Led by coach Adrienne Brovero, UMW’s debate team racked up a litany of awards at the recent Liberty University debate tournament including the top three speakers in the varsity division. In addition, the two-person tandem of Patrick McCleary and Colin McElhinny reached the finals, placing second after a close debate with Wake Forest University.
The UMW debate team has been in action every weekend since September and will continue through the end of March at the national championships. UMW will host an intercollegiate tournament on campus January 4-6, 2011 that is open for visitors.
E&S by Doug Gately Quartet
Now Available at the UMW Bookstore.
Jazz flute at its best! Impressive melodic and improvisational work with great grooves and some Latin flair. How can an album be exciting and relaxing at the same time?! The album features three UMW faculty members, including Doug Gately on flute, Bruce Middle on guitar and Paul Henry on bass, as well as Toby Fairchild on drums and percussion. ($12.00)
Doug Gately Quartet will be performing at our December 8 Holiday Open House and available to sign copies of the cd.
Jason James
Jason C. James, assistant professor of anthropology, will have an article, “Coming to Terms through Cinema: The Lives of Others in Germany’s Cultural Landscape of Memory,” published in the fall/winter 2010 issue of the Journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Europe.
Hegmann Named to Hall of Fame
Ed Hegmann, the Eagles’ athletic director and long-time women’s tennis coach will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame on the campus of the College of William & Mary on Saturday, Nov. 13.
Twice named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year, Hegmann began his distinguished career at the University of Mary Washington in 1976, serving as both women’s tennis coach and director of athletics. A native of Pittsburgh, Hegmann had considered a professional baseball career while an undergraduate at Bucknell University, then switched his focus to tennis as a graduate student. He earned an M.S. from Springfield College and an Ed.D. from Temple University.
As UMW’s tennis coach from 1976 to 1999, Hegmann guided his teams to three national championships in 1982, 1988 and 1991, and nine straight conference championships from 1991-99. He coached 18 All-Americans and 10 conference players of the year, as well as 1991 Division III Senior Player of the Year Christy Copper. As athletic director, he developed UMW’s program from six women’s varsity sports to 23 men’s and women’s teams, and was honored as the NACDA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year in 2010.
David Rettinger
David Rettinger discusses his research into cheating during an interview scheduled to air on the “With Good Reason” public radio program beginning Saturday, November 6.
Today’s technology – from cell phone cameras to Google – makes it easier for students to cheat. Rettinger, associate professor of psychology, used to believe that teaching right from wrong was enough to deter cheating. But his recent research suggests that’s not enough. He tells “With Good Reason” that old-fashioned guilt, shame, and fear of getting caught are crucial ingredients to stop students from cheating.
Rettinger’s interview, part of a broadcast called “iCheat: Technology and Dishonor on Campus,” will air on WCVE 88.9 FM on November 6 at 4:30 p.m. and on WAMU 88.5 FM on Monday, November 8 at 12:30 a.m. The broadcast also can be heard beginning November 6 at http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2010/11/should-work-be-meaningful.
During the interview, Rettinger describes how moral or ethical attitudes alone don’t discourage cheating. Students consider how they’ll feel when deciding whether to cheat. When cheating leads to feelings of guilt or shame, students may blame the teacher, the workload, the culture or other students—not themselves.
A cognitive psychologist, Rettinger has a range of research interests that include judgment and decision making, academic integrity and in general, moral decision making. In particular, he has undertaken a line of research that examines college students’ decision to cheat on exams.
Rettinger received a Ph.D. and a master of arts in psychology from the University of Colorado and a bachelor of arts in psychology from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
“With Good Reason” is the only statewide public radio program in Virginia. It hosts scholars from Virginia’s public colleges and universities who discuss the latest in research, pressing social issues and the curious and whimsical. “With Good Reason” is produced for the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and is broadcast in partnership with public radio stations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Kelli Slunt
The U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad selected Professor of Chemistry Kelli Slunt as the first-year college mentor for 2011. Slunt will join a three-person mentor team to conduct a two-week study camp at the U.S. Air Force Academy for 20 high performing chemistry students, and she will participate in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2011.
In addition, Slunt was recognized with the J. Christopher Bill Outstanding Faculty Service Award for 2010 for her contributions to the university as well as involvement and leadership in the community. Read the news release.
Leigh Frackelton
College of Business Professor Leigh Frackelton has been named a “Super CPA” by Virginia Business magazine for 2010. Leigh was one of nine educators selected in the Commonwealth. This is the ninth year that Virginia Business has recognized outstanding CPAs in collaboration with the 9,000-member Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Louis Martinette
Associate Professor Louis Martinette was awarded the “Silver Patrick Henry Medallion for Patriotic Achievement” from the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW). Martinette accepted the award on behalf of the university and four MBA students. The students, Tracy Engle, Erin Leech, Caleb Stephens, and John Roberts worked to develop a marketing strategy plan for the MOWW during their MBUS 523 Marketing Strategy class. Engle, Leech, and Stephens graduated earlier this year (2010) and Roberts continues his studies at UMW. Roberts, a retired U. S. Marine Corps Captain, was so moved by the MOWW’s mission that he became a life member shortly after the project was completed.
The “Silver Patrick Henry Medallion for Patriotic Achievement” is the third-highest award bestowed by the Military Order of the World Wars for individual achievement. It may be awarded to any Companion of the Order or any other American citizen (over the age of 18) who has made a highly significant contribution to enhancing the mission and purposes of the Military Order of the World Wars.
The Military Order of the World Wars is a non-profit Veterans’ Service Organization founded in 1919 and chartered by Congress, dedicated to the promotion of: love and respect for flag and country; the patriotic education of America’s young people; fraternal relations among the military services; the cultivation of military, naval and aerospace sciences; the preservation of the records of individual services; the conduct of ceremonies to honor those who serve our country; and the creation and preservation of memorials of our nation’s wars. The ethos of the Military Order of the World Wars is best expressed by its enduring motto: “It is More Noble to Serve Than To Be Served.”
In his acceptance speech, Martinette pointed to the achievements of the students and the Richmond Chapter Commander of the MOWW, CDR John Baumgarten, USN (Ret), as those who were most deserving of the honor as they did the work and thoroughly addressed the marketing challenges facing the Order.
Along with CDR Baumgarten’s input, the students had to research the 91-year history of the MOWW, review its current strategic plan, and develop a viable marketing strategy for helping the Order reverse its shrinking membership rolls. They had to do this in the context of the marketing course they were taking, which required that they match the theoretical underpinnings of their studies with the practical needs of the MOWW. The results were exceptional.
At the national meeting in El Paso, Texas, CDR Baumgarten presented the plan and recommendations to the MOWW board and received rave reviews for its substance and an expression of deep gratitude for the work of all involved parties. In recognition of their efforts, each of the graduate students was presented a MOWW Certificate of Appreciation by CDR Baumgarten.
Eric Gable
Anthropology professor Eric Gable’s book Anthropology and Egalitarianism was published recently by Indiana University Press (IUP). Below is a description that appears on the IUP website:
Anthropology and Egalitarianism is an artful and accessible introduction to key themes in cultural anthropology. Writing in a deeply personal style and using material from his fieldwork in three dramatically different locales—Indonesia, West Africa, and Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson—Eric Gable shows why the ethnographic encounter is the core of the discipline’s method and the basis of its unique contribution to understanding the human condition. Gable weaves together vignettes from the field and discussion of major works as he explores the development of the idea of culture through the experience of cultural contrast, anthropology’s fraught relationship to racism and colonialism, and other enduring themes.
“A major work of scholarship, with the potential to become a classic work of anthropology that will be read and debated for years to come.” —Paul Stoller, author of The Power of the Between: An Anthropological Odyssey
“Among the most eloquent and deeply reflexive works I have read in some time. . . . Accessible, conversational, and at times disarmingly colloquial, it is precisely the kind of work that should be taught at the undergraduate level.” —Liam D. Murphy, co-author of A History of Anthropological Theory
Mukesh Srivastava
Mukesh Srivastava had his textbook “eLearning Via The Internet: An Empirical Study” published by Pearson Learning Solutions. Srivastava is an associate professor and director of the management information systems program in the College of Business. The book is intended for use by graduate and undergraduate students including UMW students working on research projects as part of their studies in business.