University News - Coastal Carolina University

Tea and Ethics Discussion Series focuses on grading

2012-02-09 13:27:09

Coastal Carolina University professor Preston McKever-Floyd will facilitate a panel discussion on The Ethics of Grading Thursday, Feb. 16, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Recital Hall.

Free refreshments will be served from 6 to 6:30 p.m. This event is part of the Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values Tea and Ethics discussion series. It is free and open to the public.

McKever-Floyd, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies, will monitor a panel of five CCU professors. They will explore a range of topics relating to grading policies in education. Each panelist will be given time to discuss a particular issue, with time set aside for questions and comment at the end of each discussion.

Louis Keiner, associate professor of physics and physical oceanography will evaluate the differences in multiple grading systems. Dodi Hodges, an assistant professor specializing in special education for students with learning, behavioral and emotional disabilities, will focus on the grading policies for students with disabilities. Jim Solazzo, associate professor of mathematics will speak on three tenets of grading in math: consistency, universal rules of objective grading and politics.

Holley Tankersley, associate dean and professor of politics and geography, will cover the grading of subjective material, where the evaluation is dependant on support, rather than a correct or incorrect answer. She will also discuss areas where the objective and subjective collide. Dennis Earl with the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies will deal with considering the importance of attendance in the grading process.

For more information about this event, contact the Jackson Family Center at 843-349-2440 or visit www.coastal.edu/jacksoncenter. ...

CCU Theatre presents Servant of Two Masters

2012-02-09 14:21:56

Coastal Carolina Universitys Department of Theatre presents Carlo Goldonis play Servant of Two Masters. The production will take place from Thursday, Feb. 16, to Saturday, Feb. 18, and again from Wednesday, Feb. 22, to Saturday Feb. 25, at the Edwards Theatre in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. All shows are at 7:30 p.m.

The play centers on the chronically hungry and zany servant Arlecchino. When a man believed to be dead shows up at the house of his former fiance, Arlecchino hatches a scheme to double his wages and meals by serving two masters at once. Servant of Two Masters is filled with mistaken identities, reunited lovers and over-the-top hilarity, and is considered one of the greatest achievements in Italian comedy.

The cast is entirely made up of Coastal Carolina students. The cast includes: Matthew McCoy as Arlecchino, Haley Chapel as Beatrice Rasponi, Dan Wilt as Florindo Aretusi, Jackie Irving as Columbina, Caleb Brannen as Pantalone, Nate Quetel as Dr. Lombardi and Leslie Miller as Clarice.

Joe Dieffenbacher, who wrote this adaptation of Goldonis play, directs the production. Dieffenbacher is a former circus clown and elephant jumper as well as a physical comedian. He has worked with Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus, The BG Show, Nakupelle and many others. He is a master teacher in the art of clown, mask performance and design, and slapstick. His teaching credentials include classes at DellArte School in California, Teaterstudion in Stockholm, the Belfast Community Circus and several universities throughout North America and Europe.

General admission is 15 CCU and HGTC faculty/staff two tickets per valid ID, alumni, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute OLLI members and senior citizens are 10 and CCU and HGTC students one ticket per valid ID, teenagers ages 11 to 17, and children ages 10 and under who must be accompanied by an adult are 5. For tickets and additional information, contact the Wheelwright Box Office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 843-349-2502....

CIA to perform gospel at CCU

2012-02-09 15:13:14

The Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors Gospel Choir will perform at Coastal Carolina Universitys Gospel Sing Out at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, in Wheelwright Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.

Other groups performing at the event include Truth of Charleston/Columbia and Florida AM University Gospel Choir of Tallahassee.

The Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors showcase the talent and spirit of CCUs student vocalists. The groups goal is to give students a positive activity through spiritual uplifting. David Manigo of the CCU music faculty directs the choir.

For tickets or more information, call the Wheelwright Box Office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 843-349-2502....

Long Bay Symphony Wind Quintet comes to CCU

2012-02-08 11:28:10

The Long Bay Symphony Wind Quintet will perform a concert of 20th century music at Coastal Carolina Universitys Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts Recital Hall on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. A ticket is required.

The quintet will feature the orchestras principal woodwind players: Amy Hardison Tully on flute, Jessica Miller on oboe, Steve Skillman on horn, Beth Miller on clarinet and Michael Harley on bassoon. They will play a selection of works by composers Paul Hindemith, Astor Piazzolla, Darius Milhaud and George Gershwin. Attendees are invited to meet the musicians and enjoy light refreshments and tea at a reception held during intermission.

Tully, who directs the quintet, is an assistant music professor at CCU. She also serves as director of the Coastal Flute Choir, a voluntary organization dedicated to the cultural and musical enrichment of the Grand Strand and its surrounding communities.

Tickets are: general admission, 25 CCU and Horry Georgetown Technical College students, 5 one per valid ID CCU and HGTC faculty/staff, 20 two per valid ID.

For more information, contact the Wheelwright Box Office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 843-349-2502....

CCU professors offer journey through world religions

2012-02-07 11:10:25

A discussion of charity among major religions of the world will be held at Coastal Carolina University from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, room 117. The event, which is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, is free and open to the public.

Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and other religions will be spotlighted in a revolving panel format. Audience comments, questions and participation will be welcomed. A free reception will follow in the lobby of the Edwards College. The discussion is part of The Decade Project: Celebrating Edwards College in its 10th year.

Five Coastal Carolina University professors, each with expertise in a particular tradition of world religions, will speak about the concept and practice of charity in the context of a specific religion. Likenesses and differences among these traditions will be highlighted, as well as various ideas about offering ones talent, time, patience and money for the spiritual and material well-being of another.

For more information, contact the Universitys Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at 843-349-6635....

CCU student invited to EPSCoR program at Clemson

2012-02-06 11:50:03

Brian Atkinson, a junior computer science major at Coastal Carolina University, has been selected as one of approximately 90 students nationwide to participate in the 2011-2012 Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research EPSCoR Cyberinfrastructure Student Engagement Program.

Atkinson, a Myrtle Beach native, and other selected candidates will attend an orientation at Clemson University from Feb. 21 to Feb. 23, and will participate in bi-monthly webinars throughout the entire year. Students who successfully complete the program will be qualified to attend SC12, a supercomputing conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, and act as Technical Student Volunteers, providing aid for booths on the exhibit floor as well as completing other technical tasks as necessary. Atkinson will be learning about cyberinfrastructure CIthe technical components used for researching and storing electronic dataand, after completion of the program, will be CCUs CI student champion/mentor.

EPSCoR, according to its mission statement, was established to support the National Science Foundations goal to strengthen research and education in science and engineering throughout the United States. For more information about EPSCoR, visit http://www.nsf.gov/ehr/epscor....

CCU takes third in Big South Quiz Bowl Championship

2012-02-06 14:34:17

Coastal Carolina Universitys Quiz Bowl team recently won third place in the 7th annual Big South Athletic Conference College Bowl Championship at Winthrop University in Rock Hill.

CCU team members were Jordan Rutherford, biology junior from Spartanburg Amber Eckersley, history senior from Conway Emma Johnson, marine science junior from Maiden, N.C. Jonathan Mizell, history major from Gray Court and Denrey Christy, math and music senior from Galivants Ferry. Rutherford also earned third place from among the top 12 individual scorers.

David Duncan, a professor in CCUs Department of Math and Statistics, served as CCUs team coach with assistance from Jim Wright, instructional resource consultant in Instructional Technology Services.

This is the second consecutive year that CCU has placed third in the regional event. Liberty University has won first place for six out of seven tournaments since the bowls inception in 2006. The bowl features 20-minute matches. Teams answer questions on a variety of subjects, from pop culture to history to sports, created exclusively for this tournament by the National Academic Quiz Tournaments, LLC.

The idea for the tournament originated with the Big South Leagues Academic Consortium. The event is designed to develop institution scholarships outside of athletics and to share resources in ways that benefit students and league member institutions. The Consortium also plans the Undergraduate Research Symposium BigSURS among Big South member institutions, begun in 2007 first hosted by Coastal Carolina. ...

CCU alumna Elise Testone competing on American Idol

2012-02-06 16:00:13

Elise Testone, Coastal Carolina University alumna class of 2005, is competing on Fox TVs Season 11 of American Idol. She made her TV debut on the season opener, which included highlights and lowlights of auditions from seven American cities, including Charleston and Savannah. The show on Wednesday begins the Hollywood Week of live competition.

Testone, who grew up in New Jersey, earned a bachelors degree in music from CCU. After graduating, she moved to Charleston in 2006 and started performing around town with a variety of rock, pop, funk and blues musicians. She is currently performing with the Freeloaders band around the city.

Its a great chance for her, said Patti Edwards, voice professor who worked with Testone for her classical repertoire required for a music degree. Shes been working very hard and has a big following. I hope she does make it to the top and that she tells everyone she came from Coastal Carolina.

Diane Fabiano, a friend and classmate who performs with Testone on occasion, said she accompanied Testone to the Idol audition in Charleston, her second audition for the show. A previous one was unsuccessful.

She is a true musician trying to make it with her music, said Fabiano, who works in CCUs alumni relations office. She teaches music, she does her gigs, and shes actually making a living with her music, which is very hard to do.

Fabiano said Testone plays drums, piano, guitar and tambourines like no one else Ive ever heard and writes her own jazzy, bluesy songs.

Now is her moment, and she deserves it, said Fabiano. Shes worked harder than anyone else I know. I hope a lot of people vote for her...