College of Arts & Sciences
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Suffolk University October 2007
 
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Dear Friends & Colleagues,
 
Fall has arrived and with it an interesting and diverse grouping of news and events!
 
Please continue to send updates and listings to casnews@suffolk.edu and we will continue to spread the word!
 
Best,
Nicole L. Vadnais
Communications & Events Associate

Centennial: About a 100 Years

Suffolk Arts + Sciences
Under Construction: We are currently working on building the second issue of Suffolk Arts + Sciences, our new alumni magazine, and we need your help!  If you know any outstanding students, interesting research projects, or other stories happening around the College, please send the information to casnews@suffolk.edu.  Thank you!
 Distinguished Visiting Scholars
 October 2007

Centennial: About a 100 YearsSocial and environmental activist Frances Moore Lappe will be visiting the College of Arts & Sciences the week of October 15 - 19.  Lappe has written a number of books, including Diet for a Small Planet, Food First: Beyond the Myth of Scarcity, World Hunger: Ten Myths, Rediscovering America's Values, You Have the Power: Choosing Courage in a Culture of Fear, and Democracy's Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life.  She has worked tirelessly on citizen-led movements to address hunger, poverty and environmental devastation on a world wide basis.  She is the co-founder of the Institute for Food and Development, and with her daughter, Anna, the Small Planet Institute.  She also founded the Center for Living Democracy.  Lappe has won numerous awards, including the Right Livelihood Award (1987) and the Rachel Carson Award (2003). For her books, she earned the World Hunger Media Award, the Henry George Award, and the Nautilus Award.
 
During her stay, Ms. Lappe will be delivering two public lectures:
 
October 16th at 1pm, location TBA.
From Hunger to Democracy: The Future of Life - My Journey
A Lowell Lecture
 
October 17th, at 4pm in Archer 365
Getting a Grip - Finding Our Place in the Walk of Hope

October Events

October 1, 2007 - Robert HassRobert Hass, United States Poet Laureate (1995-97),
Award Winning Poet, Essayist, & Translator

12:00pm - The Poetry Center
73 Tremont Street, Sawyer Library
Roundtable Discussion on the Environment

5:30pm - C. Walsh Theatre
55 Temple Street
Read from his New Book - Time and Materials

Sponsored by the English Department, the Creative Writing Program, and the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office.

October 1-3, 2007 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kickoff Informational Tables
10am -2pm, Donahue, NESAD, Sargent, Sawyer Lobbies

October 2, 2007 - The 6th Annual Suffolk University Breast Cancer Awareness Walk to Statehouse & Balloon Release Breast Cancer Awarness
1pm - 2pm, in front of the Donahue Building - come early to get your balloon.

1:15pm - President Sargent will speak at Statehouse and balloons will be released.

For more information please contact Norine Bacigalupo x5364




 

October 3, 2007 - Igor and Ivan Timofeev, two founders of Moscow-based NGO training center "Golubka"

4:00pm, Large Conference Room, 1 Bowdoin Street, 6th Floor.
"Training NGOs in Conflict Resolution in Russian and Beyond, Tales from the Front Lines."

Part of the Philosophy Department's Pearl Lecture Series.

October 3-4, 2007 - K.P. Singh, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, JMI Central University, New Delhi & Namrata Kothari, Senior University Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta. 

October 3 - "Bureaucracy and Development"
4:00pm, McDermott Conference Room (first floor of Donahue), 41 Temple Street

October 4 - "Indian Government and Politics"
1:00pm in Donahue 218B, 41 Temple Street

October 9, 2007 - Stacey Malkan, author of Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
6:30pm, Sargent 170, 120 Tremont Street, Boston
A book launch, panel discussion and reception.

Co-sponsored by Suffolk University's Center for Women's Health and Human Rights, the Women's and Gender Studies Program, Health Services and Health Education, as well as Health Care Without Harm and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

October 9, 2007 - Elif Armbruster, Professor of English

1:00pm, The Poetry Center, Sawyer Library (73 Tremont Street)
"Reading in Three Dimensions: Authorship, Architecture, and American Literature" 

Part of the English Department Lecture Series

October 11, 2007 -  Bonnie Shepard, author of Running the Obstacle Course to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Lessons from Latin America

4:30pm, Donahue 638B (Note: Check back to confirm location).Bonnie Shepard's Book Cover

"Adolescent Girls' Reproductive and Sexual Health - Global Perspectives."  

Part of the Women's Health Graduate Program's Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series.
For more information on the series,  please email mawh@suffolk.edu, check website www.suffolk.edu/mawh or call 617.994.4222

 


October 11-14, - Fall Showcase
Thursday-Saturday 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 3:00pm
Studio Theatre (4th floor of Donahue), 41 Temple Street.

The Frog Prince by David Mamet, directed by Greer Rooney, '08
The Trial by Franz Kafka, adapted by Rachel Lampert, directed by Purnima Baldwin, '08
Free


October 11, 2007 - Dee Dee Bridgewater, internationally renowned jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater

7:00pm, Chipman Hall, 6th Floor of Tremont Temple, 88 Tremont Street
A performance and discussion of her new cd, Red Earth: Malian Journey

Sponsored by the History Department, the Black Studies Program, and the College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office.





 

October 14, 2007 - American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk

For more information on how to join the Suffolk University Employee team or donate go to:http://main.acsevents.org/goto/suffolkuniversityemployees.

For more information on how to join the Suffolk University Student team or donate go to:http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/MakingStridesAgainstBreastCancer/MSABCFY08NewEngland/1033348

October 15-19, 2007- Frances Moore Lappe, social and environmental activist, and author of such books as Diet for a Small Planet, will spend a week at the College.

October 16 - "From Hunger to Democracy: The Future of Life - My Journey"
A Lowell Lecture, C. Walsh Theater, 1:00pm

October 17 - "Getting a Grip - Finding Our Place in the Walk of Hope"
4:00pm, Archer 365

Part of the Distinguished Visiting Scholars program.

October 18 - Open House for Philosophy, History and Economics in their new space at 1 Bowdoin Street, 6th floor. 1:00- 2:30pm.

October 23, 2007 - Dr. Jack Levin, Irving and Betty Brudnick Professor of Sociology at Northeastern UniversityCentennial: About a 100 Years

1:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre
"Serial Killers and Sadistic Murderers: Up Close and Personal"

Sponsored by the Center for Crime and Justice Policy Research

 



October 23, 2007 - 2nd Annual Courage & Cuisine Luncheon

1:00 - 2:30pm, Sargent Hall, Function Room

Part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.



October 24, 2007 - Mickey Lee, Professor of Communication & Journalism

4:00pm, Location TBA
"How to think about intellectual property of open source software from a feminist political economic perspective" 

Part of the Quinn Dickerson Series.

October 25, 2007 - Samuel Lurie, transgender advocate

4:30pm, Donahue 638B (Not: Check back to confirm location)
"Transgender Health and Wellness."  

Part of the Women's Health Graduate Program's Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series. 
For more information on the series, please email mawh@suffolk.edu, check website www.suffolk.edu/mawh or call 617.994.4222.

October 25, 2007 - Peter Bielagus, Financial Management

1:00pm - C. Walsh Theatre

Part of the SU101 Speaker Series

October 27, 2007 - The 37th annual Suffolk University Classic , a speech and debate tournament for college and university students.

Sponsored by the Forensics Team.

October 29, 2007 - Christopher Moore, young filmmaker

"¿Puedo Hablar?//May I Speak?"Puedo Hablar/ May I Speak

Co-sponsored by the Government Dept, SGA, Humanities & Modern Languages, Latin American and Caribbean Program, and Communication & Journalism and History Departments




 

 

November 2007

 

November 6, 2007 - James Carroll, Distinguished Scholar in Residence

Constantine's Sword


3:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre
A film screening of his new documentary film on Constantine's Sword.

Part of the Distinguished Scholar in Residence Program.

November 6, 2007 - Peter Jeffreys, Professor of English

1:00pm, The Poetry Center
"Britishing Cavafy: The Poet and his English Connections" - Peter Jeffreys

Part of the English Department Lecture Series

November 8, 2007 -  Anita Raj, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health 

4:30pm, Donahue 638B (Note: Check back to confirm location)
"Evaluating an HIV Prevention Program for Latinas-Theory and Findings Do Not Always Correspond." 

Part of the Women's Health Graduate Program Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series.  Co-sponsored by the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights.  For more information please email mawh@suffolk.edu, visit www.suffolk.edu/mawh or call 617.994.4222.


November 8, 2007 - Writing Across the Curriculum Workshop

1:15pm, Poetry Center
"Writing Across the Curriculum and the Research Paper"

Food and beverages will be provided.

November 13, 2007 - Cindy Brown, General Manager, Duck Tour Company

1:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre

Part of the SU 101 Speaker Series

November 14, 2007 - Teri Fair, Professor of Government

4:00pm, Donahue 637
"Methodological Issues When Considering Race and Ethnicity and Public Policy" 

Part of the Quinn Dickerson Seminar Series

November 14, 2007 - "BSA/Build Boston," The Seaport World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, a reception for students, faculty, alumni, and friends.

6:00pm, The Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston

Sponsored by the New England School of Art & Design at Suffolk University Interior Design Program.

November 15 - 18, 2007- A Terrible Love of War, written & directed by Wesley Savick
Inspired by the book of the same name by internationally renowned lecturer, author and psychologist James Hillman.

Thursday - Saturday @8pm & Saturday - Sunday @ 3pm
Studio Theatre

November 15 - 22, 2007 - Ozpirations, new art inspired by the Wizard of Oz.


Main Gallery at the New England School of Art & Design, 75 Arlington Street, Boston.

Sponsored by the New England School of Art & Design, Suffolk University

November 27, 2007 - Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of All Souls

All Souls Book Cover


1:00pm, C. Walsh Theatre

Part of the SU101 Speaker Series


 

November 29, 2007 -

Suzanne Gordon, author of Nursing Against the Odds 

4:30pm, Donahue 638B (Note: Check back to confirm location)
"Writing as Advocacy"

Part of the Women's Health Graduate Program Interdisciplinary Perspectives Series.  Co-sponsored by the Center for Women's Health and Human Rights.  For more information, please email mawh@suffolk.edu, visit www.suffolk.edu/mawh or call 617-994-4222.


                                     

Presentations, Publications, Exhibits, & Professional Service
 
Robert Allison, Professor of History, joined Steve Thomas, host of the History Channel's Emmy-award winning show, "Save Our History."  The show explored the preservation efforts at the Old State House and African Meeting House in Boston. Allison discussed the significance of the Old State House and other Boston landmarks.  The episode, "Save Our History: Revolution in Boston" aired on Saturday, September 22, at 8pm on the History Channel. 
 
In addition, Professor Allison spoke at Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York, on the origins of the Constitution and the idea of religious liberty on September 17, Constitution Day.
 
Sandra Barriales - Bouche, Assistant Professor of Spanish in the Humanities & Modern Languages Department, has recently published "Exilio y Post-Exilio en Luis Cernuda" (Exhile and Post-Exhile in Luis Cernuda) in the journal Revista Hispanica Moderna, LIX (2006) (Published in 2007). 
 
Robert Bellinger, Associate Professor of History, opened the series of monthly lectures in the History Department with "Black Studies, Senegal, and the Géwël Tradition"

Professor Bellinger is also an active member of the New England chapter of the African American Historical and Genealogical Society. Most recently he sat on the conference planning committee that is sponsoring the organization's national conference in Burlington, MA, October 25-28, 2007.  The conference ancticipates at least 300 attendees.
 
Professor Bellinger's percussion ensemble, Tam Tam Gise performed at the Evelyn Preston Concert in Hartford, CT .  The four member ensemble opened the afternoon's concert with percussion rhythms from West Africa and the African diaspora, on September 8, 2007.
 

Peter Jeffreys, Assistant Professor of English, has recently been offered a book contract by Cornell University Press for his work, The Erotic Sublime: C.P. Cavafy and the Decadent Tradition.
 
Benjamin Powell Book Cover
Benjamin Powell, a new faculty member in the Economics Department, will have a new edited volume released in November by Stanford University Press, titled Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrenpreneurship and the Process of Economic Development.
 
 


 
Patricia Reeve, Assistant Professor of History, will collaborate with the Tri-City Technology Education Collaborative (TRITEC) in a MA DOE-funded initiative that promotes technological enhancement of the design and delivery of American history in grades K-12.  This project builds on federally-funded history curricula enrichment program undertaken by TRITEC, Professor Robert Allison and Professor Pat Reeve.
 
The Suffolk University Polling Center will be partnering with Channel 7 and their Miami affiliate for upcoming polls on the 2008 Presidential election.  Channel 7 has contributed about $50,000 to the project. 

 

Students & Faculty
 
Over Columbus Day weekend, the freshmen biology majors will be making a journey to the Friedman Field Station.  This marks the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Friedman Field Station and the recent addition of twelve acres, increasing the area to just over fifty acres. 

Stephen O'Neill, lecturer in the History Department, teaches HST 362: The History of Piracy.   As part of his class he brought his students to the exhibit "A Short Life and Merry: Pirates of New England."  O'Neill was guest curator for this exhibit earlier this year at Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich on Cape Cod.  The students were given a guided tour of the artifacts on display, which include an original N.C. Wyeth painting from his Treasure Island series, the silver oar of the Massachusetts Colonial Vice-Admiralty court, and even a LEGO pirate ship.  The exhibit will continue to run through October 31. 

History students and Suffolk's Community and Service Learning Center (SOULS) will travel to El Salvador on Alternative Winter Break, Januar 1-13, 2008.  Approximately a dozen students enrolled in HST 507: Study Trip to El Salvador, taught by Professor Christopher Rodriguez, History Department,  will delve into the history of El Salvador through readings, films, and discussion, culminating with their stay in El Salvador.  The class will explore how an array of  events from the Spanish conquest, the indigenous uprisings against land concentration in the 19th century, and Liberation Theology and democratic reforms of the 20th century led to the civil war of the 1980s. One such incident, which took place in 1989, began Suffolk's connection to El Salvador through alumnus and US Congressman John Joseph Moakley.   Moakley felt compelled to act after the murder of six priests, their housekeeper and her daughter.  His attempts to bring murderers to justice helped many affected by the violence and inspired many more to act.

The class will build upon relationships and projects established by Professor Judy Dushku and her GVT 507: Study Trip to El Salvador group.  The class will meet with prominent members of the government, visit the site of the 1989 murders, and most important, help construct a theatre for the Cultural Center in La Mora in preparation for the annual Festival for Peace and Social Justice, which commemorates the 1992 peace accords that ended the civil war.  For more information please contact Chris Rodriguez at crodrigu@suffolk.edu. 
Awards,  Achievements, & Recognition
 
Peter Jeffreys, Professor of English, has been awarded the honorable mention portion of the Edmund Keeley Book Prize (2007) by the Modern Greek Studies Association for his book Eastern Questions: Hellenism and Orientalism in the Writings of E. M. Forster and C. P. Cavafy.  
Contact Info
Nicole L. Vadnais
Communications & Events Associate