Fin-Tastic Volume 2, Fall 2020
Faculty News, Faculty Research, Administration News, Staff News
Message from Dr. Al M. Panu, Chancellor
Maintaining academic excellence has served as one of four guiding principles
throughout all institutional planning during this challenging pandemic period. I am
pleased that this edition of Fin-tastic is yet another capture of the many ways
colleagues have elevated academic excellence and student success. Many have
risen above expectations and performed well in light of all our challenges. USCB
benefits from the energies and momentum provided by these faculty and staff who
relentlessly pursue excellence to serve the USCB community, their discipline, and
beyond. As we seek to improve the potentials and future lives of our students, it
is
incumbent upon us to ameliorate our ways of knowing as well. I share with you this
edition of Fin-tastic to serve as inspiration to make our USCB stronger and better.
Cohan, Deborah J., PhD • Associate Professor of Sociology (Dept. of Social Sciences)
- Published. Deborah published an article, “Ending the Pandemic Semester Successfully”, in
Psychology Today. Article Website
Hritz, Nancy, PhD • Associate Professor of Hospitality Management
(Dept. of Hospitality Management)
- Published. Nancy recently published “Frequency and Use of Online Travel Sites When
Planning a Leisure Vacation” in the Journal of Tourism Insights. Article Website.
Montford, Genia • Associate Director of Athletics
- Awarded. By Sun Conference with Charles Morris Administrator of the Year Award.
Award Website.
Montie, Eric W., PhD • Associate Professor of Marine Biology (Dept. of Natural Sciences)
- Awarded. Eric received a NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science
Collaborative Catalyst grant for ““Listen In: Acoustic Monitoring of Estuarine Communities
Facing Ecosystem Change”,” $20,212 of $148,013 total awarded to University of Texas at
Austin. Grant Website. - Presented. Eric presented “What’s All that Racket! Estuarine Soundscapes in South Carolina”
as a Webinar, hosted by the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
(SECOORA). Webinar Website. - Presented. Eric presented “Diversity and Abundance of Fish Species Occupying Tidal Pools
and Creeks in the May River Estuary, South Carolina”, hosted by the Port Royal Sound
Research Task Force. Foundation Website.
Morris, Brent, PhD • Professor of History and Chair (Dept. of Humanities)
- Published. Coauthored with Walter Edgar and James C. Taylor, Brent published his latest
book A South Carolina Chronology (USC Press). Book Website. - Published. Brent published the lead chapter to the edited volume Maroons and the
Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas: “‘Mingled Fear and Ferocity’: A
Glimpse into the Maroon Communities of the Great Dismal Swamp”. Chapter Website. - Awarded. Brent received a $63,000 three-year grant from Richard and Sharon Stewart to
fund his digital project “The Reach of Reconstruction: Connecting People, Places, Families,
and History”.
Penner, Chad, MFA • Adjunct Faculty of Art (Dept. of Visual Art and Design)
- Exhibited. American Exceptionalism & Other Nonsense. A solo exhibition at the Kresge
Gallery at Lyon College, Batesville, AR. Exhibition Website. - Developed. Launched the new Sea Islands Center Gallery website, (Gallery Website) as well
as an interactable 3-D rendering of the Sea Islands Center Gallery. 3-D Rendering Website.
Pettay, Tye, PhD • Assistant Professor of Biology (Dept. of Natural Sciences)
- Published. Tye published a research article, “The ebb and flow of protons: A novel approach
for the assessment of estuarine and coastal acidification” in Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf
Sciences with co-authors from the University of Delaware. Article Website.
Sawyer, Caroline, PhD • Assistant Professor of Communication (Dept. of Social Sciences)
- Awarded. Caroline was selected by the Southern States Communication Association for the
Freshley Outstanding New Teacher Award. Association Website.
Zhang, Xiaomei, PhD • Assistant Professor of Computational Science
(Dept. of Computer Science)
- Listed. Xiaomei’s Aspire and USCB Project “PeerCloud: Enhancing Mobile Edge/Cloud
Computing with D2D Offloading” is now listed in Germany’s DAAD, their counterpart to the
U.S. Fulbright. This listing is among 3 other U.S. institutions offering computational
science/computer engineering projects. Institution Website.
USCB Faculity Collaborations
Marlowe, Bruce, PhD • Professor of Educational Psychology and Special Education and Chair
(Dept. of Education), Sevim, Volkan, PhD • Associate Professor of Mathematics (Dept. of
Mathematics)
- Presented. Bruce and Volkan presented “Moving Beyond the Data Pandemic: Imagining a
Constructivist Future” at the annual conference of the Association of Constructivist Teachers
on October 24th, 2020. Conference Website.
Leaphart, Amy, MA • Instructor of English (Dept. of English, Theater, and Interdisciplinary
Studies), Swofford, Sarah, PhD • Assistant Professor of English (Dept. of English, Theater,
and Interdisciplinary Studies), and McCoy, Erin, PhD • Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary
Studies (Dept. of English, Theater & Interdisciplinary Studies)
- Presented. Amy, Sarah and Erin presented a panel on "Purposeful Pedagogy" (virtually) at
the Nineteenth Claflin University Conference on Contemporary English and Language Arts
Pedagogy in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions on October 28, 2020. Conference
Website
USCB Aspire Award
We celebrate our faculty who have been successful in their applications for
ASPIRE: Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence
and we look forward to more applications in the future.
USCB ASPIRE I Awards
2020 Kishwar Ahmed
2018 Xiaomei Zhang
2017 Swati Debroy
2017 Jena Chojnowski
2016 Ed D'Antonio
2015 Eric Montie
2014 Kasia Pawelek
2012 Eric Montie
USCB ASPIRE III Awards
2020 Caroline Sawyer
2018 Eric Montie
2018 Kim Ritchie
Special Dedication
This edition of FIN-TASTIC is dedicated to all those USCB Students, Staff, and Faculty
who
have done so much to continue USCB’s mission despite COVID. The parameters and protocols
have changed, and yet there are those who still aimed to maintain a sense of “campus-ness”
for USCB Sand Sharks.
Experiential Learning Week:
Students Connected Committee
Path to connected Experience
October 19 - 23, 2020
Learn about experiential learning opportunities, how it benefits your education and career, and earn rewards in the areas of:
- Study Abroad
- Community
- Service
- Research
- Career Exploration
- Graduate with leadership dictations in community engagement
Learn More - https://www.uscb.edu/studentsconnected/calendar/events.html
- Monday, Oct 19- 10 am: Kick-off
- Tuesday, Oct 20- 2pm: Study Abroad
- Wednesday, Oct 21: ALL DAY Community Service
- Thursday Oct 22-2 pm: Research
- Friday Oct 23- 2pm: Certificate
Attend all 5 days and recieve a shirt, certificate of completion, and a digitial badge.
USCB Virtual Career Exploration Week:
Office of Career Services, Alison Reynolds, Director
DISCOVER YOUR
POWERFUL FUTURE!
OCTOBER 19-23
Learn about local and regional internships, part-time jobs, entry level career positions and graduate programs through virtual meetings with company representatives in
- HEALTH CARE
- FINANCE
- HOSPITALITY
- MEDIA
- GOVERNMENT
- HIGH TECH
The Virtual Art Gallery:
https://www.artgallery.uscb.edu/
The Staff Advisory Morning Staff Highlights:
Getting to know this family of Sand Sharks better!
Brought to you by Andrea Sisino, Staff Advisory Council Chair; Council Members: Abby Vaughn, Brian Mallory, Justin Shelley, Lori Vargo, Libby Fillmore (Council Chair 2021)
A Personal Message From Your Fellow USCB Staff Members
OCTOBER STAFF HIGHLIGHTS
Brought to you by the USCB Staff Advisory Council
A Personal Message From Your Fellow USCB Staff Members
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER STAFF HIGHLIGHTS
Brought to you by the USCB Staff Advisory Council
USCB office of student life and
Sand Shark Activities Board:
Creativity with COVID restrictions.
WOW ERIC THAT WAS AMAZING! HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
AT THE EXTREME MAGIC OF ERIC WILZIG UNIQUE ILLUSIONS. DARING ESCAPES. OUTRAGEOUS STUNTS.
Campus Center Lawn
Thursday, November 5th, 2020 - Show Starts 7:00pm
*Virtual Option Avallable - Link Sent to USCB Student Emails
Brought to you by SAND SHARK ACTIVITIES BOARD
USCB Family Fund:
No Sand Shark Swims Alone
FAMILY FUNDS
USCB International Giving Campaign
USCB Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference:
Call for Papers
The University of South Carolina Beaufort's Interdisciplinary Studies Degree Program presents the First Annual Virtual Interdisciplinary Conference
February 15 & 16
Theme: Race, Identity & Equality
https://www.uscb.edu/events/uscb-interdisciplinary-studies-conference/index.html
The 15th Annual Thanksgiving Baskets:
The Human Services Program and Staff Advisory Council's. USCB has provided Thanksgiving Food Baskets for needy families that participate in the Chitd Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) Parent Support Group called P.S. We Love You..
USCB & SCETV's By The River:
Oct. 1 - Wanda Lloyd
Oct. 8 - Nathalie Dupree
Oct. 15 - Marcus Amaker
Oct. 22 - Wiley Cash
Oct. 29 - Susan Zurenda
Nov. 5 - Jonathan Haupt
Nov. 12 - Brad Taylor
Nov. 19 - Dana Ridenour
Nov. 26 - Whitney McDuff
Dec. 3 - Elise Blackwell
Thursdays at 8:30 PM on ETV
http://www.scetv.org/bytheriver
USCB Student Government, in collaboration with Academic Affairs Office:
US Constitution month-long celebration
*Constitution Day 2020*
Marketing the US Constitution Then & Now:
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 Federalist Papers that led to the ratification of the US Constitution. To celebrate this US Constitution Day, USCB will feature Alexander Hamilton with a virtual panel, video watching and discussions.
A collaboration between USCB Student Government Association and USCB Academic Affairs.
Preamble to the Constitution:
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
USCB International Programs Committee:
International Education Week 2020 and IP Newsletter
Monday November 16- KICKOFF! Opening remarks: Chancellor Al M. Panu
Kim Cavanaugh-Keynote Speaker Fullbright in Jordan 4-5pm.
Tuesday November 17-Trivia Game! Internartional Trivia
Kahoot Game- With Teams Winners announced on Facebook Live at 4 pm.
Wednesday November 18- Cooking Demonstrations! HHI Campus Resources
Chefs Kelly McCombs and Alyssa Mayer. 4 pm Teams
Thursday November 19- International Food Trucks
Campus Center Lawn 11:30-2:30 pm
Friday November 20- Global Films Challenge
Seen Any? Students/Faculity/Staff- watch Global Films on Nextflix Party, Hulu Party, Amazon Prime Party, then post educational comments in social media.