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University of North Florida UNF Digital Commons 25th Anniversary Printed Materials 25th Anniversary 12-1996 Inside UNF Vol. 2 No. 10 University of North Florida Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/anniversary25_materials Recommended Citation Inside UNF Vol. 2 No. 10. 1996. UNF History. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/anniversary25_materials/36/ This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 25th Anniversary at UNF Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in 25th Anniversary Printed Materials by an authorized administrator of UNF Digital Commons. For more information, please contact Digital Projects. © 12-1996 All Rights Reserved THE MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR FACULTY AND STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FILORIDA VOLUME 2 NUMBER 10 DECEMBER 1996 JANUARY 1997 Full Year Of Activities Scheduled Karl Haas To Kick Off 25th Celebration he gala kickoff of the University's 25th anniversary A renowned pianist, Haas plans and hosts his program Tcelebration will be a night to remember with without ever using a script. He chooses a subject for the renowned musician and lecturer Karl Haas to mark the day and then weaves a theme of pertinent music around occasion on Jan. 25. each theme. Haas, whose National Public Radio broadcasts of In 1991, Haas received the National Endowment for "Adventures in Good Music" are heard by millions of the Humanities' prestigious Charles Frankel Award, music lovers throughout the world, will perform in an which was presented by President Bush at the White 8:30p.m. concert at the UNF Arena. House. NEH Chairman Lynne V. Cheney noted that Haas Before his performance, members of the University received the recognition for "enriching our national life community will join with members of the Jacksonville by sharing his understanding and appreciation of music, community to celebrate the start of the anniversary as well as humanism, with his fellow citizens." Haas also twice has been awarded the coveted George Foster year. A special cocktail reception and dinner are Peabody Award. planned at the Arena. In addition to presentations by Haas An active performer on the recital concert tour circuit, state and local dignitaries, the gala also will feature a Haas regularly sells out concert halls performing in such special recognition ceremony for the University's cities as Chicago, Cleveland, Houston, and Honolulu. founding faculty and a special video. A complete This year marks his 38th series (bi-annual) of live calendar of 25th Anniversary events can be found on a "Adventures in Good Music" at the Metropolitan special insert inside this issue. Museum of Art in New York City. Haas also has been For 37 years, Haas has produced a music program engaged to perform in a series entitled "Music & Human which has become the most widely distributed in the ism" at the Smithsonian Institutions of Washington D.C. world. He is heard in more than 200 cities from ... Alaska to Florida as well as 400 stations of the Ameri can Armed Forces Network. His international appeal See ReseNation Form also extends as far as Australia where 37 stations carry Page 11 his daily program. Healy Named VP For Governmental Affairs NF President Adam W. Herbert has announced that Dr. Thomas President Herbert added that the new UHealy, director of Governmental Affairs, has been promoted to the title acknowledges the outstanding job position of vice president of Governmental Affairs and senior counsel to Tom Healy has done at UNF for almost the president. 25 years. "It also more appropriately In this new position which became effective Nov. 1, Healy continues reflects the role he currently plays as a to direct the governmental relations program of the University and senior member of the Executive Staff of serves as UNF's liaison with governmental officials on the local, state the University. I value his very sound and national levels. He also is a senior advisor to the president on a judgment and am very proud that he is a wide-range of institutional policy issues and serve as an official member of the UNF leadership team." spokesperson for the University. Healy said he is grateful to President "After working very closely Herbert for giving him the opportunity to with Tom over the past seven years, serve on the executive staff. "So many I am convinced that he is one of positive things have occurred at UNF the most effective governmental under his leadership and I believe that we affairs representatives among all have only touched the tip of the iceberg. This University is well higher education institutions in the positioned to enter the 21st century as a significant player in nation," President Herbert said. Jacksonville's future," Healy said. "He thoroughly understands all "I look forward to being a member of the administrative team aspects of our institution and that will provide the focus and obtain the resources needed by the consistently communicates its faculty to develop a comprehensive University that provides the best needs very clearly and effectively education possible to its students," he added. to the public officials with whom Healy was a charter faculty member at UNF when it opened in 1972. we work." Continued on Page 11 Fall Convocation Schafer Emphasizes Role Of Scholarship N F' s 1996 distinguished professor Dan USchafer used the forum of the Universi ty's 25th annual fall convocation recently to "We hfJve fin(lllY ~me~f"J i,W;Rgrta.nt emphasize the importance of scholarly activ · •·. corner on tl}~pr;ofessioiJfll'ler~l.§p~et;zt ity and professional development in renewing debate; pur current adlriinisirdiiil"s sliiire classroom teaching. ·my bellefthii! schqlarfljip!iis#ppd.rl;of Schafer, who officially received his award, ieachzng is e~sentUll if ~ducaii~P, iSla reviewed his own research and the nationally ... ·rema,i;, vital-.Y · · recognized research undertaken by members of the Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies of which he is chairman. He elaborated on his department's accom Schafer said it was his hope that 25 years plishments to illustrate how excellent research from now, all University departments would brings vitality to teaching resemble his own in which faculty publication A founding faculty member, Schafer said records match the brag sheets of professors at he has been bothered for 24 years by the the biggest and proudest universities in University's failure to adequately support Florida. professional development for faculty espe Nevertheless, Schafer said those hopes for cially when "some faculty are years away from graduate school and in need of ongoing UNF at age 50 will not be themes of the 25- scholarly activity to retain their vitality in the year history which he is preparing. He said he classroom.'' Schafer will be visiting many faculty and staff with a tape recorder in the coming months as part of Schafer said in the past, UNF faculty have for not engaging in professional development. had to look for outside support or had to pay the oral history project. This may have created confusion over "Our 25th birthday means a year of cele for their own prcfessional development. "We campus service and grants in the promotion bration ahead. As we celebrate let us also put have finally turned an important comer on the process. ''I'm not suggesting an end to service aside some time to reflect, so that in some professional development debate; our current -it is a professional obligation that responsi future forum we can gather our best critiques administrators share my belief that scholar ble faculty honor. But service does not equal and prepare for UNF in the year 2022. I want ship in support of teaching is essential if scholarship because it does not renew and education is to remain vital," he said. enliven teaching," he said. "As for 'grant to be at the 50th anniversary party to say: However, Schafer explained that other getting,' the more the better, but for promo 'UNF believes in the concept of teacher/ departments may have confused the message, tion we should not confuse getting grants scholar and because of that it is still the best "UNF is a teaching institution, we don't with using the grants to produce scholarship teaching institution in the state of Florida.' believe in publish or perish," as a green light and thereby enliven teaching." That will be some party.'' ... Diversity Speaker_Emphasizes Principled1.eadership ichael Tatu-Sio Wotorson made a UNF examined," he said. "Each time I objectify M audience laugh and think last month you based on sexual preference, religion or when he delivered a dynamic presentation in a race, I kill myself spiritually, intellectually diversity training workshop sponsored by the · and perhaps eventually physically." Center for Multicultural Affairs. Principled leadership, he explained, allows Wotorson, the senior project coordinator people to contribute different perspectives to with the Fair Employment Council of Wash decision-making on the national and commu ington, D.C., described the need in America nity level. "You and I are beyond the point of for principled leadership, which he described requesting tolerance from one another. Toler as being based on a basic respect for all ating one another is very combative. It does people. Principled leadership, he said, not encourage coming together. If asking me demands that all people have "space at the to accept you is too much, what about just table" which allows them to participate in the respect. Just respect me as a human being," decision-making process. "If I can't become he said. part of your reality, you can afford to ignore "My hope," he concluded, "is that you and me," he noted.