July News Update

Dear Readers,

Welcome to the July issue of CLASS, the College’s monthly update of news and events.

The summer term is usually a time at the University when activities and events are at a minimum. This is not the case in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The stories featuring our faculty and students in this issue of CLASS provide ample evidence that outstanding accomplishments know no season.

Our academic programs provide quality activities and events throughout the summer. We are especially proud of our performing arts units that have developed programs that enliven the campus and the city with educationally-significant events. The most prominent of these summer programs are the Moores School of Music’s Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival and the School of Theatre and Dance’s Houston Shakespeare Festival .

Founded in 1990, the Texas Music Festival provides young professional musicians with a challenging musical environment in which to develop skills in orchestral, chamber music, and solo performance. This year it runs through July 2. Now in its 37th season, the Houston Shakespeare Festival brings renaissance drama to life each summer at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. This year, we present Othello and Taming of the Shrew from July 29 through August 7.

This summer, several of our programs went international with great success. The Moores School of Music’s Concert Chorale earned a second place prize in the mixed choir category in Tours, France at the Florilege Vocal de Tours international chorale competition. In Italy, the Blaffer Museum triumphantly opened  Anton Ginzburg: At the Back of the North Wind. This innovative project opened in Venice on June 3 and has been a huge success.

These successful international showings complement our growing faculty-led study abroad programs that allow students to engage with the world through travel, study, and cultural exploration. This summer, student groups will explore the opportunities for intellectual engagement in locations such as China, Ghana, Italy, and Spain.

TOP STORY

The College congratulates its Fulbright scholars

CLASS faculty, student and alumna awarded prestigious grants

The College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences has claimed all of the Fulbright-affiliated grants awarded to University of Houston faculty and staff for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Adding to the Fulbright Scholar award to Rebecca Lee, associate professor of nutrition in the Department of Health and Human Performance previously announced in February are three more grants:. Read more.

Related links:

• Fulbright Program, U.S. Department of State
• The Fulbright Association

HIGHLIGHTS & HEADLINES

	Writing Center preps high school students for college work UH Writing Center
	New CLASS Leaders College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
	Student art collective taking talents off campus School of Art

RESEARCH & COLLABORATION

	Top doctoral students awarded fellowships College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
	Japhet Creek project wins major design award Graphic Communications Program
	Research professor to be Harvard visiting scholar Center for Public History

EXPERTS & COMMENTATORS

	Study finds few learning gains from gifted services (Education Week - Subscription required ) Department of Economics
	Living the Good Lie: Should therapists help God-fearing people stay in the closet? (New York Times) Department of Psychology
	Burning Bones gets back to print basics (29-95 Magazine) School of Art

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