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Wednesday, February 27
FACULTY CENTER LECTURE SERIES
“Gobi Desert Dinosaurs”
Julia Sankey
Department of Geology

The Gobi Desert of southern Mongolia contains some of the most magnificent Late Cretaceous dinosaur skeletons in the world.  For a sedimentary geologist, being in the Gobi is like a kid in a candy store.  How did these dinosaurs die and get buried?  Ideas vary from raging sand storms to collapsing sand dunes.  This seminar will include a brief history of dinosaur research in the Gobi, including the expedition to the Gobi in August 2007 in which Dr. Julia Sankey participated. 

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 12
FACULTY CENTER LECTURE SERIES
“Reading, Writing, and Research: Confessions of An Eduholic”
Joan Wink
Dept. of Teacher Education
2006-07 Outstanding Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award

Our goal is to experience the joy and rigor of interactive, noisy, fun, demanding learning. This will not be a lecture; rather, this will be a time of grand conversations about living, learning, and loving. Dr. Wink will bring several activities, which are designed to trigger each person’s Idea Generator. The guiding questions will be: What is research?  How do we do it? Why do we do it? All generated knowledge will be compiled and shared at www.JoanWink.com before graduation 2008.   Bring blank journals: As we write, we learn. 

4:00– 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 17
FACULTY CENTER LECTURE SERIES
Title VIA Panel Presentation:
Lin Myers, Psychology
Jason Winfree, Philosophy
Judith Keswick, Nursing
Arnold Schmidt, English

In Summer 2007, four CSU Stanislaus faculty members received International Professional Development Scholarships for summer language study from the Office of International Education.   Awardees received the scholarships by detailing how gaining proficiency in the language of the programs site would enhance their teaching and research, and how the experience would contribute to the CSU Stanislaus global learning effort.  Come hear first-hand from the scholarship recipients.

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21
FACULTY CENTER LECTURE SERIES
“Italian Themes and Landscapes: A Comparison of California and Australia”
Jennifer Helzer
Department of Geography

A comparison of urban-cultural landscape evolution associated with Italian immigration to California and Australia cities during the late 19^th and early 20^th century.  The talk will report on recent fieldwork in South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales and compare findings to similar research efforts in California.  The talk will highlight landscape change associated with current tourism and heritage marketing, and the transformation of urban and suburban districts that utilize Italian themes and Italian ethnic brands.

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.