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New Feature In the Register
After viewing your comments in our recent Register survey, we’ve decided to add more technical functionality on a step-by-step basis. Today, you’ll notice that next to some of our events there is a link with a calendar icon that will allow you to add events directly to your Outlook calendar. By clicking on this link you’ll be asked whether or not you want to save the event in your Outlook calendar.

Depending on what browser you use, the link may automatically open in your Outlook calendar, or you may have to first save the calendar file to your desktop, then click on it for it to open.

We hope that this will make it one step easier for you to remember the events seen in the register. If you have any questions on making this feature work, feel free to contact Nick Catto at ncatto@uscupstate.edu.

Look out for more improvements to come!

Update from IT on Web CT
After discussions with the IT Advisory Roundtable and Faculty Welfare Committee, Information Technology & Services will not be renewing the USC Upstate campus Web CT course management system license effective July 14. We will continue to support courses on Web CT until that date. The math student placement test is being transferred over to the Blackboard CMS and Tom Davis will assist anyone wishing to move their Web CT course over to Blackboard. The decision to eliminate Web CT was based on a number of factors which include:

  • Standardization on one CMS so
    • the students only have one system to learn
    • Instructional Technology only has one system to train on
    • ITS only has one system to support
    • the university only pays for one system (making more funds available for classroom technology)
  • The majority of courses were already on Blackboard ( Web CT only had 6 – 7 users)
  • Blackboard purchased Web CT a few years ago and are working toward one platform themselves

ITS regrets any inconvenience this change causes and will assist with the conversion in any way possible.

 

New Policy
The University’s “World Wide Web Policy and Procedures Guidelines” are now posted online for your review. The purpose of the university web policy is to ensure accuracy, consistency, integrity, and protection of the identity and image of the University by providing a set of minimum standards and guidelines for web sites of USC Upstate’s departments, schools, facilities, organizations, and affiliates. The policy addresses personal web pages, student organization web pages, ADA accessibility, advertising, fundraising, copyright, web server registration and the content management system.

Week in Pictures

Over 60 foreign language educators from across the state gathered on Friday in the Campus Life Center for the Reflections 2007 conference “Performance Assessment: Don’t Think of Having a World Language Program Without It.” Most of the teachers in attendance were K-12 teachers, with a few at the university level. The day-long workshop was led by Dr. Kristin Hoyt of Kennesaw State University.

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
  • Copyright Compliance for Online Educators, March 21 - 30
  • Moving the Laboratory Online, April 18 - 27
  • Dynamic Collaboration, Discussion and Facilitation Practices, May 23 – June 1

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

The Office of Equal Opportunity Programs will offer the following seminars as part of the Towards a Civil Campus Series. Detailed information will follow via e-mail announcements. Contact Sharon Woods at 503-9889 for more information.

On Upstate TV

Dr. Darrell Parker , dean of the School of Business, and USC Upstate alum, Chris Fowler, VP at Wachovia, are the guests on the next episode of Upstate TV. Their interview focused on the importance of finishing a four year degree – particularly in business in getting a job in today’s economy. Dr. Parker emphasized USC Upstate’s general business program, which, by design represents different functional areas of business such as accounting, finance, management and marketing. The combination of these skills is more important for the small businesses in our region than a pure specialization in one area. Also discussed on the show are the opportunities for adults with some college to come back to school and finish their degree either directly through Upstate or in combination with Greenville Tech and Spartanburg Community College. 

Showtimes are:

Day Time Channel
March 20 12:30 p.m. 14
  10:00 p.m. 10
March 22 7:30 p.m. 14
March 25 7:00 p.m. 14

 

Academic Reminders

Promotion and Tenure Workshop
You are invited to attend a Promotion and Tenure workshop in the University Conference Room, second floor, Admin. Building. The workshops will be held as follows: Friday, March 30 from 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. and Tuesday, April 3 from 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. Tenure track faculty, peer review chairs, department/division chairs and deans are welcome to participate. Please respond to Happy Montgomery letting her know which workshop you plan to attend. Should you have conflicts for both the above times listed, please let us know and we will try to accommodate you.

American Humanics
American Humanics was just awarded $5 million from the Kellogg Foundation for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders program. The purpose of the grant is to enhance the student internship experience so they do not necessary have to work in addition to the internship. We hope that this will allow students to fully concentrate on their internship duties. This is yet another benefit for nonprofit major and minor students who join the American Humanics Student Association (AHSA).This grant is for students who have the nonprofit coursework (major or minor), are active members of AHSA, and who intend to get certified in American Humanics.  Students can apply funding in the spring, summer or fall semesters and can apply for multiple semesters. The stipend is for $4500 for 300 hours. This is $15.00 per hour!  This is only open to the 70 colleges and universities that are involved in American Humanics. Additionally, they can do this in conjunction with an internship which is already paid (USC Upstate has some) and with Americorp. This opportunity is open for the next five years. This will allow students to prepare for this opportunity even if they are freshman. For more information call 503-5754. 

Activities and Events

This week

Womanist Theology Discussed At USC Upstate
Monday, March 19 … 3:30 p.m. … G.B. Hodge Center, Room 155
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College Majors Fair
Tuesday, March 20 … 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. … HPAC/Smith Lower Quad
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Education Career Recruitment Event
Wednesday, March 21 … 9:30 a.m. …. CLC 309
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Women in … Series: Martha Ballard – Midwife on the Maine Frontier
Wednesday, March 21 … 12:15- 1:15 p.m. … CLC 309
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USC Upstate Pays Tribute To The Rat Pack With "A Swinging Affair"
Thursday, March 22 … 8:00 p.m. … Performing Arts Center Theater
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An Evening of Great Conversations
Thursday, March 22 … 6:00-9:30 p.m. … Piedmont Club
Reserve your spot through Ryan Boggs.
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Metropolitan Communities in Transition: Lessons from Spartanburg and the World
Friday, March 23 … 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. … CLC
Contact Ryan Boggs (Ext. 5218) to reserve your spot. Read the media release for a few extra details, or visit the conference web site.
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The Holocaust: Reflection and Remembrance
Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 … B’nai Israel Temple
An address, a panel discussion and a one-man play are scheduled for Spartanburg’s second annual Holocaust remembrance event sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences at USC Upstate, B’nai Israel Temple and the Spartanburg Human Relations Commission. All the details, including times and participants, are in the media release. For further information, contact Catherine Canino at ccanino@uscupstate.edu, Linda Tanenbaum at sat506@bellsouth.net, or Rabbi Yossi Liebowitz at rabbi@ourtemple.us.

 

Upcoming Events

Monday Night Feminism Series Presents "I Thought She Said Yes"
 Monday, March 26 … 4:30 p.m. … Hodge 155
The Center for Women's and Gender Studies at USC Upstate continues its discussion series, "Monday Night Feminism," with a look at recent changes in rape laws and the complex issues surrounding gender and consent. Considering issues of consent especially from the male perspective in "I Thought She Said Yes," this discussion will focus on the ambiguity of consent … read here for the full story.
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Women in … Series: Italian Immigrants in Urban America
 Friday, March 30 … 12:15 p.m. … CLC 309
As part of the Center for Women's Studies' celebration of Women's History Month, Dr. Diane Vecchio, associate professor of history at Furman University, will give a talk based on the research for her book, "Merchants, Midwives, and Laboring Women: Italian Migrants in Urban America." For further information, contact Lisa Johnson.
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Glue (two performances)
Saturday, March 31… 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. … HP129 Note time and location change
Glue, an opera, has a fairy tale theme in which a wizard intervenes when two young girls always find themselves at odds with each other. One girl wants to use a plot of land to plant a garden and the other one wants to use it to practice her dance routine. Constantly arguing with each other, the wizard puts the girls in a sticky situation that forces them to learn to work together. Glue was composed by Carrie Leigh Page, a 2002 graduate of Converse College who is the current Composer-in-Residence at St. Martin of Tours in Louisville, Ky. Page received her master’s of music degree in music composition from the University of Louisville in May 2005, where she studied as a Bomhard Fellow in Music composition. Contact professor Brandi Icard for additional information at 503-5846.
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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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Community Events

Celebrate Anew 2007: A Bethlehem Center Gala Event and Gown Pre-Sale and Sale
 With spring and summer just around the corner, the season for weddings, proms and formal events is getting started. If you need a gown this year, consider attending the Celebrate Anew 2007 Event at Bethel United Methodist Church, 245 S. Church St. On Friday, March 23 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. there will be a gown pre-sale. Ticket donations are $15 per person. On Saturday, March 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., come for the big sale. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children 18 and younger. There will be 80 Bravura Handbags, as well as over 300 new and nearly-new gowns for formals, proms, pageants, debutante balls, and weddings. Also, you will find 45 new wedding gowns from local boutiques, priced from $100- $400, that retail from $700 to $2000! No checks accepted at the sales event. Payment by Visa, MasterCard, debit or cash.

Tickets available at Bethlehem Center, 397 Highland Avenue. Call 582-7158 for further information.

CPR Saturday
The American Red Cross invites you to CPR Saturday on March 31! All classes will be Adult CPR certification classes on March 31. The cost is $10 per person - must pre-pay to register for the class.  Call to register over the phone with a credit card, stop by the office to pay, or register online at www.redcross.org/sc/piedmont. Registration and pre-payment are required in order to attend CPR Saturday. Here is a flyer to print out and take with you.  

Piedmont Chapter : Contact (864) 583-8000 to register, 104 Garner Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29303

  • Pine Street YMCA : 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm, 266 S. Pine St., Spartanburg, SC 29302
  • Boiling Springs First Baptist Church : 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm, 3600 Boiling Springs Rd., Boiling Springs, SC 29316
  • Middle Tyger Library : 10:00am-1:00pm, 2:00pm-5:00pm, 170 Groce Rd., Lyman, SC 29365
  • Landrum Public Library : 9:00am-12:00pm, 111 East Asbury Drive, Landrum, SC 29356

Cherokee County Service Center : Contact (864) 489-6066 to register, 301 N. Limestone St., Gaffney, SC 29340

  • Cherokee County Service Center : 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm, 301 N. Limestone Street, Gaffney, SC 29340
  • Blacksburg Community Center : 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-4:00pm, 103 South Shelby Street, Blacksburg, SC 29702

Union County Service Center : Contact (864) 427-7991 to register, 303 W. Main St., Union, SC 29379

  • Union County Service Center : 10:00am-1:00pm, 303 W. Main St., Union, SC 29379
  • YMCA Union : 10:00am-1:00pm, 106 Lakeside Dr., Union, SC 29379
  • USC Union : 10:00am-1:00pm, 309 East Academy St., Union, SC 29379

 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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Contest

The Pi-rize goes to …
Last Wednesday, Pi-Day, passed quietly on the USC Upstate campus. The Register Reporter offered a pi-rize to anyone who was planning to celebrate the day, and only one person stepped forward: Susan Hodge from University Advancement. Her plans for Pi-Day included playing the pi-ano and re-reading her copy of The Life of Pi. Pi is a little boy stuck on a boat with a boa constrictor and a man-eating tiger. Says Susan, “It has a lot of ‘life's lessons’ in it – how to grab the tiger by the tail, and such… I couldn't put this book down once I started it and I recommend it to all.” For more information on Pi-Day, visit the web site.

Staff Spotlight

Nick Catto
Web Developer, University Communications

Spartanburg native Nick Catto graduated from USC Upstate in December 2005 with a degree in information management and systems and he returned to work here shortly after graduating. His hobbies are playing the guitar, building computers, playing video games, and working on his house. In his spare time he runs a small internet consulting company, www.mrcatto.com.

Athletics

Saturday Night Fever
USC Upstate Athletics will hold its 14th 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.

Faculty & Staff Briefs

The IT department would like to announce the birth of Christian Robert Aiello born, March 9 at 4:30 pm.  He weighed 7 lbs, 15 oz.  Mom, Dad and big sister Anna are doing great. Jamie Aiello is the director of client services in the IT department. 

Jim Charles , education, is a contributing author to  “Chapter 5: Pedagogical Knowledge, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, and Related Skills,” Guidelines For The Preparation Of Teachers Of English Language Arts, 2006 Edition. National Council of Teachers of English, 2006. 37-50. The new guidelines are available from NCTE.

Gayle Casterline , School of Nursing, presented a research poster at the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Annual Nursing Research Conference on February 23 entitled Caring and Healing through Prayer. Cindy Jennings also made a presentation entitled, Translating Research into Practice. The conference was designed to present evidence-based practice research for the bedside nurse.

Dr. Warren J. Carson , CAS, presented a paper titled "Raymond Andrews's Baby Sweet's: What It Is, is What It Is!!" at the Southern Writers Symposium at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. on February 24.

Radio personality and adjunct instructor of speech, Bill Drake, served as “Quiz Master” at the annual Battle of the Brains held March 7 at the Spartanburg Arts Center. Battle of the Brains pits 32 teams of students from Greenville, Spartanburg, Laurens, Union and Cherokee counties against each other in a quiz bowl that tests students’ knowledge of geography, history, current events, popular culture and more. The show was taped and will air August 11.

Carmen Harris, HPPA presented "Building Black Families and Communities in the Post-Slavery Upstate" at Our Past Before Us - The Search for the South Carolina Upcountry, in Clemson, S.C. on March 9. The conference was jointly sponsored by Clemson and Furman Universities.

Employment Opportunities

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

STAFF/ADMINISTRATION POSITIONS:

Assistant Director of Housing & Residential Life
(State Title: Student Services Program Coordinator II)
Office of Housing & Residential Life
Requisition No. 043018
Online applications accepted through Monday, March 26, 2007

Director of Human Resources
 (State Title: Human Resources Manager II)
Office of Human Resources
Requisition No. 043091
Online applications accepted through Wednesday, March 28, 2007.

 Assistant Registrar
(State Title: Student Services Program Coordinator I)
Records and Registration
Requisition No. 042877 SEARCH EXTENDED
Online applications accepted through Wednesday, March 28, 2007

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

Miscellaneous

Firehouse Subs
 If you like subs … and who doesn’t?... click here to get started on your “Firehouse Frequency Card.” After the purchase of six subs, you’ll get the seventh free!

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.