There were legendary stars. A big stage smooch. More than 700 enthusiastic audience members. And what about those roses! More than 45,000 red roses (all underwritten by a donor) adorned the massive red tent for the dinner portion of Chapman's 28th annual American Celebration on Saturday.
This year's American Celebration netted more than $2.2 million for Chapman's Scholarship Fund. President Doti expressed his gratitude that Chapman's supporters had come through so strongly even in a year of economic challenges; the total was higher than last year's American Celebration net of $2.1 million and second only to the record set in 2007 of $2.4 million.
Spotted in the audience at Memorial Hall for the show -- "The Eternal Optimist" -- was the legendary comedian (and no slouch at fund-raising himself) Jerry Lewis, who came as a guest. Actress and dancer Mitzi Gaynor, famed for her starring role in the movie version of "South Pacific" and for her popular TV specials, was honored with Chapman's Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award. (She said she was "absolutely amazed" by the Broadway-style show put on by the students, and she thought they were ready to go professional right now.) President Dotigot into the act, as both a tap-dancing Santa (see video below) and a dapper Donald O'Connor-style beau who dipped Mitzi into a big stage smooch.
Others who were honored: Don and Deedee Sodaro and Elizabeth Pankey received the 2009 Outstanding Corporate Citizen Award. Also, Michael Reafsnyder '92 received the 2009 Alumni Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award.
Golden place setting.
Dinner in the ornate red tent decorated with golden accents, golden mirrors and all of those roses (rose petals blanketed the ground on the main entrance as you walked in!) included a first course of blue cheese with endive pear salad, a main course of Boeuf Bourguignon and a chocolate duo for dessert: Panna cotta with chocolate almond crunch. (Hats off to Michele Bautista, Guy Hinrichs and their staffs for coordinating such a wonderful event!)
Efrain Solis sings "The Impossible Dream."
And let's not forget the fab cast of 106 students who sang and danced under the guidance of Dale Merrill, artistic director for the show and associate dean of the College of Performing Arts, and Bill Hall,Ph.D., dean of CoPA and professor of music, who also led the orchestra.
If you missed the show, which included tunes from musicals such as Annie, Mame, The Wiz,Hello Dolly and Mamma Mia, you can view it online for the next week or so via our Chapman homepage HERE. Also, the Chapman Web site has an updated slideshow so don't miss that. If you want to hear baritone Efrain Solis -- who sang at American Celebration (photo above) -- sing "The Impossible Dream," CLICK HERE. And don't forget to check out the dance duel between Chapman student Dante Lara and President Doti below!
Remembering the fall of the wall
It's the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe. And let's not forget that Chapman has a piece of that history. In 1998, a 2.5- ton, 12-foot-high, graffiti-scarred section of the wall, which was given to the university by the city of Berlin, was delivered by flatbed truck to Chapman's campus. Today, it rests in the heart of Liberty Plaza. Monday and Tuesday, Chapman, one of 29 North American universities selected as a project partner by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany for the anniversary campaign, commemorates the fall of the wall with a series of free events:
--Art walls A series of mini-“Berlin Walls” designed by Chapman art students are on display today through Thursday in the Attallah Piazza. Onlookers can decorate or write a message on two sections of the "wall." (Pens and paints provided.)
--Freedom Without Walls Symposium A scholarly symposium featuring experts on the fall of the Berlin Wall. Speakers and moderators will include Patrick Quinn, Ph.D., dean of Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Karen Gallagher, Ph.D., instructor in German, who earlier in the year helped secure a $5,000 grant from the German government for Chapman's Freedom Without Walls series. There are many more distinguished speakers at the symposium, which runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404. Please CLICK HERE for a complete schedule of speakers.
--Closing ceremony Join Chapman President Jim Doti and other speakers Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at the Berlin Wall in Liberty Plaza. The Chapman Chorus, under the direction of Stephen Coker, and Chapman cello professor Roger Lebow will perform. Speakers include Michael Ott, German Consul for Culture, Press and Legal Affairs; Chapman Trustee David Henley; Chapman student Josefine Borrmann; Occidental College adjunct professor Uta Schorlemmer; and Karen Gallagher, Ph.D., Freedom Without Walls coordinator. A reception on the Wells Fargo Stage in front of Leatherby Libraries follows the ceremony. (For more info on any of the Freedom Without Walls events, call 714-532-7742.)
Finally, for those who remember -- and those who might not! -- check out this ABC News video that includes footage from 20 years ago, when the wall fell.
Help kick off entrepreneurship week!
We know it's not the same as being in New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve, but who doesn't love a countdown? The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics hosts its second annual countdown to Global Entrepreneurship Week on Nov. 15 (Sunday). The orange ball drop is at 8:30 p.m. at the Attallah Piazza. Reception with refreshments to follow. "Chapman University is proud to be a global leader among universities in this weeklong celebration as entrepreneurship is being expanded across the entire campus," said P. K. Shukla, Ph.D., vice chancellor for entrepreneurship and director of the Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics. "The events are geared toward students, faculty, staff across the entire campus and also the public at large."
A few of the events scheduled for the Nov. 16-20 include:
--Student presentations Chapman University MBA students will present their consulting projects assisting entrepreneurial businesses and non-profit organizations in Southern California on Nov. 16 (Monday) at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall 102.
--Film screening Every 9 seconds, a kid drops out of high school in America. Imagine if they didn't. This is the premise behind filmmaker Mary Mazzio's TEN9EIGHT, a film that tells the stories of several inner-city teens as they compete in an annual business plan competition. The screening is Nov. 18 (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. in the Irvine Lecture Hall. For a sneak peak of the documentary, CLICK HERE.
--What's the global future of entrepreneurship? P. K. Shukla, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship, will talk about trends in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in China, India, Europe and the United States on Nov. 19 (Thursday) at 1 p.m. at Beckman Hall 105.
For the complete schedule of events during entrepreneurship week, CLICK HERE. For more info, 714-997-6817.
Waterboarding as a war crime
Wolfgang Form
Dr. Wolfgang Form, director of the War Crimes Documentation Center at the University of Marburg, will speak Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on "Charging Waterboarding as a War Crime: U.S. War Crime Trials in the Far East after World War II" at Kennedy Hall, Room 237. Dr. Form will discuss a little-known chapter of U.S. military justice and the implications for today of the verdicts issued at these military trials. Shortly after the surrender of Japan, Allied policy directives provided for trials and punishment of war criminals in the Pacific. The defendants at these military commission trials were charged with committing torture, including what was then called “water torture.” Japan’s use of water torture was extremely common. Many Japanese were convicted for using water torture against U.S. and other Allied POWs. American judges at these military commissions or convening officers roundly condemned the practice as it was applied to American servicemen. The sentences for ill-treatment imposed on the Japanese defendants were often harsh, up to and including hanging or death by firing squad. For more info, contact Michael Bazyler at bazyler@chapman.edu
A player in world of experimental economics
You weren't keeping track of how Chapman's doing in this area? CLICK HERE and check out the recent ranking of schools in experimental economics by Research Papers in Economics. The Argyros School of Business and Economics is currently ranked No. 6. Tied for No. 10 is the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research (ACER), Argyros School of Business and Economics. Tied for No. 43 is the Economic Science Institute (ESI), Arygros School of Business and Economics. This week six Chapman faculty are presenting research at the Economics Science Association annual meeting in Tucson, Ariz. (The Economic Science Association is a professional organization devoted to using controlled experiments to learn about economic behavior.) Chapman's presenters:
--Erik Kimbrough, adjunct faculty,George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics: "Learning to Respect Property." How do people develop property conventions (thou shalt not steal) in order to reap the gains from trade?
--Shengle Lin, Ph.D., research associate, Economic Science Institute: "Information Diffusion and Asset Price Underreaction." Dr. Lin will answer the question, "If information diffuses slowly in asset markets, would the prices move in one direction continuously?" --Radhika Lunawat , Ph.D., associate professor, Argyros School: "Reputation Effects of Disclosure," where she explains the relation between trust, reputation and accounting disclosure.
--Roman Sheremeta, Ph.D., assistant professor,Argyros School: "The Attack and Defense of Weakest-Link Networks." He examines contest and tournament design, group vs. individual decision-making, and multi-battle resource allocation problems.
--Timothy Shields, Ph.D., assistant professor,Argyros School: "Is Level-k Thinking Affected by Task Complexity?" Dr. Shields examines communication between two people with a conflict of interest between them.
--Abel Winn, Ph.D., assistant professor, Argyros School:"Bargaining Behavior in the Anticommons," which examines the economic dilemma that arises when any one of a large number of land owners can hold up the production of a large capital structure.
Chapman Radio goes mobile!
Chapman Radio just got an app for iPhone and Blackberry so you can listen to your fave show or catch the news when you're on-the-go. For instructions on downloading the app, CLICK HERE.
Book Club: Evolutionary biology for the layman
Image courtesy of Linda Hall Library.
The Chapman Book Club is ready for another book! Next up: Fred Caporaso, Ph.D., professor of food science, will lead the discussion of Jonathan Weiner's Pulitzer prize-winning book on evolution in action, The Beak of the Finch, on Nov. 18 (Wednesday) 5-6:30 p.m. in the Hogan Seminar Room, fourth floor of Leatherby Libraries. All faculty and staff members are welcome. The group only has two simple rules! (And really, how hard can these be to follow if you're interested in a book discussion, eh?)
1. Read the book before the discussion 2. Bring a copy of the book with you
Plan/read ahead! The next book the group will discuss is It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis. You've got time to read. That discussion is Jan. 27.
Hot Chapman newsmakers!
Congrats to constitutional law professor Hugh Hewitt and Executive Vice President for University Advancement Sheryl Bourgeois for making OC METRO's "Hot 25 Platinum" list of the best and brightest business professionals in the region. CLICK HERE to read the full story online. For Hugh Hewitt's profile, CLICK HERE. For Sheryl Bourgeois' profile, CLICK HERE.
Get the skinny on science research in 5 minutes!
OK -- it's a little more than 5 minutes. Find out what Chapman faculty members are working on at the annual Science Research Expo on Nov. 16 (Monday) at 4 p.m. Science faculty give brief (5 minutes, 5 slides) presentations providing an overview of their scholarly research to the scientific student community as well as staff, faculty and the public. Some of the topics on the agenda: Arsenic contamination and distribution in gold mines, controls on greenhouse gas production in wetland ecosystems, and gestational influences and preterm birth on motor development. (Think the researchers will make their 5-minute goal?) In the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Brad Agrums at agrums@chapman.edu.
John W. Dean speaking at Chapman on Wednesday
John W. Dean
John W. Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and whose testimony first linked President Richard Nixon directly to the burglary, will speak at Chapman University on Wednesday (Nov. 11) from 7-9 p.m. at Sandhu Conference Center, Room D. Dean, the White House counsel who was charged with obstruction of justice and spent about four months in prison, will give a public lecture titled "Watergate: The Final Chapter" and sign copies of his newly reissued book, Blind Ambition. The event is free and open to the public. For more info: 714-532-6017.
Interfaith service in honor of Kristallnacht
Curt Lowens
Kristallnacht, otherwise known as the “Crystal Night” or “Night of Broken Glass,” took place Nov. 9-10, 1938 in cities and towns in Nazi Germany and Austria. Nearly 100 Jews were killed, more than 25,000 were arrested and sent to concentration camps, 267 synagogues were destroyed, and hundreds of Jewish businesses and homes were vandalized and ransacked. Kristallnacht is viewed by historians as the beginning of the “Final Solution” that would ultimately lead to the further genocide of the Holocaust. The special guest speaker is Holocaust survivor and rescuer Curt Lowens, who was in Berlin during Kristallnacht and will talk about his experiences. The interfaith service is scheduled for Friday (Nov. 13) at 7 p.m. at Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center. No admission charge.Before the service, Lowens' collection of his personal artifacts from the Holocaust, which he has donated to Chapman, will be on display at the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library on the fourth floor of the Leatherby Libraries. For more info: 714-628-7377
Learn how to dig for legal documents
Clueless about legal research? Join an experienced lawyer- librarian from Chapman’s Harry and Diane Rinker Law Library for a workshop on the basics. Learn about the legal resources generated by each branch of the federal and state governments, treatises and other secondary sources. Attendees will learn how to locate resources through legal citations. The workshops are open to all Chapman students, faculty and staff. Registration is not required. These workshops are part of Leatherby Libraries Fall 2009 Workshop Series. Two workshops: Monday (Nov. 9) at 11 a.m. and Thursday (Nov. 12) at 2 p.m. in Leatherby Libraries Room 305.
Green tip: Eco-friendly holiday traveling
Buses or fuel-efficient cars (ahem -- carrying a family and not a solo driver) are generally the most eco-friendly ways to travel long distances. Planes are generally the worst. However, many factors determine the level of emissions per mile on a plane. Short flights often have higher per-mile emissions than longer flights. If you do need to fly, choose nonstop flights and economy class. To learn more, CLICK HERE to read "Getting There Greener" by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
A look back at Ayn Rand week
There were exhibits, a spirited lecture and the dedication of a bust. Check out our slideshow to revisit Ayn Rand Week at Chapman University, which culminated in a ceremony celebrating the establishment of the Rebecca and William Dunn Distinguished Chair in Experimental Economics in Honor of Vernon L. Smith.
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Eyal Amitai, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physics, Computational Science and Engineering, made two presentations at the NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team Meeting in Salt Lake City on Oct. 26-29. Dr. Amitai presented "Ground Validation in Israel in Support of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission" and "Utilizing Q2 for Verification of Satellite Precipitation Estimates." Q2 are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration next-generation, high-resolution precipitation national mosaic products. Dr. Amitai modifies these products by adjusting the radar rainfall intensities to the rain gauge measurements. Comparison with the satellite products shows that the gauge-adjusted products improve the precipitation estimates. Dr. Amitai is a principal investigator on a NASA award for evaluating satellite-based precipitation products and recently was selected by NASA as a co-investigator for "Ground validation studies in Israel."
Thomas F. Bradac, associate professor of theatre and founding director of Shakespeare Orange County, received a matching grant of $4,000 from Roland Bye, Law Offices in Santa Ana and a $2,500 grant from the Garden Grove Community Foundation for the 2010 summer season production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The play, one of Shakespeare's great tragic pieces, will be staged by Shakespeare Orange County in Garden Grove and will feature internationally noted actor/playwright Dennis Krausnick in the title role. The company also will feature Michael Nehring, professor of theatre, in the role of Gloucester.
Robert Buranello, Ph.D., Paul & Marybelle Musco Professor in Italian Studies, recently was named a North American jury member of the 2009 Premio Napoli Literary Award through the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. Already in its 55th year, the Premio Napoli is a prestigious literary award based in Naples.
Eric Chimenti, art department chair and associate professor of graphic design, was selected to illustrate and design the fifth consecutive bookmark for the Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California’s ongoing literacy campaign. The bookmarks are distributed to public libraries in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo.
Christopher Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, was invited to attend and participate in the executive committee meeting of the Human Health and Environmental Consequences of Metal Mining and Smelting working group in Atlanta. This is a joint venture of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch and the Harvard School of Public Health. It assembles leading figures in medicine, environmental policy, government, and science who focus on the health effects of metal mining at a global level.
Gregg A. Payne, Ph.D., associate professor, department of communication studies, will have his doctoral dissertation published by the Digital Library of the Commons at Indiana University. The dissertation, titled "Consensus by Exhaustion: An Ethnographic Case Study of Issues Management in a Commons Dilemma,” examines failed efforts under former California Gov. Pete Wilson to achieve détente in the state’s perennial water wars. A common dilemma exists when multiple stakeholders have equally defensible claims to a scarce public resource. In the case of California water, claims have traditionally been regional, pitting Northern California against Southern California; political, pitting state and federal governments against one another; and parochial, involving competing needs of agriculture, industry, public and environmental uses. Efforts launched in the mid-90s under Wilson foundered largely because of disputes over state-federal jurisdiction and the defection of environmental interests.
David Shafie, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, recently participated in “Evaluating the Bush Presidency,” a conference at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. His paper, “Midnight Deregulation: Environmental Policy in the Administrative Presidency of George W. Bush,” examined the efforts by the Bush administration to cement its environmental legacy through deregulatory initiatives in the weeks that followed the 2008 election.
Atanas Radenski, Ph.D., professor of computer science, had three mountain scenery photographs included in a newly released book titled Europe's High Points: Getting to the Top in 50 Countries by authors Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla, and published by Cicerone UK.
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, will be presenting a paper titled "Philosophical and Methodological Foundations of Instructional Communication" at the National Communication Association conference in Chicago Nov. 12-15.
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“The Courage to Change a Nation” with Sen. George McGovern, former presidential candidate and author of Abraham Lincoln.
Friday, Nov. 13, 1 p.m., on KOCE-TV
Bruce Hoyle, M.D., of the Advanced Vein Center in Orange, demonstrates laser treatment of varicose veins. NFL Hall of Fame inductee Dick Butkus shares his journey through quadruple heart bypass surgery. Show host Larry Santora, M.D., explores the connection between eating vegetables and dementia.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m., on OC Channel
Show host and cardiologist Larry Santora, M.D., and his patient Carol Stedman re-enact her successful heart attack treatment in the St. Joseph Hospital emergency room. Brennan Peterson, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Chapman's Schmid College of Science, discusses how infertility emotionally affects both men and women.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m., on KOCE-HD
Jack Chen, M.D., of the Orthopedic Specialty Institute in Orange, explores the latest advancements in back surgery. Angels' baseball announcer Rex Hudler shares his family’s journey with Down syndrome. Show host Larry Santora, M.D., explains who gets shingles and why.
The Chapman Report
Sunday, Nov. 15, noon, on KOCE-TV
Pete Weitzner and Esmael Adibi.
Host Pete Weitzner, director of Chapman's broadcast journalism program, and Esmael Adibi, Ph.D., director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research and Anderson Chair of Economic Analysis, discuss the latest economic news. The Chapman Report is shot on campus, produced by Chapman TV alums and current students.
People, pets and other cool stuff!
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He's top dog!
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, says Turner competed in his first puppy match Oct. 30 at the Los Angeles Fairplex in Pomona.
At 14 weeks of age, Turner won "Best of Breed for Bearded Collies" and went on to place second in the "Herding Group" out of a field of nine dogs in the competition, which was sponsored by the San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club.
Turner is co-owned (and shown) by Dr. Waldeck. Other co-owners: Wendy Marciante of Newport Beach, and Julie Kempster and Bea Sawka of Ontario, Canada.
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University housing for rent: Join the Chapman University faculty and staff members who have already become part of the Chapman academic village by leasing university housing adjacent to the campus. If you would like to be on the applicant list for a one-bedroom apartment or two-bedroom house, please contact Wayne Stickel, Office of Property Management, Campus Planning, at stickel@chapman.edu
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Robert Buranello, Ph.D., Paul & Marybelle Musco Professor in Italian Studies, recently was named a North American jury member of the 2009 Premio Napoli Literary Award through the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles. Already in its 55th year, the Premio Napoli is a prestigious literary award based in Naples.
of the Iron Curtain that once divided Europe. And let's not forget that Chapman has a piece of that history. In 1998, a 2.5- ton, 12-foot-high, graffiti-scarred section of the wall, which was given to the university by the city of Berlin, was delivered by flatbed truck to Chapman's campus. Today, it rests in the heart of Liberty Plaza. Monday and Tuesday, Chapman, one of 29 North American universities selected as a project partner by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany for the anniversary campaign, commemorates the fall of the wall with a series of free events:
Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics hosts its second annual countdown to Global Entrepreneurship Week on Nov. 15 (Sunday). The orange ball drop is at 8:30 p.m. at the Attallah Piazza. Reception with refreshments to follow. 
experimental economics by Research Papers in Economics. The Argyros School of Business and Economics is currently ranked No. 6. Tied for No. 10 is the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research (ACER), Argyros School of Business and Economics. Tied for No. 43 is the Economic Science Institute (ESI), Arygros School of Business and Economics. This week six Chapman faculty are presenting research at the 
faculty members are working on at the annual Science Research Expo on Nov. 16 (Monday) at 4 p.m. Science faculty give brief (5 minutes, 5 slides) presentations providing an overview of their scholarly research to the scientific student community as well as staff, faculty and the public. Some of the topics on the agenda: Arsenic contamination and distribution in gold mines, controls on greenhouse gas production in wetland ecosystems, and gestational influences and preterm birth on motor development. (Think the researchers will make their 5-minute goal?) In the Bush Conference Center, Beckman Hall 404. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Brad Agrums at 
librarian from Chapman’s Harry and Diane Rinker Law Library for a workshop on the basics. Learn about the legal resources generated by each branch of the federal and state governments, treatises and other secondary sources. Attendees will learn how to locate resources through legal citations. The workshops are open to all Chapman students, faculty and staff. Registration is not required. These workshops are part of 
Eyal Amitai, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physics, Computational Science and Engineering, made two presentations at the NASA Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team Meeting in Salt Lake City on Oct. 26-29. Dr. Amitai presented "Ground Validation in Israel in Support of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission" and "Utilizing Q2 for Verification of Satellite Precipitation Estimates." Q2 are the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration next-generation, high-resolution precipitation national mosaic products. Dr. Amitai modifies these products by adjusting the radar rainfall intensities to the rain gauge measurements. Comparison with the satellite products shows that the gauge-adjusted products improve the precipitation estimates. Dr. Amitai is a principal investigator on a NASA award for evaluating satellite-based precipitation products and recently was selected by NASA as a co-investigator for "Ground validation studies in Israel."
Thomas F. Bradac, associate professor of theatre and founding director of Shakespeare Orange County, received a matching grant of $4,000 from Roland Bye, Law Offices in Santa Ana and a $2,500 grant from the Garden Grove Community Foundation for the 2010 summer season production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. The play, one of Shakespeare's great tragic pieces, will be staged by Shakespeare Orange County in Garden Grove and will feature internationally noted actor/playwright Dennis Krausnick in the title role. The company also will feature Michael Nehring, professor of theatre, in the role of Gloucester. 
Christopher Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, was invited to attend and participate in the executive committee meeting of the Human Health and Environmental Consequences of Metal Mining and Smelting working group in Atlanta. This is a joint venture of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch and the Harvard School of Public Health. It assembles leading figures in medicine, environmental policy, government, and science who focus on the health effects of metal mining at a global level.
Gregg A. Payne, Ph.D., associate professor, department of communication studies, will have his doctoral dissertation published by the Digital Library of the Commons at Indiana University. The dissertation, titled "Consensus by Exhaustion: An Ethnographic Case Study of Issues Management in a Commons Dilemma,” examines failed efforts under former California Gov. Pete Wilson to achieve détente in the state’s perennial water wars. A common dilemma exists when multiple stakeholders have equally defensible claims to a scarce public resource. In the case of California water, claims have traditionally been regional, pitting Northern California against Southern California; political, pitting state and federal governments against one another; and parochial, involving competing needs of agriculture, industry, public and environmental uses. Efforts launched in the mid-90s under Wilson foundered largely because of disputes over state-federal jurisdiction and the defection of environmental interests.
David Shafie, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, recently participated in “Evaluating the Bush Presidency,” a conference at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Atanas Radenski, Ph.D., professor of computer science, had three mountain scenery photographs included in a newly released book titled Europe's High Points: Getting to the Top in 50 Countries by authors Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla, and published by Cicerone UK. 
Jennifer Waldeck, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, will be presenting a paper titled "Philosophical and Methodological Foundations of Instructional Communication" at the National Communication Association conference in Chicago Nov. 12-15. 
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