Newsletters
August 2011
Mass Communication Hosts Telethon for Primary Children’s Medical Center
On June 5 the James E. Rogers Department of Mass Communication hosted the annual local telethon for the Children’s Miracle Network. A record $228,875 was raised for the Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Salt Lake City. (read more...)
English Professor Alan Johnson Publishes New Book
Out of Bounds is the title of a new book by Alan Johnson, Professor of English. It was published recently by the University of Hawai’i Press and the Institute for Postcolonial Studies in Melbourne. (read more...)
Emeritus Sociology Professor James Aho Publishes New Book
Sociological Trespasses: Interrogating Sin and Flesh, released in June 2011, is the latest book by emeritus Sociology Professor James Aho. In his book, Aho explores how people use various kinds of idols to deal with their existential dread and vacuity. These socially constructed fetishes include everything from races (e.g, Aryan man), nations, and enemies, to work schedules, the natural environment, biomedicine, gold, and the opinion and judgment of the anonymous “They”. (read more...)
School of Performing Arts Director Thom Hasenpflug Will Perform at International Convention
Dr. Thom Hasenpflug, Associate Professor of Music and Director of the School of Performing Arts, has accepted a historic invitation to perform in November at the 2011 Percussive Arts Society International Convention as part of the 50th anniversary spectacular. Held this year in Indianapolis, the convention will include a festival marimba orchestra made up of 50 top professionals from all over the United States, including Dr. Hasenpflug. (read more...)
History Professor Erika Kuhlman Named Editor of Journal
The Peace History Society has named Erika Kuhlman, Associate Professor of History, as the editor of its journal Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research. The journal, founded in 1972, publishes scholarly and interpretive articles on the achievement of a peaceful, just, and humane society. International and interdisciplinary in focus, the journal bridges the gap between peace researchers, educators, and activists. (read more...)
New Faculty Members for 2011-12
The College of Arts & Letters is pleased to welcome five new assistant professors.(read more...)
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