n Andrew Sorensen,
27th president, dies
T
Andrew A. Sorensen, president of the University
from 2002 to 2008, died April 17. Sorensen, 72,
was a distinguished professor in the USC School
of Medicine. He left the University last fall to
become senior development officer at Ohio State
University. “All of us at Carolina are deeply saddened by the loss of Andrew Sorensen,” President
Pastides said. Reflections about Sorensen will
appear in the May 5 issue of Times.
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Justice Sotomayor is among
May commencement speakers
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Vice Adm. Regina M. Benjamin, the
18th Surgeon General of the United States,
are among the speakers who will address
May graduates at commencement exercises
May 6–7 on the Columbia Campus. Other
speakers are Jon Huntsman Jr., M. Edward
Sellers, and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham,
R-S.C.
Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme
Court justice in U.S. history and the court’s
third female justice, will speak at exercises
at 3 p.m. May 6 in the Colonial Life Arena.
She will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. The ceremony is for baccalaureate, master’s, and professional degree
candidates in the Darla Moore School of
Business, the College of Mass Communications and Information Science, the College
of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the
S.C. College of Pharmacy, and the Norman
J. Arnold School of Public Health.
Huntsman, the ninth U.S. Ambassador
to China and the 16th governor of Utah,
will speak at exercises at 9:30 a.m. May 7 in
the Colonial Life Arena for baccalaureate,
April 21, 2011
Upstate
n Faculty hiring
Sotomayor
Initiative
to replenish
40 positions
Benjamin
By Chris Horn
master’s, and professional degree candidates in the College of Arts and Sciences
and the Honors College. G. Bryant Wright
Jr., a Southern Baptist minister, president of the Southern Baptist Convention,
and founder and chair of Right From the
Continued on page 6
A host of golden daffodils
Michael Brown
A sea of daffodils decorated the Horseshoe this spring, bringing a burst of warm color after a cold, gray winter. Brent Heath of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in Gloucester,Va.,
donated more than 4,000 daffodil bulbs in different colors and sizes to beautify the campus.The couple, who are not Carolina alumni, also gave more than 2,000 tulip bulbs.
The provost’s office has announced a Faculty
Replenishment Hiring Initiative that will recruit 40 new junior- and senior-level faculty
members to the Columbia campus within the
next year.
Individual positions and cluster
hires involving three
or more academic
units are included
in the initiative, and
advertising for the
positions will begin
no later than Sept. 1.
Each of the 21 seniorlevel positions will
Curtis
be funded with up to
$150,000; $75,000 is allotted for each of the
19 junior-level positions.
“We have many faculty who have retired
or left the institution in the past few years,”
said Christine Curtis, senior vice provost.
“Given our budgetary constraints, we’ve had
to be conservative in replacing them, but with
the size of last fall’s freshman class and a
similar number of freshmen expected in August, we must begin to replenish our faculty
numbers.”
It is likely that senior-level faculty
members recruited through the initiative
would start in fall 2012, but some junior-level
faculty would start as soon as the spring 2012
semester, Curtis said. “We expect the senior hires to be transforContinued on page 6
Wilcox named dean of USC law school
Robert M. Wilcox, a legal-ethics scholar and the associate dean for academic
affairs at the USC School of Law, has been named dean of USC’s law school.
Wilcox’s appointment will become effective July 1.
President Pastides said Wilcox’s knowledge and experience as a professor
and an administrator will make him a strong leader who will provide stable
leadership and usher in a new era for USC’s law school.
“Rob Wilcox has built a distinguished career as a lawyer, a professor, and
a dean,” Pastides said. “He has earned the respect of his colleagues in the
law school and the legal community, the affection of the students, and the
admiration of alumni. These accomplishments, along with Rob’s ability to
inspire trust and forge relationships, will serve the law school well as it moves
Wilcox
into a new era, one marked by investments in new programs, facilities, faculty
replenishment, and expanded student services.”
Engaging couple
When President Pastides announced that there was one more
ring to hand out after all the official USC rings had been awarded
to students, Kinsey Cooper, right, who organized the ring ceremony, didn’t know he was talking about her. But when now fiancé
Coley Sheehan went down on one knee, everything became clear.
Coley proposed, and Kinsey accepted. Kinsey, a Carolina alumna,
is the director of alumni engagement for the Carolina Alumni
Association, but that title could now be Coley’s, too.
Continued on page 6
United Way participation increases
Columbia campus faculty and staff gave $103,445 to the United Way during
this year’s two-week campaign in February.
That amount is lower that last year’s total, but more people gave to the
campaign this year, said Natalie Cruz, a graduate student in the higher education and student affairs program, who co-chaired the campaign with Patrick
Hickey, nursing.
“That speaks well for the future,” Cruz said. “And all that money will be
poured into the community to help alleviate homelessness and to provide
Cruz
health care and other services.”
“Despite the fact that we did not raise as much money as last year, I feel that we did a better job in
raising awareness of the needs of the community served by the United Way, which is here in our own
backyard,” Hickey said. “Additionally, we were able to work with the existing campaign structure but
Continued on page 6
Photos by Keith McGraw
Briefly
COCKTAILS WIN ICCA COMPETITION:
The Cocktails, an all-female a cappella group from the University,
took first place in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) competition at Clemson University.
The Cocktails were one of seven collegiate groups competing
in ICCA’s South Region Quarterfinals. Other groups included
Acappology from N.C. State University,The Achordants from
UNC Chapel Hill, Reveile from College of William and Mary, and
Clemson’s TakeNote and Tigeroar.The Cocktails took first place
over Accappology by five points. “Winning felt really good—especially when we beat Clemson,” said Nadia Shutkufski, a senior
and president of the group. “We’ve been competing at these
events since my freshman year, but we never won. It was just an
amazing thing for that to happen my senior year.” The Cocktails
also won Outstanding Choreography for members Shutkufski
and Samantha Ward’s choreography for Russian Roulette.
Obesity, genetics expert to speak at public lecture
Obesity and genetics expert David Allison will be
the guest speaker for the Arnold School of Public
Health’s 2011 Delta Omega Honorary Society in
Public Health Lecture Series.
Allison will speak at 3:30 p.m. April 22 in the
Public Health Research Center, Room 114, on Assembly Street. His topic will be “Obesity: A Look
through the Kaleidoscope.” The event is free and
open to the public.
A distinguished professor at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham, Allison is head of the
Allison
Section on Statistical Genetics and director of the
NIH-funded Clinical Nutrition Research Center. His research
interests include obesity, quantitative genetics, clinical trials, and statistical and research methodology.
Allison has authored more than 350 scientific
publications and edited five books. His honors
include the 2002 Lilly Scientific Achievement
Award from the Obesity Society, the 2002 Andre
Mayer Award from the International Association
for the Study of Obesity, and the 2006 Presidential
Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and
Engineering Mentoring.
He is a Fellow of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the founding field chief editor of Frontiers in Genetics.
USC Union opens
search for new dean
SATURDAY PROGRAM GROWS: USC Beaufort’s
Saturday program designed for working adults who want to
complete a bachelors business degree in approximately two
years has grown significantly in the past two years. In 2009, the
class enrollment doubled as students returned to college to
obtain their degree, and in 2010, students attending increased
another 15 percent. USC Beaufort now has more than 60
students who restarted their degree by pursuing the Saturday business degree. Many students will graduate this spring.
Because the program has been so successful, USC Beaufort has
begun adding other Saturday and evening courses in general
education. For more information, go to the USC Beaufort Web
site and click on the Return to College icon or call the business
department at 843-208-8231.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MOBILITY, BRAIN
STUDY: The University is recruiting adults (65 years and
older) for a study on age-related changes in mobility and patterns of brain activity. Maintaining mobility and brain health is
essential for older adults for an independent life style. Results of
this study will provide a foundation for future research on brain
health and its contribution to mobility and the development
of new and better interventions for preventing age-related declines. Study participants are required to attend two evaluation
sessions. In these sessions, participants will complete the following: Session A—simple scales and surveys and an easy mobility
task and Session B—a simple task that involves connecting
letters/numbers while a functional fMRI (Magnetic Resonance
Imaging) is done to help to describe the brain activity that
occurs while the task is being completed.Each session will last
approximately one hour. Participants will receive a CD with
the results of their scan. For more information, contact Gerhild
Ullmann at ullmann@sc.edu or 760-2900.
AIKEN OPENS DISC GOLF COURSE: A new disc
golf course primarily for students recently opened at USC
Aiken.The nine-hole course is located along the campus’ Pacer
Path, which is used for track and field events and located to the
side of USC Aiken’s Convocation Center. “We have the course
in a play condition, but we will continue to improve the course
over the summer,” said Mike Jara, USC Aiken’s assistant chancellor for facilities management. “If the course gets played like we
anticipate, we will most likely add another nine holes in the near
future.” With the exception of Hole No. 2, which is a par 4, all
holes are a par 3. The cost of the course was about $3,500. Boy
Scouts helped set the cages and tee boxes on the course.The
Professional Disc Golf Association also donated time and helped
design the course. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MEDICAL NEWS
PERCEPTIONS STUDY: Men and women are needed
for a USC study examining people’s perceptions about health
and medical news.To be eligible, participants must be between
the ages of 35 and 49 and get health news from the Internet
only or both the Internet and other sources, such as the
newspaper or television.Volunteers will participate in a one-anda-half hour discussion group and complete two brief surveys.
Participants will receive a $15 gift card.To volunteer, contact
Eleasea Van Slooten at vansloot@email.sc.edu or 864-421-3294
or Daniela Friedman at dbfriedman@sc.edu or 7-9933.The
study has been reviewed by and received ethics clearance from
the University’s Office of Research Compliance.
STROM RATES REDUCED THROUGH JUNE 30:
Membership rates for faculty and staff at the Strom Thurmond
Wellness and Fitness Center will be reduced by $10 per month
through June 30.The rates are as follows: regular membership,
$20 per month, and early-bird membership (6 a.m.–1 p.m. Monday–Friday, weekends, and holidays), $10 per month. For current
members, payroll deductions will be adjusted to reflect the new
rates. For members who have paid in full, memberships will be
extended for additional months.
Carolina Day at the Statehouse
Sir Walter Scott collection
donated to USC Aiken
Edward Kinzer of Colorado and the St. Andrews Society of Aiken Inc.
have donated to USC Aiken a collection of 19th-century books by Sir
Walter Scott, the Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet.
The donation, to be called the “Edward J.
Kinzer M.D. Collection,” includes 28 series,
representing more than 100 volumes. One of
the oldest books is Marmion, a romance in
six cantos with a date of 1808. Kinzer bought
the collection of books many years ago from a
book dealer in San Francisco who had found
them in various castles.
USC Aiken Chancellor Tom Hallman said
the campus is excited about the donation, callHallman
ing it “a great educational opportunity.”
USC Aiken lacks the facilities to preserve
the collection, so the campus will loan the books to the Thomas Cooper Library. The books will be brought back to USC Aiken for display
at special gatherings and events.
Scott (1771–1832) was popular throughout much of the world
during his lifetime. He was the first English-language author to have
a truly international career, with many contemporary readers in
Europe, Australia, and North America. His novels and poetry are still
read, and many of his works are classics of both English and
Scottish literature.
Law students make ABA history
Smith
CORRECTION: U.S. News & World Report recently ranked
USC’s master’s program in social psychology in the College of
Arts and Sciences’ Department of Sociology No. 4 in the
country. Times incorrectly identified the program in the
March 24 issue.
HAVE BRUNCH ON TOP OF CAROLINA:
The Top of Carolina, on the 18th floor of Capstone House,
serves Sunday brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.To make a
reservation, call 7-7919.
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April 21, 2011
Michael Brown
Faculty, staff, students,
alumni, and friends of the University met with state representatives, including Rep.Tom
Young, R-Aiken County, at the annual Carolina Day at the Statehouse March 30.The
event gives USC supporters an opportunity to be advocates for public higher education.The Carolina Alumni Association’s Carolina Action Network (CAN) supports the
event. A USC alumnus and former student body president,Young won the Algernon
Sydney Sullivan Award in 1993.
Acquaviva
Two students in the USC School of Law have been
elected to American Bar Association (ABA) positions at the ABA Law Student Division spring meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.
Brandon Smith, a second-year student, was
elected to be the 2011–12 law student representative on the ABA Board of Governors. He will
succeed USC law student Tommy Preston. The
Board of Governors is the operating and strategic
planning entity of the ABA and consists of 38 members, only one of whom is a student. With Smith’s
election, a USC law student will be in the position
two years in a row, the first time in ABA history.
Lauren Acquaviva, a second-year student,
was elected as the 2011–12 vice chair of the ABA
Law Student Division. The position is the second
highest in the division. Acquaviva also will be the
student member of the ABA’s Standing Committee
on Membership, the entity that oversees membership for the association.
USC has more students elected to ABA regional
and national offices than any law school in the
nation.
Applications and nominations are being accepted for the position of dean of the USC Union
campus.
As chief administrative and academic officer of
the campus, the dean reports to the vice provost
and executive dean for regional campuses and
continuing education and is responsible for the
overall administration of the institution, including academic programs, fiscal management, and
physical plant operations. The dean is expected to
demonstrate leadership skills in activities related
not only to the campus, but also within the community.
Required qualifications include an earned
doctorate and at least five years of responsible
administrative experience in higher education,
including successful fiscal management and leadership of faculty. Desired qualifications include a
record of teaching and scholarly achievement sufficient to receive rank as a senior faculty member.
The candidate must be committed to creating
a collaborative workplace, to working with a local
campus advisory commission, and to furthering
the mission of the campus. The candidate also
should also have knowledge of technological applications, distance learning, economic development, and fund raising. This individual will be
expected to live in Union County and demonstrate
substantial commitment to community service.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The starting date will be July 1 or as available.
Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until a candidate is selected.
For full consideration, interested individuals
should apply online for all job vacancies with the
University via the USC Job Online Employment
site at uscjobs.sc.edu. Applicants will be required
to include a letter of application specifically addressing the applicant’s qualifications; a curriculum vitae/resume; copies of graduate transcripts;
and three letters of recommendation.
For more information, contact Pamela Hayes
in the Division of System Affairs and Extended
University at 7-7695 or psowles@mailbox.sc.edu.
Foreign nationals should indicate current USC
immigration status. The University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer.
USC Union provides coursework, degrees, and
services that enhance employment and cultural
opportunities. The Union campus is one of four
regional campuses within the University’s eightcampus system and serves approximately 500
commuting students.
Candidates for
education dean
to visit campus
Three candidates for dean of the College
of Education have visited campus or will
visit soon. They are:
n Pamela Carroll, Florida State Univer-
sity, who visited April 11–12
n Kim K. Metcalf, University of West
Georgia, who will visit April 21–22
n Peter Hlebowitsh, University of Iowa,
who will visit April 25–26.
Each candidate has met or will meet
with faculty, staff, alumni, and administrators. For more information, contact
Dennis Poole, chair of the College of
Education Dean Search Committee, at
7-4886 or dpoole@mailbox.sc.edu.
Students earn Goldwater Scholarships for 19th year in a row
Fedewa
Johansen
USC garners two
Udall Scholars, one
honorable mention
Two University students, Erin Fedewa and
Hali Kerr, have been awarded 2011 Udall
Scholarships, bringing the total number to 11
to win the scholarship since 1999, and USC’s
13th win in the competition. Two former
University Udall Scholars won the award
twice, as sophomores and juniors. This year,
a third student, Will Johansen, was named a
2011 Udall Honorable Mention.
The award recognizes and encourages
students who have demonstrated outstanding potential and a commitment to pursuing careers related to the environment.
The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall
Foundation also funds Native American and
Alaskan Native applicants interested in careers related to healthcare and tribal policy;
another 10 students in these categories were
awarded scholarships.
From Dewitt, Mich., Fedewa is a junior
majoring in marine science with a minor in
Spanish. A Capstone Scholar, she is an active
researcher having completed a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at Duke
University and also has received University
funding through the Magellan Scholar Program and Howard Hughes Research Grant.
She works in the phytoplankton ecology lab
of Tammi Richardson. A NOAA Hollings
Scholar, Fedewa plans to study for a Ph.D. in
marine science and conservation to research
fisheries population dynamics and marine
resources for NOAA.
Kerr, of Cockeysville, Md., is a McNair
Scholar sophomore majoring in marine science with a strong interest in public policy.
She is interning with the Washington Semester Program at the NOAA headquarters,
where she works in the chief of staff’s office.
Kerr works in the USC marine paleoceanography lab of Howie Scher, and is involved in
a number of co-curricular activities including SEAS, SAGE, Net Impact (sustainability
in business), the Roosevelt Institution (public policy), and campus orchestra. Kerr is a
member of the Honors College. Her future
plans are to complete a master’s degree in
marine policy and attend law school.
A junior majoring in environmental
science, Johansen was awarded an Honorable Mention in this year’s Udall competition. From Charleston, W.V., Johansen is
a member of Phi Beta Kappa with plans to
attend medical school. He works in the lab
of David Volz using zebrafish as a model for
understanding environmental diseases. Over
the summer, he will be the adventure director for the new Pillars of Carolina extended
orientation program.
The Udall Scholars were selected on
the basis of academic merit. The one-year
scholarship covers tuition, fees, books, and
room and board up to a maximum of $5,000
per year.
Students are nominated and assisted by
the campus Udall Scholarship Committee
chaired by Josh Eagle of the USC School of
Law. Members of the committee are Claudia
Benitez-Nelson, earth and ocean sciences;
Greg Carbone, geography; Kevin Elliott,
philosophy; James Morris, Baruch Institute;
and Sacoby Wilson, Institute for Families in
Society. The students were further assisted
by the USC Office of Fellowships and Scholar
Programs.
The Udall Foundation funded 80 awards
from 61 colleges and universities. In addition, 50 honorable mentions were awarded.
The 80 were selected from the 510 candidates who were nominated from 231 colleges
and universities. Seventy of the scholars,
including Fedewa and Kerr, plan to pursue
careers related to the environment.
Reginald “Reggie” Bain of Columbia and Ronald J. “Jim” Talbert of
Pawleys Island have been named 2011 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.
Jacqueline “Jackie” Cantwell of Alpharetta, Ga., received an Honorable
Mention in this prestigious undergraduate competition.
USC has had one or more Goldwater Scholars for 19 consecutive
years. Since 1990, 38 USC students have earned Goldwater Scholarships.
Nationally, 275 Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of
academic merit from a field of 1,095 mathematics, science, and engineering students, nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. The one- and two-year scholarships will cover the cost
of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500
per year.
The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded nationally to sophomores
and juniors pursuing bachelors’ degrees in natural sciences, mathematics, or engineering and intending to pursue a career in research and/or
college-level teaching. Virtually all the scholars intend to obtain a Ph.D.
in their respective fields. The University, as well as all other institutions
of higher education, can nominate only four students for this award.
Bain is a junior double majoring in physics and mathematics and is
a student in the Honors College. A Carolina Scholar, he holds the Olin
D. Johnston Memorial Scholarship and is a Palmetto Fellow. Bain is
a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor
Society. An official member of the ATLAS project, he has researched
with Milind Purohit in the USC High Energy Physics Group and ATLAS
project at CERN since 2008. Bain aspires to complete a Ph.D. in high
energy physics and conduct research on the frontier of particle physics,
focusing on topics such as supersymmetry and superstring theory.
Talbert is a junior Baccalaureus Artium et Scientiae major, offered
by the Honors College, focusing on physics, philosophy, and public
policy. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Talbert holds the Carolina Scholar
Pepsi Scholarship and is a Palmetto Fellow. Talbert has conducted
multi-faceted research beginning in gamma-ray astrophysics and
currently in theoretical nuclear/particle physics with Fred Myhrer in
USC’s Department of Physics and Astronomy. In addition, he has done
independent research in the philosophy of physics with faculty in the
USC Department of Philosophy. Talbert plans to complete a Ph.D. in
theoretical nuclear or particle physics and conduct fundamental work
Cantwell
Talbert
in particle interaction and theory/model development.
Bain and Talbert co-founded Carolina Science Outreach (CSO), at
www.carolinascienceoutreach.org, which is funded through a Magellan
Scholar Award. CSO is devoted to the dissemination of scientific knowledge throughout South Carolina to clarify misconceptions presented in
popular media concerning scientific debates. CSO also aims to inspire
the next generation of South Carolina–based scientists, a goal it actively pursues in the classrooms of the state’s schools.
Cantwell is a junior majoring in chemistry with a minor in French
and is a student in the Honors College. She is a USC McNair Scholar
and a National Merit Scholar. She has conducted research with HansConrad zur Loye in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
since 2009. Funded through a Magellan Scholar Award for research
during summer 2010, Cantwell is first author on a peer-reviewed
journal article that reported the findings of this research. She plays the
saxophone as a member of the USC Marching Band and the basketball
Pep Band. Cantwell plans to earn a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry to
conduct research and teach at the university level.
Douglas Meade, mathematics, is chair of the University’s Goldwater
Committee. Committee members are Melissa Moss, chemical engineering; Scott Goode, chemistry; Briana Timmerman, Honors College;
and Gwen Geidel, earth and ocean sciences. The committee members
worked closely with all the University nominees in preparing their
applications. The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs (www.
sc.edu/ofsp) further assisted the Goldwater applicants.
Miller earns Knowles Fellowship
Critical
Language
scholars are,
from left,
Stephanie
Nicole
Bedard,
Olivia
Katherine
Keyes, and
Laura Britton
Smentek.
Three students win Critical
Language Scholarships
Bain
USC undergraduate students Stephanie Nicole Bedard, Olivia Katherine Keyes, and Laura Britton Smentek have been awarded Critical
Language Scholarships to attend intensive language institutes this
summer.
Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
are part of a U.S. government interagency effort to expand the number
of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages.
Scholarship recipients receive funding to participate in beginning,
intermediate, and advanced level summer language programs at
American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners.
Bedard, a senior international business and global supply chain and
operations management major in the Darla Moore School of Business,
will study Turkish at Ankara University’s TÖMER Institute this summer in Turkey. She is an Honors College student and a recipient of the
Lieber, Alumni, and Palmetto Fellow scholarships.
Keyes, a rising junior film studies and media arts major, will study
Japanese at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Last summer, she
was awarded a Boren Fellowship to study Japanese and explore how
physics is integral to the Japanese science curriculum. An Honors
College student, she is the recipient of a Magellan Scholar Award and a
Palmetto Fellowship. She is a semi-finalist for the Campus MovieFest
Rethink Possible Award and is a resident mentor and an undergraduate research assistant at the NanoTechnology Center. Smentek, a rising senior in the Honors College, is an international
studies major. She is a conversation partner with the English Programs for Internationals and works in the Honors College office. She
will study Chinese in Shanghai at Shanghai University of Finance and
Economics. Madison Claire Miller, a senior Capstone Scholar and math major in
the College of Arts and Sciences at the University, has been awarded
a 2011 Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship (KSTF) in Mathematics.
She is the 10th USC student and the eighth mathematics major to be
named a Knowles Teaching Fellow.
Miller plans to enroll in the M.Ed. program
in curriculum and instruction at the University
of Maryland.
Miller will receive professional and financial
support for up to five years, beginning with her
teacher preparation program and continuing to
her eligibility for tenure.
Miller has been a volunteer tutor and mentor at the Waverly Community Center, a group
exercise instructor at the Strom Thurmond
Wellness and Fitness Center, and a member
Miller
of both SALA (Students Associated for Latin
America) and Relay for Life. She also has had leadership roles with
Kangaroo Kids Precision Jump Rope Team, which has allowed her to
teach, compete, and perform all over the United States and in eight
foreign countries.
“I know I am going to be happy because the finalists inspired me
with their talent and passion. When I was awarded this fellowship, I
was most excited that I would get to continue working with this amazing group of educators. I know the professional development opportunities through KSTF are going to make me love going to work each
day,” Miller said.
Ed Dickey in the College of Education provided guidance to applicants for the Knowles Teaching Fellow, all of whom have majored
in mathematics or science at USC. The University has had Knowles
winners seven consecutive years..
“Our success with Knowles awardees reflects positively on the high
quality of math and science teacher preparation at USC, a collaborative effort between the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of
Education,” Dickey said.
Knowles Teaching Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have
received a bachelor’s or advanced degree in science, engineering, or
mathematics and are committed to teaching high school science and/or
mathematics in U.S. schools. The fellowship supports them professionally and financially for up to $150,000 in addition to being a part of a
network of outstanding beginning teachers who are grappling with the
same issues of teacher preparation and induction.
Saunders awarded Jacob J. Javits Fellowship
Nathan Saunders, a first-year history graduate student,
has been awarded a Jacob J. Javits Fellowship. He will
research the connections, dating back to the late 19th century, between the African American church in the United
States and African churches.
“This is great news not only for Nathan but for our
graduate program and for the University as a whole,” said
Larry Glickman, chair of the history department. “Congratulation to Nathan and thanks to Nathan’s mentors
and colleagues in the department who encouraged and
supported him in the application process.”
The national award provides tuition and a stipend for
four years to students who either are entering or are currently in their first year in any Ph.D. program in the social
sciences and humanities. The program is highly competitive, with only 6–8 percent of applicants awarded funding
in any given year. The award consists of an institutional
payment and a stipend. For fiscal year 2011, the maximum
stipend will be $30,000, and the estimated institutional
payment will be $13, 755.
Saunders
April 21, 2011
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April & May
Calendar
 Exhibits
 Sports
Through June 25 McKissick Museum: “Artful Lives:
Molas of the Kuna,” an exhibit that explores the history
and contemporary textile creations of the Kuna women
of coastal Panama. In the mid 19th century, Kuna women
started experimenting with ways to transfer body-painting
designs onto cloth. These women have developed a distinctive style unlike that of any other folk culture. They use their
clothing as a mode of personal expression, taking great care
with decisions about the combinations of skirts and scarves
as well as with the creation of their mola blouses. This
attention to detail, along with their expert stitchery, has
earned them recognition around the world. Today, the sale
of these textile arts is the second most important income
source to the Kuna, and examples are collected by museums
around the world. Museum hours are from 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday–Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
The museum is closed on Sundays and holidays. For more
information, call 7-725 or go to www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/.
April 22 Softball: Kentucky, 7 p.m., Beckham Field.
Through April 29 Department of Art: Katie Baehler
Solo Show, featuring works by artist Katie Baehler. Gallery
hours are 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Sunday, McMaster
Student Gallery, McMaster College, first floor. For more
information, e-mail mcmasterstudentgallery@gmail.com.
Through April 29 Hollings Library: “Beyond Domesticity: U.S. Women Writers, 1770–1915,” Irvin Department
Exhibition Gallery.
Through April 29 Hollings Library: “Unwritten
Records: AV and Data Storage of the Last Half-Century,”
S.C. Political Collections Gallery.
May 2–13 Department of Art: Zack Underwood Solo
Show, featuring works by artist Zack Underwood.
Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Monday–Sunday,
McMaster Student Gallery, McMaster College, first floor.
For more information, e-mail mcmasterstudentgallery@
gmail.com.
Through May 7 McKissick Museum: “Walter Anderson:
Everything I See is New and Strange,” South Gallery, second
floor. Museum hours are 8:30 a.m. to 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 7-725 or go to
www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/.
Through May 21 South Caroliniana Library:
“The Horseshoe: Heart of the Campus.”
Through Aug. 31 Hollings Library: “Life in the
Mansion,” photos, items, and quotes from members of
South Carolina’s First Families about life in the Governor’s
Mansion dating back to the 1950s, S.C. Political Collections
Exhibition Gallery. Based largely on a series of oral history
interviews conducted with the families by the late George
Terry, who was dean of university libraries.
Hollings Library: “Selected Treasures” and “Unwritten
Records: AV and Data Storage of the Last Half-Century,”
S.C. Political Collections Gallery.
April 23 Softball: Kentucky, 4 p.m., Beckham Field.
April 24 Softball: Kentucky, 1 p.m., Beckham Field.
April 26 Baseball: Liberty, 1 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
April 29 Baseball: Auburn, 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
April 29 Softball: Florida, 7 p.m., Beckham Field.
April 30 Softball: Florida, 2 p.m., Beckham Field.
April 30 Baseball: Auburn, 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
May 1 Softball: Florida, noon, Beckham Field.
May 1 Baseball: Auburn, 3 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
May 10 Baseball: Presbyterian, 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
May 11 Baseball: Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.,
Carolina Stadium.
Works by Zack Underwood, above, will be on display at the McMaster
Student Gallery May 2–13.
May 13 Baseball: Arkansas, 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
 Theatre/opera/dance
May 14 Baseball: Arkansas, 4:30 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
Through April 23 Theatre and Dance: Theatre South
Carolina, The Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare, directed by Robert Richmond, Drayton Hall. Productions are
Wednesdays–Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m. (plus 11 p.m.
for half-price performances on final Saturday); and Sundays,
3 p.m. Tickets are $16 for the public; $14 for University
faculty and staff, seniors (age 60+), and military; and $10 for
students. Group tickets are available for parties of 10 or
more. For more information, call 7-2551 or go to www.cas.
sc.edu/THEA.
May 15 Baseball: Arkansas, 1:30 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
May 25–29 Baseball: SEC Tournament, Hoover, Ala.
 Concerts
April 21 School of Music: Graduate Vocal Ensemble,
6 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free. For more
information, call 7-5369 or send an e-mail to
sbeardsley@mozart.sc.edu.
April 21 School of Music: Left Bank Big Band Concert,
7:30 p.m., School of Music Recital Hall. Free. For more
information, call 7-4280 or send an e-mail to frontoffice@
mozart.sc.edu.
 Around the campuses
May 2 School of Music: String Project Spring Concert,
7 p.m., Koger Center. Admission at the door. For more
information, call 7-9568.
April 21 USC Salkehatchie: Opportunity Scholars Program
(OSP), Transitions Workshop, 12:15 p.m., East Campus OSP
Lab. For more information, call Carolyn Banner, 843-549-6314.
April 22 USC Salkehatchie: Regional Campus Faculty
Senate Meeting, 9 a.m., East Campus, Room 111. For more
information, call Sarah Miller, 843-549-6314.
April 23 USC Salkehatchie: Recognition of Sophomore
Baseball Players, 12:45 p.m., West Campus, baseball field.
For more information, call
Bubba Dorman, 803-5843446, ext. 143.
April 30 USC Salkehatchie:
Recognition of Sophomore
Softball players, 12:45 p.m.,
West Campus, softball field.
For more information, call
Tat Slawson, 803-584-3446.
May 2 USC Salkehatchie:
Commencement Exercises
2011, 7 p.m., West Campus,
Conference Center. For
more information, call Jane
Brewer, 803-584-3446.
This photo of Gov. and Mrs. George Bell Timmerman, who were in the Governor’s Mansion from 1955 to 1959, is part of an
exhibit on view at the Hollings Library through Aug. 31.
April 21, 2011
May 17 Baseball: UNC Asheville, 7 p.m., Carolina Stadium.
Through April 23 Theatre and Dance: Lab Theatre,
Dead Man’s Cell Phone, by Sarah Ruhl, directed by Amy
Boyce Holtcamp. A woman steps into the life of another
person after taking his cell phone in this story about how
people connect in a world obsessed with technology. All
shows are performed in the Lab Theatre, the University’s
“black box” stage on Wheat Street, across from Blatt P.E.
Center. Curtain times are 8 p.m., and tickets are $5, sold
only at the door.
April 29 USC Salkehatchie:
Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Banquet and Athletic
Banquet Induction of two
new members to the Hall of
Fame as well as recognition
of current athletes, 6:30
p.m., West Campus, Atrium.
For more information, call
Jane Brewer, 803-584-3446,
ext. 117.
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May 12–14 Softball: SEC Tournament,
University of Mississippi, Oxford.
May 1 School of Music: Congaree New Horizons Band
Chamber Music Concert, 4 p.m., School of Music Recital
Hall. Free. For more information, call 7-1501.
May 3 School of Music: Congaree New Horizons Band
Annual Spring Concert, 7 p.m., USC Band Building, 324
Sumter St. Free. For more information, call 7-1501.
May 5 School of Music: Colla Voce Chamber Vocal
Ensemble, featuring “Baroque Masterpieces,” 7:30 p.m.,
Shandon United Methodist Church. Colla Voce, guest soloists, and chamber orchestra will present Bach’s Magnificat
in D and Handel’s Dixit Dominus, For more information, call
7-5369 or send an e-mail to sbeardsley@mozart.sc.edu.
May 29 School of Music: Palmetto Concert Band Memorial Day Concert, 4 p.m., Koger Center. Free. For more
information, call 7-4278.
 List your events
The Times calendar welcomes submissions of listings
and photographs for upcoming campus events. Information should include the title of the event, starting time,
location, speaker or presenter and their affiliation, cost
to attend, and the host department or program. Send
information or direct questions to Jane Jeffcoat at
jwj@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-3683. The deadline for
receipt of information is 11 business days prior to the
publication date of issue. The next publication date is
May 5.
 Online calendar
USC Calendar of Events is at http://events.sc.edu.
To add events here, contact Cassandra Pope at
popecl@mailbox.sc.edu or 7-0019.
If you require special accommodations, please contact the program sponsor.
 Theater review of ‘Comedy of Errors’
Play celebrates the best of the bard
The tragedy would be not seeing it
By Francee Levin
 Lectures
April 21 University Libraries, Thomas Cooper Society
Annual General Meeting and Dinner, featuring author, essayist, and screenwriter Larry McMurtry, 6:30 p.m., Hollings
Library. McMurtry is perhaps best known for his Pulitzer
Prize–winning novel, Lonesome Dove. Author Diana Ossana
will join him. The two writers won an Academy Award for
their screenplay adaptation of Brokeback Mountain. For
dinner information, contact Maggie Bergmans at maggieb@
mailbox.sc.edu or 7-3142.
April 22 Computer Science and Engineering, Colloquium, “A Passive Approach to Wireless Device Fingerprinting,” Raheem Beyah, Georgia State University, 11 a.m.–noon,
Swearingen, Room 3D05 (Staff Lounge). For more information, send an e-mail to mgv@cse.sc.edu or go to www.cse.
sc.edu/~mgv/colloquia07/BeyahR.doc.
And now for something completely different: Robert
Richmond’s version of Comedy of Errors, which is playing
at Drayton Hall Theater. Theatre South Carolina’s last
Main Stage production of the season is gorgeous to look
at, delightful to hear, and lots of fun to watch.
Picture fantastic sets, the choreography of a Broadway
musical, belly dancers who double as nuns, some great
pop tunes plus the language of Shakespeare, and you still
have to see it to believe it. “Blue hair” will never be the
same.
Choreographer Adrianne Eby does a marvelous job
of keeping her actors in step while they say (or sing and
dance) their lines. And the large cast is very good indeed.
Especially noteworthy were Katie Atkinson as Luciana
(note the blue hair), Catherine Friesen as Adriana, and
Jessi Noel as Emilia and the belly dancer. Every actor
seems totally involved and imbues even the minor roles
with often slapstick comedy and a great deal of humor.
You can read the comic strip in the program, and the
prologue starts with a puppet show. But that’s just the
beginning. The second act is totally antic and completely
hysterical.
Tech at Theatre South Carolina is always good; this
time it’s better than excellent. The set is a thing of beauty,
and scenic designer Heather Abraham deserves extra
credit. Ditto for costumes by Amy Turner Thomson and
lighting and sound design by Marc Hurst and Walter Clissen respectively. Valerie Pruett’s hair, wigs, and makeup
were amazing, and production stage manager Jane Hearn
has earned kudos for a very complicated show. Gary
Logan, guest voice/text coach, did an obviously remarkable job.
People who don’t like Shakespeare will still enjoy this
production. There is sex and skin, music and dance, and
just plain fun. And even if you’re a purist, all but the most
totally rigid will find this show a marvelous way to celebrate the Bard’s birthday this month. Comedy of Errors
runs through April 23. So don’t you make an error; call
7-2551 for reservations.
April 22 Chemistry and Biochemistry, “The chemistry and biology of nitric oxide synthases from microbes
and men,” Brian R. Crane, Cornell University, 4 p.m., Jones
Physical Science Center, Room 006.
April 26 Pharmacy, Medication Safety and Efficacy/Pharmacy
Community of Scholars Research
Colloquia, “Treatment Advances in
Depression and Future Directions,”
Meera Narasimhan, a professor of
psychiatry and interim chair of the
Department of Neuropsychiatry and
Narasimhan
Behavioral Sciences, USC School of
Medicine, 4–5 p.m. Coker Life Sciences, Room110. The talk
will focus on biological treatment advances and novel treatment interventions in depression. Sponsored by the Center
for Economic Excellence (CoEE) in Medication Safety and
Efficacy and the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences in the S.C. College of Pharmacy (SCCP).
Open to faculty, staff, students, and community members.
Refreshments will be available. For more information, send
an e-mail to pweiss@mailbox.sc.edu.
Wrong number
The simple decision to answer a
phone leads a woman on a wild and
wacky journey of self-discovery in the
dark comedy Dead Man’s Cell Phone,
right, which will be presented by the
Department of Theatre and Dance
through April 23. Performances are at
8 p.m. in the Lab Theatre “black box”
performance space.Tickets are $5 and
available only at the door.The Lab
Theatre is located at 1400 Wheat St.,
between Sumter and Pickens streets,
across from Blatt P.E. Center. Cast
April 28 Physics and Astronomy, Colloquium, “Optical
Potentials in Semiconductor Materials,” Carlo Piermarocchi,
Michigan State University, 3:30 p.m., Jones Physical Science
Center, Rogers Room 409. Refreshments served at 3:15 p.m.
For more information, contact Mary Papp at papp@physics.
sc.edu or 7-8105 or go to www.physics.sc.edu.
 Miscellany
Every Thursday McCutchen House: Four- or fivecourse evening dinner designed and prepared by students
in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management program
under the direction of teaching staff and chefs, 6:30–
6:45 p.m. Seating begins at 6 p.m. The cost is $20 per
person. To register and for menus, go to
www.mccutchenhouse.sc.edu.
Through April 22 McCutchen House: Lunch buffet,
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Tuesday–Friday. Cost is $10 per person. For reservations, call 7-4450.
‘On Wings of Song’ is
spring theme for the
Arpad Darazs Singers
The Arpad Darazs Singers will present their spring 2011
program, “On Wings of Song,” in May. The theme is taken
from Mendelssohn’s piece of the same name.
The diverse program will feature several patriotic selections, including America the Beautiful, arranged by the
choir’s namesake, Arpad Darazs; the jazzy, syncopated Ain’t
Misbehavin’; the poignant I am in Need of Music; and the
haunting Choose Something like a Star, by Randall Thompson. The concert schedule is:
 May 1, 4 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 226 Corley Mill
Road, Lexington
 May 3, 7 p.m., Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1301 Richland
St., Columbia
 May 12, 7 p.m., St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal
Church, 6408 Bridgewood Road, Columbia
 May 15, 4 p.m., Grace United Methodist Church, 410 Harbison Blvd., Columbia.
members are Adrienne Lee (kneeling)
and Jake Mesches, front, and Danielle
Peterson, left, Charlie Goodrich, Mary
Tilden, and Lauren Koch, back.
Katie Foshee
New orchestra created to perform with opera star
When opera star Frederica von Stade steps on
a Master Class von Stade will conduct April 29 at
the stage for a concert at USC Aiken’s Etherredge
the URS Theater in Aiken.
Center at 8 p.m. April 28, she won’t be alone.
Also on Friday evening, April 29, a gala recepSeated around her will be the virtuoso musition and dinner will be held in von Stade’s honor
cians of the new Orchestra of the Midlands, the
at the Aiken County Historical Museum. The
first symphony orchestra to be created in Aiken
event has been limited to 100 persons because of
County in a generation.
the size of the museum’s public space. Von Stade
“We are all very excited about the new orcheswill sing a number of her favorites and talk briefly
tra,” said Donald Portnoy, director of the USC
about her long career on the world stage. For
Symphony “We will be making plans for future
more information, call Nannie Ward at 803-644concerts, not only in Aiken and other areas of
0878 or Delina Hickey at 803-642-5852.
the Midlands but hopefully all sections of South
Proceeds from the Aiken performance and the
Carolina.”
gala reception and dinner will go to USC Aiken to
Appearing on stage with von Stade will be
provide support to students studying for a degree
Frederica von Stade
Jazmin Black, a recent graduate of Furman
in music education and to the School of Music on
University. Black was among 23 vocal majors from 16 South
the Columbia campus for assistance to students in the vocal
Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia colleges and universiarts program. For more information, call Cathy Traver, arts
ties invited by Aiken Performing Arts to audition for places in
administrator at Aiken Performing Arts, at 803-643-4774. Musical-theater workshop to be offered during MayMester
The Department of Theatre and Dance, along with the School
of Music, will present a musical-theater workshop during
MayMester 2011.
The intensive, three-week workshop will provide students
with a fusion of music, dance, and acting instruction to teach
musical theater. Students will learn the skills necessary to
become a “triple threat,” with an emphasis on vocal technique
and the characterization of music and lyrics.
The MayMester course is open to college-age students (18
and above) of all musical-theater experience levels. The class is
available both for academic credit and as a not-for-credit offering. MayMester begins May 9.
Gillian Albrecht, a veteran Broadway performer, will lead
the workshop. Albrecht had a role in the original cast of A
Chorus Line, followed by successful European touring roles in
Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, and many others.
John Baer, who worked with Albrecht on Jesus Christ
Superstar, will be the workshop’s musical director. Baer had
a successful career arranging and conducting for major shows
throughout Europe. Both Baer and Albrecht worked together
to develop the still active Stage School of Music, Dance, and
Drama in Hamburg, Germany.
The workshop will culminate with a presentation for faculty,
classmates, family, and friends.
For more information, contact Kevin Bush at 7-9353 or
bushk@mailbox.sc.edu.
April 21, 2011
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Health disparities specialist to speak at Clyburn lecture
Briefly
MOORE-PASTIDES HONORED IN COLUMBIA
BUSINESS MONTHLY: Patricia Moore-Pastides will be recognized in the “Outstanding Women of the Midlands” article in the
May issue of Columbia Business Monthly.The article states that
“Patricia Moore-Pastides is committed to helping others live
healthier, happier lives.” Her cookbook, Greek Revival: Cooking
for Life, promotes the health benefits of a traditional Greek diet.
The magazine should be available in print and online by May 5.
The magazine’s Web address is www.sctrend.net.
BEAUFORT STUDENTS ROLL UP THEIR
SLEEVES FOR SPRING BREAK: A group of eight USC
Beaufort students traveled to Charleston to work with four
charities during spring break. At the American Cancer Society’s
Hope Lodge, students deep cleaned the common areas, kitchen
cabinets, windows, patios, and porches.They also made desserts
for, and played games with, the residents at Hope Lodge and the
children at the Ronald McDonald House. At the Lowcountry
Food Bank, USC Beaufort students packed more than 1,500
boxes of food in conjunction with Wingate University students.
The group also supported Fields to Families. At Sweet Grass
Farm, a farm purposed to provide food to low income families,
the students removed and burned debris and built a compost
bin from reclaimed wood. At Joseph Fields Farm, they harvested
crops for the soup kitchen, providing vegetables for more than
350 meals. “The hard work and commitment was unbelievable,”
said Paige Madrid, assistant student life director, who accompanied the students. “I was so proud to see our students work so
well as a team while giving back to the community, smiling the
entire time.”
MELON AWARDED TWO STUDY ABROAD
SCHOLARSHIPS: Gregory Melon has received the Affiliate Program Scholarship and Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship for his study abroad experience. Melon is a junior
international business and marketing double major, currently
studying at Shanghai University in Shanghai, China, for the 2011
spring semester.
Hiring
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mational through their teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students and junior faculty, as well as
serving as research leaders,” she said. “We’re looking for the
whole package—teaching, research, and scholarly work.”
Individual senior faculty positions approved through the
initiative will have academic appointments in management;
marketing; education; electrical engineering; sport and entertainment management; law; journalism and mass communications; cell and developmental biology and anatomy (medicine); clinical pharmacy and outcome sciences (two positions);
social work; history; geography; biological sciences; English;
philosophy; statistics; and health promotion, education, and
behavior.
Junior faculty positions include cluster hires in:
n China Studies with appointments in art history; history;
languages, literatures, and cultures; political science; and
religious studies
n Diaspora with appointments in history or religious studies;
anthropology; languages, literatures, and cultures; and music
n NeuroGenomics, Epigenetics, and Aging with appoint-
ments in neurology (senior-level position); pharmacology,
physiology, and neuroscience; neuropsychiatry; and psychology and/or public health
n Biology and Chemistry with appointments in marine sci-
ence and chemistry and biochemistry
n Safety-Critical Aerospace Systems with appointments
in mechanical engineering; electrical engineering; and computer science and engineering.
Other positions include junior-level appointments in
dance, nursing, political science, and biological sciences
(senior-level position).
United Way
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realized that, if the United Way was going to be as successful
as it could be, the system had to change. We have already initiated that process and look forward to an even more successful
campaign next year.”
The Darla Moore School of Business, the Division of
Communications, the College of Social Work, and the School
of Law received recognition for their participation. The Moore
School was No. 1 in overall giving. Patricia Zimmer was the
campaign ambassador for the Moore School.
Communications and social work won for percentage of
participation in offices under and over 100 employees. Jenny
Mack was the campaign ambassador for communications and
Derek Brown for social work.
The School of Law was tops in per capita giving.
Ambassadors and other faculty and staff who contributed
to the United Way celebrated the campaign’s success with a
tailgate party at the USC-Georgia baseball game in keeping
with the campaign’s baseball theme.
Volunteers are needed for next year’s campaign. To
volunteer, send an e-mail to United Way’s Mary Wright at
mwright@uway.org.
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April 21, 2011
John Ruffin, director of the National Institute on Minority
Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), will be the keynote
speaker at the Fourth-annual James E. Clyburn Health Disparities Lecture to be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 29.
“Health Equity in the 21st Century: Saving the Next Generation” is the theme for this year’s
lecture series, which will expand to two
days and feature some of the nation’s
leaders in health services, policy, and
research.
All events, which are free and open
to the public, will be in the Grand
Ballroom of the Marriott Courtyard at
630 Assembly St. in Columbia.
U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn will
deliver opening remarks; Saundra
Ruffin
Glover, director of the Arnold School’s
Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities, will
give closing remarks. A reception will follow.
The series will begin with a keynote address and panel discussion, centered around the topic “How Will Funding Impact
Health Disparities Research, Policy, and Practice?” from 1 to
4 p.m. April 28. The keynote speaker will be Garth Graham,
deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health
Commencement
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Heart Ministries, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of
Humane Letters at the ceremony. He is a 1974 graduate of the
University.
Sellers, chair of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
and the Companion group of companies, will speak at commencement exercises at 3 p.m. May 7 in the Colonial Life
Arena. The ceremony is for baccalaureate, master’s, and professional degree candidates in the College of Education; College of Engineering and Computing; the College of Hospitality,
Retail, and Sport Management; Fort Jackson Military Base
Program; Interdisciplinary Programs; Palmetto Programs; the
School of Music; and the College of Social Work.
The Columbia campus expects to award more than 4,800
degrees at the three ceremonies, including four associate degrees; 3,080 baccalaureate degrees, 209 law degrees; 91 medical degrees; 105 pharmacy degrees; 59 graduate certificates;
1,146 master’s degrees; 32 graduate specialist degrees, and 180
doctoral degrees.
Graham will be the speaker at commencement exercises
for graduates of the School of Law at 9:30 a.m. May 6 on the
Horseshoe. The School of Law expects to award 209 degrees.
Benjamin will speak at the School of Medicine’s commencement ceremony at 12:30 p.m. May 6 in the Koger
Center. Benjamin, who received her M.D. degree from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham and completed her
residency in family practice at the Medical Center of Central
Georgia, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Public
Service.
Mark Smith, a professor in the Department of History, will
speak at the hooding ceremony for doctoral degree candidates
at 1 p.m. May 7 in the Koger Center.
Commencement exercises at the four-year and regional
campuses are as follows:
Karen Parfitt Hughes, ambassador, political activist, and
communications strategist, will deliver the commencement
address at USC Beaufort at 6 p.m. April 29 on the Helen and
Brantley Harvey Plaza at USC Beaufort’s Hilton Head Gateway
campus in Bluffton. Hughes will receive an honorary degree
of Doctor of Humane Letters. William Lamar Bethea Jr., a
Lowcountry lawyer, national developer, and state and regional
Wilcox
and Human Services. Graham is on the faculty of the Harvard
Medical School and is a visiting scientist at the Harvard School
of Public Health.
Moderator for the panel discussion will be Donna M. Christensen of the U.S. Virgin Islands. She is the first female physician to serve in the U.S. Congress and the first female delegate
from the Virgin Islands.
Topics at the Health Disparities Community Town Hall
Meeting, scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. April 28, will examine
the question, “How Will Current State and Federal Budget
Cuts Impact All Health-Related Services Provided to the Next
Generation?” A reception will begin at 5 p.m.
The moderator for the discussion will be Don Frierson,
host of The Urban Scene, a program on WGCV Radio. Panelists for the Town Hall Meeting will be Joseph Neal, S.C. House
of Representatives; Stewart Conner, Office of Special
Programs, S.C. Department of Mental Health; Anthony
Keck, S.C. Department of Health and Human Services; Linda
Bell, S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control;
Rozalynn Goodwin, S.C. Hospital Association; and Mary
Lynne Diggs, S.C. Head Start Collaborative and Community
Action Partnerships. Glover will give closing remarks.
The Arnold School of Public Health and the Institute of Partnerships to Eliminate Health Disparities at USC are sponsors.
community leader, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor
of Laws. His wife, Paula Harper Bethea, a leader in education, health care, and nonprofit organizations across South
Carolina, will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane
Letters. USC Beaufort expects to award 141 baccalaureate
degrees, the largest graduating class to date.
Catherine Heigel, president of Duke Energy South Carolina, will be the commencement speaker at USC Lancaster
at 2:30 p.m. April 30 in the Bundy Auditorium in the James
Bradley Arts and Sciences Building. USC Lancaster expects to
award 115 associate degrees.
Frederick Baus, president and chief executive officer of
the University Center in Greenville, will deliver the commencement address at USC Union at 6:30 p.m. April 30 in
the Truluck Activity Center. USC Union expects to award 38
associate degrees.
R. Clifton Webb, vice president of public affairs for Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, will give the commencement
address at USC Salkehatchie at 7 p.m. May 2 at the Conference
Center on the West Campus. USC Salkehatchie expects to
award 181 associate degrees.
John Stockwell, chancellor of USC Upstate since 1994 who
will retire in July, will be the commencement speaker at USC
Upstate at 7 p.m. May 3 on the Quad behind the Administration Building. He will receive an honorary doctoral degree.
USC Upstate expects to award 640 baccalaureate degrees and
eight master’s degrees.
Darrin Horn, head men’s basketball coach at USC
Columbia, will be the commencement speaker at USC Sumter
at 7 p.m. May 4 in the Nettles Building Auditorium. USC
Sumter expects to award 63 associate degrees.
Kenneth H. Wingate, chair of the S.C. Commission on
Higher Education, will be USC Aiken’s commencement
speaker at 7 p.m. May 5 in the Convocation Center. Eugene S.
Sawyer, secretary/treasurer of the Aiken County Commission
for Higher Education, and Timothy Simmons, president and
chief executive officer of Security Federal in Aiken and chair of
the Aiken County Commission for Higher Education, will receive honorary doctoral degrees. USC Aiken expects to award
293 baccalaureate degrees and seven master’s degrees.
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Wilcox has taught ethics and professionalism, property,
and wills and trusts during his teaching career. A Charleston
native, he graduated cum laude from Duke University with a
BA in economics and history in 1978 and magna cum laude
from the USC law school in 1981.
After working as an associate in the Washington and
Atlanta offices of Dow, Lohnes, and Albertson, he joined USC
as an assistant professor of law in 1986. He was promoted to
associate professor in 1991, professor in 2001, and associate
dean in 2006. From 2003 to 2008, he directed the Nelson,
Mullins, Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism in the
law school.
Philip Land, outgoing president of the Student Bar Association and a member of the Search Committee, said Wilcox
will make an excellent dean.
“He is nationally recognized in legal education, well connected in South Carolina, and competent to address the needs
of this law school,” he said. “I look forward to watching the
stature of our law school grow under his leadership.”
Wilcox succeeds Walter “Jack” Pratt, who will return to
teaching. Pastides said plans for the law school building will
be decided with the new dean and will be announced in the
next several months. The University is making a significant
commitment to revitalizing the law school and its academic
programs and curriculum and, with the new dean and the
faculty, will identify areas for national prominence.
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 BOOKS AND CHAPTERS
Jeanne Garane, languages, literatures, and cultures (French) and comparative literature, “Littérature-monde and the Space of Translation, or Where is
la littérature-monde?” Transnational French Studies,
Postcolonialism and littérature-monde, Alec G. Hargreaves, Charles Forsdick, and David Murphy, editors,
Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, U.K.
Lesly S. Wilson, pediatrics, Center for Disability
Resources, “Proposal and Grant Writing,” The Occupational Therapy Manager, 5th edition, K. Jacobs and
G.L. McCormack, editors, American Occupational
Therapy Association Press, Bethesda, Md. Paul A. Malovrh, languages, literatures, and
cultures, and J.F. Lee, “Connections between processing, production and placement: Acquiring object
pronouns in Spanish as a second language,” Second
Language Processing and Parsing, B.VanPatten and J.
Jegerski, editors, Benjamins, Amsterdam.
Joanne Herman and Lydia Zager, nursing, and
Loretta Manning,The Eight-Step Approach to Teaching
Clinical Nursing, I CAN Publishing Inc., Duluth, Ga.,
and, The Eight-Step Approach for Student Clinical Success, I CAN Publishing Inc., Duluth, Ga.
Caroline Davis, Center for Child and Family Studies, “Faulty Circuits:
Understanding the Effect of Trauma on the Developing Brain,” S.C. Association of Children’s Homes and Family Services, Myrtle Beach.
Monique B. Mitchell and Toni Jones, Center for Child and Family Studies,
“NYTD, Not Just a Data Collection: Partnering with SCACHFS to Enhance
Connections for Youth Transitioning out of Care,” S.C. Association of Children’s Homes and Family Services, Myrtle Beach.
Patrick Scott, University Libraries, “The Teaching Potential of a Churchill
Collection,” International Churchill Conference, College of Charleston,
Charleston.
 Lighter times
mechanical engineering
Edward A. Frongillo, health promotion, education,
and behavior, D.L. Pelletier, S. Gervais, L. Hoey,
P. Menon, T. Ngo, R.J. Stoltzfus, A.M.S. Ahmed, and
T. Ahmed, “Nutrition agenda setting, policy formulation and implementation: Lessons from the
Yes. With grant requests, when you hear “va va voom!,” it means funded.
Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative,” Health Policy and
Planning, and, same journal, with K. Lapping,
L.J. Studdert, P. Menon, J. Coates, and P. Webb,
Jill Brady Hampton, English, Aiken, “Horse Culture as Subtext in
“Prospective analysis of the development of the national nutrition agenda in
Somerville and Ross’s Some Experiences of the Irish R.M. Stories,” American
Vietnam from 2006 to 2008,” and, with R. Avula, M. Arabi, S. Sharma, and
Conference for Irish Studies international meeting, Madison, Wis.
W. Schultink, “Enhancements to nutrition program in Indian Integrated Child
Development Services increase child growth and energy intake,” Journal of
Caryn Outten, chemistry and biochemistry, “Unraveling the Mechanisms
Nutrition.
for Sensing and Regulating Intracellular Iron via Fe-S Clusters,” invited lecture, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg,Va., “Using GFP-based redox
Janet L. Fisher, pharmacology, physiology, and neuroscience, “The Effects of
sensors to monitor subcellular glutathione metabolism,” invited lecture,
Stiripentol on GABAA Receptors,” Epilepsia.
Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland, and, “Pumping Iron in
Xuemei Sui and Steven N. Blair, exercise science, A.L. Maslow, A.E. Price,
the Cell,” invited lecture, Washington College, Chestertown, Md.
D.C. Lee, and I.Vuori, “Fitness and Adiposity as Predictors of Functional
Greg Wilsbacher, University Libraries, “The Making of Newsreels Then and
Limitation in Adults,” Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
Now,” International Churchill Conference, College of Charleston, Charleston.
Mark Macauda, health promotion, education, and behavior, Pamela ErickQian Wang, chemistry and biochemistry, “Virus—An Enabling Building
son, Janice Miller, Paul Mann, Linda Closter, and Peter J. Krause, “Long-Term
Block for Materials Development,” Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (GerLyme Disease Antibiotic Therapy Beliefs Among New England Residents,”
man NSF) Conference and National Research Foundation, New York.
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.
Murray Mitchell, physical education and athletic training, Rebecca
Michael W. Beets and Steven N. Blair, exercise science, A.E. Paluch, and
Goldring, and Yan Wang, “Building Strong Foundations with Policy Fueled by
E.C. Archer, “Physical Activity: The Future of Learning?” Childhood Obesity.
Research,” Washington Policy Seminar, Institute for Educational Leadership,
Mark Coe, psychology, “The SCPA Diversity Strategic Planning Initiative,”
Washington, D.C.
Feedback, S.C. Psychology Association Quarterly. Brian Benicewicz, chemistry and biochemistry, “PBI Membranes: New
Michael L. Myrick and Stephen L. Morgan, chemistry and biochemistry,
Chemistry and Insights,” American Chemical Society Workshop on Advances
“The Kubelka-Munk diffuse reflectance formula revisited,” Applied Spectrosin Materials for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Systems 2011, Asilocopy Reviews.
mar, Calif., and “Functionalization of Silica Nanoparticles by Surface-Initiated
Qian Wang, chemistry and biochemistry, and Q. Zeng, S. Saha, L.A. Lee,
RAFT Polymerization. Hybrid Materials 2011,” International Conference
H. Barnhill, J. Oxsher, and T. Dreher, “Chemoselective modification of turnip
on Multifunctional, Hybrid, and Nanomaterials, Strasbourg, France, and
yellow mosaic virus by Cu(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition
“Advances in PBI-PA Membranes for High Temperature PEM Devices,” Paul
reaction and its application in cell-binding,” Bioconjugate Chemistry, and, with
Scherrer Institute (ETH), Laboratory of Electrochemistry,Villigen, SwitzerHanno zur Loye, chemistry and biochemistry, L. Wu, J. Zang, Z. Niu,
land, and, same presentation, International Workshop: Long Life Membranes
V. Braxton, A.C. Wibowo, S. Ghoshroy, and X. Li, “Electrospinning fabrication,
Based on PFSA & SAPs: Preparation and Characterization, Gottaferrata, Italy.
structural and mechanical characterization of rod-like virus-based composite
Thomas Vogt, chemistry and biochemistry “Oxyfluoride Materials—Basic
nanofibers,” Journal of Material Chemistry.
Chemistry and Opportunities as Phosphors,” invited lecture, Phosphor
E. Angela Murphy and J. Mark Davis, exercise science, and M.D. CarGlobal Summit 2011, San Antonio Texas.
michael, “Immune modulating effects of-glucan,” Current Opinion in Clinical
Brian Cuthrell and Craig Kenney, University Libraries, “Archaeologists
Nutrition and Metabolic Care, and, with J.L. McClellan, B.T. Gordon, and
and Archivists Working Together: Digging into South Carolina’s Past,” South
M.D. Carmichael. “Curcumin’s effect on intestinal inflammation and tumoriCarolina Preservation Conference, Columbia.
genesis in the ApcMin/+ mouse,” Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research.
Mark Coe, psychology, “How SCPA Can Help Psychologist Manage the
Suzanne McDermott, family and preventive medicine, Bo Cai, epiGrowing Diversity In SC: Findings from the SCPA Diversity Survey,” S.C.
demiology and biostatistics, J. Wu, A. Lawson, and A.M. Aelion, “Probability
Psychological Association, Myrtle Beach.
of intellectual disability is associated with soil concentrations of arsenic
William E. Brewer and Stephen L. Morgan, chemistry and biochemistry,
and lead,” Chemosphere, and, with Joshua R. Mann, family and preventive
“Automated and Comprehensive Analysis of Drugs of Abuse in Whole Blood
medicine, “Maternal pre-eclampsia is associated with childhood epilepsy
Using Cleanup Tips and LC/MS/MS,” American Academy of Forensic Sciences,
in South Carolina children insured by Medicaid,” Epilepsy and Behavior,
Chicago, Ill., and, “Automated analysis of anabolic steroids in human urine
and, with M. Griffith, “The risk of intellectual disability in children born to
using cleanup tips and GC/MS,” Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemismothers with preeclampsia or eclampsia with partial mediation by low
try and Applied Spectroscopy, Atlanta, Ga., and, same conference, “Analysis of
birth weight,” Hypertension in Pregnancy, and, with M.A. Turk, “The myth and
benzodiazepines in human urine using disposable pipette extraction (DPX)
reality of disability prevalence: measuring disability for research and service,”
and LC-MS/MS,” and “Automated Analysis of Melamine and Cyanuric Acid
Disability and Health Journal, and, with Joshua R. Mann, family and preventive
Using LC/MS/MS and GC/MS/MS.”
medicine, James Hardin, epidemiology and biostatistics, Anthony Gregg,
obstetrics and gynecology, and M.I. Griffith, “Uncovering the complex rela OTHER
tionship between pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and cerebral palsy,” Paediatric
and Perinatal Epidemiology.
Mark Coe, psychology, recognized for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology in 2010 by the S.C. Psychological Association. Lawrence Glickman, history, “Debating Lawrence B. Glickman’s Buying
Power,” Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas.
Lesly S. Wilson, pediatrics, Center for Disability Resources, invited to continue service on the National Board of Occupational Therapy Certification
Natalie Colabianchi, epidemiology and biostatistics, Russell R. Pate and
Verification Committee.
Karen Pfeiffer, exercise science, Marsha Dowda, D. Porter, and J. Hibbert,
“Examining the Role of Churches in Adolescent Girls’ Physical Activity,” Journal of Physical Activity and Health.
Kate Boyd, University libraries, and Nick Graham (DigitalNC.org), “Statewide Digital Library Projects,” South Carolina Archivists and the Society of
North Carolina Archivists, Moorehead City, N.C.
University researchers have been awarded $171,957 to
fund 10 of 59 proposals received in response to the 2011
Promising Investigator Research Award (PIRA) solicitation.
“Junior faculty were quite responsive to our 2011
PIRA solicitation, and that’s especially gratifying given
this program is meant to encourage the development of
individual research projects that can be expected to attract external funding and promote scholarly activities,”
said Stephan Kresovich, vice president of research and
graduate education.
PIRA funding includes Track I funds, which are seed
monies awarded to faculty to enhance the competitiveness of a subsequent submission of a new proposal for
external funding. Track II funds support the general
development, and expansion or enhancement, of faculty
research and creative activity and focus on research
contributions that increase academic, intellectual, and
scholarly activity.
Track I funded proposals are:
 “Tissue-specific Adhesive Sealants,” Tarek Shazly,
 ARTICLES
 PRESENTATIONS
PIRA awards nearly
$172,000 for projects
 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.
 “Developmental Neurotoxicity of an Alternate Flame
Retardant (Firemaster 550) Widely Detected within
Indoor Environments,” David Volz, environmental health
sciences, Arnold School of Public Health
 “Three Lives: Envisioning Gay Identities in Modern
Chinese Film and Fiction,” Jie Guo, languages, literatures, and cultures, College of Arts and Sciences
 “Modulation of Neurotransmission by Psychoactive
Plant Products,” David Mott, pharmacology, physiology,
and neuroscience, School of Medicine
 “College Life, Learning, and Post-Graduation Success
at a Flagship Public University,” Nathan Martin, sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
 “Physiological Responses in Older and Younger Adults
as a Function of Reward,” Echo Leaver, psychology, USC
Aiken
 “Modeling the First and Second Coordination Spheres
of Type-2-Cu Nitrite Reductase,” Gerard Rowe, chemistry
and physics, USC Aiken
Track II funds were awarded to faculty with positive
reviews on recent extramural applications who proposed
a specific plan to strengthen an application for re-submission. Funded proposals are:
 “Graphene Nanoreinforcement for Concrete: Physi-
cal Compatibility and Fundamental Properties,” Fabio
Matta, civil and environmental engineering, College of
Engineering and Computing
 “Description of Quantum Motion of Hydrogen in Mo-
lecular Systems with Trajectories,” Sophya Garashchuk,
chemistry and biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
 “Hydrogen Production via Proton Conducting Ceramic
Steam Electrolysis,” Xingjian Xue, mechanical engineering, College of Engineering and Computing.
Upstate names five finalists
in chancellor search
The USC Upstate Chancellor Search Committee has
announced five finalists for the position to succeed
Chancellor John Stockwell. They are:
 David Belcher, provost and vice chancellor for
academic affairs, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
 Kurt Geisinger, W.C. Meierhenry Distinguished
University Professor and director of the Buros Center for
Testing, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
 Tim Hudson, special assistant to the chancellor for
international programs and initiatives, University of
Houston System
 Thomas Moore, vice president for academic affairs and
dean of the faculty, Winthrop University
 Ray Wallace, provost and senior vice chancellor,
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.
Stockwell announced in December 2010 that he
will step down in August 2011, following 17 years of
leadership.
School of Medicine professor named TB Advocate of the Year
Robert G. Best, director of the USC School of Medicine’s
Division of Genetics and professor of obstetrics and gynecology, has been named South Carolina TB Advocate of the Year
by the Richland Tuberculosis Association.
Best received the award at a reception marking the conclu-
sion of McKissick Museum’s exhibit “TB Elimination: Together We Can.” In announcing the award, Ana Lòpez-DeFede, a
research professor in the USC Institute for Families in Society,
spoke of the impact Best has made both through his research
surrounding QuantiFERON®-TB Gold testing and his personal
dedication to the cause of TB elimination in South Carolina.
Richland Tuberculosis Association, a co-sponsor of the
photo exhibit at McKissick and sponsor of the award, is a
nonprofit organization that has been providing programs and
services for residents in South Carolina since 1917.
April 21, 2011
7
Spring Times: A lesson in learning
By Chris Horn
What would it be like to read a thought-provoking piece in the New York Times, then participate
in a Skype interview with the reporter or columnist who wrote it?
Capstone Scholars can tell you what it’s like—a number of them have chatted with New York
Times writers several times this semester through a Capstone program called Spring Times.
“We bought 30 subscriptions to the New York Times for our students
and asked the Times if their reporters and columnists might be available
for Skype sessions,” said David DeWeil, assistant principal of the Capstone Scholars Program. “The Times people said no one had ever asked,
but they were willing to try it.”
Students have virtually visited with book reviewer Sam Tanenhaus,
environment reporter Mia Navarro, sports writer and columnist Bill
Rhoden, and media literacy writer Christine Hauser. They’ll wrap up the
semester with an April 21 chat with culture writer David Carr.
“They’ve been genuinely interested in talking to us,” said Julia Pribyl,
a chemistry freshman from Denver, Colo., about the Times reporters.
“They really want to express to us how passionate they are about their
DeWeil
fields.
“It has a lot more impact than I think they know. They’ve all encouraged us: don’t go for the
money [in your future careers], do what comes naturally. I really appreciate the perspective they
gave me.”
The Spring Times project is hailed as the kind of beyond-the-classroom learning experience
that typifies USC Connect, the University’s five-year quality enhancement plan. The teaching and
learning plan for USC Columbia and the four regional campuses includes lectures, service learning, mentored research, and other opportunities for learning.
When students spoke with Rhoden about sports, he engaged them with a spirited monologue
on the perceived exploitation of college athletes, particularly those athletes in the revenue sports
of football and basketball. While the students didn’t openly agree with his thesis, Rhoden kept
prodding them to at least consider the possibility.
“I love Capstone Conversations [another program for Capstone Scholars that features faculty
and staff speakers], but I like the more global view in Spring Times,” said Eric Goldstein, an international business and supply chain management freshman from Downingtown, Pa. “I like the
immediate response—the face-to-face aspect is beneficial on both ends.”
Hannah Tikson, an international business sophomore from Columbus, Ohio, has put information gained from the New York Times Skype sessions to practical use.
“I went to a session led by John O’Neil about a New York Times version of Wikipedia called
Times Topics where they put reporters’ notes and other materials on the Web. I’m learning about
new resources for writing my own papers,” she said. “I’ve already used it for an economics class.”
Tabletop is tops
Carolina Catering of Carolina Dining/Sodexo at the
University won first place
in the “Best in Show”
category of the Tabletop
Competition at the
national 2011 Catersource
Conference & Tradeshow.
Catersource is the largest
professional catering
event in the industry and
was held in Las Vegas.
Rick Gant and Don Staley
of Carolina Catering
designed and executed the
award-winning presentation.The exhibit, titled
“Ocean Breezes,” was
designed around antique
Wedgewood china.
The Library Annex and Conservation Facility opened in August 1999. It consists of 380,000 cubic feet of space
and currently houses 910,000 items.The annex maintains 50 degrees F and 45 percent humidity and includes a
conservation facility, conference room, and two research rooms.
Libraries’ unsung storage hero is full
You know it’s time to take action when your storage building needs a storage building.
That’s exactly what is happening with the Library Annex, the off-campus storage facility that houses and preserves less frequently used primary and secondary source materials.
Without the annex, Thomas Cooper Library would be so full of books that scores of students would have to wait outside until a study space became available inside. And because
USC’s libraries are following national trends—more and more students are using campus
libraries as their study spots, meeting places, and on-campus “living rooms”—providing
student space is critical.
“Last spring on reading day, which is considered one of Thomas Cooper Library’s busiest days of the year, 10,240 students came through the doors,” said Tom McNally, dean of
university libraries.
“We’ve seen a substantial progression: in spring 2005, there were 3,443 students on
reading day; in spring 2007, there were 6,679; and in spring 2009, there were 8,063,”
McNally said. “You can see where this is going: students are using the library in increased
numbers, and we need to create more flexible, collaborative study space for them. At the
same time, opening space in the library has allowed us to partner with initiatives such as
the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Student Success Center.”
So, the annex saves the day by storing and preserving valuable books and materials. It
also does it efficiently: a dual-density storage facility, the annex uses every square foot of
space. Recent findings released by Yale University calculate that such dual-density storage
is just one-tenth as expensive as traditional library open stacks housing.
Yet items in the annex are still readily available. Make a request for an item, and it will
be delivered to the library where the request was made within 24 hours.
Materials also can be scanned and placed on a server, on which patrons can read or
download them from the comfort of their office or home. This free service is called Electronic Desktop Delivery (EDD).
“Students and faculty really rely on EDD,” said Nelson Rivera, annex manager. “Yesterday, we had six different requests for the same article from students in the same class. At
the annex, we received all six requests and filled all six requests immediately by scanning
the article and putting it on our server; so, the item was available to numerous students at
the same time. Without EDD, the first person to start the assignment would have found
the story, copied it, and then left it on a cart somewhere. The rest of the class would have
been out of luck.”
To keep doing its job, however, the annex must expand.
“We can’t wait any longer,” Rivera said. “The annex is reaching critical capacity. We’ve
got to accommodate continued growth and open up library space for users. We hope to
make that happen within the next few years.”
For more information about the annex, go to www.sc.edu/library/annex.
‘Dance With US(C)’ at fund raiser April 30
The USC Dance Program and will sponsor “Come Dance With US(C),” a “FUNdraiser” for scholarships, April 30 in its new band/dance facility at 324 Sumter St.
Tickets for the 7 p.m. event are $100 per person or $150 for couples and are available by calling 7-1001. Free valet parking will be available courtesy of Southern Valet. Loosh Culinaire will
cater the event. Cocktails and wine will be provided.
Attendees will be greeted at the door
by break-dancers and the tropical sounds
of steel drummer Ryan Stokes of the
S.C. Steel Band. They can then venture
backstage, touring the facility’s three
dance studios in which ballet, contemporary dance, and the talents of children
from the USC Dance Conservatory will be
on display. A silent auction will feature
artwork, vacation packages, jewelry, and
other items.
“I wanted to set the tone and mood
of a fun and diverse evening of dance
performed by our 90 majors,” said Susan
Anderson, artistic director. “I plan for our
guests to experience a dance happening
“Dancing with the Deans” winners Tayloe Harding, dean of the
from the minute they enter.”
School of Music, and Erika Goodwin, cheerleading coach.
The evening’s main event will take
place in the facility’s performance hall and will feature the USC Dance Company displaying styles
ranging from hip hop, contemporary, and ballet. Other main stage guest artists include:
Banner day
Posters and
banners, such as these
larger-than-life ones
on the south side of
McKissick, are going
up all over campus to
promote USC Connect, which advocates
learning within and
beyond the classroom
on the Columbia and
regional campuses.
The five-year project,
a part of the Quality
Enhancement Plan,
encourages students
to select experiences—from study
abroad to a service
learning project to a
lecture series—and
connect and engage
with them.To learn
more about how Co-
n former WIS-TV news anchor Susan Audé Fisher, who will dance a wheelchair-based tango
lumbia and regional
n School of Music Dean Tayloe Harding and head cheerleading coach Erika Goodwin, who will
reprise their award-winning “Dancing With the Deans” swing routine
campus students are
connecting, go to
n Jose de Guadelupe, a flamenco dancer from Greenville
sc.edu/connect.To see
n Thaddeus Davis and Tanya Wideman-Davis of Columbia’s contemporary dance troupe.
the full plan, go the
After the main performances, attendees can dance to the sounds of local band Heart ’N’ Soul.
All funds raised will support scholarships for new students in the program, which Anderson calls
“the crown jewel in the world of dance in the Southeast.” For more information about the fund
raiser, call Kevin Bush in the Department of Theatre and Dance at 7-9353.
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provost’s homepage
at sc.edu/provost
and click on Quality
Enhancement Plan.
Michael Brown