Communications

This is the October 2006 edition of the monthly campus email newsletter highlighting accomplishments of students, faculty and staff.  The November edition will go out in mid-November.  Please send brief appropriate news items for that month’s edition by email to Cameron Judd at cjudd@tusculum.edu by the end of the day Friday, Nov. 10

DR. THOMAS PRESENTS WORKSHOP AT ACA ANNUAL SUMMIT On October 6, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program Dr. Nancy Thomas presented the workshop “Defining the Religious, Political, and Personal Self in the Classroom” at the Appalachian College Association’s Annual Summit IX.  In her presentation, she focused on answering these questions: How do we become more authentically whole selves? and How do we learn to integrate these disparate selves into a “whole fabric” while retaining the integrity of the individual?  The workshop emphasized the importance of addressing these questions in our classrooms and ways to accomplish that.
Dr. Thomas also presented a workshop, “Failure of Feminism: Exploring Independence v. Nesting at the Grassroots Level,” at the Writing for Reconciliation Conference, June 1-4, 2006, at Berea College, Berea, Ky., and participated in the Appalachian College Association Teaching and Learning  Institute IV, June 18-23, 2006, at Brevard College in North Carolina.

ELLIOTT PROPOSAL ACCEPTED FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF HES A panel proposal by Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Jacquelyn Elliott has been  accepted by the Program Committee for the 2006 Annual Meeting of the History of Education Society. The meeting will take place October 26-29 at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.
The History of Education Society is an international scholarly society. Its purposes are to:
Promote and improve the teaching of the history of education in colleges and universities; Encourage scholarly research in the history of education, and facilitate the publication and dissemination of the results of that research Interest the educational profession and the public at large in the value of historical perspective in the making of educational policy; Promote library and museum facilities for the preservation of source materials in the history of education; Cooperate with specialists in other disciplines to interpret educational developments in a broad historical context; Encourage cooperation among specialists in the history of education throughout the world in joint studies and the exchange of documents; Cooperate wherever possible with organizations of professional historians and professional educators throughout the world.
The presentation is titled “Shaping the Conversation: The Historical Role of Women’s Advocacy Groups in Higher Education.”  Elliott made the presentation in connection with her role in the American Council on Education-Office of Women in Higher Education  (ACE-OWHE) This paper discusses ways in which ACE-OWHE, during the past 33 years, has provided a national voice for collegiate women’s leadership development and career advancement. The presentation will focus on three areas: an overview of key OWHE training seminars and symposiums; seminal publications produced by OWHE; and the OWHE’s Network.  All three efforts shared the same goal-advocating the advancement of women administrators in higher education.

GRADUATE STUDENTS COMPLETE RESEARCH PROJECTS Working with Dr. Melanie Narkawicz, cohort MAED-142 students in Morristown recently completed one experimental and seven survey research projects.  Candi Clevinger discovered that boys and girls were equally academically prepared for kindergarten and Shonda Griffin found that most substitute teachers in her system studied had been trained and thought additional training on managing student behavior would be useful.  Sarah Lent learned that most teachers in her high school were not well trained to teach English Language Learners (ELL) and Candace Manning found that the No Child Left Behind Act was the greatest contributor to teacher stress in her school system.  Elizabeth Mounts ascertained that most elementary teachers use learning centers primarily for literacy and mathematics, while Doug Parris determined that the gender gap in high school mathematics had been reversed in his school system, with males now falling behind females.  Randi Wells discovered that an experimental group, taught literacy skills using Brain Gym, had a 10 point higher gain score than a control group.  Congratulations to these students on their accomplishments!

STUDENT TAKING PART IN MISS FOOD CITY BEAUTY PAGEANT Student Vanessa M. Luciani, will be a contestant in the Miss Food City pageant in Bristol on October 14, 2006. the Student Affairs office has announced.  She is a K-8 Education major from Anjou, Quebec.

NEW FACULTY MEMBERS ON THE JOB IN ATEP
Two new educators in the Athletic Training Education Program are on the job but due to the timing of their work starts were not included in a recent listing in this newsletter of newly hired Tusculum personnel.  They are Tom Stueber and Amy Brooks, new ATEP faculty members.

TELLABRATION! 2006: SCARECROWS AND SCARY STORIES” ON NOV. 18 Children and adults of all ages will want to join in the fun, food, crafts, and stories during Tellabration 2006. This year’s event is being held on Saturday, November 18, 2006 from 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, on the grounds of the Doak House Museum at Tusculum College. The event is sponsored by the Museums of Tusculum College and Greene County Partnership Department of Tourism. The theme this year is will be “Scarecrows and Scary Stories” and spotlights the storytelling talents of six regional storytellers:  Molly Catron of Afton, “Mountain Man Bob” Phillips of Jonesborough, Connie Gill of Limestone, Peggy Kenney of Kingsport, Gayleen Kelley of Chuckey and Linda Poland of Telford. All storytellers are members of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild.
Between 5 and 6 PM, stories and make your own Scarecrow will be “especially for children.” From 6 to 7 p.m., adults and children can enjoy the music and join a real scarecrow around the bonfire. Then, between 7 and 8:30 p.m. adults and children over 8 years of age can listen to and enjoy the “scary stories.”
Hot chocolate, smores kits, popcorn, and marshmallows will be available for sale. Cost for the evening of fun is $5.00 (additional charge for a Scarecrow craft). Children Age 12 and under: $4.00 (includes Scarecrow craft). For Tickets Call: 423-638-4111 (Tammy Kinser) or 423-636-8554 (Larry Kelley) or stop by the Doak House Museum in Tusculum.
Tellabration! is an annual storytelling celebration created “as a means of building community support for storytelling.”  Tellabration! is traditionally held on the Saturday night before Thanksgiving in order to “create a network of storytelling enthusiasts bonded together in spirit at the same time and on the same weekend.” Tellabration!  began at the Connecticut Storytelling Center in 1988 and over the years has spread to every continent on the globe, except Antarctica.
The Museums of Tusculum College include the President Andrew Johnson Museum & Library and the Doak House Museum. The museums are administered by the Department of Museum Program and Studies of Tusculum College. The Department offers one of the few undergraduate museum studies degree programs in the country and manages the College’s archives. Each year the Museums of Tusculum College serve over 10,000 school children from throughout East Tennessee. For additional information about the Museums and their programs, call 423-636-7348 or check out the web at www.tusculum.edu

LEAKY SEWAGE PIPE ACCOUNTS FOR RECENT WORK NEAR HAYNES HALL A leaky, outdated clay sewage pipe is what led to recent underground work in the yard of Haynes Hall.  Replacement of the pipe was required.  The holes have been refilled in time for this weekend’s Homecoming festivities.
Underground sewer-related problems were also dealt with behind McCormick Hall earlier in the year.

This is the September 2006 monthly email newsletter for faculty and staff. The next edition will be put out in mid-October. Please send news briefs regarding faculty and staff accomplishments to Cameron Judd at cjudd@tusculum.edu before the end of the day Friday, October 13, for inclusion in that newsletter.

NEW EMPLOYEES JOIN TUSCULUM COLLEGE
Several new employees joined Tusculum College in August or September. They are Assistant Professor of Psychology Thomas Harlow, Assistant Professor of Sociology Jason Dixon, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Katherine Ocker-Stone, Assistant Professor of Commons and History Angela Keaton, Assistant Professor of History David Key, Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach Erika LaShomb, Assistant Professor of English Sheila Morton, Admissions Representative Bryan Faber, Clerical Assistant Linda Reaves, Campus Safety Officer Brian Grimes, and Enrollment Representative Leslie Sanderfur (Knoxville campus). Please welcome all these new colleagues to Tusculum College.

RECENT ALUMNUS SEEKING LOCAL GHOST LORE
Adam Hall 06, now a graduate student at East Tennessee State University, is working as a consultant with the Greeneville Neighbor News. He is in need of help from anyone at Tusculum College who might be aware of local ghost stories. These are being collected for use in October editions of the Neighbor. Anyone aware of Greeneville-Greene County area ghost lore may contact the Greeneville Neighbor News by email at greenevilleneighbor@earthlink.net, or by phone at 638-1988.

LIBRARIAN AWARDED GRADUATE DEGREE
Public Services Librarian Marsha Griffith has been awarded the degree of Master of Science in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee, Her degree was earned through UT’s 40-hour online program, which is fully-accredited by ALA and other groups and is aimed at allowing advancement for working library and other paraprofessional staffers. She is thought to be only the second person in Greeneville (the other being Greeneville-Greene County Librarian Madge Walker) to earn her library degree this way. Coordinator of Special Projects Kathy Hipps will complete her advanced UT library degree in the same manner next summer.

SMITH PROFILED IN ASHLAND PUBLICATION
A two-page bio of Library Director Jack Smith, with photos taken at the time of the dedication of The Library at Tusculum College, appears in the Fall 2006 issue of Accent, Ashland University Magazine. Smith was chosen as the career profile for the AU class of 1966.

MISSION TRIP MADE BY ANNE REEVER
For seven days in July, Assistant Library Director for Distance Learning Anne Reever, with 16 other adults and high school youth from Greeneville First Presbyterian Church, traveled to Long Beach, Mississippi, to assist in the rebuilding and rehabilitation of the community due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. This annual work camp experience, an endeavor by the youth of Greeneville FPC, is sponsored by church members and through fundraising efforts by the high school students. The group stayed at Long Beach Presbyterian Church and worked at three work sites approved through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Projects included the demolition of the ceiling in a home that had been completely flooded and installation of drywall in a home of an elderly couple. Most of the week was spent repairing and painting ceilings of a bedroom, living room and dining area of a home owned and occupied by a woman and her two daughters. The hard work accomplished by this small contingent resulted in the completion of a bedroom as well as a living room and dining room with newly painted walls and new ceilings. Anne Reever is willing to show photos of the work to interested individuals and groups. Contact her in the library or at extension 5801. Anyone who would like to be involved in the next First Presbyterian Church visit to the Gulf Coast may contact the church at 638-4533.

TC PERSONNEL REPRESENT COLLEGE ON CHURCH DAY Several Tusculum College faculty and/or staff members stepped forward this year to serve as college representatives in various churches of the Holston Presbytery for September 17’s Church Day in the Holston Presbytery.

Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mark Stokes will carry out his Church Day duties on September 24, preaching a full sermon at Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Dandridge.

Church Day in the Holston Presbytery is a project of the Church Relations division of the Office of Institutional Advancement. A similar day is also held each year in conjunction with the Presbytery of East Tennessee.

JUDD PANELIST AT LITERARY FESTIVAL
Director of Communications Cameron Judd, along with fellow frontier novelist Bill Brooks, presented a discussion of writing westerns at the first annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival on Saturday, September 16, in Burnsville, N.C.

This is the August 2006 edition of the Tusculum College monthly email newsletter, which is devoted to news of student, staff and faculty accomplishments. If you know of such items that should be publicized within the College community, please send them in brief form to cjudd@tusculum.edu by September 12 for inclusion in the next newsletter.

ELLIOTT TO PRESENT AT ASHE MEETING IN CALIFORNIA Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid Jacquelyn Elliott has been notified by the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) that a proposal she submitted was selected for a Symposia session for the ASHE 2006 Annual Meeting to be held Nov. 2-4 in Anaheim, California. The title is “Historical Advocacy for Women in Higher Education: The Role of External Organizations.” The proposal was one of more than 800 submitted.

ASHE promotes collaboration among its members and others engaged in the study of higher education through research, conferences, and publications, including its highly regarded journal, The Review of Higher Education. ASHE values rigorous scholarly approaches to the study of higher education and practical applications of systemic inquiry.

ASHE is a scholarly society with about 1,900 members dedicated to higher education as a field of study.

PAPERS BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GAIN INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION
A paper by Associate Professor of Business Administration Dr. Antonio Bos, “The socio-economic determinants of older people’s health in Brazil: the importance of marital status and income” was accepted for publication in the journal Ageing & Society (note: “Ageing” is the spelling used by the journal, following British preference.). Dr. Bos said, “In this paper we were able to show that, unlike most other countries, in Brazil widows tend to have better health than married women. We also showed that women without a personal and individual source of income have worse health than those who did.”

Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human aging and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts. It draws contributions and has readers from many academic social science disciplines, and from clinical medicine and the humanities. The journal is published by the Centre for Policy on Ageing and The British Society of Gerontology.

Another paper by Dr. Bos, “Marital Status, Living Arrangements and Elderly Health in Latin America: A Preliminary Analysis of the SABE Database,” was accepted for presentation in the The Gerontological Society of America’s 59th Annual Scientific Meeting to be held in Dallas November 16 - 20.

DR. OLSEN JOINS CUMMINGS BOARD; EDITING ORGANIZATION’S JOURNAL Associate Professor of English and Writing Programs Coordinator Dr. Taimi Olsen has joined the board of the E. E. Cummings Society and is serving as an editor for Spring: The Journal of the E. E. Cummings Society. She has also been asked to contribute an article to a forthcoming volume on Cummings, to be published by Cambridge Scholars Press in the second half of 2007. It is provisionally titled as “Words Into Pictures: E. E. Cummings’ Art Across Borders.”

She will be speaking at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) in Washington D.C. in November. Her topic is assessment and teaching, and how schools create structures that bring together institutional assessment processes with departmental programs and individual faculty activities. Part of this talk deals with the Competency Program, and part of it is a ‘progress report’ on an active learning grant that she, Delores Green and Corinne Nicolas are conducting in English 111 courses this fall.

Dr. Olsen has also returned from a faculty development trip to Greece, on the topic of Greek Religion (sponsored by the ACA). Lead by three faculty specialists, Dr. Kenneth Morrell from Rhodes College, and Drs. Michael Arnush and Leslie Mechem, from Skidmore College in NY, the trip focused on the rituals and religion of the ancient Greeks in the context of material culture. The program of study included reading from primary and secondary sources, visits to sites and museums, lectures from faculty leaders, presentations from ACA faculty on assigned topics, discussions, and, finally, materials that faculty are designing for classes and making available to all ACA schools. It was a 14 day trip in the beginning of June to sites such as Delphi, Corinth and Athens. As a result of the trip, she has a lecture on sacred spaces, has selected a new textbook for her Classical Mythology course–and new plays, The Orestia. Her course is being offered now, in block 1. The Humanities Division will be sponsoring her lecture, sometime this fall.

NOVEL BY TC STAFFER RELEASED
A new traditional western novel written by Director of Communications Cameron Judd was nationally released August 29 by HarperCollins Publishers. The novel, “Derailers,” is published under the publisher-created pseudonym “Tobias Cole.” It is the first of three novels in a new western paperback series. Judd has been an author of western and frontier historical novels since 1979, writing under his own name and three pseudonyms.

GALICK PLACES IN GOLF EVENT
Director of the Professional Development Institute Marisa Galick (Gross - 102, Net - 69), placed 1st Net in the 3rd flight at the Executive Women’s Golf Association Heart of the South Sectional Championship held on August 12, 2006 at Chateau Elan Winery and Resort in Braselton, Georgia . The Heart of the South Section of the EWGA includes Chapters in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee. More than 75 women from these states traveled to Georgia to compete in the EWGA Heart of the South Sectional Championship.

Galick will advance to the 36-hole final round of the EWGA Championship, the world’s largest women’s amateur golf tournament, to be held at the Whirlwind Golf Club at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, AZ, September 15 - 16. The EWGA Championship Finals hosts a field of winners from each of the 12 EWGA Sections and anticipates a field of approximately 182 contenders.

This is the June 2006 edition of the Tusculum College Newsletter.
Another edition will be sent out in mid-July. Please send brief news items to Cameron Judd at cjudd@tusculum.edu by Wednesday, July 12, for inclusion in the July newsletter.

CABINET-LEVEL LEADERS TO ARRIVE IN JULY
Tusculum College awaits the arrival of our new Provost and new Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid. Provost Dr. Kimberly K.
Estep is to join us at the first of July, while VP Jacquelyn Elliott will arrive mid-month.

PIONEER STUDENT-ATHLETES MAKE DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL One-hundred and seventy-six student-athletes have been named to the
2006 Tusculum College Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll announced Ed Hoffmeyer, TC Director of Athletics.

To be selected to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must accumulate either a semester or cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.

Of the honorees, 32 have earned All-South Atlantic Conference recognition during their careers at Tusculum. For a full list of Honor Roll athletes, visit www.tusculum.edu/athletics.

LIBRARY’S JACK SMITH ON COMMITTEE FOR ACA CENTRAL LIBRARY Library Director Jack Smith has been appointed to one of the chief operating committees of the Appalachian College Association Central Library. He is an at-large member of the Administrative Issues Committee and will serve into 2009.

The group usually meets twice a year and holds further “electronic meetings” through conference calls and email lists at other times.
Smith’s committee plans the Annual Meeting for Library Administration, oversees benchmark statistics gathering, considers assessment strategies for campus libraries along with implementing assessment for the Central Library, and takes up other issues of administrative importance.

TUSCULUM STAFFERS TAKE PART IN REGIONAL CHARITABLE EVENTS The Morristown Tusculum College Center hosted activities for the month of April to help raise funds for the March of Dimes fund-raising campaign. The Center pre-sold pizza, sold tickets and promoted interest among the student body and the Morristown Alumni Chapter membership to partake in the main event held on April 29th.
More than $1,100 was raised by everyone involved, which gained some awards for the Center.

Supporting another good cause the Tusculum College Team of Susan Vance, Austin Vance (Susan’s son), Cecil Crum (Susan’s father), Rebecca Muncy, Staci Otto and Ryan Otto. The group participated in the Fifth Annual Kidney Walk held in downtown Greeneville on Saturday, May 20. The walk generated more than $5,000 for the National Kidney Foundation of East Tennessee.
Susan Vance, Rebecca Muncy and Staci Otto are all part of Tusculum College’s Institutional Advancement team. Ryan Otto works with the TRIO programs.

TC STAFF AND FACULTY LEAD “CHURCH DAY” ACTIVITIES Several staff and faculty members of Tusculum College made or will make presentations about the College in various East Tennessee Presbyterian U.S.A. churches on two Sundays: June 11 and June 18.
Those days are being observed as Church Day in the Presbytery of East Tennessee. Churches taking part are in the Knoxville, Maryville and Chattanooga areas.

PAULLING BECOMES GOLD MEDALIST IN STATE SENIOR OLYMPICS Associate Professor of Mathematics Dr. John Paulling qualified for the Tennessee State Senior Olympics in the 100 Meter and 400 Meter Freestyle by winning gold medals in these events in the First District Games held in Johnson City May 22-26. His winning time on the 400-Meter Freestyle was 9 minutes and 24 seconds. “This experience helps me identify with the effort our students go through in order to achieve academic and other goals and the pride they should feel in doing so,” Dr. Paulling said.

STAFF MEMBER INVOLVED IN BOOK-RELATED ACTIVITIES Director of Communications Cameron Judd was the guest speaker for the East Tennessee State University Women’s Club on Saturday, May 27, in Johnson City, Tenn. Judd, a published novelist, talked on the subject of “Turning Tennessee History into Tennessee Fiction.”

Judd will also be the guest Friday, June 16, at the 2006 opening night of the historical drama “Horn in the West” at Boone, N.C. The play is about Daniel Boone, who is also the subject of one of Judd’s historical novels. Judd will take part in a book signing in the theater gift shop prior to the play.

DR. ROBERT DAVIS AUTHORS ARTICLE ON MUTANT LILIES Biology Professor Dr. Robert B. Davis is the author of an article in the May/June edition of Tennessee Conservationist magazine. It is entitled “Mutant Trout Lilies: Appalachian Gold,” and is accompanied by numerous colorful photographs also done by Dr. Davis.

The story concerns mutant trout lilies located in Greene County.
These lilies feature seven to 12 “petals” rather than the usual six.
The flowers comprise “a thriving population of mutants,” Dr. Davis wrote.

May 2006 Edition of the Tusculum College Monthly Email Newsletter The next edition will be sent in mid-June. Please mail brief news items to Director of Communications Cameron Judd at cjudd@tusculum.edu by Friday, June 9 for the June newsletter.

Board of Trustees Meets; Actions Summarized:
The Tusculum College Board of Trustees met on campus May 19 and 20 for their regular spring session. Following is a summary of Board action.
Upon recommendation of the Academic Affairs Committee, the Board approved several faculty members for promotion in rank to Associate Professor. They are Dr. Greg Church, Dr. John Ellisor, Dr. Cherie Jones, Ms. Corinne Nicolas, Dr. Dianne Robinette, and Dr. Cindy Solomon.
Actions approved at the recommendation of Finance & Investments Committee were as follows:
A motion was approved to set additional fees for laundry service and credit card processing.
The 2006-07 Operating and Capital Budgets were approved.
Approved was The Human Resources Policy and Procedure Guide.
Approved was a resolution stipulating individuals who may sign College checks.
Approved was a resolution regarding distribution of investment income.

The Honorable Judge Thomas Hull ‘50 Honored with Distinguished Service Award Tusculum College alumnus the Honorable Thomas Hull, a Greeneville resident who attended Tusculum College in the late 1940s and was a long-time U.S. District Court judge in East Tennessee, was honored with the Tusculum College Distinguished Service Award at the annual President’s Dinner held on campus May 19. Judge Hull has been a strong supporter of community projects over the years, recently including the Tusculum College Campaign for the Library, which funded renovation and expansion of the Library at Tusculum College. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees.

John Lamb Sworn in and Promoted to Colonel in the Tennessee State Guard Director of Information Systems John Lamb was sworn into the Tennessee State Guard in March and promoted to the rank of Colonel by the Commander of the Tennessee State Guard, Brigadier General John T. Frame, in Nashville. Col. Lamb will serve as liaison to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee National Guard. The Tennessee State Guard is a volunteer professional complement of personnel who support the state mission of the federal homeland security requirements by assisting the Tennessee Army National Guard as a force multiplier. The Guard also assists civil authorities with disaster relief, humanitarian causes, ceremonial service, religious and medical support for the promotion of the well-being and safety of the citizens of Tennessee.

Several in Science Program Accepted in Graduate Schools Several Tusculum College Class of 2006 seniors in the science program have been accepted into various graduate programs: Jobria McCracken was accepted at the University of Oklahoma’s medical school, Jameson Riner was accepted in the University of South Florida’s physical therapy program, Carrie Miller was accepted into the University of Tennessee’s veterinary program, and Jonathan Barnett was accepted into pharmacy school at UT Memphis. Additionally, Amanda Bowen, who will be in the 2007 graduating class, has been accepted at University of Memphis for the ACS Research program for this summer.

If other disciplines know of recent Tusculum College alumni that have been accepted into graduate programs, please notify Cameron Judd at cjudd@tusculum.edu so that their names can be printed in next month’s Tusculum College community newsletter.

Research Presentations Made by MAE Cohort MAAE-17 Nine members of MAAE-17 presented their research findings in April to an audience of faculty and students in Morristown. These students worked with Associate Professor of Research Dr. Melanie Narkawicz over the past year to conduct an in-depth research project. Students and their presentation topics were: Chad Gregg (benefits of technical training/education in manufacturing), Connie Earls (community college developmental education), Gregory Miller (EMS fitness standards), Donna Mulholland (basic skills for hospitality industry employees), Brenda Newton (teaching styles), David Parr (manufacturer training program evaluation), Thomas Strange (academic audit/assessment), Tony Watson (EMS drug testing and training), and Charlie Williams (leaning/teaching styles).

New Employees Join Tusculum College
New Tusculum College employees who joined the College in April have been announced by the Human Resources Department. They are: Crystal Hirschy ‘04, Admissions Representative; Dale Thompson and Chris Coles, Groundskeepers in Facilities; and Justin Garrett, Campus Safety Officer.

Arts Outreach Wraps Up Busy Spring
Personnel in Arts Outreach spent the spring doing outreach work with local schools including: directing the South Greene Mock Trial team, giving direction to Mosheim Middle School history program, and reading to children in local elementary schools. GLAWPIGT (Great Literature is Alive and Well and Playing in Greeneville, Tennessee), which is part of Arts Outreach, has been especially busy this year, Delina Hensley reports. Activities included a performance/workshop with members of an extended learning program at ETSU, workshops at South Central Elementary and South Greene High School, and auditions for GLAWPIGT at the end of April resulting in the addition of 18 new members to our acting troupe. A May 15th Open House Performance was held in the Behan Arena Theatre, which is newly renovated. The half wall that surrounded the stage area is removed and new flooring is in place.

Dr. Henry and IA Staff Making Professional Development Trip to Purdue University President Dr. Dolph Henry, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mark Stokes, Director of Development and Alumni Relations Susan Vance, Director of College Relations Karen Sells, Associate Director of Corporate, Foundation and Alumni Relations Robin Crabtree, Manager of Gift Records Staci Otto, and Coordinator of Alumni Relations Rebecca Muncy are traveling to Purdue University on Wednesday, May 24, to confer with their counterpart officers on the Purdue staff. Trustee and alumnus Dr. Scott M. Niswonger, ‘87 H’06, is flying the group up and back. The trip is to promote discussion to generate ideas and methods that could be useful in Tusculum College’s own fund-raising work.

TUSCULUM COLLEGE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER
March 2006 Edition

The next Tusculum College Community newsletter will be sent in mid-April.  Items for that edition should be sent to cjudd@tusculum.edu by the end of the day Friday, April 7.

DR. KIMBERLY K. ESTEP TO BE TUSCULUM COLLEGE’S PROVOST
Dr. Kimberly K. Estep, currently the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Thomas University in Thomasville, GA, will join Tusculum College as Provost and Academic Vice President in July.  Dr. Estep holds a Ph.D. and Master’s degree in history from Auburn University, and a BA in history from Judson College.   She earned a Master’s in Education (adult education) from the University of Georgia in 2004.

At Thomas University, a nonsectarian coeducational college of approximately 750 students, she has overseen the areas of arts and Sciences, professional studies, the library, information technology, registrar and four Title IV-funded grant programs.  She was also staff liaison to the Committee on Academic and Student Affairs of the TU Board of Trustees.  She also coordinated institutional research at TU and trained faculty and staff in use of the university’s annual assessment process, compiling or composing annual reports and narrative assessments and ensuring compliance with criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

She said this week: “I am delighted to be joining the Tusculum College community. During my visit earlier this month, I was overwhelmed by the dedication that members of the faculty and staff share for the success of Tusculum’s students, of every age, background and program of study. I am excited to be part of the team, and look forward to assisting Tusculum in reaching even further heights academically.”

Prior to joining TU in 2001, Dr. Estep spent seven years at Friends University in Wichita, KS, as coordinator of the general education program and chair of the Division of Religion and Humanities.  She also has taught courses at TU, Southern Christian University, Friends University, Wesleyan College, Troy State University, Central Alabama Community College and Auburn.  Her husband, Paul Adams, and her 7-year-old daughter, Bailey, will join Dr. Estep in Greeneville.

President Henry said, “A special thank-you goes to the members of the Provost Search Committee who dedicated many hours to identifying suitable candidates that ultimately resulted in bringing Dr. Estep to Tusculum College.  Please join me in congratulating Denise Wood, Search Committee Chair, Ron Conley, John Ellisor, Jim Fields, Carolyn Gregg, Jeff Lokey, Taimi Olsen, James “J.J.” Smith, and Jeanne Stokes on a job well done.”

Until Dr. Estep’s arrival at Tusculum College, Dr. Melinda Dukes will serve as the interim Provost of the College.  Dr. Dukes is a Professor of Psychology who has taught at Tusculum since 1989.  She was awarded the Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership award in 2001. She has a variety of interests including community-based research approaches for working with homelessness and poverty as well as the assessment of citizenship and social engagement characteristics.

SEARCH FOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID A search committee for the position of Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid has been established.  Promising candidates for the post are already being identified.  The vacant Director of Admissions position will be filled after the new Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid is named.

TC STUDENTS TO PRODUCE ART FOR FEDERAL COURTHOUSE Through an agreement with the General Services Administration of the United States government, Tusculum College art students will produce artwork for the Quillen Federal Courthouse in Greeneville.  Details of the project are being worked out in coordination with the GSA.  Professor Lou Haney was instrumental in this opportunity for some of Tusculum College’s creative and talented students.

FACULTY MEMBER, STUDENT EARN ACA LEDFORD RESEARCH AWARD Associate Professor of Commons and History Dr. Jennifer Brooks and student Michael Duane Randolph of Crossville were notified on March 10 that their proposed American Enka Oral History Project, examining the history of the American Enka plant in the Morristown area, has been accepted for an Appalachian College Association Ledford Research Award for Students.

GREG CHURCH LEADING STUDENT GROUP TO COSTA RICA A group of six Tusculum College students will depart Monday, March 20, for a 16-day field biology trip to Costa Rica led by Assistant Professor of Biology Greg Church.  The students will “sample biodiversity” all across Costa Rica, traveling from the Caribbean to the Pacific, with some of their work done in the volcanic mountain regions of Costa Rica.  The students making the trip are a “mix of environmental science, field guide naturalist and biology majors,” Professor Church said.  They are Charles Close, Gavin Mauldin, Austin Hunter, Ramon Pierce, Scott Howard and Tyler Martin.  The group flies out of Tri City Airport at 3:30 a.m. Monday.  This is the sixth Costa Rica trip led by Professor Church, but the first time the student group has consisted entirely of male students.

COLLINS AND LUCAS ATTEND TOURISM MEETING Tusculum College’s Museum Program leaders George Collins and Cindy Lucas were among attendees at the Tourism Advisory Task Force Meeting held March 8 in conjunction with Greene County Partnership.

TUSCULUM COLLEGE ALUMNI RECEPTIONS BEGIN; KNOXVILLE EVENT IS THURSDAY Tusculum College kicked off its 2006 series of Alumni Receptions Tuesday evening in Greeneville at the General Morgan Inn and Conference Center.  About 50 Greeneville-area alumni and friends attended the wine-and-cheese event, with several current and former members of the Board of Trustees among the attendees, as well as Alumni Executive Board members.

President Henry presented a brief update on Tusculum College developments and Director of Development and Alumni Relations Susan Vance welcomed the attendees, reported on activities of the Tusculum College Alumni Association’s various chapters, and encouraged the alumni present to remain active in Tusculum College life.
A similar reception for Knoxville-area alumni will be held Thursday evening at Club LeConte in Knoxville from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  All Tusculum College alumni are welcome.  Club LeConte, located in the First Tennessee Bank building in downtown Knoxville, has a dress code requiring collared shirts and coats for men, and no jeans or T-shirts.  For more information or to make reservations, dial extension 5303.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO MEET HERE IN MAY
The next meeting of the Tusculum College Board of Trustees takes place in May on the Greeneville campus, and the dinner on Friday evening, May 19, will also be the annual President’s Dinner at which the Distinguished Service Award is given.  Everyone at Tusculum College is encouraged to make the Trustees welcome while they are with us.

This is the February 2006 edition of the Tusculum College Email Newsletter focusing on accomplishments within the Tusculum College community.  This edition also includes a summary of action by the Board of Trustees at its meeting earlier this month.

PROFESSORS ATTEND SOUTHERN HUMANITIES CONFERENCE:
On Feb. 2 and 3, Professor Corinne Nicolas and Dr. Nancy Thomas attended the 2006 Southern Humanities Council Conference held in Ashville, North Carolina.  Ms. Nicolas presented a paper entitled “Out of the Kitchen: How Women Find Creative Ways of Feeding the Soul” which examined how women in Salman Rusdie’s Midnight Children and Laura Esquivel’s Like Water for Chocolate use their creative powers in domestic tasks such as cooking to claim their voices.   Dr. Thomas presented the paper “On the Edge: the Maddening Salvation of Creativity.”  Professor Mary Boyes serves on the Board of Directors of the SHC and also attended the conference.

DR. GREENFIELD PRESENTS SUCCESSFUL POETRY READING:
On January 19, 2006, Dr. Richard Greenfield, Assistant Professor of English, read from his award-winning book of poetry, A Carnage in the Lovetrees, before a mixed audience of students, faculty and members of the community, gathered in the Library at Tusculum College.  Many commented it was their first experience at a poetry reading.  Dr. Greenfield also read excerpts from his manuscript Tracer.  He is planning new projects, including a poetry book entitled Tennessee, which will include a poem for every year of Tennessee’s statehood.

ASHLEY-PAULEY ACCEPTED INTO DOCTORALPROGRAM:
Associate Dean of Students Jonita Ashley-Pauley has been accepted into the University of Tennessee’s doctoral program for Higher Education Administration.   Before coming to Tusculum, she served as a city planner in Bristol, Va., for two years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1999 and a master’s degree in public administration in 2001, both from East Tennessee State University. She is a 1996 graduate of West Greene High School in Greene County.

CYNTHIA SOLOMON PRESIDING OVER CHAPTER OF ASTD:
Assistant Professor of Education Cynthia Solomon Ph.D, is the President of the Smoky Mountain Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) for 2006.  She works with other chapter leaders to develop membership and plan and moderate professional-level programs each month. Dr. Solomon coordinates two graduate programs through Graduate and Professional Studies that were developed through ASTD role delineation studies — in Human Resource Development and in Organizational Training and Education. These two graduate programs currently have an enrollment of 67 students with four new cohort groups planned for this spring.  The Smoky Mountain Chapter currently has an enrollment of 120 members.  Several Tusculum College graduates are slated to present their graduate projects or other areas of professional accomplishment through the Smoky Mountain Chapter meetings.

2006 THEOLOGIAN-IN-RESIDENCE AT TUSCULUM COLLEGE:
Dr. David Hendricksen, a member of Tusculum College’s adjunct faculty who for several years also was Assistant Vice President for the Residential College and Associate Professor of Music at Tusculum College, is leading this year’s Theologian-In-Residence (TIR) series of lectures scheduled for February 7, 14, 21, and 28.  Dr. Hendricksen’s topic is Worship and Music.  Sessions take place in the Chalmers Conference Center starting at 10 a.m. and conclude approximately at 2:30 p.m., including a lunch break shortly after noon.  The series is sponsored by Holston Presbytery and the Church Relations Office of Tusculum College.  Lunch is provided and there is no cost to participants.  Reservations should be made, however, to ensure adequate seating and lunch provision.  Contact the office of Church Relations at extension 5638, or email sjones@tusculum.edu for more information or to pre-register for the lecture series.  The first two sessions have been heavily attended, the first gathering breaking the attendance record for attendance at an opening session of a TIR series.

duBRISK PROFILED IN EAST TENNESSEE-BASED MAGAZINE:
Tusculum College Artist-in-Residence Marilyn duBrisk was featured in a three-page photo-illustrated story in the most recent edition of Marquee, a Jonesborough, Tennessee-based magazine whose slogan is “Celebrating Life in the Mountain South.”  The magazine is comparable in format, theme, and appearance to Southern Living.  The same issue also features a story about the Town of Greeneville.

INSITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT STAFF ATTEND CONFERENCE Several members of the Institutional Advancement staff at Tusculum College attended the CASE District III conference in Nashville early in February.

160 PIONEERS MAKE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL:
One-hundred and sixty (160) student-athletes were named to the 2005 Tusculum College Fall Athletic Director’s Honor Roll announced Ed Hoffmeyer, TC Director of Athletics. To be selected to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must accumulate either a semester or cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.  The Tusculum baseball team boasted the most student-athletes on the honor roll with 31, followed by football (29) and women’s soccer (20). The Pioneer men’s soccer team was fourth with 13 honorees, followed by softball (10), volleyball (9) and women’s basketball (9).  The TC women’s tennis team had the highest cumulative grade point average of the 14 sports sponsored by the College with a 3.445 team GPA. The volleyball team was second with a 3.418 GPA, followed by women’s cross country (3.302), women’s basketball (3.246), women’s soccer (3.135), softball (3.082), women’s golf (3.066), baseball (3.009) and men’s cross country (3.007).  Of the honorees, 21 have earned All-South Atlantic Conference recognition during their careers at Tusculum.  A list of Tusculum College athletes on the Honor Roll may be accessed on the College web site, www.tusculum.edu.

TRUSTEES MEET; ACTIONS SUMMARIZED:
The Tusculum College Board of Trustees met for its annual February meeting on Feb. 10 and 11, this year meeting at the Knoxville Regional Center rather than on the home campus at Greeneville.  Following is a summary of Board actions during that meeting .

ACTION BY TUSCULUM COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, February 11, 2006

Bylaws Revisions:
The Board adopted extensive changes to the Bylaws.

Human Resources Policies:
The Board directed the Administration to present at the May, 2006 Board of Trustees Meeting revised personnel policies.

Directive for Review of MAOM Program:
The Board directed the President to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Master of Arts in Organizational Management Program and submit a plan of action no later than the May Board meeting.

Approval of December Graduates
The Board approved the graduating class of May 2006 subject to completion of all requirements and approval of the Registrar.

Approval of Tuition
The Board approved tuition for all programs and is currently reviewing room and board charges for next year.

Approval of Trustee for Employee Health Benefit Plan The Board approved a revision to the resolution on the Employee Health Benefit Plan replacing Rodney Miller with Sheila Goins as a trustee of that plan.

Oversight of  NCAA compliance:
The Board directed the President to report on how the College complies with NCAA regulations.

Approval of Auditors for 2005-06:
The Board approved engaging the firm of Blackburn, Childers & Steagall to provide the 2005-06 audit.

This is the December 2005 edition of the monthly campus newsletter spotlighting accomplishments of faculty, staff and students, and other news of Tusculum College.
This is the final newsletter of 2005.  Newsletters for 2006 will begin in January.
The Office of Institutional Advancement extends best wishes for a wonderful Christmas to everyone at Tusculum College.
The IA office, McCormick second floor, will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. throughout the holiday break. Secondary offices under Institutional Advancement (i.e., Public Relations, Alumni Relations and College Relations) will be closed.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCED
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program will award scholarships to college seniors or recent graduates to attend graduate programs in fall 2006. Tusculum may nominate up to two students for the program.  Each scholarship covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, books, and other required fees for the length of graduate degree program, up to six years.  The amount and duration of awards will vary by student, based on the cost of attendance and length of the program as well as other scholarships or grants received.  The maximum award per student is $50,000 per year. The Foundation seeks to identify students who are excelling academically and in other activities and have significant unmet financial need, defined by income level and whether the applicant has educational expenses beyond other grants and scholarships received.  If you know a student that may qualify, please see the guidelines for eligibility on the Foundation website http://www.jackkentcookefoundation.org or contact Melinda Dukes at ext. 5284 for more information.  Applicants must turn in required materials to Dr. Melinda Dukes (CM Box 5043) by March 27, 2006.

DR. NARKAWICZ PRESENTS AT ACA TECHNOLOGY EVENT Dr. Melanie Narkawicz recently gave two presentations at the Appalachian College Association Technology Summit in Abingdon. Tusculum’s IT staff, particularly Mike Verna, provided technical support for the presentations.  The hands-on workshops were attended by a large number of faculty as well as some graduate students from ACA member colleges.  Workshop participants examined various data analysis and reporting techniques.

DR. GIBSON PUBLISHES ARTICLE IN SPORTS PUBLICATION Professor of Physical Education and Department Chair Dr. Dale Gibson had article published in the October issue of Sports Spectrum magazine. The article is titled “The Inexact Science of Setting Ticket Prices.”. Additionally, he is now officially listed on the Editorial Board of Athletic Management magazine in his new capacity as a professor and a Chair at Tusculum College. He writes: “I was on the Editorial Board before, but never as a Tusculum College representative.”

CURRY MARKETING STUDENTS HELP OUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Students taking Michael Curry’s “Principles of Marketing” course recently developed a marketing plan and promotion materials for Cocke County Habitat for Humanity. Students met with Habitat’s leaders and determined that the organization’s primary need is to enhance community and business participation supporting its goal of increasing suitable housing for families who are willing to work for it.  Student team leader Amanda Bice and colleague Dale Phelps attended Habitat Board meetings to gain appreciation of Habitat’s needs and contributions.  Board chair Gabrielle Taylor thanked the eight student team members and presented them with framed certificates of appreciation.  Habitat’s Director Sam Moscato said in a feature news article, “The team brought inspiration and enthusiasm along with very professional plans and materials.  Cocke County Habitat for Humanity will reap benefits of their work for years to come.”

EDUCATORS LEARN ABOUT TUSCULUM COLLEGE–RURAL RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP A college and a local organization can partner in creative ways to provide nutritious food to local people while helping local farmers address a marketing need, and the process can build civic awareness and leadership among local youth. That is the lesson that members of Just Connections took home from a regional gathering recently in Greeneville hosted by Tusculum College and Rural Resources.  Just Connections is an organization of educators and activists of Appalachia who promote socially just and sustainable communities through partnerships between communities and colleges. Members of the organization take turns hosting the board meetings and organizing a special part of each meeting, the Vision in Action experience, where local residents share and reflect on what they are doing to address community issues.
Eight representatives from Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, and other areas of Tennessee met at Tusculum for Just Connections¹ quarterly board meeting in November. Board member Robin Fife, Assistant Professor of Social Science and Director of Tusculum¹s Bonner Leaders Program, organized the meeting and arranged for overnight accommodations. Dr. Carolyn Brown, interim provost and academic vice president, welcomed the group to the campus.
Tusculum students enrolled in a service-learning course collaborated with Rural Resources to conduct a community mapping project to assess and document need for the Mobile Market and identify which neighborhoods it should target. Another Tusculum service-oriented student program, the Bonner Leaders Program, involves students in garden projects for children organized by Rural Resources.

CLASS OF 2000 ALUMNA HONORED AS TEACHER OF THE YEAR Katie Reen, Class of 2000, recently sent this update on her professional life to her professors at Tusculum College.
“It is Katie Reen from Milton, Vermont or as I am now called by most, “Miss Reen”.  I am teaching 5/6 grade in my home district and loving it. It is such hard work but so rewarding.  I just wanted to say hi to all of you and let you know that I was named Teacher of the Year for my district.  It was a great honor but made me reflect on my TC days.  Thanks for all you each did to shape me and prepare me. You are doing great work. All my best! Katie p.s. If you ever need a ski getaway…my door is always open!”

TRIO HOSTS RECEPTION FOR LAWMAKERS AND PROGRAM ALUMNI On November 21, Tusculum College TRIO Programs and the Tennessee Association of Special Programs hosted a reception for all current and past TRIO participants, as well as special guests Tennessee Senator Steve Southerland, State Representative David Hawk and State Representative Eddie Yokley.  TRIO Programs provide an educational opportunity for low-income and disabled Americans.  Congress established this series of programs to help low-income Americans enter college, graduate, and move on to participate more fully in America¹s economic and social life.  TRIO programs help students overcome class, social and cultural barriers to higher education

This is the November 2005 edition of the monthly campus newsletter spotlighting accomplishments of faculty, staff and students, along with other news of Tusculum College.  Thanks to all the faculty and staff members who submitted news items.  A December edition will be presented next month.  Submit news items for that edition by email to cjudd@tusculum.edu by December 14. Please keep items succinct and focused as closely as possible on the theme of academic and professional accomplishment.

CARYN LATHAM NOW WORKING WITH GPS STAFF
Enrollment Representative Caryn Latham joined the SE Graduate & Professional Studies staff in September .  She is the primary contact for prospective Tusculum students in Bradley, Loudon, McMinn, and Monroe counties.  She is a graduate of East Tennessee State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. While completing her undergraduate work, she served as a senatorial intern for the 101st General Assembly.  She previously held a position of Specialty Loan Administrator with Edfinancial Services, and possesses a solid background in financial aid.  GPS leaders hail her as a great addition to their enrollment team.

USED COMPUTERS DONATED BY TC TO INNER-CITY SCHOOLS Tusculum College’s Graduate & Professional Studies program in Knoxville recently donated used computers for the Project Grad Schools in that city.  The computers were placed in six inner-city schools, Belle Morris Elementary, Spring Hill Elementary, Christenberry Elementary, South Knoxville Elementary, Vine Middle School, and South-Doyle Middle School. The computers will help support school academic programs, parent university programs, as well as mentoring and tutoring programs.  Knoxville staff members, Bonita Cobb and Brian Rowland, visited each school and help with the installation of the donated computers.  The computers are a great asset to schools who cannot otherwise afford to purchase their own computers.  Project Grad was established to ensure a quality public education for all children in economically disadvantaged communities.

TUSCULUM  COLLEGE PROGRAM IN KNOXVILLE PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL The Graduate and Professional Studies program in Knoxville has formed a special partnership with a local inner-city elementary school. Located adjacent to the Knoxville riverfront area, South Knox Elementary School has a student body of approximately 105.  The Southeast Regional Center is proud to partner with friends at South Knox Elementary and has contributed to several school activities. Earlier this year GPS provided printed tee shirts for students to wear during school field day competitions.  More recently, GPS donated Gateway computers and computer desks to the school and assisted the school in the sale of School Coupon books; thus, enabling students to exceed their goal.  School Coupons are an annual fundraiser benefiting Knox County schools.  For the price of $10, an individual purchases a book of coupons redeemable at many different Knoxville merchants.  $7 from the sale of each book is donated to the respective school. Representatives from the Southeast Region were on hand for the “kickoff” of coupon book sales and orchestrated the sale of the books on the Knoxville campus.  “It was both an honor and a privilege for Tusculum to work with this group of deserving students and to be a part of such a worthy cause,” say the TC representatives.

MORRISTOWN STUDENT NAMED “CHIEF OF THE YEAR”
For the second time in five years, the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police has named Tusculum College student and Morristown Police Chief Roger Overholt as Chief of the Year for the association’s eastern division.   The Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, with  approximately 500 members, was founded in 1970 as a professional organization dedicated to ideals of honor, leadership, and integrity to maintain the respect and confidence of government officials, subordinates, the public, and their fellow members of law enforcement.  The award was presented to Overholt for his progressive, innovative and professional management of the Morristown Police Department.  He is currently enrolled as a student in the Graduate & Professional Studies Program at the Tusculum College Morristown Center.

TUSCULUM COLLEGE DELEGATION MEETS ALUMNI IN FLORIDA Tusculum College representatives including President Henry, Vice President for Institutional Advancement Mark Stokes, and Director of Development and Alumni Relations Susan Vance visited with alumni in Florida during the week that began Sunday, Nov. 6.  The group presented a Powerpoint presentation showing recent improvements at the campus, including the renovated and expanded Library at Tusculum College, while Dr. Henry provided comments about the College’s progress of late.

DR. OLSEN PRESENTS PROJECT AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Dr. Taimi Olsen presented the results of her Scholarship of Teaching and Learning during the second annual International Society of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) conference held in Vancouver, Canada Oct. 14-16.  She was part of a panel of faculty members working with Georgetown University’s “Crossroads Seminar” and her research project investigated teaching students to do web-based research more effectively.  She was supported in this project by Tusculum College’s Director of Instructional Technology Theresa Swann.  Her article on this project has been accepted for a SOTL book being edited by Dr. Randy Bass at Georgetown University.

GPS STUDENT SPOTLIGHTED IN MAGAZINE STORY Blake Montgomery, an upcoming BSOM graduate, was recently spotlighted in the Fall 2005 issue of Generation Next Magazine.  The Fall issue focused on the theme of “Balancing Lifestyle & Career.”, a topic relevant to Graduate & Professional Studies.  The article, “It’s a God Thing”, was written by Eugenia Estes of Tusculum College’s Communications (PR) Office.  In the  article, Montgomery shares his philosophy on juggling many responsibilities in an effort to pursue a college education, such as challenges of balancing work obligations, family responsibilities, and civic and/or church-related duties.  He also describes his experience in the GPS program as one that includes “quality” and “personal attention”.  In the article, Blake states, “It is so personal, you feel like the college and faculty care about you and want to see you succeed. There is a sense that you matter”. Academically, Montgomery believes the program has “sharpened” him for whatever his future holds.  Montgomery states that in looking forward to commencement in December, he has been thinking about his next educational step, a Master’s degree, he says. “But it will have to be another ‘God thing’.”

BUSINESS CLUB WELCOMES MARC DAVENPORT AS GUEST SPEAKER The Tusculum College Business Club welcomed Marc Davenport, partner with Ernst & Young in Atlanta, GA, as a guest speaker at a luncheon for business club students on Thursday, Nov. 9.  He talked about his career path in accounting and made a presentation in the BUSN 441 Income Tax II class as well.

TWO PAPERS BY DR. ANTONIO BOS GAIN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE Dr. Antonio Bos’s paper, “The Importance of Marital Status, Living Arrangements and Income in the Determination of Elderly Health in Brazil,” co-authored with Dr. Angelo J. Bos, will be presented in the Gerontological Society of America 58th Annual Scientific Meeting in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 19-20th. The Gerontological Society of America is the premier organization in the Gerontology field.  His paper “Determining factors and economic consequences of depression among the elderly in Brazil,” also co-authored with Dr. Angelo J. Bos, was accepted for publication in the Brazilian Journal of Human Aging. This journal is becoming one of the most important publications in the field of human aging in Brazil.

STUDENTS HELP THOSE IN KATRINA AREA WORK BACK TOWARD NORMALCY Students from Tusculum College got a personal view into the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina and the resilience of its victims during a recent trip to the gulf coast of Mississippi to provide help to that area.  A group of 11 traveled to Gulfport, Mississippi on Sunday, Oct. 23 and after three days of strenuous, intense labor headed back toward Tusculum with lessons learned about life and the resilience of hurting people.  Robin Fife, who instructed the class, said, “I never had a class work as hard for long as we did and still have fun.  We accomplished a lot, and I appreciate all the work they did and their diligence.”  “We tried to be a shoulder for them to cry on,” said one student participant. “We helped them do anything that needed to be done. We raked leaves, put up dry wall, and ‘mucked’ out a house - that’s what they called stripping a house of damaged materials. The devastation is something that we’ll never forget.”

GPS REP HELPS OUT IN HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS In late September, Southeast Enrollment Representative for GPS Brian Rowland departed Knoxville under the auspices of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to assist in hurricane relief efforts in the Louisiana area.  The group was dispatched to help victims of Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Katrina in Sulphur, Louisiana by providing mass feedings, recoveries, communications, shower, and laundry.  The group worked closely with local authorities, military and Red Cross. The Tennessee Baptist Convention continues to work in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

RENOVATIONS BEING DONE ON THIRD FLOOR OF HISTORIC McCORMICK HALL Those who work in McCormick Hall, Tusculum College’s main administrative building, have grown used to hearing unusual banging and scraping sounds from the third floor in late afternoons and after working hours.  Nothing ghostly is going on, merely renovations to create more office space in the building.  Once completed, the renovations will provide more room and a better waiting area in the Provost’s area and create four new offices on the third floor, one for the Coordinator of Alumni Relations, another for CFO Frank Williams, a third for Williams’ executive assistant, and a fourth for future use in the case of staff expansion.  The work is being done late in the day and in the evenings to minimize disruption of office functions.  McCormick Hall will be fully an office building, without classrooms, when the work is complete.

TC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR RECEIVES AWARD AS NOVELIST Director of Communications Cameron Judd, author of more than 40 nationally and internationally published books of American frontier historical fiction, was presented the Wilma Dykeman Award for 2005 on Nov. 6 at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville.  The presentation was made during the annual Author’s Day event at the Knoxville-based. Judd was keynote speaker for the event, talking on “East Tennessee characters.”
The Wilma Dykeman Award is named for noted East Tennessee/North Carolina author Wilma Dykeman, who wrote several novels and also published short stories and articles in magazines such as Harper’s, New York Times Magazine, and Reader’s Digest.  The award document notes: “The Wilma Dykeman Award is given each year to the author whose writing reflects the excellence, heritage, culture and diversity of East Tennessee and who, as an ambassador for the region and for the state, has demonstrated a dedicated commitment to the best interest of the land and the people of East Tennessee.”
Judd was also a participant in the Kentucky Book Fair in Frankfort, Ky., on Nov. 12.  He served on a panel of writers, historians and poets who have written about famous frontiersman Daniel Boone.  Boone is said to be buried in Frankfort, though there are contentions that the bones buried there are not his and that Boone’s actual remains are still in Missouri, where he died.  Judd is author of BOONE: A NOVEL OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND (Bantam Books 1995, High Country Publishers 2005).

THEOLOGIAN-IN-RESIDENCE SERIES TO FEATURE DR. DAVID HENDRICKSEN ON MUSIC AND WORSHIP The theme of the next Theologian-in-Residence series, to be held in February, has been finalized.  Dr. David Hendricksen, formerly a full-time professor and administrator at Tusculum College and now an adjunct faculty member who is also active in music-related activities across Northeast Tennessee, will lead the four sessions and explore many aspects of how music and Christian worship relate to one another.  For information on attending this free lecture series, contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at 800-729-0256, extension 5638.

This is the April 2005 edition of the Tusculum College Campus Email Newsletter.  Thanks to all who submitted items.

Faculty and Staff News
NEW STAFF AND FACULTY MEMBERS ANNOUNCED AT TUSCULUM Rodney Miller is on the job as Controller, having been hired in early March.  He comes to Tusculum College from Ripley’s Entertainment in Gatlinburg, where he held the same position.

Campus Receptionist Kimberly Squibb is at work, replacing Martha Watson, who resigned at the end of March. Kimberly was hired effective March 23 so that she could spend some time with Martha learning the various aspects of this very vital position.

Perry Jehlicka was hired as an Assistant Football Coach in mid March.
He was previously employed by the University of Charleston as the Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator/Linebacker Coach.

Missy Tiber, new Head Women’s Basketball Coach,  comes to us from Belmont Abbey College where she had a very successful run as Head Women’s Basketball Coach.  Adrianne Harlow, the new Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, also comes to us from Belmont Abbey College where she held the same position.

Suzanne McBride left her position as TC’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach in early March.  She was recently married to Joe Byrd, who covers sports news for The Greeneville Sun.  Campus Minister Dr.
Steven Weisz conducted the wedding ceremony at the home of TC Sports Information Director Dom Donnelly.

Mr. Brian Rowland was hired as an Enrollment Representative working with Graduate and Professional Studies in Knoxville. Prior to coming to Tusculum College, Mr. Rowland worked for Target Media Partners in Knoxville. Ms. Victoria Hartman was also hired as the Receptionist/Clerical Assistant for Graduate and Professional Studies in Knoxville in mid-March.

DRS. FIELDS AND WARD HONORED WITH CHARACTER AWARDS Dr. James Fields and Dr. Jerry Ward, both of Tusculum College (though Dr. Ward recently retired), were honored Tuesday night, along with Charles Hutchins of Holston Home for Children with Outstanding Character and Civic Responsibility Awards from the First Tennessee Human Resource Agency.
The two, who were present to receive the awards in the Chalmers Conference Center of Niswonger Commons, were among 18 such award recipients from six counties covered by the FTHRA. Speaking and taking part in the awards ceremonies were various regional political figures, and from Tusculum College, President Dolph Henry, George Collins, and Linda Irwin of the Niswonger Foundation.  Linda is a Tusculum alumna.

TUSCULUM REPRESENTATIVES CITED IN ETCA AWARDS The East Tennessee College Alliance (ETCA) will hold its annual awards luncheon on April 20th.  ETCA is an organization that was established by Tusculum College, Graduate and Professional Studies.
It is made up of Admissions and Enrollment Representatives from local area community colleges, colleges and universities in East Tennessee.
Tusculum recently had the opportunity to nominate individuals within the organization for the 2004-2005 awards luncheon.  Terri Strader, Coordinator of Enrollment for Southeast for Graduate and Professional Studies, was nominated for and the recipient of the Staff Member of the Year award.  Rhonda Fawbush, Assistant Professor of Management and Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management (BSOM) Program Coordinator for Graduate and Professional Studies, was nominated for the Faculty Member of the Year award.  Further news from ETCA is included in the Student News section below.

CASTEEL AND SWANN TAKE PART IN TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE Attending the 10th annual Instructional Technology Conference at Middle Tennessee State University was Dr. DiAnn Casteel, Assistant Professor of Education and Theresa Swann, Director of Instructional Technology. This conference has the tradition of showcasing the effective use of technology in learning and teaching. The focus of this year’s conference was “Building Communities of Learners”. Both attended pre-conference workshops in Facilitating Student Knowledge Building through Multimedia.

BARRY SHARPE TO WRITE IN WILDACRES RESIDENCY PROGRAM Barry Sharpe has been selected to participate in the Wildacres Residency Program, a weeklong retreat for writers and artists in Little Switzerland, North Carolina. Barry will be in residence at Wildacres this summer from July 18th through July 24th. He will be working on Instructing a Nation: Civic Education from the Bench, the Pulpit, and the Lectern.

ANTONIO BOS  TO PRESENT TWO PAPERS IN BRAZILIAN CONFERENCE Dr. Antonio Bos will present two papers in the 18th World Congress of Gerontology, to be held in Rio de Janeiro, June 26-30, 2005.
The title of the first paper is “Marital status, income and elderly health in Brazil: Why do married women have worse health than widows?” In most countries, married women have better health than widows do. Dr. Bos’s results indicate that this does not happen in Brazil and the main reason for this outcome is that a significant number of married women do not have an individual source of income.
The title of the second paper is “Determinant factors and economic consequences of depression in Brazil.” Based on a national survey Dr.
Bos estimated that the following individuals are more likely to be
depressed: women, living alone, older, with low income, living in cities, living in the Southern region of the country. He also discovered that depressed individuals are less likely to be engaged in their daily activities, including work.

KELLEY SIMPSON TAKING PART IN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Kelley Simpson, Director of Enrollment and Marketing for Graduate and Professional Studies, is currently participating in the Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program.  The purpose of the Leadership program is to identify individuals who have been placed in positions of leadership or who have the potential to become community leaders, and provide them with the contacts, training and encouragement to achieve and excel in leadership roles. Kelley earned an Associate’s degree from Walters State Community College, a Bachelor’s degree from Tusculum College and a Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.  She has more than 13 years’ experience in higher education and has been with Tusculum College since February 2003.  Kelley is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Morristown and is based at the Tusculum College Morristown Center.

SUSAN VANCE COMPLETES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Alumni and Annual Giving Director Susan Vance has completed Non-profit Management Certification at UT in Knoxville.

D.A. (ALEX) ADAMS TO PRESENT NEW NOVEL IN KNOXVILLE SIGNING EVENT A book-signing event featuring Tusculum faculty member and author D.A. Adams, known as Alex to his TC colleagues, will take place Saturday, April 16, 2:00-3:00 PM at Carpe Librum, which is in the 5000 block of Kingston Pike.  Alex will be reading from his new novel, “A Brotherhood of Dwarves,” and signing copies.

JACK SMITH COMPLETES NEW EDITION OF “THE BASEBALL BIBLIOGRAPHY”
Myron (”Jack”) Smith, Jr., TC¹s Library Director, has recently completed the 2nd ed. of “The Baseball Bibliography”, a guide to the literature of our national pastime as demonstrated in every baseball book and articles in 1,712 different journals available since 1840.
The work, three years in preparation and with 57,000 entries, is 2/3 larger than his first edition released in 1986 and is the largest reference guide to writings on a single sport ever published. The citations, in 10 languages, cover all aspects of the game as played in the U.S., in Japan, Canada, Latin America, and other international venues, including the Olympics. Baseball at the amateur, youth, high school, collegiate, and professional levels are reviewed, as  are a variety of sub-topics such as baseball management, financing, marketing, gambling, fiction and poetry, minority concerns, drugs and medicine, broadcasting, and religion. Works on stadiums, amateur and professional teams, including Little League, the minors,  and the major leagues are included, along with works on officiating, coaching, and  the instructional points of pitching, fielding, and hitting. In addition to collective biography, individual biographical profiles (and accompanying citations) are offered for 3,900 people associated with baseball, including players like Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, presidents and politicians such as Ronald Reagan and Eugene McCarthy, actors such as Kevin Costner, and literary figures such as Ring Lardner and Mark Twain. Written in cooperation with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY, the book¹s foreword is by John Kuenster, the dean of American sports magazine publishers and editor of “Baseball Digest.” The book¹s cover color photo, kindly provided by Lynsi House, depicts a 2004 Pioneer Park game between the Greeneville Astros and the Pulaski Blue Jays while the frontispiece photo reproduces an autographed glossy given to the author a decade ago by Joe DiMaggio. The work will be available from McFarland & Co., Inc., of Jefferson, NC in time for the 2005 World Series. Smith¹s next scheduled project is a narrative  history of the logistical struggle between North and South on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers during the Civil War.

JUDD NOVEL CONCERNING DANIEL BOONE SET FOR HARDCOVER SUMMER RELEASE Cameron Judd’s historical novel BOONE, based on a portion of the life of Daniel Boone, will be reissued in summer in hardcover by High Country Publishers of Boone, N.C., under the title BOONE: A NOVEL OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND.  The book was previously nationally published in the mid-1990s by Bantam Books in a paperback edition.  The High Country edition initially will be released regionally, then nationally later in the year.

DR. WINFIELD BRINGING NEW RHYTHMS TO LOCAL LIVES; WILL TRAVEL ACROSS WORLD DURING SUMMER Dr. Bonnie Winfield, who notes she is sometimes known as the Johnny Appleseed of Drumming, has been planting the seeds of rhythm in the
hearts of Greene County.   This past month she facilitated a drum
circle for the Andrew Johnson Club of Greene County, the Tutoring Center and the Sociology Guerilla Theater.  Facilitated drum circles put into practice the Mission of Tusculum College by creating intentional communities of dialogue, participation, and civility.
Dr. Winfield says that “Drumming brings participants in touch with the divine spirit present in their heart beat” and thus connects them “to the heart beat of the world.”

Dr. Winfield will be a world traveler this summer.  She will spend the month of May in Turkey with her adopted Vietnamese son, Le Tran.
There she will explore the culture of what is known as the cradle of civilization.  Later in the summer she travels to China with other
faculty of the ACA.   She plans to integrate these and other
international experiences of Tusculum College Faculty into the new First Year Extended Orientation.

Student News
‘TUSCULUM IDOL’ PROGRAM CULMINATING THURSDAY EVENING Inspired by the immensely popular American Idol television program, Tusculum College students, supported and guided by Assistant Professor of Mass Media Barth Cox, have created a campus-broadcast television program called Tusculum Idol.  The final Tusculum Idol will be aired live on WTCV-Campus Cable Channel 34 on Thursday, April 14th at 8 p.m.. After weeks of grueling  competition,  Idol contestants Angie Tully and  Collin Adams have emerged as the final two, and will compete to become the first Tusculum Idol. Produced by the WTCV/TV club and the Mass Media Department, Tusculum Idol is the first live student production.  Tusculum Idol has totally been produced by students, and aired live over the campus cable system.
Tickets to see the show live are available in the Mass Media Office, and everyone in the Tusculum community is welcome to come, as the studio audience will make the final decision on who will be the first Tusculum Idol.  For more info, contact Barth Cox at extension 5142 or by e-mail at bcox@tusculum.edu

STUDENT-PRODUCED ‘PIONEER PRESS’ GENERATING PUBLICITY FOR TUSCULUM The Pioneer Press, a weekly, student-produced news publication, has been in print for the past 2 months. The Pioneer Press is a collaboration between The SunSaver Publisher Steve Harbison and the Mass Media Department.
Every week, Harbison publishes the SunSaver, a  free publication that can be picked up at many locations around Greeneville and Greene County. It consists of feature articles and classifieds, as well as The Pioneer Press. Tusculum Students work with Chris Ghose, the editor of the SunSaver, to publish the Press. The student-penned section has become a popular feature among the SunSaver’s 20,000 readers. This is a great opportunity for students interested in journalism to get published and read by a huge audience.
On the Tusculum Campus, you can find the SunSaver, with the Pioneer Press, every Wednesday at the Post Office. For more information contact Wess duBrisk at extension 4340 or by email at wdubrisk@tusculum.edu.

THREE STUDENTS PRESENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AT PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE Three Tusculum College psychology students traveled to Nashville this month to present research projects at the regional convention of the Southeastern Psychology Association held in Nashville.  The students were Tracy England, Philip Rosenbaum and Amy Higgins.  Gabriella Funes also attended.  Though her project was not presented at the conference, her work, along with that of Philip Rosenbaum, helped lay a foundation for a $10,000 grant received by the College.
The research projects were conceived and carried out by the students themselves.

RACHEL BLACK ATTENDS STEA ASSEMBLY IN NASHVILLE Rachel Black, president of STEA (Student Tennessee Education Association), and Carolyn Gregg, advisor, attended the STEA Spring Delegate Assembly Convention in Nashville on April 8 and 9.  The chapter was presented with the Outstanding Chapter Membership Award, and Richard “Mike” Wallace received one of the state-wide scholarships presented by the organization. Recent Tusculum graduate Larry W. Proffitt, Jr. of Cocke County presided over the Assembly.

KATIE HILL-DAVIS RECOGNIZED IN ETCA AWARDS PROGRAM Katie Hill-Davis, a student in the Graduate and Professional Studies program at the Southeast Regional Center, was nominated for the Student of the Year award given by the East Tennessee College Alliance ( ETCA), which is to hold its annual awards luncheon on April 20.  She will graduate in May, 2005, with a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management degree.  Her current GPA is 3.82.
Overcoming the challenges of being a single parent, she works full-time at Oak Ridge Methodist Hospital and attends Tusculum’s Graduate and Professional Studies program in the evening.

MARKETING STUDENTS DEVELOP NON-PROFIT MARKETING PLANS Michael Curry’s applied marketing course students developed marketing plans for nonprofit organizations in their coursework beginning November 2004. Students applied skills that they developed throughout the course, met the public speaking course competency, and contributed to the Civic Arts mission of the College.
Student teams created and presented marketing plans to the Haven House domestic violence shelter, New Hope child abuse prevention center, Monroe County Tourism Council, Loudon County American Red Cross, and Faith Promise Church child learning center.  Three other non-profit marketing plans are in development now.
The Tusculum College community is encouraged to recommend nonprofit organizations that would benefit from strategic marketing plan thinking.