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Faculty Focus Seven new faculty support expanding bachelor programs, enrollment increase Faculty now doubled since adding bachelor programs in 1998 S even new faculty members join Mitchell College this fall, an indicator of the connued growth of the College’s bachelors programs. The new professors will strengthen six of the college’s twelve degreed programs, and several will lead departments as chairs. “It is excing to see both new instructors and some wellknown Mitchell adjunct professors join the faculty this year,” says Dr. Gilbert Maffeo, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. “The programs keep growing, and with them the depth of the faculty we draw upon.” The number of full-me professors at Mitchell has doubled since the College began offering bachelor programs in 1998, bringing the total number to 38. Assistant Professor Tara L. Broccoli joined the Behavioral Science department at Mitchell College this fall. Dr. Broccoli received her Ph.D. in Social/Health Psychology from Rutgers University, where her research centered in body image, selfobjecficaon, women’s health and health behavior. She received her Masters in Social/Health Psychology from Rutgers and her Bachelors in Psychology from Conneccut College. Priscilla Brown Embry is new Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Educaon. Dr. Embry received her Ph.D. in Special Educaon and her Masters in Educaon from the University of Conneccut, where she also worked as a lecturer and Academic Specialist at their Instute for Teaching and Learning for several years. She has worked at Mitchell in the past as both an Instructor and a Learning Specialist, and received her Bachelors from George Washington University in Elementary Educaon. Robert O. Forcier was recently named department chair of Mitchell’s new Hospitality and Tourism program. His experience includes 15 years in management and operaons in the hospitality industry and ten years managing career programs at the Johnson & Wales University Career Development Office. Forcier received his MBA in Hospitality Administraon from Johnson & Wales University and his Bachelors from the University of Massachuses at Amherst in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administraon. Diane M. Gozemba is new Assistant Professor in Early Childhood Educaon, making the transion aer eleven years as Director of Mitchell College’s Children’s Learning Center. Gozemba received her MBA from University of New Haven, and her Masters in Infant/ Parent Development from Bank Street College of Educaon in New York. She received her Bachelors from Conneccut College. Frank T. Hendrick is new Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sport Management at Mitchell. Dr. Hendrick received his Ph.D. in Leisure Studies from the University of Oregon, his Masters in Educaon from California Lutheran University and his Bachelors in Psychology from California State University. He has taught at Eastern Conneccut State University, California Polytechnic State, and the University of Tennessee. Kristen M. Lester joins the College as Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies. Dr. Lester has taught as an adjunct faculty member for several years at Mitchell College and previously at the University of Conneccut Avery Point, Middlesex Community College, and Lyme Academy of Fine Art. Dr. Lester received her Ph.D. in Marine Science from the University of South Florida, her Masters in Environmental Coastal and Ocean Science from the University of Massachuses, Boston and her Bachelors in Biology from Excelsior College. Richard Lucas is the newly named Department Chair of the Communicaon Program. Before his arrival, Dr. Lucas taught Communicaons at Southern Conneccut State University for over 20 years, where he was named Professor Emeritus in 2003. He also directed their Instruconal Technology Program and served five years as Communicaons Department Chair. Dr. Lucas received his Ph.D. and his Masters in Mass Communicaon/ Markeng from the University of Massachuses, and his Bachelors in Speech Communicaon from Southern Conneccut University. Faculty Focus connued on page 18 14 MitchellTODAY Mitchell College • www.mitchell.edu
Professors Published in Three Areas of Study T hree Mitchell College faculty members have recently gained exposure to a community of scholars from across the country through papers and conference presentaons in their areas of experse. All three professors believe that work outside of the campus environment is important. “Without sharing our own scholarship, we are not holding up our end of the bargain to advance the field and the general body of knowledge,” says Sco L. Horton. Associate Professor of Behavioral Sciences Sco L. Horton, Ed.D. recently presented at two internaonal conferences on behalf of the College. He was a virtual presenter at the Fieenth Internaonal Conference on Learning at the University of Chicago in June. In November he traveled to Newport Beach, California where he presented a similar paper at the Ninth Annual Conference of the Associaon for Global Business and the Internaonal Academy of Linguiscs, Behavioral and Social Sciences. His original paper, “Lev Goes to College: Reflecons on Implemenng Vygotsky’s Ideas in Higher Educaon,” was subsequently published in the Internaonal Journal of Learning in September. In essence, Horton’s work shows how teaching methods ulized heavily in K – 12 environments have important applicaons in higher educaon. Dr. Horton’s paper was not only selected to be presented, but also awarded a “Best Paper Award Cerficate” at the Internaonal Academy of Linguiscs, Behavioral and Social Sciences Conference. Slightly revised for the conference audience, Horton presented “Taking Lev to College: reflecons on Integrang Vygotsky’s Principles in Higher Educaon.” “For a small college, papers and presentaons by faculty represent a powerful way of increasing its educaonal reputaon, and open the possibility of ongoing contacts and inter-instuonal collaboraons with scholars from virtually around the world,” says Horton. Faculty Focus Another Mitchell College faculty member, Assistant Professor of Business Paul L. Brindamour, M.B.A., recently presented at the Northeast Economic Developers Annual Conference in Buffalo, NY, which focused on cung edge techniques connecng colleges with their local communies. Brindamour’s paper, “Undergraduate Educaon in Community and Economic Development: The Mitchell College Experience” described how the Mitchell College Community and Economic Business Concentraon model was created by economic developers, “based largely on what they’ve had to figure out on their own.” This creave approach to building an undergraduate economic development program was highlighted again when Brindamour’s paper was published in the August 2008 Northeast Journal of Economic Development. Kenneth Kuzmich, M.A.L.S., Assistant Professor and Chair of the Global Studies Program, was also recently published for his research, with an arcle in the Interna- onal Journal of the Humanies. His paper, “Religion Beyond Religious Thought,” speaks to the evoluon of mankind’s search for meaning, significance and the “intangible secrets of life and death.” Professor Kuzmich sites how our relavely new adherence to science, technology and globalizaon has displaced the more ancient spiritual roles of symbolism, rites, rituals and mythology. Professor Kuzmich is presently creang a religious studies concentraon at Mitchell College and has also developed the Global Studies Program which launches this coming semester. Comparave thought is the key to understanding the world and all of its people in it. “When we begin to see the similaries, rather r than the differences between all cultures, we can begin to understand that we are all focused on the same human goals and achievements.” Mitchell College • www.mitchell.edu MitchellTODAY 15
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