2. Dr. Christine McDonnell
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Dept.
Dr. McDonnell, member of an
archaeological team examining
ceramics and art at the Great
Pyramid in Cholula, Mexico.
Functional and ritual objects are
of particular interest to
McDonnell in reconstructing
cultural lifeways. She examines
the functional use of ceramics
and stone tools in order to
interpret plants that were used
in past environments.
4. Dr. Teresa Balough
Performing Arts Department
Dr. Balough has published
two works about
pianist/composer Percy
Grainger within the last two
years: Comrades in Art: The
Correspondence of Ronald
Stevenson and Percy
Grainger (Toccata Press,
London) and The
Spiritualizing Influence of
Music.
5. In February of 2011, Dr.
Balough delivered a talk
entitled “The Way through
the Woods: The Social
Significance of the Work
of Rudyard Kipling and
Percy Grainger” at the
British Library as part of
the Celebrating Grainger
Speaking at the British Library in London
Dr. Teresa Balough
Performing Arts Department
6. Congratulations to
Dr. Thomas Broffman!
Over the years, 262.5 FLCs as a part-timer
and recently hired on a tenure-track line
in the Department of Sociology,
Anthropology & Social Work!
7. Cesar Beltran
Communication Department Cesar Beltran served for 35
years with the State
Department and U.S.
Information Agency. A veteran
public affairs and
communications manager,
with expertise dealing at the
highest levels of government,
academia and business, he
has held Embassy Counselor
Beltran delivered a Special Seminar: positions in Budapest,
Communication, Politics and Power at
Warsaw, Santo Domingo and
McDaniel College (Budapest University) in
March of 2012. Moscow.
8. Matthew Gallagher
English and Performing Arts Departments
Matt Gallagher played "Doug
Carlucci,” for several
episodes on the long-running
soap opera “Guiding Light.”
“Doug” was a high school
student nominated for
Homecoming King (though
he didn't win). The character
appeared on the show
intermittently over a period of
several years.
10. Alycia Bright Holland
Performing Arts Department
Alycia Bright Holland
received her MFA in
Performance and
Choreography from SUNY
Brockport in 2003. She is
presently building a
company with ECSU
students called WUMULA
(meaning “together”.)
11. • Eastern depends heavily on part-
time faculty. Almost 50% of
Eastern’s Tier I LAC courses are
Did You taught by part-timers.*
• Eastern is dependent on our part-
Know? time faculty for both their
expertise and their willingness to
teach early in the morning, late in
the evening and on Saturdays.*
*Source= Eastern’s 2010 NEASC Self Study Report,
http://www.easternct.edu/neasc/documents/Standard
-Five.pdf
13. James Holland
Visual Arts Department
James Holland’s work tends
to center on a process he
calls “embodied image
making,” prioritizing
embodiment in the process
of visual communication/
documentation.
14. Lynn DeLima
Environmental Earth Sciences Department
DeLima’s courses emphasize
sustainability and the human
impact on our environment.
She teaches mountain biking
to promote a better
appreciation of our parks and
the associated ecology. She
also rehabilitates orphaned &
injured animals for the CT
Dept. of Energy and
Environmental Protection.
15. Hello,
Thank you for hosting this Recognition Reception.
A wonderful idea!
Unfortunately, I am working another job and will
be out of town during those hours. I do hope you
have a full house.
Thanks again.
Kathleen Dinan
Education Department
16. John Murphy
Communication Department
John Murphy teaches
Digital Media Production
and has taught advanced
audio production courses
for Eastern’s
Communication
Department since 1986.
20. Jerry Winters
Performing Arts Department
Winters, a celebrated stage director,
has directed for professional companies
throughout the U.S. including Texas
Repertory Theater of Houston and the
Lillian Russell Theater
in Clinton, Iowa. The
Hartford Courant praised
his work, Aired Words,
as “an impressive
multi-media presentation
that demonstrated the
exquisite potential of
theater to strengthen
communities.”
21. Congratulations to
Dominic DeBrincat (History)
on the completion of his
Ph.D. in History
from the University of Connecticut!
24. Thank you for this invitation...it is nice to get the
recognition. However, I also teach at Quinebaug
Valley Community College, and I have a class at that
time. Please pass along my thanks to everyone who
put this event together.
Jim Esposito
Business Administration
27. DID YOU KNOW that part-timer Dr. Kathleen
McGrory (English) was Academic VP at Eastern
Connecticut State University from 1978 – 1985?
Dr. McGrory served at Eastern first as Dean of the
School of Arts and Sciences and then as Vice
President for Academic Affairs. While she was
Dean, the position of academic vice president
became vacant, and the Eastern faculty nominated
Dr. McGrory for that position in a most enthusiastic
manner possible.
She served in these two positions with
distinction.
31. • Today more than 50% of faculty hold
part-time positions.*
Did • Contingent faculty (part and full-time)
represent 68% of all faculty
You appointments in the U.S.*
Know • The largest growth in contingent
appointments occurred during times of
? economic prosperity.*
*source= “Background facts on contingent faculty”
(http://www.aaup.ocrg/AAUP/issues/contingent/contingentfacts.htm)
33. Did You Know?
• The majority of part-time faculty create
full time work by teaching at multiple
institutions.
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• They do not have the same benefits
and often do not have the same O
academic freedom protections as full- W
time faculty.*
!
*source=
http://www.aaup.org/AAUP/issues/contingent/contingentf
acts.htm
