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College of Arts and Sciences Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne FALL 2011 Hearing the Possibilities | p. 16 Social Research is Fun?! | p. 18 Talking about Preservation | p. 21 Wielding Expertise and Experience | p. 24 LGBTQ Resource Center | p. 26 Community Advisory Board | p. 28 2011 International Photo Contest third-place photo in the Favorite Cultural Interaction category: “Little Boys” taken in Jakarta, Indonesia, by James Duane Schwartz “As I walked the busy alleys of Old Batavia these three young boys pleaded for a picture. The unique pose they offered was more charming than I had anticipated! The trio expressed delight, mischief, and friendship that will never be forgotten.” Other winning photos are provided throughout the Department Spotlights, p. 2–15 Cover Photo: Campers at the Miami Language Day Camp learn the basics of the game of lacrosse. For more about the day camp and the Three Rivers Language Center, see the story on p. 21. Collegium is a publication for the alumni of the Features College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University–Purdue University Hearing the Possibilities | p. 16 Fort Wayne. It is produced by the College of Arts and Sciences Social Research is Fun?! | p. 18 in collaboration with University Relations and Communications. Talking about Preservation | p. 21 Editor and Writer Cathleen M. Carosella Wielding Expertise and Experience | p. 24 Contributing Writer Kendra Morris Copy Editor Tamara Sorg LGBTQ Resource Center | p. 26 Designer Ruth Petitti Community Advisory Board | p. 28 We’d love to hear from you! Collegium College of Arts and Sciences IPFW 2101 East Coliseum Boulevard In Every Issue Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499 Department Spotlights | p. 2 260-481-0686 [email protected] Alumni Updates | p. 30 IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University. 09-10-166 Letter from the Dean Dear Friend of the the grounds of the Lyceum with the College of Arts and Sciences, Peripatetics. Our modern students do not have the time or patience necessary for When achieved at the highest levels, learning through deliberate dialectical learning exhibits three key characteristics: debates like the Scholastics. The great it is retained long after it is received, challenge of modern education is transforms the learner, and illuminates teaching large numbers of students connections and opens new paths using pedagogical approaches that of intellectual exploration by linking support—rather than undermine—those disparate domains of knowledge. Likewise, processes of deep learning we know are three requirements must be met to effective. Faced with the need to balance achieve higher-order learning. First, the inherent inefficiency of learning with learning requires significant exertions the economic reality of ever increasing by the learner, other participants in the costs of instruction, COAS will undertake a community of learners, and those charged two-year comprehensive self-study of its with guiding and informing the learning organization, efficiency, requirements, and process. That is to say, lasting, impactful, outcomes. and integrative learning is an arduous process for all involved. Second, learning COAS faculty and administration have requires significant lengths of time. Time joined colleagues from across IPFW to must be committed not only to the initial discuss the future of higher education. In act of instruction but also to the periods turn, IPFW has taken a national leadership of reflection and collaboration necessary role in the Red Balloon Project, sponsored to achieve the levels of synthesis and by the American Association of State integration characteristic of higher-order Colleges and Universities (bit.ly/qtmD4B). learning. Third, learning environments During the 2011–12 academic year and require resources that initiate and sustain beyond, the college will explore ways to higher-order learning: physical facilities, improve the quality of student learning, access to and application of technology, strive to increase the number of students and—most importantly—human completing our programs, and maximize resources. the efficiency of our instructional practices. In the College of Arts and Sciences (COAS), I look forward to working with all COAS our goal is to produce learning that goes stakeholders, including our alumni, to beyond the superficial, and we understand launch a process of self-evaluation that that the process will be difficult, time- I anticipate will be both informative and consuming, and require the commitment of transformational. I wish you all the best for resources. Learning is, by any measure, an a successful and productive year. inherently inefficient process. Yet I can say, with considerable pride, that judging by the accomplishments of you, our alumni, COAS provides impactful and high quality learning experiences to our students with a level of academic efficiency that maximizes IPFW’s limited resources. The 21st-century U.S. higher education system cannot afford an individualized Carl N. Drummond learning style characterized by Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences contemplative perambulations around | 1 Department Spotlights Research Support Grants for both internal and external research conducted during research grants, and the AS ANTHROPOLOGY summer 2011. secured $1.3 million in grants and contracts ($84,500 in new Summer Programs: In Awards: In April 2011, grants, $860,000 in continuing summer 2010 and 2011, the Archaeological Survey grants, $350,000 in contracts). the anthropology program (AS) received the Indiana The AS also employs 10 current offered two archaeological Department of Natural and former IPFW students. field schools—one in Belize Resources, Division of Historic and one in Indiana—as well Preservation and Archaeology’s as a Miami Indian language 2011 Archaeology Award. day camp hosted by the Three CHEMISTRY This is in recognition of Rivers Language Center (see their research efforts at the Vitamin B-6 Research: article about the day camp on Strawtown archeological site in Chemistry department alumna page 21). Also, Professor Rick Hamilton County, Indiana, and and assistant professor, Sutter led a bioanthropological other late prehistoric research. Karen Ericson, has been field research class in Peru If you would like to learn more working as the vitamin B-6 with two IPFW majors. Shawna about the AS, Strawtown, and director at IPFW. Her service Follis, who also participated in other projects, see the article research on vitamin B-6 IU’s Study Abroad program in on page 20 of the 2010 issue involves testing samples from Peru, and Tanvi Chhatiawala of Collegium, bit.ly/o3KTVo NASA, Shriners Hospital, conducted their own and other organizations, and supervised research projects Faculty: Department of making vitamin B-6-related through this class. Anthropology faculty published compounds. She has presented three edited volumes, seven Four undergraduate majors her research in publications book chapters, 11 journal (Shawna Follis, Tanvi and at conferences. articles, four book reviews, Chhatiawala, Alan Tse, and three peer-reviewed abstracts, Student Awards: The Laura Roe) received $1,000 and 30 professional reports. Arthur W. Friedel Scholarship, from the Office of Research, They also gave 21 conference Freshman Chemistry Award, Engagement, and Sponsored presentations. Anthropology and ICUC (1st Year) Chemistry Programs (RESP) Summer faculty secured $80,000 in Award were award to Mieke Peels, who also earned Dean’s List honors in fall 2010. She intends to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry, eventually becoming a chemistry professor. Faculty/Alumni and Leepoxy Scholarships were awarded to Steven “Tony” Zimmerman, a chemistry and economics double major. He is captain of the men’s cross-country team and earned Summit League Academic All-League honors the past two years. He was involved in rebuilding homes in Biloxi, Miss., for Hurricane Katrina relief, and he plans to 2011 International Photo Contest second-place photo in the Favorite Cultural Interaction category: “21st Century Nomads” taken in Gobi Desert, Mongolia, by Christine Ann Smith 2 | IPFW College of Arts and Sciences | Fall 2011 For more information, see the UC2 Science Olympiad: Eight teams webpage at ipfw.edu/uc2. For regular from seven northeast Indiana high updates about new programming, schools took part in the 2011 follow UC2 on Facebook (facebook. Science Olympiad held at IPFW in UNIVERSITY com/uc2ipfw) or Twitter (twitter.com/ February. Northridge High School COMMUNITY uc2ipfw). (Middlebury) and Fort Wayne’s CONVERSATION Canterbury School (Newton team) took first and second place in the New Community-Focused Series: competition and advanced to the Indiana University Community Conversation state competition at Purdue Calumet in 2 (UC ) is a community engagement Hammond, Ind. Manchester High School program sponsored by COAS. The placed third and qualified for a Wild inaugural year’s events on the theme Card tournament at Ivy Tech–Lafayette. “The Promise and Problems of The Northridge team took first place Democracy” began in January with a at Calumet and 21st place in Division raucous town hall meeting featuring C at the National Science Olympiad in Indiana Speaker of the House Brian Madison, Wis. Bosma (R-Indianapolis). Each year, UC2 will feature a wide variety of related Weekly Podcast Series: Genocide, Teams from Columbia City High School, events centered on a specific theme. antiviral research, and geometry are just East Noble High School, Goshen High a few of the topics that have hit the Web School, Manchester High School, 2 As the UC program grows, events in a podcast series sponsored by COAS. Northridge High School, New Tech featuring university and community Vistas and Viewpoints launched in March Academy (Wayne High School), and speakers and presenters will incorporate 2011 and is available free through Canterbury High School (two teams) multimedia resources and social media to IPFW’s iTunes U page. Information about competed in the 25 events. More than initiate, expand, and sustain community subscribing to the podcasts is at 200 Olympic-style medals were awarded conversations. Most programs will be bit.ly/ebujCu. to participants in 25 events. taped and posted to the UC2 website.