Tribute to Island Life Comes to UT for Homecoming
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utnews.utoledo.edu OCT. 2, 2017 VOLUME 18, ISSUE 7 Tribute to island life comes to UT for Homecoming “Aloha Rockets!” will bring a bit of Hang loose and check out this year’s Hawaii to campus for UT’s Homecoming. Homecoming activities, which will include: “We want The University of Toledo MONDAY, OCT. 2 community members to feel like they are • Continental Breakfast, 11 a.m. to in paradise as we celebrate the campus’ 4 p.m., Student Union South Dining oldest tradition,” said Cassandra Wood, Hall. Kick off the week with a Homecoming director and fourth-year Hawaiian breakfast. There’ll be a student majoring in middle childhood variety of foods for everyone — and education. “Our goal is to include all island tunes, too! students, faculty, administrators, alumni and • Poolside Paradise, 7 to 10 p.m., community members in the island activities Student Recreation Center. Float in we have planned for Homecoming Week — the pool and watch “Lilo & Stitch.” even surfing during our Rocket Luau!” Want to see the movie and not swim? “We want to bring the Rocket Ohana The film also will be shown in the together and have an awesome time,” added Oak Room, where pizza and snacks TUESDAY, OCT. 3 variety of Hawaiian food that will be Lily Kilpatrick, director of Homecoming will be provided. A complimentary • “Eat the Street,” 5 to 10 p.m., provided by local food trucks. Play programs and second-year student majoring PiYo class will be offered at 7 p.m., Residence Drive, which is located beach volleyball, corn hole and other in adolescent/young adult integrated social the rock-climbing wall will be open between Presidents Hall and Ottawa games, and have a cup of Kona ice. studies. “Ohana is the Hawaiian word for House. Come out for UT’s version from 8 to 9 p.m., and those ultra- WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4 family, and Homecoming is a such a special adventurous souls can try the High of Hawaii’s monthly festival. • Flags for Veterans, 11 a.m. to time for all of us to come together and Ropes Course from 9 to 10 p.m. Students, faculty, staff and alumni 3 p.m., Centennial Mall. There are display our Rocket pride.” are welcome to the event for a more than 15,000 homeless people continued on p. 7 UT to launch its first Day of Giving Higher education alliance aims to By Meghan Cunningham improve Ohioans’ health By Christine Billau upport students by contributing to The UT is launching this new tradition in University of Toledo’s first Day of Giv- recognition of its founder. The University S s the state of Ohio struggles with and Ohio University President M. Duane ing on Thursday, Oct. 12. began with a gift when Jesup W. Scott multiple critical health issues, The Nellis will sign the document. The inaugural fundraising event, donated 160 acres of land to found what A University of Toledo and Ohio University Each partner contributes unique Rocket Forward: You Launch Lives, will was then the Toledo University of Arts and are coming together to find solutions. strengths and robust research capabilities to begin at midnight Thursday, Oct. 12, and Trades because he believed Toledo was The health colleges of the the alliance. The collaboration also features last through noon Friday, Oct. 13. During destined to become the “future great city of two universities will form the Ohio Alliance joint academic offerings for students. those 36 hours, everyone is encouraged the world.” for Innovation in Population Health, which “Our institutions represent two of the to give to UT, including alumni, students, As UT marks the 145th anniversary will collaborate with the UT College of largest health-focused colleges in Ohio faculty, staff, volunteers and members of the of when the University was established in Law and the Ohio University Voinovich with well over 100 faculty researchers community who support the institution. 1872, supporters are encouraged to follow School of Leadership and Public Affairs, between the two colleges,” said Dr. Randy continued on p. 3 to help create community-specific ways Leite, dean of the Ohio University College to fix the state’s health problems, such as of Health Sciences and Professions. “The opioid addiction, health-care access, chronic Ohio University College of Health Sciences disease and infant mortality. and Professions has vibrant applied health The signing ceremony to formalize programming, and The University of Toledo the collaboration agreement between Ohio has a well-developed population health University’s College of Health Sciences and foundation. We are both strategically located Professions and The University of Toledo’s in areas of the state with considerable College of Health and Human Services will disparity in health outcomes compared to take place Thursday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m. at the the rest of the state and nation.” Ohio Department of Education building in “We’ve developed the alliance to Columbus. UT President Sharon L. Gaber enhance outreach and improve lives in UT’s first Day of Giving Oct. 12 rocketforward.utoledo.edu Ohio, as well as increase our infrastructure continued on p. 11 OCT. 2, 2017 NEWS UT leadership expert to deliver free, public lecture Oct. 5 as national teaching award finalist By Christine Billau Dr. Clinton Longenecker, a leadership In addition to delivering a lecture on the “Top 15 honor, and I’m very proud to represent expert at The University of Toledo and one his or her home campus, each finalist also Business The University of Toledo on this national of three finalists for the prestigious Robert will present a lecture at Baylor in Waco, Professors in stage,” Longenecker said. “I’ve considered Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching Texas, this fall. Longenecker’s lecture is the World.” my entire career to be a privilege, an from Baylor University, is giving a free, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 23, at 4:30 p.m. The opportunity to make a difference, and a public lecture titled “Career Success and The Cherry Award winner, which Cherry blessing to be able to teach adult learners Survival in the 21st Century: A Mandate for will be announced by Baylor in 2018, will Award is the how to improve their skills and career Lifelong Learning!” receive $250,000 and an additional $25,000 only national trajectory.” The event, which is an essential for his or her home department and will teaching Longenecker’s teaching, research and component of the award process and teach in residence at Baylor during fall 2018 award — consulting interests are in high-performance sponsored by the UT student chapter of the or spring 2019. with the leadership and creating great organizations. Society of Human Resource Management, Longenecker, Distinguished single largest He has published more than 190 articles will be Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in the University Professor and director of the monetary and papers in academic and professional Savage & Associates Business Complex Center for Leadership and Organizational reward — journals, as well as several best-selling Longenecker Room 1200 on Main Campus. Excellence in the UT College of Business presented by books. His latest book, “The Successful The other Cherry Award finalists are and Innovation, has received more than a college or university to an individual for Career Survival Guide,” was published in Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, associate professor of 60 teaching, service and research awards exceptional teaching. March. biology at Georgetown University, and Dr. and numerous industry awards. He was “To be selected as one of three finalists Neil Garg, professor of chemistry at UCLA. recognized by The Economist as one of for this prestigious award is an absolute Moving display Photo by Rachel Nearhoof Joely Giammarco, senior business manager and assistant to the associate vice president for academic finance in the Office of the Provost, left, and Cathy Zimmer, director of relations in the Office of the Provost, looked at shirts from the Clothesline Project, which was on display Thursday on Centennial Mall to raise awareness about sexual violence. The shirts are a way for women affected by violence and their family and friends to express their emotions and share their experiences. The event was organized by the Sexual Assault Education and Prevention Program, which also held an open house to show its new location with the Title IX Office in Snyder Memorial Building Room 1120. 2 NEWS OCT. 2, 2017 Day of Giving continued from p. 1 in Scott’s footsteps and invest in their city’s “Giving to the University is an investment Campus, giving stations are planned in the of seven people to tour the clock tower in public university on Founder’s Day. in our students, our scholars, our facilities Collier Building, Mulford Library, Wolfe University Hall. “We are encouraging Rockets around and our community as a whole. Every donor Center and the Four Seasons Bistro inside UT mascots Rocky and Rocksy also the world to come together for one day and every dollar will make a difference.” UT Medical Center. will be “locked up” on the outdoor balcony to use their collective power to give back Participation is the goal for this To get students engaged in Day of off Doermann Theatre in University Hall and make a huge difference in the present inaugural Day of Giving, which aims to Giving, for donations of just $1 they can to be freed when the goal of 200 gifts is and future of The University of Toledo,” encourage as many people as possible to pet a dog or snap a photobooth picture on reached. UT President Sharon L. Gaber said. support the University. Centennial Mall, and for $5 they can receive Gifts to rocketforward.utoledo.edu “Philanthropy is key to continuing the Multiple activities are planned to a UT branded blender bottle.