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  • Date original: 1988-12
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THE | i A Weekly Newsletter • CID C j 13 1 I j' 13 for the Faculty and Staff •JL ^^.JL>JL JL X. JL JLv JL X. of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 2,1988 At national association's annual confe Coulter elected Chancellor Myron L. Coulter was elected chairman of the board of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) November 22 at the association's annual confer* ence in Baltimore, Md. One of the nation's largest higher education HBjlF associations, up of more than - *^f 370 colleges and universities in HB| the United ••• States, Puerto Rico, Guam, and I the Virgin Islands. Long a leader in AASCU, Coulter was secretary-treasurer from 1984 to 1987 and a director from 1981 to 1984. Coulter's wife Barbara will become responsible for AASCU's extensive "Spouses Program" that is conducted in collaboration with AASCU activities, meetings, and seminars. Coulter will be a principal spokes­man on national higher education issues, presenting AASCU's views on congressional activities and legislation that could affect higher education. Along with the National Associa­tion of State Universities and Land- Grant Colleges and the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, AASCU is recognized as one of the three major components of public higher education. Fourteen of the sixteen institutions rence in Baltimore AASCU chairm of the UNC system are AASCU members, and Coulter is the fourth head of a North Carolina institution to lead the organization. William H. Plemmons, the late president of Appalachian State Univer­sity, was AASCU chair in 1965; Albert N. Whiting, former North Carolina Central University chancellor, was chair in 1974, and UNC-Charlotte Chancellor E.K. Fretwell was chair in 1979. Coulter has extensive experience in international education and technical Lan assistance projects and was a key speaker November 19 at an AASCU session on international work, describ­ing Western's international activities and showing a film about them pro­duced at Western. At the conference, Dr. Betty Siegel, president of Kennesaw College in Decatur, Ga., and Dean of WCU's School of Education and Psychology from 1976 to 1980, was named AASCU's chair-elect. Siegel will be installed as the organization's chairper­son in November 1989. Ramsey Center rink set Get out your earmuffs and your warm woolen mittens. It's time to strap on your skates and head for a spin on the ice at the Ramsey Center rink. Although the exact date for opening the rink will depend on weather conditions, tentative plans call for the rink to open for recreational skating on Saturday, December 3, at 7 p.m. This year the Ramsey Center will attempt to maintain skating sessions throughout most of the university's Christmas and New Year's break, closing only Saturday and Sunday, December 24 and 25; and Saturday and Sunday, December 31 and January 1. The skating season will continue through March 2, except for weather-related closings. iTT to open December 3 Recreational skating will be nightly from 7 until 10 p.m. Rental skates will be available for $1 per pair and an admission charge of $1 per person will be in effect at each session. Ramsey Center director Robert Stewart said the new admission charge will cover the expense of providing the personnel needed to supervise and operate the rink. "The implementation of a user fee is necessary to provide a qualified staff to operate this extremely attractive recreational facility for the benefit of the entire community," Stewart said. "Even with a modest admission charge, the Ramsey Center will still offer an inexpensive and enjoyable opportunity for skating enthusiasts," he said. For additional information about the ice rink, call 227-7677. Campus events HOLIDAY CONCERT - The conceit band and choral groups will combine talents Sunday, December 4, for the annual Christinas Concert at 4 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. The Conceit Band, conducted by John T. West, will perform a variety of Christmas favor­ites, a medley of well-known carols, and the chorale prelude "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by J.S. Bach. The University Chorus, Concert Choir, and Early Music Ensemble will be conducted by Robert A. Holquist. The concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, call the Music Department at 227-7242. RECEPTION - The Math Department will host a reception from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, in honor of Dr. Charles Martin, professor of mathematics and head of the depart­ment. Dr. Martin will leave Western at the end of December to become Dean of Engineering and Aviation Science at Embry Riddle University in Daytona Beach, Fla. The reception will be held in the foyer of the Music Recital Hall. News briefs WordPerfect users seek support group Campus users of the word processing program WordPerfect are organizing a user support group. Dr. Lewis Sutton, professor of French, said meetings should be under way in early 1989. Group sessions for faculty, staff, and administrators would cover many topics and would allow users to share tips, shortcuts, and other ideas. For more information, call Dr. Sutton at 227- 7241 or Debbie Edwards in the Com­puter Center at 227-7282. EMT graduate is national award runner-up A 1987 graduate of the emergency medical care program is among six national runners-up in the 1988 "Jim Lindelof EMT/Paramedic of the Year" contest. Mark Johnson, a paramedic with the Greenville County, S.C., Emergency Medical Service, received the honor for hiking five miles in deep snow to a remote mountaintop home where an infant was suffering respira­tory problems. The awards were announced in the November edition of Emergency Medical Services magazine. Johnson has applied to medical school and hopes to become an emergency de­partment physician. CIML offers business counseling The Small Business and Technology Development Center at the Center for Improving Mountain Living (CIML) will offer free business counseling sessions in seventeen western North Carolina locations in December. The confidential one-hour sessions involve one-to-one counseling with an experi­enced counselor and are open to individuals who operate or are inter­ested in starting a small business. Sessions will be offered in Asheville, Brevard, Bryson City, Burnsville, Cullowhee, Forest City, Franklin, Hickory, Kings Mountain, Marion, Marshall, Murphy, Newland, Ruther-fordton, Shelby, Spruce Pine, and Waynesville. For information on specific locations, call the North Carolina Small Business and Technol­ogy Development Center, a program of The University of North Carolina, at 1-800-621-0008. The university community is invited to attend. MAD FOR MADRIGALS? - A few tickets are still on sale for the Saturday, December 2, Christmas Madrigal Dinner in the University Center. Prices for the event, which will include traditional madrigal food and enter­tainment, are $8.50 for WCU students and $17 for others. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. For reserva­tions, call the University Center at 227-7206. CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - The annual Christmas Bazaar and Gift Show will be held Monday and Tuesday, Decem­ber 5 and 6, in the University Center Grandroom. The bazaar will be open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. It will feature holiday gifts, crafts, and other items for sale, in­cluding plants, pottery, leatherworks, paintings, needlework, Christmas deco­rations, and homebaked foods. For more information, call the University Center at 227-7206. Faculty publications Ayers, Stephen M. "Auditioning at the Southeastern Theatre Conference." Southern Theatre 30: 22-25. Hayden, Wilburn Jr. "A Curriculum Model for Social Work Management." In New Management in Human Services. Silver Springs, Md.: National Associa­tion of Social Workers, 1988. Pourian, Heydar. "International Securities Markets: Integration, Regulation, and Methods for Extra­territorial Conflict Resolution." In Recent Developments in International Banking and Finance. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1988. December 2, 1988 The Reporter People and places ARTS AND SCIENCES • Stephen Ayers and Donald Loeffler attended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Theatre Conference in Hickory October 28-29. Dr. Ayers and WCU students Heather Pittillo, David Mulkey, Wayne Wilson, Ken Nagel, and Carol Cloud gave a presentation entitled "Preparing the Students for Auditions." Dr. Loeffler, chair of the conference's Theatre Attendance Data Collection committee, gave a presenta­tion of trends in North Carolina attendance over the past four years. • Glenn W. Erickson (Philosophy and Religion) presented a paper entided "The End of Philosophy: Perspectives from the Heideggerian Left" to the Department of Philosophy at Vander-bilt University October 8. Dr. Erickson also read a paper entitled "Lucas a Non Lucendo: Indo-European Bheu in An Introduction to Metaphysics" at a meeting of the Tennessee Philosophical Asso­ciation November 11. •Mario Gaetano (Music) performed solo marimba recitals at Limestone College in Gaffhey, S.C., October 20 and at Gardner-Webb College in Boiling Springs October 27. He was accompanied by pianist Barbara Dooley. • Gordon Mercer (Political Science, Public Affairs, and Sociology) is serving for the second year on the selection committee of the North Carolina Student Legislative Internship Program. The committee, with other members including Lt. Governor Bob Jordan and N.C. House Speaker Lis ton B. Ramsey, met in Raleigh November 5 to select college interns to work with legislators during the 1989 legislative session in Raleigh. BUSINESS • Steve Owens (Management and Marketing) presented a paper entitled "Managing Change in the Project Envi­ronment" at the thirty-second annual meeting of the American Association of Cost Engineers in New York in July. The paper was coauthored by M. Dean Martin (Management and Marketing). In addition, Dr. Owens and Francis M. Webster, Jr., (Management and Marketing) recently received awards from the Project Management Institute of Drexel Hill, Pa. Dr. Webster, editor-in- chief of the Project Management Journal, received the "Outstanding Person of the Year" award, and Dr. Owens, associate editor of the publica­tion, was one of two recipients of an award for "Distinguished Contributions to Project Management." EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY • Gurney Chambers (Dean) spoke to the UNC Purchasing Personnel Association, which met on campus October 14; the Alamance County Day Care Providers in Burlington October 22; personnel of the Chippewa Valley Schools in Mt. Clemens, Mich., October 24; and the annual conference of the School Administrator's Associa­tion of New York State in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., October 30. NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES • David C. Breeding (Environmental Health) attended a professional development training seminar entitled "Radon: Technology for Assessment and Mitigation" at the Georgia Insti­tute of Technology November 7-9. Seminar participants received training on human health hazards, exposure and risk assessment, measurement and monitoring, and techniques for reduc­tion and mitigation. • Rebecca Dennis (Nursing and Health Sciences Continuing Educa­tion) delivered an invitational presen­tation entitled "AIDS in Long-Term Care: Special Concerns" three times November 15-17 to members of the North Carolina Association of Long- Term Care Facilities. Dennis, a registered nurse, also presented a program entitled "AIDS: What You Should Know," which addressed the medical, psychological, and ethical issues of AIDS, at the mid-winter meeting of the North Carolina Medical Record Association November 3. TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE • Robert Dalley (Industrial Education and Technology) attended a fire science seminar sponsored in Statesville September 10-11 by the N.C. State University Industrial Extension Service. Dalley coordinates the university's Occupational Safety Certi­fication Program. Scanning project wins statewide award The Division of Continuing Education and Summer School received the 1988 Creative and Innovative Program Award from the North Carolina Adult Education Association. The award was presented November 10 to Dr. Diana Henshaw, director of the division, at the association's annual meeting in Asheville. The division received the award for its new Environmental Scanning Project, which is helping the division staff determine non-credit course offerings to meet the public's educa­tional needs. The project, nicknamed ESP, uses human and computer resources to identify societal trends that might affect potential course topics. Henshaw and her staff regularly scan forty cultural, economic, and news publications for articles on population, new products, or new training in business and industry. After being summarized and entered on a computer, the information can be accessed at will by course planners. The Division of Continuing Educa­tion and Summer School administers Western's non-credit programs on and off campus. The Reporter December 2,1988 jsmMmmmmfflmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmM Calendar DECEMBER 5-11 Monday, December 5 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Christmas Bazaar, Grandroom, University Center. 7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. UNC-Asheville, Ramsey Center. Tuesday, December 6 Last day of classes. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Christmas Bazaar, Grandroom, University Center. 8 p.m. Pub Nite with Dance LTD, University Center. Wednesday, December 7 Reading day. Women's basketball at N.C. State, Raleigh. 2-3 p.m. Reception for Dr. Charles Martin, head of Math Department, Music Recital Hall foyer. 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Thursday, December 8 Final exams, through December 14. 8:30 a.m. Administrative Council, 510 Robinson Building. 3:30 and 7 p.m. O. Henry's Full House, film with Charles Laughton, Jackson County Library, free. 9-11 p.m. Midnight Breakfast, Dodson Cafeteria. Friday, December 9 No events listed. Saturday, December 10 Basketball at Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. Sunday, December 11 No events listed. Hunter Library hours Final exam week Open twenty-four hours Wednesday, December 7, to Friday, December 9, at midnight 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday, December 10 Open twenty-four hours Sunday, December 11, at noon to Wednesday, December 14, at 5 p.m. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Closed weekends Thursday, December 15, to Friday, December 23 Exhibits Fiber and clay by Ellen Kochan-sky and Jamie Davis, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday, November 23-December 16. Student photography, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday. Photography by North Carolina artist Martha Strawn, Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by ap­pointment, through December 9. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. "Camera Anglers: Fishing Fore­bears on Film," photographs of people fishing in western North Carolina 1890-1943, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. "Reflections on the Water: Trout in Art and Life," artwork in­spired by trout and mountain streams, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Mountain Heritage Center hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. December 2, 1988 The Reporter is publis hed by the Office of Pub lic Informat ion. 1,400 cop lea of thia public document were printed at a coat of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina December 9,1988 Season's greetings! As any student on campus can attest, the official start of the 1988-89 holidays drew nearer with the beginning of fall semester final examinations December 8. Exams will continue through Wednesday, December 14, and student holidays will begin the following day. All university offices, except essential operations, will be closed Monday, December 26, through Friday, Decem­ber 30, for Christmas, and Monday, January 2, in observance of New Year's Day. Spring semester classes will begin Tuesday, January 10. This is the last issue of the Reporter before the holidays. Publication will resume January 6. People placaensd • Billie D, Bell, Wendy C. Ebaugh, and Karen Y* Lunnen (Developmental Evaluation Center) are new members of the DEC staff. Ms. Lunnen, who received an M.S. in physical therapy from Duke University, is a physical therapist in Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties. Ms. Ebaugh, who earned an M.A. in school psychology from Western, is a developmental disabilities specialist in Haywood County. Ms. Bell, a graduate of Appalachian State and Western, is a developmental disabilities specialist in Cherokee, Clay, and Graham counties. • James W. Blackwell, William B, Brady, Deloise Hooper, A. Eugene McAbee, William H. McClure, and Gary M. Shular (Public Safety) attended a teleconference entided "Entering Private Premises to Arrest and Investigate" on campus November 15. The program, sponsored by the To all facult y and staff : k As the holiday season approaches, we are reminded of the need to strengthen our ties with family, friends, and fellow citizens of the global community. Unless each person accepts the obligation to show respect and good wishes for one another, the bonds of friendship and understanding will not be strengthened. Mrs. Coulter joins me in sending our warmest greetings to you and to your family and friends across the nations. Sincerely, fkuN I \ Myron L Coulter Chancellor North Carolina Criminal Justice Acad­emy, discussed the legal aspects of searches with and without warrants. •Ken Wood and Ren6e Corbin (Institutional Studies and Planning) presented a paper entitled "The Life and Death of a Long-Range Planning System" at the Southern Association for Institutional Research Conference October 12-14 in Houston, Tex. Glad tidings for the Admissions Office As the holiday season approaches, the Admissions Office has plenty of reasons for good cheer—2,237 reasons, to be precise. That's the number of applica­tions received by the end of November from freshmen and transfer students for the summer and fall of 1989, according to Drumont Bowman, director of Admissions. The number of applications repre­sents an increase of thirty-eight per cent over the 1,616 applications received by this time last year from freshmen and transfer students for the summer and fall of 1988. Bowman said the increased number of applications indicates that students graduating from high school are better prepared for college than in previous years and Western's image as an outstanding academic institution is growing. "Students are becoming more confident about applying early, and we're finally getting our message across," he said. Calendar DECEMBER 12-JANUARY 8 Monday, December 12 No activities listed. Tuesday, December 13 9:30 a.m. Council of Deans, 510 Robinson Building. Wednesday, December 14 Residence halls close. Cafeteria evaluation forms with student responses due in Office of Institutional Studies, 526 Robinson Building. 12:30 p.m. Robinson Building Christmas lunch, Dodson Cafeteria. Thursday, December 15 Christmas and New Year's holidays for students, through January 8. 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. 3:30 and 7 p.m. The Secret of Nimh, an animated film, Jackson County Library, free. Friday, December 16 Women's basketball: Furman Invitational Tournament, Greenville, S.C., through Saturday, December 17. Saturday, December 17 7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. Coastal Carolina, Asheville Civic Center. Sunday, December 18- Wednesday, December 21 No activities listed. Thursday, December 22 3:30 and 7 p.m. The Nutcracker, film with the New York City Ballet, Jackson County Library, free. Friday, December 23- Sunday, December 25 No activities listed. Monday, December 26 Christmas holidays, through December 30. Tuesday, December 27- Wednesday, December 28 No activities listed. Thursday, December 29 Colorado Ski Trip, through January 8, register University Center, $300 WCU students, $375 faculty and staff. 3:30 and 7 p.m. Queen of the Stardust Ballr oom, film with Maureen Stapleton, Jackson County Library, free. Friday, December 30 Basketball: Gold Rush Classic, New Orleans, La., through December 31. Saturday, December 31 Gold Rush Classic, continued, New Orleans, La. Sunday, January 1 No activities listed. Monday, January 2 New Year's Day Observance. All university offices closed. Tuesday, January 3 5-7 p.m. Special registration for graduate students, Office of Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building. Wednesday, January 4 No activities listed. Thursday, January 5 7:30 p.m. Basketball at Campbell, Fayetteville. Friday, January 6 No activities listed. Saturday, January 7 Women's basketball vs. Eastern Kentucky University, Ramsey Center. Sunday, January 8 10 a.m. Orientation check-in for new students, Music Recital Hall. Noon Residence halls open for all students. 5 p.m. Basketball at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn. Exhibits Fiber and clay by Ellen Kochansky and Jamie Davis, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday- Friday, November 23-December 16. Student photography, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Mountain Heritage Center hours are 8 a.m. -5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. December 9,1988 The Reporter is publi shed by the Office of Publ ic Informatio n. 1,400 cop of dkk public document wen printed ac a oosc of $128, or $ -09 per copy The Reporter