Vol. XVI, No. 9 - May 2015
Chancellor
Announcement
Possible this Month
More than 150 faculty and staff members attended a reception in honor of Kyle and Sarah
Carter on April 28. A dinner in their honor will be held Tuesday, May 19, with proceeds going to the
scholarship funds they established at UNCP.
Dr. Jenkins honored
The UNCP Board of Trustees has
made progress in the search for a new
chancellor and is on target to have the
new chancellor potentially named at this
month’s Board of Governor’s meeting in
Chapel Hill.
More definitive information will be
shared as soon as it becomes available
and the official announcement will come
from the Board of Governors.
Please express thanks to members of
the search committee whose dedication
to this important, time-consuming task
has been admirable.
The UNCP Board of Trustees honored former
Interim Chancellor Charles Jenkins with a portrait
that was unveiled on April 17 at a reception hosted
by the trustees, with Jenkins’ family, campus administrators and faculty from the School of Education in
attendance.
The canvas, which will hang in a the Givens
Performing Arts Center, recognizes Dr. Jenkins as
one of the university’s longest-serving administrators and faculty members. Employed since 1971, he
served as chief academic officer for 14 years and one
year as interim chancellor.
Dr. Charles Jenkins is flanked by Chancellor Carter and the members of the board of trustees.
Chancellor Kyle Carter said he sought Dr.
Jenkins’ counsel many times and found it invaluable.
“I am privileged to be a part of a ceremony to honor the life and work of Charles Jenkins at UNC Pembroke,” said Chancellor Carter. “His work over five decades created the foundations for the work of others’ success, including my own,” Dr.
Carter said. “Personally, I am grateful to Charles for his counsel and friendship during my tenure.”
Dr. Jenkins said his work “has been a labor of love for the university and southeastern North Carolina.”
“UNCP and southeastern North Carolina are really great places,” he said. “I accept this honor on the notion that I could
not have accomplished what I did over 44 years without the help of many great people.”
May 2015
NEWS
SECU Foundation funding
internship
program
An internship program established by the State Employees’ Credit
Union (SECU) Foundation exemplifies the Credit Union’s motto of
“People Helping People.”
SECU Foundation, funded solely
by the members of State Employees’
Credit Union, has agreed to provide
20 student internships for UNCP
students this summer, with a total
investment of up to $100,000. Under
the program, SECU interns will help
local governments, non-profit organizations, businesses and other agencies
in this rural community.
“This is truly a win-win situation for students and local agencies
who need summer workers,” said Dr.
Cammie Hunt (Engaged Outreach).
“SECU Foundation has an outstanding record of supporting students and
families, and the internship program
is a great example of how Credit
Union members are making a difference in North Carolina.
“More than 80 percent of UNCP
students receive financial aid, so there
is a great need for this program,” Dr.
Hunt continued. “Many of our students are seeking summer jobs right
now. This program meets that need
and gives them solid job experience.”
The SECU Foundation said the
partnership speaks to its commitment to building stronger communities in North Carolina. The Office
of Regional Initiatives will manage
the program. The Office of Civic and
Community Engagement and Career
Center also assisted in establishing
the program.
CERTIFIED LEED SILVER:
Health Sciences Building sustainable, efficient
The university was notified in April by the U.S. Green Building Council that the
Health Sciences Building has been certified as a LEED Silver facility.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices. Since 2007, UNCP architects
and administrators have been committed to designing and constructing an efficient
building that would meet high standards. That project, the $29 million Health Sciences Building, opened in 2012.
Chancellor Carter cheered the certification of UNCP’s most efficient building.
“We’re committed to sustainability at UNCP,” he said. “The Health Sciences
Building is our most notable achievement in energy efficiency. This is the sustainable future, and UNC Pembroke is proud to be part of it.”
Architect Mike Clark and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management
Steve Martin were there from the start of the planning process. “We decided in 2007
to design and build a campus building that would meet very high standards for
sustainability, and we’re very pleased with the result,” Clark said. “We have committed that all future capital improvements, at a minimum, would meet LEED Silver
standards.”
Sustainable construction practices and materials save money, and the Health
Sciences Building operating costs are 28 percent lower than the baseline standard.
Mail Services Begins Passport
Processing
In April, Business Services opened an official
Passport Acceptance Agency in Mail Services (post
office) with three employees certified by the U.S. State
Department to assist travelers with new and renewal
of passports.
“This is a service we thought would benefit students, faculty, staff and the community,” said Denise
Carroll, director of Business Services. “It’s not a monRonnie Strickland (Mail Services) is
one of UNCP’s three certified pass- ey maker; it’s a convenience.”
Business is already trickling in at a rate of approxport processors.
imately one passport per day. UNCP is listed on the
State Department website as an approved Passport Acceptance Agency.
Mail Services has constructed a cubical for privacy. The camera that takes student ID photos also takes the 2” x 2” standard passport photos, and the Print Shop
can make copies if needed. With a safe to keep personal information locked until it
goes out, the university is ideally suited to offer the service.
“We set up appointments, and it only takes about 30 minutes, as long as the
applicant has downloaded the forms and filled them out,” Carroll said.
The office is open Monday – Thursday, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., and reservations may be made by calling (910) 522-5759. The cost is $25 for processing, $6 for
photos and six cents for copies. The official U.S. website for passport information is
travel.state.gov.
May 2015
NEWS
Student publications win
College Media awards
Brain Busters
Attract Promising HS Students
Approximately 100 junior and
senior high school students attended
the recent annual Business Challenge
Competition at the university.
The Brain Buster Challenge is
designed to give high school students
an opportunity to test their business
knowledge base. The event allows
visiting teachers to network, as well
as learn about teaching tools and
UNCP’s new business curriculum
requirements from Dr. Christopher
Ziemnowicz (Business).
Brain Buster participants competed for recognition in business
subjects that included: marketing,
economics, finance, accounting, management, business law and current
events.
“Nine students received Outstanding Scholastic Certificates,” said
Dr. Ziemnowicz, who coordinated
the program. “The focus on business
knowledge is good, but it is especially
important to get these students on
our campus.”
The high schools tied with the
most award recipients and winners
were St. Pauls High School and Douglas Byrd High School in Fayetteville,
N.C. High school students attending
the Pembroke Brain Buster Business
Challenge may compete for scholarships at UNCP with the School
of Business faculty in selecting the
winners.
School of Business Interim Dean
Dr. John A. Parnell welcomed the students. The offices of Financial Aid and
Admissions provided the students
with insight on applying for aid and
submitting their college applications.
Student publications won 13 awards at the North Carolina College Media
Association annual contest. Yearbooks, literary magazines, newspapers and
online news sites may submit entries. Awards were announced at UNC Chapel
Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
The Pine Needle, advisor, Dr. James Bass (Mass Communication)
Best of Show—Small School Newspapers
Johnion Hunt: First Place—Illustration/Graphic/ Cartoon
Emily Thacker: Honorable Mention—Photography
Ashley Cole: Third Place—Page Design
Jonathan Bym: Second Place—News Writing
Jonathan Bym: Honorable Mention—Sports Writing
The Aurochs, advisor, Dr. Karen Helgeson (English)
Best of Show—Small School Literary Magazines
Kayla Seedig: Honorable Mention—Photography/Art
Chelsey Parsons: First Place—Two-Page Spread Design
Nationally, The Aurochs earned a coveted gold medal from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association and first place with special merit as well as the
award for Best Collegiate Literary Arts Magazine from the American Scholastic
Press Association.
Indianhead, advisor, Sara Oswald (English)
Christina Dawkins: Second Place—Student Life Copy
Robert Hamilton: Honorable Mention— Student Life Copy
Breanna Pighet: First Place —Sports Copy
Ashley Nichol: Second Place— Sports Copy
Nationally, the Indianhead Yearbook also won first place and best sports
section awards from the American Scholastic Press Association, and a silver
medalist award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
A UNCP delegation met with lawmakers on University Day at the legislature last month.
Delegates included Chancellor Carter, Acting Provost Bill Gash, Staff Council Chair Nicolette Campos, Faculty Senate Chair Scott Hicks, BOT Chair Wiley Barrett and legislative
liaison Glen Burnette. UNC President Tom Ross sat in on the session as well.
May 2015
NEWS
Athletics honor their best at
Golden Braves
B-2-B – Four members of UNCP’s Brother 2
Brother chapter attended SAAB’s (Student
African-American Brotherhood) 25th Anniversary, in Dearborn Mich., in late March.
Milton Gore, chapter president, was selected
to participate in a roundtable discussion, and
Javan Linney, academic chair, presented at the
conference’s oratorical showcase, speaking
to the conference theme, “From a moment to
a movement: 25 years of meaningful Impact
and change.” Pictured from left: Milton Gore,
Nehemiah Johnson, Rodderick Williams and
Javan Linney.
North Carolina Teacher of the Year James Ford
met with the university’s next graduating class
of teachers on March 25. Ford, left, with Dr.
Bryan Winters, director of University School
programs.
OWNBEY
JOHNSON
METZINGER
Wrestling national champion Daniel Ownbey was named male athlete of the
year honors, and two-time Peach Belt Conference track & field champion Hana
Metzinger was named female athlete of the year, to highlight the festivities at the
second annual Golden Braves student-athlete awards ceremony on April 27.
Ownbey was joined on stage by his head coach, Othello “O.T.” Johnson, who
returned to the stage to collect Dan Kenney Coach of the Year laurels for the
second-straight year for his part in leading the Braves to an 11th place finish at the
NCAA Division II Championships.
Baseball’s Collins Cuthrell was lauded with male newcomer of the year accolades, while track & field’s Jeonna Taylor captured the female newcomer of the year
award.
More than 400 student-athletes were on hand to witness the event which
included red carpet photos, as well as a pregame meal provided by Kenneth Rust
and Pembroke McDonald’s. The 70-minute awards program included two videos,
including a dedicatory video aimed at UNCP’s graduating seniors.
Alumni
Association
Outstanding
Senior Award
With Chancellor and
Sarah Carter from
left are finalists:
Ethan Sanford,
Breanna Hartley,
Monica Espitia
(winner), Michelle
Hernandez and
Marcus Sherman.
Teacher Fair – 32 schools from North and
South Carolina participated in the teacher recruitment event on March 25 in the Annex. For
the first time, two charter schools had tables.
May 2015
Faculty & Staff NEWS
Business Faculty
Present at National Conferences
Faculty RECOGNITION – Framed by Dr. Zoe Locklear (interim provost) and Chancellor Carter are the
winners of the 2015 Outstanding Teaching Awards: from left are Dr. Charles Beem (History), Joseph Begnuad (Art), Carole Graham (Political Science), Amy Gross (Geography) and Dr. Jesse Peters (English). At
the event on April 24, Dr. Michael Menefee (Business/Thomas Center) was named winner of the Adolph
L. Dial Award for Community Service and Adam Wall, the Dial Award for Scholarship & Creative Work. Dr.
Robert Reising (English) was awarded professor emeritus status.
Faculty Service Awards
10 Years
Dr. Kevin Freeman – Political Science & Public Administration
Dr. William Gay – Art
Dr. Deborah Hanmer – Biology
Dr. Elizabeth B. Kelly – Sociology/Crim. Justice
Dr. Edwin Mensah – Economics and Finance
Dr. Cynthia Miecznikowski – English, Theatre, & Foreign Languages Dr. David B. Oxendine – Elementary Education
June Power – Library
Dr. Shilpa Regan – Psychology/Counseling
Joyce Stanley – Nursing
Dr. Jennifer Twaddell – Nursing
20 Years
Robin Snead – College Opportunity Program Douglas McBroom –Math & Computer Science
Dr. Stephen Bukowy – Accounting/Finance
Dr. Weston Cook - History Dr. Elizabeth Denny – Psychology/Counseling
Dr. John Labadie – Art
Dr. Leszek Piatkiewicz – Math/Computer Science
40 Years
Dr. Jose D’Arruda – Chemistry/Physics
A paper by Drs. Christopher
Ziemnowicz and Lydia Gan, titled
“New Marketing of Medical Tourism in an Old Country: The Case of
Poland,” was presented at the 2015
annual Marketing Management Association meeting.
A paper, titled “Preparing for
Climate Change and Its Business Opportunities,” by Drs. Ziemnowicz and
Michael Menefee was presented at the
2015 annual Academy of International
Business - Midwest Chapter.
A paper, titled “Crisis Management in Ghana: An Exploratory
Study,” was presented by Drs. John
Parnell, Edwin Mensah and Ziemnowicz at the 2015 annual Academy
of International Business - Midwest
Chapter.
In other scholarly activities, a paper by Drs. Parnell, Zhang Long and
Donald L. Lester, titled “Competitive
Strategy, Capabilities and Uncertainty
in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in China and the United
States,” was published in Management
Decision (Vol. 53, No. 2; 2015; pages
402-431).
Dr. Ziemnowicz prepared and
edited the Annual Proceedings of the
Academy of International Business,
Midwest Chapter (XXIX edition, 170
pages).
New Hires
James H. Freeman – Thomas Family Center for Entrepreneurship
James Woods - Entrepreneurship Incubator
James A. Hampton - Administrative Support Specialist, Business Services
Kelley M. Koch - Human Resources Specialist
Andrew L. Reese - Technology Support Technician, DoIT
Okoye D. Whittington - Technology Support Analyst, Registrar
Promotions
John C. Chavis - Public Safety Officer, Police Department
Wilton G. Lewis - Associate Director, Admissions
Phillip R. Locklear - Public Safety Officer, Police Department
Zoe W. Locklear - Interim Provost & Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Karen L. Stanley - Interim Dean of School of Education
May 2015
Faculty & Staff NEWS
Spellman named
interim vice
chancellor
Number One Brave – Chancellor Carter was
presented with this jersey by Dick Christy (Athletics) on April 16 at the Cash Bash. The event,
which had record attendance, raised more than
$44,000 for athletic scholarships.
The Clinical Mental Health
Counseling and Professional School
Counseling programs hosted the 8th
Annual Southeast Region of North
Carolina Drive-In Workshop for Area
Counselors on March 27.
Seventy-five counselors from
schools and agencies in the region
attended. Dr. Shenika Jones (Counseling) presented the keynote address
titled “The Culture of Counseling.”
Adam Walls
(Art) installed one of
seven sculptures for
the Danville (Va.) Art
Trail, a 2.5-mile stretch
around the River District area.
“Ker-Plunk” has a large red,
white and blue tank-like element that
appears to be firing off a small object.
The trajectory of that object is traced
by sculpted pipes painted a sky blue.
Walls told the Danville newspaper: “It’s that idea that you may have
something in your trajectory. You
have a goal that you’re going to go for.
Sometimes you fall short. Sometimes
that attempt just fails and goes ‘kerplunk.’ That’s how I came up with the
name.”
Carlton Spellman will serve as
interim vice chancellor for Finance
and Administration
effective June 15.
Spellman, who is
currently assistant
vice chancellor for the division, will
assume the duties as Dr. Cosentino
departs to become president of Lander
University.
“Carlton is a very accomplished
administrator and I know that he will
provide superior leadership for the
division,” said Chancellor Carter.
In recommending him for the role,
Dr. Richard Cosentino, outgoing vice
chancellor, said: “Carlton Spellman is
an exceptional manager. I have a lot of
confidence in Carlton and believe that
he will continue to lead the division
forward during his time as the interim
vice chancellor.”
Dr. Jose D’Arruda (Physics), who
was recognized for 40 years of service
to UNCP, is the 2015 recipient of the
Outstanding Physics Alumni Award
from Lowell Technical High School in
Massachusetts.
He was honored at the school’s annual awards banquet on April 29. A letter from Lowell Tech noted: “You have
been selected by the Physics Alumni
Committee to receive this year’s award
based on your impressive accomplishments as a professor of physics at UNC
Pembroke.”
Thousands of visitors to the 150th anniversary of the Second
Battle of Fort Fisher
had a chance to hear
remarks from historian
Dr. Jamie Martinez (History), who
talked about the slaves, free blacks
and Indians who were impressed as
laborers to dig Fort Fisher’s giant
earthworks.
The weekend event, complete
with a reenactment of the battle, drew
large crowds, including N.C. Gov. Pat
McCrory.
Dr. Jane Haladay (American
Indian Studies) won
the award for best
scholarly publication
at the 2015 Native
American Literature
Symposium.
She won the Beatrice Medicine
Award for best critical essay of the
year on Native American literature,
given by the Charles Redd Center for
Western Studies at Brigham Young
University.
The article is titled “Keeping
It Real: Simon Ortiz Resists ‘The
San Francisco Indians,’” and was
published in the Wicazo Sa Review
(Volume 29, Number 2; Fall 2014;pp.
5-24).
Dr. Gary W. Mauk
(Education) presented
with M. Bruce Garris, a
Clinical Mental Health
Counseling graduate
program alumnus,
at the 8th Annual Southeast N.C.
Drive-In Workshop for area counselors, which was held on March 27 on
campus. Their two concurrent session
presentations were titled: “Loss and
Grief in Schools: Awareness, Understanding and Support” and “Don’t
Shoot the Unicorn! – Happiness 101.”
May 2015
Faculty & Staff NEWS
Dr. Jamie Litty
(Mass Communication)
presented her research
co-authored with her
husband, Michael Litty,
a broadcasting major,
in an electronic poster session at the
annual conference of the Broadcast
Education Association (BEA), held on
April 12 – 15 in Las Vegas.
Titled “Gender Bias on Ice? Content Analysis of Figure Skating Commentary in the 2014 Winter Olympics on NBCSN,” the paper presents
findings on gender differences in how
broadcasters attribute successes and
failures to athletes skating individually and in pairs.
Dr. Litty also spoke on a panel
about “Making Your Case: Technology and Media in Tenure Materials.”
As co-chair of BEA’s annual faculty
video competition, Litty presented
awards in another conference session.
Business professors win grant
Drs. Rebecca Gonzalez, Richard
Barnes and Xinyan Shi (Business)
were awarded a $10,146 grant from
UNC General Administration to
construct a course titled Economic,
Financial, and Legal Aspects in Business. The grant pool was competitive
and comprised of 14 proposals representing eight UNC institutions.
It is a five-week, one-credit hour
course to be developed on accounting and fraud in STEM businesses
and the role of research personnel
and other clinicians in preventing
financial and other fraud in scientific, technical, and engineering firms.
Funds will support development of
two of four planned courses that, as
designed, make it possible for students to take single modules of interest or three courses in a one-semester
period.
Dr. Angela McDonald (Counseling)
presented at the American Counseling Association in March with
a colleague from ECU
in March). The talk was
titled “Extending the Impact, Developing Awareness: Clinical Homework for
Sexual Identity Development Exploration.”
Dr. McDonald also had two book
contributions come to press in March.
“Emotion-Focused Therapy” and
“Emotion-Focused Family Therapy”
were published in the “Encyclopedia
of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy” (Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Sage
publishing; E.; Neukrug, editor).
Dr. Sara Simmons
(Educational Leadership) presented at the
5th Annual Collaborative Conference for
Student Achievement,
sponsored by the North
Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and held on March 30 - April
1 in Greensboro. This major regional
conference was attended by over 1,800
educators, policy makers, community
stakeholders and parents.
In the interactive session, she
presented a paper titled “Purposeful
Formative Assessment: A Powerful
Instructional Tool,” emphasizing the
importance of a comprehensive and
balanced assessment program at the
classroom level.
FOL Contest winners Announced
At the annual meeting of the Friends of the Library on April 15, Maureen
Windmeyer (DoIT, retired) was elected president and Dr. Martin Farley (Geology)
was elected vice president/president-elect. Dr. David Nikkel (Religion) is the immediate past president.
Winners of the annual Dean Elinor F. Foster Poetry/short Prose Contest were
announced and read from their winning submissions.
University Category
1st Place – Zachary Lunn, “Spousal Support”
2nd Place– Kathryn Caroline Kelly, “What goes Up”
3rd Place – Jack Pevyhouse, “A Scarecrow and a Poettree”
High School Category
1st Place – Briana M. Brance, Sandhoke Early College High School, “The New
Lost Generation”
2nd Place (Tie) – Nicolle M. Rentas-Rodriguez, Sandhoke Early College High
School, “One-Thousand Pages in One Lifetime”
2nd Place (Tie) – Martina Litty, daughter of Dr. Jamie Litty (Mass Communication), Scotland Early College High School, “Dear Lily”
General Public Category
1st Place - Marie Louise Witmore, “Alzheimer’s”
2nd Place – Dr. Jane Haladay (American Indian Studies), “In Time”
3rd Place – Dr. Stan Knick (American Indian Studies), “Not Too Long”
During the business meeting of the Friends of the Library, Dean Susan Whitt
announced the naming of scholarships for Dr. Foster and the late Dr. Tony Curtis,
who served the Friends in many capacities including president. The Friends of the
Library gives out more than $5,000 in student scholarships each year.
May 2015
Events
The Museum of the Southeast
American Indian on campus introduces its new exhibit, “Woodland
Spirits” by Lumbee artist Terry White.
“White’s work has never been
shown in our museum,” said curator
Dr. Stan Knick. “We believe visitors
will be delighted by this new group of
innovative and creative mixed-media
works.”
The A.D. Gallery presents an invitational exhibit referencing the Native
American relocation to Fort Marion
from 1875-78. It features a range of
works by 72 artists representing the 72
Indians forcibly removed from their
ancestral lands near Salt Fork, Okla.
Ledger art was created on scraps
of paper or cloth with pens, crayons
and watercolors. The Fort Marion
artists are the most famous examples
of the art form.
The exhibit is free and open to the
public and runs from April 22 through
June 10 in UNCP’s A.D. Gallery in
Locklear Hall.
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