Professor John Kares Smith
SUNY Oswego faculty saxophonist Trevor Jorgensen, trumpeter Terry Caviness and pianist Robert Auler explore such influential instrumental composers as Debussy, Desenclos, Fasch and Hummel. The performance culminates with the Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Trumpet by Jean Rivier. $8, including parking ($6 for seniors, staff and faculty; $5 for SUNY Oswego students) at tickets.oswego.edu or 315-312-2141. Part of SUNY Oswego's Focus on Faculty series.
Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Sunday, Feb 10, 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Characterized by its youth, brilliant playing and soulful interpretations, the Ariel Quartet has earned a glowing international reputation. The program includes Beethoven's Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1; Britten's Quartet No. 2; and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44. SUNY Oswego music faculty member Rob Auler, pianist, will join them in the Schumann piece. $15, including parking ($12 for seniors, faculty, staff; $6 for SUNY Oswego students). tickets.oswego.edu, any SUNY Oswego box office, or 315-312-2141. Part of SUNY Oswego's Ke-Nekt Chamber Music Series.
Location: Ballroom, Sheldon Hall
Wednesday, Feb 20, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
$6 adults, $4 children 5-18, and free for SUNY Oswego students with ID and children under 5. Tickets may be purchased at tickets.oswego.edu. 312-3073.
Location: Oswego, NY- Max Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall
Tuesday, Feb 5, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
$6 adults, $4 children 5-18, and free for SUNY Oswego students with ID and children under 5. Tickets may be purchased at tickets.oswego.edu. 312-3073.
Live audio via campus radio station WNYO (88.9 FM) at http://www.wnyosports.com.
Location: Oswego, NY- Max Ziel Gymnasium in Laker Hall
Tuesday, Feb 5, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
http://www.oswego.edu/alumni/events/buffalo.html TO REGISTER
Location: Buffalo State Ice Arena, Buffalo
Friday, Feb 8, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
http://oswego.edu/alumni/gold/events TO REGISTER
Location: Genesee Brew House, Rochester
Wednesday, Feb 20, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
E-mail: JohnKares.Smith@oswego.edu
Office: 14 Lanigan Hall
Office extension: (315) 312-3519
Office Hours:
Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays - 10:15-11:15 am
Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays - 3:00-5:00 pm
Spring 2013:
COM 340 800: MWF 9:10 am - 10:05 am - 216 Mahar
COM 340 810: MWF 1:50 pm - 2:45 pm - 220 Mahar
COM 350 800: MWF 11:30 am - 12:25 pm - 202 Mahar
Education:
Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1974
Area(s) of Specialty:
public communication, persuasion, rhetorical criticism, rhetoric of movements, history of communication, group interaction and discussions, and conflict management.
Research Interests:
presidential and political communication; the American muckraking movement, especially the life, times and works of Upton Sinclair.
Recent Publication(s) or Presentation(s):
"'Once more unto the breach, dear friends': War in the Persian Gulf as a Rhetorical System," in Honor and Loyalty: Inside the Politics of the George H. W. Bush White House, Edited by Leslie D. Feldman and Rosanna Perotti. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002, pp. 347-359.
"Bush and Gore on Oprah Winfrey, or the 'Oprah-fication' of American Presidential Candidates." Presented at the 94th Annual Convention of the Eastern Communication Association, Washington, DC, April 24 -April 27, 2003.
Honors:
Profiled in the 10th edition of Directory of American Scholars
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (1993)
State of New York and United University Professions Excellence Award for Professional Service (1991)
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