Faculty, Staff & Student Recognition
Jae Basiliere, Lisa Perhamus, Justin Pettibone, and Andrew Schlewitz all presented at the seventh annual Teach-In: Power, Privilege, and Difficult Dialogues.
Craig Benjamin, professor of history, Meijer Honors College, co-edited a book, The Routledge Companion to Big History, published by Rutledge.
The Frederik Meijer Office of Fellowships was selected as one of three locations nationwide to host a joint Critical Language Scholarship/Gilman Scholarship workshop by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The office hosted 55 representatives from 50 universities and colleges in September.
Cáel Keegan, assistant professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies and IRIS, was a panelist on, “Diversity in Film,” at the Annual Chaz and Roger Ebert Symposium in Urbana, Illinois. Cáel also gave a talk, “Transgender Studies, or How to Do Things with Trans*,” at the Gender and Women’s Studies Program and College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Jack Mangala, professor of area and global studies, was commissioned by the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration to write a report on diaspora engagement policies and circular migration in EU-Africa relations. Jack was also invited to participate in a policy dialogue on the implementation of the UN Global Compact for Migration at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
Kristin Moretto, director of the Office for Community Partnerships and Student Professional Development, spoke at the Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce to introduce and welcome the 2019 cohort of the community program, Inside Grand Rapids.
Benjamin Scott-Brandt, integrative studies student in the Meijer Honors College, was published on
The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity for his short film, "
Finding Sacred Spaces." Ben is also a finalist to be the student commencement speaker in December.
Peter Wampler, faculty-in-residence in the Meijer Honors College, co-chaired a session, "Improving Scientific Literacy and Dispelling Misconceptions about Wicked Water Resource Problems," and gave a presentation, "Challenges and Cultural Complications of Teaching About Clean Water in Haiti," at the annual Geological Society of America Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
Semester in Grand Rapids was selected to present at President Philomena V. Mantella's Investiture Student Showcase. On Friday, November 15, students Delaney McDonald and Rian Berry will share stories in an interactive format from 12:00 - 2:30 P.M. in the Mary Idema Pew Library.
Jerry Stinnett, director of Supplemental Writing Skills, gave a talk, "What Will Students Transfer: Supporting the Use of Writing Beyond FYC," at Saginaw Valley State University.
