Fall faculty convocation heralds academic year
MUSC’s fall faculty convocation, which traditionally heralds the beginning of a new academic year, is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. at the Harper Student Center’s Gressette Gymnasium.
Charles
E. Glassick, Ph.D., senior associate of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching, will be the keynote speaker.
His address, “Recent Developments in the World of Scholarship,” will be based on his extensive work with Ernest Boyer and Gene Rice which led to the landmark publication of “Scholarship Reconsidered.”
He has continued to publish and speak worldwide on the ways universities describe, assess, and reward scholarship. His work has been instrumental in defining the scholar-ship of teaching and how it can be developed and rewarded on campuses.
“Ray Greenberg, while serving as provost, established a wonderful tradition of having a faculty convocation at the start of the academic year,” said Rosalie Crouch, Ph.D., current provost and vice president for academic affairs. “This allows a time for faculty to convene in the reinforcement and celebration of the academic mission of MUSC and of the faculty themselves who make these programs a success.”
Adrian Reuben, M.D., professor of medicine and chairman of the Faculty Senate, will serve as master of ceremonies for the event. Music before and after the convocation will be provided by the Charleston Piano and Bass duo, comprised of Bob Notari, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and Philip Curtis.
A highlight of the ceremony will be the special recognition of 12 faculty members in four categories: Teaching Excellence, Developing Scholars, Outstanding Clinicians and Distinguished Faculty Service. All awards are sponsored by the MUSC Health Sciences Foundation.
Lisa K. Saladin, M.Sc., associate professor of rehabilitation sciences, will present the Teaching Excellence awards. The recipients will be:
- Developing Teacher: Robbie B. Leonard, B.S., M.S., associate professor of rehabilitation sciences, College of Health Professions;
- Educator-Lecturer: Kristi L. Lenz, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D., assistant professor of pharmacy practice, College of Pharmacy;
- Educator-Mentor: Maralynne D. Mitcham, B.S., MHE, Ph.D., professor of rehabilitation sciences, College of Health Professions.
- David J. Drobes, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, College of Medicine;
- Carol A. Eisenberg, B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology and anatomy, College of Medicine;
- Deborah E. Keil, B.S., Ph.D., assistant professor of medical laboratory sciences, College of Health Professions.
- William H. Golod, B.S. Pharm., M.S., Ph.D., professor emeritus of pharmacy practice, College of Pharmacy;
- Allen H. Johnson, B.S., M.D., McKnight-Boyle professor of medicine,
- Gordan B. Stine, DDS, special assistant to the dean, College of Dental Medicine.
Crouch also will recognize Carwile LeRoy, B.S., M.S., M.D., as Distinguished
University Professor.
The Outstanding Clinician Award ceremony is a recent addition to the convocation program. Johnson, the recipient of a Distinguished Faculty Service Award, will make the presentations. The recipients will be identified in The Catalyst following the convocation.
The faculty convocation, a tradition from the Medical University's past, was resurrected in 1997. It was canceled in 1998 due to the approach of Hurricane Bonnie, but resumed last year.
All faculty are encouraged to attend to begin the new academic year with an inspiring presentation and a celebration of their colleagues' accomplishments.
Charles E. Glassick
Senior Associate, Carnegie Foundation
Charles E. Glassick, the keynote speaker for the faculty convocation
Aug. 23, is the senior associate of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement
of Teaching. He previously served the organization as interim president,
vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, and earlier as senior fellow.
The Carnegie Foundation is a policy center devoted to strengthening America’s schools and colleges.
While a senior fellow, Glassick participated in the preparation of major Carnegie reports including Campus Life: In Search of Community and Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Recently Glassick co-authored Scholarship Assessed: Evaluation of the Professoriate.
From 1991 to 1995, Glassick was president of the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, which includes four fine arts companies—the Alliance Theatre, the Atlanta College of Art, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the High Museum of Art.
He also served as the 11th president of Gettysburg College—a position he held from 1977 to 1989. During his tenure at Gettysburg, he was named in a national survey as one of the 100 “most effective college presidents” in the country.
Glassick received his bachelor’s degree from Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvannia in 1953, where he graduated with honors. He earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in chemistry from Princeton University.
Glassick has received numerous honors and awards throughout his career,
including several honorary doctorates as well as election to Phi Beta Kappa
and various academic honorary societies. He is an active member of a number
of professional organizations and has served on a variety of boards, commissions,
and task forces throughout his career.