BEYOND MAJORS and MINORS Magazine Student Research Enriches the F&M Experience Marshall & Franklin Elements SPRING 2011
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SPRING 11 / ISSUE 65 BEYOND MAJORS AND MINORS Magazine Student Research Enriches the F&M Experience Marshall & Franklin elements SPRING 2011 13 16 5 20 Left: Spring flowers bloom at the back Departments Editorial of Barshinger Center for Musical Arts The Editor’s Word 4 You Can Call Me Coach 13 Front cover: Stacy Huang ’11 in front Matters 5 Singing the Praises 16 of the Roschel Performing Arts Center Up Close 10 of Student Research Photos by Brian Donnelly Go Diplomats 12 Ring of Fire, 20 Class Action 28 Circle of Hope History Lesson 50 Spring in Full Swing 26 ISSUE NO. 65 A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION / EDITOR JILL COLFORD SCHOENIGER ’86 DESIGNERS ANITA FOCHT AND SPENCER ADVERTISING & MARKETING CON SULTING E D I TORS N ANCY C OLLINS AND JAS ON K LINGER / C O N TRI BUTING WRI TERS CHRIS KARLES KY AND STEPHEN P EED C O N TACT S E-MAIL [email protected] PHONE 717-291-3981 / CHANGE OF ADDRESS [email protected] / COLLEGE POLICY F&M DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, GENDER, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, OR NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF ITS EDUCATIONAL POLICIES, ADMISSIONS POLICIES, SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN PROGRAMS, ATHLETIC PROGRAMS, OR OTHER COLLEGE-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS THE EDITOR’S WORD In this issue we profile three of these dynamic duos in the fields of chemistry, music and psychology. A few years ago, I took my 14-year- In April the College held the inaugural old nephew, John, on his first tour of the Franklin Innovation Challenge (page 6) to Franklin & Marshall campus. I asked him encourage students to channel Franklin’s if he knew who Marshall was. He said, entrepreneurial and creative spirit. “Thurgood Marshall, maybe?” I told In addition to celebrating Marshall him right court, wrong Marshall. and Franklin, the College also It’s no surprise that occasional rumblings celebrated student-research collabora- surface that John Marshall is overlooked tions at the Spring Research Fair, on campus. That’s why members of the where dozens of students presented Diplomatic Congress decided to help their projects in the natural sciences, raise awareness of Marshall one week in arts and humanities, and social sciences. February by “kidnapping” Ben Franklin In this issue we profile three of these and covering up images of him. They dynamic duos in the fields of chemistry, then returned Franklin on Feb. 24 in music and psychology. commemoration of the 208th anniver- These collaborations are the natural sary of Marshall’s landmark decision extension of the great teaching and in Marbury v. Madison. great learning that F&M students How can a man of John Marshall’s stature experience throughout their college be overlooked? He was described by careers in classrooms and laboratories, columnist George F. Will in 2005— on the playing fields and at the on the 250th anniversary of Marshall’s College Houses. birth—as the “nation’s greatest jurist” Collaborative learning between engaged and the “most important American never students and supportive professors— to have been president.” As chief justice now that’s an endeavor both Marshall of the Supreme Court for nearly 35 years, and Franklin would support. Marshall is considered the principal founder of American constitutional law. Cheers, But that wily and talented Ben Franklin can throw a big shadow. One of the nation’s founding fathers, he was a diplomat, inventor, scientist, writer, printer, postmaster and much more. Of course, the College is proud of Jill Colford Schoeniger ‘86 both its namesakes, and it recognized [email protected] them with events during the spring semester. In February the College celebrated “John Marshall at the U.S. Supreme Court” (page 7) with a lively panel discussion in Washington, D.C. www.fandm.edu 4 MATTERS Emerging Writers Festival Turns 10 The participating writers may be of the Writers House and adjunct assistant emerging, but the Emerging Writers professor of English. Festival (EWF) itself already has emerged. “The festival has invited people who have Capping several months of celebrating gone on to become very successful,” its 10th anniversary, the EWF hosted five Wright says. “But the festival proper visiting writers and dozens of students, recognizes these same writers when faculty members and alumni April 13-15. they’re still relatively new to their careers. Hosted by the Department of English The students get to work with writers with and Philadelphia Alumni Writers House whom they can identify, and the writers and supported by Richard ‘50 and Edna find the same is true about the students.” Hausman P’85, the festival featured Working with these writers directly was promising American writers Jason a particular highlight for the students, Fagone, Elyse Fenton, Grace Krilanovich, especially the 10 on the EWF planning Alex Taylor and Henry Wolfe. committee who shadowed the writers Earlier in the spring, the College invited during their stay in Lancaster, answering a series of former emerging writers— questions and learning more about The Bye Bye Barbecue gives festival participants a chance to reminisce about the three-day Brock Clarke, Meghan Daum and Major the paths they could take in their celebration of writing. Jackson—to speak in recognition of the future careers. festival’s 10th year. “To me, it’s so much better interacting “This is an exciting moment,” Steinbrink A group of 10 F&M students and seven with writers than seeing them on stage,” says of the festival’s anniversary. “The faculty members organized the event, says Connie Renfrow ’12, who shadowed best thing for me has been the way EWF led by co-chairs Jeff Steinbrink, Alumni Fenton. “In a way it validates my efforts gets students involved with each other Professor of English Literature and Belles as a creative writing major to realize that and with the writers. A lot of students Lettres, and Kerry Sherin Wright, director successful writers have the same real-life catch fire at EWF.” and authorial struggles that I do. “ BRADSHAW IAN / PHOTOS Emerging writer Jason Fagone, author of Horsemen of the Esophagus, gives a craft talk at the Philadelphia Alumni Writers House. www.fandm.edu 5 MATTERS The finals marked the culmination of several months of Students Display competition, which began with more than 150 students submitting 89 proposals in four categories. Approximately Creativity in Franklin 30 alumni served as mentors, helping the students develop ideas into business plans and preparing them for each round Innovation Challenge of the competition. “Trex, Bryan and I began talking about the contest last fall,” says Jones, who spent the past 18 years working on the business side In the Great Room of Brooks College House, a group of F&M of the health-care industry. “We thought it would be great to students presents a proposal for a community-owned restaurant have an innovation center at F&M where students could apply in Lancaster. Next door, in the Brooks seminar room, two their ideas and bring their projects to the market. But we thought students champion the development of an English-language we should start with something smaller, a contest, to get people program for Lancaster’s refugee population. And in Bonchek thinking about being entrepreneurial.” College House, a group pitches a new international-mentoring program at F&M. The presentations were just three of 24 proposals in the finals of the inaugural Franklin Innovation Challenge, sponsored by the Department of Business, Organizations & Society (BOS). The final round took place on Friday, April 15, featuring 56 students from eight countries—and an abundance of creativity and innovation. The event was co-sponsored by the Great Teaching, Great Learning committee. The contest was created and organized by Trex Proffitt, assistant professor of organization studies; Bryan Stinchfield, assistant professor of business, organizations & society; and Keith Jones ’89, executive in residence and Harris Center Fellow. “We’re amazed by the response,” Jones said. “We thought / IAN BRADSHAW PHOTOS it would be great if we got 20 proposals, and we got 89. The (l-r) Assistant Professor Bryan Stinchfield and Zachary Adam ’14 help students don’t get course credit for this, but they’re gaining Aradhana Mahtani ’12 and Dipti Balwani ’11 set up their presentation. valuable experience. They’ve been so focused, and so thorough in everything they’ve done. And it’s given them the ability The contest was open to all F&M students. The proposals that to connect with alumni.” made the final round represented 20 different majors and minors. Fifteen judges, mostly F&M alumni, visited campus to judge the final round. Winners received $1,250, while those finishing in second place ($750) and third place ($250) also received prizes. The first-place winners were: tImproving F&M: Nicole Martino ’12, Ahmed Shaishab ’11 and Steve Tolliver ’11 (Shades of Green Tree Farm) tEnvironmental Sustainability: Zach Foster ’11 and An Tran ’11 (Sustainable Institute Consulting) tSocial Entrepreneurship: Eloisa Almaraz ’11, Christine Vaughan ’11, Julia MacDonald ’13, Melissa Sandoval ’13 and Tiffany Lockridge ’13 (Gallery of Hope) Alumni judges included (l-r) Mark Kuhn ‘85, Chris Fuhrmann ‘76, tOpen Category: Eric Feinberg ’11 and Stefanie Langer ‘88 and Steve Ehrlich ‘87. Justin Thacker ’11 (FirstStep Investment Partnership) www.fandm.edu – Chris Karlesky ‘01 6 MATTERS F&M Celebrates John Marshall at Supreme Court It’s a tradition for attorneys to rub the feet of the bronze statue of Chief Justice John Marshall at the U.S. Supreme Court before going to argue before the court. This ritual supposedly brings good luck to the lawyers. The alumni, parents and friends of the College did not need luck during their visit to the nation’s Justine Freisleben ’03 (l) and Adrienne Bauer ’93, co-chairs of the Metro Washington DC highest court on Feb.