SCHOLARLY T H E C O L L E G E O F L I B E R A L A R T S N E W S L E T T E R

MAY 2017

SCHOLARLY

MAY 2017

1         Update From the Dean

2         Commencement Announcement

3         Senior Class Gift

4         CLA Study Tours

5         Humanities & Philosophy News

6         Mass Communication News

7         Upcoming Events

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Malcolm X

THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS NEWSLETTER

Issue 27 | 234

The DeanUpdate from

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Dear Colleagues,

It's that time again:  School's (nearly) out for summer!

After the stress of exam week for students and

grading of final assignments for faculty, the whole

College can take a collective breath and look forward

to a change of pace for the summer.

But before we do that, we will celebrate the Class of

2017.  In addition to the formal ceremonies, I invite

you also to attend the College’s Graduation

Receptions. This gives us a moment to meet families

and loved ones of our graduating students and to

learn about the next chapters in their lives.  

We have many other reasons to celebrate in the

College of Liberal Arts.  If I may shine a light on the

Department of Mass Communication, just for a

moment – several notable and diverse activities are

noteworthy:

1) The Vista was recognized as the 2017 best

newspaper in the state for circulation under 25,000

by the Oklahoma Society for Professional Journalists.

Students, faculty, and staff are all to be commended

for this marvelous outcome, and senior

administration to be thanked for their sustained

support and promotion of our student newspaper.

Kudos especially to adviser Teddy Burch and editor-

in-chief Kateleigh Mills.

2) For a second year in a row, the UCO Student

Advertising Competition Team has taken first place

in the District 10 regional event of the American

Advertising Federation. With expert advising from Ms.

Sandra Martin, the team will move forward to a

semi-final round with an eye to participating in the

June finals, to be held in New Orleans.

3) Assistant Professor Jeff Palmer continues his

work on the upcoming documentary for PBS’

American Masters Series. The project, entitled

M. Scott Momaday: Words from a Bear, was

recently recognized with a substantial grant

from the Ford Foundation.  The grant has been

awarded pending Ford's  legal evaluation,

which is standard.

Finally, as you can see, we're experimenting

with a change in format for the monthly

newsletter. Down the road, we are looking to

make it available to a wider audience, including

alumni and friends, and hope to include more

content about our faculty, students, and

alumni. If you have comments or suggestions,

please share them with Chelsi Dennis or me.

With my best for the semester’s end,

Cathy

The College of Liberal Arts congratulates our

327 undergraduate bachelors and 84 masters candidates.

The faculty of the seven departments and the

School of Criminal Justice help honor and celebrate this

significant milestone for our students.

Good luck in your future endeavors and remember

UCO’s College of Liberal Arts!

Commencement

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This spring, we are introducing the College of Liberal Arts

Senior Class Gift initiative.

For more information, contact CLA Development Manager,

Lea Morgan, at lmorgan18@uco.edu.

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STUDY TOURS The College of Liberal Arts is

launching nine study tours or other

international field experiences

this summer.

While several groups go to the

British Isles, there are also tours to

Guatemala, Nicaragua, Spain, Italy,

France, Argentina, and Uganda.

These tours give our students a wide

variety of experiences, perspectives

and opportunities. Next year we will

offer tours like these and more

(Germany, China, Cuba and more).

Where will the trail take you?

COLLEGE OF L IBERAL ARTS

THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES & PHILOSOPHY

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Dr. Eva Dadlez presented her paper “Kitsch and Bullshit as Cases of Aesthetic and

Epistemic Bad Faith” at the American Society for Aesthetics’ Eastern Division meeting

(Philadelphia, PA. 4/17). She also delivered her paper “The Practical Advantages of Pride

and the Risks of Humility” at the Omaha Emotion Workshop (University of Omaha.

Omaha, NE. 4/17), and “Comedy and Tragedy: Two Sides, Same Coin” with Daniel Lüthi at

the conference on the Ethics and Aesthetics of Stand-Up Comedy Conderence (Bucknell

University. Lewisburg, PA. 4/17).

Dr. Sarah Kyle received a Franklin grant from the American Philosophical Society to

support archival research in Venice during her sabbatical in the 2017-18 academic year.

Additionally, in early April, Dr. Kyle presented her recent research in a paper entitled “An

Experiment in the Collection of Knowledge: the Roccabonella Herbal as ‘Laboratory’” at

the Renaissance Society of America conference in Chicago. She travels to Kalamazoo, MI,

to present her paper “Mediators of Body and Soul: Representations of Plants as Physical

and Spiritual Medicine” at the International Congress of Medieval Studies in mid-May. This

paper has been contracted by Bloomsbury Publishing for inclusion in the volume A

Cultural History of Plants in the Post-Classical Era.

Dr. Jamie Mock will be presenting a paper entitled “Rational Relativism” at the Canadian

Society for Aesthetics Conference in Toronto, May 26th through 29th.

Dr. Mark Silcox delivered comments on three papers at a panel on Video Game

Aesthetics at the American Philosophical Association’s annual meeting (Pacific Division)

in Seattle, WA on April 15th.

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THE DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION

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The Department of Mass Communication is

hosting the Mass Communication Reunion 2017

Saturday, May 13 at the CHK|Central Boathouse.

Attendees are invited to reconnect with faculty

and fellow alumni. Appetizers will be provided

and a cash bar will be available.

For more information contact Lea Morgan at

lmorgan18@uco.edu or 405-974-3782. 

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May 5

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May 13

Graduate Reception |  5 - 6 p.m. in LAR 211

Graduate Commencement | 7 p.m. Hamilton Fieldhouse

Undergraduate Reception | 12 - 1 p.m. in LAR Foyer

Undergraduate Commencement  | 2 p.m. Hamilton Fieldhouse

Mass Communication Alumni Reunion | 4 p.m. CHK|Central Boathouse

EventsSchedule of

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***If your department has any significant events or news that you wish to be shared

on the CLA social media accounts, please send information to

Chelsi Dennis at cdennis2@uco.edu.