Faculty & Department News

Faculty Publication

Juan Bahk's article "La Influencia del Jaiku Oriental en la Literatura Hispánica" was just published in the Italian literary journal Studi Ispanici of Milan, Italy.

Charleston teacher named Spanish Teacher of the Year

Eileen Hilera Shields of Academic Magnet High School in Charleston today was named South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year, an annual award presented by The Citadel’s Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society.

Dr. Mark P. Del Mastro with (left to right) Jessica Martinez-Johnson(runner-up), Eileen Hilera Shields (2008 S.C. Spanish Teacher of the Year)
and Gloria Maria Ham (runner-up).

For more information about the South Carolina Spanish Teacher of the Year award visit the web site at www.scspanishteacheroftheyear.org. Nomination forms for the 2009 contest will be available at the website in February 2009.

SHSS Newsletter

The latest edition of the SHSS Newsletter is now available here.

Certificate of Training in United Nations Peace Support Operations

Associate Professor Terry Mays recently completed and submitted his thesis for review to the United Nations as the final requirement for the Certificate of Training in United Nations Peace Support Operations. Dr. Mays’ work in this area was supported by a grant from The Citadel Foundation. The Certificate is a 2-year program requiring an in-residence peace operations course at an international peace operations training site, 12 correspondence courses on UN peacekeeping planning, logistics and operations and an original thesis. Dr. Mays completed the in-residence portion of the Certificate at the Pearson Peacekeeping Center in Canada also with Citadel Foundation support. His thesis examined the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia following the failure of the IGAD Peace Support Mission in Somalia. The Certificate is a global program with many enrolling but few completing the two years of work. In 2007, only six individuals (all non-American) successfully completed the program.

Psychology Department Hosts Academic Day

Along with the South Carolina Psychological Association, the Psi Chi chapter at The Citadel, and the Association for Psychological Science, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to sponsor this year's Academic Day.

Discussion by Michael Livingston

Before his death last year, Charleston author Robert Jordan had a tremendous impact on fantasy writing. At 7 p.m. Thursday, September 18, Citadel assistant professor Michael D. Livingston led a discussion of "An American Tolkien: Robert Jordan and the Roots of Fantasy" at the Charleston Library Society, 164 King St. Livingston has degrees in history, Medieval studies and English. He has published articles on Tolkien and James Joyce, discovered European maps of America that pre-date Columbus, and is working on his third book. He is a winner of the international Writers of the Future Contest and has been published in a variety of genres and venues.

Ghana: Tragedy and Hope

Fulfilling a life-long dream to visit the country of Ghana, Dr. Julie Lipovsky, Professor of Psychology at The Citadel, was exposed to the tragedy and hope that characterizes this West African country.  She witnessed abject poverty, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate housing, yet was impressed by the optimism and commitment to improving this situation among the people she met while supporting “Project Okurase,” a collaborative effort between MUSC, the Gethsemani Circle of Friends in North Charleston, and Nkabom Artists and Craftspeople Association in Ghana. Dr. Lipovsky hopes to find creative ways to bring The Citadel into this growing collaborative effort.  She will share her experience in a public presentation on September 30 at 6:30 PM in the Wachovia Auditorium of Bond Hall.

Public History Lecture in Pittsburgh

History Professor David Preston gave a public lecture as part of the "Hinge of History" program at the Fort Pitt Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The seminar focused on the Forbes expedition of 1758, which ended with the French being driven from Fort Duquesne and the Forks of the Ohio being renamed Pittsburgh. The lecture and other program events are described in this article.

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Events and Seminars

Qanta A. Ahmed, M.D.
Author
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
December 4, 2008

O. Vernon Burton
Burroughs Chair of Southern History and Culture, Coastal Carolina University
Lincoln As Southerner
January 29, 2009

Student News

Graduate Student to Present Paper at International Conference

Jerome R. Clemons, Jr., a graduate student in the Master of Social Science program has been asked to present a paper at the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference to be held this October in Vancouver, Canada. Clemons' paper deals with the preservation of Lowcountry sweetgrass basket weaving and focuses on the rich tradition of the sweetgrass basket weaving craft, African- American Lowcountry culture and Charleston history. The paper was originally submitted in Dr. William Bloss's CRMJ/PSCI 500 Seminar in Social Science course. Clemons' will give a 30 minute presentation during the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities session of the conference.

Political Science Students Attend Internship

Matthew Millard and Justin Strickland interned at the Pearson Peacekeeping Center's Operations Office in Ottawa. The Citadel is the only college with this program at the PPC. The internship is for one month, following the completion of a multinational peacekeeping course at The Citadel.

This article by Prof. Terry Mays has more information about the Pearson Peacekeeping Center and the internship program.

Critical Languages Award

JD Lathers a French [primary] and history major has been admitted to the Master of Arts program at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) for Fall 2008 at the Bologna, Italy campus. He also received a CAORC/DoS grant to study intensive Turkish for two months this summer.

Public History Internship

Cadet Parker Chapman of Decatur, Georgia, completed a Public History internship with the Army Heritage and Education Center (AHEC) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania this summer. To read more about Cadet Chapman's experiences or find out more about internships with AHEC, click this link.

White House Fellow

The Citadel just had a White House Fellow selected! He is David Rawlinson who graduated in Political Science. This is a great program. If anyone is interested, click on this link to the White House Fellows website.

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News from Student Groups & Clubs

"Honor Chapter" Selected by the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society

On August 2, 2008, The Citadel's Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, was one of only 10 chapters nationwide to be selected as an "Honor Chapter" by the National Executive Committee during its annual meeting in Milwaukee. Chapters are chosen for their outstanding activities realized during the academic year. More....