojas-Gaona, Criminal Justice, presented a paper at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Annual Meeting entitled “Collective Efficacy and Crime: Exploring the Longitudinal Mechanisms in Los Angeles, 2000-2008.” This is a state-of-the-art study addressing the longitudinal effects of collective efficacy on crime, more specifically, the impact of collective efficacy…
Dr. Carey was the featured guest for the podcast, “The true horrors behind Pennsylvania’s ‘haunted asylum.'” Jawncast, KYW Newsradio, April 13, 2023. To listen to the podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/the-rundown-from-kyw-newsradio/jawncast-pennhurst-asylum-disability-rights.
Dr. Zume receives a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his research project: IRES TRACK 1: US-Ghana Student Research Experience: Understanding and conceptualizing threats and solutions of onsite sanitation and sea level rise on coastal groundwater resources. This three-year grant will recruit 15 students (5/year) nationally, including underrepresented groups, for international water quality and sanitation…