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Lancaster Business Major Earns President's Award For Academic Excellence, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• President Dan Mahony announced that Austin Parker, a Lancaster, South Carolina, resident who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting, finished with the highest cumulative GPA.
• Parker will return to Winthrop to earn his M.B.A. degree while he begins studying to take the CPA exams.

Anonymous Donor To Match Up To $25k Raised For 2017 Wind Symphony Trip To Carnegie Hall, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• The Wind Symphony will perform a once-in-a-lifetime concert at Carnegie Hall on March 28.
• To help fund the trip, visit http://www.winthrop.edu/give to make your gift online.

Decision 2016: Educating And Activating Student Voting Power, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Politics played an important role on Winthrop's campus through the November General Election thanks to efforts spearheaded by Frank Ardaiolo, vice president for student life, and Karen Kedrowski, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Student Voting Ambassadors registered more than 300 students and handed out nearly 500 “check your voter registration” cards and 250 flyers describing absentee voting.
• Campus clubs, organizations and academic departments held more than 30 election-related events with a total attendance of over 2,000 students.

Winthrop Athletics Recognizes 165 Bsc Presidential Honor Roll Athletes, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Winthrop Athletics recognized 165 student-athletes for achieving Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll status.
• Forty athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for either the fall or spring semesters with 11 of those earning a 4.0 for the entire year.
• In addition to being standout athletes, Winthrop's student-athletes also prioritize community service and giving back to others.

Commencement Planned For Dec. 17 At Winthrop Coliseum, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Nearly 250 undergraduates from the four colleges will receive their degrees, while nearly 80 students will receive master’s or specialist degrees during the 11 a.m. ceremony.
• President Dan Mahony will preside during the event, as well as give the keynote address.

Kinard Teaching Award Given To Management Faculty Member Michael Matthews, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• President Dan Mahony will present Matthews with the 2016 James Pinckney Kinard and Lee Wicker Kinard Award for Excellence in Teaching during the 11 a.m. ceremony at the Winthrop Coliseum.
• The Kinard Award is given annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated a dedication to teaching and is highly regarded on campus by faculty and students.

Winthrop Students Create Bilingual Books For Area Agencies To Display, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Jamilyn Larsen, who works in the dean’s office for the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) noted that clients for some local agencies were Hispanic families with young children who spoke Spanish as their first language.
• She proposed a community project that involved Winthrop education, world languages and design faculty and their students to create, illustrate and publish the Spanish/English children’s books.

Winthrop Launches Search For Dean Of College Of Visual And Performing Arts, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Gloria Jones, dean of University College, will lead a 12-member search committee.
• Winthrop is looking for a dean who will demonstrate strategic and visionary leadership, outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, entrepreneurial drive, and a commitment to the mission of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and to Winthrop.

Digging Deeper: Trends By Discipline After 4+ Years Into Winthrop’S Pda Program, Antje Mays

Winthrop Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

December 2016: Volume 5 Issue 3, Dacus Library

Dacus Developments

In this Issue:

Woebegone
Woebegone Cont''d and New Life Members
The Dacus Library of Winthrop University

Greenbroke: Stories, Sarah Jean Rains

Graduate Theses

In my collection Greenbroke: Stories, I explore the underbelly of the equestrian world. On the surface, the equestrian community is viewed as a world for the wealthy. It is viewed as a community of extravagance and excess. Additionally, there are few pieces of fiction that actually take the reader beyond the glamor of the surface. My stories do just that. Throughout my collection it was my aim to allow readers into a world that is different from the stereotypical equine community they thought they knew. In my stories, horse people watch their worlds collapse around them. My characters exist …

Updating The South Carolina Dance Association Governing Documents For The 21st Century, Ashlee Pitman Ratigan

Graduate Theses

No abstract provided.

The Catholic Church, Catalyst For Change: Taking The Black Community Of Rock Hill, Sc From The Twentieth To The Twenty-First Century, 1946-2016, Sandra Ludwa

Graduate Theses

The Roman Catholic Oratorians came to Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1935 with the mission to minister to the poor, underprivileged, and disadvantaged of all races and creeds, and to spread the good news of Catholicism. During the past eighty-one years, the Catholic Church has had a tremendous effect on where the community stands today. It was, and remains, significant because it improves economic, social, educational, and vocational conditions for the black community in particular. The church is ever changing, growing, and evolving to meet the needs of its congregation and community, and is quite different from the Catholic Church …

Til Death Did Us Part, The Story Of The Health And Death Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Mary E. Edgecomb

Graduate Theses

The awe of celebrity, including presidents, creates the impression of beings who are larger than life, without the problems of the common man. Franklin D. Roosevelt, unbeknownst to many Americans, had significant health issues. These health issues predate his paralytic illness and worsened during his presidency. Efforts to maintain his image as the unconquerable president of the United Sates led to concealment of these problems and, in turn, negatively impacted his medical care. While most previous studies focused on individual health issues, this research will show a continuum of medical problems that not only impacted his presidency but also were …

Establishing A Novel Culture System Using 3d Printing To Induce Osteogenesis In Mc3t3-E! Osteoblasts, Lisa Carder

Graduate Theses

Whole organ tissue engineering represents a potential solution to the problem of organ shortage and host rejection; however, the process of producing a three-dimensional, functional organ is extremely complex. Research has used three-dimensional printing in order to combat the cost and time constraints that come with whole organ studies. This project created 3D scaffolds based on the trabecular portion of a sheep talus. Using these raw materials, pre-osteoblasts were injected onto the scaffold to test their proliferation within the 3D space. The purpose of this study was to create a three dimensional environment that was able to be coated and …

Nucelotide Substitution Rates In Hantavirus Cd8+ T-Cell Epitopes, Brian Gerald Sikes

Graduate Theses

Hantaviruses pathogenic to humans are exclusive to rodents. Typically each hantavirus is associated with only one host species. Due to their close association, the geographical distributions are the same. Old World species, such as Hantaan hantavirus and Puumala hantavirus, induce symptoms described as the Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS). The New World hantaviruses, such as Andes hantavirus and Sin Nombre hantavirus, share a suite of symptoms that have been described as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS). In this study, 16 well-characterized cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) epitopes of the nucleocapsid (N) protein were identified from the literature.

These 16 …

Combat Psychology: Learning To Kill In The U.S. Military, 1947-2012, Patrick Mckinnie

Graduate Theses

In his 1947 work Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command, historian S. L. A. Marshall convinced the U.S. government and military of the critical need for improved techniques in combat psychology. However, his more fundamental assertion that soldiers needed to be trained to overcome an innate psychological resistance to killing would prompt some in the military as well as scholars and medical experts to examine the heart and mind of the soldier in combat. As a result, an emergent science called killology became a critical component in the U.S. military’s quest to better train soldiers for the …

The Temple Character Of Early Christianity, Matthew Higdon

Graduate Theses

I will argue that early Christianity more or less comprehensively envisioned itself, across varying traditions, to be a human-temple community, or a series of such communities; and that this word picture, this symbol, to a certain extent ordered their social life and aspirations. I propose three interlocking aspects to this priestly sociology. First, there is the element of unity. From the beginning, the temple model promoted unity, and it became particularly important later among very disparate groups of people within the church Second, the cultic motif generated a fresh kind of priestly ethics appropriate to the self-understanding of the movement. …

People Sitting In The Dark: Stories, Trent Chabot

Graduate Theses

In my story collection, People Sitting in the Dark: Stories, I explore the ever troubling theme of how to cope with loss, and occasionally, how to cope with not losing when one is so accustomed to it. Though some of my stories are connected with reappearing characters, they are not all written in such a way. Characters in the background of one story may be given the narration of one later in the story, thus changing how the reader views the character through difference perspectives. I wanted to explore how point of view can drastically change the sympathy and empathy …

An Evaluation Of Blogging As An Educational Tool For Interprofessional Education As Part Of University Experiential Learning, Kelley Robb

Graduate Theses

Since the inception of the Internet, much of our society’s communication has become paperless and instantaneous. The speed at which information can be disseminated has not only changed the way in which we communicate with each other but it has also increased the collaboration between professions, particularly the health sciences. As society shifts to a more virtual environment, it is imperative to assess these online tools to determine whether they elevate our research, educational methods and/or work environment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether blogging can be used as an educational tool for interprofessional education in a …

The Johnsonian November 30, 2016, Winthrop University

The Johnsonian 2010-2019

The Johnsonian is the weekly student newspaper of Winthrop University. It is published during fall and spring semesters with the exception of university holidays and exam periods. We have proudly served the Winthrop and Rock Hill community since 1923.

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - November 30, 2016, Winthrop University

The RMR 2010-2019

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop’s monthly multicultural student publication. The RMR has been a significant voice of the minority population of the Winthrop comunity since its creation by Gail Harris in April 1986. It promotes awareness and understanding of issues concerning minorities for the prosperity of the entire Winthrop community. The purpose of the RMR is to shine light on the many diverse cultures at Winthrop, focusing on issues, concerns and happenings of those who represent the multicultural community on campus. The Roddey McMillan Record is named after Dr. Cynthia Roddey and Atty, Sheila McMillan. Cynthia Roddey was …

The Dacus Digest Volume 3 Issue 1, Michaela Eileen Volkmar, Dacus Library

Dacus Digest

Inside this issue:

New Mango Languages Courses
The Library Catalog—Training Sessions
Our Databases vs. Google Scholar
Digital Commons—Did You Know?
What’s New With Our Databases
Mobile Library Returns

Veteran Winthrop Faculty Share Pieces In December Exhibition, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• The opening reception for "Eye to Eye" and "Hovering" will be held Dec. 2, 6:30-8 p.m. in the Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery.
• Phil Moody and Mark Hamilton are professors in the Department of Fine Arts.

Agreement Brings 31 Chinese Professionals To Campus To Earn Mbas, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• An agreement between Winthrop and Liuzhou City, China, that has brought 31 professionals to campus, where they will earn a Master of Business Administration degree.
• Liuzhou City is paying for their education as well as their salaries back home.
• Liuzhou City has operated this program for the past five years, but this is the first time Winthrop has been one of its partners.

Kick Off Holiday Shopping At The 27th Annual Holiday Pottery Sale, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• The 27th annual Holiday Pottery Sale will be held Friday, Dec. 2, from noon-6 p.m.
• This year's sale features the works of 21 artists.
• Proceeds from the sale are reinvested back into the studio/classroom by purchasing and building pottery equipment and materials.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mark Twain!: Reflections On A Writer, A Scholar, And Teaching And Learning, John C. Bird

The Weekly Reader

No abstract provided.

Anonymous Donor Contributes $75,000 To Three Winthrop Funds, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• The $75,000 gift will support three funds: the Historical Preservation Fund, the Student Veterans Annual Restricted Fund and the Debbie Garrick Leaders' Scholarship.

Winthrop To Host Annual Tree Lighting On Dec. 2, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• In 2010, the Trees S.C. organization designated the Southern magnolia on Winthrop’s front lawn as one of its Heritage Trees.
• The magnolia serves as Winthrop's Christmas tree. The tree will be lit by President Mahony and his family on Friday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.
• Performances will be given by the Winthrop RockHettes and Vision of Prayze.

Homecoming King And Queen Crowned Nov. 12 At Basketball Game, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2016

• Seniors TyQuan Butler of Sumter, South Carolina, and Janay Reece of Charlotte, North Carolina, were voted Homecoming King and Queen by their fellow students for Winthrop’s 2016 Homecoming held Nov. 7-12.
• They accepted their crowns from President Dan Mahony and First Lady Laura Mahony during halftime of the men’s basketball game against Ferrum College.