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Stephen Maynard Caliendo wins grant for study

Stephen Maynard Caliendo, associate professor of political science, and Charlton McIlwain of New York University were awarded a grant of approximately $21,000 from Time-Sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences (TESS) and funded by National Science Foundation for their project, “The Effects of Racial and Racist Appeals on White Voters.” Their study is designed to ascertain how anti-black racial appeals and black candidate appeals to racial authenticity affect white potential voters’ perception of both black and white candidates.

Work of 1890 alumnus featured in Chicago exhibit

The work of James Henry Breasted, Class of 1890 and among North Central’s most revered alumni, is being honored with an exhibit at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago through Aug. 31.

Coon and Matsubara co-present research paper

Heather Coon, associate professor of psychology, and Fukumi Matsubara, professor of Japanese, co-presented a research paper titled “Can a Reparation Offer Function as an Apology?” at the 11th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology on Jan. 28 in Las Vegas.

Tom Gill's photographs featured in exhibit

Tom Gill, instructional media coordinator in Oesterle Library, will showcase a collection of his photographs in his first gallery exhibit, which runs Feb. 4 through March 4, at the W. F. Wellman Exhibit Hall in Hammond, Ind. Twenty-four of his nature and landscape photographs were chosen to be included in the South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority exhibition titled “Sanctuaries.” The exhibit features more than 150 images of northern Indiana sanctuaries from 25 local photographers. An opening reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Congratulations

Kevin McCarthy, area hall director and housing coordinator, Schneller Hall, was promoted to director of residence life.

John Madormo wins publishing contract for novels

John Madormo, assistant professor of broadcast communication and general manager of WONC-FM 89.1, was awarded a two-book publishing contract with Penguin Books for Young Readers for a pair of middle-grade novels titled Casey Collier, Snoop for Hire. The first book will debut in summer 2011 as a Philomel hardcover, followed by a Puffin paperback a few months later. Book two will hit the shelves in summer 2012.

Gerald Gems is guest speaker, publishes essay

Gerald Gems, professor of health and physical education, had his essay titled “The City” published as a book chapter in S.W. Pope and John Nauright, eds., Routledge Companion to Sports History (London, 2010). He was also guest speaker at the Dinner & a Lectures series at the Gaylord Building Historic Site in Lockport, Ill., Jan. 21. He spoke about the depth, diversity and importance of sports in Chicago’s cultural heritage as explored in Gems’ book Chicago Sports History.

"Cosmic tenor" Herman White gives talk on origins of universe

Herman White, North Central Trustee and senior scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, will give a presentation on how the universe came to be on Jan. 15 at the St. Louis Science Center. He and two other African-American physicists, the "Three Cosmic Tenors," who also love opera, will talk on what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.’s 81st birthday.

Gregory Wolf gives lecture in Germany

Gregory H. Wolf, associate professor of German, was invited by the national German academic society Steuben-Schurz Gesellschaft to deliver the guest lecture titled “Deutsche Immigranten in den USA: Auf der Suche nach Freiheit, Unabhaengigkeit und Selbstbestimmung” [German Immigrants in the USA: In Search of Freedom, Independence, and Self-determination] in Potsdam, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2009.

Congratulations

Kelly Pilleux, international student advisor, and her husband Enrique welcomed a son, Andres Santiago, weighing 8 lbs., 3 oz., on Jan. 6. He joins a sister Sofia, 4.