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Volume 79 Issue 20 March 1, 2013
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Martin wins Chancellor award
Photo by Adam Sauceda Faculty members (from left) Dallas Swafford, Dennis Block, Michael Martin, Melody Kelley and Nancy Budewig accepted their excellence awards on Feb. 21.
Excellence Awards Dallas Swafford, associate director of admissions Excellence in Leadership Dennis Block, agriculture research technician Commitment to Excellence Michael Martin, director of graphics Excellence in Execution Melody Kelley, office coordinator of mathematics and computer sciences Excellence in Innovation Nancy Budewig, office coordinator of physical therapy Excellence in customer service
Award winners show excellent time management skills Adrianna Dabrowski Staff Writer Mr. Michael Martin, professor of communications and marketing and director of graphics, was announced as the 2013 recipient of ASU’s third annual Chancellor’s Colonel Rowan Award for Excellence in Execution on Tuesday morning, Feb. 26. The Rowan Award signifies that the recipient is able to complete tasks efficiently and on time. The name of the award comes from the story “A Message to Garcia” by Elbert Hubbard. The story illustrates
Sanctioned internship makes debut for Fall 2013 D.C. trip offered to certain major, minors Adam Sauceda Staff Writer The Department of Political Science and Philosophy is offering an internship opportunity in Washington D.C. for political science majors and minors. Applications for the program will be accepted in the Political Science and Philosophy Department through Friday, March 8. To be eligible for the internship program, undergraduate students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours before the semester they wish to participate, and must be a political science major or minor. The internship will be offered for the fall 2013 semester, and the recipient will work full-time in the office of a U.S. representative or senator. The student will also receive an $8,000 scholarship and will stay in Texas Tech University’s “Tech House,” located two blocks for the Capital during the duration of the semester. The scholarship will cover housing costs, and the remaining amount can be used to offset living expenses. Department Chair Dr. Jack Barbour said this will be the first time the university has offered the program. “It is the first time that we are able to offer a scholarship like this to a student,” Barbour said. “Previously, students would have to go back and find their own housing, but now they will have a bed there in the Tech house, and it will be paid for by the scholarship.”
According to Barbour, President of ASU Dr. Brian May was very instrumental in bringing the program to fruition and that he is the one who brought it all together. May said he requested one slot for one semester each year in the “Tech House” from Texas Tech’s system office, and they agreed to give the spot in the house to help get the program started. “Since political science is the closest major related to the internship, I wanted them to work up an application and interview process, and they did,” May said. “Hopefully if there is enough demand by the students, we can continue to grow the program over time.” Barbour said they will make the selection this spring. The student will attend orientation sessions at Texas Tech to help prepare them for the guidelines and responsibilities expected of them while in D.C. Barbour said the internship is an opportunity for political science majors and minors to really learn how politics work. “[Students] will get to see how [the system] passes laws, develops budgets, and works through the committee and party systems and how legislation works,” May said. “This program shows the elected officials in Washington that our university is trying to give our students as much experience and exposure as possible to [our diplomatic system].” Barbour said he would like to send multiple students in the spring and fall semesters once the program picks up. “I would like to have the program grow enough for us to be able to send ten or fifteen students a year,” May said.
Col. Andrew Rowan dedication when he was faced with delivering an urgent letter to General Calixto Garcia, leader of an insurgent force against the Spanish in 1899 Cuba. Rowan delivered the note successfully and capably. That same precision and preparation is what ASU has declared Martin to exhibit. One of three candidates for the award, Martin was nominated by his office director, Preston Lewis. Martin said he was surprised with the news. “Coming to work and doing the job is what it’s all about, and it’s very gratifying when that work is noticed,” said Martin. Crystal Braden, chair staff of the senate, says that Martin has been operating his duties in seamless fashion for years.
“The normal everyday duties and efficiencies are what’s important,” said Braden. “Since ASU underwent some changes recently, the way of doing things changed, and he went along with it. It takes quite a bit to do that.” Candidates for the Rowan Award must demonstrate the following skills and abilities: 1) accomplish an objective quickly and efficiently with minimal oversight; 2) accept clearly communicated assignments with minimal instructions; 3) ask the right questions first, so they can seek precise answers; 4) prepare plans with goals, milestones and deadlines; 5) ask for resources or help when needed; 6) report back and show their work; and 7) under-promise and over-deliver. This was Martin’s first nomination for the Rowan Award.
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