April 26, 2011
Vol. III, No. 9
WheelerNotes
Thank You Dr. O’Sullivan: As the NCATE team
rode off our campus strewing bouquets of flowers
and shouts of praise about our education program,
our joy was tempered with the fact that Dr.
O’Sullivan has declared her desire to return to the
classroom. We would be remiss if we did not in a
very public way express our gratitude for her
leadership over the past two years even as we
celebrate the exceptional work that she did (and
Dr. Stinchcomb before her) that led us to a
successful NCATE visit. We will enjoy her
continued steady hand on the leadership rudder until
June 30, and we will be grateful for the excellent
teaching that will occur in her classrooms in days
beyond.
Approval of Outside Activities: The Gordon
Statutes contain the following requirement:
Statutes E -1: For all activities, except
single-occasion activities, the employee
shall report in writing through official
channels the proposed arrangements and
secure the approval of the president or
his/her designee prior to engaging in the
activities. Such activities include consulting,
teaching, speaking, and participating in
business or service enterprises.
Please remember to seek this approval when you
become involved in these kinds of activities. The
form for requesting such approval must be routed
through the Division Chair, the Dean, and,
ultimately, to the President. The form can be found
at this web location:
http://www.gdn.edu/departments/academicaffairs/in
dex.asp
Welcome Dr. Mahan: We are pleased to
announce that Dr. Michael Mahan will serve as
Division Chair in Education beginning in early July
of 2011. Dr. Mahan has a long and distinguished
record in education that includes service as a high
school biology teacher in both Indiana and Georgia,
service as Assistant and Associate Director of
Athletics at Auburn University and Rutgers
University, and service in Middle and Secondary
Education at Kean State and Armstrong Atlantic
State University. He comes to us from Armstrong
Atlantic State University where he has been teaching
science and science methods courses for prospective
early childhood, middle and secondary students. His
doctoral work was completed at Ball State
University in Muncie, Indiana.
Health Services and Informatics Administration:
In early April Gordon College submitted a proposal
to offer a Bachelor in Health Sciences in Health
Services and Informatics Administration. In Fall
semester of 2010, the University System of Georgia
launched four parallel conversations about pressing
health care service needs in Georgia. Gordon
personnel participated in each of the conversations
looking for places where Gordon might expand its
services to the health care needs to our region. One
of the four conversations focused on needs related to
health informatics - a broad descriptor that identifies
jobs that collect, secure, manage, organize,
distribute, and analyze the massive amounts of data
produced by electronic health records. Recent laws
that mandate that all health care providers must use
electronic health records by 2014 or receive reduced
rates of compensation have accelerated needs for
employees in this field. Persons with expertise in
health services and informatics administration will
be valuable to large medical practices as well as
hospital systems, government agencies, insurance
companies, and vendors in health care areas.
Included in the data collected by the USG team that
facilitated these conversations are the following
facts:
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• The United States Bureau of Labor predicts that
there will be 200,000 new jobs in the area of
health informatics by 2014.
• Georgia’s share of these jobs should number
6500.
Because the University System of Georgia has
identified this program as a critical need and
because of the strong reputation that Gordon College
has in the field of health care, President Nickel asked
Dean Wheeler to build a faculty team to prepare a
submission in this area. With timely help from Drs.
Burstein, Calhoun, Cranford, Glenn, and Johnson,
the document was sent to Atlanta on
April 1, 2011.
Baskin Notes
The Women's Leadership in Public Service
Institute will be held June 1-5 at the Cuscowilla
Resort on Lake Oconee. Applications will be
considered up to May 6. The Institute is
a residential institute that teaches college women
about politics and policy making to inspire them to
get involved in leadership roles in public service.
Gainesville State College is partnering with Rutgers
University in hosting this event. For full
information, go to
www.gsc.edu/schools/ss/pscjpr/WLPS/Pages/default
.aspx.
WF Grade: Please remember that a student who
quits attending class (without withdrawing by
midterm) and does not take the final exam should
receive a WF, not an F.
GahrNotes
Dr. Joscelyn Jarrett is retiring after 44+ years of
teaching. He began his career in 1967 at Freetown
Secondary Technical School in Sierra Leone. Since
then, his long and successful teaching career has
taken him to Toronto, Canada; the UK; the
University of Iowa; Alcorn State University in
Mississippi; finally, arriving at Gordon College in
1999. He has taught every mathematics course
Gordon offers and was instrumental in shaping [and
teaching] the specialized math offerings for
Gordon’s ECE Program. No one has ever seen Dr.
Jarrett when he didn’t have a smile on his face – we
already are missing him, his smile, and his kindness.
Dr. Amanda Duffus is coordinating an international
effort to establish a Ranavirus Reporting System for
ranaviral infections in amphibians with Dr. Dede
Olson from US Forest Service and folks from
Imperial College, London, UK.
Dr. Mustapha A. Durojaiye: The Committee on
Microbiological Issues Impacting Undergraduates
education has awarded Dr. Mustapha A. Durojaiye a
2011 ASM General Meeting Travel Grant. The
award provides up to $2000.00 to cover his expenses
to attend the ASM Professional Development
Meeting in New Orleans in late June.
Dr. Cris Fermin-Ennis reports, that as of today, 8
current and former advisees have been accepted to
pharmacy school. Some of them have received
multiple acceptances. A couple of students are still
awaiting word on their application. The following
students will carry the Gordon banner at their
respective pharmacy school:
1. Sally Carmichael – UGA School of
Pharmacy
2. Marcus Compton –McWhorter School of
Pharmacy, Samford University
3. Brittany Fenner – South University School
of Pharmacy
4. Jonathan Frazier – Mercer University
School of Pharmacy
5. Jessica Lewis – Union University School of
Pharmacy
6. Brett Pack – South University School of
Pharmacy
7. Robert Raybon – South University School
of Pharmacy
8. Anthony Shropshire – UGA School of
Pharmacy
Dr. Linda Hyde led the Science Club on a trip to
the Okefenokee Swamp and Cumberland Island on
April 8-10 and on a canoeing cleanup of the Flint
River near Thomaston on April 23.
Drs. Cathy Lee, Linda Hyde, Richard Schmude
and four students registered in a biology special
research topics course attended the 2011 Annual
Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science held on
March 25-26 at Gainesville State College in
Gainesville, GA. The students’ research poster titled
“ARGENTINE ANT (HYMENOPTERA:
FORMICIDAE) MORTALITY FOLLOWING
EXPOSURE TO BORIC ACID, SODIUM
BICARBONATE AND SALICYLIC ACID” was
presented at the meeting. Dr. Schmude gave a talk
about his research titled “Brightness measurements
of Jupiter made in late 2010.”
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Dr. Cathy Lee gave a MNS divisional seminar to an
almost-filled lecture hall on Monday April 18, 2011.
She discussed plant defensins, which are products
made in plants for their own defense that are also
beneficial for human health when ingested
Dr. Lynn Rumfelt led her class of BIOL 1112K
students and several biology major students on a
field trip to visit the museum associated with the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on
April 1, 2011. They were given a guided tour of the
museum and learned much about the history and
achievements of the CDC.
Dr. Rumfelt will host two classes of Lamar County
Middle School sixth graders on April 28th who will
be visiting our campus for the annual “I’m going to
College” visit. They will learn about plant
identification using leaves and tree shapes through
an activity where they explore the plants on our
beautiful campus.
Drs. Richard Schmude and Lynn Rumfelt
presented the MNS core and majors curriculum
information to 25 students and parents on Campus
Visitor Day April 15, 2011.
Dr. Richard Tsou organized an information session
on Respiratory Therapy program at Georgia Health
Science University (formerly the Medical College of
Georgia) on April 18, presented by the program’s
Admission’s Director, K. Hernlen. The session was
sponsored by our Earth Wind Fire Science Club,
Dr. Linda Hyde.
Dr, Marwan Zabdawi has attended the MAA
(Mathematical Association of America)
Southeastern Section, 90th Annual meeting that was
held on April 1st and 2nd at the University of
Alabama in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
Just in Time:
Look for new course offerings in Fall 2011 such as
GEOL 1121K (physical geology= 'geology') – the
accompanying lab course is good for non-science
majors in Area D and some science majors Area F.
Area F for Biology has been clarified.
Learning Support is undergoing significant changes
this Fall – you may want to 'dust off' emails from
Terry Betkowski to better understand all of the
changes.
This coming Fall, there are nearly an equal number
of sections of CHEM 1151 and BIOL 1111: in the
Fall of 2010, both of these courses were installed as
'new' prerequisite's for BIOL 2210 (Anatomy &
Physiology I) – the purpose is to get students’
study/preparation techniques 'tuned up' prior to
enrolling in BIOL 2210. Please convey this message
to health-care related majors. It is the MNS Chair's
humble opinion that if students do not earn an A or
B in either prerequisite - they'll be 'eaten alive' in
Anatomy & Physiology.
MooreNotes
GC@FVSU
Congratulations to the 13 GC@FVSU graduates
that will be completing the program this spring. I
would like to commend our students, faculty and
staff for their hard work semester after semester.
We will acknowledge five students who have
excelled in the classroom this semester with the
“Gordon-Go-Getter” award. Each student was
nominated by a faculty member.
The Fort Valley Academic Success Center will be
sponsoring a Trio program entitled “Building
Bridges of Greatness”. This Trio Project was
created to enrich the student through an
interconnected series of academic, personal, social,
financial, technological, and cultural related support
services.
The GC@FVSU students who have successfully
completed the program have been hand-picked to
utilize the services that the Academic Success
Center will provide. To qualify, eligible students
must be low-income, first generation or have a
documented disability evidencing academic need.
Trio Student Support Services Program provides:
• Tutorial Services
• Academic success skills workshops, college
& personal development workshops
• Faculty mentoring
• Assistance in securing admission and
financial aid for enrollment in graduate
institutions
• Career Guidance
ASTR 1010 - prerequisite change to 'eligible for
MATH 1111/1001' – the “OLD” prerequisite
required 'completion' of either of the aforementioned
Math courses.
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O’Sullivan Notes
The Teacher Education Division has had a big
reason to celebrate recently. We came through our
NCATE/PSC accreditation visit with flying colors,
meeting all standards for all programs and having no
Areas for Improvement cited. This means our Early
Childhood/Special Education program is fully
accredited and will not be visited again for the
maximum amount of time. It also means our
Mathematics and Biology programs have
developmental accreditation. These programs will
have another visit in three years to gain full
accreditation. And our English and History
programs are right behind with a developmental
accreditation visit probably set for next spring.
Hosting the NCATE/PSC teams was a monumental
amount of work, but the results have been good.
Probably you have already heard the whooping and
hollering that emanated from the Teacher Education
area when the whole thing was over!
Also, the Education Division would like to invite
everyone to our Book and Bell Ceremony for the
2011 baccalaureate graduates in Early Childhood
Education. That ceremony is immediately following
graduation on May 14 in the Fine Arts Auditorium.
Everyone is welcome!
Whitelock Notes
Dr. Peter Boltz has been busy working on the 9th
issue of The President’s Report, the college’s alumni
magazine. On Apr. 8, he traveled to Ft. Lauderdale
to interview John Kelly, Gordon high school class of
’59. John has broken three speed records on the
Bonneville Salt Flats on his Triumph 650. In other
public relations work, Peter helped host the 4th
Annual Alumni weekend, Apr. 15-17, at the same
time collecting stories, videos and photographs for
use by Gordon’s advancement office.
Dr. Mark King and Dr. David Janssen presented
“Fight the PowerPoint: A Medium Message” at the
Southern Teaching and Learning Commons
Conference at Georgia Southern University in
March.
Dr. Masoud Nourizadeh would like to remind
everyone that there is still time to view the Gordon
Student/Faculty art show at Barnesville Depot. The
art exhibition ends April 30. Gallery Hours
are Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Stephen Powers’ poem “Coronado” was
accepted for publication by Natural Bridge.
Matthew Silverman, who joined Gordon as a parttime instructor of English in fall, is also a prolific
poet and has, since January, published the following
poems: “Mud Angel of Macon” (formerly “The Mud
Angel of Mississippi”), “Separation Grows” and
“Why There is No Fifth Season” in The Southern
Poetry Anthology, Volume V: Georgia; “Standing in
Front of the Western Wall I Realize” in Poetica
Magazine; “Outside” in 32 Poems; “How I
Remember Hurricane Katrina with my Father” and
“On the Thirteenth Night after the Hurricane” in
Generations: A Journal of Ideas and Images;
“Touching Air in Hell’s Kitchen” in Knocking at the
Door Anthology; “Unsold Lot #9” in The Broad
River Review; and “The Mud Angel of Mississippi”
and “Secret Salted Wings” in Tapestry.
Teaching Tips From Faculty
End‐of‐term wrap‐up: Ask students to write about their semester, focusing on “change.” Questions can be geared towards a particular discipline or class. This wrap‐up can also work well with first‐
semester or first‐year students. The reflection, aided by writing and ensuing discussion, can benefit students as well as faculty members
Please send your teaching tips!
As you will see, the following Dates & Deadlines
calendar is much longer than usual. In order to take
advantage of the space left at the end of DeaNotes,
events were listed through the end of the 2011 Fall
Semester. Future copies will not have such lengthy
Dates & Deadlines listings; some information will
be omitted. You may like to keep this copy handy
and remember DeaNotes is always on the Academic
Affairs webpage for viewing.
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Dates & Deadlines
July 12
May 26
Open Registration
Apr 25 –
Aug 1
Apr 27
Fall 2011 Open Registration
July 21
Faculty Meeting
Nursing & Allied Health Bldg Room 114
Last Day of Classes
Final Exams - Book Buy Back
July 22
May 2
May 3-6
May 12
May 14
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising & Registration
Graduation
Aug 15
Final Exams for all
M, W evening classes (6/1-7/20),
2nd Session Day Classes (6/28–7/22)
& Full Session Day classes ((6/1–7/22)
Final exams for all T, R, evening classes
(6/2–7/21) End of summer semester
Open Registration for Continuing &
Readmitted Students
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising & Registration (Fall Semester)
Joint Faculty Staff Meeting - Fine Arts Auditor
New Faculty Orientation (more at later date)
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising & Registration (Fall Semester)
Full Faculty Meeting (refreshments at 7AM –
Russ Hall Lobby) Meeting 8AM in Russ 211)
Payment Deadline for August 2 12
Open Registration --4 PM
2011 Fall Semester Classes Begin
Aug 15-17
Drop/Add
Aug 15-17
Late Registration
Aug17
Payment Deadline for Late Registration and
Drop/Add Periods—4 PM
Last day to receive a refund for reduction of
hours.
Faculty Enrollment Verification Deadline --8
AM
Deadline for Student Petitions for
Reinstatement to Class Rolls—5 PM
Labor Day Holiday, College Closed
July 25
July 26
August 2 -12
August 3
May 30
Early Registration Payment Deadline for
1st Session & Full Session Classes – 4:00 PM
Memorial Day Holiday
May 31
Open Registration 8 AM 4 PM
August 8
June 1
First summer session & full session classes
begin.
Drop/Add &Late Registration 8 AM - 5 PM
May 26
June 1-2
June 2
June 8
June 13
June 14
June 22
June 22
Payment Deadline for Late Registration and
Drop/Add—5:00 PM
Last day to receive a refund for reduction of
hours for first and full session classes
Faculty Enrollment Verification Deadline 8 AM
Midterm for 1st Session Classes (6/1-6/24)
Withdrawals after June 13 will be an automatic
WF except in cases of hardship documented &
approved by a student petition.
Deadline for Student Petition for Reinstatement
to Class Rolls –5 PM
NSO – Alumni Memorial Hall
Group Advising & Registration (Fall Semester)
Georgia History & US Constitution Exam
June 27
Drop/Add and Open/Late Registration
2nd Session Classes
Midterm for Full Session Classes (6/1-7/22)
and all evening classes.
Withdrawals after June 24 will be an automatic
WF except in cases of hardship documented &
approved by a student petition.
Last Day of classes for 1st Session.
Final Exams for 1st Session Classes (6/1-6/24)
June 28
2nd Session Classes begin (6/28-7/22)
June 29
Final Payment Deadline for 2nd Sessions 4 PM
Last day to get a refund for reduction of hours
for 2nd Session Classes
Faculty Enrollment Verification Deadline 8
AM (Second Session)
Independence Day Holiday
June 22-29
June 24
July 1
July 4
July 6
July 11
Deadline for Student Petitions for
Reinstatement to Class Rolls –5 PM (Second
Session)
Midterm for 2nd Session Classes (6/28–7/22)
Withdrawals after July 11 will be an automatic
July 11 WF except in cases of hardship
documented & approved by a student petition.
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising & Registration (Fall Semester)
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising & Registration (Fall Semester)
Last Day for 2nd Session Classes
August 10
Aug 12
Aug 12
Aug24
Sept 2
Sept 5
Oct 10, 11
Midterm – Withdrawals after October 6 will be
an automatic WF except in cases of hardship as
documented and approved by processing a
Student Petition.
Fall Break for Faculty and Students
Oct 12
Georgia History & U.S>. Constitution Exam
Oct 31Nov 8
Nov 17
Early Registration for Continuing Students
Oct 6
Nov 23
New Student Orientation – Alumni Mem Hall
Group Advising /Registration (Spring 2012
Semester)
Administrative Offices are open
Nov 23-25
Thanksgiving Holidays for Faculty & Students
Nov 24-25
Thanksgiving Holidays for Administrative Staff
Dec 5
College Closed
Last day of classes
Dec 6-9
Final Exams
Dec 19-Jan 2
College Closed
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