arts languages and philosophy
Seminar set on international experiential learning
The campus community is invited to a seminar on international experiential learning noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Room 106 Engineering Management Building. The featured speaker is Dr. Audra Merfeld-Langston, associate professor and chair of arts, languages and philosophy. This seminar is part of a series for the project “Cultural Bridges: The Humanities and Engineering in Latin America,” which is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Read More »Course redesign grants available
All regular full-time tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty at Missouri S&T are invited to apply for mini-grants of up to $5,000 to help design or redesign an undergraduate course that will fit within the Latin American studies for technical applications (LASTA) minor. A letter of intent is due to the Center for Educational Research and Teaching Innovation (CERTI) at certi@mst.edu by Friday, Nov. 17.
Read More »24 faculty honored, see photos online
Twenty-four Missouri S&T faculty members were honored for excellence and achievement in research, service and teaching during an awards ceremony Feb. 21 on campus. Each award winner received a monetary stipend funded by industry and alumni contributions. View photos from the event on Missouri S&T’s Flickr account. The 2016 Faculty Excellence Award was presented to:
Read More »Theatre program earns KCACTF awards
The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) has bestowed awards of excellence to Jeanne Stanley, associate professor of theatre, for directing; Arden Hawley, a junior in information science and technology, for stage management; and the cast of “Good Kids” for excellence in ensemble acting. Missouri S&T’s Miner League Theatre Players performed “Good Kids” in late October and early November.
Read More »Finch publishes article in Scottish philosophy journal
Jonathan Finch, lecturer in arts, languages, and philosophy, published an article titled “A Test: Hume’s Missing Shade of Blue” in the September 2015 Journal of Scottish Philosophy, volume 13, issue 3.
Read More »Tohline produces film on storytelling through editing
Max Tohline, assistant professor of arts, languages, and philosophy, has produced a video essay titled “Editing as Punctuation in Film.” The video has been published on the website No Film School. The website describes itself as “the leading worldwide community of filmmakers, video producers and independent creatives.”
Read More »Bogan’s ‘CARNIVAL, MAN’ featured in ‘Lion Magazine’
Dr. James J. Bogan Jr., Curators’ Teaching Professor emeritus of art history and film, had his film CARNIVAL, MAN featured in the July/August 2015 issue of Lion Magazine, a publication of Lions Clubs International. A link at the bottom right corner of page 11 takes you to his video.
Read More »S&T music program under new leadership
The arts, languages, and philosophy department is pleased to announce that S&T’s instrumental music programs are now under the direction of Dave Cress, assistant teaching professor of arts, languages, and philosophy. New requests for music support should be sent to cressdl@mst.edu.
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