James Adler, Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts
James Adler has been commissioned to compose a special anthem, "Disciples for The Lord," for the 50th Anniversary of the Western Hills United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, TX. The premiere will be on September 20th, under the direction of Debra Rue, Minister of Music.
James Adler has also received an ASCAPLUS award from the Concert Music Division of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Awards are granted by an independent panel and are based upon the unique prestige value of each writer's catalog of original compositions as well as recent performances in areas not surveyed by the society.
Dr. Kristina Chew, Associate Professor of Classics
Dr, Kristina Chew, associate professor of classics in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, was quoted in the August 16th Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article, "Autism group softens its stance on vaccines." On June 26, Ms. Chew gave a presentation titled "Autism and Vaccines: A Parent’s Perspective" at the 15th Annual Pennsylvania Immunization Conference, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA. June 26, 2009. Also in June, Ms. Chew was invited to, and participated in, reviewing grant proposals for autism research being considered for funding by the National Institutes of Health under President Obama’s stimulus plan.
Kevin Cummines, Performing Arts Coordinator, Adjunct Lecturer, Chorale Director and Artistic Director of the Roy Irving Theatre
Kevin Cummines is songwriter, composer, and orchestrator for the off-off-Broadway play “The Diary of Anne Frankenstein." The play, written by Ilya Sapiroe and directed by Beth Elkins, premiered October 1 at the 13th St. Repertory Theatre in Manhattan and will run for a limited six-week engagement. Tickets are available for purchase on the TheaterMania Web site or the official show Web site.
Doug Demeo, Assistant Director of Campus Ministry
Doug Demeo has published an article in America Magazine, titled "Prudential Investment."
Ernabel Demillo, Professor of Journalism
On Sunday, October 4, Ernabel Demillo hosted an episode of Asian America, titled "Asian American Superheros." Asian America is syndicated by PBS and airs on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Dr. Neal R. Goodman '69, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Intercultural Relations
Alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Intercultural Relations Neal R. Goodman, Ph.D. has been chosen as Member Spotlight by the Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research (SIETAR).
Dr. Goodman, President of Global Dynamics, Inc., "is an internationally recognized authority in international human resource management and organizational development. Dr. Goodman's programs on diversity and multiculturalism in the workplace have been recognized by corporations, government agencies and educational institutions."
Father Robert Kennedy, S.J, Professor of Theology
The Rev. Robert Kennedy, S.J., led the 2009 John Main Seminar, titled "When God Disappears." The John Main Seminar, held this year from August 28-30, celebrated the life and teaching of the Benedictine monk whose life's work was passing on the ancient practice of Christian meditation to anyone who wanted to learn. The seminar was held at The Christian Meditation Centre, St. Mark’s, Myddelton Square, London, and was preceded by a three-day silent retreat, which Father Kennedy also led.
William Luhr, Ph.D., Professor of English
Dr. William Luhr served as Invited Scholar and Panelist at Le Giornate del Cinema Muto (The Festival of Silent Cinema) in Pordenone, Italy from October 3-10, 2009. He also delivered the Keynote Address, ‘”And I Could Make Your Business My Business:’ Raymond Chandler’s Posthumous Legacy,” at an international conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of Raymond Chandler’s death at the University of Verona, Italy, on October 12, 2009.
Beatrice M. Mady, Associate Professor of Fine Arts
Professor Mady's digital print "Six Worldly Elements" was exhibited at the ArtStreet Gallery in Dayton, Ohio in July. "Six Worldly Elements" will be displayed the Eureka Gallery in Hoboken in an exhibition titled "I Love My Life." The exhibition runs from September 19 through October 10.
Two digital prints and a painting, "Jurojin," "Fuji 2," and "All of the Gods of Heaven and Earth," will be exhibited at Grace Church Van Vorst Gallery, Jersey City as part of the Jersey City Artists Studio Tour. The event runs the weekend of October 3 and 4.
Dr. Eugenia M. Palmegiano, Professor of History
Dr. Eugenia M. Palmegiano this summer published a monograph, “The First Common Market: The British Press on Nineteenth-Century European Journalism,” in the online journal Media History Monographs 11:1 (2008-2009). She also published an article, “Travels with Herodotus: Musings on Being a Historian,” in American Journalism 26:1 (2009); and two book reviews, William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man, by Duncan Wu in the Journalism History 35:2 (2009) and The Dynamics of Genre: Journalism and the Practice of Literature in Mid-Victorian Britain, by Dallas Liddle, in American Journalism 26:2 (2009).
Dr. Palmegiano, with Dr. Jerome J. Gillen, associate professor of history, co-wrote the September Teacher column titled "The History Capstone Course at Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J.," in the American Historical Association's newsmagazine, Perspectives on History.
Dr. Sheila Rabin, Professor of History
Dr. Sheila Rabin gave a talk titled "Pico, Astrology, and Kabbalah" for the conference, Hebraic Aspects of the Renaissance, at the University of Haifa in May. In August, Dr. Rabin gave a talk titled "'Third Man in the Middle': Kepler between Astronomy and Astrology" for the Kepler 2009 Special Session of the International Astronomical Union conference in Rio di Janeiro. Both were invited papers. Dr. Rabin also published a paper titled "Kepler's Astrology and the Physical Universe," in Johannes Kepler: From Tübingen to Zagan, eds. Richard L. Kremer and Jaroslaw Wlodarczyk, Studia Copernicana 42 (Warsaw, 2009).
Fatima Shaik, Lecturer of Communications
Fatima Shaik has published an article in the magazine In These Times, titled "Chronically Displaced in NOLA."
