2008 Woodie Awards
University research placed on display
Towson showcases projects, studies for institutional leaders, partners
Tyler Waldman
News | 4/24/08
Towson's division of economic and community outreach and the College of Graduate Studies and Research presented their first showcase of applied research and faculty projects Wednesday afternoon at the Auburn House Pavilion.
The event featured more than 20 exhibits from Towson departments and other campus agencies, who displayed their recent projects for University partners in commerce, government and the community.
"It's very exciting not only to learn about each other, but to get some ideas going that folks might be interested in," Dyan Brasington, vice president of DECO, said.
Throughout the two-hour event, several Towson faculty members gave brief presentations of their work. One of the highlighted projects was the International Center for Accessible Radio Technology, a joint venture among National Public Radio, Harris Corporation, and Towson University. I-CART uses HD Radio technology to make digital
radio accessible to the hearing-impaired. Psychology professor Ellen Sheffield, co-director of the project at Towson, said she valued the opportunity to promote the work of the I-CART program.
"It's a lot of work and fundamental research is going into this project, and as such, it's a wonderful opportunity to get to people that will help us and that may potentially fund different parts of it, or in fact just literally be interested to know and to help us," Sheffield said.
Brasington said she hopes the event helps raise Towson's profile as it takes on a larger role in the state, national and global community.
"I'd like for people to look at the University as a resource," Brasington said. "A resource to help them solve their problems, do their business better, a resource to the community. And from the inside, if we make those relationships, then the University becomes a great resource for its students as they move out into business and industry or education or wherever they may go."
The event featured more than 20 exhibits from Towson departments and other campus agencies, who displayed their recent projects for University partners in commerce, government and the community.
"It's very exciting not only to learn about each other, but to get some ideas going that folks might be interested in," Dyan Brasington, vice president of DECO, said.
Throughout the two-hour event, several Towson faculty members gave brief presentations of their work. One of the highlighted projects was the International Center for Accessible Radio Technology, a joint venture among National Public Radio, Harris Corporation, and Towson University. I-CART uses HD Radio technology to make digital
radio accessible to the hearing-impaired. Psychology professor Ellen Sheffield, co-director of the project at Towson, said she valued the opportunity to promote the work of the I-CART program.
"It's a lot of work and fundamental research is going into this project, and as such, it's a wonderful opportunity to get to people that will help us and that may potentially fund different parts of it, or in fact just literally be interested to know and to help us," Sheffield said.
Brasington said she hopes the event helps raise Towson's profile as it takes on a larger role in the state, national and global community.
"I'd like for people to look at the University as a resource," Brasington said. "A resource to help them solve their problems, do their business better, a resource to the community. And from the inside, if we make those relationships, then the University becomes a great resource for its students as they move out into business and industry or education or wherever they may go."
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