ECSU-AAUP HONORS EASTERN’S PART-TIME FACULTY

April 4, 2012

RECOGNITION

Dr. Christine McDonnellSociology, Anthropology and Social Work Dept.

Dr. McDonnell, member of an archaeological team examining ceramics and art at the Great Pyramid in Cholula, Mexico.

Functional and ritual objects are of particular interest to McDonnell in reconstructing cultural lifeways. She examines the functional use of ceramics and stone tools in order to interpret plants that were used in past environments. 

Muriel Miller- Visual Arts

Dr. Teresa BaloughPerforming Arts Department

Dr. Balough has published two works about pianist/composer Percy Grainger within the last two years: Comrades in Art: The Correspondence of Ronald Stevenson and Percy Grainger (Toccata Press, London) and The Spiritualizing Influence of Music.

Dr. Teresa BaloughPerforming Arts Department

Speaking at the British Library in London

In February of 2011, Dr. Balough delivered a talk entitled “The Way through the Woods: The Social Significance of the Work of Rudyard Kipling and Percy Grainger” at the British Library as part of the Celebrating Grainger

Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Broffman!

Over the years, 262.5 FLCs as a part-timerand recently hired on a tenure-track line in the Department of Sociology,

Anthropology & Social Work!

Cesar BeltranCommunication Department Cesar Beltran served for 35

years with the State Department and U.S. Information Agency. A veteran public affairs and communications manager, with expertise dealing at the highest levels of government, academia and business, he has held Embassy Counselor positions in Budapest, Warsaw, Santo Domingo and Moscow.

Beltran delivered a Special Seminar: Communication, Politics and Power at McDaniel College (Budapest University) in March of 2012.

Matt Gallagher played "Doug Carlucci,” for several episodes on the long-running soap opera “Guiding Light.” “Doug” was a high school student nominated for Homecoming King (though he didn't win). The character appeared on the show intermittently over a period of several years.

Matthew GallagherEnglish and Performing Arts Departments

Tom Hebert - Visual Arts

Alycia Bright Holland received her MFA in Performance and Choreography from SUNY Brockport in 2003. She is presently building a company with ECSU students called WUMULA (meaning “together”.)

Alycia Bright HollandPerforming Arts Department

• Eastern depends heavily on part-time faculty. Almost 50% of Eastern’s Tier I LAC courses are taught by part-timers.*

• Eastern is dependent on our part-time faculty for both their expertise and their willingness to teach early in the morning, late in the evening and on Saturdays.*

*Source= Eastern’s 2010 NEASC Self Study Report, http://www.easternct.edu/neasc/documents/Standard-Five.pdf

Did You Know?

Hsiu-Cheng Kao World Languages and Cultures

James Holland’s work tends to center on a process he calls “embodied image making,” prioritizing embodiment in the process of visual communication/ documentation.

James HollandVisual Arts Department

Lynn DeLimaEnvironmental Earth Sciences Department

DeLima’s courses emphasizesustainability and the human impact on our environment. She teaches mountain biking to promote a better appreciation of our parks and the associated ecology. She also rehabilitates orphaned & injured animals for the CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Hello, Thank you for hosting this Recognition Reception. A wonderful idea!

Unfortunately, I am working another job and will be out of town during those hours. I do hope you have a full house. Thanks again.Kathleen Dinan Education Department

John MurphyCommunication Department

John Murphy teaches Digital Media Production and has taught advanced audio production courses for Eastern’s Communication Department since 1986.

Peter Cavanagh, Psychology

Hi, I will not make it because I have a class at that time. Thanks for the invitation. Donatus OjideBusiness Administration

Paula Couture-Palmerino, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work

Jerry WintersPerforming Arts Department

Winters, a celebrated stage director, has directed for professional companies throughout the U.S. including Texas Repertory Theater of Houston and the Lillian Russell Theater in Clinton, Iowa. The Hartford Courant praised his work, Aired Words, as “an impressive multi-media presentation that demonstrated the exquisite potential of theater to strengthen communities.”

Congratulations to Dominic DeBrincat (History)

on the completion of hisPh.D. in History

from the University of Connecticut!

Nancy King, English

Stephen ArlinghausEconomics

Thank you for this invitation...it is nice to get the recognition.  However, I also teach at Quinebaug Valley Community College, and I have a class at that time.Please pass along my thanks to everyone who put this event together.

Jim EspositoBusiness Administration

Bradley RothPerforming Arts

Craig EspositoPsychology

DID YOU KNOW that part-timer Dr. Kathleen McGrory (English) was Academic VP at Eastern Connecticut State University from 1978 – 1985?

Dr. McGrory served at Eastern first as Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and then as Vice President for Academic Affairs.   While she was Dean, the position of academic vice president became vacant, and the Eastern faculty nominated Dr. McGrory for that position in a most enthusiastic manner possible.  

She served in these two positions with distinction. 

Susan Murphy - Performing Arts

Mary Gallucci, World Language and Cultures

Derek Morrissey, History

• Today more than 50% of faculty hold part-time positions.*

• Contingent faculty (part and full-time) represent 68% of all faculty appointments in the U.S.*

• The largest growth in contingent appointments occurred during times of economic prosperity.*

*source= “Background facts on contingent faculty” (http://www.aaup.ocrg/AAUP/issues/contingent/contingentfacts.htm)

Did You

Know?

Martin Seymour, Communication

Did You Know?

• The majority of part-time faculty create full time work by teaching at multiple institutions.

• They do not have the same benefits and often do not have the same academic freedom protections as full-time faculty.*

*source= http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/contingent/contingentfacts.htm

WOW!

Karyn Eves, English

Afarin Ramanifar, Visual Arts

THANKS TO ALL OUR PART-TIMERS!

• Thanks also go to Nick Lacy, University Photographer, for the candid shots

• Thanks to Karen Patterson, ECSU-AAUP Staff for everything

• Thanks to Denise Matthews, Nicole Krassas, and Elena Tapia for this presentation

• Thanks to Human Resources for providing us with the FLC information

• Thanks to all the department chairs who gave us information about their part-timers

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