September 2007 Volume XI, No. 9  

Spoken Word Features Gullah Storyteller

Celebration of the Spoken Word: Gullah Storyteller Eugenia P. Deas satisfies and remains consistent to the mission of the Center, which is to document, preserve and present the oral tradition in its many genres. The event is sponsored by the South Carolina Center for Oral Narration, the USC Sumter Cultural Events Committee and the Sumter County Cultural Commission, which receives support from the South Carolina Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding for the program has been provided by a generous grant from the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation.

Big Wednesday Is Coming Soon!

The USC Sumter Alumni Association is gearing up to sponsor its annual Big Wednesday Classic Golf Tournament and Tailgate Party on November 14, 2007 along with Russell and Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc. This year will make its 14th year of golf and tailgating for Clemson and Carolina fans alike.

The day will begin with a three-person Captain’s Choice golf tournament at Sunset Country Club. Players will be able to choose whether they are representing Clemson or Carolina before the shotgun start at 9:30 am. Prizes will be awarded for first through third place and there will be a hole-in-one contest again this year.

The Tailgate Party will begin at 6:00 pm in the Nettles Gym and Auditorium on the USC Sumter campus with dinner served by Outback Steakhouse. Guests will have the chance to meet “Cocky” and “The Tiger” as well as get the chance to win door prizes. Raffles for a pair of tickets to the Clemson/Carolina game and a football and visor signed by Steve Spurrier will be held while tailgaters enjoy entertainment provided by DJ Francis Hanna.

Big Wednesday was established by the USC Sumter Alumni Association as a way to raise scholarship money for students. With USC Sumter reintroducing its intercollegiate athletics this year, some of the money raised from this year’s event will provide athletic scholarships for Fire Ant players.

Tickets are expected to sell quickly. Anyone interested in playing golf, attending the tailgate party or both can contact Erica McLeod in the Alumni Office at (803)938-3851 for more information or visit the website at www.uscsumter.edu.

Employee News

Welcome
Director of the Shaw AFB Program, Kathy Barnes

Due to an omission in the recent edition of The Annual Report, Dr. Hendrikus van Bulck’s scholarly activity for 2007-07 will be included below: Two proceedings, “An Examination of the Applicability of the Build-Up Method in Estimating the Cost of Equity Capital for Small, Closely-Held Businesses” was presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference, January 4-7, 2007, in Orlando, Florida (this paper was also published in the Conference Proceedings (ISSN 1547-4836), Vol. 4, Number 1, and the paper received a Conference Best Research award and was invited to be submitted for possible publication in the International Journal of Business and Economics Perspectives); and “Mind Mapping Software as a Business Valuation Tool for Analyzing Complex Partnership Agreements: A Case Study” presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) Conference, May 3-6, 2007, Dallas, Texas (this paper was also accepted for publication in the IABPAD Conference Proceedings).

Macias Featured in Newsletter
USC Sumter Psychology Professor Sal Macias was recently featured in the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Newsletter as a prominent alumnus. Check out his article at the following link: http://www.hsf.net/alumni.aspx?id=1008

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