https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0b457994c9044a686798b153cbaa423d.pdf 1a2a19bb21a0cfe0cf41783ec31565b3 PDF Text Text 1995 Social & Behavioral Science Seminars �Acknowledgements The Division of Social and Behavorial Sciences extends appreciation to the administration, faculty, and staff of Casper College whose continuingsupport helps to make the seminar possible. �& \ L Social Science Seminar Casper College Bertrude Krampert Theatre March 23-24 1995 Seminar i Director Garth Shanklin �Gale Alexander Gale Alexander is a romiiiunii aiion s|K-(:ialist with ex|x;rienee as a teacher, forensics coat II, s|x.xiker, seminar leader, and facilitator. As a Communication instructor al Casper College, she envisioned and led to development the Department of Communit ation, wa.s Director of Forensics during the formative years of the program, sened as Chair for the Division of language and Uierature, and received both the Burlington-Northern Excellence in Teaching Award in 1986 and Rosenthal Outstanding Educator Award in 1994. Iler contributions to Casper College and community college forensics were recognized in 1984 through a commendation by the Casper College BoaW of Trustees, and in 1988 by the National Service Award given by Phi Rho Pi National Forensics ScKiety. In addition to her duties at Casper College, Mrs. Alexander is a frequent presenter fro various business, church, education, and civic groups in the region. **Space: The Physical Frontier” Control of physical space has frequently been a matter of life or death. Wars and street fights reflect our passion for territory, but control of physical space is more commonly subtle. In social interaction, messages ranging from status to liking, from dominance to submissiveness are communicated through the use of space. The study of proximity explores how we use space to “say things" to fxtople. The intricacies of this message system, with practical application for business, teaching, and inteqx'rsonal experiences will be the focus of this presentation. 15 Dr. Richard R. Askay Dr. Askay is currently AsstK'iate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Portland, Oregon. HLs areas of .s|K‘cializ;ition include Contemporary Continental Philosophy, (especially 19th and 20th Century’ Existentialism and Phenomenology'), and Philosophy of Psychology, (csjiecially Personality theory, Freudial Psychoanalysis, and existential psychoanalysis). In addition to his many awards. Dr. Askay ha.s rer eived National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships in 1985 and 1988, the Burfington-Northem Outstanding Teaching Award for Excellence and Creativity in 1989, and Tlie Graves Award for Outstanding Quality and Creativity in Teaching in 1992. Dr. Askay is a member of the American Philosophical As,stK'iation, the Northwest Conference on Philosophy, the SrKiety for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, and the Society for Philosophy and Psychology. “The Modem World, Knowledge. Power, Control & Catastrophe” In his presentation. Dr. Askay will invite the audience to accompany him in railing into question some of our most treasured prcsup|xisitions and goals underlying a couple of our dominant world |x;rspectives. It i.s these fundamental assumptions which shape the way in whii h we see the world and ourselves as participants within the world. Dr. Askay believes that we must come to see that .scientific investigation and reflection Ls one way to see the world. A way not the way. We must stop thinking of it as giving us facts, (professed to be established through reason and/or observation). The more general point is that we must come to assume a stance of genuine o|x;nness to alternative world-views, to be open to .seeing in different ways. �Dr. James H. Banning Dr. Banriing is a professor in the School of Education and holds a special appointment in the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. In 1973 Dr. Banning began the initial work to create a field of study known as campus ecology. Campu.s ecology is the study of the relationships among people and the college and university environment. His current work G: fix use.s on how physical features of this environment, (buildings, signs, and symbols), communicate to the inhabitants of the environment. He also serves as the editor of the national newsletter T/k Campus Fxolopisl. Dr. Banning is a member of the American Psychologit al Ass<Kiation, the Environmental Design Research Association, and the American College Personnel AsstK'iation. “Physical Artifacts: Nonverbal Communicalors of Multiculturalism” In bls presentation. Dr. Banning will utilize a 35mm slide show to illustrate the im|)onant role that physical artifacts play in nonverbal communications regartling multiculturalism. The slide presentation will focus on the following multicultural parameters; gender, ethnicity, physical disability, and sexual orientation. Within each of these parameters, physical artifacts, (art, signs, graffiti, and architecture), will be utilized to illustrate evaluative messages, (overtly positive to overtly negative). The content of these messages cover the general areas of belonging, safety, equity, and roles. The importance of utilizing physical artifacts and the methtxl of visual anthropology to help understand environment behavior transaction.s will be highlighted. In addition, Dr. Banning's program will addre.ss the applications of the taxonomy for understanding multicultural issues within educational environments. Dr. Fred Beauvais Dr. Beauvais is a senior research scientist with the Tri-ethnic Center for Prevention Research at Colorado State University. He has been with the Center for nearly 20 years. The Center’s research focuses on sexrial issues that affect the lives of minority youth in the United States, primarily American Indian and MexicanAmerican youth. Dr. Beauvais has written extensively on drug and alcohol problems as well a.s other stx ial problems among these |x»pulations. Dr. Beauvais consults nationally with American Indian trilies, government agencie.s and educational institutions regarding adolescent development issues. Titrough his work. Dr. Beauvais has developed an interest in the ways in which culture impacts Ixrhavior and development and is a strong advocate of the preservation of traditional cultures. “Cultural Identity and Behavior” In his presentation. Dr. Beauvais will discuss the relationship of cultural identity and behavior. If the term culture is defined fairly broadly we all partici[iate in a variety of cultural environmencs and our behavior changes according to the demands of each. If the elements of these cultures are overlapping, or at least are not very disparate, the transition from on e to another is not very taxing. As the nature of the cultures diverge, the (xxssibility of conflict and stress arisc.s as an individual transits from one to the other. Dr. Beauvais believes that stress, however, is not inevitable. In his presentation he will show that inilividuals have the capacity to pank ipate in multiple cultures and that there is evidence to suggest that those who do so may achieve a more satisfying life and a healthier level of psychological functions. Dr. Bc-auvais feels, the key to this adjustment lies in creating stxsial ensironnienrs that accept and supixirt a variety of t ulturally determined behaviors. �Thursday March 23 9.00 a.m. Coffee & cookies 8:30 a.m. Coffee & cookies 9:45 a.m. Welcome 9:00 a.m. Influences of Language on Human Thought and Behavior — Dr. LeRoy Slrausner President, Casper College — Carolyn Logan, Ph D., Casper College 10:00 a.m. Struggling to Save Ourselves: Concern.s about Behavior, Institution Building, and Ideas of the Environmental Movement 10:00 a.m. Space: The Physical Frontier — Gale Alexander, M.S., Casper College — Brian Ellison, Ph D., USGAO National Resource.s Management, Washington, D.C. 11:00 a.m. Virtual Environments and Simulation — Michael McCauley, Ph.D. President, Monterey Technologies, Inc. 11:00 a.m. 12 Noon Looking for Tomorrow: Global Changes in Lifelong Learning — Jay Carey, Ph D. University of Massachusetts at Amherst — Caroline Sherritt, Ph D., University of Wyoming 12 Noon Place Names and Legends of Wyoming’s Indigenous Peoples 1:00 p.m. Cultural Identity and Behavior — Barbara Mueller, Ph.D., Casper College — Fred Beauvais, Ph D. Colorado State University 2:00 p.m. Perceptions of and Interactions with the Physical Environment — Gerald Nelson, Ph D., Casper College 7:00 p.m. Physical Artifacts: Nonverbal Communicators of Multiculturalism Psychological and Interpersonal Benefits of being Rooted in a Group History .I “I — Jame.s Banning, Ph D. 1 �■Lv Dr. John C. Carey Dr. Carey is the As,s(k iate Dean of tlie SehiKil of Education at the University of Mas.sai husetts at Amherst, lie is the m- editor Multicultural Counseling in Schools and is the author of numerous research articles in counselor develi tpment. Dr. Carey is also the lead fiddler in Rosie’s Ceili Band, and Irish American ensemble dedicated to CTtploring the connection between Irish and North American culture through • performance. “Psychological and Interpersonal Benefits of being Rooted in a Group History” In his presentation, Dr. Carey will discu.ss bis belief that psychology in the United States has embraced a radical individualism which situates causative explanations for behavior within individuals. While the (tersonal history of the individual has been considered to be important, Dr. Carey telieves that the history of the groups to which the individual belongs has largely been ignored as a causative influence on behavior. Historical factors such as intetgroup interaction have largely been ignored. According to Dr. Carey group history, current group interactions, and the relationship of group membership to self-definition have been underemphasized...leading to impoverished understandings of human behavior and sterile approaches to promoting psychological health and well-being. Dr. Carey will attempt to bring balance between petsonal and group history by demonstrating the relationship between self-identity and group membership, and by explicating the relaiittnships among group membership, psychological health, and prcxsocial behavior. 157Dr. Brian Ellison Dr. Ellison is presently working for the U.S. General Accounting Office, Congress's research and investigative arnt, S|x?cializing in environmental and natural resources management issues. Most of Dr. Ellison’s work has ftKused on water resources development, and endangered species issues. In addition to government service, he has taught at the University of Colorado, Denver, Graduate Sch(K)l of Public Affairs, Colorado State University, Casper College, and at the GAO Institute. Dr. Ellison’s research focuses on bureaucratic politics and natural resources management and has been published in public administration journals. “Slnig^ing to Save Ourselves: Concerns About Behavior, InstitiMion Building, and the Meas of the Environmental Movement” In hts presentation. Dr. Ellison will draw from his own eclectic background and belief that someone should start talking about environmentalism without concern for disciplinary boundaries. He will borrow widely from the disciplines of psychology, American Studies, sociology, public administration, and politics. He will trace the ideas of the environmental movement from their inception as ideas about human behavior to their institutionalization in the structures of government and srx iety. Dr. Ellison will examine the ideas of the American transcendentalists and describe how the conservationists created the foundation for many of the institutions that play a central role in current environmental polity debates. Through his presentation. Dr. Ellison will give the audience a greater understanding of the political and institutional arena of the environmental debate, and an appreciation for the social complexity of environmental problems. �15 Dr. Carolyn Logan Dr. Carolyn Ixigan teaches composition and women’s studies and directs the Women’s Studies Program at Casper College. She has been a member of Casper College .s faculty since 1967 and was chair. .f the Division of Language and Dterature from 1980 to 1983. "Influences of Language on Human Thought and Behavior” In her presentation Dr. Logan will discuss the influences of language on thought and behavior, asserting that language shapes perception and reality. Dr. Logan believes that language, a human construct which none of us can escape, is a maze we can learn to negotiate. Dr. Michael E. McCauley Dr. McCauley is President and cofounder of Monterey Technologies, Inc. Dr. McCauley’s areas of interest and experience include human perception and performance in applied settings, training technology and training effectiveness, motion sickness, simulator sickness, cybersickness, voice technology, flight Currently Dr. McCauley is also appointed to the Federal Highway Administration’s "Intelligent Transportation System National Architecture Technical Review Team’’, and the Transportation Research Board’s "Committee to Assess the Capacity and Demand for the National Advanced Driving Simulator.’’ simulation, and driving simulation. "Virtual Environments and Simulation For Education, Training, and Research” In his presentation Dr. McCauley will discuss how the relationship between environment and behavior is entering a new era. Advances in computer science now enable behavioral scientists to produce realistic, repeatable representation of many, if not most environments. Virtual environments now can be generated through the use of advanced computer graphics, three-dimensional sound systems, and haptic interfaces. Specifically, Dr. McCauley will discuss how his company's work on a mobile, automobile driving simulator i.s an example of this new technology. Two of the driving simulators are being used in Australia to reduce the accident rate of young drivers. Dr. McCauley believes a major issue to be discussed will be how young drivers, over time, learn to extract information from the multisensory milieu to lx,‘come safer drivers, to adapt to the environment and survive. In addition, video tapes of the driving simulator will be shown. �Dr. Barbara Mueller Dr. Mueller teaches anihr<)[)ol(igy anil sociolog)' classes at Cas(ier College, and has just received a Fulbriglit award for summer travel to Poland and Hungary, making her the first Fulbright scholar in Casper College’s history. In addition to her many courses, Dr. Mueller teaches a course entitled “North American Indian Cultures”. For several summers she has conducted Eldertiostcl fieldtlifTs visiting numerous Indian sites throughout Wyoming and has developed a deep appreciation for the state's Indian heritage. ""Place Names and Legends of Wyoming’s Indigenous Peoples” In her presentation, Dr. Mueller will utilize a 35mm slide show to highlight .some of the explanatory legends that the Wyoming Indian tribes developed to account for various physical features in their environment. Dr. Mueller will discus.s how the Plains Indians relied on the earth’s natural resources for their survival and consequently protected their environment and established strong spiritual ties to the land, which are represented in their myths and stories. Slides by Donna Davis. Dr. Gerald E. Nelson Dr. Nelson teaches geology and geography at Cas[x;r College and i.s currently the Chair of Physical Sc iences Division at Casper College. In addition. Dr. Nelson serves a.s the Director of the Casper College Summer Science and Math Institute, is the Director of the Tate Museum at Casper College, is a part-time adjunct instructor of geology and geography at the University of Wyoming at Casper, and is an independent Si consulting geologist specializing in enviainmental geology and oil and gas exploration. Dr. Nelson’s many awards include the 1990 Buriington Northern Outstanding Teacher award, and the Wyoming Community College Trustees Assixiaiion Outstanding Educator for 1994. Dr. Nelson Is a member of the National As,sociation of Geology Teachers and the Wyoming Geological Association. ""Perceptions of and Interactions with the Physical Environment” In his presentation Dr. Nelson will examine examples of human interactions with the natural environment. In hi.s discussion, Dr. Nelson will explore what some of these interactions illustrate about human attitudes toward nature. �� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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