Department News - November 2005
Aerospace Studies / Economics / Graphic Communications /
Marketing /
Political Science / Psychology / Sociology
Aerospace Studies
NOT FORGOTTEN
by C3C Chris Del Campo, Det. 770
Civil Engineering Major
Every year, America sets aside the 3rd Friday of September for National
POW / MIA Remembrance Day. It is not a major holiday; schools remain in session, and many Americans are unaware that this day even exists. But, on 22 September 2005, Air Force R.O.T.C. Detachment 770 in Clemson, South Carolina held a ceremony to remember our Nation’s POWs and MIAs. The Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. Squadron of the Arnold Air Society at Clemson University organizes and hosts the Remembrance Ceremony.
The ceremony opened with the traditional Posting of the Colors, National Anthem, and Invocation. Following the opening services, the “Fanfare for the Common Man” (composed by Aaron Copland) commences as Clemson’s Company C-4 of the Pershing Rifles began their POW / MIA ceremony. In this stunning performance, a slow procession leads the Pershing Rifles cadets to a small round table, symbolically arranged to honor the POW / MIA’s purity, frailty, fate, and family.
For every POW / MIA Ceremony, Detachment 770 asks a speaker – usually a Clemson graduate – to come and address an audience about their experiences as a Prisoner of War. This year, Mr. William Funchess honored Detachment 770 by recounting his experiences in Korea. Mr. Funchess commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army, and within two years of commissioning, he was assigned to fight in Korea. Lt. Funchess was captured on 4 November 1950 after being shot in the foot. As winter set in the country, Lt. Funchess marched for three weeks, stumbling on his wounded foot; those who could not walk were shot.
He continued to tell R.O.T.C. cadets about the inhumane conditions the Korean’s forced him to live in and strategies he used to survive. He remained in captivity until 6 September 1953—after the war ended because the Korean’s considered him a War Criminal for specific reasons that remain unknown. Upon his return to the United States, Mr. Funchess received hospital care and surgery on his wounded foot. He was discharged from the Army after serving just over five years. In the Korean War, there were three other Clemson Graduates who were POWs: one died in captivity, and the other two were released (both are now deceased). Mr. Funchess has written a book about his ordeal, called Korea POW: A Thousand Days of Torment, November 4, 1950-September 6, 1953.
After a standing ovation and a hearty Clemson Cadence, the service continued with a Candle Ceremony held by representatives of the Arnold Air Society. Six cadets lit six candles, as the Master of Ceremonies narrated each of the Articles of the Code of Conduct. This simple, but significant ceremony stresses the importance of the six Articles of the Code of Conduct to America’s soldiers.
A cadet placed a large candle inside of a bamboo cage built by R.O.T.C. cadets. Constructed of all natural materials, the cage contains a service coat which lacks name and rank, symbolizing the reality that any soldier can be captured, regardless of rank, background, or religion. The candle inside the cage represents the purity of a POW / MIA’s heart and his ever-enduring spirit. Two cadets each hour guarded the cage for 24 hours to honor the POW / MIAs.
In addition to flying the POW/MIA flag on 14 September 2005, Clemson University also displayed the flag on the day of this ceremony. During retreat, the flag detail lowered the POW / MIA flag with the American flag, and Taps was performed, followed by a 21-Gun Salute, which concluded Clemson’s POW / MIA Remembrance Ceremony.
Economics
Dr. Robert McCormick participated in a panel discussion on October 11th, 2005. The discussion, entitled "Oil Dependency and America's Future” was held in the Lee Hall Auditorium.
Graphic Communications
GC Intern Employer Day Keeps Growing
Nancy W. Leininger
GC Internship Coordinator
“Print” is alive and well as was evident at the Hendrix Center on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 when the Department of Graphic Communications hosted its fall Intern Employer Day event with a record number of employers present. This event, held each fall and spring, attracts companies from across the US to the Clemson University campus to recruit Graphic Communications students for internships as well as permanent hires. Intern Employer Day is run by a committee of graduating seniors under the direction of Nancy Leininger, current GC internship coordinator, and assisted by Linda Kanaley. This experience builds leadership, enhances interaction with employers, and brings added value for all.
This semester 17 graduating seniors requested to be co-chair of the event. The GC faculty selected two graduating seniors as co-chairs to represent the graduating class: Sarah Nell Boyce and Michelle Whitten. They led work groups of their classmates in running what employers and students alike considered a very successful event. Last October, 87 representatives from 42 companies met with GC students in the Lila Holmes Ballroom of the Clemson House. This year more than 120 representatives from 71 companies were registered. Fortunately, the decision had been made earlier to move the event to the Hendrix Center, so there was room to expand as the number grew.
Of the 71 companies registered, 15 were new to the event. The registrants came from 18 states and covered all the major printing processes and well as ad agencies, print buyers, equipment manufacturers, and suppliers. Half of the companies indicated they were interested in permanent hires and interns. A sampling of the companies participating included: Weyerhaeuser, Heidelberg, Quad/Graphics, Master Print, Wachovia, Leo Burnett, RR Donnelley, Quebecor World, Printpack, Colortree Inc. of VA, Bennett Graphics, Vertis, Banta, International Paper, Bryce Corp, US Government Printing Office, Fuji Photo Film, Southern Graphic Systems, Scientific Games, Pratt Corporation, Sealed Air-Cryovac, Avery Dennison, Blue Ridge Paper Products, and Wikoff Ink.
The evening before Intern Employer Day, many of the employer representatives joined graduating seniors, faculty and graduate students for a BBQ dinner. This gave potential employers a great opportunity to informally meet students who will soon begin careers, as well as to assess the quality of the students in the GC program.
On Tuesday morning employers met for program and internship updates. Interns and intern employers from past terms shared their stories to provide examples of the many things students do during their internships. Most of the day employers met with 243 students in a “career fair” style atmosphere. Many employers and students are able to make plans for internships. Follow up activities included numerous employers staying an extra day to interview students or arranging plant visitations for those at the top of their lists as prospective interns or employees.
All Graphic Communications majors are required to complete two internships. This semester 86 students returned to campus after interning during the summer, while 43 of their classmates went out to intern for this current semester. Over 50 GC interns will be going out during the spring 2006 term.
The Graphic Communications faculty and students believe wholeheartedly in the tremendous value of these internship work periods. Employer evaluations indicate the experience is beneficial not only to the students, but to the employers as well. It is fortunate that the plan was so well developed by Dr. Page Crouch when Graphic Communications first became a major here at Clemson in 1982. He built the foundation for the education/industry partnerships that we work so hard to maintain and expand today. Such a program is not successful without commitment on all sides. It is also thanks to the 100s of student interns and graduates from the past 20+ years who have represented Clemson and the department so well that employers continue to return for more.
Marketing
Sharpie Autographs for Education
On Saturday, November 5, Clemson became the first collegiate association to participate in the Sharpie Retractable Autographs for Education program to raise $1 million for school supplies.The Clemson men's and women's basketball teams were on hand to sign autographs. Students, fans, and alumni were encourged to leave their autographs as well; once Sharpie has collected 1 million signatures, $1 million in supplies will be donated to schools around the United States. Sharpie has visited cities across the country in a fleet of Sharpie-branded all-terrain H2 Hummers throughout 2005, stopping at local festivals and special events. The vehicles feature interactive games, product sampling opportunities, and official entry forms for the signature collection effort. The event was supported by the Clemson University Marketing Department in conjunction with the Athletic Department.
Tigers for Hurricane Relief 
During Homecoming 2005, students in MKT 301 and MKT 495 along with the I-LEAD! program set up shop in front of the Cooper Library to sell custom Clemson Tigers. For each donation of $10, patrons received a custom Clemson University Tiger. More importantly, for each donation, two additional CU Tigers were sent to children’s wards of hospitals along the Gulf Coast during the holiday season. Help those most impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with the holiday ambassadors of hope and cheer from the Clemson family.
For more information, contact James Gaubert or Jennifer Elliot.
Political Science
Michael Morris, Professor of Political Science, is the Vice President for a section on Languages and Culture at the World Vernacular Congress at the University of the Americas in Puebla, Mexico, October 26-29, 2005.Psychology
During the summer of 2004 Thomas R. Alley was named chief Editor for the Human Ethology Bulletin, the official publication of the International Society for Human Ethology, and was appointed to the Board of Officers for this international society.
Sociology
Symposium on Civility, Sports and Society
The College of Business and Behavioral Science and the Clemson Athletic Department are co-sponsoring the Symposium on Civility, Sports and Society, which will be held at the Madren Center on April 11 and 12, 2006. Plenary speakers will be Dan Doyle of the Institute for International Sports and Mark Packer, a syndicated radio commentator. Paper sessions will be facilitated by speakers from Clemson University as well as:
• Levon Kirkland, NFL All-American and two time All-Pro
• Dan Olweus, a psychologist at the University of Bergen (Norway)
• Ron Stratten, VP for Educational Programs, NCAA
• Lynn Kahle, of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon
• Paul Melia and Doug MacQuarrie of the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport
Presentation topics will include changing public civility in relationship to sports; familial and social influences on young athletes; spectator behavior; and proven strategies for dealing with collective outbreaks. The registration fee is $95, which includes two meals per day and the symposium.
For more information, contact Kinly Sturkie at 864-656-3820.
Haller as Visiting Professor in Australia
This past summer William Haller (Sociology Department) spent the month of July as a Visiting Fellow with the International Survey Research Centre at Point Marka, New South Wales, Australia. Haller was collaborating with sociologists Jonathan Kelley and Mariah Evans. They worked on quantitative comparative research addressing the determinants and returns to job authority in 35 countries using Kelley's World Inequality Study. They found that the prevalence of job authority increases with economic development, financial returns to authority are large for both men and women, owners and employees, were historically large in Communist as well as in market economies, that returns to authority decline with economic development although they remain appreciable even in the richest countries. Haller presented the paper, "The Authority Transition: Economic Development and the Causes and Consequences of Supervisory Authority in 39 Societies" at the biannual meetings of the Social Stratification Research Committee (RC-28) of the International Sociological Association help at UCLA this past August. His travels this summer were partially supported by a small grant from the Center for International Trade. While in Australia Haller also visited Sydney and far north Queensland (Cairns, the Atherton Tablelands, the Daintree Rainforest, and the Great Barrier Reef).
Witte Participates in Microsoft Events
Jim Witte, Professor of Sociology, was an invited participant in two recent events at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. In April he attended Microsoft Research's Social Computing Symposium, where academic and industry leaders discussed the social implications of new and emerging technologies ( see the following link for more details including streaming video from presentations: http://research.microsoft.com/workshops/SCS2005/ ). In July, Witte joined three-hundred faculty from around the world for Microsoft's annual Faculty Summit. This year the Faculty Summit focused on the theme "Computing in the Next Decade." (See the following link for more details including streaming video from presentations: http://research.microsoft.com/workshops/FS2005/ ) . Invited speakers included William H. Gates, Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corporation, and Bill Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering. This summer Witte was elected Chair of the American Sociological Association's Section on Communication and Information Technology (CITASA). With over 300 members CITASA is one of the fastest growing interest sections in the American Sociological Association.