Week of Sept. 22, 2008 Profiles <strong>The</strong> Horizon • Page 6Academic SuccessCenter welcomesWilliam McGuireBy KRISTINA BLUELStaff Writerkcbleuel@ius.eduWilliam ‘Bill’ McGuire, director of the AcademicSuccess Center, is new to his position,which he began in March.McGuire said his purpose in working forthe Academic Success Center is to make a differenceto the students.“What’s really important is helping studentsdiscover who they are and where theyare going,” he said. “Teaching them how tomake the decisions that will get them to theirgoals is what matters to me.”McGuire has advised for more than 25years. He taught biochemistry, genetics,introductory chemistry and problem solvingclasses for 20 years before that.He has lived in many different places aswell.“When I came for my interview at IU<strong>Southeast</strong>, I thought this would be a place Iwould really like to work and live,” he said.“I got the call offering me the position. Itwas a 2,100 mile move, but I had alreadymade the decision,” McGuire said. “Youknow you have made the right decisionwhen everything falls into place, and that iswhat happened.”“<strong>The</strong> people are wonderful. I haven’t metanyone at IUS that I have not liked,” he said.“I actually have not met anyone in <strong>Indiana</strong>that I have not liked. Over the years, I haveworked with several hundred advisors, theadvisors here are definitely the best.”<strong>The</strong> staff in the Academic Success Centersaid he is enjoyable to work with.“Bill is a fantastic supervisor,” MattSpringer, coordinator of the Office of DisabilityServices, said. “We can come to him withany questions we have and he will offergood, constructive feedback. It is enjoyableworking with Bill because he has a goodsense of humor, yet is committed to studentsuccess.”Kim Well, record specialist of the AcademicSuccess Center, said, “Bill is very supportiveof his staff and is attentive to our concerns.He is really great about getting us theresources we need.”McGuire said he feels strongly that who aperson is inside is more important than whatone does for a living.“In the Academic Success Center, thingshappen because of the people we are, notwhat we do. I chose advising, because it’swhat I do,” he said. “Helping students findclasses and informing them is the leastimportant. Helping people find out thingsabout themselves they did not know, such ashaving more potential than they thought isthe important part.”McGuire said helping students be moresuccessful is what he’s all about.“When I was in Kansas, I was advising astudent that had been academically dismisseda few times,” he said.“She had many problems, substanceabuse, family abuse. She then started to fixthings in her life. She went to rehab, movedout of her parents’ house. She and I workedtogether and made up a class schedule forher. Well, a week before the semester began,she came to me and said she had to quitbecause she could not pay the tuition, herfinancial aid had ran out and she was not eligiblefor any more loans. I looked at her andsaid, ‘I will pay your tuition and you do notWilliam ‘Bill’ McGuirehave to repay me, if you finish the semesterwith a GPA of 3.5 or higher.’ She finished thesemester with a 4.0. Sometimes you can makea difference.”“He’s very easy to work with,” DebbieVietzke, front counter office assistant of theAcademic Success Center, said. “He caresabout the people who are working for him.”McGuire said results depend on the choicesyou make.“My message to students is we are all givenopportunities to move toward the personwe want to be,” he said. “Whether we takeadvantage of those opportunities, is up tous.”Adult Student Center nontraditional resourceBy DARIENNE ARCURIStaff Writerdarcuri@ius.eduNontraditional students may come from avariety of backgrounds and experiences, butshare a common drive to complete, or further,their education.At IU <strong>Southeast</strong>, these students have aplace to call their own, and a staff memberfocused on helping them succeed.Kimberly Pelle is the manager of AdultStudent Services and Coordinator of NontraditionalStudent Programs. Many nontraditionalstudents at IU <strong>Southeast</strong> make use ofthe Adult Student Center, located on the secondfloor of <strong>University</strong> Center South, andopen 24 hours a day.“I think the Adult Student Center isimportant to the retention of these students,because when life throws you a curve ball,school will be the first thing they take offtheir plate. Having the support of advisersand other students that are in their same situationhelps to keep them here,” Pelle said.Nontraditional students make up about 42percent of the student body at IU <strong>Southeast</strong>.<strong>The</strong> National Center for Education Statisticsdefines a nontraditional student as one whodelays enrollment, attends part time for atleast part of the academic year and works fulltime while enrolled in college, among othercriterion.“To me, the nontraditional student has prioritiesin their lives other than school,” Pellesaid. “For example, if I asked a traditionalstudent, ‘What is your main priority?’ theywould say, ‘Getting my collegeeducation.’ But a nontraditional studentwould say, ‘My family, my children, my job.’<strong>The</strong>re are other priorities in their livesthat are really more important than school.”Chris Robertson, nursing junior, is marriedwith two young children and a third onthe way.He takes 12 credit hours per semester andworks full time as a massage therapist.“I really don’t know how I do it,” he said.“Somehow, it all just works. <strong>The</strong> key is mywife, because she does a lot too.”Robertson said he wants to earn his degreeso he can get a better job to provide for hisfamily.He said he uses the Adult Student Centera lot because there, he doesn’t have to bridgea generation gap.Pelle said she has found nontraditionalstudents enjoy being around a group of theirpeers.‘<strong>The</strong> encouragement, thesupport, the shoulder to cry on,can mean a great deal.’Kimberly Pellemanager, Adult Student Servicescoordinator, NontraditionalStudent Programs“<strong>The</strong> encouragement, the support, theshoulder to cry on, can mean a great deal,”Pelle said. “And it’s important to have thatplace to come when they need to get awayfrom it all. <strong>The</strong>y make connections with otherstudents in there. <strong>The</strong>y might not feel socomfortable hanging out in the game room orthe coffee shop. <strong>The</strong>y know they can come uphere, sit quietly alone or with friends and dotheir homework.”<strong>The</strong>resa Haskins-Smith is pursuing a master’sin liberal studies with a concentration ingender studies.“A lot of times we get tied up in saying,‘I’m too old to do this or that.’ Age has nothingto do with it,” she said. “I think learningis a life-long process.”Haskins-Smith can frequently be found atthe Adult Student Center, and said Pelle is a“great lady.”John Duerr is a business management junior,with a minor in communication, andserves as an Orientation Leader on campus.He started school at IU <strong>Southeast</strong> in fall 2006,after two years of active duty in the Army.Duerr said that for him, the advantage to notstarting college straight out of high school isthat he had time to relax and think aboutwhat he wanted to do.“Going in the military gave me a chance togain discipline, so I can come in here andmaintain focus and a full-time job, becauseI’ve still got to make the bills,” he said.Duerr said he’s in the Adult Student Centertwo or three nights a week, and most ofthe day on Sundays.“I like it because it’s quiet, without a lot oftraffic going through. I also like the speakers[on the computers] because some of thecourses I’m taking require me to listen tothings. If no one’s in here then I have ampleopportunity to do that,” Duerr said.Pelle has designed and promotes programsfor adult students at IU <strong>Southeast</strong> suchas “Parent’s Night Out,” where students withchildren may drop off their kids for threehours.She provides activities for the children,and the student parents get free time to dowhatever they want.Pelle also provides computer assistance toless tech-savvy students who use the AdultStudent Center.“I think nontraditional students are thebomb,” Pelle said. “I think they make the collegeexperience for the professors, for theyounger students, for the staff, much better,because nontraditional students are soinsightful.”School of Businessdean makes plansfor grant moneyJay WhiteBy KRISTINA BLUELStaff Writerkcbleuel@ius.eduJay White, dean of the School of Business, wants theSchool of Business to keep getting recognized for theirachievements.<strong>The</strong> School of Business was ranked nationally by BusinessWeek for its part-time MBA program.“It was my first semester as dean and I was very proud.<strong>The</strong> School of Business is now 18th in the nation and thirdin the midwest,” White said. “No other schools in the area,including [<strong>University</strong> of Louisville], have been ranked byBusiness Week.”White was promoted to Dean of the School of Business inAugust 2007 after being the director of the graduate businessprogram, which he began January 2006.White is originally from Louisiana, where he attendedLouisiana <strong>University</strong> and received his MBA in finance andcommercial banking.“From day one of my freshman year, that was my major.I knew what I wanted to do from the beginning,” Whitesaid.White then received his doctoral degree in finance fromthe <strong>University</strong> of Mississippi. His first position after earningthis degree was at Murray State <strong>University</strong>, where Whitewas an associate professor of finance for four years.White said being the dean is very different.“I like it. But, I won’t lie, I do miss the classroom,” hesaid. “I am pleased to able to serve at this capacity.”White is responsible for the School of Business’ accreditation,scheduling issues, hiring faculty, promotional programsand events and finding answers for faculty and staff.“<strong>The</strong> most important thing is that I do whatever needs tobe done for the faculty to be successful at research and inthe classroom,” he said.Rebecca Flowers, administrative office assistant, saidWhite is making definite positive changes for the School ofBusiness. <strong>The</strong>y have started to revamp the office because itneeded a change, she said.“I find him to be highly effective with students,” shesaid. “Whenever we cannot find the answer to a questionthat a student needs help with, he will come and help. It isrefreshing to be able to get help from the top. He is verycompetent and responsive to any situation that is broughtto him.”<strong>The</strong> gift the School of Business recently received comes tobe about $1.1 million. Part of the money is going toward atrading lab and the other part is going toward a speakerseries.“<strong>The</strong> trading lab is basically going to teach the studentsapplied finance. <strong>The</strong> students can engage in simulated, andhopefully one day, real stock trade,” White said. “Peoplemake different decisions when money is real. We haven’tdecided where to put [the lab] yet, but we are thinking HillsideHall, room 102.“<strong>The</strong> speaker series will have individuals from all overthe country. This will be helpful to not just the School ofBusiness, it will also be a great resource for the campus ingeneral and the community,” he said.White said he is always looking for ways to improve theschool and have fun at the same time.Nebraska is the only state in the union that has a unicameral legislature.
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He put them backto-backso that the carpetwas facing out on bothsides. <strong>The</strong>n he used it as akneeling pad. <strong>The</strong> doublecarpet buffered his knees,and he could just scootalong, since the carpet onthe other side made foreasy sliding. <strong>The</strong> baseboardswere done in notime, and I am so proud ofhis smarts.” — R.L. in Tennessee• “When raking up leaves,I clip my leaf bags to thechain link fence usingclothespins. <strong>The</strong>y hold thebag open for me, and it’smuch easier to do bymyself.” — U.L. in Pennsylvania• “To freshen up garbagecans, apply a little vanillaextract to a cotton ball andput it inside the can. Thisworks well for me in thebathrooms. Every time thelid is lifted, the smell ispretty — not yucky.” —D.S. in Oklahoma• “I floss my teeth everyday, but keeping my teethclean is not the only use Ihave for floss. You can usethe unflavored (not mint)kind to slice cheesecakeand other soft items. Juststretch a piece across thecake and push down. Whenyou get to the bottom, slideit out from one side. <strong>The</strong>cut is flawless.” — S.K. inSouth Carolina• To get rid of hairspraybuildup on your curlingiron, wet a cotton ball withrubbing alcohol and use itto scrub the residue off.It just melts right off.Just make sure you dothis while the iron’s cold,not after you use it. Anddo it in a ventilatedarea, because the alcoholcan be quite strongsmelling.By SAMANTHA WEAVER(c) 2007 King Features Synd.,Inc.• Famed actor Gary Cooperwas offered the role of RhettButler in the film adaptationof Margaret Mitchell’s novel“Gone With the Wind,” buthe turned down the part. Hesaid he believed the moviewould be “the biggest flopin Hollywood history.” <strong>The</strong>film went on to win 10Academy Awards, includingone for Best Actor, whichwas taken home by ClarkGable, who took the partthat Cooper refused.• It was Albert Einstein whomade the following sageobservation: “Not everythingthat counts can becounted, and not everythingthat can be countedcounts.”• When you think of theMiddle Eastern country ofDubai, what comes to mind?If you’re like most people,it’s probably a vision ofsweeping desert dunes. Youmight be surprised to learn,then, that by the end of thisyear, the arid country will behome to two year-roundsnow-ski resorts. Indoorresorts, of course.• Piracy — yes, piracy — ison the rise. A recent studyshows that between 2000and 2006, maritime attacksby pirates increased drastically,to an average of morethan 350 per year.Comments?Send them tohorizon@ius.edu• <strong>The</strong> modern dishwasherwas invented way back in1886. A woman namedJosephine Cochrane cameup with the idea because shewas unhappy with the wayher fine china was beingchipped by the servants whowere washing it.• Those who study suchthings claim that of thosewho receive a greeting cardunexpectedly, 90 percentimmediately call the senderor send a card or letter inreturn.Thought for the Day: “Howcan a society that exists oninstant mashed potatoes,packaged cake mixes, frozendinners, and instant camerasteach patience to its young?”— Paul SweeneyCrossword AnswersNiagara Falls is only the 23rd highest waterfalls on the continent.
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