VOL III, No 3

NOVEMBER 1996

COORDINATOR'S CORNER

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dr. Susan Fuhr, is featured in this month's newsletter. She completes the team teaching Psych. 220 this quarter; we appreciate her always-enthusiastic contributions to the program. November will see the completion of the video series on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. in SSC 141. We hope you can take advantage of the opportunity to view these videos from the library collection that are available for use in classes. An upcoming activity that is especially helpful for students is the annual graduate student fair which will be presented on 1 November in the Stewart Library, Special Collections. This event offers opportunities to learn the important steps required in the graduate school selection/ application process. The Utah Math/Science Network's annual "Expanding Your Horizons" conference will be held Sat., 2 November on the W.S.U. campus. Many of our faculty will participate in workshop presentations; volunteers to assist with logistics on the day of the conference are always welcomed. Delta Lambda Sapphos Union continues their Thursday 5:30 p.m. meetings with an assortment of interesting presentations, announced by flyers and the information hot-line, 1-801-461-5029. On 3 November they plan to present a discussion of issues related to HIV/AIDS; all interested persons are welcome. The Consortium of Utah Women in Higher Education will present its Fall Conference on the campus of Utah Valley State College on 7 November. This year's conference theme is "Higher Education's Role in Political Activism" and the keynote address will be given by Lieutenant Governor Olene Walker. For further information, contact our office at 626-7632. On 12 November, the Critchlow lecture will be delivered by&127; Dr. Jean White, former Weber faculty member in Political Science. She will present "Dreams, Myths, and Reality: A Centennial Perspective on Utah's Constitution" at 2:30 p.m. in the Library Special Collections. On 14 November, Women's Studies will have its autumn quarter open meeting. Dr. Angelika Pagel has agreed to reprise her lecture and slide show of sabbatical activities, "Revisiting China, Tibet and Russia," at 3 p.m. in the Sage Room of the Education Building; refreshments will be available at 2:45 p.m. Utah NOW will host its annual "Women of Courageous Action" Awards Dinner on 15 November at the Salt Lake Red Lion Hotel. Honorees are members of the East High School Gay/Straight Alliance, including Camille Lee who spoke on our campus last month as part of Human Rights Week. Tickets must be purchased by 12 November. The announcment of the pending Coordinator's position has gone out; deadline for applications will be 20 November.

FACULTY PROFILE

Dr. Susan Fuhr has been an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Weber State since 1993, joining the faculty immediately after completion of her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Her dissertation topic focused on vulnerability to depression and she maintains a strong interest in research on and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.) Thanks to the wonders of electronic communication, her professional activities include collaborations with a senior investigator from Belgium as well as with students and faculty colleagues from our campus. She has received local funding for a research project on homelessness that includes a team of 11 students. In conjunction with students and her husband, Marko Whiteley, Susan researched the Hollywood portrayal of Vietnam and those results will soon be submitted for publication. Her continued interest in teaching strategies and effectiveness has resulted in successful grant funding and several regional and national meeting presentations, some based on data gathered in her classes. At Weber, Susan has taught courses in the Psychology Department and the Honours Programme. The Psychology of Women and Gender (Psych. 220), a popular cross-listed course for Women's Studies, is team-taught with Dr. Julie Arbuckle. In addition to research and teaching, she serves the campus and community by participating in the "Expanding Your Horizons" conference each year and co-facilitating a psychodrama and psychotherapy workshop with Marko, sponsored by the WSU Counseling Center. Prior to coming to Weber, Susan served a predoctoral internship at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, and also taught several psychology classes at Florida State University and Tallahassee Community College.

On rare moments when she is not teaching, researching or presenting related to her professional life, Susan enjoys gardening, movie-going, and travel.

THANKS!: to Raj Kumar for arranging the WSU visit of Dr. Binod Agrawal whose presentation -"Approaching Equality: The Impact of Media on Public Education of South Asian Women" - on 31 October in the Sage Room is sponsored jointly by Women's Studies and the Teaching/Learning Forum.

CONGRATULATIONS!: to Judy Elsley, recently chosen as the next Endowed Scholar in the College of Arts and Humanities.

CALENDAR

1 Nov - The 3rd Annual Graduate School Fair, 1-3 p.m., Stewart Library Special Collections Room 239.

2 Nov - "Expanding Your Horizons" conference, 7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., WSU.

3 Nov - DLSU meeting, HIV/AIDS, 5:30 p.m.

4 Nov - Executive Council Meeting, SS 137, 4 p.m.

6 Nov - Poetry readings by Bob Davis, Martha Balph, and Judy Johns from Ben Lomond Poets Society, 7-9 p.m., Thought Continuum. - Video Series, "One Woman, One Vote," part 2, 12:30-1:30 p.m, SSC 141.

11 Nov - Winter Quarter Registration begins.

12 Nov - Critchlow Lecture, "Dreams, Myths, and Reality: A Centennial Perspective on Utah's Constitution," by Jean White, 2 p.m., Stewart Library Special Collections.

13 Nov - Video Series, "The Sins of Our Mothers," 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., SSC 141.

14 Nov - Women's Studies autumn quarter open meeting with Angelika Pagel, 2:45 p.m., Sage Room.

20 Nov - Video Series, "Adelante Mujeres," 12:30 -1:30 p.m. SSC 141. - A handful of authors from "The Crossroads Anthology -What there is," will be reading, 7-9 p.m., Thought Continuum.

21 - 23 Nov - Autumn "Orchesis" Concert, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theatre, Browning Center.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!