I wanted to share with you all (with permission) that Madeline Virginia McMurray arrived early Wednesday morning (May 2). Congratulations to Matt and Kat on a beautiful, healthy baby girl!
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Updates from alumni
I just wanted to pass on the word I’ve recently received from a couple of former students. Kala Allen (B.A., ’16) was just named a recipient for a Fulbright fellowship to conduct a research experience in Nigeria! Kala is currently working at Duke University’s Brain Imaging and Analysis Center studying dementia and macular degeneration, and has also been accepted to the Peace Corps. We are extremely proud of Kala who worked with April Smith, Jay Smart, and me.
I received word from Roger Knudson that Miraj Desai (B.A., ’05) has just published a book, Travel and Movement in Clinical Psychology: The World Outside the Clinic. Miraj is now an Associate Research Scientist in Psychiatry at Yale, and has also been selected for the Melba J.T. Vasquez Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions in Research from the APA Minority Fellowship Program!
Congratulations to both of these recent alumni, making Miami Psychology proud!
Diversity events 5/6 – 5/12
The last batch of events for the semester; thanks again Lauren!
The Chatter Box
When: 5/8 at 3pm
Where: Rentschler 114 (Multicultural and Diversity Office; Hamilton)
Description: This event is sponsored by Student Disability Services. This event will include “an environment where those with visible and non-visible disabilities can make new friends, address issues, get empowered and achieve goals.”
Russia’s Quiet Revolution: Single Motherhood and Normalized Gender Crisis
When: 5/10 5:30-6:30pm
Where: Harrison Hall 302 (Oxford)
Description: As part of the Havinghurst Center Lecture Series, Jennifer Ultrata, from the University of Puget Sound, will present a talk on the gender crisis in Russia.
Farewell Shabbat
When: 5/11 6-8pm
Where: Hillel (11 E Walnut St, Oxford, OH)
Description: Hillel, the Association of Jewish Students, will host their final Shabbat dinner, where senior students will be honored.
Telling a People’s Story Museum Exhibition
When: Now through 6/30
Where: Miami University Art Museum
Description: This museum exhibition is devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. Through 95 books and 130 illustrations, the exhibition emphasizes the strength of the illustrations as visual narrative representations of the African-American experience.
New writing center for English language learners
From Liz Wardle, Howe Center for Writing Excellence:
The new English Language Learner Writing Center (ELL WC) has begun offering limited services this semester. It will become fully operational at several sites around campus in the fall.
I am writing to let you know that the ELL WC website is now operational, so you can share it with your students and colleagues: http://miamioh.edu/ellwc. The site includes information on how to make appointments, as well as resources such as grammar tutorials.
If you have questions or would like to schedule a department workshop or one-on-one consultation regarding working effectively with multilingual writers, please contact the ELL WC Coordinator, Dr. Larysa (Lora) Bobrova.
Broader impacts 101
From Heather Johnston, OARS, regarding a workshop of interest to those who are considering submission to NSF funding mechanisms:
In response to feedback provided through our February survey on professional development, OARS is pleased to offer a Broader Impacts 101 workshop on Friday, May 4, from 10:00 to 11:15am in 134 King Library (AIS). The workshop will provide a general overview of broader impacts, including:
- The history of the National Science Foundation’s broader impacts (BI) criterion
- Strategies for conceptualizing, developing, implementing, and evaluating BI activities
- Tips for leveraging existing resources to build a “BI identity”
The presenter is Liz Nysson, a member of the steering committee for the National Alliance for Broader Impacts and assistant director of the Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute in Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing.
Register today!
Diversity events 4/28 – 5/5
Telling a People’s Story Museum Exhibition
When: Now through 6/30
Where: Miami University Art Museum
Description: This museum exhibition is devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. Through 95 books and 130 illustrations, the exhibition emphasizes the strength of the illustrations as visual narrative representations of the African-American experience.
Elevate: Diversity and Inclusion Career Symposium
When: Saturday, April 28, 12-1pm
Where: 152 Shideler
Description: This symposium will bring “together students, professionals, and administrative staff to equip you with the necessary tools to successfully prepare you for any workplace environment. All students and faculty are welcome to attend.”
Human Flow
When: Sunday, April 29, 2:30-6pm
Where: Kreger Hall 221
Description: Human Flow is a documentary about the global refugee crisis. At the conclusion fo the film, a virtual Q&A session will be held with the documentary’s director, Al Weiwei. This event is in association with the Film Studies 301 course but is free and open to the public.
Make your own sushi
When: Wednesday, May 2 6-9pm
Where: Armstrong Pavilion C
Description: Miami Activities and Programming is hosting a free event for attendees to make and enjoy sushi.
Racial banishment in the American metropolis: Freedom is a place, but where is that place?
When: Thursday, May 3, 5-6:30pm
Where: Heritage Room, Shriver Center
Description: Dr. Ananya Roy is a Professor of Urban Planning, Social Welfare, and Geography at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs. Her research and scholarship challenge white supremacy and white power.
Lavender Graduation
When: Saturday, May 5, 12-3pm
Where: McGuffey Hall 322
Description: Lavender Graduation honors LGBTQ+ students’ achievements and contributions to Miami University.
Opportunity to participate in department course sharing bank
From Christina Fitzpatrick, who has been leading efforts to collect materials to benefit new instructors and those with new preparations:
The department is seeking volunteers who would like to share a copy of their course files for general use in the department. By providing a course bank, the department is hoping to improve teaching materials and free up your schedule to pursue other teaching activities (e.g., teaching research). If you would like to share your course you can make a copy of your existing CANVAS course that removes student information in a matter of minutes. If you would like to learn more or to share your course materials, please contact Christina Fitzpatrick ([email protected]).
Diversity events 4/23 – 4/28
Telling a People’s Story Museum Exhibition
When: Now through 6/30
Where: Miami University Art Museum
Description: This museum exhibition is devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. Through 95 books and 130 illustrations, the exhibition emphasizes the strength of the illustrations as visual narrative representations of the African-American experience.
Poison in the Ivy: Race relations and the reproduction of inequality on elite college campuses
When: 4/23 6-8pm
Where: Upham Hall, room 001
Description: Dr. W. Carson Byrd, an Assistant Professor of Pan African Studies and Sociology at the University of Louisville, will present a talk as part of the Penny Lecture Series.
The Long March Toward Civil Rights
When: 4/24, 2:50-3:50pm
Where: Art Museum
Description: Dr. Rodeny Coates will present an Art Museum Lecture on the history of and continued journey toward African American and Black people achieving civil rights.
Pride Gayla
When: 4/27 6-9pm
Where: 221 High Street (Hamilton Campus)
Description: Miami Hamilton’s LGBTQ and Ally Organization (MUH Pride) is hosting a dinner, dance and drag show, featuring Roxie D. Mocracy, Savannah Judd, Kisha Summers, Diana Thirst, and Amaya Sexton.
Family Style Shabbos Dinner
When: 4/27 7-8:30pm
Where: Chabad at Miami University
Description: This event is open to all people, regardless of background, prior knowledge, or affiliation. A candle-lighting ceremony and dinner will begin at 7pm.
Undergraduate Research Forum next week
Most of you are likely aware of this–if not involved as mentors of students presenting–but I wanted to make sure to pass this on from Martha Weber, ORU:
Miami’s 24th annual Undergraduate Research Forum will honor our dedicated Miami mentors and celebrate the intellectual accomplishments of our student researchers. Established in 1994, this university-wide forum has showcased the creative and scholarly activities of undergraduates engaged in research. During the interactive poster sessions both student researchers and mentors celebrate and promote undergraduate dedication to learning and scholarly achievement.
Over 560 Miami students are registered to present at the annual Undergraduate Research Forum on April 25, 2018. Fifty-two oral presentations involving 61 students will take place in rooms on the Shriver Center third floor. Three interactive poster sessions involving over 500 student presenters will take place in the Shriver John Dolibois Rooms. Student research on display covers a wide variety of topics and may have been carried out as part of a class, an independent study, a community project, a service-learning project, a creative project, etc.
You can find an ADA-compliant download of the program here.
COMPASS seeking editors
Do you have talented students who are interested in writing, publishing, or plan to pursue careers in academia where an understanding of peer review and the publication process would be useful? Consider encouraging them to apply for the editorial board of COMPASS, the department’s undergraduate research journal. Students complete PSY 394 (2 cr.) for training, after which they serve on the editorial board until graduation.
If you have interested students, please have them complete the application or contact me or the current student executives for more information: Andrew Higgins, President; Eva Demeropolis, Managing Editor.