KUDOS
In Memoriam: Alumni and Friends Sr. Margaret E. Beall, OSF Joan E. Bolton ’96 Margaret A. Brooks ’01 Rev. Mr. Joseph M. Cella, Jr. ’04 ’06 Janet A. Core ’03 Elizabeth H. Doebler ’78 Adam Jackson ’09
Dr. Walter P. Lomax, Jr.
Carole L. McCarthy Janet Miller ’76 Helen T. O’Connor ’95 Helen M. O’Hara-Ralph ’08 Sr. Patricia Przybylski, OSF ’71 William Roe Mary Ann Stuart ’89 Timothy Tracy Carol L. White ’92 ’09
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Faculty Publications, Conferences and Awards Russell Bilotta, director of administrative systems, successfully won a fourth term to the Haverford Township School District School Board at the November 5, 2013, election. Megan Camp, director of student engagement, received the chapter award from students of Delta Epsilon Sigma — Delta Pi chapter — for her service to Neumann University. Kathleen Conn, associate professor, had the following articles published: “Bullying in Elementary Schools,” in Forum on Public Policy, Oxford University, England; “Best Practices in Bullying Prevention: One Size Does Not Fit All,” in Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review; “Cyberbullying in American Higher Education: Litigation Challenges and Recommendations,” in International Journal of Law and Education; “Guidance for Schools Dealing with Bullying and Cyberbullying,” in Northeastern University Law Journal. Clare Devine, coordinator of campus programming for the Institute for Sport, Spirituality and Character Development, was accepted into a two-year cohort leadership development program offered under the Jesuit Collaborative — Contemplative Leaders in Action — which is a faith formation and leadership development program rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Joseph E. Gillespie, professor of education and dean of the division of education and human services, presented “Developing an Effective Middle School Literacy Program” in November 2013 at Nativity Preparatory Middle School. Terence Gleeson, adjunct professor, appeared in two staged readings in Philadelphia in April: the lead role of Flip in Last Year’s Man at the Painted Bride Arts Center, and the Player King in REV Theatre Company’s Hamlet at the Shubin Theatre. In March, he produced and served as master carpenter for the Neumann University Players production of the musical Working. In January, he directed, designed sound and lighting for,
and played the part of Daniel Burke in The Shadow of the Glen for the University Arts Guild’s “Evening in Dublin.” Barbara Hanes, assistant professor of education, along with Stephanie Budhai, assistant professor of education, and Marisa Rauscher, associate professor of education, presented at the PAC-TE Conference in Harrisburg on October 24, 2013. The title of their presentation was “RTI for Praxis PAPA Preparation: A Model for Multi-Tiered Support in Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Level-One Certification Tests.” Mehdi Hojjat, professor of finance and international business, presented a paper at the Institute for Business and Finance Research on Competitiveness and Culture in Costa Rica. The paper, titled “The Rule of Culture and Policies in Gaining International Competitiveness,” was published in the conference proceedings. He also presented a paper at World Universities Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, on “Closing the Loop in the Capstone Courses.” Geoffrey Karabin, assistant professor of philosophy, attended the following professional conferences: “A Marcelian Betrayal?: The Scandal of Death versus an Afterlife of Love,” at the American Catholic Philosophical Association — Marcel Society, Indianapolis, IN, November 2013; and “Hell Comes Home: Nietzsche, Tertullian, and Islamic Suicide Bombing,” at Interdisciplinary. Net: Revenge — Probing the Boundaries, Oxford, England, July 2013. Suzanne Mayer, IHM, Ph.D., associate professor of pastoral counseling, published the following articles: “Choose life: The resilience of Vincent van Gogh” in Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life, XXVIII; “EMDR, spirituality and healing in children” in Counseling and Spirituality; “Pastoral implications for
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