Bauerlein, the former director of research for the National Endowment for the Arts and a professor of English at Emory University in Atlanta, will address the charge that most college campuses have a liberal bias during a panel discussion at 7:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room, 27th Street and University Avenue. In November, Bauerlein wrote an essay for the Chronicle of Higher Education that noted that nine out of 10 college professors belonged to the Democratic or Green party and a survey of Americans last year noted a majority of Americans believed "campuses are havens for left-leaning activists." "Academics shun conservative values and traditions, so their curricula and hiring practices discourage non-leftists from pursuing academic careers," Bauerlein wrote. Bauerlein will outline his views on the topic and members of the Drake faculty, including Mark Kende, law professor and director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center, Kathleen Richardson, assistant professor of journalism and executive secretary of the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, and Joe Lenz, professor of English and chairman of the department, will respond. The discussion is free and open to the public. Earlier in the day, Bauerlein is scheduled to discuss the results of NEA's Reading at Risk survey with Drake first-year students in Drake Provost Ron Troyer's seminar at 12:30 p.m. The survey found that regular literary reading fell off 10 percentage points from 1982 through 2002, a loss of 20 million potential readers. Further, young people ages 18 to 24 showed the steepest decline, falling 17 percentage points from 59 percent in 1982 to 42 percent in 2002. "That young people at a time of crucial intellectual and emotional development choose not to read in their leisure time a single poem, play, short story, or novel, or any book at all, for that matter, is a strange and troubling development," Bauerlein told Enlighten Me, a Web site sponsored by Verizon Wireless dedicated to promoting reading and literacy. "For a growing portion of (young people), reading is a pointless activity." Competition with videogames, movies and television - and even chat rooms and Internet access - have turned reading into a chore rather than a pleasure, Bauerlein argues, and this could ultimately pose a threat to the American way of life. "Because reading is the prerequisite of full citizenship, the Founding Fathers, as well as the 4th century Athenians, knew that democracy thrives only if the citizenry is informed, active and jealous of its prerogatives," Bauerlein told Enlighten Me. "If people don't read newspapers and books, they don't understand the issues being decided in the halls of power. If they skip literature, they miss out on the values and narrative that shape the national identity." This year's winners demonstrate how the movement to support regional farming and assure access to fresh, healthy food has matured and diversified since the Glynwood Center, a nonprofit group based in Cold Spring, N.Y., launched the annual Harvest Awards in 2003. "This year's impressive roster of winners will further Glynwood's goal of inspiring others across the country to join this growing movement," says Judith LaBelle, president of Glynwood Center. LaBelle will present the awards along with Henry A. Jordan, M.D., a conservation leader who is a past chairman of The National Trust for Historic Preservation and currently chairman of Glynwood Center, and past Harvest Award winner Bill Niman, founder of Niman Ranch. The Glynwood Innovator of the Year is presented each year to an individual or organization that has helped move the food system forward in unique ways. Professor Hamilton's 25-year career as a legal educator has been devoted to encouraging the development of a more sustainable agricultural system. He founded the Agricultural Law Center at Drake University Law School, the first such center in the country. He has helped thousands of students, farmers, consumers and officials, as well as lawyers, appreciate the critical role law plays in shaping the future of our local, regional and national food systems. Hamilton lives these ideas and values at home. He and his wife, Khanh, operate Sunstead, a ten-acre garden farm where they produce and market vegetables that appear on many menus in Des Moines. For the past two years, Hamilton has been researching and writing a book with the theme of Food Democracy, which examines how many of the issues that we see as simply involving food and farming are really about much more - they are the expression of democratic tendencies and their success or failure will in many ways reflect the health of our political system. A national distinction similar to the Legion of Honor, the National Order of Merit was created in 1963 by French President Charles de Gaulle to reward distinguished merits acquired either in a public office, civic or military, or in the exercise of a private activity. Jean-David Levitte, the French ambassador to the United States, said the honor rewards Archer's "devotion and attachment to France" and his "untiring efforts to promote the French culture in the United States. " Archer has conducted numerous travel seminars in France for Drake alumni and members of Friends of Drake Arts. His research on French social and labor history has led to publications on the First International and the revolutionary events at the time of the birth of the Third Republic and the Paris Commune. He was named honorary consul of France for Iowa (1984-2004) and knight of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques in 1985. At Drake, he received the Outstanding Teacher in the Humanities Award in 1985 and was named the Madelyn M. Levitt Mentor of the Year in 2000 for the valuable assistance he provides to students applying to become Truman scholars. Archer's nonacademic interests include sailing, wine and historic preservation. He was commander of the Des Moines Power Squadron and is a knight of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. He also was president of the Owl's Head Neighborhood Association for many years and was one of the founders and first commissioners of the Des Moines Historic District Commission. Among the activities were a student art display in the Weeks Gallery, a voice master class, a theatre movement class and a music composition class focusing on the use of computers and digital recordings. Attendees could also visit with artist Ledelle Moe as she set-up her current exhibit titled "Collapse (Memorial)" in the Anderson Gallery and listen to faculty and student instrumental and voice performances in the Performing Arts Hall. In addition, Maura Lyons, assistant professor of art history, led attendees on an architectural tour of campus focusing on the architectural influences of Eliel and Eero Saarinen and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The tour concluded at Scott Chapel, where participants marveled at the quiet power of its design. Visitors also got a "Behind the Scenes" look at students putting the finishing touches on the stage set for the opening of "Arts and Leisure" that evening and beginning rehearsals for the upcoming production of "Picnic." "The evening was a great success," said John Burney, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. "Jean Samson, chair of Friends of Drake Arts, the Friends Executive Committee, faculty and students deserve thanks for the hard work they put into the open house. Visitors were clearly impressed by the breadth of the arts opportunities here at Drake." Samson also was pleased with the open house. "We were thrilled with both the attendance and the elegance of the event," she said. "The faculty and students were exceptional. Friends plan to make the open house an annual event and next year it will be even bigger and better." Friends of Drake Arts will next host a pre-theatre dinner and Talkabout with Deena Conley, assistant professor of theatre arts, before the performance of "Picnic" by William Inge on Friday, Nov. 11. For more information, visit The first presentation, which will start at 9 a.m., is titled "Warm ups? Who me? Technical Routines for All Ages." The second presentation, which will start at 10:30 a.m., is titled "Chopin's Preludes, Op. 28: Style, Technique and Thematic Transformation." Blickenstaff will then conduct a master class for selected piano students and participate in a question-and-answer session from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Students may attend all three events at no charge. The fee for piano teachers to attend all three events is $20 per person. For more information and registration, contact Christine Schneider at x4011 or Blickenstaff is on the faculty of International Workshops, where he has performed and lectured in Austria, Canada, France, Norway, Scotland and Switzerland. He is co-author of "Music Pathways," a 36-book instructional series, and is a piano editor for the Frederick Harris Music Co. in Toronto, Canada. He has been on the editorial board of The American Music Teacher and is an associate editor of the periodical Keyboard Companion. He resides in Philadelphia, teaching at the College of New Jersey, the Westminster Choir College and Conservatory of Rider University and the New School for Music Study (Princeton). He holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Indiana University. A native of Chippewa Falls, Wis., Sloane left high school to enlist in the Army during World War II. He was a radio operator mechanic gunner flying on a B-24. His three years of service included overseas duty of 13 months in the Central Pacific. Professor Sloane, who earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, an MBA from Marquette University and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, joined the Drake faculty in 1968. At that time the MBA program was just getting off the ground, the finance program was yet to be developed and Aliber Hall was merely a dream in the minds of faculty and administrators. He developed and taught six courses that covered many aspects of finance - from corporate finance to investments to banking. For a while the finance courses were even nicknamed "Sloane 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6." "Bill was very kind and a 'Drake man' through and through," recalled John Rozycki, associate professor of finance. "He was active in research until he retired and was open to new concepts and new ways of thinking. He liked the challenge of building large financial models and he built many of them. He also had high standards and did not hesitate to call students on the carpet if they were not pulling their load. He liked working with young people." Professor Sloane wasn't always a finance professor, however. Before embarking on his academic career, he was a political campaign manager, nightclub owner, lumber salesman, brewery worker and string bass musician. "He was always a very talented guy in a lot of ways," said Harry Wolk, professor emeritus of of accounting. "After he retired, he experimented with making furniture and he also played the double bass in the Des Moines Symphony." The All Staff Pumpkin Palooza is set for 1:30 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Pomerantz Student Union on the west side of Olmsted Center. Staff members are invited to decorate a pumpkin and drop it off at Olmsted between 1 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 19. Departments may decorate a pumpkin as a group or staff may enter as individuals. Categories include School Spirit, Most Creative, Scariest, President's Choice and Best in Show. Winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m. Food, including pumpkin bars, will be served along with games and prizes. Participants and fans are invited to bring nonperishable canned foods to donate to the Food Bank of Iowa. The Special Events-Community Service Committee of the All Staff Council sponsors the event. There are a million stories on the Drake campus. Students, faculty and staff are invited to tell their stories through the Drake (((Have You Heard?))) community writing experiment. Students guided by Carol Spaulding-Kruse, associate professor of English, have created a space on the Drake Web page for people to tell their stories of life at Drake. Beginning Oct. 24, authors may submit stories via the Web site, e-mail or by hardcopy to the Student Life Center or in the English Department office in Howard Hall - or simply telling a good story to someone in Spaulding's English 61 course. After editing, the authors will be invited to record their stories by mobile telephone from the location at which the story originally occurred. The stories will be recorded on special voicemail messages. Then small green signs in the shape of radios speakers posted around Drake's campus will have the (((Have You Heard?))) logo a code to enter when dialing in to hear stories. To listen to the stories already recorded, dial x2000. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate and listen. The community writing experiment is modeled after the Toronto [murmur] project in which people tell stories of something in the city from various locales, including bus stops to restaurants. To submit stories, visit The workshop costs $40 and is part of the Drake Business Link program, which offers interactive workshops taught by Drake faculty members on the second Friday of each month throughout the fall semester. Enrollment is limited to 35 participants to allow in-depth coverage of each business topic. Scullen said there are lots of ideas about what good leadership involves, but experts generally agree that leadership behaviors that are effective in one situation might be unhelpful - or maybe even counterproductive - in another. He plans to use various techniques, including self-assessment, role-playing and group discussion, to help participants determine the types of situations in which certain leadership approaches may be more effective than others and develop skills that can be applied in different leadership roles. Scullen holds a Ph.D in human resource management from the University of Iowa. He has taught courses in organizational behavior, managerial effectiveness and human resource management at Drake at North Carolina State University. Before beginning his career in academics, Scullen was a track coach at Drake. In that role, he became involved in the leadership of the Drake Relays, serving as chair of the Drake Relays Committee in 1993. He continues to serve on the Relays Committee. For more information about the workshop, contact Delaney Kirk, director of Drake Business Link, at (515) 271-3724 or From 8:45 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 21, Business Link will present "How to Mediate Employee Conflict." Daniel Dana, founder of the Mediation Institute Training International, will facilitate the workshop. Participants will learn how to better handle communication problems and personality clashes, deal with various types of conflict between employees and bosses, hold preliminary meetings with employees to get the facts, and how to contract a lasting agreement between conflicting employees. Dana has spent 25 years as a specialist in mediation and conflict resolution. He is the designer of the Mediation Works Training System, a cafeteria plan for strategic management of organizational conflict and author of two books: "How to Build Better Relationships at Work and Home" and "Conflict Resolution: Mediation Tools for Everyday Worklife." Although the workshop is free, seating is limited and advance registration is required. Register online at This fall, DU-SCI is sponsoring the first Science Colloquium Series featuring faculty from Drake describing their research performed with undergraduates. The first event took place Sept. 9 and the second will take place at noon Friday, Oct. 14, in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center. All members of the Drake community and public are welcome to attend. Friday's event will feature Charisse Buising and LaRhee Henderson discussing the "One-Room School House as a Model for Undergraduate Research." Bohorquez has created a six-member advisory council for the institute. The members are Heidi Sleister (Biology Department), Michael Rieck (Math and Computer Science Department), Hassan Almoazen (Pharmacy), Charlie Nelson (Physics and Astronomy Department), Buising (Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Program) and Brian Sanders (Psychology Department). Drake representatives are visiting universities with strong undergraduate research programs to identify key steps in the development of a successful undergraduate research program. One visit to the College of Wooster was completed in May and a visit to Grinnell College was completed in August. The objectives are to promote collaborations among faculty and students, to raise the awareness among students about undergraduate research opportunities in the sciences and mathematics, and to increase the communication among faculty and students in the science and mathematics. The College of Business and Public Administration and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has created an Executive in Residence Program to bring professionals into the classroom to share stories and case studies from their career. Peter Brace, a 1989 Drake journalism graduate and director of public relations for Tropicana Beverages North America, will be the first speaker in the series. His talk is scheduled for 7 p.m., Oct. 20 in Bulldog Theater. The program is designed to expose students to real world situations in the workplace. Participants are chosen from the fields of business and journalism/mass communications. In addition to delivering a large lecture to the general campus community related to their experiences, the executive in residence spend at least one day on campus visiting classes and meeting with student groups, faculty and alumni. Future lecturers this semester include Herb Baum, a 1958 business graduate and recently retired chief operating officer of Dial Corp., and Don Peschke, a 1969 CBPA alumnus and the owner and founder of August Home Publishing. All lectures will be held at 7 p.m. in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center. The lecture, which is free and open to the public as part of the Drake Constitutional Law Center Distinguished Lecture Series, will start at 3 p.m. in room 213 of Cartwright Hall. One hour of continuing legal education (CLE) credit has been applied for. As lead settlement counsel, Neuborne argued the legal issues and participated in the negotiations that led to the final $1.25 billion settlement with Swiss banks. He also served as a principal lawyer in the litigation against German corporations involving claims of slave labor during World War II that resulted in the establishment of a $5.2 billion German Foundation designed to compensate Holocaust victims. He serves as a United States representative on the German Holocaust Foundation's Board of Trustees. Neuborne teaches at New York University Law School, where he is the Inez Milholland professor of civil liberties and legal director of the Brennan Center for Justice, which addresses emerging legal issues affecting democracy, poverty and the criminal justice system. He has written numerous books, including "Political and Civil Rights in the United States," and has been one of the country's most active civil liberties lawyers, serving as national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union from 1982-1986. In addition, he was co-counsel to Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold in defense of Congress's efforts to implement campaign finance reform. Neuborne earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University and his law degree from Harvard Law School. He received a Distinguished Teaching Medal from New York University in 1990 and has been elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. For more information about the Drake Constitutional Law Center Distinguished Lecture Series, call x2988. USA Today is seeking nomination for the 17th annual All-USA College Academic First Team. Winners will featured in a two-page color spread in the newspaper during February 2006 and win $2,500 cash awards. Forty more students will be recognized in the newspaper as Second and Third Teams. Nominees must be undergraduates with at least sophomore standing at a four-year institution of higher learning in the United States. Criteria include grades, academic rigor, leaderships, activities and the student's essay describing his or her most outstanding intellectual endeavor done while in college. Schools may nominate as many students as they consider appropriate. For nomination forms, visit Victoria Payseur, vice president for business and finance will hold the annual town meeting on Drake's budget at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Bulldog Theater, downstairs in Olmsted Center. Payseur will share the FY05 budget results, provide an update on the FY06 budget and answer questions about the University's finances. The meeting will last approximately one hour. All faculty and staff interested in learning more about the University's budget are encouraged to attend. Current and retired educators qualify for a special 25 percent off discount at Borders stores from Friday, Oct. 14, through Tuesday, Oct. 18. Just present your staff ID, pay stub or other proof of educator status to get the discount. Some restrictions apply. A special reception for educators is scheduled for 4-8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 14, at the Borders stores in West Des Moines and Ames. Food and prizes will be offered. Due to Fall Break, the next edition of OnCampus will publish on Monday, Oct. 24. |
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