3 - 5 p.m. PST
Seminar Hosted by Phi Kappa Phi - Chapter 282
Join us for an insightful and engaging seminar presented by Phi Kappa Phi - Chapter 282. We’ll explore innovative research and ideas from two distinguished scholars:
Refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to everyone, whether you're a seasoned member or new to Phi Kappa Phi. As part of our ongoing efforts to promote our Phi Kappa Phi motto, “Let the love of learning rule humanity,” we are also collecting books for children to distribute at Science Day on March 15, 2025. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in a series of enriching events while supporting our community!
Presenters:
Dr. Arnold Schmidt - "Tales from the Penny Bloods: on the web and in the classroom"
Arnold Anthony Schmidt’s film credits include serving as Assistant Producer on "The Silence," an American Film Institute production nominated for a 1983 Academy Award best short dramatic film; writing a screenplay for Deja Vu, a 1984 Cannon Films feature starring Jaclyn Smith, Nigel Terry, Shelley Winters, and Claire Bloom; and writing the story for the "Tommy's Lost Weekend" episode of the Warner Bros. sitcom Alice, nominated for a 1985 Emmy Award. He also published two scholarly books: a three-volume, 24-play anthology of British Nautical Melodramas, 1820–1850 (Routledge, 2017) and Byron and the Rhetoric of Italian Nationalism (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2010), which received an Elma Dangerfield Award from the International Byron Society.
Dr. Andrew Conteh - "International Humanitarian Law In Modern Times"
Dr. Conteh is a Lecturer for the Political Science department. Professor Conteh retired from Minnesota State, Moorhead in 2017 where he spent 33 years before joining the faculty at CSUS. He was the Sierra Leon ambassador to the former USSR and to the United Kingdom. In 1999 he was awarded the Minnesota Carnegie Professor of the year. Three times he was elected as Professor of the year at MSUM. He was the architect of the international studies program at MSUM and Founder of the Model United Nations program. MSU Moorhead named the Student Academic Conference in 2016 (SAC) after Dr. Conteh. He also received The Burlington Northern Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence.
Dr. Conteh currently teaches the following courses: Foreign Policy Issues (PSCI 4640), International Human Rights (HONS 3050) and Model United Nations (PSCI 4650).
LLM 1970, Kiev State University
Ph.D. 1973, Kiev State University