Campus Communique

UNC-TV Airing "Treasure Coast" Documentary September 10

"Treasure Coast: The Natural Heritage of the North Carolina Shore," a documentary examining the history and issues of North Carolina's coast will air at 8 p.m. September 10 on UNC-TV. Produced by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the one-hour documentary is hosted by Chancellor James R. Leutze and scripted by Philip Gerard. The documentary presents many of the issues facing the coast through conversations with historians, scientists, boat builders, fishermen, wildlife specialists, decoy carvers and many other North Carolina citizens whose lives and livelihoods are affected by the changing nature of the coast. Area residents included in the documentary are: Hannah Block, Bill Freeman, Michael Mallin, Mary Moser and Steve Ross of Wilmington; Tony Caudle of Wrightsville Beach; and Bill Hickman and Homer Wright of Southport. While the documentary interviews several southern coastal residents, it explores the entire North Carolina coast travelling northward through Beaufort, Harker's Island and Nags Head. Singer/songwriter Mike Cross's song "Graveyard of the Atlantic" provides the musical backdrop for the documentary's segment on early lifesaving stations. The song is from his upcoming CD Mike Cross Somewhere at Large in the World. Cross also collaborated with composer Scott Pearson to provide additional music for the original score. All funding for the documentary was from private sources with major funding provided by Duke Energy and Harris Teeter.

Bookstore to Hold Booksigning

Religion Professor's Book Chronicles History of Death Penalty

Is death as punishment for any crime ever justifiable? The answer for most is an emotional one rooted in philosophical and religious beliefs. Proponents view capital punishment as biblically mandated or a deterrent to crime, while opponents insist that life is sacred - all life. It is a debate that has become a question of faith and a renewal in the value of the sacredness of life, according to James Megivern, professor of religion at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, who has been researching the history and practice of capital punishment for years. He is about to see the fruits of his labor published by Paulist Press as a 640-page book, The Death Penalty: An Historical and Theological Survey. Megivern, in his 24th year of teaching at UNCW, traces the death penalty through its early and medieval use in Western Christendom, then follows changes stemming from the Renaissance through the Enlightenment. The book concludes with the turnaround that has taken place during the last 25 years in Europe and America with people, especially Catholic leaders, rejecting the death penalty. Megivern began his work to find the "the missing story" that might account for how Christian churchmen became entangled with capital punishment in the Middle Ages. He is satisfied that he has identified some of the more important elements in that "missing" story. His interest in capital punishment was first sparked by a request he received from a public defender in a 1979 murder trial in Wilmington. Megivern said she wanted him to explain to the jury that the Bible does not require that all murderers be killed. In preparing for this presentation, he said he became aware of how sparse and inadequate the available English works on the death penalty were. His quest for this story took him to a host of research collections over the years. Besides the Library of Congress, the search included the libraries of Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgetown, Catholic University, St. Louis, University of California at Santa Barbara, Harvard and Emory, as well as those in Bonn, Munich, Paris and the Vatican. Megivern said a unique feature of the resulting book is that it summarizes in English much historical information and theological discussion previously available only in Latin, German, French, Italian and Spanish sources. The University Bookstore will conduct a special pre-publication booksigning featuring Megivern from 5 to 7 p.m., today, and 10 a.m. to noon September 5. The public is invited to attend. The cost of the book is $29.95.

Announcements

Chancellor's Student Hours

The chancellor will hold student hours from 9 to 10 a.m. September 5 in Alderman Hall, Room 110.

Degree Audit Training

Computer training sessions on the On-Course degree audit and advising system will be held at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. September 22-25 in Hoggard Hall, Room 212. These introductory sessions on the SIS and On-Course system are designed for any interested faculty member. To register, call Becky Fancher at ext. 3036.

N.C. Biotechnology Center to Visit UNCW

The Office of Research Administration (ORA) will host an information session on North Carolina Biotechnology Center's (NCBTC) grants programs for all interested faculty and staff. Joanna Massey, manager, Science and Technology Development Program, will discuss upcoming NCBTC interests and deadlines. A brown bag luncheon is scheduled for noon to 1:30 p.m. September 8 in the Madeline Suite. Beverages and desert will be provided by ORA. To RSVP, contact Bonnie Smith at ext. 3810.

UNCW-TV Mission

Seahawk Vision, UNCW-TV, under the auspices of the Division for Public Services and Extended Education, shares the university's educational and cultural resources with the service region by providing quality educational, cultural and unique television programming to our viewing audience. Anyone interested in having a class or original program videotaped and edited for broadcast on Seahawk Vision, contact Michelle R. Howard-Vital, vice chancellor for the Division for Public Service and Extended Education, at ext. 4138. If you are interested in having your event videotaped only, not for broadcast, contact Telecommunications Audio Visual Department.

UNCW-TV Rebroadcasts Convocation; Announces Hurricane Program Time Change

Fifty years ago, on September 4, the doors of Wilmington College opened to students. In honor of that day, UNCW-TV will rebroadcast the 1997 UNCW convocation ceremony on Time Warner Cable Channel 11. Convocation, a ceremony that dates back to medieval times, marks the beginning of the academic year. This year's convocation ceremony featured honored guests and speakers including, UNC president Molly Broad and N.C. Governor Jim Hunt. The convocation ceremony will be broadcast at 10 p.m. September 4 on Time Warner Cable channel 11. Also, "Hurricane Fran: The Impact" will now air at 10:30 p.m. September 5 on Time Warner Cable channel 11.

Faculty Moderators Needed for Film Series

The UNCW Activities and Leadership Center is seeking faculty moderators for its fall Leadership Film Series. Moderators would lead a short discussion of the leadership portrayed in the film presented. The fall film series is open to all classes and includes: Stand and Deliver at 7 p.m. September 29 in the University Center Ballroom and Dead Poet's Society at 7 p.m. October 20 in the University Center Ballroom. Also as part of the Leadership for the 21st Century, a lecture by Edward James Olmos, star of Stand and Deliver, will be held at 7 p.m. September 30 in Kenan Auditorium. For more information, call Julie at ext. 3797.

At the Hawk's Nest

The faculty and staff dining room buffets are available again each Tuesday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The room is available the other weekdays for your use as a quiet spot to enjoy lunch. The September 5 menu will include seafood casserole, grilled pork chops with apple and raisin chutney, rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, buttered corn, tossed salad with dressings, cole slaw, assorted desserts and beverages. The September 9 menu will include turkey and broccoli with cheddar cheese sauce, vegetarian stuffed peppers, chef's potatoes, southern green beans, mixed vegetables, potato salad, cole slaw, assorted desserts and beverages.

Fiftieth Fact

On this date 50 years ago, Wilmington College opened its doors to17 faculty members and 238 students. The basic requirement for both academic and technical courses was the satisfactory completion of a four-year course in an accredited high school. Classes were conducted before and after New Hanover High School classes. There were five departments of the college: vocational school, adult education, technical school, college parallel, and terminal courses. A couple of blocks away, Williston College enrolled 26 students.Although Williston College, the local black unit of Fayetteville State Teachers College was not officially part of Wilmington College at the time, it served the same purpose as Wilmington College and eventually became part of the university.

Focus on Faculty and Staff

Barry Salwen, music, gave his paper "The Piano Music of Maximilian Kreuz" at the College Music Society International Conference in Vienna. Kreuz is a leading Austrian composer; this was the first paper ever given on his music.

Maurice Martinez, specialty studies, presented a workshop on "Diversity in the Workplace" in an Advanced Supervisory Skills Training Course for 24 supervisors in administrative positions with the City of Wilmington.

Remonda B. Kleinberg, political science, delivered the paper "Prospects for Democracy in Mexico in NAFTA," at the International Political Science Association 17th Congress in Seoul, South Korea. She is involved in the international study group "A New World Order?" in preparation for the next congress in Quebec, Canada in the year 2000. Kleinberg gave a paper on economic liberalization and inequality in Mexico at the Society for Latin America Studies Annual Conference at St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland.

Robert Kieber, Joan Willey and Brooks Avery, chemistry, attended the Chemical Oceanography Gordon Research Conference at Meridian, N.H. Each presented a paper detailing recent research findings.

Darrell Irwin, criminal justice, has been appointed to the editorial advisory board of Annual Editions: Drugs, Society and Behavior, a publication series designed to provide educators with current articles for classroom use.

James Johnson, psychology, had his paper "Perceptual Ambiguity, Gender, and Target Intoxication: Assessing the Effects of Factors that Moderate Perceptions of Sexual Harassment" published as the lead article in the most recent Journal of Applied Social Psychology. The article was co-authored with his students Carmel Benson, Sarah Simmons and Anthony Teasdale.

Kristin Howell, economics and finance, had her paper "Comparison of Effects of Lending to Central European Countries" accepted for publication by the East European Quarterly.

David Carter, economics and finance, gave a seminar "Derivatives and Derivatives Markets" at the Byblos campus of the Lebanese American University. The focus of the seminar was how financial institutions hedge risk through the use of options, futures, and swaps. David Miller, HPER and director of Summer Sessions, had his book Measurement by the Physical Educator: Why and How, third edition, published by WCB/McGraw-Hill.

Diane Levy, Steve McNamee and Gary Faulkner, sociology, participated in a refereed roundtable on undergraduate education at the American Sociological Association annual meeting in Toronto, Canada. The roundtable topic was "International Faculty Exchanges and Undergraduate Education in Sociology." Other participants were John Eade from Roehampton Institute London and Chris Mele, a former UNCW faculty member, now at the State University of New York, Buffalo.

Paul Wilkes, English, wrote the cover article in the September issue of US Catholic, entitled "The Seven Secrets of Successful Catholics." It can be accessed on the Internet at claret.org/~uscath.

Stanley Colbert, English, has had an article accepted by Creative Screenwriting, entitled "My Mother, 90210." It is a humorous memoir of Colbert's experiences as an agent in Hollywood for Aaron Spelling, when Spelling's writing career was just beginning, and how Spelling almost made the author's mother a star.

Philip Furia, English, has his essay "Irving Berlin: Troubadour of Tin Pan Alley" reprinted in the Johns Hopkins University Press paperback edition of Inventing Times Square: Culture and Commerce at the Crossroads of the World originally published in 1991 by the Russell Sage Foundation.

Volunteers Help Students Move-In

Approximately 500 volunteers including faculty, staff, students and members from the Wilmington community assisted with "Move-In '97" August 16. The volunteers helped about 1,400 students and their parents get settled before the start of classes.

Official Notices

Staff Development

Come Sign with Us - Part III, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays, September 4 to November 20.

Connections E, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. September 3, 10, 17.

Defensive Driving, 8 a.m. to noon, September 12

Connections F, 2 to 4 p.m. September 15 and 9 to 11 a.m. September 22 and 29.

Timebombs: Dealing with Angry Customers, 9 a.m. to noon September 15.

What You Should Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act, 9 a.m. to noon September 16.

Yoga, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays September 17 to November 25.

The Book in You, 2 to 4 p.m. September 17.

Please refer to the Staff Training and Development Booklet for registration information or call ext. 3274. To register for computer classes, call ext. 4357.

HIV/AIDS Discussion

A Psychology Department colloquium titled "HIV/AIDS: Clinical Overview into the Second Decade" will be given by Lou Flacks, registered pharmacist, at 3 p.m. September 5 in the Science Building, Room 111. Flacks will describe current understanding of the pathogenesis and effects of HIV/AIDS, the latest therapeutic regimens for those with HIV/AIDS, developments in prevention and characteristics of his clients who are HIV positive or have AIDS. Flacks, a pharmacist registered in New York and North Carolina, is the owner of an independent pharmacy in Yonkers and national director of continuing education programming for the Alpha Zeta Omega Pharmaceutical Fraternity. He is also acting chairman of continuing education programming for the Westchester-Rockland (NY) Pharmaceutical Association. Sixty-four of his clients are HIV positive or have AIDS.

Employee Appreciation Week

Employee Appreciation Week is September 8-12. Everyone is invited to the following events: "Breakfast Is Served" from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. September 8; "Lunch Is on the House" from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. September 10; and "Ice Cream Social" from 1 to 3 p.m. September 12. All events will be in the University Center Ballroom.

Educational Lab Offers Tutoring

The Educational Lab will offer tutoring for children K-9 in reading/language arts and math from September 8 to November 20. UNCW education students will be matched one-on-one with a child for the tutoring sessions. Children will attend one-hour sessions once or twice a week between 3 and 6 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. in King Hall, Room 203. Tutoring fees are: 20 hours of elementary reading/language arts, $150; 25 hours elementary reading/language arts, $187.50; 10 hours elementary math, $75; and 10 hours of diagnostic testing, $75. For more information, call ext. 3633.

Retirement Reception

A reception celebrating Betsy Stallard's retirement from postal services will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. September 5 in the post office lobby. All faculty and staff are invited.

Procedures Update

The following substantially revised policies for the Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual have been approved by senior management. Key revisions are as follows:

PUR 1.30 - Procurement of Contractual Services Before making any commitment to a service provider for contractual services, an electronic purchase order must be prepared. A task description (providing the information specified in this policy) must be sent as an attachment to the requisition.

PUR 1.40 - Procurement of Contracted Personal Services and Consultant Services Most importantly, before making any commitment to individual(s) providing contracted personal services, an Independent Contractor Payment Certification must be prepared and forwarded to human resources. This new form may be ordered from the printing services forms catalog. For repetitive contracted personal services, departments or divisions may contact the Director of Human Resources Administration to request blanket approval. Before making any commitment to a consultant, departments should continue to contact the Director of Purchasing Services for assistance.

These policies may be viewed in their entirety on the Web. 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.

Welcome

Please welcome the following new employees:

Shane Baptista, Center for Teaching Excellence; Nancy Feeney and Neal Richardson, Jr., admissions; Douglas Kipp, NURC; Gary Piatak, housing and residence life; and Frederick Thompson, telecommunications.

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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