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 College of Arts and Sciences

  • What does it mean to belong to a worldwide Jesuit network of education?
  • How does SLU’s Jesuit mission impact what and how you teach?

New faculty members are invited to discover for themselves at the
Oct. 6 Shared Vision program, an exclusive showing just for them.
Shared Vision is a video-and-discussion program that explores the
University’s Jesuit identity. The Friday, Oct. 6 program looks at the
transitions the Ignatian vision encountered as it became part of the
American culture and the modern era. The program will be held from
1-3 p.m. in the Knights Room of Pius Library.
Refreshments will be served.

The program will be facilitated by Dr. Scott Safranski, associate dean and professor in the John Cook School of Business,
and Mary Flick, director of mission programs. The program is
co-sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Division of Mission and Ministry.
To reserve a place, contact terneusl@slu.edu, or call 977-2428.

 

 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

2006-07 Office of the Provost Lunch Program Series
for Department Chairs and Program Directors

Tuesday, October 3
12-1:30 p.m, BSC 352/353
 "New Faculty Manual"
presented by:
John Griesbach, J.D., LL.M.
Associate Professor, School of Law and
President, Faculty Senate and
representatives from Faculty Senate
Executive Committee
Registration Deadline:
TODAY - September 25, 2006

Wednesday, November 8, 2006
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
 "Actualizing Mission/Hiring Jesuits"
presented by:
Frank Reale, S.J., Vice President
Mission & Ministry

Wednesday, February 7, 2007
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
"Optimizing Banner Data"
presented by:
Julie Weissman, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Planning and Decision Resources
Laurinda Smith
Data Manager, Office of Planning and Decision Resources
Brett Magill
Data Manager, Office of Planning and Decision Resources

Thursday, March 22, 2007
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
"Globalizing: Getting to the Next Level"
presented by:
Thomas Finan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History and Interim Director,
International Studies
Seung Kim, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Boeing Institute for International
Business, Cook School of Business

Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon, followed by the program between 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Please RSVP your attendance for the October 3rd program
to Maureen Burkhardt (burkhams@slu.edu) by
TODAY - September 25, 2006
and RSVP for the November 8th program to Maureen Burkhardt (burkhams@slu.edu) in October 2006.
Reminders for the lunch programs will be emailed just prior to the program date for those reserved.




EVENTS OF THE WEEK
FALL SEMESTER CALENDAR

FROM THE COLLEGE

 

Andy Warhol's "Silver Clouds"
has returned to MOCRA this semester. The exhibition runs now through December. Regular hours are Tuesday-Sunday,
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
More information is available at http://mocra.slu.edu or by calling 314-977-7170.

September 29 and 30: 8 p.m.
October 6 and 7: 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 1: 2 p.m.

Directed by Tom Martin.

This creative piece uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment retelling of the historic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York City that caused the death of 146 garment workers, mainly young immigrant girls. The play documents the social upheaval that followed, culminating in the manslaughter trial of the owners...the outcome of which inspired outrage across the country and set the stage for shaping American lablor law for decades to come. The play paints a heartbreakingly clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all.
For more information, call the University Theatre at 977-2998.

September 29
Department of Fine and Performing Arts 2006 Studio Art Faculty Exhibit: Recent work by the Studio Art Faculty will be exhibited through November 4th at Boileau Hall, 36 Vandeventer. Artwork includes works in clay, oil on canvas, silver photography, digital photography and digital printmaking. The ice cream social will be from 3-5 p.m.; evening reception from 7-9 p.m.
Regular hours are Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, please contact Professor Amy Bautz at 977-4070 or bautzaa@slu.edu.

October 5
Career and Graduate School Fair:
1-5 p.m., Busch Student Center, Multipurpose Room
Over 120 organizations are registered to network with students, faculty, and alumni. A list of participating organizations can be found here. Call Career Services at 977-2828 if you have any questions.

October 10
The Department of History will
present a lecture titled "Xavier in India: East meets West in the 16th Century" to be given by
Rev. Delio de Mendonca, S.J., Ph.D., in the Pere Marquette Room of DuBourg Hall at 4:30 p.m. This lecture is free and open to the public. For further information, please contact the History Department at 977-2910.








ACADEMIC NEWS

Faculty Publications, Presentations, Awards

Biology
Jack Kennell is part of a large collaborative research group that analyzed the genome of an important fungal plant pathogen, Ustilago maydis. A manuscript titled, "Insights from the genome of the biotrophic plant pathogen Ustilago maydis," was accepted for publication in the journal Nature.

Fine and Performing Arts
Associate Professor Gary Barker performed the roles of “Trebonius/Masala” in The Shakespeare Festival of Saint Louis production of JULIUS CAESAR in Forest Park , May 28-June 18, 2006.

Amy Bautz, M.F.A. (Associate Professor of Studio Art) has produced six pieces of artwork that were selected for the rotating collection of regional art at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. The work was exhibited this summer as "Selections from the Contemporary's Flat Files" and remains accessible to the public upon request. The exhibit was reviewed by Post-Dispatch art critic, David Bonetti, in the July 23rd edition of the paper. According to Bonetti, "The show is a delight - the best reason to visit the Contemporary Art Museum through August."

Jim Burwinkel served as the scenic and lighting designer for the Saint Louis Black Repertory Company's production of Mahalia. The production opened on September 15th at the Edison Theatre at Washington University continuing through September 30th, and will continue on October 6, 7 and 8 at the Orthwein Theatre at MICDS.

Jim Burwinkel has been commissioned by the Bi-State Arts-In-Transit program as designer for the Arts and Education Council art bus for 06-07. The public painting event will be held on September 29th as part of the Grand Center fall opening festivities and the bus will be traveling the streets of St. Louis from mid-October 2006 through early September of 2007.

Jim Burwinkel will serve as scenic and lighting designer for Black Cat Theatre Productions production of The Birthday Party. The show will open October 13th as the inaugural production at the Black Cat Theatre in Maplewood, Missouri located just south of Manchester on Sutton Ave.

History
Patrick O'Banion, Ph.D. candidate, authored "The Pastoral Use of the Book of Revelation in Late Tudor England," which was published in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History 57 (2006): 693-710.

Political Science
Elizabeth Markovits authored “The Trouble with Being Earnest: Deliberative Democracy and the Sincerity Norm,” which was published in The Journal of Political Philosophy Vol. 14, No. 3 (September 2006): 249-269.

Theological Studies
Julie Hanlon Rubio was elected to the board of the Society of Christian Ethics in January. In June, she presented "A Good Man Is Hard to Find: Images of the Family in American Catholic Fiction" at the annual meeting of the College Theology Society. Two book chapters will be published this fall: “Marriage, Family, and the Modern Catholic Mind,” in Don S. Browning and David Clairmont, eds., American Religions and the Family: How Faith Traditions Cope with Modernity and Democracy (Columbia University Press, 2006) and “A Christian Ethic of Child Rearing: Home Schooling as Test Case,” in David Matzko McCarthy and M. Theresa Lysaught, eds. Gathered for the Journey: Moral Theology in Catholic Perspective, (Eerdmans Press, 2006).

Community Outreach, Partnerships, Media Events

External Funding, Research Productivity
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