Larry Lehman Presents at Regional Conference
Larry Lehman, professor of mathematics, presented a paper entitled “Suborders of Quadratic Polynomials Modulo Primes” at the fall meeting of the MD-DC-VA Section of the Mathematical Association of America, held at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., in October 2012.
Why Virginia’s Purple is Starting to Look Rather Blue (The Washington Post)
Join the James Monroe Museum for Deck the Halls 2012
The James Monroe Museum is pleased to offer UMW faculty and staff reduced admission to “Deck the Halls,” our popular holiday floral decorating presentation given by Jan Williams. Jan demonstrates how to craft unique decorations from local evergreens and flora in this entertaining and inspiring annual presentation, which has become a mainstay of Fredericksburg’s holiday celebrations. A breakfast of coffee, pastries and seasonal breads will be served. Join us to deck the halls for the season and benefit the James Monroe Museum.
The event will take place on Saturday, December 1 from 9:30 a.m. to noon in Dodd Auditorium. Tickets are $22 for Friends of JMM and UMW faculty/staff. Call 540/654-1043 or e-mail auphaus@umw.edu to register.
UMW Women’s Basketball: Eagles Defeat Yellow-Jackets (The Free Lance-Star)
NCAA D-III Field Hockey Finals: Coach Inspires, Awes Eagles (The Free Lance-Star)
VSSEC is Fostering the Growth of Student Startups Across Virginia in the Name of Entrepreneurship (InTheCapital.com)
McDonnell Was Top Choice for Attorney General in Romney Cabinet (Washington Examiner)
Nabil Al-Tikriti Presents Paper to Istanbul History Congress
On Thursday, Nov. 8, Nabil Al-Tikriti delivered a paper entitled “The Ties that Bind: Ottoman Sea Ghazis from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean” to the 1st International Congress of Eurasian Maritime History (Turkish Naval History), hosted by Piri Reis University in Istanbul, Turkey. The conference website and conference program is available in the links, and the abstract of the paper delivered is as follows:
“In the first decade of the sixteenth century, several sea ghazis with little known prior experience grew active in the Indian Ocean, and came to be known as the “Rumis” in their new theatre of action. At first the active combatants appear to have acted somewhat independently, arriving in the Red Sea with Ottoman logistical support, Mamluk financial backing, and uncertain knowledge of what lay ahead. In time what began as an uncertain partnership grew into a regular Ottoman intervention designed to explore, exploit, and trade within the Indian Ocean basin.
In this paper, I plan to explore the first “Rumis” to venture into the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, particularly examining their connection to their Ottoman backers and their prior Mediterranean careers. In the course of this prosopographical examination, I hope to uncover what trends may have emerged between such individuals as Kurdoğlu, Hussein al-Kurdi, Şehzade Korkud, Kemal Reis, the Barbarossa brothers, and others who made a name for themselves in either theatre of operations. In so doing, one of the primary questions I hope to explore is the degree to which early moves from the Mediterranean to Indian Ocean theatres was a centralized effort.”
Lisa Ames Presents “Moving to the Cloud” at Educause
Lisa Ames, LMS Admin, joined Brown University, and the University of Maryland in a panel presentation at Educause 2012 held in Denver last week. Titled “Moving to the Cloud,” the three universities answered key questions and shared the stories, trials, tribulations, and successes with moving from their respective LMS to an LMS in the Cloud.