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2 NEWS, EVENTS, AND MORE SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 VOLUME # 15 / ISSUE # 20

1 THISWEEK IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EXCLUSIVE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Johnson Receives Sigma Beta Delta Fellowship Award P. 2 NEWS, EVENTS, AND MORE SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 VOLUME # 15 / ISSUE # 20 Alpha Phi Sigma Taps Students for Membership P. 3 Rotaract Club to Induct 41 New Members P. 8

QEASHAUNDAJOHNSONRECEIVES FELLOWSHIPAWARD Professor Tom Eisenmenger with Qeashaunda Johnson. Qeashaunda Johnson, a senior business administr ation maj or, was presented with the James H.

This $1,500 scholar ship is awar ded annually and is named in honor of an integr al individual to Sigma Beta Delta.

2 QEASHAUNDAJOHNSONRECEIVES FELLOWSHIPAWARD Professor Tom Eisenmenger with Qeashaunda Johnson. Qeashaunda Johnson, a senior business administr ation maj or, was presented with the James H. Bear den 2017 Sigma Beta Delta Fellowship Awar d at the School of Business Fall Fest on September 20, This $1,500 scholar ship is awar ded annually and is named in honor of an integr al individual to Sigma Beta Delta. The mission of Sigma Beta Delta is to encour age and recognize scholar ship and accomplishment among students of business, management and administr ation, and to encour age and promote aspir ations towar d per sonal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honor able ser vice to humankind. Sigma Beta Delta was established to honor students who have attained super ior recor ds in business progr ams in schools and colleges with regional accreditation.

ALPHAPHISIGMATAPS11 STUDENTSFORMEMBERSHIP Alph a Ph i Sigm a, w h ich is t h e n at ion

er sea M u r ph y Cou r t n ey O?Keef e De?

3 ALPHAPHISIGMATAPS11 STUDENTSFORMEMBERSHIP Alph a Ph i Sigm a, w h ich is t h e n at ion al cr im in al ju st ice h on or societ y, t apped eleven st u den t s f or m em ber sh ip on Sept em ber 5 an d 6. Th ey ar e: Sydn ey Bell Ir in a Cer t ain Dan ielle Evan s Ravelly Kou m e-ngon da Th er sea M u r ph y Cou r t n ey O?Keef e De?Sr ea Reaves Em ily St af f or d Edw in Th om as Dan iel Wh it en er Leslie Escobar Th e in du ct ion cer em on y is sch edu led f or M on day, Novem ber 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Vau gh an Au dit or iu m.

Facu l t y Accom p l i sh m en t s Ter esa San t is, Assist an t Pr of essor of Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on

Ru ssell Joh n son, Assist an t Pr of essor of Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on Jim Ham m on d, Assist an t Pr

5 Facu l t y Accom p l i sh m en t s Ter esa San t is, Assist an t Pr of essor of Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on Sept em ber in Raleigh. Ru ssell Joh n son, Assist an t Pr of essor of Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on Sept em ber in Raleigh. Jim Ham m on d, Assist an t Pr of essor of Ph ysical Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on Sept em ber in Raleigh Tom Collin s, Pr of essor of Spor t s M an agem en t, at t en ded t h e Car olin as Join t Recr eat ion an d Par k s Con f er en ce on Sept em ber in Gr een sbor o. Ella Ben son, Associat e Pr of essor of Edu cat ion, at t en ded t h e Nor t h Car olin a Associat ion f or Colleges an d Teach er Edu cat or s Fall For u m on Sept em ber in Raleigh. Sar ah Bon n er, Assist an t Pr of essor of Libr ar y an d In f or m at ion Scien ce, at t en ded t h e NC LIVE Sh ar ed M at er ials Task For ce m eet in g on Sept em ber 13 in Wak e For est. Joel M ccor m ick, Assist an t Pr of essor of Recr eat ion, gave a pr esen t at ion en t it led " Fear of Cr im e? Not in M y Par k!" at t h e Car olin as Join t Recr eat ion an d Par k s Con f er en ce on Sept em ber in Gr een sbor o. Prof essor Tom Bren n an earn ed Best i n Sh ow at t h e Art s of t h e Al b em arl e Ph ot ograp h y Com p et i t i on.

7 PONDERINGS OF THE PROVOST If you could have dinner with one person in history, who would it be and why? I asked my students: I f you could have dinner with one per son in histor y, who would it be and why? Their responses, which included national heroes, athletes, biblical figures, provided an interesting conver sation. Below are some of their responses: Candy Cummings: Because he invented the cur ve ball. Char les L indber gh: Because he never found his baby. Ruth: Because she was kind. Jimmy Hoffa: Because he can tell me where he is bur ied. M ar k Twain: Because he was a crotchety man. Vincent Van Gogh: Because he could paint my por tr ait. Rosa Par ks: Because she could give a lecture on cour age. M athew Br ady: Because of his Civil War photogr aphs. Clement Clar ke M oore: Because he deser ves a gr ade of F for plagiar izing " The Night Before Chr istmas." Geor ge Washington: Because he was an icon. Joseph M ccar thy: Because he won't be shy about pre-dinner dr inks. Giacomo Casanova: Because I need a date. Julius Caesar : Because he is one of the greatest, if not greatest, militar y commander s in histor y. Richar d I I I : Because I want to know if he or dered the execution of his nephews. Char les Dickens: Because no one can wr ite about or phans like he did. L ucille Ball: Because she is the funniest woman who ever lived. Nelson M andela: Because he was a man of cour age and toler ance. William Car ney: Because he saved the regimental color s in the Battle of For t Wagner not Denzel Washington. M oses: Because he roamed around for for ty year s so he must be hungr y. Joan of Arc: Because she was a fier y soul. Sigmund Freud: Because he was a " coke" addict. I ma B. Tired: Because she r aised twelve children, held three j obs at the same time, and volunteered for her church and two other ser vice or ganizations.

ROTARACT CLUB MARYHELLMANNFEATURED INFRIENDSOFMUSIC ARTISTSERIES CHOWANUNIVERSITYROTARACTCLUBTOINDUCTFORTY-ONEMEMBERSON THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER28 The Chow an Universit y Rot aract Club w ill induct fort

Rot aract brings t oget her adult s ages 18-30 t o t ake act ion in t heir com m unit ies, develop t heir leadership and professional skills, and have fun.

8 ROTARACT CLUB MARYHELLMANNFEATURED INFRIENDSOFMUSIC ARTISTSERIES CHOWANUNIVERSITYROTARACTCLUBTOINDUCTFORTY-ONEMEMBERSON THURSDAY,SEPTEMBER28 The Chow an Universit y Rot aract Club w ill induct fort y-one m em bers on Thursday, Sept em ber 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Vaughan Audit orium. Rot aract brings t oget her adult s ages t o t ake act ion in t heir com m unit ies, develop t heir leadership and professional skills, and have fun. The Chow an club is sponsored by t he M urfreesboro Rot ary Club. The new m em bers are: Bish ar a A'ar y Lor icia M ar t in St eph an ie Qu in t an illa Gr ace Ar r edon do Tam ia Pope Br it t an i Sm it h Ru t h At t ak pa Pr eciou s Rober son M ar issa Spear y Kim ber lyn Bolam Am an da Var n er Sydn ey Tu t m an Jer em y Br ook er St er lin g Yco Elizabet h Walk er Er ik a Br yce Jaim e Calcagn o Ir in a Cer t an Am ber Cu n n in gh am M ar iah Coker Blair e Dillar d Olivia Davis Jax Eddlem an M icaea'la Dor sey Zayah Feast er Naiyh an i Et h er idge Ash ley Her n an dez The Friends of M usic Art ist Series at Chow an Universit y feat ured concert pianist M ary Helllm ann on Sunday, Sept em ber 10. Ch ad Fr an k lin -Taylor Sar ah Hu ll Jasm in e Gibson Jer m el Jack son An geliqu e Gou in Kelsy Jef f er son Zoe Gr ay Dor ian M it ch ell Jacob Hu n t er La'Qu an Nixon Regin a Jon es Kjah n a O Dallas Kigler Cou r t n ey O'Keef e Hellm ann, w ho is Chair of t he Depart m ent of M usic at Chow an, m aint ains an act ive perform ing schedule as bot h a soloist and cham ber m usician. She is an avid proponent of m usic of our t im e and is a frequent m ast er class clinician, perform er at various fest ivals, and adjudicat or for com pet it ions. Upcom ing Friends of M usic Art ist Series Concert s: Sun day Sept em ber 24, 3:30 PM Friends of Music Artist Series Wayne Hedrick, flut e Paula Pressnell, piano Turner Audit orium Fr i day Sept em ber 29, 7:30 PM Friends of Music Artist Series Apple Orange Pair Colleen Pot t er Thorburn, harp Em ily Boyer, horn Turner Audit orium

THISWEEKINREADING: THEBESTNEWNOVELS GOLDENHOUSEBYSLAMANRUSHDIE " The latest novel from Rushdie opens on Januar y 20, 2009, the day

circumstances. Reader s will dive r ight into the dr ama as the book's nar r ator René, the Goldens?neighbor, gets sucked into the family?

" Sebastian Barry, Author of Days Without End DAYSWITHOUTEND QUOTE?

s sophomore effor t lives up to the bar she set with her 2014 debut breakout, Everything I Never Told You.

9 THISWEEKINREADING: THEBESTNEWNOVELS GOLDENHOUSEBYSLAMANRUSHDIE " The latest novel from Rushdie opens on Januar y 20, 2009, the day President Obama is inaugur ated and the day billionaire Nero Golden and his three sons ar r ive in New Yor k City under myster ious circumstances. Reader s will dive r ight into the dr ama as the book's nar r ator René, the Goldens?neighbor, gets sucked into the family?s r isky wor ld. With plenty of political commentar y and satire, this may be Rushdie?s finest novel yet." Sebastian Barry, Author of Days Without End DAYSWITHOUTEND QUOTE?Everything bad gets shot at in America, says John Cole, and everything good too.? LITTLEFIRESEVERYWHEREBYCELESTNG " Ng?s sophomore effor t lives up to the bar she set with her 2014 debut breakout, Everything I Never Told You. The per fectly planned subur b of Shaker Heights plays backdrop to four families whose lives inter sect in a combustible way. Ng?s perceptive wr iting explores pr ivilege, class, r ace, family, and mother hood with empathy and insight." OVERHEARD " M ost people don't like multinationalism. I t has too many syllables."

SOMETHINGMORE Born enslaved in M aryland, brave Harriet Tubm an escaped t o t he Nort h but soon m ade t he first of t hirt een t rips back t o her

During t he Civil War, she led a raid t hat liberat ed 700 enslaved people.

shaw around 1897. This port rait of Harriet Tubm an w as t aken about 1908 in Auburn, New York, her hom e for a half a cent ury.

ACADEMICEVENTS Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday September 24 September 25 September 27 September 29 Friendsof Music Concert,3:30 p.m.(turner Auditorium) Taylor Religious HeritageLecture, 11:00a.

10 SOMETHINGMORE Born enslaved in M aryland, brave Harriet Tubm an escaped t o t he Nort h but soon m ade t he first of t hirt een t rips back t o her nat ive st at e, sm uggling scores of fam ily m em bers and friends t o freedom. During t he Civil War, she led a raid t hat liberat ed 700 enslaved people. SHAWL PORTRAIT HYMNAL Brit an's Queen Vict oria so adm ired Harriet Tubm an's audacit y and dedicat ion t hat she sent Tubm an t his silk and laced shaw around This port rait of Harriet Tubm an w as t aken about 1908 in Auburn, New York, her hom e for a half a cent ury. Alt hough Harriet Tubm an could neit her read nor w rit e, she w as int ensely devout and prized her personal hym nal. ACADEMICEVENTS Sunday Monday Wednesday Friday September 24 September 25 September 27 September 29 Friendsof Music Concert,3:30 p.m.(turner Auditorium) Taylor Religious HeritageLecture, 11:00a.m.(Turner Auditorium) Taylor Religious HeritageLecture, 11:00a.m.(Turner Auditorium) Friendsof Music Concert,7:30 p.m.(turner Auditorium) Sunday October 1 Wednesday October 3 SigmaZetaHonor SocietyInduction Ceremony,2:30 P.M.(Meiggs Auditorium) Fall BreakBegins at theconclusion of Classes

NEWS, EVENTS, AND MORE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EXCLUSIVE INSIDE THIS ISSUE. Seok Yoon Receives 2017 Scholar Prize P. 2

NEWS, EVENTS, AND MORE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EXCLUSIVE INSIDE THIS ISSUE. Seok Yoon Receives 2017 Scholar Prize P. 2 THISWEEK IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS EXCLUSIVE INSIDE THIS ISSUE Seok Yoon Receives 2017 Scholar Prize P. 2 NEWS, EVENTS, AND MORE NOVEMBER 17, 2017 VOLUME # 15 / ISSUE # 28 Pi Gamma Mu Recognizes Members P. 3