College of Arts & Sciences E-Newsletter
Suffolk University April 2007


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Dear Colleagues,

Here is the April 2007 edition of the College of Arts & Sciences e-newsletter. Thanks to all who sent notice of upcoming events, recent accomplishments, publications, and art. Please continue to send news of your own and your students' scholarly and artistic endeavors to casnews@suffolk.edu and we will continue to spread the word!

Best,
Nicole L. Vadnais
 
Contact Information
Nicole L. Vadnais,
Communications & Events Associate
Office of the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Suffolk University
617.305.6316
 
 

PLEASE NOTE:
The College has a new email address for submitting news and events. Please send all details of upcoming events or news items to the following email:
 
casnews@suffolk.edu
 
We will include your items in future issues of the newsletter, on the College or University web pages, in targeted publicity announcements, and/or in the College's alumni magazine, as appropriate. Thank you!
 Events

  April 
  • April 2, 2007, the first session of the Initiative for Diversity in Civic Leadership took place in Sawyer 3323 at 5:30pm.  This was part of the Pipeline to Public Service program funded by the Boston Foundation.  Please contact Prof. Teri Fair, Government Department, tfair@suffolk.edu, for more information. 


  • April 4, 2007, Dr. Ines Katenhusen,  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, University of Hannover, spoke as part of the Government Department's Quinn Dickerson Seminar Series.  The event took place in the Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont Street at 4pm.


  • April 5, 2007, noted authors Ann Killough, author of the forthcoming Beloved Idea, and Vijay Seshadri, author of Wild Kingdom and the Long Meadow read from their work at a poetry reading hosted by Salamander at the Poetry Center, Sawyer Library at 7pm.


  • April 13 -14, 2007, the Suffolk University Counseling Center Workshop.  This working conference focused on college student depression and suicide prevention, including panel presentations of innovative approaches to this issue, discussion groups and panel roundtables.  All events took place at the Suffolk University Law School.


  • April 14-27, 2007 NESAD presents the Graphic Design Student Art Show. 


  • April 17, 2007, the Students for Peace and Justice, in collaboration with a student group from Emerson College, brought Howard Zinn to the C. Walsh Theatre at 4pm, this event was free and open to the public. 


  • April 17, 2007 at 6pm in the McDermott Conference Room, The Government Department held Graduate Student Presentations, "U.S. Foreign Policy and International Political Economy." 


  • April 18, 2007, the Political Student Association brought Noam Chomsky to the University to discuss the current complex relationship between the United States and the Middle East. This event took place in Sargent 170 at 4-6:30pm.  This event was open only to the Suffolk University Community.
  • April 20, 2007, the Government Department presents "On the Death Row: Analysis of the Situation of Mexicans Sentenced to Death in U.S. Prisons," a lecture given by Porfirio Thierry Munoz, Consul General of Mexico in Boston at 1:00pm in the McDermott Conference Room.  Please contact Roberto Dominguez, rdomingu@suffolk.edu for more information.
  • April 22, 2007, the Eastern New England Biological Conference, C. Walsh Theatre.  Join various member universities and others as they gather for speeches, presentations and student poster sessions regarding the latest in Biological studies and research.  Please visit http://www.suffolk.edu/college/17514.html for more information. 


  • April 26, 2007, a two-day Centennial Conference on International Human Rights will take place at the Law School.  The Conference is being sponsored by the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights, the National Women Law Student Association (Suffolk Law Chapter), Center for Advanced Legal Studies - Suffolk University Law School, the Moakley Institute at Suffolk University, the Massachusetts CEDAW Project, the National Lawyers Guild, Northeastern University Law School's Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, the Women's Bar Association, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights under the Law and the Massachusetts Bar Association.  The topic of day one will be "Implementing Human Rights in MA: Legislative Strategies & Responsibilities," and the topic for day two, "Hidden Epidemic: Child Sex Trafficking."  Please visit: http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/als/coursedetail.cfm?cid=552 and http://www.law.suffolk.edu/academic/als/coursedetail.cfm?cid=5523 for more information.


  • April 28, 2007, Black Women and Breast Cancer, the Conference discussing prevention, disparities and wellness, 9:00am-4:00pm in Sargent 170.  The featured speakers include, Byllye Y. Avery, Founder of the National Black Women's Health Project, Dr. Julia Brody, Director of the Silent Spring Institute,  Nancy Norman, of the Boston Public Health Commission, Wanna Wright, Environmental Justice Advocate.  This event will include interactive workshops, lunch, massage and other healing therapy demonstrations.  The Conference is free, however seating is limited, please register by calling 617-376-6222 or emailing info@mbcc.org.  The deadline for registration is April 21, 2007.  Produced by the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition in collaboration with the REACH 2010 Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition, YWCA Boston EncorePlus, SpiritWise Sisters, Boston Black Women's Health Institute, Inc., Fenway Community Health, the American Cancer Society, The Wellness Community of Greater Boston, the Suffolk University Sociology Department, and the UMass, Amherst School of Nursing.

  • April 28 - May 11, 2007, the NESADSU Interior Design Student Art Show. 

     

     
 
Distinguished Visiting Scholar
April 9 -13, 2007  James Bamford
 
The College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to have hosted Distinguished Visiting Scholar James Bamford.  Bamford is a bestselling author and journalist who writes about the world of United States intelligence agencies.  He was raised in Natick, MA, spent three years in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and used the GI Bill to earn his law degree.  He has written the Puzzle Palace (1982), The Body of Secrets (2001), and a Pretext for War (2004). He lectures nationally and is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of California, Berkley. He spent nearly a decade as the Washington Investigative Producer for ABC's World News Tonight. He is a graduate of both Suffolk University College of Arts & Sciences and Law School.
 
During his stay here as Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Bamford attended a number of College classes (open to the public) and gave several public lectures:
 
"Contemporary Investigative Journalism," featuring Distinguished Journalists James Bamford, Brian Conley , Abby Scher and Stephen Kurkjian. Monday, April 9,  1:30-4:00pm in the C. Walsh Thatre.
 
"Deception and War," featuring James Carroll and James Bamford. Tuesday, April 10 at 1:00pm in Donahue 311. A reception followed in the Munce Conference Room.
 
"Spying on Everyone: The NSA, America's Most Secret Agency, Turns Inward," Lowell Lecture, Thursday, April 12 at 1:00pm.  A reception followed in the McDermott Conference Room.

"Eavesdropping and the Problem of Dirty Hands," a joint event with the Philosophy Department, hosted by Nir Eisikovitz and Greg Fried. 
12:00 p.m., Friday, April 13, 2007 in the Munce Conference Room.
 
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Publications
 
Associate Dean Sebastian Royo has had the following materials published:
  • "Varities of Capitalism in Spain: Business and the Politics of Cooperation," in the European Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 2007.
  • "?Donde va Italia?" published in Cinco Dias, on Monday, March 26, 2007.
  • "Elecciones en Francia: ?El Final de un Regimen?," published in Cinco Dias, March, 2007.   
Presentations & Scholarly Service
 
  • Associate Dean Sebastian Royo has recently presented "The EU and Economic Reforms" and "Varieties of Capitalism in Spain" at the International Studies Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, March 2-6, 2007.


  • The Political Research Center has recently had its poll of likely New Hampshire voters featured on boston.com.  The poll showed Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton at 28% and Barak Obama at 26%, with John Edwards at 17%.  Among Republican candidates, Rudy Giuliani leads with 37%, followed by John McCain with 27%, and Mitt Romney with 17%.  The poll indicated that out of the 500 Republicans, Democrats, and Independents polled, 38% stated that the war in Iraq is the biggest issue in the 2008 campaign.
 Students
 
  • Senior Joanna Frazer, an Environmental Studies major, is currently interning at MassCOSH, the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health.  She has been listed under staff in their recent newsletter.

 


 Alumni
 
  • College alumna and Rhode Island Family Court Judge, Pamela M. Macktaz will retire after 23 years on the bench.  Pamela was born in South Boston and graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences in 1963 and the Law School in 1966.  She served as a lawyer in Woonsocket, and became the first woman to chair the state Parole Board.  (www.projo.com)
 
 
 Awards & Achievements
 
  • Congratulations to David Gallant, Director of Undergraduate Advising for being nominated for both Administrator of the Year and Unsung Hero - Faculty/Staff  and to Peter Palumbo, Academic Advisor, for being nomimated for the Unsung Hero Faculty/Staff award by the Student Government Association as part of their annual leadership awards. 


  • Congratulations to Prof. Robert Allison who was recognized for his Distinguished Service and to Prof. Wesley Savick for winning Outstanding Faculty Member for the College of Arts & Sciences as part of the Student Government Association Leadership Awards.

 

  • Ken Martin in Senegalese VillageKenneth Martin, Photojournalism and Photography lecturer from the Communications and Journalism Department and Graphic Arts Department at NESADSU has been chosen for the second year in a row by the School of International Training to lead the "Lens on West Africa: Senegal" program this coming summer.  Students are from colleges and universities all over the United States.  The class is based at the Suffolk University Dakar Campus and concentrates on social documentary photography.  Students are housed with local families for cultural immersion.

 

 
Madrid
 
This summer the Madrid Campus will be hosting two Government classes:
Prof. Judy Dushku's "The Break-up of Yugoslavia" (GVT 386-676) during summer session I.
 
Prof. Roberto Dominguez's "The Atlantic Triangle: European Union - USA and Latin America (GVT 313/613) during summer session II.
 
For additional information please contact  the Study Abroad Office, 73 Tremont, 6th floor.
 
Sabbatical Leaves
 
The Board of Trustees has approved the following Sabbatical Leaves for the following faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences for 2007 - 2008:
 
Professor Amy Agigian of the Sociology Department will research and publish a paper on the relationships, overlaps, and differences among and between two approaches to the psychosocial and emotional well-being of breast cancer patients.
 
Professor In-Mee Baek of the Economics Department will focus on the effects on emerging economies of financial developments in the markets of "dominant" economies such as the U.S.
 
Professor Darlene Chisholm of the Economics Department will focus on a projext titled, "A Duration Anaysis of Product Re-Design in the U.S. Motion Pictures Industry."  The purpose is to model the strategic interaction among motion-picture exhibitors in a major U.S. metropolitan market using state-of-the-art econometric techniques.
 
Professor Jennifer Fuchel of the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University plans to create a documentary film/video combining animation and live footage.  She intends to explore the latest methods of digital creation.
 
Professor Lydia Martin of the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University plans to complete a series of 15-16 paintings titled Loteria, based on a card game played by Mexican children.
 
Professor Quentin Miller of the English Department intends to concentrate on three projects:  1) conduct a book - length study of James Baldwin in the context of law,  2) author a reference volume article on Baldwin for The Companion of Twentieth Century U.S. Fiction, and 3) complete a novel in progress titled, Whiskey Flats. 
 
Prof. Dennis Outwater of the Philosophy Department will conduct research, interviews and expand further on "Grand Canyon Panology."  The research will produce a book on the same topic.
 
Professor Gerald Peary of the Communication and Journalism Department will put together a substantive collection of his best writings from 35 years as a film critic, tentatively titled, Judgement in the Dark.
 
Professor Gerald Richman of the English Department plans to work on the Annotated Bibliography of Fiction Set in Boston he has been compiling for the past 20 years. 
 
Professor Jay Rosellini of the Humanities and Modern Languages Department will begin work on a 5th book, tentatively titled, The Populist vs. the Poets: Haider, Jelinek, and the Austrian Cultural Wars.  He will examine the conflicts between the Austrian extreme rights and the left wing intellectuals.
 
Professor Wesley Savick of the Theatre Department has three projects:  1) directing the world premiere of Spring Forward/Fall Back by Robert Brustein,  2) completing a stage adaptation of Donald Richie's memoir, The Inland Sea, and  3) editing and submitting five of his own works for publication, including two of his own original playscripts, Loss of Breath: The Unfinished Life and Death of Edgar Allen Poe, Shouting Theatre in a Crowded Fire and Waters Rising.
 
Professor Robert Webb of the Psychology Department plans to complete a book on "core affect."  The book is an attempt to pull together various sources where the nature of "core affect" has been studied and to make a comprehensive integration of them.