Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Erion Presents on Pictures and Arguments

October 17, 2007 Faculty News

Dr. Gerald Erion, assistant professor of humanities, presented his paper, “Fleming on Pictures and Arguments,” at the West Virginia Philosophical Society meeting held at Westminster College on October 5. Dr. Erion remarks: “Some philosophers have claimed that pictures (including drawings, paintings, photographs, etc.) cannot be used to express arguments, and that argumentation is an essentially [...]

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Paquin Reads at San Francisco International Poetry Festival

October 17, 2007 Faculty News

Ethan Paquin, assistant professor of English, gave several poetry readings in San Francisco as the American representative (along with Kathleen Fraser) to the 5th San Francisco International Poetry Festival, held from October 11-14. Paquin, whose fourth book of poems, My Thieves, was released by noted publisher Salt in March 2007, read at the University of [...]

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Domino Attends National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference

October 17, 2007 Faculty News

Jadwiga Domino, assistant professor of mathematics, attended the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics conference in Richmond, VA. The professional development focus of NCTM for this academic year is “Data Analysis and Probability: Becoming Certain about Uncertainty.” As a result, many of the lectures and workshops centered around this theme. While at the conference, Domino [...]

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