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Dec. 7, 1998

Recently/soon to be published

.....Barbara Allen, library-authored "Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language: An Annotated Bibliography of Journals in the Field" to be published in Collection Building.

.....Roy Behrens, art-published the essay "Ricochet Critique: Improvisation in Design Teaching" in The Education of a Graphic Designer.

.....Carl Bollwinkel, CEEE-published an environmental issues investigation series for youth in grades 4-8. Issues Investigation: The Three Little Pigs Investiagate Climate Change Issues; Investigation: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Investigate Climate Change Issues; Investigation: and Helper's Guide, A Resource Guide for The Three Little Pigs Investigate Climate Change and Goldilocks and the Three Bears Investigate Climate Change were published by the 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System,

.....Jeffery Byrd, art-has a color reproduction of his work included in the book, The Passionate Camera-Photography and Bodies of Desire.

.....Steve Corbin, marketing-co-authored "Factors Used by Parents in Selecting Child Care Providers: First Step in Identifying a Marketing Program" in the fall issue of Journal of Customer Service in Marketing & Management.

.....Yury Lerner, industrial technology-recently co-authored "The Abrasion and Impact-Abrasion Wear of Austempered Ductile Irons" in Proceedings from the ASM International Materials Week "Wear of Engineering Materials."

.....Linda Quinn, teaching-published "Building Education Communities Through School/University Partnerships" in Partnerships in Education Voices From the Field: Impact of School Partnerships.

.....Linda Sharp, teaching-authored CD reviews, including two on the work of Helmut Rilling, a Bach scholar, in the November issue of Choral Journal.

.....Jane Wong, psychology-co-authored "Cognitive and Affective Improvement in Brain Dysfunctional Patients Who Achieve Inpatient Rehabilitation Goals" in a forthcoming issue of The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

.....Richard Utz, English-is the editor of Translation, Transformation, and Transubstantiation; and the author of "Transubstantiation in Medieval and Early Noderm Culture and Literature: An Introductory Bibliography of Critical Studies," in Disputatio III.

.....Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg, history-were quoted in the Nov. 30 issue of The Nation. Their quotes were from an informal colloquy convened by the University Press of Virginia on Thomas Jefferson's involvement with his slave, Sally Hemings.

.....Nancy Isenberg, history-has published Sex and Citizenship in Antebellum America, illustrating the origins of the women's rights movement before and after the Seneca Falls convention in 1848.

.....Phyllis Scott Carlin, communication studies-authored the essay "I Have to Tell You... The Unfolding of Personal Stories in Life Performance" in The Future of Performance Studies: Visions and Revisions, released in November. Carlin's essay is based upon field research with rural women.

.....Doug Magnuson, HPELS-co-authored "Reconceiving Youth Ministry" in the summer issue of Religious Education.

Presentations/lectures/exhibitions

.....Jeffery Byrd, art-presented work at the Performance and New Music Festival in New York CIty. The festival is sponsored by Musicians and Artists of New York.

.....Debra Gordon, music education-presented research on music educator stress for the National Association of Multicultural Educators Oct. 7-11 in St. Louis. She has recently been appointed as chair of the music education division in the School of Music and was elected to the UNI Teacher Education Council.

.....The following Regents' Center faculty participated in the Iowa Association for the Education for Young Chidlren conference Oct. 22-24 in Des Moines. Rheta DeVries, Betty Zan and Carolyn Hildebrandt presented the preconference session "Group Games to Promote Intellectual, Social, and Moral Development." Conference workshops presented were "Constructivist Science Activities: Shadows," by Rheta DeVries; "Using Projects in Inclusive Classrooms: Shadows" and "Documenting Children's Learning in Projects: The Shadows Project," co-presented by Rebecca Edmiaston; "How to Get Started: Setting Up a Constructivist Classroom," by Christie Sales and Betty Zan; "Spin Doctors: Experimenting With Things That Spin," co-presented by Christie Sales; "Experiments in Making Musical Instruments," by Carolyn Hildebrandt and Betty Zan; "Creating Music & Sound Effects for Shadow Puppet Theater," co-presented by Carolyn Hildebrandt; "How to Get Started: Establishing a Constructivist Classroom Atmosphere in the First Week of Class," by Rheta DeVries and Betty Zan.

.....Fred Rees, music-co-presented the session "Using Videoconferencing and Videostreaming Tools via the Web for Music Instruction" and chaired a session on "Historical and Spiritual Dimensions in Music Education" at the College Music Society national conference Oct. 22-24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rees co-presented the session "Distance Education and Music" at the National Association of Schools of Music annual meeting Nov. 24 in Boston.

.....Flavia Vernescu, modern languages-presented the paper, "Emil Cioran: de la philosophie a la litterature," at the Midwest Modern Language Association Nov. 5-7 in St. Louis.

.....Mary Bozik, communication studies, Gary Bozylinski, ITS, and Bob Hardman, ITS-presented the session, "Developing Information Literacy: A Coordinated Effort" at the October EduCom Conference.

.....Richard Utz, English-presented the paper, "Medievalism as Anti-Semitism: The Myth of Jewish Ritual Murder from Chaucer's 'Prioress's Tale' to Malamud's The Fixer" at the 13th General Conference on Medievalism Oct. 8 in Rochester, NY.

.....The following communication studies faculty members were presenters at the National Communication Association annual meeting Nov. 20-24 in New York City. Ronnie Bankston presented his paper, "Constructing a Partnership with the Community: Distance Education." Melissa Beall was a panelist on the program, "NCA K-12 Standards and Competencies: A Status Report." Mary Bozik presented her paper, "Developing and Administering a Video Graduate Program in Communication Education." Bozik also was a panalist on "NCA K-12 Standards and Competencies: A Status Report" and NCA Educational Initiatives: What Has the Educational Policies Board Been up To?" April Chatham-Carpenter and Penny O'Connor presented their paper, "The 'Mouse' That Roared: Using Computer Labs for Group Projects." Sarina Chen and G. Jon Hall presented their paper, "Need Help ASAP!!! or Does It? Toward the Development of Protocols and Standards of Conduct for Research in Online Discussion/News Groups." Joyce Chen presented her paper, "Teaching and Learning as Communication: A Cultural Approach." Dean Kruckeberg presented papers on "The New Public Relations Community: Where the Global Meets the Local"; Community-Building Partnerships in Contemporary Society"; "Public Relations and the Travel Industry: Lessons Learned from the Middle East"; "A Revisitation of the Concept of Community in Public Relations Practice in the 21st Century"; "Public Relations and its Education: 21st Century Challenges in Definition, Role and Function" and "The Need for an Enlarged Vision and Additional Perspectives of Public Relations on the 21st Century: A Challenge to Existing Paradigms." Kruckeberg also was a panelist on the program, "Lessons Learned, New Visions-Assessing the Findings of the NCA Summer Conference: Dialogue on Public Relations Education." Karen Mitchell was a panalist on the program, "Ethical Dilemmas in Interactive Theatre: A Roundtable Discussion." Catherine Palczewski was a panelist for the program, "The Wind Beneath our Wings: Perspectives on Mentoring Women in Academe-Lessons from the Past, Guidance for the Future" and presented her paper, "Voltairine de Cleyre." Gayle Pohl presented her papers, "Advanced Technology and its Impact on Public Relations: A Joint Venture" and "Experiential Learning Outside the Classroom: Engaging Students in Pre-Professional Opportunities." Paul Siddens III was a panalist on the program, "Critical Issues Related to At-Risk." Dale Cyphert, management, presented her papers, "A Dance of Decision-Making: The Rhetorical Analysis of a Rainy Afternoon" and "Informational Disease: The Rhet of Computers."

.....Hildegard Morales, modern languages-presented a paper at the Iowa Foreign Language Association conference Oct. 2-3 in Des Moines. The paper, presented in Spanish, was titled "Reflexiones sobre el Presente y el futuro de la ensenanza del Espanol en Iowa." Morales also was a presenter at the Second Immersion Workshop for Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in Iowa Nov. 2 in Des Moines.

Awards/honors/service

.....The Department of Residence and Department of Public Safety were awarded the Safety Program of the Year award at the annual conference of the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers, Nov. 2-4 in Springfield, Missouri. The award was in recognition of "The 'S' Files," a safety program offered in a series of ten presentations by Public Safety officers in the residence halls during September. The program involved the use of an X-Files theme, incorporating safety information on the Public Safety website and "interrogations" or quizzes of students' safety knowledge at the Public Safety presentations. More than 800 students participated, an eight-fold increase over fall safety programs of years past.

.....Daryl Smith, biology-received an achievement award from the Association for Integrated Roadside Managers; the Distinguished Service Award from the Iowa chapter of Nature Conservancy; and was the co-recipient of the Conservation Educator's Award from the Iowa Wildlife Foundation.

.....Deborah Tidwell and David Landis, curriculum and instruction, and Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, educational psychology and foundations-have received a bilingual education career ladder grant for over one million dollars from the Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, U.S. Department of Education. TEAMS (Teacher Education Addressing Minority-language Speakers) will support bilingual paraprofessionals and recent high school graduates through a program of study in elementary teacher education, providing tuition , materials, and technology support.

.....Karen Paulsen, ITS-administration and Carolina Wilson, music-Paulson was installed as treasurer and Wilson as vice-president at the Annual Meeting of the Iowa Association of Educational Office Professionals Oct. 12-13 in Williamsburg, Iowa.

.....Hildegard Morales, modern languages-received a certificate of recognition for her participation as president of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese in Iowa. The recognition came at the first workshop for AATSP chapters at the 1998 AATSP annual meeting in August in Madrid, Spain.