ESU to Honor Four University Faculty Authors at Tenth Annual Reception

Four East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania faculty members will be recognized at the institution’s 10th annual University Authors’ Reception on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The yearly event is designed to honor university authors whose books were published during the preceding year. This year’s honorees either authored or edited books in 2013. The reception will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second floor of the Kemp Library and is open to the public at no cost.

The names of the authors and co-editors and their book titles are:

Gregory B. Dwyer, Ph.D., professor of exercise science, author of ACSM’s Certification Review, 4th Edition (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Md., 2013) and associate editor of ACSM’s Resources for the Health Fitness Specialist, 1^st Edition (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Md., 2013)
 
Christopher T. Brooks, Dr. phil., associate professor of history, editor and coauthor of German Employment Law: 618 Questions Frequently Asked by Foreigners (Walter de Gruyter, 2013)
 
Heon Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies, editor of A Just World: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on Social Justice (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., 2013)
 
Maureen McLaughlin, Ed.D., professor of reading, coauthor of The Common Core: Teaching Grade 6-12 Students to Meet the Reading Standards (International Reading Association, Newark, DE., 2013) and of The Common Core: Teaching K-5 Students to Meet the Reading Standards (International Reading Association, Newark, DE., 2013).

Copies of books written or edited by 2014 honorees will be permanently displayed in book cases on the second floor of Kemp Library along with the books of ESU authors honored at previous receptions.

The program will include welcoming comments from Edward Owusu-Ansah, Ph.D., dean of the library and university collections and interim dean of the graduate college, congratulatory remarks by Van Reidhead, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs, and presentation of honorees by University President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. Light refreshments will be served immediately following the brief ceremony.

Members of the University Authors’ Reception committee are: Edward Owusu-Ansah, Ph.D., dean of the library and university collections and interim dean of the graduate college (committee co-chair); Leslie Berger, assistant professor and librarian (committee co-chair); Alberto Cardelle, Ph.D., dean of the college of health sciences; Robert Fleischman, Ed.D., dean of the college of business and management; Brenda Friday, Ph.D., director of university relations; Maureen McLaughlin, Ed.D., professor and chair of reading; Elaine Shuey, Ph.D., professor and chair of speech-language pathology; Miguel Barbosa, chief of staff; Michael Southwell, assistant provost, and Linda Van Meter, assistant professor and psychologist of counseling and psychological services.

For more information about the University Authors’ Reception, contact Leslie Berger at 570-422-3597 or lberger@ esu.edu.

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