Campus Communique

Defibrillator Donation Makes UNCW Leader in New Lifesaving Capability

The donation of a "semi-automatic defribrillator" announced Nov. 5 makes UNCW a leader in the state in initiating and implementing a new lifesaving capability.

Chancellor James R. Leutze received a donation of a ForeRunner automatic external defibrillator from Dr. Ted Winneberger of East Carolina Emergency Physicians in association with New Hanover Regional Medical Center and in support of New Hanover County Emergency Medical Services.

According to Bob Bailey, chief of the Office of Emergency Medical Services for the state of North Carolina, as far as he is aware, this will make UNCW the first civilian, non-medical responder in the state to incorporate the new automatic defibrillator technology into its emergency health care system.

The defibrillator, manufactured by Heartstream, is valued at $3,500. The unit will be placed in a UNCW university police vehicle for quick dispatch across the campus as needed. Ultimately, UNCW would like to have a defibrillator in each police vehicle, on each police bicycle and at major sites on campus where events draw large crowds, such as Trask Coliseum and Kenan Auditorium.

The gift came about as a result of work by Seahawk Club member Allen Daniels. His motivation was the official felled by a heart attack during the UNC Chapel Hill football game. The official lived due to quick emergency medical help. Daniels made it a personal crusade to obtain one of the recently deregulated defibrillator units to become part of UNCW's emergency medical equipment.

After conversations with Thomas Lemley, UNCW's director of sports medicine, team orthopedist Dr. Jim Hundley and Seahawk Club Executive Director Patton McDowell, Dr. Ted Winneberger gladly made the donation of the new equipment.

Dr. Winneberger pointed out that quick availability of this easy-to-use defibrillator can increase the save rate of individuals who suffer heart attacks by up to 30 percent. "In Seattle, out-of-hospital resuscitations save 30 percent of the people whose hearts stop," he said. "The primary thing that saves life is early defibrillation, and this device is so simple and safe, anyone can use it. These automatic defibrillators are the most important development for public health since advanced life support."

It is Dr. Winneberger's wish that ultimately, automatic defibrillators will be as common in homes and businesses as smoke detectors are today.

UNCW Hosts Two-Day Baseball Hitting Camp Nov. 22-23

UNCW will offer a two-day baseball hitting camp Nov. 22-23 to help young athletes gain an edge in developing their hitting skills.

Conducted by the Seahawk coaching staff and former professional players, the camp will concentrate on mechanics and mental preparation with a focus on developing a fundamentally sound hitting approach. Lectures, demonstrations and basic hitting mechanics will be included in the camp. Sessions will be held at the Brooks Field Baseball Complex. Each participant will be provided with a personal hitting tape and a written evaluation. Campers must provide their own bat, shoes and glove. Batting gloves are optional, but recommended.

Cost is $80 per person if paid by Nov. 14. Afterward, the cost is $85. Registration deadline is Nov. 22. Instructors for the camp include Seahawk head coach Mark Scalf, assistant coach Todd Wilkinson and former professional players Battle Holley, Toronto Blue Jays; Trent Mongero, Atlanta Braves; and Bryan Britt, St. Louis Cardinals. The camp is open to young men ages 12 through high school seniors. For more information, call ext. 3793.

Announcements

Non-traditional Student Get-together

The final non-traditional student get-together of the semester will be from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 4 in the University Union, Room 207.

All non-traditional students are encouraged to use this informal opportunity to meet each other. Also, non-traditional students can share suggestions with the Office of the Dean of Students on how the university can best serve them. For more information, call Diane Edwards at ext. 3119.

Ambassadors Thank Coat Donors

The UNCW Ambassadors thank all those who contributed coats to WECT-TV's "Clothe the Needy" project last week. Approximately three dozen coats were collected.

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

The Activities and Leadership Center is hosting "Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week" Nov. 17-22. This week-long experience will involve students in a variety of cultural, educational and recreational activities addressing the needs of homeless Americans. Scheduled events include an educational panel on homelessness, a letter-writing campaign to Congress and an off-campus food and clothing drive. The week concludes with "Footsteps into Change," a multi-image sound and slide show documenting Patrick Giantonio's four-year walk across Africa raising money for hunger issues. For more information, contact Melissa Mozian or Drew Smith at ext. 3925.

Graduate Thesis Defense

Susan Wolfson will defend her thesis "An Analysis of Geographic and Ontogenetic Variation of the Amazonian Tree Frog, Hyla Geographic Spix" at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 in the new Science Building, Room 103. Everyone is invited.

Wellness Profile

More than 90 faculty and staff participated in the Personal Wellness Profile cosponsored by UNCW Wellness Services, Division of Student Affairs, and the WellPLUS Program offered through New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The program involved two clinical and physical screenings. Within the next few weeks, participants will be notified of the results. Based on the group report, specific opportunities will be offered on a regular basis for participants to improve their personal health habits during the next year.

Ribbon for World AIDS Day

The campus community is invited to participate in the "making" of a red AIDS ribbon at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 1 in recognition of World AIDS Day. The event will take place on Alderman lawn with individuals dressed in commemorative T-shirts. Interested persons must register to participate. For more information, contact Deborah Haywood at ext. 4137. This event is sponsored by the HIV/AIDS education program of Wellness Services.

Shell Show

The N.C. Shell Club will hold its annual Shell Show Nov. 21-23 at the Cape Fear Museum. The show is open to the public and free with paid museum admission. Show times are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 and 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 23. For more information, contact John Timmerman at 341-4350.

Religion in Russia

Alexei Krindatch, a research fellow with the Center of Geopolitical Studies of the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, will speak about the revival of religion in Russia at 2 p.m. Nov. 18 in DeLoach Hall, Room 117. The talk is sponsored by the Earth Sciences Department and the Office of International Programs.

Wilmington in Black and White

"Wilmington in Black and White" is a series of Thursday evening conversations sponsored by the Philosophy and Religion Department and the Division for Public Service and Education. The conversations are from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays through November 20 in the new Science Building, Room 103. Tonight's topic is "Growing Up Black and White in Wilmington" with Earl Sheridan and Harry Warren. The Nov. 20 topic is "Blacks, Whites and the English Language" with Maurice Martinez and Dan Noland. Attendance is free. To pre-register call ext. 3195.

Biology Seminar

Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Oceanographic Institute will present the seminar "From Microbes to Mussels: The Use of RNA Targeted Ribosomal Probes in Environmental Sciences" at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 in the new Science Building, Room 103. Everyone is invited.

UNCW Gospel Choir Performance

The UNCW Gospel Choir will hold its annual fall concert at 4 p.m. Nov. 16 in the University Center Ballroom. Guest choirs will also perform.

Welcome

Please welcome the following new employees:

Randa Nassar, systems and procedures, and Karen Tobiassen, physical plant. Also, welcome the following new employees to the Division for Public Service and Extended Education: Tammy Rogers, program assistant, and Cathi Phillips, publication specialist.

Honors Program Exhibition

"Symbiosis: Word and Image" is an honors program exhibition by non-traditional student Betty Brown. The exhibition, which centers around Brown's study of the relationship between word and image, will be on display through Nov. 25 in Kenan Hall's Claude Howell Gallery. Brown will also give a slide lecture at 3 p.m. Nov. 16 in Kenan Hall, Room 121.

Squonk Opera Performance

Squonk Opera will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 in Kenan Auditorium. Not really an opera, but a performance art-rock quintet which has mastered the absurd, this wacky and artistic Pittsburgh group combines music, performance, art and costumes. Their music ranges from classical piano and Celtic flutes to jazz/funk and folk harmonies. Tickets are $5 for faculty and staff and $3 for students. For more information, contact Debo Cox at ext. 4230.

Fiftieth Fact

At a Jan. 1961 board meeting, members discussed the suggestion of local banker Richard Rogers that a foundation for the college be established. Board member Frederick B. Graham took the lead in creating the foundation and made the first contribution to its coffers. This first gift of $1,000 was later supplemented by $10,000 to establish the Benjamin R. and Edith B. Graham Fund for the purpose of "encouraging deserving faculty members to improve and upgrade their faculty status."

Focus on Faculty and Staff

Submissions for this section are published in order received. Due to the volume of submissions there can be a two- to three-week delay in publication. Your patience is appreciated.

Terresita J. Parra, foreign languages and literatures, presented the paper "Rosario Ferre: Mujeo of escritora sebelde" at the Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference at ECU.

Chester Loeffler-Bell, art and theatre, designed the lighting for the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika by Tony Kushner.

Ron Whittaker, registrar, was named to a UNC General Administration committee to establish electronic data interchange options for student information systems. This group will develop a plan for the 16 UNC system campuses to allow data exchange between universities, community colleges and public schools. Transcripts and applications for admission will be the focal points of this committee.

Janet Ellerby, English, had her paper "Julia Kristeva and the Psychological Dynamics of Writing" published in the Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning.

Peggy Turner, coordinator of disability services, and Ginny Lundeen, disability services, presented "Advising the Learning Disabled College Student" at the North Carolina Association on Higher Education and Disability conference held in Rocky Mount, N.C.

Noah W. Allen, III, Luong Vo and Ned H. Martin, chemistry, had their electronic poster "An Ab Initio Proton NMR Shielding Model for the Face of a Phenyl Ring" selected as one of 100 research presentations for the Fourth Electronic Computational Chemistry conference. This worldwide interactive virtual conference, in which World Wide Web viewers may interact with the poster presenters by e-mail, is held in November.

Randall Hanson, accountancy and business law, presented the paper "Update on Franchisor Liability: Excessive Control Leads to Excessive Liability" at the southeastern regional meeting of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business in Orlando, Fla. The publication received the conference's "Best Paper Award."

Ann Conner, art and theatre, chaired the session entitled "Collaboration in the Future/The Future of Collaboration" at the Southeastern College Art Association conference in Richmond, Va.

Mike Mallin, CMRS, gave the presentation "Recovery of Shellfishing Waters from Bacterial Contamination Following Creek Mouth Dredging" at the biannual meeting of the Estuarine Research Federation in Providence, R.I. Coauthors of the paper were Larry Cahoon, James Merritt, Ron Sizemore and Kathleen Williams, CMRS and biological sciences. Also at this meeting, Chris Shank, CMSR, presented "The Effects of Hurricane Fran on Water Quality and Benthos in the Cape Fear River, N.C." with coauthors Mike Mallin, Martin Posey, Matt McIver, Scott Ensign and Troy Alphin, CMSR and biological sciences.

Paul Wilkes, English, is the author of The Good Enough Catholic: A Guide for the Perplexed, which was published in paperback by Ballantine.

Lynne Snowden, criminal justice, was elected vice president of the N.C. Criminal Justice Association at their Charlotte meeting. The NCCJA is a dynamic organization of criminal justice educators, practitioners and students dedicated to the advancement of criminal justice education and practice. Snowden will assume the responsibilities of president-elect and president over the next three years.

Lavonne J. Adams, English, wrote the short story Rendition of Things Held Dear in the current issue of the Princeton Arts Review. Also, Adams' essay "The Holly Pageant" was reprinted in Voices from Home: The North Carolina Prose Anthology.

Hildelisa Hernandez, physics, and Ted Cook, physics major, attended the southeastern section of the American Physical Society conference in Nashville, Tenn. Cook presented a paper on his research from the N.C. State Summer Research Program.

Bill J. Johnston, specialty studies, presented the paper "Critical Theory, Post-Critical Ethnography and Narrative Analysis" at the American Educational Studies Association meeting in San Antonio, Texas.


Official Notices

Chancellor's Student Hours

The chancellor will hold student hours from 10 to 11 a.m.Nov. 21 in Alderman Hall, Room 110.

Administrative Procedures Update

The following revised policy for the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual has been approved by senior management and may be viewed on the World Wide Web:

HR 1.60 - Employment of Undergraduate Students

This procedure has been significantly revised. Departments should begin using the revised HR 1.60 form, which is available in the printing services forms catalog. Special attention should be given to:

- establishment of student pay rates using Appendix A

- recap sheets responsibility

- termination of undergraduate student employment.

Additionally, departments are reminded that all undergraduate federal work-study vacancies and all work-assistance vacancies must be listed with career services.

This policy may be viewed in its entirety on the WWW. The Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual is linked off the UNCW home page under administration and is also accessible via the business affairs home page.

N.C. FLEX Open Enrollment

For the third year N.C. FLEX is available statewide. Open enrollment is through Nov. 17. The program includes a pre-tax traditional dental plan, medical expense spending, dependent care spending, a vision care plan and a voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan, which is new this year. Take time to read the materials carefully. If you have questions, call ext. 3713 or ext. 3006.

Supplemental Health Plans

November is open enrollment period for supplemental health coverage (cancer, dread disease and intensive care).

Detailed information was distributed to all employees, but for more information, contact Elizabeth at ext. 3713.

Staff Training

Come Sign with Us - Part III, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays through November 20.

Yoga, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays through November 25.

Prepare for Tomorrow, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19-21.

Refer to the Staff Training and Development Booklet for registration information or call ext. 3274.

Shared Leave Requests

Shared leave donations are needed for Mary Corcoran, library, who is recuperating from surgery. Send your vacation leave donations to human resources to help Mary avoid leave without pay. For more information, call Dale at ext. 3161.

Staff Vacancies

Deadline

98-058 Housekeeper Nov. 21

98-060 Financial Aid Counselor Nov. 7

98-061 Plumber II Nov. 14

98-062 Office Assistant III Nov. 14

98-063 Help Desk Manager Nov. 14

98-064 Office Assistant III Nov. 21

For more information, call the Jobline at ext. 3791 or visit HR's website, where the state application can be downloaded.

Duplin County and Watson School of Education Awarded $75,000 School Improvement Grant

Improving teacher expertise is the focus of a $75,000 grant awarded by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to Duplin County in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Duplin County teachers seeking National Board Certification will work together with UNCW faculty from the Professional Development System (PDS) at the Watson School of Education to help advance the year-long certification process.

According to Duplin County Schools Superintendent L.S. Guy, Jr., Duplin County schools believe that teachers interested in their own professional development will be the catalyst to bring about schoolwide and systemwide reform. "The teacher must now become the highly qualified professional we have long envisioned - knowledgeable, capable, informed and caring," said Guy. "He or she must know what needs to be done to impact student learning and how to do it."

Guy added that Duplin County understands their focus should be on teachers' professional development with the goal of increasing their level of expertise and that the growth would affect all professional personnel within the school. "We believe students will be the ultimate beneficiaries of this increased teacher ability. Student learning will be enhanced by the increased capacity of these teachers to assess student performance and to design differentiated instruction tailored to the individual student's needs."

Dean Robert E. Tyndall of the Watson School of Education applauded the efforts of Duplin County. "This is an exciting opportunity for our PDS partnership with Duplin County to advance national board certification and support teachers who aspire to the highest standards of their profession."

To qualify for national certification, a teacher must be able to document before a panel of experts that he or she is at the highest level of competency and demonstrate teaching excellence in his or her educational area, according to PDS coordinator Diane Calhoun. North Carolina teachers who achieve national board certification are paid a 12 percent bonus as a reward for completing the program. Currently, the state has 119 national board certified teachers. Nine of these teachers are from southeastern North Carolina with three of them being UNCW graduates.

The Professional Development System works to improve teacher training and provides a support system for all levels of growth in teacher development, said Calhoun. "Improved instruction improves learning in the schools." She added that UNCW is in partnership with 10 school systems in the region to help improve teaching methodology.

The Campus Communique is UNCW's weekly faculty/staff newsletter. It is published every Thursday. The deadline for Communique submissions is noon, Tuesdays. E-mail submissions to Communique, send faxes to 962-3847 or mail to 108 Alderman Hall. Phillip Brown can be contacted at ext. 7223.

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