1 1995-2004 Faculty Publications & Presentations California Lutheran University Ali Akbari Publications Ali Akbari Principal Investigator, Russell Stockard Co-Principal Investigator, and Myungsook Klassen, “Stretching Horizons: A Study of Choice of Major Field in Information Technology by Underrepresented Students”, National Science Foundation, 2003. Research Projects “Stretching Horizons”- Survey of Major Field Choices: A Study of Choice of Major Field in Information Technology by Underrepresented Students, 2002-2204. Ventura County’s Consumer Confidence Survey, 2000, 2001, 2002. Public Perception of Quality of Education at the Conejo Valley Unified School District, Jan. 1998. Analysis of Social Indicators in Ventura County, 1998, Ventura County Community Foundation. Producer’s Confidence Survey, Nov. 1996. The Readership Survey of “The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care”, Sage Publishing Company, January 1998. Robert Amenta Publications 2000 Restructuring Public School Learning Environment Consortium. Reston Virginia. 1998 College/School Partnership for Quality. Eton County Schools, Michigan. 1997 Looking at Past Reform for Today's Answers, Education Week, February 1997. Papers Presented 2002 Designing Online College Courses National Education Computer Conference, San Antonio, Texas. 2002 The Administrator's Role In School Reform, United States Department of Defense Education Administration, Seoul, Korea. 2001 Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Instruction, California Education Research Association, Tahoe, CA. 2001 Designing and Guiding Online Instruction, National Education Computer Conference, Chicago, Ill. 2 1999 The Administrator's Role In School Reform, Department of Defense Education Administration (DoDEA), Xerox Document Center, Leesburg, Virginia. 1998 Graduate Education, Olivet College, Michigan Michael Arndt Publications 1999 “Theatre at the Center of the Core: Technology as a Lever in Theatre Pedagogy” in Theatre in Cyberspace Peter Lang Publishing Plays Written and Produced 1996 “Hedda Gabler Dramaturgy on the World Wide Web”-homepage analysis, “The Virtual Theatre Project”-Introduction to Theatre CD-ROM/Digital Text (developed and tested but never published) Presentations 1998 California Educational Theatre Association Annual Conference San Diego, California, Auditioning; Multimedia for the Theatre 1998 Association of Theatre in Higher Education National Convention Chicago, Illinois, A Theatrical Approach to Multimedia 1997 Association of Theatre in Higher Education National Convention San Antonio, Texas, Theatre at the Core of the Curriculum 1996 Association of Lutheran College Faculties Annual Convention, What the “html” are we doing?Electronic PublishingUsing Multimedia and Distant Learning 1996 Southern California Educational Theatre Association, Costa Mesa, presentor, Computer Graphics/Desktop Publishing/Internet for the Theatre (All day facilitator) 1996 Association of Theatre in Higher Education National/American Alliance of Theatre Educators Convention, New York, 1996 Interdisciplinary Creation on the Web: Student- Developed Projects Using the Computer in an Interdisciplinary Course The Computer as Dramaturg: Letting Technology Assist the Rehearsal Process 1996 California Educational Theatre Association, San Bernardino, CA., presenter, Using CD-ROM in Theatre Education; Theatre Applications on the Internet 1995 Association of Theatre in Higher Education National Convention, San Francisco, Shakespeare in Cyberspace: Computers as Tools for Teaching Theatre (A Spotlight Session) 3 Technologies in the Classroom The Electronic Classroom: Applications of Software in Teaching Theatre (A Spotlight Session) 1995 California Educational Theatre Association, San Francisco., presenter, Taking The Computer Beyond Tech. Theatre And Into The Classroom And The Rehearsal Process (Multimedia And Theatre Pedagogy) 1999 Holden Village, Chelan, Washington, presenter, Is Theatre A Mirror Or A Projector? The Legacy Of Vietnam In Drama And Poetry How To Give The Powerless A Voice Explorations Through Role Playing And Improvisation The Gift Of Blarney Stories Into Plays Making Do: Improvisation in Life Let The Words Have The Power Stagefright Words as Textures: The Art of Reading Aloud Vaclav Havel, Playwright/President Plays that Cracked the Iron Curtain Somnath Basu Publications: Refereed 2003 A Simplified and Accurate Approach to Debt Consolidation Analysis” The Journal of Financial Planning 1995 "The Effect of After-Hours Announcements on the Intraday U-Shaped Volume Pattern," co-authored with Dr. Allen Atkins. The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting,. 1995 “Racing Toward the 21st Century,” co-authored with Doug Allen, Chiu-Hung Tsai and Murray Young. Journal of Enterprise and Technology,. Publications: Proceedings 2003 “ Profits From Currency Futures Based On The Random Walk Hypothesis ” Dr. Allen Atkins and Dr. Somnath Basu. Proceedings of the International Business and Economic Research, Las Vegas. 2003 The Age Banding Model of Planning for Retirement Needs” Proceedings of the Academy of Financial services , Denver. Under Review 4 Optimal Portfolio Strategies Under Crisis: An Econometric Analysis of the Recent Upheaval in South East Asia and the Pacific” with Dr. B.J. Lee in the Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy “Forecasting the Domino Effect of the Crisis in S.E. Asian Equity Markets: Cointegration Applications” with Dr. B.J. Lee in the Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business 2003 Profits From Currency Futures Based On The Random Walk Hypothesis ” Dr. Allen Atkins and Dr. Somnath Basu. Proceedings of the International Business and Economic Research, Las Vegas 2003 The Age Banding Model of Planning for Retirement Needs” Proceedings of the Academy of Financial services , Denver Other Work in Progress 2000 “A New Look at the Theory of Present Value” 2000 “Bond Valuation and Analysis : A Present Value Methodology” 1999 “European Economic Integration: Recent Experiences” Papers Presented 2003 “ Profits From Currency Futures Based On The Random Walk Hypothesis ” Dr. Allen Atkins and Dr. Somnath Basu. Proceedings of the International Business and Economic Research, Las Vegas 2003 The Age Banding Model of Planning for Retirement Needs” Proceedings of the Academy of Financial services , Denver 2001 “Mutual Fund Selection and Analysis: Making Sense of the Maze” presentation to The AAII, Ventura County and Santa Barbara Chapter William Bilodeau Published Abstracts 2002 Meteorite impact shock deformation fabric elements in the Triassic Shinarump Conglomerate, Northern Arizona: Geol. Soc. America, Annual Meeting, Abstracts with Programs, v. 34/6, p. 403. 2002 Shock deformation in the Triassic Shinarump Conglomerate near Meteor Crater, Arizona: Radially fractured and dimpled cobbles: Geol. Soc. America, Cordilleran Sec., Abstracts with Programs, v. 34/5, p. A-42. 5 2001 Laramide contractional reactivation of older Mesozoic extensional faults in the southern Mule Mountains of southeastern Arizona: Geol. Soc. America, Cordilleran Sec., Abstracts with Programs, v. 33/3, p. A-38. Michael Brint Books 2001 Identity, Culture, and Nationalism in the Age of Globalization, ed. with Reneo Lukic (London: Ashgate,) An analysis of the impact of information technology on education, on culture, and on our changing conceptions of national identity. in progress Echoes of Narcisse: Rousseau's Political Theater Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s works of performance art (drama, music, and dance) are analyzed in relation to his political theory. Computer Programs 1996 Director of Design and Project Manager: Evaluation and Assessment Program for Education−A data collection, reporting, and management system devised to provide a holistic approach to understanding and improving student learning. 1997 Director of Design and Project Manager: Criteria−Delphi Method for Attaining Consensus on Institution-wide issues including evaluation criteria for general education requirements. 1998 Director of Design and Project Manager: Expert Systems for Education−Uses data mining techniques and expert systems to identify patterns for learning improvement, strategic decision-making, & advising (design only) Articles 2002 “Centers in the Labyrinth of Time,” California Lutheran University Magazine, 2001 “Soaring Our Flight,” California Lutheran University Magazine, 2001 “Culture, Politics, and Nationalism: Changing Structures,” Introduction, Identity, Culture, and Nationalism, ed. Brint and Lukic Westgate Press 1997 “Being Digitally Educated: Dewey, Technology, and Learning by Doing,”Pew Trust 1996 “Memory, Light, and Speed: Technology and Cultural Diversity”CELAT, Quebec 1995 “What Difference Does Anti-Foundationalism Make to Political Theory?” with William Weaver and Meredith Garmon New Literary History 6 Selected Invited Lectures and Conference Papers 2002 “The Liberal and the Practical Arts,” AAC&U National Conference, 2002 “Diversity and Internationalization,” ACE National Conference, 2002 “The Future of the Liberal Arts,” Chapman University 2001 “Diversity as Transformative,” Irvine Foundation Conference, 2000 “Education’s Garden of Forking Paths,” Butler University, 2000 “The Transformative Gift: A Definition of Liberal Learning,” Kenyon College, 1999 “Soaring Our Flight,” Inaugural lecture, California Lutheran University, 1999 “Collaborative Learning and Student Improvement,” North Central Association, “Educational Accountability and Institutional Improvement,” Invited Lecture for Senior Staff: Pamela Brubaker Books 2001 Globalization: At