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April 4, 2007
12:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading
USC Columbia MFA poets Raychelle Heath and Jon Butler will read from their works.
Arts & Letters Lecture Hall
April 19, 2007
7:00 p.m.
An Inconvenient Truth
The film will be shown from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and will be followed by a question and answer session with USC Sumter Biology faculty members.
Anderson Library, Room 122
HOMECOMING 2007
April 27, 2007
Alumni Golf Classic
11:00 a.m.
4-man Captain’s Choice
Crystal Lakes Golf Course
Art Lecture and Reception
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Artist John Rountree will present an informal lecture on his exhibit. Reception will follow.
Anderson Library
Friday Night Fling
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m
DJ Howie Austin, Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages
Student Union Building
April 28, 2007
2:00 p.m.
Spring Poetry Awards Ceremony
Student winners of the Spring Poetry Contest will read their poems before family, friends and teachers.
Nettles Auditorium
THANK YOU!
To Matt Gaulke for his numerous photo contributions.
Where Was This Picture Taken?
This is a fun section of Synopsis where anything goes (within reason of course!) the third person to email me (Misty Hatfield) with the correct location of this photograph will receive a small prize and will be recognized in the next issue of Synopsis. It is somewhere on campus.
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Marion, Phillip and Richard Moise, sons of Nick and Cecile Moise, revealed the plaque bearing their sister’s name at a special ceremony in the Arts and Letters Building.
Annette Doyle, wife of Jack Doyle, greeted visitors and guests at the dedication of his collection to the South Carolina Center for Oral Narration.
Students from Dr. Park Bucker’s Oral Interpretation of Literature class read from works that at one time were banned as part of
The Big Read.
Intramural basketball keeps students active and involved on campus.
Employees and community members are taking advantage of the new shag lessons offered by Continuing Education.
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Walking Trail Dedicated
Walking at work has never been easier with the new walking trail! The University of South Carolina Sumter and Sumter County Active Lifestyles (SCAL) unveiled the new one-mile walking trail on campus Wednesday, March 7, 2007 with a ribbon cutting in the Founders Grove. The walking trail is marked with posts and arrows on the ground to signify the route and is open to USC Sumter employees, residents, Wednesday Walkers, etc.
Food Court Wins Golden
Spatula Award
The Food Court is an award winning restaurant. The USC Sumter Food Court received the Golden Spatula Award from WLTX News Channel 19 on March 22, 2007 for receiving a 100 on their DHEC inspection. Congratulations Debbie and Stephanie!
There's No Place Like
Home
Homecoming 2007 is approaching quickly! Don’t miss out on the fun and festivities – check out these exciting options and don’t forget to register. Faculty and staff Participation makes the event much more fun for alumni and guests. (See the Upcoming Events on the left for a list of Homecoming activities.)
Failmezger Named
Employee of the Quarter
Jean Failmezger, counselor in the Office of Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Veterans Affairs, was selected as the Outstanding Staff Member of the Quarter for the period December 2006 through February 2007.
As this quarter's honoree, Failmezger will receive an engraved plaque, a cash award intended to cover the cost of dinner for two, her name on the wall plaque prominently displayed in the first floor lobby of the Administration Building, an automatic nomination for consideration for the annual H.D. Barnett, Sr., Outstanding Staff Award, and a reserved parking place on the Sumter campus until the next honoree is announced. The Outstanding Staff Member of the Quarter award is supported by funds provided by the Sumter Partnership of the USC Educational Foundation.
Climate Crisis?
Assistant Professor Jeffrey Steinmetz has received a grant to show the film "An Inconvenient Truth" on Thursday, April 19, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 122 of the Anderson Library. The film will be shown from 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and will be followed by a question and answer session with USC Sumter Biology faculty members including Steinmetz, Steve Bishoff, Pearl Fernandes and John Logue from 8:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Employee News
Appointments
Alumni Director, Hayes Jones
Farewells
Director Shaw AFB Program, Gary Petree
Bernard F. Fitzgerald, Associate Professor of French and Spanish, is postponing his retirement. His new retirement date has not been determined.
Congratulations!
Drs. Rebecca Hillman and Charles Cook were recognized for their joint solution of Problem 818, "A Fibonacci-like Sequence" in The College Mathematics Journal, Vol 38, No. 1, January 2007.
Dr. Rebecca Hillman was recognized for her solution of Problem B-1008, "An Odd Type System," in The Fibonacci Quarterly, Vol 44, No. 3, August 2006. Dr. Cook's independent solution to this problem was highlighted in the same journal.
Dr. Charles K. Cook, USC Sumter, emeritus mathematics and A.G. Shannon, Warrane College, The University of New South Wales, Australia . "Generalized Fibonacci and Lucas Sequences with Pascal Type Arrays" in "Notes on Number Theory and Discrete Mathematics," Volume 12, No. 4, 2006.
Dr. Eric Reisenauer, Associate Professor of History and the Williams-Brice-Edwards Professor of Humanities, received approval for a sabbatical leave during the 2008 Spring Semester. Reisenauer will use the time to finish a manuscript and prepare it for publication.
Dr. Richard Bell has been appointed to another four-year term as Chair of the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, effective July 1, 2007, at USC Sumter.
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