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.
https:// youtu. be / D1bE3swpYZ0
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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