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Vol. 1, No. 8 - May 8, 2002
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Faculty-Staff
Activities David Domozych, professor of biology, and students Rachael Roberts ’04 and Becca Flitter ’02 presented a paper titled “Plasmolysis, hechtian strand formation and protoplast production in the desmid, Closterium” at the 41st annual Northeast Algal Symposium April 19-21 at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. The society —the oldest regional botanical society in the country — will have next year’s symposium in late April at Skidmore. Robert Foulke, professor emeritus of English, has been lecturing on sea literature and maritime history on board sailing vessels frequently during the past year. Voyages on board Royal Clipper, a new 430-foot five-masted fully square-rigged ship, include a transatlantic crossing from Barbados to Cannes and a cruise through the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. On board the Star Clipper, a 360-foot barquentine, he lectured during a cruise along the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy and another transatlantic crossing from Civitavecchia, port for Rome, to St. Maarten. In July, he will present the closing paper in another nautical venue, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, as part of an international Joseph Conrad conference focusing on Conrad and the sea. Susan Kress, Class of 1948 Professor for Excellence in Teaching and professor of English, has several activities from the past academic year: in March she was invited to review the English Department of Lynchburg College; in November 2001, she chaired the team reviewing the English Department of Yeshiva University. At the December 2001 Modern Language Association Convention, she was the invited respondent for a session related to the MLA Forum on “Understanding Teaching.” In June 2001 at the Association of Departments of English Seminar, Kress (along with Iain Crawford, dean of the University of Southern Indiana) was invite to run a full-day workshop for newly appointed chairs of English departments from a variety of institutions across the country. She also moderated a series of panels on faculty evaluation and development. Murray Levith, professor of English, was a visiting fellow last fall at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. The Institute is adminstered by the University of Birmingham. He gave a series lecture titled “Journey to the East: The Early History of Shakespeare in China” to fellows, faculty, and graduate students while there. Publications & Exhibitions Mary Ann and Hugh Foley, professors in the Department of Psychology, have a new paper titled “Adapting a Memory Framework (Source Monitoring) to the Study of Closure Processes” accepted for publication in the April issue of Memory & Cognition. Co-author is Lisa Korenman ’97. Mary Ann Foley also has a paper soon to appear in the Journal of Cognition and Development. This paper, “Anticipations and Source Monitoring Errors: Children’s Memory for Collaborative Activities,” was co-written with Hilary H. Ratner, associate dean of Wayne State University, and A. Tanner House ’00. Robert Foulke, professor emeritus of English, reports that his The Sea Voyage Narrative (1997, Twayne) was selected for republication in paper by Routledge and appeared in January. In addition, Foulke and his wife, Patricia, have published their ninth and 10th travel books, Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine (both 2001, Globe Pequot Press). Deb Hall, assistant professor of art, had her work selected for inclusion in a juried exhibition, “Digital Art 2002,” through May 10 at Kentucky State University. Susan Kress, Class of 1948 Professor for Excellence in Teaching, is the author of “Course Evaluations: The Roles and Needs of Students, Faculty Members, and Administrators,” in the Fall 2000 issue of the ADE Bulletin. Murray Levith, professor of English, has the lead essay titled “Shakespeare’s Merchant and Marlowe’s Other Play,” in The Merchant of Venice: New Critical Essays, edited by J.W. and E.M. Mahaon and due in July from Routledge. John Moore, senior
artist-in-residence, Department of Art, curated an exhibition titled
“Altered: Installations by Sam Kraus, Paolo Pelosini, and Steve
Staso,” exhibited Jan. 19 through March 9 at Art in General,
New York City’s leading nonprofit arts organization, as part
of its yearlong anniversary program celebrating 20 years of exhibitions,
artists residencies, education, and public programs in lower Manhattan. Christine Page,
assistant professor of marketing, received a High Commendation
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