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Judge McCuskey and Donald Knapp Sr.
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Attorneys, students, and faculty gathered on the ISU campus September 19 and 20 to participate in several events designed to mentor ISU pre-law students. On Friday the third annual ISU Pre-Law Student Conference was held in the activity room of the Bowling and Billiards Center. Students attended three sessions featuring law school admissions directors, current law school students, and attorneys currently in practice, respectively. On Saturday morning the Attorneys Advisory Board held its fall meeting, which was followed by a golf outing that included ISU pre-law students and raised money for student scholarships. “We are very grateful for all that the members of the Attorneys Advisory Board do to assist our pre-law students,” said Dean Olson. “Their advice and support is deeply appreciated.” Click Read More for more pictures.
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James Payne and Larry Long
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The Department of Economics is the winner of the 2008 CAS Departmental Advancement Award. This annual $1000 award is presented each fall to the department that conducted the most effective advancement effort during the previous fiscal year. Over the past year, the Department of Economics raised $259,094 in gifts (a 300% increase over the previous year) and established the Jack Chizmar and Anthony Ostrosky Endowment for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Economics and the Scott M. Elliott Pilot Program, which provides start-up funds to interdisciplinary research teams for external grant submissions. The department has also been very successful in engaging its alumni and emeritus faculty through colloquia, awards ceremonies, Alumni Day festivities, and an excellent advisory board. Professor James Payne, Chair of the Department of Economics, said “We’re very grateful for the support of our alumni and emeritus faculty and their continued engagement in fulfilling the department’s mission in teaching, research, and service.” Honorable Mention was awarded to the School of Communication, which raised $117,585 in gifts.
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Assistant Professor of international relations and comparative politics Michaelene Cox recently published State of Corruption, State of Chaos: The Terror of Political Malfeasance. The volume, published last month by Lexington Books, outlines some compelling security threats facing the U.S. in the twenty-first century and dissects the complex connections between corruption and conflict. Cox also addresses the constant political dysfunction occurring in the country. In addition to using her own original research in the book, Cox invites experts from universities and organizations around the world to contribute their knowledge regarding many of its prominent topics. She also examines our responsibility and unwillingness to stop the spread of political corruption and points out a variety of issues dealing with domestic and international relations.
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Britten Traughber
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The Women’s and Gender Studies program is currently sponsoring an art exhibit showcasing the work of ISU student Britten Traughber. Traughber’s photographic exhibit asks the questions, “Who would you be if you married that guy you used to date a few years back and how would you look?” The Mrs. Series examines these questions through five self-portraits based on the what-ifs of past relationships. But Traughber’s current exhibition is actually two shows in one; The Mrs. Series (2005) is just one part of her portraiture portfolio. Her Imagine If exhibit also features a stunning series of portraits of Illinois County Fair Queens photographed over the past year. Traughber is not an outsider to the beauty pageant world. She regularly enters beauty pageants as part of her work.
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Emily Walker, Olcay Akman, Steven Juliano, and Tim Comar
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About forty mathematicians and biologists participated in a symposium held on the ISU campus on September 6 and 7. Arising from the College’s Program of Excellence in Biomathematics, the symposium focused on bringing biologists and mathematicians together with students and faculty in a stimulating environment. The organizers included Drs. Olcay Akman of Mathematics Department, Steven Juliano of the Biological Sciences Department, and Tim Comar of Benedictine University, who has also held a workshop focusing on biomathematics education. The symposium was sponsored by the Society for Mathematical Biology, Departments of Mathematics, Biological Sciences and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
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Winfred Avogo
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Winfred Avogo joins the ISU faculty as an assistant professor of sociology. He earned his MA from the Regional Institute for Population Studies at the University of Ghana and his PhD in sociology from Arizona State University. Avogo's primary research interests focus on demographic and health aspects of social and cultural change in sub-Saharan Africa. He has conducted research on such topics as sexual and reproductive health, including family planning, adolescent health, HIV/AIDS and the demography of armed conflict. Before starting his PhD studies, Avogo played a leading role in the design and implementation of a pilot intervention on adolescent sexual health in Ghana. Prior to that, he supervised the collection and analysis of data on longitudinal panel surveys on community health and family planning.
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Professors Emeriti of Chemistry Otis Rothenberger and James Webb have been presenting with the American Chemical Society (ACS) Speaker Service for about 15 years and are currently on tour showcasing their chemistry presentations. Rothenberger and Webb have been doing shows together ever since they joined the speaking circuit. "Is It Chemistry or Magic?" is a chemical demonstration road show created by the two emeritus professors. “The road show was born as an ISU Chemistry Department parents' day presentation in 1981. It's a general audience chemistry profession outreach presentation. On the Speaker Service tours, we present the show as a workshop for chemists,” Rothenberger said. Click Read More for more pictures.
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