Vol. IV, No. 8
March 12, 2012
WheelerNotes
Some Things: A sequence of family emergencies has
stilled my muse, so you will be denied my usual
eloquence (tongue firmly in cheek), but here are a few
random thoughts:
The Complete College Georgia Team:
The chatter around the System continues to
be the Complete College Georgia Initiative.
On March 19 and 20 administrators
Wheeler, Baskin, Chamberlain, and
McMurray have been summoned to
Athens to be given marching orders. We
are very grateful that Dr. Cristina FerminEnnis will join us to provide good humor
and wisdom to a group that may be lacking
in both. You will hear more from this
team.
Science Olympiad: How many ways can
we say, “Good Job and Thank You”
Rumfelt and Team for valuable service
rendered to our region!!!
Seasoned Advisor Workshop: Thank you
to the 45 Gordon faulty members who
worked hard for a solid hour on March 7
sorting out best strategies for academic
advising at Gordon College. Those of you
who wonder about the impact of the new
core curriculum may want to converse with
a colleague who made it to this work
session.
GahrNotes
Dr. Amanda Duffus attended the Annual Meeting of
the Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile
Conservation (SEPARC), February 16-29. She is an
active member of the Disease/Pathogen/Parasite Task
Team.
-She also organized two workshops at the Annual
SEPARC meeting, one on Diseases of Herpetofauna
and Surveillance, the other, a practical workshop on
Necropsy Techniques for Herpetofauna; with Drs.
Debra Miller and Dr. Mathew Gray from University of
Tennessee.
Dr. Linda Hyde and EarthWindFire (science club)
members visited Tellus Museum in Cartersville, GA on
Saturday, March 3.
Dr. Andy Osborne delivered a talk “Win-Win
Service-Learning to Promote Solid Citizenry and
Success in Science” at the 2012 Governor’s Teaching
Fellows Reunion and Conference in Athens, GA on
January 20th.
-He attended the Georgia Scholarship of STEM
Teaching and Learning Conference in Statesboro on
March 9, 2012.
-He invited and hosted Bethany Kinsey, RN, BSN,
CDE, Medical Director for Camp Kudzu (for children
with type 1 diabetes), to speak at EarthWindFire, and to
establish a relationship between that organization and
Gordon College for service-learning opportunities. As
a result, 9 Gordon Students applied for week-long camp
sessions.
Dr. Richard Schmude gave two talks.
BaskiNotes
Graduation Information: On Friday, May 11, faculty
will gather at 8:00 a.m. in Smith Hall, not the Student
Center. We will process through the arcade this year.
Students will process from Russell Hall.
1. “Comets” A 45 minute talk given
as part of the series of talks given by
the Math and Natural Science Division.
The talk was given on Feb. 6. 2012.
About 25 people attended.
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2. “Comets” a 45 minute talk given as
part of the Gordon College Speaker
Series. The talk was given on
Thursday Feb. 9, 2012. About 100
people attended.
Dr. Schmude also supervised the “Optics”
event at the Science Olympiad on Saturday
Feb. 25, 2012.
Dr. Marwan Zabdawi
1. Supervised “Storm the Castle
Event” for the Science Olympiad on
2/25/12.
2. Will present at ICTCM
“International Conference on
Technology in Collegiate
Mathematics” in
Orlando Florida.
My abstract/presentation can be viewed
on http://2012.ictcm.com
3. Volunteered to be a judge, for the
St. George Episcopal School Science
Fair in Milner, on Friday 3/9/12.
KnightoNotes
The Gordon College History Club is sponsoring a
display in the Russell Hall lobby celebrating National
Women’s History Month for March 2012. Please stop
by to enjoy the pictures and text and provide the club
with both feedback and ideas for future displays that
celebrate history. The club link is
http://www.gordoncollegehistoryclub.com
Ms. Bethany Johnson will be presenting a 4 week
lecture series at Sun City Peachtree Center in Griffin,
March 27 – April 17. Her course is entitled “Cultural
Views on Aging: Sociologically and
Anthropologically.”
Dr. Jeff Rogers attended the Abbeville Institute,
February 23-25, in Atlanta, which focused on “New
Perspectives on the North during the Civil War.”
Dr. Jeff Rogers also chaired a panel on “James
Madison and State Sovereignty” at the Southeastern
American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
(SEASECS) meeting in Decatur, Georgia on March 2,
2012.
Dr. Karen McCarron attended the annual Georgia
Association of Accounting Educators meeting,
February 3 and 4, in Tifton, GA.
Dr. McCarron was also invited to participate in the
College of William and Mary’s “Making a Living,
Making a Difference Career Day” on March 17, 2012
in Williamsburg, VA. Dr. McCarron will address the
audience on the availability of accounting jobs in the
governmental and nonprofit sectors of the economy.
She will also participate in a panel discussion in which
she discusses the topic of opportunities in social
businesses.
Dr. Jeff Knighton attended a meeting of the Upson
County Families, Youth, and Children’s Alliance on
February 29 in Thomaston. The subcommittee of 12
was specifically focused on addressing the needs of 1619 year-olds who are not currently in school or
working.
On March 13, Dr. Ric Calhoun and Dr. Jeff
Knighton will be meeting with the Pike Community
Resource Network in Zebulon to discuss potential
human services partnerships.
Dr. Christy Flatt and Dr. Elizabeth Watts-Warren
will present a paper entitled “A Sudden Change of
Fortune: Obstacles to the Creation of a New
Baccalaureate Program in a Changing Social Milieu”
at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Sociological
Society, in New Orleans, March 21-24.
Dr. Jeremy Richards attended the Georgia
Association of Historians Conference, February 24, in
Macon.
The Gordon College Undergraduate Research
Symposium invites the submission of papers in the
disciplines of history and English for its inaugural
event. Works of critical analysis, synthesis, original
interpretation and primary research are all welcome.
The work does not have to have been submitted for a
grade in any particular course, and it might very well be
something you produced a few semesters ago and have
continued to work on. If it is something you are proud
of, however, you should share it with your peers.
Successful applicants will present their work at the
college’s first symposium on April 18, 2012 before a
gathering of fellow students and faculty (don’t be
afraid!). Awards will be presented for the best papers.
If you are interested, please take a look at
the submission guidelines on the symposium website:
www.gdn.edu/symposium. Feel free as well to contact
Dr. Winters or Dr. Aiello in Russell Hall, Dr. Powers
in the Academic Building, or Dr. Janssen in Honors
House. The deadline for submission is April 1, 2012.
Dr. Joe Mayo presented a paper entitled "Encouraging
Holistic Understanding in the College Classroom," at
the SoTL Commons: An International Conference for
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the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, March 7-9,
in Statesboro.
Dr. Joe Mayo also piloted an interactive workshop on
February 29 for the Student Success Center on concept
mapping, titled "Concept Mapping: A Road Map for
Successful Learning," which was highlighted by a very
high level of student engagement.
MahaNotes
Dr. Pamela Bell made a presentation on content
literacy strategies in Orlando, FL. This was the ISSS
(International Society for Social Studies) conference.
The conference included history and social studies
teachers from across the US.
The Division of Education had a recent Unit meeting
with all of the partners in education to discuss the
upcoming PSC visit to Gordon. The PSC has scheduled
an electronic visit to Gordon College on the 15th
through the 18th of April to certify the teaching
programs in English 6-12 and History 6-12.
Faculty of the Division will begin to review
applications for the Fall 2012 Early Childhood/Special
Education Cohort. To date there are 64 applicants for
positions in the cohort.
This innovative initiative for college students is
designed to promote a better understanding of
entrepreneurship and leadership.
During their stay, students were able to reside at the
Allen Executive House Dormitory where they
had the opportunity to visit and learn first-hand, from
established entrepreneurs and business leaders as well
as participate in interactive sessions with these business
role models. Students also had a chance to network
directly with members of the “100 Black Men of
Atlanta” who were utilizing the site for their annual
conference.
The classes in the program exposed students to strategic
thinking concepts that included business technology
and discipline. Students were exposed to a practicum
learning experience in professional communication
skills, social savvy & dining etiquette as well as,
understanding the requirements and expectations of
“money sources”.
Students were informed that one of the largest expenses
for entrepreneurs is health care. Dr. Edward Layne,
MD and Chef Gary provided instruction on how to
maintain their health and the health of their employees
to minimize those expenses.
Dr. Mike Mahan was selected by the PSC of Georgia
to become a Chair for visiting Board of Evaluator
Teams. Training will be from March 18 through the
21st.
MooreNotes
GC@FVSU
Tierra Little & Chef Gray
On Feb 23rd-25th students in the GC@FVSU program
were selected to participate in the Allen Entrepreneurial
Institute (AEI) at Camp Exposure located in
metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia.
Amber Bassknight & Dr. Layne (MD)
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WhitelockNotes
Gordon College will host its tenth annual Teaching
Matters interdisciplinary conference on Friday and
Saturday March 30 and 31. A special note of thanks is
due to Dr. Jason Horn who initiated the conference
and is in his final year as organizer. This year’s
conference features a keynote address by noted
historian Dr. Patrick Allitt, the Cahoon Family
Professor of American History at Emory University,
and presentations by over 100 fellow scholars.
There will be a joint English Majors Club meeting and
General Advising Session on March 28 in Academic
114.
Dr. Peter Boltz attended the 2012 CASE III conference
in Atlanta, Feb. 19-22. CASE, which stands for the
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, is
an international association founded in 1974 in a
merger between the American Alumni Council and the
American College Public Relations Association. It
serves more than 64,000 advancement professionals in
74 countries.
On March 8, Dr. Boltz hosted a meeting with
representatives of the Consortium for Negotiation and
Conflict Resolution and the college’s Conflict
Resolution Committee and then another meeting with
President Max Burns. Dr. Boltz is the colleges ADR
liaison with the CNCR, the organization which
promotes and monitors the BOR’s initiative on conflict
management.
Dates & Deadlines
Mar 12-16
Mar 18 (Sun)
Mar 21 (W)
Spring Break for Faculty and Students
Residence Halls reopen at 4:00 pm
Georgia History and U.S. Constitution Exam
Mar 21(W)
College Culture Task Force Event!
John Thomas Grant, Jr., will provide the
“Community, Diversity, and Service” address
2:00 p.m. in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
The Honors Program Trivia Contest,
open to all students, staff, and faculty
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Foundation Room – SC 229.
Early Registration for Continuing Students for
Summer and Fall 2012
Morehouse Glee Club
7:30 PM Fine Arts Auditorium
Psycho Beach Party
For mature audiences only
Fine Arts Auditorium
April 18–21:Doors open at 7pm
April 22: Doors open at 1:30pm
College Chorus
7:00 PM Spivey Hall
Last day of classes
Final Exams
Book Buy-Back – Bookstore
Graduation
Mar 29 (R)
Apr 2 - 20
Apr 17 (T)
Apr 18-22
Apr 25 (W)
Apr 30 (M)
May 1 thru
May 4 (T- F)
May 11 Friday
Dr. Larry Weill and The Lyon County Art guild are
happy to announce an exhibit of Dr. Weill’s art work at
the Judicial Center in Eddyville, Kentucky. The show,
titled “Travels and Interpretations,” is a collection of
photographs and drawings in graphite and charcoal of
places Dr. Weill has traveled both domestically and
abroad. The show will be hung March 9, 2012, and be
up through April.
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