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IN THIS ISSUE... Vol. XXXIII, No. 3 NOVEMBER 2010 Dedicated to Good Health and Wellness — The Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey Health and Wellness Center was dedicated Oct. 28 in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Guests took tours of the new building and got to try out the new BioMeasure Adult Measuring system, which instantly calculates body mass index (BMI). The center was supported by a gift from Dr. Stephen and Marsha Dickey. Sykes Chapel to Be Dedicated Dec. 10 T he Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values will be dedicated on Friday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. The dedication will open with trumpet fanfare and guests will be able to tour the new building and hear the first performance on the Dobson pipe organ. Speakers will include Eugene H. McNichols, chair of the Board of Trustees; President Ronald L. Vaughn and Stephanie Russell Holz, assistant dean of students and director of the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement. John H. Sykes, chair emeritus of the Board of Trustees, will give the dedication address. Although the planning began years earlier, construction of the chapel began in October 2008. John H. and Susan Sykes gave a multi-million dollar lead gift for the unique center that will help shape students’ lives. The chapel, along with programming by the Resource Team for Faith, Values and Spirituality, is intended to enhance the character of UT’s students, contributing to the education of the “whole student.” “Having such a beautiful facility in the heart of campus reminds everyone that a full existence has multiple components — intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual,” said Joseph Sclafani, professor of psychology and Resource Team member. Size: 65 feet high, 15,000-sq. ft. Organ: 3,184 pipes, 55 feet high, built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Ltd. Piano: 9-foot concert grand, made by Blüthner Rooms: Entry foyer, vestibule, main hall, gallery, meeting room, two meditation rooms Main Hall: 260 movable seats, expandable stage Art Glass: In meditation rooms and doorways by artist Guy Kemper Gardens: Sunrise Garden and Sykes Meditation Garden designed by J.W. Hwang Granite and Bronze Sculpture: In Meditation Garden by sculptor Clint Button New Sushi Roll Named After UT A new “Spartan Roll” will debut at Kona Grill, near International Plaza, at an event on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 6-10 p.m. While the contents of the new Spartan Roll remain a closely guarded secret, it is known that Kona Grill will donate a portion of the proceeds of each Spartan Roll to the entrepreneurship program, and will work closely with students in the program. “We’re excited to partner with Kona Grill in a way that benefits the University and our entrepreneurship program, and which is clever and appetizing,” said Frank Ghannadian, dean of the UT Sykes College of Business. “We hope the Spartan Roll will become Tampa’s most popular sushi roll.” More information and tickets to the event may be obtained by e-mailing [email protected]. The Truth About Stretching ......... 2 UT’s Mobile Site Wins ................. 2 Hellos and Goodbyes ................... 3 Professors on Sabbatical ............ 4 Make-a-Move News .................... 4 Who’s News................................... 5 Bookstore Remodeled ................. 6 Director of Student Success ...... 7

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IN THIS ISSUE...

Vol. XXXIII, No. 3 NOVEMBER 2010

Dedicated to Good Health and Wellness — The Stephen F. and Marsha Dickey Health and Wellness Center was dedicated Oct. 28 in a ribbon cutting ceremony. Guests took tours of the new building and got to try out the new BioMeasure Adult Measuring system, which instantly calculates body mass index (BMI). The center was supported by a gift from Dr. Stephen and Marsha Dickey.

Sykes Chapel to Be Dedicated Dec. 10The Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values will be dedicated on Friday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m.

The dedication will open with trumpet fanfare and guests will be able to tour the new building and hear the first performance on the Dobson pipe organ.

Speakers will include Eugene H. McNichols, chair of the Board of Trustees; President Ronald L. Vaughn and Stephanie Russell Holz, assistant dean of students and director of the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement. John H. Sykes, chair emeritus of the Board of Trustees, will give the dedication address.

Although the planning began years earlier, construction of the chapel began in October 2008. John H. and Susan Sykes gave a multi-million dollar lead gift for the unique center that will help shape students’ lives. The chapel, along with programming by the Resource Team for Faith, Values and Spirituality, is intended to enhance the character of UT’s students, contributing to the education of the “whole student.”

“Having such a beautiful facility in the heart of campus reminds everyone that a full existence has multiple components — intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual,” said Joseph Sclafani, professor of psychology and Resource Team member.

Size: 65 feet high, 15,000-sq. ft. Organ: 3,184 pipes, 55 feet high, built by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders Ltd.Piano: 9-foot concert grand, made by BlüthnerRooms: Entry foyer, vestibule, main hall, gallery, meeting room, two meditation roomsMain Hall: 260 movable seats, expandable stage Art Glass: In meditation rooms and doorways by artist Guy KemperGardens: Sunrise Garden and Sykes Meditation Garden designed by J.W. HwangGranite and Bronze Sculpture: In Meditation Garden by sculptor Clint Button

New Sushi Roll Named After UT

A new “Spartan Roll” will debut at Kona Grill, near International Plaza, at an event on Thursday, Nov. 11, from 6-10 p.m.

While the contents of the new Spartan Roll remain a closely guarded secret, it is known that Kona Grill will donate a portion of the proceeds of each Spartan Roll to the entrepreneurship program, and will work closely with students in the program.

“We’re excited to partner with Kona Grill in a way that benefits the University and our entrepreneurship program, and which is clever and appetizing,” said Frank Ghannadian, dean of the UT Sykes College of Business. “We hope the Spartan Roll will become Tampa’s most popular sushi roll.”

More information and tickets to the event may be obtained by e-mailing [email protected].

The Truth About Stretching .........2

UT’s Mobile Site Wins .................2

Hellos and Goodbyes ...................3

Professors on Sabbatical ............4

Make-a-Move News ....................4

Who’s News ...................................5

Bookstore Remodeled .................6

Director of Student Success ......7

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Prof Challenges ConventionalStretching WisdomIt seems counterintuitive that stretching before a run could hurt

performance. But that’s just what Jacob Wilson, assistant professor of exercise and sport studies found in his research.

“You have so many people, whether they’re recreationally training, or they’re athletes, who stretch before they run,” he said. “It’s really common. I wanted to see what that does to performance.”

Wilson looked at the effect of stretching before a run and found that those who didn’t stretch before running ran farther and were more efficient, meaning they expended fewer calories.

In the study 10 runners did the same run on two separate days. The hour-long run was divided into two parts, the first to measure caloric expenditure and the second to assess endurance. Participants stretched before one of the runs, and sat quietly before the other run.

In the first half of each run, participants kept a steady pace, and researchers found those who stretched before the workout burned 5 percent more calories. For the second half, runners ran as far as they could for 30 minutes. The runners who didn’t stretch went 3.4 percent farther.

That’s because muscles and tendons store and release elastic energy when they’re stiff. Just like a rubber band, tendons release energy when they are let go. If they are stretched out, the stiffness, or tension, is lessened, and they have less energy to release.

It’s not bad to stretch, and stretching every day can be good for muscle strength, but Wilson said he wouldn’t recommend it for performance sake.

“If you’re going to stretch, do it after the workout,” he says.

Wilson has assembled a team of students to conduct further research and hopes they will present their research at conferences this summer. His study was published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and has been featured in WebMD Health News, Wired magazine and ABC news.

UT’s Mobile Site Named a 2010 Ektron All Star

A Frighteningly Good Time — About 100 employees showed up for the Annual Faculty and Staff Halloween party on Oct. 29. The Athletics Department came dressed as the Chilean miners and took home the prize for best group costume. The best individual was Andrea Domonokos, from the ELS Language Center, who came dressed in an Egyptian costume. The best theme costume was Yovan and Daniella Reyes as Miami Dolphin football players and their son dressed as a football. (From left) Jessica Burns, development associate; Beverly Snelling, HR specialist; Lori Fitzgerald, assistant director of HR; and Taylor Pinke, director of the Annual Fund, came as the Beatles.

UT’s new mobile website, built in partnership with WSOL, was named best education site in the 2010 Ektron All Stars Awards.

The awards seek to identify the most innovative and effective uses of Ektron’s Web content management (WCM) platform by both customers and partners.

Other winners include the American Society of Civil Engineers, Johnnie Walker and Daimler Chrysler. Award winners were announced at Synergy, Ektron’s annual worldwide customer conference in Orlando Nov. 7-10. Christine Goodwin, UT’s web designer, presented the mobile site at the conference.

Jacob Wilson

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Stay LuckyThe Lucky campaign for November reminds students to look both ways before they cross the street ... and not be distracted by their many devices.

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Education Professors Impact Community When observing students in the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Pre-

school classroom, it’s hard to tell which students have learning disabilities and which do not.

That’s exactly how it should be, said Patricia O’Grady, assistant professor of education. She visited the South Tampa school as a consultant along with Hunter O’Hara, professor of education.

Palma Ceia Presbyterian Preschool was started in 1979 as a pioneer in the field of inclusive special needs education. The school serves about 120 students ages 1 to 4, a minority of who have special needs.

“All of the things we are teaching our students to do, they are doing there,” said O’Hara. “It speaks to one teacher’s profound vision and commitment to meeting the needs of children no matter what their needs might be.”

O’Hara and O’Grady were asked by the school to provide guidance on how to grow the pre-school program. The school was bound by a small space in a neighborhood location, increasing needs from interested families and long wait-lists for classrooms that are at full capacity.

O’Grady and O’Hara completed a comprehensive study on the possibilities for the school in fall 2009. The school returned to O’Grady and O’Hara for more advice when prekindergarten for 4-year-olds was eliminated by the school district.

The following year the school administrators expanded the prekindergarten program, and in the fall of 2010 they welcomed 17 new 4-year-olds to the Palma Ceia school.

Last year O’Grady was invited to give a presentation at the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators national conference in Washington, D.C., regarding the research methods the two employed during the Palma Ceia consultation.

“We suggested that when other early childhood programs are finding conflict, this exploratory method of problem solving is a model for early childhood education,” O’Grady said. “You facilitate this problem solving, the process. It hasn’t been applied to pre-school programs in any widespread way before.”

O’Grady and O’Hara are in the process of publishing an academic paper on this work.

LORIE KITTENDORF .........Operations and Planning ..............................................Director of Student SuccessTARA LEMAY.....................Financial Aid ................................................................SpecialistJENNIFER PAWELKO .......Operations and Planning ..............................................Coordinator of Institutional

Research and AssessmentJENNIFER ZAMORA ........Public Information ........................................................Publications Coordinator

FADIA ANANI ...................Admissions for Graduate and Continuing Studies ......Counselor

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Hunter O’Hara and Patricia O’Grady lent their consulting services to the Palma Ceia Presbyterian Preschool.

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Professors on SabbaticalA number of professors were awarded sabbaticals this semester. Read on for a list of faculty members and descriptions of their research projects:

ERIC BALLARD, associate professor of chemistry: “New Routes to 2-Substituted Indoles by Green Chemical Reactions”

STEPHEN BLESSING, associate professor of psychology: Creating an intelligent tutoring system for statistics

KIM CURRY, associate professor of nursing: “The History of the Sunland Training Centers in Florida”

MARTHA HARRISON, associate professor of education: “Teacher Quality of Candidates Who Seek Alternative Routes to the Classroom: The University of Tampa Impact”

RON KUNTZE, associate professor of marketing: “Gathering and Analyzing In-depth Interviews of an Often Ignored Marketplace: Women Aged 50+”

ERICA MATULICH, professor of marketing: “Marketing Strategies in Virtual World Settings Such as Second Life”

STEVE PLATAU, professor of accounting: “Accounting Professional Liability Malpractice Claims — Risk Management Study”

BRITT SHIRLEY, professor of information and technology management: Researching and writing about pricing errors/the impact of same-sex marriage industry in California and Massachusetts

A few faculty members will be on sabbatical for the full academic year:

LISA BIRNBAUM, associate professor of English and Writing: Completing a manuscript of a novel, as well as possible audio publication

AUDREY COLOMBE, associate professor of English: Working on several fiction manuscripts and a couple of literary/critical articles on narrative

KATHRYN VANSPANCKEREN, professor of English and Writing: “Last (Wo)Man Standing: Popular Literature in the U.S.”

COB Named One of the World’s Top Business Schools

For the fifth year in a row, the John H. Sykes College of Business has been named an outstanding business school by The Princeton Review — and recognized as one of the 300 best business schools in the world. The Princeton Review features the school in its 2011 edition of “The Best 300 Business Schools.”

The Princeton Review compiled the list based on evaluations of schools’ academic excellence and surveys of students during the 2009-2010, 2008-2009, and 2007-2008 academic years. In the UT write-up, students are quoted as saying that “the academic experience is excellent…The University of Tampa does an excellent job preparing you for the business world.”

Make-a-Move NewsThere’s only four weeks left in the fall Make-a-Move campaign, Fall Into Fitness, so make them

count. To be eligible to win you have to attend at least two Make-a-Move events and log your activity at least once a week for 10 out of the 12 weeks. You have until Dec. 10 to record your activity or attend a Make-a-Move event. This can be either a Make-a-Move lunch hour or a Make-a-Move event, such as the upcoming yoga event.

• On Tuesday, Nov. 16, there will be an interactive presentation on diabetes for Diabetes Awareness Month from noon to 1 p.m. in the Riverside Conference Room. Learn how to prevent or care for diabetes as part of your regular routine.

• On Thursday, Nov. 18, you can take a walk To Curtis Hixon Park for a standing series of yoga (no mat required) led by Jamie Blessinger from noon to 1 p.m. Enjoy the weather, get some exercise and come back from your lunch break refreshed.

• On Nov. 6, UT’s own Andy Pistocchi from IT went up to New York to run the New York City Marathon.

The Spring Into Health campaign will begin Jan. 18, so it’s not too late to get moving.

SMART TestA test of the Spartan Mobile Alert (SMART), the campus emergency text messaging system, will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Check your e-mail for further information. To subscribe to SMART, go to www.ut.edu/safety.

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WHO’S NEWS?MARCUS ARVAN, assistant professor of philosophy, will present papers at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Florida Philosophical Association (“Reconceptualizing Human Rights”), in Daytona Beach this month and at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association (“Outline of a Nonideal Theory of Justice”), in Boston, also this month.

JAMES AUBRY, assistant professor of French, conducted a panel presentation at the Florida Foreign Language Association Conference in Clearwater on Oct.15. The panel was titled “Applications of Facebook in the Foreign Language Classroom: Examples and Tips.”

MARCA BEAR, associate professor of management and associate dean of international programs, had her paper “Kaizen in Institutions of Higher Learning: A Systemized Approach to a Strategic Management Process” accepted in the Journal of Business and Educational Leadership.

KATHRYN BRANCH, assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice, will present two papers at the American Society of Criminology national conference Nov. 17-20 in San Francisco, CA: “’I just wing it:’ Professors’ experiences responding to disclosures of sexual assault and intimate partner violence by college students” and “The role of social support in the perpetration and victimization of teen dating violence.” She will also be on a roundtable about teaching sensitive issues.

MAUREEN BUTLER, assistant professor of accounting, had her article “Human Resource Outsourcing: Long Term Operating Performance Effects From The Provider’s Perspective” published in the September/October issue of the Journal of Applied Business Research.

AUDREY COLOMBE, associate professor of English, had her manuscript, Visitors, named as a finalist by The Faulkner Society in the Novel-in-Progress category of the annual William Faulkner/William Wisdom Award.

JEFFREY DONALDSON, associate professor of finance, and DON FLAGG, assistant professor of finance, wrote a paper that won the Financial Education Association best paper award and was automatically accepted to the Journal of Financial Education. The paper was titled “Selecting Stocks and Building Portfolios: A Sorting Exercise for Investment courses or Student Managed Investment Funds.”

BILL DOYLE, assistant professor of English, and KACY TILLMAN, assistant professor of English, co-presented a paper in October at the South Central Modern Language Association convention in Ft. Worth, TX, titled “Going Native: A Digital Immigrant’s Guide to Using Hybrid Wikis in the Classroom.”

SANTIAGO ECHEVERRY’S work is on display in “¿Video- Performance?” at Kunsthaus Miami Contemporary Art Space in Miami. The associate professor of art’s work was also displayed in “Sanctioned Array” on Nov. 2 and 3 at WHITE BOX in New York City.

BELLA GALPERIN, associate professor of management, had her article “Status Differentiation and the Proton Self: A Social cognitive Model of Unethical Behavior in Organizations” accepted to the Journal of Business Ethics.

TOM GARRET, assistant professor of communication, and DANA PLAYS, professor of communication, were featured prominently at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in November. Garrett judged this year’s FAMU Film Festival and presented a master class titled “Independent Filmmaking in the Global Market,” while Plays presented a master class titled “Experimental Digema: The Avant Garde Cinema in the Digital Age.” Plays also screened her experimental films at the Skolska 28 Gallery in Prague on Nov. 10.

PRANJAL GUPTA, assistant professor of marketing, had his article “How e-WOM recommendations influence product consideration and quality of choice: A motivation to process information perspective” published by the Journal of Business Research in September.

JUDY HAYDEN, associate professor of English and Writing, had her article “The Tragedy of Roxolana in the Court of Charles II” published in Roxolana in European Literature and History published by Ashgate Publishing Group. She was also voted “Teacher of the Year” by the English and Writing National Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta.

VIVEKANAND JAYAKUMAR, assistant professor of economics, had his article “The coming unwinding of global imbalances and what it means for India” published in Macroeconomics & Finance in Emerging Market Economies this September.

INA KAUR, assistant professor of art, has had her work featured in multiple exhibitions, including Impressions Multiplied at the Foreman Gallery in Oneonta, NY, Print: Now in 3D at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts in Minneapolis, Salon Des Refuse at the Parkwood Gallery in Toledo and The Invitational at Continuum Art Gallery in Fort Wayne, IN.

Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Starts on Campushas added a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. The

Phi Kappa Phi Board of Directors approved UT’s petition for a chapter recently at the society’s biennial convention in Kansas City, MO.

Each year, approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni are initiated into the society, which was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine. Its chapters are on nearly 300 campuses in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Some of the organization’s most notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and writer John Grisham.

Membership to Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.

At its recent meeting, the UT chapter elected the first slate of officers for the organization. Michael Weeks, assistant professor of management, is the chapter president; Beth Eschenfelder, assistant professor of communication, is the president-elect; Scott Husband, assistant professor of psychology, is the chapter secretary; and Natasha Veltri, assistant professor of information and technology management, is the chapter treasurer.

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A Roaring Good Time — The Henry B. Plant Museum hosted a Great Gatsby Party on Oct. 1 as a fundraiser. Guests whispered a password to enter the speakeasy in Fletcher Lounge, where they enjoyed live music, games of chance and a menu recreated from the 1920s Tampa Bay Hotel. There was a vintage Rolls Royce outside for photo opps, and many people dressed in 1950s garb, including (from left) President Vaughn and his wife Renée, Suzanne Hiebert and Brian Garman, associate professor of mathematics. The event raised $30,000 for the museum.

Bookstore Gets a New LookThis fall the UT bookstore is receiving a makeover. The bookstore is being renovated with the

help of a design team from Barnes & Noble. The renovation includes upgrades to the main part of the store to achieve a look and feel that represents the University’s quality and sprit.

The new look incorporates school colors and campus imagery; new fixtures and window displays, along with partial flooring and lighting upgrades, to create a more exciting shopping environment.

Changes are being made to the layout, to reduce time waiting in line, especially for the Bookstore’s rush, refunds and checkout services. In addition, each area of the bookstore was evaluated to create a clean and organized environment for the customers.

Stroll Back in TimeExperience an old-fashioned holiday with your loved ones at Henry B. Plant Museum’s 29th annual Victorian Christmas Stroll from Dec. 1-23, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

The extravagantly adorned former Tampa Bay Hotel will capture the spirit of the season – Victorian style. The 14 exhibit rooms will dazzle with trimmed trees uniquely designed in 19th century themes and antique holiday accessories. While strolling down the Grand Hallway, your spirits will soar as you become immersed in carolers singing, Charles Dickens, much loved toys and wrapped gifts, Christmas stockings and Old Saint Nick.

Unique to this year is a game for children and the young at heart: “Where’s Henry?” Somewhere amid the myriad of decorations is an image of Henry Plant. Children will be entertained searching for Henry, the founder of the hotel, strategically placed in each exhibit room. They will be given a checklist and if they can locate his image in every room, they will receive a prize.

Santa Claus will come to the stroll on Wednesday, Dec. 23 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission is free for UT employees and $12 for adults, $10 seniors and $6 youths (4-18years). Discount Days are Dec. 6, 7, 13, and 14.

Challenging Minds and Bodies — More than 400 runners came out for the Spartan Challenge 5K on Oct. 16. Heather Trubee, curator of education for the Henry B. Plant Museum, was the first female faculty/staff member to finish, with a time of 29:39. Jody Tompson, associate professor of management and entrepreneurship; was the first male faculty/staff member to finish, with a time of 23:20. The race included obstacles like hay bales and was a fundraiser for the UT cross country team.

UT Ranked for Athletics and Academicswas ranked 21st among NCAA Division II universities in the annual National Collegiate Scouting Association’s Collegiate Power Rankings.

The Power Rankings were developed to help prospective student athletes and their families evaluate the particular strengths of the top colleges and universities at the Division I, II and III levels. The rankings take into account both athletic and academic achievements, such as the graduation rate for student athletes and the U.S. News and World Report ranking.

Just this past weekend, UT’s athletics program captured four Sunshine State Conference championships in a two-day span. The women’s cross country team finished first on Saturday at the 2010 SSC Championships in Melbourne. Later in the day, the volleyball team clinched the SSC regular season title with a win at Lynn. On Sunday, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams defeated Florida Tech in overtime to win their respective SSC Tournament championships. The cross country and soccer teams are both headed for the NCAA tournaments as the volleyball team returns home to host Nova Southeastern and Barry this weekend at the Bob Martinez Sports Center.

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parent can guide the student to the right campus resources who can assist the student. We want parents to give the students the confidence to navigate their college experience on their own, without the parent doing it for them. It’s just as much a transition for the parents as it is for the students.

How can people at the University work together to improve student success?

I think the one thing that everyone at the University needs to realize is helping students persist to graduation is the responsibility of every faculty and staff member on campus. Every interaction you have with a student, positive or negative, will tip their scale toward staying at UT, transferring to another institution or dropping out altogether. You never know the full story of what is occurring in someone’s life, so one negative interaction could be their breaking point. Take the extra step, make the extra call, have the extra conversation to help that student get the information they need, as you never know who that student will become in the future. You could be making the extra effort for the student who will one day become the doctor who makes the extra effort to save your life!

What do you like to do in your free time?

When I’m not working on my dissertation, I spend all my free time with my 3-year-old daughter, Olivia. We love to go to Disney, the aquarium and shopping. I also enjoy photography, and am actively involved with a professional association called the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).

Lorie Kittendorf joined UT in October as its director of student success. Since the position is new, it is still evolving, but Kittendorf

envisions working with departments to coordinate retention efforts and working one-on-one with students who are struggling with the transition to college life. She has experience as an administrator in both academic affairs and student affairs, and she has taught college students as well, which has given her insight into the challenges that both faculty and students face.

What advice do you have for working with “millennial” students?

Millennial students need a lot of feedback on their performance. They seem to be more successful when there are multiple small graded assignments, in addition to major assignments, especially prior to midterm, to give them a sense of whether they understand the syllabus, text and lectures. They prefer interactive instruction, with discussions and small group activities. They need detailed instructions. The more information you can provide in a syllabus regarding assignments, the better. They can be extremely creative, but they prefer to do it within the boundaries of a highly structured assignment. Give them a rubric for how their assignment grades will be determined and you’ll generally discover happier, less stressed students.

What strategies do you have for dealing with “helicopter parents”?

Parents want what is best for their students and most have been active participants in their child’s K-12 education. It’s unrealistic to think that they will suddenly “cut the cord” and not be involved … and we don’t want that! Parental involvement is important during that first year of transition as the parent is often who the student will first reach out to when faced with a challenge. If we provide the proper tools, then the

Lorie Kittendorf

New Director Has Secrets to Success

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KENNETH KNAPP, assistant professor of technology and information management, had his article “Key issues in data center security: an investigation of government audit reports” accepted for publication in Government Information Quarterly.

SUSAN TAYLOR LENNON, professor of dance, made presentations at both the Florida Dance Education Organization and National Dance Education Organization conferences in October. Her two presentations focus on the “BrainDance,” based on movement patterns that are crucial to the wiring of our central nervous system, and on “creative aging” choices for dancers and dance teachers.

HEMANT RUSTOGI, Dana Professor of Marketing, had his article “The Case for Going Direct,” published in the September/October issue of the Journal for Business Case Studies.

JOHN STINESPRING, assistant professor of economics, had his article “Fixed Versus Sunk Costs: A Consistent and Simplified Cost Framework” accepted to the Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research.

STEPHANIE THOMASON, assistant professor of management, and MICHAEL WEEKS, assistant professor of management, had their paper, “The Differential Focus of Supervisors and Peers in Evaluations of Managerial Potential” accepted for publication in the International Journal of Selection and Assessment.

KATHRYN VANSPANCKEREN, professor of English and Writing, will deliver a paper, “Buddhism in Nature Poetry of Northern California,” focusing on the ancient Chinese “mountains and rivers” theme, at the International Conference on Buddhism held Nov. 23-25 at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. To support this paper she is doing a photostudy of Northern California mountains and rivers and researching seminal poems on this subject.

REBECCA WHITE, professor of management and James W. Walter Distinguished Chairwoman of Entrepreneurship, was elected as president of the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).

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For future events and more info see www.ut.edu/campuseventcalendar

Thurs., Nov. 11

Veterans Day

Scholars’ Symposia presents David Damrosch. Reeves Theater, 3–5 p.m.

Fri., Nov. 12

Evening of Experimental Dance. Scarfone/Hartley Gallery, 8 p.m.

Volleyball hosts Nova Southeastern. Martinez Sports Center, 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 13

Volleyball hosts Barry. Martinez Sports Center, 4 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 15

Teaching Dance to Women in Prison. Reeves Theater, 10 a.m.

In Tune with Antiquity, music performance. Reeves Theater, 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball hosts Warner. Martinez Sports Center, 5:30 p.m.

TWO WEEKS@UT

CAMPUS HOURSCAMPUS STOREwww.utampa.bncollege.com

HENRY B. PLANT MUSEUMwww.plantmuseum.com/visitor-info.html

SCARFONE/HARTLEY GALLERYwww.ut.edu/scarfone-hartley-gallery

MACDONALD-KELCE LIBRARYutopia.ut.edu/hours.htm

COMPUTER LAB HOURSJaeb Computer Centerwww.ut.edu/technology/labs/jaeb

Plant Hall Mac Labwww.ut.edu/technology/labs/planthall

DINING SERVICESVisit dining.ut.edu/locations.html

OCT. 14-OCT. 30

Tues., Nov. 16

Diabetes presentation. Riverside Conference Center, noon.

Men’s Basketball hosts Florida Memorial. Martinez Sports Center, 7 p.m.

Thurs., Nov. 18

Faculty and Staff Fall Potluck. Grand Salon, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov. 18-Nov. 21

“Sweet Charity,” musical. Falk Theatre, 8 p.m. Thurs.-Sat., 2 p.m. Sunday.

Fri., Nov. 19

Firoozeh Dumas for the Common Reading Event. Vaughn Center Crescent Club, 6–8 p.m.

Tues., Nov. 23

Men’s Basketball hosts District of Columbia. Martinez Sports Center, 7 p.m.

Nov. 24-Nov. 26

Thanksgiving Break

Thank a VeteranThursday, Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. Please take a moment to thank the faculty and staff who have served our country. The

Veterans Advisory Committee at UT distributed yellow ribbon pins and is

encouraging faculty and staff to wear red. If you have questions or need a pin, call

Wendy Plant at x3696.