November 2021 | Issue 11
NEXT ISSUE: December 7, 2021
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DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND FILM
Theatre Professor Lights up International Stage
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Stephen Sakowski, associate professor of lighting and sound design with The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film, recently served as the lighting director for a benefit concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Global Citizen Live event on Sept. 25.
The L.A. stage, one of 14 stages worldwide involved in the fundraising effort, hosted 24 performances by 10 artists over three hours as part of the 24-hour event. The L.A. artists were Adam Lambert, Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer, Shulman Smith, Stevie Wonder, H.E.R., The Lumineers, Chloe X Halle, Migos, Ozuna and One Republic. Read more...
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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMUNICATION AND THEATRE AND FILM
Alumnus Helps Raise Funds for Daycare
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Toledo punter (and College of Arts and Letters grad in media communication and theatre performance) Bailey Flint is paying it forward to local daycare. Bailey has teamed up with local promotion company Jupmode to create a 419 shirt that incorporates Flint punting, his jersey number 49, and the northwest Ohio area code. Proceeds go directly to My First Days Daycare in Toledo.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION
UToledo Students Win Several Press Club Awards
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The Press Club of Toledo’s annual Touchstone program was held last month and University of Toledo Media Communication students received honors. Its annual scholarship was awarded to Caleb Gill, a University of Toledo senior majoring in media communication. Student Touchstones were awarded to the crew of the UToledo UT:10 program for their Spring 2021 broadcasts and UT:10 radio host Deepa Bhujbal for her podcast reviewing a week’s headline stories. And congratulations to both Jason Hibbs (UT:10 Instructor) and Kevin O’Korn (Production Studio Coordinator). |
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS
Faculty and Staff Welcome Reception Highlights
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The College of Arts and Letters held its annual fall welcome reception for faculty and staff in September. In addition to food and fun, faculty awards were presented for research, teaching and service. Two Outstanding Staff Awards as well as years-of-service pins were also presented. |
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Outstanding Award for Research
Peter Feldmeier , Ph.D., the Murray/Bacik Endowed Chair of Catholic Studies
Pictured with Associate Dean Dan Hammel and Dean Charlene Gilbert
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Outstanding Award for Teaching
Sujata Shetty, Ph.D., associate professor of Geography and Planning.
Pictured with Patrick Lawrence, chair of Geography and Planning and Dean Charlene Gilbert
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Outstanding Award for Service to the College
Debra Davis, professor of art.
Pictured with Deborah Orloff, associate chair of Art and Dean Charlene Gilbert
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Outstanding Staff Award
Adam Hintz, Director of Student Services
Pictured with Associate Dean Dan Hammel and Dean Charlene Gilbert
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Outstanding Staff Award
Linda CurtisSecretary for Women's and Gender Studies (WGST)
Pictured with Sharon Barnes, chair of WGST and Dean Charlene Gilbert
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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING
Hosts 2021 Virtual Meeting of the East Lakes and West Lakes Divisions of the American Association of Geographers (AAG)
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Over 90 attendees participated in a variety of online Zoom sessions, including paper and poster presentations from students and faculty representing more than 20 geography departments and programs. This is the third time since 2000 that the University of Toledo has hosted the annual East Lakes AAG regional meeting.
Undergraduate and graduate students also competed for cash prizes for best presentations and eligibility for the AAG Best Presentation Award which includes travel to attend the 2022 AAG Annual National Meeting in New York City in February.
The AAG is the predominant professional organization for geographers, with over 10,000 members across the world, including ten regional divisions across the United States.
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CAL PUBLISHING AND EXHIBITION NEWS |
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The UToledo Disability Studies Program held a book launch last month celebrating the release of Dr. Ally Day's "The Political Economy of Stigma: HIV, Memoir, Medicine, and Crip Positionalities." This virtual event included an international team of outstanding scholars in a discussion of Day's new and noteworthy book which has been praised as "groundbreaking" and "an important contribution."
"The Political Economy of Stigma" offers a compelling critique of neoliberal medical practices in the US by coupling an analysis of HIV memoir with a critical examination of narrative medicine practice. Using insights from feminist disability studies and crip theory, Day argues that stories of illness and disability—such as HIV memoirs—operate within a political economy of stigma, which she defines as the formal and informal circulation of personal illness and disability narratives that benefits some while hindering others.
An article by Dr. Joey Kim, visiting assistant professor of English, had an article published in American Periodicals: A Journal of History & Criticism. The article was titled, "Christian Conversion Through Racial Exclusion: The Oriental; or, Tung-Ngai San-Luk, the Second Chinese-Language Newspaper in the U.S.” Link: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/819749
Dr. Xianlin Jin, assistant professor of Communication, solo-authored an article published online at the Journal of Emergency Management. The article explores the frames of environmental crises on Twitter and Weibo. "Understanding crisis communication on social media with CERC: topic model analysis of tweets about Hurricane MariaJournal of Emergency Management," 19(8). https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.0554 [IF 0.9, H Index 8].
Eyrn Briscoe, an English major with a concentration in creative writing, wrote “Amanda Gorman,” a recently published children’s book highlighting Amanda Gorman, a young Black poet who performed during the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Some of our faculty have also been active at professional conferences. Dr. Ayendy Bonifacio gave presentations at two October conferences. He presented a paper titled "Pursuing the Potential of Digital Mapping in Latinx Studies" for the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, hosted virtually by UCLA; and a paper titled “Speculative Aesthetics: Resisting White Norms,” for the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present (ASAP) Conference.
Dr. Gigi McNamara presented “Teaching Feminist Media Studies in a Post-Weinstein Era,” at The Organization for the Study of Communication, Language and Gender (OSCLG) Annual Conference. Dr. McNamara also presented “Performing the Postmodern Memory: A textual analysis of The Real World Homecoming: New York" presented at Making Sense of Memory: An Inclusive Interdisciplinary Conference Progressive Connexions. Both conferences were held virtually in October.
Dr. Jami Taylor, professor of political science, has been selected as part of a team to edit the journal Political Research Quarterly of the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) for the next four years - July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2026.
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Dr. Kim Nielsen, professor of disability studies, history and women’s and gender studies, was cited as a transformative influence on the work of a scholar and performance artist focused on expanding disability culture.
Bailey Flint, a UToledo student-athlete, discusses his excitement for the return of Homecoming festivities ahead of the big game.
Lydia Marentette, who graduated in spring with a bachelor’s degree in political science, is in the public administration master’s program and working as a mayor’s assistant in the Department of Neighborhoods for the city of Toledo.
Dr. Sam Nelson, associate professor and chair of the UToledo Department of Political Science and Public Administration, discusses how a potential government shutdown would affect the federal pandemic response.
Dr. Kevin Egan, associate professor of economics, discusses the size of the American workforce.
Dr. Kevin Egan, professor of economics, discusses the cost of coal.
Dr. Michael Stauch, assistant professor of history, discusses the Toledo Police Department’s proposal to use a military vehicle for emergency and medical use.
Dr. Daniel Hammel, professor in the Department of Geography and Planning and associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters, discusses how ‘zombie’ properties hit the housing market.
Dr. Monita Mungo, assistant professor of sociology, discusses an academic theory to explain practices that disadvantage some while rewarding others.
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A conversation about the legacy of the U.S. War in Afghanistan.
Nov. 10
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A collection of new short plays and films, written and created by UToledo theatre and film students, with students also taking on the roles of directors, designers, cinematographers and managers.
Nov. 11-14
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Exhibit features the best work of high school student artists from the region.
Nov. 19
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“UTSO Goes to the Movies; Music from Classic Films and Composers”
Dec. 9
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IMPORTANT FALL 2021 DATES
Nov. 11, 2021: Veterans Day (no classes, offices closed)
Nov. 24, 2021: No classes
Nov. 25-26, 2021: Thanksgiving Break (no classes, offices closed)
Dec. 6-17, 2021: Law Final Exam Weeks
Dec 10, 2021: Last Day of Class
Dec. 13-17, 2021: Final Exam Week
Dec. 18, 2021: University Commencement
Dec. 23-31, 2021: Winter Break (offices closed)
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