SPRING 2022


CAMPUS NEWS


Three Faculty Members Earn Prestigious Awards


Three faculty members recently earned recognition for their teaching and research. The awards included:


JAMES PINCKNEY KINARD AND LEE WICKER KINARD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING


The university’s highest teaching award was pre- sented to Barbara Burgess- Wilkerson, a professor of management. The award was established in honor of former president James Pinckney Kinard and his


wife, Lee Wicker Kinard, in 1984 by their family. Burgess-Wilkerson joined the Winthrop faculty in 2006.


THOMPSON SCHOLAR


The university appointed Adolphus Belk Jr., a pro- fessor of political science, as the 2021-22 Thompson Scholar. The monetary award, generated through the Robert and Norma Thompson Endowment,


will provide Belk with the opportunity to develop a new course on hip-hop and politics.


BANK OF AMERICA PROFESSORSHIP


Associate Professor Crystal Glover ’97, ’99, earned the professorship, which is given to a Richard W. Riley College of Education fac- ulty member, to develop a comprehensive, integrated, instructional curriculum that


celebrates the humanity, identities, lived experi- ences, and joy of Black, indigenous, children of color and their families and politics.


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$1.3 Million Awarded to Exercise Science Faculty


Two exercise science faculty members will collaborate with two other universities to train South Carolina nursing home staff to use a wellness program to exercise senior citizens’ minds and bodies.


A $1.3 million award from the Civil Money Penalty Grant from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow Associate Professor Joni Boyd ’07, ’20, ’21, and Assistant Professor Jennifer Bossi of the Department of Physical Education, Sport, and Human Performance to oversee the use of Bingocize® in 60 South Carolina nursing homes.


Bingocize® is a program merging the widely popular game of bingo with range-of-motion exercises. The project is expected to serve 3,000 nursing home residents in twice-a- week sessions over the next three years.


Winthrop’s award is the largest Bingocize® award given to date.


Photo courtesy of Western Kentucky University.


Winthrop Making Additional Upgrades to Become Laptop Campus This Fall


Wi-Fi upgrades continue this semester as Winthrop moves to become a laptop campus in the fall.


Beginning in August, each student will be required to have a laptop computer for 2022-23 academic year classes.


Winthrop’s Board of Trustees’ members unanimously approved the move to laptops during an Oct. 29, 2021, quarterly meeting. Interim President George Hynd noted that one of the known factors that will contribute to a successful learning experience is students’ access to technology.


“This is where we need to move as a campus. We take student success seriously, and we saw during the pandemic that it was a challenge for some stu- dents to complete assignments due to technology at hand,” said Hynd. “This requirement will help all Winthrop students as well as faculty.”


Laptops will give students more flexibility for when and how they complete their work. The use of lap- tops in the classroom will also let faculty members more easily include video, audio, artwork, print and digital components into their lectures and will let them design their curriculum and pedagogi- cal techniques around pos- sible student technology capabilities.


The cam- pus-wide


Wi-Fi system in residence halls and academic buildings is in


the process of being upgraded.


D.J. Burns Jr. Earns Postseason Honors


The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) named D.J. Burns Jr. to the 2022 NABC Division I All-District Team.


Burns Jr. was voted to the NABC All- District 3 First Team, adding to his list of awards for the 2021-22 season. The Rock Hill native took home Big South Conference Player of the Year honors and was named to the All-Big South First Team. It was the third straight season Burns Jr. earned Big South all-conference honors. He became the fifth Eagle in pro- gram history to be named all-conference at least three times.


The junior forward led the Eagles in scoring with a career-high average of 15 points per game. He also set career-highs in field goal percentage and rebounds per game. His shooting percentage of .626 led the Big South. He also reached 1,000 career points this season, finishing the year with 1,128 which ranks 19th on Winthrop’s all-time scoring list.


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