T HE U NIVERSITY OF T ENNESSEE AT M ARTIN ADDENDAADDENDA VOL. XXIII NO. 1 FACULTY AND STAFF NEWSLETTER JAN. 1, 2007

YOUTM Concert tour Let the UT Martin Travel! community know planned in what you’re doing. , Rhine await you Please e-mail your Southeast Dr. Daniel Nappo, in the world; the Reina information to The choral ensembles [email protected] or fax interim chair of the Sofía Museum, home of it to ext. 7618. and the clarinet choir will Department of Modern Picasso’s masterpiece, perform a concert of Foreign Languages, will “Guernica”; the medieval • The Fall Reference Meeting of the West diverse music as they tour guide students on a trav- city of Toledo; the Roman Tennessee Academic Library Consortium throughout the South- el-study trip to northern of ; and (WTALC) recently was hosted in the Paul Meek eastern coastal region of Spain, March 7-19. The a Sunday bullfight in Las Library. The featured presentations at the meeting the United States. Selec- trip will include visits to Ventas, the legendary were: “Website Statistics Using Free, Open tions from the program Madrid, Zaragoza and “plaza de toros” of Spain. Source Code” by Jim Nance, systems librarian, include the music of Aaron . Students will stay one assisted by John Britton, and “Compact Shelving Copland, W.A. Mozart, Madrid, the Spanish day and one night in in Special Collections” by Richard Saunders, Benjamin Britten, Eric capital with nearly 5.5 Zaragoza, where they will Special Collections librarian. The meeting was Whitacre and Moses million people, will offer visit the famous Palace of chaired by John Bell, head reference librarian. Hogan. The ensembles are students the opportunity the Aljafería. Rounding • Dr. G.K. Sharma, professor of biological sci- led by Dr. Mark Simmons, to visit world-class muse- out the trip in Barcelona, ences, has been invited to participate and present director of choral activi- ums and various histori- participants will visit the a paper at the Oxford Round Table meeting at the ties, and Dr. Amy Parks cal sites. Some of the fea- Picasso Museum, stroll University of Oxford, Oxford, England, to discuss Simmons, assistant profes- tured sites include the down las Ramblas and “Global Warming and Sustainable Development: sor of woodwind studies. Prado Museum, home of experience the architec- Governing a Crisis.” Oxford Round Table mem- The Department of the largest Velázquez and ture of Antoni Gaudí, Music has 100 students bership is limited to approximately 35 persons in Goya public collections See Travel, Back Page order to facilitate productive dialogue both during See Concert, Back Page formal sessions and other scheduled events. • Dr. Bob Peckham, professor of French, pub- lished two articles in The American Association of Teachers of French National Bulletin 32, no. 2 (November 2006): “The Power of One, The Support of Many: On Single Deeds That Can Save French Programs” (pp. 1, 43), and “The Aftermath of 9/11 and Year of Languages: From Sputnik Moment to Real Momentum in Language Policy” (pp. 17-18). • Dr. Barb Darroch, instructor of plant and soil sciences, and Dr. Paula Gale, professor of soil science, recently attended the 98th annual meet- ing of the American Society of Agronomy in Indianapolis, Ind. Darroch’s presentation, “The Versatility of Using Blackboard as an Students at the UT Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer were surveyed and given a Instructional Tool,” was coauthored with Dr. list of facility amenities that they would choose to be added. Results showed over- Craig Darroch, associate professor of animal sci- whelmingly that a pavilion was needed. Previously, students had no place outside to sit ence; Gale, Dr. Richard Joost, professor of plant and talk, study, eat lunch, have an outdoor class, or stage other activities. Funds for the and soil science; Dr . Tim Burcham, professor of pavilion were donated by Fairene Sewell, Paul Fisher/Paul Fisher Oil Company Inc., agricultural engineering; and Dr. Joey Katherine Scott, Billy Brown, and H.J. Maxedon. Liberty Building donated the metal Mehlhorn, associate professor of agricultural roof. Other supporters were Home Banking Company, Dudley Richard, Selmer Rotary economics. Gale’s presentation, “Writing Club, Dr. James H. Smith, Ione Humphrey, Marcus Anderson and David Landreth. Student activity fees, Extended Campus Continuing Education department funds and Exercises to Build Student Communication facility fees were used to cover addition items such as picnic tables, landscaping, a See YOUTM, Back Page portable grill and electrical access. Travel! Continued from Front Page Spain’s most celebrated and mysterious study trip that follows the central valley of region cuisine and sampling local wines. architect. Additional Barcelona highlights the Rhine River. The trip, scheduled for A river cruise from Boppard to St. include a visit to the Montserrat Monastery, May 13-27, will make stops in Bingen, Gorshausen will be one of the trip’s high- which is nestled in the mountains and offers Mainz, Bensheim, Heidleberg and Freiburg, lights. Students will be surrounded by students a view of the countryside of and offers students the chance to sample medieval castles, dark forests and vine- Catalunya. In all three cities, students will local wines. yards. have the opportunity to shop for souvenirs The trip begins on the eastern side of the The Central Valley region reigns and experience Spanish cuisine and culture. river at Rudesheim, Germany, and goes supreme for wine production. Nearly every The cost of the trip is $2,500. south to Basal, Switzerland. The return trip town and village that shares the Rhine UT Martin credits in Spanish, strategic down the Rhine River puts the group in River is a major wine producer. Since management and business policy, and/or eastern France following the foothills of the Roman times, grapes and wine have been business administration international study Vosges Mountains. Participants will travel produced in the central valley. will be available to qualified participants. through quaint villages with stays in For additional information and registra- For more information or to see an itinerary, Colmar and Strasbourg. The group will tion, contact Helmut Wenz, professor of contact Nappo at ext. 7420 or ext. 7428. always be immersed in the local culture by geography, at ext. 7438 or Stan Sieber, The university has developed a travel- staying at local inns, dining on the local coordinator of travel studies, at ext. 7467. YOUTM Concert Continued from Front Page Continued from Front Page Skills,” was coauthored by Dr. Eric tors in International Programs, and Dr. majoring in music with 13 full-time faculty Pelren, associate professor of wildlife Beverly Hearn, assistant professor of edu- members. The choral ensembles tour yearly, biology. The American Society of cational studies, recently attended the and the January tour in 2007 will take them to Agronomy is an international educational Southeast Regional TESOL Conference in Skidaway Island Presbyterian Church, society that is dedicated to the conserva- Little Rock, Ark. Leach presented at an Savannah, Ga., Jan. 8; First Baptist Church, tion and wise use of natural resources to affiliates’ meeting, and Cleek and Hearn Charleston, S.C., Jan. 9; First United produce food, feed and fiber crops while presented a session, “Technology Methodist Church, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Jan. maintaining and improving the environ- Enhanced Curriculum for Hispanic 10; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Irmo, S.C., ment. Students: A Program Design for Success,” Jan. 12; and Myers Park Presbyterian Church, • Frank Leach and Judy Cleek, instruc- at the conference. Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 13. Santa’s Village nets $52,140 in donations; attendance third largest For the fourth consecutive year, Santa’s “I am very excited with this huge year,” he said. “We pretty well know the Village recorded more than $50,000 in growth,” said Dennis Suiter, Martin Parks food will come in at a good rate each year, donations of food items and toys with the and Recreation Department director. Suiter but with the number of children the desig- value placed this year at $52,140. pointed to a main donation that gets nated service agencies reach, we were very Attendance was the third largest at 12,904. Santa’s Village off to a good start each year pleased to see the level of toys donated The 22nd annual event at the Ned before the doors open to the public. Food increase.” McWherter Agricultural Complex was co- provided by the WCMT can caravan that Service agencies receiving donations sponsored by the Martin Department of taps Weakley County schools is always a from Santa’s Village this year include: Parks and Recreation, the C.E. Weldon welcome contribution. WCMT and visitors Northwest Tennessee Economic Public Library and UT Martin. Admission donated a total of 31,400 food items to Development Council, Obion County was the donation of $5 of food items or Santa's Village this year. American Red Cross, We Care Ministries, toys. “There were more toys donated this Santa’s Helpers and Chimes for Charity.

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