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2009-2010 ACCA Seminar Series

             Current ACCA Seminars in Biology, Chemistry, and Computer Science are listed below.  Following those are several past seminars if you are interested in learning more about ACCA activities.  A listing of past Chemistry Seminars is also contained at the Chemistry website - http://www.stfrancis.edu/content/ns/diab/acca/acca.htm 

ACCA BIOLOGY SEMINAR - SPRING 2010

ACCA Spring 2010 Seminar Series:     Biological Forensics

Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Birck Hall of Science   Room 112

February 9- April 20

Benedictine University

2/9        Secrets from the Dead: An Insight into Forensic Anthropology.

            Paula Tomczak, Ph.D.  Benedictine University (cancelled - snow)

2/16     Life in the Coroner’s Office

Mary Beth Bleigh, Deputy Coroner, DuPage Coroners Office   

2/23      Secrets from the Dead - rescheduled from 2/9

3/2        Forensic Entomology: Use of Insects in Crime Investigation

Ralph Williams, Ph.D. ABFE   Purdue University

3/9       No Lecture: spring break at Benedictine

3/16     Drug Analyses in Forensics

Adam Negrusz, Ph.D.  University of Illinois, Department of Forensics

3/23     A. Karl Larsen, Ph.D.  Illinois State Police Center at Chicago

3/30     Forensic Misroscopy: Trace Evidence and the Polarized Light Microscope

Meggan King Research Microscopist, McCrone Research Institute

4/6       TBA

4/13     TBA

4/20     Forensic Odontology

            Pamela Jurgens-Topke, DDS UIC College of Dentistry

Child Abuse and Dentistry

            John Kenny, DDS,  UIC College of Dentistry

Lectures are open to the public if space permits.

Organizers:       Margaret Jonah, Dominican University jonahmm@dom.edu

                        Allison Wilson, Benedictine University awilson@ben.edu

Abstracts due: March 15, 2010

PAST ACCA SEMINARS

ACCA BIOLOGY SEMINAR - FALL 2009

Charles Darwin and his Legacy, A Bicentennial Celebration

ACCA Biology Seminar – Fall 2009 – 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.

Birck Hall – Tellabs Lecture Hall

Coordinator: Dr. Al Martin, Benedictine University

Sept.15:           The Life and Work of Charles Darwin

Al Martin, Benedictine University

Sept. 22:          A visit from Charles Darwin

John Wagner, Field Museum

Sept. 29:          New Insights on Darwin’s ‘Imperfect’ Fossil Record

Phil Novak-Gottshall, Benedictine University

Oct.6:              Randomness, Purpose, God and Evolution: Can They Go Together?

Richard Colling, retired Olivet Nazarene University

Oct.13:            Monkey Business and the Media: Misconceptions About Human Evolution Abigail Derby, Field Museum and Benedictine University

Oct.20:            Impact of Evolutionary Thought on Theology

Phil Hefner, Lutheran School of Theology

Oct.27:            New Insights into Human Evolution

Laura Gruss, Benedictine University

Nov. 3:             What is a Transitional Form? Or Why ‘Mammal-like Reptiles Aren’t Reptiles

Ken Angielczyk, Field Museum

Nov. 10:           On Being Upright: Reflections on Being Human in the Year of Darwin

Phil Sloan, University of Notre Dame

Nov.17:            TBA

ACCA CHEMISTRY SEMINAR - FALL 2009

ACCA Lecture Series on Spectroscopy, Tuesday Evenings 7:00 – 8:45 p.m

Held at The McCrone Group, 850 Pasquinelli Drive , Westmont , IL

ACCA-CS Fall Seminar Series

An Introduction to Information Security

Through this series of seminars, students will learn the fundamentals of information security, including both the relevant technical and policy issues. As the field of information security is an inherently interdisciplinary one that requires careful planning and ongoing attention to technical detail, it is important that students be exposed to this rich field in a way that reflects that dichotomy. The topics for the weekly seminars have been chosen to achieve such a blend.

The weekly presentations will take place from 7pm to 9pm on the nights identified below.

An Introduction to the Field

Dr. Faisal Abdullah of Lewis University
Wednesday, Sept. 23

Establishing the need for security: business needs, threats, and attacks.

Mark Las of Colliers
Tuesday, Sept 29

Legal, Ethical, and Professional Issues in Information Security

Gary Bannister of ISACA
Tuesday, October 6

Risk Management and Assessment

Gary Bannister of ISACA

Tuesday, October 13

Introduction to Encryption

Dr. Stephen Lovett of Wheaton College

Tuesday, October 20

Security Technology: Introduction to Firewalls, VPNs, and Software Controls

Bill Lidinski of IIT
Tuesday, October 27

Intrusion Detection Systems

Matt Kwiatkowski of Argonne
Tuesday, November 3

Access Control and Single Sign-On

Mike Skwarek of Argonne
Tuesday, November 10

Cybercrime and Forensics

Robert Yalden of the FBI
Tuesday, November 17

SPRING 2009 BIOLOGY SEMINAR

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Tuesdays, February 3rd - April 7th      

                                                                     7:00 PM   Benedictine University

                                                                     Birck Science Center - Room TBD                                                                     

Feb 3^rd            Dr. Wm. Michael Whiteside PhD,  Asst. Professor of Molecular Biology Department of Natural Science, Concordia University Chicago.

                        “The Nature of Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases”

Feb 10^th             Dr. Mary Groll M.D, Attending Pediatrician,  Emergency Pediatric Medicine  Children’s Memorial Hospital and Instructor,  Northwestern Medical School.

 “Influenza: Past Present and Future”

Feb 17^th           Ms. Janis Bartel MSN RN, Infection Control Practitioner, Loyola University Medical Center .

“MRSA, VRE and VRSA”

Feb 24^th           Dr. Susan C. Baker Ph.D, Professor of Molecular Virology, Department of Microbiology & Immunology Loyola University Medical Center .

“Developing antiviral drugs to SARS-Coronavirus”

Mar 3^rd            Dr. Adam Driks Ph.D, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Loyola University Medical Center .

"Spore formation in  Bacillus anthracis and  Bacillus subtilis: Roles in survival and pathogenesis, and  defense against biological weapons "

Mar 10^th          Lt. Kevin Togami EMT-P, FF III Lisle Woodridge Fire Department and Louisiana State University  National Centers for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBMRT).

                        “WMD overview and first response to chemical biological and radioactive (CBR) attacks”

Mar 17^th          Dr. Nicholas Cianciotto Ph.D, Professor of Microbiology-Immunology Department of Microbiology-Immunology Northwestern University Medical School .

                        “Molecular pathogenesis of Legionella pneumophila, the agent of Legionnaires' disease”

Mar 24^th          Dr. Alexander Mankin PhD, Professor and Associate Director Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology University of Illinois at Chicago .

“Ribosomal antibiotics and the mechanisms of resistance”

Mar 31^st          Dr. Laimonis A. Laimins PhD, Professor of Microbiology-Immunology. Northwestern University.

"Connection between the Papillomavirus and cervical cancer"

Apr 7^th             Dr. Chris Wiethoff Ph.D, Assistant Professor Loyola University Medical Center Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

                        “Mechanisms of nonenveloped virus cell entry”

Coordinator - Dr. Michael Whiteside - Concordia University 

                      Michael.Whniteside@cuchicago.edu

PREVIOUS SEMINARS

FALL 2008 BIOLOGY SEMINAR   "INVASIVE SPECIES"

           Schedule is posted below.  Seminar will be held at Benedictine University on Tuesday evenings (7:00-9:00) from mid-September until the end of November.  The series is coordinated by Dr. Jerry Kavouras of Lewis University.

ACCA – Invasive Species Seminar Fall 2008

Date                                         Speaker

September 23^rd                       Elizabeth Latenser

                                                John G. Shedd Aquarium

September 30^th                               Greg Spyreas

                                                Illinois Natural History Survey

October 7^th                              Susan Post

                                                Illinois Natural History Survey

October 14^th                            Dr. Christopher Appelt

                                                St. Xavier University

October 21^st                             Dr. Martin Berg

                                                Loyola University Chicago

October 28^th                            Dr. Richard King

                                                Northern Illinois University

November 4^th                           Dr. James Maki

                                                Marquette University

November 11^th                         Dr. Preston Aldrich

                                                Benedictine University

November 18^th                         Dr. Richard Lankau

                                                Illinois Natural History Survey

FALL 2008 CHEMISTRY SEMINAR   "NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY"

           Schedule is posted below.  Seminar will be held at Benedictine University on Tuesday evenings (7:00-9:00) from mid-September until the end of November.  The series is coordinated by Dr. Paul Brandt of North Central College.

DATE               SPEAKER/AFFILIATION                       TITLE

Sept. 16             Yoon Chang, ANL (Argonne Nat'l Lab)   Development of Nuclear Power

Sept. 23             Candido Pereira, ANL                               Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel

Sept. 30              Mark Nutt, ANL                                       Waste Management Systems Analysis

Oct. 7                 Michael Welch, Washington Univ            Introduction to the Use of Radioactive Tracers in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy

Oct. 14               Mark Jensen, ANL                                   Comparative Solutions of Actinides & Lanthanides

Oct. 21               George Mosho, ANL                                Radiation Safety Principles

Oct. 28               Jim Truran, Univ. of Chicago                    Cosmic Chemistry

Nov. 4                Romualdo de Souza, Indiana Univ.           Microscopic Drkoplets

Nov. 11 & 18     Speakers and Topics TBA

PREVIOUS ACCA SEMINARS - FOR INFORMATION

Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area

Chemical and Biological Microscopy

The College of Microscopy welcomes ACCA chemistry and biology students and faculty to a Spring Seminar Series.

The Spring Seminar Series will be held in the new College of Microscopy auditorium in The McCrone Group facility at 850 Pasquinelli Drive , Westmont , IL 60559 .

For directions, visit www.collegeofmicroscopy.com and go to ”Area Info.”

Beginning Tuesday, February 5, 2008 , from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. , the 10- week series will be held each Tuesday evening through April 8, 2008 .

Each evening will feature an instructor from the faculty of The College of Microscopy or a senior scientist from McCrone Associates.  Biographical information about each instructor can be found by clicking on “Instructors” on the home page of www.collegeofmicroscopy.com.

Each evening will be filled with lecture (theory, practice, equipment, sampling and application), demonstrations and illustrative examples from industry.

If you have any specific questions regarding directions or the series content, feel free to contact Chuck Zona, Dean, College of Microscopy , at 630-887-7100 or email czona@mccrone.com.

Spring Seminar Series Subject Matter

Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area  

**Fall, 2007, Chemistry Seminar

Location:  Benedictine University

                  Birck 112

                  Tuesdays, 9/11 to 11/13

Topic:        COSMETIC CHEMISTRY 

Graduate Credit for this ACCA Lecture Series is being offered by Olivet Nazarene University.  Contact Dr. Douglas Armstrong for additional information:  darmstrg@olivet.edu or by phone at: 815-939-5393 

Fall 2007 ACCA Biology Seminar

Biogeography

10 Tuesdays, September 11 – November 13, 2007; 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Birck   Science Building , Room BK-218

Benedictine University

5700 College Road , Lisle , IL 60532

Coordinator

William N. Carvell, Department of Biological Sciences, St. Xavier University

                                                                    carvell@sxu.edu

·         September 11          THE BREADFRUIT TRAIL: UNDERSTANDING THE HUMAN-MEDIATED

                                    DISPERSAL OF AN OCEANIC CROP

                                    Dr. Nyree Zerega, Chicago Botanic Garden

·         September 18          GEOGRAPHY OF PLANT SPECIES RICHNESS

                                    Dr. William Burger, Department of Botany, The Field Museum

·         September 25          BIOGEOGRAPHY OF NEOTROPICAL BIRDS

                                    Dr. John Bates, Department of Zoology, The Field Museum

·         October 2               CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS

IN THE GEOLOGIC PAST

Dr. Francesca Smith, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Northwestern University

·         October 9               BIOGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN POLLINATOR-PLANT INTERACTION,

                                    A PENSTEMON CASE STUDY.

                                    Dr. Jeremie Fant, Chicago Botanic Garden

·         October 16              TITLE PENDING

                                    Dr. David Jablonski, Department of Geophysical Sciences

                                    The University of Chicago

·         October 23              THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AMERICAN MAMMALS

                                    Dr. Bruce Patterson, Department of Zoology, The Field Museum

·         October 30              BIOGEOGRAPHY OF FLOWERING PLANTS

                                    Sir Peter R. Crane, Department of Geophysical Sciences,

The University of Chicago

·         November 6            PLANT DIVERSITY IN THE SINO-HIMALAYA, AND THE

                                    EVOLUTION OF SPECIES RANGES THROUGH TIME

                                    Dr. Richard Ree, Department of Botany, The Field Museum

·         November 13          BIOGEOGRAPHY OF MUSHROOMS AND OTHER MACROFUNGI

                                    Dr. Greg Mueller, Department of Botany, The Field Museum

**Fall, 2007 Computer Science Seminar    BIOINFORMATICS

The ACCA 2007 fall seminar series on bioinformatics will run on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Dominican University in the Rebecca Crown library, room Crown 310A.  It will begin on September 11 and run through November 6.

As the use of computers is transforming biological research, this should be a very interesting seminar series, offering CS students insight into the work being done in biology that is facilitated by computing.  It would also be informative to biology students, who are also welcome to attend.

Please let me know as soon as possible whether your school will be participating, and if so, whether by sending students to Dominican or via remote connection.  Contact me through email at jhelwig@dom.edu 

In addition, for those who are going to connect remotely, please contact our media specialist, Daniel Martin, at dmartin@dom.edu.  For each remote site, he will need to know contact information for ht technical coordinator, the IP address of the video conferencing system, and if possible, the brand of video conferencing system that will be used.  I hope to have a website up later this week that will provide information on each week's topic and speaker.

Janet Helwig

**Spring 2008 - Seminar in Biology and Chemistry   -  SELECTED TOPICS IN MICROSCOPY

Offered at McCrone/College of Microscopy (Westmont, IL)

Tuesdays, February 5 - April 8, 2008

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area

Chemical and Biological Microscopy

The College of Microscopy welcomes ACCA chemistry and biology students and faculty to a Spring Seminar Series.

The Spring Seminar Series will be held in the new College of Microscopy auditorium in The McCrone Group facility at 850 Pasquinelli Drive , Westmont , IL 60559 .

For directions, visit www.collegeofmicroscopy.com and go to ”Area Info.”

Beginning Tuesday, February 5, 2008 , from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. , the 10- week series will be held each Tuesday evening through April 8, 2008 .

Each evening will feature an instructor from the faculty of The College of Microscopy or a senior scientist from McCrone Associates.  Biographical information about each instructor can be found by clicking on “Instructors” on the home page of www.collegeofmicroscopy.com.

Each evening will be filled with lecture (theory, practice, equipment, sampling and application), demonstrations and illustrative examples from industry.

If you have any specific questions regarding directions or the series content, feel free to contact Chuck Zona, Dean, College of Microscopy , at 630-887-7100 or email czona@mccrone.com.

Spring Seminar Series Subject Matter

PREVIOUS SEMINARS - FOR INFORMATION

Spring, 2007 Biology Seminar

Location:  Benedictine University

Birck 112 – Tellabs lecture hall (large room just inside front door of Birck Hall     of Science)

Tuesdays:  7:00-9:00 PM (except for field trips)

Title:  Selective and Contemporary Topics in Nutrition

02-06-07         A Physician Perspective on the Role of Nutrition in the Prevention of Diseases

Dr. John M. Saran, M.D., F.A.C.P., Edward Medical Group

02-13-07         The Diet and Alzheimer Disease

Dr. John M. Saran, M.D., F.A.C.P., Edward Medical Group

02-20-07         Supplementation and Weight Loss

Dr. Craig E. Broeder, Ph.D., Benedictine University

02-27-07         Eating Disorders on the Firing Line

Ms. Mary Weeden, RN, MSW, Aurora University

03-06-07        The Role of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in the Prevention of Osteoarthritis

 Dr. John K. Lloyd, Ph.D., Aurora University

03-13-07         Anti-Carcinogenic Activity by Fruit Phenolic Compounds

Dr. Gary D. Stoner, Ph.D., Ohio State University

03-20-07         Field Trip to the Shedd Aquarium (after hours 06:00 PM – 08:30 PM) Cost: $15.00 Lecture on “Right Bite: Making the Right Seafood Choice.” Students will have the opportunity to visit the Oceanarium, Wild Reef, and Caribbean Reef & Galleries.

03-27-07         Type II Diabetes in Children and Adolescent

Dr. Deepa Handu, Ph.D., Benedictine University

04-03-07           Field Trip to the Museum of Science and Industry to view “Body Worlds II,

The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies.”  Students will have the

opportunity to view the digestive system and other physiological systems.

Cost:  $18.00 per person, Time 05:00 PM – 09:00 PM Especially for ACCA

Students. Order tickets now!! Call (773) 684-9844, ext (0) or on line at www.msichicago.org

04-10-07         Ergogenic Aids to Optimize Athletic Performance

Dr. Judith Lukaszuk, Ph.D., Northern Illinois University

Seminar Planner:  Dr. John K. Lloyd, Aurora University:  (630) 844-5620; jlloyd@aurora.edu

Seminar Site Coordinator:  Dr. Allison Wilson, Benedictine University  awilson@ben.edu                                 

              Fall 2006 Biology Seminar - URBAN ECOLOGY

                                          URBAN ECOLOGY

                   Schedule of Lectures for Fall 2006 Biology Division Seminar

Sept. 12            Ecology of Streams in the Urban Landscape

                        Dr. Clay Runck, Benedictine University

Sept. 19            Urban Wetlands in the Changing Landscape of Chicago

                            Dr. John Tandarich, Dominican University

Sept. 26            Spatial Patterns of Wetland Banking

                        Dr. Todd BenDor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Oct.   3             Predicting the Urban Footprint and Position of Future Human Land-Use Change

                        Dr. Brian Deal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Oct.  10            Complete Cycles Relating to Urban Health and Community

                        Ken Dunn, The Resource Center

Oct.  17            To be annouced

Oct.  24            Zoonotic disease transmission

                        Dr. L. Kristen Page, Wheaton College

Oct.   31           Regional Monitoring Plan and Biodiversity Report Card for Chicago Wilderness

                        Chris Mulvaney, Chicago Botanic Garden

Nov.   7            Conservation Development and Hydrology

                        Ksenia Rudensiuk, The Conservation Foundation

Nov.  14           Citizen Science and Environmental Monitoring and Education

                        Joni Marin, Friends of the Chicago River

_____________________________________________________________________________

Coordinator:  Dr. Clay Runck, Benedictine University: 630-829-6522; crunck@ben.edu

______________________________________________

Seminar sessions will be held at Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle

Birck Science Building -- second floor auditorium -- Room BK-218 -- 7- 9 p.m.

______________________________________________

As a courtesy to the speakers and your fellow students, please turn off all cell phones and pagers

or switch them to silent ring.  Use of cell phones is not permitted in the auditorium during lectures.

________________________________________________

              Fall 2006 Chemistry Seminar - FORENSIC CHEMISTRY

ACCA CHEMISTRY COURSE - SEMINAR
Forensic Chemistry

Fall 2006

September 12-November 14, 2006

The course is being held at Benedictine University , Birck Hall of Science, room 112 from 7:00-9:00 PM on Tuesday evenings – September 12 to November 14, 2006.

For Directions please log on:

http://www.ben.edu/about/directions.asp

http://www.ben.edu/about/campus_map.asp

Who is ACCA:

The ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE CHICAGO AREA (ACCA) is a consortium of 16 private liberal arts colleges that was formed in 1966 with Mark Trumbo, Dean of Aurora College, as the chairperson. Jerry Baird of Argonne National Laboratory brought much of the energy and vision to the consortium until his retirement in the early 1990's. ACCA's primary objective is to promote collegiate education in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, psychology, sociology/anthropology, and business/economics by stimulating and regularizing cooperative arrangements between the member colleges and universities and government laboratories and other educational institutions in the use of staff and facilities. The first divisions to take advantage of the ACCA consortium were biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics. The social science divisions of psychology and sociology/ anthropology became part of ACCA in 1986. The Business/ Economics division was added in 1990.

Seminar Description:

This is a 10 week seminar course on Forensic Chemistry in which invited speakers share their experience from their forensic laboratory with our ACCA students. The speakers are professionals in the field of forensic science from across the greater Chicago area.

 ***Graduate Credit is also available***

   Olivet Nazarene University will again be offering graduate credit to anyone who already has a bachelor's degree, provided he/she has not previously received credit during one of the years when the title was the same.  Although anyone is welcome to attend one or more sessions without taking the series for graduate credit, anyone wanting graduate credit through ONU should contact Dr. Douglas Armstrong at: darmstrg@olivet.edu (or by phone: 815/939-5393).  Anyone taking this series for graduate credit will need to attend a certain percentage of the above sessions, and write a report/summary on each session attended.  Contact Dr. Armstrong for details.

 Topics to be presented by forensic scientists in their specialty:

Bibliography

Baden, M. M.; Hennessee, J. A. Unnatural Death: Confessions of a Medical Examiner, Ballantine Books, New York , 1989.
Brewer, W. E.; Galipo, R. C.; Morgan, S. L.; Habben, K. H. "Confirmation of volatiles by solid-phase microextraction and GC/MS," J. Anal. Toxicol. 1997, 21(4), 286-290.
Davis , G. Forensic Science, American Chemical Society, Washington , DC , 1986.
Dwyer, J.; Kocieniewski, D.; Murphy, D; Tyre , P. Two Seconds Under the World: Terror Comes to America (The Conspiracy behind the World Trade Center Bombing, Crown Publishers, Inc., New York , 1994.
Evans, C. The Casebook of Forensic Detection, John Wiley & Sons, New York , 1996.
Fisher, D. Hard Evidence, Bantam DoubleDay Dell Publ. Group, NY, 1995.
Gerber, S. M., Ed., Chemistry and Crime; From Sherlock Holmes to Today's Courtroom, American Chemical Society, Washington , DC , 1984.
Ho, M. H. Analytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry, Ellis Horwood, Ltd., London , 1990.
Hunt, S. M. Investigation of Serological Evidence: A Manual for Field Investigators, Charles C. Thomas Publ. Ltd., London , 1984.
James, R. E. Laboratory Manual for Criminalistics, Prentice Hall, NY, 1980.
Lowry, W. T. Forensic Toxicology: Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs, Plenum Publ. Co., NY, 1979.
Maples, W. R.; Browning, M. Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Bantam DoubleDay , NY , 1994.
Saferstein, R. Criminalistics:An Introduction to Forensic Science, 8th Ed., Prentice-Hall, Inc., NY, 2003.
Saferstein, R. Forensic Science Handbook, Vol. I-III, Regents/Prentice Hall, NJ, 1993.
Tebbett, I., Ed., Gas Chromatography in Forensic Science, Ellis Horwood, Ltd., London , 1993.
Terry, I. M.; Robertson, J. C. Instrumental Data for Drug Analysis, CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL , 1991.
Wecht, C.; Curriden, M.; Wecht, B. Grave Secrets, Penguin books USA, Inc., New York , 1996.
Widmark, E. M. P. Principles and Applications of Medico-Legal Alcohol Determination, translated from original 1932 ed., Biomedical Publications, Davis , CA , 1981.
Yinon, J., Ed., Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry (Modern Mass Spectrometry), CRC Press, Boca Raton , FL , 1995.

Careers Information:

http://www.stfrancis.edu/ns/diab/Forensic/careers.htm

http://www.stfrancis.edu/ns/diab/Kids%20Forensics/Careers%20in%20Forensic%20Science.htm

For more information please contact:

Dr. Salim M. Diab
Professor of Chemistry
University of St. Francis/Lewis University
Joliet , Illinois 60435
Phone: 815-740-3855
Fax: 815-740-4285  
e-mail: sdiab@stfrancis.edu

or

Professor Edward Ferroni
Benedcitine University
Phone: (630) 829-6541
E-Mail: eferroni@ben.edu
   

ACCA COMPUTER SCIENCE FALL 2006 SEMINAR - "ALL THINGS GAMING"

From: "Ray Klump (Lewis University)" <klumpra@lewisu.edu>

To: <acca-cs@wheaton.edu>

Subject: ACCA Seminar Series on Video Games

Date: Monday, September 04, 2006 8:18 AM

Dear ACCA Members and Seminar Speakers / Potential Speakers:

The ACCA Seminar Series for this Fall is entitled "All Things Gaming: A

Look at the Art, Science, and Impact of Video Games." We have an

impressive group of speakers who have graciously offered their time to

share their considerable expertise with us.

The series will begin with a talk by Martin Murphy of Midway Games on

Tuesday, September 19, at 7pm. The series will continue each Tuesday

from 7 to 9pm through Tuesday, November 14.

You may go to http://cs.lewisu.edu and click on the link "ACCA Fall

Seminar Series: Video Games" in the left navigation menu to see details

about the talks. As I continue to receive titles, abstracts, and speaker

bios, I will post them.

You will notice that there is no speaker yet for October 31. If you have

any leads for a speaker to fill this date, please let me know. The

engineer in me would love to have a speaker on game physics, game

engines, video game hardware, or testing, but I am sure there are other

topics that would fit quite well on this date.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you know someone who

could help fill the October 31 date.

Again, I want to thank all speakers who have generously offered their

time to help make this seminar a success.

Ray

Ray Klump, Ph.D.

Lewis University <http://www.lewisu.edu>

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science

<http://cs.lewisu.edu/>

Director, Master of Science in Information Security

<http://www.lewisu.edu/academics/msinfosec/>

815-836-5528

Software Engineer and Senior Consultant

PowerWorld Corporation <http://www.powerworld.com>

PREVIOUS ACCA SEMINARS

2005-2006 SEMINARS

Topics in Cell Biology

Spring 2006 ACCA Biology Seminar

Location: Benedictine University, Birck Hall, Room 218

Tuesdays 7-9 p.m.

February 7 through April 11, 2006

February 7            Dr. John Solaro (University of Illinois at Chicago)

                                    Physiological, Pathological, and Pharmacological Control of the Molecular Motors of Heart Muscle Sarcomeres

http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/solaro/solaro.html

February 14            Dr. Phil Hockberger (Northwestern University)

                                    Time-Lapse Video Microscopy of Neural Stem Cell Migration In Situ

http://www.physio.northwestern.edu/Secondlevel/Hockberger.html

February 21            Dr. Steve Kron (University of Chicago)

                                    Cellular responses to chromosome damage: Cell cycle checkpoints, chromatin remodeling, DNA repair and apoptosis

http://biomed.bsd.uchicago.edu/faculty/kron.html

February 28            Dr. Chau Wu (Northwestern University)

How Can Toxins Teach Us about Ion Channels and Pumps?

http://www.pharm.northwestern.edu/faculty/wu/wu.html

March 7            Dr. Ben Glick (University of Chicago)

                                    Where Do Little Golgi Stacks Come From?

http://cmp.bsd.uchicago.edu/faculty/bGlick.html

March 14            Dr. Cara Gottardi (Northwestern University)

            Coordination of cell-cell adhesion and gene expression through b-catenin

http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/igp/facindex/GottardiC.html

March 21            Dr. Nava Segev (University of Illinois at Chicago)

Molecular Switches and Cascades Regulate Intracellular Trafficking

http://www.uic.edu/depts/bios/faculty/segev-n.htm

March 28            Dr. Mark Rasenick (University of Illinois at Chicago)

G proteins, lipid rafts and the cytoskeleton: Form and Function in Signal Transduction

http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcpb/pages/rasenick/rasenick.htm

April 4             Dr. Adriano Marchese (Loyola University)

Regulation of CXCR4, a G-protein coupled receptor

http://www.luhs.org/depts/pharmacology/deptweb/marchese_a/index.html

April 11            Dr. Robert Boomsma (Trinity Christian College, UIC)

                                    Using stem cells to repair hearts damaged by myocardial infarction

http://www.trnty.edu/faculty/boomsma/research.html

CPDU Program for Illinois Educators

Topics in Cell Biology

Trinity Christian College, an approved professional development provider with the Illinois State Board of Education, is offering CPDU credits for attendance at this winter’s Topics in Cell Biology seminar series. This series is organized by the biology faculty from colleges in the Associated Colleges of the Chicagoland Area (ACCA) consortium. Each Tuesday evening from February 7 through April 11, scientists from regional universities will present an overview lecture followed by a description of their recent research findings in various topics in cell biology. The seminars are held at Benedictine University in Lisle, IL. This seminar series is a great way for science teachers to brush up on their biology and/or to learn about new developments in the field. Lectures will be designed for an undergraduate student audience, so advanced knowledge in the field of cell biology is not required.

Two CPDU credits will be awarded for attendance at each evening’s lecture. Participants may attend any or all lectures; credit certificates will be distributed at the end of each evening. The cost for each evening is $10, checks payable to Trinity Christian College, and due before the participant receives his/her participation certificate.

Please register before the evening you wish to attend by sending an email with “Biology-CPDU” as the subject line to: Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam, Ph.D. at:

rrylaarsdam@trnty.edu

Registration helps us prepare enough certificates for the evening, but last-minute drop-ins are welcome too.

Directions to the seminar site:

The seminar is held in Benedictine University’s Birck Hall, Room 218. Benedictine University is south of the I-88 tollway and is reached by exiting south at Illinois Route 53, about 9 miles west of the Eisenhower expressway and I-294 tollway intersection.  From Route 53, turn west on Warrenville Road (first light) and then south on Yackley (first light).  Yackley turns into College Road at Maple Ave.  Take a right at the first stoplight south of Maple Ave, this campus road leads directly to Birck Hall.

Participants coming from I-355 can exit at Maple, and drive west until they reach Yackley/College Road. Turn south (left) on College Road, then take a right at the first stoplight, driving into the campus.

Parking is available south of Birck Hall. A map of Benedictine University campus can be found at:

http://www.ben.edu/about/campus_map.asp

BIOLOGY SEMINAR (Fall, 2005): Benedictine University, Birck Hall, Room 218

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THE BIOLOGY OF SEX

Schedule of Lectures  for Fall, 2005, Biology Division Seminar

Sept. 13            Introduction to Gonadal Hormones and Their Control of Animal Reproduction

                        Dr. Alyssa Braun, Dominican University

Sept. 20            Human Sexuality Through the Life Cycle

                            Dr. Domeena Renshaw, Loyola University Medical Center

Sept. 27            Chromosome Structure and Genome Stability in Ciliate Conjugation

                        Dr. Carolyn Jahn, Northwestern University

Oct.   4             Human Papillomaviruses and Cervical Cancer

                        Dr. Laimonis Laimins, Northwestern University

Oct.  11             Spermatogenesis: Cellular and Molecular Aspects

                        Dr. Erwin Goldberg, Northwestern University

Oct.  18                        Inhibin, Activin, and the Ovarian Follicle

                        Dr. Kelly E. Mayo, Northwestern University

Oct.  25                        Biological Clocks and Gonadal Activity

                        Dr. Ketema Paul, Northwestern University

Nov.   1                        Sexual Differentiation of the Brain

                        Betty Lorenz, Loyola University Medical Center

Nov.   8                        Gonadal Steroids in Nerve Regeneration

                        Dr. Katherine Jones, Loyola University Medical Center

Nov.  15            Regulation of Blastocyst Implantation and of Subsequest Development

Through Adulthood by System Bo,+ Amino Acid Transport

                        Dr. Lon VanWinkel, Midwestern University

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Coordinator:  Dr. Margaret Jonah, Dominican University: 708-524-6900; jonahmm@dom.edu

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Seminar sessions will be held at Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle

Birck Science Building -- second floor auditorium -- Room BK-218 -- 7- 9 p.m.

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As a courtesy to the speakers and your fellow students, please turn off all cell phones and pagers

or switch them to silent ring.  Use of cell phones is not permitted in the auditorium during lectures.

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To obtain directions, go to Benedictine Directions

CHEMISTRY SEMINAR (Fall, 2005): Benedictine University, Kindlon Hall, Room 164

FOOD SCIENCE
Coordinated by  Salim Diab of University of St. Francis.


Time:  7-9 p.m.

Schedule:

     September 13                   Introduction to Food Science

                                               Dr. William Artz, University of Illinois

     September 20                   The Production of Cheese

                                               Dr. Divya Reddy, Kraft Foods

     September 27                   Chemistry So Good You Can Eat It

                                               Dr. Leslie Lepore, Quest International

     October 4                         Fat Substitution in Foods

                                              Dr. Miranda Miller, Kraft Foods

     October 11                      Chromatography of Flavors and Essential Oils

                                             Dr. Eric Dose, Quest International

     October 18                      Science and Technology of Chocolate

                                             Dr. William Dyer, Blommer Chocolates

     October 25                      Flavoring Beverages: Opportunities and Challenges

                                             Dr. Andrew Lynch, Quest International

     November 1                    Meat Processing

                                             Dr. Robin Dunleavy, OSI

     November 8                    Functional Foods

                                             Dr. Elizabeth Jeffery, University of Illinois

     November 15                  Wine Making and The Chemistry of Wine

                                             Rick Marmoser, Prairie State Winery

                                             Dr. Eugene Losey, Elmhurst College

COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMINAR

HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION - coordinated by Ray Klump

Seminar Website - http://cs.lewisu.edu/mathcs/ACCAHCI2005.html 

Schedule:

     9/20     Introduction to HCI

                 Nick Izzo - Tandemseven

     9/27     Psychology of HCI

                 Nick Izzo - Tandemseven

     10/4     Types of Interfaces

                  Rick Omanson - Unitech Systems

     10/11    Usability Testing

                  Bob Schumacher - Usercentric, Inc 

     10/18    HCI and Aviation

                  Esa Rutanen - UIUC

     10/25    Accessibility Issues

                  Sheri Gilley - SPSS

     11/1      The LEAM Project

                   Vaarki George - UIUC

     11/8      HCI in the Arts

                   Stuart Grace - De Paul

     11/15    HCI and Gaming

                  Dana Dominiak - Webfoot Games

ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE CHICAGOLAND AREA (ACCA)
SEMINAR COORDINATOR GUIDELINES

The following are guidelines/procedures for ACCA seminar coordinators:

1. Fall seminars include:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Spring seminar is in Biology

2. Be sure the inclusive dates of the seminar are established. Seminar courses generally have a total of ten meetings; the fall seminar course usually ends the week before Thanksgiving week and the spring course ends in the last week in April. Seminars are from 7-9 p.m. Generally about a 10 minute break is given at 8 p.m.

3. Determine university/college where the seminar will take place. Reserve rooms and necessary equipment.  In recent years the Biology and Chemistry seminars have been conducted at Benedictine University.  The Executive Director will reserve the rooms at Benedictine University.

4. The first seminar generally gives an introductory overview of the seminar topic. This lecture is usually given by one of the ACCA faculty, to ensure presentation at an appropriate level. Frequently the seminar coordinator gives the introductory lecture, if the topic is in a field of his/her expertise, but this is not a requirement. If there are no ACCA faculty members that can give an overview of this type, faculty from other universities may be recruited.

5. Start contacting speakers early. If the seminar coordinator is familiar with the seminar topic, known professional contacts may be useful. Calls to chairpersons of graduate departments related to the seminar topic may yield volunteers or potential speaker contacts. ACCA colleagues who have been previous seminar coordinators may also have lists of potential speakers. Request a vitae from each speaker, as this will be utilized when introducing the speaker prior to their presentation.

6. When calling potential speakers, a brief statement of your representation of ACCA and that you are contacted them to speak of the established seminar topic on ______date. You may need to contact a few speakers before you find a person to agree to the speaking engagement. You will also want to share some details about ACCA and the characteristics of the expected audience.

7. Try to get a balanced set of topics as your goal. Always confirm a date with each speaker contact.

8. Encourage speakers to bring outlines, reading lists, or other supplements to help students with seminar comprehension. Request that you receive the handouts two weeks prior to the speaking engagement so that you have ample time to make copies. For copy expenses, fill out and send an ACCA reimbursement form to the Treasurer.

9. Request that the speakers bring literature about opportunities for graduate study, internships, or employment at their organization. The possibility of addressing an audience of 50 or greater division, well-motivated students about one's work and one's graduate school can be particular attractive to speakers.

10. Ask each speaker what their audiovisual needs will be and place order accordingly.

11. Seminar outlines are due to the Executive Director of ACCA no later than the middle of August for the Fall seminars and the first week of January for the Spring Seminar. This allows for ample time to email schedules to those interested. The announcement and agenda will also be posted on the ACCA WebPage.

12. Obtain each speakers name, address and phone number. Be sure to send them a confirmation letter that validates the date & time of speech, location, topic, and directions. Follow-up the confirmation letter with a telephone call one week prior to the speaking engagement.

13. Using the ACCA reimbursement form, request honorarium checks for speakers and submit to the ACCA Treasurer. Be sure to indicate if you want the check to present the day of the speech, or if you want the check sent to the speaker at their designated address. Give three week advance notice for check requests.

14. Prepare a simple evaluation form for each presentation. Pass out at each session and share results with speaker and division chairperson.

15. Submit end of course report to the ACCA Executive Director.  Include the number of students and faculty participating from each ACCA institution.