Conference/Seminars/Committees
Cynthia
Bartels attended the annual meeting of the Popular Culture Association and the
Editorial board meeting for the Journal of American Culture in Washington, D.C.
Kaye Adkins presented her paper,
"Risk Communication and Citizenship: The Air Raid Warden's Manual" at
the conference of the College English Association in Savannah, Georgia, April
5.
Kaye Adkins attended the Society for Technical Communication
regional Workshop for Teachers on April 26, at Missouri Western State
University.
Ian Roberts presented
"Jack London and the Physical Basis of Life," on the influence of
T.H. Huxley on Jack London's scientific philosophy at the annual national
meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association meeting
in Washington, D.C.
Trish Donaher presented "Uncharted Waters: The Course
of Ain't in 17th Century Literature," an investigation of the
inclusion of “ain't” in the casual speech of characters in literature of the
period at the annual national meeting of the Popular Culture Association/American
Culture Association meeting in Washington, D.C.
Student/Community Involvement/Successes
English majors Sarah McClure and
Roxanne Chase and English/French major Caitlin McKinney gave papers at the 2013
Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference held in
Washington, D.C., March 27-31. The students presented in the area of Literature
and Science and were accompanied at the conference by Drs. Ian Roberts and
Trish Donaher. Their papers were developed in the fall, in Dr. Roberts'
Literature and Science course.
Students from Missouri Western
attended and presented at the Students in Technical Communication Conference on
April 27 at Missouri State University. Kris Miller, a graduate student in the
Technical Communication option of the M.A.A. in Written Communication presented
a poster, "WebCT and Moodle: How User Friendly?". Rachel Stancliff, also
a graduate student in the Technical Communication option of the MAA in Written
Communication, presented a poster "The Problem of Location: Website
Navigation Conventions and User Expectations of Menu Placement on e-Commerce
Websites". Both students's posters shared the results of their Master's
thesis project. Also attending the conference were two undergraduates, Jennifer
Heater and Brandon Herring, and Dr. Kaye Adkins.
EFLJ students presenting posters at
the Foundation reception included:
Anita Ford: "Does Current Technical Communication
Curriculum Prepare Graduates for the Needs of The Job Market?"
Jennifer Heater, "Visual Media: To Believe or Not to
Believe"
Jeanette Kragel: "Proposal Readability: Does It Really
Make a Difference?"
Rachel Stancliff: "The Problem of Location: Website
Navigation Conventions and User Expectations of Menu Placement on e-Commerce
Websites"
Dave Hon:
"Website Features of College Newspapers"
Anna Steely: “Les
Poètes Maudits (The Cursed Poets)”
April Buntin and
Nick Weil presented Spanish flyers resulting from a project in SPA 211.
William Church accompanied nine of his HON195 Colloquium students to the Great
Plains Honors Conference at West Texas A & M, April 4-7. The students had
been invited to present posters of original research they conducted last fall
on the theme of "What it Means to be Human in the Digital Age."
On
April 18, the Alliance Française welcomed Dr. Louis Imperiale for an evening of
well-loved French songs. The performance featured Imperiale on accordion, as
well as two musicians on guitar and drums. The audience joined in singing on
many of the songs.
Ana
Bausset Page helped create a program called "Corazon Latino," a
series of interviews and conversations (in Spanish) about events in Saint
Joseph, our University and other events happening in Missouri. Students Indira
Rivas and Sami Atieh will be doing much of the interviews. Ana interviewed
Vicki Perez Calzadilla, our Fulbright Spanish instructor. Saint Joseph Music Foundation
is the sponsor.
Graduate students Kris Miller and Rachel Stancliff and undergraduates
Jennifer Heater and Brandon Herring attended the Student Technical Communication
Conference April 27 at Missouri State University in Springfield. 
