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C E H T R A L M T C H r ~ A H U H 1 V g R 9 1 T Y
BO A R 0 or T R U S T ! E S
July 17, 1992
c.ntral Michigan University Board of tru.t ...
"t . Plea.ant. Michigan
July 11, 1992
H~r8 present: Or. Gordon N. Lambi., Chair; Hr . Ronald L. Brown; Mr. Kartin H.
Cholakian: Mr. Mitchell O. Ken-tian; Mr . Roger L. Kess.ler; Krl. K~~.ret Ann
Riecke .. ; Mr. W. Sidney ~;th; Hr. R"bert P. Young, Jr.; Or. Leon~rd E. Pla~hta,
lnterill President.
H~J: absent: none.
All«> ",ttending: Hr . A. lellfl ~~lhlr·u<'>n. Treasure .. of the RoIIrd I'Ind Vice Presldl!lnt
[or Business and Finance; Dr. Robert C. Franke. Provost; Hr. RUBBel 1 L. Herron.
secretary to the Board of Trultee. and Vice President [or University Relations;
Mr. J .. IIIPR I .• Hill, Vice Pre"ldnnt for Htudent Affll l r ll,
The meeting was celled to order by Chai r Lambie at 8:30 a. m.
It was moved by Hrl. Rieckec, seconded by Hr . Young. and carried, that the Soard
_ nonvP into "lo" .. d IIPllllinn to d11leY1I1I atrateqy connectotd with collective bar9ainlng
and to consult with our attorney rvgardlng atrategy in connection with pending
Th~ ~rd ~ed intn elnsPd a.llllion ~t 8:ll a.m.
The Bodrd r.turned to open aeasion at 10:41 •.•.
It was moved by Mr. Pi~k.r, s.conded by Mr. resseler, and carried, that the
.inutes of the Kay I, 1992, meeting be approved.
f.MERTTUS RANI(:
It was moved by Mr Kesseler, .~nded by ME'. SlIIlth, and carried, that the
follow1ng resolution 9rantin9 e_citus rank to Al1C8 Bflltinck, COOrdin.atoJ:'/Loan
Accounting, Receivable ACcounting, be adopted
IoIHFRI'.A!{, Alit' .. Rf>lflnelt h~1I devotfOd ~5 Yf>arll of dedicilllted •• .-viee to
Central Michigan University in the areas of receivable and loan
I!I.ccountil1']; and
WHEREAS. She has exemplified the kindness. patience. and fairness that
Is hnperativp to the etudent lIervi ces Millllion of th .. Univerlllty; lind
WHEREAS. She hal conlinuously essurl:!d the vlabllity of the loan program
by directing the university's convliance with taderal re<Julations
affecting the National OefenRe/Dlrect lind Perkin" IItudent 1000n
prograras; and
WHEREAS. Her inte<Jrity and profelsional mana~ement facilitated growth
of tha faderlll loan progrllmA lit Clint rill Hich!glln IJn;ver"lty. expllndlng
the opportunity for higher education to more students: and
WHUl!AS. Her warath and sense of h!UlQr. u weil as her ability to build
lind lead II coheRlva lind dedicated teliM. hllve Rerved 1111 role modelll to
her colleagues: Now be it therefore
Rl!SOLVED. That the Board of Trustees. on beh!llt of the Univerlity
cQIIIIRmity, expreslieA IIppreciation and grlltitude to AllclI Reltlnck for
her contributions to central Michigan University and extend. eme r itus
tt wall lIIOVed by Mr. Cholllkilln, eeconded by Mr. VOting, and
following resolution granting _rHus rank to J_. J.
Profes80c, Music. be adopted.
wtlF..REAS. J,. .... " Smolko hiII') eerved 18 yearll 1111 II diRtinglllllhed facult.y
member in the De~r~nt of Husic; and
WHEREAS. He has be.n a valued friend e.nd coilelt9ue of all who have
IIlIrvpd duelng his tenuCfI; and
WHEREAS. He has nurtured and fostered the development of hundreds of
piano students both in the classcoo. and in the private studio . earnin<'J
their rll8pect and 10Ylllty; and
WHEREAS. He has provided an extraordinary e xample o f a high level of
artbtic 1010 performance on campus. in the state. ~md nationally: and
WHERF.AS. He Is II recordlld artht, having pIIrticipilted in IIftveral
recordings of the COlllpO!litionl of Donald Erb with the Cleveland
Orchestra. and on the CRl label with the New Vork Bra"s Quintet; and
WHRRP~~. H. hal provided ~lIlc""L I n~p l r.t !on and pnjoyment for
countless audiences as 1JQ10isl with the Cenlral Hichi9an University
Orchestra. as a member of the Central Arts Trio. and as aCCOl!lpl!.nist for
fllculty voc~l and in"r~ment.1 lI~lnl~t.; Now bq it lherefore
RF..!WI.YP.n, That the RoIIrd of T~8t_R, on behalf of the Unlv8ralty
eonaunity. expre".es appre<:iation and gratitude to James J. Sn:IlIto for
hi' contributions to Central Hichiqan University and extend' Professor
F. ..... r ituo; ral1k.
It was moved by Mt. Cholak!an. seeonded by Mr. Kehetian. and carried. that the
fnllowing reROlution IIpprovinq the campul _P for IQ<l'·93 be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the following _ndlllents are _de to the Ordinance
titled "An Ordinance to Govern and Cont!'Ql Parking. Traffic and
P"de~frllln~ at Centr.l Hir:hig""n UnlverR ity , Mt. PleaRant, Michigan":
Section 8.26 ot said Ordinance. as _nded. 1& retalnad and shall
continue to apply to Violations oceur~ing prio~ to 12:01 o'clock a .•.
on the cVJte this ....... ndment ~" effec tive , ftxcept to the extent
altllred by traffic control orders under this o rdinance. Effective
12:01 o'clock a.m. on th~ date this amendment becomes effe<:tive, said
~t Ion 8.:l6 "hili I relld lind be effect Ive a~ to v lol~t Ions occurring on
or after 12:01 o'clock a .•. on said date as follows:
B.26 Attached hereto and made a pert hereof is a map enti tled ~ Campus
"'~p Centr~1 Michigan iJniverldty, IQQ2·Q3, " Aettlng forth and
locating parking lots on the campus of central Michigan
Unlveraity. Ht. Pie"ant. Hichi9"an, lind settin<) torth the per.ons
who MlIy URe such lots and the ti~ and mIInnftr of Inch per.ltted
use. Violation of the provisions contained on the map and on the
reverse side of the map set t ing forth persons who may Ule such
lofllllnd th .. 1\"'" ~nd IMnnpr of lIuch penaittftd ulle II a violation
of this ordinance.
This amen<knent to section B.lo shaH take effect AU'JUst 31. 1993. at
1': 111 lI.m.
CIVrL DISTURBANCES: (University Relations COKBUttee,
It W8S moved by Hr Cholakian . seconded by Mrs. Riecker. and carried . that the
foll"",l"", r"MOlullon be lloop tad.
WHEREAS. Tha City oC Ht. Pleasant anu Central Hi chigan Univer sity heve
('-xreri .. nce civil dhturbences at variOUS time, over the pilat few years;
IIIHI'.RF.A!!, After the last civil dlsturbBnc .. In Nove..ber 1991, ... ,,,,"k
force w ....... ppointed conahting of twenty representlltives frc:. vllriOU.
IIr811S of the coa.unity lind UniVersity; lind
WHI'.RF.A!!, Th .. t ... llk force felt quite IItrongly thllt one 01 th ..
cootributlng factors thllt led to the civil dl!;turb/lnce WcliS com;umpUun
of alcoholic beveragel by II lllrqe nlll!!ber of peopie, including those
under 21 ye ... rll of "'9t!; ftnd
WHEREAS, The tllsk force felt that the dtlCri~inali~ation of mlnor-inpoisession
hilS led to increllsed undera'le drinkin<j which In turn can
le ... d to problemll such 1111 the community hftll .. xpel']enr. .. d OV"l' Ihe 1"'"1
few yelll'll; lind
'IflI£R£AS, The task force developtl'd a list of 32 rccomnendations to
IIddresA thA problemA of civil diGturMnCel! IIf Cl! rtftln t imell, Inc:ludlng
II. recOIIIfI8ndaUon that the City of Mt. Pleasant and Cent ral Michigan
University should support efforts to recriminal1ze minor-in-posse8lion
viol ... tlonA; How be It ther .. fore
RESOLV!:O. Thllt Centrlll Michiglln Univenity urge» the legislature of the
State of IHchig"n to introduce lind pass let]isl"Uon which would
reel' 1.1 nft II 7_e llIincr- i n-polllle"" Ion violftt Ion".
OPERATING BUDGET FOR 1992-9J: (Pinance CCmrltt ee)
It was .:wed by Mr. Kess.ler, Ileconde<l by Mr . SIIIith, and cllrried, that the
following l'eAOlullon b4I lldopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, Thllt the Board of Trustees lldopts the Operllting Budget
II .. presented for the 1992-9] tisclII yellr. Contr"cting authority (or
it_ ellceed ing .$200,000 ( $ 100,000 for c<lpitlll prnjeet ll) III h"rf'ohy
,}r"nted as outlined in Appendix A of the Operating Budget. The
President, or the President's desi'Jnee, is doe legated authority to
expend funds 1I11 lIpp~ed In the Operllting Rudget lind ... 1110 to trftn .. f8r
fran or to o rgs in the general fund and othe r fund s of the Univllrsity.
This new Operllting Budget inc ludes the General Fund wi th Extended
IAllIrnlng , P'llbJlc Rr~dc ... "tlng, RI'sidence" lind AUIIIII ... l'Y ~I!rvl<,:all,
Energy FacUity, Ho"lth Sarvices, Parkin,} So rvice8 lind TelecOImIUnic"
CAprTAL RUDGIlT FOR 1992-,}3: ( FinaneA er:-i ttee)
It was moved by Hr. K", ••• l.r, • .eonded by Hr. Brown, lind ca rried, that the
following re&olution be adopted.
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cepital Budqet . , . continued
WHE.REAS, The Unlverl1ty has <}'One throu'Jh its plllnning process to
develop a C":OIIlpl'ehenllve cftpital budget for Centrlll Mlchlqlln Unl voralty ,
addrelldng all cllpitlll fund sourcea, capital needs, lind priorities ; Now
be it there tore
RF.~I.vF.I), Thftt the Pl'fllltdenl, or hh dell ignfltl , ill lIutnor\"ed to
implapent the 1992-9J cllpital budget for Cent rill Michiglln Univer.ity.
I t is understood thflt the info~tion in the document for 199)-94 and
bftyond If< prov ided fo r InfonMtlonal purpoflell only ... nd is not IIpp('()Ved
via this rellolution .
TlIITIOH AND Pl.I!.S FOR 1992-93: (Fi nance COIni ttee)
It was moved by Mr Kesseler, seconded by Mr . Cholakilln, and carried, that the
f ollowing resolution be adopted.
8E IT RESOLVEO, That the schedule of tuition and fee!l at the
l1nivf! l'"lty, connoonclng Auqullt 14, I q<:J2 , the bo:to;!innln9 of the Fall
Semester, for on-campus and c redit by ellamination courses, Is lldopted
as follows:
Michi?an Resident Underqraduate
Rllte Per
Credi t Hou.r
$ 11.50
For on- cllmptl fl Clftll" .... , ft non-r .. fundllble enrollment fee 111'11111 1l1HO be
IIs8e811ed for l.he fall lind IiprIng semeaters: $40 fo r studenta taking
!lix hours or lells; $&0 for students taking seven hours or IIIOre. The
l'!nrollment fee will 00 $40 per seils Ion for _ch o f the two 8UIIII'Ier
sessions regardleBil of the nurober of hoUri! taken: Be it further
kESOLVED, That studen t s iivinq off-campus who enroll for sill hours
or 1 ...... will h"ve opllon,,1 "t" r ull on the ~Iudent Ac:tlvity Center fee,
while s tudent s Jiving o ft-campus "nd taking seven hour8 or more wIll
be required to !"II.y the f~ Any retunds of this Student Activity
(':"nter fl'e wilt Iw 81lbjec t 10 the Uni versity ' s tuition and fee Rtlfund
schedule . The Student Activity Center fee 8truCtUrtl remains the same
as approved February lJ. 1990.
,i!Il.p,-,OP,"P"YCZ"-I"Z"A,,S,E,--=-,I,l,E,A,,R,B,,O"RN,,,, : (FinanCil COIIIIIittee)
It w~s moved by He. Kalleler, seconded by Mr. Cholakian, and carried, that the
following r&~lutlon be adopted.
Sg IT RESOLVED, That the President or his designee Is authorized to
conclude the lease with Hallwood Real Estate lnyeslor. FUnd XIV for
office space for r.xtended Degree Proqr/l.llU; at One Pllcklan. Koulev ..... d.
Dearborn . Miehigan.
I t was moved by Hr. Kesseler, seconded by Hr. Chelat!an, and carried. that the
following resolution be adopted.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the President or his deli~nee is authorized to
conclude the renpooI! of the leaRe with Hoover R&gpncieR ~rOp8rtlpR
for office/classroom space for Extended Degree Programs at 12200 East
Thirteen Mile Road, Warren, Michi9an.
ROOF REPAJR/ REPLACRMlHT : ( Fi nance ~l ttee)
It was -eYed by Hr. Ke ••• ler. seconded by Mr.
(ollowing resolution be adopted.
Brown. lind cllrried. that the t
RI" 1'1' RESOLVED, 'l'h4'lt the Prlllllident or hill deRlgnfll! if; 1I11Ihori?ed 10
CQntract (or roof rl!pair/ r eplac8lll8nl, not to exceed specified
amounts. The p roj~ts will be funded from the sources designated in
lhe 1~2-~3 capital Rudget.
Brooks Hall $ 150.000
Finch Fieldhouse 152.000
LIBRARY I.IGHTING PROJKC'I': (Pi rullnee ecsr.. l ttee)
It was moved by Mr. Kesseler. seconded by Mr. Cholaklan . and carried. that the
following resolu t ion be adopted.
RP. 1'1' Rl!sor.vp.D, Thllt the Pr ellldfOnt. Or hili delllgnlU! be lIut.horll'.ed to
CQntracl for the replacement and retrofit of lighting fixture. in
Park Library. Tbtel costs not to exceed $148.000 and will be funded
fnoM Central P.nergy rllcility 'unds.
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It was lI'IOVed by Mr
following resolution
~esseier. seconded
b.- adopted.
by Mr Brown. and carried. that the
BE IT RESOLVEO. That the Board of Trustees authorizes the Vice
Pl'"ellldt!nt. fol'" Rulliness and "Inane. t.o <;()ntrIlCt. for invest-ent. and
cash .anagement services with MSO Bank. M.A.
selENe! rr SAt.P.jLf'.A.SR : (I'ilUlnelll Coanitt .. )
It was moved. by Mr. Kesseler. seconded by Mr. Smith. and carried. that the
following resolution b.- adopted.
A RESOLUTION of the Central Michigan University Board of Trustees.
belrlQ th .. eonlltttutional lind sututory boItrd of (:(;Introl of Central
Michlgan Univeraity (the "Board of Truwteea"). authori:l:ing II lease
between the State Building Authority, the State o( Michigan end the
~rd of TrusteeR of Central Michigan University (t.he "Univer.ltyH)
for the purpose or acquiring by the Authority and lead"", to the
State and the University two acience buildiR9S on the campua of the
LJnivel'""lty, .!IIppl'"oving the convfOy"nce o( prnperty .!lind provldln9 (or
other matter s related thereto.
WHEPEAS. the State Buildill9' Authority (the "Authority") has been
In'''ol'"porllted undfOl'" lind In pul'"aUllnce of the pl"OYillions of Act 18].
Public Act. of Michigan. 19&4. as amended ("Act 18]"). for the
purpose of acquiring. constructing. furnishing. equiPPin9, owning.
lmpmving, enlllrging. oPftl'"lItlng, InOrtg&ging lind ... lnt.lIlnlng
OOj Idlnqs. necessary parkinq structures or let. and faciUtle •• a nd
sitea therefor. (or the use of the State of Michigan (Ule "State" ).
in",ludlnq Inst Ilut Ion" of higher Pduellt I.,., /Created pursuant to
Section 5. & or 1 of Articl. Vrlt of the Mlcl1iqan eonatitution or
lqbl. or any or its agencies; an~
WH~cR"AS. the RcWIl'"d of 'rrust _II of C'.ent 1'"111 Mien 198n Un I V"rll I ty has
been cr .. ated and is mainLained pun;uant to Sections 4 and 6 of
Article V111 of the Michiqan Conatitution of 19&3; and
WHRIIFAl'l, the !'ltlltfl, and the Unlv.r"ity desire that the Authority
acquire two Icianee buildingl on the Campul of the Univeraity in the
City or Mt Plealant, Michigan (the "Facility"). and INae the Slll!le
to th ... St.ate lind thp UnivfOr"ity, lind the Author ity III willing to
acquire the Facility and Ieaae tha aame to the State and the
Univeraity; and
WHFRF~S, the Authority, by r"solutlon adopted on rebrullry 18, 1986,
did dete ... ine. subject to the conditions set forth in such
resolution. to aC"Iuir. the F~cllity and to lease the s_ to the
:-iTllte lind the IJnlvor!lllty; lind
SCience II Sale/I.ene continued
WHF.RFAS, the Rite of the fscility (the ~SiteM) ill prellently owned by
the Univeraity lind the Facility Is bein<] constructed by the State and
it is intended that (1) the S1te be conveyed to the Authority by the
lInlverfilty, (II) the Fllcility be conveyed by the l'Ot31e lind lhe
University to the Authority liS IIcquired lind (iii) lin eas_nt between
the Site lind II pubUc road (now, Wlishinqton Street) be grllnted to the
Authority by the lInlverllity; and
WHEREAS, the acquisItion ot the Fllcility by the Authority for use by
and lease to the University lind the State is necessary in order (or
thll StAte And the UniverAity to c:ltrry out nf'CeAAltry govern_ntltl
functions lind to provide rux:essllry services to the people of the
Stllte as mandated or permitted by Constitution lind lllW, lind the use
of Act 161 t(') ItccompliRh Auch IICqulAiUon repreAen l A the moAI.
pl."acticlil nlesn", to that end at the lowest cost to the State lind the
University; and
WHF.REAS, a leliAe between t he Authority, the Stltte lind the IInlverlillty
providlnq for the IIcquisition of the Site and the Facil1ty by the
Authority and the Lease of the Site and the Facility to the State and
the Unlvllrllity hall been prepAred in lIubstantiAlly finAl fmorn Itnd IA
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Lease" ): and
WHEREAS. Section 7 of Act 183 pl."OVi~s that the Lease shall be
IIPProV..d by the Authority, the Stlttfl Administr .. tlve RnaI'd of the
State, by concurrent rellOlution of the Legil;;lature of the State
concurred in by a IIIlIjol."ity of the IIII!I!!bers eleete-d to and secvll!') in
eAch hausft .. nd if the r...Alle ill for lin inAtitut.lon of higher ..dUC:llt \(')n
exhting or created pur.uant to Section 5. 6 or 7 of Article VIII of
the State Constitution. then in addition. the Lease shail be authol."hIed
by t.hll Institution of higher ..duC:lltlon lind IIIlgned by itA
authorized oHicer. and. lIccordinqly. it is necessacy that lhe
University authorize and approve the Lease: and
WHF.RY~, thll Authority Intends to finance .. p"rt of the COAl or the
facility through t he issuance of its revenue bands as 4uthocized in
Act 183 which together with other funds legally availabie thel."efor
will I)e lIufficlent to (In/tnce the cost of the F'/tcillty, .. nd It IA
necessal."y fo r authorized officer. of the University to approve of the
descl."iption of the Facility for use in the official st.atement (the
"Officl .. l St fttement.") to be distributed by the AUl.lmrlty In
connection with tha sale o f i t s revenue bonds .
1. The University hereby authodzes and approves the Lease in
substantially the form attached as Exhibit A and the Pl."esident and the
Vice President for Rusinll8s and ~'inance and Treltsurer of the RoIIrd of
TI'UAIf'f'A (')1." Ihfl vt.-,. Prf'lIldAnt for UnivprAity Rel .. tion" .. nd Sf'crl'lltry
to the Board of Trustees of the Univflrsity are hereby authorized and
dire<:te-d to execute and deUver the Lease in substantially the fol."B
AllltChf'd ''''' ~~xhlbll A for .. nd (')n booh ... Jf (')f the Univ .. rlllity .. t lIuch tl_
~s shall be agreeable to the State. the Authority and the UnIversity
officer. ",nd such otficers.t"9 hereby designated as autnorized officers
of thf' IInivf!r .. lty f(')r pU1"p(')lIeA of ~tlon 1 of Act 181; IIuc:h (')(fkerll
are hereby authorize-d to epprove such changes in and modIfications to
the Lesse as do not materially alter the substance and lntent thereof
itA f!xpr,,""ftd ;n the l ..... "f' lind !h" rPqueflt for ",ction Aubmittf'd 1(') the
Board of TrUGte~H In connection therewith: ptovided such officers ate
not h~reby authorized to approve of a change in the Lease with respect
to th~ rf'ntlll, thf' rif'Iu"rlptlon nf th .. f'IIdlily 01' the IIVIt"rlltl
financial obli<j .. tiuns of the University contained in the Lease approved
herein. The Unlvel."sity hereby dete~ines that the maximum rental in
Ihe "molln t dp.llc:rihl'd tM'llow 1111 r .. lt"onlthl" .. nd t he IIU1hori7f'd offie .. r fl
ure hereby authorized to approve In the Lease, as executed. rental In
annual amounts det.enni.nlo'd by the filial apPl."aisal of "True Pentai." but
not "1('""dl"9 $l,n'n,n40 in Itny l'-"~>nth p<>riod lind" l"IIAf! tf'1"IIl of not
exceeding 40 vearH.
2. The plans fol." the Fa~ility. as filed with the University. are hereby
Apprnv .. d.
'MIe conveYdnce of the Site and the F;!Icility. as heretofore alld
hereafter const.ructed and acquired, and the ,)r;!lllt of an e;!lsement
hl'tWM>n th" !'IiI .. lind It public: rMd (now, Wltlllhlnqton l'Olr"'lt) to the
Authority as provided In the tAa" Is hereby approved and the President
and the Vice Ptesident for Business and Finance and Treasurer of the
Koard of TnlflJ""" or thf' Vke Pr""ldPnt for Un\verAlty Rel .. llonlil "nd
Secr~t"'ry to the Board of Trustee" of the Unive rsity are hereby
authorized and directed to execute a warranty deed. in subslant iaily the
fo"" .. tt/llc-hf'<l itA I'xhiblt 1-1 lind hlllA of A"le to "ccrmplll1h lIIueh
conveyance and g rant in sueh fOnl as may be from time to li_ approved
by counsel (01." the University
Th .. Pr""ld .. nl lind the VIC:f! Prf'Alden t f(')r "'IRlne"" and ... tnllnc:e lind
Treasute r of the Board of Trustees o r the Vice President for University
Peiations alld Secretary to the Board or Trustees are hereby authorized
lInd dire(' l ad to IIpprnv<! the dp" .. rlpt ton of the f'ltdlity /lind nl"f!r
matt~rs r~lating to the UniVersity as may be l."oqu1red for use In the
o t ficia1 StatetN!nt to be distributed by the Authority in connection
with Ihe ""la of It II r evanUfl hondR.
The University further confirmlil It'" obligations to perform the duties
and oblig;!ltionll spe<:i!ied in the Lease and ack.nowledgel that such
obi i<j .. t I(')nll do not dppend upon Ihe pASIII&q" of the title to the ~· .. dllty
to the University or the State without. considerat ion and the University
hereby represents that it would execute and deliver the ~ase evell
Science II sale/Lea .. continued
if the title to the Fadhty would not pass upon the tenrlnation of the
6. The University recognizes that the Authority ahall pay tor costa o( t.he
Facility in an ~nt not in excess of $23,000,000.
7. All o .. dlnlln .. ,.,,,, .... ftOlutlonll lind orde .... 0 .. partll th .. r.,..r In conflle'
.dt.h t.he provi8ions o( this resolut.ion a re. to t.he extent of such
conflict. hereby repealed
fl. Thill r"l'Olu, Ion flhllil be effective irmwtdillt .. ly upnn 'III Ildop'\On.
An increase in t.h. project funding cap
recommendat.ion will be brought to the Board
fo .. Science 11
in September.
SeNIOR OFFICER (X)HPP.NSATTON; ( Finance COmmittee)
was dls(;usaed; •
It waa moved by H ... Kesaeler, seconded by He. Cholakian. and carried, that the
following resolution be adopted
RF IT Rl"!'Or.Vl"O, 'l'hllt 1I"\""y in("rPII,",PII f" .. Iqq'-<H lind chlingPII In thp
~n.at.iOfl packltlJe fo .. Senior Officers are approved a. lIubalitted.
Plachta, LeOnard
Vice Presidents
Ellert.son, A. KI~
Franke, Robert G.
Hprron, RIIIIIIf'll I ..
Hill, JdlllltS L.
Full Time Regular 90s
Afterlll, Cllr"lp
Br~nd~ll, Mary ~llen
Burlin')ton, Roy
C(Xlk. .lonlill
Odvenport. Richard
I)eo~ruin, Robert.
llixon, RIIrbllrll
Haeqer, John
• Senior Of fJc. r OampRnsat lon
Hdnson. Robert O.
Jennings, Eileen
\'indl .. y, .J .... m C.
Loc:isdon. Hartha
Misner, Jerry
I4<>or .. , Ttw-lll1I
Morris, Gn!90ry
cont inued
OW .. ns, Hichael
Rf'pp , ~"II"tl
Rulong. Robert
Scoby. Jerry
'1'r"lllng",r, RohAr' ~.
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EHHS Assoc De"n (o['>en 1
C;r'lri""IA AllllOC 1)Plm (~n)
71,q Iq
Fi nance camittee Aports : Jon OJIrrow, "ssilllant vice provost/faculty personnel
services, f"~Jlty retir_nt int:entive rerort; Jon"s Cook. associate vp/business
lind fln"nc .. e , p)(l .. rn. . l "'Idl'"r II .. I ..c tlnn; InVf'lItBlPnt .." tivity fnr April "nd MIIy 1992. The corraittee also met In cio.ed seaalon wnh the dirooc:tor/lnte['nai Audit.
It was mQVed by Mr Keh~tlan, ,econded by Hrl. Rlecker. and carried. that the
followinq resolution be adoptPd.
BE IT RESOLVED. That the department of ~
lind "onll"",..r ..ml" .. t i on I" rpnll-<i t h ..
Enviro~ntal Studles.
econoeUcs. t~lly 11fe
Of'pIOrt ... nf of HUlMn
Ac ademic Affai r s commi t t ee reviewed re~nded p~tions and professor salary
Jmpplp.m@ntll. 'I'hPIIA rpc(llmlPndllllonfl "PP"'lIr for IIpprovlIl all pIOrt of the personnel
transactions. Jim Scott. chairperson/Academic Senate. reported on aenate goal.
(or the 92 -93 year
p.s'l'ASr,ISHM&N'i' OF SCHOIARSRIPS; (Student Atfai rs a:mmittee)
It was moved by Mr. Kehetian. seconded by Mr. Brown , and carried, t.hat th.
followinq resolution be adopted
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Oepar~nt of Accountinq Trans[er Students
!lc:holllrllhip I", fllllllbllllhf>d, lind thllt the following RtlltelMnt ill
approved for printing In the University Bulletin;
o.part..nt of Accounti ng Tran.re r Studente ScholArsh ip
The scholarshir was established In 1992 t o rrovide scholarshirs [or
IItuden18 who tranllfer to Central Michigan University. Recipients
will be atudents who have earn~d at leaat )0 credit hours ot which
lIix c:rpdit hour'" lin! in ,,"cc:ount i"'O'.
It waa moved by Mr. Kehatlan, seconded by Mr. Chotakian , and carried. that tha
tollowinq reaolution be adopted.
iiI' IT RF.!lOI.VFO, Thill rhf" Kelly I.ynn Fit7pAlric:k lind Rrure Willifull
wood Me.:lrial Scholarship 11 enablished . and that the following
IIt",r_nt I .. IIpprovpd for print ng in thE' Univerllity Rul!ptin;
Kellx Lxnn Fitzpatrick and B~ce Milliam Wood Mamoria l SCholarship
ThE' scholarship WIllS established in 1992 by t8/llily and friends in
I'I@I!II)ry o[ two:> eMU alUl!lOi, Kl'Uy Fitzpatrick and Bruce Wood.
Pndowm<>nt "'lIrnl"'O' wi II providP rot lit i"'O' IIcholll rllh ipR for 0(11
students majorinq tn broudcast and cinematic arts o r journalism.
It w~ ! ~ed by Mr ¥ehetian, sl'!COnd",d by Nr!. Ri~~er. and carried, that thE'
(ollowlnq r~~lution bP lldoptPd.
BE IT RESOLVED. Th~t the Grand Traverse Alumni Chapter Scholarship
is estabUshed, 'lIno that the [o11" .. ing stllte"'''nt is IIpproved for
prInting in tht' Unlvf!rllity Hullplin;
Grand Traverse Alu.ni Chapter SChola~.hip
The scholarship was establiShed in 1992 throuqh funds raised by
II I umn til"" fr 1 .. "fllI t n Gr"nn 'trllv .. rllf' """nty "n<k>wrnE'nt PArn t ngR
will provide annual scholarships to students (rom the Grand Traverse
area who demonstrate financiai need
, .. ,
• continued
It was II""':'ved by /'Ir
following r"f;(')llltion
¥E'hetian, s",conded by /'Ir
"" Adopt f'rI.
YOUIlIJ, and carr led, that the
BE IT RESOLVED. Th~l the Leslie Liebel"Wl8n SOcial Science Scholarship
for Hl,]h' A~t1iev"_nt h established. and that the foil".,in<;J
1I,",_nt til IIppr< ~ ... ! for pr,n'I"'O' In th .. Un;Vf'r ity Rnll"I,n:
The scholarship !"r hi'lh a<::hiev_nt .. n established in 19<1;> by
'''''Ily lind (rtf'nd In -.ry of I"'~:;" II. 1.;rbPMIW'In, who "prvf'd All
lin asst.tant prote •• o r jll h.- eco/lOlllics . fMllly lI[e and con ....... r
ed<.Jcation at ("entral Kichi'Jatl University between 1965 and 1991.
I'ndowm<>nt .. lIrninqR will prnvifl .. flrholllrflh,pR for \:HU fI'lldf'nIR
mdjorlng in anthropology. socl~lugy , or family studies.
The June _tint] .,a! held at EMU
develop a fot1l1(jt for hosting a
confrontin'J hi';lher education. The
Kr IC_ehetian t. ("haitin,) a (""""'lttl.!(> to
sories of open rorums to di~cuss iBsues
[ir!t rorum, to discuss tuition, w1ll b@ held 411t 1lt !lV!l1J, Ortobf' r 10, h,lO p.III.
The date for the 12th Annual Awards
1. 19<1J. at KSU's )lellOtJ'J Centoer
COnvOCdtion has been set for Wednesday, April
MAGR'" n"xt "'NIt ;ng; ~f'pt .. ",OOr ) l AI WMll.
privatization, open ~tings ) and shar inq
channels will be discussed.
TnpkR for fu ture for" ... (llthletl.., .. ,
i nformatIon/developIng ~nication
It was lIIOVed by Mr. Cholakian. seconded by Mrs. Rlecker'. and carried, that
personnel tr~nsactionB ~rpearin7 on ~e. 1-19 be appr'Oved
Il was IIIOved by Krs. Riecke r, seconded by Mr. Brown, and carr ie-d . t~t g1ft.
received duri~ Aprl1 in the amount of S156.)1Q ~4 and during May 1n the ~nt
of $ )6.\,)8~.nq bP IIc:c:pplf'ri wi th Mppr~illtlon.
• It was ~~ by Mr . Youn?, seeonded by Mrs. Riecker, and carri~, that grants
awarded during April - June 1992 be Rccepted.
PRES JDf'.JoI'!" S R£PORT:
President Plachta read the tollowln~ statement
1 have received many cOlmlents of both support and concern related to
the university's decision to terminate two faculty members for
giving fltudAntfl r:rf>dit lind graMR th(!y did not Pllrn. I IIppre(:IRte
these c~nts, because I believe they cc.e from a deep-rooted
understandlntJ of and value for the acad_Ic inte-<]rity of the
The university h~s been unable for many excellent reasons. to talk
specifically about the individual cases. I would lik~ to note today
Ihllt thp Invf>Rt iglltion Will! pxlr_ly thorough, the eVldpnce Wil li; very
COll'f)&lling. and the decision of the provost was. in Illy opinion.
difficuit but warranted and necessary.
In my 10 Y .. llrll III "",n trlll, I h/lYe fo"nd Ihlll eMU f"''''lly whf-> go OUI
of their way to help particular students learn do so without
compromisinq the university's acader.'lic values. They may devise
1I1ternlltivO! _thodR 10 h .. lp Ih .. IItudentli 1""rn, but Ih .. y hf->ld 1111
students in the <;QUr.e to the same standards -- evO!n though the path
to learning mi~ht be 11 little different That is not what happened
h .. r ...
The urdverll1ty's Investigation showed that these professors did
httle or nothin';) to encour/t']e students to le~rn. In tact, they
IIIPthndir.",lly fllilpd to hold IIludent!; rp;<;ponllihle for 1 .. lIrnlnq, "nd
then rewarded the students with passinq or even excellent qradO!s.
If 1 could draw tram my own dlscipiine, It WOI.lid be similar to an
lIr.cnuntirtg profpIIRor giving I·hf\ high .. ,,! ...,rlldA 10 A IIlurl .. n! who
lIub/nittea a paper Ort marketing principles -- a paper totally
unrelated to the course syllabus. Or aliowin'J a student who had
nevpr t"ken " Rlngl .. undPrgrlldullt .. bu"ln",," r:OIlrll" [0 .. nroll In /I
graduate level MBA course -. and passinq the student O!ven thouQh he
or ahe clearly did not ~et the course standards.
Or qlvinq p"IIIII09 qrlldeR for work of projPr.IR thllt hlln r.1p1Ir1y nol
been (uily reviewed. Or never meeting a .tudent. talking with thO!
.tudent, or even reviewin'J thO!!o work o( the st'.Id~nt durin'} the course
of II R_Rt",r, hllt "w,,"rdln9 th .. "tud .. n! r.r..dit for work II1ippPd
under my door on the last day o( class.
proi •• ldent'" Report conUnuO!ld
If [ did these things. or things similar to thO!se. 1 think the
facuity and students o( Central Michigan University would say that
, Willi not doing Illy jnh. I Ihlnk, qlv .. n th" df'11I11R, thlll th .. y would
say that individuals who did SOMe or all of these things sho~ld no
lon'J£'r be elllployed at eMU
Th .. "nlv ..... dty·" InVARI;glltlon "".....nv .. r .. <1 In , ....... n<livutllill .. II
cOllsistent. clear. and blatant disregard (or what it values 1II08t:
its acade",i.z sl.andards. Th .. se sre n'.lt a.ztions tha'- arl' cOll'tllOn to
OIlr fllC':ulty. t II'" C':onfldpnl thll' th .. unlv .. rllity'li dpC':iIIlon to
te~lndt. the two individuals Is appropriate.
Mr Robert P y~n~, Jr Chair
Hr. Ml t ..,h .. l1 O. K .. hMilln
Hr •. Margsret Ann Riecker
Finance ~ittee
Mr . Roqp.r L. KpIIRflhlr, .. hllir
Hr. Martin H. Cholaklan
Hr W Sidney ~ith
Pol icy lind Bylaws Cmnittee
Mr. W. Sidney Smith. Chair
Mr . Ronald L. B~n
MrR. Mllrgllrflt Ann Rlerk",r
Student A((airs ~i ttee
Mr Hitchell O. Kehetian, Chair
Wr . Rnnilld I .. Rrnwn
Mr. Robert P. YOUI\9, J r.
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I'm wondering if there is a way to make it work without having to go through the TRANSCODE subfile.
I'm using Mac OSX 10.7.5 and the latest version of PMS (1.72.0)
My specs are as follows:
Mac Pro Early 2008 Model
Processor: 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
RAM: 6 GB 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB
I didn't install any plugins or codecs because I just installed PMS today. When I look at the file that works it says MEncoder, although I really don't understand any of the differences between the different transcoding engines.
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Rose Irlbeck, 71 of Sanborn, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Seasons Hospice in Redwood Falls.
A Memorial Mass was held Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at St. Mathias Catholic Church in Wanda with burial in the church cemetery.
Pastor Paul van DeCrommert, Celebrant.
Condolences may be left for the family at: www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements were with Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield.
Rose 'Rosie' Marie Irlbeck was born August 12, 1942 in Springfield, the daughter of Menno and Lorraine (Welsch) Elsing.
She attended school in Clements and then Springfield. Rosie was united in marriage to Raymond Rothmeier September 9, 1958.
She owned the Rainbow Cafe for a short time before working at St. John Lutheran Home.
Rosie went back to school and became an LPN and worked in the nursing field for 25 years.
She married Jerry Sellner January 16, 1989 and lived in Madison for 14 years.
Rosie was united in marriage to Ron Irlbeck August 25, 2007 and lived on a farm near Wanda. She was a member of St. Mathias Catholic Church in Wanda and enjoyed going to the lake, camping, fishing, bowling, jigsaw puzzles, gambling, and cooking.
Rosie especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by husband Ron; children – Kim (Tom) Kleinwachter of Mentor, Mike (Ann) Rothmeier of Springfield, Rick (Jo) Rothmeier of Fairmont, Vicky (Matt) Krueger of Springfield and Amy (Eric) Houchens of Germany; stepchildren – Tammy Sellner and friend Mike of Sleepy Eye, Theresa Kent and friend Jesse of Sanborn, Terrie (David) Frank of Wabasso; Vince (Dawn) Irlbeck of Sanborn, Annie (Andy) Gronhardt of Redwood Falls, Val (Joel) Wagner of Wabasso, Clint (Cheri) Irlbeck of Sanborn and Emily (Ryan) Knudson of Janesville; grandchildren – Tabor, Anthony, Amy, Trista, Chris, Becky, Robert, Jeffrey, Chantelle, Nick, Amber Rose, Ryan, Annah, Sydney and Dominique; 23 step-grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Menno and Lorraine; husbands – Raymond and Jerome; grandchild Adam Kleinwachter and a sister in infancy.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball program wrapped up a successful two weeks of volleyball camps today at the Island University. The team hosted six camps that ranged from middle school to high school to skills specific.
"I'm really happy with the success of our camps this summer," Head Coach Tony Graystone said. "It's exciting to see so many young volleyball players visit our campus and spend a few days in the gym with us.
"As our program has grown over these past four seasons, our camps have really taken off as well. We had over 480 registrations in our six camps, which is a tremendous turnout. I'm also really pleased with the number of out-of-town players who attended this year."
The Islanders hosted a middle school skills camp and a middle school competition camp on July 8-10 and had their biggest turnout in Islanders history. The two-day camp covered skills, fundamental drills and an opportunity to play in six-on-six games in a team environment.
The Islanders capped the first week with a setter and libero camp for high school and middle school players on July 11-12. The camp allowed players to train specifically at their setter or libero position as well as together to reinforce team concepts.
The following two camps were aimed at high school players. The skills camp gave players the opportunity to experience a collegiate environment. Campers also received individual and transition skill training along with the chance to interact with current Islanders. The competition camp focused on six-on-six games in a team environment.
The final camp of the summer was for hitter and blockers in middle and high school. The camp emphasized both the technique of the approach and arm swing, along with the execution of play sets. The players had the opportunity to improve their arm swing, timing and approach mechanics while working with a setter. For blockers, the camp provided instruction on how to improve blocking technique along with how to read hitters and setters to become better defensively along the net.
"Islanders volleyball is gaining a lot of attention throughout Texas and we're seeing that by the number of players taking trips to Corpus Christi to attend camp and check out the university," Graystone added. "I really appreciate all the players who attended this year and hope to see everyone again at our home matches this fall."
The Islanders will open the season on Aug. 30 against UC Irvine at the two-day Pioneer Classic in Denver, Colo.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersVB) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.


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SARATOGA -- Shoham Das, born with "half a heart" 11 years ago, completed another step in his improbable young journey Saturday by kicking a board in half, battling with sticks and grappling with a sparring partner in his goal to obtain a first-degree black belt in mixed martial arts.
With his nervous mother monitoring Shoham's oxygen levels and intake of glucose at West Valley College, the fifth-grader at San Jose's Country Lane Elementary School underwent the same test of mixed martial arts skills as other students at Ernie Reyes West Coast Martial Arts Schools. All were trying to move up another level.
Asked why he likes mixed martial arts, Shoham said, "It's very important to me. It makes my muscles strong." But more than an hour into his two-hour test, Shoham grew visibly fatigued several times and was forced to sit down once while the other students continued sparring.
Minutes later, however, he flashed a thumbs-up when asked whether he could continue.
During a break in which Shoham had an ice pack applied to the back of his neck, Shoham's head instructor, Joao Santana, said Shoham was being graded on his skill level and not on his endurance.
It will be another week or so before Shoham finds out whether his scores from Saturday's test were good enough to elevate him from a red-black belt to first-degree black belt. He and other students who might have fallen short will then have a month to work on any skills and have a chance to improve their scores.
Just getting to Saturday's test once seemed impossible for a 4-foot, 8-inch, 67-pound boy who was born at Stanford Medical Center with a rare congenital heart condition.
By the time he was 4, Shoham had undergone three open-heart surgeries. And he continues to endure invasive heart procedures to monitor his progress.
"His condition is very rare," said Shoham's primary pediatrician, Dr. Aimee Blaustein of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. "He and his mom say he was born with half-a-heart. He only has one right ventricle instead of two, and he doesn't have fully oxygenated blood traveling to his tissues like the rest of us." Asked about Shoham's initial prognosis, Blaustein delicately said, "When he was born, it was expected he would not have a normal life expectancy."
Shoham is working on a book about his condition entitled, "I Know How It Feels." On Saturday, as crews of first responders stood by, a few things set Shoham apart from the 361 other students trying to move up to another belt degree: less aggressive contact with his sparring partner, 13-year-old Enrique Neyra of Campbell; a glowing orange band that Shoham wore on his right biceps that let instructors know he has a medical condition; and a mother who hovered around with a ready supply of glucose and coconut water for energy and an oximeter to monitor Shoham's oxygen levels.
In the Campbell facility where he trains, Shoham has been an inspiration and role model, his instructors said.
Last month, they were pleasantly surprised when they took Shoham into the office after he grew fatigued during a training workout.
"He said, 'Sir, I know I'm finished, but I can still go out there and be with my team,'" said Tony Thompson, who co-founded the network of mixed martial arts with its namesake, Ernie Reyes, whose son starred in the Ninja Turtle movies.
"He's got that attitude," Thompson said of Shoham.
Santana, who's worked with Shoham for four years, called him mature beyond his years.
"He's a sharp kid and role model for the other kids who leads by example," Santana said. "He doesn't let it (his heart condition) get him down at all." When he was younger, Shoham always had a seemingly endless supply of energy and would press his face to the window whenever he passed a martial arts studio, said his mother, Paromita Das.
"He trains six days a week and it's very vigorous," she said. "His doctors said he could do it as long as he listened to his body." All of the exercise has helped Shoham's physical and emotional development, said Dr. Blaustein, who believes his attitude could have a positive impact on other children born with serious medical conditions.
"Especially for kids, it can be easy to get very down if you have to live a life that's very different," Blaustein said. "But Shoham has demonstrated that he can live a full life and overcome challenges. I'm sure there are other kids who will be inspired. It inspires me."
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Matthew Porter
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology
San Diego Campus
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Proposal Development Group
Dissertation Group
Clinical Consultation Group
Advanced Topics in Psychotherapy: Existential Psychotherapy
Introduction to Integrative Psychology
Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior
Resilience; moral/existential development; psychology of spirituality; integrative psychology; health psychology; highly stressed populations (AIDS, cancer, refugees); individual differences; quantitative and qualitative methods
Porter, M. & Gutierrez, V. (2011). Enhancing resilience with culturally competent therapy for same-sex military couples. In Moore, B. (Ed.) Handbook of counseling military couples. New York: Routledge.
Kogan, N., Tucker, J., & Porter, M. (2011). Extending the human lifespan: An exploratory study of pro- and anti-longevity attitudes. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 73, 1-25.
Galek, K., Silton, N.R., Vanderwerker, L.C., Handzo, G.F., Porter, M., Montonye, M.G, & Fleenor, D.W. (2010). To pray or not to pray: Considering gender and religious concordance in praying with the ill. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 16, 42-52.
Galek, K. & Porter, M. (2010). A brief review of religious beliefs in research on mental health and ETAS theory. Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 16, 58-64.
Porter, M., & Diefenbach, M.A. (2009). Pushed and pulled: The role of affect and cognition in shaping CAM attitudes and behavior among men treated for prostate cancer. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 288-296.
Diefenbach, M., Miller, S., Porter, M., Peters, E., Stefanek, M., & Leventhal, H. (2008). Affect and screening for cancer: A self-regulation perspective. In M. Lewis, J.M. Haviland-Jones, L. Feldman-Barrett (Eds.) Handbook of Emotions, 3rd Edition, New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Porter, M., Kolva, E., Ahl, R., & Diefenbach, M. (2008). Changing patterns of CAM use among prostate cancer patients two years after diagnosis: Reasons for maintenance or discontinuation. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16, 318-324.
Porter, M. (2007). Global evidence for a biopsychosocial understanding of refugee adaptation. Transcultural Psychiatry, 44, 418-39.
Porter, M., & Haslam, N. (2005). Predisplacement and postdisplacement factors associated with the mental health of refugees and internally displaced persons: A meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association, 294, 602-612.
Haslam, N., Porter, M., & Rothschild, L. (2001). Visual search: Efficiency continuum or distinct processes? Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 8, 742-746.
Principal Investigator: The Strong Hearts Project: Understanding developmental trajectories among long-term survivors of HIV/AIDS - A cross-cultural examination in the U.S. and Brazil
Funded projects: I am currently PI on two intramurally funded, interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects.
Principal Investigator: An acceptance-based treatment targeting treatment decision-making among men recently diagnosed with early stage, localized prostate cancer: Collaborative pilot study of a novel, manualised Third Wave cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy
Academic History and Background
A.B. in French (with highest honors), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1991
M.A. in General Psychology, New School for Social Research, New York City, 1998
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (with honors), New School for Social Research, New York City, 2005
New York State Licensed Psychologist: 016674-1, 2005-Present
Professional Practice and Community Service
Alliant International University Curriculum Committee
Alliant International University Comprehensive Examination Committee
Alliant International University Professional Training Committee
Alliant International University International-Multicultural Committee
Peer reviewer: JAMA, The Lancet, Social Science and Medicine, Transcultural Psychiatry, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Psychology Research and Behavior Management, Journal of Health Psychology, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, Australian Journal of Psychology.
Organizer, Asking and Telling (Symposium on Psychosocial Challenges Facing LGB Military Servicemembers; received commendation from U.S. Representative Susan Davis, as well as numerous media engagements), Alliant International University
Produced CEU Video: Psychosocial Issues Facing LGB Military Servicemembers, available online through Alliant International University.


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Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. since 1921, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which estimated that nearly 1.24 million people – or 141 every hour and 2.35 every minute – suffered a new or recurrent heart attack in 2010.1 Valentine's Day – a holiday commonly associated with the heart – seems like the perfect time to point out the connection between oral health and heart health.
Researchers continue to find associations between periodontal (gum) disease and other chronic health conditions including heart disease. Persons with periodontal disease and heart disease share common risk factors such as smoking, older age, low-income status and obesity. Ongoing studies are attempting to determine questions such as if you treat the gum disease will you lower the likelihood of developing or worsening heart disease?
A mix of conditions, behaviors and genetics including high cholesterol and blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and a combination of poor diet and insufficient exercise leading to obesity have helped keep coronary ailments king. Genetics likely has some role in high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other heart disease factors. Odds are that an individual you know and love has dealt with some kind of heart ailment in their lifetime.
Studies show that people with periodontal (gum) disease may be at a higher risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease, than those without it. Researchers are now trying to determine if bacteria and inflammation in the gum tissues as a result of periodontal disease contribute to the clogging of arteries and lead to CAD. 2
So, for your heart's sake practice sound dental hygiene habits like brushing and flossing teeth twice daily and eating healthfully. In particular, don't smoke cigarettes or use other tobacco products. Finally, make time for regular dental check-ups. It is an oft-neglected, but vital aspect of maintaining good oral health. Like most diseases, periodontal disease is much easier to treat and control if discovered early.
Your dentist and hygienist play a major role in detecting and treating any gum problems. Based on what they see in your mouth, they may also suggest you see your physician to evaluate you for other important health problems including cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roger V, Go, A, Lloyd-Jones, D, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2011 update. a report from the American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee Circulation 2011;123:e1-e192.
2"Gum Disease Links to Heart Disease and Stroke."American Academy of Periodontology, May 8, 2008. www.perio.org/consumer/mbc.heart.htm Accessed 2010.


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Karen Loftus
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Karen Loftus joined the WDBJ7 team as a the Weekend Sports Anchor/ Reporter in September of 2011. Before coming to Roanoke, she worked at WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland as their Sports Director.
She is a 2006 graduate of the University of Richmond, where she earned a B.A. in Journalism with a minor in Rhetoric and Communication Studies. While at Richmond, Karen was a reporter and assistant copy editor for the school newspaper, The Collegian, and also played club volleyball. She also interned with the sports department at WTVR in Richmond.
Originally from Mt. Airy, Maryland, Karen is excited about the move to Southwest Virginia and getting to cover all the great sports in the area. She grew-up going to Smith Mountain Lake with her family and is happy to be living nearby in the Star City. She has always had a passion for sports and stands by the Caps, Skins and O's no matter what. When she's not reporting on sports, Karen spends a lot of her free time playing them. She enjoys playing volleyball, basketball, tennis, going to the gym and running. She also loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends.


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SAN JOSE -- The Sharks didn't exactly ease their way back into their routine Wednesday. In fact, the hourlong opening session of their minicamp was challenging enough that players jokingly darkened the locker room for the quick nap they said they could use.
But if the mood was light, the message being delivered was a serious one.
"Now it's time to get back to work," coach Todd McLellan said, "and today was kind of a wake-up day -- wake the body and make it aware again that it has to go back to the level that it came from 10 days ago."
The Sharks still have another week before their NHL schedule resumes Feb. 27 in Philadelphia. And while four of their top players remain in Sochi for the Winter Olympics, the rest of the team is gearing up for a 23-game stretch run that will feature the return of key forwards to a lineup that somehow has managed to stay within shouting distance of the top of the Pacific Division.
Raffi Torres is expected to play for the first time since tearing up his knee in the preseason. Logan Couture pronounced himself good to go after a 16-game absence as he recovered from hand surgery. Tyler Kennedy will be back after missing five games with a groin pull. Dan Boyle's damaged thumb and Matt Nieto's bruised foot have benefited from time away. All skated on Wednesday.
Couture recognized the importance of the kind of practice he had just gone through.
"I think it was needed," he said. "You need to get back. A good skate and a good sweat -- pretty sure the guys will be sleeping pretty well tonight."
The Sharks were 10-6 without Couture in the lineup and kept pace with the Anaheim Ducks, whom they still trail in the Pacific by seven points with a game in hand. They remain something of a long shot to overcome that gap, but it shouldn't be considered an unattainable goal.
In part that's because San Jose's projected lineup is closer now than at any time this season to the one general manager Doug Wilson thought he was constructing last summer.
In addition to the players coming back, fourth-line agitator Adam Burish was healthy enough to play his first game in the finale before the Olympic break. Oft-injured Marty Havlat also is available. The one significant player still missing is Tomas Hertl. He continues to recover from knee surgery that has sidelined him since Dec. 19.
From Wilson's perspective, Burish's return and the ability to pencil in a fourth line that includes him, Andrew Desjardins and Mike Brown has value that goes beyond the limited minutes they may play on some nights.
"Desi, Bur and Brownie to me are the type of fourth line you want -- energy, bite, some speed," Wilson said before the Olympic break. "When you have a fourth line built like that and you have Raffi back in, it changes the whole personality of your team. We want a tough team; we want to go after people."
From McLellan's perspective, the Sharks are at the starting line of the last third of the season.
Going forward, he said, "we want to re-establish our game. I didn't think we played exceptionally well coming into the break. We managed and found ways to win some games. But there are areas of improvement that we have to get to. We have to polish things up, and that's what this week is for."
But he knows it won't happen all at once.
"When we step on the ice in Philly we're not going to be as polished as we need to be, but I don't think anyone will be in the league," the coach said. "That's going to come over time. The key is to be peaking at the right time."
For more on the Sharks, see David Pollak's Working the Corners blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/PollakOnSharks.
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Landlady was a little timid at first as they got settled in, but then...BOOM! The flood gates open with a mini bust out of Funky Bitch and its pure adrenalin. Believe it or not, the adrenalin doesn't stop in an aggressive Bouncing. Maze is just on fire, straight up. Fee mellows everyone out a bit, but is reasonably tight. ATR is also nice and tight. Melt is good, pretty standard rock. Contact makes an appearance and is a little sloppy but a funny standard Mike moment. Llama absolutely rips and the adrenalin is back. Wilson was great and had a nice tease of something throughout by Mike leading to a nice accompanying jam. Right into a smoking Antelope and I mean it! WOW could only sum up my feelings after I heard this.
It's also been a while for Suzy to come out so this one's a little sloppy, but rocks the opener position. Right into a rocking Tweezer and this one is pretty standard for this tour. Lizards has a few off notes here and there, but overall well done. Ice also had its spots, but still finishes in the good category. Glide was good and they get a great crowd response at the end. Pen is really nice, maybe a few off spots. Then the balls come out. Really funny stage banter at the beginning of Mike's Song and a great jam and even a passable Hydrogen. Weekapaug is great with Mike's distortion at the beginning and a really nice dynamic Page breakdown in the middle. FEFY was a little sloppy, maybe just too much adrenalin for a song like that. HYHU brings Fish out for a nice solid Love You complete with band intros and mini solos. Tweeprise does the job closing up and this one is a little sloppy but at this point who cares. This show was so good none of that matters.
Great, funny encores tonight with a super fast My Sweet One, great stage banter before Amazing Grace, "Page on the tuning pipe everybody.", and a really unique MARS!!! Seriously, some people may not like Mars, but holy crap this one is great! From Mike's killing lyrics with F bombs, to Page's jazzy jam in the middle this one delivers the goods.
And the show completes with the Charlie Brown Christmas song as the walk out music. What more could you want out of this one? Or any Phish show for that matter? Don't say YEM you're just being greedy now.
I've got to five star this one to keep its average score up there. It's a great listen.


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If all had gone as planned for Blueseed, there would already be a cruise ship anchored 12 nautical miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay.
Up to 1,000 foreign entrepreneurs would call Blueseed home and office. Aquatic shuttles would zip across the sea taking foreigners to Silicon Valley's unique ecosystem.
All in all, it would be a clever solution to the U.S. visa shortage that makes it difficult for foreign tech entrepreneurs to work in the U.S.
Needless to say, all did not go as planned.
Silicon Valley is littered with bad ideas that get funded, good ideas that come at the wrong time, and concepts that gain a following but don't "scale," or gain traction fast enough to win over investors.
And then there is a special category -- way-out proposals that solve a problem in a novel way. They garner excitement, some money and ready customers. But for a variety of reasons, they can't get started.
Count Blueseed in that last category.
Its founders had what still is a great idea. Rather than lobby for Congress to change laws, Blueseed's founders decided to take borders and governments out of the equation and create a tech incubator in international waters. When they unveiled their idea in 2011, Blueseed became a symbol of Silicon Valley crazy ingenuity, but with a business plan. It would make money charging rent, putting on events and taking a small stake in its residents' firms.
But Blueseed has hit a wall. It needs $30 million to launch, and has had no luck raising it.
"We have potential customers," said Dario Mutabdzija, a co-founder. "We've done a lot of the R&D, what kind of ship, etc., but we haven't been able to close a really big deal with investors."
Blueseed, it turned out, is just not this boom's kind of startup.
The prevailing startup, a byproduct of the recession and the last dot-com bust, starts small and tweaks its product until it finds the right market with hockey stick growth.
"Blueseed doesn't fit into that narrative," said Mutabdzija. The ship has to start big and fully functioning from the beginning. "You don't have much opportunity to reiterate and tweak it."
Still, Blueseed piqued the interests of some investors. Mike Maples at Floodgate and Trevor Kienzle of Correlation Ventures were reportedly part of a $300,000 seed round. Neither responded to a request for comment.
Given how much money Blueseed needs, its funding challenges make sense, said Anand Sanwal, chief executive of CB Insights, a New York research firm that tracks investment in startups.
"These guys have an untested market and a team that hasn't done this before," he said. "Scalability of this concept is not clear. Is there an opportunity to have three kinds of ships? Probably not."
Mutabdzija describes himself as an optimist who keeps going back to the drawing board. The central question, he says, is "what is the minimal viable product for Blueseed?"
A smaller Blueseed, say for 100, doesn't make sense given the amount of infrastructure needed. "Why do all this for a small boat?" said Mutabdzija.
And besides, smaller vessels struggle with the biggest risk factor of them all -- Mother Nature.
"You need to have a bigger vessel to absorb the waves and wind," he said.
If he moves Blueseed to land, there is the visa issue again, and besides, it is the ship that makes Blueseed unique. That's its edge.
No, Blueseed needs money. Mutabdzija is talking to a group of Chinese investors. If not successful, he says it will be hard to go back to investors in Silicon Valley asking for funding.
Blueseed's troubles are too bad because the political landscape hasn't changed. Congress hasn't passed immigration reform or created a startup entrepreneur visa. I expect the demand for Blueseed is still strong.
"It's a valuable idea in response to a clear community need for a solution," said Craig Montuori, executive director of PolitiHacks, a nonprofit advocacy group representing early stage startups. "We're losing founders and their companies due to our immigration laws. That's a problem."
If the concept gets packed away in mothballs, it won't be the first big idea to meet such a fate.
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Hot off the stage after interviewing country music newcomer Blake Shelton, Fox 5's "Good Day New York" co-host Greg Kelly took time out of his demanding schedule to speak about his Irish heritage, the passion he has for his career and his plans for this coming St. Patrick's Day.
Kelly, 41, is the son of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. Although there are traces of his dad in his ruggedly handsome features, Kelly stands alone in his exceptional career as a journalist and television anchor. Kelly spoke about growing up in Garden City, Long Island in a very Irish family.
"Our Irish heritage was always very important to us," said Kelly, while polishing off a fish dish cooked on the popular morning show a half-hour before.
"Every year during St. Patrick's week we would all attend our local parade in Long Island and of course eat corn beef and cabbage and wear lots of green," smiles Kelly while reminiscing. "They were great times, and this year is going to be very special."
That's because Kelly's father has been chosen to lead the 249th annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade down Fifth Avenue on Wednesday, March 17.
"I'm so proud of my father, I can't tell you how much this means to us," Kelly said eagerly.
"As a little kid we always learned about the importance of the grand marshal and took pride in St. Patrick's Day, and now to have our own dad lead the parade in New York is unexpected. It's nice and so special. It makes me so proud," said Kelly, whose translucent brown eyes lit up when he spoke about something so close to his heart.
Kelly, whose great grandparents hail from counties Roscommon, Longford and Cavan, will spend this St. Patrick's Day marching with his family through the streets of New York City as his father heads the parade.
"It will be 48-hours of non-stop activity but I'm looking forward to it," he smiled.
However, before Kelly gets to have some family fun, he will celebrate the day on Good Day New York.
"Each year we bring on Irish guests and at some point we will have my father on," said Kelly.
The police commissioner is no stranger to the show. When asked if he has interviewed his father before, Kelly said "Oh yes, maybe about 10 or so times."
He said there is usually good banter between the pair.
"I would have fun with him, saying, 'Who's your favorite son, me or James,'" he laughs.
Kelly said the night last year when his father was announced as the 2010 parade grand marshal was one he will never forget.
"It was really great. What a night," he recalls.
The commissioner, who brought along Jennifer Lopez and her husband Mark Anthony to the party at the Irish Consulate in Manhattan, spoke about the struggles and triumphs of Irish emigrants just like those his grandparents had to endure.
"We too have in inextinguishable love for the home of our ancestors," said Ray Kelly during his acceptance speech.
A day in the life of Greg Kelly goes something like this -- alarm rings at 4 a.m. He gets up and makes it into the Fox studios on 3rd Avenue and 67th Street a little before 5 a.m.
While Fox reporters Heather Nauert and Reid Lamberty tackle the 5-7 a.m. segment, Kelly prepares to go live (at 7 a.m.) by running through the list of guests he is scheduled to interview in the few hours that follow with his co-host Rosanna Scotto.
He also makes time to share a few punchy jokes with weatherman Mike Woods. For the next three hours, Kelly reports and discusses current news topics affecting New Yorkers, and on a lighter note has some fun with people in the entertainment business.
When the clock strikes 10 a.m, Kelly's work on air is complete. He then prepares for mid-morning meetings to go over upcoming shows.
Although he may have some downtime during the afternoon before he goes out into the city for his night segment – "After Hours" - Kelly is never really off duty.
"Because of phones and Blackberries now I'm always working," he said. "This job is probably the most intense in terms of time. You know in some jobs you have a lull? Well, you don't with this and I like it that way," said Kelly, alluding to the fact that he is a bit of a workaholic.
Kelly, who is being honored as one of IrishCentral.com and Irish Voice's Irish American Media Top 30, a key listing of Irish Americans in the U.S. media industry, went to Fordham University in New York and graduated with a BA in political science.
In between his studies, Kelly worked as an on-air reporter at WFUV."I really enjoyed WFUV's Irish programs. I was a regular listener," he said.


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The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's basketball team will play host to Central Arkansas for the annual PINK Game on Thursday with tip set for 5 p.m. in the American Bank Center.
• The Islanders just closed out a season-long four-game road trip with a 2-2 record in those games.
• In their two outings prior to the road trip, the Islanders set school records for largest margin of victory with a 29-point win against Southeastern, followed with a 53-point win against New Orleans, which was the biggest win against a Division I opponent and the third largest ever.
• The Islanders scored 97 points against the Privateers, which tied for the sixth most in school history and the second highest in Southland Conference play. It was the most since they also scored 97 against Cal State-Bakersfield on March 17, 2010.
• The magic numbers for the team this season have been 40 and 70. The Islanders are 8-1 when shooting 40 percent or better and 7-1 when scoring at least 70 points.
• Brittany Mbamalu and Jasmine Shaw have recorded a majority of the team's threes, combining for 126 of the team's 153 made shots from deep.
• Mbamalu has 66 of those threes, which is second in threes made in a season by an Islander with the record sitting at 75. The freshman has already entered the career top 10 as well.
This meeting will mark the 10th matchup between the Islanders and Central Arkansas. Every meeting between the two schools has been during Southland play. Texas A&M – Corpus Christi holds a 5-4 lead in the overall series. However, after the Islanders took the first four games between the two schools, the Sugar Bears have won four out of the last five, including a 66-62 win for UCA in Conway on Jan. 2.
The teams have faced off every season since the 2006-07 campaign. Last season marked the first year the teams played twice in a year. After UCA took the first game last season, the Islanders came back to knock off the Sugar Bears in Conway by two for their fourth and final win of the season. The win snapped a three-game winning streak in the series for UCA.
Central Arkansas comes into this game as the top-ranked team in the Southland boasting a 9-2 record in conference play. The Sugar Bears aren't a team that will put up huge offensive numbers, as they scored only 62 points versus a UNO team that A&M – Corpus Christi scored 97 against, as well as a ranking of 10th in Southland play with 65.9 points a night. However, UCA features a lockdown defense, allowing just 54.7 points a game in league play, which is 4.4 points less than second place Stephen F. Austin. The two averages also combine to give them a +11.2 scoring margin, which is top in the league.
Courtney Duever has led the Sugar Bears in conference play, as she is averaging a double-double with 17.1 points and 10.3 rebounds against Southland foes. Both of these numbers rank her third in the league. UCA features two other players that score in double figures on a nightly basis, as Maggie Proffitt has canned a team-high 47 threes en route to an average of 11 points a game. Brianna Mullins comes into the game averaging 10.4 points per game this season.
Once again, the Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's basketball team came away with a close win on the road. This time it was a 74-71 victory against Abilene Christian in the Moody Coliseum, with a rebound on a missed free throw with three seconds left sealing the win for the visitors.
Jasmine Shaw had her second game in a row with more than 20, as she went 8-of-12 from the field and 6-of-7 from downtown to record a game-high 26 points. No other Islander had double digits, but nine of her teammates got into the scoring column with 23 points coming off the bench.
ACU is known for its ability to shoot the rock, as the Wildcats went 41.8 percent from the field. However, the Islanders shot an even better percentage at 47.2, including 53.3 percent from behind the arc, mostly because of Shaw's efforts.
Despite the close finish, the Islanders held the lead for most of the game, with only two lead changes throughout the contest.
An interesting aspect of the Islanders' two big wins last week is that they put up huge offensive numbers despite having struggles in their three-point shooting – which has been one of their strengths all year. They went a combined 8-of-36 in those games despite entering those contests with a 34 percent shooting percentage from deep.
However, the team did make 37 of its total 73 shots from the field against Southeastern Louisiana to shoot over 50 percent for the first time against a Southland opponent since it went 52.5 percent from the field against McNeese State on Feb. 20, 2010.
Against SHSU, the Islanders struggled from deep again, making just five of their 18 shots from three with three of those coming from Alissa Campanero on her four shots from long distance. Brittany Mbamalu got back on track against Lamar after going 4-of-25 in her previous three games from deep. She once again tied a school record with seven threes on 14 attempts against the Lady Cardinals. However, the rest of the team made just two of its nine three-point shots to continue the overall lull from behind the arc.
In the team's win against UIW it didn't shoot the ball particularly well from behind the arc, making six of its 19 shots. Only three players attempted threes, while Shaw and Mbamalu went a combined 5-of-17.
However, a big part of the Islanders' success against Abilene Christian came off of their three-point shooting, as the team shot 53.3 percent from behind the arc. Shaw spearheaded this performance, as she was on fire missing just one of her seven shots from downtown.
A big part of the offensive success prior to the team's latest four-game road trip was its ability to work the ball inside. That was accentuated with a huge day in the paint against Southeastern, as the Islanders scored 62 of their 83 points in the paint. Those 62 points alone would have produced more total points than the Islanders mustered in six of the team's Southland games.
Then in wins against UIW and ACU, the Islanders outscored their opponents in the paint in both games, which helped lead them to victory. This came after they failed to outduel their previous two opponents in the trenches, which led to two losses.
An obvious aspect when looking at the box scores over the past few weeks is the presence of Islanders freshmen in the starting lineup. Coach Chadwick and his staff infused Camesha Davis and Kassie Jones into the lineup for the first time together on Jan. 23 and the freshmen flourished, as the duo combined for 29 in the Southeastern win, followed by a combined 31 against New Orleans with Davis notching her first double-double as well as career highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
Against SHSU, Jones kept rolling for her third consecutive game with double figures in the scoring column to go along with a career-high five rebounds. On the other hand, Camesha Davis made her only field goal attempt and pulled down five rebounds, but was limited due to foul trouble and picked up her fifth with more than 10 minutes left on the clock. The next time out against Lamar, the duo combined for 22 points, with Jones picking up 14 of those points. Fellow freshman Brittany Mbamalu tallied 22 points by herself, meaning the trio of freshman accounted for 61.1 percent of the team's points. All of the freshman had a tough go of it against UIW with a combined 14 points, while senior Jasmine Shaw led the way with 28 points. Once again, Shaw took over against ACU for a game-high 26 points, but Jones came off the bench four eight points, going 4-of-8 from the field.
Sophomore Ashanti Plummer has had her offensive struggles throughout her Islanders career, but against New Orleans, she had an opportunity to overcome those. The sophomore put up the first double-digit scoring performance of her career, as she posted 10 points, shooting 3-of-5 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line with five rebounds in 20 minutes of play.
The Islanders had a wealth of distribution when it came to their contributions against New Orleans. All 12 players on the roster not only played in the game, but all of them also recorded double-digit minutes. Eleven of the 12 grabbed rebounds, 10 of the 12 scored points and nine of the 12 recorded assists in the ballgame.
Against SHSU all 12 players once again saw playing time with 10 different players getting in the scoring column and just as many pulling down at least one rebound. In their last three games, the Islanders have had at least four different players record double digits in points scored.
Only 10 players saw action against the Lady Cardinals, but each of those players played double-digit minutes and nine of the 10 scored. Half of those players also recorded at least eight points. Only seven players scored in the win against UIW, but nine played at least 10 minutes. Despite Shaw's dominating offensive performance, everyone chipped in for the Islanders, as 10 players saw at least 14 minutes of play with each of them recording points.
Over the last six games, the Islanders totaled 105 assists. In all of conference play last season the Islanders only mustered a total of 176 assists. The 27 dimes against the Lady Lions marked the most against a Southland opponent and were just three off the school record of 30 that was set against Huston-Tillotson on Feb. 19, 2001. The three games prior to the game at Lamar represented three of the top four assist games on the season.
This season the Islanders have already tallied four games with at least 20 assists after not having any in the last three seasons combined.
The 180 points in the last two home wins were the most since the Islanders scored a combined 181 points on Dec. 9, 2006 and Dec. 16, 2006 with 85 vs. Huston-Tillotson followed by 96 against St. Mary's. The last time A&M – Corpus Christi scored that many against two D-I opponents was during the last two games of 2002-03 season, as it scored a combined 181 against IPFW and Lipscomb.
Heading into their two games in Nashville in November, the Islanders had been outrebounded by 27 total boards. However, A&M – Corpus Christi dominated the rebounding stats in its trip to the Volunteer State, outrebounding both Belmont and Tennessee State by 13. The Islanders then finished off the road trip by outrebounding Texas State by 19, while also snatching up 23 offensive rebounds compared to the Bobcats' seven.
The Islanders once again cleaned up everything on the boards when they returned home, snatching up 15 more rebounds than UTSA, and then pulled down 11 more than UTPA.
After getting outrebounded for the first time in five games at Texas Southern, the Islanders won the rebound battle against UTA despite losing the game. They then backed it up with 17 more boards than Huston-Tillotson.
However, the Islanders had poor rebounding results as the first games of the season. In the first six games in Southland Conference play, the rebounding difference has led to several of the Islanders' losses, as they were outrebounded by an average margin of 6.2, dropping them from first to fourth in that category at that time.
Their work on the boards helped lead the Islanders to their massive wins against Southeastern and New Orleans though, as they outrebounded the Lady Lions 44-34 and then pulled down an incredible 29 more boards than the Privateers.
In the loss to SHSU the Islanders fought hard on the boards against a team that has a lot of size, but ended up with two boards less than the Bearkats. Then, despite the loss to Lamar, A&M – Corpus Christi outrebounded the Lady Cardinals by eight.
The battle of the boards has been huge for the Islanders in their last two wins, as they have outrebounded their opponent by a total of 84 to 58 in their last two games combined.
Jasmine Shaw, a senior transfer from Marshall, has tallied seven games of 20 or more points this season and is averaging 16.2 points a game, which ranks sixth in the Southland. Last season, no Islander had more than two games exceeding 20 points throughout the entire campaign.
In the game against Tennessee State, Shaw struggled from the field, going just 3-of-12 and 1-of-6 from downtown. However, she still made a huge impact on the team, setting a career high in rebounds with 13 — seven offensively — and in assists with nine. She also knocked down seven of her nine free throws to give her 14 points on the night, meaning she came just one assist short of picking up the first triple-double in Islanders' history. For good measure in that game she also hit the game-winning jumper with five seconds left and recorded four steals in the matchup.
She then struggled in her next two games, scoring a total of just seven points, making just three of her 20 attempts from the field, missing all seven of her three-point attempts. However, she bounced back against UTPA with 17 points, going 6-for-9 from the field, including two threes.
Shaw then followed up that performance with an even bigger one, scoring a career-high 28 points against Texas Southern, including seven threes, which tied a school record. Shaw kept rolling heading into the Christmas break, knocking down another five threes and a total of 19 points at UTA. She then added 16 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists against Huston-Tillotson.
In her first two Southland games, Shaw racked up 13 points against the Sugar Bears, followed by 19 points, five rebounds and three assists against Oral Roberts. Then, in her third game in the conference, she exploded for a career-high 29 points, while once again tying the school record with seven threes. She also crashed the boards for 10 rebounds to pick up her second double-double of the season. She then added 19 more against SFA to raise her to the third leading scorer in the conference.
She struggled against McNeese, though, as the Cowgirls held Shaw to just 2-of-6 from the field with no threes and just four points — her second lowest total of the season. Then, despite scoring 11 at Nicholls, she struggled from deep once again, making just one of her seven three-point attempts.
It was an all-around solid performance from the senior against Southeastern, as she scored 12 points to go along with eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block.
Shaw busted out for her first 20-point game in eight games, as she went 11-of-18 from the field, including three triples to come just one point shy of her career high with 28 points. She then nearly matched that performance with another that was nearly flawless, as she went 8-of-12 from the field, including 6-of-7 from three-point distance for 26 points against ACU in just 23 minutes of play. Shaw battled foul trouble in the first half, scoring just six points, but busted loose for 20 in the second half. Her performance on the week led her to being named the Southland Conference Player of the Week.
Senior Brandi Huff had a breakthrough performance in the matchup against Tennessee State, setting a career high in rebounds while matching her top scoring outing. The Rockport-Fulton native notched her first career double-double, pulling down 11 boards to go along with a team high 15 points. She then matched her career high in rebounds against UTSA, picking up five on offense and six on defense.
Against UTPA, she hit double figures in the scoring column for the third time of the season with 12 points. Then at Texas Southern, Huff had seven points and six rebounds and tied career-highs in blocks (2) and steals (2).
Huff had arguably the biggest game of her tenure with a career-high 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds against Huston-Tillotson for her second double-double of the season. She went 7-of-9 from the field and made all seven of her shots from the charity stripe. Huff also blocked two shots and dished out two assists.
After struggling in the Southland opener, Huff bounced back to score nine points against Oral Roberts. She also set career-highs in the game with three steals and four blocks. Then, against Northwestern State she helped crash the boards with seven rebounds, as well as going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field for six points. She followed that up with nine points against SFA.
Despite coming off the bench against Southeastern, Huff had one of her biggest games in conference, going 8-of-13 from the field for 18 points to go along with six rebounds in a big win. Then, once again off the bench, Huff scored 14 in the dominant win against New Orleans. She then kept rolling with her third consecutive game with double digits in the score column with 13 against SHSU, giving her 45 points over that three-game stretch.
Despite Shaw's big performance against UIW and ACU, Huff had two terrific games to supplement Shaw with seven rebounds to go along with five points against UIW, and then followed it up with eight points and six rebounds against the Wildcats.
Freshman Brittany Mbamalu has made a significant impact on the team, especially with her pinpoint shooting ability from three-point range. With 66 threes this season, she currently sits at second in Islanders' history for single season threes made and has even entered the career top 10 in her first collegiate season of play.
In her first two games, she only saw two minutes of action combined. However, she logged 19 minutes of play against Southern Utah, and hit three threes for nine points, earning herself a spot in the starting rotation.
In her first seven games as a starter, Mbmamlu hit double figures in each outing. She now ranks first in the Southland in three pointers made (3.0 per game, 62 total). Mbamalu also shattered a school record with 18 three-point attempts in the game at UTA with the previous high being 13 — which she had tied in the game at Texas Southern.
Her streak of double figure performances was brought to a halt against Huston-Tillotson where she only had nine points. However, she only recorded 16 minutes of play after she suffered an injury in the first half. She then got back in double figures with 10 points against UCA in her first conference game.
Mbamalu posted her ninth and 10th games in double digits with four three pointers against the Lady Demons for 12 points before knocking down five from deep for a game-high 15 points at McNeese.
She had the biggest game of her young career against Nicholls with 23 points to go along with seven threes, tying a school record. Amazingly, 20 of those points came in the first half, as well as six of the threes before the Colonels did a better job guarding her in the final 20 minutes of play.
Heading into the Lamar game, Mbamalu was just 4-of-25 in her previous three games before exploding against the Lady Cardinals to tie a school record once again with seven made threes in the game for 22 points. However, much like the game against Nicholls most of those points came in the first half, as she made six of those threes in the first 20 minutes of play before the Lamar defense tightened up on her in the second half. However, she finished off the road trip on a bit of a sour note, going a combined 4-of-15 from deep.
Time after time the Islanders have been involved in nail bitters with a few going there way, but several of them ending up with them coming up just short. Eight of the Islanders' 11 losses this season have come by single digits. The only game in which they really were blown out was a 28-point loss at McNeese. Against Lamar, another of the teams' double-digit losses, the Islanders held a three-point lead before turnovers caused a tough second half of play. If you exclude those two games from the equation, the Islanders have lost their other nine games by a combined total of 53 points, an average of just 5.9 points.
During the early signing period, the Islanders received National Letters of Intent from Emmeri Archer (Brooklyn, N.Y./ South Shore HS), Daryon Fields (Spring, Texas/St. Pius High School), Ashley James (Highland Village, Texas/Marcus High School) and Jennifer Ramirez (Brooklyn, N.Y./ASA Junior College).
A 5-foot-7 guard, Archer comes to the Islanders as a three-star recruit with a 90 ranking from ESPN. It also ranks her as the 18th player nationally at her position.
Coming from Spring, Texas, Fields will bring some inside presence to the Coastal Bend. The 6-foot-2 post is ranked 42nd in the nation at her position and 309th nationally overall. In her junior year at St. Pius, Fields nearly averaged a double-double with 10 points a game to go along with eight rebounds each time out.
James, a 5-foot-4 point guard from Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. In her junior year, she was named first team all-district and the defensive player of the year in her district. That season, James averaged 10 points, four steals and three assists per game. She has also picked up district MVP and offensive player of the year awards during her high school career.
Ramirez, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., comes to the Island University from ASA Junior College in New York City. Ramirez played her high school basketball at New York City Lab School. In her junior season she averaged 18.8 points, including a 35-point performance in her team's playoff game, as well as 6.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds a game.
After finishing last season 3-15 in conference play, the Islanders have been picked by the Southland coaches to finish ninth in the conference, while the SID Poll has A&M – Corpus Christi occupying the 10th spot.
The Islanders will be right back in the American Bank Center on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tilt with Oral Roberts, looking to come away with their second win against the Golden Eagles this season.


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9207 Highway 71 S Ste 9
Fort Smith, AR 72916
(479) 434-3544
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Cooper Clinic Orthopedic Surgery
6801 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 452-2077
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Fort Smith, AR 72903
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6801 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72903
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7303 Rogers Ave Ste 101
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 314-7590
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Mercy Hospital-Aurora Emergency Room
7303 Rogers Ave Ste 101
Fort Smith, AR 72903
(479) 314-7590
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Sparks Neurology Center
408 S 16th St
Fort Smith, AR 72901
(479) 709-7175
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Fort Smith, AR 72901
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- 1Select Specialty Hospital
1001 Towson Ave
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
(479) 441-398
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1001 Towson Ave
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
(479) 441-400
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1401 S J St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901
(479) 785-330
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7301 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903
(479) 314-490
- 5St Edward Mercy Medical Center
7301 Rogers Ave
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903
(479) 484-600
- 6Vista Health Services
10301 Mayo Dr
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72923
(479) 494-570
- 7Summit Medical Center
E Main & S 20Th St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72956
(479) 474-340
- 8Sequoyah Memorial Hospital
213 E Redwood Ave
Fort Smith, Arkansas 74955
(918) 774-110
- 9Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center
105 Wall St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 74953
(918) 647-816
- 10Memorial Hospital
1401 W Locust St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 74960
(918) 696-310
- 11Booneville Community Hospital
880 W Main St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72927
(479) 675-280
- 12Mercy Hospital Ozark
801 W River St
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72949
(479) 667-413
- 13Booneville Human Develpment Ctr
87 Reed Rd
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72927
(479) 675-212
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