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Fall 2005
Intellectual Discourse Abounds at
Conferences, Lectures and Forums Students and Faculty Give Jepson at Cambridge Program High Marks Seven undergraduates participated in the inaugural
Jepson at Cambridge Program this past summer at Cambridge
University’s Emmanuel College from July 3 to August 6 under the
tutelage of Terry Price, program director. Elizabeth Harvard to Administer Grants and Assist with Program Development Elizabeth Harvard joined the Jepson staff this month
for a two-year appointment as Special Assistant to the Dean for
External Affairs. She will administer two grants and help with the
planning and design of an increasing number of programs and
conferences. Faculty Spotlight New Professors Don Forsyth and Thad Williamson Take the Lead Social psychologist John Donelson Ross Forsyth and political scientist
Thad Williamson have already won accolades for their work since
joining the faculty at the beginning of the fall semester. Joanne Ciulla Works on Three Books, Lectures Around the World Joanne Ciulla spent her spring-semester sabbatical
researching, editing and writing books for publication and appearing
as a guest lecturer around the world. Gary McDowell Receives Distinguished Educator Award Gary McDowell, a political scientist and scholar of
the U.S. Constitution, became the fourth Jepson professor to receive
the Distinguished Educator Award, the highest honor the University
confers on faculty members, at the annual faculty colloquy in
August. Douglas Hicks Links Classroom Learning and Service Learning Douglas Hicks, professor of religion and leadership
studies and director of the Center for Civic Engagement, challenges
students to apply what they learn in the classroom to the issues
confronting society. Student Spotlight Nine Jepson Students Aid Gulf Coast Residents in Clean-Up Efforts Nine Jepson students were among the 24 Bonner
Scholars who traveled to Mississippi during fall break to assist in
the clean-up efforts following Hurricane Katrina.
Chris Gordon ('06) Called to Mission Work in Costa Rica Chris Gordon (’06) found what was for him the perfect
internship as a mission leader in Costa Rica, where he shared his
Christian faith, improved his Spanish-language skills and developed
his leadership competencies. Alumni News Make Plans to Attend Jepson Open House at
Homecoming 2005
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