The Roundtable
Volume 42/Number 1
October 2008
Brodie named ESU’s alumni relations director
Peter L. Brodie, an experienced alumni relations professional from Troy, N.H., will lead the Emporia State University Alumni Association as the new Alumni Relations Director.
Brodie was selected from among four strong candidates who interviewed on campus Sept. 22-25. He will be on campus during Homecoming Week, Oct. 22-26, with an official starting date of Nov. 24.
“Peter is exactly what we were looking for, with his depth of experience and his many years working in higher education,” said Rod Turner, chair of the search committee and president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. “He has shown his expertise working with the development of alumni chapters and creating revenue streams. His high level of experience was obvious to us, and we’re very pleased to have him on board.”
Brodie has been the alumni relations director at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., since 2004. Previously, he was the alumni relations director at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y., from 2001 to 2004. He holds a bachelor of science degree in health systems management from Daemen College, and is currently pursuing a master of business administration degree from Franklin Pierce University.
“I was attracted to Emporia State because of the energy present on the website and the highly functioning and dedicated alumni program already in place,” Brodie said. “The leadership team is dedicated and determined to continue advancing the mission of Emporia State.”
“Once arriving on campus and exploring the Emporia community, I was excited by the amazing support the university has within the community, how passionate and dedicated the staff are, and how dedicated President Lane and Judy Heasley [executive director of University Advancement] are toward maintaining high quality educational opportunities for current and future students,” Brodie said.
Heasley noted that during his interview, Brodie demonstrated strong memory skills and a focus on the individuals he met, and displayed knowledge of how to utilize existing resources and move the association forward.
“He has good ideas regarding work with young alumni, fundraising, marketing and special events,” Heasley said. “His detail orientation and strategic thinking will be a strong asset for University Advancement – and as a change agent he brings knowledge of the best practices in the alumni relations industry, strong goal-setting experiences, and he knows the importance of building relationships now and for the future.”
At Franklin Pierce University, Brodie developed a career mentoring program for alumni and a volunteer recruitment campaign, strengthened the alumni chapter outreach program, maintained volunteer support in the Annual Fund at 100 percent, and more. At Daemen College, Brodie established the Final Year Transition program, working with campus departments to smooth the student-to-alumni transition; developed an affinity program to provide benefits to alumni, engaged in fundraising efforts with individuals across campus, and much more.
He has been highly active in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the professional organization for advancement professionals, and in local volunteering with organizations like the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation. From 1998 to 2001, he was a critical care technician with Mohawk Ambulance Service in Schenectady, N.Y., and from 1993 to 1999, he was a customer service representative for Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield in Albany, N.Y.
As he embarks on a new venture at ESU, Brodie is excited to begin engaging ESU alumni.
“I encourage each ESU alum to look into their heart, explore their soul and recollect the opportunities provided through an individual and communal relationship with ESU,” he said. “Remember the satisfaction that your education has brought you and then think about how each alum can help ensure that current and future ESU students realize and exceed their own potential by volunteering with the Association and supporting the Foundation. I look forward to meeting as many ESU alumni as possible during Homecoming weekend, and then when I arrive on campus later this year.”
APPOINTMENTS
Jill Sodt, reference and instruction librarian, University Libraries and Archives was appointed chair of the planning committee for the Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Summer Institute held on July 25 at Washburn University. The theme of the institute was advocacy.
AWARDS
Dr. Susan Nakao, instructor, Art Department, was elected as the Assistant Chair of the Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education (CSAE), an official issues group of the National Art Education Association. The CSAE received final approval of the Executive Board of the National Art Education Association at their July 2008 meeting and will hold its first official business meeting and social event at the 2009 NAEA Convention in Minneapolis, MN, April 17-21, 2009. CSAE members will also have an opportunity for their papers and presentations to be juried by the appropriate body with a specific number of designated slots for CSAE presentations at the national convention each year.
CONFERENCES
Dr. Arthur Landis, associate professor, and Dr. Malonne Davies, assistant professor, Department of Physical Sciences, attended a Science Writing Heuristic POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) workshop at the University of Central Missouri. The workshop provided tools for and experience with inquire-based learning for college-level chemistry. Davies also participated in GLOBE Partner Professional Development Workshop at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, CO. GLOBE is an NSF/NASA supported program that facilitates student scientific inquiry among K-12 students world wide and provide a mechanism for classes to interact with scientists researching environmental topics. The GLOBE program recruits and trains pre-service and in-service teacher through partnership with academic institutions. ESU, through the Science and Mathematics Education Center, became a GLOBE partner last year and currently has three faculty/staff members prepared to train teachers for participation in the GLOBE program.
Dr. Peggy Lane, associate professor, Accounting Information Systems, coordinated and facilitated a Panel Discussion entitled “Managing Student Projects” at AMCIS in Toronto, Ontario Canada August 15-17, 2008. Dr. Khaled Al-Share, associate professor, Accounting Information Systems, served as one of the panelists. Dr. Lane also wrote and presented “A Conceptual Model for Explaining Violations of the Information Security Policy (ISP): A Cross Cultural Perspective” with Dr. Khaled Al-Share. It was published in the proceedings and presented at AMCIS August 15-17, 2008. In Toronto, Ontario Canada.
Dr. George Durler, associate professor, Accounting and Information Systems, attended the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA August 3-6, 2008. Durler, along with MBA students Bing Luo and Jason Seaton attended the Beta Alpha Psi annual meeting in Anaheim, CA August 7-9, 2008.
PRESENTATIONS
Dr. Susan Nakao, instructor, Art Department, presented a paper titled, "Yukei Teshima: Spiritual Metaphors from a Round Heart [Mind] and a Luminous Brush," at the 32nd World Congress of the International Society for Education Through Art, August 5-9, Osaka, Japan.
Dr. Catherine (Kate) Bergman, instructor, Department of Music, recently presented a lecture recital at the National Flute Association convention on August 7, entitled "Mozart's Attitude Towards the Flute: An Examination of His Three Flute Concertos." Dr. Bergman also directed the ESU Flute Choir at the same convention, on August 8.
Dr. Gary Holcomb, associate professor, English Department, gave two talks at German universities, titled “Transitions in Black Transnational and American Studies,” for the American Studies Colloquium, Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik, at Dresden Technical University, and the Institute for English and American Studies Sprach-und Literaturwissenschaften, at the University of Osnabrück, in June 2008. Dr. Holcomb also presented the following papers in June 2008: “Wright and McKay: Crossing Black Hemispheres,” for the International Richard Wright Centennial Conference (American University of Paris, France) and “Hemingway and the Black Renaissance: A Preface,” for the International Hemingway Society and Foundation Annual Convention (Kansas City).
Dr. Alexis Downs and Dr. Zane Swanson, associate professors, Accounting Information Systems, along with co-author, Bob Singer, presented a paper titled “Goodwill Impairment: A Comparative Country Analysis” at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles (Anaheim) in August 2008.
Jill Sodt, reference and instruction librarian, University Libraries and Archives, presented at SIDLIT on July 31 on using screen capture freeware in the library and at the Kansas Library Conference in April on using technology in instruction with colleagues from Kansas State University and the University of Kansas Med Center library. Sodt also co-presented with Terri Summey, ULA library, at the Off Campus Library Services Conference in Salt Lake City on using wikis, blogs, and social networking within the library.
Dr. Michael Robert Dennis, assistant professor, Department of Communication and Theatre, presented the workshop, “Support, Eulogies, and Portrayals of Grief in Popular Culture” to Midland Care Connection, Topeka, KS. Dr. Dennis also presented the invited, “Compliance and Intimacy: Young Adults’ Attempts to Motivate Health-Promoting Behaviors by Romantic Partners” to the Close Relationships Interest Group, Lawrence, KS on September 12, 2008.
Dr. Sheryl Lidzy, assistant professor, Communication and Theatre, traveled to the Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association (OSTCA) held at Northeastern State University in Talequah, OK, this past September. She presented two papers; "Doing Business in . . .: An EMIC training module," and "Enacting both hedemony and resistance: A phenomenology of 'Lipstick Jungle.'" The second paper was one of three included on a panel entitled "(Re)Creating the Feminine in Pop Culture." This panel has been selected as the spotlight panel to be presented at the Central States Commuication Association conference in St. Louis, MO in April 2009.
Dalene Hawthorne, assistant professor, University Libraries and Archives, was invited to present at an American Library Association preconference session on June 27, 2008 called “Electronic Serials 101: What I Wished I'd Known Before I Got in Over My Head.” In addition, Ms. Hawthorne created an online continuing education course for the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services called Fundamentals of Electronic Resources Acquisitions that sold out in August 2008 and will be offered through the organization periodically.
Dr. Marcus Childress, professor & chair, Department of Instructional Design and Technology made three presentations, “Teaching and Learning in a Web 2.0 World,” “This is Your Brain on PowerPoint: Any Questions?,” and “Second Life: A Virtual World for Learning,” at the Hutchinson Community College Faculty Development Conference, in Hutchinson, KS in August 2008.
Kenna Reeves, Instructor, Department of Communication and Theatre, presented two workshops at that state meeting and served as Past President and Secretary of KSCA.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Gary Holcomb, associate professor, English department, established international student exchange programs with Dresden Technical University, Germany, and the University of Bucharest, Romania, this summer.
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Carol L. Russell, associate professor, Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education, published "Art for ALL Children: Authentic Inclusive Art Experiences" in the The International Journal of the Arts in Society, 2008, Volume 2, Issue 5, pp. 89 - 97.
Dr. Carol L. Russell, associate professor of Early Childhood/Elementary Teacher Education, published "How are Your Person First Skills? A Self-Assessment" in Teaching Exceptional Children (Council for Exceptional Children), May/June 2008, Vol. 40 No. 5.
Dr. Barbara Railsback, assistant professor, Business Education, and Dr. Nancy Groneman Hite, professor, Business Administration and Education, had an article published in the NABTE Review: Polkinghorne, F., Hite, N., & Railsback. B. (2008). Business Teacher Preparation: Reading and Math Skill Integration. NABTE Review, 62(4), 45-52.
Alshare, Khaled A., Mohammad I. Chowdhury, Faisal B. Alkateeb, and Waseem Afzel, “Academic Department Efficiency: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA),” International Journal of Education Research, Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 2008, pp. 1 – 13.
Chakraborty, Kalyan, “Offshore Outsourcing of IT-Enabled Services and the U. S. Economy: Evidences from Secondary Data,” Indian Journal of Economics & Business, Vol 7, No. 1, 2008, pp. 49 – 65.
Chakraborty, Kalyan, and John Poggio, “Efficiency and Equity in School Funding: A Case Study for Kansas, International Advances in Economic Research, Vol. 10, 2008, pp. 228 – 241.
Polkinghorne, Frederick W., Nancy Groneman Hite, and Barbara Railsback, “Business Teacher Preparation: Reading and Math Skill Integration,” Business Education Forum, Vol. 62, No. 4, April 2008, pp 45 -52.
The August/September issue of Edutopia Magazine (George Lucas Educational Foundation publication) includes an article that mentions ESU's Department of Instructional Design and Technology's use of robotics in pre-service teacher education courses (IT 325). IDT's Dr. Jane Eberle is the university official quoted in the article, "Rise of the Robots: Human-Machine Interaction Enhances Tech Teaching," - http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-robotics-classroom.
EMPLOYMENT SEARCH
An AA/EOE institution, Emporia State University encourages minorities and women to apply. The following positions are available and may be viewed on the ESU website at: www.emporia.edu/esu/searches.htm.
Last Updated July 2, 2007