Faculty Forum

Faculty Forum 2011

Schedule of events:

Oct. 12

2:00 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room:
Branden Little
"Band of Crusaders: American Humanitarians and the Remaking of the World, 1914 to 1964."
This presentation describes the major findings of this book project that is nearing completion (and has received RSPG funding). “Band of Crusaders” reveals the connections between American humanitarian relief initiatives in World Wars I and II and the Cold War, and the ways in which relief shaped American foreign policy and international attitudes about mitigating suffering across the globe. It establishes how modern humanitarian ideas and institutions were formed amid the twentieth century’s greatest calamities, and how this framework inspired by Americans shapes our world today.

3:00 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room:
Sian Griffiths
"New Brighton, an original novel"
"New Brighton" is an original novel about a boy who moves to a fictional east coast city with his mother to be near his older brother, only to find that his older brother has abandoned them and his newborn twins. Too often, students and others only see novels as completed artifacts. The audience will enjoy hearing a work in progress, getting an "advance look," and discussing the writing process with a working writer.

Oct. 19

1:30 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room:
Patricia Cost
2011 Lindquist Award Lecture: "When You Know Better, You Do Better"

2:30 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room
London Draper, Tamara Chase, & Valerie Gooder
“Threats & Crises: Nursing Response. A disaster nursing course incorporating interdisciplinary campus collaboration and community collaboration - Lessons learned."
In 2005, the Weber State University School of Nursing set out to design and implement an upper division elective nursing course entitled “Nursing 3070 - Threats & Crises: Nursing Response” - one of the first stand-alone disaster nursing courses in the nation. In the spring of 2006, the first cohort of nurses was trained for response to emergency events and / or community mass casualty incidents (MCIs). Fast forward to 2011, and W.S.U. has now educated over 330 registered nurses in disaster response. These nurses are trained members of Utah communities who stand ready to respond to natural and manmade disasters. Key components of this course have included interdisciplinary collaboration across campus (Communications Department, The Signpost, Emergency Care & Rescue, and the Drama Department), and community collaboration with agencies such as the Ogden City Fire Department and Weber County Sherriff’s Department. Lessons learned from course implementation will provide valuable information to nurses and nursing schools across the nation.

3:30 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room:
Brian Chung
"Visualization of an intestinal peptide transporter: From physiological model to pediatric care"
By establishing a link between intestinal peptide absorption and growth and development, the physiological basis for pediatric patients who suffer from intestinal failure and do not respond to current dietary therapy can be explored. His findings may provide an important physiological model to explain the inability of some intestinal failure patients to recover and potentially influence future clinical efforts towards this condition.

Oct. 26

2:00 PM, Hetzel-Hoellein Room:
Diane Krantz
2011 "Last Lecture": Overlaps in the Arts and Sciences: It's All Relative
While Dr. Krantz holds a doctorate in English Literature and has taught university English courses for the past 23 years, she also has a background and teaching experience in math and science. For this lecture, she blends her rich experiences into one presentation and engages us in the possibilities of overlap between these two academic cultures.

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[Call for nominations/submissions is now closed.]

Call for nominations and proposals

Join us in this Weber State tradition as we highlight and honor your work and that of your colleagues. For 2011, the Faculty Forum will be spread out through the month of October – commencing with the "Last Lecture" on October 12 – and will highlight the scholarship of faculty whom you nominate, as well as presentations you may propose yourself. Those selected to present their work will be promoted on campus, given more time to present, and highlighted with a plenary session. Additional sessions will be scheduled to give audience and presenter a chance to interact in small group formats. We especially encourage you to help us identify new scholars and work that may not get the attention it deserves outside of your department.

Use the form via this link to propose your presentation or nominate a colleague. Nominations/proposal are due by 4:00 PM September 9th.

Questions? Contact:

TLF Office: tlforum@weber.edu, x7667
Adam Johnston: ajohnston@weber.edu, x7711