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Campus Review
June 25, 2012
Trivia Time
Whatever
Happened to…
by John Shiffert, University Relations
Lou Brackett… not only the only four-
time Trivia Time winner, but the win-
ner in the very first year of Trivia
Time, back in 2001.
However, it seems as if everyone has
forgotten her.
Or, almost everyone. Tom Eddins,
donor of the Tom Eddins Virtual Trivia
Time Trophy, didn’t know the first
Trivia Time winner. Brackett herself,
maybe out of modesty, didn’t answer
either.
Oh, there were plenty of guesses…
Rob Taylor, Eddins, Loch (Brett
Reichert came up with that one, he
gets a point for creativity), but only Jill
Ellington and Taylor had the correct
answer.
How soon they forget…
For this issue, we’ll ask a really simple
question, what has backbeat (and
Bonus Points are available for suitable
elaborations)?
individuals who has been awarded a grant
from the Petroleum Research Fund
through the American Chemical Society –
something Lyon earned last year.
According to Lyon, the project is designed
to give the students meaningful interac-
tion with a science employee for approxi-
mately 40 hours a week.
“I contacted Malakia Wright, coordinator
for K/12 Science Education for Clayton
County, to see if she thought students
would be interested,” recalls Lyon. “I also
thought this may be a good way to try to
recruit some of the brightest students to
Clayton State. She emailed the science
teachers throughout the county, and I
heard from several students that they were
interested in the project.
“After applying for the funding, I had the
students complete an application and send
them to me. From the applications, I
selected Minh-Thu.”
Phan’s application and subsequent work
in The LAB are indicative of both the
quality of students in Clayton County, and
the type of students that Clayton State
seeks to attract. The following is part of
the application submitted to Project
SEED;
Describe the specific chemistry, tech-
niques, and other scientific activities that
the students will be doing:
The student will work on two different,
but related, projects. In the first, the stu-
dent will aid Dr. Lyon and an undergradu-
ate student to construct an experimental
chamber capable of performing matrix
isolation experiments. This will allow the
student to learn about matrix isolation,
vacuum techniques, and the use of lasers.
Second, the student will learn about com-
putational chemistry techniques to theo-
retically model these reactions between
metal atoms and fuel alcohols.
The 2012-2013 YPC season also marks its
third year of KinderKoncerts. These con-
certs cater to music-lovers aged six and
under. KinderKoncert artists include local
favorites Wendy Bennett (Literature
Sings), Dave Holland (The Science of
Sound), Michael Levine (Music-
InterACTION), Julie Austen (Sing Along
with Julie), and Donna Wissinger (The
Pied Piper and Other Fantastic Tales)
Registrations are already being accepted
for the 2012-2013 YPC season. For more
approaches to music education universal-
ly proven to be successful. The program
builds musicianship through the singing
of folk songs, classical music, and other
quality materials.
The cost for the “Intro to Kodály” work-
shop, which will run from July 16 to July
18, is $180 ($50 for currently enrolled
college students). Workshop participants
will learn the basics of Kodály-based
music curriculum essentials for grades K-
5, gaining valuable tools and techniques
that can be put to use in the classroom.
The workshop includes a wide range of
information, please visit www.spivey-
hall.org/education.
For more information about the Young
People’s Concert Series or to register by
phone, please call (678) 466-4491. You
may also email the education assistant at
leslierobinson@clayton.edu. Registration
forms
are
available
at
www.spiveyhall.org/education.
music repertoire, engaging instructional
activities, and excellent sequencing that
will stimulate planning for the 2012/2013
school year.
The “Kodály Refresher” workshop, which
will run from July 18 to July 20, is $180,
and $50 for currently enrolled college stu-
dents. Individuals already familiar with
Kodály, can take this refresher course
which will explore pedagogy and process
in depth. Attendees will also learn to write
meaningful lesson plans, create smooth
transitions, and expand their knowledge
of literature. The workshop is designed to
re-inspire and teachers ready to start the
new school year prepared and refreshed.
Interested individuals can register for
both courses for only $350, with current-
ly enrolled college students getting both
workshops at a real deal – just $75.
For more information, call the Spivey
Hall Education Department at (678) 466-
4481
or
visit
http://www.spiveyhall.org/professional-
deve lopment - for- t eacher s /koda ly-
teacher-training-workshop.
Series, cont’d. from p. 1
Research, cont’d. from p. 3
Workshops, cont’d. from p. 5