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Dr. Bethany Hicok, assistant professor of English at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, recently attended the American Literature Association conference in Boston.
 Hicok organized a panel, "Women Poets in Cultural Context: Dickinson, Moore, and Plath."
 "The panel featured three papers, all of which re-contextualized the work of three American poets , Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, and Sylvia Plath , by re-establishing the historical and cultural context of their poetic production," Hicok said. "Drawing on new archival research, each paper discussed the poetic development of one of these three poets as an outgrowth of, and in dialogue with, the social and political forces that shaped their particular historical moment.
 Some of the work Hicok did was in collaboration with Lindsay Onufer, a 2004 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate from Mars.
 "Lindsay accompanied me to the Lilly Library, so this particular paper and book chapter, represents significant ways the integration that I try to achieve between scholarship and teaching," Hicok said. "When my students practice their profession , that is when they do literary criticism , I tell them that they are joining a conversation with other scholars. My conference contributions and my ongoing conversation with a network of scholars in my field, are ways that I practice what I preach."
 At the conference, Hicok was asked by the Elizabeth Bishop Society to write about the panel, "Elizabeth Bishop: Correspondences," for the "Elizabeth Bishop Society Newsletter," which is published quarterly.
 Hicok, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2001, earned her undergraduate degree from Russell Sage College, and her masters' and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester.
 Contact Hicok at (724) 946-6349 or e-mail hicokbf@westminster.edu for more information.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is hosting "Science Network-The Pittsburgh Partnership for Energizing K-8 Science: Investing in the Professional Development of Teachers" Thursday, April 27, from 4-7 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center.
The presenters include: Dr. Jen Cartier, assistant professor of science and elementary education at the University of Pittsburgh; Emily Chapman, a Ph.D. student at the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy, where she is currently doing research in the field of biological physics; Denis Krysinski, who earned his master's from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in elementary and early childhood education and is currently a middle school science teacher at Greenfield School; Cassie Majetic, Ph.D student in ecology and evolution program in the Department of Biological Science at the University of Pittsburgh and science teacher at Beechwood Elementary School; and Susan M. Simmers, who has been teaching K-3 science and mathematics for 19 years at Beechwood Elementary School.
The program was conceived as an opportunity to improve science learning experiences for urban student in grades K-8, with a special emphasis on intermediate and middle schools. At the core of the partnership is the belief that investing in the professional development of teachers is the most effective way to achieve lasting instructional improvements.
The presentation includes a description of the professional development context that frames the work of the fellows and partner teachers in the partnership and the tools created to support curriculum critique and planning. This event will also address the role of the Pennsylvania Science Anchors in guiding curriculum implementation. The fellow/partner teacher teams will share specific examples of how their classroom practices have developed as a result of their work within the partnership. The participants will also have time to engage in a discussion about the sustainability of this collaborative model.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was developed to advance world-class teaching at ¾¨Ó㴫ý and enrich K-12 education through outreach programs for area educators
The seminar offers three hours of CPE credit. Contact Carol Fiumara at (412) 648-7185 or e-mail fiumara@pitt.edu for more information. Registration requests can also be mailed to Fiumara at 4302 Posvar Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260.
Shelley Culver and Jaimee Davis, two ¾¨Ó㴫ý sophomore music majors, spent 10 days in Germany taking advantage of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý International Historic Organ Program.
Twenty ¾¨Ó㴫ý students are studying in Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Spain, Washington, D.C., and Pittsburgh during the spring semester.
The U.S. Army Field Band will present a summer outdoor concert at ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Brittain Lake Friday, July 5 at 7:30 p.m.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Orchestra will perform Sunday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Men's and Women's Choruses will perform a combined concert Wednesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Dr. Robin Lind, ¾¨Ó㴫ý associate professor of music and director of choral activities, will speak on "Music of the Jewish People" at Faires Faculty Forum Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 11:40 a.m. in Orr Auditorium.
¾¨Ó㴫ý admissions staff will be visiting local high schools the week of Oct. 13.
The ¾¨Ó㴫ý Symphony Orchestra will present its Classical Series Concert III Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m. in Orr Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
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