News and Events
Wednesday Memo
October 21, 2009
UMPeople
Tom J. Sanders, Stephens College of Business, had a paper, titled “Propositions for Investigating the Adoption and Diffusion of the Magnet Hospital Concept through the Lenses of Organization Theory,” accepted for publication in the forthcoming edition of the Journal of Management and Marketing Research. This paper uses eight leading organization theories to develop some 20 propositions for empirical investigation related to adoption and diffusion of the magnet hospital concept for acquisition and retention of critical categories of human resources in health care organizations.
Misty Bennett, Scott Meyer and Scott Stephens, Art, have artwork on display at “Art in Academia: Members’ Juried Exhibition” at Space 301 Contemporary Arts Center in Mobile, in conjunction with the Southeastern College Art Conference. The show was selected by Paul Richelson, chief curator of the Mobile Museum of Art, and runs through Saturday, Oct. 24.
Kelly Wacker, Art, will present a paper, titled “The Great Divide: Contemporary Artists Working Between Nature and Culture,” at the Southeastern College Art Conference, to be held in Mobile Oct. 22-24.
Scott Meyer, Art, will be part of a five-artist collaborative team using a crucible image as a unifying creative element for sculpture. The event will take place at Piedmont College in Georgia and, along with Meyer, will feature the work of ceramic artists Richard Hirsch, Virginia Scotchie and Kenneth Baskin, as well as UM sculptor Ted Metz. The purpose of the event is to bring these artists together for studio collaboration. The artists will consider joint participation so that finished pieces might reflect the sensibilities of more than one participant. An exhibition in the gallery and a panel discussion with the artists will offer insight into this rare, ongoing project. The multi-day event, scheduled for Oct. 22-24, has been coordinated by Christopher Kelly, UM B.F.A. graduate and current Piedmont professor of art. A panel discussion on collaborations will take place Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. For more information, go to www.piedmont.edu/art/gallery.html.
Stacey B.-M. Ayotte, French, recently presented a paper at The U.S.-Brazil Arts and Culture Initiative: Challenges and Achievements in Linguistic, Cultural, and Academic Exchange Conference, which was held on the campus of the University of Montevallo Oct. 15-17. Ayotte’s presentation, “Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Language Barriers during the Study Abroad Experience,” discussed an overview of the study-abroad program in France, the methods used for encouraging student participation with host families and student reactions to the program in general.
Gary Packwood, Music, has been named the distinguished alumnus and conductor for the 75th anniversary of the department of music at Southeastern Louisiana University. In addition, Packwood will serve as scholar-research guest teacher and conductor for the Academic Unity of Music at the Universidade Federal de Campina Granda (Brazil); and as the inaugural conductor for the Louisiana Men’s All-State Chorus. He has also been asked to serve as conductor for the Garland Independent School District Men’s Festival and the Cook Middle School Girl’s Choir, both in Texas; the Madison County High School Honor Choir (Ala.); and the Escambia County All-County High School Honor Choir (Fla.).