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February 26, 2004 Liberal arts faculty highlight research at spring semester symposiumsWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Six fellows from Purdue University's School of Liberal Arts' faculty development centers will highlight their work at two panel presentations this spring semester. The presentations, which are free and open to the public, are at 3:30 p.m. on March 3 and April 14. The March presentation is in the Purdue Memorial Union's Lafayette Room, and the April session is in the union's West Faculty Lounge. The presentations feature representatives from the Humanistic Studies Center, the Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the Center for Undergraduate Instructional Excellence. The March 3 presenters and their topics are: • Janet Alsup, assistant professor of English and fellow in the Center for Undergraduate Instructional Excellence, "Speaking from the Borderlands: Exploring Genres of Teacher Identity Discourse." • Brant Burleson, professor of communication and fellow in the Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences, "Supportive Communication: The Communication Perspective on Social Support." • Jean Dumas, professor of psychological sciences and fellow in the Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences, "The Challenge of Getting People to do What is Good for Them." The April 14 presenters and their topics are: • Sally Hastings, associate professor of history and fellow in the Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences, "Women Elected in the Aftermath of a Regime Change: The Case of Japan." • Thomas Ohlgren, professor of English and fellow in the Humanistic Studies Center, "Sherlock Holmes meets Robin Hood." • Paul White, associate professor of English and fellow in the Humanistic Studies Center, "Theatre and Carnival in Early English Provincial Communities." The Center for Behavioral and Social Sciences supports work in social and behavioral sciences in human or animal populations. Fellows in the Humanistic Studies Center pursue scholarly projects in areas such as language, literature, history, philosophy, religion, ethics and rhetoric. The Center for Undergraduate Instructional Excellence supports undergraduate teaching by allowing faculty to pursue research that is focused on teaching. A fourth center, the Center for Artistic Endeavors, supports creative projects of an artistic nature. The centers fund fellows for one semester so they can focus on research specific to their area. Writer: Amy Patterson-Neubert, (765) 494-9723, apatterson@purdue.edu Source: Joan Marshall, associate dean for the School of Liberal Arts, (765) 494-3666, jmarshall@sla Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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