David Curley, chair of the Liberal Studies Department at Western Washington University, will give a lecture titled “About Afghanistan—or, Can We Learn Anything Useful from History?” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in the Bellingham City Council Chambers in downtown Bellingham.
If you've been curious as to what happened to the dynamic body-based, political artists of the 80s, such as Andre Serrano, Karen Finley, Renee Cox, Kiki Smith, look no further. Western’s Studio Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series welcomes Keith Boadwee, one of the many artists who achieved fame in the 80s and 90s. Often categorized as a “shock” artist, he continues to make dynamic, thought-provoking work despite the recent repressive political era and fickle art market that would prefer to consume more “palatable” art.
Farrokh Safavi (College of Business and Economics) was a keynote speaker at the First International Conference on Banking Services Marketing that was held in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 12 and 13. Safavi’s presentation was titled “The Impact of Competitive Strategies on the Marketing Success of Banking Services.” Safavi also was a member of the scientific (program) committee of the international conference, which was responsible for the planning and selection of papers and speakers.
Aaron Katz, a health policy expert and faculty member in the University of Washington’s Department of Global Health, will deliver the winter quarter Global Health and Social Justice lecture at Western Washington University.
The lecture, which is titled “Health Care Reform (or what passes for that in Congress),” will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at St. Luke’s Community Health Education Center Room C. The center is located at 3333 Squalicum Parkway in Bellingham.
Laura Stambaugh (Music) presented a paper about instrumental music practice techniques at the International Symposium on Performance Science in Auckland, New Zealand. She also co-authored "An fMRI Investigation of the Cultural Specificity of Music Memory" (Steven M. Demorest; Steven J. Morrison; Laura A. Stambaugh; Munir Beken; Todd L.
Margaret Stock is an attorney admitted in Alaska; a lieutenant colonel in the Military Police Corps, U.S. Army Reserve; and an associate professor assigned to the Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. Stock spoke at Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies at WWU on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, as part of the World Issues Forum.
Donald Larsen (Educational Administration) co-presented "Why We Keep Teaching Middle School: Who Stays, Who Goes, and Why" with Tariq Akmal (Washington State University) Nov. 5 to 7 at the National Middle School Association 36th Annual Conference and Exhibit in Indianapolis.
Keith Hyatt (Special Education) co-presented "Promoting Evidence-Based Practices and Avoiding Pseudoscientific Fads: Guidelines for Families/ Interventionists" with John Filler and Delilah Krasch (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) Nov. 18 to 21 at The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps 2009 Conference in Pittsburgh.
Tim Keiper (Secondary Education) presented "SSYL sponsored session - Count Me IN! Census and Economic Sustainability" Nov. 13 to 15 at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Atlanta.
[ Editor's note: Tickets for this event have sold out. For more information, contact the WWU Box Office at (360) 650-3146. ]
Western Washington University will host Michael Pollan, author of the acclaimed "Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,” the Western Reads book for the 2009-2010 academic year, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14, at the WWU Performing Arts Center Mainstage.
Marjorie Faulstich Orellana, professor and director of faculty for the Teacher Education Program at UCLA, presents "Immigrant Youth's Contributions to Families and Society as Language and Culture Brokers" from noon to 1:20 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Fairhaven College Auditorium as part of the World Issues Forum.
Robert Stoops (Liberal Studies) presented a paper titled “Image Building and the Divinity of Alexander the Great” to the Art and Religions of Antiquity section of the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature in New Orleans on Nov. 23.
Karen Stout (Communication) presented "Supporting the President and focusing on national interests: Business magazine portrayals of U.S. war and policy in Iraq and Afghanistan" at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association held in Chicago from Nov. 12 to 15.
Bob Schneider (Administrative Computing Services) delivered a presentation on Western's implementation of a KPI Dashboard and other Business Intelligence solutions like the graphical Course Enrollment History tool at the SETA 2009 conference in Portland, Ore., Oct. 27. Many instituitions were very interested in what WWU has developed.
Students in the Campus Sustainability Planning Studio will be making their research presentations on Dec. 2 and 3. The student research covers a variety of topics:
The Huxley College Speaker Series at Western Washington University presents Nick Hedley, of Simon Fraser University, who will speak on "Serious Games in Space and Geospatial X-ray Vision: Exploring New Modes of Visualizing Complex Environmental Phenomena" at 3 p.m. today in Communications Facility Room 125. This presentation is free and open to the public.
Western Washington University Professor Brad Johnson, chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will present “The Solace of Quantum: The Amazing Science Behind Nanotechnology and Supercolliders” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the Bellingham City Council chambers, second floor, Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St.
Kristine Slentz, a professor in the Department of Special Education at WWU, presents "School and Family Life in Rural Kenya," a photo essay depicting school and family life in rural Kenya. The presentation integrates the survey results Slentz has obtained during her research into childrens behavior, school and family life in rural areas of Kenya.
How can people balance work and leisure time? Western Washington University professor Charles Sylvester will offer some ideas during a lecture Tuesday evening, Nov. 17.
Sylvester, a professor in the Physical Education, Health and Recreation Department, will discuss Americans' work and leisure habits and offer suggestions on how people can harmonize work with leisure to create more self-fulfillment.
Marilyn Chu (Elementary Education) presented “Curriculum developed with the Department of Early Learning and The Social Emotional Development of Toddlers” at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference in Bellevue, held from Oct. 15 to 17.
Eileen Hughes (Elementary Education) presented “Where do ideas come from?" with Gina Lynch (Child Development Center) and Carolyn Mulder (Child Development Center) at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children Conference in Bellevue, held Oct. 15 to 17.
Kristine Slentz (Special Education) presented “Assessment of Young Children from Diverse Language and Cultures: Lessons from the World,” with Joann Johnson (St. Cloud State University), at the International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families, held in Albuquerque, N.M., from Oct. 15 to 18.
Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett (Human Services) and Susan Kincaid (Human Services) presented “Using Capstone Portfolios to Transition from Student to Professional” at the National Organization for Human Services 2009 National Conference "People in Contexts: Families, Schools, Communities, and Cultures" in Portland, Ore., from Oct. 21 to 24.
