NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY® W A A V E E S S MAKING March 2013, Issue 16 Achieving Excellence. Success Beyond Measure. Dr. Tony Atwater, President • A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends of Norfolk State University S en. Mark Warner will be the keynote speaker for the spring 2013 commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 4, at the Norfolk Scope. The processional begins at 9:30 a.m., with the ceremony following at 10 a.m. Warner was elected to the U. S. Senate in November 2008 and serves on the Senate Banking, Budget, Commerce and Intelligence committees. He has led Congressional efforts to promote private-sector innovation and to help small business and start-up companies succeed. Warner was chosen by his colleagues on the Budget Committee to lead a bipartisan task force to eliminate unnecessary program overlap and wasteful duplication within the federal bureaucracy. He has introduced bills to measure and eliminate waste in federal agencies. Warner organized the Senate’s “Gang of Six,” which has worked since 2011 to find a bipartisan path towards responsible deficit and debt reduction. From 2002-2006, Warner served as Governor of Virginia. During his term, he worked in a bipartisan way to turn record budget deficits into a surplus. He also focused on improving public education and expanding economic opportunity throughout the state. Under his tenure, Virginia was consistently recognized as the nation’s “best-managed state.” Before entering public office, Warner was an early investor in the cellular telephone business. He co- founded the company that became Nextel, and ultimately made early investments in hundreds of start-up technology companies that have created tens-of-thousands of private-sector jobs. The “High Risk Behaviors: You Can Live Without Them” initiative is entering its second phase. Launched in the fall semester, High Risk Behaviors (HRB) is an educational campaign for Norfolk State University students initiated by President Tony Atwater. It’s a frank discussion about topics such as sexual behavior, hazing, cyber bullying, substance use and abuse that put college students at risk. HRB week, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, is set for March 25–29. As part of the week’s activities, from March 25–27, students will design t-shirts for the clothesline project—which addresses the issue of violence against women. Each night from 7–8 p.m., speakers will conduct presentations on an HRB topic. The main event will take place Thursday, March 28, from noon–2 p.m. in the lobby of the Student Center. Students will hang the t-shirts from the clothesline project and a keynote speaker will talk about sexual assault and domestic violence on college campuses. Sen. Mark Warner to Address Graduates Sen. Mark Warner
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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY®
WWAAVVEESSMAKING
March 2013, Issue 16
Achieving Excellence. Success Beyond Measure.
Dr. Tony Atwater, President • A Newsletter for Faculty, Staff, Alumni and Friends of Norfolk State University
Sen. Mark Warner will be
the keynote speaker for the
spring 2013 commencement
ceremony, Saturday, May 4, at the
Norfolk Scope. The processional
begins at 9:30 a.m., with the
ceremony following at 10 a.m.
Warner was elected to the U. S.
Senate in November 2008 and serves
on the Senate Banking, Budget,
Commerce and Intelligence
committees. He has led Congressional
efforts to promote private-sector
innovation and to help small business
and start-up companies succeed.
Warner was chosen by his colleagues
on the Budget Committee to lead a
bipartisan task force to eliminate
unnecessary program overlap and
wasteful duplication within the federal
bureaucracy. He has introduced bills to
measure and eliminate waste in federal
agencies. Warner organized the
Senate’s “Gang of Six,” which has
worked since 2011 to find a bipartisan
path towards responsible deficit and
debt reduction.
From 2002-2006, Warner served
as Governor of Virginia. During his
term, he worked in a bipartisan way
to turn record budget deficits into a
surplus. He also focused on improving
public education and expanding
economic opportunity throughout the
state. Under his tenure, Virginia was
consistently recognized as the nation’s
“best-managed state.”
Before entering public office,
Warner was an early investor in the
cellular telephone business. He co-
founded the company that became
Nextel, and ultimately made early
investments in hundreds of start-up
technology companies that have
created tens-of-thousands of
private-sector jobs.
The “High Risk Behaviors: You Can Live Without Them” initiative
is entering its second phase. Launched in the fall semester, High Risk
Behaviors (HRB) is an educational campaign for Norfolk State University
students initiated by President Tony Atwater. It’s a frank discussion about
topics such as sexual behavior, hazing, cyber bullying, substance use
and abuse that put college students at risk.
HRB week, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, is set
for March 25–29. As part of the week’s activities, from March 25–27,
students will design t-shirts for the clothesline project—which addresses
the issue of violence against women. Each night from 7–8 p.m., speakers
will conduct presentations on an HRB topic. The main event will take
place Thursday, March 28, from noon–2 p.m. in the lobby of the Student
Center. Students will hang the t-shirts from the clothesline project and a
keynote speaker will talk about sexual assault and domestic violence
on college campuses.
Sen. Mark Warnerto Address Graduates
Sen. Mark Warner
McSwain Takes Helm as Dean Dr. Arletha McSwain has been named
dean of the School of Extended Learning
(SEL). In this position, she provides leadership
and academic expertise to support the design,
development, and execution of the distance
education programs in keeping with
accreditation and federal guidelines.
During her tenure as interim dean, Norfolk
State University’s distance education programs
received the Quality Standards Certification
offered by the United States Distance
Learning Association.
Dr. McSwain is the 2011 award recipient
for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning
and Technology given at the International
Conference on College Teaching and Learning.
She is a nationally known content expert
on issues related to early childhood
education, and early childhood special
education while targeting males
of diversity.
She has written numerous
successful grant proposals totaling
over $6 million. Nationally, she serves
as a consultant to mentor other faculty
in the area of early childhood special
education program development thus
enabling the faculty to secure external
funding. To date, five universities,
including the United Tribal College,
have secured federal funding in the
amount of $800,000 per university.
Dr. McSwain has numerous
publications and is part of a cohort
of content experts who review
personnel grant proposals for the
U. S. Department of Education, Office
of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services. She is a graduate of the
University of Missouri-Columbia
with a Ph.D. in early childhood
special education.
Making Waves 2
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NSU’s 2013 MEAC TournamentDistinguished Alumnus
On March 14, Tamara A. Jones, M.D., ’96, was recognized
as NSU’s 2013 MEAC Tournament Distinguished Alumnus.
Currently, Dr. Jones serves as the chief of the Department
of Medicine-Sentara Hospital Norfolk, as well as chairman
of the Hospitalist Clinical Effectiveness Council for Sentara.
She is a Dozoretz National Institute for Mathematics and
Applied Sciences graduate, earning a bachelor of science
degree in chemistry from Norfolk State University. She received
her master of science degree in chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill and completed
both her doctorate in medicine and residency training at Eastern Virginia Medical
School where she excelled to become the first African-American class president
to give the commencement address. Dr. Jones holds membership in several
organizations to include the Helen Mewborn-Watts Society for minority female
physicians, the Tidewater Women’s Medical Association and Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The Office of Alumni Relations hosted more than 500 alumni
at its annual Alumni Day. The Norfolk State University Alumni Association
showed its continued support of NSU by presenting a $35,000 check to
President Tony Atwater and Athletics Director Marty Miller at the NSU
vs. Delaware State men’s basketball game. This donation supported
several programs at the University including the President’s Masquerade
Gala and Silent Auction, the NSU Night at the Sandler Center, student
support, and the NSU Athletics Foundation. Alumni Day activities also
included a brunch where the NSU Alumni Association recognized 37 new
lifetime members. Dr. Bennie Marshall, chair of the Nursing and Allied
Health Department, provided an in-depth update on the nursing program
at a special nursing alumni reception.
Alumni Day
Tamara Jones
Annual FundINVEST NOW!
I AM NSU
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From left to right are Athletics Director Marty Miller; Ms. Alumni Danielle Smith Jones, ’00;Alumni President Gregory Grimes; and NSU President Tony Atwater.
Norfolk State University students
took first place in poster and
oral presentation competitions
at the 70th Joint Annual Meeting of
Beta Kappa Chi and the National
Institutes of Science Conference
recently held in Reston, Va.
In oral presentation, Sarah Nelson-
Owens won first place in the biology
category and three other NSU students
took third place in three other
categories: Bianca Riddick for biology,
Nicholas Sapp for chemistry and
Dallas Ellis for computer
science/math/physics/engineering/
environmental science. Bronson Hayes
placed third in chemistry. NSU also
took first place in the poster
presentation with Chi’Niese Evans
winning in the psychology category.
In addition to the wins, Norfolk State
students were also elected as officers
of the organizations for 2013-14. The
following students were elected to
national officers of Beta Kappa Chi
National Scientific Honor Society:
biology major Dallas Ellis, president;
biology major Ebony Nottingham,
secretary; biology major Bianca Riddick,
treasurer; and computer science major
John Ellis, historian. Biology major
Alissa Sierra Harrell was elected
eastern region vice president.
Two NSU students were elected
to national offices for the National
Institutes of Science – biology major
Ian Saunders, president and chemistry
major Crystal Bell, secretary.
Additionally, Maureen Scott, NSU
Beta Kappa Chi and National Institute
of Science advisor, was re-elected the
national historian of the Beta Kappa
Chi Scientific Honor Society.
Beta Kappa Chi encourages the
advancement of scientific education
through original investigations, the
dissemination of scientific knowledge,
and the stimulation of high scholarship
in the pure and applied sciences, while
the National Institute of Science
provides students and faculty members
at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities opportunities to exchange
information and present scholarly
research papers in science and
mathematics.
Students Place First at National Science Conference
Second Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium WinnersThe University held its second Undergraduate Research Symposium
March 12. The symposium began last year as part of NSU President Tony
Atwater’s inaugural week activities and seeks to engage a wide variety of
students and disciplines in presenting research. The winning students are
listed with their major and category.
POSTER PRESENTATION
First Place Sara Nelson-Owens (biology)
Second Place Christian C. Ezeagwu (biology)
Third Place Keevain Hood (engineering)
Honorable Mentions Candace Gilchrist and Asia Motley
(mathematics)
ORAL PRESENTATION
First Place Quarail Hale (mathematics)
Second Place (tie) Jessica Grey (social work)
Raisa Boone, Carmel Brown
and Calvin Armstrong (health, physical
education and exercise science)
Third Place Chynna Blaker (chemistry)
Honorable Mentions Michael Mingo-Dabney (accounting)