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From
the President
The
prevailing character of Coastal Carolina University
is expressed in the vision of what we aspire to be –
a place of premier undergraduate education. Each issue
of Coastal Carolina University Magazine strives to present
a balanced view of the remarkable goings-on of today
and the exciting prospects of tomorrow.
Ronald
R. and Judy Ingle |
Past
and present, Coastal Carolina University has been committed
to promoting an active and informed citizenry on the
campus, in the community, and around the state. South
Carolina’s debate over the placement of the Confederate
battle flag attracted national attention and engaged
and divided the citizens of our state. When I saw a
television show depicting the Amistad Incident of 1839,
I believed the time was right for the Amistad story
to be told here in South Carolina and that the Amistad
visit might be a springboard for discussion on race
and healing. While the Amistad story recounts the terrible
injustice of slavery, the story also embodies the ideals
of perseverance, justice and equality – the ideals
of an engaged citizenry.
In
the future, the expansion of our intercollegiate athletic
program will play an important role in building and
diversifying the Coastal Carolina community. Football
will bring new people to the campus and reacquaint alumni
and friends with today’s Coastal Carolina. More
than ever before, we turn to alumni and friends as we
build a football program that represents integrity,
quality and balance for the university, the community
and beyond.
Coastal
Carolina University Magazine celebrates the heritage
and promise of this great university. Thank you for
being a part of our story.
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| Ingle
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Coastal
Carolina University President Ronald R. Ingle
has been presented the “Ambassador of Peace
Award for Vision and Courage” from the Louis
Gregory Bahá’í Institute for
his leadership in bringing the Freedom Schooner
Amistad to South Carolina. The event created an
environment for healing between the races by reinvigorating
community dialogue through the Amistad theme of
“Roots to Reconciliation.”
More
than 30 community events took place in Georgetown
and Horry counties as part of the Amistad’s
two-week visit to Georgetown in November.
The
Louis Gregory Bahá’í Institute,
located in Hemingway, was established in 1972
and provides inspirational, educational and material
resources to promote racial unity and harmony.
More about the Amistad’s visit to Georgetown
can be read at
www.coastal.edu/magazine/spring2002/feature04.html
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Dunham
named interim provost
Valgene L. Dunham, dean of Coastal’s College of
Natural and Applied Sciences, will serve as interim
provost through the end of July.
Valgene
L. Dunham |
Dunham,
who also serves as president of the South Carolina Academy
of Science, joined the Coastal faculty in 1995. Prior
to joining Coastal, Dunham was a professor of biology
and head of the Department of Biology at Western Kentucky
University in Bowling Green. He also served on the board
of the Kentucky Academy of Science and was director
of the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science from 1992
to 1995. Dunham was associated with the State University
of New York at Fredonia from 1973 to 1985, where he
served in several capacities including professor of
biology, acting chair of the Department of Biology,
research associate in the Environmental Resources Center
and coordinator of the recombinant gene technology program.
Dunham
earned a bachelor’s of science degree in general
science in 1962 from Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y.
He earned a master’s degree in general science
in 1965 and a Ph.D. in botany in 1969, both from Syracuse
University. He conducted post-doctoral research from
1969 to 1973 at Purdue University.
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Coastal
Carolina University has been reaccredited by the
Southern Associa-tion of Colleges and Schools
(SACS) following an intense, year-long self-study
and peer review process.
The
reaffirmation of accreditation process involves
a peer review by SACS’s Commission on Colleges,
the regional accrediting agency for 11 Southeastern
states. As part of the peer review process, faculty
and administration from SACS-member institutions
visit the campus and evaluate the university under
review.
In
its exit review, the team presented Coastal with
an outstanding report that included only four
recommendations, among the fewest ever given by
a SACS reaffirmation committee, according to Coastal
President Ronald R. Ingle. The recommendations
focused on Coastal’s need for additional
and improved physical facilities, including library,
science and student services facilities.
Coastal
also received two commendations, both citing broad
institutional characteristics. The first commendation
cited Coastal’s dedication to the SACS peer
review process and its commitment to participating
in the activities and decisions of SACS’s
Commission on Colleges. The second commendation
noted the excellence of Coastal’s ongoing
and broad-based program of planning, assessment
and institutional effectiveness.
All
SACS-accredited institutions must be reviewed
every 10 years to be reaffirmed for accreditation.
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DeCenzo
named dean of Wall College of Business
David DeCenzo has been named dean of the E. Craig Wall
Sr. College of Business Administration.
David
DeCenzo |
DeCenzo
comes to Coastal from Towson University in Towson, Md.,
where he has served as director of partnership development
in the College of Business and Economics since 1999.
“We
are very pleased that David DeCenzo, who has extensive
experience in higher education and the business world,
is joining the Coastal family,” said Coastal President
Ronald R. Ingle. “The Wall College of Business
has developed a strong reputation through the years
of producing quality graduates and we are confident
that David will continue to enhance those efforts as
well as increase our collaborative relationships with
businesses throughout South Carolina and the world.”
While
at Towson, DeCenzo was associate dean of the College
of Business and Economics from 1998 to 1999, chairman
of the Department of Management from 1996 to 1998, and
vice chairman of the Department of Management from 1987
to 1996.
DeCenzo
is an experienced industry consultant, corporate trainer
and public speaker and has served a wide variety of
clients including Citicorp Global Technology, Inc.,
Moen, Inc., Motorola, Inc., and others. He has written
several textbooks on management that are used at colleges
and universities throughout the U.S. and the world.
DeCenzo
earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of Maryland and a master’s degree and
Ph.D. from West Virginia University.
Since
2001, DeCenzo has been on the board of directors of
the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce and the Small
Business Resource Center, Central Maryland Region.
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Clay
Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism established in
Wall College of Business
A new academic center for tourism studies, the Clay
Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism, has been established
as part of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business
Administration at Coastal Carolina University.
Clay
Brittain Jr. |
The
mission of the new center is to conduct tourism research,
provide education and support outreach programs for
the tourism industry, the community and students. Researchers
in the center will study how resort businesses and communities
are developed, managed and sustained.
“Clay
Brittain has been a pioneer in promoting tourism along
the Grand Strand as well as throughout South Carolina,”
said Coastal President Ronald R. Ingle. “In naming
the center for Clay we recognize an outstanding community
leader who has been a leading force in the growth and
development of Coastal Carolina University.”
Brittain
is chairman of the board of Myrtle Beach National Golf
Club, Inc., and is involved in many business enterprises
in the Grand Strand area. In 1952, he began operating
the Chesterfield Inn in Myrtle Beach, which he managed
until 1991. In 1962, he opened the Sea Captain’s
House restaurant.
In
1995, Brittain was named an honorary founder of the
university, and in 1997 he received the Jason Ammons
Free Enterprise Award from the Wall College of Business.
He has been a member of the Coastal Educational Foundation,
Inc., since 1976, including terms as president and vice
president. Brittain was instrumental in the establishment
of Coastal’s Professional Golf Management program,
which is one of only 13 in the nation to be sanctioned
by the Professional Golfers’ Association of America
(PGA).
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Coastal
offers videoconferencing classroom
Through the support of the S.C. National Guard, a state-of-the-art
videoconferencing classroom has been installed in Coastal’s
School of Continuing Studies, located on the second
floor of University Hall.
Videoconferencing
is quickly becoming the preferable venue for long-distance
meetings, according to Peter Balsamo, dean of the School
of Continuing Studies. “It’s an interactive
tool using video, computing and communications technology
that allows individuals in different locations to meet
face-to-face in real time. The system enables people
from two or more locations worldwide to meet, saving
time and travel expenses.”
The
classroom allows for face-to-face meetings, training
sessions, depositions or presentations. Coastal’s
technical team provides guidance and training throughout
the videoconference session.
For
information on using the classroom, contact Coastal’s
School of Continuing Studies at (843) 349-2665.
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receives Piper Award |
Sally
M. Horner |
Sally
M. Horner, executive vice president at Coastal
Carolina University, has been named the recipient
of the 2001 Martha Kime Piper Award. Given annually
by South Carolina Women In Higher Education, the
award recognizes a woman with a record of advancing
and supporting women in higher education and the
education of women in South Carolina.
“Sally
Horner has long been a listener and builder of
women on Coastal’s campus and throughout
her 41-year career,” said Coastal President
Ronald R. Ingle. “Since she came to Coastal
in 1984, she has personally mentored and guided
many faculty and administrators, both women and
men, to attain higher goals, through professional
development and expanded educational opportunities.”
Horner,
who served as interim provost at Coastal during
the 2001-2002 academic year, was named executive
vice president in 1993. She had served as vice
chancellor for planning and fiscal affairs at
Coastal since 1984. From 1978 to 1984, Horner
held several top administrative positions at the
University of Charleston in West Virginia.
Horner
earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and
a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was
a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.
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Department
of Performing Arts joins theater, music
Coastal’s Department of Theater and Department
of Music have been joined to form the Department of
Performing Arts. The new department will house three
majors: dramatic arts, music and musical theater.
“This
new arrangement will create opportunities for collaborative
and interdisciplinary programming, both curricular and
co-curricular, that will bring new students to the university,
build on the considerable strengths of all performing
arts faculty, and enhance our community presence,”
said Lynn Franken, dean of the Thomas W. and Robin W.
Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal.
Philip
Powell, associate professor of music, is the department
chair.
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Coastal
to establish center on Waccamaw Neck
Coastal Carolina University is offering credit courses
in the Waccamaw Neck area of Georgetown County for the
first time. Coastal continues to offer classes and maintain
administrative support in the Georgetown Higher Education
Center, located south of Georgetown.
Courses
in education will continue to be offered at the Georgetown
Center. Additional courses supporting business majors,
the general core, the interdisciplinary studies program
and education are being offered at Coastal’s new
Waccamaw Neck location.
The
addition of a new Higher Education Center supporting
the northern Georgetown County and southern Horry County
areas is being made in response to market analysis,
budget considerations and shifting enrollment trends
in the Georgetown Center’s program offerings.
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Peace
Circle January 18, 2002 |
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Hand
in hand:
As
part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance
on Jan. 18, more than 300 students, faculty and staff
joined hands on the Prince Lawn to form the Peace Circle,
a symbol of unity. James Henderson, professor of politics,
gave a talk on the meaning of King’s legacy.
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Center
for the Study of Aging and Active Retirement to boost
gerontology study
The Center for the Study of Aging and Active Retirement
has been established at Coastal Carolina University.
A joint effort between Coastal’s College of Natural
and Applied Sciences and the School of Continuing Studies,
the center provides campus-wide faculty and student
research projects related to aging and active retirement
and provides opportunities for professional development
in the field of gerontology.
Peter
Balsamo |
“The
number of Horry County residents 65 and older grew nearly
50 percent from 1990 to 1999,” said Peter Balsamo,
dean of Coastal’s School of Continuing Studies.
“With such a large number of members in Coastal’s
Lifelong Learning Society and our proximity to so many
active retirees, the establishment of this center will
aid us in the development of our programs that are geared
toward serving the needs and wants of senior adults.”
The
center will help direct Coastal’s Gerontology Certification
program, as well as coordinate student internships and
provide training and teaching for professional health
care workers and for non-professionals in issues related
to aging.
“This
center allows our faculty and students from all disciplines
to conduct research on aging and retirement issues,”
said Val Dunham, dean of Coastal’s College of Natural
and Applied Sciences. “Through these research projects,
retirees will, in essence, become teachers for our undergraduate
students. It is critical that all people, especially
college-age students, understand aging and its effect
on their parents, grandparents and other family members.
We must find out more about the aging process because
caring for older adults has become a lost art in the
United States.”
Ridgewood
on the Green, a retirement resort under development
near Carolina Forest in Myrtle Beach, is the charter
corporate sponsor of the center.
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Alford
honored by SCPRSA
William H. “Billy” Alford, president of the
Coastal Educational Foundation, Inc., has received the
2001 Community Spirit Award from the South Carolina
Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
The award recognizes his leadership in many areas of
civic need and community service.The
award was presented April 4 at the SCPRSA Mercury Awards
banquet in Columbia.
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Alford,
a 1977 Coastal graduate, is co-founder of A&I Fire
and Water Restoration Company. He has led a distinguished
career in public service in addition to successful business
pursuits in the Grand Strand area. Alford has served
as chairman of the S.C. Highway Commission and the Grand
Strand Regional Medical Center Board of Trustees. Alford
also served as chairman of the Horry County Higher Education
Commission, playing an important role in the establishment
of Coastal Carolina University as an independent institution
in 1993. He was named an honorary founder of Coastal
in 1999.
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| Helms
elected officer of national education association |
Emory
Helms |
Emory
Helms, associate professor of education at Coastal Carolina
University, has been elected secretary of the National
Association of Alternative Certification (NAAC). Helms
has been active with the South Carolina Program of Alternative
Certification for Educators (PACE) for the past six
years, serving as the chief curriculum designer and
lead instructor in Coastal’s program.
During
his two-year term as secretary, Helms will help coordinate
the NAAC’s membership base and assist in planning
the national conference that serves as both a professional
training opportunity for members and allows program
providers the chance to share ideas about successful
program design and implementation.
PACE
focuses both on the immediate skills needed by the new
teacher and examines the theories associated with “best
practice” in supporting student achievement. Approximately
300 participants complete Coastal’s PACE teacher
training program each year. Coastal is the largest single
provider of teachers trained annually in South Carolina.
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Conway
receives recognition as a top college town
Conway, S.C., home of Coastal Carolina University, has
been recognized as one of the best college towns in
the country. ePodunk.com, based in Ithaca, N.Y., recently
released its College Town Index, a ranking of the top
10 college towns in four categories.
Conway
was ranked 10th for college towns with a population
of less than 20,000. ePodunk.com, a community information
site, assessed college towns across the country, ranking
them by statistics designed to measure intellectual,
cultural and economic activity.
According
to ePodunk.com, Conway “is proud of its history.
Its population is growing, its unemployment rate is
low and the beaches are just a short drive away.”
The
first-time study used 14 statistical measures, including
population, median age, total college enrollment, per-capita
income, unemployment rate and owner-occupied housing.
The survey also took into account the number of restaurants,
bookstores and entertainment companies in each city,
as well as public library holdings, circulation and
expenditures. Cultural activity was also measured by
factors such as the presence of a symphony orchestra
and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
and National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Jim
Rogers (right) of Coastal’s Center for Education
and Community and co-chair of the Family Friendly Initiative
accepts the Vanguard Award from Gov. Jim Hodges for
the Employee Certified Family Friendly Business Initiative.
The Family Friendly Initiative, a community service
project of the Community Coalition of Horry County (CCHC)
and the Coastal Organization of Human Resources (COHR),
was recognized for playing a leading role in the family-conscious
workplace movement in South Carolina.
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