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Activities or accomplishments of note
Dr. Jeanie Burnett,
Department of Elementary Education, Dec. 15, 2008, facilitated a
grant from Organization Mondiale pour l’Education Pre’soclaire
(World Organization for Early Childhood Education) OMEP to Riverside
School, London, England. The grant will be used to extend special
projects that provide much needed physical activities such as
movement, dance, and inviting games for young children before,
during and after school. Riverside School has welcomed scholars from
Kutztown during KU-UK visits.
Dr. Marie-Aline Cadieux
and Dr. Maria Asteriadou, both of the Department of Music,
presented a recital of cello and piano works at Lebanon Valley
College, on Sept. 14, 2008, and at Kutztown University, on Sept. 15,
2008. The program included the rarely-heard Samuel Barber Sonata and
the Sonata by 19th century composer Agnes Zimmerman,
which Cadieux rediscovered, as it has been out of print and
unperformed for decades.
Dr. Sandra Chambers,
Department of Elementary Education, Summer 2008. A partnership model
for the Graduate Reading summer clinic was established over 30 years
ago with the Kutztown School District. This summer, through
Chambers’ leadership, the Summer Reading Clinic was expanded from
two to four sites. Under the supervision of Chambers and Dr. Mary
Ann O’Neil, 47 Kutztown University graduate reading candidates
worked for six weeks with a total of 240 students from Kutztown,
Wyomissing, Brandywine Heights, and Quakertown school districts. The
programs were well received by the participants and district
personnel.
Dr. Jo Cohen-Hamilton,
Counseling and Human Services. Current Community Mental Health
Volunteer - Psychological Services Provider Trauma Counseling
Services Shillington, Pa. Children’s Alliance Center of Berks County
Reading, Pa. Child abuse interviews and assessments, forensic
evaluations, court report and appearance, prolonged exposure
therapy, short-term crisis intervention, on-call service, mandated
child abuse reports, referral and case transition services, child,
adolescent, couple, and family therapy, intensive service for
at-risk youth, consultations and advocacy for school and community
provider programs, mobile and in-vivo therapy. Receiving supervision
toward LMFT credential, 10-12 hours/week.
Dr. Jo Cohen-Hamilton,
Counseling and Human Services. Maintenance of Psychology License and
Counselor Certification Licensed Psychologist, PA Bureau of
Professional and Occupational Affairs, #PS-007200-L National
Certified Counselor. National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
#56437.
Dr. John Conahan,
Department of Social Work, was elected to a third term as President
of the Board of Directors for the Gatehouse, an organization for the
treatment of drug and alcohol dependence. Conahan was also elected
to the Board of Directors of Fairview Counseling and Play Therapy
Center in Reading, Pa. The Gatehouse is a substance abuse treatment
organization with multiple locations that provides gender-separate,
long-term care to residents of central and southeastern
Pennsylvania.
Dr. Ann Marie Cordner,
Department of Criminal Justice, is serving on the 2008-2009
Nominations and Elections Committee for the Northeastern Association
of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS).
Dr. Gary Cordner,
Department of Criminal Justice, chaired three panel sessions at the
2008 International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference in Bellevue,
Washington, D.C.
Frances C. Cortez Funk,
Health and Wellness Services, was voted in by the Board of Directors
from Centro Hispano Daniel Torres, Inc. as chairperson for the
2008-2009 fiscal year on Sept. 25, 2008. She has been actively
involved as a board member for a combination of four years. Centro
Hispano is a community-based organization that, through its
professional, linguistic and cultural skills, provides services to
the growing Latino community in the city of Reading and Berks
County, both directly and in cooperation with other community
service agencies and organizations.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, performed with Philadelphia jazz vocalist,
Denise King, in Boyertown as part of the Unity Walk celebration of
diversity on Oct. 12, 2008.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, performed with jazz vocalist Kelly Meashey and
jazz bassist Steve Meashey as part of the Monday Concert Series at
Elizabethtown College on Oct. 13, 2008.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, performed at a fund raising event for the
United Way at First Energy Stadium for over 500 people.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, was a guest faculty artist at the West Chester
Jazz Camp during the week of July 13-18, 2008.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, performed with the Peter Nero and the Philly
Pops Orchestra at the Mann Music Center on July 30, 2008.
David Cullen,
Department of Music, was featured on July 15, 2008 in a 30 minute
performance /interview segment on NPR syndicated radio show,
“Echoes,” promoting his latest release “Guitar Travels.”
David Cullen,
Department of Music, recorded for Grammy Award Winning Producer Will
Ackerman in Brattleboro, Vt. on Nov. 14, 2008.
Dr. Mary Ann Dailey,
Department of Nursing, was a chapter reviewer for the forthcoming
Pearson text, Nursing Theories (6th Edition) by
Julia B. George.
Dr. Mary Ann Dailey,
Department of Nursing, was a guest lecturer on “Nursing and the
Political Process” at the Fourth Annual Nursing 204 Clinical
Seminar Day at the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences, June
23, 2008.
Dr. William A. Dempsey,
Dean of the College of Business, visited Slippery Rock University (SRU)
in the role of the AACSB’s mentor to SRU concerning progress toward
achieving AACSB accreditation, Oct. 1, 2, 2008.
Dr. Rosemary Fliszar,
Department of Nursing, served as a peer reviewer for a manuscript
submitted to the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, July 2008.
Dr. Rosemary Fliszar,
Department of Nursing, was elected chairperson of the Pennsylvania
League for Nursing Area 2, effective July 2008.
Dr. Rosemary Fliszar,
Department of Nursing, served as a site visitor and program
evaluator for the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission, at Bradley University, Peoria, Ill., Oct., 2008.
Dr. Rosemary Fliszar,
Department of Nursing, is a member of the Lehigh County Aging &
Adult Services Advisory Council.
Dr. Rosemary Fliszar,
Department of Nursing, was named the National League for Nursing (NLN)
Ambassador for Kutztown University’s Nursing Department on Nov. 5,
2008.
Dr. J. Frederick Garman,
Department of Human Kinetics, has been selected to serve on the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Education 2008-2009 HIV
Education Prevention Education Materials Review Panel. Tasked with
evaluating HIV materials distributed to educators and used in
professional development, this joint initiative with the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention focuses on improving health and
educational outcomes of young people.
Dr. Janice Gasker,
Department of Social Work, and Dr. John Vafeas, chair,
Department of Social Work, gave testimony titled “The Importance of
Baccalaureate Licensure for Consumer Protection in Human Services: A
Need for Separate BSW Designation,” at the PA House Professional
Licensure Committee, Public Hearing on House Bill 2352,
Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 24, 2008.
Anuradha Ghai,
Department of Accounting and Finance, serves as the treasurer of the
Executive Service Corps of the Lehigh Valley (ESCLV). ESCLV is a
local non-profit dedicated to providing professional services
(marketing, financial, human resources) to area not-for-profit. Some
beneficiaries include: Casa Guadalupe, Allentown Art Museum,
Reparatory Dance Theatre, and the City of Bethlehem.
Dr. David Haas,
College of Business, along with Dr. Quintus Jett of the Tuck School
of Business, Dartmouth College, and Eddie Garcia of Comcast
Corporation, conducted a workshop on the application of the supply
chain management concept to the development and growth of
minority-owned businesses at the United States Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce Annual Convention in Sacramento, Calif., on Sept. 27,
2008.
Dr. David Haas,
College of Business, attended the Supply Chain Management Educators’
Conference on Oct. 5, 2008 and the Annual Global Conference of the
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Oct. 6-8, 2008, in
Denver, Colo.
Dr. Edward P. Hanna,
Department of Social Work, designated as a qualified family court
mediator by the Berks County Family Court Administration, presented
“Child Custody Mediation Orientation Consultation,” at the
Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pa. on Oct. 30, 2008.
Dr. Edward P. Hanna,
Department of Social Work, through the request of Cigna Corp of CA,
provided “Grief and Loss” consultation to the professional
management and employees of the R.H. Donnelly Company, Lancaster,
Pa. on Nov. 13, 2008.
Jonathan Kremser,
Department of Criminal Justice, completed the National Association
of School Resource Officers (NASRO) Active Shooter Response course.
The course was sponsored by the Fargo Police Department on June
9-13, 2008, in Fargo, N.D.
Dr. Sharon C. Lyter,
Department of Social Work, a member of the Council on Field
Education of the Council on Social Work Education, served as chair
and presented a Field Director Development Institute (FDDI) for
Experienced Field Directors, along with co-presenter Dr. Alan
Dettlaff of the University of Illinois at Chicago, at the Annual
Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education,
Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 29, 2008. The lecture was titled “Research
Vision: Field as Signature.”
Dr. Carol C. Mapes,
Department of Biology, gave a guided walk on insect galls for the
Kutztown Public Library’s Insect Program at the Kutztown Park, June
11, 2008.
James C. Matejik,
Department of Nursing, member on the Lehigh county Advisory Council
on Adult and Aging Services, reappointment was on Feb. 14, 2008.
James C. Matejik,
Department of Nursing, four year plan for The Area on Aging and
Adult Services for Lehigh County Public Hearing, March 20, 2008.
James C. Matejik,
Department of Nursing, PLN District II, director, Public Relations
Committee, adjunct secretary, obtained CEU’s for April 23, 2008, and
Oct . 20, 2008, Pennsylvania League of Nursing District II
presentation from Merion Publications.
Dr. Marilyn Meder,
Department of Nursing, lectured on forgiveness and moving beyond
tragedies at a two day conference conducted by the Parish Nurse
Coalition Advisory Board in May 2008.
Dr. Marilyn Meder,
Department of Nursing, served as a Parish Nurse for Scared Heart
Parish in Allentown, Pa.
Dr. Marilyn Meder,
Department of Nursing, serves on the Parish Nurse Coalition Advisory
Board and on the Parish Nurse Manual Development Committee.
Dr. Mary Ann O’Neil,
Department of Elementary Education. Provides tutor training support
for The Adam II Center After-School Program and volunteers at the
Grace Christian Preschool.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed with the chamber ensemble SATORI in a
pair of concerts in Allentown, Pa., in the Castelnuevo-Tedesco
guitar quintet and the string quartet in Bb, Op. 18 no. 6 by
Beethoven, Oct. 18 & 19, 2008.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed with the Bach Festival Orchestra and
the Bach Choir of Bethlehem in a concert at Central Moravian Church,
Bethlehem, Pa. on Nov. 11.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, served as concertmaster of the Pennsylvania
Sinfonia Orchestra in a performance at Symphony Hall, Allentown, Pa.
on Nov. 15. Works to be performed include the Mozart “Magic Flute
Overture,” the Schumann Cello Concerto, and “Here is my Heart” for
chorus and orchestra by Paul McCartney.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed on Sept. 9, 2008 with the Bach
Festival Orchestra and the Bach Choir of Bethlehem in the first Bach
at Noon concert at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pa. The
performance included Cantata 131 and Suite No. 1 in C by J.S. Bach.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, played on Sept. 14, 2008 in the orchestra for a
performance of “Tony Caruso’s Final Broadcast,” by Paul Salerni and
“The Music Master,” a short opera by Cimarosa, at Bethlehem’s
Zoellner Center for the Arts.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed on Sept. 27, 2008 as concertmaster
with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra in its opening concert of
the season at Allentown’s Symphony Hall. Works included Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 8, “Le Tombeau de Couperin” by Maurice Ravel, and the
Chopin Piano Concerto in e minor.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, served on Oct. 10, 2008 as concertmaster for
the Moravian Music Festival at Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem.
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed on Oct. 11, 2008 with Joel Grey and
Marvin Hamlisch for Lehigh.
On June 8 and 29, July 27 and Aug. 24, 2008, Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed with other principal players of the
Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra in four different summer Valley
Vivaldi concerts. She was the featured soloist in the J.S. Bach
“Concerto for Violin in a minor,” the Albinoni “Balletto No.
3 in G,” and the Bach “Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.”
Dr. Mary Ogletree,
Department of Music, performed on Aug. 7, 2008 at Bethlehem’s
Musikfest with the Chamber Ensemble SATORI, in works by Schubert,
Schickele, Mozart, and Durufle.
Dr. Dubem Okafor,
Department of English organized a conference entitled “Breaking
Cultural Boundaries/Barriers” in September 2008, at Reading Area
Community College. Okafor is the president of M.A.L.I. teen
organization, Reading, Pa.
Ilene Prokup,
Department of Nursing, completed a research project titled, “An
Examination of Women’s Cancers in Northeast Pennsylvania.”
Ilene Prokup,
Department of Nursing, received accreditation as a Clinical Nurse
Specialist in Public/Community Health by the American Nurse
Credentialing Center.
Ilene Prokup,
Department of Nursing, was appointed to the newly forming Lehigh
Valley Board of Health.
Dr. CJ Rhoads,
Department of Accounting and Finance, on Monday, July 14, 2008, was
the organizer for the Taijiquan Gathering at the Taijiquan
Enthusiasts Organization in Bethlehem, Pa.
Dr. CJ Rhoads,
Department of Accounting and Finance, attended the following:
Sunday, Aug. 03, 2008, Other Accounting Career Fair American
Accounting Association, Anaheim, Calif. and on Aug. 13, 2008,
Speaker Building Knowledge: Impact of Whom We Ask at the Academy of
Management in Anaheim, Calif.
Donna Sabella,
Department of Nursing, presented “Health Risks, Problems and Needs
of Prostituted and Trafficked Women” in September 2008 at the
Annual Prostitution and Trafficking Conference, University of
Toledo, sponsored by the University of Toledo Department of Social
Work.
Donna Sabella,
Department of Nursing, appeared on “Speak UP,” CW Philly 57,
in September 2008 and discussed prostitution and trafficking and
Dawn’s Place, a residential recovery program in Philadelphia, where
she is the program director.
Donna Sabella,
Department of Nursing, had two proposals on trafficking and
caring for women involved in sex work accepted for the Drexel
University Women’s Health Conference held February 2009, in Atlantic
City, N.J.
Dr. Christopher F. Sacchi,
Department of Biology gave a guided walk entitled, “Meet the Fall
Forest” on Sept. 27, 2008, sponsored by Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
Dr. Christopher F. Sacchi,
Department of Biology, served as a botanist/plant ecologist at the
PA Institute for Conservation Education (PICE) Wildlife Leadership
Camp (for high school students) at the Raystown Field Station, July
2008.
Dr. Gregory P. Setliff,
Department of Biology gave an insect presentation for approximately
25 preschool and kindergarten students at the Early Learning Center,
Kutztown University, Sept. 19, 2008.
Dr. Deborah Sieger,
Department of Criminal Justice, was one of three guests on Berks
County Community Television participating in “Diversity: A Wider
Vision” televised live on Nov. 10, 2008, from 8-9 p.m.
Dr. Terre Sychterz,
Department of Elementary Education, Dec. 16, 2008, attended the
Leadership Series 2008- 2009 Building Common Assessments, Part 1
“Improve Your Assessment Literacy” at BCIU 14, Reading, Pa.
Dr. Marilyn Stewart,
Department of Art Education and Crafts, was one of two nationally
recognized scholars invited to organize and present “Transformation:
Authentic Connections Through Art and Writing, Teacher Institute
2008” at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach,
Va., July 13–15, 2008.
Dr. Joo Tan,
Department of Computer Science, chair of Faculty/Student Posters,
Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges, Eastern Conference,
Hood College, Frederick, Md., October 2008.
Dr. Pietro Toggia,
Department of Criminal Justice, served as Panel Chair, “Responding
to Neo-Liberalism” for the American Society of Criminology 2008
Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 13, 2008.
Dr. Pietro Toggia,
Department of Criminal Justice, served as Panel Chair for the
“Genocide and Conflict” panel at the American Society of
Criminology 2008 Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Nov.14, 2008.
Rhonda Wall,
Department of Art Education & Crafts, exhibited her artwork in the
Miami Art Fair, AQUA Wynwood, Miami, Fla., represented by Accola
Contemporary, NYC, Dec. 2-7, 2008.
Rhonda Wall,
Department of Art Education & Crafts, had a solo exhibition of
recent artwork at Accola Contemporary, NYC, Jan. 7-Feb. 7, 2009.
Dr. John S. Walker,
CFA, Department of Accounting and Finance, completed the editing of
the Fall 2008 issue of the Journal of the Northeastern
Association of Business, Economics and Technology.
Dr. John Walker,
Department of Accounting and Finance, in the September issue of
Banker’s Economic & Investment Alert, a trade publication for
bankers, co-authored an article titled “Should Your Bank Consider a
Stock Buyback?”
Dr. John Walker,
Department of Accounting and Finance, in the October issue of
Banker’s Economic & Investment Alert co-authored an article
titled “What Is the Impact to Earnings per Share from a Stock
Buyback?” was published.
Dr. John Walker,
Department of Accounting and Finance, prepared three practitioner
articles that were distributed to Ambassador Financial Group’s
clients: (1) “Assessing Stock Performance Depends a Lot on the
Benchmark” (issued in June), (2) “Should Your Bank Consider a Stock
Buyback?” issued in July, and (3) “What Is the Impact to Earnings
per Share from a Stock Buyback?” issued in August.
Dr. Robert C. Ziegenfus,
Department of Geography and Faculty Athletics Representative,
chaired the NCAA Division II Legislative Review Committee that
prepares the faculty athletics representatives’ position on the
proposed legislation to be considered at the NCAA
Convention. October and November 2008.
Dr. Robert C. Ziegenfus,
Department of Geography, Faculty Athletics Representative, chaired
the NCAA Division II Legislative Review Committee session at the
Faculty Athletics Representatives Association Annual Meeting and
Symposium. San Diego, Calif. Nov. 14, 2008.
Dr. Robert C. Ziegenfus,
Department of Geography, served as a reviewer of a manuscript
anticipated to be the next edition of James Rubenstein’s, “An
Introduction to Human Geography: The Cultural Landscape,”
September 2008.
Dr. Robert C. Ziegenfus,
Department of Geography, Faculty Athletic Representative, chaired
the meeting of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Faculty
Athletics Representatives, Lock Haven, Pa., Sept. 28, 2008.
Dr. Robert C. Ziegenfus,
Department of Geography, attended the inaugural meeting of the
Historic Barn and Farm Foundation of Pennsylvania. Ziegenfus
assisted Geography Professor Emeritus Robert Ensminger in
pre-meeting field trip reconnaissance and during the field trip to
the Oley Valley for meeting participants, Kutztown University, June
5-7, 2008.
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