Academic Journals Publish Faculty Member’s Book Reviews
Sept. 29, 2009 - 9:52 a.m.
Douglas M. Sherry, part-time instructor of sociology at Penn College, recently published two book reviews. His review of “Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for U.S. Identity,” a book written by Victoria E. Johnson and published by New York University Press, 2008, appeared in the Journal of Popular Culture in April. Sherry’s review of “Are We There Yet? The Golden Age of American Family Vacations,” a book written by Susan S. Rugh and published by University Press of Kansas, 2008, was published in H-Childhood in September.
Professor Publishes Essay, Named President of Literature Group
Aug. 26, 2009 - 11:32 a.m.
A Penn College professor recently published an essay and assumed the presidency of an international literature organization. Mark D. Noe, professor of English-composition, published an essay in the Summer 2009 issue of ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes, and Reviews. His essay is titled “White Mulberry Economics in Willa Cather’s Nebraska.”
'My Last Words' Presentation Honors Late Faculty Member
Oct. 15, 2008 - 3:20 p.m.
Inspirational tribute and tearful remembrance filled Klump Academic Center on Tuesday, as the semester's first program in the "
My Last Words
" lecture series – renamed in honor of the late David A. London – drew hundreds of people to the building's auditorium. London, an associate professor of speech communication/composition, died May 3. Taking the stage, as London himself had several times as chair of College Council, was Sandra Lakey, associate professor of speech communication/composition and one of London’s closest friends and colleagues. In addition to Lakey's lecture, attendees saw a montage of photos of London, accompanied by Simon and Garfunkel's "Old Friends." Also taking part in the evening's event were Shadra D. Smith, assistant director of student activities for student services and involvement; Clifford P. Coppersmith, dean of integrated studies; John D. Maize, instructor of speech communication/composition; and Kimberly R. Cassel, director of student activities.
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Photos by Cindy D. Meixel, photo editor, and Jessica L. Tobias, student photographer)
‘My Last Words’ Series to Continue in Tribute to Late Professor
Oct. 8, 2008 - 4:19 p.m.
If given one last chance to speak to students, what would you say? For the fourth year, the Student Activities Office at Penn College will help answer those questions in its successful series, “My Last Words,” which has been renamed in honor of the late David A. London. “The David London My Last Words” presentation is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in the Klump Academic Center Auditorium. The presenter will be Sandra Lakey, associate professor of speech communication/composition and one of London’s closest friends and colleagues.
Faculty Member Quoted in Philadelphia Inquirer
Sept. 9, 2008 - 11:34 a.m.
The quirky charm of "The Big Lebowski," the cultish Coen Brothers film enjoying its 10th anniversary, has attracted published comment from an associate professor of English/mass communication at Penn College. Joseph Loehr, who teaches the college's Introduction to Cinema art elective with Tom Zimmerman, associate professor of psychology, is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer
article
by David Hiltbrand in Tuesday's editions.
Lecture Series, Scholarship to Memorialize Faculty Member, Former Council Chair
May 5, 2008 - 12:31 p.m.
David A. London, 57, an associate professor of speech communication/composition in the Communication and Literature Department within the School of Integrated Studies at Penn College, died Saturday, May 3. London, who was also a former chair of College Council, began his employment with the college in January 1990. President Davie Jane Gilmour said the college’s “My Last Words” lecture series will be renamed the “David London My Last Words Lecture Series” in his honor. In addition, the school and the department will establish a student scholarship in London’s name through the Penn College Foundation.
English Faculty Member’s Paper Published in Online Journal
May 2, 2008 - 2:59 p.m.
Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Penn College, recently had a paper published in an online journal. The paper, titled “The Monster in the Jungle: Lost and the 21st Century American Gothic,” was published in Lost Online Studies, Volume 2.1.
WPTC Program Explores Religion, Spirituality
Feb. 29, 2008 - 12:22 p.m.
Penn College’s radio station, WPTC-FM, is home to “The Way,” a weekly radio show that focuses on religion and spirituality and features interviews with individuals from both the college and the community. The show, which debuted in September, airs at 7 a.m. on Saturdays. Listeners can tune their radios to 88.1 FM or listen live online
. Past installments of the program are also available for listening on the site. The show’s host, Kent B. Bunting, assistant professor of English, said he proposed the show because he did not like the way religion was covered in the mass media.
Library Reading Room Named in Memory of Late Professor
Oct. 12, 2007 - 9:02 p.m.
A section of Penn College's Madigan Library has been named in memory of a veteran faculty member and 1988 recipient of the institution's Master Teacher award. The James Everett Logue Popular Reading Atrium − born of 169 gifts from many of the associate English professor's former college co-workers, retirees, past students, community members, and Bucknell University classmates and fraternity brothers − was dedicated Friday night. "I believe he would have been extremely proud to have his name on this very special part of the library, and would also have been excited to see how activities and usage of the library have increased since this facility was opened in August 2006," college President Davie Jane Gilmour said. Sharing poignant memories of her late colleague, and thanking those who donated after his Sept. 1, 2004, death, the president reflected on Logue's 39-year teaching career at Penn College and its predecessor, Williamsport Area Community College. "I also would like to thank his wife, Darla, for arranging the donation of Jim's papers to the archives housed here at the Madigan Library." The collection, displayed near the first-floor elevator, includes literature and music, as well as papers from his days as a student and instructor. Darla Logue, a former associate professor of dental hygiene, joined Gilmour at the podium to unveil a portrait that will hang in the reading room.
Faculty Member Nominated for Recognition by Former Student
Aug. 22, 2007 - 5:08 p.m.
Laura M. Dickinson, associate professor of English-composition at Penn College, was recently nominated for inclusion in “Who’s Who Among America's Teachers and Educators.”
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