Experience a great Exchange with the Martins in Lithuania
Matthew R. Martin, Ph.D., Wesleyan College Professor of English, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at Vilnius Pedagogical University in Vilnius, Lithuania. According to the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, Martin is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program during 2007-2008.
Unlike the majority of those 800 Fulbright Scholars traveling abroad, Matt Martin packed up his entire family – wife and fellow Wesleyan professor Shelly plus three kids Caroline, Grace, and Thomas – and headed to Lithuania. From February to June 2008, Martin will teach a survey in American literature to third year undergraduates and lead a creative writing seminar for masters level students at Vilnius Pedagogical University. Every minute not spent in class is a learning experience, too. To travel abroad with the Martin Family, just visit: www.martinsofmacon.blogspot.com
Wesleyan College announces New Academic Dean
Dr. Vivia Fowler joined the administration of Wesleyan College as the next Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs in July of 2007. She relocated to Macon from Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina, a sister women's college that also is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Painting Professor de La Rosa Exhibits at GMA.
Landscapes and childhood memories served as the inspiration for Frances de La Rosa's new series of paintings at the Georgia Museum of Art. View the installation and read an article in UGA's Red & Black.
Plus, both Professors Frances and Fernando La Rosa are currently exhibiting work at the prestigious Sandler Hudson Gallery in Atlanta. View their work!
Catherine Meeks named GA Sociologist of the Year
Wesleyan College Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies Dr. Catherine Meeks has been named the 2006 Georgia Sociologist of the Year. The prestigious honor is given by the Georgia Sociologist Association, and was awarded at the association's annual meeting held November 3 & 4, 2006 in Macon at the Crown Plaza.
Dr. Jan Lewis featured expert in upcoming documentary
Lloyd Ecker of Innovative Films, of Pomona, New York, will be on campus later this spring filming a documentary on vaudeville and cabaret singer/comic Sophie Tucker, for PBS’s American Experience series. After reading Dr. Jan Lewis's Ph.D. dissertation (about a third of which is an investigation of Tucker’s constructions of a performed Jewish female identity), Lloyd plans to include Jan's investigations of Tucker’s performances in the documentary. Jan is one of several experts to be interviewed for the documentary. Others may include Carol Channing and Bette Midler.
Another successful WOW! A Day Event
Wesleyan organized more than 100 volunteers through this past Saturday’s WOW! A Day for Macon community-wide service event and completed multiple projects simultaneously at ten separate work sites throughout the city of Macon. Students, faculty, staff, and community volunteers joined together for the mass effort coordinated through Wesleyan’s Lane Center for Community Engagement and Service. Local community sites benefiting from the event included Booker T. Washington Center, Magnolia Manor, Georgia Industrial Children’s Home, Wesley Glen, Safe House, Loaves and Fishes, Mulberry Outreach, Aunt Maggie’s Kitchen Table, Habitat for Humanity, and the Methodist Home for Children and Youth.
Students and faculty at the Aunt Maggie’s Kitchen Table work site represented Wesleyan on 13WMAZ’s Saturday evening news. If you missed it, view the online brief and photos.
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