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April 14, 2010

Philosophy majors to present at Minnesota conference

Three Philosophy majors submitted papers and were accepted to present at the 2010 Minnesota Philosophical Undergraduate Student Conference at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., on April 17. The students are Tatiana Gracyk (“The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide”), Daniel Grosz (“Coercion and the Argument from Hiddenness”), and Jennifer Jaszczak (“A Consideration of the Oppression of Women”). There were over 40 submissions, and 31 will be presented with 17 schools being represented at the conference.

Employee News
April 14, 2010

Lisa Steward presented at RTI conference in Bloomington

Lisa H. Stewart, Psychology/School Psychology, planned and presented a Tier 1 Strand at an RTI conference in Bloomington April 7 & 8. She coordinated a two-day strand focusing on Tier 1 (Core) implementation and evaluation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model in schools. She presented key sessions on the importance of high quality Tier 1, evaluation of Tier 1 programs, and problem solving at the Tier 1 level as part of the strand. Click headline to read more.

Academics
April 14, 2010

Cecilia Mafla-Bustamante to speak at NDSU conference

Cecilia Mafla-Bustamante, Spanish, will be the plenary speaker at The Red River Conference on World Literature (RRCWL), an international conference held annually at North Dakota State University and hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and the Department of English. The theme of the conference is Translation: Passage to World Literature. The topic of her paper is “Translation of Dialect and Metaphor: A Study of the English Translations of Jorge Icaza’s Huasipungo.” This event will take place on Friday, April 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the Alumni Center, Reimers.

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April 13, 2010

Dean of University College: Call for applications

The Dean of University College is a full-time, twelve-month position and will involve an initial appointment of two years, with a starting date of July 1, 2010. The Dean reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. As Dean of University College, this position plays a key role in leading the following: Corrick Center, Dragon Core and its assessment, Writing Intensive Program, First Year Seminar, Learning Communities, Honors, Academic Programs for Undecided Students, University Studies, Personal Development courses, and Service Learning. Click headline for more information.

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