*A Nov. 18 column in the New Haven Register by Randy Beach focused on Lisa Siedlarz, who has written a book of poetry about her brother’s (Kevin) deployment in Afghanistan. Lisa is a loan administrator in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
The following is a link to the Register column:
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/11/17/news/doc50a840ee9a4f9743170908.prt
*Deborah Carroll, professor of psychology, was interviewed Nov. 18 on Channel 61’s morning news show for her recent selection as Connecticut Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The interview ran for about 4 1/2 minutes.
The following is a link to the Channel 61 interview:
http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91060&sitesection=wtic_mrn_590&VID=23892146
Deborah was also featured in the Nov. 15 edition of the New Haven Register for the same award.
The following is a link to the Register story:
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/11/15/news/new_haven/doc50a59bf392efe915352131.txt
And Channel 8 posted an article on its website about her award on Nov. 14.
http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/education/conn-professor-of-the-year-selected
*Wes O’Brien, chairman of the Media Studies Department, was the focus of a Page 1 story in the Nov. 11 (Sunday) edition of the New Haven Register pertaining to his research on music that is played in war movies. He found that the music is often indicative of society’s changing attitudes toward a particular war.
The following is a link to the Register story:
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/11/11/news/doc509f2bdbbf6ad252850280.txt
*The SCSU Veterans Association was highlighted in an article that appeared in the Nov. 8 edition of the New Haven Register. The organization had participated in a charity event for a Connecticut veteran who killed during the Iraq War.
The following is a link to the story:
http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/11/07/news/new_haven/doc509b164fb5227075056120.txt