Professor of English Jeffrey Kahan talked about the life and mysteries of William Henry Ireland during his lecture titled “Forging a Ghost: The Hunt for Bruno,” Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Monday’s faculty lecture in the President’s Dining Room focused on the effects of smoke in contemporary art especially here in the Los Angeles area.

In his faculty lecture, Daniel Loera focused on emotional intelligence and examined its relationship to the educational success and leadership involvement of college students.

Lynn Stanton-Riggs, associate professor of education, led the faculty lecture on “Parenting and Teaching Our Children” Nov. 19 in the President’s Dining Room.

Andrea Labinger, professor of Spanish emerita, educated faculty and students on the multiple meanings of translation with her lecture “A Sense of Entitlement: Perlis and Pleasures of Title Translation,” on Monday.

Kenneth Marcus, professor of history, presented “Docu­mentary Pageantry: An Analysis of Three Historical Dramas in Modern America” on Monday as part of the faculty lecture series.

Julie Smith, assistant athletic director and head softball coach, spoke about her journey to Olympic gold, and her post-gold victories during Monday’s faculty lecture.

Faculty members and students were pleased after hearing Loren Dyck, assistant professor of management, discuss physician-patient relationships.

Sammy Elzarka, director of assessment and accreditation for College of Education and Organizational Leadership, analyzed the different variables that affected the use of integrating technology in higher education Monday in the President’s Dining Room.

Lanney Mayer, associate professor of education, presented “Integrating Faith with Learning in a Postmodern Age” to a group of about 20 faculty members and students as part of the faculty lecture series Monday in the President’s Dining Room.