CLAS Newsletter- July 2012 - Park University

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TOUCH OF CLAS Page 2 Message from Dr. Kenneth Christopher, Associate Dean of Social Sciences Have you ever listened to the Phish song, Chalk Dust Torture? “But who can unlearn all the facts that I've learned; as I sat in their chairs and my Introducing Dr. Virginia Brackett, Assistant Dean of Arts & Humanities Dr. Virginia Brackett, associate professor of English, has served as assistant director and director of Park’s Degree with Honors Program since she came to Park in 2006, and has chaired the Park University Department of English and Modern Languages since the combining of the two departments in 2009. She has been involved in various initiatives at Park, including development of the general education program, and she co- chairs the HLC Criterion Two Work Group. In recognition of her advocacy of service learning through Honors Program course work, Brackett received the Missouri Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional of the Year Award, 2011. Her 13 books have received various citations. Her most recent book pub- lication is Critical Companion to Mary Shelley (Infobase publishing, 2012). She has published more than 125 articles and stories for adults and young adult readers, for both popular and academic audiences. She chaired a Task Force in fall 2011 to investigate the possibility of development of an Honors College, and will use the Task Force’s model to transition the Honors Program into an Honors Academy beginning in fall 2013. Dr. Brackett will begin Assistant Dean duties Aug 1,2012. Introducing Mr. Scott Hageman, Assistant Dean of Natural & Applied Sciences Scott A. Hageman is an Associate Professor of Geology and Geography at Park University. He is a native of Maryville, MO and grew up in higher education at Northwest Missouri State University where his father taught in the Art Department for over 30 years and was Department Chair for nearly 20 years. He started college while still in high school taking college release courses at NWMSU and his first college course was Geology. He transferred to the University of Kansas where he completed his B.S. in Geology and then continued his graduate studies in Geology at the University of Kansas and University of Tennessee. He accepted a synapses burned; and the torture of chalk dust collects on my tongue. . . .” While the lyrics are intriguing, the melodies take the listener on a soaring journey with changing patterns and chord progressions. It is a liberating piece of music. As I work with CLAS students, I find the business of education liberating. There are many different melodies, with students from all over the map and different walks of life. Like the music from Phish, the experience of guiding students goes in many different direct- full time teaching position in 1998 with Park University as a natural science assistant professor that has now evolved into a Geography Degree Program with over 50 majors. Scott Hageman has received various awards for his teaching, scholarship, and service including: ions. As much as I want to provide students with a clear cut and simple path to their success, the truth is each student’s journey is different. More and more, my experience is that each student needs and deserves our best individual educational guidance to illuminate the way for them. As much as I would like to offer a simple “off the shelf” solution for every student, I find that the best solutions are those that are crafted with the individual student’s goals, objectives, resources, and level of motivation in mind. When students make a positive, personal connection with their University, their experience will be much richer. In a year where Park University has engaged in a new strategic plan, it seems logical and appropriate to engage our students closely in developing their own strategic plan. Hopefully, our efforts will minimize any “torture of chalk dust” for our students. Best, Kenneth Christopher J.L. Zwingle Award, Park University Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, Missouri Department of Higher Education, Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, Park University Excellence in Teaching Award, National Society of Leadership and Success, Excellence in Teaching Award, Park University Excellence in Academic Advising Award, Park University Excellence in Post Secondary Education Award, Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce . Mr. Hageman will begin Assistant Dean duties Aug 1, 2012.
TOUCH OF CLAS Page 3 Published Works and Presenta�ons Publica�ons: -Dr. Virginia Bracke� published the book Cri�cal Companion to Mary Shelley (Info Base Publishing/Facts on File). ‐Dr. Lolly Ockerstrom published an essay for the Literary Encyclopedia en�tled “England’s Hour, by Vera Bri�ain.” The Literary Encyclopedia, published online in Great Britain, is a resource for students wri�en by academics. ‐Brian Shawver published the short story “Defense” in Beecher’s magazine, May 2012. ‐Dr. Dennis Okerstrom published the book The Final Mission of Bo�oms Up: A World War II Pilot's Story (University of Missouri Press). Denny made several local personal appearances to discuss the book with his collaborator, Mr. Lee Lamar. Presenta�ons: -Dr. Virginia Bracke� made several presenta�ons this year, one being "Flush and the Hero's Journey: Woolf, the Monomyth and Literary Archetypes" at the Interna�onal Virginia Woolf Conference June 6-10 in Saskatchewan. -Dr. Silvia Byer presented “The mys�cism of Caterina Paluzzi: her autobiography and spiritual journey” at the November South Atlan�c Modern Language Associa�on conference in Atlanta, GA, November 3-6, 2011 . Silvia also chaired a panel on Medieval and Renaissance Italian Literature at the same conference. ‐Joe Cunningham presented “Telecollabora�on for Professional Purposes: Towards Developing a Formal Register in the Foreign Language Classroom” was presented at the 2012 na�onal symposium of the Computer Assisted Language Instruc�on Consor�um in June at the University of Notre Dame. He also presented “Topic Nego�a�on in Professional Computer‐Mediated Discourse” at the Second Language Research Forum at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, October 14-16, 2011. ‐Dr. Emily Donnelli co-presented "Integra�ng Service Learning into a University Honors Program: Three Types of Bridges," with Dr. Virginia Bracke�, at the Campus Compact Heartland Conference in Overland Park, Kansas, which took place September 22-23, 2011. Dr. Donnelli also presented “Loca�ng Faculty Development for Community Engagement: A Study of Ins�tu�onal Factors,” at the Interna�onal Associa�on for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement conference, November 2-4 in Chicago, sponsored by Illinois Campus Compact, DePaul University, Na�onal-Louis University, Loyola University Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, and Northern Illinois University. As part of acceptance to this conference, a summary of her research will be published in the refereed conference proceedings. -Dr. Lolly Ockerstrom presented “Photography, History, and Memoir of the Spanish Civil War: Interdisciplinary Views by Virginia Woolf, Gerald Brenan, and Gamel Woolsey,” at the Interna�onal Virginia Woolf Conference June 6-10 in Saskatchewan. -Dr. Deborah Osborne presented the following three papers: “Figh�ng the Good Fight: Academic Credit for ESOL Classes” at the TESOL Interna�onal Conven�on and English Language Expo, Mar. 28 – 31, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; “Linguis�c, Sociological and Psychological Challenges Faced by ELLS” at Park University’s Spring 2012 Literacy Conference on April 14, 2012; and “Academic Credit for ESL Classes: It’s Time” at the NAFSA Region IV Conference, Nov. 12 – 15, 2011 in Cedar Rapids, IA. - Dr. Judith Richards presented “Who’s Telling This Story? Playing with Narra�on.” and a special panel she organized on “La�no Literatures,” were presented at the Midwest Modern Language Associa�on Conference in St. Louis in November, 2011. - Mr. Brian Shawver “The Litera�: Deconstruc�ng Publishing Myths” was presented with Danielle Evans and Jacinda Townsend at the Associa�on of Writers and Wri�ng Programs Conference, March 2, 2012 in Chicago. -Dr. Dees Stallings presented “Iden�fying and Solving Communica�on Problems in virtual Academic Workgroups” in collabora�on with Cathy Taylor, Ju�a Pegues, and Hank Roerich, was presented as an online general session at the 17th TCC Worldwide Online Conference, April 17-19th. He also presented “It’s the Law: Mee�ng the Standards of the 2010 Plain Language Act” at Global Advances in Business Communica�on (GABC), 4th Annual Tricon�nental Conference June 6, 2012 at Ypsilan�, MI. - Dr. David Fox presented “A Bridge Too Far: and Other Myths Concerning the Historical Geography of St. Joseph, Missouri” during the Associa�on of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Mee�ng in February 2012.
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