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| Students on a dig in Ireland | Illinois State University is sponsoring the only rural Ireland archaeology project of its kind in the world. Initiated in 1994 and conducted as an archaeological field school through the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the Rural Ireland Lifeways project involves the excavation of sites in rural Ireland. The project continues to attract strong public interest and financial support from the Irish government.
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| Dr. Lynn Worsham | Illinois State University has acquired one of the premier peer-reviewed journals in the discipline of Rhetoric and Composition: JAC. Established in 1980, JAC has published cutting-edge scholarship for 24 years. In 2000, the Council of Editors of Learned Journals awarded JAC with the prestigious international Phoenix Award for “Significant Editorial Achievement.” JAC publishes theoretical articles, essays, and reviews on a wide range of topics related to culture, discourse, and rhetoric.
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Matthew Kiesewetter with
collaborators Drs. Richard Reiter
and Cheryl Stevenson | Chemistry senior Matthew K. Kiesewetter collaborated with Emeritus Professor Richard C. Reiter and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Cheryl D. Stevenson to break ground in the research on triphenylene, one of the most theoretically important compounds in organic chemistry. The group's research was published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society—the most cited journal in chemistry—and was honored by Science magazine with the "Editor's Choice" designation in chemistry.
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The Flame Statue in front
of Stevenson Hall | The College launched its new Faculty Mentoring Program this week, announcing that the first monthly meeting is scheduled for September 24 from 3:30 to 5:00 in the Bone Center’s Third West Lounge. The program is meant to support the College’s untenured tenure-track faculty by providing information and skills that will help them succeed.
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A software gift valued at almost $275,000 will have a significant impact on teaching, learning, and research and make students better prepared for the job market, according to Department of Geography-Geology Chairperson David Malone. Seismic Micro-Technology Inc. donated the software package that allows users to explore below ground from a computer. The information can be used to make judgments about aquifers and groundwater resource management. The value of this software is signficant, both in monetary terms and in terms of what it will allow faculty and students to do. "Cultivating and maintaining partnerships with respected companies like Seismic Micro-Technology helps Illinois State's College of Arts and Sciences recruit motivated and academically talented students to our University," said Dean Gary Olson.
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Bill Waters, project manager,
shows Schroeder Hall renovations
to Dean Olson | Schroeder Hall renovations continue to proceed ahead of schedule, which means many faculty will be moving into their new offices in the east wing of Schroeder in December 2004—six months ahead of schedule. Faculty and staff from the departments of History, Politics and Government, and Sociology-Anthropology, as well as the Schroeder Hall Academic Computing Unit, have been in temporary quarters in Milner Library during the renovation process. Classes are scheduled to be held in the newly renovated spaces in the Spring of 2005.
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