Elizabeth Larus, professor of political science and international affairs, presented a paper, “Technological Change and China’s Naval Modernization: Security Implications for Taiwan,” at an international conference on Cross-Strait Relations in an Era of Technological Change on Tuesday, March 5. The conference was organized by St. Antony’s College, Oxford University (UK).
Jim Groom Keynotes OSU’s Ed Tech Conference
Image credit: innovateOSU “Jim Groom Keynote”
Jim Groom delivered the keynote presentation at Ohio State University’s fourth annual educational technology conference, innovateOSU, titled “Domain of One’s Own: Open Educational Experiences.” The presentation shared the work that has been happening at UMW over the past eight years, chronicling the fruits of DTLT‘s experimentations with commodity web hosting which led to innovative projects such as UMW Blogs, Digital Storytelling (ds106), and most recently Domain of One’s Own. You can see the slides for this presentation here. To see an archived video of the live presentation click here.
Nabil Al-Tikriti Participates in NGO Field Associative Debate
In his capacity as a board member of the United States section of MSF/Doctors Without Borders, Nabil Al-Tikriti, associate professor of history and American studies, participated in the annual Field Associative Debate (FAD) for MSF staff serving throughout South Sudan, in Juba on 1-2 March.
This year’s FAD topic covered arguments in favor of and against the utilization of “remote control” management in constricted relief contexts, whereby international staff avoid direct presence and leave local operations to national staff — in its extreme form, a sort of humanitarian sub-contracting. After debating this year’s topic, staff members then presented recommendations and motions for consideration by the MSF International General Assembly. After the FAD was completed, Prof. Al-Tikriti conducted a brief field visit to MSF’s child and maternity hospital intervention in Aweil, South Sudan. Upon his return, he completed a thought piece on his experience for internal review.
A brief video produced to commemorate this year’s South Sudan FAD can be accessed here:
Zach Whalen Presents Paper at the Society for Textual Scholarship
Zach Whalen, Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Linguistics and Communication, presented a paper at the recent Society for Textual Scholarship hosted by Loyola University Chicago. The paper, “Videogame Typography and its Antecedents” developed used a reading of alphanumeric characters in videogames as a hermeneutic for thinking about how videogames express meaning.
Brian Baker Selected as Judge for William James Foundation Business Plan Contest
Brian Baker, Executive Director for Entrepreneurship at the University of Mary Washington Center for Economic Development ,was selected as a business plan judge for the second year by the William James Foundation. The William James Foundation has managed business plan competitions during the last decade that support for-profit businesses that integrate social and/or environmental values into how they make money. $150,000 will be divided among the business owners with the best proposals. Baker will provide guidance and evaluations to companies in both the concept and finalist rounds.
Chris Foss Presented Paper
Chris Foss, professor of English, presented a paper entitled “Engaging Eastern Enjoyment(s): Poetic Renderings of Hindu Festivals in Ghosh and Naidu” at the annual meeting of the Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies Association on Sunday, March 17. This year’s conference, hosted by the University of Virginia, was held in Charlottesville.
Rettinger & Searcy Publish Research
David Rettinger
Doug Searcy
Executive Director of the Center for Honor, Leadership, and Service and Associate Professor of Psychology David Rettinger and Vice President for Student Affairs Doug Searcy’s article “Student-led honor codes as a method for reducing university cheating” appears in volume 12 of the journal Economic and Environmental Studies. The article provides support for student-led honor systems through a case study of UMW.
Surupa Gupta Presents Co-Authored Paper in South Africa
Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs Surupa Gupta presented a co-authored paper “India’s National Security Strategy as a BRICS Country” at a conference on the foreign policies of BRICS countries on Wednesday, March 13. The conference was organized by the Royal Danish Defense College and ACCORD, a South African NGO in Durban, South Africa.
Nina Mikhalvesky Discusses Women in STEM
Nina Mikhalevsky, professor of philosophy, gave a presentation on the “Current Status of Women in STEM” at the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) in Quantico on Thursday, March 14. The presentation was part of the Women’s History Month program “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.”
Cassandra Good Presents at Conference
Cassandra Good, assistant editor of the Papers of James Monroe, presented “Friends in Power: Early American First Ladies’ Friendships with Men” at the “Double Lives of the First Ladies”conference at Texas State University-San Marcos on Friday, March 1.