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Center for Communal Studies

Department Contact:
Dr. Casey Harison
Director
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Office Location:
Liberal Arts 3035
812-465-7150

About Us

Center Staff

J. Casey Harison

Dr. J. Casey Harison

Professor of History
Director of the Center for Communal Studies
Contact: 812-465-7150
Liberal Arts Center 3035
Email
Website

Marilyn Thielman

Mrs. Marilyn Thielman

Administrative Assistant
Contact: 812-465-1656
David L. Rice Library 3022
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Board of Advisors

Dr. Franziska Bechtel (2023) Research Associate, Institut fuer Theologie – Diakonie – Ethik, AGAPLESION gAG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany	franziska-bechtel@gmx.de
Ms. Wendy Bredhold (2021) Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, Indiana & Kentucky (USI '98)	wendybredhold@gmail.com
Dr. Gregory W. Brown (2020) Educator (ret.)	drgwbrown@aol.com
Ms. Jennifer Greene (2022) Archivist, University of Southern Indiana (USI BA '03, MALS '09)	off. 812-464-1832 jagreene
Dr. Donald E. Janzen (2023) Consultant (ret.)	don.janzen@yahoo.com
Dr. Jane Johansen (2023) Professor Emerita of Business Communications (ret.), University of Southern Indiana Secretary	jjohanse jjohansen@insightbb.com
Dr. Joshua Lockyer (2020) Associate Professor of Anthropology, Arkansas Tech University	off. 479-356-2168 jlockyer@atu.edu
Dr. Susan Matarese (2023) Professor of Political Science and Director of the Honors Program, University of Louisville	502-852-3315 502-852-6831 smmata01@louisville.edu
Dr. Carol Medlicott (2021) Associate Professor of Geography Northern Kentucky University	off. 859-572-5316 medlicottc1@nku.edu
Mr. G. Graham Perry III (2020) Tennessee Historical Society Columbia State Community College	615-741-8934 (Tenn. Hist. Soc.) 615-454-8539 ggpiii@yahoo.com
Dr. Donald Pitzer Emeritus Professor of History and Director of the Center for Communal Studies, University of Southern Indiana	dpitzer
Dr. Silvia Rode (2023) Professor of German and Chair of the World Languages and Cultures Department, University of Southern Indiana	sarode
Dr. Michael Strezewski (2022) Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern Indiana	off. 812-464-1931 mstrezewsk
Leslie Townsend (2021) Director of Community Engagement, University of Southern Indiana (USI BS '88, MA '08)	off. 812-465-7013 ltownsen@usi.edu

Ex Officio

Dr. James M. Beeby Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, University of Southern Indiana	off. 812-464-1853 jmbeeby
Dr. Jason Hardgrave Associate Professor and Chair of the History Department, University of Southern Indiana	off. 812-465-1221 jhardgrave
Ms. Marna Hostetler Director of David L. Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana	off. 812-464-1826 mmhostetle

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