College of Liberal Arts  


CoLA Weekly

   October 27, 2017
 
The Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Lecture Series kicked off this week with Thursday's talk on ISIS and the Future of Islam. The next lecture, Never Give Up: Human Rights Activism in Palestine and the Path to Peace, is set for Thursday, November 9, at 4:30 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium.

Another successful LEAP collaboration took place this week as LEAP Level 3 students attended a Professors Panel. Students asked questions about taking university courses and the panelists shared advice on how to be successful in their courses, including "carry a dictionary, interpret visuals in readings, read in English every day, and ask questions!" Thank you to Kelly Lovell, LEAP, for organizing this event and to panelists Liam Anderson, Political Science, Alysoun Taylor-Hall, Mechanical & Materials Engineering, and Kim Warrick, Music, for providing great advice to our students.  
 
Last week's Political Science Careers Event was a great success. The event included a wonderful discussion with a panel of eight Political Science alumni and two student interns as well as informal networking between the panelists and an audience of around 40 students. Congratulations to Wayne Stark, CLASS, December Green, Political Science, and Carlos Costa, Political Science, for this fantastic program connecting our students with such distinguished alumni representing a wide range of careers and backgrounds.  
 
CLASS will team up with History for the History Alumni Career Panel and Program on Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium. This interactive event will feature opportunities to learn from, and network with, distinguished alumni from around the region representing museums, archives, libraries, historical societies, and law offices.  Please encourage your students to attend!
 
This Saturday, English's TESOL program is hosting the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT ) conference. This conference will bring 75 scholars from across the nation to Millett Hall for a full day of sessions on all aspects of language testing, including a plenary session entitled Power, Policy, and Language Assessment: How Ignorance Hurts Language Learners and their Teachers by Todd Ruecker, Assistant Professor at the University of New Mexico.  
 
The 39th Annual Ryterband Symposium will be held on Thursday, November 2, in E163 Student Union. Keynote speaker Professor Rachel Adler from Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles will focus on Jewish Feminism.  The first lecture, Public Outcry: Women's Laments and Social Activism, A Historical Perspective, begins at 4:00 p.m., and the second lecture, From Feminism to Gender: The Evolution of a Jewish Feminist, is at 7:30 p.m.   Both lectures are free and open to the university community and general public. 
 
This week's featured member of the Dean's Student Advisory Board (DSAB) is Doug Benedict. Doug is a junior at Wright State majoring in Political Science. He is extremely passionate about mentoring new students and helping them become accustomed to Wright State. He serves as an Orientation Mentor in the summer, and during the school year, he serves as a Peer Mentor facilitating the education of first year students. Doug is also involved in Student Government where he is currently the Chief of Staff. Being a CoLA student has provided him with many resources and opportunities. Doug was an intern for Dayton's Department of Public Works. The internship allowed him to study the city's challenges of maintenance and crumbling infrastructure during a time of economic constraint. In his free time, he loves to play intramural sports like soccer, volleyball, kickball, softball, and dodgeball. After completing his undergraduate degree, Doug hopes to attend graduate school to attain a Master of Public Administration. 
   
Linda Caron
Dean    
 


Community Conversations: Books of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize ,
featuring the works of this year's Dayton Literary Peace Prize Holbrooke Award recipient, Colm Tóibín, Thursday, November 2, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., Dayton Metro Library   
 
Percussion Ensemble Concert, Thursday, November 2, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., Schuster Hall
 
Trombone Ensemble, Friday, November 3, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m., Schuster Hall 
 
    
CLASS CORNER 
 
Tuesday, November 7 - Effective Interviewing Strategies for Liberal Arts Students and Alumni, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Millett 106
 
Tuesday, November 14 - History Alumni Career Panel, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Millett Atrium
 
Thursday, November 16 - Winning Salary and Benefits Negotiation Strategies, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Millett 106  
 
Please check out the many upcoming activities planned through our Center for Liberal Arts Student Success (CLASS) .