Media Placements 2006
DECEMBER
Scott Wimsey, a former member of Arcadia’s soccer team, has been given a 15-day/five-game contract to play with the Philadelphia’s KiXX beginning on Dec. 29. In October, Wimsey participated in the KiXX’s invitational combine in October and earned a position on the team’s developmental roster. While at Arcadia, Wimsey received Regional All-American honors for his play during his junior year and All-American accolades for his senior season. Wimsey has earned one assist so far. Visit www.kixxonline.com for updates.
Kevin D. McCarthy of Ho-Ho-Kus, a student at Hamilton College, completed studies abroad as reported Dec. 10 in the education section of The Record and Herald News (Northern New Jersey). McCarthy studied with Arcadia University's Center for Education Abroad program in New Zealand.
Dr. Rebecca L Craik, Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy, gave the keynote address, “Beyond 2020,” in the Medical School at Northwestern University in Chicago to the physical therapy students at their graduation ceremony on Dec. 9.
Jessica Boyer, a senior who just finished her internship at The Ticket, won compliments from Editor Frank D. Quattrone in the Dec. 7 Public Spirit (Fort Washington). “Even though the internship is finished she still writes for The Ticket as a correspondent and she has the poise of a TV news anchor, without the arrogance or wind-blown fakery we’ve come to know and dislike,” writes Quattrone.
The Dec. 1 edition of the Cape Gazette (Lewes, Del.) had an article on the opening of Arcadia University’s new campus in Christiana, providing the state’s first degree program for physician assistants.
Dr. Carol Oatis, Professor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Ned Wolff, Associate Professor of Mathematics, and recent grad Sandra K. Lennon ’06 D.P.T. published of “Knee Joint Stiffness in Individuals With and Without Knee Osteoarthritis: A Preliminary Study,” in the December issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (Vol. 36, No.12), pp. 935-41). This study offers preliminary data demonstrating the feasibility of measuring stiffness and damping coefficients in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.
Dr. Hugh Grady, Professor of English, edited the book Presentist Shakespeares, which will be issued by Routledge in January 2007.Grady and Terence Hawkes are the editors of this pioneering work, and both have written chapters for it. A pre-publication discount is available to faculty (and others) who purchase a copy of the book from the publisher by Jan. 29.
Dr. Marianne Miserandino, Associate Professor of Psychology, published an article, “I Scream, You Scream: Teaching Validity and Reliability Via the Ice Cream Personality Test,” in the Autumn 2006 issue (Vol. 33, No.4, pp. 265-68) of Teaching Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association. The article describes an instructional exercise that uses an Internet-based “Ice Cream Personality Test” to help undergraduates understand the principles of personality testing, including reliability, validity, Barnum statements, and the ability to generalize.
NOVEMBER
Dr. Mike Dryer, Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical Science and Community Health, was quoted in the Nov. 27 News Journal (Wilmington, Del.) on Arcadia University’s new campus in Christiana that will offer Delaware’s only accredited degree program for physician assistants. Officials chose the 8,000 square-foot location, which includes lab space, because Delaware is one of a handful of states that does not have a Physician Assistant degree program. “There is no program between Baltimore and Philadelphia,” said Dryer, who lives in Newark. “So Delaware was kind of a natural fit.”
The men’s basketball team was mentioned in a review of local college basketball teams in the Nov. 17 Philadelphia Inquirer. The article noted that eleven letter winners are returning, including Kevin Brown, who averaged nearly 10 points per game in 2005-06.
Assistant Professor of Communications Alan Powell’s Creative Media video students, along with Arcadia alum Leslie Birch, were featured in an article in the Nov. 15 Leader on their production company, Classified Media. Classified Media will produce a video for a non-profit organization and will work in association with the Greater Philadelphia Film Office as part of the Tripod Initiative program.
Paula Winokur’s current exhibit at the Arcadia at Gallery was reviewed in the Sunday, Nov. 12, Philadelphia Inquirer. Her work Geological Sites, was praised by Art Critic Edward Sozanski, who says “that both floor mounted and wall mounted pieces evoke the starkly beautiful landscapes of the southwest and those of Alaskan glaciers. All the pieces also evoke an evolutionary history, one that includes glaciation, volcanic upheaval, weathering, and, in subtle ways the impact of human settlement. Several of the pieces also address the current concerns of global warming and environmental spoliation.”
Professor Emerita of Fine Arts Paula Winokur’s exhibit “Paula Winokur: Geological Sites,” a survey of work in porcelain was listed in the Nov. 10 and 11 issue of the Philadelphia Daily News. Winokur’s exhibit will be on display at Arcadia’s Art Gallery through Dec. 17.
Dr. Arthur Breyer, Professor Emeriti of Chemistry and Physics, spoke on Nov. 10 at his grandchild’s elementary school in Herndon, Va., in remembrance of Veteran’s Day. Breyer is a World War II veteran. He also was joined by a Marine captain who had just return from 11 months serving in Iraq who gave a short inspirational talk. After the talk, Breyer turned his attention to his expertise in chemistry and physics, giving a 90-minute interactive science demonstration to fifth- through eighth-grade students. Breyer has written about his World War II experiences in an article “Young American Patriot: The World War II Experiences of a High School Graduate.” Click here to read Breyer's article.
Christopher Handschuch a senior B.F.A. Acting major, was spotlighted in the Nov. 9 West Essex Tribune (Livingston, N.J.) for his role in the Vietnam war drama Medal of Honor Rag, which played at The Chat stage Nov. 10 to 12. Handschuch’s previous Chat performance was as the title character in Women and Wallace two years ago. He had a semester abroad studying theatre at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Political Science Joan Hulse Thompson was quoted in The Intelligencer on Nov. 9 on incumbent Republican state Rep. Eugene McGill’s loss. She said McGill’s vote for the pay raise may have been enough to sink him, but other issues surrounding his campaign made matters worse. “It was a tough year for Republicans with good reputations,” Thompson said. “All Republicans are getting identified with Bush. This didn’t help.”
Thomas M. Brinker, Professor of Accounting, addressed The American College Symposium and Commencement, on Nov. 9 in San Francisco about “Demystifying the AMT: Practical Approaches to Helping Clients Identify Traps and Treasures.”
Dr. Norman Johnston, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, gave an online lecture to a graduate seminar in criminal justice at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Oct. 30. The subject was correctional institutions, technology, architecture and rehabilitative efforts.
Professor and Executive Director of the MBA Thomas Brinker and W. Richard Sherman, J.D., LL.M., CPA, co-authored the first part of a two-part article “Capitalizing on Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Special Needs,” which was published in the November 2006 issue of EP Magazine. Brinker and Sherman’s second part of this article will be published in the December issue of EP Magazine.
OCTOBER
Enrollment Management counselors are on the road recruiting and promoting Arcadia University at various college fairs, high schools and career nights. The Oct. 2 Journal (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) reports that Ogdensburg Free Academy and St. Lawrence College were host to the college fair; on Oct. 4, Town Talk (Media, Pa.) noted that Arcadia is scheduled to visit Springfield High School (Delaware Cty); traveling to Dover, Delaware, the Delaware State News (Dover, De.) reported on Oct. 5 that Arcadia would be visiting Smyrna High School; and finally traveling back into Pennsylvania, the Enrollment Management counselors took part in “College/Career Night,” which was sponsored by the Hazelton Area School District, Guidance Department as reported in the Oct. 11 Standard-Speaker (Hazelton, Pa.).
Former Assistant Professor of Education Joan Schmidt was quoted in an article “Seniors Getting Heard by Voting,” in the Oct. 8 issue of the Intelligencer on senior citizens' knowledge of the issues concerning the upcoming elections. Schmidt, who resides in the continuing care retirement complex Foulkeways at Gwynedd and who also was the former vice chair of the Current Issues Committee at the Foulkeways, was quoted as saying, “We might be old, but we’re not dead yet,” and she continued, “I would not be surprised if we have 90 percent of the active-living population voting.” This same story also ran in the Buck Country Courier Times, on Oct. 8.
Dr. Joan Hulse Thompson, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Political Science, commented on the upcoming governor’s race in the Oct. 28 The Morning Call about Gov. Ed Rendall’s comment on senior citizens and gambling during his interview with The Lancaster New Era that senior citizen enjoy playing slot machines. Thompson thought that Rendell probably won’t suffer too much damage because of his remarks, however. “Even Rendell can screw up," she added, “I suspect senior citizens are not going to base their vote on where or not he thinks they lead gray lives.”
Dr. Gail W. Hearn, Professor of Biology, has been reappointed as a member of the board at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia as listed in the Oct. 30 Philadelphia Inquirer section listing recent announcements about changes to the boards of directors of area organizations or involving local executives and professionals. Dr. Hearn commented that she had been off the Academy’s board for several years because she was so busy with the Bioko Island project and decided to go back on when they asked her.
The Oct. 4 Times Herald (Norristown, Pa.) carried an article on Dr. Leif Gustavson and Tyler Doherty’s Young Writers Project, which is being held at the Carriage House at The Cliveden. Under the direction of Gustavson, Assistant Professor of Education, and Doherty, Director of Arcadia’s Writing Center, the five-week workshops are a series of writing experiments that include writing to/from paintings, writing to music, single person and group collaboration pieces, using found language to construct pieces, image/text collage, and much more. The program began Oct. 15 and runs through Nov. 16 and is open to students in grades 7 through 12 in the Philadelphia area.
Dr. Wayne A. Morra, Associate Professor of Economics, presented a paper at the 62nd International Atlantic Economic Conference in Philadelphia, Oct. 5-8. Morra, along with Andrew J. Buck of Temple University, and Dr. Gail Hearn, Professor of Biology, presented The Economics of the Primate Trade, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Their recent study concluded that commercial hunting is the primary cause of the decrease in monkey populations of Bioko Island. The populations of these monkeys have declined sharply in recent years as the demand for their meat, as a delicacy food, has grown. The study showed that while the problem is serious, it is also reversible, once commercial hunting is controlled. Monkey hunting is not a significant factor in the island’s economy or in the local inhabitants’diet.
The Sept. 14 Daily Courier-Observer (Potsdam, N.Y.) listed Arcadia University as one of nearly 100 colleges, universities and institutions represented at the Higher Education Night on Oct 3. at St. Lawrence University.
Shekhar Deshpande, Associate Professor and Director of the Communications program, was re-elected to the governing board of the International Walter Benjamin Association, which is holding its conference in Berlin from Oct. 22 to 26. He presented the paper "Listening to Modernity: Walter Benjamin and Sound" at a conference on Walter Benjamin and the Architecture of Modernity at the University of Sydney in August.
Rodger Dombrow, former professor and Chair of Arcadia’s Education Department from 1961 through 1966, was recently honored by the Class of 1956 at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School with a street sign installed in his name at the school.The sign was to commemorate the Class of 1956 high school reunion and to honor Dombrow for all his contributions as the first principal of the high school when the two school districts of Plymouth and Whitemarsh merged. The story of Dombrow’s honor ran in The Colonial (Fort Washington, Pa.) on Aug. 31.
SEPTEMBER
The Aug. 7 Mercury, Pottstown, Pa., reported that Dr. Rebecca L. Craik, Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy, was awarded the Chattanooga Research Award honoring her for the best clinical research article published, along with her co-authors, Dr. Kathleen Mangione, Dr. Susan Tomlinson and Kerstin Palombaro in Physical Therapy, a monthly journal.
Thomas M. Brinker, Jr., Professor and Director of the M.B.A. program wrote an article, “Dateline Dominica: Paradise Lost? Investing in Dominica,” for the Sept. 2006 Journal of International Taxation.
Professor Emeritus of English Mary S. Sturgeon died on Aug. 17, 2006. She was a professor of English from 1943 until her retirement in 1970. Services were held on Aug. 27 at Rydal Park as reported in the Aug. 23 Times Chronicle and Glenside News and Aug. 24 Globe.
Benjamin Lloyd, author and actor who is co-teaching method acting with Mark Wade, Director of the Theatre Department, was profiled in the Suburban & Wayne Times Main Line Ticket on Aug. 3 about his book The Actor’s Way: A Journey of Self-Discovery in Letters (Allworth Press: $16.95). The book is a fictional account that chronicles the development of a young actor through a series of letters to his acting teacher and the character’s struggles of being an actor in New York City. Lloyd said his book came about after becoming frustrated with a previous book that he was writing as a guide for aspiring actors. “Suddenly, I realized the book needed people,” he said. “So I turned to Stanislavsky (the renowned Russian actor, director and teacher of acting) as my guide, because he understood that a textbook for actors is counter-productive.” Lloyd will be at Borders Books and Music, Broad and Chestnut Streets, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20, to meet readers and sign his books. Lloyd, along with adjunct faculty Catherine Peterson, appears in The Imaginary Invalid, by Moliere, at People’s Light & Theatre in Malvern through Oct. 22.
Professor Thomas M. Brinker, Director of the M.B.A. program, co-authored with W. Richard Sherman, JD., LLM, CPA, an article, “Is Investing Offshore a Legitimate Tax and Asset-Protection Tool?,” in the Sept. 2006 bi-monthly issue of Journal of Financial Service Professionals.
Arcadia is included in the Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce “Best of the Burbs’ special supplement. On Sept. 20, Montgomery Newspapers will publish their Best of the Burbs tabloid.
During the summer, Larry Atkins, an Adjunct Professor in the English, Communications, and Theatre Department wrote an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer (World Cup Soccer) and three op-eds for the Philadelphia Daily News (Canadian border security; Temple University football; the continuing threat of Osama bin Laden). He also wrote an article on law and technology for the September issue of Michigan SuperLawyers Magazine.
The Philadelphia Inquirer ran an article on Arcadia’s Scientific Illustration program on Sept. 3: Nature's beauty, science's precision. “Arcadia's scientific illustration program draws those of scientific and artistic bent. The fine lines and exacting detail of a botanical illustration are as much about science as art, Scott Rawlins says.” Read more at Nature's beauty, science's precision.
Arcadia received coverage on several news stations as a record number of first-year students moved in on Aug. 25, including coverage by KYW-TV Ch. 3and WCAU-TV Ch. 10. Both highlighted Arcadia’s record-breaking number of new students this year
AUGUST
Blackboard credited Arcadia University in an Aug. 23 news release, Academic Institutions Across the United States Turn to Blackboard for Complete Campus Service Solutions; Fourteen Academic Institutions Join the Blackboard Commerce Suite(TM) Community. “Academic institutions around the nation are being tasked with providing greater services, efficiencies and conveniences for their campus populations. Towards this end, many are turning to Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of technology to the education industry, for a complete solution…. Campuses which have recently licensed software solutions from the Blackboard Commerce Suite include Merrimack College, High Point University, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Davidson County Community College, Framingham State College, Randolph Macon Women's College, Guilford College, Howard Hughes Medical Center, Cuyahoga Community College District, Dowling College, Arcadia University, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Montclair State University and Southwestern University of Georgetown.”
Arcadia was mentioned in the article, “Go to College, See the World,” in the Aug. 16 edition of the Christian Science Monitor.
Dr. Barbara Nodine, Professor and Chair of Psychology, received a Presidential Citation from President Mary Kite, Bowling Green University, President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. The citation, a surprise to Nodine, was presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in New Orleans, on Aug. 13 in recognition of her significant career contributions.
Mark Wade, Assistant Professor and Director of Theatre Arts, was profiled in the Aug. 8 issue of the Intelligencer. Read more about his plans for developing Arcadia’s theatre program.
Larry Presley, Director of Forensic Science, gave interviews on the London terrorism arrests for ABC News WPVI Channel 6, on Aug. 10
A story on study abroad from Inside Higher Education (Insidehighered.com, July 28), reported: “Ursula Oaks, a spokeswoman for NAFSA: Association of International Educators, said that her office supports any program that increases support for study abroad programs. David Larsen, vice president of Arcadia University and Director of The Center for Education Abroad, said the summer trips are best suited for students who are inclined to return to a foreign country to study later in college. Arcadia, which bills itself as an institution with an international focus, offers noncredit spring break trips to Europe (and one to Mexico) for freshmen that are mostly recreational. The college also allows about 75 students a year to take their first semester in college to study abroad. Students are encouraged to spend an additional semester overseas before graduation. The fall program started four years ago because Arcadia had more freshmen than the college could accommodate, Larsen said.”
Thomas M. Brinker Jr., Professor of Accounting and Executive Director of Arcadia’s M.B.A. with an International Perspective, spoke at the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants’ Professional Development Seminar at Citizens Bank Park before a Philadelphia Phillies game on July 28. Brinker’s topic was “Does AMT Really Mean 'Add More Tax'?”
JULY
Dr. Judith Marsh is stepping down from her position as Director of Arcadia’s Counseling Psychology programs in order to take a full-time position as Consultant to Vericare, providing psychological services to the elderly with medical illnesses and disabilities. She will continue to teach at Arcadia as an adjunct faculty member and will serve as a consultant to the Counseling Psychology master’s program this year.
Peggy Hickman, Assistant Professor of Education, has co-written the book, Storybook Reading: Dynamic Vocabulary and Comprehension Instruction for English-Language Learners (2006, International Reading Association) with Sharolyn Pollard-Durodola and Sharon Vaughn. Based on a reading intervention conducted with primary-aged English language learners, the book is geared toward informing elementary-grade teachers about a successful, research-based strategy that addresses the oral language and comprehension needs of these types of students, focusing on vocabulary and comprehension development that can be adapted for use in daily storybook reading.
Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Assistant Professor and Director of International Studies, has been invited as a guest speaker in the class “International Business and Global Economic Systems” (SSAM S-325) at the Harvard University Summer School in August. Dr. Aziz will be discussing her book manuscript topic, “Regional Integration in the Middle East,” an analysis of the likelihood of the Middle East region integrating like the European Union model. Says Aziz, “It’s a political economy analysis, specifically looking at the trade relations, tariff rates and economic statuses of the countries in the Middle East and determining whether or not they are capable of integrating.”
JUNE
Cynthia Reedy, Adjunct Professor of Education, will be featured in more editions of Surviving Motherhood, a new series on The Learning Channel (TLC). The show features groups of mothers discussing general challenges, accompanied by expert advice from a cadre of child development experts. Watch for Reedy on the TLC (on cable and satellite) on Tuesday, June 20, at 3 p.m. and on Monday, June 26, at 3 p.m. Read more about this new series – and check out the new online video clips of Reedy and others at The Learning Channel.
Larry Presley, Director of Arcadia’s Forensic Science program, gave a presentation on “Certification, Registration, and Standards” at the Forensic Science International e-Symposium on May 24 at the Forensic Institute, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Presley also participated in a roundtable discussion, “Is Certification Necessary to be an Expert?” Arcadia University was a sponsor of the e-Symposium. Arcadia’s Master of Science in Forensic Science (M.S.F.S.) is offered in partnership with the Fredric Rieders Family Renaissance Foundation (FRFRF) and in collaboration with National Medical Services (NMS), one of the nation’s premier forensic science laboratories. This alliance provides a source of adjunct instructors, a forensic library, invaluable links to the forensic science community, state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, as well as laboratory facilities in nearby Willow Grove, Pa.
Dr. Michael Dryer, Director of Arcadia’s Department of Medical Science and Community Health, home to the Physician Assistant and Public Health programs, recently completed all requirements for the Dr.P.H. in Health Policy at George Washington University.
Scott Rawlins, Associate Professor and Chair of the Art Department, was among the artists featured in Fort Washington’s new garden tour. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 4, “There will be an artist in every garden” in the June 11 "The Artist in the Garden" event. “At Leah and Herb Riband's old country estate on Sheaff Lane, a collection of mature trees is sure to capture the visitor's eye,” the Inquirer reported. “The artist in this garden will be Scott Rawlins, a professor and chairman of the art department at Arcadia University. Rawlins specializes in scientific illustration that includes botanical drawings. ‘Most of the things I do take hours and hours,’ he said about his work. But his task on the day of the tour will be more speedy: He will make field sketches with watercolor washes. ‘That way, I can talk to people and focus on what I am drawing," Rawlins said.”
Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, Associate Professor of Community Health, has been granted tenure status effective this spring.
Dr. Bette Goldstone, Professor of Education, and Dr. Philip McClure, Professor of Physical Therapy, have been promoted to full professor effective September 2006. Dr. Goldstone and Dr. Richard Wertime, Professor of English, have been granted Major Sabbaticals for the Spring 2007 semester.
Dr. Lauretta Bushar, Associate Professor of Biology, and Dr. Carol Oatis, Professor of Physical Therapy, were granted Major Sabbaticals for the full year 2006-07.
Dr. Louis Friedler, Professor and Chair of the Computer Science and Mathematics Department, has been granted a Major Sabbatical for the Fall 2006 semester.
Dr. Kraiwinee Bunyaratavej, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, has been granted a year’s non-paid leave of absence.
MAY
Deborah Fries was named Poet Laureate of Montgomery County in an event held at Arcadia and organized by Dr. Richard Wertime, Professor of English. The event featured a poetry reading by Pulitzer-prize winner Galway Kinnell. The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled Fries on May 21.
Dr. James Paradis, Adjunct Professor of History, was on hand for the celebration of Camp William Penn at the historic Wall House on Church Road, Cheltenham, on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer previewed Arcadia’s Black Male Symposium on Wednesday, May 10, with an interview with actor and author Hill Harper. “Harper stars on TV's highly rated CSI: NY; he has multiple stage and screen credits to his name; People Magazine picked him among its "Sexiest Men Alive" in 2004. And if all that ever fails, he has degrees from Brown University and Harvard Law School to fall back on,” the Inquirer reported. “Harper conceived his book as a way of doling out advice to young men, especially African American and Latino youth, who face daunting statistics that show a crisis. Letters, as well as the symposium, is part of the rash of responses to what many experts are calling the worsening plight of many young African American men.” Symposium co-chair Dr. Doreen E. Loury, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Act 101, told the Inquirer, "He's doing something that, long after the movies are gone, will last. We need more people putting out information like this."
Adjunct Professor Ilene Goldis, who teaches Introduction to Management at Arcadia, was awarded the 2006 Librarian of the Year award from state Sen. Connie Williams (D-17th) in her school district of Radnor Township, where she is one of two high-school librarians at the Mary Carter Media Center at Radnor High School, according to the Suburban and Wayne (Pa.) Times on April 20.
For Dr. Sandra M. Hordis, Visiting Assistant Professor of English, her interest in the language of medieval comedy has led to the compilation of her book, Medieval English Comedy (2006), published by Brepols Books. Her areas of interest include Arthurian literature, Anglo Saxon rhetoric, Geoffrey Chaucer, linguistics and medieval women writers such as Christine de Pizan and Marie de France. She currently coordinates Arcadia University's professional writing minor and teaches technical writing, Lewis and Tolkien, medieval literature, and composition.
Carol Loeffler, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, was invited to participate in an all-day workshop that will culminate in a year-long project called the Fabric of Philadelphia at Philadelphia University. Watch for more details in the Bulletin. She also is currently in an exhibition "Closeknit: History, Textile and Place" at the Coral Street Arts House in Philadelphia through the end of May. Loeffler will be participating in an invitational exhibition in Cincinnati, Ohio, this summer. And her work is part of juried exhibition at the Newark Art Alliance in Newark, Del., that traveled to the Biggs Art Museum in Wilmington, Del., this month to coincide with the Delaware Women's Conference.
On Tuesday, April 25, Robert H. Kieserman, M.B.A., Adjunct Professor of
Business/Healthcare Administration and Economics and Coordinator of the Healthcare Administration Program, presented the keynote workshop at the Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Library Trustee Association, which was part of the Annual Conference of the New Jersey Library Association, in Long Branch, New Jersey (April 24-26). The title of his workshop was “Charting the Future of Your Public Library.” The workshop focused on writing a strategic plan. Next month, he will complete the MLIS program at Rutgers University with a focus in library administration and management.
APRIL
Cristiane Carneiro, Associate Director of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, was invited to join the United Nations/IAUP Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace. On May 2, she will present her work with Arcadia’s IPCR program at the UN headquarters in New York as part of the Commission's spring meeting agenda.
Works on Paper, now on exhibit in the Arcadia University Art Gallery, was featured in the City Paper, Philadelphia Weekly, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The article, “Program confronts 'national scandal' of young black men in crisis,” ran Sunday, April 9, in the Philadelphia Inquirer and was picked up by numerous papers around the nation. “Charlene Wilson is afraid for young black men,” the story began. “The South Philadelphia funeral director has buried many of them…. Young men are ‘just dying for someone to show some interest in them,’ said Mister Mann Frisby, a Philadelphia track coach and author who will speak May 13 at Arcadia University. That symposium — ‘Holla Back … But Listen First’ — is named for Frisby’s 2005 book aimed at black male youths.”
Dr. Sharon M. Ravitch, Assistant Professor of Education, was interviewed last week by Michaela Majoun (NPR) with a colleague from Villanova about a research project they have conducted on women's lives. The project won the Leeway Foundation Grant for Collaborative Portraiture Project on Women’s Lives, 2004. Their project, Portrait of a Generation: Giving Voice to Silence, by Sharon M. Ravitch and Deborah Caiola,
tells the stories of 10 American women from diverse backgrounds born between 1933 and 1943. “These women made their life choices before feminism had had a noted impact on America’s mainstream. Sometime during their midlives the tethers loosened and women not much younger than themselves came of age with far more choices with respect to career and family. This book tells their stories in vivid and intimate detail, showing a side of these women not often seen or heard in our culture,” their introduction says. The project includes both narratives and portraits of the women. Watch for more information on their gallery opening May 5.
Larry Atkins, Adjunct Professor of Communications, published an article April 12 in the Philadelphia Daily News, “Can Katie Cut It? Sure She Can.” The article defended Katie Couric’s recent move from the Today Show on NBC to the CBS Evening News. Says Atkins, “Hopefully, this will pave the way for other women to hold such a position. While there have been hundreds of female news anchors on local television networks as well as female dual network news anchors such as Elizabeth Vargas and Barbara Walters, there has never been a female sole anchor on a network news program.” Atkins also recently published an Op-Ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer on Democrats and national security.
Alan Powell, Assistant Professor of Communications, has been lecturing about the Mexico spring break service trip. He addressed a graduate level class at Temple University about Art and Politics and lectured at the Plumbsteadville Grange about the trip. In the fall, he and Connie Coleman, Adjunct Professor of Communications, will be in Buffalo at a showcase for a documentary work called SqueakyWheel. In February and March, the two had a piece in a documentary called Terrorism by the TermiteTV Collective that was shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
An April 15 article in the Los Angeles Times quotes Thomas Brinker, Professor of Accounting. “Taxpayers who send a disabled child to a special school can also deduct that cost, said Thomas M. Brinker, professor of accounting at Arcadia University in Philadelphia. The deduction is extensive. It can cover meals, lodging, transportation, tutors, and therapeutic and behavioral support services, for example. But it falls under rules for unreimbursed medical expenses. That means taxpayers can deduct only the expenses that exceed 7.5% of their adjusted gross income.”
Dr. James Paradis, Adjunct Professor History, has been invited by the National Parks Service to speak to 150 Licensed Battlefield Guides at their annual training session in Gettysburg on Wednesday, April 19.
Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, Associate Professor and Director of Community Health, discussed “Hospital Breastfeeding Policies & Practices: A Comparison with the WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. She spoke to the Department of Population and Family Health Sciences on Feb. 13.
Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Assistant Professor of International Studies, presented “A Progress Report on Women’s Education in Post-Taliban Afghanistan,” on April 7 at the conference “Women, War and Learning” at the University of Toronto. “Since the overthrow of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, a new democratic government led by President Hamid Karzai has been installed, elections have been held, and women’s rights and freedoms have expanded. More girls’ schools have been built and operated, but not without facing major obstacles. Violence, insecurity, and crime have increased and in addition to suicide bombings, these events are ominous signs of the risk of Afghanistan spiraling into before-seen cycles of insecurity and militancy. The adversities arising from the new wave of violence affect the female population most acutely. Already, Afghan women are frightened to venture outside. Just as the education sector was making some progress, the current realities pose major impediments to post-conflict reconstruction and rebuilding. Still, many Afghan women and organizations are determined not to allow the country to regress towards the primitive, misogynist, fanatically militant environment they emerged from.” Her paper examines the progress and setbacks of the education of Afghan women since the end of the Taliban regime until the present, highlighting the struggles of Afghan women to gain and preserve their basic rights and freedoms, in particular the right to be educated.”
Bucks County Courier Times reporter Jazmyn Burton will travel to Bioko Island with Arcadia University next year in pursuit of her lineage on the island. Burton wanted to find her genetic roots during Black History Month, but her search, through African Ancestry Inc., became complicated when she found out she had genetic matches to “the Bubi of Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, the Mende, Temne and Limba people of Sierra Leone and the Bamileke of Cameroon.” In her article on Feb. 26, Burton wonders how she could have genetic matches in such a wide variety of places. While doing research on Bioko Island, she discovered that Arcadia University hosts a bio-preservation tour in Bioko every year and contacted Dr. Gail Hearn, Professor of Biology. Now Burton plans to travel with Hearn and Dr. Wayne Morra, Professor of Ecnomics, next year. Burton knows that this trip to discover her direct linage is only the start of her search.
Dr. Pradyumna S. Chauhan, Professor of English, guest edited the South Asian Review’s 2005 special issue V.S. Naipaul: His Ideas, Work and Art, a 427-page publication of the best global scholarship on Naipaul. The special Naipaul issue is winning good responses from Naipaul scholars. Recently, The Hindu, one of the three major metropolitan dailies of India has, departing from its tradition of not reviewing any journal publication, gone on to review this issue. Read the review at http://www.hindu.com/lr/2006/04/02/stories/2006040200130300.htm.
Dr. Chauhan also wrote the lead article, “South-Asian American Writers,” in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Multi-Ethnic American Literatures (Vol. IV, pp. 2077-89, 2005). He published a bio-critical essay on the contemporary Irish novelist and short-story writer Anthony Glavin in the Dictionary of Literary Biography (Vol. CCCIX, 2005). He presented a paper, “Vet Mehta: Autobiography and the Exile’s Return,” at the annual meeting of the Modern Language Association on Dec. 30 in Washington, D.C. He chaired MLA Session 112, “Naipaul and the Others,” on Dec. 28. He also chaired a session for the South Asian Literary Association on “Secularism and Fiction” on Dec. 26.
Scott Rawlins, Associate Professor and Chair of Fine Arts, will be teaching two illustration classes in June through the New York Botanical Garden. The first class is on silverpoint, a type of drawing used before the graphite pencil was developed. (See the Arcadia magazine next week for more about this process.) The second class is Color on Color, where “participants will use ‘traditional’ materials—watercolor, graphite, colored pencils—in conjunction with a variety of non-white backgrounds to create aesthetic effects for botanical subjects.” For more information, visit, www.nybg.org.
Dr. Kathleen K. Mangione, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, Dr. Rebecca Craik, Professor and Chair of Physical Therapy, Dr. Susan Tomlinson, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy,and Kerstin Palombaro, research assistant , were selected as the winners of the 2006 Chattanooga Research Award given by the American Physical Therapy Association for their article “Can Elderly Patients Who Have Had a Hip Fracture Perform Moderate-High Intensity Exercise at Home?” in the August 2005 issue of Physical Therapy. Mangione and the co-authors will receive the award during PT 2006: The Annual Conference and Exposition of the AOTA on June 23, in Orlando, Fla. The Chattanooga Research Award recognizes the best clinical research article published in Physical Therapy. The purpose of the award is to encourage the publication of outstanding physical therapy research articles.
MARCH
Arcadia’s Blackboard Applications Share the Spotlight – Arcadia received joint publicity about international education with Blackboard, a leading provider of technology to educational institutions and corporate and government agencies, at its 8th annual users conference, Bb World 2006. The March 2 news release, “Spanning the Globe With Blackboard” reported:
At Arcadia University, one of the top private institutions of higher learning on the East Coast, the Blackboard Academic Suite is used by freshmen who participate in the school's innovative and award-winning First Year Study Abroad Experience. The 50 students who travel to London and Scotland each fall use MyArcadia, the Blackboard campus portal extensively to access course materials, campus resources, and professors, and they use it to stay connected to what's happening at Arcadia's campus in Glenside, Pa. The students in Scotland take an online course using Blackboard software, taught by the faculty in London.
"Even though they spend their first college semester overseas, these freshmen are already integrated into the fabric of the stateside campus when they arrive in January, thanks to the virtual connections they have been making through MyArcadia. They've been using our library while they were overseas, seeing campus announcements and photos, e-mailing friends, and accessing services," says Param Bedi, CIO and Associate Vice President for Technology. The entire news release is available at http://www.marketwire.com/mw/iwprf?id=111685.
Dr. Joan Hulse Thompson, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Political Science, was interviewed by the Intelligencer on March 22 about the upcoming congressional race.
Larry Atkins, Adjunct Professor of Communications, has written three op-ed columns this month, one in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Jason McElwain, the autistic basketball player, and two in the Philadelphia Daily News. One was about Villanova in the NCAA Tournament, and the other op-ed was about defending liberal professors against the attacks being made by conservative pundit David Horowitz.
Dr. Doreen E. Loury, Director of the Gateway/Act 101 Program, was on the WURD morning radio show with Rotan Lee at 7 a.m. as part of a panel last week on “Facing Hard Realities: Street Terrorism.” The panel focused on the crisis of black male youth and violence and included State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, Sheilah Vance, and Patrick Oliver.
Param Bedi, Associate Vice President for Technology and CIO, and Erik Nelson, Director of Instructional Technology, presented “Arcadia's Next Generation Integration Challenges and Success Stories” at the Blackboard National Conference, held Feb. 28 through March 1. Their presentation highlighted the successful implementation of an institutional portal using the Blackboard Community System, including the use of strategic tools for learning communities, campus communication for students, faculty and staff, and connecting overseas operations and integrating study abroad experiences. Bedi also moderated a panel discussion on “Promoting Learning Communities with the Blackboard Community System.”
Victoria Katona, Director of Systems Integration, and Vijay Vasu, Systems Manager, will speak on SQL Server Reporting Services, SCT PowerCAMPUS, at the SungardSCT Conference, April 2–5. Their session will focus on creating reports using SQL Server Reporting Services. Arcadia has been using this product for a year and finds it to be very user friendly and cost effective compared to other reporting tools. Katona and Vasu will demonstrate the creation and publication of reports to the Web using SCT PowerCAMPUS version 5.2. They also will be comparing SQL reporting with Vista reports as well as Crystal reports and discussing the security in SQL reporting.
The Burlington County Times on March 12 wrote about Burlington Township grads Kevin Brown ’08 and Sterling Green ’08, who contributed to Arcadia's turnaround. “The Knights finished 16-11 and reached the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference semifinals. A year ago, Arcadia went 4-21. Brown, a 5-11 sophomore guard, was second on the team in scoring (10 per game), first in rebounding (4.6) and assists (92), and tied for first in steals (45). He had 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists in a 67-60 win over Neumann in the first round of the PAC playoffs. Green, a 6-3 soph guard, had a team-high 15 points in that game. For the season, he averaged 8.2 points and 3.9 rebounds. He was third on the team in assists (46).”
Dr. James Paradis, Adjunct Professor of History, will discuss "African Americans and the Gettysburg Campaign” during the 6th Regional Conference of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) National Symposium, which will be held in Carlisle, Pa., April 6-8. The conference theme is "Lest We Forget the United States Colored Troops from Pennsylvania.”
Cindy Kennedy Reedy, Adjunct Professor of Education, wrote “Don’t pick on me!” in the December issue of Parents Magazine. Watch for her on WCAU-TV Ch. 10 on April 11 on The 10! Show about “Getting Children to Study During Nice Weather.” She also appeared on Health Watch with Anita Brickman on WPVI-TV Ch. 6 in December.
Dr. Kraiwinee “Nok” Bunyaratavej, Assistant Professor of Business, along with E.D. Hahn and J.P. Doh, will present “International Offshoring of Services: A Parity Study” at the International Business Research Forum at Temple University on April 1.
Dr. Joan Hulse Thompson, Associate Professor and Co-chair of Political Science, was interviewed for an article, “Many state lawmakers run unopposed, despite pay raise,” in the Uniontown Herald-Standard on state legislators on March 10. Thompson said incumbents running unopposed speaks ill of Pennsylvania's state of democracy. "It means it's not a democratic system," she said. "If you don't have an opponent, you haven't been fully reelected."
Mike Hertel, Director of Career Development, delivered a presentation at the 30th Annual National Association of Developmental Education (NADE) Conference in Philadelphia on Feb. 16. The presentation, “Addressing the Needs of the Undecided Student,” was co-presented with Meghan Cruciani, Coordinator of Undergraduate Academic Advising at Marywood University.
Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, Associate Professor and Director of Community Health Programs in Arcadia’s Department of Medical Science and Community Health, was invited to present her research on breastfeeding policies and practices at John's Hopkins School of Public Health, Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, on Feb. 13. Her areas of research include: U.S. and international hospital breastfeeding policies, the impact of community health workers on empowerment in low-income pregnant women and mothers of young children, and health communication and information-seeking behaviors of long-term breast cancer survivors. Her publications include articles in Birth, The Journal of Human Lactation, The Journal of Community Psychology, Korean Journal of the Academy of Nursing, and Journal of the Osteopathic Medical Association. She is currently President-Elect of the Board of the Pennsylvania Public Health Association (PPHA).
Alex Otieno, Instructor in Sociology and the International Peace and Conflict Resolution program, published an article, “Overcoming Exclusion: An Integrated Approach to Development,” in Critical Half, the bi-annual journal of Women for Women International, Volume 3 Number 2 pp. 8-13. “Rooted in the discourse of social reform, ‘social exclusion’ is a compelling new area of research for scholars and advocates of gender equity and social development who seek to explore the causes of poverty,” writes Otieno. “It recognizes that the literal exclusion of a person from society because of a particular characteristic or affiliation is different from marginalization based on law, policy or cultural practices, such as the exclusion of women from political decision-making roles.” The entire article is available online at http://www.womenforwomen.org/documents/Final-Fall2005.pdf
Dr. Geoffrey Haywood, Associate Professor and Chair of History, and Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Assistant Professor and Director of the International Studies Program, will be attending the annual conference of the International Studies Association (ISA) March 21-25 in San Diego. Haywood is on a panel that will discuss integrating the study of foreign languages into the International Studies major.
FEBRUARY
Dr. James M. Paradis, Adjunct Professor of History, will speak at two different conferences on Saturday, Feb. 11. One is the Cheltenham/LaMott conference meeting, held at Temple Tyler Campus from 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., where he will speak on the 6th Regiment of the United States Colored Infantry. The second panel is part of Temple University’s Conference from 3-4 p.m. at Temple’s Main campus, where he will speak on the role of African Americans in the Gettysburg campaign.
“One of the key hole punchers in the (Cuban) embargo is a local lady by the name of Pamela Ann Martin,” wrote the Philadelphia Public Record on Feb. 2. “The 54-year old is legally registered by the federal government to do what she is doing,” adds the Record. Martin, whose husband is Cuban, earned her M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution as part of her “ambition to put an end to the Cuban embargo.” Her current trade mission involves medical supplies.
Study Abroad Gets Boost at SUNY – The Ticket, the student paper/Web at The City University of New York, on Feb. 27 led off the article, “Another chance to study the world,” with an interview about why Arcadia University was featured prominently in a study abroad fair in New York: “Representatives from most of the CUNY and SUNY schools and from Arcadia University chatted with students during club hours about learning away from home. The representatives seemed excited to share their knowledge with students, and stressed that time spent in another country is something everyone should do. Richard Mitten, director at the Weissman Center for International Business, said students should come to his office as early a freshman year to begin planning, so that they can graduate on time. At first glance, Arcadia did not seem to fit in, but Mitten rebuffed that idea. He said that his priority is exposing Baruch students to low cost and academically stimulating programs, and Arcadia had both. Kristin Weisenhetler, the representative from Arcadia, agreed. According to her, the University’s programs are accessible because of federal financial aid and in-house scholarships.”
Dr. Rebecca Craik, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, was noted in the Intelligencer on Feb. 3 in her new role as editor for a peer reviewed journal—Physical Therapy: Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dan Arkans, ’94, wrote the article, “A Crystal Ball for Max” for a recent edition of the Lansdale, Pa. Reporter. A former sports editor at Arcadia, Arkans mentioned the Senior Male Athlete of theYear award that he campaigned for and won from his alma mater. In edition to the Reporter, Arkans has also written stories for the Pocono Record.
Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Assistant Professor of International Studies, moderated a panel discussion on “Women in Islam” on Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Wilma Theatre. Her participation was noted in the Feb. 4 Philadelphia Inquirer.
Dr. Leif Gustavson, Assistant Professor of Education, received kudos in a blog last month from a family he met years ago in a birthing class, then reconnected with at a Mt. Airy Schools Committee event. “For the past three years, Henry (Elementary School) has benefited from Arcadia education students contributing as student teachers, volunteers, and project-students in our classrooms,” the writer noted. “Our son participated in a creative project with Arcadia students last fall. He came home talking about the math and language challenges the Arcadia ‘teachers’ presented, and how great these teachers were…. When the project finished at the end of the fall semester, he brought home a journal filled with impressive illustrations and stories.” The education project was featured in the winter edition of Arcadia’s alumni magazine.
The Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) on Feb. 19 noted that Arcadia is one of five universities to earn the Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization.
Elizabeth Rihl-Lewinsky, assistant VP for Enrollment Management was quoted in the article, “Special Accounts Can Help You Finance Your Grandkids’ College Education” for the January issue of the senior citizen magazine, Milestones. The article discussed the advantages seniors have opening 529 plans, a tool to help families save for college. A member of the Independent 529 plan, Arcadia is one of a number of private colleges that allow account holders to pre-pay tuition, protecting the account from tuition inflation. As Rihl-Lewinsky says, “The 529 can be a win-win for families.”
Pamela Ray ’89, director of the Early Childhood Studies Program at St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas, was recently named to the 2005 San Antonio Business Journal “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of San Antonio.” The Business Journal honors 40 women and men under the age of 40 who are considered to be the rising stars of San Antonio. Some of the honorees are involved in community service, while others are leading organizations that impact the city's economy by improving education, access to health care, technology and/or job opportunities.
JANUARY
Lawrence Presley, Director of Forensic Science, was interviewed on Jan. 2 for CN8 TV’s “It’s Your Call” with Lynn Doyle. The topic was the Jon Bennet Ramsey case and a panel discussion of what remains to be done.
A news analysis article on Voice of America’s Web site, www.newsvoa.com, “Optimism Grows in the Arab World,” quoted Dr. Hayat Alvi-Aziz, Assistant Professor of International Studies on Jan. 2. Alvi-Aziz countered that progress is slow and that most Arabs’ political freedoms and economic standards fall far short of what is needed for real optimism. The article also was copied on other Web sites, including www.mensnewsdaily.com.
Arcadia Theatre Adjunct Professor Ian Rose was featured in the article ‘Sword Play’ in the South Philly Review. The article talked about Rose’s skill in weaponry as well as his work as a stage combat teacher and his creation of Arcadia’s Stage Combat Boot Camp. Rose is certified to direct stage fight scenes by the Society of American Fight Directors and Fight Directors Canada. “The challenge is to make it look dangerous while keeping it absolutely safe,” he told the reporter. In addition to directing, Rose also performs. He notes a sword fight against Shakespeare’s “Richard III” several years ago in which he had to dodge the other actor’s wrong move. For more information, visit his Web site at www.ianrosefights.com.
Thomas M. Brinker Jr., Professor of Business, cowrote the article “Vacation Home Rentals and their Rules for Expense Deductibility” for the January 2006 edition of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals. “As the ownership of vacation homes increases, the importance of careful tax planning for ownership also increases,” the article notes.
Arcadia’s Center for Education Abroad (CEA) was mentioned in the article “Smart Ways to Study Abroad" in the Your Money section of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance February 2006 magazine. The article featured Jonathan Jackson, a junior at Rice University, who just spent a semester in New Zealand through the CEA. The article talked about ways to plan and prepare for study abroad including financial aid, using a cell phone and managing money. For more information on the CEA’s many study abroad programs, visit www.arcadia.edu/cea.
The Arcadia University name change was once again cited in an article depicting the dropping of the word “Dummer” from the 242-year-old boarding school, Governor Dummer Academy. The posting, originally seen on CBS4-TV in Boston, mentioned the doubling of Arcadia applications since the name change four years ago.
Dr. Mark P. Curchack, Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, has been elected as the first chair of the board of PACE, the Philadelphia Area Consortium for Education, a 27 college and museum consortium intending to raise funds in support of projects for improvement in the Philadelphia School District. He also has just been elected to the board of Orchestra 2001, a Philadelphia-based organization promoting and performing new (classical) music, especially the works of American and Philadelphia composers. And he is a member of the national nominating committee of the Society for College and University Planners.
To hear Dr. Gail Hearn, Professor of Biology, interviewed for the NPR radio program “The World,” which aired on Jan. 6, click on www.theworld.org/heardonair/index.shtml. Hearn and Dr. Wayne Morra, Associate Professor of Economics, discuss their efforts to preserve wildlife on Bioko Island.
Larry Atkins, Adjunct Professor of Communications, held a book signing and writing workshop at the Willow Grove Barnes & Noble on Jan. 12. Atkins, one of the nation’s leading Op-Ed writers, recently published his book, Larry the Liberal Lawyer Lashes Out, a collection of over 70 of his best pieces. Atkins’ workshop was mentioned in a recent article in the Valley Item.
Brother Robert Peach was featured in the article, ”Becoming a Christian Brother” for the Catholic Review in Baltimore, Md. Peach, who is currently working on his master’s degree in English literature at Arcadia, entered into the Christian Brothers at an October ceremony in Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Van Osten, a senior at Council Rock High School South, won a $1,000 renewable scholarship from Arcadia University in an essay contest that asked her to pick three items to describe her culture in an essay. She was mentioned in the Bucks County Courier Times on Jan. 23.
A Northeast Times article on Jan. 26, “Making the Grade," talked about the Philadelphia School District’s efforts to help high school students get ready for college and the application process. The article quotes Archbishop Ryan senior Morgan Long, who applied to three colleges but has decided to attend Arcadia University. The article notes that more and more of the state’s youth are headed to college. “In Pennsylvania’s colleges and universities, freshmen enrollment in 2003 jumped from 473,464 in 1994 to 534,215.”
The Loudoun Times-Mirror (Leesburg, Va.) on Jan. 17 noted that “Eleni Grove of Middleburg, is spending the semester studying through Arcadia University’s Center for Education Abroad in Athens, Greece.” Grove is a junior at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
The Southhampton Press’ Moriches Bay column on Jan. 5 noted that Michaela Kerr ’09 “completed her first semester at Arcadia University studying abroad in London” and an exchange student from Indonesia, Chatrine Siswoyo ’09, “also successfully completed her first semester at Arcadia University.”
Dr. Sharon Ravitch, Assistant Professor of Education, discussed diversity in schools in an article called “Teaching diversity: Where little exists” in the Jan. 15 edition of the Intelligencer. The article addressed the lack of diversity among teachers and students in Bucks County schools. Most of the nation’s teachers are white, middle class women “socialized and educated … in monocultural and Eurocentric school spaces,” Ravitch told the reporter. “Unless you’re getting these educators to critically reflect on their own hard-wired views on these marginalized groups, then it’s going to fall short.”
Dr. Kraiwinee Bunyaratavej, Assistant Professor of Business, co-wrote with E.D. Hahn “An Integrative Approach to Measuring Economic Convergence: The Case of the European Union” in the Global Economy Journal, (2005, Vol. 5, Issue 2). She also presented “Economic Convergence: Lessons from the Euro” at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations in Boston from Jan. 6-8. Two additional conference presentations in 2005 dealt with outsourcing: “Services Offshoring: A Transnational Perspective” presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute in San Francisco in November and “Offshore Outsourcing: An Efficiency Perspective on Six Emerging Markets” presented at the Academy of International Business Annual Meeting in Québec City, Canada, in July.
