Spotlights
Faculty & Staff Successes, October 2015
October 05, 2015
Art Gallery staff members Stacey Tvedten, and Nathan Kemler, and Ellen Adams, assistant professor of honors, gave a presentation, "Visual Integration: Incorporating Collections Narratives Into Educational Environments," at the Michigan Museums Association Annual Conference.
Gordon Alderink, associate professor of physical therapy and honors was interviewed by "Eight West" on WOOD-TV for a story about a documentary, "Lesson in Diplomacy: Grand Valley State University Baseball in Cuba." about the baseball team's 2012 trip to Cuba.
Craig Benjamin, professor of history, honors, gave three presentations on Big History and the use of technology in the classroom at the Third International Colloquium on the Teacher Student Relationship in the Digital Age, at the Sri Atmananda Memorial School in Kerala, India.
Kurt Ellenburger, associate professor of music in the honors college, gave a lecture, “Jazz Across the Atlantic: Contrasting American and European Models of Jazz Education” at Iowa State University on October 5th.
Richard Hiskes, professor of political science and honors, gave a keynote address, “A Very Promising Species: Environmental Human Rights and the Future,” at a conference, The Social Practice of Human Rights: Charting the Frontiers of Research and Advocacy, at the University of Dayton.
Kate VanderKolk, student services coordinator for the Center for Adult and Continuing Studies, gave a presentation, "Project Graduation: Recruiting and Supporting Former Students," at the Association for Continuing Higher Education Conference.