The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | November 2, 2015

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Phi Kappa Phi chapter recognized as a “Chapter of Excellence”The Honor Society of Phi

Kappa Phi recently recognized the UT Martin chapter as a Chapter of Excellence, the highest commendation a chapter can receive from the organization.

Twenty-nine chapters received the distinction this year out of more than 300 chapters in North America and the Philippines.

“The Chapter of Excellence award is given to chapters that excel in recognizing and promoting academic excellence in all fields of higher education

and engaging the community of scholars in service to others,” said a Phi Kappa Phi press release.

“The Chapter Recognition Program offers Phi Kappa Phi the opportunity to say a special ‘thank you’ to chapters who go above and beyond in promoting academic excellence on their campuses,” added Dr. Mary Todd, society executive director.

UT Martin’s chapter 127 inducts new members each spring, hosts academic lectures twice per year and applies

regularly for Phi Kappa Phi’s select award and grant programs.

Dr. David Carithers, associate professor and chair, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages, is the current chapter president, and Dr. Stephanie Kolitsch, professor of mathematics, is the immediate past president responsible for working toward the Chapter of Excellence commendation.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was founded at the University of Maine in 1897 and is the nation’s oldest and most

selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Membership is offered by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and to the top 7.5 percent of second-term juniors. Approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni are inducted into the society each year.

For more information, contact Carithers at 731-881-7290 or by email at dcarithers@utm.edu.

UT Martin is listed among “America’s 100 Best College Buys,” a listing compiled by Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc., headquartered in Rome, Ga., for the 10th consecutive year. UT Martin is one of three public Tennessee higher education institutions listed.

“High quality and low cost are a very rare combination in higher education,” said Lewis Lindsey Jr., IRE president. “For the 10th consecutive year, we are proud to recognize the University of Tennessee at Martin as being among those very few educational institutions from across the nation that consistently provide both.”

To be considered for the designation “America’s 100 Best College Buys,” an institution

A BEST COLLEGE BUY – UT Martin has been listed as on of “America’s 100 Best College Buys” for the 10th consecutive year. Students Courtney Caton, of Huntingdon; Gian Garma, of Martin; and Diana Ramos, of Union City, are pictured in the university’s quadrangle.Continued on pg. 5

UT Martin is in “America’s 100 Best College Buys”; one of three public institutions in Tennessee

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Drs. Kimberly Williams and Karen DiBella, assistant professors, Department of Educational Studies, recently gave a presentation at the Kappa Delta Pi National Convocation in Orlando, Fl. The presentation, titled “Pre-Service Teachers’ Reflections of Technology Integration Impacting Future Classroom Instruction,” was given with assistance from senior education students (pictured, l-r) Jackie Scobey, of Franklin, and Rachel Stanford, of Dickson.

Dr. Sean Walker, assistant professor of management, has had a report titled "The Influence of Nonconscious Processes on Perceptions of Downsizing and Terminations" accepted for publication.

Dr. David Dietrich, assistant professor of educational studies, gave a presentation titled “Influence of an Online Counseling Skills Course on Student Perceptions of Counseling Skills” during the E-Learn 2015 World Conference on E-Learning, held Oct. 21 in Kona, Hawaii. Dietrich’s paper describes the online methods and tools used to teach counseling skills in an online course and students’ perceptions of their personal skills before and after course participation.

Landy Fuqua, director of the UT Martin REED Center, has been selected to participate in the 2015-16 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. Individuals must be nominated by their respective governor to participate in the yearlong leadership training program. The academy consists of six sessions across the Delta region and in Washington, D.C., to engage in advocacy training, case study discussion and on-the-ground field studies in priority issue areas for the region.

Dr. David Carithers, associate professor and chair, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages, gave a presentation titled “Teachers and Writers Collaborating: The West Tennessee Writing Project” to members of the Kiwanis Club of Martin during its Oct. 21 meeting.

Carithers, who also serves as director of the West Tennessee Writing Project, explained that WTWP is guided by three major principles: (1) writing will improve as writing instruction improves; (2) the best teacher of a teacher is another excellent teacher; and (3) teachers of writing should be practicing writers.

WTWP is a program of professional development for K-12 and college-level teachers. The local project, housed at UT Martin, is one of more than 200 sites of the National Writing Project. For more information, contact Carithers at 731-881-7290, by email at dcarithers@utm.edu, or visit www.utm.edu/departments/wtwp/.

Jim Nance, reference librarian, received the Deanna Nipp-Kientz Memorial Award at the Tenn-Share Annual Conference on Oct. 23. This award is presented to a volunteer who works hard to serve the mission of Tenn-Share, but is not serving on the administrative board at the time the award is presented. Established in 1992, Tenn-Share is a library cooperative with more than 600 member libraries, archives and museums. Nance has served as administrator of the Tenn-Share listserve since its creation in 2004.

Final CallApplications for the UT Alliance of Women P h i l a n t h r o p i s t s ’ Giving Circle Grants Program must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time, Nov. 6. More information is in the Aug. 24 issue of Addenda.

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Basketball season tickets now on sale!

Call 731-881-7207 or email franspears1@

gmail.com.

Schedule a university

photographer early!

PAR FOR THE COURSE – A group of UT Martin sport business students joined students from York College of Pennsylvania and Houghton College in Western New York to provide logistical support for the Golf Week Amateur Tour National Championships held Oct. 13-20 on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Students were responsible for the registration of almost 900 golfers across five different flights and on eight different courses. They were also responsible for the collection and distribution of “skins money” for the tournament – approximately $100,000 in cash prizes. Students also assisted with a director’s dinner and the annual “State of the Association” meeting held prior to the tournament, and some students were involved with a data collection project to determine the economic impact of the tournament on Hilton Head Island. This is UT Martin’s third year to be involved with the tournament, but the first year to participate in an expanded internship program with faculty-student collaborative research. Select sport business students were also able to meet with Mike Lyons, director of data analytics for the Buffalo Bills, prior to the Bills-Titans game Oct. 11. Dr. Dexter Davis, assistant professor of sport business, coordinates program trips and internship opportunities. Pictured are all the participating students from the three partner institutions.

MARCHING TO THE BEAT – The Skyhawk Marching Band performed for more than 5,000 students and parents at the Music City Invitational, hosted Oct. 24 by McGavock High School in Nashville. Students from more than 27 schools in Middle Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama were in attendance. Dr. Bill Waterman, UT Martin assistant professor of music, serves as director of athletic bands. The band is pictured in Hardy M. Graham Stadium earlier this year.

Call University Relations at 731-881-7615

Go Skyhawks!

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The University of Tennessee at MartinDepartment of Visual and Theatre Arts

Presents

William Shakespeare’sbeloved comedy

As Youike It

Tickets: Adults $15

Students and Children $5

Tickets available beginning

Monday, November 2

Call 881-7400 8 am-5 pm

Call 881-7090 Vanguard Box OfficeOpen 2 hours before

each performance

November 5, 6, & 7 at 8 pmSunday Matinee

November 8 at 3 pm

Harriet Fulton Theatre ~ Fine Arts Building

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Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” comes to the UT Martin stage

William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “As You Like It” will come to the UT Martin stage Nov. 5-8 and bring laughter to audience members of all ages.

Performances will begin at 8 p.m., Nov. 5-7, with a matinee at 3 p.m., Nov. 8, in the university’s Harriet Fulton Theatre.

In this great case of mistaken identity, Rosalind and Celia are forced into exile in the Forest of Arden where everything turns upside down in one of Shakespeare’s famous comedies.

Vanguard Theatre members Lauren Maddox, a sophomore from Huntsville, Ala.; and Shelby Johnson, a sophomore from Chapmansboro, will play Rosalind and Celia, respectively.

Twenty-two other students will fill a variety of roles to complete the ensemble.

Tickets will be available beginning Nov. 2 and may be purchased from the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts during regular office hours.

Admission is $15 for adults and $5 for students and children under the age of 12. The Vanguard Theatre box office opens two hours before each performance and is located in the front lobby of the Fine Arts Building.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the department office at 731-881-7400 or the box office at 731-881-7090.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. announces March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Campaign

The March of Dimes Prematurity Campaign was launched Jan. 30, 2003. Since then, the campaign has made significant strides in achieving its two goals: first, to raise public awareness of the problem of prematurity, and second, to decrease the rate of premature birth in the Unites States.

At UT Martin, the undergraduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Delta Iota, along with their graduate chapter, Upsilon Gamma Zeta, has continued to strive for the goals of the March of Dimes.

Both chapters of Zeta Phi Beta, in partnership with the March

of Dimes, proudly wear purple to represent the 13th annual Zeta Prematurity Awareness Program. The 2015 March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Campaign is held the entire month of November.

Since its inception, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. has demonstrated concern for the community both nationally and internationally. “As we celebrate 95 years, we will continue to build on our legacy of service,” said an organization spokesperson. “We are proud of our 40-plus year partnership with March of Dimes and others, such as the American Cancer

Society, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, AARP and Women Veterans Rock.

“Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will continue on the principles of Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and the Ideal of Finer Womanhood at UT Martin. We are focused and community conscious; we will continue with the Principles of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in 2016.”

For additional information, contact Marsha Davis in the Office of Human Resources at 881-7845 or find the organization’s website at http://www.zphib.org.

Send your Addenda news to Nathan Morgan at nmorga15@utm.edu.Deadline is Wednesday before the week you would like it published.

Join the UT Martin Weakley County

West Relay for Life Team!

Contact Ryan Martin at 731-881-7730 for a link to register.

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Department of Music to host University of Alabama at

Birmingham Chamber TrioThe University of Alabama

at Birmingham Chamber Trio will perform a guest recital at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 3 in the Band Rehearsal Hall.

The trio consists of UAB faculty Dr. Denise Gainey, associate professor of clarinet and instrumental music education; Dr. James Zingara, assistant professor of trumpet; and Chris Steele, staff pianist and aural skills instructor.

The recital will feature works by Jeffrey Boehm, Virginia Samuel, Juan Maria Solare and Christopher Steele.

The concert will also include solo pieces from Giuseppe Tartini’s “Concerto in D” for trumpet and Leo Weiner’s

“Peregi Verbunk” for clarinet and piano.

The trio was established in 2012 and has performed throughout Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia, including appearances at the Alabama Music Educators Conference, the College Music Society Southern Region Conference, the Birmingham Arts Music Alliance and the National Association of Composers USA Conference.

This concert is free and open to the public.

For more information contact Dr. Bill Waterman, assistant professor of music, at 731-881-7401 or by email at wwaterma@utm.edu

VISITING PROFESSORS – Dr. Fumio Yamada and Mariko Akibe, education faculty members at Hirosaki University in Japan, recently visited the University of Tennessee at Martin as part of an annual research scholar exchange. Yamada presented on “Zen Mondo” dialogues and performed with a traditional bamboo flute called a “shakohachi.” Akibe gave a presentation titled “Economic Growth and the Middle Income Trap in Vietnam.” UT Martin established a partnership with Hirosaki University in 1980, initiated by the late Dr. John Eisterhold, then UT Martin director of international programs, in cooperation with the president of Hirosaki University at that time. Pictured (l-r) are Shoko and Dr. Fumio Yamada; Amy Fenning, director, UT Martin Office of International Programs and International Admissions; Akibe; and Dr. Bob Smith, UT Martin interim chancellor.

must be an accredited, four-year institution offering bachelor’s degrees. The institution must also offer full residential facilities, including residence halls and dining services.

Additionally, the institution must have had an entering freshman class in fall 2014 with a high school grade point average and/or SAT/ACT score equal to or above the national average for entering college freshmen. Also, the out-of-state cost of attendance in 2015-16 for three quarters or two semesters must either be below the national average cost of attendance or not exceed the national average cost by more than 10 percent.

“UT Martin strives to provide a combination of high-quality education at an affordable cost,” said Dr. Bob Smith, UT Martin interim chancellor. “I am pleased for our alumni, students and families anytime the university is shown to be a

value leader in the competitive higher education marketplace.”

The recognition follows two listings announced in recent months. In August, The Princeton Review named the university among the “Best in the Southeast” for 2016. The list is part of the company’s website feature “2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region” posted at PrincetonReview.com. UT Martin has been included in this listing for 13 consecutive years.

UT Martin also continued among the top southern master’s level universities in the 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, released in September. The university tied for 50th place among both public and private universities and for 19th place for southern public universities.

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UT PRESIDENT SPEAKS — UT President Joe DiPietro addressed attendees at the Fall Faculty Meeting held Oct. 30 in Watkins Auditorium. He spoke following participation in President’s Council and Chancellor’s Roundtable meetings earlier in the day. The president’s planned remarks covered the current statewide discussion of outsourcing facilities management for state property, post-tenure review, the search for a new UT Martin chancellor and diversity expenditures. Among his comments, he reaffirmed “the option to opt out” of outsourcing facilities management "if it doesn’t make (financial) sense" for public higher education. He also noted that a post-tenure review process with representation from each campus continues across the UT System. DiPietro addressed criticism by some of “diversity expenditures” but explained that the $5.3 million spent across the UT System for advancing diversity represents only one-quarter of one percent of total system expenditures. Referencing the search for a new UT Martin chancellor, he has decided to wait until the first part of 2016 to evaluate when the search process might begin.

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Calendar•Nov. 3 – UAB Trio concert; Band Rehearsal Hall; 7:30 p.m.•Nov. 5-7 – Rodeo at Southern Arkansas•Nov. 5-7 – Vanguard Theatre’s “As You Like It;” Fulton Theatre; 8 p.m. nightly•Nov. 5 – Technology showcase with Dr. Robbie Kendall Melton, TBR; Watkins Auditorium; 10 a.m.•Nov. 5 – Student chamber recital; Blankenship Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.•Nov. 6 – UT Foundation Board of Directors meeting; Knoxville; 10 a.m.•Nov. 6 – Volleyball at Murray State; 7 p.m.•Nov. 7 – Westview High School basketball scrimmage day; Kathleen and Tom Elam Center; 8 a.m.

•Nov. 7 – Rolling Thunder Veteran’s Day Parade; University Street; 10:30 a.m.•Nov. 7 – Football at Eastern Kentucky; noon•Nov. 7 – Volleyball at Austin Peay; 1 p.m.•Nov. 8 – Vanguard Theatre’s “As You Like It;” Fulton Theatre; 3 p.m.•Nov. 8 – Adolphe Sax birthday recital; Blankenship Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.•Nov. 9-17 – Advising and early registration•Nov. 9 – Women’s basketball vs. Christian Brothers University exhibition; 5:30 p.m.•Nov. 9 – Men’s basketball vs. Blue Mountain College; 7:30 p.m.•Nov. 9 – Mark Simmons faculty recital; Blankenship Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.

“Questions and Answers” about UT Martin

•Question – Can anyone attend a UTM general faculty meeting?

•Answer – Yes, the meetings are scheduled at least

once per semester and are open to attendance by anyone. But, non-faculty presenters, and questions or comments from non-faculty attendees, must be invited and/or recognized by the faculty senate president. Faculty members submit agenda items to the faculty senate president prior to each meeting. The chancellor and provost have standing invitations to general faculty meetings.

Submit your questions to the Suggestion Box link at www.utm.edu.

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PINK OUT – Members of the Paul Meek Library faculty and staff dressed in pink Oct. 30 to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pictured (front row, l-r) are Julie Cooper, senior library assistant; Dana Breland, senior library assistant; Kayla Evans, student assistant; Lisa Hoskins, administrative support assistant II; Mary Ann Rea, administrative specialist; (second row) Jim Nance, associate professor; Heidi Busch, lecturer; Sara Rachels, library specialist; (third row) Karen White, assistant professor; Georgia Baskett, assistant professor; John Bell, retired head of reference; (back row) Adam Clemons, assistant professor; Michael Hill; IT administrator I; and Karen Elmore, senior library assistant.

SWEET STAFF – Staff members from the Bursar’s office got an early start on the weekend’s Halloween festivities by coming to work Friday dressed as iconic M&Ms candy pieces. Pictured (l-r) are Susan Cormia, accounting assistant III; Sheila Williams, customer service representative; Trudy McKelvy, campus cashier; Marilyn Essary, customer service representative; Sheryl Simmons, customer service representative; Kiara Castleman, coordinator II; and Leanna Stephenson, assistant bursar.

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