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U N V E R S T y N E Au st 18, 2003 A Newsletterfor Farnfty,Staff and Friendsof CoastalCarolina University Volume 13, Number 13 PresidentIngle $2 million gift is largest for Coastal to give address With a gift of $2 million from local businessman Bob Brooks, the Coastal foot President ball stadium, currently under construction, Ronald R. Ingle will officially be named Brooks Stadium. will deliver "A Named in honor of Brooks' chil Report to the dren, Coby Garrett and Boni Belle, the Campus stadium will be dedicated Sept. 6 during Community" on Coastal's first football game against Tuesday, Aug. 26, Newberry College. at 2:30 p.m. in The contribution represents the Wheelwright largest single gift the university has Auditorium. All faculty and staff are invit received to date. ed to attend. Brooks, who grew up on a farm in The president will address faculty and Loris, is the CEO and founder of Eastern staff on the significant choices, directions Foods, Inc., creators of the Naturally and decisions for Coastal Carolina in the Fresh line of products, and chairman of five years ahead. Hooters of America, Inc., which includes Ingle says that he "sees the address as restaurants by the same name in 41 states an opportunity to state my goals for the and nine countries. He also created institution and to hear faculty and staff Hooters Air Charter Airline, the National views and opinions. Coastal Carolina has Golf Association Hooters Tour, and the become an increasingly complex organiza Hooters ProCup Series, a $3-million-a tion in l Oyears of independence. To meet year operation that includes 30 short the challenges of student, faculty and staff track races in small towns throughout the expectations and demands, I seek the Southeast and Midwest. active engagement of every member of Phase I of the stadium construction ing capacity of up to 20,000 seats. our community." will have 6,408 seats. The stadium will be The team is led by Head Football Following his remarks, Ingle will hold a work in progress, designed to grow with Coach · David Bennett, formerly of a dialogue with student leaders, faculty the program, with a possible future seat- Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. and staff. Light refreshments will be avail able on the new deck adjacent to the CCU Newsletter Publication Dates Student Center afterwards. Submissiondeadlines: Publication dates: Monday,Aug. 25 Tuesday,Sept. 2 Monday,Sept. 8 Monday,Sept. 15
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Learning Society advisory board Lohr appointed chooses officers for academic year associate provost The Lifelong Learning Society at The Lifelong Learning Society oper Colleen Lohr was recently appointed Coastal has announced the election of ates under the Division of Continuing to the position of Associate Provost for officers for its board of advisors. Studies at Coastal and is part of the uni Administration and Carol Rose was elected president, versity's community outreach effort. It Academic Student Norman Whiteley, vice-president and offers cultural enrichment, social and Servicesat Coastal. Curtis Harlin, secretary. intellectual growth opportunities for active Her duties The new officers, who will serve for adults in the region. will include the the coming academic year, were chosen as Members of the Society elect three coordination of part of the 12-member board's reorganiza members of the board of advisors each administrative and tion following the election of new Board year for staggered three-year terms. The financial processes members Rocky Cartisano, Richard Hair board oversees course offerings and overall in the Office of the and Curtis Harlin. management of the program. Provost, oversight of academic publications updates and revmons, chairing the Academic New student affairs leader starts Excellence Awards Committee and direct ing academic student services. "It's all about Willett comes from Bridgewater State Lohr joined the Coastal faculty in people," says Lynn College in Massachusetts where she served 1974. She earned a Ph.D. in biology from Willett, the new as vice president for Student Affairs for 13 the University of South Florida in 1974 vice president for years. Prior to that she held the top and a bachelor's degree in biology from Student Affairs, Student Affairs position at St. Mary's California State University. about her profes College of Maryland. Her research interests are in ultra sional philosophy. Her responsibilitiesin the new position structure and function of green algae. She She moved will encompass all the university's student has taught classes in cell biology and into her new office related services, programs and activities, marine botany. m the Prince including the residence halls, student gov A master gardener, she writes a weekly Building on July 21, but wants everyone to ernment, multicultural affairs, Greek life, garden column for The Sun News. know that Student Affairs will be moving career services and intramurals. She is look to the Singleton Building, possibly as early ing forward to building on what Coastal as mid-September. already offers students, she says.
2 3------Student involvement is sought The American Democracy Project campuses about the theory and practice of hopes to increase the number of under civic engagement. graduate students engaged in meaningful • Developing institutional commit civic activity, according co the American ment through the involvement of senior Association of State Colleges and administrators, faculty, staff and students Universities (AASCU), which has by addressing institutional mission and launched a national initiative. purpose; and focusing on civic engage The project addresses Americans' ment as a learning experience for under decreasing rate of participation in civic life: graduates. voting, advocacy and other forms of civic • Initiating new projects, courses and engagement. Approximately 146 AASCU teaching strategies, and extracurricular institutions, representing more than 1.3 mil programs. lion students, are involved in the project. • Measuring civic engagement of Coastal is one of four South Carolina undergraduates on participating campuses participating institutions, along with and assessing the influence of greater civic University of South Carolina-Aiken, engagement. Winthrop and Lander universities. • Disseminating successful civic engage "We want to help campuses change ment models to an audience of higher institutional culture as well as academic education institutions and policy makers. and extracurricular activities, making AASCU and The New York Times are Alum group has civic engagement more intentional," said partners in the project that began this George Mehaffy, vice president, Academic summer with extensive programming at Leadership and Change, AASCU. "The AASCU's Academic Affairs Summer 9 new members project will highlight the civic value of the Meeting. college experience." Provost Pete Barr attended the meet The Coastal Carolina University ing in Utah. He will be coming up with Alumni Association has named nine new Project activities include: • Creating a national conversation among initiatives for the Coastal community. members to its board of directors. The five new elected members, who serve a three-year term of service, include: David Avant '96 of Conway; James Dukes '97 of Columbia; Tara Little '92 of Conway; Ron Mitchell '97 of Conway; and Paul Sweeney '00 of North Myrtle Beach. New members who were appointed and will serve a two-year term on the board include: Christine Avant Andersen '00 of Georgetown; Chris Henderson '00, '01 (two degrees) of Charleston; Angela Rabon '96 of Conway and Dan Sine 'O1 of Surfside Beach. Coastal's Alumni Association was founded in 1976 as a unified effort to maintain contact with and plan activities and services for more than 14,000 alumni. A total of 20 Coastal alumni serve on the executive committee of the association. For more information about the asso ciation, contact the Office of Alumni Affairs, at 349-ALUM (2586).
4 Coastal People Veronica Andrew Fowler, the 35-member group was Gerald has been invited to participate in the International busy promoting Festival of Choirs held annually in Siena. her new cookbook, VaravutLimpasuvan's research paper "The Ultimate entitled "Two-day Wave Observations of Gullah UARS Microwave Limb Sounder Cookbook," with Mesospheric Water Vapor and co-author Jesse Temperature" was recently published in Gantt. They have the July issue of the Journal of been giving cooking demonstrations/lec Geophysical Research. The paper presents tures in the area, including at the Franklin new satellite observations of water vapor G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art mixing in the mesosphere (a layer 50-95 Museum's Gullah Celebration, at the kilometers above the earth's surface) and Dreamkeepers Community Center in demonstrates wave mechanisms central to Georgetown and in Beaufort. ~he process. The work was supported by a Gerald recently opened a shop called NASA's Faculty Fellowship and the Ultimate Gullah at 216 Elm St. in NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. liaison John Goodwin,chemistry; TEAL Conway, featuring arts and crafts by the Through S.C. Technology Grant Center director Nils Rauhut,philosophy; Gullah people such as sweetgrass baskets, funding, CCU is now a campus partner of Louis Keiner (Physics), and Jennifer jewelry, art, candles and more. MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Shinaberger(TEAL Center). Faculty and Fran Gilbert recently returned from Resources for Learning and On-line staff are encouraged to visit the MERLOT a two-week musical tour of Italy with the Teaching). The third MERLOT Web site (www.merlot.org). to find Carolina Master Chorale. Under direction International Conference in Vancouver, reviewed oriline materials for instruction of Timothy Koch and accompanied by B.C., on Aug. 5-8 was attended by campus and to submit materials. Dual-degree international students finish studies Coastal's first dual degree students tries along the way. .. in international business have complet I have a lifetime of ed their course of overseas studies. stories and experi Jessica Raedler, Jeremy Roderick, ences, not to men Julie Berwanger and Ralshon Douglas tion friends and have completed all the requirements to contacts from all earn the degree of Diplom-Betriebswirt over the world ... this (FH), a degree in international business expenence makes from the Fachhochschule Mainz in you realize how Germany as a part of the dual degree lucky we are to have program with Coastal. what we have and In addition, Benjamin Boatz, Jessica teaches you how to Mogel and Cynthia Stoklosa are expect appreciate it." ed to receive the degree this fall, pending Raedler, Rod completion of final assignments, accord erick, Berwanger ing to Darla Domke-Darnonte, associate and Boatz have professor of management and director of completed all their CCU degree require ing majors: Boatz, of Perham, Minn., international programs of the Wall ments , while Douglas, Stoklosa and marketing; Berwanger, of Kansas City, College of Business. Mogel will be will be returning to marketing; Stoklosa, of Myrtle Beach, "This experience was the opportu Coastal this fall to complete the remain marketing; Douglas, of Lake City, man nity of a lifetime," said CCU student der of their requirements for their CCU agement; Roderick, of Myrtle Beach, Jeremy Roderick, of Myrtle Beach. degree. In addition to the German busi accounting; Mogel, of Hamilton, N.J., "Not only was I able to obtain the dual ness degree, the students will receive management; and Raedler, of degrees, but I also traveled to 11 coun- their degrees from CCU with the follow- Castelldefelds, Spain, marketing . s Atlantic Center renovations are under way
•· ~6 , conference:O~~and ;Jfi~/space. Thefocility alro J~es as headquarters Coastal changes name of athletic MTV star and supporters to Chanticleer Club comedian will Coastal's athletic booster dub game, Sept. 6, versus Newberry. perform at CCU changed its name to the "Chanticleer That game also marks A star of Club" during its quarterly meeting in July. the debut of the Chanticleers' ~~~"" MTV's "Real The name was switched from the new $11.5 million football World" and a CINO (Coastal Is Number stadium that booster club comedian will per One) Club to foster better efforts helped build. form at Coastal on identification for the 26-year "With the emergence of Aug. 21 and 22 at 7 old organization that serves as our new football program and p.m. in Wheel the exclusive fundraising arm all the exciting athletic accom wright Auditorium. of Coastal Carolina University Athletics. plishments happening at Coastal, our M i k e "Changing the club's name allows us booster club name needs to mirror the Mizanin, who was on "The Real World to better represent the talented student message we are sending to our fans and 10: Back to New York," appears on Aug. athletes we serve," said Chanticleer Club supporters," said Roach. 21, and Tess Drake performs on Aug. 22. Executive Director March Roach, who also "The Chanticleer nickname has The performances are free. serves as chief of staff of CCU Athletics. always carved a niche nationally for Drake has appeared on the Def Jam "When our athletes take the field, they Coastal Carolina Universiry and this Comedy Tour, on Brian McKnight's "Back are Chanticleers, and now our booster club name change makes our message more at One," NBC's "Late Friday," "The Jamie will embody the same image," he said. consistent." Foxx Show" and BET's "Comic View." The switch accompanies the start of The change goes into effect this fall The Office of Student Activities is Coastal Carolina's new 1-M football pro with the beginning of the 2003-04 aca sponsoring the two performers. gram that takes the field for its inaugural demic year.
6 Coastal hosts fall CareerExpo CampusCalendar to help students find employment Saturday, Aug. 16 to Aug. 23 • Chanticleer Days, various activities Career Services will host employers that Coastal students who make the con around campus and graduate school representatives for nection berween their academic studies Monday, Aug. 18 CareerExpo 2003 on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and career options are retained by the uni • Registration for classes, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Kimbel Arena in the Williams Brice versity at a very high rate. Tuesday, Aug. 19 P.E. Center. Also attending CareerExpo 2003 will • Registration for classes, 8:30 a.m. to The event will begin at 10 a.m. and be representatives from regional graduate 6 p.m. close at 2 p.m. During that time employ schools. Students considering advanced • New faculty orientation, 9 a.m., ers from private industry and government degrees should attend to gather informa Wheelwright Auditorium agencies will provide information about tion, compare programs and ask questions. • General faculty meeting, 2:30 p.m., internships, summer employment, full Mollie Bethea-Floyd, career coun Wheelwright Auditorium time employment and general academic selor/educator, will present two follow-up Wednesday, Aug. 20 and skill requirements for careers in their sessions called "Getting into Graduate • Classes start for fall term Sunday, Aug. organizations. School" on Sept. 29 and 30 in Prince 24 • CCU Night at College Football All students, freshmen to seniors, will 116. The Monday, Sept. 29 session is at Classic {MB vs. Wilmington) at find information that can help them make 12:30 p.m., and the Tuesday, Sept. 30 ses Coastal Federal Field, 6:05 p.m. career decisions and discover career sion is at 1:50 p.m. These sessions and Tuesday, Aug. 26 options that they may not have previously materials are free and no pre-registration • President Ingle's "State of the considered. Recent data analysis of stu is required. University" address, 2:30 p.m., dents who have completed the Career Visit the Career Services Web site at Wheelwright, for faculty and staff Exploration course, Univ. 150, suggests www.coastal.edu/ career. • "The Suitcase Show" at Bryan Gallery, opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m. Celebrationof Inquiryis set for 2004 AthleticUpdate Coastal will Albert Einstein quote: "No problem can Saturday,Aug. 23 host · its third ever be solved by rhe consciousness that • Men's Soccer at Wake Forest exhibition, Celebration of created it. We must learn to see the world 7p.m. Inquiry, a universi anew." Conference sessions will explore Monday, Aug. 25 • Men's Soccer hosts Francis Marion ty-wide academic the theories, technologies and connec exhibition, 7 p.m. conference designed tions · that have helped people to see the Friday,Aug. 29 to unite the learn world in new ways. Systems thinking, • Men's soccer hosts UNC Greensboro ing community in multiple intelligences and other diverse 7 p.m. (could change to Sat., Aug. 30) cross-disciplinary topics will be considered during rhe • Volleyballvs. Alabama {GeorgiaTech discussion of a com three-day conference. Tournament, Atlanta, Ga.), 5 p.m. mon theme, on Feb. 11 to 13, 2004. Coastal students, faculty and staff as • Women's soccer at LSU {LSU The conference will feature interna well as community leaders and educators Tournament, Baton Rouge, La.), 7 p.m. tionally renowned futurist/inventor Ray will offer numerous sessions on a wide • Men's and Women's Cross Country at Kurzweil as the keynote speaker. He will range of topics. All conference sessions are College of Charleston, 5:30 p.m. Saturday,Aug. 30 appear live through teleportation, which free and open to the public. On Feb. 12 and • Volleyballat Georgia Tech {GeorgiaTech involves dematerializing an object or per 13 all Coastal classes will be re-directed to Tournament -Atlanta, Ga.), noon son at one point and sending the derails of conference sessions. Many Coastal students • Volleyballvs. Northwestern {GeorgiaTech that object/person's precise configuration will be involved as presenters in the sessions, Tournament - Atlanta, Ga.), 5 p.m. to another location where it is recon which will include workshops, performanc Sunday, Aug. 31 structed. The technological process makes es, panel discussions, lectures and other • Women's soccer vs. Louisiana-Lafayette the speaker appear to be present when he interactive formats to promote inquiry. (LSU Tournament - Baton Rouge, La.), is not. And he can actually see his audi The conference will open with an noon ence and interact with individuals in it. opening address by Kurzweil, considered Saturday, Sept. 6 This year's conference theme is one of the greatest technological inventors • Football, CCU vs. Newberry, Brooks Stadium, 7 p.m. "Seeing the World Anew," from the of our time. 7------UNIVERSITY NEWSLETTER Officeof Marketing Communicatwns Coastal Carolina University P.O. Box261954 • Conway,SC 29528-6054
This Issue: • BobBrooks donates $2 millionto Coastal • PresidentIngle on the 'stateof the university' • Makeplam - here'sthe fall artsschedule • FallCareerExpo is comingup
Philip Powe11·presents MemorialPiano Concert for MichelBlock A program of sonatas Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. Wheelwright Auditorium
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