2010-09-sepquill10.p
Transcription
2010-09-sepquill10.p
Quill e TM A newsletter for Dalton State College faculty and staff l September 2010 l Page 1 Doors open at Dalton State East... Pressed into service ahead of schedule to accommodate fall semester classes, the College’s newest building, Dalton State East, is located on Dalton’s north by-pass adjacent to the Whitfield County Career Academy and includes a soaring lobby, nine light-filled classrooms, one computer lab, one general purpose lab, and fourteen faculty/staff offices. September 2010 Birthdays 1 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 Paul Fonstad Sharon Beavers Regina Ray Richard Jackson Lynn Morse Elicia Walker Rosemarie Barkus Laura Rose Jim Coleman Ashish Shaukat Jiwani Kristen Wentworth Dick Hennier Jodi Johnson Ray Carroll Lee Ann Cline Cecil Cooper Mike Hoff Tom Gonzalez Lizabeth Austen-Jaggard Nick Henry Crystal Edenfield Kerri Allen Holly Woods Kristi Casey-Hart Charlsie Sexton Tony Simones Larry Cooper Katrina Autry Heather Shores Shannon Veve Birthday Spotlight Dalton State Awarded Adult Education Mini-Grant Dalton State’s Adult Education Program was recently awarded an adult education mini-grant in the amount of $5,501 by the Technical College System of Georgia. Congratulations to Director Sherry Riley and the entire Adult Education staff! Director of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs Constitution Day How long have you worked here? Just over a year. I started in June of 2009. Thursday, September 16 • 7:30 – 9 pm • Goodroe Auditorium Celebrate Constitution Day with a presentation by Dr. Anthony Simones! If you are offended by candid conversations, please do not attend. Please do not bring children. Kristen Wentworth What are your responsibilities? I oversee everything related to on-campus housing–staff training and supervision, (Continued on page 3) Quill e TM A newsletter for Dalton State College faculty and staff l September 2010 l Page 2 CAMPUS WATCH Dr. Clay The August 2010 issue of Mathematics Teacher includes an article entitled “Volume of the Frustum Generalized” by Dr. Robert Clay, Associate Professor of Mathematics. The article generalizes a work by Dr. Javad H. Zadeh, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, published previously in the September 2008 issue of Mathematics Teacher entitled “Egyptian Geometry.” In addition, reflecting the connection between mathematics and music, the University of Pittsburgh Center for American Music recently accepted six of Dr. Clay’s musical arrangements, including selections like “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” and “Massa’s in De Cold, Cold Ground” for the Stephen Foster Memorial Collection, where they may be accessed by performers and scholars from all over the world. Dr. Nielsen Sesquicentennial Endowed Chair and Professor of Management Dr. Marilyn Helms and Dr. Richard C. Becherer of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga were granted U.S. State Department approval to study entrepreneurship in Cuba during July. Their four-day visit served as a subject for Dr. Helms’ column in the Dalton Daily Citizen and was covered by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. In addition, Dr. Helms’ manuscript entitled “Student Expectations of Technology-Enhanced Pedagogy: A Ten-Year Comparison” written with coauthors M. J. Jackson, W. Jackson, and J. Gum has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Education for Business. Dr. Charles D. Johnson, Dean of the School of Technology, had an article entitled “Navigating the Multilingual Workplace” published in the September/October 2010 issue of Dalton Magazine. Dr. Helms At the invitation of the Korea Institution and Economics Association (KIEA), Dr. Harold Jones traveled to South Korea in August to present a paper entitled “Ideology, Character, and Progress” at the second annual National Institutions and Effectiveness Conference which was held in Seoul. Dr. Jones, whose invitation was initiated by recognition for his book Personal Character and National Destiny, joined approximately 50 other presenters from around the world for the event. “It was an honor and a pleasure to participate in this conference,” said Dr. Jones. “I spent a year in Korea 35 years ago, when I was in the Army, and it was great fun to see Korea once again. The changes are breath-taking.” Also, in July, Dr. Jones traveled to Fort Rucker, Alabama, to lecture on his book in classes conducted there by Troy State University. Dr. Price “Teaching Matters, But So Do Perceptions: Top 10 Mistakes New and Not-So-New Faculty Should Avoid” by Dr. Mary Neilsen, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, was published in What We Teach: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual Teaching Matters Conference, July 2010. Dr. Johnson Dr. Jones Professor of Psychology Dr. Christy Price has had three articles published: “Solutions for Student Incivility” was published in August in The Teaching Professor, a national publication that focuses on innovative strategies, techniques, and approaches for facilitating learning in higher education; her review of Michael Harris’s and Roxanne Cullen’s book Leading the Learner-Centered Campus: An Administrator’s Framework for Improving Student Learning Outcomes was published in the August issue of The Journal of Learning Communities Research; and “Why Don’t My Students Think I’m Groovy? The New Rs for Engaging Millennial Learners” was published in What We Teach: A Collection of Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual Teaching Matters Conference, July 2010. In addition, Dr. Price conducted faculty development workshops on her Millennial learner research at Georgia Southern University on August 10 and at Georgia Perimeter College on August 13. Dr. Jack Waskey, Professor of Social Science, contributed eight entries to the new Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology and Society by Sage Press: “Center on Nanotechnology and Society (Nano & Society at Kent School of Law)”; “Nanotechnology Engagement Group (Involve)”; “Nanotechnology Issues Dialogue Group (UK)”; “National Center for Learning and Teaching”; “Nanotechnology: The Power of Small (TV Show)”; “National Nanotechnology Panel (NNAP)”; “Laboratory Animals and Nanotechnology”; “Public Well-Being.” Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society. Edited by David Guston. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2010. Dr. Waskey Dr. Zadeh Quill e TM A newsletter for Dalton State College faculty and staff l September 2010 l Page 3 Dr. Larry Cooper, Associate Professor of Education, was recently inducted into the Luke Garrett Middle School Hall of Fame. Dr. Cooper was an administrator and principal at the school for 13 years. During Dr. Cooper’s tenure, Garrett Middle School, which is located in Austell, Georgia, was named a National School of Excellence and selected to be a National Demonstration Center for teaching Physical Education. Kristen Wentworth (Continued from page 1) programming, facilities issues, recruitment, assignments, mediation of student issues, planning for growth and expansion, etc., as well as all of the student conduct issues on campus. What do you like best about your job? Strange as this may sound, I really like the discipline aspect when I get to help a student who has made bad decisions or gotten into trouble learn from these and get his or her life back on track. What do people on campus not know about what you do? I live where I work and am more or less on-call 24 hours a day. What is your age on this birthday? I’m proud to be turning 35. Help build the Dalton State hiking trails! Construction is underway in the forest behind the campus and volunteers are needed. Get some exercise and have some fun! Fall Work Day Schedule: Fridays • 8:30 to Noon September 17 October 1 October 15 December 3 Saturdays • 8:30 to Noon November 13 December 11 Bring sturdy shoes or boots, gloves, drinking water, and a respect for yellow jackets. Meet on George Rice Drive at the service drive just south of the parking deck. Questions? Contact John Lugthart @ jlugthart@daltonstate.edu TRANSITIONS Welcome to Ashley Baugh, Bursar Angela Keener, Custodial Services Jia Min, Lecturer, Humanties Nicholas Nichols, Police Officer Lori Rich, Human Resources Amanda Smith Laboratory Professional Where did you grow up and where have you lived? I was born and raised in Concord, New Hampshire; moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, for school in 1995 and lived there for seven years. Following this, I lived and worked at Penn State in State College, Pennsylvania, for four years and then in Ames, Iowa, for three years. Whom do you call family? In addition to my biological family–mom, dad, sister and the world’s best niece and nephews (Julia, 10; Matthew, 8; and Andrew, 5), I’ve been fortunate to have a few very close friends and mentors who I consider family, as well. Among these are my very best friend, Josh, who lives in California, and my trainer/coach, Mary Ann, who has helped me to lose almost 100 pounds over the past nine months. What do you like to do in your spare time? I am a health and fitness nut, and I love the outdoors! I also have two four-legged, furry children– a four year-old yellow lab named Jake and a two year-old chocolate lab named Miley–who provide endless entertainment! That of which you are most proud? Two things. First, during my last year at Penn State University, I completed a 48-hour dance marathon (no sitting/no sleeping!) for pediatric cancer research. Second and more recently, I have lost close to 100 pounds (95 as of today!!!) since December 1st of last year. During this time, I have embraced a new lifestyle of health and fitness that I hope to share with others. I am in the process of becoming certified as an indoor cycling/spin instructor, and I will be running my first half-marathon here in Dalton on October 16th. What words of wisdom would you give to students? Step outside of your comfort zone every now and then and try something new. There are so many fantastic opportunties for you in college, and the time goes by faster than you could ever imagine. Get involved and make your time here count! If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have one item, what would it be? Coffee. When I retire, I will...? Open an in-home doggie daycare! Quill e TM A newsletter for Dalton State College faculty and staff l September 2010 l Page 4 FINE ARTS and LECTURE SERIES EVENTS FOR FALL 2010 Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities INMAN MAJORS Author of The Millionaires, Wonderdog, and Swimming in the Sky Wednesday, September 15 7:30 pm • Goodroe Auditorium A professor of English at James Madison University in Virginia, Inman Majors is the author of three novels and numerous poems and scholarly articles. An instructor of creative and advanced fiction writing, his highly-acclaimed, satiric novel Wonderdog falls into the unofficial cannon of “loser lit” fiction, a genre that features protagonists who are self-destructive malcontents. Wonderdog protagonist Dev Degraw perfectly fits that stereotype: as a recently divorced father, a miserable lawyer, and a former child actor of a failed TV series, Dev, whose father is governor of Alabama, is asked to “clean up his act,” with hilarious consequences. Majors, a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Alabama, will talk about the craft of writing fiction. OGYA World Music Band Friday, October 1 7:00 p.m. Goodroe Auditorium Known for its capability of performing any genre of music, the OGYA World Music Band delights listeners with a repertoire that includes Reggae, Calypso, Latin, Jazz, Funk, Rock & Roll, African Traditional and Contemporary, Blues, Bluegrass, and Country. OGYA, which means “Fire,” is a spirited regional eight-member band that travels throughout the southeast and beyond with the goal of “making people happy and bringing joy to the world.” OGYA was formed by Kofi and Rebekah Mawuko in 2004 and had its official debut during the 2006 Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, where concert-goers were overheard commenting “I couldn’t stop smiling” and “This is happy, inspiring music.” SHARYN McCRUMB New York Times Best-Selling Author of She Walks These Hills and The Rosewood Casket Tuesday, November 9 7:30 pm • Goodroe Auditorium Best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels, Sharyn McCrumb has earned the Dykeman Award for Regional Historical Literature, the Chaffin Award for Achievement in Southern Literature, and the Appalachian Writers Association Outstanding Contribution to Appalachian Literature Award. Both She Walks These Hills and The Rosewood Casket deal with vanishing wilderness in the mountains of East Tennessee and North Carolina. The Ballad of Frankie Silver tells the story of the first woman hanged for murder in North Carolina; The Songcatcher is a genealogy in music; and Ghost Riders is an account of the Civil War in the Appalachians. All events are FREE and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.