UNCW College of Arts & Sciences newsletter

16 Pages·2001·1.3 MB·English

by  University of North Carolina, Wilmington. College of Arts and Sciences

&
College of
Arts Sciences
University of North Carolina at Wilmington Spring 2001
Cemetery Preservation
Thepublichistoryprogramof vegetation,andvandalism
the Department ofHistory has stress fragile materials,"
assembledacommunity saidDr. Virginia Stewart,
coalitiontodevelopmaster directorofpublic historyat
UNCW.
preservationplansforWilmington's
premiere Victorian cemeteries - Leaders from Oakdale
Oakdale and Pine Forest. and Pine Forest endorsed a
Founded in 1852, Oakdale consultationbynationally
Cemetery is the first picturesque knownpreservationplanner
cemetery in North Carolina, while the and conservator, Lynnette
adjoiningPine ForestCemetery Strangstad, authorofA Graduate student Cyndi Cunningham, Stewart and
(charteredin 1869)isWilmington's Graveyard Preservation Strangstad at Oakdale Cemetary
principal African-Americanburial site. Primerand the National Trust ofRepose," on the historical and
Linkedhistoricallyandgeographically information booklet. Preservation of cultural significance ofcemeteries at
on woodedterrainalongBurntMill Historic Burial Grounds. Strangstad the Cape Fear Museum on Oct. 29"".
Creek, they possess exceptional visitedWilmingtoninOctoberfora Local sponsororganizations for
cultural significance as sacred preliminary assessment ofcemetery Strangstad'sinitialvisitincludedthe
communityplaces,designed conditions and scope ofwork. She led HistoricWilmingtonFoundation,Cape
landscapes, and archives ofmemorial apreservation"walk-through" Fear Museum, Lower Cape Fear
UNCW
art. "Their very age threatens their (including students) on Oct. HistoricalSociety, CapeFearCivil
survival,aspollution, severeweather. 28, and gave a slide lecture, "Gardens Continuedonnextpage...
Digital Library
UNCW
researchers received a investigatorand chairofthe alsobe involvedwiththeproject
$1.14milliongrantfromthe Department ofChemistry. Assisting workingtocreate instructional
National Science Foundation withtheprojectwill beco-investigators materials and catalogue files.
tocreate a digital library ofreusable Dr. Jimmy Reeves, associate While otherdigital librariesexist.
science and math resources for professor in the Department of Ward said this will be the first major
undergraduate education. The grant is Chemistry; Drs. Gabriel Lugo and project toemploy the metadata tagging
one ofthe largest ever awarded to the Russ Herman, associate professors system developed by the Instructional
university. in the Department ofMathematics and Management Systems sponsored by
"This library will help improve Statistics; Dr. Ron Vetter. chair ofthe Educause, a not-for-profit professional
science and math education by Department ofComputer Science; and organization whose members work
providingcollege instructors Dr. Richard Dillaman, professor in with computertechnology at the
worldwidewiththetools todevelop the Department ofBiological Sciences. collegiate level. Eachobject included
UNCW
better lessons," said Dr. Charles graduate and undergraduate in the library will be assigned an IMS
"Dick" Ward, lead project students from these departments will Contimu'donnextpiif;c....
,
Dean Remarks
's
Eyes on Future Growth
The College ofArts and Sciences is establish the new B.F.A. degree
really on the move now. Thanks programincreativewritingnextfall
toanunusually quiethurricane season, (see related story, p.7), and we will be
JoAnn Seiple
construction on ournew classroom launching anewundergraduate
buildinghasmovedalongnicelywith certificateprogramintechnicalwriting
no majorinterruptions, andwe expect and a graduate certificate program in
ourDepartments ofSocial Work, Spanish that semester as well. Those
CommunicationStudies,Foreign programs maybejoinedby two
Languages and Literatures, and ourinstructionalprogramsinart, additional ones, as wehave now
PoliticalSciencetobemovinginto theatre, dance, music, creativewriting, submitted ourrequests to establish the
their new quarters in July. Those andfilmstudies. Theuniversityis Master'sinPublicAdministrationand
chairs are already planning the fall currentlyconductingafeasibility smdy the BachelorofArts in film studies for
class schedule aroundthe occupation to determine whetheror not the region BOG approval. We expect to receive
ofthe new building, as are those wishes to include alargeperforming full accreditationforourundergraduate
whosedepartments will remainin hallfacility inthenew arts classroom degree programin social workthis
Morton Hall andthe Social and building. We'rehopefulthatboththe spring andthenwillquicklygettowork
BehavioralSciencesBuildingonce auditoriumrenovation andthearts on aproposal to estabhsh a M.S.W.
those moves have occurred. All buildingconstructionwillbecompleted programtocomplementit.
together, nine ofthe college's 20 within the next five years. Afterthey Most ofthe fall semester was
academicunitswillgainmuch-needed are done, we'll be renovating Kenan devotedtocompletionofthedetailed
growingroomfromthecompletionof Hall foruse by othercollege programs. self-studyrequiredfortheuniversity's
We
thisbuilding. are also looking forward to re-accreditation by the Southern
Thanks to the voters in this state, renovating King Hall foruse by the AssociationofColleges andSchools in
theremaining 11 unitsinthecollege DepartmentofSociologyandCriminal 2002. As dean, I have been gratified
will also be able to expand as a result Justice after the Watson School moves to see the impressive developments
ofthe $108millionUNCWwillreceive outandintoitsbeautifulnewbuilding, that have occurred in the CAS since
innewconstructionandrenovation which will actually bethe nexttobreak our last self-study ten years ago, and I
fundingfromthe$3.1 billionbond groundoncampus. Wewillbe amlookingforwardtocontinuingto
approved for the state's community renovatingtheSocialandBehavioral work with the department chairs and
colleges anduniversities inthe Nov. 7 Sciences Buildingtogivemoreroomto programdirectorsinimplementing
election. The first projects for CAS the Department ofPsychology as well. additionalinitiativestobuildonthese
will be amassive, much-needed The CAS also continues to grow successes. I'll have more to say about
renovation ofKenan Auditorium anda programmatically. The UNC Board of someofthoseinitiativesinthe next
brand-new state-of-the-art facility for Governors (BOG) gave its approval to issue.
Cemetary Preservation Digital Library
...continuedfromcover ...continuedfromcover
WarRoundtable,WilmingtonHistoric metadata tag which will allow amore "Because the database is for
UNCW
Preservation Commission, precise search, enabling instructors to educational purposes, the userwill
Department ofHistory, as well as findmaterialsquicker. have a higher success rate finding
privateindividuals. Ward saidthe library wouldinitially materials than searching the entire
In November, the National Trust be stocked with objects created at World Wide Web," said Ward. "In
for Historic Preservation awarded the UNCW, such as still photos, animation, addition, teachers who use the
public history program aPreservation audioandvideoclips, instructional materials have the assurance that the
Services Fund grant to continue the modules, anddigital lessons. He added information is accurate because ofthe
planningprocess. Strangstadwill thatthe librarycouldeventuallycontain independent review process that each
return toWilmington inMarch, 2001 an entire digital course such as objectwill undergobefore itis
forfurtherconsultation. Chemistry 101. catalogued."
UNCW
Internship Anyone?
Evan Vetter, an honors student sphere used for filming The Titanic.
minoringinfilmstudies, recently As the camera intern Vetter did not go
had an extraordinary opportunity - the into theAlvin but assisted the producer
chance to be a camera intern on a ofthe documentary, Tom Cole, by
researchexpedition in the Gulfof filming footageofthe voyage and
Mexico that would go extremely deep interviews with scientists on boardthe
in the Gulfand to places no one had Atlantis.
ever seen. Vetter started out the voyage as
The internship was made available Cole's assistant. "Tom told me from Evan Vetter films aboard The Atlantis
byEcologyCommunications, Inc. a thebeginningthathe wouldallowme lot by being a part ofthat producer-
Maryland-basedproductioncompany to shoot with the camera equipment, cameraman relationship. I gained
that makes documentaries about but we had to feel our way into that. respect for the level at which a
environmentaltopics. Sponsored Astonishingly, bytheendofthetripI professional has to work."
primarilyby NOAA'sNational was operating the 50bit Sony camera The experience has broadened
Undersea Research Program, and and carrying it around the ship. This Vetter's career horizons. "I still want
organizedby theprogram's National was alittlenerve-rackingconsideringit to direct amajornarrative film
Undersea Research Center at cost more than the car I drive." someday, but I now have a new look at
UNCW, the research project entailed Although Vetteris primarily how much fun and how powerful a
a voyage on the ship Atlantis and a interestedinnarrativefilmmaking,he documentary can be. Nothing is more
series ofdeep-sea dives in the deep learnedhow demanding it is to make a real thanreality itself."
watersubmersible,Alvin, thediving documentary film. "I feel I learned a
MALS
Program
With
nearly seventy students, the Children Is 'More than a Notion' in
Master ofArts in Liberal Wilmington Parent. Doug Kesling
Studies (MALS) Program, inonly its has recently co-edited Technical
second year, has far exceeded initial MikeWentworth Diving Forum: Assessment and
Director
projectedenrollmentfigures. Ranging Feasibility' of Technical Diving
in age from 23-89, students currently Operations for Scientific
enrolled in the program represent a Exploration, Proceedings of the
fascinatingdemographic mix,with Sense of Place, Science and American Academy of Underwater
disciplinarybackgroundsinEnglish, Pseudoscience, Shamanism, and Our Sciences, and also served as guest
psychology,history, sociology,drama, Cultural Heritage through Dance. editorofa special issue ofMarine
film, medicine, education,recreation, On a national level, the Association Technology SocietyJournal devotedto
business,communications,public ofGraduate Liberal Studies Programs scientificdiving.
administration,andphilosophyand has awarded the program associate Future program goals include the
religion. membership status, apreliminary development ofa post-masters
"Enrollment growth has been requisitetoattainingfull-membership certificate ofadvanced study, the
accompanied by an increasing number status. explorationofdistance-learning
ofcourse offerings, with five courses Several students in the program initiatives withothergraduate liberal
scheduled forspring 2001 and two haveachieved notable recognition in studies programs in the state, and a
courses for summer 2001,"said Dr. various areas. Jason Thompson, the graduate liberal studies conference
Mike Wentworth, program director. program's first out-of-state student, is that would draw upon the scholarly
The interdisciplinary focus ofthe the first recipient of the MALS New activity ofstudentsenrolled in the
program is reflected in course titles Scholar Award. Linda MacRae. seven graduate liberal studies
such as Relifiion and Sex, Culture together with Dr. Deborah Brunson, programs in North Carolina.
Wars and the Origin of Difference, DepartmentofCommunication Studies, For more information about the
The Shaping ofAmerica: Cultural published an article Stepnumis and MALS program, contact the Graduate
Lxuulscapes and the American Missteps: Raising Other People's School office at910-962-3135.
LINOV
CAS
Alumni...
expansionsandacquisitions.These
efforts ledtothe acquisition ofThe
LearningChannelandthelaunchofthe
McLamb
Eric company'seducationaldivision,ledby
Assignment:Discovery. Healso
B.A. English '78
maintainedhisconnectionswith
Cousteau,etal.,whileexpanding
contactswithnumerousorganizations
suchasNationalWildlifeFederation,
WorldWildlifeFund,CenterforMarine
Research, andmany others.
EricMcLamb,anative Englishandcommunicationsskillswith Discovery's early growth days and
Wilmingtonian,isproudofhis acareerintelevision. In spring 1982, successhingedon thedevelopmentand
timeatUNCW."Icertainlyheld hewashiredintothecorporatedivision marketingofenvironmental
theEnglishandcommunicationsfaculty ofTBS as amangerofpublicrelations programming. But as Discoverygrew,
inhighesteemandwas abletogain fortheentertainmentdivision.He theenvironmenttooklesspriorityand
deeperinsightintothesemanticsoftheir coveredpressrelations forTBS and ultimatelybecamearotatingitemof
teachings, notjustthe mechanics ofthe TurnerProgramServices (syndication). interestratherthan acommonthreadof
subjects," Eric said recently. "I was Inthisposition,hespearheadedthe itsprogramming. In 1993, Eric left
particularlyimpressedwithandfondof corporateandpublicrelationsefforts Discoverytobeginbuildingonhis
Dr. JoAnne Corbett, whohelped me forthecompany'senvironmentaland visionforanenvironmentaltelevision
understandmoredeeplythemechanics socialprogramsandseries,including networkcalledTheEcologyChannel.
ofourlanguage, its structure andhow it servingasaprincipleliaisonwithsuch This vision, which was planted
can be most effectively put to use. program producers as Jacques duringEric's tenure atTBS, would
Betty Jo Welch taught me how to CousteauandTheCousteauSociety, growtobecomeamultimediacompany
analyzewhatIhavelearnedand NationalGeographicSocietyand thatproduces anddistributes
effectivelycommunicateitverbally." NationalAudubonSociety. Healso programmingfortelevision,theInternet
Aftergraduatinghejoined developedstronginsightsintothe andancillaryvideoplatforms—allof
SoutheasternCommunityCollege(SCC) entertainmentindustry,representinga whichfocus on ecology andthe
as apublic information officerfortwo numberofTBS' operationsin environment. Today, thatcompanyis
years. During this time, he also worked Hollywood. Suchprojectsincluded calledEcologyCommunications,a
WW
parttimeinproductionat AY-TVin originalsitcoms,colorizationoffilms, divisionofThe J-NetGroup, Inc. His
MGM
Wilmington wherehewas acamera andTurner's acquisitionofthe visionhasbeenrealizedprimarilybythe
operatorforthe 6:00p.m. and 1 1:00 libraryandrelatedassets. support ofhis partners in Boston, Jack
p.m. news and as director ofthe In 1987, Eric found an opportunity Hoagland and NettyDouglass, who
weekend news. tolearncabletelevisionatthecable hadpreviously servedasthechief
In 1980, Eric moved to Greenville, operatorlevelandjoinedWashington, executivesofTheChristianScience
SC, where he worked as a field and DC-basedHauserCommunications PublishingSocietyandTheMonitor
studioproducer, technicaldirectorand (now Comcast) as vice president of ChannelTelevisionNetwork,among
creativeservicesdirectorforlocal CorporateCommunications. In 1988, manyotherrelatedhigh-tech
WGGS-TV. This ledtoEric'shiring in Eric followed whatturned out to be a involvements. Together,theyhave
the spring of 1981 as a videojockey keycareermove when hejoined successfullybuilttheEcologybrandand
(camera, tape playback) atCNN DiscoveryCommunications,Inc. reputationwithinthecable,
HeadlineNews,thencalledCNN2. (DiscoveryChannel)asdirectorof environmental,educationalandscientific
Within fourmonths atCNN, he became communicationsandlatervice communities,aswell asanestablished
atechnicaldirectorandaudioengineer president.AtDiscoveryhespearheaded presence ofthe Internet
for the live news broadcasts. thecompany'snationalandinternational (www.ecology.com).
But it was exactly a year after he media, press, salesandprogramming Today, he resides in EllicottCity,
wenttoCNN Headline Newsthathe development and support efforts, as MD, with his wife. Amy, daughters
found theopportunitytocombine his well as the company's coiporate Michelle and Lyndsey, and son Jamie.
UNCW "
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Dr.Ami E. Wilburrecently
joinedthe Depaitmentof Ami Wilbur
BiologicalSciencesasan
assistantprofessor,delightedtoreturn B.S. Biology '85
to where she got her start as abiologist.
Amigraduatedwithaninterestin PatrickGaffney attheUniversityof
aquaculturegainedthroughherwork Delaware. Herdissertationresearch,
withDr. Larry Cahoon. completedin 1995, focused on the
Ami attendedtheUniversityof geneticvariationandreproductive
SouthCarolina hopingtogetinvolved biology ofbay scallops. It was there ResearchInstitute, Ami workedwith
inshrimpaquacultureresearchgoingon thatshegainedanappreciation forthe thebayscallop. Sheremainsheavily
attheWaddellMaricultureCenter.While powerofmoleculargenetictechniques involvedinamulti-agencyeffortto
shedidnotworkon shrimp atUSC, she foransweringquestionsthathavelong restore bay scallops to the GulfCoastof
didlearnthe insandoutsofalgal plaguedshellfishbiologists. Florida.Thiswilldevelopabetter
culture. HerM.S. work atUSC focused While continuing herpostdoctoral understanding ofsteps that mustbe
onthebioenergeticsofbivalvemolluscs researchattheUniversityofDelaware taken to produce enhancementefforts
andwascompletedunderthedirection she,withcollaborators,usedmolecular thatmaximizethebiodiversity,adaptive
ofDr. ThomasJ. Hilbish in 1987. She toolstoresearchwood-boringbivalves. potential,andsustainabilityofrestored
remained atUSC fortwo years, Shehopesthesestudieswill leadto populations.
culturingbivalvesandfollowingupona better,moreenvironmentallysensitive AtUNCW, Ami has expandedher
newlyacquiredinterestinpopulation managementstrategiesforreducingthe research to include projects on oysters,
genetics. damagetowharves andpilingscaused crabs and freshwaterbivalves. She is
Ami combinedherinterestin bytheseanimals. alsoenjoyingthemanyopportunitiesfor
geneticsandbivalveaquacultureinher Recently as a postdoctoral teaching,research,andcollaboration
doctoral researchundertaken withDr. researcheratTheFloridaMarine with students andfaculty atUNCW.
Dr. Julian R. Keith returned to
UNCW
aftercompletingthe Julian Keith
master's and doctoral
B.A. Psychology '83
programsattheUniversityofColorado &
B.A. Philosophy Religion '83
atBoulder,wherehespecializedin
Honors
cognitiveneuroscience.Thisisthe
disciplineofpsychologythatseeksto
relateprocessesofattention, memory, Julian is alsoaleaderin putting
learning,andthinkingtotheunderlying technology intheclassroom. His
anatomyandphysiologyofthebrain students are partofa "paperless"
and nervous system. andperformacquiredskills. The course where they are in class
Now, as an associate professor of knowledgegainedshouldenhancethe interactingwithoneanother, whilealso
psychology atUNCW, he hasjust basicunderstandingofthe linkbetween havingtheworldattheirfingertips
completed a series ofstudies on the brainandbehaviorprovidingdirection through the Internet. It is thisoverall
effects ofheart bypass surgery on forfuture research to improve treatment dedicationtohis students' development
neuropsychologicalfunctioninareas ofthose whoexperienceproblems in that is the basis forthe Chancellor's
such as attention and memory. He learningresultingfrombrain injuryor TeachingExcellence Awardhereceived
hopes this research will increasethe illness. lastyear.
understanding ofthe effects ofthis As valuable as this work is Julian is truly a memberofthe
UNCW
operation,which isperformedannually potentially, italsoplaysacentral rolein family. Hisfather. EdgarKeith.
on600.000Americans. He isalso Julian'scontributions as ateacher. He isanalumnusofWilmingtonCollege.
participating inaseriesofstudies that heavily involvesundergraduatesinhis His wife. Amy. is a graduate ofthe
willexamine howdrugs with known research,solicitingtheirassistancewith history program. Perhaps hischildren,
effects on the biochemistry ofthe brain designingthe studiesas well astheir GabrielandAmelia,willcompletethe
influencetheabilityofanimalstolearn presentationtothescientificcommunity. circle.
IINCNV
Faculty GarnerResearch, CurriculumAwards
Thirty-twofacultyfrom 14 Santaballa, foreignlanguagesand writing, abook-lengthworkof
departments have been awarded literatures;theVirginofGuadalupe; creativenonfiction, "GhostArmy";
CAS summerresearch initiatives or Michael Seidman, history, food, the Christopher Halkides, chemistry, for
curriculumdevelopmentinitiativesfor role ofthe state andrevolution; the project "Synthesis ofPhosphonates
2001, while another 18 havereceived Douglas Smith, mathematics and withPossibleAntimicrobial
theuniversity'sCahillAwardsto statistics, combinatorics; Robert Properties"; James Johnson and
support their research projects. Toplin,history,violenceinmovieand Len Lecci, psychology, assess the
Summerresearch initiative award television entertainment; and Renee impact ofexternal constraints onblack
recipients and their research topics Vincent, art and theatre, the Super observerpropensity to perceive
are: Robert Argenbright, earth 8mm film camera and the Cinema racism; ThomasLankford,biological
sciences, the construction of Anamorphic Lens. sciences, for the project "Trade-offs in
Moscow's "Third Ring"; Diana Ashe, Curriculumdevelopmentinitiatives theEvolutionofSomatic GrowthRate:
English, US Navy'scontroversial went to: Maria Cami-Vela, Alison Field-testingforCostsofRapid
retreat from Camp Garcia; Denis Murray, and Oliver Speck, foreign Growth in Estuarine Fish, Menidia
Auger, HPER, travel monitoring languages and literatures, new courses menidia"; Michael McCartney,
system for the state of NC; Michael forthe critical studies concentrationin biologicalsciences, fortheproject
Benedetti, earth sciences, large filmstudies;DonHabibi,philosophy "CloningandCharacterizationof
floodsontheUpperMississippiRiver; andreligion, newcoursesforfilm MicrosatelliteLociforGenetic Studies
James Blum, mathematics and studies; Robert Hawkins, social ofColor Pattern Morphs in Coral Reef
statistics, thevaryingco-efficient work,partnershipwiththepolitical Fishes, Genus Hypoplectrus; John
model; Randy Bobbitt, science master's program in public Manock, chemistry, develop amulti-
communication studies, theuseof administration; James Herstine, residuemethodforqualitative and
publicrelationstechniquesinthepublic HPER, courses in the parks and quantitativeanalyses ofherbicides
debate overthe legalizationof recreation management core and usedinregionaltankmix spraying;
gambling; C. Sue Combs, HPER, the assessment ofthe leisure services Alison Murray, foreign languages and
sport education model; Reid Counts, management option; Alex Sargeant, literatures, forthe project "Quelle
sociologyandcriminaljustice,the art and theatre, image database for the France?Ruralism andNationalismin
Orangeburg massacre; Michael theatre division; and Gene Tagliarini Jean Benoit-Levy's Cinema"; Mariela
Freeze, mathematics and statistics, and Jack Tompkins, computer Shirley,psychology, screenforalcohol
specialized Maple software; Douglas science, revisionofcomputer problemsanddepressionincommunity
Gamble, earth sciences, identifying architecturecurriculum. health center patients; Michael
spatialvariabilityinprecipitationon Cahill Awards will supportthe Seidman, history, fortheproject "Food
San Salvador Island; Daniel Guo, researchprojects of: GurAdhar, and Revolution"; David White,
mathematics and statistics, numerical computer science, design and test a chemistry, fortheproject"Silicon
simulationsofwind-drivencirculations platformforembeddeddigital signal Microchips: An Answerto an
in the coastal ocean; Christopher processing; Michael Benedetti, earth Environmental Problem?"; andAmi
Halkides, chemistry, signal sciences, for the project "Quaternary Wilbur,biological sciences, genetic
transduction; Melody Kyzer, HPER, Environments ofthe Lower Cape Fear evaluation ofendemic freshwater
pediatric obesity in the state ofNC; River Valley"; Dale Cohen, mussels ofthe genus Lampsislis in
Scott McEIheney, art and theatre, psychology, assess how a person's NC.
training seminarontheatricalrigging intuitive senseofthe amount is
systems; Sarah Messer, creative associatedwith numerical labels;
writing, non-fictionmemoirRed Darwin Dennison, HPER, a nutrition
House; Lynn Mollenauer, history, interventionstudyformiddle school
criminals and courtiers in the affairof students; Donald Furst, art and
the poisons; Katherine Montwieler, theatre, forthe project "Chemical I
English,writingoftraditional women's Milling Film AdaptedforArt; Douglas
verse; SridharNarayan, computer Gamble, earth sciences, investigate
science, usinggenetic algorithmsto rainfallspiral variabilityalongcoastal
evolve neural networks; Sylvia southeast NC; Philip Gerard, creative
UNCW
Creative Writing B.F.A.
UNCW recently received the UNC inthesocio-cultural,historicaland programs. According to Lavonne
Board ofGovernors' approval to intellectualcontextsofthetraditionin Adams, coordinatorofundergraduate
establish a Bachelor ofFine Arts which they work. We want to offer advising, thisprogrampresentsunique
degree in creative writing. "We are students an atmosphere in which they opportunitiesfor undergraduate
extremely pleasedto have ourmajor in canprepare themselves professionally, students. "The B.F.A. should create a
place," said Mark Cox, chair. "The while being encouraged to ask the more substantial linktothe M.F.A.
programwillprovideanintensive importantquestions aboutwhothey program. I anticipate additional
apprenticeshipinwriting,informedby are and how they will choose to live opportunitiesforourundergraduates to
the close study ofliterature, to serious, theirindividuallives." interact with graduate students, as well
aspiringwriters." The degree, the first ofits kind in as the visiting writers that we bring
Cox explained that the B.F.A. UNC, will prepare students seeking from aroundthe nation."
degree programbridges thehumanities careers as professional writers or in The major will consist of51 credit
andfine arts disciplines. "Itis designed other literary professions such as hoursofcoursework, including
toofferstudents an exciting, sound editingorpublishing. TheB.F.A. also workshop,literature, andrequired
liberal arts education. The degree prepares graduates to pursue a hours inotherdisciplines. Theprogram
requirements are based in a beliefthat master's degree in creative writing or willbeofferedFall2001.
writers and artists need to be grounded graduate study inotherprofessional
New
Chair, Directors
Dr. Wei Feng d:r. Phil Furia Dr. Jim Sabella,
was appointed 'was appointed professor of
chairofthe director of UNCW's anthropology, was
Department of interdisciplinaryfilm appointeddirectorof
Mathematics and Statistics in August, studies program in August. He first the newly independentanthropology
after serving as interim chair in the joined UNCW as professorofEnglish program in July. Dr. Sabella, who is in
spring semester, andpreviously as in 1996, and served as chairofthat his 26'" year at UNCW, previously
assistant chair for two years. She department for four years. He then served as chair of the former
UNCW
began her teaching career at served as interim chair for the DepartmentofSociology,
as a visiting assistant professor in Department ofCreative Writing in Anthropology,CriminalJustice,and
1988, and has risen through the ranks 1999. He has written several nationally Social Work for over five years. He
until herappointment as professorin acclaimedbookson American lyricists also co-conducted the Summer Study
1997. Dr. Feng is one ofthe such as Ira Gershwin and Irving in Costa Rica program from 1987-
department's most active scholars, Berlin, andiscurrently workingon a 1997, where he instructed about fifteen
publishingnumerousarticlesandgiving book devoted to the history ofsongs in students per semester. He currently
UNCW
several professional presentations each films. He has lent his expertise to serves as the faculty athletics
year. In addition, she has served as a A&E's Bioi^raphy episode on Irving representative, a position he has held
thesis advisor to seven master's Berlin, and has been interviewed on a for over ten years. For the last two
students since 1993, with two ofthese numberofradioprograms, including years he has been researching the
students receiving UNCW's Graduate The Lciiry Kiny Show and All Thini^s permanent migrationofHispanics into
Student Achievement Award. Dr. Considered. Dr. Furia received his southeastern North Carolina. Dr.
Feng received her Ph.D. in applied Ph.D. in English from the University of Sabella received his Ph.D. in cultural
mathematics from North Carolina Iowa. anthropologyfromCornell University.
State University.
LiNqv
CAS
Depart
ArtandTheatre In addition, Drs. AnnPabst andLaelaSayighhostedthe
AtlanticCoastalDolphinConferencefor 120scientists. As
Thedepartmentwelcomedtwo visiting assistantprofessors, always ithas been abusyyear, andnextyearis expectedto
Dr. Tom Pender andAaron Wilcox. Pender (Ph.D. in beevenmorechallenging.Wehopetobeginthelongawaited
theatre history) is teachingcourses intheatrehistory and doctoralprograminmarinebiology,thefirstdoctoralprogram
hteratureaswell asworkingwithallfourUniversityTheatre ontheUNCWcampus.
productions. Wilcox (M.F.A. inceramicsfromCranbrook
AcademyofArts) is teachingceramics and sculpture during Chemistry
the 2000-2001 academic year. Hereplaces Stephen LeQuire
who retiredthis past summer. Dr. Terry Rogers entered InJune, Dr. Bill Cooperturnedoverthereins ofthe
phasedretirementattheendoflastacademicyear, giving a departmentto Dr. Charles"Dick" Ward, and settledintohis
three-yearnotice thatthecurtain will come downon a new office atthe CenterforMarine Science. The department
valuableandmuch-admiredteachingcareer. Thedepartment has hadavery active semesterin terms ofexternal funding
hasbeen moving aheadonthe technology front, inboth art withgrantstotaling$1,909,627.00beingawardedtoDrs.
andtheatre. Drs.JohnMyers and KemilleMoorereceiveda Jimmy Reeves, David White, Ned Martin, Steve Skrabal,
TechnologyInnovationsGrantfromUNCW'sInformation Bob Kieber, Cooper, andWard. Thedepartmentis serving as
TechnologySystemsDivisiontoestablishadigitalimage the leadin an excitingnewprojecttoexplore theuse of
databaseforarthistory. Researchandinitialimplementation handheldcomputers andwirelessnetworks forteaching
ofthe databasebeganoverthe summer. Myersuseddigital chemistry. Thisisaninterdepartmentaleffortinvolving
ARH
images from the database in teaching 202:Artfrom the chemistry, mathematics, andcomputer science. Details of
RenaissancetoEarlyModern thispastfall. Thedatabase, theseprojectsandotheractivitiesinthedepartment, including
UNCW
whichcontainsmorethan50,000licensedimages, willbe theupcoming5* SymposiuminChemistryand
used in more courses in 2001, includingcostumehistory, Biochemistry, can be foundatwww.uncwil.edu/chem.
history oftheatre, and 20"" century art.
CommunicationStudies
Biological Sciences
Activityhasbeenbriskandthefacultyandstaffare anxiously
Thedepartmentcontinuestofocus onundergraduate eyeing progress on theirfuture home, the new classroom
educationwhilepreparingfortheimplementationofadoctoral building. The departmentofferstwo scholarshipstomajors,
programinmarinebiology. Recentlyaddedcoursesinclude: bothhonoringthe memoryofremarkable women: Dr.Betty
CoralReefEcology,EcologyofHarmfulAlgae, Forensic JoWelch and Shirley Gilbert Farr. This year, Lou Leiner
EnvironmentalSciences, FieldMethodsinMarine receivedtheShirleyGilbertFarrScholarship.James
Mammalology,Mariculture,andSymbiosis.Dr.LindaPotts Mendillowas selectedasthefirstBettyJo WelchScholarship
led 86undergraduatesinaninductionceremonyforthe recipient.ThedepartmenthostedtheCarolinas
BiologicalHonorSocietyofBetaBetaBeta.Eightstudents CommunicationAssociationAnnualConferenceinOctober.
completedtheirundergraduatehonorsthesis inbiological The eventbrought togetherover80 scholars and practitioners
sciences, whilethe departmentsupportedover80directed ofcommunication studies from North andSouthCarolina, as
independentstudies. Thefacultypublished63 papersinpeer- wellasVirginia,MissouriandHawaii. Participantsenjoyeda
reviewedjournalsthisyear; 32ofthesepublicationshad varietyofpanelsattheHiltonHotel andtheUSS North
studentco-authors. Anew ichthyologist, Dr.Thomas CarolinaBattleshipMemorial. Dr.RickOlsencoordinated
Lankford,joinedthefaculty, whileDrs.EricBolen, Robert local arrangements. Drs. Bill Bolduc,Deborah Brunson,
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George,andDavid Royebegan phasedretirement. PatComeaux, Olsen, CaroleTallant, and David Weber,
received a special awardthis yearfromthe U.S. Department presentedon various panels, and Drs.Joanne Nottingham
ofCommerce to supportcoastal ocean monitoring. Dr. Larry and Lloyd Rohlerchairedpanels andpresented. Students
Cahoonledeightfaculty inthis 1.2million dollarresearch PamEppersonandHeatherMurdockattendedon
program. In addition, faculty continued workon 62 other merit-based scholarships, andAshley Fugundushelpedplan
funded programs, in total $ 3.2 million forthis year. Drs. the local arrangements, worked with local merchants and
Joseph PawlikandMartinPoseyhostedthe annual meeting preparedmaterialsaspartofadirectedindividual study.
ofthe Benthic Ecology Society inthe spring. Over700
scientists from across the US attended the four-day meeting.
IJNCW
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ComputerScience the firstGraduate MentorAwards bestowedthis yearby the
Graduate School. AlumnaNancyJ.Jones' novelMolly
The departmentcontinues to grow andmature with the appearedfromCrownPublishers in March. Student
success ofits programs and graduates. This year we publicationshaveappearedinsuchperiodicalsasthe The
welcomedtwofull-timefaculty members: JackTompkins AlleghenyReview, The VermontLiterary Quarterly, The
and Ralph Bradley. Tompkins' firstcareerwas with the ChattahoochieReview, The Virginia QuarterlyReview, and
U.S. Navy. Afterretiring in 1994, heearnedhis M.S. in TheNorth CarolinaLiteraryReview.
appliedmathematicsatUNCW. Bradleyjoinedthedepartment
EarthSciences
in August aftera successful career in industry, most recently
as director, data services, for Edward D. Jones in St. Louis,
Missouri. Dr. Clayton Fernerandundergraduate student Thedepartmentrecentlywelcomedtwofaculty members in
AllenRandallpresentedtheirjointwork"Parallelizing physical geography. Dr. MichaelBenedettirecently
ACM
CompilersforDistributed-MemorySystems"atthe completedhisPh.D. attheUniversityofWisconsin. Hisareas
Mid-SoutheastChapterConferenceinGatlinburg,Tennessee. ofexpertisearefluvialgeomorphology,soil science,and
Dr. GeneTagliariniandTompkins presentedtheirpaper quaternarygeology. Benedetti'sresearchinvestigates
"TeachingDigitalLogicandComputerOrganization"atthe geomorphicresponsestonaturalandanthropogenic
sameconference. Dr.SridharNarayanandTagliarini environmentalchange. Dr. Douglas Gamblecomes from
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receiveda InformationTechnologyInnovationaward Mississippi StateUniversity,wherehetaughtforthreeyears.
fortheirproject"Web-basedTravel RoutePlanningSubjectto HereceivedhisPh.D. fromtheUniversityofGeorgia. His
TransientRoadConditions." Dr.GurAdhar'spaper researchinterestsincludeappliedclimatology,hydrology,and
"DominationinBoundedIntervalToleranceGraphs,"was islandandcoastalenvironments. Hisfieldprojectsare inthe
publishedintheproceedingsofthe2ndInternational Bahamas, PuertoRico, andGuam. Otherfacultychanges in
WorkshoponMultimediaNetworkSystemsheldin thedepartmentincludetheresignationofDr.ArthurSpivack
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conjunctionwiththe SeventhInternationalConferenceon (nowatUniversityofRhodeIsland). alumnusRoger
ParallelandDistributed Systems. Theconferencewasheldat Shew(B.A. 1976,andrecentlyretiredfromShellOil)isfilling
Iwate Prefectural University, Iwate, Japan. Dr. Ron Vetter's in forSpivackinoceanographythisyear, andalso
paper"MobileE-commerce: ANewFrontier"waspublished coordinatingtheGeology 101 labs. Searches are underway
in the October2000 issue ofComputermagazine. Dr. David forahydrogeologistandanisotope specialist.Thelatter
BermanreceivedascholarshiptoattendtheACM positionisaKenanProfessorshipwithajointappointmentat
ConferenceonObject-OrientedProgramming, Systems, theCenterforMarine Science.
Languages,andApplicationsinMinneapolis,Minnesota.
Laurie Patterson was recognized as an outstanding faculty English
memberbytheUNCWGreekcommunity.
This summerDrs. Paula Kamenish and Richard Veit, along
Creative Writing
with theirfamilies,traveledtothe ArcticCircle innorthern
Finlandto attend the weddingoftheirformerstudent Mika
Thedepartmenthasreceivedapproval toestablish its major, a Elovaara, class of'98. Kamenish was recently awarded a
B.F.A. degree (see related story, p.7) and continues to offer DistinguishedTeachingProfessorshipandtheBoardof
highquality literary events tothecommunity. TheKing's TrusteesDistinguishedTeachingAward. The English
RoadWritersSeriesfor2000-2001 includesreadingsby curriculumrecentlyunderwentacompleterevision, including
novelistDaniel Wallace, poets HeatherMcHughand the requirements forthe majorand minor. The department is
AlbertGoldbarth, andfiction writerRichard Bausch, as also institutingaCertificate in ProfessionalWriting. Students
well asaspecial holidaycelebrationofIrving Berlin, hosted in all majorsareeligibletoearnthisvaluablecredentialby
by PhilipFuriaandpianistGrenaldo Frazier. Facultyhave completing 2 hours ofcourse work from an array of
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garnered numerous awards and honors. Michael White won courses in technical writing, business writing,jounialism,
atwo-month international fellowshiptothe Artist's Residency writing forthe sciences, andcomputer-related writing.
Program in La Napoule, France. Wendy Brennerwas
honoredwith aNational Endowment forthe ArtsFellowship.
ClydeEdgertonreceivedthefirstAlumni Achievement
AwardfromUNCChapel Hill. PhilipGerardreceivedoneof
UNCVV
ForeignLanguages and Literatures History
Thedepartmentwelcomed two tenure-trackfaculty. Dr. "TheTimesTheyArea-Changin."BobDylan'spoignant
Oliver Speck, assistantprofessorofGerman, specializes in lyrics accuratelyportrayedconditionsinthedepartmentasa
contemporaryGermanfilmandcoordinatestheGerman the academic yearunfolded. Dr. Bruce Kinzer, amuch
program. Dr. Sylvia Santaballa, assistantprofessor of beloved,long-timememberofthedepartmentandDr.
Spanish,specializesincolonialLatinAmericanliteratureand Marguerite (Peggy) Shaffer, avaluablememberofthe
supervisesthelower-divisionSpanishprogram. Dr.Terry publichistoryteam since 1995 havereturnedtotheirnorthern
Mount, professorofSpanish, was electedpresidentofthe rootswithKinzeracceptingthechair'sjobatKenyonCollege
MountainInterstateForeignLanguageConference(MIFLC) (Ohio)andShafferacceptinganappointmentintheAmerican
andwillorganizenextyear'sconferencetobeheldatUNCW. StudiesProgramatMiamiUniversity(Ohio). Thedepartment
MIFLCattractsnationalandinternational scholarswho welcomed Dr. Lynn MoUenauer, arecentPh.D. from
specializeinforeignlanguagefikn,civilization,pedagogy, NorthwesternUniversity,whoseexpertiseinearlymodem
literature,andculturalstudies. Dr.MariaCami-Vela'sbook. Europeanhistorywillstrengthenbothundergraduateand
Labusquedadelaidentidaden laobra literariade Carme graduatecourse offerings. Thisfall sherevived, andrevised,
Riera, was publishedthis spring. AstherecipientofaCAS acourseonEuropeinthe seventeenthandeighteenth
SummerInitiativeGrant,Dr.AlisonMurraycontinuedher centuries. This spring shewillchallenge studentswitha
archivalresearchonFrenchdocumentaryfilmsinParis and provocativenewseminaron"CrimeandCriminals"inearly
Rouen. Fourfaculty will accompany groups on study abroad modemEurope. Muchto ourregret. Dr.John Haley
programs in summer2001: YokoKano (Nagoya, Japan); Dr. announcedhisretirement, effectiveMay2001. The
JoannMcFerranMount(Santander,Spain);ValerieRider departmentis now searchingforthree replacements. The
(AlcaladeHenares, Spain); andDr.OliverSpeck(Bremen, scholarlyachievementsofthefacultysinceJanuary2000
Germany). Thedepartmentisconducting a Spanish search havebeenmostnoteworthywiththreebookspublishedby
thisyearintheareaofgenerallinguisticsorsecondlanguage Drs. Otis Graham,David LaVere,andRobertToplin, 16
acquisition.ThissearchwillreplaceAidaToplinwhoretired peer-reviewedarticlesauthoredbyDrs.AndrewClark,
this summer. Faculty and staffcontinue to makeplans for MeltonMcLaurin,SusanMcCaffray,LisaPollard,
relocationtothenewclassroombuilding. MichaelSeidman,MarkSpaulding,LarryUsilton,Alan
Watson,Graham,LaVereandToplin, and 11 encyclopedia
Health,PhysicalEducationandRecreation entrieswrittenbySpaulding.
Thedepartmenthasbeenbusythisyeardevelopingnew Mathematics and Statistics
programs withthe additionof facultyhiredin Fall 2000. Dr.
WaylandTseh,assistantprofessor,hasbeenbuildingand Dr. Wei Feng, a member ofthe faculty since 1988, was
improvingtheexercisephysiologylab.Theathletictraining selectedasdepartmentchairfora4-yeartermbeginningFall
program is in its secondyearofcandidacy foraccreditation. 2000. Thedepartmentwelcomedthree tenure-trackassistant
UndertheleadershipofTomLemleyandKirkBrown,the professors: Dr. James Blum (Ph.D., Oklahoma State
UNC
athletictrainingprogramwillseekaninitialaccreditationsite University),Dr.MichaelFreeze(Ph.D., ChapelHill)
visit scheduledforthefall of2001. A new concentration in andDr.DanielGuo(Ph.D., Indiana University). During the
healtheducationhasbeendevelopedandsubmittedfor 1999-2000academicyear,thefacultyhad 18 publications in
approvalwiththegoalofimplementingitFall2001. Dr. professionaljoumals,24presentationsatprofessional
MelodyKyzerjoined HPERintheareaofhealtheducation meetings, and 16intemalorexternalgrants. Anothernotable
and will be an integral partofthecurriculum. The parks and achievementwastheNationalScienceFoundationgrant
recreationmanagementcurriculumhasbeen strengthened receivedby Drs. Russ Herman and Gabriel Lugo tocreate
with the addition ofDrs. Denis Auger and Jim Herstine. adigital libraryofreusable science andmathresources (with
Both haveexpertise in the areas ofnatural resources facultyfromchemistry, computerscienceandbiological
managementandtravelandtourism. Finally,thetherapeutic sciences - see related story, p.1) New objectives developed
recreationcurriculumisbeingsignificantlyrevised. When bythedepartmentinclude: enhancingtheleaming
completed, the program will be one ofthe strongest in the environmentofstudents, increasingthe numberof
nation. Dr. Carl Stockton, chair, thanks all ofthe HPER undergraduatemajors, strengtheningthegraduateprogram,
faculty and stafffor their support and encouragementas the developingdepartmental involvementwithotherdepartments,
departmentcontinuestostriveforexcellence. studying the potential foramajorin statistics, andworking to
establishastatisticalconsultingcenter.
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