Courtesy of College of the Arts The Bebe Miller Company rehearses for The Landing/Place Project.

Bebe Miller Company performs Nov. 24 and 25

Bebe Miller, acclaimed choreographer and professor in the Department of Dance, will bring her New York dance troupe to campus this month for a residency and performances. The Bebe Miller Company will present in-progress performances of their newest work, The Landing/Place Project, with live music at 8 p.m. Nov. 24 and 25 in Sullivant Hall Theatre.

Her company was on campus a year ago to work with students and explore new technology -- specifically how dancers' movements can be "captured" via a process called motion capture and how a new work can integrally incorporate the digital creative process. The group has partnered with the new Motion Capture Lab at OSU's Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design to develop the project. Motion capture uses state-of-the-art digital equipment to capture every subtle movement of a subject, preserving the movements on a computer.

Miller's company is back this month to pick up development of The Landing/Place Project. The work in progress combines live movement from the company's five dancers with motion capture images and video imagery taken during a trip to Eritrea, North Africa.

"Landing/Place concerns the impact of the unfamiliar against the everyday -- imagine any collision of images that tells you that you're not at home," Miller said. "The work explores sensory, spatial and cultural dislocation ... the yearning toward order in the apprehension of difference." The work was inspired by her trip to Eritrea, but has been created as a portrait of a more common landscape.

The in-progress program will become part of a larger work to be completed and premiered in 2005.

The event is free; however, $5 donations are welcome. For information, contact the Department of Dance at 292-7977.

OAA announces promotion and tenure

The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to present to the university community the names of those colleagues who were promoted in academic rank and/or awarded tenure. Below are the names and the dates on which the promotion or tenure took effect.

Faculty promoted to professor

Loren E. Babcock, Geological Sciences ‚ Oct. 1; Paul R. Berger, Electrical Engineering ‚ Oct. 1; Gail E. Besner, Surgery ‚ July 1; Mary Jo S. Bole, Art ‚ Oct. 1; Joseph E. Brandesky Jr., Theatre, Lima ‚ Oct. 1; David H. Bromwich, Geography ‚ Oct. 1; Rudolph G. Buchheit, Materials Science and Engineering ‚ Oct. 1; Jose M. Castro, Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering ‚ Oct. 1; Yu-Ping Chin, Geological Sciences ‚ Oct. 1; Sarah R. Cole, Law ‚ Aug. 16;

Nena L. Couch, University Libraries ‚ July 1; Robert C. Davis, History ‚ Oct. 1; Stephen M. Gavazzi, Human Development and Family Science ‚ Oct. 1; Terrence L. Graham, Plant Pathology ‚ July 1; Ann L. Griffen, Dentistry ‚ July 1; M. Scott Herness, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Sissy M. Jhiang, Physiology and Cell Biology ‚ July 1; Lauren J. Krivo, Sociology ‚ Oct. 1;

Susan R. Mallery, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Angelo J. Mariotti, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Katherine Meyer, Sociology ‚ Oct. 1; Sally A. Miller, Plant Pathology ‚ July 1; William S. Pease, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ‚ July 1; Mark A. Pitt, Psychology ‚ Oct. 1; Richard W. Pogge, Astronomy ‚ Oct. 1; Kottil W. Rammohan, Neurology ‚ July 1; Patrick Roblin, Electrical Engineering ‚ Oct. 1; Patricia L. Scharer, School of Teaching and Learning ‚ Oct. 1; Julianne M. Serovich, Human Development and Family Science ‚ July 1; Ahmad A. Sikainga, History ‚ Oct. 1;

Amanda A. Simcox, Molecular Genetics ‚ Oct. 1; Sherwin J. Singer, Chemistry ‚ Oct. 1; Roman T. Skarda Sr., Veterinary Clinical Sciences ‚ July 1; Janet M. Steffensmeier, Political Science ‚ Oct. 1; Susan P. Travers, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Graham R. Walden, University Libraries ‚ July 1; Randall K. Wolf, Surgery ‚ July 1; Joseph P. Yu, Radiology ‚ July 1; Howard Q. Zhang, Food Science and Technology ‚ July 1.

Faculty promoted to associate professor with tenure

David D. Adams, English, Lima ‚ Oct. 1; Chadwick Allen, English ‚ Oct. 1; Derek B. Alwes, English, Newark ‚ Oct. 1; Ketra L. Armstrong, School of Physical Activity and Educational Services ‚ Oct. 1; Mark A. Bender, East Asian Languages and Literatures ‚ Oct. 1; Chester J. Bowling, Extension ‚ July 1; Deborah G. Burks, English, Lima ‚ Oct. 1; Gregory Christoforidis, Radiology ‚ July 1; John B. Conglose, Extension ‚ July 1;

Polly D. Courtney, Food Science and Technology ‚ July 1; Nancy D. Courtney, University Libraries ‚ July 1; Firdaus S. Dhabhar, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Anne E. Dorrance, Plant Pathology ‚ July 1; Jonathan Dyce, Veterinary Clinical Sciences ‚ July 1; Theresa J. Early, Social Work ‚ Oct. 1; Mark P. Foster, Biochemistry ‚ Oct. 1; David M. Francis, Horticulture and Crop Science ‚ July 1; Wendy L. Frankel, Pathology ‚ July 1; Timothy M. Frye, Political Science ‚ Oct. 1; Venkat Gopalan, Biochemistry ‚ Oct. 1;

Paul F. Granello, School of Physical Activity and Educational Services ‚ Oct. 1; Timothy C. Haab, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics ‚ Oct. 1; Paul D. Henion, Neuroscience ‚ Oct. 1; Paul K. Herman, Molecular Genetics ‚ Oct. 1; Caroline J. Hong, School of Music ‚ Oct. 1; Dale G. Hoyt, Pharmacy ‚ Oct. 1; Jyan-Chyun Jang, Horticulture and Crop Science ‚ July 1; Creola Johnson, Law, Aug. 16; Christopher A. Jones, English ‚ Oct. 1; Bern Kohler, Chemistry ‚ Oct. 1;

Roman P. Lanno, Entomology ‚ Oct. 1; Alexander Leibman, Mathematics ‚ Oct. 1; Eugene J. Leys, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Yuan Lou, Mathematics ‚ Oct. 1; Raghu Machiraju, Computer and Information Science ‚ Oct. 1; Louis M. Mansky, Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics ‚ Oct. 1; Joy McCorriston, Anthropology ‚ Oct. 1; William S. McGraw, Anthropology ‚ Oct. 1; Iris Meier, Plant Biology ‚ Oct. 1; Christopher L. Miller, Mathematics ‚ Oct. 1;

Jordi Miralda, Astronomy ‚ Oct. 1; Rabi G. Mishalani, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science ‚ Oct. 1; Rebekah Modrak, Art ‚ Oct. 1; Amr M. Moursi, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Lucy E. Murphy, History, Newark ‚ Oct. 1; David A. Padgett, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Craig A. Pedersen, Pharmacy ‚ July 1; Christopher B. Phelps, History, Mansfield ‚ Oct. 1; Christopher A. Reed, History ‚ Oct. 1; Ruey L. Rodman, University Libraries ‚ July 1; Brian E. Roe, Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics ‚ July 1;

William J. A. Saville, Veterinary Preventive Medicine ‚ July 1; Scott A. Schwenter, Spanish and Portuguese ‚ Oct. 1; Barbara L. Seidl, School of Teaching and Learning ‚ Oct. 1; Chandan K. Sen, Surgery ‚ July 1; Patricia A. Sieber, East Asian Languages and Literatures ‚ Oct. 1; Nicole L. Stanton, Dance ‚ Oct. 1; Roger W. Stich, Veterinary Preventive Medicine ‚ Oct. 1; Scott R. Sweetland, School of Educational Policy and Leadership ‚ Oct. 1; Cynthia A. Tyson, School of Teaching and Learning ‚ Oct. 1; Hugh B. Urban, Comparative Studies in the Humanities ‚ Oct. 1;

Edward E. Valentine Jr., Art, Lima ‚ Oct. 1; Thomas A. Waite, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology ‚ Oct. 1; Mark E. Walter, Mechanical Engineering ‚ Oct. 1; Linda K. Weavers, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science ‚ Oct. 1; Ara A. Wilson, Women's Studies ‚ Oct. 1; Shelley Wong, School of Teaching and Learning ‚ Oct. 1; Pan Zheng, Pathology ‚ July 1; Michael X. Zhu, Neuroscience ‚ March 1.

Faculty promoted to associate professor

William F. Bennett, Radiology ‚ July 1; Jill E. Nolan, Extension ‚ July 1; Christopher D. Penrose, Extension ‚ July 1; David H. Samples, Extension ‚ July 1; Vicki J. Schwartz, Extension ‚ July 1.

Faculty promoted to associate professor (without tenure)

Eric C. Bourekas, Radiology ‚ July 1; Kenneth M. Vitellas, Radiology ‚ July 1.

Faculty approved for tenure (at rank of associate professor)

Allen R. Firestone, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Alfred B. O. Soboyejo, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering ‚ Oct. 1.

Regular clinical faculty promoted to professor

Robert D. Murray, Pediatrics ‚ July 1; Gregory M. Ness, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Chang-Yong Tsao, Pediatrics ‚ July 1; Joel M. Weaver II, Dentistry ‚ July 1; Howard A. Werman, Emergency Medicine ‚ July 1.

Regular clinical faculty promoted to associate professor

Valerie K. Bergdall-Costell, Veterinary Preventive Medicine ‚ July 1; Gina M. French, Pediatrics ‚ July 1; Randal S. Olshefski, Pediatrics ‚ July 1; Juliann M. Paolicchi, Pediatrics ‚ July 1; Patrick Ross Jr., Surgery ‚ July 1; H. Wayne Slone, Radiology ‚ July 1; Wayne C. Trout, Obstetrics and Gynecology ‚ July 1.

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