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Glenn Reeder
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Distinguished Professor of Psychology Glenn D. Reeder will deliver his distinguished professorship lecture, titled “Judging People Who Disagree with Us: Biased Mindreading?” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2 in the Prairie Room at the Bone Student Center. His talk will explore some of the cognitive and motivational factors that lead us to “see” motives in others. “Glenn Reeder is an insightful psychologist and a terrific colleague,” said Dr. Sam Catanzaro, Professor of Psychology and Executive Associate Dean. “His work has provided important insights into how people think about and act toward each other. His career has been truly distinguished, and he is fully deserving of this honor.”
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Laura Vogel, Linda Clemmons, and Joseph Zompetti
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The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of its 2009 Outstanding Teaching Awards. This year’s recipients are Laura Vogel, (Biological Sciences); Linda Clemmons, (History); and Joseph Zompetti, (Communication). “The recipients of this year’s Outstanding Teaching Awards are exceptionally gifted teachers,” said Associate Dean Sally Parry. “Their hard work and commitment to teaching has provided their students with an excellent educational experience.”
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Dr. Bob Broad, Professor of English, recently published Organic Writing Assessment: Dynamic Criteria Mapping in Action (Utah State University Press) with co-authors Linda Adler-Kassner, Barry Alford, Jane Detweiler, Heidi Estrem, Susanmarie Harrington, Maureen McBride, Eric Stalions, and Scott Weeden. The book, which focuses on dynamic criteria mapping (DCM) in writing assessment practice, is preceded by a 2003 volume by Broad titled What We Really Value: Beyond Rubrics in Teaching and Assessing Writing.
“Organic Writing Assessment: Dynamic Criteria Mapping in Action presents case studies of how faculty and administrators at five different institutions put to use a new approach to writing assessment about which I wrote in my 2003 book, What We Really Value: Beyond Rubrics in Teaching and Assessing Writing,” said Broad. “A unique hybrid between a co-authored volume and an edited collection of chapters, the new book demonstrates how dynamic criteria mapping fosters professional listening and community among faculty, makes assessment more valid and accessible to students, and proves the value of home-grown evaluative inquiry.”
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The Royal Institution in London, England
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Dr. Dan Everett, Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, delivered a lecture at the Royal Institution in London on November 10 titled “Cognitive Fire: Language as a Cultural Tool," based on the research in progress for his new book to appear in 2011 from Pantheon Books. The Royal Institution is a 200 year old center for science, and speaking there is a very rare privilege. His talk examined the basic components of communication, the origin and nature of the universal human desire to interact with other humans, and how proto-language could have begun without the capacity to make speech sounds as we know them today. The address was given in the Michael Faraday Theatre, where Faraday and many other British scientists have lectured over the past two centuries.
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2009 White Coat Recipients
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The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders held its second white coat ceremony as part of the Department’s Family Weekend activities (November 6-8). The white coat ceremony marks Au.D. students' accomplishments and entry into the hearing healthcare profession. The symbol of the white coat has been present in the medical community for well over a hundred years. Signifying the successful transition of each individual from student to professional, the white coat brings with it the responsibility of holding the welfare of the client first and foremost. White coat recipients, family, and friends were welcomed and congratulated by President Bowman, Department Chair Dr. Joseph Smaldino, organizer Dr. Suzanne Kimball, and other Audiology faculty.
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| Justin Thompson, Jake Diliberto, Rick Reyes, Devon Read, and Brock McIntosh |
Two current ISU student veterans, Justin Thompson and Brock McIntosh, along with College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Jacob Diliberto, traveled to Washington, D.C. the first week in November to speak to elected officials about President Obama's pending decision on Afghanistan. The three were accompanied by Malalai Joya, Afghan parliamentary member, to speak out against any further troop escalation in Afghanistan. The group met with Congressional and Senate members on Capitol Hill, as well as with State Department officials. They also received an invitation to meet in the White House to express their reservations about the logic behind increasing U.S. troop presence in the country. They conveyed their message—based upon their experiences as combat infantry veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan—that troop escalation may destabilize the region further.
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| Eric Hoss |
School of Communication alumnus Eric C. Hoss ’87, MBA ’90 has published Removing Doubt in an Interview (Xlibris Corporation). The book is a guide for job seekers that helps remove doubt in the eyes of a potential employer during an interview. Hoss highlights reasons why interviewees often dread interviews and what to do to be fully prepared for an interview. While at ISU, he was the Editor-in-Chief at the Daily Vidette and President of the MBA Association, served two terms as Academic Senator, participated in Pep and Marching Bands and Red Tassel Mortar Board Society, and was a member of ISU Honors Program. Hoss is the Director of Financial Services at State Farm Insurance Corporate Headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois. He also lives in Bloomington with his wife Theresa Hoss, who is also an ISU alumna, and their two children, Chris and Daniel.
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| Joyce R. Walker |
Joyce R. Walker joins the ISU faculty as a new associate professor of English. She will also serve as Director of the Writing Program. Walker received her doctorate in English with a specialization in writing studies from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She also holds an MA in English Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, as well as a BA in speech communication from SIUC. Prior to coming to ISU, Walker was an assistant professor at Western Michigan University and at the University of South Florida. Her article, “Narratives in the Database: Memorializng September 11th Online,” published in Computers & Composition in 2007, won the 2008 Elllen Nold award for best article from Computers & Composition, and her collaborative article with James Purdy, “Digital Breadcrumbs: Case Studies for Research Practices Online,” published in 2007 in the online journal Kairos won the Kairos best webtext award for 2008.
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November 19 – Department of Physics Colloquium, Dr. Epaminondas Rosa, Jr., ISU, "Alternating Synchronous Processes," 210 Moulton Hall, 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
November 20 – Informal Physics Seminar Series, Dr. William Hunter, “Activities at CeMaST,” 309 Moulton Hall, 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.
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