Faculty Notes
Bro . Geoffrey Clement , OSF ( History ) presented his research “ Statim Prosequi : an index as a product , instrument and medium of the medieval Franciscan inquisition in Tuscany ” at the Fordham Center for Medieval Studies Annual International Conference , Manuscript as Medium . The paper shows how internal devices were embedded in an early 14th-century Franciscan Tuscan inquisitor ’ s manual that enabled an inquisitor , or a functionary thereof , to consult major bodies of legal documentation more quickly and effectively .
Wendy Galgan ( Chair , English ) and the Women ’ s Study Center / Women ’ s Minor kicked off the Year of Respect at the College , with a series of talks ,
Wendy Galgan with photographer and artist Alyscia Cunningham who spoke about Embracing Our Natural Beauty .
movies , and special events supported by signs around campus , that promote respect for people , respect for communities , and respect for the environment .
“ The Respect Initiative is dedicated to promoting respect for everyone , regardless of sex , gender , race , socioeconomic class , political beliefs , physical [ dis ] ability , nationality , or any of the other myriad ways people tend to be categorized . Every person deserves respect , no matter who that person is ,” says Professor Galgan .
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Dr . Galgan and Gregory Tague ( English ) kept the poetic arts flourishing at St . Francis with a number of award-winning writers coming in during the year .
The next poet to visit St . Francis College is Marilyn Hacker . She will read her work for the Women ’ s Poetry Initiative , Tuesday , Oct . 4 at 4:30pm .
Nina Tassi and James Zimerman — https :// youtu . be / 833LJk5UguA John Guzlowski — https :// youtu . be / WcEWWwG989Y Maria Lisella — https :// youtu . be / tJ9o2FLSIdQ
Nina Tassi read from Spirit Ascending , James Zimmerman shared poems from Little Miracles .
John Guzlowski talked about his collection Echoes of Tattered Tongues .
Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella .
Uwe Gielen ( Psychology ) released his latest work Childhood and Adolescence : Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Applications ( 2nd edition ) ( Praeger / ABC-CLIO ). The book , co-edited with Jaipaul L . Roopnarine , looks at how children and adolescents grow up in many parts of the world , and pays special attention to families and children in low and medium-income countries .
Dr . Gielen , Director of the Institute for International Cross-Cultural Psychology , spoke about topics in the book at a Columbia University Faculty Seminar and at the Eastern Psychological Association in New York .
Saleesha Matthews ’ 16 , Alexa Castelluccio ’ 17 , Venique Dial ’ 19 , and Alisa Allen ’ 17 with Harry Lennix .
Katherine Grant ( Communication Arts ) took Acting II students to see Head of Passes at the Public Theater , a jaw-dropping production featuring a peerless Phylicia Rashad . They also met actor Harry Lennix , currently starring in NBC ’ s The Blacklist .
Steven Lipson ( Biology ) published “ The Art of Cheating in the 21st Millennium : Innovative Mechanisms and Insidious Ploys in Academic Deceit ,” a look at the new ways students are cheating , in the International Journal of Education .
Biology professors Kathleen A . Nolan ( Chair ) and Alison Cucco , who also works at the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center , spoke at the conference , “ From Ebola to Zika : Present and Emerging Infectious Diseases ” held at Columbia University .
Peter Leibman ( Education ) has been sharing his expertise on finding a teaching job , based on his book , Launch a Teaching Career : Secrets For Aspiring Teachers ( Rowman & Littlefield ). He ’ s offered talks at Penn State Abington , Temple University , a national webinar for national teaching honor society Kappa Delta Pi , and for the program Troops to Teachers .
Communication Arts Professors Augusta Palmer and Magaly Christopher-Colimon held the first St . Francis College Women ’ s Film Festival during Women ’ s History Month . It featured two days of short films by women and students , recognizing new and original voices , as well as multi-generational , cross-cultural , multi-racial female voices beyond campus .
Duana Butler ( New York Women in Film and Television ), Lili White ( Another eXperiment by Women Film Festival ) and Lisa Russell ( Cinema Corner ) spoke to audience and helped curate the screened films .
Student Filmmakers — https :// youtu . be / Bb4InSjze08 Duana Butler — https :// youtu . be / cyGt03GH3IQ Lili White — https :// youtu . be /_ fuEdw2PAEM
LEFT – RIGHT : Magaly Christopher-Colimon , Lindsay Boccia ’ 16 , Autumn Clouden ’ 16 , Lili White , and Augusta Palmer .
Nickie Phillips ’ ( Sociology and Criminal Justice ) second book Beyond Blurred Lines ( Rowman & Littlefield ) will be published in November . The book details the history of rape culture from the 1970s and looks at the changing ways sexual violence is treated in society .
Steven Hayward with Iddo Wernick ( The Rockefeller University ), and William Tucker ( Fuel Freedom Foundation ).
Fred Siegel with William Voegeli .
Fred Siegel ( Scholar in Residence ) explored the left and right sides of the political debate in four events . William Voegeli ( Claremont Review of Books ) discussed The Complex Politics of Compassion . Conservative scholar James Piereson answered the question , “ Does Liberalism Have a Future ,” political commentator Steven Hayward questioned , “ Can Conservatives be Environmentalists ?” and Harry Siegel ( New York Daily News ), Heather Mac Donald ( Manhattan Institute ), and Kay Hymowitz ( Manning Up : How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys ) tackled the topic , “ Is the NYPD Doing Its Job ?”
James Piereson — https :// youtu . be / KQb4IWvVFf4 Steven Hayward — https :// youtu . be / 5x72nipinhw “ Is the NYPD Doing Its Job ?”— https :// youtu . be / mBy2LW43uxQ
Harry Siegel , Heather Mac Donald , and Kay Hymowitz .
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