The Senate RS&CE Council and the Library Program Development Committee have put together the upcoming University Explorations Faculty Forum, in which participating Colleges present panels representing their research and scholarship activities from the preceding year.  It will take place in the Library Auditorium at 12:30 PM, following a lunch in the adjacent Friends Lounge.

Following opening remarks from the Provost, the schedule is as follows:

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

“Inside the White House: Meet Students Who Reported Live on Election Day”

 Nick Hirshon (Communications), Alexander Felix and Julia Menn (students)

College of Science and Health

“An exploration of self-perception of weight status, weight-related variables, and preferences for weight management strategies among South Asians in the US”

 Maya Joseph and Lydia H. Albuquerque (Nursing)

College of Education

“Bookji and Middle School Reading Culture: Peer Influence, Emojis, and Reading Engagement.”

 Ellen Pozzi (Educational Leadership) and Neil Grimes (Library)

“You have to first recognize that there's a problem before you can enact change': A mixed-method study of general and special education co-teachers' critical consciousness and agency in enacting socially just inclusive practices”

Latifa Sebti (Special Education)

“You Are Not a Kinesthetic Learner: The Troubled History of the Learning Style Idea”

 Thomas Fallace (Teacher Education)

“Case Studies to Support Aspiring and Current Building and District Level Educational Leaders”

 Jolene Battitori (Educational Leadership)

Library

“Library Research Contributions: Advancing Knowledge and Practice”

 Cara Berg, Linda Salvesen (Library)

 2025 University Author Reception

Date/Time: April 29th, 3:30 to 5:00pm   

Location: David & Lorraine Cheng Library

(Refreshments Served)

This annual event honors University authors by showing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of WPU's faculty and staff. Publications will be on display. Come see the impressive variety of work produced by your colleagues.