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July 13, 2006
■ The Moving Crew needs you!
Nearly 3,700 freshmen are expected this fall
at USC, and many of them will be moving into
residence halls Aug. 19. For the 13th consecutive
year, USC’s volunteer Moving Crew will be there
to help them haul their belongings from car trunk
to dorm room.Want to join fellow faculty and
staff on the Moving Crew and get a free T-shirt
and lunch? Register at www.sc.edu/moveincrew
or contact Denise Wellman in the Visitor Center,
7-0169, or e-mail denisew@sc.edu for more
information.Volunteers can sign up for one or
more two-hour shifts beginning at 8 a.m. and
ending at 5 p.m. Refreshment stands will be set up
This year’s Moving In Day for freshmen is Aug. 19.
New tobacco policy begins Aug. 1
As part of the Healthy Carolina initiative, use of tobacco
products will be prohibited in and around all University
buildings and vehicles beginning Aug. 1.
The policy also restricts use of tobacco products within
25 feet of any University owned or leased building. The
policy will apply to all faculty, staff, employees, students,
contractors, volunteers, and guests. It is anticipated that at a
future date the policy will be expanded to eliminate tobacco
use on all campus property, including campus grounds.
Updates and other information about the new policy will
be available at www.sc.edu/healthycarolina/.
A 2004 survey conducted by USC’s Institute for Public
Service and Policy Research of Richland and Lexington
County residents 18 and older indicated that 78 percent of respondents favored prohibition of smoking in all workplaces.
near the residence halls.
Board approves
2006–07 budget
of $936 million
Spheres of influence
Kim Truett
Studio art professor Virginia Scotchie shows off her colorful ceramic spheres. Scotchie was chosen by the Taiwanese government to create an art installation in Taipei.This
spring, she created more than 100 of her trademark spheres, and this summer she will attach the spheres to metal pedestals scattered throughout a large, shallow reflecting pool near the Yingge Ceramics Museum. “The museum invited four international artists to submit proposals for the project, and I’m honored they chose my work,”
Scotchie said. “In Asia, the best pottery ever made came from the Yingge region, and the art of ceramics is highly appreciated there.”
■ Buildings and Grounds Committee
Honors dorm moves forward
The University’s Buildings and Grounds Committee viewed and discussed a presentation concerning potential plans to adapt the Carolina
Coliseum for new uses and approved plans for a 660-bed honors
residence hall on the site now occupied by the University Towers.
The Coliseum presentation included sketches by the Boston-based
architectural firm Sasaki & Associates, which has been studying the
Coliseum for adaptive reuse. By converting the Coliseum’s arena space
and creatively dividing the entire building into quadrants, the University could create new athletics offices, a new alumni center, and space
for an academic center for athletes and a sports medicine center.
The $85 million proposal could also create ballroom space for the
alumni center, an athletic hall of fame, and academic spaces. A new
glass facade, massive skylight, and interior atrium would bring natural
light to the building’s interior—a perennial complaint of the building
in its current configuration. Business and finance vice president Rick
Kelly plans to present additional information to the committee for
consideration at its next scheduled meeting in October.
Trustees OK’d plans to add a cafeteria and academic space to the
The honors residence hall will be built on the site now occupied by the Towers dorms.
blueprint for a new Columbia campus honors residence hall, which
will house all Honors College freshmen, some second-year honors
students, and other students. The $47 million project will begin construction this fall following demolition of the more than 40-year-old
Towers; completion is scheduled for fall 2008. The new residence hall
will have a brick facade and face Blossom Street with two courtyards
and three wings. The main building will be parallel to the Graduate
Science Research Center.
In other business, trustees OK’d $240,000 in heating/air-conditioning renovations in Sumwalt College. Plans for a new 300-bed residence hall were approved for USC Aiken. The $16.3 million building
will complement the 316-bed residence hall completed in 2004.
University trustees approved a $936 million
operating budget for 2006–07 that includes a
6.75 percent tuition and fee increase for USC
Columbia undergraduate students.
The increase will raise tuition and fees
by $247 per semester for the new academic
year to $3,904 per
semester for in-state
students and by $640
to $10,118 per semester for out-of-state
students. All graduate
students will see a
6.76 percent increase;
medical students will
pay 5 percent more,
as will law students.
Sorensen
Tuition and fees
will rise by 8.57 percent ($271) for USC Aiken
($3,335 total per semester); 9.8 percent
($255) for USC Beaufort ($2,862 total per
semester); and 8.8 percent ($291) for USC
Upstate ($3,609 total per semester). USC’s
regional campuses—Lancaster, Salkehatchie,
Sumter, and Union—will have tuition and
fee increases totaling 7.6 percent ($164) for a
$2,326 total per semester.
“This year’s generous increase in funding
from the General Assembly will allow us
to put much-needed resources toward our
ongoing effort of building one of the very
best living and learning environments for our
students while keeping their tuition increases
low,” President Sorensen said.
Tuition increases on the Columbia
campus are expected to generate slightly
more than $11 million in revenue, which will
be used for education funding and to expand
and improve student technology resources;
expand the Academic Success Center; and
provide training and recruitment of new law
enforcement officers.
State appropriations for fiscal year 2007
total $214 million for the University system;
$150.2 million for the Columbia campus. Included in the Columbia campus funding is $4
million in recurring funding for the Faculty
Excellence Initiative and $500,000 for the
Congaree River Initiative, an interdisciplinary ecological research project. The Columbia
campus also will receive $1.5 million in nonContinued on page 6
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CAROLINA ALUMNI SCHOLARS NAMED:
Twenty-four high school scholars have been awarded Carolina
Alumni scholarships to the University for 2006. Alumni scholarships are supported by contributions from members of the
Carolina Alumni Association and are based on high academic
achievement, leadership, talent, and service. The winning
scholars were chosen from hundreds of applicants and have
an average SAT of 1381, with top class rankings and superior
grade-point-averages. Alumni scholars receive $14,000 for four
years of study at USC Columbia. Out-of-state students are
entitled to in-state tuition rates. The Carolina Alumni Scholarship is the University’s second most prestigious scholarship.
Carolina/McNair Scholarships are the first.The Alumni Scholars
Association, chartered in 1995, has 100 alumni scholars enrolled
at USC. For more information, go to www.carolinaalumni.org.
STUDENT RECEIVES HARTFORD DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIP: Frances Mills, a doctoral student in the
College of Social Work, is one of six social work students in the
United States chosen to receive a Hartford Doctoral Fellowship.The fellowship program is funded by the John A. Hartford
Foundation and administered by the Gerontological Society
of America. Mills, whose dissertation will examine the social
services provided to older adults by religious congregations,
will receive a $50,000 grant.The fellowship program is part of
the national Geriatric Social Work Initiative, whose goal is to
expand the training of social workers to improve the health and
well-being of older persons and their families. The Gerontological Society of America, founded in 1945, is the oldest and largest
interdisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research.
STUDENTS WIN FIRST CHRISTOPHER BERG
GUITAR AWARD: Henry D.B. Anderson of Spartanburg
and Graham Douglass “Gray” Sutton of Southern Pines, N.C.,
are the first recipients of USC’s Christopher Berg Guitar
Award. Anderson, a senior majoring in music education with a
certificate in guitar, plans to pursue a graduate degree in classical
guitar. Sutton is a senior majoring in music performance and is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Kappa Lambda honor
societies.The Christopher Berg Guitar Award honors the
director of USC’s classical guitar program since 1978. The
award was created in 2003 by 30 of Berg’s former students to
show their gratitude and to recognize the talents of aspiring
guitarists at USC. For more information about the endowment,
go to www.christopherberg.com.
UPSTATE TO OFFER ENRICHMENT FOR
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES: The
College of Educational Enrichment at USC Upstate is a new
joint partnership between the campus’ School of Education and
the Charles Lea Center for Rehabilitation and Special Education.
It will enable students with physical and mental disabilities to
attend courses on campus in as close to a normal learning environment as possible.The program will begin this fall with four
courses. Carol Gardner, an assistant professor in the School
of Education, will coordinate the program. She is developing a
survey that will determine the four special interest courses that
will serve as the pilot for this program. “Possible classes include
low-impact aerobics, computer skills, functional reading, using a
newspaper, and exploring Spartanburg County,” said Gardner,
adding that the organizing committee will meet after the fall
semester to evaluate and, if necessary, modify the program.
When the class selections are finalized, the classes will be taught
by a combination of Upstate professors, area technical college
instructors, and community representatives.The program will
not confer degrees but will present a certificate to participants
upon completion of a series of classes. For more information,
contact Gardner at 52-5529 or cgardner@uscupstate.edu.
SALK COACH IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bubba
Dorman, USC Salkehatchie’s head baseball coach, gave the
keynote address at the S.C. High School Sports Report’s
annual spring sports awards banquet in Columbia June 4. Past
speakers have included Steve Spurrier and Phil Fulmer. More
than 1,000 people attended the event, and more than 400 high
school coaches and athletes received honors. Dorman recently
completed his first season as coach at Salkehatchie, posting a
20-game winning season and making it to the National Junior
College Athletic Association Region X tournament.
CHORUS SETS CONCERTS: The Summer II Chorus
will perform Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes at 4 p.m. July 30 and at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1 in the
School of Music’s Recital Hall. USC choral director Larry Wyatt
will conduct, with assistance from doctoral student Jeff Wall.
The chorus is made up of USC students and community singers. Both concerts are free and open to the public. For more
information, go to www.music.sc.edu.
COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROGRAM GETS $2,000
AWARD: The S.C. Alexander Graham Bell Association has
awarded $2,000 to USC’s Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders to train two professionals working with
schoolchildren with cochlear implants. USC’s Cochlear Implant
Program works with clients from infancy through adulthood
and offers the services of specialized surgeons, audiologists, and
speech-language pathologists. Cochlear implants are devices that
provide electrical stimulation to the impaired cochlea, resulting
in access to speech sounds.
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The new library at
USC Beaufort’s South
Campus features
an entirely wireless
environment.
USC Beaufort dedicates state-of-the-art library
The USC Beaufort South Campus dedicated its new library
May 12. The third academic building to open on the South
Campus, the 100,000 volume capacity library boasts an
entirely wireless environment with state-of-art videoconferencing, electronic classroom, distance education, and library
technology.
The new library also is one of the few academic libraries
on the eastern seaboard to be equipped with the Checkpoint
Intelligent Library System. The system, based on radio
frequency identification (RFID) technology, allows simultaneous multiple item checkout, automatic check-ins, and instant
location of miss-shelved items.
Several of the library’s donors helped perform the ribbon
cutting. Mr. and Mrs. William Bonneville donated a collection of photographs, postcards, and artifacts from the days of
Custer’s Last Stand. Mr. and Mrs. John Castles donated their
family’s collection of rare books, including a Samuel Johnson
Dictionary of the English Language dating from 1795, the
Oxford English Dictionary dating from 1928, anthropological
texts, and extensive material on the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hartung donated the funding for the cyber café within
the library, named the Hawk’s Nest for Mr. Hartung’s favorite
hangout from his college days. Ongoing support for the library
and the University as a whole has been received from the Heritage Classic Foundation, which also funded the display cases
housing the new collections.
Designed by Watson Tate Savory Architects of Columbia,
the nearly 25,000-square-foot building features a centrally
located Information Commons, a research and reference area
containing 30 computer tables and carrels where students and
other library patrons can access the library’s online catalog,
search electronic databases, and connect to the Internet. Other
library facilities include a foreign language lab, an early childhood education lab, a rare books room, and faculty carrels.
Colbert named new chair of art department
Art education professor Cynthia Colbert has been named chair of the Department of Art. Colbert joined
USC’s faculty in 1980.
Colbert is nationally known for her research and publications. Her work on the artistic and aesthetic
development of children from early childhood through early adolescence has been adapted into two
textbook series used internationally to instruct young people in the visual arts. Her kindergarten textbook
series, co-authored with Martha Taunton, is based on a decade of research with young children and is used
in preschools in China, Turkey, Netherlands, the United States, and Canada.
Colbert is one of the nation’s most celebrated art educators, having won numerous state and national
awards, including the Most Outstanding Art Educator in South Carolina in 2001, the Most Outstanding
Art Educator in Higher Education in the Southeastern Region in 1990, and the Most Outstanding Art
Educator in Higher Education from the National Art Education Association (NAEA) in 1991. In 1998, she
Colbert
was awarded the June King McFee Award, which honors exceptional and continual scholarly achievement,
from the Women’s Caucus of the NAEA. In 2003, she was named Distinguished Fellow of the NAEA, the highest honor bestowed
by the organization.
At USC, Colbert earned the Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award and two endowed professorships, the Louise Fry
Scudder Professorship in Liberal Arts and the Sarah Bolick Smith Professor of Fine Arts.
She earned her BS in art education from Columbus State University and her master and doctoral degrees from the University
of Missouri. Before teaching at USC, Colbert taught at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She will succeed Phil Dunn,
who will retire in December.
Washington Savannah
River supports Aiken
science, math faculty
Washington Savannah River Company (WSRC) recently made a
corporate contribution of $50,000 to USC Aiken to support an
endowed faculty chair in science and math.
USC Aiken Chancellor Thomas L.
Hallman said WSRC is an excellent
example of a good corporate citizen that
cares about the community it serves.
“We are very appreciative of the
tremendous support of Washington Savannah River Company and its partners
throughout the years,” Hallman said.
“To continue in our mission of providing
a high quality educational experience for
the citizens of this area, recruitment and
Hallman
retention of top faculty scholars is essential. By establishing this endowed chair, Washington Savannah
River Company is helping to ensure that students throughout
this region will continue to receive the very best education possible at USC Aiken.”
WSRC, a fully owned subsidiary of Washington Group
International, has operated the Savannah River Site (SRS) since
1989. SRS is a key U.S. Department of Energy complex dedicated to environmental cleanup and stewardship, nuclear weapons
stockpile support, nuclear materials storage, and research.
“As always, we are pleased to assist USC Aiken whenever
possible,” said Bob Pedde, WSRC president. “Future success
hinges on excellence in math and science education, and we are
extremely impressed with the quality of these programs at USC
Aiken. Our company has long been a strong supporter, and we
hope to continue a relationship with the campus well into the
future.”
Institute for Families in
Society director named
Melinda S. Forthofer, an associate professor in the
Department of Community and Family Health at
the University of South Florida, has been named
director of USC’s Institute for Families in Society,
effective Aug. 16.
Forthofer also will be a tenured associate professor in the College of Social Work, where she will be
associate dean for research.
She also will hold a joint
appointment in the Arnold
School of Public Health’s
Department of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics. Forthofer
succeeds Arlene Andrews,
a College of Social Work
professor who has served
as interim director of the
institute.
Forthofer
Forthofer earned her
BA in sociology and gender studies from Case
Western Reserve University and her Ph.D. in health
behavior/health education and sociology from the
University of Michigan.
■ Share your vacation photos
The 12th-annual summer vacation photo spread
will appear in the Aug. 24 issue of Times.To
share your favorite shots, e-mail digital images
to larryw@gwm.sc.edu. Submit prints to Larry
Wood, University Publications, 920 Sumter St.The
deadline is Aug. 14.
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Nursing summit to address nurse shortage
By Chris Horn
■ Take the Wellness Works
Recipe Challenge
Are you getting the recommended amount of fruits
and vegetables in your diet? For good health, the USDA
urges Americans to consume five to nine servings per
day of fruits and vegetables, and to choose a healthier,
more varied mix of these foods. Increase your fruit and
vegetable consumption by joining Wellness Works in its
annual Recipe Challenge.This year’s theme is “salad.”
Salads are a great way to get fruits and vegetables. So,
enter your favorite salad recipe.Wellness Works staff will
review all submissions and decide which recipes will be
presented at the Taste Test Challenge. Heart healthy recipes are strongly encouraged (low fat, sodium, and sugar).
If your recipe is selected, you will be asked to prepare
your salad for the Recipe Challenge Taste Test, which will
be open to all faculty and staff. All taste testers will be
asked to vote on the best salad, and the recipe with the
most votes will win a prize.To enter, e-mail recipes to
Wellness Works at wellness@gwm.sc.edu or send them
via campus mail to Wellness Works, Blatt PE Center. Each
submission must contain your name, phone number, and
e-mail address. Submission deadline is July 21.The date,
time, and location of the Recipe Challenge Taste Test will
be announced after that time.
LITERACY INITIATIVE RECEIVES $30,000 GIFT:
The Sunshine House, a child-care provider based in Greenwood,
has given $30,000 to USC’s S.C. Center for Children’s Books
and Literacy, part of a comprehensive literacy initiative launched
last fall by the University.The Sunshine House is collaborating
with the center to provide books and educational opportunities for children in South Carolina, their families, and caregivers.
The literacy initiative, directed by the School for Library and
Information Science, is designed to enhance existing literacy
programs; train early education professionals, teachers, and
parents; and provide literacy research specific to South Carolina.
Children ages birth through third grade and their families are
targeted primarily. Ellen Shuler is the executive director of the
center. Plans also call for fully endowing USC’s Augusta Baker
Chair in Childhood Literacy and establishing a Readmobile,
which will travel to critical areas of the state to encourage families to read and connect them with services at their local library.
SRP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION SUPPORTS
AIKEN CENTER: The SRP Federal Credit Union recently
made a corporate contribution to USC Aiken to support
the Athlete Study Area in the new Convocation Center.The
100,000-square-foot center is under construction and will have
seating capacity of 4,000 people. It will include three playing
surfaces with up to five courts, dressing rooms, meeting spaces,
and a state-of-the-art Athletic Study Area complete with a computer lab to encourage learning opportunities among student
athletes. As the largest facility of its kind in Aiken County, the
center also will contribute to the educational, arts/culture, and
athletic needs of both the University and community by serving
as the home of USC Aiken’s athletic programs and as a large
venue for community events. “SRP Federal Credit Union is a
wonderful corporate citizen, and we greatly appreciate their
support of the Convocation Center,” said Chancellor Thomas
L. Hallman. “Student athletes at USC Aiken must balance the
demands of their sport with the challenges of the classroom.
The SRP Federal Credit Union Athlete Study Area will make a
tremendous difference in our ability to provide student athletes
with the support they need to excel in the classroom as well as
on the playing court or field.”
CAMPUS-SAFETY INITIATIVE HONORED: The
University has been honored for its Campus Safety and Awareness Initiative with the Outstanding Collaboration/Partnership
Award from the South region of the National Association of
College Auxiliary Services (NACAS). Launched in 2003, the
initiative led to the creation of University Housing’s successful
Evening Service Office, which monitors residence-hall information-desk programs and personnel; conducts safety-related
inspections; and works with hired safety personnel, University
offices, and emergency responders.The initiative is a partnership among faculty, staff, students, and departments, including
Residence Life, the USC Police Department, the University
Safety Committee, Alcohol & Drug Programs, the Counseling
and Human Development Center, the Office for Sexual Health
and Violence Prevention, Housing Facilities Management, and
University Facilities.
PSYCHOLOGIST HONORED FOR STUDENT
RESEARCH MENTORING: Sandra Kelly, a psychology
professor, has been awarded the Distinguished Undergraduate
Research Mentor Award. Kelly was honored for her dedication
to and encouragement of undergraduate students conducting
neuroscience research. In the past two years, Kelly has mentored nine undergraduate students who have contributed to 16
scholarly articles, generally as primary author. Kelly earned her
doctoral degree in behavioral neuroscience from McGill University in 1985. She is the fourth USC faculty member to earn
this award. Past recipients include Cathy Murphy, chemistry and
biochemistry; Matt Kohn, geology; and Jay Coleman, psychology.
Deans and directors of nursing education programs from
across the state will convene in Columbia Aug. 2 for an invitational nursing summit focused on addressing the growing
shortage of registered nurses.
“This is not crying wolf. The nursing shortage is a major
problem looming ahead for this state and this country,” said
Peggy Hewlett, dean of USC’s College of Nursing, a key partner
in organizing the summit in conjunction with the S.C. Hospital
Association’s Organization of Nurse Executives.
“The August meeting will give South Carolina nursing leaders the opportunity to come together around the central issues
that must be addressed to ensure the public’s health.”
MUSC, Clemson, and the state’s technical colleges also will
participate in the summit, which organizers hope will result
in “One Voice-One Plan,” a document that should help inform
healthcare policy and planning decisions during the next two
to three years.
Past nursing shortages have been addressed by creating
new nursing programs or stepping up student recruitment
efforts. But those solutions, in isolation, won’t provide longterm solutions, Hewlett said.
“We had many nursing students with GPAs ranging from
3.0 to 3.4 who we were forced to turn down this past year for
admission to upper division courses. We are limited by sufficient clinical sites and enough nursing faculty in how many
students we can accommodate,” Hewlett said. “The immediate challenge is for us to find ways to increase upper division
enrollments to open up the bottleneck.”
Part of the answer could lie in creative teaching solutions
that involve clinical nurse specialists in hospitals working in
conjunction with nursing graduate students and a supervising nursing professor. But more action will be necessary to
mitigate the projected long-term nursing shortage, which is
estimated to reach as high as one million nationwide by 2020.
“If we don’t put efforts into positive changes in the work
environment, it won’t matter how many nursing students
we prepare—they won’t stay in the job force,” Hewlett said.
“That’s why it’s important to have the S.C. Hospital Association integrally involved in the summit.”
The nursing shortage in South Carolina is forecast to
Nursing students play roles in the Client Simulation Laboratory.
reach 6,700 by 2020. While that’s fewer than the 110,000
vacant nursing positions forecast for Georgia, North Carolina,
and Florida by the end of the next decade, South Carolina’s
predicted smaller shortage shouldn’t lull anyone into complacency, Hewlett said.
“Those neighboring states will be trying to recruit our
nurses. And even lesser shortages of nurses can have major
consequences,” she said.
Internally, USC plans to more closely align the nursing curricula on all campuses. Beginning in January, USC Columbia
plans to offer master’s level nursing courses at the three fouryear campuses.
USC also will continue its discussions with Clemson and
MUSC about ways to maximize resources through coordinated
graduate courses and programs.
Infant cognition research labs seeking participants
Want to learn more about
your baby’s cognitive abilities? Two USC research labs
studying infant cognition are
soliciting participants for
ongoing research projects
involving infants from birth
to 24 months old.
Psychology professor
John Richards studies the
development of attention
in young infants, primarily
from the ages of 2 months to
6 months. He is interested
in how babies pay attention,
to what types of visual and
sound patterns infants direct
their attention, and how this
attention changes with age.
Psychology professor
Jeanne Shinskey studies
Infants participate in the cognition studies for single visits lasting 30–45 minutes.
the development of infants’
knowledge about objects,
from approximately 4 to 12 months. She is interested in how
necessary to inform prevention and treatment for infants who
and when babies acquire object permanence, or the underare not developing typically. Participants receive a small gift
standing that objects continue to exist when hidden.
regardless of whether the baby completes the study.
The USC Office of Research Compliance has approved all
For more information about these research projects or
studies for safety and ethics. Infants participate in the study
to volunteer, go to http://jerlab.psych.sc.edu/BabyStudies
for one visit lasting 30 to 45 minutes; participation can stop at
(Richards lab) or www.cas.sc.edu/psyc/facdocs/shinskey.html
any time for any reason.
(Shinskey lab), or call 777-3293 or 777-2558; e-mail stevenThis basic research on cognitive development in infants is
ml@gwm.sc.edu or shinskey@sc.edu.
Faculty team gathering information for teaching center
Four faculty members are gathering information this summer
to guide development of USC’s Center for Teaching Excellence.
Wally Peters, a mechanical engineering professor; Doug
Williams, a marine and geological sciences professor; Michelle
Vieyra, a biological sciences instructor and lab coordinator;
and Vincent Van Brunt, a chemical engineering professor,
are working with the Office of the Provost on the project. The
faculty-driven approach is consistent with the center’s mission, which includes “[fostering] a faculty-driven, horizontal
approach to training and support,” Peters said.
“We all want the Center for Teaching Excellence to be a
place where everyone can find a ‘home’ that provides support
and encouragement for us to satisfy our passion for teaching
and learning—a fundamental reason why most, if not all, of us
are in the academy.”
Peters is gathering input from other faculty to ensure that
the center’s planned programs and activities reflect faculty
interest and need. Williams will work with interested faculty
on research-based learning with its accompanying strengths
of team, experimentation, and risk-taking.
Vieyra is studying ways to improve resources for graduate
students and help senior faculty to understand the perspective
of junior faculty. She will host discussion forums for graduate
students to confirm their needs and perceptions.
Van Brunt is identifying and cataloging resources available University-wide for helping to bring junior faculty in all
disciplines into the community. From that work, he plans to
develop an approach to mentoring that would work effectively
under the sponsorship of the Center for Teaching Excellence.
All faculty will be invited to participate in a colloquium in
the early fall on aspects of effective teaching. The colloquium
will be videotaped as a resource for the center.
The Office of the Provost has begun a search for a new vice
provost for faculty development, which will include supervision of the Center for Teaching Excellence. For more information about the center, go to www.sc.edu/cte/.
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July & August
Calendar
■ Concerts
July 20 School of Music: String Project Concert, 3 p.m.,
School of Music, Recital Hall. Free.
July 26 Township Auditorium: Train, presented by Live
Nation, doors open at 7 p.m.; show time is 8 p.m. All seats
are reserved. Tickets are $35. For tickets, go to the Township box office at 1703 Taylor St., all Ticketmaster outlets,
or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Charge by phone at
783-2222. For more information, call 576-2350.
Through July 29 Concert Series: Sizzlin’ Summer
Concerts at Finlay Park, Saturdays, 7–10 p.m., Finlay Park,
Downtown Columbia, free. Bring picnic baskets, blankets,
and lawn chairs for an evening of music. Groups to be
announced. For more information, call 343-8750.
The musical group Train performs at the Township Auditorium July 26.
■ Miscellany
July 14 Research Presentations: Summer Program for
Research Interns (SPRI) Poster Session, rising high school
seniors from the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and
Mathematics and other high schools across the state will
present research conducted during a six-week collegecredit research internship course at USC. 12:30–3:30 p.m.,
Capstone Campus Room, free and open to the public. For
more information about SPRI, go to www.gssm.k12.sc.edu
or contact Randy LaCross at 843-383-3916.
July 22 S.C. State Museum: July Fest Storytelling, annual
celebration presented by the museum and the S.C. Storytelling Network to showcase the talents of South Carolina
storytellers. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free with museum admission.
The S.C. State Museum is located at 301 Gervais St., downtown Columbia. For more information, call 898-4902.
Through July 28 Main Street Martketplace: An openair market featuring fresh produce, flowers, art, handmade
crafts, and more. Sponsored by City Center Partnership,
Fridays only, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. On Boyd Plaza in front of the
Columbia Museum of Art, downtown Columbia, at the
northwest corner of Main and Hampton streets. Free.
July 29 Forum: “The Health Impact on Young Women,”
State of the Young Women’s Health Forum, 10 a.m.–noon,
Columbia College. Presented by the Vision Leadership Institute at Columbia College. For more information, contact
DeMar Roberts at dlroberts@visionleadershipinstitute.org.
Through July 29 Dance Conservatory: South Carolina Summer
Dance Conservatory, students ages
12 and older are taught by guest faculty including Merrill Ashley, former
principal of the New York City Ballet;
Dennis NaHat, artistic director with
the Ballet San Jose in Silicon Valley;
and Mia Michaels, an award-winning choreographer. Conservatory
Michaels
director is Susan Anderson, USC
professor of dance and artistic director. Conservatory will
conclude with a concert July 28, Drayton Hall. For more
information, go to www.cas.sc.edu/dance.
Aug. 5 Graduation: Doctoral commencement exercises,
8:30 a.m., Koger Center. For more information, go to
www.gradschool.sc.edu.
Aug. 5 Graduation: Baccalaureate, master’s, and professional commencement exercises, 10:30 a.m., Colonial
Center. For more information, go to registrar.sc.edu.
Commencement exercises are scheduled at the Colonial Center Aug. 5.
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Aug. 2 Colonial Center: American Idols Live, with
performers Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Ace Young, Bucky
Covington, Chris Daughtry, Elliott Yamin, Kellie Pickler, Lisa Tucker,
Mandisa, and Paris Bennett. 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $38.50
to $68.50. Tickets are available by going to the Colonial Center
box office, by going online to www.thecolonialcenter.com, and by
calling 1-866-4SC-TIXX.
American Idol winner Taylor Hicks and the nine other top finishers from the
show perform at the Colonial Center Aug. 2.
■ Exhibits
■ Exhibits
July 13 Thomas Cooper Library: Reception to celebrate the opening of the Robert E. McNair Collection, a
new addition to USC’s South Carolina Political Collections,
5–7 p.m., Graniteville Room, Thomas Cooper Library. Event
will include book signing for Philip G. Grose’s book South
Carolina at The Brink: Robert E. McNair and the Politics of Civil
Rights. Grose and former S.C. Governor McNair will be
present to provide signatures.
Through Aug. 6 S.C. State Museum: “Camera Man’s
Journey: Julian Dimock’s South,” exhibit of black-and-white
photographs taken 1904–05 by Julian Dimock and his
father, Anthony, as they traveled through South Carolina to
photograph African-American men, women, and children
participating in everyday activities. Museum is located at
301 Gervais St. Museum hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Tuesday–
Saturday and Sunday 1–5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults
ages 13–61, $4 for adults ages 62 and over; $3 children ages
3–12; free for infants 2 and under. Military discount is $1.
For more information, call 898-4921.
Through July 22 McKissick Museum: “The Essence of
Nature: The Art of Harry Hansen,” highlights the distinguished career of the recently retired USC painting instructor. Mostly recognized for his watercolors of the Palmetto
state’s diverse landscapes, Hansen captures on paper the
essence of the natural environment of South Carolina and
the North Carolina mountains. Hansen is the recipient of
nearly 50 art awards and has been represented in nearly
150 group and one-person exhibitions. Free and open
to the public. McKissick Museum is located on the USC
Horseshoe and is free and open
to the public. Museum hours are
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday
and 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday. The
museum is closed on Sundays
and holidays. For more information, call 7-7251 or go to www.
cas.sc.edu/MCKS/.
Through July 29 McKissick Museum: “Strength in
Reserve: Broadcasting Radio
for the Armed Forces in South
Carolina,” features original
sound recordings from a 1976
archive of film, records, audio
and video tapes, and equipment
documenting the history of
radio broadcasting in the state.
Created by the S.C. Broadcasters Association.
Through Aug. 10 Thomas Cooper Library: The Robert E. McNair Collection, part of USC’s S.C. Political Collections, lobby exhibit area, Thomas Cooper Library, free and
open to the public.
Through Aug. 12 McKissick Museum: “The Rembert
521 All Stars: Baseball and Community in the South,” photographs by Byron Baldwin that
document a season with the
521 All-Stars of Rembert, S.C.,
a semi-professional baseball
team. This nationally traveling
exhibition is from Southern
Visions: The Folk Arts and
Southern Culture Traveling
Exhibits Program, a program of
the Southern Arts Federation.
Through Aug. 26 McKissick
Museum: Works by previous
Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award winners, including musicians, woodworkers,
storytellers, silversmiths, basket
makers, and arts advocates.
Through Aug. 26 Columbia
Museum of Art: “Material
Terrain: A Sculptural Exploration of Landscape and Place,”
featuring both indoor and
outdoor sculptures by 11
artists. Organized by International Arts and Artists.
Lipscomb Family Galleries.
Through July 30 Columbia
Museum of Art: “Julie Heffernan: Everything That Rises,” 15
recent oil paintings by Heffernan,
who is known for her figurative
and still-life paintings that at
first glance seem to be from the
Through Sept. 1 Thomas
17th-century Italian or SpanCooper Library: “William
Engravings by William Blake are displayed at Thomas Cooper Library.
ish Baroque period. Heffernan
Blake:Visionary & Illustrator,”
received a BFA from the University of California in Santa
more than 40 books with original engravings by Blake,
Cruz and a MFA from the Yale University School of Art in
including a newly acquired leaf from Blake’s Book of Job.
New Haven, Conn. Her art has had numerous showings
Thomas Cooper Library, Mezzanine Gallery. Free and open
and received widespread critical attention. Lipscomb Family
to the public.
Galleries. The Columbia Museum of Art is located at the
Through Jan. 1, 2007 S.C. State Museum: “Napoleon:
northwest corner of Main and Hampton streets. Museum
An Intimate Portrait,” more than 250 period artifacts on
hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday;
display, including his hat and coat, portraits, busts, furniture,
10 a.m.–9 p.m. Friday; 1–5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday and
maps, and personal game box. 10 a.m..–5 p.m. Tuesday–SatTuesday. Admission is $5 adults, $2 students, $4 senior
urday and Sunday 1–5 p.m. The cost is regular museum
citizens, free for museum members and children under 6.
admission plus $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 3–12.
Every Saturday is free. For more information, go to www.
columbiamuseum.org or call 799-2810.
■ List your events
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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. 3.
If you require special accommodations, please contact the program sponsor.
■ Online calendar
USC Calendar of Events is at http://events.sc.edu.
■ Around the campuses
July 17–21 and 24–28 USC Upstate: Children’s Theatre
Summer Camps, one- to two-week-long camps for students
in second grade through high school, taught for the fourth
year by Rich Robinson, assistant professor of theatre at
USC Upstate. Cost for the younger grades is $100 for one
week, $180 for two weeks; cost for older grades is $150
for one week, $250 for two weeks. To register, call 864-5834891. For more information call 52-5621 or 680-1254.
July 18 and 19 USC Lancaster: Freshman Orientation,
9 a.m., beginning in Starr Hall. For more information, call
56-7066.
Through July 28 USC Sumter: “Field Notes,” an
exhibit of works by Jennifer Pepper, a New York installation
artist and director of the Cazenovia College Art Gallery
at Cazenovia College in New York. University Gallery,
Anderson Library. Artist will give a gallery talk on her work
at 6 p.m. July 13. Exhibit and talk are free and open to the
public. Gallery hours for the summer are 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
Monday–Thursday; 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday; closed Saturday and
Sunday. Free and open to the public. For more information,
call Cara-lin Getty at 938-3727.
Through July 28 USC Sumter: “Student Art Show,”
works in various media created by USC Sumter art studio
students during the 2005–06 academic year, Upstairs
Gallery, Administration Building. Free. 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 or Laura Cardello at 55-3858.
This photograph of former S.C. Gov. Robert E. McNair, left, with President Lyndon B. Johnson is part of the Robert E. McNair Collection, a new addition to USC’s
South Carolina Political Collections.
Hospital’s popular book and
writer series to begin Sept. 11
“Caught in the Creative Act,” the popular book-and-writer
series directed and taught by Janette Turner Hospital, is
back.
The 10-week course, which is free and open to the public,
will open with a lecture by Turner Hospital on Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night Sept. 11. Wiesel will speak
on Sept. 12 as part of USC’s annual Solomon-Tenenbaum
Lectureship in Judaic Studies.
“Caught in the Creative Act” classes will be from 5:45 to
7 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday. The course will conclude Nov. 15 with a talk by E.L. Doctorow, whose novel
The March won this year’s PEN/Faulkner award. Doctorow
also was awarded the National Humanities Medal, which is
conferred by the White House.
Other writers and their works featured this year will be:
■ Elise Blackwell, author of Hunger
■ Geraldine Brooks, author of the novel March and the nonfiction Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic
Women
■ Lan Samanatha Chang, writer of the novel Inheritance
■ Daniel Buckman, who penned the novel Morning Dark
■ lê thi diem thúy, who wrote the novel The Gangster We
Are All Looking For
■ Michael Ondaatje, author of the novel Anil’s Ghost
■ Lynn Pruett, writer of the novel Ruby River.
Photos by Julian and Anthony Dimock are on view at the S.C. State Museum.
Artifacts belonging to Napoleon are also on view at the S.C. State Museum.
Most classes will be held in Gambrell Hall Auditorium,
with the Oct. 25 and Nov. 2 classes to be held in the School
of Law Auditorium. Although “Caught in the Creative Act” is
free, participants must register to participate. A registration
form is available on the Web site at www.cas.sc.edu/CICA/.
Registrants are encouraged to buy books before the start of
the course. Books also will be available for sale and signing
on the evenings of author visits.
Turner Hospital is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of English and Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at
USC. Hospital, who grew up in Queensland, Australia, is an
award-winning writer and novelist. Her novels include The
Ivory Swing, The Last Magician, Oyster, and most recently,
Due Preparations for the Plague, which won the Queensland
Premier’s Literary Award in 2003 and the Davitt Award
from Sisters in Crime for “best crime novel of the year by an
Australian woman.”
Complete details about “Caught in the Creative Act,”
including a schedule, author biographies, information on
books to be featured, and a registration form, are available at
the Web site at www.cas.sc.edu/CICA. For more information, e-mail Hospital at jthospital@sc.edu.
See the Broadway series at the Koger Center
Tickets are now available for the new Broadway in Columbia Series at the
Koger Center. The series, which begins in September with The Producers,
also features Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent, and Mamma Mia and will end in
April 2007 with Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight. Call early to get the best
seats available. For ticket prices, call 251-2222 or e-mail broadwayincolumbia@hotmail.com.
Summer Dance Conservatory
concludes with July concert
USC’s S.C. Summer Dance Conservatory will conclude with a
concert July 28 at Drayton Hall.
Each year, more than 50 dance students ages 12 and
older are taught ballet, pointe, pas de deux, character,
modern and jazz dance, and musical theatre by some of the
country’s top choreographers and performers who teach at
the conservatory. This year’s guest faculty include Merrill
Ashley, former principal of the New York City Ballet; Stacey
Calvert, former soloist with the New York City Ballet; Dennis
NaHat, artistic director with the Ballet San Jose in Silicon
Valley; and Mia Michaels, an award-winning choreographer.
The S.C. Summer Dance Conservatory is directed by
Susan Anderson, USC dance professor and artistic director.
The program will continue through July 29.
For more information about USC’s dance program and
the conservatory, go to www.cas.sc.edu/dance.
July 13, 2006
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Briefly
CHINESE ATTITUDES TOWARD WESTERN
BUSINESS TRAVELERS IS RESEARCH TOPIC:
USC’s International Tourism Research Institute, in conjunction
with Peking University’s Center for Recreation and Tourism
Research, has been conducting research on Chinese attitudes
toward Western leisure and business travelers. Rich Harrill, director of the institute, and Peter Cardon, a professor in the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management, interviewed
tour guides and residents in Beijing, Shanghai, Guilin, and Hong
Kong. “No one has ever gone over to ask the Chinese their
attitudes toward Western tourists,” Harrill said. “The purpose
of this research will be to investigate the attitudes and experiences of Chinese residents who come in contact with Western
tourists and compile it to serve as a guide for how Westerners
can travel and do business in China.” The International Tourism
Research Institute, part of the College of Hospitality, Retail,
and Sport Management, provides technical assistance, conducts
research studies, and serves as a source of tourism information
for communities, development organizations, state and federal
agencies, and individual businesses and corporations.
LAW STUDENTS PLACE HIGH IN LONDON
DEBATE: Two USC law students recently placed highly in a
debate with student barristers in London, England.Thomas M.
Reddick and John Harper, both of Columbia, received secondand third-place individual honors, respectively, competing against
13 other students from Gray’s Inn, which has trained English
barristers since the 14th century. Reddick and Harper are rising
second-year law students and were in London as part of a May
session study-abroad program in Transnational Dispute Resolution sponsored by the School of Law and taught at Gray’s Inn.
Reddick is a 1999 graduate of USC’s master’s program in library
and information science. Harper is a 1998 graduate of Furman
University.
UPSTATE OFFERS ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
COURSE IN UKRAINE: USC Upstate is offering students
an opportunity to learn more about the use and production
of herbal medicine this summer. “Complementary Alternative
Medicine and Ukrainian Phytotherapy” is an intensive study of
principles, concepts, and skills essential to analyze differing alternative and complementary health care practices. Studies include
alternative and complementary therapies used in the United
States as well as herbal medicines used in Ukraine.The summer
study abroad program offers professionals an opportunity to
explore a variety of topics in complementary and alternative
medicine. Online course content prepares the learner for the
10-day trip July 22–31 to Ternopil, Ukraine, for a culminating
experience in the exploration of herbal medicine.
INAUGURAL CLASS OF EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL MBA PROGRAM GRADUATES:
Fifteen business executives from Mexico graduated as USC’s
inaugural class of its Executive International MBA (EIMBA)
program.The program is a joint venture of the Moore School of
Business and the Instituto Techologico y de Estudios Superiores
de Monterrey, more commonly known as “Tec de Monterrey”
in Guadalajara, Mexico.The graduate students earned two
degrees: an EIMBA from USC and a Meastria en Administracion
from Tec de Monterrey.The EIMBA is a 20-month program for
senior Mexican managers who continue to work while earning
their degrees. After an initial week in Columbia, students attend
classes taught by Moore School and Tec de Monterrey faculty
every third weekend in Guadalajara. They also attend one-week
classes in places such as Slovakia, Austria, or China to learn
about doing business in other regions of the world.The second
EIMBA class is scheduled to graduate in May 2007.
STUDENTS SELECTED FOR ARMY OFFICER
TRAINING: Thirteen cadets from USC’s military science
program will attend the U.S. Army’s 32-day top officer-training exercise, known as the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), at Fort Lewis,Wash., this summer.The
exercise is the culminating leadership event for the Reserve
Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC). “LDAC is where every cadet
in the country gets a chance to show what they know, head to
head, with their fellow cadets,” said Lt. Col. John Moring, USC
professor of military science. “Everything they do is under the
leadership of other cadets, who are evaluated every time they’re
in charge. This is the last big training event, the last major test,
before we entrust them with leading American soldiers.” The
students are Alburon Gregory, Jonathan Strickland, Deborah
Glenn, Kim Griggs, Kevin White, Keshia DeWitt, Rashaad Jones,
Richard Evans, Hadrian Sumpter, Oscar Smith, Lillian Marsh,
Christopher Miller, and Amanda Adjepong.
LADIES FOOTBALL CLINIC IS JULY 29: USC
Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier and the USC football
coaching staff will sponsor Steve Spurrier’s second-annual Ladies
Football Clinic beginning at 9:15 a.m. July 29 at the Colonial
Center.The doors will open at 8 a.m. Applications for the event
can be found on uscsports.com. Cost is $40 per person, with
checks payable to Steve Spurrier’s Ladies Clinic. Checks should
be mailed to Rita Ricard, USC Football Office, 1125 George
Rogers Blvd., Columbia, 29208. For more information, call the
USC Football Office at 7-4271.
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July 13, 2006
VP for marketing and
communication named
Staff spotlight
The University has named an Ohio State University marketing
executive to the newly created post of associate vice president
for marketing and communication.
Gary D. Snyder, director of communications and marketing at OSU’s
College of Medicine since 2001, will
join USC in September and oversee
the creation and implementation of a
strategic marketing and communications program.
Brad Choate, vice president for
University Advancement, said Snyder
will be a valuable member of USC’s
advancement team.
Snyder
“Gary has the knowledge and experience to oversee a large-scale, institutional communications
program that will convey to key audiences the many outstanding
things taking place here at Carolina,” Choate said. “His credibility, integrity, and enthusiasm will make him a strong leader and
a valuable member of the advancement team as the University
prepares to fulfill ambitious plans over the next few years.”
Snyder said he is eager to be part of USC’s advancement
efforts. “While there’s strong competition among universities
for attracting top students, excellent faculty, and funding, the
University of South Carolina is well positioned to expand its
national stature and success,” Snyder said.
“I look forward to being part of President Sorensen’s exciting plan to advance the University and to improve the lives of
individuals in South Carolina and beyond.”
At Ohio State, Snyder was responsible for the creation and
direction of a communications and marketing plan for the
highly ranked College of Medicine, the School of Allied Medical Professions, and the School of Biomedical Sciences. Under
his leadership, the school experienced a dramatic increase in
student applications and academic quality, private giving, and
a jump in national rankings and reputation.
Snyder earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from
Ohio University and expects to earn a master’s degree in journalism and health marketing in August from Ohio University.
He also taught the “Marketing Health Care Services” course in
the School of Public Health while at Ohio State.
Before joining Ohio State, Snyder was at Ohio University,
where he directed national marketing for a consortium of
hospitals and medical schools and managed media relations
and publications for the medical school. He is a member of the
Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the Public Relations
Society of America.
He is married to Lisa Lopez Snyder, a healthcare writer
and editorial consultant.
■ Title/department: Director, Student Health Services
New TrendMicro AntiVirus
software is now available
AntiVirus protection at USC is changing, and all faculty, staff,
and students will need to download a new version of software no later than Aug. 31. The University will no longer use
McAfee AntiVirus and has switched to TrendMicro AntiVirus
protection. The change applies to everyone except Macintosh
users, who will continue to use the current McAfee Virex
protection, which will be supported by the University. To
download the new software:
■ Name: Deborah Beck
■ Time at USC: Since Feb. 16
Education: Bachelor’s, master’s degrees; final phase of
dissertation in higher education leadership
■ Previous job: Health center director, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C.
■ What are your job duties? I
supervise and provide leadership
for all student health services at
USC, which includes Thomson
Student Health Center, Counseling and Psychological Services,
Campus Health and Wellness,
Sexual Health and Violence, and
Wellness Works.
■ How did you get into
student health? I majored in
Beck
respiratory therapy, and I had
a rotation in the intensive care nursery where I fell in
love with working with those babies. After graduation, I
managed the life support for these babies as a pediatric/
neonatal clinical specialist at an intensive care nursery. I
did air and ground transport of newborns and premature
infants. Then I found myself teaching a lot, and I loved
teaching. So, I took a position at a community college
where I set up the first respiratory therapy program in
that part of the state. I did that for 11 years, and that’s
when I fell in love with education. So the combination of
teaching and healthcare is a perfect fit for me.
■ How did you find out about USC? I knew the
former director of Student Health Services here—Bill
Hill—and I once half-jokingly said to him, “You have a
great job. When you retire, I’m going to get it.” So when
he decided to retire, he called me and said, “I’m leaving.
Were you serious?”
■ What will be your biggest undertaking? The
biggest long-term goal is to move into a new health center
down the line.
■ When will that happen? We are still in the beginning phases of the planning stage. We’re looking at
moving in fall 2009 or spring 2010. We have students
involved in planning the center, and we’re probably going
to hold a lot of focus groups across campus in the near
future. I’m all about collaborating. I’d like the center to
be technically state-of-the-art yet still have a living room
atmosphere so that students feel welcomed and comfortable. I was involved in building a new health center
while I was at Western Carolina. Through that process, I
learned a lot about what works well and what doesn’t.
■ What else lies in your future? The Healthy Carolina initiative. I’m looking so forward to being part of
that, not only for students but also for faculty and staff. A
healthy campus is a productive campus.
■ Who are the new Gamecocks in your family? My
identical twin boys. They are going to be students at USC
this fall. Brandon wants to major in pharmacy; Christopher wants to major in political science with the intention
of going to law school. You cannot imagine how excited I
am, knowing that my boys are going to be here.
■ go to VIP at https://vip.sc.edu and log in
■ click on Technology and “Show Me Software Distribution”
■ choose the AntiVirus option
■ follow the appropriate links to download the software; choose
automatic updates when prompted (Note: You do not need to
uninstall McAfee; it will be done automatically for you.)
■ after the software is installed, you will have the official University anti-virus protection, and updates will be automatically
installed for you.
All faculty, staff, and students at all campuses should
download TrendMicro AntiVirus protection beginning in
mid-July. After Aug. 31, the critical updates for McAfee will no
longer be available through the University.
If you have any problems trying to download TrendMicro,
call the UTS Help Desk at 7-1800. For more about antivirus
protection at USC, go to http://uts.sc.edu/virus.
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recurring funds for the Congaree River Initiative, which could
expand to include other South Carolina rivers; $250,000 for
the Small Business Development Center; $200,000 for the
city of Columbia Incubator Project; and $200,000 for the
Palmetto Poison Control Center.
Non-recurring funds also are earmarked for USC Aiken
$599,237; USC Beaufort, $502,175; USC Upstate, $1.87 million; USC Lancaster, $650,000; USC Salkehatchie, $100,000;
USC Sumter, $51,269; and USC Union, $16,206. USC Lancaster will receive an additional $200,000 for facilities repairs
and $100,000 for tennis court repaving.
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■ BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Bill Hogue, information technology, “Taking Control of Your Career,”
Cultivating Careers: Professional Development for Campus IT, Educause, Boulder,
Colo.
Diane Harwell and Myles Friedman, education, and Katherine Schnepel,
Effective Instruction: A Handbook of Evidence-Based Strategies, EDIE Institute,
Columbia.
■ ARTICLES
■ Lighter times
Robert E. Markland, business, and Kirk R. Karwan (Furman University),
“Integrating service design principles and information technology to improve
delivery and productivity in public sector operations: The case of the South
Carolina DMV,” Journal of Operations Management.
■ PRESENTATIONS
Kimberly South, Jackie Prezzy, and Brian LaFlam, University Technology Services, “The iCARE Center,” ResNet Symposium 2006: Connecting
with Students, Bowling Green State University, Ohio.
Marna Hostetler, University libraries, “PASCAL Delivers: South Carolina’s
New Virtual Library Catalog,” Educause Southeast Regional Conference,
Atlanta, Ga.
Ran Wei, journalism and mass communications, “Adoption of WIFI among
academics,” International Communication Association, Dresden, Germany.
Dan A. Dixon, biological
sciences, “Role of the mRNA
Stability Factor HuR in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colon
Carcinogenesis,” FASEB Summer
Research Conference on PostTranscriptional Control of Gene
Expression, Snowmass, Colo.
William J. Padgett, statistics, and C.
Park (Clemson University), “Analysis of
Strength Distributions of Multi-modal
Failures Using the EM Algorithm,”
Journal of Statistical Computation and
Simulation, also, with K.B. Kulasekera
(Clemson University), “Bayesian
■ OTHER
Bandwidth Selection in Kernel Density
Estimation with Censored Data,” Journal
Judith S. Prince, Greenville
of Nonparametric Statistics.
campus, Upstate, received the
2006 Matrix Award as ComBarbara A. Koons-Witt, criminology
municator of the Year from the
and criminal justice, Pamela J. Schram
Greenville
(Cal State-San Bernardino), and Frank
Chapter of the Association for
P. Williams and Marilyn D. McShane
Women in Communications.
(University of Houston), “Supervision
Strategies and Approaches for Female
Tammy Whaley, University
Parolees: Examining the Link Between
communications, Upstate,
Unmet Needs and Parolee Outcome,”
received the 2006 Communicator
Crime & Delinquency.
of Achievement Award for high
professional qualifications and
Kevin J. Swick, education, “Helping
achievement in the field of comhomeless families overcome barriers to
munications from Media Women
successful functioning,” Early Childhood
of South Carolina.
Education Journal.
Fran Gardner, art, Lancaster, had
Robert Brame, criminology and crimwork accepted into the National
inal justice, Alex R. Piquero, Jeffrey Fagan,
Juried Art Exhibition presented
and Terrie E. Moffitt, “Assessing the
by South Cobb Arts Alliance,
offending activity of criminal domestic
Mableton, Ga.
We’ve spent millions to understand philanthropy
violence suspects: offense specialization,
when a few bucks to know where the money is
escalation, and de-escalation evidence
Ron Fulbright, informatics,
would’ve done the trick.
from the Spouse Assault Replication
Upstate, served on a National
Program,” Public Health Reports.
Science Foundation review panel
in June.
Bruce E. Konkle, journalism and mass
communications, “Today’s Yearbook:
Jane Allen Nodine, art, Upstate, selected as the spotlight artist for June on
Balancing Journalistic Excellence With Reader Wishes, Wants, and Lack Of
www.SouthernArtistry.org.
Perspective About What a History Book Should Contain,” Quill & Scroll,
and, same publication, “What Others Have Said About the Purpose of the
Yearbook.”
Scott Vandervelde, accounting, and Audrey Gramling (Kennesaw State
■ Job vacancies
University), “The Effect of Group Affiliation on Audit Judgment when EvaluatFor up-to-date information on USC Columbia vacancies
ing the Outsourced Internal Audit Function,” Internal Auditing.
and vacancies at other campuses, go to uscjobs.sc.edu.
Ali Rizvi,Tu Lin, and Shawn Chillag, medicine, “Overview of the
The employment office is located at 1600 Hampton St.
Diabetes Unit at the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism,
University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Improving Chronic Disease
Management in an Academic Setting,” Journal of the South Carolina Medical
Association.
Susan Wang and Ali A. Rizvi, medicine, “Levofloxacin-induced hypoglycemia in a non-diabetic patient,” American Journal of the Medical Sciences.
Bearden named faculty athletics representative
Terry K. Peterson, education, “Afterschool and Family Involvement: Ideas
and Voices from the Field,” Update: National Coalition for Parent Involvement in
William O. “Bill” Bearden, a marketing professor in the
Education.
Moore School of Business, has been appointed faculty
William F. Riner Jr., health and exercise science, Lancaster, Russell R.
athletics representative for USC athletics. Bearden will
Pate, exercise science, Kerry L. McIver, and John R. Sirard, “Physical Activity
advise President Sorensen on matters related to the
and Active Commuting to Elementary School,” Medicine & Science in Sports
athletics programs and will work with the president
& Exercise.
to determine the University’s position on NCAA legislaTena B. Crews, technology support and training management, and Jane F.
Zenger, education, “A Well ‘Rounded’ Internship,” Business Education Digest.
tion. He also will review the eligibility, admission,
and progress of student-athletes; assist in evaluating
Rod Runyan, retailing, Jane Swinney (Oklahoma State University), and
Pat Huddleston (Michigan State University), “Differences in Reported Firm
compliance with NCAA regulations; and attend SEC
Performance by Gender: Does Industry Matter?” Small Business Advancement
and NCAA meetings, serving as the University’s voting
National Center Newsletter.
delegate at the NCAA’s annual meeting.
Don Greiner, English, “Updike and Salinger: A Literary Incident,” Critique:
Studies in Contemporary Fiction.
Allwright competes in UKC Premier Dog Show
USC Upstate adjunct art history professor Robyn Allis competing on the same playing field.”
wright traveled to Kalamazoo, Mich., to compete in the
While participants want to win, the atmosphere
United Kennel Club (UKC) Premier Dog
makes the event less competitive.
Show June 15–18.
“You’re there to support the breed as a
Allwright and her husband, David,
whole. There’s a lot more camaraderie,”
traveled with four of their dogs to the
Allwright said.
competition. Three of the dogs comAllwright and her husband started
peted: two Tibetan Mastiffs, Shania and
showing dogs in 1998 with a Great
Alea, and a Treeing Cur, Sheena. The
Pyrenees. “We didn’t have much succompetition included outdoor judging,
cess to begin with,” Allwright said. “But
dog sports, obedience, agility, and a
once you start going to dog shows, it’s
weight pull.
almost addictive.”
Allwright said the show is the UKC
Since then, they have competed
equivalent to the American Kennel
successfully and now show Tibetan
Club’s (AKC) Westminster Dog Show,
Mastiffs and Treeing Curs in addition
but without the stress.
to Great Pyrenees. “We’ve gotten to
“AKC is very guarded, but here the
know several people in the venue,”
Robin Allwright with Shania, a Tibetan
judges are very open and want to talk
Allwright said. “It becomes a big social
Mastiff who competed in the show.
about the rare breeds after the competievent. A social event with dogs.”
tion,” she said. “For us, this makes it more fun. Everyone
For more information, go to www.picassosdog.com.
Brozak named director
of USC’s marching band
The School of Music has named George Brozak as the
new director of its marching band, “The Mighty Sound of
the Southeast,” and assistant director of bands.
Brozak, who began July 1, was associate director
of bands and a visiting music professor at Tennessee
Technological University and previously an assistant
conductor at the University of Illinois.
“We are excited to have George
Brozak in this vital leadership position,”
said Tayloe Harding, dean of the School
of Music. “He brings to USC terrific
skills, fine experience, and a wonderful enthusiasm for the role of athletic
bands on the campus of a major Division I athletic program. I have every
confidence that his appointment will
lead to great things with ‘The Mighty
Sound of the Southeast’ marching
Brozak
band and to a spirit of high achievement through meaningful cooperation between Gamecock
athletics and the School of Music.”
Brozak, a native of Athens, Ohio, earned his bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in music education from Ohio
University and his doctorate in music education from the
University of Illinois. He was the staff music arranger for
the Ohio University marching band and has written hundreds of marching-band arrangements for high schools.
“George Brozak has a strong musical background in
directing and conducting bands at both the high school
and college levels,” said Jim Copenhaver, director of
bands at USC. “He is a spirited, enthusiastic, and creative
individual with a strong work ethic and high standards
of group performance. I expect George to be highly successful in leading and directing ‘The Mighty Sound of the
Southeast’ marching band.”
The band fields more than 270 student musicians,
twirlers, drum majors, dancers, and members of the flag
line who perform traditional pre-game and contemporary
halftime programs. This fall, the band will don new uniforms, which will feature the block “C” with Gamecock logo.
Cancer Society awards
researcher $ 711,000
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded Dan
Dixon, an assistant professor of biological sciences, a Research Scholar Grant of $711,000 to support the research
project “Post-Transcriptional Targeting Cox-2 Gene
Expression in Colorectal Cancer.”
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of
cancer incidence and death among adult Americans. The
ACS predicts that 2,370 new cases and 880 deaths from
colorectal cancer will occur in South Carolina in 2006.
Dixon is investigating the impact of the unregulated
COX-2 gene expression in colon cancer cells and tumors.
The presence of COX-2 has a significant impact on promoting colon cancer cell growth and survival. Currently
COX-2 is the target of several non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex and Vioxx; however,
chronic use of these inhibitors poses an increased risk of
cardiovascular events. These findings indicate the importance of identifying alternative methods of controlling
COX-2 gene expression.
“By better understanding the cellular mechanisms involved in controlling COX-2 and other cancer-associated
gene expression, our research will be able to identify new
therapeutic targets and strategies necessary to prevent
and combat colorectal cancer,” Dixon said.
Beaufort welcomes new
director of military programs
Leslie (Les) Brediger is the new
director of military programs
at USC Beaufort. A graduate of
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Brediger has more than
15 years of experience in higher
education. At USC Beaufort, he
serves the needs of the military
student population at all four
sites of the campus: Marine Corps
Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Air
Brediger
Station, and USC Beaufort North
and South. “The faculty and staff are genuinely supportive
of the strategies that are moving the campus forward,”
Brediger said. To contact him, call 843-228-7499 or
843-228-2107.
July 13, 2006
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Student speak
■ Name: Alan Clamp
■ Year: Senior
■ Major: History
■ Hometown: Newberry
■ Why are you on campus this
summer? I’m taking summer classes,
and I’m currently immersed in MATH
550.
■ As a returning, nontraditional
student, was it hard to get used to
studying again? This is not my first
attempt at higher education: I went to
Clemson, beginning in 1979 and off and
on during the 1980s, but didn’t do well.
At that time I saw education merely as
an obstacle between a good job and me.
Now I enjoy education more for its intrinsic values. Since returning to school
in 2003, I have completed 112 hours
with one B+ and the rest A’s.
Rowland to become dean at Union
The University has tapped one of its own to become dean of USC Union. Hugh C. Rowland, who has been assistant dean for academic affairs at the campus since last August,
will succeed James Edwards after his retirement in January 2007.
Chris Plyler, vice provost and executive associate dean
for regional campuses, said Rowland brings a wealth of
experience and understanding to his new job.
“Dr. Hugh Rowland’s superb academic background, his
strong administrative portfolio, and his proven record in
developing learning environments conducive to student
success make him an ideal choice to lead USC Union,” Plyler
said. “Since becoming part of our administration, he has
become a strong leader and an outstanding community
ambassador for the school, our faculty, and our students.”
Edwards said he was pleased that Rowland was selected
Rowland
to become the dean of the campus.
“Not only does he bring an outstanding record in higher education administration
and teaching, but he also brings fresh and new ideas to our campus. I have little doubt
that he will lead our campus into a period of growth and excellence,” Edwards said.
“He and his wife already have become important and valued members of our community. Though I will miss our campus, the faculty, staff, students, and many friends in
the community, I leave USC Union in good and capable hands,” he said.
Rowland joined USC Union after serving for 17 years as associate dean of Ithaca
College’s School of Business, where he is credited with increasing enrollment and
raising the academic profile of the student body. He also was instrumental in developing
new policies and procedures, as well as several programs that became models for other
offices on Ithaca’s campus. Elsewhere, Rowland was director of student services in the
School of Continuing Studies at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and director of
administrative technology and assistant director of professional experience programs at
Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.
A native of Lynchburg, Va., Rowland earned his doctorate in higher education from
the College of William and Mary and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Virginia, where he also was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.
Rowland, who lives with his wife and son in Union, has joined the board of directors of the Union Chamber of Commerce and become a member of the Union County
Historical Society, the Rotary Club of Union, and the Union County Arts Council.
■ Why go back to school? I studied
mechanical engineering at Clemson,
but didn’t earn a degree. After losing an
engineering job that I had for 16 years,
I found that most employers don’t even
consider experience without a degree.
I was apprehensive about returning to
school, but I discovered I really loved
it, so much so that I decided to make a
career change. Eventually, I want to go
all the way to the Ph.D. level, and then
teach and do research in an academic
setting.
■ Why Carolina? I wanted a good
school and an affordable school. I knew
that USC had great research resources,
but realized that these were much more
extensive than I knew at first. One of the
first courses I took was “The Historian’s
Craft” (HIST 300), taught by professor Lacey Ford, which gave me a great
introduction to doing research with the
primary sources that we have available.
■ What will you take this fall? It
will be my most intense semester yet,
with three 500-level physics courses and
two 400-level history courses. I hope to
earn a second degree in physics. Physics
is almost an addiction for me. I like the
challenge. Most of my physics classes
are with physics majors, young brilliant
minds that really keep me on my toes.
Also, this fall I’ll start my Magellan research project on the history of science.
■ You’re one of just 18 Magellan
Scholars. Why do you think your
work was chosen? The project is well
defined, studies a question that is perhaps overlooked or taken for granted,
and it is limited enough in scope to
yield success. I’m working with history
professor Ann Johnson, who guided me
through the Magellan application process and supported me thoroughly, even
though I’m not a typical student. My
research will look at the development of
the American ideal of pure science and
practical science, and how the two developed into something of a dichotomy
during the mid- to late-19th century. I’ll
be studying primary source materials
available here at the University, for the
most part. The work I do will find citations for Dr. Johnson’s next book and
provide the basis for my senior thesis.
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July 13, 2006
Newest campus restaurant
Kim Truett
Construction continues on the new Humanities Pavilion Restaurant in front of the Humanities Office
Building between Gambrell Hall and the Humanities Classroom Building.The $1.5 million restaurant, being
built on the site of the former patio, will replace the Sidewalk Cafe.The campus’ latest dining facility is
scheduled to open this fall.
Students win second national PR title
Students in the School of Journalism won their second national title in three weeks in the Public
Relations Student Society of America’s Bateman Competition, marking the fourth time in five
years that USC students have taken top honors in the national competition.
The four-member team, the Merlin Group, won first place in the national track, beating
teams from Loyola University of New Orleans, Lee University, and the universities of Maryland
and Illinois.
Last month, USC’s four-member team, Can Do Carolina, won first place in the international
track. In both competitions, Habitat for Humanity was the client.
The Merlin Group worked with the Habitat for Humanity store near the USC campus, targeting college students and encouraging them to shop at the store to raise money for the charity.
One of its events involved a dorm-room makeover.
Team member Jennifer Davidson, a sophomore from Columbia, said the Merlin Group’s
presentation was “the best we’ve ever done.” Davidson said the group raised awareness of the
store by 83 percent, increased the number of volunteers to 53, and boosted sales by 170 percent,
from $10,000 to $27,000, during the month-long campaign.
In addition to Davidson, members of the Merlin Group are Kat Salters, a senior from Darien,
Conn.; Jean Triskett, a senior from Chesnee; and Alisha Cooper, a senior from Greer.
Can Do Carolina won the Bateman competition for creating and implementing an aluminumcan recycling program on and around USC, with proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity.
Members of the Can Do Carolina team are Ashley Moore, a senior from Camden; Melissa
Hensley, a senior from Castlewood, Va.; Anna Fox, a senior from Charleston; and Betsy Heckert,
a junior from Columbia.
Faculty advisers for Bateman teams are Beth Dickey and Jeff Ranta. As Bateman advisers for
five years, Dickey and Ranta have coached teams to win eight national honors, including four
first-place titles, three honorable mentions, and one third place.
Arnold School
names new chair
An internationally recognized educator and
researcher in nutritional sciences has been
named chair of the Department of Health
Promotion, Education, and Behavior in the
Arnold School of Public Health.
Edward Frongillo, an associate professor
of public nutrition at Cornell University, will
join the faculty in September, said Donna
Richter, dean of the Arnold School.
“His experience as director of Cornell’s
Program in International Nutrition has given
him the skills needed to lead the Department
of Health Promotion, Education,
and Behavior and to
advance the Arnold
School’s international
endeavors,” Richter
said. “His impressive
record of research
also positions him
well to provide
mentorship to junior
Frongillo
faculty.”
Frongillo and two colleagues in the mid1990s provided the epidemiological basis
for the current understanding that more
than half of all deaths in young children are
caused, at least in part, by malnutrition, dramatically altering thinking about the causes
and solutions for the global tragedy of more
than 10 million child deaths annually.
He also was part of a team that developed
new international growth standards for
infants and young children released this past
April. The adoption of these standards likely
will be the single most important factor in
enhancing child survival during this decade.
His research with colleagues on the consequences of food insecurity has established
that children in the United States who live in
food-insecure households learn less during
early school years and suffer a number of
other developmental consequences.
“I am excited about the opportunity to
work with the faculty, staff, and students in
the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior,” Frongillo said. “There is
an opportunity for the department to grow
from where it is now both in size and activity,
and to contribute in important ways to the
school and University while advancing the
public’s health.”
Frongillo’s wife, Marguerite, will join him
on the USC faculty. She has a doctorate in
entomology and has been working as a veterinary parasitologist. She will be teaching in
the biological sciences department. Frongillo
will succeed Ken Watkins, who has been
interim chair since 2003 and will remain as
associate chair.
Blood drive July 18–19
set for three locations
This year’s faculty-staff blood drive will be
held July 18–19 at three locations for the
convenience of donors. Appointments will be
scheduled every 15 minutes. The locations are:
■ 10 a.m.–3 p.m., July 18, The Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be parked at 1600 Hampton
St. To schedule an appointment, call Kathy
Stogner, 7-1809.
■ 11 a.m.–4 p.m., July 19, Russell House
Ballroom. Call Amie Ritner at 7-2070 to
schedule an appointment.
■ 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., July 19, Building
No. 1, Multi-Disciplinary Lab, USC School
of Medicine. For appointments, call Tony
Johnson, 733-1507.
Donors must be in good health and weigh
at least 110 pounds. They will receive a Red
Cross T-shirt as a gesture of thanks for their
participation.
Sponsored by University Advancement
and the USC School of Medicine, the annual
blood drive is one of the University’s most
visible ways of giving back to the community.
Summer months are critical times at the
Red Cross when the blood supply runs short.
USC’s blood drive provides an opportunity
for the USC family to show support for the
Midlands and help those in need.