College Spotlight - April 2016
With 24 departments in our college, there are always big things happening. Take a look at some of the highlights for April 2016:
Division of BiologyB.K. Sandercock collaborated and has published a new research article from a large international collaboration of researchers working with migratory shorebirds worldwide. Read more. |
EnglishDan Hoyt won the 2015 Tim McGinnis Award and Kara Northway and Don Hedrick have received a microgrant of $6,000 from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Read more. |
GeographyTwo doctoral candidates were recognized with Best Paper awards at the 2016 American Association of Geographers annual meeting. Read more. | HistoryProfessor David Graff and doctoral alumnus Brian Laslie both have books that are in the news. Read more. |
Journalism & Mass CommunicationsStudents Anthony Williams and Nich Homburg were recognized at the Broadcast Education Association Conference and Assistant Professor Gloria Freeland received the Gaston Outstanding Mentor Award. Read more. | Modern LanguagesThe Modern Languages Department coordinated the Arts & Sciences Diversity Lecture by Tiffany Florvil, Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico, entitled "May Ayim, the Afro-German Movement, and her Transnational Activism." Read more. |
Music, Theatre, and DanceThe North American Drama Therapy Association's Central Region held their annual regional conference at K-State Saturday, April 16-17. This was the first time that K-State hosted the Central Region conference. Read more. | PhilosophyTwo philosophy professors won prestigious residencies to continue their work abroad. Read more. |
Psychological SciencesUniversity Distinguished Teaching Scholar Don Saucier was recently named a Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Read more. | Sociology, Anthropology, and Social WorkHarald E.L. Prins serves as lead expert witness for the Penobscot Indian Nation in a federal court case in a dispute with the State of Maine and numerous river towns about tribal reservation boundaries and its fishing rights on the Upper Penobscot River. Read more. |