Faculty Forum

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• TRIPLE BOND, which features Dick York, adjunct instructor of music, clarinet, Kristin Cline, associate professor of chemistry and department chair, flute, and Margaret Goodman, associate professor of biology, bassoon, performed "Fugue in C Minor" by J.S. Bach, arranged by David Atkins, "Pastorale" by Igor Stravinsky, "Trip, Opus 97" by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Scherzo" by Gordon Jacob, and "Atoms and Molecules" by Steven Winteregg, adjunct professor of music, on Jan. 7.

• KEITH DOUBT, professor of sociology and department chair, will give a talk titled "Teaching Internationally and Collaboratively in Cyberspace at Wittenberg: A Report on an Online Course Between University of Sarajevo and University of Wittenberg, Fall Semester, 2004," at the Faculty Brown Bag Lunch at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 105B Shouvlin Center.

• TIM BENNETT, associate professor of languages, and Artimus Keiffer, assistant professor of geography, were quoted in an Associated Press article titled "Nativity Scenes Shaped by Culture" that ran in publications around the world, including the Springfield News-Sun on Dec. 18. In a discussion of German chreches, Bennett said, "The Germans are very much into St. Nicholas. It's a reflection of the gift-giving." Bennett teaches German literature of the 18th and 19th centuries, modern literature, cultural history and German language courses. Keiffer discussed the use of Satan in Mexican nativity scenes. "It was either Satan or Christ. You picked one or the other," he said. Keiffer is also an expert on material and pop culture.

• JACK MANN, professor of art and sculptor, was on hand as the "See the art in me!" sculpture was erected outside the Clark State Performing Arts Center on Dec. 21. The Springfield News-Sun covered the event in an article titled "See the Art in Them" on Dec. 22. Mann served as an art director for the project, which was designed and drafted by local youth involved in Project Jericho. "It's a wonderful community project," he said.

• STEVE REYNOLDS, professor of theatre and dance, was recently named chair of the New Play Program for Region III of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.