Dr. David Akombo and Prof. Andrew Lewis demonstrate elements of their research project, "Academic and Psychological Effects of Engaging Learners in Live Jazz Music Improvisation." (Dr. Taunjah Bell is a co-investigator.) This presentation was one of the Center's Brown Bag Research Talks featuring works-in-progress and recent research by Jackson State faculty members.Read More

Join us for an exploration of the intersectionality of sound, image and the act of drawing!  When does sound become noise or music?  How does image mediate our experience of sound?  How can we convey the act of drawing as a meditation and not simply a process?  Prof. Chung-Fan Chang, Dr. Ivan Elezovic and Prof....Read More

Thursday, November 13, 2014 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM JSU INNOVATE, First Floor of the H.T. Sampson Library Co-sponsored by the H.T. Sampson Library, this workshop explores the ways that intellectual property secures and encourages risk-taking and ingenuity in academia as well as innovation industries and creative industries. All faculty are encouraged to participate. This...Read More

Dr. David Akombo, assistant professor of music, presents "The Academic and Psychological Effects of Engaging Learners in Live Jazz Music Improvisation: The Case of Middle School Students," which was co-authored by Prof. Lewis and Dr. Bell. The talk will occur on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the...Read More

Thursday, October 30, 2014 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM Room 3213, Third Floor of the JSU Student Center Co-sponsored by JSU ADVANCE, this workshop explores the balancing of work imperatives and lifestyle choices; relative priorities for teaching, research and service appropriate to different stages of the professorial career; and strategies for tracking and managing time....Read More

The 2014-2015 cohort of participants for the Academy for Research and Scholarly Engagement has been selected. Ebrahim Amiri, Computer Engineering; Brian Anderson, Social Work; Okechukwu Anyamele, Economics; Gauri Bhattacharya, Social Work; Janice Brockley, History and Philosophy; Kathy Bryant, Elementary and Early Childhood Education; Sarah Buxbaum, Health Policy and Management; Miguel Centellas, Political Science; Huie Tomaz Cunningham,...Read More

Dr. Nadia Bodie-Smith, assistant professor of theatre and coordinator of theatre studies, presents her talk, "Redirecting Gender: Working with the Effeminate Actor" on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Samspson Library.  The JSU Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research...Read More