MITCHELSON'S MEMO
The Fall 2018 Census at ECU occurred at 5:00 PM on Friday, August 31. What that Census showed is that ECU’s total head-count enrollment declined from 29,131 in Fall 2017 (ECU’s all-time record) to 28,718, which is a decline of 413 students, or 1.4%. This decline is in both undergraduate and graduate enrollment. We pride ourselves in being a great destination for students, so even a modest decline in student enrollment is a disappointment to us all. Perhaps more important, credit hour production decreased by 2.4%, and that will be attended by a budget cut that we have estimated at $5 million. Please be assured that we will protect the classrooms, the labs, and the studios in this process.
Given the news, it is probably good to remind ourselves that ECU previously witnessed declines of total head-count in Fall of 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. We coped. Another bit of context is also important. ECU is graduating students at historically high rates that have increased over the past decade. For example, our five-year graduation rate for the 2007 cohort (graduating in 2012) was 51.6 percent while our five year-rate for the 2013 cohort (graduating in 2018) is 62.7 percent. What this means is that ECU has graduated more students over the past two years than at any time in its history, i.e., 13,409 graduates. So, part of our current enrollment decline is attributable to your efforts and the success of our students! THANK YOU! Faculty and staff from across this University contribute in so many ways to the growing success of our students. Our Finish in Four initiative has called upon improved teamwork across four University Divisions- Administration and Finance, Student Affairs, Health Sciences, and Academic Affairs. Great teams always win.
Our student market is a bit disrupted right now due to the national decline in degree-seeking students (1.1 million fewer between 2010 and 2016); penetration of the NC market from external institutions, e.g., Arizona State, Western Governors, and Purdue; accelerating decline of regional high school students in ENC; and, increased competition from UNC institutions for “rural” and low income students. It is pretty apparent that we’ll need to increase the class sizes of incoming first-time, transfer, and graduate students in order to maintain and possibly grow enrollment. We’re all hopeful that our micro-scholarships to high school students through RaiseMe, our new co-admission program now with 17 community colleges, and the work of our Enrollment Task Force with Ruffalo Noel Levitz will combine effectively to address this need.
Finally, I want to assure you that once we regain momentum, my highest priority use of any new funding, whether that be legislative increase, or campus-based tuition increase, or enrollment growth funding, will be used to address existing faculty and staff salaries.
Regards,
RonM
EFFECTIVE INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES
Students told College STAR that they appreciate the way some ECU faculty facilitate multiple means of engagement to increase student opportunities for learning. Check out these examples submitted by former students of Magali Krosl, a Teaching Instructor of Spanish, and Marina Walker, a Teaching Assistant Professor in Physics.
“Ms. Krosl implements multiple mediums in her Spanish class to ensure that we properly understand the course material. She uses Kahoot!, videos and personal material to help the class feel more immersive and easier to understand. The thing that makes this class so unique is her ability to gauge how the students are comprehending the material. She remains flexible if the class just isn’t understanding a concept, and will slow down the pace so that we can truly have time to understand the concept.”
“Dr. Walker uses Clickers, not merely for attendance, but also to check our understanding after introducing a new topic and as review for previous discussions. If 70% of the class doesn't get the correct answer, she allows us to work it out with neighboring peers and adds further discussion. This strategy has made an immense impact on my interest, and in turn, my grades. It has helped me to stay engaged with the subject.” Another student shared about Dr. Walker’s use of this type of formative assessment, “Clickers motivate me to come to class, as I know it can have a large impact and my grade. It not only keeps me engaged with the lecture, but it gives me an opportunity to test my knowledge of the material in real time and understand how I may need to focus my studying.”
GRADUATE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS FAIR
GLOBAL ACADEMIC INITIATIVES
In April 2018, a team of faculty and student affairs educators presented a workshop titled “Working Beyond Boundaries: Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Bridging Ethical Global Learning and Campus Context” at the 5th Global Service-Learning Summit at the University of Notre Dame. The team included Dennis McCunney and Nichelle Shuck, Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, Archana Hegde, Human Development and Family Science, Kim Larson, College of Nursing, Derek Maher, Religious Studies, and Susan McCammon, Psychology.
This cross-disciplinary panel representing student affairs and academic affairs addressed some of the large-scale challenges of institutionalizing ethical global learning across campus. The presenters discussed ECU programs and partnerships representing several continents and social issue areas, including conflict transformation in Northern Ireland, public health and community health nursing in Guatemala, sacred spaces and community service in India and Nepal, and family health care services in the Dominican Republic.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
The Office of Global Affairs is pleased to announce the return of ECU’s annual international faculty and staff awards. Created in concert with the Global Affairs Committee, these four awards highlight the impactful contributions of ECU faculty and staff in the areas of international teaching, international research/creative activity, and international service. The application deadline is September 17th. For more information visit our international awards site or contact Jon Rezek at rezekjo17@ecu.edu.
In addition to faculty and staff awards, the Office of Global Affairs will also recognize two outstanding international students who make positive contributions to the ECU community during international education week in November. If you are interested in making a contribution to support these deserving students please visit our International Student Scholarship Fund site.
The Office of Global Affairs will hold its annual study abroad fair on Wednesday, September 13th from 11am-2pm outside Mendenhall Student Center. The fair will highlight over 200 options available to students wishing to study abroad on ECU-approved summer, semester, or full year programs. We would again like to thank the strong support we have received this year from faculty and staff. Last year, over 700 ECU students participated in international curricular and co-curricular activities.
On Friday, September 21st, the Office of Global Affairs and several other units across campus will host Dr. Remedios Gómez Arnau for the public lecture “Mexico and the United States: A View on Their Economic Intertwining”. Dr. Gómez Arnau, who serves as the Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh, North Carolina, will discuss bilateral relations between Mexico and the United States and the strategic partnership that exists between the two countries. Her presentation, in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, will be held in the A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall from 11:00 AM until noon.
PIRATE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER (PASC)
PASC is celebrating 10 years of service to the ECU community! On behalf of our students, thank you ECU faculty, staff, and administration for your support and encouragement over the past 10 years. Please join our celebration on Thursday, September 20 at 4pm in the Pirate Academic Success Center, 2300 Old Cafeteria Complex.
RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT
ECU will host the 2018 OHRP Research Community Forum on September 25-26, titled, “Community Engagement: Current Challenges and New Directions.” The event features keynote speakers from ECU, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the University of Illinois and the National Institutes of Health. This is the final local opportunity to speak to federal representatives before “Common Rule” changes go into effect next year for the protection of human subjects. Register online HERE.
Did you know that U.S. export control regulations not only impact research activities on campus, but also the provision of distance education services and technical assistance to individuals in other countries? Faculty and staff are encouraged to use the online Export Controls and Customs Assessment Tool. The tool is a quick way to determine whether or not your activities are impacted by export control regulations. Downloadable guidance documents are also available for activities involving individuals and institutions in the most highly-sanctioned countries including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria. Contact ECU’s Office of Export Controls and Customs at ecuexportcontrols@ecu.edu for assistance.
I-Corps@ECU is currently accepting new applications for the 2018-19 academic year. The I-Corps@ECU program, funded by the National Science Foundation, aims to prepare and support ECU faculty, staff, students, entrepreneurs and industry partners in the process of validating the potential for new products, services and technologies. I-Corps@ECU offers various pathways into the program. I-Corps Basics is a two-hour workshop that helps identify ideas and will be offered on September 7. Phase I is a boot-camp-style program that immerses participants in an overview of the Business Model Canvas, with particular attention given to customer identification, value proposition and sustainability. At the conclusion, participants will have the skills to perform 10 customer interviews and come to an initial go/no-go decision. Phase I Bootcamp will be held over two sessions on September 14-15. Phase II is a five-week program that allows participants concentrated mentoring services.
As ECU continues to expand its research and sponsored program portfolio, REDE has undertakenseveral initiatives to enhance faculty research support. The offices of Grants and Contracts and Sponsored Programs are combining into one unified office – the Office of Research Administration. Financial analysts from the ORA will also be deployed into existing and emerging Research Administration Hubs across campus, where they can better serve faculty. These financial analysts constitute a pool of Grants and Contracts Administrators that can better adapt to changes in activity across the institution.
Mark Wdowik has been named the inaugural executive director for the newly created Office of Innovation and New Ventures. Wdowik joins ECU after a national search led by REDE. The Office of Innovation and New Ventures oversees the university’s rapidly expanding efforts to discover, develop and commercialize ideas and inventions cultivated by ECU’s students, faculty and partners. Learn more about the office HERE.
CONTINUING STUDIES
ECU Academic Outreach, Continuing & Distance Education is pleased to announce that starting Monday, August 27, 2018, students taking online classes will be able to have their exams proctored at the new ECU Proctoring Center located at 1031 W.H. Smith Boulevard (please note the former DE Proctoring Center located on Arlington Boulevard is now closed).
The new ECU Proctoring Center has several significant upgrades to better serve students and faculty. These upgrades include:
- Expanded Hours: The new ECU Proctoring Center will be open six days a week (i.e. Monday through Saturday) for students to schedule exam appointments. As always, proctoring services are provided for free to any ECU student using the ECU Proctoring Center.
- Increased Capacity: The number of testing stations was expanded by 33% to serve more students.
- Greater Available Parking: The parking area was expanded to accommodate 40 vehicles.
- Closer Proximity: The facility is closer to the core campus than the previous site.
- Enhanced Surveillance Capabilities: To maintain the academic integrity standards of the University, the ECU Proctoring Center has state of the art monitoring systems in all testing areas.
- Larger Reception Room: The facility has an expanded waiting room for students.
Please note that students needing to schedule appointments to take their exams should still reserve exam appointments via UNC Online’ s web portal .
On Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 10am to 2pm, the staff at the ECU Proctoring Center will host an Open House for the campus community.
Please share this information with your students and staff.
Office of State Authorization and Compliance
The ECU Experiential Learning Inventory (ELI) project continues to roll out across the east and west campus this semester through the Office of State Authorization.
ELI is a campus-wide secure database system that standardizes the process of creating, maintaining, and reporting data on student experiential learning activities.
ELI accommodates credit activities such as internships, clinicals, practicums, study abroad experiences and field studies as well as non-credit experiences.
ELI has been adopted by 16 programs in 6 colleges at ECU. To date, ELI records include 744 undergraduate students and 260 graduate students working at 317 employers in 26 states, who work and learn an average of 8,339 hour per week.
ELI reporting capabilities are useful for department/program marketing and other purposes central to our mission.
To learn more about how ELI will be useful in your program and to get started, with ELI, please contact Charlene Lee in the Office of State Authorization Compliance.
OFFICE FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE
The Office for Faculty Excellence will once again offter statistics and research workshops in the fall of 2018. These wide variety of courses are available to ECU faculty, staff, fellows, postdocs, and graduate students. Fall workshops include introductions of SPSS, SAS, R basics, R ggplot2 package, NVivo basics and advanced, and Qualtrics, mixed research design, structural equation modeling, and T test/ANOVA. Please CLICK HERE to register for these sessions.
INNOVATION EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (IECHS)
The IECHS officially opened with a ribbon cutting and tour on August 1st, 2018, with Pitt County Schools (PCS), ECU officials, staff, and IECHS students in attendance. IECHS is a new school option within PCS, admitting students who are first-generation college applicants, at risk of dropping out, or seeking accelerated studies. The five-year program begins in ninth grade, and upon completion, students will have earned a high school diploma and up to 60 hours of transferable college credits. ECU is proud to partner with PCS and become one of over 125 early college high schools across the state of North Carolina. There are 10 other UNC System institutions that also have an early college on their campus.
The first 55 IECHS students started the new academic year on August 6th. Since then, they have attended their high school classes and first ECU class of COAD 1000, as well as participated in a team bonding experience through the ECU Recreation Center. The students will have many doors opened to them through the IECHS and they are extremely excited about this opportunity.
Read more about our new Pirates HERE. If you would like additional information about the IECHS and its part at ECU, contact Dr. Sharon Kibbe at kibbes@ecu.edu.
COLLEGE UPDATES
COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Charles Ewen (Anthropology) has been selected to receive the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association's 2018 Christopher Crittenden Award for his long-time contributions to the preservation of North Carolina history. Previous winners of the prestigious award include Hugh Lefler, Bill Powell, David Stick, W. Keats Sparrow, John Haley, George and Carole Troxler, Paul Escott and Harry Watson. Ewen will be presented with the award at the association's annual meeting on October 26 in Greenville.
Margaret Bauer (English) has been selected as the winner of the 2018 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities given by the North Carolina Humanities Council. This award is the council’s highest honor. The Board of Trustees selected Bauer to receive the award because of her lifelong achievements as a professor, editor, scholar, author, and supporter of literature in North Carolina. A ceremony and reception will be held in her honor on October 5 at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill. Tickets to the event may be purchased online.
Thomas Bradshaw, Kellen Long, Nick Musarra, Chloe Pearson, Jordan Reedy, and KJ Staton (students from PLAN4096, the planning studio taught by Sangwoo “Marty” Sung in fall 2017) have been selected as recipients of a 2018 North Carolina Marvin Collins Planning Award, in the “Undergraduate Student Project” awards category, given by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association. They are receiving the award for their project “Going from Purple to Green: Best Stormwater Management Practices and Design Approach for Sustainable ECU Campus.” In addition, Nicholas Musarra has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 North Carolina Marvin Collins Planning Award, in the “Outstanding Student” awards category. The students will be attending the awards luncheon on September 13 in Winston Salem, NC.
Timothy J. Runyan (professor emeritus, Maritime Studies and Honors College) will be honored this fall by the National Maritime Historical Society. Runyan will receive the David A. O’Neil Sheet Anchor Award at the New York Yacht Club on October 25. The award honors Runyan’s years of dedicated service as a trustee for the National Maritime Historical Society and for his advocacy of maritime heritage preservation in the United States. Click HERE to read more.
Mamadi Corra (Sociology) has received a prestigious Science and Technology Policy Fellowship from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a non-profit general scientific membership association headquartered in Washington, D.C., whose mission is to “advance science and serve society.” The fellowship is highly competitive and awarded to select scientists and engineers. Corra’s placement is in the Judicial Branch research program area, to be served at the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C. He will reside in D.C. for the year-long fellowship that runs from September 2018 through August 2019. This fellowship will provide Corra with an array of opportunities for research collaborations, professional development, and avenues for acquiring research grants.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Dates have been announced for the second annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge. The first round is October 11, 12-2 p.m. The second round is November 15, 5-7 p.m. Round three is in February with date and time TBD. More than $70,000 in cash and in-kind prizes will be awarded. Students from all colleges are welcome to participate. For more information, CLICK HERE.
Congratulations to COB alumnus, Thomas Graham. He is currently the VP and CISO for CynergisTek. While leading the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Mitigation and Remediation Support (MARS) team at his previous employer, Sentar, he and his team helped the company’s customer, DHA, develop standardized solutions to resolve a myriad of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. For these efforts, the DHA MARS team recently won a FedHealthIT Innovation award, given by FedHealthIT and G2Xchange Health.
For the second year in a row, the College of Business partnered with the City of Greenville’s Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) to help local, minority-owned businesses enhance their business skills and financial literacy. Area companies that participated and graduated from the MWBE Business Skills Boot Camp included Clean Touch Pressure Washing, Kimco (an HVAC company) and Too Sweet Gifts & More.
The Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS) Chapter at ECU recently earned recognition as a Highest Honors Chapter for the 2017-18 academic year. BGS is the international business honor society that yearly honors top performing students from around the world in business schools accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Dr. Cynthia S. Deale recently received the Howard B. Meek Award from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurants, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE) at their annual conference in Palm Springs, California. According to ICHRIE, “The Howard B. Meek Award is the highest individual recognition a member of ICHRIE may receive. It is presented to an ICHRIE member in recognition of the individual’s lifetime contributions and outstanding service both to hospitality education and to ICHRIE.
Faculty members and students within the college won numerous awards at the recent North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants’ (NCACPA) Recognition Dinner recently held in Raleigh. MSA graduate student Rachel Hill took home the Sigler Standout Student Award. Accounting’s Dr. Cal Christian and Sharon Justice, leadership faculty in the Department of Management, were recognized as outstanding seminar discussion leaders. Accounting’s Dr. Doug Schneider won the outstanding educator award. He was recognized for his outstanding performance and/or contributions to the field of accounting education.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
For the 2018-19 academic year, more than $600,000 in merit based scholarships were distributed to 95 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral education students. The awards range from $250-$20,000. Some of the awards are open to all education students while others are earmarked for specific education majors or programs. “The importance of scholarships and financial aid cannot be overstated,” said Chris Dyba, Vice Chancellor for Advancement at ECU, who spoke at the August 24 College of Education Scholarship Recipient and Donor Recognition Ceremony. “To our generous donors, thank you for investing in our students and making it possible for them to pursue their dreams of becoming educators."
The University of North Carolina System has announced that the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP) will relocate from the UNC System office to the campus of East Carolina University beginning this July. Dr. Brian Zugelder, Dr. Mark L’Esperance and Dr. Vivian Martin Covington were instrumental in bringing the 4.4 million dollar program to ECU. The NC NTSP is a comprehensive, university-based induction program offering a research-based curriculum and multiple services designed to promote teacher retention and improve the effectiveness of beginning teachers. The program provides intensive induction support aligned to each teacher’s individual needs, teaching assignment, and school environment. “We are very excited to have the opportunity to house the NTSP program at ECU,” said Dean Hayes. “We are committed to ensuring educator preparation reform and we are currently conducting research on the impact NC NTSP has on teacher preparation, teacher induction, and teacher leadership. We plan to work collaboratively with participating institutions to continue to advance the import
East Carolina University’s Dr. Allison Crowe, associate professor of counselor education in the College of Education, was chosen as the recipient of the 2018 Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT). The award is a joint award given by IVAT and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and dedicated to the memory of Linda Saltzman, Ph.D., who dedicated her life to ending intimate partner violence through research. “I am honored to have been chosen to receive this award,” Crowe said. “The award recognizes research in the field of violence and abuse and pays homage to one of the Center for Disease Control (CDC’s) scientists who bridged research to practice and advocacy. This is what I try and do through my own research.” Crowe will receive the award and be recognized at the Annual International Summit on Violence, Abuse and Trauma on September 8 in La Jolla, California.
Dr. Crystal Chambers, College of Education Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow for 2018. This prestigious award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York supports high-caliber scholarship that applies fresh perspectives from the humanities and social sciences to some of the most pressing issues of our times. Chambers was one of 31 fellows selected, and will receive $200,000 to pursue the research initiative that earned her this honor, “Rural Students and College Choice — An Exploratory Analysis.” Other honorees include established and emerging scholars, journalists, authors, and public intellectuals. The nominations are evaluated based on the following criteria: originality, promise, and quality of the proposal; its potential impact on the field; the nominee’s qualifications; and plans to communicate findings to a broad audience. The fellowship program was created in 2015 by Carnegie Corporation of New York, the philanthropic foundation established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911.
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
The College of Engineering and Technology (CET) announced that Dr. Barbara Muller-Borer has been named the chair of the Department of Engineering. She came to ECU in 2004 as an assistant professor at the Brody School of Medicine (BSOM). In 2012, Muller-Borer joined the Department of Engineering as an associate professor. She was instrumental in establishing the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering program, which graduated its first class in December 2016.
Recently, the college announced three new degree programs: Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering (BSSE), Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) and Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS). “These new degrees reflect the college’s commitment to maximizing student success and leading regional transformation,” said Dr. Harry Ploehn, CET dean.
For six years in a row, 20 undergraduate researchers descended on CET during the summer. They participated in two, summer-long Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs that were made possible by grants from the National Science Foundation. The researchers represented 12 higher education institutions.
The second Sustainability Symposium, sponsored by CET and its Center for Sustainability, is Monday, October 1. The focus this year will be on solar energy, e.g., Roof Top Solar and Community Solar Farms. Dr. Elaine Ulrich, senior advisor for strategy in the solar office at the U.S. Department of Energy, will be the keynote speaker. To register, CLICK HERE
Dr. Tarek Abdel-Salam was recently recognized by the Triangle Chapter of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for his role as advisor for ECU’s student ASHRAE chapter. Abdel-Salam was acknowledged for the hard work he put into developing a strong ASHRAE presence at ECU and the College of Engineering and Technology.
Dr. George Wang, professor in the Department of Construction Management, has recently been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Dr. Wang has been a member of ASCE for 15 years and is currently the secretary of the ASCE Committee on Ethical Practice. He also has been actively involved with other technical committees.
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION
Cynthia Bickley-Green (art education) has work in the “Water for Life” exhibition at the Niagara Falls History Museum in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Jill Matarelli Carlson (stage combat) led five students on a study abroad excursion to England via the Queen Mary 2. In London’s West End, they saw Marisha Wallace (BFA ‘07) perform the role of Effie White in “Dreamgirls.” They visited the Harry Potter studios and saw a variety of productions, including “As You Like It” at the Globe Theatre.
Jessica Christie (art history) was invited to present at “Decolonizing “Prehistory”: Deep Time and Topological Knowledge in the Americas,” a symposium hosted by the Universitat Rostock in Germany. She presented “Yucatec “Maya” Historicity and Identity Constructions: The Case of Coba” on June 22.
Patch Clark (theatre education/theatre for youth) presented "Promoting Global Understanding through Tales From Around the World" at the 11th Annual Global Partners in Education Conference in the Netherlands in May. She led eight ECU Storybook Theatre students on a study abroad experience to Prague, Czech Republic, and to Krosno, Poland where they performed at the International Youth Festival. Students also performed at surrounding schools in both Krosno and Krakow, Poland. One of the most popular stories presented was "The Dragon of Krakow" which Krosno State College students shared with ECU Theatre for Youth and Theatre Ed students during a spring semester linking session in the Global Classroom at ECU. The story was then adapted for the stage and toured to both Krosno and Krakow, Poland.
In Cyprus, Teal Darkenwald (dance) taught UltraBarre and contemporary dance for 35:33 Dance Company and the University of Nicosia. She began a research collaboration integrating UltraBarre into the Royal Academy of Dance early ballet training for Cyprian students.
Emanuel Gruber (cello) taught and concertized at the Zodiac Music Festival in France.
Christine Gustafson (flute) Douglas Moore-Monroe (clarinet) and composer/pianist Amanda Harberg performed Harberg’s trio, Birding in the Palisades, on August 10 at the National Flute Association 2018 Convention in Orlando, Florida. More than 3,000 flutists from across the globe attended.
Mi-Sook Hur (metals) lectured and taught a workshop, Painterly Enameling, at Kookmin University in Seoul, Korea. The workshop included a presentation on the history of Limoges and enameling techniques on which she is an expert. Her work, “Ripple Effect,” was exhibited at “Adorned Space” at the Society of North America Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Ericka Johnson (health communication) presented, with colleagues, “#BeautyBeyondSize: The effect of plus sized Instagram models on body image and engagement” at the annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference in Prague, Czech Republic.
School of Communication Director Linda Kean and professor Mary Tucker-McLaughlin led students in a study abroad trip to Italy and Switzerland. Students studied international health and visited the World Health Organization and the International Red Cross.
Nanyoung Kim (art education) participated San Gemini Architecture Preservation Studies in Italy for four weeks last summer. She presented three papers at the Canterbury Arts Conference in the U.K. in July. She was a finalist in the architecture category of the 11th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers. Her work will be exhibited at the “5th Biennial of Fine and Documentary Photography” in Barcelona, Spain, in October.
Keith Richards (health communication) participated in an Erasmus exchange with Krosno State College in Krosno, Poland. He lectured in a variety of classes including Introduction to Communication, Business Communication, International Communication and Pragmatics of Public Discourse.
Andrew Scanlon (organ) performed in the U.K. this summer as the organist for the choir tour of St. John's Episcopal Church of Lynchburg, Virginia. Scanlon played services daily at Gloucester Cathedral and made other stops in Hereford, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Oxford and London. He’s just returned from Lagos, Nigeria, where he served for five days as a clinician for the Royal School of Church Music Nigerian Training Course. In addition to teaching organ, choir training, theory and conducting to organists and choirmasters from across Africa, he performed in recital and guest conducted the Royal School of Church Music Nigeria National Choir at the closing performance of the conference.
Raychl Smith (music education) received a teaching certification in World Music Pedagogy from the Smithsonian Folkways Institution and the University of Washington.
Communication professors Deborah Thomson and Laura Prividera, with English professor Lida Cope, led students in a study abroad program to Poland and the Czech Republic. Students spent time at Krosno State College in Poland during their trip.
Kwan Yi (piano) performed concerts at Seoul Arts Center, gave a solo recital at Pusan National University and gave masterclasses at Sookmyung University, all in Korea.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE
Dr. Sheresa Blanchard, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, is the 2018 recipient of the Merle B. Karnes Award for Service from the Division for Early Childhood. This award recognizes practicing professionals who have met the highest of standards. She will receive the award on October 23 at the 34th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families to be held in Orlando, Florida.
Star Chang, a child life major in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, was awarded the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP) Diversity Scholarship for the fall semester.
Joseph Lee, assistant professor In the Department of Health Education and Promotion, co-authored a paper in JAMA Pediatrics, which was led by the University of Colorado-Denver and included co-author Hope Landrine in the Brody School of Medicine’s Center for Health Disparities. The researchers looked at the way the federal government estimates the sale of tobacco products to minors. The study found that the federal government seriously underestimates the percentage of retail locations that sell tobacco to minors. As a result, the research team suggested modifications to the inspection program. More information can be found HERE.
Angela Lamson, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, was selected as one of the first-ever speakers on military family health and readiness at the prestigious Military Health System Research Symposium on August 20 in Kissimmee, Florida. The topic of her presentation was "Relational Health: Protective Factors for Service Members, Couples, and Families.” Zac Domire, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, also provided a poster presentation titled "Composite Balance Score To Detect Sandbagging on Baseline Balance Tests” on August 22 at the conference.
HONORS COLLEGE
Kayla Neal, Honors College Chancellor’s Fellow and Nursing major, received the prestigious Army Nurse Corps Association Scholarship (ANCA) for the academic year 2018-2109. The ACNA is comprised of Army Nurse Corps Officers from the active Army, the Army National Guard, or the Army reserve. As a recipient, Kayla will receive $3,000 from ANCA for use during her junior year in the College of Nursing. She is planning a career as an Army Nurse.
Four Honors College students recently completed internships at the East Carolina Heart Institute. Ryan Patton, Brinda Sarathy, Austin Allen, and Pranaya Pakala participated in this highly selective interactive clinical and scientific summer program and had the chance to work with internationally recognized surgeons who pioneered robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Over the course of 6-weeks, they were exposed to laboratory research methods, clinical procedures, and the daily clinical activities of cardiac surgeons and cardiologists. They observed robotic cardiac surgical operations as well cardiac catheterization procedures. The program, a collaboration between the Heart Institute and the Honors College, is supervised by Dr. Wiley Nifong, Dr. Andy Kiser, Dr. Mark Iannettoni, Jerome Fuller, and Neal Murty. The program is noted for personal interaction between student interns and faculty and is devoted to spawning early interest in cardiovascular science and medicine. At the end of the internship, the interns presented a case they followed over the summer.
ACADEMIC LIBRARY SERVICES
Jeanne Hoover, Scholarly Communication Librarian, is part of the 2018-2019 cohort for the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Open Education Leadership Program. The cohort is comprised of 24 fellows from SPARC member libraries spanning 17 U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and includes representation from a diverse set of institutions. The fellows were selected from a broad and competitive application pool, and will build upon the success of the program's pilot cohort who completed the program earlier this summer. Hoover is also one of the UNC system’s representatives on the new NC LIVE.
NC LIVE, North Carolina’s library cooperative, is launching a statewide initiative called Open Education North Carolina (OENC) to curate free, open textbooks for the most-frequently taught courses at North Carolina’s colleges and universities. In the first two years of the initiative, NC LIVE and its partners will assess and select open textbooks for 30 courses, saving students approximately $1.5 million dollars.
Faculty adoption will be critical to the initiative’s success, so NC LIVE will be providing open textbook workshops to interested faculty across the state, as well as offering $1,000 grants to instructors who choose to adopt an open textbook. The workshops will provide interested faculty and librarians with an overview of both open educational resources in general and the OENC initiative in particular, including information about adoption grants, copyright, and student success. A faculty/instructor workshop will take place from 1:00pm-2:30pm on October 4 at Laupus Library, Room 1504. For more information, contact Jeanne Hoover, who is one of the UNC system’s representatives on NC LIVE’s OER Advisory Committee.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
JULY 2018
Award Title: Using Network Analysis to Examine the Political Ecology of Small-Scale Fisheries Management
Principal Investigator: Cynthia Grace-McCaskey, College of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Award Title: Social status-dependent regulation of an identified brain circuit
Principal Investigator: Fadi Issa, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Award Title: Quantifying spawning populations of river herring using environmental DNA
Principal Investigator: Erin Field, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology
Sponsor: NCSU North Carolina Sea Grant
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Award Title: Sloan Research Fellowship Application - Ocean Sciences
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Asch, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology
Sponsor: Alfred P Sloan Foundation
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Award Title: Vidant Materials Analysis
Principal Investigator: Jack Pender, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
Sponsor: Vidant Medical Center
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Award Title: Climate Change Adaptation in a Coupled Geomorphic-Economic Coastal System
Principal Investigator: Andrew Keeler, College of Arts & Sciences, Economics
Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW)
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Award Title: Improving the Effectiveness of Conservation Programs through Innovative Reverse Auctions and Sensible Enrollment Restrictions
Principal Investigator: Gregory Howard, College of Arts & Sciences, Economics
Sponsor: ISU Iowa Nutrient Research Center
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Award Title: Defining the geological framework and the frequency of flooding along the lower Roanoke and Cashie Rivers.
Principal Investigator: David Mallinson, College of Arts & Sciences, Geology
Sponsor: North Carolina Land of Water (NC LoW)
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Award Title: Prepare for Practice: Integration of Future Psychologists into Rural, Primary Healthcare Settings
Principal Investigator: Robert Carels, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology
Sponsor: DHHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
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Award Title: Development of a Game-supported Intervention to Improve Learning and Study Strategies among At-Risk Students
Principal Investigator: Brandon Schultz, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology
Sponsor: DOED Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
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Award Title: Potash - Failure Analysis - BCCC
Principal Investigator: Jimmy Linn, College of Engineering & Technology, Technology Systems
Sponsor: Beaufort County Community College
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Award Title: CITE # 481, Potash, Non-Destructive Testing, BCCC
Principal Investigator: Jimmy Linn, College of Engineering & Technology, Technology Systems
Sponsor: Beaufort County Community College
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Award Title: Image Analysis based Work Zone Safety System
Principal Investigator: Gonzague Ozan, College of Engineering & Technology, Technology Systems
Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
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Award Title: Exceptional Children Regional Consultant
Principal Investigator: Alana Zambone, College of Education, Deans Office
Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI)
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Award Title: Rural Students and College Choice-An Exploratory Analysis
Principal Investigator: Crystal Chambers, College of Education, Educational Leadership
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York
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Award Title: Community Literacy Engagement: Imagination Library Kindergarten Impact Study (ILKIS)
Principal Investigator: Terry Atkinson, College of Education, Literacy Studies, English Education, and History Education
Sponsor: Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
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Award Title: Collaborative Proposal: Preparing to Teach Mathematics with Technology -- Examining Student Practice [PTMT-ESP]
Principal Investigator: Charity Clayton, College of Education, Math, Science, and Instructional Technology
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Award Title: South Arts Dance Touring Initiative Three
Principal Investigator: Michael Crane, College of Fine Arts & Communication, Deans Office
Sponsor: South Arts
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Award Title: Insecticide Resistance: Training and Assessment
Principal Investigator: Stephanie Richards, College of Health & Human Performance, Health Education & Promotion
Sponsor: University of Florida
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Award Title: Mosquito Identification Service
Principal Investigator: Stephanie Richards, College of Health & Human Performance, Health Education & Promotion
Sponsor: Albemarle Regional Health Services
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Award Title: PREPare for Success 2018
Principal Investigator: Michele Wallen, College of Health & Human Performance, Health Education & Promotion
Sponsor: NCDHHS Division of Public Health (DPH)
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Award Title: GCHC Integrated Behavioral HealthCare Partnership 2018-2019
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Hodgson, College of Health & Human Performance, Human Development & Family Science
Sponsor: Greene County Health Care
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Award Title: Coaching, Mentoring, Performance Evaluation and Professional Development for North Carolina BK Licensed Teachers Employed in Nonpublic School Classrooms 2018-2019
Principal Investigator: Barbara Brehm, College of Health & Human Performance, Human Development & Family Science
Sponsor: NCDHHS Division of Child Development
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Award Title: Cellular energetics as a regulator of muscle mass and mitochondrial content during muscle atrophy
Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Brault, College of Health & Human Performance, Kinesiology
Sponsor: NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMSD)
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Award Title: Relationship Between Plantar Pressures and Intrinsic Foot Stiffness During Gait in Diabetics
Principal Investigator: Zachary Domire, College of Health & Human Performance, Kinesiology
Sponsor: American College of Sports Medicine Foundation (ACSM)
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Award Title: GLUT1 ACSM
Principal Investigator: Carol Witczak, College of Health & Human Performance, Kinesiology
Sponsor: American College of Sports Medicine Foundation (ACSM)
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Award Title: GLUT1 CaMKKalpha
Principal Investigator: Carol Witczak, College of Health & Human Performance, Kinesiology
Sponsor: NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD)
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Award Title: Oakmont Baptist Graduate Assistant Partnership
Principal Investigator: David Loy, College of Health & Human Performance, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Sponsor: Oakmont Baptist Church
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Award Title: Sharing the Responsibility: Librarians and Faculty Developing a Community Around Information Literacy
Principal Investigator: Meghan Wanucha, Academic Library Services, Joyner Library
Sponsor: North Carolina Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)