Fighting words Inside this edition: Activist/author to take on Log in, be counted in special city census, page 6 lecture, classes in March Workshop focus is classroom spaces, page 7 see page 6 New journal targets sport management, page 8 Music men, page 2

a publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community Feb. 11, 2008 • Vol. 16/No. 15

Growth plans to be shared with campus, MTSU neighbors

by Tom Tozer Research Center No doubt every year, however, there comes the at MTSU during those numbers need for the campus to expand. ommunities know that univer- fiscal year 2003, Campus have increased Neighborhood residents are some- sities bring vitality and eco- the university over the last few times distrustful, even fearful, of an C nomic stability through contributed more Master Plan years, and with a ever-growing institution like MTSU employment, retail sales, commercial than $680 million current fall enroll- because of its need to add new build- and residential uses and their support in business rev- Update ment surpassing ings and parking lots. of cultural and social events. College enue, provided 23,000 students, Likewise, MTSU faces the chal- towns attract employers and a diverse 9,176 jobs and the benefits of all lenge of planning that growth and workforce. generated $343 million in personal that a vibrant university offers trickle being sensitive to neighbors’ concerns According to a study conducted income to the Nashville Metropolitan down into every aspect of living. by the Business and Economic Statistical Area. With nearly 2 percent growth See ‘Growth’ page 5 Alumna Wright Everything’s coming up roses pledges $1.25M FLOWER FOCUS—A to endow new successful plant biotech- nology project brings MTSU’s “mini-rose team” professorship together to discuss their new creations and the from Staff Reports original rose bush that provided the clippings. Team members are, from cholarships serve individual left, Bhawana Bhawana, students, while a professor- professional science mas- S ship in a particular disci- ter’s candidate; Dr. Bruce pline can influence generations of Cahoon, assistant biology students. That’s one major reason professor; Nadiar Yakob, MTSU alumna Pam Wright (B.S. first-year grad student; ’73) decided to Brad Wright, junior plant establish an and soil science major; endowed profes- and professional science sorship in entre- master’s candidate Bill preneurship in Smith. For details of the the Jennings A. project, please see page 3. Jones College of photo by Business at the News and Public Affairs university she loves and has Wright served for many years. “I felt it met what I wanted to achieve,” explained Wright, founder of Wright Travel, “which Gospel Extravaganza to aid volunteer was a broader concept of what will serve as an opportunity to by Claire Rogers to community service, as well as helping to fund a schol- promote growth with entrepre- arship program. This year, the Community Benefit neurship in middle Tennessee and s part of MTSU’s celebration of Recipient is Karen Jordan. beyond. The middle Tennessee Black History Month, the eighth Each member of the Gospel Music Extravaganza community has been extremely A annual Gospel Music Extrava- Committee suggests individuals who would benefit from beneficial to me, and the spirit ganza Benefit will be held in Tucker the money and further enrich the community. The com- here has greatly contributed Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. mittee selected Jordan as the Community Benefit Recipient toward my company’s success.” The benefit will feature performanc- based on her need and good works. The $1.25 million pledge, paid es by choirs, vocal groups, solo singers Jordan has been a diabetic for more than 30 years and over a period of five years, will and spiritual dancers. The cost is $10 for a dialysis patient for six years. Despite the loss of both provide funding for the endowed adults and $5 for students; children six legs to diabetes, she gives great amounts of her time and chair and will allow university and under will be admitted free. energy to community service, the committee noted. Each year, proceeds from the event Jordan is an adviser for the Smithfork District See ‘Alumna’ page 7 benefit a local resident who is dedicated Jordan See ‘Gospel’ page 3

Honors Seminar, “Creativity and www.mtsunews.com and click on the IN BRIEF Exploration,” set Monday, Feb. 11, “Online video of December at 12:40 p.m. in the Honors College Graduation” link to view. NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BE CREATIVE, EXPLORE Amphitheater. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Two-time Grammy Award win- DEMOMANIA! SET FEB. 21 MURFREESBORO TN ner Jeff Coffin, known for his work DECEMBER GRAD ONLINE Demomania! will be held at 9:30 PERMIT NO. 169 with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Video of the December 2007 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in Keathley and the Mu’tet, will be the special commencement exercises is now University Center Theater. For www.mtsunews.com guest at the Interdisciplinary available online. Visit information, contact 615-898-2072. Study Abroad Scholarship candidates sought; apply by Feb. 15

from Staff Reports a 2.75 grade-point average. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 8, for all Kentucky Institute for International Studies applications. The TSU students who want to broaden their deadline is Friday, Feb. 15, for all other applica- educational lives by experiencing other tions. cultures in other countries have a new nities have tight deadlines to meet. M Download the forms and find more informa- source of funding to help them pay for their study- The MT Abroad Office is offering a Study tion at www.mtsu.edu/~mtabroad or the MT Abroad abroad trips. Abroad Scholarship to undergraduate and graduate Office at 615-898-5179. However, time is of the essence, because stu- students who established MTSU student enrollment dents wishing to take advantage of these opportu- during the previous semester and maintain at least Brock McGuire Band bringing Irish traditions Feb. 25

Irish Music Album of the Year in 2006 style made famous by such leg- tenor banjoist Scahill from from Staff Reports by The Irish Times. “Humdinger” has endary players as Michael Coleman, and pianist Denis Carey from been released in the United States by James Morrison and Paddy Killoran. Tipperary. he Brock McGuire Band, one of Nashville-based Compass Records. His recent solo CD, “Fiddlewings,” Scahill is one of the most critically Ireland’s top traditional McGuire is an Irish fiddler who received a Bravo Award from Trad acclaimed banjoists in Ireland today. T groups, will perform a free blends dazzling technique with far- Magazine in , and he was voted The Irish American News said of his concert on Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 ranging taste. Raised in County Sligo, Male Musician of the Year for 2006 by playing: “He does things on the p.m. in the State Farm Lecture Hall in one of Ireland’s most renowned fid- the Irish American News. that should be impossible.” Carey is a the Business and Aerospace Building dling regions, he absorbed the local Joining Brock and McGuire are musician/composer/arranger with a at MTSU. diverse musical background that The concert is presented by ranges from Irish traditional to classi- MTSU’s Center for Popular Music cal, jazz and pop. He has performed with the sponsorship of the universi- and recorded with leading interna- ty’s Distinguished Lecture tional artists. His compositions have Committee. been performed by various interna- Leaders of the band, button tional groups and orchestras, includ- accordionist Paul Brock and fiddler ing Symphony Nova Scotia and the Manus McGuire, are two of Ireland’s Scottish National Orchestra. Carey most celebrated traditional musicians. runs his own Academy of Music Their playing has been recognized based in Limerick. with numerous awards, and both men Before the concert, Brock will have recorded extensively as solo present a lecture from 3 to 4 p.m., artists and in various groups. They “ in America— previously played together in the The Golden Era,” in which he will acclaimed group Moving Cloud, a discuss the early history of the record- Clare-based band that recorded two ing of Irish American music. Brock albums for Green Linnet Records in will illustrate his lecture with record- the 1990s. ed examples and with live perform- Brock’s 1986 collaboration with ances of his own and by other mem- fiddler Frankie Gavin, “Tribute to Joe bers of the Brock McGuire Band. Cooley,” is regarded by critics and fel- The lecture also will be held in low musicians as one of the outstand- the State Farm Lecture Hall. Both lec- ing traditional albums of the modern MUSIC MEN—The Brock McGuire Band—from left, Manus McGuire, Enda Scahill, ture and concert are free and open to Denis Carey and Paul Brock—will perform in concert Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the era. The Chicago-based Irish American the public. State Farm Lecture Hall in the Business and Aerospace Building. At 3 p.m. that same day, For more information, contact the News voted him Best Male Musician Brock will lecture on “Irish Traditional Music in America—The Golden Era.” in 2004, and his recent duo album Center for Popular Music at 615-898- with fellow band member Enda photo submitted 2449. Scahill, “Humdinger,” was named Women’s golf welcomes new coach Middle East expert to speak Feb. 11

from MT Media Relations she will build upon the strong foun- r. Juan R. I. Cole, Richard P. and contributes op-ed pieces for The dation Rachael left us. (Adams) is Mitchell Distinguished Nation, Salon.com, Tikkun, The hris Adams already has a familiar with our players and our pro- D University Professor of Guardian and The Daily Star (Beirut). working knowledge of Middle gram, having been at Arkansas State, History at the University of He also maintains a popular blog, C Tennessee’s female golfers so I see that as another advantage for Michigan, will speak on “The “Informed Consent,” discussing after coaching against them for the her, as well as Middle Tennessee.” Millennium in Pursuit: Shi’ite issues related to Middle East politics, past five seasons while serving as Adams, who had coached at ASU Opposition to the United States in religion and the war on terror. head coach at Arkansas State. since April 2002, inherits an experi- Iraq” on Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. in The lecture, sponsored by Not only is Adams familiar with enced team that includes one of the the State Farm Room in MTSU’s MTSU’s Middle East Center, is free the Blue Raiders’ Sun Belt’s most decorated players in Business and and open to the public. returning linksters, senior Tayrn Durham, who became Aerospace Building. Other Middle East Center events but she also appreci- the first Blue Raider to participate in Cole, who planned for spring 2008 include: ates the fact she will the Women’s U.S. Open last summer. recently served as • Tuesday, March 18—Dr. Said no longer have to go Durham is a three-time All-Sun Belt president of the Ennahid of Al Akhawayn University, against them now selection and leads a group that Middle East Studies "The State of Historic Preservation in that she’s been includes several players with strong Association, is a Morocco"; 3:30 p.m., Honors College named to the head credentials and a wealth of tourna- leading expert on Amphitheatre (HONR 106); coach’s position at ments under their belts. Egypt, Iran, Iraq • Wednesday, March 19—Dr. Middle Tennessee. “Quite frankly, I am glad I don’t and South Asia, Said Ennahid, "The Archeology of Adams replaces Adams have to coach against (Durham) any- particularly 19th Cole Space in Arabic Poetry”; 3:30 p.m., former Blue Raider more,” Adams said. “Having a player century history and HONR 106; coach Rachael Short, who resigned in like Taryn Durham is great, but we religious studies (Shi’ite Islam and • Saturday, April 19—Omar December to pursue other profession- have a very good team at Middle the Baha’i faith). Among his recent Faruk Tekbilek & His Ensemble; al interests. She becomes the third Tennessee, and that is exciting. We books are Sacred Space and Holy War: 2 p.m., KUC Theater; and women’s golf coach in the program’s have several players with a great deal The Politics, Culture and History of • Tuesday, April 22—Dr. Miriam history. of tournament experience at the col- Shi’ite Islam (2002) and Napoleon’s Sivan of Haifa University, "Contem- “We are very pleased to bring in lege level, so they know what it takes Egypt: Invading the Middle East (2007). porary Women Writing in Israel"; an experienced young coach to fill the to compete at a high level, because In addition to his scholarly work, Dining Room C, James Union women’s golf coach vacancy,” that is what Rachael demanded. I look Cole plays an active role in public Building. Director of Athletics Chris Massaro forward to jumping in and getting policy debates. He frequently For more information, contact said. “When you talk to Chris, you started. It’s a great opportunity appears as a guest on “The the center’s director, Dr. Allen feel her enthusiasm, and we believe because of the job Rachael has done.” NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” on PBS Hibbard, at 615-494-7906.

page 2 The Record Feb. 11, 2008 Gospel from page 1 Mark calendar for black history events Association Youth and Young Adults Department and teaches Sunday • Tuesday, Feb. 12—A (Wearness) Runway from Staff Reports school to preschoolers at Prosperity Project, co-sponsored by Women in Action; 6 p.m., Missionary Baptist Church. Her par- Tennessee Room, James Union Building. ticipation in these activities has oin MTSU in observing and honoring the contribu- • Wednesday, Feb. 13—John Pleas Faculty Award; allowed her to share her experience tions of people of African descent to American and 4-6 p.m., Tom Jackson Building (Old Alumni Building). and knowledge with young people in J world society during the celebration of Black • Feb. 18 and 19—“The Meeting: Dr. Martin the community, but she now needs a History Month. Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X” (a student-produced handicapped-accessible van to contin- The 2008 Black History Month theme is “Carter G. play); 7:30 p.m., Boutwell Dramatic Arts 101. ue her work since she can no longer Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism,” which • Monday, Feb. 18—Reflections on the “Jena 6” use her car. honors the renowned historian, educator, journalist Protest: Film and Discussion, co-sponsored by the Jordan was born to the late Rev. and author who founded Black History Month. In American Democracy Project; 4-5:30 p.m., Cason- John O. and Mary E. Jordan and had addition to MTSU’s flagship events—the Unity Kennedy Nursing Building N116. strong ties to the church from an early Luncheon, the John Pleas Award presentation and the • Wednesday, Feb. 20—Felony Disenfranchise- age. Her faith strengthens her, and she Gospel Extravaganza—there are many other activities ment and the Right to Vote in Tennessee, co-spon- says she wants to teach others that and events on campus of interest to students, faculty, sored by the ACLU Right-to-Vote Campaign and the they too can do all things through staff and the surrounding community. American Democracy Project; 12:30-2 p.m., CKNB 121. Christ. Despite life’s hardships, Jordan “We are asking that you tell your students, col- Black History Quiz Bowl, co-sponsored by the constantly tells family and friends, “It leagues, friends and churches about a panel discussion NAACP Collegiate Chapter; 5:30 p.m., location TBA. is well with my soul.”A fan of gospel on February 20 that looks at the restoration of voting • Thursday, Feb. 21—Dr. Nikki Giovanni, “Race music, Jordan is a regular at the rights for ex-felons,” said Dr. Sekou Franklin, BHM co- in the 21st Century”; 7 p.m., Learning Resource Center Extravaganza and sings in her church chair and assistant professor of political science. Auditorium (Room 221). choir. Her favorite song is the spiritual “The ACLU Right-to-Vote representative and a • Sunday, Feb. 24—Annual Gospel Extravaganza, “I Won’t Complain,” which captures public defender from Rutherford County will be par- 6 p.m., Tucker Theatre; admission: $10 adults, $5 stu- her attitude in life. ticipating on the panel.” dents, free for children under 6 years old. Jordan says she hopes to continue Other highlights include: • Tuesday, Feb. 26—Geri Allen Jazz Concert, co- educating children and teenagers • The A(wear)ness Runway Project Feb. 12, a free sponsored by the International Association for Jazz about health and diabetes. She fashion show designed to bring awareness of the dif- Education; 7:30 p.m., Hinton Music Hall; no admission. believes that through this interaction, ferent colors represented by ribbons for breast cancer, • Tuesday, March 11— Author Rebecca Walker, she can inspire them to overcome heart disease, domestic violence, sexual assault and co-sponsored by National Women’s History Month whatever obstacles God gives them AIDS; Committee, June Anderson Women’s Center and the with joy and to pass along the wis- • poet and essayist Dr. Nikki Giovanni’s scheduled Distinguished Lecture Fund; 4 p.m., KUC Theater; no dom and hope she has found. Feb. 21 lecture on “Race in the 21st Century”; and admission charge. The program is still looking for • jazz pianist Geri Allen’s Feb. 26 concert in • Monday, March 24—Capt. Vernice G. Armour, organizations or individuals willing to Hinton Music Hall. the first African-American woman combat pilot in U.S. donate or provide help. For more More details are available in the following calen- history; 6 p.m., Tennessee Room, JUB; no admission information, please contact Mary E. dar listings. Copies of the calendar are being distrib- charge. Glass at 615-898-5145. uted campuswide, and you can find updates anytime For more information on any Black History Month at www.mtsu.edu/aahm. event, visit the Web site or call 615-898-2987.

hand. Of course we can’t do that with techniques learned in Cahoon’s class animals, but we can do that with can help meet some serious chal- plants,” Cahoon said. lenges. The project may have changed “We need to produce food, and the smaller plant’s appearance, the we need to produce plants that can professor said, but genetically it’s the endure environmental stress,” he same as its parent plant. said. “Very topical right now is “We’re not changing the genetic drought. If we can manipulate plants makeup of the plant,” he noted. “We to become more resistant to drought, did not transform it or engineer it in then we become less susceptible to that way. We do cover that in the environmental problems.” class, and we did do some genetic For more details on the miniature transformation experiments. roses and the team that created them, “Genetic transformation is the lat- watch “Middle Tennessee Record” on est tool in how to manipulate plants, local Cable Channel 9 daily at 7 a.m. by John C. Lynch grown in a confined space. but it is only one, and there is a and 5 p.m., Sundays at 1:30 p.m. on “It’s a cloning process,” he plethora of other techniques that you NewsChannel5+, or anytime via explained, “and you can propagate can use to manipulate a plant.” www.mtsunews.com or on YouTube. ater this month, flower shops plants at home by just breaking them Although a 2-inch rose may not around the world will be inun- apart and planting in the soil. It’s just have many practical applications, the L dated with orders for roses. a more sophisticated version of that. Whether they are red, pink or yellow, “We’re taking very small pieces rest assured that none will be like the of tissue, and we are then feeding the roses grown in Dr. Bruce Cahoon’s tissue everything it might need and plant biotechnology class last fall. that includes an energy source like Only 2 inches high, a dozen of sucrose, well-defined fertilizer and these roses, featured in a story in the specific vitamins—B vitamins, February edition of “Middle Tennes- strangely enough, are what they see Record,” MTSU’s video magazine, need—and hormones.” would fit in the palm of your hand. Cahoon’s students learned to Cahoon said the goal of his class be fanatical in their pursuit of steril- is to help students learn how people izing the tiny clippings. They used have manipulated plants since the liberal amounts of alcohol and chlo- dawn of agriculture. rine bleach to kill any stray bacteria “I give the students freedom to that could destroy the vulnerable explore this technique,” he said. “The plant tissue. Even then, some of the whole point is to fumble around and students had to repeat the process explore and see what it means to several times because the plant tissue manipulate plant tissue.” had become contaminated. Roses are “relatively easy to prop- Plants are very malleable, he agate,” according to Cahoon. “Not noted, when it comes to creating spe- that they’re always easy to grow in cific organs from clippings. your yard, but in the conditions that “You can take a cutting and SMALL WORLD—Bhawana Bhawana, a master’s candidate in professional science, we use, we can grow a lot of them induce it to grow a flower just by examines a plant biotechnology project in Dr. Bruce Cahoon’s class. The project is the pretty quickly.” adding the right hormones. It’s the focus of a story in the February “Middle Tennessee Record,” MTSU’s video magazine. Roses, he noted, are among the equivalent of cutting off somebody’s plants that will miniaturize when finger and growing the rest of a photo by News and Public Affairs

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TV Schedule Wednesday, Feb. 13 Sunday, Feb. 17 Wednesday, Feb. 20 Black History Month: MTSU Concert Chorale/ Guest Flute Recital: “Middle Tennessee Record” John Pleas Faculty Award Middle Tenn. Choral Society Deborah Harris Cable Channel 9: 4-6 p.m., Tom Jackson Building 3 p.m., Hinton Music Hall 8 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Monday-Sunday—7 a.m., 5 p.m. For information, visit For information, contact: For information, contact: NewsChannel 5+: www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. 615-898-2493. 615-898-2493. Sundays—1:30 p.m. Visit www.mtsunews.com for Feb. 14 Brass Chamber Ensemble Feb. 21 other cable outlet airtimes. 8 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Thursday, Feb. 14 For information, contact: Thursday, Feb. 21 Through Feb. 28 Retired Faculty/Staff Coffee 615-898-2493. Women’s Studies Research 9:30 a.m., Foundation House Series: Dr. Yuan-ling Chao, “Maine Women: Living on the For information, contact: Feb. 18 “Poetry and Footbinding: Land” 615-898-5756. Women in Late Imperial China” Photo exhibit by Lauren Shaw Feb. 18-19 3 p.m., JUB 100 Baldwin Photo Gallery, LRC MT Basketball Mardi Gras Black History Month: For information, contact: For information, contact: Night vs. South Alabama: “The Meeting: Dr. Martin 615-898-5282. 615-898-2085. Women, 5:30 p.m.; Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X” men, 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m., BDA 101 Feb. 11 For information, visit For information, visit www.goblueraiders.com. www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. Monday, Feb. 11 Faculty Senate Meeting Still ‘insuring’ science strength 4:30 p.m., JUB 100 For information, contact: ANNUAL GIFT—The State Farm 615-898-2582. Insurance Companies Murfreesboro Operations Center recently con- tributed $3,600 to show its support for Faculty Horn Recital: MTSU’S 2008 Regional Science Angela DeBoer Olympiad, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 23. G. Ron Nichols, cen- 7 p.m., Hinton Music Hall ter, State Farm vice president of opera- For information, contact: tions, is flanked by Drs. Pat Patterson, 615-898-2493. left, chemistry professor and Regional Science Olympiad director, and Saeed Foroudastan, associate dean for the Feb. 12 College of Basic and Applied Sciences. State Farm has donated a total of $21,477 for the eight consecutive years Tuesday, Feb. 12 it has supported the event for middle- Women’s Tennis and high-school teams. For more on 10 a.m., Belmont; 5 p.m., Chatta- the program, see page 6. nooga; M’boro Racquet Club photo by News and Public Affairs For information, visit www.goblueraiders.com.

Tornado Siren Test Date Feb. 15 Monday, Feb. 18 Thursday, Feb. 21 12:20 p.m., campuswide Black History Month: Black History Month: For information, contact: Feb. 15-16 and 20-23 Reflections on the “Jena 6” Dr. Nikki Giovanni, 615-898-2424. MTSU Theatre: “Baby” Protest: Film and Discussion “Race in the 21st Century” 7:30 p.m., Tucker Theatre 4-5:30 p.m., CKNB N116 7 p.m., LRC 221 Black History Month: For information, contact: For information, visit For information, visit A(Wearness) Runway Project 615-898-2640. www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. 6 p.m., JUB Tennessee Room For information, visit Feb. 16 MTSU Jazz Ensembles MTSU Symphonic Band/ www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. 7:30 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Brass Ensemble Saturday, Feb. 16 For information, contact: 7:30 p.m., Hinton Music Hall Presidential Concert Series: Men’s Basketball vs. Western 615-898-2493. For information, contact: Read Gainsford Kentucky (ESPN Regional) 615-898-2493. 7:30 p.m., Hinton Music Hall 3 p.m., Murphy Center Feb. 20 For information, contact: For information, visit Feb. 23 615-898-2493. www.goblueraiders.com. Wednesday, Feb. 20 Black History Month: Feb. 23-24 Feb. 13 Feb. 17 Felony Disenfranchisement MT Softball: and the Right to Vote in Middle Tennessee Classic Wednesday, Feb. 13 Sunday, Feb. 17 Tennessee Feb. 23: 1 p.m., UT Martin; Faculty Brown-Bag Lunch: Women’s Basketball vs. 12:30-2 p.m., CKNB 121 5 p.m., Belmont; Feb. 24: “Discovering Our Extraordi- Western Kentucky(ESPN 11 a.m., Southern Illinois; con- nary Place in the Cosmos” Regional/Think Pink Event) Black History Month: solation/championship, 3 p.m. 11:30 a.m., Walker Library 475 2 p.m., Murphy Center Black History Quiz Bowl For information, visit For information, contact: For information, visit 5:30 p.m., location TBA www.goblueraiders.com. [email protected]. www.goblueraiders.com. For information, visit www.mtsu.edu/~aahm. page 4 The Record Feb. 11, 2008 Growth from page 1 and quality of life. While not every plan for campus expansion pleases every- ment growth and the educational needs of our students. In particular, the one, campus planning staff and university administrators are making every Campus Master Plan helped to define the requirements for a new science effort to respond to residents’ concerns. building and a new education building for the College of Education and In addition to open forums on campus that welcome neighbors to discuss Behavioral Science. Along with buildings, the plan summarizes utility and the issues, The Record, the official publication of the university, signifies our infrastructure work needed to keep pace with campus development. intention of keeping the lines of communication open with our friends and While these two buildings are essential for MTSU’s growth, they will not neighbors. solve all of the university’s shortage of space. Right now, MTSU has signifi- This issue is the first of three in 2008 that we will send to university neigh- cantly less space per student than all other institutions in the Tennessee Board bors. In each, we will provide up-to-date information on campus construction of Regents. There currently are 84.54 net square feet per student at MTSU; and expansion. We hope you’ll enjoy the other stories as well; our students other TBR schools average 114.53 net square feet per student. With a target provide several Record stories throughout the year, a fact of which we are quite total headcount of 27,000 students, MTSU will still need to construct 1.6 mil- proud. lion gross square feet of nonresidential space to accommodate enrollment The Campus Master Plan, which is to be presented to the State Building growth and be on par with its sister TBR schools. Rather than growing for Commission on Thursday, Feb. 14, is a response to the university’s Academic growth’s sake, however, MTSU’s current and future physical expansion is the Master Plan. The physical plan, as reflected in the future-oriented map of cam- result of a carefully designed plan to catch up to current and future demands. pus seen below, supports the academic goals of the university and provides a New buildings, additional parking lots, upgraded and expanding infra- framework for future additions and modifications to accommodate the enroll- structure—all are necessities to accommodate the educational needs of our stu- dents so that they will graduate and become contributing, successful citi- zens. MTSU, which has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state, continues to attract many of the best and brightest students from Tennessee and around the nation. We must provide them with the finest learning environment and facilities possible. Construction forging ahead across campus

onstruction on the MTSU campus has become part of C the landscape, literally and figuratively speaking. While sometimes inconvenient, noisy and dusty, the various projects around campus indicate that the university continues to attract many of the state’s best and brightest stu- dents—and MTSU must accommo- date their educational needs. In addition to the Campus Master Plan, much of which is future-oriented, there are several projects currently under way. Work on the baseball stadium upgrade is gradually moving toward the target completion date of June. The concrete work on the dugouts is complete, along with the rough-in mechanical, electrical and plumbing. The interior framing in Lyon Hall along Middle Tennessee Boulevard is nearly complete. Renovation of apartments DEF and GHI in the Womack Lane Apartment complex should be coming to an end, and occupants should move in around June 1. The addition of the Student Health, Wellness and Recreation Facility to the current Recreation Center should be completed by June. Sprinkler systems have been installed, the roof is finished and tile is being installed in the existing lobby. The new observatory east of the Cope Administration Building is scheduled for completion in late February. Completed projects include Wiser-Patten/JUB Life Safety; the Mass Communication Mix Room; the new HVAC system, elevator and unisex handicapped-accessible rest- room in Peck Hall; the re-roofing of Judd, Gracy and Smith halls; and the fire-alarm upgrades in Peck Hall and Keathley University Center. Projects in design are the new science building, university center and education building.

The Record Feb. 11, 2008 page 5 Log in (or mail in) and be counted in special city census

“We have budgeted $50,000 to Web site at www.murfreesborotn.gov or Tennessee allows municipalities from Staff Reports conduct the census,” he said. “The by calling a special telephone number, to conduct three special census counts return on that investment is obvious.” 615-849-2021.” per decade. Murfreesboro conducted lose to $2 million in new MTSU students, because they A second letter will be mailed to special tallies in 1994, 1996, 1998, money could lower the poten- spend a majority of their time in those who don’t respond the first 2000, 2003 and, along with the 2005 C tial tax burden on local tax- Murfreesboro, are considered resi- time, Lewis said. For those who still count, all drew more funding. payers for services if, as one city offi- dents, so they’ll be counted now that don’t respond, a census taker will “It’s extremely important we get cial suspects, enough population they have arrived back in the city for visit to verify the information. as accurate a count as possible,” he growth has occurred in Murfreesboro the spring semester, Lewis said. Final figures will be turned into added, “and that means generating as since the 2005 special census. Signup forms and letters explain- the state by May 15, the planner much participation as we can.” That’s why the city is gearing up ing the process should arrive in resi- explained, the date by which The city has no plans to use resi- for its third special census of the dents’ homes this month, Lewis said. Tennessee requires population figures dents’ names and addresses for any- decade since the 2000 federal count, The correspondence will include a to be submitted. thing other than the census. project manager and staff planner form asking simply for the first and This is not a direct tax, Lewis “This information is being gath- Robert Lewis said. He bases his esti- last names of everyone living at that maintains, but it is a cost-effective ered for no purpose other than find- mate on the number of single- and address. way to help raise more money to ing out how many people are living multi-family residential building per- “It’s very simple,” Lewis said. fund city services and programs. here,” Lewis said. “None will be sold mits issued since 2005 and the num- “People can respond at no charge to “Accurately reporting the most for mailing lists—we are highly sensi- ber of households by which the city them through the self-addressed and current population reduces the tax tive to that.” has grown since then. stamped envelope provided, the city’s burden on the rest of us,” he said. Activist/author takes on lecture, classes in March

by Lisa L. Rollins tricks” that also resonates as “one of this nation’s greatest works of nonfic- tion.” Dr. Jim Williams, ADP coordinator and history professor, said he first ctivist Diane Wilson, author of An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story heard Wilson speak in June 2006 in Philadelphia at an ADP annual meeting. of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas, will “She was introduced as a somewhat shy person who would need A visit the MTSU campus March 12-13 to speak with classes and deliv- prompting to tell her story of being transformed from a working-class moth- er a free public lecture. er of five scraping out a living as a shrimper on the Gulf Coast of Texas to a Sponsored by the American Democracy Project, the Distinguished political activist and environmental crusader,” he said. “Once she got rolling, Lectures Committee and National Women’s History Month, however, I knew I was in the presence of a great storyteller in the tradition of Wilson’s talk, “Diane versus Goliath: Taking on Politicians common folk from the South. and Corporations to Protect Family and the Environment,” “I was on the edge of my seat as she revealed each detail of her story, will get under way at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in with all its triumphs and heartbreak,” Williams continued. “She reminds me the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace of the late Molly Ivins and Ann Richards, both kick-butt-and-take-no-prison- Building. A book signing will follow. ers Texas women, too.” A native of Seadrift, Texas, Wilson is a fourth-genera- Although her upcoming visit marks the first time she’s been to MTSU, tion shrimp-boat captain and mother of five who learned it’s a stop Wilson said she’s looking forward to. that she lived in the most polluted county in the United “I’ve briefly been through the state of Tennessee and was totally taken States. She decided to fight back by launching a campaign with its beauty,” she remarked. ”It was very lush when I visited, and all the against a multibillion-dollar corporation that reportedly Wilson trees were just starting to turn different colors. Also, the mountainous area covered up spills, silenced workers and dumped lethal eth- where I visited was very different from the flat Gulf Coast.” ylene dichloride and vinyl chloride into the bays along the Gulf Coast. In addition to her March 12 public lecture, the activist/author will be Cited as an epic tale of bravery, An Unreasonable Woman chronicles available to speak to MTSU classes from 2 to 4 p.m. March 12 and in the Wilson’s fight at the chemical plant’s doors and through the court system. early morning or early afternoon on Thursday, March 13, Williams said. Diligent in her efforts to stop the pollution and its cover-up, Wilson encoun- “In an election year, Wilson reminds us that citizens can and must do tered scorn, bribery and death threats before realizing she had to break the more than vote every two or four years,” Williams observed. “They need to law to achieve justice. engage in the daily workings of their communities if they really wish to keep Wilson’s story of her battle to stop the industrial pollution and its result- American democracy vibrant and vital in our lives.” ing contamination to both water and people has been characterized by MTSU faculty and staff who are interested in scheduling Wilson for a authors such as Jim Hightower and Rick Bass as “a mind-bending story of classroom visit during her campus stopover or want to learn more about her corporate intrigue, government shenanigans and all-around political dirty March 12 presentation may e-mail Williams at [email protected].

‘Ray’ of sunshine to greet Science Olympiad teams Journal from page 8 coach at the University of Alabama by Randy Weiler start looking at their own data.” Others are trying to earn extra credit and the Tennessee Titans’ “Music Patterson said Mark LaPorte, an in my classes.” City Miracle” on canvas. KRN-TV morning meteor- instructor in the Department of Patterson said some of the events Through a partnership with the ologist Jeff Ray once again Physics and Astronomy, would be have been changed by the national University of Michigan Library’s W will bring his expertise to busy coordinating Science Olympiad organization. Some Scholarly Publishing Office, which the classroom when he visits campus three events: of the middle-school events include will house the journal, and the Saturday, Feb. 23, for the Regional “Robo-Cross and “Science Crime Busters,” “Amphib- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Science Olympiad. “Scrambler” in the ians and Reptiles” and “Trajectory.” Resources Coalition, as well as gen- The event will be held from 7:30 middle-school divi- High school events also will include erous donations from a benefactor a.m. to 5 p.m. at various venues sion and “Robot “Forensics,” the “Wright Stuff” and who supports the journal’s mission, across campus, event director Dr. Pat Ramble” in the “Electric Vehicle.” Jubenville says he expects the first Patterson said. high-school divi- The veteran director said she issue to be released in late 2008 or Patterson, an associate professor sion. anticipates more than 350 students early 2009. of chemistry, added that Ray, who In addition to from at least nine middle and 11 high For more information, contact will oversee “Severe Weather” in the Ray LaPorte and schools in Middle Tennessee, making Jubenville at 615-898-2909 or middle-school students’ meteorology Patterson, at least 40 it the largest region in the state. [email protected] or Goss at 417- event, is a popular coordinator other faculty and friends of MTSU “We’ve got some new teams— 836-6592 or [email protected]. because of his weather knowledge will coordinate events. At least six Dayspring from Robertson County The journal’s Web site is and status as a broadcast personality. students will be event coordinators, and Clarksville High School—that www.jsasonline.org. “I’ll be having the student look at with at least 30 additional students we’re excited about,” she said. A podcast of Jubenville’s inter- upper-air profiles and predict what helping in other areas, Patterson said. “Central Middle supposedly is com- view on “MTSU On the Record,” kind of weather will occur at the sur- “We have quite a few students ing for the first time ... (and) Harpeth originally broadcast Dec. 16, 2007, face,” Ray said. He added that he had assisting,” Patterson said. “A lot are Hall is coming back to us.” on WMOT-FM, is available at a “presentation problem last year, so in the TLSAMP (Tennessee Louis The award ceremony will start www.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2007. I’m rewriting the introduction and Stokes Alliance for Minority around 3:30 p.m. in LRC 221. The html. initial analysis so more will be going Participation) program—engineer state Science Olympiad is set April 5 down the right road when the teams types or wanting to be science people. at the University of Tennessee.

page 6 The Record Feb. 11, 2008 Researcher’s workshop targets classroom spaces

educator at Pennsylvania State University, he says “We interact with rooms at the level of the fur- by Casey Brown he “grew to appreciate the untapped creative nishings, so it’s important to allow those furnish- potential students can bring to curricular innova- ings to be rearranged to accommodate different s new technology continues to find its way tion efforts, and I’ve been an advocate of this ever instructional approaches,” Milne says. “Participa- into the classroom, many educators feel since.” tion not only makes learning more fun, it helps to A that the classroom itself is in need of an Milne says that his work as a technology con- reinforce important concepts and hone critical update. sultant for campus master planning and a thinking skills.” Dr. Andrew Milne, CEO of the Palo Alto, Calif.- researcher at the Stanford Center for Design In addition to Kates, event coordinators are based Tidebreak Inc., will make a presentation for Research have given him a unique perspective on Barbara Draude, director of academic and instruc- MTSU faculty and staff on Friday, Feb. 29, in the university architecture. In his tional technology services in the Information Faculty Senate Chamber, Room 100 of the James work with Tidebreak, Milne has Technology Division, and Faye Johnson, assistant to Union Building. worked extensively with aca- the executive vice president and provost for special Milne’s workshop will focus on the growing demic institutions, and he initiatives. Johnson says the presentation will be of need for universities to rethink the design of their believes student activity continu- great interest to the MTSU community. traditional learning spaces. ally patterns the “best practices” “We have a lot of faculty on campus interested A group of MTSU students also will contribute for technology in groups. in learning about how to improve learning spaces,” to Milne’s project. Under the direction of Dr. Ron “We’ve been working with a Johnson says. “[Those] that attend will find it very Kates, associate professor of English, students are long and growing list of academ- helpful and enlightening.” participating in an interactive survey concerning ic institutions, and out of that As for the presenter himself, Milne is excited at different areas of campus. Provided with dispos- Milne experience we’ve developed the prospect of visiting MTSU and hopeful that his able cameras, they will be instructed to take pic- some ideas about what the future insight ultimately will benefit the campus. tures to answer questions such as “your favorite may hold,” Milne says. “The hope is that the session will be an oppor- place to study” or “where you like to hang out with He identifies two primary problems with the tunity for faculty to reflect on the changing nature friends.” traditional classroom: most rooms are physically of teaching and learning,” Milne says, “and identify Milne will integrate the student pictures and inflexible, and most classroom technology empha- critical priorities for designing learning spaces at responses into the presentation, noting that he feels sizes presentation of content at the expense of stu- MTSU in the future.” such input can be very valuable. As an engineering dent participation. Call now for Preds tickets Star dates change for spring

TSU Nights with the tickets (regularly $45 each) will cost he Spring 2008 lineup for the Mercury,” Dr. Charles Higgins. Nashville Predators are $35 each, and Upper Level (Section Department of Physics and Each Star Party will be conduct- back! The Predators are 332) tickets will cost $25 (a savings of T Astronomy’s popular “First ed from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning M Friday Star Parties” has undergone in Wiser-Patten Science Room 102 making a special ticket offer to the $4 off the regular price). There are no MTSU community for two upcoming transaction fees. Both games begin at some changes and revisions to with a 30- to 45-minute public lec- home games. 7 p.m. at the Sommet Center in accommodate guest lecturers and ture and moving outside for outdoor The team is offering $4 to $17 off Nashville. other schedule adjustments. telescope observing, weather permit- regular ticket prices and will donate Orders received two weeks prior New dates include: ting. The events are open and free to $5 from each ticket sold to the Sports to game will be mailed to you. After • Friday, March 14 (second the general public, and children are Marketing Scholarship in the that, you can pick up tickets on game Friday for this month only)— welcome. Department of Management and night at the will-call window at the ”Central Engines for Galaxies,” Dr. Free parking is available behind Marketing, Dr. Don Roy notes. Sommet Center ticket office. Eric Klumpe; the WPS building after 4:30 p.m. on Game dates are Thursday, Feb. 21, To order tickets by phone or for • Friday, March 28 (replacing Fridays. versus Vancouver and Tuesday, more information, call Dan Schaefer, April Star Party)—”View from the For more information, contact March 18, against Washington. Lower Nashville Predators group sales Center of the Universe,” cosmologist Higgins at 615-898-5946 or Klumpe Bowl (Section 120) tickets, regularly account executive, at 615-770-2115 Joel Primack; and at 615-898-2483 or visit priced at $62 each, will have a special and mention the MTSU Night promo- • Friday, May 2, “Messenger at www.mtsu.edu/~physics. price of $45. Mezzanine (Section 319) tion to receive the discount price.

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officials to launch a search for the position and … he creates a lot of motivation to do something McPhee said he views the endowed chair in begin chair activities. The first installment has to contribute to the university.” the context of the university’s goals in the been completed. “There is always a need for scholarships to Academic Master Plan. “An endowed chair typically represents the support our students,” Burton commented, “but “A gift such as this is a rare gem because an best in their field,” noted Joe Bales, vice president given the shortage of faculty in the business disci- endowed professorship of this kind brings togeth- for development and university relations. “Pam plines, one of the issues that we have is attracting er the three major goals of the university: has helped us establish the first chair of this type, and retaining the highest quality faculty. This enabling us to be even more student-centered in and we are eternally grateful to her.” endowed chair will enable us to do that. This per- the discipline of entrepreneurship, enhancing our Wright opened her doors for business in 1981. son will hopefully be an outstanding teacher, academic quality and demonstrating the power of The largest travel agency in Tennessee now researcher and publisher and will provide leader- partnership between business and education,” he employs 70 people and, in addition to Tennessee, ship in entrepreneurship and continue to build said. “We are grateful to Pam Wright, whose suc- operates offices in Alabama, Colorado, Florida, that program on the basis of what our excellent cess as a person and a businesswoman will serve Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and Utah. faculty is already doing.” as an example to thousands of students in years to “I wanted not only to be just an come.” alumna but a business connection to this Dr. Robert Lahm is seeking “Campus Partners”—faculty, Burton was quick to point out that community,” she said. “The university the endowed chair was the product of a administrators and campus groups—to participate in has been fabulous in allowing me the team effort. “I’m extraordinarily grateful MTSU’s “Entrepreneurship Week” activities Feb. 23-March 1. opportunity to participate and con- to Pam, for her generosity and vision tribute through board and committee For more information, please visit: and her sitting down with Joe [Bales] involvement.” and working through the issues to bring Wright has served on the MTSU http://mtsu.edu/~eweek this to fruition. Joe was very influential Foundation Board and the College of in making this happen, and his role Business Advisory Board. In 2002, she should not be underplayed.” was among the first group to receive the Exemplar Burton noted that the curriculum for the Wright said her motivation to launch her own Award, which is presented to alumni who have entrepreneurship program at MTSU originally business came from a very strong work ethic, served as models for students of achievement in was a joint venture between the Departments of good parenting and her sense that there was a business and industry. Management and Marketing and Business need for this kind of business. She said she Wright said she had been thinking for a few Communication and Entrepreneurship. The dean encourages students to explore entrepreneurship years about how she might contribute to the uni- also alluded to a report recently released by the but cautioned that it is a lifelong commitment. versity. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce that touts “People can make choices to change careers— “I met with Jim Burton [business dean] a entrepreneurship as a driving force for creating that's much easier to do when you haven't made a while back, and he promoted involvement jobs in the region. Rather than being an alternative commitment to own your own company. It's a big between business and the university,” she said. to not finding steady work, he said, entrepreneur- decision. Plan on spending a lot of time and put- “In addition, whenever I was at a board meeting ship has become a deliberate choice for students ting in a lot of work.” or an event and heard Dr. [Sidney A.] McPhee talk who want to be their own bosses.

The Record Feb. 11, 2008 page 7 People Around Campus New journal aims to empower sport management industry, practitioners by Gina K. Logue had any basic research courses or even any business-based research/statistics courses,” TSU’s Sport Management Program will Goss says. “So research can rightfully be be the point of origin of a new scholarly seen as very intimidating by the average M journal that will provide cutting-edge practitioner.” research on issues affecting the sport industry. Goss asserts that the journal will seek A call for papers will be issued soon to scholars actively to package research in ways that around the world requesting submissions for the will make it accessible and user-friendly to Journal of Sport Administration & Supervision. The league and team administrators, coaches publication is the brainchild of Dr. Colby and managers. Jubenville, associate professor of health and human “We will be very aggressive with performance and coordinator of efforts to publicize the essential findings that department’s graduate pro- of the research in palatable ways that the gram. media can understand and utilize,” Goss “We are soliciting some of the says. “If practitioners on our review top academics and practicing pro- board give their stamps of approval to fessionals in the sport industry to pieces of research, we feel confident that let them know that we want to other practitioners across sport can provide a platform from which understand it, particularly at the upper information can be produced and administrative levels, because almost consumed and that we want all of those sport managers are ultra- Jubenville them to be part of this process,” savvy business people who work with Jubenville says. information constantly in making In a twist on conventional academic publica- decisions.” tions, Jubenville says that, in addition to academi- Possible issues to be tackled by cians, sport practitioners will be allowed to review writers for the journal include the influence of drug scholars’ works, examine their research and assess cultures on sport; parental involvement with youth whether it is useful to them. sports; the impact of globalization and internation- and public-relations skills to the project. “One of the things that we must provide is a alization of sport; images, role models and sports- “For me, this is a good fit because I’m kind of foundation of theory, but we also need to be a con- manship; the impact of marketing practices (spon- both sides of the coin,” Martinez says. “My percep- duit to channel that theory into meaningful applica- sorships, branding, advertising, etc.) on sport; and tion of education is not only to teach people to tion because that is a glaring void in modern sport influences of television on decision-making on high think critically but be productive in what they industry,” Jubenville says. school/college athletics. choose to do.” Dr. Benjamin Goss of Missouri State University, “The future and the face of sport is ultimately Artwork for the journal will be provided by another founder of the journal who serves as its what we’re going to address here,” Jubenville says. Douglas C. Hess of Madison, Ala. Hess, whose editor-in-chief, says that such a void exists because The journal’s layout and design were created imagery has been compared to that of Norman of a basic misunderstanding or fear of research in largely by MTSU doctoral student Mike Martinez. Rockwell, has captured numerous sports moments, the sport industry. A former sports information specialist for The such as Bear Bryant’s final victory as head football “Until recently, many sport-related and sport University of Southern Mississippi and sports- management college program curricula have not writer, Martinez brings his graphic arts, journalism See ‘Journal’ page 6 Faculty/Staff Update

Tom Tozer Director, News and Public Affairs Appearances Grants Presentations Editor: Gina E. Fann [email protected] Dr. Janet Belsky (psychology) Dr. Diane Miller (academic Drs. Kim Cleary Sadler and Contributors: Gina K. Logue, John Lynch, discussed end-of-life goal-setting affairs, McNair Scholars, math) has Cindi Smith-Walters (Center for Paula Morton, Lisa L. Rollins, Randy Weiler, issues stemming from the movie “The received funding from the National Environmental Education) co-present- Doug Williams, Seth Alder, Danielle Bucket List” on “In Your Prime,” a Science Foundation for an interna- ed “Oh Me! Oh My! Mitosis and Harrell, Claire Rogers, Bonnie Bailey, program airing on NewsChannel5 tional workshop on math and science Meiosis!” at the National Science Casey Brown and Brittany Witt. Plus. Repeat airings of the show are education at MTSU June 22-27. The Teachers Association Professional set for 1 p.m. Feb. 15, noon Feb. 16, workshop will be co-hosted by Development Conference Dec. 3 in Photos: MTSU Photographic Services, 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 17, and 1:30 Northwest Normal University in Birmingham. Sadler, who also serves except where noted p.m. Feb. 20. Lanzhou, P.R. About 125 researchers as four-year section chair of faculty from the United States and China will development for the National Printed by Franklin Web Printing Co. Dr. William Ford (Weatherford join the invitation-only event. Association for Biology Teachers, Phone: 615-898-2919 Chair of Finance) was interviewed on coordinated a one-day symposium at Fax: 615-898-5714 the risk of recession Jan. 28 on “On Miscellaneous the NABT conference Nov. 29-Dec. 1 the Economy,” a program that airs in Atlanta, where she co-presented The Record is published every two weeks weekdays from 1 to 2 p.m. Central on Dr. Mark Anshel (health and “Pedagogy in Practice: the Long and by the Office of News and Public Affairs Bloomberg News TV. human performance) was inter- Winding Road to Tenure.” at MTSU. It is distributed free to faculty, viewed by Vicky Hallett of The staff, friends and media outlets. Awards Washington Post about physical fitness Publications for an article published Feb. 5. Attention Postmaster: Drs. Linda Gilbert (educational Dr. Edd Applegate (journalism) Address changes and leadership) and Tara Joyce (Center Dr. Hugh Berryman (sociology has contributed his revised chapter, other correspondence should for Dyslexia) have been honored for and anthropology) and his forensic “Advertising Comes of Age, 1833- be addressed to: their work with the local literacy ini- anthropology team have been singled 1900,“ to The Age of Mass Communi- tiative Read To Succeed. Gilbert cation, Second Edition, published by The Record out for recognition and thanks from received the organization’s Karen Vision Press. Office of News and Public Affairs the Rutherford County Sheriff’s CAB 209, MTSU Claud Read To Succeed Literacy Department for their contributions to Murfreesboro, Tenn. 37132 Award, while Joyce was honored as a Jan. 4 crime-scene investigation. Dr. Tom Brinthaupt (psychology) the Adult Literacy Program Volunteer The team, praised as “meticulous in has six entries included in the nine- MTSU, a Tennessee Board of Regents of the Year. their work,” helped detectives recov- volume International Encyclopedia of Institution, is an equal opportunity, non- er human remains and other evidence the Social Sciences (2nd Ed.), published racially identifiable, educational institu- Conferences from a site near the Stones River by Macmillan Reference USA (2008). tion that does not discriminate against National Battlefield. His contributions included entries on individuals with disabilities. Dr. Pat Patterson (chemistry) identity, “type A/type B personality,” attended the TN-STEM Collaboration natural selection, self-disclosure, self- Conference Dec. 17-18 at Tennessee monitoring and “Rotter’s Internal/ UR059-0208 Tech University in Cookeville. External Locus of Control Scale.” page 8 The Record Feb. 11, 2008