Oct. 8 Faculty Talks Will Center on Areas of Focus and Excellence
For release: October 6, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

The University of Memphis will hold its Fall 2004 Colloquium on Friday, Oct. 8, beginning at 1 p.m. in the FedEx Institute of Technology. The event also will include research and administrative exhibitors. The public is invited to attend this free event.

Faculty members participating on the University's "areas of focus/excellence teams" will deliver presentations on the following:

1:15-2:05 p.m.

• "Rescuing Urban Schools: Spies, Saboteurs and Saints" with Robert B. Cooter Jr. and Kathleen S. Cooter
• "Renewing Our Commitment to Community Health" with Kenneth Ward

2:15-3:05 p.m.

• "Writing and Learning at the University of Memphis: The promise of New Technologies" with Emily Thrush, Loel Kim, Susan Popham, Sage Graham, and Art Graesser
• "Homeland Security and the University of Memphis," a panel discussion with Richard Janikowski, Irma Russell, and Arch Johnston

3:15-4 p.m.

• "Creating and Directing a Premiere Production" with Stephen Hancock, John Baur, and Keith Grant
• "Developing Shared Knowledge of Community Initiatives," a panel discussion with Stan Hyland, Allison Graham, Barbara Ellen Smith, David Cox, Richard Janikowski, Cindy Martin, and Michael Smith.
  

For more information, call 678-2119.

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