DEAN’S NOTE

I wanted to give everyone in the college a heads up that Titans Day of Giving will take place early in the fall semester, on September 12. Last year COLS raised more money and had more individual gifts than any other unit at the university. We want to build on our past success and really engage our alumni and communities again this year. If your departments and programs have social media accounts or alumni lists this is a great opportunity to raise some awareness of our great programs and some funds for our great students!

IN THE NEWS

My thanks and congratulations to Claire Armstrong and the COLS department assistants for their organization and heavy lifting in the recycling drive, which ended today. We filled up 34 large containers that hold approximately 750-1,000 volumes each, so we have recycled approximately 30,000 journal issues, textbooks, and other bound materials. This is in addition to the other campus cleanup work that Claire and the department assistants have been undertaking to get rid of old furniture and other clutter from our academic spaces. Amazing work, everyone! 

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

• Ziyuan Wang (Mathematics) gave a presentation, “Extending A Priori Procedure (APP) for skew normal distributions using Bonferroni Method,” at the 7th International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics (EcoSta 2024).
• Yoshiro Hanai and Shoko Emori (Global Languages and Cultures) presented the paper “New Roles and Creative Potentialities of Face-to-Face Instruction” at the International Conference on Japanese Language Education at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

FACULTY RESEARCH

• Evan Kreider (Philosophy) has published “Post-Punk and the Aesthetics of Atmosphere” in Post-Punk and Philosophy, edited by Joshua Heter and Richard Greene and published by Carus Books.
• Gabe Loiacono (History) has published “Hog Reeves are Part of the state, too: an essay on local governance in the early republic” in the Journal of the Early Republic. It is the introduction to a forum on local governance in the early USA. In connection with this essay, the blog Panorama published “Let’s Give Hog Reeves Their Due.” 
• Anna Filipova’s (Sociology and Public Administration) 2022 article “Leadership Implications Related to Bullying and Intent to Leave Among Licensed Practical Nurses” in the Journal of Nursing Administration will be featured in the October 2024 Magnet and Pathway to Excellence conference to be held in New Orleans.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Mark your calendars for the COLS Opening Day all-college meeting, which will follow the university’s Opening Day Honors and Awards, the morning of Tuesday, September 3 in the Culver Family Welcome Center. We’ll be sharing more details soon!