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Students In Free Enterprise Team For USC Upstate Wins At Regional Competition
The USC Upstate Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) Team returned to Spartanburg as SIFE USA Rookie of the Year after participating in the SIFE USA Regional Competition that was held in Charlotte on March 22. The event was one of 17 SIFE USA Regional Competitions being held across the United States in March and April. Read the full story here. . .

For more on the students and what SIFE is all about, go here…

Front row from left: Susan Rankin, Brian Smith and Anne Truesdale
Back row from left: Steve Campbell, Tim Garrett and Dr. David Parker

 

Community Indicators Project Adds Fourth Partner
The Community Indicators Project:  Strategic Spartanburg, sponsored by the Spartanburg County, Spartanburg County Foundation and United Way of the Piedmont, has added a fourth sponsoring partner, the University of South Carolina Upstate. USC Upstate’s Metropolitan Studies Institute will oversee the data track, which includes updating the indicators and analyzing and researching statistics that are pertinent to the health of the Spartanburg community.  “I am very pleased with the opportunity to partner with Spartanburg County, Spartanburg County Foundation and United Way of the Piedmont on this project of enduring importance,” said Chancellor John Stockwell. “Managing, researching and reporting this data stream is consistent with the University’s mission, and is ideally suited to the engagement of our newly created Metropolitan Studies Institute with the future of the County.” For more information, read the full release here.

 

Exhibition by Graduating Seniors in Graphic Design
Five seniors will exhibit a collection of their work when USC Upstate holds its annual Exhibition by Graduating Seniors in Graphic Design in the University Gallery April 10-30. A public reception will be held Tuesday, April 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Performing Arts Center. The five seniors completing their bachelor’s of fine arts degree with an emphasis in graphic design are Calvin Armatige of Greer, Mollie Brown of Campobello, J. Caleb Clark of Blacksburg, Paloma Castillo of Dominican Republic, and Amanda Cox of Greenville. They will exhibit works in drawing, illustration, painting, printmaking, photography, product design, and graphic design and many items will be for sale. For more information contact Jane Nodine, professor of art and director of the Art Gallery, at 503-5838.

 

“One World, One Upstate” Is USC Upstate’s Effort To Celebrate Diversity, Pay Tribute To Tolerance and Call For Unity
The University of South Carolina Upstate will celebrate four days of diversity when it kicks off “One World, One Upstate” during the week of April 9-12. “The events that we have planned will be a celebration of diversity, a tribute to tolerance and a call for unity,” said April Moore, assistant director of student life at USC Upstate and organizer of the celebration. “We will focus on such topics as race, age, gender, sexuality, politics and religion.” For the full week’s schedule, read the full story here.

Week in Pictures

Spring was nice this year, all two days of it.
Mike Bruce has been here and there and everywhere on campus with his camera. He captured all sorts of great photos, from daffodils emerging to the high school baseball players from Pennsylvania playing at Cyrill Stadium, to the area that will become a parking lot now that the houses have been removed (at the intersection of Gramling Dr. and University Way.)

Haulin’ House
A total of four houses have been moved over the past several weeks to make room for parking and entrance signage. This house was near the intersection of University Way and Valley Falls Road.

 

 

Training Opportunities

For a complete description of all of the Spring 2007 technology training courses listed below, click here.

  • Getting Started: Online Course Development Basics, April 25 – May 18
  • Moving the Laboratory Online, April 18 - 27
  • Dynamic Collaboration, Discussion and Facilitation Practices, May 23 – June 1

Planning and Organizational Development has the following seminars coming up. It is important to reserve your spot early by contacting Jeanette Reeves.

On Upstate TV

Putting Health in Your Own Hands
Join Upstate TV host Julie Phillips as she addresses personal healthcare choices in the Upstate with three experts in the field: Dr. Martin Lutz, emergency room physician with the Greenville Hospital System; Paul Smith of the Smith Therapy Group; and Scarlett Conway, instructor with the USC Upstate School of Nursing.

 

Day Time Channel
April 3 12:30 p.m. 14
  10:00 p.m. 10
April 5 7:30 p.m. 14
April 8 7:00 p.m. 14

 

Academic Reminders

Please let students know about this opportunity to travel to Quebec, Canada this summer. The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, April 11. Students who do not have passports but who would like to apply must allow 10 weeks for passport processing or 3-4 weeks (and an extra fee) for expedited processing. In order to qualify for the trip, students must have a 2.5 GPA and 60-90 credit hours. An application, personal essay and one recommendation from a professor are also required. Please see the attached flyer for further details.

Activities and Events

It’s Greek Week!
Keep up with the Greeks with this calendar of events:

Monday
Penny Wars (All Day)
Outside of CLC

Opening Ceremony (11-2)
Lower Quad

Tuesday
Penny Wars (All Day)

Crest Drawing (10-2)
Various locations

Volleyball Tournament (5-9)
The Landing

Wednesday

Penny Wars (All Day)
Outside of CLC

Inflatable Day (10-5)
Outside of CLC

Greek God/Goddess (7-9)
Arboretum

Thursday
Penny Wars (All Day)
Outside of CLC

Scavenger Hunt (All Day)

Faculty High Tea (1-4)
CLC 309

Casino Night (7-9)
URC Great room

Friday
Penny Wars (All Day)
Outside of CLC

Greek Olympics (11-4)
Palmetto House Field

Closing Ceremony (5-7)
Lower Quad

Contact Steve Hopkins for additional information.

 

Women In … Series: Feminist Ethics and Animal Treatment
Wednesday, April 4 … 12:15 p.m. … CLC 309 As part of the Center for Women’s Studies and Programs’ celebration of the ASPCA’s National Prevention-of-Animal-Cruelty Month, Dr. Flynn (sociology) will present current feminist ethical theory on the connection between the treatment of animals and the treatment of women in contemporary U.S. culture.
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The Third Annual USC Upstate Research Symposium
 Friday, April 6 … 8:00 a.m. … Rampey Center
The Third Annual USC Upstate Research Symposium will be held on Friday, April 6 in the Rampey Center. Dr. Charles E. Glassick, Senior Associate Emeritus of the Carnegie Foundation and author of Scholarship Assessed: Evaluation of the Professoriate, will deliver our keynote address at 8:05 a.m. sharp. After that, there will be six special sessions - 23 presentations in total, nine of which will be given by students. Please visit the symposium website for more details.

 

 

Coming Up …

Career Expo Week
 Monday, April 9 – Friday, April 13 … CLC (Various Locations)
All students and recent alumni are invited to attend the Career Expo days of their choice to learn about employment opportunities and help them gain insight on professions through panel discussions and networking with recent alumni and other professionals working in those fields. Everyone that wishes to attend is asked to dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes. More information is available on the Career Center web site.

Open House for Die Deutsche Schule Spartanburg
Saturday, April 14 … 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. … Mary Black School of Nursing
The German School Spartanburg (Die Deutsche Schule Spartanburg) is a Saturday school for children and adults who wish to learn the German language and the cultural heritage of German speaking countries. An Open House will be held on Saturday, April 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 12 Noon in the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate for prospective students ages four through adult.
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Eighth Annual International Soccer Tournament
Sunday, April 15 …10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. … Soccer Field
The tournament is jointly sponsored by the Center for International Studies and the German American Club of the Carolinas. In years past, participating teams included Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, France, El Salvador, South Africa, Vietnam and Ukraine. To be held at the Youth County Soccer Field. Anyone interested in forming a team must contact Kathryn McLaughlin.

 

Annual Student Print and Art Sale
Thursday, April 19 … 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. … HPAC Lobby
 15% of sales will go to the VA Student Scholarship Fund and the balance to the artists. For further information, contact Jane Nodine.

 

The Eternity Portfolio And Planned Giving Are Topics For USC Upstate’s Nonprofit Friday Focus
Friday, April 20 … 12:00 p.m. … Mary Black Foundation, 349 East Main Street, Suite 100, downtown Spartanburg.
What would happen if we gave our “giving portfolio” the same attention as our retirement portfolio, saw planned giving as a form of investment, and viewed the vision of the kingdom of God as the ultimate long-term investment? USC Upstate’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership will host a discussion of these questions, led by certified financial planner Joe E. Hines, Jr. and Janet Yusi, gift planning representative with Miracle Hill Ministries, at the monthly nonprofit information noon lunch series “Friday Focus.” For the full story … Add this event to my Outlook Calendar.

 

Shoestring Players to Present: Nunsense
April 19-22 … Humanities and Performing Arts Center
The entire cast of Nunsense is comprised of USC Upstate students. Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.” Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head.
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Your Blood is Needed
Monday, April 30 … 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. … CLC
Blood donations are at a critical level! Consider donating blood to help save a life.

Community Events

Historic Price House Presents African-American Life at Taste of the Backcountry
 Saturday, April 14 … 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. … The Price House
Sample traditional open fire cooking, enjoy domestic arts demonstrations, tour the historic Price House and double pen slave cabin, learn about African-American life, listen to live 1800s music …AND bring two antiques for a free evaluation! There’s additional info on this flyer. Susan Hodge (Advancement) is a board member of the Spartanburg County Historical Association and is pleased to invite the campus community to this event.

 March of Dimes
USC Upstate is partnering this year with the March of Dimes in the “Walk America” event on Saturday, April 28 at Barnet Park at 9:00 a.m. Click on the link provided to make a financial contribution and to sign up to be on the Upstate “Spartan” walk team. Our campus goal is $1000……please become a part of our team and walk for March of Dimes and USC Upstate.

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Healthy Upstate Carolina

Instead of fried foods, choose broiled, baked, or boiled foods.

© Smart Style’s 101 Ways to Stay Healthy

 

Contest

Step into your personal time-travel machine for a moment and study this picture of the USC Upstate campus. When do you think it was taken? The first five to correctly guess the year will win a Celebrate Community knick-knack of their choice. Email Claire Sachse with your response.

Don't Forget

Easter Egg Hunt
This Saturday, April 7 hop on over to the Quad for the annual Staff Council Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter Bunny will be here from 11:00 to 1:00.

Staff Spotlight

Mary Hoey
 Administrative Assistant for Equal Opportunity Programs

A native of Spartanburg, Mary enjoys photography, spending time with her four grandchildren, playing basketball and watching Dorman basketball games. For the past 13 years (four of those part-time) she has been employed at USC Upstate where she thoroughly enjoys her colleagues and the beautiful location of campus facilities. And you may not know this about her: she is a monster truck fan! Her favorite driver is Tom Meents, who drives Maximum Destruction.

Student Spotlight



 Keep Up with Omar Figueroa
Omar Figueroa, a pre-dental major at USC Upstate, is one of 14 honors students selected from across the state for the 2007 class of the South Carolina Washington Semester Program (WSP). In Washington, DC, WSP Fellows get first-hand experience with the political process, obtaining skills and contacts that will help prepare them for careers in virtually any sphere. On his blog, Omar is posting updates on his semester in DC.

Alumni Spotlight

Take me out to the ball game …
The USC Upstate Alumni Association is hosting a night at the Greenville Drive Baseball Park on Thursday, July 26 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $6.50 per person and transportation from USC Upstate is available for $15 per person. Everyone is welcome to sit in our section, but reservations and payment are required prior to the event. Please contact the alumni office or 864-503-5277 for further information or to make your reservations. Add this event to my Outlook Calendar.

Keep in touch!
The Advancement Office maintains a database for alumni, friends and corporations of the University. If you have news about one of the constituent groups (employment changes, marriages, new addresses), please e-mail alumni@uscupstate.edu with information.

Athletics

Saturday Night Fever
USC Upstate Athletics will hold its 14 th Annual Athletics Benefit Auction – “Saturday Night Fever” – on Sat., April 28 in the Hodge Center.  The retro 70’s theme will be topped off with disco lighting and your favorite 70’s music.  Enjoy wonderful food and beverage, great music, and terrific auction items.  Tickets are $50 and can be purchased in advance.  Please call ext. 5144 for more information.

Men’s Baseball v. Pfeiffer
 Tuesday, April 3 … 6:00 p.m. …Harley Park
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Men’s Baseball v. Carson-Newman
Wednesday, April 4 … 6:00 p.m. …Harley Park
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Faculty & Staff Briefs


Mike Bruce and his son Myers did a little fishing during Spring Break in Lake Greenwood. Myers is a pre-pharmacy student at USC.

Lisa Johnson (Center for Women’s and Gender Studies) presented a paper on "National Coming Out Day in the Bible Belt" at the Southeast Women's Studies Association conference at UT-Chattanooga and the GLBTQ 2007 conference at UNC-Asheville last weekend. Nine students from Upstate attended the GLBTQ conference with funding from a Diversity Incentive grant from the Office of Student and Diversity Affairs.

Employment Opportunities

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

STAFF/ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS:

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

STAFF/ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS:  

Director of Disability Services & ADA Coordinator
(State Title: Program Coordinator II)
Student Affairs
Requisition No. 043120
Online applications accepted through Monday, April 2, 2007

Athletic Field Supervisor
(State Title: Building/Grounds Supervisor I)
Facilities Management
Requisition No. 043116
Online applications accepted through Monday, April 9, 2007

HUMAN RESOURCES REMINDERS
HR has two important memos regarding pay schedules during summer school:

2007 Summer School Pay Schedule
2007 Faculty Summer School Pay Schedule

Miscellaneous

Family Fund Update
Joyce Long (Financial Services) is the happy winner of this month’s Family Fund drawing!  She says she will drive her Honda for a month on the $50 gas she won! Joyce is a longtime supporter of Family Fund, and her support goes to several areas in which she has a special interest and fondness. You, too, can support special areas here on campus.  Send in your donation to the Carolina Piedmont Foundation. Email Susan Holland for more information.

2007 Faculty/Staff Telephone Directory The 2007 Faculty/Staff Telephone Directory is now available for you to download and/or obtain from Printing Services. Visit the Printing Services web site to place your order. Each directory costs $3.09 and will be charged to the ordering department. Please note that all information in the directory is available online, and the online information is updated continuously throughout the year. University Communications encourages the use of the online directory primarily to conserve paper and printing costs, but also to reduce the number of internal calls to the switchboard operator.

Download the directory here. This is a large file and will take several seconds to download. Please note that as updates are made online, the directory you download will reflect the changes.