Faculty Connections Newsletter

January/February 2011

Washington University in St. Louis - Office of Residential Life

 

"I am very proud of the willingness of our faculty to interact with students in the Residence Halls. I think this adds important enrichment to the lives of both groups. Faculty involvement is essential to our concept of a vibrant living and learning environment in our student housing."

-Edward Macias, Provost

 
Greetings!

 

Greetings from the Office of Residential Life!  I hope you are doing well and that your second semester is off to a terrific start.  In the Office of Residential Life we are in the throes of student staff selection, housing selection, and Faculty Associate recruitment.  Speaking of FA recruitment, please let me know if you have any colleagues that you would recommend for the program.  We are fortunate to have such dedicated faculty members participating in this program over the last 14 years.  We are especially grateful to Provost Macias and Dean McLeod for their continued support of the Faculty Associates and Faculty Fellows Program.

 

Congratulations to Professor Shanti Parikh on delivering the keynote speech at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration in Graham Chapel on January 17 and for being recognized with the Rosa Parks Service Award.  This month's newsletter includes more information about Shanti's campus contributions as well as a link to recent profile of her in The Record.  In addition, read on to find out about important upcoming dates and a review of this semester's programs.

 

Many thanks for all that you are doing to enrich the lives of students both in and outside of the classroom!

 

Jill Stratton

Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residential Academic Programs
 
MLK Keynote Speaker: 
FA Shanti Parikh 
  
Shanti Parikh and Shana Bartley

RA Shana Bartley and FA Shanti Parikh

FA Shanti Parikh was the Faculty Keynote speaker for the 24th annual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr., held on January 17. During this event, Shanti was also named co-recipient of the Rosa L. Parks Award. This  award is given to persons and/or organizations that exemplify the valor of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa L. Parks. In July of 2010, Shanti became the first and only African American woman to receive tenure in Arts and Sciences at Washington University.  This February, Shanti was asked by students to partake in The Vagina Monologues, something she was more than excited to participate in. She performed an opening monologue entitled "Myriam" written by Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler for Myriam Merlet, the Chief of Staff of Haiti's Ministry of Women who died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
  
To learn more about Shanti and/or her work on gender, sexuality, and HIV, check out the article written about her in the Record HERE.

 

Shanti and K4
FA Shanti Parikh with Koenig 4 Residents
Gina Alvarez and FF Jana Harper: Poems by Bobby Thiel
Poems by Bobby Thiel

Photograph by David Johnson

This collaborative print project was initiated by St. Louis artists Gina Alvarez and Jana Harper during a residency at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, Maryland. Inspired by a child's notebook of poems made in the 1940s, the artists appropriated the titles of his poems and worked to create pieces that combine photographs, images, shapes and colors inspired by Japanese prints and Indian miniatures. The exhibition is organized by the Sheldon Art Galleries (3648 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, MO WWW.THESHELDON.ORG).

 

 

The exhibition runs through June 4, 2011.

 

Gina Alvarez and Jana Harper will discuss their work and their collaborative process  during a
two Gallery Talks in the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery on Saturday, March 19, at 1 p.m. and at 2 p.m. 

FA Stan Braude's Case Studies for Understanding the Human Body 
  

 

The second edition of FA Stan Braude's Case Studies for Understanding the Human Body has just come out from Jones Bartlett Press.  This new edition has kept the best fictional mysteries from the first edition with a whole new set of cases from popular culture.  These include Ted Kennedy's tragic brain tumor, Nancy Pelosi's botox injections, Jacky Robinson's diabetes, alcohol metabolism in Animal House, the Elephant Man's blocked lymphatics, Jimi Hendrix's drowning and Karen Carpenter's anorexia, the sacrifice of the beating heart in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the consequences of Mrs. Robinson's seductive cigarette smoking, Sheriff Cane's fast reflexes in High Noon, Benjamin Franklin's bifocals, and many more.  Forced to stop at 45 chapters, he has saved Camille's consumption, Gogol's Nose, Hardy's Milkmaid, Proust's madellines, Poe's heart and dozens of others for the forthcoming, Literary Companion to the Human Body. 

 

Photo Gallery
 
K1 with FA Glenn MacDonald
K1 and FA Glenn MacDonald Ice Skating
  
K3 Ice Skating
K3 and FA Julie Singer Ice Skating

Editor's Note:

 

In the November/December Faculty Connections Newsletter, photo credits were not given.

 

I would like to thank the following for providing photos for the publication of that newsletter:

John Hergenroeder, Austin Wilmot,
Matt Fulmer, and Charlie Runyan.

 

Caitlin Hearns
Washington University Residential Life

 
In This Issue
FA Shanti Parikh
FF Jana Harper
FA Stan Braude
Editor's Note
Upcoming Dates
Residential College Events
Upcoming Dates

 

3/5: Relay For Life (6pm at Francis Field)

3/7: Residential College Round Selection Evening for Housing

3/13: Daylight Saving Time begins

3/14-18: Spring Break

3/19: Gallery Talk, at 1pm & 2pm at  the Sheldon Art Galleries

3/24: Mr. WashU

  
  
Residential College Events
Brookings

 

-FF Ian MacMullen has held 2 Current Affairs Dinner so far this semester as well as an English Tea Party where residents discussed all things British while having tea and crumpets. Ian and his wife Lola Fayanju also attended the Res. College Dinner in January. On 2/18, Ian and Lola welcomed student into their apartment to watch and discuss Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

 

-Brookings held it's Research Symposium on 2/22 with presentations from 2 Gregg residents, Justin Eisenberg

("Will You Develop Parkinson's Disease Dementia?"), Duncan Sherwood-Forbes ("Ideas are Like Rabbits") and FF Ian  MacMullen ("Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You: Patriotism and Civic Motivation").

 

Eliot

 

-RCD Amy Baumgartner and FF Brian Carpenter hosted an ice cream social for the Eliot residents as a welcome back for students on 1/23. Later in February, Brian took a group of students to an art opening at the Sheldon Music Hall and then out to dinner at the City Diner.

 

-Eliot's College Council hosted a homemade soup night for the residents with some help from FF Brian Carpenter and Eliot 1 FA Iva Youkilis who led the soup making.

 

-On Monday, 2/21, the Eliot RA Staff hosted a Res. College Dinner in College Hall. The dinner included a silent auction, with all proceeds benefiting Relay For Life and Mr. WashU. Eliot 1 FA Iva Youkilis donated a dinner at her house while FF Brian Carpenter donated gift bags and dinner at Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

 

JKL

 

-On 1/27, FA Rob Patterson and Rutledge RAs Courtney LeCompte and Elizabeth Qin held a dinner in Rutledge suite 34. Rob brought dinner from Noodles and Company, and the suitemates of Rutledge 34 were nice enough to bake cookies for dessert. About 40 residents packed into the suite for dinner, so it was a great kick-off for the semester.

 

-In January, JKL held a "Welcome Back" hot chocolate bar for the residents on 1/24. This month, dinner from Ginger Bistro was provided for residents before they attended the Lunar New Year Festival on 2/4. On 2/6, JKL held a Super Bowl Party for residents to come out and support their favorite teams.

 

Lee/Beau

 

-FA Ron Laue found time to visit Beaumont 0/1 and host and informative session on Time Management for the floor and RAs Meghna Srinath and Jake Sanches on 1/25. Ron shared some easy time management tactics to help start out the new semester right and the event also included a catered dinner from Noodles & Co. Ron also showed his Lee/Beau spirit by attending the Lee/Beau Res. College Banquet on 2/13 in College Hall.

 

-Beaumont 3 FA Sarah Luesse attended the Lee/Beau Res. College Banquet with her husband and son this month. RAs Mike Hsu and Anthonia Ojo were also in attendance.

 

Liggett/Koenig

 

-RAs Nicole Bullock and Harish Chamarthy, along with their Koenig 1 residents attended brunch in FF Anca Parvulescu's apartment on 2/13 with her 9 year old daughter, Laura. Anca made crepes, omelettes, bacon, and sausage for the group.

 

-Koenig 2 FA Tracy Bishop attended the floor dinner on 2/15 in the common room with RAs Mollie Bradlee, HT Kwon and their residents. They enjoyed pizza and great conversation.

 

-Koenig 3 RAs Monatrice Lam and Walker Burgin went ice-skating with their residents and FA Julie Singer. Afterwards, the floor went to Ginger Bistro to celebrate two of their residents' birthdays.

 

-On 2/16, FA Shanti Parikh stopped by Koenig 4 with her children and dessert for the residents and RAs Shana Bartley and Brian Dorne.

 

-FF Anca Parvulescu has been taking students to Jazz concerts at Jazz @ the Bistro this month.

 

Park/Mudd

 

-FF Joe Thompson helped buy Black Anthology tickets for 4 residents from Mudd 1 and their RA Max Eisenberg as well as for Mudd 3 and their RA Oli Ononye. Unfortunately, Joe couldn't join them, but they greatly enjoyed the show, and greatly appreciated his help budget-wise.

 

RUSoFo

 

-FF Erin McGlothlin has continued inviting different groups of students over to her apartment for sundaes as part of her "Sundaes on Sunday" series.

  

 

Wayman Crow

 

-Dardick 1 FA Beth Martin invited the floor and RA Eve Samborn over for dinner with her kids on 2/10. She treated the group to Pi pizza and wings.

 

-FA Matt Erlin attended brunch with 5 residents from Dardick 3 and RAs Austin Wilmot and Alexandra West this month.

 

-The Spring Crow Cakes series began on 2/10. Featured pancakes for the evening were blueberry, chocolate chip and cinnamon. It was also the debut of the Crow Cakes apron.

 

WGE

 

-FA Stan Braude participated in Danforth 1 & 2's citizenship floor meeting. He brought food for the floor, and stayed until midnight discussing our country's education system with the residents and RAs Stephen Murata and Lana Hompluem. Stan also participated in the floor's game-night during the snow day. He brought his family and his dog Monk.

 

-During the snow day on 2/1, WGE held a vivacious board game event for it's residents. Faculty fellows, faculty associates, family members, RAs and the RCD were all present for a good time.

 

-FFs Jana Harper and Lutz Koepnick took a group of students to the Pulitzer Foundation of the Arts on 2/11 to view the opening of Dreamscapes. During this month, Jana and Lutz have also invited residents from Danforth 3, Wheeler 3, and Shepley 3 over for brunch with their family. On 2/27, residents from the first and second floors of Danforth, Wheeler, and Shepley will be invited over for brunch.

Photo Credits:

 

Thank you to the following for submitting photos to this publication:

Jeff Grim,  Monatrice Lam, and Nicole Bullock