A newsletter for Dalton State College faculty and staff April 2009 Quill e Dalton State Page 1 The sky’s the limit. Faculty and staff are invited to attend e Inauguration of Dr. John O. Schwenn Friday, May 1, 2009 10:00 a.m. B.J. Bandy Gymnasium Luncheon • Pope Student Center • 12:00 noon Inaugural Concert • Bell Tower Quadrangle • 2:00 p.m. INAUGURATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, May 1, 2009 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon All campus offices closed 9:30 a.m. Faculty to assemble in front of Sequoya Hall (in academic regalia) and process to Bandy Gymnasium 10:00 a.m. Inauguration Ceremony B.J. Bandy Gymnasium 12:00 noon Lunch Pope Student Center (Invitations forthcoming – RSVPs will be required) 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Inaugural Concert Bell Tower Quadrangle For additional information, see the Inaguration web page or contact Dudd Dempsey at ddempsey or 4438. (Invitations forthcoming – RSVPs required for luncheon) Lecture by Author and Economist Jeremy Rifkin e ird Industrial Revolution: Greening the Global Economy ursday, April 16 Memorial Hall – Goodroe Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public FINE ARTS and LECTURE SERIES April Events American Center for Puccini Studies Tenor Harry Dunstan and Soprano Kay Krekow sing the music of Giacomo Puccini Tuesday, April 21 Memorial Hall – Goodroe Auditorium 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public Fine Arts & Lecture Series events are sponsored by the Office of Student Activities.
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Faculty and staff are invited to attend
The Inauguration of Dr. John O. SchwennFriday, May 1, 2009
10:00 a.m.B.J. Bandy Gymnasium
Luncheon • Pope Student Center • 12:00 noonInaugural Concert • Bell Tower Quadrangle • 2:00 p.m.
For additional information,see the Inaguration web page
or contact Dudd Dempsey at ddempsey or 4438.
(Invitations forthcoming – RSVPs required for luncheon)
Lecture by Author and Economist
Jeremy RifkinThe Third Industrial Revolution:
Greening the Global Economy
Thursday, April 16Memorial Hall – Goodroe Auditorium
7:30 p.m.Free and open to the public
FINE ARTS and LECTURE SERIESApril Events
American Center for Puccini Studies
Tenor Harry Dunstan and Soprano Kay Krekowsing the music of Giacomo Puccini
Tuesday, April 21Memorial Hall – Goodroe Auditorium
7:30 p.m.Free and open to the public
Fine Arts & Lecture Series events are sponsored by the Office of Student Activities.
April Birthdays2 Eugene Wright3 Cecile de Rocher Nathalie Sanders4 Leslie Harrelson5 Karen Wagner11 Cynthia Fisher11 Bruce Hungerford13 Kristine Richardson14 Christy Price16 Sarah Mergel17 Mary Taylor18 David Boyle Tim Mitchell19 Beverly Jackson Jane Wimmer22 Cathy Hunsicker Andrew Meyer23 Carol Brand26 Harold Knowles28 Cathy Ingram Carolyn Jensen30 Rebecca Lowery
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Ms. Carol BrandInterim Dean
School of Education
Birthday Spotlight
How long have you been employed here? Four years.
What do you like best about your job? Interacting with faculty and students.
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CAMPUS WATCH
On March 21, Dr. Jeannie Parker Beard, Temporary Instructor of English at the Gilmer County Center, gave a virtual presentation at the 2009 Tennessee Technical University Symposium of English Studies, “A Pandora’s Box: Opening the Boundaries.” Dr. Beard’s video presentation entitled “Student Produced Documentaries in First-Year Composition” explains the theory and practice behind allowing first-year composition students to produce multimedia texts (documentaries) in lieu of writing traditional academic essays for their final course assignment. After Dr. Beard’s video presenta-tion was shown, a sample student documentary (“Our Journey to the Drought”) was shown to the group.
Dr. Baogang Guo, Associate Professor Political Science, completed research on China’s community governance recently and presented his findings to two international conferences: “China’s Rise and Its Impact on Asia” held at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, between March 20 and 21; and “Grassroots Democracy and Community Governance in China” held at Shanghai Normal University in Shanghai, China, between March 27 and 28. While in Shanghai, Dr. Guo, President of the Association of Chinese Political Studies in the United States (ACPS), was invited by the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at Fudan University to attend a round table discussion at Fudan University on the development of political studies in China on March 29.
Dr. Marilyn Helms, Sesquicentennial Chair and Professor of Management, in collaboration with S. Futagami, published “Emerging Female Entrepreneurship in Japan: A Case Study of Digimom Workers” in the January/February issue of Thunderbird International Business Review. Following publication of the article, at the invitation of the editor of Japan, Inc., Dr. Helms submitted “Entrepreneurs – Challenging Perceptions: How One Female Entrepreneur Made It Work for Her,” which was published in the spring issue of Japan, Inc. (also at www.japaninc.com).
Dr. Clare Hite, Associate Professor of Education, has been appointed to the editorial board for Action in TESOL, The Journal of the Georgia Association of Teachers for English as a Second Language. This is in addition to her ongoing membership on the editorial board of the Reading Teacher, one of the journals of the International Reading Association.
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Dr. Charles Johnson, Dean of the School of Technology, had an article entitled “Education in Tough Times: Is It Worth It?” published in the March/April 2009 issue of Dalton Magazine. Also in March, Dr. Johnson was interviewed by Mr. Brian Anderson, President and CEO of the Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce, for Dalton-Whitfield Today, a feature of WDNN-TV.
The following faculty members made presentations at the Seventh Annual Teaching Matters Conference at Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia, on March 27: Dr. Mary Nielsen, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, presented “What Students Say about Effective and Less Effective Instruction: Student Evaluations and Student Complaints.” Ms. Cathy Hunsicker and Ms. Regina Ray, Assistant Professors of Reading, presented “Engaging Students in Reading to Increase Understanding and Memory.” Dr. Lydia Postell, Chair of the Department of Humanities; Dr. Sharon Hixon, Assistant Professor of Education, and Ms. Cathy Hunsicker and Ms. Regina Ray presented “Engaging Students through the ‘Bridge Program.’” Dr. Lorena Sins, Assistant Professor of English, presented “Journaling as a Means of Ensuring Student Preparedness and Encouraging Independent Thought” at theconference on March 28.
Dr. Christy Price, Professor of Psychology, was invited to speak at the March 17 meeting of the University System Board of Regents in Atlanta about meeting the needs of millennial learners.
For the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Convention in San Diego, California, Dr. Lourdes Diaz Soto, the Goizueta Endowed Chair, has three responsibilities this year: She will present “Using Qualitative Research to Learn with Immigrant Communi-ties in the New South,” will serve as discussant for the panel “Rights Eroded: Advocating for Social Justice in the Lives of Children and Youth,” and will chair the session“Critical Literacies, Language, and Sacred Spaces.”
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What do people on campus not know about what you or someone in your position does? Many reports.
Whom do you call family? My husband, Vic; daughters, Amy and Katy; stepdaughters, Krishna and Lindsay; granddaughters, Madeline and Julia; grandsons, Austin, Brady and Boone; and my Mom.
What do you like to do in your spare time? Reading, knitting, exercising, boating,music, golfing, and gardening.
Do you have a favorite home-cooked meal or local dining spot? Anything Italian.
What is your favorite vacation and why?The Florida Keys for scuba diving and snorkling.
That of which you are the most proud? My daughters and grandchildren.
What you like about the beginning of the school year? The enthusiasm of the students.
What words of wisdom would you give to students these days? Make sure that you have a passion for what you do.
If you were stranded on a desert island and could only take one item, what would it be? My ipod.
If you were not working here, what would you be doing? Spending more time with my grandchildren and my mom and enjoying my hobbies.
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Tell your students!Academic Resources will host an
ETIQUETTE DINNERon Tuesday, April 28, at 5:30 p.m.
in Pope Student Center. Guest speaker Rita Fordham
will address dining and social etiquette. The event is open to all currently
enrolled Dalton State students, but seating is limited, and priority will be
given to May graduates and students who are within 12 months of graduating.
Contact AR for information or to register.
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Transitions
A fond farewell to:Badella Ridley, Plant Operations
The Dalton State College School of Education hosted its first annual Teacher Education Job Fair at the Brown Center on February 27. Participating school systems included: Hamilton County, Tennessee; Bartow, Catoosa, and Whitfield Counties, Georgia; Dalton Public Schools; andthe Georgia Association of Educators.Eighty-five senior teacher education students attended the fair and met with system representatives. The event was coordinated by Carol Brand, Lynn Murphy, and Elizabeth Chadwick from the School of Education and Kristi Casey-Hart from Academic Resources.
President John Schwenn was recognized for his first year of service to the College during dinner for the School of Social Work Cultural Competence Institute, Diversity and Change in Appalachia, held March 19-20. The event also featured music by Mountain Music Folk School Old-Time String Band (pictured) and Spatial Effects Bluegrass Band.
On March 24, The Business Networking Club hosted Mr. Chris Whisenant, Manager of Supply Chain Systems and Forecasting for Shaw, Inc., pictured center, who spoke to students and community attendees about forecasting product demand. Left is Dr. Mike D’Itri and right is Dr. Marilyn Helms.
Dr. Christine Sleeter of California StateUniversity Monterey Bay, a recognizedexpert on multiculturalism and diversity, presented “Diversifying the University Curriculum” on March 27. Dr. Sleeter’s presentation was a joint venture of theFirst-Year Experience Program, the Diversity Committee, and the Teaching and Learning Center.
