The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the recipients of the Women and Minority Artists and Scholars Lecture Series Grants for 2007-2008. The fund, as in past years, provides up to $500 to supplement departmental or college funds in support of selected events and visits. The purpose of the program is to increase the diversity of perspectives and creative expression available on campus and to increase the number of women and minority role models for our students.

 

The following are the applicants, speakers, and topics for 2007-2008:

• Katrin Anacker, Research Assistant Professor (Metropolitan Institute): Richard E. Martinez, Assistant Professor of Chicano Studies, University of Minnesota, Immigration and American Cities: Opportunities and Challenges, March 26, 2008
• Lori Blanc, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Biological Sciences): Temple Grandin, Associate Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University, Animal Behavior/Animal Handling Systems, Autism, March 20 - 21
• Jacqueline Bixler, Alumni Distinguished Professor (Foreign Languages & Literatures): Migdalia Cruz, Dramaturg, Independent Playwright, Telling Tales, March 28, 2008

• Carol Brandt, Assistant Professor (Education): Julie Gustafson, Artist-in-Residence, University of New Orleans, DESIRE: The Teenage Girls Documentary Project , November 15-16, 2007
• Mary Connerly, Associate Professor (Management): James Wimbush, Dean of Graduate School, Indiana University, Personal Journey to the Ph.D./Leadership, March 27, 2008
• Carolyn Copenheaver, Associate Professor (Forestry): Mary Arthur, Professor of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Nutrient Cycling in Southern Appalachian Forests, November 2, 2007

• Tracy Cowden, Assistant Professor (Music): Lisa Keiter-Brotzman, Associate Professor and Chair of Music Department, Mary Baldwin College, Concert: Music and Women Composers, March 19, 2008

• Jean Elliott, Communications Manager (University Relations) and Ken Belcher, Associate Director (Residential Programs): Daniel Karslake, Film Director, PBS Director for “In the Life,” For the Bible Tells Me So, November 29, 2007

• Aileen Murphy, Assistant Director (Creative Writing): Visiting Writers Series, Ongoing

• Robert Murray, President of the History Graduate Student Association (History): Dr. Thomas Sugrue, Professor of History and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Examining the Socio Economic Impact and Implications of Mexican Immigration, April 11, 2008

• Marie Paretti, Maura Borrego, and Lisa McNair, Assistant Professors (Engineering Education): Veronica M. Boix Mansilla, Research Associate, Harvard University, Quality Interdisciplinary Learning: Preparing Students for Our Contemporary World, Spring 2008

• Pardha Pyla, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Computer Science): Caitlin Kelleher, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Computer Science and Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University/ Claris Castillo, PhD Student in Computer Science, North Carolina State University, Scholars of the Future, TBA

• Paula Marie Seniors, Post-Doctoral Fellow (Africana Studies/Sociology): Verna Hampton, Artist and Educator, Henry Street Settlement, Sister F.M. Diva: Performance piece that addresses the issues of racism, sexism, education, TBA

• Brett Shadle, Assistant Professor (History) and P.S. Polanah, Assistant Professor (Africana Studies): Calvin White, Jr., Assistant Professor of History, University of Arkansas, Pentecostalism in the United States and Africa, February 2008

• Janell Watson, Associate Professor (Foreign Languages & Literatures): French and Francophone Film Festival featuring women and ethnic/cultural minority filmmakers, January 26 - February 23, 2008