Allan F. Wolfe, Biology Department, and Tiffany Zentz ’10 presented a poster entitled, “Microscopic Study of the Cuticular Setae on the Second Antennae of Male and Female Artemia franciscana”, at the recent 2010 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Noëlle Vahanian has been notified that her paper proposal, “Madness, Civilization, and the Reversal of Platonism,” was accepted for a conference to be held at the Oriel College in Oxford, UK.
Rebecca Urban has received a grant from the Huyck Preserve and Biological Research Station in Rensselarville, New York to pursue summer research on the topic, “How do functional groups of aquatic macrophytes influence sediment chemistry?”
Rebecca McCoy recently published a review essay on H-France, a list for French historians worldwide. The review was of a collection of essays entitled “Représentation et Pouvoir: La Politique symbolique en France (1789-1830)” edited by Natalie Scholtz et Christina Schroer, and published by Presses Universitaires de Rennes in 2007. The collection of articles provides an example of the new cultural history, which draws on cultural anthropology, literary criticism, and art history for theories and models. the review essay assessed the articles and how they fit into a growing literature on the symbolic presentation of political power in France.
Cheryl L. George attended the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2010 Convention and Expo in Nashville, TN, on April 20-25, 2010. She attended Executive Committee meetings as Chair of Regional Services and Membership for the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD). She was also an invited speaker for the presentation entitled, "The Contributions of Lyndal M. Bullock: An Unmatchable Career in Special Education." Finally, as a part of the Pleet Initiative, Cheryl and three LVC students presented a poster entitled, "How Aerobic Exercise Affects Academic Engagement in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." Student presenters included: Casie Lesher ('09 grad), Tara Neiheiser ('11), and Amber Miller ('11). Other LVC students attending the CEC Convention included: Chelsea Wagner ('11), Leah Worrell ('10), Danielle Radic ('11), and Sarah Lokey ('12).
Senior Grades Due
Friday, May 14, noon
Reception for Graduating Seniors – all faculty are encouraged to attend
Friday, May 14, 7 – 9 pm
New Student Center Patio
Baccalaureate Service – all faculty are encouraged to attend
Saturday, May 15, 9 am
Miller Chapel
Commencement – all faculty are required to attend unless excused by the Dean of the Faculty
Friday, May 15, 11 am
Central Quad
Final Grades Due
Friday, May 21, noon
New Student Advising Days
May 17, 18 and 22
Rick Chamberlin and Joerg Meindl attended the annual convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association in Montréal, Canada from April 8-11. Rick presented in the panel “Questioning the Queer German Canon.” His paper was called “Silence=Death in Venice: Klaus Mann’s Der fromme Tanz and the Assembly of a Real Queer Canon” Joerg Meindl participated in a roundtable on the new definition of the concept of “Heimat” (panel title “Transcending the Binaries: Re-conceptualizing Heimat and Fremde”) and presented in a panel on the use of multilingual texts in the foreign language classroom. The title of his paper was: “Linguistic Polygamy as a Teachable Moment.”
Dr. Will Delavan, Assistant Professor of Economics, presented his thoughts on the environmental, economic and community development impacts of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation at the Bucknell University on April 17th. The panel was part of a symposium titled “The Marcellus Shale: Development, Environment, and Community” sponsored by the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP). Dr. Delavan presented an extended version of his remarks in his Intermediate Macroeconomics Analysis class as part of Earth Day on April 22.
Anderson Marsh delivered two presentations at the 239th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in late March. The first was on a new experiment students and he developed for the CHM 321-322 laboratory course and the second was on results from their NSF-sponsored project on "green" hydrogenation reactions using platinum nanocatalysts. Five students accompanied him to the meeting to give poster presentations. Kim Manbeck '10 and Nate Musselwhite '11 presented posters on their research stemming from the NSF project during the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry poster session. Mike Schmidt '11 presented during the same session on the research he has been performing on a Merck/AAAS project in collaboration with Courtney Lappas from Biology. Ellen Adams '10 and Heather Howard '11 presented their posters during the Recent Advances in Experimental and Observational Astrochemistry poster session sponsored by the Division of Physical Chemistry. Ellen's poster was on the research she has performed on a project funded by Research Corporation, whereas Heather's poster was on work she undertook as a summer intern at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. We were notified this week that Heather received an award for her poster presentation. Here is a link to the list of award winners: http://phys-acs.org/PosterWinnersSpring2010.htm. To help support the trip, the students applied for and received competitive travel awards from ACS Student Affiliates and the Southeastern PA ACS Section.
Tuesday, April 27
Diversity Workshop, 11 am, Chapel 101
Wednesday, April 28
Internship Workshop – InterQube
Mike True – Internship Director, Messiah College
4:30 pm – Neidig-Garber, Room 203
Thursday, April 29
Faculty Business Meeting, 11 am, Chapel 101
LVC Wind Ensemble, Eric Fung – Guest Soloist, 7:30 pm, Lutz Hall
Friday, April 30
Open Reception for the 39th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, 5 pm
Cathy Romagnolo had an article published in _Narrative Beginnings: Theory and Practice_ edited by Brian Richardson http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/Narrative-Beginnings,673979.aspx. The title of her article is “Recessive Origins in Julia Alvarez’s Garcia Girls: A Feminist Exploration of Narrative Beginnings” She presented a paper titled “Waves of Beginnings: The Ebb of Heterosexual Romance in H.D.’s _Paint it Today_” at the 25th International Conference on Narrative in Cleveland, OH April 8-11. Cathy will also have an article forthcoming in New Horizons in the Analysis of World Narrative Fiction edited by Frederick Aldama and due out January 2011 with University of Texas Press. That article is titled “Initiating Dialogue: Narrative Beginnings in Multicultural Narratives.”
Grant Taylor is the feature artist at this year’s Block of Art in Pottsville, Schuylkill County. Grant will have an art installation in the Trinity Episcopal Church on South 2nd Street and will also have a gallery installation in the Many Worlds Gallery on Market Street. (12-25th of April)
Anderson Marsh delivered two presentations at the 239th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in late March. The first was on a new experiment students and he developed for the CHM 321-322 laboratory course and the second was on results from their NSF-sponsored project on "green" hydrogenation reactions using platinum nanocatalysts. Five students accompanied him to the meeting to give poster presentations. Kim Manbeck '10 and Nate Musselwhite '11 presented posters on their research stemming from the NSF project during the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry poster session. Mike Schmidt '11 presented during the same session on the research he has been performing on a Merck/AAAS project in collaboration with Courtney Lappas from Biology. Ellen Adams '10 and Heather Howard '11 presented their posters during the Recent Advances in Experimental and Observational Astrochemistry poster session sponsored by the Division of Physical Chemistry. Ellen's poster was on the research she has performed on a project funded by Research Corporation, whereas Heather's poster was on work she undertook as a summer intern at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. To help support the trip, the students applied for and received competitive travel awards from ACS Student Affiliates and the Southeastern PA ACS Section.
New Forms for Travel Reimbursement
Go to MyLVC under Documents and Forms
Town Meeting for Faculty on the College Budget
Thursday, May 6, 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
Chapel 101
Lunch will be served
Reception for Graduating Seniors – all faculty are encouraged to attend
Friday, May 14, 7 – 9 pm
New Student Center Patio
Baccalaureate Service – all faculty are encouraged to attend
Saturday, May 15, 9 am
Miller Chapel
Commencement – all faculty are required to attend unless excused by the Dean of the Faculty
Friday, May 15, 11 am
Academic Quad (Rain Location – Arnold Arena)
2 – CONCERTO-ARIA CONCERT – LVC Symphony Orchestra - 3 pm
Lutz Hall, Blair Music Center
4 – CONCERT – Chamber Choir – Miller Chapel - 7:30 pm
5 – Last day for first-semester Freshmen to withdraw from a course – 4:30 pm
Day classes end – 5:00 pm
6 – Reading Day
7 & 8 – Final Exams
9 – Reading Day
10 – 13 – Final Exams
13 – Semester Ends – 9:30 pm
14 – Senior Grades Due
15 – Baccalaureate Service – 9:00 am – Miller Chapel
140th Commencement – 11:00 am - Academic Quad (Weather Permitting)
(More information will be forthcoming via the LVC Website, May 1)
21 – Final Grades Due - Noon
ART EXHIBITION – Carol Galligan – May 21 – July 11– Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, May 21 - 5-7 pm
HERI, Chronicle and AAC&U Survey Discussion/Luncheon for Faculty
Wednesday and Thursday, April 14 and 15 - Noon
Former faculty club, lower level Mund Center
Faculty Professional Meeting
Thursday, April 15 – 11 am
Chapel 101
Sharon Arnold and Marianne Goodfellow—along with five students—attended the annual national conference of the Eastern Sociological Society in Boston on Saturday, March 20, 2010. Arnold and Goodfellow, in collaboration with Sara Piasecki, undergraduate Sociology major, were discussants in a roundtable. The collaborative presentation was entitled “Does study abroad lead to greater intercultural competence?” Four of the undergraduate students presented their senior seminar research as posters: Rebekah Carver’s poster was entitled “Inequality among immigrants in the U.S.”, Cory Sabol- “Over the Limit, Under Arrest: DUI and Inequality”, Robert Evangelista- “Incarceration Rates and Poverty: Through a Social Capital Model”; Holly McMichael- “Does punishment fit the Crime?”
Walter Labonte, Director of the Writing Center and four tutors traveled to the University of Delaware to present a paper and poster session on ”Shaping Writing Through Shaping Thinking: a Blueprint Model.” The tutors are Kristine Bova ‘011, Chelsea Acaley ‘011, Melanie Tober ‘010, and Katrina Wells’012. This is an annual conference sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Writing Center Association. The tutors and the director also attended a special three hour workshop on “Techniques for Tutoring ESL and ELL Student Writers”, the day prior to the actual conference.