Why does the water tower still have USCS painted on it?

A) The painters are afraid of heights

B) The budget request to change it hasn’t been approved

C) The tower is owned by Metro Water and negotiations are ongoing

Who wants a Boo?

The children are planning their costumes and the teachers are planning their itinerary. Please contact Dr. Linda Randolph at x5318 or email her at Lrandolph@uscupstate.edu if you would like a Trick-or-Treat visit from the Burroughs Child Development Center children this year.

We will be visiting offices between 9:00 and 11:00, Tuesday Morning, October 31!

Freshmen Advisement Workshops
Have any of you heard your freshmen saying these words . . . “Who is my academic advisor?”  “How will I know what classes to sign up for?”  “When can I register?”  For those of you who advise, have you ever been frustrated by a student who walks in your door for advisement and hasn’t the foggiest idea of their role in the academic advising process?  Academic advisement for spring is fast approaching and answers to all of these questions and more will be offered to students in the Freshmen Advisement Workshops sponsored by the Center for Student Success.  Students can choose from a variety of days and times that best fit their schedules.  Pizza and cookies will be served. If you teach freshmen, please encourage your students to attend one of these.  For more information, please contact Louise Ericson in the Center for Student Success at 503-5070.

 
Tuesday, October 24
12:15 – 1:15 pm
CLC Ballroom

1:30 – 2:30 pm
CLC Ballroom

Wednesday, October 25
1:00 – 2:00 pm
CLC Ballroom

2:00 – 3:00 pm
CLC Ballroom

Thursday, October 26
3:30 – 4:30 pm
Palmetto House MPR 1

Friday, October 27
2:00 – 3:00 pm
CLC Ballroom
 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Visit www.uscupstate.edu/jobs for additional information and online application submission instructions.

STAFF/ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS:

Director of Budget and Resource Planning
(State Title: Accounting/Fiscal Manager I)
Division of Business Affairs Requisition No. 042565
Online application accepted through Monday, October 23, 2006

Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance
(State Title: Program Coordinator II)
Athletics Department
Requisition No. 042631
Online application accepted through Friday, October 27, 2006

Director of Burroughs Child Development Center
(State Title: Program Coordinator II)
School of Education
Requisition No. 042641
Online application accepted through Monday, October 30, 2006

Part-time Mailroom Assistants
(State Title: Same)
Campus Support Services Requisition No. 042629
Online application accepted through Monday, October 30, 2006  

Institutional Effectiveness and Compliance Coordinator (State Title: Program Coordinator I)
Office of Planning and Organizational Development Requisition No. 042654
Online application accepted through Monday, November 6, 2006 .

Prioleau and Fowler Honored By The South Carolina Art Education Association
The South Carolina Art Education Association honored Dr. Rachelle Prioleau and student Dan Fowler at its fall conference, Layers:  Art, Education, and Life, held October 12-14 at the Greenville Regency Hyatt. Read on for more information about their awards and accomplishments.

Maestra Sarah Ioannides’ Visit To USC Upstate Includes Performance By The Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Students at USC Upstate will have the opportunity to interact with Maestra Sarah Ioannides, who is the music director for both the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the El Paso Symphony Orchestra. This season she also appears as guest conductor with the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra, Korea, the Orquesta Sinfónica Municipal de Caracas, Venezuela, the Flemish Radio Orchestra, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and Stuttgart Bachakademie. Ioannides will be a guest lecturer in the music business class taught by Dr. Gregg Akkerman, director of jazz, and Marty Fort, instructor for applied music, on Friday, October 27 at noon. She will also participate in the “Women In….” series, sponsored by the Center for Women’s Studies and Programs at USC Upstate, when she speaks at the “Women in Orchestra Leadership: A Maestra Among Maestros”  on Friday, October 27 at from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. in the Humanities and Performing Arts Center, Room 129. For details on her visit to USC Upstate, read on…

USC Upstate Hosts Open House For Elementary And Early Childhood Educators To Learn About Graduate Programs
The School of Education Graduate Programs Office at USC Upstate will hold an Open House on Thursday, November 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rampey Center on the USC Upstate campus. All area elementary and early childhood educators who are interested in learning more about graduate programs and courses are encouraged to attend. For more information …

USC Upstate Mock Trial Team Double Award Winners
The Mock Trial team at the University of South Carolina Upstate began the season on a strong note by earning two awards for Outstanding Attorney at the nation’s first tournament hosted at USC Upstate on October 13 and 14. The USC Upstate Invitational was sponsored by the Spartanburg law firm of Harrison, White, Smith and Coggins. Teams attending this year’s tournament included Duke, Furman, Davidson, Campbell, USC Columbia, Bob Jones, and Georgia Tech. For the full story. . .

University Communications Launches Greenville Advertising Campaign
Over the course of this school year, Greenville residents will be seeing, hearing and clicking on, advertisements for the programs offered at the Greenville campus. Chances are good that you’ll see a sharp series of advertisements that promote the degrees available at the Greenville campus of USC Upstate. The campaign’s tag line is “A bachelor's degree is closer than you think…” and it will highlight the degree programs in computer information systems, education, engineering technology management, criminal justice, information management and systems, business administration, nursing and communication.

Pepsi Signs New 5-Year Contract
Officials from the Pepsi organization met with officials from USC Upstate Monday and finalized a five-year extension to serve as the official soft drink supplier for the University.  Pepsi has been the exclusive soft drink supplier to the campus for 11 years and is a major corporate partner of the athletic department sponsoring the Pepsi Awards Banquet each spring, helping fund athletic scholarships, providing refreshments in the hospitality room during basketball season, and providing refreshments for special events throughout the year. Visit the Pepsi website for more information on the company and the exciting new products it has developed. Pictured above (l-r) are Rick Long (Pepsi), Eric Grubbs (Pepsi), Traci Farrington (USC Upstate), Mike Hall (USC Upstate), Billy Cruz (Pepsi), and Andy Anderson (Pepsi).

The University Review
The fall 2006 issue of the University Review is now available. This publication is produced three times a year by the Office of University Communications and is mailed to 15,000 alumni, donors, community leaders, etc. Inside this issue: the Preface Freshman Reading and Writing Experience; the opening of the Community Outreach & Education Center; the development of the Rotary Peace Park on campus; profile of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership; the publication of the Palmetto Review; and much, much more. View the magazine as a pdf, or pick up your copy around campus, or e-mail University Communications to request a copy(ies).

2007 Holiday Schedule Announced
The following dates have been approved as the official University holidays for 2007. The University observes the same number of holidays as other state agencies. The chart below is also available online..

Also, if the Governor declares Christmas Eve 2006 an additional holiday, it will be taken Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006. To view the University's remaining 2006 holidays, go to: http://hr.sc.edu/benefits/holidays.html

Landscape Services prepares to fill the beds in front of the Administration building with pansies. Landscaping Services will plant around 150 flats when all is said and done. In the next month they will begin planting more shrubs and trees throughout campus. Some of the plantings will be as replacements and some will be new installation.  We also have 2,800 bulbs consisting of Daffodil, Crocus, Narcissus, Tulip, and Anemone coming.  A student group, Campus Crusade for Christ, is going to assist us with the planting of the bulbs during the second or third week of November.

New bike racks are installed at CLC, Academic Annex, URC and the Landing. (Existing racks include Hodge and Smith (at Mocapelli’s)

Moonshine 5K Run & Walk
Tuesday, October 24 … 7:00 p.m.
The Second Annual Moonshine 5K Run & Walk is being sponsored by the Alcohol and Drug Education Office.  Come out and join the fun on Tuesday, October 24.  Registration will start at 7:00 p.m. at the basketball courts in Palmetto Villas and the race begins at 7:30 p.m. Open to all students, faculty and staff. When you sign up, you will entered for a raffle for a MP3 player.  See the flyer for more details. Questions? Call Erin Morgan at 503-5195.

Understanding and Preventing Sexual Harassment Seminar
Wednesday, October 25 … 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. … HPAC 120
In this seminar, participants will learn sexual harassment definitions and types, the actions or words that can be considered risky behaviors and employee and supervisor roles in preventing and reporting sexual harassment. To register, please contact the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs (EOP) via email at mhoey@uscupstate.edu or phone at 503-9797.

Safewalk
Wednesday, October 25 … 7:00 p.m. … CLC Lobby (2nd floor) 7:00p.m.
(flashlights will be provided)
The Annual Safewalk activity, sponsored by the USC Upstate Police Department, is a walk around campus to assess safety and security features of the University environment. It is an attempt to identify safety hazards and security risks posed by features of the campus environment. Any individual on the campus may participate in this activity. Please contact Christy Camp at extension 5269 on or before October 23, 2006 if you would like to participate. NOTE: Due to the limited responses so far and our deadline passing for catering reservations, we are unable to provide a meal prior to the event.

“Women In …” Series continues: Women in Horror Films: Scream, Run or Slash Back
Thursday, October 26 … 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. … Univ. Readiness Center Great Room
From Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Scream 1, 2, and 3, the horror film positions female characters both as victims and survivors. The last person left alive in horror films is typically female, what Carol Clover has called the “final girl.” Daphne Gottlied discusses the gender imagery of the horror film as part of the Center for Women’s Studies and Programs celebration of Halloween. For more information, contact Lisa Johnson.

“Women in …” series continues, Women in Orchestra Leadership: A Maestra Among Maestros
Friday, October 27 … 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. … Nursing Auditorium
The New York Times sees in her performances "unquestionable strength and authority." Another newspaper notes her "beauty and competence." Maestra Sarah Ioannides discusses her work as conductor of several nationally and internationally known orchestras, addressing the challenge of being a woman in this traditionally male-dominated field. Contact Lisa Johnson for more details.

Support Services Training
Wednesday, November 1… 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. … Rampey Center
Facilities Management, Information Technology, Catering, University Police and Special Events will review the process for providing services to groups on campus. RSVP by phone to ext. 5985 or email Judy Srock no later than Monday, October 30.

Career & Major Decision Making Drop-In
Wednesday, November 1 … 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. … CLC Lobby
If your students need help deciding on a major, need to research possibilities in their major, or just need to explore their interests, values and skills as they relate to a career, recommend to them that they attend this career and major decision making drop-in for help and advice.

“small world/big future” to Address Realities of Globalization
Thursday, November 2 … 3:45 p.m. Registration … Marriott Spartanburg at Renaissance Park
It may be a small world after all, but in the age of globalization, the future is only getting bigger. Find out how globalization is affecting education, business and culture on November 2 at this Upstate Together conference.

A Preface Event The Legacy of Trauma: Mental Health Issues Affecting Survivors
Thursday, November 2 … 3:30 p.m. … Nursing 101
Imagine government officials detaining you for four to five years in a camp where freedom is nonexistent. This is the same country that prided itself in welcoming immigrants and sharing its freedoms – the United States of America. How is the mental health of these survivors of trauma affected and what lasting effects may occur for future generations of Japanese Americans? Helen West and Pat Clary will discuss these mental health issues and their relevance today. To be held in Nursing 101. Led by Pat Clary, RN, MN, Nursing Faculty and Helen West, RN, MSN, Nursing Faculty.