■ Inside
Selections from the
papers of Gen. William
C.Westmoreland, right,
will be on display in
the South Caroliniana
Library through
Aug. 20. Page 4
James Coleman,
psychology, gets undergraduates involved in
research. Page 8
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imes
www.sc.edu/usctimes
■ Commencement
A publication for faculty, staff, and friends of the University of South Carolina
August 4, 2005
Aerobics
pioneer is
guest speaker
Kenneth Hardy Cooper, founder, president,
and CEO of the Cooper Aerobics Center and
an international pioneer in aerobic exercise,
will deliver the summer commencement
address.
The ceremony, for baccalaureate,
master’s, and professional degree candidates
from the University’s eight campuses, will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 7 in the Colonial
Center.
Cooper will receive an honorary doctor
of science degree. Kay Patterson, a retired
educator and veteran
senator in the S.C.
General Assembly,
will receive an honorary doctor of public
service degree.
Robert Feller,
a professor in the
Department of
Biological Sciences,
will be the speaker at
Cooper
doctoral commencement exercises at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 7 in the
Koger Center.
The University expects to award more
than 1,300 degrees, including 521 baccalaureate degrees, two Pharm.D. degrees, two law
degrees, two medical degrees, 11 graduate certificates, 397 master’s degrees, five
specialist’s degrees, and 84 doctoral degrees
from the Columbia campus.
Degree candidates from the senior and
regional campuses include 69 baccalaureate
and nine master’s degrees from USC Aiken;
12 baccalaureate and eight associate degrees
from USC Beaufort; 10 associate degrees
from USC Lancaster; three associate degrees
from USC Salkehatchie; 16 associate degrees
from USC Sumter; 14 associate degrees from
USC Union; and one associate degree, 190
baccalaureate degrees, and three master’s
degrees from USC Upstate.
Six years after graduating from the University of Oklahoma’s medical school in 1956,
Cooper earned a master’s degree in public
health from Harvard while in the Air Force.
Serving in the military for 13 years, Cooper developed the 12-minute fitness test and
the Aerobics Point System, still in use by the
Secret Service.
In 1970, Cooper opened the Cooper Aerobics Center, a research institute and clinic in
Dallas, Texas, with gymnasium and exercise
facilities.
A native of Darlington County, Patterson graduated from Lincoln High School in
Sumter and was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine
Corps from 1951 to 1953. He later earned
a bachelor’s degree in social sciences from
Allen University, completed further study at
Temple University, and earned a master’s of
education degree from South Carolina State
University in 1971.
Patterson was a representative in the
S.C. House of Representatives from 1974 to
1985 at which time he was elected to the S.C.
Senate, representing District No. 19 in Richland County. He is active in many civic and
community organizations and has a lifetime
membership in the NAACP.
Kim Truett
Light work
Workers install new light fixtures on Davis Field between the Russell House and Thomas Cooper Library.The project is an ongoing effort to upgrade old
fixtures to the University’s standard light fixture and provide additional lighting to improve the pedestrian environment.
New York chemist is new NanoCenter director
Thomas Vogt, a chemist at Brookhaven National Lab in New York,
has been named the new director of USC’s NanoCenter. He also will
join the faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as
a tenured professor.
“Dr. Vogt represents the caliber of researcher critical
to the continued growth and maturation of our nanotechnology program here at USC,” said Harris Pastides,
USC’s vice president for research and health sciences. “His
predecessor, Richard Adams, is to be congratulated for his
efforts to establish the NanoCenter.
“Now, under Vogt’s leadership, we are eager to see the
NanoCenter develop into the nationally recognized center
that will bring top researchers to USC and contribute
directly to the economic growth of the Midlands and the
Vogt
state.”
Established in 2001, USC’s NanoCenter has become a hub for
USC researchers focused on nanoscale science and engineering, which, along with Next Energy, environmental sciences, and
biomedical science, has been identified as a priority for University
research and funding.
■ Vacation photos
deadline is Aug. 15
The 11th-annual vacation photo
spread will be published in the Aug. 25
issue of Times, and there’s still time to
share your pictures with the University community. So far, we’ve received
shots from Egypt, Italy, Germany, and
a wagon train trek across the western
United States.The deadline to send
in your photos from anywhere in the
world is Aug. 15. E-mail digital images
to larryw@gwm.sc.edu. Submit prints
to Larry Wood, University Publications,
920 Sumter St.
Vogt comes to USC with a strong research background in chemistry and physics. He also has conducted research on hydrogen storage
materials, which might have practical application in renewable
hydrogen fuel cells and batteries.
He will join a team of more than 40 scientists at USC
involved in nanoscience research, including Richard
Webb, the first scientist to be hired under the S.C. Research Centers of Economic Excellence program.
“The funding South Carolina provides the USC NanoCenter is designed to make it competitive for the best
researchers, professors, and students,” said Bobby Harrell,
speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives. “The appointment of someone as outstanding as Dr. Vogt shows
that we are, indeed, competing for the very best.”
Vogt holds two U.S. patents and has two pending
patent applications. His expertise is in crystallography and structural
and synthetic chemistry, and his technical expertise is in diffraction
techniques using X-rays and neutrons.
Continued on page 6
Hewlett named new dean of nursing
Peggy O’Neill Hewlett, a Savannah native with more than 30 years in nursing education, research, and administration, has been named dean of the College of Nursing.
Hewlett will begin Sept. 1. She will succeed Mary Ann Parsons, who is retiring after serving
as dean of the college since 1988.
Since 1999, Hewlett has been professor of nursing, associate dean
for research, and director of the doctoral program at the University of
Mississippi Medical Center (UMC) School of Nursing in Jackson, Miss.,
the state’s only academic health sciences center.
Harris Pastides, vice president for research and health sciences, said
Hewlett’s impressive record of education and administration was the
right blend for the College of Nursing and the University.
“Dr. Hewlett is a passionate advocate for nursing education, an experienced research administrator, and is the right person for the future of
our College of Nursing,” Pastides said.
Hewlett earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Medical
Hewlett
College of Georgia and her doctorate in higher education and leadership
from the University of Mississippi.
At UMC, she increased funding for the school from $150,000 to more than $7.2 million and
Continued on page 6
Briefly
STERNBERG ADDRESSES U.S. SENATE BRIEFING:
Les Sternberg, dean of USC’s College of Education, was one of
four speakers at a U.S. Senate briefing on teacher education June
15 in Washington, D.C.The briefing,
titled “Teacher Education Reform: ‘No
Child Left Behind’ meets the Higher
Education Act,” was sponsored by
the American Association of Colleges
for Teacher Education (AACTE).
Sternberg, whose talk focused on the
teacher-education component of the
1965 Higher Education Act, joined
John Webb of Princeton University,
Russell French of the University of
Sternberg
Tennessee, and Robert Yinger of
Baylor University. Part of the briefing was the distribution of an
AACTE monograph citing USC’s College of Education as having
one of the nation’s 20 most outstanding professional development school networks.
BLOOD DRIVE EXCEEDS GOAL: USC’s annual summer
faculty-staff blood drive collected 52 units of blood, exceeding
the goal of 50 units. Sponsored by
University Advancement, the blood
drive is one of the University’s most
visible ways to give back to the
community, said Hudson Akin, vice
president of University Advancement. “The blood drive is important
because the blood supply usually
drops in the summer, often forcing
people to postpone surgery and
other procedures,” Akin said. “Each of
Akin
these donors helped sustain or save
the lives of three people.That means
156 South Carolinians might be saved by these donations.”
GRANT TO ADDRESS PRE-TRIAL DETENTION OF
CHILDREN: The Children’s Law Office at the USC School of
Law has received a $199,000 grant from the state Department
of Public Safety to address pre-trial detention of children. Under
the current system, a youth could be placed in jail temporarily
for a minor property offense, running away from home, or failing
to attend school. It is a costly and burdensome procedure for
local government and law enforcement.The grant will enable
the Children’s Law Office to work with the Richland County
Sheriff’s Department to pilot the project in Richland County, to
study detention needs, to develop procedures, and to identify
alternatives to jails.
AIKEN GRADUATE PRESENTS FLAG TO ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION: USC Aiken alumnus Paul Wilson recently
presented Deidre Martin, vice chancellor for University Advancement, with an American flag upon his return from Iraq.
Wilson, who graduated with a degree in biology in 1997, is
a C-130 pilot with the N.C. Air National Guard. During his
deployment in Iraq, Paul received a care package from the USC
Aiken Alumni Association as part of “Operation Homecoming.”
The flag he presented to the association was flown into Iraq by
the crew of “Crome 57” during a C-130H combat mission.
MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS HONOR DARGAN:
USC’s School of Medicine recently honored Columbia surgeon
Everett L. Dargan with a dinner. Proceeds will be used to establish the Everett L. Dargan Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships for minority students in the School of Medicine. Dargan,
a Columbia native, earned his medical degree from Howard University’s School of Medicine. He is a clinical professor of surgery
at the USC School of Medicine. “Throughout his distinguished
career in medicine, Dr. Dargan has been a physician, educator,
leader, and medical pioneer who has inspired students and physicians across many fields,” said Carol McMahon, assistant dean
for minority affairs at USC’s medical school. “His commitment
to medicine, his patients, and medical students is why the USC
School of Medicine is proud to establish a scholarship in his
name to recruit, educate, and retain under-represented minority
physicians.”
MARSHALL NAMED BEAUFORT’S PROFESSOR
OF THE YEAR: Betty Jo Marshall, an associate professor of
education, was named Professor of the Year at USC Beaufort.
Other award winners include Steven Wise, Adjunct Professor
of the Year; Rick Boulware, an associate professor of business
administration, Advisor of the Year; John Blair Beacon,Vincent
P. Mesaric Award; and Nicole Harper, Employee of the Year. J.C.
Day of Beaufort received the Darwin B. Bashaw Student of the
Year Award.
SHRM RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD: The Moore
School’s Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
chapter has received a national SHRM Merit Award for 2004–05.
The annual awards program recognizes chapters for outstanding
activities and programs in four areas: professional operation of
the chapter, professional development of the members, support
of the profession, and partnership with SHRM. Douglas Mahony,
assistant professor of management, is the chapter’s advisor.
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Michael Brown
The Sumter Street Streetscape project recently received an award from the Columbia Tree and Appearance Commission and Columbia Green.The LeConte
Gibbes Garden and West Quad also received awards.
USC wins environmental awards for campus projects
USC has won three awards from the Columbia Tree and Appearance Commission and Columbia Green, a nonprofit volunteer organization that promotes horticulture and conservation,
for the University’s work enhancing Columbia’s environment,
both in design and in overall quality of life.
The awards were among five presented during a ceremony
at the Sterling Garden Center in Columbia. The University
received:
■ The New Construction/Site Development Award for the
Sumter Street Streetscape project. Receiving the award on
behalf of USC were Charlie Jeffcoat, University architect, and
Ben Coonrod, landscape architect, both of Campus Planning
and Construction. Also cited for their role in the project were
landscape architects Grimball-Cotterill and Associates.
■ IT Bulletin
Google comes to USC
By Kimberly Stewart South
University Technology Services
We all know it. We all use it. Now, USC is in on
the Google action as well! The way you search the
University Web—for all campuses—is now through
Google.
Using this new Google search is very easy. There
are no new instructions. Simply use the search function as you did previously by typing in the subject
matter or keyword.
On your findings you will notice the Google logo
along with an easier to read synopsis. You still have
the option to search the entire Web (outside of
the University) or USC Web pages (by clicking on
the button that says “Search sc.edu”). The Google
search engine has a number of benefits for the entire
University community:
■ The Education Award for USC’s LeConte Gibbes Garden,
which promotes the beautification and preservation of an
urban environment. Receiving the award were Trish Jerman,
manager of the Sustainable Universities Initiative, and Tom
Knowles, assistant director of landscape and environmental
services with Facility Services.
■ The Special Achievement Award for the West Quad Living
and Learning Community for its contribution to the environment and quality of life in Columbia. Gene Luna, director of
University Housing, and architect Randy Huth of the Boudreaux Group received the award.
Other winners were Columbia College, for site beautification of its campus, and DePrato’s Delicatessen for renovation
and reuse of existing property.
OneCarolina initiative begins
USC’s OneCarolina project has begun. The initiative will
provide the needed technology and systems to drive one of the
most ambitious and far-reaching transformation initiatives in
the University’s history.
OneCarolina will involve an extensive overhaul of USC’s
student, sponsored programs, financial, and human resources
enterprise information systems (also known as Enterprise
Resource Planning or ERP). The systems will:
■ recruit and enroll students
■ arrange class rosters and schedules
■ develop and store transcripts
■ produce bills and payrolls
■ track and analyze accounts
■ manage grant activity
■ organize and store faculty and staff employment records
■ perform thousands of other functions that are essential in a
multicampus organization.
For a complete project overview, go to www.sc.edu/OneCarolina. For more information, e-mail the OneCarolina project team at onecarolina@sc.edu.
■ faster and more comprehensive results
■ a program used internationally and familiar to
most Web users
■ easy-to-read search results.
As an added benefit, you can also use the USC
search page by going to www.sc.edu/searchusc .
This site will allow you to search “People, Places,
and Events” within the University. There is also
a “Help” link that gives you tips and other useful
resources.
There are no changes that need to be made
within individual offices or departments at the University. Google will automatically search within your
area. Regional and senior campuses throughout
the USC system will be able to use the new Google
search, also.
Contractual Services with University Technology Services implemented this new service for the
University. Stan Lawrimore, director of Contractual
Services, emphasized the importance of this project.
“This new Google search will be more compatible
with our future architecture and needs of the University,” he said.
For questions about Google, contact Contractual
Services at 7-7366 or csg@gwm.sc.edu .
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Chronicle of Higher Education
is now available online
All USC campuses now have online access to the Chronicle
of Higher Education at http://chronicle.com. Access will be
available to all library users as well as to the homes and offices
of faculty, students, and staff members who use the University Libraries’ proxy server. Highlights of the Chronicle site
include:
■ daily updates of the latest news and information in academe
■ Monday morning postings of the full text of the current issue, which was mailed the previous Friday
■ unlimited searchable access to The Chronicle Archive (all
back issues since September 1989)
■ online access to all the data from The Chronicle Almanac,
as well as special reports on endowments, admissions, salaries
surveys, technology, and other subjects of specific interest
■ online access to The Chronicle Review, the weekly magazine
of essays and commentary.
USC is one of the first institutions to establish an institutional subscription to the Chronicle after it was offered on a
two-year trial basis to about 20 institutions nationwide. Other
subscribers include Columbia University, the University of
Iowa, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Art department’s atelier could become prime destination for visiting artists
By Chris Horn
The atelier or artist’s workshop in the basement of USC’s art
department isn’t very large, but art department chair Phil
Dunn hopes it will acquire a sizable reputation among artists
who want to convert their work into prints.
Through the University’s Centenary Plan, the art department has hired Gene Speer, a master printmaker who will
work with visiting artists and students to turn paintings, drawings, and other artistic creations into limited-edition prints for
sale. The initial project last year produced a set of serigraphs
of four Jonathan Green paintings; one-third of the prints belong to the art department, which will use revenue from their
sale for further development of the printmaking program.
“The atelier is an outgrowth of the art department’s strategic planning,” Dunn said. “We felt like we could become more
entrepreneurial, and this printmaking project is very much in
that vein.”
New York–based artist Sig Abeles will come to the atelier
for a week in September. He’ll work with Speer and art
students to select the best technique—silk screen, lithography,
etching, monotype, or wood block—for printing his realistic
■ Undergraduate Research Program
Applications open
for faculty director
The Office of Research and Health Sciences invites
applications from USC faculty members for the
position of faculty director of USC’s Undergraduate
Research Program.
Applicants should have an interest in leadership
and a dedication to undergraduate research, scholarship, and education. The faculty director will work
closely with the undergraduate research coordinator
to establish a nationally recognized undergraduate
research and scholarship program.
The faculty director is expected to provide leadership in the educational and research activities of
the University and have the ability to promote the
program’s mission to both internal and external
constituencies.
Qualifications of the successful candidate include
a doctorate with a record of leadership in education,
research, and service; administrative experience with
visionary leadership; professional integrity and a
strong sense of professional ethics; a clear commitment to academic excellence; and the ability to lead
faculty, students, and staff in achieving the mission of
the undergraduate research program.
The faculty director will receive a one-year appointment, renewable; an administrative stipend; and
possible course reduction.
Applicants should send a letter of application, a
complete curriculum vitae, and names of three references to Sonya Duhé, chair of the Undergraduate Research Faculty Director Search Committee, Office of
the Vice President for Research and Health Sciences,
110 Osborne. For more information, call 7-3321, fax
7-5457, or e-mail sduhe@gwm.sc.edu.
A review of applications has begun; the deadline
for applications is Aug. 31.
Gene Speer, left, and Phil Dunn in the atelier.
Kim Truett
drawings. Like the Jonathan Green project, a portion of the
prints will belong to the art department and will be made
available for sale.
“This allows us to enhance educational opportunities for
our students by bringing in artists with international reputations,” Dunn said. “They are learning from the visiting artist
and getting hands-on experience with printmaking at the same
time. This ongoing process will become a recruiting tool for
top graduate students.”
Brian Rutenberg, a painter born in South Carolina and now
established in New York, will visit USC for three one-week
sessions in the spring semester.
“I think we can help him pick a process that will best
translate his paintings into prints,” Speer said. “He’s been
announced as one of the top 12 American painters to be collected, so there should be an immediate market for prints.”
The full complement of prints from the atelier—Green’s,
Abeles’, and Rutenberg’s—could be made available on the Web
by the end of the spring semester, Dunn said. The portfolio
will expand each year with the arrival of more visiting artists
and printmaking projects.
“Prices for these limited-edition prints will range from
$500 to $5,000 and will support the atelier and future printmaking projects,” Dunn said. “Our plan is for the atelier to be
self-supporting within three years.”
Staffer completes Boston Marathon, aims for new goal
By Kimberly Stewart South, University Technology Services
competitions, running her first marathon in 1995. Her exercise
Sue Porter knows a thing or two about the University’s Millenregime went smoothly until she began having severe back
nium constituent database on campus. But she has a hidden
pains.
passion off campus that demonstrates her drive, determinaDoctors told her she might never run again, but Porter was
tion, and dedication.
determined. She listened closely to doctor’s orders but still
In May 2004, Porter qualiheld on to her goals. With the
fied for the Boston Marathon
support of family and friends,
after finishing the Key BankPorter kept up with her exVermont City Marathon (a
ercise routine, but in shorter
run of 26.2 miles). Then, on
increments.
April 18, 2005, Porter finished
Porter offered these tips
the Boston Marathon in 4
for anyone interested in
hours and 8 minutes, with her
long-distance running or just
family and friends there for
staying in shape:
support. She was one of the
■ Start a behavior pattern. It
17,585 runners who finished
takes roughly six weeks to enthe race.
joy the pattern and six months
Porter, who works at Unifor it to become part of your
versity Technology Services
life and routine
(formerly Computer Services)
■ Start out reasonably. Don’t
in Administrative Informatry to run 10 miles the first
tion Systems, said the Boston
time. Begin slowly and work
Marathon was always her
your way up
goal. Now that she’s reached
■ Get a good pair of running
it, she has even more aspirashoes
tions. “My future goal would
probably be a triathlon [which
■ Sign up for a race and set
combines swimming, biking,
your goals
and running]. This would re■ Avoid injuries. Be very carequire a lot of training, but who
ful with your body and know
knows?” she said. “Our bodies
your limitations
are made for movement. It
Sue Porter is thinking “triathlon” after running in the Boston Marathon.
■ Plan wisely and don’t cheat
not only keeps you in shape,
on
training.
It
will
catch
up
with
you
but it helps your immune system, too!”
■ Don’t sell yourself short
All her life, Porter has enjoyed the outdoors—playing ball,
running, exercising, biking, and other activities. She played
■ Don’t let age fool you (you’re never too old!)
varsity volleyball at Duke University and went on to national
■ Don’t take no for an answer.
competitions her senior year.
“Everyone has the capability to do what they want, if they
After moving to Columbia in 1982, the Pennsylvania native
just set out to do it,” Porter said. “Don’t be afraid to pursue
kept up her athletic hobbies and also started running. She
your goals.”
entered local races and became interested in long-distance
Faculty, staff sought for research
campus advisory committee
Pigskin Poets
score with
young readers
Tim Frisby, left, Aaron
Shaw, Fran Person, and
other USC football players
teamed up with the Richland County Public Library
July 21 for the eighth-annual Pigskin Poets program.
The players read stories
to children and engaged
them in games, such as
“Simon Says,”and songs.
The program celebrates
the library’s Summer
Reading Club program and
emphasizes the importance
and fun of reading.The
Gamecocks’ opening game
is Sept. 1 against Central
Florida and will be
broadcast at
7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
The Office of Research and Health Sciences is soliciting faculty
and staff participation in the creation of a campus initiative to
ensure the livability for residents, researchers, and students of
USC’s research campus.
The Research Campus Livability
Advisory Committee will participate
in the planning and development of
the new campus, which will begin later
this year.
“Finding the best ideas from the
arts to the environment for this initiative is a vital component of the success
of our planned research campus,”
said Harris Pastides, vice president
Pastides
for research and health sciences. “Our
vision is to build an intellectually and
culturally thriving, environmentally-friendly community,
which also promotes healthy living.”
If interested in serving on the committee, send a one-page
letter of interest, including your specific expertise and vision
to: USC Research Campus “Livability” Steering Committee,
Office of the Vice President for Research and Health Sciences,
Osborne Building. Applications are due Aug. 31. For more
information, call 7-5458.
Kim Truett
August 4, 2005
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August & September
Calendar
■ Miscellany
■ Around the campuses
■ Sports
Beginning Aug. 1 Classes: “Mixology” and “Introduction
to Wine,” offered by the Wine and Beverage Institute of
the School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management.
“Mixology” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays starting
Aug. 1. “Introduction to Wine” will begin Aug. 16 and will
be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. All classes will be held
in the McCutchen House. USC staff and faculty receive a
10 percent discount for all classes. To register or for more
information, call Business Partners at 749-9688 or go to
www.USCwine.org.
Through Aug. 7 USC Sumter: Exhibit, oil paintings and
lithographs by aerospace artist William J. “Bill” Reynolds,
William J. Reynolds Gallery, second floor, Administration
Building, 200 Miller Road. Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.–5
p.m. Monday–Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday. For more
information, call Cara-lin Getty at 55-3727.
Aug. 14 Colonial Center: Carolina Football Fan
Appreciation Day, 1–3 p.m, free. Concession stands will be
open. The players and coaches will sign only the schedule
poster that will be provided by USC that day. They will
not sign helmets, hats, or any other souvenirs. Fans will be
allowed to take photos. For more information, go to www.
uscsports.com.
Aug. 5 Columbia Museum of Art: “Frisson—Artists Respond to Art,” an event that offers participants the
chance to explore the creative process when guest writers,
musicians, and dancers perform pieces inspired by art in
the galleries. Featuring writer Lee Bauknight, USC Department of English, and the band Petrillo Relents, which offers
Americana, art-blues, and country noir music. The museum
is located at the northwest corner of Main and Hampton
streets. For more information, call 799-2810.
Aug. 9 Campus Recreation: Canoe trip on the Congaree River, 5 p.m. Space is limited to 12 participants. Cost
is $10 for faculty and staff, $15 for guests. All participants
must be at least 16 years old. Trip includes transportation,
equipment, and guide. Sign up in the Wellness & Fitness
Center, Room 120, from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday–Friday. Deadline is 7 p.m. Aug. 8. For more information, call the Outdoor
Recreation Office at 6-9397.
Aug. 13 First Night Carolina: Event for faculty, staff, and
students, 8:30 p.m., Greene Street in front of the Russell
House, free.
Aug. 14 New Student Convocation: Event for faculty,
staff, and students, 4–5 p.m., Koger Center, free.
Aug. 8 USC Salkehatchie: New Student Orientation,
9 a.m., East Campus (Walterboro), SCB Atrium.
Aug. 9 USC Salkehatchie: New Student Orientation,
9 a.m., West Campus (Allendale), Room 111.
Aug. 9 and 10 USC Lancaster: Freshman orientation,
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Aug. 9 and 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Parent orientation will be held beginning at 5:45 p.m. Aug. 9.,
Bradley Multipurpose Room. To register, students must call
Tracey Taylor at 803-313-7066.
Aug. 10 USC Aiken: Business planning workshop on how
to open and run a successful business, 9–11 a.m., Penland
Administration Building, Room 106. Sponsored by the Small
Business Development Center at USC Aiken; presented
by Reka F. Mosteller, the center’s area manager. Cost is
$25, which includes a resource guide and handouts. Fee is
payable at the door by cash, check, or credit card. Registration is required. For more information or to register, e-mail
SBDC@usca.edu, call 803-641-3646, or go to www.usca.
edu/sbdc.
Aug. 17 USC Salkehatchie: 40th-anniversary Convocation Exercises, 11 a.m, Conference Center, West Campus
(Allendale). Keynote speaker will be Churchill Curtis, first
director of the campus. Special guests include John Duffy,
Chris Plyler, and original students, faculty, and staff of the
campus from 1965 to1966.
Aug. 15 Women’s Soccer: Davidson exhibition, 6 p.m.,
The Graveyard.
Aug. 26 Women’s Soccer: Mercer, 7 p.m., The Graveyard.
Aug. 27 Men’s Soccer: Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.,
The Graveyard.
Aug. 29 Women’s Soccer: Furman, 7 p.m.,
The Graveyard.
Spurs, 76ers to play Colonial Center
The Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA champion San Antonio
Spurs will play a preseason game at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Colonial Center. The matchup is the first ever NBA preseason
game to be played at the facility. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.
Aug. 5.
Tickets range from $18 to $49, and VIP and courtside
seating will be available. Discounts for children under 12 and
groups also will be available. For tickets, go to the Colonial
Center box office, order online at www.thecolonialcenter.
com, charge by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX (472-8499), or
visit any Columbia-area Play it Again Sports location.
Global Spectrum will sponsor a free NBA Day in Columbia pre-game block party three hours before the game on the
plaza outside the Colonial Center.
Aug. 15 First-Year Reading Experience: Event for
faculty, staff, and students, 8 a.m.–noon, Carolina Coliseum,
free.
Aug. 16 Grand Opening: Unveiling of new Blatt P.E. Center Weight Room, 4:30–7:30 p.m., Blatt P.E. Center, free.
Aug. 16, Sept. 19, and Sept. 21 Tours: One-hour
supermarket tours will be held at Publix supermarkets in
Columbia. A nutrition expert will teach consumers to read
food labels and make healthier food selections. 7 p.m.
Aug. 16 and 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 21, Publix at Rice
Creek Village, 4611 Hard Scrabble Road; 9:30 a.m. and
7 p.m. Sept. 19, Publix at Trenholm Plaza, 4840 Forest
Drive; and 7 p.m. Sept. 21, Publix at Columbiana Station,
150 Harbison Blvd. For reservations, call 256-5965. For
more information, contact WellnessWorks at 7-6518 or
wellness@gwm.sc.edu.
Aug. 17 Cool Off Carolina: Event for faculty, staff, and
students, 1 p.m., Greene Street in front of the Russell
House, free.
Aug. 17 Carolina Productions: Hypnomentalist Michael
Anthony, open to faculty, staff, and students, 8–9 p.m., Russell House, free.
Aug. 19 First Shot at Service: Event to inform and interest students in community service work, 11 a.m., Greene
Street in front of the Russell House, free. Sponsored by
the USC Student Government and Community Service
Program.
Aug. 19 and 20 Carolina Productions: Screenings of
the movie Animal House, open to faculty, staff, and students,
8 p.m., Russell House Theater, free.
Aug. 20 Columbia Museum of Art: “Gallery Talk
with Sigmund Abeles,” noon, free. Abeles is a New York
City–based artist and USC graduate who has had several
one-person exhibitions in New York. His work has been
included in exhibitions in the United States and Europe,
and he has received awards from the National Institute
of Arts and Letters and the National Council of Arts and
Humanities.
Aug. 24 Fall Student Organization Fair: Opportunity
for students to learn about a variety of student organizations, 11 a.m.–2 p.m., Russell House, free. Sponsored
by USC Student Government and Community Service
Program. For more information, call 7-2654 or go to www.
sg.sc.edu.
Aug. 25 Physics and astronomy: Departmental group
presentations to students and faculty, 4 p.m., Jones Physical
Science Center, Room 409, free.
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Gen.William C.Westmoreland, left, was Army chief of staff for presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, right, and Richard Nixon.
USC to honor Westmoreland with exhibit of his papers
Selected materials from the General William C. Westmoreland papers will be on display in the lobby of the
South Caroliniana Library through Aug. 20.
Titled “The Sword and the Pen: An Exhibit Honoring the Life of General William C. Westmoreland
(1914–2005),” the exhibit chronicles Westmoreland’s
long and distinguished military career, which spanned
an era that included both horses and helicopters.
The exhibit will feature images and letters documenting the general’s early life in Spartanburg County,
attendance at The Citadel, a commission to the U.S.
Military Academy, and decades of service to his country
in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Among the notable items are Westmoreland’s parachute jump log (1958–65), which documents his 121st
jump when he accompanied Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van
Thieu, Vietnamese deputy prime minister and minister
for defense, who was making his final qualifying jump.
A Spartanburg native and Charleston resident,
Westmoreland gave his personal papers to USC’s
libraries in March 1999. The collection documents his
36-year military career through letters from presidents
and military leaders, books, scrapbooks, and a variety
of other documents. The scope of the collection is vast,
with items dating from childhood through retirement
from a highly decorated military career that began
after his graduation from the U.S. Military Academy,
included leadership roles in three wars, and culminated
with service as Army chief of staff for presidents Lyndon
B. Johnson and Richard Nixon.
The South Caroliniana Library is a repository for
manuscripts and published materials documenting
South Carolina’s social, political, literary, and cultural
heritage. Exhibit hours are 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday; 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday; and 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Saturday.
■ Exhibits
Through Aug. 7 Thomas Cooper Library: “The End
of World War II: A Commemorative Exhibit,” Main Floor
Lobby.
Aug. 8–Sept. 30 Thomas Cooper Library: “Investigating the Curious Incident in Thomas Cooper Library: An
Exhibition for the First-Year Reading Experience, 2005,”
Main Floor Lobby.
Through Aug. 15 Thomas Cooper Library: “Tennis: An
Exhibition from the William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection,” Mezzanine Exhibit Gallery.
Through Aug. 20 South Caroliniana Library: Exhibit
featuring materials from the S.C. Political Collections
(formerly Modern Political Collections) about General
William C. Westmoreland, who commanded the U.S. forces
in Vietnam from 1964–1968 and who died at his home in
Charleston July 18. (See story page 4.)
“American Beauty Rose Vase” (ceramic), by Vanessa Hewitt-Grubbs.
Artist Mana Hewitt receives
fellowship for visual arts
Mana Hewitt, director of the McMaster Gallery and an
instructor in the Department of Art, has been awarded a
S.C. Arts Commission (SCAC) Artist Fellowship for 2006
for visual arts. Each fellow receives $2,000 in recognition of
superior artistic merit.
Fellows are selected through a competitive application
process. Out-of-state review panelists make recommendations for selections based solely on a review of work samples.
The panel’s recommendations are approved by the SCAC
board.
Hewitt’s work has been exhibited at the Nina Liu Gallery,
Charleston, and the Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, La.,
this year. Her 2004 exhibitions include TRIENNIAL, S.C.
State Museum, Columbia; CUP Invitational, University of
Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.; solo exhibition, USC Beaufort
Performing Arts Center; solo exhibition, Milliken Art Gallery, Lander University, Greenwood; SECAC, Contemporary
Art Museum, Jacksonville, Fla.; “Figures,” Nina Liu Gallery;
ACCS Spotlight, TAMARACK, Beckley, W.V.; and S.C. Birds
Invitational, Etherredge Center, USC Aiken.
Hewitt has a master’s degree in fine art from USC. Her
most recent work is “Self-portrait as a fish juggler looking for
the silver lining” (2005), an etched copper and nickel silver
construction.
“family values,” works by Hewitt, her husband Steven
Hewitt, and daughter Vanessa Hewitt-Grubbs will be on
exhibit Aug. 5–7 at Gallery 80808 in the Vista Studios at
808 Lady St. Gallery hours are 5–8 p.m. Aug. 5 and 1–5 p.m.
Aug. 6–7. An opening reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Aug. 5.
The exhibit will include ceramics, glass, sheet metal, and
jewelry. Steve Hewitt is a cultural arts supervisor for Columbia Parks and Recreation, and Hewitt-Grubbs was named
one of nine emerging ceramics artists in the May 2005 issue
of Ceramics Monthly.
Aug. 25–Sept. 30 McMaster Gallery: “impressions: an
invitation exhibition of prints,” work by numerous artists,
including Kabuya Bowens from Florida, Barbara Duvall
from South Carolina, Melissa Gill from Washington, Beth
Grabowski from North Carolina, Dellas Henke and Bill
Hosterman from Michigan, Karen Kunc from Nebraska,
Rudy Pozzatti and Kathryn Reeves from Indiana, Ruth Welsberg from California, Art Werger from Georgia, and Jennifer
Yorke from Alabama. Opening reception is 5–7 p.m.
Aug. 25, free and open to the public. McMaster Gallery is
located in the USC Department of Art at 1615 Senate St.
Hours are 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday–Friday, 1–4 p.m. Sunday,
closed Saturday and University holidays. For more information, contact Mana Hewitt, gallery director, by phone at
7-7480 or e-mail at mana@sc.edu.
Aug. 30–Oct. 15 Thomas Cooper Library: “Leaves of
Grass at 150: an Exhibition from the Joel Myerson Collection of Nineteenth-Century American Literature,” Mezzanine Exhibit Gallery.
Through Sept. 3 McKissick Museum: “Reviving Nature:
Healing in the Lowcountry,” features the many cultures
that practice healing with traditional herbal remedies. The
museum, which is free and open to the public, is open 8:30
a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday.
The museum is closed Sunday and all holidays. For more
information, call 7-7251 or go to the museum’s Web site at
www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS/index.html.
Through Sept. 17 McKissick Museum: “An Intimate
Look: Works by Sigmund Abeles,” prints, drawings, and
paintings by Abeles, a USC graduate.
Through Sept. 30 Thomas Cooper Library: “Fine
Bindings: Selected Examples of the Binder’s Art from the
Fifteenth Century to the Present Day,” Graniteville Room.
Through Oct. 2 Columbia Museum of Art: “A Body
of Work: The Human Figure from Degas to Diebenkorn,”
70 works that showcase figural art created primarily in
the 20th century. Exhibit includes a variety of artists—including Edgar Degas, Richard Diebenkorn, Marc Chagall,
Helen Gilbert, and Sigmund Abeles—and a variety of media.
The museum is located at the northwest corner of Main
and Hampton streets. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday; 10 a.m.–9 pm. Friday;
1–5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is
$5 adults, $2 students, $4 senior citizens, free for museum
members and children under 6. Every Saturday is free. For
more information, go to www.columbiamuseum.org or call
799-2810.
Through Oct. 15 McKissick Museum: “Mimicry and
Magic: The Metaphors of David Voros,” autobiographical
artwork by USC art professor David Voros.
Columbia Museum
of Art to offer films
The Columbia Museum of Art is sponsoring a series of art
films that are free with museum admission or membership.
The films are:
■ The Feast of the Gods, noon Aug. 4. The film delves
into the mystery surrounding Giovanni Bellini’s famous
painting “The Feast of the Gods,” which he completed in
1514. Less than 15 years later, the painting was altered and
painted over. The film—shot on location at the conservation
laboratory of the U.S. National Gallery and also shot in Ferrara, Mantua, and Venice—follows experts as they compare
paintings located in the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa die
Frari by both Bellini and Titian.
■ Return to Glory: Michelangelo Revealed, noon
Aug. 5. Restoration efforts began in 1980 on Michelangelo’s
frescoes in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. The film is the exclusive recording of the first phase of that 12-year endeavor.
■ Degas: The Unquiet Spirit, 2 p.m. Aug. 6 and
Sept. 3. The film portrait explores the life and work of
French artist Edgar Degas (1834–1917). The program takes
up Degas’ unorthodox approach to art, especially his controversial treatment of women as subject. The film includes
many original paintings, drawings, and prints by Degas and
highlights some of his favorite locations. A special inclusion
in the film presentation is a viewing of the private collection
of Degas’ fragile and rarely viewed wax sculptures.
■ Part I, Henry Moore: Carving a Reputation,
2 p.m. Aug. 14 and 7 p.m. Sept. 2, and Part II, Henry
Moore: Carving a Reputation, 2 p.m. Aug. 20 and
7 p.m. Sept. 16. Made up of massive biomorphic forms and
punctuated with the playfulness of hollowed-out spaces and
openings, the sculptures of Henry Moore (1898–1986) are
scattered throughout the modern landscape. This two-part
BBC production combines critical evaluation of Moore’s
work with biographical background along with photographs,
film clips, and drawings previously unrecorded. The film also
includes recollections from Moore’s relatives and former
assistants to illuminate the life story of Great Britain’s most
celebrated sculptor.
■ Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century, 6 p.m.
Aug. 19. A preview screening event featuring season three
of Art:21, the television series is set to air its third season
on PBS in September 2005. The Emmy-nominated series
explores contemporary visual arts and artists in the U.S. and,
in its third season, culminates in a biennial event featuring
55 established and emerging artists.
■ Chagall, 2 p.m. Aug. 21 and Oct. 1. Completed just
a month after Marc Chagall’s death in 1985, the program
presents the most authoritative film biography on the
Russian-born French painter. Weaving his paintings with
archival footage and numerous interviews with the artist, the
film chronicles the long, creative arc of Chagall’s life, from
his birth in in 1887 through most of the 20th century.
The museum is located at the northwest corner of Main
and Hampton streets. Hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday,
Thursday, Saturday; 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday; 1–5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is $5 adults,
$2 students, $4 senior citizens, free for museum members
and children five and under. Saturdays are free. For more
information, call 799-2810 or go to www.colmusart.org.
■ 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 business days prior to the publication
date of issue. The next publication date is Aug. 25.
■ Concerts
Aug. 13 Finlay Park: Summer concert series, Danielle
Howle and the Tantrums, rock, 7–10 p.m., free.
Aug. 19 Carolina Productions: An Afternoon with Ross
Copperman, a songwriter and pianist often compared to
Billy Joel and Elton John. Open to faculty, staff, and students,
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m., Russell House patio, free.
If you require special accommodations, please contact the program sponsor.
Aug. 20 Finlay Park: Summer concert series, Temperance
Road, bluegrass, 7–10 p.m., free.
Aug. 27 Finlay Park: Summer concert series, Drivin’ n’
Cryin’ with Dash Rip Rock, rock, 7–10 p.m., free.
Artist Henry Moore and his sculptures are the subject of a film.
■ Online calendar
USC Calendar of Events is at http://events.sc.edu.
Oil paintings by David Voros are on display at McKissick Museum.
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Briefly
IN MEMORIAM: Elizabeth Giles “Betty” Edgar, ’67 master’s,
the spouse of USC history professor Walter B. Edgar, died July
20 in Columbia. She was 61. Services were held July 25 at Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral with burial in the church cemetery. Betty
Edgar taught at USC as an adjunct faculty member and in the
evening school and correspondence division from 1972 to 1982
and taught history and geography at Crayton Junior High School
from 1966 to 1969. From 1970 to 1973, she was chair of the
history department at Booker T.Washington High School. She
returned to Crayton Middle School from 1982 to 1988 to teach
social studies until failing health ended her career. Betty Edgar
played an active role in her husband’s academic life by guarding
his time and privacy while he worked on his history of South
Carolina, which was dedicated to her and his students. Memorials may be made to the Trinity Foundation, 1100 Sumter St.,
Columbia, 29201; the Columbia Garden Club Endowment, Box
5925, Columbia, 29250; or the Symphony League Endowment,
1237 Gadsden St., Suite 102, Columbia, 29201.
USC STUDENTS ATTEND SRI: Sara A. Peters and David V.
Smith, both juniors at USC, are two of 11 psychology students
from around the country participating in neuroscience research
at the University this summer as part of a Summer Research
Institute (SRI) funded by the National Science Foundation. Each
undergraduate is paired with a faculty member in experimental
psychology to conduct brain-related research on deception,
epilepsy, recovery of brain function after stroke, gender differences in the brain, the interaction between language and
memory, cognitive development in infants, and the neural effects
of prenatal exposure to addictive substances such as alcohol or
cocaine. USC psychology professor James Coleman founded the
SRI in 1992 to encourage undergraduate psychology students
to pursue careers in experimental psychology, a traditionally
research-driven field. “Students often are more likely to pursue
careers in clinical or counseling psychology because they have
had limited opportunities to do undergraduate research in
neuroscience,” Coleman said. “Through the SRI, students are
exposed to research in experimental psychology and the opportunities in that field.”
STUDENT RESEARCH HONORED AT DISCOVERY
DAY: The University honored the research achievements
of more than 100 undergraduates at Discovery Day.The top
research poster award, given by Milliken & Co., was presented
to Kelvin Moore of Columbia, a chemical engineering major. A
graduate of Richland Northeast High School, Moore received
$500 in recognition of his fuel-cell research conducted with
USC faculty mentor Branko N. Popov, a scientist in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Milliken & Co. also presented
$100 awards to recognize the scientific posters of Rachel Hipp,
a chemistry major from Blythewood; Ashley Metcalf, a chemical
engineering major from Lexington; and Thomas Styslinger, a
chemistry major from Cary, N.C.The Best Undergraduate
Research Mentor Award was presented to James R. Coleman,
a psychology professor who joined USC’s faculty in 1977 (see
story page 8). In the past two years, Coleman has been a mentor to 14 undergraduate students in his research laboratory.
COREY ANDREWS NAMED ROY FELLOW: Corey
Andrews is this year’s W. Ormiston Roy Memorial Visiting Research Fellow in Scottish Literature at USC’s Thomas
Cooper Library. Andrews is the author of Literary Nationalism
in 18th-Century Scottish Club Poetry (2004), as well as articles in
The Eighteenth Century:Theory and Interpretation, Eighteenth-Century Scotland, Lumen, and other journals. He will be researching
Robert Burns in the library’s G. Ross Roy Collection of Robert
Burns, Burnsiana, and Scottish Poetry. He earned his Ph.D. at
Ohio University and, after four years teaching at Northwest
Missouri State University, will move in August to Youngstown
State University in Ohio.
GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW FRATERNITY
HOUSE: Parents, students, and officials from the University,
the city of Columbia, and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity broke
ground recently on a fraternity house for the USC chapter of
Omega Psi Phi.The house will be completed in fall 2006 and will
be the 16th built in USC’s Greek Village. Four additional houses
are scheduled to begin construction later this year, for a total of
20.The Omega Psi Phi house will be the first house built in the
Greek Village for a historically African-American Greek organization. “This house will not only provide beds and food services
but also an environment that encourages academic excellence,”
said Jerry Brewer, USC’s director of student life. Omega Psi Phi
has had a presence at USC since 1973.
MAIL SERVICES AVAILABLE AT TWO LOCATIONS:
Faculty and staff can purchase stamps, send mail, and ship parcels
from the service counter at the Student Mail Center, located
in the basement of the Russell House. Cash, checks, and the
CarolinaCard are accepted as payment. Mail services also are
available at 1600 Hampton St. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including
international mail services, domestic money orders, and other
special mail services.
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Fellowships office helps students with awards process
The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs will sponsor
a series of scholarship workshops this fall detailing the major
competitions. Grants, scholarships, and fellowships are available for undergraduate and graduate students in every field of
study, and many are for study abroad.
Attending a scholarship workshop is the first step in applying for a national award. For more information, call the
Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs at 7-0958, visit
at Harper College 101, or go online at www.sc.edu/ofsp. Fall
workshops include:
■ Fulbright Grant, 4 p.m. Aug. 22. The grant is 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 (approximately $15,000–$36,000) and settling-in allowances, health
insurance, and tuition waivers. The grant is for graduating
seniors and graduate students with a clear program of study
proposed to be researched in a particular academic setting
abroad. Fluency in the host language, knowledge of current
events in the host country, and a strong background in American culture are preferred. The application deadline is Sept. 6.
■ Fellowships for graduate study in the United
Kingdom, 4 p.m. Aug. 24. The highly competitive Marshall, Rhodes, Gates-Cambridge, and Mitchell Scholarship
competitions cover one to three years of graduate study at
various institutions in the United Kingdom. Each competition requires applicants to have a record of superior academic
achievement, record of service and leadership, and be well
informed on global issues. The University must nominate
applicants in all four competitions. The application deadline
for the Rhodes, Mitchell, Marshall, and Gates-Cambridge is
Sept. 7.
■ Gilman Scholarship/Freeman-Asia Program, 4 p.m.
Aug. 30. The Gilman program offers awards up to $5,000
for study abroad to students who receive federal Pell Grant
funding. The award may be used to support any country-based
study abroad program deemed to be eligible for undergraduate
academic credit. Freeman-Asia is for study abroad to encourage undergraduates to study in East and Southeast Asia. Both
scholarships give priority to students who have not previously
studied in the country of their choice. For more information,
call the Study Abroad Office, Byrnes Building, at 7-7557. Deadlines vary throughout the school year.
■ Truman Scholarship, 4 p.m. Sept. 1. Scholarships are
awarded for up to $26,000 for graduate school for juniors
(any major) preparing for a career in public service. Qualities
include leadership abilities, academic performance and potential, community service, and commitment to public service.
Vogt
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Vogt joined Brookhaven National Lab in 1992 and has
helped plan Brookhaven’s Center for Functional Nanomaterials, scheduled to begin operation in 2007.
He earned his doctoral degree in chemistry from the Eberhard-Karls Universität in Germany and is a member of the
American Chemical Society, the American Physical Society,
the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Materials Research Society, and the Electrochemical Society.
Columbia Mayor Bob Coble said Vogt’s appointment is another example of the important role USC plays in the growth
of the city.
“This exciting news again highlights the mutual benefits
produced by the strong, strategic partnership our city and the
University share,” he said. “We are delighted to welcome Dr.
Vogt and look forward to the contributions his presence will
make to the quality of life, education, and research available
here.”
David Pond will continue as managing director of USC’s
NanoCenter. He became the center’s acting director beginning
Aug. 1 and will continue in that capacity until Vogt’s arrival
later in the fall semester.
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developed a doctoral program in health research outcomes.
She also developed the UMC School of Nursing Center for
Building Healthy Communities, which is Mississippi’s research, education, and services nexus for community-driven
health projects, and established a primary care delivery model
for economically disadvantaged people in the Mississippi
Delta.
Hewlett has spent most of her career championing issues
and policies to build and maintain an educated and adequate
nursing workforce. A nationally recognized expert on academic/service partnerships to solve the challenges facing today’s
healthcare system, she established the Mississippi Office of
Nursing Workforce, which is regularly cited as one of the most
successful workforce projects in the country.
In 2000, she was selected for a Robert Wood Johnson
Executive Nurse Fellowship awarded to individuals with
the potential to shape the future of healthcare in the United
States. She recently was inducted as a fellow into the American
Academy of Nursing, the profession’s highest honor.
Applicants must be nominated by the University. The deadline
is Oct. 17.
■ Javits Fellowship, 4 p.m. Sept. 7. The fellowship
provides financial assistance to students of superior ability, as
demonstrated by their achievements and exceptional promise,
to undertake study at the doctoral and masters of fine arts
levels in selected fields of the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The application deadline is Sept. 30.
■ Goldwater Scholarship, 4 p.m. Sept. 19. Scholarships of $7,500 for one to two years of undergraduate study
are awarded to sophomores and juniors pursuing bachelors’
degrees in natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering. The
intent is to earn a graduate degree in these fields to pursue
a career in research and/or college-level teaching. A strong
GPA and research experience are required. Applicants must
be nominated by the University; no direct applications to the
Goldwater Foundation will be accepted. The deadline is Oct.
19.
■ Udall Scholarship, 4 p.m., Sept. 29. The scholarship
includes one year of support for eligible expenses for tuition,
fees, books, and room and board, up to a maximum of $5,000.
The award is for sophomores and juniors who study the environment and related fields or Native Americans and Alaska
natives who have outstanding potential and are in fields
related to health care or tribal public policy. Requirements
include a GPA of at least a B or equivalent. Applicants must
be nominated by the University and must be a U.S. citizen,
permanent resident alien, national, or nominee from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands. The
deadline is Oct. 26.
■ National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowship, 4 p.m. Oct. 3. Awards are for three years of support (up to $115,000) for study and research in the sciences or
in engineering, leading to master’s or doctoral degrees in the
mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, behavioral,
and social sciences, and in the history and philosophy of sciences. Application deadlines vary according to discipline. For
more information, go to www.fastlane.nsf.gov.
■ National Security Education Program (NSEP),
4 p.m. Oct. 19. NSEP supports outstanding undergraduate
and graduate students who demonstrate high levels of academic performance and strong motivation to internationalize
their education by developing expertise in the languages, cultures, and world regions less commonly studied by Americans.
Applicants must be evaluated by a University committee in
early January 2006.
Provost seeking applicants for
Capstone Program principal
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with University
Housing, is seeking applications from current USC faculty
members to lead the educational programs for the Capstone
Scholars scheduled to commence in August. The position does
not require residence in Capstone. The principal position is intended as a half-time academic appointment, and the successful candidate will retain a half-time teaching and/or research
appointment in his or her primary academic department.
The principal will report to the associate provost and dean
of undergraduate studies. Applications will be accepted until
the position is filled. The Capstone Scholars principal will
assume official duties in the fall, but no later than October 1.
Questions can be directed to heiderk@gwm.sc.edu or 7-2808.
To apply, send letter of intent outlining interest and expertise as well as an updated curriculum vitae to: Karl Heider,
associate provost and dean of undergraduate studies, Osborne
Administration Building, Suite 102.
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Susan Fournier (Boston University), “Brands Matter: An Empirical Demonstration of the Creation of Shareholder Value Through Branding,” Journal of
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Education), “Advancing Career
■ ARTICLES
Transitions: Delivering AgeClay Bolton, student involveAppropriate Career Development
ment and leadership, “The Role
Service to Primary, Intermediof Mentors in Our Personal and
ate, and Secondary Students,”
Professional Lives,” College Student
International Conference on the
Affairs Journal.
First-Year Experience, SouthampSara Wilcox and Patricia A.
ton, England.
Sharpe, exercise science, and
Melayne Morgan McInnes,
Brent Hutto and Michelle L.
economics, Stacy Wood,
Granner, Prevention Research
marketing, and Judy Shinogle
Center, “Psychometric Properties
(Research Triangle Institute),
of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise
“Does the ‘Too Much Choice’
Questionnaire in a Diverse
Paradox Explain Low Participation
Sample of Men and Women,” JourRates in the Medicare Prescripnal of Physical Activity and Health.
tion Drug Discount Program?”
Martha W.Thomas, Center
International Health Economics
for Business CommunicaAssociation’s World Congress,
tion, and Samuel B. Hardy IV,
Barcelona, Spain.
“Communication Instruction in
Laura R. Woliver, political scia Mature Institutional Partnerence and Women’s Studies, “Pedaship: An Examination of Evolving
gogy: Participatory Research,
Methods,” Business Communication
Women’s Studies Internships, and
Quarterly.
Social Justice,” Women’s World
John Grady, sport and enter2005 International Interdisciplintainment management, “Web Site
ary Congress on Women, Seoul,
Access and the Americans with
Korea.
One man’s trash is another man’s biohazardous waste.
Disabilities Act: Implications for
Thomas Lekan, history,
the Hospitality Industry,” Elec“Turning Points in Environmental
tronic Journal of Hospitality Legal,
History: The Nation State,” UniSafety, and Security Research.
versity of Bielefeld Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld, Germany.
Christine Christle, education, K. Jolivette (Georgia State University), and
Michael Nelson (University of Kentucky), “Breaking the School to Prison
■ OTHER
Pipeline: Identifying School Risk and Protective Factors for Youth DelinRandall L. Rose and Stacy L. Wood, marketing, named to the editorial
quency,” Exceptionality.
review board of the Journal of Consumer Research.
Adrienne Middleton, student life, Upstate, review of Diversity Issues in
Leon Ginsberg, social work, received a lifetime achievement award
American Colleges and Universities: Case Studies for Higher Education and Student
from the Rural Social Work Caucus during that organization’s 30th-annual
Affairs Professionals, by Lamont Flowers, The Journal of College and University
institute in Shepherdstown, W.Va. Ginsberg was the keynote speaker at the
Student Housing.
first institute in 1976.
Edsel A. Pena, statistics, and Ma. Zenia Agustin (Southern Illinois University,
Clifford Leaman, music, and Derek Parsons released Illuminations, a
Edwardsville), “A basis approach to goodness-of-fit testing in recurrent event
compact disc recording of five new works for saxophone and piano by
models,” Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference.
American composers, including works by Reginald Bain and John Fitz
Steven P. Hooker, prevention research center and exercise science, “The
Rogers, music.
California active aging community grant program: translating science into
practice to promote physical activity in older adults,” Annals of Behavioral
Medicine.
Kathy M. Evans, counselor education, “Feminism and Feminist Therapy:
■ Job vacancies
Lessons from the Past and Hopes for the Future,” Journal of Counseling and
For up-to-date information on USC Columbia vacancies
Development, and, same journal, “Women and Counseling: A Vision for the
and vacancies at other campuses, go to uscjobs.sc.edu.
Future.”
The employment office is located at 1600 Hampton St.
Murray Mitchell, physical education, “From Humor to Harassment: How
Context Changes Everything,” Athletic Therapy Today.
■ BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
■ Lighter times
Professor recognized for work with mathematics education
The Greenville County Council of Teachers of Mathematics has
recognized Celia Adair, a professor emeritus of mathematics at
USC Upstate, for her outstanding contributions to mathematics education in Greenville County and for her dedicated service to the Greenville Middle School Mathematics Academy.
Adair has been working with the Greenville County Middle
School Mathematics Academy since its inception.
Adair, who teaches at the Greenville campus of USC
Upstate, teaches a variety of mathematics courses from the
freshman through the senior levels. Her area of specialization
is algebraic semi-groups. She has been particularly active in
developing teacher enhancement programs for area middle
and secondary school mathematics teachers.
On the same day that Adair was recognized, Joyce Dodd,
a mathematics teacher at Bryson Middle School and the 2004
Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching from South Carolina, was testifying before
the House Science Committee in Washington, D.C. Dodd
credits her work with Adair in the Middle School Mathematics
Academy as reason for earning this national recognition as a
mathematics teacher.
“The courses at the Academy were especially valuable
because they were taught with the use of hands-on lessons that
integrated technology in each lesson,” Dodd said. “Dr. Adair
was modeling the way that I should develop my own lessons.
It is extremely important to have teachers view other teachers
who are actively engaging students in learning.”
Professor attends anti-terrorism program in Israel
USC Beaufort political science professor Colin D. Pearce
recently returned from Israel, where he participated in a
10-day course on how democracies fight terrorism.
“Most Israelis have never had access to what we saw
and experienced,” Pearce said. “We witnessed first-hand
how military and civilian officials on the front lines work
every day to stop terrorists and how they must continue
to adapt their defenses to counter the evolving threat.”
Highlights of the program, which was sponsored by
the nonpartisan Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, include:
■ touring a prison for terrorists, which culminated in a
face-to-face meeting with terrorist-convicts in the prison
yard
■ visiting the Gaza Strip to observe how the Israelis
control exit and entry and prevent terrorists from moving
people and weapons across the border
■ attending a training session with an elite undercover
police unit established to capture terror suspects
Durstine named
president-elect of
American College
of Sports Medicine
Larry Durstine, chair of the Department of Exercise
Science in the Arnold School of Public Health, has been
named president-elect of the American College of Sports
Medicine.
Durstine, who will become president in June 2006,
is the third USC faculty member to be named to the
post. Others were Russ Pate, a
professor of exercise science, and
Steven Blair, an adjunct faculty
member in the Arnold School and
president and CEO of the Cooper
Institute in Dallas.
“I am honored to have been
chosen president-elect of an
organization that has so many
outstanding members,” Durstine
said.
Durstine
The American College of
Sports Medicine is the world’s largest organization
devoted to sports medicine and exercise science and has
more than 20,000 members internationally.
Durstine, who joined USC’s faculty in 1982, is director
of clinical exercise programs, which provide a practical
setting for exercise-science students to gain experience
in exercise testing and prescription. He recently was
awarded USC’s highest teaching honor, the Michael J.
Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year Award.
Durstine is internationally recognized for his research
on lipids, adult fitness, and physical activity to manage
chronic diseases and disabilities, and his research has
been supported by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the American Heart Association, and the
American Cancer Society.
Study examines nurses’ roles
in detecting domestic abuse
Early intervention is essential to curb the psychological
and physical effects of domestic violence on women and
children, according to research by three USC nursing
faculty members.
Mary Boyd, Selina “Tena” Hunt, and Kathleen Scharer
presented the findings of their studies at the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses in
Pittsburgh.
Their research examined the
link between child abuse and
adult victimization, the association between victimization and
alcohol and other drug use,
and the prevalence of domestic
violence among Hispanics in the
Southeast.
“Although each of our studies
looked at different aspects of
domestic abuse, it is clear that
Scharer
the impact of domestic violence
is devastating, and the prevalence of abuse is spread over
all socioeconomic groups,” said Scharer, interim associate dean of research at USC’s College of Nursing.
The USC studies point to the need for better detection
of violence and intervention.
“Nurses are often the first healthcare professionals
that an abused woman or her children will come in contact with,” Scharer said. “But most women will not report
abuse unless they are specifically asked about it.”
Nurses should develop specific questions that are
age-appropriate and culturally sensitive to screen all
clients—children, women, and men—for violence in all
healthcare settings.
“Too often, we’re not asking the right questions to
detect abuse,” Scharer said. “Our studies have far-reaching implications for the role of nurses in intervening in
the care of abused women and children.”
■ visiting a naval base at the northern border with Lebanon, where the terror group Hezbollah’s position could
be observed just over a nearby hill.
“The experience put our own struggle against terrorism into clearer perspective,” Pearce said. “It also
provided valuable lessons for protecting Americans from
future terrorist attacks. I look forward to sharing what I
learned with my students and using it in my research.”
August 4, 2005
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Student speak
Coleman wins Research Mentor of Year Award
■ Name: Kelly Reiff
By Marshall Swanson
■ Class: Advance standing master of social work candidate in summer sessions one and two
When James R. Coleman was an undergraduate at UCLA, he
had no opportunities to get involved in research even though
the school is a major graduate research institution.
In fact, faculty then held an elitist view, not even wanting
any undergraduates around research labs, he said.
“There was a huge separation between faculty status
and undergraduate status then, or even graduate status for
that matter,” said Coleman, a professor in USC’s psychology
department, adding that it also was uncommon for graduate
students to publish with their faculty mentors before they
finished their graduate studies.
What a difference a few decades can make.
His lack of experience as a baccalaureate student helped
Coleman, an enthusiastic proponent of undergraduate research at USC, to develop an awareness that getting undergraduates involved in research could be advantageous for
them and their faculty mentors.
Coleman’s efforts were recognized this past spring when
he received the Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
Award from the Office of Undergraduate Research. Award
recipients are selected from the pool of faculty sponsors of
Discovery Day at which undergraduates make presentations
on their research experiences.
“I’ve had a philosophy since coming here that undergraduates can play a vital role in high-quality research,” said Coleman, who also directs the psychology department’s Summer
Research Institute.
The National Science Foundation–funded institute, now in
its 14th year, brings undergraduates to USC from colleges and
universities throughout the country for an intensive summer
research experience in experimental psychology.
Coleman’s research with Janet L. Fisher and Steven P.
Wilson on ways to control epileptic seizures through gene
transfer into the brain also has had numerous undergraduate
research success stories with USC students, including one who
recently won a Goldwater Fellowship. Fisher is a faculty member in and Wilson is chair of the Department of Pharmacology,
Physiology, and Neuroscience in USC’s School of Medicine.
Working in research projects allows undergraduates to
experience details of data collection procedures well beyond
textbooks and the classroom, Coleman said.
Research also opens possibilities for undergraduates, some
who might not have considered it before, to attend graduate
school.
■ Undergraduate degree and major: Bachelor’s
degree in social work and associate degree in criminal
justice, both from Anderson University, Anderson, Ind.
■ Hometown: Bluffton, Ind.
■ What does it mean to be an advance standing
student in social work? You have to have an undergraduate degree in social work, letters of recommendation, and write a personal profile. I started the MSW
program this summer and will be considered a secondyear student in the fall. I plan to graduate in May 2006
and hope to find work in juvenile corrections.
■ What have you been doing in summer school?
Taking courses full-time in social work. In the fall, the
advance standing students will merge with the MSW
students who have already been here for a year. Basically, the college is giving the advance standing students
a year’s worth of coursework over the summer, but most
of it is a review because we already have our undergraduate degrees in social work, whereas other MSW students
have their bachelors’ degrees in other fields like psychology or sociology.
■ Would you recommend the advance standing
summer option of the College of Social Work to
other students? Yes, I like especially how they structure the advance program because I briefly started my
MSW at another college and realized it wasn’t the best
for me. The professors do a good job of preparing us and
getting us up to speed, and they’re fair. It’s nice to be able
to get some classes out of the way in the summer.
■ The start of the fall semester is just around the
corner. How do you feel about the start-up of
another academic year? I’m looking forward to the
fall because I’ve been here full-time all summer and it has
been intense. In the fall, I’ll be in classes two days a week,
and I’ll also be in a field placement job with the Department of Juvenile Justice for a couple of days a week. That
will help break up the routine. I’m excited about it.
■ Are there any things in particular that you
look forward to doing in the fall that you can’t do
during other times of the school year? I’m looking
forward to seeing more things happening on campus.
There will be more activities and, of course, football and
later basketball games and things like that. I’m looking
forward to seeing how the campus will change. The fall
semester is always just more fun. I’m always excited
to get back to school then. I’m relieved in May when
summer arrives, but then I am always ready to go back
to school in the fall. There’s just more energy and more
things going on that are always fun to be a part of.
■ How do you like USC so far? I love it. It’s beautiful, and I love the Horseshoe area. Anderson University
is a smaller school, and I was excited to come to a bigger
university. I think USC really is well organized in a lot
of things that you don’t often see at big schools. Small
schools tend to hold your hand and walk you through
a lot of things, and it’s easier; but I think USC, being
as large as it is, really does a good job of that from my
experience.
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August 4, 2005
James R. Coleman directs the Summer Research Institute for undergraduate
students.
“Some students who go on to graduate school become
outstanding in their fields without originally having had the
intention of going into that field,” said Coleman, noting one
former student who became a graduate student and eventually
a successful faculty member.
“I remember him going to Johns Hopkins as a researcher,
and he confided to me that he wouldn’t have done it without
the research experience he’d had as an undergraduate.”
■ Getting the most from undergraduate research
Undergraduate research proponent James Coleman offers the following thoughts about working with undergraduates in the lab:
■ Not all undergraduates get a research experience, which can last up to two years. In psychology, there is a minimum grade point average requirement, as in other fields.
■ There needs to be a course structure for students to sign up for credit as an undergraduate research participant.
■ With proper training, students can show a lot of independence in the laboratory, and they often relish that. It’s OK to think of them as
blank slates at first; but they’re very bright, and many of them like to take on more responsibility in generating new information. “There
should always be encouragement of students to reach the point that self-reliance is attained,” Coleman said.
■ The time faculty members work with undergraduates in the lab before turning them loose depends on the study, but in psychology
research faculty typically instruct students for at least a semester before letting them work on their own.
■ It doesn’t pay to be too complex at the beginning of a research experience for undergraduates. Coleman conducts routine tasks and
expects his undergraduates to do the same while introducing them to the mechanics of the research project. He also assists them in
understanding the research literature so that they can eventually talk on the same level.
■ Coleman encourages undergraduate research participation throughout the University. “It’s valuable and is the kind of experience the
students can take with them throughout their lives,” he said.
Aiken history professor named honors program director
By Leigh Ann Wines, public relations intern, USC Aiken
Maggi Morehouse has been appointed the first director of a
newly approved honors program at USC Aiken.
“I’m excited,” said Morehouse, an assistant
professor of history who served on the honors
steering committee, which designed the new program. “There had been an honors program before.
This committee got together three years ago to try
and revamp that program from something that
was a contract system to something that was more
of a traditional honors program, based around
design and curriculum from the National Honors
Counsel.”
The new honors program will select “students of
honor” in their freshman or sophomore year who
Morehouse
will work together in a common first-year course.
“This will give an opportunity for the students in their first
year to bond in the honors group and to form a unit to help
each other,” Morehouse said.
Honors students will take three intense six-week courses
on a variety of topics and will be encouraged to study abroad.
Honors courses will be offered in a number of subjects.
“I’ll work with all of the different departments to offer
these special types of courses,” said Morehouse, who will actively search for students to join the new honors program. “I’m
hoping to get 10 students, and if I get 30, I’ll be just thrilled!”
Morehouse, who has been at USC Aiken three years, brings
several years of experience to the new honors programs. As
a graduate student and then as an adjunct faculty member at
the University of California at Berkeley, she worked
with an honors research program called the McNair
Scholars Program.
“I worked with students who wanted to do research projects, and I was working with some of the
best and the brightest,” she said. “They were really
special students, and I wanted to recreate that as
soon as I could.
“I asked to be on the honors steering committee
at USC Aiken because I wanted to be involved with
honors students—getting them interested, getting
them focused around some sort of a research project, building their resume—so they can go out and
do graduate work or just excel in the work environment.”
The honors program director is a part-time position, and
Morehouse will continue the teaching, research, and service
aspects of her position in the history department.
“Dr. Maggi Morehouse is ideally suited to serve as director
of the honors program,” said Suzanne Ozment, executive vicechancellor for academic affairs. “She brings to USC Aiken’s
new program enthusiasm, creativity, and a vision for the
future.”