Vol. 6, No. 24 • December 17, 2021
President’s Points of Pride
QB Tyson Bagent finalist for Harlon Hill Award; announcement today
Junior quarterback Tyson Bagent won’t have to wait much longer to learn if he’s been named the 2021 winner of the prestigious Harlon Hill Award. Sometimes called the Heisman Trophy of Division II football, the award is presented to the NCAA Division II football player of the year. Tyson finished the 2021 season with 5,000 passing yards, a new Shepherd record. He also holds more than 20 other Shepherd football records, most of them set this season. Watch the announcement of the 2021 Harlon Hill Award winner during a Facebook livestream at 3 p.m. today, Friday, December 17. Tyson has already earned several other end-of-season accolades (see more information below). Tyson, you’ve won a place in the Shepherd football record books and a place in our hearts; next stop: Harlon Hill!
Additional holiday during winter break
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice recently announced that state employees will be released early (half day) on December 23 and 30 due to the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. This allows Shepherd to observe the entire day, Thursday, December 23, as a holiday and the University will be closed that day. Enjoy!
Manual timesheets required during UKG/KRONOS outage
Due to the ongoing UKG outage, ALL employees need to complete a manual timesheet for the week of December 11-17. In and out times need to be placed on the timesheet for each day, including lunch breaks. All leave hours must be recorded on the timesheet. When possible, employees and supervisors need to sign the timesheets, but they must be signed by the supervisor. Timesheets for the week of December 11-17, are due by close of business Friday, December 17, or noon on Saturday for those who have employees who work Friday night. If timesheets aren’t submitted, employees WILL NOT BE PAID. Please note, manual timesheets should be continued on a weekly basis until you are notified that UKG has been restored. Download the manual timesheet on the Finance website.
Important end-of-semester Brightspace and Sakai reminders from the CTL
From Dr. Christy Wenger in the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
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Remember, Sakai goes offline at the end of the month, December 31! We in the CTL know you are busy, but please use this month to copy course materials you'd like to save to Brightspace (your sandbox is a great place to store any you won't use immediately!). You can use our how-to video or written instructions to help you. If you need an entire course migrated, please email itworkorder@shepherd.edu as soon as possible.
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Please also keep in mind that Brightspace were courses automatically unpublished on December 11. This means that once you enter students’ final grades on Brightspace, they will not be able to see them (or any other part of the course) unless you change the course availability. We have a handy video for you on how to do this!
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Now is also a great time to think about using Sharepoint or Teams for your project and committee sites. We think you'll find them even better suited for these needs! You can request a Teams site by emailing itworkorder@shepherd.edu. If you need help creating these sites, please let Kate, Rich, or me know; we are here to help!
Check out the CTL Brightspace PDFs and our YouTube channel for additional how-tos. We in the CTL appreciate your hard work this semester and wish you a very happy holiday season!!
Thank you for a great football season!
An excerpt from a message posted on Sunday, December 11, 2021, on the Shepherd University Football Fans Facebook page by Vice President for Athletics Chauncey Winbush: As I write this note, there are many emotions and ideas that flow through my mind. My initial apologies for the length of this post. After six years, I remain proud and privileged to lead our institution’s athletics department. The support from our University, volunteers, community, families, and fans continues to make Shepherd a tremendous environment for not only the football team, but for all of our athletic programs. There are no words to describe the 2021 football season. Coach McCook and I discussed over the summer how excited he was about the make-up of this season’s roster. But you never know how the pieces will come together throughout the season. Well, I have had the opportunity to be involved with some great football games and seasons during my professional career and this season was the absolute best. Not only because it is my alma mater, but because of the people who are associated with our program. Our University executive team, University staff, faculty, parents, and fans make the hard work that our athletics staff, coaches, and student-athletes put in since the middle of August absolutely worth it. After a difficult loss yesterday to a very good team, there is no other place I would rather be than Shepherd University. The trip to Michigan reminded me of the bowl game trips from my days in Annapolis. It was a great experience for our coaches, student-athletes, and travel party. We had some kids who hadn't flown on a plane before, the hotel was really nice, and the first-class travel accommodations were pretty cool, too. As was mentioned, it was eye opening to see the size of the campuses and quality of facilities of two of the football programs we aspire to compete with on a national level. Ram Stadium is a great facility, but definitely needs some critical improvements. Tall task for our university and community, but it is a reality. Until we are able to raise the financial support to invest in our facilities on that level, the question is: do we as a group have the desire to do more to support our program to a greater extent? We are blessed to have several hundred in our membership give financially to the SUAC and Gridiron Club each year, but we truly need thousands in this group to give. Our football program is eight scholarships short of being fully funded and if we want to reach the pinnacle of D2 football, it can be done through a financial focus on scholarships. For those who may consider getting involved, can you buy SU FB a cup of coffee each month ($5 per month or $60 annually)? If we had 3,000 people commit to this, that is $180,000 per year in additional funding. GAME Changer!!! Please consider setting up a recurring monthly or annual gift. We can continue to be a really great program that just lacks enough support to get us over the top, or we can come together now to start getting ready for the 2022 playoff run. Thanks to all for an amazing experience this year and for the continued support that is provided to our program. I can't wait until August of 2022. Until then, I am excited to support and cheer on our winter and spring sports.
News
Shepherd Martinsburg Center to cohost New Year’s Eve Apple Drop
For New Year’s Eve, New York City has its dazzling, lighted ball that drops from One Times Square—and Martinsburg has a shiny red apple descending in its town square. The Shepherd University Martinsburg Center and Main Street Martinsburg invite everyone to celebrate the coming of the new year in downtown Martinsburg on Friday, December 31, from 4:30-6 p.m., when the apple will drop.
Undefeated women’s basketball ranked 20th in U.S., Beeman named Athlete of the Week, McLaughlin passes 1,000-point mark
Shepherd falls to Ferris State in football national championship semis
Ferris State QB Jared Bernhardt rushed 21 times for 201 yards and five touchdowns to lead the #1 Bulldogs to a 55-7 win over #8 Shepherd in semifinal action of NCAA II Playoffs at Ferris State on Saturday, December 11. Shepherd's 13 wins this season tie the Shepherd single-season win records of the 2015 and 2016 teams.
Men’s basketball team narrowly edged by Virginia Union, Pitt-Johnstown
Bagent earns multiple end-of-season honors
Upcoming Events
Saturday, December 18
1 p.m.—Women’s basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
3 p.m.—Men’s basketball at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sunday, December 19
1 p.m.—Women’s basketball at Seton Hill (Greensburg, PA)
3 p.m.—Men’s basketball at Seton Hill (Greensburg, PA)
Thursday, December 23
Winter Break—University Closed
Friday, December 24
Winter Break—University Closed
No Friday Highlights
Saturday, December 25-30
Winter Break—University Closed
Thursday, December 30
TBA—Women’s basketball at Liberty (Exhibition Game)
Friday, December 31
Winter Break—University Closed
No Friday Highlights
3 p.m.—Appalachian Chamber Music Festival Winter Residency: Fire and Ice, W.H. Shipley Recital Hall (tickets required)
Wednesday, January 5
5:30 p.m.—Women’s basketball at Millersville
7:30 p.m.—Men’s basketball at Millersville
Friday, January 7
4 p.m.—Add/Drop and Late Registration (Late Fee Applies) via RAIL begins
Shepherd University news and events are available here.
Athletics news and schedules are available here.
Dana L. Costa
Executive Director, University Communications
Shepherd University
P.O. Box 5000
Shepherdstown WV 25443-5000
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