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Vol. 3, No.4 January 1996

News for Faculty and Staff at USF St. Petersburg

• • • • • • • • • • • :Dean's Corner: Division review

• • Bill Heller • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a w1nner As you may know, the formal, outside

review of the campus' Student Affairs division was recently completed.

The findings essentially were positive, and were accompanied by several recom­mendations I'd like to share with you now.

I'm pleased to report that the study found that Student Affairs' major strengths are a clear mission that appropriately defines the scope of services, and a committed staff that continually tries to upgrade the quality of its services.

The recommendations include developing a set of policies and procedures for the Campus Activities Center, such as a sound reservation policy for community groups. A master calendar process also should be established, as well as a rate structure to generate income.

The number and types of activities offered need •r "'· · ')alanced, attractive and oriented to both the tradttlunal and non­traditional students on campus. The lyceum series should continue but not dominate the schedule of events.

Kudos went to the Student Activities Board, which was seen as a crucial entity that should continue to grow, with more student involvement in event planning. The study said staff should offer support and coaching, rather than take an active planning role.

It was recommended that communi­cating with students could be improved by publishing the Craw's Nest weekly rather than bi-weekly. Intramural sports pro­grams also should be considered. The watercraft program was highly praised.

The formation of a Faculty Advisory

Group was encouraged, as some faculty are interested in Student Affairs. Such a group would be acquainted with all the programs available under the division, rather than those solely in volving students.

The Counseling Center was urged to fund another position, and to o ffer group therapy sessions.

Financial Aid needs to work closer with the Tampa campus offi ce, especially through o n-line access.

An emergency loan fund for students also was suggested as a way to meet an ongoing need. Parking fines could be the source for the fund.

The report found that Student Affairs needs more minorities, and should employ staff capable of counseling and supporting students with disabilities. A review of Project Thrust should also be conducted to maximize its efforts.

Finally, it was recommended that the Campus Faculty Council meet with the Student Affairs director at least twice a year to increase commu­nication. Previously the director was excluded from faculty discussion about Student Affairs matters . A follow-up review of Student Affairs was advised in three years.

I'm satisfied with the results of the this review and am glad it was conducted. If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact me. Copies of the study also are avai lable in Student Affairs for your perusal.

• Faculty earn award Nine faculty members at USF St.

Petersburg r eceived Teaching Incen­tive Program awards. The award recognizes outstanding t eaching, and chosen faculty receive a $5,000 raise. Congratulations to the following:

Regis Factor, professor of govern­ment and international relations; Tom Mieczkowski, associate professor of criminology; Robert Hall, associate professor of English; Daniel A. Wells, professor of English; Eleanor Guetzloe, professor of special educa­tion; Steve Lang, assistant professor of education, Stephen Micklo, assis­tant professor of education; Ruth A. Short, assistant professor of educa­tion; and Rick Rivard, associate professor of business. • Authors' group moves to campus

The Text and Academic Authors Association is relocating its national headquarters to the campus in Janu­ary.

TAA is an organization of authors, editors and publishers who help

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USF St. Petersburg appealed to the association because ofits history of holding writing and authors conferences, and its proximity to the internationally recognized Poynter Institute for Media Studies, said Jay Black, Poynter Jamison Endowed Chair in Media Ethics and Press Policy at USF St. Petersburg, who is a member ofTAA's council.

Membership is open to creators of academic intellectual property at all levels, and eligibility is extended to published authors and those who are authoring their first work. Editors and publishers are also welcome to join. For more informa­tion, call Jay (9579). • Money to fix houses in hand

The first grant payment to restore historic houses on campus was received Dec. 20.

State Rep. John Morroni (Dist. 50) presented USF President Betty Castor with $199,650 as the first part of a historic preservation grant totaling $399,300 to renovate the Williams and Snell homes.

The restored homes will be used for faculty and alumni meeting quarters and an information center. Part of the Williams House may be used by the St. Petersburg Junior League for its headquarters.

Restoration will now begin, and will be overseen by Jim Schnur. A second preservation grant will be sought to finish renovations. The work should be completed by sum­mer 1997.

The Dutch Colonial-style Snell home was build in 1904 by Perry Snell, an early developer of the city. The Williams House is a Queen Anne-style built in 1890 by John C. Williams, one of the city's founders.

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The Florida Suncoast Writers' Conference comes to campus yet again Feb. 1-3, and some 400 partici­pants are expected to attend. Speak­ers include prize-winning authors, editors, publishers and agents.

P.D. James, Marge Piercy, Carolyn Forche and Jacqueline Woodson are featured. A special reception for P.D. James, hosted by the Conference, also will be held at 5:30p.m. Jan. 31 at the Dali Mu­seum. Tickets are $15 each or $25 for two. For more information about the conference call4-1711. • Operation Santa Claus a success

Students, faculty, staff and alumni participated in this year's Operation Santa Claus. More than 260 toys, books and items of clothing were collected. The Poynter Library was most generous to serve as the primary collection site, and diligent staff took great care to ensure protection of the gifts. In addition to student organizations and the Pinellas County Alumni Chapter, the USF St. Pete Holiday Singers also made generous contributions to the project.

The following campus depart­ments also mobilized for Operation Santa Claus: Physical Plant (special thanks to Sharlene Croud for shop­ping for gifts with money donated by Physical Plant, and to Dan Kiesling who helped deliver the gifts), Public Safety and Parking Services; the bookstore, Advancement and the library. Many thanks to those who anonymously donated - every gift was much appreciated by the stu­dents at Norwood Elementary School. • Other holiday notes

Jon Randle of Physical Plant did a masterful job of stringing holiday lights on the palm tree at the cam­pus entrance. His display made quite a stunning Florida Christmas tree

•Happy birthday The following faculty and staff are

celebrating birthdays this month: Betty Keistler, Jan. 2; Jon Randle and Daniel Kiesling, Jan. 3; Ray Arsenault, Jan. 6; Debora Rice, Jan. 7; Winston Bridges, Jan. 9; Joe Panella, Jan. 10; Irv Graves, Jan. 13; Steve Ritch, Jan. 14; Lanny Greaves and Maud Safford, Jan. 19; Mark Luther, Jan. 20; Bill Garrett and Joyce Morin, Jan. 21; Kathy Arsenault, Rick Close and Chad Edmisten, Jan. 22; Bob Archamault and Danny Jorgensen, Jan. 23; Lucy Guerra, Jan. 24; Barbara Reynolds, Jan. 26; Larry Doyle and Bob Pennock, Jan. 27; and Rick Rivard and Jim Fellows, Jan. 31. Happy birthday to all!

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Strengthening the Ties that Bind.· Fanzilies in Transition Jan. 22-April 1s

Is the American family really falling apart? How do changing family structures relate to other social problems such as the rising crime rate? Will reductions in federal funding for social welfare programs harm those truly in need or create incentives to put people to work?

Every Monday evening for 12 weeks some of America's leading experts will explore these questions and other issues relating to the family.

These lectures are free and open to the public. Academic credit may be earned by signing up for the cross-listed course "The Family."

The series is funded by the Juvenile Welfare Board and the Florida Humanities Council, and sponsored by the St. Petersburg Times and the campus. Many thanks to Darryl Paulson, Ray Arsenault, Winston Bridges and Roy Kaplan for organizing this series.

January 22, 1996 Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward The Impact of Public Policy on Families and Children Frances Fox Piven and Richard Cloward are widely recognized as two of America's most thoughtful, provocative and prolific commen­tators on America's social welfare system. Among their many co-authored books are The Politics ofT unnoil, Poor People's Movements, Why Americans Don't Vote, The Mean Season: The Attack on the Welfare State, and Regulating the Poor. Cloward is on the faculty of the Columbia School of Social Work and Piven is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at City University of New York.

January 29, 1996 John Demos Past, Present and Personal: Family Life in America John Demos currently is the Sam Knight Professor of American History at Yale University. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, Demos is the author of many works on family history including Turning Points: Historical and Social Essays on the Family, Past, Present and Personal: The Family and Life Course in American History and Little Commonwealth: The Family in Plymouth Colony. H is book Entertain­ing Satan: Witchcraft and Culture of Early New England received the Bancroft Prize in American History for 1983.

February 5, 1996 Susan MacManus Young v. Old: Healing the Wounds of Intergencrational Conflict Susan MacManus is professor of public administrat ion and polit ical science at USF. MacManus has served on the Florida Governor's Council of Economic Advisors and the executive council of the Southern Political Science Association. A Fulbright Scholar at Yonsei University in South Korea, her latest book is Young v. Old: Generational Combat in the 21st Century.

February 12, 1996 Barbara Ehrenreich Men, Money and Families Barbara Ehrenreich is one of America's leading social critics. Dr. Ehrenreich is the author of more than 15 books including America's Health Empire, Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class and Pot•erty in the American Dream: Women and Children First. Her most recent work is The Snarling Citizen, a collection of her commentaries and social criticism of the American family.

February 19, 1996 David Weikarr Early Childhood Development and Education: What Works David Weikarr is president of High/Scope Educational Research Foundation in Ypsilanti, Mich. , a nonprofit research, development and training organization, which studied the long­term effect of high-quality early ch ildhood education on the growth and development of young children through adulthood. Weikart has written widely on the issues of early childhood development and education.

February 26, 1996 The Rev. Henry J. Lyons Raising Boys to be Men Rev. Lyons is pastor of Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church in Sr. Petersburg and president of the 8.5 million member National Baptist Convention, the nation's largest African­American church group. A critic of Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March as well as of the Promise Keepers, Dr. Lyons has recently established Trusted Parrners, an organization to help black Christ ian men become leaders in their homes, churches and communities.

March 4, 1996 Marvin Olasky Welfare Reform and the Role of Private Charities Marvin Olasky received his doctorate in American Culture from the University of Michigan and currently is a professor of journalism at the University of Texas. Olasky has written Freedom, Justice and Hope : Toward

a Sr:rategy for the Poor and Oppressed, Loving Your Neighbor: A Principled Approach to

Charitable Giving, and Renewing American Compassion (in press). His book The Tragedy of American Compassion (1992) is widely credited with influencing the debate on welfare reform in Congress.

March 18, 1996 David Elkind The Post-Modem Family: Ties that Stress, T ies that Bind David Elkind is professor of child study at Tufts University, specializing in the areas of perceptual, cognitive and social development. Elkind's most recent book is Ties that Stress: The New Family Imbalance, and he has appeared on The Today Show, CBS Morning News, 20/20 and other news and talk shows.

March 25, 1996 Edward J. Blakely Rebuilding Communities, Rebuilding Families Edward Blakely is Dean and Lusk Professor of Planning and Development for the School of Urban and Regional Planning at the Univer­sity of Southern California. Dr. Blakely's publica tions include Separate Societies: Pot•erry and Inequality in U.S. Cities, Planning Local Economic Development, and Rural Communities in Advanced Industrial Sodety.

April l, 1996 Heather Weiss Supporting Families: Education, Social Services and Welfare Heather Weiss is founder and director of the Harvard Family Research Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The project's mission is to conduct and disseminate research that contributes to the development of comprehensive family support programs.

April 8, 1996 Charles Mahan Children's Health Care Dr. Charles Mahan is currently the dean of the School of Public Health at USF, after serving many years as Florida's chief public health officer. With both professional and practical experience in the area of health care, Dr. Mahan is in a unique position to critique the deficiencies in our current health care system.

April 15, 1996 Lucy Durr Hackney America's Children in the 21st Century Lucy Durr Hackney is senior associate and acting director of the Health Division of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) in Washing· ron, D.C., and president and founder of the Pennsylvania Partnership for Children.

Faculty/Staff Notes Laura Runge, English, pub­

lished "Gendered Strategies in the Criticism of Early Fiction" in the summer 1995 issue of Eighteenth­Century Studies.

Jay Black, ethics, presented Sex Crimes and the Media: The Ethics of Privacy/Publicity" at an Ethics Center luncheon Nov. 1, and "General Semantics and the Ethics Agen da: New Challenges for the News Media" to the 11th Interdisci­plinary Conference on General Semantics at Hofstra University in New York Nov. 2-4.

Joneen Maczis, student affairs, was elected to a two-year term as a representative to the USPS Senate. Congratulations, Joneen.

Tony Nelson, business, pub­lished "Application of a Matrix Approach to Estimate Project Skill Requirements," with Kailash Joshi in the current issue of Information and Management Journal.

Bob Linde, recreation, led USF St. Petersburg-sponsored canoe trips in October and November on the Little Manatee River. Recreation runs canoe trips each month, and staff, a lumni and students are welcome to participate. Recreation transports equipment and provides drinks and a guide for $10.

Art Schwartz, business, visited Chile, Argentina, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica recently while on sabbatical. His voyage from Ushaia, Argentina, to the Falklands and Antarctica was on the Russian RN Professor Multanovsky, a ship based in St. Petersburg, Russia. Schwartz also was in Barrow, Alaska, in September.

The USF St. Pete Singers per­formed "Peace on Earth: Christmas 1945" for more than two dozen senior centers, nursing homes and ACLF's in the St. Petersburg area -a wonderful act of public service.

Julie Gillespie is leaving her position as director of advancement and moving on to Arizona State University as director of major gifts. Good luck, Julie . We'll miss you!

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Common Ground Music Series Featuring Les Sabler's jazz band 5-9 p.m. downtown on Central Avenue between Second and Third streets. Free.

Canoe Trip Take a ride on the Little Manatee River with the campus recreation department. Call Bob Linde (9597) for information.

Classes begin

Campus Blood Drive Some 165,000 pints of blood are needed annually for the Tampa Bay area. Do your part by donating blood between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Look for the bloodmobile on campus.

Holiday The Martin Luther King Jr. parade, the Southeast's largest, comes to St. Petersburg. Please join the campus in supporting this event.

Ethics luncheon John Morreall, USF professor of religious studies, will talk about "What's So Bad about Bad Taste: Ethics meets Aesthetics" at noon. Free. Call (3172) for reservations.

YWCA!USF Family Village Groundbreaking 4 p.m. at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Third Street S.

Social Security/Retirement Workshop A Social Security Administration representative will give a work­shop on Social Security benefits, followed by a presentation on the Florida and Teachers Retirement programs at 1 p.m. in DAV 130.

Brunch with Dean Heller This once-a-month "Dine with the Dean" program begins today. Each month four USPS employees will meet with Bill Heller for food and casual conversation. The Dean picks up the tab. If you're interested, call Human Resources (9105).

Palm Harbor University High School Reception President Castor invites you to join her in celebration of the new high school. The reception begins at 5:30p.m. at lnnisbrook Hilton Resort. Call Lisa Wharton (9561) for reservations.

Ethics video and panel discussion Ethics professor Peter French and post-doctoral fellows Peggy DesAutels and Laurie Calhoun will discuss "evil." 5 p.m. at the Ethics Center (3172).

Faculty Colloquium Join history professor Ray Arsenault in his discussion of civi l rights. Noon in the Dean's Conference Room.

Early Childhood Conference Featuring many workshops for teachers of young children through­out Pinellas County. Sponsored by the College of Education, the ail-day conference will be held in the CAC.

Author Reception Featuring British mystery writer P.O. James. 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Dali Museum. $15 each or $25 for two. Call 974-5201 for details.