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From the Desk of Dean Winebrake |
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As the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts, I would like to express how honored I am to have the opportunity to work with such a dedicated group of faculty, staff, and students. The College is clearly on an upward trajectory. Our student enrollment is growing; our faculty scholarship is cutting edge; and our involvement in the local and global community is expanding. It is a great time to be part of the College of Liberal Arts!
This newsletter, CLA Connections, gives us a chance to showcase a number of faculty- and student-led activities occurring within the College that raise our national prominence as an academic institution. For example, in January Dr. Ron Hira, associate professor of public policy, was recently featured on a special edition of the public affairs program Dan Rather Reports, focused on outsourcing; Dr. Rich Newman, professor of history, was interviewed on campus by CSPAN for an episode of American History TV; and, psychology student Danielle Burnash and Dr. Lindsay Schenkel, assistant professor of psychology, received national attention for a recent study they conducted on the incidence of abuse and neglect among deaf college students.
We hope you enjoy this newsletter! As always, please and contact my office if you have any questions or comments about the stories you read.
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Research |
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Faculty Spotlight |
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RIT Professor Leads Study of Under-investigated Languages
A key concept in the field of linguistics is sentence structure and its impact on linguistic performance. How native speakers effortlessly comprehend and speak languages also has not been well understood. "Processing and Producing Head-final Structures' is a new collection of writings by leading scholars in the field co-edited by RIT professor Hiroko Yamashita. It is one of the first to comprehensively examine the processing and production of specific linguistic structures called "head-final structures" in different languages.
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Study: Abuse Rates Higher Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children with Hearing Youth
A new study at RIT, directed by assistant professor of psychology Dr. Lindsay Schenkel, indicates that the incidence of maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse, is more than 25 percent higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children than among hearing youths. The research also shows a direct correlation between childhood maltreatment and higher rates of negative cognition, depression and post-traumatic stress in adulthood. The study, which was presented at the 2010 annual meeting of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, is one of the first to compare childhood maltreatment between deaf and hearing children.
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RIT Partners with Teen Empowerment and the RPD
A multi-year research-and-education partnership seeks to increase understanding and promote greater collaboration between teens and public-safety officers in the Rochester region. Dr. John Klofas helped develop and administer the Youth-Police Unity Project, which is sponsored by Teen Empowerment, RIT and the RPD. This project has developed a citywide survey, focus groups and an ongoing teen/police panel to address organizational and service issues related to public safety operations in the city.
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Jonathan Schroederis the William A. Kern Professor of Communications at RIT. He teaches courses and conducts research in visual communication, advertising ethics and the intersection of art and commerce, while also promoting additional research and teaching opportunities with local advertising agencies, marketing firms and arts organizations. The position is made possible through RIT's William A. Kern Endowment.
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Schroeder is the author or editor of a number of books, including "Visual Consumption and Brand Culture", and is currently the editor-in-chief of the international journal Consumption, Markets and Culture. Prior to joining RIT, he served as the chair of the marketing department at the University of Exeter and as a professor of marketing at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and at the University of Rhode Island. He has also held visiting appointments at the University of Auckland, New Zealand; the Indian School of Business, India; Bocconi University, Italy; Gothenburg University, Sweden and Wesleyan University in the state of Connecticut.
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The William A. Kern Endowment was established at RIT by the Rochester Telephone Company in 1971 to commemorate the company's 50th anniversary. It was named in honor of the Rochester Telephone executive who served as CEO from 1959 to 1964. The Kern Professorship has been attached to the Department of Communication since 1986.
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Students and Alumni |
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Events |
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RIT Selected to Participate in AmeriCorps' Students in Service Program
RIT will offer students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, taking what they've learned in the classroom and applying it to community work through AmeriCorps' Students in Service pilot program. The university has been selected as one of only four New York universities to participate in the initiative. It is designed to challenge students to develop civic skills and increase connections between colleges and universities and the local community.
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Liberal Arts Alum Named NTID President
Gerard Buckley, a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology and RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf, began serving as president of NTID at the start of the new year. Buckley, 54, has more than 30 years of progressively responsible experience in higher education. He came to RIT/NTID in 1974 and graduated in 1978 with a bachelor's degree in Social Work from CLA. He also holds a master's degree in Social Work from the University of Missouri in Columbia and a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Kansas in Lawrence.
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Gannett Lecture Series presents David Liptak and 'Composing New Music' |
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Professor of composition at the Eastman School of Music, David Liptak has had his compositions performed by many orchestras throughout the country, including the RPO. Liptak will discuss his work and creative process during the free, public lecture "Composing New Music" at 8 p.m. on Feb. 2 in the Ingle Auditorium at RIT.
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C-SPAN Records Black History Class at RIT |
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C-SPAN has recently visited RIT to tape on of the Institutes history classes. The network recorded a class on American Slavery and Freedom taught by Richard Newman. This will be featured as an upcoming episode for the networks series American History TV.
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