Faculty work on display in library through April 26

The ceremony launching the Faculty Scholarship exhibit in the library include Jeffrey Trumbower, vice president for academic affairs (center-right with glasses and blue shirt) among faculty attendees enjoying refreshments.

Hosted by the Library and the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the exhibit of faculty publications/creative works will be on display from April 19-26 in the Dailey Room.

On display are scholarly and creative works that were completed and published during the period December 1, 2019 to the present. The exhibit is an impressive visual representation of the ongoing scholarship and research conducted by Saint Michael’s College faculty, reflecting faculty members’ expertise in their fields and their contributions to solving complex local, national, and global issues.

Saint Michael’s faculty are known for their excellence in teaching and creating dynamic learning environments and this is an opportunity for the community also to experience the breadth and quality of our faculty’s scholarly and creative contributions, according to Laura Crain, library director, and Kristin Hindes of the Durick staff who is organizing this exhibit.

“The volume of faculty creative and scholarly work is impressive. We have over 100 submissions of books, journal articles, poetry, videos, and music in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM,” said Crain.

The display of faculty scholarship in Durick Library.

Throughout the year, on the main level of the library, is a permanent display of books edited or written by current teaching faculty. “The Library is the ideal space to host this exhibit because of the variety of ways librarians support faculty research: collaborating with faculty members to identify useful resources and services, acquisition of library content, and building awareness of library services and resources.”

Gretchen Galbraith, Dean of the Faculty, said she has been looking forward to the Faculty Celebration that marks the revival of an important tradition at the College. “As I read through the list of scholarly and creative accomplishments, I am struck by just how impressive it is that our colleagues managed to keep researching, writing, and creating through the incredible challenges of the past few years,” Galbraith said.

The office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Durick Library hosted a reception launching this exhibit of faculty publications on Wednesday, April 19 from 3 p.m to 5 p.m in the Library Dailey Room. Jeffrey Trumbower, vice president for academic affairs, called the opening reception an “opportunity to connect with colleagues, enjoy light beverages and snacks, and celebrate the scholarly and creative work of the Saint Michael’s faculty.”

On display are 100-plus distinct works from more than 25 faculty members – scholarly articles and published papers, translations, poetry and more. Faculty with works in this exhibit include Alain Brizard (physics), Jennifer Purcell (history), Alexandra Garrett (history), Nathaniel G. Lew  (fine arts),  Trevien Stanger (environmental science and studies, George Ashline (mathematics), Valerie Bang-Jensen (education), Sarah Nosek (psychology), James Nagle (education), Michael Larsen (statistics). Anthony Richardson (psychology), Daniel Johnson (English), Frank Varney (history), Greg Delanty (English), Patrick Standen  and Crystal L’Hote (philosophy), Katy Farber (education), Sarah Hastings (psychology), Michael Bosia (political science), Peter Harrigan (fine arts), Ruth Fabian Fine and Adam Weaver (biology/neuroscience), Clayton Williams (environmental science and studies), Nicole Podnecky (biology), Lyndsay Avery (biology), Brian Collier (fine arts), Kristin Dykstra (distinguished scholar in residence), and Krista Billingsley (criminology/anthropology).

Another view of the faculty scholarship on display.