Award-winning broadcast jour-nalist Chris Clark has beennamed chair holder of

MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair ofExcellence in First AmendmentStudies, announced Beverly Keel,director of the program.

Clark, who was the longest-tenured anchor in the Nashville mar-ket, retired from WTVF in 2007 after41 years behind the desk. During hisfour decades at the CBS affiliate, hewas a champion of First Amendmentrights and open government.

“Chris Clark is a distinguishedNashville journalist with a nationalreputation who hashad a career-longcommitment to FirstAmendment rightsand values,” saidJohn Seigenthaler, forwhom the Chair isnamed.

“His presence inthe SeigenthalerChair at MTSU willbe of special interestto students who see a merger ofbroadcast, online and print journalismas an exciting pathway to their owncareers,” Seigenthaler said.

Clark noted that “John Seigen-thaler, as editor and publisher of TheTennessean, and I, as news director ofWTVF, have joined forces on numer-ous occasions to fight governmentefforts to circumvent the people’s fulland free access to information. Onnumerous occasions, these efforts havetaken us to court, and in almost allinstances, our efforts were successfulin defending First Amendment accessfor our readers and viewers.

“John has been a tireless fighter indefense of the First Amendment. Hisenthusiasm and leadership in thiscause has inspired journalists through-out the country. I consider myappointment as a Seigenthaler Scholarthe highlight of my career. What betterway can a journalist contribute to thefuture defense of the First Amendmentthan to pass along John’s legacy?”

As the Seigenthaler Scholar, Clark

from Staff Reports

Dr. Kevin Smith, professorand director of anthropolo-gy at MTSU, recently

helped organize a benefit yard saleto help raise money for the Wynne-wood State Historic Area, whichsustained more than $10,000 in dam-age when a Feb. 5 tornado hitCastalian Springs.

The Department of Sociologyand Anthropology has sponsored itssummer field schools for anthropol-ogy students for 15 years atWynnewood, Smith said, addingthat the entire second floor of the

historic home is now gone and itsoriginal contents were scatteredacross the property.

“On the night of Feb. 5, 2008,the community of Castalian Springssuffered the loss of lives and homesand extensive damage to Wynne-wood, the historic stagecoach innmanaged by the Bledsoe’s LickHistorical Association for the pastfour decades,” Smith explained.

“Lee Myers, (the home’s) care-taker for 37 years and one of our(field schools’) best friends and sup-porters, weathered the tornadoinside Wynnewood, emerging shak-en but unharmed,” Smith said.“And I and many students remem-ber the times when Lee came towarn us of summer storms on theway—and opened the doors ofWynnewood to shelter us.”

Designated as a National

by Lisa L. Rollins

UNITED TO AID UNION

MTSU’s Student GovernmentAssociation is collecting school sup-plies through Friday, Feb. 29, tohelp students at Union Universityin Jackson recover from the Feb. 5tornadoes. Drop-off areas are desig-

nated at Phillips Bookstore on-campus and Blue Raider Bookstoreon Greenland Drive. For moreinformation, contact SGA PresidentChassen M. Haynes at 615-898-2464or sgapres@mtsu.edu.

FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE

The Public Service Committeeis seeking names of faculty and staff

who have performed outstandingpublic service for the university tobe recognized by the MTSUFoundation with one of four annualOutstanding Public Service Awards.More information, including nomi-nation forms, is available atwww.mtsu.edu/learn/public/award_cedl.shtml.www.mtsunews.com

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IN BRIEF

Inside this edition:Entrepreneurship Week under way, page 2CIM program cements status, page 3Spring enrollment jumps 1.65%, page 6

Powwow returns, page 7

a publication for the Middle Tennessee State University community Feb. 25, 2008 • Vol. 16/No. 16

Time to learnMTSU Child Care Lab provides

secure, smart playgroundsee page 8

MTSU recently was selected toserve as the host institutionfor Dr. Vladimir Ilin, a

Fulbright Visiting Scholar for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Ilin, who is a professor of sociolo-gy at St. Petersburg State University inRussia, is one of about 800 outstand-ing foreign faculty and professionalswho will teach and do research thisyear in the United States through theFulbright Visiting Scholar Program,which is sponsored by the U.S.Department of State’s Bureau ofEducational and Cultural Affairs.

“Since there areonly four Tennesseeuniversities partici-pating (in theFulbright program),it is a great honor forMTSU to be hostinga Fulbright VisitingScholar,” said Dr.William Badley, assis-tant vice provost foracademic affairs.

“Professor Ilin’s visit is a great oppor-tunity for mutual scholarlyexchanges.”

Ilin, who arrived at MTSU inJanuary, “will be providing occasionallectures on global inequality and con-ducting research on consumption pat-terns in the United States” during hisvisit, which will end in October, saidDr. Ron Aday, interim chairman of theDepartment of Sociology and Anthro-pology.

In addition to his work as aresearch professor at St. Petersburg,Ilin has authored several books andstudied consumption patterns in dif-ferent parts of the world.

“One of my books is about miners’movement in a very remote Arctic cityin Russia,” he explained. “I didresearch (on) labor relations at trans-port and industrial enterprises in oneof regional centers of Northern Russia.My field research on immigration(has) been conducted in Germany. Ihave been doing the field research of

Fulbright Scholarplans consumerresearch at MTSU

Veteran newsmanChris Clark is latestSeigenthaler chair

See ‘Tornadoes’ page 5

See ‘Fulbright’ page 3 See ‘Newsman’ page 5

Ilin Clark

by Lisa L. Rollins

Professor, studentslead efforts to aiddevastated area

QUICK CHANGES—Historic Wynnewood in Sumner County is shown in the topphoto after a Feb. 5 tornado destroyed its second floor and ravaged the grounds. Thephoto above was taken in 2001 during ongoing MTSU anthropology field schools.

photos courtesy Dr. Kevin Smith

page 2 The Record Feb. 25, 2008

Join MTSU in celebrating National Entrepre-neurship Week Feb. 23-March 1 to supportthe goals and ideals of entrepreneur ship.The weeklong effort is targeting creativity,

imagination and innovation of entrepreneurshipin all its forms—business start-ups, social entre-preneurship and enterprising employees withinexisting organizations. It also will help the educa-tion community and business leaders engage in aongoing discussion about the power of entrepre-neurship to drive the local and national economy.

MTSU’s events will celebrate entrepreneur-ship education through a variety of entrepreneur-ial activities and experiences to help “preparetoday’s youth to be the entrepreneurial leaders ofthe future,” said Dr. Robert J. Lahm, assistant pro-fessor of business communication and entrepre-neurship and coordinator of the week’s events.

“We’ll highlight the need to provide rigorousand relevant education and involve students of allages to be a part of the celebration. Our outreachefforts are meant to convey the benefits of entre-preneurship as well as information about theskills, knowledge and attitude needed to be suc-cessful.”

The Entrepreneurship Week 2008 agenda fol-lows. All events are open to MTSU students andthe public. On-campus events, as well as off-campus events with a variety of community part-ners, will be conducted as noted. For more infor-mation, visit www.mtsu.edu/~eweek.

Monday, Feb. 25 On-Campus Events:• 10:20-11:15 a.m., Business and Aerospace

S324: “Owning Your Own Accounting Firm andSetting Up Your Business for Financial Success,”Randall Matlock, CPA.

• 12:40-2:05 p.m., BAS S324: “Funding andGrowing a Nonprofit Camp for Grandchildrenand Grandparents,” Marti Carrelli-Gilbert ofGrandma’s Camp.

• 2:20-3:45 p.m., BAS S324: ”Turning anArtisan Desire into an Internationally SuccessfulBusiness,” cabinetmaker Alfred Sharp.

• 5-5:45 p.m., BAS S315: “Bottle Bill MeansBusiness: The Economic Benefits of a SocialEntrepreneurship Initiative in the RecyclingIndustry,” Dr. Marge Davis, coordinator of the

Pride of Place/Tennessee Bottle Bill Project.• 6-6:45 p.m., BAS S315: “Finding Balance as

an Entrepreneur,” musician Kate Taylor Butler.Monday, Feb. 25 Off-Campus Events:• 10-11 a.m., “Beating the Odds: Four

Generations in Business,” Mullins Jewelers, 19Public Square, Murfreesboro.

• 2-3 p.m., “Business Insurance 101,” CelesteMiddleton of State Farm Insurance, 803 N.Thompson Lane, Suite B102, Murfreesboro.

• 3-4 p.m., “Getting Into the MusicIndustry/Music Productions,” Lorenzo M. Spikesof Dog Lab Records and Eclipse Artist Manage-ment Group, 610 W. College St., Suite 150,Murfreesboro.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 On-Campus Events:• 8-9:25 a.m., BAS S324: “Starting a Home-

Based Business,” Rose Marie Shipley.• 9:40-11:05 a.m., BAS S324: “Predicting the

Future by Inventing It,” Jon D. Jaques, CPA.• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324: “Capturing

Insights from 153 Years of EntrepreneurialExperience at The Southwestern Company,” VicePresident of Business Development Dan Moore.

• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A: “My Entrepre-neurial Journey: From Real Estate to Franchisingto Real Estate,” Citylife Group President RhettSmith.

• 2:40-3:05 p.m., BAS S130A: “A YoungEntrepreneur’s Story: Building a SuccessfulWomen’s Boutique,” Lona Dunn of Anastasia’s.

• 2:40-4:05 p.m., BAS S324: Business CardCompetition (open to all students) with an intro-ductory presentation, “Integrating Old and NewMedia,” by contest judge Christian Hidalgo,owner/art director of Navigation Advertising.

Tuesday, Feb. 26 Off-Campus Events:• 10-11 a.m., “Entrepreneurship in the Health

Care Sector,” W. Shane Reeves of Reeves-SainDrug Store, 1801 Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro.

• 10-11 a.m., “Operating A Family-OwnedBusiness: Radio Station,” Scott Walker of WGNS

Radio, 306 S. Church St., Murfreesboro.• 11 a.m.-noon, “Executive Flexibility in a

Small Business,” Roy Baudoin of Smyrna BowlingCenter, 95 Weakley Lane, Smyrna.

• 1-2 p.m., “Purchasing and Growing a Bedand Breakfast,” Julie and David Becker of Byrn-Roberts Inn, 346 E. Main St., Murfreesboro.

• 3-4 p.m., “Services Available at theTennessee Small Business Development Center,”Bud Klika, Chamber of Commerce Building, 501Memorial Blvd., Murfreesboro.

Wednesday, Feb. 27:• 9:10-10:05 a.m., BAS S324: “Better to Be

Lucky Than Smart,” Jim Gilmore of AudioProductions.

• 10:20-11:15 a.m., BAS S324: “Owning andManaging a Full-Service Advertising Agency,”Dawn Jones of Jones Media.

• 2:20-3:45 p.m., BAS S343: “StrategicPlanning—Map to Success,” Roy Baudoin.

4:30-5:30 p.m., BAS S324: “Zoning andPlanning Issues: What Entrepreneurs Need toKnow,” Murfreesboro planner Matthew Blomeley.

Thursday, Feb. 28:• 9:40-10:05 a.m., BAS S324: “An

Entrepreneurship Graduate’s Success Story,”Abby Maxwell Dodson of Larry Maxwell Inc.

• 11:20 a.m.-12:45 p.m., BAS S324: “Focusingon the Right Actions at the Right Time,” BijoyGoswami of Aviri Inc. and Bootstrap Network.

• 1-2:25 p.m., BAS S130A: “Insurance Needsof Small Businesses,” Dr. Ken Hollman, MTSUMartin Chair of Insurance.

• 2:40:4:05 p.m., BAS S324: Elevator PitchCompetition (open to all students), judged byKissy Black of Lotos Nile.

Friday, Feb. 29:• 8-8:55 p.m., BAS S343: “Getting Into the

Music Industry/Music Promotions,” Lorenzo M.Spikes of Dog Lab Records and Eclipse ArtistManagement Group.

• 9:10-10:05 a.m., BAS S324: “It All BoilsDown to Where You’ve Been, Where You Are andWhere You’re Going,” Chad Hill of Regions Bank.

• 10:30-11:30 a.m., BAS S102: “FosteringInnovation and Collaboration Across theCampus,” Bijoy Goswami of Aviri Inc.

• 81-4 p.m., BAS S102: Friday Finale/Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with PamWright of Wright Travel, Ronnie Barrett of BarrettFirearms Manufacturing and Bijoy Goswami.

MTSU celebrating Entrepreneurship Week from Staff Reports

B.O.L.T. (Bettering our Leadersfor Tomorrow) is inviting fac-ulty and staff to encourage

students to attend an intensive student-led leadership retreat.

The Blue Raider LeadershipSummit, an overnight retreat at theManchester Convention Center thatwill be conducted March 14-15, is aneducational opportunity for studentsto learn about the principles andtechniques of effective leadership, aswell as network with other students.

Registration fee is $20 per per-son, which includes transportation,all meals and conference materials.

Registration forms are availableat www.mtsu.edu/~mtleader. Followthe link at the site for conferences.

More information is available atthe same Web site or by calling 615-898-5786. Interested students and/orfaculty and staff also may stop by theCenter for Student Involvement andLeadership office in Room 306 of theKeathley University Center.

Campus leadersinvited to B.O.L.T.overnight retreat

Wind Ensemble to perform at band directors’ meeting

The MTSU Wind Ensemble was selected through ablind audition process to perform in a premiereconcert time slot at the Southern Division College

Band Directors National Association conference inColumbus, Ga., at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, in the SchwobSchool of Music Legacy Hall at Columbus State University.

The Southern Division is one of five regions ofCBDNA and encompasses all universitiesin the southeastern United States.

“This is probably the most importantperformance invitation any studentensemble has had in the history of theMTSU School of Music,” said Dr. ReedThomas, conductor of the group anddirector of bands at MTSU.

According to Thomas, approximately25 college bands from the entire south-eastern United States submitted live per-formance recordings and were blindlyselected by a jury before being nominatedfor performance. Out of those 25 bands, five were selectedto perform at the three-day conference, and the MTSUWind Ensemble received the “finale” spot on Friday.

“The invitation ... to perform at the premiere concerttime for these national organizations is a recognition of theartistic maturity of the student musicians and programs inthe School of Music,” said Dr. George T. Riordan, directorof the MTSU School of Music. “(It is) an honor that MTSUnow shares with some of the most honored bands

throughout the nation.”In addition to the university band directors who will

be in attendance, the National Band Association will holdits biannual national convention at the same time, andhigh-school band directors from across the nation also willbe in attendance.

“We are looking forward to representing the MTSUSchool of Music at this regional and national conferenceand letting many musicians know about some of the greatthings happening here at MTSU,” Thomas said of the

national exposure for his group.Thomas said the MTSU Wind

Ensemble will be performing several newworks, including Robert Bradshaw’s new“Concerto for Trumpet,” premiered earli-er this year by the Wind Ensemble withsoloist and MTSU trumpet professorMichael Arndt; three movements ofShafer Mahoney’s “Symphony in E-flat”;a chamber winds piece by David R.Gillingham; Schumann’s “Credendum(Declaration)”; and Hudson Nogueura’s

Brazilian piece “Senzalas, Maracatus, e Quilombos.”There will be a pre-tour Wind Ensemble concert at

7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25, in the Hinton Music Hall inthe Wright Music Building.

The group also will perform for Siegel High Schoolband students on Tuesday, Feb. 26. The ensemble willdepart for Atlanta Feb. 28 and perform for Lassiter HighSchool before arriving in Columbus for their Fridayevening performance.

from Staff Reports

RiordanThomas

Arecent auction held duringthe 33rd annual World ofConcrete in Las Vegas raised

between $500,000 and $600,000 forfour Concrete Industry Managementprograms, including MTSU’s pro-gram, CIM Director Heather Brownsaid.

Auction items were valued at$800,000, she said. The items includ-ed a truck valued at $150,000 donatedby McNeilus Truck Co. andInternational.

“The buyer got it for $138,000, sothey got it for a deal,” Brown said.

Auction items included sportsmemorabilia; NASCAR, NFL andNHL tickets; golf school and vacationpackages; concrete industry-relateditems and much more, she said.

The money raised from the auc-tions will benefit the CIM NationalSteering Commit-tee and support theCIM programs at MTSU, ArizonaState University, New Jersey Instituteof Technology in Newark, CaliforniaState University-Chico, as well ashelp fund future program expansion,according to the alliance’s Web site,www.concretedegree.com.

MTSU helped the other schoolsstart CIM programs and will workwith Texas State University in SanMarcos as it begins its program,Brown said.

The Jan. 20-25 World of Concretedrew 125,000 people, she said,adding that the Las VegasConvention Center has 900,000square feet of exhibit space.

“That’s the only city that canhandle it,” Brown said.

Twenty-four MTSU studentsjoined Brown, MTSU PresidentSidney A. McPhee, College of Basicand Applied Sciences Dean TomCheatham and Dr. Walter Boles,chairman of the engineering technol-ogy and industrial studies depart-ment, at the event. The students camein separate groups along with otherCIM personnel.

“The students worked our booth,they attended a minimum of twoseminars, they worked the auctions(registration, distributing fliers), theywalked the show and they tookresumes and business cards,” Brownsaid, adding that they wore distinc-tive MTSU-blue concrete industryshirts with the CIM and MTSU logos.

Brown said the program nowrequires that students pay $100

toward trip expenses to show “own-ership investment, and we pick upthe rest.” Also, the program paysabout $12,000 a year for students’textbooks because “a lot (of text-books) are not traditional textbooks,”she said.

While in Las Vegas, the MTSUcontingent sold $100 vouchers for aminiature model of the MTSU ReadyMix truck. The unique models will bemailed to the buyers.

“We like to create the aura of acollector series, so we change up themodels each year,” Brown said. “Wekeep the blue and silver colorscheme, but the trucks are numberedwith an imprint on the front.”

This year, MTSU had luggagetags as one of its giveaway boothitems, she said.

The program has a busy spring,full of recruiting socials by compa-nies in the industry. A group socialwill be held Thursday, April 17, at theMTSU Foundation House onThompson Lane.

MTSU’s CIM program unofficial-ly has 434 students—375 actualmajors and nearly 50 freshmen unde-clared.

The Record Feb. 25, 2008 page 3

by Randy Weiler

MTSU CIM program cements status

Fulbright from page 1transformation of traditional localcommunities under influence ofglobal tourism in Nepal, Vietnamand India for the last severalyears.”

Although his research areasfocus on varied topics, he added,“they have one common subject—structures of everyday life.”

During his stay in Murfrees-boro, Ilin said he hopes to conductresearch on the typical life ofAmerica’s consumer society.Related to this, he noted, “I hopeto find here people who will helpme to better understand this coun-try. I will appreciate if some facul-ty and students will meet me tohave a talk about different aspectsof American everyday life.”

As for his initial impressionsof the MTSU community, Ilinnoted that “the most amazing sideof local life that impressed memore than anything else are facul-ty and staff at MTSU. They helpme to solve numerous problemsthat any newcomer meets in (a)new social environment andwhich are often so difficult for for-eigners. They spend so much timeand energy helping me to enterinto American life with … a clearunderstanding of its logic.”

The James E. Walker Libraryand Campus Recreation Center,too, have been a much-welcomedsurprise, Ilin observed.

“I am impressed by therational organization of the uni-versity’s library,” remarked theresearcher. “It is a real pleasure towork there … and the rec center isthe best complex of this type (that)I (have) ever seen in the universi-ties of Russia, Europe andAmerica. I think that students ofMTSU must be happy to studyhere.”

Founded in 1946 under legis-lation introduced by the late Sen.William Fulbright of Arkansas, theFulbright Program is consideredAmerica’s flagship internationaleducational exchange program.

Approximately 279,500"Fulbrighters," 105,400 from theUnited States and 174,100 fromother countries, have participatedin the Fulbright Program since itsinception.

For more information aboutthe Fulbright Program, please visithttp://exchanges.state.gov or call 202-453-8534.

AWARD WINNER—Dr. Connie Jones, left,chair of MTSU’s Depart-ment of Elementary andSpecial Education, pres-ents the 2008 John PleasFaculty RecognitionAward to Dr. MarvaLucas, director of aca-demic enrichment andassociate professor ofmathematical sciences.The award, named forpsychology professorDr. John Pleas, is pre-sented to a minority fac-ulty member at MTSUwho has set a standardof excellence and con-tributed in significantways to the universityand community. Lucas,current president of theTennessee Associationfor Developmental Edu-cation, has worked atMTSU since 1997.

photo by Andy Heidt

Honoring excellence

Nontraditional students gathering for national conference

“Choosing to Thrive, No Matter What” isthe theme of the 2008 Association ofNon-Traditional Students in Higher

Education Conference, for which MTSU will serveas host Feb. 29-March 2.

A gathering of adult students who are strivingto balance the responsibilities of work and familylife while enriching their education and the careeracademics who serve them, the ANTSHE confer-ence will give students and professionals a chanceto come together and share strategies.

“The board of ANTSHE is half students, halfprofessionals,” says Dr. Carol Ann Baily, director ofOff-Campus Student Services and a founder of theorganization. “The annual conference is designed tohave programs that will be good for the profession-

als as well as good for the students.”Dr. Cara DiMarco, a licensed psychologist and

counselor at Lane CommunityCollege’s Transition for SuccessProgram in Eugene, Ore., willdeliver the keynote address at 6:30p.m. Friday, Feb. 29, in the Heart-land Ballroom of the DoubleTreeHotel in Murfreesboro.

DiMarco also will facilitate anopening session and a wrap-upsession on Saturday.

Throughout the conference,DiMarco will lead participants in

identifying and claiming factors that support an

ability to thrive through her “Big Yes” model. DiMarco is the author of Moving Through Life

Transitions with Power and Purpose and CareerTransitions: A Journey of Survival and Growth. Herthird book, Inconvenient Women: Choosing to ThriveNo Matter What, is slated for release in mid-2008.

On Saturday, the venue will shift from theDoubleTree Hotel to the James Union Building onthe MTSU campus. Topic for breakout sessionsinclude “All the World’s a Classroom,” “ConflictResolution Skills,” “Building Collaboration Skills,”“Counteracting Learned Helplessness in theClassroom” and “What Can I Do With This Degree?How Institutions Can Assess the Effectiveness of aNontraditional Degree Program.”

For more information, call 615-898-5989, sendan e-mail to the Older Wiser Learners studentgroup at owls@mtsu.edu, or visit www.antshe.org.

by Gina K. Logue

DiMarco

Related OWLs story, page 7

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Cable Channel 9: Monday-Sunday—7 a.m., 5 p.m.

NewsChannel 5+: Sundays—1:30 p.m.Visit www.mtsunews.com forother cable outlet airtimes.

“Maine Women: Living on the

Land”

Photo exhibit by Lauren ShawBaldwin Photo Gallery, LRCFor information and exhibithours, contact: 615-898-2085.

Monday, Feb. 25

Lecture: Paul Brock of The

Brock McGuire Band, “Irish

Traditional Music in

America—The Golden Era”

3 p.m., State Farm Room, BASFor information, contact: 615-898-2449.

Honors Lecture Series;

Stuart Bernstein, “Dyslexia:

How the Brain Reads and

What Happens When It

Doesn’t”

3-3:50 p.m., HONR 106For information, contact: 615-898-2152.

Our Friends, Our Selves

Bookclub

featured book: Baby Love by Rebecca Walker3:30.-4:30 p.m., JUB 206For information, contact: 615-898-2193.

The Brock McGuire Band

in Concert 7:30 p.m., State Farm Room, BAS

For information, contact: 615-898-2449.

MTSU Wind Ensemble

7:30 p.m., Hinton Music HallFor information, contact: 615-898-2493.

Tuesday, Feb. 26

Black History Month:

Geri Allen Jazz Concert

7:30 p.m., Hinton Music HallNo admission chargeFor information, visitwww.mtsu.edu/~aahmor contact: 615-898-2987.

Thursday, Feb. 28

Red Cross Blood Drive

10 a.m.-4 p.m., KUC 322/318For information, contact: 615-898-2590.

MT Softball vs. Lipscomb

2 and 4 p.m., Blue Raider FieldFor information, visit www.goblueraiders.com.

Free Legal Clinic

7-9 p.m., JUB 206Open to all MTSU personnel;appointments requiredFor information, contact: 615-898-2193.

MTSU Women’s Chorale

7:30 p.m., Hinton Music HallFor information, contact: 615-898-2493.

Feb. 29-March 2

MT Baseball vs. Toledo

Feb. 29: 3 p.m.; March 1: 2 p.m.;March 2: 1 p.m.Reese Smith FieldFor information, visit www.goblueraiders.com.

Saturday, March 1

MT Basketball vs. Troy

Women: 3 p.m., men: 7 p.m.Murphy CenterFor information, visit www.goblueraiders.com.

Sunday, March 2

“MTSU On the Record—

Women Growing Old Behind

Bars”

Guest: Dr. Ron Aday7 a.m., WMOT 89.5-FMPodcast available atwww.mtsunews.com.

March 3-8

Spring break

No classes; university officesopen March 3-6.

Tuesday, March 4

JAWC Career/Professional

Brown Bag Development

Series: Robbie Snapp, Bonnie

McCarty and Barbara Sensing,

“Super Tips for Supervisors”

Noon-1 p.m., JUB Dining RoomCFor information, contact: 615-898-2193.

March 7-9

MT Baseball vs. New Orleans

March 7: 6 p.m.; March 8: 2p.m.; March 9: 1 p.m.Reese Smith FieldFor information, visit www.goblueraiders.com,

Friday, March 7

Spring holiday

All university offices closed

Sunday, March 9

"MTSU On the Record—

Diane Wilson”

Guest: Diane Wilson, author ofAn Unreasonable Woman7 a.m., WMOT 89.5-FMPodcast available atwww.mtsunews.com.

Campus CalendarFeb. 25-March 9

TV Schedule

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An MTSU foundation

SILVER SERVICE—Sherian Huddleston, associate vice provost for enrollment services, accepts congratulations from PresidentSidney A. McPhee as he presents her with the President’s Silver Column Award. The faculty/staff honor, given for extraordinaryservice to the university, is a silver pin with MTSU blue inlays, representing the shape of the columns on the Kirksey Old Mainbuilding. “Your spirit is such that I wish we had hundreds of Sherian Huddlestons. I’m a committee of one, and I basically look foremployees who go above and beyond the call of duty,” McPhee told Huddleston, adding that the award was designed specificallyto represent a foundation, “something that holds things up—and without the column, things crumble.” Huddleston, who will cel-ebrate 35 years with the university this July, was asked to attend a meeting in the president’s office, where the award was revealed.“Thank you so much,” she responded. “This is a surprise; I had no idea. I brought my note pad!” Huddleston is the fourth recipi-ent of the Silver Column. Her predecessors include Suma Clark, director of publications and graphics; the late Dr. Charles Wolfe,noted folklorist, author and professor of English; and Larry Sizemore, supervisor of ground services.

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Historic Landmark in 1973, Smith said Wynnewoodand MTSU students and faculty share “a specialconnection” thanks to the 1994 establishment of apartnership between the Bledsoe’s Lick HistoricalAssociation and MTSU.

“They needed professional expertise to developa better understanding of the archaeological treas-ures of Castalian Springs,” Smith explained, “(and)by fate or good fortune, our newly created MTSUarchaeology program also needed a communitypartner to host our first summer archaeology fieldcourse.”

The pact led to the Bledsoe’s Lick Archaeolog-ical Project, jointly sponsored by the Bledsoe’s LickHistorical Association and MTSU, recalled Smith,who accompanied the first group of nine archaeolo-gy students to Bledsoe’s Lick for five intensiveweeks of study in summer 1995.

Since the initial field school, Smith said, some

250 MTSU students and more than 400 communityvolunteers have worked side by side at the historicarea to better understand and publicize the richheritage that is well preserved at Castalian Springs.

“We’ve returned to Castalian Springs eightadditional summers, exploring the early Tennesseecommunity of Bledsoe’s Fort, the homes of African-American slaves at Wynnewood and the amazingremains of the prehistoric Native American townthat dominated the Sumner County landscapearound A.D. 1250,” he observed.

“Over the years, our partners have provided uswith equipment, supplies, housing and space forrainy days in the lab washing artifacts, Popsicles onsteamy summer days and anything else we need-ed,” Smith continued. “But perhaps more impor-tantly, they have shared with us their stories, mem-ories and love of their community. Year after year,they have opened their homes and their hearts to

us, and for many of us, they have provided a rolemodel for what a small group of committed citizenvolunteers can do to preserve the historical andarchaeological resources of their community.”

Although “the lives lost and homes destroyedwill always be the most important story of thenight of Feb. 5, 2008, in Castalian Springs, Tenn.,”Smith said, it also is important to try to help thosewho have helped MTSU and its students and facul-ty over the years.

“Successful partnerships are not always simplyabout achieving a single shared task or goal,” thearchaeology professor observed. “The best partner-ships are about building relationships that lastbeyond the task at hand ....

“Many of us will join with their efforts to pre-serve and restore Wynnewood for the benefit offuture generations,” Smith said.

Tornadoes from page 1

Clark from page 1will teach courses in electronicmedia communication, deliverpublic lectures and conductresearch.

“Being a Seigenthaler Scholarwill also give me the opportunityto study some of the issues that areof concern to journalists and thepublic at large,” Clark said.

Clark graduated from theUniversity of Georgia’s School ofJournalism and began his career inAtlanta before making the move toNashville. His reporting took himworldwide for stories in Somalia,Great Britain, the Soviet Union,Israel and the Dominican Republic.

His career highlights includebeing summoned by formerTennessee Gov. Buford Ellington tomediate the release of hostagesheld by a state penitentiary inmate.As news director, he led the sta-tion’s conversion from film to elec-tronic coverage. As chair of theSociety of Professional Journalists’Freedom of Information Commi-ttee, he played a key role in con-vincing the Tennessee SupremeCourt to allow an experiment thatultimately led to cameras in statecourts.

Previous distinguished chairholders include Wallace Westfeldt,former producer for NBC and ABCNews; Bill Kovach, former editor ofThe New York Times and curator ofthe Nieman Fellowships atHarvard; Tom Wicker, formercolumnist for The New York Times;John Henry Faulk, humorist andpopular CBS radio personalityblacklisted during the Red Scareand a hero of free-expressionrights; and Jim Squires, former edi-tor of the Chicago Tribune.

The John Seigenthaler Chair ofExcellence in First AmendmentStudies was instituted in 1986 tohonor Seigenthaler’s lifelong com-mitment to free expression values.

The purpose of the Chair is toprovide programs of excellencecentering on the First Amend-ment’s protection of free-press andfree-speech rights for MTSU’sCollege of Mass Communication.The Chair funds a variety of activi-ties, including distinguished visit-ing professors of First Amendmentstudies, visiting lecturers address-ing issues of freedom of speech andpress, research related to freeexpression and seminars and meet-ings dedicated to expressive free-dom.

Celebrating community service

SONG OF THANKS—The “unsung heroes” of the community pose with their honors Feb. 6 before MTSU's annual UnityLuncheon. From left are 2008 honorees Cornell Bingham of Murfreesboro, Head Start preschool teacher and member of WalnutGrove Missionary Baptist Church; Charlie King Jr. of Murfreesboro, treasurer of Cedar Grove Primitive Baptist Church and a 35-year employee of the Veterans Administration; guest speaker Smyrna City Judge Keta Barnes, the first African-American femalejudge elected in Rutherford County; Mary Glass of Murfreesboro, a longtime MTSU Business Office clerk, radio host and directorof the Women's Ministry program at Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church; and Verna Bonner of Cowan, Tenn., who is active inNew Hope Church of God in Christ and works with the local adult literacy and family abuse survivors programs.

photo by Andy Heidt

Youth Writers’ Camp aims for ‘purpose for writing’

MTSU’s Department ofElementary and SpecialEducation will again con-

duct the Youth Writers’ Camp in Junefor students who have completedgrades four through 12.

The camp will be held on theMTSU campus Monday throughThursday, June 9-19, from 8:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. Students in the city ofMurfreesboro and in Rutherford andBedford County schools are welcometo attend the session.

The Youth Writers’ Camp is ledby local teachers who encourage stu-dents to use effective techniques intheir writing, said Dr. Bobbie Solley,professor of elementary and specialeducation. She added that she hopesthe camp will replace traditional,

state-assessment-based instructionwith teaching that fosters creativity.

“Good writing comes from self-selected topics for a real purpose andan authentic audience,” Solley said.“Once students are comfortable andconfident in their own writing, thenthe genre of prompt writing can betaught.”

Participants also will be instruct-ed about good writing choices, theimportance of conferencing and whatgenres will work best with their ownwriting styles.

Students can expect to leave withthe knowledge that they are writerswith a story to tell.

“We want them to think about thepurpose for writing and the audiencethey will write to,” Solley said.

Other Youth Writers’ Camps willbe held on the same dates in differentlocations across middle Tennessee.

These camps will welcome studentswho have completed fourth througheighth grades and will run from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday throughThursday.

In Cannon County, the programwill be held at the WoodburyGrammar School. The WilliamsonCounty camp is located at LongviewElementary School and is open to resi-dents of Williamson and MauryCounty.

Those whose children wish toapply for the program should contactSolley or Angela Pope by telephone at615-898-5934 or via e-mail at bsolley@mtsu.edu or pope_a@att.net.

This summer program is part ofthe National Writing Project, whichsponsors similar events across thecountry to improve the state of writ-ing through quality instruction.

by Claire Rogers

Open to students in 5 Midstate counties in 3 locations

page 6 The Record Feb. 25, 2008

The Pedagogy Task Force has been disbanded, having completed itscharge of finding ways to improve teaching across campus. Now thenewly established Ad Hoc Pedagogy/Student Evaluation of Faculty

Instrument Committee will focus on the successful implementation of the newinstrument beginning this fall.

The task force has worked since fall 2003 on ways to give students oppor-tunities to give their professors a fuller, more holistic and more nuancedreview than the one currentlyavailable. Members have presentedtheir findings to the deans’ cabinet,the chairs’ council, the FacultySenate and representatives of vari-ous colleges and departments.

Under the leadership of Dr. VicMontemayor, professor of physicsand astronomy, the task forcereceived overwhelmingly positiveresponse to an instrument devel-oped at the University of California at Berkeley. One hundred percent of facul-ty volunteers, 100 percent of deans and chairs and 76 percent of students feltthat the Berkeley-designed questionnaire was superior to the one currently inuse at MTSU.

The current student evaluation calls for ratings of “almost always,” “usual-ly,” “rarely,” “never,” or “not applicable” to statements such as “courserequirements are clear,” “the class begins at scheduled times,” and “instructorpresents material clearly.”

Under the Berkeley model, more than 30 statements are divided into cate-gories of “Presentation Ability,” “Organization and Clarity,” “Assignments andGrading,” “Intellectual and Scholarly Approach,” “Incorporation of StudentInteraction,” “Motivating the Students” and “Effectiveness and Worth.”

Students will be asked to disagree or agree on a scale of one (disagree) tofive (agree) with statements such as “has a genuine interest in students,” “lec-tures easy to outline or case discussion well organized,” “gives assignmentsand exams that are reasonable in length and difficulty,” “discusses recentdevelopments in the field,” “invites criticism of own ideas” and “motivates meto do my best work.”

“We’re actually quite excited about the positive aspects of the new pro-posed teaching evaluation instrument, because it not only offers meaningfulconstructive criticism but also an avenue toward improvement,” says MichaelFleming, assistant professor of recording industry and former task force co-

chair.The Learning, Teaching and

Innovative Technologies Center isdeveloping workshops to instructfaculty members in ways toimprove their classroom perform-ance based, in part, on the newevaluation. These workshops are tobe ready by the time the firstresults from the new instrument

are available.The Berkeley model already was in use by the MTSU mentoring program,

but Montemayor says that fact had no impact on the task force’s proposals.The faculty evaluations will be administered in the traditional manner, in

the classroom with bubble sheets, but the reporting of the results to facultywill be online.

Wendy Koenig, assistant professor of art and former task force co-chair,notes that the professors’ scores will be expressed as true percentiles of scoresin their own department, college or university. The numbers also will betracked longitudinally so that trends over time can be analyzed.

For complete information, including graphs and charts, go tohttp://mtsu.edu/~vjm/Teaching/Task_Force/task_force.html and click on the “PilotStudy” link.

by Gina K. Logue

‘Grading the graders’ changing in fall ’08

GOOD POINT—MTSU's Mini Baja Team members pose atthe Mid-South Chapter of the Society of AutomotiveEngineers' annual Student Night after earning second placewith a PowerPoint presentation of their accomplishmentsand challenges from 2007 and their plans for 2008. From leftare Jordan Wolpert, faculty adviser Dr. Saeed Foroudastan,Jeremy Murdock, Cody Murdock, Brett Denton, CoryRandles, George Menzies, Bob Warner and David O'Brien.Menzies prepared the award-winning PowerPoint and teamleader O'Brien presented it at the Feb. 7 event. The MTSUteam will compete with Mini Baja and Formula vehicles in awater competition at Tennessee Tech May 1-3 and theMontreal Competition hosted by Ecole de TechnologieSuperieure June 11-14.

photo submitted

Mini Baja, maximum performance

Spring 2008 student population jumps 1.65%

Aheadcount of 21,648 studentsenrolled at MTSU this springsemester was submitted to

the Tennessee Board of Regents Feb.12, said Sherian Huddleston, associatevice provost for enrollment services.

The spring enrollment is anincrease of 352 students—or 1.65 per-cent—from the spring 2007 censussubmitted to TBR, she added. TheTBR’s 14-day census period endedJan. 27. There were 21,296 studentsenrolled for spring classes in 2007.

The census reporting was delayedabout 17 days because of softwareupdates, Huddleston said.

MTSU continues to see anincrease in re-enrolling students, sheadded. This semester, there are 1,225

re-enrollees—116 more than in 2007when there were 1,109.

from Staff Reports

‘It not only offers meaningful constructive criticism but also an avenue toward improvement.’

Michael Fleming, former Pedagogy Task Force co-chair, on the proposed new teaching evaluation instrument

The most colorful, vibrant celebration of Native American culture in thestate will return to the MTSU campus when the eighth All NationsAmerican Indian Festival comes to the Tennessee Livestock Center, 1720

Greenland Drive, on Saturday and Sunday, March 1-2.The largest event of its kind in the state, the festival features music, exhibi-

tion dancing, arts and crafts, storytelling, skills demonstrations and a nativedrum competition.

“Festival participants travel to gatherings like ours to celebrate their her-itage, their culture, their language and each other,” says Georgia Dennis, festi-val coordinator.

Some of the creative talents who are slated to attend the festival’s IndianArts Market include Ron Colombe (Sicangu Lakota/ Rosebud Sioux), a spoken-word artist, narrator poet and published author; Nelson Garcia, anaward-winning gold- and silversmith from Santo Domingo Pueblo; PercyMedina (Quecha/Peru), whose hand-carved gourds are on display in theSmithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.; and General Grant (Cherokee),who develops both contemporary and traditional jewelry, as well as Cherokee

carvings and sculpture.“Every festival is a little different,” Dennis says. “This festival doesn’t have

an agenda—it’s non-political. It’s more of atraditional celebration.Everybody feels wel-come here.”

The All NationsAmerican IndianFestival is sponsoredby the MT Anthropol-ogy Society, the MTSUAnthropology Program,the MTSU Department ofEnglish, Student Unionsand Programming/FineArts and the Baha’iAssociation. However,scores of volunteer stu-dents, alumni, profes-sors and communitymembers help to makethe powwow possible.All proceeds remainingafter expenses go into ascholarship fund.

The doors will open at 10a.m. both days. TheGrand Entry andParade of Nationsare slated for noonand 6 p.m. Saturdayand noon Sunday.Daily admission is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-12; toddlers will beadmitted free. Weekend passes are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Ticketsand passes are sold at the door only. Plenty of free parking will be available.

For more information, contact Dennis at 615-796-4210, send an e-mail topowwow@mtsu.edu or visit the Web site at www.mtsu.edu/powwow.

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IN THE SPIRIT—Lead Drum Singer Pat Cummins chantsduring an All-Nations American Indian Festival at MTSU.

photo courtesy James Nichols

American Indian Festival set March 1-2by Gina K. Logue

Lab from page 8adulthood. Frazier says former stu-dents come back to visit at eachApril’s graduation ceremony. Word-of-mouth is the only advertising nec-essary.

In addition to the stability andqualifications of the personnel, thelab’s major selling point is its three-star rating, the highest grade thestate of Tennessee issues to suchfacilities.

“My son has been a student at

the day care for almost two years,and he provides the best testimony,”says Dr. Karen Petersen, assistantprofessor of political science. “Heloves going to school and does notappreciate the long (semester)breaks! The teachers at the day careare not only highly qualified; theylove the children. We tried other daycares, and there is no comparison.”

The lab is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round except when class-

es are not in session. It is licensed bythe state for children ages 3 to 5.

Parents pay a flat fee of $102 aweek if their youngster attends fivedays a week. Those whose kidsattend on Mondays, Wednesdaysand Fridays pay $61, and thosewhose youngsters attend onTuesdays and Thursdays are charged$41.

Priority is given to students whoneed child care in the fall and spring

semesters on either a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule or aTuesday-Thursday schedule. Thosewho need child care five days aweek are given second priority. Theorder of priority is reversed in thesummer semester.

For more information about theMTSU Child Care Lab, contact Jamesat 615-898-2970 or njames@mtsu.edu.

Students are always looking for scholarships,and the Older Wiser Learners student organi-zation may be the place to search!

The OWLs student organization has 10 OWLsAcademic Service Scholarships, two OWLsEnrichment Scholarships and two other privatelyendowed scholarships for seniors—one in elemen-tary education and the other for a female who hasundergone recent life changes that have broughther back to school to complete a degree.

These scholarships were created because theOWLs president made a special request of the pres-ident of MTSU some years ago. The OWLs presi-dent argued that some scholarship money ought tobe available to the adult learners on campus, notjust to incoming high-school seniors. The university

president agreed, and the Office of Financial Aidset up the special scholarships.

One of the criteria is that the applicants bemembers of the OWLs student organization. OWLsmembers recently received reminders about thescholarships and the Friday, Feb. 29, applicationdeadline.

“We’re now sending this message out to all stu-dents who are 24 years of age and older whom weconsider to be ‘adult learners,’” said Dr. Carol AnnBaily, director of Off-Campus Student Services. “Ifyou are not already an OWLs members and youqualify for one of the OWLs scholarships, I wouldsuggest that you become an OWLs member andapply online before Feb. 29 for the scholarship thatmeets your GPA and situation.”

To learn more about the criteria for each schol-arship, visit www.mtsu.edu/~owls/scholar.htm. Then,to apply online, click on the supplied link or go towww.mtsu.edu/~owls/scholarapply.htm.

Don’t forget that you must be an OWLs mem-ber to apply for the scholarships. To join the organi-zation, visit www.mtsu.edu/~owls/owlsform.htm.

The final step is the registration fee. Bring $20for a one-year OWLs membership to the Off-Campus Student Services office in Room 320 of theKeathley University Center, or mail it to Off-Campus Student Services, MTSU Box 646,Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Bailyat cabaily@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-5989.

Show your wisdom: apply for OWLs scholarships before Feb. 29

Dr. Don Hong (mathematical sci-ence) has been invited to join the edi-torial board for the InternationalJournal of Mathematics and ComputerScience. The journal’s Web site ishttp://ijmcs.futureintech.net/ .

Dr. Jo Edwards (Adams Chair ofExcellence in Health Care Services)was an allied-health panelist at apublic policy forum for legislators,“Tennessee in Crisis: the Nursing andHealth Care Jobs Shortage,” at theWar Memorial Auditorium inNashville Feb 11. The Papasan PublicPolicy Institute of the University ofMemphis sponsored the forum.

Drs. Abdul Khaliq, TerranceQuinn and Zachariah Sinkala (math-ematical sciences) attended theInstitute for Mathematics and ItsApplications Workshop Jan. 14-18 atthe University of Minnesota inMinneapolis. Khaliq also attended atutorial session on “Mathematics ofProteins” at the university Jan. 10-11.

Dr. Donald Nelson (mathemati-cal sciences) attended the AmericanMathematical Society/MathematicalAssociation of American JointMeetings Jan. 6-9 in San Diego, Calif.

Mr. Vance Akin III (custodialservices) passed away at his homeJan. 27. An MTSU alumnus, Mr. Akinworked for the university since 1971.

Dr. Edgar Beaty (educationalleadership) passed away Feb.11. DrBeaty retired in May 1986 after 30years of teaching at MTSU.

Dr. Roy C. Shelton (foreign lan-guages and literature) passed awayFeb. 14. Dr. Shelton retired in July2005 after 37 years of teaching atMTSU and had been participating inthe Post-Retirement Program in theforeign languages department.

Dr. Joseph Akins (recordingindustry) will perform the first musicconcert at the historic Murfreesboro/Rutherford County Center for theArts in downtown Murfreesboro witha solo piano concert at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, March 29. Tickets may bepurchased by calling 615-904-2787.The Center for the Arts is located at110 W. College St.

Dr. Don Hong (mathematical sci-ence) presented a seminar, “Multi-scale Math Tools and Proteomics Data

Mining,” to faculty and graduate stu-dents in the Computational Biologyand Bioinformatics Program atNorthwestern University in ChicagoFeb. 8.

Dr. Edd Applegate (journalism)has contributed the lead article,“Freedom of the Press,” to PublicRelations Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 1.Applegate also contributed “TheSales Approach and Lasker’s Reason-Why” to the text Advertising: Princi-ples and Practices, 8th ed., by SandraMoriarty, Nancy Mitchell and WilliamWells (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2008).

Drs. Robert B. Blair (businesscommunication and entrepreneur-ship) and Betty Harper (accounting)had an article accepted for publica-tion in the February edition of theBusiness Education Forum, “AFinancial Literacy Tool: Just HowSuccessful Is This Corporation?”

Drs. Maria L. Edlin (center foreconomic education) and Robert B.Blair (business communication andentrepreneurship/center for econom-ic education) had an article acceptedfor publication in the 2008 edition ofthe Georgia Business EducationAssociation Journal, “Factors thatInfluence Teachers to Implement theStock Market Game Curriculum.”

page 8 The Record Feb. 25, 2008

Faculty/Staff Update

Presentations

Appointments

Tucked away in a nondescript corner of the campus is asunny collection of vivid colors and smiling faces withthe uncharacteristically sterile name of the MTSU Child

Care Lab. For students, faculty and staff who have children, it is a

haven that enables those parents to pursue school or workwithout worrying about their youngsters’ welfare.

“We spend countless hours on trying to plan and makesure that the children have things that are appropriate for theirage and make it interesting for them and safe and nurturing,”says Anita Nicholson, who has worked at the lab on WomackLane for seven years.

In fact, each child’s day is a mixture of self-directed activi-ties, teacher-directed activities and gross motor play with timefor lunch, snacks and a midday nap. The children are not sepa-rated by age.

“The purpose of this curriculum is not just academic—col-ors, numbers, letters, preparation for kindergarten—but, at thisage, it’s just as important to get them ready for the social skills,learning to be in a group setting, learning how to share, learn-ing how to follow directions, maybe more than one directionat a time,” says Nancy James, director of the lab, who has beenthere for 19 years.

James says the lab was created in 1981 with the blessing of then-MTSUPresident Sam Ingram, who insisted that students be able to use it as a learn-ing experience. Students who work in the lab or write about it for class paperstypically major in nursing, early childhood education, social work, psychologyor speech and hearing.

The teachers are looking forward to the lab’s 30-year anniversary, whichwill coincide with the university’s centennial in 2011. James says dignitaries,parents and children, past and present, will be invited to a reception at whichthey will be treated to a slideshow to relive the memories.

While notoriously low pay and high turnover are associated with the childcare profession, the kids at the MTSU Child Care Lab are fortunate to be in thehands of three capable veterans. In addition to Nicholson and James, there’sZona Frazier, who has wiped runny noses and brought stories to life for tinytykes for 23 years.

“We like to think they’re learning while playing,” Frazier says. “Themoney will not keep you here. Trust me. You have to love what you do.”

The kids love what their teachers do, too, and they remember it well into

Child Care Labproviding secure,smart playgroundby Gina K. Logue

STORY TIME—Lindsey Futrell, a teacher's aide at the MTSU Child Care Lab, accepts a book from JelyceFugate as the group prepares for story time. Waiting to hear the stories are, seated from left, Alex Keasler,Wil Lynn, and Benjamin McCrary. Reading time is just one part of the busy schedule at the Child Care Lab.

photo by News and Public Affairs

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Conferences

Passages

Performances

See ‘Lab’ page 7

Publications