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Staff and Faculty Prepare for More Students With High Academic Qualifications, Many Needs Western's students are coming to campus with higher academic qualifications, higher expectations and more needs, said university leaders at a recent academic forum. As of March 20, the pool of accepted students for the incoming freshman class had an average weighted PA of 3.66 - up one-tenth of a point from last year - and an average SAT score of 1,084 - up 28 points from last year, said Alan Kines, director of admission, at the forum. Although the actual size and characteristics of the complete applicant pool and fall class will not be clear until all applications and tuition deposits are received, Provost Kyle Carter said what is clear is that there will be a qualitative difference over rime in Western's student body. "It may materialize this fall, or it may materialize a few years from now," Carter said. "Regardless of when the change occurs, we need to prepare for a very different group of students." Sam Miller, vice chancellor for student affairs, said the differences will go beyond academic readiness. The incoming freshman class likely will bring more expectations, some sense of entitlement and many needs, Miller said. Many will have been born in 1990 to involved "helicopter" parents who hover in their lives, he said. Student services will need to have the resources ro serve a class where 15 ro 25 percent of students reportedly have taken or are raking medication for mental health, and 20 percent or more have been exposed ro a sexually transmitted disease, said Miller. Surveys show students are expecting a higher level of academic challenge and more supportive campus environment, said Melissa Wargo, director of assessment. Wargo said rhar does not necessarily mean harder courses; rather, students expect more creative, challenging and meaningful programs and activities, such as undergraduate research. High-performing students are expected to demand more academic support services, such as tutoring and writing assistance, said program directors. Pat Brown, dean of educational outreach, said she felt W U is well-positioned for this kind of cultural change. The university's Quality Enhancement Plan, which is being implemented, is built on the concept of educational synthesis - helping students connect their academic and co-curricular experiences in order to better reach their goals after graduation. Miller highlighted the recent success of initiatives that link academic and extracurricular interests such as Western PEAKS, a group of freshman living in learning communities formed around common interests such as leadership or ecology. The semester-to-semester retention rate of participating students is more than 90 percent, he said. Elizabeth Addison, head of the English department, said having a more academically prepared class of students is an opportunity to life the intellectual climate and culture on campus. "We will have to up our game to handle it, and the university will have to up its game, too," said Addison. "These are students who will come to college and be ready to gee excited about ideas, and we need to be ready to sec their minds on fire ." - By TERESA KILLIAN Meet the Class of2012 Before most of them were bom .. . The Berlin Wall was dismantled. When they were 1 yeors old ... Bill Clinton was elected president. When they were in third grade ... Students and a teacher were fatally shot at Columbine High School. When they were in fourth grade ... Google Inc. launched google.com. When they were in sixth grade ... Terrorists attacked on Sept. 11. Now that they are high school seniors ... They are connected - sending text messages, networking online, talking on the phone, downloading videos and listening to iPods (possibly all at the same time). Nore: TiltS fill is~ on lht aS5UifiPIJIItllllol mosr lncomilg frMnen - bom in 1990 and will bt!Jilldlltllilg 11m! high school in Jfm Understanding the 'Why' Behind Crime Motivates New Head of Applied Criminology Trustees Approve Changes in Campus Traffic, Parking Rules Western's new head of rhe applied criminology department, Stephen E. Brown, said he vividly remembers the feel of a screwdriver pressed against his rhroar during an armed robbery. Whar haunted him, however, was a question: whar leads someone ro do rhar? "Nearly 40 years larer, I am still pursuing answers," said Brown, whose experiences as a victim of armed robberies when he worked rhe graveyard shift ar a gas srarion had a powerful inAuence on his decision ro study criminology. "I can assure anyone thar iris nor an easy question." Brown will join the WCU facu lty July 15 after completing his seventh year as director of rhe honors program in the criminal justice and criminology department at East Tennessee State University, where he also was department chair for nine years and interim chair for rwo. Brown said he most enjoys guiding student research, which ranges from racial disparity in the death penalty ro sports activities as rhey relate ro delinquent, deviant and criminal behaviors. "Over the years, I probably have done more research with students on rhe topic of deterring criminal behavior than anything else," he said. "The questions that we need ro answer about rhe causes of crime and how ro besr cope with and minimize it are extremely complex." Brown earned a doctorate from the University ofMatyland, and master's and bachelor's degrees from Eastern Kentucky University. He has been a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Science since 1978 and a member of the American Society of Criminology since 1977. His publications include dozens of chapters in journals and encyclopedias ~ Reporter- Aprll7, 2ooa in addirion ro books such as " riminology: Explaining Crime and Its Cont r," which h co-author d with researchers including formerW U faculty member Finn-Aage Esben en. Brown mer Esbensen in 1988, the same year he first visited Western's campus as part of a review commirre under rhe direction of rhe North arolina Criminal Jusrice Education and Training Standards ommtSSton. "At rhat rime, I saw a solid program working ro improve itself," said Brown. Linda eesredr- ranford, d an of the ollege of Health and Human ciences, said there could not be a berrer time for someone with Brown's experience, vision and administrative acumen ro join the ream. "The department of applied criminology has rwo of the most sought out and growing majors in the college - criminal justice and emergency management," she said. "We are positioned to expand these majors even further through online programming. I am confident that Dr. Brown will guide our excellent faculty in producing quality course offerings, supporting them in research and expanding collaborations that will enhance reaching and learning." - By TERESA KILLIAN Motorists who idle in rhe Aow of trafli while waiting on a parking spot to open up on campus are now subject to a $40 lint under revisions ro the university's parking and traffic rules recently approved by tht board of trusre . "These revisions are needed due to the amount of construction in the middk of campus and its impact on parking." said board member Gerald Kiser in recommtnd· ing the chang . "Because construction has raken up much of the parking in the ctnter of campus, we are seeing a lor of incidenu where drivers simply srop and wait for a spor, and the traffic backs up into the road behind them, which creates congestion and increases the chance of accidents." Changes approved include the creation of new offenses called "queuing," which is defined as the stopping, standing or parking of a vehicle in a traffic lane or at a curb for more than a few seconds while waiting for a parking space to become available, and "interference with traffic," which is defined as parking or stopping a vehicle in a manner that interferes with the normal Aow of traffic. Board member teve Warren asked for an update about plans for expansion of parking lots or creation of parking decks, saying he has received complaints about a lack of parking on campus. "We are very sensitive ro the issue of student parking on campus," said Chuck Wooten, vice chancellor for administration and finance. "But at this point, we still have more parking spaces available on campus than we have registered vehicles. The problem is that many of those spots are located on the perimeter of campus, and everyone wants ro be able to roll up a minute before class, park beside their building and suoll right in." -By Bill STUDENC Faculty Education Proposals Due l'rnpm•tl ,uhmi"i""' l<1r tht· '''tn11d a111111.tl bntlty Enridtmt·nt and Fduc.11in11 Dav ar<· dut· \ln11d.n. :\pril 1·1. ITFd. to Ill' hdd ·litl'\d.w. 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The project, tided "Men's body size preferences related ro women's body image," was a fina list for the Commirree on Equality of Professional Opportunity's Studenr Research Award. Abel worked on the study with Andrea Melrzer, a WCU alumna now enrolled in graduate school at rhe University of Tennessee. In addition, two papers by William Poynrer, assisranr professor of psychology, and a third co-authored by Poynrer and corr Minor, professor of psychology, were finalists for SEPA's Outstanding Professional Paper Award. The papers were "A method for assessing the visual quality of LCD displays," authored by Poynter; "Hemispheric asymmetry in feature search," co-authored by Poynter with graduate student Paul Ingram from Asheville and senior Candice Roberts from Mars Hill; and "Hemispheric asymmetries in arrenrional processing vary with self-reponed arrenrional deficits," co-aurhored by Ingram, Minor and Poynrer. A coral of 25 research projects selected for presentation at the conference highlighted the efforrs ofWCU faculty and undergraduate and graduate students. In addition ro the research projects menrioned above, faculty members were lis red among authors or presenters on the following projects: • Abel, "How comedians' sex and attractiveness affect ratings of comedy routines." • Abel and Malcolm Abel, assisranr professor of business administration and law, "Effects of sex and race on job applicanr ratings." • Lydia Aydlerr, assistant professor of psychology, "The importance oflegal advocacy to victims of domestic violence." • Cathy Grist, assistanr professor of special education, "Personality and temperamenr: A comparison in a preschool population." Ron Rash Named Pen/Faulkner Finalist Ron Rash, rhe Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture, has been named one of four finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the largest peer-juried prize for fiction in the United Stares, for his compilation of shore srories, "Chemistry and Ocher Stories." The names of the award winner and four finalists were announced recenrly after contest judges reviewed almost 350 novels and short story collections wrirren by American authors and published during 2007. Winner Kate Christensen, author of the novel "The Great Man," will receive a $15,000 prize, while Rash and the other three finalises receive $5,000 each. All five authors will be honored in a ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washingron, D.C. In announcing Rash as a finalist, conrest judges called him "a pre-eminent chronicler of Appalachia in fiction and poetry" and said the narratives in his short story collection "span the 20th century from perspectives as authentic as they are unexpected." The srories, they said, "depict a wide range of characters - a logger, waitress and carnival knife-thrower among them - in voices both stark and lyrical of characters young and old." Brian Railsback, dean ofWCU's Honors College and an English professor and published novelist, noted chat, as a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner, Rash is in the company of such literary giants as Annie Dillard, also a 2007 finalist. The honor "is akin ro being named finalist for the Puli rzer or rhe National Book Award," Railsback said. "To have a writer of Ron's stature at WCU is an amazing thing, especially for the writing students who work with him," he said. The PEN/Faulkner honor is the second major award chat Rash has garnered for his short srory collection, published last year by Picador. The collection also was named one of 15 "notable books" of2007 by The Srory Prize commirree. The Srory Prize is presented annually to recognize the author of a book-length work of short fiction judged as the nation's best. Rash's most recent novel, "The World Made Straight," earned him the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for 2006 and was named one of the nation's rop 10 books for teenage readers by the Young Adult Library Services Association. His earlier prize-winning novels include "Saints at the River" and "One Foot in Eden." Rash's next novel, "Serena," will be published in September by Harper-Collins Press. - By RANDALL HOLCOMBE • Harold Herzog, professor of psychology, "Personality predictors of animal welfare arrirudes and vegetarianism" and "Moral emotions, animal rights, and visceral disgust." • Herzog and William Poynter, visiting assistant professor of psychology, co-authored "Sex differences in expert crossword puzzlers." • L. Alvin Malesky Jr., assistant professor of psychology, "Sex offender policy in North Carolina childcare centers"; "Online video game problematic usage: Time or personality?"; "Students' views concerning appropriateness of professors using social networking websites"; and "Should professors utilize social networking websires?" • David McCord, head of the psychology department, " Proactive coping ability in relation ro five-facror personality rrairs" and "Scale development of rhe Hatred Measurement Scale." Grants Awarded for New Research • The Mecklenburg County Health Department awarded $3,000 to Karrie Joseph, wellness coordinator, to fund activities during spring semester ro make students more aware of the dangers of smoking. • The N.C. Rural Economic Development Center awarded $40,000 to Ken Place, director of business development with the Institute for Economy and the Future, to conduct a feasibility study for implementing an inland port within the 29-county Appalachian Regional Commission region of Western North Carolina. • The University of North Carolina at Charlotte awarded $62,400 to Phillip Sanger, director of the Center for Rapid Product Realization, to support development of slow light materials for applications in microwave communications such as cell phones and precision lenses. • The Economic Development Administration awarded $45,500 to Hillary Sherman, social research assistant with the Institute for Economy and the Future, ro support the efforts of the Know Your Region Project, a national initiative dedicated to researching, analyzing and disseminating information about how regions can become more prosperous in the knowledge-based economy. For more information, contact Wanda G. Ashe, research grants manager, at 227-7212 or ashe@wcu.edu. ~Reporter - Aprll7, 2001 3 ."2 .~ ~ ~Reporter 0. April7-20 Monday, Apri/7-Wednesday, Apri/9 The Century Project - Exhibit of nude photographs of more than 100 women of different ages, shapes and life experiences. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. UC Multipurpose Room. Accompanying 'Body Image/Body Confidence· workshop for women. 5:15-6:45 p.m. Monday, April?. Catamount Room, UC. (227-2088) Monday, Apri/7 Spring Literary Festival - Reading by novelist Lee Smith followed by dramatization with dulcimer performance. 7:30p.m. RH. (227-7264) Tuesday, Apri/8 Visiting artist- Retrospective by Joyce Kozloff, pattern and decoration movement. 11 a.m. Room 130, FAPAC. (227-3598) Spring Literary Festival - Poetry reading by Thomas Lux. 4 p.m.; reading by author and commentator Dagoberto Gil b. 7:30p.m. Theater, UC. (227-7264) Living with the Land Folklife Series- "Rooting Our Mountain Existence: The Cultural and Environmental Significance of Ramps." 5:30p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Catamount Concert Series - Percussion Ensemble. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, Apri/9-Sunday, Apri/13 Theater-"That's What We Love About You, Hardy Boys."7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, and midnight showing Thursday. HA. $. (227-7491) Wednesday, Apri/9 International Festival - 10 a.m.-3 p.m. UC lawn. (227-2557) Recital- music students. 2:30p.m. RH. (227-7242) Spring Literary Festival - Poets panel with Joseph Bathanti, Sarah Lindsay and Carolyn Beard-Whitlow. 4 p.m.; reading by Pat Conroy ("The Prince ofTides"). 7:30p.m. RH. (227-7264) Thursday, Apri/10 Spring Literary Festival - Poetry by Cathy Smith Bowers and students. Noon. Theater, UC. (227-7264) Spring Literary Festival- Poetry by Gloria Vando. 4 p.m.; Russell Banks ("Affliction"). 7:30p.m. RH. (227-7264) Health care expert - Cultural competency in nursing with Marianne R. Jeffreys. 6:30-8 p.m. Theater, UC. (227-2191) WCU Jau Festival - Catamount Chamber Singers and Electric Soul. 7:30p.m. FAPAC. (227-3261) Friday, Apri/11 WCU Jau Festival - Jau ensemble and combos. Featuring Ed Neumeister, solo trombonist with the Vanguard Jau Orchestra. 7:30p.m. FA PAC. (227-3261) Saturday, Apri/12 Catamount softball - vs. College of Charleston. 1 p.m., 3 p.m. esc. s. (227-7338) WCU Jau Festival - The One O'Clock Lab Band, jau ensemble from the University of North Texas. 7:30p.m. FAPAC. $. (227-2479) 4 ~Reporter- Aprll7, 2ooa Sunday, Apri/13 Catamount softball - vs. College of Charleston. 1 p.m. esc. s. (227-7338) Catamount tennis - vs. N.C. Central University. 1 p.m. CAC. (227-7338) Reception - 'A Quilter's Garden; by Laura Nelle Goebel. 3-4 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Monday, Apri/14 Recital - Music students. 2:30p.m. RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, Apri/15 Catamount softball - vs. Presbyterian.' 4 p.m., 6 p.m. esc. s (227-7338) Catamount Concert Series" Composers as Teachers." 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, Apri/16 Recital - Music students. 2:30 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Documentary - "Polis Is This - Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place," by Henry Ferrini and Ken Riaf and featuring John Malkovich. 6 p.m. Room 130, FAPAC. (227-2553) Thursday, Apri/11-Sunday, Apri/20 Catamount tennis - Southern Conference championship. Charleston, S.C. (227-7338) Thursday, Apri/17 Visiting artist - Brian Bishop lecture about his paintings and drawings. 5 p.m. Room 223, FAPAC. (508-1479) Concert - Low-Tech Ensemble. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Friday, Apri/18 Open House- For prospective students and their families. (227-7317) Catamount track - Catamount Classic. Daylong. CAC. (227-7338) Galaxy of Stars/Something for Everyone Series - Jim Winer, 'The Long and Winding Road: A Beatles Tribute."7:30 p.m. FAPAC. $. (227-2479) Concert- Choral ensembles. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Saturday, Apri/19 Tuckaseigee River Clean Up - Registration. 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; cookout, 5 p.m. UC lawn. (227-3625) Catamount football spring game - "A Taste of Tailgating," free samples from local restaurants, noon; team scrimmage, 1 p.m. WS/BW. (227-7338) Concert - Choral clinic. 4 p.m. RH (227-7242) Sunday, Apri/20 Catamount Soccer - vs. Western Kentucky. 11:30 a.m.; vs. Carson-Newman. 2:30p.m. CAC. $. (277-7338) EXHIBITS Mountain Heritage Center 'Working the Land"- Slideshow spotlight. April. 'A Quilter's Garden"-A selection of whimsical, handmade textile pieces based on the traditional craft of quilting by fabric artist Laura Nelle Goebel. Apri18-May 23. Gallery B. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People" - Permanent exhibit. Gallery A. "People of the Land"- Ongoing exhibit. Lobby. Mountain Heritage Center hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (227-7129 or www.wcu.edu/mhc) Fine Art Museum, Fine and Performing Arts Center MFA thesis candidate shows- C.W. Ward, through April10; Andy Cline, April11-19; and Travis Weller, April22-30. Art and design student exhibition - annual juried show. Through May 1. "Erwin Eisch: Kristallnacht- Night of the Crystal Death' - An artist's response to the Holocaust. Through May 1. "Worldviews"- Selections from WCU's permanent collection. Fine Art Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays; and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Donations appreciated. (227-3591 or http:/ /fapac.wcu.edu) Hunter Library Art education exhibit- Artwork by art education students. Through July. Main ftoor. (227 7210) KEY: $- Admission fee; BB- Belk Building; CAC- Catamount Athletic Center, CAT- Center for Applied Te<hnology; CCB-{ord<lia Camp Building; CSC -Catamount Softball Complex; FAPAC -Fine and Performing Arts Center; HA-Hoey Auditorium; HFR-H.F. Robinsoo Administration Building; Hl-Hunter library; HS/CF-Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC-Mountain Heritage Center, NSANatural Sdenm Auditorium; RH-Recital Hall, Coulter Building; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center, UC - A.K. Hinds Un;..r.ity Center; WS/BW- Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Fitld. Submissions: Send news items, calendar notices and address changes to Reporter@email.wcu.edu or WCU Calendar. 420 H.F. Robinson Building. Western Carolina University. Cullowhee, NC 28723. Submit items for The Reporter calendar at least two weeks prior to the event. Two Commencement Ceremonies Planned for Spring Two commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday, May 10, co accommodate the largest graduating class in the university's history. Instead of holding one ceremony in Ramsey Regional Activity enter on May 10, as previously announced, the university will hold commencement for graduate students in the Ramsey Center at I 0 a.m . followed by a ceremony for undergraduate students at 4 p.m., said Fred Hinson, senior associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. The 8,000-seac Ramsey Regional Activity Center is not large enough to handle the record I, I 00-plus candidates for graduation chis spring and their families and friends, Hinson said. University officials already had been making plans to hold two commencements in May 2009 because of steady growth in the number of candidates for graduation at the end of each spring semester. Recently submitted applications for graduation indicate chat at least 1,135 students expect co graduate chis spring, making it necessary to switch to two ceremonies a year early, Hinson said. The revised schedule for May 10 includes a rehearsal for graduate students at 8 a.m.; processional line-up for the graduate commencement at 9 a.m.; the 10 a.m. ceremony; and a reception for graduate students and their families and friends at 11:30 a.m. in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center. Rehearsal for undergraduate students will begin at 12:30 p.m. on May 10; followed by line-up at 3 p.m.; the ceremony at 4 p.m.; and a 5:30p.m. reception for undergraduate students and their guests in the Ramsey Center. Of the I, 135 students expecting to graduate, about 275 are graduate students. The exact number of students in the spring 2008 graduating class won't be known until after final exam scores are tallied and reported to the university's registrar's office. More informacion about the May 10 commencements, including maps showing the traffic flow plans for the events, is available by calling 227-7216 or by clicking on the Web at www. wcu.edu/ registrar/ graduation/ commencement I a. asp. - By RANDALL HOLCOMBE Digital Heritage Project Goes Online June 2 The history and culture of Western North Carolina will be presented to a worldwide audience when the Digital Heritage Project housed at the Mountain Heritage Center goes online Monday, June 2. The project Web site, www.digitalheritage.org, will include text, audio and video files produced by WCU students and faculty, said Scott Philyaw, director of the Mountain Heri rage Center. Among the site's features will be "Digital Heritage Moments," 60-second audio files chat focus on WNC history and culture. The heritage moments are a collaborative effort of faculty in the departments of communication, history and music. In addition, "Digital Heritage Moments" will be broadcast on radio across a 50-county area chat includes WNC and portions of surrounding states. Officials representing the national radio syndicate Clear Channel Communications Inc. have agreed to air the segments on four of irs stations starting Monday, June 2. Associated with the "Digital Heritage Moments" on the project Web site will be more chan 40 essays chat explore the same topics in greater detail. Written by history graduate student Tim Osment, the essays include illustrations from Hunter Library's special collections, and from public domain sources such as the Library of Congress collection. Continued on page 3 Philosophy and Religion Earns Department Status Less than a decade ago, faculty members were pleading for survival of the philosophy and religion program after a university review committee recommended discominuing the majors, including philosophy, that were attracting the fewest students. "We appealed to the vice chancellor of academi affairs at Western, and the decision to stop offering a philosophy degree was overturned -a decision supported by the chan ellor," said Daryl Hale, acting department head of philosophy and religion. Now, after a faculty- led curriculum makeover, the number of students majoring in philosophy has grown from two a decade ago to upwards of 50, said Hale. Wendy Z. Ford, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announced the reclassification this year of philosophy and religion from an associated area to a department. Hale traces the department's reconstruction to circa 2000, when he, past department head and current professor James McLachlan and former professor Dane cott worked togeth r to r d sign our in a way that would pique studem intere t and capitaliz on faculty strengths. "An ient Philosophy" was renamed "Jusric , Power and Human Nature in the An ient .reek Polis ." "Early Modern Philosophy" b came "Reason, ien e and Autonomy in Enlightenment." New courses in luded studies of environmental, biomedical and wildern erhi , and upper-level liberal arts perspective courses, such as philosophy in film, art, religion and law. They expanded religion courses and highlighted features such as the dispute between evolutionists and creationists, and the controversy around Galileo Galilei, who defended a new scientific theory in the 1600s that the earth moves around the sun. In addition, they created a humanities program, through which MEET KEVIN SCHILBRACK Philosophy and Religion Department Head (effective July 11) Hometown - Grew up in Florida, and has lived in cities including Miami, New York, Chicago, Paris and Boston. Currently - Chair of the philosophy and religious studies department at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where he has taught since 1996. Education - M.A., Ph.D. Philosophy of Religion, University of Chicago Divinity School, 1995; Honors B.A. Philosophy and Religion, Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla., 1986. ii: Reporter- Apr1121, 20oa Research - Published articles range from "Religious Diversity and the Closed Mind" to "On the Use of Philosophy in the Study of Myths." Inspired to learn - "Some people are just incurably curious. They want to know how to separate good ideas from bad ones, how religion relates to ethics, how law relates to justice, how science relates to truth. They keep asking 'why' questions. I am one of those people." scud nts cane ntially double major and choose philo ophy or religion as one of their concentrations. enior Teegan Dykeman, winner of this year's Outstanding Philosophy cud m Award and the Award for High t Oi tin - cion in English cholarship, decided to participate in the humanities program so he could major in philosophy as well as Engli h after enjoying a freshman philosophy class. Dykeman went on to take courses includmg a class taught by hristopher Hoyt in which stud nts evaluated propaganda, adverri ing and political speeches, and a special ropi course taught by John Whitmire about philosophical and religious el mencs in the literary works of .. Lewi and J.R.R. Tolki n. With class di ussion ofren continuing outside the clas room, Dyk man aid, "I found a community with th philo ophy and religion students and professor ." Thi fall, the full-time philo ophy and religion faculty of four and one adjun t professor will grow by two. David Henderson, a graduate student at 11 as A&M Univ r icy, will bring his p rei in environmental ethi · , and Kevin chilbrack, profe or and chair of rh philo ophy and religion deparrm nr ar We leyan olleg in Macon, .a., will bec.:ome the n d parnncnt head, effeuive July II. "Philosophy .111d rel1gion c.tn be deep ubject char eem d.tunting, bur the prof. or in thi dep.utment love teJChing, Jre e.tSy to get .1long with, and want to ce their tudents grow and su"eed," .ud chllbrack. - By TERESA KILLIAN Inspired to Teach - "My favorite memories involve sitting with students, seeing the light bulb turn on, and helping them develop the intellectual and conceptual tools to make sense of the newspaper, the world and their lives." Class Notes - Schilbrack helps students study religions and philosophies across cultures. "As the world shrinks, we need to understand Chinese ideas, Buddhist paths, Islamic teachings and so on." Finalists Announced for Education Dean The search committee for the new dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions has announced three finalists and the dates of their upcoming campus visits: • Tony Johnson, professor and dean of the School of Education at The Citadel- Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25. • Dale Carpenter, professor and associate dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at WCU-Monday, April 28, and Tuesday, April 29. • Cheryl Fountain, professor and executive director of the Florida Institute of Education -Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2. For additional information about the finalists, including itineraries and opportunities to meet them, go ro www.wcu.edu/334.asp. Digital Heritage Project Continued from cover Some entries will have associated videos. Last fall, four students studying with Arledge Armenaki, visi ring associate professor of cinematography, shot video to accompany a heritage moment audio file and essay that focus on the Shelton Laurel Massacre, a conflict that rook place in Madison County during the Civil War. The students brought in members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans organization and their families ro play the parts. The students also shot interview footage with Ron Rash, the Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Culture, who incorporated the massacre into one of his fiction books, "The World Made Straight." As the Web site develops, it will include other student contributions such as a Web page about the Jackson County community of Glenville, created by graphic design students, and information about outdoor recreation opportunities developed by students from the department of health and human performance, said Christie Fulcher, a graduate assistant in the history department. "This is a chance for students to apply what they learn in class toward a project for the general public," Fulcher said. Other components of the Web site will include resources for K-12 educators who are involved in the Adventure of the Ameri- Math History Conference Features Student Research The fourth annual moky Mounrain Undergraduate Research Conference on the History of Mathematics will be held aturday, April 26, at Niggli Theater. Studenrs will presenr posters and 15-minute ralks about their research of the history of mathematics. Patti Hunrer, an associate professor of mathematics at Westmonr College in California, will deliver the keynote address "Spreading rhe Gospel: Gertrude M. Cox and the Promotion of University Statistics at Home and Abroad." Hunrer will discuss rhe conrriburions made to the advancemenr of university statistics and training by Cox, who was the first chair of rhe first university departmenr of statistics ar North Carolina Stare University. "Understanding the history of mathematics can bring the subject alive," said Sloan Despeaux, conference organizer and assisranr professor of mathematics and computer science. "Also, this conference is a great way for students ro share all the hard work they've pur inro their research, and I love ro see rhem feel a sense of accomplishment after giving a great talk or presenring a great poster." Last year, 70 participants attended rhe conference, and this year presenters and attendees will be traveling from the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Maryland and Oklahoma. The conference is funded in part by a National Science Foundation grant awarded through the Mathematical Association of America's regional undergraduate mathematics conference program. For more information, contact Sloan Despeaux at 227-3825 or despeaux@wcu.edu. - By BESSIE DIETRICH GOGGINS (,Jtft!lftlft' t/11/1/tllll ( lnt,ltt' lu!t!Jt'l 1 t t'lt' /l'l t•!tlro to tit t OH!f't/JIJ' 11 "I hgtt,tf / In t!ttp,t• .\loJJit 111 .. a!Hntl t/1(' \/,cltou I 11111 t!.\l ttlll/t 1 c can Mind project; local history spotlights about areas such as Swain County's Hazel Creek, and Aliens Creek and Cataloochee in Haywood County; and lectures, presentations and demonstrations of Mountain Heri rage Center events. The Digital Heritage Project fits with the synthesis of educational experience for students called for in WCU's Quality Enhancement Plan, and with provisions of the University of North Carolina-Tomorrow report and the missions ofWCU and the Mountain Heritage Center, Philyaw said. "While many institutions focus on faculty contributions, very few take rhe inclusive approach of the Digital Heritage Project," Philyaw said. Students and faculty members who are involved in activities that could be included, or who are interested in learning how to participate in the project, should contact Philyaw or Fulcher at 227-7129. - By RANDALL HOLCOMBE ~ Reporter - April 21, 2oos AN EVENING OF DANCE WORKS Fri & Sat, Apr 25 & 26, 7:30pm Fine and Performing Arts Center Bob Buckner and WCU Band Leaders to Go All-American -Again Eleven months of screening audition tapes, preparing music, writing drill and other preparations culminated for WCU athletic band direcrors Bob Buckner, Matt Henley and Jon Henson earlier this year in San Antonio's Alamodome. There, after 16 hours and 45 minutes of rehearsals under Buckner's direction, a band composed of the top high school marching musicians in the country performed with the All Texas Color Guard before a crowd of about 40,000 at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The musicians were members of the first-ever U.S. Army All-American Band, and they were phenomenal, said Buckner. "Imagine a marching band doing an exhibition performance on the second day of band camp," he said. "It's like learning drill on steroids." The event was four months ago, but the show goes on at WCU, where preparations are under way for next year after MENC: The National Association for Music Education invited Buckner and his staff to direct the group again. "Bob Buckner's experience and knowledge were invaluable in making the first year of this national recognition for high school seniors such a huge success," said Lynn Brinckmeyer, president of MEN C. "We are thrilled that Bob can once again act as director." Buckner said WCU band students helped with preparations, and he was particularly grateful to the event staff, including Henley, who wrote the percussion and rhythm section arrangements, and Henson, who developed instructional videos and handled electronics issues, including the sound enhancement system. The band presented a rock ' n' roll show titled "Red Hot, White and Blue." Songs included "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad. "The arrangements of the music were really effective and featured every section of the band," said Buckner. "Even the tubas had a place to show off a litcle bit." :i:Reporter- Aprll 21, 2001 The musicians selected for the band each earn an all-expense paid trip ro the event. They were treated ro activities such as a rodeo and barbecue hosted by historic high school football coaches Bill Yoast and Herman Boone, whose srory was captured in "Remember the Titans." They met celebrities including Gale Sayers, who played with the Chicago Bears and was known as "The Kansas Comet," and Vince Papale, a former professional football player who was the inspiration for the movie "Invincible." For AllAmerican Marching Band participant Molly Underwood, a senior piccolo player, flutist and drum major from North Lincoln High School in Lincolnton, the experience was "absolutely awesome." Underwood received the music a few weeks in advance and reviewed where she would march on the field with help from the free Pyware computer disc and associated "march pad" that was sent to her and all band members. "The drill was set up for my specific spot on the field, and I could practice marching on the pad," said Underwood. "It reminded me of playing the video game 'Dance Dance Revolution,' only for marching band." Underwood said band members bonded quickly and everyone, like her, wanted to pursue a career in music. She is considering attending WCU in the fall. Buckner said while the WCU staff was not there to recruit they were happy to talk about WCU to students who asked about the program. "The average grade point average for the band was 3.6, and many of the students participated in community service activities such as Special Olympics and Relay For Life," said Buckner. "We hope to be able to offer soon the kind of scholarships that would attract these students." - By TERESA KILLIAN Statewide TV Show Features Cullowhee I he wndicHt·d North ( ·arolina cdni,ion '""" "1\;( : SPIN" will ft..nurt· ( :ullowht•t• in .1 "( :,,.olin a ( :omnmnil\ .. "'~llll'IH on Sunda\, \1.1\ ·I. "NC SPIN" i' an indqwndcmhprodm, ·d T\' calk ''""' I;Kmin~ on 'l.llt'widc i""'tlt'\ \lH.-h .1\ c.·duc.uion or pnliti<.-, . 'lht· ,how a if\ 2!l cinH'' a wct·k on 1(, T\' o;t.uinn' and c.:ahlt· 'Y'lt'lll\. On \'1 OS-T\'. clw ,how ai" "·''" Suntl.t\ .H (, ·'-"'· Shmn al,o em lw W;.Udu·d nnlilll' .It WWW. IH.'\Jlill .OHll. Event features the choreography of dance faculty, graduate students and alumni, with pieces varying from classical ballet to modern and musical theater styles. For ticket information, call the box office at 227-24 79. CAT Center Earns Tutor Certification The atamoum Academic Tutoring enter recenrly earned an international certification awarded to rutoring programs that meet or exceed the ollege Reading and Learning Association's standards of quality. Achieving th firsr level of RLA tutor program certification enables Western's CAT enter to certify its tutors, and the first 13 to be ertified will be honored at a banquet to b held from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May I, in the T enter located in Room 30 of Hunter Library. "Earning this certification is the culmination of several years of program development and revision, and I'm excited that our rutors now can earn an internationally recognized transferable certification that they can add to their r umes," said Ch ney Reich, director of the CAT enter and ffi e of Professional Examinations. AT enter promotes coop rative learning through acces to learning resources, kills workshops and small-group tutoring sessions facilitated by academically successful and trained students. Each seme ter, the center employs about 35 tutors who work with tudents from more than 200 sections of 60 cour e . Each of the tutors who will receive certification has completed at least 25 hours of tutoring and the univer ity's "Introduction to Peer Tutoring" course. For more information, check out www.wcu.edu/catcenter/ or contact Reich at 227-2274 or reich@email.wcu.edu. ~ Reporter- Aprll21, zooa Geology Faculty Present at Regional Event Eleven fa ulcy m mbers and rudents r cendy pre nted their research at the Geologi al o iecy of America' outheastern section meeting in harlorre: usan L. Barbour Wood, assistant professor of geology, co-presented "Taphonomic Tr nds in Late Cenoroic Benthic Mollu ks from Mid-Atlantic oastal Plain Deposits." hrisropher Tennant, geology research assistant; Mark Lord, head of the geos ien s and natural resources department; and Jerry Miller, Whitmire Distinguished Professor of Environmental cience, a-presented "Hydrological and Meterological ontrols on Water Qual icy, Aliens re k, Wayne ville, North Carolina." • Miller, Tennant, and Eric Neff, a biology graduate student from Cullowhe , co-pre ented " tabilization of Reconfigured han nels by In-stream rructures: Is it an Effective Methodology?" • Evan . Allen, a senior geology student from Asheville, and Benjamin Tanner, assistant professor of geology, were presenters of the project "Finding a Fingerprint for Salt Pool Deposits in Maine Salt Marshes." • Andrew W. Moore, a senior geology student from Asheville, and David A. Kinner, assistant professor of geology, co-presented "Infiltration and Moisture Movement in Native River Cane Stands, Western North Carolina." • Rob Young, professor of geology and director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, co-presented "Can Geomorphic Controls of Hurricane Damage Be Quantified for a Katrina-Size Storm?" • Blair R. Tormey, instructor of geology, presented "Fenestral Porosicy in Bahamian Eolianites: Evidence of Intensified Storms During the Last Interglacial." ~ Reporter- April21 , 2001 Construction Begins on $50.2 Million Residence Hall Project hilly rain and wind didn't dampen enthusiasm April 3 as W U officials broke ground for a pair of residence halls. The two new residence halls, connected by an archway, will house 801 students in a living and learning communi!)' serving students enrolled in the Honors allege and theN. . Teaching Fel lows Program. Together with a new student recreation center and dining hall, both under construction, the residence halls will form a quadrangle arranged around a formal lawn, the centerpiece of campus. Student room fees are funding the $50.2 million residence hall. The two halls will contain nearly 235,000 square feet, providing living space for students, offices for Honors College staff, common areas and meeting rooms. One hall is scheduled for completion in July 2009, with the second estimated complete by July 2010. Maleah Pusz, a senior from Sylva and member of the Honors College srudenr board, was among the students who had input into the design of the new residence halls. "We got co plan, discuss and dream, and to stand here today and watch as those dreams become realicy for the next generation of Western scholars is breathtaking," said Pusz. Sam Miller, WCU's vice chancellor for student affairs, said the state-of-the-an residence halls "will be the kind of facilities we can be proud of and stack up against any comparable buildings at any universicy across the country." - By RANDALL HOLCOMBE Nominations Due Monday May 12 for Outstanding Support Staff Award Nominations for the annual Judy H. Dowell Outstanding Support Scaff Award will be accepted through noon Monday, May 12, and the winner, who receives a $1,000 cash award, will be announced at the SPA Service Awards luncheon in June. The award was created co honor employees who demonstrate dependabilicy, a cooperative spirit, universicy loyall)' and effectiveness in performing assigned duties, and nomination forms should include at least two paragraphs citing specific examples of the qualities in the nominee. Also, nomi· nees must be non-exempt SPA employees with five years of full-time service to WCU as of Dec. 31, 2007, and must not have received the award in the past five years. The selection committee will review nominations submitted online at www.wcu.edu/scalfaward or sent through campus mail co committee chair Lisa Gaetano; Law, Equity and Auditing; 520 H.F. Robinson Administration Building. For more information, call Gaetano at 227-7116. Freshman Reading Book Shows One Person Can Make a Difference American mounrain climber Greg Mort nson old everything he owned ro fulfill a promise ro build a school in th Pakistani village char nursed him back co healrh, and reading the book about his quest remind d junior biology srudenr Mandi LaMarrini re that one person - with enough will - can move moun rains. Imagine a freshman class where each rud nr believes he or she could, roo. That's a possibility created through chis year's freshman reading selection, New York Tim bestseller "Three Cups ofTea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One chool at a Time." Every incoming freshman will r ceive a copy and be asked to read the book over the summer. "In a time where we sometimes feel that we can't do anything ro help, this book proves that we can," said LaMarriniere, a member of the committee rhat selected rhe book. Tammy Haskett, orientation programs director and freshman reading program committee chair, urged facu lty and scalf to begin thinking now about how they could incorporate the book into course discussions or assignments, programs and student activities this fall. 1he first chapter takes readers to Mortenson's failed attempt to climb to the peak of K2 in 1993. An exhausted and disoriented Mortenson then drifted into a Pakistani viUage. As he recovered, he noticed the village's children writing school lessons in the dirt with sticks. He promised to rerum ro build them a school. Fundrai - ing was low wh n he sold ev ryrhing h owned, raising $2,000, bur picked up afrer elemenrary school hildren in Wisconsin donated $623 in pennies ro the cause. Their generosity inspired support from others. Twelv years later, Mortenson ha built mor than 50 schools in ntral Asian villages, co-founded the nrral Asia lnstitut and combated terrorism "with books, nor bombs," ac ording ro rhe "Three Cups of Tea" Web site. Brian Railsba k, dean of the Honors College, said he can see a lor of ways the book could be incorporated inro first-year students' experiences, from writing classes to political science discus ions to service learning. Will Peebles, director of the School of Music, said students could be more inspired to serve, too. "One of the things that comes across most strongly in the book is the willingness of ordinary people to do extraordinary things for each other, from the villagers who took the author in when he was desperately in need of help, to his response to sell all he had in order to help them build their school," said Peebles. Faculty and staff who work with first-year students can request a copy of "Three Cups of Tea" from Haskett at 227-7087 or haskett@wcu.edu. - By TERESA KILLIAN Newsfile Dr Claire O.Crlstofaro, assoc:iat~ professor of nursu1g. re<ently gave an tnvlted pr~ntation, •Hypertension Update• to a r~ional audienc:e of nurse pra<tilioners at the Spnng Pharrna<ology in Advanc:ed Pra<tKe Conferenc:e in Charleston, S.C. Robert F. Mulligan, assoc:iate professor of e<onomia, re<eived the ludwig von Mises Institute's D.P. Alford Ill Prize in libertarian S<holarship for •property Rights and Time Preferen<e; whi<h was published in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian E<onomi<s. The award was presented at the Austrian S<holars Conferen<e at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Ala., where Mulligan presented "The Sensory Order's Operational Model of Epistemology: from Subje<tive Per<eption to Obje<tive Reality.• Jack Sholder, professor and dire<tor of the motion pi<ture and television produ<tion program, will be a judge at Eastern New Mexi<o University's High Plains Film Festival. Sholder also will make a presentation about his experien<e as an editor of the A<ademyAward- nominated dowmentary•King- From Montgomery to Memphis.· ~Reporter e. Aprii21-May4 -------------------- Through Monday, Apri/21 Catamount men's golf - Southern Conference Championship. Country Club of South Carolina Florence, S.C. (227-7338) Through Tuesday, Apri/22 Catamount women's golf - Southern Conference Championship. Stano Ferry Golf links. Charleston, S.C. (227-7338) Monday, Apri/21- Tuesday, Apri/22 Visiting designer - Linda Gabel, interior designer. Health Care Design, 1-3 p.m. Monday; and Art in Health Care, 12:35 to 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. Room 130 FA PAC. (227-2151) Monday, Apri/21 Concert - Featuring lan Jeffress on saxophone and Andrew Adams on piano. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, Apri/22 Visiting curator - Stuart Horodner, curator of the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center. 4 p.m. Room 130, FAPAC. (227-3593) Catamount baseball - vs. Clemson. 7 p.m. HS/CF. s. (227-7338) lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions Series - "The Barber of Seville" by the Asheville Lyric Opera. 7:30p.m. FAPAC. $ (227-2479) Wednesday, Apri/23 luncheon - For EPA retirees. Noon. Hospitality Room, RRAC. $. (227-2293) All-campus forum - Discussion of UNC -Tomorrow. 2-4 p.m. UC theater. (227-7100) Concert - Jau Guitar Ensemble with director Stephen Wohlrab. 6 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Fashion show - Remix-Recycle-Restyle. 6:30p.m. NiggliTheatre. (227-7491) Thursday, Apri/24 Concert - WCU Jau Combo with director Pavel Wlosok. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Service learning Awards Banquet - 7-9 p.m. RRAC. (227-2592) Friday, Apri/25 Spring general faculty meeting and awards -Reception, 3 p.m.; meeting and awards convocation, 3:30p.m. FAPAC. (227-7100) Fll Catamount Catwalk Sk for CuRvE - Benefits Cullowhee revitalization effort. 4 p.m. Begins at intramural field across from WS/BW. S. ((704) 280-6535) Catamount baseball - vs. Furman. 7 p.m. HS/CF. (227-7338) Catamount track and field -Southern Conference Outdoor Championships. CAC. (227-7338) Saturday, Apri/26 Catamount baseball - vs. Furman. 6 p.m. HS/CF. S. (227-7338) Catamount softball - vs. Furman. Doubleheader: 1 p.m., 3 p.m. esc. s. (227-7338) Sunday, Apri/27 Concert - WCU Inspirational Choir. 3 p.m. UC Grandroom. (227-7206) Catamount softball - vs. Furman. 1 p.m. CSC. $. (227-7338) Catamount baseball - vs. Furman. 2 p.m. HS/CF. S. (227-7338) Monday, Apri/28 Concert - WCU student brass ensembles. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, Apri/29 Meet the Firms Night - Career opportunities for prospective accounting professionals. 6-8 p.m. Owen Conference Center, UNC -Asheville. (227-3525) Catamount Concert Series - Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. 8 p.m. RH. (227-7242) Catamount softball - vs. Winston-Salem State. Doubleheader: 4 p.m., 6 p.m. CSC. $. (227-7338) Canton Connection Fa ire - WCU faculty and staff meet with Canton government, community and business leaders to discuss collaborative initiatives. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Colonial Theater Annex, Canton. (227-7192) Wednesday, Apri/30 Catamount baseball - vs. Gardner-Webb. 7 p.m. HS/CF. (227-7338) May Thursday, May 1 Concert - Billy Currington, performer of"Good Directions,"" Tangled Up; "Must Be Doin'Somethin'Right" and"l Got a Feelin.'"7:30 p.m. RRAC. $. (227-7722) Concert - Wind ensemble and symphony band with music director John West. 8 p.m. FAPAC. (227-7242) Friday, May 2 University Club - Cinco de Mayo party for members Catamount baseball - vs. Wofford. 7 p.m. HS/CF S (227-7338) Saturday, May 3 Galaxy of Stars/Something for Everyone Series - Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble. Cloggmg, stepdances and hamboning. 7:30p.m. FAPAC. (227-2479) Catamount baseball - vs. Wofford. 6 p.m. HS/CF. S. (227-7338) Sunday, May 4 Catamount baseball - vs. Wofford. 2 p.m. HS/CF. $. (227-7338) Arti-Facts! - Quilting program for children. 2:30p.m. MHC lobby. (227-7129) Exhibits Mountain Heritage Center "Working the Land"- Slideshow spotlight, April. "After the War" - Slideshow spotlight, May. "A Quilter's Garden"-A selection of whimsical, handmade textile pieces based on the traditional craft of quilting by fabric artist Laura Nelle Goebel. Through Friday, May 23. Gallery B. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People"- Permanent exhibit. Gallery A. Mountain Heritage Center hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (227-7129 or http://www.wcu.edu/mhc) Fine Art Museum "Erwin Eisch: Kristallnacht- Night of the Crystal Death' -An artist's response to the Holocaust. Through May 1. Art and Design student exhibition- Annual juried show. Through May 1. "Worldviews"- Selections from Western Carolina University's permanent collection. Ongoing. Fine Art Museum hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays; and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Donations appreciated. (http://fapac.wcu.edu or 227-3591) KEY: $- Admission fee; BB-Belk Building; CAC- Cat•mount Athletic Center; CAT- Center for Applied Technology; ((8-{ordeli< Camp Building; CSC -Catamount Softball Comple~ FAPAC -Fine •nd Performing Arts Center; HA-Hoey Auditonum; HFR-H.F. Robinson Administration Building; Hl-Hunter library; HS/CF- Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC-Mountain Heritage Center. NSANatural Sciences Auditorium; RH- Recital Hall, Coulter Building; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center. UC -A.K. Hinds Univtrsity Center; WS/BW- Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field. Submissions: Send news items. calendar notices and address changts to Reporter@email.wcu.edu or WCU Calendar. 420 H.F. Robinson Building. Western Carolina Univewty. Cullowhee. NC 28723. Submit items for The Reporter calendar at/east three weeks prior to the event. and guests. 6:30-10:30 p.m. UCiub house, Central Drive. George Edward Frizzell (227-2203) Hunter Library Hunter Library