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Spring 2013 Schedule |
February 12 - The Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Studies Program:
A Tradition of Excellence — Saving Lives for the Future
Addiction — the word is almost a daily commonplace in the American language. We all know or love someone who has struggled with the problem. One out of four Americans wrestle with this issue every day. Past treatment options were minimally successful as were recidivism rates. However, newer treatment options offer the potential for a more successful treatment outcome. Come join us and see where we have been and where we are going. It is all about saving lives for the future.
Gary Metz, Associate Professor of Health Science
February 19 Racing Through My Mind: An ALS Journey
Gwyn Griffiths, who is a student researcher, will share the process and results of an independent study. She created a 10 minute documentary on ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Over the course of the semester, she was responsible for all aspects of film production including scriptwriting, interviewing, filming and editing. She chose this topic in honor of late family friend, Douglas Adamson, in hopes of raising awareness about the disease.
Virginia Orzel, Assistant Professor of Communications
Gwyn Griffiths, Student
February 26 -
Institute on Movement Studies for Individuals with Visual Impairments:
Camp Abilities and Beyond
Camp Abilities is a one-week sports camp for children with visual impairments. This year will be our 18th year. Camp Abilities empowers children with visual impairments to be involved in sports. Yet, it does so much more year round. Come to hear about this exciting camp, how it is changing the way the world sees people with visual impairments, and how they see themselves.
Lauren Lieberman, Distinguished Service Professor of Kinesiology, Physical Education and Sport Studies
March 5 -
Politics and Polarization
The media environment has changed dramatically since King and Anderson (1971) first articulated their conceptualization of the rhetoric of polarization. With the advent of the user friendly World Wide Web in the 1990s came a new interactive form of media that is now used as a tool by politicians and activists. One group that has been successful in creating a network of citizens by using the internet has been www.MoveOn.org. Professor Brasted will discuss how www.MoveOn.org has used the rhetoric of polarization within its member emails to create feelings of solidarity amongst themselves and opposition to a common foe. Examples from the Bush administration and today will be discussed.
Monica Brasted, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication
March 12 -
Eskimo Faces, Caribou, and Wolves
The faces - masks - are an ingenious tourist art form, linked to a small, remote community in the Alaskan Arctic. Made from the skins of Arctic animals, they not only embody a wealth of knowledge about the land and its resources but are a bellwether for what is happening to this knowledge.
Margaret Blackman, Emerita at The College at Brockport
March 26 -
The Power Training Program at The College at Brockport
The Power Training Program (PTP) is collaboration between the Biomechanics Lab in the Department of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education and Intercollegiate Athletics. In the Biomechanics Lab, the PTP uses theory, principles, and tools from biomechanics, movement analysis, strength and conditioning to integrate skill-specific training protocols in the strength and conditioning programs of student-athletes. Our primary focus is the development of explosive power.
Christopher Williams, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Sport Studies and Physical Education
April 2 -
Candid Reflections
Ceramic artist Phyllis Kloda will present her influences and ideas that have given inspiration to her work as a ceramist. Early on as an artist, her concentration was in painting and design, however, upon touching clay in her undergraduate program it was her immediate love affair, which she was sure would continue to flourish. At this point in her career of art making she has come full circle. Creating narrative vessels and sculptural pieces is where her interests currently lie. She finds it challenging and fascinating to create a three-dimensional object then activate the surface with an account or tale. She is fascinated with creating small descriptive environments on a three-dimensional surface through which the viewer can explore and discover their own interpretations.
Phyllis Kloda, Professor and Chair of the Department of Art
April 9 -
The "Invisible" Arab Woman
Cultural discourses, both Western and Middle Eastern, have conspired to render one of the most important actors in the Arab cultural, economic and political spheres virtually invisible to the outside world: the Arab woman. Too often seen as either the helpless slave of the oversexed Arab man or the shapeless "walking tent" devoid of identity and will, even when she is not completely invisible, her image is often so distorted as to render it unrecognizable. In this lecture, Professor Davila will unpack the history behind these images and describe some of the ways that women in the Arab world are in fact transforming Arab society and therefore the shape of the modern world.
Carl Davila, Assistant Professor of History
April 16 - Positive Psychology: Studying "The Good Things" in Life
Positive psychology — a new subdiscipline in scientific psychology — examines competence and the virtues of human existence, as opposed to pathology and behavior disorder. Positive psychology's innovations stem from an emphasis on strengths rather than deficits, and also from its development of interventions designed to increase human happiness and improve the lives of individuals. This talk will provide an overview of positive psychology's key areas of study, including the concepts of "signature strengths" (personal, socioemotional strong points) and "flow" (a state of optimal experience one feels when fully engaged in an activity), the trait of optimism, and the emotion of "elevation" (thought to be evoked when witnessing others acting in virtuous, altruistic and honorable ways). Also included will be a presentation of the newest brief interventions (skills training exercises) designed by positive psychologists to improve optimism, happiness, and sense of well-being.
Jan Gillepsie, Associate Professor of Psychology
Questions?
Dawn Schmidt
(585) 395-5227
dschmidt@brockport.edu
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Mornings with the Professors began Tuesday February 12!
Collaborative Training Dinner
5 pm - 7 pm
Faculty Staff Convocation
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Collaborative Training
1 pm - 5:30 pm
Red Cross Blood Drive
11 am - 4 pm
