DIVISION OF

ACADEMIC AND STUDENT AFFAIRS

Academic Affairs

The Office of Academic Affairs has created a Sponsored Programs brochure entitled “A Quick Guide to the Grants Process” and added a link to this document on the Academic Affairs web page. The guide helps faculty better understand the purpose of Sponsored Programs, namely, to ensure adequate university support and oversight for externally funded sponsored projects. In general, Sponsored Programs keeps track of grants and contracts applied for and awarded, and it serves as a resource for those seeking grant funding and administration. The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs functions as institutional Sponsored Programs Officer, to whom questions related to grants may be directed at any time.

College of Arts and Sciences

Art Department

The Annual Art Department Awards Day was held on April 5, 2006. All of the spring 2006 graduating seniors were recognized. We presented the special awards from the Art Department, “Outstanding Achievement in Art” and “Outstanding Achievement in Art History”. We also presented the 2006 – 2007 scholarships given by the Art Department and were honored to have the scholarship donors present during this presentation.

The Department of Art had eight students to graduate in April. One of these students graduated with magna cum laude honors, two with cum laude honors, and five with special honors in art.

Mr. Doug Clark attended the Society for Photographic Education National Conference in Chicago, IL.

The Visual Art Society Gala and Auction was held in May and was a huge success. This event raises money for scholarships and for the support of the Art Department.

Biology Department

Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani made arrangements with International Relief and Development to ship the books to Baghdad next Wednesday, June 28, 2006. They are going to send two 20-foot containers, one during the morning and the other during the afternoon. I have informed Baghdad University about our gift, and they are highly impressed and appreciative of our effort in helping improve the education status in Iraq. They are overwhelmed with our generosity and sincere commitment.

Books for Baghdad reached its conclusion for this drive with a total collection of over 19,000 textbooks. The books and other donated items will be shipped June 28th. This project involves many faculty and students and brought attention to JSU as a leading institution in rebuilding the education in Iraq.

Dr. LaJoyce Debro, graduate student Richard Watkins and former student Elisabeth Curtis presented a poster entitled “Targeting of Cell Products to the Space between the Exosporium and the Spore Coat of Bacillus thuringiensis” at the general meeting of the American Society of Microbiology in Orlando, FL.

Dr. Debro participated in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board’s AP^® Examinations in Biology at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Dr. Debro participated in the QEM proposal development and evaluation workshop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the preparation of proposals for submission to the National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO).

Dr. Debro represented JSU and recruited graduate students at the Annual Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society at Alabama State University.

Dr. Debro was selected to be a member of the College Board’s College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) Biology Test Development Committee.

Dr. Debro was selected as a member of the Policy Council by the Southeastern Branch of the American Society of Microbiology.

Biology undergraduates Bruno Duru and T. J. Hollingsworth are conducting research at the University of Maryland at College Park during the summer.

Dr. Christopher Murdock, Brian C. Small, A. Lelania Bilodeau, Brian C. Peterson, and Geoffrey C. Waldbieser presented evaluation of reference genes for quantitative PCR analyses in channel catfish tissues under varying physiological conditions at the Sixth International Congress on the Biology of Fish, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. July 18-22, 2006.

Department of Criminal Justice

Dr. C. Vance McLaughlin has been hired as a new full professor in the department, and will join the department in August 2006. Dr. McLaughlin formerly was director of training, then director of planning for the Savannah Police Department, and also was a professor of criminal justice at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

A peer-review article by Dr. Richard Kania, “Name Symbolism in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World,” co-written with Ms. Olga Maksimenko, was published in B.A.S. - British and American Studies, volume 12, Timisoara University Press, Timisoara, Romania, in the Spring of 2006. Dr. Kania also was in Romania in May 2006 to present a paper, co-authored with Dr. Alena Korshuk, on “American Pop Language.”

Dr. Randal Wood attended the American Criminal Justice Association, Lambda Alpha Epsilon National Conference in Chicago in March 2006. Dr. Wood is the advisor to the student LAE chapter at JSU and escorted the JSU student delegation.

Dr. Ardie Dial is continuing as the faculty advisor to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at JSU. Among the recent projects of Alpha Phi Alpha have been assistance to hurricane-displaced Louisiana voters, and support for the renewal of voting rights legislation. The Fraternity will hold its Centennial Celebration in July 2006 in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Richards Davis has signed a contract to be a contributing author for the ABC-CLIO Encyclopedia of World History and is preparing articles on several topics. Dr. Davis also was a guest editorialist for The Anniston Star on Sunday, 2 April 2006.

Dr. Ronald Mellen is an officer of the Southern States Correctional Association and serves on the Research and Grants Committee of that organization. Southern States Correctional Association is having its annual convention in Charleston, West Virginia in July 2006 and Dr. Mellen plans to attend.

Mr. Dean Buttram spoke on Forensic Investigations to graduating high school seniors at an Annual Career Fair hosted by Farmer's Cellular and North East Community College in Rainsville, Alabama on 11 May 2006. Mr. Buttram also is the faculty advisor for Pi Kappa Phi Greek Fraternity which has been raising money for their national philanthropic project, Play Units for the Severely Handicapped (P.U.S.H.).

Several JSU Criminal Justice faculty have been interviewed for two recent articles in The Anniston Star dealing with the growing popularity of forensic science education and with a possible Border Patrol Academy for the Fort McClellan site run in cooperation with JSU and the Homeland Security Department.

Drama Department

JSU Drama Department has just completed a successful 2005-2006 theatre season which saw the world premier performances of two extraordinary new plays this season. The first was the production of “WAS” by Mr. Barry Bradford, winner of 2005’s Southern Playwright’s Competition. The second was the hilariously funny production of “THE CURSE OF THE PORCUPINE’S EAR” by JSU Drama’s own Dr. Wayne H. Claeren.

Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Dramatic Fraternity, under the guidance of Mr. Eric Traynor, hosted their second annual theatre camp, June 26-30. Thirty-nine children attended the week long camp. The children ranged in age from 6 to 13 and experienced puppet making, costume making, set painting, acting, singing, and dancing, all of which culminated in a performance for parents and friends on Friday morning.

The JSU Drama Department will present an adaptation of the classic children’s tale, “CINDERELLA” that has original music, lyrics, and dialogue by Mr. Eric Traynor. The production will run July 11 through 15 at 1:00 p.m. daily.

Delivery and installation of new seating and a new grand drape for the Mainstage theatre at Ernest Stone Performing Arts Center will begin the week of July 17th. Through the generosity of Mr. Joe Serviss, Dr. J. E. Wade, Dr. Rebecca O. Turner, and Dr. William A. Meehan, the department received funding to replace the very worn and uncomfortable 26 year old seats and the dry-rotting drape.

JSU Drama Department has just announced the 2006-2007 theatre season which will include the following productions: “MARVIN’S ROOM” by Scott McPherson, October 5-8; “TWELFTH NIGHT” by William Shakespeare, November 16-20; “SEUSSICAL, the musical” by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, (based on the stories by Dr. Seuss), February 15-18 and 22-25; “PIANO” by David Hall, winner of 2006’s Southern Playwright’s Competition, April 12-15; and “DEARLY DEPARTED” by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones, June 21-24.

Nine JSU Drama students are performing in regional outdoor theatre companies this summer. Dustin Stilwell and Kelly Palmer are at Heritage Repertory Theatre in Charlottesville, VA; Kim Stark is at Tecumseh! In Ohio; Jason Skinner and Andy Cayse are at Trumpet in the Land in Ohio; Gatlin Alldredge is at Horn in the West in North Carolina; Charity Sellers is at Seaside Musical Theatre in Florida; Stella Pierce is at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts; and Russell Reeps is at Six Flags Over Atlanta along with JSU Drama grads Brian Boozer and Joe Fuselli. Toby Layman and Josh Sirten are making plans for the remainder of the summer.

Learning Services

Dr. Claudia McDade, Mr. John Brown, and Ms Courtney Peppers-Owen presented a paper entitled, “Precision Learning at Jacksonville State University”, at the annual international meeting of the Association for Behavior Analysis, May, 2006, Atlanta, GA. Dr. McDade chaired the paper session, Improving Learning at the Undergraduate Level.

ExSEL ’06 is assisting 41 perspective JSU students in developing their basic reading, writing, and quantifying skills during June and July.

Learning Services is the first of ten units undergoing the new Program Review process to have a site visit by the review team. Mr. Ariel Gil, Institution Evaluator for the Florida State Department of Education, Ms Lisa Williams, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Jeff Dodd, Associate Professor of Mathematics, serve on the LS Program Review Team. Their on-site review was conducted on July 6—7, 2006; their report will be completed by fall.

Mathematical, Computing, and Information Sciences Department

Dr. Guillermo Francia has been selected as a Fulbright scholar to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta for academic year 2006-07.

Dr. Monica Trifas was awarded a $1465 Faculty Research Grant for the Developing Methods for Enhancement of Digital Images project, May 2006.

Dr. Guillermo Francia was awarded a $2065 Faculty Research Grant for the Digital Forensic Toolkit (DFT) and Automated Compliance Verification Toolkit (ACVT) project, May 2006.

The following new faculty/staff have been recently employed:

Mr. Mohammed Gaus Alam – computer science instructor beginning FA06
Dr. Zizhong (Jeffrey) Chen – computer science assistant professor beginning FA06
Dr. Andrew Ciganek – computer information systems assistant professor beginning FA06
Ms. Tasha Thrower - mathematics instructor beginning FA06
Mr. Petrica Trifas - lab technician (staff) beginning 5/1/06
Dr. Ming Yang – computer science assistant professor beginning FA06

Dr. Edwin Smith received the JSU Faculty Scholar Lecturer award for 2006-07.

Ms. Amy Franklin received the College of Arts and Sciences Clyde P. Cox Award May 2006.

Dr. Dennis Martin received the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Service Award May 2006.

Dr. Edwin Smith presented a paper, “Links Between Packing and Covering”, at the joint meeting of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) and the Southeast Atlantic Section of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Auburn, AL, April 2006.

Dr. Guillermo Francia presented a paper, “Digital Forensics Laboratory Projects”, at the 4^th Annual Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Mid-South 2006 Conference, Memphis, TN, April, 2006.

Dr. David Dempsey presented a classroom activity on fractals and fractional dimension at the Preparing Mathematicians to Educate Teachers (PMET) workshop, Tuscaloosa, AL, May 2006.

Dr. Chi-Chin Chao attended the Chautauqua course “Using Access, SQL Server, SQL, and XML in Your Database Course”, Dayton, OH, June 2006.

David L. Walters Department of Music

During the reporting period of April, May, and June 2006, the David L. Walters Department of Music, its students, faculty and guest performers participated in the following activities:

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

Solo performances and degree recitals were presented by the following students during this period:

Jeff Carpenter, Tenor Saxophone

Zack Hazelwood, Trumpet

Hunter Moss, Trumpet

Derek Renfroe, Trumpet

The Calhoun County Civic Chorale, directed by Dr. Patricia Corbin, preformed “The Crucifixion” by John Stainer and the “Mass in G” by Franz Schubert in a concert at St. Michael and All Angels’ Episcopal Church, Anniston on 2 April 2006.

The JSU Chamber Singers, directed by Dr. Patricia Corbin, presented a spring concert at First Baptist Church, Jacksonville on 5 April 2006

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, professional fraternity for men in Music, presented a concert in celebration of American music at First Presbyterian Church, Anniston on 6 April 2006.

An Afternoon of Woodwind Chamber Music was presented by students from the studios of Mr. Mark Brandon (Clarinet), Mrs. Kelly Crotts (Flute), and Dr. Tony Logsdon (Saxophone) was presented in Mason Hall Performance Center on 7 April 2006.

The JSU Gospel Choir, directed by Dr. Myrtice Collins, presented a spring concert in Bethel Baptist Church, Anniston on 9 April 2006.

The JSU Community Orchestra, directed by Mr. Michael Gagliardo, presented a spring concert in Stone Center Theater on 9 April 2006.

The Chamber Winds of JSU, directed by Mr. Kenneth Bodiford, and the JSU Wind Ensemble, directed by Mr. Clint Gillespie, presented a spring concert in the Mason Hall Performance Center on 9 April 2006.

A concert featuring Jazz II Ensemble, directed by Mr. Mace Hibbard, and Jazz III Ensemble, directed by Mr. Mark Miller was presented in the Mason Hall Performance Center on 11 April 2006.

A concert featuring the JSU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Mr. Tracy Tyler and the JSU Mallet Ensemble, directed by Mr. Clint Gillespie, was presented in the Mason Hall Performance Center on 12 April 2006.

A Studio Recital of soloists and ensembles featuring students of Mr. Chris Hosmer (Tuba) and Mr. John Thomas (Euphonium) was presented in the Mason Hall Performance Center on 13 April 2006.

Encore!: Vocal Ensemble, directed by Dr. Renee Baptiste, presented a spring concert in Stone Center Theater on 17 April 2006.

Regular Student Performance Hour presentations were held on 7 April 2006 and 14 April 2006 featuring students of the Department.

Jacksonville Opera Theater directed by Dr. Nathan Wight presented a production run of six performances of the classic, “The Gondoliers or The King of Barataria” by William Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan on 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 April 2006 in the Mason Hall Performance Center. The orchestra conducted by Mr. Jeremy Stoval included JSU students as well as faculty members Dr. Wendy Faughn, piano and Mr. Mark Brandon, clarinet.

The Department hosted the Southeastern Guitar Symposium on 10 and 11 April 2006. This included seminars and master classes as well as a concert by Guest Artist, Gerd Wuestermann, Guitar, who appeared in Stone Center Theater on 10 April 2006.

Sigma Alpha Iota Fraternity, a professional music organization for women, hosted a Province Weekend on 7 and 8 April 2006 in Mason Hall.

The Department was host to the 2006 JSU Honor Choir on 5 and 6 May which attracted approximately 150 pre-college students from a two state area. The activities were conducted by Dr. Patricia Corbin and Dr. Renee Baptiste. Piano accompanists for the various ensembles were Dr. Wendy Faughn and Mrs. Christina D’Ambrosio.

University Bands hosted the 2006 Southerners Honor Band on 11, 12, 13 May 2006 in various facilities on campus. Under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Bodiford the program featured five clinicians and attracted over 600 students to the campus from a five state area. The event included large ensemble clinics and rehearsals and a final concert presentation.

Jacksonville Opera Theater (JOT) directed by Dr. Nathan Wight instituted an Opera Apprentice Program. This program enrolls high school vocal students, trains them in various aspects of opera production and performance, and provides them an opportunity to participate in opera productions under the auspices of JOT.

The JOT production of The Gondoliers, by Gilbert and Sullivan was recorded and telecast on Channel 24 on 20 and 22 June 2006.

Dr. James Roberts, Trombone, presented a Faculty Recital in the Mason Hall Performance Center on 10 May 2006. He was assisted in collaboration by Mrs. Christina D’Ambrosio, piano.

Dr. Michael D’Ambrosio, professor in music theory and composition, conducted a weeklong residency at Oklahoma State University in preparation for the world premier of his newly commissioned work for mixed choir, Wind on the Island.

Dr. Michael D’Ambrosio, professor in music theory and composition, was awarded First Prize in the first annual Arant Choral Competition. The Arant Choral Composition Prize was named in honor of E. Pierce Arant, Jr., former conductor of the University of Georgia Concert Choir, in recognition of his many years of service to the Hodgson School of Music at UGA. As well as a monetary prize, the award also includes possible performance of the prize winning composition. The prize winning work, In You The Earth, is scored for mixed choir and had been recognized earlier in the year when it was awarded Third Place prize in the 2006 NUVOVOX Choral Award Competition as part of the Diana Barnhart Song Forum.

Dr. Gail Steward, piano and Mrs. Teresa Cheatham Stricklin, soprano, appeared as featured performers at the Alabama Music Teachers Association convention in Birmingham on 8 June 2006. Their program featured original compositions by Dr. Steward.

Dr. John Merriman, Trumpet, attended the annual convention of the International Trumpet Association at Rowan University (NJ) 6-10 June 2006.

Spirit of JSU Drum and Bugle Corps, under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Bodiford, trained and prepared their competition show on campus from 17 May to 18 June 2006. On 19 June they departed for a 7 week tour on the national DCI competition circuit. The percussion line is trained and directed by Mr. Clint Gillespie.

The Department provided musical entertainment for a University Gala hosted by the President and arranged by the Office of Institutional Development on 8 April 2006 in Leone Cole Auditorium. Faculty performers included Mrs. Teresa Cheatham Stricklin, soprano, Dr. Nathan Wight and Dr. Wendy Faughn. Musical ensembles included Encore!: Vocal Ensemble directed by Dr. Renee Baptiste, the JSU Mallet Ensemble directed by Mr. Clint Gillespie and Brass Choir directed by Mr. Jeremy Stovall. A JSU Jazz Combo provided music prior to the event and Jazz I Ensemble, directed by Dr. Chip Crotts, provided music afterwards for entertainment and dancing.

The Department noted with great sadness the death on 10 May 2006 of Dr. Jerryl Davis, Professor of Music for over 30 years at JSU. Dr. Davis taught double reed applied instruction (Oboe, English Horn and Bassoon), music theory and music history. He was an active performer as oboist as well as piano. An event in remembrance of Dr. Davis’ life and contributions was held in Mason Hall on 11 June 2006 and was attended by University President, Dr. William A. Meehan, as well as friends and alumni.

Graduates in April:

Melanie Black

Joshua Boyd

Jeffrey Carpenter

Damien Gaiters

Katherine Lewis

Hunter Moss

Mary Catherine Poland

Judy Holt

Ashley Brooke Huddleston

Michael McDonald

Amy Rohrer

Political Science and Public Administration

Dan Krejci and Bill Lester are currently preparing their article, entitled ”Incorporating Ethnic and Cross-Cultural Diversity in University Teaching,” for publication in the Proceedings of the 13^th Annual Georgia Conference on College and University Teaching.

Bill Lester just returned from Ft. Collins, CO where he served as a grader for the AP examinations in political and social science. Dr. Lester is also serving as a Gamecock Orientation (Go Team) advisor.

Dr. Veasey is presenting a talk on “Community and Economic Development” at the Central Alabama Economic and Community Development Summit in Montgomery on June 28, 2006 at the invitation of Alabama Power and the Alabama Electric Cooperative (AEC). Also, Veasey will serve as a faculty member at the Community Development Institute at the University of Central Arkansas (Conway) on July 31-August 4, 2006.

Sociology and Social Work

Ms. Kim Womack has been serving as Conference Chair for the National Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors’ (BPD) 2006 annual conference in Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Nancy Francisco Stewart and Dr. Maureen Newton co-presented “Students, Faculty, and Practitioners: From Classroom to Community, Coordinated Efforts to Encourage Policy Practice.” at the national “Influencing State Policy” conference in Washington, DC, June 17, 2006. Dr. Stewart taught in May a new course she developed: SW 365m, Perspectives on Poverty. She served as an Alabama Poverty Project Board member and was reappointed to the Board the terms 2006-2008. She also served on the Calhoun County Area Long Term Recovery Committee Advisory board.

Dr. Mark Fagan wrote the following article: “Older Residents Impact State Economies,” American Association of Retirement Newsletter, Spring 2006. He served on the following: Advisory Board for the development of Aging and Disability Resource Centers for The East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission; Advisory Board for the University of Alabama’s MSW Program in Gadsden, AL; Alabama Universities’ Child Welfare Consortium; and as The representative of the Social Work Education Programs in Alabama to work with the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners on improving social work licensure exam pass rates in Alabama. He was quoted in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine; April 2006.

Dr. David LoConto made the following presentation: “Pragmatism and Grieving: Incorporating Mead and Dewey to Understand Grieving of People with Mental Retardation,” The Atlantic Coast Pragmatism Conference, April 2, 2006, Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dr. Maureen Newton was a co-instructor for -SWK 495/695: Social Development and Social Welfare in Jamaica at the Caribbean Studies Program in Ocho Rios, Jamaica through the University of Southern Mississippi, May 16 – May 31, 2006.

Ms. Robyn Snider served on the planning committee for the annual conference of the Appalachian School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (AL, TN, and GA) held at JSU from June 12-16, 2006.

Dr. Clark Hudspeth served as on the JSU Faculty Senate Executive Committee and was elected to the office of Historian for a second term at the May, 2006 monthly meeting. He also has the following publication just being released: Xiaohe Xu, Clark D. Hudspeth, and John P. Bartkowski. 2006. “The Role of Cohabitation in Remarriage.” The Journal of Marriage and Family, 68

(May)  261-274.

Dr. Rodney Friery served the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame as Treasurer and Banquet Planner for 2006. He also served on the Learning Tree Board of Directors as Chair of The Rights Protection Committee.

Dr. Tina Deshotels did a taped interview for CNN on June 23, 2006. She was quoted in the following media: The Washington Post, May 5, 2006; JSU News Wire on May 25, 2006 and JSU News Wire on May 16, 2006.

College of Commerce and Business Administration (CCBA)

The CCBA Student Advisory Board had its first meeting on March 30, 2006. Seventeen students attended the meeting. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide for a two-way flow of information between our students and the college’s administrators.

The CCBA hosted the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Business after Hours on Tuesday May 16, 2006. The event took place on the JSU campus at the Gamecock Center.

On May 25, 2006 the CCBA hosted a lecture on “Legal Challenges of the 21^st Century” by Dr. Ben A. Hardy, the 2005-2006 JSU Faculty Scholar Lecturer. Dr. Hardy is an Associate Professor in the Finance, Economics, and Accounting Department. He earned a B.A. from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, J.D. from the University of Mississippi and an L.L.M. from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hardy taught at the Cumberland School of Law at Stanford University and worked as a corporate attorney for South Central Bell until retirement. He is the author of several books used by practicing attorneys and students in law schools throughout the United States.

Finance, Economics, and Accounting Department

Dr. Ronnie Clayton, as Executive Director of the Southern Finance Association, is directing the planning and administration of the Annual Meeting of the Association to be held November 15-18, 2006 at The San Destin Hilton Resort in Destin, Florida. The meeting will bring approximately 250 Finance scholars from the United States and from around the world together to present their latest research.

Dr. Clayton, Editor of Financial Decisions, a web based academic journal continues to evaluate submitted manuscripts (approximately 50 in the past 12 months), select individuals to conduct blind reviews of the manuscripts and evaluate the reviews. The Spring 2006 issue is nearing publication.

Dr. Clayton recently completed the market valuation of Blastcrete, Inc. for Mr. Jim Farrell, President and CEO of the company.

Planning is underway to have Dr. Gene Brigham visit Jacksonville State University during the fall semester. Dr. Brigham, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida, is one of the most prolific and best known textbook authors in Corporate Finance. He will be visiting JSU in late October or early November as part of the College of Commerce and Business Administration Eminent Scholar Eminent Visitor Series, a new series that is starting this year.

Mr. Floyd Kirby was recently named “Outstanding Educator of the Year” by the Alabama State Society of CPAs.

Dr. Jeff Zanzig’s article entitled “GAAP Requirements for Nonpublic Companies” was published in the May edition of The CPA Journal.

Dr. Zanzig completed a graduate level computer science course for a grade in Software Metrics in the Spring 2006 term.

Dr. Cynthia Sneed presented her paper entitled “Accountability and the Role of Financial Statements in Government Audits” at the Alabama Association of School Business Officials Conference in Orange Beach, Alabama on May 16, 2006.

Dr. Rob Landry and co-author Professor Nancy Maris of the University of Memphis published the lead article in “Law and Social Change” issue of the Golden Gate University Law Review (June 2006). The article is titled “Consumer Bankruptcy Reform: Debtor’s Prison Without Bars or Just Desserts for Deadbeats?”

Dr. Landry’s article “Can Individual Chapter 11 Cases Still be Closed Sooner Rather than Later?” will be published in the July/August 2006 edition of The American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.

Department of Management and Marketing

Dr. Patricia Borstorff

Refereed Articles published

Featherstone, M. D., & Borstorff, P. C. (2006). Employing Simple Business Models in E-Commerce Education. San Antonio TX: Proceedings of the Academy of Business Education. Proceedings April 2006.

Borstorff, P. C., Graham, G. G., & Hardy, B. A. (2006). Mandatory Employee Arbitration: Is It a Stacked Deck? Proceedings of the Academy of Legal Issues, (1st ed., Vol. 10, pp. 7-10). Cullowhee, NC: Allied Academies.

Borstorff, Featherstone, Camp, and Newton. Virtual Teams; The Challenges of Communication. Journal of E-business Review, Vol 6, (1), 16-19.

Featherstone and Borstorff. Sampling the Internet. Journal of E-business Review, Vol. 6 (1), 47-50.

Borstorff, P. C., & Newton, S. R. (2006). Independent Contractors: The Challenge of Doing It Right. Academy of Organizational Culture, Communications, and Conflict, (1st ed., Vol. 11, pp. 7-11). Cullowhee, NC: Allied Academies.

Borstorff, P. C., & Featherstone, M. D. (2006). Changing of the Guard: Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Texas: Proceedings of Academy of Business Education Conference. April 2006.

Borstorff, Graham, and Marker. E-Harassment: Employee Perceptions of E-Technology as a Source of Harassment. Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, Accepted for publication in July, 2006.

Dr. Borstorff was Committee Chair, Cancer society Relay for Life. (May 6, 2006). She helped coordinate the Relay for Life team from Jacksonville First United Methodist Church where over $2600 was raised for Cancer society.

Dr. Borstorff Attended the Conference of the Alabama State Society for Human Resource Management on May 17, 2006.

She attended the state conference SHRM in Birmingham and secured full scholarships for 6 management majors to attend the conference.

Awards

Dr. Borstorff received the Distinguished Research Award, Allied Academies Conference, Professional Organization. (April 2006).

Articles Accepted for Conference:

Cunningham, B. J., Borstorff, P. C., & Thomas, J. L. Influencers Impacting the Diffusion of M-commerce Activities Among Final Consumers. Charleston, SC: Atlantic Marketing Assn. Conference. Charleston, SC. Accepted: June 2006.

Mr. Mike Featherstone

Mr. Featherstone made a presentation: “Employing Simple Business Models in e-Commerce Education”, Michael Featherstone and Patricia C. Borstorff. Academy of Business Education Conference. San Antonio, TX, April 2006.

Mr. Featherstone also made the presentation: Farmers Telephone Cooperative: A Changing of the Guard”, Patricia C. Borstorff and Michael Featherstone, Academy of Business Education Conference. San Antonio, TX, April 2006.

From May 19-21, 2006, Mr. Featherstone attended Southern Cross University, Doctoral Symposium, Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia. While there, he presented “Explorations of Indigenous Business Models of the World Wide

Center for Economic Development and Business Research (CED)

Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Support to Lender’s Seminar

On April 18, 2006, the JSU Small Business Development Center assisted the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) District Office, Birmingham (AL) in a Lender’s Seminar. The seminar was conducted in the Oxford City Hall (AL).

Calhoun County Loan Clinic Interview

A Center for Economic Development staff member, on April 25, 2006, was interviewed by Television Channel WJXS – TV24 on the subject of the Calhoun County Loan Clinic, to be conducted on May 2, 2006. The clinic was held as part of Small Business Week activities at the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce.

2006 Small Business Awards Ceremony

Staff of the JSU Small Business Development Center and Center for Economic Development attended the 2006 Small Business Awards Ceremony on May 3, 2006, at the Houston Cole Library on the JSU Campus. There were thirteen area businesses nominated and the award recipient was King ERA Real Estate Company, Inc. The ceremony was sponsored by the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce.

2006 Business Opportunities Conference & Trade Fair

Alabama’s Third District Congressman Mike Rogers, the Anniston Army Depot and the JSU Small Business Development Center presented the 2006 Business Opportunities Conference & Trade Fair on May 5. The conference was conducted at Stephenson Hall on the JSU campus. Over four hundred small businesses, government and prime contractor purchasing personnel were in attendance at the conference.

Alabama League of Municipalities Convention 2006

A member of the Center for Economic Development staff attended the 2006 Alabama League of Municipalities Convention on May 6 – 9 in Mobile, Alabama. The convention was held in the Arthur R. Outlaw Convention Center in Mobile.

Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, and Marshall County Economic Analysis

Dr. William Fielding, Dean, JSU CCBA; and Mr. Pat Shaddix, Director, CED, on May 9, 2006, met with Mr. Tom Quinn, President, The Chamber, Gadsden & Etowah County in planning for the future Economic Analysis of Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, and Marshall Counties. The analysis will be conducted by the JSU College of Commerce and Business Administration and Center for Economic Development, with research beginning in 2006, to be presented in 2007.

Calhoun County Chamber Business after Hours

Staff members of the JSU Center for Economic Development and Small Business Development Center attended the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce “Business after Hours” on Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at the Gamecock Center on the JSU Campus. The JSU College of Commerce and Business Administration was sponsor for the event.

Presentation to Alabama State Data Center Annual Meeting

A JSU Center for Economic Development staff member, on May 23, 2006, attended the Alabama State Data Center Annual Meeting. He made a presentation on how to use and the importance of U.S. Bureau of the Census Data. The meeting was conducted at the Public Library, Birmingham (AL).

Worker Profile Survey and Business and Industry Survey

On May 23, 2006, Dr. William Fielding, Dean, JSU College of Commerce and Business Administration; and Mr. Pat Shaddix, Director, Center for Economic Development met with Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce staff on the subject of a Worker Profile Survey and Business and Industry Survey to be conducted by the JSU CED.

Alabama Small Business Forum, 2006

A staff member of JSU Small Business Development Center attended the 2006 Alabama Small Business Forum. The forum was held in Montgomery (AL) on May 25 in the Montgomery Social Security Building.

Options for Financing a Small Business

The JSU Small Business Development Center, Alabama Small Business Institute for Commerce, and the Blount County Alabama Cooperative Extension System conducted a workshop entitled, “Options for Financing a Small Business” on June 13, 2006, in Oneonta. Topics were SBA financing options, to include Business Loan Express, and SBA 7A and 504 types of loans.

Distance Education

Faculty/staff accomplishments: Dr. Franklin King represented the University at the State Farm “Returning to School for Advancement” education fair in Birmingham, May 5, 2006. Dr. Franklin King and Dr. Sherri Restauri attended the Blue Cross/Blue Shield career fair in June 2006 to advertise for the Office of Distance Education on Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Approximately 530 packets were distributed to employees interested in distance education course opportunities. Dr. Franklin King attended Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide (ACCESS) Task Force meetings in Birmingham and Montgomery, April, May and June, 2006

Mr. Mark Camp attended the Accessible Technology Think Tank at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in June, 2006.

Organizational items:

A. An Introductory Blackboard Training Workshop and a Blackboard Advanced Content workshop were held during May and June. A Blackboard Level lII – Communication and Student Management Tools workshop and a Blackboard Level IV Assessment workshop are scheduled for July, 2006. Faculty completing each workshop received a certificate indicating their expertise in the specific areas of Blackboard covered in the session.

B. In May 2006, the Office of Distance Education hosted a webinar on hiring and mentoring virtual adjunct faculty members. This event was well attended by faculty and staff across campus. In June, the Office of Distance Education hosted a webinar for the faculty and staff at JSU on program growth based on adoption of distance education technologies at a nearby community college. A number of important leads toward program quality enhancement were noted during this webinar.

C. Improvements to Blackboard included: Bb 7.1--Enhancements in this upgrade allowed improved communication and grading capabilities in the asynchronous discussion board tool, strengthened student assessment capabilities in terms of practice tests and multiple attempt testing options, as well as provided testing feedback specializations, and much more.

· Bb 7.1 HF2—Blackboard 7.1 required additional hotfixes in order to maintain a stable platform. In June 2006, Hotfix 2 for Blackboard 7.1 was applied to counter some technological flaws in the gradebook and database structure.

· Work with the internal as well as external Banner and Luminus group, and with the Blackboard group, began. Dates and plans for integration between the Blackboard Course Management System, Banner, and the Luminus/My JSU portal were begun. A follow-up meeting to finalize dates for implementation of the integration is scheduled for Monday, July 10, 2006.

D. Instructional Technology & Development Lab—Funds were awarded to purchase the hardware, software, and furnishings for an instructional technology and design laboratory for the Office of Distance Education. The installation of an instructional technology and design laboratory is fundamental to effective faculty and student support. The laboratory will have the appropriate hardware, software, and furnishings to provide an environment conducive to instruction. The instructional technology and design laboratory will accommodate 15 individuals for instruction on Blackboard, Instructional Design, and Instructional Technology. This computer laboratory will begin being available as the Blackboard Training Laboratory for Fall 2006. Once operational, it will become available to faculty and staff for one-on-one trainings immediately.

E. Individual training sessions between the Instructional Media Specialist and Distance Education staff members with faculty interested in the Blackboard system, instructional design issues, course construction, and other pertinent instructional technology concerns were offered during the reporting period. The Instructional Technology & Design Laboratory continued to be used by faculty members, in conjunction with the Distance Education staff, for one-on-one training on Blackboard, as well as instructional design and instructional technology assistance.

F. Summer 2006 Distance Learning Course and Enrollment Data

May, Marathon A, G, and J - 2006 Distance Learning Course and Enrollment Data

May 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	15 (15 courses)	302 (292 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	15 (15 courses) –16 offered	302
Other Online**	0	0
Bb Supplements**	53 Bb Courses (may represent more sections)	1,023 (850 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	0	0
Video-Based*	1 (1 course)	20 (20 unique students)
All distance formats*	16 (16 courses)	322 (306 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 69	1,345 (1,108 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 5/4/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 05/25/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT reports;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Marathon A 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	13 (13 courses)	220 ( 205 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	13 (13 courses) –16 offered	220
Other Online**	0	0
Bb Supplements**	7 (may represent more sections)	61 (60 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	17 (2 courses)	66 (52 unique students)
Video-Based*	0	0 ( 0 unique students)
All distance formats*	30 (15 courses)	286 (239 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 37	347 (299 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 5/4/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 05/25/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT reports;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Marathon G 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	9 (9 courses)	189 (184 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	9 (9 courses) – 11 offered	189
Other Online**	0	0
Bb Supplements**	1 (may represent more sections)	10 (10 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	2 (1 course)	11 ( 11 unique students)
Video-Based*	0	0 ( 0 unique students)
All distance formats*	11 (10 courses)	200 (195 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 12	210 (199 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 5/4/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 05/25/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT reports;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Marathon J 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	24 (19 courses)	204 ( 112 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	19 (19 courses) – 30 offered	171
Other Online**	5 (5 courses) – 8 offered	33
Bb Supplements**	6 (May represent more sections)	41 (30 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	0	0
Video-Based*	0	0
All distance formats*	24 (19 courses)	204 (112 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 30	245 (144 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 5/10/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 05/25/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT reports;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Summer I, Marathon B, Marathon H 2006 Distance Learning Course and Enrollment Data

Summer I 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	15 (13 courses)	329 (306 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	14 (12 courses) – 16 offered	302
Other Online**	1 (1 course)	27
Bb Supplements**	41 (may represent more sections)	701 (618 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	0	0 (0 unique students)
Video-Based*	1 (1 course)	23 (23 unique students)
All distance formats*	16 (14 courses)	352 (325 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 57	1,053 (892 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 6/7/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 06/21/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT report;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Marathon B 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	15 (15 courses)	262 (223 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	15 (15 courses) -18 offered	262
Other Online**	0	0
Bb Supplements**	6 (may represent more sections)	70 (69 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	0	0 (0 unique students)
Video-Based*	0	0 (0 unique students)
All distance formats*	15 (15 courses)	262 (223 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 21	332 (292 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 6/7/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 06/21/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT report;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Marathon H 2006

Format	Course Sections	Enrollments
All Online (Bb, Other, STEP)*	3 (3 courses)	82 (81 unique students)
Bb Online (includes STEP)**	3 (3 courses) – 5 offered	82
Other Online**	0	0
Bb Supplements**	2 (may represent more sections)	23 (23 unique students)
Videoconferencing*	4 (2 courses)	50 (24 unique students)
Video-Based*	0	0 (0 unique students)
All distance formats*	7 (5 courses)	232 (105 unique students)
All formats and supplements**	At least 9	255 (119 unique students)

*Data provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

Source: DSTFU8IE, DMSCO4PS and DSTFE6SD Post-Registration Reports from 6/15/2006.

**Data provided by the Office of Distance Education.

Source: SQL Queries run against Blackboard Advanced System Reporting (ASR) Database - 06/21/2006;

Data accumulated in Office of Distance Education from MS03 and other IT reports;

Data entered based on information provided by the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.

G. Videoconferencing Equipment Leased to Anniston High School—

JSU videoconferencing equipment is to be leased to Anniston High School to facilitate/expedite their participation in both the Calhoun County Fiber project and the Governor’s ACCESS program.

H. Advertising for the Office of Distance Education—

The Office of Distance Education collaborated with Charter Media from Anniston, Alabama to develop and produce two television commercials. These commercials were filmed with the assistance of the Office of Distance Education personnel, Charter Media personnel, and three talented actors and actresses from the JSU student body. These commercials will run across Calhoun, Etowah, and Marshall Counties as advertisements to enhance enrollment for the Fall 2006 semester in the months of July and August of 2006. The commercials will then run again in the months of November and December of 2006, again in Calhoun, Etowah, and Marshall Counties, in order to enhance enrollment for the Spring 2007 semester.

In addition to the Charter Media advertising campaign, the Office of Distance Education also began collaboration with an external website development individual, as well as a web hosting service. This collaboration was formed for the purposes of a July 2006 roll-out of the JSU Online advertisement approach. This new website features the fully-online distance education academic programs, and serves as a recruitment tool for students who may be unfamiliar with JSU. The website will become accessible and will “go live” in July, 2006, to coincide with the television advertisement on Charter Media.

College of Education & Professional Studies

Dean’s Office

Education programs offered in the College of Education and Professional Studies were officially reaccredited and approved by both the National Council for the Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) and by the Alabama State Department of Education. NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P-12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent, and highly qualified teacher. JSU’s teacher education programs have been NCATE accredited since 1954, the first year that accreditation was available.

The College of Education and Professional Studies welcomes Dr. Mike Malone as the Visiting Professor and Administrator in Residence for the Department of Educational Resources. Dr. Malone previously served as the Chief Executive Officer for the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE).

Dr. Cynthia Harper made a presentation at the National Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, April 6^th. The title was Highly Qualified Teacher: Does It Really Improve Collaboration?

Dr. John Hammett was recently accepted for publication in Scientific Journals International. The title of the article is "Acute physiological response to treadmill walking with torso mounted weight in young women." Vol. 1, Issue 1.

Drs. Cynthia Harper and John Hammett attended the Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (ALACTE) meeting in Montgomery April 17-18, 2006. The Alabama Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (ALACTE) is a state organization of the 29 colleges and universities that prepare teachers and other educational personnel. The purpose of ALACTE is to promote high quality preparation and continuing education for all school personnel, thus promoting the learning of all PK-12 students.

Drs. Cynthia Harper and John Hammett, along with faculty from the College of Education and Ms. Lisa Williams, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, attended the National Council for the Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE) conference on Accreditation, Accountability and Quality April 26-30, 2006 in Washington, DC.

Dr. John Hammett was the guest speaker for an advanced biology class at Piedmont High School.

Dr. Cynthia Harper, Chair of the Piedmont Education Trust Scholarship Committee, presented scholarships to high school recipients at the annual Piedmont High School Awards Day on May 11, 2006.

The College of Education and Professional Studies hosted the annual JSU Teacher Hall of Fame on May 19, 2006. The JSU Teacher Hall of Fame is the oldest hall of fame of its kind in Alabama. Winners include Mrs. Celeste Weaver of the Good Hope Elementary School in the Cullman County School System, winner of the elementary division; Ms. June S. Glenn of the Robert F. Bumpus Middle School in the Hoover City School System, winner of the middle school division; Mr. Stoney M. Beavers of Cleveland High School in the Blount County School System, winner of the secondary division. Dr. Ann Jones from the Alabama State Department of Education was the keynote speaker for the event.

Dr. John Hammett was selected to serve as the Chair of the University Wellness Committee.

Drs. Cynthia Harper and John Hammett received Faculty Research Awards for their scholarship activities at the Faculty Research Award Recognition Ceremony on May 23, 2006.

Dr. Cynthia Harper attended the TEACH Advisory Committee Meeting on June 27, 2006 in Montgomery, Alabama. The advisory group is a part of the Alabama Partnership for Children.

Dr. Cynthia Harper was invited by Governor Bob Riley to attend the Improving Literacy In The Middle And High Schools: Taking the Alabama Reading Initiative To The Next Level conference June 30, 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Department of Child Development Center

The JSU Child Development Center has an enrollment of 75 children ages two years of age through school age. We have approximately 10 children who have paid a retainer fee for the summer months and are expected to return in August. This includes 5 children enrolled for Summer-care. There are seven instructional classrooms opened. There are currently 15 full time employees and 10 part time employees at the Center. Each classroom has a fully credentialed lead teacher and two teacher assistants to conduct daily lesson plans and provide quality childcare to the community.

The Center has received a 100% rating for our June visit from the Calhoun County Health Department. The children receive a snack breakfast, a hot lunch, and two nutritious snacks daily. Remington Hall, located at McClellan and owned and operated by Charles Matthews and Jack Hopper are catering our food for the center. This change took place in April of 2006 was due to budget reduction. We have been very pleased with this change because we are still able to offer a well balanced nutritional program for our children, yet at a more cost effective rate.

All employees employed at the Center have undergone fingerprinting and criminal background checks by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. This information is currently on file at the Center. Employees are encouraged to take continuing education and professional development courses throughout the year. Nine employees of the Center are currently enrolled in local Universities to further their education. Two employees are receiving tuition remission from JSU. Ten employees are working toward a Child Development Associate certificate.

The Center is currently hosting the following JSU practicum classes: Child Growth and Development 352 (approximately 30 students), Early Childhood Education 530 (approximately 8 students), Family and Consumer Science 460 (6 students) and HPER (approximately 24 students).

JSU CDC has also established a successful partnership with the JSU Continuing Education Department. They will be hosting several sessions of summer camps, including Babysitting, Calligraphy, Computers, Conversational Spanish, Everyday Etiquette for Children and Teens, Pre-school Burnout and Sewing.

Department of Communication

Student outcomes assessment is currently ongoing in the department. Among the measures/methods being used by the department are pre-post test, portfolio, senior project, internship, and Exit Exam.

Dr. Kingsley O. Harbor, head of the Department of Communication had a paper accepted by the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) for presentation during its August 2006 national convention in San Francisco. The paper titled, “Introducing Utilitarian Journalism: A substitute for Development Journalism in Africa” is accepted by the International Communication Division of the AEJMC, and it introduces a new concept—Utilitarian Journalism—in journalism, particularly in international journalism. Harbor is excited not just that the paper is accepted, but that its acceptance by AEJMC’s ICD signifies that this new idea has the potential of becoming a major concept within Journalism and Mass Communication scholarship.

Dr. Augustine Ihator, a communication professor, recently received a Jacksonville State University faculty research award for the 2005-06 academic year. This is an annual award that recognizes faculty research accomplishments.

The Department of Communication has released its seminal newsletter—The Jacksonville Communicator. It will be mailed to the department’s alumni and other friends as one of the ways of keeping in contact with its constituencies. Among the notable articles in this issue is the ten thousand dollar ($10,000.00) donation by Mr. Alberto Ibarguen, president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, to the department for scholarship.

The department’s 2006 Summer Journalism Institute (SJI) was held from June 11-15. A closing ceremony to mark the successful completion of the four-day intensive workshop was held on Thursday, June 15, 2006. Institute students and all their parents attended, and the keynote speaker was Mr. Jimmy Creed, Managing Editor of the Jacksonville News. Attendants expressed great satisfaction with the whole event.

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Kappa Delta Epsilon inducted 15 new members on Sunday, April 2^nd. The induction ceremony was held at the Baptist Campus Ministry Building in Jacksonville with approximately 100 parents and friends of the inductees in attendance. The faculty sponsors of the organization are Mrs. Phyllis Taylor and Dr. Gena Riley.

Dr. Gena Riley served on the Interview Committee for the JSU Teacher Hall of Fame. The interviews were conducted for the Elementary, Middle, and High School nominees in Birmingham, AL on Monday, April 3^rd.

Dr. Larry Beard made a presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, April 6^th. The title was Let’s Go on an Assistive Technology (AT) Scavenger Hunt: Introducing AT to Preservice Teachers.

Dr. Cynthia Harper, Dr. Nina King, and Mrs. Lynetta Owens made a presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, April 6^th. The title was Highly Qualified Teacher: Does It Really Improve Collaboration?

Dr. Elizabeth Engley, Dr. Nina King, and Dr. Celia Hilber made two presentations at the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The first presentation was on Friday, April 14^th entitled Developing Professional Dispositions in the Preservice Teacher: Raising Standards. The second presentation was on Saturday, April 15^th entitled Bridging the Gap: Using Art, Movement, Dance, and Music with English Language Learners.

Dr. Gena Riley attended the LiveText Alabama Users Group meeting in Montgomery, Alabama on Monday, April 17^th. Dr. Riley is the liaison for faculty members in the C&I Department when creating documents and/or artifacts for LiveText.

Dr. Gena Riley made a presentation to elementary teacher in grades K-2 within the Anniston City School System on April 24^th and May 1^st. The JSU In-Service Education Center sponsored these training sessions. The topics were Using Manipulatives to Teach Key Mathematical Concepts in Grades 3-5 (April 24^th) and Using Manipulatives to Teach Key Mathematical Concepts in Grades K-2 (May 1^st).

Dr. Steve Armstrong, Dr. Dale Campbell, Dr. Celia Hilber, Dr. Patsy Lowry, Dr. Judy McCrary, Dr. Gena Riley, and Mrs. Jennifer Strain represented the C&I Department at the Spring Commencement Ceremony for the College of Education & Professional Studies held on Friday, April 28^th at 6:30 p.m.

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction will have six faculty members involved with AMSTI (Alabama Mathematics, Science, and Technology Initiative) in the next few years. They attended the AMSTI Lead Teacher Training Session at McClellan on Monday, May 1^st. The faculty members and their program areas are as follows:

Dr. Dale Campbell – Elementary Education (EED)

Dr. Teresa Gardner – Collaborative Teacher (SPE)

Dr. Celia Hilber – Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Dr. Gena Riley – Elementary Education (EED)

Mrs. Jennifer Strain – Elementary Education (EED)

Mrs. Phyllis Taylor – Elementary Education (EED)

Dr. Larry Beard (along with colleagues Johnston, Bowden, and Carpenter) will have a book published in August 2006 by Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall. Larry is listed as the second author. The title of the book is Assistive Technology: Access for All Students. The ISBN number is 0-13-117569-6.

Elementary Education Ed.S. student, Shay Stone, has been notified that her article related to the Capstone Project has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Research for Educational Leaders. The title is Implementing A Successful Looping Program.

Special Education (SPE) faculty – Dr. Steve Armstrong, Dr. Larry Beard, and Dr. Aquilla Mims – along with Secondary Education (ESE) faculty – Dr. Jordan Barkley, and Dr. Jan Wilson – participated in a planning seminar for the SPE/ESE Collaborative Teacher Grant. The seminar was conducted May 24-26 in Orange Beach, Alabama. The SPE and ESE faculty members looked at current syllabi and textbooks to determine ways to integrate special education concepts into the secondary education curriculum.

C&I faculty members attending the Harry Wong presentation on Thursday, June 8^th, at Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Alabama, were the following: Dr. Dale Campbell, Dr. Celia Hilber, Dr. Nina King, Mrs. Jennifer Strain, and Mrs. Phyllis Taylor. Many of the C&I students (ECE, EED, and SPE), both undergraduate and graduate, also attended due to their exposure to Wong’s ideas related to school planning as well as using his textbook in EED 421.

Department of Educational Resources

Dr. Kathleen Friery, Dr. Mary Montgomery, Dr. Charlotte Eady, Dr. Isreal Eady, Dr. William Kiser and Dr. Stephen Nowlin attended the University Redesign of Educational Administration programs summit in Montgomery.

Dr. Nancy Fox attended the Alabama Career Development Conference in Gardendale.

Dr. Betty Morris presented at the Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education Conference in Orlando, FL. The title of her presentation was, “One is the Loneliest Number – Creating Mentor Programs for School Library Media Specialists”.

Dr. Kathleen Friery and Dr. Donna Herring attended the LIVETEXT User’s Group meeting in Montgomery.

Dr. Donna Herring attended the MSERA Conference committee meeting in Birmingham.

Dr. Donna Herring presented “ePorfolios for the HS Math Classroom” for In-Service teachers.

Dr. Donna Herring presented LIVETEXT workshops for JSU professors in May.

Dr. Donna Herring did pre-service work on the WebTech-PT3 Grant.

Dr. Nancy Fox traveled to UAB to conduct a workshop for faculty on LIVETEXT.

Dr. Tommy Turner presented to employees at Mountain View Hospital in Gadsden.

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Mrs. Paula Napoli presented at the Association for Childhood Education International in San Antonio, TX. Her presentation was entitled, “Bridging the Gap: Using Art, Music and Dance with English Language Learners.”

Mrs. Robbie Boggs and Fashion Merchandising students attended an Atlanta Fashion Group meeting in Atlanta. Fashion trends for Fall 2006 were viewed.

Mrs. Robbie Boggs and Dr. Tim Roberts participated in the Health Fair activities at Piedmont Elementary and Piedmont High School.

Dr. Tim Roberts served on the Auburn University Dietary Managers Advisory Committee.

Mrs. Robbie Boggs’ May classes, Apparel Design and Textile and Apparel in the Global Economy participated in several field trips to fashion industry sites. They visited Wakefields/Martins Buying office, a denim fabric mill, a tailored clothing manufacturing plant as well as other industry locations.

Renovations are almost complete to convert a classroom in East Mason Hall for office and conference room space. One classroom is being equipped with Smart Board Interactive Board, computer and related equipment.

Mrs. Molly Raisenen retired as FCS secretary after eighteen years of service at JSU. A reception was held in her honor on April 17, 2006.

Mrs. Lynn Steward is the department’s new secretary as of June 12, 2006.

Dr. Debra Goodwin attended Alabama Dietetic Association Board meeting in Clanton, AL on June 2, 2006.

Mrs. Robbie Boggs served as judge for the 4H Regional Competition in the sewing projects category. This was held at Munford High School on June 15, 2006.

Mrs. Paula Napoli and her FCS 350 (Lifespan Human Development) students enjoyed several outings during June, including visits to The Meadows, an assisted living facility and NHC, another assisted living facility/nursing home/dementia center. The students were exposed to facilities available to the elderly. They also visited K.L. Brown Funeral Home in Jacksonville to become aware of the decisions that must be made at the time of a loved one’s loss, as well as the expense involved.

Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation

Dr. Willie Hey published the following manuscript: Hey, W.T., Calderon, K.S. & Carol, H. (2006). Use of body-mind-spirit dimensions for the development of a wellness behavior inventory for college students, Health Promotion Practice Journal, 7 (1), 125-133.

Dr. Willie Hey published the following manuscript: Subasi, F, Hey, WT, Mumcu, G, Koksal, L, Luleci, E, & Sur, H. (2006). Onset of Smoking Behavior and Participation in Leisure Physical Activities of Turkish Adolescents Attending Vocational Health Schools, International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 9, 81-91.

Dr. Willie Hey and Mrs. Donna Hey published the following paper: Hey, W.T., Godbey, J., Calderon, K.S. & Hey, D.L. (2006). A Descriptive Research Study on the Level of Crisis Management Preparedness in Elementary and Secondary Education, Journal of School Violence

Mrs. Donna Hey presented Using a Tactical Approach to Teach Sport Units at the ASAPERD Spring Conference Gulf Shores, AL 2006 (Apr).

Mrs. Donna Hey presented Elementary Yoga at the ASAPERD Spring Conference, Gulf Shores, AL 2006 (Apr)

Mrs. Donna Hey served as a reviewer for ASAHPERD Journal, Editorial Board, 2006.

Dr. Kory Hill received his doctorate this Spring semester from Florida State University.

Dr. Jim McLaughlin received his doctorate this Summer from the University of Tennessee.

Dr. Jim McLaughlin was a coauthor of an article published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: “King, G.A., B. Fulkerson, M.J. Evans, K.L. Moreau, J.E. McLaughlin, & D.L. Thompson. Effect of Clothing Type on Validity of Air-Displacement Plethysmography. Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 20(1):95-102, 2006.”

Dr. Willie Hey and Mrs. Donna Hey attended the AAHPERD Conference April 25-29 in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended numerous workshops. Dr. Hey was presented the 2006 Health Education Professional of the Year for Colleges/Universities by the American Association of Health Education (AAHE). Dr. Hey received the award at the AAHE Award Luncheon during the conference.

Dr. Willie Hey and Dr. Kory Hill attended Spring ASAHPERD. As President, Dr. Hey presided over the General Session.

Dr. Jeff Chandler attended the Allen Press Emerging Trends Seminar on April 26, 2006 at the National Press Club and the AllenTrack Usersgroup Workshop on April 27 in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Jeff Chandler served as Editor in Chief of Strength and Conditioning Journal.

Dr. Kory Hill presented Golf for students with Disabilities at the Spring Conference, Alabama State Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Orange Beach, AL, April 18, 2006.

Dr. Jeff Chandler served as a member of the Site Visit Team for the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences to East Stroudsburg University.

Dr. Kory, Hill, Mrs. Donna Hey, and Dr. William Hey, Teacher Burnout in HPER. Manuscript in Progress. Has been accepted by the Kentucky Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Publication date to be announced.

Mrs. Lori Thornburg served the Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Department as a Youth Baseball Coach, Spring, 2006

Dr. Roland Thornburg received the Earlon and Betty McWhorter Outstanding Teacher Award, 2006.

Dr. Ronnie Harris received his 40 Year Service Pin for 40 years of service to JSU, 2006.

Dr. Roland Thornburg was promoted to full professor, and Dr. Jimmy Griffin was promoted to associate professor.

The following HPER faculty members received the JSU Faculty Research Award in 2006: Ms. Donna Hey, Dr. Kory Hill, Dr. Jim McLaughlin, Dr. Glenn Roswal, Dr. Roland Thornburg.

Dr. Jeff Chandler - attended the national ACSM meeting in Denver June 1-4.

Dr. Glenn Roswal presented Current and Future Trends in Special Olympics Research, 9^th International Scientific Congress Modern Olympic Sports and Sport for All, Kiev, Ukraine, 2006.

Dr. Glenn Roswal presented Special Olympics University Program, 9^th International Scientific Congress Modern Olympic Sports and Sport for All, Kiev, Ukraine, 2006.

Dr. Glenn Roswal published the following curriculum guide: Norton, G., Roswal, G., Murphy, R., Marx, K., Krupp, A. (2006). Special Olympics Tennis Guide. Washington, DC: Special Olympics, Inc. (published in print, CD, and web-based formats).

Dr. Glenn Roswal served as Tennis Sport Advisor, Special Olympics North America, 2002-present.

Dr. Glenn Roswal served as Technical Delegate for Tennis, 2007 Special Olympics Summer World Games, Shanghai, China, 2005-2007.

Dr. Glenn Roswal served as Technical Delegate for Tennis, 2006 Special Olympics USA National Games, Ames, Iowa, 2004-2006.

Dr. William Hey made the following presentation: Robinson, J. & Hey, W.T. (2006). Management Skills for Program Managers, SDAAHPERD Conference, Virginia Beach, VA.

Drs. William Hey and Roland Thornburg served as coauthors on the following papers: Hammett, J.B., Perera, S., Hey, W.T. & Thornburg, R.. The physiological benefits of treadmill walking while wearing a torso weighted vest of sedentary women, Journal of Biological Research for Nursing (In Press).

Department of Instructional Services

No Report.

Department of Secondary Education

Dr. Jan Wilson and Dr. Carol Uline published an article in Journal of Instructional Psychology, volume 33, number 1, March 2006, entitled “Creating a Teacher Orientation Seminar for Certification Candidates: Priming Your Students for Success”.

Dr. Uline presented “Reading and Writing Strategies” to Coosa Central High School on March 17, 2006.

Dr. Marsha Zenanko presented at the Association for the Tutoring Profession conference in San Antonio, Texas, March 26-28, 2006. Her topic was “Who are you? A look at students past, present, and future.”

Dr. Charlie Notar spoke to the Calhoun County Technical School on April 6, 2006, on the subject of classroom bullying.

Dr. Wilson, Dr. Uline and Dr. Jordan Barkley traveled to Washington, DC, to attend an NCATE conference on April 26-30, 2006.

Drs. Notar, Uline and Barkley evaluated an on-going grant in Dalton, Georgia, April 7 and 14, 2006.

Dr. Jan Wilson and Dr. Jordan Barkley participated in an SIG grant planning retreat for collaborative education May 24-26, 2006.

Dr. Carol Uline, Dr. Denise Richardson and Ms. Sharon Padgett attended a conference presented by Harry Wong in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 8, 2006.

Dr. Uline and Dr. Richardson provided an in-service workshop on June 20,2006, entitled “Diversity, Inclusion, Special Needs! Regular classroom teachers can do it all!”

A second workshop was presented on June 21, 2006, entitled, “Non-violent Crisis Management for the Classroom Teacher.

Department of the Teacher Service Center

Dr. Kelly Ryan was selected for to the NCATE Board of Examiners.

Ms. Ashley Wheeler attended the Harry Wong seminar.

Dr. Kelly Ryan attended the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education National Conference.

The Alabama State Board of Education approved all existing and new education programs at their April meeting.

Department of Technology & Engineering

The accreditation team from the National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) was on-campus from April 19-21, 2006. The team is recommending full accreditation with no report to the Board of Accreditation at the NAIT conference in November 2006. This is the highest recommendation available.

Ms. Teje Sult has been hired as a new faculty member starting July 8, 2006.

The department hosted the Central East/North East Regional Technology Fair on March 31, 2006. Students in grades 3-12 competed in eight different categories. Over 450 students, parents, and teachers attended this year’s fair.

Mr. Jess Godbey presented at the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IEE) Annual Conference in Orlando, FL on May 20-24, 2006. His presentation was “Tour of Duty in the Safety Department: Management Learning Tool.”

Department Of TV Services

Taped presentations for a Nursing Leadership class, “NU 422” for Ms. Becky Bertolin. Students were graded on their performances.

Helped the University Police Department capture stills taken from surveillance footage.

Taped Dr. Celia Hilber’s ECE 307 class, “Interpreting SAT 10 scores.” This video will be viewed by future classes.

Taped a music video for Nursing. This video was done for Nursing faculty members who have been invited to speak nationally at Drexel University in Rhode Island. Their topic is “From Classroom to Clinical Arena: Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary” and involves addressing creative teaching strategies with fellow nurse faculty. The music video, shot in our studio, involved Alan Renfroe, guitarist, performing a song about mental health.

A new JSU commercial, “Best Kept Secret” was approved by Admissions. The spot is now airing on TV24.

Mr. Mike Hathcock, Mr. Keith Thomas, and Mr. Ted White judged various videos for the annual JSU Technology Fair.

New Relay for Life commercial “I Relay For...” is approved. This commercial aired over Cable One and TV24.

Taped the Communication Awards Luncheon and made copies.

Taped the JSU Holocaust Remembrance ceremony. This footage has been archived as well as used on the Committee’s website.

Agreed to produce three thirty-second commercials for the Alabama High School Athletic Association. These commercials are being done to recruit more Officials for High School sports. The commercials will be broadcast all over the state ASAP. The AHSAA is a non-profit organization. The first commercial has been approved and is airing.

Produced and broadcast the 6:30 p.m. Graduation Exercises live on TV24 and live over the Internet. The ceremonies were also rebroadcast at later dates and times. DVD copies of the ceremony are being sold through the Campus Bookstore.

Mr. Ted White assisted Mr. Jerry Chandler’s COM 350 Announcing class during May Term.

TV Services purchased a Broadcast 15 prompter for use during field productions. The prompter will allow talent to read copy on location without having to memorize a script, thus saving lots of time and frustration. This purchase has been badly needed for many years.

Taped the Relay for Life Event at Oxford Stadium. We shot various teams saying “thank you Calhoun County” and “come join us.” We also taped the Cancer Survivor Recognition and Walk, Parade of Teams, and aerial footage shot from the Alabama State Trooper’s helicopter. This footage will be used ASAP in a “Thank You Calhoun County” commercial and in next year’s “Come Join Us” commercial. The goal this year was to raise $280,000. Last year, $258,000 was raised. This year’s event raised more than $430,000 for cancer research – the highest total in Calhoun County history making Calhoun County the biggest Relay in the Mid South Division of the American Cancer Society! The Mid-South Division is made up of Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

Taped the play “Was” for the Drama Department. This play won the 2005 Southern Playwright Award. Copies will be given to the playwright and Drama Department.

The Relay for Life “Thank You” commercial is approved. This spot is airing on Cable One and TV24

Completed the dubbing, labeling, and checking of all 60 Graduation DVD’s. They were then delivered to the bookstore for distribution.

Two new JSU commercials, “Best Kept Secret in Alabama #1 & #2 were inserted into the Alabama vs. Mississippi High School All-Stars football game in Mobile, Alabama. This game aired on Comcast Sports South.

Met with the Capital Campaign and Dr. Rebecca Turner to discuss producing departmental commercials for airing during JSU’s home football games. The games will air over the CSS Network.

Delivered a compilation of videos from the TV Services archives for The Marching Southerners. These DVD’s will be shown at the 2006 Marching Southerners Alumni Reunion in November. This footage will also be available ASAP on their website. Footage ranges from 1987 to current.

Taped an Oleoresin Capsicum (also known as pepper spray) Certification class for the University Police Department. Copies of the class were made as well.

Completed post work on “The Gondoliers,” an opera performed by the Mr. David L. Walters Department of Music. This production was approved and broadcast on TV24 on Tuesday, June 27th at 10 a.m. and Thursday, June 29th at 10:30 p.m. DVD’s of the opera were also made. This performance was taped on 05/26/06 using the TV production truck.

The new JSU recruiting video, “Best Kept Secret in Alabama” is approved. DVD’s are now being made for Admission recruiters to present in the field. The new video will also be a part of the new JSU Information CD.

The International House video has been approved and will be premiered at the 60^th reunion set for Paris, France July 7-9.

Purchased a Lowel Rifa small triple light kit. This kit gives TV Services the ability to light interviews, products, etc. with a soft key, along with soft fill and soft back light for a quick setup, compact storage, and beautiful output. This purchase has been needed for several years.

College of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education

Continuing Education

As of June 30, the Office of Continuing Education conducted 242 classes with 3,931 students, generating 32,944 contact hours.

The Sixth Annual Appalachian School for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies, known as APSADS, was conducted at JSU McClellan from June 12-15, 2006 with 379 registrants. The conference provided 23 continuing education hours for licensed professional counselors, addiction counselors, employee assistance counselors, nurses, and social workers. Seventeen classes were conducted during the week with titles such as “Developing Resiliency in Children and Adolescents Exposed to Alcohol and Drugs in Their Homes and Communities,” “The Meth Addict’s Brain-The Neurobiology and Pharmacology of Methamphetamines,” “Grant Writing and Resource Development,” “Basic Counseling Skills,” “Addiction 101,” “HIV/AIDS,” “Current Trends in Chemical Dependence,” “ASAM Placement Criteria for Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders,” “Adolescents: They Really Can’t Help It!” “Psychotherapeutic Mediations 2006: What Every Counselor Should Know,” “Prevention Fundamentals and Beyond,” “Family Treatment of Addictive Disease,” “Gangs: Coming Soon to a Town Near You,” “Transitioning Juvenile Offenders Back into Their Schools and Communities,” “Building Group Therapy Skills,” and “A New Look at Relapse Prevention.

Presenters for the conference were from Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, and Mississippi. Participants were from Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.

The Office of Continuing Education has worked with fifteen athletic camps as of this time. Over 800 students have come to campus to participate in camps for soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball.

Twenty-four client camps have been conducted for over 3,000 students. Spirit, Inc. from Marietta, Georgia brought in more than 450 individuals and also brought in the drum corps, “Phantom” to participate in the training. “Phantom,” ranked 3^rd place internationally for drum corps, and also performed in the JSU stadium on June 21 to a group of over 1,000 spectators.

UPACE, the University Partnership for Alabama Continuing Education, continues to offer certificate programs for the Association of County Administrators, Association of County Engineers, County Revenue Officers Association of Alabama, E911 Administrators, and the Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police. Participating in the program at this time are 203 County Administrators, 118 County Engineers, 117 Revenue Officers, 83 E911 Administrators and 702 police chiefs.

In May, 2006, JSU Continuing Education, along with the UPACE Partnership managed a training program entitled, “Identifying and Reducing Contemporary Risk in Law Enforcement” for The Alabama Association of Chiefs of Police at Mobile, Alabama. One hundred and sixty-six police chiefs attended the training session.

On June 15, the UPACE Partnership presented training in Montgomery to 28 county administrators, E911 administrators, and county engineers on “Legislative and Governmental Relations.” This training is a part of the Certified County Administrators and the Certified County Engineers programs. In April, 2006 training on “Business Licensing in Local Governments” was conducted in Pelham, Alabama for County Revenue Officers. In attendance were 29 County Revenue Officers and County License Inspectors.

The Office of Continuing Education sponsored along with East Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission a workshop on April 28 entitled, “Emergency Preparedness for People with Special Needs” with 28 participants in attendance. The workshop targeted individuals working with public agencies and municipalities, elected and appointed officials, and non-profit groups. On June 28, another workshop was conducted in partnership with East Alabama Regional Planning Commission entitled, “Settling Employee Discipline Cases.” Forty-two participants attended the workshop.

Business and Industry customized training was conducted for Wellborn Cabinet, Dixie Pacific, Regional Medical Center, and Alabama Specialty Products.

In-Service Center

The Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative hired a Project Administrator, Ms. Tanya Barnes, and a Science Specialist, Ms. Polly Crow. Both are on loan to the University from the Calhoun County School System.

The In-Service Center has provided a series of preparation workshops for teachers interested in applying for certification to the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The sessions, attended by 12 – 24 teachers, were offered during the month of June and participants were provided information to enable them to begin the process of application.

The In-Service Center provided a series of math workshops for all math teachers of the Anniston City Schools during April and May. The secondary sessions were taught by Dr. Jan Case. The elementary sessions were taught by Dr. Gena Riley. Teaching materials will be provided to the participants through funds made available by the Anniston City System.

On May 10, a presentation was made to the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee by Ms. Tanya Barnes highlighting the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative.

The In-Service Center sponsored the Alabama Reading Academy and the Alabama Reading Initiative New Hire Training at Southside Elementary School in Etowah County on June 12-16, 19-23, and 26-30.

A Chemistry Instructor was hired by Alabama Science in Motion, Ms. Kelly McDowell. She is on loan to JSU from Etowah County School System. The addition of chemistry to Science in Motion Biology and Physics completes the project for JSU.

Houston Cole Library

Houston Cole Library received 66 new computers as part of this year’s Technology Replacement Fund. Most will be placed in public access locations.

Houston Cole Library upgraded the Voyager system from Unicode to version 5.0 over Spring Break.

Dr. George Whitesel announced his retirement after 31 years’ service as Fine Arts/Language/Communications Librarian, effective August 31.

Ms. Charlcie Pettway Vann was hired as General Reference/Instruction Librarian, effective August 25.

Mr. William Hubbard reviewed General Public Library grant applications for the LSTA Advisory Council. He also chaired the LSTA Education Committee which recommended grants for public librarians to pursue graduate study.

Public Services Department

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis was approved for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor effective October 1.

Ms. Hanrong Wang was approved for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor effective October 1.

Mr. John-Bauer Graham was invited to contribute a chapter, “A Comparison of an Online and a CD-ROM Library Tutorial,” in the Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. book, Going the Distance: Library Instruction for Off-Campus Students.

Mr. John-Bauer Graham submitted the manuscript “Organizational Change and the Historical Formation of Community Colleges in the United States” to Community College Review.

Mr. John-Bauer Graham attended the Tennessee Library Association/Southeastern Library Association (TLA/SELA) Joint Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. (April 5 – 7, 2006)

Mr. John-Bauer Graham presented a New Voices Program entitled “Interactive CD-ROMs for Library Instruction” at the Tennessee Library Association (TLA)/Southeastern Library Association (SELA) Joint Conference and which will be published in an upcoming issue of the Southeastern Librarian.

Mr. John-Bauer Graham continues to serve on the editorial board of the Journal of Academic Librarianship

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis presented a poster session, “Facebook-worms: The Impact of an Online Social Networking Trend on Academic Libraries,” at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference in New Orleans.

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis "Checking Out Facebook.com: The Impact of a Digital Trend on Academic Libraries," manuscript written with Ms. Laurie Charnigo, was submitted to Information Technology and Libraries.

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis “Nursing Student Library Usage Patterns in Online Courses: Findings & Recommendations,” manuscript written with Dr. Sherri Restauri, JSU Director of Distance Education, was accepted for publication by Internet Reference Services Quarterly

Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis serves as editor of the Southeastern Library Association Web (SELA) site, and is participating in a special committee assigned to redesign the SELA Web site.

Ms. Linda Cain attended a weeklong seminar at Samford University in Birmingham on "Research in the South." The seminar was an intensive short course on primary sources dealing with the Atlantic South.

Ms. Hanrong Wang published (May, 2006), "Cultural Changes within the Houston Cole Library as a Response to the Presence of International Students", International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management in Organizations, Vol. 5.

Ms. Hanrong Wang published “Integrating Resources and Services Into the Distance Education Course: A Model for Library Accessibility” in the Proceedings of the 2006 U.S. – China Forum on Distance Learning, Troy, AL, Vol.1, pp. 49-53.

The following public service librarians participated in the Alabama Library Associations Annual Convention in Florence, AL: Mr. Harry Nuttall, Ms. Hanrong Wang, Mr. John-Bauer Graham, Ms. Paula Barnett-Ellis, and Ms. Laurie Charnigo.

Technical Services Department

Ms. Sonja McAbee published “Cultural Changes within the Houston Cole Library as a Response to the Presence of International Students: a Case Study,” The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change Management in Organizations, vol. 5, 2005/2006.

Ms. Sonja McAbee presented “Universal Borrowing Comes to Alabama” at the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries Retreat, Orange Beach, Alabama, April 24, 2006 and at the Alabama Library Association, College, University, and Special Libraries, April 27, 2006.

Ms. Sonja McAbee participated as a panelist at the Alabama Library Association, TSSRT/GODORT TechnoForum Program, April 27, 2006.

Ms. Sonja McAbee was recipient of a 2006 Faculty Research Award.

Ms. Jodi Poe published a column, “Tech Notes (about ALLA Listserv and Web Site),” in The Alabama Librarian, 2006 (v.55 no.1) p.4.

Ms. Jodi Poe submitted a new column, “Tech Notes: An Ode to Passport,” to The Alabama Librarian.

Ms. Jodi Poe published a review of the “MediaPost” Web site in Reference Reviews, 2006 (v.20 no.1) p.9.

Ms. Jodi Poe submitted a review of the “Internal Revenue Service” Web site to Choice.

Ms. Jodi Poe submitted a review of ArticleFinder and Google Scholar for Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning.

Ms. Jodi Poe published “Integrating Resources and Services Into the Distance Education Course: A Model for Library Accessibility” in the Proceedings of the 2006 U.S. – China Forum on Distance Learning, Troy, AL, Vol.1, pp. 49-53.

Ms. Jodi Poe was invited to contribute a chapter, “Evaluation and Selection of New Format Materials: Electronic Resources,” in the Greenwood Publishing Group book, Our New Public A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries.

Ms. Jodi Poe was invited to contribute a chapter, “A Comparison of an Online and a CD-ROM Library Tutorial,” in the Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. book, Going the Distance: Library Instruction for Off-Campus Students.

Ms. Jodi Poe presented “New Voices: Interactive CD-ROMS for Library Instruction” at the Tennessee Library Association/Southeastern Library Association Joint Conference (April 6, 2006) in Memphis, Tennessee which will be published in an upcoming issue of the Southeastern Librarian.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended the Tennessee Library Association/Southeastern Library Association (TLA/SELA) Joint Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. (April 5 – 7, 2006)

Ms. Jodi Poe presented “Integrating Resources and Services Into the Distance Education Course” at the 2006 U.S.-China Forum on Distance Learning: Developing Trends in Online Education (April 10, 2006) in Troy, Alabama.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended U.S.-China Forum on Distance Learning, “Bridging Distance to Teach the World,” sponsored by Troy University, Boston University, China Youth Center for International Personnel Exchanges, and China University Distance Education Committee of China Educational Technology Association at Troy University in Troy, Alabama. (April 9 – 11, 2006)

Ms. Jodi Poe led the “Library Web Sites Session” discussion group and moderated the “Firewalls, Ad-blockers, Web Accelerators, etc.” workshop at the Twelfth Off-Campus Library Services Conference (April 26 – 27, 2006) in Savannah, Georgia.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended the Off Campus Library Services Conference in Savannah, Georgia, which included a “Copyright in the Online Course Environment” workshop. (April 27, 2006).

Ms. Jodi Poe attended web-based and telephone training for AccessScience.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended a Cambridge Scientific database training session.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended a Gale database training session.

Ms. Jodi Poe completed an online course, “PC Troubleshooting,” at the HP Learning Center.

Ms. Jodi Poe completed an online course, “Extreme Microsoft® Excel,” at the HP Learning Center.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended web-based training series, “A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting, Part 1: A Consumer’s Guide and Part 2: A Creator’s Guide.”

Ms. Jodi Poe attended an Emerald database training session.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended a web-based training session, “PowerSearch Friday,” provided by Thomson/Gale.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended web-based training session on “How to Easily Create Web-based Training and Communications.”

Ms. Jodi Poe attended an audio conference, “Reaching Special Populations via Distance Education Partnerships.”

Ms. Jodi Poe participated in a web-based discussion, “Data Deluge,” presented by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Ms. Jodi Poe attended the Faculty Awards Reception and received a certificate for research and 15-year service pin.

Ms. Jodi Poe was assigned to the Luminis Training Project Team and attended the Luminis Organizational Planning Workshop conducted by Mr. Stephen Howell and Provided by Sungard/Luminis Services at Jacksonville State University. (June 19 – 20, 2006).

Ms. Jodi Poe was asked to be a member of the Off Campus Library Services 2008 Program Advisory Board.

Ms. Jodi Poe was asked to be the Webmaster for the Southeastern Voyager User Group (SEVUG) (http://www.sevug.org/).

Ms. Bethany Skaggs presented “Promotion and Tenure Issues for Librarians in the Southeast.” (April 6) at Southeastern Library Association conference in Memphis, TN.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs presented “Mentoring Matters.” (April 26) at New Members Round Table, Alabama Library Association Annual Convention, Florence, AL.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs was invited to contribute a chapter, “Evaluation and Selection of New Format Materials: Electronic Resources,” in the Greenwood Publishing Group book, Our New Public A Changing Clientele: Bewildering Issues or New Challenges for Managing Libraries.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs was awarded the Frances Coleman/Thomson Gale Conference

Grant.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs published “NextGen: Happily (Mostly) Ever After.” Library Journal (131:1) January 2006: 66.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs published “Assessing an Integrated Government Documents

Collection.” in Collection Building (25:1) January 2006:14-18.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Review of the HMS Endeavour Website” accepted for publication in Reference Reviews.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Review of The Old Bailey Proceedings” accepted for publication in Reference Reviews.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Historical Fiction Conferences and Workshops” accepted for publication in Solander.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Review of Virgin Earth” accepted for publication in Historical Novels Review.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Review of /Murder, Ancient and Modern” accepted for publication in Historical Novels Review.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs had “Review of Wedding Rows” accepted for publication in Historical Novels Review.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs was offered and accepted position of Managing Editor for Historical Novels Review.

Ms. Bethany Skaggs attended the Tennessee Library Association/Southeastern Library Association (TLA/SELA) Joint Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. (April 5 – 7, 2006)

Ms. Kim Stevens presented “Promotion and Tenure Issues for Librarians in the Southeast.” (April 6) at Southeastern Library Association conference in Memphis, TN.

Ms. Kim Stevens presented “Mentoring Matters.” (April 26) at New Members Round Table, Alabama Library Association Annual Convention, Florence, AL.

Ms. Kim Stevens had “Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and America” accepted for publication in Reference Reviews.

Ms. Kim Stevens submitted a book chapter proposal (with Ms. Jodi Poe, Mr. John Graham, Ms. Bethany Skaggs, and Ms. Mary Bevis). Topic: Electronic Resources Management Workflow, Handbook of Research on Library Electronic Resource Management.

Ms. Kim Stevens published “A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization” 20 (2006): 68-69 in Reference Reviews.

Ms. Kim Stevens attended the Tennessee Library Association/Southeastern Library Association (TLA/SELA) Joint Conference in Memphis, Tennessee. (April 5 – 7, 2006)

Ms. Kim Stevens was recipient of a 2006 Faculty Research Award.

JSU Technical Services Librarians’ offices held in the Alabama Library Association: Mary Bevis, Publications Committee Chair; Sonja McAbee, Handbook Committee Chair;

Bethany Skaggs, Government Documents Roundtable Moderator; Jodi Poe, Webmaster and President of the Scholarship and Loan Board; Kim Stevens, Secretary of the College, University, & Special Libraries Division.

Lurleen B. Wallace College of Nursing and Health Services

Enrollment in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) has increased 66% from Fall 2001 to Spring 2006; faculty and professional staff have increased 50% in the same period (see Table A). If the number of students projected for Fall 2006 materializes, enrollment will have increased 80% in the last five years, with the bulk of the increase occurring between Fall 2004-Fall 2005. The RN to BSN program (STEP) accounts for the majority of the growth. The traditional undergraduate (generic) BSN program is filled to capacity, but the RN to BSN program (STEP) and the MSN programs continue to grow. The STEP and MSN programs are completely online and because these students are licensed RNs, the only limit to enrollment is sufficient qualified faculty and administrative support personnel. The University of North Alabama (UNA) has notified us that their report of Substantive Changes has been approved by SACS; they anticipate 30 UNA students in Fall 2006 who will enroll in JSU’s NU 442G Transcultural Nursing.

Table A. Nursing Enrollment Fall 2001-Spring 2006.

Fall 2001

Fall 2002

Fall 2003

Fall 2004

Fall 2005

Spring 2006

Projected Enrollment

Fall 2006

Generic:174

STEP: 9

MSN: 27

Total: 210

Faculty/Pr Staff: 16

Generic:189

STEP: 11

MSN: 24

Total: 224

Faculty/Pr Staff: 17

Generic:194

STEP: 12

MSN: 20

Total: 226

Faculty/Pr Staff: 18

Generic:202

STEP: 9

MSN: 29

Total: 240

Faculty/Pr Staff: 19

Generic: 244

STEP: 54

MSN: 36

Total: 334

Faculty/Pro

Staff: 21

Generic:252

STEP: 69

MSN: 28

Total: 349

Faculty/Pr

Staff: 24

Generic: 236

STEP: 100

MSN: 42

JSU total: 378

UNA Transient: 30

Total: 408

Faculty/Professional Staff includes full time clinical associate (s) & dean.

Generic courses have adequate faculty and stable enrollment. As of this date, 57 STEP students are enrolled with 84 files for prospective STEP students seeking admission for fall 2006. Based on the number of faculty currently available to teach in the STEP program, STEP admissions must be limited to 75 students per semester. Factoring in August graduations, plans must be made for a total enrollment of approximately 100 STEP students, 42 native JSU MSN students and potentially 30 transient UNA MSN students in fall 2006. This translates to 20 sections of STEP and MSN courses compared to 13 sections offered in Marathon J 2006.

Mr. Rainer Haspel, CNHS Media Specialist, was named JSU Employee of the Month for April 2006.

For more than 25 years the JSU College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CNHS) has operated the Nursing Center Clinic (NCC). Certified nurse practitioners, working collaboratively with physicians, have provided health care services to thousands of individuals in the community including JSU students as well. Functioning as a satellite of the Calhoun County Health Department, family planning, immunizations, health assessment and health education services have been offered at low or no cost to clients. Health department personnel have also provided WIC services to mothers and children in northern Calhoun County. A recent ruling by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, however, has “disqualified” satellite clinics, such as the one in JSU’s nursing building, from receiving federal family planning supplies and medications. Federal support, through Title X funding, provided the framework for the operation; loss of federal support has resulted in the closing of the Nursing Center Clinic.

Other options were examined in an effort to continue operating the NCC. Providing family planning without federal support, for example, would cost JSU over $100 per patient. The overwhelming majority of patients seen in the clinic did not have insurance. For the few patients with insurance, the NCC did not have the capability of third party billing. The Calhoun County Health Department will continue to offer WIC services in Wallace Hall every Thursday.

Patients can continue to receive complete health care services, including family planning, immunizations and WIC through the Calhoun County Public Health Department. JSU students are eligible for a full array of health care services through the JSU Student Health Center.

Student Affairs

Office of Admissions

The Office of Admissions is pleased to announce the fall application and acceptance numbers are among the highest in a fifteen-year period. The current applied and accepted freshman numbers are the highest with the exception of 2005. The current applied and accepted transfer numbers are the highest with the exception of 2004. A chart titled “Fall Application Count” dated June 7, 2006 has been provided with comparison numbers from 1992-2006.

Biology Department

David L. Walters Department of Music

Political Science and Public Administration

Course Sections

Course Sections

Course Sections

Dean’s Office

Department of Educational Resources

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Houston Cole Library