Section III Table of Contents

Professional Service

III.

Professional Service 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Service to the University Community ... 01 Service to the Community ..... 35 Combined Professional Service 2007-2010 . 400 Awards and Recognition 64

Items in bold denote new information added to dossier submitted for promotion in 2010

3.1

Service to the University

MARCH 16 ~ 17,2012
Host Institution: Delaware State University, Dover, DE College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

~ Delawa!!~,~~!~,~w,!versity

T~SITYOF
in Collaboration with:

IJEIAWARE.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr. Robin Smith Williams,

a native of Garner, orth "[very child needs someone to be crazy about them." These are the words of

Carolina, is the wife of DSU President Harry Lee Williams, the 10th president of Delaware State University. Their 18-year union has produced two sons: Austin, 15, and Gavin, II. Dr. Robin Williams is the only First Lady In Ihe 119-year history of Delaware State University to possess a doctorate. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Media and a Master of Arts in Industrial Technology, Graphic Communications, both from Appalachian State University - where she first met her husband. In 2001, she earned an Ed.D. in Technology Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Her dissertation topic was An Analysis oi A wsrd Winning Local School Technology Education Teachers
and Their Use or Effective Leadership Practices.

Salome

Thomas-EL,

award-winning

teacher

and

principal

and

nationally recognized educator. They shape his life-long commitment to answering the question, "How do we ensure that every child achieves their greatest potential?" This question lies at the heart of the national dialogue on education policy, the day in and day out work of school personnel, and the hopes of every parent. Central to this challenge is how we succeed with children who are facing the most serious barriers to success: poverty, violence, neglect, and low expectations. For over 20 years, Principal EL has taken on this challenge with the absolute belief that every child can and will learn as long as adults in their world care enough to not give up. Starting as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thornas-El. has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community to help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universities. He brings to the process a powerful combination of passion, caring, and leadership to craft a refreshing, common-sense roadmap to help kids achieve their d rea ms, no ma tie r the odds. Salome Thornas-El, lives in Delaware County with his wife and two young daughters. He has been a teacher and principal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1987 and more recently in Wilmington, Delaware where he is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington since 2010. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School, where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eighth-time National Chess Champions. Principal EL was a regular contributor on the first season of "The Dr. Oz Show" and is the author of the best-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immorteltty of Influence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parenting and service to others. The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. Thomasa speaks to groups across the country and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He has studied in Cambridge and London, England and is currently a doctoral candidate. He has received the Marcus A. Foster Award as the outstanding School District Administrator in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania's distinguished Martin Luther King Award. Reader's DIgest MagaZIne recently recognized Principal ELas an "Inspiring American Icon". Principal EL recently appeared on ''The Oprah Radio Network".

An educator in her own right, Dr. Robin Williams taught from 1995 to 2009 at Appalachian State, where she rose to the rank of a tenured associate professor in the university's Thomas W. Rccse Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology Program. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Dr. Williams taught several graphic arts courses at the master's level during that tenure and served on a number of graduate student committees, six of which she chaired. In 1999, she was one of two doctoral students in the University of North Carolina system to receive the Board of Governors' Faculty Doctoral Study Assignment Program Award. In 2006, she was selected to receive the orth Carolina Technology Education Association's Excellence in Education Award. She served as an associate dean in the University College of North Carolina Central University in Dllrham during the 2009-2010 academic year. In that capacity, she worked to improve the University's retention and graduation rates and successfully wrote two Title III grants totaling more than $1.5 million to support that work. In addition to supporting her husband as the First Lady of DSU, Dr. Robin Williams currently the Executive Director of the University College at Cheyney University of l'ennsylvania. serves as

121

131

Conference Program
friday, March 16,2012

Saturday, 8:00 8:45

March

17 Onsite State Registration University

a.111. - 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfasl and a.I11.: Welcome Address Dr. Harry Williams, President, Delaware

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Registration 3: 15 p.m.: Welcome Addresses:

Dr. Marshall Stevenson, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Dr. Alton Thompson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
3: 15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Keynote Address: Stale University

Sciences

Concurrent panel Poster Presentation

sessions

are from 9 a.m.-3:45

p.l11.

Set-up Panel 2
MLK Parlor B

Dr. Robin Williams, First Lady, Delaware

Panel 1
MLK Parlor A

9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

9 a.m. -10:15

Scientific Progress in the 21" Century

Concurrent Panel
I

Social Media and Public Policy

Moderator: Keenon Mann, M.Ed., Doctoral Candidate School of Education, University of Delaware Rashidah McCoy, Delaware State University "Friend or Foe?: A Content Analysis of Crisis Communications through the Media during theJapan

Panel 4 p.rn. A

Sessions 5: 15 p.m.

are from

4p.m.-5:15p.m. Panel 2 MLK Parlor B Shatice jones, Delaware Stale University "The Effects of Appointment Defaults on Altitudes towards lnfluenza Vaccinations" Rochelte McDonald, Delaware State University "Dopamine Modulation through an Auto-Receptor in C. Elegans Heha viora l Plaslicily" Clinton Williams, Delaware State University "Efficacy of Pumpkin Seed Oil in Parasite Control Lambs" Travis Worrell, Delaware State University "The Effect of Ethanol on Weakfish Maulhne. 4 p.m. - 5: 15 p.rn. Moderator: Dr John Rich, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Delaware Stale University

MLK Parlor

Growins Up in the Age of Technology

Moderator: Dr. Francine Edwards, Associate Professor, Mass Communicalions Department, Delaware State University Jazzmyn Molson, Delaware "Children Learning Words Stale University through Categorization"

Mind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the New Millennium

Mode"ator: Ms. Natalie Belcher, lnstructor, Department of English and ro.-eign Languages, Delaware State University Jennifer Boucicaut, Delaware State University "Preparation and Cha racterizancn of Temozolomide-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Targeting Brain Tumors" Taffie Brown.junior, Delaware State University "The Effects of Nordic Walking Poles on Middle Aged Women with Metabolic Syndrome" Latia Manning, Delaware State University "The Relation of Cognitive Dissonance in the Initiation Processes and the Development of Social Bonding and Acceptance in the Police Academy" Sonya Inderbitzin, Delaware State University "Starving for' Perfect: The Disconnection between Americas Food Waste and tnsecurity"

Tsunami"
Malik Foster, Delaware State University "The Split of Sudan: How Crimes against Affecl Sudan's Economic Status" Humanity

Khalice Payne, Delaware State University "Autism's Emotional Impact on Mothers of Autistic Children" Darice Owens, Delaware State University "Using the Sport of Basketball for Social Physical, fsychoiozicai and Educational Development" Alexis Davis, Delaware State University "Speech Impediments and How it delays Cognitive and Social Development"

for

in

Samantha Holsey, Delaware State University "Troy Anthony Davis and the Misapplication
Punishment in America"

of Capital

Cell"

Charles Casteel, Delaware State University "Examining the Underlying Psychopathology of Adolescent Males who have Committed Homicide"

PanelS
Ml.K Parlor

10:30 a.m. - 11: 45 a.m,

II

Panel 4

10:30 a.m. - 11: 45 a.m.

a child's

MLK Parlo.' B

Inventing Race in the Social and the Scientific

Moderato.': Dr. Niklas Robinson, Assistant Professor, Dcpa rtment of History, Political Science, and Phitosophy, Delaware Stale University Tobe Ofuani, University of Delaware "Jail Punishment in Education: Disciplinary Actions and Young Black men in the Third and Fourth Periods" .I. jamel Smiley, Delaware State University "What is the Cause of Mid Air Collisions?: A Study of the Reasoning behind the High Rate of Collisions in Instructional rliZhls" Kara Rice, Delaware Slate University "Investigations or Syntactic Bootstrapping"

Re-examining America's Social Contract

Moderator: Dr. Betsy Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Shantel Campbell, University of Delaware "Diversity, Competition, and Localism: Re-examining the Federal Communications Commission" Michelle "Gender Rolsal, Delaware Stale University Disparity in the Public Relations field"

Delvise Fogwe, Delaware State University "TIle Bell Curve: Its Social, f.conomic, and Polilical Effects on African Americans, the Poor and Other Minority Groups"

141

ISI

DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

MEMORANDUM
February 21, 2012 TO: Mr. Jean Charlot, Jason Library Dr. Francine Edwards, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Michael Katz, College of Business (alternate) Dr. Rachel Mathers, College of Business Dr. Faith Newton, Department of Education Ms. Leila Rowe, Academic Enrichment Dr. Tomasz Smolinski, Computer Information Systems Dr. Kevina Vulinec, College of Agriculture Alton Thompson, Provost ONE BOOK, ONE CAMPUS

FR: RE:

I am pleased to appoint you to serve on the 2012-2013 One Book, One Campus committee. Dr. Francine Edwards, Department of Mass Communications, will serve as chair of this committee. The committees charge is to submit a recommendation to me for the summer reading book that our students, faculty, and staff will be expected to complete for the fall semester 2012. Upon reading the selected book, students will participate in small, seminar-structured sessions to discuss the book with their peers, advisors, faculty members and administrators. A memorandum will be sent to the University Community via the listserve and e-News requesting campus-wide solicitations for the 2012-2013 One Book, One Campus. They will be asked to send their recommendations and a brief description of their recommendation to Dr. Edwards, at fedwards@desu.edu by Friday, March 30, 2012.

After all recommendations have been received and reviewed, I am requesting that the committee make a selection and submit it to me by Friday, April 27, 2012. Thank you for your continued commitment and enthusiasm for moving Delaware State University forward in very intentional ways. cc: Academic Deans Associate Provost Presidents Cabinet

Second Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference

Social, Technological, and Scientific Advancements of the 21st Century

Host Institution: Delaware State University, Dover, DE College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

March 16 ~ 17, 2012

In Collaboration with:

Second Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference

Welcome! We are pleased that you could join us for our Second Regional Undergraduate Student Research Conference. It is hard to believe that just a year ago, this conference was an idea whose energies centered on highlighting the excellent research our undergraduate students were doing in the academy. This year, our conference has blossomed into a two-day symposium that will build upon the tradition of last year. We are very fortunate to have Delaware State University host the conference this year, and Dr. Andrew Blake and Dr. Myrna Nurse have served as magnificent marshals for this event. The theme for this years conference is broadly conceived under the heading Social, Technological, and Scientific Advancements of the 21st Century. It is an irrefutable fact that we live in a constantly changing world. Our methods of communicating with each other, telling our stories, and responding to the changing social, political, environmental, economic, and spiritual climates have caused us to reinvent ourselves in a myriad of ways. Some of these reinventions have been noble, while others have raised more questions and challenges. Admittedly, higher education has entered this dialogue by compartmentalizing learning, not just for matters of convenience but to make our global environment comprehensible. We believe all bodies of knowledgehumanistic, technological, and scientificare essential toward empowering and validating the value of all human beings. Our students research interests reflect this fact. Each one represents a promise of advancing our world toward social equilibrium, and we support and applaud each presenter for his or her pursuit of excellence. We are also happy to have Lincoln University join us for the first time this year, and we look forward to many more productive conferences with them. A special thank you is extended to Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde and Dr. Robert Millette who helped facilitate our connection to Lincoln University. We hope everyone has a wonderful time and thank you for attending. Sincerely,

Dr. Andrew Blake, Co-Host Chair Delaware State University

Dr. Myrna Nurse, Co-Host Chair Delaware State University

Dr. Carol E. Henderson, USRC Executive Committee University of Delaware

[1]

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Dr. Robin Smith Williams, a native of Garner, North Carolina, is the wife of DSU President Harry Lee Williams, the 10th president of Delaware State University. Their 18-year union has produced two sons: Austin, 15, and Gavin, 11.
Dr. Robin Williams is the only First Lady in the 119-year history of Delaware State University to possess a doctorate. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication Media and a Master of Arts in Industrial Technology, Graphic Communications, both from Appalachian State University where she first met her husband. In 2001, she earned an Ed.D. in Technology Education from North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Her dissertation topic was An Analysis of Award Winning Local School Technology Education Teachers

and Their Use of Effective Leadership Practices.

An educator in her own right, Dr. Robin Williams taught from 1995 to 2009 at Appalachian State, where she rose to the rank of a tenured associate professor in the universitys Thomas W. Reese Graphic Arts and Imaging Technology Program. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, Dr. Williams taught several graphic arts courses at the masters level during that tenure and served on a number of graduate student committees, six of which she chaired. In 1999, she was one of two doctoral students in the University of North Carolina system to receive the Board of Governors Faculty Doctoral Study Assignment Program Award. In 2006, she was selected to receive the North Carolina Technology Education Associations Excellence in Education Award. She served as an associate dean in the University College of North Carolina Central University in Durham during the 2009-2010 academic year. In that capacity, she worked to improve the Universitys retention and graduation rates and successfully wrote two Title III grants totaling more than $1.5 million to support that work. In addition to supporting her husband as the First Lady of DSU, Dr. Robin Williams currently serves as the Executive Director of the University College at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.

[2]

Every child needs someone to be crazy about them. These are the words of

Salome Thomas-EL, award-winning teacher and principal and nationally recognized educator. They shape his life-long commitment to answering the question, How do we ensure that every child achieves their greatest potential? This question lies at the heart of the national dialogue on education policy, the day in and day out work of school personnel, and the hopes of every parent. Central to this challenge is how we succeed with children who are facing the most serious barriers to success: poverty, violence, neglect, and low expectations.
For over 20 years, Principal EL has taken on this challenge with the absolute belief that every child can and will learn as long as adults in their world care enough to not give up. Starting as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thomas-EL has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community to help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universities. He brings to the process a powerful combination of passion, caring, and leadership to craft a refreshing, common-sense roadmap to help kids achieve their dreams, no matter the odds. Salome Thomas-EL lives in Delaware County with his wife and two young daughters. He has been a teacher and principal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1987 and more recently in Wilmington, Delaware where he is currently the Head of School at Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington since 2010. Principal EL received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School, where his students have gone on to win world recognition as Eighth-time National Chess Champions. Principal EL was a regular contributor on the first season of The Dr. Oz Show and is the author of the best-selling books, I Choose to Stay, about his Vaux Middle School experience, and The Immortality of Influence (Foreword by Will Smith), which stresses the importance of leadership, mentoring, parenting and service to others. The Walt Disney Company optioned the movie rights to I Choose to Stay. ThomasEL speaks to groups across the country and frequently appears on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR Radio. He has studied in Cambridge and London, England and is currently a doctoral candidate. He has received the Marcus A. Foster Award as the outstanding School District Administrator in Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvanias distinguished Martin Luther King Award. Readers Digest Magazine recently recognized Principal EL as an Inspiring American Icon. Principal EL recently appeared on The Oprah Radio Network.

[3]

Conference Program
Friday, March 16, 2012 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: Registration 3:15 p.m.: Welcome Addresses: Dr. Marshall Stevenson, Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Dr. Alton Thompson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 3:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Keynote Address: Dr. Robin Williams, First Lady, Delaware State University Concurrent Panel Sessions are from 4p.m.-5:15p.m.
Panel 1 4 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Panel 2 4 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

MLK Parlor A Growing Up in the Age of Technology Moderator: Dr. Francine Edwards, Associate Professor, Mass Communications Department, Delaware State University Jazzmyn Molson, Delaware State University Children Learning Words through Categorization Khalice Payne, Delaware State University Autisms Emotional Impact on Mothers of Autistic Children Darice Owens, Delaware State University Using the Sport of Basketball for Social Physical, Psychological and Educational Development Alexis Davis, Delaware State University Speech Impediments and How it delays a childs Cognitive and Social Development

MLK Parlor B Mind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the New Millennium Moderator: Ms. Natalie Belcher, Instructor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Jennifer Boucicaut, Delaware State University Preparation and Characterization of Temozolomide-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles for Targeting Brain Tumors Taffie Brown, Junior, Delaware State University The Effects of Nordic Walking Poles on Middle Aged Women with Metabolic Syndrome Latia Manning, Delaware State University The Relation of Cognitive Dissonance in the Initiation Processes and the Development of Social Bonding and Acceptance in the Police Academy Sonya Inderbitzin, Delaware State University Starving for Perfect: The Disconnection between Americas Food Waste and Insecurity

[4]

Saturday, March 17 8:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Onsite Registration 8:45 a.m.: Welcome Address Dr. Harry Williams, President, Delaware State University Concurrent panel sessions are from 9 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Poster Presentation Set-up
Panel 1 9 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Panel 2 9 a.m. 10:15

MLK Parlor A Scientific Progress in the 21st Century Moderator: Dr. John Rich, Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, Delaware State University Shatice Jones, Delaware State University The Effects of Appointment Defaults on Attitudes towards Influenza Vaccinations Rochelle McDonald, Delaware State University Dopamine Modulation through an Auto-Receptor in C. Elegans Behavioral Plasticity Clinton Williams, Delaware State University Efficacy of Pumpkin Seed Oil in Parasite Control in Lambs Travis Worrell, Delaware State University The Effect of Ethanol on Weakfish Mauthner Cell Panel 3 10:30 a.m. 11: 45 a.m.

MLK Parlor B Social Media and Public Policy Moderator: Keenon Mann, M.Ed., Doctoral Candidate School of Education, University of Delaware Rashidah McCoy, Delaware State University Friend or Foe?: A Content Analysis of Crisis Communications through the Media during the Japan Tsunami Malik Foster, Delaware State University The Split of Sudan: How Crimes against Humanity Affect Sudans Economic Status Samantha Holsey, Delaware State University Troy Anthony Davis and the Misapplication of Capital Punishment in America Charles Casteel, Delaware State University Examining the Underlying Psychopathology of Adolescent Males who have Committed Homicide Panel 4 10:30 a.m. 11: 45 a.m.

MLK Parlor A Inventing Race in the Social and the Scientific Moderator: Dr. Niklas Robinson, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, Delaware State University Tobe Ofuani, University of Delaware Jail Punishment in Education: Disciplinary Actions and Young Black men in the Third and Fourth Periods J. Jamel Smiley, Delaware State University What is the Cause of Mid Air Collisions?: A Study of the Reasoning behind the High Rate of Collisions in Instructional Flights Kara Rice, Delaware State University Investigations of Syntactic Bootstrapping

MLK Parlor B Re-examining Americas Social Contract Moderator: Dr. Betsy Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of English and Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Shantel Campbell, University of Delaware Diversity, Competition, and Localism: Re-examining the Federal Communications Commission Michelle Rolsal, Delaware State University Gender Disparity in the Public Relations Field Delvise Fogwe, Delaware State University The Bell Curve: Its Social, Economic, and Political Effects on African Americans, the Poor and Other Minority Groups

[5]

11:45 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch 12: 15 p.m. 12: 45 p.m.:

Keynote Address: Mr. Salome Thomas-El Principal-Educator, Thomas Edison Charter School of Wilmington
Panel 5 1 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Panel 6 1 p.m. 2:45 p.m.

MLK Parlor A Colorism and Culture in the 21st Century Moderator: Dr. Arica Coleman, Assistant Professor, Department of Black American Studies, University of Delaware ReShawn Johnson, Delaware State University Reinventing Black Womanhood in the writings of Phillis Wheatley and Zora Neale Hurston Yetunde Olayinka, Lincoln University Can Caribbean People Assimilate? Kristin Rowe, University of Delaware Skin Tone, Beauty, and Marriage: Colorism and Skin Tones Effect on Marriage Rates for Black Women

MLK Parlor B Social Networks and Race Moderator: Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Lincoln University Synquette Wilks, Delaware State University Extended Internet Use: Friend or Foe? Cearra Jones, Delaware State University African Americans and Mathematics: Pedagogy Preference Gianna Harris, Delaware State University The Invisible Year: A Reflection of the Sophomore Year of Higher Education Lavine Grimes, Lincoln University The Effect of Social Support Systems on the Academic Development of African American Male College Students

Panel 7

3 p.m. 4:15 p.m.

Panel 8

3 p.m. 4:15 p.m.

MLK Parlor A Donning Culture in the Digital Age Moderator: Dr. Stephen Taylor, Associate Professor, Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy, Delaware State University Thiasia Johnson, Lincoln University African American Male Academic Success: An Examination of Social Networks and Financial Support Mikhail Wint, Delaware State University Trust: A Measure of Bias Brooklynn Hitchens, University of Delaware Evolution of the Bad B*tch: Black Womens Agency and Sexual Capital in America Jessica Bull, University of Delaware Perceptions of Natural Hair in the 21st Century

MLK Parlor B Community under Pressure: Parenting and Social Development in the New Age

Moderator: Dr. Andrew Blake, Assistant Professor, English & Foreign Languages, Delaware State University Kimele Gray, Delaware State University The Effect of paternal Parenting Stress on Child Cognitive Development at 24 months of Age
Sashalee King, Delaware State University Single Mothers vs. Single Fathers: The Academic Performance of Children Raised by Opposite Sex Parent Richard Faison, Lincoln University Retention and Graduation Rates of African American Males: Another Look at the HBCUs Charnele Davis, Lincoln University Retention in African American Males at Lincoln U

[6]

POSTER PRESENTATION Q & A

4:15- 4:30 p.m.

Janet Cordero, Delaware State University, Beneficial Effects of Rhiozopheric Microbiota on Rice Michelle Francis, University of Delaware, Crosslinking Venom Protein to Melanoma Cells Hillari Howard, Delaware State University Monet LeMon, Delaware State University, The Underground Railroad: Past and Present Michelle Pleet, University of Delaware, The Metabolic Cycle of Life-linking Glucose Anabolism and Catabolism Taria Pritchett, University of Delaware, Essence Magazine: Tracking the Vision of Black Women Closing Ceremony: Awards Presentation In Memoriam: Dr. Tonia Conley, Director, McNair Scholars Program, DSU Closing remarks Black National Anthem: DSU Concert Choir (small group) CONFERENCE PRESENTERS AT A GLANCE Donning Culture in the Digital Age Thiasia Johnson, Senior, Criminal Justice Major (Dr. Zoran Milovanovich, Advisor, LU) Mikhail Wint, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. John Rich, Advisor, DSU) Brooklynn Hitchens, Junior, Black American Studies and English (Dr. Carol E. Henderson, Advisor, UD) Jessica Bull, Senior, Black American Studies and Sociology (Dr. Maggie Ussery, Advisor, UD) Social Networks and Race Synquette Wilks, Junior, Mass Communications Major (Dr. Myna German, Advisor, DSU) Cearra Jones, Senior, Mathematics Major (Dr. Nicola Edwards-Omolewa, Advisor, DSU) Gianna Harris, Junior, Social Work Major (Dr. Millicent Carvalho-Grevious, Advisor, DSU) Lavine Grimes, Senior, Anthropology Major (Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Advisor, LU) Community under Pressure: Parenting and Social Development in the New Age Kimele Gray, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Antoinette Farmer, Advisor, Rutgers University/DSU McNair Research Program) Sashalee King, Junior, English Major (Dr. Rebecca Fox-Lykens, Advisor, DSU) Richard Faison, Senior, Criminal Justice Major (Dr. Zoran Milovanovich, Advisor, LU) Charnele Davis, Senior, Sociology Major (Dr. Anthony DiFilippo, Advisor, LU) Scientific Progress in the 21st Century Shatice Jones, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gretchen Chapman, Advisor, DSU) Rochelle McDonald, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Harbinder Dhillon, Advisor, DSU) Clinton Williams, Junior, Pre-Veterinary Science Major; Biology Minor, (Dr. Dahlia Jackson-OBrien, Advisor, DSU) Travis Worrell, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Theresa Tszabo-Maas, Advisor, DSU) 4:35-5:00 p.m.

[7]

Social Media and Public Policy Rashidah McCoy, Senior, Mass Communication Major (Dr. Francine Edwards, Advisor, DSU) Malik Foster, Junior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) Samantha Holsey, Senior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) Charles Casteel, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Advisor, DSU) Mind, Body, Spirit Advancements in the New Millennium Jennifer Boucicaut, Senior, Forensic Biology Major (Dr. Cherese Winstead, Advisor, DSU) Taffie Brown, Junior, Pre-Nursing Major (Dr. Carla Murgia, Advisor, DSU) Latia Manning, Senior, Sociology Major (Dr. Lee Streetman, Advisor, DSU) Sonya Inderbitzin, Sophomore, Biology (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Inventing Race in the Social and the Scientific Tobe Ofuani, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Jacqueline Aldridge, Advisor, UD) J. Jamel Smiley, Senior, Aviation Management Major (Captain Stephen Speed, Advisor, DSU) Kara Rice, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Rachel Pulverman, Advisor, DSU) Delvise Fogwe, Sophomore, Nursing Major (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Colorism and Culture in the 21st Century ReShawn Johnson, Junior, English Major (Dr. Andrew Blake and Dr. A. Myrna Nurse, Advisors, DSU) Yetunde Olayinka, Senior, Anthropology Major (Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, Advisor, LU) Taria Pritchett, Senior, English Education/Urban Education (Dr. Elizabeth Higginbotham, Advisor, UD) Kristin Rowe, Junior, Black American Studies/English Majors (Dr. Carol E. Henderson and Dr. Phillip Mink, Advisors, UD) Growing Up in the Age of Technology Jazzmyn Molson, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Rachel Pulverman, Advisor, DSU) Khalice Payne, Junior, Special Education Major (Dr. Andrew Blake, Advisor, DSU) Darice Owens, Senior, Psychology Major (Dr. Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Advisor, DSU) Alexis Davis, Junior, Psychology Major (Dr. Padmini Banerjee, Advisor, DSU) Re-examining Americas Social Contract Shantel Campbell, Junior, Communications Major (Dr. Daniel Yanich, Advisor, UD) Michelle Rolsal, Senior, Mass Communications Major (Dr. Michael Casson, Advisor, DSU) Michelle Francis, Junior, Medical Technology Major, (Dr. Mary Ann McLane, Advisor, UD) Poster Presentations Janet Cordero, Junior, Pre-Veterinary Medicine Major (Dr. Harsh Bais and Dr. Venkatesan Sundaresan, Advisors, DSU) Michelle Francis, Junior, Medical Technology Major (Dr. Mary Ann McLane, Advisor, UD) Hillari Howard, Sophomore, Environmental Science Major (Dr. Chandran Sabanayagam, Advisor, DSU) Monet LeMon, First-year, Studio Art Major & College Advance Learning Community Member (Dr. A. Myrna Nurse, Advisor, DSU) Michelle Pleet, Senior (UD) In Memoriam Akiah S. Powell, Senior, Political Science Major (Dr. Samuel Hoff, Advisor, DSU) GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Grateful acknowledgment is given to all those individuals who helped to make this day possible: Dr. Myrna Nurse, Dr. Andrew Blake, Dr. Carol Henderson, Dr. Emmanuel Babatunde, and Dr. Robert Millette for planning

[8]

and preparation. Wed like to thank our students for sharing their wonderful gifts of intellectual inquiry with us. We thank our keynote speakers for sharing their time and talents. We also thank the advisors at Delaware State University, Lincoln University, and the University of Delaware who worked with many of our students. We hope today pays homage to the purpose and power of teaching and mentoring. This symposium was generously funded by the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Delaware State University and the College of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology. Special thanks go to Dr. Marshall F. Stevenson, Dean of the College (DSU), Dr. Joe Amoako, Interim Chair of English and Foreign Languages (DSU), and Dr. Mazen Shahin, Director, HBCU-UP SMILE (DSU). We thank the Department of Black American Studies (UD) for their vision and financial support of those students who traveled from Newark to Dover. And, to all of the faculty, staff, and students who have willingly assistedtoo numerous to name heremay we honor you and the spirit of Ubuntu today in all that we do.

BLACK INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS LIST (SELECTED)

Source: Museum of Black Inventions and Inventors

air conditioning unit Frederick M. Jones July 12, 1949 almanac Benjamin Banneker Approx 1791 automatic gear shift Richard Spikes February 28, 1932 baby buggy W.H. Richardson June 18, 1899 bicycle frame L.R. Johnson October 10, 1899 blood plasma bag Charles Drew Approx. 1945 cellular phone Henry T. Sampson July 6, 1971 chamber commode T. Elkins January 3, 1897 clothes dryer G. T. Sampson June 6, 1862 curtain rod S. R. Scratton November 30, 1889 door knob O. Dorsey December 10, 1878 dust pan Lawrence P. Ray August 3, 1897 electric lampbulb Lewis Latimer March 21, 1882 elevator Alexander Miles October 11, 1867 fire escape ladder J. W. Winters May 7, 1878 fire extinguisher T. Marshall October 26, 1872 folding bed L. C. Bailey July 18, 1899 folding chair Brody & Surgwar June 11, 1889 gas mask Garrett Morgan October 13, 1914 golf tee T. Grant December 12, 1899 guitar Robert F. Flemming, Jr. March 3, 1886 hair brush Lydia O. Newman November 15, 18-horse shoe J. Ricks March 30, 1885 ice cream scooper A. L. Cralle February 2, 1897 ironing board Sarah Boone December 30, 1887 lawn mower L. A. Burr May 19, 1889 lawn sprinkler J. W. Smith May 4, 1897 lock W. A. Martin July 23, 18-lunch pail James Robinson 1887 mail box Paul L. Downing October 27, 1891 mop Thomas W. Stewart June 11, 1893 motor Frederick M. Jones June 27, 1939 pencil sharpener J. L. Love November 23, 1897 refrigerator J. Standard June 14, 1891 spark plug Edmond Berger February 2, 1839 stethoscope Imhotep Ancient Egypt stove T. A. Carrington July 25, 1876 street sweeper Charles B. Brooks March 17, 1890 thermostat control Frederick M. Jones February 23, 1960 traffic light Garrett Morgan November 20, 1923 typewriter Burridge & Marshman April 7, 1885

[9]

NOTABLE BLACK WOMEN INVENTORS AND THEIR INVENTIONS

Virgie M. Ammons Louise H. Andrews Patricia Bath, M.D. Miriam E. Benjamin Sarah Boone Henrietta Bradberry Marie V. Brittan Brown I.O. Carter Joan Clark Beatrice L. Cowans Virginia E. Hall Gertrude Downing Ellen Elgin Cathleen McCoy Garrett Sara E. Goode Bessie V. Griffin Julia Terry Hammons Joanna Hardin Lydia M. Holmes Ruane Jeter Marjorie S. Joyner Mary B. Kenner Fireplace Damper Lens Holder Accessory Apparatus for Ablating & Removing Cataract Lenses Gong & Signal Chair for Hotels and the Like Ironing Board Bed Rack Torpedo Discharger Means Home Security System Utilizing Television Surveillance Nursery Chair Medicine Tray Holder for Bras and Like Embroidered Fruit Bowl Wall Hanging & Kit Corner Cleaner Attachment Clothes Wringer Siren/Horn Light Indicator The Cabinet Bed Portable Receptable Apparatus for Holding Yarn Skiens Keyboard Stand Knockdown Wheeled Toy Digital Toaster Permanent Waving Machine Sanitary Belt Sanitary Belt with Moistureproof Napkin Pocket Carrier Attachment for Invalid Walker Bathroom Tissue Holder Backwash Mounted on Shower Wall & Bathtub Weaving Straw with Silk Pastry Fork Hair Brush T-top Roof Cover Improvement on the Heating Furnish Pocketed Underwear Ear Clips Tissue Tote Improvement in Dough Kneader & Roller Hoisting/Loading Mechanism Family Relationship Card Game Rain Hat Pressing/Curling Iron Illusion Transmitter Float-operated Circuit Closer The Fruit Press Hair Care Products with Straightening Comb www.Inventions.org Copyright 1999 - 2005 Inventors Assistance League. Sept. 30, 1975 Pending May 17, 1988 July 17, 1888 April 26, 1892 May 25, 1943 Dec. 11, 1945 Dec. 2, 1969 Feb. 9, 1960 April 1, 1987 Aug. 31, 1976 April 5, 1977 April 5, 1977 1880s Pending July 14, 1885 April 24, 1951 Dec. 15, 1896 Feb. 23, 1993 Nov. 14, 1985 April 14, 1987 1928 May 15, 1956 April 14, 1959 May 18, 1976 Oct. 19, 1982 July 29, 1987 May 5, 1809 1892 Nov. 15, 1898 May 5, 1992 Dec. 23, 1919 Nov. 17, 1981 Nov. 17, 1981 Nov. 20, 1990 Sept. 20, 1884 April 20, 1920 Oct. 28, 1980 1983 1983 Oct. 21, 1980 May 4, 1920 1905 1905

Mary Kies Anna Mangin Lyda D. Newman Natalie R. Love Alice H. Parker Brothella Quick Carol Randall Judy W. Reed Mary J. Reynolds Mildred A. Snow Maxine Snowden Theora Stephens Valerie Thomas M. Toland Madeline M. Turner Madame C.J. Walker

[10]

3.2

Service to the Community

June 25, 2012 Dr. Francine Edwards Delaware State University 1200 N DuPont Hwy Dover, DE 19901 Dear Dr. Edwards, Once again, I wanted to thank you for helping us at Carrcroft Elementary School with our summer 2012 Faculty Development Series. Your workshops on business communication, marketing yourself and continuing education far exceeded our expectations. Our staff appreciated the time you volunteered to assist with the workshops. We look forward to working with you again next summer.

Sincerely,

Claire Jackson-Garrett Student Achievement Coordinator

22 March 2012 Francine Toliver Edwards Associate Professor Delaware State University 1200 N. DuPont HWY Dover, DE 19734 Dear Dr. Edwards, I just wanted to drop you a quick note of thanks for participating in our 2012 Career Lecture Series. We know that it takes a village when it comes to encouraging our students at the Community College level to continue their pursuit of academic excellence and are so appreciative that you were able to bring words of encouragement from Delaware State University.

We hope that or connection will lead students to Delaware to complete their degrees and look forward to working with you in the future.
Again, on behalf of the Department of English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts, we truly thank you for youre your commitment to academic excellence. Academically,

Tonya M. Jones Lecture Series Coordinator English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts

Shana Williams, Director 311 Shisler Court Newark, Delaware 19702 302-379-9048 atlanticcoastpageants@yahoo.com

August 1, 2012 Dr. Francine Edwards Associate Professor Delaware State University 1200 North DuPont Hwy Dover, Delaware 19901 Dear Dr. Edwards, I wanted to send you a note of thanks for the work that you have done with our scholarship pageant over the last two years. The board at Atlantic Coast realizes that creating custom workshops with an emphasis on oral and written communications skills and volunteering to serve as our interview coach has taken a great deal of your time, however the shared vision of educating todays young women and making sure they have the skills necessary to communicate in a diverse environment is extremely important. Additionally, we appreciate your countless volunteer hours as our marketing coordinator and know that we would not have been able to friend-raise and secure the funds necessary to provide scholarship to each of our contestant over the last two years. It is our honor to recognize you as the first Atlantic Coast Scholarship Pageants Volunteer of the Year and hope that you can join us on August 18, 2012 at the Delaware City Library for our awards ceremony. We look forward to the possibility of working with you in the future and again, thank you for your service to our scholarship winners and to the community. Sincerely,

Shana Williams Executive Director Atlantic Coast Scholarship Pageants

April 19, 2012 Dr. Francine Edwards Associate Professor Department of Mass Communication Delaware State University 1200 North DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901 Dr. Edwards: We would like to officially thank you for the invaluable service you provided to us during our 2nd Regional Undergraduate Studies Research Conference in March 2012. Events such as these depend on the generosity of colleagues, mentors, and associates who want to see our students succeed. Your presence at our conference went a long way to encourage our students. They know their research is important. We hope that you will join us again next year at the 3rd Annual Regional Conference. Sincerely, Dr. Carol E. Henderson Dr. Myrna Nurse, Co-Host USRC Executive Committee Delaware State University Dr. Andrew Blake, Co-Host Delaware State University

3.3

Combined Professional Service 2007-2010

Delaware State
35th,Annual Honors Day
Student Research Paper Presentations

Thursday, Avril 3 l\lBNA Building 12:00 - 4:30p.m.

rd

~------------------------------------------------------------------~~

35th ANNUAL HONORS DAY PROGRAM Student Paper Presentations SESSION II MBNA Building Room 105 Presiding: Dr. Gholam Kibria - Department of Education 12:00-12:15

"Strategies for Teaching Students with Hearing Impainnents" Presented by: Bina Daniel & Jennifer Hall Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gholam Kibria (Education) "Behavior Change Study of An Aspergers Syndrom Student" Presented by: Linda Aspinwall Faculty Mentor: Dr. Gholam Kibria (Education) "Using Public Relations to Promote the GLBT Community" Presented by: Reginald Littleton Faculty Mentor: Dr. Francine Edwards (Mass Communications)

12:20-12:35

12:40-12:55

1:00-1:15

"FEMA: Crisis Management From the Inside Out" Presented by: Brittany O'Sullivan Faculty Mentor: Dr. Francine Edwards (Mass Communications) "Minority Ownership in Radio: The Voice of the People" Presented by: Brandon Needam Facutty Mentor: Dr. Robert Naczi(Agriculture and Natural Resources) "Why is the Effect of Media So Important?" Presented by: Lindsay Brathwaite Faculty Mentor: Dr. Myna German (Mass Communications) "Personal Causes and Effects of Stress" Presented by: Ashley Wigington Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Amoako (English and Foreign Languages) "The Effects an Influential Person In My Life Had On Me" Presented by: Aisha Danielle Nins Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joe Amoako (English and Foreign Languages) . "Weight Gain Due to Long-Term Risperidone Use in Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Mental Retardation (MR)" Presented by: Sanese White Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Zarcone (University of Rochester)

1:20-1:35

1:40-1:55

2:00- 2:15

2:20-2:35

2:40-2:55

~===~--------------------~---~------~------------~===~

Delaware State University Press Release Archive

Page 1 of 3

Admissions
Who are you?

Academics

Administration

Athletics

Library

Research

Student Life

Future Students Current Students Alumni Faculty Staff Family & Visitors Public Relations Public Relations Home Calendar of Events Press Release Archive Speakers Bureau

Press Release Archive

To view the archives, select the year you wish to review below.

View Archive for Year: 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 2004 - 2003 - 0
SGA Women's Panel Features Speakers from Entertainment, Law & Academia
March 05, 2009

The SGA's Celebrity Panel Discussion featured the perspectives of esteemed participants from the entertainment industry, legal profession and academia.

DSU STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONS CELEBRITY PANEL DISCUSSION YIELDS GREAT PROFESSIONAL WISDOM Guest Panelists included Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Entertainment Lawyer Lauren Lake, and others for a Discussion on Important Womens Issues

The Student Government Association and the Royal Court gave a high profile edge to its Women Conference on Thursday evening with a Celebrity Panel Discussion entitled I am a Woman, Elevated, Motivated and Empowered. Held March 5 in the Bank of America Buildings Longwood Auditorium, the Celebrity discussion featured a powerful panel of actress

http://archives.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=505

9/19/2010

Delaware State University Press Release Archive

Page 2 of 3

Sheryl Lee Ralph, star of the hit television comedy series "Moesha", entertainment lawyer Lauren Lake, a frequent legal analyst and on-air commentator for several major networks, and on-air personality Valeisha Monique Butterfield, who is also the managing director of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. The impressive panel also featured former Miss DSU Dana Robinson, a freelance public relations professional and a media studies graduate student at Sheryl Lee Ralph the New School in New York City, and DSU mass communication Assistant Professor Francine Toliver Edwards, who is also a organizational development specialist with expertise in the areas of diversity, strategic communication, and conflict negotiation and resolution. The panel had much wisdom for the gathering, which almost filled Longwood Auditorium. One of the questions for the panelists dealt with how women represent themselves professionally. Ms. Butterfield said she found out the conventional notions of dressing in business suits and low-heeled shoes Valeisha Monique Butterfield did not conform with her destiny as an executive for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. I found that you have to believe in her you are, but have standards, she said. While noting that she is still in graduate school, Miss Robinson said that she has learned that it is important to have faith in ones self, but should not project overconfidence. Be confident, but dont be arrogant, she said. People can smell that a mile away. Ms. Lake said women should be assertive and confident in whatever they are engaged in, as well as be Dana Robinson themselves. When you are authentic, at the end of the day you can be proud of yourself, she said. With respect to having confidence in any setting, Ms. Ralph noted that it is directly related to how much diligent work has been put in on selfdevelopment. Self work is some of the best work you do, Ms. Ralph said. When you walk in a room, hopefully you will have worked on yourself and on being

http://archives.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=505

9/19/2010

Delaware State University Press Release Archive

Page 3 of 3

Lauren Lake

confident in yourself.

The discussion eventually shifted to the impact that the current state of the economy will have on the room of future graduates after they have begun their professional journeys. Dr. Edwards noted that while she was surprised when her husband told her that her family would be living below their means, she soon realized that it was good wisdom. You need to wake up to whats happening now (with the economy) because it is going to fall on your shoulders, Dr. Edwards said. If you have credit cards, pay them off, and put them to the side.

Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards

Site Index Directory Campus Map Directions Calendar Of Events | Delaware State University 1200 N. DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901 Daytime: 302.857.6060 Evening: 302.857.6290

2009 All rights reserved. webmaster@desu.edu Copyright Information Acceptable Use Policy Disclaimer Privacy

http://archives.desu.edu/advancement/pr/press_release.php?article_id=505

9/19/2010

37th Annual Honors Day Program Student Paper Presentations

Wednesday, March 31,2010 12:30 - 4:15 p.m.

Bank of America Building

"With Honor and Distinction"

37th Annual Honors Day Program Student Paper Presentations - Session V (continued)
Bank of America Building Room 208 Presiding: Dr. Harbinder S. Dhillon, Department of Biological Sciences 2:30-2:45 Offshoring, Fairness and Corporate Social Responsibility Presenter Name: Lucy Ebanja Faculty Advisor: Dr. Constant 0 8eugre Discovering What the Average Consumer Knows About Bamboo Fiber Clothing Ashley Draper Presenter Name: Dr. Jungmi Oh Faculty Advisor: Ballroom Dance Competition Gowns Presenter Name: LaVar Johnson Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jungmi Oh Cheerleaders Uniform Preferences: Presenter Name: Tailisha Miller Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jungmi Oh Style, Comfort and Maintenance

2:45-3:00

3:00-3:15

3:15-3:30

3:30-3:45

Public Relations and Consumer Spending in an Economic Depression Presenter Name: Raevyn Jones Faculty Advisor: Dr. Francine Edwards The use of Public Relations in Shaping College Athletes' Images Presenter Name: Vanessa Valdes (Stephanie Amolegbe) Faculty Advisor: Dr. Francine Edwards

3:45-4:00

Jj~'- __
Embrace, Inspire and Challenge Every Student Every Day

C_a_r_rc_r---"ofi_t_E_l_em_e_n_ta_ry,---S_c_h_oo_l
503 Crest Road. Wilmington, Delaware 19803 (302) 762-7165. FAX (302) 762-7106 CAROL C. NORMAN
Principal

MARK A. HOLODICK,
Superintendent

Ed.D.

MARK R. OVERLY
Assistant Principal

June 13, 2009

Dr. Francine Edwards Delaware State University 1200 N DuPont Hwy Dover, DE 19901

Dear Dr. Edwards I wanted to thank you for helping us at Carrcroft Elementary School with our summer 2009 faculty development. The information you provided on business and professional communication, diversity, and conflict resolution far exceeded our expectations. I know that you have a full academic load but our staff appreciated the time you volunteered to assist with the workshops. We look forward to working with you again next summer.

i:eCC~~eJ
Mrs. Claire Jack on St'bJdentAchi~veljl1ent Coordinator
"" \..J
<,

BRANDYWINE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 1000 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. CLAYMONT, DELAWARE 19703-1237 (302) 793-5000 www.brandywineschools.org
The Brandywine School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or deny

services on the basis a/race. national origin, religion. sex. disability, age or sexual orientation.

Baltimore City Community College

Changing Lives...Building Communities

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Carolane Williams, Ph.D.

President

Main Building, Rm. 137 LIBERTY CAMPUS 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215-7893

LIBERTY CAMPUS 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215-7893

30 September 2010

HARBOR CAMPUS Bard Building 600 E. Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21202-4073

Dear Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards: On behalf of the Department of English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts, we truly thank you for your participation in our inaugural Lecture Series-panel discussion-s-entitled "The Civil Rights Movement: A Past & Present Historical Context." Words cannot express our appreciation for your expertise and wisdom that you shared with our students, faculty, and administrators. Certainly, your presence epitomizes our efforts to "Change Lives ... Build Communities." Again, we thank you! Academically,

BUSINESS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CENTER 710 E. Lombard Street Baltimore, MD 21202-4047

REISTERSTOWN PLAZA CENTER 6764A Reisterstown Road Baltimore, MD 21215-2306

,-1r-"""",..J"';~~-"'/ ,...--

Pro ssor . Brooks, Chair English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts

~;sor~series Coordinator English, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts

General Information

410-462-8300

MD Toll-Free 1-888-203-1261

TTY

1-800-735-2258

State of Maryland

Martin O'Malley, Governor

www.bccc.edu

We express our sincere appreciation to

~~

'ecognition of your personal commitment,

~~ ry <e~

dedication, and performance.

r:~b.-;J

~rt~;0/'7tJ

r:

~~._

NOTES
English, Humanities, Visual & Performing Arts Inaugural Lecture Series
presents

The Civil Rights Movement: A Past & Present Historical Context

Panel Discussion

Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:00 am-9:25 am & 9:30 am -11:00 am Mini Conference Center Liberty Campus
Chair of English, Humanities, Visual & Performing Arts Professor Melvin Brooks Facilitator Tonya M. Jones, Assistant Professor of English

PANELISTS
Jacqueline Carter
Bal more City Community College Student, Early Childhood Educa on The rst African American female Air Force Reservist in the Avionics 459th Squadron at Andrews Air Force Base Mentor & Advocate for children and youth in Bal more City Assistant Professor of Mass Communica on, Delaware State University Graduate of James Madison University, Bowie State University, and Howard University Television Producer & On-Air Host for Black Entertainment Television (BET) 1991-2002

Minister Chastity D. Johnson

Graduate of Wichita State University & Candidate for Gradua on from Wesley Theological Seminary, Washington, DC in May 2011 Teacher, Facilitator, & Program Coordinator for Faith Based Ini a ves

Ministerial sta at Mount Calvary Bap st Church in Rockville, MD

Dr. Francine Toliver Edwards

Tonya M. Jones, M.Ed.

Mr. Vincent L. Fisher

Assistant Professor of English & Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Bal more City Community College Graduate of University of Maryland College Park & George Washington University Facilitator, Professional Speaker, & Writer

Antoinette Glenn, M.Ed.

Former member of United States Army and former leader in the Korean & Vietnam Wars Former educator, coach, and administrator at St. Johns College High School, Washington, DC Mentor, Consultant, & Volunteer at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, DC Teaching is a work of the heart, and I love it.

Professor Malcolm Willoughby

Assistant Professor of Music, Bal more City Community College Graduate of University of Kentucky and University of South Carolina Versa le musician and educator, former music teacher at the elementary, middle and high school levels

Na onal Board Cer ed Candidate, Educator in Prince Georges County Public Schools Graduate of Virginia State University and Coppin State University Recipient of the Outstanding Science Educator Award (2008-2009)

3.4

Awards and Recognition

,
DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATION 2012 Communications Contest

II

II II III II

Francine Toliver Edwards

"Connecting Yourself to Women's History" Baltimore City Community College

First Place
Speeches

Delaware Press Association A National Federation of Press Women Affiliate Mark Fowser, DPA President

."'r_"

, "'!

Ir~r~r~I

.. ~r~"

DELAWARE PRESS ASSOCIATON

AN AFPrLIATE OF THE NATr NAL 11H ERATION OF PRESS WOMEN

Delaware Press Association Mission Statement

The purpose of Delaware Press Association is to promote and uphold the highest ideals and standards of journalism, to encourage the exchang of ideas and experience in the field of communications and to coordinate-efforts of state affiliates and the National Federation of Press Women.

35TH ANNUAL MEETING

&
AWARDS BANQUET

HONORING

DP A
,

FOUNDERS
&

2012 CONTEST AWARD WINNERS

SPEAKERS:
KAREN JESSEE, SIMPLY ORGANIZED J OCELYN COVERDALE, BALLANTRAE SOLUTIONS "TAMING THE CHAOS: FROM THE FLOOR TO THE FILING CABINET; FROM THE COMPUTER TO THE CLOUD"

I
~

~I
Adopted 18 April 1996

MAY 3, 2012
UNIVERSITY & WHIST CLUB 805 N. BROOM STREET WILMINGTON, DELAWARE

I
I
~

54B Brochure, Four-color 1st Tamara Beeson & Ron Ohrel & Lisa Tossey 54C Brochure, Electronic 1st Roxane Ferguson

"2011 Coast Day program and map"

UDCEOE

2nd Emily Nassi 3rd Danielle Brody

"Penn State students blinded by irrational loyalty" "Going vegetarian makes for positive lifestyle change"

The Review The Review

"Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Sponsorship Brochure" http://www.bluetoad.com/publication - Print, single campaign "Joseph Frederick & Sons 65th Anniversary Calendar"

56A Direct Mail Marketing 1st Allison Taylor Levine

JF&S

INFORMATION

FOR THE MEDIA

Brandywine Zoo DCF

67A Design: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement 3rd Ashley Chichester "The Mass Communications Message" & Kheron Blue & Eric Brown & Christy Cale & Scheniqua Earle & Valpresious Ham & Rashidah McCoy & Desiree Williams 69A Photography (single 2nd Danielle Brody news, feature or sports photo): Newspaper "Student struck by truck, ticketed"

DSUMCM

5SA News or Feature Release - single news release 1st Karen Galanaugh "Brandywine Zoo Renews Accreditation" 2nd Allison Taylor Levine "DCF Celebrates '25 Years of Caring' with Vice President Joe Biden" 59 News or Feature 1st Karen Galanaugh

The Review

Release - multiple releases "Olivia Newton-John to Receive Stroud Award"

SWRC

60 Media Kit: Tools to gain media coverage 1st Karen Galanaugh "Olivia Newton-John

Receives Stroud Award"

SWRC

71 A Public relations: Campaign for a non-profit or educational 1st Desiree Williams "A Celebration of Lenape Culture" & Jermaine Smiley & Devin Wilkins & Dyleisha Lewis & Jason Rigby

institution DSUMC

SPEECHES
61 Speeches 1st Francine Toliver Edwards 2nd Nan Mulqueen "Connecting Yourself to Women's History" Baltimore City Community College UD

BOOKS / FICTION / VERSE

750 History, Non-fiction 1st Jan Churchill 75G Instructional, 1st Bob Yearick 76 Novel, Fiction 1st Rachel Simon book First South Pole Landing: The Pilots Story "how-to," Non-fiction The War on Words book Bob Yearick JCP

'The Obligation of Global Citizenship" Spring 2011 Commencement speech (UD President Dr. Patrick T. Harker) Paverd "The In's (Innovations) and Out's (Outcomes) of Recovery" (40th Summer Institute)

including

3rd Bridget Gillespie

BCCS

(full-length, 40,000 words and up) The Story of Beautiful Girl Memoirs of

GCP TP&E Enterprises

2nd Thomas William Tear

Confederate

Gentleman

COLLEGIATE
62A News writing: Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement 1st Danielle Brody "Some International students pay for admission help"" 2nd Nora Kelly "Group's comparison of abortion, genocide draws ire" 3rd Nora Kelly "Christie discusses economy" HM Dan McCarthy "Crime near campus down, officials say" 63A Feature Writing: 2nd Danielle Brody 3rd Dan McCarthy Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement "Student bridges gap to deaf culture" "Professors, students examine possibility of life on new planet" Newspaper, Magazine or Special Supplement "Figure skaters find trust at Fred Rust Arena" Magazine or Special Supplement "Cutting men's track and cross country: a dubious move" The Review The Review The Review The Review

77A Children's books, 1st Lynn Glaze 79 Short Story (Single 1st Rich Barnett

Fiction Samuel Sails 'Round the Horn

CreateS pace

The Review The Review

story or collection) "Crimes Against Nature" (No Place Like DEP Here: An Anthology of So DE Poetry & Prose) 2nd Marjorie M. Miller "Saving the World One Coke at aTime" (No DEP Place Like Here: An Anthology of So. DE Poetry & Prose) 3rd Marjorie M. Miller "Making Waves" (No Place Like Here: An DEP Anthology of So. DE Poetry & Prose) HM Robert Hambling Davis "Mexico" http://www.foxchasereview.org/11June/RobertHamblingDavis.html SOA Creative verse, incl. single entries or book/chapbook of poetry, single entry 1st Billie E. Travalini "Anatomy of a Frog" Paycock Press 2nd Wendy E. Ingersoll 'Weatherman" YourDailyPoem.com/archive.jsp 81 Book edited by entrant including poetry books or poetry magazines 1st Billie E. Travalini No Place Like Here: An Anthology of Southern Delaware Poetry & Prose

64A Sports Writing: 1st Nora Kelly

The Review

66A Column: Newspaper, 1st Emily Nassi

The Review

DEP

Delaware Press Association 1012 Kent Road Wilmington DE 19807 302.655.2175 302.655.2175 info@DelawarePressAssociation.org

March 21, 2012 Congratulations! One or more of your entries have been awarded 1st place in the following categories listed below. (Please note: This is not an exhaustive listing of all 1st place wins, as we are awaiting a few other judges' results. When they arrive, we will notify the winners of those categories, as well.)

Patrick Mairs: Category 38A "B+ Racing Seeks More Than Trips to Victory Lane" Francine Toliver Edwards: Category 61 "Connecting Yourself to Women's History"
However, this means that you may also be eligible to compete in the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Annual Communications Contest. Here are a few things to consider: 1. In order to be eligible to compete on the national level, in addition to having placed "first place" in your respective category, you must also be a current member of the NFPW. NFPW membership fee: $74 + $20 (local affiliate membership fee) = $94. (Find the link for membership renewal or join for first time here). A fee of $20 will become immediately payable to the Delaware Press Association (we will remit payment for all entrants in one consolidated check). Mail check to: DPA, 1012 Kent Rd, Wilmington, DE 19807. Complete rules on the competition can be found at http://www.nfpw.org/competitions.cfm.

2.

3.

***Due to the closeness of the deadline, we will request an immediate response as to whether or not you would like to compete in the national contest (entries must be forwarded by March. 26th).*** Again, congratulations on your first-place win. Please respond promptly to indicate your intentions to compete on the national level. Thank you!

Vanessa Nesbit DPA Contest Manager P.S. We hope that you will also join us for the annual DPA Communications Awards Banquet and Annual Meeting (May 3rd at the University & Whist Club, Wilmington, DE) where your achievement(s) will be recognized and your winning entries will be placed on display. Stay tuned for more details to come in the near future!