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For more information, please contact [email protected]. u N V E R S T y N E W S L E T T E R January 13, 2003 A Newsletterfor Faculty,Staff and Friendsof CoastalCarolina University Volume 13, Number l Ingle re-elected to Coastal celebrates African-American chair Sea Grant history and culture Consortium The Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance will kick off Coastal President Ronald R. Ingle has Coastal's annual African been re-elected as chair of S.C. Sea Grant American Celebration on Friday, Consortium Board of Directors. Ingle Jan. 17. began his one-year term chis month. Community members will "I look forward to serving with the join hands as Preston McKever S.C. Sea Grant Consortium for another Floyd delivers a prayer for peace year," Ingle said. "Ir's extremely important at 12:30 p.m. tn Wall that organizations across the state work Auditorium. The Coastal together to support efforts that preserve and Carolina University Gospel protect the fragile environments which Choir, under the direction of make South Carolina a beautiful place." Sheryl Ward, will perform : The consortium's Board of Directors is Guest speaker Walter composed of the chief executive officers of Jackson, CEO of Kyndacris Enterprises in tionist Nat Turner and ending with the late its member institutions. Currently serving Irmo, S.C., will give the keynote address Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. on the board with Ingle are: James Barker, F. citied "Catching the Dream." • The Gospel Sing Our, a celebration president of Clemson University; Hon. Coastal's African-American Celebration of joyous music, will feature the harmony of Ernest A. Finney Jr., interim president of will be held through the 2003 spring semes the Coastal Carolina University Gospel S.C. State University; Raymond S. ter and also includes the following events: Choir with special guest choirs from around Greenberg, president of Medical University • Actor Darryl Van Leer will perform the region. The Sing Out will be held of South Carolina; Maj. Gen. John S. his one-man show, Poweron Earth,Tuesday, Sunday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Grinalds, president of The Citadel; Leo I. Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in Wall Auditorium. The Auditorium. Higdon Jr., president of the College of the show has earned high praise from critics and • Th~ African-American Heritage Charleston; Paul A. Sandifer, execu rive audiences throughout the country. Ir fea Showcase will feature skits, music and dance director of S.C. Department of Natural tures vivid dramatizations of some of histo highlighting the history and culture of Resources; and Andrew A. Sorensen, presi ry's most important and influential African African Americans . The event, sponsored by dent of the University of South Carolina. Americans. Van Leer portrays eight different S.C. Sea Grant Consortium is one of continuedon page 2 characters, beginning with slave insurrec- 30 programs in the National Sea Grant College Program, which is federally funded CCU NewsletterPublication Dates through the National Oceanic and Submission deadlines: Publication dates: Atmospheric Administration. The Monday,January 20 Monday,January 27 Consortium maximizes the economic, Monday, February3 Monday, February 10 social and environmental potential of the Coastal Carolina University Newsletter is publishedbiweekly during the academicyear and monthly states' coastal and marine resources through during June, July and August by the Office of MarketingCommunications. Submissions should be sent ro the Office of MarketingCommunications in SNGL 204 by noon the Monday beforepublication. research, education and outreach. Deadline to submit information for the next issue is Monday, January 20 at noon. Informationfor the CCU Newslettershould be submitted to [email protected] the Officeof MarketingCommunications, Singleton 204. Campus Notes Coastal business majors place in top New recruits During the next three months Coastal's third on exit exam admissions counselors will visit 150 different Twenty-five students from the E. Craig students from the Wall College placed in the high school in 20 different cities around the Wall Sr. College of Business Administration top third of all schools. country recruiting out-of-state students. at Coastal Carolina University were recencly "I am pleased with the performance of About half of Coastal's new freshmen are recognized for placing above the 75th per our students. They continue to perform and from out of scare. The highest percentage of centile on the Business Major Field Test excel at the top levels of the exam," said out-of-state students comes from Virginia. from the Educational Testing Service. Samuel Wathen , professor of management Scaff will also continue to visit high schools Four hundred forty-one schools and at the Wall College. within the stare. colleges gave the exam chis year. Overall, Coastalstudents who scoredbetter than 75 percent of those taking the test were: Listen Up • Blake Badger, a management major of Hemingway; An interview with physics professors • Benjamin Brown, a finance major of Myrcle Beach; Teresa Burns and Louis Keiner is scheduled • Jason Burton, a marketing major of Newark , Ohio; to run on the Monday, Jan. 20 edition of • Doug Colacicco , an accounting major of Riva, Md.; "Speaking of Schools," the weekly radio • Arny Culpepper , a marketing major of Gaithersburg, Md.; program hosted by Doug Keel which airs • Cameron Donahue, a finance major of Myrcle Beach; over South Carolina Educational Radio. • Luke Evans, a golf management major of Nova Scotia, Canada ; Burns and Keiner will talk about innovative • Maria Flores, an accounting major of Conway; classroom approaches to teaching physics. • Jason Garvine, a finance major of Conway; • Craig Gordon , a golf man agement major of Conway; Department changes name • Jeanne Handline, an accounting major of Murrells Inlet ; The Department of Arr has approved • Haukur Hauksson, a finance major of Reykjavik, Iceland ; the changing of the name of the department • Geoffrey Hiland, a golf management major of Lakewood, Colo. ; to the Department of Visual Arcs. This • Jeanne Lambert , a management major of Burnsville, Minn.; name change is consistent with the music • Lara Lendenmann , a finance major of Zurich , Switzerland ; and theater departments and allows for uni • Sarah Lockett, a finance major of Kennesaw, Ga; formity in the naming of the arts depart • Ladd Mangum , a management major of Myrcle Beach; ments within the College of Humanities • James Miller, a marketing major of North Augusta; and Fine Arcs. • Christopher Pitcock , a finance major of Myrcle Beach; • Alison Poling, an accounting major of Cornelius, N.C.; Who's Who applications • Timothy Ritter, a finance major of La Plata, Md .; Letters of invitation and application • Brian Seiwert, a golf management major of St. Louis Park, Minn .; forms have been sent to more than 800 jun • James Shoemaker , an accounting major of Myrcle Beach iors and seniors who are academically eligi • Gino Taliento , a golf management major of Porcland, Maine; and ble for elections to Who 's Who Among • Julia Winnell, a marketing major of Conway. Students in American Universities and Colleges. Elections to Who 's Who is an indication of undergraduate achievement. To be eligible, a student must be of junior African-American history continued from cover or senior status with a 3.0 GPR or better . Coastal 's African-American Association and of African drummers and dancers, is under Students must have attended Coastal for a NAACP chapter, will be held Thursday, the artistic direction of Jesse Thrower. minimum of two semesters, and must be, or Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall in the • Enjoy African-American poetry writ have been, involved in co-curricular activi Edwards College of Humanities and Fine ten or read by Coastal Carolina University ties on the campus. Students who have not Arcs Building . students, faculty, staff and friends received a mailing and who consider them • The Adande African Dance Company , Wednesday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. in selves eligible should contact the Office of an authentic group of African drummers and Student Center , 208. the Vice President for Student Affairs. dancers , will perform Saturday, March 8 at 7 • "Cultural Celebration, " an annual, Students who have received a mailing are p.m. in Wall Auditorium. The disciplined day-long festival celebrating cultural diversi encouraged to complete the form and yet magical beat of the African chant and ty through music, art, food and more, will return it by the 4:30 p.m. , Friday, Jan. 24, drum conveys a high level of energy and be held Wednesday , April 2 from 11 :30 a.m. 2003 , deadline. rhythm chat is distinctive of chis evocative to 3 p.m . on Prince Lawn. The rain dace is art form. The company , an authentic group on Wednesday , April 9. 2 -----~----------------- Teaching with Technology Grants for 2002-2003 awarded Seven Coastal Carolina University facul using software that provides still and moving enable physical education students to be ty members have received grants as part of a images of cell dividing that can be magni involved in teaching beh avior research . faculty support program designed to fund fied, manipulated and measured. This tech After students ' initial practicum experience projects chat will strengthen the use of tech nology will enable students to "catch up" on wherein they will be videotaped , they will nology in classroom or laboratory instruction.