Category Archives: Authors

Authors, Books and Lunch

Chew on This: Fe y Alegria: Bolivia and SJU Partnership

WHAT: Dr. João Neiva de Figueiredo, Associate Professor, Management; Ann Marie Jursca-Keffer, Associate Director, Service Learning Coordinator, Faith-Justice Institute; and Miguel Angel Marca Barrientos, Fe y Alegria: Bolivia, will discuss their recently co-authored work, “A Robust University-NGO Partnership: Analyzing School Efficiencies in Bolivia with Community-Based Management
Techniques.”*

WHEN: April 14th 12:30-2:00 PM

WHERE: Post Learning Commons, Wachterhauser Seminar Room

Please plan to join us for this engaging presentation! Cookies and drinks will be provided.

*J. Neiva de Figueiredo, A.M. Jursca-Keffer, M.A. Marca Barrientos, and S. Gonzalez. “A robust University-NGO partnership and CBR: Analyzing school efficiencies in Bolivia with community-based management techniques, ” Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement, 6:93-112.

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Authors, Books and Lunch, Faculty

Chew on This: Ginger Hoffman, Ph.D., Ph.D.

Ginger HoffmanWHAT:  Ginger Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, will present on “The Self-Disrespect Objection to Bioenhancement Technologies: A Feminist Analysis of the Complex Relationship Between Enhancement and Self-Respect” published in the Journal of Social Philosophy.

WHEN:  February 18, 2016 12:30 – 2:00 PM

WHERE:  Post Learning Commons, Wachterhauser Seminar Room, 2nd Floor

Cookies and drinks will be provided. Please plan to join us for this
engaging presentation!

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Alum, Authors

Book Signing — Eric Mitchell, ’71 MD, MA FACPE CPE

ericmitchellWHO:  An alum who attended SJU on a basketball
scholarship, Dr. Mitchell  is also a graduate of the Perleman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.

WHAT:  Dr. Mitchell is coming to campus to promote his book: The Flow of Life: Keeping Your Dream Alive.
“…Every teen, student, student athlete from Generation X, and present millennial should make this book a must-read. You will be inspired by his story to a point of focusing on your life.”  – Basketball Hall of Fame Coach, Morgan Wootten, DeMatha High School basketball coach and noted author of multiple books on
principles of basketball.

WHEN:  Friday, January 15th 4:00-6:00 PM

WHERE:  SJU, Post Learning Commons Atrium

We are excited to host Dr. Mitchell’s book signing and hope that you can join us!

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Authors, Books and Lunch, Faculty

Chew on This: John YI

John Yi1WHAT:  John Yi, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Decision and System Sciences will present “Physician Prescribing Behavior Study to
Improve Sales Operations in New Prescription Drug Launch”.  Co-authored with E. Rhee, this article is currently in press with Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management.

WHEN:  November 12th, 12:30 PM

WHERE:  Wachterhauser Seminar Room

Cookies and drinks will be served. Please plan to join us for this
engaging presentation!

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Yi, J. & Rhee, E. (in press). Physician prescribing behavior study to improve sales operations in new prescription drug launch. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Management.

Authors, Books and Lunch, Faculty, Reading

Chew on This: Suniti Sharma

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WHAT:  Suniti Sharma, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Graduate Teacher Education, will be presenting from a book she co-edited, Internationalizing Teacher Education for Social Justice: Theory, Research, and Practice (Research for Social Justice).

WHEN:  October 7th, 12:30PM

WHERE:  Post Learning Commons, Wachterhauser Seminar Room

Cookies and drinks will be served. We anticipate this to be an engaging presentation touching on mission-related themes.

Please plan to join us!

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Authors, Faculty

Ron Wendling Booktalk

Wendling 2 (2)WHAT:  Ron Wendling, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of English, will  discuss his recent memoir, Unsuitable Treasure: An Ex-Jesuit Makes Peace With the Past.

WHERE:  Post Learning Commons Wachterhauser Seminar Room

WHEN:  Monday, September 14th at 3:30 PM

All are invited. Light refreshments will be served.

Please plan to join us for what we anticipate will be an engaging presentation and discussion!

 

 

Authors, Books and Lunch

Robert Repino ’00 — Reading and Book Signing

morteWHAT:  Robert Repino ’00 will read from his book, Morte.  From the publisher: The “war with no name” has begun, with human extinction as its goal. The instigator of this war is the Colony, a race of intelligent ants who, for thousands of years, have been silently building an army that would forever eradicate the destructive, oppressive humans.

WHEN:  April 21st 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

WHERE:  PLC, Wachterhauser Seminar Room

WHO:  All are invited. Hope to see you there!
Bring your lunch. Cookies and drinks will be provided.

 

 

Authors, Books and Lunch, Reading

Faculty Reading and Book Signing

WHO:  Concha Alborg, Professor Emerita from SJU Modern Languages Department, will read from her latest work, Divorce after Death. A Widow’s Memoir. Books will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.

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WHEN:  April 15th, 12:30 PM

WHERE:  Post Learning Commons, Wachterhauser Seminar Room

WHO:  All are invited. Please plan to join us for this engaging talk!
Light refreshments will be served.

 

Authors, Presentation, Reading

Crimson and Gray Book Signing

Crimson and Gray Cover editWHAT:  There will be a presentation
and book signing of Crimson and Gray: The Red-Tailed Hawks of Saint Joseph’s University. Crimson and Gray documents the adventures of two hawks that nested on campus recently. Along with over 50 photos, the book contains supplemental text ranging in topics from Biology to Ignatian Spirituality.

Books cost $25 ea. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards improving bird habitat here on campus.

WHEN:  Thursday, March 26th Free Period

WHERE:  Post Learning Commons, 2nd Floor Lounge

WHO:  All are invited — hope to see you there!