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Dear Colleague Letter: Supplemental Opportunity for Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) for CREST/HBCU-RISE Collaborations (Phase IIA)
24 February 2012
NSF Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Grantees
Grace Wang, Division Director
Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
Muriel E. Poston, Division Director
Division of Human Resource Development (HRD)
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, in collaboration with the Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE), seek to fund supplements to current SBIR/STTR Phase II awards that:
The Directorate for Engineering's Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) SBIR/STTR programs, in collaboration with the Directorate for Education and Human Resources' Division of Human Resource Development (HRD), invites all active SBIR/STTR Phase II, CREST, and HBCU-RISE grantees to participate.
OVERVIEW OF WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED: The Small Business Minority Academic Research Partnership Supplement (henceforth to be referred to as SBIR/STTR Phase IIA) will award a research supplement to a current SBIR/STTR Phase II grantee able to partner with a CREST/HBCU-RISE institution. The goals of the supplemental opportunity are to:
CREST/HBCU-RISE institutions interested in identifying and seeking possible partnerships with SBIR/STTR Phase II grantees should consult the NSF interactive award search system (reference: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch; under Search Award For, enter SBIR Phase II or STTR Phase II and check Active Awards Only). Also, a listing of eligible CREST/HBCU-RISE institutions may be found at: CREST/HBCU-RISE Awards.
It is expected that key personnel from the small business and CREST/HBCU-RISE institution will lead the proposed efforts and, along with doctoral and postdoctoral students, will be engaged in supported activities.
A SBIR/STTR PI or CREST/HBCU-RISE co-PI contemplating the development of a request for supplemental funding in response to this Dear Colleague Letter should discuss with their cognizant program officer the planned work well before submitting a supplemental funding request.
Organization Limit: Only companies with active NSF SBIR/STTR Phase II, partnering with currently funded CREST and/or HBCU- RISE grantees, are eligible to submit requests for supplemental funding under this initiative. A Phase II award that is on no-cost extension is not eligible for this supplemental opportunity.
PI Eligibility Limit: The Principal Investigator must be the PI of an active SBIR/STTR Phase II award.
Limit on Number of Supplemental Funding Requests: One per active Phase II grant. A Phase IIA award does not limit the eligibility for a Phase IIB award or other Supplemental Opportunities. Also, a Phase IIB or other Supplemental award does not limit the eligibility for a Phase IIA award.
Extension: This supplemental opportunity will extend the current Phase II award for no more than one year.
Supplemental Funding Request Preparation Instructions: Requests must be submitted according to the instructions for submitting supplemental funding requests found on the SBIR/STTR home page http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir under Supplemental Funding Opportunities.
The Project Description is limited to 15 pages; single spaced, and must include the following components:
The small business typically retains the intellectual property rights of SBIR/STTR projects supported by the Federal Government. It is strongly suggested that an agreement between the small business and the CREST/HBCU-RISE institution be in place at the time of the submission of the supplemental funding request to ensure that all parties understand the ownership of the technology supported by the grant. An example of a cooperative agreement can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/cooperative_agreement.jsp
Budgetary Information: Budgets for SBIR/STTR Phase IIA supplemental funding request may not exceed 20% of the Phase II award for a total duration of no more than one year. At least 70% of this supplement should be budgeted as a sub-award to the CREST/HBCU-RISE institution. Travel funds to attend the NSF annual Phase II Grantees Conference must be budgeted. The hourly rate of salary/wage for each budgeted employee, the rate of fringe benefits, the rate of indirect costs and the rate of fee cannot exceed those in the final budget of the current Phase II award.
Requests for supplemental funding submitted in response to this Dear Colleague Letter will be jointly reviewed by National Science Foundation program officers in the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partners, Directorate for Engineering, the Division for Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) and the Human Resources Division (HRD), Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
The supplemental funding request will be reviewed for:
Questions about this letter should be directed to the cognizant SBIR/STTR program officer in the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, Directorate for Engineering, or Richard Smith (703-292-8071, email@example.com), Division of Human Resource Development, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, and Dr. Marilyn Suiter; email@example.com; (703) 292-5121, Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
The list of IIP SBIR/STTR Program Officers can be found on the NSF website at http://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_list.jsp?orgId=115&subDiv=y&org=IIP&from_org=IIP
All active SBIR/STTR Phase II grantees are invited to participate in other supplement opportunities available at http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/Supplement/phase_II.jsp
Grace Wang, Division Director
Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (ENG/IIP)
Muriel E. Poston , Division Director
Division of Human Resource Development (EHR/HRD)


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INDIANAPOLIS - In response to today's ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court in Meredith v. Pence, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz issued the following statement:
"While I have great respect for the court, I am disappointed in today's decision. As State Superintendent, I will follow the court's ruling and faithfully administer Indiana's voucher program. However, I personally believe that public dollars should go to public schools, and I encourage Hoosiers to send that message to their representatives in the Statehouse."

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We've been busy deepening our coverage along the famous Mae Hong Son loop in northern Thailand and have just added seven new spots working south from Chiang Mai.
First stop is Hang Dong, followed in quick succession by Sanpatong, Chom Thong, Hot, Mae Chaem, the very little visited Mae Na Chon and last but not least, Thailand's tallest peak, Doi Inthanon.
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A look at the memorable moments and Hollywood milestones that happened on October 20.
1973: "The Six Million Dollar Man," starring Lee Majors, premiered on ABC.
1976: Led Zeppelin's concert film "The Song Remains The Same" premiered in London.
1977: Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in the crash of a privately-chartered plane in Mississippi. The crash took the lives of lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines.
1991: Country singer Clint Black and actress Lisa Hartman were married.
1992: Madonna's album "Erotica" was released, one day before her book "Sex" hit the bookshelves.
Today's Birthdays: Actor William Christopher ("MASH") is 81. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 76. Musician Tom Petty is 63. Actor Viggo Mortensen ("Lord of the Rings") is 55. Drummer Jim "Soni" Sonefeld of Hootie and the Blowfish is 49. Bassist Doug Eldridge of Oleander is 46. Rapper Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) is 42. Country singer Jimi Westbrook of Little Big Town is 42. Country musician Jeff Loberg is 37. Actor John Krasinski ("The Office") is 34. Bassist Daniel Tichenor of Cage The Elephant is 34. Actress Katie Featherston ("Paranormal Activity") is 31. Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman ("My Wife And Kids") is 28.


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Special awards were handed out Thursday to a pair of deserving students at Ross Collins Career Center at Meridian High School.
The East Mississippi Business Development Corporation presented Latondra Cole with the certificate for Highest Overall Achievement in her class. Austin Lanier received the certificate for most improved student in his class.
Each of these students encouraged others to never stop working hard.
"Keep going, and if you think you can do it, do it," said Austin Lanier, Most Improved. "And if you don't, then at least try. So you can know if that's your right thing."
"It makes me feel good," said Latondra Cole, Highest Overall Achievement. "It makes that I do actually come to school and get recognized for the good things that I do."
The EMBDC presents Head of the Class awards each semester to students in Lauderdale County and Meridian school.
Each student will be recognized again at the end of the school year.
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Hilton Head Island, SC (Sports Network) - Graeme McDowell tripped to a bogey
at the 18th to force a playoff with Webb Simpson, but atoned for his mistake
by parring the first playoff hole to win the RBC Heritage.
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Alumnus earns award at Newport International Film Festival
Andrew Kightlinger, Augustana '08, has won Best Original Screenplay at the Newport International Film Festival. Principal photography for the film begins in June in central South Dakota and in the Badlands.
Professors Featured in This Week's Edition of Inside Keloland
The most recent Augustana Thought Leader Forum featured Dr. Peg Preston, Associate Professor of History, and Dr. Patrick Hicks, Associate Professor of English. After the forum, the duo continued their discussion on Inside Keloland.
Augustana Participating in International Education Week
Augustana joins colleges and universities throughout the US in observing International Education Week (IEW) November 16-20. This year, more than 130 Augustana students will be traveling to 25 countries and seven continents.
Augustana Hosting Second Annual Lego League Scrimmage
Augustana is hosting the second annual Sioux Falls First Lego League scrimmage on Saturday, November 21, in Gilbert Science Center. The scrimmage provides local teams an opportunity to prepare for the state event.
Augustana to play Missouri Western in Mineral Water Bowl
The 2009 Augustana football season is not over quite yet. The Vikings (8-3) have been selected to play in the 45th Annual Mineral Water Bowl, scheduled for Saturday, December 5, in Excelsior Springs, MO.
Forty-five Augustana Students Selected to Who's Who
Forty-five Augustana students are included in the 2010 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, an elite group of students from more than 2,000 institutions of higher learning across the country.
Center for Western Studies launches Native American Initiative
The Center for Western Studies (CWS) at Augustana today announced a Native American Initiative with a series of events in 2009-10. The series launches Wednesday, November 18 and continues throughout the academic year.
Access to Clean Water Objective of Silent Auction, Concert
Providing clean water for the world is the objective of a silent auction and concert to be held Monday, November 23, in the Chapel of Reconciliation on the campus of Augustana College. The event begins at 6:30 p.m.
USTA Grant to Support Huether Tennis Centre
Augustana has received a $32,500 grant from the United States Tennis Association (USTA) in support of the recently completed Huether Tennis Centre. The new facility at 33rd Street and Grange Avenue was completed in September.
SD Economic Outlook Seminar Features Augustana Professor
Dr. Robert Wright, the Nef Family Chair of Political Economy at Augustana, was the keynote speaker Tuesday during the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry Economic Outlook Seminar in Sioux Falls.


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Summer Reading List with Niall Ferguson and Conrad Black
This week on PowerTalk, I'm serving up our late summer reading list. That's right, the last few weeks of August tend to be filled with cookouts, vacations and lounging by the pool. If you're doing any of those things, or if you're like me and you're not, you still need a good book or two to get you through the dog days of summer. With | Read More »
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Toys R Us is getting into the video streaming business.
Thursday, the toy chain launched its toys-r-us-movies-dot-com.
The new digital service will offer four-thousand movies and T-V shows geared towards children.
It won't be subscription based... instead pay per rental or download.
Prices are on par with those at Apple's iTunes store: two-99 for a 24-hour movie rental and one-99 for a T-V show rental.
A Toys R Us spokeswoman says the site's family-friendly content will set it apart from competitors like Netflix and Amazon.
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Settignano, located near Fiesole, was the birthplace of a large number of famous sculptors (including the Rossellino brothers and Desiderio da Settignano); Michelangelo was even entrusted to a wet nurse here. The town was home to countless master stonecutters and their skill inspired many budding sculptors, including Michelangelo himself. The beauty of its surroundings was also appreciated by the great families of Florence who had superb country houses built here up until the 20C.


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Britney Spears Announces New Las Vegas ShowSeptember 17, 2013 04:00:10 by Suzy Kerr
Since leaving The X Factor last season, rumors have been swirling that Britney Spears was going to take her talents to Las Vegas for her own show. This morning on Good Morning America, Ms. Spears put those rumors to rest with the announcement of her show, Piece of Me, which premieres December 27th at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
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Britney Spears Counters 'Work Bitch' Leak With Official DebutSeptember 16, 2013 06:32:44 by Stephanie Gustafson
Britney Spears has returned with yet another party anthem! Unfortunately, the X Factor judge was not able to release the new track on her own terms. Following an early leak of super hyped single Work Bitch, Britney decided to go ahead with the official release, well ahead of schedule.
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Mario Lopez Welcomes A Baby Boy!September 10, 2013 12:21:55 by Suzy Kerr
Dancing with the Stars alum and The X Factor host, Mario Lopez and his wife, Courtney, welcomed their second child, a bouncing baby boy Monday, September 9, in Los Angeles. The proud papa took to Twitter to announce the arrival of his latest addition.
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Simon Cowell Looking Forward To Being A DadSeptember 9, 2013 02:55:09 by Lisa Princ
Last month we learned that Simon Cowell was going to be dad after having an affair with his close friend's wife. Despite the fact that the The X Factor guru has repeatedly stated in the past that he didn't want children, Cowell actually revealed recently that he is very excited now and looking forward to fatherhood!
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Simon Cowell: The Real Reason Britney Spears Isn't On X-FactorSeptember 9, 2013 01:23:31 by Christine McDow
Simon Cowell is opening up about the decision to can Britney Spears from X-Factor after just one season, and it may not be the reason you think it is. Everyone has their own opinion, but what is the truth of the matter? Watch this video from The Buzz to find out.
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Harry Styles Thinks Twerking Promotes PromiscuitySeptember 3, 2013 02:48:33 by Stephanie Gustafson
Thanks to Miley Cyrus' cringe-worthy VMAs performance, twerking is now the talk of the town. But although he's been known to engage in some pretty terrible twerking of his own, X Factor alum and One Direction band member Harry Styles says he definitely does not approve of the dance trend.
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Kris Jenner: Lamar Odom's Negative Publicity Hurts The Kardashian BrandAugust 27, 2013 02:45:21 by Stephanie Gustafson
The drama involving Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom's rapidly worsening relationship continues. Keeping Up With The Kardashians momager Kris Jenner hopes the fiasco will end soon, for she feels that the negative publicity is hurting the Kardashian brand.
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Taylor Swift Drops Harry Styles Inspired F Bomb At MTV VMAsAugust 26, 2013 09:39:36 by Stephanie Gustafson
Just in case you were wondering….country crooner Taylor Swift and X Factor alum Harry Styles are never, ever, ever getting back together. Like ever. Taylor made that clear when she dropped the F bomb in response to Harry's presence at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Could Demi Lovato Join Glee For Season 5?August 21, 2013 11:00:28 by Stephanie Gustafson
Cory Monteith may be out of the picture, but filming for Glee continues, and with it, efforts to recruit new stars for the show. Rumor has it, X Factor judge Demi Lovato just might join the cast for its upcoming fifth season!
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Leif Garrett Has Some Advice And A Warning For Justin BieberAugust 20, 2013 05:02:11 by Lisa Princ
Justin Bieber just can't seem to keep himself out of the limelight these days, as the young singer always seems to be getting in some sort of trouble. One person who knows exactly what that is like is former teen heart throb, Leif Garrett, who also struggled with fame and fortune at a young age. Now, the 51-year-old Celebrity Rehab alum has some advice and a warning for the Punk'd star!
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Monday, August 10, 2009
PHOTO OP: Bringing back the guns - drool much?
Rafael Nadal and traveling coach Francisco Roig teamed up for doubles action in Montreal, and the pair defeated the Serbian team of Novak Djokovic + Dusan Vemic 7-5, 6-4 in the first round.
Great win and all but what about the return of the sleeveless?! Are you dying??!
I'm pretty sure it's not going to last long so feel free to drool ALL over the screen. You know, in celebration and all.
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It is so good to see Rafa back and happy. He is such a class act. Love the tennis whites. Love the smile. Love the 'guns'. Excuse me for a moment, please...ReplyDelete
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I am so friggin' happy that Rafa is back!! He looks amazing and SO HAPPY & SMILEY!!! Love the body and the guns. More please. ;)ReplyDelete
I miss Rafa and his trademark sleeveless. It's good to have them back. Both of them!ReplyDelete
YAY!!! The guns are back!! Can this day get any better? First naked Nole, now this... o_OReplyDelete
Oh, and the smile... I've missed you so endlessly, Rafa...
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2001 Civic and MDX Both Meet California ULEV Standard
The Honda Civic has been an environmental leader since its introduction nearly 30 years ago, with its long history of high mileage and low emissions. This holds true for the 2001 Civic which hit showrooms September 15.
When Honda developed the CVCC engine in 1975, the Civic became the first vehicle to meet the Clean Air Act without the need of a catalytic converter, something most manufacturers said at the time was impossible.
Honda has always believed that the automobile should perform in conjunction with the wants and concerns of the consumer, and in turn has attempted to manufacture vehicles that are environmentally friendly and safe. As the 2001 Civic was being developed, these priorities guided Honda engineers. They aimed to make the new Civic even more environmentally friendly than its predecessors.
One target was to improve fuel economy by approximately five to ten percent. This was accomplished through an enhanced fuel injector design.
The 2001 Civic was engineered to meet California's stringent ULEV (Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle) standard and will be distributed as such in all 50 states. Hydrocarbons were cut by 40 percent through employing engine control management that reduces emissions sooner and uses the latest improved catalytic converter technology. This voluntary move makes Honda the first company to take this step with a mass produced automobile.
According to Daniel Becker, director of the Sierra Club's global warming and energy program, "with Honda's decision to make all their Civics Ultra Low Emission Vehicles, Honda pulls into the lead of car makers making greener products."
Finally, major efforts were undertaken to enhance recyclability of the new Civic. For example, all instrument panel parts are now created of Olefin, making the panel itself completely recyclable.
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As has been the case in recent months, cargo activity at the nation's two largest ports— the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB)—were mixed in November.
POLB imports, which are primarily comprised of consumer goods, at 278,534 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) in November hit its highest level for November imports in five years for a 20.2 percent annual gain. November imports were also ahead of October's 276,698 TEU. Exports, which are primarily comprised of raw materials, increased 24.6 percent annually to 138,312 TEU, representing the second highest November in the last five years.
POLB officials said that these increases are due in part to more ocean carriers adding services to Long Beach in recent months, including CMA CGM and MSC. And they added that POLB terminals handled a cumulative 555,513 TEU, which was 20.8 percent higher year-over-year.
On a year-to-date basis through November, imports are down 0.3 percent at 2,766,711, and exports are up 2.0 percent at 1,404,627, and empties are down 5.9 percent at 1,314,204. Total TEU through November are down 1.2 percent at 5,485,542.
Total November volumes at the Port of Los Angeles dropped 16 percent to 582,981.70 TEU. Imports fell 18.64 percent to 288,273.50, and exports fell 25.80 percent to 145,344.00. Empties rose 3.78 percent to 149,364.20. And total TEU through November at 7,489,560.10 is up 2.72 percent.
POLA staffers said that November's decline was partially attributed to a vessel service shift from Los Angeles to Long Beach and cargo delays resulting from the first few days of the labor dispute which impacts both POLA and POLB earlier this month before a tentative agreement was struck.
November's declines snapped a four-month stretch in which total POLA volumes surpassed the 700,000 TEU mark.
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"The first day, November 27, shut down our largest container terminal, Pier 400, and then over the next three days seven of our eight container terminals were down," he said. "That was basically three days of no cargo moving. We expect we may see some of that November cargo shows up in our December numbers as most of the cargo did get unloaded in the days after the strike, and moving forward we expect to see some softer numbers in the months ahead."
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Fanatics - I'm well underway in the engagement ring process, and I was wondering if any of you had any experience negotiating diamond and/or band prices, and what your advice would be in that department?
I'm avoiding the mall stores, so I can eliminate that aspect.
The best advice of all...Don't do it!
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Understand the difference in quality. Cut and Clarity. Some will try to sell only on size and it will be a yellow color to it. Also some have imperfections in the diamond. See if you can see some under a microscope to determine differences in imperfections and clarity. There is a grading scale for diamonds, know the grade and what it means.
Thanks Buf. I understand all of that. Now that I have a few diamonds and pricing to compare, and I can pit the different stores against each other a little bit, I think I have a little leverage. It's just difficult figuring out how much you can negotiate the band - I think the diamonds are easier to compare.
Remember a diamond is just a shiny rock that someone dug out of the ground and treat it's value as such when negotiating.
When I bought my wife's ring I paid less than 1/2 of their asking price on the diamond. I'm sure I still got screwed and they still made a ton of money on that shiny rock.
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Lots of great information here and I had a great experience with them. Comparing prices, got a much better deal than the stores were offering.
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Bigger isn't necessarily better. Look at cut and clarity. Also, by within your means. I know of too many people buying rings they can't afford and then being in debt for awhile or paying a lot more due to credit card interest because of it.
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You can go low on clarity and a little lower on color if the cut is good. Sometimes you can get a bigger looking stone with less carat weight by getting a shallowed cut so it will look bigger.
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As someone else said, the Blue Nile is a great place to get a good idea of what you are after. My husband spent a good bit of time checking things out on there. First, decide what your budget is and never, ever, tell it to a salesperson :)
Know what your lady is interested in and how much you are willing to give up in size vs. quality. Not sure where you are from but we went to Joseph's in Des Moines and they were great.
i know its a mall store but try brodkeys jewelers. my wife just went in with a friend of mine who was picking one out for his girlfriend. they were willing to sit down with him and show him size/color under a microscope and they showed him the differences between some of the better quality and lesser quality diamonds. he also told them the price he was able to spend (up to $1500) and that he really wanted a particular diamond that was too much (~$2000) which was a colorless half karat. the person working there called the store owner and said he would sell it for $1250 and would mount it in a solitaire band for $200. this price also came with a warranty (not sure exactly what it was) but a warranty + diamond + setting for $1450 is a pretty good price. just some help there.
One important thing to look for...how does it shine when it's out of the light. Any diamond can shimmer and shine when it has a bunch of lights pointed at it. Take it below the counter or out of the light and see what it looks like then. That will tell you a lot of how the diamond will look when she wears it every day.
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Ouachita Baptist University's Division of Music will present T.J. Bailey in his senior piano recital Friday, May 2, at 2 p.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center's McBeth Recital Hall.
Bailey, a worship arts major from Fort Smith, Ark., has been involved with music his whole life and plans to pursue a career in worship ministry.
"Ouachita is known for the excellence of its theological and musical programs," Bailey said, "and I am proud to say I had the opportunity to study here."
Bailey has been named to Ouachita's President's and Dean's Lists and is a member of the Carl Goodson Honors Program. He was the winner of Ouachita's 2012 Virginia Queen Piano Competition and was a national finalist in the 2013 National Federation of Music Clubs Biennial Collegiate Auditions.
"I feel very strongly that my focus is not on being the 'best' pianist or on being better than my peers," Bailey noted. "Rather, I want people to enjoy my music, to feel like they relate to it. I work to perform in a way that invites people into my world and allows them to experience life from a different perspective. I've always joked that I couldn't care less about playing all the right notes; my personal bar of success is if I can sit down at the piano and make a grown man cry."
The recital will open with "Toccata and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 914" by Johann Sebastian Bach, followed by "Fantasy in C Major" by Franz Joseph Haydn and "Intermezzo Op. 116, No. 2" by Johannes Brahms. Bailey will conclude with the third movement from "Trois Études de Concert, S. 144" by Franz Liszt, "Un Sospiro."
The final selection has special meaning for Bailey, as he remembers an especially moving performance of the same piece. He was a freshman at Ouachita at the time, and the upperclassman's performance "strongly influenced my approach to music," he said.
"She expressed herself through music in a way that I had never experienced before," Bailey added. "The depth of emotion that I felt that day has become a goal for me, to recreate that experience for others. As soon as that particular performance was done I told myself that someday I would play like that; I might even eventually be good enough to play that piece. Sometimes, dreams that become goals become realities."
For more information, contact OBU's School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.
Ouachita Baptist University's Division of Music will host the annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition Friday, May 2, at 3:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The competition performances are free and open to the public.
"The competition was established by Virginia Queen 37 years ago to motivate our piano majors and minors to excel," said Ouida Keck, coordinator of keyboard studies and Addie Mae Maddox Professor of Music. "It gives them the motivation to excel, exposes them to professional standards and gives them a chance to develop self-confidence and stage presence."
Each student will perform two compositions of contrasting style, with a total performance time of no more than 10 minutes each.
The first-place winner will receive $500 and their name will be engraved on a plaque displayed in the Mabee Fine Arts Center music library. Second place will receive $350, and third place will receive $150.
Students who will participate in the competition include: Rusty Butler, a senior worship arts major from Little Rock, Ark.; TJ Bailey, a senior worship arts major from Fort Smith, Ark.; Katie Butts, a sophomore computer science major from Piqua, Ohio; Jordan Denniston, a senior music major from Plano, Texas; Caroline Dunlap, a freshman piano performance major from Little Rock, Ark.; Joanna Horton, a freshman music major from Arkadelphia, Ark.; Sean Jackson, a junior music composition major from Livingston, La.; Lauren Johnson, a sophomore church music major from Little Rock, Ark.; Courtney Stanage, a junior piano performance major from Hot Springs Village, Ark.; and Emily Tucker, a senior music major from Hot Springs, Ark.
For more information, contact Dr. Ouida Keck at email@example.com or (870) 245-5352.
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Ouachita Baptist University's Department of Visual Arts hosts guest artist Jason McCann's exhibit, "Paintings, Drawings and Prints," in Hammons Gallery until Sept. 30. McCann also will lead a pastel workshop on campus Sept. 30.
Donnie Copeland, chair of the visual arts department, invited McCann to display his exhibit after seeing his work on display around the state.
"Having Jason and his work on campus is a great opportunity for all of us," Copeland noted. "His works are engaging; they touch on the ins and outs of contemporary life.
"He is someone we should be familiar with as he is an artist whose work you will probably encounter at some point around the state," Copeland added. "Having him here to speak in the gallery and lead a workshop gives us the chance to gain insight into his work and studio process."
McCann's artwork tends to focus on urban architecture as well as figurative subject matter. His pieces exude energy and spontaneity, captured through expressive paint application and color.
"The primary goal I set when I start a new piece is to show not only what the object is, but the energy it possesses," McCann said. "All artists that work within a representational construct must choose how they will describe or manipulate the reality they want to communicate."
Since 1995, McCann's artwork has been displayed in numerous shows and exhibitions across the southeast United States. He currently teaches art at Little Rock Central High School and Arkansas Governor's School.
McCann will lead a pastel workshop Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 11 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. in Moses-Provine 218 on Ouachita's campus. The workshop is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is recommended due to limited openings.
For more information on the exhibit and to register for the workshop, contact Donnie Copeland at firstname.lastname@example.com or (870) 245-5559.
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Sad news reading the extra bases blog. This from Pete Abraham:
Meanwhile, in Reading Thursday afternoon, Daniel Bard had a rough ninth inning for Double A Portland.
He inherited a 7-3 lead and walked the first batter. A wild pitch moved that runner to second. Bard got a strikeout before throwing another wild pitch. He was then taken out of the game after a four-pitch walk.
In all, Bard threw 15 pitches, four of them strikes.
In two outings for Portland since Bard was optioned there, he has walked three, thrown three wild pitches, and thrown strikes on 13 of 33 pitches.
If you go back to his last outing with the Red Sox, Bard has walked five of the last 10 batters he has faced.
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Jay Bilas ranks the nation's top 68 teams - College Basketball - ESPN
The Bilas Index measures basketball merit and proficiency, and is calculated constantly and trended over time for accuracy that makes a laser look like a dull machete wielded by a shaky-handed hack. The Bilas Index is a synthesis of the best measures and practices in the game, all brought together by the most powerful force in the game's history: the high-functioning brain, basketball experience and perspective of The Bilastrator. The Bilas Index is dedicated to providing all of the answers in the game, and is not just some after-the-fact measure of changed variables. The Bilas Index is concerned not with "snapshots" that are simply lagging indicators that shuffle things around for the sake of today's discussion, but rather reliable measures that are predictive of future outcomes and, in some ways, help determine future outcomes. The Bilas Index is the ultimate leading indicator.
46. Iowa State Cyclones (Previous ranking: No. 39)
The Cyclones lost to top-20 teams Cincinnati and UNLV, but Will Clyburn and Tyrus McGee have been very good to start the season. Unfortunately, Michigan State transfer Korie Lucious is shooting only 28 percent from the floor and is turning the ball over more than four times per game.
^^^I think Korie gets on track with some more games... we'll be fine - still projected as a 13 seed
Self proclaimed 2012 CF Newcomer of the Year
I would love a 12-13 seed....much better than 8-9. Just have to get hot at the end of the year and forget the seeding.
Yea, I'm not terribly worried just yet. This team still has time to find it's feet.
I'm assuming this includes the small conference champs? So we would be on the very edge of the bubble. Obviously a lot can change.
I want a 5 seed :)
Just out of curiosity where does he have the hawks
Nobody but HB knows for sure. You pretty much know nothing....like Knownothing would like to say.
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Just out of curiosity where does he have the hawks
55. Iowa Hawkeyes (Previous ranking: No. 59)
The Hawkeyes are 5-1 and have lost only to Wichita State (though so did VCU). The problem for Iowa has been offensive efficiency; the Hawkeyes have shot the ball poorly, and have turned it over at a high rate. When you turn the ball over, you don't get a shot, a chance for an offensive rebound or a chance for a foul -- and you put yourself at a disadvantage going the other way.
Still too early to tell much about the season. I do think the Clones are already at a crossroads after the two losses. We will get to see if this team is a team that will start to step it up throughout the season or not. Looking for some nice strides to be made the next few weeks. W's over both Drake and the U of I this year will be a good sign.
Smoke um if you got um
13 seeds are for mid majors that won their conferece tourney.
4-2 and two losses to good teams is much better for shaping a team than 6-0 against cupcakes IMHO
Originally Posted by cyclonespiker33
I'm assuming this includes the small conference champs? So we would be on the very edge of the bubble. Obviously a lot can change.
I don't have Insider, so I can't see the list, but I think Bilas does just straight "top 68" -- based on at least one column I read when he said tournament field should be all at-large. If I recall properly.
(I typically respect his analysis, but I disagree with him on that -- I like the mix of auto qualifiers and best-of's)
I like that we have faced two good teams, so we know what we need to improve on. I would have hated to go into Big 12 season thinking we are OK at point guard. We are still far enough away that we can address that issue and try to get it taken care of. We are only six games into the season, and already KL knows that he needs to be more of a distributor than a scorer.
I didn't look at the list but I assume he has Duke occupying spots 1 through 12.
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I didn't look at the list but I assume he has Duke occupying spots 1 through 12.
Heh-heh. But wrong.
I can see Nos. 1 & 2 without insider -- IU & Lewisville.
Some other teams that might be of interest:
11 Kansas
12 Missouri
15 Cincinnati
17 Okie State
18 Creighton
19 Marquette
27 Colorado
29 K-State
30 Baylor
44 Oregon
45 Texas
50 Witchita State (beat Iowa)
55 Iowa
56 Oklahoma
57 West Virginia
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Interesting thread. Kinda neat reading all the posts and seeing peoples different professions.
As for myself, Ive been a firefighter/paramedic for 13 years. Have a degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science. Unfortunately, that profession didnt work out, but believe I found the next best thing.
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Filling a Prescription for more Physicians
Water drips at his feet on black-and-white mosaic tile the size of checkers. The smell of fresh paint hangs in the dampness from the downpour outside, and Jim Roberts voice echoes in the empty lobby. He gestures at the art deco floor. When we ripped out the old carpet, this is what we found. A large, affable man, he could pass as the football coach of the Fighting Camels as easily as what he is, Campbell Universitys vice president for business. Renovators wanted to rip out the floor. I said, Wait a minute. This is one of our oldest buildings, built in the 20s. No sir, were going to leave it.
In August, 32 students will begin filing into this 85-year-old building for daily lectures and to pore over bodies in anatomy classes. The inaugural class of physician assistants, a milestone in itself at this school in the states rural heartland, is a warm-up for a bigger act. In 2013, Campbell will open North Carolinas fifth medical school. Its a bold, $60 million move for a Baptist school that boasts that a larger percentage of its 9,400 students are from North Carolina than any other university in the state. Some 3,900 are on its main campus in Buies Creek, a Harnett County hamlet that relinquished its status as a town in 1967. The medical school will be there. Buies Creek is Campbell University, says Britt Davis, vice president for institutional development.
Administrators say the medical school is another example of the universitys focus on professional education that began in 1976 with its law school, now housed in a renovated, $30 million complex in downtown Raleigh. In 1983, Campbell opened its Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. Its pharmacy school, opened in 1985, moved it into the main channel of North Carolina health-sciences education. Its beginning class of 150 would put the medical school on track to become the second largest in North Carolina, eclipsing those at Duke University, Wake Forest University and East Carolina University and behind only UNC Chapel Hill. The university is considering dental, rehabilitation and nursing schools, too.
Aside from swelling medical academia, the med school could become a crucial bridge in a state where patients have access to some of the best medical care in the world or die struggling to reach it from isolated counties that have few or no doctors. The N.C. Medical Board lists three with none: Hyde, Camden and Tyrrell. Five others have fewer than six. Campbell will recruit students from medically underserved regions, train them with emphasis on primary-care and family medicine, then steer them back home. When you look at the increase in population, the aging of the physician population in general and the fact that so many physicians go into specialties rather than primary care, it was obvious there was a need for another school, Campbell President Jerry Wallace says.
If the need for more frontline practitioners is a sure thing, Campbells medical school is nevertheless a multimillion-dollar gamble. It assumes that more than a century of internecine rivalry within medicine has abated and that the medical teachings of a frontier physician who vowed reform after three of his children died from meningitis will become as widely accepted as those descended from traditional doctors, whose failings he blamed for their deaths.
Campbells physicians will be trained in osteopathic medicine and have D.O., doctor of osteopathy, after their names rather than M.D., doctor of medicine. Like M.D.s, they will get four years of medical school, followed by three or more years of residency training. Their credentials will be accepted in all states, and theyll be licensed by the N.C. Medical Board and become side-by-side members with M.D.s in the North Carolina Medical Society and North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. Osteopaths are common in the military. In some states, including Michigan and Oklahoma, one doctor in four is a D.O.
However, theyre rare in North Carolina, where only about 3.5% of Tar Heel physicians 811 of the 22,881 practicing in the state last Dec. 31 are doctors of osteopathic medicine. They have struggled for decades to achieve equal standing with M.D.s in a profession in which turf is protected and title is coveted. Though most of their practices and procedures are identical, D.O.s emphasize primary care and holistic medicine. I treat the patient, not the disease, says Anthony Elkins, one who practices family medicine in Charlotte. But D.O.s also train in manipulation of the muscles and skeleton, which often results in their being confused with chiropractors.
Drive 3½ hours westward from Buies Creek, mostly through rolling farmland and forests, to a Main Street family-medicine clinic in the small Gaston County town of Cherryville. Here, for 33 years, Dr. George Bradley has helped lead osteopathic physicians fight for equal status in North Carolina. I came at a time when there were 66 D.O.s in the state, and the medical board was just waiting for us to die off, Bradley, 69, says. I was 13 years out of medical school Ive been practicing 43 years now but I had to take a special exam just to get my license.
In Wilmington, Barbara Walker, Campbells commencement speaker in May and an osteopathic family practitioner, encountered similar skepticism. The organized medical community, because of its strength of numbers, was able to build on prejudices, she says, shaking off sleepiness after delivering a baby the night before. M.D.s, for example, often considered osteopathic medicine less sophisticated than theirs and D.O.s intellectually inferior. Walker, now director of Osteopathic Medical Education at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, was the first woman Army doctor deployed in combat with Fort Braggs 82nd Airborne Division in the early 90s. Osteopathic physicians never had the massive numbers to go out and promote themselves.
Over the course of his career, Bradley saw acceptance of osteopathic medicine grow. He went on to be appointed to several medical commissions by former Gov. Jim Martin, was elected a Gaston County commissioner and served as physician to the General Assembly. But his early treatment still stings. In the 80s, an osteopathic-medicine student interning with him was laughed at when she applied for an internship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Bradley threatened to refer his patients elsewhere. I called them up and said, Do you realize that the patient that I sent over there for a heart transplant was the first you ever did from this area? Carolinas Medical Center now has 28 D.O.s out of a total of 1,712 physicians on staff. At rival Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, about 15 of its approximately 400 doctors are osteopathic physicians.
In the presidents office at Campbell, Wallace relates his first encounter with a doctor of osteopathic medicine, in Rocky Mount. His son injured his shoulder, which required surgery. I said, Your doctor is a nice young man. I saw D.O. after his name. Is he an orthopedic specialist? Its been a learning curve for me.
The quiet is striking. On a bright spring afternoon, only scattered hikers wind through holly and pine to reach sheer cliffs overhanging the Cape Fear River, north of Buies Creek at Raven Rock State Park. The river was busier in the 1700s and 1800s, when bateaus carried waterborne commerce inland. If the boatmen or passengers became sick, remedies included arsenic, sugar mixed with kerosene and castor-oil purges. If a woman had a fever after childbirth, which indicated pelvic infection, it was common for the doctor to bleed several quarts of blood from her, Walker says. Already weak, the mother often died. The doctors were M.D.s.
In a small conference room at Campbell the next day, John Kaufmann, an osteopathic physician who is the medical schools founding dean, retraces the period. He describes how Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of osteopathic medicine, was born in a log cabin in western Virginia in 1828. His father was a minister and doctor, and, like him, Still became an M.D. His own dead children, he believed, had been failed by the kind of primitive medicine the Cape Fears boatmen would have experienced. He drew the battle lines between osteopathic and allopathic conventional medicine.
Still taught that doctors should give equal attention to preventing disease, rather than waiting for patients to become ill and treating them. He taught that medications, when possible, should augment the bodys ability to heal as well as battle its diseases. Muscles and skeletal parts not only facilitate movement, he preached, but can be coaxed to combat disease and promote wellness a practice called osteopathic manipulation. We look at the patients body, mind and spirit, Kaufmann says. Osteopathic medicine is hands-on, caring for the whole person and the whole family.
Traditionally, M.D.s tried to enforce the small differences between themselves and D.O.s, says Stephen Shannon, an osteopathic physician and president of the Chevy Chase, Md.-based American Association of Osteopathic Medical Schools. In the late 19th century and early 20th century as medicine became more regulated, D.O.s had to obtain licensing and practice approval state by state. There were political issues. D.O.s had their own colleges, residency systems and own hospitals. Theres been a lot more integration in health care. Most residency programs are now dual, with M.D.s and D.O.s training together. The differences have mostly disappeared.
Walker says osteopaths organized their own medical association in North Carolina in 1904. In 1916, they were given equal status with M.D.s by the federal government and, in 1966, were accepted as physicians and surgeons by the military as the Vietnam War heated up. As they gained in numbers and popularity with patients, arcane disagreements over medical methodology began to blur with economic issues turf guarding.
In the early 60s, the M.D.-dominated American Medical Association had spent about $7 million promoting a California ballot referendum to forbid doctors of osteopathic medicine from practicing there, insisting that they were unqualified. The AMA muscled the University of California at Irvine College of Osteopathic Medicine into converting to an M.D. school and forced osteopathic physicians to obtain M.D. degrees, which they could do by paying a nominal fee of less than $100.
After patients protested, the AMA reversed its stance in 1969, welcoming D.O.s as members. North Carolina began issuing licenses to D.O.s in the 60s, but officials of the North Carolina Osteopathic Medicine Association say it was not until the 90s that Tar Heel D.O.s seamlessly merged with M.D.s. Bradley, the first osteopath appointed a county medical examiner in the state, pushed for their acceptance in the North Carolina Medical Society. A lot of D.O.s took the attitude that I was a turncoat, because I got involved with the Medical Society. But they found out we put our pants on the same way they do.
The remaining major difference is the cornerstone of Campbells new medical school, and it could have sweeping implications for Tar Heels hundreds of miles from its quiet midlands campus. Kaufmann holds up a map of North Carolina. Large urban centers Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and others are splotches of color and symbols. Vast regions of the state are blank or nearly so. The dots mark doctor distribution. Doctors of osteopathic medicine largely go into primary care. About 50% do. Others might be brain surgeons, cardiologists, plastic surgeons or whatever, but the emphasis is on family medicine in rural, medically underserved areas. Harnett County, with a population of about 120,000, has fewer than 60 doctors, about one per 2,000 residents. In Mecklenburg, more than 2,700 doctors tend about 920,000 residents, one per 340.
Campbells medical school, Kaufmann says, will be in the middle of all three of those things rural, medically underserved and a physician-shortage area.
Magnolia trees have their deep-green spring sheen as students queue to order class rings. Orange-and-black CU flags flutter along brick-paved walkways. They teach history here, but they live it, too. In his office, Wallace, a Rockingham native and minister, speaks with the undulating grace of the pulpit and unrelenting zeal of an evangelist about Campbells past and future.
In 1887, Baptist preacher James Archibald Campbell founded what was initially Buies Creek Academy for poor students. Wallace, appointed in 2003, is only the fourth president. His more relevant history dates to the 1960s and East Carolina University in Greenville. As an undergraduate there, he knew ECUs president, an ex-Marine who believed that the lack of medical care in poor, rural eastern North Carolina was a disgrace. Leo Jenkins campaign, which led to the creation of the last medical school established in North Carolina, split the state politically and left a legacy of bitterness and envy that simmers today in many medical circles, particularly in Charlotte. Some doctors still refuse to refer patients there for advanced treatment. Are Wallace and Campbell flirting with a similar reception?
Even officials of Campbells nearest potential rival the legislation that created what is now ECUs Brody School of Medicine mandated that it concentrate on training primary-care doctors praise the plan. I worked side-by-side with D.O.s for 20 years in the Army, and theyre a welcome addition, says Kenneth Steinweg, chairman of ECUs Department of Family Medicine. Campbell, being a private school, is not seen as direct competition, particularly in places like Charlotte, and the terrible demographics of eastern North Carolina that Dr. Jenkins worried about still exist.
There was resistance when we created our law school, and there was resistance to our pharmacy school, Wallace says. But how can anybody say there isnt a need for more primary-care doctors in the state? In Raleigh, Gregory Griggs, executive vice president of the 2,900-member North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, says the gap is widening. If our growth line for family physicians continues through 2020, were going to have about 3,500 in the state, but well need 4,500 to 5,000. Thats about when Campbells first graduates would begin coming online. Were very supportive of them.
Theres no shortage of students to fill the breach. While schools compete for athletes, potential medical students compete for schools. Davis, Campbells development director, says the four medical schools in the state accepted 458 about 3% of the 17,000 who applied last fall. And that, Kaufmann says, allays one concern that he and others here have that Campbells school will be viewed as taking students not good enough to make it elsewhere. We know thats in peoples minds. But its certainly a misperception.
For one thing, with the flood of applicants, only a fraction of a grade point often statistically meaningless determines whether a student is accepted. For another, Campbell will recruit heavily in underserved counties and expects to attract students who make osteopathic and primary-care medicine their first choice. Were hoping people will come here because of our holistic philosophy and our focus on strong preventive and family medicine. Four years ago, the North Carolina Institute of Medicine, created by legislators to conduct nonpartisan studies of state health-care needs, might have unwittingly given Campbell its strongest selling point. In a little-noticed report, it urged the General Assembly to create a new public allopathic or osteopathic medical school, giving osteopathic medicine equal billing. If neither materialized, the study recommended the state subsidize students who attended osteopathic or allopathic schools elsewhere if they return to practice in North Carolina. Campbell is responding not only to a social need, but its doing it with a market-driven approach that can hoist the schools status without rupturing its coffers.
Jalapeños appear to be a staple in the Campbell cafeteria, where students bury their faces in pepper-laced subs and class notebooks at midday. Roberts, who also serves as Campbells treasurer, picks a table, but instead of food, he talks about creating and running medical schools. Starting this summer, 91,000 square feet sheathed in brick and glass will rise on a 20-acre intramural-sports field across U.S. 421 from the main campus. Its on a hill, and itll be open, with light streaming out. As they say, Light of the earth, salt of the world.
The school, designed by Charlotte-based Little Diversified Architectural Consulting Inc., will cost $30 million to build and $30 million to equip and furnish, financed from a small amount of bonds, about $15 million of fundraising and loans from the university to itself from its strong balance sheet. It would cost a minimum of $160 million to start an allopathic-medicine school, and those financial figures reflect some inherent differences between D.O.s and M.D.s. With osteopathic medicines focus on primary care and family medicine in rural, underserved counties, Campbell wont need to build a large teaching hospital for students to gain bedside experience.
Kaufmann and Ronald Maddox, vice president for health programs, say Campbell has tentative agreements and contacts to send students to clinics, hospitals and health systems such as Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, a 337-bed hospital in Robeson County, one of the states poorest; WakeMed Health & Hospitals Inc., based in Raleigh with numerous clinics in rural and suburban Wake County; Cape Fear Valley Health System Inc. in Fayetteville; Dunn-based Harnett Health System Inc.; and others.
The medical school will be a booster shot not only for Campbells prestige but also its enrollment. When you open a school of medicine, you attract undergraduates in premedical majors, Roberts says. Our pharmacy school attracts 400 to 500 undergraduate students a year in biology, chemistry and research studies. Theres also its impact on the surrounding economy: A study by N.C. State University economist Michael Walden estimates the school will directly and indirectly create 1,100 jobs and pump $300 million into the region in 10 years.
But the school faces challenges. One is attracting students from poor places to the most expensive form of education: medicine. Tuition hasnt been set, Roberts says, but likely will mirror that at other private medical schools in the state, which charge $150,000 to $200,000 for four years. Students will rely on grants, scholarships, a $5,000 annual state stipend for those who agree to practice in North Carolina and other sources. But future doctors facing such debt might be reluctant to choose primary-care and family medicine.
Primary-care physicians are on the low end of the medical scale, says Griggs, who heads the Academy of Family Physicians in Raleigh. Family practitioners in the Southeast earned a median $179,000 in 2009, compared with, for example, invasive cardiologists who earned $465,000, according to a spokeswoman for the Englewood, Colo.-based Medical Group Management Association. When you have people graduating from medical school with $200,000 in debt, Griggs says, thats a real hindrance.
In the soft light of his office, Wallace turns on his pulpit voice. No one, he says, palms upturned, can deny the need for more primary care. Its a critical need, not only in North Carolina but the nation. And no one doubts Campbell can do it. Weve been successful in professional education, with our law school, our business school, our divinity school and our pharmacy school. People know were not blowing smoke. A third of Campbell freshmen this year are the first from their families to attend college. When a person from a first-generation family graduates from college, its a miracle. This is consistent with our mission as a Christian school. Thats why we exist. He expects to lure more, from places bypassed by mainstream medical care, and send them back home as doctors. Andrew Taylor Still, he says, would approve.