March 2022 | Issue 15
NEXT ISSUE: April 2022
|
|
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
CAL Dean Leaves UToledo for O.S.U.
|
|
|
|
After a tenure of five years as dean of the UToledo College of Arts and Letters, Charlene Gilbert will be stepping down to take a position at Ohio State University as Senior Vice Provost of Student Academic Excellence. Her last day with UToledo will be April 1.
“I want to thank Dr. Gilbert for her leadership of the College of Arts and Letters for the past five years and her commitment to the success of many Rocket students as a dean and faculty member...and also for serving this past fall as UToledo’s Interim Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion,” UToledo Provost Karen Bjorkman said.
|
|
Dr. Melissa Gregory, senior associate dean and professor of English, has been named interim dean. Dr. Bjorkman added, “We are fortunate to have a strong associate dean in Dr. Gregory to step up to lead the college during this period of transition and maintain our positive momentum.” |
|
|
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY STUDIES
Chair Awarded Distinguished Professor Status
|
|
Three UToledo faculty members were named Distinguished University Professors in recognition of their exemplary achievements in teaching, research, scholarship and professional service. One of them was Dr. Kim Nielsen, chair and professor of Disability Studies in the College of Arts and Letters. Read more...
Nielsen has authored several books about Helen Keller, and is an internationally acclaimed expert in disability history who has made significant contributions to disability studies, U.S. history and gender studies. Her work skillfully analyzes disability as lived experience and as a theoretical concept. She is best known for her use of disability as a vital analytical tool that she employs to explore the interconnected relationships between disability and race, class, age, sexuality and gender.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two CAL faculty organized and led a public discussion on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Dr. Barry Jackisch, visiting associate professor in the History Department and Dr. M. Joel Voss, associate professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, say they wanted people to have an accurate perspective of what is happening, since the rise of social media has also given rise to deliberate attempts at misinformation. |
|
|
The event was held March 2 at the main branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library and was very well attended. For more coverage by local news outlets, see below in our “In the News” section. |
|
|
 |
Dr. Barry Jackisch, visiting associate professor of modern European and world history, UToledo Department of History. |
|
|
|
Dr. M. Joel Voss, associate professor of political science, UToledo Department of Political Science and Public Administration. |
|
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
Middle School Students Explore Anthropology at Women in STEM Events
|
|
|
|
Local middle school students were invited to campus to explore a range of careers and the college degree programs that can lead to them. Dr. Shahna Arps, assistant professor of anthropology, talks with seventh and eighth grade students from Toledo Public Schools about how researchers study fossils and skeletal material to glean important information |
|
|
about past species, populations and individuals. The students were on campus March 2 as part of the College of Arts and Letters’ Future Women in STEM event. |
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Associate Chair Wins Top Ohio Award for Fiction
|
|
Associate chair of the UToledo Department of English Language and Literature, Dr. Ben Stroud, was awarded an Individual Excellence Award for Fiction from the Ohio Arts Council.
Individual Excellence Awards are peer recognition of a creative artist’s body of work that exemplifies their specific discipline and advances the larger artistic community. These awards support artists' growth and development and recognize their work in Ohio and beyond. See the winners online at the Ohio Arts Council website. |
|
|
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Winter Reception Highlights
|
|
The UToledo College of Arts and Letters welcomed its faculty back for the spring semester with an in-person reception in the Grogan Room at Savage Hall. In addition to welcoming new faculty and staff, Dean Charlene Gilbert made some parting remarks and highlighted the college's many accomplishments. |
|
|
|
|
CAL PUBLISHING AND EXHIBITION NEWS |
|
Department of Geography and Planning professor, Dr. Melissa Baltus, was named to the American National Lecturers by the Archaeology Institute.
"Sons of Toledo," a film co-written and produced by UToledo Theatre and Film Department associate professor, Dr. Matt Foss, has been accepted to several film festivals and has also won a Mosaic Champion Award, a local diversity award from the Toledo chapter of the American Advertising Federation. The film, which Dr. Foss co-wrote with theatre and film writer-director, Monty Cole, has been screened at national and international festivals, including the Seattle Black Film Festival, the Phoenix 2022 Film Festival, the Mammoth Film Festival, the 36th Washington, DC International Film Festival (Filmfest DC)and was a finalist at the Tokyo International Short Film Festival.
Coordinated by Barry Whittaker, associate professor in the Department of Art, UToledo art majors are being featured on electronic billboards throughout the city of Toledo. This project is sponsored by Lamar Outdoor.
Congratulations to Trent Croci, a communication studies major, who was a finalist in the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) 2022 Student Festival of Media Arts in the TV Short Feature Reporting Category for his story, Adopt-A-Family Package. While he did not win, he did win an award of excellence for being a finalist.
Film/Video alumnus Nathan Elias' book "Coil, Quake, Rift," is now available on Amazon. At the site there are also several positive reviews of the book from other authors. |
|
"Perspectives on the Ukraine Crisis" - A public discussion of the Russian invasion of Ukraine - led by Dr. Barry Jackisch (Department of History) and Dr. M. Joel Voss (Department of Political Science and Public Administration) received a great deal of news coverage. In addition, Dr. Voss was quoted by several media outlets about the invasion.
Dr. Joel Voss, an associate professor of political science, discusses the Russian threat to invade Ukraine. (Feb. 18)
Dr. Joel Voss, an associate professor of political science, discusses the Russia-Ukraine crisis. (Feb. 23)
Dr. Joel Voss, an associate professor of political science, discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Feb. 25)
Dr. Neil Reid, professor of geography and planning, discusses the collaborative nature of the craft brewing industry. (Feb. 15)
Dr. Jeff Broxmeyer, an associate professor of political science, discusses the impact of a president’s performance on midterm elections. (Feb. 28)
Dr. Sam Nelson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, discusses legislative maps in Ohio. (Feb. 11)
With a six-page resume at the age of 20, Liam Walsh, a double major in political science and law and social thought, said being heavily involved at UToledo is just part of his life. (Feb. 11)
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES AND THE AFRICANA STUDIES PROGRAM
Panelists include: P. Angelicia Simmons, JD. Founder & Executive Director of the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute of Advocacy & Social Action; Amanda Hill of Healing By Choice! Collaborator, Detroit, MI-based Community Organizer, Abolitionist & Reiki Practitioner; Ameisha Tutwiler, MMS, UToledo MD/MBA Candidate, Developer of Med School Curriculum on Medical Racism & Systemic Health Inequity; and Tanisha Hoover, NMD, BSN, RN Naturopathic Physician, CEO & Founder of RxForHealth.
DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
A conversation about the implications of the anticipated rollback of Roe vs. Wade. Come to share dialogue about the complex consequences and strategize about effective responses.
|
|
CENTER FOR RELIGIOUS UNDERSTANDING
Speaker Ovamir Anjum, the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Toledo.
|
|
ROGER RAY INSTITUTE FOR THE HUMANITIES
Dorothea Dix, an asylum and prison reformer, and later Civil War Superintendent of Union Army Nurses, profoundly shaped U.S. psychiatric healthcare. Her work prompted officials to fund a vast expansion of medicalized, racially-differentiated insane asylums between 1830 and 1875. Join us for this exploration of Dix’s activism and its consequences.
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM
The press line and red carpet will be open from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. and all members of the community are welcome and encouraged to make their entrance in style and be celebrated as part of what makes Toledo great. Food and drink will be available for purchase until 7 p.m. near the entrance of the Peristyle. The premiere will kick off at 6:30 p.m. with a screening of a special prologue documentary on the work of young people from the Mott Branch of the Toledo Public Library and their commitment to peace in our community, followed by the Toledo premiere of “Sons of Toledo.”
(Center for Performing Arts, Center Theatre)
Music & Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman
Additional Material by Jay Reiss; Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine; Originally produced on Broadway by David Stone, James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre.
Performance dates: April 7-10, 15-16, 22-24, 2022. Tickets: $15-$25. Visit: utoledo.tix.com
(Center for Performing Arts, Center Theatre)
The Showcase is a celebratory screening of our UToledo film/video majors finest work chosen in juried competition. All seats $5. Visit: utoledo.tix.com
|
|
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
Concert features Ms. Renzi along with fellow pianists Dr. Michael Boyd, Anthony Pattin and Andrea Lee. Masterclass - Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m.
(UToledo Center for Performing Arts, Recital Hall)
This year's festival highlights the music of composer and UToledo music faculty member, Dr. David Jex.
(University Hall, Doermann Theatre)
Open to college and high school students. Prizes available. Compositions are to be for a string instrument and piano. See guidelines for details. This contest continues to be sponsored by UToledo alumnus Craig Whitaker.
|
|
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Consider a gift to support the college and its students.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS AND THE LATINO ALUMNI AFFILIATE
The infectious rhythms of Spanish dances tell the colorful stories of Spain’s rich heritage in "The Three-Cornered Hat." The beloved melodies from Bizet’s "Carmen" get a unique treatment spotlighting the percussion section of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. UToledo alumni and friends will have group seating in the raised B section and special ticket pricing. Must pre-register. https://www.toledoalumni.org/events/events.aspx?eid=1653
|
|
IMPORTANT SPRING 2022 DATES
Apr. 29, 2022: Last Day of Class
May 2-6, 2022: Finals Week
May 7, 2022: University Commencement, 9 a.m. in Savage Arena
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS TECH SUPPORT
Get help, add to your print quota, get software and hardware.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
