Laurie Baefsky, executive director of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, will deliver the keynote speech at James Madison University's Grand Celebration of Innovation, Art and Scholarship on October 1, 2015. The event at the newly renovated Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art will also feature a speech by 2015 Provost Award winner Dr. Steve Whisnant, head of JMU's physics and astronomy department. It will conclude with a reception showcasing faculty scholarship from each of JMU's colleges.
Pianist and composer Christopher “Chris” Roberts became president of Universal Music’s Classical and Jazz Music in 1988. Before joining Universal Music and later becoming CEO and president of Robisong Consulting, Christopher Roberts achieved a BA in music and German literature from Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon, his hometown.
Pianist and composer Christopher “Chris” Roberts became president of Universal Music’s Classical and Jazz Music in 1988. Before joining Universal Music and later becoming CEO and president of Robisong Consulting, Christopher Roberts achieved a BA in music and German literature from Lewis and Clark University in Portland, Oregon, his hometown.
Erinma draws upon her experiences as a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow to discuss how connections can be made between research and the outside world. She encourages you to explore your 'hook' or starting point for public engagement.
The Manhattanville community will have the opportunity to learn about the history of the college during the second annual Valiant Week hosted by the First Year Program and First Year Advisory Committee. Valiant Week begins Monday September 16th and will conclude on Friday September 20th. Here is a complete list of Valiant Week events. For more information please visit http://mville.edu/gps.
This online course was offered by Petroleum Engineering Department of Stanford University focusing on Geology and Geomechanics of Hydrocarbon Reservoir.
Erinma draws upon her experiences as a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow to discuss how connections can be made between research and the outside world. She encourages you to explore your 'hook' or starting point for public engagement.
The Manhattanville community will have the opportunity to learn about the history of the college during the second annual Valiant Week hosted by the First Year Program and First Year Advisory Committee. Valiant Week begins Monday September 16th and will conclude on Friday September 20th. Here is a complete list of Valiant Week events. For more information please visit http://mville.edu/gps.
This online course was offered by Petroleum Engineering Department of Stanford University focusing on Geology and Geomechanics of Hydrocarbon Reservoir.
National leader in university academics to speak at JMU event
1. National leader in university academics to speak
at JMU event
Published Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, 1:10 am
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Laurie Baefsky, a national leader in promoting interdisciplinary research and scholarship, will
be a keynote speaker Thursday at James Madison University’s Grand Celebration of
Innovation, Art and Scholarship.
The event, which celebrates JMU faculty achievements and will include a keynote address
by 2015 Provost Award winner Dr. Steve Whisnant, will be held from 3:30-7 p.m. in the newly
renovated Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art.
Baefsky is the executive director of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, a
partnership of more than 30 institutions committed to transforming research universities in
order to ensure the greatest possible institutional support for interdisciplinary research,
curricula, programs and creative practice between the arts, sciences and other disciplines.
Baefsky earned a bachelor of music degree from California State University, Fullerton; a
master of music degree in flute performance from the University of Michigan; and a doctorate
of music arts — also in flute performance — from Stony Brook University.
Whisnant is head of the department of physics and astronomy at JMU and the 2015 Provost
Award Winner for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. He joined JMU in 2001 and
during his tenure, the department has grown to become one of the largest undergraduate
physics departments in the nation. In 2016, the department opens the Madison Radiation
2. Laboratory in Madison Hall, making it one of a handful of undergraduate departments in the
nation to have an on-campus nuclear physics facility.
Dr. Eric Ruple, a member of the JMU music faculty since 1987, also will give a keynote
address. He is a Steinway Artist and has performed several times at Steinway Hall in New
York City, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., including a solo concert of the
music of Beethoven in 2007. He has been a pianist for the Virginia Symphony and Richmond
Symphony. Mr. Ruple has performed and presented concerts and master classes at several
universities and festivals throughout the United States.
The evening will conclude with a reception and display of faculty scholarship from each
college at JMU.