<![CDATA[Nyack College Arts and Sciences News]]> http://www. nyack.edu Updates from the College of Arts and Sciences at NYACK. en-us webmaster@nyack.edu webmaster@nyack.edu <![CDATA[Dr. Huster publishes article & leads workshop]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1537 Posted by Fernando.Arzola In May, Dr. Kim Huster, Director of English as a Second Language, published an article in the CATESOL Journal. Her article, Biliterate Voices of Hmong Generation 1.5 College Women: Suspended between Languages in the US Educational Experience was a featured article in a special themed edition which focused on US-Educated Multilingual Students and College Writing. The article was based on a narrative research study with 13 Hmong students at Simpson University in California. Dr. Huster’s article culminates in three suggestions for supporting multilingual students: establishing and equipping the teacher as an agent for social change, promoting critical multiculturalism in the classroom, and legitimizing and giving voice to the minority experience in the classroom.

For further information, see http://www.catesol.org/CJ24_TOC.pdf

On June 8th, Dr. Huster and Diana Nygard, adjunct ESL professor and administrative assistant in the School of Education, conducted a workshop for volunteer ESL teachers in a community ESL program at New Life Fellowship Church in Elmhurst, Queens.  Among other community outreaches, New Life provides ESL classes for members of the community.  The goal of the ESL program is to provide accessible, high-quality ESL instruction.

All of the teachers in the program serve on a volunteer basis, and many of the teachers have little formal training in teaching ESL. In order to serve their students better, they enthusiastically welcomed the workshop as a way of developing their teaching skills and increasing their understanding of the needs of their immigrant students. Topics for the 3 hour workshop included Creating a Comfortable Environment for ESL Students, Lesson Planning and Practice, and Classroom Tips and Strategies.

]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:04:49 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1537 <![CDATA[Dr. Balmaceda lectures in Uruguay & elected jurist chair]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1532 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Dr. Vilma "Nina" Balmaceda, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Scholarship and Global Engagement, delivered a lecture on the American Constitutional System at the Catholic University of Uruguay Law School (UCUDAL) on May 16, 2013.

Dr. Balmaceda also was a plenary speaker at the Tenth Convention for Christian Lawyers organized by the Inter-American Federation of Christian Jurists, of which she is a founding member. Her address was titled "Christian Perspectives on Justice: Reflections in the Fight against Crime."

During the last assembly session of the Convention, Dr. Balmaceda was elected Chair of the Deliberative Council of the Inter-American Federation of Christian Jurists, which coordinates the efforts of Christian legal professionals in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

For more in formation: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Advocates-International/156102987221

]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 11:04:15 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1532 <![CDATA[Faculty members go fishing]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1524 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Faculty members Scott Reitz (Lecturer in Intercultural Studies), Dr. Peter Park (Assistant Profesor of Biology), Dr. Kevin Pinkhan (Assistant Professor of English), Dr. Michael Huster (Professor of Physics), and Dr. Wenbo Yan (Assistant Professor of Biology) catch plenty of fish during a day of rest, relaxation, and fellowship in the Long Island Sound.

]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 12:03:09 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1524 <![CDATA[Dr. Lopez Humphreys honored]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1517 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Dr. Mayra Lopez Humphreys, Assistant Professor of Social Work, was awarded the Educational Leadership award by the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee’s Educational/Leadership Project on Thursday, May 16th, 2013. The award is n recognition of her outstanding leadership n developing exemplary educational programs to improve teaching and learning in higher education in New York City.

Dr. Lopez Humphreys was also a panelist at Union Theological Seminary  a discussion on Latina Spiritualities. The  "Latina God Talk" panel brought together Latina leaders from around the New York City area to reflect and dialogue, in community, on how they imagine notions of the divine or God operative in their lives, family, work, and communities. 
 
Picture: Dr. Kwi Yun (Social Work), Dr. Lopez Humphreys, Dr. Marie White (Education), and
Prof. Alfredo Cid (Philosophy).
]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 10:41:02 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1517 <![CDATA[Dr. Yan publishes article on diabetes]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1513 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Dr. Wenbo Yan, Assistant Professor of Biology, publishes article, "Impact of diabetes and its treatments on skeletal diseases," in Frontiers of Medicine, an international peer-reviewed general medical journal devoted to the latest and most exciting advances in medical research. 
 
Diabetes mellitus is an enormous menace to public health globally. In this article, Dr, Yan examines how this chronic disease of metabolism adversely affects the skeleton with increased risk of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. Moreover, effects of anti-diabetic medicines on bone biology and quality were also discussed. Better knowledge of how diabetic conditions and its treatments influence skeletal tissues is in great need in view of the growing and aging population of patients with diabetes mellitus.
 
For more information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23377889
]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 11:01:36 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1513 <![CDATA[Dr. Danaher examines perennial philosophy]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1512 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Dr. James Danaher, Chair and Professor of Philosophy, publishes "What's So Perennial about the Perenial Philosophy?" in the inaugural edition of Oneling (Vol 1, No 1), a bi-annual literary journal of the Rohr Institute.

The first issue focuses on “The Perennial Tradition,” a philosophy or tradition (called by some the Wisdom Tradition) which explores Divine Reality and is found as a recurring theme in all of the world’s religions and philosophies.

For more information: https://cac.org/store/books/item/1092-oneing-alternative-orthodoxy

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:58 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1512 <![CDATA[2013 Professor of the Year Award - Lyndell O'Hara, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1511 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR

Presented to

Lyndell O'Hara, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:44:29 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1511 <![CDATA[2013 Faculty Scholar of the Year Award - James Romaine, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1510 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 FACULTY SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR

Presented to

James Romaine, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:43:22 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1510 <![CDATA[2013 Chair of the Year Award - Kwi Yun, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1509 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 CHAIR OF THE YEAR

Presented to

Kwi Yun, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:42:05 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1509 <![CDATA[2013 Junior Professor of the Year Award - Peter Park, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1508 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 JUNIOR PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR

Presented to

Peter Park, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:32:23 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1508 <![CDATA[2013 Emerging Scholar of the Year - Jung Hang Lee, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1507 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 EMERGING SCHOLAR AWARD

Presented to

Jung Hang Lee, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:30:44 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1507 <![CDATA[2013 First Year Faculty Award - Brian Roland, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1506 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 FIRST YEAR FACULTY AWARD

Presented to

Brian Roland, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:29:13 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1506 <![CDATA[2013 Award of Appreciation - Vilma "Nina" Balmaceda, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1505 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2013 AWARD OF APPRECIATION

Presented to

Vilma "Nina" Balmaceda, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:27:41 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1505 <![CDATA[2013 Good and Faithful Servant Award - David Weir, Ph.D.]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1498 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2O13 GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT AWARD

Presented to

David Weir, Ph.D.

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:14:04 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1498 <![CDATA[2O13 Friend of the Arts & Sciences Award - The Office of the Registrar]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1497 Posted by Fernando.Arzola COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

2O13 FRIEND OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES AWARD

Presented to

The Office of the Registrar

]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 21:09:36 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1497 <![CDATA[English faculty dedicate poem at NYC baccalaureate]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1496 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Congratulations, Graduate

Creativity, work, thought, and perseverance,

Opening your heart, mind, and soul,

Now bear fruit --

Graduate, dear and beloved, we are proud of you.

Reap the joy of your accomplishments

As you prepare to enter a new phase of life.

This is an end and a beginning --

Undulations of the changing tide of your time may

Leave you breathless, prayerful, grateful – even bewildered.

All the same, this is a good time:

Transition. This is a springtime for you

In many ways. The trees of your life lightly greening

Only to show forth depth of color as summer sets in.

Now as you flow and grow into full bloom, may you

Spring forth with hope and joy into your fullness of purpose in Christ.

Alleuia

 

With love,

Dr. Elaine Lux, Professor of English

Christine Warrington, Lecturer in English

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 17:11:53 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1496 <![CDATA[Victoria Safi's Testimony to Nyack College]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1495 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Note: Special thanks to Dr. JoAnn Looney and Diana Nyagard from the Nyack College School of Education for this blog posting.
 
Edlynne Victoria Safi, a December 2012 graduate in Childhood Education with a concentration in English, is presently earning her Master degree in Special Education at Fordham University. Victoria shares her testimony of some special honors she received as a result of her years spent in both the Education and English departments at Nyack College. In addition to her studies, Victoria works in the Nyack College Admissions Office.

I entered Nyack College NYC in Fall 2009 as a transfer student, and recently graduated in December 2012. When I first heard of Nyack College of being New York City's Christian College, I knew it was the place I needed to study at, and thankfully I did because my life has changed so much because of it. A few fun facts about me... I wasn't always a good student in my High School years, and even in my Community College days I wasn't much of a studious person. As a matter of fact, I received my G.E.D because I did not complete High School. I had a very low GPA in my former college, but all of that had changed once I started in Nyack College. 

I studied Childhood Education with a concentration in English, and I am now an NYS certified teacher. I have been on the Dean's List my entire time here at Nyack, and this is not being mentioned to brag about my accomplishments, I am extremely thankful for the faculty and staff who have believed in me, challenged me, and encouraged me to work hard to reach my goal. I currently attend Fordham University and am pursuing my Masters in Special Education. I am in an intense program and feel like I am with the cream of the crop, and I know I would have never made it this far without Nyack College as my stepping stone. I am incredibly prepared with my studies at Fordham University and truly am reaping the benefits of Nyack. I recently had a Behavior Management Portfolio due for one of my classes, and although this 34-page assignment was intense, I was prepared thanks to the School of Education at Nyack. As I was presenting to my professor and class, my professor announced that she would like to use my case study in a chapter of her upcoming textbook. I am honored that I was given the opportunity to have my work published in an education textbook, and I am so glad that still having the connection with Nyack College allowed me to be able to share this news and be able to pour back into the community that has molded me. 

My advice to those current Nyack College students and also prospective students is to stay strong, believe in yourself and work hard! Yes, things will be tough at times but never give up on yourself and your education, when you step out into the world you will truly see the benefits from your studies.

Sincerely, 

E.Victoria.Safi

http://www.nyack.edu/blog/EDUNews/1492

]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 14:24:51 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1495 <![CDATA[Dr. Balmaceda lectures on the Value of Human Beings]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1491 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Dr. Vilma "Nina" Balmaceda, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Scholarship and Global Engagement, delivered the Annual Nonprofit Lecture at the School of Leadership and Development of the Campolo College for Graduate and Professional Studies at Eastern University on May 4, 2013.  Her talk, “The Value of a Human Being" addressed faculty and graduate students in the International Development, Nonprofit Management and MBA programs at
Eastern University.

Part of Dr. Balmaceda's presentation can be watched at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF2Rwpouyls&list=UUBUoQOjL657bP4F63wnUnUg
 

]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 18:52:07 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1491 <![CDATA[Dr. Pinkham directs Mark Twain & David Ives play]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1486 Posted by Fernando.Arzola Directed by Dr. Kevin Pinkham, Assistant Professor of English, Nyack College's spring production of Mark Twain and David Ives's play Is He Dead? recently finished a successful six-show run. The play tells the story of an artist who, deeply in debt, fakes his death to earn money; after all, paintings by living artists aren't worth much. Starring Jeremiah Rivera as the lead, the play featured a diverse cast, ranging from freshman students new to Nyack's stage to graduating seniors thrilled that Nyack is putting on plays again. Featured in the play (in order of appearance) were Phil Strangolagalli, Josh Schmidt, Katie O'Sullivan, Alison Birch, Mitchell Woodford, Simon Song, Brittany Wetherill, Rebeka Williams, Kevin Winkle, Kristin Ivaldi, David Carrera, and Danny Avila. The play also had a surprising walk-on appearance of two professors, Charles Beach, Professor of English, and Amy Davis-Abdallah, Assistant Professor of Bible. A wonderful student crew made sure every performance went on without a hitch. Laura Davis once more worked wonders with costumes, with Chris Rafalski and Shanna Lewis working as student directors

]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:37:44 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1486 <![CDATA[Dr. Romaine Book Launch Celebration]]> http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1482 Posted by Fernando.Arzola ~ BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION ~

Join us for a festive recognition of two books by

Dr. James Romaine, Ph.D.

Monday, April 22 from 6:15pm to 7:15pm ~ Room 200

Art as Spiritual Perception brings together essays by the leading scholars of Christianity and art history to examine how works of art visualize a perception of the world rooted in Christian principles.

ReVisoning: Critical Methods of Seeing Christianity in Art History addresses the field of art history and engages a current debate within the field concerning how to look at and write about works with Christian imagery and content.

]]> Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:36:47 GMT http://www.nyack.edu//blog/CASNews/1482