In Print  
  
Sara Sewell published "Forging a Revolutionary Community through Ritual: Communist May Days in Weimar Germany, 1919-1924" in the Fall 2018 Socialist History Journal.
 
Taryn Myers published "Implementing successful cognitive behavioral therapy for eating disorders" in the February 2019 edition of the Advances in Cognitive Therapy newsletter.
     
 
Thomas Brown published the book chapter, "Origins of the Charleston Mechanics Society: White Labor Activism and Slave Competition in Charleston, South Carolina, in the Early National Era," in the book, Reconsidering Southern Labor History, edited by Matthew Wild and Keri Leigh Merritt.
 
 
 
Diana Risk published the book chapter, "Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza de Gloria Anzaldúa, poética y estrategias dedescolonización," in the book Descifrando Latinoamérica. Género, violencia y testimonio/.     
 
 
 
Cathal Woods, along with his father, Seosamh Mac Coille, edited the biography, An Poba l a Phéinteáil, of Belfast muralist, Gerard "Mo Chara" Kelly.   
 


 
President Scott D. Miller's  monthly higher education column, co-authored with Chatham University President David Finegold, appeared in the Virginian - Pilot ("Schools taking lead in global warming fight," March 2019). Dr. Miller regularly contributes to College Planning and Management ("Maintaining Enrollment Momentum, March 2019) and Enrollment Manager ("Concurrent Enrollment: An Innovative Approach to Transfer Success," March 2019). He also edits the presidential thought series, President to President ("From Academic Preparation, through Skills Development, to the Knowledge Continuum," March 2019). His daily blog about campus life can be found at prezscottmiller.blogspot.com. 
Presentations and Panels  
 
Sue Erickson presented a lightning round and poster at  Virginia Tech's annual Open Education Symposium, sponsored by VT Libraries. Since she couldn't be on site to present, the library facilitated her poster session participation via robot.
 
Gabi Martorell gave a presentation entitled "Child Development and the Implications of Abuse and Neglect" to the local affiliate of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers and staff. CASA is an national organization that provides volunteers to act as advocates for children in the legal system due to abuse and neglect.
 
Modupe Oshikoya presented a paper titled "How counterinsurgencies undermine human security" as part of a panel discussion on 'New Perspectives on Insecurity and Repression in Africa' and participated on a round-table titled "Militarization 2.0: The Politics of Normalizing Political Violence in the Digital Age" at the International Studies Association (ISA) Conference in Toronto, Canada.
 
Denise Wilkinson presented "Engaging Students in Algebra Courses by Connecting Content to Context" at the National Association for Developmental Educators conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
 
Michelle Albert Vachris presented a paper "Governing the Scotch Knowledge Commons in the Face of Entrepreneurial Threats" at the Manuscript Conference for Governing Markets as Knowledge Commons in Fairfax, VA.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS 
 
Mort Gamble has been elected to the board of the Circus Fans Association of America, the nation's oldest and largest advocacy organization for circus professionals. He is also a member of the Circus Historical Society, Circus Model Builders, and Showfolks of Sarasota.
 
Brian Kurisky was trained as a facilitator for Kappa Kappa Gamma's "Aspiring to a Higher Ideal of Sisterhood" Sexual Assault Prevention Training and has presented the session at Virginia Tech and will be presenting it at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
 
Modupe Oshikoya participated in the National Democratic Institute (NDI) & International Republican Institute (IRI) Joint Mission to monitor the presidential election in Nigeria on February 23, 2019.
 
Recreation Therapy Management and Organization, taught by Takeyra Coll ins, and Animals and Society taught by Kathy Stolley, combined sessions to welcome campus guest experts. Professor Kathy Ames and Turner presented on certified therapy dogs. Heather Campbell and Hans shared their experience working with wounded warriors and paralympians.
  
 
Joyce Easter contributed an entry about
molybdenum that appeared in the My Element series in the American Chemical Society newsletter on March 12, and is now accessi bl e and on the ACS webpage. This series in ongoing throughout the year as part of the 150th anniversary of the creation of the periodic table.
 
Sue Erickson is serving as Hub Director for Open Learning '19, a connectivist MOOC about open learning. The course covers open access, open educational resources, open pedagogy and open professional development. Sue conducted five video interviews with experts in these areas. The videos, course readings and other activities are available through  http://openlearninghub.net/ .
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
 
   
Wesleyan Engaged: Center for Civic Leadership and Service Learning hosted Dr. Corey Dolgon, author and applied sociologist, who presented a faculty and staff session on "Service Learning and Community Engagement." The presentation, which was organized by Brian Kurisky and Kathy Stolley, focused on incorporating service learning into coursework.  
 
Through the leadership of Brian Kurisky, the   National Bonner Leaders Program at Virginia Wesleyan University was established. The program, which will begin in fall 2019, is an intensive, four-year community leadership opportu nity that educates, equips, and inspires students to engage in our local community and beyond. Students must apply to the program and be selected to participate. After graduation, Bonner Leaders will continue to seek ways in which they can enrich their communities through leadership of non-profits and/or direct service.
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