Dean’s Message . . . . . . 2

School Contacts . . . . . . 2

Program Notes . . . . . . 3-5

Of Special Note . . . . . . 6

Faculty News . . . . . . . . 7

Upcoming Events . . . . . 8

Short Notes . . . . . . . . . . 8

Vol. 2, No. 2

Spring 2004University of Southern Indiana

The associate dean of the Collegeof Liberal Arts at Texas StateUniversity-San Marcos will assume

the top leadership post in the Schoolof Liberal Arts.

Dr. David Glassman’s appointment as dean will be effective July 1.

Glassman said one of his top priorities ashe begins work in the School of LiberalArts will be to spend time listening todepartment chairs, faculty, and studentsto learn more about the strengths andneeds of the school.

“I look forward to meeting with eachof the departments of Liberal Arts inthe fall semester. In addition, I plan toblock off time for individual faculty andstudents to meet with me and sharetheir feelings and concerns for ourschool,” he said.

Glassman, 50, has served as associatedean of the College of Liberal Arts atTexas State University-San Marcos since2003. Texas State has an enrollment ofmore than 26,000 students, and more

than 3,700of themmajor in liberal arts.Roughly 43percent ofthe credithours earnedat USI, whereenrollment is nearly10,000, arethrough theSchool ofLiberal Arts.

“We are fortunate at USI to have agreat foundation of excellence among

our departments and faculty of liberalarts, and I pledge to work my best toassist them in achieving their goals ofrecognition and prestige. The liberalarts is truly the most valuable academicunit for instilling love of knowledgeand humanity among university students. I am grateful to be a leaderand participant of this noble, important,and longstanding tradition of academia,”he said.

Dr. Thomas Pickering, dean of theBower-Suhrheinrich School of Educationand Human Services and chair of thesearch committee, said the committeewas impressed with Glassman’s experi-ence in higher education administrationand his record of teaching, scholarship,and program development.

David Glassman named dean of Liberal ArtsAssociate dean, professor of anthropology from Texas State-San Marcos to join USI

In this issue

Glassman

More than 120 students were recog-nized March 21 at the Honors Dayceremony for the School of LiberalArts. Approximately 600 personsattended the program which washeld for the first time on Sundayafternoon to eliminate conflictswith class schedules and to encourageattendance by parents and friends. Clockwise from top left, Dr. Charles Barber, professor of political science, congratulates Emily Divine, recipient of the Creative Writing Award; Michael Reichert, recipient of an Academic AchievementAward in philosophy, talks with Dr. Stephen Sullivan,associate professor of philosophy; Dr. David L. Jaquess,assistant professor of psychology, and Dr. TomWilhelmus, acting dean of the School of Liberal Arts,congratulate Evelyn Hunter, winner of the GennaroPalladino/William Assante Memorial Scholarship andthe Psi Chi National Honor Society Service Award.

Honors Day recognizes outstanding achievement

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The following is information drawn fromthe annual budget presentation the deanmakes for additional resources eachFebruary. It gives a picture of Liberal Artsbased on some of the criteria we use forplanning. Statistics are from fall 2003.

Liberal Arts is the largest of the fiveschools at USI and is noteworthy not onlyfor its numbers of students, faculty, andclasses but also by the complexity of itsorganization and its service both to theUniversity and to the community.

We have 99 full-time faculty members—45 women and 54 men—and a supportstaff of 20. Like many other Midwesternuniversities, we have difficulties recruitingfaculty of diverse racial and ethnic back-grounds, although we are becomingincreasingly multicultural. With some ofour new interdisciplinary programs weare making even greater strides in thatdirection and have become a much morecosmopolitan institution in just the lastfew years.

Over the last five years our number offull-time faculty has grown 16 percent,reflecting similar growth among the students. Our part-time faculty has grownas well. Around 37 percent of Liberal Artsclasses are taught by part-time faculty.

The Liberal Arts faculty teaches 42.2 percentof all the credit hours at USI, largely becausewe have a major responsibility to teachcourses in the core curriculum. Courses in English, speech, history, humanities, art history, philosophy, languages, politicalscience, psychology, and sociology formthe greatest part of what Liberal Arts offersto the core. Therefore, every student atUSI, independent of major, spends theequivalent of at least one full year inLiberal Arts receiving much of the basicinformation every college graduate shouldhave, information that distinguishes a college degree from

one provided bya trade school.Of the 42.2 percent of thetotal USI credithours we taughtin the fall semester, 33.3percent were in the Core.

Liberal Arts is divided into eight depart-ments. By numbers of majors, the largestis communications (605) followed by psychology (343), art (308), history (267),English (237), political science and philosophy (186), sociology (170), andforeign languages (59). All our majors haveincreased, in some cases dramatically,from just five years ago.

Despite our growth, USI is still a fledglinguniversity. Many of our programs shouldbe fully fleshed out and other programsneed to be added. Among these music;advertising; some areas of writing and literature; U.S., Asian, African, and MiddleEastern history; political theory and comparative governments; criminology;anthropology; and urban studies appearto be emerging needs of the future.

Those departments that have been most successful in gaining majors tend to be the ones whose programs are most complete and whose faculty have beenmost energetic in recruiting.

As we continue to grow we face manychallenges. Among these I would include:weakened state revenues, increased competition for private sources of funding,competition for faculty, creation of anattractive artistic and intellectual campusenvironment, and keeping up with rapidlychanging technology. USI has a rich andvibrant potential. In this season of hope,as spring approaches, we must all workhard to bring its promise to fulfillment.

What’s next for growing school?by Tom Wilhelmus, Acting Dean of Liberal Arts

Dean’s Message

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School of Liberal Arts

Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .812/464-1855FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .812/465-7152E-Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . .lastory@usi.edu

Acting DeanDr. Tom Wilhelmus . . . .812/464-1855

Acting Associate DeanKathryn Waters . . . . . . . .812/464-1704

Departments

Art, Music, and TheatreJoan Kempf . . . . . . . . . . .812/464-1214

CommunicationsDr. Dal Herring . . . . . . . .812/465-7079

EnglishDr. Michael Kearns . . . . .812/464-1748

Foreign LanguageDr. Carol MacKay . . . . . .812/465-1292

HistoryDr. Tamara Hunt . . . . . . .812/465-1105

Philosophy and Political ScienceDr. Paul Raymond . . . . .812/465-7142

PsychologyDr. Joseph Palladino . . . .812/464-1952

SociologyDr. Stephen Zehr . . . . . . .812/465-1203

www.usi.edu/libarts

The LA Story logo was designed by USIgraphic design student, M. Eric Hill.

“Dr. Glassman’s enthusiasm for liberalarts and commitment to liberal artseducation were evident during hiscampus interview,” Pickering said.

A professor of anthropology at Texas State since 1992, Glassman has served as chair of the university’sDepartment of Anthropology since1997. Under his leadership, thedepartment completed three majorstrategic initiatives by establishing aMaster of Arts program with a majorin anthropology, the Center for Artand Symbolism in Ancient America,and the Center for ArchaeologicalStudies.

He also developed and implementedstrategies for student retention,increasing the diversity of studentsand faculty, and defining student-learning outcomes.

“I think my best qualifications have to do with my experience in helpingacademic organizations move to thenext level through shared governanceand cooperation,” Glassman said.

“I think my style of dealing withtough situations in a fair and equitablemanner has had great success in thepast, and lastly, I’d probably say myenthusiasm for education, particularlythe liberal arts, is a driving force behindmy vision and my leadership.”The Minnesota native holds threedegrees in anthropology: a doctorate

and master’s from University ofTennessee-Knoxville and a bachelor’sfrom University of Minnesota-Minneapolis. He also has certificationas a diplomate of the AmericanBoard of Forensic Anthropology.

Forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology,primate studies, skeletal biology, andhuman growth are among his majorfields of interest.

An award-winning teacher, Glassmanalso has made numerous presentationsat professional meetings and as invitedlecturer. In March, he taught a skeletalinvestigation course in St. Joseph,Missouri, for students of MissouriWestern State College and lawenforcement agents in that area. His work has been published inmany academic journals, and he is a reviewer for the American Journalof Physical Anthropology, AmericanJournal of Primatology, and HumanBiology, among other publications.

Glassman plans to relocate to theEvansville area in June.

Dr. Iain Crawford, former dean, left the University in July 2003 afteraccepting a position at the College of Wooster. Dr. Tom Wilhelmus, USIprofessor of English, is serving as acting dean.

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Erin Ward, a senior with a double majorin Spanish and business administration,is the 2004 Trustees Distinguished MeritAward winner.

David Huber, chair of the USI Board ofTrustees, presented the highest HonorsWeek recognition bestowed on a studentat the School of Liberal Arts Honors Dayceremony on March 21.

A graduate of Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana, Ward has maintained a 4.0 GPA at USI. She is aPresidential Scholar, a President’s Medalfinalist, and National Merit finalist. Shealso serves as president of the StudentAmbassadors and president of the USIHonors Program. She is considering pursuing a graduate degree in student affairs.

The award recognizes outstandingachievement not only in the student’smajor but also in the liberal arts and sciences that form the core curriculum of a college education. It is awardedeach year to the one junior or seniorwho best qualifies by virtue of the overallintegrity of his or her student life. Wardwas nominated by the School of LiberalArts and the School of Business. She waschosen for the honor by the FacultySenate Student Academic AffairsCommittee. The recognition includes a $1,000 award.

School of Liberal Arts Program Notes

David Huber, chair of the USI Board ofTrustees, congratulates Erin Ward.

Glassman - cont. from page 1

The spring issue of Southern Indiana Review showcasing emerging and established artists is available at the USI Bookstore and other area bookstores.In this issue Tonya K. Northenor interviews Ellen Bryant Voigt, a board memberof the American Academy of Poets and a frequent guest faculty member atRopeWalk Writers Retreat, and Shannon Wooden reviews Tim Gautreaux's newnovel The Clearing. The issue also features poems by Liam Rector and artworkfrom the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art.

The USI School of Liberal Arts sponsors Sourthern Indiana Review, whichreceives support from the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowmentfor the Arts. James E. McGarrah is managing editor. An online subscription isavailable at www.usi.edu/sir.

Southern Indiana Review now available

Erin Ward receivesTrustees Merit Award

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Some of the brightest high-school students in the State of Indiana arechoosing to prepare for life and careerby enrolling in programs offered by the USI School of Liberal Arts.

USI’s highest award to attract valedicto-rians and salutatorians from qualifiedIndiana high schools is the PresidentialScholarship, a full four-year scholarshipwhich covers tuition, campus servicefees, laboratory fees, books, and roomand board. Presidential Scholars mayenroll in any of the University’s programs

leading to a baccalaureate degree. Of the University’s 40 PresidentialScholars, 12 are enrolled in programs of the School of Liberal Arts.

Dr. Susanna Hoeness-Krupsaw, associateprofessor of English, has been co-coordinator of the Presidential Scholar program since last fall. She said severalof the 37 applicants for PresidentialScholarships in the freshman class for2004 also are interested in a liberal arts education.

One of many attractive benefits in thePresidential Scholarship program is theopportunity to apply the award to asemester of an approved study-abroadprogram. Rachel Miller, a senior mathmajor who is earning a minor in French,spent spring semester 2003 at theUniversity of Sunderland in Sunderland,England, on the northeast coast of the country.

“Studying abroad was one of the best experiences of my life,” Miller said. “I gained so much confidence andindependence.”

During her semester abroad, Millertraveled throughout England, Scotland,France, and Ireland. Because she lovedliving abroad so much, she plans tomove to Newcastle, England, aftergraduation and hopes to teach mathat the secondary level.

During summer 2003, Abby Rublestudied at the University of Heidelberg inGermany. She attended the InternationalSummer School for German Languageand Culture, studying in a class of 13students who represented Portugal,Italy, France, Greece, Poland, Turkey,Romania, Spain, England, Australia,Ukraine, Finland, and the United States.

Ruble said,“My view ofthe worldexpandedtremendouslyduring thetime I was in Germany. I think thatmy formerview of theworld wassomewhatself-centered.As I studiedin Heidelbergthis summer,I met people from all over the world—real people with real ideas and feelings.France, Spain, or Poland were nolonger colorful blotches on a map or pages in my textbook. They werehomes to real people with importantideas, emotions, and intriguing lives of their own. I now have new reasonand motivation for studying German,international friendships that will last a lifetime, and a refreshing view of the world in which I live.”

Presidential Scholarships Outstanding scholars choose Liberal Arts, take advantage of semester-abroad option

USI Presidential Scholarsin School of Liberal ArtsRachel Miller ’04, math (minor inFrench), Edmund L. Hafer & AssociatesPresidential Scholarship Jared Richards ’04, English, M.E.Albon Foundation Presidential ScholarshipSarah Rogers ’04, math and French,Henry W. & Helen N. Ruston EndowedPresidential Scholarship Erin Ward ’04, Spanish and businessadministration, Bristol-Myers SquibbPresidential Scholarships Lora DeFries ’05, finance and interna-tional studies, Integra Bank PresidentialScholarship Sarah Weinzapfel ’05, Spanish andbusiness administration, Harold W. AshleyEndowed Presidential Scholarship Kimberley Patterson ‘06, English and Spanish, Donald & Allene HazeltineEndowed Presidential Scholarship Abby Ruble ’06, German and psy-chology, Joseph E. & Marie O'DanielEndowed Presidential Scholarship Jennifer Stillwell ’06, art, AlcoaFoundation Presidential Scholarship Kevi Baumgartner ’07, psychology,Jennings D. & Ann Y. Carter PresidentialScholarship Elizabeth TenBrook ’07, Spanish andbiology, Bristol-Myers Squibb PresidentialScholarships Stephanie Weinzapfel ’07, theatreand philosophy, Bennighof PresidentialScholarship

Presidential Scholars Rachel Miller, left, andSarah Rogers saw this artist at work as theystrolled through the Tuileries Gardens duringa spring-break trip to Paris. Miller was study-ing in England and Rogers in France.

Abby Ruble visited afortress that surrounds thecity of Nurenberg.

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Service-learning assignments benefit students, communityOne of these days, travelers around thecity of Evansville might see a series ofbus shelters unlike bus shelters in anyother city. Lining Washington Avenuefrom Second Street to U.S. Highway 41,the shelters would be functional as wellas visually interesting. Their design wouldincorporate the rich transportation history of Evansville.

The development of this visionary projectfor the city is part of a service-learningproject undertaken by USI faculty andstudents, faculty and students at theStanley Hall Enrichment Center of the Evansville-Vanderburgh SchoolCorporation, and a number of community collaborators, including the director of Metropolitan EvansvilleTransit System Kent Cutchin.

Service learning can be defined as amethod under which students learnand develop through active participationin thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual communityneeds, and which are coordinated with a formal educational institution to address and support an academiccurriculum.

Dr. Hilary Braysmith, USI associate professor of art history, said the publicart project addresses a number of issuesincluding the need for bus shelters, the need for downtown economicdevelopment, and the need for studentsat Stanley Hall to be exposed to artclasses. Students in Braysmith’s art seminar course on public art applied to participate in the service-learningproject. During spring semester, sevenUSI students mentored 14 Stanley Hallstudents in researching Evansville’stransportation history and in under-standing basic aesthetic principles. The USI mentors also modeled citizenship skills, such as consensusbuilding and the civic process for social transformation.

“Part of the fun was having them brain-storm and discover how rich Evansville’shistory is,” Braysmith said.

The students learned about LSTs (land-ing ship tanks), airplane construction,the Erie Canal, riverboats, stagecoaches,

trolleys, automobileassembly, andother aspectsof the impactof transporta-tion in theEvansvillearea. Withthe help ofan architect,the studentsdevelopedideas forusing thesefacts in thedesign of bus shelters.ChicagoarchitectJeremySlavkin hasworked withthe studentsto translatetheir thoughts into suitably designedstructures. Slavkin earned master’sdegrees in business administration and architecture from the University of Michigan. He is the brother of Dr.Michael Slavkin, USI assistant professorof education, who has been involved inprograms with Stanley Hall EnrichmentCenter since 2000, including a service-learning program that places teacher-education students in a mentoring situation with Stanley Hall students. The mutual arrangement allows USI students to improve their pedagogicalpractice while Stanley Hall studentsreceive assistance in meeting academicexpectations. Michael Slavkin’s successwith the program and his knowledgeof the needs at the center opened thedoor for the public art project.

Braysmith said that other organizationsand agencies in the community weregracious to help the students in theirresearch. The Willard Library and theEvansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science opened their doors earlyfor the student researchers.

Braysmith said the students learnedmore than history. They interacted withthe community, worked in groups, and learned to respect expertise.

Tom Lonnberg, right, curator of history for the Evansville Museum of Arts,History, and Science, tells USI and Stanley Hall students about the variousways that transportation has been important to the development of Evansville.The USI students are enrolled in a seminar in public art taught by Dr. Hilary Braysmith, second from right.

For the shelters to become a reality,city officials would need to apply for a grant from the Indiana Departmentof Transportation.

A number of other service-learningprojects have been developed in theSchool of Liberal Arts. These include a project to record the oral history of World War II veterans, volunteers, or those who worked in war-relatedindustries. Students of Dr. Leigh Anne Howard, assistant professor ofcommunication studies, developed this program, which is affiliated with a national project of the Library ofCongress. Howard also has studentsworking with the Boys and Girls Cluband other organizations.

Students of Dr. Karen L. Bishop, assis-tant professor of English, have beeninvolved in projects to benefit the ArkCrisis Nursery in Evansville, through acourse called Writing for the Professions.Bishop’s students also completed pro-jects with USI’s Office of Academic Skillsand the YWCA. During fall semester,Dr. Jean Wagner linked students incomposition courses with the cast and crew of the opera staged by theEvansville Philharmonic Orchestra.

Students in an advanced advertising class spent the springsemester talking about a trip to Florida, but it was nottheir own trip they were planning.

They were members of a team preparing a presentation for district competition sponsored by the AmericanAdvertising Federation (AAF). This year’s challenge in the competition was to prepare an integrated marketingcommunication plan for VISIT FLA, a tourism initiative supported by the state of Florida. The students had animaginary $7 million to develop a plan that would attracttourists to visit Florida. Prominent professionals from theadvertising arena throughout the country were to judgethe presentations April 23 in Southfield, Michigan.

Andrew Aldenderfer, student director of the class that preparedthe presentation, said, “One of the most important things I get out of this class is the real-world experience. The classis run just like a regular advertising agency. I get to interactwith people that come from different backgrounds andhave different perspectives on the campaign.”

Aldenderfer said that preparation for the competitionallows students to use the knowledge they have learnedfrom advertising courses and gives them practice withcommunication and leadership skills.

For a number of years the USI Society for Arts and Humanities,a volunteer organization formed to support the liberal arts atUSI, has helped defray expenses for travel to the competitionwith a grant from its student development fund. The studentsalso receive financial assistance from other University sources.

Robert Jeffers,instructor inadvertising,said that USIstudents haveparticipated inthe programfor 10 years,placing fourthin 1999 and2001 and thirdin 2002 incompetitionwith students from top universities in Michigan, Illinois, andIndiana. The topic of the campaign changes each year. In thepast, students have developed campaigns for products suchas the Toyota Matrix vehicle and Hallmark cards.

Students make a presentation, see presentations by otherstudents, and network with advertising professionals andstudents. They also get to enjoy big-city dining and attractions.During various years, the USI travelers have taken a quicktrip into Canada, attended a baseball game, seen theheadquarters of Ford Motor Company, or toured museums.The experience aids their professional development as well as their personal growth.

The Society for Arts and Humanities funds four full-tuitionscholarships to USI and supports student development byassisting student research and travel to conferences.

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In the historic Murphy Auditorium in New Harmony, Indiana, or under the stars in Lincoln State Park, theatre-goers have another summer of opportunities awaiting them withshows produced by the University of Southern Indiana.

The New Harmony Theatre begins itsprofessional summer theatre with A.R.Gurney’s off-Broadway hit Sylvia withBroadway and New Harmony favorite

JennThompson,who wasAlma in lastyear's pro-duction of

Eccentricities of a Nightingale. While inNew York to audition performers, ScottLaFeber, artistic director, reported thatother veteran NHT actors will return forthe season along with some excitingperformers who will be new to theNew Harmony audience.

The second show of the season is the dramatic selection, The Last Nightof Ballyhoo, winner of the 1996 TonyAward for best play. The season wrapsup with Cowgirls, a rip-roarin’ adventurein country and classical music.

The NHT season opens June 11. For more information or to order tickets, call 1-877/NHT-SHOW or visit www.newharmonytheatre.com.

At LincolnAmphitheatre,Young AbeLincoln returns forits 18th season.The companionproduction for the second year isFiddler on the Roof, with MichaelTourek returning in the role of Tevye.Both shows are directed by ElliotWasserman, USI associate professor of theatre. The Lincoln Amphitheatreseason opens June 18.

For information or to order tickets call1-800/264-4ABE or visit www.lincoln-amphitheatre.com. The amphitheatre is in Lincoln State Park in Lincoln City,Indiana.

New Harmony, Lincoln offer summer theatre

Of Special Note

Advertising students benefit from Society for Arts and Humanities

The advertising presentation team includes,from left, Andrew Aldenderfer, Megan Wiles,Meredith Light, Brad Maglinger, and Kelli Frosch.

Three longtime faculty members inthe School of Liberal Arts will retireeffective June 30.

• Dr. Robert Gehring, associate professorof psychology, has served on the USIfaculty since 1973. Gehring wrote atextbook study guide and instructor’smanual in 1979 for a course onpsychological statistics and lateradvised other facultymembers preparingsimilar materials.He completedresearch whichaided Bristol-Myersin its sales trainingfor an antidepressantmedication and wasa pioneer professor at USI in using educational videos in the classroomcombined with study guides which hewrote. In retirement, he is collaboratingwith the Evansville PhilharmonicOrchestra on research related to howmothers communicate music to babiesand is writing a book titled The BrainBehavioral Theory of Human Nature andHuman Potential. He earned a doctoratefrom the University of Colorado.

• Dr. Oscar Ozete, professor of Spanish,joined the University in 1980. He is knownfor writing textbooks for students ofSpanish in higher education and at the secondary and middle school levels.Ozete also has written the grammarportion of Holt Reinhart’s high-schooltext used at thou-sands of highschools nationwide.In 1999, he wasnamed IntegraBank DistinguishedProfessor. Ozetewas instrumental inbuilding participationin the Spanish FiestaDay activities whichdeveloped into theForeign LanguageAcademic Bowl, bringing hundreds of high-school students to campus. In retirement, Ozete will continue to be active in the education field by mentoring middle-school students as part of his Rotary Club volunteer activities. Writing and traveling also are in his plans. He earned a doctorate at Indiana University.

• Mary Schroeder, assistant professor of communications, joined USI in 1967,just two years after the University was

founded. She hashad a number of “homes” oncampus, startingin what is nowthe Science Centerand moving asthe Universitygrew until theLiberal Arts Centeropened in 1999.Schroeder has taught classes in communications studies and enjoyedserving as co-sponsor for 25 years ofthe USI high-school speech meets heldon campus. She also was a longtimeco-sponsor of a student communicationsclub. An Evansville native, she earned a Master of Arts in Teaching at St. LouisUniversity.

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Choir tours IrelandThe USI Chamber Choir touredand sang in some of Ireland’s historic cathedrals, churches, andcastles during a concert tour May10-18. The singers recorded theirrepertory on a visit to St. Coleman’sCathedral in Cobh and performedfive concerts during the trip.Daniel Craig is director.

Dr. Tom WilhelmusActing Dean, School of Liberal ArtsKatie WatersActing Associate Dean, School of Liberal ArtsJoAnn LaMar, Administrative Associate

Coming Events

Master of Arts in Liberal StudiesStudent news• Josephina Kiteou will present a paper entitled “The QuixotianConcept of 'ser y parecer' in 17th Century Spanish Still Life” at a conference called "Don Quixote: The First 400 Years" November 4-6 at Hofstra University. In March2003, she presented a paper called "Vanitas Objects and their UnderlyingSymbolism in 17th Century SpanishStill Life and Literature" at a graduatestudent conference at Harvard.

• Trisha M. Kennedy is reviewingphotos from the University archivesand other sources to create a pictorialhistory of the University of SouthernIndiana on CD as an independentstudy project. For her capstone project in the MALS program, she will prepare a history of the University,concentrating on the 20 years since1985 when the school became aseparate state university. She will

present the information in Web format with links. Kennedy is assistantdirector of Alumni and VolunteerServices for USI.

Master of Public AdministrationProgram news• MPA BYTES is an electronic newsletter for students and friends of the Master of Public Administrationprogram. Published twice a semester,the newsletter tells about comingevents, professional meetings, courseannouncements, and more. To receivethe newsletter by e-mail, contact MaryMorris, instructor in political science,at mhmorris@usi.edu.

• The new MPA Society offers a supportive atmosphere and profes-sional networking opportunities forall MPA students. The next activity will be a back-to-school event.Faculty sponsors are Morris and Dr. Scott Granberg-Rademacker, assistant professor of political science.

June11 Sylvia

opens at The New Harmony Theatre

18 Young Abe Lincolnopens at Lincoln Amphitheatre

July2 Fiddler on the Roof

opens at Lincoln Amphitheatre

9 The Last Night of Ballyhooopens at The New Harmony Theatre

30 Cowgirlsopens at The New Harmony Theatre

September23 RopeWalk Reading Series

Nicole Reid

24 International Interdisciplinary Colloquium: The Parthenon

October6-17 The Laramie Project

USI Theatre

21 RopeWalk Reading SeriesMatthew Graham and Katie Waters

November10-21 Playboy of the Western World

USI Theatre

December2-5 Madrigal Feaste

For more important dates, check the Web site atwww.usi.edu/libarts/calendar.

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