FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND BEST PRACTICES // November 2019
IN PRINT
Dan Margolies published a book chapter titled "A Preliminary Taxonomy of the Blue Ridge Taco" in Elizabeth S.D. Englehardt, ed, "The Food We Eat, The Stories We Tell" (Ohio University Press, 2019).
 
Victor Townsend, Maynard Schaus, and 3 biology students published an article in the Journal of Insect Behavior: "Intraspecific Variation in the Secretion and Morphology of the Scent Glands of a Neotropical Harvestman (Opiliones, Cosmetidae)" by Amanda C. Albert, Victor R. Townsend Jr., Monika C. Metro, Elizabeth A. Roberto, and Maynard H. Schaus.
 
Victor Townsend and Kevin Kittredge along with undergraduate student Keane Dye published "Morphological Studies on Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Used in Fuel Cells. The Effects of Environmental Conditions on Structural Changes as Determined by Transmission FTIR Spectroscopy" in the American Journal of Polymer Science.
 
Maury Howard and Kevin Kittredge along with undergraduate student Correntin Villot published "Comparison of Various Feedstocks for the Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Biodiesel" in the American Journal of Organic Chemistry.

President Scott D. Miller authors a higher education column for The Virginian-Pilot, including the most recent " Teaching social justice to future generations" (October 2019). He regularly contributes to Enrollment Manager (" Position for Strength: Staying Relevant and Competitive in Higher Education," September 2019) and also edits the presidential thought series, President to President ("Your City (or Town) is More Than a Place to Call Home," November 2019). As chair of Second Nature's Climate Leadership Network, Dr. Miller was asked to weigh in on the importance of environmental education, as well as carbon neutrality challenges for institutions, in a new article from E&E News/Climatewire ("Colleges commit to carbon neutrality. Getting there is hard," October 2019). His daily blog about campus life can be found at prezscottmiller.blogspot.com. 
PRESENTATIONS AND PANELS
Sue Erickson gave a lightning round talk about the Library's "Drops of Diversity" website at the VIVA User's Group Meeting, and with Denise Snee presented a session entitled, "Read, Research, Respond: a Library & Writing Center Collaboratively Designed Course" at the Virginia Library Asso ciation annual conference in Norfolk, VA.

Sherry Matis and Sue Erickson presented a poster at the Virginia Library Association's annual conference entitled "Community Engagement in Academic Libraries" in Norfolk, VA .

Lisa Lyon Payne presented at the National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C. The session, "S.O.S. (Selling our Stories): How to Market College Media to

 Campus Communities" was designed to help student journalists build and maintain relationships with the communities they serve with strategies and tactics to increase visibility and market their media content in a message-saturated environment.
 
Sara Sewell presented a paper entitled "A Season of Violence: Street Politics and Political Culture during the July 1932 Reichstag Election" at the Convention of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies in Uppsala, Sweden.

Kathy Stolley co-organized and co-presented (with Michèle Companion, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs) a workshop on "Site Mapping Methodology for Practitioners, Academics, and Students" that incorporated work initially supported by an INTEL grant, and also co-organized and co-presented a "Publishing Your Book" panel at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology annual conference in Portland, Oregon.
 
For Theological Horizons at the Virginia Film Festival at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville,
Terry Lindvall lectured on "Sacred Texts and Popular Images: A History of Prayers in Hollywood Films."

Michelle Albert Vachris presented a paper "Better Living Through Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey" at the Annual General Meetings of the Jane Austen Society of North America in Williamsburg, VA.

Takeyra Collins presented "Medical Specialty Camps: Exploring the Impact of Service L earning," at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. 

Takeyra Collins presented a poster presentation titled "Incorporating Family Into A Medical Specialty Camp Programming: A Parent Perspective," at the National Recreatio n & Parks Association Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD.
 
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Susan Wansink was the recipient of the American Association of Teachers of Germ an 20 19 Ro nald Horwege Award. This award honors outstanding performance and dedication to the profession.
 
Regina Cotter and Sue Erickson attended the Virginia Women's N etwork Leadership Seminar at Shenandoah University.  

 
Maynard Schaus was quoted in an article in Sustainable Business, "Science on Display", which discussed the environmental features of the Greer Environmental Sciences Center.
 
Kathy Stolley and Takeyra Collins co-advised Virginia Wesleyan's Sociology/Criminal Jus tice student team-- Miranda Ward, Miriam Schiller, and Matthew McLamb -- who competed in the Clie nt Problem-Solving Competition held at the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology annual conference in Portland, Oregon.
 
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Students in Sally Shedd's Theatre 100 class scripted, filmed and screened an original short film at the Proteus Festival at Zeiders American Dream Theatre. Proteus Festival is a multi-day celebration of creative experiences. The Proteus Festival presented over forty performances in six days and fostered the creation of a dozen new works.
 
The "Animals and Criminal Justice" class, taught by Kathy Stolley, toured the Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center to learn more about animal control units and processes, and animal sheltering and welfare.
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