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Dean Olson cordially invites all faculty, emeritus faculty, staff, students, administrators, and friends to join him in a welcoming ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, Class of 2006. The reception will take place on Friday, February 17 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the Founder’s Suite of the Bone Student Center and is free and open to the public. “Eleven members of the Arts and Sciences community will be receiving one of the highest honors the College can bestow—induction into our Hall of Fame,” said Dean Olson. “This welcoming reception provides an opportunity for those who may have known one or more of our inductees to congratulate them on this achievement.”
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| Research Grant Recipients | The College is pleased to announce that over 50 of its faculty members received University Research Grants (URGs) for 2007. These grants foster research and creative efforts across the College, stimulate the development and submission of external grant proposals, and support the development of research and creative programs of new faculty members. The URG program includes four grant programs: New Faculty Initiative Grant, Pre-tenure Faculty Initiative Grant, Summer Faculty Fellowship, and the Faculty Research Award.These programs were designed to work in an incremental and complementary way to support diverse research and creative program development at different stages of faculty careers.
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| Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski | Dr. Krzysztof Ostaszewski’s 1995 coauthored paper, “Fuzzy Techniques of Pattern Recognition in Risk and Claim Classification,” has been identified as the third most cited article in the Journal of Risk and Insurance, generally considered to be the leading journal worldwide in this area. Dr. Ostaszewski’s article was identified by Professors L.L. Colquitt, W. Ferguson, and D. Sommer in their presented paper “An Analysis of Risk, Insurance, and Actuarial Research: Citations from 2001-2005,” at the 2006 meeting of the Western Risk and Insurance Association in Santa Barbara CA.This analysis included an investigation all historical citations for the Journal of Risk and Insurance in this area. “Professor Ostaszewski's article is groundbreaking as it introduces an important and innovative technique into an area in which it had not been used before,” notes George Seelinger, Chair of the Mathematics Department. “When one writes a paper like this it is gratifying to see others build upon your work, and I am glad to see this happen to Dr. Ostaszewski.”
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Flame Statue outside
Stevenson Hall | The College of Arts and Sciences will be holding its annual budget hearings on Friday, February 17 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. in Stevenson 401. At the hearings, each department, school, and unit with a budget in the College will present its recent accomplishments, strategic planning objectives, and budget requests as they relate to the College’s strategic plan. The hearings are open to the public. The schedule of presentations is listed below.
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| Dr. Nancy Tolson | In 1993, author Toni Morrison opened her Nobel Lecture with the following statement: “Narrative has never been merely entertainment for me. It is, I believe, one of the principal ways in which we absorb knowledge.” Morrison’s statement about the power and importance of narrative—of story—is embodied in the life and work of Nancy Tolson, Associate Professor of English and Women’s Studies Program Affiliated Faculty. Narrative—story and storytelling—is serious, important work for Tolson. A member of the American Folklore Society, the International Reading Association, the Langston Hughes Society, and other organizations, Tolson’s commitment and investment in the telling of stories and storytelling is evident in the courses that she designs and teaches for the Department of English and the Women’s Studies Program, her scholarly research, and her engaging and active demeanor. “Books that represent people of color and that are written and illustrated by people of color are not just for black children,” said Tolson. “The whole world is much more colorful than what is shown on the usual sales display in the library or bookstore. It is important that everyone—especially children and teachers of all colors—have exposure to these stories and books. So many beautiful things in the world are not white.”
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