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BOARD OF TRUSTEES SWEARS IN NEW MEMBER AND ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
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| Ann Amer Brennan |
University of Akron alumna Ann Amer Brennan has been appointed to a nine-year term on its Board of Trustees by Gov. Bob Taft. In 2002, the governor appointed Brennan to the Biomedical Research and Technology Transfer Commission, the same year that Northern Ohio Live magazine named her one of the most “Influential Women in Northeast Ohio.”
Brennan, who was sworn in at the Board’s Sept. 17 meeting, earned a degree in education in 1956 and a Juris Doctor in 1982, both at the University. She was an associate at Amer Cunningham & Brennan, specializing in probate, until her retirement in 1986. Long active in the region, she has served on a variety of boards, including the Ohio Ballet, Weathervane Theatre, National Invention Center, Inventors Hall of Fame, Akron Symphony, Akron Civic Theatre, Akron Visitors and Convention Center, Hiram College, Summit Education Initiative and Akron Tomorrow.
Also at the Board’s Sept. 17 meeting, Patricia L. Graves was elected chair, and Dr. John Fink and Dr. Donald Demkee were elected vice chairs. Graves, was appointed to the Board in 1997 and previously served as vice chair. Fink joined the Board in 1999 and Demkee began his term of service in 1997.
The Board also reappointed Ted A. Mallo, vice president and general counsel for the University, as secretary to the Board and Russell D. Sibert, vice president of board operations, as assistant secretary to the Board.
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LAW PROFESSOR NAMED TO FEDERAL POST
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| Jeffrey Samuels |
U.S. Commerce Secretary Donald E. Evans has appointed Jeffrey M. Samuels as chair of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Samuels, director of the School of Law’s Center for Intellectual Property and Technology, began his three-year term on July 15.
“The University of Akron School of Law is thrilled with Jeff’s appointment — it is truly an honor to be invited to serve on the Trademark Public Advisory Committee,” says Richard L. Aynes, law dean. “Jeff’s appointment will help further USPTO in its mission to provide the highest quality of service to individuals who utilize the trademark system.”
The nine-member group advises the under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and the USPTO director on matters relating to the policies, goals, performance, budget and user fees of the federal trademark operation.
The committee meets with senior personnel several times a year to discuss trademark issues, then prepares an annual report that is submitted to the president, the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, and the commerce secretary.
“This opportunity will provide me with vital insight into the administration of our nation's intellectual property laws,” says Samuels.
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DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY IS JOINT PROGRAM
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association has awarded full accreditation to a unique doctoral program in audiology established by The University of Akron and Kent State University.
The Doctor of Audiology degree program will prepare students to meet new standards set by the association, which has mandated the doctoral degree as the entry level for professional practice in audiology by 2007.
Audiologists are hearing care specialists who provide evaluation and treatment for hearing and balance impairments. The Au.D. is designed to educate audiologists for professional practice, explains Sharon Lesner. She is coordinator of the Northeast Ohio Au.D. Consortium and a professor in UA’s School of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. NOAC is coordinating the four-year postbaccalaureate program that leads to the Doctor of Audiology degree.
The program is expected to grow to 64 students to become the largest residential Au.D. program in the United States. The degree is offered at about 40 schools across the country.
As the only joint four-year program in Ohio, the Akron/Kent program offers its students the combined expertise and faculties of both campuses as they prepare for careers as clinical practitioners or as administrators in health care settings.
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UA WELL-REPRESENTED AT CHARITY EVENT
Among the local celebrities showing off their cooking skills tonight, Sept. 23, for a good cause will be Beth Stroble, senior vice president and provost, and Holly Harris Bane, assistant to the provost for educational outreach.
They will be part of the Dave Thomas Celebrity Cook-off to benefit Northeast Ohio Adoption Services at the Benihana Japanese Steakhouse, 23611 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland. The annual event raises funds for the 6,000 children in Ohio who are waiting for permanent, adoptive families.
While the UA pair will get to wear authentic chef’s hats and toss and twirl knives, Benihana chefs will remain close at hand, which, according to Harris Bane, is a necessary precaution.
“The provost and I are not chefs by any stretch of the imagination, but we’re willing to give it the old college try for a good cause,” says Harris Bane. “We’ve been told the people sitting at our table are from Progressive Insurance, and they chose to sit with us because they’re Zips fans. I don’t think they’re expecting a very good meal, but we’ll try to do the University proud.”
Some individual seats remain at $156.25 each for the 8:30 p.m. seating. For a reservation, call Northeast Ohio Adoption Services at 330-856-5582, ext 110.
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SHAKESPEARE ON CAMPUS
On Oct. 3-4, Wayne College will host its annual Shakespeare Festival, featuring the Shenandoah Shakespeare Express.
Famed for acting Shakespearean drama under the conditions for which it was originally intended, utilizing natural light and sound, the troupe will present “Two Gentlemen of Verona” on Oct. 3 and “King Henry IV, Part I” on Oct. 4. Both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Professor Debra Johanyak, professor of English, will be available to sign her book, “Shakespeare's World,” before and after the performances.
Tickets are $4 in advance for high school and college students ($5 at the door). Nonstudent ticket prices are $8 in advance and $10 at the door.
For more information, contact Cindy Summers at 330-684-8786 or csummers@uakron.edu .
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E.J. THOMAS HALL AND CIVIC THEATRE ANNOUNCE SCHEDULES
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| Lily Tomlin |
Last season, an estimated 600,000 people attended a show at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall or the Akron Civic Theatre. This season — with two new series — “Broadway in Akron” and “Beyond Broadway” — that attendance record is likely to grow.
Audiences can look forward to such Broadway hits as “Cats,” “42nd Street,” “Fosse,” “The Full Monty” and “Riverdance: The Phenomenon Returns!” Also on the schedule are performances by Jim Brickman, George Winston, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Mannheim Steamroller, among others.
Lily Tomlin, one of America’s foremost comediennes and actresses, opens the 2003-04 E.J. Thomas Hall season on Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $30 to $45.
Tomlin, now on the NBC drama “The West Wing,” rose to national prominence on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” with such characters as Ernestine, the telephone operator. She has received a Grammy Award, three Emmys, two Tony Awards, two Peabody Awards and a Writer’s Guild Award for her work over the years.
The newly renovated Akron Civic Theatre, which is operated by UA’s management team at E.J. Thomas Hall, will open its season on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a New Orleans institution for more than 40 years. Tickets are $21 and $26.
For season brochures, call ext. 7570, or visit www.ejthomashall.com and www.akroncivic.com . Tickets are available at the E.J. Thomas Hall Ticket Office, Ticketmaster Centers or via Charge-By-Phone at 330-945-9400 (Akron), 216-241-5555 (Cleveland), or online at www.ticketmaster.com .
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ARTIST MATT MULLICAN TO VISIT CAMPUS
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| Matt Mullican |
On Sept. 30, internationally acclaimed artist Matt Mullican will be on campus for the dedication of his most recent installation — the mural that soars four stories high in the atrium of the College of Arts & Sciences building. The Ohio Arts Council Percent for Art Program sponsored the acquisition, commission and installation of the Mullican piece.
At 10:30 a.m., the 20-by-60-foot mural will be dedicated. At 1 p.m., Mullican will present a lecture on his art, “Untitled (Signs, Pictures and Elements),” in the Student Union Theatre. Both the dedication and the lecture are free and open to the public.
For more information, call ext. 7882.
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WOMEN’S STUDIES FALL LECTURE SERIES UNDER WAY
“Women Orchestrating Change” is the theme chosen by Women’s Studies for its fall lecture series. The lectures take place on Wednesdays through Oct. 15 in Olin Hall 103 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The programs are free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call ext. 7008.
Upcoming are:
Sept. 24 — “Dynamics of Race and Gender,” Dr. Fannie Brown, executive director of Akron’s Coming Together Project;
Oct. 1 — “Women in Engineering,” Halle Jones-Capers, director of UA’s Women in Engineering Program;
Oct. 8 — “Peaceful Solutions and the Mediation Process,” Melinda Lincoln, author, mediator and professor; and
Oct. 15 — “Being Gay and Christian,” Janet Black, deacon, Emmanuel Fellowship Church.
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CONCEPT MAPPING WORKSHOP PLANNED OCT. 1
The Center for Collaboraton and Inquiry will sponsor “Using Concept Mapping to Improve Student Learning” on Oct. 1 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Student Union, Ballrooms C and D.
Workshop presenters, Stacey Lowery Bretz and Richard Bretz of Youngstown State University, will demonstrate how concept mapping can be used to assess student understanding and promote metacognition. Faculty will have the opportunity to try concept mapping and discuss the challenges of using it in various classroom settings to improve student learning.
Lunch will be provided for those who R.S.V.P. by Sept. 26, to Amy Baker at ajb1@uakron.edu or ext. 2154.
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HIGH TEA ON MENU AT HOWER HOUSE THIS FALL
The Hower House Victorians are presenting Victorian High Teas, complete with entertainment, this fall at the Victorian mansion on the University campus.
On Sept. 28, Greg and Diane Fiocca will perform musical selections for the flute and cello. On Oct. 26, selections from Gilbert and Sullivan are planned. Both programs begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by high tea.
Tickets for each program are $20 per person for Friends of Hower House members and $22 for all others. Major credit cards and checks are accepted. For reservations, call ext. 6909, fax 330-384-2635, or write Hower House Victorians, Tea and Program, 60 Fir Hill, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-2401.
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PROVOST TO SPEAK TO WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Senior Vice President and Provost Elizabeth J. Stroble will be the featured speaker when Women in Higher Education begins a new year of activities on Oct. 3 at 7:30 a.m. at the Martin University Center. Price of the breakfast is $10.50.
The goal of the group is to promote the professional development of women at The University of Akron and at any other institution of higher education. Membership is open to all current or past UA employees, their spouses, or students that support the goals of the organization. Membership, which supports book scholarships, is $10 a year. Dues are waived for student members.
For more information, visit http://www3.uakron.edu/ul/wihe/ .
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CAROLINE PARDEE REMEMBERED
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| Caroline Pardee |
The most enduring resident of The University of Akron campus, Caroline J. Pardee, died at home on Aug. 26.
Pardee, who served as secretary and administrative assistant to the presidents of The University of Akron from 1953 through 1981, was born and lived at 161 South Union St. The house, the Pardee family home since 1875, was the last private residence on the University campus.
A 1932 alumna, Pardee was an unflagging supporter of the University. Her legacy includes the annual Judge W.E. Pardee Memorial Award, the endowment for the annual Judge and Mrs. W. E. Pardee Memorial Scholarship, the Judge W. E. Pardee Moot Court Room in the School of Law, the Pardee Lobby in E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, the building of a new sorority house for Delta Gamma, improvements to the varsity women’s athletic program and the purchase of a new scoreboard for soccer. She also established the annual Donald M. Jenkins Award for the senior graduating from the School of Law with the highest grade point average, as well as The Caroline J. Pardee Athletic Scholarship for Women and The Caroline J. Pardee Varsity Sports Endowed Scholarship for Women. In addition, alumni, friends and colleagues honored Pardee at her retirement by establishing The Caroline J. Pardee Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Pardee’s efforts on behalf of her alma mater were recognized through the years — she was a 1977 recipient of UA’s Alumni Honor Award, and also received the Varsity A Meritorious Service Award in 1995. Pardee was equally active in the Akron community. Her many memberships included Friends of Hower House, Stan Hywet Foundation, Akron Art Institute, Great Lakes Historical Society, Akron Woman’s City Club, Akron District Heart Association and the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Akron.
Memorials may be made to The University at +2603, earmarked to the School of Law, the Bliss Institute, Women’s Athletics or the Steel Drum Band. Memorials also may be made to the building fund at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Akron.
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR RETIREES
The Association of The University of Akron Retirees has two events planned in October.
On Oct. 2, members and their guests are invited to attend Gwen Ifill’s UA Forum lecture at 7:30 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, followed by a dessert buffet at the E.J. Cafe.
Ifill, moderator and managing editor of “Washington Week” on PBS‚ will speak on “Politics, Policy and Reality: What’s Really Going on in Washington.” (For more information on Ifill, see the UA Forum Series news story in this issue of Akron Update.)
Cost for both the lecture and dessert buffet is $9 per person, or $6 per person for the lecture only. A special area in the hall is reserved for members of the retirees’ association.
For more information, or to make a reservation, contact Diane or Tom Vukovich at 330-733-4608 or diane@uakron.edu . Reservations are due by Sept. 25.
On Oct. 8, the association will hold its monthly meeting on the campus of the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. The day will gather at 10:15 a.m. at the Conference Center for a presentation by Dr. Lois Margaret Nora, president and dean of NEOUCOM. Afterward, the group will adjourn to the NEOUCOM Café for a “lunch on your own.” A tour of campus is scheduled after lunch.
For additional information and/or to make a reservation, contact Chris Franz in the Alumni Association at ext. 7270 or cfranz@uakron.edu . Reservations are due by noon on Oct. 3.
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ZIPS PARTNER WITH WONE-FM
The Department of Athletics and The Rubber City Radio Group have embarked on a new sports marketing venture that boasts 97.5 WONE as the exclusive media sponsor of ZIPSFest 2003, the official UA football pregame tailgate area.
Admission is free to ZIPSFest, a 60,000-square-foot entertainment and hospitality area located outside the main entrance to the Rubber Bowl. It opens two-and-a-half hours before each home football game and continues through halftime of each contest with food and beverages, live music, contests and raffles.
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CRYSTAL ROOM OPENS FOR FALL
The Crystal Room Restaurant, located in Gallucchi Hall at the corner of Grant and East Exchange streets, is now open. Lunch is served Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Talk of the Town Dinner Series is offered on Thursdays only, between 5:30 and 7:15 p.m.
The Crystal Room is part of UA’s Hospitality Management Program. For information or reservations, call ext. 6615.
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NURSING AWARD DINNER PLANNED
The College of Nursing Alumni Association will host its annual Distinguished Nursing Alumni Awards Dinner on Oct. 8 at Martin University Center. The event begins with a reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by the dinner and program at 6 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and the deadline for reservations is Oct 2. Call the Alumni Association at ext. 7270.
Honorees are: Gail Witter Baumlein, M.S.N., ’93; Ph.D. ’03; director of the RN-BSN Program at MedCentral College of Nursing, outstanding contributions to nursing education; Judith Hill Cazzolli, B.S.N., ’73; M.S.ED. ’83; retired director of public health nursing for the Akron Health Department, outstanding contributions to nursing administration; Carol Christ Brodbeck, M.S.N. ’91, manager of education for the Visiting Nurse Service & Affiliates, outstanding community service; and Melissa Horn, B.S.N. ’84, M.S.N., FNP-BC, instructor of nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, outstanding contributions to nursing practice.
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INAUGURAL SEASON FOR SCIENCE AND RELIGION SERIES
“Does Evolution, if True, Make Belief in God Less Reasonable?” will be presented by C. Stephen Evans, Baylor University Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, on Oct. 16 from 1:45 to 3 p.m. in Crouse Hall 207. This is the first of two guest lectures for the new Minor in Philosophy of Science and Religion degree.
John Brooke, a professor of science and religion at Oxford University, will deliver the second lecture in March.
For more information, contact Howard Ducharme, chair, Department of Philosophy, at ext. 5241 or ducharme@uakron.edu .
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PAUS MASTER’S PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED
The Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies is a member of an elite group of institutions that offer a master’s program in public administration accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
NASPAA accreditation recognizes MPA programs that have gone though a rigorous process of voluntary peer review conducted by the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation. Of the approximate 450 MPA programs nationwide, 250 are NASPAA members. Only 139 members have achieved accreditation status.
The department voluntarily sought the accreditation in order to judge its progress as a department and program against nationally established benchmarks and standards, according to Raymond Cox, department chair.
“This is an affirmation of the curriculum and of the dedication of our faculty,” says Cox. “The standards and benchmarks of the accreditation process are not easily reached. The evaluation process has resulted in an updating of our department mission statement and the creation of new performance standards to ensure that we continually develop quality public service education.”
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VARIED SUBJECTS FEATURED IN LATEST UA PRESS OFFERINGS
Joyce Coyne Dyer grew up as the rubber industry reached its pinnacle as Akron's premier industry, and the smell of rubber still conjures memories of childhood and her father.
Dyer wove the story of Akron’s rubber industry and its lasting effect on her family into the book “Gum-Dipped,” newly published by The University of Akron Press. The book is subtitled, “A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town.” While this is one family’s story, it is, by extension, the story of innumerable other area families.
“In Akron, rubber workers were known as gummers, and managers were sometimes said to be gum-dipped,” Dyer writes in her introduction to the book. “The term came from the process of dipping strips of cloth in rubber until they were completely coated and uniform, and then adding the strips to treat for greater strength and flexibility.”
Dyer, the director of writing at Hiram College, is an award-winning essayist and the author of two other books: “The Awakening: A Novel of Beginnings,” and “In a Tangled Wood: An Alzheimer's Journey.”
Other books recently released by the UA Press are:
“Champions, Cheaters and Childhood Dreams,” by Melanie Payne, a Cleveland native and journalist. Payne uses first-person accounts to trace the history of the All-American Soap Box Derby from its beginning on a hilllside in Dayton, Ohio, in 1934, through its days as a corporate-sponsored event in the 1950s and 1960s, and its struggles in the 1970s.
“Lest We Be Marshall’d: Judicial Powers and Politics in Ohio, 1806-1812” by Donald F. Melhorn Jr., recounts the controversy that raged in Ohio over the process of judicial review of state laws. Melhorn’s history also examines an infamous Ohio law known as the “Sweeping Resolution” that was designed to allow the state legislature to purge judges who were not deferential to them.
“The Ireland That We Made,” by David R. C. Hudson, examines the policies Great Britain pursued for Ireland between 1887 and 1905. He traces the political strategies that, collectively, came to be known as Construction Unionism, and how those strategies transformed Ireland and led to its leaving its union with Great Britain in 1922.
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CISCO SITE ON CAMPUS
The Community and Technical College has been accepted as a Cisco Regional Academy for the Fundamentals of Wireless and the Fundamentals of Network Security courses. In the program, the Community and Technical College faculty will train and support instructors from other Cisco academies in a multistate region, along with UA students.
This program complements existing courses for the Cisco Certified Network Associate and Cisco Certified Network Professional courses at UA.
The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive “e-learning” program that provides students with the Internet technology skills essential in a global economy. The Networking Academy program delivers Web-based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on labs, instructor training and support, and preparation for industry-standard certifications.
In addition to the 90 students taking classes in the program each semester, the program also supports the faculty in about 10 area high schools and career centers. By summer 2004, UA expects to be supporting other colleges and universities.
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