March

• March 1-4, 2007, the Theatre Department presented Centennial: about a 100 Years.  An original performance written and directed by Wesley Savick, with choreography by Natalie Wombwell.
  
• On March 5, 2007, the Government Department sponsored a Centennial Conference, organized by Associate Dean Sebastian Royo and Professor Roberto Dominguez, The Transatlantic Relationship at the Dawn of the New Millennium.  The conference featured a number of local and international scholars, including Carlos Westendorp, Ambassador of Spain to the United States, James Carroll, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Luise Druke, Lebibiz University Hannover/Visiting Scholar MIT, Peter Walkins, Harvard University, Henry Nau, American University, Emil Kirchner, Essex University, Richard Torrisi, Suffolk University, Jay Rosellini, Suffolk University, Peter Hall, Harvard University, Andrew Martin, Harvard University, Jonahthan Haughton, Suffolk University, Sofia A. Perez, Boston University, Judy Dushku, Suffolk University, Paul C. Manuel, St. Anselm College, Charles Maier, Harvard University, Thomas Risse, Harvard University/Free University of Berlin, Xavier Coller, Georgetown University.
  
• March 5-7, 2007 Les Amazones Women Master Drummers of Guinea, held a series of performances, demonstrations, and workshops.  This event was sponsored by the Black Studies Program/the Collection of African American Literature.  All events were coordinated by Prof. Robert Bellinger of the History Department.
  
• March 8, 2007, Martha Collins, award-winning poet, read from her new book, Blue Front at 1-2:30pm in the Poetry Center, Mildred Sawyer Library.
  
• March 20, 2007, 12-3pm, a Majors Fair will be held in the Sawyer Lounge.  Please inform your students. Faculty from every undergraduate department will be available.  Lunch will be served.
  
• March 20, 2007, "The Science of Forensics," by Dr. Richard Saferstein at 10am in the Poetry Center.  Dr. Saferstein is the author of the widely used textbook, Criminalistics: Introduction to Forensic Science.  Sponsored by the Forensic Science Program in Chemistry and Biochemistry.  Please contact Dr. Edward G. Bartick at 617-573-8014 or ebartick@suffolk.edu. 
  
• March 26-27, 2007, The Department of Communication & Journalism presents a two-day conference,Journalism in the Changing Media World.  Scheduled to appear: Joan Vennochi, Boston Globe columnist, Derrick Jackson, Boston Globe columnist, Peter Gelzinis, Boston Herald columnist, Natalie Jacobson, WCVB-TV, Channel 5 anchor, R.D. Sahl, New England Cable News anchor, Emily Rooney, host and executive editor of WGBH's Greater Boston, Christopher Lydon, publisher of Radio Open Source and Internet publisher, David Walsh, Internet Columnist and publisher of Economic Principles,, Margo Howard, Syndicated and Internet advice columnist, Froma Harop, Syndicated and Providence Journal columnist,, Marty Baron, Boston Globe editor, Greg Moore, Denver Post editor, Bob Giles,Curator of the Nieman Foundation, Ellen Soetber, Former Editor of St. Louis Dispatch and visiting faculty at Poynter Institute, Daniel Golden, Senior writer for the Wall Street Journal,  Jim Taricani, Investigative Reporter for WJAR-10,Walter Robinson, Journalist and former Globe Spotlight Team editor, Tracy Breton, Investigative Reporter for the Providence Journal, and James Carroll, Boston Globe columnist and Suffolk University, College of Arts & Sciences Distinguished Scholar in Residence.  All panels will take place in the C. Walsh Theatre, 55 Temple Street, Boston.  Please call 617-573-8236 to RSVP. 
  
• Wednesday, March 29, 2007, the Psychology Department Colloquium Series, presents "Uses and Abuses of Evolutionary Psychology," Nora Newcombe, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Temple University.  3-5pm in Sargent 285, Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont Street, Boston.  For additional information on the Colloquium Series or Continuing Education credits please call 617-305-6361. 
• March 29, 2007, award-winning poet David Rivard will speak at the Poetry Center at 6pm.

April

• April 14-27, 2007, NESAD Graphic Design Student Art Show.  Contact NESAD at 617-573-8785 for more information.
• April 13-14, 2007, Suffolk University CounselingCenter Workshop.  This working conference and workshop focuses on college student depression and suicide prevention, including panel presentations of innovative approaches to this issue, discussion groups and panel roundtables.  All events to take place at Sargent Hall.
• April 22, 2007, the Eastern New England Biological Conference.  Join various member universities and others as they gather for speeches, presentations and student poster sessions regarding the latest in Biological studies and research.  For more information please visit the ENEBC website or contact Dr. Carl Merrill at cmerrill@suffolk.edu.
• April 26-27, 2007 a two-day Centennial Conference on International Human Rights, at Sargent Hall.  Day one, Implementing Human Rights in Massachusetts: Legislative Strategies and Responsibilities; Day two, Hidden Epidemic: Child Sex Trafficking.  For more information please visit the website.
• April 28 - May 11, 2007, NESAD Interior Design Student Art Show.  Please contact NESAD for more information at 617-573-8785.

 

• Krisanne Bursik, Ph.D., Psychology, and doctoral program graduate Richelle Srackert, Ph.D. have published their co-authored manuscript "Ego Development and the Therapeutic Goal-Setting Capacities of Mentally Ill Adults" in the most recent volume of the American Journal of Psychotherapy (2006, Volume 60, Number 4).

• Darlene Chisholm, Ph.D., Economics and George Norman have recently had published "When to Exit a Product: Evidence from the U.S. Motion-Picture Exhibition Market," in the The American Economic Review, Vol. 96, Number 2, May 2006.
  

• Government Department alumnus, Nathan Shrader (MSPS 2006), presented his paper, "Metamorphosis: President George W. Bush's Rhetorical Foreign Policy Transition from Realism to Liberalism 1999-2004," at the Northeastern Political Science Association, held at the Omni Parker House last November.  This paper was also published in the Pennsylvania Political Science Association's journal, Commonwealth.

Dean Greenberg is pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees has approved the following items pertaining to the College of Arts & Sciences:
Promotions: Promotions were approved for the following faculty members, effective July 1, 2007:

• Dr. In-Mee Baek to Professor of Economics
• Dr. Jonahthan Haughton to Professor of Economics
• Dr. David Gansler to Associate Professor of Psychology
• Prof. Wallace Marosek to Associate Professor of the New England School of Design at Suffolk University

Tenure: Tenures were approved for the following faculty members, effective July 1, 2007:

• Dr. Craig Christensen, Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Prof. Wallace Marosek, Associate Professor of the New England School of Design at Suffolk University
• Dr. Richard Miller, Assoicate Professor of English
• Dr. Susan Orsillo, Associate Professor of Psychology
• Prof. Wesley Savick, Associate Professor of Theatre
• Dr. Thomas Trott, Associate Professor of Biology
• Dr. Dmitry Zinoviev, Associate Professor of Math and Computer Sciences