• Wittenberg-sponsored Habitat house dedicated
• Senior class selects sportswriter to present 2000 keynote address
• Board of Directors approves Bachelor of Science degree
• Writing Center aims to make stronger impact on campus community
• Campus celebrates opening of Hollenbeck Hall
• Close on Hollenbeck's heels, plans move ahead on Myers, Science Halls
• Faculty approves proposal for M.A. in education
• Bell shares secrets of his craft during two-week writing residency
• Renowed poet presents keynote address during Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation
• Music lab provides new learning opportunities
• Hayden, retired history professor, named Scholar of the Century

Campus Notes

• Otto's ministry and music touched many
• Georges leads fight for arts education across United States

Donald Busarow, professor of music and university organist, has had several new compositions published, including “How Can I Keep From Singing?” for choir, flute and organ, published by Theodore Presser Company; “O Faithful, Come,” a series of choral preludes for the entire Epiphany season, published by Concordia Publishing House; “Three Communion Meditations for Flute and Organ,” also by Concordia; and “Three Organ Preludes,” published by Morning Star Publishers. Scheduled to appear later this spring from Concordia is his large concerto on the hymn “The Church’s One Foundation” for choir, brass quartet, timpani, organ and congregation.

Trudy Faber, professor of music and department chair, presented a paper during the annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Music held in Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20-23. Her presentation concerned the liberal arts and NASM requirements. She was also on a panel that addressed aspects of this issue. In addition, Faber performed an Epiphany organ recital at the Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis, Ind.

Kurt Fickert, professor emeritus of languages, has published a chapter titled “Epiphany and its Aftermath in A Country Doctor” in Kafka Kaleidoscope. He has also published articles titled “Names and Themes in Uwe Johnson’s Jahrestage” in International Fiction Review, and “The Identity of ‘Der Genosse Schriftsteller’ in Johnson’s Jahrestage” in Monatshefte.

Dan Fleisch, visiting assistant professor of physics, has had his textbook, Electromagnetics, published by McGraw-Hill, translated into Spanish. German and French editions are scheduled to follow, and negotiations for several Asian editions are also underway. Several large U.S. universities, including the University of Wisconsin at Madison and Georgia Tech University, have adopted this text.

Katherine Gantz ’92, adjunct instructor of languages, has had two articles published in the areas of French literature and gender studies, including one titled “Dangerous Intersections: The Near-Collision of French and Cultural Studies in Maspero’s Les passagers du Roissy-Express,” which appeared in the October issue of The French Review.

The Alamo Theatre Arts Council in San Antonio, Texas has awarded James Humphries Jr., associate professor of theatre and dance, its 1998-1999 Globe Award in the category of scenic design for El MacBeth, a production Humphries designed for San Antonio College last year.

Lora Lawson ’72, assistant professor of education, made two presentations at the National Reading Conference in Orlando, Fla. Lawson discussed “Buddy Reading: Children Developing Social and Literate Selves” and “Collaborative Knowledge Construction: Participation in a Professional Research/Writing Group.” Lawson also served as chairperson of the latter presentation session.

Thomas Martin, professor of health, fitness and sport, has been elected Treasurer of the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. He was also recognized at Confluence ’99, Ohio’s Boating Conference, for his volunteer work with the Ohio Division of Watercraft, and his article, “Can you achieve fitness through sports?” in Vitality Magazine was selected as the State of Arizona’s instrument for measuring high school reading ability.

Alan McEvoy, professor of sociology, and Robert Welker, associate professor of education, have co-authored an article titled “Antisocial Behavior, Academic Failure, and School Climate: A Critical Review.” The article appears in the June 2000 issue of the Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. McEvoy and his sister, Marcia McEvoy, have also co-authored a revised second edition of their book Preventing Youth Suicide: A Handbook for Educators and Human Service Professionals. This revised edition features a new chapter on the phenomenon of murder-suicide by students, with emphasis on school shootings and on incidents of relationship violence.

Terry Otten, professor of English, published the lead article in the Winter issue of Modern Drama, published by the University of Toronto. The essay, titled “How Old is Dr. Rank?” traces the evolution of the character and his relationship with Nora Helmers, the central character. Otten worked with materials at The Ibsen Center via the Internet to produce the article.

John Ritter, associate professor of geology, has been appointed to two boards. Following his work on the Crossroads Comprehensive Plan for Clark County Communities, Ritter was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Lower Mad River Watershed Protection Project as well as to the Board of Supervisors of the Clark Soil and Water Conservation District.

Carmen Trisler, assistant professor of education, made two presentations at the Science Education Council of Ohio (SECO) in Cleveland on Feb. 17-19. The first was titled “Integrated Unit on Insects for Elementary Science Teachers,” and the second was “Science Concepts through Dance and Drama.” Jeannette Messich ’00 assisted Trisler with the first presentation, and Sarah McKinley ’99 assisted with the second. Trisler also attended the Entomological Society Association Meeting in Atlanta, Ga., and she was nominated for the Society of College Science Teachers (SCST) national award for Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher for 2000.

Anders Tune, pastor to the university, has published a brief article in the Fall 1999 issue of dialog: A Journal of Theology titled “Knowing the Hidden God is Enough.”

The Dayton Ballet premiered a Christmas Carol, the second ballet of Steven Winteregg, adjunct associate professor of music. In addition, Winteregg’s “Fanfare for a City” was the opening piece on a joint concert by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra to commemorate the Fourth Anniversary of the signing of the historic Dayton Peace Accords. The concert received a simulcast on WDPR/WDPG Radio/Channel 16 and Time Warner Cable. Winteregg was also commissioned to write a new Christmas carol titled As Joseph Was A-Walking by the Dayton Bach Society, which premiered last year. He also composed a fanfare for horn choir, which The New Mexico State University Horn Choir premiered and performed at the International Horn Society Symposium at the University of Georgia. The group’s director is Nancy Atkins-Joy ’81, who graduated in music from Wittenberg.

Forest Wortham, director of multicultural student programs, has published an article titled “Public Housing New Tenant Orientation” in The Journal of Housing and Community Development. The article focuses on the importance of providing organized orientations for new tenants intending to reside in HUD housing complexes.