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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2024 · 30 MIN

How WCU’s Science Building Got a New Name with Dr. Brent Ruswick, Aaron Stoyack, and Sam Romeiser

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While doing research on the history of medicine, Aaron Stoyack and Samuel Romeiser learned of Samuel Christian Schmucker’s promotion of eugenics. Dr. Ruswick encouraged Aaron to take action, leading to the formation of the student organization Students Against Schmucker (SAS). SAS wrote a letter to the WCU community and collected student and faculty signatures, leading to the renaming of Schmucker Science Center to The Science Complex.  Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Theory Connection: What is in a name? WCU Namesake Committee Memorandum Burch‐Brown, J. (2022). Should slavery’s statues be preserved? On transitional justice and contested heritage. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 39(5), 807-824.  Show Notes: WCU Quad Article WCU 150th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit Pennhurst Asylum

While doing research on the history of medicine, Aaron Stoyack and Samuel Romeiser learned of Samuel Christian Schmucker’s promotion of eugenics. Dr. Ruswick encouraged Aaron to take action, leading to the formation of the student organization Students Against Schmucker (SAS). SAS wrote a letter to the WCU community and collected student and faculty signatures, leading to the renaming of Schmucker Science Center to The Science Complex.  Host: Dr. Tom Pantazes Closed Captions Theory Connection: What is in a name? WCU Namesake Committee Memorandum Burch‐Brown, J. (2022). Should slavery’s statues be preserved? On transitional justice and contested heritage. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 39(5), 807-824.  Show Notes: WCU Quad Article WCU 150th Anniversary Virtual Exhibit Pennhurst Asylum

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