UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A publication
for USC faculty,
staff, and friends
APRIL 10, 2003
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Research universities
welcome proposed
reform legislation
Sorensen
BY LARRY WOOD
The presidents of USC, MUSC, and Clemson University met at the Statehouse with legislators
and business leaders April 1 to support economic development in the state through research.
Earlier in the day, legislators introduced a reform package in the House to change state
laws that would allow South Carolina’s three research universities to focus on research
development and their roles in a knowledge-based economy.
“This is truly a defining moment in the history of our state,” said Speaker of the House
David H. Wilkins (R-Greenville). “Around the country in regions that are prospering, you’ll
find that research universities are a key
to economic growth to generate startup
companies, venture capital, high-paying
❝... research universities can
jobs, and improved quality of life.
fuel our state’s economic
“With a deep commitment from both
engine and transform South
the public and private sectors, research
universities can fuel our state’s economic
Carolina into an economic
engine and transform South Carolina into
powerhouse.❞
an economic powerhouse.
—David H. Wilkins,
“We today are announcing sweeping
Speaker of the House
legislation that empowers our research
universities. Our legislative package that
was introduced in the House today gives
our research universities the tools to acquire the best faculty, work with business and industry
to create new jobs, and play the role major research universities need to play to be successful.”
The legislative reform package will allow the universities the flexibility and responsibility to:
■ increase research capabilities and make them more integral to economic development to
focus on helping grow the state’s economy
■ increase collaboration, efficiency, and cooperation among the three universities
Now showing—the annual
faculty/student art auction
More than 100 pieces of sculpture, jewelry, photography, paintings, and ceramic
works made by USC’s art faculty and students will go to the highest bidders April
22 at the 48th-annual USC Art Auction.
The event will begin with a preview party at 7 p.m. in the Campus Room of
Capstone House. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be provided. The
auction will begin at 8 p.m. The art will be on public display beginning at 1 p.m.
Auctioneers will be Carole and Holli McGee. Mana Hewitt, director of
McMaster Gallery, and Robert Lyon, art, are the organizers of this year’s event.
The Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts sponsors the auction.
Proceeds are divided between the artists and the USC art scholarship fund. Credit
cards and checks will be accepted. Last year’s event raised more than $14,000.
For more information, call Hewitt at 7-7480 or 7-4236.
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USC Dance Company sends in the Marines and the Navy.
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Revenge and fear heat up Arthur Miller’s The Crucible.
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Office of Research funds 29 projects totaling $300,000.
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16th-annual USC Showcase is April 12
The University will hold its annual USC
the displays include demonstrations and
Showcase April 12. The open house and
feature high-tech presentations, and many
celebration showcases how USC enriches
colleges will hold open houses. Campus tours,
the lives of South
storytelling, face painting,
Carolinians through
and other activities for
research, teaching,
young children also are
community outreach, and
planned.
cultural performances.
College-bound highTo be held from 10 a.m.
school students and their
to 3 p.m. on the Horseshoe,
parents can visit with
the event is free and open to
University representatives
the public.
who can discuss admisUSC Showcase will
sions requirements,
feature activities, perforfinancial aid, scholarships,
mances, and exhibits
and the Honors College.
appropriate for all ages.
Admissions information
Activities will include
sessions will be at 10 a.m.
festival foods and perforand 11 a.m. in Rutledge
mances by many of USC’s
Chapel. Residence halls
ensembles, including
open for tours include East
Caribbean steel-drum music Showcase features activities for kids.
Quad, Preston Residential
by Palmetto Pans, jazz by
College, Maxcy,
the Left Bank Big Band, gospel by Higher
Capstone, Patterson, the Towers, Wade
Harmony, the Concert Choir, and the USC
Hampton, and Bates House.
Dance Company. Faculty and staff at more
Other activities include:
than 70 booths, which highlight research,
■ “Stories, Stories, and More Stories!”
outreach programs, and degree and career
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opportunities, will answer questions. Many of
APRIL 10, 2003 1
■ ADAMS WINS GOVERNOR’S AWARD FOR
EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE: Richard D. Adams,
Arthur S. Williams Professor of Chemistry and
director of the USC NanoCenter, has won the 2003
Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science. He
received the award at the March 21 meeting of the
S.C. Academy of Science. Adams also is the
recipient of a senior scientist award of the Humboldt
Foundation, 1999 winner of the American Chemical
Society’s national award for organic chemistry, and
2000 recipient of the society’s Southern Chemist
Award. Adams is American regional editor of the
Journal of Organometallic Chemistry and coeditor
of the Journal of Cluster Science.
■ DINING MENU EXPANDS AT RUSSELL HOUSE: Sodexho recently
opened several new dining facilities in the Russell House. ZiA Juice, the
first of its kind in the nation, features signature fruit smoothies with
power supplements such as Siberian ginseng and soy protein, as well
as a complete line of frozen coffee, blended beverages, and freshsqueezed fruit and vegetable juices. Pandinis, an exclusive Sodexho
signature brand, offers gourmet pizzas, labrettis, strombolis, salads,
and sandwiches. Sub Connection features made-to-order subs and
sandwiches with fresh ingredients, and bread and rolls are baked onsite daily. Cinnabon’s menu includes cinnamon rolls and freshly brewed
Seattle’s Best Coffee. In addition to the new dining choices, Earthworks,
a specialty gift and flower shop, sells aromatherapy candles and oils,
herbal soaps, scented bath salts, and gourmet snacks.
■ INFOTECH 2003 SET FOR MAY 12–14: The College of Liberal Arts Computing
and Information Technology Center will sponsor the third-annual teaching and
technology conference, INFOTECH 2003, May 12–14 to promote campus
resources, technology trends, and innovative faculty initiatives. INFOTECH 2003
will showcase topical sessions on technology in education presented by a diverse
group of IT professionals and faculty from around campus who will demonstrate
how technology has been successfully integrated into teaching and research.
INFOTECH creates an environment for dialogue among faculty, graduate students,
and technologists while providing technically oriented solutions in teaching,
learning, research, and service. The conference will feature nearly 60 presentations by campus faculty and IT staff, as well as outside vendors including Apple,
Dell, Lexmark, Blackboard, and Sprint PCS. President Sorensen will deliver the
opening address May 12. INFOTECH is designed specifically for USC faculty, staff,
and graduate students. Registration is required. Conference and registration
information can be found at http://infotech.cla.sc.edu or by calling 777-1109.
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Student speak
■ Ashley Hester, left, freshman, public
relations, North Myrtle Beach
■ Sydney Hester, freshman, business,
North Myrtle Beach
Q. Sydney, you’re helping with the teetertotter-a-thon in front of the Russell
House. Can you tell me about the project?
A. It’s called Shamrock, and my sorority,
Kappa Delta, does it every year in March. It’s
our big event. We get everybody out here to do
the 24-hour teeter-totter-a-thon just to get
everybody participating and having fun for a
good cause. It’s open to everyone, not just
Greeks, so that everyone can help.
Q. Who benefits from the project?
A. We collect money all during the year to
help prevent child abuse in America. We
collect teddy bears, and at the end of April
we’ll take them to Richland Memorial
Hospital for their children’s program. We
collect teddy bears every year. Each new
pledge member—there were 65 of us this
year—had to bring in five teddy bears each,
and the other girls brought in one.
Q. How long does it take to organize the
project?
A. It takes all year. We have a special team
inside Kappa Delta—about 15 girls–who
have been getting everything together.
There’s so much work behind the scenes.
Q. Ashley, are you involved in a sorority,
too?
A. Yes, I’m a member of Zeta Tau Alpha,
and we also have a big philanthropic
function called Big Man on Campus. All the
organizations on campus are invited to
nominate one guy. It’s like a big pageant for
the guys. It’s so much fun. We actually raise
money for the Zeta Tau Alpha foundation,
which donates a portion of the money for
breast cancer awareness and research and
scholarships for young women.
Q. You’re not sorority sisters, but
biological sisters?
A. Sydney: Right, we’re actually both
freshmen. Ashley graduated early.
Ashley: We grew up going to USC football
games. Both our parents came here. It was a
given that we’d come here.
Sydney: We weren’t allowed to wear orange
until we were, like, 12. We just figured it was
a natural choice for us to both come here.
Q. Do you room together?
A. Sydney: No, no, we don’t even live in the
same building. I think we get along a lot better
because we’re not together all the time.
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APRIL 10, 2003
Bratcher becomes USC’s fifth Truman Scholar
Lara F. Bratcher, a junior anthropology major and medical humanities
minor, has been named a 2003 Harry S. Truman Scholar.
The $30,000 Truman Scholarship is awarded to about 75 juniors
nationally who have superior academic ability, a strong record of
service and leadership, and plans for careers in public service.
“This award is a wonderful affirmation of the career that I have
chosen,” said Bratcher, who is a McNair Scholar, USC’s most
prestigious scholarship for out-of-state undergraduate students.
Bratcher is an Honors College student and holds several
leadership positions on campus, including director of the Carolina/
Clemson Blood Drive, Peer Health educator, USC Sorority
Council president, student senator, and Omicron Delta Kappa
Awards Day coordinator. She also is a member of Chi Omega
Sorority, Anthropology Student Association, and Russell House
University Union Advisory Board.
Bratcher’s record of public service and community activities
includes her role as founder and president of the Rivers of the
World “Books to Belize” initiative in high school. More recently
she volunteered for the Richland County Public Health Department.
Bratcher will use the Truman Scholarship to support her
pursuit of joint medical doctor and master’s of public health
degrees with a concentration in rural health. Following her
medical training, she plans to do overseas volunteer medical work
for one to two years. She then plans to continue her public work in
the United States to influence health access and education.
USC Truman Scholar candidates are evaluated and nominated
by a scholarship committee chaired by Shelley Smith, a professor
in the Department of Sociology.
“There is nothing to fault in Lara’s record of public service,
USC funded for prestigious
Beckman Scholars Program
USC has been selected by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman
Foundation to administer the Beckman Scholars Program during
the next three academic years. USC was one of only 13
institutions across the country funded for the program.
The $105,600 award from the Beckman Foundation of Irvine,
Calif., will allow USC’s Honors College to select six students
who will work closely with mentors in the School of Medicine
and College of Science and Mathematics, conducting research in
biological sciences, biomedicine, chemistry, and biochemistry.
Each Beckman Scholar will perform research activities for
up to 10 hours per week during the academic year and full time
for 10 weeks during two consecutive summers.
“Some grants are intended to help you develop something
that you want to do better; Beckman acknowledges programs
that already are doing things the right way. That’s why this is
such an accolade for USC,” said Leslie Sargent Jones, associate
dean for research at the Honors College and principal investigator for USC’s participation in the program.
Each of USC’s six Beckman Scholars will receive a $17,600
stipend. In addition, $750 per summer and $1,500 during the
academic year will be available for each scholar for professional
travel and research supplies.
The first two Beckman Scholars will be named this spring
and will begin their research activities this summer. Two more
scholars will be named in spring 2004 and the final two in 2005.
Following their second summer of research, Beckman Scholars
and their mentors will present their research at a Beckman
Foundation–sponsored conference in Irvine.
Other institutions selected to participate in the scholars program
include New York University, Carnegie Mellon University, the
University of California–San Diego, the University of Maryland,
the College of William and Mary, and the University of Arizona.
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Lara Bratcher and Steven Burritt, a 1996 USC grad and 1995 Truman Scholar.
commitment, erudition of expression, her plans for her life, or her
academic record,” Smith said. “She has funneled her energy into
efforts to improve health care and education for underprivileged
groups. From book drives to blood drives, Lara has demonstrated
her leadership abilities to make a difference in the lives of many.”
Other members of the University Truman Committee include
Steven Burritt, a USC 1995 Truman Scholar; George Geckle,
English; Don Fowler, government and international studies; Jerald
Rosati, government and international studies; and Robert Felix, law.
Bratcher was supported by the University’s Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs. Bratcher is the fifth USC student to
be named a Truman Scholar.
Earth Day observance is April 22
USC Columbia will observe Earth Day April 22 with a
celebration of environmental programs, an awards ceremony, and a volunteer cleanup of Rocky Branch Creek.
Most Earth Day events are sponsored by USC’s
School of the Environment. Earth Day events include:
■ Celebration of the Earth & the Environment,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Greene Street in front of Russell House,
a showcase of alternative fuel vehicles, recycling, and
environmental programs, research, and USC activities, as
well as community and environmental organizations.
■ Awards ceremony, noon, Davis Field beside the
Russell House, environmental Stewardship and
Environmental Essay Contest Awards.
■ Rocky Branch Creek cleanup, 1 to 2 p.m., volunteers welcomed and appreciated.
At USC’s Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine
Biology and Coastal Research near Georgetown, an
open house will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Hobcaw Visitor Center.
At 7 p.m. in the Law School Auditorium, a panel
discussion will be held titled “Protecting Isolated
Wetlands.” Dan Tufford, biological sciences, will
moderate the discussants, who will include Norm
Brunswig, S.C. Audubon Society; Jimmy Chandler, S.C.
Environmental Law Project; Kim Diana Connolly, USC
law school; Sally Knowles, S.C. Department of Health and
Environmental Control; James T. Morris, biological
sciences; Bert Pittman, S.C. Department of Natural
Resources; and Christie Renken, S.C. Coastal Conservation League.
For more information, go to www.environ.sc.edu.
■ ADVENTURE SERIES MAKES SUMMER LEARNING FUN: Rising seventh–
12th-graders can register for USC’s new series of summer programs for
academically talented students. Carolina Master Scholars Adventure Series
will offer programs in science, visual art, medicine, music, history,
aerospace, law and criminology, theatre, and SAT preparation. The 10, oneweek sessions begin June 1 and end July 25. Students also will participate
in social and recreational activities including sports, games, dances, movies,
and field trips. Residential students will stay in Maxcy College. The program
also is open to day students. Admission is based on GPA, teacher
recommendation, a student essay, and PSAT or SAT scores, if applicable.
The cost ranges from $450 to $1,050. Some need-based financial aid is
available. Students who register by April 15 will receive an “Early Bird”
discount of as much as $100 per program. Children of USC faculty and staff
also will receive a discount. For more information, visit rcce.sc.edu/
Adventures, e-mail comfs@gwm.sc.edu, or call 7-9444.
■ USC RECEIVES $450,000 FOR GROUNDWATER
STUDY: The Center for Water Research and Policy will
conduct a $450,000 geologic groundwater study of
uranium. The study will investigate the cause and
distribution of naturally occurring uranium, radon, and
radium in the groundwater in the Inner Piedmont of South
Carolina and EPA Region IV, which includes South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. The S.C. Department
of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has been
forced to test areas around the state to identify potential
sources of natural uranium, radon, and radium but is able
to test only six sites a month. The new study will help
identify areas that are more likely to have these contaminants and allow DHEC to help communities respond. Tom
Temples is director of the center.
Van Brunt uses images like this to help students think outside the box.
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Art imitates life—and
death—in chemical
process safety course
BY CHRIS HORN
Vincent Van Brunt’s students might think at times that they’ve
blundered into an art appreciation class. What they have
encountered is a chemical engineering professor who understands the power of art.
Van Brunt points to a picture of the French surrealist René
Magritte’s painting of a tobacco pipe and asks his students,
“What is this?”
Their usual response: It’s a pipe.
Beneath the image, Magritte painted
these words: “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.”
Van Brunt translates the line for his nonFrancophone students: “This is not a pipe.”
“The point is that this is a picture of a
pipe—not an actual pipe. From an
engineering standpoint, we have to
remember that a model of something is not
the same as the real thing,” he said. “No
matter how much a model is tested, it’s
still just a model. It’s possible to draw
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false conclusions from that.”
In Van Brunt’s course on chemical process safety, the right
picture can paint a thousand words of lecture and get students
thinking about engineering principles in new ways. He began
teaching the course more than 12 years ago in response to several
deadly chemical plant disasters around the world.
“Art is the strongest metaphor I can use to rapidly illustrate
important principles in chemical process safety,” said Van
Brunt, who grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and spent untold hours
hanging out in art museums. “I always thought of art in a
personal way, but it struck me a few years ago that some of these
images could make very useful analogies.”
Consider another Magritte image, entitled “Discovery of
Fire,” that depicts a tuba engulfed in flames. Van Brunt uses the
burning tuba to get his students into a discussion on oxidation
and fire. They learn that a tuba can burn, though not with the
kind of flames in Magritte’s surreal picture.
A Magritte picture called “Clairvoyance” depicts an artist
looking at an egg and painting a bird.
“One might infer that the artist portrayed in the painting knew
exactly what the egg would eventually become,” Van Brunt said.
“Engineers sometimes make the mistake of extrapolating too
much information from a little bit of evidence—seeing beyond
what the data presents. When investigating an explosion, there is a
great temptation to leap to a conclusion as to the root cause.”
Using art to emphasize his teaching points is more than a
clever teaching tool, Van Brunt said. He hopes the images and
the corresponding lessons will stay in his students’ minds long
after they graduate.
“In some small chemical plants, a USC graduate might be the
only professionally trained engineer on staff,” Van Brunt said. “If
they don’t have some knowledge of process safety issues when they
leave here, I have, in essence, turned out a defective product.”
Van Brunt flips to one of his favorite images—Egbert van der
Poel’s painting “View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654.” The
scene captures the horrific devastation that followed the
underground explosion of a 90,000-pound gunpowder magazine
in the 17th-century Dutch town. It’s a graphic depiction of the
engineering principle of overpressure, and a reminder of the
consequences of sloppy safety.
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Students Dan Daly, center, and Kurt Lipusz, with his leg on the bar, warm up before class.
ROTC students jeté their way into spring dance production
BY KATHY HENRY DOWELL
In February, Susan Anderson walked the halls of the dance department and wondered where she would find
10 male dancers to appear in the spring production. She had chosen “Ondine: The Sea Sprite,” and now she
had to fill parts for nine dancing sailors and one King Neptune.
She stopped cold as she passed instructor Florence Stiles’ beginning ballet class.
There, reflected in the mirrors of a rehearsal room, was muscular, tattooed Marine ROTC student Kurt
Lipusz stretching at the ballet bar. Next to him was strong, compact Naval ROTC student Dan Daly making a
sweeping plié. And next to him were several more male students, all taking ballet for the first time.
Anderson had found her dancing sailors.
“Most of the male dancers in ‘Ondine’ have been recruited from beginning ballet and dance appreciation
classes, and a few from the men’s swim team. They have been very willing to dance, and they will help make
the spring production even more amazing,” said Anderson, dance professor and artistic director of the USC
Dance Company.
“In ‘Ondine,’ dancers portray sea creatures, such as manta rays and sea serpents. The scenery will make
the audience feel as if they are underwater—a ship will actually sink into the ocean onstage. And the story is
quite intriguing,” she said. A second part of the production is a modern work, “Visions of the Amazon,”
danced en pointe and choreographed by visiting professor Miriam Barbosa.
In all, the spring dance production includes 40 USC Dance Company and USC Dance Conservatory dancers.
USC student Misha Eady will be Ondine, and two professional male dancers will appear in lead roles. Lipusz, a
history major with a daunting dragon tattoo on his left bicep, will be Ondine’s father, King Neptune.
“I’m a competitive tai fighter, and I’m not competing this semester,” said Lipusz, a junior. “I’m taking
ballet to stay flexible and keep my strength up. The class has been great: I’m becoming a lot stronger and
faster. I feel sorry for my next opponent.”
Lipusz, his ROTC cohorts, and the USC dancers can be seen in “Ondine: The Sea Sprite” and “Visions of
the Amazon.” Performances are at 8 p.m. April 12 and 6:30 p.m. April 30 in the Koger Center.
Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students. To purchase, call 251-2222.
McKissick nominated for national museum service award
McKissick Museum has been nominated for the 2003
National Award for Museum Service by the Institute of
Museum and Library Services. If selected, McKissick
Museum would be the first museum in South Carolina to
win the award.
The award is given annually to six institutions for
superlative work, innovative programs, and active
partnerships. Established in 1994, the award underscores
the role of museums and libraries as leaders in society.
“Just to be nominated in this process is quite an
honor for McKissick and the University of South
Carolina,” said Lynn Robertson, the museum’s director.
“Only museums that have made an important and lasting
contribution to their community are considered.”
McKissick’s nomination stressed the museum as a
center of teaching and research whose outreach efforts
show an appreciation for local history, traditional
culture, and preservation.
“I know our recent work with the exhibition ‘A Portion
of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish
Life’ and the expanding reach of our folklife program
through film and Internet were factors that placed
McKissick in the running for the award,” Robertson said.
The award recipient will be announced by the White
House in the fall. First Lady Laura Bush presented the
awards last year.
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Theatre South Carolina to present
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USC Theatre South Carolina will present a 50thanniversary production of Arthur Miller’s historical
drama, The Crucible, April 18–27 at Drayton Hall
Theater.
In The Crucible, Massachusetts farmer John
Proctor and his wife, Elizabeth, hire a young woman,
Abigail Williams, as a domestic servant and subsequently release her from her duties. In revenge,
Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft, a serious
accusation in the highly charged political and social
atmosphere of 17th-century Salem, Mass.
What follows is an account of the ways in which
an oppressive ideology affects a community, breeding
fear and mistrust.
Although initially seen as a commentary on
McCarthyism and the actions of the House Un-American
Activities Committee in the 1950s, The Crucible
provides an account of the cyclical nature of human
behavior that is especially relevant today.
“When we selected the play for production more than
a year ago, it appeared that current events might make it a
very timely script,” said Jim O’Connor, artistic director
of USC Theatre South Carolina and chair of the
Department of Theatre and Dance. “Just how timely it
proved to be was beyond our expectations. When Miller,
in response to the McCarthyism of the ’50s, wrote the
script about the 1692 Salem Witch Trials, he had no idea
it would have so much to say to an audience in 2003.”
A stripped-down set will serve as a guide for the
audience, helping them to place the production in
Colonial times but allowing the play to resonate in
different time periods. Actors will wear historically
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accurate costumes but will express contemporary
Zach Hanks and Pamela Vogel play John and Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible.
sentiment, he said.
“Great theater, like a Stradivarius violin, not only
hits a true note but also has resonations of sound for
If you go
many octaves above and below,” O’Connor said.
“The Theatre South Carolina production, we believe,
■ What: The Crucible, produced by USC Theatre South Carolina
will again hit true notes that have resonations both
■ When: April 18–27, with performances at 8 p.m.
backward and forward in time.”
Tuesday–Saturday and 3 p.m. Sundays
Guest artist Eric Hoffman will direct The
■ Where: Drayton Hall Theater
Crucible. Hoffman is an actor, director, and teacher
■ Admission: $12 general public, $10 USC faculty and staff, senior
whose credits include appearances at Theatre
citizens, and the military, and $9 students
Virginia, the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Pittsburgh
■ Reservations: call 7-2551 beginning at noon April 11
Public Theatre, and Orlando Shakespeare Theatre.
At USC Theatre South Carolina, he recently
appeared as the Russian ballet teacher in You Can’t
Take It With You and as Falstaff in last year’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.
The cast includes Moriah McCarthy as Betty Parris; Brian Schilb, the Rev. Samuel Parris; Sara Thomas, Tituba; Kay Allmand,
Abigail Williams; Ashley Kolaya, Susanna Wallcott; Raia Hirsch, Mrs. Ann Putnam; Fábio Pires, Thomas Putnam; Genevieve Sloan,
Mercy Lewis; Mary Floyd, Mary Warren; Zach Hanks, John Proctor; Malie Heider, Rebecca Nurse; and R.I.G. Hughes, Giles Corey.
Other cast members are Patrick Mullins as the Rev. John Hale; Pamela Vogel, Elizabeth Proctor; Dick White, Francis
Nurse; Richie Gross, Ezekiel Cheever; Joseph Shull, John Willard; Craig Miller, Judge Hathorne; Steve Fenley, Deputy Gov.
Danforth; and Sarah Burchstead, Sarah Good. Ensemble members include Melissa Bishop, Rebecca Morrell, and Jessica
Wharton.
Kimi Maeda is the scenic designer; Lisa Martin-Stuart and Valerie Pruett, costume designers; and Gary Peoples, lighting
designer. Jillian Owens is the stage manager; K. Dale White, production manager; and Eric Rouse, technical director. Sarah
Barker is movement coach, and Erica Tobolski is vocal coach.
The Crucible, Miller’s most produced play, won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1953. The 2002 Broadway revival was
nominated for best revival.
Performances of The Crucible will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday. No performance will be held April
20, Easter Sunday. Tickets are $12 for the general public; $10 for USC faculty and staff, senior citizens, and the military; and
$9 for students. Tickets are available by calling 7-2551 beginning at noon April 11.
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Engineering/Math/Science
■ April 11 Chemistry and biochemistry, “Chemical Studies of DNAProtein Assemblies,” Debra Mohler, Department of Chemistry, Emory
University, 4 p.m., Jones Physical Sciences Center, Room 006.
Refreshments served at 3:45 p.m.
■ April 14 Biological sciences, Suniti Misra, Tufts University, topic
TBA, 4 p.m., Coker Life Sciences, Room 005.
■ April 15 Science Studies and NanoCulture Seminar Series,
“Interdisciplinarity versus Reductionism: An Analysis of Four Debates
in 19th-Century Life Sciences,” Joachim Schummer, philosophy,
12:30 p.m., Preston College Seminar Room.
■ April 16 Science Studies and NanoCulture Seminar Series,
“Visualizing Nanotechnology,” Chris Robinson, art, 3:30 p.m., Preston
College Seminar Room.
■ April 18 Chemistry and biochemistry, Lipscomb Lecture in
Biochemistry, “The Mitochondrial Phosphate Transport Protein:
Structure and Function of this Homodimeric Intrinsic Membrane
Protein,” Hartmut Wohlrab, Boston Biomedical Research Institute,
4 p.m., Jones Physical Sciences Center, Room 006. Refreshments
served at 3:45 p.m.
■ April 18 Electrical engineering, “Nanotechnology: Constructing a
Computer from Molecular Components,” James Tour, Rice University,
4 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Amoco Hall.
■ April 21 Biological sciences, “Ankyrin’s role in regulating sodium
channel distribution in neurons,” Steve Lambert, University of
Massachusetts, Worcester, 4 p.m., Coker Life Sciences, Room 005.
■ April 25 Chemistry and biochemistry, Sabbatical Seminar, “Forensic
Analytical Chemistry: From Sherlock to Fast Gas Chromatography and
Microspectrometry,” Stephen Morgan, chemistry and biochemistry,
3:30 p.m., Jones Physical Sciences Center, Room 006. Refreshments
served at 3:15 p.m.
Liberal Arts
April 16 Anthropology, Wednesday Archaeology at South Carolina
Lunch, “Pocotaligo: Primary Town of the Yamasee,” Alex Sweeney,
noon–1 p.m., Hamilton College, Room 201.
April 22 Philosophy, Research Seminar Series, “Leveling Lady Lovelace:
What Will It Take for a Computer to be Creative?” Henry Cribbs,
philosophy, 12:30 p.m., Welsh Humanities Building, Room 612.
Nursing
April 14 College of Nursing Research Day, “Building a Community of
Scholars,” Peggy L. Chinn, FAAN professor of nursing, University of
Connecticut, and editor of Advances in Nursing Science, noon–5 p.m.,
College of Nursing, first floor, free. To register, contact DeAnne
Messias at 7-8423 or Deanne.messias@sc.edu.
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■ April 8–12 Theatre South Carolina: Second season, MacBeth, a
play by William Shakespeare, directed by MFA directing candidate
Jerry Miller, 8 p.m., Longstreet Theater. Tickets are $5 at the door.
■ April 11 and 12 German Studies Program: Mahlzeit! A German
Kabarett, fourth-annual German Kabarett produced as part of German
320, with a cast of 15 undergraduate students and one graduate
student, directed by Nikolaus Euba, 7 p.m. April 11 and 2 p.m. and 7
p.m. April 12, Benson Theater, free and open to the public.
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Mother, Rochelle Carree as The Raven, and Elyssa
Connolly as Arie, Goat’s sister. The company and citizens
of Rodney include Nicole Anderson, Roshelle Carree,
Summer Caudill, Elyssa Connolly, Jeff Johnson, Danielle
Jolly, Michael Jones, Linda Sullivan, and Lauren Vassallo.
The production is directed by George Roberts, assistant
director of theatre at USC Spartanburg, with lighting design
by Rich Robinson, assistant professor of theater. Barry
Whitfield, technical director, designed the set. Peggy
Craven choreographed the musical, and Joy Finch is the
production’s musical director. Stage manager, Tonya
Doughty, and assistant stage manager, Kristina Marcikic,
complete the production team.
Tickets are $4 for students and $6 general admission. For
more information, call George Roberts at 864-503-5673 or
the box office at 864-503-5695.
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The USC Spartanburg Shoestring Players will perform The
Robber Bridegroom, a Southern musical, at 8:15 p.m. April
16–19 in the Humanities and Performing Arts Center on the
USC Spartanburg campus.
The Robber Bridegroom is based on a novella by Eudora
Welty and was first produced on Broadway in 1977. The
musical is set in the Mississippi Territory, circa 1790, in and
around the small town of Rodney, Miss. The play’s
characters include bandits, cotton planters, a beautiful
young girl yearning for excitement, and an ugly and mean
stepmother who tries to spoil everyone’s fun (except hers).
The play features influences from bluegrass and Appalachia.
The cast includes Jason Moffitt as Jamie Lockhart,
Jessica Seay as Rosamund, Erin Stewart as Salome, Dan
Morris as Musgrove, Kevin Fain as Little Harp, Ben Sickles
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lectures/conferences
Other campus event information can be found
on the USC Calendar of Events at http://events.sc.edu.
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around the campuses
concerts
■ April 12 Women’s Softball (DH): Florida, 1 and 3 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 10–12 USC Sumter: The
Division of Arts and Letters will
present Thornton Wilder’s
Pulitzer Prize–winning play, Our
Town, directed by Park Bucker,
Nettles Building Auditorium.
Curtain time is 8 p.m. April 10–
11 and 3 p.m. April 12. Free. For
more information, call Carol
Reynolds at 55-3757.
■ April 11 USC Sumter: The
20th-Annual Math-Science
Contest, 9–11 a.m., Nettles
Building Auditorium. High
school juniors and seniors from
Sumter and surrounding
counties will compete for
trophies and U.S. Savings
Bonds. For more information,
call Steve Bishoff at 55-3744.
sports
■ April 16 Men’s Baseball: Wofford, 7 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 18 Women’s Softball: Alabama, 5 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 18 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi State, 7 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 18 Women’s Softball: Alabama, 7 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 19 Women’s Softball: Alabama, 1 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 19 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi State, 4 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 20 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 22 Men’s Baseball: UNC-Asheville, 7 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
Benson
Tintes
■ April 23 Women’s Softball: Furman, 5 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 23 Women’s Softball: Furman, 7 p.m., Beckham Field.
■ April 23 Men’s Baseball: Davidson, 7 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
Thorton Wilder (1897-1975)
■ April 15 USC Aiken: Hot Jazz Night, University Concert Choir,
8 p.m., Etherredge Center. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 faculty, staff,
and students.
■ April 25 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi, 7:30 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 26 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi, 5 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ April 27 Men’s Baseball: Mississippi, 2:30 p.m., Sarge Frye Field.
■ Through April 30 USC Sumter: The Upstairs Gallery, Administration
Building, will feature works by South Carolina landscape artist May
Reisz. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday. The gallery
is closed Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call Cara-lin
Getty at 55-3727 or Laura Cardello at 55-3858.
mckissick museum
■ April 11 “Blues, Bluegrass, and Barbecue,” a fund-raiser celebration
in conjunction with the exhibit “Considerable Grace: Fifteen Years of
the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Awards,” will feature special
musical performances and traditional South Carolina barbecue,
7–10:30 p.m., McKissick Museum. Proceeds will be used to purchase
items for the museum’s collections and to provide for conservation
needs on existing holdings. Tickets are $35 individual, $60 couple. For
more information or to purchase tickets, call the museum at 7-7251.
■ April 26 Appliqué and Pieced Quilting, Maree Dowdey, instructor,
9 a.m.–4 p.m., $45, includes a picnic lunch, McKissick Museum.
Traditional craft workshop designed for people who have never quilted
as well as experienced quilt makers seeking to learn a new technique.
Class size limited to 20. Registration deadline is April 18. To register,
call Alice Bouknight at 7-7251.
■ Through April 27 Faculty Art Exhibition, recent works by members
of USC’s art department studio faculty. McKissick Museum exhibitions
are free and open to the public. The museum is open 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday; 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Thursdays; and
1–5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 7-7251.
■ Through Dec. 31 “Considerable Grace: Fifteen Years of South
Carolina Folk Heritage Awards,” an exhibition celebrating the
contributions of past recipients of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage
Award, created by the South Carolina legislature in 1986 to recognize
lifetime achievement in this state for traditional folk art.
■ April 12 School of Music: USC Student Composers Concert, 7:30 p.m.,
School of Music Recital Hall, free. Live Webcast at webcast.music.sc.edu.
■ April 14 School of Music: Faculty recital, Eric Nestler, saxophone,
7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free.
■ April 22 USC Aiken: Masterworks Chorale Concert, Lord Nelson Mass,
by Joseph Haydn, 8 p.m., Etherredge Center. Tickets are $10 adults, $5
faculty, staff, and students.
■ Through April 30 USC Sumter: The University Gallery, Anderson
Library, will feature selected works from the permanent collection of
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Gallery hours are
8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday; 8:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday; and
2–6 p.m. Sunday. The gallery is closed Saturdays. For more information,
call Cara-lin Getty at 55-3727 or Laura Cardello at 55-3858.
■ April 11 USC Symphony: Season finale, Verdi’s Requiem, the USC
choirs and vocal soloists Ann Benson, Richard Conant, Randolphe Locke,
and Helen Tintes. 7:30 p.m., Koger Center. Tickets are $15 adults; $12
faculty, staff, and senior citizens; $7 students. Tickets available at the
Coliseum Box Office, all Capital Ticket outlets, or by calling 251-2222.
■ April 15 School of Music: USC Chamber Winds, James Copenhaver
and David O’Shields, conducting, 7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital
Hall, free.
miscellany
■ April 10 Scholarship workshop: Truman Scholarship, 4 p.m., Harper
College Conference Room. Truman Scholarships award up to $30,000 for
graduate school to rising juniors (any major) preparing for a career in
public service. Students who demonstrate leadership abilities, excellent
academic performance and potential, and commitment to public service
are eligible to apply. Must be nominated by the University.
■ April 12 USC Showcase: Great food and entertainment, campus
tours, and exhibits, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Horseshoe, free. Sponsored by
the USC Alumni Association.
■ April 14 Scholarship workshop: Fulbright Grant, 4 p.m., Harper College
Conference Room. Fulbright Grants are calculated on the cost of living in a
host country for nine months and on the cost of travel to and from the
United States (approximately $ 15,000), settling-in allowances, health
insurance, and tuition waivers. Graduating seniors and graduate students
with a clear program of study proposed to be researched in a particular
academic setting abroad are eligible. Candidates with a fluency in the host
language, knowledge of current events in the host country, and strong
background in American culture are preferred.
■ April 17 Awards Day: Annual student awards presentation, 2 p.m.,
Horseshoe. Rain location is Russell House Ballroom.
■ April 22 USC Earth Day: A celebration of the Earth and the environment
and a showcase of environmental programs, research, organizations, and
activities at USC, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Greene Street in front of Russell House,
free. Sponsored by the School of the Environment.
exhibits
■ Through April 30 McMaster Gallery: MFA Exhibition, works by USC
master of fine arts students, free. Recent works by Michael Cassidy
will be on display through April 13. A reception for the artist will be
held from 5 to 7 p.m. April 10. McMaster Gallery is on the first floor of
McMaster College on the northeast corner of Pickens and Senate
streets. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. –4:30 p.m. weekdays and 1–4 p.m. on
Sundays. The gallery is closed Saturdays. All exhibitions are free. Call
7-4236 for information.
■ April 16 School of Music: Great American Songwriters Jazz Salute,
Bert Ligon, directing, 7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free. The
Bert Ligon Trio, along with USC students, will perform works by
Harold Arlen, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole
Porter, Richard Rodgers, Jimmy Van Heusen, and Victor Young.
■ April 17 School of Music: Left Bank Big Band, Bert Ligon, directing,
7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free. USC students to perform
traditional and contemporary big band selections. Also, a new USC jazz
vocal quartet will perform.
■ April 22 School of Music: Faculty recital, John Williams, piano,
7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free.
■ April 25 School of Music: Faculty recital, visiting professor Soon
Bae Kim, piano, 7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free.
■ April 25 and 27 Opera at USC: The Consul, by Gian Carlo Menotti, 7:30
p.m. April 25, 3 p.m. April 27, Koger Center. Tickets are $10 general
public, $8 senior citizens, $5 students. Tickets are available at the Carolina
Coliseum Box Office or by calling 251-2222. (See story page 8.)
■ April 27 School of Music: USC Bands Park Concert, James Copenhaver
and David O’Shields, conducting, 6 p.m., USC Horseshoe, free.
■ April 29 School of Music: Southern Exposure New Music Series,
featuring Morton Feldman’s Rothko Chapel and discussions about
Feldman and artist Mark Rothko, 7:30 p.m., with a conductor’s lecture at
6:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall, free. (See story page 8.)
■ LIST YOUR EVENTS: The TIMES calendar welcomes
submissions of listings for campus events. Listings should
include a name and phone number so we can follow up if
necessary. Items should be sent to TIMES Calendar at
University Publications, 920 Sumter St., e-mailed to
kdowell@gwm.sc.edu; or faxed to 7-8212. If you have
questions, call Kathy Dowell at 7-3686. The deadline for
receipt of information is 11 days prior to the publication date
of issue. Remaining publication dates for 2003 are April 24,
May 8 and 29, June 19, July 17, Aug. 7 and 28, Sept. 11 and
25, Oct. 9 and 23, Nov. 6 and 20, and Dec. 11.
If you require special accommodations, please contact the program sponsor.
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■ FILM LIBRARY RECEIVES FILM PRESERVATION GRANT: USC’s Film Library recently
received a film preservation grant of $502,537, including $251,268 from the National
Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The grant will be used to preserve 200,000 feet of early
sound Movietone Newsfilm from nitrocellulose film to 35mm safety film. The project, which is
part of the NEH “History of Talking Pictures,” will preserve approximately 225 edited newsreel
stories and associated outtakes, together with supplemental paper documents from the first
two years of sound-on-film newsreel production. That period is regarded as pivotal in the
development of film technology and news reporting. In addition to the NEH funds, the Film
Library will contribute $101,269 in salaries, supplies, and indirect costs, and USC’s office of
research will provide the remaining $150,000. A Board of Advisors, Faculty Archival Review
Committee, and Newsfilm Library staff will work in partnership to prioritize stories and outtakes
for preservation and provide oversight for the project. Printing of the film will be done at an
external lab, and the new prints will be stored at USC’s Library Annex. Prints also will be
distributed to two national libraries.
■ CREDIT UNION’S PRIVATE TELLER EXPANDS FEATURES:
Carolina Collegiate’s 24-hour computer access, Private Teller,
has added new features for customers’ convenience,
including higher security levels, check images, faster retrieval
of account histories, scheduled transfer options, customized
account names, and Money and Quicken on-line options.
Private Teller already offered access to account balances and
history, transfer options from and to savings, checking, and
loans. Customers can continue to review payroll deduction
distributions; mail themselves a check from checking,
savings, or loan accounts; and reorder checks, among other
options. For a demonstration of Private Teller, including the
new features, go to www.carolina.org, visit Private Teller, and
use member number 999999 with the password ”carolina.”
For additional information, call 227-5555.
■ “INTERDISCIPLINARITY” WORKSHOP SET
FOR APRIL 17: “Interdisciplinarity: Bridging the
Sciences and the Humanities” will be held from
3 to 6 p.m. April 17 in the eighth-floor conference
room in the BA building. Speakers will include Bill
Throop, who specializes in environmental ethics,
theory of knowledge, and contemporary AngloAmerican philosophy at Green Mountain College
in Vermont; John Lane, an associate professor of
English at Wofford College; and Ellen Goldey, an
associate professor of biology from Wofford
College. The event is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Honors College, and the
New Directives Initiative. The event is free and
open to the public.
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Legislation
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look for ways to increase private funding through
grants, patents, and private partnerships.
The centerpiece of the reform package is the S.C.
Research Oversight Council, which would be the new
governing body for the three universities.
The legislation also creates the S.C. Research
University Bond Act, a funding source from which
money would be used for specific economic development projects after competitive bid. The Centers of
Economic Excellence Board, the Joint Bond Review
Committee, and the State Budget and Control Board
must approve proposed capital projects from this
revenue. Also, the approved projects must be matched
dollar for dollar by nonstate resources to qualify and
will have to be approved by the same board that
approves endowed chairs.
The package also would allow private development
on university property and give research universities
flexibility to compete for top professors, research
assistants, and students. Other changes include:
■ removing the $1,000 cap for federal and other funded
employee bonus pay for research universities to allow
for rewarding professors who acquire major grants
■ providing health benefits for graduate students,
allowing research professors to bring their graduate
assistants with them
■ making research grant positions no longer subject to
the same requirements for other state employees
■ allowing educational fee waivers, which would allow
universities to offer more scholarships to the student
body as it relates to economic development.
“In short, this legislation will make them [research
universities] competitive for the best professors, the best
researchers, graduate students, and students,” said
Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston), chair of the House Ways
and Means Committee. “We’re talking about nothing
less than a Renaissance in South Carolina.
“Every sector of our economy and every part of our
culture will be positively touched by these efforts. This
is the beginning of what we have to do to increase the
average income of South Carolina families. We want to
make it happen, and we can make it happen.”
President Sorensen has proposed a five-million-squarefoot research campus to stimulate economic development
and attract world-class researchers to Columbia. USC’s
priorities include nanoscience and technology; biomedical
research; optoelectronics and laser lighting; development of
new energy resources, including fuel cells; and environmental sciences and technologies.
“You all have heard me propose a research campus
here in the Midlands, and we have the private capital
lined up to build buildings on University property,
which we are not able to do at this time,” Sorensen said.
“We could begin construction within months on those
research buildings if we have the ability to do so
through modification of the state procurement code.”
Clemson’s plans include an automotive engineering
research park in Greenville, an optical fibers center in
Anderson County, and an advanced materials research
project on campus.
MUSC’s initiatives include a laboratory building to
house research on childhood and developmental
diseases, construction of a neurosciences institute, a
research incubator for small startup companies in the
Charleston area, and research centers of excellence,
including the study of regenerative medicine, vaccine
development, and drug discovery.
SPAR continues flights for research-related travel
The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research is continuing to offer airplane flights at no charge to Washington,
D.C., to assist faculty, staff, and administrators who want to visit federal agencies and other potential sponsors of USC
research. The plane also is available for flights to many eastern U.S. destinations for research-related travel. To check
the availability of the plane for such travel, University faculty and staff can call Kristie Marshall at 7-6039 or e-mail:
kristiem@gwm.sc.edu.
The plane, owned by USC’s Educational Foundation, has a six-passenger capacity and leaves from Owens Field
Airport in Columbia. On flights to Washington, the plane lands at Manassas Regional Airport. For more details on
arrival and departure times and an online reservation form, go to http://spar.research.sc.edu/sparflight.html. To check
scheduled flight dates and seat availability for trips to Washington, go to http://spar.research.sc.edu/flightresv.html.
Showcase
Vol. 14, No. 6
April 10, 2003
TIMES is published 20 times a year for the faculty and
staff of the University of South Carolina by the
Department of University Publications, Laurence W.
Pearce, director.
Director of Periodicals: Chris Horn
Managing Editor: Larry Wood
Design Editor: Betty Lynn Compton
Senior Writers: Marshall Swanson, Kathy Henry Dowell
Photographers: Michael Brown, Kim Truett
To reach us: 7-8161 or larryw@gwm.sc.edu
Campus Correspondents: Office of Media Relations,
USC Columbia; Deidre Martin, Aiken; Marlys West,
Beaufort; Sherry Greer, Lancaster; Jane Brewer,
Salkehatchie; Tammy Whaley, Spartanburg; Tom
Prewett, Sumter; Terry Young, Union.
The University of South Carolina provides equal
opportunity and affirmative action in education and
employment for all qualified persons regardless of race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or
veteran status. The University of South Carolina has
designated as the ADA and Section 504 coordinator the
Executive Assistant to the President for Equal
Opportunity Programs.
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APRIL 10, 2003
Sorensen reaffirms support
for state regulatory relief
BY MARSHALL SWANSON
President Sorensen used the April 2 meeting of the Columbia campus
Faculty Senate to elaborate on his support for a bill recently introduced in the Legislature that would allow USC and the state’s other
two research universities to withdraw from the regulatory control of
the state Commission on Higher Education (CHE).
Sorensen said the goal of the proposal is to help the institutions
avoid some of the onerous and complex CHE obstacles for attracting
more research dollars. (See related story on page 1.)
In other business, Sorensen told the senate the University is
monitoring several proposals in the House and Senate to increase the
bonding authority of educational institutions that would generate
revenue for capital constructions projects. Proposals also are pending
that would designate use of the monies.
USC has been notified that its state appropriations will be cut 9.88
percent July 1 in addition to $41 million in cuts during the current
fiscal year, which Sorensen characterized as “a horrendous problem.”
He said he opposes a proposed cap in tuition in the House but said
he would never consider the 70 percent increase in tuition that would
be required to make up for the shortfalls.
In his report, Provost Odom told the senate no decision had been
made regarding the per-credit-hour tuition proposal, noting that it
was still being studied by University administrators. “The perception
by some of you is that this is a done deal, but it is not,” he said.
A bill pending in the Legislature to do away with the TERI
program probably would not pass this year, Odom said, but if the bill
were to pass, state employees would still have 30 days within its
passage to sign up for the program.
Odom told the senate he has asked law school faculty members to
give him suggestions for an interim dean following the withdrawal of
Bob Hillman as the leading candidate. Two other finalists for the
position earlier had withdrawn from consideration of the post.
In other business, a proposal by the University Athletics Advisory
Committee to come up with a new policy governing excused and
unexcused absences by students from classes was withdrawn after
lengthy discussion. Committee chair Harold Friedman of the USC
School of Medicine said the motion would be reconsidered.
The next meeting of the Faculty Senate will be May 1 in the Law
School Auditorium immediately following the spring general faculty
meeting, at which faculty awards and retirements will be announced.
The general faculty meeting will begin at 2 p.m.
Faculty awards for advising and freshman advocacy also will be
given during Student Awards Day April 17 on the Horseshoe, which
Odom encouraged faculty members to attend.
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10 a.m.–1p.m. in front of the South Caroliniana Library. The program
will feature storytelling at the top of the hour by USC graduate students.
■ “Behind the scenes at McCutchen House.” Tour the kitchen lab at
renovated McCutchen House and learn how USC’s College of
Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management is preparing hospitality
and culinary students to compete in today’s tourism markets.
■ College of Engineering and Information Technology. See
demonstrations by USC’s world-champion solar-powered race boat, a
solar-powered race car, and a pair of ping pong–playing robots.
■ Continuing Education. Learn about USC’s new Carolina Masters
Scholars Program, as well as its all-new Adventures series.
■ Career Center. Visit the Career Center for information about
today’s job market.
■ McKissick Museum. Explore traditional Southern crafts with the
museum’s “hands-on” folk collections and the new exhibition “Considerable Grace: Fifteen Years of South Carolina Folk Heritage Award
Winners.” Make picture frames and take part in making a quilt collage.
■ Softball game. The USC softball team will take on the University
of Florida Gators at 1 p.m. at Beckham Field.
■ Campus tours. Campus tours will be available on the hour from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Open houses include:
■ College of Pharmacy at the Coker Life Sciences Building,
9 a.m.–noon.
■ Honors College with Dean Peter Sederberg, including a presentation on the Marine Aquatic Research Experience, a student-driven
research program, 10 a.m.–noon.
■ Moore School of Business, 10 a.m.
■ School of Journalism and Mass Communications in the College
of Mass Communications and Information Studies, with demonstrations of how students are being trained in the new media
technology, noon–3 p.m.
For complete USC Showcase details, call 7-4111 or visit
www.carolinaalumni.org.
■ JOB VACANCIES: For up-to-date
information on USC Columbia
vacancies, access the human
resources Web page, http://hr.sc.edu,
or visit the employment office, 508
Assembly St. For positions at other
campuses, contact the personnel office
at that campus.
■ USC SPARTANBURG HONORS BEHREND AND WHITNEY AT
FOUNDERS’ DAY CELEBRATION: USC Spartanburg honored Harald
W. Behrend and William B. Whitney at its Founders’ Day celebration
March 27. The annual event honors friends and supporters who
have been instrumental in the development of the institution.
Behrend, vice president and general manager of the Stäubli
Corporation, and Whitney, president and CEO of the Urban League
of the Upstate Inc., each received the 2003 Founders’ Day
Distinguished Service Award. Behrend has worked to form unique
partnerships between USC Spartanburg and the Upstate’s
international community. He is a member of USC Spartanburg’s
School of Business Advisory Board and the International Advisory
Board and helped establish the Stäubli Robotics Lab. Whitney
provided for the creation of the Urban League of Spartanburg, of
which USC Spartanburg is a charter participant.
■ COUNSELING CENTER HAS GROUP FOR LOVED ONES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL: The
USC Counseling and Human Development Center has created a panel discussion group to
support students and faculty whose loved ones are being deployed by the military services to
the Middle East. Individuals who want to share their circumstances are invited to the panel
discussions with mental health professionals, other family members of deployed persons, and
a Gulf war veteran who has returned to his family. Discussion topics include where to seek
support, how to offer support, interacting with children of deployed people, and handling
emotions. For information, call Pete Liggett at 7-5223.
■ APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR ADULT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Applications for the
2003 Continuing Education Adult Student Scholarships are now available in Carolina
Plaza, Room 408, or by e-mailing Harriett Hurt at harrietth@gwm.sc.edu. Applicants
must be a current student, 25 years of age or older, with a GPA of at least 3.00. Several
scholarships are awarded each year based on the above criteria and an essay written by
the student. A faculty selection committee determines the recipients.
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Faculty/Staff
■ BOOKS AND CHAPTERS: Jerel Rosati, government and international studies,
and Steven Campbell (University of Toledo), “Metaphors of U.S. Global Leadership: Changes in Metaphorical Imagery and Thinking During the Carter Years,”
Metaphors and Politics, Francis A. Beer and Christ’l De Landtsheer, editors,
Michigan State University Press, Lansing, Mich., also, “The Rise of Civil Liberties
and Its Historical Tension with National Security,” National Security and Civil
Liberties in an Era of Terrorism, John W. Wells, editor, Palgrave, New York.
Hal W. French, religious studies, “Religion and Football: The Cult of the Fighting
Gamecock,” The Secular Quest for Meaning in Life: Denton Papers in Implicit
Religion, Edward Bailey, editor, The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston, N.Y.
Kevin J. Swick, instruction and teacher education, “Involving Families of Young
Children,” Major Trends and Issues In Early Childhood Education, Joan Packer
Isenberg and Mary Renck Jalongo, editors, Teachers College Press, New York.
Gina Crosby-Quinatoa and Janice Jackson, communication sciences and
disorders, “Cultural Diversity Forum,” S.C. Summit on the Shared Implementation
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Partners Coming Together Make
a Good IDEA, Charleston.
Wendy Balsley and Cheryl Rogers, communication sciences and disorders,
“Cochlear Implants: The Process from Candidate to Successful Recipient in the
Classroom,” S.C. Summit on the Shared Implementation of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act: Partners Coming Together Make a Good IDEA,
Charleston.
Lucile C. Charlebois, languages, literatures, and cultures, “The Image of the City,”
Society for Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mark Smith, history, “Making Sense of Social History,” Department of History
Lecture, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Ed Madden, English, “Queering
Joyce’s The Dead: Desmond
Hogan’s ‘A Poet and an
Englishman,’” American
Conference for Irish Studies,
Chattanooga, Tenn., also,
“Spectral Youth: Irish Studies,
Gay Literature, Queer Theories,”
GRIAN Annual Conference on
Irish Studies, “Irish Studies:
Forged/Forging Youth,” New
York University.
Lara L. Lomicka, languages,
literatures, and cultures, Gillian
Lord (University of Florida), and
Melanie Manzer (Pennsylvania
State University-Erie),
“E-magining Excellence:
Creating Interactive Tasks with
Technology,” Southern
Conference on Language
Teaching, Atlanta, Ga.
■ ARTICLES: Gary J. Senn,
education, Aiken, “Planetarium
Obscura—A camera obscura in
a planetarium,” Southern Skies,
the Journal of the Southeastern
Planetarium Association.
Donald Songer, government
and international studies, and
Ashlyn Kuersten (Western
Michigan), “Presidential
Success through Appointments
to the United States Courts of
Appeals,” American Politics
Research, and, with Susan
Johnson, “The Influence of
Presidential Versus Home State
Senatorial Preferences on the
Policy Output of Judges on the
United States District Courts,”
Law and Society Review.
Ann Bowman, government and
international studies, and Rick
I like to think of our handouts as being served family style.
Kearney, “Resurgence of State
■ OTHER: Paul Beattie,
Government,” Spectrum: The
exercise science, appointed
Journal of State Government.
associate editor of the Journal of
Orthopaedics and Sports Physical Therapy. Also, appointed a member of the
Barbara E. Ainsworth, exercise science, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Linda S. Adair, and
Research Committee for the orthopedic section of the American Physical Therapy
Barry M. Popkin, “Objective Physical Activity of Filipino Youth Stratified for
Association.
Commuting Mode to School,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.
Ed Madden, English, re-elected president of the Southern Region of the American
Angela R. Gover, criminology and criminal justice, “Risky Lifestyles and Dating
Conference for Irish Studies and regional delegate to national board.
Violence: A Theoretical Test of Violent Victimization,” Journal of Criminal Justice.
T. Bruce Fryer, languages, literatures, and cultures, received the Founder’s Award
Shahrough Akhavi, government and international studies, “Sunni Modernist
presented by the Southern Conference on Language Teaching.
Theories of Social Contract in Contemporary Egypt,” International Journal of
Middle East Studies.
Lighter Times
■ PRESENTATIONS: Kevin Lewis, religious studies, “The Weightless Magic of
‘Amazing Grace,’” Southeastern Section of the American Academy of Religion,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Darrell J. Dernoshek and Lara L. Lomicka, languages, literatures, and cultures,
“The S.C. Program of Alternative Certification for Educators of Foreign Languages:
Model for Excellence or Quick Fix?” Southern Conference on Language Training,
Atlanta, Ga.
Faculty/Staff items include presentation of papers and projects for national and
international organizations, appointments to professional organizations and
boards, special honors, and publication of papers, articles, and books.
Submissions should be typed, contain full information (see listings for style), and
be sent only once to Editor, TIMES, 920 Sumter St., Columbia campus. Send by
e-mail to: chorn@gwm.sc.edu.
Frank T. Avignone III, Carolina
Endowed Professor of Physics and
Astronomy at USC, recently received
the Oak Ridge Associated Universities
(ORAU) Outstanding Leadership
Award at the 58th-annual meeting of
the Council of Sponsoring Institutions.
Avignone was instrumental in
bringing the need for a large neutrino
detector at the
Spallation
Neutron Source
to national
attention by
leading the Oak
Ridge Laboratory for
Neutrino
Detectors
Avignone
(ORLaND)
collaboration
under the sponsorship of ORAU.
Avignone earned his bachelor’s,
master’s, and doctoral degrees at the
Georgia Institute of Technology. He
joined the faculty of USC in 1965 and
served as chair of the Department of
Physics and Astronomy until 1998
when he retired and was appointed as
the first Carolina Endowed Professor at
the University.
The Outstanding Leadership Award
recognizes individuals from member
institutions who have demonstrated
sustained leadership and support of
ORAU activities involving member
universities and/or national laboratories. Winners receive a plaque and a
$10,000 award to sponsor a seminar on
the subject of their choice.
Discovery Day recognizes
undergraduate research
Cooper Library exhibit to recognize
200th anniversary of Emerson’s birth
The Thomas Cooper Library will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of American Transcendentalist writer Ralph Waldo Emerson with a major exhibition of his life and work.
Curated by Joel Myerson, Carolina Professor of English and a leading Emerson scholar, the exhibition
will be on display through June 30 in the mezzanine exhibit area of the library.
Letters, manuscripts, and rare early pamphlets, as well as many of the author’s published books, will be
among the items on display. A highlight will be corrected proofs for Emerson’s famous 1837 essay “The
American Scholar,” often called the “Declaration of American Intellectual Independence.”
“Scholars have made the study of Emerson’s thought and his influence this country’s answer to the
extraordinary amount of scholarly and popular writing devoted to Shakespeare, Milton, and others,”
Myerson said.
“Treating the aesthetic, social, religious, philosophical, and political aspects of his life and work, these
scholars have established Emerson’s preeminence in American intellectual and literary history.”
The materials on display are drawn both from the Joel Myerson Collection of Nineteenth-Century
Literature and from additional Emerson manuscripts and memorabilia that Myerson has collected.
Myerson also is involved with concurrent Emerson exhibitions at Harvard, Emerson’s college, and at the
Concord Public Library in Emerson’s hometown in Massachusetts.
Avignone receives
ORAU Outstanding
Leadership Award
Emerson
The Columbia campus will celebrate
undergraduate research activities April
26 with the first-ever Discovery Day,
modeled after the successful Graduate
Student Day.
Sponsored by USC’s Office of
Research, the Honors College, and
Sigma Xi, Discovery Day will be held
from 1 to 4 p.m. in Ballroom C of the
Russell House. Undergraduate students
will display abstracts and posters of
their research projects undertaken with
faculty mentors. A competition will
determine the best posters displayed.
In addition, the Office of Research
will name the first-ever Outstanding
Undergraduate Research Mentor, which
includes a $2,500 award. Nominations
for the award must be received by the
Office of Research by April 10.
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■ FULBRIGHT GRANT WORKSHOP SET FOR
APRIL 14: The Office of Fellowships and
Scholar Programs will sponsor a workshop for
students interested in applying for a Fulbright
Grant at 4 p.m. April 14 in the Gressette Room
of Harper College. The grants are calculated on
the cost of living in the host country for nine
months and on the cost of travel to and from
the United States. Grants include settling-in
allowances, health insurance, and tuition
waivers. The grants are for graduating seniors
and graduate students with a clear program of
study proposed in a particular academic setting
abroad. For more information, call 7-0958.
■ THOMAS COOPER RECEIVES BURROUGHS COLLECTION: Thomas
Cooper Library recently received a collection of materials pertaining to the
American nature writer John Burroughs (1837–1921). The collection
includes more than 100 volumes by Burroughs, as well as original
photographs and memorabilia. It was presented to the library by G. Ross
Roy, professor emeritus, English. Called the W. Ormiston Roy Collection of
John Burroughs, the collection honors Roy’s grandfather. The elder Roy
knew Burroughs and served as a consultant on the landscaping of
Burroughs’s estate in the Catskills. Many of the books carry inscriptions to
Ormiston Roy from Burroughs or from his literary executor, Clara Barrus.
Burroughs was a pioneer of conservation issues. As a follower of Ralph
Burroughs
Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau and a friend of Walt Whitman,
he also has a role in American literary history. The collection is of special interest to Thomas Cooper Library. It
complements the Joel Myerson Collection of Nineteenth-Century American Literature, a major research
collection on the American Transcendentalist writers the library acquired in 2001.
■ BUSINESS TEAM WINS COMPETITION: A team of
Moore School of Business undergraduates won first
prize in a national competition in March at the American
Marketing Association’s International Collegiate
Conference in New Orleans. The team prevailed against
seven other finalists in presentations to Proctor &
Gamble executives. The first prize includes a $3,000
cash award. USC teams have been finalists at the
conference the past three years. This year’s team
members were Jeremy Posvar, Lauren Graf, Justin
Mysock, and Lindsey Myers. Rachel Turner and Brooke
Senn contributed to the written marketing plan. John F.
Willenborg, the team’s faculty advisor, received the
Hugh G. Wales Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award for
2002–03, one of three given at the conference.
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R&PS awards fund 29 faculty projects
BY CHRIS HORN
MICHAEL BROWN
Serena Hill and Kyle Collins rehearse a scene.
OPERA at USC
to perform Menotti’s
The Consul
OPERA at USC will close its 2002–03
season with two performances of Gian Carlo
Menotti’s The Consul April 25 and 27 at the
Koger Center.
The Consul, a full-length opera combining a profoundly moving play and highly
expressive music, became a surprise hit on
Broadway in 1950.
Menotti won the Pulitzer Prize for music,
the New York Drama Critics Circle Award
for the best musical play, and the Donaldson
Award.
The opera is set in a country ruled by an
oppressive regime. John Sorel, a workman,
escapes into a neighboring free country but
must leave behind his wife, Magda, and
their son.
Magda makes daily visits to the consulate, hoping to obtain the visa that will allow
her to join her husband in freedom. At the
consulate, Magda is met with indifference
and bureaucracy, leading her to desperation
and tragedy.
USC graduate Kyle Collins, baritone,
and master’s candidate Serena Hill, soprano,
will portray the Sorels, John and Magda.
Mezzo-soprano Jami Rhodes, a master’s
candidate, will sing the role of the mother.
Kevin Eckard, a bass baritone and doctoral
candidate, will portray the Secret Policeman.
If you go
■ What: Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera
The Consul
■ When: 7:30 p.m. April 25 and
3 p.m. April 27
■ Where: Koger Center
■ Tickets: $10 general public, $8
seniors citizens, and $5 students at
the Carolina Coliseum box office or by
calling 251-2222
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one predict where it will go next, and what areas are suitable for it to
Research on the West Nile virus in South Carolina, secure sensing
flourish?” Foppa said. “The public health community isn’t so worried
devices, and suicide among black males are among the 29 research
about West Nile—it is mostly benign in humans—but we’re very
projects funded this spring by USC’s Office of Research.
interested in other viruses that might be transmitted in similar ways.”
The Research and Productive Scholarship (R&PS) Awards, which
As part of his research, Foppa will work with the state Department of
range from $4,800 to $15,000 and total $300,000, are intended as
Natural Resources to take blood samples from wild birds to determine if
seed grants that will lead to external funding or to support scholarthere are species with high levels of West Nile immunity. “Given the
ship that could not otherwise be funded.
recent rainfall, there should be plenty of mosquitoes to test this season—
“At least two-thirds of the nearly 90
it’s going to be bad for people but good for our
proposals we received were very good,
research,” he said.
worthy of funding, and would elevate the
John Zachary, an assistant professor in
❝We
were
able
to
fund
research profile of the University,” said
computer science and engineering who joined
only about 30 percent of
Gordon Baylis, associate dean of the College
USC last year, will use his R&PS award to
of Liberal Arts and chair of the R&PS Awards
study ways to make tiny sensing devices more
the proposals but were
Committee. “We were able to fund only about
secure in transmitting data. The devices are
very
pleased
with
the
30 percent of the proposals but were very
used by the military for remote surveillance
quality.❞
pleased with the quality.”
and are gaining widespread attention from
Each proposal was sent to ad hoc reviewindustry for energy monitoring and building
—Gordon Baylis
ers within respective academic disciplines as
security applications.
well as review by the committee.
“These sensors are networked to gather
Many of this year’s award recipients are recently appointed faculty
acoustic data, seismic information, and optical images, then transmit that
members, such as Rheeda Walker, an assistant professor in psychology
information back to a central database,” Zachary said. “The challenge is
who joined USC in August 2002 and plans to use her award to study
to make the sensors secure so that only the intended recipient can access
factors associated with suicide among African-American men.
the data from the sensor network.”
“I’ll be looking at a community population of about 400 people to
Zachary’s research is focused on asymmetrical cryptography and
measure how stress and the removal of certain cultural protective
could attract funding from the National Science Foundation and the
factors might be affecting male suicide rates,” Walker said.
Office of Naval Research.
Since 1970, suicide rates among black men have surged, a
“The R&PS Award will help me produce data and convince other
phenomenon Walker attributes to acculturation, the loss of social
funding agencies that I’m working on a problem that is significant
protective factors such as family and church, and adoption of norms
and that we have data to solve the problem,” he said. “Intel is funding
and beliefs and pathological behavior of the majority culture.
[the University of California] Berkeley on this; if we have something
“I want to do a long-term study, perhaps funded by the National
significant to say, they could fund us, too.”
Institutes for Health, with chronically suicidal subjects. In studying
At USC Spartanburg, English faculty member Tom McConnell
suicide, intervention by way of prevention is the bottom line,” she said.
plans to use his R&PS award to complete a novel tentatively titled
Ivo Foppa, a Swiss-born assistant professor in the Department of
End of Earth, a modern-day captivity narrative. McConnell, who
teaches composition, creative writing, and literature, hopes his novelEpidemiology and Biostatistics who joined USC last year, wants to
writing experience will become a springboard for launching a new
learn more about how West Nile virus is spreading across South
course in novel writing next year.
Carolina. The state was the last on the Eastern seaboard to see
Additional information about the R&PS program can be found at
evidence of the virus, which is carried by mosquitoes and birds and
www.spar.research.sc.edu/rpsGuide03.htm. For a complete listing of
sometimes infects humans with deadly results.
this year’s winners, go to www.sc.edu/usctimes/articles/2003-04/
“There are a lot of fundamental questions that remain unanswered:
rps_awards.html.
what species of mosquitoes and birds are carrying the virus? How does
Southern Exposure concert to feature music, art
BY LARRY WOOD
school of painting. I hope the lectures will give people some understanding of the context in which the art and music were created.”
The intersection of music and visual art is the theme of the final
Southern Exposure New Music Series concert of the 2002–03 season.
Britt Cooper, a doctoral student in choral conducting who will
The program, to be held at 7:30 p.m. April 29 in the School of
conduct the USC Graduate Vocal Ensemble in their performance of
Music Recital Hall, will feature lectures on the music of American
Rothko Chapel, will discuss his role as conductor and his response to
composer Morton Feldman and the art of
the piece at 6:30 p.m. in the School of Music
Recital Hall.
abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko.
If you go
The concert will end with a performance of
At 7:30 p.m., Rogers will present a short
lecture on Feldman’s music from a
Feldman’s Rothko Chapel.
■ What: Southern Exposure New Music
“People probably know more about Mark
composer’s
perspective, and David Voros, an
Series, featuring Morton Feldman’s
Rothko the painter than they do about Morton
assistant professor of painting in the art
Rothko Chapel and discussions about
Feldman the composer,” said John Fitz
department, will talk about Rothko’s work
the composer and artist Mark Rothko
from an artist’s perspective. The performance
Rogers, artist director of the series and an
■ When: 7:30 p.m. April 29, with a
conductor’s lecture at 6:30 p.m.
of Rothko Chapel, featuring the vocal
assistant professor of composition in the
■ Where: School of Music Recital Hall
School of Music. “Rothko and Feldman were
ensemble, solo violist, and percussionist, will
■
Admission:
Free
follow the lectures.
friends, and Feldman wrote Rothko Chapel
for the Rothko Chapel, which holds many of
People unfamiliar with Feldman’s work
will find his music “incredibly beautiful,
the artist’s works, in Houston.”
“I thought it would be good to deliver a couple of short lectures—
attractive, and engaging,” Rogers said.
“Rothko Chapel is extremely quiet and very meditative as would befit
about 15 minutes a piece—on each artist and talk about how, in
particular, Feldman was much influenced by the abstract expressionist
a piece about a chapel, and it’s very representative of Feldman’s work.”