December 2014 Sau makes a ‘Big Splash’ in Magnolia...vs. Engineering and Caucasians vs....

December 2014

Southern arkanSaS univerSity faculty and Staff bulletin - december 2014 1

Mulerider diary&

Small idea leads to big resultsAfter months of plan-ning, the SAU “Dream Team” and the Mag-nolia community were astounded when more than 500 volunteers swarmed Main Street on Oct. 25 to makeover the heart of our com-munity.

read the whole story www.Saumag.edu/BigSplash

volunteer for dec. 6 MagnoliaBlossom.org/Volunteer

register for the dec. 6 ugly Sweater 5k MagnoliaBlossom.org/uglySweater

Sau makes a ‘Big Splash’ in Magnolia

members of the mmb committee include, from left, Jason martisek, Josh Jenkins, rachel Jenkins, michael Westbrook, aaron Wallis, John hutchens, kelsey urgo, aaron Street, vicki butler, viktoriya Street, deana Taylor, and Glenn Muffih. Not pictured, Gabrielle Davis, Jennifer Ford, LaTricia Davis, Carey Baker, and arlesia taylor.

Get involved in Making Magnolia Blossom by visiting MagnoliaBlossom.org

See more before and after photos at www.Facebook.com/makingmagnoliablossom.

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Sau employee updates

dr. deborah Wilson Chair, Behavioral and

Social Sciences

Promotions, Transitions, and rehires:

Stephen Ochschair, art and design

del dukedirector, magale library

Tim danielschair, biology

Jody Westfall, Coordinator of Off-Campus

teacher education Programs

Jeremy langleyWeb editor; director for

athletic fundraising

Michael Kornegayasst. director of housing for Operations and Management

Connie rogersAdmin. Spec. II, Student

Support Services

elizabeth rayaquatic center

coordinator

Peggy MorrisAdmin. Spec. I, Upward

bound

Mallory Kornegayaccountant

Not picturedMatthew Skare

asst. athletic trainer/hkr instructor

angela PeeksAdmin. Spec. I, ERZ

robert Nashassoc. director, Physical Plant

rodney rasberryPublic Safety Officer

Brandi FullerAdmin. Spec. I, Behavioral and Social Sciences/lPa

Carey Bakerassoc. dean of Students for

Student conduct and retention

Megan Maye McCurdyStory arena manager

Jason andersonhead Softball coach/hkr

instructor

Meredith lawsonfinancial aid analyst

Sherena abercrumbiaasst. Women’s basketball

Coach/Leadership Dev. Coord.

daphne lindsey-GilesDirector of University

Health Services

Sandra GrissomAdmin. Spec. I, Talent Search

New hires:(July - November, 2014)

Tuesday Freemanadmission counselor

enrollment/admissions

lydia lindseyAdmin. Spec. II,

Student Activities

Simeon Ostenoutreach counselor,

Upward Bound

austin CrankAdmin. Spec. I,

nursing

Cindy GrimesAdmin. Spec. I,

Student life

Not picturedKristy Pennington

assistant Purchasing agentJason Crisp

University Detective

Britta ClarkStudent Success

coordinator

dr. Brenda TriggChair, Dept. of Nursing

Jennifer rowsamAsst. Dean of Advising

Natalie “Sage” Woodham asst. Softball coach

alonzo Banks asst. men’s/Women’s track coach

Jennifer louden visiting asst. Prof. of teacher ed.

raymond adams asst. Prof. of Social Work

dr. alan Wright assoc. Profe. of management

dr. antoinette Odendaal asst. Prof. of biology

Shawn latham Asst. Prof. of Graphic Design

dr. Jingyang Huang asst. Prof. of hkr

dr. louis roy asst. Professor of criminal

Justicedr. angela Stanford

asst. Prof. of education/matSandi daniel

instructor of mathematicsrhonda douglas

asst. Prof. of nursingdr. Jesse Filbrun

asst. Prof. of biologyaaron Schuelke

visiting asst. Prof. of mass comm. and digital cinema

Haley Jones admissions

counselor/recruiter

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Cross-disciplinary field trip to kayak for alligatorsScience, art and history were represented in a cross-disciplinary field trip during the summer to kayak the Bodcau and enjoy the southern scenery and wildlife, including alligators. “It was a great opportunity to in-troduce Dr. Langerbein to a new ecosystem and to a new sport (kayaking for alligators),” said Steven Ochs. They did “have the thrill” of hearing a large male bellow. Ochs said that when sitting in a skinny boat, you can feel the vibrations fairly well.

Pablo bacon, Steven Ochs and Dr. Helmut Langerbein prepare to kayak the bodcau.

article by dr. Green reaches milestoneProfessor of Management Dr. Ken Green recently reached a research milestone. According to Google Scholar Citations, Dr. Green’s article citation reached the 1,000 milestone on July 18, 2014. To read more about Dr. Green’s research and his use of it in the classroom, visit http://web.saumag.edu/business/2012/09/05/ken-green/.

JP and Sau Brass ensemble perform in little rockJP Wilson and four of his students performed at a program at the Albert Pike Temple in Little Rock. Chair of the SAU Board of Trustees Bill and Betty Stringfellow were in attendance, and are photographed here with the brass ensemble. “JP and his students received applause and accolades for their outstanding perfor-mance,” said Stringfellow.

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dr. ahmed publishes papers for engineering conferenceDr. Mahbub Ahmed, assistant professor of engineering, had two papers published by the Amer-ican Society of Engineering Education Midwest Section in Fort Smith, AR. Dr. Ahmed was the leading author for “Effects of Student Backgrounds on their Ratings of Instructors: Technology vs. Engineering and Caucasians vs. Hispanics,” one and he co-authored “Survey of Capstone Design Course Length in Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Programs.” Both were presented at the Sept. 24-26 conference.

Dr. Ahmed also sent an undergraduate student, Wesley Barton, to present his poster at the same conference. Barton’s research was on the feasibility of wind energy in southern Arkansas and computational fluid dy-namics simulation.

dingman completes accreditation review for NCaCeSteve Dingman, director of the online M.S. in Kinesiology/Coaching program and chair of the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation, recently completed an accredita-tion review as a member of a three-person team for the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE). Folio reviewers go through required training to be selected as national program reviewers. He received his training in 2011. The team completes an in-depth review of the entire coaching education program and forwards their review to the national coordinator who submits the review to the council for accreditation.

dr. White, dr. dobbins and dr. Wilson collaborate on research projectDr. George White (Health, Kinesiology and Recreation), Dr. Neelie Dobbins (Counseling and Professional Studies) and Dr. Deborah Wilson (Behavioral and Social Sciences) are collaborating on a re-search project titled “Candidate Screening Partnerships with PK-12 Schools and Preparation Programs Using the Myers-Briggs and the 16 PF as Predictors of Candidate Success.” Their project has been funded by the SAU Research Committee but has been accepted for

presentation at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) National Convention in Atlanta, GA.

Groups take on campus trashKindle’s class takes on campus cleanup projectLavana Kindle’s Transitional Reading: Psychology class bonded together to pick up trash as a group project in conjunction with Random Act of Kindness’ nationwide movement. The Physical Plant gave the students trash bags and gloves, and Kindle of-fered work gloves for students with latex allergies. The project idea was that of student Brittney Nicole Mitchell, who said that campus is “home away from home, and we will be more comfortable in a clean home.” Read more about this in a story written by bray reporter Stormi Winthrop at www.theBray.com.

Communications Center adopts trash pickup areaIn an effort spearheaded by Vicki Butler, Associate Director of University Marketing and Com-munications, a new part of all student workers’ jobs at the Copy Center is to follow a schedule of trash pickup for the area of campus around Harrod and the southeast side of Nelson Hall. Even though litter seemed to be an increasing problem, Butler and the students have been sur-prised at the number of bags of trash repeatedly being taken off our campus grounds.

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dr. White dr. dobbins dr. Wilson

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dr. Huang to present in Seattle at SHaPe america National ConventionDr. Jingyang Huang has been notified that his research proposal, “Preservice Physical Educators’ Stress and Instructional Effectiveness” has been accepted as a poster presentation at the 2015 SHAPE America Nation-al Convention in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Huang is in his first year at SAU as a member of the HKR faculty.SHAPE America, formally AAHPERD, is the largest organization of professionals involved in physical education, physical activity, dance, school health and sport.

dr. dai continues translation work with recently published bookDr. Yonghu Dai, associate professor of Spanish, recently published a book of translation called “Selected Short Stories by Horacio Quiroga.” The book was published by Lijiang Publishing House (Guilin, China) in October. It belongs to the series of “World Literature Masterpieces by Famous Translators.” Horacio Quiroga (Uruguay, 1878-1937) was called the father of Latin American short story, who produced about 200 stories. Some important collections of stories includes Stories of Love, Madness and Death, The Savage, The Jungle Stories, Anaconda, The Desert, and The Exiles.

Dr. Dai’s translation comprises of 35 short stories and 3 theoretical essays on short story as a literary genre. Professor Dai became a published translator very early in his career. When he was a graduate student at Peking University in China, he published translation of poems by authors such as Gabriela Mistral (Chile), Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina), Rubén Dario (Nicaragua), and articles by Octavio Paz (Mexico). He also translates from English. His translation of an essay by Terry Eagleton, “Capitalism, Modernism, and Post-modernism” (Co-translated with Weijie Song in 1994), has been extensively referenced by Chinese scholars and researchers.Prior to the story book by Horacio Quiroga, Dr. Dai had published Bilingual Anthology of Poetry by Ruben Darío (2004) and Selected Stories by Ruben Darío (2013). The publication of Selected Short Stories by Horacio Quiroga was made possible by a SAU summer re-search grant.

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Makia publishes book that helps students succeed in collegeJaphet N. Makia, instructor of writing, has co-authored a book with his wife, Elner J. Makia, entitled “Time Management Survival Planning Guide for Schools and Colleges.” It was pub-lished fall 2014 by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. The book’s primary purpose is to help students cope with the overwhelming responsibilities and demands of academia by providing a pipeline for them to prioritize their academic and extracurricular activities. Copies of the book are at the SAU Bookstore.

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Career Closet opens at the College of BusinessThe SAU Career Closet at College of Business room 110 had a grand opening on October 30. Through the Career Closet, current SAU students will be able to acquire business professional and business casual attire for job interviews, professional conferences, and on-the-job activi-ties at no cost. Each semester a currently enrolled student can get up to four individual items or one suit. Traci Hughes, who has headed up this project, thanks everyone who donated to the Closet and helped make this service available to our students. Contact Hughes if you have items you would like to donate or for more information. hughes


reppert earns mass media teaching awardJames E. Reppert, associate professor of mass communication at Southern Arkansas Univer-sity, recently received the President’s Award for Outstanding Instruction in Mass Media from the Kentucky Communication Association.The honor was given at the Kentucky Communication Association’s annual convention, held September 26-27 at Buckhorn Lake State Resort Park, Buckhorn, KY.Reppert was recognized for interactive teaching techniques that foster media literacy. Twitter, Facebook and RebelMouse are used to disseminate course readings and research activities.

Transparency and accountability of student work are stressed, with completed projects curated on Reppert’s Google website. To read more, visit http://web.saumag.edu/news/2014/12/03/reppert-earns-mass-media-teaching-award/.

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dr. Buckman co-authors book chapter on narrative therapyDr. Rudy Buckman, faculty member in the counseling program, has co-authored a book chapter on narrative therapy that will be published in 2015 [Buckman, R., Buckman, J., & Reese, A. (2015). Narrative Therapy. In N. Coady and P. Lehman (Eds.), Theoretical perspectives for direct social work practice: A generalist-eclectic approach (3rd ed.). New York: Springer]. The chapter was co-authored with his son, Jonathan Buck-man, who is earning a graduate degree in social work at the University of Michigan, and Ann Reese, a friend and colleague. Dr. Buckman indicated that without the support of his colleagues, Drs. Testa, Mohdzain, and Bloss, and the generous support and editorial expertise of his wife, Alice, the project would have been much more difficult. Therefore, he is very thankful for all of their help and support!

dr. lammers speaks at conference about teaching diversity and inequalityDr. Matt Lammers, assistant professor of sociology, was invited to speak at the Arkansas So-ciological and Anthropological Association meetings held on November 14 at the University of Central Arkansas. He participated in a session on teaching diversity and inequality in Arkansas.

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dr. James ulmer has short story publishedDr. James Ulmer, professor of English and chair of the Department of English and Foreign Lan-guages, recently had a short story published in the fall issue of “Conclave: A Journal of Charac-ter.” Ulmer’s story was titled “The Summer on Breckenridge Street.”

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dr. Tucker publishes three articles on genomics researchDr. Abraham Tucker, assistant professor of biology, has recently published genomics research done in collaboration with colleagues at Indiana University. “Extensive error in the number of genes inferred from draft genome assemblies” will be published in a upcoming issue of PLoS Computational Biology. “Characterization of newly gained introns in Daphnia populations” has been published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution. “Common Transcriptional Mechanisms for Visual Photoreceptor Cell Differentiation among Pancrustaceans” was also recently published in the journal PLoS Genetics.

Denton JF, Warren C, Lugo-Martinez J, Tucker AE, Schrider DR, Hahn MW (2014) Extensive error in the number of genes in-ferred from draft genome assemblies. PLoS Computational Biology (in press).Li W, Kuzoff R, Chen KW, Tucker AE, and Lynch M (2014) Characterization of newly gained introns in Daphnia populations Genome Biol Evol 6(9):2218-34 Mahato S, Morita S, Tucker AE, Liang X, Jackowska M, et al. (2014) Common Transcriptional Mechanisms for Visual Photore-ceptor Cell Differentiation among Pancrustaceans. PLoS Genet 10(7): e1004484.

Dr. Tucker was also invited to present his research to the biology department at University of Arkansas, Fay-etteville. He presented his talk, “Gene conversion may limit longevity of asexual populations: a population genomic analysis of Daphnia pulex,” to faculty, postdocs, graduate students and undergraduates on October 16.

Vasser’s Creative dramatics class performs original playJudy Vasser’s Cre-ative Dramatics class performed for the elementary students visiting campus for the Education Fair on December 2. This

year’s performance featured an original script, written by student Tyler Lewis, pictured at left in the photo. The short play incorporated musical numbers and original choreography. There are twenty-one students enrolled in Creative Dramatics this semester, and each student was cast in this play.

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creative Dramatics students, including Lesley robertson’s daughter Lainey Walthall, center, perform a play written by Honors college student Tyler Lewis, left.

upward Bound team wins “Hot Ta Molly” burger cook-offThe Upward Bound team consisting of Director Carla Williamson, Mary Iverson, Jamie Smith, Simeon Os-ton and Peggy Morris took top honors by making the “ULTIMATE BURGER” during the “Hot Ta Molly” Mulegating burger cook-off at homecoming. The team said that their key ingredient was teamwork!


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dr. Bloss receives ‘Caring Person’ award from ark. Counseling associationDr. Kim Bloss, dean of the School of Graduate Studies and professor of counseling, recently received the Donald R. Rye Caring Person Award from the Arkansas Counseling Association at its annual conference on November 20. Quoting from the awards nomination materials, this is “an annual award honoring a person who gives to others without fanfare or expectation of reward other than personal satisfaction in seeing other persons made happier or the social milieu given more integrity. In summary, a car-ing person will have been observed in unselfish involvement over a period of time in a cause or situation which benefits others, not self. This person would become Arkansas’s nominee

for the Gilbert and Kathleen Wrenn Award for a Humanitarian and Caring Person given by ACA (American Counseling Association).”Dr. Bloss has a passion for teaching, counseling and her university family. She epitomizes the personhood of being a counselor and has done so in Arkansas since 1997.

dr. Odendaal publishes review on prebioticsDr. Antoinette Y. Odendaal, assistant professor of biology, recently published a review article titled “Your Prebiotic Primer” in “Nutritional Outlook.” 2014, 17(8), 48–52.

New Sau commercial features notable alumniThe latest SAU commer-cial, which is currently airing in movie theaters in Texarkana and Benton, highlights notable alumni from central Arkansas, including Senator Joyce Elliott, pictured at right. It can also be viewed online at www.YouTube.com/SAUmag. It was shot and produced by Aaron Street and Aaron Wallis of the Department of University Marketing and Communi-cations. Additional videos featuring SAU alumni will be produced and dis-tributed online throughout

dr. Street appointed to director of microbiology laboratoryDr. Street has been appointed to director of the microbiology laboratory at the Department of Biology. Her responsibilities will include maintaining bacterial cultures, upkeep of instrumen-tation and lab supplies and setting up for more than 40 hands-on experiments to provide stu-dents with opportunities to learn classical microbiological techniques that are used in medicine and research.

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Stride against domestic Violence raises $3,856 for Magnolia shelterSAU students and faculty joined members of the commu-nity in the 1st Annual Stride Against Domes-tic Violence 5k on November 1, benefiting the Living Water Domestic Vio-lence Shelter in Magnolia. The event raised awareness of domestic violence and brought in $3,856 to help individuals and families in need of a safe haven in our community.

SAU nursing students were among those who participated in the Stride Against Domestic Violence 5K.

Sponsors still needed to adopt angels this holidayAs of December 3, more than 180 angels were left on the tree to be adopted. Help is needed to make this Christmas great for all Columbia County children. The tree is located at Reynolds Center 218. Suggested spending is $50 per child, and donations are also welcome. All gifts are due December 10. For more information, call 235-4047.

Sau nursing alumni and faculty go on medical mission trip to NicaraguaA group of SAU nurs-ing alumni took a medical mission trip to Leon, Nicaragua in February. The group worked with Voice of Hope for a week. Dur-ing the week, Voice of Hope provided care for more than 400 people, served more than 1,200 meals, and provided many salvations. “It was a privilege to work with this great group of nursing alumni,” said Becky Parnell, associate professor. Pictured are Tammy Clausen (2000), Parnell, Vicki Milam (1999), Tammy Forbes (2006), Terri Cameron (2013), and Jordan McAdams (2013).


Faculty and staff pledge more than $4,000 for united WayThe 2015 SAU employee pledges to Columbia County United Way exceed $4,000. “Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,” said Caroline Waller on behalf of the United Way Board. These generous donations will benefit the following agencies: Abilities Unlimited, Boy Scouts, Boys and Girls Club, Columbia Coun-ty Senior Meal Service, Columbia County Independent Living, 4H Club, Girl Scouts, Hospitality House, Magnolia Columbia County Literacy Council, Magnolia Specialized Services, Salvation Army, Southern Christian Mission (our local shelter for the homeless), and the Stew Pot.

Magnolia Specialized Services calendar features Street’s photographsThe 2015 Magnolia Special-ized Services, Inc. (MSS) calendar features photographs by Aaron Street, asst. dean of integrated marketing. The photos feature MSS clients in vintage clothing, many with antique automobiles, in scenes across Columbia County. Three scenes were captured at SAU, includ-ing the “move-in” photo at right in front of Bussey Hall. The calendars are one of the biggest fundraisers for MSS. They are $15. For more information, contact Sarah Carrington or Ben Correa, SAU alum, at 234-6118.

Chief Williams working to bring Victim relief Ministries to areaSAU Police Chief Anthony Williams, photographed second from left, is work-ing with Victim Relief Ministries on starting a VRM chapter in Columbia County and in Hot Springs. Chief Williams hosted VRM representatives on August 15, and they attended a barbecue at Calvary Baptist Church for area chaplains, seen in the photo above with Boyd Good, asst. chief, at right. Although the group responds to major disasters, the basis and founding principles of the group are to assist crime victims based on recommendations from police and other public safety officials. Chief Williams was an advocate and champion for VRM for 15 years while he was with the Dallas Police Department and he continues to serve on the VRM Advisory Board. VRM representatives pictured are Chaplain Don Gieseke, left, and Chaplain Vic Prince, third from left.


Hall weddingWhitney Michelle Black, director of university outreach in Texarkana, exchanged marriage vows with Mr. Jonathan Colby Hall on May 17, 2014, in downtown Texarkana, Texas.

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Bradshaw’s have first childLance and Amy Bradshaw, asst. professor of agriculture, had their first child, Lane Jackson Bradshaw, on July 15. He arrived weigh-ing 7 lbs, 8 oz, and was 21 inches long. Lane is also the grandson of staff member Mary Bradshaw, accounting tech II.

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Westfalls welcome third daughterAaron and Jodie Westfall, coordinator of off-campus teacher education pro-grams, welcomed Camryn Jo Westfall to the world on September 26. She was 7 lbs, 11 oz, and was 19 inches long. She had two very excited sisters, Brantlee and Trystan.

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camryn Jo Westfall with sisters.

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