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USCB COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES 2007
Commencement exercises for the
University of South Carolina Beaufort
class of 2007 will be held on May 4th,
2007, at the Helen and Brantley
Harvey Plaza at the South Campus in
Bluffton at 6 pm. The University will
hold an academic award ceremony in
the Performing Arts Center at the
North Campus beginning at 10 am.
The keynote speaker for commence-
ment will be Dr. Jack McConnell,
founder of the Volunteers in Medicine
on Hilton Head Island; his model has
been adopted across the US. An alum-
nus of the University of Virginia, Dr.
McConnell’s research included partici-
pation in the creation of Tylenol.
USCB FESTIVAL SERIES
CONTINUESWITH
CHARLESWADSWORTH
The Lowcountry’s premier chamber
music concert series returns to the
USCB Performing Arts Center stage
for these exciting performances:
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Brentano Quartet and Todd Palmer
MARCH 11
Karen Gomyo and Andres Diaz
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Paula Robison and The Brazilians
Tickets are available through the
Beaufort Chamber of Commerce by
calling (843) 986-5400, ext. 26.
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Events NotTo Be Missed
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT 801 Carteret Street • Beaufort, SC 29902 | One University Boulevard • Bluffton, SC 29909
Charles Wadsworth, Host and Director,USCB Festival Series
ContentsABOUT THE COVER: SHRIMP SEINING AT SPRINGISLAND, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINABEAUFORT STUDENTS PARTNER WITH THELOWCOUNTRY INSTITUTE TO UNDERSTANDOUR FRAGILE COASTAL ECOSYSTEM.
FEATURES PROFILES
HOSPITALITYProgram Links
with Island’s
Resorts
EDUCATIONCECL Reaches out
to Neighboring
School Districts
EDUCATIONMAT Program Offers
Flexible Choices
NURSINGNew Programs to
Benefit Nurses and
the Community
elcome to the inaugural issue of USCB
Magazine. Our new semi-annual publication
introduces our alumni and friends to the many
ways USCB is fulfilling a vital role in the Lowcountry.
In this issue, the magazine’s lead articles showcase how
USCB’s partnerships are benefiting students and our region.
One of USCB’s strengths
is the community based
nature of many of our
academic programs. By
combining excellence in
the classroom with an
opportunity for students
to apply their skills,
USCB and its partner
organizations benefit
both our students and
the community. Students
graduate with the
knowledge and skills
needed to take their place in rewarding careers. And
area businesses and institutions gain well-qualified young
people to fill positions of responsibility.
This issue highlights three of USCB’s community based
programs: Hospitality Management, Nursing and
Education – three fields vital to the Lowcountry’s future.
As the region continues to grow, all three fields are
projected to have heightened demand for, if not critical
shortages of, professional leadership.
The Hospitality Management Program, led by Professor
Charles Calvert, has developed relationships with many
of Hilton Head Island’s top tier resorts and restaurants,
allowing our students to gain experience in the hospitality
field and make professional connections prior to graduation.
USCB’s newly approved Bachelor of Science in Nursing
will be partnering with local hospitals to provide nursing
students with venues for valuable clinical experience.
USCB’s RN to BSN students will gain community health
experience while providing needed in-home services to
low-income senior citizens.
Our Center of Excellence in Collaborative Learning brings
together administrators, teachers, USCB faculty and educa-
tion majors as well as business and community leaders to
identify and meet the needs of local schools. Also in the
field of education, the Master of Arts in Teaching provides
area professionals an opportunity to make a career change
into teaching through an accelerated program.
This inaugural issue of USCB Magazine also introduces you
to internationally recognized Hemingway scholar Professor
Carl Eby, USCB alumnus and Headmaster of St. Andrew’s
School Em Hubbard, Student Government President
Johnathan Lucky and local donors Christoph Guenther
and Colden Battey. All are important contributors to
building a strong future for USCB and our community.
In keeping with this issue’s theme of partnership, many
of the articles are the work of USCB students who wrote
for the magazine under the guidance of James Borton, an
adjunct instructor in the English department.
We hope that you enjoy this inaugural issue of the USCB
Magazine. Please share your ideas with us as we continue to
develop the magazine to serve you more effectively.
Jane T. UpshawChancellorUniversity of South Carolina Beaufort
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PUBLISHERLynn W. McGee, PhD
EDITORJames Borton
EDITORIALADVISORSColleen CallahanPenelope Holme
CONTRIBUTINGSTUDENTWRITERS
Sarah GhysDoug Jones
Lauren ManglitzJames SigmonAnna Tomiczek
ART DIRECTION/DESIGNMarlys West
PRODUCTION MANAGERJan Horan
A semi-annual publication produced by theUSCB Office of University Advancement.
Lynn W. McGee, PhDVice Chancellor for University Advancement
Colleen CallahanDirector of Development
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Since the 1990’s, the University of
South Carolina Beaufort’s Hospitality
Program has been educating motivat-
ed young men and women to take
up key positions in hotel, restaurant
and tourism management. Professor
Charles Calvert leads this Hospitality
Program with energy and infectious
enthusiasm.
“I was quickly promoted to the host-
ess table,” she says, “and within
months I became floor manager of the
restaurant. I really owe everything to
my major. Not only are you learning
your trade, but you’re also encouraged
to work while going to school.”
Cindi, like many other students, agrees
that experience alone cannot make
you a successful entrepreneur. USCB
classes provide the knowledge and the
managerial viewpoint.
Additionally, the Hospitality Program
Director has worked closely with the
island’s many resorts and restaurants
in placing students. Diana Brown,
Human Resources Director at Hilton
Oceanfront Resort, offers these views:
“Dr. Calvert has referred numerous
students to us that we have employed.
In fact, this long term partnership with
USCB has lasted 8 years. We are really
pleased with the quality of students
referred to us.” The resort currently
employs USCB student, Skip Stavis,
who is already a dedicated supervisor
in the food and beverage department.
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“The program is extremely successful,” says Calvert. “Our students are placed in
jobs throughout the Lowcountry and beyond.”
As part of their curriculum of study, students receive hands-on learning through
internships at leading hotels and restaurants in Beaufort and Hilton Head Island.
These opportunities, combined with extensive training in and outside of classes,
prepare students not just with the skills they need, but also the experience
necessary to succeed in their field.
USCB has also created international partnerships. The university has signed an
articulation agreement with Centennial College in Toronto, giving Centennial
College an opportunity to provide their Hospitality majors with an educational
opportunity not available at their own college. Centennial offers the first three
years of education, but does not offer the final credits needed for a bachelor’s
degree in Hospitality Management. Spending their last year at USCB in one
of America’s finest tourist spots is surely an experience most students would
find desirable.
Students from USCB are also given the chance to take classes in Toronto. The
exchange program lets them study hospitality in a metropolitan environment with
different types of corporate clients.
Calvert explains that the Hospitality Program also reaches out to the local high
school students. Leta Salazar, an adjunct professor and recruiter for the program,
teaches two classes at Hilton Head High School. Established in the fall of 2002,
the cooperative high school program features an Introduction to Hospitality
Management course for dual high school and college credits in the fall and
Tourism in the spring of each year.
The energetic program director understands the rationale behind exposing high
school students to this program before they actually enter college. “Many of the
1,384 students currently enrolled at USCB have undeclared majors and many more
students will be enrolling next fall,” says Calvert. He hopes to show many of these
newcomers that working towards a degree in Hospitality Management offers fast
track career opportunities in the region.
There are currently 95 Hospitality Management majors at USCB, a 16 percent
increase from the fall semester 2005. With small class sizes and dedicated
professors, each student is given ample attention and advice. Cindi Pinson,
a USCB student, related her experiences, before and after signing up as a
Hospitality major. Pinson, a second year student from Nichido, Georgia, started
working immediately as a server at a local restaurant in Bluffton. With a new-
found perspective gained after taking various Hospitality courses and finally
declaring it as her major, Cindi began incorporating her knowledge from class
to workplace.
By James Sigmon
Dr. Charles Calvert, Hospitality Management Di-rector
HILTON HEAD ISLAND IS SYNONYMOUS WITH SUCCESS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. NOOTHER COUNTY IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS EXPERIENCED GREATER GROWTHTHAN BEAUFORT.ANNUALLY, 3 MILLION GUESTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD VISIT HILTON HEAD ISLAND ANDCONTRIBUTE MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, MAKING TOURISM THE AREA’SNUMBER ONE SOURCE OF INCOME.
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“Our students are placedin jobs throughout theLowcountry and beyondsoon after graduation.’’
As part of their curriculum of
study, students receive hands-on
learning through internships at
leading hotels and restaurants
in Beaufort and on Hilton Head
Island. These opportunities
combined with management
focused coursework prepare
students not just with the skills
they need, but also with the
experience necessary to succeed
in their field.
HOSPITALITY PARTNERSHIPS
Centennial CollegeToronto, Canada
Hilton HeadHospitality Association
Savannah TourismLeadership Council
Hilton Head Island • BlufftonChamber of Commerce
For more informationon the Hospitality
Management ProgramE-mail: [email protected]
In May of 2007, members of the student-run USCB Hospitality Management
Association plan to attend the National Restaurant Association Expo in Chicago.
The western hemisphere’s largest food service and hospitality event is also
considered one of the best ways to find a job in hospitality management. More
than 2,000 exhibiting companies from across the country demonstrate the latest
products and technologies and feature dozens of guest speakers and business-
oriented panels covering every aspect of the hospitality industry. With hotels,
motels, restaurants and food supply businesses represented, entrepreneurial
USCB students will be able to explore operation management, business owner-
ship, menu-concept development – a host of opportunities in their field.
As popular as Hilton Head Island has become in these past four decades, it
should come as no surprise that this bachelor’s degree program attracts so many
USCB students.
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After completing his undergraduate degree in Columbia,
Hubbard worked on the USC campus for a few years. He
then took his first teaching appointment in Columbia at an
inner city public middle school. He soon was invited to
interview for a position as history teacher and basketball
coach at St. Andrew’s School, a non-sectarian independent
school serving pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 students.
“That interview changed the course
of my career. I began what will soon
be a twenty year relationship with
St. Andrew’s.”
After five years as a high school
teacher there, Hubbard, now settled
with family responsibilities, assumed
added administrative duties. He then
pursued his Master of Education de-
gree at USCB. He gained experience
in a leadership position serving as
headmaster at Beaufort Academy
before returning seven years later to
accept the challenges and opportuni-
ties at St. Andrew’s.
“I feel my work at St. Andrew’s has
positioned the school for a secure
and successful future – a goal that we pursue for each of our
students. This is the foundation that USCB provided for me in
prior stages of my life,” says Hubbard.
Thanks to the former point guard’s adept off-the-court
skills, he has led a campaign that provides 25 percent of
the school’s diverse student enrollment of approximately
470 with $300,000 in student aid.
For more information on USCB Alumni Association, or tosuggest alumni we might profile in the future,E-mail: [email protected].
acing through the South Campus’s modern high-
tech library, Em Hubbard reminisces about his
athletic career as a 1971-72 point guard for
the USCB “Pirates”.
“I have always loved the game and even coach a bit
now,” says the fit and energetic Headmaster at
St. Andrew’s Preparatory School
located on Wilmington Island, east
of Savannah.
Like many athletes, Hubbard chan-
neled his passion into teaching after
his matriculation at USCB and eventual
transfer to USC’s Columbia campus.
The affable headmaster entered USCB
as a young student, working part time
and driving every day from his home
in nearby Jasper County to the scenic
Beaufort campus.
“I had no declared major during my
years at USCB, although I was drawn
to courses in psychology and sociol-
ogy taught by Professor Sam Greenly
and to the lively history courses taught
by Professors Larry Rowland and John
Davis,” explains Hubbard.
Hubbard remembers John Davis, a retired naval officer
who participated in the Pacific theater in World War II,
keeping his classes spellbound with his many stories of
naval combat.
“Time has eroded many specific memories of that rich peri-
od of my life, including the name of an English teacher who
convinced me that I could become a writer. I transferred to
Columbia with intentions of becoming a journalist, although
I later changed my major to social studies education,”
adds Hubbard.
Headmaster E.C. HubbardMakes His Points on Education
ALUMNI PROFILE
By James Borton
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Conversations with CECL members
make it clear that this attitude is
shared throughout the organization.
In only its third year of operation,
the Center plays a crucial role in the
community’s local schools.
Funded by the South Carolina
Commission on Higher Education, the
Center of Excellence in Collaborative
Learning (CECL) is located on the
University of South Carolina Beaufort’s
South Campus. The CECL is an impor-
tant vehicle designed to help teachers
and administrators in all Lowcountry
schools by providing graduate level
courses as well as workshops ranging
from grant writing to technology inte-
gration, survival Spanish, or research
proposal development. The Center of
Excellence also serves as an educa-
tional bridge connecting the five
school districts of Beaufort, Jasper,
Colleton, Hampton I and Hampton II.
The Center’s 30 member Coordinating
Research Council (CRC) – consisting of
USCB faculty and administrators, repre-
sentative school teachers, as well as
invited USCB undergraduate students,
strives to empower the schools they’ve
During the past five years, significant
progress has been made in the Low-
country to raise standards and to im-
prove the quality of instruction, says
Dr. Ham. She adds that “the success
of programs like the USCB/Jasper
County School District Partnership
in Comprehensive School Reform, for
example, led to the funding of the
Center of Excellence to work with
all public schools of the Lowcountry.”
Despite the challenges faced in our
local schools, Dr. Ham notes that col-
laboration both locally and statewide
has resulted in improved teacher/
administrator recruiting selection prac-
tices, programs to enhance instruction,
and overall improvement in individual
student performance.
“Since its inception, the Center of
Excellence in Collaborative Learning,
has made an impact on our school
district. They have made it easier to
provide both undergraduate and grad-
uate level courses for our professionals
and support staff in the Jasper County
School District,” says Marva Tigner, Di-
rector of Curriculum at JCSD.
The Center of Excellence collaboration
techniques have also found their way
directly into the schools. Several local
schools are currently working together
across school district lines in order to
achieve mutual goals. The CECL is
credited with modeling ways to make
such collaborations more effective and
providing professional development
for in-service teachers to increase the
number of “highly qualified” teachers
and paraprofessionals in each district.
The CECL’s open door philosophy has
led to staff development, educational
workshops and grant writing support
for area schools. These resources will
help to build a stronger future for
Lowcountry students.
For more information on the Centerof Excellence in CollaborativeLearning and its programs,E-mail: [email protected]
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taken under their wing. There is more than ample support for the CECL to
continue to partner with the schools they have brought in under their aca-
demic umbrella. In addition to their broad based CRC, the Center of Excellence
operates with an executive group – the CECL Leadership Team – which includes
the superintendents and other key administrators from the five school districts,
USCB education faculty, as well as business and community liaisons. Together,
these two groups collaborate to develop programs and grant support for the
Center’s constituents.
With years of experience in teaching and school administration, Dr. Ham’s
strength is her ability to assess the needs of schools. “Schools don’t exist for the
teachers and administration; they exist for the students,” says Dr. Ham. “In order
to further enhance the education of our children, however, we must provide
on-going opportunities for the development of the adults who staff our
educational institutions.”
One example of the Center’s community outreach is its Survival Spanish work-
shop. Also known as “Command Spanish,” this course taught by Bob Harris im-
merses school district staff in the fundamentals of Spanish, which they need in
order to succeed in reaching the Lowcountry’s increasing Hispanic population.
Harris asserts that such Spanish immersion is in demand throughout the school
districts served by the Center of Excellence. “When a Spanish-speaking family
comes to the school to register their children, the staff has to be able to communi-
cate with them,” says Dr. Ham. Based on the program’s success, Survival Spanish
will be offered again this spring and summer.
Moments before this interview, Dr. Ham’s assistant, Deborah Anderson, had a
telephone conversation with a school teacher needing assistance with resources
in her class and seeking information on small grants. The teacher received an
immediate response to her request from Ms. Anderson and was also informed
that the Center of Excellence would be offering a grant writing workshop in a
few weeks.
According to the most recent Education Accountability Report Card, 40 percent
of Lowcountry schools are currently classified by South Carolina as “low perform-
ing.” Overall stagnant performance on national reading and college entrance tests
also reveals that South Carolina will have difficulty reaching its education goals
by the end of this decade. As a result, USCB has been working closely with the
school districts, identifying their most pressing educational needs and teacher
education training requirements.
By Doug Jones
WALKING INTO THE SECOND FLOOR OFFICES OF DR. MARYELLEN HAM AND HER ASSISTANT,DEBORAH ANDERSON,VISITORSARE PROMPTLY GREETED BY EAGERAND INTERESTED SMILES.THE DOORS TO THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE LEARNING REMAIN OPEN,SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT THOSE IN THE CENTER ARE RECEPTIVE TO MAKING NEWFRIENDS AND BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS.
Dr. Maryellen Ham collaborating with USCB Education Professors
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Point Elementary, Bluffton Elementary,
M.C. Riley Elementary, Hilton Head
Elementary and Okatie Elementary.
The MAT Program is designed for
adults who wish to change careers
and who have a baccalaureate degree
from an accredited university in any
discipline other than education.
The program integrates practical and
academic experiences into a 51 semes-
ter hour accelerated and intensive
graduate program that requires 4
semesters to complete. During the last
two semesters, students are assigned
to local schools to complete their
practice teaching internships under the
direction of coaching teachers. Upon
successful completion, students earn a
master’s degree in teaching elementary
grades 2 through 6. There are 26
students in the present cohort who
are beginning their final semester as
of January. This group of students
will graduate in May proving it’s
never to late to change your career
and follow your dream.
For more information on the USCB Master ofArts in Teaching at USCB,E-mail: [email protected]
For some adults seeking a change in careers, the Master of Arts in Teaching
offers new career choices and often fulfills a dream. For 37-year-old Eve Heaton
the MAT Program has opened a door to a new life and profession.
“I graduated several years ago looking for a fit in the business world. As my life
took many different turns, I realized that my heart was with children and teach-
ing. The MAT program offered me the chance to change career paths. During the
past year in the program I have gained a deeper respect for the education system
and all the hard work and knowledge that goes into becoming a committed
educator. I have just finished my first internship at Beaufort Elementary School
and know I have made the right decision. I will be forever grateful for the MAT
program in Beaufort, SC for providing me with an opportunity to pursue my
dream,” says Heaton.
The Master of Art in Teaching degree is a USC Columbia program delivered
at USCB, utilizing USCB faculty.
The MAT Program began at USCB in 1994 and since then approximately
120 students have graduated from the program with a Master of Arts in
Teaching degree.
According to Dr. Betty Garren, the director of the program since 2003, many of
these graduates are now teaching in the Beaufort County Elementary schools
including Beaufort Elementary, Lady’s Island Elementary, Coosa Elementary, Shell
EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS: MASTER OF ARTS IN TEACHING
MAT Program OffersFlexible Career Choices
FACULTY PROFILE
Carl Eby:Teacher andHemingway Scholar
eated comfortably in a black leather chair in his
Beaufort North Campus office with walls decorated
with posters from Hemingway conferences, publicity
photos from readings, and pictures of Mark Twain and
James Joyce, Professor Carl P. Eby welcomes anyone who
may have questions about literature or who needs guidance.
Eby, a man of many talents, offers diverse experience in
lecturing, teaching, writing and research.
Much of his research includes new
and fascinating information on Ernest
Hemingway. The author’s name is
synonymous with machismo and
stoicism, qualities Eby describes as
“endlessly complex.”
While in graduate school at the
University of California Davis, Eby faced
a monumental decision - the topic for
his school dissertation. Would it be
William Carlos Williams, an American
associated with imagism and modernist
poetry or Ernest Hemingway, best
known for his simple declarative sen-
tences and thirst for alcohol and travel?
Perhaps Eby’s choice of Hemingway was rooted in his own
travels. In the early 1980s, he took several trips through
France, Italy and Spain on a twelve-speed bicycle. On one
trip a wheel was stolen and the youthful undergraduate had
to schlep both his bike and bags for over a mile before he
could hitch a ride. During this time his companions were
his Michelin maps, a few slim volumes of poetry and a
knapsack. His nights were spent in the open air, rarely
sleeping indoors.
As a graduate student, Eby chose Hemingway for his disser-
tation after finding surprising gender issues and patterns
of psychosexuality in Hemingway’s posthumous novels,
manuscripts, and previously unpublished letters. Attention to
these – particularly, Hemingway’s posthumous novel,
Garden of Eden – led to a re-reading of Hemingway’s entireoeuvre and eventually, to Eby’s book, Hemingway’s
Fetishism: Psychoanalysis and the Mirror of ManhoodSUNY 1999.
Last year, Eby served as the Program Director for the 12th
Biennial International Hemingway Conference in the beauti-
ful cities of Malaga and Ronda, Spain. Attending the event
were members of Hemingway’s family, Hemingway friends,
the renowned matador Victor Mendes, and over 300 scholars
from seventeen countries.
Eby’s knowledge of Hemingway can
be downright quirky and uncanny. For
instance, a few years ago Eby received
a call from the then curator of the John
F. Kennedy Library, in Boston, which
houses the Hemingway papers. The
curator wanted to tell Eby about an
envelope he had discovered in the
papers of Hemingway’s fourth wife,
Mary, labeled “Papa’s hair.” Eby asked
if the envelope was dated. It was: 1947.
Eby then asked if the hair happened to
be red. Astonished, the curator replied
that it was. Eby explained that
Hemingway had dyed his hair red in
1947, when he was beginning TheGarden of Eden, and he had suspected that Ernest wouldwant to preserve a memento.
Eby reports that this spring, Ernest Hemingway’s grandson,
John, plans to come to Beaufort to promote and read from
his soon-to-be-published book, A Strange Tribe: A FamilyMemoir. “It’s a fascinating and very moving book,” notesEby. The soft-spoken professor has also just been elected
to the Board of Directors of the Hemingway Foundation
and Society.
Eby’s wife Linda whom he met at UC Davis where she
studied International Relations, teaches Spanish at Broad
River Elementary. Their five-year-old son, Paco, is showing
his father’s interest in the guitar and is learning to strum
the strings.
SBy Sarah Ghys
By James Borton
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT | 11
Dr. Betty Garren, Master of Arts in Teaching Direc-tor
One track, the RN to BSN Completion
Program, is designed for associate
degree nurses who want to complete
the BSN. The other track is the pre-
nursing courses required for a four
year Nursing Program leading to the
BSN and RN licensure.
Why would a BSN be important for
a student? There are several reasons.
A BSN is vital to advancement in the
nursing field. A BSN allows an individ-
ual to prepare for positions in nursing
management, quality assurance,
and education. It also opens doors
to many opportunities, including
graduate school.
According to the American Association
of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), nurses
with baccalaureate and higher degrees
are noted for their critical thinking,
leadership, case management, and are
able to function across a wide variety
of settings.
There is also evidence linking educa-
tion level with patient safety and
quality outcomes. A number of states,
The USCB nursing program will
be partnering with local hospitals.
Susan Howell, EdD, RN and Director
of Professional Practice at St.
Joseph’s/Candler Hospital adds these
views on the new nursing program:
“I am very pleased that USCB is
offering the RN to BSN program. St.
Joseph’s/Candler is a Magnet facility
and continued promotion of the Forces
of Magnetism is at the forefront of
nursing. This program will certainly
support professional development
in providing Registered Nurses with
the opportunity to continue their
formal academic nursing education
in an environment conducive to
learning and in proximity to the
work environment.”
The Advisory Board and Dr. Williams
are confident that with these multiple
partnerships USCB is creating a
program that benefits not just the
students within the program, but the
community as a whole.
Dr. Sue Ellen Johnson, the curriculum
consultant on the Advisory Board says,
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in particular New York and New Jersey, are considering legislation to ensure
that nurses obtain a BSN in a specific time frame in order to be able to continue
performing their jobs.
Many students have eagerly awaited the new nursing program. Susan C. Williams,
PhD, RN and the Acting Program Director of the USCB Nursing Program, has been
inundated with calls from students both from those interested in the RN to BSN
Completion Program and from high school seniors and individuals with degrees
in other fields who are interested in pursuing a BSN.
One of the partners of the USCB Nursing Program will be the Technical College
of the Lowcountry. TCL is expected to be a key feeder school for the RN to BSN
program. TCL graduates who have obtained their associates degree in nursing
(ADN), will now be able to continue their education at USCB. The two schools
are working closely to the benefit of both, with TCL Interim Dean of Health
Sciences, Marge Sapp, MSN, APRN, BC serving as a member of the USCB Nursing
Advisory Board. The USCB and TCL partnership is expected to increase nursing
enrollment at both schools, leading to more baccalaureate prepared nurses for
our region.
By Lauren Manglitz
photo courtesy Memorial Health
“According to the American Association of Collegesof Nursing, nurses with baccalaureate and higherdegrees are noted for their critical thinking,leadership, case management, and are able tofunction across a wide variety of settings.’’
ANEWCHAPTER BEGINSATUSCB INTHE FALL OF 2007WITHUSCB’S NURSING PROGRAM.USCBWILL OFFER STUDENTSTWO EDUCATIONTRACKS LEADINGTO A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE INNURSING.
photo courtesy St. Joseph’s/Candler
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT | 13
A simulation laboratory is necessary
for the four year track so that students
can learn technical skills without put-
ting patients at risk. The lab will be
divided into four sections. One of the
sections will be set up to prepare
students for situations found in ER
and ICU units. Two identical sections
will each simulate a standard hospital
floor, complete with hospital beds,
headwalls, medication administration
carts and other common hospital
equipment. The third will be an
examining room complete with a
simulated patient on which students
can take vital signs, conduct physical
exams and diagnose. Finally, a com-
munity room, set up for home health
care situations, will double as a
student lounge where students will
be able to practice techniques and
relax after classes.
The Advisory Board expects that the
Nursing program will grow rapidly
because it offers access to much
needed education for individuals who
want to pursue a nursing career or for
those who are Registered Nurses and
want to expand their career choices.
The community need is evident. Karen
Halbasch, Ed. D, RN, a member of the
USCB Nursing Program Advisory
Board, says that she is “confident that
Susan [Dr. Williams] is going to get this
[much-needed program] off to a very
good start.”
For more information on the Nursing Pro-gram E-mail: [email protected]
“[This new program is] a win-win situation for all the academic schools in the
county and health care employers, and will definitely have a positive effect in
Beaufort and surrounding counties.”
USCB’s Dr. Susan Williams is working closely with her Nursing Advisory Board to
develop ambitious plans to build a community based partnership. She is initiating
a project that will allow students to gain community health clinical experience
vital to their education by providing in-home services to low-income senior
citizens. The project is based on a model developed by the University of Alabama
Huntsville RN to BSN Program. Dr. Williams is determined that USCB’s students
will receive as much experience and knowledge possible to prepare them for the
job they have chosen. The low-income seniors will receive needed care which
would not otherwise be available to them from the Registered Nurses enrolled in
the USCB program.
Students entering the USCB nursing program in the fall of 2007 will be pursuing
the RN to BSN Completion Program or the pre-nursing phase (the first two years)
of the four-year generic track to a BSN. The second two years (upper division
courses) will be offered at USCB upon the completion of a simulation lab. “The
critical factor now is finding the private funding to help us with the construction
costs,” Dr. Williams emphasizes.
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STUDENT PROFILE
Lucky at USCB
ohnathan Lucky is not only serving his second term as
USCB Student Government Association President, he is
also Chairman of the Board of the South Carolina State
Student Association (SCSSA), an organization of presi-
dents of student government associations from universities
and colleges across the state. He is known on both the North
and South campuses as a go-getter; a people person, some-
one who makes things happen in the USCB system.
A Business Administration major with a minor in Spanish,
Lucky is bilingual and actively involved with the Lowcountry
community.
The motivated student came to Beaufort originally when his
grandmother fell ill. Wishing to remain close to her, Lucky
began studying at USCB. His grandmother passed away
after his first semester at USCB, leaving him determined to
succeed and strive for greatness. The following semester he
ran for student government and landed the lead role in TheRocky Horror Show, while also working at the Chamber ofCommerce and tutoring students in Spanish.
Johnathan Lucky is an avid reader who enjoys foreign
political journals and crime novels. His all time favorite
book is the crime novel L.A. Requiem by Robert Crais.
When looking for a welcome distraction from his hectic
schedule juggling school, work and student government
presidency, Lucky spends his weekends with friends,
watching movies, studying and of course, working on
student government details.
“Every student is a member of student government,” says
the well-liked Lucky. “You can be as involved as you want
to be.”
Lucky’s experience hosting a television talk show at Winton
Woods High in Cincinnati, Ohio developed his passion for
interviewing. He had no political involvement at Winton
Woods High, considering it more a race for popularity.
His decision to run for student government at USCB was
prompted by former SGA president Hylana Tyler.
Looking back, “I went from ‘I don’t know what I am doing’
to working with the best team I could ever have…and draft-
ing a constitution, constitutional laws, rules, and regulations.
We literally built an organization. Everyone has a stake in
student government which is what makes me so committed
to it.”
Johnathan Lucky is also a member of Gamma Beta Phi, an
academic excellence program that encourages leadership
and community involvement. His strong character encour-
ages others to “push the envelope” and to expect more
than the status quo. He feels students at the University are
unaware of their potential influence.
Lucky’s future includes graduate school and a return to
television – his high school passion. “I miss television, but
I’ve found another passion in politics,” he says. “I like the
concept of creating government to better people.” The
position as SGA president has allowed him a glimpse of both
the positive and negative aspects of politics. His experience
is not unique to USCB, where he has met adversity with
students and staff – both negative and constructive.
Opposition has made him a strong negotiator and strength-
ened his dealings with people. His decision to continue
his education at USCB, rather than transferring to USC
Columbia, is a sign of his integrity, dedication and commit-
ment to building the USCB Student Government Association.
For more information on student life and activities E-mail the Directorof Student Life: [email protected]
JBy Sarah Ghys
Dr. Susan Williams (left) Interim Director of the Nursing Program confers with Dr. Sue Ellen Johnson (right)Nursing Advisory Board curriculum consultant.
“The critical factor nowis finding the privatefunding to help us withthe construction costs.’’
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Johnathan Lucky (left) SGA President and Doug Jones (right)a student writer for this magazine.
ach day at the South Campusof the University of SouthCarolina Beaufort knowledge,
passion and creativity come togetherto ignite discovery. Donors often pro-vide the initial spark. Just ask USCBstudents, Jeremiah Glenn and AndrewBaron. Thanks to the generosity ofdonors Christoph Guenther andColden Battey, capable, high potentialstudents with financial need are pursu-ing their bachelor’s degree at USCB.
Christoph Guenther generously grant-ed an annual scholarship awarded tofreshman Andrew Baron. A retired 71year-old former banking executive,Guenther punctuates his philanthropywith this modest statement. “I justwant to educate promising youngpeople.”
For Andrew Baron, 17, this scholar-ship opened the door to college.Andrew’s father Joseph Baron, isretired from the U.S. Navy and residesin Beaufort County along with hismother, Kathleen. They feel stronglythat without the scholarship the
family could not have sent their sonto USCB.
The Guenther Family Scholarship isan annual scholarship. If the studentremains in excellent standing, fundscovering full tuition and housing areavailable for up to four years at theUniversity.
“Without this financial aid, I simplywould not be here at USCB, the schol-arship means everything to me,” saysAndrew Baron.
Colden Battey, a long time Beaufortresident, and partner of Harvey &Battey, has made numerous pledgesover the past decade to the Universityunder the auspices of the Battey
Family Scholarship. The successfulLowcountry attorney admits that he’sloyal to USCB since his daughter firstattended the University at the historicNorth Campus before transferring toColumbia. Battey has also served fornearly 17 years on the Beaufort JasperHigher Education Commission.
“It’s rewarding to make a contribution
to someone’s education,” says Battey.His most recent family scholarship wasawarded to 24 year-old JeremiahGlenn, a former Navy Corpsman, anda veteran who served honorably withthe 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unitin Afghanistan.
“I am grateful for the scholarship andas an upperclassman, not a day passes
that I do not count my blessings,” saysthe mature student, Glenn.
Active in the USCB Pathways forSuccess program, Glenn serves as amentor to many disadvantaged highschool students at nearby BlufftonHigh School. The dedicated student isalso active on campus as vice presi-dent of the USCB Student GovernmentAssociation. He has his sights set highon graduate education in ClinicalPsychology at Emory University.
At a time when private scholarship aidis one of the least understood butmost important aspects of America’ssystem for enhancing access to highereducation, the charitable financial sup-port from individuals like Battey andGuenther provides USCB studentswith a competitive advantage for pro-fessional and personal success.
To support the USCB Scholarshipprogram, E-mail: [email protected];give online at www.uscb.edu oruse the enclosed envelope.
Lowcountry Donors Spark Academic ScholarshipBy James Borton
PROFILES IN GENEROSITY
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The Battey Family ScholarshipMr. & Mrs. Colden BatteyAwarded to: Jimmy Glenn
The Paul Barber Beaufort Charities Scholar-shipMr. Walt DanielsAwarded to: Patricia Nelson-Wells
BB&T ScholarshipMr. Eric LowmanAwarded to: Cameron Stauffer
Beaufort Water Festival ScholarshipMr. Jack LittleAwarded to: Lianne Oberst
Bobbe Dyleski Memorial ScholarshipMr. Gordon DyleskiAwarded to: Ashley Pignatella
D. L. Scurry Foundation #1Mr. James BurgessAwarded to: Tabitha Day
D. L. Scurry Foundation #2Mr. James BurgessAwarded to: Christina Galbreath
D. L. Scurry Foundation #3Mr. James BurgessAwarded to: Melody Powell
The Edith R. Harvey Scholarship*Mrs. Edith R. HarveyAwarded to: Amy Sain
First National Bank of Nassau County Scholar-shipMr. Leo StoryAwarded to: Amanda Marlowe
The Guenther Family ScholarshipMr. Christoph GuentherAwarded to: Andrew Baron
The Leith Paul Trask Memorial Scholarship*Mrs. Marjorie TraskAwarded to: DeAndria Mackey
Lowcountry National Bank ScholarshipMr. Randy KohnAwarded to: Chase Ferch
The Morgan C. Haynes Memorial Scholarship*Paula & William ShermanAwarded to: Shirley Rottet
Palmetto State Bank ScholarshipMr. Jan MalinowskiAwarded to: Melissa Bywater
The Randolph Murdaugh Scholarship*Fourteenth Judicial CircuitAwarded to: David Mills
Regions Bank ScholarshipMr. Jimmy TaylorAwarded to: Brantley Wilson
Rose Mark Furniture Warehouse ScholarshipMrs. Rose Y. MarkAwarded to: Isaac Heyward
South Carolina Bank and Trust ScholarshipMr. H. Richard SturmAwarded to: David Mills
Darwin Bashaw Scholarship*The Sea Island RotaryMr. Robert GrossAwarded to: Christina Haynes
John Perrill ScholarshipThe Sea Island RotaryMr. Robert GrossAwarded to: Meredith Whitaker
Sprint Mid-Atlantic ScholarshipMs. Linda GreenAwarded to: Amy Ford
Maureen & Edward Seim Scholarship*Maureen & Edward SeimAwarded to: Brea Sias
USCB Chancellor’s ScholarshipChancellor Jane UpshawAwarded to: Alex Sanchez
USCB Bookstore ScholarshipMr. Bryan HillAwarded to: Angela Dietz
USCB Gamma Beta Phi Fulltime ScholarshipMr. Brian Kyle BrazellAwarded to: Gina Upham
USCB Gamma Beta Phi Part Time Scholar-shipMr. Brian Kyle BrazellAwarded to: Jennifer Kelly
*Permanently Endowed Scholarship
PRIVATELY FUNDEDUSCB SCHOLARSHIPAWARDS 2006-2007
USCB student Andrew Baron and donor Christoph H. Guenther Scholarship recipient Jeremiah Glenn and Colden R. Battey, Jr.
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USCBWELCOMES NEW INTERIMEXECUTIVEVICE CHANCELLORDr. Blanche Premo-Hopkins has beenappointed as Interim Executive ViceChancellor for Academic Affairs atUSCB. She comes to the Lowcountryfrom USC Aiken, where she served asVice Chancellor for Academic Affairsfor 14 of her 18 years at the campus.
During her tenure in Aiken, Dr.Premo-Hopkins led the accreditationof USC Aiken’s professional programsby the National League of Nursing,the American Association of CollegiateSchools of Business and the NationalCouncil for the Accreditation ofTeacher Education.
WELCOME TO OTHERNEW STAFFLeary Bell, Associate Chancellorfor Community Outreach
James Gardner, Director of RecreationMeade Luby, Assistant Directorof Development
GOODMAN APPOINTEDREGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SBDCMartin Goodman, Area Manager forthe University of South CarolinaBeaufort Small Business DevelopmentCenter (SBDC) has been appointedRegional Director.
As Regional Director, Goodman’sresponsibilities will include overseeingthe Small Business DevelopmentCenters on the University of SouthCarolina campuses at Midland,Columbia, Beaufort, Okatie and Aikenas well as the SBDC in Charleston.
FLAG FOOTBALL & SOCCERPROGRAMS EMERGEAT USCBThe University of South CarolinaBeaufort has been working diligentlyto create athletic programs forstudents under the steady directionof Kim Abbott, the Director ofAthletics Development.
Recreational flag football and soccerteams are competing in local leagues.The USCB Gamecocks and theUSCB Seahawks met in the flagfootball playoffs in Jasper County.The Seahawks soccer team competedon Hilton Head Island.
Abbott’s responsibilities have also in-cluded developing a short andlong- term plan for fund-raising andimplementation of varsity athletics.
USCB News Briefs
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IN THE NEWS