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Dr. James Jurica, associate professor in the department of Curriculum & Kinesiology, has been named as an inductee into The Texas A&M University System's Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators. The academy acknowledges individuals who exhibit excellence in teaching and is supported by donors in the Chancellor's Century Council, which is committed to advancing the future of higher education in Texas. Members of the Chancellor's Academy of Teacher Educators receive a commemorative medallion bearing the A&M System seal and a $1,000 stipend, along with an invitation to present at the Chancellor's Summit of Teacher Education. Dr. Jurica will be recognized alongside inductees from each university in the A&M System on Feb. 21 in College Station at the Annual Banquet of the Chancellor's Century Council.
Embracing the military spouse community
Dr. Ferrier joined a panel of experts on military community support as part of the Military Spouse Symposium hosted by the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) at the Pearl Stables on Feb. 12. She discussed the variety of educational opportunities available to military spouses beyond the traditional classroom environment, and how education helps everyone make a difference in their future. Read more about the event and MOAA's research on the impact of education here.
Lost art stays alive in literature
Dr. Ann Bliss, assistant professor of English, will publish an article discussing the 18th century art form called daguerreotypy in the journal of literary criticism, The Explicator, a Taylor & Francis publication. Her article, "Pictures Out of Sunshine: Daguerreotypy as the Agent of Change in The House of the Seven Gables," examines the daguerreotypist in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1851 novel and how the daguerreotypes he produced epitomized the mid-nineteenth century attitude towards photography's almost magical objectivity. The art form is now all but extinct.
Criminology program assists Bexar County project
Dr. Durant Frantzen, associate professor of criminology, is working with the Bexar County Specialty Courts in an effort to expand treatment services for substance abuse and behavioral health to the community. The project is funded through Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and aims to reduce related criminal activities for all the treatment courts. Two criminology interns, Shawanna Marshall and Christina Garcia, are working in the Felony Drug Court to support the project and learn about specialty courts.
Love and sociology
As a special Valentine's Day report, Dr. Amy Bohmann, assistant professor of sociology, spoke with KABB Fox 29 on the growing trend of online dating. Watch the report for insight into the psychology behind searching for a mate in the new millennium.
