January 2007

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January 2007
AROUND THE POUND
MRSA Update
What is MRSA?
What does MRSA look like?
How can you avoid MRSA?
Staphylococcus aureus, often referred to
simply as “staph,” are commonly carried on the skin or in the nose of healthy
people. Approximately 25% to 30% of
the population is colonized in the nose
with staph bacteria. Sometimes staph
can cause an infection. Staph bacteria
are one of the most common causes of
skin infections in the United States.
Staph bacteria, including MRSA, can
cause skin infections that may look like
a pimple or boil and can be red, swollen, painful, or have puss or other drainage. One may have a fever, feel tired
and nauseated. More serious infections
may cause pneumonia, bloodstream
infections, or surgical wound infections.
Any opening in the skin, even just
from an insect bite, can become quite
infectious. If this should occur see your
health care provider as soon as possible.
* Keep your hands clean
* Shower with soap after athletic
activities
* Keeps cuts and scrapes covered
until healed
* Avoid contact with other
people’s wounds or bandages
* Avoid sharing personal items
such as towels, razors, or
pierced jewelry
* Avoid whirlpools with open
wounds, scraps or scratches
* Properly wash all athletic gear
after each use in hot water
using laundry detergent
* Maintain clean facilities and
equipment, wiping equipment
before and after use
* Never walk barefoot in a locker
room
Some staph bacteria are resistant to
antibiotics. MRSA is a type of staph
that is resistant to some antibiotics.
While 25% to 30% of the population is
colonized with staph approximately 1%
is colonized with MRSA.
Can MRSA be treated?
Most of these infections can be treated
with antibiotics, but they require immediate attention and follow-up. It is also
possible for a staph or MRSA infection
to come back again after it is cured,
especially if you are exposed to the
bacteria again. No one is immune once
they have experienced it.
* Care and cover skin lesions ap
propriately before participation
and while in class
* Seek assistance immediately if
you think you may have a staph
infection
* Clean surfaces carefully with
a disinfectant or bleach-water
solution
negative outcomes such as poor
academic performance, property
damage, injuries, deaths and unprotected sex. Elaine is a realist,
and advocates drinking responsibly.
With playful humor and hard
facts, Elaine will highlight
This session gave coaches an opportunity to participate in and hear
why proper etiquette is important
for students. Dr. Fenema sited example of cases where students lose
employment opportunities because
of their lack of etiquette knowledge.
In an article by Hanah Cho,
published in the Indianapolis Star,
she talks about the importance of
etiquette in today’s job market.
*Shake a job recruiters or client’s
hand with a firm grip and maintain
eye contact.
*Write an email like a business
correspondence and not as a text
message to friends.
*Wait until the host begins eating
before picking up a fork.
These Tips sound like lessons out of
charm school. But college students
across the country are signing up
for etiquette instruction with more
frequency.
Employers are now expecting
graduates to be equipped with technical know-how, the rules of doing
business and proper etiquette right
out of school, according to college career advisers and etiquette
consultants.
“The workplace is now 24/7, and
students are presumed to arrive at
their first day on the job with advance knowledge of how everything
is going to work, including what I
call the unwritten rules of communi-
At Towson, school officials have
held campus wide events on
networking and dressing for the
workplace. This semester, the business school also held a networking
workshop, where local recruiters
evaluated students’ skills on handshaking and making eye contact
and gave pointers on proper ways
to follow up with e-mail, phone
calls or notes.
McDaniel College in Westminster,
Md., held its first business dinner
event in the spring. Zephia Bryant,
As we begin this 2007 school year, there is a lot
that is new. This “newness” does not escape
the University of Indianapolis student-athlete
population.
ment of Health, Student Health
Center
The following are just a few things that are new and might be of interest to you.
The CHAMPS/Life
Skills Program
Commitment to
Academics
Commitment to
Athletics
For more information about
Elaine Pasqua or about her
message, please visit www.
elainepasqua.com.
Elaine Pasqua is one alcohol
speaker you won’t want to miss!!
cation, such as basics on etiquette,”
said Dede Bartlett, who lectures on
career issues to college students.
“That’s part of our job to prepare
them even though it’s not the book
stuff,” said Laleh Malek, director of
professional experience at Towson
University’s College of Business
and Economics. “We are moving
with those changes.”
What’s New In The New Year!!
Sources: CDC, Indiana State Depart-
Why Etiquette Is Important to Student Athletes - RSVP Dinner in the Works
At the December Coaches Meeting,
UIndy coaches went through an etiquette training session (see pictures
in the Around The Pound section).
The session was facilitated by Dr.
Butch Fenema. Dr. Fenema is a
professor in the School of Business
and teaches a Spring Term course
on etiquette called “Is What Mom
and Dad Told You Correct.”
January 2007
For more information regarding
Staph Infections and MRSA see the
Student Health Center located on the
second floor of the Schwitzer Student
Center.
Sex and Excess: Surviving the Party
Elaine Pasqua will be coming to
Schwitzer on Monday January
29th at 8:00 PM. She will be
speaking on the effects of alcohol
on decision-making skills.
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director of the Office of Multicultural Services at McDaniel, said
she noticed that many students
lacked such skills.
Besides learning which utensils to
use or the proper way to eat soup
or peas, many dining events cover
other issues, such as how to make
small talk, network and dress for
the job. The dining etiquette event
at Merrimack College in North
Andover, Mass., includes tips on
social drinking.
Employers used to invest in their
young hires and instill the proper
skills to succeed on the job, said
Nido Qubein, president of High
Point University and chairman of
Great Harvest Bread Co. Today,
the cycle of rotating doors demands
that companies find skilled workers
who can perform quickly, he said.
Source: Indianapolis Star
Commitment to
Personal Growth
Commitment to
Career Development
Commitment to Service
Inside this Issue:
What’s New In the New Year
Quote of the Day
What is MRSA?
Upcoming Life/ Skills Event Career Talk: Etiquette
What’s Your Degree Worth?
1. I chose-Division II
- The new Division II spot to promote what it means to be a Division II studentathlete is “I chose Division II.” The symbol for this initiative is a hexagon. A hexagon is
one of nature’s strongest building blocks. The six attributes of Divison II all add to the Division II experience equally and are independent. The six attributes are Passion, Balance,
Resourcefulness, Service, Learning, and Sportsmanship. For more information and to see
the video go to www.ncaa.org.
2. My Uindy
-My Uindy is the new portal for the University of Indianapolis for use by students,
faculty, and staff. My UIndy replaces the current intranet and brings many new features
to its users. One of the new features is called Single Sign On. This allows you to access
Blackboard, email, UIndy Self -Service, and library databases with out logging in again.
Other new features include Target Content and Personal Calender. For more information
on this new portal go to http://www.uindy.edu/myuindyfiles/website/newfeatures.php
3. New Opportunity -You can make this the best year ever, Academically, Athletically, and Socially.
We all start the semester with a 4.0 GPA.
When You Can’t Change Your Circumstances,
Change Your Attitude !
Those Who Say It Can’t Be Done Are Usually
Interrupted By Others Doing It.
SAAC Update
Hounds Around Town
Think About This...
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Career Component
Report: College degree worth extra $23,000 a year
How much is a bachelor’s degree worth?
About $23,000 a year, the government said
in a report released Thursday.
That is the average gap in earnings between adults with bachelor’s degrees and
those with high school diplomas, according
to data from the Census Bureau.
College graduates made an average of
$51,554 in 2004, the most recent figures
available, compared with $28,645 for
adults with a high school diploma. High
school dropouts earned an average of
$19,169 and those with advanced college
degrees made an average of $78,093.
“There appear to be strong incentives to
get a college degree, given the gaps that
we observe,” said Lisa Barrow, senior
economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of
Chicago.
The income gap narrowed slightly from
five years earlier, when college graduates
made nearly twice as much as high school
graduates. But the differences remained
significant for men and women of every
racial and ethnic group.
Eighty-five percent of people 25 and older
had at least a high school diploma or the
equivalent in 2005, according to the Census Bureau’s 2005 Current Population Survey. In 2000, 80 percent had a high school
diploma or the equivalent, and a little more
than half did in 1970.
Twenty-eight percent had at least a
bachelor’s degree, compared with about 24
percent in 2000 and 11 percent in 1970.
“I think we’ve done a very good job of getting individuals into college,” said Cecilia
Rouse, professor of economics and public
affairs at Princeton University. “But we
don’t fully understand why we don’t do as
good a job of graduating them.”
Chester Finn, president of the Thomas B.
Fordham Institute in Washington, said too
many high school graduates are unprepared
to succeed in college.
“If you don’t emerge from high school
having done at least the equivalent of
advanced algebra, you are not going to be
ready for college math,” Finn said. “You
can make similar points about English.”
Hounds Around Town
* Minnesota, Utah, Montana, New
Hampshire and Alaska had the highest
proportions of adults with at least a high
school diploma -- all at about 92 percent.
* Texas had the lowest proportion of
adults with at least a high school diploma,
about 78 percent. It was followed closely
by Kentucky and Mississippi.
* Connecticut was the state with the
highest proportion of adults with at least
a bachelor’s degree, nearly 37 percent. It
was followed closely by Massachusetts,
Maryland and New Jersey.
* Nearly 47 percent of adults in Washington, D.C., had at least a bachelor’s
degree.
* West Virginia had the lowest proportion of college graduates, at 15 percent. It
was followed at the bottom by Arkansas,
Kentucky and Louisiana.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.
Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/26/degree.value.ap/index.
html?eref=rss_education
What’s Happening In The SAAC
What is the SAAC?
What’s Our SAAC Doing?
The Student Athlete Advisory Committee, better known
as SAAC, is comprised of two
student athletes from each sports
team. The mission of the Student–Athlete Advisory Committee
(SAAC) is to enhance the total
student–athlete experience by
developing student–athlete leadership skills, promoting studentathlete welfare, and fostering a
positive student–athlete image on
the UIndy campus, in the local
community, and at the NCAA DII
national level. SAAC prides itself
on community involvement and
reaching out to others.
On November 11, SAAC put
on its 2nd annual Make-A-Wish
Kickball Tournament. This tournament began as a fun way to raise
money to help support Division
II’s national effort with the MakeA-Wish Foundation. This effort
started four years ago, and last
year as a whole, Division II raised
over $118,000. As a school, over
$500 was donated. This year, the
Kickball Tournament raised $285
to begin our 2006 Make-A-Wish
fundraising campaign. After a
long day of friendly team rivalries
and competition the baseball team
came out on top as our 2006 champions! Congratulations to them,
and thank you to all the teams who
participated.
As athletes, we have many talents,
and it is important that we use
SAAC At Work
SAAC Helping Others
Wheeler Mission
Among the other findings in the report:
those talents and reach out to our
community. Realizing this, SAAC
has taken on a few community service initiatives this year. First, each
individual sports team is taking
on their own community service
initiative. The women’s tennis
team has already volunteered at
Boo at the Zoo during Halloween,
and the women’s basketball team
went to the Wheeler Mission to
feed the homeless. Talk to your
SAAC representative to find out
what your community service
initiative will be and to see what
other student athletes are doing
on campus. Before Christmas
break, SAAC adopted a family for
Christmas. The family we adopted
had seven children, and each team,
or pair of teams bought gifts for
one child. Some of the athletic
staff and coaches donated money
which was used to purchase a $320
Kroger gift card for the family. A
canned food drive and a few more
Make-A-Wish fundraisers will be
held during second semester. If
you have any problems, questions
or concerns feel free to e-mail me
([email protected]), if I cannot
answer your question, I will send
you to the person who can!
Have a great Semester, and Go
Hounds!!
Make-A-Wish Kickball
Clockwise from upper left : Eileen Patton SAAC president, Women Basketball at Wheller Mission, Karla Mast at Kickball Fundraiser, SAAC Members showing thing donated, SAAC member at meeting.
Congrats to our 3.60 and
Baseball
Seth Paul
Kyle Anderson
Benjamin Sondgeroth
Cliff Eiland
Mike McFadden
Kyle Stephenson
Matt Murphy
Men’s Basketball
Reed Ludlow
Women’s Basketball
Patricia Thomson
Amanda Norris
Allison Opfer
Abigail Winebrenner
Jessica Canary
Men’s X-Country
Josh Daugherty
Ron Frederick
Ryan McMaster
Adam Settle
by Eileen Patton (SAAC President)
above Student-Athletes
Women’s Cross Country
Amy Briggs
Abra Adragna
Miranda Loney
Karen Bower
Tejal Patel
Dorothy Fernandez
Ashley Huey
Lindsay Tentler
Shay Hyland
Lauren Sewell
Women’s Golf
Jenna Brown
Lyndsay McBride
Kelleigh Irwin
Rachel Sanderson
Ashley Seaton
Women’s Tennis
Lindsey Fischer
Jeannie Hartley
Lindsey Loffer
Kristen Volz
Melanie Sullivan
Softball
Madison Dickman
Kathryn Blanchard
Elizabeth Gwaltney
Men’s Tennis
Hernan Rojas
Joshua Greenlee
Austin Mann
Football
Daniel Goff
Peter Szostak
Nicholas Johnson
James Fleshman
Zachary Dennis
Justin Frost
Kyle Stephenson
Men’s Swimming
Eric Mundt
Alexandros Arestis
Chad Damitz
Dylan Nitzkorski
Brandon Loveless
Justin Heinold
Volleyball
Lynne Ross
Ashley Fallos
Kyleigh Turner
Casey Chrzastowski
Men’s Golf
Clayton Ahlemeyer
Kyle Pearson
Seth Fair
Jonathan Schultz
Women’s Swim.
Ellen Miller
Alison Smith
Amanda Herd
Nicole Stevens
- Semester I, 2006
James Cranfill
Philip Held
Women’s Soccer
Caryn Nieman
Lara Lubbe
Jennifer Joerger
Sarah Jones
Jennifer Beerbower
Haley Hunter
Laura Marcon
Abigail Tracy
Wrestling
David Walpole
Women’s Track & Field
Emily Schaf
Amy Briggs
P. Herron
Abra Adragna
Lara Lubbe
Krista Leffers
Lauren Sewell
Janet Kukulski
Sarah Badenhop
Jennifer Turner
Miranda Loney
Karen Bower
Men’s Soccer
Brian Irk
Joseph Schenk
Matthew Spaulding
Benjamin Reed
John Higgins
John Bertram
Nick Eddy
Adam Beaver
Corbin Barber
Diego Lems
Dorothy Fernandez
Ashley Huey
Antonia Polizzi
Sara Sheridan
Lindsay Tentler
Morgan Venne
Ashley Devries
Shay Hyland
Christina Carrick
Suzanne Juncker
Men’s Track & Field
Samuel Penrod
David Walpole
Scott Knust
Elliot Cohee
Andrew McKalips
Adam Settle
Courtny Cotten
Jason Thompson
Teams with a 3.0 GPA or higher (Semester I , 2006-2007)
Women’s Cross Country
Women’s Golf
Women’s Tennis
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Basketball
Volleyball
Women’s Track
3.64
3.62
3.60
3.50
3.45
3.44
3.27
Men’s Swimming
Men’s Golf
Women’s Swimming
Women’s Soccer
Baseball
Men’s Cross Country
3.23
3.21
3.17
3.16
3.14
3.07