Faculty kudos

 

College of Business and Economics

George C. Georgiou, Economics, was the main speaker at the Turnaround Management Association Annual Economic Conference, Bethesda, Md., on May 21. The presentation topic was "Underlying Economic Imbalance Threaten Economic Recovery."

College of Liberal Arts

David Bergman, English, wrote a poem, "Death and the Young Man," which has been set to music by Ned Rorem as one of his Songs for Susan, written for the mezzo-soprano Susan Graham. She gave the piece its world premiere at Carnegie Hall on May 11 with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. To hear the entire concert, go to http://www.wnyc.org/shows/eveningmusic/episodes/2009/05/11
Alan Britt, English, had his newest book of poems, Vegetable Love, published earlier this spring by March Press. To read one of Britt's poems, "The Mockingbird," go to http://www.marchstreetpress.com/cat/britt-veg.html    

http://seatsforasong.org/deathandtheyoungman.htm#listen

Gary Shockey, Foreign Languages (German), delivered a paper at the 44th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, on 10 May 2009 entitled "'Und tet im Gotes lere kunt': Barlaam, Josaphat, and the Traditions of Old Testament Stories in Fourteenth-Century Passion Plays, with Emphasis on Die Erloesung."

Fisher College of Science and Mathematics