Recognitions

Barbara Graham, Department of Educational Studies, awarded the A. Garland Hardy Distinguished Service Award by the Ball State University Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa for outstanding service and leadership in the field of education.

Michael Holmes, Center for Media Design, recently named a Centennial Scholar of Communication at the 100th annual convention for the Eastern Communication Association.

Publications

Barbara Graham, Department of Educational Studies, "Indicators of Candidate Learning in Alternate Routes into Teaching Programs," book chapter, "Teacher Education: Policy, Practice and Research," Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Ryan Hourigan, College of Fine Arts, "The Invisible Student: Understanding Social Identity Within Performing Ensembles," Music Educators Journal, Volume 95, Issue 4, pages 34-38, 2009.

Kamal Islam, Department of Biology, and Sarah Register McKillip, University Libraries, "Vocalization Attributes of Cerulean Warbler Song and Pairing Status," the Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Volume 121, Issue 22, pages 273-282, June 2009.

Presentations

Mike Bloxham, Center for Media Design, co-panelist, "'Would You Like Some Context With That?' The Who, When and Where of Online Video Consumption," OMMA Video 2009 conference, New York, April 16, 2009.

Nancy Carlson, Department of Telecommunications, and Greg Siering, Office of Teaching and Learning Advancement, "Developing Academic/Industry Partnerships in Public Safety," National Emergency Number Association Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, June 10, 2009.

Michael Hanley, Department of Journalism, Mobile Marketing Workshop, Mobile Marketing Association Conference, New York, June 1, 2009.

Michael Holmes and Jackie Martinsen, Center for Media Design, co-panelists, "Show Us How You Study: Results and Methodological Lessons of a Visual Semi-auto-ethnographic Study of College Student Study Practices," 23rd Visual Communication Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyo., June 18, 2009.

Michael Holmes, Center for Media Design, co-author, "Visual Attention-shifting among Multiple Applications in a Windowed Computing Environment: A Study of Same-screen, Cross-application Task Interruptions," 23rd Visual Communication Conference, Jackson Hole, Wyo., June 18, 2009.

Ryan Hourigan, College of Fine Arts, "Understanding Identity and Socialization Development in Professional Education Programs: Lessons Learned from Across Campus," 3rd Biennial Colloquium for Teachers of Instrumental Music Methods, Deer Creek, Ohio, May 15, 2009.

Paul Nagelkirk, School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science, "Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Responses to Exercise in Hot and Cold Temperatures," American College of Sports Medicine, annual meeting, Seattle, May 28, 2009.

Todd Phelps and Chris Tuite, University Computing Services, "No Moving Parts: Virtualizing in a Linux on z Environment," Merit Network Seminar, "Virtualization: Leveraging Today's Possibilities," Ann Arbor, Mich., June 25, 2009.

Trey Strecker, Department of English, "Pastoralism, Progress and the Professional Game in Lucy Kennedy's 'The Sunlit Field' and Darryl Brock's 'If I Never Get Back,'" "The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture," National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y., June 2009.

Scott Trappe, Human Performance Laboratory, "Exercise on the International Space Station," NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, June 9, 2009.

Service

Ryan Hourigan, College of Fine Arts, served as president of Interlock: The East Central Indiana Autism Society, which held the third annual autism walk in Muncie on May 16, 2009.

Creative Endeavor

Rita Stewart, Conferences and Special Events, was quoted in the May 2009 issue of Small Market Meetings regarding meeting and event planning on college and university campuses.