University of the Cumberlands ACADEMIC NEWS Volume VII, Issue 2 http://www.ucumberlands.edu/ctl January 2013 UPCOMING EVENTS January 14 th 3:00 Dr. George C Wright, Phi Alpha Theta, CSC 14 th 7:00 Dr. Wright Founders Day Convocation and MLK Recognition, O Wayne Rollins Center 22 nd 12:15 Joan Hembree, Faculty Colloquium, CSC 29 th 5:00 Mary Ruth Isaacs Sgt. York, Library 13 February 5 th 8:00 Buzz Sutherland, Gatliff Chapel 6 th 10:00-noon - Junior Testing, HSB 6 th 2:00 Dr. Jennifer Chambers TBA 11 th 7:00 University Recognition, Gatliff Chapel 12 th 12:15 Bob Dunston, Faculty Colloquium, CSC 12 th 7:00 Mardi Gras Traditions Around the World, Gatliff Chapel 12 th 7:30 KY Baptist Men s Chorale Concert, Recital 18 th -19 th 8:00-9:30 Spring Renewal Services 21 st, 22 nd, 23 rd 7:30 King Lear, GCR Kohn Theatre and 24 th 2:00 matinee King Lear, GCR Kohn Theatre 22 nd 7:30 Dylan Brown, Senior Trumpet Recital Hall 26 th 7:30 The American Spiritual Ensemble, FAA, First Baptist Church, London KY 27 th Midterm 28 th 7:30 King Lear, GCR Kohn Theatre March 1 st and 2 nd 7:30 King Lear, GCR Kohn Theatre 3 rd 3:00 Chorale & Symphonic Band, Gatliff 5 th 7:30 Brass Studio Fundraiser Concert, Recital Hall 11 th -15 th Spring Break 19 th 7:30 Instrumental Faculty Recital, Hall 21 st 7:00 Phi Alpha Theta Lecture, Bennett Aud. 23 rd 7:30 Jeff Daugherty Vocal Recital, Recital Hall 26 th 10-3 Campus Career Fair, Rollins Center 26 th 12:15 Jennifer Marsh, Faculty Colloquium, CSC 29 th Good Friday April 1 st TBA Edible Book Contest, Library 2 nd 7:30 Show Choir Concert, Recital Hall 4 th 7:30 Jazz Ensemble, Recital Hall 4 th 9:00-2:00 Dare to Compare, Rollins Center 4 th 7:00 Dr. Carroll Wells Math Lecture, Gatliff 6 th 7:30 Tyler Vaughn, Vocal Recital, Recital Hall 7 th 3:00 University Bands & Symphonic Winds, Gatliff 9 th 7:00 Charles Krauthammer, Rollins Center 11 th 7:30 Chamber Ensembles, Recital Hall 12 nd 7:30 Dylan Brown, Senior Trumpet Recital 13 th 7:30 Cirque Ziva Golden Dragon Acrobats, FAA, O. Wayne Rollins Center 15 th 7:30 Joe Burgstaller, Jazz Guest Artist, Recital Hall 16 th 7:30 Cumberland Singers Concert, Recital Hall April (con t) 17 th 8:00 Blood Drive, Mid BCC 17 th 8:00-1:00 Business Forum for Young People 17 th 8:00 Frederick Winters, Gatliff Chapel 18 th TBA Faculty/Staff Recognition Dinner 19 th 7:30 Chorale Concert, Recital Hall 21 st 3:00 Honors Day, Gatliff Chapel 23 rd 7:30 Percussion Ensemble Concert, Recital Hall 26 th Last day of Spring Semester Classes 29 th -May 2 nd Final Examinations May 4 th 10:00am Graduation, O. Wayne Rollins Center ANNOUNCEMENTS The New York Times Book Group meets monthly for lunch and a book discussion open to all. February: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (a mystery set in the Ozarks) March: Ireland by Frank Delaney (mix of history and storytelling) - For times and dates or to subscribe to email list, contact Nick.Harris@ucumberlands.edu Ph x4482. CONGRATULATIONS University of the Cumberlands is included as one of America s Best Christian Colleges in the 16th annual report of America s Best Christian Colleges. Stephanie Bowlin completed her MBA at University of the Cumberlands, Dec 2012. Dr. Jennifer Chambers defended her dissertation A Comparative Case Study of Factors Affecting Reading Achievement in High and Low-Performing Elementary Rural Appalachian Schools at Eastern Kentucky University, March 2012. Marc Hensley completed his Masters in Christian Studies at University of the Cumberlands, May 2012. Dr. Barry Vann was selected as 2012 Outstanding Alumnus of Roane State Community College and honored at a reception in the Manly Art Gallery Oak Ridge, TN, September 21, 2012. Dr. Vann has two doctorate degrees and is the author of seven books. John Varley received the Best Documentary Award for his documentary My Brother, My Sister at the Daytona Film Festival in Daytona Beach, FL, November 8-11, 2012. This documentary was also chosen as an official selection for the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 19 - November 11, 2012.
Professional Service, Publications, Performances, and Recognitions Steve Allen Missionary trip to Haiti June 9 through June 16, 2012. Sarah Ash Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Kentucky Natural Lands Trust. http://www.knlt.org/ Magan Atwood Publication "Joy" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet 2012. Led a group of students on a mission trip to Prince of Peace Home for Girls in San Cristobol, Guatemala, December 14-21, 2012. Gina Bowlin Attended with student mentees who presented their research the ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, September 21-22, 2012. Presentation Undergraduate Research in Human Services and Psychology: The ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Program with Jennifer Knuckles and Eric Stephens, Faculty Colloquium, October 16, 2012. Jay Bourne Presentation "Changing the Landscape of Higher Education through Debate" with Michael Dickman and Susan Weaver, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 13, 2012. Presentation A coat of many colors: Building community through comprehensive tournaments for the Argumentation and Forensics Division at the National Communication Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, November 15-18, 2012. Participant in a meeting of the Council of Forensic Organization in role as President of the National Christian Colleges and Universities Forensics Association, November 15-18. Publication "Joy" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Anita Bowman Publication "Joy" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Tyrone Bynoe Pre-conference workshop Best Practices in Teaching Education Finance to Practitioners: Content and Delivery Methods with Lisa Driscoll, UNC-Charlotte, William Owinings, Old Dominion U, and Deborah Verstegen UNLV -Reno. National Education Finance Conference (NEFC), San Antonio, TX, May 1-3, 2012. Paper Presentation Historical Antecedents of Equalization Policy National Education Finance Conference (NEFC), San Antonio, TX, May 1-3, 2012, Roundtable Discussion "Education Finance in School Principal Programs" National Education Finance Conference (NEFC), San Antonio, TX, May 1-3, 2012. Paper Presentation A Goals-Based Evaluation regarding the Effectiveness of Infinite Campus - Kentucky's Statewide P-12 Student Information System with Merri Baugh, International Symposium of Education Reform (ISER) - University of Kentucky, Lexington, June 15, 2012. Active in Commonwealth Collaborative of School Leadership Programs (CCLSP), Fall 2012. Active member of Educational Professional Standards Board (EPSB) School Superintendent Redesign Team, November 2012 to Present. Carrie Byrd Attended ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 11-13, 2012. Melanie Cardell Presentation A Walk in Our Shoes: A Discussion of Relevance and Virtue in Online Teacher Prep with Karen Goldman, Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators, September 2012. Presentation "The Elephant in the Room: Debate about Requiring Standard Grammar while Appreciating Cultural Patterns & Differences" with Karen Goldman, Kathy Fish, Glenda Warren, and Susan Weaver, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 12, 2012. Presentation Appalachian Teacher Candidates Concepts of Creativity, Literacy, & Critical Thinking: Opportunities & Challenges with Karen Goldman, Appalachian College Association, Knoxville, TN, October 2012. Presentation with Karen Goldman Connecting Conscious Competence through Reflection Kentucky Reading Association, Lexington, Kentucky, October 2012. Presentation Concepts of Creativity, Literacy, & Critical Thinking: Opportunities & Challenges with Karen Goldman, Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. Hutchinson Island, FL, November 2012. Page 2
Janie Carter Publication "Hope Even When You re not Sure Why" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Linda Carter Jennifer Chambers Defended dissertation A Comparative Case Study of Factors Affecting Reading Achievement in High and Low-Performing Elementary Rural Appalachian Schools Eastern Kentucky University, March 2012. Presentation A Comparative Case Study of Factors Affecting Reading Achievement in High and Low-Performing Elementary Rural Appalachian Schools 104 th NREA Convention and Research Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, October 10-12. Poster presentation Explicit Vocabulary Instruction: Strategies That Work Mid-South Educational Research Association Conference, Lexington, KY, November 7-9, 2012. Kirby Clark Publication "Joy" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Benjamin Clayton Kara Clemenz Justin DeCecca Participated in Enforcement Expo and Conference, New Orleans, LA, October 31-November 2, 2012. Laura Dennis Publication "Hope" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet 2012. Presentation "From Shadow to Center Stage: Madame de Maintenon in L Allée du Roi" at the Interpretation in/of the Seventeenth Century Conference co-organized by the Centre d'etudes et de Recherches Comparatistes (CERC) of the University of Paris and the British group Society for Seventeenth-Century French Studies (SSCFS). Paris, France, September 6-8, 2012. Immersion grant for the conference and for related research trips to Versailles and Maintenon. Visited Shoah memorial and other WW II sites for IS course on WW II film in France and Visited the Institut du monde arabe, Paris, France September 2012. Leif Deyrup Publication The diversity of insects visiting flowers of saw palmetto (Arecaceae) with M.A. Deyrup Florida Entomologist, September 2012. Presentation The diversity of insects visiting flowers of saw palmetto (Arecaceae) with M.A. Deyrup Entomological Society of America 60th Annual Meeting, November 2012. Presentation Ant species (Hymentoptera: Formicidae) in the diet of a Florida population of eastern narrow-mouthed toads, Gastrophryne carolinensis (Anura: Microhylidae) with M.A. Deyrup, J. Carrel Entomological Society of America 60th Annual Meeting, November 2012. Michael Dickman Presentation Changing the Landscape of Higher Education through Debate with Jay Bourne and Susan Weaver, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 13, 2012. Bob Dunston Served on Board of Directors of Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies 2011-2012. Featured in video of UC Success Story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqefv9dnbgw November 9, 2012. Attended Theta Alpha Kappa meeting in Chicago, IL, November 18, 2012. Edited University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Treasurer Theta Alpha Kappa National Honor Society for Religious Studies until June 30, 2015. Sharlene Dzugan Page 3
Kathy Fish Discussant "The Elephant in the Room: Debate about Requiring Standard Grammar while Appreciating Cultural Patterns & Differences" with Melanie Cardell, Karen Goldman, Glenda Warren, and Susan Weaver, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 12, 2012. Tom Fish Attended ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 2012. Attended SACS Substantive Change Workshop, LMU, Harrogate, TN, November 2012. Attended ADA (Disabilities) Workshop, Louisville, KY, November 2012. Attended SACS Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, December 2012. Tom Frazier Presentation "Appalachian Poetry and Literature" UC Critical Thinking Series: Appalachia in Context, UC Campus, September 24, 2012. Presentation Frank Walker s York: A Slave s Account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Popular Culture Association in the South, Nashville, September 27, 2012. Presentation African Americans Dismissed in Appalachian Literature: How Their Inclusion Intensified Diversity, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 13, 2012. Guest reader and lecturer in Contemporary Literature class, Williamsburg High School, October 30, 2012. Guest lecturer on Appalachian Poetry for Roads [sic] Scholars (formerly Elderhostel) program, Cumberland Falls State Park, November 11, 2012. Gary Gibson Attended UK Tax Conference, Somerset, KY, November 30 & December 1, 2011. Attended UK Economics Teaching Workshop, Lexington, KY, March 24, 2012. Attended KYCPA Educator s Conference, Louisville, KY, May 17-18, 2012. Attended KYCPA Fall Issues Update, Corbin, KY, September 17, 2012. Attended Kentucky Economics Association Annual Conference, Georgetown, KY, October 26, 2012. Attended UK Tax Conference, Somerset, KY, November 28-29, 2012. Keith Goforth Publication "Christmas in Russia" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Karen Goldman Presentation A Walk in Our Shoes: A Discussion of Relevance and Virtue in Online Teacher Prep with Melanie Cardell Kentucky Association of Teacher Educators, September 2012. Presentation "The Elephant in the Room: Debate about Requiring Standard Grammar while Appreciating Cultural Patterns & Differences" with Melanie Cardell, Kathy Fish, Glenda Warren, and Susan Weaver ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 12, 2012. Presentation Appalachian Teacher Candidates Concepts of Creativity, Literacy, & Critical Thinking: Opportunities & Challenges with Melanie Cardell, Appalachian College Association, Knoxville, TN, October 2012. Presentation Connecting Conscious Competence through Reflection with Melanie Cardell Kentucky Reading Association, Lexington, Kentucky, October 2012. Presentation Concepts of Creativity, Literacy, & Critical Thinking: Opportunities & Challenges with Melanie Cardell, Association for the Advancement of Educational Research. Hutchinson Island, FL, November 2012. Steve Halstead Attended with student mentees who presented their research the ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, September 21-22, 2012. Erica Harris Marc Hensley Completed Masters in Christian Studies at University of the Cumberlands, May 2012. Bruce Hicks Page 4
Mary Ruth Isaacs Appointed to Advisory Board of the Sergeant York Patriotic Foundation in Pall Mall, TN, October 2012. Continuing grant research of Sergeant York by interviewing family members and friends of this legendary World War I hero. Diane Jamison Participated in Global Day of Prayer in Cork, Ireland, May 2012. Jennifer Knuckles Attended with student mentees who presented their research at the ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, September 21-22, 2012. Presentation Undergraduate Research in Human Services and Psychology: The ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Program with Gina Bowlin and Eric Stephens, Faculty Colloquium, October 16, 2012. Melvin Mahone Participated in Authors Row at UC Alumni and Family Weekend, September 29, 2012. Presentation Privatization of Prisons Faculty Colloquium, November 13, 2012. Jennifer Marsh Presented Convocation "Christmas Traditions around the World" with Dr. Laura Dennis November 29, 2012. Completed graduate course "19th Century Spanish Prose" at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Fall 2012. Kate McKnight Edited University of the University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Kim Miller Presentation "Fostering Critical Thinking through Student-Centered Learning" ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 13, 2012. Ela Molina-Sevilla Morelock Chair of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Women's Caucus Workshop from, November 2011 to November 2012. Chair of Panel "Body, Space, Time: Women and Urban Experiences in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries" at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference, Durham, NC, November 11, 2012. Presented paper "La ciudad de México o el poder de la femme tentaculaire in Kilómetro 31 de Rigoberto Castañeda at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) Conference, Durham, NC, November 11, 2012. Presentation "Isabel Prieto de Landázuri: Criollismo, Nación, Maternidad y Familia en el Proyecto de la Nación Juarista Mexicana" at the Florida International University Biannual Symposium, Miami, FL, March 29-30, 2012. Session Organizer and Chair "Gender, Race, and National Identity in the Americas" at the 33rd Annual Romance Language Conference to be held in Cincinnati, OH, April 4-6, 2013. Vonda Moore Understanding Millennials: Insights into their College Selection Process, American Marketing Association, October 2012. Using the Quality Matters Rubric to Improve Your Online Course, Sloan Consortium, July 2012. Carolyn Reaves Designed artwork and submitted a devotional "Joy" for University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Guest singer featuring my song Moments That Take My Breath Away at the South Union Mount Zion Baptist Association dinner for Pastors and Wives at Laurel Lake Baptist Camp, KY, December 11, 2012. Susan Rose Publication, Instructor Manual for Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice 4 th edition by Stevens and Smith, Columbus, OH: Pearson Merrill. February 2012. Certified as National Certified Counselor (NCC), April 21, 2012. Professional Development/Continuing Education: Evidence of Quality: CAEP/NCATE Conference 2012, Washington, DC, September 12-15, 2012. Page 5
Susan Rose (con t) Presentation Improving Quality of Educational Experiences for Silent Victims and Phantom Students. A break-out session presented for K-12 counselors. Kentucky Counselors Association, Louisville, KY, October 26, 2012. Professional Development/Continuing Education: Kentucky Counselor Association (KCA) Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, October 26-27, 2012. Presentation Mirror, Mirror on the Wall. An EILA Professional Development on Body Image. Southern Central Counselor s Association Winter Meeting, December 7, 2012. Sara Schumacher Attended ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 11-13, 2012. Jolly Sharp Presented paper "Flannery O Connor s Fictional Black Southern Myth at the PCAS/ACAS Conference in Nashville, TN, September 27-29, 2012. Jennifer Simpson Publication Content-Area Literacy Corner: Comprehension in the Content Areas Kentucky Literacy Link by the Kentucky Department of Education, September 2012. Publication "Love" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet 2012. Publication Superintendent Tenure and Student Achievement Journal of Scholarship and Practice by Seton Hall and the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), forthcoming in winter edition, January 2013. Ken Sims Publication "Peace" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet 2012. Eric Stephens Attended with student mentees who presented their research at the ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Conference, University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC, September 21-22, 2012. Presentation Undergraduate Research in Human Services and Psychology: The ACA/UNCA Undergraduate Research Program with Gina Bowlin and Jennifer Knuckles, Faculty Colloquium, October 16, 2012. Publication "Joy" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Dinah Taylor Jamey Temple Publication "Unplug and Chill Out" in Kentucky Monthly, August 2012. Publication Writing Spell: Maysville Authors Make Magic Kentucky Monthly, October 2012. Dennis Trickett Patrick Tuck Faculty Soloist: Phyllis Richardson Woods Recital: University of the Cumberlands, September 18, 2012. Trumpet: Twentieth Anniversary Mass: Episcopal Church of Our Savior, Richmond, KY, September 23, 2012. Trumpet and Bass Voice: University of the Cumberlands Trumpet Ensemble with Les Jongleurs: Episcopal Church of Our Savior, Richmond, KY, October 13, 2012. Trumpet: Madison Brass: Second Sundays @ Our Savior Benefit Concert Series, Richmond, KY, October 14, 2012. Second Sundays @ Our Savior: Telling Our Stories through Music and Community Partners, with Co-Presenter Whit Whitaker, University of Alabama Birmingham, Department of Music, October 15, 2012. Form and Analysis Lecture: Sonata Form in Mozart s Piano Sonata KV 333, Movement II, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, October 16, 2012. History of Music Theory Lecture: A Modern Take on Gottfried Weber s Analysis of the Mozart Dissonance Quartet, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, LA, October 16, 2012. Trumpet Studio Master Class: Five Steps Applied to The Sight-Reading Workbook by Richard Schwartz, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, October 17, 2012. Session Chair and Animator: Black Culture Panel Discussion, 40th Annual International Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, October 18-20, 2012. Second Sundays @ Our Savior: Telling Our Stories through Music and Community Partners, with Co-Presenter Whit Whitaker, 40th Annual International Conference on Social Theory, Politics and the Arts, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, October 18-20, 2012. Page 6
Patrick Tuck (con t) Cantor: Episcopal Church of Our Savior, Richmond, KY, November 2012. Faculty Artist: UC All-Festival Prism Concert, University of the Cumberlands, November 19, 2012. Trumpet: UC Trumpet Ensemble, Hanging of the Green, University of the Cumberlands, November 27, 2012. Trumpet Instructor: Lincoln County High School, Stanford, KY, November 29, 2012. Fanfare Trumpet: Madrigal Dinner, University of the Cumberlands, November 30, 2012. Trumpet: Madison Brass: Paint Lick Community Arts Center, Paint Lick, KY, December 1, 2012. Instructor: Lincoln County High School, Stanford, KY, December 7, 2012. Bass Voice: Les Jongleurs: Lessons and Carols Episcopal Church of Our Savior, Richmond, KY, December 9, 2012. Trumpet: 2012 Holiday Concert, Kit Carson Elementary, Richmond, KY, December 13, 2012. Bass Voice: Les Jongleurs: The Holidays at Shaker Village, Harrodsburg, KY, December 15, 2012. Barry Vann Honored as Roane State Community College Outstanding Alumnus of the Year 2012 and recognized by a reception in the Manly Art Gallery, Oak Ridge, TN, September 21, 2012. Participated in Authors Row at UC Homecoming, September 29, 2012. John Varley Film My Brother, My Sister received the Best Documentary Film Award at the Daytona Film Festival, Daytona Beach, FL, November 8-11, 2012. Film My Brother, My Sister was chosen as an official selection for the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale, FL, October 19-November 11, 2012. Sue Wake Edited the University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet, 2012. Glenda Warren Presentation "The Elephant in the Room: Debate about Requiring Standard Grammar while Appreciating Cultural Patterns & Differences" with Melanie Cardell, Kathy Fish, Karen Goldman, Susan Weaver, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 12, 2012. Susan Weaver Coordinator Authors Row for UC Homecoming, September 29, 2012. Presentation about ACA TLI for Dean's Committee Meeting, Knoxville, TN, October 11, 2012. Presentation "The Elephant in the Room: Debate about Requiring Standard Grammar while Appreciating Cultural Patterns & Differences" with Melanie Cardell, Kathy Fish, Karen Goldman, and Glenda Warren, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 12, 2012. Presentation Changing the Landscape of Higher Education through Debate with Jay Bourne and Michael Dickman, ACA Summit, Knoxville, TN, October 13, 2012. Publication "Ecumenical and Eclectic: Remembering the Campus Christian Center Marshall U Campus Christian Center Newsletter Anniversary Issue, November 2012. Publication "Love" University of the Cumberlands Advent Booklet 2012. Lynn Woolsey Training Using Visual Phonics with At-Risk First-Grade Students Knoxville, TN, October 2012. Presentation From the Law to the Meeting: Advocacy for Parents of Children with Exceptionalities Jacksonville, FL, November, 2012. Jan Wren Attended ACA Bowen Central Library of Appalachia Librarian Meeting, September 2012. Page 7
Academic Departments Achievements and News Biology Kathy Hockert, biology office manager, went to half-time in the department. She and Andrew adopted Mary Alison (Ali) Hockert in October. Olivia Hilchey, doctoral student in Clinical Psychology, is helping as part-time administrative assistant position in the department. Business October 25, Sigma Beta Delta inducted 11 new members into the UC chapter at their annual banquet. New officers installed were: Nicole Braden, President; Laura Brock, Vice President; and Kendra Troxell, Secretary. In November, members of Sigma Beta Delta presented "Kids Count" financial literacy program to three third grade classes at Williamsburg Elementary School. This was the third consecutive year Sigma Beta Delta members have visited Williamsburg Elementary School. Communications Debate Team Debate teams received speaker awards and advanced to outrounds at all of the tournaments attended in the fall: Third place overall for large schools in debate sweeps and reached semifinals, Berea, KY, October 19-20, 2012. Two students reached quarterfinals at LSU- Shreveport, LA, November 2-3, 2012. Three teams reached quarterfinals in debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN, November 9-10, 2012. Team placed third overall in debate at Belmont University, Nashville, TN, November 9-10, 2012. All Cumberlands teams advanced to outrounds at Transylvania University, Georgetown, KY, November 30-December 1, 2012. Human Services and Psychology Undergraduate Research Students Hannah Brooks, Angeline Smith, April Lindsay, Stephanie Watts, Sabrina Smith, Kayla Smith, Gregory Hummel and Jefferson Jones presented their research related to community based intervention programs at the University of North Carolina Asheville, September 21-22, 2012. Faculty mentors were Mr. Steven Halstead, Dr. Gina Bowlin, Mrs. Jennifer Knuckles, and Dr. Eric Stephens. This was a grant funded by a joint partnership between the Appalachian College Association and the University of North Carolina. Modern Foreign Languages Two UC students, Brenna Jewell and Iiern Low, were awarded 1st and 2nd place, respectively, in the National French Week essay contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. QEP Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum(CTAC) Appreciates the following faculty who served on Cadre VII: Tyrone Bynoe, Justin DeCecca, Cristy Hall, Steven Halstead, Mary Ruth Isaacs, Jennifer Knuckles, Melvin Mahone, Jamey Temple and to former Cadre members who offered support, guidance, and inspiration. We also thank members of previous faculty for their mentorship. THANK YOU! Thank you to those who contributed items for the newsletter and to those who helped to edit. Please continue to let us know about your professional accomplishments. All faculty and staff are invited to share information about professional activities, departmental successes and news of upcoming events to Academic News published by the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. Contact Bobbi Hayes 606-539-4152 or Dr. Susan Weaver 606-539-4325 email assessment@ucumberlands.edu. In Subject line, please type Newsletter and your name. Page 8