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Evolving role of women in Middle East focus of International Brown Bag Lunch Series Sept. 10
The changing role of women in the Middle East will be the focus of Dr. Iclal Vanwesenbeeck’s presentation at the International Brown Bag Luncheon on Monday, Sept. 10, beginning at noon, at the Fenton Hall English Reading Room (Fenton 127). In her talk, “Middle Eastern Women: Tradition, Development and Change,” Vanwesenbeeck, English professor, will discuss local perspectives on women’s movement in Jordan and the Middle East and elaborate on current challenges and achievements of Jordanian women.
Bond Benton to be published in Argumentation and Advocacy
The fall edition of “Argumentation and Advocacy,” the flagship publication of the American Forensic Association, will feature an article written by Dr. Bond Benton, faculty member in the Department of Communication. His article, “Debate, Diversity, and Adult Learners: The Experiences of Foreign Nationals in the U.S. State Department," presents results of staff training that Dr. Benton conducted for the State Department.
Kathleen Gradel taught online workshops and courses, launched two new tech grant initiatives
Education Professor Kathleen Gradel recently concluded a busy summer of teaching off campus by collaboratively launching two newly-funded SUNY Provost office grants through the new IITG (Innovative Instruction Technology Grant) initiative. Dr. Gradel’s summer professional activities began in May, when she conducted three “people-packed” hands-on seminars at the SUNY Conference on Instruction & Technology at SUNY StonyBrook.
Neil Feit anticipates publication of book he is editing on philosophical theories of oneself
Dr. Neil Feit, chair of the Philosophy Department, has completed most of the editing of Attitudes De Se: Linguistics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, an interdisciplinary collection of essays by linguists and philosophers. The book is forthcoming from Stanford University’s CSLI Publications. Also this summer, Feit completed a paper on the concept of harm in ethics.
Natalie Gerber was a featured guest in two conferences
Natalie Gerber Natalie Gerber, associate professor of English SUNY Fredonia, organized and led a three-day critical seminar entitled, "The Free-Verse Spectrum," at the 2012 West...
Faculty honorees to present lectures this fall, Hagan award recipient to be recognized
Dr. Cheryl Drout, Dr. Gary Lash and Dr. David Kinkela will be honored this fall during three lecture events. Drout won the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching last spring and will give the honorary lecture on Sept. 11. Lash is the annual Kasling Lecturer for the event planned Oct. 16, when Kinkela will be given the Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award.
Dr. Sherri Mason leading first-ever Great Lakes plastic pollution survey
Above, the Great Lakes of the U.S., from space (NASA). Teaming up with the 5 Gyres Institute, Dr. Sherri Mason, right, will coordinate a project...
Dr. Virginia Schaefer Horvath appointed 13th President
Virginia Schaefer Horvath, 13th president of SUNY Fredonia. At press conference, below. UPDATE June 26, 2012: Investiture Ceremony>> Dr. Virginia Schaefer Horvath has been appointed...
Kevin Kearns named Interim Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUNY Fredonia has announced the appointment of Kevin Kearns as the Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the 2012-2013 academic year, effective July 1. The appointment comes following a campus-wide nomination process, followed by interviews with several individuals. The college will engage in a national search for this position during the coming academic year, with the goal of appointing the new Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs to begin July 1, 2013.
Birger Vanwesenbeeck's article on mourning in fiction published in journal
Dr. Birger Vanwesenbeeck Birger Vanwesenbeeck, assistant professor of English, has published the article, "Loss in the Mail: Pynchon, Psychoanalysis, and the Postal Work of Mourning,"...