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  • The Reporter, December 1982
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2017
    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.The A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 3, 1982 COLUMBIA SPONGE EXPERIMENT MAY FURTHER RESEARCH IN WOUND HEALING AND NERVE REGENERATION The results of a sponge cell experiment con­ducted aboard the Columbia space shuttle may open the way for further research in wound healing and nerve regeneration, an Albany Medical College scientist says. Dr. Gordon Kaye, chairman of the college's anatomy department, said the experiment may provide information about how cells in weightless conditions recognize each other, join together, and produce connective tis­sue. Ultimately, he said, such information might be applied to the treatment of human wounds and disrupted nervous systems. "The process of cell recognition, cell ag­gregation and secretion, which is being studied in this experiment, is a basic pro­cess that occurs in all cell development in higher animals," said Kaye. "This same pro­cess that occurs in sponges occurs in human embryos. So, studying it in as simple a system as a sponge could give insights into things that might go wrong in the develop­ment of higher animals." The sponge cell experiment, which is the brainchild of Aaron Gillette, a sophomore biology major at Western, is aimed at dis­covering whether individual sponge cells can reassemble and re-form complete, func­tioning sponges while in zero gravity. Sponge cells can re-form sponges on earth, and Gillette maintains that gravity is re­sponsible for this process. Sponge samples from the experiment are being analyzed by Kaye at the medical col­lege and here by Gillette and his project advisor, Dr. Frederick Harrison, head of the biology department and a former asso­ciate professor at Albany Medical College. Analysis of the samples also will be done at the Alton Jones Cell Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., and at Eastern Tennessee State University's Medical School. "At this point, I am fairly certain that the cells in space aggregated," said Kaye. "Under the light microscope, they appear to have tube-like structures which certainly resemble sponges." Magnified thousands of times under a scan­ning electron microscope, the cells that were in space "look as good or better than the ones that were (grown simultaneously) on the ground." said Kaye. "They seem to be a little more organized, and I would say they made more connective tissue." Harrison said the samples at Western also appear to have regrouped, but it is still too early to say whether the cells formed functioning animals or just groups of sepa­rate cells. In addition to seeing if the cells re­grouped and formed new sponges, Kaye plans to analyze their ability to produce connec­tive tissue proteins (collagen and fibronec-tin), actin (a molecule which helps cells move), and tubulin (a substance that forms part of the microarchitecture of cells) after being in space. He explained that if weightlessness were found to enhance the regrouping of cells and the formation of connective tissues —all part of the healing process—then per­haps wounds could be treated more effec­tively in conditions of lowered gravity. Out of the 18 bags of experimental sponge cells on board the shuttle, Kaye received three, including the one which astronaut Joe Allen could not find on the spaceship 2 during the mission. The missing bag was found by clean-up crews and shipped to the medical school. Kaye said all data from the experiment should be compiled by the first of the year and the results published by March, 1983. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN TO BE EXPLAINED Mr. Chris Galleger, plan representative for the new State of North Carolina Comprehen­sive Health Benefit Plan, will be on the campus December 6 to discuss the new State of North Carolina Comprehensive Health Benefit Plan. His presentation will in­clude explanations of the services covered, deductibles, co-insurance limits, and cost containment features of the new plan. A question and answer period will follow the presentation. Two sessions, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., will be held in the Cherokee Room of Hinds Univer­sity Center on Monday, December 6. Interested employees should notify the Personnel Office, ext. 7218, of the presentation they would like to attend. GIFT POLICIES FOR LIBRARY OUTLINED James Lloyd, curator of Special Collections for Hunter Library, has provided tax infor­mation for people who may be interested in donating books to the library. Lloyd said that the following policies are determined by guidelines issued by the Association of Colleges and Research Libraries and by the Internal Revenue Ser­vice, Publication 561. 1. It is unwise for anyone connected with an institution to appraise gifts to that institution, and such appraisals will not serve for tax purposes. 2. Upon receipt of a donation, the library will supply a small packet of tax informa­tion and a formal letter of acknowledgement which will serve as proof of donation, and which should be all the documentation neces­sary unless the deduction claimed exceeds $200.00. 3. If a deduction of over $200.00 is claimed, Publication 561 should be consulted for documentation procedures. 4. In any case, the valuation attributed to a donation must be made at "Fair Market Value,M which is defined loosely as "the price that would be agreed upon between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to act and both having reasonable knowledge of the facts." In the case of books, regardless of age, condition is of utmost importance. Most paperbacks have little resale value, and the cost of binding usually precludes accepting them as gifts. 5. When an appraisal is necessary, it may be done either by the donor, himself, or by a third party. The donor should be pre­pared to prove that the assigned value is reasonable. If this is done by an outside appraiser, the appraiser should be pre­pared to prove his competence. 6. If a gift is accepted, the library will, if asked, be pleased to assist the donor in finding an appraiser. Such assis­tance is not an endorsement of the ap­praisal. Appraisers' fees vary and are the responsibility of the donor. For additional information about gift books, contact James Lloyd, Hunter Library, ext. 7474. 1983 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The 1983 university holiday schedule, formu­lated by a university-wide committee, will be as follows: Easter Monday, April 4, 1983 Labor Day, September 5, 1983 Thanksgiving, November 24-25, 1983 Christmas, December 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30, 1983 The schedule from the State Personnel Com­mission provides for nine holidays in 1983. New Year's Day for 1983 falls on Saturday; therefore, Friday, December 31, 1982, has been designated as the New Year's holiday and is being observed in the 1982 university holiday schedule. Memorial Day, May 30, Independence Day, July 4, and Veterans Day, November 11, will be regular work days; and these three holidays will be taken on December 28, 29, and 30. Any questions concerning the 1983 univer­sity holiday schedule should be directed to the Personnel Office, ext. 7218. 3 NAMES IN THE NEWS Head basketball coach, STEVE COTTRELL, will serve as honorary Regional chairman for the Basketball Shoot-Out for Easter Seals for the third straight year. BOB TOMORY (CAP Center) attended the organi­zational meetings for the Southeastern Asso­ciation for Testing Personnel in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 10-12. Seminars were held with representatives from the national test­ing companies, such as the Educational Test­ing Service, the Psychological Corporation, and the Law School Admissions Service. This meeting was held in conjunction with the Southeast Conference for Counseling Center Personnel. JOE SCAGNOLI (Music) judged the Fountain City Marching Festival held at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Ga., on Nov. 13. Four high school bands from throughout Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama com­peted in this annual event. JIM WOOD (Speech and Theatre Arts) adjudi­cated the secondary school play festival for the Kentucky Theatre Association which met in Lexington, Ky., on Oct. 28-30. RICHARD GAINEY (Speech and Theatre Arts) accompanied several students to the East Central Regional Convention of the Broad­casting Honor Society, Alpha Epsilon Rho, on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., Nov. 5-7. ELEANOR LOFQUIST (Elementary Education and Reading) was a delegate to the 29th Annual SRATE (Southeastern Regional Association of Teacher Educators) Conference in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 28-30. The conference, composed of outstanding educators from 11 states, focused on current concerns and future directions for teacher education through keynote addresses, concurrent presentation sessions, forums, and exhibits. DOTTIE TATUM (Elementary Education and Read­ing) led an all day discussion for the West Virginia School Counselors on Oct. 29 in Wheeling, W. Va. The discussion topic was "Families in Stress and Unemployment." The unemployment rate of steel workers and coal miners is one of the highest in the country and has triggered other family crises. VIRGIE MCINTYRE (Elementary Education and Reading) presented a two-hour workshop titled "Reading and Writing: Joyfully Done" at the Southeastern Regional meeting of the International Reading Association on Nov. 6 in Biloxi, Miss. LESTER LAMINACK (Elementary Education and Reading) pre­sented a session entitled "Language Experience—An Exciting Path to Reading" at the same meeting. TOM WARREN (Elementary Education and Reading) also presented a session entitled "Secondary Developmental Reading—What? How?" TOM WARREN (Elementary Education and Read­ing) was the speaker at the Transylvania County Public School Administrators meeting on Oct. 14. He spoke on "Problem Readers —Causes and Cures." He also presented a session entitled "A Child in Crisis" on Oct. 28 in Philadelphia, Pa., at the State College Reading Association Conference. JOHN BELL (Associate Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences) attended the Tenth Military History Symposium, "The Home Front and War in the Twentieth Century," at the Air Force Academy, Oct. 20-22. He also was elected to a three-year terra on the Executive Board of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in Raleigh on Nov. 19. ROBERT HOLQUIST (Music) auditioned over 100 altos statewide in Fayetteville, Asheboro, and Icard, and selected the top 40 for the North Carolina Honors Chorus which per­formed on Nov. 7 for the N.C. Music Educa­tors Association Convention in Winston-Salem. LINDA PERRY (Biology) and CLARENCE DELFORGE (Elementary Education and Reading) were invited to present a paper to the Microcom­puter ATE National Institute in Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 7-9. The conference theme was "Educational Applications of Microcom­puters" and was co-sponsored by the National Association of Teacher Educators, West Virginia ATE, and the W. Va. State Department of Public Instruction. The title of their paper was "The Use of Micro­computers in the Teaching of Science, Lan­guage Arts, and Reading." RICHARD GENTRY (Education and Psychology) presented a paper entitled "How To Teach Spelling: An End To Confusion" at the Florida State International Reading Association Convention in Tampa, Fla. 4 JOHN J. MANOCK (Research Administration) presented a paper entitled "Microcomputers Offer a Viable Alternative for Research Administrators" at the National Council of Research Administrators in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 9. RICHARD LLEWELLYN (Hunter Library) attended an orientation sponsored by the Government Printing Office to acquaint government docu­ments library personnel with the G.P.O. depository system and with its offices in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va., Sept, 15-17. EDWARD COHEN, LOUISE CREED, MARY MORRIS, and MARY YOUMANS (Hunter Library) attended a Serials Deselection Workshop sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association Serials Interest Group at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Oct. 8. Mary Youmans, serials librarian, was a member of the program planning committee. WILLIAM J. KIRWAN (University Librarian, Hunter Library) attended a workshop spon­sored by John Mintor Associates, Inc., en­titled "Desktop Microcomputing for College and University Administrative Staff" at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Oct. 13-15. EDWARD COHEN and NAJA WILLIAMSON (Hunter Library) attended a workshop sponsored by the North Carolina Library Association Reference and Adult Services Division entitled "Reference Performance and Evalua­tion: A Communications Perspective" held at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Oct. 29. PATRICIA HAMMOND and RICHARD LLEWELLYN (Hunter Library) attended the North Carolina Library Association Documents Section annual meeting Nov. 5 in Chapel Hill covering the topics of servicing and storage of microfiche, the consolidation of the U.S.G.S. and D.M.A. map programs with the congressional depository system, and the use of U.S. patents. LOUISE CREED (Hunter Library) attended the annual meeting of the Art Libraries Soci­ety/Southeast (Regional division of Art Libraries Society/North America) in Chapel Hill, Nov. 5-7. She was elected secretary/ treasurer and editor of the Regional news­letter for 1983. At the annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., MARILYN JODY (head, English) was elected president of the Women's Caucus of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). PAT UMFRESS (Modern Foreign Languages) was elected secretary of SAMLA's Women's Caucus. The Women's Caucus spon­sors scholarships in women's studies and promotes the professional interests of women within the Modern Language Associa­tion. MICHELLE SETTLE, ROBERT CARTER, ARLENE STEWART, and DEBBIE ZACCARINE-DAVIDSON (Up­ward Bound and Special Services Programs) presented a workshop on services to learn­ing disabled students at the N.C. Council on Educational Opportunity Programs confer­ence on Nov. 10-12 in Charlotte. Debbie Zaccharine-Davidson also was appointed as the N.C. representative to the Regional association constitutional and legislative committee, and Arlene Stewart to the re­search committee. GEORGE W. REESER (industrial Education and Technology), JUDY DOWELL (Home Economics), JIM MORROW (Human Services), PAULINE RICE and ELIZABETH OVERTON (Administrative Services) attended and participated in the fall meeting of the North Carolina Council of Vocational Teacher Educators on Nov. 11-12 at Nags Head, N.C. Dr. Reeser was elected to serve for three years on the Governing Board. MARY QUEYJA (Modern Foreign Languages) made a presentation entitled, "An Intensive Language Experience," to the Mississippi Foreign Language Association in Long Beach, Miss., on Nov. 14. PAUL HABERLAND (head, Modern Foreign Lan­guages) was elected vice-chair of the South Atlantic Association of Departments of Foreign Languages in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11. CLIFFORD R. LOVIN (History) attended the 1982 annual meeting of the National Federa­tion of State Humanities Council in Saint Paul, Minn., Nov. 11-13 as a representative of the North Carolina Humanities Committee. FINN-AAGE ESBENSEN (Criminal Justice and Sociology) presented a paper entitled "Interviewer Related Measurement Error and Self-Reported Delinquency: An Examination of Interview Bias in a National Youth Survey" at the 1982 annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, held in Toronto, Ontario, November 3-6. The A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 10, 1982 WESTERN RECEIVES NSF GRANT TO PIONEER COMPUTER TRAINING PROJECT The National Science Foundation has awarded WCU an $86,000 computer system and a $1,600 grant to train high school teachers to teach an advanced placement course in com­puter science. The award to WCU's department of mathema­tics is the largest made by NSF in a pio­neer project involving 58 American colleges and universities and the donation of nearly $1 million in computing equipment by pri­vate industry. Under the NSF project, researchers at the selected institutions will explore ways to use computers to improve science and engi­neering education at the high school and early college levels. "There is a critical shortage of teachers trained to use computers intelligently in our high schools," said Dr. Charles Martin, head of WCU1s mathematics department. "With this program, we hope to train about 138 teachers and 90 students. This should generate a higher level of computing at the high school level and also stimulate more interest in science and math courses." The program, which begins in January, will include annual spring and summer institutes to train high school teachers throughout the Southeast to teach the Advanced Place­ment (AP) Computer Science course sponsored by the College Board, an agency that spon­sors various educational progams such as the Scholastic Achievement Test. Teachers who successfully complete the program will be expected to teach the AP course in their respective schools. The computer science course, which is the newest AP course sponsored by the Col­lege Board, covers topics that normally com­prise six or more semester hours of college-level computer science coursework. As a result, high school students with AP credit may receive advanced placement in computer science and/or credit toward a computer science or other degree at most colleges and universities. Martin said the placement of more students directly into sophomore-level computer sci­ence courses should relieve universities such as WCU which are experiencing swelling enrollments in introductory programming courses. He said some 31,000 students nationwide are expected to take the course within the next two to three years. The first examination for the course is scheduled for May, 1984. Computer equipment needed for 52 of the 58 national projects has been donated by Radio Shack, Atari Institute for Educational Action-Research, Digital Equipment Corp., IBM Corporation, and Apple Educational Foundation. Each company also will provide free technical assistance and information. The largest industrial gift, a state-of-the art Digital Equipment Corp. computer system with sophisticated graphics capabilities and a slide projection unit, went to WCU. Martin said the (VAX 11/730) computer equip ment, NSF grant, and $21,000 in matching funds from the university will be used to conduct the three-year pilot program. In support of the program, the State Depart ment of Public Instruction plans to award tuition scholarships to selected North Carolina teachers who enroll in the program. The tuition is $235. 2 Likewise, the College Board has designated WCU as one of the nation's few pilot train­ing centers offering the course and is spon­soring one-day introductory seminars, em­ploying Martin and WCU associate professor Dr. A. Gregory Starling as consultants. Under the award, Western will offer two training programs each year through 1985. Each program or institute will be divided into two courses, one on computing concepts and programming, using the language PASCAL, and the other on computer applications, systems, social issues, and teaching. In the first program, the initial course will be taught on alternating Saturdays, Jan. 8 - May 28. If there is sufficient de­mand, another section of this course would be taught on alternating Saturdays, begin­ning Jan. 15. The second course will run June 19 - July 8. The second program or institute will offer both courses in a six-week summer session June 19 - July 29. To practice teaching the AP course, partici­pants will serve as teaching assistants for teachers just starting the program or for high school students enrolled in WCU's an­nual summer computer camp. The 1983 camp will begin July 10 and run for two or three weeks. Evaluation of the institutes and high school courses will be made periodically by teachers, students, WCU faculty, and an evaluator from the College Board. Martin said WCU will continue to offer the institutes after the grant period as long as there is sufficient demand. During the regular academic year, he said, the equip­ment will be used to enhance instruction at WCU. "There are no other Regional institutions in the state that have these machines," Martin said. "With them, we'll be able to provide the absolute state-of-the-art proto­type of what will be computing equipment of the future." DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION ELECTS OFFICERS The board of directors of WCU's Development Foundation has elected officers for the 1982-83 year and approved the expenditure of $112,337 from unrestricted funds in the areas of academic scholarships, special projects, and support of development activi­ties . Elected to foundation offices were Jack Hennessee of Sylva, chairman of the board; C. Edwin Allraan of Winston-Salem, vice pres­ident; and William F. Petterson of Cullo-whee, treasurer. Members of the executive committee are Chancellor Robinson, Hennessee, and Jimmy Childress of Sylva. At the organizational meeting on campus, the board also heard reports on the status of the foundation and the university. Highlights of the foundation activity re­ported to the board included: an increase in contributions to the foundation during the 1981-82 year of 34 percent, for a total of $562,819; an increase in the foundation assets to $1,123,310, a 15 percent rise above the previous year; and the awarding of over $150,000 in student scholarships. Chancellor Robinson serves as president of the foundation. Executive secretary is Dr. James E. Dooley, vice chancellor

  • The Reporter, December 1987
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2017
    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 A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 4, 1987 Network seeks to improve literacy in state's westernmost counties Statistics indicate that in North Carolina, it's quite likely that one out of six people would have difficulty reading a newspaper, a child's report card, a job announcement and applica­tion form, poison warnings on house­hold cleaners, road maps, and emer­gency assistance numbers. To combat illiteracy in the state's western region, where an estimated sixteen percent of the adult population has not gone beyond the eighth grade, the School of Education and Psychol­ogy organized the LIFE (Literacy Is For Everyone) Network. Coordinated by Dr. Lester Laminack, assistant professor of elementary education and reading, the LIFE Network comprises about 40 represen­tatives of community colleges and universities, social and community services agencies, school systems, librar­ies, and literacy councils in the eleven westernmost counties. It is attempting to streamline and coordinate the efforts of literacy groups already operating. "We wanted to find out what is being done to fight illiteracy in the region, to determine what different groups are doing, and to look at the population of western North Carolina in terms of literacy," Laminack said. Community colleges conduct literacy programs, local literacy councils are active, and a Regional hotline operates through Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS). "But we found little in terms of a coordinated Regional effort that allows for the sharing of curriculum materials, recruitment of students and volunteer teachers, and research into adult illiteracy," Laminack said. The network has been working to accomplish those goals. Through its office in Killian Building, the network also fields inquiries, refers adults to appropriate agencies and reading resources, and provides tutors. One idea network members have discussed is providing reading tutors for employees of WCU and Jackson County industries who cannot read. "In an increasingly technological and information-oriented society, industries are replacing people who cannot read," Laminack said. "There will be fewer jobs available for non-readers, because to be retrained, employees usually have to be able to read manuals." The LIFE Network plans to develop more effective recruitment strategies, new instructional materials geared for adults, and closer follow-up with clients. In addition, its office on campus would be a resource center where literacy research is conducted and the results disseminated. Laminack and Eleanor Lofquist, associate professor of elementary edu­cation and reading, already have con­ducted a series of workshops to train tutors in the area. The professors them­selves attended the National Center for Community Education in Flint, Mich., to be trained in the methods of Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA), a national volunteer organization. Because of Laminack's work with adult literacy, he recently was named the basic reading consultant to LVA. During his two-year term, Laminack will develop or approve new materials to insure they are pedagogical ly sound, and he will advise literacy groups on changes or new trends. As LIFE Network coordinator, Lester Laminack Laminack has made presentations on networking and adult literacy to organizations in the Southeast and has conducted in-service staff development programs for Adult Basic Education teachers at various community colleges. 'The groups now working to fight illiteracy are functioning well, but there are still so many people who need help that the more we can do on a unified front, the better off we are," he said. The network has its work cut out for it, Laminack says, especially in the areas of recruitment and materials. "Many adults who can't read are afraid or embarrassed to seek help," he said. "There just aren't enough appropriate materials available for adult non-readers. If someone learning to read can make connections between job and life skills, he won't see reading as a mysteri­ous process but as a day-to-day activity." - Karen Anderson "" —« People and places • Eva Adcock (Music) presented a workshop on Dalcroze Eurythmics on October 26 for the western North Carolina chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The workshop was held at the Central United Methodist Church in Asheville. • James E. Byer, William R. Higgins, Theodore L. Huguelet, Nancy C. Joyner, J. Karl Nicholas, James R. Nicholl, and William E. Paulk (English) attended the joint meeting of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA) and the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics (SECOL) held November 5-7 in Atlanta. Nicholas was elected president of SECOL and president of the Linguis­tics section of SAMLA. Joyner served on the nominating committee of SAMLA's special topics section. Huguelet read a paper entitled "Wallace Stevens and the Lost Ice Cream Letter" at the American Literature II section of SAMLA on November 6. • Gurney Chambers (Dean, Educa­tion and Psychology) was the speaker at the fall banquet of school counselors from Forsyth, Stokes, Yadkin, and Surry counties at Salem College on Novem­ber 5. He also spoke to the teachers of the Jamestown (N.Y.) City Schools on November 20. • Clarence Delforge (Elementary Education and Reading) and Linda Perry Delforge (Biology) presented a paper entitled "Motivating Low Achievers Through Science Fiction" at the eighteenth annual North Carolina English Teachers Association Confer­ence in Greensboro on October 23. • Lynn Dillard (CIML) served as a Regional judge in the annual WNC Community Development competition, November 10-12, to select the organ­ized communities in western North Carolina showing the most improve­ments during 1987. Winners are to be announced this week. • Mario Gaetano (Music) attended the Percussive Arts Society Interna­tional Convention in St. Louis, Mo., October 29-November 1. • Richard Gainey (Speech and Theatre Arts/Radio and Television) hosted the 1987 Regional Convention (East Central Region) of Alpha Epsilon Rho in Huntington, W. Va., November 5-8. Gainey drafted the region's first constitution and saw its passage. Plans are under way for the 1988 national Convention in New York City. • Robert Godfrey, Jim Smith, and Joan Byrd (Art) conducted a sympo­sium on Indian art on November 8 at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee. The program coincided with the opening of the museum's exhibition "One with the Earth." • Cathryn Griffin (Art) presented a lecture entitled "Present Photographic History" on November 2 at the D.F. Beam Center for Visual Arts at Gaston College in conjunction with her solo exhibition of recent photographs currently on view there. • C. Don Livingston (Political Science, Public Affairs, and Sociology) attended the annual conference of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Seattle, Wash., October 22-24. • Donald L. Loeffler and Joseph C. Alexander (Speech and Theatre Arts) attended the annual meeting of the Speech Communication Association, which was held in Boston November 5-8. Loeffler participated in a seminar entitled "Departmental Leadership: Getting Results," sponsored by the Association of Communication Administrators. In addition, he presented a paper entitled "How to Recommend Promotion for a Faculty Member without Really Lying" and was respondent to papers presented on the panel entitled "Dramatic Perceptions: Selected Papers Providing New Insights into Plays and Playwrights." Alexander presented a paper entitled "Religion and Politics: Balance in the Republic?" December 4, 1987 • Donald O. Mayer (Business Ad­ministration and Law) presented a paper entitled "Global Competitive­ness, U.S. Antitrust Law, and the Views of Robert H. Bork" at the annual meeting of the Southeast Regional Business Law Association in Biloxi, Miss., on October 21 and 22. • Joseph A. Meigs (English) presented a paper entitled 'The Instability and Insubstantiality of Evil" at the Interna­tional Conference on the Expressions of Evil sponsored by Georgia State University in Atlanta on November 7. • Michael Miles (Music) presented a program of music for trumpet and organ as guest artist at the All Souls Church in Biltmore Village concert series on November 22. He was joined by Robert Baker, conductor of the Asheville Sym­phony and Cullowhee Music Festival, on English horn performing Copland's "Quiet City," and by soprano Beth Cram, a WCU alumnus, performing two Scarletti arias for soprano and trumpet. • Charles Mitchell (Math) presented a paper entitled "Reorganizing the K-3 Curriculum around Problem-Solving" at a Regional meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics on November 6 at Virginia Beach, Va. • Janina Shoemaker (Speech and Theatre Arts) and Richard Trevarthen (Music) are cowriting a musical. Tarheel Carol, an original play with original music, will be presented by Haywood Arts Repertory Theatre in December as the community theatre's Christmas production. This is the third time Trevarthen and Shoemaker have collaborated. • Alfred Wiggins (Speech and Theatre Arts) attended the North Carolina Theatre Conference in Winston-Salem, November 5-8, as a representative for Donald L. Loeffler, who prepares an annual theatre attendance compilation for the state. Wiggins was elected chairman of the black theatre arts division. The Reporter News briefs Pension holders satisfied with TIAA-CREF plans The November 11 issue of The Chron­icle of Higher Education reports that a recent survey by the Roper Organiza­tion polling company found that most participants in pension companies in higher education are satisfied with their plans and do not want additional options. The study shows that eighty-four percent of some 1,005 current participants in Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) gave the companies a favorable rating. Also, half of 510 retirees surveyed, who have already begun receiving their pension incomes, rated the system excellent, while an addi­tional one third rated it good. The survey was commissioned by the Washington Higher Education Secre­tariat and TIAA-CREF. A copy of the Roper Organization's report is on reserve at Hunter Library. Faculty studies available Hunter Library is accepting applica­tions for faculty studies. Application forms are available from department chairmen, and completed applications should be sent to William Kirwan, Hunter Library. Deadline for receipt of applications for spring semester is January 8. Sixteen teachers attend NCCAT residential program The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) held its first teacher-scholars in residence program November 8-14, hosting sixteen teachers from around the state. The program provided the teachers an opportunity to pursue research or work on special projects, everything from classification of wildflower photographs to working on a novel. Formal programs were kept to a minimum to give the teachers ample time for independent study. A variety of resources and specialists were made available to the teachers, including WCU and NCCAT staff and faculty. Two of the scholars, Joan Lance of Asheville and Nancy Oakley of Pfaff-town, are recipients of Christa McAu-liffe Fellowships, provided by the U.S. Department of Education in honor of the teacher who died in the Challenger explosion. NCCAT conducts a year-round program of seminars for the state's outstanding public school teachers. Bids opened for warehouse Construction bids on a new warehouse and storage building on campus have been opened with apparent low bids totaling $1,058,745, a sum within the funds appropriated for the project by . the North Carolina General Assembly. Plans call for construction of the building and fenced-in storage area adjacent to Highway 107 near the university's present water treatment facility and engineer's offices. The new building, which is to contain 38,910 square feet of floor space, will house the university's central store operations, and provide departmental and surplus storage areas and warehouse space for the physical plant department. Reward offered in A SUtheft WCU has posted a $250 reward in an effort to catch the thief or thieves who stole about $2,260 worth of clothing and personal items from the Appala­chian State University football team during the ASU-WCU game here on November 21. A. Eugene McAbee, director of traffic and security, said the theft occurred when a person or persons entered the locker room used by the ASU team in the Jordan-Phillips Fieldhouse and removed a large quantity of sweatsuits, jackets, pull­overs, and personal items belonging to the players. The reward is offered by traffic and security for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the theft. McAbee said information would be received by him or Terry Wanless, athletic director, and would be confidential. Qraduate School offers extra grant funds The Graduate School has received extra funding for the current year and is accepting applications for faculty research grants to support projects started in January 1988 and completed by June 30. The additional $6,000 was authorized by Chancellor Myron L. Coulter. Faculty research grants are intended to support initial research, creative activities, or independent scholarly work that has not received funding outside the university. The purpose of the grants is to allow faculty members to work in new areas where the results could help obtain subsequent funding from outside sources. Deadline for 1987-88 proposals is January 15. Awards will be announced in late January. For more information, contact Anthony A. Hickey or Kendall King in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Administration Building, telephone 227-7398. Smithsonian chooses coverlets exhibit The Mountain Heritage Center's exhibit, "Coverlet's: New Threads in Old Patterns," has been selected by The Smithsonian Institution as a traveling exhibition and is featured in the fall issue of Sitelinet the quarterly newsletter of Smithsonian traveling exhibitions. The display could travel for three years, depending on demand among museums around the country. Smithsonian staff and trustees approved the exhibit when it was offered to them this summer by Jan Davidson, MHC curator. | The Reporter December 4 , 1987 Summer tour to explore Scotch-Irish heritage This summer, Western is offering a two-week tour of Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic, and Scotland. Two history professors will take travelers through the beautiful countryside, quiet villages, and great cities of these countries. In Dublin, Belfast, and Edinburgh, tour participants will have an opportunity to do personal genealogical research. A highlight of the July 20'August 4 tour will be a visit to the Seventh Ulster'American Heritage Symposium at the University of Ulster in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The symposium will offer an opportunity to talk with others from England, Scot­land, Ireland, and America who share an interest in the Scotch-Irish heritage and traditions. Ice rink opens Saturday Barring complications, the ice skating rink at the Ramsey Activity Center will open for its second season on Saturday, Dec. 5. Operating hours are 5-9 p.m. daily until the end of February, except for the semester break, Wednesday, Dec. 16-Sunday, Jan. 10. The rink will be closed on those days and will reopen on Mon­day, Jan.11. Admission is free. Skates in both children's and adults' sizes can be rented for $ 1 per session. Difficulties which hampered the rink's operation during its first season have been corrected, says Bob Stewart, director of the center. A malfunction­ing refrigeration system and condenser coils were replaced by their manufac­turer, Holmsten Ice Rinks, Inc., of St. Paul, Minn., in order to make the rink operational. Stewart also pointed out the possi­bility of necessary unforeseen closings. "Of course, we try to maintain the skating system for as long as possible, but when the weather changes rapidly as it does here, we have to make judgment calls on a day-to-day basis," he said. • The tour will be led by Tyler Blethen, director of the Mountain Heritage Center, and Curtis Wood, senior research associate at the center. Blethen and Wood have worked closely with Irish and British scholars on their research, which has culminated in the Mountain Heitage Center's permanent exhibit, "The Migration of the Scotch-Irish People." Other highlights of the tour include stops at Dublin in time to join festivi­ties celebrating the city's 1,000th birthday, the Ring of Kerry at Killarney, and Loch Lomond, and Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Banquets with traditional entertainment are planned at an Irish cabaret in Dublin and at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh. The tour will offer a good introduc­tion to the genealogical research facilities and resources in Ireland and Scotland," Blethen said. "And at the symposium, participants will have a chance to meet scholars who are studying the Scottish and Irish back­grounds to American history. There will be expertise available on this tour that would not be available otherwise." On the itinerary for Scotland, in addition to the legendary lochs Lomond and Ness, are Inverness, Culloden, and Edinburgh. The cost of $2,159 includes round-trip airfare, land travel by motor coach, continental breakfasts, all meals at the Ulster-American Heritage symposium, most additional dinners and three banquets, and lodging. The tour has been arranged by Wilcox World Travel and Tours of Asheville. Academic credit from Western may be obtained for the tour and study experience. For information and applications, contact the Division of Continuing Education, 440 Robinson Administra­tion Building, telephone 227-7397. mm General Administration news Kennedy resigns secretarial post UNC President C.D. Spangler, Jr., announced on November 13 the resignation of John P. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of the University for fifteen years, effective January 1. Kennedy, 65, is a native of Charlotte and a Harvard University graduate. Before becoming Secretary in 1972, Kennedy practiced law in Charlotte, was executive assistant to the American ambassador to Nigeria, and served with the U.S. Department of State and the North Carolina Board of Higher Education. Hackley named FSU chancellor Lloyd V. Hackley has been elected chancellor of Fayetteville State University by the UNC Board of Governors. He will assume his new post January 1, replacing Chancellor Charles A. Lyons, who announced his plans to resign last March. A Roanoke, Va., native and a career Air Force officer, Hackley retired as a major in 1978 with 20 years of service. Since 1985, he has been UNC's vice presi­dent for student services and special programs. King, Scott receive University Awards Former Gov. Robert W. Scott and Arnold K. King, retired special assistant to the UNC president, are the 1987 recipients of the University Award, bestowed by the UNC Board of Governors to recognize illustrious service to higher education. Gov. Scott was honored for his vision in creating the six teen-campus university system while in office. King was recognized for sixty-three years of service to the university system, including serving as teacher, administrator, professor, dean, and acting chancellor. m December 4, 1987 The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Information. The Reporter REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 11, 1987 AASCU commends Western's programs for advancing teaching effectiveness When the National Commission on the Role and Future of State Colleges and Universities issued its national report, 'To Secure the Blessings of Liberty," in November 1986, it called for "bold steps" on the part of the nation's colleges and universities to overcome "hardened arteries" in American higher education. "Nothing short of a creative state-by-state effort to strengthen education at all levels, comparable to the Marshall Plan in scope, cost, and dedication, can ensure the preservation of our demo­cratic legacy for the twenty-first century," according to the report. At last month's annual convening of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) —which had commissioned the report—Western Carolina University was one of the insti­tutions singled out as an example of how AASCU insti­tutions are respond­ing to the chal­lenges of that report—frequently known as the report of the "Bell Commission" because the commission was chaired by former U.S. Education Secretary Terrel H. Bell (last spring's commencement speaker at WCU). Western was identified at the New Orleans national AASCU Convention Coulter 325532

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  • performance of kuwait Regional Convention on persian gulf marine environment
    Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2012
    Co-Authors: Nagafi Asfad Morteza, Darabinia Morteza
    Abstract:

    Background and purpose: In 1978, the Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution was signed between the countries of the region. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar are exporting their petroleum from this semi-enclosed sea. According to the Convention signatory countries pledged to take all necessary actions to prevent or reduce environmental pollution. This study aimed to investigate the role of this Convention on the protection of marine environment in the Persian Gulf. Materials and methods: In this study, levels of pollution and their effects on the Persian Gulf were investigated using the data from official sources. This investigation was done based on the production of oil in the Persian Gulf then it was compared with marine pollution in the world. The data was analyzed using statistical software. Results: The level of oil pollutants including oil spills were less compared with that of the world, however, in 1983 and 1991, the amount of pollution in the Persian Gulf was found to be higher. From 1978 (the year that Kuwait Convention was adopted) until 1982, and from 1984 until 1990, the average pollution rate declined compared to the global level. But the occurrence of two wars in the Persian Gulf increased the pollution rate to 63.63%. Conclusion: Kuwait Regional Convention is incapable of taking appropriate actions if the oil facilities, docks and tankers are attacked. In fact emergency plans for protection of pollutants will lose their efficacy due to the extent of disaster. So it is suggested to amend the Kuwait Convention protocol or by setting a separate protocol members should be plighted to refrain from attacking each other's oil installations in wars or to agree with emergency operations if these facilities are attacked.

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