The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | April 13, 2015

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Leadership expert Steve Wiley to serve as final Academic Speaker, April 20

Steve Wiley, entrepreneur, author and influential speaker, will present a lecture titled “Lessons in Leadership: A Transformational Journey from Gettysburg” at 7:30 p.m., April 20, in Watkins Auditorium.

Wiley is the founder of three companies: two international franchise organizations and a national chain of fleet management centers. He is also president of the Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg and founder of the institute’s Communicating with Executive Presence Program and Transformational Journey from Gettysburg Leadership Development Experience.

Venture Magazine, USA Today and Entrepreneur Magazine have recognized him for his strong leadership skills.

“Mr. Wiley has devoted his life to the development of strong leadership skills and has garnered accolades across the spectrum of our society,” said Dr. Lionel Crews, director of Honors Programs. “I am glad our students have this unique opportunity to get an introduction to leadership from one of its master instructors.”

The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information contact Crews at 731-881-7436, or by email at lcrews@utm.edu.

FINAL ACADEMIC SPEAKER – Steve Wiley, entrepreneur author and influential speaker, will appear April 20 as part of the Academic Speaker Series.

Dr. Tom Rakes to step down May 31 as UT Martin chancellor

Dr. Tom Rakes, University of Tennessee at Martin chancellor since 2007, will step down from his position and return to teaching, effective May 31 of this year.

Rakes held various administrative positions during his 23-year tenure at the

University of Memphis through 1995. He came to UT Martin in 2002 from the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he was provost and vice president for academic affairs and interim president. Rakes came to UT Martin to serve as vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of educational studies. He was named provost in 2005, followed by his election as chancellor two years later by the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.

The university has registered notable growth during his administration in online enrollment and the completion of over $100 million in capital and maintenance projects. Academic successes by students and student-athletes both in competition and in the classroom also marked his time at UT Martin.

“The university is solid

financially, and the main campus infrastructure and extended-campus centers are in excellent condition,” said Rakes. “I am proud to have been a part of this university. I believe this is an exciting time for UT Martin and look forward to seeing the campus move forward under new leadership.”

UT System President Joe DiPietro described Rakes’ service as chancellor as a time of major milestones.

“UT Martin is a unique and important part of the UT System, and Chancellor Rakes has led, nurtured and guided UT Martin in distinguished fashion through a strategic effort to expand the campus’ reach into West Tennessee to better serve the needs of non-traditional and working students in surrounding communities with satellite centers at Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Jackson.

In addition, under Chancellor Rakes’ leadership, the campus has built and opened state-of-the-art new facilities, including a fine arts building, student housing, and the student-driven and student-funded recreation center.

“His leadership was key to the outstanding success UT Martin had in the system-wide, $1 billion Campaign for Tennessee, in which UT Martin became the first UT campus to meet its campaign goal, $43 million, and continued its fundraising success until the campaign’s official conclusion in 2011 with a total of $57,254,633 raised for UT Martin.

“Chancellor Rakes has served UT Martin both in his current capacity and for five years as provost, and I am glad he has chosen to continue to serve in the classroom as he enters Continued on page 3

Chancellor Tom Rakes

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Dr. Ben Hooks, assistant professor of geology; Dr. Michael Gibson, professor of geology; and Eleanor Gardner, geology lab instructor, attended the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America’s recent annual meeting in Chattanooga. Nine geology majors also attended the meeting and participated in a field trip to Ocoee River gorge.

Brandt Gibson, a senior geology major from Martin, presented a paper titled “Exhumed Lignite Blocks, Paleocurrents and High Energy Sedimentary Features on a Mississippi River Point Bar, Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge, West Tennessee,” co-authored with Michael Gibson, Gardner, Hooks and Dr. Stan Dunagan, associate professor of geology.

Michael Gibson also co-led a field trip and co-authored a related paper with Dr. Bill Witherspoon, geologist at the Fernback Science Center in Atlanta, Ga., and Dr. Don Byerly, professor emeritus, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Gibson recently attended the Sigma Gamma Epsilon, Earth Science National Honor Society 43rd Biennial Convention, hosted at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kan. Gibson was re-elected to serve a fifth term as regional vice president of the southeastern region. Three students from the UT Martin Eta Alpha Chapter also attended the conference, which served as the society’s centennial celebration.

Dr. Dawn Wilkins, professor of biology (pictured above)has been elected to serve a three-year term as an executive committee member at large for the Association of Southern Biologists. ASB is the largest group of professional biologists in the southeastern United States, and its mission is to promote biology through both research and education. Wilkins is a lifetime member of ASB and has served as both a member and chair of the Senior Research Award Committee. She has also presented 14 posters and three oral presentations at annual meetings, in collaboration with colleagues and undergraduate research students.

REPRESENTING UT MARTIN – (Clockwise from top right) Dr. Ben Hooks, Dr. Stan Dunagan, Eleanor Gardner and Dr. Michael Gibson recently attended the Southeastern Section of the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting.

Dr. William (Bill) Davis, professor of economics, has published an article titled “Just How Cynical are Economists About American Politics?” in the March 2015 edition of the International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, volume 3, number 1, pages 292-312.

CONFERENCE ATTENDEES – Faculty members from the Department of Biological Sciences recently attended the 76th annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Chattanooga. Drs. Tom Blanchard, professor; Joaquin Goyret, assistant professor; Jennifer Greenwood, associate professor; Lisa Krueger, assistant professor; Kevin Pitz, associate professor; and Dawn Wilkins, professor, made the trip accompanied by 12 students. The students presented research posters on a variety of topics, co-authored by members of the faculty. The group is pictured between conference presentations.

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Dr. Rakes Steps Down cont.this new chapter. He is a strong advocate for the needs of students, and he has a great understanding of both the student population and its needs that UT Martin serves.”

Specific milestones during Dr. Rakes’ administration include the university’s highest-ever enrollment of 8,469 students in the fall of 2010, the opening of a new Student Recreation Center during that same year, the expanded Fine Arts Building in 2013, and a major

renovation and remodeling of the university’s dining facilities and bookstore that reopened in the fall of 2014 in the Boling University Center. Expansions were also completed at UT Martin centers in Parsons, Ripley and Selmer. A new Jackson Center location opened in the fall of 2011.

Rakes is a member of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission Performance Funding Standards Review Committee, the Complete College Act Funding Formula

Committee, and a founding member of the Tennessee Campus Compact Board of Directors. He is past chair and currently serves on the Ohio Valley Conference Council of Presidents. Rakes is also a member of the executive committee of the Tennessee College Association.

Active in public service, Rakes serves on the Weakley County United Way Board of Directors and the Weakley County Economic Development Board where he serves as chair of

the WCED Committee on Professional Services, Health, and Education.

“I look forward to returning to the faculty and working more directly with UTM students,” said Rakes, who during his university teaching career has over 160 refereed presentations and publications along with 24 books to his credit. “The University of Tennessee at Martin has a bright future, and I look forward to my new role within the institution.”

Dual enrollment enrolling now; seeking professors to offer courses to high-achieving high school students

Dual enrollment registration has begun for the summer and fall 2015 semesters. The current course offerings include a variety of general education courses offered for dual enrollment credit at area high schools, online and at the UT Martin main campus and extended campus centers.

Dual enrollment students will be able to take advantage of a new scholarship beginning in the fall. The UT Martin Dual Advantage Scholarship will allow students to take quality courses at a reduced rate while allowing them to experience UT Martin during their college decision-making years.

Dr. Michael Gibson, professor of geology, is offering Geology 110 and 120 to Westview

High School students. Dual enrollment geology courses are unique to the UT Martin Dual Enrollment Program and give students hands-on experience in subject material not often taught in high school curriculums.

Opportunities are available for other departments that may be interested in offering courses to high-achieving high school students. If your department faculty would be willing to offer a dual enrollment course, contact Jackie Johnson, dual enrollment coordinator, at extension 3089 or by email at jjohn253@utm.edu.

Registration information for students can be found at www.utm.edu/dualenrollment.

OFFICE OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONSCordially Invites You to Attend

The Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and

the Registered Student Organization (RSO) Awards

Ceremony and ReceptionSunday, April 19, 2015

2 p.m.Watkins Auditorium

Located in the Boling University Center

Dr. Elaine Harriss, Charles Lewis and Dr. Christa Frye will present a trio performance titled

“Something old, something new”April 19th at 3 p.m.

Blankenship Recital Hall

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UNIVERSITÉ D’ORLÉANS – Jennifer Kroubo-Dagnini, head officer for institutional cooperation at the Université d’Orléans in France, visited UT Martin during International Week, March 23-30. Kroubo-Dagnini made her visit to renew and strengthen UT Martin’s longstanding partnership with the Université, initiated in 1997 by Dr. Paul Crapo, former chair of the Department of Modern Foreign Languages. At the heart of this relationship is a student exchange program which brings French students to UT Martin for one or two semesters of study and sends UT Martin students to Orléans for academic year or summer programs. Pictured (l-r) are James Eskew, a sophomore mathematics major from Kenton; Jessica Stephens, a senior international studies major from Fairview; Sandra Koch, coordinator of international studies; Dr. Lucia Florido, associate professor of French; Kroubo-Dagnini; Jenna Wright, associate professor and chair, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Amy Fenning, instructor and director, Office of International Programs and International Admissions; Dr. Malcolm Koch, lecturer of political science; and Jordan Jensen, a senior history major from Martin. Eskew is currently attending the Université d’Orléans; Stevens attended last semester; and Jensen intends to participate in the fall.

40TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CAFÉ – The Office of International Programs and International Admissions hosted the 40th annual International Café event in the Duncan Ballroom on March 30. The café featured authentic cuisine prepared by international students and served as the final event of International Week, March 23-30.

Approval to increase the campus parking permit fee from $60 to $70 annually, effective Fall 2015. Related permit prices will also increase for spring semester from $50 to $60, summer semester from $30 to $35, and replacement sticker from $30 to $35.

The fee increase is projected to generate approximately $50,000 based on an average of 5,000 stickers sold. Funds generated from the sale of parking permits are utilized to maintain/create parking areas and to maintain existing and future safety features (lighting, emergency

call boxes, sidewalks, crosswalk warning devices, signage, and painting of traffic control markings).

UT Martin remains the campus with the second lowest parking sticker price among four-year public institutions in the state. A majority of citations written on campus continue to be issued to vehicles not displaying a parking sticker, and of those citations, a majority are received by visitors which are subsequently voided.

For more information, contact the Public Safety Director Scott Robbins at 7777.

INFANT STIMULATION PROGRAM RECEIVES TELETHON FUNDS – The Infant Stimulation Program recently received $12,400 collected during the 58th annual Lion’s Club/WPSD Local 6 Telethon of Stars, held Nov. 8-9, 2014. This program provides early intervention services to children from birth to three years in six Northwest Tennessee counties. (Read more about the program and the telethon in the Nov. 3, 2014, issue of Addenda.) Pictured (l-r) are program staff members Jessica Pryor; Sandra Taylor; Lori Wilson, director, Infant Stimulation Program; Carrie Bush; Cathy Walter; and Sharon Waterfield, director, Child and Family Grant Programs. Pryor, Taylor, Bush and Walter are all program interventionists.

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Published weekly during the academic year and biweekly during the summer by UT Martin, Martin, TN 38238

• Dr. Joseph DiPietro - President, University of Tennessee System • Dr. Thomas Rakes - Chancellor •Bud Grimes - Addenda Editor

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Recent Chancellor’s Staff Actions

This section will be a recurring feature to highlight actions taken by the chancellor’s staff in recent

meetings. For more information, contact Edie Gibson, executive assistant to the chancellor, at edgibson@utm.

edu or by phone at 731-881-7508.

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Summer Orientation and Registration to begin April 25

The first Summer Orientation and Registration session of the year is scheduled for April 25. Graduating high school seniors who have applied for admission to UT Martin and received a tentative or final acceptance letter will be on campus with their families to learn more about the university and to select their classes for the fall semester.

Several SOAR sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The first of these is scheduled for April

25. Additional sessions are scheduled for June 5 and 19 and July 17. The registration fee is $45 for students and $20 for each accompanying parent, guardian or sibling. The fee includes all meals and breaks.

The April 25 session will begin with registration and ID card pictures at 8 a.m. The morning’s activities will include informational sessions on financial aid, campus technology, student activities, campus housing, Greek life and meal plans. Participants

may attend two of these sessions. Lunch will be served in the newly-renovated Skyhawk Dining Hall at 11:30 a.m., and students will begin meeting with faculty advisors and selecting their fall classes at 1:30 p.m. Parents are welcome to attend a parent panel and question-and-answer session during this time. All events will be held in the Boling University Center.

Pre-registration is required. To register, visit http://www.utm.edu/departments/admissions/soarregister.php.

All registration fees must be paid at the time of registration by check, money order, Visa or MasterCard. Checks should be made payable to the UT Martin Office of Admissions and delivered to 200 Administration Building, Martin, TN, 38238.

Tuition and course fees will not be collected until the start of the fall semester and are not due at SOAR.

For additional information, contact the Office of Admissions at 731-881-7020.

SOAR 2015 TO BEGIN APRIL 25 – The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its first summer orientation and registration session April 25. Pictured are Weakley County students who attended a 2014 SOAR session. (l-r) Brooke Morrow, a criminal justice major; Leanna Coleman, an educational studies major; Kelly Reed, an undeclared major; Matt Castleman, a special education major; Seth Daniels, an undeclared major; and Seth Carr, a communications major.

TRAVEL FUND ESTABLISHED – Dr. Goetz Seifert, former professor of German, has established a travel fund to assist German language students wishing to travel to Braunschweig, Germany, to participate in intensive language study. Students selected to receive the award will be given $1,000 per year to fund their studies abroad. Dr. Charles Hammond, associate professor of German, will assist in the student selection process. Seifert taught at UT Martin from 1971-1997. Pictured (l-r) are Dr. Lynn Alexander, dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts; Seifert; and Hammond.

Go Skyhawks!

Skyhawk Softball vs.

University of Memphis

April 153 and 5 p.m.

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“Questions and Answers” about UT Martin

• Question — How much university money is being spent on the Sorority Village Project?

• Answer – UT Martin is ready to begin construction on its new Sorority Village Project. The property, located on Peach Street adjacent to University Courts, will have four newly constructed sorority houses, a 150-space parking lot, a new road through the property and parking spaces in front of the facilities. Four sorority houses will be constructed and leased by Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega and Zeta Tau Alpha. The university is contributing $1,000,000 toward the $3,200,000 project, with the remaining cost funded by the sororities. The new sorority lodges will provide a positive direction for Greek life involvement at the university, support recruitment efforts and provide a revenue stream through lease payments to cover costs associated with the project.

Submit your questions to the Suggestion Box link at www.utm.edu.

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Missouri State; 6:30 p.m.•April 17 – Student-directed

showcase; Fine Arts Building Little Theatre; 8 p.m.

•April 18 – Skyhawk Track at Auburn War Eagle Invitational; Auburn, Ala.

•April 18 – Skyhawk Softball vs. Eastern Kentucky; Bettye Giles Field; 1 and 3 p.m.

•April 18 – Skyhawk Baseball at Missouri State; 2 p.m.

•April 18 – Student-directed showcase; Fine Arts Building Little Theatre; 8 p.m.

•April 19 – Skyhawk Softball vs. Morehead State; Bettye Giles Field; 1 and 3 p.m.

•April 19 – Skyhawk Baseball at Missouri State; 1 p.m.

•April 19 – Who’s Who and student organization award ceremony; Watkins Auditorium; 2 p.m.

•April 19 – Concert Series: University Trio; Blankenship Recital Hall; 3 p.m.

•April 19 – Greek Life awards ceremony; Watkins Auditorium; 4:30 p.m..

•April 19 – Student chamber ensemble recital; Blankenship Recital hall; 7:30 p.m.

Calendar•April 13-14 – Skyhawk Golf at TSU

Big Blue Intercollegiate Tournament; Hermitage

•April 13 – Clarinet choir and student recital; Blankenship Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.

•April 14-24 – VTA student art exhibition; Fine Arts Building Gallery; 4-8 p.m. weekdays

•April 14 – Women’s Center Speaker Series: Women’s Studies student panel; Gooch Hall, room 322; 12:20 p.m.

•April 14 – Piano ensemble concert; Blankenship Recital Hall; 7:30 p.m.

•April 15 – Skyhawk Softball vs. Memphis; Bettye Giles Field; 3 and 5 p.m.

•April 15 – Skyhawk Baseball at Ole Miss; 6:30 p.m.

•April 16 – Clerical and support staff coffee; Boling University Center, room 206ABC; 9 a.m.

•April 16-18 – Skyhawk Rodeo at Monticello, Ark.

•April 16-18 – Skyhawk Equestrian at NCEA Championships; Waco, Texas

•April 16 – College of Business and Global Affairs Honors Banquet; Duncan Ballroom; 6 p.m.

•April 17-19 – Skyhawk Tennis at OVC Championship; Nashville

•April 17 – Skyhawk Baseball at

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY – Nine students and three faculty members participated in the annual “Literature from around the World” roundtable discussion, April 8, in the Hortense Parrish Writing Center. Readers selected poems or a quotation to read in their native language and then gave a translation in English. Pictured (l to r) are Wen Fei Ma, from China; Ziya Gao, from China; Haruka Naito, from Japan; Deborah Schaudt, from Germany; Dr. Charles Hammond, associate professor of German; Dr. Daniel Nappo, professor of Spanish; Rocio Mejorado, of Mexico; Dr. Anton Garcia-Fernandez, assistant professor of Spanish; Jina Kang, from South Korea; Saki Niida, from Japan; Yahya Al-saihati, from Saudi Arabia. (Not pictured is Tomoka Abe, from Japan.)

Student chamber recital to feature musical variety in style and ensemble

Music students will showcase their talent in ensembles of all sizes and styles during a student chamber recital at 7:30 p.m., April 19, in the Blankenship Recital Hall.

The recital will feature 10 chamber groups composed of woodwind and brass instruments. Ensembles include two brass quintets, a saxophone quartet, a trombone trio, two flute ensembles and four clarinet ensembles.

The program will showcase a wide variety of musical styles

and eras, from the Baroque to the modern, including early American art music, transcriptions from famous operas and Klezmer, which is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe.

The concert is free, and music lovers of all ages are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander, assistant professor of music, at 731-881-7413 or by email at ealeksan@utm.edu.

Layout credit to Maegan Smith Jolley, a senior communications major from Dresden