Teaching Excellence Seminars
Research and
Creative Activity Forum
Fall 2007/Spring 2008
September 13 - "Teaching Financial Decision Making by Using Electronic Spreadsheet." Weiping Liu, Department of Business Administration
Financial Decision is one of the most important topics in finance. To help students understand the complicated procedure to make the decision and analyze the possible risks involved, I use electronic spreadsheet as a teaching tool. Change of venue for this seminar only - New Student Center -
Rm 223. Lunch will be available in the new food court.
September 20 - "Enhanced Podcasts: A Tool for Teaching and Learning." Rhona Free, Vice President Academic Affairs, Michael Palumbo, Kevin Gill, CIT.
Eastern has acquired hardware and software necessary for the creation and dissemination of "enhanced podcasts." This presentation will review the process for creating and distributing podcasts that contain audio, still images, and video and demonstrate how they were used as a learning tool in an economics class during the summer of 2007.
September 27 - "Nature Documentary in Mexico: An Interdisciplinary Experience in the Rain Forest." Jaime S. Gomez, Department of Communication
In summer 2007, seven students and Professor Gomez spent 10 days at the University of Mexico Tuxtla's Biology Station, learning nature documentary production and rain forest environmental issues.
October 18 - "Diversity Matters/Dialogue and Civil Engagement" Constance Belton Greene, Director, Office of Equity and Diversity;
Executive Assistant to the President.
Achieving academic excellence in a public liberal arts college requires a commitment to diversity. Eastern considers diversity as one of the core values for the university. This workshp will explore the Eastern philsophy through dialogue and case study.
October 25 - "Advising as Teaching," Susan Heyward, Director, Academic Advisement Center
Peter Bachiochi, Chairperson, Psychology Department
Imna Arroyo, Professor, Visual Arts Department
Jeanelle Day, Associate Professor, Education Department
Robert Horrocks, Chairperson Health and Physical
Education
Gregory Kane, Assistant Professor, Health and Physical Education
This Teaching Excellence presentation will introduce faculty to a new paradigm for providing advising services to students. It will focus on academic advising as a form of teaching. The presenters will share information about how faculty advisors can transform academic advising at Eastern into a "learner/learning/teaching-centered framework." Some of the issues addressed will include:
- Viewing advising through the teaching and learning lens
- Characteristics of advising that contributes to the teaching/learning mission
- The role of advisor-as-teacher
- Group advising as a classroom experience
November 1 - "Research Grants: How to get Funded." Mimi Hutson, Academic Grants Office
An introduction to the new Grants Office and the process of applying for externally funded research grants. Learn how to search for funding sources, and discover how to develop a budget and proposal. Explore the ever-changing world of electronic submissions systems, like Grants.gov and Fastlane, and review the process of institutional approval for your project so you can submit a winning proposal before the agency deadline.
November 8 - "Bridge Over Cultural Waters," Indira Petoskey, Intercultural Center
The purpose of the Intercultural Center is to enhance student success and cultural competence (as evidenced by increased student retention and graduation) through the acquisition of knowledge and the promotion of intrapersonal understanding and interpersonal interactions between students, faculty, and staff across ethnic, cultural, racial, and national bounderies. This informative and interactive dialogue will explore the purpose and goals of the Intercultural Center while revealing the strengths that diversity brings to the educational climate of the institution.
November 29 - "Disciplinary Rhetoric and You." Rita Malenczyk, English/Writing Program
Rita Malenczyk, Writing Program Director, will lead a dicussion about the different genres and styles of writing used in different disciplines and how we might help our students to understand them.
December 6 - "Controversial Speakers on Campus: Critical Thinking as Applied to Current and Controversial Issues." Hope Fitz, Jamel Ostwald
We will apply the tools of critical thinking and argument mapping to the issue of whether or not controversial speakers should be invited to campus.
Spring 2007
TEACHING EXCELLENCE SEMINARS
February 8 - "Teaching Writing to International Students: A Screening of the Film Writing Across Borders." Rita Malenczyk, Department of English
Made by the Writing Program faculty at Oregon State University, the brief film, Writing Across Borders, depicts the struggles international students have adapting to American professors' writing expectations, and offers strategies for working with those students. A discussion of the film, led by Rita Malenczyk, will follow the screening.
Feburary 15 - "Critical Thinking - Exploring Logical Fallacies in Argumentation." Robert Horrocks, Department of Health and Physical Education
Practical teaching examples to encourage critical thinking through an exploration of logical fallacies. Participants will find ways to encourage students to refine their thinking and debunk logical fallacies in a variety of academic areas.
February 22 - "Is there a Useful Connection between Music, Fine Arts and my Curricula?" Robert Lemons, Department of Performing Arts
This presentation will provide an overview of concepts and strategies for making connections between music, the fine arts, and most other areas of the University curriculum. Simple, useable ideas for course enrichment, which can be utilized by anyone, with any background, and with minimal effort, will be outlined.
March 1 - "Using Websites and Real Data to Teach Finance." Weiping Liu, Department of Business Administration
In the recent years, many finance websites have been developed and we can get a lot of good information and good real data about financial markets in these websites. Therefore, internet could be a good tool to teach finance. In this presentation, I am going to introduce an example of how to use websites to teach "yield curve."
March 15 - "What I Learned from Teaching in Thailand." Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Department of English
This presentation will describe my teaching experiences, challenges, and new approaches brought home from Mahasarakham University in Thailand, where I lectured and consulted as a Fulbright Scholar for six months in 2006.
March 29 - "Best Practices in College Teaching: A Review of Recent Research." Rhona Free, Department of Economics
This presentation will summarize recent general and discipline-specific research on best practices in college teaching.
April 12- "Alternatives to Google - Going on an Expedition for the Perfect Search Engine" Hope Cook, Head of Curriculum Center, J. Eugene Smith Library
A little known fact is that people use search engines Google, Yahoo!, MSN, and Ask.Com for 99% of their informational queries. Let's go on a journey and explore a myriad of options. You will be pleasantly surprised with a list of over 100 rewarding possibilities.
April 19 - "Creative Tools of Prevent Plagiarism: Alternatives to the Research Paper " Susan Herzog, User Services Librarian, J. Eugene Smith Library
Many faculty members have lost confidence in the learning effectiveness of the traditional research paper. Concerns over "cut-and-paste" plagiarism and term paper purchasing have created a need for different approaches. This seminar will offer concrete suggestions to help faculty prevent plagiarism while collaborating with the library for student success.
April 26 - "Child and Family Resource and Development." Denise Matthews, Sudha Swaminathan, Jeffrey Trawick-Smith, Departments of Communications
and English
An interdisciplinary team of early childhood and Communication faculty created a multimedia video-rich curricula to assist with professional development of Pre-K teachers and staff for the U.S. Navy. Innovative early childhood social and curricular concepts were developed through accessible video examples to enhance learning via an interactive multimedia platform. The creative process and resulting curriculum will be presented and discussed.
May 3 - "Communication Pattern Dynamics and Learning in Cross-Discipline Projection Teams." Alex Citurs, Department of Business Administration
Changes in communication content styles and behavoirs in cross-disciplinary project teams may provide valuable insights into learning by team members, critical project events, and may even provide foresight into project success. Implications for educators and business team coordinators for scheduling and project resource management will also be discussed.
May 10 - "Relational Aggression: What does research show? " Delar Singh, Department of Education
This presentation aims to review literature on Relational Aggression and its various forms. The presenter will also discuss strategies to deal with Relational Aggression.
TEACHING EXCELLENCE SEMINARS-Fall 2006
September 14, Teaching Critical Thinking Skills, Olugbenga Ayeni, Hope Fitz, Gail Gelburd, Fred Loxsom, and Catherine Tannahill
Students can learn critical thinking skills from a wide range of assignments, ranging from simple classroom exercise to in depth independent inquiry projects. In this seminar, we illdescribe several interesting examples of how we and our colleagues from different fields teach critical thinking skills.
September 21 - Mapping Arguments for Critical Thinking, Jamel Ostwald, History *Click to view presentation.
This topic focuses in particular on understanding and judging whether a specified claim is true or not by visually identifying conclusions, subordinate claims and reasons to support the various claims. It makes use of the Reason!able software, which I will illustrate, as well as discussing different ways in which it might be used in class.
September 28 - WebCT and Multimedia CDs in Teaching Non-traditional and Traditional Students, Doncho Petkov, Business Administration *Click to view presentation.
The BIS program developed several courses using a combination of WebCT materials and video lectures created with Tegrity and Camtasia on multimedia CDs. The talk covers the lessons learned in the last 2 years and possible ways for the future of more flexible offerings of academic programs employing educational technology.
October 5 - An Introduction to the Online Library and Its Vast Web Resources for Educators in the Teaching Field, Hope Cook, Curriculum Center
An exploration of a variety of Internet sites that promote learning and assist teachers in the elementary and secondary classroom.
October 12 - Town-Gown Connections: Non-Profit Writing and the Freshman Composition Course, Miriam Chirico, English A presentation of a College Composition class where students wrote for non-profit organizations in Willimantic. Goals of the course included developing university-community relations and fostering student engagement in local ventures.
October 19 - Analyzing Financial Market by Using Electronic Spreadsheet, Weiping Liu, Business Administration *Click to view presentation. *Click to view question and answer session. One of the major obstacles in teaching finance courses is to help students understand the volatility of the financial market. Electronic spreadsheets could be a powerful tool to demonstrate the different scenarios in the financial market.
October 26 – From Achievement Goals to Attributions: A Further Discussion of Classroom Motivation and Self-regulation, Douglas Kauffman, Education
The purpose of this presentation is to facilitate further discussion of the theoretical and practical applications of current motivation theory. In particular, we will discuss how educators positively (and negatively) influence students' 1) academic self-efficacy, 2) achievement goals, 3) attributions for success and failure, and 4) self-regulation. In addressing these issues, particular attention is placed on what ECSU faculty can do to build students self-efficacy, positively influence students' achievement goals, foster adaptive attributions, and facilitate self- regulation in our students.
November 2 – Rescheduled to December 7
November 9, Teaching Slave Narrative, Redefining the Liberal Arts, Reginald Flood, English
Perhaps no literary genre offers the opportunity to examine the way that race, class and culture function as an unacknowledged part of the pedagogical approach to texts in the undergraduate class room as the slave narrative. This presentation seeks to raise some core issues that surround the expanding use of slave narrative in humanities courses and invite a vigorous discussion about the opportunities this genre presents for (re)conceptualizing a liberal arts education.
November 16, Postponed until the spring semester. Teaching Students in African American History Courses to Analyze Rumors and Legends, Stacey Close, History
This session offers an opportunity to hear tips on helping students' analyze rumors and conspiracies in African American history.
November 30 – Sharing of Best Practices in Online Learning and Teaching: Pedagogy from the Education Department, David Stoloff, Catherine Tannahill, Delar Singh, Jeanelle Day An interactive session showcasing some best practices in online learning and teaching - including threaded discussions, creative assignment development, online survey and analyses, and future directions in collaborative project learning.
December 7, Values and Diversity, Suzanne Dowling, Counseling and Psychological Service s
A highly interactive presentation exploring how our values relate to our behavior - with an emphasis on a multicultural perspective. This values exploration lays the foundation for future research on stigma.
December 14, OPEN
Spring 2006
February 2 PDR |
Building Critical Thinking Skills Robynn Shannon, Biology Simple classroom exercises and out-of-class assignments that encourage critical thinking will be discussed. |
February 9 PDR |
Using Writing Assignments to Help Students Learn Rita Malenczyk, Writing Program This presentation will provide faculty with strategies for using writing to help students engage critically and thoughtfully with discipline-specific material. |
February 16 PDR |
OPEN |
February 23 PDR |
CANCELLED (will be re-scheduled for the fall) Using Camtasia as a Multimedia Teaching Tool Richard Silkoff, Business Administration Stephen Nelson, ITS Technical Support Specialist An interactive demonstration of Camtasia software for creating faculty instructional presentations. |
March 2 PDR |
How Can We Encourage Life-Long Learning? Katalin Eibel-Spanyi, Business This presentation will discuss the educator's role in developing a successful learning attitude. It will consider different learning styles and necessary skills, will suggest ways to improve undergraduate education and motivate students. A brief review of the characteristics of good teaching will be offered, and also some approaches to measure success will be recommended. |
March 9 PDR |
Building Confident, Motivated, and Self-Regulated Learners Douglas Kauffman, Education Self-regulated learning (SRL) refers to students' efforts to manage and direct complex learning activities. This presentation focuses on both the theoretical and practical applications of current motivation theory. In particular, how do teachers influence students' 1) academic self-efficacy, 2) achievement goals, and 3) attributions for success and failure? In addressing this question, particular attention is placed on what educators can do to build students' self efficacy, positively influence students' achievement goals, and foster adaptive attributions for success and failure. |
March 16 PDR |
An Introduction to Google Scholar Susan Herzog, Associate Librarian What is Google Scholar and how does it fit in with the rich array of scholarly resources available through the J. Eugene Smith Library? Google and its many relatives--Google Scholar, Google Print, and the like--are ubiquitous and extremely popular, but academic users may have questions about Google Scholar's scope, content and limitations, as well as its strengths. This presentation will attempt to answer your questions and inform your use of Google Scholar. |
March 30 LIB 204 Johnson Community Room |
Making Use of Online Surveys to Individualize Instruction and Enhance Curriculum David Stoloff, Education A discussion on the applications of online surveys to study participants' dispositions, evaluate their comments and suggestions on the seminar, and provide information for course revisions |
April 6 PDR |
Want Better Research Papers? Janice Wilson, Library Services At the start of each semester all faculty members receive an email from Susan Herzog encouraging them to bring classes into the library for informational literacy instruction. Librarians customize these sessions to your discipline and assigned research topics. Curious about how this works? Come see a demo and learn how it helps your students use our research resources and benefits you too. |
April 13 PDR |
CSU Digital Image Database Gail Gelburd, Visual Arts If a picture is worth a thousand words, then you might find it helpful to use the CSU digital image database. Art, maps, architecture, and other images are now at the fingertips of all faculty and students. The art historians have spent the past year using it and I will share some of the ins and outs of using this resource in your classes and professional presentations. |
April 20 Gelsi-Young, Connecticut Room |
"Who Me? Teach Ethics" Elizabeth Scott, Business This session will be designed to help faculty think about how to incorporate ethics into their colloquia. (The Ethics-across-the-Curriculum component of the General Education Program requires all first-year colloquia to include an ethics component.) Note: Location change to Gelsi Young, Connecticut Room |
April 27 PDR |
What's New in the Censorship of Children's Literature Hope Cook, Curriculum Center, Library Services Gay-friendly books and titles with opposing viewpoints are being targeted through legislation for removal from the public schools and libraries. |
May 4 PDR |
Research on Team Teaching Kim Dugan, Sociology and Margaret Letterman, Psychology Collaborative teaching (i.e. team teaching, cross-disciplinary classes) is commonly utilized in many college and universitiy programs to create innovative teaching formats to foster student enthusiasm and inquiry, and to promote interdisciplinary learning. In this presentation, we cover the benefits and pitfalls of such collaborative enterprises. We draw on our research to offer a few recommendations to make team teaching more effective. |
May 11 PDR |
WebCT and Multimedia CDs in teaching non-traditional and traditional students Doncho Petkov, Business The BIS program developed between 2004 and 2006 several courses using a combination of WebCT materials and video lectures created with Tegrity and Camtasia on multimedia CDs. These were used with a BIS cohort of non-traditional students in Groton three times and also with some sections of full-time day students. The talk covers the lessons learned in the last two years and possible ways for future flexible offerings of academic programs employing educational technology. |
TEACHING EXCELLENCE SEMINARS- Spring 2004
February
12- Making Course
Reserve Readings Available Online: E-Reserves and WebCT
Gregory Robinson, Library Services
February
19- Explaining Collaborative-Based Assignments Clearly,
Tuesday Cooper,
Graduate Studies
February 26- Using Peer Review in Writing-Intensive Courses, Rita Malenczyk, English
March
4- Moving Towards Outcome Assessment: Aligning Course
Outline and
Performance Expectations with Professional Standards
and Student Evaluation,
Hari Koirala, Education
March
11- Personalized Instruction in an Impersonal World: Individualizing
Instruction
Even in Introductory Courses, Deirdre Fitzgerald,
Psychology
March
18- Plagiarism, Rita Malenczyk- English, Kim Silcox-
Student Affairs,
Susan Herzog- Library Services
April
1- Lesson Planning Web Sites and Productivity Tools for
Elementary and
Secondary Classroom Teachers, Hope Cook, Library Services
April
8- Using Oral History
to Develop Written and Oral Communication Skills,
Mary Kenny, Sociology
April
15- All Education is Local: The Use of Anecdotes in the
Classroom,
Richard Reynolds, Education
April 29- WebSearch Skills, Susan Herzog, Library Services
May 6- WebCT and the Writing-Intensive Class, Miriam Chirico, English
TEACHING EXCELLENCE SEMINARS - FALL 2003
September 18: Business Simulation: Experience at Eastern in Teaching with Advanced Internet Technology, Katalin Eibel-Spanyi, Business AdministrationSeptember 25: Evaluating and Improving Classroom Disposition of Students,
Sudha Swaminithan and Theresa Picard, Education DepartmentOctober 2: Managing Student Teams: How to Maximize Learning While Minimizing Headaches, Craig Erwin, Business Administration
October 9: Designing Effective PowerPoint Presentations for the Classroom: Some Simple Guidelines (especially designed for people with PowerPoint experience), Peter Drzewiecki, Environmental Earth Science
October 16: Incorporating Service-Based Learning and Cooperative Learning to Enhance Learning. Nanette Tummers, Health & Physical EducationOctober 23: Effective Commentary in Writing-Intensive Courses: Helping Students Make the Most of Revision, Rita Malenczyk, Writing Director, Department of English
October 30: Using the Internet to Enhance Classroom Teaching, David Stoloff,
Education DepartmentNovember 6: E:Reserves: How to Make Required Reading Availability Online, Carol Abatelli and Greg Robinson, Library ServicesNovember 13: Introduction to Plagiarism Detection, Susan Herzog, Library Services
November 20: Teaching Students with Disabilities, Delar Singh, Education DepartmentDecember 4: (CANCELLED) All Education is Local: The Use of Anecdotes in the Classroom Richard Reynolds, Education Department
Center for Educational Excellence (CEE)
and Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)
presentsWorking with DIGITAL Images
Like it or not, digital photography is here to stay! It doesn't matter if you take pictures for your personal use or produce images for your professional work, the basics are the same.
If you would like to learn more about digital imaging, register for one or more of the
1 to 1-1/2 hour sessions described below.Session 1: February 25, Wed., 4:00 p.m., Library 436
Introduction to Digital Images
Resolution? Isn't that what I broke back on January 2nd? What is a megapixel anyway, and how many is enough? Optimization, compression, and file formats- you'll finally get all the answers!Session 2: March 10, Wed., 4:00 p.m., Library 436
Digital Cameras
Learn the pros and cons of digital vs. film, how to pick a camera, and what to do with it when you get it. Plus, you can pick up some great strategies for working with your images after they leave the camera.Session 3: March 31, Wed., 4:00 p.m., Library 436
Image Editing with PhotoPlus
PhotoPlus is a free downloadable tool. Get a basic understanding of the editor's environment and the tools available, and learn a professional workflow that helps you avoid common pitfalls.Session 4: April 7, Wed., 4:00 p.m., Library 436
Advanced Image Editing with PhotoPlus
Experiment with rotating, correcting, retouching, cropping and other common actions you can do to your photos.Lunch and Learn Series
Fall 2007
Lunch and Learn Seminar Series - Fall 2005
(Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.)
Sept. 28 The Devil's in the Details: Writing Historical Fiction for Children
Lisa Rowe-Fraustino, English
Oct. 05 Making (Up) Memories
Danielle Polage, Psychology
Oct. 12 Are We Automatically Opposed to Affirmative Action
Madeline Fugere
Oct. 19 Issues in Higher Education: Report on the PBS Documentary Declining by Degrees
Miriam Chirico, English
Oct 26 Adventures in the Spanish Pyrences: Fossils, Floods and Fiestas
Peter Drzewiecki
Nov 2 Digital Repositories: What are they and do we need one?
Patricia Banach
Nov 9 Recent Developments in Plate Tectonics: Conclusions of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 209
Tim Schroeder
Nov 16 Childhood Bullying
Melanie Evans
Nov 30 Assessing the Writing of ECSU Students,
Rita Malenczyk
Dec 7 Deeply Rooted in the Present: Contemporary "Quilombos" in Brazil
Mary Kenny
Lunch and Learn Seminar Series- Spring 2004
2/4: Lisa Fraustino: Mass Market Economy: Children's Picture Books as Mother
2/11:Yaw Nsiah: Bio-Terrorism: Who, What, Why, How and Where?
2/18: Peter Drzewiecki: Jurassic Park IV: Life in the CT Valley during the Age of the Dinosaurs
2/25: Jan Petit: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
3/3: Richard Silkoff: Detecting Financial Statement Reporting Fraud and Earnings Manipulations
3/10: Patricia Banach: The Cost of Scholarly Communication, or, Do You Know How Much Your Favorite Journal Cost?
3/17: Katalin Eibel-Spanyi: Active Learning- Internet in the Classroom
3/31: David Frye: Ghost Writing of the Ancient Romans
4/7: Jeff Danforth: Parent Training Research for Families with Aggressive
Hyperactive Children4/21: Carolyn Coates: New Challenges in Scholarly Communications
4/28: William Leahy: Green Living at ECSU
5/5: Carlos Escoto: HIV AIDS: Opportunities and Challenges
5/12: OPEN
Lunch and Learn Seminar Series - Fall 2003
10/1: Sudha Swaminathan/Theresa Picard: Mathematics in Children's Literature
10/8: K. Gill/M. Palumbo/D. Oyanadel: WebCT and Web Publishing at ECSU
10/15: William Gammell: Comparing Eastern to Other Comparable Schools
10/22: Timothy Schroeder: Investigating Plate Tectonics at the and How to Get
Rocks from the Bottom of the Ocean11/5: Carlos Escoto: Psychoneuroimmunology: Scientific Evidence for the Mind
and Body Link11/12: Geeta Pfau: HIV/AIDS on College Campuses
11/19: Trudy Hyatt/B. Whalen: Data at Your Fingertips
12/3: Thomas Szigethy: Substances Threatening the Achievement of
Higher Education
Research and Creative Activity Forum - Fall 2005
Date Topic Presenter Oct. 25 An Aboriginal As You Like It and the Staging of Reconciliation Maureen McDonnell Nov. 01
WEBB 115
Using Media Production to Enhance Science Learning Fred Loxsom and Denise Mathews Nov. 08 Trouble Ahead: An Examination of Three Cross-Border Alliances Craig Erwin Nov. 15 Expanding the Research Agenda in Community Informatics Doncho Petkov Research and Creative Activity Forum - Spring 2005
February 8 On a Question in Arithmetic (co-authored with K. Ford, I. Shparlinski)
Mizan Khan and Christian Yankov, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
February 22 "Like a School for Us:" The Polish-American Press and Immigrant Education, (1889-1914)
Anna Kirchman, Department of History
March 8 The Algerian War of Independence and French Youth Literature.
Michèle Boskõvíc, Department of Modern and Classical LanguagesMarch 29 Contemplating Tragedy through Myth: Zimmerman's Staging of Metamorphoses
Miriam Chirico, Department of English
April 5
Webb 358
Interactive Variables and their Effects on Building an Online Learning Community-(Ongoing Research)
David Stoloff, Department of Education
April 12
Webb 358
Schizophrenic Geo-science: Integrating Teaching & Research with the Multimedia Monster
James (Drew) Hyatt, Department of Environmental Earth Science
April 26 Personalities, Dress Sizes, and Body Shapes: Media Coverage of Women and Men in Statewide Political Races
Nicole Krassas, Department of Political Science
May 3 Webb 358
The Effect of Integrated Science and Mathematics Professional Development on Teacher Content Knowledge
Hari Koirala, Jeanelle Day, and Catherine Tannahill
May 10 Analysis in Perfusion Data sets for Estimation of Region of Stroke
Joel Roseine, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science
Research and Creative Activity Forum - Spring 2004
As is the case at most universities, Eastern's faculty members are active scholars, writers, and artists. The Research and Creative Activity Forum provides an opportunity for faculty members to share their work with their colleagues and for students to see their instructors in their roles as the creators of knowledge and art.
2/5: Post Asian Financial Crisis Day-of-the-week Effect and Volatility in Stock Returns:
Evidence from Asia/Pacific Financial Markets, Chiaku Ndu, Department of
Business Administration
2/19: Interactive Computer Music, Anthony Cornicello, Department of Performing Arts3/4: A Multicriteria Evaluation of IT Outsourcing Decisions, Doncho Petkov,
Department of Business3/18: Play Direction: Vision and Voice, Ellen Brodie, Department of Performing Arts
4/8: Strategy and "Spin": The Christian Right and the Gay Rights Movement
"Dance" Over an Anti-gay Ballot Initiative, Kim Dugan, Department of Anthropology/
Sociology/Social Work4/22: Student Self-Definition in Directed Self-Placement Essays, Barbara Liu,
Department of English5/6: Aspects of Video Compression for Third Generation Cellular Devices,
Joel Rosienne, Department of Math and Computer Science
Research and Creative Activity Forum - Fall 20039/26: Rescuing Edward Sapir: Anti-Semitism and Yale in the 1930's
Calvin Saxton, Department of Psychology10/10: International Development Assistance in the Balkans
Eric Martin, Department of Business Administration10/17: The Dynamics of Submerged Plant Communities in Freshwater Tidal
Wetlands, Robert Capers, Department of Biology10/24: The Creation of a Children's Literature Book, Lisa Rowe Fraustino,
Department of English11/7: A Case Study on Educator and Lawyer Collaboration during Major
Education Litigation, Constance Belton Green, Executive Assistant to
the President * WEBB HALL 11511/14: Trade and Investment as Mechanisms for Contagion, Maryanne Clifford,
Department of Economics11/21: The Effect of Profit Status and System Membership on Financial
Performance in Physician-Managed Hospital Organizations
Richard Silkoff, Department of Business Administration12/5: Creating Dickathon: A multimedia presentation based on Herman Melville's
Moby Dick, Sharon Butler, Department of Visual ArtsRESEARCH AND CREATIVITY FORUM
(Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. or as indicated)
Webb Hall 115 or as indicated
Oct 18 Webb 110,
4 p.m.
"Everything You need to Know About Non-Volcanic Mid- Ocean Ridges but Were Afraid to Ask" Webb 110
Tim Schroeder, Environmental Earth Science
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
Oct 30 Webb 110,
4 p.m.
"Laying the Foundation in the U.S. for 10% Wind Energy by 2010"
Wayne Cobleigh, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
Oct 31 Webb 115 "A Systemic Framework for Business Process Modelling Combining Soft Systems Methodology and UML"
Doncho Petkov, Business Administration
Nov 8 Webb 110,
4 p.m.
"Mass Extinction: How to Kill a Planet"
Peter Drzewiecki, Environmental Earth Science
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
Nov 14
Webb 115 "Examining Differences in Self-Image and Friendship Quality in Public School and Homeschool Adolescents"
Melanie Evans, Psychology
Nov 28
Webb 115 "Parent Training for Families of Children with Co-Morbid Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Oppositional Defiant Disorder"
Jeffrey Danforth, Psychology
Nov 29 Johnson Room, 3 p.m. "Global Warming and the Antarctic"
Robert Gilbert, Queen's University
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
Dec 4 Webb 110,
4 p.m.
"Restoring Connecticut's Streams and Rivers: Major Challenges and Opportunities"
Melinda Daniels, University of Connecticut
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
Dec 13 Webb 110,
4 p.m.
"Extreme Geomorphology - Reconstructing Massive Human-induced Soil Erosion in Southwest Georgia"
Drew Hyatt, Environmental Earth Science
This Presentation is part of the EES Department Colloquium Series.
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