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Contract to bring link to National LambdaRail Computer network project will aid research efforts BY JENNIFER MULLEN Gov. Mark R. Warner was scheduled to join President Roseann Runte and officials from the partner organizations of the Eastern Litewave Internetworking Technology Enterprise (E-LITE) today (Dec. 9) to announce a contract with Verizon Virginia for a regional optical research network. The contract signals the arrival in Hampton Roads of the National LambdaRail computer network project, a dedicated advanced network connecting universities, national research centers and laboratories. Regionally, the project will connect ODU, its Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, College of William and Mary, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, NASA Langley Research Center and the Joint Training, Analysis and Simulation Center together and with other organizations across Virginia and throughout the country. Under the terms of the contract, Verizon Virginia will provide one 10-gigabit lambda from the mid-Atlantic node in McLean, Va., to the regional node in downtown Norfolk. Verizon will install some fiber optics for the regional network, which will have more than 150 miles of fiber, and networking hardware at each partner organization. It will also maintain the regional node. When the network is up and running, researchers in different parts of the country will have a forum in which to do large-scale computing projects together. With heated global competition, the United States is in a marathon race to maintain an edge in fundamental areas of research and innovation. NLR will provide critically needed high-speed network infrastructure for the next generation of research and goes beyond Internet and Internet2 technology. Regionally, it will allow supercomputers in multiple locations to operate like one machine, greatly increasing the available computing capability to gigabit and higher speeds. According to officials, the new network is 100 times faster than most organizations’ regular Internet connection. Old Dominion researchers will be able to partner with the best and brightest of the nation to forge ahead with revolutionary work in particle physics; modeling, simulation and visualization; system of systems engineering; multimodal transportation, port and distribution system logistics; and command and control strategies. They will have the opportunity to break ground in new research areas yet to be cultivated. Tenants in the recently announced Innovation Research Park @ ODU will also have access to the National Lambda-Rail. The National LambdaRail was created in 2003 by key public and private research entities in the United States to meet the most advanced research requirements, allow cost savings and catalyze new strategic partnerships. The NLR backbone consists of regional nodes positioned in major urban areas, forming a transcontinental network. Nodes have been placed, for example, in New York, Boston, Raleigh, Atlanta, Jackson-ville, Dallas, Los Angeles, Oregon and Washington state, among other locales. The Mid-Atlantic Terascale Partnership, a consortium of research institutions in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., was formed to support an NLR node in Northern Virginia. The node passes through Northern Virginia and serves Hampton Roads, as well as Richmond, Charlottesville and Blacksburg. Back to top
Col. Michael McGinnis, 51, head of the Department of Systems Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy and a key figure in Army modeling and simulation projects during the last 15 years, has been hired as executive director of Old Dominion’s Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC). He will join VMASC in June after he has completed the academic year at West Point and retired from the Army. Since 1997, when it was founded, VMASC has been an integral part of a Hampton Roads modeling, simulation and visualization cluster of industry, government and academic entities focused on military and commercial applications. Many of the applications involve training, experimentation and decision-making under realistic simulated conditions. Others involve testing of strategies and equipment. In partnership with economic development organizations, VMASC is a catalyst for $500 million per year in regional economic activity. “Col. McGinnis has broad experience in research, teaching and academic leadership,” said President Roseann Runte. “He has been an effective team and program builder. He is a highly reputed engineer in the fields of modeling, simulation, analysis and visualization. We are proud of the accomplishments of VMASC, the fine work of Bowen Loftin and Roland Mielke, and all look forward to welcoming Dr. McGinnis to this burgeoning research center, so vital to the economic development of this region.” Loftin resigned as VMASC executive director in May. Mielke, the VMASC technical director and professor of electrical and computer engineering, is serving as interim executive director. McGinnis has been the systems engineering department head at West Point for the last six years, and during that time has been a regular member of official U.S. delegations to international symposia involving computer simulations. In 2002-03 he directed a task force for the secretary of the Army that used modeling and analysis to revamp the way the Army builds its combat brigades. As director in 1997-99 of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Analysis Center in Monterey, Calif., McGinnis built a reimbursable research program and gained an international reputation in advanced computer simulation. Under his leadership, reimbursable research in systems engineering at West Point increased from $300,000 in 1999 to $3 million in 2005, and he was credited with expanding the institution’s research partnerships both with the Department of Defense and private industry. McGinnis began the process of transitioning out of the Army a year ago. “When I retire, I will have spent half of a 29-year military career leading high-technology, cutting-edge organizations doing modeling and simulation,” he said, adding, “VMASC is already very well positioned as a leader in these fields. A lot of credit must go to the people who are at VMASC now, and I hope that we can keep this team together.” Mohammad A. Karim, ODU vice president for research, said he was particularly impressed by McGinnis’ academic background and the special projects he has directed for the Army. “Col. McGinnis brings strong leadership experience in modeling, simulation and visualization, as well as systems engineering,” Karim said. McGinnis graduated from West Point in 1977. He holds master’s degrees in applied mathematics and operations research and statistics (1986) from Rensselaer Polytech-nic Institute, a master’s in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College (1996) and a doctoral degree in systems and industrial engineering from the University of Arizona (1994). “Industry partners of VMASC look forward to working with him. This is a positive step for VMASC and ODU as we move forward in this region with modeling and simulation,” said Robert R. Harper Jr., a Northrop Grumman Mission Systems executive who chairs the VMASC advisory board. Harper also is acting executive director of the state Emergency Management Training, Analysis and Simulation Center (EMTASC), which is being housed temporarily at VMASC in Suffolk. Back to top Real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda” to speak Jan. 12 Paul Rusesabagina, the hero portrayed in the Oscar-nominated movie “Hotel Rwanda,” will deliver ODU’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture Jan. 12. Free and open to the public, the talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Mills Godwin Jr. Building auditorium. Rusesabagina, a Hutu manager of a luxury hotel in Rwanda, saved the lives of more than 1,200 people – including his own Tutsi wife and children – by sheltering them during the 1994 massacre of more than 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus over a period of 100 days. His courage was chronicled in the acclaimed 2004 film, “Hotel Rwanda,” starring Don Cheadle. Rusesabagina served as special consultant to the film’s production. He also is involved in charitable organizations aiding survivors of the Rwandan tragedy and has set up the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation to assist relief efforts. Back to top
The 15th annual “Baskets for Books” game, co-sponsored by athletic department and Friends of the Library, will be held at 4 p.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. A percentage of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Old Dominion’s Perry Library for the purchase of books and equipment. At halftime, former Monarch greats Cal Bowdler ’98 and Billy Mann ’82 will square off in a free-throw shooting contest, sponsored by ESPN Radio 1310. The station will donate $25 for each basket made in one minute. Ticket prices are $20 and include club level seating (oversized, cushioned seats with full back support) and a buffet of hot dogs, chicken fingers, potato chips, cookies and beverages. A cash bar will also be available. For tickets call 623-3555 and ask for Katie. Back to top
The event was sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads. The ODU faculty team emerged victorious for the sixth consecutive year by pulling away from the second-place Virginian-Pilot team in the final rounds of the quiz. The team included faculty members Chris Drake and Tim Kidd (geography), Maria Fornella, Glen Sussman, Kurt Gaubatz and David Earnest (political science), and Lorraine Lees and John Heyl (history). ODU’s student team finished a strong second to the College of William and Mary and included Jessica Vance (team leader), Jacqueline Owen, Daniel Kuthy, Chris Pearson, Alex Palmer, Techernavian Moten, Angelia Sanders, Leslie Harlson and Ryan Weber. This marked the best finish for an ODU student team since the inception of the competition in 1999. Back to top Model U.N. team takes honors at conference ODU’s Model U.N. team took home two awards for outstanding performance at last month’s Model United Nations Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Sixteen ODU students participated in the conference, which is a simulation of the U.N. General Assembly and other committees. It is the world’s largest U.N. simulation college conference. The students represented Bolivia and Algeria at the various conference committees, where two ODU delegations received awards. Christopher Pearson and Joy Lee represented Algeria and received the Best Delegation award for the Social, Humanitarian and Culture Committee in the General Assembly. Pearson is a senior majoring in political science and Lee is pursuing a master’s in international studies. Freshman Matt Grizzle won an award for Outstanding Delegate. Back to top
A showcase for the research and expertise of faculty at Virginia’s higher education institutions, the show can be heard locally on WHRV-FM at 11:30 a.m. It is also available online at www.whro.com. The episode, titled “The Pleasures of Reading,” will also feature Patrick Tompkins of John Tyler Community College as he and Reynolds discuss their favorite books and writers. Reynolds is the author of three novels. Her 1997 book, “The Rapture of Canaan,” reached No. 1 on the bestseller lists of both The New York Times and USA Today. Back to top
The screenings, which will be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will take place in the Hampton/Newport News Room on Jan. 4 and in the James River Room on Jan. 5. All state employees and family members who are over the age of 18 and eligible for state insurance may participate. The cost is $5 for an individual and $7 for a family. Results of blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL and glucose tests will be confidentially reviewed with each participant during the session. In addition, those who participate will receive a full report along with a CommonHealth golf umbrella in a month. To make an appointment, contact Lee Graves at 683-3384 or lgraves@odu.edu. Back to top
Secretary of Commerce and Trade Michael Schewel is excited about the research center’s future contributions to the motorsports community in the commonwealth. “VIPER will help bring research dollars and research contracts to Southside,” he said. “VIPER has partnered with Virginia Tech, Old Dominion University, VIR and Halifax County to establish itself as a major resource to the racing and automotive industries in Virginia and across the country.” President Roseann Runte, who attended the event, noted, “Old Dominion University is moving forward on a commitment to establish a major motorsports education and research program at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research as part of the VIPER program that combines the strengths of the Virginia International Raceway, the unique wind tunnel testing facilities operated by Old Dominion, and the specialized laboratories at VIPER. “The VIPER initiative provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment enhancing the education and training programs currently under development.” Back to top
The competition, which attracted 4,600 entries, recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communications practitioners. The platinum award, which Quest received, went to the top 15 percent of entries, as determined by a panel of judges whose criteria included creativity, resourcefulness and overall quality. John R. Broderick, vice president for institutional advancement, founded the magazine in 1997 and serves as editorial director. Others involved with the magazine are Victoria E. Burke, director of university publications; Steve Daniel, associate director of university relations; Sharon Lomax, designer; and Janet L. Molinaro, copy editor. Two brochures produced by the university publications staff won MarCom gold awards: the 2005-06 Fine and Performing Arts Series brochure and The Military Connection, a 32-page magazine-format publication that provides an overview of ODU’s many partnerships with the military. Shara Weber and Susan C. Hughes designed the gold award-winning publications. ODU’s alumni magazine won a honorable mention in the competition. It is edited by Daniel and designed by Karen Smallets, assistant director of university publications. Back to top
Approximately 1,770 students will be eligible for graduation. The ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m., will feature Vivienne Poy, a member of the Senate of Canada, as guest speaker. Both she and Alf J. Mapp Jr., eminent scholar emeritus of English, will be awarded honorary doctorates. Eric Blomberg of Virginia Beach, a graduating senior double majoring in economics and mechanical engineering technology with a 4.0 grade point average, was selected as the overall University Scholar. He is also one of the university’s two nominees for the USA Today scholars competition (see story on this page). At a luncheon on campus Dec. 17, the Alumni Association will present the Outstanding Scholar Awards, given to the student with the highest grade point average in each college. Also recognized at the luncheon will be the ODU faculty members who most inspired each student. The top scholars and their inspirational faculty are:
Winners will be announced in the newspaper in February. USA Today honors outstanding students annually by naming its All-USA College Academic Team. The 10 students selected to the All-USA First Team will be pictured in the newspaper and receive a $2,500 cash award. Forty runners-up will be named to the Second and Third teams; they will receive certificates of achievement and have their names in the newspaper. Engle plans to graduate with a degree in music education in December 2006. She has received numerous academic awards and is captain of the field hockey team, concertmaster of the ODU Symphony and first violinist in the Diehn String Quartet. Blomberg, a mechanical engineering technology and economics major, will graduate in December 2005. An active member of the Navy ROTC program, he serves as battalion commanding officer and has been awarded the Navy Achievement Medal with one gold star, the Good Conduct Medal with two bronze stars and various unit and service awards. He has maintained a 4.0 GPA and was selected as ODU’s overall University Scholar (see story above). Old Dominion has had three USA Today All-USA College Academic Team scholars since 1999.
Two buildings will be constructed during the first phase of the project, with a total of 408 beds consisting of two-bedroom and four-bedroom suites. The first building is expected to open in mid to late October 2006, while plans call for the second building to be ready for occupancy at the start of the spring 2007 semester. The quad, located between the H&PE Building and Webb Center, will be a home for student leaders. To qualify to live in one of the first two buildings, returning students must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and be involved in a campus organization. Second-semester freshmen will be allowed to move in if they have a minimum 2.8 GPA and are also involved. “Currently, we are looking at building B as a potential Greek fraternity and sorority building,” said Vanessa Rodriguez, director of student housing. “The Greek students would have to meet the same criteria.” ODU officials are hopeful that the 500-bed units in phase II will be ready at the start of the fall 2007 semester. W.M. Jordan is the contractor for phase I, while Clark-Nexsen is the architect. Back to top
Mark Scerbo believes virtual reality will change the way physicians are trained. In recent years the ODU professor of psychology has used virtual environments to show how battlefield surgeons and military checkpoint sentries can be trained effectively without exposing them to the real-world dangers of their jobs. Now, he and colleagues at Norfolk’s National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation, which is jointly run by Old Dominion and Eastern Virginia Medical School, have developed a virtual operating room. An EVMS faculty member, Dr. Gayatri Kapur, and a team of other EVMS medical professionals and ODU students demonstrated the virtual OR in early November for an audience of national and state technology writers and representatives of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The demonstration in ODU’s Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) involved neither a patient, nor functioning medical equipment. Nevertheless, four real people dressed in surgical garb and two virtual physicians projected onto the CAVE walls performed a faithful simulation of a laparoscopic surgical procedure. Dr. Kapur portrayed a resident who was performing the procedure under the guidance of a more senior surgeon. She used instrumentation similar to actual laparoscopic instruments and her snips and suctions inside her “patient” were simulated on a computer screen. A voice-recognition system allowed normal dialogue between the real and the simulated people in the “operating room.” When the procedure was completed, the virtual senior surgeon assessed the performance of the “resident” and offered follow-up instruction. The script reflected the traditional apprentice method of medical training, but the setting and technologies involved were not at all traditional. Dr. Leonard Weireter, professor of surgery at EVMS, helped to formulate the original idea for the virtual OR and collaborated in the design and implementation with Scerbo, Kapur and Hector Garcia, visualization lab manager for the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC). Scerbo is trained in neither medicine nor engineering, the two professions that have been most responsible for the boom in simulated medical training over the past 15 years. He is a human-factors psychologist who believes his specialty can provide a closer match between the users and developers of medical simulation technology, as well as make contributions to other VMASC projects. Compared with other “lives-in-the-balance” professionals such as airplane pilots and soldiers, physicians have been exposed to very little simulation training. Pilots have been required for years to qualify on flight simulators before they fly modern jets. But only last year did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration establish its first virtual-reality training requirement for a specific surgical procedure. The rule requires surgeons to demonstrate mastery of a simulated carotid artery stent implant before they try the procedure in an actual operating room. “This action taken by the FDA is an historical event of unimaginable proportions,” Scerbo wrote in a paper he presented at this year’s annual meeting of the international Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. “It is the first time in the history of medicine that performance-based competency measures will determine who can and cannot perform a medical procedure.” The traditional, “see one, do one, teach one” apprentice training of physicians, Scerbo said, does not expose residents to a standard set of medical conditions and procedures, or to standard performance measures. Also, he pointed out, the American Medical Society’s accreditation council has recently established an 80-hour work-week limit for residents, which actually represents a cutback in apprentice training hours for the typical resident. He believes the time is ripe for simulation medical training. “Simulation offers the opportunity to study the practice of medicine from a more scientific perspective,” he said. “It will never replace the apprentice system, but it can make the system much better.” Weireter emphasizes the value of a “controlled environment” during medical training. “Much like a flight simulator where the trainer can mimic situations, we can induce situations we want to drill an individual or team on,” he said. Tell-tale sounds heard through a stethoscope that a physician needs to be able to recognize can be simulated. So can other symptom-recognition requirements and dexterity feats, as were demonstrated in the virtual OR performance last month. But the virtual operating room can simulate more than a physician’s core duties, Scerbo said. It can expose trainees to real-world team-building challenges and pitfalls brought about by cultural, gender and age differences. It also can be a test lab to study task sequencing and other aspects of how people learn in a stressful environment. Scerbo believes the basic virtual reality created to simulate an operating room can be adapted to simulate an emergency room. “With VMASC and our Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation, we could have in this region a medical training simulation facility that is one of a kind, that people would come from all over to use,” Scerbo said. His paper at the 2005 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society meeting listed 10 ways human-factors psychology can contribute to simulation medical training. One that he believes is most critical at present is the use of human-factors measures to determine the fidelity of medical training simulators. “Much of our work has been to validate the benefits of medical training devices that have been developed. They are not all good, and there is a huge need to find out if the equipment that vendors are rushing to develop will work and whether it fits the people who will use it.” Human-factors psychology measures include testing the fidelity of surgical simulators. For example, when the trainee uses a simulated scalpel to make a cut, how real does the tool feel to the trainee and how real is the simulation of the elastic properties of the tissue being cut? “Human factors can also decide how much fidelity is needed for what we call ‘transfer of training,’” Scerbo explained. He said his specialty also can weigh in on issues in medicine pertaining to workload, stress, fatigue and ergonomic solutions. Back to top
While 10,000 steps a day is still a good minimum for a healthy heart, a new review by Old Dominion University of a number of existing studies concludes more vigorous exercise provides more benefit. Thus, 5,000 steps taken at a run will deliver more than double the benefit in half the distance. According to the review, due to be published in the American Journal of Cardiology in January, “Vigorous intensity exercise has been shown to more effectively increase aerobic fitness than moderate intensity exercise, suggesting that the former may confer greater cardioprotective benefits.” Ever since the U.S. Surgeon General’s recommendation that we all get 30 minutes of exercise daily, the common goal has been to get sedentary people to do anything at all. So the message that we take 10,000 steps for a healthy heart is all people talked about, according to David Swain, professor of exercise science. Even more substantial, cardioprotective benefit comes from vigorous exercise. Swain conducted the review with Barry A. Franklin, a past president of the American College of Sports Medicine. Franklin works at both the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program and Exercise Laboratories, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Mich., and Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. Swain was asked by Barry to partner in this review after Swain’s earlier research on measurement of CO2 Reserve, an improved method doctors now use to prescribe cardiovascular and aerobic exercise for maximum safety and benefit to heart patients. Swain’s CO2 Reserve standard was adopted as the national standard by the American College of Sports Medicine in 2000. “If it’s just weight loss you’re after, this review won’t make much difference to your life,” Swain said. “But if you are serious about cardioprotective fitness and health benefits, you need to be more intense about your exercise.” Back to top
The following are excerpts from the nominees’ personal statements, which were part of the nomination materials. John A. Adam Gary R. Edgerton Mark D. Havey Brian K. Payne Michael Pearson I’ve spent most of my career striving to share [my] love of books and narrative with my students and my readers. In many of my essays and at least two of my books – “Imagined Places” and “Dreaming of Columbus” – I write explicitly about the influence of books, stories and teaching on my life and their potential to do positive things in the lives of others. The spirit of adventure is strong in me. It always has been and it is reflected in my writing. My impulse has been to travel, to see for myself what lies on the other side of the mountain, not to accept hearsay but to view with my own eyes. For me, books have always been one of the most exhilarating types of adventure, a slipping off into unknown territories, a way to lose the world for a time and a way to find it again more powerfully. Sharon Raver-Lampman During my career, I have continued to conduct research, to publish, and to participate in conferences. After I was promoted to professor in 1997, a colleague commented that I no longer had to worry about writing as much. I was stunned! My scholarship has always been for my students, and those they will eventually serve as teachers. My scholarship is also for special needs children. I focus on practical techniques, strategies, and products that will best support the development of young children with mental retardation, physical disabilities, and visual and hearing impairments. I also strive to find better ways for educators to support family members facing the reality that someone they love will have a lifetime of additional challenges. Intellectual curiosity prompts my scholarship, but it is the classroom teachers, and the children with special needs, who ultimately benefit. Zia Razzaq [Tutoring others as a 10th grade student in Pakistan and later, at age 21, teaching at the University of Windsor] taught me many things about effective teaching at an early stage in my life. First, I must truly love to teach. Second, the love for teaching or the subject matter will not show unless the students are generally enjoying the learning process. Third, loving teaching means going to the classroom prepared and teaching with enthusiasm. I also believe that regardless of how dedicated a teacher may be, each step taken toward a possible improvement in teaching is nothing more than a minute blow on a chisel used to carve an ever-unfinished statue. To believe otherwise would be tantamount to assuming that either the learning potential of the students is stagnant, or that the teacher has become perfect. Neither is possible. I also never forget that neither Albert Einstein’s nor Madam Curie’s teachers were nearly as bright as their students! Carolyn M. Rutledge I utilize a wide range of teaching strategies to reach more learners and help them connect with patients. My first real teaching experience was at EVMS, where I developed and implemented educational programs for medical students, family practice residents and faculty physicians. I was a nurse practitioner, so I had the knowledge and experience to put a behavioral spin on the educational process. I could help the future physicians better understand the behavioral aspects of patient care. I first targeted the medical students. One of the programs I worked with focused on teaching them to better understand the elderly. We had each student wear Vaseline-covered glasses to experience what it would be like to have cataracts, be fed baby food and Ensure to experience the diets of many elderly, and walk with bubble wrap in their shoes to experience feelings of neuropathy. This had a more memorable impact on the students than a lecture ever could. Donald J. Zeigler I was lucky. When I was in school, we studied a lot of geography and earth science (which is really physical geography). Of course, it was clear to me even then that geography connected everything I was studying: history, science, literature and the arts. “Here is a subject I could make my life’s work,” I thought. But it didn’t turn out that way – because I never thought of it as work! Even now as a professional geographer, I think of my chosen discipline as a lifestyle rather than a career. I have derived so much enjoyment out of living as a geographer, I want to share that feeling with others, I want to make geography relevant to society and I want students in Virginia’s classrooms to have the same awakening to the world around them that I did in the seventh grade. And now, I have educational technology [via CD-ROM and the Internet] to help me do just that. It brings the world of past and present to life for Virginia teachers who are teaching their students to live in the age of globalization. Back to top
The award, which includes $500 and three days of bonus leave, is sponsored by the Department of Human Resources and was presented by President Roseann Runte at the Annual Recognition Program. Thirteen employees were nominated. Capezio, who has represented the university at Navy bases since 1988, says, “I do anything I can for the students, short of going to class for them.” Capezio’s caring nature was noted by those who nominated her for the award. Among the comments were the following:
Also nominated for the ODU award were: Chariety Brown, Admissions; Roselina Cardell, Student Housing; Sylvia Chaffin, OCCS; Connie Davis, College of Health Sciences; Ruth Delp, Peninsula Higher Education Center; Anita Jones, Finance Office; Marsha Jones, English Department; Martin Jordan, Facilities Management; Emma Studer, International Student Services; Norma Turner, Student Health Services; Terry Watts, OCCS; and Linda Wray, School of Nursing. Back to top
Linda Barnes, Financial Aid; Gerald Bridgers, Geraldine Cason, Benny Jackson, Vincent Morris and Dennis Subotich, Facilities Management; James Brown, Foreign Languages and Literatures; John Hill, Chemistry and Biochemistry; Gloria Mellor, and Jane Roberts, Darden College of Education; Deborah Miller, Academic Technology Services; Kim Nguyen, Human Resources; Bobby Powell, College of Sciences; Ethel Price, Student Support Services; Margaret Rogis, OCCS; and Freda Smith, Finance. Back to top
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– “Virginia lags in foreign studying: Students encouraged to spend time abroad” “They can have their morning coffee, play a set of tennis, an afternoon round of golf and go to a concert all without even moving their car.” (Robert Fenning, vice president for administration and finance, on the campus amenities that await future tenants of Innovation Research Park@ ODU) – “Research park will strengthen ODU, economy” “I get kind of ticked by it, though I have to admit my own ambiguities. I work both sides of the highway in the degree that I use African-American material. I’m 64 years old, and people who know me will say it’s not exclusively what I do. I’m more complex than that.” (Adolphus Hailstork, eminent scholar of music, on references to him as an “African-American composer”) – “Hailstork concerto debuts” “The campaign to convince school boards and state officials that certain scientific knowledge should be legislated off limits in education would be a rich comedy if it were not so dangerous and tragic. In a free society children must not be denied the delight to discover and the opportunity to find new truths.” (Thomas Isenhour, provost, in a commentary) – “To think or not to think” “I’ve had plenty of opportunities since I’ve been here to consider other things and really haven’t let that stuff get too far because my responsibility and my commitment was to get this thing going. I really am proud of what’s happened here at Old Dominion and what’s happened with our program. Who would be more paternal with this program than me?” (Blaine Taylor, men’s basketball coach) – “Higher ground: Can Alex Loughton and ODU become the next Gonzaga?”
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