News and Announcements (2006)
Charles Brown’s Exploits
Charles Brown's essay "The Intentionality and Animal Heritage of Moral Experience" has been accepted for inclusion at a the Future Trends in Environmental Philosophy 2006 conference sponsored by the International Society for Environmental Ethics and the International Association for Environmental Philosophy to be held May 30 to June 2, 2006 in Estes Park, Colorado.
We are also pleased to announce that the State University of New York Press has accepted for publication Nature’s Edge: Boundary Explorations in Ecological Theory and Practice, a book co-edited by Charles Brown (Emporia State University) and Ted Toadvine (University of Oregon). Nature’s Edge brings together leading environmental thinkers from the natural sciences, geography, political science, religion, and philosophy to investigate the complex facets of boundary formation and negotiation at the heart of environmental problems. Contributions examine a variety of environmental issues that span theory and practice: the science and technology of evolution, systems theory, biotechnology, remote sensing, and agriculture; the politics and geography of religious communities, moral economy, and restoration narratives; and the development of new approaches to philanthropy, global accounting, and moral rationality. As the first sustained investigation of the problem of boundaries in environmental thinking, this collection provides a fresh look at how our lives depend on the lines that we have drawn, and asks how those lines must be reinscribed, blurred, or even erased to prepare us for a sustainable future.
The men of Sigma Pi Fraternity have chosen Charles Brown as their most influential professor for the 2005-2006 school year.
Charles Brown’s essay “Eco-Fascism and the Animal Heritage of Moral Experience” has been published in Dialogue and Universalism No. 7-8/2005.
MAT Student to Present at OAH
Marcia Fox, a MAT student (and soon-to-be MAT graduate) will be part of a panel entitled "Teaching the Westward Movement with Music and Proven Activities Which Will Raise Test Scores," at the regional Organization of American Historians meeting to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska, in July 2006. Congratulations Marcia! (4/22/06)
Dr. Kalu Working Internationally
Dr. Kalu has been appointed a member of the Program Committee organizing the 3rd International Conference of E- Governance, New Delhi, India, scheduled for December 15-17 2006. www.iceg.net/2006
Dr. Kalu has also been invited to deliver a speech/paper titled: “Does Citizen Participation Make for Effective Government? Empirical Comments on Theoretical Themes,” at the 3rd Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration, organized by the Chinese Public Administration Society, and hosted by Renmin University of China, Beijing, June 8-9, 2006. www.mparuc.edu.cn (4/17/06)
Philosophy Club Raises Funds
As part of its celebration of Women's History month,
the ESU Philosophy Club has raised $150 for the Ninash Foundation.
Through this Indian foundation is committed to improving the lives
of children and promoting literacy throughout the world. The foundation
transforms schools in India, building hope, self confidence, and courage
in impoverished children and adults. (4/5/06)
Dr. McCoy signs Winter Count Book Contract
Ron McCoy has signed a contract to write a book for the South Dakota State Historical Society, tentatively titled "WITH DAUNTLESS COURAGE": A LAKOTA WINTER COUNT SAGA, 1821-1890. The volume will trace significant developments in Lakota (Sioux) history during a tradtional Lakota generation of seventy years, using Lakota pictographic histories as primary sources. The book's title comes from the personal song of Lakota warrior Lone Man, recorded by ethnologist Frances Densmore at South Dakota's Standing Rock Reservation around 1914: "On the warpath/I give place to none/With dantless courage I live." (4/1/06)
Grad Student Dustin Gann Presents Multiple Papers
Dustin Gann, who is pursuing an MA in History has presented (will present) the following papers this semester:“The Alamo: What Should We Remember,” at the Missouri Valley History Conference, University of Nebraska-Omaha, March 2-4, 2006; “Relations, Gender Relations: The Expanding Role of Women in James Bond Films,” at the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Conference, Albuquerque, NM, February 8-11, 2006, and “Recasting Masculinity,” at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Atlanta, GA, April 12-16, 2006. (4/1/06)
Washburn University School of Law Admissions Officer
Karla Beam, an admissions counselor from Washburn
University School of Law, will be on campus Monday October 17, 2005
at 6:30 PM in PH 316. This is an opportunity for students interested
in attending law school to ask questions regarding application procedures,
admission requirements, or scholarship opportunities available for
students. Please encourage any of your students interested in
attending law school to come to this free information session! This
is sponsored by the Pre-Law Club. For more information contact
Kelley Perme: kennett_kelley@stumail.emporia.edu, Jennifer Horchem:
horchemj@emporia.edu, or Dr. Phil Kelly: kellyphi@emporia.edu.
Dr. Brown named to position on international board
Dr. Kalu is having a very productive 2005
Dr. Kalu N. Kalu has published
a chapter titled “Private/Public Partnership: The Governance ofEngland University of Cranfield
and University of Northampton (England United Kingdom Berlin , Germany September
20-23, 2005 . Workshop: Regulatory Powers
of National Governments in a Globalized Economy.Kansas Kansas
Dustin Gann and Dr. Sacher to present papers
Graduate student Dustin Gann will be presenting
a paper entitled "Malleable Masculinity: Film Constructions of Alexander
the Great" on Friday, September 23rd at the Mid America Conference on
History at the University of Kansas. The following day, John Sacher
will present a paper on "Walking a Tightrope: Louisiana Governor Thomas
Overton Moore and the Confederacy." Apparently, Dustin is
getting a busy start to the semester. The following weekend, he
will be presenting a second paper entitled, "Projections of Presentism:
Examing the role of Perspective in Film Versions of D-day" at the Northern
Great Plains History Conference, which is held in conjunction of the annual
meeting of the Society of Military History, in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Best
of luck to both of them! (8/19/05)
Dr. Schneider Stays Busy
Greg Schneider's new edited book, Equality, Decadence and Modernity: The Collected
Essays of Stephen J. Tonsor has just been released by ISI Books.
It has been reviewed in the New York Sun and DC Examiner, and it is available in the ESU
bookstore. He was profiled in the August 6, 2005 Emporia Gazette for his continuing adventures
as a conservative newspaper columnist for the Topeka Capital-Journal. Keep up the good work
Greg! (8/16/05)
Dr. Brown has essay published in Dialogue
and Universalism
Charles Brown’s essay, “Overcoming
Boundaries of Wisdom: From Eco-phenomenology to Eco-logos” has been
published by the international journal, Dialogue and Universalism, Vol. XV No. 1-2/2005.
An earlier version of the essay was presented at the International Society
for Universal Dialogue’s World Congress in Krakow, Poland in July
2001. Great job Charlie! (8/15/05)
Dr. Thierer Named to Two Groups
Joyce Thierer has been named to the Kansas
Sampler Festival Advisory Board, 2005. Additionally, this summer
she has been serving on the Lyon County Artifacts and Archives Collections
Task Force, an advisory group. Keep up the good work Joyce! (7/29/05)
Dr. McCoy Receives Research Grant & Invited to
Conference on Teaching the West
Ron McCoy has been invited to serve as one
of 13 participants in the "Teaching the West" conference July 21-22 at
the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, WY. Participants will
discuss Western studies and suggest how the Buffalo Bill Historical Center
and its resources can enhance the teaching of undergraduates. McCoy
also recently received a Phillips Fund Grant for Native American Research
from the American Philosophical Society to support work associated with
his upcoming sabbatical. Congratulations Ron! (6/22/05)
Dr.
Sacher Receives Research Fellowship
John Sacher has received a Mellon Research
Fellowship to visit the Virginia Historical Society this summer.
Dr. Sacher is currently researching a book on Confederate conscription.
Congratulations John! (3/29/05)
Dr. Schneider Becomes a Newspaper Columnist
Greg Schneider has just been chosen to write
a weekly column on the editorial pages of the Topeka Capital-Journal. The column will
run on Monday mornings. The first column ran on March 28 and can
be accessed via the paper's website at cjonline.com. Congratulations Greg! (3/29/05)
Third Annual History Conference a Success
Our recently held Third Annual Undergraduate/Graduate
Student History conference was a great success. The weekend started
with Donald T. Critchlow delivering our annual Zimmerman lecture.
It continued with eighteen students from seven universities presenting
papers. All of the papers were excellent, and the department would
like to congratulate each and every participant for their scholarship
and their presentations. Alas, there can only be one winner of the
Phi Alpha Theta award for best undergraduate paper. This year, the
award goes to Jesse Nathan from Bethel
College
Dr. Hansen's Book Project Accepted for Publication
We are pleased to announce that the University
of Arizona Press has accepted for publication Border Women in Movement: Migration, Empowerment
and Activism at the U.S.-Mexico Border, a work co-edited by Doreen
Mattingly (San Diego State University) and Ellen R. Hansen (Emporia State
University). Border Women in Movement
is a collection of essays by social science scholars examining elements
of women's lives at the US-Mexico border. It is focused on the present,
but informed by traces of the past and hopes for the future. The essays
share the common theme of movement, looking either at the literal mobility
of women within and across the border region, or the collective movement
of political activism. In analyzing both types of movement, the authors
are attentive to the shifting, fluid, and contested identities of the
women they study and the border region. This book will make an important
contribution to the ongoing development of scholarship on women's lives
in this vital and dynamic region. Way to go Ellen! (2/16/05)
Dr. Kalu's Pubilications and Presentation
Dr. Kalu Kalu’s article entitled “Competing
Ideals and the Public Agenda in Medicare Reform: The ‘Garbage Can
Model’ Revisited,” has been published in the premier and highly-competitive
journal Administration & Society,
Vol. 37 (1), March 2005. This is Dr. Kalu’s second publication in
the journal. Additionally, Dr. Kalu’s book chapter titled “Global
Governance and National Governance: How Mutually Exclusive?" has been
published in Ali Farazmand and Jack Pinkowski (Editors) Handbook
of Globalization and Public Administration, New York: Mercel Dekker,
2005. Dr. Kalu has also been invited to give a lecture at the Political
Science Colloquium of the Department of Political Science, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS, on Wednesday February 23, 2005 (12.00 noon).
The topic of his lecture is titled: “Capacity Building and IT Diffusion:
A Comparative Assessment of E-Government Environment in Africa.”
This talk is an abridged version of a 38 country longitudinal study which
is also scheduled for publication review in the Fortune International Journal of Management.
Fantastic work Kalu! (2/15/05)
Schneider's Sabbatical and Other Accomplishements
Greg Schneider has received a sabbatical
for the Fall 2005 semester. Greg will be using the sabbatical to
complete his fourth book, The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution
(under contract with Rowman and Littlefield) as well as traveling to begin
research for a projected work on the history of the conservative media
in the 20th century. Additionally, Schneider’s current book,
Equality, Decadence and Modernity: The
Collected Essays of Stephen J. Tonsor will be published in August
by ISI Books. Stephen Tonsor is a professor emeritus of European
intellectual history at the University of Michigan and a well known conservative
intellectual. Greg began the book as part of another project and
has selected and edited the volume, while also contributing an introduction
describing the importance of Tonsor’s work. The book documents
Tonsor’s wide interests in the history of ideas, historiography,
conservative thought and politics. Further information on the book
can be found at Equality,
Decadence, and Modernity. You can find both a description of
the book and a wonderful picture of the editor! Greg will also have
several essays in the forthcoming ISI- published The Conservative Encylopedia to be published
in July. Apparently, Dr. Schneider is a very busy man! (2/8/05)
Painter to Present Papers and to Spend Summer Working
on Book Project
Dr. Painter will be presenting a paper entiled
"Socrates Meets Heidegger: A Socratic Explanation of the Education of
the Soul as Expressed in the Allegory of the Cave" at the Annual Meeting
of the Kansas Philosophical Society, which is being held at the University
of Kansas on Saturday, February 19, 2005. She also will be presenting
a paper, tentatively entitled, "A Husserlian Understanding of the Non-Human
Animal's Otherness," at the Annual Meeting of the Husserl Circle, which
is being held at the University College Dublin in Ireland June 9 -- 12,
2005. Additionally, she has received a summer research grant from
the ESU Research and Creativity committee. The grant is connected
to her work on a volume that she is both an editor and contributor to,
tentatively entitled, Phenomenology
and the Non-human Animal. The text will be comprised of essays
from Continental Philosophers who are working on the issue of the status
of the Non-human Animal from a phenomenological perspective and as such
it promises to offer a serious and much needed contribution to the existing
philosophical literature that treats the topic of the Non-human Animal,
and more generally, a fresh phenomenological exploration and examination
of the pressing ethical-social-political issue of whether the Non-human
Animal should be conceived as a living being that is intrinsically valuable,
and thus of inherent moral worth. Phenomenology
and the Non-human Animal will be published as a volume in the well-known Contributions to Phenomenology series.
Great job Corinne! (2/8/05)
McCoy Receivers Summer Research Grant and Sabbatical
Ron McCoy has received both a summer research
grant from the ESU Research and Creativity committee and a spring 2006
sabbatical. Both awards are related to his work, "'We Will Be Known
Forever By the Tracks We Leave': Cultural Challenges, Change, and Persistence
in Lakota Winter Counts, 1851-1890." These awards will enable him
to complete a study of these winter counts, and possibly, a related book
on Lakota winter count pictographic histories. Congratulations Ron! (2/8/05)
Recent Graduate Gets Position at Kansas State Library
Laura Phillippi, a 2002 Emporia State University
graduate with a degree in History, has just started a job as a legislative
reference assistant at the State Library in the Capitol building in Topeka.
Congratulations Laura! (For all of you other ESU Social Sciences grads
out there, please keep us up to date on your career paths.) (2/8/05)
McCoy publishes article
"Ron McCoy's article "Some Reflections on
NAGPRA [the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of
1990]" appeared in the Fall 2004 (Vol. 14, No. 4) issue of the ATADA NEWSLETTER,
published by the Antique Tribal Arts Dealers Associations, pages 10-13.
Ron is certainly keeping busy! (12/15/04)
McCoy and Sacher present papers
Ron McCoy's "Beginnings: Clues on Winter
Count Origins" was one of the papers presented as part of the "Plains
Indian Winter Counts and Ledger Art as Indigenous Records of European
Contact" session on October 30 at the American Society for Ethnohistory's
annual conference in Chicago. John Sacher's "The Kansas-Nebraska Act and
the Demise of Two Party Politics in Louisiana," was one of the papers
presented at the Southern Historical Association annual meeting in Memphis,
Tennessee, November 2004. Congratulations to both Ron and John! (11/15/04)
McCoy publishes two pieces in American Indian Art
Ron McCoy has two articles in the current
issue of AMERICAN INDIAN ART (Vol. 30, No. 1, Winter 2004): “The
Art of History: Lakota Winter Counts,” pages 78-89; and “Legal
Briefs: Kennewick Man Decision,” pages 46-47! Great
work Ron! (10/26/04)
Chris
Childers, a graduate student, to present paper at Missouri Valley Historical
Conference
Chris Childers will present a a paper entitled
"Charles Vernon Eskridge and the Emporia Republican" at the 48th annual Missouri
Valley Historical Conference in Omaha, NE. The conference will be
held March 3-5, 2005. This paper will be part of a panel on "Graduate
Research on the Great Plains." Congratulations Chris! (10/25/04)
Thierer to present paper at Public History Conference
Joyce Thierer will present a paper entitled
"First Person Narratives and Boundaries Issues" as part of the panel "Border
Crossings: Exploring the Boundaries of Public History" at the 2005 National
Council on Public History conference in April 2005 in Kansas City, MO.
Way to go Joyce! (10/25/04)
McCoy serves as panelist at the Western History Association
Ron McCoy served as a panelist in the "Getting
Back on the Horse: Teaching about the West II" session at the annual
conference of the Western History Association in Las Vegas, NV (October
16, 2004). Good job Ron! (10/25/04)
Corinne Painter, our new Philosophy Professor, is
certainly keeping busy.
Dr. Painter has been invited to give a
lecture at the University of Kansas, Department of Philosophy, November
18th, 2004. Her talk is entitled, "Plato's Sophist: The Stranger and
Socrates." In addition, we are pleased to announce that she much
of her work has been published or is forthcoming, including: “In
Defense of Socrates: The Stranger’s Role in Plato’s Sophist,”
in Epoche, forthcoming Spring 2005; “Practical Philosophy in Husserl:
An Introduction” (together with Christian Lotz), in Studies in
Practical Philosophy: A Journal of Ethical and Political Philosophy,
forthcoming Spring 2005; “Aristotle and Functionalism: A Re-Examination
of their ‘Natural’ Disagreement,” in Epoche, forthcoming
Fall 2004; “New Yearbook for Phenomenology and Phenomenological
Philosophy,” in Husserl Studies, Vol. 20, No. II: 2004, pp. 170-178;
and “What It Means to Be Human: Aristotle on Virtue and Skill,”
in The St. John’s Review, Vol. XLVII, no. 3: Spring 2004, pp.
43-58. You can see why we're very excited to have Dr. Paitnter
join our department. (10/4/04)
McCoy on the road. . . lectures in Oklahoma and Kansas
In September, Ron McCoy gave two invited
annual lectures in Oklahoma: "Painted Words: 'Reading' Plains
Indian Warrior Art" for Cavalry Days at the Plains Indian and Pioneers
Museum in Woodward, OK; and "Painted Magic: Protective Designs in Plains
Indian Art," the "Toch-e-me-ah and Ben Clark Lecture" at Fort Supply
Historical Site, OK. Both lectures were sponsored by the Oklahoma
Humanities Council. In addition, he spoke on "The Cold War" and
"The Eisenhower Decade" at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.
Dr. McCoy is certainly keeping busy! (10/4/04)
Dr. Kalu publishes two pieces
Dr. Kalu’s article titled “Embedding
African Democracy and Development: The Imperative of Institutional Capital”
has been published in the internationally-acclaimed and highly-competitive
journal in administrative science, The International Review of Administrative
Sciences, Vol. 70(3), 2004 (Sage, London). It is published in
three languages (English, French, and Arabic). His book chapter
entitled “Global Governance and National Governance: How Mutually
Exclusive?” will be published in an volume edited by Ali Farazmand
and Jack Pinkowski. Handbook
of Globalization and Public Administration, New York: Marcel
Dekker, 2005. The chapter is also scheduled for a panel presentation/discussion
at the upcoming Annual Conference of the American Society for Public
Administration, Milwaukee, WI, April 2005. Way to go Kalu! (9/29/04)
Deb Gerish presents paper at Middlebury College
Deb Gerish will present a paper entitled,
“Men, Women, and Animals at Clermont, 1095, or, Exhorting the
Men to Save the Women from the Animals,” Crusading, and Against
Whom? Holy Violence in the Middle Ages, Middlebury College, Vermont
(October 2004). Congratulations Deb! (9/29/04)
John Sacher goes to Springfield, Mo.--Twice!
John Sacher gave a talk on Confederate
Conscription to The Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks, in Springfield,
Missouri, on September 8. He will return to Springfield on September
30 to chair a session entitled, "Military Conflict in the Antebellum
American South," at the Mid-America History Conference. (9/27/04)
Greg Schneider on the radio and on the road
Greg Schneider will appear in the newsmaker
interview on News You Need to Know from 7:50-8:00 am on Wednesday, September
8 on 1440 AM KMAJ, Topeka. He will discuss his pamphlet, "The
Rise of American Conservatism: A Historian's Overview for Students"
published by Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum. He will also discuss
an August 12-13, 2004 trip he made with Senator Sam Brownback to western
Kansas. Greg will also be attending the Liberty Fund colloquium
at Wabash College in Indiana on September 9-12. The colloquium
will discuss and debate the relevance in America of French theorist
Bertrand de Jouvenal's book On Power. (9/2/04)
Christopher Lovett publishes chapter on the Germans
in Russia
Dr. Christopher C. Lovett's essay, "The
Germans in Russia, 1763-1871" appears in The Volga Germans of West Central Kansas,
edited by William D. Keel with James L. Forsythe, Francis Schippers,
and Helmut J. Schmeller (Lawrence: Max Kade Center for German-American
Studies/University of Kansas, 2004. Good job Chris! (9/1/04)
Chirstopher Lovett publishes review essay and will
present paper at the Conference of War, Film, and History
Dr. Christopher C. Lovett's essay, “Rethinking
the Cold War: A Review of Notable Books," appears in the June 2004 edition
of Choice (Vol. 41
– No. 10, pp. 1785-1793). Additionally, Dr. Lovett has been
selected to present a paper entitled, "Spies and Lies: Espionage in
Film from World War II to the War on Terrorism" at the War, Film, and
History Conference to be held in Dallas on Nov. 11-14, 2004. He
will also serve as area chair for "Spies in War Films." Congratulations
Chris! (6/22/04)
Darla Mallein to present paper at the National Council
for the Social Studies
Dr. Darla Mallein has been selected to
present a paper entitled, "Using Multiple Intelligences to Teach Civics
in a Diverse Classroom" at the 84th annual meeting of the National Council
for the Social Studies. The conference will be held November 19-21
in Baltimore, MD. Congratulations Darla!! (6/18/04)
Kalu N. Kalu elected to ASPA position
Dr. Kalu N. Kalu has been elected as the
Vice President/President–Elect of the American Society for Public
Administration [ASPA], Kansas Chapter, effective May 8, 2004. (6/2/04)
History
Student Wins Scholarship
Kristen Larson, a junior History major,
has won a $2,000 scholarship from Phi Eta Sigma, the national freshman
honor society. The scholarships are extremely competetive (this
year Phi Eta Sigma had its largest applicant pool ever), making Kristen's
award even more impressive. Congragulatsion Kristen!! (5/17/04)
Social Sciences Award Ceremony
On May 7, the Department of Social Sciences
held its annual Student Award Ceremony. Click here to view the winners. Congratulations to
all the winners and to all of our 2004 graduates.
ESU well represented in Kansas History
ESU's history department is well represented in the review section of the recent double issue of Kansas History devoted to the state seisquicentennial. In the issue, you can see Joyce Thierer's review of Territorial Kansas Online, John Sacher's review of Nicole Etcheson's Bleeding Kansas, and Ethan Schmidt's (who received both a BA and an MA in History from ESU and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Kansas) review of Colin Calloway's One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark. Congratulations!! (5/13/04)
The Political Science/Public Affairs
program recognizes students
The Political Science/Public Affairs program
of the Department of Social Sciences recognizes the following students
who have been accepted into various graduate MPA programs for the fall
2004, and were also awarded several scholarships, assistantships, and
paid internships: Michelle Ponce received a Graduate Assistantship
and tuition-waiver toward MPA Program at the Hugo Wall School, Wichita
State University for 2004. Jeff Porter
was awarded the Virgil-Basjall Scholarship sponsored by the Kansas
Association of City Managers; a Graduate Assistantship and tuition-waiver
in the MPA program, Hugo Wall School, Wichita State University; a position
as a paid Summer Intern for the City of Emporia; and was nominated for
the Outstanding Student Award (ASPA-Kansas) in Topeka, May 18, 2004.
Emily Watson was recently accepted in the MPA Program (2004)
at the University of Kansas. She also won the Virgil-Basjall Scholarship
sponsored by the Kansas Association of City Managers, won a Graduate
Scholarship toward her MPA studies at the university and a paid internship
with Douglas County, KS, for the period of her graduate MPA studies.
(5/12/04)
2004 Department of Social Science Awards Ceremony
The 2003-2004 academic year Department
of Social Science Awards Ceremony will be held May 7, at 3:30 p.m. in
Plumb Hall 408. We will be honoring award recipients from all
the disciplines represented by the department and initiates to honor
societies. There will be a reception after the event and everyone is
welcome to attend! (5/8/04)
Dr. Chris Lovett publishes article and other works
Chris Lovett's article “The 1960s”
recently appeared in The Columbia
Companion to American History on Film: How the Movies Have Portrayed
the American Past edited by Peter Rollins (New York: Columbia
University Press, 2004). He also recently published the following
book reviews: Gary Kern, A Death in Washington: Walter G. Krivitsky
and the Stalin Terror for Choice; John Neale, A People’s History
of the Vietnam War for Choice, March 2004; Christopher Pugsley, From
Emergency to Confrontation: The New Zealand Armed Forces in Malaya and
Borneo 1949-66 for Choice, March 2004; Frederic Wakeman Jr., Spymaster:
Dai Li and the Chinese Secret Service for Choice, February 2004. (4/13/04)
Department Speakers at Kansas History Teachers Association
Annual Conference
The Kansas History Teachers Association
Annual Conference was held April 2-3 in Hutchinson. Presenters
of papers included four representatives from the department: Chris
Childers (GTA), whose "A Voice Stilled: The Final Years of Charles Vernon
Eskridge" received the award for best graduate paper; John Sacher (chair),
"The Numbers Don't Tell the Whole Story: Confederate Conscription
in Louisiana"; Ron McCoy (professor), "Face of War: Sgt. Frederick
Wyllyams, Photography, and the Creation of a Plains Indian War Icon";
and Sam Dicks (professor emeritus), "Students, Faculty, Physicians,
and Soiled Doves: Discipline at the Kansas State Normal School
in the 1890s." (4/5/04)
History graduate student, Chris Childers, wins award
Chris Childers, a graduate student pursuing
an MA in History, has won the Kansas History Teachers Association
(KHTA) award for the best scholarly paper written by a Kansas graduate
student in 2003. He will be presenting his paper, “A Voice
Stilled: The Final Years of Charles Vernon Eskridge” at the annual
meeting of the KHTA in Hutchinson on April 2-3, 2004. The department
will be well represented in Hutchinson with Drs. Dicks, McCoy, and Sacher
joining Chris on the program. Congratulations Chris! (3/16/04)
Dr. Joyce Thierer speaks at invited lecture
Dr. Thierer has been invited by Wichita
State University to give a talk at the Living History workshop, "Dressing
in the Past Tense: Approaches to Living History." The workshop
featuring "...Historians who
interpret figures of antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the American frontier
will talk about how they got interested in living history and how they
develop their characters." (3/15/04)
Dr. Ellen Hansen awarded the 2004 Jan Monk Service Award
Ellen Hansen, Assistant Professor of Geography,
has been awarded the 2004 Jan Monk Service Award by the Geographic Perspectives
on Women specialty group of the Association of American Geographers.
This award is named in honor of past-President of the AAG Jan Monk,
to recognize a geographer who has made an outstanding service contribution
to women in geography and/or feminist geography. Dr. Janice Monk will
be speaking at ESU in April 2004, and was Dr. Hansen's dissertation
advisor. Congratulations Ellen! (3/14/04)
Dr. Greg Schneider is recipient of the 2004 President's
Award for Research and Creativity
Greg
Schneider has been named the recipient of the 2004 President's Award for Research and Creativity.
Greg has published two books, Cadres
for Conservatism: Young Americans for Freedom and
the Rise of the Contemporary Right (NYU Press,
1999) and Conservatism in America
since 1930: A Reader (NYU Press, 2003). He has two books
under contract, Decadence: The Legacy
of Stephen Tonsor (ISI Books) and The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution
(Rowman and Littlefield). He is a nationally recognized expert
on conservatism and modern American politics, appearing at a variety
of national forums as an invited speaker. Congratulations!!(3/12/04)
Student Kristen Larson presents paper
Kristen Larson presented a paper entitled
"The Role of Democratic Socialism in American Politics" at the Great
Plains Honors Council in San Antonio, March 5-7. This paper was
originally written for an honors section of Dr. Arnold's Intorduction
to Government and Politics class in the Fall 2003 semester. Congratulations
Kristen! (3/10/04)
Student Michael Wienandt wins best undergraduate paper at History conference
Michael Wienandt, ESU, has won the cash
prize for the best undergraduate paper presented at the February 28th
Undergraduate/Graduate History Conference at Emporia State. The
award will be presented at the end of year Social Sciences award ceremony.
Congratulations Michael! (1/1/04)
Dr. John Sacher's book is winner of 2003 Williams
Prize in Louisiana History
Dr. Sacher's book, A Perfect War of Politics, has been selected
as the winner of the 2003 Williams Prize in Louisiana History.
He will receive his award at the Louisiana History Association meeting
next month. Congratulations John! (2/27/04)
Philosophy student Taylor Hammer presents paper
Taylor presented on "Difference and creativity:
Virtuality and actualization in Deleuze's reading of Bergon" at the Mid-south
Undergraduate Philosophy Conference in Memphis held Feb. 2004. (2/27/04)
Dr. Karen Smith wins Ruth Schillinger award for 2004
The Ethnic and Gender Studies program announced Dr. Karen Smith as the 2004 winner of the Ruth Schillinger award. Dr. Smith joined the history faculty in 1995 and through her service and numerous courses focusing on women and gender issues has challenged students and colleagues alike to recognize and speak out against issues of gender bias and injustice. Please mark your calendars for the opening reception of Women's History Month, Friday, March 5, 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the Sauder Center when Dr. Smith will officially be named the 2004 Ruth Schillinger Award winner. Congratulations Karen! (2/18/04)
Ron McCoy's column on Indian Arts and Crafts Act in
American Indian Art
The latest edition of Ron McCoy's quarterly
"Legal Briefs" column appears in the Spring 2004 issue of American Indian Art. "Truth-in-Marketing
Law - Indian Arts and Crafts Act Regulations Published" traces the development
of the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, the recent promulgation
of regulations for its enforcement, and the potential impact on the manufacture,
buying, selling, and collecting of American Indian art. (2/18/04)
Dr. Kalu appointed to editorial board
Dr. Kalu N. Kalu has been appointed a member of the Editorial Board, "Special Issue on E-Government (Electronic Government)" by the International Journal of Public Administration. (2/12/04)
John Sacher's review appears in Civil War Book Review
See John Sacher's feature review of _When Sherman Marched North from the Sea: Resistance on the Confederate Homefront_ by Jacqueline Glass Campbell in the spring 2004 issue of Civil War Book Review. (2/10/04)
Several Social Science faculty included in 8th edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers
Drs. Kalu, Lovett, Mallein, Sacher, Smith and Pavri have all been nominated by their students to be honored in the 8th edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers. This is the third nomination for Dr. Lovett, and the second nomination for both Drs. Kalu and Mallein. Dr. Lovett was nominated first at Fort Hays State University and twice at Emporia State. Dr. Kalu was also nominated for the 7th edition of the volume and Dr. Mallein was first nominated while she taught in the public school system. Only 5% of teachers are honored in each edition and less than 2% in more than one edition. Congratulations all! (2/9/04)
A meeting for Political Science majors
There will be a (voluntary) meeting for Political Science majors on Wed., Feb. 11 in room 311, starting at 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to meet one of the components of the department's on-going assessment program. Students will be asked to fill out a questionaire about the program and asked to forward any comments, concerns, requests, etc.(2/6/04)
Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Gamma Mu meeting
A meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 16, 6:00 pm in Plumb Hall 316. After a brief organizational talk, Dr. Sacher will be showing the movie "Glory" with a discussion of the movie afterwards. Bring money for pizza if interested in eating. All history/social science majors are invited to the movie.(2/2/04)
Dr. Greg Schneider awarded ESU Faculty Recognition and Research grant
Greg Schneider was awarded a $1500 summer OOE grant from the ESU Faculty Recognition and Research Committee. This will support research for a manuscript he is preparing entitled "The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution." (1/30/04)
Dr. Greg Schneider participates in invited panel discussion at Ohio University
Greg Schneider has been invited to participate in a panel discussion entitled "War and Remembrance: Election 2004" on Friday, February 6 at Ohio University Lancaster campus. He will join Rick Perlstein, political reporter for the Village Voice and author of Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus and Vincent Cannato, assistant professor of history at the University of Massachusetts-Boston and author of The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York. The focus will be on the coming presidential campaign. Greg is depicted by event organizer Ken Heineman as (ahem) "a nationally renowned political analyst." (1/28/03)
Dr. Kalu publishes article and presents paper
Dr. Kalu N. Kalu’s article titled “Competing Ideals and the Public Agenda in Medicare Reform: The ‘Garbage Can’ Model Revisited” has been accepted for publication in the top-ranked Journal of Administration & Society (Sage, 2004). Beyond addressing the origins and political history of Medicare’s journey and the latest effort at health care reform (1965-2003), the article analyzes the congressional, presidential, and interest group politics of Medicare reform. While challenging the traditional ‘Garbage-can’ model of the policy making process commonly used in political science, the article introduces a new concept known as the “active-passive paradigm” as an alternative mechanism for analyzing the collective impact of congressional behavior, policy success, and/or failure. Dr. Kalu presents a paper titled “Between Wilsonian Orthodoxy, International Governance, and the Democratic Peace: How Benign?” in a ‘Roundtable Session’ on Globalization and Governance at the 65th National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), Portland, Oregon, March 27-30, 2004.(1/25/04)
Second Annual Undergraduate/Graduate History Conference deadline approaching
Reminder: The deadline for paper submissions for the Second Annual Undergraduate/Graduate History Conference is fast approaching. Please submit your paper proposals to Dr. Greg Schneider (schneidg@emporia.edu) by January 31, 2004.
Dr. John Sacher presents paper at the Louisiana Historical Association
Dr. John Sacher will be presenting "Confederate Conscription in Louisiana" at the Louisiana Historical Association annual meeting in Hammond, Louisiana, in March 2004. (1/21/04)
History graduate student presents paper at Macalester College
Dave Peavler, who received his MA in History in December 2003, is presenting "The Origings of Segregated Schools in Kansas" at the Fifth Annual African American Studies Conference at Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota.(1/21/04)
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