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  • The Reporter, August 2001
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2018
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.Ai ark Your Calendars Programs Set for Speaker Series An adventurer who has climbed Mount Everest and traversed the Arabian Desert via camel, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning world leader, and a former U.S. surgeon general will visit campus as part of the Chancellor's Speaker Series for 2001 -02. The series will begin October 2 with adventurer, author, and film­maker Jamie Clarke, the ninth Canadian to summit Mount Everest and the first man in forty years to complete the 700-mile journey across Arabia's vast Empty Quarter. Clarke, who has written two books and produced three documentary films about his adventures, will speak on the topic "Above All Else." His appear­ance at Western is sponsored by Joan and Malcolm MacNeill of Sylva. The speaker series turns to world politics November 5 with the visit of Lech Walesa, former president of the republic of Poland. Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 as a champion of human rights for workers living in the then communist-controlled Poland. Leader of the Solidarity labor union, he was elected president of his country after the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, serving from 1990 to 1995. Walesa will address the topic "Democracy: The Never-Ending Battle." Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, the first African- American and the second woman to hold that post, will wrap up the year's Continued on page 2 Training Offers Skill Development Western is not just devoting its energies to educating students. The univer­sity is expanding its offering of programs in communication, management, supervision, and personal and professional development skills for faculty and staff. Chris Dahlquist joined Western in February and became WCU's first full-time training and development coordinator through the Office of Human Resources. Several existing programs will continue and expand while new programs are being implemented now and this fall. "Effective and targeted training programs for faculty and staff have the potential to influence work life at the university in many positive ways," Dahlquist said. "Managers and supervisors can learn skills to cultivate an effective, efficient, and loyal workforce, and front-line employees can both sharpen their leadership skills and stay informed of the latest policies and procedures. It all boils down to a workforce that is better prepared to exceed expectations in challenging initiatives such as student retention and enrollment growth," he said. During the summer, forty-five supervisors and five management-level staff from all divisions were invited to participate in the new WCU Leadership Institute. Over the next two years, participants must attend five required classes and utilize self-study programs. The purpose is to develop and fine-tune leadership skills at all levels across campus. The leadership committee of the University Advisory Committee assisted in recommending the pool of nominees and is helping with the implementation of the program. Dahlquist participated in a special work­shop and visited other campuses with the same program. Beginning in September, the Management and Supervisory Essential (MASE) course will be required training for EPA and SPA managers and supervisors. Sessions will include such topics as time and attendance, disciplinary and grievance process, recruitment, safety, university gover­nance, workplace violence prevention, and performance management. At least twenty hours of training will be provided during a three-month period. This is not a skills class, but an informational session regarding specific policies and procedures for Western and for the state of North Carolina. There will be three to four sets of classes per year and missed modules can be made up in the next series. Newly hired managers will be the first through the class, then established managers will take the class. Training Tuesdays will continue as a weekly two-hour program with two Continued on page 4 Ecology of a Cracker Childhood Author To Make Two Presentations For Western Carolina University's incoming freshmen, the road to the mountains of Cullowhee this year includes a detour through the longleaf pine forests of southern Georgia. The first-year students are spending part of the summer touring the backwoods of Georgia through their Freshman Reading Program selection, Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, an award-winning combination of memoir and natural history by Janisse Ray. Western's new freshmen will hear first-hand from their "tour guide" when Ray addresses them as part of the annual Freshman Convocation, set for 4 p.m., Monday, August 20. The students-only event will be h eld in the Ramsey Center. Other members of the campus and surrounding communities will have an opportunity to hear Ray discuss her book during a public program later that evening. The panel discussion—to include WCU faculty members from the fields of history, sociology and ecology—will begin at 8 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium. In Ecology of a Cracker Childhood, Ray writes about how her childhood spent in rural isolation grew into a passion to save the almost vanished longleaf pine ecosystem that once covered the South. The 1999 book won the American Book Award and the Southeastern Booksellers Association Book Award for Nonfiction. The New York Times compared Ray to the author of the nonfiction classic Silent Spring, proclaiming ". . . the forests of the Southeast find their Rachel Carson." Employees May Check Web Before Making Computer Purchase Buying a new computer may have just gotten easier for state and local government employees, and retirees. On a new Web site, http://www.getapcnc.net, employees will find links to computer vendors offering government employee pricing and special deals and low-interest financing of loans to purchase computer equipment. The Powerful Computer Connections program is a new servi ce provided by the State's Information Resource Management Commission. IRMC Chairman Ralph Campbell, state auditor, initiated the effort and appointed a committee of IRMC members, headed by Mike Ward, state superintendent of public instruction, to develop the program. Some of the world's leading computer vendors have signed on to offer employees government employee pricing and special deals via the Web. Most vendors will accept orders online, by phone or at local sales outlets. Another benefit of the program is the financing. The state and local employees credit unions are offering loans at a rate of 7 percent with a three-year term, up to $3,500, for the purchases. Employees must be a member or join a credit union to be eligible for the financing. To learn more about the program, go to http://www.getapcnc.net. Speaker Series, continued from page I schedule when she speaks on February 7. A pediatric endocrinologist, Elders was appointed surgeon general by P resident Clinton in 1993. She resigned in 1994 to resume her position as a member of the faculty at the University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock. A proponent of better health through prevention, particularly for the poor, she has won several national awards and honors. Each of the Chancellor's Speaker Series guests will deliver public presentations during their visits to campus, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Ramsey Center. The presentations are open to the public free of charge. Child Care Center Waiting List Information In anticipation of the WCU Child Care Center opening in January 2002, adminis­trators, faculty, staff, and students inter­ested in placing their children's name on the waiting list must call 1-800-662-4158 from 8 a.m. -5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and ask for Maria Crawford. Children with special needs or the need for child protective services will have priority. The waiting list is bein g coordinated by the Southwestern Child Development Commission. The opening date depends on meeting current construction deadlines. Network Provides Access to Community In what is hoped to be the start of a series of programs, this past spring Western and Southwestern Community College hosted an innovative program over the Community Link Interactive Network. This first attempt was an introduction to two- and four-year colleges enabling students and parents to learn about the ins and outs of higher education. Representatives from WCU and SCC fielded questions pertaining to types of colleges, Admission Requirements, and financial aid. The Community Link project is coordinated by Todd Powell, coordinator of enrollment support. It originates at the University Outreach Center and is sent to various high school locations through­out the area. Plans for this link include an evening program once a calendar quarter for students and their parents, possible teacher sessions after school, and curriculum enhancement in reading and writing. "This innovative technology - oriented program series, conducted in collaboration with Southwestern Community College, provides yet another opportunity for us to provide service to the region and to assist students and families with the college planning process," said Bob Caruso, vice chancellor for student affairs. Site locations include Blue Ridge and Highlands Schools, as well as Cherokee, Franklin, and Swain County High Schools. A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 0 1 • T h e R e po r t e r Tuesday, August 14 New faculty orientation, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., RRAC and Room 186, Hunter Library. (227-7495) Wednesday, August 15 Cooking class—Including a mix of hands-on cooking and demonstra­tion. Recipes, shopping lists, and nutrient analysis information will be provided for each menu item, and the entire menu will be served to participants. Today's cuisine— Middle Eastern. Registration fee of $8 must be received in Health Services by 5 p.m. the Monday prior to the class. Noon, Room 409, BB. (227-2088) New faculty orientation, 9-11 a.m., 1-3 p.m., and 3:15-5 p.m., 105 and 202 Coulter Building. (227-7495) Thursday, August 16 Reception and general faculty meeting, 8:30-10:30 a.m., HA. (227-7495) Deans' meetings with department heads, 1-4 p.m. Part-time faculty orientation, 1-4 p.m., Hospitality Suite, RRAC. (227-7495) S-fiJi Calendar August 14-26, 2001 Look for regular updates on the university's Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Fall semester registration in Asheville, 3-6 p.m., Karpen Hall, UNC-Asheville. (227-7102) Friday, August 17 College faculty meetings, 9:30-11 a.m. Departmental faculty meetings, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Faculty Senate meeting, 1:30 p.m., Killian 104. Saturday, August 18 Residence halls open to freshmen only, 10 a.m. Saturday, August 18- Sunday, August 19 Orientation—for new and transfer students and their families. (227-7234) Sunday, August 19 Residence halls open for all students, 10 a.m. Advising for new freshmen and transfers, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Registration for new freshmen and transfers, 3:30 p.m. Monday, August 20 Assisted Web registration and drop/add in Cullowhee, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Room 220, Forsyth Building. Freshman Convocation, 4 p.m., RRAC. Valley Ballyhoo, 5 p.m., UC lawn. (227-7206) All classes begin 5 p.m. ••• **• Exhibitions: Works. By Winston Wingo, featuring large-scale narrative paintings and sculpture of the Spartanburg, South Carolina, artist. Through August 17. BB. (227-3591) Louis Finkelstein Paintings. An overview of noted lyrical abstractionist Louis Finkelstein, August 22 through October 26. BB. (227-3591) Finely Crafted. Through December. Woodworking hand tools and furniture. MHC. (227-7129) The Old Barn: By the Creek and In the Cove. A year-long display of Jackson County barns photographed by Lloyd Cowan. Current exhibit features the Savannah area. Through August 14. MHC. (227-7129) Working the Land. Through December 18. Display showing the importance of agriculture in North Carolina's past, present, and future. MHC. (227-7129) Migration of the Scotch-Irish People. (permanent exhibition). Information, illustrations, artifacts, and murals. MHC. (227-7129) Discussion—Janisse Ray discusses her book, includes panel discussion, 8 p.m., HA Monday, August 20- Thursday, August 23 Textbooks issued, 8 a.m- 8 p.m., bookstore. Monday, August 20— Monday, August 27 Registration/drop-add for new and continuing graduate students, Room 440, HFR. Tuesday, August 21- Monday, August 27 Late registration and schedule changes in Cullowhee. Workshop—repeat of earlier Purchasing workshop. Compre­hensive review of purchasing process; essential for supervisors and administrative personnel who have purchasing responsibilities, 1-3 p.m., Room 278, BB. Registration required. (227-7218) Friday, August 24 New faculty orientation, 3:15-5 p.m., Hospitality Suite, RRAC. (227-7495) Football—high school football at WCU: Robbinsville vs. Charlotte Christian, 7:30 p.m., WS/BW. (227-2112) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Audito rium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon St adium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Region al Activity Cente r; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Buil ding; UC - A.K. Hinds University Ce nter; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to Reporter@email.ivcu.edu. Submit items for the university's calendar on the Internet at least one week prior to the event. A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 0 1 • T he R e p o r t e r • Anne Rogers, professor of an thropol­ogy and sociology, and Jane Brown, research assistant in anthropology and sociology, conducted excavations at two archaeological sites this summer. For the tenth year, WCU students continued examination of the Appletree camp­ground site in Macon County. This project has produced evidence of human occupation extending for more than 10,000 years. Eighteen students, under the direction of Brown, worked there for four weeks. The second excavation was conducted by nineteen students participating in Summer Ventures. This is a state-funded program for academically gifted high school juniors and seniors from through­out the state. Directed by Rogers and Brown, these students worked on an archaeological site located at the Wayehutta ATV parking area. This project produced evidence of occupation of the area just prior to European influ­ences. Both projects were supported by the U. S. Forest Service in North Carolina. • Robert Gurevich, associate professor of anthropology, spent June as a consultant to USAID in Serbia, Kosovo, and Bulgaria to assist in the development of an institutional strategy for the American University serving the Balkan region. Nursing Seeks Accreditation The department of nursing at Western Carolina University will be hosting a site visit for national accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on November 5, 6, and 7. As part of the accreditation process, CCNE invites written and signed third-party comments regarding the depart­ment of nursing's program, which will be accepted until thirty days before the visit. Comments should be directed to: Mr. Mark Jenkins CCNE Accreditation Coordinator One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530 Washington, DC 20036-1120 Training, continued from page I types of offerings—informational topics for all employees, and professional develop­ment for managers, supervisors, and aspiring supervisors. Recent informational sessions included an investor's session with the financial representative, Employee Assistance Program, and a day-long diabetes workshop. Upcoming fall programs will feature a special leave program, time management, and women and investing. Two to three informational programs are scheduled each month. At least once a month, Training Tuesday topics will be aimed at professional development for managers, supervisors, and aspiring supervisors. Credit can be earned toward a professional development certifi­cation after eighteen credits. Class credits will vary according to subject matter. CatLinks, developed as a communica­tion tool for key departmental contacts, will have at least one meeting every two months and include employee- and university-related information. For more information about any of these programs, contact Chris Dahlquist at 227-2388 or visit the new training Web site at wcu.edu/hr/training. The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Information. Debie Connelly, editor. Mail faculty/staff notes, events, notices, and changes of address to The Reporter, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail to Reporter@email.wcu.edu. 1,800 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $329.15, or $0.18 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Reporter Office of Public Information Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CULLOWHEE, N.C. PERMIT NO. 1 A u g u s t 1 3 , 2 0 0 1 • T h e Re p o r t e r Welcome to the 2001 -2002 Academic Year Remarks from the August 16 General Faculty Meeting* Dr. John W. Bardo, Chancellor Welcome back, colleagues, to the new academic year. This has been an interesting summer with the state budget situation. I know that several decisions the legislature felt it needed to make were very difficult for each of us indi vidually and the university collectively. Health insurance premiums and deductible changes were especially difficult. Please understand that we will continue to focus on improvements in the fringe-benefit package both in terms of the optional retirement system and our health insurance package. Despite the very tight budget this year, there have been some significant improvements in our situation. Most notably, the state Department of Insurance has allowed the university to begin the process of advertising for bids for t he Fine and Performing Arts Center. This has been a long time in coming, and it will have major impact on our art and performance programs. I also need to mention another milestone that was passed th is year. For the first time in the history of the university, our student athletes achieved an overall GPA above 3.0. Seven of these students obtained a perfect 4-0 while competing and practicing many hours a week. The approach that Jeff Compher is bringing to athletics is beginning to pay off. We all enjoy it when our student athletes win a championship, but we l ike it even more when they begin to win at the game of life. Academic achievement is the key to their future, and our coaches are focusing efforts there. I want to focus on athletics for just a mi nute because I thi nk they have been able to put into words a concise statement that captures the essence of all you have worked for over the last five years. We are "raising the bar" and increasing expectations across all areas of the institution. Last spring, the athletics department began a process of strategic planning that involved coaches, students, faculty, members of the Catamount Club, and outside facilitators. Out of that planning process came a departmental statement that defines the essence of Western: "One goal... to be the best." Doesn't that say it all? Isn't that what we all come to work for every day—to be the best? How did we do with enrollment this fall? Reasonably well. The current freshman class is composed of around 1190 students—remember, until the tenth class day numbers are not final—and it is t he very best class in our history. The average SAT of entering students is 1015, and the average high school GPA is a strong B+. You will recall that the state average SAT is 998, so we are now attracting significantly better students than the typical North Carolina student who is considering going to college. A few weeks ago when the new Board of Governors members toured our campus, Vice Chair of the Board, Jack Cecil, told the new members that over the last five years Western has become a university of choice for students from this region. He recognized that our position in the region is changing and shared with them his excitement and pride in your accomplishments. Over the summer, the folks in the Office of University Planning and the Admissions and retention offices reviewed our Admissions situation and criteria. First, the number of applications has grown from 3,270 to over 4,050 since 1995 (a growth of approximately 24 percent). "One goal.. . to be the best/' Doesn't that say it all? Isn't that what we all come to work for every day—to be the best? continued on pag e 2 *Please note: This issue includes written texts excerpted from addresses given at the August 16 General Faculty Meeting; they will vary slightly from the versions as delivered. The texts of speeches by Drs. Bardo and Hurley, as well as UNC Faculty Assemby Delegate Dr. David Claxton, appear in full on Western's Web site. This board has an agenda for Western that comports very closely with the internal agenda as expressed in our mission and aspiration statements, but they expect action. In addition to having the best freshman class in our history, we also have five National Merit Scholars, sixteen North Carolina Teaching Fellows, and several high school valedictorians. The Honors College has 127 new freshmen with an average high school GPA of about 4.1 and an average SAT of 1232. Last year, the Honors College SAT was 1222. There are currently four major sources of outside interest to which we will need to respond most immediately. The implications of not responding successfully to these cons

  • The Reporter, February 1990
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2018
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.Re™ pNMo/eMw j/sr forr the tCF/^aI/cnieu iflftiy/ anrd Sta ff of Western Carolina University February 2, 1990 Cullowhee, North Carolina History pr ofessor wins Spanish prize J ames A. Lewis, professor of history, recently received a $3,000 prize from the government of Spain for a scholarly manuscript that looks at relations between Spain and the United States in the American Revolution. Chancellor Myron L. Coulter presented a check to Dr. Lewis on January 26 on behalf of the Spanish Ministry of Culture. had been selected for a cash award, one of two announced for the 1988 competition. The selection committee for the juried prize was headed by Richard Herr, professor of history at the University of California. Lewis, who teaches Latin American history, has held an interest in Spanish military history since the time of his doctoral study at Duke University in the early 1970s. To gather informa­tion for his manuscript, he traveled to England, Spain, and the Bahama Islands and conducted research at the South Carolina State Archives. Dr. James Lewis received $3,000 from the Spanish government for writing about an eighteenth century military campaign. Family Nights set in N.C . and Georgia The programs are called "Family Night" because attending students and their families are hosted by two other university "families"—the faculty and staff, and WCU alumni. The programs will begin at 7 p.m. on each date. The events will take place in Hendersonville on February 14; Asheville, February 15; Gastonia, February 21; Charlotte, February 22; Greensboro, February 28; Hickory, March 14; Atlanta, March 15; Raleigh, March 21; and Winston-Salem, March 22. Special luncheons for high school guidance counselors will be held in Asheville on January 30 and Charlotte on February 22. Lewis submitted his manuscript, entitled "The Final Campaign," in 1988 to a competition spon­sored by the Ministry of Culture, Spain's Program for Cultural Cooperation, and the Spanish Embassy in Washington, D.C. The competition, which cen- - nammmtersonthe the 1992 celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of Columbus's discovery of the Americas. "The Final Campaign" focuses on military action in the last months of the American Revolution, when Spain captured the Bahama Islands from Great Britain, with the help of the South Carolina State Navy. The islands later were retaken by South Carolinian loyalists. Lewis was notified last June that his manuscript The Office of Admissions and the Chancellor's Office will sponsor a series of "Family Night" events during February and March as part of WCU's off-campus recruiting program. The events will take place in several North Carolina cities and in Atlanta, Ga. Members of the faculty, staff, and student body will take part, and alumni from each city will also attend. Admissions officers and other participants at each event will provide information to prospec­tive students and their parents about academic programs, Admission Requirements, financial aid, and student life. News briefs FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, IS THE DEADLINE for nominations for this year's Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Awards, according to Marsha Crites, chair of the awards selection committee. The two $1,000 cash awards will be presented in the spring at the general faculty meeting and awards convocation. Nomi­nations may be made by members of the faculty, administration, staff, student body, board of trustees, and alumni. Nominees will be evaluated on "the extent and quality of service" to Western during 1989-90 as well as sustained efforts over several years. Send nominations to Crites at the Center for Improving Mountain Living. For information and instructions, call 227-7492. FORMER WCU DEAN BE TTY L . SIEGEL has begun a one-year term as chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, one of the nation's largest higher education associations. President of Kennesaw State College in Marietta, Ga., Siegel was dean of the School of Education and Psychology from 1976 to 1981. In AASCU's top post, she succeeds Chancellor Myron L. Coulter, who held the position during 1989. AASCU represents more than 370 institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. -DREAM TABLE" DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD on consecutive Thursdays during February by the Department of Social Work and Sociology. The univer­sity community is invited to join the group at the Townhouse Restaurant in Cullowhee 8:30-9:45 a.m. February 8,15, or 22 to share night dreams and explore their metaphors in a comfortable format There is no Admission cost, and breakfast is served courtesy of STAR Award Nour­ishment. Participants may join as many or as few times as they desire. Seating is limited, however, so reserve a space by calling 227-7112 by noon each Wednes­day. Ask for Joyce Prewitt WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Monday 5 Computer demonstra­tion, "How to Use BITNET to Communicate with Colleagues Nation­wide." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Computer Center conference room), 3-4 p.m. Registration required at 227-7282. Basketball, Cats vs. East Tennessee State Univer­sity. Johnson City, Tenn., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 6 Computer demonstra­tion, "How to Use BITNET to Communicate with Colleagues Nation­wide." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Computer Center conference room), 3:30-4:30 p.m. Registra­tion required at 227-7282. Women's basketball, Cats vs. UNC-Asheville. RAC, 7 p.m. Literary reading, with poet John Skoyles and Maria Flook, a writer of poetry and fiction. 104 Killian Building, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Wednesday 1 Basketball, Cats vs. Wofford College. RAC, 7:30 p.m. Key HFR H.F. Robinson Administration Building MHC Mountain Heritage Center MRH Music Recital HaU RAC Ramsey Activity Center UC University Center February 2. 1990 The Reporter February 5-1 1 Thursday 8 Computer demonstration, "How to Use BITNETto Communicate with Colleagues Nationwide." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth building (Computer Center conference room), 11 a.m.-noon. Registra­tion required at 227-7282. Graduate Council meeting. 510 HFR, 1 p.m. Teleconference, "Doing Business in the Pacific Rim." Sponsored by the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School. Richmond Hill Inn and Conference Center, Asheville, 1-4 p.m. $49 (includes lunch). Call 227-7397 to register. WordPerfect Support Group meeting, with demonstration of WordPerfect 5.1. 329 Forsyth Building, 3:30- 4:30 p.m. Presentation on youth and the American educational system, with Joe Clark, con­troversial New Jersey educa­tor. Sponsored by Last Minute Productions. Grandroom, UC, 8 p.m. $2 WCU students, $5 others, $3 per person for ten or more. Call 227-7206 for information or tickets. Music scholarship recital. MRH, 8 p.m. The Reporter Friday 9 Tennis (men's and women's), Cats vs. Catawba College. Salisbury, 2 p.m. Baseball, Cats vs. Auburn University. Auburn, Ala., 3 p.m. Concert, WCU Symphonic Band (featuring pre-miere of original band piece by Dick Trevarthen). MRH, 8:15. Free. Saturday 10 Tennis (men's and women's), Cats vs. Davidson College. Davidson, 10 a.m. Baseball, Cats vs. Auburn University. A doubleheader. Auburn, Ala., 1 p.m. Women's basketball, Cats vs. Austin Peay State University. RAC, 2 p.m. Concerts, Western Region All-District Band Clinic. MRH, 6:30 p.m. and Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Free. Basketball, Cats vs. Marshall University. RAC, 7 p.m. Sunday 11 Baseball, Cats vs. Auburn University. Auburn, Ala., noon. Exhibits "North Carolina Glass '90," studio glass works by North Carolina artists. Belk Building Art Gallery ( 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment) and Chelsea Gallery, Univer­sity Center (8 a.m.-ll p.m. daily), through March 2. "Lyrical Abstraction," works by expressionist Mary Parker. The World Gallery (a program of the Art Department), 37 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through March 10. "Story About Home," environmental sculpture by Jerry Monteith. Belk Building, through April 9. Photographs of mountain scenes by Larry Tucker, photographs of Southern Appalachian wildflowers by Dr. James Wallace, and "Diversity Endangered," a poster exhibit Natural Sciences Building, 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. weekdays. "Selections from Introductory Painting Class, Fall '89," works by undergraduate art students. Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 am.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. "The School at Cullowhee," a historical exhibit; "Bells in the Valley," a historical slide show on WCU; and "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit. Mountain Heritage Center, 8 am.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. February 2. 1990 The Reporters published by the Office of Public Information. Mail notices and changes of address to the Reporter. 1601 Ramsey Center. 1,450 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $132.50, or $.09 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Honors and awards • Sue Beck (Research and Graduate Studies) received a $500 award in December for an original poem which she submitted to the World of Poetry national poetry competition in California last summer. Her poem is entitled "Fantasy World." • Robert L. Dalley (Industrial Education and Technology) was named to "Who's Who Among Safety Professionals," by the Center for Safety Education in Framingham, Mass. Dalley was cited for contributions and achievements in the field. Papers, presentations, and publications • Dr. William Anderson (History) spoke January 25 in the Mountain Heritage Center and January 26 at Jackson County Library in Sylva about his studies in Cherokee names. Anderson conducted extensive research on the topic as 1989 winner of the university's Hunter Scholar Award. He is working to correct inaccuracies in recorded spellings of Cherokee names and dispel confusion for historians studying the Cherokee Indians. • Dr. William Clauss (Office for Rural Education) and Dr. Frank Wittwer, director of research and development at the University of West Florida, published an article entitled "Establishing Legisla­tive Support for the Funding of Technology in Rural Schools" in the Rural Special Education Quarterly. The journal's winter 1989 issue, which carried the article, focused on technology in rural schools. • Currin Cooley (Parks and Recreation Management) and students Steve Cain, Jimmy Irvin, and Brian Ros attended a retreat for recrea­tion students and professionals January 5-7 in Wintergreen, Va. Cooley led a discussion on ways to bring educators and professionals together. • Shirley Kool (Financial Aid) was an instructor at a support staff workshop of the North Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administra­tors in December at Lenoir-Rhyne College. Other WCU financial aid staff members attending were Audrey Cox, Nancy Dillard, Yvonne Ferguson, and Ann Deupree, who became assistant director of student financial aid in December. • Dr. James Turner (Industrial Education and Technology) published an article entitled "Educa­tion and Knowledge: The Keys for a Decade of Success" in the January/February issue of Today's Distributor, a professional journal. Turner's article discusses the need for in-service training and entry-level employee education for keeping abreast of advances in industrial distribution. Other activities • Dr. Davia Allen (Home Economics) was recently endorsed by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs as a national validator for the accreditation of child development centers. • Dr. William Clauss (Director, Office for Rural Education) was recently asked to lead sessions for developing objectives and long-range plans for the Division of Development Services of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Clauss is also coordinator of the 1990 "Exemplary Rural and Small School Program" awards of the National Rural and Small Schools Consortium. The awards will be presented in March. In addition, Clauss has been named executive secretary of the Southern Rural Education Asso­ciation, which focuses on needs and concerns unique to rural education in seventeen southern states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The organization is headquartered in the WCU Office for Rural Education. • Dr. Marilyn Feldmann (Associate Dean, Edu­cation and Psychology) served as a consultant to Fayetteville State University in November, helping to prepare for a visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She was assistant chairperson of the state's evaluation team to Lees McRae College in Banner Elk in December. • Dr. Anthony Hickey (Dean, Research and Graduate Studies) was elected president of the North Carolina Conference of Graduate Schools for 1990. • Dr. Robert Holquist (Music) was a judge for the selection of the 1989 High School Honors Chorus, which performed in September at the conference of the North Carolina Music Educators Association. Holquist also coordinated the North Carolina Collegiate Honors Chorus, which per­formed at the Music Educators Association's conference in November in Winston-Salem. Seventeen WCU students were among the singers. • Dr. Edward J. Kesgen and Annette Johnston (Therapeutic Recreation), along with therapeutic recreation student Emily Oakes, were elected to the board of directors of the North Carolina Recreation Therapy Association. The organization represents interests of recreational therapists em­ployed primarily in clinical settings. February 2, 1990 The Reporter Reporter News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University February 1990 Cullowhee, North Carolina "We see telecon­ferences as the thing of the future in continuing education. - Malcolm Loughlin Beaming the experts to Western P roblem: what's the quickest way to get a nationally known speaker to Cullowhee? Solution: beam him up. And down again. That is, use a satellite to "bounce" his live image, rather than the actual person, to a television screen at Western from a point perhaps thousands of miles away. Telephone con­nections allow persons watching the screen to talk directly with the speaker. Presto! He's as good as in the room with his audience. It's called "teleconferencing," and it's a way of overcoming the university's geographic isolation. The process has been used by the Division of Con­tinuing Education and Summer School for almost five years to bring expert speakers on timely subjects to WCU. The teleconference program has featured interactive shows on subjects like black history, discipline in public schools, ethics in American business, and the healing power of humor. There have also been two popular teleconferences for sec­retaries and "A Day with Peter Drucker," a nationally renowned expert in business. "We see teleconferences as the thing of the future in continuing education," said Malcolm Loughlin, associate director of continuing educa­tion and summer school. "There are certain distinct advantages to getting someone like Peter Drucker 'right in your living room'." For example, aside from new knowledge that participants gain, another benefit is substantial savings on travel expenses. No airfares are incurred by the university in getting Peter Drucker together by satellite with any number of participants. For participants, the only cost is an Admission price. One secret of the program's success is its satellite dish antenna, which is mounted on a small trailer so it can be moved and connected to a television set at almost any site. Loughlin's office has used several buildings on campus, as well as meeting places in Asheville, as teleconference sites. Broadcasts can also be taped for delayed showings. Teleconferences have been held at Western since 1985. Dr. Diana Henshaw, director of continuing education and summer school, teamed that year with political science professors and Chris Martin, director of the University Media Center, to bring to campus a teleconference on the U.S. Congress. By the end of 1987, four more teleconferences had taken place at WCU. Since Loughlin joined the continuing education staff in 1988, the office has offered more than thirty teleconferences. Henshaw and Loughlin deal principally with two broadcasters—the Public Broadcasting System and the National University Teleconfer­ence Network, both known for first-rate programs, Loughlin said. "It's quality material that we're looking for, academically sound programming," he said. Western gains access to a greater number of broadcasts by "riding piggyback" with the state's fifty-eight community colleges, which have formed the North Carolina Community College Public Broadcasting System Consortium. Mem­bers get a reduced rate, sometimes as much as fifty percent, on teleconferences from PBS. Western is the only one of the state's sixteen public universities that belongs to the consortium. In coming months, programs will cover plant biotechnology, paying for college, family dynam­ics, and schools and adolescents. For more infor­mation, call Henshaw or Loughlin at 227-7397. - Joey Price News briefs THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT WILL SELL CASSETTE RECORDINGS of last fall's centennial concert by the Cullowhee Festival Orchestra, Robert Baker conducting. Recorded in September during "Second Century Day," the cassette features Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C, the Academic Festival Overture, and works by Brahms, Glinka, Dvorak, and Khachaturian. The cost is $7 per cassette. For information, call Bert Wiley at 227-7608 or 293-9312. YOU MAY GET STARS IN YOUR EYES, but a gaze through a telescope at the evening sky will give you a look at one of WCU's latest alumni gifts— a star named for the university. Located in the constellation of Eridanus, southwest of the belt of Orion, the star is called "Universitas Carolensis Occidentalis," a Latin approximation of "Western Carolina University." It is the centennial gift of ninety-two-year-old Lucy Hall Latta, one of WCU's oldest living alum­ni. She presented the star to Chancellor Myron L. Coulter during a centennial birthday celebration in Raleigh last month. The star was purchased through the International Star Registry of Northfield, 111., and can be seen with an amateur telescope at the coordinates R A 3h 17m 24.00sd -10 degrees 45' 51.93". TICKETS FOR A CONCERT BY POP STAR R ICHARD MARX are on sale at the Ramsey Center ticket office and at several other western North Carolina locations. Marx, who is in the running for a Grammy Award this month, will perform in the Ramsey Center at 8 p.m. Sunday, February 25. Since 1987, he has made rock history as the first solo artist to reach the top five with seven consecu­tive singles. His current album, "Repeat Offender," has produced four hits. Also performing February 25 will be rock musician Tim Karr. Tickets are $13.50 for WCU students and $16.50 for others. For more information, call the Ramsey Center ticket office at 227-7722. WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Monday 12 Movie, When Harry Met Sally. Second floor, UC, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Computer workshop, "MS-DOS Basics." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Com­puter Center conference room), 3-5 p.m. Registra­tion required at 227-7282. Women's basketball, Cats vs. East Tennessee State. RAC, 7 p.m. Basketball, Cats vs. Virginia Military Institute. Lexington, Va., 7:30 p.m. Tuesday 13 Council of Deans meet­ing. 510 HFR, 9:30 a.m. Personal development seminar, "Success Comes in Cans, not Cannots." Hospitality Room, RAC, 9 a.m.-noon. $40. For information, call Tammy Haskett at 227-7397. Movie, When Harry Met Sally. Second floor, UC, 10a.rn.-ll p.m. Computer workshop, "MS-DOS Basics." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Com­puter Center conference room), 3-5 p.m. Registra­tion required at 227-7282. Organization of Ebony Students dinner. Brown Cafeteria, 5 p.m. Key HFR MHC MRH RAC UC H.F. Robinson Administration Building Mountain Heritage Center Music Recital Hall Ramsey Activity Center University Center Wednesday 14 Movie, When Harry Met Sally. Second floor, UC, 10a.m.-ll p.m. Keynote address, Centen­nial mid-year symposium, sponsored by the School of Education and Psychol­ogy and the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teach­ing. "The Search for Learning Groups as Successful as 1:1 Tutor­ing," with Dr. Benjamin Bloom. Hoey Auditorium, 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. Computer "how-to" dis­cussion, "Use BITNET to Communicate with Colleagues Nationwide." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Com­puter Center conference room), 3-4 p.m. Registra­tion required at 227-7282. "Reflections on Moun­tain Teaching," a mid­year symposium program. Hoey Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Women's basketball, Cats vs. Appalachian State University. Boone, 7 p.m. Closing presentation, Centennial symposium, "Developing Talent in Young People," with Dr. Benjamin Bloom. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. February9. 1990 The Reporter Thursday 15 Movie, When Harry Met Sally. Second floor, UC, 10 a.m.-ll p.m. Keynote address, Centennial mid-year symposium, spon­sored by the School of Arts and Sciences. "The Value of Liberal Arts in a Technologi­cal Age," with Governor James Martin. Hoey Audito­rium, 2 p.m. Departments will hold "open house" following address. Computer "how-to" discus­sion, "Use BITNET to Com­municate with Colleagues Nationwide." For faculty and staff. B-15 Forsyth Building (Computer Center conference room), 3-4 p.m. Registration required at 227-7282. Presentation, "Effects

  • The Reporter, July 1980
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2018
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
    Abstract:

    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina , RECEIVES QflANT FOR MATH-SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER WCU is beginning a three-year, $440,000 project to establish a Mathematics and Science Teaching Resource Center to give WCU students access to the most sophisticated microcomputer equipment and computer-assisted learning lids The project is supported by a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation and by $192,000 from the University. The National Science Foundation grant goes to WCU's department of mathematics as part of the NSF program of Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE). Western's was one of only 10 math departments chosen nationwide for funding. Dr. Charles J. Martin, head of WCU's department of mathematics and the project director, said the Mathematics and Science Teaching Resource Center (MASTER) will serve as a resource library of both equipment and staff. He said the MASTER Center will especially benefit the departments of physics and chemistry, in addition to the department of mathematics. "Approval and funding of this project have come at an optimal time in the growth of our new major 'track' in computer science," Martin said. "The MASTER Center will provide a computer science laboratory with an entire microcomputer setup that should be extremely attractive to students entering that program," he added. Western is scheduled to begin offering a program for the B.S. in computer science this fall. The math-science center will function as a remediation center to provide expanded tutorial services and remedial materials in math, physics, and chemistry. Another section will be an audio-visual laboratory with 10 study booths equipped with projectors, video-tape players, calculators , and other study aids. A computer graphics classroom will be equipped with a graphics terminal tied to the WCU computer. "A computer graphics terminal is an extremely sophisticated machine which can construct very precise curves, pictures of surfaces and solids in a matter of seconds," Martin explained. It will be used to aid instruction in probability, physics, statistics, trigonometry, calculus, and differential equations. Martin said that flexibility and practicality are part of computer graphics teaching. "It improves teaching efficiency by allowing instructors to demonstrate many more examples," Martin said. "And, it adds life to courses by demonstrating real world situations that students can later expect to face." The MASTER Center—patterned after one operating at Ontario's University of Waterloo, a world leader in statistical graphing—will be a model for an even larger operation at Western that is to be part of Hunter Library's new addition, currently under construction. Primary objectives of the CAUSE program, under which the NSF awarded 66 grants nationwide ranging from $60,000 to $250,000, are to strengthen the resources for undergraduate science education, improve the quality of undergraduate science instruction, and help institutions assess, manage, and evaluate their science programs . -2- ROBINSON DISCUSSES FUTURE OF COLLEGES Chancellor H.F. Robinson sounded notes of warning and optimism on the future of higher education when he gave the keynote speech at the annual summer meeting of the N.C. Association of College and University Summer Session Deans and Directors last week. In his address, "North Carolina Higher Education; Present and Future," he discussed the nationwide concern over problems colleges and universities expect to face as the number of high school graduates decreases. "It is evident that we will be faced with drastic enrollment decreases during the next several years," Robinson said, "unless we improve the college-going population beyond the present high sch ool graduates— that is, increase the high school graduation rate, decrease the drop-out rate in the high schools, increase the participants from the adult population attending universities, increase the retention rate of students attending colleges, and improve our institutions in many other ways." Robinson warned that how we deal with possible drastic enrollment decreases will "be the most important factor facing our institutions in the decades of the 1980s and 90s." "I do not necessarily fear the future we face, but I do think that higher education has a challenge and must meet difficult situations with effective action if we are to survive. The attitude of the faculty, the quality of the teaching, and the extent to which we give the students full measure for the dollars they have invested with us will have major effects in the success of our institutions during the next two decades," Robinson said. Alter outlining some of the positive and negative aspects that can be expected with increased competition for students, Robinson said he expected a "golden age" for students. "It will truly be a period when the focus will be on the student; and, in my opinion, this will be good for higher education if we can find effective and efficient ways of managing during these changing times." Robinson said WCU's enrollment projections for next fall represent about a two percent increase and that while he is "pleased with WCU's enrollment expectations" he realizes "there is no question that it will be very difficult to continue even modest enrollment gains." "We must heed the warnings and prepare for the future with the best possible planning and the most accurate predictions of the conditions we will be encountering," kobinson said. WESTERN APPOINTS NEW CONTROLLER Western's new controller, effective July 1, is George W. Wooten of Statesville, who had been county manager of Iredell County. He succeeds Neil C. Steifle Jr. Wooten, a 1973 business, administration graduate of WCU, holds the master's degree in political science from Appalachian State University. He also has studied county administration at the Institute of Government of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In announcing the appointment, WCU's vice chancellor for business affairs Dr. C. J. Carter said Wooten®s earlier positions in public administration made him an excellent choice foi the university position. As county manager in Iredell, Wooten was responsible for coordinating the work of 27 departments employing more than 300 persons, and for administering a $13.2 million annua] budget. From 1975 to 1979, he was finance director for the county government. He was named to the chief administrative position in March of last year. Wooten and his wife, the former Kathy Goforth, also a WCU graduate, have a daughter, Sally Marie, 2. LIMITED LIBRARY HOURS FOR HOLIDAY The library will close at 6 p.m. on the Fourth of July. Hours for Saturday, July 5, will be 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and for Sunday, July 6, will be 12 noon until 12 midnight. Last week's student newspaper ran the correct information in a small announcement at the back, but its editorial on library hours was completely inaccurate• -3- COMING EVENTS OF INTEREST July 1-3 July 7-Aug. 1 July 8-10 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 14-25 July 15 July 15-17 July 16 July 17 July 19 July 20-25 July 20-26 July 22-24 July 23 July 24 July 27 "Paul Robeson" (Little Theatre) WCU Summer Recreation Activities, Session II "California Suite" (Little Theatre) Beginning Kayaking on the Tuckaseigee (UC) Bloodmobile LMP: "Woodstock" (Hoey) Beginning Canoe Clinic on the Tuckaseigee (UC) "The Ox-Bow Incident" (Jackson Co. Pub. Lib.) American Red Cross Basic and Advanced Lifesaving (Breese) Beginning Canoe Clinic on the Tuckaseigee fUC) "Same Time Next Year" (Little Theatre) LMP: "Little Big Man" (Hoey) "Tut: The Boy King" with Orson Welles (Jackson Co. Pub. Lib.) Beginning Kayaking on the Tuckaseigee (UC) National Teachers Exam (Killian) Football Camp Gymnastics Camp "Private Lives" (Little Theatre) LMP: "All the President's Men" (Hoey) "Bringing Up Baby" with Grant and Hepburn (Jackson Co. Pub. Lib.) Beginning Rock Climbing at Devils Courthouse (UC) July 29 July 29-30 July 30 July 31 August 1 August 3-8 August 7 August 13 August 15-16 August 18 Dansgroep Hupsakee and Prelaz, traditional folk dance and music groups from Holland "Tight Britches" (Little Theatre) LMP: "Horse Feathers" and "Duck Soup" with the Marx Brothers (Hoey) "The Third Man" from Graham Green (Jackson Co. Pub. Lib.) Summer Commencement Basketball Camp "The Women" from Claire Boothe (Jackson Co. Pub. Lib.) School, Departmental Meetings, General Faculty Meeting Registration Cullowhee Classes Begin "PAUL ROBESON" IN PERFORMANCE THIS WEEK "Paul Robeson," by Phillip Hayes Dean, is being presented at 8 p.m. July 1-3 by the department of speech and theatre arts. It traces the long, tumultuous, ana astonishing career of a man of independence. Among the first blacks at Rutgers, Robeson was an Ail-American football player, partner in a law firm, powerful actor, superb singer, and political activist. He was also a man rejected by America and a man whose life swung from victory to despair to inspiration. The play "gloriously declares that it is difficult to be different, but once in a while, essential," according to Clive Barnes. Directing is Donald L. Loeffler, head of the department of speech and theatre arts. To see if tickets are still available, call 227-7365. The play will be performed in the Little Theatre of Stillwell Building. -4- LIGHT COMEDY TO BE NEXT SUMMER PLAY Neil Simon's witty and popular "California Suite" will be presented at 8 p.m. July 8-10 in the Little Theatre. First presented in 1976 and since adapted into a successful movie, the play takes a humorous look at serious and complicated life situations by focusing on two rooms at a Beverly Hills hotel. Its two acts and four scenarios involve five couples. It is directed by J.C. Alexander, associate professor of speech and theatre arts, with set design by John Martin. For reservations, call 227-7365. Tickets go on sale July 4. CAMPER COLLEGE TEACHES SKILLS AND LORE Camper College is now in session, offering a way to enjoy the mountains and learn how to be a better fisherman, how to clog to "Old Joe Clark" or "Cripple Creek," how to identify plants in the Smokies, how to handle a canoe or a backpack. It's just a short hop from Cullowhee over to the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, where most courses are headquartered. You don't have to be a camper to enroll. In these small classes, offered by WCU's Division of Continuing Education, the emphasis is on quality instruction. In its third year of operation, Camper College is open through August. There are no special Admission Requirements. The classes are usually taught on Fridays and Saturdays, with class hours from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., and most courses are offered more than once during the summer.. Tuition varies from course to course. If your family wants to enroll in Camper College, the first family member is charged full tuition and each family member thereafter receives a 25 percent fee reduction, except for kayaking and canoeing courses. Special reduced rates are also available for groups of 10 or more. You can still sign up for the following: —"Escape to Cherokee," every Friday and Saturday in July and August, taught by Duane King of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Includes tour with instruction, Admission to "Unto These Hills" outdoor drama and other attractions with bus transportation but not food and lodging. $35. —"Backpacking: How to Enjoy the Wilderness," July 18-19, Aug. 8-9, Aug. 29-30, taught by James Jackson and Robert Harkness of Cullowhee Outfitters. $35. —"Appalachian Dancing," Aug. 15-16, taught by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Park of John C. Campbell Folk School. Clogging, round and square dances, origins of dances. For all ages. $25. —"Whitewater Canoeing," July 4-5, Aug. 1-2, Aug. 29-30, taught by Jackson and Harkness. Transportation and canoe rental included. $65. —"Identifying Plants of the Smokies," July 4-5, July 25-26, Aug. 15-16, taught by Dr. Dan Pittillo of the WCU biology faculty. Includes hike of about 4—5 miles and overnight camping at a primitive campsite. $35. —"Trout Fishing in Mountain Streams," Spinner-Fishing—July 11-12, Aug. 8-9, Aug. 22-23; Fly-Fishing—July 25-26; taught by Jim Hamilton and Jack Galloway. Class meets in the Oconaluftee River, wellstocked with trophy trout. $35. —"Indian Basketweaving," July 11-12, Aug. 15-16, taught by Juanita Wolfe, a native Cherokee Indian artisan. Preparation of materials included. $35, plus $5 for supplies. —"Homesteading Skills and Knowledge," Aug. 1-2, Aug. 22-23, taught by Bob Perley of John C. Campbell Folk School. Land acquisition, shelter, heating with wood, passive solar heat, tools and their use. $45. —"Appalachian Folklife," July 25-26, Aug. 29-30, taught by Blanton Owen, folklorist at the WCU Mountain Heritage Center. Music and folkways. $25. —"Kayaking on the Tuckaseigee," July >8-19, Aug. 15—16, taught by Jackson and Harkness. Transportation, kayak, and equipment included. $65. For more information or registration, contact the office of Continuing Education, (ext. 7397). -5- MEETING ON WOMEN'S ROLES SET FOR AUGUST "Women in the Middle" will be the subject of a conference presented by Project Becoming, the Life—Span Thrust of Western's School of Education and Psychology. It will be held August 7 and 8 at the Inn on the Plaza in Asheville. In the conference, participants can examine six situations in which women may feel they are "caught in the middle" psychologically. Old role models have been outgrown, but new role models have not yet clearly emerged. Hence today's woman finds herself at a frontier of developing roles for the eighties. The speaker Thursday evening will be Amy Harris, the journalist half of the team who wrote the bestseller on transactional analysis, I'm Okay—You're Okay She is also co-author of a new book, Staying Okay. Her growing concern with the many demands on women today has led her to apply the principles of transactional analysis to emerging women's roles in her address, "Are You Accomplishing More and Enjoying It Less?" Two WCU faculty members will give the luncheon address on Friday. Dean Betty Siegel and Judy Stillion will discuss "Today's Woman: Invitations to Growth." The six workshops, led by women who teach, research, or otherwise work with women's concerns, are on: "Women in the Middle of Role Definition," "Women in the Middle of the Generations" (children and aging parents), "Women at Mid-Life," "Women in the Middle of Job and Home Conflicts," "Women Teachers in the Middle" (sexism in the schools and in school media), "Women in the Middle of Career Opportunity." The conference is co-sponsored by Project Becoming, the Council on Appalachian Women, and the Ashevilie-Buncombe Community Relations Council. For more information on workshops, leaders, and cost, contact the Continuing Education office (ext. 7397). WCU BAND WILL HAVE NEW FEATURE TWIRLER When Western Carolina University's marching show band takes the field this fall, there will be a national champion feature twirler out front. "We are super-excited about this fall," WCU band director Joe Scagnoli said in announcing that Terri Lea Branson, solotwirler for Tuscola High School's Marching Mountaineers and the Winter Olympic Championships ' National Champion Twirler, has accepted a scholarship to attend WCU. "Our band has made tremendous progress in the past two years. We now have the pride, the spirit, and the attitude it takes to have a top-notch collegiate marching band. The addition of Terri, and our new 'corpsstyle' uniforms give us the potential to turn some heads," Scagnoli said. The new feature twirler has been twirling for 12 of her 17 years and has accumulated more than 300 awards and titles such as "Carousel Majorette Princess," "Land of the Sky Majorette," "Majorette. Queen of the Carolinas," "Miss Majorette pf the Southeast," and "Miss Majorette of Dixie." Miss Branson has won numerous grand champion twirling titles and last winter was runner-up in the competition for "Miss Majorette of the Year" and fifth in the "America's Most Beautiful Majorette" competition. Scagnoli's efforts to revitalize the WCU bands have resulted in steady improvement and growth. He began with a 50-piece band in 1978 and last year doubled the size. This fall, Western's marching band expects to increase in membership again. BUCHANAN HALL TO BE REPAIRED Contracts totaling $96,000 have been awarded for repairs to Buchanan Residence Hall this summer. Work is expected to be complete for fall occupancy. The general contract was awarded to Jerry N. Earley of Sylva, with a base bid of $22,700. Moser, Inc., of Asheville, was awarded the plumbing contract with a base bid of $46,075 and alternate bid of $6,950. The remaining $20,275 was for design and contingency expenses. NAMES IN THE NEWS Chancellor H.F, ROBINSON and ROBERT E. STOLTZ (Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs) accepted a plaque recognizing Western as one of 10 national finalists for the G. Theodore Mitau Award for Innovation and Change in Higher Education . The presentation ceremonies were at: Washington's Textile Museum on May 29. Western had been chosen for its program of Community Oriented Regional Education, designed for graduates of two-year institutions who need a baccalaureate degree in business or technology as they move ahead in their careers. AARON HYATT (dean, Graduate School) was one of ten cited by the North Ca rolina Department of Cultural Resources during Preservation Week, May 11-17, for significantly contributing to the state's work toward a strong historic preservation program. Dr. Hyatt was commended for his assistance in inventories and development of historic preservation in extreme western North Carolina. Dr. Hyatt spoke during that same week, on May 15, at the annual meeting of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce in Murphy. His topic was "Western North Carolina Today and Planning for Tomorrow." JIM HAMILTON (head, health, physical education, and recreation) will travel to the University of Veracruzana in Mexico this fall in an exchange program sponsored by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). He will represent his profession in the field of basketball from Aug. 25 through Sept. 12. The program is coordinated through NASPE and the Mexican Ministry of Education. Hamilton's appointment to the exchange program is the latest in a steady progression of honors he has received in athletics and physical education. He has been president of the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee board of directors, a member of the International Basketball Board of the United States, and a member of the board of the National Football Foundation. WILLIAM J. KIRWAN (Librarian) has been selected by Chief John A. Crowe to serve three yeArls d ri the Qualla Boundary Public Library BoairA o lj Trustees. PA^RiqK W|. MfLLBR (Industrial Education and Technology) was selected by fhe U.S. Jaycees as one of the Outstanding Young Men of !America. ALEX LESutetlR (Music) attended the convention df the Music Educators National Conference in MiAmi Beach April 9-12. He alsp participated in the Flute Choir copiert sponsored by the National Flute Association. PERDUE: WINS ROCKEFELLER FELLOWSHIP Dr. Theda Perdue, assistant professor of history at WCU, is one of 40 winners chosen from s field of 1,055 applicants for the highly prestigious and competitive Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships in the humanities. Winners receive awards of from $10,000 to $20,000 to support a wide variety of research that this year ranges from a study of the roots of the Iranian revolution to a history of the debate in America over Vietnam. Dr. Perdue will use her award of $18#250 to explore the relationship between utopiahism and the United States Indian policy from the 18th century to the present. Generally, the project is designed to provide some insight into "why white Americans have expected moxe of Indians than they have of themselves." PUBLICATIONS Patrick W. Miller. "Improving Communication through What You Don't Say," in VocEd; Journal of the American Vocational Association, June 1980. Hal Salisbury. "Off Campus Credit Courses: Outcasts or Members of the Family," in The New Campus, vol. 33, spring 1980. Joseph R. Scagnoli. "NYSSMA and High School Bands in New York State," in The School Music News, 43-8 (April 1980), 1 0 - 1 1

  • The Reporter, July 1981
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2017
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina July 10, 1981 CREGGER IS NEW CIML DIRECTOR Floyd Merton Cregger, senior associate di­rector of Western's CIML, has been named executive director of the center. His ap­pointment by Dr. H.F. Robinson, WCU chancel­lor, was announced in mid-June following approval by the UNC Board of Governors. Cregger joined CIML in January with primary responsibility for the center's international work. As director of CIML, he will be responsible for coordinating and directing the work of a staff that provides research and counseling assistance to busi­ness, industry, community groups, municipal and county governments , and state and federal agencies. The center uses the re­sources of the university to help meet re­gional needs, working on such topics as land-use planning, education, governmental concerns, the tourist industry, recreational resources, industrial parks, urban develop­ment, and similar matters. Before ioining CIML, Cregger was deputy executive director of CARE !nco in New York, an international relief and assistance agency with which he had been affiliated since 1959. In May, he was elected execu­tive secretary of the Private Voluntary Organizations-University Center, based in Cullowhee. In June, Cregger received MEDICO's Distin­guished Service Award. An acronym for Medical International Cooperative Organiza­tion, MEDICO provides teaching and treatment teams of doctors, nurses, and medical tech­nicians to hospitals and clinics in under-developed countries. Other MEDICO services include providing trained specialists such as orthopedic surgeons , anesthesiologists, and pathologists on a rotating volunteer basis to Third World countries. Since its founding in 1958 and merger with CARE in 1962, only five individuals have been pre­sented MEDICO Distinguished Service Awards. Cregger succeeds Thomas L. Mallonee of Candler in the CIML directorship. Mallonee, also a senior associate at CIML, had been (eontinu•d p. 2) WESTERN ' S BOARD HAS NEW TRUSTEES Four new members of the Western Carolina University board of trustees were named in June by the UNC Board of Governors. They are: Charles W. Hipps, prominent Haywood County attorney and alderman of the town of Waynesville. Dr. Wallace N. Hyde, Asheville insurance executive , statewide Democratic political leader, and a former chairman of the WCU board. John Q. Schell, vice president and general manager of the Citizen-Times Publishing Co., a former chairman of the Asheville Board of Education, and long prominent in business, civic, and church affairs. Stephen W. Woody of Asheville, senior vice­president of First Onion National Bank and son of the late Jonathan H. Woody, chairman of the WCO board from 1961 to 1969. All of the new trustees were named to four­year terms. The newly appointed slate suc­ceeds outgoing trustees James H. Glenn and Richard B. Wynne, both of Asheville; Robert L. Edwards of Mars Bill; and Jack M. Hennessee of Sylva. -2- CI!GCIA (eootloued) acting director since January. Cregger is CIML ' s second full - ~ime director. The other was Mark Freeman, director of the center from July 1977 until May 1980 , when he left WCU to co-direct a multi-million dollar foreign assistance program to Nepal. Western is one of the lead institutions in that project. Cregger is a member of the u.s. Joint Com­mittee on Agriculture Development of the Board for International Food and Development, a principal agency for American overseas assistance programs in agriculture and rural development . Re is married to the former Kathleen L. Bailey. They have two daughters and a son . ROBINSON CALLS FOR APPROPRIATE TRAINING Western ' s chancellor told a group of senior colle~e and university leaders in June that America has thrust too many "very special­ized" engineering graduates upon Third World countries instead of providing graduates prepared to deal with actual needs . Dr . H.F. Robinson made the remarks in a keynote speech to the American Association of State Colleges and Universities ' national conference for senior administrators on "The International Mission and Responsibil­ity of Higher Education" held at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona . "The talents of highly trained and very spe­ci alized graduates of the elite U.S. schools of engineering are not, for the most part, fully utilized in Third World countries," Robinson said . "On the other hand, four­year graduates in various areas of tech­nology, particularly engineering technology, bring the applied engineering methods and skills the developing nations can and should be utilizing." Rather than flooding such countries with ex­perts whose training is not appropriate to the problems, he said, "Our future endeavors should be directed more toward enabling peopl e of the Third World to improve their own technical expertise and their abilities to solve their own national problems ." In another section of his address , Robinson touched on a few of the activities by which s t ate colleges and universities are increas­i ng the rate of agricultural devel opment in poor nat ions . One of these is the project in Nepal, where Western is working. STOLTZ RECEIVING RECOGNITION IN MISSISSIPPI Proposals by Western's vice chancellor for academic affairs, Dr . Robert E. Stoltz, on approaches to strengthen teacher-education programs in Mississippi's state university system have been accepted and are receiving favorable editorial response across that state . The Mississippi College Board has called for steps to raise Admission Requirements of teacher-education program candidates by 1983, and has asked Stoltz to carry out an addi­tional study of how this might be accom­plished. Graduates of Mississippi ' s teacher education programs as a whole have scored markedly be­low those in other states on the National Teacher Examination. The state board de­cided in April to bring in an outside educational consultant to help prepare a plan to improve teacher education. Stoltz, who in the past year has authored two re­ports on teacher-education trends in the Southeast, met with board officials in May. A survey to provide necessary information for the board to impose stricter Admission re­quirements should be completed by mid-August. Stoltz advised that the board move slowly in establishing Admission Requirements because other states have run into problems by im­posing standards without evaluating their effect or without consulting university of­ficials who would have to implement them. Though some educators have recommended rais­ing the overall QPR required for Admission into teacher education, Stoltz' report re­vealed that the minimum QPR set by univer­sities apparently has little to do with the later performance of teacher candidates on the NTE. Be cautioned that raising the QPR requirement could lead to "grade inflation" to meet the new requirement . Be added, how­ever, that the survey of appropriate offi­cials should ask their opinions on raising the entry Requirements. Voicing its support for action taken by the College Board, the Jackson (Miss . ) Clarion­Ledger said: "In the past, • • • most any college student could become a teacher •••• Mississippians cannot expect standards to be properly established in their ••• schools if they are not properly administered in their teacher-education programs." DEAN 'S GRANT IS RENEWED Western's School of Education and Psychology has received a $35,000 Dean's Grant for the second year of its training program for prospective school personnel. The three year program, funded by the U.S. Office of Special Education, will train people to edu­cate handicapped students in regular class­rooms. Dr. Jane B. Schulz (Human Services) said the pLogram seeks to help Western's faculty mem­bers become more aware of the needs of handi­capped students and the difficulties public school teachers face in teaching handicapped pupils in a normal classroom setting. In addition, she added, it will stimulate com­munication between special education and regular education student teachers by en­couraging them to work together. BIOLOGIST'S GRANT WILL ADVANCE RESEARCH Dr. Roger H. Lumb (Biology) was awarded a $49,008 grant to conduct research that may advance the therapeutic management of lung development and respiratory failure. He will receive the grant on a three-year, renewable basis from the Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. The total amount to be awarded is $138,047. Lumb will study complex metabolic events affecting the lung's ability to mature, develop, and function properly. He also will investigate the lung's response to different oxygen concentrations and oxi­dant injury caused, for example, by air pollutants and 100-percent oxygen therapy used in treating various types of respira­tory failure. The research specifically will examine how the mammalian lung makes and distributes surfactant phospholipid, a biochemical that helps prevent lung collapse. He will use the lungs of sheep, rats, and rabbits for ex­perimentation. NEW PROGRAM TO IMPROVE HEALTH OF ELDERS A community volunteer program to improve the health of older adults in rural western North Carolina is in the planning stages at Western's CIML. The program, called Elder Neighbor, is supported by a $164,000 grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust, with payments to be released over a three-year period in amounts of $33,500, $60,300, and $70,260. Under the program, community volunteers will be trained to help determine the health needs of older persons living in the state's 17 westernmost counties and to identify services to meet those needs. Don Kelley, associate director for human resources at CIML and program coordinator, said the goal of the program is to train a total of 500 Elder Neighbor volunteers who will be trusted community friends and neighbors. "The whole purpose of the program is to enable older people living in the western counties to get and keep a reasonable level of health so they can live healthy, inde­pendent lives in their homes for as long as possible," said Kelley. "We think the best way to do this is to strengthen family and community support systems and to tailor the program to the needs of individual com­munities. One of our main concerns is to work supportively with people who are al­ready providing services." With cutbacks in federal programs for the elderly anticipated for the future, Kelley said the development of such a volunteer program is becoming increasingly important. He said the program should be particularly beneficial to the western region of the state because many of its older citizens face the serious problems of poor transpor­tation and limited incomes. SCIENCE STUDENTS HERE FOR SPECIAL TRAINING Twenty-nine exceptional high school scien­tists from II states, including some from as far away as California and Maine, are at Western this month for a science training program. Running through July, the program is supported by a $14,800 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to give rising juniors and seniors with exceptional ability a chance to learn more about science and technology. Most of the participants are in the top one percent of their classes. Emphasizing the value of hands-on experience, the program consists of six hours a day of laboratory work in chemistry, computer sci­ence. and digital electronics, with an hour for questions as well. Other activities in­clude guest lectures and films, cultural and social events, and field trips to re­search and pilot laboratories at American Enka Corp. in Enka and to the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge, Tenn., as well as nuclear facilities there. This summer is the third for the NSF student science training program here, under the direction of Dr . Hubert L. Y~umans, pro­fessor of chemistry . SUMMER SCHOOL OF GERONTOLOGY SCHEDULED HERE Again this year Western is hosting the Sum­mer School of Gerontology sponsored by the N.C. Division of Aging for people working in agencies that provide services for older adults across the state. The dates are -4- July 19-24. Various aspects of aging will be covered in the ten courses, from mental health and resource management to the law. WCU personnel involved with the school are Dr. Jerry Rice, director of WCU's Summer School and campus coordinator for the geron­tology school, Cindy Shay of Continuing Edu­cation , and Don Kelley, associate director for human resources at CIML and coordinator of WCU's activities on aging. ANNOUNCEMENTS EIGHT ti"EPALIS WILL BE HERE SEPT. 18- 27 AND CIML is looking for families with whom they can stay for the week. Families will need to provide breakfasts and some suppers . Most of the Nepalis will be government of­ficials and they will be on campus for short- term training at the beginning of a longer U. S. tour . Those interested should call Johanna Lewis at CIML (7492). CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON A RELOCATION OF Wachovia Bank and Trust Company's office on the campus of WCU in Cullowhee. The office will move, from its present location, arross the street to the former post office building on the campus of Western Carolina Universicy. The building's interior will be completely renovated, and some of the exterior will be redone. Construction should be completed in early fall of this year, at which time the old office will be closed. The new , more spacious facility will contain four teller stations, two private offices, a vault, and safe deposit boxes. COPIES OF A JACK-oF-ALL-TRADES DIRECTORY for Jackson County, compiled through CIML, are now available from the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce or from CIML . The directory lists area people with skills in such areas as carpentry, masonry, plumbing, bicycle repair, horse shoe repair, meat-cutting, babysitting, and roofing . The copies are free . Anyone omitted but wish­ing to be included in future editions should contact CIML . A SUMMER INSTITUTE HERE JULY 20-31 WILL TRAIN N.C . secondary school teachers and supervi­sors in the use of microcomputers in the classroom under a $44,600 grant from the National Science Foundation. An earlier institute, supported under the same grant, was held June 15-26 in Raleigh . Both are co-directed by mathematics professors Charles Martin. John Baker, and Charles Burrell, and about 120 school personnel are attending. Dr . Martin said the institutes are designed to narrow the gap between the number of public school microcomputers now available in the state--about 3,000--and the number of teachers trained to use them . WESTERN IS HOSTING A CAMP JULY 12-17 FOR high school health occupation students under the co-sponsorship of the N.C. Health Occu­pations Students of America (ROSA) and WCU 's School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The camp, for students 16 to 18 years of age representing HOSA chapters throughout the state, will focus on leadership development, health career investigation, and recreation. Dr . Kay Hart, associate dean of the school and head of nursing, will serve as camp director . Other WCU personnel serving the camp as faculty are Dr. Thomas Connelly (dean of the school), Paula Keeton (Health Sci­ences), Betty Westmoreland (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation), Don Kelley (CIML) and Bryant Kinney (WCU Student Emer~ency Care Team) . PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROMEO ROMANES, a German-born Englishman who spent 59 years photographing rural life in the mountains of southern Appalachia, is on display at the Mountain Heritage Center through September. The 30 black-and-white photographs depict country stores, train trestles, local architecture, farm operations, small- town scenes, and gen­eral life in northern Georgia and southwest­ern North Carolina from 1920 until 1975. Be lived in Alto, Ga., from 1919 until 1978, and his photographs appeared in numerous publications and national contests. PRODUCING ALCOHOL FUEL is the subject of a workshop to be held here July 22-24. Sponsored by WCU ' s CIML and the Tennessee Valley Authority , the workshop will feature demonstrations inside TVA's 44-foot mobile alcohol production unit and lectures on how to modify gasoline and diesel engines to use alcohol fuel. Workshop participants also will receive hands-on experience in every phase of the process and work with profes­sionals involved in various aspects of alcohol fuel production and research . Dr. Henry Mainwaring and Dr. Allen Moore will direct the making of alcohol fuel in the laboratory . Cost is $50 and enrollment is limited. For more information , contact Susan Smith at CIML (7492). THE SATURDAY l«>RNING EXERCISE CLASS FOR elders (EXCEL), sponsored through CIML , -5- this summer has included special presenta­tions on such topics as the myths of aging, homeopathic remedies, safety tips, nutri­tional needs of older adults, and fashions since World War I . The exercise sessions , designed for people 55 years of age or older, are not a rigorous fitness program. Participants and WCU student staffers engage in warm-up exercises to prepare for activi­ties such as bowling , swimming, and walking. The program, offered without charge, is sup­ported by a Lyndhurst Foundation grant . The current series ends August 1, and a new series begins with the fall semester . For additional information, contact Margie Lunnen at CIML (7428). NAMES IN THE NEWS SAM GRAY (Mountain Heritage Center) took part in a workshop on methods and tech­niques in gathering history for the Black History Research Committee of Henderson County, which has begun a project to inter­view and record impressions of older mem­bers of the black communities of the area and to investigate public records and docu­ment sites of historical significance to area black people. Gray led a seminar on oral history . NORMA B. COOK (Medical Technology) was recently appointed chairperson of the North Carolina microbiology scientific assembly, one of five units of the N.C. Society for Medical Technology . She will be responsible for all 1981-82 proceedings of the assembly, conducting its fall and spring meetings in Raleigh and Greensboro . DAN SOUTHERN (program director, Medical Technology) was elected 1981- 82 chairper­son of the education scientific assembly of the N.C . Society for Medical Technology. MARY EDWARDS (Nursing and Health Sciences) was elected secretary . This assembly com­prises all medical technology educators in the state, including clinical instructors from hospitals . SUSAN SMITH (CIML) was recently elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors for the Jackson County Sheltered Workshop . She will also be coordinating the workshop ' s public relations activities. A novel by CONSTANCE HEAD (History) , Ahaz, received first prize in the spring bo~ exhibit sponsored by the North Carolina branches of the National League of Ameri­can Pen Women . ROBERT BLAND (Library) served on a panel dis­cussing implementation of the second edition of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules at a meeting of the North Carolina SOLINET Users Group, held at Meredith College in Raleigh on May 13 . Topics included the effects of the new rules on existing card catalogs and automated cataloging procedures. JOE SCAGNOLI (Music) conducted the South­eastern District Junior High School All-State Band in Fayetteville May 1-3. The band gave a gala concert at Seventy- First High School Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Southeastern District Bandmasters Associa­tion . BOB HOLQUIST (Music) has been active this past year in choral and vocal events spon­sored by the N. C. Music Educat ors Associa­tion. In September , in Swannanoa, Greens­boro, and Goldsboro , he auditioned and selected tenors and basses for the N.C . Honors Chorus . In February and March , he judged the West District #2 Solo/Ensemble contest held at Gardner-Webb College in Boiling Springs and the West District #3 Solo/Ensemble contest held at Warren Wilson Coll ege in Swannanoa, as well as the West District 01 Large Group Events (both concert and s i ght - reading) a t Catawba Coll ege in Salisbury . In November , serving on a panel discussing adjudicating of these contests, he also presented a paper titled "The High School Solo Singer." On March 3 1-April 2, Dr . Holquist conducted the Hialeah (Fla . ) Honors Choh,

  • The Reporter, February 1983
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.The A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 4, 1983 SETZER RELINQUISHES COACHING DUTIES Bob Setzer, one of the South1s most popular assistant football coaches, is hanging up his whistle after 21 seasons on Western's football staff. The 50-year old Hay­wood County native has coached WCU1s defensive linemen since 1957 with the exception of three years (1963-65) when he was head football coach at East Ruther­ford High in Forest City and one year when he took a sab­batical from coaching. He is leaving the coaching ranks to become the coordinator of WCU's new industrial dis­tribution program in the School of Technol­ogy and Applied Science. He has taught in the school's Department of Industrial Edu­cation and Technology for over 20 years and holds the rank of associate professor. "As much as I love coaching football, this opportunity is too attractive to pass up," said Setzer in explaining his decision to give up his coaching duties. "Western Carolina University and its athletic pro­gram have been my life for a very long time. No one could love working here more than I do." Setzer says he plans to stay close to the football program. I want to continue to help and stay involved with the Catamounts as much as ray time will permit." Bob Waters, WCU's director of athletics and head football coach, says Setzer will be difficult to replace. "Bob has to be one of the most dedicated persons to ever work for this university. He has been more than a coach to th is program and will be sorely misssed," he offered. Waters said plans for filling the defensive line coaching position "have not been discussed to date" and "it will be some time before we can work out the details." Setzer was an all-state selection at Waynes-ville High School in 1950 and went on to an outstanding career at WCU where he played for the legendary Tom Young and was a two-time All-North State Conference pick as a lineman. He captained the 1955 Catamounts. In addition to his football coaching and teaching duties, he also coached Western's intercollegiate wrestling team from 1969 to 1976 and posted an impressive 44-31-1 dual meet record. Setzer and his wife, Anne, have four chil­dren — Neil, a teacher and coach in Hines-ville, Ga.; Laura, a graduate student at WCU; Joel, a freshman at N.C. State; and Steve, a junior at Sylva-Webster High. GARRETT TO TEACH INDIAN MEDICINE COURSE To many people, Indian medicine falls into the category of old wives' tales. That is, they see it as the kind of medicine that's based on superstition and doesn't really work. But the traditional medicine of native American Indians is much more than that, says Dr. J.T. Garrett, administrator of the Cherokee Indian Hospital in Cherokee. "Indian medicine," Garrett said, "is a way of life in which a person follows the laws of nature and seeks a sense of self balance and self control." It is based, he said, on the belief that sickness is caused by a physical, mental, or spiritual imbalance that the person must correct himself or, in some cases, accept without false hopes of being healed, Garett, who also is an apprentice medicine man in the Cherokee tradition, hopes to dispel some of the myths about Indian medicine in a special course he will teach at Western Feb. 15-March 15. The five-week course, which is open to the public, will meet from 7 until 9 p.m. each Tuesday in 104 Killian Building. Persons can register by calling continuing educa­tion at ext. 7397. The cost is $30. "I want to create a better awareness of what Indian medicine is and giv e it the dignity and respect it deserves," said the 40-year-old Garrett, who is not a physician but has a doctorate in public health. Many of the details of Indian medicine are kept secret and are passed down from a medicine man to his apprentices only over years of observing and fasting, Garrett said, noting that medicine practitioners are proud of their art and usually won't discuss it wit h fellow Indians, much less white people. As a "tsilaghe unag" or part Cherokee, Garrett is sensitive to this custom and doesn't plan to reveal the secrets of traditional Cherokee medicine. He does, however, plan to teach his class about many rituals, charms, ceremonies, and concepts that are common among native American tribes. For example, he will discuss the meaning of circle, medicine wheel, life tree, drum, sweat lodge, and sacred pipe in Indian medicine. His class also will participate in healing ceremonies involving rituals, charms, herbs, and other Indian traditions. Throughout the class, Garrett will be draw­ing on knowledge he acquired during 23 years of study with Amoneeta Sequoyah, a Cherokee medicine man who died last year at the age of 80. "It was seven years before he would take me into his confidence," he said. In addition to his Indian training, Garrett holds a master's of environmental health and a Ed.D. in public health and disa­bility rehabilitation counseling from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. In 1970, he graduated from Western with a degree in biology and business administra­tion. Before joining the Indian Health Service two years ago, he worked for 12 years in the field of industrial health and hygiene. At the Cherokee hospital, which offers the latest in diagnostic equipment, Garrett has helped set up a "Traditional Indian Medi­cine Room" in which a group meets to dis­cuss how traditional ways might be used in the hospital. The room, Garrett said, is part of his longtime vision to "bridge the gap between modern medicine and traditional (Indian) medicine." ELIMINATE SELF-DEFEATING BEHAVIORS Always striving for perfection, being in a hurry, and procrastinating are self-defeat­ing behaviors that minimize fun, freedom, and spon taneity, according to Dr. J. Claude Evans. Evans, a self-employed marriage and family counselor in Waynesville who spent 25 years as chaplain at Southern Methodist Univer­sity, will teach a course on "Eliminating Self-Defeating Behaviors" Feb. 7-Feb. 28 at Western. The four-week course, sponsored by con­tinuing education, ext. 7397, will meet from 7 until 8:30 p.m. each Monday in 104 Killian Building. In addition to self-defeating behaviors, the course will cover communication skills and posit ive ways to deal with emotions and neurotic relationships. "Certain behaviors — such as be perfect, try hard, be strong, and hurry up — can drive us and defeat us if they become com­pulsive," Evans said. "I call these drivers. We all have them. They come from our childhood, from our parents saying you should do this and you should do that. In the class, we will examine five drivers and try to get in touch with them so they don't drive us and we can become less compulsive, freer, and happier." Cost of the course is $35. 3 CONTINUING ED COURSES OFFER VARIETY NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR EXCELLENCE AWARD Review courses for the mathematics and Eng­lish portions of the Graduate Record Exami­nation will be taught at Western this semes­ter. The mathematics course will be held from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 15-March 22, in 211 Stillwell Building. Susan Gardsbane, director of WCU1s Math and Science Resource Center, is the instructor. Cost is $15. Dr. Janis Mercer, instructor in the s peech and theater arts department, will teach the English course from 7 until 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 29-April 14 in 211 Stillwell Building. Cost is $20. In each course, specific sections of the GRE will be covered. Students will take sample tests to determine their own know­ledge. There are no required texts. How­ever, GRE review texts are available at most bookstores, and students may use them as home study guides. Other courses are: —Aerobic Dance for Beginners, 6-7 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 17-April 14 (except Feb. 24), in Dance Studio of Reid Gymnasium by June Benson, $20. —Aerobic Dance for Intermediates, 7:30- 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 17-April 14 (except Feb. 24), in Dance Studio of Reid Gymnasium by June Benson. $20. —Budget Decorating, 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 28-March 28, 253 Belk Building by Kathy Noland. $35. —Math Refresher Course for Adults, 7 p.m. general meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 325 Stillwell Building by Mary Casey, $20. —Personal and Career Assessment, 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 14 and 21, Conference Room of Center for Improving Mountain Living in Bird Building by Mardy Davies, $25. —Using A Food Processor, 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Feb. 17 and 24, 409 Belk Building by Karen Miller, $15. —Understanding the American Economy, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 22-April 5 (except March 15), 103 Forsyth Building by Dr. Duncan Tye, $35. Western's employees governed by the N.C. State Personnel Act are eligible to be nomi­nated for the Gov ernor's Award for Excel­lence. The award, which will be presented at a ceremony during "North Carolina State Employee Appreciation Week," has been set up to recognize the outstanding achieve­ments of state employees. Western may send up to three nominations to the Governor's Commission for Recognition of State Employees for consideration at the state level. Awards may be made in any of the following categories: devotion to duty, innovations, public service, safety/ heroism, human relations, and other achieve­ments. Any individual may nominate an employee for this award. Nomination forms may be obtained from the Personnel Office or Randy Rice, chairman of the awards committee. Selection of final­ists to be submitted for the award will be made by the mem bers of the committee. Nomi­nations should be sent to Randy Rice at the Housing Office before February 15. GRADUATE STUDY ROOMS AVAILABLE William J. Kirwan, University Librarian, has announced that applications are being accepted from graduate students for the use of study rooms in Hunter Library. Graduate studies are usually assigned for a single session and are awarded based on the need to be in close proximity to the b ook, periodical, and non-print collections in the library. Applicants must be admitted to a degree can­didacy and first priority will be given to students enrolled in a Thesis Course (699). Students enrolled in a Research Methods Course will have second priority, and those enrolled in an advanced degree course and Special Topics or Directed Study will have third and fourth priorities. Applications, policy statements, and agree­ment forms are available from individual department heads or from William Kirwan in Hunter Library. PHONATHON INCLUDES FACULTY AND STAFF Each year during the spring semester the University Development Office conducts 4 a phonathon soliciting private contribu­tions from WCU alumni to support various university programs, especially student scholarships. This year's phonathon will run from February 21 t hrough March 11, from 6:30 until 9:30 in the evening, and for the first time, faculty and staff are being invited to participate. Individuals are welcome or you can form your own team of four. The evenings are planned for enjoyment as well as soliciting with pizzas for all and prizes for the team receiving the most pledges. For more information, contact Jim Medlin or Lila Buchanan in the Development Office, ext. 7164, before February 11. EXERCISE CLASS FOR ELDERS BEGINS FEB. 12 The spring series of EXCEL, the Saturday morning exercise class for elders sponsored by the Center for Improving Mountain Living, will begin February 12 at Reid Gym. The class meets from 9 a.m. until noon and is open to adults over 55 who would like to participate in non-rigorous activities and interaction with others. EXCEL partici­pants, joined by WCU students, do warm-up exercises followed by activities such as bowling, swimming, and walking. Each meeting ends with a short presentation by EXCEL members, a university faculty or staff member, or community speaker. Some of the programs planned include: Feb. 19 — Peter Freer will present a program on self defense. March 5 — Walt Weslow, an EXCEL member, will speak on his travel experiences. March 26 — Sarah Hornsby, Elaine Brown, Vicki Burns, together with members of the Presbyterian youth choir, the Joy Noises, will perform Israeli folk dances. April 9 — Martha Chovan, assistant pro­fessor of nursing, will talk about older adults in other countries and changing sleep patterns in later years. The class cost $2 per Saturday or $16 for the series, meeting Feb. 12, 19, 26; March 5 and 26, April 9 and 23; and May 7. For more information call Pam Edwards at CIML, ext. 7492. ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR for poring through old tax receipts and check stubs has arrived once again. The library can aid you in preparing your federal income tax forms. Several commercially published tax guides as J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax and the 1983 Tax Guide for College Teachers as well as the I nternal Revenue Service's tax guides are available at the reference desk. Of special interest is the 1982 Reproducible Federal Tax Forms which may be photocopied and used as official tax forms. THE PAUL A. REID DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS will be open for nominations until Feb. 15. The two awards, each for $1,000 will be presented at the Spring Awards and Recognition Dinner. Nominations of ques­tions about the awards can be directred to Dr. C.J. Carter, Chairman of the Selection Committee, Room 312, H.F. Robinson Adminis­tration Building, ext. 7321. THE WCU INTERIOR DESIGN PROGRAM is current­ly sponsori ng an invitational exhibit in the art ga llery in Belk Building through Feb. 11. The exhibit features interna­tional and national award winning furniture seating pieces. Also included are perspec­tives and presentation work from profes­sional designers and architects and repre­sentative pieces of student work. Hours are 8 a.m until noon, 1-4 p.m. weekdays. NAMES IN THE NEWS GENE BAILEY (Information Systems) has been invited to chair a session at the National ACM Computer Science Conference to be held in Orlando, Florida, in February. Bailey has also been invited to be a discussant at the SE AI DS meeting in Williamsburg, Va. ALICE MATHEWS (History) was one of 14 historians invited to present lectures for the Seminar on Onslow County History sponsored by Swansboro's Two Hundreth Anniversary Committee and Coastal Carolina Community College. Mathews spoke December 2 on "The Social History of Onslow County." Mathews also presented a program on "Women in Western North Carolina" at the Western North Carolina Historical Association meeting at Mars Hill, Jan. 29. The A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 11, 1983 CHANCELLOR ROBINSON SPEAKS TO JOINT APPROPRIATIONS BASE BUDGET COMMITTEES Chancellor Robinson appeared last Thursday before a joint session of the State Senate and House Appropriations Base Budget Commit­tees. The committees were conducting hear­ings on the base budgets of all state agen­cies and institutions. The text of his remarks follows: I appreciate the opportunity to present information about the base budget of Western Carolina University. My comments will be directed, first, to some of those programs and services made possible by this basic support and touch briefly on the wide array of activities at Western directed to the specific educa­tional and economic needs of western North Carolina, and beyond. Then, I will review the current condition of our base budget with the hope that this information will be of use to you in your continuing deliberations. I know that you share with me the convic­tion that the welfare of our State and the future prosperity of its people rest in large part upon the cornerstone of educa­tion. This is especially true of the eco­nomically depressed western region, where high quality programs designed to meet clearly defined needs is a paramount objec­tive of Western Carolina University. Ours is a multipurpose university, offering degrees at the bachelor*s, master*s and sixth-year education specialist levels. I will mention only a few of the specific ac­tivities and achievements you are making possible at Western Carolina University. When I came to the chancellorship of Wes­tern eight and a half years ago, after 30 years of experience at North Carolina State University, the University System of Georgia and at Purdue University, I brought with me a conviction that institutions of higher education must have an immediate and enduring effect on the students they serve and on the regions in which they are located. Otherwise, they fail to meet their responsibility. With your help, we set about making certain that Western Carolina University was pre­pared for and did, in fact, carry out that task. We turned our attention to the nature and quality of our students. We raised the aca­demic standards of the institution and we tightened the Admission Requirements. We established a comprehensive counseling, advisement and placement center to make cer­tain that students receive professional assistance in making career choices, to ad­vise them throughout their four years, with particular emphasis on the first two years, and to help them get jobs. Not only have the students responded to this program, but parents throughout the state have expressed their gratification. Coupled with this activity has been a sys­tematic program to improve the retention of students, to keep them from dropping out of the University. We also have accepted high-risk students in summer school to give them the opportunity to qualify for regular Admission. We found a widespread national problem re­flected in our student body — poor, often abject, writing ability — and we required writing instruction and the demonstration of writing skills in all subject areas. As a result of these activities, Western Carolina University has been used as a model in counseling, student retention, and writing by the Southern Regional Education Board. A Research Triangle Institute study found our programs for dealing with high risk and remedial students among the most effective in the state. We accepted the responsibility for pro­viding instructional and student counseling programs for the Cherokee Indians. Al­though members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have been citizens of the United States since 1924, the Western Carolina University Cherokee Center, which opened in 1975, was the first h igher education program offered by the State to the Cherokee on the Qualla Boundary, sometimes referred to as a reservation. Using the facilities of the ultra-modern Cherokee High School,« we provide an evening program of resident-credit offerings that reaches young and older native Americans. This program, for many, is the bridge that brings them to the Cullowhee campus for a full four-year degree and into the main stream of higher educational life. The Uni­versity of North Carolina General Adminis­tration has supported this program from its inception, with President Friday taking a deep and p ersonal interest in it. It may take many years for us to see the full ef­fect of this effort, but the long-terra ad­vantages will benefit both the State and the Cherokee. Our other resident-credit center is in Asheville, where we use the facilities of the University of North Carolina at Asheville through a cooperative agreement. We offer programs to some 800 to 1,000 stu­dents. This center provides the graduate instruction for Asheville and the sur­rounding area. In combination with the Cullowhee campus Graduate School program, we offer a broad array of programs at the master's and sixth-year education special­ist levels to a wide spectrum of the citi­zens of western North Carolina. The development of graduate study programs directly related to the needs of the people has resulted in a 138 percent growth in en­rollment in the Graduate School during the last ten years. One of our most important schools is the School of Business. We expect to receive acreditation from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business this spring. Three years ago, approximately 40 percent of the Business faculty held doctorates and had professional business experience; today, 80 percent of the faculty has the doctorate and all current faculty members have actual business experience or consult with business. A concerted effort to build a strong School of Business is now and will in the future pay excellent dividends for the University, the region and the State. The accredita­tion team stated in the exit interview with me in N ovember that ours was one of the best programs they had reviewed and was most complimentary of our faculty in Business. In 1982, 94 percent of our bachelor's de­gree graduates in Business had accepted po­sitions at the time of graduation and an­other three percent had valid job offers within 30 days of commencement. Likewise, graduates of our School of Nursing and Health Sciences attest to the quality of the programs of that school. One of our 1982 graduates posted the na­tion's second highest score on the American Medical Record Association's registration examination. All of the 1982 graduates of our emergency medical care program — the only four-year program of its kind in the nation — and all of our medical record ad­ministration graduates passed professional licensure examinations. Ninety-three per­cent of our medical technology graduates passed a rigorous national registry examina­tion and 93 percent of our nursing grad­uates passed the state licensure exami­nation. In our School of Education and Psychology, 1982 graduates had a passi

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    Co-Authors: Janna Fox
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    This study examines the academic performance of second language (L2) applicants who are admitted to a university on the basis of the number of years completed in English-medium secondary school. Such language-residency Requirements are underexamined in the research literature. Results from the first 2 years of a 4-year longitudinal study indicate that there is no significant or meaningful difference in the performance of groups of students admitted to a university on the basis of 3, 4, or 5 years in English-medium high school. However, as a group, these L2 students underperform other groups and many are at risk. The results of this study are discussed in relation to research regarding time as a factor in language proficiency development and alternative models of language support. If universities are to continue using language residency as an indication of language proficiency, it is essential to provide these L2 applicants with language assessment that is tied to timely, supplemental instruction for stude...

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    Co-Authors: Paul George, Yoon Soo Park, Philip A Gruppuso, Eli Y Adashi
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    PURPOSE The curricular elements of undergraduate premedical education are the subject of an ongoing debate. The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (AMS) matriculates students via the traditional premedical route (TPM) and an eight-year baccalaureate/MD program-the Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME)-which provides students with a broad and liberal education. Using the juxtaposition of these two Admission routes, the authors aimed to determine whether there is an association between highly distinct premedical curricular and Admission Requirements and medical school performance and residency placement. METHOD The cohorts studied included all of the PLME (n = 295) and TPM (n = 215) students who graduated from the AMS between 2010 and 2015. Outcome variables consisted of multiple measures of medical school performance, including standardized multiple-choice examination scores and honors grades, and residency placement. The authors employed unadjusted tests of averages and proportions (independent t tests and chi-square tests) to compare variables. RESULTS The TPM students attained marginally, but statistically significantly, higher average scores on standardized multiple-choice examinations than their PLME counterparts. The number of undergraduate premedical science courses completed by PLME students accounted for less than 4% of the variance in key metrics of medical school performance. The residency placement record of the PLME and TPM cohorts proved comparable. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the association between medical school performance and residency placement and undergraduate premedical curricular and Admission Requirements is weak. Further study is needed to determine the optimal premedical preparation of students.

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    Co-Authors: Aderibigbe Israel Adekitan, Etinosa Nomaosaghae
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    The academic performance of a student in a university is determined by a number of factors, both academic and non-academic. Student that previously excelled at the secondary school level may lose focus due to peer pressure and social lifestyle while those who previously struggled due to family distractions may be able to focus away from home, and as a result excel at the university. University Admission in Nigeria is typically based on cognitive entry characteristics of a student which is mostly academic, and may not necessarily translate to excellence once in the university. In this study, the relationship between the cognitive Admission entry Requirements and the academic performance of students in their first year, using their CGPA and class of degree was examined using six data mining algorithms in KNIME and Orange platforms. Maximum accuracies of 50.23% and 51.9% respectively were observed, and the results were verified using regression models, with R2 values of 0.207 and 0.232 recorded which indicate that students’ performance in their first year is not fully explained by cognitive entry Requirements.

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