Campus News

COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE

Linda Kaste, associate professor, director of the Division of Dental Public Health and Oral Epidemiology and member of the Center for Health Care Research and Troy Hull, senior dental student, recently spent two weeks in rural Dominican Republic to provide restorative, oral surgery and prosthodontic services to more than 900 patients. Dentists and dental students from the universities of Maryland and Mississippi, as well as Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, also joined the effort to provide dental treatment.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

David Osguthorpe, M.D., was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, an organization of approximately 11,000 otolaryngologists from across the nation. Osguthorpe serves on the Editorial Board of the academyâs journal, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the largest worldwide circulation in this specialty, and this year became an alternate delegate to the American Medical Association. He has also recently been appointed to the Editorial Board of The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association (SCMA) and the SCMAâs Continuing Education Committee.

STUDENT PROGRAMS

The World Music Concert, Huayucaltia, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the Simons Center, Recital Hall, College of Charleston. Tickets are $2 and are available at the Student Programs office. A free reception will be available following the performance. The concert is sponsored by MUSC's Student Government Association and the Cultural Projects Council. Call 792-2693 for information. On Oct. 1 the Student Organization President's Luncheon will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Harper Student Center auditorium. Lunch is provided by MUSC's SGA. For more information, call 792-2693.

STUDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

MUSC's chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) will be sponsoring its first Babysit-A-Thon on Saturday, Sept. 27. Medical students in this organization will babysit your children for three hours at your home for a donation of $25 ($8.50 for each addtional hour). The money raised will be used for community service and professional development activities. Treat yourself to a day out while helping SNMA's community service oriented organization. All babysitters are students enrolled in the College of Medicine. For more information, call 852-9776.

Holmes selected for leadership program

MUSCâs Dylan Holmes was selected to participate in the 1997-98 Executive Leadership Development Program. A research associate for the Environmental Hazards Assessment Program, Holmes was one of 10 black professionals selected nationally. Sponsored by the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA), the Executive Leadership Institute consists of seven rigorous training sessions designed to strengthen the leadership skills of aspiring executive administrators and managers. The curriculum for the program includes concentrated study in management and professional development topics, including finance management, leadership and problem solving ethics, strategic career planning and public speaking. The final session and graduation ceremony will be held in conjunction with the 16th annual conference of the NFBPA in April 1998, in Cleveland, Ohio. A faculty member of the Outreach Division in the Department of Development and Training, Holmes was excited when he received the news, ãI think itâs fantastic and a great honor. I think it will be beneficial to both me and MUSC.ä

Workshop to discuss employee rights to be held

The Office of Diversity is conducting workshops to discuss the MUSC Equal Employment Opportunity policy and explain individual employee rights and responsibilities. These workshops are designed for non-supervisory personnel. All supervisors are encouraged to let as many employees attend the workshops as possible. It is important that each employee attend one session. All sessions are from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 30, Basic Science Building, room 202; Oct. 7, Basic Science Building, room 100; Oct. 14, Basic Science Building, room 100; Oct. 21, Basic Science Building, room 100 and Oct. 28, Basic Science Building, room 202. For more information, call Lucille Skaggs at 792-2146 or e-mail at tuchmana.

Nominations being accepted for honorary degrees, distinguished faculty service awards

It is time to begin the process of selecting persons to receive:

1) Honorary degrees from MUSC, to be awarded at commencement in May 1998; and

2) MUSC Distinguished Faculty Service awards for 1998-99, to be awarded at the Fall 1998 Faculty Convocation. Honorary Degrees generally go to individuals in the following broad categories:

Distinguished Faculty Service awards are specifically intended to recognize and honor faculty members of MUSC who, during a substantial portion of their careers, have provided exceptional and sustained service and contributions in teaching, research, health care and/or public service to the university and the citizens of South Carolina.

Please consider making nominations of candidates in these categories and submitting them to the Office of the Provost no later than Sept. 30. Copies of nomination forms for the MUSC Distinguished Faculty Service Award may be obtained from the Office of the Provost, 792-3031.

Thank you in advance for your aid in this important process.

Submission of work to Humanities Committee

The Humanities Committee invites students, faculty and staff to submit artistic endeavors to be considered for inclusion in the second volume of Humanitas, the literary magazine of MUSC. Four categories of work will be considered: poetry, essays, photography and fiction. There is no preference or restriction regarding content.

The deadline for submission is Oct. 1. Please include a cover sheet with your name, MUSC affiliation, address and telephone number.

If you would like the piece returned include a self-addressed stamped envelope. Entries should be submitted to Carol Lancaster, 419 Administration/Library. For further information, contact Lancaster at 792-3212.