N WS A publicatione of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Edition: August 1, 2008 Philanthropy Office Hours Welcome Dr. Jeanne Snyder Associate Dean at LCBAS Monday—Thursday We would like to extend a warm welcome to Jeanne 7:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. Snyder, PhD, who assumed the role of Associate Friday Dean of Lumpkin College of Business and Applied 7:30a.m.—noon Sciences on July 1, 2008. Contact Information Dr. Snyder earned her PhD from the University of Jacqueline S. Joines, CFRE Director of Philanthropy Illinois, Urbana-Champaign campus after receiving a Lumpkin College of Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Business Sciences and a Master’s degree in Gerontology from & Applied Sciences Eastern Illinois University. 600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, Illinois 61920 Dr. Snyder began her career in 1985 with the Peace Meal Senior Citizens Nutrition Program in Email: [email protected] Charleston, followed by an appointment with the Phone: 217.581.7969 University of Illinois Cooperative Extension’s Adult Life and Aging Team. In 2000, Dr. Snyder returned Old Main to her Alma Mater, Eastern Illinois University, where National Historic Site she served as an associate professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and Graduate Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Geron- tology Program. She has received numerous university awards for teaching, research, ser- vice, program assessment, and leadership in graduate education. Dr. Snyder resides in St. Joseph with her husband, Michael, and her two daughters, Riley, 13 and Anna, 4. You may reach Dr. Snyder by phone at 217-581-3526 or via email at: [email protected]. EIU NURSING PROGRAM RECEIVES $623,000 GRANT TO ADD INTERACTIVE ONLINE CLASSES Registered nurses now have the opportunity to take interactive online courses to earn bachelor's degrees from EIU, thanks to a three-year, $623,000 federal grant. In a twist on usual online Make Great Things courses, the EIU nursing classes will be interactive. Using a Happen! program called Elluminate, online students will use the Internet to see, hear and talk to faculty and students in the actual classroom. Make a Gift Online! The format will begin this fall. Make a gift to your favorite area at EIU online. "This is going to allow us to offer so many more things and allow so many more students to Log on to https:// get into the program," said Dianne Nelson, Ph.D., R.N., director of EIU's nursing program, www.give2eiu.eiu.edu/ which is beginning its second year. For details, please see this story. index.html. It’s convenient, secure, and confidential. NeWS Page 1 N WS A publicatione of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Tidwell: A teacher of teachers James Tidwell's interest in journalism began as sports editor of his high school paper in Oklahoma. "I got the bug back in the ninth grade," said Tidwell, professor of journalism and chair of the Journalism Department. An English teacher at his high school got a group of stu- dents together to start a newspaper and although he wasn't present at the first meeting, it didn't matter. "I didn't go to the meeting, but they named me sports editor," he said. "Right away, I said, 'Oh my god, I love this.'" Tidwell never once changed his mind about journalism and on Aug. 7, Dr. James Tidwell, chair of the Tidwell will receive the Scholastic Journalism Division's Journalism journalism department. (Robbie Educator of the Year award. It will be presented to him during the SJD Wroblewski/DEN) business meeting at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Chicago. "So many people change their minds and majors, but I didn't," he said. "I guess I was boring." Tidwell continued to work with high schools as executive secretary of the Illinois Journalism Education Association from 1988 to 2005. He stepped down to focus on his Eastern duties as journalism chair. John J. Gonczy, vice president of IJEA, said the organization's goal is to support journalism teachers, advisers and students by promoting quality media programs in high schools across the state. "It is hard to imagine IJEA without James Tidwell because he has been such an integral part of this organization from the beginning," Gonczy said. "His years of service to IJEA, his leadership and Enews Sources his willingness to support us continue to keep our organization vital." Gonczy met Tidwell seven years The Enews is a publica- ago during a fall conference at the University of Illinois. Gonczy was taking the roles as an adviser for a high school paper and thought it seemed like a good idea to attend conferences and workshops on tion of the Lumpkin high school journalism. "(Tidwell) was leading a session for new advisers," Gonczy said. "Well, that's College of Business & what the program said. But it was a ruse to get warm bodies and fresh blood involved in IJEA. "The Applied Sciences next thing I knew, James talked me into being on the board, and now I am vice president." Philanthropy Office. Much of the text is Tidwell continues to help out high school advisers with a summer online course he teaches. People from all over the United States and a few from other countries have taken. Tidwell said he has taught obtained from the people from various places like Italy, France, California, New York and Texas. University Newsletter, Media Relations, and Tidwell's work with high school journalism extends. He worked with the Illinois High School the Alumni Newsletter. Association to develop a statewide journalism contest. The contest is in its third year and high school Other sources for students are brought to Eastern in April to compete. "The IHSA competitions give students from all over the state the opportunity to engage in journalistic activities, practicing their writing, editing, campus news include designing and photography skills under deadline pressure," Tidwell said. "The enthusiasm and Panther Athletics, The excitement demonstrated at the awards ceremonies are a site to behold." Daily Eastern News, and the Charleston Tidwell began working at Eastern in 1987. Throughout the years he has also taught news writing, Times-Courier. journalism and democracy and media law. Media law is the only class he teaches now besides a summer course. Tidwell calls the media law class his "baby." "That's the one course I sort of would be lost if I didn't teach," he said. The course material for the class is Tidwell's book "Media Law in Illinois," which is required reading for anyone working in Illinois media. Tidwell said about 700 of 1,222 journalism graduates since 1987 have taken his law class. NeWS Page 2 N WS A publicatione of the Lumpkin College of Business & Applied Sciences Philanthropy Office Jumping for the gold/Tobler Sixth At US Olympic Trials Assistant track coach JaRod Tobler had a dream. As a sophomore track standout at Illinois State University that dream was to be an Olympic athlete. Many athletes have this ambition that never comes to life. For Tobler, however, his goal is almost a reality. Tobler will compete as a long jumper in the Olympic Trials at Eugene, Ore., in the hopes of making the Olympic Track team. "It's always been my dream to be on that podium and watch the flag go up," Tobler said. Tobler, 25, began training in earnest for the Olympics in mid-February. Please support our The jumps/vault coach commenced an independent training program to rebuild stamina, and fine-tune his technique. One of the major areas that Alumni Authors and Tobler targeted for improvement is form. He said he had a bad habit of Friends! running on a slight angle. He concentrated to keep his knees up to apply *21st Century Wealth by more force on the track, making movement more efficient. "The force you are asserting is going to the right locations that are specific and Jeffrey G. Scott ‘68 *Wellness: Piece by interrelated," he said. Piece by Part of the reason that Tobler has a strong desire for self-improvement Pat Sullivan ‘75 comes from his high school basketball career. He was a guard for West *Country Music for Eastern jumps coach JaRod Aurora's 2000 state championship team. He said basketball taught him the Laughin’, Lovin’ & Livin’ Tobler demonstrates his value of repetition in order to achieve a high level of athletic ability. It Up long jump for attendees of *More Country Music for the jumps camp at O'Brien Depending on Tobler's schedule, he would wake up at 5 a.m. or stay until Laughin’, Lovin’ & Livin’ Stadium on Friday, June 10 p.m. at O'Brien Stadium to train. The coach would stretch about 10 to It Up 20. (Erin Matheny/DEN) 15 minutes and do drills for another 15 minutes. He then moves on to *Momma Used to Say approaches and jumps. Tobler said that the training and conditioning he does is self-taught and *Management Up, self-motivational. He also attributes his strong drive for qualifying for the Olympics to God. Down, & Inside Out "God motivates me," Tobler said. "For the most part, He has given me the opportunity to train and By Gene Newport ‘ 57 coach at EIU." *Boomtown, USA by Jack Schultz, Former Head men's track coach Tom Akers said that he was interested in hiring Tobler to his staff last President — EIU season. Head women's track coach Mary Wallace recommended the youthful and charismatic Foundation Tobler, who finished a year as a graduate assistant at East Tennessee State.