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Alumnus Named Poet Laureate of Oklahoma
-- Posted by tfisher on Wednesday, January 21 2009

Governor Brad Henry has appointed distinguished author Jim Weaver McKown Barnes as State Poet Laureate for 2009 through 2010. “It was my privilege to name Jim Barnes as Oklahoma’s Poet Laureate,” said Governor Henry. “His unique artistic vision, considerable creativity, and deeply moving works made him a natural choice. Jim Barnes is an accomplished poet and teacher who has done much to expand the cultural horizons of Oklahomans and all Americans.”

Barnes has authored several volumes of poetry, including The Sawdust War: Poems, which won the Oklahoma Book Award in 1993; Paris: Poems; On a Wing of the Sun: Three Volumes of Poetry; and his most recent work, Visiting Picasso.

Barnes received his master’s and doctoral degrees in comparative literature from Fulbright College. He served as professor and writer-in-residence at Truman State University for 33 years. He then served as Distinguished Professor of English and Creative Writing at Brigham Young University. He was the founding editor of the Chariton Review Press and is currently poetry editor for Truman State University Press and editor of the international journal The Chariton Review.

“As Oklahoma’s Poet Laureate, Jim Barnes has the task of broadening understanding and appreciation of poetry,” said Governor Henry. “His work is a testament to the strong cultural fabric of Oklahoma and an inspiration for others to follow.”

Newgent Invited to Serve on Editorial Board of New Counseling Journal
-- Posted by tfisher on Friday, January 16 2009

Rebecca Newgent, associate professor of counselor education at the University of Arkansas, has accepted an invitation to serve on the editorial board of a new journal of the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education, a division of the American Counseling Association and Sage Publications.

The Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation Journal will focus on counseling outcome research, outcome-based diagnostic practices, outcome-based program evaluation, outcome measure reviews and outcome research design.

The Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education is the research arm of the American Counseling Association.

Newgent focuses on peer victimization in her research and is currently working with six schools in Springdale. She is taking an off-campus duty assignment this semester to prepare a series of manuscripts using the data she has collected over the past 4 1⁄2 years on the factors that contribute to peer victimization, or bullying.

Newgent joined the faculty of the College of Education and Health Professions in 2001. She earned her doctorate from the University of Akron and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Kent State University.

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