04/30/2012
Heather Evans-Anderson, an assistant professor of biology, will present her research on cardiac regeneration during the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference May 2 at the University of Chicago.
Her group will talk about their study of “Microarray and Ultrastructure Analyses of a Regenerative Myocardium.” Also presenting during the Moderated Poster Discussion with Evans-Anderson are Pooja Pardhanani and Jeremy Barth.
There are 380 people scheduled to attend this year’s conference, many from around the world.
Started by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference meets at a different university each year and brings together some of the best biomedical researchers from the nation’s most prestigious institutions.
03/27/2012
Matthew Fike, English,presented a paper entitled “On Time and the Afterlife: Three ‘Shakespeare’ Sonnets” at the Philological Association of the Carolinas’ 36th annual conference on March 23 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
02/16/2012Matthew Fike, English, had an article entitled "We Are One Psyche: A Jungian Approach to Hawthorne's 'Young Goodman Brown'" in the current issue of Postscript, the peer-reviewed publication of the Philological Association of the Carolinas.
01/25/2012Six members of the Winthrop arts community are part of the upcoming exhibition "Abstract Art in South Carolina: 1949-2012."
Opening Feb. 24 and continuing through Aug. 26 at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, the exhibition was curated by Paul Matheny '96, '11.
The exhibition includes the work of the late Edmund D. Lewandowski, former chair of the Department of Art and Design; David Freeman, professor emeritus of fine arts; Paul Martyka, associate professor of fine arts; Marge Moody, associate professor of fine arts; Shaun Cassidy, associate professor of fine arts; and Tom Stanley, chair of the Department of Fine Arts.
01/25/2012Amanda Hiner, English, has given the following presentions:
-“‘Not a work for . . . groveling Pens’: Aggressive Satire in the Political Pamphlets of Delarivier Manley” given at the 37th annual meeting of the Southeastern American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Winston Salem, N.C., March 3–5, 2011
-“Making the English Major Attractive in the Current Economy: Some Considerations and Strategies” given at the 42nd annual conference of the College English Association, St. Petersburg, Fla., March 31–April 2, 2011
-“‘The Long Chain of Iron or Gold’: 'Great Expectations' and the Emergent Critical Thinker” given at the 2011 Victorians Institute Conference, Myrtle Beach, S.C., October 21-22, 2011
In addition, Hiner published the book review essay “New Work in Childhood Studies: A Review of Anthony Krupp’s 'Reason’s Children: Childhood in Early Modern Philosophy' and Anja Muller’s 'Framing Childhood in Eighteenth-Century English Periodicals and Prints, 1689 – 1789'” in "New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century 8:1 (2011)."
Hiner also has two articles forthcoming spring/summer of 2012, one in the "CEA Forum" and one in "New Perspectives on the Eighteenth Century."
01/04/2012Elda Franklin, emerita professor of music, is co-author (with Linda Whitesitt) of a new book on arts integration.
"The ARTSBook"describes four factors that are essential in quality arts integration programs: alignment, rigor, teamwork and sustainability. Based on the authors’ evaluations of eight arts integration projects over the past seven years in which they conducted more than 1,000 structured classroom observations of arts integrated lessons, "The ARTS Book" is a step-by-step manual of how to strengthen arts integration programs.
Using an indispensible tool for project success – the logic model – the book shows how to construct a comprehensive logic model for an arts integration program that guarantees the inclusion of alignment, rigor, teamwork and sustainability.
The book has received many positive reviews from leaders in the field of arts education.
01/04/2012Artdaily.org recently featured an article on the works of Jerry Walden, emeritus professor of fine arts. Walden currently is exhibiting his work at the RHV Fine Arts Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., through Jan. 22.
12/12/2011
Robert Ryals, Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, has been confirmed as the vice-chair/rising chair of the Palmetto Archives, Libraries, and Museums Council on Preservation (PALMCOP). PALMCOP is a statewide organization comprised of professionals working at historical and cultural institutions in South Carolina. The organization provides training materials, programs, and workshops about different preservation-related activities for its members. Ryals will serve one year as vice-chair/rising chair beginning in 2012, and then assume the role of chair for a two-year term beginning in 2013. He was nominated for the position at the PALMCOP annual meeting in October and was confirmed by the PALMCOP Board of Directors on Dec. 9.
12/08/2011
Peter Judge, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented a paper on the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard at the Leuven Biblical Colloquim in Belgium in July 2009 that has now been published. "'Or is Your Eye Evil Because I Am Good' (Mt 20,15). What Kind of Justice Is This?" was recently published in "The Gospel of Matthew at the Crossroads of Early Christianity."
12/08/2011
Fine Arts Chair Tom Stanley served as one of nine community judges on Dec. 7 for Rock Hill Schools Energy Conservation Student Art Design Contest.
On Dec. 6, Stanley gave a presentation about the fine arts department and his own work in an Advanced Placement art class at Nations Ford High School. The class serves both Nations Ford and Fort Mill High AP art students.