When Rights Collide Kicks Off PEEC Spring Series
Writer: Holly Kickliter |
Source: Denni Elliot, PhD
The series begins Wednesday,
Feb 4 from noon to 1:30 in 130 Davis Hall. Dean Ritz, co-host
of Ethically Speaking and Research Associate from the Practical
Ethics Center at the University of Montana begins the spring
series with When Rights Collide: Origins and Issues of Free
Speech for Corporations.
Courses are free to the
public and events are held in 130
Davis Hall at 140 Seventh Avenue South from noon to 1:30
pm . For more information, please call 727-553-4857.
Mark your calendar for upcoming lectures in the series:
March 3
Research as a Tool for Community-Campus Collaboration
Deni Elliott, Poynter-Jamison Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy, USF St.
Petersburg .
April 7
Cooking for the Health of It
Susan Huff, Founder, Headfirst Farms and Owner, Integrity Organic Restaurant,
St. Petersburg .
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I Am USF St. Petersburg: Mark Gaulter
Writer: Sonia Helton | Source: Sonia Helton
“I teach courses in maths,” says Dr. Mark Gaulter ,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Mark Gaulter, son of
Brian Gaulter, a famous United Kingdom math educator, came
to the United States in 1994 after graduating from Cambridge
University in England to study mathematics at the University
of California, Santa Barbara. With his distinct English
accent he is happy to discuss the characteristic vectors
of unimodular lattices over the integers with his students.
This research in number theory is unique in the field of
mathematics. The breadth of courses Dr. Gaulter teaches
includes calculus to algebra with a specialty graduate
course in quadratic forms.
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USF St.
Petersburg To Host 32nd Florida Suncoast Writers' Conference,
February 6-8, 2004
USFSP Students, Faculty & Staff are invited
to hear the Keynote Address by author Norman Mailer
at 1pm Feb. 6 in the CAC. This part of the conference is
free to USFSP Students, Faculty & Staff - bring your
ID. Acclaimed writer Norman Mailer, along with authors Chitra
Banerjee Divakaruni, Verlyn Klinkenborg, and Robert Olen
Butler, will be featured speakers at the 32nd annual Florida
Suncoast Writers’ Conference, to be held at the University
of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Feb. 6-8, 2004. The USF
conference, which brings nationally known speakers and
workshop faculty to the Tampa Bay area, is considered one
of the nation’s top ten conferences for aspiring
and published writers.
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page for more info
Lecture
Helps Parents and Teachers Encourage Children to Get
the Rest They Need
Writer: Holly Kickliter | Source: V. Mark Durand
When children have recurrent trouble sleeping, their families
must deal with negative effects on behavior, mood, social
interactions, physical stamina and performance at school
or work.
“Parents can be just desperate,” said V. Mark Durand,
PhD, professor of psychology and dean of the college of
arts and sciences, to a group of nearly 20 parents, teachers
and students. The lecture focused on sleep problems for
children with special needs, though Durand said the techniques
could be used by all parents.
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USFSP CARES - Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed to help with the Special
Olympics games held on Saturday, March 6th at Lakewood High
School. Volunteers will work the track events, soccer, and
helping with the awards. If interested, contact Barry McDowell,
3-4990 or mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu
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A Valentine's Dinner will be prepared and served
at the Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The Bayboro
Cafe will prepare the main dishes; help is needed to make salads
and be the servers. If interested, contact Barry McDowell,
3-4990 or mcdowell@stpt.usf.edu
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