Foreign Languages

Oswalt

Dr. Emilia Oswalt gave a presentation titled "Russian-English Prosodic Interference Affecting Communication" at the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages annual conference Jan. 5-8 in Seattle, Wash.

Foreign languages

Thévenin

Dr. Dominique Thévenin's book review of Bernard Quiriny's "Les assoiffées"  was published in The French Review, Vol. 85, No. 3, February 2012.

Music and Theatre Arts

Lunde

Ivar Lunde Jr. (emeritus), conductor and music director of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra, will direct an ECCO concert titled "More by Request" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire. The concert will include a world-premiere performance of Lunde's "Spirit of the Forest, Op. 125," featuring Grammy-nominated world flute player Peter Phippen. More information.

Academic Skills Center

See

Patti See's article "Joyful Mystery," about caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease, appeared in the January/February issue of 5ive for Women.

Foreign Languages

Hoff

Dr. Paul Hoff gave a presentation titled "Culinaria: El arte de cocinar y el placer de comer" at the 2011 conference of the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers in November 2011. His session was chosen as the "Best of Wisconsin," and as a result, Hoff has been invited to give his presentation at the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in spring 2013 in Columbus, Ohio.

Education Studies

Reid

Rob Reid's latest book is titled "What's Black and White and Reid All Over: Something Hilarious Happened at the Library," (ALA Editions, 2012). The book is a companion book to "Something Funny Happened at the Library" (ALA Editions, 2003) and takes a look at the various types of humor found in children's literature. The title refers to Reid's personal use of humor through his 30 years as a children's storyteller and educator to make literature come alive for children. It is Reid's 10th book with ALA Editions and 14th book overall.

English

Hollars

B.J. Hollars will read from his literary works from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Janet Carson Gallery of the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center in downtown Eau Claire. This program, led by Eau Claire's poet laureate Bruce Taylor (emeritus), English, features local and regional writers every third Thursday of the month. More information.

Philosophy and Religious Studies

McAleer

Dr. Sean McAleer's article, titled "Propositional Gratitude," was published in the American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 49, No. 1, January 2012, pages 55-66.