Faculty & Department News

Discussion by Michael Livingston

Before his death last year, Charleston author Robert Jordan had a tremendous impact on fantasy writing. At 7 p.m. Thursday, September 18, Citadel assistant professor Michael D. Livingston led a discussion of "An American Tolkien: Robert Jordan and the Roots of Fantasy" at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. Livingston has degrees in history, Medieval studies and English. He has published articles on Tolkien and James Joyce, discovered European maps of America that pre-date Columbus, and is working on his third book. He is a winner of the international Writers of the Future Contest and has been published in a variety of genres and venues.

New Faculty

We are pleased to welcome several New Faculty members to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Ghana: Tragedy and Hope

Fulfilling a life-long dream to visit the country of Ghana, Dr. Julie Lipovsky, Professor of Psychology at The Citadel, was exposed to the tragedy and hope that characterizes this West African country.  She witnessed abject poverty, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate housing, yet was impressed by the optimism and commitment to improving this situation among the people she met while supporting “Project Okurase,” a collaborative effort between MUSC, the Gethsemani Circle of Friends in North Charleston, and Nkabom Artists and Craftspeople Association in Ghana. Dr. Lipovsky hopes to find creative ways to bring The Citadel into this growing collaborative effort.  She will share her experience in a public presentation on September 30 at 6:30 PM in the Wachovia Auditorium of Bond Hall.

Public History Lecture in Pittsburgh

History Professor David Preston gave a public lecture as part of the "Hinge of History" program at the Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The seminar focused on the Forbes expedition of 1758, which ended with the French being driven from Fort Duquesne and the Forks of the Ohio being renamed Pittsburgh. The lecture and other program events are described in this article.

APA National Conference

Psychology Professor and Department Chair Steve Nida attended the APA's National Conference at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington from June 22-27, 2008. The conference participants gathered to discuss the future of undergraduate education for every student, from those who take just one introductory psychology course to those who pursue a bachelor's or advanced degree in psychology.

Conferences in Great Britain

History Professor Kathy Grenier presented two conference papers in Great Britain. "The Holy Calm of the Sabbath: Tourism and Sabbatarianism in Nineteenth-Century Scotland" was presented at "Tourism and Cultural Exchange in Ulster and Scotland: Historical Perspectives" in Derry on June 28 and "The Sacred Island: Iona and Nineteenth-Century Tourism" was presented at "Travels in Britain and Ireland, 1880-Present" at The Open University on May 30. While in Great Britain, Dr. Grenier also spent time in the British Library in London and the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Prof. Urroz's New Novel Friccion

This link shows a Spanish television interview of Eloy Urroz discussing the June 2008 release of his latest novel Friccion in Spain. Congrats to Eloy!

Humanities Professors Attend Jessie Ball duPont Seminars

English professor Licia Calloway and Psychology professor Michael Politano attended Jessie Ball duPont summer seminars at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, NC from June 1-22 2008. For more information on the seminars attended, click here.

More Faculty News

Events and Seminars

John Duckworth
Artist
Scenes from the South
October 7, 2008

Donald L. Fowler
John C. West Professor
Political Science Department

Media Coverage of the Campaigns
October 9, 2008

Election Projections
October 30, 2008

Analysis of Election Results
November 6, 2008

Tony Lackey
Political Science Department
Victory or Defeat? VietNam
October 14, 2008

Joseph Renouard
History Department
The Fall of the Shah, Emergence of New Iran
October 28, 2008

Jon Meacham
Editor, Newsweek
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
November 18, 2008

Student News

Graduate Student to Present Paper at International Conference

Jerome R. Clemons, Jr., a graduate student in the Master of Social Science program has been asked to present a paper at the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference to be held this October in Vancouver, Canada. Clemons' paper deals with the preservation of Lowcountry sweetgrass basket weaving and focuses on the rich tradition of the sweetgrass basket weaving craft, African- American Lowcountry culture and Charleston history. The paper was originally submitted in Dr. William Bloss's CRMJ/PSCI 500 Seminar in Social Science course. Clemons' will give a 30 minute presentation during the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities session of the conference.

Political Science Students Attend Internship

Matthew Millard and Justin Strickland interned at the Pearson Peacekeeping Center's Operations Office in Ottawa. The Citadel is the only college with this program at the PPC. The internship is for one month, following the completion of a multinational peacekeeping course at The Citadel.

This article by Prof. Terry Mays has more information about the Pearson Peacekeeping Center and the internship program.

Critical Languages Award

JD Lathers a French [primary] and history major has been admitted to the Master of Arts program at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for Fall 2008 at the Bologna, Italy campus. He also received a CAORC/DoS grant to study intensive Turkish for two months this summer.

Public History Internship

Cadet Parker Chapman of Decatur, Georgia, completed a Public History internship with the Army Heritage and Education Center (AHEC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania this summer. To read more about Cadet Chapman's experiences or find out more about internships with AHEC, click this link.

White House Fellow

The Citadel just had a White House Fellow selected! He is David Rawlinson who graduated in Political Science. This is a great program. If anyone is interested, click on this link to the White House Fellows website.

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News from Student Groups & Clubs

"Honor Chapter" Selected by the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

On August 2, 2008, The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was one of only 10 chapters nationwide to be selected as an "Honor Chapter" by the National Executive Committee during its annual meeting in Milwaukee. Chapters are chosen for their outstanding activities realized during the academic year. More....