Item VIII. A.

TO: President Joseph Shepard

FROM: Dr. Jack Crocker, Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs

DATE: February 4, 2021

SUBJECT: SABBATICAL LEAVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022

The Sabbatical Leave and Faculty Awards Committee received applications from qualified faculty requesting Sabbatical leave. The Committee reviewed the applications and using an evaluation scale ranked the submitted proposals 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest. The Committee Chair, Dr. Andrew Hernandez, submitted the proposals and ranking to me.

After reviewing the applications, I am recommending the top two ranked applicants for your approval and to submit to the Board of Regents. The two recommended applicants are Michael Metcalf and Dr. Nancy Livingston. If approved, each Sabbatical will be for one semester.

Attached are descriptions of the proposed projects to be completed during the Sabbatical period.

Thank you for your review. Let me know if you have questions or need more information. AY 20- 21 Faculty Handbook II. Sabbatical Leave

Pages 67 -69 Last Updated: 5/27/2020

II. Sabbatical Leave

The sabbatical leave program is established in order to provide faculty members the opportunity to teach, study, or conduct research which will benefit the University.

A. Prerequisites

1. Applicants must have served in full-time employment with faculty rank and must have tenure in a state funded position at Western New Mexico University with a minimum of six years service at Western.

2. A faculty member may repeat sabbatical leave after a minimum of four years has passed. First time applicants will be given precedent in the awarding of sabbatical leaves.

3. Applicants may not serve on the Sabbatical Leave Committee during the year their proposal receives consideration.

B. Time/Salary Options

1. One semester, either fall or spring, at full salary. 2. Academic year or two consecutive semesters at two thirds salary.

C. Application and Procedure

1. Applicants shall submit a Sabbatical Leave Application form to their department chair and the Sabbatical Leave Committee.

2. The application shall be reviewed and decision made to recommend or reject by the following (in sequential order): Sabbatical Leave Committee

Vice President for Academic Affairs President

Upon securing final approval through this sequence, the President of the University submits the application to the Board of Regents for ratification.

In view of the need for adequate planning time, applications will need to be processed by each office or committee in order that a final decision may be rendered by November 15.

3. A sabbatical leave will be granted only upon the submission of an exemplary proposal, not merely upon record of years of service.

4. Applicants shall support the application with evidence of their research, creative activity, or other academic achievement. AY 20- 21 Faculty Handbook II. Sabbatical Leave

Pages 67 -69 Last Updated: 5/27/2020

5. Upon approval of an application, a supplementary contract shall be tendered stipulating that the faculty member is under obligation to return to the University to serve a minimum of one year as a fulltime faculty member. The contract will specify that the faculty member is on sabbatical. Receipt of the signed supplementary contract will indicate final granting of the leave.

6. The University shall plan for appropriate staff on a temporary basis to fill instructional needs.

D. Obligations

1. Faculty

a. Sabbatical leaves will be approved only with the clear understanding of the faculty member’s obligation to return to the University to serve a minimum of one year as a fulltime faculty member after the leave. Failure to fulfill these obligations will require full refund of all salary paid by Western New Mexico University during the leave.

b. After returning to the University, the faculty member shall submit to the President, with copies to the department chair and Vice President for Academic Affairs, a full report of the research, creative work, publication, or other results of the leave. This will include documented evidence of such work.

2. University

a. Sabbatical leave is counted toward retirement. While a person is on sabbatical leave, the University will continue to pay its share toward retirement, group insurance, and social security benefits.

b. The sabbatical leave will not adversely affect salary increases or promotions. A faculty member on sabbatical is eligible for normal advancement in salary.

c. A faculty member on sabbatical leave may request reasonable travel support for participation in professional meetings through the department chair. Consideration will be given if the faculty member is an officer of the professional organization or is to participate in some significant way. If travel is to be reimbursed by other sources, then faculty will not receive compensation from the University.

d. Personnel on leave will continue to be listed among the faculty of the University.

END of Section

Michael Metcalf - Sabbatical Proposal for Fall 2021

WNMU Sculpture Proposal - Michael Metcalf © 2020 Michael Metcalf – Sabbatical Application Narrative – 10/31/2020 I have served as a professor at WNMU for 25 years and practiced sculpture for over 3 . I propose using this sabbatical to conduct research through creative activities. I intend to design and fabricate a strategically placed entry sculpture on campus that provides identity to WNMU. It has been significantly more than the required passage of 4 years since my 2006-7 sabbatical/leave-of-absence where I created two 30’ tall sculptures for the City of Albuquerque.

In this one-semester sabbatical I propose to create a 30’ outdoor site-specific sculpture for WNMU located at the E Street entrance on Old James Stadium near the Nursing Building. I care passionately about WNMU and want to create a work that captures the WNMU experience. The nonrepresentational sculpture will celebrate our unique distinction as an Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences Institution in New Mexico coupled with the WNMU experience. Attached is an image of the proposed sculpture that has been preliminarily approved by our administration.

This project will substantially benefit the university by creating a permanent, large, dynamic sculpture that identifies WNMU now and into the future. My experience with WNMU as a faculty member, knowledge of ALAS and capability as a sculptor make me the most qualified person to create this important work.

I will collaborate with students and faculty to gain student quotes about their WNMU experience and the ALAS program. Theses student quotes will be incorporated into the pillars that define the sculpture and suspend the earth form boulder in a tenuous way. The form implies the complexities of our current civilization and our students (spire forms) are the ones to carry the future burdens.

This sabbatical project will further my creative understanding and produce a sculpture that will inspire the entire university and community. It will enable me to explore and bring knowledge, improved techniques, new solutions, greater large-scale art expertise and collaboration back to our students.

I have the necessary equipment and experience to complete this sculpture project. My creative activity includes designing and fabricating five large scale sculptures in the past 15 years which include both public and private commissions. The Positive Energy of New Mexico project is comprised of two thirty-foot sculptures flanking I 40 at Louisiana Avenue in Albuquerque, a national competition with over 106 applications with finalists from five different states. Suspense is a fourteen-foot-tall site-specific work commissioned by the City of Albuquerque as part of a state-wide selection process. Icarus is an eleven- foot-tall private commission which abstractly illustrates the Greek myth. Additionally, other exterior and interior works are in collections from New Hampshire to California, Holland, England, and China.

If selected for the sabbatical I will work with Dr. Shepard to finalize the project. I will assist with fundraising to purchase the necessary materials for the sculpture. I plan to use durable materials such as stainless steel, bronze, and granite to create a lasting work that will serve the university and stimulate students for the next 100 years.

Alternate views, WNMU Sculpture Proposal - Michael Metcalf © 2020 Portfolio Large Scale Sculptures by Michael Metcalf

Polaris – detail of north star

Polaris, 20’x25’x11’, 2020, stainless steel and bronze, Silver City, NM MICHAEL METCALF - Sculptor 2315 Little Walnut Road, Silver City, New Mexico 88061 [email protected] - 575-313-4406 - Metcalfsculptor.com

COMMISSIONS: Icarus, Victor Poulos, Anthony, NM 2015 - 2016 Site Specific 9.5’ fabricated stainless steel and cast bronze Suspense, Bellamah Park, Claudine & Summer Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 2012 – 2013 City of Albuquerque Art in Public Places Program A 14’ tall sculpture comprised of two staleness steel spires with a suspended granite boulder. Positive Energy of New Mexico, I – 40 & Louisiana Ave., Albuquerque, NM 2005 - 2007 City of Albuquerque Art in Public places Program & Federal Highway Enhancement Funds. Two 30-foot-tall bronze and stainless-steel sculptures one a mirror image of the other. The sculptures are comprised of three arcing bronze spires supporting stainless-steel splines spiraling out of a stone boulder, all mounted on tapered hexagonal stainless-steel bases. James B. Davis, Chagrin Falls, OH Bronze Mobius - Site specific 5' cast bronze sculpture with basalt pedestal. June 1996 Bronze Compliments - Site specific 5' fabricated bronze and stone sculpture. July 1995 Delfina Entrecanales Squires, London, England Eternal Spirit - Site-specific 4' sculpture in stainless steel, bronze, and stone 1994 - 1995 Carolyn Revelle Hufbauer, Chevy Chase, MD Determination - Site-specific outdoor bronze sculpture Fall 1993 City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 8' x 7' x 8' replica of Henry Moore's "Points" (Collaboration) Winter 1989

PUBLIC ART PURCHASE INIATIVES: Automotive Technology Building, Hobbs Junior College, Hobbs, NM Bent Granite, Interdependence, Static Flexure - NM Arts' Art in Public Places Program July 2002 Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department, Albuquerque, NM Evolving Spirit - Site-specific bronze sculpture Spring 2000

AWARDS: Sandia National Laboratories, Small Business Assistance Engineering Grant Summer 2006 Provided engineering assistance to determine if wire rope would be stiff enough to be used for the splines in the Positive Energy of New Mexico sculptures. Capital Art Foundation, Permanent Collection - Arched Separation November 2001 New Mexico State Capitol Building, Santa Fe, NM U. S. Patent Number: 5,273,803 December 1993 "Apparatus and method for fabricating a skeleton framework and finished product defining three-dimensional curved surface and volume." International Artist in Residence, Summer 1992 Delfina Studio Trust, London, England Artist-in-Residence, 1989 - 1991 Gutman Center, University of Pennsylvania, New Hope, PA

TEACHING: Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM - Professor 1995 - Present Chair: Expressive Arts Department 2003 – 2005, 2008 – 2011, 2013 - 2019 Albuquerque Commission ¾ leave of absence Spring 2006 Sabbatical – Fabricate two 30’ sculptures for the City of Albuquerque Fall 2006 – Spring 2007 Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China June 2010 Visiting Professor, Sculpture

EDUCATION: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - M.F.A. Sculpture May 1990 Proficiency in Architectural Structures (statics) Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY - B.S. Art May 1987 Minor, History of Art PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Michael Metcalf Mimbres Region Arts Council, Silver City, NM – Member 1996 – Present President 2000 – 2001 Washington Sculptors Group – Member 1993 – 2000 Board of Directors 1994 - 1995 Western New Mexico University Art Acquisition Committee – Chair 2001-2016 2001 – Present Purchased $96,000 of artwork for campus through NM Arts and Culture 2019-2020 Purchased $154,000 of artwork for campus through NM Arts and Culture 2016-2017 Commissioned a $54,000 Sculpture through NM Arts – Art’s in public places 2002-2003 Purchased $14,000 of artwork for campus though NM Arts Acclaimed Artists Spring 2004 Purchased $14,000 of artwork for campus though NM Arts Acclaimed Artists Spring 2002

EXHIBITIONS: Museum Exhibitions: Silver City Regional Juried Art Exhibit, WNMU Museum, Silver City, NM February-March 2009 Juror: Edwina Milner, Artist/Patron, Santa Fe, NM Combined Talents 2000, Museum of Fine Arts, FSU, Tallahassee, Fl August-October 2000 Jurors: Jaia Chen - Ohio, Michael Oliveri - Los Angeles, Nick Potter - London Across Borders/Sin Fronteras, The Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC May-July 1994 Jurors: Dr. Belgica Rodriquez, Director & Jack Cowart, Chief Curator, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Solo Exhibitions: Seedboat Gallery, Silver City, NM April 2008 Curator: Marcia Smith & Nan Spragen Gallery Owner Ekletikas Gallery, Silver City, NM February 2004 Curator: James Madson & North Johnson, Gallery Owners Ekletikas Gallery, Silver City, NM February 2001 Curator: James Madson, State of New Mexico Arts Commissioner, Gallery Owner Burris Hall Gallery, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM February 1997 Curator: David Lobdell, Acting Gallery Director Godwin Gaspar Gallery, St. Louis, MO November-May 1996 Curators: Carole Gaspar & Michael Godwin, Gallery Directors Frances McCray Gallery, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM September-October 1995 Curator: Gloria Maya, Gallery Director Marlboro Gallery, Prince George's College, Largo, MD March 1994 Curator: John Krumrein, Gallery Director Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery, Middlesex School, Concord, MA April 1991 Curator: David Lang, Chair, Art Department

Two Person Exhibitions: EDS Government Service Group, Herndon, VA Summer 1999 Curator: Alice Webb, Visual Arts Director, Arts Council of Fairfax County Covington & Burling, Washington, DC Summer 1996 Juried by Art Committee The Cultural Arts Center of St. Michael's, St. Michael's, MD Summer 1995 Curator: Jacquelyn A. Gee, Director Mansion Gallery, Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD June 1993 Curator: Kathleen Moran, Gallery Director

Juried Group Exhibitions: 3rd Annual Sculpture Tucson, Brandi Fenton Memorial Park, Tucson, Arizona (Postponed) April 2020 Juried by committee 29th Annual Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, CO August 2012 Juried by committee Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla, NM July – October 2011 Curator: Paul Schranz, Director NM Down Under, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM Summer 2007 Curator: Nancy Salem & Augustine Romero Regional Invitational II Summer 2005 University Art Gallery, NMSU, Las Cruces, NM Summer 2005 Curator: Marry Ann Redding West by Southwest, Burris Hall Gallery, NMHU, Las Vegas, NM February 2004 Curator: David Lobdell, Gallery Director EXHIBITIONS: (CONTINUED) Michael Metcalf Silver City Regional Art Exhibition IV, McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM February 2003 Juror: Mary Anne Redding, New Mexico State University Art Gallery, Director Inside/Outside, Guadalupe Fine Art & Sculpture Garden, Santa Fe, NM Summer 2000 Curator: Lena Bartula, Gallery Director Sculpture 2000: 20th Invitational Exhibition, Montpelier Art Center, Laurel, MD Summer 2000 Juror: Richard Zandler, Director Installation Show, McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM February 2000 Curator: Paula Geisler, McCray Gallery Director. New Mexico Woodcarvers, Governor's Gallery, State Capitol, Santa Fe, NM Summer 1999 Juror: Terry Bumpass, Museum of Fine Arts/Governors Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Mimbres Region Arts Council Exhibition, Governor's Gallery, State Capitol, Santa Fe, NM Spring 1999 Juror: Terry Bumpass, Museum of Fine Arts/Governors Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Silver City Regional Art Exhibition, McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM Spring 1999 Juror: Bailey Doogan, Professor, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ Fall American Art Show, Museum of the Horse, Ruidoso Downs, NM Winter 1997 Juror: Howard J. Taylor, Director, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Mimbres Regional Art Exhibition, McCray Gallery, Silver City, NM February 1997 Juror: Charles M. Lovell, Director New Mexico State University Art Gallery, Las Cruses, NM Return to Beauty, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts November-December 1995 Juror: Anna B. Francis, Staff Curator 19th. M.C.J.A.E., Strathmore Arts Center, North Bethesda, MD July-August 1995 Juror: Barbara Fendrick, Gallery Owner, Washington, DC Sculpture Invitational, Montgomery College, Rockville MD May-July 1995 Jurors: Prof. James L. Brown, Gallery Director & Prof. Orest S. Poliszczuk, Sculpture Penn Art, Center Square Building, Philadelphia, PA January-March 1995 Juror: Diane Lipman, Art Consultant, Philadelphia, PA Sculpture Now-1995, Washington Square, Washington, DC January-March 1995 Juror: Virginia M. Mecklenburg, Curator, Museum of American Art, Washington, DC AAC Annual, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA January-February 1995 Juror: David Ross, Director, Whitney Museum, New York City 18th. M.C.J.A.E., Strathmore Arts Center, North Bethesda, MD July-August 1994 Juror: David Tannous , Art Critic, Baltimore/Washington, DC White Flint Installation, White Flint, North Bethesda, MD April-June 1994 Juror: Becky Hannum, Art Consultant, Washington, DC Kristin Johnson Gallery, Washington, DC January-May 1993 Juror: Kristin Johnson, Gallery Director, Washington, DC Penn MFA Retrospective, Philadelphia, PA September 1992 Juried by committee Art Scape '92, Maryland Institute, Baltimore, MD July-August 1992 Juror: Randall Craig, Professor of Art Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD The Tactile Show, Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD June-August 1992 Juror: Denise Warner, Director, The Very Special Arts Gallery, Washington, DC 16th. M.C.J.A.E., Strathmore Arts Center, Rockville, MD (Honorable Mention) March 1992 Juror: Helen Frederick, Director of Pyramid Atlantic, Laurel, MD Phillips Mill Exhibition, New Hope, PA October 1991 Juried by committee Maryland Federation of Art Gallery, Annapolis, MD July 1990 Juried by committee

Group Exhibitions: Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City, NM (Postponed) April 2020 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City, NM May 2019 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2017 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM October 2016 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2016 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2015 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2014 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM October 2013 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2013 Red Dot Studio Tour, Silver City Gallery Association, Silver City, NM October 2012 EXHIBITIONS: (CONTINUED) Michael Metcalf Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM January - February 2009 Chocolate Fantasia, Seedboat Gallery, Silver City, NM February 2009 Weekend at the Galleries, Seedboat Gallery, Silver City NM October 2008 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM October 2005 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM October 2003 Skidmore College Alumni Art Exhibition, Saratoga Springs, NY June 2002 Middlesex School Centennial Alumni Art Exhibition, Concord MA June 2001 WNMU Faculty Exchange Exhibition, Western Montana College, Dillon, MT November 1999 MRAC Exhibition, Wells Fargo Bank, Silver City, NM Fall 1999 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM October 1999 Weekend at the Galleries, XPO Gallery, Silver City, NM Fall 1998 Eklektikas Gallery, Art Walk 1998, Silver City, NM Fall 1998 Ongoing Exhibition, Mill Valley Sculpture Gardens, Mill Valley, CA Fall 1998 Weekend at the Galleries, Broadway Gallery, Silver City, NM November 1997 Veterans Park Commission - Model Exhibition, City Hall, Rockville, MD Fall 1997 Faculty Exhibition, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM November-December 1997 Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD December 1993 Faculty Exhibition, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD December 1992 Gutman Center Exhibition, New Hope, PA April 1991 Master of Fine Arts Show, I.C.A., Philadelphia, PA May 1990 Gutman Center Exhibition, New Hope, PA April 1990

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS: National Exposure: Big Blend Parks & Travel Magazine, Art in Public Places pgs. 100-103 Winter/Spring 2019 Art and Geology, Dowse/Metcalf, International Geosciences Conference, Oslo, Norway August 2008 Under Construction, Art Calendar the business magazine for visual Arts, Orlando, FL June 2008

Catalogues: 29th annual Sculpture in the Park, Loveland CO August 2012 Regional Invitational II Summer 2005 University Art Gallery, NMSU - Las Cruces, NM Summer 2005 Combined Talents 2000 Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, FSU - Tallahassee, FL August 2000 Sculpture 2000: Montpelier Invitational Exhibition, Montpelier Arts Center - Laurel, MD June 2000 Across Borders/Sin Fronteras, The Art Museum of The Americas - Washington, DC May 1994 The Tactile Show, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center - Laurel, MD June 1992

Reviews: Sculptor Michael Metcalf, Silver City Life, Silver City, NM Winter 2016 Professor Michael Metcalf sees sculpture in Albuquerque dedicated, Silver City Sun- February 13, 2014 Silver City artist completes new sculpture for City of Albuquerque, Silver City Sun-News November 18, 2014 Just Sit, and Enjoy the Sculptures, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM October 10, 2009 Metcalf Sculptures Grace Albuquerque’s Skyline, Silver City Life, Silver City, NM Summer 2008 Artist Featured, Silver City Daily Press, SC, NM April 28, 2008 People & Projects – Materials Man, Skidmore Scope Quarterly, Saratoga Springs, NY Spring 2008 Positive Energy of New Mexico Sculpture Dedication, KOAT Chanel 7, Albuquerque, NM December 2, 2007 Sculptures’ dedication to be held in Albuquerque, Silver City Daily Press, SC, NM November 15, 2007 Dedication ceremony planned for prof’s twin sculptures, Silver City Sun-News, SC, NM November 15, 2007 Going up, Silver City Daily Press, Silver City, NM September 26, 2007 Artist ready to install sculpture in Albuquerque, Silver City Daily Press, Silver City, NM September 25, 2007 Stranger in a strange, artistic land, Las Cruces Sun-News, Las Cruces, NM September 9, 2007 Ahead of the Curves, Desert Exposure, Silver City, NM September 2007 The Arts: Michael Metcalf, Silver City Life, Silver City, NM Summer 2007 Positive Energy, Silver City Sun-News, Silver City, NM August 5, 2007 I-40/Louisiana Interchange Public Art Project, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM March 21, 2006 PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS: (CONTINUED) Michael Metcalf Sculpture – Michael Metcalf, by Richard Stejskal, abqARTS, Albuquerque NM March 2006 Silver City Man’s Art Nominated for Uptown, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM June 23, 2005 Sculptor wins contest to place artwork along freeway, SC Daily Press, Silver City, NM June 23, 2005 Comings & Goings, Pasatiempo - The New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM May 20, 2000 Comings & Goings, Pasatiempo - The New Mexican, Santa Fe, NM March 26, 1999 Weekend at the Galleries, Silver City Daily Press, Silver City, NM November 12, 1998 The best in the contemporary art scene, Albuquerque Journal, Albuquerque, NM February 2, 1997 Lawyers court local artists and their work, Georgetown & Country - Middleburg, VA September 5, 1996 Metcalf Opening a Success, The Mustang, WNMU - Silver City, NM October 3, 1995 Two local galleries offer variety and insight, The Village News - Rockville, MD August 18, 1995 Views poetic, realistic and just plain weird, The Gazette - Rockville, MD August 18, 1995 MC showcases five sculptors, The Gazette - Rockville, MD June 28, 1995 Atrium Art: Sculptures in the Square, The Washington Post Weekend - Washington DC January 13, 1995 Across Borders/Sin Fronteras, Washington Review - Washington, DC October/November 1994 Art in White Flint, News 7 at 5:00 WJLA Channel 7 - Washington, DC June 13, 1994 Panorama - Spotlight, Prince George's - Laurel, MD March 16, 1994 Allies Exhibit, Beltsville News - Beltsville, MD March 1994 MC-Rockville faculty displays diverse talent, The Gazette - Rockville MD December 15, 1993 Sculptor Releases Hidden Forms of Nature, Montgomery Express - Rockville, MD June 23, 1993 Sculptor Releases Hidden Forms of Nature, The Montgomery Journal - Rockville MD June 25, 1993 Around Town, The Rockville Gazette - Rockville, MD June 2, 1993 A Hands-On Exhibition, The Washington Post, Maryland Weekly - Laurel, MD July 7, 1992 Visually impaired kids develop feeling for art, Laurel Leader - Laurel, MD July 16, 1992 Gutman Center Exhibition, New Hope Examiner, New Hope, PA April 1991

LECTURES: “WNMU Faculty Share their creative Process” – Lecture September 2016 Artist Lecture Series, MRAC/WNMU, Silver City, NM “A Visual Panorama Combining Contemporary Sculpture … Creative Process and Work” - Lecture April 2011 Western Institute for Lifelong Learning - University for a Day, Silver City, NM “Michael Metcalf – The Public Art Process” – Lecture April 2008 Silver City Evening with the Artist Series, MRAC, Silver City, NM "From Small to Large – My Sculptural Process" - Lecture April 2006 Silver City Lecture Series, MRAC/WNMU, Silver City, NM "Bronze Casting on a Shoestring/My Sculptural Process" - Lecture June 2000 Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD "How New Mexico Has Changed My Sculptural Process" - Gallery Talk February 1997 New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM "History of Sculpture and This Artist's Approach" - Lecture November 1996 Silver City Artist Guild, Silver City, NM "Dynamic Form, Why and How" - Gallery Talk October 1995 Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM "Interdependence, How and Why" - Gallery Talk June 1994 The Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC "Illusive Arcs: My Creative Process" - Lecture October 1993 Jewish Community Center of Greater D.C., Rockville, MD "The Evolution of My Work" - Gallery Talk June 1993 Mansion Gallery, Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD "Bronze Casting" - Demonstration for: April 1993 Lafayette College at the Gutman Center, New Hope, PA Submit applications (PDF or WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY hard copy) for sabbatical leave APPLICATION FOR SABBATICAL LEAVE to the Provost’s office on or before Nov. 1, 2020 Ten (10) copies of application and all attachments are to be submitted.

Name: Nancy Livingston Date: 10/28/2020

Department: Mathematics & Computer Science

Term and date of requested leave: Fall 2021 – Spring 2022

I. A. Years of service with Western New Mexico University (including Present year): 7

B. Date(s) of previous sabbatical leaves: None

C. Date(s) of previous applications: None

II. Attach a comprehensive vita that describes your activities on campus, in the community and professionally, as well as publications and/or creative works or work in progress.

III. Provide a one page narrative (500 words) that discusses the purposes or goals of the sabbatical and what will be accomplished during the sabbatical. Include a discussion of how the sabbatical would contribute to your professional development and benefit the university.

If a book, other publications or other creative materials are to be produced during the leave clearly indicate their topic, number and projected length. Add when relevant a separate bibliography of publications or related works to support the application.

IV. Include at least two letters evaluating the feasibility and nature of your sabbatical leave project. One of these two letters must be from a colleague not on the faculty of Western New Mexico University. In addition, each applicant must submit an administrative feasibility statement from his or her Department Chair that states if the faculty members teaching and advising responsibilities will be covered in their absence.

I understand the following University regulations apply: Upon approval of an application by the VPAA, a supplementary contract shall be tendered stipulating that the faculty member is under obligation to return to the University to serve a minimum of one year as a full-time faculty member. The contract will specify that the faculty member is on sabbatical. Receipt of the signed supplementary contract will indicate final granting of the leave.

Sabbatical leaves will be approved by the VPAA only with the clear understanding of the faculty member’s obligations to the University after the leave. Failure to fulfill these obligations will require full refund of all salary paid by Western New Mexico University during the leave.

After returning to the University, the faculty member shall submit to the President, with copies to the Department Chair and Vice President for Academic Affairs, a full report including, but not limited to the research, creative work, publication, or other results of the leave. This will include documented evidence of such work.

04/09 Signature of Applicant

Sabbatical Leave Administrative Feasibility Statement For Department Chairs

From: Tom Gruszka Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Western New Mexico University Silver City, New Mexico 88061

Phone number: x6788

Date: 30 October 2020

To: Dr. Jack Crocker Provost Western New Mexico University Silver City, New Mexico 88061

Dear Dr. Crocker,

Nancy Livingston ______has applied for a ____two______semester sabbatical leave (Name) (one or two)

for the academic year ____2021-22______. I have evaluated the feasibility of covering this faculty member’s (Academic year)

teaching and found that it can be covered in their absence. In order to cover Nancy’s teaching duties, the department will need approval for a one-year fulltime limited-term position. I also have evaluated the

feasibility of covering this faculty members advising responsibilities and found that it can be covered in their absence.

Sincerely,

______(signature) To: Sabbatical Leave Committee

Re: Sabbatical Leave Proposal for Professor Nancy Livingston, Ph.D

I have three interdisciplinary objectives I wish to accomplish during my requested sabbatical leave, all of which will benefit our university:

I. W.N.M.U. Cliff Swallow Research II. Java Programming Study III. Data Science with Python Study

Each are described in detail below, together with my rationale established for each objective and my plans in place for accomplishing said objective. Materials to support this application are found in the accompanying bibliography file. Letters of support from scholars in the fields of statistics, computer science and biology also accompany this application as these are the disciplines on which the three interdisciplinary objectives are based.

Objective I: To use bio-statistics to analyze the 2020 W.N.M.U. Cliff Swallow Population trends and publicize results in a scholarly journal; update my YouTube Playlist “WNMU Living Mascots: The Cliff Swallows” with more 2020 footage, and produce a photographic essay of the 2020 population for all to enjoy.

Swallow Hatchlings 6 - 11-2020

Rationale: I began my cross-disciplinary study of the Southwestern Cliff Swallow in late 2019. In 2020, with the help of President Shepard, Kevin Matthes and Ron Reed, data logging sensors were installed at many of the pre-known nesting locations of Cliff Swallows on our W.N.M.U. campus. These sensors have collected the entire 2020 season of nesting location temperature, humidity and light values, daily at four hour- intervals. Additionally, I spent my 2020 spring and summer photographing and recording video footage of our living mascots with a Nikon 125X Optical ZOOM 4K camera designed for birding. Two students also contributed their work to this in Spring 2020 using NMAMP funding. Finally, at the end of the nesting season, Eugene Rodriquez, W.N.M.U.’s carpenter and Fort Bayard Fire Fighter removed the sensors.

Consequently, I have thousands of photos, several hours of video footage and months of multivariate data to organize, synthesize and analyze. Though I was attempting to complete this project in my free time, as it was a completely voluntary effort on my part, I have discovered that it is impossible for me to complete during my working semesters. These annual visitors are part of W.N.M.U.’s history, culture and future, and are thus important to document in the spirit of “Ed-venture”.

Fort Bayard Fire Department Removing Sensors 9-26-2020

Plans: I am collaborating with retired, and renowned, ornithologist-biologist Dr. Beth Leuck on this project as she loaned me her data logging sensors to use and advises me on the biology of the swallows. I currently have sparse data from Joe Doyle collected some years ago and data from Silver City Audubon society collected in 2018 and 2019, and data from student Chris Rose collected in 2019 on nesting patch locations, and now this new data with many more variables to review. This has become a mammoth undertaking, now that I have captured so much data, and I request time to analyze it using the open- source statistical programming environment R and RStudio. The outcome of this analysis is expected to be at least one paper on the W.N.M.U. Cliff Swallow population with concentrations on nesting location and habitat, which include historical data, and analysis of subspecies’ differentiation hypothesis. There will also be video contribution to my current YouTube channel, and a photographic essay of the 2020 W.N.M.U. Cliff Swallows, from arrival to departure, including nestling documentation, which our students, our local Audubon Society and others can enjoy. I will be able to present this essay at the upcoming 2021 Gila Symposium.

Objective II: Develop my qualification to teach the Java programming classes offered in WNMU’s mathematics program of study.

Rationale: In the next two years, both of our computer science professors will retire. At present, no one in the Department other than these two retiring professors is qualified to teach the Java programming courses. These classes are required by our Math majors. Plan: Obtain certification in Java Programming as offered online by Duke University via coursera at: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/java-programming. The course description is:

Java—one of the most in-demand programming languages and the foundation of the Android operating system. This Specialization will teach you core programming concepts and equip you to write programs to solve complex problems. In addition, you will gain the foundational skills a software engineer needs to solve real-world problems, from designing algorithms to testing and debugging your programs.

There are five courses in this Specialization. The approximate time frame for completion is 5 months. At completion, a Certificate proving successful completion of the requirements of this Specialization will be earned.

Objective III: Continuing my work in classes in Statistics and R programming, my long-term goal is to establish a new Master’s program in Data Science. The preparations during my sabbatical leave will involve increasing my skills in the tools of data science, including learning the Python programming language and data handling. Taking modern classes in the data science skills will further help me to construct a program that will be tuned to the needs of our students as well as preparing them for the workplace in this growing area.

Rationale: As is well-known, the importance of handling large data sets and gleaning correct information from the data has increased significantly and has become an important job opportunity for students skilled in this area. Additionally, the integration of Python with R has become popular in today’s workplace – to the extent that Python is now a “hot technology” at O*NET (Occupational Information Network), the nation’s primary source of occupational information, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration.

Plans: I will begin by completing the first of the 5-part specialization given by the University of Michigan offered through coursera at: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-science-python. The course description is:

This course will introduce the learner to the basics of the python programming environment, including fundamental python programming techniques such as lambdas, reading and manipulating csv files, and the numpy library. The course will introduce data manipulation and cleaning techniques using the popular python pandas data science library and introduce the abstraction of the Series and DataFrame as the central data structures for data analysis, along with tutorials on how to use functions such as groupby, merge, and pivot tables effectively. By the end of this course, students will be able to take tabular data, clean it, manipulate it, and run basic inferential statistical analysis.

In summary, I hope to complete these three objectives during my sabbatical leave, which will serve to help me grow professionally by which I can help W.N.M.U. also grow. As the futurist Alvin Toffler once said: "The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write…but rather those who cannot learn, unlearn…and relearn" both subject matter and the teaching methodology needed to keep students competitive in a world becoming increasingly reliant on STEM learning. (https://www.robotlab.com/blog/a-story-around-this-pic- ).

Vitae of Nancy Livingston

Contact Information Nancy Livingston, Ph. D. 401 Santa Rita Avenue Hurley, NM 88043 (360)593-3165 [email protected]

Current Employment: Professor, Mathematics & Computer Science, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, New Mexico

Education Ph. D. (2001) University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Area of Specialization: C*-Algebras and Operator Theory Dissertation Topic: Classification of C*-Algebras

Master of University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon Science (1997) Area of Concentration: Mathematics

Bachelor of Arts & Sciences (1989) Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Research and Professional Products and Activities

NSF HSI STEM Hub Minigrant Awardee, $12,500.00, Project: Integrated Applied Math Across the Curriculum, 2020.

Faculty Advisor, GEK Math & CS Honors Society, W.N.M.U., 2014 – Present

NMAMP Mentor for Caleb Adams, “Is sustainability possible? An Ecological Footprint Analysis.”, 2020.

NMAMP Mentor for Jacob Wood, “MSEAQ Results of Fall, 2020 Remedial Mathematics Students at W.N.M.U.”, 2020.

NMAMP Mentor for Andrea Victor and John Perkins, Project: “2020 Cliff Swallows at W.N.M.U.”, 2020.

NMAMP Mentor for John Perkins, “Immigration Mathematical & Statistical Models”, 2019.

S.R.P.D. Summer Research Grant Mentor & Award, “History and Statistics of Immigration”, 2019.

Director, ALAS STEM Team, W.N.M.U. Faculty Collaboration Grant: “ALAS STEM”, 2019.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Research Grant Mentor to GEK Math Club: “Statistical Report: How Do W.N.M.U. Students and Athletes Have Fun?”, 2019. . W.N.M.U. Faculty Collaboration Grant Mentor to Stephanie Baez and Destiny Pinon, “Modeling New Horizon Data with MATLAB”, 2017.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Collaboration Grant with Business School to develop Business Math I & II Courses, 2017.

Professional Service

Chair, On-line Teaching & Learning Committee, W.N.M.U., 2020 – Present.

Secretary, Faculty Senate, W.N.M.U., 2019 – 2020.

Senator, faculty Senate, W.N.M.U., 2018 – 2020.

Math Association of America (M.A.A.) Newsletter Editor, 2019 – present.

Member, Math Association of America, Current

Member, New Mexico Math Association of Two Year Colleges, Current.

NSF Panel Reviewer for HIS IUSE Grants, NSF, 2019.

M.A.A. Southwestern Section Chair & Conference Organizer, W.N.M.U., 2019

Mathematics and Computer Science Representative, First International Meeting of Universities: Mexico-Costa Rica-WNMU, 2017.

Presentations “Teaching R-Studio in On-line Statistics Courses” (invited speaker), ICTCM 2020 Conference, May, 2020.

“On WNMU's Living Mascots: our Southwestern Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota tachina and P. p. swainsoni)”, Eight Natural History of the Gila Research Symposium, W.N.M.U., February, 2020

“Statistical Report: How Do W.N.M.U. Students and Athletes Have Fun?”, M.A.A. Southwestern Section Conference Poster Presentation, 2019.

“Teaching Statistics using RStudio”, Math & CS Faculty Seminar, 2018.

“Fire in the Gila!”, WAC Faculty Research Event, W.N.M.U., 2018.

“Careers in STEM Fields”, WOMEN IN STEM: Science Matters week, Western New Mexico University, 2018.

“Videography in Canvas”, Western New Mexico University, 2018

Math & CS Department Chair, Summer Session, 2018, Western New Mexico University.

“Pluto and Friends”, M.A.A. Southwestern Section Meeting, Las Cruces, NM, 2017

“Multi-contextual Learning Environments for H.S.I.s”, Faculty Seminar, W.N.M.U., 2016.

“Solar Storm Investigation”, Annual Meeting of the SW Section of the MAA at El Paso College, April, 2015.

“Hanging Ten: Measuring Big Wave Intensities”, Annual Meeting of the PNW Section of MAA at Willamette University, April, 2013.

“Infusing Quantitative Reasoning Across the Curriculum”, University of Washington Bothell, March, 2011

“Classification of a Class of Tracially AF C*-Algebras”, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, March, 2001

“Hilbert-Schmidt and Trace Class of Operators on Hilbert Space”, University of Oregon, March, 2000

“Direct Limits of C*-Algebras, UHF Algebras and Supernatural Numbers”, University of Oregon, December, 1999

“A Class of Simple Tracially AF C*-Algebras”, University of Oregon, February, 1999

Publications “Returning to college campus during the pandemic: WNMU students are not alone”, featured by Otto Khera, Silver City Daily Press, 2020

“21st Century Statistics with R”, 2020, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, ISBN 9781792434044.

“Teaching R-Studio in On-line Statistics Courses”, Conference Proceedings, ICTCM 2020, Pearson Publishing Company.

“Statistical Report: How Do W.N.M.U. Students and Athletes Have Fun?”, M.A.A. Southwestern Section Conference, 2019.

Database: “Gila Study”, Western New Mexico University (WNMU) Canvas Learning Management System, 2018 - current.

“Monaco Madness”, W.N.M.U. Research Colloqium, 2018.

“’Hanging Ten’: Measuring Big Wave Intensities”, Science of Tsunami Hazards, Journal of Tsunami Society International, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2013

“Modeling Tsunami Probability Using Generalized Extreme Value and Pareto Distributions with Case Studies in the Japanese Prefectures”, Journal of Environmental Statistics http://www.jenvstat.org/, 10/2011

“A Class of Simple Tracially AF C*-Algebras”, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2002

Awards, Certifications and Workshops

HSI-STEM HUB Certificates in 6 Webinar Trainings: Framing Student Success, Developing Research Questions, Key Personnel and Letters of Commitment, Open Session for Discussion, Finding and Responding to the NSF Call for Proposals, Insights from Recent HIS Awardees, 2020.

Attend Hawkes Learning Webinars:”Innovative Media to Enliven Student Presentations”, 2020.

Attend Hawkes Webinar:”It Can Be Done: Encouraging Undergraduate Student Research for Scholarly Conferences”, 2020.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Collaboration Grant with Dr. Jost, Dr. Velo, Dr. Kumar, Dr. Smith and Mr. Burgess: ”ALAS STEM”, 2019.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Research Grant, “Statistical Report: How Do W.N.M.U. Students and Athletes Have Fun?”, 2019.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Collaboration Grant with Dr. William Norris: “Biostatistics”, 2018.

NSF Grant Writing Workshop, University of New Mexico, 2018.

W.N.M.U. Faculty Research Grant: ”New Horizons Data Analysis”, 2017.

Drone Symposium at Spaceport, Fall, 2016.

WNMU Course Release Grants for Conducting Research, Fall, 2014; Fall, 2015.

HIS in H.S.I. Conference, University of New Mexico, 2015.

WNMU Micro-Messaging Workshop through CASa, May 4, 2015

Applying the Quality Matters Rubric for Higher Education Workshop, Pierce College, Puyallup, WA, April, 2013

Equine Nutrition Certification from University of Edinburgh, courser.org, awarded April, 2013

Pearson's Math Workshop, Seattle, WA - Canvas Integration and the Changes to Math requirements in the DTA: “New Pathways for Developmental Math: A Look into Mathematical Literacy for College Students “, “Changes to Math requirements in the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA)”, “The latest breakthroughs in educational technology Pearson Education (CANVAS Integration)”, March, 2013

Skill Standard D Certification: CANVAS Workshop, Clover Park Technical College, March, 2013

Communication Tips & Techniques for Non-Native Language Speakers Workshop, Clover Park Technical College Faculty Enrichment Program, February, 2013

Skill Standard D Certification: ANGEL Basics Workshop, October, 2009

Summer Research Grant awarded by TAMU-Commerce, Summer, 2003

Peter B. Gilkey Summer Research Grant, NSF Principle Investigator: P. Gilkey, University of Oregon, Summer, 2001

Johnson Fellowship Awarded by Department of Mathematics, University of Oregon, Summer, 2000.

Teaching Experience Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science, 2020 - Present, WNMU Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science, 2017 - 2020, WNMU Assistant Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science, 2014 - 2017, WNMU

Courses Taught: New Mexico Common Core Numbering in () Math 321 (1350) Statistics (developed using R) BIOL 480 Senior Project “Biostatistics” (co-developed) ALAS 1830 Director of Development Math 496 Senior Project Math 308 MATLAB Scientific Programming Environment (developed) Math 312 Linear Algebra (developed with Matlab) Math 323 Differential Equations (developed with Matlab) BSAD 380 Advanced Applied Statistics with Business Applications (developed) Math 423 Mathematical Modeling (developed with Matlab) Math 480/485 Seminar: Statistical Tests Math 121 (1150) Business Mathematics (developed on-line version) Math 171 (1510) Calculus I Math 221 (1430) Business Calculus (developed on-line version) Math 417 Numerical Analysis with MATLAB (developed and taught) Math 172 (1520) Calculus II Math 271 (2530) Calculus III Math 111 (1215) Intermediate Algebra Math 132 (1230) Trigonometry Math 410 Abstract Mathematics Hybrid (developed) Math 210 Introduction to Proofs Math 421 Advanced Applied Statistics with R(developed) Math 480 Seminar: Programming in MATLAB(developed) Math 471/2 Probability and Statistics with R(developed)

Adjunct Instructor of Mathematics, 2009-2013, Clover Park College, Lakewood, WA

Courses Taught: Math 108: Math for Health Occupations Math 107: Business Mathematics with Statistics In Class and On-Line Math 142: Precalculus with Trigonometry Online Math 099: Intermediate Algebra Online and Hybrid

Volunteer 5th Grade Math Club Instructor / Math Championship Coach, 2007-2008, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Bellingham, WA

Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2001 - 2003, Texas A&M University – Commerce

Courses Taught: Math 141 College Algebra Math 175 Business Mathematics and Applications Calculus I Math 176 Business Mathematics and Applications Calculus II Math 191 Calculus I Math 331 Discrete Mathematics Math 334 Abstract Algebra Math 511 Advanced Analysis Math 512 Advanced Analysis

Graduate Teaching Fellow, 1996 - 2001, University of Oregon Courses: Math 105 University Math I (introduction to discrete math): Developed and taught. Math 106 University Math II (introduction to probability and statistics): Developed and taught Math 107 University Math III (introduction to calculus and mathematical modeling): Developed and taught Math 111 College Algebra: Taught Math 241 Business Calculus I: Led four large discussion sections Math 242 Business Calculus II: Led four large discussion sections Math 421/521 Differential Equations II : Graded homework papers Math 446/546 Introduction to Abstract Algebra: Graded homework papers Math 456/556 Networks and Combinatorics: Graded homework papers Math 619 Complex Analysis: Graded homework papers

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1994 - 1995, St. Louis University MT-A120 College Algebra: Taught MT-A122 Finite Mathematics: Taught

Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1994, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Math 120 College Algebra: Taught Math 125 Precalculus with Trigonometry: Taught

Other Skills and Technology

Mathematical Application / Educational Integrated Computer Programs and Online Learning Management Systems: ANGEL, Blackboard, Canvas, Mathematica, MATLAB, R Language with RStudio Platform, GAP

Languages: Mathematica 10, MATLAB, R Statistical Programming, Python, HTML, C++, Pascal, FORTRAN

Graphing Calculators and Viewscreens: Current Texas Instruments

Software: Mathematica 10/9, MATLAB R2013b, R2015a, R2018b, R2019b, HOBO MX Multi-Channel Data Logger Software, Microsoft Office Suite with PowerPoint for Smart Classrooms and Slideshows, Word Processors, Publishers, Excel, WYSIWYG

Data Logging Sensor Equipment: HOBO Analog/Temperature/Relative Humidity(RH)/Light data logger and HOBO 4- Channel Analog data logger.