Category: Professional Notes

Slezak Contributes to Educause ‘2019 Top 10 IT Issues’

Jerry Slezak, director of IT Support  Services, served as a member of the 2018–2019 EDUCAUSE IT Issues Panel and  contributed to the article “Top 10 IT Issues, 2019: The Student Genome  Project,” published in EDUCAUSE Review. The article focuses on the role IT plays in data security, privacy and creating more student-centered institutions.  To read […]

Farnsworth Comments on Presidential Candidates and Late-Night Comedy

Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth was quoted in The Guardian for an article on U.S. elections 2020, “Late-night with Democrats: how going viral may make the difference for 2020.”“Any Democratic candidate who thinks they can ignore Stephen Colbert might as well not run for president,” said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the Center for Leadership and […]

Johnson-Young Publishes Research on Corporate Social Responsibility Campaigns

Elizabeth Johnson-Young, Assistant Professor of Communication, has published a peer-reviewed research article in Corporate Communications: An International Journal. The article, “The CSR paradox: When a social responsibility campaign can tarnish a brand,” looks at instances when a social campaign can hurt a brand even though it may successfully raise concerns for the campaign issues. The paper presents results […]

McMillan Presents Research at Archaeology Conference

Lauren McMillan, assistant professor in the Department of Historic Preservation, presented research at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference in St. Charles, MO. McMillan presented a paper entitled “‘…near the side of an Indian field commonly known as the Pipemaker’s field:’ Reanalyzing the Nomini Plantation Midden Assemblage.” This research paper develop from a grant awarded […]