Sociology have all announced their retirement at the end of the Spring 2013 Semester. The College is appreciative of their years of service to the University and its students.
Dr. April Fallon has published a book of poetry and Dr. Todd Davis and Dr. Tucker Landy have had manuscripts accepted for publication.
Dr. Mara Merlino traveled with her undergraduate research assistants to collect additional data for their work with Forensic Document Examiners.
The Art Faculty have participated in a number of local events showcasing both faculty and student work.
A number of faculty members from LLP participated in the Kentucky Philological Association's annual meeting. Dr. April Fallon completed her term as the Association's president by delivering the conference's keynote address.
Mr. Scott Ross recently completed a professional development trip to Houston, Texas which included an exhibition of his work and a Masters workshop at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Dr. Eung Cho and Dr. Karah Stokes have served as reviewers for professional journals.
Dr. Mara Merlino, Dr. George Shields, and Dr. April Fallon made presentations at professional conferences.
Many of the College's students have represented the University at conferences and competitions this quarter including: Mass Communication/Journalism students at the Annual National HBCU Student News Media conference; Art students at the Winter Downtown Frankfort Art Walk; Psychology Undergraduate Research Assistants at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences; the Concert Choir performed locally and in Louisville; and Honors students presented at the Kentucky Honors roundtable. Our Voice students presented a special Black History Month performance at a local middle school.
College of Business and Computer Science
Teaching Innovation – New Course Offerings
In support of the Gaming Option for the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, two new courses are being offered this semester: Dr. Jens Hannemann is teaching COS 475: Game Design and Development and Dr. Zhanping Liu is teaching COS 499: Game Development for the Web. Dr. Stephen Graham-Hill is teaching a Business Sustainability course at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, MGT 497 and MGT 601.
Research
Much of the faculty participated in research activities including publications, presentations at conferences, collaborative research and supervision of graduate students.
Dr. Chi Shen (CS) had a paper published in the Journal of Computer Applications and four other professors, Dr. Wasim Al-Hamdani from Computer Science and Dr. Tibebe Assefa, Dr. Albert Assibey-Mensah and Dr. Paul Wilhelm, all in Business, have submitted papers to various journals for