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March 20, 2008

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(Article by Astra NG, communications specialist)

Shawnee State University’s 2008 Celebration of Scholarship guest speakers announced
(Noted scholars Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster and Shawn Sweeney will speak at the 2008 SSU Celebration of Scholarship)
 

             Shawnee State University has announced Jacqueline Jones Royster and Shawn Sweeney as the honored guest speakers at the 2008 Celebration of Scholarship on Thursday, April 17.
             Royster, the keynote speaker, is a senior vice provost, executive dean of the Colleges of Art and Sciences and English professor at The Ohio State University. She has written numerous articles and books in both literacy studies and women’s studies.
            Royster’s presentation will be at 10:15 a.m. and will focus on research. She will share one of her projects related to the documentation of women’s contributions and achievements to illustrate how research is dynamically intertwined in both of our personal and professional lives.
            Sweeney is a graduate fellow of the Jane Goodall Institute, and has participated in and led research projects for the past three years in the field of conservation psychology, the study of reciprocal relationships between humans and the rest of nature that focuses on how to encourage the conservation of the natural world.
            Sweeney will be presenting “The Emerging of Conservation Psychology: Studying the Human Behavior to Inform Conservation Policy and Practice - a student’s perspective” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
            “It is very exciting to have very knowledgeable guest speakers who can share their research and experiences at the Celebration of Scholarship at SSU,” said Shannon Lawson, chair of the Celebration of Scholarship planning committee.
            For more information on the guest speakers or the Celebration of Scholarship, contact Shannon Lawson at (740) 351-3295 or e-mail at slawson@shawnee.edu.