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  • different paths of Regional integration trade networks and Regional Institution building in europe southeast asia and southern africa
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2013
    Co-Authors: Sebastian Krapohl, Simon Fink
    Abstract:

    This article argues that Regional integration can follow three different developmental paths, depending on the centrality of external economic actors and economic asymmetries in Regional trade networks. The first path causes intra-Regional interdependence, the second path reinforces dependence on extra-Regional actors, and the third path reinforces asymmetries in the region. The article illustrates this argument using diachronic network visualization of trade networks in three world regions. The European Union (EU) corresponds to the first path, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the second and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to the third. The theoretical argument and empirical analysis in the article demonstrate how Regional organizations get locked into these developmental paths, and how Regional integration reinforces rather than changes existing economic structures.

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  • constructing an east asian concept and growing Regional identity from eaec to asean 3
    Pacific Review, 2003
    Co-Authors: Takashi Terada
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    The concept of East Asia as a region is relatively new. Until the appearance of the abortive East Asian Economic Caucus (EAEC) idea, which was put forward by Prime Minister Mahathir of Malaysia in the early 1990s, there was no strong conceptual framework for Regionalism in East Asia as a whole. At that time, the idea of an integrated East Asia, joining Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia in Regional unity, was not yet firmly enough established to gain the consensus necessary to form a Regional Institution based on the larger framework. Following the constructivist approach, which emphasizes the significance of analysing how Regional ‘togetherness’ can be strengthened and how this influences the formation of a Regional Institution, this article examines how and why the first proposal for East Asian Regionalism, EAEC, failed to be realized, and then analyses the successful establishment and development of ASEAN+3. The article stresses the significance of the emergence and increasing acceptance of the concept ...

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  • different paths of Regional integration trade networks and Regional Institution building in europe southeast asia and southern africa
    Journal of Common Market Studies, 2013
    Co-Authors: Sebastian Krapohl, Simon Fink
    Abstract:

    This article argues that Regional integration can follow three different developmental paths, depending on the centrality of external economic actors and economic asymmetries in Regional trade networks. The first path causes intra-Regional interdependence, the second path reinforces dependence on extra-Regional actors, and the third path reinforces asymmetries in the region. The article illustrates this argument using diachronic network visualization of trade networks in three world regions. The European Union (EU) corresponds to the first path, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to the second and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to the third. The theoretical argument and empirical analysis in the article demonstrate how Regional organizations get locked into these developmental paths, and how Regional integration reinforces rather than changes existing economic structures.

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

    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina J1.1ne 2, 1980 CHARTER PATRONS OF QUALITY ARE RECOGNIZED A hundred charter members of the Patrons of Quality program have given or pledged more than $2 million to Western. Success of the charter membership campaign--which sought 100 patrons by June 30--was announced at a dinner in Asheville May 24 for patrons from throughout Western North Carolina and other areas. The Patrons of Quality program, among other endeavors, supports student scholarships. Five academically outstanding students from Western North Carolina who receive Patrons Scholarships were present. MOre than 100 students have received scholarships. President William Friday of the University of North Carolina system, principal speaker, introduced the students and hailed the pa­trons program as evidence of a "university in partnership with the people it serves." Chancellor H.F. Robinson told the patrons "you cannot imagine what your efforts have already meant to this university." Be­cause of the Patrons scholarships, he said, Western is attracting "the most outstanding high school graduates," including many valedictorians and salutatorians in high school graduating classes this spring. Each Patron of Quality provides contribu­tions of funds or gifts having a value of at least $10,000. The academic scholar­ships have a value of up to $1,000 annually for each student. Robinson told the patrons "you charter members have led the way--you have cast a strong vote for quality--you have laid a foundation for a continuing program that will be providing the margin of excellence for years to come at Western Carolina." CIML DIRECTOR WILL HEAD NEPAL PROGRAM ~rk H. Freeman, director of the WCU Center for Improving MOuntain Living (CIML), will be the American head of a $28 million for­eign assistance program in Nepal. The pro­gram is one of the largest to be funded by the U.S. Agency for International Develop­ment (AID). Western was selected as one of the lead Institutions by the South East Consortium for International Development (SECID), the agency through which AID is contracting to provide assistance to Nepal. Duke Univer­sity and Virginia Polytechnic Institute have also been selected for involvement in the five-year project. Freeman will shift from active direction of the center at Cullowhee to become American chief of party of the AID mission and co­manager, with a Nepali counterpart, of the resource conservation and utilization pro­gram in the Kingdom of Nepal. Heading an initial study to explore the feasibility of a long-range conservation plan in Nepal, Freeman spent part of 1979 there on several occasions perfecting a proposal for the assistance program. After the planning work, participated in by other WCU professors including Patrick Morris and Gary White, Nepal and AID agreed on a broad, long-range assistance program aimed at helping Nepal combat its historic economic deprivation. Massive mountains, staggering problems with soil erosion on steep slopes, and extreme poverty have created a precarious imbalance of natural resources. Chancellor H.F. Robinson said he is espe­cially pleased that the royal government in Nepal specifically asked for WCU and its CIML to play the leadership role, request­ing Freeman as mission chief, and that the requests were approved by AID and SECID, which is headquartered in Chapel Hillo -2- Robinson said that Dr. John J. Manock, director of research administration in tne WCU Office of Research and Graduat~ Studies, will become acting director of CIML. Manock will also continue in his present post as the university officer through which all applications for grants and contracts are made. A full-scale search will be initiated to find a permanent director for CIML. In Nepal, Freeman will have overall res­ponsibility for the American mission. He will work with a senior-level official from the Nepali Department of Soil and Water Conservation who will be the Nepalese co­manager. Freeman will also advise the Nepal Ministry of Forestry, one of the principal agencies involved, and other ministries and depart­ments responsible for resource conservation. He will work closely with Nepal's top-level management council, made up of the top of­ficials of the country's ministries and departments. Another CIML executive, James Ray, assistant director, will join the Nepal project team as administrative officer, and at least two other individuals from WCU are expected to work on the contract in Nepal. Since his appointment to CIML in 1977, Freeman has directed a major effort in obtaining funding for a variety of assistance projects in Western North Carolina. In less than two and one-half years, the center has obtained $1,114,238 for the projects. FACULTY MEMBERS ARE SUMMER NEH FELLOWS Five WCU faculty members have received stipends of $2,500 each by the National Endowment for the Humanities for advanced study this summer. The research fellow­ships will fund their attendance for two full months in special NEH seminars and cover the cost of travel, books, and living expenses. Named to receive the fellowships were James E. Byer, associate professor of English wh o W. lll attend a seminar on George Elio' t and Victorian novels at Emory University; TO: Vice Chancellors, Deans, Directors, Department Heads FROM: C.J. Carter DATE: May 20, 1980 In the early morning of May 18, fourteen rhododendron and azalea plants were stolen from the Western Carolina University cam­pus. This incident followed the theft on May 4 of approximately twelve additional plants. I know that many of you value the progress that is being made in campus beau­tification, and I want to call on you to help us stop the theft of plants from the campus and to apprehend the persons res­ponsible. First, please be alert and ask your staff members to be alert to unauthorized persons observed disturbing or removing campus landscape materials and plants. Any sus­picious activity that you observe should be promptly reported to Campus Security for investigation. Secondly, please be advised and inform your staff members that a $100 standing reward is offered by the University for informa­tion leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for the theft of campus landscape materials and plants. Your assistance will be appreciated and necessary for effective control of this problem. cc: Chancellor Robinson Pritchard Smith Gordon McKinney, associate professor of history, who will travel to Harvard and elsewhere in research for a biography of Henry W. Blair; Donald R. Pfost, associate professor of sociology and anthropology, who will attend a seminar at Duke on post­Parsonian sociology; Larry R. Stucki, assistant professor of sociology and an­thropology, who will study minorities of the Southwest at the University of Arizona at Tuscon; and Brian G.J. Walton, associate professor of history, who will travel to Rome, Italy, to study the colonies of early Rome at the American Academy. TRUSTEES HEAR REPORTS, APPROVE CHANGES A 200 percen~ growth rate in three years has made the Army ROTC program at WCU the fastest growing unit in its 17-state region, wcu trustees were told May a. Maj. Frank Valentine, ROTC head and profes­sor of military science, said the unit had 65 students in the fall of 1976 when ROTC came to WCU. This spring, the enrollment hit 168 and 181 students are projected for the fall term, including 45 women. The crack shot on the rifle team is a woman, Gayle D. Billings of Tobbacoville in Forsyth County. Western's ROTC officer production has climbed dramatically, Valentine noted. One second lieut~nant was commissioned in 1978, 13 last year, 23 this May, and another 46 are projected for 1981. The cadet payroll, including scholarships, camp, and cadet pay, was $24,000 in 1977 and is $108,000 this year. Next year it will hit $155,000. A North Carolina student entering the ROTC program at WCU as a freshman will, by the time he grad­uates, receive a total of $7,200 in sup­port. The out-of-state student receives $14,000 because of higher tuition costs for non-resident students. Valentine, who will be leaving WCU to enter command school at Ft. Leavenworth, said he believe• a rekindling of patri­otism among young people has contributed to the growth of the program. The board named three professors to acting administrative positions. All three ap­pointments are effective July lo Dr. John Franklynn McCreary, professor and head of the department of administrative services in the School of Business, was named acting dean of the school. McCreary cam~ to WCU from Glennville State College in West Virginia in 1977. Dr. Marilyn Jqdy, professor of English and director of special academic programs, was named acting head of the department of English, succeeding Dr. Philip T. Wade. Dr. Jody has been a mamber of the WCU faculty since 1967 and was chairman of freshman English and coordinator of aca­demic advisement in earlier appointments. -3- Dr. Steven P. Yurkovich, associate pro­fessor of geology, was named acting head of the department of earth sciences, succeed­ing Dr. John Chapman. Yurkovich joined the faculty in 1971, coming to Western fr~ Brown University. The trustees also: --Seated a new trustee and a new faculty representative to the board. Mark Williams of Robbinsville, new student body president, is the new trustee, and ur. Judy Dowell, faculty chairman, i~ the new representative to the board. --Named Foy and Lee of Waynesville archi­tects to design a new student supplies and book rental store. One proposed location, Chancellor Robinson said, is an area behind Killian Building. The trustees opted for a new structure rather than a renovation of the present building, which would have cost an estimated $600,000. --Approved an increase of $15 a semester to meal costs to meet rising costs of food, personnel, and utilities. Despite the in­creases effective next year, Dr. C.J. Carter, business vice chancellor, said that the WCU meal plans will be far lower than those at other state Institutions. --Were told an enrollment increase of about 2.7 percent is projected for next fall. EXHIBIT SHOWING THROUGH JUNE 6 The 1980 Springs Mills traveling art ex­hibit featuring 40 works in a variety of media is now on display in the art gallery of Belk Buildingo Sponsored by Springs Mills Inc., the show represents the top selections from 862 en­tries submitted in an annual competition that awarded more than $6,000 in prize money. Included are paintings, mixed media, sculpture, and graphics chosen by jurors Ira Licht, director of the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, and Jane Livingston, associate director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Entitled "Art of the Carolinas," the ex­hibit will be on display, without charge, through June 6. COMING EVENTS OF INTEREST June 4 June 9-July 4 June 9-13 June 15-29 June 16-20 June 16-July 1 1 June 17-19 June 18-July 2 June 22-July 4 June 24 July 1-3 July 7-Aug. 1 July 8-10 July 9 July 15-17 July 16 July 20-25 July 20-26 July 22-24 August 1 Lecture on self-control approach to weight loss, 7:30 p.m. in MHC WCU Summer Recreation Activities, Session I Baseball Camp Cullowhee Music Festival Baseball Camp "The Cullowhee Experience" for gifted children "Wings" (Little Theatre) Cultural Perspectives of Children's Literature (EDPY 593), with authors Blair Lent, Arnold Adoff, and Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve discussing their work. Call 7108 or 7228. Summer Music Camp LMP: "Foul Play" (Hoey) "Paul Robeson" (Little Theatre) WCU Summer Recreation Activities, Session II "California Suite" (Little Theatre) Bloodmobile LMP: "Woodstock" (Hoey) "Same Time Next Year" (Little Theatre) LMP: "Little Big Man" (Hoey) Football Camp Gymnastics Camp "Private Lives" (Little Theatre) Summer Commencement -4- RIGDON AND REED WIN SERVICE AWARDS Two men closely associated with Western during its growth and development over the last decade, Robert M. Ridgon and A. Douglas Reed, were named recipients 1980 Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Awards. The $1000 awards are presented annually to the faculty member and the administrative staff member who have made the greatest contribution to the general welfare of the university and have enhanced its reputation as a Regional Institution of higher education. Dr. Rigdon, professor of education and win­ner in the faculty category, has been con­sistently rated as a superior instructor by his students and has skillfully represented both himself and the university throughout the nation as a speaker, counselor, teacher, and consultant. His research survey of WCU underclassmen on selective service, regis­tration, equal treatment in combat for males and females, and the equal rights issue in­terested not only the media, but also the White House. Appointed to the WCU faculty in 1967, he also serves as minister to the Church of Christ in Sylva. Reed, a professional journalist for more than 30 years, has been Director of Public Information at WCU since 1966. He is also a mainstay of the WCU journalism program. Under his leadership the public information office has extensively expanded its work in news, publications, and public relations, and his service to the university includes recent and ongoing university projects in film and television. He is serving as writer, director, producer, and occasional technician on a 30-minute mountain heritage film funded by the Percy B. Ferebee Foun­dation and is also directing special efforts to expand the university's television capa­bilities, which has included the installa­tion of new color equipment. August 3-8 August 13 August 15-16 August 18 Basketball Camp School and Departmental Meetings, General Faculty Meeting Registration Cullowhee Classes Begin VISITING LECTURER TO SPEAK ON WEIGHT LOSS A discussion on the self-control approach to weight loss will be held Wednesday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Auditorium of WCU's Mountain Heritage Center. The lecture, "Eating is more than a fork­to- mouth proposition: A self-control approach to weight loss," will be presented by Dr. William Beneke, head of the psy­chology department at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. Dr. Beneke holds a doctorate in psychology from the University of New Mexico and specializes in operant techniques, espe­cially as they apply to weight-control procedures. His presentation is sponsored by WCU's psychology department. FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS ANNOUNCED Eight WCU faculty members have received research grants totalling $7,164, as Dr. S. Aaron Hyatt, dean of research and graduate studies, announced. The grants will be used for educational supplies, travel, equipment rental, data processing, and student and non-student wages to sup­port research projects to be completed by June 1981. Grant recipients, their research projects, and the amount of the awards are: Constance Head, "John Wilkes Booth," $500; Bruce B. Henderson, "Infant Problem Solving in Natural Environments," $444; Nancy C. Joyner and Alice E. Mathews, "A Source Book on Appalachian Women: 1890-1980," $1 ,350; Christopher T. Leone, "Reaction Time, Causal Attributions and Persistence: Towards an Understanding of Depression," $2,275; George H. Maginnis, "A Study of the Effectiveness of a N-V/AKT Approach to Remedial Reading," $225; Gary L. Pool, "The Synthesis of Radiolabeled Dicetylphosphate and Its In­corporation into Artificial Lipid Vesicles," $1,070; Gerald Schwartz, "God's Work in the World: The Diaries of Dr. Esther Hill Hawks, 1861-1866," $500; and James W. Wal­lace, "A Chemotaxonomic Approach to the Classification of the Hymenophyllaceae," $800. -5- CHILDREN'S AUTHORS IN SUMMER COURSE A special short course in children's lit­erature offering an opportunity to meet and talk with authors will be held again this year at Western. The course, Cultural Perspectives of Children's Literature (EDPY 593), features visits by illustrator-author Blair Lent and anthologist, poet and author Arnold Adoff for discussions of their works. Lent's award-winning early childhood books use unusual graphic techniques, and Adoff's work is noted for its sensitive revela­tion of black culture. Another children's author, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, an American Indian, will participate in the course from her South Dakota home via a "dial-an-author" telephone conference. Taught by Mrs. Eleanor Lofquist, the short course will meet daily from 8 till 11:50 a.m., June 18 through July 2. It carries three semester hours credit. For more information, contact Mrs. Lofquist (7108) or the Summer School Office (7228). PUBLICATIONS James R. Nicholl. "Another Time, Another Place: Imagination and Shakespearean Drama," in Exercise Exchanse, 24 (Spring 1980), 15-17. Mario Gaetano. "Teaching Mallet In­struments to Beginners," in Instrumentalist, May 1980. Patrick W. Miller. "Functions of Industry Revisited," in School Shop, Industrial­Technical Education, May 1980. D.M. McCord, E.D. Hamlin, G.L. Pool, and J.S. Milner. "Castration, Gonadal Hormones and Sidman Avoidance Acquisition," in Physiolosy and Behavior, 22 (1979), 601-3. E.D. Hamlin, D.M. McCord, G.L. Pool, and J.S. Milner. "Effects of Castration, Estradiol and Progesterone on Sidman Avoidance Acquisition in Rats," in Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 14 (1979), 124-26. J.S. Milner and M.J. Prewett. "D"~ etar~ Changes Associated with Electroc~nvuls~ve Shock." Behavioral and Neural B~olosy, 26 (1979), 502-07. NAMES IN THE NEWS JAMES E. DOOLEY (vice chancellor for development and special services) has been initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota, an inter­national music fraternity, as a National Arts Associate. He was formerly Southern Division president of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). One of the highest honors conferred by the music fraternity, a National Arts Associate is a person nationally recognized for "dis­tinguished contributions to the arts." Dr. Dooley was one of four so honored for 1979. BOB RIGDON (Human Services) spoke to the Parent Support Group of Cherokee, Clay, and Graham Counties of N.C. on the sub­ject of "Helping the Bereaved Parent" on May 1. DEBBIE ZACCARINE-DAVIDSON (counselor, Special Services) and PAT R. CARTER (dir­ector, Upward Bound/Special Services/ Talent Search) presented a workshop on "Counseling Women" at the annual meeting of the Mideastern Association of Educa­tional Opportunity Program Personnel, held in the Poconos of Pennsylvania on April 27-30. WILLIE ROBINSON (outreach counselor, Talent Search) presented "Cross-Cultural Conmunication" at the spring meeting of the N.C. Council of Educational Oppor­tunity Programs, held May 13-14 in Raleigh. -6- JOEL s. MILNER (Psychology) presented two papers, "Current Status of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory" and "Research Per­spectives on the Prediction and Identifica­tion of Child Abuse," at the fourth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect held in Los Angeles last October. He also presented "Prediction and Expla­nation of Child Abuse" at the meeting of the American Association for the Advance­ment of Science, held in SRn Francisco last January.· • • • • • • • FOR PHOTO SERVICES Due to a heavy volume of conflicting re­quests for photographic services, the Office of Public Information needs to remind cam­pus offices that requests for work by its staff photographer, Harry Duke, should be directed to the Director or Assistant Direc­tor of Public Information. The office will attempt to honor as many requests as possi­ble; however, most assignments must be scheduled within the regular work day and work week. Requests for photographic ser­vices at night and on weekends should be submitted for consideration at least two weeks in advance. The number of these requests that we can honor likely will be quite limited. STAFF POSITION VACANCIES Apply at the PERSONNEL OFFICE, Room 330, UA/MHC within 5 working days from the date of this publication unless otherwise stated. TEMPORARY SECRETARY (III), Marketing and Management; $3.85 per hour; high school or equivalency, one year office clerical ex­perience and pass typing test at 44 net WPM. NO FRINGE BENEFITS. HOURLY LIBRARY CLERK (III), Bunter Library; $3.85 per hour; high school graduation and one year clerical experience preferably in a library. Be able to pass typing test at 44 net WPM. 20 hours per week. NO FRINGE BENEFITS. TEMPORARY GENERAL UTILITY WORKER, Physical Plant Department; $3.38 per ho~r; one year experience in performing a variety of manual tasks. Valid North Carolina driver's license. NO FRINGE BENEFITS. BUSINESS OFFICER I (Assistant to the Vice­Chancellor for Business Affairs); college degree and 4 years experience or an equiva­lent combination of training and experience required. Prefer education/training/experi­ence in business administration, public administration, or accounting, involving participation in planning and management of complex enterprises. Salary depending on qualifications. Applications accepted until position filled. HOURLY CLERK (III), Mountain Heritage Center; $3.85 per hour; high school or equivalency, one year office clerical experience. Prefer some college work. NO FRINGE BENEFITS

  • The Reporter, January 2005
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2018
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.January 18, 2005 News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University One Stop Center Scheduled To Open Feb. 14 Western's new One Stop Student Support Center, set to open on Valentine's Day, will provide the kind of convenience a college student could learn to love. When the One Stop opens for business on Monday, Feb. 14, students will be able to come to one location, the One Stop "Express Center" desk, located in the newly renovated Killian Annex, to receive help and conduct a wide range of personal business. That includes financial aid, registration, cashier services, Cat Card activity, advising, career services and student support services, said Allen Lomax, director of advising and student success, and chairman of the task force that planned One Stop. "Rather than students going from one office to another to take care of basic business, they can take care of it in one place, at one time and with one person, and avoid the office runaround," Lomax said. One Stop is a concept that has been talked about on campus for about eight years, Lomax said. One of the few universities in the nation that has been able to implement a one-stop shop for student services is the University of Minnesota, which has provided valuable expertise to Western's One Stop planners, he said. The Express Center staff should be able to assist a student in most situations, but if more in-depth assistance is needed, a student will be directed to the nearby Advising Center to receive help from advising staff. continued on poge 2 Students pass by the new One Stop Express Center in the newly renovated Killian Annex (above.) Outside, workers use a crane to lift materials up to the roof of the new entrance (right.) $1 Million ProtessorshiP. Cleaner Creek To Result From Developers' Gilts Developers of a new lakeside golf club near Cashiers are leaving a lasting mark on the Western Carolina University campus in more ways than one - and to the tune of $1.5 million. Mountaintop Golf and Lake Oub, a 731-acre golf course and residential development under construction south of Cullowhee, has contributed $500,000 to Western, which will enable the university to leverage an additional $500,000 in state funding to create a new $1 million distinguished professorship in engineering. The company is spending another $500,000 on an environmental restoration project on a l -mile portion of Cullowhee Creek that runs through campus. Through a program initiated by the General Assembly to encourage private support of public Institutions of higher education, Western will request $500,000 in matching funds to create the $1 million Mountaintop Distinguished Professorship in engineering. It marks the lOth distinguished professorship to be announced at Western since 1996, and the fifth at the million-dollar level. "It was just last year that we were granted approval by The University of North Carolina system to begin offering engineering," ChancelJor John W. Bardo said. ''This generous gift from our neighbors just up the road will enable us to bring to campus a level of excellence for the engineering program that is typically found only in programs that have been established for years. This contribution will help an academic program that has already hit the ground running be able to move even faster." The contribution for the distinguished professorship and the creek restoration project are the result of an agreement between Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club, and North Carolina environmental officials. As part of a permit allowing the company to disturb a streambank within its development, the state is allowing Mountaintop to mitigate the environmental impact of its project in Cashiers by restoring the stream located in Cullowhee. continued on page 2 Nominees Sought For Reid Distinguished Service Awards One Stop Canter continued from poge I The entire staffs and resources of the offices of the registrar, financial aid and Cat Card will be just a few steps away. All three of those offices have moved, or will soon be moving, to Killian Annex from their previous locations in H. F. Robinson Administration Building. Nominations for the annual Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Awards are being accepted through Thursday, Feb. J 7. Two $1,000 cash awards, one for distinguished service by a faculty member and one for distinguished service by a member of the administrative staff, are among the most prestigious honors conferred by the university. The awards will be presented at Western's spring General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation on Friday, April 22. Nominations for awards may be made by members of the faculty, administration, staff, student body, board of trustees and alumni of Western. The awards were established in 1978 through an endowment from Paul A. Reid of Pilot Mountain, fanner president of Western Carolina. Nominees for the awards are evaluated on "the extent and quality of service that contributes to the general welfare of Westem Carolina University and enhances its reputation as a Regional Institution of higher education," said Patricia Smyth, chair of the awards selection committee The awards are based on service during the year of the award as well as sustained efforts over several years. A recipient is not eligible for the award more than once in a five-year period. Selection committee members are faculty members Newt Smith, Christine Stevens, and Maridy Troy; board of trustees members Rick Carlisle, Jerry Kiser and Rosemary Wyche; and administrative staff members Troy Barksdale and Tammy Haskett. For more information, contact Patricia Smyth at the department of nursing, Moore Building, Westem Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723 ; telephone (828) 227-7467; or e-mail psmyth @wcu.edu. Other offices that have relocated to Killian Annex are career services, student support services, advising and student success, orientation and the Catamount Tutoring Center, Lomax said. Work also is under way on an online One Stop, which will pull together at one Web site several basic student services the university now offers online, but not at the same Web address, Lomax said. The first phase of online One Stop should be ready to go by the end of the spring semester, be said. In the meantime, the hours of operation for the One Stop Student Support Center in Killian Annex will be 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. For more information about One Stop, contact Allen Lomax at 227-7170. $1 Million ProfessorshiP continued from page I of advanced optical components, said Duane Dunlap, head of Western's department of engineering and technology. Western began offering electrical engineering as a joint degree program in partnership with UNC­Charlotte this fall, an arrangement designed to take advantage of existing collaborations in the high­technology areas of photonics and optoelectronics, a $170 billion-a-year industry often called "electronics at the speed of light." Through Mountaintop's stream project, environmental engineers will restore much of the campus portion of Cullowhee Creek to its natural condition, resulting in improvements to water Chancellor Bardo and David Rhoades, vice president of development for Mountaintop Golf and Lake Club in Cashiers, look over a portion of Cullowhee Creek that will be the subject of an environmental restoration project. quality and aquatic life habitat, including trout. The restoration project, expected to begin this spring and be completed by spring 2006, will include mitigation of a portion of wetlands on the Western campus and will provide storm-water protection for 13.5 acres of parking areas. The mitigation also will provide field research opportunities for students from Western's departments of chemistry, biology and natural resources management. "This project is a win-win. It is an outstanding example of the good things that can be accomplished when people work together to address the potential impacts of a large development activity," said Bill Ross, secretary of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Although details of the new professorship are still being finalized, it is intended to attract a nationally recognized authority in electrical engineering with expertise in the area ''The university is pleased that Mountaintop will have a permanent presence on our campus in two distinct ways," Bardo said. "Through the stream restoration project, the company will play a role in our vision of campus and in the long-term appearance of campus. And through the distinguished professorship, it will be improving the quality of education for students in a discipline we believe will have a positive impact on the economic development of Western North Carolina." January 18, 2 0 0 5 • The Reporter • page 2 SACS Carol Burton To Direct SACS Review at Western As director of Westerns Teaching Fellows Program for the past l 3 years, Carol Burton has faced her share of challenges, but none as daunting as her new assignment. Chancellor John Bardo has named Burton to head up the university s critical effort to earn re-accreditation from the Southe~n Association of Colleges and Schools, belter known as SACS. "Carol has demonstrated a distinguished record of working with accreditation processes, most notably the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)," Bardo said. "Because of Carol, we also have one of the finest Teaching Fellows programs in North Carolina. Carol is highly organized and well respected on campus. Finally, she has a long history of being able to pull people together to get work completed. I am confident that her leadership skills and experience will be a definite asset to Western as we pursue SACS re­accreditation." "Its a tremendous honor to be chosen for this assignment, and a tremendous responsibility," Burton said. "Its also a great opportunity to serve my alma mater." Burton earned her undergraduate degree in nutrition and dietetics from Western in 1987 and stayed for a masters degree in education in 1989. She then went on to become director of Special Programs in the College of Education and Allied Professions, where she placed teacher education students in local public schools for their early field experiences. In 1992, she became director of Westerns Teaching Fellows Program. She expects to resume that position when the SACS review process is finished two years from now. The current SACS review process is different from the most recent one, a two­year effort that culminated in 1996, Burton explains. "Instead of an external review body determining who we are and how well we re doing, the new process gives Western an opportunity to define our own continued on side b SACS Re-aHirmation OHiciaiiV Begins Carol Burton and Kyle Carter Provost urues Participation, Positive Approach Kyle Carter, who became Westerns first provost in November, knows what its like to face a major accreditation review. The experience is fresh in Carters mind because he was part of the team that helped Central Missouri State University achieve re-accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, At the same time, he is realistic about the amount of effort needed for the task that is just beginning. "This review will require a lot of work by all of us," Carter said. "Each of the deans has experience with periodic reviews of their specific programs, but this will involve the entire university community," Carter said. an accrediting body similar to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, just before he came to Western. He sees the review process as an opportunity for progress. ,....,.,.18 ........... .. "We have very good people leading this SACS review effort. You will be hearing from them . You can expect to be asked to participate, and you wiJI be expected to pitch ... IIVIIVId, to IriCk 1118 ....... .. lheaccredllall• review en.t • ........ lhlt.IIICC8IIdlllllllll ...... help ....... Clllllllllll• lleverv-••_•_C .II,II cIJ.UnIe."t. ,,., "The SACS review is a time for people to show their purple, to be proud of what Western has accomplished, to work toward improvements in the future, and to put the university s best foot forward." Carter said. in and help when asked," he said. "I encourage you to be informed, to be involved, to track the progress of the accreditation review effort, and to believe that our success depends upon your help and the collaboration of everyone on this campus." continued on side b SACS Carol Bunon: Kev Biographical Information Degrees Ed.D. in Adult Education; NC State University, in progress MA in education, with specialization in community counseling, Western '89 BS in nutrition and dietetics, Western '87 Administrative and Teaching positions 1992 - present - Director, Office of Special Programs and NC Teaching Fellows Program, Western's College of Education and Allied Professions 1989-1992 - Program Officer, Western's (then) School of Education and Psychology. 1992 - present - Instructor, Western's Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations Service (partial list) Current Member, NC Council on Accreditation and School Improvement for Elementary, Middle and Secondary Schools Commission of SACS Assistant Chair, NC Secondary and Middle Schools Committee of SACS, two terms in '90s and 2001-05 Arrangements Coordinator for education program reviews conducted by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and by the NC Department of Public Instruction Member, North Carolina State Evaluation Committee for the review of all teacher education programs in the state; 2000-present College Representative, NCAA subcommittee on gender and racial equity in athletics, 2003-04 Chair, College Strategic Planning Committee, 1992 College Representative, University Scholarship Committee, 1992-present Member, Institutional Review Board, 1998 - present Chair, College Colloquium Committee, 1998 - present SACS Re-anirmation OHiciaiiV Begins Burton To Direct SACS Review continued from side a mission, to show SACS how we re accomplishing our goals and how we intend to make the Institution better," she said. "We will be assessed based on what we are doing, what we hope to do, and how well the universi ty community and its stakeholders are involved in the process." Burton points out that it will require the participation o f many people throughout the uni versity community to make the SACS review successful. She II be as king people to work with her on two key committees - the Compliance Committee, which reviews the uni versity s performa nce on specific standards; and the Quality Enhancement Plan (or QEP) Committee, which will develop and implement plans for the uni vers ity s direction and foc us for the future. The Leadership Team will help to keep the enti re effort on track throughout the two-year process. "Those committees, which will include faculty, staff, students and administrators, will tap into the best ideas of th e entire campus community," Burton said. "We need people who can take a broader view of Western, including (but not limited to) their own immediate concerns. The SACS review and what it will accomplish is about us as an Institution. It will have an impact on Western , on our students, and on our region in the nex t decade and beyond." Burton invites anyone with an interest in helping with the SACS review process to call her at 227-7497. Assisting Burton in the new University Accreditation Office is Darlene Stonesifer, formerly of the Office for Uni versity Planning at Western. The Accreditation Office is located in the Provost s Office, 560 H.F. Robinson Building. Details on SACS committee memberships, upcoming tra in ing sessions, an overview of the SACS review, and frequent updates on the review process will be available at www.wcu.edu/sacs Provost: Pardcipadon. PoSitive Approach continued from side a Since Western s last accreditation review in 1997, there has been a major change in the process, Carter points out. While uni versi ties still have to meet stringent standards, they also are required to show how they are getting better. Instead of evaluatin g a static process, the reviewers wi ll be looking for improvements that show measurable results in student learning and outcomes. '1he good news is lhat Ibis eHort As a result, Carter said, this Will not be over When lhe SACS review process requires everyone to look at what they re doing and to review team leaves. It Will leave fi gure out how they could be doing uswilhsomelhinuollastinu better. "We have an opportunity value tor Western." not only to show that we ve met -/tf/8 Caner, DIOVOSI the widely accepted standards for academic and operational excellence, but also to examine what we can do better to make a signi ficant difference in our students lives and to prove that our quality improvement plans are in place and worki ng well." Theresa predictable pattern to the review process, Carter said. During the initial phase of the review, there will be a lot of work for small groups of people. Committees will work on overall goals and plans; subcommittees will deal with specific issues. As the final deadline approaches, the work will intensify. There will be more work for more people all across the campus community. There will be deadlines, hard work, late hours. It will all come together and reach a crescendo about six to eight weeks before the SACS review team visits Western in April/March of 2007. "We will succeed," Carter predicted. "We will be happy to see the SACS team arri ve, and we will be overjoyed to see them leave. "The good news is that this effort will not be over when the SACS review is over," he said. "It will leave us with something of lasting value fo r Western and its future." lanuarv 18. 2 0 0 5 • The Reoorter • SACS Insert Side B w~u Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. January Tuesday, January 18 Town Hall meeting-"What Would Dr. King Do Now?" Martin Luther King Jr. Week event. 4 p.m. Theater, A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2276) Wednesday, January 19 Town Hall meeting- to discuss current health insurance plan using results from recent health care satisfaction survey conducted by the Office of the President and Hewitt & Associates and to receive input on the design of a new health care model for university employees. 10 a.m. Theater, A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-7218) Day of Service- Highway 107 cleanup and service project at Zion AME Zion Church. Sign up, Multicultural Center. Martin Luther King Jr. Week event. 2 p.m. Lawn, A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2276) Catamount basketball-vs. Davidson. Southern Conference game. 7 p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. (227-7338) Thursday, January 20 Exhibition opening- What s Cookin '? Two Centuries of American Foodways. American culture explored through the foods we eat as well as how we prepare and serve those foods. Gallery B, Mountain Heritage Center, Robinson Administration Building. (227-7129) Speaker-Tonya Wtlliams, General Counsel for N.C. Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, will speak about "Keeping the Dream Alive: Striving for Peace, Justice, and Human Rights Throughout the World." The WCU Inspirational Choir also will present several musical selections. A reception will immediately follow the program. Martin Luther King Jr. Week event. Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor. Admission is free. 7 p.m. Grandroom, A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2276) Jan. 18-30 Thursday, January 20 and Thursday, January 27 Old-time Music and Bluegrass Jam­informal gathering designed to provide local musicians an opportw1ity to share tunes and techniques while enjoying old-time and bluegrass music. 7- 9 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center, Robinson Administration Building. (227-7129) Friday, January 21 Up All Night-Food, games, poetry, and reflection. Martin Luther King Jr. Week event. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2276) Saturday, January 22 Road trip-to Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Atlanta. Space available for 25. Martin Luther King Jr. Week event. Sign up, Multicultural Center, A.K. Hinds University Center. (227-2276) Lady Catamount basketball-vs. Georgia Southern. Southern Conference game. 4 p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. (227 -7338) Catamount basketball-vs. Wofford. Southern Conference game. 7 p.m. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. (227-7338) Fund-raiser-V-Day: Until the Violence Stops. Live performances of The Vagina Monologues excerpts. All proceeds will go to REACH of Jackson County, the WCU Women's Center's anti-violence efforts and the V-Day Fmmdation. Admission: $10, $5 for students and low-income guests. 9 p.m. Soul Infusion, Sylva. (227-2627 or 227-7450) Sunday, January 23 Crafts at the Center-weaving. 2-4 p.m. Mountain Heritage Center, Robinson Administration Building. (227 -7129) Tuesday, January 25 Catamount Concert Series-Faculty Showcase. 8 p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Building. (772-7242) January 18, 2 0 0 5 • The Reporter • page 3 Wednesday, January 26 Workshop-van safety; required for all employees, including student employees, to be eligible to drive IS-passenger vans. Registration required. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tom Young Room, Field House. Also offered February 10. (http://www.wcu.edu/hr/ training/personal.asp) (227-2388) Friday, January 28 Workshop-first aid; for faculty, staff, and students. Registration required. 9:30-ll:30 a.m. Tom Ymmg Roon\, Field House. (www.wcu.edu/hr.training/ personal.asp) (227-2388) Recital-music students. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Coulter Buildi

  • The Reporter, February 1982
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2017
    Co-Authors: Western Carolina University
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 5, 1982 FORMER PRESIDENT RE ID GIVES ANOTHER $10,000 One of Western's former presidents, who says he is only practicing what he once preached to others, has given more than $100,000 to Western Carolina University for scholar­ships and faculty and staff awards. A $10,000 gift by Paul, A. Reid of Pilot Mountain will endow a new $1,000 annual academic scholarship at WCU. It brings to over $102,000 the total given to Western since 1975 by its former president. Reid's gifts have made him one of the prin­cipal benefactors of WCU, although he him­self did not attend the Institution. He was president from 1949 to 1956 and again from 1957 to 1968, when he retired. He is now president emeritus. Recalling that trying to raise money from voluntary gifts was one of the most diffi­cult tasks he had during his own presidency, Reid said Jan. 23 "a satisfying aspect of my gift program is that it affords me an opportunity now to practice what I preached during those years." He has given over $72,000 to endow scholar­ship programs and almost $30,000 to endow the Paul A. Reid distinguished service awards. The latest $10,000 gift, announced here by Chancellor H. F. Robinson, provides a $1,000 scholarship award annually to one of the Surry County high school graduates with the highest academic standing who elects to attend WCU. An earlier gift in 1981 established a similar award. As a result of the second gift, the two Surry graduates with the highest academic records can qualify for $1,000 scholarships at Western. Under conditions of Reid's gifts, the re­cipients of the two awards normally would receive them only for their first year at WCU. This provision assures that ordinar­ily the top high school honor students can qualify each year for the Reid scholar­ships. Under exceptional circumstances, a special selection committee could make an award to the same student a second year. In addition to the two $1,000 honor awards, other Paul A. Reid scholarships were estab­lished at WCU in 1975 by the gift of over $51,000 by Reid. The scholarships are awarded to graduates of Surry County schools who choose Western. The awards pay half the on-campus costs for each recipient. Students are selected by a special com­mittee on the basis of overall social, civic, and academic standing; they must qualify as "best all around" students. In all, Reid scholarship awards totaling some $22,000 have been awarded to 45 stu­dents. The newest award becomes effective next fall. Reid's endowments for the distinguished service programs provide two $1,000 awards annually, one for faculty and one for ad­ministrative staff (see accompanying arti­cle) . Dr. Robinson said "it is highly unusual in higher education for a former president to endow an Institution, especially when he is not an alumnus. The university that benefited so much from his active leader­ship continues to be enriched through his gifts, and we are deeply grateful to him. -2- His fellow citizens in Surry County, and especially the young people, owe him a great debt of gratitude." Reid was planning a business career when, as a young man, he accepted a temporary teaching position at Hill's Chapel school, a small two-teacher Institution. That al­tered his life. He spent the next 43 years in education. Reid once said he had saved a part of every check he received and his gifts, he said, now are "an opportunity to return some of the earnings received from those 43 years of educational service." He said the gifts also stem from his philosophy of the use of money: "Funds above those needed by me and my family for the necessities and some of the luxuries of life, I should use for the benefit of people—some charity and some to assist in enhancing the progress of people." Reid earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the UNC-Chapel Hill. He taught for four years in Pilot Mountain, then was business manager and assistant superintendent at Roanoke Rapids for six years. He also served for three years as a junior and senior high school principal at Roanoke Rapids. He was principal of Needham Broughton High in Raleigh for three years and superintendent of Elizabeth City schools for more than five years; between his terms as president of WCU, he was assistant director of the State Board of Higher Education for 18 months. When he retired in 1968, Reid returned to his native Pilot Mountain where he and Mrs. Reid reside. NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR REID SERVICE AWARDS The Selection Committee for the Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Awards has issued a call for nominations for the awards to be given this spring. Nominations will be accepted until Feb. 18. A faculty award of $1,000 and an adminis­trative staff award of $1,000 will be given at the annual faculty/staff dinner. You may nominate individuals for either or both awards. Criteria for the awards provide that "nomi­nees shall be evaluated on the extent and quality of service that contributes to the general welfare of Western Carolina University and enhances its reputation as a Regional Institution of higher education." Selection also is to be based on service during the year and the "sustained cumula­tive and substantial nature" of efforts over the years. All university personnel should have re­ceived a nomination form, a format for vita, and criteria for the awards. A photograph of each nominee also is requested. Members of the selection committee are: Jane Schulz (chairperson), Judy Dowell, John Schell, Charles Hipps, John H. Gloyne, Larry Grantham, Thomas Connelly, Fred Hinson, and Harriet Parker. Send nominations to Jane Schulz in 223 Killian. NATIONAL DESIGNERS COMPETE HERE THIS MONTH Successful entries in Western's first National Design Competition, sponsored by the WCU department of art, will be exhib­ited at the Belk Building Art Gallery and the Chelsea Gallery of Hinds University Center Feb. 15 through March 10. The entries, solicited from major adver­tising agencies and design schools in the U.S., will be judged by internationally recognized graphic designer Ivan Chermayeff. Chermayeff will jury the entries in the competition on Sunday, Feb. 14. During class hours on Monday, Feb. 15, he will address WCU interior design and advertising classes. Categories included in the exhibition will be advertising (magazine displays, bill­boards, etc.), informational (posters, brochures, etc.), promotional (catalogs, album jackets, etc.), editorial (books, newspapers, etc.), and social (greeting cards, letterheads, etc.). Formal openings for the professional and student exhibitions will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15. Gold, silver, and honor­able mention awards will be given in all categories. Following the receptions, Chermayeff will speak in the Cherokee Room of Hinds University Center. Ivan Chermayeff is currently affiliated with Chermayeff and Geismar Associates of -3- New York. Among their clients are Burlington, Xerox, The Chase Manhattan Bank, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Chermayeff previously developed the official American Revolution Bicentennial Symbol and the related identity program. Chermayeff received his training in design at Harvard University, The Chicago Institute of Design, and Yale University. After graduation he worked with the architectural firm of Edward Larabee Barnes, and later with Columbia Records as a designer of record jackets. In 1957, the association of Brown-john, Chermayeff and Geismar was formed, and in 1960 it became Chermayeff and Geismar. The Design Quarterly has written that Chermayeff and Geismar have in effect de­fined the profession of graphic design. The seemingly simple selection and placement of words and shapes in Chermayefffs work, such as his advertisements for Pride and Prejudice and War and Peace for the Public Broadcasting Corporation or his covers for Fortune Magazine, illustrate a sophisticated sense of visual harmony. Chermayeff1s work in its amalgamation of aesthetics and com­merce has been said to exemplify the best efforts in the field of graphic design. The WCU National Design Exhibit, a totally self-supported endeavor, was organized by Wade Hobgood, assistant professor in the WCU department of art. It is open to any professional artist or student living in the United States. Entries can be two- or three-dimensional, and must have been com­pleted within the last two years. The printing of posters and exhibition catalogs for this competition was contributed by Biltmore Press of Asheville. More informa­tion about the competition can be obtained from the department of art, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND WILL PERFORM AT Western Thursday, Feb. 11, at 8 p.m. in Reid Gymnasium. The performance of the highly successful Southern country-rock group is being sponsored by Last Minute Productions, WCU's student programming or­ganization. Seating will be limited to 2,800 general admission tickets priced at $10, or $8 for WCU students. For ticket information, call ext. 7205. CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE NCSEA OR EMPLOYEES who would like to join the NCSEA may now pay membership dues through payroll deduc­tion. The monthly deduction of $1.50 per month may be arranged by contacting one of the following people: Millie Wilson in Stillwell 208, Virginia Clark in UA/MHC 320, Nell Hubbell or Charlie Stephens in Dodson Cafeteria, or Norma Coggins or Bob Crawford in the Physical Plant. A WORKSHOP FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS was pre­sented Jan. 28 in the Catamount Room by the School of Education and Psychology, the Jackson County Schools, and Swain County Schools. Otto Spilker, Ralph DeVane, and Terry Hoyle from WCU and Larry McDonald, Thursa McNair, Dennis Monteith, and Libby Knight from Jackson County Schools present­ed topics dealing with local policy, first aid, classroom management, and activities for creative expression and problem solv­ing. The workshop was an initial effort in helping substitute teachers function effectively on short notice. WNCAC THINKS AHEAD TO THE WORLD'S FAIR According to reports at a recent meeting of Western North Carolina Associated Communities (WNCAC), we are going to be hearing even more about the World's Fair. In turn, potential attenders of the World's Fair from farther away will be hearing about Western North Carolina as a good place to "turn in" for the fair. The eleven-county region (frdm Madison, Buncombe, and Henderson west to the state line) will be advertising in national and Regional publications with -about 18 mil­lion exposures. The aim is to bring at least one million new visitors to WNC during the fair. WNCAC is requesting the state to provide additional highway patrolmen for WNC dur­ing the fair and to increase the allowable distance from the interstate for businesses that want logo signing on the interstate. Most WNC campgrounds fall outside the current five-mile limit. DEATHS MRS. EDITH W. RITTER, 84, retired assis­tant professor of health and physical edu­cation at Western, died December 20 in a Port Charlotte, Fla., hospital. She had been hospitalized for two days. Mrs. Ritter was a member of the WCU faculty -4- from 1953 until her retirement in 1967, when she moved to Port Charlotte. A native of Santa Monica, Calif., she was the widow of Dr. Paul J. Ritter who died in 1961 while on a Fulbright grant in Dacca, Pakistan. Dr. Ritter had joined the WCU faculty in 1949 and was director of audio­visual education and professor of education. Mrs. Ritter was a member of the First Christian Church of Port Charlotte. She is survived by a brother, John E. Welbourn of Flagstaff, Ariz. ALFRED H. BLOESER, 66, of Cullowhee, died December 27 in Halifax Hospital in Daytona, Fla. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. A native of Buffalo, he was a graduate of the University of Buffalo, where he also earned his master's degree in history. He taught school for 25 years at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School in Kenmore, N.Y., prior to moving to Cullowhee in 1971. Before moving to Cullowhee he had lived in Clarence Center, N.Y., and served as presi­dent of the Church Council of the St. Stepehns United Church of Christ for a number of years. Bloeser was an elder in the Cullowhee Presbyterian Church and served as president of the Jackson County Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons and vice president of the Cullowhee-Sylva Kiwanis Club. In 1976, he was named Jackson County Citizen of the Year by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. He was an instructor of education at Western and for two years was associate director of the WCU Teacher Corps program. He retired in 1981. NAMES IN THE NEWS THOMAS PICKERING (head, Elementary Educa­tion and Reading) served as a guest lecturer at the Seventh Annual Parents and Reading Conference at Fordham University Jan. 8. The conference was sponsored by the School of Education at Fordham and the Manhattan Council of the International Reading Asso­ciation. Dr. Pickering lectured on the parents' role in helping children learn to read. THEDA PERDUE (History) and ALEX LESUEUR (Music) are the latest recipients of SDIP micro-grants. Dr. Perdue will attend the Newberry Library Mini-Institute in the New Social History at the University of Miss­issippi to obtain information on quantita­tive techniques that can be used by her stu­dents in conducting historical research. Dr. Lesueur will expand his knowledge of flute literature and teaching methods through participation in the flute master classes of renowned flutist, William Bennett. ROBERT L. DALLEY (Industrial Education and Technology) met with Jim Huggins, research engineer for the Florida Solar Energy Commission, on Dec. 29 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to discuss solar collector certifica­tion and recertification. MARY JANE NEILL (Medical Record Administra­tion) made a recent presentation on "Health Care in the Orient" in Orlando, Fla., and a presentation on "Consulting in the Orient" to the N.C. Medical Record Associa­tion Region 1 in Asheville Jan. 12. These were based on her participation in a Hos­pital Accreditation Survey Team last summer in the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. RICHARD GENTRY (Elementary Education and Reading) presented a paper, "Teaching Dia­lect Speakers to Read and Write," at the First Annual Caribbean Conference, Inter­national Reading Association, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 12, 1981. JANE HORTON (CIML) attended the N.C. Con­ference for Editorial Writers at Greens­boro on Dec. 5-6 as a guest of the N.C. Humanities Committee. The conference ex­amined the role of newspapers and editorial writers in the N.C. 2000 program. STAFF POSITION VACANCIES Apply at the Personnel Office, 330 UA/MHC, within working days from the date of this publication unless otherwise stated. MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN II, hiring rate, $12,012; graduation from high school and a two-year junior or community college medical laboratory program which includes clinical experience in an approved labora­tory or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 12, 1982 The Reporte r TAMBURITZANS TO PERFORM SUNDAY A musical pageant of East European music, songs, dances, and colorful costumes will unfold Sunday, Feb. 14, at Western with a performance by the internationally famous Tamburitzans of Duquesne University. The company of 40 young musicians, singers, and dancers will begin their two-hour performance at 8 p.m. in Hoey Auditorium under sponsorship by WCUfs Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions program. In their 42-year history, the Tamburitzans have performed through­out the United States and Canada, occasionally making foreign tours to such places as South America, the Soviet Union, or Eastern Europe. Each Tamburitzan is a full-time student at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa., and receives a complete scholarship for participating in the group and performing approximately 100 shows each season. Dedicated to preserving East European cul­ture, the Tamburitzans take their name from the lute-like instrument they play, the tamburitza. Wearing more than 500 authentic costumes in each concert, members of the ensemble sing in a dozen different European languages and do the dances of as many countries. The Tamburitzans1 production has been likened to an European musical tour. Performing with high-speed precision, the troupe forms a kaleidoscopic impression of the most fascinating and romantic parts of the Balkans and neighboring lands. Despite the different languages, language is J no barrier. Joy at a wedding, sorrow at death, pride in a plentiful harvest, or the secretive flirtations of a couple fall­ing in love are understood universally. In addition to the tamburitza, the ensemble plays contemporary instruments such as the accordion, clarinet, and violin. The chanting of dissonant voices along with the hypnotic beat of the primitive goatskin drum and the haunting sounds of shepherds' flutes add to the unusually interesting quality of their performance. Tickets to the concert are $5 for adults, $2 for non-WCU students, and $1 for WCU students with valid identification cards. Subscribers to the LCE series are admitted without charge. For more information, con­tact Doug Davis, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Development, ext. 7234. -2- SLIDE-SOUND SHOW ON LOCAL BLACK HISTORY "Looking Back Before Integration: A History of Black Communities from 1865 until 1965" is the subject of an audio-visual program to be presented Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Western by Victoria Casey of Cullowhee. The program, held in observance of Black History Month, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the reception room of the Organization of Ebony Students, located in the Old Student Union Building on campus. Admission is free. Casey is a native black who teaches sixth grade at Smoky Mountain Elementary School. She researched, wrote, and produced the pro­gram last year under a mini-grant from the N.C. Humanities Committee. Her presentation at Western is sponsored by the university's Office of Minority Student Concerns. The 30-minute presentation features about 120 slides with narration depicting the status of blacks in Jackson County during the first 100 years after the Civil War. Casey points out the extent of slavery in the county just before the war and documents the economic, political, and religious lives of blacks. A large portion of the program is devoted to the history of the county's black schools and churches where, Casey says, "blacks sought freedom from the white world that seemed to alienate them." CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES BEGIN New non-credit courses sponsored by WCU's division of continuing education will begin soon as follows: —Color photography: Tuesdays, Feb. 16-April 13, 7-9 p.m., Room 210 Belk Building. Taught by Larry Tucker. $35. —Passive color design and solar green­houses: Thursdays, Feb. lS^March 6, 7-9:30 p.m., Center for Improving Mountain Living. Susan Smith, principal instructor. $12 students, $17 non-students. —Social dance: Thursdays, Feb. 18-April 15, 7:45-8:45 p.m., Reid Gym dance studio. Taught by June Benson. $35 per couple. —Aerobic dance for intermediates: Thursdays, Feb. 18-April 15, 6-7 p.m., Reid Gym dance studio. Taught by June Benson. $20. —Red Cross advanced lifesaving: Tuesdays, Feb. 16-April 27, 6-8 p.m., Reid Gym pool. Taught by Dr. Otto Spilker. $25. Special requirements for enrollment. To register for these courses, contact WCU's division of continuing education in 442 UA/MHC, ext. 7397. ANNOUNCEMENTS THE PAUL A. REID DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS selection committee urges you to make nominations for faculty and adminis­trative staff awards. Nominations are to be submitted by February 18 for selections to be made in the spring. If you need forms or information, please call Jane Schulz, ext. 7207. "SLAVERY IN FLORIDA," A FREE PUBLIC LECTURE, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, by Dan Schafer of the University of North Florida. The lecture, in observance of Black History Month, is part of WCU's University Forum for Contemporary Issues regularly held in WCU's Natural Sciences Building auditorium. The University Forum is open to the public free of charge and offered as a one-hour academic credit course to WCU senior and honor students through the department of history, 205 McKee Building. For more information, call ext. 7243. EXCEL, A SATURDAY MORNING EXERCISE CLASS FOR ELDERS, will begin Feb. 6 at WCU. The class, sponsored by CIML, is open to adults over 55 and will be held in Reid Gym. It is not a rigorous fitness program. EXCEL participants, led by trained students, engage in warm-up exercises as they pre­pare for activities such as bowling, swim­ming, tennis, and walking. Each class ends with a short discussion, often led by a community speaker. The cost is $1 per session or $9 for the entire program, with classes on Feb. 13, 20, and 27; March 6 and 27; April 3, 17, and 24; and May 1. For more information, contact Margie Lunnen at CIML (ext. 7492). THE SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS, Land-O-Sky Chapter 191, will award a $500 scholarship to a member of WCU's SME stu­dent chapter for the 1982-83 school year. -3- J. Dale Pounds or Bill Miller, department of industrial education and technology, can provide more information, A SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE TO THE WORLD'S F

  • The Reporter, June 1984
    Hunter Library Digital Collections Western Carolina University Cullowhee NC 28723;, 2017
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina June 4, 1984 TOP AWARDS GIVEN IN MAY Western presented its top year-end awards May 12 to Marilyn Jody, Frank Prochaska, Cecil Ward, and E. Owen Aldridge. Dr. Jody and Ward were winners of $1,000 Paul A. Reid Distin­guished Service Awards. Dr. Prochaska was the winner of the $1,000 1984 Chancellor's Distin­guished Teaching Award, and Aldridge was selected to re­ceive the first $500 Recogni­tion Award for Outstanding Sup­port Personnel. The awards were announced by Chancellor Robinson at the annual dinner that also recog­nizes WCU honor graduates and Dr. Robinson and honorees Dr. Jody, their families and retiring Dr. Prochaska, Ward, and Aldridge faculty and staff members. Dr. Jody, who received the Paul A. Reid Award in the faculty category, is professor of English. In 17 years at Western, she has served in several administrative posts, including head of the department of English, and has won many awards. She is currently president of the N.C. Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and immediate past president of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association's Women's Caucus. She coordinated WCU's participation in a nationwide Academic Program Evaluation Project for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and most recently, while teaching and authoring several successful grant proposals, led a three—year effort that resulted in WCU becoming the first Institution in North Carolina to offer an accredited program in teaching English as a second language. Dr. Prochaska, assistant professor in the department of chemistry, won the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award. Since joining the WCU faculty in 1978, Dr. Prochaska has been a leader in research activities. He has secured grants and awards to purchase or construct some $60,000 in apparatus in his laboratory. However, Saturday's award, for which he was nominated by both students and colleagues, was for his classroom teaching. "Chemistry has a reputation among students for being difficult," Dr. Prochaska said. "In all ray classes, I have found that what appear to be 'difficult' topics in chemistry can often be effectively taught by decomposing them into simpler component subjects involving, for example, math, physics, or elementary chemistry. I first review these component subjects separately to refresh the memories -2- of the students. I then combine these topics together to form the original topic. Students frequently tell me they find my reviews of these component areas very helpful, and that understanding chemistry is not at all impossible, as they had feared," Dr. Prochaska said. Ward, director of food service, won the Paul A. Reid Award for administrative staff. Ward began working in food service 27 years ago as a stock clerk and rose through the ranks to head the Western operation which employs 200, has a $3 million budget and serves about 8,000 meals each day in two cafeterias. He is particularly well known for his food service at hundreds of special events held at WCU, such as the dinner at which he won the award. Ward, for example, personally cooks the barbecue that has be­come standard fare at Mountain Heritage Day for its thousands of guests. Dr. Robinson praised Ward, who is also active in community and professional organizations, for his dedication and untiring efforts over endless hours and for his pursuit of excellence. Aldridge, who won the first award for support personnel, is a housekeeping supervisor in WCU's Physical Plant with nearly 19 years service and was nominated for the award by more than nine different people. In the nominations, Aldridge was called "a depend­able person who never asks you to do what he wouldn't do...loyal, obliging, who is always willing to help at any time, whether it's his job or not... encouraging, fair, and respected... and a thoroughbred." Robinson said he was especially pleased to make the first award to Aldridge because he represents the qualities the award seeks to recognize, qualities that "make so much difference, but often must seem unrecognized." CANDIDATES' NAMES SENT TO UNC PRESIDENT Names of two candidates have been sent to President William Friday by the WCU board of trustees. President Friday's choice is subject to approval of the governors. Under the UNC system, Dr. Friday is assist­ed in the selection of new chancellors by a process that provides for a search commit­tee at the local campus level. That commit­tee, including trustees, faculty members, and the student body and alumni association presidents, conducts the initial screening and makes recommendations to the local board of trustees. That board, in turn, must send at least two nominees to Friday, who may accept one or renew the search through the local committee and board. The WCU search committee at one point had 181 names of prospective candidates. Four came to the campus in late April and early May for a series of interviews. They are Myron L. Coulter, president of Idaho State University at Pocatello; J. Wade Gilley, senior vice-president of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.; E. Walton Jones, UNC system vice-president for research and public service programs; and Roy E. McTarnaghan, vice-chancellor for academic programs of the State University System of Florida in Tallahassee. Recommendations were made to the trustees at their regular meeting May 10 by the search committee headed by Wallace N. Hyde of Asheville, board chairman. Dr. Hyde said neither the committee's recommenda­tions nor the board's final selection would be made public. In other actions, the board approved a capi­tal improvements request for the 1985-87 biennium and heard reports from Vice- Chancellor C.J. Carter on other university business matters (see Announcements, p. 4). Eugene E. McDowell, director of the UNC Graduate Center in Asheville, told the board that President Friday sees the center "as a cost-effective way to bring graduate education to Asheville...." Dr. McDowell said the center is seen by President Friday as the best way to provide programs as they are needed without establishing permanent faculty in Asheville. He said President Friday sees no diminishing of Western Carolina University's role in Asheville "in any way.... Western's role in Asheville will continue as it has in the past." Dr. McDowell said plans for new graduate pro­grams in Asheville currently include bring­ing a field-based doctoral program in educa­tional administration to Asheville in cooperation with Western Carolina and UNC-Greensboro. -3- rCuuomee Musk festiva The 10th annual Cullowhee Music Festival offers a brand new feature, the Young Artists Competition, in addition to the many programs of music daily June 10-24. The program opener will feature the five finalists, singers 21-28 years old. The finals will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 10, in the Music-English Recital Hall. Another new feature will be WCU Faculty and Staff Night at the opera. Each faculty and staff member is being given two tickets for the Sunday, June 17, performance of "The Barber of Seville." It will be necessary to exchange the free vouchers for reserved tickets, since all Hoey Auditorium seats are reserved. The performance begins at 8. Other festival programs will include per­formances by internationally recognized pi­anist Enid Katahn, the Smoky Mountain British Brass Band, and the festival orches­tra and chamber ensembles. This year's fes­tival musical is "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." The new competition, designed to feature young artists on the brink of professional careers, offers a first prize of $1,500 and cash awards to all finalists. The finalists are baritone Robin Rice of Longview, Texas; soprano Myra Vassian of Cullowhee; soprano Jacquelyn Culpepper of Atlanta; coloratura soprano Irene Breitbeck of Massene, N.Y. ; and mezzo soprano Kathryn Hartgrove of Greensboro. They were judged by nationally recognized performers and teachers Walter Carringer, James Dooley, Roger Havranek, Jeanette Lombard, and Tom Tyra, festival artistic director and head of WCU's music department. Dr. Tyra will again be principal conductor for the festival. He has held that post since 1979. In keeping with the festival's tradition of taking music to the people, the 1984 schedule of orchestral concerts, recitals, and stage productions includes performances in Highlands, Franklin, Sapphire, Lake Junaluska, and Cullowhee. Guest artist Ms. Katahn will give three performances in Sapphire, Lake Junaluska, and Cullowhee, including Liszt's "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat" with the festival orchestra. A faculty member at the Blair School of Music in Nashville, Tenn., she has been described as "a pianist of remarkable accomplishment." Her 1982-83 season included performances in London, Brussels, and New York. A Memphis music critic recently described her "sparkling performance marked both by crisp technique and charisma rarely seen on the concert stage." Her Cullowhee performances include a solo concert Friday, June 15, and a concert with the festival orchestra Saturday, June 23, both at 8 p.m. in the Music-English Recital Hall. Several guest artists—including Havranek, Robert Holquist, Rebecca Johnson, William McDonald, William McGraw, and Deidra Palmour—will perform lead roles in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville," which will be performed in a 3 p.m. matinee Saturday, June 16, as well as the following night's special event for WCU personnel. The musical comedy, based on the "Peanuts" comic strip, will be performed June 11-12 and 19-21 in the L ittle Theatre here. All performances begin at 8 p.m. A Young Performers Showcase at 8 p.m. June 18 and June 20 in the Music Recital Hall will feature young professionals in a vari­ety of musical selections. Other Cullowhee concerts include the festi­val chamber ensembles June 19 and 21, and the festival orchestra playing "pops" June 22, at 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. The Smoky Mountain British Brass Band will provide the rousing finale Sunday, June 24. at 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. For more information on times and ticket prices, call ext. 7242. -4- ANNOUNCEMENTS HUNTER LIBRARY IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for faculty study rooms. Faculty members may obtain application forms from their de-parment heads and send them to William Kirwan, University Librarian, Hunter Library. Deadline for receipt of applica­tions for summer session is June 8. EXCEL, THE SATURDAY MORNING EXERCISE CLASS for Elders sponsored by CIML, will begin its fourth summer session June 9 at Re id Gym. It meets from 9 a.m. until noon and is open to adults over 55 who would like to participate in healthy, recreational fun and interaction with others. EXCEL partici­pants and WCU students engage in warm-up exercises followed by activities such as bowling, swimming, and walking. Each meet­ing ends with a short presentation. Cost is $2 per Saturday or $16 for the 8-week summer series which meets June 9, 16, 23, 30; July 7, 14, 21, 28. FACULTY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO SHARE THEIR special interests by presenting a one-hour program for EXCEL participants. If inter­ested, contact Karen Paquette, student di­rector for the CIML program, at ext. 7492. WCU IS PREPARING A PLAN TO USE ITS REFUND from Nantahala Power and Light, according to Vice-Chance 1lor C.J. Carter. He told the trustees that the plan would provide re­funds to eligible customers and upgrading of the WCU electrical resale system. The latter would be paid for from funds repre­senting overcharges to WCU that WCU did not pass on to its customers. Dr. Carter also said work on the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center was still behind schedule, with late spring 1985 now projected for its completion. Two shifts are now at work. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS REQUESTS FOR 1985-87 of between $5.25 million and $6 million, de­pending on yet-to-be-issued budget guide­lines, have been approved by the board of trustees. Included is $739,000 for roof replacement and repair and general renova­tion of Camp Lab School; installation of a broadband cable system, $293,000; renova­tion of McKee, $883,000; completion of Belk, including air conditioning, $755,000; renovation of Breese, $450,000. Also, vari­ous renovations and installations of heat­ing, sewer, electrical, and metering sys­tems, $1,709,800; renovations of the WCU Building at Oteen, $397,000. MEDIA CENTER OPERATING HOURS FOR THE SUMMER are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Those picking up equipment for use over the weekend should do so not later than 5 p.m. Fridays. "TINY TOT" SWIM LESSONS WILL BE OFFERED for children from six months to five years of age June 18-29 at Breese Pool. Each late afternoon class will last two weeks. Class size is limited; call ext. 7332 or visit Room 11 in Reid Gym to reserve space. A parent must enter the water with the child. NAMES IN THE NEWS OTTO SPILKER (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) helped train 10 candidates May 5-6 for the new national Red Cross Lifeguarding Instructor program. On May 6, he taught a Swimming Pool Operators course at Greenville (S.C.) Technical College with Jim Pope of Clemson's faculty. SCOTT HIGGINS (director, Health Services Management and Supervision) was invited to address the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration April 27 on the "Role of Education in Preparing People for Mid-level Management" in Washington, D.C. He spoke on a similar topic to the Task Force on Undergraduate Education April 28. THOMAS TYRA (head, Music) attended the annual meeting of the N.C. Association of Music Schools at Warren Wilson College April 6. At the meeting he was elected president of the association for 1984-85. DON KELLEY (associate director for human re­sources, CIML) has been elected chairman of the Region A Advisory Council on Aging. The council has 24 members, three from each of the seven far western North Carolina counties and three from the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. Council members ad­vise on the annual allocation of $570,000 in Older Americans Act funds to benefit the region's people age 60 and older. GLENN HARDESTY, SHIRLEY KOOL, and SUE TANNER (Student Financial Aid) attended the conference of the N.C. Association of Stu­dent Financial Aid Administrators at Wrightsville Beach April 29-May 1. Hardesty served as vice president of the association this year. He conducted a training session for new aid officers. Mrs. Kool presented a workshop on Work-Study. A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina June 15, 1984 IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT NAMED CHANCELLOR OF WESTERN CAROLINA WILMINGTON — Myron L. Coulter, president of Idaho State University in Pocatello, was named chancellor of Western Carolina University last Friday. His appointment by University of North Carolina President William Friday, effec­tive Aug. 1, was approved here at the June meeting of the UNC Board of Governors. Dr. Coulter was selected from more than 180 candidates. He will succeed H.F. Robinson, chancellor since 1974, who retires July 31. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, Dr. Coulter is widely experienced in Regional university ad­ministration, international programs, and public education. He holds both the master*s degree and doctorate from Indiana University. Before becoming chief administrative offi­cer in 1976 of Idaho State, a 7,200-student campus, third largest in Idaho, Dr. Coulter was vice president for administration (1974- 76) and vice president for Institutional services (1968-74) of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. In 1974, he was interim president. Earlier, at Pennsylvania State University, he was a member of the education faculty and director of Penn State's Latin American Education Project, conducted in collabora­tion with the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 1981 he was one of 15 university presi­dents who were delegates to the P eople's Republic of China to negotiate science pro­grams for Chinese graduate students in U.S. universities. In 1976, he was one of several university presidents from the Northwest to serve as official delegates to the Isr aeli Universi­ties Study Group to become acquainted with Israeli leaders and that nation's system of higher education. He was a visiting j professor at the University of Alaska in 1965 and returned to Alaska ; in 1 969 as a spe­cial consultant to ; the Point Barrow School of Eskimo I and Indian chi1- dren, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Both of the insti­tutions at which Dr. Coulter has most of his experi­ence have well-developed graduate programs. Idaho State has studies at the doctoral level and at Western Michigan, Dr. Coulter from 1966 to 1968 was associate dean and professor in the College of Education with responsibility for the master's and doctor­al programs. Friday said Coulter's range of experience "provides an unusually close and fortunate parallel to the development of Western Carolina University, with its emphasis on Regional service, the p rograms it has developed in international education and service, and its broad array of programs in various fields of graduate work. He is well fitted to provide strong leadership for the continued development of the university." -2- The Idaho State president was one of two final candidates recommended earlier to President Friday by the W CU board of trustees. Wallace N. Hyde of Asheville, board chairman, reported on that search to the Board of Governors. He praised Dr. Friday's and the governors' choice of Dr. Coulter: "We are getting the right man for Western Carolina University. He has an outstanding background of experience. I am very optimistic about his continuing the progress we have had under Dr. Robinson." Dr. Coulter was unable to be at the Board of Governors meeting because of a previous­ly scheduled meeting in Boise of the Idaho State foundation board. In a statement is­sued there, he said "my wife and I are very excited about the prospect of coming to Cullowhee, and the assumption of the chan­cellorship. "Long ago, I made a commitment to the con­cept of Regional Institutions, because I be lieve that the Regional Institution is one of the essential parts of our American sys­tem of higher education...Western Carolina is one of those strong Regional universi­ties and I commend my distinguished prede­cessor, Chancellor Robinson, and my new col­leagues on the faculty and staff, as well as the governing boards of the university, for developing Western Carolina into a wide­ly known Regional Institution of good repu­tation." He said "it is my plan and hope that this growth will continue and increase, and that as opportunities arise for innovation in education in North Carolina, our university will be an integral part of those develop­ments." Dr. Coulter served as a consultant to national public schools in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, countries in an area where WCU has had overseas educational work since the late 1960s. In China, Western has an exchange relationship with the University of Yunnan. A specialist in elementary education and reading, Dr. Coulter has written extensive­ly in both fields. Two of his books, "Sight­ings" and "Soundings," were published as textbooks in 1979 by Rand McNally. He for- STATEMENT BY DR. MYRON L. COULTER, CHANCELLOR-ELECT My wife and I are very excited about the prospect of coming to Cullowhee and the assumption of the chancellorship of Western Carolina University. We have found numerous parallels between Western Carolina University and those Institutions in Michigan and Idaho at which we have served. Long ago, I made a commitment to the concept of Regional Institutions, because I believe that the Regional Institution is one of the essential parts of our American system of higher education. Indeed, it is playing a distinctive and foundational role in the life of our nation. The Regional Institution is still going through many of the stages of development that our flagship Institutions experienced in an earli­er time. For me, there is a particular excitement in being involved in this evo­lutionary process. It fits well with an educator's background and interests to be building and providing educational opportunities. I see Western Carolina University as one of those strong Regional universities. It has shown good, steady growth and I commend my distinguished predecessor, Chancellor Robinson, and my new colleagues on the faculty and staff, as well as the governing boards of the university, for their farsightedness in developing Western Carolina University into a Regional Institution of widely known good reputation. It is ray plan and hope that this growth will continue and increase, and that as opportunities arise for innovation in education in North Carolina, our universi­ty will be an integral part of those developments. The university has already established itself as a well-known, forward-looking Institution and all of our energies and abilities will be devoted to the m aintenance of the high quality that has been established among the faculty, the staff, and the students. -3- merly was a member of the board of direc­tors of the National Clearinghouse on Re­search in Reading, A former high school coach, Dr. Coulter is a member of the Com­mittee on Division I Intercollegiate Athletics of the American Council on Educ

  • The Reporter, June 1981
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    The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff e or of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina June I, 1981 TRUSTEES CONFIRM CIML ECONOMIST, OTHERS Appointment of Rick E. Carlisle as Regional economist for Western North Carolina Tomor­row through the WCU Center for Improving Mountain Living was confirmed May 7 by the WCU board of trustees. He will join the CIML staff June 1 to work with WNC­Tomorrow. His appointment was announced earlier at a WNC-Tomorrow meeting. At their May 7 meeting the trustees were told that progress in development of the Private Voluntary Organization-University Center at Western, also being organized thrbugh CIML, is continuing. Dr. H.F. Robinson, chairman of the organization, and Dr. Paul McCleary, executive director of Church World Service, were named co-chair­men of the PVO-University governing board. F. Merton Cregger, senior associate direc­tor of CIML, was named executive director. One new trustee was seated at the May 7 meeting, and four veteran members were bid farewell. Coming on the board was Gary Long of Cullowhee, new president of the WCU student body. Four members whose terms ex­pire June 30, and who after eight years are not eligible for another consecutive term, are James H. Glenn of Asheville, chairman since 1973; Richard B. Wynne of Asheville; Robert L. Edwards of Mars Hill, who had served 10 years; and Jack M. Hennessee of Sylva, vice chairman since 1973. The terms of two other members also expire June 30 but they are eligible for reap­pointment. They are Paul Cowan of Sylva and Mrs. Avis Phillips of Robbinsville, each of whom has served one four-year term. Mark Williams of Robbinsville, outgoing student body president, told the board that under Dr• Robinson Western has become "a new university." Glenn said his eight years "have been one of the most fulfilling ex­periences of my life." The board approved appointment of Daniel B. Reimer, executive director of the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, as adjunct assistant professor of health sciences. Dr. Judith Stillion, associate professor of psychology and a distinguished teach­ing award winner, was promoted by the board to a full professorship. Dr. Nora Graves, retired professor of English, was named professor emeritus. Leaves of absence were approved for Dr. Thomas N. Dorsel for a second year of work at the University of New Mexico under a National Science Foundation faculty pro­fessional development grant; Dr. Roger Bacon for a year as a visiting professor at the University of Virginia; and Pro­fessor Martha Chovan for a year of ad­vanced study in nursing. SCHULZ, FLAKE RECEIVE REID SERVICE AWARDS Dr. Jane Bolton Schulz, associate professor of education in Western's department of human services, and Jesse T. Flake, inter­nal auditor for WCU, have been named the 1981 recipients of the Paul A. Reid Dis­tinguished Service Awards. Each of the awards carries a $1,000 cash gift. They are presented each year to a faculty member and an administrative staff member for their contributions to the general welfare of the university and en­hancement of the university as a Regional Institution of higher learning. In naming Dr. Schulz as the faculty win­ner, WCU Chancellor H.F. Robinson, who presided at the awards dinner, praised the -2- Charlotte native for her vigorous leadership in developing special education programs and championing the interests of handicapped individuals in the classroom. Her co-authorship of Mainstreaming Handi­capped Children: A Guide for the Class­room Teacher, a widely circulated book in special education, brought her Regional and national attention. A member of the faculty at WCU since 1971 and a teacher since 1962, Mrs. Schulz has been successful in securing grant funds for several projects and is currently adminis­tering a dean's grant program in the WCU School of Education and Psychology designed to affect the entire nchool . Recognized as an exceptional teacher, she was chosen as Jackson County's College Educator of the Year for 1980. Mrs. Schulz attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Colum­bus (Ga.) College and holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Auburn University. She is married to William H. Schulz. They have four children. Jesse Flake, a native of Lilesville, is a graduate of Cullowhee High School and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Western. He has been a member of the university's staff since 1952, when he served as an orientation teacher in the guidance clinic. After leav­ing tc serve in the signal corps of the U.S. Army in 1953, Flake returned to Jackson County in 1955 as a supervising teacher of mathematics. He be­came the internal auditor at WCU in June of 1970. He served as acting controller at Western in 1976-77. Shown above at Western's annual Awards and Recognition Dinner May 9 are Dr. Paul A. Reid, president emeritus of WCU; Jesse Flake; Dr. Jane Bolton Schulz; and Mrs. Reid. The Reids reside in Pilot Mountain, N.C. Robinson praised Flake's com­petency and integrity as ad­ministrator of the university's auditing department and cited Flake for valuable assistance in the university's business of placing investments, managing accounts, and developing bud­gets. An extremely personable oember of the university com­munity, Flake is active with organizations such as Easter Seals and the Heart Fund and lends his talents to many com­munity campaigns. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PLEDGES SUPPORT Lt. Gov. Jimmy Green, speaking at commence­ment May 10, pledged his special interest and support for Western North Carolina and declared that the mountain region is one of the best members of the state family. He said the region, Western Carolina Uni­versity, and Western North Carolina Tomor­row are "setting a splendid example" in demonstrating a "form of integration that exceeds any that is based upon race, or creed, or other civil concerns, as pre­eminently important as they are." Rather, he said, "I see here the integra­tion of a university into the lifestream of a region, and the transfusion into the university of the main current of your mountain society." Green singled out the leadership of WNC­Tomorrow and its relationship with WCU for special comment, saying that some academic " pur~. sts, perh aps, wou 1 d shut away the world. The world, perhaps, too long has looked upon the university as a cloister, a haven ••• but the university can help il­luminate the region and the region can help the university find pragmatic and practical applications of knowledge and skill." Green said "our universities must not only be citadels but full-fledged citizen parti­cipants in the mainstream of life. Their faculties, like yours, must be willing to share their wisdom and their technical skills in full partnership with local, state, and federal agencies and govern­ments." The commencement address held out frank assurances to western North Carolina and Western of special assistance. Green endorsed plans for construction of a Regional Activity Center on the WCU cam­pus. Noting that preliminary planning money was awarded earlier, he said "I am hopeful that it will be possible to pro­vide design funds this year, with the prospect for capital funding in 1982." And, he added, "we intend to make that a reality in 1982." He said the proposed $16 million center would "be another physi­cal bond between the university and the region •••• I am glad that you see it as a Regional facility that would draw the people of these southwestern counties to­together." Green said the recognition being given WCU and the region by the state "is important. It is a long way to Raleigh and to the seat of government. I know something of the deprivations that distance, isolation, and difficult transportation have imposed. We share some of those problems in other areas of the state as well. But as lieutenant governor, I have taken, and will continue to take, a keen and special interest in western North Carolina, in its peoples, its problems, and its efforts to solve those problems." "This region," he said, "not only is an integral part of the state family, it is one of the best members. Where growth has slowed in some areas, it has spurted ahead here--even to the point where you are wise­ly concerned about the rate of growth and are working to direct and channel it. -3- "Indeed, the promise of this mountain land may be the greatest of any region in our state, and we in state government are pledged to work with you fully and com­pletely in supporting your own efforts to establish sound foundations for the growth and development that are coming." Green said the interaction between the region and the WCU campus means the step "from the classroom to the workroom has been made infinitely less shocking ••• and I would submit to you that higher education that fails to accomplish this cannot lay claim to success. "I would submit to you," he said, "that higher education that, through service, bonds itself to people will find a con­stant renewal of support." FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS ARE ANNOUNCED Research grants totaling $6,580 have been awarded to seven WCU faculty members, ac­cording to an announcement by Dr. S. Aaron Hyatt, dean of research and graduate stud­ies here. Grant recipients are: Kay L. Mueller (Psychology), $3,555 for "The Role of Attention, Probability of Reinforcement and Retention Interval in Memory Performance"; Dr. Thomas E. O'Toole (History), $1 ,525 for "A Comparative Re­search Project with Dr. Raphael Nzabakomada Yakoma of the Department of History and Geography, University of Bangui in Africa"; Dr. Judith M. Stillion (Psychology), in conjunction with Dr. James Milford Clark (Education) and Dr. Charles E. Bowen (Psy­chology), $1,000 for "An Examination of the Correlates of Life Satisfaction and Andro­gyny Among Males and Females in a Popula­tion of People Who Have Received Gifted Education During the First 15 Years of WCU's Summer Gifted Program"; Dr. Judith Duffey (Art), $300 for 11An Investigation of the Evidence for the English Origin of the Bayeux Tapestry"; and Dr. Calvin D. Car­penter (Human Services), $200 for "Review of Available Research Since 1950 Concerning Spelling Ability of Handicapped Persons." The grants were awarded by a four-member faculty research awards committee on the basis of significance, design, cost effec­tiveness, feasibility, and potential for future funding. The research projects are expected to be completed by June 30, 1982. SUMMER THEATRE SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED This summer's theatre season at WCU is marked by several light plays and a few with more thought-provoking themes. Seven productions will be presented by the WCU department of speech and theatre arts: --The Impressario by Mozart and The Tele­phone by Menotti, two one-act light operas to be presented in connection with the Cullowhee Music Festival, June 20-21. -4- --Side by Side by Sondheim, a musical cele­bration of songs by Stephen Sondheim, in­cluding "Send in the Clowns" and "A Boy Like That," June 23-25. --The Shadow Box, a comedy-drama by Michael Cristofer concerning several patients who have terminal cancer and their families, June 30, July 1-2. --Betrayal, a serio-comedy by Harold Pinter that portrays the infidelity of a married couple in a plot that follows a reversed chronological order, July 7-9. --Spoon River Antholog~, a dramatic presen­tation by Charles Aidman based on poems by Edgar Lee Masters, portraying the people of a small American town, July 14-16. --Romantic Comedy, a comedy by Bernard Slade about a playwright and a budding playwright under his tutelage, July 21-23. In addition, three original scripts will be presented July 5, July 26~ and August 16 by the Unto These Hills Company and the Carolina Regional Theatre. These pro­fessil~ nal productions, like the six plays produced by the WCU department of speech and theatre arts, will be presented at 8 p.m. in the Little Theatre, Stillwell. The two operas will begin at 8 p.m. in the Music-English recital hall. Admission: adults $3, students ~2, chil­dren ~1. For reservations, call ext. 7365. AUDITIONS FOR THE SHADOW BOX WILL BE HELD Monday, June 1, at 7 p.m. 1n the Little Theatre. Five males and four f~males will be cast. Scripts available in Hoey 122. Watch the Sylva Herald for announcements of auditions of later plays, or call the theatre office about a month in advance of the production. THE NEXT REPORTER WILL APPEAR ABOUT JULY 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS From Chancellor Robinson: Professors Sharon Jacques and John Bell have reported to me that you contributed $5,589.98 to the 1980-81 United Way Uni­versity Campaign. We are extremely pleased with this level of participation for this worthy cause. The School of Education and Psychology led the various schools with a 57 percent participation rate, and the School of Nursing and Health Sciences had a 48 percent participation rate. In the non-academic University units with more than ten persons, Traffic and Security led with 100 percent participation. I join with Professor Jacques and Professor Bell in expressing our sincere thanks to all who participated in this drive. Your demonstration that Western Carolina Univer­sity is a "University that cares" is illus­trated again with these efforts. From Public Information: All information for the 1981 Fall Semester Calendar of Events should be provided or updated, if necessary, by June 20. The Office of Public Information also is now attempting to alert offices and organiza­tions when major campus activities are be­ing scheduled on the same day. Your co­operation in notifying us of events is essential in this effort to avoid conflicts. WESTERN HOSTS MEDICAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM Western has been chosen as host Institution for a summer intensive French program to be conducted by the Committee for International Medical Exchange (CIME), a non-profit, public corporation in Wyndmoor, Pa., that sponsors a two-year medical program in France for American students. Before en­tering that program this fall in Lille, France, the students will immerse themselves in the language July 5-August 15 at WCU. John A. Rassias, well known for his unique teaching approach, classroom theatrics, and flamboyant costumes, will visit WCU twice to evaluate student progress. He developed the intensive language model at Dartmouth College, and Professor Roger Bisson brought the method here in 1977

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  • Pengaruh North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) terhadap Perekonomian Meksiko
    Global dan Policy, 2020
    Co-Authors: Agasi, Abim Galau
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    ABSTRACTAt 1994, Mexico have a crisis result to domestic political instability and failures of the devaluation policy. Historically, the Mexican economic crisis had begin from 1980. The crisis in 1980 is result of Mexico’s foreign debt that fail to paid. Mexico made several attemps to rise from the economic crisis. One of the efforts is to be a member of NAFTA. To conform with NAFTA, Mexico changed some national policies. NAFTA is a Regional Institution for the North American that made by the government of the United States, Canada and Mexico. NAFTA implemented on January 1, 1994. NAFTA has three programs of cooperation, there are Free Trade Agreement, Environmental Cooperation and Labor Cooperation. NAFTA has gradually eliminate obstacles on cross-border trade in the region. NAFTA affected on Mexican economic growth because NAFTA has opened opportunity for Mexico to cooperate with the other NAFTA members. The cooperation aims to attract the foreign investment and increase the value of Mexican exports products, mainly agricultural products, so that GNP will growth and the economic growth will reached too.Keywords: Mexico, Economic Crisis, NAFTA, Cooperation, Economic Growth