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August 10 , 2001 - Vol. 54, No. 10
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August 10 , 2001 - Vol. 54, No. 10 |
Paul M. Morris, who has served as chief information officer at Tufts University and Emory University, has been named chief information officer of Drake University. He starts the position next week, becoming Drake's first-ever chief information officer.
Morris is responsible for providing leadership, planning and management for all areas of information technology at Drake. He supervises academic computing, administrative systems, data communications, information technology security systems, training and user support.
"We are delighted that Paul Morris has agreed to join the Drake University leadership team," said Drake Provost Ronald Troyer. "He has the experience and personal qualities that we need. I am confident that he will help us successfully address a number of technology issues. We are fortunate to be able to find someone with his background to be the first CIO at Drake University."
Morris holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Cambridge University, an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a Ph.D. in management science from the University of London.
He has 18 years of management experience in information technology as well as seven years experience as a faculty member at universities in the United Kingdom and the United States.
His understanding of how to use information technology to improve both research and teaching led him to serve as chief editor of a book titled Valuable, Viable Software in Education: Cases and Analysis, which was published in 1994 by McGraw-Hill/Primis.
Before joining Drake, Morris was special advisor to the provost of Emory University on information technology issues. He formerly served as vice-provost for information technology and chief operating officer of the Information Technology Division at Emory. He also was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Southeastern Universities Research Association from 1998 through 2000.
Morris has been an information technology consultant and worked at Tufts University as executive director of Computing and Communications Services. In addition, he has held information technology positions at the Wang Institute of Graduate Studies and Northeastern University, where he served as assistant professor of business administration and later as manager of computer services for the College of Business Administration. He previously taught at Kingston Polytechnic College, now Kingston University, in Surrey, England.Drake University is sponsoring the sand sculpture at the Cultural Arts Building at the Iowa State Fair, which began Thursday and continues through Sunday, Aug. 19. The sculpture, which is still under construction, is expected to include Drake landmarks and reflect student activities.
Drake volunteers are staffing a table in the Cultural Arts Building from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily throughout the fair. They are distributing a variety of brochures and calendars.
Adjoining the Drake table is an exhibition featuring paintings by Connie Webb, a Drake senior from Des Moines who is majoring in painting and graphic design. The exhibit, which focuses on water, includes work done in oil and in encaustic (beeswax, oil and resin). "I have chosen to paint the water of Iowa for a variety of reasons," Webb said. "When I think of Iowa's water, I remember the experience of plunging into it as a child and how refreshing even the muddiest of river or pond water could be."
By sponsoring the sand sculpture and art exhibition, Drake will have its biggest and most distinct presence at the Iowa State Fair in recent years, said Sharon Pilmer, director of marketing and communications.
"We're highly visible because we're the only sponsored exhibit within the Cultural Arts Center," she added. "This gives us our first opportunity to showcase what Drake students can do and to emphasize the cultural side of Drake. People from all over the Drake community are pitching in to help make this a success. I would encourage all Drake faculty and staff and their families to come out and see us at the fair."At left: Provost Ronald Troyer serves sandwiches and chats with R. Dean Wright and his grandson at the All-University Picnic. Above: Teri Dinham, right, and Gary Johnson, center, serve cookies and distribute beverage insulators. |
 At left: Provost Ron Troyer serves sandwiches and chats with Dean Wright and his grandson at the All-University Picnic. Above: Teri Dinham, right, and Gary Johnson, center serve cookies and distribute beverage isulators |
The 2001 Drake Relays issue of The Times-Delphic recently won third place for Best of Show - Newspaper in a national competition sponsored by Associated College Press.
The Times-Delphic finished just behind student newspapers at George Washington University and the University of Missouri in the competition for biweekly publications at four-year colleges and universities.
Deanna Truman-Cook, executive editor of The Times-Delphic for the 2001-02 academic year, accepted the award at the 2001 National College Publication Workshops last week in Washington, D.C. Truman-Cook, a junior news/Internet major from Osceola, Iowa, served as features editor of the paper last year.
"I'm extremely proud of this award because it recognizes the hard work of everyone on the staff," she said. "It's a great feeling to be recognized as one of the best student newspapers in the country. As journalists, we tend to get criticized a lot more than we get recognized."Faculty and staff and their families receive a 25 percent discount on tuition for music lessons through the Drake University Community School of Music.
The fall session begins Monday, Aug. 27, with private instruction available for children and adults at all levels in piano, strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp, organ, and music theory. Voice lessons also are offered for adults and youths age 15 or older.
In addition, Drake's Digital Piano Lab will conduct beginning group piano classes this fall.
Designed for young children through adults and grouped by the students' ages, these classes provide a solid foundation in keyboard fundamentals.
For more information or to enroll, call x4011.Karl A. Stumo, associate director of admission, has been selected to receive a Rising Star Award from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).
This award honors individuals and programs for excellence and dedication to serving students in the transition from high school to college.
"Karl's contributions are noteworthy with both the national association and the regional affiliate for his efforts and dedication in the college admission process," said Marbeth Kravets, president of NACAC. "Such work is greatly appreciated nationally by our professional organization."
Stumo will receive the Rising Star Award at NACAC's 2001 national conference, which will be held from Sept. 20 through Sept. 23 in San Antonio, Texas. The award also includes complimentary registration for the conference as well as a complimentary membership for one year in NACAC.Seventeen faculty members have been approved for sabbatical leave in 2001-02:
Jerry Anderson, professor of law; Mel Arslaner, associate professor of public administration; Maria Bohorquez, associate professor of chemistry; Phillip Chen, associate professor of art (spring 2002); James Christiansen, professor of biology; Andrew Classen, associate professor of music; William Dougherty, associate professor of music; Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, associate professor of economics; Alexander Kleiner, professor of mathematics and computer science; T.K. Lin, professor of history; Clarence Padilla, associate professor of music; Vibs Petersen, associate professor of German and director of Women's Studies; Patricia Prijatel, professor of journalism and mass communication; John Rozycki, associate professor of finance; Thomas Swiss, professor of English (fall 2001); Gaylord Torrence, professor of art; and Thomas Westbrook, associate professor of education (spring 2002).
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