KIMBERLEE MORAN (grant facilitator, CFAS) ran a forensic archaeology field exercise for law enforcement professionals at the Rutgers Pinelands Field Station during April 29 to May 1. Attendees learned about the application of archaeological theory and methodology to the search for and recovery of human remains and conducted a full-scale excavation exercise.
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Professor Presents Paper
Dr. WILLIAM FITZGERALD (assistant professor, CFAS-English) presented a paper, “Texting God: Delivering Prayer in the Digital Age,” at the biannual meeting of the Rhetoric Society of America in Philadelphia during the week of May 21. His operetta, “A New Age,” was performed at the Sandy Spring Friends School in Maryland during May 17-19.
Professor Presents Lecture Abroad
Dr. JOHN DIGHTON (professor, CFAS-biology) spent two weeks in China this spring, when he presented a lecture on the role of soil fungi in nutrient and pollutant dynamics to a graduate class in the Beijing Forest University. In his role as president of the Soil Ecology Society, he co-organized and participated in a workshop on … Continue reading Professor Presents Lecture Abroad…
Professor Presents Paper
RICK DEMIRJIAN (part-time lecturer, CFAS-history) presented a paper, “’A Paper Age’: Banks and Banking in Micropolitan America, 1783-1825,” as part of the Lees Seminar in History series at Rutgers–Camden on April 13.
Professor Speaks at Event
Dr. CATI COE (associate professor, CFAS-anthropology) discussed how fosterage relations among transnational migrants have changed patron-client patterns in Ghana in “Global Flows of Patrons: Fosterage among Ghanaian Transnational Migrants,” at the event “Anthropologies of Africa Across Decades and Disciplines: A Day to Honor Sandra Barnes,” held by the anthropology department and African Studies Center at … Continue reading Professor Speaks at Event…
Quick News
Dr. GLORIA BONILLA-SANTIAGO (Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy, CFAS and director, Community Leadership Center) has been elected to the Board of Trustees for Saint Peter’s College.
Professor Participates in Panel Discussion
Prof. PAUL BERNSTEIN (associate professor, CFAS-theater) participated in a panel discussion, “Uncharted Territories,” at the 25th American Literature Association Conference in San Francisco on May 25. He delivered a video and performance presentation regarding his work and featuring excerpts from the Rutgers–Camden production of “The Passenger List.”
Student Achievements
Sociology major Armand Basualdo has received New Hersey’s highest military honor, the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal, in recognition of his active service in the United States Marine Corps. Tim VanLiew, an undergraduate psychology student, continues to command national attention for his abilities as a student-athlete: he earned national honors as the NCAA Division III … Continue reading Student Achievements…
New Grants
Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago (director, Community Leadership Center and Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Public Policy, CFAS) is the principal investigator on a one-year, $100,000 grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation in support of the John S. and James L. Knight Early Learning Research Academy at Rutgers–Camden. Nyeema Watson (administrative director, CFAS-Center for … Continue reading New Grants…
We R Rutgers-Camden: Carmen Adamucci
Becoming one of the few graduate teaching fellows at Columbia wouldn’t have been possible without the support from Rutgers-Camden for Carmen Adamucci.