The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter |November 3, 2014

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Academic Speaker Paul McEwan to discuss landmark film ‘The Birth of a Nation’

Dr. Paul McEwan will present “‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Racism, and the Nature of Cinema: 100 Years of Controversy” at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5, as the 2014-15 Academic Speakers Series continues. The

presentation is free and open to the public and will be held in Campbell Auditorium, located in the Andy Holt Humanities Building.

McEwan is associate professor of media and communication and director of film studies at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa. He specializes in the history of film and will discuss the landmark film “The Birth of a Nation” directed by D.W. Griffith that was released almost 100 years ago. The film is noted for its groundbreaking film techniques and also for its overt racism and positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan.

He is the author of a forthcoming volume on “The Birth of a Nation” in the BFI Classics series, as well as articles

and essays on the film that have appeared in “Film History and Cinema Journal.” He also wrote an article on the legacy of Griffith’s “Intolerance” for the forthcoming “Companion to D.W. Griffith” and other books and essays on Canadian cinema and film pedagogy.

The complete list of 2014-15 speakers is found at http://www.utm.edu/departments/honors/ and select “Academic Speakers Program.”

Paul McEwan

Aspiring young writers and their teachers will be on campus for the annual Young Writers Conference, Friday, Nov. 14, sponsored by the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Boling University Center.

The one-day conference is designed for students in grades 9-12 who wish to improve their creative and professional writing abilities. The conference is open to students recommended by their teachers on the basis of academic merit and artistic promise. UT Martin faculty and visiting poet and writer Dr. Leslie LaChance will teach a series of writing workshops.

LaChance, a Young Writers Conference founder when she taught at UT Martin, now teaches literature and writing at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn. Her poems have appeared in a number of periodicals, and her collection “How She Got That Way” was published in 2013 by Toadlily Press in the chapbook quartet “Mend & Hone.”

“We’re delighted to have this year’s visiting author (LaChance) in the program. She’s an incredible writer and teacher, and it’s great that she can come back to UT Martin to headline a conference that she has worked to make such in years past,” said Dr. John Glass, assistant professor of English. “Also, we are collaborating again this year with the West Tennessee Writing Project

to provide a professional development workshop for teachers.”

The workshop for teachers will focus on creating and maintaining a successful student writing organization in public schools. Other events include a luncheon, a reading and keynote address by LaChance and an open mic for students.

Students will have the opportunity to read works created during the conference or other original writing created at home or in school.

Throughout the day, students will create pieces of writing, interact with other young writers from the region, and learn from accomplished writers and teachers of writing.

The conference registration fee is $10 for students and $20 for teachers and includes all workshops, readings and a luncheon. Teachers are encouraged, but are not required to attend along with their students. Teachers should follow their school policies in arranging for parent/guardian permissions for students who

Young Writers Conference set for Friday, November 14will attend the conference.

Registration is limited to 150 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration forms must be received by Nov. 7, along with payment to UT Martin for the conference registration fee. Participants can register online at http://www.utm.edu/departments/ecos/conference.php or by regular mail.

For more information about the conference or to register, contact Glass at 881-7288, or by email at jglass@utm.edu.

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SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS PRESENTED – Five Small Business Awards were announced Oct. 23, presented by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center. Pictured at the awards reception are (left to right) Chancellor Tom Rakes; David Bell, Monograms & More, Martin; Anita Bell, owner, Monograms & More, Rising Star Award; Kelly Powers, Final Flight Outfitters, Union City, Rising Start Award; Landy Fuqua, director, REED Center; John Clark, First State Bank, statewide Tennessee Financial Services Champion Award; Darlene Adkins, UT Martin, Faculty Star Award; Charlie and Karen Davis, Davis Automotive, Success Story Star Award; Walter Perry, Tennessee district director, Small Business Administration; and Dr. Ross Dickens, dean, UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs.

The Employment Engagement Survey is open through Nov. 21. All regular employees working 50 percent time or more can participate. Please complete the survey and help UT Martin be the best workplace possible!

Learn more and take the survey at

yourvoice.tennessee.edu.

UT Martin’s Infant Stimulation Program will be featured Nov. 8-9 during the 58th Annual Lion’s Club/WPSD Local 6 Telethon of Stars. Ellie Dilbert and her family will represent the Infant Stimulation Program during this year’s telethon.

Ellie was born at 26 weeks gestation weighing just under two pounds and overcame incredible odds as today she can walk, run, use sign language and do most anything she wants independently.

The Infant Stimulation Program will be the recipient of the funds donated in Tennessee

during this event. This program provides early intervention services to children birth to 3 years in six Northwest Tennessee counties. The program’s mission is to provide families with the tools, opportunities and support to help children reach their highest potential.

For more information about the Infant Stimulation Program and this year’s telethon, contact Lori Wilson, program director, or Sharon Waterfield, director of Child and Family Grant Programs, at 731-881-7113 or on the Web at http://www.utm.edu/departments/fcs/infant.php.

Infant Stimulation Program to be Featured on Telethon

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FACULTY RECOGNIZED FOR PROMOTIONS, TENURE AND AWARDS – UT Martin Chancellor Tom Rakes hosted a dinner Oct. 16 at the Dunagan Alumni Center to recognize university faculty members who have received a promotion, were granted tenure or have received a faculty award. Pictured front row, left to right, are: Michelle Horton, professor; Dr. Daphne Henderson, associate professor with tenure; Dr. Becky Cox, 2014 Outstanding Advisor Award; Dr. Peggy Davis, associate professor; Dr. Richard Garlitz, associate professor with tenure; and Dr. Kevin Pitz, tenure; middle row, left to right: Dr. David Carithers, 2014 Coffey Outstanding Teacher Award; Dr. James Butler, 2014 UTAA Outstanding Teacher Award; Dr. Joyce Swan, associate professor with tenure; Dr. Randal Garza, professor; Dr. Scott Parrott, tenure; Dr. Stuart Currie, Ray and Wilma Smith Faculty Development Endowment; Dr. Curtis Kunkel, Ray and Wilma Smith Faculty Development Endowment; Dr. Somsak Sukittanon, 2014 Cunningham Outstanding Teacher/Scholar Award; and Chancellor Tom Rakes; back row, left to right: Dr. Todd Winters, tenure; Tim Hacker, Ray and Wilma Smith Faculty Development Endowment; Dr. Johnathan Vest, associate professor; Dr. Todd Sherman, associate professor with tenure; Dr. Matthew Pritchett, tenure; Dr. Daniel Nappo, professor, and Dr. Chris Karmosky, Ray and Wilma Smith Faculty Development Endowment. Unable to attend were: Dr. Teresa Collard, associate professor; Dr. Ross Dickens, tenure; Alicia Donaldson, associate professor with tenure; Dr. Stan Dunagan, 2014 Cunningham Outstanding Teacher/Scholar Award; Dr. Mahmoud Haddad, Ray and Wilma Smith Faculty Development Endowment; Alissa Parrish, tenure; Dr. Robbie Montgomery, tenure; Dr. Paula Moore, 2014 UTAA Outstanding Teacher Award; Dr. Phillip Shelton, associate professor; and Dr. Glenna Sumner, tenure.

Walter Haden, professor emeritus of English, dies Oct. 28Walter Darrell Haden,

83, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was professor emeritus of English and retired from full-time teaching in 2002. Graveside services will be Tuesday, Nov. 4, in Smallett, Mo.

Besides his teaching career, Prof. Haden was also known for his love of music. A biographical sketch written about him by Don Malone noted that, “He loves songs … all kinds of songs … especially authentic

folk and early country songs and vintage popular music.” The biographical sketch also noted that he was a songwriter, performer, radio announcer and host, and record collector.

Prof. Haden was a longtime organizer and promoter of the Big Spring Sing, which featured UT Martin faculty and others performing at the annual campus event. His, wife, Betty, was secretary for many years in the Office of University Relations.

Walter Darrell Haden

Coming SoonEmpty Bowls 2014

Saturday, Nov. 22Fine Arts Building

Proceeds go toWe Care InC.

for hunger relief efforts.

Co-sponsored by the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts and the UT

Martin Wesley Foundation.

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n Dr. Chris Baxter, associate professor of political science and interim chair, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics, and Political Science, was interviewed by WPSD Local 6’s Briana Conner for an Oct. 28 story about the four constitutional amendments on the Nov. 4 Tennessee ballot. n Five members of the

Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages participated in the 71st annual South Central Modern Language Association meeting, Oct. 18-22, in Austin, Texas. Dr. Lynn Alexander, dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, joined them for the meeting. Related meeting participation is as follows:n On Saturday, Oct. 18,

Anton Garcia-Fernandez, assistant professor of Spanish, presented a paper on “The Politics of Roguery” in which he examined Wilkie Collins’ short novel A Rogue’s Life and examined how it fit the expectations of the picaresque and rogue fiction of Europe and Britain. Alexander also presented in the session, chaired by Dr. John Glass, assistant professor of English. Her paper examined the strategies employed by Elizabeth Gaskell

in Mary Barton to dismantle fears of working-class violence in mid-19th century England. Alexander also chaired the Sunday sessions of the 19th Century British panels. n On Monday, Oct. 20, Dr.

Jeffrey Longacre, assistant professor of English, discussed the “Confessions of the Dispossessed: John Banville’s The Book of Evidence and the Irish Context.” In his presentation Longacre examined Banville’s presentation of the thin line between truth and fiction. Also on Monday, Dr. Sylvia Morin, assistant professor of Spanish, presented a paper on “Mermaids and Sirens” that examined the use of these figures in folklore, literature, and popular culture. Morin serves on the organization’s executive committee and assisted with mock interviews for graduate students. n Dr. Sylvia Morin also

chaired the Women’s Caucus session on Tuesday where Dr. Erin Garcia-Fernandez, lecturer in English, presented a paper on Charlotte Smith’s “Sonnet Written in the Churchyard at Middleton in Sussex,” whose speaker has traditionally been read as a victimized female voice because Smith advertised her sonnets among friends to bail her husband out of prison. Garcia-Fernandez suggested that the speaker, while female, offers another more threatening persona, displaced onto nature, that desires to violently cleanse her environment.n Dr. Clinton Smith,

assistant Professor of special education in the Department of Educational Studies, recently presented at the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children Fall Conference in

Nashville. His topic was 5 Successful Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom. Smith will also serve as president for the 2015 year for the Tennessee CEC. n Dr. Mary K. Cook-Wallace

and Dr. Lajuan Davis, assistant professors of business commu-nications, recently attended the 79th International Associa-tion for Business Communica-tion in Philadelphia, Pa., where they gave a presentation on how résumés are changing to

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SPECIAL EDUCATION MAJORS ATTEND TENNESSEE CEC FALL CONFERENCE – (clockwise from left) Jamie Shelby, Nathan Dunnavant, Amanda Mason, Amanda Gray and Valeria Burress recently joined Dr. Clinton Smith at the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children’s Fall Conference. The students attended eight hours of professional development and network with other students and Tennessee special education professionals.

EDUCATION STUDENTS ATTEND STEA FALL CONFERENCE – Ten members of the UTM Student Teacher Education Association attended the STEA Fall Conference in September in Nashville. Students had an opportunity to attend professional development for pre-service teachers. Pictured are (back row, l to r): Dr. Clinton Smith, Meredith Stark, Kristina Collins, Brooklyn Spence, Megan Aiosa, Hailey Smith and Marcye Dockery; (front row, l to r) Rebecca Reddinger, Mikaela Miles, Jamie Shelby (West Tennessee STEA vice), and Katie Coker (UTM STEA president).

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a standing-room-only group of attendees. Participants experi-enced how student résumés can be designed to “wow” recruiters and employers by using various strategies that will help students present themselves in a profes-sional manner. Also, research on F-pattern (résumé reading patterns of recruiters) was pre-sented. Visit the UTM Business Communication Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ U T M b u s i n e s s c o m m u n i c a tion?ref=br_tf.

•Senior Art Exhibition (Natalie Wisher, Zach Dickson and Mary Straley), Fine Arts Building Art Gallery, 4-8 p.m., Nov. 4-7)

•Employee Engagement Survey, through Nov. 21

•Nov. 3 – Employee Engagement Survey opens <yourvoice.tennessee.edu>

•Nov. 4 – Election Day

•Nov. 4 – Trombone Night, Blankenship Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, 7:30 p.m.

•Nov. 5 – Paul McEwen, Academic Speakers Series, Campbell Auditorium, Holt Humanities Building, 7:30 p.m.

•Nov. 5 – Vanguard Theatre Fall Production, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Little Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 8 p.m.

•Nov. 6 – College of Humanities and Fine Arts Workshop,

CalendarUseful Apps, Boling University Center 111, noon

•Nov. 6 – Skyhawk Rodeo at Southern Arkansas

•Nov. 6 – WestStar Leadership Program, 25th Anniversary, Discovery Park of America, 6:30 p.m.

•Nov. 6 – Skyhawk Men’s Basketball vs. Blue Mountain, Skyhawk Arena, 7 p.m.

•Nov. 6 – Skyhawk Soccer vs. Jacksonville State, OVC Tournament, Cape Girardeau, 7 p.m.

•Nov. 6 – Vanguard Theatre Fall Production, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Little Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 8 p.m.

•Nov. 7 – Skyhawk Soccer, OVC Tournament, Cape Girardeau (TBA)

•Nov. 7 – Skyhawk Tennis at Arkansas State Fall Invitational

•Nov. 7 – Skyhawk Rodeo at Southern Arkansas

•Nov. 7 – Skyhawk Volleyball vs. Murray State, Skyhawk Fieldhouse, 7 p.m.

•Nov. 7 – Vanguard Theatre Fall Production, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Little Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 8 p.m.

•Nov. 8 – 24th Annual High School Science Bowl, sponsored by UTM SMACS

•Nov. 8 – Skyhawk Rifle vs. Columbus State

•Nov. 8 – Skyhawk Tennis at Arkansas State Fall Invitational

•Nov. 8 - Skyhawk Rodeo at Southern Arkansas

•Nov. 8 – Skyhawk Volleyball vs. Austin Peay, Skyhawk Fieldhouse, 2 p.m.

•Nov. 8 – Skyhawk Football at Mississippi State, 3 p.m.

•Nov. 8 – Vanguard Theatre Fall

Production, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” Little Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 3 p.m.

•Nov. 8 – Jennifer Hotz, Senior Percussion Recital, Blankenship Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, 3 p.m.

•Nov. 9 – Skyhawk Tennis at Arkansas State Fall Invitational

•Nov. 9 – Skyhawk Soccer, OVC Tournament, Cape Girardeau (TBA)

•Nov. 9 – Michael Kidd, Senior Percussion Recital, Fulton Theatre, Fine Arts Building, 3 p.m.

•Nov. 9 – Adolphe Sax 200th Birthday Concert, Blankenship Recital Hall, Fine Arts Building, 7:30 p.m.

(Note – The Addenda calendar is not a comprehensive listing of university events. Check the Events Calendar at www.utm.edu or utmsports.com for additional university events and activities.)

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HOME-SCHOOL BRAINSTORM SET FOR NOV. 6 –Student workers Luke Studard, of Dyersburg, a junior electrical engineering major, and Liocia Bass, of Whiteville, a senior social work major, are pictured in the Paul Meek Library where a “Home-School Brainstorm” event is set for 7-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6. The event is free and open to the public. Reservations are required no later than Nov. 5 by calling Sara Rachels, 881-7083, or Cindy Gaylord, 881-7078. Reservations can also be made via e-mail at srachel1@utm.edu or cgaylord@utm.edu.

Fall Preview DayNov. 15 – Kathleen and Tom Elam Center

• 9-9:30 a.m. Check-In

• 9:30-10:30 a.m. Welcome & Information Session

• 10:30-11:15 a.m. Academic Fair

• 11:30-1:30 p.m. Campus Tour

For information, email admitme@utm.edu or call 881-7020.

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What is interesting about exercising is that even when you loath the idea of lacing your tennis shoes and getting out of the house, the end result is always positive; you come back feeling better than when you left. During my runs I listen to books; a good book goes a long way and takes my mind with it. Recently I started swimming twice a week and realized that being in the water is very calming. All stress seems to melt away. While I swim, I think about my classes, about how to present the material in a more effective or interesting manner.

Words of wisdom: Exercising the body stirs the mind.

Advice: Find an activity that suits your temperament. If you like to work out with a group, take a class; if not, do your own thing.

The Office of Campus Recreation is recognizing individuals and groups who are making extra efforts to elevate their fitness levels. We commend your friends and colleagues by deeming them “UTM Fit.”

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REED CENTER BOOT CAMP GRADUATES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES - Participants in a four-week Small Business Boot Camp recently received certificates after completing the camp in September. The boot camp was designed to serve as a guide to small business development and entrepreneurship. The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center sponsored the program. The UT Federal Credit Union also provided sponsorship support. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Mykia Campbell, Mykia’s Therapeutic Massage, Martin; Sandy Johnson, The Dragonfly Café and Bakery, McKenzie; Patricia Kellum, Jackson; and Monica White, Jeremiah 1:5 Christian Learning Center, Martin; (back row, left to right) REED Center director Landy Fuqua; Blake McGarity, Martin; Carl Minor, Union City; Kenneth Fouse, 411 Marketing, Inc., Antioch; Bill Reagor, 2 in 1 Green Clean, Puryear; Jeff Hayslett, Union City; Dawn Owens, Troy; Erric Kellum, Jackson; Sharis Diggs-Chandler, Martin; Anthony Payne, Martin; and Daniel Myers, Myers Home Inspections, Martin (not pictured, Samuel Bryant, Vicki Taylor and Josh Wilson).