Revisiting the Constitution: Ask the Experts

In honor of Constitution Day, the Parnell Memorial Library will host Dr. Jim Day and Dr. Carl Doerfler in exploring the origins of the Constitution of the United States. How was the foundation formed and how did it almost not happen? Come with your questions ready, tonight, Sept. 18, from 6-8 p.m.
 

BSS Brown Bag

Join Behavioral and Social Sciences for a fascinating discussion on socio-economic & cultural development and transnational migration: “Migration and Modernization in South America: Reflections on Twenty Years of Visiting Santiago, Chile.” Learn about Dr. John Bawden’s journey to Santiago this summer with comparisons to the last twenty years of this emerging South American powerhouse on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at noon in UMOM 309.
 

The Alabamian to Host Career Talk with Pulitzer Prize Winner

The Alabamian will be hosting a Career Talk with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UM alum, Joey Bunch on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 4 p.m. in Strong Hall. Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. For more information, email The Alabamian or Tiffany Bunt.

Following the Career Talk, alumni who worked on The Alabamian, Montage or The Tower are invited to a Student Publications Alumni Networking event with Joey Bunch as a featured guest at 6 p.m. in Strong Hall. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Tiffany Bunt.
 

Fall Preview Day Set for Oct. 6

If you know any high school students who like to attend an interactive, welcoming event for interested students, please encourage them to register for Fall Preview Day.
 

Life Raft Debate Panelists Needed

The Life Raft Debate is looking for a few brave souls to serve as panelists, defending their academic discipline at the 21st annual Life Raft Debate on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium.

In the debate, we imagine that the world has been nearly annihilated and that humanity can only carry one more person off to found the new world. The panelists argue that their discipline is the one that will best serve the fledgling society to be built. After lively debate and interaction, the audience votes and the winner climbs aboard the Life Raft as the losers, well, lose and drown. To volunteer to be a panelist or to nominate someone, please email Michael Patton.
 

Call for Fall Photography Needs

If you have anticipated photography needs for October-December 2018, please submit your requests this month!  Photography will be scheduled according to student and freelance photographer availability during this timeframe. To submit a ticket, visit solutioncenter.montevallo.edu or simply email solutioncenter@montevallo.edu including the following details:

• Contact info
• Event name
• Event date, start & end time
• Time needed on location (e.g. 30 minutes or 1 hour)
• Event location
• Additional details

If you have questions, email Alyssa Green or call 665-6241.
 

Partnerships and Outreach Survey

Please take a moment to complete the Partnerships and Outreach survey. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will help the Office of Partnerships and Outreach connect resources and opportunities on and off campus. Each participant’s name will be entered in a drawing to win a $25 gift card to the Main St. Tavern and some awesome UM swag. The drawing will be held on Friday, Oct. 26, at noon — so please submit your response before then. Contact Sarah Hendren with any questions.

Faculty/Staff Highlights

Alumna Cyndi Nash Craig has joined the staff of Chartwells as assistant director of dining services, retail operations manager. She returns to UM from Denali National Park where she was food and beverage manager. Craig served UM as catering manager from 2006-2013 with Sodexho and then as the catering manager and retail operations manager with Chartwells from 2013-2014. During her prior service to UM, she coordinated the openings of Moe’s and Starbucks in Farmer Hall and Ollie’s in Carmichael Library in 2013.
 
Dr. Eun-Hee Park, assistant professor of music, performed a solo piano recital, featuring works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Claude Debussy for Birmingham Music Teachers Association on May 9. In addition, she served as a panelist discussing “My Favorite Chamber Music PIeces to Teach” at the 66th annual conference of the Alabama Music Teachers Association on June 1 at Auburn University.  
 
Brook Pruitt’s “Essie” has been accepted into another film festival: the 2018 Great Lakes International Film Festival in Erie, Pennsylvania, which will be held Sept. 20-29.
 
Dr. Ted Hoffman, associate professor of music and director of music education, published an article titled “How Did I End Up Here?: The Realities of Teaching Music Education at Small College and Universities” in Volume 31 of “Visions of Research in Music Education.” The article was coauthored by Dr. Scott Edgar at Lake Forest College, Dr.Kimberly Councill at Bucknell University, Dr. Richard Edwards at Ohio Wesleyan University and Dr. Amy Spears at Nebraska Wesleyan University.
 
Officer Jill Sanders was selected as the UMPD’s 2018 Officer of the Year. Since joining the UMPD in March 2011, Sanders has spent the majority of her time working night shift and has recently been called on to work extra shifts. She has always graciously gone the extra mile to take care of the students at UM and the citizens of Montevallo.

Student Highlights

UM students Justin Barnes and Adam Carroll are ranked #1 for Bass Rankings’ 2-Year College Team Rankings. The 2-Year Team Rankings measure a team’s performance over the past two years with a six-tournament minimum and includes ACA, BASS, FLW, and independent school opens, invitationals or qualifiers. The criteria demonstrate which programs are the most consistent over the course of time instead of high rankings in only one season.

“The unique thing about the two-year ranking for the college level is that it allows anglers to see how they rank over half of their careers,” Bass Rankings Editor Sean Ostruszka said.