Faculty Spotlight: Leal Finds Rewards Challenging Conservatory Students in Liberal Arts Environment
By Cam D’Amica, Features Editor Dr. César Leal has joined the Sunderman Conservatory of Music as Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities. Originally from Colombia, he has lived in both the United States and Europe throughout his life, receiving his bachelor’s degree from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, his master’s degree from Florida International University, and a PhD in musicology from the University of...
Faculty Spotlight: Stiegemeier, a Painter, Continues Tenure in Art & Art History Department
By Cam D’Amica, Features Editor Austin Stiegemeier has joined the Art and Art History Department on a permanent basis in his new role as Assistant Professor of Painting. Originally from small town Rathdrum, Idaho, he received a BFA in painting and printmaking from Western Washington University and an MFA from Washington State University. Stiegemeier was always interested in art as a child. As he grew older, he said that art...
Faculty Spotlight: Ozgur Joins Economics Faculty, Studies Stability and Implications for Political Freedom
By Cam D’Amica, Features Editor Dr. Gokcer Ozgur has joined the Economics Department as an assistant professor focusing on economic stability and history. He is originally from Ankara, Turkey and has studied and worked in Turkey and Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his BSc in Economics at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey and his PhD in Economics at the University of Utah. Ozgur always had an interest in...
Faculty Spotlight: Reid Returns to Alma Mater to Teach in Political Science Department
By Cam D’Amica, Features Editor Dr. Lindsay Reid has joined the Political Science Department as an assistant professor focusing on international relations and, more specifically, on civil war. A Gettysburg graduate who majored in political science and French, she went on to receive her MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reid’s interest in studying conflict began while...
Kenneth L. Smoke Colloquium: Psychological Studies of Makeup
By Cameron D’Amica, Staff Writer Dr. Richard Russell, Associate Professor of Psychology, delivered a lecture titled “Psychological Studies of Makeup” for final the Kenneth L. Smoke Colloquium of the semester on Monday, Apr. 15 in Bowen Auditorium. Professor Russell lectured on human behavior pertaining to self-adornment, which is widespread and can take many forms, most notably the practice of facial cosmetics. He...
