Faculty Kudos
College of Business and Economics
Michaël Dewally and Yingying Shao (Department of Finance) along with Tim Yeager of the University of Arkansas had a paper titled “Liquidity crisis, relationship lending and corporate finance” accepted for publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance.
Michaël Dewally, Susan Flaherty and Daniel Singer (Department of Finance) produced a paper titled “Executive Compensation, Organizational Culture and the Glass Ceiling” that was recently voted ”Best Paper” out of 72 entries at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of Business, Economics and Technology in October. Singer presented the paper on behalf of his research team.
College of Liberal Arts
Lena Ampadu (Department of English) provided background on King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village at the Cook Library Book Club on October 25.
Liz Angeli (Department of English) delivered a workshop, “Enhancing the Traditional Classroom with Technology,” for the Conversations on Teaching and Writing series on October 14.
Dave Belz (Department of English) had an essay, “Home Work,” in Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore, No. 17. He also read the piece at the Baltimore Book Festival in September.
George Hahn (Department of English) had a review of Deborah Kennedy’s Poetic Sisters: Early Eighteenth-Century Women Poets in The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer 27.1 (2013).
Leslie Harrison (Department of English) has a poem, “[Dear god I ask],” in Before the Door of God: An Anthology of Devotional Poetry, just out from Yale UP.
Michael Masatsugu (Department of History) had an article, “Haiku on the Road: Albert Saijo’s Contested Historical Legacy,” published in Amerasia Journal 39:3 (2013), 58-82.
Carol Quinn (Department of English) has a poem, “Dear Bishop,” in the inaugural issue of Tupelo Quarterly.
Diane Sharper (Department of English) has a roundup review of three new books in The National Catholic Reporter’s Oct. 11-24 issue. The books are Margaret Ralph’s Why the Church Must Change, Henri Nouwen’s Discernment, and Phyllis Theroux’ The Good Bishop.
Staff Kudos
LaTarsha Mack and Sherry McKendry (Office of Human Resources) completed the Financial Knowledge Certificate, one of five noncredit certificates offered by the Office of Human Resources. The certificate is designed for faculty and staff who want to learn more about a variety of financial topics.
Kim Merriken (Electronic Media and Film) completed the University Business Certificate, one of five noncredit certificates offered by the Office of Human Resources. This certificate is designed for university employees responsible for business functions.
Randy Peaker (Office of Human Resources) completed the Workplace Professional Certificate, one of five noncredit certificates offered by the Office of Human Resources. This certificate is designed for developing the skills of our support staff.
