Faculty Activities
Maria Calderon, (Art and Art History) along with Kansas City artist Lacey Wozny, was awarded a Rocket Grant through the Charlotte Street Foundation and KU’s Spencer Museum of Art for “POP!” – a series of interactive art events to engage and celebrate locality, health, art, and education. First up is POP! Community Picnic! in mid-June. Visit the Rocket Grant website for more information on Calderon and the grant project:
Max Skidmore (Political Science) published “Economics, Adjudication, and (Above all) Politics: Health Care Reform and the Public Good,” New Economic Perspectives (April 3, 2012), See:
He also will have a chapter entitled “Obama’s Legislative Record,” in The Obama Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment by Robert P. Watson, Douglas M. Brattebo, Jack Covarrubias and Tom Lansford ( SUNY Series on the Presidency: Contemporary Issues July, 2012). For more see:
Mona Lyne (Political Science) with undergraduate students Andrew Sperry and Parker Webb, presented the paper “Analyzing Autocracies: They Didn’t Steal that Election, They Bought it Fair and Square” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 13, 2012. See:
The paper was written up in the Atlantic Monthly’s blog post on the conference:
Alex Holsinger and Ken Novak with the assistance of the UMKC Foundation secured a $30,000 grant from LISC to conduct this research. Andrew Fox, who is joining their department as an assistant professor in the fall, will play a critical role in the project. For more see:
- www.kcur.org/post/anti-violent-crime-strategy-shifts-kansas-city
or - www.kmbc.com/news/31068010/detail.html.
Ken Novak (Criminal Justice and Criminology) published his paper, “The decision to search: Is race or ethnicity important?” in the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. The research examines whether Black and Hispanic motorists are more likely to be searched during traffic stops with the police. Novak also served as guest-editor for the volume. His co-author is Seth Fallik who received his Master of Science in CJ&C from UMKC in 2010 and is pursuing his Ph.D. at Sam Houston State University. For more see:
Robert Stewart, editor, and staff members of BkMk Press, New Letters, and New Letters On the Air made presentations on editing and writing to a visiting group of faculty and students from Missouri Western University. Also among those taking part were: BkMk Press managing editor Ben Furnish and New Letters on the Air producer Angela Elam. The event was held at University House, UMKC, on Thursday, April 19, 2012.
Davin Watne (Art and Art History) has had his work reviewed in the New American Paintings Juried Exhibitions in Print Blog. For more see:
- newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/modern-and-natural-worlds-the-evolution-of-davin-watne/#more-8445.
Mediate by Allman, 2011 (acrylic on canvas)
Ricky Allman (Art and Art History) was the featured artist in the Harvard Business Review May, 2012 issue. Allman’s artwork was used throughout the magazine’s ‘Spotlight on Innovation for the 21st Century’ theme. For more see:
