VOLUME # 16 / ISSUE # 7FEBRUARY 23, 2018

EXCLUSIVE

Dr. Cottrell Delivered Keynote

Address on King

NEWS,EVENTS,AND MORE

Dr. Gilliam Gave Talk on

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THISIN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

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Advisor of the Year Finalists

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Cicely Cottrell honored Martin Luther King, Jr.

On February 3, 2018, Cicely J. Cottrell, Assistant Professor of Cr iminal Justice, gave the keynote address at the annual Dr. Martin Luther K ing, Jr. Community Diversity Breakfast for the Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College in Benham.

Cottrell stated in her address, ?As we celebrate his [K ing's] life and legacy, it is impor tant that we acknowledge the institutional racism and discr imination that persists today. In many ways, institutional racism has worsened and is enforced through systems like cr iminal justice and educational policies and practices such as stop-and-fr isk, harsh sentencing policies, and the use of armed police officers in public schools to respond to minor student misconduct.? Cottrell emphasized the great deal of compassion and mercy needed from people in positions of power that impacts one?s political, economic, and social freedoms.

Cottrell was born and raised in Har lan, Kentucky, where her interest in cr iminal justice began. She gained several years of exper ience with the Kentucky Depar tment of Corrections, Administrative Office of Kentucky Cour ts, the Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center, and the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. ?I t was these exper iences," Cottrell noted, " that taught me a great deal of compassion and mercy are needed when making decisions that not only impact one?s freedom, but his or her ability to acquire basic necessities to survive, such as food, water, housing, education, health care, communication, and transpor tation.?

Cottrell earned a Ph.D. in sociology and cr iminology from Howard University, along with a cer tificate in women?s studies. She received her M.S. in administration of justice from the University of Louisville.

COTTRELL DELIVERED KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON MARTIN LUTHER KING

GILLIAM GAVE BOOK TALK ON IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHOn Wednesday, February 21, Trey Gil l iam , Associat e Professor of Religion gave a book t alk on Ignatius of Antioch and the Arian Controversy, which was published in 2017.

In Ignatius of Antioch and the Arian Controversy, Gil l iam argues " t hat t he legacy of t he second-cent ury m ar t yr Ignat ius of Ant ioch was one bat t leground upon which Nicene and Non-Nicene personalit ies fought for t heir underst anding of t he relat ionship of t he Son t o t he Fat her . It is well-known t hat Ignat ius? views cont inued t o l ive on int o t he four t h cent ury via t he long recension of h is let t ers." Gil l iam also "shows t hat t here was m uch m ore t o Ignat ius? four t h-cent ury."

Facul t yAccompl i shment s

Chr is St agl, Associat e Professor of Graphic Design, m oderat ed a panel session sponsored by AIGA Char lot t e chapt er on February 21.

Seok Yoon, Associat e Professor of Exercise Science, at t ended t he Annual Meet ing of t he Sout heast Chapt er of t he Am er ican College of Spor t s Medicine in Chat t anooga, Tennessee, on February 15-17.

Kevin Misenheim er , Assist ant Professor of Managem ent , at t ended t he Account ing Educat ion Forum in Raleigh on February 23-24.

Georgia Wil l iam s, Associat e Professor of Inform at ion Science, at t ended a WMS Migrat ion m eet ing at Meredit h College on February 14.

Linda Miles, Professor

Finance, at t ended a Gat eway t o Com plet ion workshop in Raleigh on Tuesday, February 13.

Brenda Tinkham , Professor of Educat ion, at t ended a Gat eway t o Com plet ion workshop in Raleigh on Tuesday, February 13.

Frank St ephenson, Direct or of Upward Bound, worked w it h t he In land Fisher ies Division of t he Nor t h Carolina Wildlife Resources Com m ission on t he possibil i t y of l i f t ing t he st at e m orat or ium on her r ing f ishing.

John Davis, Professor of English, served as a delegat e t o t he 135t h Annual Convent ion of t he Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina in Newbern on February 8-10.

Ben Thorburn wi l l be

si nging i n t he Vi rgin i a

Chorale wi t h t he Vi rgin i a

Symphony i n Apri l .

Vote on November 6!

You have a voice!

PONDERINGS OF THE PROVOST

The Chowan University Faculty Advisor of the Year Award is given each year to recognize excellence in academic advising. All students, faculty, and staff were invited to nominate an academic advisor. Select ion is based on the following criteria:

- availabili ty to advisees;- approachabili ty;- monitoring of student ;- progress toward academic

and career goals;- knowledge of inst itut ional

regulat ions, policies, and

procedures; and- abili ty to make appropriate

referrals.

The f inalists for the 2017-2018 Faculty Advisor of the Year Award are:

- J Brabban (Religion)- Jennifer Newton (Graphic

Communicat ions)- Cynthia Nicholson

(English)- Lewis Nicholson (Crim inal

Just ice)- Edward Snyder (History)

TRUTH IS NOT WHATEVER AN INDIVIDUAL CAN GET PEOPLE TO BELIEVE

Sometimes it is like listening to a dog rant:

L isten, you have to be trained in the use of a chicken, she's not a toy. This is not a game, and if you have small animals in your yard, you gotta lock your chickens up. They have -- you know -- they have chicken baskets that open in a second. I t's -- you can't get to it any quicker, and you, know, put em strategically, locate them throughout your house.

Anyway, my thoughts and prayers are with everybody -- I 'm not -- this is not a chicken debate. I don't want to talk about chickens. I don't think you're gonna change minds. What I do want to do is I do want to keep small animals safe. I don't want to see any more scenes where these small animals are running out of their yards from a chicken gone wild, hundreds of them. Buy a chicken basket for your mentally ill chicken.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2017-2018 FACULTY ADVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS.

ADVISOR AWARD

BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS QUOTE"It struck her all at once that dealing with other human beings was an awful lot of work."

Anne Tyler, Author of Back When We Were Grownups

" A haunting story of fatherhood, national identity, and what it means to be an immigrant in Amer ica today, Nafkote Tamirat's The Parking Lot Attendant explores how who we love, the choices we make, and the places we?re from combine to make us who we are."

THIS WEEK IN READING: THE BEST NEW NOVELSTHE PARKING LOT ATTENDANT BY NAFKOTE TAMIRAT

" A sear ing, electr ifying debut novel set in India and Amer ica, about a once-in-a-lifetime fr iendship between two gir ls who are dr iven apar t but never stop trying to find one another again. In breathtaking prose, Shobha Rao tackles the most urgent issues facing women today: domestic abuse, human trafficking, immigration, and feminism. At once a propulsive page-turner and a hear t-wrenching meditation on fr iendship, Rao's debut novel is a literary tour de force."

GIRLS BURN BRIGHTER BY SHOBHA RAO

" The anthem of my life is 'Love Shack.'"

--Scott Parker

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OVERHEARD

SaturdayFebruary 24

The st riking contrast between the images below brings us to crit ical quest ions: What happened at Lexington Green on the morning of Apri l 19, 1775? Did the Minutemen Stand Tall or Flee the Scene?

For the 150th anniversary of the Bat t le of Lexington, the U.S.P.S. produced a two-cent stamp. The stamp depicts a solid line of Minutemen resolutely facing superior Brit ish forces.

The 1925 stamp was based on the 1886 paint ing by Henry Sandham. It shows rebellious Americans defying orders to leave Lexington Green.

However, in the fall of 1775, a young silversmith named Amos Doolit t le created a metal engraving that depicts Brit ish regulars f ir ing on f leeing m inutemen.

CU Visit Day Honors College Visits Virginia Stage Company at Wells Theatre

Classes Resume, 8:00 a.m.

Faculty Excellence in Community Service Award Dinner, 6:00 p.m. (Chowan Room)

Spring Break Begins at Conclusion of Classes

Graduation Application Deadline

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1925 STAMP 1886 PAINTING 1775 ENGRAVING

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