MTSU "On the Record" 2008

December 28, 2008	Title: "Racial Images" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Chris Harris Synopsis: Chris Harris, electronic media communication, explores the portrayal of people of color in photography and the challenges faced by photographers in covering the first African-American president.
December 21, 2008	Title: " A Victorian Christmas" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Lucinda Cockrell Synopsis: A Victorian Christmas is a beautiful new book based on vintage greeting cards collected by Lucinda Cockrell, coordinator of research collections at MTSU's Center for Popular Music, and is complemented by a CD of traditional Christmas carols by mandolinist Butch Baldassari.
December 14, 2008	Title: " The Split Tongue Sparrow" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Jan Hayes Synopsis: The Split Tongue Sparrow is the first children's book written by Dr. Jan Hayes, professor emeritus, educational leadership. She talks about how she was inspired to write it during a trip to Asia.
December 7, 2008	Title: "Students for Autism Awareness" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Ed Evans Synopsis: Students for Autism Awareness, a new student organization at MTSU, is the topic discussed by its president and founder, Ed Evans, the father of two autistic children.
November 30, 2008	Title: "Literacy Ph.D." Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Diane Sawyer Synopsis: MTSU's new Ph.D. program in Literacy Studies is discussed by Dr. Diane Sawyer, director of the Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies.
November 23, 2008	Title: " Encyclopedia of the First Amendment" Host: Gina Logue Guests: Dr. John Vile and David Hudson Synopsis: Two of the three editors of the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment discuss the groundbreaking reference work to which 19 members of the MTSU community contributed.
November 16, 2008	Title: "A Christmas Carol" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Allan Barlow Synopsis: Actor Allan Barlow, an MTSU alumnus, talks about his work on the timeless Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" and his workshops with speech and theatre students.
November 9, 2008	Title: "TERRA Firma" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. William Canak Synopsis: Dr. William Canak, professor of sociology, talks about the Tennessee Employment Relations Research Association (TERRA), which will hold its 11th annual conference November 19-21 in Tullahoma.
November 2, 2008	Title: "Election 2008" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel Synopsis: Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science and a winner of a 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award, analyzes the campaigns one more time on the Sunday before Election Day.
October 26, 2008	Title: "The Foxes and the Hounds" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Jack Justin Turner Synopsis: Dr. Jack Justin Turner, professor emeritus of international relations, returns to talk his latest historical novel set in the mountains of Kentucky.
October 19, 2008	Title: "Making it CLEAR" Host: Gina Logue Guests: Dr. John DiVincenzo, Dr. Frank Bailey, Dr. Ryan Otter Synopsis: Three professors from the MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences talk about the research group they have formed.
October 12, 2008	Title: "God's Strange Work" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. David Rowe Synopsis: Dr. David Rowe, history professor, discusses his new book, God's Strange Work: William Miller and the End of the World, a biography of one of the pivotal figures in American religious history.
October 5, 2008	Title: "Library of Congress Grant" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Stacey Graham Synopsis: Dr. Stacey Graham of the Center for Historic Preservation talks about a stipend that will allow students to access many of the primary documents and artifacts that have been digitized by the Library of Congress.
September 28, 2008	Title: "Treated Like Royalty" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Ken Sanney Synopsis: Recent developments in the world of digital dowloading may give independent musicians new hope both for greater exposure and greater royalties. Ken Sanney, adjunct recording industry professor and licensed attorney, weighs in on the state of the industry.
September 21, 2008	Title: "Political Imagery" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Chris Harris Synopsis: We examine the craft of making sure the visual media get the images that politicians want them to have and what political photographers are looking for with Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication.
September 14, 2008	Title: "After the Democratic Convention" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel Synopsis: Dr. Robb McDaniel returns to assess the Democrats' chances for victory in November and how they should prepare for the debates.
September 7, 2008	Title: "After the Republican Convention" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel Synopsis: We take a look back at the pageantry, politics and punditry of the Republican National Convention with Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science.
August 31, 2008	Title: "The Beijing Olympics in Review" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Andrew Owusu Synopsis: Dr. Andrew Owusu, former Olympic athlete and assistant professor of health and human performance, reflects on the results of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
August 24, 2008	Title: "Disney's Keys to Excellence" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Bruce Jones Synopsis: MTSU's College of Business co-sponsors "Disney's Keys to Excellence" program. Bruce Jones, programming director of the Disney Institute, describes and explains the effort to share the company's successful busienss practices to a wider audience.
August 17, 2008	Title: "Beyond the Plantation" Host: Gina Logue Guests: Dollie Boyd and Dr. Brenden Martin Synopsis: "Beyond the Plantation" is a permanent exhibit about the African-American experience at Oaklands Plantation. Dr. Brenden Martin, history professor, led graduate students, including Dollie Boyd, in putting it together.
August 10, 2008	Title: "Read Man Walking" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Philip Phillips Synopsis: Dr. Philip Phillips, English professor, talks about a nine-week program that introduced inmates at three Tennessee prisons to great literature.
August 3, 2008	Title: "MTSU in the Pacific" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Derek Frisby Synopsis: In spring 2009, a group of study abroad students led by Dr. Derek Frisby, history professor and Desert Storm veteran, will travel to Guam, Iwo Jima and Pelileu to learn about World War II battles in the Pacific Theater.
July 27, 2008	Title: "History Goes Digital" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Lorne McWatters Synopsis: In fall 2008, Dr. Lorne McWatters, history professor, will offer undergraduates a chance to record history in movies in one of two ways--as a chronicle of their own families or as an exploration of MTSU's heritage.
July 20, 2008	Title: "Bob Goes Back to 'Bama" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Bob Glenn Synopsis: After nine years at MTSU, Dr. Bob Glenn, vice president for student affairs and vice provost for enrollment management, resigns to take over the presidency of Athens State University.
July 13, 2008	Title: "COHRE/Rutherford County Project" Host: Gina Logue Guests: Dr. Michael Hein and Alanna Sullivan Synopsis: Dr. Michael Hein of MTSU's Center for Organizational and Human Resource Effectiveness (COHRE) and Alanna Sullivan of Rutherford County government talk about the Leadership Academy for Rutherford County employees.
July 6, 2008	Title: "New Honors Dean" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. John Vile Synopsis: Dr. John Vile takes over the University Honors College, leaving the chairmanship of the Department of Political Science after 19 years.
June 29, 2008	Title: "Celebration Under the Stars" Host: Tom Tozer Guests: Marlane Sewell, Jim Fanguy, Tom Sage, and Birdie Donnell Synopsis: Jim Fanguy of University Police, Marlane Sewell and Tom Sage of Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation, and Birdie Donnell, president of the board of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra, preview the annual Independence Day festivities at MTSU.
June 22, 2008	Title: "Pondillo on Film and God" Host: Gina Logue Guests: Dr. Bob Pondillo and David Lawrence Synopsis: Actor David Lawrence and Dr. Bob Pondillo, electronic media communication, discuss their latest film "Wait ...," which has been accepted at the Cannes Film Festival, and Pondillo goes on to talk about his summer class "Images of God in the American Media."
June 15, 2008	Title: "On-Line Education Programs" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Mike Boyle Synopsis: The dean of the College of Continuing Education and Distance Learning talks about opportunities for learning via computers.
June 8, 2008	Title: "Juvenile Justice--The Activists" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Sekou Franklin Synopsis: Dr. Sekou Franklin continues his discussion of his research with an emphasis on the grass roots activists who strive for reform and how they organize.
June 1, 2008	Title: "Juvenile Justice--The System" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Sekou Franklin Synopsis: Dr. Sekou Franklin, assistant professor of political science, talks about his research into the problems in the juvenile justice system that have motivated calls for reform.
May 25, 2008	Title: "Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Kris McCusker Synopsis: Dr. Kris McCusker, associate professor of history, discusses her new book, Lonesome Cowgirls and Honky-Tonk Angels: The Women of Barn Dance Radio.
May 18, 2008	Title: "Hurricane Katrina: History and Geography"; Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Craig Colton Synopsis: The 2008 Strickland Visiting Professor talks about "Extreme New Orleans: Growing Beyond the City's Limits.";
May 11, 2008	Title: "Religious Iconography and Theme Parks"; Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Bill Levine Synopsis: Levine, a professor of English and occasional interviewer on WMOT-FM, talks about a lecture he gave recently at MTSU on his trip to a Bible theme park in Orlando and his comparisons with religious iconography through the ages, a very timely topic in view of plans to build a Bible theme park in Rutherford County.
May 4, 2008	Title: "Students for a Democratic Society"; Host: Gina Logue Guests: Jade Short, Ashley Renner, Ariel Franklin, Eric Fields Synopsis: A group of students is reviving the 1960s liberal political organization—minus the violence—and is trying to become an official student organization. Jade Short, Ashley Renner, Ariel Franklin and Eric Fields discuss Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).
Apr. 27, 2008	Title: "Summer Language Institute" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Shelley Thomas Synopsis: The founder of this cutting-edge annual event at MTSU discusses Total Physical Response and Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling as fun and dynamic ways to teach foreign languages to children and adults.
Apr. 20, 2008	Title: "Download This" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Ken Sanney Synopsis: The adjunct professor of recording industry (and a practicing attorney) brings us up to date on the latest developments in copyright, Internet and intellectual property issues.
Apr. 13, 2008	Title: "Fulbright Scholar" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Vladimir Ilan Synopsis: The Fulbright Visiting Scholar, a professor of sociology at St. Petersburg State University in Russia, talks about his studies of consumption patterns in various parts of the world and his impressions of MTSU.
Apr. 6, 2008	Title: "Women Growing Old Behind Bars" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Ron Aday Synopsis: Dr. Ron Aday, chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, discusses his research into the issues facing elderly female prisoners.
Mar. 30, 2008	Title: "Issues in K-12 Education" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Mark Byrnes Synopsis: Dr. Mark Byrnes, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, professor of political science, and Chairman of the Rutherford County School Board, discusses the ever-changing face of elementary-school and secondary-school public education.
Mar. 23, 2008	Title: "Get a Job" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Bill Fletcher Synopsis: Bill Fletcher, new director of MTSU's Career and Employment Center, talks about his priorities for helping students and alumni deal with the ever-changing job market.
Mar. 16, 2008	Title: "McCollum v. Board of Education" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. James T. McCollum Synopsis: This year marks the 60th anniversary of thelandmark U.S. Supreme Court case McCollum v. Board of Education. The son of the plaintiffs in that case, Dr. James T. McCollum, an upcoming guest speaker at MTSU, discusses the issue of separation of church and state at the heart of the case.
Mar. 9, 2008	Title: "Diane Wilson" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Diane Wilson Synopsis: The author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Right to Fight for Seadrift, Texas (and a guest lecturer at MTSU) talks about her grass-roots activism and what she had to do to achieve her goals.
Mar. 2, 2008	Title: "National Women's History Month" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Terri Johnson Synopsis: Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women's Center, talks about the wide array of events and activities on tap forthe observance ofNational Women's History Month at MTSU.
Feb. 24, 2008	Title: "Nikki Giovanni" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Nikki Giovanni Synopsis: In commemoration of Black History Month, Dr. Nikki Giovanni, poet, essayist, native Tennesseanand guest speaker at MTSU, will talk about race in the 21st century and her literary work.
Feb. 17, 2008	Title: "Collage" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Marsha Powers Synopsis: Marsha Powers, coordinator, University Honors College, talks about MTSU's literary magazine.
Feb. 10, 2008	Title: "Post-Mortem of Tsunami Tuesday" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Robb McDaniel Synopsis: Dr. Robb McDaniel, associate professor of political science, analyzes the results of the giant presidential primary and looks ahead to the nominating conventions.
Feb. 3, 2008	Title: "Update on Russia" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Andrei Korobkov Synopsis: Dr. Andrei Korobkov, associate professor of political science, talks about the changing political, cultural and demographic scene in Russia.
Jan. 27, 2008	Title: "Preview of Tsunami Tuesday" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Dr. Michael Nelson Synopsis: Dr. Michael Nelson, Fulmer Professor of Political Science at Rhodes College and guest lecturer at MTSU Jan. 29, looks ahead to the giant presidential primary in which so many electoral votes are at stake.
Jan. 20, 2008	Title: "Political Imagery" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Chris Harris Synopsis: Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication, talks about the impact of political imagery on the voters.
Jan. 13, 2008	Title: "I-Journalism" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Chris Harris Synopsis: The proliferation of user-generated content by mainstream news agencies is discussed by Chris Harris, professor of electronic media communication.
Jan. 6, 2008	Title: "Judge Fogg" Host: Gina Logue Guest: Randy O'Brien Synopsis: WMOT-FM News Producer Randy O'Brien talks about his first published novel, the story of a judge who worked his way from poverty to glory and scandal. ( encore from 10/28/07)