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California Department of Transportation
Date: April 27, 2012
District: 7, Los Angeles and Ventura counties
Contact: : Maria Raptis
Phone: 213-897-9372
Los Angeles - Continuing the push to rebuild California's infrastructure and spur job growth, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated more than $900 million to 61 transportation projects statewide.
"Proposition 1B continues to provide the vital funding we need for transportation projects that relieve traffic congestion and improve the quality of life for all Californians," said Acting Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty. "Investing in our infrastructure is strengthening our economy at a time when we need it the most."
Approximately $800 million in funding was provided by Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. The remaining allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation accounts. In total, about $12 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide.
Some of the notable local projects that received funding include:
- $335 million total allocation for two segments of the I-5 South Corridor Widening and Improvement Projects from the Los Angeles/Orange County line to I-605:
- $147 million to add one HOV lane and one mixed flow lane in each direction from Shoemaker Avenue to Silverbow Avenue in the City of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs. The project will also reconstruct the Rosecrans Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue bridges, reconfigure ramps, upgrade and realign Firestone Boulevard frontage road. The total project cost is $214 million.
- $188 million to add one HOV lane and one mixed flow lane in each direction from Silverbow Avenue to Orr and Day Road in the City of Norwalk. The project will also reconstruct the San Antonio Drive, Imperial Highway and Pioneer Boulevard bridges and construct a southbound off-ramp at Imperial Hwy. The total project cost is $302 million.
- $2.9 million allocation for repairs on 28 bridges at various locations on State Routes 1 and 90, Interstates 5 and I-405. The work includes deck repairs, joint seal replacement, and paint to extend the service life of the structures.
- $588,000 allocation for safety improvements on I-605 extending from Cerritos to Pico Rivera (Coyote Creek Bridge to Peck Road) to construct metal beam guardrail and concrete barrier at locations with high embankments, trees, and fixed objects.
- $950,000 allocation for the Pacific Surfliner-Sea Cliff Siding and Track Realignment project in Ventura County to complete preliminary design and environmental review on the rail subdivision approximately 17 miles south of Santa Barbara.
Please see the attached file for more information about all projects that have received allocations.
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Following its recent decision to reregister 2,4 dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced its Decision Not to Initiate a Special Review of 2,4-D, one of the most widely used herbicides in the U.S. and around the world.
EPA's decision states: "Because the Agency has determined that the existing data do not support a conclusion that links human cancer to 2,4-D exposure, it has decided not to initiate a Special Review of 2,4-D, 2,4-DB and 2,4-DP."
EPA first considered Special Review for 2,4-D in 1986, and after more than 21 years of research and reregistration evaluation, the Agency decided that no correlation exists between the proper use of 2,4-D and cancer.
"Based on extensive scientific review of many epidemiology and animal studies, the Agency finds that the weight of the evidence does not support a conclusion that 2,4-D, 2,4-DB and 2,4-DP are likely human carcinogens," according to a notice released by EPA. The herbicides 2,4-DB and 2,4-DP were also being considered for Special Review based on their similarity to 2,4-D.
"The impact of this decision should not be understated," said Jack Dutra, executive director of the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data. "Today EPA definitively stated that 2,4-D is not a human carcinogen when used according to label directions."
2,4-D is commonly applied to a variety of crops such as wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, potatoes, sugar cane, pome fruits, stone fruits and nuts. It controls invasive species in aquatic and federally protected areas, and broadleaf weeds in turf grass. An economic evaluation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture concluded that the loss of 2,4-D would cost the U.S. economy $1.7 billion annually in higher food production and weed control expenses.
Since 1989, the Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data developed and submitted to EPA over 300 Good Laboratory Practice toxicology, environmental and residue studies which EPA scientists reviewed to assess the herbicide's safety under the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Food Quality Protection Act.

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We are in an Individual Tournament which is restricted to players using a particular bidding system. It could be SAYC, 2/1, precision, but (in this case) is Acol.
Everybody plays weak NT (12-14), will open with 4 card majors, and includes at least Stayman, Blackwood and Transfers to Majors in their profile. Very few (if any) include Splinters, Unassuming Cue bid, etc. in their profile (although they might use them with a regular partner). Nobody uses a CC.
So here we are -
North-South have not had any disussion about their bidding system. It is the first board of the round and they do not remember having ever played with each other before.
South has made a bid which could be natural, or it might be conventional. If it is a convention, it might be one which has different flavours and, therefore, the bid might have different meanings.
South does not alert and West asks for information about the bid.
The answer is "No agreement", and South will not shift from that.
West calls the TD :
South says - "I have no agreement about this bid and I hope that my partner will judge what it means correctly. West has no right to have more information than my partner and can make the same judgement as my partner."
West says - "If the bid is natural, South should say so. If it is conventional then South is assuming that North will judge correctly. Therefore I am entitled to know what the bid means."
This exchange might follow any one of the following sequences :
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p - 1D - 2NT
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COLUMBIA - South Carolina and Florida drivers, beware: What's legal in your home state is a crime over the border.
Georgia has been fining texters $150 since summertime, while Florida and South Carolina drivers continue to legally text behind the wheel.
Adding to the checkerboard of laws, North Carolina drivers, like Georgians, also face tickets for texting while driving.
Tom Crosby, spokesman for AAA of the Carolinas, said the law should not change every time a motorist crosses the state line.
"The patchwork of anti-texting laws calls out for every state adopting anti-texting legislation, just like we have for drinking and driving," he said.
He said more than 400 tickets have been issued in North Carolina, including some for South Carolinians visiting Charlotte.
"If you violate any state's traffic laws, regardless if your home state law is different, you are guilty," said Crosby. "Ignorance of the law is not an excuse."
South Carolina's House passed a ban in the last session, 98-18, but the effort stalled in the Senate. Similar legislation also fizzled in Florida's legislature.
Don Smith, North Augusta's former Republican representative, had championed last session's texting-ban legislation before retiring. The bill pitted traditional Republicans and Democrats against Republicans who identified themselves as Tea Partiers.
Then-Rep. Nikki Haley was among those who voted against Smith's proposed ban. The governor-elect's office did not respond to a question about her current position.
If the incoming Republican governor does maintain her opposition, it will mean any bill, such as Rep. Joe McEachern's texting ban, would need a veto-proof margin of support in order to become law.
This month McEachern, a Columbia Democrat, pre-filed H. 3119, which targets the practice that has been banned by about 30 states and deemed a roadway hazard by AAA and the Governors Highway Safety Association.
For McEachern, the issue became personal.
About a year ago, his then-25-year-old son was run off the road in Columbia by a driver who was texting. The lawmaker said his son was not seriously injured, but the experience showed him the dangers firsthand. McEachern said he expects his legislation to get further when lawmakers return Jan. 11 it did in the last session because the issue has had time to ripen after countless hours of debate and public awareness.
Like Crosby, he too pointed to the Southeast's hodgepodge of laws.
"If South Carolina does not have a texting law, and then you're going into Georgia, all of a sudden you're violating a law there," McEachern said. "I don't think it's fair to the public."
He said he is not calling for South Carolina to mirror every Georgia law, but insisted, "When you're talking about a law that would protect the public from not only property damage but loss of life, I think that's reasonable to expect."
Since July 1 the Georgia State Patrol has issued about 100 citations for failing to use due care, which includes texting and the teen ban on cell use and texting. A negligible portion of the tickets were written for South Carolina motorists, according to the agency.
Critics of a texting ban have argued that law enforcement would have a hard time detecting perpetrators, and that it would arbitrarily target one activity, when plenty of others, from eating to grooming to transporting children, also distract drivers.
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Effective substrate selection involves asking important questions up front.
Graphics applications can vary widely, and not many universal rules exist when choosing a media on which to print. There are many factors to consider, from the initial printing method to the environment in which the graphic will ultimately reside—all of which can affect which print media will deliver the best performance for the application. As a result of these many variables, one of the only rules to follow when attempting to determine an appropriate graphic printing material is to ask important questions up front. The following guide will help you with these conversations.
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The Airstream legend began with a single man and a most singular dream. That man was Wally Byam. He was born July 4, 1896 in Baker City, Oregon. In 1929, Wally Byam purchased a Model T Ford chassis, built a platform on it, towed it with his car to a campsite, and painstakingly erected a tent on it. The effort was tiresome and unpleasant, especially when it rained. Spurred on by his first wife Marion, Wally built a tear-drop-shaped permanent shelter on the platform that enclosed a small ice chest and kerosene stove.
When he was a young boy he travelled extensively with his grandfather, who led a mule train in Baker, Oregon and later when he was growing up he worked as a shepherd where he lived in a two-wheeled shepherd's cart outfitted with a kerosene cook stove, a sleeping bag, and wash pail. The combination of his early travelling and his shepherds cart no doubt spawned his dream. His dream was simply this: to build the perfect travel trailer, one that would move like a stream of air; one that would be light enough to be towed by a standard automobile and importantly it should do it with first-class living accommodations and anywhere in the world.
Thus, nearly three quarters of a century ago he gave birth to the very first Airstream trailer. And with it was born yet another dream, a dream of new freedom, new places, new experiences, and new friendships. It was a dream so powerful, so enduring it did far more than create a new way of travel; it created a new way of life shared by thousands upon thousands of families.
As a young man he joined the merchant marines, and then studied law at Stanford University. He also owned an advertising agency, and became a magazine publisher. The starting blocks for his dream had arrived. As a magazine publisher he produced a do-it-yourself magazine featuring an article describing how to build a travel trailer. However when his readers complained about the plans, he tried them out for himself and indeed, he discovered that the plans were flawed. Wally Byam was thus inspired to build his own travel trailer. Initially he considered his first attempt was rather primitive but nevertheless his design had a profound influence the evolution of travel trailers of the future.
He dropped the floor down between the wheels and raised the ceiling height so that his design made it possible for the occupants to stand straight upright when inside their trailer. He also around the same time wrote an article describing how to build his trailer for under $100. The second time round he got an enthusiastic response from his readers for it.
Throughout the late 1920s more and more Americans were taking the roads and Wally Byam's new travel trailer was a perfect match for this increasingly popular mobile lifestyle. He therefore began selling sets of his plans for just five dollars each. He also sold full trailer kits, plus he sold completely built trailers which he constructed in his Los Angeles backyard. "The neighbors started complaining that I was making too much noise," Wally observed, "so I went out and rented a building."
His new business survived the 1929 crash so by 1930 he abandoned advertising and publishing to become a full-time builder of Masonite travel trailers and the Airstream Company was incorporated in 1931. In 1935, Airstream acquired the struggling Bowlus trailer Company owned by William Hawley Bowlus. Bowlus was by trade an aircraft designer who had worked on some famous aircraft such as 'The Spirit of St. Louis'. On January 17, 1936, the Airstream Trailer Co. introduced the "Clipper" and a well-loved all American brand was born.
The Clipper was actually just a rebadged Bowlus but with the main door moved. It had a 'semi-monocoque' riveted aluminum body, which, not surprisingly taking in to account Bowlus's background, owed its design more to the aircraft construction techniques of the day rather than its travel trailer predecessors. It could sleep four, thanks to its tubular steel-framed dinette which could convert to a bed. It also carried its own water supply, had an enclosed galley, and was fitted with lectric lights throughout. The Clipper boasted an advanced insulation and a ventilation system, and even offered "air conditioning" that used dry ice.
The Clipper was not a cheap trailer by the standards of the day - at a little over $1,200 it was considered to be expensive, however the American travelling public lapped it up. So much so that the company could not build the Clipper fast enough to satisfy the flood of orders. Wally Byam's meticulous attention to detail, quality and design, helped to guide the company through some very tough economic times. Of the more than 300 travel trailer builders operating in 1936, Airstream was the only one to come out at the other side of the Great Depression years.
The company did not escape all of the tough times however. With the start of World War II, leisure travel and the materials necessary to build trailers both became luxuries which the country could not afford and in response to the war the Airstream Trailer Co. closed its doors. Not surprisingly Wally Byam decided that the best way to help the war effort was to use his experience with aluminum fabricating in the aircraft industry, so he took up a position at Lockheed and Curtis Wright for the duration of the war.
When World War II ended, the economy boomed and Americans once again turned their attention towards recreational travel so Wally naturally once again opened Airstream and by 1948, the demand for Airstream trailers seemed limitless. Like the Coca-Cola bottle and Zippo lighter, Airstream travel trailers became one of the most recognisable products in the world. In July 1952, Airstream signed a lease for a new facility in Jackson Center, Ohio, designed to serve the eastern market. By August 1954 the first Ohio-made Airstream rolled off the production line and the Californian factory was also moved to a much larger site in Santa Fe Springs.
In 1955 Wally Byam travelled to Europe with his wife Stella in a one of kind Airstream Bubble to scout the 1956 caravan. In 1956 he travelled to Europe again in a Gold Anodized trailer towed by a Cadillac. Wally famously led caravans worldwide as publicity exercises for the Airstream brand. His most notable caravan was a 1959 trip from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt. A re-creation of Byam's legendary Cape Town to Cairo caravan was supposed to take place in 2009, but had to be canceled due to safety and political concerns, not to mention the prohibitive insurance costs.
Wally Byam died of a brain tumour on July 22, 1962 at the age of just 66. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale CA in the Garden of Honor, Columbarium of Honor, however his legacy lives on in the Airstream name, now owned by Thor Industries, Inc., the largest travel trailer manufacturer in the world. Airstream say that their philosophy has always been and will always be " Let's not make any changes — let's make only improvements!" and that every inch of an Airstream has a functional purpose with no planned obsolescence. This is as true in today's models as it was of the first Airstream to see the light of the open road. The classic Airstream of the thirties is no museum piece, they are still in use today, and are as sturdy and modern in appearance as the first day it swung into traffic.
Anecdotes are legion about Wally's passion for product innovation. Wally scoured the world looking for efficient hot water heaters, door hinges, butane lamps, chemical toilets, small porcelain sinks and chairs — myriad large and small items that would make an Airstream more functional and livable. In Europe he discovered a heating system that took up little space but gave off plenty of radiant heat. He borrowed the design, improved it, and renamed it the Byam Burner. In France he spied a compact gas refrigerator manufactured by Dometic. He arranged for the refrigerators to be installed in Airstreams, making an end to ice-electric refrigerators that required travelers to be constantly on the prowl for ice. More than 50 years later, Dometic still supplies refrigerators to Airstream.
When nothing suitable was available on the world market, Wally urged someone to manufacture it. In 1954 he persuaded Max Bowen, president of Bowen Water Heater Co., to develop the first workable hot water system for a trailer. Other innovations were brought directly to him by customers. Frank Sargent, an engineer, approached Wally in 1960 with a novel toilet valve that used steam pressure for flushing waste into a holding tank. Sargent's Thetford toilets have been used in Airstream models since the 1961 model year. Wally tallied several inventions of his own, including the idea of a flat-sided underbelly to reduce wind resistance, and an 18-by-40-inch escape window in the back of the trailer in case the side door was jammed.
Wally also was a master promoter — an audacious showman who waxed rhapsodic on radio and television, and posed for wild photographs. Charles Kiefer, who worked in Airstream's Way of Life department in the 1950s, said Wally "did not fear expressing his honest opinion whether it bruised someone's ego or not." Others said he inspired them to achieve their dreams. "He gave me the opportunity — the brashness — to imagine what could be done, and believe it or not, to see it happen," said Andy Charles, Airstream chairman in the 1960s. Wally's cousin Helen Schwamborn said he "had an uncanny way of giving confidence. When he said you could do it, you didn't question him, you did it." Charles Manchester, Airstream president from the 1970s, said Wally "was a dreamer and he dreamed big. But he also knew that ideas only have real value when effective action is taken to embody them."
Wally in person was larger than life. While his suits were tailored in tasteful blues and tweeds, he liked to wear Wellington boots and plaid shirts with them. His choice of headgear was a blue beret, which he had spied in France. He wore the beret on his first Central American caravan, and it was quickly adopted by fellow caravanners as a means to identify each other in a crowd. The blue beret became a caravan essential
While Wally's fashion taste was offbeat casual, his office at Airstream was a "nightmare of disorder," recalled Stella Hall Byam, Wally's second wife. The walls were covered with clippings of all kinds — religious and philosophical scraps; pictures of people, things, and even his burros. He slept one or two hours at a time, then worked until he took another nap. "He would often excuse himself, go to his trailer and nap for 30 minutes," his cousin Dale Schwamborn recalled. "He was always active, always moving fast. I don't think he ever did anything slow. I don't think 'impatient' would be the word for it, but he didn't like to repeat things, so he said things very clearly so people understood him."
Today, the Airstream is the most thoroughly tested trailer in history. It is years ahead in engineering — the culmination of over 70 years of experience in trailer making, millions of miles of Caravan travel throughout the world; plus millions of miles more, run up by happy Airstream owners! More than ever, the Airstream remains a testimonial to the practical vision, the tenacity and know-how of one dedicated man — Wally Byam, and his team who made your travel dreams come true.
Airstream, Inc., of Jackson Center, Ohio is the oldest recreational vehicle manufacturer in the world. Today's Airstreams are the perfect blend of retro exterior style, modern interior luxury and convenience, and rugged all-American construction. A complete line of Airstream models makes any excursion, from day trips to the beach to cross-continental treks, a comfortable and exciting journey.
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NMT Math Team Performs Well in National Contest, March 23, 2000
SOCORRO, N.M., March 23, 2000 -- Recently posted results reveal that a team of New Mexico Tech students bested more than 300 other three-member teams during the 60th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, which was held this past December.
A designated team comprised of New Mexico Tech undergraduates Alan Aspinwall, Kirk Blazek, and Michael Eydenberg placed 28th overall among the 346 teams which competed in the six-hour-long problem-solving contest.
A total of 2,900 students from 431 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada participated in the latest competition.
As an indication of the extreme difficulty entailed in solving the mathematical problems posed during the contest, 1,746 of the participants received scores of zero, while the top score posted was a 74 out of a possible 120.
Blazek, Eydenberg, and New Mexico Tech team alternate Kyle Campbell tallied enough points during the Putnam Mathematical Competition to be ranked among the top 500 individual scorers.
Other Tech students participating in the competition as individual contestants included team alternates James Caruthers and James Fox.
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition was established in 1938 as a means to stimulate a healthy rivalry in mathematical studies among college and university students.
The competitive examination is designed to test originality and technical competence and is open only to regularly enrolled undergraduates in the United States and Canada who have not yet received a baccalaureate degree.
Students competing in the annual event typically sit in on two three-hour-long sessions in which six mathematical problems are posed, such as the following sample problem: A right circular cone has a base of radius 1 and height 3. A cube is inscribed in the cone so that one face of the cube is contained in the base of the cone. What is the side-length of the cube?
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition is administered each year by the Mathematical Association of America.


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Convocation Officially Kicks Off Career Of 2012 Freshmen
SOCORRO, N.M. August 17, 2012 – The 2012 school year officially kicks off with a special Convocation Ceremony at 4 p.m. Monday, August 20.
Fabian Vigil, Class of 2009, will be the guest speaker at Convocation. All new students should attend at 4 p.m. Monday at Macey Center. Photo courtesy of Honda R&D
The ceremony will close with freshmen signing the class banner and receiving a special commemorative gift from the university.
University President Dr. Daniel H. Lopez will preside over the ceremony. He will introduce university administrators, academic department chairs, the deans and the guest speaker.
Fabian Vigil, a 2009 graduate with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering will deliver an inspiration keynote address. Vigil was the first Tech graduate to be hired by Honda Research and Development in Ohio. He has been such an impressive engineer that Honda hired five Tech graduates from the Class of 2012.
Vigil will talk about his career at Tech, his career at Honda and offer advice to new students on what makes a successful student and how to balance work and play.
|The New Mexico Tech gonfalon
Also of note, New Mexico Tech will be introducing the school "gonfalon," which is a vertical banner that many universities use as a symbol of the institution. The gonfalon is about 5 feet tall and was designed by the Office of Student Services. The banner features the New Mexico Tech seal and was purchased by the university president's office. Dr. Lopez will officially present the gonfalon to the president of the Faculty Senate, Dr. Brian Borchers. The gonfalon will be used to lead the processional march at future Commencement ceremonies.
By Thomas Guengerich/New Mexico Tech


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text:
To University of North Florida President John A. Delaney,
his annual State of the University address is a time to reflect on the identity
of the University and discuss the topic of institutional growth.
He delivered this year's speech Sept. 28 in the Lazzara
Performance Hall, just four days before the University celebrated its 40th
anniversary. Considering the timing, Delaney drew heavily from the University's
rich history to laud the faculty and staff who have helped UNF develop from a
small, commuter school to a distinguished, regional University with a growing
national reputation.
The numbers speak for themselves. UNF's first graduating class consisted of 35
students. Forty years later, more than 74,000 women and men have received a UNF
degree. Additionally, the academic profile of incoming UNF freshman has
steadily grown to the point that it eclipses many other schools in the State
University System.
freshmen who entered this fall, once again, raised the profile of our student
body with an average score of 1212 on the verbal and quantitative sections of
the SAT and a 3.9 high school GPA, making us one of the most competitive
universities in this state," Delaney said.
During the course of the past 40 years,
UNF has maintained its commitment to institutional best practices, fostered
on-campus diversity, respected the
natural ecology of the campus and the region and continually supported the
individual student's educational journey — all key facets of the University's
were the foundations of UNF in October 1972, and they remain our foundations
going into October 2012," Delaney said.
National higher education rating services have observed UNF's continued commitment to
institutional excellence. The Princeton Review, Kiplinger's and Forbes have all
acknowledged UNF's academic merits and dedication to providing an affordable
education to every student.
national press has also taken note of UNF's excellence, with CNN's Wolf Blitzer
extolling the University's virtues during a live, nationally televised
broadcast from the UNF Green during the CNN Republican candidate debates.
UNF in the news a total of 11,308 times last year — that's more than 30 times a
day, every day a newspaper is quoting one of our professors or a TV station is
covering the work of one of our student organizations — Jacksonville knows we
are here," he said.
next stage in the University's growth was instituted this fall term, with more
than 3,000 students living in campus residence halls and the introduction of
mandatory housing for first-year students. The University is moving past the
outmoded commuter campus image to that of a full-time, residential University.
goal, Delaney said, is to improve the rate of return on student and Florida
taxpayer investments by providing UNF students with an enhanced connection to
campus life. Studies have shown living on or near campus and engaging in campus
activities contribute to higher retention and graduation rates for
decision to move toward mandatory housing is heralded by some as a bold move on
UNF's part," Delaney said. "By others, it's seen as a risky experiment. For me, it's an important step in changing
our culture."
also discussed the University's financial status, an important topic for faculty,
staff and students alike. He said the news out of Tallahassee is promising for next
year but cautioned that the economic climate could change during the course the
next several months. The hope is that after a tight 2012-2013 year, there will
be relief in the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
concluded his speech with a casual reference to his recent nomination as a
candidate for the University of Florida's presidency. He reaffirmed his
dedication to UNF, starting with year 41 and moving on into the future.
are too many good people, doing important work right here," he said. "And I am
hoping to be a part of that work for several years to come."
2012 Distinguished Professor
Dr. Mina Baliamoune-Lutz from the Department of
Economics and Geography in the Coggin College of Business was honored during
Fall Convocation as the University's 2012 Distinguished Professor.
Baliamoune-Lutz partly attributed her successes at
UNF to a strong support system of administrative staffers exhibiting an
outstanding commitment to excellence within the Coggin College of Business.
Additionally, she shared memories of her parents, who she said acted as passionate
supporters of her academic career.
That career started at Northeastern University in Boston, where
she received her M.B.A. and doctorate in economics. She has traveled to more
than 20 different foreign countries where she has taught courses, delivered
keynotes, presented papers, participated in workshops or worked as a research
Throughout the years, she has published more than 40 articles in
peer-reviewed journals and co-edited a book, "Women in African Development: The
Challenge of Globalization and Liberalization in the 21st Century," published
in 2005. She is currently the associate editor of three different publications:
the Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences; Information Technology for
Development; and the Journal of African Development.
Her extensive international background has become a common trait
amongst a large portion of the UNF faculty, which has boosted the level of
classroom discourse across campus, she said. Through a wide array of grants and
professorships, the University has placed an increased emphasis on expanding
the breadth of international educational opportunities available to faculty.
"Without the efforts to internationalize the curriculum, we wouldn't
be as strong of a University," she said.
Baliamoune-Lutz closed
her speech with an African proverb that ably summed up her work ethic and
belief in staying ahead of the latest advancements in higher education.
morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the
fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it
must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter
whether you are a lion or a gazelle — when the sun comes up, you'd better be
award winners from the 2012 Fall Convocation:
Distinguished professor Runner-Up
"Chip" Klostermeyer, School of Computing
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
Erin Bennett, Department of Music
Michelle Boling, Department of Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences
Brown, School of Engineering
Dr. Alison Bruey, Department of History
Dr. Sharon Cobb, Department of Economics and Geography
Dr. B. Jay Coleman, Department of Management
Dr. Christopher Johnson, Department of Economics and Geography
Dr. Judith Ochrietor, Department of Biology
Dr. Otilia Salmon, Department of Foundations and Secondary
Dr. John White, Department of Foundations and Secondary
Graduate Teaching Award
Christopher Janson, Department of Leadership, School
Counseling& and Sport Management
Jennifer Wesely, Department of Criminology and Criminal
Outstanding Scholarship Awards
Dr. David Courtwright, Department of History
Dr. Paul Fadil, Department of Management
Dr. Ma. Teresa Tuason, Department of Public Health
Service Awards
Dr. Gordon Rakita, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Barbara Olinzock, School of Nursing
Undergraduate Advising Award
Terry DeRubeis, Coggin College of Business Student Services
International Leadership Award
Dr. Paul Fadil,
Department of Management
Leslie Kaplan, Interim Director, Honors Program
International Service Award
Robert Boyle, Interim Director, University Housing and
Residence Life
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Individual Winner — Melissa Hirschman, Department of
Organizational Winner — Disability Resource Center
Diversity and Inclusion Research Award
JeffriAnne Wilder, Department of Sociology
Richmond Wynn, Department of Clinical Mental Health
Counseling and Sharon Tamargo Wilburn, Department of Public Health (joint
Those words, delivered by UNF President
Dr. Adam W. Herbert April 18, 1997, marked the groundbreaking for the
University Center. The $11 million facility was a focal point in his efforts to
build bridges between the community and the relatively young university that
was at the time marking its 25th anniversary.
Fifteen years later, as the University
celebrates its40th anniversary, that Center was officially named
for the man whose persistent vision became enduring reality. The building was
renamed the Adam W. Herbert University Center following the annual Founders Day
The University Center, which opened in
1999, has compiled some impressive numbers, exceeding even Herbert's
projections when the groundbreaking occurred.
According to figures from University
Center Director George Androuin, the Center has hosted more than 54,000
activities that attracted 2.2 million participants. In the process, it has also
generated nearly $20 million in revenue. For many of these 2.2 million
participants, the University Center became their first exposure to the UNF
At the time of the groundbreaking,
Herbert noted that, "we must open our doors to the citizens, companies and
organizations in our city so they understand the important role a university
campus environment can play in the community."
The attendance figures support that
assertion. The figures include separate operations by the Division of Continuing
Education, the Florida Small Business Development Center (FSBDC) and the
Institute of Police Technology and Management (ITPM) , all of which bring
thousands of individuals to the facility each year.
Continuing Education offers scores of classes
for residents and businesses in the Northeast Florida region. In the last fiscal year, Continuing Education
registrations topped 17,000.
At the Small Business Development Center,
Director Janice Donaldson estimated more than 770 workshops have been conducted
since 1999, attracting more than 26,000 participants to campus.
And at IPTM, Director Bob Jacob said more
than 46,000 police officers from across the globe have undergone training at
the University Center.
The numbers vindicate Herbert's visionary
construction philosophy. During his presidency, he said it was clear there were
few alternatives to the downtown convention center for smaller conferences,
meetings and lectures.
Although the numbers indicate the Center
has far exceeded projections, it was not an easy sell for Herbert. Although the
Florida Legislature approved funding for the project, it was vetoed by then
Gov. Lawton Chiles. Herbert was able to secure funding the following year with
assistance from State Sen. Betty Holzendorf, for whom the access road to the
center was eventually named.
"We didn't have adequate space on our
campus to accommodate the Small Business Development Center or Continuing
Education," Herbert said. "It was imperative we obtain the funding for the Center
to serve the educational needs of the community.
With the money secured, construction of
the 95,000-square-foot facility proceeded rapidly. By Feb. 1999, it was ready
for its grand opening under then- President Anne Hopkins.
Although Herbert had become chancellor of
the State University System by the time the Center opened, he had many
opportunities to see its operations in subsequent years. He returned to UNF in
2000 to become the founding executive director of The Florida Center for Public
Policy and Leadership.
Herbert and his wife, Karen, retired in
Jacksonville, and they're frequent Center visitors for lectures and special
events. From now on, each time he walks across the threshold of the University
Center, he will be reminded of how his dreams became a reality for Jacksonville
and the University of North Florida.
Nearly every major news agency in the nation
had some representatives in the stands of the Tampa Bay Times Forum covering
the Republican National Convention in August.
The Washington Post sent out scores of
reporters to cover the political show, but when they needed backup, they turned
to a team of skilled University of North Florida communication students.
The students varied in terms of academic
discipline — journalism, electronic media, public relations and political
science were all represented — but they were all members of a dynamic UNF class
led by Dr. Paula Horvath-Neimyer.
The framework for the class was established in
January when UNF hosted the CNN
Republican National Debate on campus. Students from one of Neimeyer's classes contributed
tweets and live coverage of the event to the Post, thoroughly impressing the
staff of the famed newspaper. Based on the quality of the work produced by the UNF
communication students, the Post once again turned to one of Neimeyer's classes
with a proposition.
They would provide reporting assistance during
the August Republican National Convention in Tampa, mostly from a live social
media perspective. There are other universities with journalism programs
located closer to Tampa — namely the University of Central of Florida and
University of South Florida — but the Washington Post specifically chose UNF
for the task, which involved months of advance blogging and about a week of
intense, shoe-leather reporting.
To prepare for the work ahead, Neimeyer created
a summer class focused on digital and social media — necessary skills for a
hard-charging political reporter in the thick of the Convention commotion. She
reached out to almost a dozen students who expressed interest in the course and
began immersing them in the world of new media. That included weekly news
meeting comprised of video chats with editorial producers from the Washington
Post and in-person conversations with Florida Times-Union editors, who also
utilized the students' tweets in a live sidebar on Jacksonville.com's political
coverage page.
The initial work consisted primarily of
blogging for the Post's "The 12" blog, a student-driven Tumblr
page that tracked voter sentiment in the 12 most crucial swing states for the
upcoming election. The big draw for the students was the opportunity to report
on a national political event, but it was unclear how their transportation and
lodging would be funded. That's when the Office of Undergraduate Studies
stepped up and offered a Transformational Learning Opportunity (TLO) grant.
TLOs are awarded to faculty and students who present unique and
engaging educational opportunities that broaden and deepen students'
intellectual and worldviews. The grant allowed the students and Neimeyer to
rent a four-bedroom house in Ybor City in Tampa for more than a week.
They managed to cover the full scope of the event
— from the build-up, which included raucous parades and loud protests, to Romney's
final acceptance speech.
"We wanted to be there until the last streamer
fell from the ceiling," said Paula Senn, a senior journalism major.
She called the trip a once-in-a-lifetime,
hands-on learning experience.
"Unless one of us [fellow journalism students]
end up working for CNN, we probably won't get a shot to do that again," Senn
said. "I never considered myself a political junkie, but the theater of the
event is a sight to behold."
Senn, a nontraditional student who retired from
the Navy after 20 years and started taking classes at UNF, said it was a rush
being in the thick of the political machine. It was even better when she saw a
picture she took and posted to Twitter pop up on the Post's website.
"I snapped a picture of this guy dressed like
Wyatt Earp," she said. "He was a delegate from Kansas. Well, that picture made
its way out to thousands of people because the Post picked it up from my
Twitter. They were monitoring our Twitter handles during the Convention for
live coverage. That was an amazing feeling because I've never used Twitter up
until I got to this class, and now my tweets are ending up on the Post's
Henna Bakshi, a junior electronic media major
and the group's unofficial broadcast representative, spent a lot of her time at
the Convention shooting video and
doing video spots from in and around the Tampa Bay Times Forum.
She said the classroom experience helped prepare
her for the hectic nature of live reporting from inside a hugely crowded
political event.
Before they left for Tampa, the students
interacted with some professional journalists, including Natalie Jennings from
the Post, and received advice on staying calm in the midst of their coverage.
Those talks helped reassure Bakshi once she waded into the media fray.
"We only had two passes, so we had to take
turns going into the Convention," Bakshi said. "When it was my turn, I just had
this huge smile on my face the entire time I walked in. I took a moment to take
it all in, and then I started tweeting and posting updates about the delegation
votes while I was right next to all these professional reporters from publications
from across the country."
Bakshi said there's no way to replicate the
on-the-job training she received while covering the Convention. It's a résumé
topper for her until she lands a professional position in front of the camera.
But she said her time in the field has prepared her for the rigors of
day-to-day life in the broadcast field.
"I was assigned to cover the main event — the
Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney speeches," she said. "I had to do a standup after
the event, but the spot where we were located was too dark. I had to borrow a
light from a national news organization and give it back to them as quickly as
possible because they were packing up. With all the adrenaline flowing through
me, I got that standup done in one take."
World-renowned historian and
author Doris Kearns Goodwin will discuss "Former U.S. Presidents and Their Mark
on the World" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the University of North
Florida Arena. This Presidential Lecture is free and open to the public.
Her most recent work, a
monumental history of Abraham Lincoln entitled "Team of Rivals: The Political
Genius of Abraham Lincoln" and published in 2005, joined the best-seller lists
in its first week of publication and soon reached No. 1 on The New York Times
Best-Seller List.
A feature film based on "Team of Rivals," directed by Steven
Spielberg and starring Daniel Day Lewis as Lincoln, will be released in
November. Goodwin's latest book won the 2006 Lincoln Prize for an outstanding
work about the president and/or the Civil War, the New York Historical Society
Book Prize, the Richard Nelson Current Award and the New York State Archives
History Makers Award.
Goodwin received her doctorate in
government from Harvard University, where she taught government, including a
course on the American presidency. Following her tenure at Harvard, Goodwin
served as an assistant to Lyndon Johnson in his last year in the White House,
later assisting Johnson in the preparation of his memoirs. In 1976, she
authored "Lyndon Johnson & The American Dream," which became a New York
Times best-seller.
This event, sponsored
by the UNF Foundation and Stein Mart, is part of the UNF Distinguished Voices
Lecture Series. Tickets are required and can be reserved online or by phone at (904) 620-2117.
Nominations are now being accepted for two awards — the 2012-2013
Outstanding Undergraduate and Outstanding Graduate Teaching Awards. Guidelines
for the awards are located on the UNF Faculty Association Web site here.
Nominations can
be sent via-email to email@example.com or delivered
to the Faculty Association Office in the Honors Hall, Building 10, Room
1120. The nomination deadline is
5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12.
Department: Recreation
Job title: Assistant
Director of Recreation
What do you do?
Primarily, I manage the fitness
components of the Student Wellness Complex and direct the operation of the
Student Wellness Complex facility. Additionally, I am an adjunct instructor for
health and fitness classes for the College of Education and Human Services.
Years at UNF: I moved
here 20 years ago as a freshman. I began working as a fitness trainer 19 years
ago. Then, I became manager of the Dottie Dorion Fitness Center 16 years ago.
Tell us something about you that even your
friends don't know: I ran with
the torch for the '96 Summer Olympics.
What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?
I have two answers for this:
1) I've been in a true position of
influence. It seems I have guided dozens
of student-staff over the years in helping them discover their abilities and
2.) I've been entrusted by my
superiors over the last 3.5 years to develop the most unique, innovative and
progressive fitness center that I know of.
If you were not working at UNF, what would you be
doing? Either being a stay-at-home dad,
if my wife didn't mind going back to full-time work, pursuing patents on
inventions or writing children's books.
Describe your favorite UNF-related memory?
Walking away from having finished
my final project for grad school.
If you could choose any other career, what would
it be and why?
I would work for myself more than I
already do. My wife and I own and operate rental properties at the beach. I
would purchase more old beach properties, rehab them and rent them. If I had
enough of these properties with sufficient positive cash flow, it could be a
career that would give me more time to spend with my family.
What would you like to do when you retire?
Not sit still. I would still manage
properties, but I would pursue patents on several inventions. I would spend
quality time with my kids and make memories.
Tell us about your family.
I have a beautiful wife of almost
12 years and three wonderful kids. Jimi is a strong-willed, bright 7-year-old
boy. He is home schooled, which is a wonderful thing in that we can spend time
feeding his insatiable appetite for science and other subjects of interest. Raina
is four years old and "sugar and spice and everything nice." Luna, who is 1.5
years old, is developing a personality. She seems like she will be a happy
medium between her older siblings' polar personalities. My mother, sister and
her family, and brother and his family all live in the Jacksonville area.
What is the best thing you ever won?
My wife's hand in marriage
What was the best money you ever spent?
Emptying my bank account for the
full commitment to purchase my wife's engagement ring.
What band(s)/musician(s) would perform the
soundtrack to your life?
Bill Conti. He composed the
soundtracks for the "Rocky" movies. The common thread to these songs is tenacity
and the 'never give up' theme.
Who is your favorite fictional character? What
makes them your favorite?
Rocky Balboa. He was just an
average guy who was given a chance of a lifetime. He proved to the whole world
that ordinary people can do extraordinary things if you try hard enough, and he
remained humble all-the-while.
If you won the lottery, what would do with the
I would give 10 percent to the new
Church of 11:22, a non-denominational church. After that, I would be sure my
family and friends' financial needs are taken care of. I would then start up
several businesses that my children could run one day.
What is your favorite way to blow an hour?
Building something or playing in my
back yard or garage with my kids.
If you were asked to paint a picture about
anything you wanted, what would you paint?
The sunset sky a few days after my
father passed away. Jimi was 6 at the time and said, "look, Grandpa painted the
sky for us."
Is there a piece of technology that you just
couldn't live without?
The MP3 player I use when I run.
What is the proudest/happiest moment of your
The births of each of my children.
Tell us something that would surprise people to
know about you: I have submitted a manuscript to a
children's book publisher.
What was the first concert you ever attended, and
what was the most recent concert you attended?
First was Green Day here at UNF in
the fall of '93. Last was "Donna the Buffalo" at Magnolia Fest last fall.
What person had the greatest impact on your life?
My dad. If I can be half the person
he was, I will have lived a very fulfilling life.
What are you most passionate about?
Riding either my four-wheeler, my dirt
bike or my mountain bike through the woods.
Who is the most famous person you ever met?
Either Russell Crowe or Ted
What do you hope to accomplish that you have not
done yet? Make sure all of my children have
memories that I tried to be a living example that my purpose is to be a servant
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Last book read: The last one I finished was "Why We Run." I am reading "The Paleo Diet for Athletes"
College of Health
Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences:
Dr. Shana
Harrington was invited to speak at the rehabilitation medicine grand rounds
at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She also spoke with
the rehabilitation staff about how to publish case studies. Dr. Harrington's presentation was titled
"Upper Extremity Impairments Resulting from Cancer Treatment – How
Rehabilitation Can Help." She will also speak at the American Society of
Shoulder and Elbow Therapists annual meeting about "Acute Effects of Breast
Cancer Surgery on Shoulder Function, Quality of Life, Range of Motion and
Nursing: Congratulations
to Dr. Irma Ancheta for receiving
her election to Fellowship in the American Heart Association. She will be
recognized at the Annual CVN Council Dinner in November in Los Angeles for this
achievement and will be presented her F.A.H.A. Certificate.
Cummings gave
a presentation entitled "Pharmacology Management" at Brooks Hospital in
September. She is also presenting in October at the Jacksonville Association of
Nurse Educators on "Utilization of Simulation."
Nutrition and Dietetics: Dr. Judy
Perkin and Dr. Claudia-Sealey Potts,
gave a presentation entitled "Many Plates and Dietary Advice for the U.S. Public"
at the 2012 Florida Public Health Association Annual Education Conference in
August in Orlando.
Public Health: Dr. Erin
Largo Wright had her article "Multiple health behaviors and psychological
well-being of Chinese female undergraduate students" published
in the International Electronic Journal of Health Education. Another article,
"An empirical test of an expanded version of Theory of Planned Behavior in
predicting recycling behavior on campus," was published in the American Journal
of Health Education. Additionally, she gave a peer-reviewed national
presentation on the effectiveness of stress reduction at the American Academy
of Health Behavior in Austin.
Dr. Ma Teresa Tuason had her
article "Experiences of Adult Children of Transnational Workers" in the Philippine Journal of Psychology. Another article, "The disaster continues: A qualitative study
on the experiences of displaced Hurricane Katrina survivors," was published in Professional
Psychology: Research and Practice.
Additionally, she gave a presentation "The Peace Within:
Transformation of Conflict for counseling competence" during a panel on
nonviolence, conflict transformation, and forgiveness at 25th annual conference
of the German Peace Psychology Association in Konstanz, Germany.
Coggin College of Business
Accounting and Finance: Dr. Lynn Comer Jones was appointed as Trustee to the American Tax
Association at the annual American Accounting Association meeting. Jones
co-authored, with Susan Anderson and Tracy Reed, an article, "Insurance Fraud: Losses,
Liabilities and September 11," that was accepted for publication at Issues in
Accounting Education.
Shannon Italia, director of the Career Management Center, was awarded her UNF M.B.A. degree Aug. 3.
College of
Arts & Sciences
Biology: Dr.Dale Casamatta was approved for a second term as the
program director for the Psychological Society of America. His paper,
"Characterization of Roseonema reptotaenium
(Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) gen. et sp. nov. isolated from
Caribbean black band disease," was also accepted in Phycologia. Additionally, his paper, "Response of phytoplankton communities of six
reservoirs of the middle Missouri River (USA) to drought and a major flood
event: Importance of water residence time" was published in Hydrobiologia.
Dr. Matt Gilg had
accepted for publication, with E.G. Johnson, J. Gobin, B.M.
Bright and A. Ortolaza, "Population genetics of introduced and native
populations of the green mussel, Perna
viridis: Determining patterns of introduction" in Biological Invasion.
Drs. Matt Gilg and Tony Rossi, with K.Stokes
and P. Stiling, had accepted "The gall midge, Asphondylia borrichiae, (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae): An indigenous
example of host–associated genetic divergence in sympatry" in Environmental Entomology.
Dr. Mike Lentz and student Eric Luman
published an article "The Accuracy of Pitching Yeast by Mass in a Small
Microbrewery" in the Master Brewers Association of the Americas Technical
Dr. Dan Moon and
Jamie Moon published "Examining the factors influencing keystone
interactions" in Trends in Ecology.
Drs. Dan Moon and
Tony Rossi, with R. C. Meyer and K. Stokes, published "Restoration and plant
composition in former pine tree farms restoration and plant composition in
former pine tree farms" in Southeastern Naturalist.
Dr. Terri Ellis and her students presented a poster entitled "The Impact of Antibiotic
Exposure on the Protein Profile of Outer Membrane Vesicles Produced by
Resistant Strains of Klebsiella
pneumonia" at the American Society for Microbiology Annual Meeting in
San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Kelly Smith and her student,
Patrick Goodwin, presented a poster at the Florida Lake Management Society
Meeting titled "Developing a long term monitoring program on campus: Student
monitoring of lake water quality at University of North Florida."
Criminology and Criminal Justice: Dr. Michael Hallett published "Commerce with Criminals" in Review of
Policy Research.
History: Dr. Aaron Sheehan-Dean
published "The View from the Ground: Experiences of Civil War Soldiers." He
edited the volume and wrote one chapter, "The Blue and the Gray in Black and
White: Assessing the Scholarship on Civil War Soldiers."
Dr. Alan Bliss gave a paper,
"Tampa's Postwar Seaport Ambitions: The Wartime Origins of the Tampa Port
Authority," at the annual meeting of the Florida Historical Society in Tampa in
May. He also moderated a panel on Florida's experience of automobilization in
the early 20th century.
Dr. James Broomall published two book
reviews, one for the Journal of Southern History and one for Civil War
Dr. N. Harry
Rothschild published "Sovereignty, Virtue, and Disaster Management: Chief Minister
Yao Chong's Proactive Handling of the Locust Plague of 715-16" in the Journal
of Environmental History.
Languages, Literatures and Cultures: Dr. Nuria Ibáñez published a chapter, "Diana de Paco, Lucía: a la
sombra de Electra," in Estreno.
Barry Greene published an interactive iBook, "Playing Jazz Guitar."
Philosophy and Religion: Dr. Andrew Buchwalter presented "The Dialectic of Human Rights and
Democracy under Conditions of Globality" at the Conference on Interpretive
Policy Analysis at the University of Tilburg, Netherlands in July. He also
presented "Human Rights, Political Membership, and Historicity: Hegel and the
'Right to Have Rights'" at the World Congress of the International Political Science
Association in Madrid, Spain the same month.
Physics: Dr. L.
Gasparov, with Z. Shirshikova, T. M. Pekarek, J. Blackburn, V. Struzhkin,
A. Gavriliuk, R. Rueckamp, and H. Berger, published "Raman study of the Verwey
transition in Magnetite at high-pressure and low-temperature; effect of Al
doping" in the Journal of Applied Physics.
Political Science and Public Administration: Dr. George Candler, with co-author Dr. Georgette Dumont, published "Gestão
Pública para Sustentabilidade." He also presented a paper, "Civic
responsibility as a foundation of societal sustainability and how government
might contribute to this."
Psychology: Dr. Heather Truelove, was awarded a
grant of $3.7 million from the NSF Water Sustainability Climate Program for a
five-year project, "Climate, Drought,
and Agricultural Adaptations: An Investigation of Vulnerabilities and Responses
to Water Stress Among Paddy Farmers in Sri Lanka."
Sociology and Anthropology: Dr. Gordon Rakita published "Bias and Science: The Gould-Morton Controversy"
in the Society for Archaeological Sciences Bulletin.
Dr. David Jaffee presented the paper, "'A
Deeper Channel Floats All Boats': The Port Economy As Urban Growth Machine," at
the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association.
Dr. Keith Ashley co-edited "Late
Prehistoric Florida: Archaeology at the Edge of the Mississippian World."
Dr. Jenny Stuber presented a paper,
"Social Class and the Gendered Body," at the Annual Meetings of the American
Sociological Association in Denver.
College of
Education & Human Services
Childhood Education,
Literacy and TESOL: Drs. Katrina Hall, Lunetta Williams, Wanda
Hedrick andgraduate student, Danielle Boller, will present "Earth Matters Book
Club: Engaging students in reading nonfiction texts" at the Florida Reading
Association Annual Conference in Orlando this fall.
Leadership, School
Counseling and Sport Management: Dr.
Jennifer Kane had two articles published in August. The first was in
the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and was an invited
Viewpoint article titled "Can Strong Really Be the New Skinny?," and the other
was a peer-reviewed journal article titled "Utilizing the Bicycle for
Non-Traditional Activities," which was published in Strategies.
Exceptional, Deaf and Interpreter Education: Dr. Caroline Guardino was selected amongst a large pool of national
applicants to attend the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Summer Research
Training Institute on Single-Case Intervention Design and Analysis. The
Institute was in Madison, Wisc. Guardino is prepared to assist colleagues who
are conducting or are interested in conducting single-case design research.
Milestone anniversaries
Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone
anniversary at UNF in October:20 years
Gerald Smith, Irrigation Technician, Physical Facilities15 years
Kemppainen, Director of Academic Advising
Services, Education and Human Services
McClenahan, Instructional Specialist,
Training and Services InstituteJames Owen, Director Academic
Support Services, Enrollment Services
John Yancey, Director, Admissions
10 years
Lilli Copp, Director of Research Program Services, Florida Institute of
Kevin Monahan, Research Program Services Coordinator, Small Business Development
Dirk Small, Applications Programmer, Enterprise Systems
Five years Gregory Catron, Associate Director
of Employee Labor Relations, Human Resources
Gustav Carlson, Law Enforcement Officer, University Police Department
Kyle Clark, Program Specialist, Training and Services Institute
Connally, Program Assistant, Office of
Academic Testing
Julia Figura, Student Financial Aid Coordinator, Enrollment Services
Processing Office
Ernest Gamble, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Olga Gedroit, Data Architect, Enterprise Systems
Cynthia Hoffer, Office Manager, Library
Angela Johnson, Purchasing Associate, Purchasing
Robert Keyser, Senior IT Support Tech, User Services
Rachel Martin, Career Development Services Coordinator, Career Services
Brandon McCray, Assistant Vice President of Development, Major Gifts
Betty Monk, Coordinator, Coggin College of Business
William Parker, Production Specialist, Student Government
Ouida Powe, Director of the Jacksonville Commitment, Enrollment
Stathas, Maintenance Mechanic,
Physical FacilitiesWelcome
The following employees were either hired by UNF or were promoted from OPS
positions from mid-August to early-September:Amie Berry, Mental Health Counselor,
Counseling Center
Barbara Jean
Douglass, Director, LGBT Resource
Frankie Dupree, Custodial Worker, Custodial Services
Jeremy Hall, Virtual Services Librarian, Library
Kylan Knight, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance and Energy Management
Levine, Human Resources Associate,
Human Resources
Rachel McNeal, Student Affairs Coordinator, Campus Ministry
Melissa Mirone, Police Communications Operator, University Police
Sharon Newell, Police Communications Operator, University Police
Lynn Pinner, Executive Secretary, Environmental Health and Safety
Noelle Pomeroy, Mental Health Counselor, Counseling Center
Robertson, Custodial Worker, Custodial
Tara Sunquist, Records and Registration Coordinator, Enrollment Services
Processing Office
Byron Taylor, Assistant Athletic Coach, Basketball
Tara Taylor, Coordinator, Records and Registration, Enrollment Services
Processing Office
Trivedi, Executive Secretary, Library
Ryan Walker, Admissions Coordinator, Admissions Courtney Warner, Student Affairs Coordinator, Student Affairs
Richard Young, Maintenance Mechanic, Maintenance and Energy Management
Don Zavesky, Assistant Director of Research Program Services, Small
Business Development Center
Great job
The following employees were promoted from mid-August to mid-September.Heather Celetti, Events and
Reservations Coordinator, Student Union
Robert Kennen, Associate Athletic Coach, Basketball
William Moon, Assistant Athletic Coach, Basketball
Tiffany Ohlson, Coordinator of Education Training Program, Florida
Institute of Education
Stacey Roussel, Assistant Director, Small Business Development Center
Colleen Sharp, Assistant Director, Fine Arts Center
Judy Suleiman, Senior Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Heartfelt well wishes in their new endeavors for the following employees, who
left UNF in August:
Bruce Evans, Assistant Athletic Coach, Basketball
Leah Grace, Office Assistant, Training and Services Institute
Jill Jackson, Director of Development, Major Gifts
Lisa Jamba, Senior Instructor, School of Computing
McCracken, Custodial Worker, Physical
Eva Mills, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Pollard, Groundskeeper, Physical
Facilities Randall Russac, Associate
Professor, Psychology
Slater, Custodial Worker, Custodial
Services Patrick Snowden,
Groundskeeper, Grounds
Thompson, Coordinator of Academic
Support Services, One-Stop Student Services
Kelle Vaughn, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Tamar Wiley, Custodial Worker, Custodial Services Cristina Yadao, Assistant Director, Training and Services
Special Congratulations
Congratulations to Adrian Delaney Milford of Admissions, who gave birth to identical twins on September 27. Owen weighed in at 6 lbs. 2 oz. and John "Jack" weighed in at 5 lbs. 11 oz. Mom is doing well, and President Delaney is thrilled to be a grandfather.
as the "rocket salad," arugula is widely used in Italian cuisine. From sweet to
spicy, these green leaves are good for every taste. Arugula is rich in
antioxidants, vitamins and fiber. Dr. Nancy Correa-Matos, registered dietitian and faculty
member in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship Program, discusses
arugula, a heart-healthy, cancer-fighting source of vitamins and minerals that
is low in calories, fat and cholesterol-free. To help you add arugula to your
diet, a recipe is provided.
Myth: Arugula is unknown in the United
Although arugula is widely used in Italian food, it has been in the United
States since the '90s and has been added to beds of green salads and many
Italian dishes we consume. Most people will recognize the use of arugula by its
other names — rocket, rucola or roquette. It's sold all year in any grocery
Myth: Arugula leaves aren't nutritious.
Arugula leaves contain high amounts of fiber, zinc, copper, magnesium, vitamin
A, vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, iron, potassium and magnesium. Arugula leaves
are also good sources of several phytochemicals that provide health benefits,
such as immune and cancer protection. Its fiber content and anti-inflammatory
properties can reduce cardiovascular diseases and promote weight control.
Because of its high content of folate, it's recommended for women in their
child-bearing ages to prevent infant neural-tube defects. They are also low in
calories — four cups of arugula contains 20 calories and less than 1 gram of
Myth: Arugula leaves are spicy.
Only the mature long greens leaves are spicy. The young tender leaves are sweet
and have a nutty taste, preferable for salads. A combination of both the young
and mature leaves provides a tasty flavor to salads. The seeds are also used in
flavoring oils.
Myth: There is no evidence of arugula's
health benefits.
Arugula, also known as Eruca sativa, belongs to the Brassica family of plants, which
includes broccoli and cauliflower. Research has shown that some sulfur
compounds in arugula play an important role in the prevention and treatment of
certain cancers, such as prostate, colon, cervical and breast cancer. Some of
the compounds in arugula may also help to reduce melanoma tumors. Due to the
high content of vitamin K, it must be used with caution in patients taking
blood thinners.
Arugula can cause osteoporosis.
Arugula is a good source of calcium, helping to prevent osteoporosis and is more
readily absorbed than the calcium in spinach.
Quinoa Risotto with Arugula
from: The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook, published by Mayo Clinic Health Information. Check out the recipe online here.
Servings: 6
1 tablespoon
olive oil
yellow onion, chopped
garlic clove, minced
cup quinoa, well rinsed
1/4 cups vegetable stock or broth
cups chopped, stemmed arugula (rocket)
small carrot, peeled and finely shredded
cup thinly sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms
cup grated Parmesan cheese
teaspoon salt
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until
soft and translucent. Add the garlic and quinoa, cook for about one minute,
stirring occasionally. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to
low, simmering until the quinoa is almost tender to the bite but slightly hard
in the center, about 12 minutes. Stir in the arugula, carrot and mushrooms. Simmer
until the quinoa grains have turned from white to translucent, about 2 minutes
longer. Stir in the cheese and season with the salt and pepper. Serve
Nutritional Content (per serving):
fat 3 grams
23 grams
8 grams
3 milligrams
fiber 2 grams
The Goods is a monthly column about food myths and
facts by faculty members in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Flagship
Program and runs in The Florida Times-Union's "Taste" section.
Have a question about arugula? Contact Dr. Correa-Matos at
If you set a weight loss goal for
yourself and want faster results, try burning more calories. Interval training
is a type of exercise that can cause a chain reaction in your body to burn more
calories in the same amount of time as standard exercises.
Research is proving that short bursts of
intensive effort mixed with low or moderately intense exercise is most
effective. This can mean alternating brief periods of jogging with moderately
paced walking. This type of interval training will burn more calories than a
normal steady paced cardio routine.
Anyone can benefit from interval
training. It can be a great way to avoid plateaus, super charge weight loss and
make your workouts more efficient.
"There is no telling how many miles you
will have to run while chasing a dream." – Unknown
To read more about how to stay healthy on
campus, click
Healthy Osprey is
designed to provide solid advice on how to become more healthy at work and at
home. Shelly Purser, director of Health Promotion, and Mike Kennedy, assistant
director of Health Promotion, will write a different article each month that will
focus on some aspect of health and wellness.
Healthy Osprey is a collaboration
of students, faculty and staff working together to foster a University
community that embraces the development of a healthy body, mind and spirit. The purpose of the Healthy Osprey
initiative is to assess and respond to the needs of the UNF community to create
and maintain a healthy environment, which will enhance the holistic student
experience. For more
information, contact Shelly Purser at email@example.com.