PublicationsHoward Good (Communication and Media) has had his book, "The Theory of Oz: Rediscovering the Aims of Education," published by Rowman & Littlefield Education. Good's book explores the metaphoric connections between education goals and the four travelers in "The Wizard of Oz." Good examines the desires of Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion and Dorothy, and suggests activities to help teachers in developing in their students a love of learning, empathy, moral courage and a sense of belonging. Gil Brenner (Geological Sciences, Emeritus) co-authored a publication of the Geological Survey of New Jersey, State of New New Jersey: Open-File, Geologic Map OFM 65, August-2005, titled: "Bedrock Geology of the South Amboy Quadrangle, Middlesex and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey." Dr. Brenner dated numerous surface and subsurface samples, from this project, of Cretaceous Age, 135 to 65 million years old, using microscopic spores and pollen. Ron Knapp (Geography, Emeritus) is the author of "Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a Nation" (Tuttle 2005), a coffee-table-type book focusing on his 20 'favorite' old Chinese houses. Two lengthy introductions lead to the individual essays on each house, placing each in their cultural, historical and geographic contexts. Large format color photographs by A. Chester Ong complement some of Knapp's own photographs taken over the past 40 years, archival photographs and art work. Jonathan Spence, President of the American Historical Association for 2004-2005, contributed a foreword. Hassan A. Kalhor and Mohammad R. Zunoubi (Electrical and Computer Engineering) published a paper, titled "Mitigation of Power Frequency Fields by Proper Choice of Line Configuration and Shielding" in Electromagnetics, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 231-243, April 2005. Presentations & ExhibitionsYoav Kaddar (Theatre Arts) was most recently the movement coach and consultant for "The Woman in Black," a play by Stephen Mallatratt, directed by Jack Wade (Theatre Arts), at the Shadowland Theatre in Ellenville, NY. Earlier this summer, Kaddar was the choreographer and movement coach for the production of "Stones In His Pocket" by Marie Jones, directed by Brendan Burke, also at the Shadowland Theatre, and assistant choreographer for "The Tender Land," an opera by Aaron Copland presented as part of the Summerscape program at the Richard P. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. Kaddar also returned to the University of Wyoming summer dance festival as faculty and choreographer for the 9th consecutive summer. Sharon Matola, the leading force for conservation in Central America, will give a presentation "High Voltage Conservation Action" at 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium. From her jungle office in Belize, she has accomplished over the past 30 years an amazing array of success stories, from Harpy Eagle restoration projects (the largest and most powerful eagle in the world), to jaguar and tapir habitat protection. She has fought relentlessly to stop a government dam project that would flood the pristine Macal Valley, the last remaining wild habitat for macaws. She is also the founder and Director of the Belize Zoo and operates the Tropical Education. Awards, Honors, Appointments and RecognitionSally Schultz (Business) and Joan Hollister (Marist College) were awarded a high commendation from the editorial board of The Accounting Historians Journal for their article, "Single-Entry Accounting in Early America: The Accounts of the Hasbrouck Family," which appeared in the June 2004 issue. Athletic NotesDue to construction at the Athletic and Wellness Center, the tennis courts located directly behind Elting Gymnasium (the North Courts) will be closed for public and college use the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2. The South Courts, located behind Lanape Hall, will be open to the public during the regular hours of 8 a.m. to noon. Due to renovations and installation of new technology, the swimming pool located in Elting Gymnasium will be closed to both the public and college Oct. 3 and 4. In addition, the women's locker room will also be closed on these days due to renovations. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. -- Department of Athletics, Recreation and Intramurals |
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