Volume 42 n Number 14 Feb. 18 - March 9, 2008

THE FACULTY/STAFF BULLETIN OF FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

WFSU-TV Zwilich’s ‘ Gallery’ wins NETA award, 2 KelsayKelsay HUMAN SCIENCES ‘Managing Menopause’ examines symposium to be examines Feb. 21 and 22, 3

NEW CENTER jihadjihad Colleges of Information and Education, and Learning Systems inin newnew Institute launch ‘I-CELTIC’, 4

OMNI bookbook John Kelsay Preview ‘Business John Kelsay Intelligence,’ 7 By Barry Ray petty state.” NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS But what exactly is jihad? Who can de- “The ruling to kill the Americans and their clare it? And what rules govern it? Most SPREAD allies — civilians and military — is an individual Westerners have only a vague understand- THE WORD duty for every Muslim who can do it in any ing of Islamic doctrine and tradition, per- The Florida State country in which it is possible to do it … .” haps leading to increased tensions between University College of the world’s 1 billion Muslims and their non- Business has received With that command, a group of Islamic Muslim neighbors. militants led by Osama bin Laden and Ay- In his new book “Arguing the Just War a $2 million grant man al-Zawahiri declared a jihad, or holy in Islam,” John Kelsay, a Distinguished Re- from the Bank of war, against the United States, Israel and search Professor and Richard L. Rubenstein America Charitable their citizens in 1998. In their “Declaration Professor of Religion at Florida State Univer- Foundation to Concerning Armed Struggles Against Jews sity, shows that Islamic thinkers have debat- establish the and Crusaders,” the militants cited three ed the ethics of war and of specific military factors justifying the jihad: the ongoing tactics going all the way back to the time of Gene Taylor/Bank of presence of American forces in Saudi Ara- the prophet Muhammad some 1,400 years America Center bia following the first Persian Gulf War; the ago. That debate continues today, he says. for Banking and devastation inflicted on the Iraqi people by “When people fight wars, they have some Financial Studies. that war and subsequent embargos; and the conception of right and wrong,” Kelsay said. United States’ ongoing support of “the Jews’ Please see KELSAY, 7 “I don’t think there’s any evidence that you can suddenly become a genius. Everyone has to put in the years of concentrated practice.” Anders Ericsson, who is Florida State University’s FSCW/Kingsburg Eminent Scholar in Honor and Memory of Dr. Edward Conradi and a professor of psychology, and the editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance, as quoted Jan. 31 in The Times Online. In his research, Ericsson has found that people excel to the point of genius through “deliberate practice.” FSU makes headlines around the world: www.fsu.edu/~unicomm/news WFSU’s ‘Peanuts Gallery’ wins at ‘08 NETA awards

The WFSU Television of the work by Mike Dunn production “Peanuts Gal- and Amy MacFarland. Their lery” has been named the creative contributions took finest performance program this program above the realm from a large market broad- of a standard performance caster by the National Edu- program.” cational Telecommunications Dunn was one of the Association (NETA). The as- show’s producers and Mac- sociation honored 24 public Farland was its editor and broadcasters during its an- assistant director. nual conference and awards “The hardest worker on program in January. the program was Amy Mac- “Peanuts Gallery” is a Farland of our staff,” Dunn musical composition by said. “Her eyes practically Florida State University fell out in front of her com- Francis Eppes Professor of puter screen because she was Music locked away in a little closet that honors some of Charles for such a long time putting Music from M. Schulz’s best-loved com- the show together.” ic characters. The panel of Eric Schultz of New Jer- NETA judges praised the sey Network was the show’s ‘Peanuts Gallery’ half-hour program for the director and co-produced Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s way it celebrated the creativ- with Dunn. “Peanuts”-inspired musical ity of two distinct artistic dis- “Peanuts Gallery,” which compositions — six short ciplines — cartooning and was recorded in 2005 and ed- musical sketches — are musical composition. They ited in 2006, was first offered “’s Lament,” also liked the way interviews nationwide to public televi- and behind-the-scenes mo- sion stations in the fall of “Lucy Freaks Out,” ments were interwoven with 2006. It was again offered in “’s the performance. the fall of 2007 and enjoyed Beethoven Fantasy,” “WFSU and the FSU Col- greater national exposure by “ Does the Samba,” lege of Music have a long public television stations, ac- “Lullaby for Linus” history of cooperation on all cording to Dunn. and kinds of projects,” said Pat- In all, 40 trophies were giv- “Peppermint & rick J. Keating, general man- en during the NETA Awards Lead the Parade.” ager of WFSU and the show’s program, an annual recogni- executive producer. “I am tion of member-produced ex- delighted that the combined cellence in public broadcast- talents of both entities came ing, a tradition established together so well in ‘Peanuts more than 40 years ago by the Gallery.’ It was an honor to pioneering Southern Educa- work with someone of the tional Communications As- stature of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich sociation. NETA is the profes- on this project. On the WFSU sional association of public side, I am particularly proud broadcasting stations.

2 n FEB. 18 - MARCH 9, 2008 n STATE Human Sciences to host symposium on menopause Because menopause is an age-re- will take place on Feb. 21, from 8 a.m. The symposium is free and open to lated occurrence and involves a defi- to 3:30 p.m., and Feb. 22, from 8 a.m. to the public, but seating will be limited. ciency of estrogen, it is associated with 12:30 p.m., in the Tom and Ginny Futch To register (free of charge) and view a an increased risk of chronic disease and Ballroom, 3rd floor, University Center complete lecture schedule and list of a negative impact on quality of life. To Club. speakers, go to www.chs.fsu.edu and bridge the gap between science and the Faculty and medical experts on ag- click on the link to the Hazel B. Stie- practice of healthy reproductive aging, ing from universities across the nation beling Symposium. Up to 11 hours of Florida State University’s Department and FSU’s College of Human Sciences continuing education credit is available of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Science and College of Medicine will present for physicians and nurses, and applica- –– part of the FSU College of Human a total of 10 lectures on topics rang- tion has been made for 10 hours of con- Sciences –– is sponsoring a sympo- ing from postmenopausal weight gain tinuing education units for dietitians/ sium Feb. 21 and 22 titled “Managing to calcium supplementation and bone nutritionists. Menopause: A Common Denomina- loss, the effects of “functional foods” To learn more, contact Jodee L. tor in the Prevention and Treatment on osteoporosis, and the benefits of ex- Dorsey, associate dean for Academic of Chronic Disease.” The symposium ercise in managing menopause. Affairs, at [email protected].

ence and Policy, and director of the Toxicologist, and a former chief of the Speakers for Vascular Laboratory and Senior Scien- Psychopharmacology Research Pro- tist, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutri- gram of the National Institute of Men- tion Research Center, Tufts University. tal Health. ‘Managing Menopause: •Jerry Cott, Review Pharmacologist/ •Cathy Levenson, Hazel K. Stiebel- A Common Denominator in the Prevention ing Associate Professor, Department of and Treatment of Chronic Disease’ Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University. •Billie Collier, dean, College of Human •Richard Derman, professor and as- Sciences, Florida State University. sociate dean for Clinical Research, Uni- •Connie Weaver, Distinguished Pro- versity of Missouri-Kansas City School of fessor and head, Department of Foods Medicine. and Nutrition, Purdue University. •Lynn Panton, associate professor, De- •Jasminka Ilich-Ernst, professor, De- partment of Nutrition, Food and Exer- partment of Nutrition, Food and Exer- cise Sciences, Florida State University. cise Sciences, Florida State University. •Wendy Kohrt, Professor of Medicine, •Bahram Arjmandi, Margaret A. Sit- Department of Internal Medicine, Divi- ton Professor and chair, Department of sion of Geriatric Medicine, University of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Colorado-Denver, and adjunct professor Florida State University. of Integrative Physiology, University of •Barbara Stoecker, Regents Profes- Colorado-Boulder. sor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, •Ken Brummel-Smith, Charlotte Ed- Oklahoma State University. wards Maguire Professor and Chair- •Mohsen Meydani, professor of Nutri- man, Department of Geriatrics, College tion, Friedman School of Nutrition Sci- Richard Derman of Medicine, Florida State University.

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STATE n FEB. 18 - MARCH 9, 2008 n 3 Elsner to study effect of global warming on hurricane risk By Jill Elish researchers to examine the risk over ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS smaller areas, such as cities or sensitive Armed with a $140,000 grant from coastal ecosystems. the National Science Foundation, a “It’s possible that we’ll see increases Florida State University professor is in hurricane intensity over the planet hoping to get to the bottom of a hotly as a whole, but it’s also possible that debated topic: the role global warming certain regions, perhaps even Florida, is having on the frequency and inten- could see a decrease,” he said. “We sity of hurricanes along our nation’s could see the stronger storms moving coastlines. away from Florida.” “We’re certainly seeing the planet The project builds on Elsner’s re- warm up, and we’re seeing the seas get search to better understand and pre- warmer and glaciers melt, but whether dict the threat of hurricanes, which is we’re seeing increases in hurricane in- important for government and indus- tensity is another issue,” said geogra- try if they are to accurately assess and phy Professor James Elsner. James Elsner manage catastrophic risk. The two-year grant will allow Elsner “In any given year, you’re not likely to develop statistical models based on locations. Elsner has already devel- to see a hurricane but averaged over past data to understand how changes oped risk models for the U.S. Coast many years the question is, “Is your in the climate influence the probability as a whole, but this project focuses risk increasing?” and that’s the answer of strong hurricane winds in certain on developing models that will allow we’re trying to find out,” Elsner said. FSU launches interdisciplinary ‘I-CELTIC’ research institute The Florida State University College Gleason Professor of Information Studies Burnett and Lisa Tripp. Associate in of Information has announced the and the founding director of the center. Information Bowie Kotrla will assist with creation of a new research institute, the “We want to bring school libraries to the research design and statistical analyses, Interdisciplinary Center for Leadership, table with all other disciplines that have when supported by grant funding and Technology Integration and Critical similar interests.” college priorities. Additional College Literacies, or I-CELTIC. The FSU FSU College of Information of Information, College of Education Learning Systems Institute and the FSU Associate Professor Nancy Everhart and Learning Systems Institute faculty College of Education collaborated to and College of Education/LSI faculty members, along with faculty members establish the center. member Mike Spector have been named from other areas, are expected to affiliate “The idea is to model and encourage associate directors of I-CELTIC and will themselves with I-CELTIC. innovative leadership practices for be the initial faculty affiliates along with The center will be housed in a facility educators and students,” said Eliza College of Information faculty members in the Louis Shores Building upon T. Dresang, who is FSU’s Eliza Aktins Dresang, Wayne Wiegand, Kathy completion of renovations. College of Medicine helps land $1.2 million geriatrics grant By Doug Carlson and southeast Alabama for providers in be enough geriatric specialists in ev- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE professions such as medicine, nursing, ery field of health care, an achievable Health care for the elderly in northern pharmacy, rehabilitation therapies and goal is to ensure that all providers have Florida, southern Alabama and southern social work. the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to Georgia is about to get better with a $1.2 Older patients are the highest us- provide quality care for older people,” million Geriatric Education Center grant ers of health care services, medications, said Dr. Kenneth Brummel-Smith, GEC involving departments at Florida State nursing home stays and hospitaliza- project director and the Charlotte Ed- University, Florida A&M University and tions, and yet health-care providers of wards Maguire professor and chair of the University of South Alabama. all types have received inadequate train- the FSU College of Medicine’s depart- The FSU College of Medicine depart- ing in geriatrics. Each of the three states ment of geriatrics. ment of geriatrics led a collaborative involved in the GEC has fewer geriatri- Funded by the federal Health Re- effort with other colleges, schools and cians per capita than the national aver- sources and Services Administration, departments at FSU, FAMU and USA age. And like the rest of the country, the Geriatric Education Centers serve local to obtain the three-year grant to fund a region faces severe shortages of nurse communities by strengthening multi- network collectively referred to as the practitioners, pharmacists, social work- disciplinary training of health profes- Live Oak GEC. The consortium will pro- ers and other allied health professionals sionals in assessment, chronic disease vide geriatrics training at various sites with special training in geriatrics. syndromes, care planning and cultural in the Panhandle, southwest Georgia “While it is unlikely there will ever competence unique to older Americans.

4 n FEB. 18 - MARCH 9, 2008 n STATE TRAINING AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FSU INTERNATIONALS CERTIFICATE SERIES: The TRAINING CLASSES: The following classes are free Office of Training and Organizational Development will of- to employees and are held at the Training Center, Stadium fer this certificate training series beginning Wednesday, Feb. Place, unless otherwise indicated: 20. Employees have up to one year to complete any four of •Compensation Processes (4156): Feb. 18-M, 1:30-4:30 p.m.; the six courses within the series, which then will result in a •Diabetes: Exercise Helps Control Blood Sugar (4333): March certificate being earned. Participants should register for each 5-W, 10:30 a.m.-noon; individual course within the series. •Domestic Security Awareness (for administrative per- •International Graduate Students: They’re Admitted ... What’s sonnel) (4192): Feb. 28-R, 1:30-4 p.m. (a “campus security” Next? (4189): Feb. 20-W, 8:30-10:30 a.m.; class); •Untangling the Immigration System (4191): Feb. 26-T, •Domestic Security Awareness (for facilities personnel) 1-4:30 p.m.; (4332): March 4-T, 1:30-4 p.m. (a “campus security” class); •Employing Foreign Nationals (4187): March 14-F, 9:30-11:30 •DROP (Metlife) (4356): March 6-R, 10-11 a.m.; a.m.; •HR Faculty Processes (4296): Feb. 28-R, 9 a.m.-noon; •Green Card Process – Helping Your Faculty and Staff (4188): •International Graduate Students: They’re Admitted … March 19-W, 8:30-10:30 a.m.; What’s Next? (4189): Feb. 20-W, 8:30-10:30 a.m. (part of the •Understanding F-1 and J-1 International Students (4190): FSU Internationals Certificate Series); April 2-W, 8:30-11:30 a.m.; and •Leadership and Change (for supervisors and BSP) (4167): •Bridging Cultures for Service Excellence (4186): April 23-W, Feb. 27-W, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. •Performance Evaluation Training (for supervisors and All classes will be held at the Training Center, Sta- BSP) (4168): Feb. 20-W, 1-4 p.m.; dium Place. Registration: hr.fsu.edu/train. Information: •Sexual Harassment: What You Need to Know! (for supervi- 644-8724. sors and BSP) (4315): Feb. 19-T, 2-4 p.m.; and •Untangling the Immigration System (4191): Feb. 26-T, 1-4:30 OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND COMPLIANCE p.m. (part of the FSU Internationals Certificate Series). DIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT – BLACK HISTORY Registration: hr.fsu.edu/train (reference the 4-digit class MONTH: Florida State University fosters an environment ID). 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STATE n FEB. 18 - MARCH 9, 2008 n 5 the documentary film study January. The paper was co- about creativity and aging, written with Paul Jarley, “Do Not Go Gently,” which Ph.D., of the University of featured a segment on Orn- Nevada, Las Vegas. stein. The film won a gold Laurel Fulkerson, Ph.D. medal in humanities at the (Classics), presented “Re- New York Festival’s Film and morse in Classical Antiqui- Video Awards, January. ty” at Exeter College, Oxford, Lara Reglero, Ph.D. U.K., November 2007; and Compiled by Bayard Stern, [email protected] (Modern Languages and Lin- presented “Staging a Mutiny: guistics), wrote the article Competitive Role-playing on RECOGNITIONS sign and Development of the “Wh-in-situ Interrogatives the Rhine,” at the Liverpool Association for Educational in Spanish,” published in the Classical Research Seminar, Diana M. Orrick (Univer- Communications and Tech- journal Probus, Vol. 19, 2007. Liverpool University, U.K., sity Computing Services) has nology. The award was pre- J. Michael Spector, Ph.D. November, 2007; and at St. been awarded the Tesshin Sa- sented at the annual meeting (Learning Systems Institute Anne’s Classical Society, Ox- saki Award for her painting of the Association for Educa- and Instructional Systems), ford, U.K., January. “Kittens,” which was entered tional Communications and M. David Merrill, Ph.D., Joyce Ingram (Human Re- in the 44th annual juried ex- Technology, Anaheim, Calif., and Marcy P. Driscoll, Ph.D. sources) and Susannah Mill- hibition of the Sumi-e Soci- October 2007. (Leslie J. Briggs Professor of er (Dean of the Faculties) co- ety of America, Long Island, Educational Research), to- presented “HR Leadership: N.Y.; and Orrick is serving BYLINES gether with Professor Jeroen Aligning HR to the Business as the 2008 president of the van Merriënboer, Ph.D., of of the University” at the board of directors of the Leon Nancy T. de Grummond, the Open University of the national conference for the County Humane Society, Tal- Ph.D. (M. Lynette Thompson Netherlands, co-edited the College and University Pro- lahassee, Fla. Professor of Classics) wrote third edition of the “Hand- fessional Association for Hu- Clifton Callender, Ph.D. a new volume in the series book of Research on Educa- man Resources (CUPA-HR), (Composition), had his com- of the “Corpus Speculorum tional Communications and Baltimore, Md., November position for , “Point Etruscorum, Corpus of Etrus- Technology” published by 2007; and Ingram and Miller and Line to Plane,” selected can Mirrors” covering mir- Lawrence Erlbaum Associ- presented at the Georgia CU- to be performed by Hui-Ting rors in Oxford, England, at ates and Taylor-Francis, 2008; PA-HR conference in Atlanta, Yang of Troy University at a the Ashmolean Museum and and Spector wrote “Find- February 2008; Ingram and national conference of the So- in other Oxford collections, ing Your Online Voice,” an Miller had previously pre- ciety of Composers, Atlanta, 2007; and de Grummond re- edited volume about online sented this topic at the Flor- February; and at the South cently chaired a session on teaching, also was published ida CUPA-HR conference in Central/Southern Regional “The Archaeology of Sanc- by Lawrence Erlbaum Asso- Clearwater, Fla., and at the Conference of the College tuaries and Ritual in Etru- ciates, 2007. Southern Regional CUPA- Music Society at Louisiana ria” and presented the paper Maria Willstedt, Ph.D. HR conference in Knoxville, State University; and by “The Sanctuary of the Etrus- (Modern Languages and Lin- Tenn., 2006. Chung-Ha Kim of Western can Artisans at Cetamura del guistics), wrote the article Lisa Sprague (University Illinois University at West- Chianti,” at the annual meet- “La Poesía Medieval y Los Police) was invited to pres- ern Illinois University’s New ing of the Archaeological In- Orígenes de la Historiografía ent “Best Practices” at a con- Music Festival, March. stitute of America, January; Literaria Nacional: Los Orí- ference of the Association Chrissy Kruger-Gruendyke and has been invited to serve genes de la Poesía Castel- for Student Judicial Affairs, (John and Mable Ringling as the Edward T. Salmon Vis- lana (1754) de Luis José Ve- Clearwater Beach, Fla., Feb- Museum of Art) directed the iting Professor at McMaster lázquez,” published in Revis- ruary. The theme of the con- Ringling Museum’s 2006-2007 University, Hamilton, On- ta de Estudios Hispánicos, Vol. ference was “Learning from marketing efforts to promote tario, Canada, March, where 41, 2007. a Tragedy: Mental Health the completion of its master she will present a lecture and and Campus Crisis Manage- plan. The campaign received a seminar in honor of the dis- PRESENTATIONS ment.” the “Be More Informed” tinguished Canadian histo- Lisa Waxman, Ph.D. (In- award from WEDU-TV, West rian. Jack Fiorito, Ph.D. (J. terior Design), presented the Central Florida’s PBS station, Denise Von Glahn, Ph.D. Frank Dame Professor of paper “Designing for Con- Tampa, Fla., January. (Music), co-wrote the biogra- Management), presented nectedness: Place Attach- Robert Reiser, Ph.D. phy “Leo Ornstein: Modernist the paper “Union Organiz- ment and the College Stu- (Robert M. Morgan Professor Dilemmas, Personal Choices” ing and Revitalization in the dent” at the conference of the of Instructional Systems), re- with Michael Broyles, pub- United States” at the 60th South Regional Interior De- ceived the 2007 Presidential lished by Indiana University annual meeting of the Labor sign Educators Council, held Award for the Outstanding Press, 2007; and Von Glahn and Employment Relations at Virginia Tech University, Service to the Division of De- and Broyles appeared in Association, New Orleans, October 2007.

6 n FEB. 18 - MARCH 9, 2008 n STATE ‘OMNI Business Intelligence’ to replace ‘OMNI Business Objects’ Department representatives and nel will make presentations about spe- •Cindy Bookout will present the budget managers are invited to pre- cific areas of the new system. Financial report Available Balance. view OMNI Business Intelligence •Jason Aycock will present the Hu- •Judd Enfinger will present the (OBI), which is the new OMNI report- man Resources reports: Actives, Posi- Ledger reports. ing system. It will replace Business Ob- tion Detail, Cost Center, Timesheet, The presentations will be held Feb. jects (BO) as the home for Human Re- and Employee Time Verification. 27, 28 and 29. Employees should regis- sources and Financials reports. •Beverly Miller will present the ter for the session of their choice on the During the preview, OMNI person- Payroll report HRGL Detail. training server.

KELSAY, from page 1 extraordinary interpretations of Islamic texts to justify their actions. Traditional Islamic prohibitions against suicide, “Which tactics and weapons can we then, are sidestepped via calls to mar- use, and which can we not? Are attacks tyrdom, and attacks on civilians are on noncombatants ever permissible? deemed appropriate when those civil- “In those cultures that grew from ians support a government that is per- ancient Rome and early Christianity, ceived as waging war on Islam. there evolved a ‘just war’ tradition that “As one militant Muslim scholar addresses such issues as when war is put it, ‘Necessity makes the forbidden justified and what types of conduct are things permitted,’” Kelsay said. appropriate. In Islam, an analog to the While it may not be apparent to just war doctrine has evolved as well.” Western eyes, the militant view of ji- “Shari’a reasoning,” as Kelsay de- had is far from the prevailing one in scribes it, refers to the process by which Islam. More moderate Muslims decry Islamic law is constantly reinterpreted, al-Qaeda’s brutal methods as ultimate- both by traditional scholars and popu- ly damaging to their cause. However, list leaders, to discern the proper path even moderate Muslims often share to salvation. The text of the Koran, an- key premises with the militants; Kel- cient narratives of the words and deeds say writes of moderates who “do not in of Muhammad, and consensual reports fact dissent from the militant judgment of major scholars through the centuries that current political arrangements are all are used to develop the rules for illegitimate.” In other words, many proper Muslim behavior -- including the true ‘way’ of Allah is continually Muslim scholars condemn the means the conduct of war. argued and debated,” Kelsay said. “In by which al-Qaeda seeks to accomplish “Shari’a is not so much a fixed body such a context, those who see Islam as its objectives, not necessarily the objec- of law as a field of discourse in which being under attack from infidels make tives themselves.

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