SCHOLARLY LUNCH SERIES

Scholarly Lunch Series
2009-2010
Sponsored by the Office of the Academic Vice President
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Dean of the Boler School of Business

Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will be held in the Dolan Reading Room. Lunch will be available at 11:45 with presentations taking place from 12:00 until 1:00.

Recipients of Grauel Faculty Fellowships, Summer Research Fellowship and Wasmer Research Fellowships have been invited to share their work with the University community. We hope you’ll join us for these informal yet informative gatherings.

RSVPs are required. Please let Barb Lovequist (blovequist@jcu.edu, x4207) know if you’d like to join us for any of the lunches.

Additional information or questions should be directed to Lauren Bowen, Associate AVP for Academic Programs and Faculty Diversity (bowen@jcu.edu, x4374).

Tentative Schedule

Tuesday, September 22
Mark Waner, Chemistry
Title: “Elucidation of structural changes in streptavidin upon biotin binding: Research and application in the undergraduate science curriculum”

Tuesday, October 20
Jen McWeeny, Philosophy
Title: “Describing Woman’s Consciousness: Simone de Beauvoir on What It Is to Become, Be, and Have Been a Woman.”

John McBratney, English
Title: Kipling, India, and Empire

Tuesday, November 17
Leo Schneider, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Title: "The Manhattan Area, Birthplace of Competitions in Mathematics"

Tom Hayes, English
Title: "Theory and Literature: Combining Literary Theory with  Literature for the High School Classroom"

Tuesday, December 1
Ed Tomlinson, MML
Title: “Examining employee perceptions of trust and fairness”

Bob Kolesar, HS and Honors
Title: “People of Good Will: Service, Development, and Education in the Work of Los Niños, 1974-2009”

Friday, January 29
Tracy Masterson, Psychology
Title: "Adherence Behaviors in Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis: Related Factors and Future Directions"

Naveed Piracha, Physics
Title: "Laser Spectroscopy of Rare Gases"

Wednesday, February 17
Phil Metres, Department of English
Title: "Along the Shrapnel Edge of Maps: Writing the War and Peace on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict"

Peter Kvidera, Department of English and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs of CAS
Title: "History and American Modernism: The Case of Ernest Hemingway"

Tuesday, March 23 (Celebration of Scholarship)
Dave Rainey, Psychology
Title: "Trash Talk in Sport: A Normative Rule"

Katherine Gatto, CMLC
Title: "Gonzalo de Berceo, Medieval Spanish Poet of Miracles"

Wednesday, March 24 (Celebration of Scholarship)
Dianna Taylor, Philosophy
Title: "'Two Answers to the Question: What is Enlightenment?"