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The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | April 16, 2018

Captain's Challenge, April 18, precedes "I Heart UTM" week, April 22-27

UT Martin will host the 2018 Captain's Challenge fundraising event April 18 ahead of "I Heart UTM" week and other end-ofsemester activities.

Previous years have seen a weeklong fundraising challenge raise more than $250,000 in five days, but this year the goal is to raise $300,000 in 24 hours. Contributors can direct their donations toward any campus office or department, athletic unit, scholarship fund, special program or other activity.

Captain's Challenge has been part of "I Heart UTM" week since its inception in 2015, but this year it will be held as a separate event. Those wishing to make a Captain's Challenge gift or track the event's progress can do so at challenge.utm.edu.

"I Heart UTM" week will be held April 22-27 to celebrate school pride and the final week of spring semester classes. Events will include faculty, staff and community members as well as students.

Sunday, April 22, is athletics day and features the UT Martin baseball team against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville at 1 p.m. in Skyhawk Park. Hotdogs and hamburgers will be given away to fans beginning at 12:30.

Monday, April 23, is philanthropy day. Students will be able to create an "I Heart UTM" poster outside the Boling University Center from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and the annual Mike Munkel Barbecue will be held from 4:30-6:30

ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE ? Captain is racing against time to raise $300,000 in just 24 hours, and he needs all the help he can get! Go online to make your contribution today at challenge.utm.edu.

p.m. in the parking lot off Mt. Pelia Road, near Pacer Pond. The Mike Munkel Barbecue honors the legacy of longtime dining services employee Mike Munkel, who was dedicated to UT Martin students during his tenure with the university. UT Martin will be collecting canned goods during the event.

Tuesday, April 24, features "Donuts for Donors," an event that encourages UT Martin students to write letters of thanks to individuals who donated during the Captain's Challenge event, held April 18.

Wednesday, April 25, is a special day for seniors, faculty members and staff. The senior drive-thru will be held from 9 a.m.-noon at the Dunagan

Alumni Center, and seniors graduating in either the spring or fall are invited to "drive through" the center to collect blueberry muffins, Orange Crush drinks and alumni car decals. Hump Day camel rides and a petting zoo will be in the university quad from noon-3 p.m.

Senior walk begins at 3 p.m., April 25, and is a special tradition to honor all graduating senior students. Students begin their walk outside the Boling University Center and travel through the quad to the Elam Center for graduation practice, saying goodbye to faculty and staff members along the way.

Thursday, April 26, is a day for the community to show UT

Martin pride. Local businesses and schools are encouraged to display "I Heart UTM" posters and wear UT Martin apparel. A "fire and ice" event, sponsored by the UT Martin Office of Housing, will be held from 6-9 p.m. in the University Village. Snow cones, popcorn and s'mores will be provided.

The week wraps up April 27 with alumni day. The Office of Campus Recreation will have various lawn games set up in the quad from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Chick-fil-a lemonade and sweet tea will be provided. The Office of Student Health and Counseling Services will also be giving away snow cones and popcorn to visiting alumni.

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YoUTMs

highlighting the excellence of our faculty and staff

Dr. Angela Ammerman,

assistant professor and

coordinator of music education,

was recently nominated for a

Grammy Music Educator of the

Year Award by a former student

and a UT Martin colleague. She

also gave a presentation March

8 to the West Virginia Music

Educators' Association's annual

professional

development

conference in Charleston,

West Virginia, on how to build

skills for working with students

of all backgrounds, primarily

immigrants with limited English-

speaking skills. Ammerman also

served as an invited adjudicator

March 12 during the Virginia

State Orchestra Assessment.

Dr. David Coffey, professor and chair, Department of History and Philosophy, delivered the keynote address April 6 during the annual Humboldt State University History Conference in Arcata, California. His presentation, titled "Legacies of the Lost Cause: Confederate Symbols, Monuments, and Flags, and What They Stand For," dealt with several current controversial topics, including the removal of Confederate statues from public spaces. In addition to his talk, Coffey chaired a student paper session and interacted with Humboldt State students and faculty.

Drs. Jamye Long, assistant

professor of management;

Cooper Johnson, associate

professor and chair, Department

of Management, Marketing

and Information Systems;

and Sam Faught (pictured

left), associate professor of

management, recently published

"Chronic Conditions: A

Motivator for Reexamining the

Effectiveness of Promotions

and Communications of

Organizational

Wellness

Programs" in the "International

Journal of the Academic

Business World."

Dr. Kelli Deere, director of the UT Martin Parsons Center, was honored with a 2018 Sterling Award. The Sterling Awards are given annually to honor West Tennessee's 20 most influential women and are a joint project of the Jackson Sun and Jackson Area Business and Professional Women.

Deere has served as director of the UT Martin Parsons Center since 2012. The center is UT Martin's largest offcampus outreach center and continues to achieve recordbreaking enrollment each year. She received an Outstanding Employee Award from UT Martin in spring 2017 and was named among the Jackson Sun's Top 40 Under 40 in 2015. Deere is also a past president of the Decatur County Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as a member of the WestStar Leadership Program board of trustees and finance chair for United Way of West Tennessee. She is a 2013 WestStar graduate.

Several other alumnae of the WestStar Leadership Program also received Sterling Awards. Read the full story in the UT Martin news archives.

Dr. Richard Garlitz, associate professor of history, gave a presentation titled "Point Four and the Mossadeq Government: Reappraisal" during the Society for Military History's annual conference April 6 in Louisville, Kentucky. He also has a book titled "A Mission for Development: Utah Universities and the Point Four Program in Iran" scheduled for publication July 2. The book is available for pre-order on and through the University Press of Colorado.

Development opportunity for mid-

career faculty

UT Martin will offer an inaugural faculty learning community for mid-career faculty during the 2018-19 academic year.

These communities will challenge faculty members to take risks and ask new questions about their teaching strategies. Participation is informal, and members set their own goals and levels of activity.

For more details about the program or application criteria, contact Dr. Bonnie Daniel, facilitator, at 731-881-1814.

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YoUTMs

highlighting the excellence of our faculty and staff

PHI KAPPA PHI ? (l-r) David McBeth, professor of art; Dr. John Schommer, professor of mathematics; Dr. Abigail Shelton, associate professor of chemistry; and Dr. Emalee Buttrey, assistant professor of animal science, were inducted into the UT Martin chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society on April 10 during the chapter's annual induction ceremony and banquet. Not pictured but also inducted is Dr. Joaquin Goyret, associate professor of biology. A select number of faculty members who have shown outstanding dedication to academic excellence are selected for induction each spring alongside qualifying junior and senior-level students. Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and largest national academic honor society.

Elmore, Breeden honored with Outstanding Employee Awards

Roger Elmore (left photo) and Sheryl Breeden (right photo), both Martin residents and UT Martin employees, received Spring 2018 Outstanding Employee Awards during a clerical coffee April 11 in the Boling University Center. Both are pictured with Chancellor Keith Carver.

Carver recognized Elmore for more than 25 years of excellence in the telephone services unit.

Elmore is the only employee in that unit and is on call nights and weekends in addition to normal working hours. However, he is known across campus for fixing telephone-related problems quickly, efficiently and with courtesy to all involved.

"His exceptional work ethic and commitment to excellence have earned him the respect of coworkers across this campus," said Carver. "Although he's

the only telephone services employee, it seems at times that there are two or three of him because he gets things done so quickly."

Breeden is adviser to the College of Business and Global Affairs Advising Center and received multiple nominations for the award. Carver said her coworkers call her "a dedicated member of our college," "an expert adviser to our students,"

"an excellent role model" and "the go-to person in our college."

Her work with faculty advisers prepares them to provide the best advice possible to students in the College of Business and Global Affairs as they complete course requirements to graduate.

Outstanding Employee Awards are given to two individuals each semester based on nominations from coworkers across campus.

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Dave Ramsey to speak April 19 during McWherter Institute event

Dave Ramsey, personal money-management expert and national radio personality, will speak on "the power of intentionality" during the Ned Ray McWherter Institute's Igniting Innovation event beginning at 6:30 p.m., April 19. The event will be held in the Boling University Center's Duncan Ballroom and is reserved for table sponsors and invited guests.

"The Ned Ray McWherter Institute and the University of Tennessee at Martin are proud and honored to bring Mr. Dave Ramsey to campus as keynote speaker for the McWherter Institute's Igniting Innovation scholarship dinner," says Steve Vantrease, NRMI manager. "Having a speaker of Mr.

Ramsey's expertise and notoriety is a perfect complement to the mission of the institute, and we are honored that Mr. Ramsey generously supports our work."

Ramsey is America's trusted voice on money and business. His company, Ramsey Solutions, is committed to helping people regain control of their money, build wealth, grow their leadership skills and enhance their lives through personal development.

Ramsey has authored seven best-selling books. "The Dave Ramsey Show" is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on more than 600 radio stations and digitally through podcasts, online audio streaming and a 24-hour online streaming video channel.

Igniting Innovation is a

fundraising event for NRMI

organized by the program's

sophomore class. NRMI is a

selective program that focuses

on promoting innovation

by offering students a three-

year experience to grow both

individually and collaboratively

through

mentorships,

domestic and international

travels, networking events

and professional development

training.

NRMI will also recognize

Jimmy Tosh, owner and CEO

of Tosh Farms, and brothers

Jon Ed, Tripp and Kelley

Powers, co-owners of Final

Flight Outfitters, as R. Clayton

McWhorter Innovators during

the event.

Dave Ramsey, personal moneymanagement expert

Scholarfest 2018 to begin April 18

UT Martin will host "Scholarfest" April 18-29 to celebrate undergraduate research from across campus. All events are free and open to the public. (What follows is a selected list of activities and is not all-inclusive.)

The schedule begins with the annual Interdisciplinary Student Writing Conference from 1-5 p.m., April 18, in room 206 of the Boling University Center. Students from various academic departments will present research papers selected by department faculty for excellence in writing and research methods.

Author Silas House will read selections of his work at 7:30 p.m., April 19, in the Paul Meek Library as part of the Paul Meek Literary Legacy Speaker Series. House is a native of Laurel County, Kentucky, and is the bestselling author of six novels as well as a book of creative nonfiction and three plays.

April 20 is Assessment Day and will feature poster presentations by campus units showcasing assessment methods used to improve campus procedures and academic expectations. Faculty members who participated in spring mentorship groups will also present their projects on the scholarship of teaching and learning. A departmental poster competition will be held from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Boling University Center's Duncan Ballroom.

The joint UT Martin-Murray State Sigma Xi Research Symposium will be held from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., April 21, on the first floor of the Paul Meek Library. Sigma Xi is an international science and engineering research honor society established more than 125 years ago. The UT Martin and Murray State University chapters routinely collaborate on regional research and presentation efforts.

Poster sessions from various

departments are planned for the second week of Scholarfest. Nurse Excellence Day will be held from 9 a.m.-noon, April 23, in the Boling University Center and highlight the research of students and faculty from the Department of Nursing. Students from the Department of Biological Sciences will display their work from 10 a.m.1 p.m., April 26, on the second floor of Brehm Hall.

A discussion on the psychology of learning and cognition will begin at 10 a.m., April 25, in room 229 of the Boling University Center for those interested in human brain development.

Those interested in the arts can view student work from 1-5 p.m., weekdays, in the Fine Arts Building Gallery and attend performances of "Gruesome Playground Injuries" at 8 p.m., April 26-27, in the Vanguard Little Theatre. The Weakley County Film Festival will host

a screening of submitted films at 8 p.m., April 28, also in the Vanguard Little Theatre. Festival judges will present prizes to the winning films, and the UT Martin Improv Alliance will perform for those in attendance.

Scholarfest will officially end with a reception at 5 p.m., April 29, in the Boling University Center Welcome Center.

Spring surplus auction!

10 a.m., April 21 Physical Plant Warehouse

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UT Martin professor to restore Jackson war monument

Dr. Alice Catherine Carls, professor of history

Dr. Alice Catherine Carls, professor of history, has begun research to restore the World War I Memorial Fountain located on the courthouse square in Jackson, originally

erected by the Surgical Dressings Workers of Jackson shortly after the end of World War I.

Carls received a grant through the 100 Cities/100 Memorials program to restore the fountain, and the monument has been designated an official World War I Centennial Memorial by the World War I Centennial Commission.

According to Carls, the restoration project will include stripping and repainting the fountain, adding the original top back to the pillar, resetting the monument in its original location and adding a plaque to explain its historical significance. The current plaque lists many names of Madison County soldiers who died in World War I and some of the more prominent women who served as surgical dressings workers,

but does not include the names of the many African American individuals who served the cause as well. This will be corrected in the new plaque.

"The purpose of this restoration to is remember all parts of that story and to honor every one of whom we are aware and who deserve to be named or mentioned," said Carls.

The women who served in the Surgical Dressings Workers of Jackson were members of the American Red Cross who were specially trained to sew surgical dressings and other medical bandages. According to Carls' research, the Jackson chapter may have been the only chapter in the United States to train an entire class of African American women in the technique of surgical dressings. The chapter sent almost 13,000 surgical

dressings to various hospitals during the war.

Carls is a member of the Tennessee Great War Commission, which was created in 2014 by an act of the Tennessee State Legislature to memorialize the centennial anniversary of World War I and the sacrifices of the many Tennesseans who served their country. Carls was appointed to the commission by Gov. Bill Haslam.

Tennessee received three of the 100 Cities/100 Memorials grants distributed nationwide. The other two grants will be used to restore the tomb of Sgt. Alvin C. York in Pall Mall and the Tennessee War Memorial Building in Nashville.

Kentucky author Silas House is Paul Meek Literary Legacy Speaker

Silas House, of Berea, Kentucky, will speak at UT Martin beginning at 7:30 p.m., April 19, in the Paul Meek Library. House will read from his current novels as part of the university's Paul Meek Literary Legacy Speaker Series.

House is the national bestselling author of six novels, including "Eli the Good," published in 2009; "Same Sun Here," co-written with Neela Vaswani and published in 2012; and "Southernmost," to be

published in June 2018. House has also published a book of creative nonfiction and three plays. His writing frequently appears in The New York Times, and he has been published in Oxford American, Newsday and Sojourners. He is also a former commentator for NPR's "All Things Considered."

House has been awarded three honorary doctorates and other honors, including the E.B. White Award, the Nautilus Award, the Appalachian Book of

the Year Award and the Hobson Medal for Literature. He was also recently inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

He holds an associate degree from Sue Bennett College, a bachelor's degree in English from Eastern Kentucky University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Spalding University. House is currently a faculty member for the Master of Fine Arts in creative writing program at Spalding University and is the National Endowment

for Humanities chair of Appalachian studies at Berea College.

The event is co-sponsored by Dr. Anne Meek, UT Martin Honors Programs and the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. Meek is the daughter of the late Paul Meek, who led the Martin campus as chancellor from 1934-67.

Samples of House's essays can be found at silas-.

Get Ready!

Captain's Challenge will be on

April 18!

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50th annual UT Martin Spring College Rodeo

The 50th annual UT Martin Spring College Rodeo is in the books! As usual, the Ned Ray McWherter Agricultural Complex held capacity crowds for both the Friday and Saturday night competitions. Both the men's and women's teams placed third in their respective standings. The 2018 regular season wraps up with a rodeo hosted by Northwest Mississippi Community College, April 1921, in Senatobia, Mississippi. Please enjoy these photo highlights of the past weekend's competition. Events shown are (clockwise from top right) tiedown roping; steer wrestling; breakaway roping; barrel racing; and saddle bronc riding.

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Bench dedication for Sandra Koch

Sandra Koch, a former faculty member and late wife of Dr. Malcolm Koch, executive director of the Center for International Education, will be honored April 20 with a bench dedication.

Alum Nathan Daniels will host the dedication in honor of the influence Sandra Koch had on his studies and his career

before her death in August 2016. The dedication will begin

at 1:30 p.m. in the quad near the Business Administration Building. A reception will be held in the College of Business and Global Affairs lounge immediately following.

The funds used to purchase this bench were made possible by Captain's Challenge donors.

Calendar

?April 17 ? UT Martin Jackson Center open house; JSCC campus; 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ?April 18 ? Captain's Challenge fundraiser; visit challenge.utm. edu to donate ?April 18-29 ? Scholarfest 2018; (page 4) ?April 19 ? Ned Ray McWherter Institute's Igniting Innovation: Dave Ramsey; Duncan Ballroom; 6:30 p.m. (page 4) ?April 19 ? Paul Meek Literary Legacy Speaker: Silas House; Paul Meek Library; 7:30 p.m. (page 5) ?April 20 ? Assessment day poster contest; Duncan

Ballroom; 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

?April 20 ? Bench dedication

for Sandra Koch, former faculty

member; outside Gooch Hall

and the Business Administration

Building; 1:30 p.m. (above)

?April 20 ? Retirement

reception for Rick Bradberry;

Physical Plant conference room;

2 p.m.

?April 21 ? Spring surplus

auction; Physical Plant

warehouse; 10 a.m.

?April 23-27 ? "I Heart UTM"

week; (page 1)

?April 23 ? Improv Alliance

performance;

Watkins

Auditorium; 7 (family-friendly

performance) and 8 p.m. (adults)

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You Tell Me

?Question ? Winter-weather related damage is evident in street and parking-lot pavement around the university. When will any repairs take place, and is the university responsible for repairing all of this damage?

?Answer ? The university is responsible for campus streets and parking lots. The city is responsible for their streets that surround the campus. Funds are available from parking stickers and tickets that fund parking improvements whether overlays or new parking lots, as well as sidewalk repairs on campus. The Physical Plant tries to fill potholes as they develop. Parking lot overlays and sidewalk repairs happen in the summer months to minimize disruption to the campus. As can be imagined, the amount of money each year is limited, and priorities must be developed for parking lot and sidewalk repairs.

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

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