■ Inside
Tim Mousseau’s research on
Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, right, is available for
all to see on the USC Roach
Cam. Page 2
Carolina professors help
bring clean water to Uganda’s
Buvuma Islands refugees.
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A publication for faculty, staff, and friends of the University of South Carolina
September 11, 2008
■ General Faculty/Facultyy Senate
Students drive car
choice for Pastides
By Larry Wood
After about a month on the job, Harris Pastides soon
will kick his presidency into high gear—in
in a blackand-white Mini Cooper with a garnet pinstripe and a
Gamecock emblazoned on the roof.
“The state troopers will
know when the president of the
University of South Carolina is
driving,” he joked.
On his first day in office,
President Pastides announced
a contest to have students vote
for the car he would drive,
choosing among a Mini Cooper
and two hybrid vehicles. The
contest offered a fun way to
Pastides
get students involved in his
administration, Pastides told
the General Faculty Meeting Sept. 3 in his first address
as president. But it also highlights a personal trait that
Pastides hopes will become a hallmark of his
presidency—listening to the Carolina Community.
“I wanted to show the students that I am listening to
them,” Pastides said.
Listening to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the
community is the centerpiece of one of Pastides’ new
initiatives, Carolina’s Ideas.
“The most important thing is the apostrophe. It’s
from within the University of South Carolina. That’s
where I’d like to take my guidance,” Pastides said. “I
know there are great ideas today in the University,
Continued on page 6
Faculty career network
announces fall eventsl
The Early Career Faculty Network (ECFN) has announced several events for 2008–09, including
monthly socials and a faculty night in early October.
The network is intended for new and early career
faculty (assistant professors and instructors).
“The mission is to maximize
success, retention, and quality of life
for faculty at the University,” said
Heather Kitzman-Ulrich, a research
assistant professor in psychology
and vice chair of the network. “At
the very least, we want to help new
faculty with basic things like getting
an ID, a parking sticker, learning
how to use USCERA, and getting set
up on Blackboard.
Kitzman-Ulrich
“Beyond that, we want to help
new and early career faculty tap into existing resources
on campus like the Center for Teaching Excellence.”
The ECFN will have monthly socials open to any
assistant-level professor or instructor. Details will be
forthcoming.
Faculty Night at the Strom, sponsored by ECFN and
the Office of the Provost, will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Oct. 8. The informal networking meeting is open to new
and early career faculty and their guests. The event will
include free food with vegetarian options. Door prizes,
activities for children, and an appearance by University
mascot Cocky are planned.
To learn more about the ECFN, send an e-mail
to ecfn@sc.edu or go to sc.edu/provost and click on
the link for ECFN on the right side of the page. Robin
Puett, a research assistant professor in the Cancer
Prevention Control Program and the Arnold School of
Public Health, and Ron Brown, an assistant professor
in the School of Library and Information Science, are
co-chairs of ECFN.
Michael Brown
Getting organized
The Gamecock on Greene Street became the central hub for the annual Student Organization Fair Sept. 3.The event
gives students opportunities to get information and ask questions of representatives of more than 300 campus organizations.The Office of Student
Government and Student Organizations sponsors the event.
Curriculum review nears fall presentation to faculty
By Marshall Swanson
as the courses students take
Faculty committees typically
in their first two years or the
don’t meet in the summer.
basic liberal arts courses such as
Knowledge has changed
But in the case of the Univerhistory, English, a lab science,
over time, how we know
sity’s General Education Comand so on,” said Helen Doerpmittee, its members soldiered on
inghaus, associate provost and
what we know has changed,
through the heat and humidity
dean of undergraduate studies
and the people coming
of June, July, and August in Coin the Office of the Provost, who
to the University have
lumbia so they can present their
is chairing the committee.
findings to the faculty at large by
The current general educachanged.
late fall.
tion
curriculum was written
—Helen Doerpinghaus
The panel’s work is at the cenmore than 15 years ago, Doerpter of an institutionwide review
inghaus said. In 2005, Provost
of Carolina’s general undergradBecker called for a review of the
uate curriculum—those courses required of all students rerequired courses to address the question, “What do students
gardless of their major—to ensure that the curriculum provides
need to know now?”
the foundation of knowledge needed for a college education in
“Knowledge has changed over time, how we know what we
the 21st century.
“A lot of people think of the general education curriculum
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Campus recycling going after more waste in new academic year
The Columbia campus recycled nearly 700 tons of material last
year, including more than four tons of motor oil and nearly
3.5 tons of tires.
But Laura Pergolizzi, manager of University recycling,
wants to see the overall recycling number go even higher.
That’s why her office is adding 12 new cardboard collection
dumpsters (151 tons recycled last year), 60 new office paper
collection rollcarts, and 15 more compartmentalized recycling
bins that collect aluminum cans (1.6 tons recycled last year)
and plastic bottles.
“Waste reduction is the most important component in the
overall scheme of things—that’s a priority,” Pergolizzi said.
“But we need to do a better job of recycling, too.”
The office plans to set up a drive-up recycling lot near the
motor pool on Greene Street that will have recycling bins for
bottles, cans, printer cartridges, and scrap metal.
One recycling statistic—150 tons of consumer electronics
last year—is expected to decline, Pergolizzi said. “The University has been switching to flat-screen computer monitors, which
are much more energy efficient and lighter weight than the old
CRT screens they replaced,” she said.
On the horizon are plans to begin a composting project
for food waste and landscape debris. Pergolizzi also wants to
improve recycling at Carolina football games.
“We want to green up these large-crowd athletic events and
try to capture more of the hordes of recyclable materials that
end up in the stands,” Pergolizzi said.
One University unit, the Moore School of Business, is trying
to reduce its waste stream by choosing office furniture that is
manufactured with a high percentage of recycled materials and
which can be recycled to high degree when discarded.
“We’ve been purchasing most of our furnishings from a
vendor who has a sustainable philosophy that meshes well
with our values,” said Scott Koewer, deputy dean of the Moore
School.
Briefly
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FUND ENDOWED AT
UPSTATE: Through contributions and a variety of alumni
events, the Alumni Board at USC Upstate endowed $15,000
so the annual alumni scholarship can be given in perpetuity.
The USC Upstate Alumni Association created the USC Upstate
Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund four years ago and has
been awarding it annually.The students who are selected for
the scholarship must meet the following criteria: be a child of
an Upstate graduate, be a rising senior, have a cumulative GPA
of 3.00 or better, and be a resident of South Carolina. “This is
a tremendous accomplishment for this board and our alumni,”
said Shane Rogers, a 1995 graduate of Upstate and president
of the Upstate Alumni Association. “Currently $500 is awarded
annually, but we are considering increasing the scholarship level
or awarding to several recipients each year.”
UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATES NAMES OFFICERS:
M. Edward Sellers, chair and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of
South Carolina, has been elected president of University Associates for 2008–09. Other new officers are president-elect John
A. Boudreaux, chair of The Boudreaux Group Inc.; vice president
Jodie W. McLean, president and CIO of Edens & Avant Inc.; and
secretary-treasurer J. Cantey Heath Jr., assistant vice president
of advancement administration at the University. University
Associates is a “town and gown” organization of Midlands-area
business, community, and professional leaders who are committed to supporting and promoting Carolina. Meetings throughout
the year feature addresses by the University president and
highlight special programs and activities.
Liberty, terrorism are topics of Constitution Day lecture
Constitution Day, Sept. 17, will feature a lecture by new faculty
member Kirk Randazzo in the Department of Political Science.
Randazzo’s talk, set for 7 p.m. in Gambrell Hall, Room 153,
is titled “Balancing the Constitution: Security, Liberty, and
the Challenge of Guantanamo Bay.” It is free and open to the
public.
“What many people don’t recognize is how the legal environment changed after Sept. 11, 2001,” Randazzo said. “We
have not seen a military prosecution in the United States of war
crimes since World War II, and, more importantly, we haven’t
seen the military prosecute civilians since the Civil War.
“Coincidently, in the Civil War case, our Supreme Court
stated that the military doesn’t have the authority to prosecute
civilians as long as the regular (civilian) courts are operational.
But, after Sept. 11, the federal government decided that foreign
civilians should face military courts as part of the ‘War on
Terror,’ despite this Supreme Court precedent,” Randazzo
continued. “So, the obvious question becomes, ‘How can the
government make this claim?’ My talk addresses these issues
using evidence that I collected for a forthcoming book.”
Roach cam
Undergraduate Jessamine
Stone, a Magellan Scholar,
works in biology professor
Tim Mousseau’s lab with
Madagascar Hissing
AIKEN HONORED FOR DISTINGUISHED
COMMUNITY SERVICE: The Corporation for National
and Community Service named USC Aiken to the President’s
Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. “This
is an important recognition for our campus,” said Tom Hallman,
chancellor. “At USC Aiken, we strive to promote four core university values: character, citizenship, collegiality, and a high quality
learning environment.This award is a testament to our students’
commitment to these values and an example of how they have
applied them through community service and civic engagement.”
Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the
highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning and civic engagement.
GET TO KNOW ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT:
The Office of Academic Enrichment and Conferences (AE&C)
will sponsor informational luncheons Oct. 23 and Nov. 20 at
Preston’s in the Russell House.To sign up online, go to
saeu.sc.edu. AE&C supports the University’s mission of outreach
and engagement by providing noncredit opportunities, conference and event services, and youth academic programs. Services
include registration (paper and online); processing on-line credit
card payments; contracting venues; coordinating logistics, such
as parking, dining, and housing; and compiling brochures and
mailings.To receive an information packet, call 7-9444 or send an
e-mail to confs@gwm.sc.edu.
PARTICIPATE IN THE PARENTS WEEKEND 5K:
The Office of Parents Programs and Campus Recreation will
hold its 10th-annual Parents Weekend 5K Sept. 27. All Columbia
campus faculty, staff, and students can race, run, or walk the
course for fun. The race will begin at 8 a.m. (rain or shine) outside the Blatt P.E. Center. Pre-registration is required. For more
information and to register, go to campusrec.sc.edu/parents/08.
For more information, contact Erica Choutka at choutka@
mailbox.sc.edu. For a complete schedule of Parents Weekend
activities, go to www.sa.sc.edu/parents. (See story page 3.)
SCHEDULE ON-SITE SCREENINGS FOR FALL:
Staff in the Faculty and Staff Wellness Promotion office will
bring on-site screenings to departments around campus.The
screenings are scheduled at each office’s convenience within a
suggested time frame. Services include free percentage body fat
analysis and blood pressure screenings. Staff members also can
provide information about all the programs and services offered
and free promotional items. For more information, send an
e-mail to sawellns@mailbox.sc.edu or call 7-6518.
UNIVERSITY AMONG TOP 20 FOR NUMBER
OF START-UPS CREATED: The University ranked
19th among 155 comprehensive universities nationally and
14th among public universities for the number of start-up
companies created in 2006, according to the latest national
technology-transfer survey from the Association of University
Technology Managers.The survey gauges academic intellectualproperty licensing activities in the United States and Canada.
Carolina was tied with the University of South Florida and with
private universities Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, and Cornell
for the number of start-up companies created.The five universities each created six start-up companies in 2006. “We surpassed
many ‘academic giants,’ and we are very proud to be in such
elite company,” said President Pastides.
CAROLINA SCHOLAR NAMED YOUTH OF
THE YEAR: Courtney Marsh, a Palmetto Fellow and Carolina
Scholar, received the Youth of the Year Award from the S.C.
District Exchange Club.The award recognizes excellence in academics, leadership, and community service. Marsh represented
the Isle of Palms Exchange Club.
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His book, Defenders of Liberty or Champions of Security?
Federal Courts, the Hierarchy of Justice, and U.S. Foreign
Policy, scheduled for release by SUNY Press next year, examines how federal judges balance competing preferences over
liberty and security when adjudicating cases of foreign policy.
Randazzo recently joined the faculty as an assistant professor of political science and director of the University’s Judicial
Research Initiative (www.cas.sc.edu/poli/juri). A graduate of
the University, Randazzo earned his doctorate from Michigan
State University in 2003.
The U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787. In
2004, U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia led an initiative
to make Sept. 17 a national holiday. Constitution Day was first
celebrated in 2005.
The Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences
and its Department of Political Science, West Forum on Politics and Policy, and the School of Law sponsor the University’s annual commemoration of Constitution Day. For more
information, contact Blease Graham at 7-3109 at cgraham@
gwm.sc.edu.
Cockroaches. According to
Mousseau’s Web site, the
cockroaches make great
mothers—at least for an
insect.To judge for yourself,
go to the USC Roach Cam at
cricket.biol.sc.edu/usc-roachcam.html.
Michael Brown
Carolina memorabilia
included in museum exhibit
Carolina football memorabilia is included in a new exhibit at
the S.C. State Museum documenting the history of the game in
the Palmetto State. Mud, Sweat, and Cheers: Palmetto State
Football, 1889–2000, documents the excitement, drama, history, and fun of high school and college football. The exhibit
will run through
Feb. 8, 2009.
Included in the
exhibit is a look
at how football
expanded from
being a largely
collegiate sport
in the first half of
the century into
the hugely popular
spectator sport
it has become since the 1960s, according to Fritz Hamer, the
museum’s chief curator.
Exhibit material relating to the University includes references to Carolina players who have gone on to the professional
game and a wealth of artifacts, including uniforms of players
and band members, plaques, photographs, posters, game
balls, and much more.
The museum is at 301 Gervais St. Hours are 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For
more information, go to www.museum.state.sc.us.
■ The Family Fund: Why I give
“I believe it’s a privilege, not
an obligation, to support the
University through the Family
Fund campaign. Carolina
has meant so much to me
personally and professionally,
and I hope that my gift helps
the University in its quest for
excellence. I want students to
know just how committed the faculty and staff are to
their educational experience.”
—Jack Wilson, Development
Study Abroad Fair is Sept. 12
Students interested in study-abroad opportunities can
learn about programs available for the summer, semester, and academic year at the annual Study Abroad Fair
Sept. 12.
Representatives from foreign universities and
program providers, as well as exchange students and
returned study-abroad participants, will be available
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Russell House to answer
questions about overseas study, as well as internships
and volunteer opportunities.
From Argentina to Thailand, programs in more than
35 countries spanning six continents will be represented.
Many new programs will be highlighted at the fair:
Capstone Abroad programs in Italy and Peru; university
exchange programs at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan;
Institut International de Commerce et Distribution in
Paris; Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros
(CUNEF) in Madrid, Spain; and a new Hispanic Studies
Program in cooperation with the University of Virginia,
located in Valencia, Spain.
Representatives from the Honors College; the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; the Green
Quad; and Preston College also will be available to discuss study-abroad opportunities available in their respective areas. The Study Abroad Office sponsors the fair.
Last year, more than 800 students studied, interned,
volunteered, or conducted research abroad, a 13.6 percent
increase from the previous year’s participation rate. For
more information, call 7-7577 or go to www.sa.sc.edu/sa.
Business branches out at Beaufort
The business program at USC Beaufort launched several new
initiatives this fall to help meet the needs of the business community and to better prepare students already working in, or
hoping to work in, business in the Lowcountry.
The Human Resource Management concentration, offered
within the general Business Management degree, gives students a strong business core and a strategic view of the human
resources field.
An undergraduate certificate program also began this fall,
designed to give students a targeted education in a particular
field. Certificates in management foundations, accounting, human resource management, and small business management
are available. They are designed for working adults who might
have an undergraduate degree but not necessarily in business.
USC Beaufort also is offering a new business minor for
current students in majors other than business administration
who can make themselves more marketable in the job market
with a business minor.
For more information, contact Ronnie Godshalk, chair of
the business department, at 53-8233 or business@uscb.edu.
New for fall: Farmer’s market, healthier
vending machines, smoke-free policy
So much to do at Parents Weekend!
Bring the whole family to campus Sept. 26–28 for Parents
Weekend 2008, a combination of social and educational activities
in collaboration with departments from all over campus.There
are so many activities planned that they can’t all be listed here.
But we can give you a preview. Tour the President’s House. Run
or walk in the 5K.Tailgate before the University of AlabamaBirmingham game. Party during the Beach Bash at the Strom
Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center. Attend workshops. Meet
faculty and staff. Find the full schedule of events at www.sa.sc.
edu/parents. Parents Weekend is coordinated by the Office of
Parents Programs.
New volume highlights
Sorensen articles, speeches
During his six-year term as 27th president of the University, Andrew A. Sorensen often spoke and wrote about
the evolving place of institutions of higher learning as
good stewards for existing resources and as entrepreneurial innovators.
Now his
most compelling articles and
speeches have
been published
in All to One
Another: The
University
at Home and
in the World
(University of
South Carolina
Press, 80 pp.,
hardcover,
$19.95) with
sales benefiting
the Donna I.
Sorensen Endowment Fund
for Southern
Women in the
Arts.
Informed by the various experiences of his career as a
university educator and administrator, Sorensen stresses
the importance of building partnerships both on and off
campus to foster the vitality of the university; of pursuing
new avenues in diversity, technology, and research to
secure the investments of a dynamic base of constituents;
and of effectively managing the interconnected responsibilities needed more than ever by university leaders.
Sorensen will sign copies of the book during Parents
Weekend from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sept. 26 at the University
Bookstore in the Russell House.
For information, contact Danielle McSwain, 7-7430.
Deadline for Magellan
proposals is Oct. 15
The deadline for Magellan Scholar proposals for spring
2008 is Oct. 15.
Each Magellan Scholar receives up to $3,000 to fund
his or her research project, competing for this award with
the submission of a research, scholarship, or creative
project proposal developed in collaboration with his or
her faculty mentor. Selection is based on the project’s
educational and intellectual merit, the potential impact of
the project, and the student’s previous academic success.
All students and faculty applying for Magellan funding are required to attend one 30-minute application
workshop. Faculty and students do not have to attend the
same session.
Faculty and students who attended a workshop
previously do not need to attend a second workshop but
should review the Magellan guidebook at www.sc.edu/
our/magellan.shtml for recent revisions. Applications
will not be accepted from students who have not attended
a workshop. Workshops are scheduled at 5 p.m. Sept. 11,
4 p.m. Sept. 18, and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 24.
For more information, contact Julie Morris, program
director, at 7-1141 or jmorris@sc.edu. The deadline for
summer/fall projects is Feb. 13, 2009.
The University will welcome an on-campus farmer’s market
Sept. 16.
“Healthy Carolina has been working to get a farmer’s market on Greene Street for some time now,” said Holly Harring,
the coordinator for Healthy Carolina and an instrumental
player in the plan to bring a market to campus. “We will kick it
off with a ribbon cutting with Patricia Pastides, the University’s first lady, and S.C. State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh
Weathers at 11 a.m. Sept. 16. The whole initiative is a great
partnership between the state agriculture department, Healthy
Carolina, and student government.”
The market will feature many local farmers and their
produce, boiled peanuts, homemade lotions and soaps, and
homemade soup and dip mixes. Roy Copeland, a former
employee of the state agriculture department, will manage the
market.
“It’s a great thing because
students, faculty, and staff will have
access to fresh local produce on
campus,” said Harring, who serves
on the board for the S.C. Food Policy
Council. “As a University, we have
a responsibility to provide this type
of opportunity, and it integrates
the University a little more with the
community. Any money made goes
right to the farmers; we have a grant
that will pay for tents and tables.
“Initially, we’ll offer the market
once a month: Sept. 16, Oct. 22, Nov.
13, and a date in December,” said
Harring, who received a master’s degree in public health from Carolina
in 2007. “We hope it is so successful
that we can offer it every two weeks beginning in the spring.”
Harring is also part of a pilot project to increase the availability of healthy vending options and implement a nutritional
rating system in vending machines across campus.
Harring is one of three very active campus health advocates—Carolina graduates all—who recently joined the
University’s staff.
Lauren Vincent, who received a master’s degree in public
health in 2007, is public relations and quality improvement
coordinator for Student Health Services.
“Many of our students are workers and consumers in the
hospitality industry,” said Vincent, who is on the board for the
S. C. Tobacco Collaborative. “On Oct. 1, the city of Columbia
will go smoke-free. We will evaluate the college health impact
of this policy by measuring the air quality of several bars and
restaurants in Five Points.”
A 2008 Carolina graduate with a master’s degree in higher
education and student affairs, Ryan Wilson is coordinator for
Ryan Wilson, Lauren Vincent, center, and Holly Harring are making healthy
things happen on campus.
■ Find out more
• Healthy Carolina:
www.sc.edu/healthycarolina
• Student Health Services
www.sa.sc.edu/shs
sexual health programs on campus. He organizes training for
the SafeZone program and assists in creating a safe environment for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning
students (GLBTQ).
“SafeZone is an ally program for students who are GLBTQ,”
he said. “We have about 500 trained allies on campus, including faculty, staff, and graduate students—people who interact
with students on a daily basis.
“We welcome anyone who would like to help the whole
campus be more inviting to all students,” said Wilson, who is
on the board for the S.C. Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement.
“The Carolina creed discourages bigotry, and this ties right
into that.”
■ Adopt A Student
Upstate raises $30,000 for victims of fire at apartments
Mike Irvin, vice chancellor for university advancement and
USC Upstate faculty, staff, and students, along with alumni
executive director of the Carolina Piedmont Foundation, said,
and friends of the Spartanburg campus, donated more than
“This level of generosity is indicative of the caring spirit in this
$30,000 in cash to students who lost most of their belongings
community. When there is a need, the response is great. We
after a fire July 31 at Campus Edge Apartments.
are very appreciative of this gift and the impact it will have on
To help students replace clothing, home furnishings, and
these students who lost so much in this devastating fire.”
school supplies, USC Upstate established an Adopt A Student
program, which listed items the students needed.
Thirty-one students who lived at the apartment
complex signed up for the program and received a
$100 gift card to Wal-Mart and Target.
“The outpouring of concern and desire to help
has just been incredible,” said Laura PuckettBoler, dean of students and interim vice chancellor
for student and diversity affairs. “Members of our
campus community, business community, alumni,
and individuals in the community have expressed
a willingness to help these students get their lives
back on track.”
The students also received donations of furniture, computers, household goods, clothing, and
school supplies. USC Upstate officials worked with
Laura Puckett Boler, right, dean of students and interim vice chancellor for student affairs at
Best Buy to supply new lap top computers and
printers. One donor contributed a car; the fired de- USC Upstate, provides information and gift cards to one of the students affected by the fire.
stroyed three cars. Another USC Upstate alumnus
The fire totally destroyed 24 apartments with 48 beds in
donated $20,000.
Building G. At the time of the fire, only 25 students were in
“This story touched my heart, and I’m so thankful that
the building. Several members of athletic teams, including two
none of these students were hurt,” said the donor, who wished
students from Serbia, were not living at Campus Edge but had
to remain anonymous. “I am a big supporter of USC Upstate
stored all of their belongings with friends while they returned
athletics, and I want to do what I can to help bring normalcy
home for the summer.
back to their young lives.”
“I believe that this program is a wonderful way to show
Jay Free, a recent USC Upstate graduate and former
victims of this tragedy that we do really care,” said McKenzie
member of the men’s basketball team, was left speechless by
Loudermilk, vice president of the Student Government Asthe gift. With no renter’s insurance, Free wasn’t sure how he
sociation. “We are the Spartans.”
would begin to replace his essentials.
The Adopt-A-Student program continues to accept cash
“Not only was I at a loss for words, I just teared up,” Free
donations for students affected by the fire. For more informasaid. “I will always be grateful for this help.”
tion, go to www.uscupstate.edu.
September 11, 2008
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September & October
Calendar
■ Lectures/seminars
■ Lectures/seminars
Sept 11 Physics and astronomy
Sept.
astronomy, Steffen Strauch
Strauch, a
professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at
Carolina, 3:30 p.m., Jones Physical Science Center, Room
409. Refreshments at 3:15 p.m.
Sept. 24 Professional Development, “How to Excel at
Customer Service on Campus,” workshop participants will
gain the skills needed to enhance customer relationships
and create a customer-focused culture. Instructor is Nicole
Vaughn, a training and development specialist and supervisor of floater services for the University’s Human Resources Division. 8:45 a.m.–noon, 1600 Hampton St., Suite 101.
Free. For more information or to register, call 7-8210 or go
to http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp.html.
Sept. 15 Fellowships and Scholar Programs,
workshop for Goldwater Scholarship, $7,500 for one to
two years of undergraduate study with intent to earn a
graduate degree to pursue a career in research and/or
college-level teaching. Sponsored by the Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs. 4 p.m., Harper College,
Gressette Room, third floor. For more information, go to
www.sc.edu/ofsp, contact the office at 7-0958, or go to
Legare College, Room 220.
Sept. 15 Walker Institute, “21st
Century Slavery: Living Proof,”
Micheline Slattery, a Haitian woman
and victim of human trafficking,
will discuss her experience and the
scope of trafficking today, 3 p.m.,
Moore School of Business, Lumpkin
Auditorium.
Final 5, a print by Greg Fry, is part of the Provenance exhibit at USC Sumter.
■ Around the campuses
Sept. 11 USC Aiken: Tyler Perry’s The Marriage Counselor,
7:30 p.m., Convocation Center. Tickets are $41.50. For
more information, go to www.uscatix.com.
Sept. 12–13 USC Union: Uniquely Union Festival, a Kansas City Barbecue Society–sanctioned state championship
contest for South Carolina, will include music, crafts, and
competitions. Union campus.
Sept. 17 USC Salkehatchie: Constitution Day program,
12:30 p.m., WAL, Room 205, East Campus. Presented by
Sarah Miller, assistant professor, history, Salkehatchie. For
more information, call Miller at 51-6314.
Sept. 17 USC Sumter: Constitution Day Lecture, “States
Rights and the Ratification Debate,” Thomas Powers, a professor of history at Sumter, and John Stafford, a professor of
political science and philosophy at Sumter. Noon, Arts and
Letters Building, Lecture Hall.
Sept. 18 USC Salkehatchie: Constitution Day program,
12:30 p.m., OCB, Room 107, West Campus. Presented by
Sarah Miller, assistant professor, history, Salkehatchie. For
more information, call Miller at 51-6314.
Sept. 25 USC Salkehatchie: USC Salkehatchie welcomes
President and Mrs. Pastides to the East Campus, 3–7 p.m.
For more information, call Jane Brewer at 51-6314.
Through Sept. 26 USC Lancaster: Exhibit, artwork by
Fran Gardner, art professor, Lancaster, Westinghouse Gallery,
Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. SW, Aiken. Operating hours are 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Saturday. “Meet the Artist” opening reception will be held 6–8 p.m. Sept. 11. Exhibit
and reception are free and open to the public. For more
information, go to www.aikencenterforthearts.org.
Through Sept. 27 USC Beaufort: Made in the USA, an
art show with 17 participating artists intended to examine
the role digital technologies play in shaping popular culture
as well as its influences on contemporary printmaking.
Organized by Jon Goebel, an art professor at USC Beaufort.
Performing Arts Center, Gallery, Carteret Street, downtown Beaufort. For more information, contact Goebel at
goebelj@uscb.edu or 50-3142.
Through Oct. 29 USC Sumter: Exhibit, Provenance,
work by Greg Fry, an associate professor of visual arts and
graphic design at Francis Marion University. University
Gallery, Anderson Library, Sumter campus. Gallery hours
are 8 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Thursday; 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday;
closed Saturday; 2–6 p.m. Sunday. For more information,
call Laura Cardello at 55-3858 or Cara-lin Getty at
55-3727.
Through Oct. 29 USC Sumter: Exhibit, Century Dollar
Collection Collage, 21 framed early 20th-century newspaper
collages with century dollars, from the collection of Warren
A. Hanscom, a collector of early newspaper illustrations and
a Manning resident. Umpteenth Gallery, Arts and Letters
Building, Sumter campus. Gallery is open 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Monday–Friday.
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Sept. 16 Professional Development, “Understanding University
Slattery
Fund Accounting and Reporting,”
workshop for employees who wish
to gain a more thorough understanding of University accounting and reporting. Instructor is Stephanie Lockhart,
manager of general accounting in the University’s Controller’s Office. 8:45 a.m.–4 p.m., 1600 Hampton St., Suite 101.
Free. For more information or to register, call 7-8210 or go
to http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp.html.
Sept. 17 Russian and Eurasian Studies, roundtable
discussion on the current conflict between Russia and
Georgia, featuring a panel including Charles Bierbauer, mass
communications and information studies; Kara Brown,
educational studies; Matthew Cox, Carolina undergraduate;
Mariam Dekanozishvili, political science; Elena Osokina, history; and Doyle Stevick, educational leadership and policies.
Moderator will be Alexander Ogden, director of Russian
and Eurasian Studies at Carolina. The talk will consider the
contexts and history of the current crisis, viewpoints from
both Russia and Georgia, and implications for U.S. policy
and politics. 7 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room 151.
Sept. 17 Women’s and Gender Studies, “The Price of
Race: Economies of Difference in Alice Dunbar-Nelson’s
New Orleans,” Katherine Adams, an associate professor in
the Department of English and Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Carolina. 3:30 p.m., Gambrell Hall, Room
250.
Sept. 18 Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management,
Dean’s Executive Lecture Series, “Leadership and Careers
in the Hospitality Industry,” Steve Bauman, vice president
talent acquisition and selection, Marriott International Inc.,
3:30 p.m., School of Law Auditorium.
Sept. 19 Chemistry and
biochemistry, “Enzymatic Transition States: Cancer, Autoimmunity, Malaria, and Antibiotics,” Vern
Schramm, Albert Einstein College
of Medicine, 4 p.m., Jones Physical
Science Center, Room 006.
Refreshments at 3:45 p.m.
Sept. 24 Center for Teaching
Excellence, “Active Shooter and
Behavior and Intervention,” a semiSchramm
nar designed for faculty instructors,
teaching assistants, and all who teach at Carolina. Topics will
include what to do in a shooting incident, how to be prepared, how to think safely, and how to recognize a potential
problem. 3:30–5 p.m., School of Law Auditorium. For more
information, go to www.sc.edu/cte.
■ Theater
Sept. 26–Oct. 5 Theatre South Carolina: The Violet
Hour, by Tony Award–winning American author Richard
Greenberg. Drayton Hall Theater. Performance times are
8 p.m. Monday–Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $16
for the public; $14 for military, faculty, and staff; $10 for students. To purchase, call7-2551 or 7-111. (See story page 8.)
Sept. 25 Professional Development, “Gamecock
Research Administrators Network and Training (GRANT):
Basic Proposal Writing,” 9 a.m.–noon, 1600 Hampton St,
Room 101. Instructor is Richard White, program manager
for the University’s Office of Sponsored Awards Management. For more information or to register, call 7-8210 or
go to http://hr.sc.edu/profdevp.html.
Sept. 25 Thomas Cooper Library, J. Scott Applewhite,
Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer with the Associated
Press, 5 p.m., Graniteville Room, Thomas Cooper Library.
Reception to follow, Mezzanine Gallery.
Sept. 25 Walker Institute, “U.S. Foreign Policy and the
Next Administration,” Mike Scheuer, career CIA analyst,
former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden Unit, and author of
Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq (2008).
3 p.m., Moore School of Business, Lumpkin Auditorium.
Sept. 25 and 26 Center for Teaching Excellence,
“Creating Learning Outcomes,” a workshop to assist faculty
in developing syllabi with measurable learning outcomes to
support a comprehensive curriculum. Bring copies of your
syllabi. Choose one of four sessions: 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Sept. 25; 2–2:50 p.m. Sept. 25; 1:25–2:15 Sept. 26; or
2:30–3:20 p.m. Sept. 26. Center for Teaching Excellence,
Thomas Cooper Library, Room 511. For more information,
go to www.sc.edu/cte.
Sept. 26 Biomedical engineering, “Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Preservation of Livers for Transplantation,”
Charles Lee, associate professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, UNC Charlotte.
2:15–3:15 p.m., Swearingen Engineering Center, Faculty
Lounge.
Sept. 26 Chemistry and biochemistry, “Investing the
Metal Binding Sites in Zinc and Magnesium Metalloproteins
Utilizing Low Temperature Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy,”
Paul Ellis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 4 p.m.,
Jones Physical Science Center, Room 006. Refreshments at
3:45 p.m.
■ Sports
Sept. 12 Men’s soccer: Adidas Gamecock Classic, Lehigh,
7:30 p.m., Stone Stadium.
Sept. 12 Women’s volleyball: College of Charleston,
10 a.m., and Clemson, 7 p.m.,Volleyball Competition Facility,
northwest corner of Blossom and Assembly streets.
Sept. 13 Women’s volleyball: Winthrop, 10 a.m.,
Volleyball Competition Facility, northwest corner of
Blossom and Assembly streets.
Sept. 13 Football: Georgia, 3:30 p.m.,
Williams-Brice Stadium.
Sept. 14 Men’s soccer: Adidas Gamecock Classic,
Jacksonville, 2:30 p.m., Stone Stadium.
Sept. 19 Women’s soccer: East Tennessee State, 7 p.m.,
Stone Stadium.
Sept. 19 Women’s volleyball: LSU, 7 p.m.,Volleyball
Competition Facility, northwest corner of Blossom and
Assembly streets.
Sept. 20 Football: Wofford, TBA, Williams-Brice Stadium.
Sept. 21 Women’s
volleyball: Georgia,
1:30 p.m.,Volleyball
Competition Facility,
northwest corner of
Blossom and Assembly streets.
■ Exhibits
Based on “Woman
Sept. 18–Oct. 31 School of Music: Medieval Voices,
featuring early medieval music manuscripts from Thomas
Cooper Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections.
Exhibit curated by music student Elizabeth Nyikos. Sponsored by Thomas Cooper Library’s Rare Books and Special
Collections. Music Library. Exhibit reception, including a
brief introduction to the exhibit by Nyikos, followed by a
performance of the University’s Medieval Vocal Ensemble,
5 p.m. Sept. 18, Music Library, free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Sudduth at 7-5487.
by MFA in creative
by the River,” a poem
writing student Julia
Koets, this 50" x 70"
mixed media painting
was created by Dawn
Hunter, an assistant
professor of studio art
at Carolina, and Natalie Askew, a third-year
art student. “Inspired
by the Dale Chihuly
Sept. 19 Thomas Cooper Library: Naming Celebration
for the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library,
10 a.m., Mezzanine Level, Student Success Center.
exhibit at the Columbia Museum of
Art, Natalie and I
created three large-
Through Sept. 21 Thomas Cooper Library: Robert
McNair: A Governor of the New South, documents McNair’s
leadership as governor from 1965 to 1971. East Gallery.
scale paintings, and
Julia and Charlene
Spearen, with the Uni-
Sept. 22–Dec. 23 South Caroliniana Library: Dear Mom
and Dad: Carolina Students Write Home, letters and images
from the collection of the South Caroliniana Library and University Archives illustrate how student life at the University
has both changed and remained the same. Lumpkin Foyer.
versity’s Arts Institute,
wrote 18 poems,”
Hunter said. “It is a
complete collaboration
between faculty and
students.” The result-
Sept. 25–Nov. 28 Thomas Cooper Library: Presidential
Prospects—Palmetto Politics: Four Campaigns from South Carolina Political Collections, presents four presidential campaigns
that are particularly well documented by S.C. Political
Collections holdings: the Kennedy-Nixon campaign of
1960, the Johnson-Goldwater campaign of 1964, the FordCarter campaign of 1976, and Ernest F. Hollings’ bid for the
Democratic nomination in 1984. Presented by S.C. Political
Collections, East Gallery. Exhibit opening, 5 p.m. Sept. 25,
Thomas Cooper Library, Graniteville Room.
ing work, “Fire and
Transformation: Work
Inspired by the Artwork of Dale Chihuly,”
will be celebrated at
the museum Sept. 26.
■ Miscellany
■ Concerts
Sept. 12 Study Abroad Fair: Sponsored by International
Programs, 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Russell House, second floor
lobby. For more information, contact the Study Abroad Office at 7-7557.
Sept. 14 Series: Cornelia Freeman September Concert
Series, Program Two, works by Carlos Surinach, Eugène
Ysaÿe, Leoš Janáček, and Reginald Bain, a professor of music
at Carolina. Performances by William Terwilliger, violin; Jennifer Parker-Harley, flute and piccolo; Rebecca Nagel, oboe;
Joseph Eller, clarinet; Douglas Graham, bass clarinet; Peter
Kolkay, bassoon; Clifford Leaman, saxophone; James Ackley,
trumpet; Robert Pruzin, horn; and Scott Herring, marimba
and xylophone. 3 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Tickets
are $10 adults; $8 senior citizens and faculty and staff; and
$5 students. Series tickets are $40. For tickets, contact
Jesseca Smith at 576-5763 or jesmith@mozart.sc.edu.
Sept. 17 Career Fair: Career Fair Blitz, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.,
for faculty, staff, and students. Sponsored by the Career
Center. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center,
1101 Lincoln St., free. For more information, go to
www.sc.edu/career
Then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton performs on the Arsenio Hall show in this
1992 AP photo, which is part of the American President exhibit..
Sept. 25–Oct. 10 School of Journalism: The American
President: A Photographic History, exhibit featuring photos
provided by the Associated Press (AP). Companion exhibit
to Presidential Prospects at Thomas Cooper Library. Lecture
by Scott Applewhite, Pulitzer prize–winning photographer
with AP, 5 p.m. Sept. 25, Graniteville Room, Thomas Cooper
Library. Reception to follow, Mezzanine Gallery.
Through Nov. 30 Columbia Museum of Art: Dale Chihuly: Seaforms, approximately 35 glassworks and preliminary
sketches by Seattle glass artist Chihuly. Columbia Museum
of Art, northwest corner of Main and Hampton streets,
downtown Columbia. For more information, go to www.
columbiamuseum.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@mailbox.
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 Sept. 25.
■ Online calendar
USC Calendar of Events is at http://events.sc.edu.
To add events here, contact Denise Wellman at
denisew@gwm.sc.edu or 7-0169.
If you require special accommodations, please contact the program sponsor.
Sept. 19 Columbia Museum of Art: “An Afternoon
with Constantine Manos,” the photographer and Carolina
graduate will discuss his work and the photographs on display at the museum. Lecture, question-and-answer period,
and book signing. Noon–1 p.m., Columbia Museum of Art,
northwest corner of Main and Hampton streets, downtown
Columbia. Free with museum admission or membership.
For more information, go to www.columbiamuseum.org.
Sept. 23 Columbia’s Cooking!: What to do with Greens,
a hands-on class that provides cooking tips for using dark
green leafy vegetables. Learn how to cook this popular
fall produce and how it impacts your health. 5:30–8 p.m.,
Capital Senior Center. Cost is $30 per person. For more
information or to register, contact Brook Harmon at
brookharmon@sc.edu or 734-4432.
Sept. 26 Columbia Museum of Art: “Fire and Transformation: Work Inspired by the Artwork of Dale Chihuly,”
collaborative work is an interdisciplinary large-scale
drawing project created by artists Dawn Hunter, Carolina
art faculty, and Natalie Askew, a third-year art student at
Carolina, and poets Charlene Spearen, Carolina graduate
and program coordinator for the University’s Arts Institute,
and Julia Koets, MFA candidate in poetry at Carolina. The
artwork explores the multi-dimensions of life, nature, and
the supernatural within Chihuly’s work through an association with traditional Japanese folklore. The event begins
with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and informal tour at 7 p.m. of
both the Dale Chihuly: Seaforms exhibition and the Fire and
Transformation installation. A gallery talk led by Kimi Maeda,
a Carolina alumna who is an award-winning set designer
and puppeteer at Columbia Marionette Theatre, and poetry
readings by Spearen and Koets will follow. Free. Columbia
Museum of Art, northwest corner of Main and Hampton
streets, downtown Columbia. Registration is required. To
register, go to columbiamuseum.org, e-mail gjackson@
columbiamuseum.org, or call 343-2187.
Sept. 16 Series: The Patio
Series, Alex Winston, singer,
guitarist, and songwriter, 6 p.m.,
Russell House Outdoor Patio,
free.
Sept. 21 Series: Cornelia
Freeman September Concert
Series, Program Three, works by
François Devienne, Philip Parker,
and Antonín Dvořák. Performances by Jennifer ParkerHarley, flutes; Peter Kolkay,
bassoon; William Terwilliger,
violin; Constance Gee, viola;
Robert Jesselson, cello; Scott
Herring, percussion; and Charles
Fugo, piano. 3 p.m., School of
Music Recital Hall. Tickets are
$10 adults; $8 senior citizens
and faculty and staff; and $5 students. Series tickets are $40. For
Alex Winston
tickets, contact Jesseca Smith at
576-5763 or jesmith@mozart.sc.edu.
Sept. 23 USC Symphony: USC Symphony Orchestra
presents Susan Starr, piano, who will perform Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The symphony also
will perform Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. Directed by
Donald Portnoy. 7:30 p.m., Koger Center. Tickets are $25
adults; $20 senior citizens and faculty and staff; and $8
students. Season tickets are available. For tickets, go to the
Carolina Coliseum Box Office or call 251-2222.
Sept. 23 Series: The Patio Series, Parker House and
Theory, 6 p.m., Russell House Outdoor Patio, free.
Sept. 25 School of Music: Guest artist recital, Lucy
Mauro, an assistant professor of music and director of accompanying at Radford University’s Department of Music,
7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall.
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Briefs
CAPSTONE SCHOLARS FACULTY PRINCIPAL
SEARCH: The Office of the Provost has opened a search
for the faculty principal of the Capstone Scholars residential
learning community. John Spurrier, the current principal, is
retiring from University service in December.The Capstone
Scholars principal is responsible for welcoming prospective and
new students, developing educationally purposeful initiatives,
attracting University faculty and staff to participate in program
activities, and conducting assessment to support the mission
and goals of the Capstone Scholars Program. Administrative
support is provided by a full-time administrative assistant and
by the assistant principal of the Capstone Scholars program,
both hired and supervised by the principal.The position is a
12-month, half-time appointment and does not require a commitment to live on campus. Faculty from all colleges, schools,
and departments are encouraged to apply. Direct all letters of
interest and CVs as well as inquiries to Helen Doerpinghaus,
vice provost for academic affairs and dean of undergraduate
studies, at doerp@sc.edu or 7-2808 by Sept. 26. The University
does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or
veteran status.
INNOVISTA WEB SITE EARNS CASE SILVER
MEDAL: The University’s Innovista Web site (www.innovista.
sc.edu) earned one of four Silver Medals in the specialty Web
Site category of the Council for the Advancement and Support
of Education’s (CASE) annual Circle of Excellence Awards. Only
two Gold Medals were awarded, meaning Innovista’s site was
among the top six of 99 sites judged. Earlier this spring, the
S.C. Press Association awarded the Innovista site a first-place
award in its non-newspaper category.The University’s Office
of Marketing and Communications worked with the Office of
Research on the Web site project.Truematter, a Columbia Web
development firm, designed and built the site.
BAIRD TO GIVE ‘LAST’ LECTURE: Davis Baird, dean
of the Honors College, will speak at the annual Last Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 1 in the Gressette Room on the third floor in
Harper College. Susan Vanderbourg, English, will be the speaker
Nov. 12.The series is free and open to the public. Refreshments
will be served.The Last Lecture Series gives Carolina faculty
members a chance to speak on a topic of their own choosing
as if it was the “last lecture” they could ever give.To nominate
a professor for the series, send the faculty member’s name
and department to LastLecture@hotmail.com.The program is
sponsored by the Carolina Scholars Association and funded in
part by Student Government.
ACCREDITATION REVIEW SET FOR DOCTOR
OF NURSING PRACTICE: An accreditation review is
scheduled for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
in the College of Nursing for November 17-19.Written and
signed third-party comments will be accepted by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) until 30 days before the visit. Direct all comments and feedback to: Commission
on Collegiate Nursing Education; LiAnn Shepard, accreditation
assistant; One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530;Washington, D.C.
20036-1120.
LAW STUDENTS RECEIVE ACS HONOR: The
student chapter of the American Constitution Society (ACS) in
the School of Law received a Network Building Award for Continuing Commitment to Diversity at the society’s 2008 national
convention.The ACS has more than 160 student chapters.
CTE SETS NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION SESSION:
The Center for Teaching Excellence will sponsor a new faculty
orientation session titled “Mistaken Assumptions that Mislead
Beginning Teachers” from 3:35 to 4:25 p.m. Sept. 15 in the College of Nursing, Room 409. For more information or to RSVP,
go to www.sc.edu/cte/nfo.
LACTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM TO
BEGIN: Healthy Carolina has received funding to develop and
implement a Lactation Support Program at the University.The
program is open to all faculty, staff, and students and includes
breastfeeding classes, pumping and lactation lunchtime workshops, incentives to facilitate pumping after returning to work,
and a peer-mentoring program. For more information, contact
Holly Harring, 7-0597 or harrinha@mailbox.sc.edu.
HOBCAW BARONY DISCOVERY CENTER
EXPANSION UNDERWAY: Groundbreaking for expansion of the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center took place in
August with members of the Belle W. Baruch Foundation Board
of Trustees and representatives from the University’s North
Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR).
The expansion will enlarge the Discovery Center from 1,800 to
more than 10,000 square feet. “The new center and its exhibits
will showcase the natural and cultural history of the Hobcaw
property as well as important discoveries made by researchers
from the University and other colleges and universities engaged
in studies on the Baruch Foundation property,” said Wendy Allen, manager of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay NERR.
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know has changed, and the people coming to the University
have changed,” Doerpinghaus said. “All of those factors mean
it’s important to re-evaluate whether what we’re doing is the
best we can do. Is it best practices?”
Among the major factors that are impacting general education are technology, global awareness, multicultural appreciation, and sustainability, Doerpinghaus said.
Although the review is not directly related to the University’s re-accreditation in 2011 by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools (SACS), it is mindful of the accrediting
agency’s “best practices/best principles” tenets, Doerpinghaus
said. And it is helping to ensure that all course syllabi have
stated learning outcomes in accordance with SACS guidelines.
“Everything we’re doing builds on best practices that SACS
recommends,” Doerpinghaus said.
The first two years of the review involved more than 100
faculty members headed by Fred Medway, a professor of psychology. The faculty heard from deans on what they thought
were important considerations in the review, then divided into
task forces that examined mathematical reasoning, problem
solving, science, technology, communication, and the arts to
come up with proposed learning outcomes or what students
should be able to learn in each area.
Since Doerpinghaus assumed leadership of the committee at the beginning of this year, its 20 members have been
editing the learning outcomes and developing short descriptions of what general education is and why it’s under review.
In late fall, she anticipates the creation of a two- to three-page
document that will be vetted by faculty of the entire University
system to elicit feedback.
If the Faculty Senate adopts the committee’s proposed
general education revisions and specific learning goals, the
committee will begin mapping the goals of the new curriculum
into specific courses that could be in place by fall 2010.
“I feel energized and optimistic about this because the
faculty has been really engaged in this, it has had great ideas,
and there has been real commitment,” Doerpinghaus said.
The academic departments will do any revisions to courses,
and the committee won’t dictate anything centrally, said
Doerpinghaus, adding that the committee wants the new curriculum to be innovative.
“We want to encourage interdisciplinarity and innovation and inquiry-based learning,” she said. “We want active
classes, and students to be able to use technology in the way a
21st-century scholar does. I believe all of these new aspects of
learning will show up in courses that have been revamped and
in new course proposals.”
Pastides
■ Newsmakers
• The Herald in Glasgow, Scotland, reported that
the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at Glasgow University will spend 15 years producing a multi-volume
edition of the Collected Works of Robert Burns.
Contributors will include G. Ross Roy, professor
emeritus in Carolina’s English department, described as the “doyen” of American Burns scholars.
• The New York Times reported that Lukasz
Lebioda, a professor of biochemistry at Carolina,
was on the team that won the Mini Spingold I at the
Summer North American Bridge Championships in
Las Vegas. Lebioda is a former international bridge
player for Poland.
• Student Body President Andrew Gaeckle commented on a story in The State that reported that
Clemson University ranked No. 1 as home to the
nation’s happiest college students. “I feel like we’re a
happy campus, too, and we’re not even included on
the list. It’ll hurt your heart, I guess.”
• Chancellor John Stockwell of USC Upstate
commented on the campus’ growth in The HeraldJournal in Spartanburg. The campus, whose student
population will reach nearly 5,000 this academic
year, has been the fastest-growing of the 10 South
Carolina schools classified as teaching institutions,
with nearly 46 percent growth over the last 10 years.
“It’s been an amazing story. People tend not to think
of USC Upstate as one of the biggest universities in
the state; but it is, and it’s getting bigger. We’ve got
to grow even faster. Spartanburg County is behind
the curve in terms of the percent of its population
25 and above who hold baccalaureate degrees—substantially behind the curve. This is very important to
me. In a knowledge economy, a community simply
can’t compete, simply isn’t in the game, if there isn’t
a very rich mix of baccalaureate degree holders and
associate degree holders in its population.”
• TIME Magazine ran a story on SCORxE (South
Carolina Prescribing Excellence), a joint program
between the state’s Medicaid program and the S.C.
College of Pharmacy, which trains its pharmacistreps to visit doctors’ offices armed with unbiased
studies and accurate information about prescribing drugs. Sarah Ball is the program’s leader. To
read the story, go to www.time.com/time/nation/
article/0,8599,1831405,00.html.
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particularly among students. When you look at the great
movements, they most always start with young people. We
have 27,000 young people on our campus and 40,000 young
people around the system of USC. I plan on soliciting them on
their ideas.”
Implementing some of those ideas will be the goal of Focus
Carolina, another new initiative, which Pastides called “the
most comprehensive strategic plan ever undertaken in the history of the University.”
Focus Carolina will identify priorities. “We’re going to find
the things that matter most, and when we identify them, we’re
going to resource them so that we can achieve excellence,”
Pastides said. “What has to change? I don’t know for sure,
but whatever it is, it’s not going to happen to you. It’s going to
happen with you. It’s going to be your units planning together
and telling us what you need to do.
“This University will be different in a year and different in
10 years from now and, I hope, for the duration of the century
as the result of Focus Carolina.”
Focus Carolina will bring change, but Pastides said he will
preserve the quality of a University of South Carolina education; the environment of scholarship, creativity, and innovation; and the contribution the University makes to the people
of South Carolina.
“There are few other universities in the United States
where the success and performance of its flagship university
means more to the people of the state than in South Carolina,”
Pastides said. “Maybe it’s because we’re so big and the state is
relatively small; maybe it’s tradition; but many people believe,
I can tell you, that as goes the University of South Carolina, so
goes South Carolina.”
Pastides also wants to avoid a large tuition hike, although
the University took a 2.67 percent budget cut mandated by the
General Assembly and a more recent 3 percent cut that affects
all state agencies.
“We are going to preserve tuition,” Pastides said. “I’m
going to say that and put a comma there and say, if at all possible. It’s going to be possible right now. We don’t know what
is coming ahead, but it would be absolutely unfair to the families and the citizens of this state in particular and out-of-state
citizens to immediately say, well, you’ve got to pay for it.”
Following Pastides’ address, Provost Becker introduced 178
new tenure-track and research faculty. At the Faculty Senate
meeting, which followed the General Faculty Meeting, Becker
reported that searches for deans for libraries and the College
of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management and vice presidents for advancement and research and economic development will begin this semester.
■ In Memoriam: Gary Edward Gregg
Gary Edward Gregg, an emeritus professor of history
at the University, died July 18 at his home in Columbia at the age of 63.
Gregg joined the University in 1973 after receiving his doctorate from the University of London and
remained with the Department of History until his
retirement in 2007. He was the author of Queen
Anne, the definitive biography of that monarch, and
was a dedicated teacher, accomplished bridge player,
gracious host, avid traveler, voracious reader, and film
aficionado.
A memorial service was held Sept. 5 in Rutledge
Chapel on the Horseshoe, followed by a reception
hosted by his friends at his home.
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■ BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Thomas Lekan, history, “Saving the Rhine: Ecology, Culture, and Heimat
in Post–World War II Germany,” Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways
in Europe and North America,” Christof Mauch and Thomas Zeller, editors,
University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Patrick Nolan, sociology, and Gerhard Lenski (University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill), Human Societies: An Introduction to
Macrosociology 11th Ed., Paradigm Publishers, Boulder,
Colo.
Shane Thye, sociology, “Logical and Philosophical Foundations of Experiments in the Social Sciences,” Laboratory
Experiments in the Social Sciences, Murray Webster and
Jane Sell, editors, Elsevier, London.
in Noteworthy National Education Journals,” Association for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, Ill.
Hal French, religious studies, “Zen and the Art of Anything,” Fo Kuang Shan
Buddhist Center, Taiwan, and, “Crafting a Just Peace Theory for Iraq,” North
American Interfaith Network, San Francisco, Calif.
Audrey Korsgaard, management, “Firm Performance, Board Processes and
CEO Turnover in Entrepreneurial Firms,” Max-Planck Institute of Economics,
Jena, Germany.
Wendy Valerio, music education, Alison Reynolds (Temple University),
Andrea Apostoli, Wilfried Gruhn (University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany),
Helena Rodrigues (New University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal), and Regina
Poskute-Grun, “Sharing a Social Music Learning Framework in Six Countries,” International Society for Music Education, Bologna, Italy.
■ Lighter times
■ ARTICLES
Xuemei Sui,Timothy S. Church, Gregory A.
Hand, and Steven N. Blair, exercise science,
G. William Lyerly, and Carl J. Lavie, “Maximal Exercise
Electrocardiography Responses and Coronary Heart
Disease Mortality Among Men With Diabetes Mellitus,”
Circulation.
Suzi Baxter, Julie Royer, and Caroline Guinn,
Institute for Families in Society, James Hardin, epidemiology and biostatistics, and Fred Smith (Cleveland
State University), “Some intrusions in dietary reports by
fourth-grade children are based on specific memories:
data from a validation study of the effect of interview
modality,” Nutrition Research.
Xuemei Sui, Steven P. Hooker,Timothy S. Church,
and Steven N. Blair, exercise science, Natalie Colabianchi, epidemiology and biostatistics, I-M Lee, and
C. Lee, “Prospective Study of Cardiorespiratory Fitness
and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women,” Diabetes Care.
Shane Thye, sociology, Edward Lawler, and Jeongkoo
Yoon, “Social Exchange and Micro Social Order,” American Sociological Review.
J. Mark Davis and E. Angela Murphy, exercise science, Eugene P. Mayer, pathology, microbiology, and
immunology, D.A. Henson, D.C. Nieman, C.L. Dumke,
S. Gross, Michael D. Carmichael, D. Jenkins, J. Quindry,
Have Mac bring the foundation around. I’m ready to make some grants.
S.R. McAnulty, L. McAnulty, and A. Utter, “Post-160
-km Race Illness Rates and Decreases in Granulocyte
Respiratory Burst and Salivary IgA Output are Not
Countered by Quercetin Ingestio,” International Journal of
Sports Medicine.
John Ferry and Timothy Shaw, chemistry and biochemistry, Justina Burns,
and Preston Craig, “The inadvertent oxidation of trace micropollutants durSuzanne Penuel, English, Lancaster, “Missing Fathers: Twelfth Night and the
ing the oxidation of aqueous Fe(II),” American Chemical Society, Philadelphia,
Reformation of Mourning,” Studies in Philology.
Pa., and, same meeting, “Factors controlling the production of H202 during
Naomi B. Farber, social work, Robert F.Valois, public health (health
the oxidation of FE(II) in the intertidal zone.”
promotion, education, and behavior), Jennifer Horner, Daniel Romer, Peter
David McQuillan, University Libraries, “Mapping North America: A Graphic
Vanable, Laura Salazar, Michael Carey, Ralph DiClemente, and Bonita Stanton,
Journey through History,” World Library and Information Congress of the
“Using Culture-Centered Qualitative Formative Research to Design BroadInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Geography
cast Messages for HIV Prevention for African American Adolescents,” Journal
and Map Libraries Section, Quebec City, Canada.
of Health Communication.
Shane Thye, sociology, Ed Lawler, and Jeongkoo Yoon, “The Production and
Timothy S. Church and Steven N. Blair, exercise science, and George W.
Reproduction of Status Inequalities: An Affect Theory Approach,” InternaLyerly, “Clinical Trials Report,” Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports.
tional Sociolgical Association, Barcelona, Spain, and, with Jeongkoo Yoon,
Steven N. Blair, exercise science, P.T. Katzmarzyk, L.A. Baur, E.V. Lambert,
“A Theoretical Model and New Test of Managerial Legitimacy in Work
J.M. Oppert, and C. Riddoch, “International Conference on Physical Activity
Teams,” Academy of Management. Anaheim, Calif., and, with Will Kalkhoff,
and Obesity in Children: Summary Statement and Recommendations,” pub“Looking Forward, Looking Back: Statistical Issues in Experimental Designs,”
lished simultaneously in International Journal of Pediatric Obesity and
Conference for Theory and Research on Group Processes, Boston, Mass.
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, & Metabolism.
Christopher Bundrick, English, Lancaster, “Return of the Repressed:
Gothic and Romance in Thomas Nelson Page’s Red Rock,” South Central
Review.
Roger G. Sargent and Robert F.Valois, public health (health promotion, education, and behavior), J. Wanzer Drane, and Anca Codruta Rafiroiu,
“Trends and Subgroup Differences in Overweight Perception and WeightControl Behaviors Among High School Adolescents,” American Journal of
Health Studies.
Cathy Murphy, chemistry and biochemistry, “Sustainability as a Design
Criterion in Nanoparticle Synthesis and Applications,” Journal of Materials
Chemistry, and, with Tara Sabo-Attwood, environmental health sciences,
R.S. Norman, J.W. Stone, and A. Gole, “Photothermal Destruction of the
Bacterium Pseudomonas Ariginosa by Gold Nanorods,” NanoLetters, and,
with Mark A. Berg, chemistry and biochemistry, and R.S. Coleman,
“Nanoscale Structure and Dynamics of DNA,” PhysChemChemPhys, and, with
A. Gole, “Azide-Derivatized Gold Nanorods: Functional Materials for ‘Click’
Chemistry,” Langmuir, and, same journal, with Hanno zur Loye, chemistry
and biochemistry, A. Gole, J.W. Stone, and W.R. Gemmill, “Iron Oxide–Coated
Gold Nanorods: Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Manipulation,”
and, with A. Gole, S.E. Hunyadi, J.W. Stone, P. Sisco, A. Alkilany, P.L. Hankins,
and B. Kinard, “Chemical Sensing and Imaging with Metallic Nanorods,” Chem.
Comm.
■ PRESENTATIONS
Bruce E. Konkle, journalism and mass communications, “‘Periodical’
Pursuits: A Bibliographical Listing of Scholastic Journalism Articles Published
Anthropology faculty claim three
national organization presidencies
Carolina welcomed its 28th president this past summer, and
it seems there are a few more presidents among anthropology
department faculty.
The Department of Anthropology boasts three presidents
of national organizations, including Karl Heider, a distinguished professor emeritus, who was recently elected president of the Society for Visual Anthropology. Kim Simmons is
president-elect of the Association of Black Anthropologists,
and department chair Ann E. Kingsolver continues to serve as
president of the Society for the Anthropology of Work.
■ OTHER
Tim Doupnik, accounting, received the 2008 Outstanding International
Accounting Educator Award from the American Accounting Association in
Anaheim, Calif., in recognition of “exceptional academic and professional
achievement” in the field of international accounting.
Ran Wei, journalism and mass communications, was appointed associate
editor for Mass Communication & Society.
Mark Smith, history, elected president of the Historical Society, one of the
largest and most active historical organizations in the United States.
Simon Tarr, art, elected conference vice president of the University Film
and Video Association.
Eboni Nelson, law, won the John Templeton Foundation Academic Scholarship Award. Her winning article will appear in the upcoming symposium issue
of the Miami Law Review.
■ Job vacancies
For up-to-date information on USC Columbia vacancies
and vacancies at other campuses, go to uscjobs.sc.edu.
The employment office is located at 1600 Hampton St.
Kennedy joins USC Upstate
Henry “Bubba” Kennedy has been appointed director of
development at USC Upstate, where his primary responsibility will be the identification, cultivation, solicitation,
and stewardship of prospective donors for the George
Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics,
international programs, and the Greenville campus.
Kennedy previously was the director of alumni relations and career services at The Citadel, where he raised
private support for an alumni center and other projects. Most recently, he has worked as a consultant with
Balfour and Honorcraft.
Student Affairs, Social
Work hire directors
The Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support
and the College of Social Work have hired new directors
of development.
Polly Todd Laffitte in the Division of Student Affairs
and Academic Support has a professional background
with strong ties to Columbia. Derek Brown in the College
of Social Work has experience as a successful proposal
writer. Both started in June.
Laffitte, who grew up in
the Columbia area, spent the
past eight years in fund raising
in Knoxville, Tenn. She most
recently was associate director of
development for the University of
Tennessee’s College of Arts and
Sciences. Her accomplishments
over five years included serving as lead fund raiser for a $3
million National Endowment for
Laffitte
the Humanities Challenge Grant
campaign.
“The Division of Student
Affairs and Academic Support is
very fortunate to have acquired
the services of Polly, who is a
proven, energetic, experienced
friend-maker and fundraiser,”
said Dennis A. Pruitt, vice president for student affairs and vice
provost for academic support.
Brown
Laffitte will raise private support to enrich various programs within the Division of
Student Affairs and Academic Support to provide more
scholarships, study abroad endowments, student success
initiatives, and student life opportunities.
Brown most recently spent five years as director of development for HopeHealth Inc. of Florence, which serves
medically uninsured and under-insured populations in
three regions and 12 counties. He wrote a proposal to
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that
resulted in $4.5 million for HopeHealth’s establishment
as a Community Health Center (CHC).
“Derek is a rare find in development for the College
of Social work,” said Dennis Poole, dean of the College of
Social Work. “He brings to the job extensive experience
as both a development officer and as a practitioner in the
field of social work. He knows what the cutting issues are
for the vulnerable people we serve, and he knows how to
connect these issues to philanthropic people who want to
do something about them.”
Brown will spend part of his duties seeking donors
who are passionate about giving back to Carolina and to
society. He also will write proposals to foundations for
the establishment of endowed fellowships and endowed
professorships.
University names Kennedy
director of University Housing
Kirsten Kennedy has joined the University of South Carolina as director of University Housing. She oversees the
University’s residence halls, living-learning communities
and academic-success initiatives for campus residents.
Before beginning her tenure in South Carolina, Kennedy served in a number of leadership positions at the
University of Missouri, including most recently as associate director of residential life for housing operations. She
also was an adjunct assistant professor in the University
of Missouri’s Department of Educational Leadership and
Policy Analysis.
“Dr. Kennedy has a student-centered approach and
has directed all facets of a comprehensive student housing program like ours,” said Gene Luna, associate vice
president for housing and student development. “We’re
extremely excited to have her leading the development of
the best living and learning environment of any university in the country.”
Sorensen to lead health institute
Former Carolina president Andrew Sorensen has been
named president of the Institute for Advancement of
Health Care, an initiative sponsored by the University
and the Greenville Hospital System (GHS) University
Medical Center.
The Institute will research better ways to deliver
health care, and Sorensen will be responsible for developing those ways. His first task will be looking at how
doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers are
educated.
September 11, 2008
7
Professors bring clean water
and hope to Ugandan villages
By Chris Horn
Imagine a place where bacterial levels in drinking water are 100-times worse
than swimming beaches in America. A place where HIV infection rates approach 90 percent in certain villages, and cholera and other diarrheal diseases
kill too many children before age 5.
Originally settled by political refugees and fugitives, the Buvuma Islands
in Uganda’s Lake Victoria are notorious for their lawlessness and poverty.
For the past two years, Carolina professors Buz Kloot, Earth Sciences and Resources Institute, and Terry Wolfer, College of Social Work, have journeyed to
the islands for several weeks each summer to help set up clean drinking water
systems—and promote community ownership of these systems. Part of their
travel expenses have been paid by the Dobson Community Foundation, the
Walker Institute for International Studies, and their respective colleges.
“Fifteen years ago, it was very dangerous for outsiders to go to the Buvumas, and it’s still lawless to a certain extent,” said Kloot, a native of Namibia
in southwest Africa. “But a couple of NGOs [non-governmental organizations]
have moved in to try to reach the 100,000 or so people who are scattered
among a hundred settlements there.”
❝Fifteen years ago, it was very
dangerous for outsiders to go to the
Buvumas, and it’s still lawless to a
certain extent.
❞
—Buz Kloot
Michael Brown
Michael Downey, left, plays John Pace Seavering, Matthew Haws is his best friend, and Jennifer Burry is his secret love in The Violet Hour.
■ Theatre South Carolina
Season opens with words from the future
in enigmatic drama,The Violet Hour
Theatre South Carolina’s 2008–09 season celebrates “Masters of the Modern Stage,” and first up is Richard
Greenberg’s The Violet Hour.
“I was privileged to see The Violet Hour during its run on Broadway in 2003,” said Jim Hunter, chair of
the theatre and dance department. “This production, like all of this year’s shows, promises plenty of surprises.
The Violet Hour is the type of show that allows us to do what we do best—explore large themes in innovative
and energizing ways.”
Director Brian Hanscom is intent on delivering.
“One of the reasons that I chose this play, aside from the
fact that I think it is wonderfully written, is that it is a bit of an
What: The Violet Hour, by American
enigma,” said Hanscom, an MFA directing candidate.
playwright Richard Greenberg
“At first glance, it seems so light; the dialogue snaps right
When: 8 p.m. Sept. 26–Oct. 5; 3 p.m.
along and feels pretty breezy, but at the heart of the play is a solid
Sunday matinees Sept. 28 and Oct. 5
core,” said Hanscom, who has directed off-off Broadway. “And
Where: Drayton Hall Theater
while the ending is complicated, there is a sense of hope in an
Admission: Tickets are $16 for
ever-darkening world. I think Greenberg is providing us a glimpse
the public; $14 for military, faculty,
of people who come to face a terrifying destiny but must somehow
and staff; $10 for students.To order
go on without succumbing to despair. By the end of the play, there
tickets in advance, call Longstreet
seems to be a way to gird against the bleakness of the future.”
Theater box office, beginning at
Greenberg is an award-winning playwright who has received
12:30 p.m. Sept. 19, at 7-2551.Tickets
the Oppenheimer Award for new playwrights and the PEN/Laura
also are available at the Drayton
Pels Award for a playwright in mid-career. His Take Me Out won
Hall box office (7-1111) two hours
the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Lucille Lortel
before every show.
awards for Best Play. He also is the author of Three Days of Rain,
a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The Violet Hour tells the tale of John Pace Seavering, a young professional man. The year is 1919, and he
has just opened his own publishing firm in a tiny office he shares with his high-strung assistant. Seavering
has just enough money to publish one book and finds himself having to choose between the works of the two
people he cares about the most.
In the midst of this life-altering decision, Seavering’s office receives a mysterious machine. When it is powered up, the machine begins spewing out paper printed with words from the future—words about Seavering’s
future and the book-publishing decision he must make.
A major set piece in the production at Drayton Hall is the terrific amount of paper that the mysterious
machine produces, which begins to fill up the entire stage as the show progresses.
To achieve the look of the “towers of paper” the play calls for, Theatre South Carolina has partnered with
local businesses in a communitywide paper drive. Participating businesses include Kinko’s locations on
Greene Street, Forest Drive, and Harbison Boulevard; Carolina Collegiate Federal Credit Union; S.C. State
Treasurer’s Office; Richland One School District’s Office of Visual and Performing Arts; and Post No Bills Inc.
The department also is working with Carolina Recycling, which will take the collected paper at the end of the
show.
The cast includes MFA acting candidates Michael Downey, Matthew Haws, and Jennifer Burry; theatre
instructor David Britt; and guest artist Maythinee Washington. The crew includes theatre undergraduates Jillian Peltzman and Daniel Bumgardner; MFA design candidate Aaron Pelzek; associate professor of costuming
Lisa Martin-Stuart; and MFA design graduate Kimi Maeda. A review of the play will be on the Times Web site
at www.sc.edu/usctimes beginning Sept. 29.
■ If you go
Terry Wolfer, far right in blue shirt, and Buz Kloot, right, meet with Buvuma Island villagers.
Cut off from the mainland, the Buvuma Islands have no electricity, running water, or sewerage systems. Rainwater runoff washes human and animal
fecal contaminants into Lake Victoria, which is the source of the Nile River
and the islanders’ drinking water.
In 2006, Kloot worked with a charitable organization to help deploy drinking water units to three villages. The devices, which sterilize water chemically
much like larger municipal water systems, are powered by batteries wired to
small solar panels.
“I invited Terry to come with me the following year because I was noticing
that problems the islanders were having with the water systems didn’t seem to
be technical so much as they were social,” he said. “There’s a lack of understanding and a lot of tension in some of the villages, which have people from
as many as 15 different tribes.”
Installing the water systems in the villages addresses a direct and serious
need, Wolfer said, “but we can also use those [water sterilizing] devices as a
basis for community development.”
This summer, along with conducting numerous bacterial tests and introducing villagers to the water system technology, Kloot and Wolfer conducted
a conference to help village water committees better understand the causes of
water contamination and the true cost of obtaining clean drinking water.
“We showed them that it’s 10-times more expensive to boil water than to
treat it chemically, and that it’s 100-times more expensive to purchase packaged water, which often turns out to be contaminated anyway,” Wolfer said.
Wolfer also led community leaders in an exercise called “appreciative
inquiry” to identify and build upon community strengths and to increase their
leadership capacity.
“There are 100 villages and only eight water systems installed so far, so
we hope to add more systems,” Kloot said. “But what we’re beginning to see
is that access to sanitation and clean water is more about information and
choices. Technology without knowledge doesn’t leave them much better off.”
■ Global Lens 2008 comes to campus
The Walker Institute, the Columbia World Affairs Council, and
Nickelodeon Theater present the Global Film Series at Carolina.
Global Lens 2008, a program of the Global Film Initiative
based in San Francisco, was founded to promote cross-cultural
understanding through cinema. The series features narrative films
selected for authentic voice, strong production values, and unique
cultural perspectives.
Films are screened at 7:15 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of
each month in Gambrell Hall Auditorium. The final film in the
series, Luxury Car, will be held at 2 p.m. at the Columbia Museum
of Art in downtown Columbia. Each screening is free and open to
the public. The remaining films are:
• Sept. 24, Kept and Dreamless (Argentina, 2005)
• Oct. 29, Bunny Chow (South Africa, 2006)
• Nov. 26, Let the Wind Blow (India, 2004)
• Dec. 27, Luxury Car (China, 2006).
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September 11, 2008
■ Snapshot
400
The estimated number
of Polaroid photos staff
members in the Office
of Student Life took of
students and their
families as students
moved into residence
halls this semester.