UC Libraries Pay Tribute to UC s Authors, Editors and Composers on April 23

A wide sampling of the publications UC faculty in 2008 will be celebrated at the 18th annual Authors, Editors and Composers Reception and Program. Presented by the University of Cincinnati Libraries, the event takes place at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. The event is open to invited members of the UC community.

Authors, Editors and Composers recognizes 280 UC faculty who submitted 439 publications from 2008. Participating faculty represent 15 of UC’s colleges as well as the Libraries, the Division of Professional Practice, the Institute for Policy Research and Governmental Relations and University Communications. Published works range from books and academic journals to music, photography, videos and poetry, and span five different languages – English, French, Spanish, German and Romanian.

“Authors, Editors and Composers is our tribute to the research, scholarship and creative pursuits of UC’s faculty,” says Victoria A. Montavon, dean and university librarian, who will host the reception. The event will also feature remarks from Anthony J. Perzigian, UC senior vice president and provost.

It’s a celebration that highlights UC’s dedication to fostering inquiry, discovery and applications of knowledge – a facet of UC’s comprehensive self-study report for reaccreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

The published works cover a multitude of subjects – nutrition therapies for treating hypertension, teaching and writing in the digital age, political campaign communication, the demise of newspapers, social movements, the Vietnam War, music on Broadway, crime analysis and school uniforms.

Displays at the reception will also feature UC’s photography talent, artwork and productions on DVD.

Three UC faculty will discuss their published works as part of the program:

• Michael Fiday, assistant professor of composition, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) – Fiday will discuss his original compositions, “9 Haiku” and “Same Rivers Different.”
• Laura Dudley Jenkins, associate professor of political science, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences, will discuss the research behind the article, “Legal Limits on Religious Conversion in India,” and the chapter, “Women’s Empowerment through Religious Conversion: Voices of Buddhists in Nagpur, India.”
• Jeffrey Susman, professor and chair of the department of family medicine, College of Medicine, is the editor of Journal of Family Practice, a monthly journal.

Many of the published works from Authors, Editors and Composers will be on public display in Langsam Library’s fourth and fifth floor lobbies from April 24 through June 14.

“Authors, Editors and Composers” is sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries. This group of library donors assists the Libraries in many ways, including providing support for exhibits that draw attention to Library collections.

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