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2011 Research Collaboration Creativity at Bradley University

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From the President At Bradley University, we have a proud history focused on academic achievement, one that prepares our students to meet the challenges they encounter in the classroom and after they graduate from our institution.

Joanne Glasser Bradley University President

Bradley has been serving our students, our community, and the world for 114 years, since our founder, Lydia Moss Bradley, challenged the University with the mission to “furnish students with the means of living independent, industrious, and useful lives by the aid of a practical knowledge of the useful arts and sciences.” Our world-class faculty and staff are at the forefront of realizing that mission. This issue of Bradley Works highlights a series of outstanding faculty accomplishments in areas of experiential learning, undergraduate and scholarly research, attracting national figures to campus, and nurturing our students as they begin their educational journey. Here are just a few of the faculty you will be reading about who have made a significant difference in the academic experiences and success of our students. Jim Ferolo, chair of our Interactive Media Department, has engaged his class in developing the Interactive Rock Show, a hands-on learning experience that provides students with training in emerging media technologies through applied application. The media project will be used to entertain students at Late Night BU, an alcoholfree activity that regularly attracts a quarter of our student body. The field of interactive media under Ferolo’s leadership is growing quickly on the Hilltop and its curriculum has been expanded to incorporate new concentrations — animation and visual effects, web and application design, and game design. Dr. Robert Prescott, chair of our English Department and author of a new book, Why to Major in English If You’re Not Going to Teach, counsels his students to be entrepreneurial and advises them that their English skills are transferable to a wide variety of careers. Students are listening and succeeding. Dr. Prescott mentored a group of students who created a business plan that led to a music production venture while they attended Bradley. This is an excellent example of the positive outcomes that occur from undergraduate research and faculty-student collaboration that are a hallmark of the Bradley Experience.

Dr. Debra Burgauer, an English professor, and Jan Frazier, a communication professor, linked their sections of English composition and oral communication by enrolling the same 23 freshmen in both classes. The innovative approach served to ease the students’ transition to the college classroom through building social relationships and familiarity, and enhanced the students’ understanding of the important interaction between written and oral communication. Creative classroom experiences, such as those developed by Dr. Burgauer and Frazier, have been a key to the added-value of Bradley’s student learning and academic success. Bradley has a freshmanto-sophomore retention rate well above the national average due, in part, to our awardwinning, three-day orientation program; a unique freshmen-only seminar that acclimates students to university life; various on-campus welcoming activities; and innovative classroom experiences. Brad McMillan, executive director of the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service, coordinated two national symposiums in 2010 that examined “Transforming Public Education” and “The Future of Midwest Transportation.” These sessions attracted hundreds of industry leaders, faculty members, and students to Peoria. Keynote speakers at the symposiums were U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, a 1971 Bradley graduate. Both Cabinet members analyzed the challenges facing our nation with the intention of helping craft solutions for the months and years ahead. Bradley University has hundreds of other dedicated and creative faculty and staff members who are committed to teaching and research, and devoted to preparing our students to be the next generation of learners and leaders. We are proud to share and recognize their outstanding accomplishments in Bradley Works. As you read this issue of Bradley Works, I am confident you will be impressed with the strides our faculty, staff, and students are making to leave a lasting legacy on our community and our world.

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Staff Danise Jones, Nancy Ridgeway, writers

Sarah Dukes, art director Duane Zehr, university photographer Jacqueline R. Koch, Dassie Rice, interns

Administration Joanne K. Glasser, president David Glassman, provost and vice president for academic affairs Shelley Epstein, associate vice president for university communications

Our Mission Bradley University is committed to nurturing the multifaceted development of students to enable them to become leaders, innovators, and productive members of society. Our graduates are prepared for life and professions in a changing world and they are able to cross academic, geographic, and cultural boundaries. A Bradley education is characterized by small classes, active learning, mentoring by highly qualified faculty, challenging academic programs, opportunities for study abroad, and numerous co-curricular activities. We recruit, develop, and support faculty who are passionate educators and outstanding scholars whose research and creative contributions benefit society. We expect and reward pedagogy and scholarship of exceptional quality and influence. A distinctive feature of Bradley University is our cohesive sense of community that unites faculty, students, staff, and alumni. Our tradition of collective responsibility is founded on a commitment to the values of academic freedom, civility, diversity, and respect for the individual. Our exemplary system of shared governance both represents and sustains our sense of community and fundamental values. We promote and facilitate collaboration among all members of the University community. Students learn teamwork and leadership through group projects and collaborate with faculty on research and creative production. Likewise, faculty collaborate with colleagues across departmental, college, and institutional boundaries to elevate the quality and impact of their work. The University’s strategic partnerships with business, cultural, and governmental institutions provide benefits to the community and society and create additional learning opportunities for students.

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show of hands 02 AFisher Stolz’s sculpture featuring handprints of

Hands-on learning 12 COVER New interactive media studies respond to the

children and teachers tells the story of community within a school. He unveiled two public sculptures at the Peoria Civic Center and a local school. with Caterpillar 03 Collaborating Since 2005, Bradley students and professors have been collaborating with Caterpillar Inc., focusing on a new heat exchanger design tool for diesel engines. gallery 04 Global Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition showcases 90 national and international artists. energy research heats up 05 Solar Dr. Ed Remsen hopes his research of dye-sensitized solar cells will lead to higher efficiency in this solar energy alternative. secret life of beekeepers 06 The Dr. Wendy Schweigert shares her study on the personality, background, and practices of beekeepers.

Palette-pleasing display Campus gallery spotlights the art faculty’s foray into manipulating color, composition, and chemicals.

recognition, grants, and external funding 08 Awards, Bradley and its faculty receive national and international honors and nearly $5 million in external funding. COVER PHOTO: Students, faculty, and alumni are ready with iPads in hand for the student audience to creatively interact with their production, Interactive Rock Show. Bradley University’s departments of Interactive Media and Theatre Arts and the Division of Student Affairs collaborated on the event. Photo by Duane Zehr, lighting by Erich Keil.

market’s evolving needs, providing students an opportunity to share their talents through programs like Interactive Rock Show. undergraduate research 16 Mentoring Research and creative endeavors with faculty mentors aren’t reserved for graduate students. fresh focus on the first year 20 ABradley offers academic and social programming designed to ease the transition to college life. the way 24 Leading The Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service hosted two of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet members at symposiums in 2010. with findings 28 Flooded Bradley students help scientists at a national lab learn how floodwater affects buildings and cities. of brain research 30 ADr.newLoriwave Russell-Chapin has been instrumental in forming the Center for Collaborative Brain Research, a new center designed to uncover some of the mysteries of the mind. PERSON All that remains 32 FIRST Bradley Provost Dr. David Glassman examines his career as a forensic anthropologist.

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ABOVE: Associate Professor of Art Fisher Stolz places impressions of handprints on a sculpture that was installed at Harrison School in Peoria last fall. RIGHT: Fisher Stolz stands in front of Event, a sculpture he created for the Peoria Civic Center.

A show of hands The dainty handprints of schoolchildren mingle with the larger helping hands of teachers. The impressions of fingers and palms dance across the bronze and stainless steel relief sculpture near the entrance to the new Harrison School on Peoria’s south side. The 10-foot-tall sculpture seems to wave at passersby at the school’s front door, a welcome sight for a school surviving in an economically depressed neighborhood. The sculptures are the work of Fisher Stolz, an art

professor at Bradley for the past 16 years, and Jaci Willis, MFA ’09, his former student and fellow art instructor at Bradley. The sculptures include 230 students’ handprints and five circles, each representing a different age group and grade level through their size, thickness and elevation. In addition to the large sculpture at the school’s front entrance, smaller sculptures are positioned at the back entryway and at each of the interior wings of the school. “The linked rings, with handprints in size relative to the age group represented,

move upward from the lower right corner to the upper left. The stainless steel arcs outside the rings represent the ripple effect the school will have in the community.” The relief series is entitled Imprints of Education, a reference to the impact education has on individuals and the greater effect on the community. “I value education and the progression of growth through education. This will be seen by generations and hopefully will be an inspiration.” While Stolz was working on Imprints this summer, he was finishing another piece entitled Event that has recently been installed in the main lobby of the Peoria Civic Center. The Civic Center hosts about 700,000 visitors a year, and it has become the primary entertainment and meeting venue for the region. Stolz created a piece that complements the colors and feel of the lobby, which was designed to represent the flow of the nearby Illinois River. From outside a fourth floor ballroom, the sculpture overlooks the lobby and a majestic atrium, much like someone standing on the bluff looking over the river. Stolz considered the many ways the Civic Center is used in the community: wedding receptions, car shows, creativity forums, ballet, concerts, Bradley basketball games, and more. “The Civic Center brings people together, is informative, entertaining, promotes discussions, and adds to our quality of life. I wanted to create something that describes an event and how it comes together. “The sculpture uses collective visual language

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40 Leaders Under Forty and was that class’ recipient of the Community Leadership School Scholarship. He appreciates the opportunity to create public sculptures in Peoria. “This piece and the one at Harrison School will involve people in conversation and will have a positive impact on the community,” he says.

Collaborating with Caterpillar When four engineering students began their senior design project in 2005, they had no idea their class project would become a learning tool for numerous students for many years. However, Professor David Zietlow of the Mechanical Engineering Department saw the project as an opportunity to engage students in handson research. Collaborating with Steve Gutschlag, a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, the two began the project as a partnership study with Peoria-based Caterpillar Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel electric locomotives. The project’s purpose is to predict when boiling occurs in diesel engine cooling systems. The main goals of the study are to increase the reliability of the equipment and reduce pollutants emitted from diesel engines. Boiling within the diesel engine’s cooling system can cause damage to components and decrease the life of the system. Being able to predict when boiling will occur

before it happens would be a useful tool in cooling system design. The improved design would be environmentally friendly and cost effective. As students work with professors to produce advances toward a new heat exchanger design tool, they also learn to predict, evaluate, and perfect testing procedures to produce outcomes that can be more Engineering students work closely with professors to accurately read produce advances in a diesel cooling system. and interpreted. Environmental movements over the last 10 years have pushed asked for,” Wolffe says. “I was industry standards able to get hands-on experience to a new level. in a field that will become my Every year since its concepcareer in a few short years. tion, professors Zietlow and From collecting and analyzing Gutschlag hire summer interns data, to writing technical to work on the project, and manuals, even to building one or two students to follow and soldering a heat exchanger, the research throughout the there was never a boring day. school year. The equipment All of my experiences working has undergone many updates on the project have taught me and modifications through the more about thermodynamics, past five years as the team heat transfer, and fluid flow discovers new information from than any textbook ever could.” the various tests and studies. Professors Zietlow and In fact, due to the advances in Gutschlag couldn’t agree research and development of more. Both say the most technology, only a few original enjoyable part of the project components are still part of is the opportunity to work with the equipment today. students and teach them more Emily Wolffe, a junior about their area of study. It majoring in mechanical really is a valuable experience engineering, joined professors for both the professors and the Zietlow and Gutschlag on this students, who are preparing to project over the past two work in the real world and to summers. “Working on this learn how to solve practical project was one of the best engineering problems. opportunities I could have duane zehr

and symbols with specific elements that characterize my work, such as incorporating angles and arcs together, combining stone and steel, and the use of a sphere as a focal point,” he says. “I see the larger main support arcs as perspectives from different areas and the truss characteristics as individuals offering support. The primary limestone form references the coming together of perspectives into a cohesive idea. The sphere penetrated by the idea is the culmination of the event. The sculpture portrays the concepts of an event’s inception, growth, and fruition. “Event should pique interest as it is seen from the ground floor level and engage individuals and groups in the open area outside the upper ballrooms,” he says. Event was commissioned through a grant received by ArtsPartners of Central Illinois in collaboration with the Peoria Civic Center. Stolz lived in northern Virginia and Georgia before moving to Peoria in 1994. He is a board member and vice president of Chicago Sculpture International. In 2000, he was named one of Peoria’s

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Now in its 33rd season, the Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition features the work of 90 artists from around the world. One of the 107 pieces displayed at the exhibition is What Lies Beneath by Janet Ballweg of Bowling Green, Ohio; an 18-inch by 13-inch, four-color polymer plate intaglio, 2009.

As the second longestrunning juried print and drawing competition in the country, the biennial Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition features the best contemporary graphic artwork from around the globe. In its 33rd season, the exhibition displays 107 of the finest and most creative pieces from 90 artists all over the world. Entries this year came from Belgium, Canada, Iran, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. The exhibition runs from March 5 to April 15. This year’s juror was Robert E. Marx, a master printmaker, an illustrator of more than a dozen books, a distinguished professor of art, and a Fulbright scholar. Boasting more than 40 solo exhibitions of prints, sculptures, and paintings, his work is featured in the permanent collections of many public and private institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, National Museum of American Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Seattle Art Museum. When selecting the pieces for the show, Marx says, “I was looking for someone who had something to say, someone who is a true craftsman, knows what they’re doing when producing drawings and prints. “I was especially drawn to pieces that cause intrigue, and I really looked forward to seeing a return of the figurative and conservative side in the entries.”

Oscar Gillespie, Bradley’s resident printmaker and art professor, was instrumental in the selection of this year’s juror. Gillespie directed the exhibition from 1986 to 1991 and is the founding coordinator/printer

for Bradley’s Cradle Oak Press facility. Originally developed as a national competition, the Bradley Print and Drawing Exhibition was initiated in 1950 by Ernest Freed, the

Solar energy research heats up Dr. Edward Remsen, below, is on a mission to ensure solar energy is a viable heat source in the years ahead. The Bradley University chemistry professor and other scientists worldwide are conducting research to find a way to increase the energy efficiency of dyesensitized solar cells. “The European Union’s goal is to be using renewable energy sources 20 percent of the time by 2020,” Dr. Remsen says. “Dye-sensitized solar cells are part of the mix. “This is very much an international issue. We’re not just interested in how much energy production we have now, but also the growth in energy production. As the economy grows, we’ll be depending on renewable energy sources even more.” Dye-sensitized solar cells are a cheaper alternative to silicon solar cells, the standard in today’s solar energy applications. However, the conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells is only about 10 percent, about half as efficient as commercial, single-crystal silicon cells. “If the efficiency goes up and the cost is still low, then dye-sensitized cells can compete with the silicon solar cell technology,” Dr. Remsen says. He believes that understanding the process of how these cells work at a molecular level will help all researchers as they work toward increasing the cells’ efficiency. “If we understand the basics, maybe we can break this 10 percent energy efficiency barrier.”

Dye-sensitized solar cells use a thin film composed of titanium dioxide, an inexpensive semi-conducting material. Light-absorbing dye is incorporated into the film. When light enters the cell, it is absorbed by the dye, which promotes electrons in the dye into a higher energy state. The energized electrons diffuse into the titanium dioxide film, which creates a current and generates electricity. Dr. Remsen’s research involves the study of a key process regulating the solar energy conversion efficiency — the transport of charged molecules through the semiconducting titanium dioxide film. His goal is to add his findings to the collective worldwide research under way so dye-sensitized solar cells can become commercially viable devices. The demand for renewable energy resources is increasing as people realize the reserve of fossil fuels is

limited. Last summer’s oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico emphasized the need to find viable renewable energy sources. “The sun is there every day, and its total output is enormous,” Dr. Remsen says. “One hour of solar output falling on the Earth is equivalent to the amount of energy used by humans in one year. We don’t have to capture it all. It all boils down to economics. How much are people willing to pay for renewable energy?” While it’s natural to look for “the” answer to the world’s energy needs, Dr. Remsen says the ultimate solution will be a mix of geothermal, wind, and solar energy sources. He sees himself as an integral part of a worldwide network of scientists trying to find economical renewable energy sources. “We have real solutions here. We don’t have to keep fouling the planet. It will be the result of many people’s research to get to a better place than we are now,” he says.

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then-Bradley University director of the School of Art. Since opening to the international market 10 years ago, each show has seen a steady increase of entries from overseas. This year was the first time online applications were accepted. Elizabeth Kauffman, director of University Galleries, says the online applications have resulted in a dramatic increase in entries from younger and international artists. More than 1,000 entries were received this year from 411 artists. “About three-fourths of this year’s entries were received online.” Awards to artists included four cash prizes totaling $2,500, each of which were selected by the juror. Winners had not been announced at press time. In addition, the University, other local art organizations, and regional art collectors selected multiple works for purchase awards. These awards allow artists an opportunity to sell their works as well as be featured in a respected collection. All accepted artwork was featured in a full-color exhibition catalogue available for viewing on the exhibition’s website, art.bradley.edu/bi33. The show is on display at Bradley University’s Heuser Art Center, Contemporary Arts Center of Peoria, and The Peoria Art Guild.

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Note Worthy The secret life of beekeepers BEE GREEN 2 — the license plate on Dr. Wendy Schweigert’s blue van — reveals two of her passions: beekeeping and protecting the environment. Follow her to work, and you’ll see another of her passions: teaching psychology. These three interests merge in one of Dr. Schweigert’s latest research projects: studying the personalities and environmental attitudes and behaviors of beekeepers.

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Dr. Wendy Schweigert tends to her bees at one of her four hives south of Bradley’s campus. Dr. Schweigert combines her interest in beekeeping and psychology by studying the personalities, attitudes, and behaviors of beekeepers.

“Beekeepers think they’re unique and in some ways, they are,” says Dr. Schweigert, who oversees four hives at her property about 30 miles south of the Bradley campus. “You can’t force your way on bees. You have to be open to trying different approaches to keeping the bees. “You also have to be conscientious. Otherwise, the bees will be dead, or the hives will be a mess and you won’t be able to get honey.” Studying the personality, background, and practices of beekeepers is significant, Dr. Schweigert says, as they are a diverse group

that represents a subset of the general population. With a nationwide increase in environmental awareness, the question is whether that emphasis translates into a change in environmental behavior and attitudes. While everyone chooses whether to recycle or conserve energy, beekeepers also consider practices such as using harsh chemicals to control mites. It’s hard to know if a shift has occurred in such environmental practices, as no study has been done before. This study is a baseline for the future.

Palette-pleasing display Bradley University art faculty members constantly submit their pieces to galleries around the country. However, a small gallery in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts provides an even more intimate and academic setting for professors to showcase their work. Entitled From the Lab: Creative Research by Bradley Faculty, the 2010 fall showing of faculty work gave professors an opportunity to display their work to their peers and students. The outside praise faculty members might garner from such events is secondary, says ceramics professor Randy Carlson. “The primary thing is that students get to see my work,” he says. “The students know and see what we do.” Bradley art faculty members are expected to not only teach their craft but also work creatively in their fields. The work is often like research one would find in science or math; faculty constantly tinker with their work to create new and innovative pieces, manipulating color, composition, and chemicals. Some of the pieces included in this year’s event were sculptures, mixed media pieces, letterpress books, print photograms, and archival inkjet prints, among others. Carlson worked on his ceramic piece, entitled Vase x 4, by starting on a ceramic wheel before working with it in the kiln. In addition to teaching students, faculty members are constantly working on pieces themselves.

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Also, with a declining honeybee population in recent years, beekeepers are increasingly important since more honeybees in the U.S. live in beekeepers’ hives than in the wild. Studies such as this may be helpful when encouraging others to take up beekeeping and expand the number of bees producing honey. Dr. Schweigert’s findings show beekeepers tend to rank higher than the general public on four of five personality traits she surveyed: openness, agreeability, extroversion, and emotional stability. Both beekeepers and the general population score high on conscientiousness. Beekeepers also are well educated: about a third of the 1,332 beekeepers surveyed hold a graduate degree, three times more than in the general population. The results were published in an article, “Who Are the Beekeepers,” co-authored with fellow beekeeper Larry Krengel, in the September 2010 issue of Bee Culture. Krengel is a former high school science teacher and part-time psychology professor at a community college in northern Illinois. The beekeepers’ survey is Dr. Schweigert’s first foray into environmental psychology, the study of humans and the spaces around them. For the first 20 years of her career, she studied cognitive psychology. Environmental psychology was initiated about 40 years ago. Originally, research focused on the impact that architectural design has upon people. As people have become more interested in “green” lifestyles, research has evolved to include a greater emphasis on the natural environment.

“Most of us have something outside the classroom all the time,” Carlson says. “We have faculty who are genuinely involved in what they do.” Paul Krainak, chair of the Department of Art, says the faculty members appreciate the opportunity to display their work to students and the Peoria community. “There’s a certain satisfaction in seeing our work up,” he says. “It’s a nice kind of communal thing for us to exhibit together and it is, in some degree, a collaboration.” The exhibit, which is an annual event, demonstrates the myriad of artistic genres Bradley offers to its students. “I think the issue of there being various kinds of artistic genres speaks to the way that we teach,” Krainak says. “We’re not a one- or two-style program. The nature of various kinds of artistic genres in the show responds to the complexity of the subjects we teach.”

ABOVE: Faculty artwork is displayed in the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts gallery, showcasing the diverse talents of Bradley’s art faculty.

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Note Worthy Awards and recognition Dzapo among 12 winners worldwide An edition of Salonstücke, Op. 52, co-composed by Dr. Kyle Dzapo, professor of music, was selected as one of 12 National Flute Association’s Newly Published Music Competition winners. Dzapo and Joachim Anderson composed the lively flute and piano piece, which was published by ZimmermannFrankfurt Music Publishers in Frankfurt, Germany. The winning pieces were selected from among 250 entries submitted by publishers worldwide. The world’s largest flute organization, the National Flute Association, was founded in 1972. International society selects Schmitt

SESP members are determined by nomination and formal election. They must be published in recognized journals or books and show evidence of substantial contribution to social psychology as an empirical science. Art professor joins Sculpture Center board Associate Professor of Art Fisher Stolz was elected to the board of directors of the Chicago Sculpture Center, an arm of the International Sculpture Center and Sculpture Magazine. Stolz, a nationally exhibiting sculptor, is best known for his work created in stone, steel, and cast metals (see page 2). The International Sculpture Center is a nonprofit organization founded in 1960 that promotes the creation and understanding of sculpture throughout the world. Members include sculptors, patrons, journalists, historians, critics, and gallery owners, among others.

Rybak, chair of the Department of Leadership in Education, Human Services, and Counseling, spent more than a week in Nepal participating in seminars and discussions at Fergusson College in Pune, India. He also presented a group therapy workshop for psychology students, conducted a group leadership skills seminar, and discussed further collaborations between Bradley and Fergusson. Upon returning to Bradley, Rybak set up online exchanges between Bradley and Fergusson students and said that he found the experience very rewarding and renewing. Professor earns two coveted art residencies

EHC chair shares academic expertise in India

Dr. David Schmitt was elected in 2010 as a member of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology (SESP). A scientific organization, SESP has 800 members worldwide and is dedicated to the advancement of social psychology.

Dr. Christopher Rybak traveled to India in the winter of 2009–2010 as part of the U.S. Fulbright Scholar South Central Asia Regional Travel Grant Award. Rybak previously spent time in Nepal in fall 2009 through the program. The Regional Travel Program offers Fulbright scholars the opportunity to work in another country for three days to two weeks to share their academic and professional expertise.

Assistant Professor of Art Heather Brammeier was awarded an artist residency at Yaddo in Saratoga Springs, New York, for the summer of 2010. Yaddo is an artists’ community whose mission is to provide artists an environment of support and creativity while they work on projects. Brammeier also was awarded a residency at the Banff Art Center in Banff, Canada. The art center maintains Canada’s oldest cultural history museum. Its residency represents an internationally coveted award. The center is located in Banff

Chaudoir co-authors internationally recognized paper

An article co-authored by Assistant Professor of Psychology Dr. Stephenie Chaudoir received attention from the press worldwide. Dr. Chaudoir co-wrote the paper about the ways cat-calls affect women’s emotions and intentions toward men. The paper, also authored by Diane Quinn of the University of Connecticut, was published in Sex Roles, a journal that documents research related to gender roles. The paper, entitled “Bystander sexism in the intergroup context: The impact of cat-calls on women’s emotions and intentions towards men,” was published in the journal’s spring 2010 issue. The news release regarding the article garnered significant press attention and was featured by Fox News, Reuters, ABC News, and Yahoo in countries such as Australia, India, Canada, China, and South Africa, in addition to the United States.

Bradley among the best Bradley received top praises in 2010 from The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. In its 2010 edition of the annual college guide “The Best 373 Colleges,” The Princeton

diverse areas of study, student/ teacher relationships, and class sizes.” The U.S. News & World Report’s annual publication “America’s Best Colleges 2011” ranked Bradley for the 12th consecutive year among the top universities. The University ranked first in the U.S. News

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National Park and allows artists an opportunity to create and perform new works of art, share skills and ideas with peers, and explore ideas that relate to art and leadership. Brammeier works primarily in the field of painting.

Review named Bradley one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education. It described Bradley as affordable yet prestigious with “intimate class settings” and “devoted professors.” Only 15 percent of the 2,500 four-year colleges in the U.S. are featured. Two Canadian colleges were also highlighted. The guide includes detailed profiles of the colleges with ratings in eight categories. It says students are attracted to Bradley because of its “job placement, good facilities,

appeared in December 2010. Bradley ranked 56th in the nation and third in the state based on its academic quality and affordable cost. Northwestern University and the University of Chicago were the only other Illinois schools in the top 50.

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rankings among master’s level universities in Illinois and sixth in the Midwest. U.S. News recognized Bradley’s College of Engineering and Technology as among the nation’s best. The University’s internship program also received national recognition, and Bradley was named one of the five best Great Schools at Great Prices in the Midwest. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine placed Bradley on its “Best Values in Private Colleges 2010–11” report, which

Markin Center a ‘Facility of Merit’ Bradley’s Markin Family Student Recreation Center received national recognition for its open design, high-quality amenities, and ability to create recreational, social, and educational opportunities. It was named a “Facility of Merit” by Athletic Business, an online and print publication known as a leader in the athletics and recreation industry. The Markin Center was selected from among 87

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Note Worthy Athletic Business Architectural Showcase entries that included collegiate facilities and other recreation centers not associated with education. The Markin Center was featured in the journal’s December issue. With its climbing wall, multi-sport courts, natatorium, and cardio- and weight-training equipment, the Markin Center has helped enhance student living on campus and has helped Bradley attract scores of students. MBA team wins first place third consecutive year For the third consecutive year, a Bradley MBA student team, at left, won first place in

Grants and External Funding

Sales program joins prestigious alliance Bradley University’s Professional Sales Program became one of only 14 schools in the nation accepted to the University Sales Center Alliance. The USCA consists of sales centers located in American universities and provides official recognition for academic sales programs. The sales program, directed by Dr. Mark Johlke, continues to gain national recognition, especially after its strong six-year showing at the National Collegiate Sales Contest, including a sixth-place finish in the 2010 event. Bradley’s sales program also maintains a 100 percent placement rate for its students.

During 2010, Bradley faculty and staff were awarded nearly $5 million from external sources, including grants and contracts from government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, private foundations, corporate partners, and other sources.

Foster College of Business Administration James Foley Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Bernard Goitein Automated Media Services Bernard Goitein Caterpillar Inc. Gerald Hills Kauffman Foundation Robert Scott Caterpillar Inc. Total

the Society for the Advancement of Management’s annual international case study competition. The event was held at the 2010 International Business Conference in Arlington, Virginia. Bradley is the first university to have the winning team in the open division for three consecutive years. The team was coached by Dr. Larry Weinzimmer, professor of strategic management in the Department of Business Management and Administration. Winning the Thomas Greensmith Trophy were team members Brad Eskridge, Tibor Gerliczky, Svatava Kubankova, and Martina Stavikova. To prepare for the event, the team conducted research, surveys, and market assessments on TomTom, a market leader in portable navigation devices.

College of Engineering and Technology $376,000 $110,241 $22,385 $20,000 $6,000 $534,626

College of Education and Health Sciences Julie Schifeling United Way $175,000 Heljä Antola-Crowe Peoria Public Schools/ $85,662 Illinois State Board of Education Kathleen Buchko Central Illinois Agency on Aging $34,000 Julie Schifeling Community Foundation of Central Illinois $1,615 Total $296,277

Richard Johnson, U.S. Army $1,547,000 Joseph Chen, Martin Morris Julie Reyer Caterpillar Inc. $1,059,688 David Zietlow, Caterpillar Inc. $99,931 Steven Gutschlag Kerrie Schattler University of Illinois/ $93,915 Illinois Center for Transportation Jorge Abanto-Bueno Universal Technology Corporation $40,489 Enad Mahmoud University of Illinois/ $32,760 Illinois Center for Transportation Jeries Abou-Hanna Caterpillar Inc. $25,400 Joseph Chen ThyssenKrupp Access Manufacturing $10,360 Total $2,909,543

Slane College of Communications and Fine Arts James Ferolo Float Mobile Learning Monica McGill Unity Technologies Total

$14,000 $10,000 $24,000

Sconduto’s book receives national recognition A book published by Dr. Leslie Sconduto, Department of Foreign Languages chair, was recognized as a finalist for the 2010 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. The book, entitled Metamorphoses of the Werewolf: A Literary Study from Antiquity through the Renaissance, was named one of five finalists in the competition, which is sponsored by the Mythopoeic Society, a national organization that promotes the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantasy and mythopoeic literature. The book explores literary narratives involving the werewolf, whose

origins in stories can be traced back to ancient myth and folklore. The finalists were honored at the society’s annual conference in Dallas in July 2010. Members of the society and a committee of society members selected the honorees. Russell-Chapin wins counseling award For her passion, vision, and mentoring, Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin was awarded the Association for Creativity in Counseling’s Thelma Duffey Vision and Innovation Award. The national award, given by the American Counseling Association, recognized Dr. Russell-Chapin’s leadership in helping Bradley University improve its counseling program. Dr. Russell-Chapin was instrumental in helping Bradley and other local institutions

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Edward Remsen Caterpillar Inc. Steven Dolins Smithsonian Institute Edward Remsen Baxter Healthcare Corporation Steven Dolins University of Arizona Edward Remsen Cabot Microelectronics Corporation Liang Hong Society of Actuaries Timothy Koeltzow Psi Chi Total

$78,196

$400,000 $400,000

Academic Affairs Brad McMillan Caterpillar Foundation Julie Schifeling Lumina Foundation Total

Two of Dr. Bob Jacobs’ stories, “The Fifty Year Race” and “The Blue Knight,” from his biweekly television news feature series called Postcards from Home won Telly Awards for 2010.

Thomas Hunt Corporation for Public Broadcasting Lee Wenger Illinois State Library Total

$122,540 $27,500 $150,040

Business Affairs Ronald Doerzaph Ameren Brian Maubach Ameren Total

$100,909 $10,289 $111,198

Student Affairs

Colleges of Education and Health Sciences/ Liberal Arts and Sciences Kelly McConnaughay, Illinois State Board of Education Robert Wolffe Total

Jacobs receives two international awards

Dr. Jacobs, professor of communication and director of Bradley’s John C. Hench Production Art Studios, produces the series for WEEK-TV (NBC) in Peoria. The best local, regional, and cable commercials, programs, and video and film productions are honored with Telly Awards. The 2010 international contest received more than 13,000 entries, which were judged by television producers and directors from across the country. Dr. Jacobs also won a Telly in 2009 and an Emmy in 2000 for Postcards.

Instructional Technology & Media Services $63,674 $27,000 $21,828 $15,198 $13,688 $5,000 $1,935 $148,323

Colleges of Education and Health Sciences/ Engineering and Technology/Liberal Arts and Sciences Kelly McConnaughay, Annie E. Casey Foundation Robert Wolffe, Julie Reyer, Anika Bissahoyo Total

create the Center for Collaborative Brain Research (see page 30), which offers cutting-edge research in the medical field. She also offered a course that used Second Life, a virtual reality program, to create a grief workshop. Dr. Russell-Chapin serves as the associate dean of the College of Education and Health Sciences and co-director of the Center for Collaborative Brain Research. She accepted the award in September at the counseling association’s national conference in Portland, Oregon.

$5,000 $3,125 $8,125

Dawn Koeltzow, Illinois Board of Higher Education Sharon St. Germain Melissa Sage- Illinois Department of Public Health Bollenbach, (subaward from Eastern Illinois University) Lyndsey Hawkins Melissa Sage- NCAA Bollenbach, Lyndsey Hawkins Jane Linnenburger, Target Katherine McGinn Total

$39,500 $9,500 $5,000 $1,000 $55,000

Continuing Education Jon C. Neidy The Bernard Osher Foundation Total

GRAND TOTAL

$50,000 $50,000

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Hands-on learning Getting interactive in a major way By Danise Jones Photography by Duane Zehr

When seven seniors entered their Interactive Media capstone class in fall 2010, they knew they would be challenged beyond their imagination. What they didn’t know was the significant role they would play developing a unique, professional quality Interactive Rock Show for a crowd of more than 1,500 students.

“This is a big show, and it’s reaching a lot of

spent six months discovering firsthand how a

people,” says Bradley University Department of

concept evolves into a commercial presentation.

Interactive Media Chair Jim Ferolo. “You have

They brainstormed about the event and its

essentially seven core students and two alumni

potential activities, wrote all of the production’s

who are producing a show that, if it were going

software and built its prototypes, and collabo-

to be done commercially, would be a quarter-

rated with students in other majors, along with

million dollar show. If you were to put a value

alumni IM employees from the Morton-based

on the software and the time and the graphics

Iona Group.

that are being developed, it’s a big deal.” Developing the production was part of

The Interactive Rock Show team pulled off the production that included lip-sync

Ferolo’s Advanced Interactive Media Authoring

performances by theatre arts majors taking

Class, which he taught with faculty member

on rock star personas, a disc jockey, an emcee

Matt Nelson.

amid theatrical lighting, giant screen, dancing,

The Department of Interactive Media, in collaboration with the Department of Theatre

loud music, and more. Developed by students for students, the show

Arts and the Division of Student Affairs,

relied on the interactivity between the audience

presented Late Night BU Interactive Rock

and iPads, sensor boards, computers, and

Show before more than 1,500 Bradley students

additional devices during and between the rock

on January 21 in the Markin Family Student

star performances. The IM team also developed

Recreation Center. Late Night BU is an alcohol-

BU Rock Show 2 Go for the App Store and

free nighttime activity intended to give students

Android Market. Ferolo and his students enjoyed

a safe, secure, and fun outlet; in just three years,

creating this new technology for Bradley. “One

it has become a popular tradition on campus

of the hottest areas of development right now

offering activities ranging from a petting zoo to

is mobile app development.”

synthetic ice skating to board game tournaments.

Billed as a “highly engaging collaborative

Never before had the entertainment at Late

environment that transforms participants into

Night BU evolved from a class project.

performers,” the four-hour production featured

“We modeled it after a production environment,” Ferolo says about the class. His students

ABOVE: Some of the rock stars Bradley University’s theatre arts students brought to life during lip-sync performances at the Late Night BU Interactive Rock Show were Britney Spears, Eminem, Billy Idol, Prince, and Tina Turner. The screen behind the performers displayed the live audience’s ratings and comments, submitted via mobile devices. OPPOSITE PAGE: Department of Interactive Media faculty member Matt Nelson (standing right) works on Interactive Rock Show coding with students Jon Andrews (left) and Gus Childs (right) at the production’s dress rehearsal.

four key areas: Freeform, Jump Around, Glow, and many rock star performances by theatre arts

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students. Impersonations

which added a computer game technology

included Prince, Billy Idol,

concentration and minor.

Eminem, Tina Turner, and Britney Spears. Student attendees became

create a unique, new program which utilizes the strengths of both programs: programming

and composers. They were

and technology in CSIS, and design, sound,

immersed in the rock star

and animation in interactive media,” CSIS

portion of the show through

Department Chair Steve Dolins says.

mobile voting on the perfor-

The key components to the IM curriculum

mances and by texting com-

are “really strong technical chops,” Ferolo says,

ments displayed on screen.

that require blended course environments that

Between performances,

teach interactive design, media production,

participants enjoyed Jump

scripting, and programming classes. “It is very challenging because some people

similar to Guitar Hero requir-

are approaching this from an art perspective,

ing participants to compete in

but if the desire is to become an interactive

teams and jump on sensor-built

artist, the platform you work on is going to

boards for points; and Glow,

be primarily code based,” Ferolo says.

a team-oriented glow stick

The Interactive Rock Show uses many

formation game. In another

elements of the concentrations. “This perfor-

area, students participated

mance is a really great way of showing how

in Freeform, where they

these disciplines can come together, yet they

manipulated lighting and

are unique.

video and created real-time music remixes via iPads.

A major difference Since Bradley doesn’t offer a

and Interactive Media have collaborated to

video stars, video jockeys,

Around, an interactive game

TOP: As part of Late Night BU Interactive Rock Show’s Freeform, students used iPads to manipulate lighting and video and create real-time music remixes. BOTTOM: During rock star performance breaks at the Interactive Rock Show, students enjoyed Jump Around, an interactive game similar to Guitar Hero designed for the event by Department of Interactive Media students.

“Computer Science and Information Systems

“How do you create an application that is going to appeal to 1,500 people? How do you make a game that 1,500 people can play?” Ferolo asks. The answer is Bradley’s innovative approach

Rock Show 101 class, how did

to learning and applying this technology. While

this team of students make this

students elsewhere may create websites, IM

extravaganza happen? They

senior Gus Childs says bringing a class project

became interactive media majors, enrolling in

“to the rest of the student body and getting

web and application design, animation and

everybody involved with a large-scale event

visual effects, and game design classes.

like this is taking it to the next level.”

Beginning in fall 2010, IM majors could

In the past, IM has collaborated with

specialize in three concentrations: animation

other departments for events, such as Bradley’s

and visual effects, game design, or web and

production of The Adding Machine; Lincoln

application design. The IM Department, initially

Tweets with The Peoria Art Guild; and the

created in 1999, also introduced minors in

University’s “Red Tie Gala.”

interactive media and game design and is

Collaboration between departments

collaborating with the Department of

is important, Ferolo says. It provides an

Computer Science and Information Systems,

opportunity for students to work together

and experience what life will be like in

Although each application had lead developers,

a professional environment.

the students’ work overlapped.

Ferolo believes in involving students in

“I try to focus their work on one concentra-

a production that uses their skills in a real

tion, but part of this is about learning new

environment. “This is something that they

things as well,” Ferolo says. “They might bring

actually have to finish. It has to be done so

a specific skill set to the group, but they are also

the scope and scale is definitely bigger, and

stretching themselves.”

that increases their responsibility and need to really deliver.”

IM senior Jay Vasse agreed. “I’ve had to do a lot of research and teach myself new things to figure out how to do what I need.

Rock Show’s foundation The Interactive Rock Show concept evolved from discussions Ferolo, Theatre Arts Department Chair George Brown, and Theatre Arts faculty member Steve Snyder had about expanding the scale of the long-running Rock Show into a bigger interactive experience. However, the students brainstormed to create the production’s actual games and events. “When Jim Ferolo first sparked the idea, we all got pretty excited about it and thought it would be pretty cool,” says Childs. “We came up with ideas as opposed to having a concept laid out that tells how to make it,” says IM and graphic design double major Kristen DeRosier. Ferolo hopes his students take pride in the show. “I’m far more concerned about the experience than the actual product because I feel like it models a professional environment with a very high level of standards. It will serve them well once they get into the commercial world to know that their success is built not just on what they get assigned to do, but what they bring to the experience on their own.” Involvement in a production gives them a

“It’s taught me that I can do things beyond what I think I can. Jim Ferolo pushes you beyond your abilities and what you believe you can do.

Online Visit bradley.edu/go/ rockshow to view video from the Late Night BU Interactive Rock Show.

He has really high expectations for us. It’s tough, but in the end it’s good for us and we’ll benefit greatly from it,” he says. Time has been another challenge for students. “If we need to work all day every day for two weeks before the event, that’s what’s going to happen,” Childs says. DeRosier says, “In the end, we’re so proud of the product that it’s worth the extra hours that we have to put in.” Ferolo and the team hoped their audience was entertained during the event and learned what IM students do. “I’d hope they’d get an understanding of the really amazing things our students do in interactive media,” Ferolo says. “They are actually developing mobile apps and putting them into real environments. “We have great Late Night BU activities for our students, but I think this one is really unique because the entertainment came from the talent, dedicated work, and wild imaginations of their peers.”

Students brainstorm about the many components of their Interactive Rock Show during a class meeting with Department of Interactive Media Chair Jim Ferolo and IM faculty member Matt Nelson.

sense of accomplishment, but also enables them to discover skills they need to improve. “It gives them a very good introduction to the field and what it’s like to work in commercial production in all the disciplines,” Ferolo says. As the event evolved, students found themselves reaching beyond their specific skill sets.

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Mentoring undergraduate resea duane zehr

By Danise Jones

As part of a year-long research project, Jared Bartman ’10 and his research team developed a business plan that helped them launch their music venture, Evening’s Empire. Daniel Monroe ’10 and Luke Pfister ’10 used a 3-D inertial measurement unit and a GPS unit to develop a prototype for an inertial navigation system (INS). Matthew Westbrook ’10 studied the effect that moon illumination has on the activity of nocturnal rodents.

Like other undergraduates at Bradley, these

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

students shared their research results and creative

Associate Dean Dr. Kelly McConnaughay

endeavors at the University’s Student Scholarship

says there is significant value in engaging

Exposition held each spring. They also agree their

students in scholarly research.

scholarly experience has benefited them in landing a job or internship, or launching a company. Students collaborating on research/creative

“First, it extends student learning beyond the classroom, and into the very heart of a discipline,” Dr. McConnaughay says. The

endeavors with faculty mentors at Bradley are

student becomes an active participant in the

easy to find. In fact, research/creative endeavors

development and application of knowledge

are firmly embedded into Bradley’s character as they are considered an outgrowth of the institution’s strategic mission: “the University is committed to nurturing the multifaceted development of students to enable them to become leaders, innovators, and productive members of society.” Although research has long been woven into the University’s essence, Bradley’s focus on faculty research and creative production accelerated in 1990 when the University selected it as one of three special emphases to concentrate on during the next decade. That was followed

and skills; a ‘doer’ and ‘problem solver.’ “Second, it engages students deeply in high-level learning” by having them evaluate their own understandings and those of scholars, as well as learning to communicate their results. Consequently, they become better students and active lifelong learners. “Third, students engaged in undergraduate research and creative endeavors have higher graduation rates, higher matriculation rates into post-baccalaureate degree programs, higher job placement rates, and higher satisfaction in their collegiate and post-collegiate pursuits,” she says.

in 2000 by Building a Foundation for Student-

Music to his ears

Faculty Creative Collaboration, which focused

Jared Bartman’s idea for a recording label/music

on increasing opportunities for collaborative

promotions company developed in an English

research between faculty and students.

Senior Project Class through the encouragement

arch

OPPOSITE PAGE: Dr. Robert Prescott helped guide and encourage Jared Bartman and his teammates as they developed a recording label/ music promotions company.

“ When you enter into a genuine year-long or two-year-long research mentoring relationship with a student, that student is going to be a part of your life and you’re going to be a part of that student’s life.” — Dr. Robert Prescott,

Department of English chair

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of Dr. Robert Prescott, faculty mentor and

that I’ve never encountered a separation between

Department of English chair. After further

colleges. The business college is enthusiastic

development, Bartman’s research with teammates

about sharing their expertise with any interested

Max Kerr ’10 (advertising) and undergraduates

students on campus.”

Sean Cairns (interactive media) and Stephanie Meyer (music performance) won a $7,500 award

and music, described the business mentoring

to get their business started at the 2010 Project

he received as “a concentrated crash course in

Springboard Business Plan Competition. They’ve

entrepreneurship that related directly to every-

incorporated their business, are accepting clients,

thing I was doing in English. Had I not done

and are moving into an office complete with

this research project with Dr. Prescott, I think

a recording studio.

I would be ignorant of the many sides of the

“It’s important for the majority of English majors to demonstrate that their English skills are transferable to other types of productive

business world and things that I really need to know in starting this business.” Working in guided research gave his project

work,” Dr. Prescott says. “That research

“structure and direction,” Bartman says.

experience becomes vitally important in how

“Faculty are always willing and eager to help.”

they pursue their careers after graduation.”

“With Jared, my role was to encourage him

Navigating the world of research, proposals, and electrical and computer engineering

to do Project Springboard. I was a coordinator,

Daniel Monroe, an electrical and computer

a reader, an editor, and an encourager, but the

engineering graduate, says the INS prototype

actual product was conducted by Jared and his

project he and Luke Pfister worked on

team. I critiqued them, and I reached out to the

“was done from the ground up to simulate

Foster College of Business Administration and

a professional project. We had to write

sought friends to help critique.”

proposals for the project’s approval, request

Faculty/student research at Bradley is “truly collaborative,” Dr. Prescott says.

Faculty and staff associated with Foster

BELOW: Bradley students used the research shown below to develop new electrical and computer engineering innovations, including algorithms that were published at a national conference.

Bartman, who double majored in English

funds, purchase equipment, develop the goals

College’s Robert and Carolyn Turner Center

of the project, and finally put everything

for Entrepreneurship have played a vital role

together to get it working.”

in many of Dr. Prescott’s students’ research.

“This project could be used in a wide variety

“English majors are creative, and they under-

of applications, from personal navigation to

stand people, but that doesn’t mean they know

cruise missile guidance,” Pfister says.

how to speak the language of business. One of the things I treasure most about Bradley is

Monroe also worked on other research projects at Bradley, developing a new algorithm for noise suppression in ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation, and speaking about it at the 20th Argonne Undergraduate Symposium. He also worked on biomedical and signal processing-related projects for Peoria Robotics. Currently, Monroe is a junior engineer with Automotive Robotics International, a company that provides contract employment for companies such as Caterpillar Inc.

“The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty was wonderful to work with,” Monroe says. “The department is small, so my classmates and I were very close with our instructors. Because of the close relationships, they helped us focus on our strengths and helped us select projects that were better suited to each of us. “Conducting research as an undergrad really boosted my work experience and my confidence. By the time I graduated, I had two IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) conference papers to my name and had given several talks on my work. It made getting a job easier, and I think it will make it easier to get into a good graduate school.” Participating in the research also benefited Pfister. “It strengthened my ability to analyze a complex problem, create and implement a

Originally unsure of his future career,

solution, and finally to present our solution

Westbrook says: “After working with Dr. Frase,

in both technical papers and presentations.”

I had little doubt regarding my desire to pursue

Researching rodents

a career in conservation. “Undergraduate research has proven itself

Matthew Westbrook studied nocturnal rodents

to be an unparalleled way to learn. It improved

at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

my critical thinking skills drastically.” He

as a research assistant with Bradley faculty

believes his research experience helped him

mentor and biology professor Dr. Barbara Frase.

land his internship. He says applying scientific

It was his most involved project, but not his first.

principles learned in the classroom “bridges

He studied mercury resistance in Citrobacter

the gap to the ‘real world’ in a way that is

species as a sophomore with Dr. Keith Johnson.

meaningful and enduring to students.”

Citrobacter species is a bacteria found in feral brook trout. Dr. Frase sees herself as a mentor and

Dr. Frase says another benefit comes when “students actually figure something out that no one has ever looked at before; that’s amazing

collaborator with the students. “My role

for an undergrad.” Indeed, the faculty are quick

is source person, motivator, chastiser, role

to point out the tangible and intangible rewards

model, questioner, and back-patter.”

of undergraduate research.

Westbrook, a conservation and land

ABOVE: Matthew Westbrook holds a woodrat while studying its nocturnal habits at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.

“When you enter into a genuine year-long

management intern with the Chicago Botanic

or two-year-long research mentoring relationship

Garden, says many undergraduates earn course

with a student, that student is going to be a part

credit as they conduct research projects. “This

of your life and you’re going to be a part of that

opportunity would be rare to find at a larger

student’s life,” Dr. Prescott says. “It’s such a

university whose primary focus would likely

great and an often unspoken reward of being

be on graduate students.”

a professor.”

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A fresh focus on the first year By Jacqueline R. Koch / Photography by Duane Zehr

The first semester of freshman year often is filled with unfamiliar faces in each new class, leading students to feel shy and uneasy. That’s not the case for a new linked section of English written composition and oral communication, which enrolls the same 23 students in both courses.

“The familiarity that happens in linked classes like these gives students a sense of comfort with

Bradley offers a three-day orientation, a

each other that makes having discussions, doing

freshmen-only seminar, and many on-campus

peer response, and giving speeches so much

activities.

easier,” says Dr. Debra Burgauer, a professor

Dr. Burgauer and communication professor

of English who teaches the written composition

Jan Frazier began brainstorming about the linked

section. “Plus their enthusiasm level — because

courses five years ago and put it in place in fall

they chose to take these two classes together —

2010. Students benefit from both social and

is infectious. They are excited about learning

academic aspects of the classes.

about the natural connections between written

on campus. In addition to the linked courses,

“They need to make friends as freshmen,

and oral rhetorical principles and practices.”

and this is an exceptionally bright group of

Bradley’s first-year experience is designed

young people; they seem to really blend well

so students become eager to learn and socialize

together,” Frazier said. “I have a feeling that

friendships will continue long after this class is

speaking, writing, and research skills because we

completed because they will have been together

know they are fundamental to academic and real

every day, every week, for the entire semester.”

world success.”

Students research one major topic for their informative speech and essay. The linked courses

Getting oriented to Bradley

allow them to delve into a subject in which

Bradley’s entire freshman experience is centered

they’re genuinely interested.

on helping students grow and succeed academi-

The classes use Zotero, which allows students to take notes and find sources online, then share those sources with other students. Students also conduct research in the

cally and socially. A three-day, two-night orientation session allows students and parents to get accustomed to university life while also helping students develop

library and learn research methods from library

one-on-one relationships with mentor students.

information literacy staff. “We are hoping that

A student aide sits down with individual students

these research methods will carry on to their

and shares his or her frustrations, successes, and

biology, political science, and international

questions about university life and life in general.

studies — those are just examples — research

The new student then asks any questions or

papers,” Frazier says.

shares any feelings he or she is experiencing.

Both students and professors have benefitted

ABOVE: Dr. Debra Burgauer, left, teaches a written composition class to freshmen as part of a course linked to Jan Frazier’s oral communication class, right.

“The student aides are so open with the

from the linked courses. Linking classes takes

students and so vulnerable with them,” says

“cooperation, time, and lots of planning,” Dr.

Dr. Joyce Shotick, executive director of student

Burgauer says. “We are very committed to good

development and health and transitional services.

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“It leads new students into questioning, ‘Who

management, good study skills, and the history

am I?’ and ‘How do I fit in?’”

of Bradley University. They learn how to apply

Students continue that orientation experience in EHS 120, also known as the “University Experience,” to help them transition to on-

what they learn in class to practical problems in the real world. Most of all, students learn about themselves. Dr. Shotick incorporates a Meyers-Briggs test into her classes so students can understand more about their personalities and behaviors. Classes do not follow rigid schedules, and instructors are free to include any freshmanrelevant material in the class. Summer orientation sessions help students begin thinking about who they are and how they fit into the campus scene and society; EHS 120 helps them answer those questions. It also allows them to ask questions they may not otherwise find answers to. A popular segment of many EHS 120 classes is “He Said, She Said,” which allows men

Freshmen play “BU Who Knew?” — a Bradley trivia game — during their University Experience course.

and women to ask the other campus living. Offered to students during

gender questions they’ve always wanted to

their first semester at Bradley, the course is

know about the opposite sex.

an extension of summer orientation. It gives

who they are, see the bigger picture, and relate

an instructor without the pressures of tests

to others,” Dr. Shotick says. “They feel safe and

or grades.

this unlocks a lot of themselves. They can’t do

“We’re creating a family out of a group of people who didn’t know each other,” Dr. Shotick

that in an academic class.” Students end the semester by writing a

says. “The beauty of being separated from an

reflective paper. One student from each class

academic class is that students do feel safe and

is named “Outstanding First Year Student,” an

comfortable saying whatever they want to say.”

honor given to the student who takes an active

While there are no tests or grades, students

role on campus, helps inspire peers, and seeks

learn more than they could have imagined. Freshmen hear presentations on campus life,

“We have this debate and it helps them know

students a chance to open up to 20 peers and

to be a leader. Professors and upperclassmen write letters of recommendation for students,

sex and health education, peer groups, and

an endeavor faculty members have completely

academic advising. They learn about time

supported.

At the end of the semester, the Alumni Association hosts a banquet to honor the student-leaders. The event allows students to network with alumni who are leaders in their communities and career fields.

Social butterflies Other events that help new students get involved at Bradley include Welcome Week, Late Night BU, and Freshman Convocation. Welcome Week consists of an activities fair, block party, food

Bradley’s freshman-tosophomore retention rate of 87 percent is nearly

fair, and other events that help students meet people and get acquainted with the campus. Late Night BU draws more than 90 percent of freshmen to its monthly events that include carnivals, casino nights, and

five points higher than

other fun activities.

the national average...

adds to the tradition, spirit, and

it’s even higher among

Dr. Galsky says.

EHS 120 students.

freshmen must meet with

“And Freshman Convocation involvement of our freshmen,” On the academic side, their academic advisers before registering for spring semester classes. That ensures freshmen

Bradley’s first-year experience is designed to give students knowledge they’ll use throughout their college careers and after graduation, says Dr. Alan Galsky, vice president for the Division of Student Affairs. “It provides first-year students with the information we feel they need to know to ensure an enjoyable, successful, and safe first semester,” he says. “Chances are, if we do that, they’ll have great Bradley careers.” The success of first-year programs is seen in the freshman-to-sophomore retention rates experienced by Bradley. Bradley’s most recent rate of 87 percent is nearly five points higher than the national average. The retention rate among students who take EHS 120 is even higher, Dr. Galsky says.

understand the classes they’ll need for their majors and gives them an opportunity to be mentored. Freshman journalism major Emily Murdock has enjoyed her first year at Bradley, especially the opportunities for students to get involved and the friendly learning environment offered by professors and academic advisers. Murdock also attributes the linked course for helping her improve her study and social skills: “Because we meet five days a week, we know each other very well. That allows COM 103 to be a much easier, less stressful environment.”

Freshmen participate in several Welcome Week activities, including a block party with President Joanne Glasser; Late Night BU in the Markin Family Student Recreation Center; and Freshman Convocation in Renaissance Coliseum.

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Speaking with authority Two Presidential Cabinet members discuss transportation and education at Bradley-sponsored symposiums

department of transportation

By Danise Jones

“Twenty-five years from now, because of President [Barack] Obama’s vision, 80 percent of America will be connected to high-speed rail,” U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood says. “It’s going to happen. The train has left the station.”

LaHood, a Bradley University alumnus, was

bill that is being debated in Congress. “As we

the keynote speaker at “The Future of Midwest

look across the country, we see roads, bridges,

Transportation” symposium, held at the Peoria

and transit systems that are overburdened

Civic Center on November 10, 2010. Partnering

and obsolete.”

with Bradley University’s Institute for Principled

The secretary believes the next transportation

Leadership in Public Service in sponsoring the

bill will be bipartisan because it will put Ameri-

symposium were BU’s College of Engineering,

cans to work building much-needed projects

The Dirksen Congressional Center, the Tri-

in local communities. “It will continue to

County Regional Planning Commission, and

build infrastructure and rebuild

the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District

infrastructure in America. It’ll be

(TransPORT, a unit of local government).

good for our economy, and it will

Several hundred BU students and faculty,

keep America at the forefront of

business and government leaders, and interested

transportation in so many

citizens attended the event and luncheon address

different ways.”

by LaHood, the second member of President

LaHood says one of President

Obama’s Cabinet to participate in an IPL-hosted

Obama’s “signature programs,”

symposium in 2010. U.S. Secretary of Education

high-speed intercity rail, is an

Arne Duncan was the keynote speaker at IPL’s

alternative Americans want. The

“Transforming Public Education” symposium

United States has state-of-the-art

held April 21, 2010, in Peoria.

interstates and a state-of-the-art

“This is a very important symposium,”

freight rail system, LaHood

LaHood says. “It’s important because we’re

says, but “what we don’t have is

right on the cutting edge of a new (federal)

the high-speed passenger rail that

transportation bill.” He says Illinois is positioned

they have in Europe and Asia.”

to do well because of high-level discussions, like

He believes that will change in

those at IPL’s symposium, which explored ways

the years ahead.

to enhance the Midwest’s transportation network

Support from Amtrak and the freight rail

to make the region more globally competitive.

system is essential to making high-speed rail

LaHood praised IPL for inviting 100 BU

a reality, LaHood says. It is because of that

engineering students, who he called “the

support that Illinois has good freight rail

next leaders in transportation.”

transportation throughout the Midwest and

LaHood discussed the importance of the six-year, $500 billion federal transportation

OPPOSITE PAGE: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, left, joined President Barack Obama to review construction of the Fairfax County Parkway Extension in Virginia last October. ABOVE: LaHood believes high-speed rail will prove important for our nation’s economy in the future.

much of the nation. However, LaHood says the Obama Administration believes the next

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important step is to improve America’s

how to warm up his Peoria audience — insert

passenger rail system.

his transportation Cabinet partner into the

LaHood predicts the new Congress will

equation. “Ray LaHood has been a real mentor,”

support high-speed rail, despite the House

Duncan says. “He’s been a phenomenal partner

and Senate having divided political leadership.

to work with.”

“What would have happened 50 years ago

Duncan looked forward to participating in

if states like Ohio or Wisconsin said, ‘We don’t

the education symposium with its mix of experts

want an interstate system’? They would have

that included mayors, school superintendents,

been cut off from America,” LaHood says.

and researchers.

“These aren’t Republican or Democratic BELOW: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses the importance of classroom time and community involvement at an IPL symposium. OPPOSITE PAGE: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood speaks with Bradley students about their car-building project and other engineering endeavors.

“These kinds of dialogues can’t happen

problems. They are American problems.”

enough,” he says. Education is complex because

The transportation symposium featured

many levels of leadership need to work together

panel discussions and presentations by various

to give students a chance to be successful. “Only

transportation leaders, including Tom Carper,

when we get out of our silos, throw egos aside,

chairman of the Amtrak Board, and Bradley

and come together behind children do we have

alumna Tana Utley, chief technology officer

a chance to get where we need to go as a country.

and vice president of product development

School systems cannot become world class

and global technology for Caterpillar.

by themselves. The only way we can get that dropout rate to zero, the only way we can make sure every child has a chance to get a world-class education is if all of the assets of a city rally together behind the public education system.” One of the keys to making American schools globally competitive is for students to spend more time in the classroom, Duncan says. “Our children today are at a competitive disadvantage. Children in India and China are simply going to school 20, 30, 40 more days than our children. I think our children are as smart, as talented, as committed as children anywhere in the world. I think we’re not leveling the playing field.” Moreover, schools should become the centers of the community, Duncan says, being open year-round, up to 14 hours a day, and six or duane zehr

seven days a week. Instead, Duncan warned that schools can’t contract, can’t cut programs or personnel despite economic hardships. “In education, we’re not cutting fat, we’re

‘Transforming Public Education’

cutting bone at this point. The kinds of cuts, the layoffs, the elimination of summer schools,

When U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

the school districts going to four-day weeks,

stood behind the podium last spring, he knew

extracurricular being eliminated … that’s not

Bradley students impress LaHood with ideas, innovations good for children.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray

We need more time,

LaHood was billed as the star of “The Future

not less.”

of Midwest Transportation” symposium, but

Giving children

it was a group of Bradley University students

a well-rounded

who stole the show.

education is vital,

“The students are the best part of this conference. They really are our future,” says

subjects outside the

LaHood after hearing the students describe

basics of reading and

their nearly yearlong car-building project.

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Duncan says, including

math. He endorsed enhanced offerings in science, social studies, art, physical education, and foreign languages, beginning at preschool. “With everyone rallying behind this effort,

The 1971 graduate of Bradley was pleased to see more than 100 BU students, primarily engineering majors, at Bradley University’s

Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service-sponsored event. “It really gives them an opportunity to shine and promote their ability to be the next engineers and innovators in transportation,” says LaHood,

I think we have the chance to fundamentally

who welcomed the combination of students and national transportation

break through,” Duncan says. “I think if we can

leaders in attendance.

work as hard as we can these next few years, we can change education forever in this country.” Listening to the symposium’s education

Dr. Martin Morris, Department of Mechanical Engineering professor, and senior ME students introduced the audience to the 2010 Ultra Lightweight Urban Vehicle (ULUV), which gets an equivalent fuel efficiency

experts discuss America’s needs inspired many

of 300 miles to the gallon, and the Formula SAE racecar. Team captains

of the students attending, IPL Executive Director

Nathan Petersen and Mike Richards talked about their senior class project

Brad McMillan says. Many students attending

that revolves around concepting, designing, and building the urban vehicle.

changed their student teaching preference from

It takes the teams nine months to create each of the two cars. The students

teaching in a suburban school to teaching

have to complete the work by graduation.

in an inner-city school.

“They don’t have enough people. They don’t have enough time,”

Others participating in the education

College of Engineering and Technology Dean Richard Johnson says.

symposium included Bradley’s College of

“They don’t have enough money to build, but they still have to build

Education and Health Sciences Dean Joan

the project. They are under time pressures. They are under budget

Sattler, Department of Teacher Education

pressures. That’s what the industry expects from Bradley students.”

faculty member Dr. Heljä Antola-Crowe, faculty

Petersen says LaHood quickly put the students at ease. “We were

members from other universities, government

thoroughly thrilled to have had the opportunity to share what we have

and business leaders, concerned citizens, and

been learning with others in influential positions. It was hard to do

more than 130 Bradley education students.

anything other than smile during the entire event and even days after.”

Partnering with IPL at the symposium were The

The students were anxious about meeting the Transportation secretary,

Dirksen Congressional Center, City of Peoria, the

Morris says, but he assured them that they were the experts and that they

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, and Bradley’s

would be able to enlighten him about their vehicles. And Morris was right.

College of Education and Health Sciences. IPL hosts national public policy symposiums

“These are the people who are going to be planning our roads, bridges, and high-speed rail, and really they’re the innovators,” LaHood told the

on current issues of importance where business

gathering. “They’re going to be the smart people sitting in the driver’s

and government leaders, interested citizens,

seat when it comes to future transportation and to have them involved

and others can facilitate the conversation

here gives them the kind of momentum and energy they need to fulfill

in a bipartisan manner, McMillan says.

these important tasks.” Prior to the luncheon, LaHood visited with several other mechanical engineering students to discuss their research projects.

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Flooded with findings Mechanical engineering students discover new ways to measure floodwater depth and velocity By Jacqueline R. Koch Photography by Duane Zehr

What started as a research project for a national laboratory led to innovative and creative ways using ground coffee and

“They’re trying to predict what will happen if there’s a flood,” senior mechanical engineering

and velocity for mechanical engineering

student Emily Larsen says.

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory

and depths to determine the flood’s impact.

underwater lighting to measure water depth students at Bradley University.

ABOVE: Dr. Martin Morris and senior mechanical engineering student Emily Larsen use a water table to collect data regarding floodwater velocity and depth, as well as its effect on cities.

rushed past the buildings at different velocities

Larsen and other students who participated in the project presented their findings to a

were interested in learning how floodwater

faculty panel. After one of the panel evaluations,

affects buildings and cities, but had no way

Dr. Martin Morris, a mechanical engineering

to validate the data they collected. So last fall,

professor, suggested that students measure

Bradley students used a large, blue water table

water depth by illuminating the water from

in the fluid mechanics laboratory to collect

below the surface.

data regarding water velocity and depth. Boxes in the water represented single

So students lit the water from the bottom of the table and inserted green dye into the water

buildings, whereas checkerboard arrays of

to block the light. A camera captured images

boxes represented cities. Water in the table

of different light intensities, which correlated

with depth. In other words, the darker the water,

a pump. Even though the table was used more

the deeper it was. An electroluminescent sheet on

often before the emergence of computers and

the bottom of the water table provided uniform

technology, fluid mechanics

lighting.

students are attempting to

“It worked better than we’d expected,” Dr.

make the pump relevant for

Morris says. “It was a real challenge to design

the modern era. So far, it’s

a safe system with a dry panel that would

been incredibly successful,

measure water depth.”

Dr. Morris says.

Students previously had inserted probes

He hopes to write up the

into the water and took measurements at

students’ methods and publish

various points to determine depth. The process

them because he thinks other

was tedious. The new method allowed for the

researchers could benefit from

collection of millions of data points that showed

the methods. Finding external

an almost continuous depth measurement

funding could allow the project

across the field.

to find even more uses on

“Nobody has done it this way that we know of,” Dr. Morris says. But the students weren’t finished. They also

“ I don’t think anybody has measured water this way. It provides an awful lot of data.”

area. And the data collected is being submitted back to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which is responsible for innovation and research

surface velocity. Previously they’d inserted white

regarding national security, computing, health,

particles into the water and allowed them to float

science, the Earth, and the universe. Even students in other fluids classes will

uniform particles, however, was difficult. So

benefit from the project. They’ll also use coffee

students decided to dye the water white and float

particles to measure water surface velocity.

dark coffee grinds through it. Students ground

“I don’t think anybody has measured water

coffee beans to various sizes and then tracked

this way,” says Dr. Morris, who gained previous

the particles’ movement with a camera, which

experience working with pressure sensitive paints

collected images as the grounds moved through

and light intensities to determine water depth.

the water.

“It provides an awful lot of data.”

“It worked really well,” Dr. Morris says.

Because students deal with budgets and

“It was an innovation that the students came

deadlines for their senior projects, they have

up with that helped deliver some really nice

an advantage when they apply for jobs. The

surface velocity measurements. It was a great

water table project provides students with even

idea. I’d never thought about doing it.”

more of an advantage. Students benefit not only

Dr. Morris expects others to follow suit

from designing a project but also from research-

when measuring water depth and velocity,

ing data for a national laboratory. The research

though the students’ methods have not yet

continued after the semester and through the

been applied elsewhere.

summer.

The water table, which has been at Bradley for many decades, helps provide up-to-date information and research for students and

mechanical engineering professor

campus and around the Peoria

found an innovative way to measure the water’s

with the current to measure velocity. Creating

— Dr. Martin Morris,

Larsen says she gained experience in researching, as well as in finding creative solutions. “I learned a lot about the different kinds of

professors. The table is 4-feet-wide by 20-feet-

processing for fluid mechanics and about problem-

long by 4-feet-high and consists of water and

solving,” she says. “It’s been very interesting.”

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A new wave of brain research Studies may have more impact than industrial revolution By Nancy Ridgeway

Neuroscientists understand the brain adapts and develops fresh living neurons

Photography by Duane Zehr

by practicing new tasks throughout life. This complex, mysterious system can rewire itself and become more efficient. Understanding brain functions will help doctors and scientists treat mental health problems and physical illnesses.

Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin wants to teach

ABOVE: Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin consults with Dr. Wen-Ching Liu at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center. They are co-directors of the new Center for Collaborative Brain Research (CCBR) at Bradley. Dr. Russell-Chapin is researching attention-deficit disorders. She is the 2010 recipient of the Thelma Duffey Vision and Innovation Award, a national award from the Association for Creativity in Counseling.

hopes to further knowledge about the brain.

people to keep their brains healthy. The driving

“The multidisciplinary nature of the center

force behind the Center for Collaborative Brain

with collaboration among so many institutions

Research (CCBR), Dr. Russell-Chapin hopes the

and researchers enables world-class focus on

new brain research center at Bradley University

conditions, diagnoses, and treatments for a wide

will help scientists and researchers better

range of disorders from concussions to attention-

understand how the brain functions.

deficit hyperactivity to the autism spectrum,” says

“The brain is our master organ, and the more we know about it, the healthier we can become,”

Dr. Joan L. Sattler, dean of the College of EHS. “We have physicians, radiologists, neurologists,

says Dr. Russell-Chapin, associate dean of the

counselors, nurses, teachers, physical therapists,

College of Education and Health Sciences (EHS)

and other health care professionals all focusing

and co-director of the CCBR along with Dr. Wen-

their efforts on research studies of the brain.

Ching Liu of OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.

This type of collaboration is rare indeed, and I

The CCBR meshes the brain research resources of collaborators Bradley, OSF Saint Francis,

anticipate significant findings in the near future. “This network will provide researchers from

and the Illinois Neurological Institute and the

each institution opportunities to easily work with

University of Illinois College of Medicine in

other researchers who have common interests yet

Peoria, its research partner. By aligning these

different specialties. With more vigorous contacts

institutions and their resources, the CCBR

between institutions, the CCBR will provide a

more effective research environment creating first-class research.”

Mind over matter

It is critical that players not return to their routine too soon, as a re-injury to the brain can impact cognitive development. Studies have found that as the brain repairs itself, even

Dr. Russell-Chapin is conducting the first CCBR

schoolwork or slight physical activity can slow

research project, studying whether neurofeedback

down the healing process.

is an effective treatment for attention-deficit

Drs. Flannigan and Tippett believe the CCBR is

hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and if it leads to

the only place in the nation using a combination of

possible functional and anatomical brain changes.

fMRIs and other scans along with clinical exams.

Twenty youths between 10 and 18 years of age are participating in the study. All have

A brain revolution

been diagnosed with ADHD and are on medica-

Dr. Russell-Chapin agrees with other scientists

tion. Half of the participants are assigned to

that worldwide research, like that being done at

a control group, while the other half receive

Bradley, will instigate a brain revolution that will

neurofeedback treatment.

have more impact than the industrial revolution.

Using computer hardware and software de-

The CCBR allows Peoria area researchers to

vices, participants in the test group receive 40 free

follow the latest brain research anywhere in the

biweekly, 20-minute individual treatments. The

world. Last spring, thanks to the Internet2 tech-

goal is to teach them to train their brains to focus

nology available at Bradley, CCBR members par-

on tasks. The ultimate goal is to treat hyperactiv-

ticipated in the International Brain Forum in Italy.

ity through self-regulation rather than medication.

The CCBR is expected to

Functional MRIs taken at the beginning and

attract internationally known

end of the study will determine if physiological

experts to Bradley. For example,

changes occur during neurofeedback.

Dr. Leslie Sherlin, a quantitative

Concussion evidence

EEG expert and chief technology officer for Neurotopia, Inc., will

Nursing professor Dr. Peggy Flannigan and

lecture at the University in 2011.

physical therapy professor Dr. Steve Tippett hope

Dr. Sherlin is the chief executive

their research will help student-athletes make a

officer and co-founder of Nova

full recovery after a concussion. Working with

Tech EEG, Inc., a company that

Bradley’s soccer team, their plan is for each

provides training, evaluation

player to have an fMRI and other baseline brain

services, and software for quan-

scans before the spring 2011 soccer season.

titative EEG analysis and imaging.

If a player suffers from a concussion, these

Dr. Lori Russell-Chapin works with a subject as she studies the brain.

Dr. Russell-Chapin foresees many more

scans will help quantify brain function by looking

research projects through the CCBR, including

at changes in the amount of oxygen in the blood,

neural imaging, brain plasticity, brain connectiv-

the speed of water diffusion in the brain, and

ity, brain growth across the lifespan, brain and

blood flow to specific regions of the brain.

human disorders, and organic brain trauma.

“Historically, the clinical exam has been the

“The purpose of this center is to increase the

gold standard to determine if an athlete is ready

communication of academia, research, and clinical

to play again,” Dr. Flannigan says. These tests

needs. By sharing the combined resources, clinical

will help guide doctors with more definitive

treatment will be greatly improved. Academic re-

information when determining whether an

search will be elevated significantly, and the Peoria

athlete is ready to return to the playing field.

community can benefit economically,” she says.

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All that remains Provost finds change, growth in forensic field By David Glassman Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bradley University

When I began studying forensic anthropology in the mid-1970s, it was a newly formed field of academic study. At that time, I could not have predicted that my studies would lead me to national television appearances, or that the field would become popularized to millions of viewers through the development of TV programs such as Bones or CSI. Dr. David Glassman Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Indeed, popular culture has made forensic anthropology one of the “hot” fields of academic

love one another or those who should have demonstrated unconditional love.

study, even though I’ve found that cases are not

A few of my cases have received national

EDUCATION: B.A. (1976), Anthropology, University of Minnesota; M.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1982), Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

solved in an hour and few have as much drama

attention, leading to appearances on television

as found in the myriad of television episodes

shows like Forensic Files and Skeleton Stories.

that can be seen almost every night of the week.

Sadly, too many of the remains I have analyzed

Nevertheless, this once-nascent field has fasci-

have never been positively identified and their

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE: Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, 2004–2010

nated me for more than 30 years, and I have

families continue to search for some closure.

Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University, San Marcos, 2003–2004

the surface, below ground, and under water.

University of Minnesota. Upon graduation,

The remains have varied from complete bodies

I was fortunate to have been invited to assist

to not much more than a few, small bone

archaeologists excavating prehistoric human

fragments. I have been called upon to analyze

skeletons in Mexico. With long-term job

the bodies of newborns to the elderly who lived

prospects dim for a young anthropology

good, long lives. The causes of death have ranged

graduate with an interest in human skeletons,

from violent trauma to gunshots to deaths

I knew graduate school was the next logical step.

caused by fire to various combinations of murder

But which graduate school became the question.

and aggression. Through this study, I began

During my work in Mexico, I had relied almost

to learn just how cruel people could be to one

exclusively on a field and laboratory manual of

another, including those who had vowed to

the human skeleton authored by William Bass,

Chair, Department of Anthropology, Texas State University, San Marcos, 1998–2004 Faculty member in anthropology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, 1980–1983 and Texas State University, San Marcos, 1985–2004 Postdoctoral Scientist, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, 1983–1985

participated in more than 300 forensic cases. I have helped investigate death scenes on

My interest in human skeletons began as an undergraduate student in anthropology at the

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One day I was teaching a class when there was a knock on the door. At the door were two policemen carrying a large, black body bag. They asked me to sign for it. You can imagine the students’ reactions.

former chair of the anthropol-

While a graduate student, I concentrated

ogy department at the Univer-

my training and research in three overlapping

sity of Tennessee at Knoxville.

specializations: bioarchaeology (the biological

I had previously known

analysis of past populations from their skeletal

that the department had

remains), forensic anthropology, and non-human

an excellent reputation

primate growth and development. Although

so I thought, why not?

I have conducted research and published in

I packed my van, moved to Knoxville, and

each of these three scientific areas, my work in

became immersed in biological anthropology

forensic anthropology has received the greatest

at UT. The department had just developed one

attention, particularly after the field was intro-

of the first forensic anthropology programs in

duced to the nation in a few episodes of Quincy.

the country and continues to be recognized for

The first few forensic cases I handled after

its top pioneering research in human decomposi-

leaving Tennessee were for the state of Virginia,

tion at the nation’s first human decomposition

while I served as a faculty member at Virginia

outdoor research laboratory.

Polytechnic Institute and State University.

I discovered that forensic anthropology is

Forensic anthropology was in its infancy and

an applied subfield that utilizes the knowledge

medical examiner’s offices and state police

of comparative human osteology to identify

departments were just beginning to use forensic

human remains and evaluate their manner of

anthropologists as experts. Protocols were not

death in medico-legal contexts. The context

yet well developed for transferring remains, and

refers to statutes in each state that mandate

it was uncertain what forensic anthropologists

that any human remains found in an unnatural

could do to provide assistance.

state must have an investigation to determine

For example, one day I was teaching a class

the identity of the individual and the cause

when there was a knock on the door. At the door

of their death.

were two policemen carrying a large, black body

My most famous case alan light

On the morning of August 27,

Madalyn Murray O’Hair Founder, American Atheists

The mysterious disappearance of America’s leading atheist

1995, the office staff at the

brought much speculation and publicity, especially since during

American Atheists headquarters

this month of exile the O’Hairs had withdrawn over $600,000

in Austin, Texas, found an unusual

of the organization’s funds. Madalyn — 76 and in failing health

message. Attached to the door

— led many to suspect that she took the money and was living a

was a note from American Atheists

quiet retirement life. Some suspected that Madalyn and her family

Madalyn Murray O’Hair, her son

were kidnapped and killed, most likely for her outspoken speeches

Jon, and her granddaughter Robin

against religion and her successful 1963 Supreme Court case

— all leaders in the organization

resulting in the outlawing of prayer in public school.

— indicating they were called

Police gathered evidence over the next five years, piecing

out of town for an emergency.

together a story of abduction and homicide. Three suspects

Over the next month, the O’Hairs periodically checked in by phone

were believed to have committed the crime. Disappointingly,

but no additional contact was made after September 27.

the whereabouts of the atheists’ bodies remained a mystery until one suspect agreed to help locate them.

bag. They asked me to sign for it. You can

Pharmaceuticals, Inc. After the ruling in the case,

imagine the students’ reactions.

which focused on the role of expert testimony,

The work of a forensic anthropologist is

experts in the fields of science — which include

divided into recovery, skeletal reconstruction

forensic anthropologists — are no longer allowed

and analysis, court testifying, and research for

to rely solely upon education, experience in the

developing improved methods and techniques

field, or use of “acceptable standard practices”

for human identification, estimation of time since

to satisfy an admissible conclusion in court.

death, and trauma determination. Traditionally,

This has led modern forensic anthropologists

forensic anthropologists have focused upon

to realign their research using quantifiable data

determining the sex and perimortem injuries

that may be subjected to statistical analyses

of unknown skeletal remains and the estimate

with determined probabilities.

of age at death, ancestry, and stature. Parameters

I often find it interesting that for the first 15

such as handedness, previous diseases, or healed

years that I worked as a forensic anthropologist,

fractures, and other individual features are

anyone who inquired about what I did thought

provided when indicators are present on

it was incredibly gruesome. Often they’d say:

the bones.

“How can you do that?” But in the past 15

Over the years, the field of forensic

years, acquaintances more commonly say how

anthropology has changed dramatically

exciting and interesting my work must be.

due to improvements in technology, such

I guess that’s the power of television and

as refinements for extracting mtDNA from

our changing culture.

bones, which has greatly assisted human identification from skeletal material. Perhaps the single event that has resulted in the greatest change came from the 1993 U.S. Supreme Court case, Daubert vs. Merrill Dow

On January 27, 2001, two student assistants and I joined

In 1992, Dr. Glassman became the nation’s 44th board certified forensic anthropologist by the American Board of Forensic Anthropologists, Inc. He served as the board’s vice president from 2004–2008. Dr. Glassman’s case work has been featured on various television series, including Forensic Files, New Detectives, Murder by the Book, and Skeleton Stories.

became commingled, and careful excavation was needed to keep

a task force of investigators from the FBI, IRS, Texas Rangers,

each skeleton intact. The grave contained three skeletons — all

and the Real County Sheriff’s Department at a sprawling ranch

with their legs cut off above the knees — and an additional plastic

outside Camp Wood, Texas. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons,

bag that contained the skull and finger bones of a fourth victim.

the suspect had trouble locating the precise grave site. We

We were able to make a positive identification of Madalyn

examined several areas on the ranch until we probed a patch

Murray O’Hair, her son, and granddaughter. The additional

of ground whose lack of compactness suggested a disturbance.

skull and finger bones were identified as the third suspect in

We began digging there.

the kidnapping. He had been shot in the head by one of his

After an hour of excavation, a human femur was exposed. We felt confident that we would soon uncover the remains of

co-conspirators. It turns out, the motive was not religious differences, but

the three atheists. The complete excavation and recovery took

simple greed. The bones of the three family members, who worked

approximately 20 hours over two days.

together and died together, were cremated and now share a vault

The work was made difficult because the bodies had been thrown into the grave and overlapped one another. The bones

in a Texas cemetery. Finding the O’Hairs ended one of America’s longest-lasting murder mysteries.

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Hearts beating for liberty Dr. Stacey Robertson, Oglesby Endowed Professor of American Heritage. Hearts Beating for Liberty: Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2010. Challenging traditional histories of abolition in Hearts Beating for Liberty, the associate professor of history focuses on the women of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin and their roles in the antislavery movement. The women of the Old Northwest were active in Liberty Party politics, supported a boycott of slave goods, and constantly helped fugitive slaves and free blacks. Robertson, who researched the book for more than a decade, argues that the cultural environment of the Old Northwest, where men and women worked together to help slaves, presented the perfect conditions for these women to work toward abolition.

Laura Smith Haviland with slave irons, n.d. Laura Smith Haviland Collection, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

“The book is empowering for women. It was for me personally,” Dr. Robertson says. It includes an analysis of women who worked to eliminate

Fellow abolitionist author Anne M. Boylan said, “Hearts

antislavery laws, aided slaves, and built and sustained schools

Beating for Liberty offers a fresh and necessary perspective on

for blacks. Dr. Robertson makes the point that abolition required

grassroots abolition. Stacey Robertson makes a compelling case

people from different races and backgrounds to come together,

for the distinctiveness both of Midwestern abolitionism and of

and women were especially good at cooperating with others.

Midwestern women’s activism within the antislavery movement.”

Accounting Kerr, S.G. “Productivity of Management Accounting Faculty.” The Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education 5, no. 2 (2009): 27–36. Kerr, S.G., A. Rameker, and M. Kak. “What Do You Want: Counting the Cost.” Journal of Family Life (2010): http:// www.journaloffamilylife.org/childrencost. Kerr, S.G., M. Simkin, and R. Mason. “A Publication Profile of Accounting Faculty.” American Journal of Business Education 2, no. 8 (2009): 103–114.

Art Brammeier, H., and N. Nyland. From the Inside Out, collaborative exhibition. Bradley University’s Heuser Art Gallery, Peoria, IL (2010).

Dr. Stacey Robertson, Oglesby Endowed Professor of American Heritage, and Carol Lasser. Antebellum Women: Private, Public, Partisan. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010. Antebellum Women: Private, Public, Partisan analyzes women of different races and social classes to provide a variety of women’s experiences to readers. Co-authored by Dr. Robertson and Lasser, a history professor at Oberlin College, the book shows how American women throughout history understood and acted based upon their roles, responsibilities, and attitudes. The book delves into the relationship between women and civic and political activities. Various topics involve Cherokee women, Lowell Mill girls, elite blacks and whites, and suffragists. The book also contains documents that include key landmarks and new discoveries, as well as a review of the scholarship on women and gender between the Revolution and Civil War. “Combining lucid analysis of women, black and white, Native and Euro American, elite and laboring classes, with a dazzling variety of documents, Lasser and Robertson freshly synthesize decades of scholarship and introduce us to women’s experiences in all their richness and vibrancy,” says Mary Kelley of the University of Michigan.

Ferolo, J., K. Stein, G. Brown, R. Rowe, G. Will, E. Lamoureux, S. Cavanah, K. Otto, and B. Norman. Paged, Staged, and Engaged. Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts gallery, Bradley University. Peoria, IL (2009). Gillespie, Oscar, John Hancock, James Ehlers. Artist in Residency: Printmaking and Engraving at GRS. GRS Training Center. Emporia, KS (June 2010). ———. Five hand-engraved intaglio prints featured in W.B. Yeats’ The Second Coming, St. Paul, MN: Strong Silent Type Press, 2010. (See p. 45.) ———. Print Summit 2010. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (September 8–12, 2010). ———. Summer 2010 Artist-in-Residence, solo exhibition. Artspace’s Gallery, Raleigh, NC (August 6–September 4, 2010). ———. Survey of Contemporary Printmaking. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC (September 8– October 2, 2010). Kauffman, E. Drawing Discourse, juried exhibition. S. Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC (2010).

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In Print Kauffman, E. “Drawing the Elements.” Numéro 51 (2010). ———. The Monumental Vernacular: Representing the Midwest. Panel co-chair with Dr. Acacia Warwic, Midwest Art History Society Conference, Omaha, NE (2010). ———. with/drawn: Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, juried exhibition. The Drawing Room HU, Budapest, Hungary (2010).

Biology Edgcomb, Michelle R., Heljä Antola-Crowe, Jeffery D. Rice, Sherri J. Morris, Robert J. Wolffe, and Kelly D. McConnaughay. “Undergraduate Peer and Near-Peer Mentors at Bradley University: Enhancing the Learning Culture in Summer Research Programs.” The CUR Quarterly 31, no. 2 (2010): 18–25. Morris, S.J., K.D. McConnaughay, and R.J. Wolffe. “Engaging Researchers with Different Levels of Experience and Perspectives: Planning and Payoffs.” In Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research, edited by M. Boyd and J. Wesemann, 179–190. Washington, D.C.: Council for Undergraduate Research, 2010. Stephens, R.R. “A Description of the Cephalic Lateralis System of Anchoa Mitchilli (Valenciennes) (Clupeomorpha: Engraulidae) with Identification of Synapomorphies for the Engraulidae.” Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 123, no. 1 (2010): 8–16. Stover, N., and A.R.O. Cavalcanti. “Chapter 11 Using NCBI BLAST.” Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques 1 (2009): 1–36.

Zahid, S., T. Fleming, and G.K. Randall. “Microbial Growth in Ground Beef During Different Methods of Thawing.” Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences 9 (2010).

Business Management and Administration Blair, E. “What You Think is Not What You Think: Unconsciousness and Entrepreneurial Behavior.” In Neuroeconomics and the Firm, edited by Angela A. Stanton, Mellani Day, and Isabell M. Welpe, 50–63. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2010.

———. “Legal Tips for Those Who Assist College Students: A Recommendation for Professional Development.” College & University 85, no. 3 (2010): 50–58. ———. “Steps in the Classroom to Avoid Steps in the Courtroom: A Guide to Educating New Faculty Members About Legal Concerns in Teaching.” Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education 6, no. 1 (2010): 33–40.

Blair, E., T. Marcum, and F. Fry. “The Disproportionate Costs of Forming LLCs Vs. Corporations: The Impact on Small Firm Liability Protection.” Journal of Small Business Strategy 20, no. 2 (2009): 23–41.

Munyon, T.P., J.K. Summers, M.R. Buckley, A.L. Ranft, and G.R. Ferris. “Executive Work Design: New Perspectives and Future Directions.” Journal of Organizational Behavior 31, no. 2–3 (2010): 432–447.

Blickle, G., K. Oerder, and J.K. Summers. “The Impact of Political Skill on Career Success of Employees’ Representatives.” Journal of Vocational Behavior 77, no. 3 (December 2010): 383–390.

Summers, J.K., T.P. Munyon, A.A. Perryman, and G.R. Ferris. “Dysfunctional Executive Behavior: What Can Organizations Do?” Business Horizons (2010).

Burchell, Michael, and Jennifer Robin. The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 2011. (See p. 50.)

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Ferris, G.R., R.C. Liden, T.P. Munyon, J.K. Summers, K.J. Basik, and M.R. Buckley. “Relationships at Work: Toward a Multidimensional Conceptualization of Dyadic Work Relationships.” Journal of Management 35, no. 6 (2009): 1379– 1403. Hochwarter, W.A., L.M. Rogers, J.K. Summers, J.A. Meurs, P.L. Perrewé, and G.R. Ferris. “Personal Control Antidotes to the Strain Consequences of Generational Conflict as a Stressor: A Two-Study Constructive Replication and Extension.” Career Development International 14, no. 5 (2010): 465–486. Marcum, T., and E. Campbell. “The Consequences of Unethical and Unprofessional Conduct.” Michigan Academician 40, no. 1 (2010). Marcum, T., and S.J. Perry. “It’s Not Easy Being Green: Bringing Real Life to the Undergraduate Legal Environment of Business Classroom.” Journal of Legal Studies Education 27, no. 1 (2010): 81–104.

Antonacci, David M., Nellie Modaress, Edward Lee Lamoureux, David Thomas, and Timothy Allen. “Using the Interaction — Combinations Integration Model to Explore Real-Life Learning In User Created Virtual Worlds.” In Multi-User Virtual Environments for the Classroom: Practical Approaches to Teaching in Virtual Worlds, edited by Giovani Vincenti and James Braman. IGI Global Publishers, 2010. Dare, O. Diary of a Debacle: Tracking Nigeria’s Failed Democratic Transition (1989–1994). Ibadan, Nigeria: AgboAreo Publishers, 2010. (See p. 41.) Frazier, J. Evil in Venice. Pittsburgh, PA: SterlingHouse Publisher, 2010. (See p. 43.) Netzley, S. “Grabbing a Place on the Totem Pole: How Newspaperman H. Allen Smith Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Book Business.” American Journalism 27, no. 1 (2010): 67–88. ———. “Visibility That Demystifies: Gays, Gender, and Sex on Television.” Journal of Homosexuality 57, no. 8 (2010): 968–986.

Taylor, K., S. Priest, H.F. Sisco, S. Banning, and K. Campbell. “Reading Hurricane

Dr. Robert Prescott, English Department chair. Why to Major in English If You’re Not Going to Teach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2010. Dr. Prescott wrote this book to clarify the value of college English courses not only for English majors, but also for their parents, their career counselors, and their future employers. Roughly 70 percent of English majors are employed in business or public service, and this book explains how the English major curriculum provides students with the transferable skills they need to thrive in their chosen careers. The book also includes a series of chapters that help English majors identify job opportunities and present themselves to employers. The final chapter contains an “English Major Hall of Fame” that includes nearly 200 accomplished English graduates in all walks of life — including five Supreme Court justices, astronaut Sally Ride, two Nobel Laureates in medicine, 17 of America’s leading journalists, and a long list of business leaders that includes the chief executive officers of Xerox, 3M, The New York Times, Nextel, Avon, Mattel, NBC, and the Sears Holding Corporation. “I would echo Dr. Prescott’s call to action for all English majors, that they be sure to apply their skills in internships and summer jobs in business and government agencies that excite them, so that when the time comes, they can confidently step out and confound the stereotypical view that they have no relevant or valuable skills,” says retired Caterpillar Inc. Vice President William D. Mayo. “Without question, their skills are an outstanding foundation for success in business.”

Katrina: Information Sources and Decision-Making in Response to a Natural Disaster.” Social Epistemology 23, no. 3–4 (2010): 361–380.

Computer Science and Information Systems Cheng, D., H. Qi, Z. Li, and J.B. Liu. “Stability and Stabilization of Boolean Networks.” International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, (April

2010): http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ doi/10.1002/rnc.1581/abstract Nikolopoulos, C., D.A. Kuester, M. Sheehan, and S. Dhanya. “Socially Assistive Robotics and Autism.” Solid State Phenomena 166–167 (2010): 315–320. Park, Y. “Recommender Systems: An Overview.” In Encyclopedia of E-Business Development and Management in the Global Economy, 1221–1230. IGI Global, 2010.

Uskov, V., and A. Uskov. “Computer Game Technology Academic Program.” Educational Technology and Society 13, no. 1 (2010): 348–355.

Economics Felder, J., and R. Scott. “Two-Part Tariff and Aftermarket Duopoly: An Introduction.” Journal of Economic Education 41, no. 1 (2010): 41–53.

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Dr. Andrew Gentes, assistant professor of history. Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823–61. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823–61 addresses the reasons 300,000 Russians were deported to Siberia, despite reports that deportation was devastating the region. From 1823 to 1861, the tsarist Russian government expanded Siberia’s role as an enormous prison and sent many there, including large numbers never convicted by the judiciary. Serf owners and peasant assemblies exiled the elderly and mentally and physically disabled to Siberia, which also became the destination for many political dissidents. Dr. Gentes includes stories of their physical and psychological suffering, as well as heroism and personal resurrection. “Andrew Gentes’ emerging history of Siberia is a major contribution to the study of Eurasia,” writes Professor Abbott Gleason of Brown University.

Gerlich, R.N., J.J. Lewer, and D. Lucas. “Illegal Media File Sharing: The Impact of Cultural and Demographic Factors.” Journal of Internet Commerce 9, no. 2 (2010): 104–126. Gretz, R.T. “Console Price and Software Availability in the Home Video Game Industry.” Atlantic Economic Journal 38, no. 1 (2010): 81–94. Gretz, R.T., and J. Highfill. “Recession, R&D Spending, and the Current Account: Bad News, Bad News, and a Little Encouragement.” Global Economy Journal 10, no. 1 (2010). Gretz, R.T., J. Highfill, and R.C. Scott. “R&D Subsidy Games: A Cost Sharing Approach vs. Reward for Performance.” Journal of Technology Transfer (2010): 1–19. Highfill, J., and M. McAsey. “Firm Metrics with Continuous R&D, Quality Improvement, and Cournot Quantities.” International Advances in Economic Research (2010): 1–14.

Lewer, Joshua. “Oil Exports and Economic Growth: A Comparative Study.” Journal of Economics 35, no. 2 (2009): 41–59.

Coded Excitation for Ultrasonic Imaging.” Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE Electro/ Information Technology (2010).

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Hruska, D.P., J.R. Sanchez, and M.L. Oelze. “Improved Diagnostics through Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging.” Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2009): 1956–1959. Linden, P., J.R. Sanchez, and M.L. Oelze. “Ultrasonic Small Lesion Detection with Resolution Enhancement Compression.” Ultrasonic Imaging 32, no. 1 (2010): 16–32. Pham, N., B.M. Wilamowski, and A. Malinowski. “Computer Networks as Human System Interface.” Proceedings of the Third Conference on Human System Interactions (2010): 182–188. Sanchez, J.R., M.Orescanin, and M.L. Oelze. “Improving Image Contrast Using

Ballowe, Dr. James, Distinguished Professor of English, emeritus. Christmas in Illinois. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2010. (See p. 53.) Brill de Ramirez, Susan. “The Distinctive Sonority of Sherman Alexie’s Indigenous Poetics.” In Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Perspectives, edited by Jan Roush and Jeff Berglund, 107–133. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 2010. Brill de Ramirez, Susan Berry. “Writing the Intertwined Global Histories of Indigeneity and Diasporization: An Ecocritical Articulation of Place, Relationality, and Storytelling in the Poetry of Simon J. Ortiz.” In Stories through Theories/Theories through Stories: Native American Storytelling and Critique, edited by Gordon Henry, Silvia Martinez-

Dr. Olatunji Dare, associate professor of journalism. Diary of a Debacle: Tracking Nigeria’s Failed Democratic Transition (1989–1994). Ibadan, Nigeria: AgboAreo Publishers, 2010. Dr. Dare has compiled the columns he wrote as a frontline columnist for The Guardian describing the failed transition program of the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida in Nigeria for this book. Dr. Dare captured the events of the regime as they unfolded in his columns and documented Babangida’s steps,

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actions, and statements. A noted satirist, Dr. Dare reminds many of the roles some prominent Nigerians still active on the political scene played in stripping Nigeria of its chance to have democracy. The book provides information on developments leading up to the June 12, 1993, presidential election that was annulled by Babangida to the general’s forced exit from the seat of power. A review in The Nation says, “As a political writer and columnist, Tunji Dare has established, with his objectivity and moral courage, the finest wikimedia.org / bamse

traditions of the art of political journalism for which he has set a high standard.”

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In Print Falquina, and Nieves Pascual Soler, 159–190. Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2010. Ferolo, J., K. Stein, G. Brown, R. Rowe, G. Will, E. Lamoureux, S. Cavanah, K. Otto, and B. Norman. Paged, Staged, and Engaged. Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts gallery, Bradley University. Peoria, IL (2009). Jost, Jean. “Humorous Transgression in the Non-Conformist Fabliaux Genre: a Bakhtinian Analysis of Three Comic Tales.” In Laughter in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, edited by Albrecht Classe, 429–55. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter, 2010. ———. “Urban and Liminal Spaces in Chaucer’s Knight’s Tale: Perilous or Protective.” In An Interdisciplinary Look at Urban Space in the Middle Ages, edited by Albrecht Classen, 373–94. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter, 2010. Katz, Seth. “Our Love/Hate Relationship with ‘Proper’ English.” Barbarians at the Gates: Language Attitudes and Popular Linguistics, edited by Dr. Patricia Donaher, 263–287. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010. Palakeel, Thomas. “Ecological Vision: The Native American Example.” In Ningalku Njangal Bhoomi Vittal, 41–88. Kottayam, India: DC Books, 2010. Prescott, Dr. Robert, English Department chair. Why to Major in English If You’re Not Going to Teach. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2010. (See p. 39.) Stein, Kevin. “(Hidden Track): Poetry in Public Places.” TriQuarterly 45, no. 135–36 (2010): 446–54. ———. “(Hidden Track): Poetry in Public Places.” Poetry Daily (Spring 2010). ———. “Of Poetry, This World, and Those Others.” Illinois English Bulletin 97, no. 1 (2009): 19–21. ———. Poetry’s Afterlife: Verse in the Digital Age. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, digitalculturebooks, 2010. (See p. 46.)

Vickroy, Laurie. “You’re History: Living with Trauma in The Robber Bride.” In Margaret Atwood: The Robber Bride, The Blind Assassin, and Oryx and Crake, edited by J. Brooks Bouson. New York: Continuum Press, 2009.

Family and Consumer Sciences Collins, N.R. “Promotion of Undergraduate Research.” Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences 101, no. 3 (2009): 24–31. Collins, N.R., D. Mitstifer, B. Nelson-Goff, and S. Hymon-Parker. “Perceptions of the Value of Undergraduate Research: A Pilot Qualitative Study of Human Sciences Graduates.” Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal 38, no. 3 (2010): 302–315. Davidson, J., G.K. Randall, and M.A. Getz. “Self-Reported Height, Calculated Height, and Derived Body Mass Index in Assessment of Older Adults.” Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly 28, no. 4 (2009): 359–371.

Henry, K., C. Schenck, and N.R. Collins. “Qualifications of Dietary Managers in Senior Living Communities.” Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences 9, http://www.kon.org/urc/urc/ v9.html Newell, A., G. Yousef, M.A. Lila, M. Ramirez-Marces, and E. Gonzalez de Mejia. “Comparative In Vitro Bioactivities of Tea Extracts from Six Species of Ardisia.” Journal of Ethnopharmacology 130 (2010): 536–544. Randall, G.K., L.W. Poon, P. Martin, A. Bishop, J. Cho, G. da Rosa, G. Deshpande, R. Hensley, M. McDonald, J. Margrett. “Understanding Centenarians’ Psychosocial Dynamics and Their Contributions to Health and Quality of Life.” Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, (2010): Article ID 680657, http://www. hindawi.com/journals/cggr/2010/680657. html

Randall, G.K., P. Martin, M. McDonald, and L.W. Poon. “Social Resources and Longevity: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study.” Gerontology 56, no. 1 (2010): 106–111.

Sargent, M.E., K.L. Evola, G.K. Randall, and J. Davidson. “Correlates of Protein Intake Among Community Dwelling Older Adults.” Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences (2010): http:// www.kon.org/urc/v9/sargent.html Zahid, S., T. Fleming, and G.K. Randall. “Microbial Growth in Ground Beef During Different Methods of Thawing.” Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences 9 (2010).

Finance and Quantitative Methods Bhandari, Shyam B. “Discounted Payback Period: Some Extensions.” Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences 21, no. 1 (2009) 28–38. Hong, L., and A. Elshahat. “Conditional Tail Variance and Conditional Tail Skewness.” Journal of Financial and Economic Practice 10, no. 1 (2010): 147–156.

Foreign Languages Harris, T.K. “Euphemisms and Periphrastic Expressions in Judeo-Spanish.” Ladinar 5 (2009): vi–xxiii. ———. “Judeo-Spanish vs. Standard Spanish: Language Attitudes in New York and Los Angeles.” Southern Journal of Linguistics 30, no. 1 (2009): 1–18. Hertich, Alexander. “From Dying.” The Review of Contemporary Fiction 29, no. 3 (2009): 130–139. ———. Translated René Belletto’s Dying. Champaign, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 2010. (See p. 49.) Portocarrero, Melvy. “Mujercitas: de Alcott a Serrano, una nueva Vision Femenina de la Mujer Latinoamericana.” Hispanic Journal 31, no.1 (2010).

———. “The Scroll of Seduction: Putting a New Light on the Dark Side of History.” Hispanic Journal 31, no.2 (2010).

History Gates, R. “Pan-Asianism in Prewar Japanese Foreign Affairs: The Case of Uchida Yasuya and His Asianism.” Journal of Japanese Studies (2011). Gentes, Andrew A. Exile, Murder and Madness in Siberia, 1823–61. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. (See p. 40.)

Partisan. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Press, 2010. (See p. 37.) Robertson, S. “‘The Strength that Union Gives’: Western Women and Pragmatic Antislavery Politics.” American Nineteenth Century History 10 (2009): 299–315. ———. Hearts Beating for Liberty: Women Abolitionists in the Old Northwest. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2010. (See p. 36.)

Guzman, G.G. “European Captives and Craftsmen Among the Mongols, 1231–1255.” Historian 72, no. 1 (2010): 122–150.

Scott, A. “The Antiwar Movement.” In America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture & History of a Generation, edited by Andrew Weist, Mary Kathryn Barbier, and Glenn Robins, 121–140. New York: Routledge Press, 2010.

Lasser, Carol, and Stacey Robertson. Antebellum Women: Private, Public,

Williams, J.A. “The Rebellious Body of the New Human Being: Socialist Nudism

in the Weimar Republic, 1919–1933.” In Rebellion and Revolution: Defiance in German Language, History, and Art, edited by Priscilla Layne and Melissa Etzler, 189–209. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Press, 2010.

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Chen, J.C., and Y. Li. “Incorporating Entrepreneurship into a Hands-On Facility Planning Course.” The Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Louisville, KY (June 24–26, 2010).

Jan Frazier, instructor of communication. Evil in Venice. Pittsburgh: SterlingHouse Publisher, Inc., 2010. The fifth and latest installment of the J.C. van Winkler series, Evil in Venice, thrills readers as the time-traveler meets her nemesis from the past. Wicker, the immortal lord of the netherworld, is taking his anger out on Europe’s cathedrals and citizens. It’s up to J.C. and her ghost mentor to track the lord to Venice and ambush him amid the city’s canals, alleyways, and dark dungeons. Frazier, who sets her novels in cities and countries to which she has travelled, visited the gruesome underground prison in Venice a few years ago. It is the same prison she writes about in her latest book.

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In Print Ma, W.N., D.C. Gong, and G.C. Lin. “An Optimal Common Production Cycle Time for Imperfect Production Processes with Scrap.” Mathematical and Computer Modeling 52, no. 5–6 (2010): 724–737.

Interactive Media Ferolo, J., K. Stein, G. Brown, R. Rowe, G. Will, E. Lamoureux, S. Cavanah, K. Otto, and B. Norman. Paged, Staged, and Engaged. Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts gallery, Bradley University. Peoria, IL (2009). McGill, M.M. “Collaborative Design of Cross-Disciplinary Game Minors Based on the IGDA Curriculum Framework.” Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGCSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (2010): 259–263.

International Studies Bukowski, Charles. “Assessing Slovenia’s European Union Presidency.” Slovenia Studies 31, no. 2 (2009): 95–116.

Leadership in Education, Human Services, and Counseling Buchko, A.A., and Buchko, K.J. “Moral Reasoning and Moral Behavior Among Incoming First-Year Business Students: An Exploratory Study.” In Journal of Business and Leadership: Research, Practice, and Teaching, edited by M. Martin, 5, no. 1 (2009): 68–77. ———. “So We Teach Business Ethics — Do They Learn?” In Journal of Business Ethics Education, edited by John Hooker, Ph.D., 6 (2009): 119–146. Risen, D.M. “A Study of an Early Release Program for Staff Development in an Urban School District.” National Forum for Educational Leadership & Supervision, 27 (2010, 27th year anniversary edition), National Forum Journals, 54–63.

Russell-Chapin, L.A., and T. Chapin. Clinical Supervision: Theory and Practice. Florence, KY: Cengage Learning, 2011. (See p. 52.) Rybak, C., C.L. Maharjan, and A. Adhikari. “Emotional Intelligence in the Educational and Therapeutic Community in Nepal.” Journal of Education and Research 2, (2010): 35–43. Rybak, C., and M. Deuskar. “Enriching Group Counseling Through Integrating Yoga Concepts and Practices.” Journal of Creativity in Mental Health 5, no. 1 (2010): 3–14. Sherman, N.E. “Mentoring Graduate Students’ Career Development.” In Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations, edited by Paul Dobrescu and Mihaela Alexandra Ionescu, 11, no. 3 (2009): 87–92. Tripses, J.S. “Community Schools Modeled after Flint, MI.” In Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent, edited by T.C. Hunt, J.C. Carper, T.J. Lasley, and C.D. Raisch. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2010. Tripses, J.S., L. Searby, F. Karanovich. “Professors Partner to Prepare Protégés.” International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 5 no. 1 (2010): http://ijelp.expressacademic.org/article. php?autoID=356&issueID=73

Library Chen, X. “Blog Archiving Issues: A Look at Blogs on Major Events and Popular Blogs.” Internet Reference Services Quarterly 15, no. 1 (2010): 21–33. ———. “Google Scholar’s Dramatic Coverage Improvement Five Years after Debut.” Serials Review 36, no. 4 (2010): 221–226. ———. “The Declining Value of Subscription-Based Abstracting and Indexing Services in the New Knowledge Dissemination Era.” Serials Review 36, no. 2 (2010): 79–85.

Marketing Garrett, J., and S. Gopalakrishna. “Customer Value Impact of Sales Contests.” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 38, no. 6 (2010): 775–786.

Lusch, R.F., J.R. Brown, and M. O’Brien. “Protecting Relational Assets: A Pre and Post Field Study of a Horizontal Business Combination.” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science (2010), 10.1007/ s11747-010-0197-2. Scheer, L.K., C.F. Miao, and J. Garrett. “The Effects of Supplier Capabilities on Industrial Customers’ Loyalty: The Role of Dependence.” Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 38, no. 1 (2010): 90–104. Yurchisin, J., J. Park, and M. O’Brien. Effects of Ideal Image Congruence and Organizational Commitment on Employee Intention to Leave.” Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 17, no. 5 (2010): 406–414.

Mathematics Bieth, B., L. Hong, and J. Sarkar. “A Standby System with Two Repair Persons Under Arbitrary Life and Repair Times.” Mathematical and Computer Modeling 51, no. 5–6 (2010): 756–767. Delgado, A.L., D.J.S. Robinson, and M. Timm. “Generalized Baumslag-Solitar Groups and Geometric Homomorphisms.” Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, (2010). Highfill, J., and M. McAsey. “Firm Metrics with Continuous R&D, Quality Improvement, and Cournot Quantities.” International Advances in Economic Research 16, no. 3 (August 2010): 243–256. Hong, L., and A. Elshahat. “Conditional Tail Variance and Conditional Tail Skewness.” Journal of Financial and Economic Practice 10, no. 1 (2010): 147–156. Jungck, G. “Generalizations of Continuity in the Context of the Proper Orbits and Fixed Point Theory.” Topology Proceedings 37 (published online May 2010): 129–143.

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold Oscar Gillespie, professor of art; Fred Hagstrom, Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art at Carleton College; and William Butler Yeats. The Second Coming. St. Paul, MN: Strong Silent Type Press, 2010. Serving as co-illustrator of The Second Coming with Hagstrom, Gillespie contributed five hand-engraved intaglio prints to the book, which is based on the poem by Yeats. Gillespie also provided the circular metal engraving that is featured on the front cover of the book, bound in cloth-covered boards. The five intaglio prints were printed in color and then applied chine-collé to the base sheet of the paper. Yeats’ text discusses moments of great change in the world, and this book’s works of art interpret those significant changes during the current in an artistic, and not literal, way. “We chose not to do a literal illustration of the images from the poem, but instead hope that we have served the text well through our own interpretation of it,” the publisher says.

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In Print Szeto, G., and L. Xue. “Galois Extensions with a Galois Commutator Subring.” International Journal of Algebra 3, no. 17–20 (2009): 993–999. ———. “On Galois Extension with an Inner Galois Group.” Advanced Lectures in Mathematics, no. 8 (2009): 239–245. ———. “On Hirata Separable Galois Extensions.” Scientiae Mathematicae Japonicae 69, no. 3 (May 2009): 405–410.

Mechanical Engineering Deshpande, G., N. Hand, J. Magnusson, A. Davis, K. Nair, and M. Morris. “Novel Design for Jaw-Thrust and Head Immobilization Device and Its Successful Testing Using Human Simulator.” Journal of Medical Devices 4, no. 2 (2010): doi:10.1115/1.3439652. Fakheri, A. “Second Law Analysis of Heat Exchangers.” Journal of Heat Transfer 132, no. 11 (2010): doi:10.1115/1.4002097.

Fakheri, A. “Flow Separation.” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings 7, 2010: 161–167. Fakheri, A., and M.H. Naraghi. “NonIterative Solution of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations Using Spreadsheets.” Computers in Education Journal 19, no. 3 (2009): 28–37.

Katinas, C., and A. Fakheri. “Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlation in Helicoidal Pipes of Rectangular Cross Section.” ASME International Mechanical

Dr. Kevin Stein, Caterpillar Professor of English. Poetry’s Afterlife: Verse in the Digital Age. Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press, digitalculturebooks, 2010. Poetry’s Afterlife addresses the role of poetry and its vitality in the digital age in response to critical proclamations of poetry’s untimely “death.” In Poetry’s Afterlife, the Illinois Poet Laureate uses a blend of memoir, scholarship, and personal essay to describe the current poetry scene and how it evolved. Stein demonstrates that poetry is not only alive but also thriving on the streets and in schools and universities. Poetry is flourishing even online. The book speaks to students studying poetry and to teachers wondering how poetry fits in their lesson plans. “Kevin Stein is the most astute poet-critic of his generation, and this is a crucial book, confronting the most vexing issues which poetry faces in a new century,” David Wojahn of Virginia Commonwealth University says.

Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings 9, (Part B), 2010: 1255–1262. Masi, A.T., J.C. Hannon, and K. Nair. “Response to Letter to Editor on Human Resting Muscle Tone (HRMT).” Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 13, no. 2 (2009): 118–120. Mehta, D. “Impacts of Save Energy Now (SEN) Program.” Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment 28, no. 4 (2009): 6–22. Mehta, D. Paul. “Impacts of Industrial Assessment Centers on Energy Engineering Education.” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings 7, 2010: 113–120. Morris, M., and S. Post. “Force Balance Design for Educational Wind Tunnels.” AC 2010-393 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY (2010). Nair, Kalyani, Milind Gandhi, Saif Khalil, Karen Chang Yan, Michele Marcolongo, Kenneth Barbee, and Wei Sun. “Modeling and Experimental Study of Cell Injury Evaluated Using Biomanufacturing Process.” Biotechnology Journal 4, no. 7 (2010): 1–10. Neelly, K.R., J.G. Terry, and M.J. Morris. “A Mechanical Comparison of Linear and Double-Looped Hung Supplemental Heavy Chain Resistance to the Back Squat: A Case Study.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24, no. 1 (2010): 278–281. Post, S. “Organization of Teams for Group Homeworks and Projects.” AC 2010-454, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY (2010). Post, S., S. Seetharaman, and S. Abimannan. “A Design-Build-TestFly Project Involving Modeling, Manufacturing, and Testing.” AC 2010233, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Louisville, KY (2010). Post, S.L., J. McLachlan, T. Lonas, J. Danes, D. Knobloch, C. Darrow, E. Sinn, et al. “Aerodynamics of a Badminton Shuttlecock.” ASME International

Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings 7, 2010: 145– 150.

Orfe Barcarolle, Doncaster Song of Nature, Irasburg, Newport and Derby Line, VT, July 11–17, 2010.

Yan, K.C., K. Paluch, K. Nair, and W. Sun. “Effects of Process Parameters on Cell Damage in a 3-D Cell Printing Process.” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings 2, 2010: 75–81.

———. Faculty Chamber Music, Grieg Holberg Suite, Birch Creek Music Festival, Egg Harbor, WI, June 28, 2010.

Zietlow, D., and D.A. Spurgeon. “Semitheoretical Model of an Evaporator to Reduce Design Cycle Time.” Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications 1, no. 3 (2010): doi:10.1115/ 1.3202791.

———. Performance with the String Orchestra of the Rockies, Gresham Three Essays for Viola and Double String Orchestra (world premiere), Vivaldi Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Harberg Elegy for Viola and String Orchestra, Mozart Divertimento in D Major, Vaughan Williams Phantasy for String Orchestra, Missoula, MT, May 2, 2010.

Dzapo, Kyle (flute), and Matthew Mazzoni (piano). Joachim Andersen: Etudes and Salon Music, compact disc, Naxos (2010).

———. Recital with internationallyrenowned pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Beethoven Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Schumann Sonata in A Minor, Elgar Salut d’Amour, Morton Fine Arts Association Concert, March 1, 2010.

Henry Liebenow, Marcia. “Fixing That Bow Hold.” The Scroll, Illinois American String Teachers Association magazine, (January 2010): 28.

———. Soloist with the Birch Creek Festival Orchestra, Stanford Irish Rhapsody No. 6, Egg Harbor, WI, June 25–26, 2010.

———. Concordia String Trio concert with pianist John Orfe. Lewis Mirror Scherzo, Piston Three Counterpoints, Colson String Trio No. 1: Zazen, Brahms Piano Quartet in C Minor, Op. 60, Columbia, MO, February 1, 2010.

Jost, John. Arranged Laguerre-Jost: Conte Haïtien with composer Férère Laguerre. Performed by Mott Community College Band, Flint, MI, April 2010.

Music

———. Faculty artist, Affetti Music Festival, Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Glazunov Oriental Reverie, Mendelssohn Octet, Anchorage and Eagle River, AL, August 21–29, 2010. ———. Faculty artist, Chamber Music Recitals, Red Lodge Music Festival, Harmon Potpourri (world premiere), Stanford Irish Rhapsody No. 6, Mendelssohn Overture: Ruy Blas, Op. 95, Schumann Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, Red Lodge, MT, June 12–19, 2010. ———. Faculty artist, Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival, Pfaff Quintet for Clarinet, String Trio and Piano (world premiere), Colson String Trio No. 1: Zazen, Piston Three Counterpoints,

———. Arranged Laguerre-Jost: Siro genadine; Ti Zwazo with composer Férère Laguerre. Performed by Viva City Band, Minneapolis, MN, March 1, 2010. ———. Arranged Lamothe-Jost: Prélude, from Scènes de Carnaval with composer Ludovic Lamothe. Performed by Orchestre Philharmonique Sainte Trinité, Port-auPrince, Haiti, August 1, 2010. ———. Conductor for Bradley Chorale Concert Tour of Denmark, in Christians Kirke, Copenhagen; Viborg Domkirke, Viborg; Silkeborg Kirke and Højskole, Silkeborg; Roskilde Domkirke, Roskilde, May 18–28, 2010. ———. Conductor for Friends of Haiti Orchestra. Haiti Benefit Concert, Lawrence University Conservatory, Appleton, WI, February 6, 2010.

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In Print Jost, John. Conductor for Friends of Haiti Orchestra. Haiti Benefit Concert, Mott Community College, Flint, MI, March 19, 2010.

Dr. D. Antonio Cantù, Department of Teacher Education chair. The

———. Conductor for Orchestre Philharmonique Sainte Trinité. Chathédrale Sainte Trinité Memorial Concert, August 1, 2010.

Art and Science of Elementary Social Studies Education. El Cajon, CA: National Social Science Press,

Kaizer, Edward, and Janet Kaizer. Solo and duet piano performance, Illinois State Teachers Music Association. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, November 12, 2010.

2010. Dr. Cantù focuses on the teaching of elementary social

Orfe, Dr. John. Composer in Residence, Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s first.

studies within the various contexts of kindergarten through eighth-grade curricula,

———. Chamber Symphony. London, England, June 24, 2010.

He looks at the integration of primary and secondary source documents in the

———. Dowland Remix. Bremen, Germany, September 26, 2010, and Sacramento, CA, October 28, 2010. ———. O Crux Splendidior for a cappella chorus and solo trombone performed in Finland, Latvia, and Estonia, May 2010. ———. The Crown of the Righteous. Performed by Bradley Chorale on its Denmark tour, May 2010. ———. Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control for guitar and saxophone. Performed in Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, across the mid-Atlantic, southeastern and midwestern United States by Duo Montagnard, June–October 2010. ———. Barcarolle for clarinet, violin and cello performed at Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival, Vermont, July 16, 2010, and New Hampshire Music Festival, August 8, 2010.

Nursing Erickson, D.L., J.L. Ruthman. “Personal and Interdisciplinary Communication.” Nursing Leadership & Management. Clifton Park, NJ: Delmar, Cengage Learning, 2010: 21.

including anthropology, civics/government, economics, geography, and history. digital classroom environment. The Department of Teacher Education chair examines social studies education from a perspective that combines theory, research, and practice. Those elements combined with pedagogical methods, strategies, and assessments are designed to ensure that social studies is relevant to students in a multicultural, informationrich, and digital world.

Physical Therapy and Health Science Kelly, J.P., C. Sparks. “Orthopedic Management of the Lumbar, Thoracic, and Cervical Spine.” In Fundamental Orthopedic Management for the Physical Therapist Assistant, edited by Robert C. Manske DPT. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby, 2010. Neelly, K.R., J.G. Terry, and M.J. Morris. “A Mechanical Comparison of Linear and Double-Looped Hung Supplemental Heavy Chain Resistance to the Back Squat: A Case Study.” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 24, no. 1 (2010): 278–281.

Pasquini, S., M.L. Peterson, S. Rattansi, K. Colclasure, D. King, A. Mergen, C. Ropp, and J. Vaughn. “The Impact of Assistive Device Prescription on Gait Following Total Knee Replacement.” Journal of

Geriatric Physical Therapy 33, no. 2, (2010): 64–70. Peterson, M.L., S.C. Bertram, K.R. Neelly, A. Ausili, and B. Atterberry. “A Comparison of Posture and Sit-toStand Biomechanics of Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester With and Without an Abdominal Support: A Pilot Study.” Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy 34, no. 1 (2010): 3–9. Tippett, S.R., M.L. Voight. “Plyometrics in Rehabilitation.” Rehabilitation Techniques for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. New York: McGrawHill, 2010 (5th edition).

Physics Chen, H.L., J.C. Hsu, P.W. Wang, Y.H. Lin, K.T. Wu, and C.R. Liu. “AlF3 Film Deposited by IAD with End-Hall Ion Source Using SF6 as Working Gas.”

Applied Surface Science 256, no. 4 (2009): 1232–1235. Chen-yu, W., P. Shi-hong, M. Teng-cai, and P.W. Wang. “Investigation of UV-photon Induced Hydrophilicity of Titanium Ionimplanted Soda-lime Silicate Glasses.” Materials Chemistry and Physics, (2010): DOI:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.09.034. Hsu, J.C., P.W. Wang, Y.H. Lin, H.L. Chen, Y.D. Yao, and J.C. Yu. “Antireflective Effect of Transparent Polymer by Plasma Treatment with End-Hall Ion Source and Optical Coating.” Optical Review 17, no. 6 (2010): 553–556.

Wang, P.W., J.C. Hsu, Y.H. Lin, and H.L. Chen. “Nitrogen Bonding in Aluminum Oxynitride Films.” Applied Surface Science 256, no. 13 (2010): 4211–4214. Wang, P.W., J.C. Hsu, Y.H. Lin, and H.L. Chen. “Structural Investigation of High-Transmittance Aluminum Oxynitride Films Deposited by Ion Beam Sputtering.” Surface and Interface Analysis, doi: 10.1002/sia.3700

Political Science Gill, Emily R. “When Free Speech Meets Free Association: The Case of the Boy

Scouts.” In Freedom of Expression in a Diverse World, edited by Deidre Golash, 147–161. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2010.

Professional Staff Hafner, J.W., S.M. Hough, M.A. Getz, Y. Whitehurst, and R.H. Pearl. “AllTerrain Vehicle Safety and Use Patterns in Central Illinois Youth.” Journal of Rural Health 26, no. 1 (2010): 67–72. Knott, Gregory, editor. Symposium, “Teaching Civil Rights.” St. Louis University Law Journal 54, no. 3 (2010).

Dr. Alexander Hertich, associate professor of French. Translator for Dying by René Belletto. Champaign, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 2010. Inspired by Velázquez’s painting Las Meninas, this metaphysical thriller is filled with mirrored images of uncertain worlds. The novel’s first section tells of Sixtus, who escapes a decaying existence in a squalid hotel and, through a series of odd coincidences, finds a suitcase full of cash, a beautiful woman, and a manuscript which seems to recount his own story. In the second section, an unnamed sculptor fakes his death to flee a woman whom he loves too much. While the precise link between the two sections is uncertain, the echoes — music, love, writing, dreams, France, Spain, life, and death — reverberate, creating a literary adventure where word play, descriptions, and oneiric scenes both enrapture and embroil the reader’s understanding of the text, just as the meaning of death itself continues both to fascinate and elude.

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In Print Knott, Gregory. “Transsexual Law Unconstitutional: German Federal Constitutional Court Demands Reformation of Law Because of Fundamental Rights Conflict.” St. Louis University Law Journal 54 (2010): 997.

Psychology Chaudoir, S.R., and D.M. Quinn. “Bystander Sexism in the Intergroup Context: The Impact of Cat-Calls on Women’s Reactions Towards Men.” Sex Roles 62, no. 9 (2010): 623–634. ———. “Revealing Concealable Stigmatized Identities: The Impact of Disclosure Motivations and Positive First Disclosure Experiences on Fear of Disclosure and Well-Being.” Journal of Social Issues: Social Stigma and Social Disadvantage 66, (2010): 570–584. Chaudoir, S.R., and J.D. Fisher. “The Disclosure Processes Model: Understanding Disclosure Decision Making and Post Disclosure Outcomes Among People Living with a Concealable Stigmatized Identity.” Psychological Bulletin 136, no. 2 (2010): 236–256.

Earnshaw, V.A., and S.R. Chaudoir. “From Conceptualizing to Measuring HIV Stigma: A Review of HIV Stigma Mechanisms Measures.” Aids and Behavior 13, no. 6 (2009): 1160–1177. Griggs, R., C. Weir, W. Wayman, and T.E. Koeltzow. “Intermittent Methylphenidate During Adolescent Development Produces Locomotor Hyperactivity and an Enhanced Response to Cocaine Compared to Continuous Treatment in Rats.” Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 96, no. 2 (2010): 166–174. Hermann, A.D., D.A. Foster, and E.E. Hardin. “Does the First Week of Class Matter? A Quasi-Experimental Investigation of Student Satisfaction.” Teaching of Psychology 37, no. 2 (2010): 79–84. Montgomery, D.E., and T.E. Koeltzow. “A Review of the Day-Night Task: The Stroop Paradigm and Interference Control in Young Children.” Developmental Review (2010).

Quinn, D.M., S.R. Chaudoir, and R.W. Kallen. “Self-objectification and Performance: A Review and Integration.” In Self-objectification in Women: Causes, Consequences, and Counteractions, edited by R.M. Calegero, S. Tantleff-Dunn, and J.K. Thompson. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2010.

Schmitt, D.P. “Psychological Adaptation and Human Fertility Patterns: Some Evidence of Human Mating Strategies as Evoked Sexual Culture.” In Romance and Sex in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Risks and Opportunities, edited by A. Booth and A.C. Croter. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2010.

Schmitt, D.P. “Human Mate Choice.” Chapter 17. In Human Evolutionary Biology, edited by M.P. Muehlenbein. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Schmitt, D.P. “Romantic Attachment from Argentina to Zimbabwe: Patterns of Adaptive Variation Across Contexts, Cultures, and Local Ecologies.” In

Novak, K.B., and L.A. Crawford. “Routine Activities as Determinants of Gender Differences in Delinquency.” Journal of Criminal Justice 38, no. 5 (September– October 2010): 913–920.

Dr. Jennifer Robin, assistant professor of business administration, and Michael Burchell. The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, A Wiley Imprint, 2011. The ways to build trust, pride, and camaraderie in an organization to transform it into a great place to work are addressed in the book by Dr. Robin and Burchell. The authors also explore the annual ranking of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For and determine which models foster employee trust, pride, and enjoyment. The authors answer the question, “What is the business value of creating a great workplace?” through anecdotes, best practices, and employee quotes. Companies that are struggling with human capital should read this book to discover why some companies have what it takes to be great.

Spiller, Marwin J., and R.R. Land. “A Serious Dialogue: The Influence of Hip-Hop Culture on the Status of Young African American Males.” In The State of the African American Male, edited by E.B. Zamani-Gallaher and V.C. Polite, 189– 220. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 2010.

Teacher Education Arquette, C.M. “Education Majors’ Textbook Reading Habits: How Much are They Reading?” National Social Science Journal 35, no. 1 (2010). Britner, S.L. “Science Anxiety: Relationship to Achievement, Self-Efficacy, and Pedagogical Factors.” In Anxiety in Schools, edited by J.C. Cassady, 80–94. New York: Peter Lang, 2010. Cantù, D.A. “Emerging Classroom Technologies: Application of the 2010 Horizon Report to K–12 education.” Interface: The Journal of Education, Community, and Values, 10, no. 3 (2010). Cantù, D.A. The Art and Science of Elementary Social Studies Education. El Cajon, CA: National Social Science Press, 2010. (See p. 48.) Chrosniak, P. “Linguistics.” In 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook, edited by H. James Birx, Ph.D., 1: 258–268. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2010.

Cross-Cultural Attachment Across the Life-Span, edited by K. Ng and P. Erdman, 211–226. New York: Routledge, 2010. Schweigert, W.A., and L. Krengel. “Who Are the Beekeepers?” Bee Culture 138, no. 9 (2010): 65–67.

Wichman, A.L., and A.D. Hermann. “Deconstructing the Link Between Self-Doubt and Self-Worth: Ideas to Reduce Maladaptive Coping.” In The Uncertain Self: A Handbook of

Perspectives from Social and Personality Psychology, edited by R.M. Arkin, K.C. Oleson, and P.J. Carroll, 321–337. New York: Psychology Press, 2010.

Sociology Hogan, J. “Gendered and Racialised Discourses of National Identity in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia.” Journal of Australian Studies 34, no. 1 (2010): 63–77.

Edgcomb, Michelle R., Heljä Antola-Crowe, Jeffery D. Rice, Sherri J. Morris, Robert J. Wolffe, and Kelly D. McConnaughay. “Undergraduate Peer and Near-Peer Mentors at Bradley University: Enhancing the Learning Culture in Summer Research Programs.” The CUR Quarterly 31, no. 2 (2010): 18–25.

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In Print Dr. Lori Ann Russell-Chapin, associate dean of the College of Education and Health Sciences, and Dr. Ted Chapin. Clinical Supervision: Theory and Practice, First Edition. Florence, KY: Cengage Learning, 2011. This comprehensive text offers theoretical and practical aspects of supervision, including coverage of supervision models and theory, and ethics and supervision trends. Self-assessments are available at the end of each chapter, as well as case studies and other applied activities. The book enables a practitioner to learn more about meeting with other professionals to discuss case work and other professional development aspects. An optional DVD supplements the text with 10 cases that demonstrate various approaches to supervising helping professionals.

Finson, K.D. Educational Methods, Strategies, and Evaluation Techniques for Health Science. Documents and Reproduction Services, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL (2010). Finson, K.D. “The Dime Store Novel: Learning About Inferring.” Illinois Science Teachers Association Spectrum 36, no.1 (2010): 24–26. Finson, K.D., C. Ormsbee, and M. Jensen. Retooling Science Activities and Assessments for Students with Special Needs. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2010. Hunzicker, J.L. “Teacher Learning through National Board Candidacy: A Comparative Case Study.” International Journal of Teacher Leadership 3, no. 3 (2010): 30. Johnson, C.E. “Peace Education.” In Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent, 688–690. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2010. Lukowiak, T.L. “Positive Behavioral Strategies for Students with EBD and Needed Supports for Teachers and Para-professionals.” Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (Winter 2010): http:// www.naset.org/777.0html

———. “Training and Support for Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.” Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (Winter 2010): http://www. naset.org/777.0html Lukowiak, T.L., and J.D. Bridges. “Punishment Strategies: First Choice or Last Resort?” Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (Fall 2010): http://www.naset. org/777.0.html McMullen, D.W. “On the State of Teacher Education” http://tps.nl.edu/TPSJournalpanel22.htm (online forum). The TPS Journal 1, no. 2 (February 2010). Chicago: Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities: http://tps.nl.edu Morris, S.J., K.D. McConnaughay, and R.J. Wolffe. “Engaging Researchers with Different Levels of Experience and Perspectives: Planning and Payoffs.” In Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research, edited by M. Boyd and J. Wesemann, 179–190. Washington, D.C.: Council for Undergraduate Research, 2010.

Nikolopoulos, C., D.A. Kuester, M. Sheehan, and S. Dhanya. “Socially Assistive Robotics and Autism.” Solid State Phenomena 166–167 (2010): 315–320. Pardieck, S.C., and D.W. McMullen. “Teaching with Primary Sources in the Middle School Content Areas.” The TPS Journal 1, no. 2 (February 2010): http:// tps.nl.edu. Chicago, IL: Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities.

Theatre Arts Arnold, Becki. Costume designer for Rent, Noises Off, Showboat, Big River, and Sunday in the Park with George. Clinton Area Showboat Theatre in Clinton, IA, Summer 2010. Ferolo, J., K. Stein, G. Brown, R. Rowe, G. Will, E. Lamoureux, S. Cavanah, K. Otto, and B. Norman. Paged, Staged, and Engaged. Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts gallery, Bradley University. Peoria, IL (2009).

Dr. James Ballowe, Distinguished Professor of English, emeritus. Christmas in Illinois, Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2010. Christmas in Illinois is a collection of holiday stories from authors across the Prairie State that Dr. Ballowe compiled and edited. The collection contains tales, poems, memoirs, news reports, recipes, and artwork about Christmas customs in the state. The 220-page book celebrates Christmas traditions from Chicago to Cairo and Belleville to Danville. The book contains stories and poems from some well-known names, including John W. Allen, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra Cisneros, Mike Royko, and Carl Sandburg, but many authors are known only in their small hometowns. Through their voices, Dr. Ballowe captures the essence of Christmas in Illinois. “Christmas seems to have been always with us,” writes Dr. Ballowe in the introduction to the book. “It is that time of year when we expect good cheer and goodwill, a moment’s respite from the year’s vicissitudes, solace during difficult times.” Illinois State Historian Thomas F. Schwartz says, “It is not surprising that the phrase ‘Christmas spirit’ is commonly used to describe the season. As James Ballowe deftly shows with a diverse and evocative array of selections, however one celebrates the Christmas season, it is a feeling usually of ineffable joy and satisfaction that defies simple explanation.”

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Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition The Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition features 107 pieces by 90 of the world’s best contemporary artists. The 33rd biennial exhibition is the nation’s second longest running juried print and drawing competition. This year’s juror, Robert E. Marx, selected pieces to exhibit from 1,000 entries by 411 artists. Entries this year came from Belgium, Canada, Iran, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, and the United States. The exhibition runs from March 5 to April 15. (See page 4.)

ABOVE: The Meeting of Two Aquatic Minds. Heather Brammeier, Bradley University assistant professor of art, and alumnus Jerry Phillips; 28-inch by 36-inch watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, and pencil on Rives BFK, 2010.