The Cornerstone: College of Arts & Sciences News, February 2016

An inside look at the College of Arts & Sciences @ UD

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February 2016

Volume 2, Issue 6

It may have been snowing in recent days, but we're well into a new spring semester here on campus. Our students have returned from studying across the globe over winter session, and are sharing their experiences in a new video series. Today, we cut the ribbon on our new Advising and Career Center in the English Department, and our new Multi-Modal Imaging Center is slated to open in mid-March. In our continuing commitment to diversity and inclusion, we've established a strategic planning team in the college and appointed chief diversity advocates as part of UD's action plan. I thank Alyssa Ashley, Yasser Payne, Stephanie Kerschbaum and Lindsay Hoffman for joining the team, and Jissell Martinez, Colette Gaiter and Karl Booksh for their willingness to serve in the important role of advocate. And as always, I hope you'll join us at one of our many public events, like the REP's upcoming production of "To Kill A Mockingbird", our new arts-based "Same Story" Different Countries project, or our film and lecture series, "Engaging Race and Ethnicity in the Americas."

‘Same Story:’ An arts-based project explores U.S. and South African racial issues through music and dance.

Classic novel on stage: UD’s Resident Ensemble Players perform “To Kill a Mockingbird,” opening March 2.

Artists and machines: An exhibition featuring students’ artist-created machines is on view through March 20.

Powerful research tool: A specialized MRI, which can show images of brain activity, was installed at UD.

Rising Star award: Lisa Jaremka has been recognized for her research on interpersonal stress and loneliness.

A world of microbes: Students and researchers attended a Microbial Systems Symposium on campus.

Support for preservation: A National Endowment for the Humanities grant will assist future conservators.

Top faculty directors: Two Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures faculty won study abroad honors.

Race and ethnicity: A film and speaker series on issues in the Americas will include an April symposium.

Students abroad: A new video series about study abroad experiences features communication major Ayanna Gill.

Disaster studies: An important resource collection is enhanced by the addition of a researcher’s papers.

Broadcast news: A study of TV news resulted in a model to determine if stations are meeting viewers’ needs.

Alumni Spotlight: Tony Allen, '93, PhD '01

UD Trustee Tony Allen, the founding president of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League and recipient of numerous honors for public service, spoke on campus about his work to strengthen public education in Wilmington.

CAS Up Close

Can you identify this extreme close-up? If you think you know the location, email CASCommTeam@udel.edu with your answer. All correct answers will be entered into a drawing to help us choose our next close-up! Find our previous features here.

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