addenda - University of Tennessee at Martinaddenda 30 YEARS OF SANTA’S VILLAGE – Santa’s Village is set for its 30th year, Dec. 11-14, at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex.

The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter |December 8, 2014

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30 YEARS OF SANTA’S VILLAGE – Santa’s Village is set for its 30th year, Dec. 11-14, at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex. This scene from the 2013 Santa’s Village shows how the complex is transformed into a winter wonderland to welcome people of all ages. A donation of nonperishable food and/or toys valued at $5 is encouraged for admission to the event. All donations go to assist the less fortunate in the area.

Christmas is coming soon, and that means Santa’s Village is, too.

The 30th annual event is scheduled 6-9 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Dec. 11-12; 11 a.m.- 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13; and 1-5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex. The event offers a

Santa’s Village opens for its 30th year, Dec. 11-14, at UT Martin

Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner Beth DeBauche will deliver the fall commencement address this Saturday, Dec. 13. Commencement exercises will begin at 11 a.m. in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The

ceremony will include both summer and fall graduates, and more than 600 students are eligible to participate.

The event is open to the public, but those unable to attend can watch a live commencement webcast courtesy of the OVC Digital Network at the following link: http://www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com/watch/?Live=2089.

Chancellor Tom Rakes will preside over the exercises and be joined by Dr. Keith Carver, executive assistant to UT President Joe DiPietro, to confer degrees. Dr. Nell Gullett, UT Alumni Association Alumni Distinguished Professor, will be the mace bearer, and the processional marshals will be Dr. Brian Donavant, faculty senate

OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche to speak at this Saturday’s fall commencement

winter wonderland for all ages to explore and an opportunity for visitors to help meet the needs of the less fortunate in the area.

Admission to Santa’s Village is free, but donations for $5 worth of nonperishable food and/or toys are encouraged and appreciated.

This year’s event features visits with Santa, a petting farm, amusement rides, arts and crafts, an enchanted forest with thousands of lights, live entertainment, and weather permitting, horse-drawn wagon rides Friday through Sunday. Curious George will also be on hand from 1-4 p.m. Saturday.

Santa’s Village co-sponsors are the City of Martin and UT Martin. Additional sponsors include: Zaxby’s, Casey’s General Store, Volunteer Community Hospital, University Plaza, First State Bank, MTD Products, Tyson Foods and Savant Learning Systems.

For more information, contact the Martin Parks and Recreation Department at 731-587-6784.

president; Dr. Roberto Mancusi, faculty senate vice president; Nancy Yarbrough, interim vice chancellor for finance and administration; and Andrew Wilson, vice chancellor for university advancement.

Dr. Elaine Harriss, professor of music, will perform the processional and recessional

music, and the Reverend Dr. Lee Clements, Trinity Presbyterian Church in Martin, will offer the invocation. Harriss, playing piano, and Dr. Elizabeth Aleksander, assistant professor of music, playing clarinet, will offer special music following the invocation.

A reception will be held in Skyhawk Fieldhouse immediately following commencement.

DeBauche was named OVC

Beth DeBauche

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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center will host a fraud prevention luncheon for area business owners. The free event is open to all businesses and will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the UT Martin REED Center, 406 South Lindell Street, in downtown Martin.

The TSBDC and Regions recognize that fraud prevention is a significant priority for all business owners and that

successfully deterring fraud before it starts is key to any company’s growth.

“What we find is that many businesses think they are too small to have to worry about fraud prevention, and that is just not the case anymore,” said Todd Chapman, Regions business banker. “This is not an issue that is limited to larger companies or major cities. Thieves will attempt to target anyone who they believe may be vulnerable.

“So our goal is to help local companies learn the practical, effective steps they can take to help protect their information and hopefully avoid the loss and the headaches caused by different types of fraud.”

Attendees will learn measures designed to help protect their businesses from check fraud and electronic fraud, while also learning safer and more secure

Fraud prevention seminar offered by REED Center for area business owners

methods of handling day-to-day business operations, paying bills, streamlining processes and more.

Reservations can be made by contacting Landy Fuqua at the REED Center, [email protected], or by calling 731-587-7333.

Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE:RF), with $119 billion in assets, is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and its full line of produces and services can be found at www.regions.com.

HONORED FOR EXTERNAL AWARDS – Chancellor Tom Rakes (left) and Dr. Jerald Ogg (right), provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, honored UT Martin faculty and staff members who received awards and recognitions during the past year from outside of the university. The dinner was held Nov. 13 at the Dunagan Alumni Center. Those recognized at the event were (front row, l to r) Dr. Sean Walker (Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems), Dr. Elaine Harriss (Department of Music) and Tomi Parrish (Department of Communications); (back row, l to r) Dr. Clinton Smith (Department of Educational Studies), Nathan Morgan (Office of University Relations), Dr. S. K. Airee and Dr. Phillip Shelton (both Department of Chemistry and Physics).

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commissioner July 29, 2009, and began her duties that September. She is the seventh full-time commissioner in the OVC’s 66-plus year history and one of just nine females to lead an NCAA Division I Conference in 2014-15.

In May 2011 the league announced Belmont University’s addition to the OVC beginning in 2012-13. The addition of Belmont brought the OVC to 12 teams, the largest membership total in league history.

Under DeBauche the league started an extensive strategic planning and branding initiative that led to the league’s first tagline of “Inspiring Excellence Since 1948.” In October 2013 the league launched OVCExtra.com, a fan-focused blog that features compelling, offbeat and social media-sourced content from around the league. The branding will branch out in 2014-15 to include a diversity campaign.

During the 2012-13 school year, DeBauche oversaw the switch of the league’s Web-streaming efforts to a free access model that was rebranded the OVC Digital Network. The new OVCDN included HD video for the first time and was made available on any platform/device. The digital network focuses on both athletic competition and telling the story of the OVC and its member institutions.

OVC student-athletes continue to achieve high levels of success both in athletic competition and in the classroom. The league has consistently seen record numbers of honorees on the OVC Medal of Honor and OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll lists during her tenure. During the past five years, 52 OVC student-athletes were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

DeBauche received her Bachelor of Arts degree in history and government from

Saint Mary’s College (Ind.) and earned her master’s degree in communications from Notre Dame. After completing the Concannon Program of International Law in London, England, DeBauche received her Juris Doctorate from the Notre Dame School of Law.

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n Dr. Emalee Buttrey, assistant professor of animal science, gave presentations Dec. 1-2 to the Dyer and Obion County Advanced Master Beef Producer class in Union City. The Dec. 1 presentation was a 2-hour course in cattle nutrition, and Dec. 2 was a short presentation about the benefits of using artificial insemination in a commercial cow-calf operation. n Dr. Todd Winters, dean and

professor, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, represented Non-land-grant Agricultural and Renewable Universities as a special guest Dec. 5 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., at an event entitled “Pursuing a Unifying Message: Elevating Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research as a National Priority.” Approximately 100 persons were in attendance, and he was asked about the role of Non-Land-Grant College of Agriculture in training the food, agriculture and natural resources workforce, including new scientists. He also discussed undergraduate research programs such as UT Martin’s Fellows Research Program and agriculture innovation and entrepreneurship activities. Lastly, he discussed the importance of continued funding by the U.S. Congress for Non-land-grant College of Agriculture Capacity Building Grants to build research and academic infrastructure. The session was covered on a nationwide webcast, and his comments about “training a workforce of scientists” were also re-emphasized and attributed to Winters again by the Purdue University dean, the event’s final speaker. n Dr. John Schommer,

professor of mathematics,

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, recently gave a talk titled “Four Prohibitions of the 1651 General Congregation of Jesuits” at the annual meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science. n Drs. Nancy Buschhaus, Lisa

Krueger, and Dawn Wilkins, all from the Department of Biological Sciences, and eight students recently attended the 124th meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Sciences in Morristown, Tenn. Gordon Counts, senior biology major, presented a poster with Buschhaus titled “Changes in bat community composition during seasonal fall migration in northwest Tennessee.” Tiffany Walker, senior biology major, presented a poster with Buschhaus titled “Variation in bat species richness during spring migration at a rural pond in northwest Tennessee.” Melanie Cooper, recent biology graduate, presented a poster with Krueger titled “Influence of smoke water on germination of native pine rockland grasses.” Gina Lowry, senior biology major, presented a poster with Wilkins titled “Use of nest boxes located at the edge as compared to within a tree line on a farm in northwest Tennessee.” Other students attending were Erica Burton, Courtney Litton, Kelsey Hutson and Danielle Dalton.n On Nov. 20-21, 15 UT

Martin percussionists, led by Dr. Julie Hill, associate professor of music, Department of Music, competed in the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) International Marimba and Chamber Ensemble Competitions in Indianapolis, Ind. UT Martin was the only all-undergraduate university that participated as many of the competitors were master’s and doctoral

candidates. The results were:–International Marimba Solo

Competition: Justin Lee and Jerry Emmons, tied for 6th place.

–International Chamber Percussion Ensemble Competition (UT Martin had five chamber ensembles that placed): 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 9th (tied)

TOP PERCUSSION PERFORMERS – Pictured (all l to r) standing in the back: Joey Cochran (orange shirt), Jerry Emmons and Brandon Blankenstein; (standing middle row) Andie Fisher, CJ Barrow, Paul Zacarias (purple shirt), Della Coleman, Courtney Mayatte, Jennifer Hotz, Jenna Kirby, Trice Mayhall and Stephen Downing; (kneeling) Josh Spaulding, Noah Friedman, Katherine Felthauser and Justin Lee.

Join us for this historical and global tour of nursing. The program emphasizes the beginning of modern nursing with a visit to the Florence Nightingale Museum and other sites in England and France. We will visit historical sites and practice settings for nursing in England and France, explore health-care systems, determine practice standards, public health concerns, governance, clinical effectiveness, and patient issues for each country.

Finally, we will compare diverse patient needs based on cultural awareness through the arts and sciences for each country by touring the Florence Nightingale Museum, St. Thomas Hospital, The Science and Art of Medicine Museum, Sigmund Freud Museum, Westminster Abbey, British Museum, Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London. In Paris, our adventures will include visiting health-care facilities, plus the Louvre, Eiffel Tower and Versailles.

The approximate cost of $3,790 includes all transportation, double occupancy bedrooms in all hotels, all admissions to planned activities, and all breakfasts.

Deposit of $500 is due by Dec. 12, 2014, and the balance by Feb. 7, 2015.

Group Leaders and contact information: Ruby [email protected]

Alissa Parrish [email protected]

Nursing Travel-Study

LONDON AND PARISSPRING BREAK 2015 – Feb. 25-March 7

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•Final Exams, Dec. 8-12

•Dec. 8 – Pictures with Santa, UT Martin Jackson Center, 3-6 p.m.

•Dec. 9 – Karen Gunter Retirement Reception, McCombs Center, 2-4 p.m.

•Dec. 9 – Sodexo Moonlight Breakfast, Skyhawk Dining Hall, 9:30 p.m.

•Dec. 10 – Fraud Prevention Luncheon, UT Martin REED Center, 11 a.m.

•Dec. 11 – Santa’s Village, Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex, 6-9 p.m.

•Dec. 12 – Santa’s Village, Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex, 6-9 p.m.

•Dec. 13 – Commencement, 11 a.m., Kathleen and Tom Elam Center

•Dec. 13 – Santa’s Village, Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Calendar•Dec. 13 - Skyhawk

Women’s Basketball vs. UT Chattanooga, Elam Center, 7 p.m.

•Dec. 14 – Santa’s Village, Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex, 1-5 p.m.

(Note – The Addenda calendar is not a comprehensive listing of university events. Check the Events Calendar at www.utm.edu or utmsports.com for additional university events and activities.)

“Questions and Answers” about UT Martin

n Question – Why does the university outsource commencement photography?

n Answer – Commencement photography has been outsourced for many years at UT Martin and is a common practice among area and regional colleges and universities. Some reasons for outsourcing include: (1) to provide consistent and professional graduation images for graduates and families to purchase, (2) to manage floor access during commencement (multiple individuals attempting to take graduation images would prove chaotic at best), and (3) to provide an orderly and efficient process for ordering photos now and in the future for graduates and their families. Grad Images, headquartered in Tallahassee, Fla., was recently awarded the bid to provide commencement photography for the UT System, including the UT Martin campus.

Submit your questions to the Suggestion Box link at www.utm.edu.

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CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS – Dana Breland, Paul Meek Library, and Dr. Janet Wilbert, Department of Health and Human Performance, brought their reindeer antlers and festive spirit to the annual Holiday Open House held Friday, Dec. 5, in the Boling University Center. The Office of the Chancellor sponsored the event that welcomed university and community visitors and featured plenty of food and fellowship.

“Pictures with Santa” will be made 3-6 p.m. today, Monday, Dec. 8, at the UT Martin Jackson Center. A $5 donation for the photo made by Samantha Brown Photography will benefit the Kiwanis Club to purchase AEDs for each Jackson-Madison County School. The event is open to all ages at the center located at 3031 U.S. 45 Bypass.

While attending “Pictures with Santa,” visitors can also register to win a Heavenly Ham gift certificate valued at $55.

Free prizes and candy will be available, and visitors can also view an art exhibit, sponsored by the Star Center of Jackson and artist Drew Divilbiss.

Contact the center at 731-425-9277 for more information.

‘Pictures with Santa’ set for today, Dec. 8, at UT Martin Jackson Center

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Dr. Charles HammondAssociate ProfessorDepartment of English and Modern Foreign Languages

Charles’ inspiration: I’m from an area (Southern California) in which fitness is implicit: you can see people in Southern California running, jogging, skating, swimming, surfing and so on.

I teach karate at UT Martin for the Department of Health and Human Performance, so I have to be able to keep up with people half my age.

Charles’ Advice: “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” This adage holds as true for the body as it does for the mind.

The Office of Campus Recreation is recognizing individuals and groups who are making extra efforts to elevate their fitness levels. We commend your friends and colleagues by deeming them “UTM Fit.”

LEAD RISINGSTAR SUMMIT – The RisingStar Leadership Summit, held Nov. 20-21 and sponsored by the university’s WestStar Leadership Program, brought to campus selected West Tennessee high school juniors and seniors involved in leadership roles within their communities or schools. The program included leadership team building, motivational speakers and university tours designed for specific academic interests. Organizing and conducting the summit were (l to r) Marvin Flatt (Weakley County Schools), Jackie Johnson (Extended Campus and Online Studies), Virginia Grimes (WestStar), Jordan Jones (WestStar), Garrett Cote (Admissions), Anna Page (Commercial Bank & Trust, Jackson), Steve Vantrease (UT Alumni Relations), Emily Anne Sparks (Admissions) and Charley Deal (WestStar). Not pictured but assisting were Andrew Hart (Alumni Relations) and Barbara Virgin (Weakley County Chamber of Commerce).