2004

2005-2006 Academic Year

Department News:

Communication

Dr. Robert Fidoten presented "Humanities and the Political Process" at the Third International Humanities Conference in England at Cambridge University on August 3, 2005.
Dr. Valerie Swarts was named the National President of Zeta Phi Eta, in Boston, MA on August 4-5, 2005.
Mr. Joseph Harry presented "Tales of Tattered Romance: Cheaters, TV, Real Reality and Melodramatic Parody" at the Associate for Educators for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Entertainment Studies Interest Group Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX on August 10-13, 2005.
Dr. Alison Plessinger presented "Bouncing Back: Life after not getting Tenure" at the Associate for Educators for Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Convention in San Antonio, Texas on August 9-13, 2005
Dr. Brett Barnett, Dr. Tom Flynn, and Dr. Valerie Swarts were panelists/discussants for "The Top Ten List: Communication Laws That we Would Like to see Changed" at the New York State Communication Association in Kerhonkson, NY on October 21-23, 2005.
Dr. Valerie Swarts presented "Is Visual Literacy Alive in the Illustrations of Children's Books? An Analysis of Five Caldecott Award Winners" at the New York State Communication Association in Kerhonkson, NY on October 21-23, 2005.
Dr. James Laux presented "Learning Communicative Competence: From Pre-School Through College" at the New York State Communication Association in Kerhonkson, NY on October 21-23, 2005.
Dr. Amy Walters presented "The Rhetoric of Communication Education" at the Pennsylvania Communication Association Conference in Mechanicsburg, PA on October 13, 2005..
Dr. Christine Pease-Hernandez participated in giving a workshop to the Jump Start mentors regarding advisement and time management on October 31, 2005.
Dr. Thomas Flynn attended NCA and presented research in Boston, MA on November 16, 2005.
Dr. Christine Pease-Hernandez presented panels: "Womentoring Panel" and "I Didn't Mean to Hurt You: Negotiating Researcher/Participant Relationships" at the National Communication Association (NCA) Conference on November 16-20, 2005.
Dr. Mark Zeltner presented "Sexual Minorities: The Ethical Pitfalls of Covering the Gay Community on a Conservative Campus," and participated in a panel discussion "Ethics in the Newsroom for Reporters, Editors and Photographers," and reviewed student newspapers at the Associated College Press Convention in Los Angeles, CA on March 2-5, 2006.
The 2006 Theodore Walwick lecture is set for Tuesday, April 25th in Spotts World Cultures Building. Brian O'Connell, associate professor of computer and philosophy at Central Connecticut State University will address the issues of "Ethics, Law and Technology in an Open Society." The Walwik lectures are sponsored by a gift from Professor Emeritus Theodore Walwik, former communication department faculty member.
Dr. Amy Walters attended the APSCUF Leadership Workshop in Harrisburg, PA on May 17-20, 2006.

Computer Science

Congratulations to SRU's Computer Science Department for receiving accreditation by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Inc. The accreditation recognizes the departments program in computer science as well as five concentrations in its information systems area. As noted in the RockPride Dr. Valentine (department chair) is quoted as saying, "Of all the computing degrees offered in Pennsylvania, only eight are accredited in computer science with only three accredited in information systems. SRU stands out as one of the best choices available to students wanting to study computing!"
Dr. Sam Thangiah developed Xcalibur, an automated computer literacy testing program to test computer literacy levels of SRU students. The program is being used for the Computer Literacy testing at SRU.
Mr. Frank Hulick presented "Hacking & Hackers - How to Stay Protected" at the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in September 2005.
Mr. Frank Hulick presented "Computer & Information Security & Privacy" at HighMark Life and Casualty in Pittsburgh, PA - Fall 2005.
Ms. Patricia Joseph, CSAB (Computer Science Accreditation Board) Evaluator for Information Systems Programs, ABET, 2005.
Mr. Frank Hulick presented "How to Secure a Wireless Network" on October 6, 2005 at Slippery Rock University.
Dr. Deborah Whitfield presented a panel at Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) in New York City, NY on October 13-15, 2005.
Dr. Deborah Whitfield journal publication "Guidelines and Suggestions for ABET Accreditation" with Adel Abunawass, Frances Bailie, and Bernice Houle in the Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges Vol. 21 Issue 3, October 2005..
Dr. David Valentine attended "Using Wireless Technology" workshop and presented "Practical Computer Security: A New Service Course Based upon the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace" at the Association of Computing Machinery (AMC) Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education (SIGITE) 2005 Conference in Newark, NJ on October 18-22, 2005.
Dr. Hongbo Zhou presented "Reactive ID Assignment for Sensor Networks" at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS) 2005 in Washington, DC on November 7-10, 2005.
Dr. Hongbo Zhou presented "Multiple-key Cryptography-based Distributed Certificate Authority in Mobile Adhoc Networks" at the IEEE Globecome 2005 in St. Louis, MO on November 29 - December 2, 2005.
Dr. Deborah Whitfield will present "Best Assessment Processes VIII" at the ABET Best Assessment Symposium in Terra Haute, IN on February 26-28, 2006.
Dr. Patricia Joseph attended CSAB Program Evaluator Training at ACM-SIGCSE Convention in Houston, TX on March 2-5, 2006.
Faculty members (Dr. Fergany, Mr. Hulick, Ms. Joseph, Dr. Joshi, and Dr. Valentine) will attend the Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE) conference in Indiana, PA on April 7-8, 2006.
Dr. Sam Thangiah participated in the Introduction to GIS Workshop in Pittsburgh, PA on June 6, 2006.
Dr. Sam Thangiah attended the ROBO 2006 Business Conference & Expo, the International Business Development Event for the Mobile Robotics and Intelligent Systems Industry, in Pittsburgh, PA on June 20-21, 2006.

Military Science

CPT Leise attended the 2nd Brigade ROTC Recruiting Operations Officer's Conference in Atlantic City, NJ from September 19-21, 2005.
The ROTC Battalion sponsored a day of training for 50 cadets from the Butler H.S. Junior ROTC on September 24, 2005. The SRU cadets trained the Butler cadets on the LRC and rappel Tower followed by a BBQ lunch.
COL Cummings, the new 2nd Bde ROTC Commander, visited SRU on September 29, 2005 to meet the cadre and receive a briefing on the ROTC Battalion's structure and operations. He conducted office calls with Dean Russell and President Smith. He also conducted an interactive luncheon with 3 cadets from each academic class. In the afternoon, he received a briefing from the cadets and observed training during the conduct of the LRC, Rappel Tower, and Land Navigation lab periods.
LTC Bialozor and MSG Monroe attended the 2nd Brigade ROTC Commander's Conference in Carlisle, PA from October 24-26, 2005.
Mr. Bower attended the Human Resource Administrator's Course at Fort Monroe, VA from October 16-22, 2005.
MAJ Sullivan provided a seminar on leadership assessment for the department heads within the Student Life Administration during their retreat at the Clarion River Lodge. His presentation highlighted techniques used by U.S. Army Cadet Command to assess and train leaders. He engaged the Student Life leaders to apply these concepts/techniques to their interaction with student leaders across campus.
LTC Bialozor provided a presentation on Non-Government Organizations and their interaction with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan on November 6, 2005 as part of a 3-day exhibition sponsored by the SRU Potters Guild.
LTC Bialozor was the featured speaker at the Veteran's Day remembrance service sponsored by Alumni Relations on November 11, 2005. The ROTC provided a color guard for the event to raise the National, State, and SRU flags.
Congratulations to SRU's Army ROTC program for receiving its third Cadet Command Award for meeting its commissioning mission for 2005 in ceremonies held in March 2006. Col. John Cummings from Cadet Command's 2nd Brigade at Ft. Dix, N.J. was on campus recently to present the award to Dr. Russell, Lt. Col. Bialozor, and Master Sgt. Monroe.

Political Science

Dr. Walter Powell attend the annual meeting of the American Trial Lawyers Association and participate in continuing education classes on July 22-28, 2005 in Toronto, Canada.
Alice Kaiser-Drobney was elected by the National Association of Campus Executive Directors affiliated with American Humanics, as the association's Northeastern Regional Representative for 2005-06.
Ms. Alice Kaiser-Drobney presented a workshop, "Service-Learning in Nonprofit Management Education" at the Academy of Management International Conference in Honolulu on August 6, 2005.
Dr. Walter V. Powell attended a law course at Clarion University, at the Center for Legal Education on October 28, 2005.
Dr. George Brown attended and presented "Reflections on War and War Crimes: Japanese Wartime Atrocities in Nanjing, The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ordinary Men in the Holocaust, and the Case of the My Lai Massacre" at Mid-Atlantic Region, Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on October 29, 2005.
Dr. Sharon Sykora arranged for a visit to Old Economy Village for a special guided tour in conjunction with her Utopias class in Ambridge, PA on March 25 - April 1, 2006.
Dr. Sharon Sykora arranged for a presentation on March 27, 2006 by Patricia Redshaw to discuss Plum Village and the community of mindful living. She also discussed and taught some practices of the community. Ms. Redshaw is a buddhist and member of the community of Mindful Living. She teaches meditation in the tradition of thich Nhat hanh.
Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Nechama Tec spoke at the Annual Remembrance Program on March 29, 2006 in Miller Auditorium. Dr. Tec, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, Stamford presented, "Jewish Resistance: Women, Men and the Holocaust."
Dr. Richard Martin presented a paper on Hannah Arendts "Conception of Justice" at the Political Science Association Meeting in Harrisburg, PA on March 31, 2006.
Dr. Richard Martin accompanied SRU students on the March 2006 seminar program to Munich, Germany.
Dr. Heather Frederick presented "Female Candidates and Campaign Contributions - An Update on Progress?" at the Pennsylvania Political Science meeting in Harrisburg, PA on March 30 - April 1, 2006.
Dr. Don Kerchis presented "The Impact of U.S. International Education Policy on Democratic Values, Attitudes and Behavior" at the Pennsylvania Political Science (PPS) meeting in Harrisburg, PA on March 31 - April 1, 2006.
Dr. Mark Daniels presented "The Politics of Disaster Management: The Evolution of the Federal Emergency Management Agency" at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting on March 31-April 1, 2006 in Harrisburg, PA.
Dr. Mark Daniels presented "Toward Liquor Control: A Retrospect" at the 2006 National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration on April 1-4, 2006 in Denver, Colorado.
Margaruite Coyne, CSJ and Sister Louise Grundish were invited to make a presentations about life in a religious community and lead a class discussion about life in a religious community. She has been a nun for many years. They were invited to Dr. Sharon Sykora's class on April 17, 2006.

School of Business

Dr. John Bavaro published an article "Sisters in Health Care History Project" in the July/August 2005 Archival Outlook Periodical.
SRU Alumni Guest Lecture Series welcomed Dr. Robert Murray (1971 and '74 SRU Graduate) who presented "Science, Sports and Business: The Gatorade Formula" to SRU students, faculty and staff on September 29, 2005 in Eisenberg Auditorium. A fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine at Gatorade, Dr. Murray oversees scientific research in a variety of areas in exercise science and sports nutrition. This visit was arranged by John Buttermore, School of Business.
Dr. John Bavaro was selected as the on-site reviewer for the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education.
Dr. Diane Galbriath presented a paper "Does Talent Matter?" at the PHRA Conference in Pittsburgh, PAon October 4, 2005.
Dr. Abbas Noorbakhsh presented "The Effects of Globalization and Culture on International Corporate Cash Holdings" at the annual meeting of the Association for Global Business (AGB) in Miami Beach, Florida on November 16-19, 2005.
Dr. Albena Iossifova presented "Learning from Experience from Others versus Learning from Own Experience in the Process of Standard Implementation" at the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) Conference in San Francisco, CA from November 18-20, 2005.
Dr. Abbass Alkhafaji presented "CEO's Perceptions of Total Quality Management and the impact of its benefits on a firm's performance" Exploratory Study" at the IABPAD Conference in Orlando, FL on January 4-8, 2006.
Dr. Theresa A. Wajda presented "Gender Differences on the Internal Dimension of Category Structure: A Case of Brand Typicality" coauthored with Michael Y. Hu, Kent State University at the Marketing and Management Association (MMA) International Conference in Chicago, IL on March 15-17, 2006.
Dr. Jesus Valencia accompanied SRU students on the March 2006 Seminar Program in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Dr. Abbass Alkhafaji presented "Total Quality Management Acceptance and applications in Multinational Companies: An Empirical Examination" at the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) Conference in San Diego, CA on April 5-9, 2006.
Dr. Donald Tompkins presented "Recall of Experientially Linked and Non-Experientially Linked Material Under Incidental Learning Conditions" at the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) Conference in San Diego, CA on April 5-9, 2006.
School of Business held their annual "School of Business Week" starting Monday, April 17th. The theme for this year was "join us now....or work for us later". The student organizations include Alpha Kappa Psi (business honorary), the American College of Healthcare Executives, American Marketing Association, Association for Operations Management, Student Accounting Society and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Dr. Albena Iossifova will take her Operations Management I class to tour the General Electric plant in Grove City, PA on June 26, 2006.

Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Dr. Kundan Bhatia attended the American Sociological Association 100th Meeting and presented "Globalization in Asia in the Session: Challenges to Democracy, Equality and Social Justice" on August 13-16, 2005.
Dr. Ahmad Khalili attended the American Sociological Association 100th Meeting as president and representative of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society (also attended the State Association Annual Meeting), Dr. Khalili also presented "Obstacles to Development of Democracy In the Middle East" on August 13-16, 2005.
Two appointed accreditors from The National Council on Social Work Education visited campus on October 5-7, 2005 for review and reaffirmation of the Social Work Program.
Dr. Katherine Hardesty and Dr. David Champion organized and held a Criminal Justice Job Fair in the SRU University Union on Tuesday, October 25, 2005. Several Criminal Justice employers were represented such as the PA State Police, the PA Civil Service Commission, Youth Development Center of New Castle and George Junior of Grove City.
Dr. Kundan Bhatia traveled to Udaipur, India to visit and meet with representatives regarding exchange programs on November 4, 2005.
Dr. David Champion presented "Incident Preparedness and Response: Developing a Security Policy" at the American Society of Criminology Conference in Toronto, Canada on November 15-19, 2005.
Dr. Srinivasa Mani presented "Dance as Culture, Dance as Therapy," at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 10-15, 2006.
Dr. Ahmad Khalili presented "Contribution of Structural Factors to Juvenile Delinquent Behavior: A Macro-Micro Approach" at the 43rd annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Baltimore, MD on February 27 - March 4, 2006.
Dr. Katherine Hardesty participated in roundtable discussion at The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference in Baltimore, MD on February 28 - March 4, 2006.
Dr. David Champion presented "Integral Theory, Crime and Criminal Justice: Issues and Applications" at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD on March 1-2, 2006.
Dr. Srinivasa Mani accompanied SRU students on the March 2006 seminar program to An Jose, Costa Rica.
Social Work Open House scheduled for Thursday, April 27th at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Woods. The open house is for those interested in a career in social work. For further information on this program, please contact Dr. Thomas Bechard with the department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at Slippery Rock University.
Dr. Ahmad Khalili will present a paper "Explaining Adolescent Violent Behavior: An Integrated Causal Perspective on Delinquency" at the First Annual Stockholm Criminology Symposium at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden on June 15-17, 2006.

Alumni and Student News:

Communication

Lena Acheson, Ashley Martin, and Jason Snyder accompanied Dr. Mark Banks to the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Conference in Miami, FL on October 20-25, 2005.
David Cruse, Daniel Hooven, Shannon McCullough, Jennifer Meyer, Kathy Smith, and Erin Weber accompanied Dr. James Laux and presented panel "Learning Communicative Competence: From Pre-school Through College" at the New York State Communication Association Conference in Kerhonkson, NY on October 21-23. The following papers were presented: Weber, Erin - "Learning the Ropes: A Comparison of Communication Skills in Children Who Have Attended Pre-school and Those Who Have Not"; Hooven, Daniel, McCullough, Shannon and Meyer, Jennifer - "The Importance of Environment: The Effects of Gender and Environment on Communication Apprehension Among Individuals in an Unfamiliar Enviornment"; Cruse, David Adam - "Making Friends: The Creation of Friendships Among Male and Female College Students"; and Smith, Kathleen - "Teaching Competence: The Relationship Between College Student Evaluations of Teaching Effectiveness and Instructor Behavior".
Colin McGuire and Frank Skrip accompanied Dr. Alison Plessinger to the College Media Adviser's Convention in Kansas City, MO on October 26-28, 2005.
Allison Bordogna, Ashley Martin, and Jason Snyder toured the Ketchum Public Relations Agency in Pittsburgh, PA on November 10, 2005.
Tracy Alexander accompanied Dr. Mark Banks to the PRSSA Career Day in Cleveland, OH on November 18, 2005.
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell visited SRU on Wednesday, April 19th for an interview with Travis Trufley in Eisenberg Classroom Building's Auditorium. Trufley is a communication major from Boyers. The interview took place as part of a communication class assignment taught by Dr. Brett Barnett.
Lena Acheson, Marlo Kollar, and Jason Snyder will accompany Dr. Thomas Flynn to the (ECA) Conference in Philadelphia, PA on April 27-30, 2006 where they will participate in student panels and Dr. Flynn will attend the executive council meeting.

Computer Science

Sam R. Thangiah, Anthony Webber, and Justin Liebler (2005). Real-Time Team-Oriented Production Scheduling of Presses for Manufacturing Molds, International Journal of Science and Technology in the Tropics.
Bryan Lawson (2005) Team Orienteering Problem, International Federation of Operation Research Societies 2005 Conference, Hawaii, July 2005.
Thangiah, Sam R., Michael McNamara, Yai O. Laleye and Anthony Pitluga (2005) An Auctioning System for Solving Vehicle Routing Problems, International Federation of Operation Research Societies 2005 Conference, Hawaii, July 2005.
SRU student will accompany Dr. Michael Conlon to attend and present paper at the Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON) in Columbus, OH on October 5-9, 2005. Dr. Conlon will present "Is There a Role for Open Source Software in Systems Analysis?" co-authored with Mr. Frank W. Hulick.
SRU student Andrew Shanbarger will accompany Ms. Patricia Joseph to attend and present peer-review paper "Computer Usage in the Classroom" at the Information Systems Education Conference (ISECON) in Columbus, OH on October 5-9, 2005. Ms. Joseph will also present "Ethics in the Pedagogy of Information Systems" and Brandon Himes's peer-review paper "Information Warfare" ("Meritorious Writing Award" was presented to Brandon Himes and Ms. Patricia Joseph for this paper).
Seven students (Andrew Beers, Stephan Brownary, Corey Callihan, Alex Cline, Philip Gorley, Jennifer Lengel, and Brian Turner) accompanied Dr. Deborah Whitfield to AMC Intercollegiate Programming Contest in Ashland, OH on November 4-5, 2005.
Industry Awareness Night - February 8, 2006 from 5pm - 8pm was held at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Township, PA. This program is for juniors and seniors from the Computer Science Department. The program consisted of a number of industry representatives who gave presentations on topics such as resume, communication skills, dressing for success, portfolio's, preparing for an interview, job search, to name a few.
Job Shadow Day - February 21, 2006 at one of many job sites. Students, juniors and seniors from the Computer Science Department in groups of 5 or 6 visited different host companies. The hosting companies can design any program that they believe would help the students understand what the company does, what types of skills it is looking for in a student or impart any knowledge that would make the students aware of how to prepare for a career.
Computer Science High School Programming contest was held in Eisenberg Classroom Building on February 21, 2006. Follow the link for results and information.
Computer Science team captures first place in statewide competition in Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE) Conference. The competition was held in Indiana, PA on April 7-8, 2006. The teams were given four hours to solve nine programming problems in Java or C++ computer programming language. The senior team includes Andrew Beers, Corey Callihan, and Joshua Petry; sophomore team includes Chris Adams, Chris Chapman, and Brian Turner. Dr. Whitfield and Dr. Mullins are the team advisors and accompanied the students.

Military Science

The ROTC Battalion entered two teams in the 21st Annual Army Ten Miler held in Washington, D.C.on October 2, 2005. The 11 cadets and 3 faculty members toured the Nation's Capitol on Saturday and completed the race on Sunday. The race was rerouted and actually extended to 11.4 miles due to a security alert after the race had already started.
14 Cadets will accompany MAJ Stephen Sullivan for training on obstacle course & EST for Ranger Challenge Land Nav Course in Camp Dawson, WV on October 11, 2005.
The ROTC Battalion entered a 10-cadet team in the annual Brigade Ranger Challenge competition held at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA from October 21-23, 2005. The cadets competed against teams from all 20 universities within the Brigade (PA, NJ, NYC). The team finished 10th overall and 2nd in their flight. The team competed in an Army Physical Fitness Test, hand grenade assault course, obstacle course, one-rope bridge water crossing, orienteering, tactics written exam, weapons disassembly/assembly, and 10km foot march events
The ROTC Battalion conducted a Field Training Exercise at Ravenna, OH from November 11-13, 2005. The 46 cadets and 5 cadre conducted training in garrison operations, day and night land navigation, day and night tactics lanes, and establishment of a tactical patrol base. The cadets gained valuable experience in developing their leadership and tactical skills.
The ROTC will commission two new 2LTs on December 17, 2005. 2LT Shad Thompson will graduate with a degree in Business Management with a Minor in Leadership.2LT Daniel Maigret will graduate with a degree in History with a Minor in Leadership. Both of them will be notified of their component and branch of service by December 1, 2005.
Military Science cadets (Kenneth Brennan, Lisa Hatfield, Kimberly Herrick, Clay Johnson, Brandon Libert, David Lisovich, Ryan Neptune, and Vernon Webb) accompanied LTC William Bialozor on the MS IV Staff Ride to Antietam Battlefield in Maryland on March 4-5, 2006 as part of their cadet command requirement.

Political Science

Grace Franks traveled on November 4, 2005 to Harrisburg, PA to interview for a spring 2006 position for department's The Harrisburg Internship Program.
Political Science Department hosted a reception on September 28, 2005 at the Alumni House for new and returning student majors.Approximately 40 guests participated.
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Honorary Student Political Science Society, organized and hosted a dinner on October 27, 2005 at a local restaurant.
Hayley Zanella and Grace Franks were nominated to the CBISS Student Advisory Board.
Seven Law Society students (Derek Songer, Baraka Bitariho, Jaime Keeney, Jessica Main, Amy Honneffer, Ashlan Clark, and Ashley Pochatko) accompanied Dr. Walter Powell to Butler Court House in Butler, PA to view how judicial system works on November 17, 2005.
David Croach, Dino DelMastro, Lacey Hiles, Heather Houser, Josh Nard, John Sallman, Robert Hennry, Naoko Rotunno, Hiroki Kosugi, Sharilyn Maurer, Robert Klemens, and Bill Weir accompanied Dr. George Brown to Pittsburgh, PA to participate in the Japan-American Society of PA Event on December 8, 2005.
Sean Conlon, Mattew Daley, Megan Gold, Rose Iksic, Loren Jamison, Amanda Lane, Marrita Nathan McDowell, Richardson, Claudia Sadean, Leone Siliga, and Nick Years accompanied Dr. George Brown to a talk given by The European Union Commission President in Pittsburgh, PA on February 10, 2006.
Paige Carlson, Megan Gold, Rose Iksie, Audrea Nagy, Bethany Rouallo, Claudia Sadean, Noah True-Daniels, and Nick Years accompanied by Dr. George Brown to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Model Conference in Washington, DC on February 21-25, 2006.
Claudia Sadean, Noah True-Daniels, Nickalaus Years and Dr. George Brown presented papers at the Asian Studies Development Program National Conference at Nashville, TN on March 16-19, 2006. The following papers were presented: "China's Rising Power and Tensions in Sino-Japanese Relations" by Dr. Brown; "U.S. China Relations" by Claudia Sadean; Rural Underdevelopment in China" by Noah True-Daniels; and "The People's Liberation Army and China's Foreign Policy" by Nickalaus Years.

School of Business

Erin Buzzelli and Bridgett Sircy accompanied Dr. Bruce Orvis to the Alpha Kappa Psi National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 3-7, 2005.
Steven Barth, Lindsey Bozorg, Brian Ryder, and Jeremy LaMotte accompanied Dr. John Misner to tour and meet with senior management of St. Paul Homes, Inc., in Greenville, PA on September 13, 2005. The class conducted an economic impact study of St. Paul Homes.
Economics, Finance, and International Business Club students (Rick Moore, Andrew Wargo, Amanda Froelich, and Greg Mattocks) attended the Louis Navellier Investment Seminar in Cleveland, OH on October 5, 2005.
Laura Riegner accompanied by SRU sponsoring faculty member Dr. Abbas Noorbakhsh, traveled to Pittsburgh, PA on November 15, 2005 to receive a scholarship from the Financial Executives International (FEI) Pittsburgh Chapter.
Robert O'Connor and Adam Wienczkowski attended IMA Student Accounting Society Conference in Orlando, FL on November 10, 2005.
School of Business students accompanied Mr. Thomas Tanner to Cleveland, OH to visit non-profit organization and have students speak to management directors on November 18, 2005.
Alpha Kappa Psi students (Linda Bestic, Cyndi Brown, Lyndse Costabile, Ashley Franks, Ryan Holmgren, Veronica LaManna, Kelly Porter, Andrea Romantino, Ellin Saullo, Bridgett Sircy, Adam Wienczkowski, Sara Workman, and Rebecca Zahora) accompanied Dr. Bruce Orvis - School of Business, to the Philadelphia Success Institute in Philadelphia, PA on February 10-13, 2006.
Samantha Branning and Matthew Martin accompanied Dr. Albena Iossifova - School of Business, to The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Regional III meeting in Columbus, OH on February 17-18, 2006.
Dr. Andy Chatterjee and Mr. Tom Tanner accompanied American Marketing Association (AMA) members (Aaron Brown, Matt Brown, Demond Clanton, Danielle Cole, Lori Duerring, Shelby Fish, Matthew Hoffmaster and Adrienne Stanczak) to the National AMA Conference in Orlando, FL on March 23-26, 2006.
School of Business students (Stephanie Boy, Jessica Dornin, and Michelle Maruska) attended the American College of Healthcare Executives National Congress (ACHE) in Chicago, IL on March 25-30, 2006.
Ellin Saullo received a $1,000 scholarship from the Financial Executive Institute (FEI) at the Duguesne Club in Pittsburgh, PA on April 18, 2006. Dr. Abbas Noorbakhsh, school of Business, accompanied Ms. Saullo as the sponsoring faculty.
Jeramy Genaway, Eric Lewis, and Stephen Sullivan students from the School of Business competed, and came home with a third place win, at the Ameriprise Planning Invitational in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 19-22, 2006. Dr. John Misner accompanied the students and faculty advisor.
Philip J. Book attended the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Exposition in Washington, DC on June 24-28, 2006.

Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work

Michael Hooks, Eunice Lewis, Tashinia Oatis, Brent Olean, Jessica Speer, and Julie Zimmerman and Dr. Alana Atchinson attended PA Association for Undergraduate Social Work Education (PAUSWE) Annual Conference in State College, PA on October 21-22, 2005.
Heather Chatterjee, Tammy Eiselt, Sharon Geibel, James Gniewkowski, Nancy Harper, Allison Landis, Pamela McVicker, and Daryl Ann Milcic accompanied Dr. Katherine Hardesty and Dr. Michael Stowe to the Council on Social Work Education Conference in Chicago, IL on February 16-19, 2006. At the conference, they were inducted into the department's honor society at the Hull House, the famous settlement.
Janice Benninger and Kelly Macurdy won the undergraduate student paper award at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators held in Harrisburgh, PA on April 8, 2006. Benninger and Macurdy co-authored "Developing a Criminal Entitlement Scale" which was based on research they conducted with Dr. David Champion, Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work.

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