Marietta College News

Kremer Amphitheatre concert series kicks off July 1
June 29, 2009

Marietta College kicks off the Kremer Amphitheatre Concert Series on Wednesday with a two-hour concert by the talented rhythm and blues artist Dav "Fathead" Davis.

"We invite the students, staff, faculty, their families and the Marietta community to this free outdoor concert in our new amphitheatre," said David Travis, Director of Student Activities & Greek Life at Marietta College. "We had Dav 'Fathead' Davis perform for our Coffee House Series during the academic year and he was probably the best musician I've heard in years."

The Offices of Residence Life and Student Activities & Greek Life sponsor the Kremer Amphitheatre Concert Series.

Davis, who sings and plays the electric piano, will be accompanied by his band. The seasoned performer has been entertaining for more than three decades.

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Fourth-grade students learn about neuroscience
June 18, 2009

Neuroscience and fourth-grade girls generally don’t mix. Most people wouldn’t think of 9- and 10-year olds as scientists, but at Marietta College’s Women in the Sciences (WITS) camp, girls spend an entire week exploring aspects of science they probably wouldn’t experience in a regular classroom at school.

On the first day of camp, Group 1 learns about the expansive topic of neuroscience. As the girls file into the classroom, most chat about summer fun and topics that have nothing to do with science. Dr. Cheryl Arnold, Instructor of Psychology at Marietta College, is ready for the girls with a PowerPoint presentation: “Do you see what I see?” and Neuroscience written on the board.

As the girls settle into their chairs, she begins talking about how the brain can misunderstand what the body senses.

“Does anyone know that your very own eyes have blind spots in them?” Arnold asked. She then provided every girl with a piece of paper to do an experiment with to find out if they really do have blind spots. To their amazement, they did and their facial expressions showed it.

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Marietta professors present scholarly papers in Costa Rica
June 17, 2009

Marietta College’s Dr. Luding Tong, Associate Professor of Chinese, and Dr. Mark Bagshaw, Professor of Management and Leadership, presented scholarly papers on their research at the Global Conference on Business and Finance Research, held in San Jose, Costa Rica, during the last week of May.

The annual conference was sponsored by the Institute for Business and Finance Research is Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tong’s paper, “The Interplay of Cultural Imperialism and Cultural Nationalism in Multinationals’ Advertising Strategies in China,” received a “Best in Session” award as the result of the conference’s peer review process. Dr. Bagshaw chaired one of the conference sessions and presented his research on “Divergent Leadership Concepts in the Team Structures of American Multinational Experiences.” This paper examined issues in creating work teams with team members from different cultural backgrounds.

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