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FSW Research Lecture Series Presents “Picture This: The Art and Artifice of Portraiture” with Dr. Wendy Chase

Mar 27, 2018

MARCH 27, 2018 – FORT MYERS, FLA. – Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) presents a Research Lecture Series at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, at the FSW Thomas Edison Campus Rush Auditorium, Building J, Room 103. The Research Lecture Series will highlight the research of several FSW faculty and students.

Beginning at 11:30 a.m., FSW faculty and students will discuss their research projects and findings. Presentation topics are:

“Bring Library Resources to Life for Students” by Cindy Campbell, faculty librarian; “Everybody Wins: An Exploration of Sustainable Business Practices” by Nathalie DeLeon, student; “The Sandinistas, the Contras, and the Miskitu Fight for Cultural Preservation” by Owen Dyches, student; “Data Mining for High Intensity Interval Trainings Effect on Academic Performance” by Dr. Erik Fay, professor, Biology;  “Hero or Zero: Fact Checking Our Past” by Megan Frisina, student; “Toxicity Evaluation of Food Additives” by Dr. Gabriel Gaidos, professor, Biochemistry; “Sustaining Mental Health: An Exploration of Integrative Psychiatry and Allopathic Medicine” by Janna Linehan, student; “The Sunny Side: Implementation of Solar Power in Florida” by Danica Murray, student; “A Digital Repository for the Study of Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle (1623-1673)” by Dr. Shawn Moore, professor, English; “Goal Setting, Mindfulness, and Self-Efficacy in the College Classroom” by Heather Olson, professor, Student Life Skills; “Rotten, Vicious, and Damned: Punk’s Subjectivity of Resistance” by Dr. Elijah Pritchett, professor, Humanities.

Immediately following the faculty and student poster presentations, FSW Humanities Professor Dr. Wendy Chase will present “Picture This: The Art and Artifice of Portraiture” at 12:30 p.m.

Dr. Chase is a professor of humanities and the program coordinator for the Honors Scholar Program at FSW where she teaches interdisciplinary courses in modern humanities and cinema. Dr. Chase holds a master’s in French literature and a doctorate in humanities with an emphasis in film studies and modernism from Florida State University. Her recent scholarship has focused on contemporary practices in art activism.

For more information on the FSW Research Lecture Series, contact Dr. Joseph van Gaalen, director, Assessment and Effectiveness, at (239) 433-6965 or Joseph.VanGaalen@fsw.edu.

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Florida SouthWestern State College is Southwest Florida’s largest and one of the most affordable institutions of higher education. Annually serving nearly 22,000 students globally, FSW offers a variety of nationally-ranked, career-focused academic programs with two- and four-year degrees, and professional certifications. Students are also active in clubs and programs catered to their interests. FSW debuted its intercollegiate athletics program in January 2016. Visit www.FSW.edu for more information.

Last Updated: March 27, 2018