The CEA continues to progress in its many faculty and student-centered programs. This quarter’s newsletter serves to update the Arts and Sciences and NU community on some individual CEA programs and recent events.
Planning
is underway for the annual Expo, which will be held May 20th in the
Curry Center Ballroom. We hope to increase exhibitors and add new features
recognizing achievement through experiential education in new student
and alumni awards, and fully incorporating students into all aspects
of the event. The goal is to celebrate, educate, and inspire our faculty,
students and alumni to keep pursuing even greater achievement in experiential
education. The Expo Planning Team consists of Susan Lee, Kate McLaughlin,
Kristin Lynch, and Steve McAlister. Flyers and applications for the
Expo will be distributed soon. Also, please consult www.cas.neu.edu/cea
for more information and photos.
Academic Advising -- Because of the large number of LAMP students (undeclared majors) in Arts and Sciences this year, the dean’s office advising assignments have been shifted slightly. In addition to Jan Swindlehurst, Kim Irmiter will now be available to advise LAMP students. The undergraduate advising area of the CEA is also in the process adding an advisor. Once the new advisor is on staff, there will be other shifts in advising assignments. Faculty and students should please be on the look-out for more information on these changes in upcoming issues of the CEA newsletter.
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Study Abroad -- CEA Welcomes Home Fall 2001 Students
Last Fall, 173 NU students studied abroad through the CEA. They went as far away as New Zealand and South Africa and to such diverse places as Prague and Vietnam. On January 15, over 100 study abroad alumni attended a welcome-back dinner in the Curry Student Center Ballroom. These alums had a chance to catch up with each other, share insights, and submit pictures for the study abroad photo contest.
New program announced in Greece at the American College of Thessaloniki
(ACT)
The second largest city in Greece, Thessaloniki is the gateway to
the Balkans and offers easy access to Athens, the Greek islands, and
Turkey. Founded in 315 B.C, Thessaloniki is now a large, modern seaport
that exists in harmony with the old town’s traditional architecture,
narrow streets and lovely small gardens. At ACT, 75% of the student
body is Greek, and the school offers a variety of liberal arts and Greek
Studies classes taught in English. (It also sponsors the Michael S.
Dukakis Chair in Public Policy and Service.)
 Music Professor Joshua Jacobson is working with Psychology major Liz Baraff on a follow-up to Keith Sward’s 1933 study of “Jewish Musicality in America.” |
Undergraduate Research -- Eleven research teams make up this year’s Faculty Undergraduate Research Initiative (FURI). Found in departments from the arts to the sciences, students and faculty are collaborating on all phases of some significant research. Some students are working with faculty in the early phases of research; others are joining faculty projects as they near completion. Students learn research skills ranging from literature and archival searches, to interviewing design and techniques and animal surgery. Judith Tick, Professor of Music, and Music major Matt Temkin are organizing materials for a reading of primary sources in American Music. Professor Richard H. Melloni, Jr. of the psychology department is working with Behavioral Neuroscience major Maria T. Perona on a project titled “Adolescent Cocaine and the Neurobiology of Aggression.” Biology Professor Don O’Malley has teamed with Behavioral Neuroscience major Kimberly L. Rozelle on a study called “Prey Capture: A Complex Behavior of the Larval Zebrafish.” Anthony De Ritis, Chair of Multimedia Studies, and Howard Kenty, a Multimedia Studies dual major with a concentration in Music Technology, are exploring “Interactivity in Music” in potential book chapters for a book proposal invitation by the MIT Press. Professor Inez Hedges of Modern Languages and Cinema studies is working with Graphic Design major Elizabeth Ficken to develop a website called “Boston Modernism.” Visiting Professor Louise McBryde is working with Christopher Teague, an English major, on “The Politics of Short Film Exhibition and Distribution.” Center for Urban and Regional Policy/Education Professor Joan Fitzgerald is teaming up with Karen Hallman, an English and History Major, to research career ladder programs that help low-wage workers move into better paying jobs. Music Professor Joshua Jacobson is working with Psychology Major Liz Baraff on a follow-up to Keith Sward’s 1933 study of “Jewish Musicalty in America.” Biology Professor Wendy Smith is working with biochemistry major Jason Morais and biology major Renee Paquette on a project entitled “Metamorphic changes in proteins associated with insect molting glands,” a study that has important implications for insect control. “Policies Against Sexual Harassment: Gender Equality Policies in Germany, the European Union, and the United States in Comparative Perspective” is the focus of the collaborative research of Sociology Professor Kathrina Zippel and sociology major Nathan Burke. Communication Studies professor Karen Buzzard has teamed with senior Communications and International Affairs major Staci Jenkins to work towards the completion of Prof. Buzzard’s study, “Umpires of the Air: The Making of Modern Audience Research,” a book which will chronicle the pioneers of audience and marketing research.
Alumni Development -- The College of Arts and Sciences thanks the many alumni and friends who support its experiential education programs. Fundraising for the Experiential Education Fund is relatively new, and we are hopeful that in coming years more alums will choose to make a difference by supporting this fund. The Experiential Education Fund (or EEF) directly benefits students. Students are awarded funding to underwrite the cost, for example, of research and travel, or to support valuable but unpaid co-ops. Last year, the EEF helped support over $71,000 in grants and awards.
We thank the following for investing in the experiential learning of our students:
Ms. Barbara C. Alleyne, BA ‘70
Mr. Albert A. Badger
Dr. Sharyn Boornazian, BS ’69 and MEd ‘70
Ms. Ellen M. Breen, BA ’72 and MBA ‘83
Mr. George Sumner Case, Jr. BS ‘93,
Mr. Samuel F. Chevalier, BA ‘57
Ms. Mary V. Dexter, BA ’71 and MBA ‘77
Mr. James R. Fitzgerald, BA ’68 and MBA ‘70
Mrs. Lois A. Garaventi, BS ‘58
Mrs. Phoebe Krey Lanzoni, BS ‘55
Mr. Steven McAlister
Ms. Judy Olds, BA ‘77
Mrs. Joyce J. Picard, MEd ‘73
Mr. Peter J. Puzzanghero, BA ‘79
Mr. William J. Shea, BA ’70 and MA ‘72
Mr. Bruce W. Spaulding, BA ‘70
Dean James R. Stellar
Ms. Lucille R. Zanghi, BA ’72
Mr. James M. Dow, BS ‘72
Service-Learning -- Over
the past few years, many faculty members have taken advantage of the
CEA Academic Service-Learning Project, a joint offering with the NU
Center of Community Service. This quarter, Elise Dallimore and Michelle
Lee, both from Communication Studies, have joined the project and implemented
specialized service-learning into their Advanced Organizational and
Advanced Interpersonal Communications courses. In the future, the Center
of the Community Service will be assisting with additional Service-Learning
courses, creating workshops with guest speakers, posting information
about service related conferences, and hosting the first of two Volunteer
Fairs for 2002. For more information, visit
http://communityservice.neu.edu
Student Leadership -- The “Student Leadership Seminar” (INT 1891), created as a result of a study report by the Executive Board of the Student Government Association, is being offered this quarter for the third consecutive year. The seminar is taught by David Rochefort, a member of CEA and professor in the Political Science Department. Students in the course have played leadership roles in a variety of organizations on campus, including student government, the student newspaper, resident student association, and more. Current members of the seminar are Kyisha Brooks, Amy Christler, Erin Dayharsh, Robert Devaney, Abigail Green, Jonathan Howard, Cynthia Maurer, Amy McQuiggan, Maria Piscitelli, Richard Schwabacher, John Sullivan, and David White. Students are collaborating on original case studies of the practice of leadership at Northeastern University and will be presenting at the annual Experiential Education Expo in May.
 William Wray, Cooperative Education faculty member, presents at the winter Project T.E.A.M. workshop on Jan. 29th. |
Project T.E.A.M. -- Arts and Sciences and the CEA continue to work on models and examples of co-op/academic integration through Project T.E.A.M. (Teams for Experiential and Academic Mentoring). This has been a joint effort involving groups from the Dean’s Office, CEA, Co-op Dept., and academic departments. Major presentations at the recent winter workshop were made on the new Co-op “PlacePro” data base system and on the relationship of co-op jobs to learning goals. Participants in the workshop included ….
| Timothy Donovan David Rochefort William Wray Lester Lee Veronica Porter Janet Bobcean Kate McLaughlin Bruce Ronkin Nancy Geoffrion Melissa McDaniels Pamela Goodale Cathy Neal George Thrush Terry Chapman |
Michelle Israel |
Mary Mello Gail Stubbs Ann Galligan Harry Mackay Andresse St. Rose Steven Viveiros Jan Swindlehurst Kim Irmiter Gail Leclerc Nathan Israeloff Peter Rosen Susan Powers-Lee Kimbery Viarella Mal Hill |
 Study abroad student Mike Krentzman’s photo of the Australian Outback was this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest winner. Visit www.oisp.neu.edu to view this photo in its full splendor as well as the rest of the photo contest submissions. |
