Ithaca College

Submitted on behalf of Benjamin Rifkin, Provost & VPEA: 

Please join me on Wednesday, April 6 for the spring Faculty Colloquium and Faculty Scholarship, Research, and Creative Inquiry Fair. 

David Kornreich, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, School of H&S, will be presenting “Gravitational Waves Explained:  What they are, How they are Awesome, and Why you should care”.  

The Colloquium and Fair will take place from 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Clark and McDonald Lounges of the Campus Center with the first hour devoted to the Faculty Scholarship, Research, and Creative Inquiry Fair.  This research fair focuses on 5 minute lightning round talks and poster presentations/exhibitions of faculty research, scholarship and creative practices.   The Colloquium will begin at approximately 5:45 pm. Refreshments will be provided.

Faculty presenters will be: 

Poster and Laptop Presentations: 

Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, Professor, Physics & Astronomy
A Short Video Version of the OSIRIS-REx mission to Asteroid Bennu

Dave Diggin, Assistant Professor, Exercise & Sport Sciences
An examination of the true reliability of lower limb stiffness measures during running: Implications for future work.

Rumit Singh Kakar, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Age Related Changes in Spine Mechanics During Running

James Pfrehm, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literature
Technolingualism -- What happens when language and technology mingle

Lightning Rounds:

John Barr, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Sense-making practices of expert and novice readers

Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, Professor, Physics & Astronomy
We launch NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission on September 8, 2016!

Radio Cremata, Assistant Professor, Music Education
Yes Dad! I Want to Major in Music: Preparing Graduates for Sustainable Musical Futures

Toby Dragon, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Unleashing the Power of the Interactive Textbook

Marella Feltrin-Morris, Associate Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
Oh, the Possibilities! The Unexplored Space of Translators' Prefaces

Mat Fournier, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages & Literatures
A Transgender Reading of Interwar Literature

Cynthia Henderson, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts
Performing Arts for Social Change (PASC): Giving a voice to those who think they have no voice

Naeem Inayatullah, Professor, Politics
Political Economy, Sufi Parables, and Autobiography: Uncovering the Languages of Differentiated Oneness

Katharyn Howd Machan, Professor, Writing
FOX: Poems of a Shape-Shifter

Douglas Turnbull, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Local Music Discovery

Leigh Ann Vaughn, Associate Professor, Psychology
Regulatory Focus, Psychological Need Support, and Intrinsic Motivation

Rachel Wagner, Associate Professor, Philosophy & Religion
Gunning for God: Transmediating the Apocalypse

We will enjoy wine, appetizers, outstanding presentations, and excellent conversation.

I look forward to seeing you there.

*****The IC Faculty Colloquium, launched in 2012, is an event designed to provide a forum for faculty to share with one another their scholarly and creative work. This is a chance for people across department and school lines to learn more about the exciting pursuits of their colleagues and to engage with one another as members of a common learning community.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Karen Emnett at kemnett@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-3113. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

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