Kathleen Conver, Editor
Linda Yoder, Public Information Assistant
Summary is a newsletter for Bradley University faculty and staff.
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March 25, 1998...


volume 12, number 5

FASB chairman to give McCord Lecture
Marcia Henry in recital
Night Before Nationals
Performances added
Briefs available by email
Noteworthy
Garrett Week
Pulitzer Prize winner to give Robison Lecture
International Night
Parents Weekend
Summer handbook
WCBU Membership Drive

FASB chairman to give McCord Lecture


Edmund L. Jenkins, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will speak on "Global Financial Reporting Standards to Serve a Global Financial Market" as the Spring 1998 McCord Lecturer on Thursday, April 2. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at noon in the Student Center Marty Theatre.

Prior to his appointment as chairman of the FASB in 1997, Mr. Jenkins was managing partner of the Professional Standards Group of Arthur Andersen LLP's worldwide practice. The Professional Standards Group represented Arthur Andersen before the FASB and federal regulators with respect to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting matters. During his 38-year career with the firm, he also served as managing partner of its accounting and audit practice, holding worldwide responsibility for the largest segment of the firm's professional practice. In that capacity, he was responsible for Arthur Andersen's practice before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Before joining the FASB, he served as chairman of the Special Committee on Financial Reporting, constituted by the American Institute of CPAs, and referred to as the "Jenkins Committee." He also was a charter member of the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force, serving from 1984 to 1991. He was a member of the FASB's Advisory Council from 1991 to 1995.

Mr. Jenkins holds a B.A. degree from Albion College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and several state societies of CPAs.

The McCord Lectureship was established by the officers and directors of Illinois Mutual Life and Casualty Company on July 31, 1990 in honor of Robert A. McCord upon his retirement as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the company. The lectureship brings prominent business executives to campus to meet with student groups and business professionals from the community to discuss managerial and organizational applications.

Marcia Henry in recital


Violinist Marcia Henry will present a faculty recital on Sunday April 5 at 3 p.m. in the Dingeldine Music Center. The program will feature both classical and jazz repertoire and will involve several other musicians.

Admission is free.

Ms. Henry is in her sixth season as Concertmaster of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and Lecturer in the Department of Music at Bradley. An active soloist and recitalist, she performs across the United States and abroad. She is a founding member of the River City String Quartet, and has recently formed a jazz quartet which will appear in this recital.

In the first half of the concert, pianist Jane Brandt will join Ms. Henry for the Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano. Jane and Marcia have been performing as a duo for the past six years in Peoria and throughout the region. After intermission, the jazz quartet, Marcia Henry + 3, will make its public Peoria debut, playing several jazz favorites. The group, consisting of pianist Lynn Kavelmann, bass player John Miller, and drummer John Sluzalis, in addition to Marcia Henry, appeared last spring at a Peoria Symphony fundraising event, and in October at the Illinois State Library Writer of the Year awards ceremony in Springfield.

Night Before Nationals


Members of the Bradley Speech Team will give public performances on campus on Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28 at 6 and 8 p.m. each night, in Neumiller Lecture Hall.

Each show will feature a different mix of performers and performances. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for Bradley students.
www.bradley.edu/events

Performances added


Additional peformances of Robert Schenkkan's The Kentucky Cycle have been added to the University theatre schedule. Part I will be performed on Tuesday, April 7 and Part II on Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. both dates. See the campus calendar for the complete schedule of events.
www.bradley.edu/events

Briefs available by email


Bradley news briefs are now available to faculty and staff via email from the Office of Public Information. Get the Bradley headlines first. To subscribe to the free service, send your email address to mkc@bradley.

No t e w o r t h y


Awards & Grants
Howard Goldbaum, associate professor of communication, has received a first prize in a national competition sponsored by Apple Computer, Inc. recognizing innovations in Quick Time Virtual Reality. His entry, a scene in the Virgin Islands which takes the viewer underwater to handle tropical fish, won top honors in the Panorama category.

Dr. Linda Lyman, associate professor of education, was one of five recipients of "Partners in Peace" awards given by the Center for Prevention of Abuse at its fourth annual luncheon March 6 in Peoria. She was recognized for developing the course "Legal and Social Change in Education," which focuses on building bridges between community agencies and schools in the Peoria area.

Articles
Dr. Shah M. Tarzi, Lee L. Morgan Chair, Institute of International Studies, "The Dilemma of Collective Security: A Theoretical Critique," International Relations, December 1997.

Papers & Presentations
Stacie Bertram, assistant professor of physical therapy, "The Internet and Problem Based Learning in Physical Therapy Education: Applications for Classroom Instruction," American Physical Therapy Association combined sections meeting, Boston, February.

Dr. Gregory Guzman, professor of history, "Absolute Royal Power During the Reign of Louis XIV," annual meeting of the DuPage Valley Social Studies Conference, Naperville, February.

Dr. Celia Johnson, assistant professor of education, and Dr. Linda Anglin, associate professor of nursing, "Supporting a Caring Community: Environment & Safety," at C.B. Smith Primary School, a partnership site with the College of Education and Health Sciences, January 1998; "Parent Involvement: Keeping a Good Thing Going," keynote at "Parenting the Young Child," a conference sponsored by Bright Futures, March 1998; "Encouraging Your Child's Language & Literacy Development: A Roundtable Discussion," Special Education Association of Peoria County early childhood parent group, March 1998.

Dr. Therese Kiley and Dr. Celia Johnson, assistant professors of education, "Opportunities for Literacy Development," Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center, a partnership site with the College of Education and Health Sciences, March 1998.

Dr. Timothy Maga, Oglesby Chair of American Heritage, "The Politics of Political Status: The Case of the U.S. Territory of Guam," Spanish American War Centennial Commission, chaired by Vice President Al Gore, at the Spanish American War centennial festivities, Agana, Guam, March 1998.

Dr. David W. McMullen, associate professor of education, Howard Goldbaum, associate professor of communication, Dr. Robert J. Wolffe, assistant professor of education, and Dr. Joan L. Sattler, dean of the College of Education and Health Sciences, "Using Asynchronous Learning Technology to Make the Connections Among Faculty, Students, and Teachers," American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Conference, New Orleans, February 1998.

Professional Activities
Dr. Gregory Guzman, professor of history, has acted as a peer-reviewer of an article, "Odorico da Pordenone and the European Discovery of Chinese Beauty," for Speculum, the journal of medieval studies in the United States.

Dr. David Vroman, associate professor of music, recently conducted the Normal West Community High School Band in a performance of Ralph Vaughn William's Folk Song Suite. Dr. Vroman also conducted clinics for the concert bands at Dunlap High School and Havana High School.

Garrett Week


The Black Student Association and the Office of Multicultural Student Services will present a variety of activities in connection with Bradley's annual Garrett Week, named in honor of Dr. Romeo B. Garrett, professor of sociology, emeritus.
April 14 - Panel: "Two Steps Forward, One Step Back," time and place to be arranged
April 15 - International Night, 6-10 p.m., Robertson Field House
April 16 - Annual Fashion Show, time and place to be arranged
April 17 - Apollo Night, 8 p.m., Student Center Ballroom.
www.bradley.edu/events

Pulitzer Prize winner to give Robison Lecture


Pat Stith, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for "Boss Hog," a series of stories about North Carolina's pork revolution, will give the Robison Lecture on April 6 at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Marty Theater.

His topic will be the mega hog industry. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Stith is an investigative reporter with the Raleigh, North Carolina News & Observer and writes primarily about government abuses. He was an early advocate of computer assisted journalism and helped build the program at his newspaper. He has lectured on computer assisted reporting at numerous journalism conferences and universities.

Stories he wrote alone or with a colleague have resulted in the enactment of more than 20 state laws, including a rewrite of the state's worker compensation act; the release of a man wrongfully convicted of armed robbery; the imprisonment or removal of numerous public officials including a school superintendent, members of the State Board of Transportation and top officials of the State Department of Correction.

Stith graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1966 with a B.A. in journalism. He was managing editor of the school newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel. After graduation, he worked at the Charlotte News, covering city hall, police, and courts. He has worked for the News & Observer since 1971.

The Robison Lecturer program was established in memory of Mary Leslie Robison, an educator and journalist for more than 40 years. She was an assistant professor of English at Bradley from 1957 to 1968. In 1953, she was honored with a gold key for meritorious service to scholastic journalism by the Illinois Association of Journalism Teachers. The Robison Endowed Lectureship is designed to bring to campus distinguished working professionals and educators in print and broadcast journalism.

International Night


Some 14 international student organizations and campus groups involved in internationalization efforts will present Bradley's annual International Night on Wednesday, April 15 from 6-10 p.m. in Robertson Memorial Field House.

Entertainment, a fashion show, and food specialties from countries around the world will be featured. Admission is free for Bradley students, $1 for members of Peoria Area Friends of International Students (PAFIS), and $2 for the public.

Parents Weekend


Musical, theatrical, arts and entertainment events will be featured during Bradley's spring Parents Weekend April 17-19.
Friday, April 17
The Kentucky Cycle Part I
Opera Workshop
Apollo Night Saturday
April 18
ACBU Spring Festival of the Arts
Parents' Weekend Picnic
Letting Go Revisited
The Kentucky Cycle Parts I & II
Dan Horn, ventriloquist Sunday
April 19
Earth Day celebration
The Kentucky Cycle Part II
Bradley Community Chorus and Chamber Orchestra

For a complete schedule, contact the Center for Cocurricular Development, ext. 2404.

Handbook available


The summer handbook is now available. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. April 6 for graduate students and seniors, April 7 for juniors, and April 8 for all students. For information, call the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Development on ext. 2374.

Membership drive


WCBU has announced a goal of raising $65,000 and acquiring 500 new members during its spring membership drive to be held March 26 - April 3. To pledge your support, call ext. 3690.

Morning Edition national host Bob Edwards and National Public Radio President Delano E. Lewis will speak at a fundraiser for WCBU on April 16 at the Country Club of Peoria. Call Lee Wenger on ext. 2340 for reservations.


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