Stetson Commons 1999-8-1

ommons Summer 1999 ♦ A Newsletter for Families of Stetson University Students ♦ Volume VIII ♦ No. I New Instructional Media Center Offers More to Students For the first time, students entering the library will have access to a "facility designed for and dedicated to supporting educational technologies," said Terry Grieb, director of the new Instructional Media Center. Viewing films, videotapes, videodiscs, and working with projection screens, and computerized presentations and audio programs are now possible since the move of the Instructional Media Center last February. The duPont-Ball Library has undergone major renovations since May 1997. Students have come back to Stetson to find a new roof, internet-accessed computer kiosks in the lobby, a new circulation desk, and this fall, a completed new North wing. As well as the traditional services of providing films, videotapes and videodiscs for classes, watching programs via satellite, and using audio-visual equipment, students will now have access to nine on-site stations where they can view or listen to recorded video and audio programs, a video production and editing studio, and a new, 87-seat group presentation room which supports computerized multimedia presentations, large-screen viewing of video and videoconferences via satellite. The formal dedication of the new Instructional Media Center is scheduled for the beginning of the fall semester. Work study as well as cash labor opportunities exist for students with the opening of the media center. Prior experience is not necessary, but computer literacy is preferred. For more information on the Instructional Media Center's services, contact Grieb at (904) 822-7193 or via email at [email protected]. Alumni Senator Cleland Speaks at 29th Model U.S. Senate and Commencement Ceremony, where Faculty Members were Honored Ta Cleland ast Spring, Stetson's campus r was brimming with politicians. Alumni Senator Max Cleland from Georgia, a 1964 graduate, was the keynote speaker at the Political Science department's 29th Model U.S. Senate, March 11-13. The Model Senate brought more than 90 students to campus from seven colleges and three states. Parliamentarian to the U.S. Senate Robert Dove joined Cleland in the proceedings by assisting model senators. Students who participated in the model Senate were: Russell Triplett, Ocala; Candace Lankford, DeLand; Jessica Kemp, Ormond Beach; Paul Davis, DeLand; and Rob Warner, Winter Springs. Cleland returned in May as the principal speaker for the commencement ceremony. Faculty members honored at commencement were Associate Professor David Dysart, 1999 McEniry Award for excellence in teaching, and the Rev. Jefferson Rogers who received a doctor of divinity degree. President H. Douglas Lee was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. Lee was also commended on his integration of faith in the teaching process, skills as a business leader, and his focus on state-of- the-art facilities while maintaining Stetson's historic buildings. Students on the Chattanooga mission trip pose for a picture before their drive to Tennessee. Back row: Gainey, Womack, Duncan, Dye, Mitchell, Wietrzykowski, Morgan, Czuprynski, Sturtz, Buanno, Erb, Mclntyre,Turner. Middle row: Donovan, Reddish, Harper, Holt, Nabhan, Weiss, Barringer. Front row: Gardinier, Carter. Photo Courtesy Courtney Mclntyre. Spring Break Trip Helps a Chattanooga Community TWnty students participated in the Alternative Spring Break Trip, sponsored by Target Earth, February 27- March 5. The mission trip was an effort to clean up a polluted area in Chattanooga, Tenn. Staff members, Courtney Mclntyre and Margie Duncan led the trip. Gary Carter, youth pastor, First Baptist Church, also traveled with the group. Students helped the community by teaching it how to handle its environmental problems. They planted gardens, planned activities at the local YMCA, and educated adults and children on environmental safety. Students who traveled to Chattanooga were: J.T. Barringer, Avon Park; Kristine Buanno, Ft. Johnson, N.Y.; Jennifer Czuprynski, Osprey; Matthew Donovan, Deltona; Kelly Dye, LaGrange; Cameron Erb, Sarasota; Melissa Gainey, Tarpon Springs; Tom Gardinier, Daytona Beach; Tim Holt, Orlando; Barbara Mitchell, New Bern, NC; McKenzie Morgan, Jacksonville; Eddie Nabhan, West Palm Beach; Tim Reddish, DeLand; Colleen Sturtz, Seminole; Mandi Turner, Barberville; Rob Harper, Astor; Jason Weiss, Kissimmee; Amanda Wietrzykowski, Sarasota; and Amanda Womack, Clermont. Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship Awarded Being the first member of one's family to receive a college degree is a big honor. The Coca-Cola Company thinks so, too. Michael Jaeckle, St. Petersburg, a May graduate, was one of 23 recipients statewide to be awarded the Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship. Winners of this award are students who are the first in their family to earn a college degree.