By Tony Astran

Three two-day workshops are slated for this year’s Summer Pedagogical Institute, offered by the Intellectual Foundations unit of University College May 19–27. The deadline to apply is April 20.

Virginia S. Lee, a teaching consultant with Dee Fink & Associates, will offer techniques on the integrated course design model to bolster student learning. Clyde “Kip” Herreid, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, will discuss pedagogy for teaching science by way of case studies. And Gerald Nosich, professor of philosophy and humanities at Buffalo State, will present “Teaching Critical Thinking across the Curriculum,” which offers preparation for BSC 101 and other first-year classes.

As in the past, those who attend a full workshop will receive a $200 recognition toward research, travel, and creative materials. Doug Koritz, assistant dean of intellectual foundations, said there will be fewer—but longer—workshops this year.

“I think the new format will be more effective because it will allow faculty time to process information and use it for the classes they’ll teach in the fall,” he said.

Koritz said the Summer Pedagogical Institute is helpful for any faculty member on campus. Many workshops will focus on techniques for teaching Intellectual Foundations courses, especially BSC 101.

The Volunteer and Service-Learning Center’s Faculty Fellowship Program takes place May 19–21 and will be part of the Summer Pedagogical Institute for the first time. Koritz calls the addition a “perfect fit.”

Koritz is also trying to organize a Writing across the Curriculum (“W” courses) workshop as well as BSC 101 roundtable discussions. Overall, he hopes every workshop will help faculty learn teaching techniques they can directly apply to their courses.

“We’re getting better at identifying faculty needs, so I think this year’s Summer Pedagogical Institute will be the best yet,” Koritz said.

Space is limited. Interested participants should contact Linda Schultz to register.

By Mary A. Durlak

Howard A. Zemsky, vice chair of the Buffalo State College Council and the Richardson Center Corporation (RCC), addressed the College Senate on February 13, along with Alex Krieger, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and a co-founding principal of architecture and urban design firm Chan Krieger Sieniewicz. Their topic was the historic Richardson Olmsted Complex adjacent to the campus, on the south side of Rockwell Road.

Zemsky and Krieger, whose firm is one of eight working on the master plan currently in progress for the complex, discussed several current proposals and plans. For example, the administration building of the complex—marked by the twin towers that dominate its skyline—would house the architecture and visitors’ centers. Another proposal is to convert some or all 100,000 square feet of the buildings immediately adjacent to the administration building to a boutique hotel, with the lobby in the administration center.

Zemsky emphasized that the RCC is basing its work on fundamental research and extensive input from all interested parties—community groups, the college, Elmwood Village, the Grant-Ferry business district, and individuals—which has been solicited through public meetings held regularly since 2007.

Krieger told the Senate, “We would like your input and ideas.… Portions of this complex…can be used for educational, research, [and] academic purposes, especially to your growing hospitality program.”

Zemsky noted that the RCC does not yet own the land on which the complex stands, although it is charged by the state with developing the Richardson buildings and anticipates eventual acquisition of the land. The land belongs to the New York State Office of Mental Health, which designated it as surplus in 1997 and proposed selling it off, along with the historic state psychiatric hospital designed by America’s first architect to gain international acclaim, Henry Hobson Richardson. It is the largest example of his distinctive style.

Because of the site’s historic significance, preservationists sought to save Richardson’s buildings. Apart from a relatively minor effort to stabilize the complex’s deterioration, no significant progress occurred until January 2006. When the property for the Burchfield Penney Art Center was transferred in 2002, there was talk of the college’s acquiring the entire parcel of land, but that acquisition never took place.

In January 2006, the Buffalo News announced that a deal had been reached divvying up $100 million from the state: $76.5 million was designated for the Richardson complex; the new Burchfield Penney Art Center received $16.5 million; and the remainder supported the Darwin D. Martin House restoration. With money finally available, the Richardson Center Corporation (RCC) was formed, and President Muriel A. Howard was appointed to its board by then-Gov. George Pataki, bringing “a unique perspective in exploring the synergy between the community’s preservation and reuse efforts.”

The RCC is charged with guiding the rehabilitation of the National Historic Landmark H. H. Richardson Complex, envisioning it as “the crowning jewel of a mixed-use, multipurpose civic campus.”

The RCC promptly developed a 264-page document to be reviewed by the Urban Land Institute, which visited the complex in May 2007. That summer, the RCC hired Goody Clancy, a Boston-based architectural firm, to prepare the “Richardson Olmsted Complex Historic Structures Report.” The report laid the groundwork for the current phase: developing a master plan.

As part of the master planning process, an active community advisory group was formed that includes representatives from the adjacent neighborhoods, business districts, cultural institutions, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, and Buffalo State College.

The RCC continues to seek input, and invites comments at its Web site. Interested parties can sign up to be informed of upcoming meetings.

By Phyllis Camesano

Under the guidance of the School of Education, Associate Dean Lori V. Quigley, and a working group of internal and external experts, Buffalo State College continues to advance Native American curriculum and initiatives, making the campus a destination for students interested in learning about indigenous peoples.

An interdisciplinary minor in indigenous studies will be offered in 2009–2010 under the auspices of the Anthropology Department, which will house the minor. The program follows the Modern and Classical Languages Department’s introduction of Seneca as a language last semester. This month’s agenda of Native American speakers and celebrations on campus further underscores interest in indigenous peoples.

“Slowly but surely, we are building academic programs and extracurricular activities that reinforce Buffalo State as a campus that understands and advances Native American studies and culture,” said Quigley who is herself a member of the Seneca Nation. “People in my native community look to Buffalo State for academic courses and social events relevant to them. In Western New York, Buffalo State is unique in this regard.”

Last fall, Quigley and Karen O’Quin, associate dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences, were discussing Native American studies that have been instituted during the past several years, and how to further advance the curriculum. From these conversations, a working group was formed to craft an interdisciplinary minor that draws upon the expertise of seven departments: Anthropology, History and Social Studies Education, Geography and Planning, English, Elementary Education and Reading, Modern and Classical Languages, and Communication. The minor program calls for 21 credit hours, 15 required, including an internship, independent project, or independent study related to indigenous studies.

“It is very heartwarming to see so much expertise in this important area of study and so many departments working together to expand our curriculum,” said O’Quin.

In addition to Quigley and O’Quin, faculty members participating in the working group are Lisa Marie Anselmi, Charles R. Bachman, David A. Carson, Cynthia A. Conides, Leslie K. Day, Lloyd M. Elm, Bruce L. Fisher, Dennis L. Gaffin, Deborah L. Hovland, Kathryn H. Leacock, Christopher M. Pennuto, and Ron Smith.

While this group and the establishment of the minor program are a benchmark in advancing the curriculum and formalizing expertise, there have been many events leading up to it:

• In 2004, Lori Quigley obtained approximately $3 million in grants for the Seneca Nation, including a $1.2 million grant to develop a strategic plan and training to preserve the Seneca language in cooperation with Buffalo State’s Center for Excellence in Urban and Rural Education. She also obtained a $545,000 Reading First grant for the Mount Morris School District.
• The Native American storytelling sessions and poetry of English Professor Charles Bachman are well known to the campus and community. He a recipient of the Buffalo State Native American Students Organization’s award for “outstanding promotion of Native American culture and curriculum at Buffalo State.”
• Timothy R. Ecklund, associate vice president for campus life, serves on the Governing Council of the National Institute on Native Leadership in Higher Education. He is one of three members of the council for this national organization that focuses on advancing higher education for Native Americans.
• In 2005, under the direction of chair Ron Smith, the Communication Department established the American Indian Policy and Media Initiative (AIPMI), a unique project that studies how the media covers Native American issues and works with tribes to help get their stories told. The initiative has produced or generated many publications, most recently the 225-page book Shoot the Indian: Media, Misperception and Native Truth.
• Lisa Anselmi, assistant professor of anthropology, is an archaeologist who studies Native American/First Nations technological practices. Her 2008 book, Native People’s Use of Copper-Based Metals in NE North America: Contact Period Interactions, coalesces her ongoing research into the ways that Native metalworkers used copper-based metals during the early periods of contact between Native peoples and Europeans. Anselmi also leads a biennial archaeological field school for undergraduates at Beaver Island State park on Grand Island. She and William Engelbrecht, professor emeritus of anthropology, have also presented as part of the Native American Students Organization’s Native Heritage celebration held on campus each March.
• In recognition of his educational work and community outreach, Lloyd Elm, associate professor of elementary education and reading, was chosen by the Committee on the Canandaigua Treaty of 1794 to receive a Certificate of Recognition from the Monroe County Legislature to mark the 214th year of the treaty. In 2007, Elm was recognized as “Educator of the Year” by the Native American Indian Education Association of New York.
• As an archival resource for Native American historical documents, E. H. Butler Library ranks as one of the best in New York State.

By Mary A. Durlak

The Women in Science and Mathematics Spring 2009 Lecture Series is planned for April. “We are very pleased that our speakers come from three different disciplines,” said Karen O’Quin, associate dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences and a member of the Women in Science and Math Ad Hoc Committee that schedules the speakers. “They will present topics from biology, earth science, and chemistry.”

All presentations are free and open to the public.

Dianna Padilla, professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook University, will speak on Thursday, April 9, during Bengal Pause (12:15–1:30 p.m.) in Bulger Communication Center West. Padilla, whose research includes invasive aquatic species, will present “Invasion by an Ecosystem Engineer Dramatically Alters Benthic Communities In and Out of Marine Reserves.” Her presentation is cohosted by the Great Lakes Center; she has worked closely with Lyubov Burlakova, research scientist with the center.

“Dr. Padilla is one of our original speakers,” said O’Quin, “and we are delighted she is coming again.”

Carmala Garzione, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at the University of Rochester, will present “Mountains and Their Profound Influence on Global Climate” on Friday, April 17, at noon in Science Building 272. She will discuss how geologists reconstruct the paleoelevation of mountain belts using various techniques that characterize atmospheric conditions of times in the past. Using records of elevation change from the Andes and Tibet, she will describe the hypothesized processes that have drawn down atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 50 million years, leading to the cold conditions that persist on Earth today.

Amanda C. Bryant-Friedrich, associate professor of medicinal and biological chemistry in the University of Toledo’s College of Pharmacy, will present a talk on Thursday, April 30, during Bengal Pause in Science Building 272. The topic has not yet been finalized; her research interests include nucleic acids, which play a key role in maintaining the proper function of cells and organisms.

“These speakers provide our faculty members with an opportunity to learn about what’s going on at other campuses,” said O’Quin. “We also hope that they inspire our female students who are interested in pursuing studies in the sciences.”

This is the fifth series presented at Buffalo State, thanks to grants from the Auxiliary Services Grant Allocation Committee and the Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrant Program.

By Tony Astran

When first-year students take BSC 101: Foundations of Inquiry, they experience their first taste of a liberal arts education at Buffalo State College. But the faculty who teach the course are learning just as much.

Thirty-five professors taught 41 sections of BSC 101 last fall. And according to Douglas Koritz, assistant dean of intellectual foundations, as many as 50 sections could be needed this fall. He said that most faculty are enthusiastic about teaching the class.

Since BSC 101 became mandatory in fall 2006, student survey responses have continued to improve, and many students comment on how much they learn.

“Students say that through BSC 101, they discover what higher education is all about,” Koritz said. “It improves their intellectual self-confidence. But the course feeds the intellect of the faculty as well as the students.”

“I see BSC 101 as playing an important role as a beginning step in the liberal arts educational process,” said Howard Reid, professor of psychology. The long-tenured faculty member has taught multiple BSC 101 themes over the years, including global warming and Greek myths.

Anthony Hotchkiss, another long-tenured faculty member and professor of technology, has taught sections of BSC 101 since its inception. Like Reid, he teaches a topic unrelated to his central discipline, a section called “Citizenship, Politics, and Religion.”

Hotchkiss particularly likes to see his students gain valuable research skills. Like all students in BSC 101, they must prepare an argument construction, argument analysis, and annotated bibliography as major course projects.

“We focus quite a bit on finding research sources that are credible and peer-reviewed,” Hotchkiss said. “I think the essential part to critical thinking is the understanding that there are at least two sides to every question. Students may have their own positions on issues, but they have to know arguments and defend their choices. I enjoy kicking out the naiveté and getting them to think.”

Kelly Frothingham, associate professor of geography and planning, has routinely taught a BSC 101 section on global warming. She finds the format of BSC 101 different from her other classes.

“It’s invigorating to be out of my comfort zone in terms of how I teach,” Frothingham said. “In my section, I link the topic to critical thinking and the liberal arts by encouraging students to think about the fact that global warming is not just a natural science problem. I also incorporate a lot of group work, which works very well.”

There are ways to make each section unique, but Koritz said all sections use the same book, Foundations of Inquiry, as a starting point. He encourages faculty who have never taught BSC 101 to consider attending the Summer Pedagogical Institute and developing a section for fall 2010.

“BSC 101 is more rigorous than faculty might think, but it’s highly rewarding,” Koritz said. “And through BSC 101 faculty meetings that happen once or twice a semester, they can learn from each other’s creativity and research.”

Javier Peñalosa, associate professor emeritus of biology, decided to try teaching a section of BSC 101 in his last semester before retirement in 2007.

“This was a great way to leave Buffalo State,” he said. “More faculty should try teaching it. We ask students to take try new things, so why not ask ourselves as well?”

Koritz is pleased not only with the improved student surveys but also with the fact that other SUNY schools are beginning to adopt a similar class format. He hopes faculty support on campus will continue to grow.

“Buffalo State was part of the trendsetters and early adopters when we started,” Koritz said, “particularly for public schools. Classes like BSC 101 are becoming the norm now.”

By Tony Astran

The residence halls have become more than just a place to study, socialize, and sleep. A series of late-night seminars, now in their fourth consecutive semester, are more popular than ever.

Designed to reinforce academic and leadership skills, the seminars are held during evening hours in the residence halls to encourage student attendance.

Eileen Merberg, retention and leadership specialist for campus life, created the seminars in 2007 for first-year students. Over time, upperclassmen also took an interest in the sessions.

The series continues through early May with topics that target all levels of students, such as “Navigating the Quarter-Life Crisis,” “Steps to Becoming a Real Leader,” and “Stress Reduction.” Last week Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., students in Moore Complex attended a job search seminar as a precursor to the Career Development Center’s Job Fair.

Merberg said about 25 students attend on average, and the turnout is much larger at many of the sessions. “The series has been well received by the students,” she said. “Now that we’ve expanded the focus to upperclassmen, they’re enjoying the topics, too.”

Students are offered incentives to attend the seminars, such as the opportunity to earn housing lottery points and extra credit for classes. Merberg plans to work more closely with resident assistants to tie the seminars to existing residence hall programs and thereby boost attendance further.

Merberg is happy that commuters continue to attend the seminars. And last fall—like the year before—a few workshops held at the Adam’s Mark hotel yielded large turnouts.

Merberg continues to receive excellent responses to the seminars. She tries to make improvements each semester and get a better feel of what topics students need most. She merged a few past sessions on similar topics into one. And she changed the original name of the seminars—“Seven Steps to Success”—to “Map Your Steps to Success” for wider appeal and flexibility in programming.

But the overall concept remains the same: make the seminars relevant and bring them to students.

“I know most colleges offer some type of late-night programming, but I’m not sure if much of it is necessarily focused on academics,” Merberg said. “Our seminars are definitely unique.”

By Tony Astran

The New York State Education Department has awarded Buffalo State College a five-year, $1.5 million contract to develop a statewide Response to Intervention (RTI) Technical Assistance Center.

RTI is an early-intervention program designed to identify students at the first sign of academic struggle. Beginning in July 2012, all schools in New York State will be required to implement an RTI program in the area of literacy for children in kindergarten through grade four.

Buffalo State College will assume the lead role for the center and will manage the work of faculty from a consortium of universities throughout the state, including New York University, Syracuse University, Mount Saint Mary College, the College of St. Rose, and Rochester Institute of Technology. The Technical Assistance Center will be housed at Buffalo State in Ketchum Hall 210.

Theresa Janczak, assistant professor of exceptional education, will serve as project director. The contract also allows for the hiring of a full-time assistant project director and a graduate student assistant. The three will work to compile and disseminate RTI information, resources, and tools to schools statewide. They will also provide direct technical assistance and professional development to 14 schools throughout the state that will undergo extensive training to become model schools for using effective RTI tools and techniques.

“The School of Education is proud of Dr. Janczak and is excited to have the Response to Intervention Technical Assistance Center on Buffalo State’s campus,” said Ronald Rochon, dean of the School of Education and associate vice president for teacher education. “Dr. Janczak competed statewide for the contract and worked hard to develop the RTI initiative. She is a leader in her field and on our campus, and her efforts enhance the academic experiences of area children.”

Janczak is very optimistic about the project’s benefits to schoolchildren throughout the state. “We will be working closely with the 14 schools, helping them monitor student progress to determine how they are responding to intervention efforts,” she said. “Ideally, one would expect and hope that by providing intervention early on, schools would be able to decrease the number of referrals to special-education programs and, consequently, lower associated costs.”

The State Education Department is expected to award RTI minigrants to the 14 schools by June. The grants will provide funding for up to $150,000 per year over a five-year period. Consortium faculty members will be paired with each school and will deliver on-site technical assistance and professional development opportunities. Under Janczak’s guidance, the Technical Assistance Center will play a major role in helping schools evaluate the success of their RTI programs.

In addition, the center will indirectly support RTI implementation efforts to schools statewide by establishing a Web site and providing regional training on RTI topics. Janczak has begun working with the College Relations Office to develop a site that would include relevant articles, research, tools, and webinars for school districts and parents.

Janczak will continue her traditional role of providing support to graduate students who are working on master’s projects but will teach two fewer classes in order to devote time to the initiative. She thinks the project will boost Buffalo State’s visibility statewide and also yield tangible benefits for classes taught here.

“The RTI approach uses empirically based instruction and student performance data to help educators determine how to best meet the needs of struggling students,” Janczak said. “We will learn a great deal on how to best support these students, which I hope can inform the content of what we teach in our methods classes here at Buffalo State. It would help teacher candidates learn more about state-of-the-art assessment tools and methodologies.”

By Jerod Dahlgren

With record numbers of Americans facing foreclosure, signing up for unemployment benefits, and receiving food stamps, the need for qualified social workers has spiked.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment outlook for social workers is expected to increase by 22 percent by 2016, a rate that is much faster than the average for all occupations.

“The demand is increasing for the kind of services that social workers provide,” said Deborah Renzi, coordinator of field education in the Buffalo State College Social Work Department. “However, we also recognize that federally and state-funded human service programs are stressed for funding by the recession. We are confident that our students are well prepared for the challenges they will face in this job market, and the long-term outlook is promising.”

The Social Work Department’s field education program, which places undergraduates in the field under the supervision of an experienced social worker, has seen a similar increase. One hundred eighteen students were placed in human service agencies last year, a record according to Patrick Dexter, chair and associate professor of social work. Dexter expects the final tally of field education participants in 2009–2010 to again top 100.

“All of these opportunities allow our students to become better acquainted with regional human service agencies, and they often make connections,” said Renzi, who notes that a current field education student was recently offered a position at HomeFront Buffalo following graduation in May.

HomeFront Buffalo is a nonprofit community development agency that features services such as financial literacy for buyers, first-time-homebuyer education, and foreclosure-prevention counseling.

“We are in a field that is responding to a crisis,” said Jean Berry, program director at HomeFront Buffalo. “The need for default and foreclosure counseling is booming right now. Because of this particular student’s education and past work experience in human services, she had an immediate edge. She shows great empathy and ability when talking to our clients.”

While proud of another successful placement, Renzi is not surprised by the compassion of her students.

“Our students understand the value of human service,” said Renzi. “They are very altruistic and committed to the concept of helping others.”

By Jerod Dahlgren

Buffalo State’s long-standing connection to the French language and culture will be showcased over the next five weeks as the Alliance Française de Buffalo (AFB) partners with the campus community to bring three events to the college that are magnifiques.

Highlighting the series is the April 22 performance of Voir un Ami Pleurer (To See a Friend Cry), a five-actor play performed by the acclaimed Atlanta-based theater company Théâtre du Rêve. Written by young Belgian playwright Olivier Coyette in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the play chronicles the changing relationship between Americans and Europeans, seeking to reestablish the forgotten links that bind them.

Co-sponsored by the Modern and Classical Languages Department, the play will be performed by American actors in English and French with English subtitles. The Buffalo State presentation at the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall at 8:00 p.m. is one of just three performances of Voir un Ami Pleurer scheduled nationally this year by Théâtre du Rêve.

“For us, this is monumental,” said Marianne Vallet-Sandre, a former faculty and staff member at Buffalo State and current AFB board member. Tickets are available through the Rockwell Hall Box Office.

Kicking off Buffalo State’s spring French activities is Sunday’s International Francophone Day Celebration in E. H. Butler Library 210 at 2:00 p.m. French Polynesian heritage will be presented through music, costumes, and cultural rituals throughout the day. Audience members are invited to attend a meal of regional dishes at the conclusion of the presentations, including an authentic Tahitian dinner. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information, contact AFB president Patricia Schiavone.

Prize-winning chocolate connoisseur Benjamin Desmartins, founder of Le Comptoir du Cacao, will visit campus for a lecture in Bulger Communication Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26. Desmartins’s presentations will showcase the fabrication of chocolate, the worldwide origins of its raw materials, the flavors, and the development of its tastes.

After the lecture (in English), Desmartins will entertain a question-and-answer period, followed by a chocolate tasting of assorted samples by this chocolaterie artisanale familiale. The Modern and Classical Languages Department is also co-sponsoring this event. Tickets are $10 for faculty and staff and $5 for students, and may be purchased at the door or in advance by contacting Vallet-Sandre, 886-0886.

International Francophone Conference on Campus, July 13–14
Jean Gounard, director of international student affairs, is coordinating and hosting the Francophone World and the Western Hemisphere conference July 13–14. The two-day conference of some 200 professionals with interest in Francophone institutions of higher education will be held at Buffalo State in association with l’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie.

“Through this conference and all of our projects, we hope to promote and support the French language and sensitize people to Francophone cultures from around the world,” Gounard said.

Details of the Francophone Conference will appear in an upcoming issue of the Bulletin later this semester.

By Tony Astran

Julian Bond, chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)—the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization—will speak at 12:15 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall on Thursday, April 2.

He is the keynote speaker for this year’s Leadership Lecture Series. His talk is free and open to the public.

Bond is a distinguished professor at American University and a professor of history at the University of Virginia who has tirelessly served the causes of dignity, peace, and freedom for almost half a century. His speech to campus, “Civil Rights: In the Day, Today, and Tomorrow,” will discuss the long struggle of African Americans for equality, diversity in the legislative process, and the future of civil rights issues.

Eileen Merberg, retention and leadership specialist for campus life, is organizing the Leadership Lecture Series and is thrilled to have Bond as the keynote speaker.

“Part of Buffalo State’s mission is to prepare a diverse group of students for leadership roles and to help them develop as responsible citizens,” she said. “Who better to speak about that than one of the most recognized and significant figures of the Civil Rights Movement? What is especially inspiring to me is that he continues his service and commitment to social change after nearly 50 years.”

In the early 1960s, Bond was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and led student protests against segregation in public facilities in the South. He served as the first president of the Southern Poverty Law Center from 1971 to 1979 and remains on its board of directors. He served four terms as a Democratic member in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1965 to 1975, and was elected to six terms in the Georgia Senate from 1975 to 1986. He has served as chairman of the NAACP since 1998.

Bond appears frequently on America’s Black Forum, the oldest black-owned show in television syndication. His poems and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and numerous other publications. He narrated the Academy Award-winning documentary A Time for Justice; the Oscar-nominated The Shadow of Hate; and the critically acclaimed Eyes on the Prize, a 14-hour series on PBS about the Civil Rights Movement.

Bond holds a bachelor of arts in English from Morehouse College and more than 25 honorary degrees. He has served on the boards of many organizations and has received numerous awards, including the prestigious National Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and the Human Rights Campaign National Civil Rights Award.

The 2009 Leadership Lecture Series is sponsored by Residence Life, Student Affairs, and the President’s Office. It is funded through an Auxiliary Services Grant, the Faculty-Student Association, and an Equity and Campus Diversity Minigrant.