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  • The Reporter, October 2002
    2019
    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.• Reporter -M. the Faculty i October 14, 2002 News for and Staff of Western Carolina University 600 Students PArticipate Assessments Provide Fitness Information There is a li festyle change when incoming college freshmen leave home. No longer is there a concerned voice telling Students to eat their vegetables or to quit gobbling so much junk food, especially late at night. Now they have to cope with the infamous "freshman fifteen"—those extra first-semester pounds that can result from poor eating habits combined with stress and a sedentary lifestyle. In order to find out what kind of shape Western freshmen are in, several campus depArtments demonstrated an impressive display of teamwork during the second week of the fall semester. Those depArtments administered a battery of fitness assessments to more than six hundred Students enrolled in Health 123 ("Health and Wellness") and Health Sciences 101 ("Nutrition, Fitness, and Wellness"). Students in the classes, pArt of the Liberal Studies core requirement for wellness, were invited to pArticipate to determine their cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, muscular endurance, flexibility, and blood chemistry MHC Staff Receives Award The Eva Adcock Award, given in reco gnition of longtime and significant service to Westerns Mountain Heritage Day, was presented to the staff of Western's Mountain Heritage Center during festival activities September 28. The center is the focal point of each Mountain Heritage Day, with exhibitions and demonstrations of authentic mountain folk Arts and skills. The staff of th e Mountain Heritage Center includes (left t o right) Peter Koch, education associate; Wanda Ashe, administrative secretary; Tyler Blethen, director; Suzanne McDowell, curator; and Edna Lamberson, mountain heritage resource assistant. The award is named in ho nor of the late WCU faculty member Eva Adcock, whose strong leadership and dedication helped to make Mountain Heritage Day a succe ss from its earliest years. (including cholesterol Students perform sit-ups and push-ups as pArt of th e physical and blood assessment. Additional testing will be d one in December to sugar determine if class work is having a positive effect. levels). Students are encouraged to use the results to plan and implement changes to their overall wellness. "These courses focus on personal responsibility for one's health and the development of skills and knowledge to assist Students in achieving and maintaining a level of health and fitness to enhance their learning experience at WCU and to help them develop a healthy lifestyle," said Debby Singleton, visiting instructor of health and human performance. The DepArtment of Health and Human Performance, DepArtment of Health Sciences, Fitness Center, and University Health Services worked cooperatively to plan, organize, and implement the assessments. The tests were conducted over a two-day period with the volunteer help of graduate and undergraduate Students, faculty, Fitness Center staff, and employees of WestCare Health System. Fitness assessment data will provide valuable research information on the health and fitness level of Western Students, Singleton said. Several sections of Health Education 123 and Health Sciences 101 classes will conduct additional testing in December to determine if th e course content and activity requirements have made positive improvements in the Students' fitness assessment scores. For more information about the fitness assessments and the results, or to volunteer to help next semester, contact Singleton in the DepArtment of Health and Human Performance at 227-3545. Writer in Residence Begins Full Time Family Themes Dominates Lifetime ofWriting Her life's work as a writer began at the age of four with a red spiral notebook and a mother who took dictation. Dawn Karima Pettigrew, Western's first full-time writer in residence, dictated her stories and poems until she could write them down on paper herself. At the age of nine, Pettigrew became a published author with a poem about Egypt. She hasn't stopped writing and "My stories and poems tend to be family stories," said Pettigrew. "I'm fascinated by what families and individuals do with everyday life. I th ink that's where the miracles are—extraordinary things ensconced in ordinary events." Her writings include poems, essays, creative non-fiction, and several novels. Pettigrew's first novel, The Way We Make Sense, is being published this fall. A finalist in the North American Native First Book Award Competition, it is a story about two things, miracles and consequences, and the way each impacts the Stands Straight family. The family patriarch, Jack, makes a foolish decision that affects the rest of the family for decades. Finally, his granddaughter, Manna, makes a miraculous choice that redeems the whole family. "I am convinced that in any situation, no matter how terrible, if someone will begin to make right choices, God will intervene and turn it around," said Pettigrew. She is looking for a publisher for her second novel, The Marriage of S aints, written at the end of her reign as Ms. Native American Worldwide Achieve­ment 2001. The book was written during a time of transition in Pettigrew's life. Glimmer Train, a short story journal, published an excerpt from The Marriage of Saints in its summer issue and Califor­nia Stage, a theatre company in Sacra­mento, California, is performing that excerpt as a play this November. Pettigrew holds a masters of fine Arts in creative writing from The Ohio State University and a bachelor of Arts degree in social studies with a concentration in popular culture and the media from Harvard University. She has been a conference/readings coordinator for Wordcraft Circle, is a member of the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, and is a member of the Native American Journalists' Association. In January, her classes in creative writing and Native American literature will be offered for the first time at Western's Cherokee facilities. In addition to a maintaining a full teaching load, Pettigrew continues to serve as a correspondent for News from Indian Country. Previously she interned as an assistant to the producer of Larry King Live on Cable News Network and served as a member of the editorial staff of Harvard's Diaspora Literary Journal. Pettigrew has taught at The Ohio State University and Ohio Wesleyan University. The Writer in Residence program is intended to enhance undergraduate and graduate courses offered through the professional writing programs in Western's English depArtment, said Brian Railsback, depArtment head and assistant professor of English. New Ambulance Purchased The new "cat" running through campus also has lights and sirens. University Health Services and Emergency Medical Services, through the Division of Studen t Affairs, have purchased a ne w ambulance to better serve the needs of th e university community. The previous ambulance was purchased in 1987. WCU-EMS, established in 1965, is on e of th e oldest university-sponsored, Student-operated emergency response teams in the nation. The new ambulance features the cata­mount logo and Western colors. The ambulance operates twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week when school is in session. Proud of th e new ambulance are (left to right) Mike Krowka, lieutenant; George Lamphier, chief; Josh Ryzcek, assistant chief; and Brett Norton, captain. publishing since then. Dawn Pettigrew Western's "AAA" Comes to the Rescue Mountain Heritage Day on September 28 may have basked in the sun and pleasant temperatures of a beautiful fall day, but Mother Nature still presented weather-related challenges. After more than a week of heavy rains, vendors pArticipating in the annual festival were faced with a muddy problem. The track infield was still soggy as they attempted to find their locations and set up their booths. Western's ground crew spent Friday afternoon and Saturday before and after the festival using three tractors to pull cars out of the mud. "We opened the field at 1 p.m. Friday and the first vehicle got stuck," said Roger Turk, grounds superintendent. "We knew we were going to have a problem, but not how extensive it would be." Of the twenty-three grounds crew members, six worked split shifts on both days to make sure everyone could get in and out. The entrance to the field was prepared with gravel, but road tires just spun mud everywhere, making ruts in the mud. Overnight, the ruts were filled with sand and a roller was brought in to compact the ruts for a better surface. "The wet parking area was such a confined space, one way in and out," said Turk. The week after the festival, thirty tons of sand, one hundred pounds of grass seed, and extra fertilizer were brought in to repair the grounds. Extensive aeration has let the ground breathe and dry out. O c t o b e r 1 4 , 2 0 0 2 • T h e R ep o r t e r tuj) Calendar October 14-27, 2002 Look for regular updates on the university's Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Monday, October 14 Discussion—"The U.S. Navy and the War on Terrorism," 4-6 p.m., 186 Hunter Library. (227-3908) Dance classes—6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Mondays through November 4. Breese Gymnasium. $ (227-7397) Tuesday, October 15 Training Tuesday—"NCFlex" will cover changes to NCFlex benefits for 2003, information on Flexible Spending Account Program, 9-10 a.m.; 10-11 a.m.; 2-3 p.m.; and 3-4 p.m. Room 404, BB. (227-2388 or www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Training program—van safety course, 9-11 a.m., Room 404, BB. (227-7443 or flury@wcu.edu) Seminar—"How Lifestyle Choices Determine Human Health," interactive satellite seminar with Linda Hancock, author of Tobacco Use Reduction Guide for Colleges and Universities, 7:30 p.m., NSA. (227-7383) Recital—Knoxville Early Music Project, 8 p.m., RH. (227-3260 or wpeebles@wcu.edu) Wednesday, October 16 Last Minute Productions event—on Wednesdays through November 6, information table, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., for Operation Christmas Child, project to fill shoeboxes with toys and necessities for children worldwide. UC. (227-7206) International Brown Bag presenta­tion— Kristen Cook, WCU senior interior design Student, will share experiences, noon, Room 9, Stillwell Building. (227-2155) Open forum—with architect from Corley Redfoot Zack Inc. to discuss Student recreation center, 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m., Club Illusions, UC. (227-7147) Lady Catamount volleyball—vs. East Tennessee State, Southern Confer­ence match, 7 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Wednesday, October 16- Saturday, October 19 Theatre—Talk Radio by Eri c Bogosian, 7:30 p.m., Niggli Theatre. $ (227-7491) Thursday, October 17 Recital—Low Brass Studio "Octubafest," 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Friday, October 18 Recital—featuring Students from the music depArtment, 2 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Cross Country—Western Open/Run for the Old Mountain Jug, 5 p.m. (227-2026) Saturday, October 19 Open house—for prospective Students and families. Registration begins at 9 a.m., RRAC. (227-7317) Lady Catamount volleyball—vs. Appalachian State, Southern Conference match, 7 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Sunday, October 20 Lecture—"African-American History," 3 p.m., MHC. (227-7129) Tuesday, October 22 Employee Health Screenings—Flu shots available, 8 a.m.-l p.m. Grandroom, UC. $. (227-2088) Training Tuesday—"Customer Service 11-Advanced Connections (pArt 2)" Professional Development Track, 6 credits. Registration required. 9 a.m.-noon, Room 404, BB. (227-2388 or www.wcu.edu/hr/ training) Seminar—"Emerging Infectious Diseases," interactive satellite seminar featuring Gail Hughes, presenter at the Sixth International Conference on AIDS, 7:30 p.m., NSA. (227-7383) Concert—WCU Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, October 23 Faculty recital—"Classical Meets Jazz VIII," 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Friday, October 25 Homecoming event—alumni golf tournament, 1 p .m., Laurel Ridge Country Club, Waynesville. $ (227-7335 or magill@email.wcu.edu) Recital—featuring music Students, 2 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Workshop—DepArtment heads, 3-5 p.m., Room 104, Killian Building. (227-7495) Homecoming event—Homecoming parade, 6:15 p.m., Sylva. (227-7206) Homecoming Spirit Night— 8 p.m., Intramural field. (227-7206) Saturday, October 26 Homecoming event—tailgate pArty, 11 a.m.-l:30 p.m., parking lot, Jordan- Phillips Fieldhouse. (227-7206) Homecoming event—College Village Reunions. RSVP required by Friday, October 18. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., lawn, UC. (227-7335 or magill@email.wcu.edu) Homecoming football—vs. Chatta­nooga, Southern Conference game, 2 p.m., WS/BW. (227-7338) Homecoming event—Stompfest Step Show, 7:30 p.m., RRAC. $ (227-7722 or 227-7234) Sunday, October 27 Concert—Inspirational Choir, 3:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7234) Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, I6CI Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to ReporterQemail. ucu.edu. Submit items for the university's calendar online at least one wee k prior to the event. *** Slow Showing*** Exhibitions: Hero. Photography by Western alumnus Shawn Scully. Through October 17- Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-7206) Art Student League Exhibition. October 23 through November 21. Opening reception October 23, 2-4 p.m., Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-7206) North Carolina Women Making History. The trials, triumphs, and changing roles of women during the past 400 years. Through December 2003. MHC. (227-7129) An Unmarked Trail: Stories of African Americans in Buncombe County from 1850-1900. Through October 15. MHC. (227-7129) Migration of the Scotch'Irish People• (Permanent exhibition). Information, illustrations, Artifacts, and murals. MHC. (227-7129) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Building; UC - A.K. Hinds University Center; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field; SSF - Shrader Soccer Field. O c t o b e r 1 4 . 2 0 0 2 • T h e R ep o r t e r Construction Could Begin Next Year New Recreation Center Taking Shape A new Student recreation center for West­ern is taking shape and cleared a major hurdle this fall when funding for the Student fee-supported project was approved by the General Assembly. Construction on the proposed $11.5 million center is planned to begin in October 2003 and is scheduled for completion by spring 2005. The project will be funded through a combination of a Student debt service fee to support construction of the facility and Student activities fees to cover the operational costs. Over the past week, Students, faculty, and staff have had opportunities to view the project and give feedback on the design of the center. • Sketches of the proposed facility are available in the University Center and in Reid Gymnasium near the intramural-fitness area. A comment box has been placed near the sketches to encourage feedback. • Open forums to explain and discuss the project will be held on October 16 at 3 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7 p.m. in Illusions in the University Center. The architect will be present at all of these times and invites all to offer impressions and suggestions. • A PowerPoint presentation is running continuously on Channel 62. • The architectural firm of Corley Redfoot Zack Inc. has been hired to design the facility. Project sketches are on the firm's Web site: www.corleyredfootzack.com/wcu.htm • A detailed look at the project will be made available in an upcoming insert in the Western Carolinian. • Comments about the facility can be e-mailed directly to the architect at info@corleyredfootzack.com. "The new center, authorized by the Board of Trustees, hopefully will make a profound and positive impact on Student life at the university, and the Student Affairs Division is very enthusiastic about this facility," said Robert Caruso, vice chancellor for Student affairs. "Student Affairs is committed to a philosophy that values holistic Student development. The Student recreation center will enhance Student academic achievement with outstanding leisure and recreational programs designed to promote Student well being." A Todd Murdock, director of Educa­tional Talent Search, presented "Activi­ties that Work: Leading Games with Kids" at the conference Break by the Lake: Celebrating Diversity /Connecting Lives. PArticipants were Student service personnel such as school administrators, counselors, psychologists, social workers, safety officers, and others. The confer­ence was sponsored by WCU's Counsel­ing and Psychological Services, Office of Rural Education, and Jackson County Schools. Reporter Office of Public Informatio n Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 T h e R e p o r t e r • 4 ^ Reporter JL Faculty < October 28, 2002 Student Affairs Initiates $1,000 Learning Award To encourage faculty involve­ment in enhancing learning opportunities for Students, the Division of Student Affairs has created the Integration of Learning Award. Any Western faculty member may propose a project that promotes the integration of teaching with activities in the Division of Student Affairs to achieve jointly identified Student learning outcomes. One award of $1,000 will be granted to support the faculty member. Funds for the project will be available for the fiscal year beginning July 1 after the award is announced. Eligible proposals should include a concise description of the integrated activity with Student affairs, including the Student learning outcomes. The awards selection commit­tee consists of Students, Student affairs administrators, and faculty. Deadline for proposals is March 28. For further information, contact Robert Caruso, vice chancellor for Student affairs, at 227-7234. News for the F aculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Housing Name Change Reflects Living, Learning The placard on the door to what has long been known at Western Carolina University as the DepArtment of Housing now reads DepArtment of Residential Living, and the change means more than just a few extra letters on the nameplate. "The depArtment name change, along with other initiatives currently under way and coming in the future, reflects a new emphasis on bringing academically oriented programming into the place where most Students spend a majority of their time—their residence halls," said Robert Caruso, Western's vice chancellor for Student affairs. "It's not just a place to sleep anymore. We're trying to bridge the gap between our Students' in-class and out-of-class experiences." One example, Caruso said, is the formation of an Academic Residential Community for Students living in Helder and Leatherwood halls. Called A.R.C., the program is an effort to encourage social, cultural, and academic interaction and activities for Students with similar interests or common academic focus, he said. "The A.R.C. is laying the foundation for an academic approach to residential living, where Students create clusters based on majors or special interests," said Angie Munkholm, resident director. "From freshmen to seniors, the A.R.C. allows Students who are studying the same things to live and learn together." As the program develops, Western faculty members will become pArt of the residential community as they interact freely with residents, teach classes in two classrooms located in the adjoining residence halls, and take pArt in "study buddy" group sessions held in the halls, Munkholm said. Encouraging faculty and Student interaction outside of the classroom is a major pArt of the university's new living-learning emphasis, Caruso said. A 300-bed residence hall currently under construction will include a "faculty-in-residence" program in which a Western faculty member will actually live alongside Students, working with staff members to promote the integration of the curriculum into the residence halls, he said. The new hall, a $14.7 million project, is being built through funds approved by North Carolina voters in the 2000 higher education bond referendum. Another bond-funded project still on the drawing boards is a new Living-Learning Center to be located in the Graham Building, currently home to University Health Services. When Western's health care staff members vacate the Graham Building, the facility will be converted into a small residence hall for about forty-five Students, with classrooms, seminar space, and offices for a new service learning program that will link community service opportunities to the university's academic programs. Employees Asked to Demonstrate Generosity Toward Numerous Charitable Organizations Employees of Western Carolina Univer­sity are being offered the opportunity to join their fellow state employees in Jackson County and across North Carolina in charitable giving through the annual 2002 State Employees' Combined Campaign. Western's campaign kicked off recently with donations of nearly $5,000 during the first week. Statewide, the first week brought in donations and pledges of more than $ 112,000. This annual fund-raising effort, which continues through Friday, November 8, provides an opportunity to assist nearly 1,000 charitable organizations that provide valuable community services. Last year, WCU faculty and staff, retirees, and Students contributed $34,634, the largest amount ever raised on the Western campus, whic

  • The Reporter, November 2003
    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.Combined Campaign Continues to Nov. 14 This year's State Employees Com­bined Campaign is nearing the half-way mark of its $29,000 goal. Employees can still submit their donation forms for the weekly drawings and are eligible for the grand prize drawing after the campaign closes. The SECC team appreciates your gifts that will make so many things possible for indiviudals who need help. November 10, 2003 News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Ribbon Cutting Opens New Center Snipping the ribbon to officially open the Center for Applied Technology are, left to right, Phil Walker, chairman, Western's board of trustees; U. S. Rep. Charles Taylor; Heather List, president, Western's Student Government Association; and Chancellor John Bardo. The Center for Applied Technology was officially opened during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, November 1. More than 200 people witnessed the event and pArticipated in self-guided tours through the recording and television studios, engineering laboratories for the design and testing of optical communication devices and systems, the center for computer-controlled manufactur­ing machining technology, and a center for the study of business-to-business sales. Designed as a world-class testing, development, and teaching facility to serve business in the region and to prepare Students for careers in emerging high-tech, "new economy" industries throughout Western North Carolina, the center was built with nearly $8 million in federal funding, secured with the help of U.S. Rep. Charles H. Taylor. Western broke ground for the 28,000-square-foot-facility in December 1999 and construction began in November 2001. Ken Burbank, associate professor of engineering technology (right), explains some of the innovations in engineering technology to Rep. Charles Taylor during a tour of the new facility. The engineering technology depArtment also showcased its renovated area on the ground floor of the adjacent Belk Building. Calm Returns To Campus After Fires Western Carolina University is returning to normal after a series of early morning fires in Scott Hall last week disrupted campus life and forced the 700 residents of the hall to evacuate in their pajamas and slippers for three consecutive days. A Student resident assistant for the hall's fifth floor on the west wing has been charged in connection with the three incidents and is no longer on campus. No one was injured in any of the fires. In each case, the evacuation process worked smoothly, and the fire alarms and sprinklers activated as they were designed to do. As a sense of relief spread across a weary campus with the report of a Student's confession, Chancellor John Bardo praised the entire university community for its response to the three-day crisis, including administrators, faculty, and staff who called the family of every Student in Scott Hall to reassure parents and guardians that their children were safe. "Additionally, several members of the Western community offered to open their homes to provide safe havens for these Students, if it had been necessary for them to relocate. I want to thank them for their generous spirit," Bardo said. Bardo commended members of the Cullowhee Fire DepArtment and Sylva Fire DepArtment. "These are volunteers who put themselves in harm's way for the protection of the people of this county. Their professionalism, caring, and quick response are a living symbol of what it means to be a pArt of this mountain community," he said. Water Treatment Plant Chancellor Bardo visits with Students outside Scott Hall last Thursday (kneeling, right). Bardo singled out staff members from the DepArtments of Residential Living, University Police, and Counseling and Psychological Services for service "above and beyond" to the Students immediately impacted by the fires. "These folks probably consider what they have accomplished over the last several days to be 'just doing their duty.' What I witnessed was the highest level of professionalism, caring, and true concern for the health and welfare of every individual Student—at all hours of the day and night," he said. Receives Recognition Drink all the water you want on campus—it's good, clean water. Western's water treatment facility won one of 14 North Carolina Area Wide Facility Optimization Program awards given for 2002 by the North Carolina DepArtment of Environmental and Natural Resources' Division of Environmental Health for effective turbidity removal. Turbidity is the amount of sand, dirt, and other organic and inorganic materials in the water before it is processed through final filters. The state requires 95 percent removal of this pArticulate matter. Western's treatment plant routinely removes 100 percent, according to Kenny Cook, chief water plant operator. Western received the top prize of the 14 awards given at a seminar in Forest City on October 22. This is the first year of the award, with the 116 water plants in North Carolina vying for recognition. "This award was not possible without the support of the university, my depArtment, and my staff," said Cook. Joining Cook in caring for the water system are Kristy Williams, MArty Prow, and Chris Korsgard. "We test the water everyday and baby the water plant like a newborn," said Cook. "We care very much about putting out good water." Cook has a degree in environmental science and also is in charge of wastewater treatment. Marching Band to Perform At National Championship Western's Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will perform at the prestigious Bands of America Grand National Championships, a showcase for the nation's top high school marching bands, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis November 13-15. This marks the second appearance by the Pride of the Mountains as an invited exhibition band at the Grand Nationals. Western's marching musicians performed in Indianapolis in 1998. Snare drum line struts its stuff as the Pride of the Mountains Marching Band entertains a home audience. • T h e R e po r t e r Monday, November 10- Tuesday, November I I Catamount golf—WCU-Sapphire Valley Intercollegiate. Country Club of Sapphire, Cashiers. (227-7338) Tuesday, November I I Training Tuesday—"Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace," Professional Development Track, (other sessions November 18 and December 2). 1-4 p.m. Room 104, Killian Building, (www.wcu.edu/hr/ training or 227-2388) Veterans' Day observance—with Gold Star Mothers, 5 p.m., lawn, UC. Rain location: Grandroom, UC. (293-8036) National French Week event— Isabelle Huppert, Playing Life, documentary about life of actress Isabell Huppert, 6 p.m., Room 121, McKee Building. (227-7241) Lady Catamount volleyball—vs. Appalachian State, Southern Conference match, 7 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Catamount Concert Series—Lillian Buss Pearson, piano, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, November 12 Workshop—addressing conservation easements and other land preserva­tion techniques, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., RRAC. (919-515-3723) Appalachian Lunchtime Cultural Series—poet, essayist, and fiction writer John Lane, Wofford College, speaking about Chattooga: Descending to Calendar November 10-23, 2003 Look for regular updates on the university's Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html into the Myth of Deliverance River. Bring lunch, 12:15 p.m., auditorium, MHC. (227-7129) Thursday, November 13 Workshop—Americans with Disabilities Act training. Required for all EPA and SPA employees, 10:15- 11:15 a.m., Room 104, Killlian Building. (227-2388, registration) Open House—Western's Programs in Asheville, 5:30-7 p.m., Holiday Inn, Airport Road, Asheville. (251-6642 or 800-369-9854) Workshop—Leave No Trace Awareness Workshop, 7-9:30 p.m., Base Camp Cullowhee, UC. (227-7206) Speakers—MTV Road Rules: "Speak on Diversity," featuring Shane and Rachel, pArticipants on the popular reality show, speaking about their own road through life, 8 p.m., RRAC. $(227-7206) Friday, November 14 Workshop—Americans with Disabilities Act training, noon- 1 p.m., Room 104, Killian Building. (227-2388, registration) *** Now Showing*** Exhibitions: Mountain Heritage Center Migration of the Scotch-Irish People. Permanent exhibit. North Carolina Women Making History.Through December 1. The Face of Appalachia: Portraits from the Mountain Farm. Through December 2. The People of the Land. Through May 2004. Belk Gallery Christopher Rauschenberg: Rephotographing Atge t. Through November 20. Chelsea Gallery Art Student League Exhibit. Opening November 12, through December 11. Lady Catamount volleyball—vs. College of Charleston, Southern Conference match, 7 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Friday, November 14- Sunday, November 16; Thursday, November 20- Sunday, November 23 Theatre—The University Players present The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, 7:30 p.m. week nights and Satuday nights and 2 p.m. weekend matinees, Hoey Auditorium. $ (227-7491) Saturday, November 15 Lady Catamount volleyball—vs. The Citadel, Southern Conference match, 2 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Sunday, November 16 Lady Catamount basketball—vs. Charlotte StArts, exhibition, 2 p.m., RRAC. (227-7338) Monday, November 17- Friday, November 21 International Education Week— featuring classroom visits by interna­tional Students, photo contest, international career fair, and more. Detailed scheduled to be announced. (227-7494 or 227-3433) Monday, November 17 Workshop—Americans with Disabili­ties Act training, 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 3:45-4:45 p.m., MHC. (227-2388, registration) Catamount Concert Series—Hugo Wolf song recital, celebrating the works of this great German Romantic composer, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, November 18 Training Tuesday—"Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace," 1-4 p.m., Room 104, Killian Building. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training or 227-2388) Wednesday, November 19 Summit—"Catching the American Dream: A Summit on Entrepreneur-ship." Keynote address by former N.C. Governor James G. MArtin, RRAC. (227-3173 or 227-3863) Concert—Ulali, Native American women's trio blending a capella song with traditional and contemporary sounds from Native America. Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series, 7:30 p.m., RH.$ (227-7242) Thursday, November 20 Concert—Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Friday, November 21- Saturday, November 22 Alumni weekend—second annual Alumni Band weekend. (227-7608) Friday, November 21- Sunday, November 23 Tournament—Southern Conference Volleyball Tournament, Chattanooga, Tennessee. (227-7338) Friday, November 21 Open House—for prospective Students and their families, registration, 8:30 a.m.; information fair, 8:30-10 a.m., concourse, RRAC. (227-7317). Saturday, November 22 Catamount football—vs. Gardner- Webb, 2 p.m., WS/BW. (227-7338) Sunday, November 23 Concert—Western Carolina Civic Orchestra, 4 p.m., RH. $ (227-7242) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center, RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Building; UC - A.K. Hinds University Center; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field; SSF - Schrader Soccer Field. Submissions: Send news items and calen dar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to Reporter@email.wcu.edu. Submit items for th e university's online calendar at least one week prior to the event. N o v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 0 3 • T h e R e p o r te r A Dwaun Warmack, director of multicultural affairs, and Jamel Hodge, National Pan-Hellenic Council adviser from the University of Georgia, will co-present "Compare and Contrast the National Pan-Hellenic Council at Historically Black Colleges and Universi­ties vs. Predominantly White Institutions" at the National Black Greek Leadership Conference this fall. They will discuss the difficulties or lack of programming and conflicts that black Greek-lettered organizations face with other minority organizations such as NAACP, black Student unions, and black programming boards. A Erin K. McNelis, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, is the third faculty member to be accepted into Project NExT, a nationally competitive program for new professors who hold doctoral degrees in mathematics. Each year, six faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the nation have the opportunity to become Project NExT Fellows. The NExT program, which stands for New Experiences in Teaching, provides professional development for professors interested in improving the teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics. Project NExT is a program of the Mathematics Association of America, funded by the ExxonMobil Foundation. A Richard Starnes, assistant professor of history, had his book Southern Journeys: Tourism, History and Culture in the Modern South published in July by the University of Alabama Press. A Scott Philyaw, associate professor of history, will have his book Virginia's Western Visions: Political and Cultural Expansion on an Early America n Frontier published by the University of Tennessee Press in December. It studies the ways Virginians viewed frontier settlement and western expansion in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A Laura Cruz, assistant professor of history, has written The Paradox of Prosperity: The Leiden Bookseller's Guild and the Distribution of Books in the Golden Age, which is an examination of the book trade in 17th-century Holland. Oak Knoll Press has the book scheduled for publication in May. A Tyler Blethen, professor of history and director of the Mountain Heritage Center, along with Richard Straw of Radford University, edited High Mountains Rising: Appalachia in Time and Place. A compre­hensive volume exploring the latest scholarship on Appalachian history and culture, it will be published by the Univer­sity of Illinois Press in 2004. Blethen also is author of a chapter titled "Antebellum Appalachia." A Mario Gaetano, professor of music, was a first place winner in the recent 2003 Composition Contest sponsored by the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs. His composition "Three Inventions for Flute and Percussion" was voted best chamber composition and awarded the Hinda Honigman Composer Cup at the awards luncheon in Winston-Salem. With thousands of clubs throughout the nation, the North Carolina Federation includes 18 clubs. A Ron Rash, Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Studies, recently was honored at Emory and Henry College's 22nd annual Literary Festival. The college is located in Emory, Virginia. Newton Smith, associate professor of English, presented one of the sessions. The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Relati ons. Debie Connelly, editor. Mail faculty/staff no tes, events, notices, and changes of address to The Reporter, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail t o 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 Relations Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CULLOWHEE, N.C. PERMIT NO. 1 N o v e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 0 3 • T h e Re p o r t e r Reporter -BL a November 24, 2003 News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University WNC Leaders Share Ideas for New Research,Technology Park at Western That's why the university is ta king steps to help people of the western region pArticipate in the new knowledge-based economy of the 21sr century by providing the high-tech education they will need to be competitive and by attempting to stimulate the creation of new stArt-up businesses that will locate in WNC, he said. "We have heard it from parents all across the region— in Asheville, in Hendersonville, in Rutherfordton, in Murphy, and in all points in between: 'I want my son or daughter to be able to live in Western North Carolina, to stay in my community, to remain in my church, to live near the family, and to have a good job and have a good life,"' Bardo said. "The Millennial Campus will position the university to help the people of the region as never before." During the summit, Eva Klein, whose consulting firm is nationally recognized for its work in planning and Continued on page 4 Western's much-anticipated Millennial Campus took another step toward reality Wednesday, November 5, as some 200 leaders from Western North Carolina's business, industry, education, and government sectors shared their ideas for creation of a new venture to nurture research and technology. The Millennial Campus is a major component of Western's efforts to serve as the cultural, social, economic, and environmental engine for the mountain region, Chancellor John Bardo said at a regional summit held in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center. "We keep seeing manufacturing plants closing all around us, and we keep seeing people losing their jobs," Bardo said. "These are permanent losses. This is not just the result of an economic downturn. What we are seeing is a fundamental restructuring of the economy, and those jobs are gone for good. They are not coming back." Summit Examines Impact of Small Business Nearly 500 people from all walks of life gathered Wednesday, November 19, at Western to exchange ideas on how individual entrepreneurial spirit and the development of small businesses may offer the best hope for a North Carolina economy battered by the loss of thousands of industrial jobs. "Catching the American Dream: A Summit on Entrepreneurship," sponsored by WCU's Public Policy Institute and held in the Ramsey Regional Activity Center, centered on examples of entrepreneurial success stories. The founders of three flourishing Western North Carolina businesses—Roger Former Governor James MArtin BArtlett of Western Builders, Leanne Campbell of Blue Ridge Motion Pictures, and Payson Kennedy of Nantahala Outdoor Center—provided a first­hand look at the trials and tribulations of growing a new business. Jim and Jo Ann Carland, co-directors of Western's academic programs in entrepreneurship, discussed the fact that many small business ventures fail because the entrepreneur has the dream and the desire, but not the skills. "Just because you like to cook doesn't mean you can run a r estaurant," Jim Carland said. Asheville Mayor Charles Worley and Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines discussed strategies adopted by their cities to boost entrepreneurship. In the summit's keynote address, former North Carolina Governor James MArtin commended the efforts of entrepreneurs, but also reminded the crowd that small business is one pArt of what should be a broad-based economic development strategy. "Some people are saying, 'don't worry about industry or big business because that buffalo hunt is over.' I disa gree," MArtin said. "You have to stand up for jobs in Western North Carolina, for big business, small business, any size business in between. We need high-tech, low-tech, medium-tech, or there won't be any new jobs in the region." Ribbon-cutting Ceremonies Return Bird, McKee Buildings to Service Western held ribbon-cutting ceremonies Friday, November 21, to unveil its newly renovated Bird and McKee buildings. Bird Building, which once served as Western's administration building, was built in 1960 and named after W. Ernest Bird, acting president of the university from 1947 to 1949 and president from 1956 to 1957. Prior to renovation, the facility was home to Western's regional outreach and economic development offices. Now redesigned to house both a state-of-the-Art Student Health Center and Counseling and Psychological Services office, the structure has been rewired with current electrical and information technology systems. Changes incorporated to improve access include installation of air conditioning, reconfigured space, and renovated second floor. Western's historic McKee Building was constructed as a laboratory school in 1939 and named in honor of Gertrude Dills McKee, first woman to be elected to the North Carolina Senate and a two-term member of the university's board of trustees. Renovations have been completed to configure classrooms for modern collegiate instruction, install adequate wiring, improve access, and eliminate water intrusion on the ground floor. McKee Building provides instructional space for the DepArtments of History, Modern Foreign Languages, Anthropology and Sociology, and Social Work, including room for new programs in Cherokee Studies and forensic anthropology. The facility also now houses Western's Teaching Fellows Program and Speech and Hearing Center. PArticipating in t he ribbon-cutting at the Bird Building are (left to right) state Rep. Phil Haire; Western trustee Charles Worley; Debbie Beck, director of University Health Services; state Rep. Roger West; John Ritchie, director of Counseling and Psychological Services; Chancellor John W. Bardo, Bill Ha ggard, associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs; and Western trustee Steve Warren. Cutting the ribbon on Western Carolina University's newly renovated McKee Building are (left to right) Michael Dougherty, dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions; state Rep. Phil Haire; Robert VArtabedian, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Will McKee of Cashiers; Western Student Brandon Robinson; Chancellor John W. Bardo; university trustee Charles Worley;

  • The Reporter, February 2007
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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.February 5, 2007 News for the F acuity and Staff of Western Carolina University Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Plans to Retire This Summer Robert Caruso, vice chancellor for Student affairs at Western since 1998, has announced plans to step down after a 37-year career in higher education that has included administrative leadership in nearly every facet of Student life. Selected in 2005 as one of three outstanding professionals by the American College Personnel Association for membership in its prestigious Senior Practitioner Program, Caruso won praise from his colleagues nationally who wrote in support of his nomination. Their comments included, "a treasure in our profession," "always looking out for the needs of the Students," and "experienced, knowledgeable and well-respected throughout the country." The same year, the North Carolina College Personnel Association recognized Caruso as a distinguished scholar. In 2004, the ACPA recognized him as a "diamond honoree" for his outstanding contributions to the association and his profession. And in 2003, the University of Maryland's College of Education honored him with its distinguished alumni award as an "outstanding scholar/practitioner." "Dr. Caruso's nine years at Western have been marked by Student affairs and academic affairs; expanded the activities of A.K. Hinds University Center to include the Multicultural Center, Women's Center and Center for Student Involvement; established the first Judicial Affairs and Service Learning depArtments and Enrollment Support Office; initiated the Student Affairs Scholars Series; completed construction of three new residential facilities; begun construction of a new Student recreation center; and launched a summer Freshman Reading Program and a graduate program in college Student personnel. A search committee strong leadership of the many outstanding programs that serve our Students and promote their academic, social, mental and physical well-being," said Chancellor John Bardo. "He has served as an able administrator, respected professor and mentor, and outstanding advocate for Student services." During Caruso's leadership as vice chancellor for Student affairs, Western has developed faculty-in-residence and faculty fellows programs and other collaborative efforts between the offices of Robert Caruso to identify candidates for Caruso's successor has been formed, chaired by WCU Provost Kyle CArter, and a national search has begun. Caruso holds a doctorate from the University of Maryland, a master's degree from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree from Tufts University. continued on page 2 Fenton's Book Explores Connections Between Hope and Land A new book penned by a Western Carolina University faculty member explores the connection between the concept of hope and land in the works of 17th-century English author John Milton-an examination, she says, that has relevance for a modern society that seems to have largely lost its need for that connection. "Milton's Places of Hope: Spiritual and Political Connections of Hope with Land," by Mimi Fenton, WCU associate professor of English and an internationally recognized scholar on Mi I ton's work, was published recently by Ash gate, one of the world's leading academic presses. Fenton's book argues that the concept of hope is intrinsically connected with place and land in early modem culture and in Milton's poetry and prose. Back then, Fenton says, hope came from commitment to literal places such as the land, ideological places such as the nation, and sacred places such as the soul. Fenton worked on the book, conducting research and writing, almost daily beginning in 2000 and continuing until December 2006. The study of Milton's work is a "huge and demanding field," and research required visits to places such as the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., to examine archival materials, Fenton said. "It's such deep and fascinating material to work with, but there's also tons of it, so it takes time and lots of thought," Fenton said. "It's my first book, and it's the book of Mimi Fenton my heArt. It mattered so much to me to write a book that would matter-that would, hopefully, make a real and significant contribution to our understanding of not only Milton and early modern culture, but ourselves and our own culture." Fenton said she's been inter­ested in Milton's work since her days as an undergraduate Student at the University of Wyoming. "I've been fascinated by him because of his relentless intensity about life and his vigor for the life of the mind and spirit," she said. "He takes on so many of the big questions that really are timeless, no matter where or in what time period you live-questions like continued 011 page 2 FEED Event on Feb. 21 Promotes Collaboration The conversations that surfaced during a panel discussion in October about bridging the gap between academic and Student services gained so much momentum in one faculty learning community that the members planned a day-long event. "We stArted asking how we could draw people out of their offices to talk with co-workers they would not normally encounter, learn what they are doing, and stArt collaborations that result in initiatives that could be vital for Student develop­ment here at Western," said Chesney Reich, chair of the "Learning Reconsidered" community and Chesney Reich director of the Catamount Academic Tutoring Center. The answers evolved into plans for Faculty Enrichment and Education Day, which will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21. At FEED, 50-minute interactive workshops will update faculty and staff about what is happening at WCU and create opportunities to network and spark ideas for future collaboration. Topics range from "Do We Know What We Think We Know About What Our Students Know?" to "So ... You Want to Study Abroad?" One FEED workshop will highlight the collaboration behind the Early Alert System. For the past four semesters, the program has itlf-E:E:d Faculty Enrichment and Education Day For a list of FEED workshops and to register online, go to facctr.wcu.edu/feed by Friday, Feb. 9. taken referrals from faculty or staff members concerned about a Student and then contacted the Students to offer a range of assistance such as counseling or tutoring, said Allen Taylor, an academic adviser who works with the progmm. "There are Students we help who truly needed someone to reach out to them," Taylor said. FEED will begin with an opening reception at 8:30 a.m. with comments from Provost Kyle CArter. A comprehensive information table will be set up outside the University Center Theater. The idea took shape after the community consulted with Marie Cochran, visiting instructor of Art, who described an event for faculty and staff at Prince George's Community College that had the feel of a mass open house. "We went to different venues on campus to see what other people were about," Cochran said. "A lot of people may not visit a studio on campus because of time constraints or fear of losing a parking space, but this was a day that made that possible, and helped us see more possibilities for our Students." - by TERESA KILLIAN Book by Fenton continued from page 1 why aren't we perfect, what's religion got to do with spirituality, why aren't we all good all of the time, even when we want to be, and about a million more questions." Fenton said her book stArted out "as a kind of boring, compendious study on the nature of spiritual. psychological and poetic hope," but in the course of her research she discovered that the original meaning of hope is land-from the Old English 1md Old Norse word "hop," meaning a secluded valley or remote enclosed space. "I realized that my 21st-century American version of hope was very different from what Milton and early modem culture's notion of hope might have been," she said. "So, I had land," she said. "Some of the development is good. of course-good for the culture and good for the economy-but much development appears to be thriving without a real and respectful regard for either the land itself or for the legacy, history and spiritual value of the land and culture. ''Place is space that has historical meaning and an historical identity," Fenton said. "I think a lot is being done to space as it consists of acreage, plots and gated communities, and very little is being done to preserve the legacy of this local place and its future identity or destiny. There's a lot of economic hope for some people, and simultaneously, a lot of cultural and piritual to take it seriously, and my research hopelessness about what's led me to all the wonderful, deep­seated Biblical, iconographical and cultural connections of hope with land and place, and what Milton does with that in his poetry like "Par.tdise Lost." Fenton will be honored during being imposed upon a reading, reception and book­this place in the name signing that will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. of progress that we literally 'buy into' or must resign ourselves to being subject to." Fenton said the connection between hope and land is an idea that has immediate relevance when she observes the impact of development in Jackson County and subsequent loss of what was once fanned or forested landscapes. "Right now, we're dealing with positives and negatives of that relationship with hope and Fenton is a past winner of WCU's highest teaching honor. the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, and the top prize for superior teaching given by the University of North Carolina system, the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. - by RANDALL HOLCOMBE February 5, 2007 • The Reporter • page 2 Caruso to Retire continued from page I At Western, Caruso has served as administrator, graduate program coordinator, Student adviser and faculty member. Throughout his career, he has worked with programs involving college admissions, enrollment management, orientation. residential life, health services, judicial affairs, multicultural affairs, community service, Greek life, Student government and other Student organizations. ln addition, he has served as speaker and presenter at dozens of regional and national workshops and conferences, and authored several papers and journal Articles on Student affairs topics. His most recent publications include "Student Affairs and Service Learning: Promoting Student Engagement," in the spring 2006 edition of College Student Affairs Journal, and a forthcoming chapter titled "Active Outreach" in "Academic and Student Affairs Collaboration: The Divine Comity," for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. -by LEILA TVEDT Search Begins for Director The College of Business has taken another step in the realignment process through establishing the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which the board of trustees approved in December. A search is under way for a director who will be pArt of the leadership group for the college and supervise faculty and the entrepreneurship curriculum. Roger Lirely, associate professor of accounting, will serve as interim director. Carl Slagle, a construction management smdent, reviews plwzs for a building project. Kimmel School Goes Solo The Kimmel School of Construction Management and Technology began operating independently of the College of Applied Sciences on Feb. 1. The move is pArt of the university's reorganization plan, which the University of North Carolina's Board of Governors approved in November. Duane Dunlap, associate dean of the College of Applied Sciences, will serve as interim dean of the Kimmel School. A national search for a permanent dean will be launched this fall. February 5-March I I 2007 WUU Calendar Tuesda~Feb.6-YVednesda~Feb.7 Performance-"The Vagina Monologues" by Eve Ensler. $. 7 p.m. Studio Theatre, PAPA C. (227-2393) Tuesday, Feb. 6 Catamount Concert Series- "Classical Meets Jazz," featuring Pavel Wlosok and Andrea Adamcova. piano. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Thursday, Feb. 8 Expo- second annual Community Service Learning Fair. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Grandroom, uc. (227-7184) Friday, Feb. 9 Concert-WCU Wind Ensemble. 8 p.m. FAPAC. (227-7242) Saturday, Feb. I 0 Lady Catamount basketball- vs. Chattanooga. Southern Conference game. $. 4p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Catamount basketbaU-vs. Georgia Southern. Southern Conference game. $. 7 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Monday, Feb. 12 Lady Catamount basketball- vs. Georgia Southern. Southern Conference game. $. 5 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Catamount basketball-vs. Chattanooga. Southern Conference game. $. 7:30p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Tuesday, Feb. I 3 Presentation - "History of Craft Industry In Appalachia," history/typology of loom weaving in the region and the world by well­known local Artist, teacher and business person Susan Leveille. 9 a.m. MHC. (227-3598) Concert- WCU Choral Ensembles. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) YVednesday, Feb. 14 V Meeting- Faculty Senate Planning Team. Noon- 2 p.m. Mary Will Mitchell Room, Brown Cafeteria. (227-7495) Reception - honoring finalists for the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award. 2 p.m. Illusions, UC. (227 -7196) Highest Honors Finalists for the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award bestowed by WCU, will be honored at a reception in Illusions at the University Center at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14. Jay Seifers, associate professor of health sciences and last year's winner, will introduce the finalists: James Ullmer, assistant professor of economics; Shan Manickam, professor of mathematics and computer science; Tracy Zontek, visiting assistant professor of health sciences; Burton Ogle, program director of environmental health for health sciences; and Jeanne Dulworth, visiting assistant professor of social work. All faculty and staff are invited to the reception. Contact Jane Kneller at 227-7196 or jkneller@wcu.edu by Feb. 7 if you wish to attend. · The winner will be announced at the General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation on Friday, April 20. Thursday, Feb. I S Demonstration- warping/weaving on upright looms by well-known local Artist, teacher and business person Susan Leveille. 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Room 245, FAPAC. (227-3598) Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam Series­for all interested musicians. 7- 9 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Saturday, Feb. 17 Open House- for prospective Students and their families. Registration, 8:30-11 a.m., UC. (227-7317) Lady Catamount basketball-vs. Furman. Southern Conference game. $. 4 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Catamount basketball- vs. Davidson. Southern Conference game. $. 7 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Sunday, Feb. I 8 Nature's Tracks- "Our Fine Feathered Friends." 2:30-3:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Key: $-Admission fee; BB-Selk Building; CAC-CatamountAthletic Center; CAT-Center for Applied Technology; CCB-Cordelia Camp Building; CSC-Catamount Softball Complex; FAPAC-fine and Performing Arts Center; HA-Hoey Auditorium; HFR-H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF-Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC-Mountain Heritage Center; NSA-Natural Sciences Auditorium; RH-Recital Hall, Coulter Building; RRAC-Ramsey Regional Activity Center; UC- A.K. Hinds University Center; WS/BW-Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field. February 5, 2007 • The Reporter • Calendar Insert side I Exhibits Mountain Heritage Center Gallery A: "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People." Permanent exhibit. Gallery B: "Cherokee Baskets in the Twentieth Century, PArt II." Through April 30. GalleryC: "After the War: Conflict and Domestic Change in the North Carolina Mountains." Through December. Lobby: OPENING FEBRUARY 7: "Airing of the Coverlets." Through AprilS. Online Exhibits (www.wcu.edu/mhc): "After the War" "Horace KephArt" "Southern Appalachian Quilts" "Watts in the Mountains: Rural Electrification in Western North Carolina" Slideshow Spotlight FOR FEBRUARY: "Mountain Trout" tells the 10,000-year history of the relationships among humans, trout and running water in the Southern Appalachians. FOR MARCH: "Coverlets: New Threads in Old Patterns" relates the story of the revival of handicrafts in Southern Appalachia. Mountain Heritage Center hours: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday- Friday (227-7129 or www. wcu.edu/mhc) Fine Art Museum Fine and Performing Arts Center "WORLDVIEWS. Selections from Western Carolina University's Permanent Collection and New Acquisitions." Continuing exhibit. "Albert Kresch: Painting the provocative Landscape." Through March 3. "Harvey K. Littleton +Friends: A Legacy of Trans­forming Object, Image, Idea." Through March 3. OPENING MARCH 1: Undergraduate Portfolio Exhibit, DepArtment of Art & Design. Through March 23. OPENING MARCH 15: "The Cleveland Connection: Rock and Roll Photographs of George Shuba." Through May 4. OPENING MARCH 29: Annual Art Student Competition. Through May 4. Museum hours: Tuesday- Thursday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.; first Saturday of each month 1-4 p.m. Donations appreciated. (227-3591 or http://fapac.wcu.edu) Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western CaroliTUl University, Cullowhee, NC Z87Z3 or e-mail to: Reporter@ email.wcu.edu. Submit items for the university 's online calendar at least one week prior to the event. February 5-March I I, continued 2007WUU Calendar Monday, Feb. 19 Catamount basketball-vs. Appalachian State. Southern Conference game. $. 7 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Tuesday, Feb. 20 State of the University-address by Chancellor John Bardo. 3 p.m. RRAC. (227-7100) Appalachian Folklife Series- "Telling Mountain Stories: The Queen Family and Neal Hutchinson." 5:30-6:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Catamount Concert Series- Daniel Cherry, trombone. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, Feb. 21 Phi Beta Delta Honor Society brown bag lunch- "Of Trees, Memories, and Love: A Literary Walk Through Spain in Two Novels of Marina Mayoral," Nancy Norris, modem foreign languages. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Catamount Room, UC. (227-7494) Appalachian Cultural Lunchtime Series­author Anne Mitchell Whisnant discusses "Super-Scenic Motorway: A Blue Ridge Parkway History." 12:15- 1 p.m.MHC. (227-7129) Catamount softball doubleheader- vs. Winston-Salem State. $. 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. esc. (227 -7338) Meeting- Faculty Senate. 3-5 p.m. Room 104, Killian Building. (227-7495) Friday, Feb. 23 Thursday, Feb.22- Sunday, Feb. 25 Theatre- The University Players present The Music Man by Meredith Willson. Thursday­Saturday, 7:30p.m.; Sunday matinee, 3 p.m. $. FAPAC. (227-2479) Catamount baseball-vs. Connecticut.$. 3 p.m. HS/CF. (227-7338) Saturday, Feb. 24 Catamount baseball-vs. Connecticut.$. 1 p.m. HS/CF. (227-7338) Lady Catamount basketball-vs. UNC Greensboro. Southern Conference game. $. 4 p.m. RRAC. (227-7338) Sunday, Feb. 25 Catamount baseball - vs. Connecticut.$. 1 p.m. HS/CF. (227-7338) Open House­including reception and demonstration for "Cherokee Baskets in the Twentieth Century, PArt II" exhibit. 2:3~ p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Monday, Feb. 26 Concert- Smith Percussion Duo. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, Feb. 27-Saturday, March 3 Southern Conference basketball-women's championship tournament. Charleston, S.C. (227-7338) Tuesday, Feb. 27 Concert- WCU Symphony Band. 8 p.m. FAPAC. (227-7242) Wednesda~Feb.28- Saturday, March 3 Southern Conference basketball-men's championship tournament. North Charleston, S.C. (227-7338) March Thursday, March I Old Time Music and Bluegrass Jam Series­concert featuring Stoney Creek Boys followed by jam for all musicians. 7-9 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Legends on Stage- "Cirque le Masque," a theatrical European Cirque stage show $. 7:30p.m. FAPAC. (227-2479) Friday, March 2 Lady Catamount tennis-vs. College of Charleston. Southern Conference match. l p.m. CAC. (227-7338) Sunday, March 4 Arti-Facts! -"Weavings." 2:30-3:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Coverlet Discovery Afternoon-hand-woven pieces digitally photographed and documented by Susan Morgan Leveille and Cassie Dickson. 2:3~ p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Monday, March 5-Friday, March 9 Spring holiday. Wednesday, March 7 Catamount baseball-vs. Mercer. 3 p.m.$. HS/CF. (227-7338) Friday, March 9 Catamount baseball-vs. Xavier. 3 p.m.$. HS/CF. (227-7338) Saturday, March I 0 Catamount baseball-vs. Xavier. 1 p.m.$. HS/CF. (227-7338) Sunday, March I I Catamount basebaU-vs. Xavier. 1 p.m.$. HS/CF. (227 -7338) The Feb. 19 issue ofThe Reporter will not be published as scheduled. Look for a special edition to be published the week of Feb. 19-23. February 5, 2007 • Tne Reporter • Calendar Insert side 2 Novel by WCU's Ron Rash Named "Top 10 Read" for Young Adults 'The World Made Straight," the latest novel by Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture at Western, is one of the nation 's top 10 books for teenage readers. Announcement of the 2007 Alex Awards, presented by the Young Adult Library Services Association, carne as pArt of the American Library Association's midwinter meeting held Jan. 19-24 in Seattle. Sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust, the awards are designed to recognize that many teens enjoy and often prefer books written for adults, and to assist librarians Ron Rash in recommending adult books that appeal to teens. The award is named in honor of the late Margaret Alexander Edwards, called "Alex" by her closest friends, a young adult specialist at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. She used adult books extensively with young adults to broaden their experience and enrich their understanding of themselves and their world. "The World Made Straight" also will be required reading for the 2007

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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.SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 27, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | The WCU mace with its image of old Madison Hall. The WCU seal. The WCU medallion identies Cullowhee with a star on an outline of the state. TOP STORIES An insider’s guide to installation “A university can exist without the social froufrou,” wrote Mary Kemper Gunn in her “Guide to Academic Protocol,” “but its standing in the world of education and its signicance as a force in the progress of the nation are celebrated by its academic ceremonies.” WCU will conduct its own such ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at the Ramsey Center with the formal installation of David O. Belcher as its 11th chancellor. Following is a reference for the ceremony and its props and costumes. The formal installation ceremony Installations (sometimes called inaugurations) are an opportunity for the university community to come together to recognize new leadership and the ideas and opportunities that accompany it. They typically are built around a theme – ours is “Dening Our Future in Pursuit of Distinction” – and comprise a number of events that showcase academics, athletics, the Arts and more. “The main reason to stage an inauguration is to introduce the new president and provide a platform for the president to publicly express his or her vision,” according to April L. Harris, author of “Academic Ceremonies: A Handbook of Traditions and Protocol.” Attending Chancellor Belcher’s formal installation ceremony will be UNC system ocials, politicians, delegates from other academic institutions and members of the campus and surrounding communities. Impress your friends: Academic ceremonies always begin and end with processions. At formal installation ceremonies, delegates from other colleges and universities march in procession according to the school’s founding date, with the oldest school in the lead. The mace Academic maces descended from medieval and earlier times, when heads of church and state carried wands or stas to represent authority. The WCU mace, created in 1993, is therefore the symbolic representation of the university’s authority at formal ceremonies. The WCU mace is a shaft of black walnut capped with a head of polished bronze. The head is adorned with engraved mountain rhododendron leaves and bears bas-relief icons of the old Madison Building, the Alumni Tower, the original WCU seal and the University of North Carolina seal. The mace was designed and sculpted by WCU alumnus Bill Eleazer, and F. Merton Cregger, retired former director of the WCU Center for Improving Mountain Living, assisted in creating the walnut shaft. Impress your friends: The WCU mace is so heavy and unwieldy that Thomas Ross, president of the UNC system, will gesture to it rather than hand it to Chancellor Belcher during the oath of office. The seal Seals proclaim the authority and authenticity of a document and have been pArt of institutes of higher education since the Middle Ages. According to Harris, university seals, dierent from a university logo, are an important symbol of oce and the legal mark of the school’s governing body. The Western Carolina University seal bears the image of the Alumni Tower, nanced through gifts from alumni and others and erected on the occasion of the university’s centennial in 1989. As such, it is the university’s best-known landmark and a symbol of the support and dedication of the institution’s graduates and friends. The seal was designed by Debra M. Davis, Loretta Rattler Adams and Darrell Frizsell, former designers for the university. Impress your friends: Seals historically allowed even illiterate people to “read” a document’s validity. The medallion A symbol of oce, the medallion is pArt of the presidential regalia and should be worn during formal academic ceremonies (although never over street clothes). Fashioned of handcrafted sterling silver, Western Carolina University’s medallion is 4 inches in diameter and bears a seal designed in 1925 by Art Student Betty de Berry of Mount Gilead, N.C. The circular design encloses an outline map of North Carolina and a pine bough that reaches from the Outer Banks to the westernmost portion of the state, where the location of Cullowhee is marked with a star. The word “Cullowhee” and the date of the institution’s founding, 1889, complete the design, which served for several decades as the ocial seal of the chancellor. During Thursday’s ceremony, Joan MacNeill, chair of the WCU Board of Trustees , will place the medallion around Chancellor Belcher’s neck. Impress your friends: On the reverse side of the WCU medallion is an engraved list of heads of the institution. Academic regalia Even the author of a book covering the nuances of academic regalia admits that the colorful costumes sometimes are “downright odd.” Still, scholars put serious thought into regalia – the rules governing it are strict and grew from centuries-old traditions. Academic dress in America can be attributed to the mission of one man, Gardner Cotrell Leonard, who wanted to avoid the train wreck of European institutions, who each were creating their own regalia “in a confusing variety of fanciful garb, from oddly shaped headgear to capes of animal fur,” according to Harris. After designing the robes of his 1887 graduating class at Williams College and touring Europe to study academic costume, Leonard published an Article in the Williams University magazine advocating for the CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix 5/29/2017 Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler 6/9/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' 6/10/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT WCU Chancellor David O. Belcher in his academic regalia and wearing the university medallion. The pink of his hood signies his doctoral degree in music. adoption of a system for academic costumes in the United States. Thus called to action, representatives of Columbia, Yale, Princeton and New York universities in 1895 drafted guidelines that the majority of U.S. colleges and universities still follow (Harvard, as it will, goes its own way). Chances are you will see a parade of regalia at the formal installation ceremony, as academics wear the regalia of the institution from which they graduated. WCU Student marshals and Student delegates will be in caps and gowns of white, an indication of their undergraduate status. The cap While the debate rages over the origins of the academic cap, one thing is for sure: Archival images from Oxford prove that graduates have been wearing them for well more than 300 years. Mortarboards, worn flat on the head with one corner of the square facing the front, are acceptable accompaniment to all academic gowns; tams and beefeaters (a variation on the tam but with a stiff rim) can appear with doctoral gowns. All caps should include a tassel, the color of which indicates degree and may correspond to hood trims; doctors in all fields may wear a tassel of metallic gold. Impress your friends: Although some academics march bareheaded, head coverings are pArt of academic regalia and the costume is not complete without it. The hood If you believe that hoods are for heads, then award yourself an honorary degree. While today’s hood is actually more of a colored scarf worn draped over the shoulders, they began as “head-warming cowls on medieval monks’ cloaks,” according to Harris. If you know how to read them, hoods telegraph the wearer’s school, degree and field of study through length and color. The basic rule of thumb is that the bigger and fancier the hood, the higher-ranking the academic. The hood’s interior lining displays the institution from which the wearer received his or her degree. The outer trim, usually velvet or velveteen, indicates the wearer’s academic field. Impress your friends: More than 30 degree-granting institutions are represented by purple and gold. The gown If you lament the absence of long robes as everyday wear, blame tight breeches, which pushed gowns out of fashion in the 15th century. Academics, along with judges and clergy, have retained the look. The cut and trim (or lack thereof) of the gown indicates degree. The bachelor’s gown is a simple, unornamented robe with straight-bottomed sleeves; unusually long, draped sleeves typically indicate a master’s gown. Doctoral gowns, full and flowing with bell-shaped sleeves, are most elaborate of all. Ornamented with front panels and three bars on each sleeve, these gowns typically are black, although they also can indicate discipline or be a color adopted by the institution. Impress your friends: Intended to last a lifetime of ceremony, even used doctoral regalia can sell for hundreds of dollars. (Fancier versions are available for rent.) — Compiled by Jill Ingram from information in “Academic Ceremonies: A Handbook of Traditions and Protocol” by April L. Harris, interviews and WCU institutional information. © 2012 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 20, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Appointments available for blood drive March 27 Appointments are available for a blood drive scheduled as pArt of installation week activities in the Multipurpose Room of A.K. Hinds University Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27. To make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code 5611 or contact Shawna Young, director of enrollment support,at scyoung@wcu.edu. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2012 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 13, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | WCU Student Alicia Fowler looks on as Ryan Nelsen tapes down the shutter button on a digital camera as pArt of final preparations for a balloon-mapping flight in Hilton Head, S.C. Nelsen has been working with Adam Griffith of WCU’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines to create a high-resolution map of the WCU campus using balloon-mapping technology. (Photo courtesy Adam Griffith) TOP STORIES Balloon mapping helps WCU Students and staff gain new perspectives It’s a sunny afternoon in Cullowhee, and a team from WCU stands in a field looking up at the sky. The wind is relatively calm, which is good. It needs to be. One team member stands and attaches a digital camera to a string holding the 6-foot helium balloon near the ground. A member of the team interrupts the rhythmic clicking sound of the camera’s continuous shutter by saying, “Let it rip.” The sound fades back to the stillness of the afternoon as balloon and camera sail off into the blue expanse. For a few moments, the balloon pulls out the string at breakneck speed, rattling the orange reel in the hands of one team member. Then it stops. Looking up, it seems that the string has disappeared into the blue of the sky and the balloon floats effortlessly about 1,000 feet above the ground. The team members watch closely as the balloon sways with winds they can’t feel. They look around for obstacles – power lines, trees, anything that would snag the line and send their mission to a sure failure. The team reels in the line, cautiously, and the anticipation is tangible in the warm sunlight. They are anxious to see what birds see, and to use that information to create accurate, realistic maps. For the casual observer, this seems like a scene from a sci-fi fantasy: a team of scientists goes into the field and sends observation equipment up into the sky. For Adam Griffith, a WCU alumnus and research scientist for the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, this is more. Griffith, who uses the images his team collects to map different locations around the United States, sees this as a chance to contribute to an immense body of knowledge. Griffith stArted using balloons in Louisiana as pArt of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration-funded study to monitor the impacts of the British Petroleum-Deepwater Horizon oil spill in spring 2010, the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. PSDS routinely makes this kind of imagery available to the media and general public available through its website. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Student Jeffrey Warren approached Griffith with the idea of using balloons to snap the photographs, said Griffith, who agreed to the project. Though neither Warren nor Griffith had ever used balloons to create maps, the idea seemed relatively simple, and moreover it was extremely cost effective – much more so than hiring a plane to snap aerial photos. “Balloon and kite-mapped images are much cheaper than any other methods – usually around $100 to $200 (for the kit),” said Griffith. “Satellite imagery is extremely expensive and unavailable for small areas.” Griffith brought the low-tech process back to WCU and began working with undergraduates (oftentimes Honors College Students) to map the WCU campus. The technique also is being used to map the impacts of rising sea level in Beaufort County, S.C., as pArt of a large NOAA grant made to the PSDS. This work will be presented at this year’s European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, Austria. In concept, balloon mapping is simple. By attaching a digital camera to a tethered balloon, one can stitch together aerial photographs to create a high-resolution map. However, balloon mapping often is more challenging than it sounds. “The system that we use is good. But every once in a while, I will overlook something and the flight will go wrong,” said Ryan Nelsen, a junior at WCU studying emergency medical care and also a research assistant for Griffith. “Sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate, and there are also equipment malfunctions,” Nelsen says. WCU junior Kaitlyn Reda agrees that the weather can be frustrating. “It will be sunny and nice one minute and then overcast and windy then next. Conditions have to be just right,” said Reda who worked with Griffith and Nelsen on a project in fall 2011. Operators must be aware of power lines, trees and other obstacles, or the balloon will get tangled and the flight will go awry, she said. Rachel Phipps, a junior at WCU studying recreational therapy, worked with Griffith to create a high-resolution map of campus in fall 2010. “The most challenging pArt was stitching the photographs together,” said Phipps. “It’s not as easy as just picking out the good photos and putting them together. It has be a straight down shot, the exposure has be good and it can’t be overexposed, and then you have to scale the photos down to fit together. Oftentimes we had to sort through 2,000 photos,” Phipps said, adding that for every one hour mapping session she spent around four to five hours stitching the photos together in Adobe Photoshop. Still, says Phipps, “It was a great learning experience.” When compared with other methods of cArtography, balloon mapping comes out on top every time, even with difficulties, Griffith said. Balloon/kite images are of much higher resolution – up to 10 or 15 times better resolution compared with Google imagery, he said. “Balloon images also are more current. Google EArth images are often more than 2 years old. And your images are yours to use without restriction,” Griffith said. To Griffith, open-sourcing (allowing everyone equal rights to use and share) the images and maps seemed as important as any other step of the process. Griffith’s success working with Students at WCU coincided with the opportunity to help found a nonprofit organization. In fall 2010, Griffith, Warren and five others from around the nation founded Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science, or PLOTS. PLOTS received a half-million-dollar grant from the James S. and John L. Knight Foundation to continue its work. PLOTS’ mission is to develop and apply open-source tools to environmental exploration and investigation. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT Ryan Nelsen (left) watches as a 6-foot helium balloon guided by Adam Griffith (center) and Alicia Fowler (right) soars into the air. Griffith has been working with WCU Students for more than a year to map the WCU campus and surrounding areas. (Photo courtesy Adam Griffith) Today, much of the work that Nelsen, Phipps and Reda developed with Griffith at WCU has been published on the PLOTS site (http://publiclaboratory.org/map/western-carolina-university-cullowhee-north-carolina/2010-10-01), and the maps that they have created using balloon-mapping technology are scheduled to become pArt of Google Maps in the coming weeks. Griffith hopes to use the research here at WCU to continue to contribute to the scientific community. “Eventually,” says Griffith, “I’d like to make an open-sourced 3D map of the area.” Griffith also is using the technology to assist other depArtments at WCU. Recently, Griffith, Reda and Nelsen contributed toward research by Blair Tormey, a faculty member in WCU’s DepArtment of Geosciences and Natural Resources, and Paul MArtin, a recent WCU graduate who specializes in human remains detection and trains cadaver dogs. Tormey and MArtin are using ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs to map unmarked graves in a family cemetery in Tuckaseegee with the ultimate goal of using the methods to better locate ancient burials. They, along with Students Reda and Nelsen, will present their research at the Geological Society of America’s Southeastern regional meeting in April. For more information about balloon mapping, contact Griffith at 828-227-2728 or agriffith@wcu.edu. By Briton Bennett Bennett is a senior in the professional writing program who expects to graduate in May. He has interned in the WCU Office of Public Relations since fall 2011. © 2012 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 27, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | Susan Jenkins of Waynesville (center) pauses to have her picture made with Susan Belcher and Chancellor David O. Belcher, who were being represented by WCU Students Ashley Boaeuf and Briton Bennett, respectively. TOP STORIES Belchers help runners get ‘a-head’ from afar Chancellor David O. Belcher and his wife, Susan, could not be at the Valley of the Lilies Half-Marathon and 5-K in person, so two WCU Students stepped in to represent them and cheer on the more than 300 runners and walkers. From behind larger-than-life-sized cutout heads of the chancellor and his wife, senior Briton Bennett and sophomore Ashley Boaeuf shouted words of encouragement as the pack climbed a hill near the Belchers’ campus residence. They had so much fun that on the way to the nish line they joined a group cheering outside Cullowhee United Methodist Church too. “I would shout ‘purple,’ and Ashley would shout ‘gold,’ or if we saw the runners’ numbers we might comment ‘Oh, No. 123, that’s my favorite number,’” said Bennett. “People laughed. One person asked if that was our chancellor. Another said, “Oh my gosh! That’s giant!’” Despite stopping to have her picture made with the Belcher-stand-ins, Susan Jenkins of Waynesville still managed to come in third place in her division in the 5-K. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2012 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 13, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | ACHIEVEMENTS Belt presents lecture at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum Tom Belt, coordinator of WCU’s Cherokee Language Program, recently presented a lecture at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tenn. Belt presented “An Unending Trail: A Cherokee Interpretation of Cherokee Culture.” CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2012 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home March 13, 2012 Email This Post Print This Post Share | ACHIEVEMENTS Byrd presents at national meeting, shares research completed with Bintz, Wilson and Harrison Brian Byrd, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, recently presented an invited talk at the 2012 American Mosquito Control Association annual meeting in Austin, Texas. His talk was titled “La Crosse Encephalitis Risk in Western North Carolina” and was included as pArt of a symposium on risk assessment for vector-borne diseases. Additionally, Byrd co-authored a poster titled “Morphological and Molecular Identication of Aedes atlanticus and Aedes tormentor” at the same meeting. Co-authors included Brittania Bintz, a research scien

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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.SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 8, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Art museum to hold sale of handmade items The Fine Art Museum will hold its second-annual Handmade Holiday Sale from 3-7 p.m. (with wine and appetizers beginning at 5 p.m.) on Thursday, Nov. 10, in the Star Lobby, adjacent to the museum. The sale is an opportunity to buy directly from Artists including WCU Students and sta and community members. All items are priced at less than $100 and include silk scarves, ceramics, jewelry, knitted wear, soaps, note cards and more. For more information, contact Denise Drury, interim director of the WCU Fine Art Museum, at 828-227-2553 or ddrury@wcu.edu. Visit the museum online at fineArtmuseum.wcu.edu. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix 5/29/2017 Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler 6/9/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' 6/10/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 15, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Art Student exhibit opens with Nov. 17 reception Students in Marya Roland’s studio portfolio class will have a reception from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at the WCU Fine Art Museum for the fall senior thesis exhibition, “Exhi-beard-tion.” Exhibiting seniors are Javier Comacho, abstract painting; Austin “Rogen” Gardner, sculpture, with a focus on fantasy cardboard helmets; Patrick Garren, painting, with a focus on narratives addressing the hunter and the hunted; and Anthony Sykes, wood sculpture. The show will run through Friday, Dec. 9. For more information, contact Marya Roland of the WCU School of Art and Design at 828-227-3593 or roland@wcu.edu. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 21, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | ACHIEVEMENTS Bibbee appointed business manager of state organization Mistie Bibbee, WCU associate director for residence life, was recently appointed to a two-year term as business manager for the North Carolina Housing Officers organization. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix 5/29/2017 Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler 6/9/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' 6/10/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 29, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Bookstore to host author of ‘Moonshiner’s Daughter’ Author Mary Judith Messer will read and sign copies of her book, “Moonshiner’s Daughter,” at the Western Carolina University Bookstore from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Messer’s book details the story of a mountain girl who was the daughter of an abusive moonshiner and who survived a poverty-stricken childhood in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina in the 1940s and 1950s before moving to Washington, D.C., and New York City. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 29, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | ACHIEVEMENTS Byrd, Students present research at state event Brian Byrd, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, and three environmental health science Students presented their research at the 2011 annual meeting of the North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association recently held in Greenville. Erin Gymburch, a senior from Raleigh, presented “Molecular Identification of Aedes Bahamensis.” Charles Sither, a senior from Waynesville, presented “Progress on the Key to the Mid-Atlantic Mosquitoes.” Hope Mason, a junior from Franklin, presented “The Vertical Distribution of Aedes Mosquitoes in a La Crosse Virus Endemic Area.” Byrd presented “The Evolution of West Nile Virus in North America.” CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix 5/29/2017 Water Portraits: Barbara Tyroler 6/9/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' 6/10/2017 Musical Variety Show 'Livin' the Dream' LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 8, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Campus community can sign holiday cards for troops through the week Members of the campus community are invited to drop in and write holiday greetings to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces, many of whom are far from their homes during the holiday season, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, Thursday, Nov. 10, and Friday, Nov. 11, on the lawn of the A.K. Hinds University Center. In the event of adverse weather conditions, the event will be moved to the second floor of the UC. The signing events are pArt of the Holiday Mail for Heroes Program, sponsored by the American Red Cross. The Hallmark company contributed 1,000 cards for the initiative, in addition to contributions from the campus community. Signings will continue through Thursday, Dec. 1, or until all the cards are signed, said Allison Boone of WCU’s Office of Educational Outreach and university representative for the Holiday Mail for Heroes Program. For more information, contact Marialena Pyatt of the Red Cross at 828-258-3888, ext.228, or Boone at 828-227-3069 or asboone@wcu.edu. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 15, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | A shoe drive held on campus yielded 1,167 pairs for Soles4Souls. NOTEWORTHY NEWS Campus, community members donate nearly 1,200 pairs of shoes Students in Western Carolina University’s Criminal Justice Club collected 1,167 pairs of shoes during the month of October for Nashville-based charity Soles4Souls, which distributes donated shoes to people in need in the United States and abroad. Shoes of all types – athletic, running, dress, sandals, heels, work boots, cleats, ip-ops or others – were accepted as pArt of the initiative, which was associated with the WCU Poverty Project. In addition to club members, the WCU Poverty Project steering committee helped mobilize the campus community; Ernie Hudson, chief of WCU Police, allowed the use of a police vehicle to transport the shoes to a collection warehouse in South Carolina; and City Lights Café and Fusions Spa in Sylva also assisted with publicizing and collecting shoes, said Cyndy Caravelis Hughes, assistant professor of criminal justice. “I was overwhelmed by the contribution of both our campus community as well as the surrounding community,” said Hughes. For more information, contact her at caravelis@wcu.edu or 828-227-2165. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 8, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | NOTEWORTHY NEWS Carolina Round Table to meet Nov. 10 John Bell, professor emeritus of history at Western Carolina University, will speak to The Carolina Round Table on the World Wars on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. in Room 104 of the Killian Building. Bell will address “The US Army on the Eve of War: December 1941.” The meeting is free and open to the public. For more information, contact David Dorondo, associate professor of history, at dorondo@wcu.edu or 828-227-3908. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 21, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | ACHIEVEMENTS CArter’s poem nominated for PushcArt Prize The North Carolina Literary Review included “In the Graveyard,” a poem by Catherine CArter, associate professor of English and director of the English Education Program, as one of its six nominations for the PushcArt Prize. Her poem appeared this year in the journal’s 20th issue. The PushcArt Prize is a prestigious national prize awarded to poetry and fiction published in small presses from the preceding year. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 1, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | Laura Hu, WCU eMarketing coordinator, speaks with a Student at a 'Live Below the Line' station at the Courtyard Dining Hall on Thursday, Oct. 27. The station, with small portions of plain foods, attracted Students wanting to learn more about the initiative to spotlight extreme poverty. TOP STORIES Challenge to eat on reduced budget sparks thought and action Susan Brummell Belcher registered several “aha moments” last week during ve days of eating on $1.50 per day. For instance, just how expensive fruits, vegetables and coffee are per serving. “I better understood why rice, beans, lentils, corn and potatoes are the staple of so many cultures,” she said. Another came one afternoon in the midst of a headache. “I took two aspirin and realized other people couldn’t aord medical treatment.” (She recalculated her daily expenditure to compensate for the medication.) And another: “I didn’t realize how much eating is a pleasurable, leisure time activity.” But the biggest ah-ha moment? “The realization that after ve days, I could stop and other people couldn’t,” she said. Belcher, wife of Chancellor David O. Belcher, and TJ Eaves, WCU’s Student Government Association president, led an eort during the last week of October to “Live Below the Line,” a campaign to bring awareness to extreme poverty worldwide by eating on a dramatically reduced food budget. The two were inspired to pArticipate after Hugh Evans of the Global Poverty Project spoke on campus and asked the audience to consider stepping up to the challenge. Live Below the Line is an awareness initiative of the Global Poverty Project, which calculates that 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty and exist on less than $1.25 a day. Evans was on campus as pArt of the WCU Poverty Project, a yearlong, campuswide, engaged learning initiative to focus attention on poverty locally and beyond. Others from across campus joined Belcher and Eaves, including Beth Tyson Lofquist, interim provost; Anne Aldrich of the Provost’s Oce; Laura Hu, WCU eMarketing coordinator; university photographer Mark Haskett; and Tammy Haskett, director of new Student orientation. Through sponsorship, the WCU team raised $2,595 in support of CARE, a humanitarian organization ghting poverty in more than 70 countries around the world that specically focuses on empowering women so they can contribute to their communities. For Students on the meal plan who wanted to experience a day of “living below the line,” Aramark, WCU’s food service vendor, sponsored a dining hall station Thursday, Oct. 27, during lunch and dinner with compliant foods and portions. Hu and Belcher manned the station for lunch and dinner respectively, and both reported there was a lot of curiosity about the event. “A number of people came by who said, ‘I’d rather give a dollar-fty then eat on a dollar-fty,” Belcher said. Sarah Caruso, dining services marketing coordinator, said the event “left an impression on Students, faculty and sta on the challenges many people face.” Belcher reported feeling very hungry by midweek, and said her mind felt “dull,” but her body adjusted to the diminished intake of food. Eaves, a self-confessed big eater and “meat guy” (he likes pepperoni on his grilled-cheese sandwiches), had more diculty adjusting. Eaves admitted he failed to prepare himself for the challenge. “My initial strategy was to make myself as busy as possible so I wouldn’t be able to think about it. But I made myself so busy that I was exhausted and my body couldn’t replenish itself,” he said. “I had a really hard time the last three days,” Eaves said. By Thursday, after multiple intramural games, his body was sore and tired, and he found himself becoming irritable over minor occurrences. He spent most of Friday resting, he said. “I was feeling some of the physical eects from hunger.” He so anticipated breakfast Saturday morning that he woke up every hour Friday night, he said, each time thinking, “It must be at least 6:30.” But when morning did arrive, he found he didn’t want much breakfast. “I was not able to eat a lot. I thought I would be eating everything in sight,” said Eaves, who reports slowly regaining his previous appetite. The challenge inspired a multitude of realizations, Eaves said. How accessible food is here, how much we waste, how dicult it is to eat a balanced diet on a greatly reduced budget, and how to poor people, enjoying the taste of their food might have little to do with eating it. “They eat what they can, and they eat all of it,” Eaves said. While acknowledging that ve days of simulated poverty is vastly dierent than struggling against it for a lifetime, Eaves said of the challenge, “Walking away from it, I am more respectful of what someone ‘living below the line’ would be like.” From the beginning, the intent of the challenge was to raise awareness of global poverty, and in that respect, the WCU “Live Below the Line” eort seems to have been eective. WLOS-TV reported on the story, fellow Students checked in often with Eaves to see how he was faring, and another local academic institution expressed interest in joining WCU for a similar event in the future. CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond LINKS Calendar Higher Education NewsWatch WCU Hub AFRICA! MORE THAN A CONTINENT The challenge seems to have in pArticular raised awareness of those pArticipating. “My pArticipation sparked conversations with my friends. I found out a lot more about existing poverty in our own region here. I want to get involved locally,” Belcher said. She and other pArticipants expressed willingness to revisit the campaign in the spring. “Poverty is not turf specific. We should join hands with anybody who is willing to raise the consciousness,” she said. Poverty Project catches class interest The WCU Poverty Project as a campuswide initiative has sparked pArticipation from many corners. In one of her classes, Teri Domagalski , an associate professor in the Global Management and Strategy DepArtment, gave Students the choice of “identifying and enacting a meaningful poverty project or preparing weekly written homework assignments,” Domagalski wrote in an email message. Twenty of 30 Students in the course, MGT 366: “Leadership Theory and Development,” selected the former, with the projects all now in various stages. “Unlike some of the other WCU Poverty Project events, my Students are working on a smaller scale,” Domagalski wrote. “They are also learning a great deal in the process.” Projects include: – Designing and selling a T-shirt to sell for $10 beginning mid-November, with proceeds designated for the Good Samaritan Clinic of Jackson County, a free, primary-care clinic for adults. (PArticipating Students are Savannah Phillips, Bryan Robinson and Bettina Schweitzer.) – Organizing a food and clothing drive, collecting rst in the College of Business, then from local churches, and then from personal networks. The Community Table of Sylva will receive food donations; the charity to receive the clothing is not yet identied. (PArticipating Students are Amanda Helton, Andrew Walsh, Stephen Eller, Justin Locker and Mike Whitlock.) – Working with the Cullowhee Rotary Club on a campaign to end polio. The Rotary Club pledges to match every dollar collected, with the combined money funding vaccinations for two children in one of the remaining four countries still experiencing polio. (PArticipating Students are Scott Richmond, Steve Rich and Phillip Kay.) – Preparing editorials for submission to the Western Carolinian campus newspaper about Poverty Project initiatives across campus and to the Sylva Herald with information about the WCU initiative and the Global Poverty Project. (PArticipating Students are Karen Erlacher and Chris Henke.) More WCU Poverty Project events are online at WCU Proverty Project. By Jill Ingram © 2011 Western Carolina University. SEARCH Search Home About Archives Subscribe Contact WCU Home November 1, 2011 Email This Post Print This Post Share | An orphaned bear cub found on the Western Carolina University campus Wednesday will eventually transition back to the wild. TOP STORIES Cub found on campus will eventually return to wild The lone black bear cub removed from the Western Carolina University campus on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 26, will spend time at a N.C. wildlife rehabilitation facility as pArt of an effort to eventually release it back into the wild. “The cub appeared to be in excellent health and should make a good transition to his new surroundings,” said Tammi Hudson, WCU emergency manager. The cub, believed to be orphaned, will spend approximately six to eight months in a rehabilitation facility, where it will gain weight and mature enough to begin the process of being acclimated back into the wild, said Mike Carraway, a biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Carraway took custody of the cub after its capture by Jackson County animal control ocer Christopher Tyson, who in a feat of daring followed the animal up a tree and secured it with a catch pole. WCU police and emergency management sta also responded to the incident, which drew a crowd of Students and other onlookers. Students who found the cub sleeping outside Reid Gymnasium alerted university personnel to its presence.Student media video of the cub’s capture is online here. The cub, whose sex was unknown Wednesday, is probably about 9 months old and weighs 16 pounds, with bears that age typically weighing 40 to 50 pounds, Carraway said. Cubs can be small for various reasons, such as if a mother has multiple ospring, but this cub may have been without a mother for a month or more. “We don’t have any indication that there’s a mother anywhere around. If we thought there was a mother around, we would have left it alone. The bear was captured because it was deemed too small for it to be out on its own,” said Carraway, adding that the cub “obviously was distressed because it showed up on campus.” After its capture, the cub devoured the food it was offered, he said. Bear activity in Western North Carolina is high this fall. Carraway has seen a high occurrence of orphaned bears in general, and there have been multiple bear sightings on the WCU campus. A mother and cub were seen on campus Sept. 17, and there were two sightings Sept. 20, with a single black bear spotted and then a mother and two cubs. In a campuswide message after the cub’s capture, Hudson reminded individuals not to approach, follow or feed bears. She also discourages photographing or otherwise recording bears, as “this could scare the bear and cause it to become aggressive,” she said. “If you see a bear on campus, report it to WCU police immediately, and then leave the area.” To report a bear sighting, call WCU police at 828-227-8911. By Jill Ingram CATEGORIES | THE REPORTER TOP STORIES NOTEWORTHY NEWS ACHIEVEMENTS EVENTS PHOTOS | WCU NEWS SERVICES CALENDAR 5/29/2017 Ancient Forms, Modern Minds 5/29/2017 Print Plus One: Beyond the Glass Matrix 5/29/2017 Water Portraits

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  • Kelly + Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jones Rhiannon, Kelly Traci
    Abstract:

    Kelly + Jones' research explores a decentralised and phenomenological methodology for approaching shared research dynamics. The Kelly + Jones: The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3 project approaches investigation as a non-hierarchical, non-linear series of happenings that privilege knowledge as a mingling and arrangement of rhythms and textures in anticipation of the appearing of the not-yet-seen. The Seers in Residence research model was first developed by Traci Kelly (2012). Kelly + Jones proposed that this model should form pArt of their practice as research exhibition at The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University, 2020 with an expanded scope to create a research opportunity not only across disciplines as previously but and also across generations of researchers. A key component of creating a research ecology lay in inviting others to pursue their own research through the lens of the exhibition. A micro-residency research model ”Seers-in-Residence” developed by Traci Kelly in 2012 as an open resource for creative practices provided the structure. Each invited researcher spent a continuous three hours engaging with Kelly + Jones’ exhibition material through the prism of their own discipline and research interests. The contingent research-in-action expands, renews and shifts the territory of Artworks and practices, providing a ground for each ”Seer” to further mobilise their investigations through the process. The innovative intervention into exhibiting-as-research, created an inter-depArtmental, cross-disciplinary and inter-university research opportunity for four female researchers. The intergenerational grouping of researchers was also key to the process and included a management/senior researcher, a lecturer/ researcher, a PhD candidate and a third year B.A. Fine Art Student. The result was the process built an intergenerational experience to benefit all pArticipants by allowing integrated critical futures to develop within the Oxford Brookes University environment. Feedback from the residencies has been highly positive with Students and staff commenting that they don’t normally get to witness their lecturers in active practice-as-research. The residencies also keep a static exhibition enlivened throughout its duration. The methodology: *The three-hour micro residencies were dependent upon a commitment by Oxford Brookes University to a resulting integrated publication on the different research areas and responses in order to disseminate the research. The micro–residencies took place once a week or twice a week depending on the duration of the exhibition. The invited seers were: Janice Howard BFA (Oxon), MA, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Professor Helen Walkington BSc, PGCE, MSc. PhD, FRGS, NTF, PFHEA. DepArtment of Social Sciences Deborah Pills BA Fine Art, Year 3 Kate Mohony Associate Lecturer Fine Art Through this unique method by Kelly + Jones they worked in depth with an appropriate and coherent process of practice as research. The context of creating and inviting other researchers to have a micro-residency and to site their occupations within the Kelly + Jones exhibition at The Glass Tank established practical reflection points through our own research and the trajectories of the seers own research interests - working in parallel. The outcome of the seers residency programme and its engagement with the Kelly + Jones exhibition as pArt of the research enquiry was that we were able to decentralise the research by opening it up to other researchers at various stages in their career without hierarchy. We have moved outside of the Fine Art community to gain fresh insight into our theory framework and site knowledge; this as evidenced by seer and geographer Professor Helen Walkington who brought new insight about the presence of flint within chalk beds and their significance around human activity.The Glass Tank Oxford Brookes Universit

  • Kelly and Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jones Rhiannon, Kelly Traci
    Abstract:

    Kelly and Jones' research explores a decentralised and phenomenological methodology for approaching shared research dynamics. The Kelly and Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3 project approaches investigation as a non-hierarchical, non-linear series of happenings that privilege knowledge as a mingling and arrangement of rhythms and textures in anticipation of the appearing of the not-yet-seen. The Seers in Residence research model was first developed by Traci Kelly (2012). Kelly and Jones proposed that this model should form pArt of their practice as research exhibition at TheGlassTank, Oxford Brookes University, 2020 with an expanded scope to create a research opportunity not only across disciplines as previously but and also across generations of researchers. A key component of creating a research ecology lay in inviting others to pursue their own research through the lens of the exhibition. A micro-residency research model ”Seers-in-Residence” developed by Traci Kelly in 2012 as an open resource for creative practices provided the structure. Each invited researcher spent a continuous three hours engaging with Kelly + Jones’ exhibition material through the prism of their own discipline and research interests. The contingent research-in-action expands, renews and shifts the territory of Artworks and practices, providing a ground for each ”Seer” to further mobilise their investigations through the process. The innovative intervention into exhibiting-as-research, created an inter-depArtmental, cross-disciplinary and inter-university research opportunity for four female researchers. The intergenerational grouping of researchers was also key to the process and included a management/senior researcher, a lecturer/ researcher, a PhD candidate and a third year B.A. Fine Art Student. The result was the process built an intergenerational experience to benefit all pArticipants by allowing integrated critical futures to develop within the Oxford Brookes University environment. Feedback from the residencies has been highly positive with Students and staff commenting that they don’t normally get to witness their lecturers in active practice-as-research. The residencies also keep a static exhibition enlivened throughout its duration. The methodology: *The three-hour micro residencies were dependent upon a commitment by Oxford Brookes University to a resulting integrated publication on the different research areas and responses in order to disseminate the research. The micro–residencies took place once a week x 1 or twice a week x 2 depending on the duration of the exhibition. The invited seers were: Janice Howard BFA (Oxon), MA, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Professor Helen Walkington BSc, PGCE, MSc. PhD, FRGS, NTF, PFHEA. DepArtment of Social Sciences Deborah Pills BA Fine Art, Year 3 Kate Mohony Associate Lecturer Fine Art Through this unique method by Kelly and Jones they worked in depth with an appropriate and coherent process of practice as research. The context of creating and inviting other researchers to have a micro-residency and to site their occupations within the Kelly and Jones exhibition at The Glass Tank established practical reflection points through our own research and the trajectories of the seers own research interests - working in parallel. The outcome of the seers residency programme and its engagement with the Kelly and Jones exhibition as pArt of the research enquiry We were able to decentralise the research by opening it up to other researchers at various stages in their career without hierarchy. We have moved outside of the Fine Art community to gain fresh insight into our theory framework and site knowledge; this was evidence by seer and geographer Professor Helen Walkington who brought new insight about the presence of flint within chalk beds and their significance around human activity.The Glass Tank Oxford Brookes Universit

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  • Kelly + Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jones Rhiannon, Kelly Traci
    Abstract:

    Kelly + Jones' research explores a decentralised and phenomenological methodology for approaching shared research dynamics. The Kelly + Jones: The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3 project approaches investigation as a non-hierarchical, non-linear series of happenings that privilege knowledge as a mingling and arrangement of rhythms and textures in anticipation of the appearing of the not-yet-seen. The Seers in Residence research model was first developed by Traci Kelly (2012). Kelly + Jones proposed that this model should form pArt of their practice as research exhibition at The Glass Tank, Oxford Brookes University, 2020 with an expanded scope to create a research opportunity not only across disciplines as previously but and also across generations of researchers. A key component of creating a research ecology lay in inviting others to pursue their own research through the lens of the exhibition. A micro-residency research model ”Seers-in-Residence” developed by Traci Kelly in 2012 as an open resource for creative practices provided the structure. Each invited researcher spent a continuous three hours engaging with Kelly + Jones’ exhibition material through the prism of their own discipline and research interests. The contingent research-in-action expands, renews and shifts the territory of Artworks and practices, providing a ground for each ”Seer” to further mobilise their investigations through the process. The innovative intervention into exhibiting-as-research, created an inter-depArtmental, cross-disciplinary and inter-university research opportunity for four female researchers. The intergenerational grouping of researchers was also key to the process and included a management/senior researcher, a lecturer/ researcher, a PhD candidate and a third year B.A. Fine Art Student. The result was the process built an intergenerational experience to benefit all pArticipants by allowing integrated critical futures to develop within the Oxford Brookes University environment. Feedback from the residencies has been highly positive with Students and staff commenting that they don’t normally get to witness their lecturers in active practice-as-research. The residencies also keep a static exhibition enlivened throughout its duration. The methodology: *The three-hour micro residencies were dependent upon a commitment by Oxford Brookes University to a resulting integrated publication on the different research areas and responses in order to disseminate the research. The micro–residencies took place once a week or twice a week depending on the duration of the exhibition. The invited seers were: Janice Howard BFA (Oxon), MA, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Professor Helen Walkington BSc, PGCE, MSc. PhD, FRGS, NTF, PFHEA. DepArtment of Social Sciences Deborah Pills BA Fine Art, Year 3 Kate Mohony Associate Lecturer Fine Art Through this unique method by Kelly + Jones they worked in depth with an appropriate and coherent process of practice as research. The context of creating and inviting other researchers to have a micro-residency and to site their occupations within the Kelly + Jones exhibition at The Glass Tank established practical reflection points through our own research and the trajectories of the seers own research interests - working in parallel. The outcome of the seers residency programme and its engagement with the Kelly + Jones exhibition as pArt of the research enquiry was that we were able to decentralise the research by opening it up to other researchers at various stages in their career without hierarchy. We have moved outside of the Fine Art community to gain fresh insight into our theory framework and site knowledge; this as evidenced by seer and geographer Professor Helen Walkington who brought new insight about the presence of flint within chalk beds and their significance around human activity.The Glass Tank Oxford Brookes Universit

  • Kelly and Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3
    2020
    Co-Authors: Jones Rhiannon, Kelly Traci
    Abstract:

    Kelly and Jones' research explores a decentralised and phenomenological methodology for approaching shared research dynamics. The Kelly and Jones : The Glass Tank Seers in Residence CaCO3 project approaches investigation as a non-hierarchical, non-linear series of happenings that privilege knowledge as a mingling and arrangement of rhythms and textures in anticipation of the appearing of the not-yet-seen. The Seers in Residence research model was first developed by Traci Kelly (2012). Kelly and Jones proposed that this model should form pArt of their practice as research exhibition at TheGlassTank, Oxford Brookes University, 2020 with an expanded scope to create a research opportunity not only across disciplines as previously but and also across generations of researchers. A key component of creating a research ecology lay in inviting others to pursue their own research through the lens of the exhibition. A micro-residency research model ”Seers-in-Residence” developed by Traci Kelly in 2012 as an open resource for creative practices provided the structure. Each invited researcher spent a continuous three hours engaging with Kelly + Jones’ exhibition material through the prism of their own discipline and research interests. The contingent research-in-action expands, renews and shifts the territory of Artworks and practices, providing a ground for each ”Seer” to further mobilise their investigations through the process. The innovative intervention into exhibiting-as-research, created an inter-depArtmental, cross-disciplinary and inter-university research opportunity for four female researchers. The intergenerational grouping of researchers was also key to the process and included a management/senior researcher, a lecturer/ researcher, a PhD candidate and a third year B.A. Fine Art Student. The result was the process built an intergenerational experience to benefit all pArticipants by allowing integrated critical futures to develop within the Oxford Brookes University environment. Feedback from the residencies has been highly positive with Students and staff commenting that they don’t normally get to witness their lecturers in active practice-as-research. The residencies also keep a static exhibition enlivened throughout its duration. The methodology: *The three-hour micro residencies were dependent upon a commitment by Oxford Brookes University to a resulting integrated publication on the different research areas and responses in order to disseminate the research. The micro–residencies took place once a week x 1 or twice a week x 2 depending on the duration of the exhibition. The invited seers were: Janice Howard BFA (Oxon), MA, SFHEA. Senior Lecturer in Fine Art Professor Helen Walkington BSc, PGCE, MSc. PhD, FRGS, NTF, PFHEA. DepArtment of Social Sciences Deborah Pills BA Fine Art, Year 3 Kate Mohony Associate Lecturer Fine Art Through this unique method by Kelly and Jones they worked in depth with an appropriate and coherent process of practice as research. The context of creating and inviting other researchers to have a micro-residency and to site their occupations within the Kelly and Jones exhibition at The Glass Tank established practical reflection points through our own research and the trajectories of the seers own research interests - working in parallel. The outcome of the seers residency programme and its engagement with the Kelly and Jones exhibition as pArt of the research enquiry We were able to decentralise the research by opening it up to other researchers at various stages in their career without hierarchy. We have moved outside of the Fine Art community to gain fresh insight into our theory framework and site knowledge; this was evidence by seer and geographer Professor Helen Walkington who brought new insight about the presence of flint within chalk beds and their significance around human activity.The Glass Tank Oxford Brookes Universit

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  • developing online information literacy instruction for the undergraduate Art Student a collaborative approach in the context of the framework for information literacy
    2016
    Co-Authors: Elsa Loftis, Jennifer Martinez Wormser
    Abstract:

    AbstractPerceiving a lack of integrated information literacy curriculum at our colleges, the library directors of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD) consortium resolved to create a series of online tutorials aimed at undergraduates in the fields of Art and design. The collaborative project needed a pArtner to produce the tutorials and offer the finished project in an environment accessible to Students. When approached about this pArtnership, Lynda.com, one of the Internet’s leading online learning companies, agreed to work with the AICAD libraries to create an online information literacy course. The course launched in July 2015, and the authors conducted an assessment of the course quality and use nearly one year later by surveying librarians and faculty. This Article is a study of how that course was conceived and how it evolved from a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) into its current online tutorial version on Lynda.com.