April 2008
- Congratulations to Lita Yu, who received a $5000 grant from the Ohio Learning Network grant for a project that expands the use of Calibrated Peer Review from Biology, where it is now being piloted, to other disciplines and USP. Core members of the grant’s learning community will be Lita, Glenn Hanniford, Christina Bauer, Elisha Dumser, Fred Wright, Tim Kinsella, and Jillian Hinegardner, with associate members Jan Kolesar, Beth Kavran, Beth Johnson, Susan Mongold, Polly Wilkenfeld, Linda Martin, and Janet Baker.
- Tom Frazier offered a colloquium on historical developments from the Enlightenment to postmodernity that influence adolescent and young adult students today, in a presentation that served as the final School meeting of the year, 7 Apr 08.
- Arthur Frazier presented "Weapons of Class Destruction: The Impact of the Bush Domestic Policies on the United States Economy 2000-08” at the George W. Bush symposium at Mount Union College, 1 Mar 08.
- Tim Kinsella served as outside evaluator for the MALS Program at Ramapo College, New Jersey 2-3 Apr 08.
- Elisha Dumser was appointed to the board of the Cleveland Archaeological Society, the local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.
- Sr. Dorothy Ann Blatnica attended “The Future of Catholic Peacebuilding” conference at the University of Notre Dame, 13-15 Apr 08.
- An interview with Fred Wright about zine scholarship and libraries was published by Karen Lillis of Lillis Distro Pittsburgh on her MySpace blog (http://www.myspace.com/ldpdistro; blog entry: “Zines, Zine Collections, and the Academy: An Interview with Zinester and Zine Researcher, Wred Fright”).
- The English Department sponsored its 12th annual “Take a Break with a Book” discussion with presenters JoAnne Podis, Celeste Wiggins, Fred Wright, and Christine De Vinne, 15 Apr 08.
- George Matejka presented a 5-week Bible study on Pauline literature at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Wickliffe.
- Christine De Vinne was awarded a Faculty Merit Stipend for publications, 2007-08.
March 2008
- George Matejka published “Two Current Challenges to Public Leadership: Individual Autonomy and Group Polarization” in the Summer 2007 edition of Forum on Public Policy Online: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table. He presented a talk at the Euclid Avenue Church of Christ on the topic of “Jesus, a Person of Prayer, in the Gospel of Luke,” 24 Feb 08.
- Diane Therese Pinchot’s “Shallow Grave” was in the national juried show “Ceramic Objects and Conceptual Material“ and the Crafting Content symposium held in conjunction with it. The show was the subject of a panel discussion at the National Conference on Education for Ceramic Art (NCECA) in Pittsburgh, 20 Mar 08.
- Diane Therese Pinchot and Frank Frate co-curated the Women Watch/Student Watch Exhibition, showing art work of professional, alumnae, and student artists and women from the Women’s OutReach Center and Kingsway Manor, 14 Mar to 13 Apr 08.
- Fred Wright presented “How Can 575 Comic Books Weigh Under an Ounce? Comic Book Collecting in the Digital Age” at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference in San Francisco, 19 Mar 08.
- Antoinette Charfauros McDaniel presented “Stories My Grandmother Told Me: Benevolent Ancestors and Contemporary Chamorro Women’s Activism in Guam and the Diaspora” at “’Postcolonial’ Futures in a Not Yet Postcolonial World: Locating the Intersections of Ethnic, Indigenous, and Postcolonial Studies Conference” at the University of California San Diego, 6 Mar 08. She attended the “Campus Lockdown: Women of Color Negotiating the Academic Industrial Complex” Conference at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 15 Mar 08.
- Michelle Wiggins attended the 20th International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) in San Antonio, Texas, 6-9 Mar 08.
- Jeanette Nappier attended the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) in Washington, D.C., 5 Mar 08.
- Tim Kinsella and Beth Johnson participated in the Collegiate Learning Assessment Conference at Cabrini College, 12-14 Mar 08.
- Lita Yu and Beth Kavran attended the grant-writing workshop sponsored by the Ohio Learning Network (OLN) at Kent State University, 24 Mar 08.
- Beth Kavran served as judge at Gesu School (1 Feb 08) and advisor at the city level for the Science Olympiad (23 Feb 08) for 4th- to 6th-graders; she helped with dichotomous keys.
- Rosaria Perna produced a 42in x 42in digital design that will be used to illustrate the theme of the annual Leadership Development Program for the Sisters of Charity Health System: Kaleidoscope, the Human Face of Diversity.
- Elisha Dumser was awarded a 2008 Faculty Professional Development grant for expenses related to the upcoming publication of her book.
- Jenny Dunegan directed And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank to two SRO audiences in the Mullen Little Theater, 14-15 Mar 08.
- Diane Therese Pinchot and Arthur Frazier attended the 2nd International Summit on Conflict Resolution “Youth and Conflict: Global Challenges – Local Strategies,” Tri C, 28 Mar 08.
- *Cynthia Glavac, *Janet Kolesar, *Dorothy Ann Blatnica, Olga Lombardi, JoAnne Podis, Arthur Frazier, Eileen Kohut, Alana Andrews, Sr. Susan Mary Rathbun, and *Chris De Vinne registered for the End Note Web workshop, 4 Mar 08. (Those with an asterisk attended in the Strawbridge Room.)
February 2008
- Conrad Gromada was the “Sunday School” guest speaker for forty participants on “The Catholic Church: its traditions compared to those of the Presbyterian Church, especially in terms of Sacraments” at Pioneer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Solon, 3 Feb 08, and received an appreciative letter from its Director of Christian Education.
- Pat Fallon attended the College Arts Association Conference in Dallas, 20-23 Feb 08.
- Rosaria Perna designed the brochure for the 2008 Teaching Excellence Award, coordinated by Conrad Gromada.
- Christopher Edmonds served as paper reviewer for submissions to the Midwestern Psychological Association research conference.
- Diane Therese Pinchot juried an art exhibition for Bay Crafters annual show, 27 Feb 08.
- Olga Lombardi completed a new city module on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization for US 350, covering Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan (Ancient Mexico City of the Aztecs and their predecessors) and Palenque (Ancient Maya City State or the Athens of the Americas).
- During the first week of February, Voice instructor Peter Bush sang the baritone lead role in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro with a local opera company, in performances praised by Plain Dealer music critic Donald Rosenberg.
- Art adjunct Leslie Cohen Jeffreys was recently featured in the Arts Review Today “Show Special” magazine.
- UT College of Pharmacy Dean Johnnie Early was installed as chairman of the board of the National Pharmaceutical Association Foundation, Feb 08.
- As guests of the College, Janet Kolesar, adjunct Dennis Kolesar, and Michelle Wiggins attended the STEMM/21ST CENTURY SKILLS workshop 27-28 Feb 08 at The Idea Center. The event is a regional summit to develop plans for regional STEMM initiatives.
- Also as guests of the College, Pamela McVay, Timothy Kinsella, Arthur Frazier, Scott Shelton, Darius Navran, and students Shaine Ahenger and Danielle Turosky attended a George Washington Birthday event at the Shaker Heights Country Club, 22 Feb 08. The luncheon included a presentation on “Discovering the Real George Washington: Mount Vernon Leaps into the 21st Century” by James C. Rees, Executive Director of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and Melody Sawyer Richardson, Vice Regent for Ohio of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.
- Christine DeVinne attended the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities meeting in Washington, D.C., 3-6 Feb 08. She participated in the Council of Independent Colleges seminar on “Vocation and Mission” in Atlanta, 24-26 Feb 08.
January 2008
- Congratulations to Rosemarie Emanuele, who begins a SP08 sabbatical to explore a variety of topics in the economics of philanthropy. She and colleague Walter J. Simmons (JCU) recently published "Male-Female giving differentials: are women more altruistic?" in Journal of Economic Studies (34:6), 2007.
- Pamela McVay published two articles, “Celibacy” and “Masculinity,” in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Love, Courtship, & Sexuality through History, Vol. 3, ed. Victoria L. Mondelli and Cherrie A. Gottsleben (Westport, CT: Greenwood), 2008.
- Congrad Gromada presented “Advent Hope” at Holy Angels parish, Bainbridge, 2 Dec 07. He was one of the speakers at the annual “Evening of Formation for Liturgical Ministers” at Resurrection parish, Solon, 23 Jan 07.
- Conrad Gromada and George Matejka served as group facilitators at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland Heights for the interfaith dialogue on “Religion & Violence: Untangling the Roots of Violence,” the 38th Trinity Institute’s National Theological Conference, webcast live from NYC and London to dozens of locations nationwide, 21-23 Jan 08.
- Fred Wright was quoted by Michael Sangiacomo in “Marvel Comics to stop producing DVDs” in the Plain Dealer, which also cited his survey of comic book collectors and readers, 1 Dec 07. His novel about a rock band, The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus, was discussed in The Bookaholics’ Guide to Book Blogs, compiled by Rebecca Gillieron and Carolyn Kilgarriff.
- Elisha Dumser published "New Work on the Basilica of Maxentius [Review Article]" in the Journal of Roman Archaeology 20 (2007) 663-666. She co-chaired a Roundtable Discussion Session, "Surviving (and Thriving?) Under a 4/4 Load," at the Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting in Chicago, 5 Jan 08.
- Diane Therese Pinchot has been juried into “Ceramic Objects/Conceptual Material,” a national exhibition in conjunction with a ceramics symposium, “Crafting Content,” at the University of Arkansas, 9 Jan to 15 Feb 08.
- Pat Fallon is the only painter whose work was selected for the COSE Arts Network promotional sketchbook, Jan 08. She met with representatives of Defrag Ohio, an organization that promotes entrepreneurship in Northeast Ohio, about future conference planning, 28 Jan 08.
- All Art Department faculty are featured in in the 2008 Faculty Exhibit at the Wasmer Gallery, 18 Jan to 2 Mar 08, with opening reception 18 Jan 08 and artists’ dialogue 13 Feb 08.
- Sarah Preston met with other members of CLEAN (Collaborative Learning for Environmental Action Network) to set dates for a region-wide Environmental Service-Learning Institute, draft guidelines for faculty course development/implementation mini-grants funded by Ohio Environmental Education Fund, plan for local representation at the SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagement and Responsibilities) Summer Institute 2008, plan student leadership components of CLEAN, and participate in the planning team for a region-wide themed course on Storm Water.
- Celeste Wiggins is teaching “The Images of Women in Film from the Forties to the Present,” a 4-week film class on Friday afternoons for senior citizens at the Federated Church of Chagrin Falls.
- Dorothy Ann Blatnica presented “Ethical Issues of Consumerism: Shopping for a Better World” to the Friends of the Library, 29 Jan 08.
- Sr. Mary Denis Maher, CSA, emerita Professor of English, was among authors featured at the Alumnae Office book-signing event, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Legacy, 6 Dec 08.
- Christine De Vinne published “Naming the Goodyear Blimp: Corporate Iconography” in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 55:4 (Dec 2007), 326-34, a festschrift in honor of Edwin Lawson. She presented “Gender-free Renaming: Transition in U.S. Women’s Colleges” at the annual conference of the American Name Society and the Linguistic Society of America in Chicago, 3 Jan 08.
December 2007
- Natalie Weaver presented “Ecumenism and Organic Wholeness” at “Believing in Community Ecumenical Reflections on the Church” 6th International LEST Conference, Leuven, Belgium, 7-10 Nov 07.
- Fred Wright wrote two book reviews for the Underground Literary Alliance http://ulareview.blogspot.com/: “You Just Can't Find Good Help These Days: A Review of Bad Attitude by Leopold McGinnis,” posted 25 Nov 07, and “Ohio Is a Strange Place: A Review of Crossing December: A Novel by John Booth,” posted 14 Nov 07. His novel The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus is discussed in The Bookaholics’ Guide to Book Blogs, compiled by Rebecca Gillieron and Carolyn Kilgarriff (London: Marion Boyars, 2007), 161-62. He is cited for his current research, including a survey of comic book users, in an article by Michael San Giacomo on a large comic book news site: http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=137611
- Three members of the Ursuline English Department and three members of the Notre Dame English Department collaborated on a panel at the Midwest Modern Language Association annual conference, Cleveland, 9 Nov 07. Papers presented included “Finding Audiences for Student Writers“ by Celeste Wiggins, “Collaboration and Student Blogging in the Classroom“ by Fred Wright, and “Roping and Branding: Recruiting and Marketing for Small English Departments” by Christine De Vinne.
- George Matejka presented a lecture on Erik Marcus’ book Meat Market: Animals, Ethics, and Money to an animal rights and vegetarian study group, 4 Nov 07.
- Diane Therese Pinchot participates with a group of four advocacy artists in a research project called “Imaginations of Democracy: The Lived Experiences of Artists Who Create Art for Social Change.”
- Lita Yu attended the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) Entrepreneurship Industry Roundtable, 24 Oct 07.
- Sarah Preston was invited to the Northern Ohio Live “Rainmakers” women’s leadership breakfast as a new department chair and emerging leader at Ursuline, 9 Nov 07.
November 2007
- JoAnne Podis and Leonard Podis published “Pedagogical In Loco Parentis: Reflections on Power and Parental Authority in the Writing Classroom,” College English 70:2 (2007): 121-43.
- Cathy Hackney, Marilynn Butler, and JoAnne Podis published “Mentoring Re-Visited” Supporting Women in the Academy,” in Transforming the Academy: Struggles and Strategies for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education, Vol. II, ed. Renee Martin.
- Sr. Janet Moore addressed the Cleveland Chapter of Kappa Gamma Pi on “Music as a Bridge to Contemplative Prayer,” 2 Oct 07.
- Rosaria Perna designed the logo for the Ursuline congregational 2008 Chapter of Affairs and the logo for Gesu School and Parish, University Heights, Aug 07. She was invited as participant/consultant by the Shaker Nature Center in preliminary discussion for design of a tool shed, constructed of cob and other natural materials, for its educational programming, July 07.
- Elisha Dumser presented three guest lectures on “Rome from Romulus to Constantine” at Case Western Reserve University, 9, 11, 16 Oct 07.
- George Matejka serves on the Ethics Committee at Saint Vincent Charity Hospital, where he presented an in-service on the principles of autonomy and beneficence, 2 Oct 07. He presented “Current Issues in Bioethics” to the Tri-City Association for the Aging, Lyndhurst, 9 Oct 07. He attended a day’s workshop for parish pastoral council leaders at the Center for Pastoral Leadership, 20 Oct 07.
- Sarah Preston serves as the National Chemistry Week Coordinator for the Northeast Ohio section of the American Chemical Society, for which she directed “The Many Faces of Chemistry,” an outreach event for children, Morley Library, Painesville, 27 Oct 07.
- Michelle Wiggins attended the Ohio section of the Mathematical Association of America Fall 2007 meeting at Wittenberg University, 26-27 Oct 2007.
- Music adjunct Kathryn Harsha co-directed the Lakeland Civic Chorus and Orchestra presenting a “Lakeland Spooktacular,” Lakeland Community College, 28 Oct 07.
- Voice adjunct Peter Bush performed in the chorus of the Cleveland Opera production of Tosca at the State Theater, 19-27 Oct 07.
- Beth Johnson and Christine De Vinne published “A Flock of Doves: U.S. Women’s Colleges and Their Names” in Names: A Journal of Onomastics 55:3 (2007); 199-229. With Dorothy Dodge-Robbins from Louisiana Tech University, Christine guest-edited this issue on the topic of women’s names studies.
- Celeste Wiggins and Fred Wright presented a “Writing Across the Curriculum” workshop, coordinated by Beth Johnson for USP, 25 Oct 07. Among participants were Antoinette Charfauros-McDaniel and Lori Migyanko.
October 2007
- Congratulations to Sr. Cynthia Glavac, who is on sabbatical for FA07 to revise her previous syllabus for US401 and design a 5-week unit on Latin America for US351.
- Beth Kavran was awarded membership in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) after completing its inaugural institute. Her case study, Ecstasy and Water: A Fatal Cocktail, was accepted for publication by the American Physiological Society, June 07.
- George Matejka presented "Two Current Challenges to Public Leadership: Individual Autonomy and Group Polarization" at the Oxford Roundtable for the Humanities, Oxford, England, 5-19 Aug 07. He presented "Engaging Youth by Teaching a College Course on Animals and Ethics" and facilitated a discussion session on the topic "Is It Every OK to Kill an Animal?" at the National Animal Rights Conference, Los Angeles, 20-22 July 07.
- Fred Wright had a poem, “Ironic Occupations," published by Marymark Press, Summer 2007. He also completed a six-city book tour to promote his novel, The Pornographic Flabbergasted Emus, 17-23 July 07.
- Sarah Preston serves as the National Chemistry Week coordinator for the Northeast Ohio American Chemical Society. She represented this group at the Cleveland Technical Societies Council's Annual Collaborative Forum, 20 Aug 07.
- Kathryn Harsha, Music adjunct, is the music director for the debut performance of Opera Per Tutti presenting Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti and selections from West Side Story in concert at the Solon Center for the Arts, 28-30 Sept 07.
- Christine De Vinne participated in the Council on Independent Colleges "Vocation and Mission Seminar," Glendorn, PA, 15-18 July 07.
