Dr. Frederika Bell-Berti
St. John's College Department of
Speech, Communications and Theatre
Organized a Special Session on Speech Intelligibility and
AAC Devices at the Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, in
Austin, TX, November 10-14 2003. She was also a co-author of a
paper in the session: Carol Conroy, Lawrence Raphael, and
Fredericka Bell-Berti. The effects of four variables on the
intelligibility of synthesized sentences. Ms. Conroy is an alumna
of St. John's M.A. program.
Professor Joseph
Adolphe
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Is the curator of the current exhibition "Marshall
Arisman, Power Animals" in Chung Cheng Art Gallery at St.
John's. The exhibition was reviewed in the October 24 edition
of The Chronicle of Higher Education, the October 19 edition of
Newsday and the October 2 edition of The Queens
Courier.
Professor Jeffrey C.
Kinkley
St. John's College Department of
History
Presented a Swarthmore College-sponsored lecture on "Shen
Congwen and His Imperfect Paradise" to a Chinese literature class
in Swarthmore, PA, November 4, 2003. He was a Taiwan-government
sponsored Visiting Scholar for the month of October at the
Institute of Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica (Zhongyang
Yanjiu Yuan, Central Research Academy), Nangang, Taiwan. He
delivered three two-hour lectures with Q&A in and around
Taipei: October 21, at Aletheia (Zhenli) University, Tamsui:
"Literatures of Frontiers Soon to Close: Li Qiao, Willa Cather, and
O. E. Rolvagg"; October 23, at the Academia Sinica, Nangang:
"Mainland Anticorruption Fiction and 'Heaven's Wrath'"; October 24,
at Fu-hsing-kang College, Shilin, "Mainland and Western Views on
Current Mainland Chinese Mass Culture."
Professor Michael
Warren
St. John's College Department of
Theology
Recent essays include:
- "Meeting John Moriarty," The Furrow [Ireland] February 2003.
pp. 93-99.
- "The Eucharist and the Cultural Problem of
Self-Implication," retitled by the editor as "In Search
of True Commitment," The Furrow October 2003, pp.
519-528.
- "Naming the Unnameable with the Two Johns," Doctrine and Life
[Ireland] September 2003, pp. 410-415.
- Essay, "Another Look at Catechesis," published in the December
2002 issue of The Furrow [v. 53:12]
- Essay, "Catechesis and Religious Education: Respecting the
Differences," REA: Religion, Education, and the Arts" [Special
Issue: Religious Education in Ireland Today]: 88-104.
- Paper "Globalization, Exploitation, and the Local Church,"
Research paper given at "Ethics: The Guiding Light," the 10th
annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, October
22-24, 2003, Garden City, NY.
- Paper: "Systematics, Sensibility, Smart Bombs and Lonergan's
Legacy" paper for the 4th Annual International L.E.S.T. [Leuven
Encounters in Systematic Theology] Conference, Leuven November 5-8
2003.
Professor Diane
Himmelbaum
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Is exhibited her work at the "Second Annual Juried Exhibition" of
the Organization of Indepedent Artists from November
6-November 26, 2003 at 19 Hudson St., NYC. She presented her work
at the OIA (Organization of Independent Artists) Members' Showcase
at Gallery 402, NYC from October 15-24, 2003. As a Member of the
Organization of Independent Artists she presented her work in a
group show, "OIA MEMBERS' SHOWCASE," at Gallery 402 in
October in New York.
Professor Stephanie
Jacobson
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Is exhibiting at the Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY, from October
20-November 28, 2003. The show is "Unique Impression" and
includes monotypes by six artists.
Professor Denise
Rompilla
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Aappeared on ABC-TV "World News Tonight" in July 2003 as an
expert on "Combat Art."
Professor Linda Butti
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Gave a painting demonstration and lecture, "Color and
Light," on November 2, 2003, at the Pen and Brush Club, NYC.
Professor Paul
Fabozzi
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Was featured in an article in Semestrale di Cultura, "Paul
Fabozzi: Le Voci Della Pietra," written by Dr. Annalisa
Sacca.
Exhibited his work at the ISO Tpower Lobby, 545 Washington
Blvd., Jersey City, NJ, October 4-25, 2003. The show,
entitled "INSIDE/OUT" included "Works on Paper." He also
exhibited at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design in
Lancaster, PA, from September 2-October 17, 2003, with "Rethinking
Landscape."
Professor John
O'Connor
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Exhibited his work at the New Museum of Contemporary Art,
which is presenting, "A Five-Year Survey of the Altoids Curiously
Strong Collection," a showcase of today's most talented emerging
contemporary artists. The exhibition is at 391 Broadway
(at Walker), NYC from October 23-November 30, 2003.
Professor Liza Papi
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Is the set and costume designer for the New School
University presention of "Mysticus." This joyous celebration
of song, rhythm, drums and dance with a Brazilian band features
Alesh DuCarmo at the Tishman Auditorium Friday, November 7, 2003,
at 7:30 p.m.
Professor Ed Heins
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Is exhibiting his work at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists
Coalition's "The Solo Works Show" until November 22. The
exhibition is held at 499 Van Brunt, Brooklyn, NY, at the Red
Hook Pier.
Professor Thomas Kerr
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
Illustrated the cover for the Real Estate Section for
Newsday, October 17. The article was titled, "Blocking
Your Own Path: Enjoying a $4 latte but can't afford a home?
Eliminate the excuses."
Dr. Steve Mentz
St. John's College Department of
English
Has published a chapter entitled "The Fiend Gives Friendly
Counsel: Launcelot Gobbo and Polyglot Economics in The Merchant of
Venice" in a new collection of essays edited by Linda Woodbridge,
Money and the Age of Shakespeare: Essays in New Economic Criticism
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2003).
Dr. Jeffrey Nevid
St. John's College Department of
Psychology
Presented a paper on "Evidence-Based Pedagogy: Use
of Concept Signaling in Introductory Psychology," at the Best
Practices in Teaching Introductory Psychology Conference,
cosponsored by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, Atlanta,
GA, September 26, 2003.
Professor Elizabeth
Albert
St. John's College Department of
Fine Arts
is showing her artwork in a group exhibition, "a bestiary"
at 55 Mercer Gallery, NY, from October 28-November 22, 2003.
Enju Wang, Associate Professor
St. John's College Department of
Chemistry
Published a paper in Analytica Chimica Acta in October.
Title: Fast and Long Term Optical Sensors for pH Based on Sol-Gels
Authors: Enju Wang, Kwok-Fan Chow, Vivian Kwan, Tammy Chin, Crystal
Wong and Andrew Bocarsly.
Dr. Miguel Roig
St. John's College Department of
Psychology
Presented his on-line instructional resource on
avoiding plagiarism and ethical writing at the first RCR Expo held
October 18-19, 2003, during the annual meeting of the Society for
Research Administrators International in Pittsburgh, PA.