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FSC faculty pursue academic projects

LAKELAND, Fla. (Nov. 12, 2003) - Florida Southern College faculty continued their extracurricular academic pursuits by giving presentations, publishing articles, and attending conferences. Following is a summary of their recent endeavors. 

Dr. John Crow, English professor, presented a paper Oct. 17 at the annual meeting of the Florida College English Association. His presentation, entitled "The GUESS Exercise: Coherence and Cohesion Made Accessible," centered on a computerized exercise that shows students the effects of proper and improper coherence and cohesion in writing. Crow then discussed how to apply this approach to student writing. 

Dr. Susan Opt, communication professor, presented a paper at the Florida Communication Association Oct. 16-18 in Kissimmee, Fla. Her presentation, entitled, "Introducing Activism into the Basic Public Relations Course," discussed incorporating class research projects as a way to teach social activism in the public relations class. 

Dr. Rebecca Saulsbury, English professor, presented a paper at the Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Convention in Chicago Nov. 7-9. She discussed "Henry Louis Gates, 'The Bondwoman's Narrative,' and the Politics of Recovery." 

Dr. Peter Schreffler, English professor, presented a paper Oct. 16, at the annual meeting of the Florida College English Association. Schreffler's paper, entitled "From the Reflective to the Ridiculous: Using Russell Baker, Alice Munro, and Jean Shepherd to Inspire Autobiography in Freshman Classes," discussed the student responses to these three writers in his Examined Life course.

Dr. W. Alan Smith, religion professor, has written an article that will be published in the February 2004 issue of Teaching Theology and Religion. The article, "Dancers Exult at the Awakening," studies the characteristics of dance as metaphors to describe the teaching of theology and religion. 

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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