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FACULTY/STAFF

accomplishments 15

promotions & retirements 19

in memoriam 20

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PROFESSOR & GRADUATE STUDENTS

TEAM UP TO SOLVE FORENSIC CASESBY MEGAN WILLIFORD

BIOLOGY MAJOR CONDUCTS

RESEARCH INVESTIGATING THE

PRESENCE OF DEEPWATER HORIZON

OIL SPILL HYDROCARBONS IN GULF OF

MEXICO MARINE LIFE

ECU OPENS PASS CLINIC: PROVIDING

LOW COST BEHAVIORAL, HEALTH

SERVICES TO COMMUNITY

ECU TEAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN

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Students Team Up to solve

Forensic CasesForensic anthropology has been surfacing in pop culture thanks to such popular television shows as Fox Network’s Bones, on which forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth team up to solve murders by studying human remains.

The popularity of such shows brings an important question to the forefront: What does an

anthropologist actually do in real life?

Look no further than at East Carolina University’s own professor Dr. Megan Perry to see the tremendous impact anthropological research has had on society.

Perry, a biological anthropologist, has focused her major research in Jordan working on skeletal remains. However, she has also been working on forensic

cases since coming to ECU in 2003. Before that, she worked on forensic cases at the University of New Mexico.Last year, Perry and her graduate students worked on about six or seven forensic cases, and they have had two this year alone. One of these cases involves the 10 Edgecombe County women who have gone missing over the past five years. Recently, more remains turned up in a wooded area

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outside of Rocky Mount, and Dr. Perry was called to assist with the case.

Dr. Perry described what it is like to get the call that she is needed at a death scene.

“First, I call and see who is available to assist me, like my graduate students, and we go about getting equipment together,” she said. “Usually, we have a contact number with someone from law enforcement, so we can find out where we are supposed to go. Then, we head out the door.”

Once Perry and her team arrive at a death scene, they must first coordinate with any law enforcement agencies that are present at the scene. After

that, observing and mapping takes place.

“We go and look at the scene and see how scattered the remains are because often, if they have been there for a while, animals will scavenge the body and spread the remains,” said Perry. “We also conduct a survey to see how far the bones have been spread out. Sometimes we have to move any kind of pine straw or leaves that have fallen on the bones. Pieces such as the skull or the pelvis will be sticking up, but often everything else is hidden.”

Perry added that the bones can also be used to map the location of the body. If the bones are scattered, the team can map in that scatter. Then they can create a map showing major features

of the surrounding land, such as tree lines or roads. This, in turn, can be used to reconstruct how the body was initially laying in relation to the land’s features.Once that is all completed, the team then gathers the bones and takes them to the morgue for analysis. According to Perry, this is an involved process, including analyzing the bones, writing up reports, and going back into the field.

Perry, who offers her anthropological assistance free of charge as a service of the university for the community, said that sometimes balancing teaching with working forensic cases is challenging.

“The balance is really hard to achieve

because when these cases come up, you have to basically drop everything and go,” she said. However, Perry also said that helping with these forensic cases has also been very rewarding.

“When working on forensic cases, the implications are a little higher,” she said. “Not only can the information you are collecting possibly be used in a criminal case, but there is also a family out there who is wondering what happened to their loved one and you are trying to resolve that issue. With archaeology, that is not really as critical. There is more riding on this.”

Perry is also passionate about including her graduate students in the fieldwork process. She said these opportunities are invaluable to the students because it allows them a lot

of hands-on experience. Her students agreed that they would not trade their field experiences for anything.“Every time we get a recovery, it’s great to use our knowledge,” said Crystal Vasalech, a master’s student in anthropology. “It is interesting to actually take knowledge that you have learned and apply it to something that is useful to the community and something that can really help people.”

Vasalech, who originally wanted to be a lawyer during her undergraduate studies, said she took one anthropology class and immediately was hooked.

“I completely switched my career focus,” she said. “Something just clicked, and I realized that anthropology is what I am passionate

about.”

Master’s student Mindi Seeman also echoed Vasalech’s sentiments.

“When we do our projects, it’s definitely valuable to society and history and culture,” she said. “But, when we do forensic work, it helps the community and families by identifying these individuals to give them justice,” she said.

Seeman added that she feels as though she has learned as much if not more in the fieldwork setting as the classroom.

“You are able to synthesize all you have learned,” she said.

Dr. Megan Perry (right) and one of her graduate students, Crystal Vasalech, survey a site map from Perry’s research work in Jordan.

Bones that Perry has analyzed and tools of the trade.


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Jessica Snyder, a junior in the Department of Biology, has been conducting research as part of an NSF Funded Rapid Project with her mentor Dr. Dave Kimmel. Her work, which is a collaborative effort between Dr. Kimmel and Dr. Siddhartha Mitra in the Department of Geological Sciences, involves isolating chemical compounds in zooplankton collected near the Deepwater Horizon incident site.

Zooplankton, a group of small (0.2-1 mm) animals, play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems because they form the base of the food web. The chemical compounds Jessica has been isolating can be used to “fingerprint” oil. Her results indicate that small amounts of oil from the Deepwater Horizon site found its way into the Gulf of Mexico food web.

Conducts Research Investigating the Presence of

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Hydrocarbons in Gulf

of Mexico Marine Life

Biology Major

Biology student, Jessica Snyder, prepares zooplankton samples for extraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; compounds used to fingerprint oil residues in the environment.


ECU Opens PASS Clinic: Providing Low

Cost Behavioral, Health Services to

Community


NOTEWORTHYNEWS

East Carolina University faculty, staff, students and the broader Greenville community now have more options for seeking low-cost specialty health services. The ECU doctoral health psychology program, housed in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychology, has officially announced the opening of the new ECU Psychological Assessment and Specialty Services Clinic, also known as the PASS Clinic.

Directed by Dr. Tony Cellucci, the PASS Clinic is as much a training facility as it is a public health clinic. ECU doctoral students, under the supervision of licensed psychologists, get hands-on training while providing services at the clinic. The clinic

offers patients both short and long-term treatments in the areas of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, healthy weight management, smoking cessation services and women’s health services. Both the healthy weight services and smoking cessation services are NCFLEX approved.Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a short-term, evidence-based treatment approach available to adults who suffer from emotional disorders, including anxiety, depression and stress. Cognitive-behavioral therapy also is available for individuals interested in reducing their drinking, or who wish to abstain from alcohol or drugs.

Healthy weight services are available to children, adolescents, adults and families who struggle with weight management. This program is not a diet program but provides evidence-based treatment that focuses on making small, non-restrictive lifestyle changes that result in maintained weight loss, and addresses the thoughts, behaviors and emotional

factors that contribute to weight gain. Group and individual treatment services are available, along with short-term treatment or long-term follow-up care.

Smoking cessation services are available to individuals interested in reducing or stopping the use of tobacco and nicotine. The program offers a component to help prevent weight gain often associated with smoking cessation. In addition, with the nicotine replacement therapy, Dr. Marian Swinker at the Office of Prospective Health offers an evaluation and prescriptions for nicotine replacement therapy.

Women’s health services provide confidential therapy to individual women, or couples, who are experiencing personal stress or mental health issues. Concerns addressed may include stress, depression, anxiety, PTSD, or coping with relationships, fertility or chronic pain.

The PASS Clinic is located on the third floor of the Rawl Building in room 311 and is open in accordance with the university calendar. Regular hours of operation are Monday – Thursday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. The ECU PASS Clinic does not provide emergency services. However, they will work with an individual’s physician, or refer the patient to a medical provider if he or she is interested in medical treatment in addition to the therapy provided by the clinic.

Individuals may seek PASS Clinic services, or inquire about the availability of programs, by calling the clinic office at 252-737-4180. There is no charge for an initial consultation. Some programs may have a waiting list, due to the small number of clients that can be seen at any one time. ECU students are first encouraged to contact the ECU Counseling Center before considering the PASS Clinic, due to the Counseling Center’s mission to serve students, which is funded through student fees.


NOTEWORTHYNEWS

A team of researchers from East Carolina University is conducting a hydrologic study in the Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve located in Tyrrell County. The reserve is a low-lying, peatland-dominated wetland that lies at the southern end of Gum Neck Peninsula and is bounded on three sides by the Alligator River estuarine system. The research team, led by Drs. Alex Manda (Geological Sciences and Institute for Coastal Science and Policy) and Thomas Allen (Geography and RENCI), comprises researchers from both the Departments of Geological Sciences and Geography.

Lead investigators of the study were contacted by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources to research why certain stands of Atlantic White Cedar in the Buckridge Coastal Reserve were stressed. Prior studies suggested that changes to the landscape have caused observed stresses to the trees. The natural landscape of the reserve has been altered due to road, canal and ditch construction due to more than 100 years of logging practices. Although logging has since ceased in the reserve, the presence of these artificial features still continues to influence the surface and ground water hydrology. The purpose of the study, therefore, is to assess the quality of surface and ground water in the reserve and how changes in landscape and hydrology have influenced vegetation in the wetlands. The research team will utilize data derived from multiple wells and probes within the reserve boundaries to monitor salinity and water levels in canals and groundwater. The two-year project is funded by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

ECU Team Conducts Research in

Eastern North Carolina

Graduate students Angela Giuliano, Justin Nixon and Colin Walker, install a well at the Buckridge Coastal Reserve.



NOTEWORTHYNEWS

During the last weekend in January, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Classical Studies Program performed “The Brothers Menaechmus,” written by Roman, comic playwright Plautus. Over the course of the three nights performances, Jan. 28-30, more than 450 people attended the comic production. The play featured the

work of 22 students, faculty as cast and crew and Dr. John Given, director of the classical studies program, as director of the production. This was the second play hosted by the college’s classical studies program, following “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes, which was performed in March 2010. In an upcoming production to be held sometime in April, the group will

Classics Program Hosts Play, The Brothers Menaechmus

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AccomplishmentsFaculty and Staff

THCAS StaffCongratulations to Drs. Michael Brown, Holly Hapke and Cindy Putnam-Evans, associate deans in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, who with their written proposal, “Leadership in the Liberal Arts: Developing Faculty Leadership Competencies and Commitment to Unit-Level Leadership,” were able to secure $15,000 in funding for the college as recipients of a 2011 BB&T Leadership Enhancement Grant.

AnthropologyDr. Luci Fernandes, professor of anthropology, won “The Daily Dozen” contest in the National Geographic for her photo of Cuban children at a soda fountain shop in Havana.

BiologyDrs. Anthony Overton and Ed Stellwag were interviewed for a piece about their research on the Gulf Oil Spill and its effects on fish embryonic development, which aired on PBS’ Newshour on Dec. 31. To view the interview, go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/july-dec10/fish_12-31.html.

Dr. Roger Rulifson, professor of biology, is a recipient of the 2010-11 ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards. Rulifson will be honored at an awards symposium on April 7, in the Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms.

ChemistryDr. Paul Gemperline, analytical chemistry professor and ECU’s dean of graduate studies, and former ECU student Patrick Cutler, were among honorees presented with the 2010 William F. Meggers Award at the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies’ annual meeting this past October. The award recognizes the authors of an outstanding paper or series of papers appearing in the journal, Applied Spectroscopy.

Dr. Anthony Kennedy, assistant professor of chemistry, and graduate student Jessica Bingham were interviewed this fall by Smithsonian magazine for their work on the Queen Anne’s Revenge and scientific approaches used to improve the conservation process.

Foreign Languages and LiteraturesDr. Michael Schinasi, associate professor of Spanish in foreign languages and literatures, recently was recognized for his nomination and selection to receive the NC Distance Learning Association’s award for Excellence in Distance Learning Teaching. Schinasi wanted to thank Jason Walker, foreign languages computer lab director, and Percevial Murphy, Harriot College instructional technology consultant, for their hard work in helping him succeed in this innovative mode of instruction.

GeographyDr. Derek Alderman, professor of geography, and Heather Ward, a recent PhD graduate of the Coastal Resources Management program, received the 2010 Urban Communication Foundation Journal Article Award for their paper “Writing on the Plywood: Toward an Analysis of Hurricane Graffiti” published in volume 36, issue 1 of Coastal Management. The award recognizes an outstanding article that exhibits excellence in addressing issues of urban communication.

Dr. Thomas Crawford, associate professor of geography, is a recipient of the 2010-11 ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards. Crawford will be honored at an awards symposium on April 7, in the Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms.

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Dr. Scott Curtis, associate professor of geography, received the Outstanding Research Award from the South East Division of the Association of American Geographers during their annual awards banquet in November. The award recognizes a significant record of quality research and publication, as well as evidence of research leadership at institutional and organizational levels.

Dr. Paul Gares, professor of geography and graduate coordinator, has received an NSF award in the amount of $118,000 for a project that will examine the historical development and dynamics of blowouts; erosional depressions in a dune caused by wind, at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. One of the goals of the project, conducted by Gares and co-PIs Patrick Hesp from Louisiana State University and Ian Walker from the University of Victoria, is to determine how dune fields may be affected by expected climatic changes associated with global warming.

This past fall, Dr. Ron Mitchelson, professor of geography and senior research fellow in residence in the Division of Research and Graduate Studies, received the 2010 Educator the Year Award from the North Carolina Geographical Society. This is an annual award that recognizes outstanding service and commitment to geographic education in North Carolina.

Mr. Scott Wade, teaching instructor in geography, recently received the ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Technical Certification, which recognizes superior skill levels utilizing ESRI’s software for geographic information systems. Wade is among the first in the country to receive this honor.

HistoryDr. Charles Calhoun, professor of history, has a new book out titled “From Bloody Shirt to Full Dinner Pail: The Transformation of Politics and Governance in the Gilded Age.”


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From Left: Paul Gares, geography; Dr. Chris Riley-Tillman, psychology; Thomas Curtis, geography; Dr. Heather Littleton, psychology; and Dr. Marieeke Van Willigen, sociology and women’s studies.

Dr. John Tucker, professor of history and director of the Asian Studies Interdisciplinary Program, will give two international talks this spring. On March 9, Tucker will present “Confucianism, Syncretism and Christianity: A Kyoto Philosopher Defines a De-Christianized East Asia,” for the School of Asian Studies at Leiden University. On March 11, he will present “Matsunaga Sekigo’s Irinsho: Defining an Eclectic Ethics for Early-Modern Japan,” for the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Maritime History and Nautical ArchaeologyDr. Larry Babits, professor of maritime history, is co-editor of a recently published new book “Historical Archaeology of Military Sites: Method and Topics.” Co-editors include Clarence R. Geier, Douglas D. Scott and David G. Orr.

PsychologyDr. Heather Littleton, assistant professor of psychology, received an NIH grant of $624,455 for here study “Evaluation of Web-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Rape Victims.” This is a 3-year grant.

Dr. Chris Riley-Tillman, associate chair of psychology, received a 4-year Institute of Education Science research grant in the amount of $465,000 for his work on daily behavior ratings.

Dr. Sam Sears, director of the health psychology program, has received a grant of $109,469 from Medtronic for “Development of the ICD Decision Analysis Scale.” He also was filmed this past December in the CME program for a segment on, “Inappropriate ICD Shocks: Psychosocial and Quality-of-Life Implications for the ICD Patient.”

SociologyDr. Lee Maril, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Diversity and Inequality Research, has written a new book to be published in March 2011. “The Fence: National Security, Public Safety, and Illegal Immigration along the U.S.-Mexico Border” brings 30 years of Maril’s personal observation and investigation to the highly politicized “solution” to border problems. Maril interviews border residents, educational leaders, Border Patrol agents, county officials and many others. He analyzes local, state and federal documents from 1999 to present. Avoiding preconceived ideas, Maril suggests specific public policies requiring thoughtfulness of the human issues involved, political negotiation and inevitable compromise.

Women’s StudiesDr. Marieke Van Willigen has taken over the role as director of the Women’s Studies Program after long-time director Ms. Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs stepped down at the end of the fall semester to focus on her graduate work in ECU’s Education Leadership EdD program. The program will celebrate its 25th anniversary beginning in fall 2011.

Dr. Charles Fantazzi, professor of classics, great books, Latin and Italian, in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, will be retiring this spring. Fantazzi came to ECU in 1998 as a visiting professor and recipient of the David Julian and Virginia Suther Whichard Distinguished Professor. He decided he liked ECU so well that he stayed for an additional 12 years.

In celebration of Fantazzi’s educational career at ECU and to Harriot College, a two-day international symposium “Neo-Latin Studies and the Humanities,” was held in Fantazzi’s honor Feb. 24-25 in Joyner Library. The symposium featured a host of distinguished scholars and culminated in a special lecture given by Fantazzi.

Ms. Jennifer Tripp, former Harriot College Director of Development, is now the interim Major Gifts Officer for Harriot College.

Images from top: Dr. Chales Fantazzi, and Jennider Tripp


Dr. Mark M. Brinson, 67-year-old biology professor who recently retired after 35 years of service to ECU, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 3. Brinson was a thoughtful, hardworking and creative wetland ecologist who provided important links between science and environmental management.

Brinson’s legacy can be found in various arenas. He taught numerous courses and workshops on wetlands and ecosystem ecology at ECU, nationally and internationally. He co-authored and edited publications on wetlands with a who’s who of wetland ecology. Further, he served as a technical consultant to the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Smithsonian Institute. He also was elected to President of the Society of Wetland Scientists and served on its Board of Directors for several years.

Among his many national honors Brinson received the National Wetlands Award for Science Research, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Protection Agency.Brinson is survived by his wife of 40 years, Leslie Brinson, of Greenville, NC; his son, Peter Brinson, and wife, Suzanne; and granddaughter, Sylvie, all of Pasadena, CA. Memorials may be made in his honor towards scholarships for ECU biology students. Checks should be made out to “ECU Foundations Inc., Biology Scholarship Fund,” and include “In Memory of Mark Brinson” on the memo line. Please mail to Tammy Garris, ECU Director of Gift Records, Greenville Centre, 2200 S. Charles Blvd., Greenville, NC 27858.

IN MEMORIAM


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SuccessesCelebrating Student

A poster submitted by Laura Daniels, a graduate student in the health psychology program, has been selected to receive the American Psychological Association Division 40 (Neuropsychology) Blue Ribbon Student Poster Award. This award is associated with a certificate and $1,000, and allows Daniels to attend the 2011 APA meeting in Washington, DC in August to present her work “Effects of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure on Executive Functioning in Early Adolescence.”

Kari Kirian, clinical psychology doctoral student, co-authored with Dr. Sam Sears “Shock and patient-centered outcomes research: Is an ICD shock still a critical event?” Their paper was published in PACE, an electrophysiology journal.

Alicia Moran, psychology doctoral student working with Dr. Erik Everhart, had her master’s thesis accepted for publication in Sleep and Breathing. The title is “Personality correlates of adherence with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).”

This past December, Isaac Morton, biology and chemistry major and a two-time recipient of the Moldin Scholarship, become one of the first students accepted into a class of 50 who will begin courses at the ECU School of Dental Medicine in fall 2011.

Albee Ongsuco, a doctoral student in pediatric school psychology, has had an article accepted in School Psychology Forum, based on research conducted at ECU. It is titled “Transitioning to post-secondary education with positive mental health: A preliminary correlational study.

Lindsey Rosman and Amaris Tippey, health psychology doctoral students, were selected this fall to receive the David W. Hardee Scholarship from the Mental Health Association in Pitt County.

Cal Scheinert, an undergraduate student majoring in the Department of Geography, received the Merle C. Prunty Scholarship from the South East Division of the

Association of American Geographers at their annual awards banquet this past November. This scholarship recognizes an outstanding undergraduate with a strong scholastic record and who shows professional promise.

Laura Daniels, health psychology graduate student.


Support is available to undergraduate juniors and seniors majoring in mathematics or science who are pursuing teacher certification, and graduate students who are pursuing the Master of Arts in Teaching in Science Education or Middle Grades Education. Recipients of the Noyce Scholarship are committed to teaching mathematics or science in middle or high schools located in high-need school districts. The scholarship includes stipends of $10,000 for undergraduate juniors and seniors and $17,680 for graduate students.


Addressing Shortage of Math and Science

Teachers in Eastern North Carolina

The 2010–11 Noyce Scholars are Nadia Abrego, biology; Jami Flynn, geological sciences; Amber Beth Harrelson, mathematics; Mackenzie Hurley, biology; Kristen Jenkins, mathematics; Kenneth Kisela, mathematics; Jennifer Neague, mathematics; Melissa Przybylski, mathematics; and Miranda Whitley, mathematics.

The Mathematics and Science Education Noyce Scholars Program at East Carolina University was created to address the severe shortage of high school and middle grades mathematics and science teachers in eastern North Carolina. The program is a collaboration between faculty in the mathematics and science departments in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and faculty in the mathematics, science, and instructional technology education department in the College of Education.

STUDENTS

Issac Morton, biology and chemistry undergraduate student.

Noyce Scholars Program

ECU’s Treasured Pirate Award is designed to reward the special or unique contributions of ECU employees to their college/unit or to the university. The program recognizes any permanent SPA, CSS, or EPA employee within their college or unit. Award recipients receive an award certificate and a gift of their choice from the Treasure Pirate Reward Gift Catalog.

The Treasured Pirate Award program is coordinated by the Staff Development Unit of the Department of Human Resources and is supported through the generous sponsorship of TIAA-CREF.

Congratulations to the Harriot College recipients of the Fall 2010 ECU Treasured Pirate Awards!

Stacey Atkinson, Department of EnglishAndrew Bates, Department of EnglishThomas Fink, Department of BiologySusan Howard, Department of EnglishRosa Lopez-Canete, Department of Foreign Languages and LiteraturesLesley Lutes, Department of PsychologyDare Merritt, Department of Geological SciencesCindy Mills, Department of EconomicsKathy Pruitt, Department of PsychologyKim Smith, Department of EconomicsTuan Tran, Department of PsychologyJennifer Tripp, Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Office of the DeanJohn Woods, Department of Geological SciencesGina Woolridge, Department of Psychology

(Treasured Pirate awardees for Fall 2010 will appear in a future issue of Magnetic East.)

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AWARDS & EVENTS

EVENTSTHOMAS HARRIOT COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Tuesday Travelogue

Tuesday Travelogue is held each Tuesday from noon – 1 p.m. in the Sparrow Conference Room (Bate 1006). The travelogues are a series of casual gatherings where faculty and staff can showcase various travel experiences and are open to all attendees. Feel free to drop by on any Tuesday and bring a bag lunch, if you would like. If you wish to participate as a presenter, send your requested presentation dates (1st and 2nd choice) to Suzanne Powell at [email protected].

March 18 – Dedication of the Brinson-Christian

Ecology Laboratory

An official room naming and celebration of the contributions of Dr. Bob Christian and the late Dr. Mark Brinson is tentatively scheduled from 3-4 p.m. in the Howell Science Building. More details will be available at www.ecu.edu/biology.

March 24 – Voyages: Thomas Harriot Lecture

Ms. lebame houston, Elizabethan scholar and historian for the Roanoke Island Historical Association, will give the Thomas Harriot Lecture in the 2010-11 Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. She will present, “A Briefe and True Report of The Lost Colony Drama in the New Found Land of Virginia.” For additional information, visit www.ecu.edu/voyages.

April 4 – Budget Forum with Chancellor Ballard

Chancellor Ballard will visit Harriot College to discuss the upcoming budget situation facing our state and university system. The forum will begin at 3 p.m. in Bate 1032.

April 4-8 – Research and Creative Achievement Week

2011

April 7 – ECU Scholar-Teacher Awards Presentation

and Symposium

The Office of the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs will honor recipients at an awards presentation from noon – 1:15 p.m. in the Mendenhall Student Center. Presentations by award recipients and a poster display will follow from 1:30 – 3:30 in the Mendenhall Great Rooms.

April 18 – A Matter of Gender: Discussions with the

Provost

The Office of the Provost and the THCAS Women’s Studies Program co-sponsor this series of discussions. For additional details on the time, location and speaker for April’s event, pleases contact the Women’s Studies Program at 328-6092.

April 26 – Second Annual Founders Day/University

Awards Day

At 9 a.m. in Hendrix Theatre, the university will commemorate “Founders Day,” in celebration of the establishment of East Carolina Teachers Training School in 1907. Various campus awards and recognitions will be presented.

May 6 – Deadline for 2011 W. Keats Sparrow ENGL

1100 & 1200 Writing Award

The W. Keats Sparrow Writing Award recognizes excellence in research and writing by students in ECU’s ENGL 1100 and 1200 composition classes. The award is sponsored by the Friends of Joyner Library and was named in honor of Dr. W. Keats Sparrow, Professor Emeritus of English and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Students or professors (with student’s permission) may submit an application. For guidelines and an application form, go to www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/Reference/Instruction/awards.cfm.

October 5 – Voyages: The Premiere Lecture

Sir Salman Rushdie, proponent of free speech, human rights activist and pop culture icon, will give the Premiere Lecture in the 2011-12 Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. He will present, “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature and Politics in the Modern World.” For additional information, visit www.ecu.edu/voyages.

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