Have you sent a gift today? Click here to donate online OR phone (615) 329-8710 OR email supportfisk@fisk.edu. Fisk’s Monitoring Report Submitted to SACSCOC I am pleased to report that Fisk submitted its monitoring report to the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities‟ Commission on Colleges on April 15 th as scheduled. We prepared a compelling document detailing our financial manage- ment, fundraising progress, as well as, the finding of our external auditing firm. The auditing firm offered an opinion without reservation as to our financial statement. The efforts of our alumni, trustees and friends to meet our self-imposed goal to raise $3.1 million by March 31 were ex- ceeded with a total of $3.509 million. I believe that we more than met our goal to show SACSCOC that Fisk has made and can sustain significant fundraising suc- cess. For this, I thank each of you. While none of us can predict the June outcome of the Commission‟s review of our April filing, I am confident that our team of academic and administrative leaders com- pleted an outstanding report based on facts supported by compelling evidence. 13 th Annual Student Research Symposium Events such as the Student Research Symposium held on April 7 th provided a forum to showcase the research of our talented social and physical science students in disciplinary competition. According to faculty members who have participated each Symposium, the quality of the research and the presenta- tions was one of the best since the Symposium was convened. Forty-nine (49) students, the largest group ever, submitted and defended entries in the competition. These included thirteen (13) from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, twenty-two (22) from the School of Natural Science, Mathe- matics and Business, and twelve (12) from the Division of Graduate Studies. The topics were diverse, ranging from “Revolution in Egypt: Modern Day Unrest in Comparison to Past Revolts in Egypt” to “Demographic Differences in the Diagnosis of ADHD” to “Testing the Inhibitors Rapamycin and Da- satinib on the Viability of Breast Cancer Cells” to “”Ni-Catalyzed Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis by Diffu- sion of Amorphous Corban” and to “Schottky Barrier Height Extraction of CZT Gamma-Ray Detec- tors”. Our keynote speaker, Dr. George Hill, delivered a humorous and inspiring lecture. He reviewed the importance and significance of conducting research at minority institutions in order to address issues of disparity in critical areas such as health care. Each student defended the submitted poster presentations and reviewed the research with a panel of subject matter experts in each discipline. The high quality of (Cont‟d. on p. 2) From President Hazel Reid O’Leary ’59 FISK Focus Inside this issue: From the 1-2 President STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Fisk Team Makes Elite 3 Eight at HCASC 82nd Annual Spring 4 Arts Festival Campus Beautification 6 Student Elections 7 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Student Research Day 8 Faculty in the Limelight 10 ALUMNI RELATIONS Alumni Updates 11 The Richardson House 16 Fisk Facts 17 ADVANCEMENT & FUND RAISING From the Vice President 18 Annual Fund Monthly 19 Cumulative Report Events 20 An Electronic Publication for Alumni and Friends Volume I, Issue 6 April 2011 President O’Leary reviews a research poster board presentation at the 13 th Annual Fisk Student Research Symposium Photo Credit: Sam Latham
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Fisk’s Monitoring Report
Submitted to SACSCOC
I am pleased to report that Fisk submitted
its monitoring report to the Southern
Association of Colleges and Universities‟
Commission on Colleges on April 15th as
scheduled. We prepared a compelling
document detailing our financial manage-
ment, fundraising progress, as well as, the
finding of our external auditing firm. The
auditing firm offered an opinion without
reservation as to our financial statement.
The efforts of our alumni, trustees and
friends to meet our self-imposed goal to
raise $3.1 million by March 31 were ex-
ceeded with a total of $3.509 million. I
believe that we more than met our goal
to show SACSCOC that Fisk has made
and can sustain significant fundraising suc-
cess. For this, I thank each of you. While
none of us can predict the June outcome
of the Commission‟s review of our April
filing, I am confident that our team of
academic and administrative leaders com-
pleted an outstanding report based on facts supported by compelling evidence.
13th Annual Student Research Symposium
Events such as the Student Research Symposium held on April 7th provided a forum to showcase the
research of our talented social and physical science students in disciplinary competition. According to
faculty members who have participated each Symposium, the quality of the research and the presenta-
tions was one of the best since the Symposium was convened. Forty-nine (49) students, the largest
group ever, submitted and defended entries in the competition. These included thirteen (13) from the
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, twenty-two (22) from the School of Natural Science, Mathe-
matics and Business, and twelve (12) from the Division of Graduate Studies. The topics were diverse,
ranging from “Revolution in Egypt: Modern Day Unrest in Comparison to Past Revolts in Egypt” to
“Demographic Differences in the Diagnosis of ADHD” to “Testing the Inhibitors Rapamycin and Da-
satinib on the Viability of Breast Cancer Cells” to “”Ni-Catalyzed Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis by Diffu-
sion of Amorphous Corban” and to “Schottky Barrier Height Extraction of CZT Gamma-Ray Detec-
tors”.
Our keynote speaker, Dr. George Hill, delivered a humorous and inspiring lecture. He reviewed the
importance and significance of conducting research at minority institutions in order to address issues of
disparity in critical areas such as health care. Each student defended the submitted poster presentations
and reviewed the research with a panel of subject matter experts in each discipline. The high quality of
(Cont‟d. on p. 2)
From President Hazel Reid O’Leary ’59
FISK Focus
Inside this issue:
From the 1-2
President
STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT Fisk Team Makes Elite 3
Eight at HCASC
82nd Annual Spring 4
Arts Festival
Campus Beautification 6
Student Elections 7
ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE
Student Research Day 8
Faculty in the Limelight 10
ALUMNI
RELATIONS Alumni Updates 11
The Richardson House 16
Fisk Facts 17
ADVANCEMENT &
FUND RAISING From the Vice President 18
Annual Fund Monthly 19
Cumulative Report
Events 20
An Electronic Publication for Alumni and Friends
Volume I, Issue 6 April 2011
President O’Leary reviews a research poster board presentation
at the 13th Annual Fisk Student Research Symposium
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Page 9 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
13th Annual Fisk University Student Research Symposium (cont’d. from p. 8)
Winners of the “Best Papers” are listed below.
Angela Addae, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Education, “Conceptualizing Social Entrepreneurship: The Formation of an Ideal Type” (Dr. Dani A. Smith, Faculty Advisor)
Lindsey Benjamin, Department of Arts and Languages, “The Influences of New Media and the Future of the Music Industry” (Dr. Philip Autry,
Faculty Advisor)
Daniel Lee, Department of Life and Physical Sciences, “Characterization of Cadmium Zinc Telluride Crystals (CZT-CG50 and CG83) for Radia-tion Detection Applications” (Dr. Arnold Burger, Faculty Advisor and Michael Groza, Laboratory Mentor)
Daniel Mayo, Division of Graduate Studies, ”Surface-Plasmon-Enhanced Emission from Functionalized ZnO Nanowires” (Dr. Richard Mu,
Faculty Advisor)
Bolutife J. Ogunjobi, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, “Using A Workflow Management System to Process Bioinformatics Data” (Dr. Lei Qian, Faculty Advisor)
MarQo Patton, Department of Business Administration, “Carnival Corporation & PLC (2006): Twelve Distinct Brands Serving Seven Conti-
nents” (Professor Nicholas Umontuen, Faculty Advisor)
Alok Hota by his entry, “Using Workflows to Integrate
Weather Data Servers into A Web Service” (Department
of Mathematics and Computer Science)
Best Paper Winners (left to right) with President Hazel O’Leary (4th from left) and Dr. George Hill (4th from right): MarQo Patton, Angela E. Addae, Lindsay
Benjamin, Daniel Lee, Daniel Mayo, Bolutife J. Ogunjobi
(L. to R.): Yanhua Liu, Symposium Co-Director Dr. Grazyna
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FISK FACTS
ALUMNI RELATIONS
Fisk University has always distinguished itself from other HBCUs, liberal arts institution and other Nashville
institutions of higher learning. The historic Fisk Jubilee Singers® gave the city of Nashville its moniker as
“Music City USA”. Their Grammy nominations and 2008 National Medal of the Arts, which was awarded in
2009, and the following facts highlight Fisk‟s unique role in higher education today.
The U.S. News & World Report‟s 2011 list of the “Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Universities” ranks Fisk #122 in the elite Tier 1
group of 246 institutions, one of only three Historically Black Colleges and Universities included.
U.S. News & World Report‟s 2011 rankings list Fisk among the top 40 national liberal arts institutions that offer the best value for
the cost and quality of their academic programs.
The U.S. News & World Report‟s 2011 list of the “Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities” ranks Fisk #7.
For the 19th consecutive year, the Princeton Review included Fisk on its 2011 list of “The Best 373 Colleges” in the nation and on
its list of “The Best Southeastern Colleges”.
In the latest Washington Monthly rankings on research, Fisk ranks #4 among the 252 liberal arts institutions in the nation that
were ranked, #1 among ranked liberal arts institutions in the South, and #1 among the ranked liberal arts institutions in Tennes-
see.
The latest Washington Monthly ranks Fisk in the 93rd percentile among liberal arts colleges in the nation.
For the past twelve years, Money Magazine has included Fisk on its list of “100 Best College Buys.”
The most recent National Science Foundation study reveals that Fisk alumni earned more doctorate degrees in the natural sciences than African-American graduates from any other college or university in the nation.1
Fisk ranks in the 77 percentile of all institutions in the United States receiving federal science and engineering research funds.2
Fisk is the number one producer of African Americans who obtain their master‟s degrees in physics.3
Fisk ranks among the top 50 U.S. institutions whose graduates earn Ph.D. degrees in science and engineering.4
The maximum numbers of allowable students of Fisk‟s 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 graduating classes were inducted into
The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation‟s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.
Fisk is ranked first among moderately selective colleges in graduating low-income students.
Fisk has an annual economic impact of $42 million on the Metropolitan Nashville community.5
Approximately 40 percent of Fisk‟s graduates
enroll directly in graduate or professional
schools following attainment of their
baccalaureate degrees.
_______________________ 1 National Science Foundation, Fisk Institutional Profile, 2007 2 National Science Foundation, Fisk Institutional Profile, 2007 3 National Science Foundation, 2007 4 National Science Foundation, 2007 5 United Negro College Fund, 2008
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FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Page 18 ADVANCEMENT & FUNDRAISING
Dear Alumni and Friends, Thank you for your support of Fisk University. In the next few days, a new group of impressive young leaders and scholars will commence the next phase of their lives. I am confident that they leave Fisk mold-ed by their Fisk Experience, ready to take on the challenges of the world. We tend to link the Fisk Experience
only with our students. Yet it also relates to everyone privileged to work here. I am grateful for my Fisk
Experience and thank you for helping to make it a meaningful one.
The past month has been one of intense work for the institutional advancement team. Along with prepar-ing our portion of the SACSCOC monitoring report, we began developing relationships with new friends in the Nashville community, requisite to the success of the comprehensive campaign. We also are working to meet Fisk’s fundraising goal of $8.4 million for this fiscal year and ask all alumni and friends to make a gift by June 30, 2011. Ending the fiscal year in the black is vital to substantiating our fiscal viability to SACSCOC and everyone’s support is needed. We are thankful to all of you who donated by March 31. There are, however, many alumni who have not donated yet and we hope that you will by June 30. Please be reminded that the alumni goal for this fiscal year is $2 million and as of April 22, 2011, we have received $925,524
in alumni contributions.
Did you know that you can make an end of the fiscal year gift via the 1866 Campaign? $18.66 or $186.60 or $1,866 or $18,660 or $186,600? Or select another amount - all gifts are appreciated! The 1866 Cam-paign is a fundraising initiative started by the Young Alumni Association (a division of the G.A.A.F.U.) in 2010, and was created to raise unrestricted gifts in the final quarter of the fiscal year, i.e., April 1 through June 30. While intended to encourage giving by alumni from the classes of 1990 to 2010, all alumni are invited to participate and to help the Young Alumni Association achieve its goal.
We also encourage all alumni and friends to meet the G.A.A.F.U.’s challenge to participate in electronic funds transfer and to make sustained monthly or quarterly gifts via this mechanism. Monthly automatic electronic fund transfers have grown from 75 donors giving $11,831 as of March 31, 2010, to increases of 41% and 126% respectively with 106 alumni donating $26,285 as of March 31, 2011.
Again, thank you for all you do for Fisk University. Together, we will reach unparalled heights and achieve all of our goals. Sincerely, Shirley Q. Range