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Julie Driver, Beverly Beyer, and Frank Beck
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Ms. Julie Driver of the Peace Corps Fellows/USA Program visited Illinois State University’s Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development on Wednesday, September 10 to assess the progress of the Peace Corps program sponsored by the Center. Every two years, officials from the Peace Corps offices in Washington, D.C. visit Fellows programs across the country. The local program, one of the first in community and economic development, educates Applied Economics, Political Science, and Sociology students as it simultaneously provides service to governments (such as the Town of Normal) and community agencies (such as the Economic Development Council of the Bloomington-Normal Area and McLean County Community Compact/University of Illinois Extension) through graduate assistants and interns. While here, Ms. Driver met with students, faculty, community agencies, and ISU administration.
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Senator Orrin Hatch and Professor Robert Bradley
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Professor Robert C. Bradley of the Department of Politics and Government recently co-hosted two live talk shows from the Democratic and Republican national conventions in Denver and Minneapolis-St. Paul, respectively. The shows were broadcast on WJBC-AM, a local radio station. Bradley’s main responsibility as co-host was to provide political analysis of the events that transpired at each of the conventions. Bradley also conducted interviews of political figures known locally, such as State Representative Dan Brady and State Senator Dan Rutherford; state public figures, such as Governor Blagojevich and State Senate Majority Leader Debbie Halvorson; and national figures, such as U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, and former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert. Click Read More for More Photos.
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Johanna Haas, Dawn Heckmann and Phil Ferguson
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Nicholas D. Kristof, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, has posted an ISU Professor’s commentary on his “On The Ground” editorial blog. Professor Johanna Haas, a political and environmental geographer in the Department of Geography-Geology, spent part of last summer in Alaska doing fieldwork on issues related to the development of coal resources. After the unexpected nomination of Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate, Haas participated in a discussion on a Geography listserv, where she provided her thoughts about Governor Palin in the context of geographic theory and her experiences in the nominee’s home state. Kristof followed the discussion and contacted Haas to ask if he could publish her commentary in its entirety.
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Ali Riaz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, recently published Faithful Education: Madrassahs in South Asia. The book traces the history of Islamic religious education institutions known as madrassahs. The institutions are examined within the context of the contemporary global political contexts, and Riaz provides an in-depth look at the historical development of madrassahs in South Asia. Faithful Education is “a book that addresses a very important lacuna in the literature of the growth of madrassahs in the Islamic world and their possible links with terror,” said Professor Sumit Gangulay of Indiana University, Bloomington.
Faithful Education is the first extensive multi-country study to examine these institutions and their roles in relation to current international politics. The book is published by Rutgers University Press.
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The star projector
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“Follow the Drinking Gourd” premiered on September 12 at the Illinois State University Planetarium. The show will run Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. through November 15. “Follow the Drinking Gourd” explores tales surrounding the stars of the Big Dipper, among the brightest and most popular in the night sky. Throughout time these stars have been thought to resemble everything from a bear and three hunters to a drinking gourd guiding escaped slaves to freedom.
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Susan Chen
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Susan Chen joins the ISU faculty as Assistant Professor of economics. Chen received her PhD in business economics and public policy from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Before coming to ISU, she was an assistant professor at the University of North Dakota. Chen's primary research interests include industrial organization, e-commerce, game theory, pricing, and applied econometrics. Her work has appeared in economic inquiry, the B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, and Advances in Applied Microeconomics. She has taught many courses at both the undergraduate and the graduate level. In her spare time, she enjoys music, movies, travel, and outdoor recreation.
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Laura Berk, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychology and member of the College’s Emeritus Faculty Advisory Board, recently authored the eighth edition of her undergraduate-level textbook, Child Development, published in July by Allyn and Bacon/Pearson Education. In her book, which currently celebrates its 20th anniversary year, Berk shares her expertise on all aspects of children’s development and underscores the important role of research in spurring contexts that support and protect children’s welfare. “Understanding child development means better understanding ourselves and others, and also better preparing ourselves to ensure a better world for coming generations,” said Berk. “My text highlights the interacting contributions of biological and environmental factors to development, explains how the research process helps solve real-world challenges facing families and children, discusses commonalities and differences among ethnic groups and cultures, and pays special attention to policy issues that are crucial for safeguarding children's well-being.”
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September 17 – Office of International Studies Seminar, “Racial Alliances, Ethnic Divides: Mexican American Social and Intimate Ties,” Prof. Julie A. Dowling, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3rd Floor East Lounge, Bone Student Center, Noon to 1 p.m. Free lunch provided.
September 17 – Department of Economics Seminar, Prof. Rajeev Goel, ISU, “Publication Uncertainty and Academic Research Behavior" ( with J. R. Faria from University of Texas at El Paso) 123 Williams Hall, 3:30 to 4:50 p.m.
September 18 – Seminar in Biological Sciences, “Characterization of Conserved Tyrosine in Integrin Cytoplasmic Tail,” Dr. Myeongwoo Lee of Baylor University, ISU, 214 Moulton Hall, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pre-Seminar Coffee at 3:30 p.m., 4th Floor Atrium, Science Laboratory Building
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