addenda The University of at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | Feb. 25, 2019 UT Martin sees spring enrollment growth

UT Martin has seen an enrollment increase of 355 undergraduate students for the spring 2019 semester. The total undergraduate enrollment stands at 6,165 students as compared to 5,810 undergraduate students for the spring 2018 semester, representing a 6.1 percent increase. Total headcount, including both undergraduate and graduate-level students, is up 316 students (5.1 percent) compared to last spring. “The increase is due in part to our retention efforts to keep students from the past two years’ increased freshman classes enrolled and working toward graduation requirements,” said Destin Tucker, director of the Office of Undergraduate SPRING ENROLLMENT – UT Martin reports increased enrollment for the spring 2019 semester as compared to spring 2018. The photo above was taken outside the Boling University Center during a marketing photo shoot Admissions. last year. The university also experienced a significant increase in the number of high time equivalency is down from plays a factor in determining still not where it needs to be, but school students earning college spring 2018. This number is not state funding for the coming the trend toward more freshman credit through UT Martin, based on headcount but rather academic year. students choosing to attend UT with 580 more dual-enrollment on the total number of credit “Two consecutive years Martin as full-time students, students enrolled in courses hours administered during of increased fall headcount combined with our retention this spring as compared to a semester divided by 15 for enrollment contributed to efforts, will help improve this last spring. This represents a undergraduate students and 12 the positive spring enrollment important number.” 96.3 percent increase in this for graduate students, which numbers that we’re now seeing,” particular category. represents one full-time student said Chancellor Keith Carver. However, UT Martin’s full- in each category. This number “Our full-time equivalency is

UT Board of Trustees to meet Friday in Duncan Ballroom The Finance and Administration A list of agenda items is Click here to view Board of Trustees will meet Committee following at included in the full press release, the webcast or Friday, March 1, in the Boling approximately 10:15 a.m. The available in the UT Martin news University Center’s Duncan full board meeting will begin archives. archive of the board Ballroom. The Education, at 1 p.m. All three meetings are Contact Bud Grimes at meetings. Research and Service Committee open to the public and will be [email protected] for assistance will meet at 8 a.m. with the webcast live at tennessee.edu. or more information. page 2 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019

highlighting the excellence of our YoUTMs faculty and staff

(l-r) Drs. Verna Baron, Robbie Montgomery, Abigail Shelton and Phillip Shelton, all in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, hosted the 51st-annual Southeastern Undergraduate Research Conference on the UT Martin main campus Feb. 8-9. The conference brought students and faculty from 31 colleges and universities in nine states to UT Martin and showcased 58 undergraduate poster presentations and 22 undergraduate oral presentations. The event also featured a graduate recruiting fair, faculty luncheon and student social. Sam Kean, New York Times bestselling author, served as keynote speaker Feb. 8. Financial support for the conference was provided by the Department of Chemistry and Physics, the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, UT Martin Honors Programs, the Paul Meek Library, and the Kentucky Lake and Mississippi Local Sections of the American Chemistry Society.

(l-r) Dr. Claire Dempsey and Tabitha Cude, both in the Dr. Chris Caldwell, professor Dr. Jim Feiser, professor of Department of Educational Studies, gave a presentation titled “A of mathematics, is the publisher philosophy, is the founder and Dynamic Duo: School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health” and editor of The Prime Pages, general editor of the Internet during the 13th-annual Smoky Mountain Counseling Association a website for prime number Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Conference held Feb. 16 in Jefferson City. research, records and resources also housed under the utm.edu housed under the utm.edu server. This encyclopedia is used server. This resource is the by philosophers and researchers Addenda is published each Monday winner of numerous awards worldwide and reports more and is used by mathematicians than a million visitors per during the academic semester. Please worldwide. month and 20 million page send submissions to Erin Chesnut by views per year. noon on Thursdays. Click here to submit. Follow UT Martin on social media! page 3 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019

highlighting the excellence of YoUTMs our faculty and staff In Memory

Doris Tanner, associate professor emeritus of history, died Feb. 9 in Union City. She retired from UT Martin in 1984. She was a World War II veteran and was honored in 2016 as the Outstanding Woman Military Veteran as part of the Sterling Awards recognition program, SIGMA XI – Dr. Paula Gale (agriculture, geosciences and natural resources), Dr. Greg Nail (engineering), and sponsored by the Jackson Area Dr. Ann Gathers and Andrew Morency (biological sciences), along with students Michaela Short and Cherie Business and Professional Saffold, participated in the annual UT Martin-Murray State Sigma Xi Joint Research Symposium held Feb. 16 in Women. Visitation and services Murray, Kentucky. Pictured are (front row, l-r) Short, Saffold, (back row) Gather, Nail, Gale, Morency and Dr. Ali were held Feb. 16, in Union Sabahi (biological sciences, faculty mentor for Saffold). City.

Sarah Haig, associate John’Na Webster, health Friday, Feb. 15, was a donation professor of graphic design, has and wellness educator with day for the Skyhawks Share Meal a collection of her hand-drawn the Office of Student Health Program and the newly-opened and digital illustrations for and Counseling Services, has Captain’s Pantry. According children’s books featured in the represented UT Martin on the to John Abel, assistant vice Juror’s Showcase opening March Tennessee Suicide Prevention chancellor for student affairs, 1 in the Southeast Missouri Network Higher Education Task 267 meal swipes were donated in State University River Campus Force for the past 20 months. the Skyhawk Dining Hall for the Art Gallery. She will present an She served on the Outreach Skyhawks Share Meal Program, artist’s lecture at noon, March and Curriculum Infusion and more than 330 items 27, in SEMO’s John and Betty Committee, and her work can were collected for Captain’s Glenn Convocation Center. be found here. Pantry. Staff members Ryan Martin, Laura Kepler and the residence life team worked hard Gra n t info to establish Captain’s Pantry, which now serves all students. Dr. Arthur Hunt, professor of An informational webinar on Fulbright U.S. Please direct students in need to communications, has an article Scholar Program opportunities to teach in the utm.edu/skyhawksshare. titled “Room for Dinning: Why Tolkien’s Middle-earth Table Western hemisphere during the 2020-2021 Manners Matter Today” featured academic year will be held from 2-3 p.m., Feb. 27. in the March/April 2019 edition Click here to register. of “Touchstone” magazine. Thank you! page 4 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019 Spotlight Series: Landy Fuqua

numerous small businesses in are approached by business Dresden for over 10 years, and the five counties the REED owners asking for assistance we balanced feed rations for Center serves. “Last year alone, with their business, and we are dairy farmers across the United we assisted 77 individuals,” there to support the faculty. ... States and in Europe.” she said. “About 36 percent of I provide information to help She then used her business those were in business. Out of our clients make decisions,” she skills as a consultant for Mary the 64 percent that were not said. Kay Cosmetics Inc., which in business, 15 of those started Fuqua, who holds both eventually led her to her position businesses.” a Bachelor of Science in at the REED Center. “With our Fuqua’s vision is to see agriculture and a Master of 24/7 farming schedule, it just this same success in all small Business Administration from made sense to have a home-based businesses. “We know that small UT Martin, got her knack for business while raising our girls,” businesses run the economy, business from her family. “My said Fuqua. “During that time, and in this area we’re seeing paternal grandparents were I earned the use of six company an upswing in small-business small-business owners, and I cars and learned how to help ownership and success. We want grew up working in my parents’ other women build successful From a dairy farm to cosmetics to continue to support that,” business,” she said. home-based businesses. I to the University of Tennessee she said. After college, Fuqua used her discovered that I love helping at Martin, Landy Fuqua has The REED Center offers bachelor’s degree to assist in her small businesses, and that was a helped grow small businesses support through business husband’s family business, Old natural progression to my work throughout the region. planning and development, Salem Dairy Farms, and others. at the REED Center.” Fuqua, director of the financial planning, marketing “Right out of college I worked Fuqua continues to support UT Martin Regional and more. “We work one-on- for an animal nutritionist, and the family business, now called Entrepreneurship and one with people that want to I learned how to formulate Old Salem Farms, by growing Economic Development Center, start businesses and assist small- total-mixed rations for dairy 650 acres of corn, wheat and has a passion for watching business owners in any area they cows to achieve maximum soybean crops while helping small businesses grow. “Seeing are having problems with,” said milk production,” she said. “I small businesses across the a business succeed is very Fuqua. worked for Paul T. Chandler in region grow as well. exciting,” she said. “Helping These individuals include businesses become successful community members as well as To nominate a colleague for this series, please send their name and energizes me to help more.” UT Martin students and faculty information to [email protected]. All nominations are subject to the Fuqua has helped grow members. “I know a lot of faculty editor’s final decision. Self-nominations will not be considered.

Joe and Pat Johnson Nutrition Symposium scheduled for March 15

UT Martin’s Joe and Pat focus on “Making Nutrition dietitian nutritionist and Johnson Nutrition Symposium Great Again” and feature 10 director of communications will be held from 8:30 a.m.- 15-minute presentations by with the Tennessee Beef 3 p.m., March 15, in room UT Martin dietetic interns. Industry Council, on beef’s 206 of the Boling University These students have all received role in a healthy diet; Dr. Ajit Center. Dietetic professionals bachelor’s degrees from various Korgaokar, assistant professor and interested community institutions and are now enrolled and director of UT Martin’s members can attend for $25, in the UT Martin dietetic didactic program in dietetics, and UT Martin students and internship program to complete on nitrate supplementation dietetic program preceptors can requirements for licensure as and exercise performance; and attend for $15. The fee includes registered dietitians. Student Dr. Heidi Silver, a registered a continental breakfast, lunch research topics can be found at dietitian nutritionist and and 5.5 continuing professional utm.edu/johnsonsymposium. research associate professor education credits. Click here to The symposium will also of medicine at Vanderbilt pre-register. feature presentations by University, on insulin resistance This year’s symposium will Karman Meyer, a registered and obesity. page 5 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019 19th-annual Civil Rights Conference features Rev. Dr. William Barber II CONFERENCE SPEAKER– (right) Rev. Dr. William Barber II, pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and president of the North Carolina conference of the NAACP, served as keynote speaker Feb. 21 during the 19th-annual Civil Rights Conference. Barber spoke on the conference theme “Toward a Radical Revolution of Values: A New Poor People’s Campaign,” and his presentation was followed by a performance by the UT Martin Voices of Harmony gospel choir (bottom left). “A Night of Dance: Reflections of African American Culture,” held Feb. 20, involved students from all campus sororities and fraternities (bottom right). UT Martin is one of only two universities in the country to host an annual Civil Rights Conference, which is held every February.

KUSTOFF VISIT – UT Martin and the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking hosted U.S. Congressman David Kustoff (R-8th District) on campus Feb. 19 for a roundtable meeting with local community bankers and insurance representatives. Kustoff (center) is pictured during the event with (from left) Jennifer Schlicht, administrative support assistant for the Dunagan Chair; students Ben Beard, a sophomore finance major from Union City, and Ty Smith, a senior finance major from Selmer; and Dr. Charley Deal, executive director of research, outreach and economic development. page 6 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019 Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. grants broadcasting sequence $25,000 Country Radio Broadcasters and the type of students the the education of a student giving students a wide range Inc. selected the UT Martin school brings us. After having pursuing the broadcasting of professional experiences broadcasting program, housed a chance to meet some of the sequence each year. Interested to prepare them for their within the Department of them at our recent Country colleges and universities had to professional careers. With this Communications, as one of two Radio Seminar, our feeling was apply for the scholarship and generous endowment, we’ll recipients of this year’s $25,000 definitely reinforced,” said John submit letters of support to be able to offer an ongoing scholarship award. Faculty Shomby, chairperson of the qualify for consideration. scholarship to assist students members Dr. Richard Robinson CRB scholarship committee. “The Communications financially in pursuing careers and Rodney Freed, along with “It’s very encouraging to see Department was honored to in the broadcast field.” four students, accepted the so many young people eager to be chosen for the Country Students in attendance were award during the organization’s get into this business and UTM Radio Broadcasters scholarship Brian Affolter, a senior from Country Radio Seminar held being one of the main catalysts endowment,” said Freed, Brentwood; Jessica Davis, a Feb. 13 at the Omni Hotel in behind that.” instructor of communications junior from Sharon; Emma Nashville. This is the first time UT and director of the department’s Bruner, a junior from South “All of us at the CRB were Martin has received this award, broadcasting sequence. Fulton; and John Thornton, a very impressed at the curriculum which will be used to help fund “Our program is focused on junior from Atoka.

Pictured accepting the scholarship check during the Country Radio Broadcasters Inc. Country Radio Seminar in Nashville are (l-r) Dr. Richard Robinson, professor of communication and WUTM faculty adviser; Brian Affolter, a senior from Brentwood; Jessica Davis, a junior from Sharon; Emma Bruner, a junior from South Fulton; and John Thornton, a junior from Atoka; and Rodney Freed, instructor of communication and UTM Television faculty adviser.

The university guide to speakers and sources is now available! Click here to find university speakers for your upcoming event. The guide is searachable by name or topic. page 7 | addenda | Feb. 25, 2019 Calendar •Feb. 25 – Midterm progress •Feb. 27 – Informational reports due webinar on Fulbright U.S. •Feb. 25 – Softball vs. St. Scholar Program; 2-3 p.m. (see Louis; Bettye Giles Field; 1 and page 2) 3 p.m. •Feb. 27 – Black History game •Feb. 25-26 – Vanguard show; Watkins Auditorium; 6 Theatre presents “Marjorie p.m. Prime”; Vanguard Little •Feb. 28 – Student Culinary Theatre, Fine Arts Building; 8 Council meeting; Skyhawk p.m. nightly; admission Dining Hall; 12:30 p.m.; faculty •Feb. 26 – Hawk Walk with and staff invited Dr. Carver; quad-side entrance •Feb. 28 – Women’s basketball of Hall-Moody Administration vs. Belmont; Elam Center; 5:30 Building; noon p.m. •Feb. 26 – Women’s Center •Feb. 28 – Men’s basketball speaker: Margaret Taylor, long- vs. Belmont; Elam Center; 7:30 acting contraception; Paul Meek p.m. Library, room 120; 12:15 p.m. •March 1 – Last day to drop •Feb. 26-27 – Guest artist: part-of-term 1 courses Mike Spiro, Afro-Cuban/ •March 1 – UT Board of Brazilian music; Percussion Trustees full board meeting; Rehearsal Hall, Fine Arts Duncan Ballroom, Boling Building; 1 p.m. daily University Center; 1 p.m. (see •Feb. 26 – Wind ensemble page 1) side-by-side concert; Skyhawk •March 2 – Women’s Fieldhouse; 6 p.m. basketball vs. Tennessee State; •Feb. 27 – Sweet Things Elam Center; 1 p.m. strawberries and cheesecake •March 2 – Men’s basketball available in Skyhawk Food vs. Tennessee State; Elam Court while supplies last Center; 3:30 p.m. •Feb. 27 – Informational •March 4-8 – Spring break, no beekeeping meeting; classes in session; administrative Champions Club, Hardy offices remain open Graham Stadium; noon (see page 3) You Tell Me

•Question – Can items be donated to Captain’s Pantry at any time or on donation days only?

•Answer – Captain’s Pantry accepts donations year-round. Food items can be brought to the Ellington Hall lobby 24/7, and a staff member will distribute them between the pantries in Ellington and Cooper halls as needed. Monetary donations can be made by cash or check brought to the Office of Housing in Clement Hall from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays. Cards cannot be accepted at this time.

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

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