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From Dean Chris Makaroff
Dear Alumni and Friends:
First off, it is my pleasure to offer congratulations to the 27 CAS faculty members (24 pictured above) who have been awarded promotion and/or tenure beginning July 1. These are key milestones for those moving through the ranks of academia. Our faculty have always shown incredible dedication for their students' education and are wonderful mentors, so this news is particularly welcome after their hard work and persistence throughout the difficulties of teaching during this pandemic. I wish all of them the best of luck.
CAS and the Department of Global & Intercultural Studies are sponsoring an April 4 viewing of the independent film " A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps." The 7:30 p.m. screening will be preceded by a special faculty and alumni panel and take place at the Armstrong Student Center's Wilks Theater. CAS sees this investment by Intel as an incredible opportunity for all our students. We provide the largest cohort of Miami graduates each and every year, and with the vast and diverse assortment of majors that we offer, their possibilities are truly endless. We are excited to monitor the progress of this new venture and will be sure to provide updates.
I also wish to note that our new 27-month Physician Associate (PA) program has just launched its website as it prepares for its first cohort of students for next spring. Stay tuned for more developments about this exciting new graduate program. Finally, I'm proud to announce that Matt Sause will be the CAS alumni speaker for our annual Recognition Ceremony on May 14. Matt is a Microbiology grad and president and CEO of Roche Diagnostics Corporation North America. Based in Switzerland, Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, and they've played an essential role in diagnostic testing during the COVID-19 pandemic. We're very grateful to have Matt join us, and we'll have more information about him in our next newsletter.
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Model Arab League team wins seven regional awards
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Phantom Power podcast shares the stories and work of some of the most innovative creators and scholars working in sound
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Rodney Coates emphasizes the importance of representation in critical race theory educational policy
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| CAS Student News and Spotlights
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| - Brendan Morrison has been named a finalist in the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) competition. Miami's other three semifinalists, Navkiran Chima, Victoria Lopez Rangel, and Liam Martin, have all been named alternates in the intensive overseas summer language and cultural immersion program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
- LSAMP Scholars Camaryn Bennett (Chemistry), Joseph Corbett (Anthropology), and Denali Selent (Environmental Engineering & Environmental Science co-major) presented their STEM-based research and participated in workshops for the 2022 Ohio Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Conference last month.
- SPOTLIGHT: Senior Sarah Noonan is a double major in American Studies and Political Science and co-captain of Miami's RedHawks Women's Synchronized Skating Team.
- SPOTLIGHT: First-year student Katheryn Antonowich is a Geography & Sustainable Development major and swims for the Miami RedHawks Swimming and Diving Team.
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| CAS Alumni News and Spotlights
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Shea Hendry '15 (History and Classics), currently a graduate student in the History and Library and Information Science dual-masters program at Simmons University, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship, considered by most as second only to the Rhodes Scholarship. She is Miami's first-ever winner of this award.
"If you are interested in something, if you want something, or if you’re passionate about something, you should never self-reject," Shea says. "You should never be the one to say no to yourself."
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Miami University’s Office of the President and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion are proud to introduce the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Miami Online course – completely free to alumni, faculty, and staff.
This series has been specifically designed to support mid- and senior-level leaders in incorporating critical DEI skills and strategies in their workplaces and communities.
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The in-depth, 45-minute modules, developed and led by distinguished Miami faculty and staff experts, will tackle 10 essential topics, including:
- bias, stereotypes, and microaggressions
- cultural intelligence; race and anti-racism
- ableism
- strategies for workplace inclusiveness
As you know, we all benefit from advancements in DEI, and workplaces actively seek out candidates with skills and knowledge in DEI. In our globalized world, the way to thrive is to be diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
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- Jeffrey R. Brown '90 was named Dean of the Year at American University.
- Ibukun Ibraheem '16 is listed in Forbes' 30 Under 30 in marketing and advertising.
- James E. Grimes '92 was named Chief Administrative Law Judge at the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Carrie von der Sitt '93, Global Head of Growth for Golin, was selected as one of the top five honorees in this year's Campaign Female Frontier Awards in the Leading the Charge: PR category.
- Carol Anderson '81, a leading scholar of African American studies and award-winning author, has been selected as the 2022 winner of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize.
- Elizabeth Pierce '93, President and CEO of the Cincinnati Museum Center, was named a 2022 Career Women of Achievement Honoree by the YWCA.
- Jay Meyers '95, former CEO of Wellvana Health and Chief Growth & Marketing Officer for Anthem's Diversified Business Group, is now the Chief Growth Officer for Quartet Health.
- Carmin Gade '97 recently began her new role as Chief Marketing Officer at WCG Clinical.
- Bruce Johnson '90 has joined the executive leadership team of GlycoMimetics, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer.
- Damon A. Williams '94, M.S. '96, Chief Catalyst, CSDLSI Senior Scholar & Innovation Fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin’s Equity & Inclusion (WEI) Laboratory, delivered a keynote for OhioHealth during their celebration of Black History Month.
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| CAS Faculty News and Spotlights
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Ask the Experts about Russia and Ukraine: Walter E. Havighurst Professor of Russian History and Director of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies Stephen Norris, Assistant Professor of Political Science Hannah Chapman, and Associate Professor of Comparative Religion Scott Kenworthy answer questions about the recent developments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including history and religion of the region and Putin's motivations.
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- Professor of Global & Intercultural Studies Rodney Coates was selected as Miami University’s institutional winner for the 2021-22 MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. He was also extensively quoted in U.S. News & World Report in the article, "What to Know about Ethnics Studies Degrees."
- Chemistry professors Ellen Yezierski and Stacey Lowery Bretz, along with the Interdisciplinary STEM Graduate Student Learning Communities Team, published an article that "focuses on career advice, wellness, career paths, lab life, awards, fellowships, and general topics related to grad student and postdoc life" in The Graduate & Postdoctoral Chemist via the American Chemical Society.
- Boadway Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence Wil Haygood's newest book, "Colorization," was featured prominently in The New York Times' Weekend Arts section as among their top books for 2021. Haygood is also a 2022 National Magazine Award finalist for a piece he guest edited for Columbus Monthly, “Racial Divide: A Special Issue."
- Beth Rimer MA '99, co-director of the Ohio Writing Project, has received the 2021 OCTELA Outstanding English Language Arts Educator Award in the Special Distinction division.
- Professor of History and Global & Intercultural Studies Kimberly Hamlin contributed an essay, "The True History Behind HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age," for Smithsonian magazine. She was also just named the James and Beth Lewis Professor.
- Assistant Professor of Media, Journalism & Film Matthew Crain consulted on proposed legislation, the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act, introduced by Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).
- Professor of Biology Michael Vanni won the 2022 Ramon Margalef Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). Vanni will receive his award in May at the 2022 Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Check out the Miami press release.
- Professor and Chair of Anthropology Cameron Hay-Rollins is a winner of Miami University's Distinguished Service Award.
- Assistant Professor of Biology Tereza Jezkova was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation for over $822K for "Why are species where they are? Identifying the interplay of the evolutionary, environmental, and biotic mechanisms driving niche diversification in Oedipodinae grasshoppers."
- Assistant Professor of English Daisy Hernández's book "The Kissing Bug" was the winner of this year’s PEN/Jean Stein Book Award.
- Benjamin Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Political Science, will conduct a study, "Between Expertise and Bureaucracy: How Cybersecurity Policy Is Shaped in Japan and the United States" in Japan on an NEH-Japan Foundation fellowship next year.
- Associate Teaching Professor of Global & Intercultural Studies Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy wrote an editorial for The Washington Post about the U.S. and Canada trucker convoys.
- Professor of Statistics and co-author John Bailer's paper, “Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses to a Simulated Commute on an E-Bike,” was selected as Paper of the Year for the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.
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In Memoriam
Paul Mitchell passed away on Dec. 3, 2021. He taught Russian language, literature, and film at Miami University from 1973 until his retirement in 2008.
Testimonials from some of Paul's Miami colleagues include:
"Paul was totally dedicated to Russian studies, to teaching, scholarship and to the department and his students. He embodied the teacher-scholar model and put it to practice throughout his career. - Robert Di Donato - Professor Emeritus of German, former Chair
"I have fond memories of the conversations I had with Paul, our many interactions on the Russian Program." - Audrone Willeke - Professor Emerita of Russian, former Chair
"Paul was devoted to his students and a stalwart colleague. He was continually supportive to the Russian program and its endeavors. - Margaret Ziolkowski - Professor Emerita of Russian, former Chair
"Paul was a devoted teacher with a wide range of scholarly interests. He was one of the people who made me feel at home when I moved to Oxford." - Benjamin Sutcliffe - Professor of Russian
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