A Celebration of the AFA in Creative Writing

Presented by Normandale Creative Writing Faculty
Friday, September 25^th, from noon – 12:50 p.m.
Room C1095

Abstract:

Join our Fall 2009 Creative Writing Faculty for a sampling of original poetry and prose, along with information on Normandale's newest AFA degree. Kris Bigalk, Alicia Conroy, Matt Mauch, Eric Mein, and Tom Maltman will share their work and host a Q and A session.

The Creative Writing faculty would like to bring to your attention Normandale's student literary magazine, The Paper Lantern.

For those interested in submitting original prose or poetry, please read the following guidelines:

Entrants must be currently enrolled at Normandale Community College.

Put your name and contact information on everything you submit for consideration. Keep your own copy of your work; materials will not be returned to you.

Poetry submissions should consist of one to five poems, typed. They may be single or double spaced.

Fiction submissions should be 10 pages or less, typed and double spaced, with page numbers.

Submissions, with names and contact information removed, will be evaluated by the Creative Writing Club in its bi-weekly meetings. Submissions are read on a rolling basis, and early submissions will receive the most focused attention.

Contributors will be notified whether their work has been accepted for publication shortly before the magazine goes to press late in the term.

For more information, email lynette.reini-grandell@normandale.edu

David Lake - Do Polygraph Lie Detector Tests Work?

Friday, September 11th, from noon – 12:50 p.m.
Room C1095

Abstract:
What do polygraph lie detector tests measure? How do they work? How would you try to beat one? How accurate are they? How are the test results used?

Wonder no more! Dave will explore the answers to these questions on Friday. His interest in polygraph lie detection stems from his graduate work at the University of Minnesota. His graduate advisor, Bill Iacono, is one of the most prominent researchers in the area of polygraph lie detection. David's doctoral thesis examined the degree to which polygraph test results influenced prospective jurors as they evaluated descriptions of criminal cases.

Presenter Bio:
Dave Lake received his B.A. in Psychology from Oberlin College, where he was a research assistant in a laboratory which focused on the processes of face recognition and the recognition of facial displays of emotion. After returning home to his native Madison, WI, in order to work in a medical sociology research lab and pursue as much Ultimate Frisbee as possible in as many states and continents as he could for two years, he moved to the Twin Cities to study Psychology at The University of Minnesota. While pursuing a Ph.D. in the Biological Psychopathology program at the University, he researched the emotional experience of people with schizophrenia and the ways that various physiological and neurological measurements could be used to identify those who have inherited a risk for schizophrenia. When not teaching at Normandale, he spends time with his wife and four cats (he’s not quite sure how they have accumulated so many), and studies Arabic percussion.