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Volume 3, Issue 16: December 11, 2006
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Dr. Ron Fortune and
Dr. Paul Garris | The College of Arts and Sciences has announced Dr. Paul Garris, Professor of Neurobiology and Physiology, and Dr. Ron Fortune, Professor of English, as the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 Lecturers. The Arts and Sciences Lecture Series was established by action of the Arts and Sciences Council in 1968 to honor faculty members whose scholarly contributions are particularly noteworthy and to provide a more general audience for faculty research that is too often known only to disciplinary colleagues. “Being designated an Arts and Sciences Lecturer is one of the highest faculty awards in the College,” said Dean Olson. “I congratulate Professors Garris and Fortune on receiving this prestigious honor and look forward to attending what I know will be insightful, entertaining lectures.”
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Members of College Staff Welcome Guests | The College of Arts and Sciences will host its annual holiday party on Friday, December 15, 2006, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the College Office suite, located in 141 Stevenson Hall. Food, drink, and an abundance of sweets and other snacks will be provided. The College holiday party has long been an ISU tradition and is a favorite of many in the entire ISU community. "This is my favorite time of year," said Sandi Krumtinger, the College's budget officer. "The College party takes many hours of careful planning and preparation by a number of people, and we're happy to serve the ISU community." All are invited to come and celebrate the holiday season with the College family!
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Dr. Craig McLauchlan | Dr. Craig McLauchlan, Department of Chemistry, is the Chemistry Department’s most recent recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. These awards provide approximately half a million dollars to each recipient for research and the development of educational programs. McLauchlan is not the first Department of Chemistry faculty member to receive this award. Dr. Lisa Szczepura and Dr. Gregory Ferrence have also been recipients of the prestigious award. Dr. Craig Gatto, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has also won a CAREER award. “We are all very proud of Dr. McLauchlan,” said Dr. Clifford Dykstra, Chair of the Department of Chemistry. “He continues a proud tradition of excellence in our department.” McLauchlan’s grant will provide for research of vanadium coordination complexes and create educational programs to present the research. There are two parts to the research: the first is based on oxidizing petroleum-based feedstocks to create useful chemicals, and the second focuses on using vanadium complexes to help treat Type 2 Diabetes.
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School Closure Grant Team
| Illinois State University’s Stevenson Center has received a half-million dollar federal grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help communities understand and plan for the impact of school closures. More than 1,500 Illinois schools have closed in the past 35 years. Often the schools are in rural areas, leading to an economic downturn for the affected communities. The study will look at what trends predict rural school closure and what impact closures have on local economies, educational systems, and population trends. The study will also investigate the circumstances of a closure or consolidation trends that lead to local population growth, economic gains, and educational benefits. “Tightening budgets, declining populations, and an emphasis on efficiency has forced school districts to consolidate and close schools,” said Frank Beck, Director of the Stevenson Center. “The closures affect students, school officials, families, and communities. It is important, therefore, to document the ways in which schools act as economic engines within their communities.”
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Griffin Hammond | Mass Communication major and TV-10 student Griffin Hammond has won $1,000 in an online video competition hosted by NBC. The network is planning to launch a new reality series entitled, “It’s Your Show,” in which amateur videographers will compete to win video challenges. For each challenge, users from around the world upload videos, and producers choose the top twenty as finalists. Then site visitors vote for their favorite, and the most popular wins $1,000. “It’s Your Show” Challenge 20, “Movie Trailer Mania,” intrigued Hammond, who found time during his busy school week to write, shoot, and edit a short video. Hammond’s trailer, entitled “1000,” is about a poor college student who discovers an online video contest and a chance to win $1,000. The video takes a dramatic turn when talk of money comes between the main character and those he loves.
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Volume 3, Issue 16: December 11, 2006
This is the final issue of CASNews for 2006. In 2006, CASNews was honored to report nearly 200 stories reflecting positive achievements of College faculty, staff, students, and alumni. We look foward to continuing coverage of College success and events next year. Publication of the newsletter will resume on Monday, January 22, 2007.
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