‘Fit For Future’ New task Music man PRE-SORTED Conference features Edwards to guide Oxford American FIRST CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID keynote by Peter Yarrow state health institute features Wolfe article MURFREESBORO TN PERMIT NO. 16 see page 2 see page 5 see page 8 a publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community Oct. 9, 2006 • Vol. 15/No. 7 IN BRIEF GET JAZZED UP: SUPPORT WMOT Foundation gifts reach $13M DURING ANNUAL GIVING EFFORT by Tom Tozer Purdom said. “It’s a tough job making cold calls. You may WMOT-JAZZ89’s Annual Giving call 15 people to get two to respond to you.” Campaign is under way through Oct. 12 Development officers in the various colleges include rivate giving to MTSU in fiscal year 2005-2006 to help the station bolster its budget Jim Van Wicklin, basic and applied sciences; Steven reached a second all-time high of $13 million, which after severe state funding cuts for Barnes, mass communication; Russell Clayton, education “feels good” to development officials because more 2006-07. Supporters beat the P and behavioral science; Robyn Kilpatrick, liberal arts; and all-time giving amount in came from gifts of $1,000 or less—and that means more Jim Highland, business. individuals are digging a little more deeply into their 2005-06 with a record This past year, the MTSU Foundation has been the pockets. $96,000 in gifts, but beneficiary of several “impact gifts” designated for vari- Development Director Kirk Purdom says there are station personnel say ous programs. The Concrete Industry Management pro- several reasons for the upswing in donations. Seventy-five they still need additional gram in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences raised percent of the incoming gifts over the last five years have corporate and individual support. For $104,000 for the CIM Building Fund from the CIM Golf come in during the last three years, he said, which reflects more information, visit www.wmot.org or Tournament. John and Barbara Ellington contributed the effectiveness of placing development officers in each call 615-898-2800. $25,000 to the John and Barbara Ellington Aerospace college to target fund-raising efforts. PARKING BEHIND THE LIBRARY? “Our development officers are good at what they do,” See ‘Gifts’ page 5 YOU’LL NEED A NEW SPACE OCT. 11 Parking and Transportation Services will block off 40 spaces in the parking lot south of the James E. Walker Library Web site revamp (between Gore and Deere residence halls) during the morning hours of Wednesday, Oct. 11, to accommodate a integrates public, meeting of the Tennessee Board of Regents. The Board will be discussing student access MTSU’s planned new science building. by Cristol Camacho CATCH UP ON LATEST NEWS AT RETIRED FACULTY COFFEES TSU kicked off this new All MTSU faculty and staff retirees academic year with a new are encouraged to stop by the MTSU M design for its Web site. Foundation House on West Thompson The new layout may have taken Lane to chat, snack and sip at the users by surprise, but ideas for monthly Retired Faculty and Staff revamping the site began nearly two Coffee. This month’s gathering begins at years ago. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. For more “Our goal was to find out how to information, contact 615-898-5756. effectively present information on a Web page,” Barbara Draude, director 5K RUN RAISES $5K TOWARD of MTSU’s Information Technology PLANNED VETERANS’ MEMORIAL Department, said. IT’S NEW—An updated MTSU Web site aims to present information more effectively. More than 250 registered runners Marketing MTSU to the general took part in the MTSU Veterans public was a huge motivation for relevant information such as campus the same. Memorial 5K Run Sept. 17, raising about making much-needed changes to the deadlines for students. ITD alone didn’t make all of the $5,000 for an on-campus memorial to five-year-old Web site, Draude added. For those students who may not changes overnight. Usability research honor fallen veterans who have MTSU The new three-column page welcome change, however, there is was conducted among several differ- ties, said Dr. Derek Frisby, assistant pro- design is intended to provide easy good news: Only general information ent audience groups, including fessor of history. For more information access to current news and events at pages will be changing. PipelineMT’s about the memorial, e-mail Frisby at MTSU for locals, as well as highlight appearance and operation will remain See ‘Web’ page 5 [email protected]. NAMES HAVE CHANGED, BUT ROUTES REMAIN THE SAME Watch for the new street names on Bonuses ready for October checks campus! Alumni Drive, which runs par- allel to Middle Tennessee Boulevard by Gina E. Fann a flat bonus of $500 per full- or part-time employ- behind the James Union Building, has Correction ee, or 1 percent of the been renamed Alma Mater Drive. TSU employees Alumni Drive now intersects North The employment eligibility date for employees to employee’s salary, can count on Rutherford just south of Greek Row. another one-time receive one-time $500 (or 1 percent) bonuses at whichever is greater. M month’s end was incorrect in the Sept. 25 edition of Participants in the uni- bonus at month’s end, thanks to approval from The Record. The correct eligibility date is June 30, 2006. versity’s post-retirement the Tennessee Board of service programs also will Regents. university’s payroll as of Board’s respect for our receive the local bonus. “I’m pleased to say June 30, 2006,” said Dr. employees’ dedication and This university-funded that the Board accepted Sidney A. McPhee after the our university’s good bonus will be in addition our proposal to use avail- TBR’s Sept. 28-29 meeting budget management prac- to a state-funded $350 one- able funds to once again at Austin Peay State tices that the members time bonus for higher provide the bonuses to all University in Clarksville. approved our plan.” education employees with regular employees on the “It’s a reflection of the The measure provides See ‘Bonuses’ page 7 www.mtsunews.com FOR THE RECORD Help schools get ‘Fit For The Future’ at new conference by Dr. Doug Winborn iddle Tennessee State University will serve as host M for the Fit For The Future conference, sponsored by the Tennessee School Health Coalition, Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 16 and 17. The TSHC is dedicated to promot- ing of the eight-component Coordinated School Health model developed by Diane Allensworth and Lloyd Kolbe. This model has been adopted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the endorsed method for addressing health in schools in the United States. Keynote speakers include Dr. Bill A HEARTY WELCOME—Exchange students Lisa Frank, left, of Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, and Yumiko Cecil of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Shiraga and Chie Kunikata of Osaka, Japan’s Kansai Gaidai University savor some hospitality at the Kleer-Vu Lunchroom. Tennessee, who will give a “State of the Health of the Children of photo submitted Tennessee” address in the opening plenary session on Oct. 17. Cecil’s address will be followed by breakout sessions specific to each of the eight components of Coordinated MTSU welcomes 32 exchange students School Health. Sessions will be deliv- from Staff Reports the dean of the University Honors ing recording industry, engineering, ered by presenters from Tennessee College, Dr. Philip Mathis; business, English literature, African- schools and communities who have all 2006 is “monumental” for • a personal tour of the Campus American studies, intercultural com- successfully developed one or more of MTSU’s International Recreation Center from director munications, psychology, mathemat- those components: F Education and Exchange Charles Gregory and a guided ics and foreign languages. school health and Program—also known as MT excursion to James E. Walker Library Among the 32 exchange stu- safety policies and Abroad—as it welcomes a record by librarian Jiannan Wong; dents are four graduate teaching environment; number of exchange students to • an exploration and explana- assistants working with the health education, campus. tion of “Murfreesboro: Past and Department of Foreign Languages physical education Leaping from 16 incoming Present” by Dr. Doug Heffington, and Literatures.Yorisalem Abraha and other physical exchange students last year to 32 director of global studies, and team- and Verena Bossert are instructing activity programs; this semester, nine countries are now building on the MTSU Challenge German 1010, Nouridine Mouadji is nutrition services; represented at MTSU: Austria, Course with coordinator Scott teaching French 1010 and Xie Xiaoli school health serv- Brazil, China, France, Germany, Pruett; is teaching Chinese 1010. Winborn ices; school coun- Japan, the Philippines, South Korea • a tour of Nashville and the For more information about MT seling; psychologi- and Thailand. customary Week of Welcome festivi- Abroad, contact the International cal and social services; health promo- During their orientation, the ties on campus; and Education and Exchange Program tion for staff; and family and commu- new students received: • of course, lunch at Kleer-Vu via e-mail at [email protected], call nity involvement. • an official greeting from Dr. Lunchroom for some fine Southern 615-898-5179 or visit its Web site at Peter Yarrow of the Peter, Paul Kaylene Gebert, executive vice presi- cuisine! www.mtsu.edu/~mtabroad. and Mary folk singing group will dent and provost, and an introduc- The students are taking courses deliver the keynote address Oct. 17. tion to academic life at MTSU from in a wide range of subjects, includ- Yarrow currently is involved in a school bullying and violence preven- tion curriculum, “Operation Respect” (www.dontlaugh.org).