Millersville Academic Festival:
A Celebration of Scholarly and Creative Activities

9 - 9:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast (Lehr Dining Room)

9:30 to 10:00am

Opening remarks by Provost Vilas Prabhu.

“Supporting the Teacher-Scholar at Millersville University ”

10:10 to 11:30

Panel #1: Research Panel #1: Making the Connection: Linking research, creativity, scholarship, students and community

Panel #2: Research Panel #2: Research in the Disciplines: Contemporary Theory, Current Practice

11:45 to 1:00pm

Celebratory Luncheon (Lehr Dining Room) – Provost Prabhu recognizes book and article authors from past year whose work is on display in MUtopia

1:15 to 2:30pm

Panel #3: Conducting Research with Human Subjects at Millersville

Panel #4: "Landing the Big One": Effective Strategies for Getting Published

2:30 to 3:45pm

Panel #5: Putting a research notion into motion: Successful Grant Seeking at MU

Panel #6: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: New Frontiers

3:45 to 5:00pm

Ice Cream Social to celebrate the unveiling of MUtopia: A Galaxy of Ideas, in the first floor lobby of Ganser Library on Friday, May 5 from 3:45-5:00 p.m.   The exhibit will remain up through the summer.

Session Title: Making the Connection: Linking Research, Creativity, Scholarship, Students and Community

See how Community-Based Research and Civic Pedagogy can add to your students' research skills and your scholarship no matter what your discipline. Community-based research is a perfect way to expose your students to research methods and show them the relevance of the discipline. Students are able to see how the work they are doing for your class will affect the real world. You are able to publish your findings in the academic journals of your discipline and in service-learning journals.

Panelists:

Gwen Beegle 

Special Education

Angela Cuthbert

Geography

Andrew Muller  

Earth Science

Ben Cunningham

Art

Room Assigned:

Matisse Room

Convener:

Diane Fleishman

Session Title: Research in the Disciplines: Contemporary Theory, Current Practice

Approaches to doing research vary from discipline to discipline and have changed over time. Learn about cutting edge research methodologies in several subject areas and hear from four Millersville faculty members about how they are applying quantitative and/or qualitative methods in their own research.

Panelists:

Natalia Dushkina 

Physics

Laurie Hanich

Educational Foundations

Ron Baker

Economics

Nancy Mata

Art

Room Assigned:

University Room

Convener:

Marjorie Warmkessel

Session Title: Conducting Research with Human Subjects at Millersville

This session will address the special issues and considerations in conducting research with human subjects, from traditional methodologies to cutting-edge. The panel will include members of the Institutional Review Board and faculty members with experience in human subjects research and will focus on helping researchers understand and negotiate the IRB approval process. The panelists will also discuss what our students should know about research issues with human subjects across various disciplines.

Panelists:

Christine Anthony

Elementary Education

Daniel Keefer

Wellness and Sports Science

William Moyer

Psychology

Inese Wheeler

Counseling Center

Room Assigned:

Matisse Room

Convener:

Inese Wheeler

Session Title: "Landing the Big One": Strategies for Getting Published

This session will feature Millersville's journal editors and focus on those strategies that enhance the prospect of getting your research published by leading journals or university presses. From topic relevance to outlet selection to revise and resubmit strategies, these seasoned editors will speak from their years of experience evaluating manuscripts and working with reviewers.

Panelists:

Scott E. Schaffer

Sociology; Editor, Journal of Mundane Behavior

Hank Fisher

Sociology; Editor, Journal of Disaster Research

Carole M. Counihan

Anthropology; Editor, Food and Foodways

Room Assigned:

University Room

Convener:

Victor DeSantis

Session Title: Putting a Research Notion into Motion: Successful Grant Seeking at MU

This session is designed to achieve two primary aims: to summarize the institutional resources available to MU faculty members interested in seeking grant funding and to share the strategies of MU faculty members who have competed for grant awards in the past. Ryan Sauder, Director of Grants and Sponsored Research, will describe the grant seeking process at MU and how he can help faculty members maximize the competitiveness of their grant applications. Faculty and staff members from each school will then describe their grant-seeking experiences at MU, including successes, disappointments, and why they view grant seeking as a vital component of their careers at MU.

Panelists:

Ryan Sauder

Grants and Sponsored Research

Sandra Deemer

Educational Foundations

Jim Cosentino

Biology

Tracey Weis

History

Room Assigned:

Matisse Room

Convener:

Ryan Sauder

Session Title: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: New Frontiers

This session will feature examples of the scholarship of teaching and learning, the systematic and thoughtful investigation of student learning for the purposes of improving teaching practice, enhancing student success and informing pedagogy in the discipline.  The presenters integrate the experience of teaching with their scholarly and research interests.  Hear about what your colleagues have discovered about teaching and learning.

Panelists:

Sepi Yalda

Earth Science

Christine Gaudrey-Hudson

Foreign Language

William Archibald 

English

Barbara Stengel

Educational Foundations

Andrew Wahlstrom

Government and Political Affairs

Room Assigned:

University Room

Convener:

Diane Umble