Below
are recent accomplishments of Stritch faculty members:
Dr. Mette L. Baran, assistant professor in the Doctoral Leadership
Program, presented two papers at the International Learning Conference at the
University of London on Aug. 14-15: “The Impact on Multicultural Awareness and
Its Sustainability after an International Learning Experience: What are the
Long Term Benefits for Business Students?,” co-authored by Dr. Roger J. Baran,
and “A Cross-cultural Perspective between United States and Norwegian Looping
Middle School Students’ Academic Motivation and Attitudes towards School.”
Sister Coletta Dunn, OSF, Ph.D., professor emerita, will receive
the Archbishop’s Vatican II Award for Distinguished Service in Education at a
prayer service and award ceremony at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N. Jackson St., Milwaukee. 14 other
recipients in 10 categories, including administration, ecumenism,
communication, education, liturgy and more, will also receive Vatican II Awards
in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the Church and society.
Each category reveals a vision set forth in the Church’s Second Vatican
Council, which speaks of the church as engaged with the world. The event is
open to the public and will be followed by a dessert reception. No RSVP is
required.
Paula Friedman, assistant professor of English, served as a community evaluator
at the Justification of Graduation Panel at Tenor High School in May. She also
was the speaker/facilitator of a North Shore reading group discussion of the
novel, “The Invisible Bridge,” by Julie Orringer, in May. She also gave a
Wisconsin Humanities Council talk, “Life’s Topsy-Turvy Journey: Stages and Ages
of Life in Literature and Film,” at the West Allis Public Library on Aug. 27.
Tony Frontier, assistant professor of doctoral leadership studies
and director of teacher education, was a part of a seven-member delegation of
American educators who met with leaders from schools, research agencies,
regional educational offices, and lawmakers at the national assembly in Seoul,
South Korea during the week of Sept. 9. Additionally, Frontier presented on
programs utilized to support teachers in American schools at the Korean
Educational Development Institute. The presentation included information and
research on Stritch’s Southeastern Wisconsin New Teacher Project.
Barbara Wuest, adjunct professor in the English department, wrote a review of a
book of poems by Philip C. Kolin called “Reading God's Handwriting: Poems”
(2012). The review will be published in the summer or fall 2013 issue of the
Anglican Theological Review.