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Dr. Byron Heidenreich gives
Dean Olson and Trustee Kasten
a tour of his lab | On Tuesday, March 29, Carl Kasten, Chair of the Board of Trustees, visited the College of Arts and Sciences as a part of the Trustee-in-Residence Program. Under this program, Trustees spend a half-day visiting one College on campus each semester to educate themselves on various programs within the College. Trustees rotate their visits so that they visit each College every few years. For this year’s visit, Kasten visited the Planetarium, the Neuroscience Research Laboratories, the WGLT Radio Station, and had lunch with this year’s teaching and research award winners. “The College was honored to have Trustee Kasten visit us this week,” said Dean Olson. “His graciousness and generosity really impressed the faculty, staff, and students. He shared his memories as a student at ISU in the 1960s and he took the time to talk with every student he met during the visit—something they will probably never forget.”
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The College is pleased to announce an initiative assisting faculty to secure external funding. Through the Research Grant Writing Support Initiative, faculty who have not yet secured external funding can obtain feedback on grant and fellowship proposals from an experienced colleague with a proven track record of success in obtaining external funding. This initiative was developed by Administrative Fellow Epa Rosa based on suggestions from participants in the College’s Pretenure Faculty Mentoring Program. “This is an attempt to provide another option to those faculty who would like to obtain external funding but have less experience with the process,” explained Associate Dean Sam Catanzaro. “Because the first grant is usually the hardest one to get, we hope to help increase newer applicants’ chances of success by providing feedback from seasoned veterans on the art of grant and fellowship writing. Epa did a great job of integrating the suggestions we received from mentoring program participants into a workable system.”
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| Ewing Manor | On Friday, April 1, members of the English and Communication departments met during the English department's annual organized Ewing Symposium to discuss changes being made to general education. This year’s Symposium, “Emerging Practices: Rhetoric, Critical Inquiry, and the First-Year Experience,” focused on how key components of Foundations of Inquiry (FOI) will be integrated into ENG 101 and COM 110. These courses will be significantly redesigned for the fall to form a more unified sequence and will be retitled “Composition and Critical Inquiry” and “Communication and Critical Inquiry.” The symposium featured presentations geared toward developing classroom and theoretical approaches to facilitate the transition and enhance critical thinking and information literacy in the first in the first-year classes. “FOI was an important commitment for this institution,” explained Associate Dean Jonathan Rosenthal. “I believe that the transition team captured its key academic components in a year-long sequence of courses that is unique in the state if not the nation. The work undertaken at the symposium is indicative of the ongoing efforts to improve General Education and the first-year experience for our students.”
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| Dr. Robert Broad | Dr. Robert Broad, Associate Professor of English, has been selected as a finalist for the 2005 National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ (NSCS) Faculty of the Year Award, which is the nation’s only student-nominated university faculty recognition program. The winner will be formally recognized in July at the NSCS National Leadership Summit in Denver,where he or she will be awarded a $1,000 personal stipend, along with a $5,000 donation to a general scholarship fund at his or her university. “Dr. Broad’s teaching has already been recognized as extraordinary by his peers through such awards as the University’s Teaching Initiative and the College’s Outstanding Teacher,” said Dean Olson. “Through this nomination, students have confirmed that Dr. Broad’s teaching is truly exceptional.”
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WGLT has been recognized by both the Illinois Associated Press (AP) and the Radio and Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) for excellence in 2004. The RTNDA awarded WGLT two prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in Electronic Journalism. Last week, the AP also awarded the WGLT News Room nearly a third of all awards given to downstate radio stations, including its most prestigious award, the Best Reporter, and Best News Writer to Charlie Schlenker. "The wide range of accomplishments shows the breadth and solidity of WGLT reporters," said General Manager Bruce Bergethon. "GLT listeners and the Bloomington, Normal, and Peoria communities are fortunate to have a resource providing in-depth information presented in a thoughtuful manner."
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| Dr. James E. Payne | At the 32nd annual conference of the Academy of Economics and Finance, Professor James E. Payne, Chair of the Department of Economics, was selected as a Research Fellow of the Academy. The Research Fellow Award recognizes lifetime achievement in scholarship. Professor Payne has published 100 refereed journal articles as well as numerous book chapters, conference proceedings, book reviews, and practitioner articles. Last year, he also received international recognition for his scholarly contributions, making the list of the Top 400 most prolific economists in the world from 1990-2000. “Dr. Payne’s accomplishments are extraordinary,” said Dean Olson. “He is one of those rare individuals who can keep up with the day-to-day workload of an administrator and also continue to thrive in his scholarly endeavors.”
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