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Greetings!
The May 11 Inside Eckerd newsletter marks our fourteenth issue. To help us improve our efforts, you will receive a separate email requesting your participation in a survey that should take 8-10 minutes to complete. Thank you for letting us land in your inbox this year!
Please visit the Inside Eckerd archives page to read past issues or invite a friend to join the mailing list. Help us build our Inside Eckerd network by sharing this email with your friends and family 'outside Eckerd'. Another issue will be sent the week of Commencement (May 20), then the newsletter will be sent monthly during the summer.
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If you're a faculty, staff or ASPEC member, you recently received a request to complete a survey
about your involvement with nonprofits and membership associations in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.
Once the data is assessed, our office will use the information to determine whether we can make better use of these connections on Eckerd's behalf or if we can place colleagues in organizations where we would like to have relationships, partnerships and collaborations. Thank you for your participation!
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A Fond Farewell
The College says farewell to four individuals who have left a lasting impression on the College and their disciplines or areas.
Professor Emerita of Literature and renowned scholar on T.S. Eliot, Retiring after 31 years
The recipient of multiple awards for teaching, scholarship, and campus leadership, Dr. Brooker has held visiting appointments at Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, and Doshisha (Kyoto) Universities. Her ninth book, T.S. Eliot: The Apprentice Years, is in production at Johns Hopkins University Press and will be available later this year. She is the co-editor of T. S. Eliot's Complete Prose (vols. 1, 7) and has published scores of essays on modern writers.
James D. Deegan
Vice President and Dean of Special Programs, Retiring after 28 years
Under Dean Deegan's leadership the College built the Continuing Education Center at the entrance to campus, established Senior College, which later became the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Eckerd College, founded the Center for Conflict Dynamics and the Eckerd College Writers Conference, and significantly expanded the Program for Experienced Learners (PEL) and the Leadership Development Institute, a network affiliate of the Center for Creative Leadership.
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, Retiring after 34 years
After coming to Eckerd in 1978, Dr. Hudson began doing research with scientists at University College London and at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. At Eckerd, he taught the junior-year physical chemistry courses, freshman chemistry courses, and astronomy and astrobiology courses. Dr. Hudson now works as an astrochemist at the Astrochemistry Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. His research consists of the chemistry and physics of cosmic ices, radiation chemistry and photochemistry applied to astrochemical problems, and molecular spectroscopy.
Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing, Retiring after 34 years
Dr. Watson is the author of six novels, including The Calling; Deadly Sweet; Blind Tongues; Sweet Dream Baby; and Weep No More My Brother. His most recent novel, Fighting in the Shade, was published in 2011 and has been described by Dennis Lehane '88 as, "A brilliant, fearless look at the savage rites of passage that exist in the fraternity of American sports. A book as gripping and unforgettable as any in recent memory." Dr. Watson directed the Creative Writing Program at Eckerd College and held the Peter Meinke Chair in Literature and Creative Writing.
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Campus News
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Eckerd in the News
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Runner's High Hardwired in People - And Dogs
National Geographic
May 10, 2012
- Comments by Greg Gerdeman, assistant professor of biology
The Ambulance Experiment
Colorado Public Radio
May 07, 2012
- Interview with freshman Tyler Quintana
'Road Scholars' represent a new kind of tourist
The St. Augustine Record
April 30, 2012
- Feature article about Eckerd's Road Scholar program
Tierra Verde author Lori Roy wins Edgar Award for first novel 'Bent Road'
Tampa Bay Times
April 28, 2012
- Feature article about Lori Roy, a participant in the Eckerd College Writers' Conference
Wind Pushes Plastics Deeper Into Oceans, Driving Trash Estimates Up
ScienceDaily
April 25, 2012
- Feature article on research paper co-authored by senior Dylan Meyer '12
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Tell Us What's Happening
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Only at Eckerd
 For those who can't attend in person, Eckerd College will offer live online video of its 49th Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 20, on Eckerd's South Beach Field. Video streaming will begin at 8 a.m., the academic procession will arrive to the ceremony tent and stage between 8 and 8:30 a.m. This year's speaker is noted oceanographer Sylvia Earle. A Glimpse at Some of Our GraduatesOf our 550+ graduates, 260 are from Florida. The rest hail from 35 states and 15 countries, including China, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil, India, Guatemala, Netherlands, Bahamas, Estonia, Costa Rica and Luxembourg. John Celestin (political science) and Stephanie Jenks (literature) have been accepted into Teach For America.
Stephanie Jenks and Mike Loop (physics/East Asian studies) have been accepted into the Peace Corps. Todd Coady (mathematics) is graduating from Eckerd College and Washington University under the Dual-Degree Engineering plan. Dylan Meyer (marine science/computer science) co-authored a paper about the density and effects of little pieces of plastics in the ocean and was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Alex Simpson (international relations and global affairs), who ranks in the top 3% of ROTC cadets nationally, was awarded the American Legion Superior Cadet Award and will be commissioned upon graduation.
A Warm WelcomeThe College has filled the following critical positions. A complete list of all new faculty and staff will be announced in the fall.
Mr. Kelly Kirschner, Dean of Special Programs (effective July 1, 2012)
Elected in March 2007 as the youngest City Commissioner in Sarasota history, Kelly served in that role until April 2010 when he was selected as Sarasota's youngest Mayor. He was Mayor until May 2011 and did not seek reelection. For the past year, Kelly was Executive Director of UnidosNow.org, a nonprofit with the mission to better integrate Florida's rapidly growing Latino population in the state's civic, cultural and economic life. A graduate of Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in Foreign Service and a master's degree in Latin American Studies, he joined the Peace Corps after graduation and served in rural Guatemala. Jessica S. Neander, Executive Director of Career Planning and Applied Learning
Jessica comes to Eckerd from Conmed Linvatec, where she was Senior Human Resources Manager. Prior to assuming her position with Conmed, Jessica was a Human Resources Manager for Nestle Waters North America and for Aramark, Inc. Earlier in her career, Jessica served as a Residence Life professional at Hartwick College and the State University of New York at Cobleskill. She holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the State University of New York at Cortland; a master's degree in Human Resource Development and Management from the University of Middlesex, UK; and a Professional Certificate of Human Resource Management (PCHRM) from Duke University. Chris Connors '97, Director of Alumni Engagement In his new role, Chris will lead the charge in refocusing and ramping up our alumni programming with the goal of having more alumni participate in the life of the College than ever before. Chris graduated from Eckerd with high honors in 1997 and has been with Eckerd's Advancement office since 2006, most recently as Director of Annual Giving. In the past six years, Chris has traveled extensively and established and developed relationships with alumni all over the country. |
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Events@Eckerd
4 in 1: Art from 4 Schools in 1 Gallery (Eckerd, Ringling, USF and New College)
An exhibition curated and hosted by Marshall Rousseau's "Museum Lab" class
Through May 18, 10:30 am - 4:30 pm, Cobb Gallery
International Cinema Series: Wuthering Heights
7 pm, May 11, Miller Auditorium
CPS, Annual Mother's Day Concert 3 pm, May 13, Wireman Chapel Senior Academic Awards Ceremony for Residential and PEL Students 2 pm, May 19, Wireman Chapel PEL Graduation Celebration 3:30 pm, May 19, Cobb Gallery Baccalaureate Service 5 pm, May 19, Wireman Chapel 8 am, May 20, South Beach Field More Events |
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