EXCEPTIONAL, ACCESSIBLE FACULTY

Bucknell faculty mentor students and include them in their research

and creative projects. Meet a few of our newly promoted full professors here,

and visit bucknell.edu/ FacultyStories to learn more.

PROFESSOR KARLINE McCLAIN religious studiesStudies the role of ashrams in Mahatma Gandhi’s life and legacy.

PROFESSOR FELIPE PERRONE computer science

Explores the interface between engineering,

technology and sociology.

PROFESSOR KAREN CASTLE chemistry

Investigates the physical and chemical processes in Earth’s upper atmosphere to inform research on climate change.

PROFESSOR MICHAEL JAMES political scienceResearches contemporary political theory, law and the role of race, ethnicity and culture in democracy.

PROFESSOR NEIL BOYD (pictured at top) management

Explores how community experiences within organizations influences

employee engagement.

NEW HUMANITIES CENTER ESTABLISHED Bucknell received a $600,000 grant from the

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to renew the humanities curriculum, generate new

interdisciplinary relationships across the humanities, model the integration of teaching and

research, and promote the importance of the humanities across Bucknell.

Initiatives include:

• Summer Humanities Teaching Lab

• Humanities Center workshops

• Faculty Programming Fellow for the Humanities Center

“Learning through the humanities is a central component of a

Bucknell education. While these new initiatives will support the

work of students and faculty in the humanities specifically, they

will also enhance the education of students from all across campus as

they develop their critical thinking, writing and presentation skills in humanities courses.”

— Bucknell Provost Barbara Altmann

ENGINEERING AND GEOLOGY FIELD RESEARCH STATION A National Science Foundation-

funded research project is bringing engineering and geology faculty and students together

to construct a field research station, enabling long-term study opportunities.

The station, which is close to campus, includes an underground vertical barrier. While walls

like this are used around the world to prevent waste and pollution from contaminating

groundwater, how they perform over time remains largely unstudied and this is the first

such wall constructed solely for research purposes.

ACADEMIC INNOVATION

The paths our students take through Bucknell lead them toward their future. Here, find out what’s new at Bucknell and learn more about the people, experi-ences and resources that create a culture of innovation and opportunity.

what’s new

Professor Chris Martine, biology, received the New England Biolabs 2016 Passion in Science Award for his

mentorship of students and advocacy for the life sciences. Check out his YouTube series, Plants are Cool, Too!

Manisha Chase ’16 received a Fulbright grant to pursue her master’s degree in educational assessment at

University College London Institute of Education, where she currently studies.

Professor Angèle Kingué, French & Francophone studies, was awarded a University

Medal by François Rabelais University for her work promoting the exceptional global

education partnership between the French university and Bucknell.

« Nathan Wagner ’17, mathematics, was awarded a prestigious Barry Goldwater

Scholarship for students who intend to pursue research careers in the sciences,

mathematics and engineering.

Professor Jim Baish, biomedical engineering, is a co-investigator on a $2.9 million

National Institutes of Health grant, conferred to Massachusetts General Hospital and

Harvard Medical School to work to improve understanding of the lymphatic system in a project that could

eventually help those whose lymphatic function has been disrupted by cancer treatment

or disease.

» Sharmen Hettipola ’17, environmental studies and economics, was awarded

a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to work with residents to rebuild a school

and initiate green projects in a village in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

BUCKNELL FACULTY & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT:PROFESSOR CHRIS MARTINE, BIOLOGY; MANISHA CHASE ’16; PROFESSOR ANGÈLE KINGUÉ, FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE STUDIES; PROFESSOR JIM BAISH, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; KANDY, SRI LANKA

$20 MILLION PLEDGE Bob Malesardi ’45 and his wife,

Doris, made the largest single

commitment in University history —

$20 million to be used solely for

financial aid.

“This is truly a transformative

commitment to Bucknell, one that

will greatly enhance our ability to

attract outstanding students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to

attend our University.” — Bucknell President John Bravman

COOL CLASSES A sampling of interesting and intriguing Bucknell classes. Learn

more at bucknell.edu/CoolClasses.

Denting the Universe: Creativity and Critique Who teaches it? Professor Alan Cheville, electrical engineering, and Rick Rinehart, director of the Samek Art Museum

“This is an interdisciplinary course in art and engineering. We hope that students

leave the course with an appreciation for how artists and engineers work and how their

creative modes may be applied within any major and in many aspects of life. Artists

and engineers are more alike than you might think. They both work in ways that often

blur the lines between ideas and objects, and between action and theory.”

Masks and Meaning Who teaches it? Professor Elaine Williams, theatre & dance

“Creative process is central to this hands-on studio class

in mask design and mask making. Our goal is discovery

using the mind, eye, hand and body. Students don’t need

to have previous experience, but all use their creative

imagination to learn about mask design, drawing, sculpting

and movement to complement traditional reading, research

and writing.”

Sequence, Society and Self Who teaches it? Professor Emily Stowe, biology

“Students in this class use the genome as a lens to understand what makes humans

human. They study the genetic information publicly available to understand the

inheritance of disease and watch films to explore the potential use of genetic technologies

in dystopian futures. They even have the opportunity to explore their own genetic roots

by isolating and sequencing their own mitochondrial DNA.”

SPEAKERS & PERFORMERSYou’ll have access to all kinds of speakers and performers at Bucknell. Here’s just a sample from 2016:

Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

Author, journalist, screenwriter and producer David Simon, creator of the critically-acclaimed HBO drama The Wire

Writer, professor and political commentator Melissa Harris-Perry

Actress and comedian Ellie Kemper, from the Netflix comedy series

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and The Office

Leslie Moonves ’71, chairman, president and CEO of CBS Corporation

Pause and Effect, photography exhibition, Bucknell’s Downtown Art Gallery

Student Lectureship Series speaker Brandon Stanton, creator of the blog Humans of New York

Bucknell’s China Institute Town Hall, featuring former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger via live webcast

Grammy Award-winning Vocal Ensemble, Roomful of Teeth

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