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IN THIS ISSUE... Who’s News................................... 2 Meet New Board Members........ 2 “Brain” Grant Shows Success.... 3 Hellos and Goodbyes................... 4 Master Your Motivation............... 5 Sign Up for the Spartan 5K.......... 5
Flu Shots Available for Faculty and Staff Flu shots are available now at the Dickey Health and Wellness Center at no charge for faculty and staff on the ICUBA-Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan. You must bring your ICUBA-Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance card with you. Hours for flu shots are Tuesday through Friday, 8:30-10:30 a.m., and no appointment is necessary.
UT Ranked By Her Campus Her Campus, an online magazine for college women, has included UT in its 2011 Her Campus College Rankings. On a list of 10 top destination schools, UT came in at number 4 for being one of the best colleges for education and leisure.
Shark Night Daniel Huber, assistant professor of biology, will give a brief presentation prior to the Tampa Theatre’s screening of Jaws on Nov. 3. The presentation begins at 7:30 and is part of the theater’s Science on Screen series.
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or the 15th consecutive year, UT has set an enrollment record. This year’s total — including graduates and undergraduates — is 6,738, up 5 percent from last year’s total of 6,423. Total undergraduate enrollment is 6,051, and graduate students now number 687. Vice President of Enrollment Dennis Nostrand said the University’s increased enrollment shows the strong position UT has despite the country’s current economic challenges, as well as the degree to which students enjoy their UT experience. Enrollment breaks another record, totaling 6,738. “Interest in UT set an all-time record this past year, due in large part to our increased reputation for delivering a high-quality, rich educational experience,” Nostrand said. “Plus, once students decide to attend UT, we do an excellent job of graduating them in four years or less.” This year finds 1,976 new undergraduates on campus. The University continues to be more selective, receiving more than 82,000 inquiries and 16,000 applications for the 1,625 spots for new freshmen. Entering students’ SAT scores remain strong, and 19 percent of the new first-year students were eligible for the University’s distinguished Honors Program. President Ronald L. Vaughn said the University is successfully maintaining its personal attention and community feel, which have been characteristics of UT for 80 years. About two dozen faculty members and support staff were hired for this fall semester, Vaughn added. Quick facts about the student body: • All U.S. states and about 115 countries are in the mix of students. • Slightly over 50 percent of UT students hail from Florida. • About 20 percent of UT students are international. • 20 percent of students are Hispanic, African-American or American Indian. • 94 percent of UT undergraduate students are full time. • Almost two-thirds of full-time students live on campus.
UT’s Volunteer Center Receives National Philanthropy Day Award ’s PEACE (People Exploring Active Community Experiences) Volunteer Center has been named the Philanthropic Service Organization awardee as part of the 2011 National Philanthropy Day Awards sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Florida Suncoast Chapter. The award will be presented at the National Philanthropy Day event on Nov. 16 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa. Student volunteer coordinators organize on average 100 events each semester, and the center recorded 25,000 hours of community service donated by UT students, faculty and staff for the 20102011 academic year.
2011 Wellness Symposium The second annual Energii Wellness Symposium and Expo is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values and Walker Hall. The symposium will include several 45-60 minute sessions on various wellness topics, from Tai-Chi to healthy cooking, from spirituality to stress management. The Expo will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the veranda of the Chapel (by Walker Hall) and feature local vendors, interactive booths and an “involvement fair” by various health-related student organizations. For more information, go to www.ut.edu/wellness/events/.
Join Us for a Spooktacular Event The annual faculty and staff Halloween party will be held Thursday, Oct. 27 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Grand Salon. There will be a costume contest, games and refreshments. The event is sponsored by the UT Activity Committee.
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AMY BROWNLEE, assistant professor of management, and DEAN KOUTROUMANIS, assistant professor of management, had their article “Implementing Strategy in Tough Economic Times: A Case Analysis of Wrap Shack Sandwiches” accepted for publication in the Small Business Institute Journal. RYAN CRAGUN, assistant professor of sociology, co-authored “Science v. Religion: What Scientists Really Think,” which was published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Cragun also coauthored “Extending Religion-Health Research to Secular Minorities: Issues and Concerns,” which was published in the Journal of Religion & Health. ERIC C. FREUNDT, assistant professor of biology, co-authored “Rapid and robust generation of functional oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from epiblast stem cells,” which was published in Nature Methods. PRANJAL GUPTA, associate professor of marketing, and ERIKA MATULICH, professor of marketing, had their article “Printing on Paper: Costly Nuisance or Pedagogical Imperative?” published in the American Journal of Business Education. The paper was co-authored with Baris Yalabik of the University of Bath, UK. VIRGINIE KHARÉ, assistant professor of marketing, had her article “NPOs Marketing Practices in the USA and France: Differences and Success Factors” published in the Journal of Marketing Development & Competitiveness. Through Nov. 13, works by JACK KING, professor of art, will be featured in a one person exhibition at the American Stage Theater Gallery in St. Petersburg, FL. Additionally, one of King’s recent iron sculptures was selected for a nationally juried exhibition at the Dowd Gallery at the State University of New York, Cortland. Thirteen artists were selected for the exhibition. The work, Birmingham Relief #5, was completed as part of his recent Delo Grant. Continued on page 5
New Board of Trustees Members The Board of Trustees has added five members and four ex-officio members. • Leo Berman ‘69 is serving his third term as a member of the board of trustees. He is president of HLB Management, the parent company for family owned businesses in southern New Jersey and Palm Beach County, FL.
Step Up to the Plate Show your UT pride and help fund scholarships and campus improvements by purchasing a UT specialty license plate. You can secure a UT plate for an additional $27 the next time you register your car. For each plate purchased, $25 goes to UT. To learn more about the UT license plate, call the Office of Alumni Relations at x6209, or email alumni@ut.edu.
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• Allen Brinkman is chairman, president and CEO of SunTrust Bank, Tampa Bay. • A. William “Bill” Goede is the market president for Tampa Bay and business banking marketing executive for the Tampa Bay/Northwest Florida region for Bank of America. • William H. McGill Jr. has served as chairman of the board, CEO and president of MarineMax Inc. since 1998. • Michael S. Southard ‘82 is the national sales manager for Kichler Landscape Lighting. His daughter, Ashley, is a UT senior. New ex-officio members include Al Van Voris, president of the Chiselers; Kyle Parks, president of the Board of Fellows; Bob Buckhorn, mayor of Tampa; and Cathy Bellatin, president of the National Alumni Association. For a complete listing of trustees, go to www.ut.edu/trustees.
Grant Helps Teachers Untie Their Creative Side Composing rhyming songs to help fourth grade students remember the amendments to the Constitution. Creating visual art to help English classes learn their vocabulary words. Using physical movement to recapture students’ waning attention and enthusiasm. These are just a few ways teachers across Florida are integrating the arts into their curriculum as a way to engage students and bolster learning — the result of a two and a half year project funded by a $1.8 million Florida Department of Education grant.
The project had several components, including several “Find Arts” brainstorming sessions, the creation of an interactive website, followup sessions to encourage the fledgling network of teachers using arts to facilitate learning and, for those teachers who agreed to become arts coaches in their schools, scholarships toward a master’s degree in education with an infusion of the arts.
At the projects’ end, 97 participants in the program had completed their master’s degree at UT or Southeastern University, with an additional Dubbed Untie the Right Brain, the project was led by UT in collaboration 18 beginning their studies in summer 2011. At UT, the revised M.Ed. with Southeastern University, Eckerd College, Ringling College of Art and program has increased enrollment and attracted students with an undergraduate degree in the arts. Design, St. Leo University, the Florida Learning Alliance, the Heartland Education Consortium, the North East Florida Educational Consortium, “I am continually amazed at the successfully arts-infused strategies I the Florida Independent College Fund, and 15 urban, suburban and rural am seeing as I visit these teachers in their classrooms,” said Martha school districts. Harrison, associate professor of education and director of graduate programs. “I am seeing some amazing learning environments and totally “I am particularly pleased to have been a part of this grant as it has engaged students. I look forward to seeing more and talking to these helped to produce and support teachers who work to engage their fortunate students.” students in learning through creativity — and they have fun in the process,” said Anne Gormly, dean of the College of Social Sciences, Math and Education.
Click to Save a Tree To be more environmentally conscious and provide the most up-to-date information, the Campus Directory is available online. To look up your colleagues’ contact information, faculty and staff are encouraged to use the online directory at www.ut.edu/faculty_search.aspx. If you prefer a printed directory, go to the Employee tab on SpartanWeb and click on the Campus Directory link. Like the online directory, this PDF is constantly updated as employees’ statuses
change. That means when the directory is printed, it contains the most current personnel information. You can print as little or as much of the document as you like. Other campus directory information, such as building abbreviation codes, direct dial and fax numbers, and phone system instructions, are available as PDFs on the site as well. For more information, contact the Office of Public Information at x6232.
PROFESSOR SHARES VISION — Shadow and Reflection: Visions of Florida’s Sacred Landscapes is an exhibition by John Capouya, assistant professor of journalism, and his wife, photographic artist Suzanne Williamson at the Morean Arts Center in St. Petersburg, FL. The installation combines Williamson’s photographs of Florida’s Native American heritage sites with Capouya’s creative nonfiction writing on that subject. The show opens Saturday, Oct. 8 with a reception from 5-7 p.m. and runs until Nov. 27. For more information, go to www.flmoundsproject.org.
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Book Club to Discuss “Choosing Civility” The Resource Team for Faith, Values and Spirituality will host a book club on Friday, Oct.14 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 107B of the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values on “Choosing Civility” by P.M. Forni. Anne Gormly, dean of the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education, will facilitate. The book club is part of the Fall 2011 Deans’ Initiative on Civility. Additionally, Forni will be on campus on Oct. 6 to speak on the question of what it means to lead a civil life.
Campus Recycling Resources Help make UT a sustainable university by taking advantage of recycling resources throughout the campus: • Collect all of your recyclable items and discard them in either of the two single-stream recycling containers, located behind ResCom and in the northwest corner of the Cass Building parking lot. • Paper recycling is available in the Cass Building, Jaeb Computer Center, Macdonald-Kelce Library, Plant Hall, Riverside Center, Sykes College of Business and the Vaughn Center. • 26 bottle and can recycling containers are located in hightraffic areas around campus. • Used batteries can be brought to Facilities Management in the Thompson Building. • Used printer and toner cartridges can be brought to the Jaeb Computer Center. For more information, visit www.ut.edu/sustainability.
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GREGG PERKINS, assistant professor of communication, had his film, “Cannon Falls,” screened at the Dallas Video Fest. The film was partially funded by a Delo grant.
REBECCA WHITE, the James W. Walter Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and professor of entrepreneurship, has joined the board of directors of North Star Bank.
BRITT SHIRLEY, professor of information and technology management, co-authored “Sweet Conclusion,” which has been accepted for publication in the “Cases for Classroom Use” section of Marketing Education Review.
JACOB WILSON, assistant professor of health sciences and human performance, co-authored “The Effects of Endurance, Strength, and Power Training on Muscle Fiber Type Shifting,” which was published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research; “Acute and chronic testosterone response to blood flow restricted exercise,” which was published in Hormone and Metabolic Research; and “Low intensity blood flow restriction training: a meta-analysis,” which was published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology.
JOHN STINESPRING, assistant professor of economics, had his article “Fixed Versus Sunk Costs: Creating a Consistent and Simplified Cost Framework” published in the Journal of Economics & Economic Education Research. MELISSA WALTERS, associate professor of accounting, had her article, “An Imaginative Exercise for Teaching Transaction Cycles in an AIS Course,” accepted for publication in the AIS Educator’s Journal.
Make a Move News The fall 2011 Make a Move for a Healthier UT Campaign, Mastering Your Motivation – Seven Practical Tips for Staying Inspired, is underway!
Mastering Your Motivation Tic-Tac-Toe game will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card.
The fall campaign runs through Nov. 11 and there are many ways to participate. The UTHR Wellness Committee will have an event each week of the campaign that coincides with one of the seven strategies for staying motivated, including a “healthy recipes” pot luck lunch and a stress management lunch ‘n’ learn. Additionally, those who play the
For more details on the fall 2011 campaign, log on to Spartan Web, click on Employees, then Human Resources, then Wellness, or you can contact any UTHR Wellness Committee member: Jamie Blessinger, Gina Firth, Lori Fitzgerald, Joy Harris, Melanie Hicks, Pat Hunt, Abe Miller, Elizabeth Mills, Andy Pistocchi, John Stepro, Katie White or Jen Wortham.
Sign Up for the Spartan Challenge 5K The fifth annual Spartan Challenge 5K is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15 at 8 a.m. Though the race will start and finish at Pepin Track/Soccer Stadium, the course will take participants throughout campus and feature obstacles like running through tires, jumping over hay bales and crawling under a cargo net. The challenge, hosted by UT’s Board of Counselors and cross country team, is a fundraiser for the team’s scholarship fund. More than 440 runners participated last year, raising a total of $6,000. Nick Peterson, a UT alumnus who was drafted by the New York Yankees and appeared on the television series The Bachelorette, will lead the pre-race stretch.
Regular registration is $25 until Oct. 13, and race day registration is $30. There is a $5 discount for UT faculty and staff. For more information or to register, go to www. ut.edu/spartan5k/. Dan Gura, vice president for development and university relations, with Spartacus at the 2010 Spartan Challenge.
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TWO WEEKS@UT Wednesday, Oct. 5 Men’s Soccer vs. Florida Southern. Pepin Stadium, 7 p.m. Minaret New Music Concert. Fletcher Lounge, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 Writers at the University presents Peter Trachtenberg. Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, 7 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Lynn. Pepin Stadium, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Men’s Soccer vs. Barry. Pepin Stadium, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 The Tiberius Quartet; Grigorios Zamparas, piano. Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values, 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 Speaker Series featuring Steve Griggs. Sykes College of Business, Room 134, 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Theatre: Book of Days. Falk Theatre, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 OSLE Art Gallery: Meet the Artists. Vaughn Center 215, 1 p.m. Faculty Colloquium Series featuring Chris Gurrie. Sykes College of Business, Room 131, 3 p.m.
Men’s Soccer vs. Thomas. Pepin Stadium, 4:30 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Florida Southern. Pepin Stadium, 7 p.m. Theatre: Book of Days. Falk Theatre, 8 p.m. Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides. Allen N. Reeves Theatre, Vaughn Center, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15 Theatre: Book of Days. Falk Theatre, 8 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. Florida State (exhibition). Pepin Stadium, 1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse vs. South Florida (exhibition). Pepin Stadium, 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16 Theatre: Book of Days. Falk Theatre, 2 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Barry. Pepin Stadium, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 Business Network Symposium. Crescent Club, 9th Floor, Vaughn Center, 7:15 a.m. Volleyball vs. Flagler. Martinez Sports Center, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 Men’s Soccer vs. Flagler. Pepin Stadium, 7 p.m.
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