Mahoney to speak on the martyrdom of Althea Gyles Thursday

Kristin Mahoney, a faculty member in the Western Washington University English Department, will present "Irish Decadence, Occultism, Sacrificial Myth: The Martyrdom of Althea Gyles" at noon Thursday, April 12, in an Office of Research and Sponsored Programs faculty research presentation.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs cordially invites all members of Western's community to attend the 2011 - 2012 Faculty Research Presentation Series. All faculty, staff, students and off-campus community members are invited to attend and faculty are encouraged to invite their students. The purpose of the series is to provide opportunities to learn about research, publication of research and the direction research is taking in various disciplines and cross disciplinary areas of the university. The presentations will underscore the importance of research development and creative efforts by members of the University community. Presentations will be facilitated by faculty members (or teams) who currently or recently have been involved in substantial research or research and development projects including creative efforts.

Please see the 2011 - 2012 schedule at http://www.wwu.edu/rsp/rsppresentations.pdfor http://www.wwu.edu/rsp/ For further information contact Connie Hernandez, Office of the Vice Provost for Research, WWU, connie.hernandez@wwu.edu or (360) 650-2884, Old Main 530.