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For more information, please contact [email protected]. dailygamecock.com UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2013 VOL. 112, NO. 01 ● SINCE 1908 Business school interim dean appointed Current economics department instrumental in attracting high-quality Teegen announced in late August 2012 offered any assistance needed.” chair holding post during search students and faculty to the Moore School. she would be stepping down. Though Teegen was diffi cult to replace, I am also looking “I wanted to return to teaching Amiridis said McDermott is more than Priyanka Juneja forward to working and research,” Teegen said. “After a qualifi ed to take over operations for the [email protected] with the faculty and sabbatical year where I will visit Peru and time being. staff to maintain the Indonesia, I will return to USC in Fall “He’s not just a good fit, he’s an John McDermott , chair of the quality of all aspects of 2014 as a faculty member in International excellent fit,” Amiridis said. “He’s a economics department, has been academic life.” Business.” citizen faculty member for Darla Moore appointed interim dean of the Darla McDermott is Both President Harris Pastides and School business for close to three decades. Moore School of Business. taking the place Provost Michael Amiridis are extremely He is an outstanding teacher, excellent “I am looking forward to the challenge of Hildy Teegen grateful for Teegen’s service to the school. professor, and experienced administrator. of helping the Moore School make a MCDERMOTT until a permanent “She has done a wonderful job,” He has everything that is needed to successful transition to its new building,” appointment can be Amiridis said. “I am extremely delighted provide the steady leadership until an McDermott said in an email regarding found. After six years of being the dean that between July and the time she is appointment has been provided.” his new position. “The new facility will be of the Darla Moore School of Business, going to leave she has very graciously DEAN ● 2 Recent grad awarded STEM fellowship Cole Franks fi rst USC winner of prestigious grant in fi ve years Michelle Phan [email protected] Recent Honors College graduate William “Cole” Franks has been awarded the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship (NDSEG), which he will use to earn a doctorate in math. The fellowship is awarded to applicants pursuing doctoral degrees in one of fifteen supported science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) disciplines. Sponsored by the Department of Defense, students are encouraged to use the fellowship to aid national defense with their research. Out of a large number of applicants nationwide, only 10 percent are awarded the grant. Franks is the fi rst winner at USC in fi ve Ida Garland / THE DAILY GAMECOCK Settlement under left fi eld has caused cracks in sidewalks at Carolina Stadium as well as in its facade. years. “We have had only four winners before Cole, but none since 2008,” said Jennifer Bess of the Offi ce of Fellowships and Scholars. “It’s one $5 million in repairs due at baseball stadium of the biggest graduate fellowships out there. I think it’s a testament to the type of education Project to begin soon, complete this means it may overlap with the Gamecocks’ students are receiving here, opportunities preseason practices, “the plan is to be as non-disruptive available through USC, and a great recognition before opening day 2014 as possible as we fi nish up the work,” Hickman said. of the focus and talent of our science students.” In a release, Director of Facilities Design and Franks intends to use his fellowship at Amanda Coyne Construction, Jeffrey Lamberson said that the Rutgers University, where he will earn his [email protected] university had determined the timeline’s plausibility doctorate. It will pay for his tuition, mandatory with an outside engineering fi rm in order to “minimize fees, medical insurance and a monthly stipend. USC’s board of trustees approved a $4.965 million impact on the Carolina Baseball fan experience.” “It was a hard decision, but Rutgers became project May 28 intended to mitigate the settlement of The stadium will be only five years old once the my fi rst choice when I visited and felt welcomed dirt near Carolina Stadium’s left fi eld that has caused project is completed. It replaced Sarge Frye Field in by the professors and comfortable with the cracking in sidewalks and the stadium’s facade. 2009, and the Gamecocks won national championships current graduate students,” Franks said. The high price tag comes from the amount of in the two years following its opening. “Rutgers is also more physics based than my engineering work the project requires, which USC “We paid for a world class facility and that’s what other choices,” spokesman Wes Hickman said is “pretty signifi cant.” we expect to have,” Derek Gruner, director of facilities Franks was inspired to pursue physics early The project would require seats to be temporarily planning and programming, said in a release. on, and found his passion in math when he removed, bases to be placed into bedrock, and a large There are no immediate dangers or other safety entered college. amount of concrete work, Hickman said. concerns at the ballpark. The university is currently “When I was a kid I used to sketch a lot in The multi-million dollar undertaking will be funded searching for architectural, engineering, and notebooks which is useful for physics,” Franks with athletic operating funds and is set for completion construction fi rms for the project. said. “But I really started enjoying the subjects before opening day of the 2014 baseball season. While DG when I became good at math in high school. I was originally a biology major going into college, but after freshman year I realized that math was my real passion,” Police surveying residents’ satisfaction, safety He was also motivated by friends and professors within his fi eld of study. “Within the math and physics departments, surveys are sent out. The four-page survey asks USC assisting with data in each class you have the opportunity to do Columbia residents who have about participants’ perception of collection, analysis really well and learn a lot. The professors were not received a physical survey may their neighborhood’s crime rate, all very helpful and willing to speak outside the take the survey on CPD’s website. concerning everything from Amanda Coyne classroom,” Franks said. Around 50 of those online surveys litter and noise issues to gangs [email protected] One professor in particular, Jerry Griggs, have been completed, according to and gunshots. It also asks about with whom Franks conducted graph theory Wolfe. participants’ feelings towards police USC is partnering with the research, was someone Franks looked to as a “Surveying the entire city would and the level of fear of crime in their Columbia Police Department to mentor. have been cost prohibitive,” Wolfe neighborhood. gauge residents’ perceptions of the “[Griggs] had been more hands off in the said. “The two-pronged survey The data will be analyzed by USC city’s safety. The effort is funded lab, letting me do most of the stuff on my own, approach ensures that we have for the police department in order to by a grant from the Smart Policing but I found reading his papers and looking to adequate representation of the illustrate the issues facing Columbia Initiative totaling nearly $300,000, him for advice to be incredibly helpful,” Franks city and allows all willing citizens residents and their satisfaction CPD spokeswoman Jennifer said. to voice their opinions to CPD with police officers. The police Timmons said. With his doctorate, Franks hopes to continue regardless of whether they were part department hopes to do a follow-up CPD has distributed 4,000 his passion by conducting math and theoretical of the paper survey sample.” survey in the future, Wolfe said. neighborhood surveys to people in physics research. The neighborhoods being “CPD’s goal is to use multiple various communities in order to “I’m both interested in theoretical physics, examined by the survey include sources of information and data to gather data that they hope will help which has a lot of mathematical aspects, and those closer to USC’s campus, better serve Columbia citizens and implement what they have called a discrete math research, which has more to like Shandon, as well as others ensure a safe community,” Wolfe “data-driven approach to policing.” do with computer science and networks,” throughout Columbia, like said. Between 600 and 700 have been Franks said. “Ideally, I would love to became North Columbia’s Greenview While it has not been determined physically returned so far, and a professor and do research full time in these neighborhood. The neighborhoods’ whether USC will utilize the data, criminal justice professor Scott fi elds.” proximity to USC was not a factor Wolfe said it’s being considered. Wolfe expects more to come in after when they were being chosen, Wolfe reminder post cards and additional said.