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The attitude is definitely upbeat in the offices of the UNF Athletics Department. And why not? In the University's first year of full-fledged Division I status, men's basketball has already posted more wins than last year's team, including a buzzer-beater victory over a conference kingpin. Attendance is up, the crowds and atmosphere at games are spirited, and there's a buzz and an air of excitement about athletics that permeates the University.
The average attendance, counting students, faculty, staff and the general public, for the first seven men's basketball games, most of which were part of a doubleheader with the women's team, was 1,224. Last year, the average attendance was 830 a game for the season. That's almost a 50 percent increase in attendance. Last season, there were perhaps 25 or 30 season tickets for basketball sold. That number has jumped to 300 this year, the University's first year of being eligible to compete in Division I post-season play.
There are probably a lot of reasons for the attendance increase and the buzz about athletics, but one stands out - hard work. The hard work starts at the top with Director of Athletics Lee Moon and is shared by his staff. Moon and his staff have set out to make attending basketball games, the sport currently in season, an enjoyable night out.
Moon saw to it that after a seven-year hiatus the 40-member UNF pep band, known as the Awesome Osprey Band, was back playing at games. There's also a dance and cheer squad called Velocity to entertain fans. A group of about 50 boisterous students who call themselves Prey Nation do their part to create a big-time college atmosphere at home games by cheering on the Ospreys. Moon helped them buy Prey Nation T-shirts to wear at the games.
"My deal is enthusiasm is caught, not taught," Moon said. "I want students, faculty and staff to come out and hear the band and feel the energy in the Arena." After games, Moon goes up to fans and thanks them for coming. He says they give the team the energy to win. "We want everyone to come here [the Arena] and love basketball and love UNF and have an experience they will remember forever. I get fired up. I am proud of my staff who are working hard to get people out."
That experience includes a tailgate area in front of the amphitheater at the Student Union. Students and UNF employees set up tents and grills to tailgate before basketball games. Moon often goes from tent to tent to thank the tailgaters for turning out.
Moon also meets with student clubs and organizations to talk about UNF Athletics. "You start with the student body, and they create the atmosphere."
Moon is low-key enthusiastic and speaks in measured tones. Matthew Driscoll, the men's basketball coach, is just the opposite. He has the energy of a hummingbird, speaks a-mile-a-minute and is so fired up talking UNF sports he makes a listener feel like suiting up and hitting the court. His is a different approach, but he works just as hard as Moon to promote UNF Athletics.
After a game earlier this season when UNF ended the game with a one-point win over perennial Atlantic Sun Conference power Belmont University, Driscoll took a microphone and told the crowd: "Look, we need you more than you'll ever know. Because of you, we got this win tonight. We can't thank you enough for your support."
Jeff Wuerth, assistant athletic director, media relations, said there is a new culture in UNF athletics. "Lee Moon has created a family atmosphere culture on campus and in the community. He has created a good working environment here where everyone can succeed."
Athletics hopes to continue building campus enthusiasm this spring on the baseball field, tennis courts and the track.
No UNF coach has experienced more success than Dusty Rhodes, the University's baseball coach for 23 years. This will be his final season, and UNF will start it off by playing the Ohio State Buckeyes Feb. 19 at Harmon Stadium in the Ospreys' home opener. Rhodes, a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, built the UNF baseball program into a national power. Under his leadership, the Ospreys went to the College World Series twice as an NAIA member and three times in NCAA Division II.
Rhodes' successor, Raymond "Smoke" Laval, is already on the UNF Baseball staff. He'll take over after the 2010 season. Laval is a 30-year veteran college coach with 12 years of Division I experience. He was LSU's coach for five seasons, during which he took the Tigers to two College World Series.
Also on the horizon, UNF hopes the women's tennis team will build on last season's success when the Ospreys finished with an overall record of 16-5 and 8-2 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Tennis season started Saturday.
UNF will for the second year in a row host the Atlantic Sun Outdoor Track Championships May 14-15 on the nine-lane Olympic-quality Hodges Stadium track.
Moon is hoping for a big crowd at the track championships. He says he's greedy and optimistic when it comes to drawing fans to UNF athletic events. "I want more. I want to fill the place," he said, referring to the basketball games. "I want to pack it [the Arena] with students, faculty, staff and the community. I want to get where we are getting 4,000 or 5,000 a game."
Why would Moon, who attends every UNF home game, no matter the sport, encourage people to come to a UNF sporting event? "I'd tell them it's the best buy in town," he said with conviction. "If you like to watch kids play and compete at a high level, come out and see us."
UNF's campus has changed dramatically in the last few years. The Student Union and Osprey Fountains are bringing revitalized life to what began as a commuter campus. The new College of Education and Human Services Building and the addition to the Brooks College of Health provided new classrooms, labs, health services, study areas and faculty offices. These improvements and other campus additions did not happen randomly. They were a part of UNF's Master Plan, a living, changing document that guides the University through strategic growth. Once a decade, UNF creates a new Master Plan that outlines the growth of the campus for the next 10 years. The plan gets updated every five years. Currently, the University is starting that process by asking students, faculty, staff, alums, donors and other interestedparties what the campus should look like 10 years from now.Twice a month since August, Zak Ovadia, director of Facilities Planning and Construction, and representatives of Ayers Saint Gross Architects and Planners, a Baltimore consulting firm assisting with the Master Plan, have conducted informational question-and-answer focus groups open to the campus community. The next opportunity to attend a Master Plan meeting will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 in the Student Union, Building 58W, Ballrooom C, Room 3703. The meeting will last until 4 p.m. The sessions will continue until next August. Times, dates and locations for the focus groups will be announced in Campus Update, Student Update and the Spinnaker. There have been nine sessions so far."I thought the master planning meetings were a great way to inform the campus community of the concept plan being designed by the planning team," said Dr. Radha Pyati, a chemistry professor and director of the Environmental Center, who attended a focus group session. "The campus [Master Plan team and administrators] places a high priority on sustainable growth and sensitivity to our natural environment and the planning team explained how they were applying those ideas to our campus design." The Master Plan is a vision of the growth of the campus based on anticipated increases in student population, needs for academic facilities and infrastructure and the impact of the growth on the environment and surrounding community.The Master Plan includes construction of a new Science and Humanities Building to house the Biology Department, which is now in Buildings 3 and 4. Ovadia said project is early in the design phase and work is expected to begin in August and be completed by December 2011. The three-story building will be located just north of the existing Social Sciences Building in an area now designated for parking as part of Lot 7. As a result of the new building, 76 parking spaces will be lost. Some of these spaces will be replaced through a reconfiguration of the flagpole loop area directly to the north of Lot 7 and south of the Science and Engineering Building. The building will consist of 115,000 square feet of teaching and research laboratories, preparation rooms for the labs, offices and administrative support space, classrooms and a rooftop greenhouse. The estimated construction budget for the Science and Humanities building project is $30 million. Ovadia said the building is expected to meet or exceed the standards for a LEED silver certification. The LEED green building rating system is set up to promote design and construction practices that increase profitability while reducing the negative environmental impacts of building and improving occupant health and well-being."We have reached a fork in the road," Ovadia said. "The growth in the campus depends on the decisions made today. Where can we go to accommodate the growth in the student population? Which direction can we go?" Ovadia agrees with Pyati's comments about the environment. "Part of our responsibility to future generations is to be good stewards of the environment in which we are located."At the Master Plan focus groups, which last anywhere from an hour to three hours, Ovadia asks participants what they like about campus and what changes they would like to see. He also asks them what bothers them most about campus. Students are asked what made them decide to come to UNF. Approximately 100 faculty, staff and students have attended the sessions. At one focus group, Ovadia was asked if the University could build 15-story high-rise buildings on campus to save space. He was also asked about constructing a building on the Green. Ovadia passes on the information from the focus groups to the president's leadership team, which is comprised of the University's vice presidents."Oh, the process is very successful," Ovadia answered quickly to a question about how the entire Master Plan review/update. "We have a very experienced consultant working with us. We are getting good feedback from the campus community at large, and we have the support of the [president's leadership team]. There is never a 'new Master Plan.' It is always a permutation of the previous rendition." In this case, it is a permutation of the 2005 to 2015 Master Plan.The final step in the process comes in August when Ovadia will make a presentation on the Master Plan to the UNF Board of Trustees for approval. The trustees make their decision based on Ovadia's presentation and the recommendation of President Delaney and his leadership team. Ovadia said the trustees make their decision immediately on whether to accept the Master Plan update. "Everything has been positive," Ovadia said of the Master Plan process. "The experience has been very positive."
As The Power of Transformation campaign enters 2010, signs of its impact are beginning to be evident on campus.Of course students are benefiting in a number of ways, including more scholarships and chances to participate in Transformational Learning Opportunities.However, one aspect of the ongoing $110 million initiative that might not be immediately apparent is in-kind contributions. To date, more than $4.8 million of in-kind contributions have been made to the campaign, assisting the campus in a variety of ways.For example, new X-ray equipment that the Florida Radiation Oncology Group donated to Student Health Services is helping to diagnose a variety of conditions.When a 21-year-old student arrived at the Student Health Services complaining of chest pains, Director Dr. Fred Beck and Mayo Clinic resident Dr. Alex Waite knew they were equipped to handle the situation. Instead of having to refer the student to another facility for an X-ray, they were able to diagnose the problem on site using the equipment donated by the Florida Radiation Oncology Group.The UNF medical team determined from the X-ray that the student was suffering from a collapsed lung. Fortunately, the problem resolved itself spontaneously, Beck said. However, because of the X-ray results, Beck said they were able to rule out other potential causes of chest pain and save the student from the additional anxiety and substantial expense a referral elsewhere would have created. Beck said the donated X-ray equipment, valued at slightly more than $100,000, has been an invaluable tool for Student Health Services. He said it also comes in handy for suspected cases of pneumonia or determining the extent of injured extremities when fractures are suspected. The Florida Radiation Oncology Group is headed by Dr. Shyam Paryani, who has a long involvement with UNF, especially with the Brooks College of Health where he serves on the Dean's Council. In 2007, the University honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award."Since our main area of clinical expertise is radiology, this was a natural fit," Paryani said, noting he was glad to be able to make an in-kind contribution to the campaign. "UNF is an undervalued treasure. There may be bigger schools that get more attention, but UNF is one of our most valuable community resources."Another more visible example is the recently completed 100,000-square-foot amphitheater adjacent to the new Student Union. J. B. Coxwell Contracting Inc., one of the area's largest contractors, donated its work to create the venue. The work included moving about 80,000 square yards of earth and enlarging the nearby lake. That amounted to about 6,000 truckloads of dirt. A dozen workers toiled on the project for nearly three months.The final price tag for the pro-bono work came to $450,000. In honor of the company's donation, the amphitheater has been named the J. B. Coxwell Amphitheater.
The Department of Athletics announced this week that the baseball field at Harmon Stadium will be named after Hall of Fame coach Dusty Rhodes. The new name of UNF's baseball complex will be Dusty Rhodes Field at Harmon Stadium. The field will be dedicated at UNF's home baseball game Saturday, March 6, against Alcorn State."With this being Dusty's final year, we wanted to do something to show our appreciation for the job he has done from forming a team and taking it from NAIA all the way to full Division I," said Athletics Director Lee Moon. "He is a Hall of Fame coach with a ton of accolades and we felt as a University that this was a small way to pay homage to a man who literally built the program from scratch."Rhodes started UNF's program at the NAIA level in 1988. He took that opportunity and built the program into a national powerhouse en route to becoming one of the most successful coaches in college baseball history."I have been lucky to receive an opportunity that most people never get - to build a program from the ground up at a great academic school," said Rhodes. "I had a chance to play some great teams over the years. Our kids have played well and they have represented the University of North Florida well, and that's what we really tried to do. It is always going to be my school and who I'll be rooting for. I have one more year, and we are going to go out and play hard and see what happens." Rhodes has guided UNF to 16 postseason appearances, including five trips to the College World Series (two in NAIA and three in NCAA Division II). In January of 2009, his peers chose him to be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 for his outstanding contributions as the head coach of Palm Beach Junior College. In 2005, Rhodes finished as the national runner-up in the Division II College World Series, falling in the championship game. In his other four World Series appearances, Rhodes led the Ospreys to third-place finishes out of eight participating teams. He has also pushed the Ospreys to six conference championships, seven No. 1 rankings (three in NAIA and four in Division II) and has coached 22 All-Americans while compiling an 879-420 record at UNF and an overall mark of 1,182-538 in 30 seasons as a collegiate head coach.Rhodes upped the ante after establishing an extraordinary NCAA Division II resume and continued to build UNF into a rising star and giant killer in Division I. Since the Ospreys began their Division I march in 2006, UNF has recorded nine victories over ranked teams; owns a 4-3 record against in-state rival and SEC power Florida; put itself in position to qualify for the Atlantic Sun Tournament every year; compiled a 59-45 record at home; and boasted nine all-conference performers. Last season, Rhodes led the Ospreys to wins over No. 6 Florida State, No. 13 Miami and No. 23 Florida, marking the first time in school history that UNF recorded wins over all three of those state schools in the same season. Rhodes has been recognized throughout his career as his conference's or district's coach of the year eight times. In the Peach Belt Conference, he earned coach of the year honors in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005. When the Ospreys played in District 25 in NAIA, he was named coach of the year in 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992.He also earned his region's coach of the year honor in 2000, 2001 and 2005 after leading UNF to the Division II World Series each year. In 1989 and 1991, he was tabbed the Rawlings NAIA Area V Coach of the Year.In addition to his success in the college game, Rhodes has been heavily involved in international amateur baseball. Rhodes served as head coach of the Greek Olympic team at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. He returned to serve as the head coach of the Greek National Team in the 2005 European Championships. He was also an assistant for Greece in 2002 and 2003 and also served as an assistant coach for the 1996 Australian Olympic Team. In 1993, 1994 and 2001, he was an assistant coach for the USA National Team.Rhodes has also been named Florida Diamond Club NAIA Coach of the Year four times (1988, 1989, 1991 and 1992), Diamond Sports Co. Area Coach of the Year twice (1989 and 1991) and Florida Sports Amateur Coach of the Year in 2001.Rhodes began coaching in 1969 as an assistant coach at Florida Southern College, his alma mater. He joined PBJC as an assistant in 1974 and was named head baseball coach in 1975. During his seven years there, Rhodes compiled a record of 303-118, leading the school to a No. 1 national junior college ranking in 1979. He was named a junior college All-Star coach in 1976, 1977 and 1980. Between 1982 and 1987, Rhodes was an assistant baseball coach at the University of Florida before being selected to begin the UNF baseball program. Rhodes received an associate of arts degree from PBJC in 1966, a bachelor's degree in physical education from Florida Southern College in 1969 and a master's degree in education from Florida Atlantic in 1973. He taught physical education in Palm Beach County from 1969 to 1975.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of George Gershwin's enduring masterpiece, veteran opera producer Michael Capasso, general director of New York's vibrant Dicapo Opera, is mounting a new production of "Porgy and Bess." The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 12, in the Fine Arts Center's Lazzara Performance Hall.Passion, jealousy, murder and poverty make up the heady brew of this evocative story. Porgy, a downtrodden but generous beggar, haunts the streets known as "Catfish Row," a poor district of early 20th century segregated Charleston, S.C. Ardently in love with the prostitute Bess, Porgy has to share his affections with her violent former lover Crown and the roguish suitor "Sportin' Life."Written by George Gershwin to a libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, "Porgy and Bess" has enjoyed spectacular fame around the world since its first modest production in New York City in October 1935. This operatic masterpiece has spawned a string of hit songs that have become international icons of the American tradition, including "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'," "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "Summertime." Capasso, a driving force behind myriad projects produced by Dicapo Opera Theatre, extols the virtues of "Porgy and Bess." "Irresistible in its melodies, moving in its depiction of love's power in the face of all odds, 'Porgy and Bess' stands before the world as the greatest opera ever written by a native-born American," Capasso said. "It has long been a dream of mine to produce this quintessentially American operatic classic, and I hope and trust that audiences all across the country will share my enthusiasm for this new production of George Gershwin's true masterpiece."Although Gershwin had hoped for "Porgy and Bess" to be premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, his plans were thwarted by the sudden death of Metropolitan Opera Board Chairman Otto Kahn. The opera toured Europe as well as North and South America throughout the 1950s, and it was the first work by an American to be produced at La Scala in Milan, Italy. It enjoyed tremendous success at the Vienna Volksoper, Leningrad's Palace of Culture and London's Stoll Theatre, and it was this tour that launched the career of Leontyne Price. In its 75-year history, no other opera or musical has employed more African-Americans. The work was not widely accepted in the United States as "real" opera until 1976, when the Houston Grand Opera staged "Porgy and Bess" with the original score and orchestration. Nine years later, the Met gave its first performance of the work, including it in its Saturday afternoon live broadcast series. Individual tickets are $45 to $68 for the general public and $15 for students, and UNF employees receive a 15 percent discount. For complete information or to purchase single tickets, visit www.unf.edu/fineartscenter or call the UNF Ticket Box Office at ext. 2878.
UNF's new College of Education and Human Services Building earned LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U. S. Green Building Council. It is the first building on the UNF campus to achieve a Gold rating, the second-highest certification awarded. The 107,000-square-foot, three-story building that cost $18 million includes teaching labs, faculty offices, meeting rooms and support spaces. "It's an honor and a privilege for me to be a part of the University's commitment to be a progressive and an environmentally conscious institution," said Zak Ovadia, director of Campus Planning, Design and Construction. "Our eco-friendly approach to our construction projects and resulting certifications illustrate the University's strong role in the stewardship of our natural environment on campus." With this latest certification, there are now four campus buildings certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. Currently, Parking Services is the only Silver-certified building; however, two other buildings-Osprey Fountains and the Student Union-are presently going through the certification process and are striving to achieve the Silver rating, the third-highest awarded. The highest rating is Platinum. The Social Sciences Building and the Brooks College of Health addition received basic certification. The Social Sciences Building opened in the fall of 2006 as the first LEED-certified facility in Northeast Florida and was the first "green" building on campus. The LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary third-party rating system where credits are earned for satisfying specified green-building criteria. Projects are evaluated within six environmental categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality. The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's leading coalition of corporations, builders, universities, federal and local agencies, and nonprofit organizations working together to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work.
The UNF Music Department's piano lab is the first in the country to feature the Yamaha Clavinova CVP500 series digital piano. UNF recently received 25 of Yamaha's newest and most advanced pianos.Dr. Erin K. Bennett said Yamaha makes one of the most state-of-the-art digital piano labs in the country, and to have the latest model of keyboards from the top manufacturer puts UNF on the cutting edge of piano technology.With the push of a button or two, a music instructor can listen in on an individual student's piano practice, coach a group of students on an ensemble piece, or pair students up to work together - all without leaving his or her own keyboard station.The new keyboards also allow both MIDI and digital recording to flash drive and allow for orchestrations, voicings and rhythms that were not possible in the former lab. The sound quality of the hundreds of different instruments on the keyboard is far superior to previous models and other brands. "The new instruments have drastically altered our Class Piano courses. They have changed the overall tone of the class, affected the pacing, and certainly boosted class camaraderie as students have more opportunities to work in groups," Bennett said.
Anyone needing Blue Books, Scantron forms, pencils, pens, note cards and even over-the-counter medicine can now purchase them 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the UNF Bookstore. A new vending machine located in the Arts and Sciences Building, Building 8, Room 1101-A (next to the old Bookstore location) offers these and other miscellaneous items that students, faculty or staff might need.
Department: Public HealthPosition: Department ChairYears at UNF: 12What do you do at UNF? I support the efforts of the Public Health faculty as we prepare students for careers in health education and promotion, mental health counseling, and health services management.Tell us about your family.I have two daughters and a son. I have grandsons who are 8 and 18 and a 6-month-old granddaughter. My oldest grandson is planning to attend UNF next fall. His mother and I both have degrees from UNF so he will be a third-generation Osprey.If you could choose any other career, what would it be and why?I have been fortunate in that I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of settings during my career. I am a nurse with experience in adult and neonatal care and served as director of education for a local hospital. I am also an attorney and practiced in the area of facility and practitioner regulation. The ability to bring those two areas together and teach in the areas of health law and long term care management has provided me the opportunity to use what I learned in my prior roles in the classroom at UNF. I cannot think of anyplace else I would rather be. What is your favorite thing about working at UNF?My favorite thing about working at UNF is the challenge that teaching presents. A constantly changing health-care environment and students that are increasingly technologically adept requires a constant commitment to continuing education on the part of faculty.What would you like to do when you retire?I would like to spend a lot of time in Wisconsin with my granddaughter and spend some serious time painting. What is the best thing you ever won?I won a really nice set of wrenches at an eldercare conference.If you were not working at UNF, what would you be doing?
Probably working in a law firm specializing in eldercare law.What is your favorite way to blow an hour?I read constantly because I do not do "idle" very well. I also paint, mostly watercolors and oils.Tell us something that would surprise people to know about you.I lived in Japan as a child. School field trips included visits to glass blowing factories, silkworm farms and rides on the bullet trains to museums in Tokyo.What was the first concert you ever attended, and what was the most recent concert you attended?
Don't laugh. My first concert was an American Idol concert. It was way too loud. It will probably be my last.Tell us something about you that even your friends don't know:
I am fairly decent at plumbing repairs. What person had the greatest impact on your life?My father. He believed I could achieve anything I wanted. I tried hard to do well so I would not disappoint him. Who is the most famous person you ever met?I met Alan Hale of Hale-Bopp comet fame when he was 2 years old. I was 12. Our fathers were both in the Air Force and we lived in Okinawa at the time.What do you hope to accomplish that you have not done yet?
Enter a juried art show.What's the last book you read?Goodwin's "Team of Rivals"
Q: From James Robinson, business resumption analyst for ITS -- If someone is illegally parked in a great parking spot, UPD "boots" the car, leaving it taking up the good parking space for up to 30 days! Why doesn't UPD have the car towed away, and then boot it there?A: From Vince Smyth, director of Parking Services -- Parking regulation 9.0090R I (1) (o) provides the direction for towing from a parking space. This states that towing may occur after a wheel lock device (boot) has been in place for 20 or more days and the owner has not satisfied requirements to have the device removed. By the way, it is actually Parking Services, not UPD, that "boots" vehicles.Q: From Dorreen Daly, coordinator of marketing publications for Student Affairs -- What is the purpose of making both exits from the parking garage near the Arena right-hand turns? It prohibits everyone leaving the garage from heading directly toward 9A and sends all traffic from that garage south toward the Kernan exit requiring either a full loop around the campus or a u-turn for those who need to go 9A to head home or even to go to Town Center. I understand from a safety and logistical standpoint why it might be advantageous to make the exit on the Arena side a right-turn only, especially during special events such as graduations, but it doesn't seem necessary to prohibit a left from the exit nearer the Science and Engineering Building.A: From Chief John Dean of the University Police Department -- The University made the decision to do this due to the heavy pedestrian traffic by the garage at peak times.Q: From Jill Jackson, director of development for the College of Computing, Engineering and Construction -- Parking on campus has become a great challenge, especially for visitors. Has there been consideration to offering valet parking for VIPs and other guests to campus?A: Also from Smyth -- A valet service has been considered and we did have some discussions with a third party a couple of years ago, but there were a number of issues and challenges that prevented these discussions from going beyond the conceptual stage. Certainly any set-up would require that core spaces be allocated resulting in fewer spaces for students, faculty and staff. There is a registered guest program (/parking/Registered_Guest_Parking.aspx) that departments can use to provide for known guests.Q: From Bob Farnsworth, library services specialist for the Carpenter Library -- Are there any plans to do something about the flooding in the entrance off UNF drive going toward Garage 44? It invariably occurs when it rains. Yesterday, someone in a small car stalled in front of me, which wasn't all that surprising considering the water was halfway up her tires! This isn't the first time I've seen people having problems trying to enter or exit there.A: From John Hale, interim director of Physical Facilities -- Silt has accumulated in the drainage structure and it will be cleared this week (response provided Jan. 25).
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Congratulations to the following employees who will celebrate a milestone anniversary at UNF in February.
LaVonne Frison, Office Manager, Human Resources
Franscine Green
Custodial Worker, University Housing
Tom Cain
Information Specialist, Public Relations
Sandra Wirth
Coordinator, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Ana Guzman
Coordinator of Accounting, Controller
Stephanie Howell, Legal Assistant/Paralegal, General Counsel
Dorothy Jenner, Senior Registered Nurse, Student Health Services
The following employees were either hired by UNF or accepted new positions at UNF from mid-November to mid-January:
Cynthia Alderson, Director of Military Vets Program Services, Student Affairs
Helena Angell, Assistant Professor, Communication
John Archer, Adjunct, Brooks College of Health
Alice Bayne, Adjunct, Brooks College of Health
Maureen Bellantoni, Adjunct, Management
Laura Berthiaume, Coordinator, Alumni Services
Gerald Bialka, Instructor, Economics
Cynthia Block, Office Assistant, Enrollment Services
William Cannon, Adjunct, Civil Engineering
Kayla Champaigne, Administrative Secretary, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Mark Creegan, Instructor, Art and Design
Rebecca Douberly-Gorman, Adjunct, Sociology and Anthropology
David English, Adjunct, Electrical Engineering
Laura Fox, Coordinator of Greek Life, Fraternity and Sorority Life
Donald Frazier, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Lisa Haggerty, Assistant Director, Small Business Development Center
Olivia Hagos, Adjunct, Brooks College of Health
David Hovan, Adjunct, Management
Reginald Johnson, Custodial Supervisor, Physical Facilities
Dwayne Lampley, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Mark Leininger, Instructor, Accounting and Finance
Timothy Martin, Adjunct, Accounting and Finance
Jessica McMillan, Adjunct, Brooks College of Health
Philip Mihalik, Maintenance Mechanic, Physical Facilities
James Montgomery, Instructor, Physics
James Moore, Coordinator, Intercollegiate Athletics
Meghan Niemczyk, Coordinator of Academic Support Services, Nursing
John Pass, Adjunct, Psychology
Stephanie Price, Accountant, Controller's Office
Zo Din Sanga, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Vincent Shea, Assistant Professor, Economics
Jonathan Shockley, Parking Attendant, University Parking
Veleka Spivey, Program Assistant, Student Government
Annie Tuttle, Adjunct, Sociology and Anthropology
Angela Weatherspoon, Custodial Worker, Physical Facilities
Deborah Wegmann, Adjunct, Biology
Jesse Whittaker, Maintenance Mechanic, University Housing
Sherrod Williams, Groundskeeper, Physical Facilities
Derrick Willoughby, Buyer, Purchasing
Norman Zeller, Adjunct, Communication
Julie Carter (One-Stop Student Services) and her husband, Dennie, proudly announce the birth of their first child, Ramona Virginia Carter (pictured below at left), who was born Aug. 25. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Bill Delaney (Enrollment Services Processing) proudly announces his engagement to Katie Healy (One-Stop). The couple (pictured below, second from left) plans to wed in November.
Anne Sheridan Fugard, director of Study Abroad International Business Flagship Program in the Coggin College of Business, and James Fugard (MBA 2010) welcomed their first child, Benjamin Law Fugard, Nov. 11. Anne also earned her doctorate in educational leadership at UNF in December.
Litel and Marie (Guice) Mobley (COEHS Office of Educational Field Experiences) were married Nov. 14 in Jacksonville. The bride is a program assistant for the Urban Internship Program and the groom is retired from Florida East Coast Railroad. The couple (pictured below with cake) will honeymoon in Maui, Hawaii, in Jul
Erin Jones (Admissions) and Joel Jones (Human Resources) proudly announce the birth of their first child, Emma Renee Jones (pictured below at right), who was born Nov. 21. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
Jennifer Urbano (Academic Affairs) and Marco Urbano (Information Technology Services) proudly announce the birth of their second child, Olivia Simone Urbano, who was born Jan. 7. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.
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From Whom: Letters of recommendation should be obtained from evaluators who can provide insight into your abilities and talents,
as well as comment on your aptitude for graduate study.
All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent
of the appropriate Bachelor of Music degree at Temple University,
which is based on a curriculum of 124 to 135 hours.
A degree in music is expected.
The Statement of Goals should include your special interests
within the discipline and expectations for the program.
Minimum TOEFL score needed to be accepted:
525 paper-based, 197 computer-based, or 71 internet-based.
1. Two contrasting etudes.
2. Two movements from contrasting
solo repertoire (concerto, sonata, or other solo works).
Excerpts from the standard orchestral repertoire.
Using an accompanist for the audition is preferred. It is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for an accompanist.
A resume is required.
A student who wishes to transfer credit should speak with her/his academic advisor and obtain a transfer of credit form, available at: www.temple.edu/grad/forms/documents/Transfer_Grad_Credit_05.pdf. Transfer credits must be approved by the advisor, the department chair, and the Associate Dean. The maximum number of credits a student may transfer is 6.
Due to the large number of applications for admission and the competitive nature of its music programs, the College admits only a portion of its applicants. In addition to the general admissions credentials required of all Temple University graduate applicants, specialized admission criteria (i.e., auditions, portfolios, interviews, recommendations, departmental term papers, and standardized examinations) are very heavily weighted in admission decisions of the Boyer College of Music and Dance. Graduate applicants may be rejected for admission for failing to obtain the required level of proficiency in any one area of the specialized admission criteria regardless of the level of success in meeting the Temple University general admission criteria. In addition to the level of success demonstrated in the above-mentioned criteria, a final admission factor is the College's Optimum Enrollment Policy. This Policy may preclude the admission of any student who meets the minimum requirements.
Number of Didactic Credits Required Beyond the
Baccalaureate: 30
Required Courses:
MUSIC 8500: Instrumental Ensemble*
MUSIC 8504: Instrumental Lessons
MUSIC 8510: Instrumental Ensemble*
MUSIC 8514: Instrumental Lessons
MUSIC 8524: Instrumental Lessons
MUSIC 8584: Instrumental Lessons/Recital
MUSIC STUDIES 8701: Research in Music
MUSIC STUDIES 8742-8746: Seminar in Theoretical/Stylistic Analysis
* M.M. candidates must be available for ensemble assignments, which are determined by the department chair and may exceed curricular requirements.
Electives (8 s.h.) selected from Music, Music Education, Music Studies, or other graduate departments. At least 3 s.h. must be in academic, non-performance coursework. Advisor approval required.
View all COURSE OFFERINGS in Music, Music Education, and Music Studies.
All degree credits are to be earned at Temple University.
Internship: No internship is required.
Language Examination: No language examination is required.
Comprehensive Final Project
Public Recital:
Fourth semester of Instrumental Lessons (Music 8584)
Diagnostic Examinations:
All entering Master of Music students are required to take Diagnostic Examinations in Harmony, Counterpoint, Aural Skills, and Music History prior to the first semester of graduate study. The purpose of these examinations is to determine weaknesses in undergraduate preparation. Depending on the examination results, students may be required to take one or more remedial courses. In these instances, the remedial courses will be graded on a "Credit / No Credit" basis and the official university transcript will indicate "CR" (for "Credit," meaning that the deficiency has been satisfied) or "NC" (for "No Credit," meaning that the deficiency has not been satisfied). Students must have a "B-" or better average in any remedial course or section thereof to earn the grade of "Credit" and to satisfy the requirement. Students who earn a grade of "NC" (that is, having a class average below "B-") must retake that course or section until an average of "B-" or higher is achieved and a grade of "CR" is recorded on the official university transcript. Remedial courses are offered for undergraduate credit only, and may not count toward graduate degree requirements.
1. All entering M.M. students must take the Diagnostic Examination in Harmony, Counterpoint, and Aural Skills prior to the first semester of graduate study unless conditions for exemption have been met (see below). Students may take the test only once, and if they do not pass the test or any portion thereof, they must enroll in the remedial course(s) during their first semester of study. Depending on which section(s) of the examination are failed, the examiners will stipulate which sections of remedial coursework the student must take. The courses are "Diatonic Harmony Review" (Music Studies 5001), "Chromatic Harmony Review" (Music Studies 5002, "Counterpoint Review" (Music Studies 5003), and "Aural Skills" (Music Studies 5004 and/or Music Studies 2741).
2. All entering M.M. students are required to take the Diagnostic Examination in Music History prior to registering for their first semester of graduate study unless conditions for exemption have been met (see below). If the student is unsuccessful in passing any portion of the Music History examination, the student may select one of two options. Option A entails registering to take Music History Review (Music Studies 5005 for 1 to 5 undergraduate credits, with 1 credit assigned to each of the following five periods: Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Twentieth Century). Students may register for a maximum of 3 credits of Music History Review in any semester; thus, it is possible to extend the remediation over two semesters. Option B entails the student's studying independently and retaking the failed sections of the examination at the end of the first semester of study. Students may retake the examination only once, and if any section is failed a second time, they must take the assigned remedial sections in their second semester of study.
3. Conditions for Exemption: The requirement to take the Diagnostic Examination in any area is waived only for graduates of the Boyer College who: 1) matriculate and enroll in the semester immediately following completion of all undergraduate degree requirements, and 2) received grades of "B-" or better in every undergraduate course taken in each individual examination area to be waived.
Professional Development Policy:
All students in the Boyer College of Music and Dance, in addition to the required subjects toward their degrees, are obligated to serve in a number of capacities in order to enrich their academic and musical expertise. Boyer College believes that such experiences give impetus to successful professional careers. Among the duties that may be required are conducting laboratory classes, tutoring, teaching private lessons, coaching, participating in the distribution and inventory control of Temple University-owned musical instruments and instructional materials, participating in ensembles, accompanying, performing at admissions and open house events, supervising performance classes, and engaging in other academic activities.
Performing Ensembles:
1. Touring: All students in touring performing ensembles are required to participate in all scheduled tours. These tours, usually one or two weeks in length, often take place immediately after termination of semesters. Students must arrange their schedules to accommodate this requirement.
2. Participation: Master's degree candidates in wind, brass, and percussion instruments must be available for ensemble assignments at the discretion of the department chair, including participation beyond curricular requirements.
3. Non-Credit Participation: With special permission, graduate students for whom there is no ensemble requirement, or where previous ensemble credits exceed the graduation requirement, may participate in choral and instrumental ensembles without cost, with prior permission from the ensemble director, the department chair, and the Associate Dean.
Independent Study Courses:
Independent study courses provide a special opportunity for graduate students to work in a highly individualized setting with one or more faculty members. All such study must receive the approval of the faculty member providing the instruction, the students' major advisor, and the Associate Dean. Approval will be granted only after the student has presented a detailed description of the intended independent study project. Approval of independent study projects will be granted only for students whose academic and musical record provides substantial support for the benefits of this type of study. In no case may more than 20% of a graduate student's curriculum be taken as independent study. Private lessons beyond those required in the curriculum are not an appropriate form of independent study.
Acceptable English:
All students, including those for whom English is not the native language, are expected to present all written work in acceptable English. No double standard exists to differentiate students on the basis of proficiency in the use of the English language. Students are also responsible for becoming familiar with the College's statement on plagiarism and academic honesty.
Graduate Private Lesson Policy:
Weekly one-hour private lessons are provided for all matriculated master's and doctoral performance majors in good standing, provided at least three additional credits of programmatically required graduate-level study are taken simultaneously. A $200 per semester lesson fee (subject to change without notice) is charged for all private lessons. Tuition remission may not be used to cover the private lesson fee.
Private applied lessons beyond the four-semester requirement currently in effect for graduate performance students may be extended with the permission of the jury, department chair, and the Associate Dean or Dean of the Boyer College of Music and Dance.
Recital Extension:
Students withdrawing from the recital requirement during the recital semester will receive an Incomplete and must register for extended study for non-degree credit (Music 5000: "Recital Extension" for 2 credits). Recital Extension must be taken each semester until the recital has been presented. This course will be offered on a credit/no credit basis only. Upon satisfactory completion of the recital, the Incomplete for the recital course will be replaced by a letter grade and "Music 5000: Recital Extension" will be issued a grade of "CR." Credit derived from Recital Extension will not be counted toward degree requirements.
1. Recital Extension Fees: Tuition for these additional terms of private study will be the cost of 2 graduate credits plus a $400 Recital Extension fee. Graduate assistantships and other forms of university-sponsored financial aid do not cover the Recital Extension fee.
2. Exceptions to Recital Extension: The exceptions to the Recital Extension Policy are as follows:
a. Students who perform their recitals during the first three weeks of the Spring semester are not required to register for Recital Extension that semester.
b. Students who register for Recital Extension during the Summer may perform their recitals during the first three weeks of the Fall semester. However, if the student does not take Recital Extension during the Summer, he or she may not present the recital in the Fall semester, regardless of the date, without also registering for the Fall semester of Recital Extension.
3. Failure to Present Recital: The degree status of students who are unable to present a recital after one semester of Recital Extension will be reviewed by the Associate Dean and the major advisor, who, in consultation with the major teacher and department, will determine whether or not the student may continue in the program. Inability to present the recital after one semester of Recital Extension may be grounds for dismissal from the degree program for failing to maintain reasonable academic progress.
Incompletes: All incomplete grades and keyboard proficiencies must be fulfilled by the first day of the month in which the student expects to graduate.
Comprehensive Final Project:
All candidates for the Master of Music degree are required to complete and pass a Comprehensive Final Project in music literature. The project requires the student to maintain and submit a list of music studied/performed in all four semesters of lessons, write program notes or background information for any two of those pieces, and submit a 2000 word discussion or theoretical analysis of a third piece from the submitted works.
The Project is due by April 1 for anticipated May graduation and November 1 for anticipated December graduation. Detailed information is available from the Chair.
Performance majors present a public recital as the culminating event for the master's degree (Music 8584).
Graduation recitals are typically one hour in length and presented on-campus in either Rock Hall or Klein Recital Hall. The student must show evidence through Temple University transcript records of having taken private lessons up to the time of the graduation recital. Students who wish to play a recital in the early Fall should plan to register for and complete the final semester of lessons during the preceding Summer months.
A Recital Permission Form indicating the private teacher's approval for performance of the graduation recital must be signed by the private teacher and submitted six weeks prior to the recital. (If the recital is on the first five weeks of the spring semester, it must be submitted two weeks before the end of the fall semester.) A Recital Permission Jury may be required by the private teacher, which must be scheduled at least four weeks prior to the recital. If the form is not submitted or the jury (if required) not performed, the department reserves the right to cancel or postpone the recital.
Graduation recitals are adjudicated by two full-time music faculty members.
Dept. of Instrumental Studies
Boyer College of Music and Dance
2001 North 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
James Short
Program Coordinator:
Professor Jeffrey Solow
Graduate Chairperson:
Professor Jeffrey Solow
The master's degree in french horn performance
develops expertise beyond baccalaureate-level achievement.
Students specialize in the study of the major instrument
and take courses outside the major area that support
advanced musical and academic development. The Department
of Instrumental Studies provides the potential professional
performer and/or teacher with the finest instrumental
training within the context of a comprehensive university.
Students study privately with professional artist-teachers
and enjoy opportunities for performance in numerous
large and chamber music ensembles.
Time Limit for Degree Completion: 6 years
Students are required to complete the degree program
through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
Students are also able to complete the degree program on
a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
North 13th Street
With approval of the major advisor, students may elect to take up to 6 graduate credits outside the field of music.
Not applicable.
Boyer College has been
ranked among the top 30 music schools in
the country by U.S. News & World Report.
This degree program is accredited by the National Association
of Schools of Music (NASM).
Study focuses on performance of the
major instrument, the solo and ensemble literature
of the instrument, and academic support areas
in music.
The program prepares musicians for
either professional activity or doctoral study.
Non-matriculated students may enroll
in selected courses in music with permission,
but may not take applied lessons until they
have been fully admitted and matriculated.
Boyer College offers a number of assistantships and academic internships to matriculated graduate students. Full awards carry a cash stipend plus full tuition remission for the Fall and Spring semesters. Partial awards also are available in values of 1/4 or 1/2 of a full award. Duties for assistantships and internships vary, but typically include teaching, tutoring, classroom assistance, research, artistic performance, and/or direct service related to academic programs. Applicants must submit an assistantship/internship application by March 1 to obtain priority consideration for an award.
Applications are available online at the Graduate Financial Aid page of Boyer's website. Typically these awards are made only in the Fall semester for up to two semesters: Fall and Spring. Awards may be renewed on an annual basis (typically up to one additional year for master's students and up to three years for doctoral students), based on departmental needs as well as satisfactory academic and musical progress by the recipient.
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If your website was impacted by upgrading MySQL 4.0 to MySQL 5.5, we have some information to help you bring your site back online.
You can fix most issues by simply rebuilding your database's tables. You must complete these steps for each table in your database.
Rebuilding Databases
Rebuilding databases includes exporting your database, dropping the tables, and then importing the SQL file you exported.
To Export Your Database
- Log in to phpMyAdmin. For more information, see Log in to phpMyAdmin.
- On the left, click the database you want to use.
- In the Export section, click Select All, and then make sure SQL is selected.
- At the bottom, select Save File As.
- Click Go.<./li>
This process saves a
SQL file to your local machine.
To Drop the Database's Tables
- Go to the SQL tab.
- Enter the following:
DROP TABLE [table_name];where
[table_name]is the name of each of your tables. You can view all of the tables in your database by clicking its name on the left.
For example, what you enter might look something like this:DROP TABLE wp_commentmeta;
DROP TABLE wp_comments;
DROP TABLE wp_links;Warning: Only run the DROP TABLE command for database tables you exported. We recommend exporting, dropping, and importing all of your tables.
- Click Go.
To Import Your Exported Database
- Go to the Import tab.
- Click Choose File.
- Select the
SQLfile generated in the To Export Your Database section.
- Click Go.
Go check out your site. If it's back online, that's wonderful. You should go upgrade your applications to the latest versions, and then you're done.
Additional Resources
If your site is still not live, we have additional information you can use below. However, this information requires an advanced understanding of MySQL. If rebuilding your database didn't resolve the issue and you don't understand the information below, please contact our Support department for assistance.
You can see MySQL's documented upgrade issues here:
- Upgrading from 4.0 to 4.1
- Upgrading from 4.1 to 5.0
- Upgrading from 5.0 to 5.1
- Upgrading from 5.1 to 5.5
If you have created or used InnoDB tables with TIMESTAMP columns in MySQL versions 4.1.0 to 4.1.3, you must rebuild those tables when you upgrade to MySQL 4.1.4 or later. The storage format in those MySQL versions for TIMESTAMP columns was incorrect. If you upgrade from MySQL 4.0 to 4.1.4 or later, no rebuild of tables with TIMESTAMP columns is needed.
If you have an InnoDB table created with MySQL 4.1.2 or earlier, with an index on a non-latin1_swedish_ci character set and collation order column that is not BINARY (in the case of 4.1.0 and 4.1.1, with any character set and collation), and that column may contain characters with a code < ASCII(32), you should do ALTER TABLE or OPTIMIZE TABLE on it to regenerate the index, after upgrading to MySQL 4.1.3 or later. MyISAM tables also have to be rebuilt or repaired in these cases. You can use mysqldump to dump them in 4.0 and then reload them in 4.1. An alternative is to use OPTIMIZE TABLE after upgrading, but this must be done before any updates are made in 4.1.
If you have any tables where you have indexes on CHAR, VARCHAR or TEXT column in which the last character in index values may be less than ASCII(32), you should rebuild those indexes to ensure that the table is correct.
If you have used column prefix indexes on UTF-8 columns or other multi-byte character set columns in MySQL 4.1.0 to 4.1.5, you must rebuild the tables when you upgrade to MySQL 4.1.6 or later.
If you have used accent characters (characters with byte values of 128 to 255) in database names, table names, constraint names, or column names in versions of MySQL earlier than 4.1, you cannot upgrade to MySQL 4.1 directly, because 4.1 uses UTF-8 to store metadata. Use RENAME TABLE to overcome this if the accent character is in the table name or the database name, or rebuild the table.


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Slash Starts Work on Next Album
The wait is over, people! After nearly two entire months since Slash released his latest solo record, the legendary guitarist is already beginning to work on an even newer album! Though it may seem somewhat premature, Slash attributes his constant writing to the direct product of his enthusiasm and the energy he's acquired from working with his backing band, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators.
"I definitely feel like I'm cresting a certain wave in my career where I'm having a really great time, I love what I'm doing, I love the people I'm working with and I'm feeling very energized," Slash tells Rolling Stone. "I haven't had that feeling since when Guns started." He adds, "We've got the tour that's gonna go into next year, we're starting work on the next record.'
Slash has seen some impressive success following the release of his second solo album, 'Apocalyptic Love,' which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard album chart. The album's first single, 'You're a Lie,' also gave Slash his first No. 1 rock radio hit as a solo artist.
During an interview with the Pulse of Radio, vocalist Myles Kennedy spoke about the band's natural urge to continue creating music. "There was never any kind of like, 'OK, we need to sit down and focus on writing,'" says Kennedy. "Just whenever ideas happened, I would just lay them down, and if I thought it was good enough to send to him, then I'd send it to him. And he miraculously would come up with melodies for everything I came up with, and it just happened like that."
Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators are currently in the middle of a comprehensive world tour.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: September 30, 2013
District: 10
Contact: Chantel Miller
Phone: (209) 948-3930
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – Caltrans announced today that work is being completed on a $21 million project creating a "smart corridor" using Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technology on State Route 12 in Solano, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties and on Interstate 5 in San Joaquin County.
"This technology will make these highways safer for everyone and provide motorists real-time information they can use to make smart choices and steer clear of traffic incidents, roadwork, and bad weather," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
The ITS equipment includes five electronic message signs and four closed-circuit television cameras installed collectively on SR-12 and I-5 that will help drivers make informed travel decisions. Nearly 2,300 Caltrans cameras monitor freeways across California. These cameras offer live streaming video available to the public via the web at http://video.dot.ca.gov.
The project also expanded the existing park and ride lot at SR-12/Thornton Road and improved key intersections at Tower Park Way, Glasscock Road, Correia Road, and Guard Road, resulting in better traffic flow and safer conditions.
"This project opening is an important step but just one of the steps in the continuing effort to improve safety, operations and maintenance of SR-12 in San Joaquin County," said San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) Executive Director Andrew Chesley.
Workers are gearing up to start construction on a highly-anticipated $47 million safety project on Bouldin Island that will construct a concrete median barrier on SR-12 to prevent vehicles from straying into oncoming traffic. The project will also widen the highway shoulders, providing a safe area for motorists and law enforcement to pull over when needed. In addition, Caltrans will replace an old section of the highway between the Potato Slough Bridge and the Mokelumne River Bridge with new, smoother pavement.
Since 2007, Caltrans has taken action and implemented many measures to make
SR-12 safer:
- Additional signs encouraging motorists to "Save Lives Not Minutes" and "Pass with Care" have been installed
- Passing areas have been removed in various locations to prevent motorists from passing on the two-lane highway
- Radar speed signs were set up
- Rumble strips were installed to alert drivers when they start to drift across the centerline or veer off the highway
- The double fine zone has been extended through the end of 2013
The project announcements were made today at an event held by Caltrans, SJCOG, San Joaquin County, and the city of Lodi. Friends and family of Dana Cowell, a former Caltrans and SJCOG employee, attended the ceremony to dedicate a five-mile portion of SR-12 from Potato Slough Bridge to I-5 as the "Dana Cowell Memorial Highway."
"Dedicating the highway in memory of Dana is a fitting tribute and will keep his accomplishments and memory alive," said Dougherty.
Drivers elsewhere in California also benefit from smart corridor projects and ITS technology:
- The Interstate 80 Smart Corridor: In 2012, work began on an $80 million technology-laden project on I-80 in the Bay Area. When completed, traffic signals on surface streets will be in better synch with onramp meters and computerized highway signs, helping cars and buses better share the road during rush hour.
- The San Mateo Smart Corridor: Caltrans and 10 San Mateo cities are partners in this project. Electronic message signs will guide motorists through detour routes during incidents; sensors will provide information about the volume of traffic; and closed-circuit TV cameras will allow Caltrans and the cities to look at the traffic flow and determine the most effective way to reroute motorists during major congestion.
- Smart Message Signs: This summer, Caltrans used smart electronic message signs to let motorists know about traffic incidents and roadwork while it worked on State Route 60 in the heart of Los Angeles.
- QuickMap: This year, Caltrans created and launched an exciting ITS innovation called QuickMap. From the Caltrans website (www.dot.ca.gov) the public can access images from nearly 1,000 freeway cameras and see messages posted on more than 700 electronic highway message signs using an interactive map that displays incidents, lane closures, traffic speeds, and more on roadways throughout the state of California.
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Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.
April 2, 2019
Hans Christian Andersen was born on this date in 1805.
Students write a brief summary of one of Andersen's stories, and then read the original story and compare the two versions of the tale with the Venn Diagram tool.
Grades 7 – 12
Types of Calendar Activities
Authors & Texts
Birthdays, publication dates, and more
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Notable people and happenings in history
Holidays & School Celebrations
Special days and how to observe them
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The REMICADE® weight-based dosing regimen can be tailored
in 2 ways for patients with an incomplete response
Recommended Dosing
REMICADE® is administered by intravenous infusion over a period of not less
than 2 hours.
The recommended dose of REMICADE® is 3 mg/kg given as an induction regimen at 0, 2, and 6 weeks, followed by a maintenance regimen of 3 mg/kg every
8 weeks thereafter for the treatment of moderately to severely active RA. REMICADE® should be given in combination with MTX.
For patients who have an incomplete response, consideration may be given to adjusting the dose up to 10 mg/kg or treating as often as every 4 weeks, bearing in mind that risk of serious infections is increased at higher doses.