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Three alumni, Dr. David C. Carothers '75, Nancy Aikman Martin '75, and Dr. John S. Shaffer '77, will deliver lectures to ¾¨Ó㴫ý students Friday, Sept. 23.
Carothers, who earned his Ph.D. from Purdue University, is a professor of mathematics and head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at James Madison University. He is active in the Mathematics Association of America both in the regional and national offices. Carothers will speak about "Polynomial Differential Equations: A Case Study in How Mathematics is Done," which will consider polynomial systems of differential equations as an example of the often surprising ways in which mathematical collaborations develop. Carothers will show how willingness to ask naïve questions and to depart from conventional wisdom can lead to interesting and useful results.
Martin is a romance novelist turned mystery writer. Her romance novels have been published in 19 languages around the world and have appeared on bestseller lists in the United States and Canada. But after 38 romance novels, she turned to her real passion murder mysteries. Her first was "How to Murder a Millionaire" published in Oct. 2002, launched the Blackbird Sisters Mystery Series, which are stories about three impoverished heiresses of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. "Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die," the fourth and most recent book, was published in March 2005. A native of Brookville, Pa., Martin conducts writing workshops in the United States and Canada.
Shaffer is the executive deputy secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He is responsible for the internal operations of the department's 25 state correctional institutions, the motivational boot camp, and the community correction centers. His 28-year career has led him to progressively responsible positions as a counselor, a personnel analyst, a business manager, a litigation project direction, a deputy superintendent for facilities management, warden of the 2000-bed Allegheny County Jail, and deputy secretary for administration for the Department of Corrections. In 2002, he received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association.
Theatre ¾¨Ó㴫ý presents Neil Simon's "Rumors" Thursday-Saturday, May 4-6, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 7, at 2:30 in Beeghly Theater.
"The play is set in May 1988 in an affluent neighborhood outside of New York City," said John Gresh, visiting assistant professor of theatre and director of the play. "The farce takes place inside the home of Deputy Mayor of New York Charley Brock and his wife, Myra, where they are celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary. When the guests arrive, they discover that Charley has been shot, though not seriously, and Myra is nowhere to be found. No one knows what has happened, but as more and more people arrive rumors and speculation take over. The comedy is in the unraveling the truth from the lies. This play is guaranteed to induce laughter."
To reserve tickets, call the Beeghly Box Office and leave a message with your name, number of tickets, and preferred date. Adults tickets are $7; non-¾¨Ó㴫ý students and senior tickets are $5.
Contact Gresh at (724) 946-7260 or e-mail greshjf@westminster.edu for more information.
A Christmas Carol is coming to ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Thursday, Nov. 29, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
¾¨Ó㴫ý offers seven continuing education classes including several computer programs, German, and Yoga begining in November.
Dr. Camila Bari López, assistant professor of Spanish at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently made a presentation at the 55th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference in Lexington.
"In my presentation on the novel The Book of Lamentations by Mexican writer Rosario Castellanos, I used Power Point technology to make a visual demonstration of my proposal of reading this and other Latin American novels with an urbanistic perspective," said López. "Some colleagues found that the visual presentation of images was critical to understanding my theses that Spanish conquerors and colonizers is still a source of confrontation between indigenous people and Spanish descendants."
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý chapter of Amnesty International is sponsoring "Open Mic Night" Friday, Nov. 17, from 8-10:30 p.m. at the Berlin Student Lounge located in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Nineteen students were awarded the master of education degrees at ¾¨Ó㴫ý during commencement exercises Saturday, May 19.
Four three-member teams of ¾¨Ó㴫ý students participated in the International Mathematical Contest in Modeling Feb. 14-18.
¾¨Ó㴫ý senior music education majors Ashley Cesaratto and James "J.P." Scanga will give their senior recital Sunday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Timothy Cuff, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of history, and three ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior history majors conducted research at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg.
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