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First Monday AN UPDATE FROM THE PROVOST | March 2022

PROVOST'S MESSAGE

B. Grant Hayes, PhD, Distinguished Professor

Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

A couple of months ago, ECU received some long overdue recognition. After being an early adopter of online learning and years of recognition as the UNC system’s leader in online student enrollment, ECU received recognition by Newsweek as North Carolina’s #1 online university and the nation’s 6th ranked online university. This recognition is validation that we were not only the first, but we’re also the best in online learning in the UNC system, realized after nearly two decades of intentional effort to build quality in our online learning experiences. These early steps positioned us to be successful in the post-pandemic higher education environment, and the work we do to cultivate that culture of success is ongoing.

We’ve all seen headlines featuring the myriad of challenges that came from pivots and quick transitions, as COVID-19 necessitated several adjustments for both students and faculty of varying comfort levels with teaching and learning from a distance. However, this experience also provided an opportunity for increased insight into how we can establish highly effective online learning environments for our students.

Once again, faculty at ECU are stepping up and doing just that. For example: 34 faculty members across 23 different disciplines have been working this year on course design projects, focusing on developing high-quality and engaging online courses. During a rigorous process, each faculty member completed Quality Matters (QM) training, worked with an instructional designer, mentor, and cohort to identify best-practices in online course design, explored new instructional strategies and resources related to course goals, and experimented with relevant technology tools. These faculty are also submitting their course for QM certification. Ten faculty have served as peer online teaching mentors, tirelessly encouraging and supporting faculty along the way. Creative and technical student input and support is being provided by Karli Lilley, David (Daz) Manuel, Mia Nguyen, Jonathan Schreiner, and Caroline Sprinkle.

These intensive projects are just some examples of the commitment and passion ECU faculty have for living our mission and for turning lessons learned during a difficult time into new ways for seeking excellence in online learning. You can see highlights of the work these faculty have done in their courses during the Spring 2022 Technology Tailgate. Register for that event HERE!

Faculty Course Designers: Scott Abney, Toyin Babatunde, Rashmita Basu, Steven Brewer, Sara Bryson, Michael Daniels, Bernice Dodor, Myshalae Euring, Guyla Evans, Tracy Ginn, Nic Herndon, Hal Holloman, Timothy Jenks, Faye Knickerbocker, Travis Lewis, Michelle Malkin, Jennifer McDougal, Jay Morris, Samantha Mosier, Dan Novey, Jennifer O’Neill, Christopher Oakley, Marylaura Papalas, Jacob Petersen-Perlman, Stephanie Pitts, Linda Quick, Nicholas Rupp, Debra Schisler, Hannah Sirianni, Michelle Stacey, Marty Sung, Vera Tabakova, Nancy Winterbauer, Daniel Xu
Faculty Mentors: Mark Angolia, Guyla Evans, Birgit Jensen, Korin Leffler, Javier Lorenzo, Amy McMillan, Marylaura Papalas, Jan Tillman, Marina Walker, Angela Wells

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This year we will celebrate the university’s 115 years during Founders Week, March 20–26, 2022. Please visit the Founders Week website for details on the events of the week!

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AROUND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

PIRATE ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER

Making a difference in the college success of students is mission critical for Omari Tait, Gear Up Success Coach at ECU. Housed within the Pirate Academic Success Center, 196 freshmen from 35 North Carolina high schools are receiving targeted support services. Study skills coaching, Freshmen Seminar instruction, tutoring, and one on one academic recovery coaching are key to supporting Gear Up student success. Tanaysha Watson (pictured), a Gear Up freshman and intended nursing major from Perquimans County High School, credits Omari with helping her succeed: “Meeting with Mr. Tait helps me keep my grades up. I was in his fall COAD 1000 class; I meet with him weekly for academic coaching and use tutoring for my classes.”

GEAR UP North Carolina is a college access initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education with a goal of increasing the success of first-generation, low-income students in their first year of college. Find more information about the ECU’s Gear Up NC grant HERE.

OFFICE OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS

The Office of Global Affairs at East Carolina University stands in support of those impacted by the violence in Ukraine. Our thoughts are with those who have friends, family and colleagues in the region. Global Affairs continues to monitor the situation and stands ready to assist any impacted faculty, students, and staff to find the resources they need. Regardless of whether you have family or loved ones in the region or not, we know this is a stressful situation. If you need support, we encourage you to seek help from either Center for Counseling and Student Development or the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program.

In February, the Office of Global Affairs held the first in a series of annual workshops exploring how we can contribute to student success by building the intercultural skills necessary to succeed in today’s global, multicultural society. This workshop focused on perspective-taking and empathy, part of the PIRATES framework developed in 2019. Twenty-eight faculty and staff joined as we examined these two important concepts, presented results from our assessment, and explored active-learning strategies (as depicted in the accompanying photo) for creating a culture of empathy and a habit of perspective taking both within our classrooms and amongst our students. Be on the lookout for future Global PIRATES workshops.

ECU’s Office of Global Affairs serves as a passport acceptance facility for eastern North Carolina. Since the beginning of the year, the facility has assisted 163 faculty, staff, students, and community members in acquiring their passports. Whether you’re getting a passport for the first time, renewing a passport issued when you were younger than 16, or renewing a passport that is more than 5 years expired, we can assist. Schedule an appointment HERE.

Finally, check out our video celebrating International Mother Language Day which took place on February 21.

OFFICE FOR EQUITY & DIVERSITY

Looking for Collaborators with Expertise in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion?

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Experts Guide was developed by the Office for Equity and Diversity to connect those with interests to ECU faculty and staff who have expertise in a broad range of equity, diversity, and inclusion topics and subtopics. These experts can collaborate with research interests, course content development, mentoring connections, personal connection for individual growth, speaking engagements, keynotes, and other education and training initiatives. The Guide currently offers five major topics that include:

  • Race, Ethnicity, and National Origin
  • Gender and Sexualities
  • Bodies, Health, and Age
  • Economics, Politics, and the Environment
  • Learning and Teaching about DEI

The ECU Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Experts Guide can be found HERE.

ADVISING

On Friday, February 18, ECU Pre-Professional Advising hosted its annual Application Kick-Off workshop for pre-professional students. Pre-Professional advisors Elizabeth McAllister, Luc LaBonte, Elizabeth Locklear, and Melissa Watterson, presented on writing personal statements, preparing for interviews, gathering letters of recommendation, and application logistics for applying to graduate health profession programs. Following the presentation, a student panel offered attendees advice and insight on how they successfully navigated the application process. Find more information on and events from Pre-Professional Advising HERE.

OFFICE OF RESEARCH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & ENGAGEMENT

Conflicts of Interest and Export Controls Disclosure Form – Due by April 30

In September 2021, the university launched a new Conflicts of Interest (COI) and Export Controls (EC) reporting system for employees called COI Risk Manager. Along with the implementation of the new reporting system, the COI training modules required of EHRA employees were updated to reflect disclosure reporting in the new system. EHRA employees should have received a notification requiring the completion of this training regardless of the date previously completed.

All EHRA employees are reminded that the deadline for completing the annual COI/EC disclosure is April 30. It is important that all disclosures be received by this date. COI Risk Manager may be accessed via the following link: https://ecu.ospreycompliancesuite.com/coiriskmanager.

A few other reminders about required disclosures and notices:

  • Annual disclosures must be updated within 30 days of acquiring a new financial interest.
  • Project Specific Disclosures (PSDs) are required to be submitted by all named investigators, at time of proposal submission, for federally sponsored projects. An investigator is defined as anyone responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research results. If awarded, new financial interests acquired after proposal submission must be reported prior to the expenditure of funds.
  • EHRA employees must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Engage in an External Activity for Pay (EPAP) for any consulting or other activity outside of ECU that is related to an employee’s ECU employment responsibilities. These notices must be submitted at least 10 days in advance and approved by the employee’s supervisor prior to engaging in the activity.

Regional Transformation Data Tool Available to Public

A unique tool is available on ECU’s website thanks to years of hard work from ECU faculty, postdoctoral fellows and undergraduate students. The Regional Transformation Data tool has been updated with 2020 U.S. Census data and is available to all HERE.

The Regional Transformation Data tool provides a snapshot of various regional and state statistics beneficial for research, grant proposals or general information -- and it’s all in one location. Database topics include data sets related to agriculture, demographics, economics, education, employment, housing, and public health. The information is updated annually. Looking for information that isn’t yet included? You can request data to be added.

For more information, contact Janire Pascual.

Kariko Appointed Director of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE)

Annette Kariko has been named the director of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE). Kariko stepped into the role of interim associate director of CPE in 2021. She came to ECU with over a decade of experience as a leader in the field of professional development. Read more HERE.

ECU’s Continuing and Professional Education program serves the region by offering adults opportunities for personal enrichment and professional development, including updating career skills, discovering new talents and charting new career paths. These programs are developed and taught by highly qualified faculty and experts within the related fields. Anyone interested in exploring Continuing and Professional Education opportunities at ECU can visit the CPE website.

DDS, Assistant Dean, Researcher, and… Inventor!

East Carolina University assistant dean for Dental Education and Informatics Robert Todd Watkins, Jr. was elected to the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members Class of 2022. New to the title of ‘inventor,’ Watkins is the third from ECU to receive this honor since 2010. A long-standing innovator and entrepreneur, Watkins has received four U.S. patents since December 2020.

Watkins was nominated by Marti Van Scott, director of licensing and commercialization at ECU, for his “contributions to methods for improving institutional and student outcomes in education through digital innovations.” Van Scott noted that his patents have been long coming as, for nearly a decade, software patents were seen largely as abstract ideas and not patentable. Read the full story HERE.

The Purple and Gold Bus Tour Sets Out March 7 & 8

On March 7 and 8, the Purple and Gold Bus Tour, led by the Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement, will roll across eastern North Carolina with more than 50 participants onboard. The tour is designed to introduce ECU stakeholders to the culture, geography, heritage, economy and assets of the region. The program encourages partnerships that result in scholarly activities for the long-term benefits of the people and communities of eastern North Carolina.

Participants will visit Ragged Edge Solutions, MCAS Cherry Point, the Merci Clinic, the Volt Center, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, Jarrett Bay Boatworks, the Global TransPark business and transportation complex, Howell Farming Company, and Wayne County Public Library.

Moderators Needed for Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW), April 4-8

We’re thrilled to have received 340 abstract submissions for this year's Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) event.

Students will have the choice of in-person oral or virtual poster presentations, and we are currently seeing moderators for both styles of presentation and all categories: Graduate presentations (Monday, April 4) and Undergraduate presentations (Wednesday, April 6).

If you are interested in taking part in this creative event, please visit our website for more details and to sign up. The deadline to sign up as a moderator is March 14, 2022.

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COLLEGE UPDATES

ARTS & SCIENCES

Sociology Students Inducted into ECU Chapter of International Honor Society

This past fall , nine students in the Department of Sociology – one sophomore, three juniors, four seniors, and one master's student – were inducted into the department’s Delta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society. New initiates included MA sociology graduate student Makayla Davis, seven undergraduate sociology majors, Lea Anderson, Diana Carbajal, Mariella Florimonte, Taylor Harris, Yodaisy Ortiz Peraz, Averi Parker, and Brianna Waters (with six of them pursuing double majors); and sociology minor Emma Frinsko (Political Science undergraduate).

Students earned the prestigious lifetime membership based on academic excellence. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and other social and intellectual activities that lead to improvement in the human condition. Alpha Kappa Delta is a non-secret, democratic, international society of scholars dedicated to the ideal of Anthropon Katamanthanein Diakonesein or, “to investigate humanity for the purpose of service.” Rebecca Powers and Lori Heald are co-advisors for the ECU AKD Delta Chapter.

Harriot College Appoints Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Dr. Jean-Luc Scemama, associate professor and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Biology, is Harriot College’s new associate dean for academic programs.

"Jean-Luc has been an excellent servant leader over the years, which is why he was selected to serve in this role," Dean Allison Danell said. "He has been a fantastic director of undergraduate studies for biology for many years, and I’m so thankful he is ready to take on a new challenge of representing all the programs in our college."

Scemama came to ECU in 1994 and became biology’s director of undergraduate studies in 2011. As Harriot College Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Scemama will identify and expand collaborative opportunities across the curriculum, with an increased emphasis on marketing and communication of certificate programs and co- and extra-curricular opportunities.

In addition, Scemama will provide leadership and oversight of the college’s undergraduate and graduate councils. He will develop and deliver student recruitment strategies, with an emphasis on access, diversity and inclusion, and he will develop and establish working relationships with offices and partners involved in admission, advising, retention, career readiness and degree completion, as well as marketing and communication.

"I am looking forward to working with departments to help with recruitment and growth. I am hoping to develop creative ways to target different student populations, as well as to increase diversity and inclusion," said Scemama. "I am excited to share the knowledge I have accumulated throughout my years working on university committees and initiatives."

BUSINESS

The annual School of Hospitality Leadership Career Fair was held on February 16, 2022, in the Main Campus Student Center. Organizations had options to attend face to face or virtually through Handshake, a recruiting platform. More than 50 recruiters representing 22 organizations attended in person. One organization, Marriott, participated via Handshake and scheduled 17 one-on-one interviews.

ECU’s Crisp Small Business Resource Center and Campbell University have received a $50,000 NC Idea grant. The grant will give student team members a chance to join a high-growth company, provide specific business functions and gain real-world entrepreneurial experiences. For the entrepreneur, they’ll have more time to focus on their company’s growth and future outlook. Find more info HERE.

EDUCATION

Dr. Moraima Machado, a 2021 ECU graduate and school principal, and Jolia Bossette, a former fifth-grade student, joined Dr. Matt Militello and Lynda Tredway, ECU faculty, in co-authoring a chapter in a recently published book, Improvement Science: Promoting Equity in Schools. This collaboration began as a part of Dr. Machado’s dissertation in educational leadership.

Nicole Pierce-Davis has been selected as a 2022 David L. Clark Scholar. This prestigious award is sponsored by the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and SAGE Publications. Nicole will work with a Clark mentor and attend research seminars at UCEA and AERA in 2022 and 2023. She is also an EdD candidate in the international cohort.

The College of Education received $2 million to create a distinguished professorship in early childhood literacy from the C.D. Spangler Foundation. Learn more about this gift HERE.

Jennifer Cranford, a current Adult Education student, was selected as the sole winner of the national Working Parent Scholarship through Job-Applications.com. Learn more HERE.

Dr. Rhea Miles’ book “Adventures of the STEM Brothers” was recently highlighted by Virginia Public Media. Read more HERE.

ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Students in the Department of Computer Science are working with NAO robots to test natural language processing methods. The goal is to have the robots walk, talk and interact with people, to basically act more humanoid. Read more HERE.

Dr. Tarek Abdel-Salam, director of the Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering and the associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Technology, has received the 2022 Forest R. McFarland Award from SAE International, a global association of professionals in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. The award recognizes Abdel-Salam’s outstanding and notable contributions in support of SAE engineering events. Read more HERE.

Dr. Rui Wu, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science, has received a nearly $300,000 grant to support robotics education, especially in rural areas. Under the three-year, National Science Foundation grant, Wu plans to research the effectiveness of teaching undergraduate robotics courses with a general instructor who has basic computer science knowledge using a student-centered personalized learning framework. Read more HERE.

Nearly 150 employers representing the engineering, technology, computer science and construction fields set up tables, handed out gifts, provided information — and more importantly for ECU students and alumni — recruited them for job openings, internships and co-ops during the spring 2022 Engineering and Technology Fair at the Greenville Convention Center. Read more HERE.

Brad Collier, Maxine Rohrman and David Bucci from the college’s Student Success Center presented a program at the 41st Conference on First Year Experience. Their program focused on rethinking engagement for first-year students at a STEM college. The center continues to coordinate its Tech Tours and Tech Talks series for prospective and admitted students, giving them a chance to engage with faculty directly while touring the labs and facilities in the Science and Technology Building.

The FIRST NC Robotics District Competition is scheduled for March 11-12 at Minges Coliseum with more than 30 high school robotics teams with nearly 1,500 students expected. The college will host tours, food trucks and a social event to bring students and families from Minges to walk the ECU main campus, visit CET labs and introduce them to CET programs. Volunteers are needed to support the event. Those interested can email Ariel Robinson or Dave Bucci.

FINE ARTS & COMMUNICATION

School of Music composition and theory alum Brittany Green (MM 2018) has received a 2022 Charles Ives Awards in Music scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Described as “cinematic in the best sense” and “searing” (Chicago Classical Review), Green’s music works to facilitate collaborative, intimate musical spaces that ignite visceral responses. Green is currently in residence at Duke University pursuing a Ph.D. in music composition as a Dean’s Graduate Fellow.

Dr. Christine Gustafson, School of Music, presented a flute masterclass/college audition preparation seminar and flute/piccolo recital featuring the music of women composers, at Gerald Casanova Performing Arts Center, Oviedo, Florida, as part of a guest artist residency from January 19-21, 2022.

Nicole Franklin and Dr. Catherine Gardner (School of Music) completed a year-long Koru Mindfulness Teacher Certification which is a mindfulness-based training program tailored specifically for college-aged students. They will offer Koru Mindfulness workshops to ECU students in the near future.

Dr. Matthew Driscoll and chamber group Durward Ensemble completed a successful residency with the North Carolina New Music Initiative. The group gave a concert of new music that will be featured on their upcoming album, Prophetic Revolutions, and a world premiere by ECU alumna and Miss America 2019, Nia Franklin. They completed a studio recording of Franklin's new piece that will be featured on her label and streaming platforms later in the year. Group members led masterclasses in most of the studios at ECU, a student composition reading session, and a career panel.

The Artists Reception and Award Ceremony for the 14th Annual ECU Libraries School of Art and Design Graduate Student Art Exhibition was Thursday, February 24. Dee Dee Oliver, Visual Arts Specialists at the Wilson Arts Center was the 2022 juror for this year’s show and Jan Lewis selected the Library Purchase Award Winner. This event was sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 2021-2022 School of Art and Design Graduate Student Art Exhibit Winners:

Friends of the Library Purchase Award Winner: Creative Substance by Loraine Scalamoni
College of Fine Arts & Communication Dean’s Merit Award: Goldenrod by Adam Berman
School of Art & Design Director’s Award: Body Series N1 by John Rhodes-Pruitt
School of Art & Design Award: Steam by Katya Hutchinson
Dowdy Student Store Award: Rooted by Sina Bennett

Across Borders IX: Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture conference is May 16-19, 2022. Scholars in humanities, social sciences, fine and performing arts and other disciplines are invited to a discussion on the broad topic of Freedom of Expression: Communication, Identity and Culture. Potential submissions can include traditional paper abstracts, videos of performances, photographs, images of art, etc. Contributions will be paneled for discussions related to the conference theme. Submission deadline is March 15, 2022.

ECU departments offering internships and graduate assistantships that require communication skills are invited to register for and attend the School of Communication Career Fair on March 15, 2022 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. Participation is free and tables and chairs are provided.

HEALTH & HUMAN PERFORMANCE

ECU earned first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about hunger and food insecurity in the state. Iyaira Williams, a sophomore public health major, was selected as the MVP Student Hunger Ambassador to lead the winning campaign.

The annual HHP prevention science film festival was led by Drs. Erin Roberts and Jennifer Matthews. The duo also led the college’s virtual faculty retreat on Feb. 18 as part of the Resilient Pirate Nation initiative as an in-service to help participants be more trauma-informed. Read more details about the film festival HERE.

Research:

Dr. Kristin Black received the prestigious Health Equity Scholars for Action Award for her project titled, Mapping and Analyzing Pressure Points and Structural Inequities in Maternal Healthcare. The 2-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is worth $250,000 as she works to examine factors related to race and ethnic inequities in severe maternal morbidity.

Dr. Joseph Lee and colleagues had an article published in the Health Promotion Practice Journal, describing challenges and providing advice on how to best use the Patient Educational Materials Assessment Tool for health educators, clinicians and community health workers.

- Dr. Angela Lamson and co-second authors Dr. Jennifer Hodgson, ECU faculty, and Dr. Keeley Pratt, ECU alum, had their article published in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy decade in review special issue. The article, Couple and family interventions for high mortality health conditions: A strategic review (2010-19), included the research team reviewing more than 20,000 articles. A final sample size of 87 fit the criteria to be evaluated with an aim to better prepare family therapists to extend best practices to couples and families.

HONORS

On Sunday, Feb. 20, the Honors College and EC Scholar Program invited 49 finalists to ECU’s campus to interview for the next class of EC Scholars. Among their number were out-of-state students, SGA presidents, beekeepers, master scuba divers, Girl Scout Gold Award winners, and others. The almost 80 current EC Scholars welcomed them along with the ECU faculty, staff and alumni who assisted in the day. Learn more HERE.

Congratulations to the four Honors College students who received this year’s Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award: Evan Martschenko, Elliot Paul, Naimi Pothiwala, and Shaelyn Raleigh. Paul, Pothiwala, and Raleigh are also EC Scholars.

INTEGRATED COASTAL PROGRAMS

ICP Dean, Reide Corbett, together with the coastal processes research team, Paul Paris and Anya Leach, were recently awarded $143,000 as part of a 2-year contract from Coastal Science & Engineering to partner in the monitoring of beach sediment character, morphodynamics, and swash zone macrofauna before and after a nourishment project planned for the villages of Avon and Buxton along the southern OBX. The project is designed based on earlier work of Corbett and colleague (former ECU faculty), JP Walsh along Pea Island. Dare County is following the monitoring design used to assess the implications of the 2012 Pea Island nourishment project. That study credited the minimal impact to the timing of the project and the strong match in grain size and character (e.g., heavy mineral content, shell hash) of the source material pumped on the beach as part of the project.

ICS Ph.D. student Maria Gomez Saldarriaga has been bestowed the prestigious honor of being invited to teach a Master Class at the University of La Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha in Madrid in Spain, for students in the Master’s program in Data Science and Business Analytics. Being asked to teach a Master’s class while being a Ph.D. student is quite an honor. Maria’s PhD research interests lie primarily in Coastal Health economics with a secondary area of interest in geospatial analysis. She is advised by Dr. Haiyong Liu and Dr. Jaime Kruse from the Department of Economics.

With collaborators from Middlebury College, University of Vermont, University of New Hampshire, and University of Florida, this research, coauthored by ICS PhD student Samantha Farquhar, uses Global Fishing Watch data to assess the scope of industrial fishing in Madagascar. The study finds that most industrial fishing is occurring by distant water fishing nations. However, the authors were surprised to find many instances of industrial fishing in coastal zones that are used by small-scale fisheries, who are dependent on those for food and livelihood. Lastly, the authors found instances of industrial vessels operating in marine protected areas. This research acts as a stepping stone for further investigations surrounding the impacts of foreign industrial fishing on coastal social-ecological systems.

ICS Ph.D students Yicheng Xu (left) and Georgette Tso (right).

ICS Ph.D students Yicheng Xu and Georgette Tso were both awarded a Water Awards scholarship. Yicheng will be using his award to conduct a workshop in Wilmington, NC to describe and map the socio-economic impacts of nuisance flooding. Georgette, co-advised by Dr. Rachel Gittman will be using her award to build new wave gauge sensors to collect data on the wave environment around oyster reef environments at Dr. Gittman’s study site near Beaufort, NC.

LIBRARIES

The 14th annual ECU Libraries School of Art and Design Graduate Student Art Exhibition concluded Feb. 28 in the Faulkner Gallery. A reception and awards ceremony was held in which awards went to Loraine Scalamoni, Adam Berman, John Rhodes-Pruitt, Katya Hutchinson and Sina Bennett. Other participating artists were Julienne Beblo, Tim Christensen, Lauren Delbrocco, Brianna Earl, Michael Gaines, Kidd Graves, Nick Hesson, Madi Johnson, Joogab Kim, Anthony Naimo, Thaddeus Prevette, Lindsay Swan and Morgan Zichettella. Find more information HERE.

Academic Library Services employees Heather White and Jennifer Daugherty led presentations for members of the Lifelong Learning Program during a visit on campus. Fellow ALS employees Charlotte Fitz Daniels and Ronnie Woodward assisted in tours and informational sessions. More from the visit is available HERE.

Library graduate assistants teamed up with conservators at the Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Lab to stabilize and clean a copper tin and bosun's whistle from the Victor Delano Papers Collection. Following initial in-house cleaning by Darby Robbins and Patrick Boyle at the library Preservation and Conservation Lab, the objects were transferred to the QAR Lab for more thorough chemical cleaning and analysis by Darby Robbins and the QAR Lab staff. The Victor Delano Papers Collection, part of the ALS Manuscripts Collection, contains a variety of historical documentation, photographs and objects relating to the military career of Captain Victor Delano, an officer in the U.S. Navy stationed aboard USS West Virginia at the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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