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Greetings!
This issue of Inside Eckerd is bursting with activity - whether it's watching a notorious war criminal's sentencing in The Hague, Netherlands, or piloting a mangrove restoration project in Indonesia, Eckerd faculty and students make light of getting some R&R during the summer months. Read on for more about these once-in-a-lifetime experiences as well as the student writers, student-athletes, student researchers and student leaders receiving recognition for their accomplishments.
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Eckerd Students Witness War Criminal's Sentencing
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On May 30, 2012, ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor was sentenced on to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed in Sierra Leone during its civil war in the 1990s. Eckerd students witnessed the sentencing firsthand.
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Shortly after graduation, political science professor Bill Felice's and students in his international law spring-into-summer class traveled to The Hague, Netherlands, to study the European approach to human rights. On May 30, 2012, from the front row of the public viewing gallery, they witnessed history in the making as ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Mr. Taylor was the first former head of state convicted by an international tribunal since the Nuremberg trials in Germany after World War II. He was found guilty of "aiding and abetting, as well as planning, some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history."
The Court Hearing had a significant impact on the Eckerd students attending the session. Click here to read their reactions
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First-Ever Summer Science Splash Camp at Eckerd College
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Thanks to a generous grant from the II-VI Foundation, Eckerd College hosted close to 100 Tampa Bay middle schoolers for the first-ever Summer Science Splash Camp this July. Eckerd was one of two college partners to be selected by the Foundation to host this early education initiative. Campers explored the study of light during the weeklong, residential camp.
The development of the camp curriculum was a collaborative effort of Eckerd College science faculty and certified science teachers from Pinellas County middle and high schools. Serving as camp instructors were physics professor Dr. Anne J. Cox, associate professor of chemistry Dr. R. Chris Schnabel, alumna Sommer Paquet '06 and Bay Point Middle teacher Brian Walters. Students James Gibson '14, Max Martin '14, Elena Weinburg '12 and Chloe Worri '14 served as teaching assistants.
Led by Susan Brody, director of the Eckerd College Road Scholar Program in St. Augustine, the camp counselors wereKyle Berghold '13, Jamal Dutton '14, Haviland Kebler '14, Kelly Lewis '14 and Katie Schaeffer '13.
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Restoring Mangroves in Indonesia
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Prof. Jeannine Lessmann and Brett Thompson '12
on the banks of an Indonesian shore.
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This summer, a pilot mangrove restoration program funded by ASIANetwork helped Eckerd students Brett Thompson '12, Kate Farley '12 and Kaitlyn Lantz '14 travel to Semarang, Indonesia, where they combined their interests in Asia, environmental studies and service. Led by marine botanist Dr. Jeannine Lessmann and service-learning director Brian MacHarg, the group collaborated with an Indonesian toxicologist and three of his students to perform service-learning with local communities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing mangrove depletion and sea level rise. Eckerd College was one of only two institutions to receive a $23,000 grant award from ASIANetwork for the pilot project.
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Florida Institute of Oceanography and Coast Guard Forge Alliance at Eckerd College
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Coast Guard Rear Admiral William D. Baumgartner and FIO Director William Hogarth celebrate the agreement signing. Photo: Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios
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In June, the Florida Institute of Oceanography and the U.S. Coast Guard, 7th District signed a cooperative agreement to better engage the marine science community in disaster response, addressing a concern stemming from the national response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
The memorandum of understanding between FIO, a consortium of public and private marine science institutes throughout Florida, of which Eckerd College is a member, and the 7th Coast Guard District was signed by Rear Admiral William D. Baumgartner, Commander, 7th Coast Guard District and FIO Director William Hogarth at a FIO council meeting at Eckerd College.
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Only at Eckerd
In recognition of Eckerd College alumni participation in the Peace Corps, the City of St. Petersburg designated May 10, 2012, Eckerd College Peace Corps Day. College president Donald R. Eastman III accepted the proclamation from City Councilman and Eckerd graduate Steve Kornell '95.
2012 Writing Excellence Award Winners The following students' portfolios represent the top 1% of over 700 portfolios submitted during the 2011-2012 academic year. Congratulations! |
Eckerd in the News(click on a link to be redirected to the article) Tampa Bay Times
July 22, 2012 - Comments by Kip Curtis, assistant professor of environmental studies Huffington Post
July 20, 2012 - Comments by Eckerd president Donald R. Eastman III Huffington Post
July 20, 2012 Manatee Educational TVJuly 13, 2012 - Interview with new Dean of Special Programs Kelly Kirschner about the Hispanic vote in the 2012 election cycle The Tampa Tribune July 5, 2012 - Comments by Beth Forys, professor of environmental science and biology Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
July 2, 2012 - Comments by rising junior Olivia Cook '14 Old Northeast - Downtown St. Pete Patch
June 29, 2012 - Feature article on alumnus Pedro 'Poeta' Jarquin '06 Scientists and government agree on oil spill procedure ABC Action News June 29, 2012 - Eckerd College is location for signing of agreement between Florida Institute of Oceanography and U.S. Coast Guard KMSU Weekly Reader
June 27, 2012 - Radio interview with Tracy Crow, assistant professor of creative writing and author of Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine Naples Daily News
June 23, 2012
- Feature story on Roy Allison '03, a graduate of the Program for Experienced Learners and son of Patti Cooksey '97, PEL Director of LLV/QFM and Writing Services Orlando Sentinel
June 22, 2012 - Comments by Eckerd women's soccer coach Danielle Fotopoulos ABC Action News
June 20, 2012 - Comments by assistant professor of religious studies Michael Jerryson Tbo.com
June 18, 2012 - Comments by Beth Forys, professor of environmental science and biology
3 Tools to Gauge College Costs and Returns US News & World Report
June 15, 2012 - Comments by Pat Watkins, director of financial aid WTSP Channel 10
June 12, 2012 - Comments by Beth Forys, professor of environmental science and biology Gasparilla Gazette
June 11, 2012 - Feature story on baseball pitcher Robbie Nabers '12, comments by baseball coach Bill Mathews StudentAdvisor.com
June 10, 2012 - Edible Peace Patch helps Eckerd make short list of colleges with great community service programs Bay News 9
June 07, 2012 - Feature story on incoming freshman Matthew Hardy '16, son of Marjorie Sanfilippo, associate dean and professor of psychology Investor's Business Daily
June 05, 2012 - Comments by Greg Padgett, associate professor of history The Washington Independent Review of Books
June 05, 2012 - Comments by Tracy Crow, assistant professor of creative writing and author of Eyes Right: Confessions from a Woman Marine Medical Daily
June 05, 2012 - Comments by Greg Gerdeman, assistant professor of biology Environmental Protection Magazine
June 05, 2012 - Feature story about the research conducted by Dylan Meyer '12, who majored in marine science and computer science Tampa Bay Newspapers
May 30, 2012 - Feature story about alumnus Brad Finkbiner '82 CNN.com
May 26, 2012 - Comments by Mike Flaherty, professor of sociology
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