Fall 2010 ToC - GSU Magazine

Year of the Panther

BEIJING - Georgia State University President Mark Becker hurries through a crowded street in downtown Beijing. Horns blare as hundreds teem through a bustling marketplace with wares that include everything from embroidered shoes to cell phone parts. Full Story »

Mapping History

Jeremy Crampton, an associate professor of geography, is using newly declassified archives to help tell the stories of the geographers and cartographers whose maps helped soldiers navigate World War II battlefields. Full Story »

Making the Grade

For the uninitiated, walking into a middle school math class might seem no less hectic than merging into rush hour traffic. But Nia Bernard, 22, a Georgia State University graduate student, has it under control. Full Story »

President's Letter

Expanding horizons: This is a very exciting fall at Georgia State University. In August, we welcomed our largest and, we believe, best prepared freshman class in our history. And in September, we kicked off the inaugural season of Panther football. Full Story »

Cityscapes

On Campus: Anna Oltman: Anna Jane Oltman, a Presidential Scholar from Lawrenceville, Ga., has volunteered at Children's Healthcare Atlanta and wants to be a pediatric nurse and travel to help the needy in third world countries. Full Story »
Spotlight: Fall Homecoming a Success: Georgia State's first fall Homecoming - and its first centered on a football game - proved Panther spirit is strong and growing among students, alumni, employees and the community. Full Story »
At Issue: The Iraq War: John Duffield, professor of political science, examines how the Iraq war has advanced or hindered U.S. national security policy, and the impact of the war on the ability of the United States to pursue its security interests now and in the future. Full Story »
Global/Local: Highlighting the good works of GSU around the world and right here at home. Full Story »
GSU's First President: Before taking the helm at GSU, George M. Sparks was a war correspondent who covered the Mexican Revolution. Full Story »

Athletics

Sports Profile: Courted Home: New head women's basketball coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener is back in Atlanta and is ready to take the Panthers to new heights. Full Story »
Bo Knows: Bo Schlechter, a starting wide receiver and punter for the Panthers, knows magnanimitas. Full Story »

The Arts

A Classical Approach: The School of Music welcomes Carroll Freeman, its first-ever Valerie Adams Distinguished Professor in Opera. Freeman is an internationally known artist who began his career singing with Leonard Bernstein. Full Story »
A Musical Home Run: Atlanta Braves organist and GSU graduate student Matthew Kaminski is keeping the tradition of baseball music alive. Full Story »
New Orleans Gothic: "My Bright Midnight," the latest work of fiction from creative writing professor Josh Russell, tells story of German immigrant in the Big Easy during WWII Full Story »

Advances

Boosting Nature's Recovery: GSU researchers went to Louisiana this fall to see if clay minerals can be used to aid microbes to better break down oil in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Full Story »
Life in the Lab: Amy Ross: Amy Ross, a grad student in the lab of Marise Parent, studies the effects of high fructose diets and memory loss in rats. Full Story »

Connections

Legendary Leader: A.W. "Bill" Dahlberg (B.B.A. '70) marches to the beat of his own drum - literally. Full Story »
Focus on the First Amendment: Lee Armstrong Lumpkin (B.A. '68) became the first woman promoted to a general manager position for a Cox television station in 1997. Full Story »
Justice Goes International: For three months last year, DeKalb Co. Assistant District Attorney Jill Polster (J.D. '01) temporarily put her job on hold to help bring a case against Jean-Pierre Bemba, former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Full Story »
Pigskin Planner: Even before the first snap of the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31, Derek Martin (M.S. '95), senior vice president of events for the Chick-fil-A Bowl, will already be looking ahead to the 2012 college football season. Full Story »
Recovery of Mind and Body: Thomas Nadelhoffer (M.A. '99) came to Georgia State to study neuroscience and philosophy to explore, through science, why we think the way we do. Full Story »
The Guest List: David Allison, B.A. '84, editor of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, shares his top 10 Atlanta business stories of 2010. Full Story »
Class Notes: Class notes are the perfect way to share your news with friends and classmates. Read about your classmates in this issue of GSU Magazine, then share your own news, achievements, accomplishments and photos. Full Story »
In Memoriam: Full Story »