January 2005 Archives
An e-mail from Dean Gawelek included an invitation to the following events:
Throughout the year, The National Education Center for Women in Business in collaboration with the Office of Career Development is working with various University departments to connect Seton Hill students with entrepreneurship.Through their rich and diverse backgrounds we hope to showcase the possibilities of business ownership across a variety majors through "EntreTalk," Seton Hill’s new Alumni Lecture Series. Presentations are planned as follows for the Spring Semester:Monday, February 7, 2005 – Kara Anthony, Founder, Concerned Nutrition Consultants
SHU Class of 1988
2-4 PM Admin 308
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 – Mary Jane Appel, Owner, Mary Jane Appel, Inc.Distinctive Designs featuring Vintage Photographs
SHU Class of 1989
3-5 PM Harlan Art Gallery/Reeves Theater
Thursday, April 21, 2005 – Jane C. Geever, Chairman, JC Geever, Inc.
Development Consultants for Non-Profit Organizations
SHU Class of 1968
2-4 PM Admin 308
Yet, when told of the exact text of the First Amendment, more than one in three high school students said it goes "too far" in the rights it guarantees. Only half of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories.
This book was alot more interesting than I expected it to be. I agree with alot of what he says about underlying meaning. Even a trip to a grocery store can be paralleled to a "quest" complete with a princess. The part I most agree with was Foster's statement that no work of literature is completely original. Every piece of literature comes from some other story in some way, even if very abstractly.
I also tend to agree with him that a vampire isn't always just a vampire. It can be a representation of something much more sinister. It can symbolize sex, or evil as the vampire pursues young virginal girls and makes them a part of his dark following. Also, when he says that "never" and "always" are words that do not apply to literature, I have to say that I agree that there are always exceptions, especially in literature.
I found this to be an interesting read so far, and not as dry or dull as I expected it to be. It is written very conversational.
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DennisJerz/EL150
Most of my students will already be familiar with the trend described in this article, but it's still good to see mainstream media tracking this trend.
BBC NEWS | UK | Education | Academics give lessons on blogsBlogs are increasingly being used by academics and students.
Until a few months ago, the attention paid to web logs, or blogs, focused mainly on politics and the media business.
However, many in academia followed the web-diary of Salam Pax, the famous Baghdad blogger during the build-up to the war in Iraq.
Now, the technology that has been an alternative source of news to many academics is being incorporated more fully into university life.
The New York Times > Technology > Internet News Sites Are Back in Vogue
Many of the same companies that were badly burned by Internet investments before are aggressively bidding for these sites not just because of the growing online ad business but because, like Dow Jones, they are worried that their current Web sites will not be able to keep up with demand.
"The existing old-line media companies, which have a big stake in where people advertise, have to recognize this medium," said Larry S. Kramer, a founder and chief executive of MarketWatch. "Our audience means more to them now because it's not just revenue they are going to pick up. It's revenue they are going to lose."
Online advertising is expected reach $9.7 billion in 2004, or about 3.7 percent of United States advertising spending, according to a recent Merrill Lynch report. Still, that number is expected to grow 19 percent this year as the nation's largest advertisers shift budgets from print and network television to cable and the Internet, the report said. -- Eric Dash
Princeton Cracks Down on Grade Inflation
In a move students protested last year, Princeton became the first elite college to cap the number of A's that can be awarded.
Previously, there was no official limit to the number of A's handed out, and nearly half the grades in an average Princeton class have been A-pluses, A's or A-minuses. Now, each department can give A's to no more than 35 percent of its students each semester.
Princeton's effort is being monitored closely by other hallowed halls, and some expect to see a ripple effect in coming years. --Geoff Mulvihill
Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism, Etc.: The End of Objectivity (Version 0.91)
There were good business reasons to be "objective," too, not least that a newspaper didn't want to make large parts of its community angry. And, no doubt, libel law has played a role, too. If a publication could say it "got both sides," perhaps a libel plaintiff would have more trouble winning.
Again, the idea of objectivity is a worthy one. But we are human. We have biases and backgrounds and a variety of conflicts that we bring to our jobs every day.
I'd like to toss out objectivity as a goal, however, and replace it with four other notions that may add up to the same thing. They are pillars of good journalism: thoroughness, accuracy, fairness and transparency.
Ah, yes, fair consequences... Life wouldn't be of much interest without them!
Why, nothing in life happens without a consequence...
Even your submission to Eye Contact has a consequence-- being read all over the SHU community!
The Spring 2005 edition's theme is Consequence (if you haven't caught on by now...) Read on for some spark of interest:
THEME: Consequences. "Every action has an equal or opposite reaction," Newton’s Third Law of Motion. Cause and effect, a result, the product of a stimulus, an outcome, the conclusion—no story is complete without a conclusion. If life was a math equation (thank heavens it’s not!), the consequences would be the dependant variable. So everything we do in life has consequences. But what kind of consequences? You decide.
Please note the deadline: Friday, February 25, 2005.
The submission guidelines are posted in the extended entry below.
This call for papers arrived in Eye Contact's e-mail account over break. Looks like a worthy magazine. But do submit to Eye Contact first! -- Dr. Arnzen
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Delos National Undergraduate Literary Magazine's entirely undergraduate
staff has published the first truly national undergraduate literary
magazine. The inaugural issue is available for readers at
http://www.delosliterary.org.
Our mission remains to publish the best undergraduate work in the nation,
and to expose our authors to the national publishing market.
Our next issue, due out 1 July 2005, will be a print edition. We expect
the competition for publication to grow stronger, so please visit
http://www.delosliterary.org/su_home.html to submit your best
undergraduate work. The best submission in the issue will, once again,
receive the $100 Delos National Undergraduate Literary Award.
Our staff is also looking for undergraduates with strong language
abilities to serve as readers and editors. Those interested should visit
http://www.delosliterary.org/st_home to find application instructions.
All the best, and happy new year,
Bradley Gorski
Editor-in-Chief, Delos National Undergraduate Literary Magazine
editor@delosliterary.org
AIM: deloslit
Homepage: http://www.delosliterary.org
Submissions page: http://www.delosliterary.org/su_home.html
Staff page: http://www.delosliterary.org/st_home.html
Before classes begin this term, we are interviewing potential new faculty in the Communications major for next Fall. If you are available, and are a communications or NMJ student, you might enjoy sitting in on teaching demonstrations of the candidates and providing feedback on them to the committee. These are open demonstrations which last a half hour or so. I can't list names here because this is a public forum, but here are the dates and times. All are being held in Admin 402.
Thurs., Jan 13, 2005, 10:30am
Fri., Jan 14, 2005, 10:30am
Thurs., Jan 20, 2005, 10:30am
We welcome your feedback in shaping the future of the Communications major at SHU.
-- Dr. Arnzen
I am selling my previous used textbooks for my classes. Please click on the link below if you are interested in the books listed.
Sources of the Western Tradition: From Ancient Times to the Enlightment (WCT)
Western Civilization: A Brief History Volume I: To 1715 (WCT)
The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (LINGUISTICS)
Exploring Language (LINGUISTICS)
Women at the Well: Feminist Perspectives on Spiritual Direction (SAGES, SAINTS, AND MYSTICS)
Calling All Thinkers!
Entries are now being accepted for the Great American Think-Off. The deadline is April 1st for 750 word essays answering the question:
Cooperation or Competion: Which Benefits Society More?
This competion is FREE to enter and four winners will receive all expenses paid trips to New York Mills to compete in the final debate.
"Is competition the ideal way to allocate society's resources or does it make some people better off at the expense of others? Cooperation provides a way for individuals to accomplish more collectively than they could on their own but does it diminish the individual's incentive to excel. Whether at home or at work or at play, the ideals of competition and cooperation are often discussed.
The Great American Think-Off provides an opportunity for people to share their opinions in a philosophy competition that has become a national phenomena. Readers Digest described the event which takes place in New York Mills, Minnesota each year as 'wonderful'. Forbes listed it as one of America's Funkiest Festivals.
To enter the contest, submit an essay of 750 words or less by April 1, 2005. "Personal experience is the main thing we're looking for", says Think-Off Director, Lina Belar. Essays can be mailed to P.O. Box 246 New York Mills, MN 56567, or emailed to nymills@kulcher.org (no attachments) or submitted on-line at www.think-off.org
The debate will be held June 11 in New York Mills, Minnesota. The four finalists, all of whom receive $500 plus travel expenses, will be announced May 1, 2005.
Last year's question, "Should Same Sex Marriages be Prohibited?" provoked hundreds of thoughtful essays from across the country. Now in it's 13th year, the Great American Think-Off has a history of asking provocative questions such as: "Should Assisted Suicide be Legal?" (2001), "Does God Exist" (1996), and "Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?" (1998) a memorable year that was broadcast live on C-SPAN."
I encourage everyone to blog about the question! Maybe a SHUster will be in the final debate! ;c)
Mike Arnzen's Pedablogue is on the list: Best of Blog (BoB) Awards 2004: Finalists - Best Education/Homeschool Blog
