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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Date original: 2000-01-24
  • Date digitized: 2018-09-17
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Meet Admissions' New Director Philip M. Cauley, a member of the Office of Admissions staff at Western for more than twelve years, has been named director of admissions. The appointment is subject to the approval of Western's board of trustees. Cauley, who began his new duties in December, is a graduate of Western, earning his bachelor's degree in English in 1983 and his master's degree in human resource development in 1990. He joined the Office of Admissions in 1984 as assistant director prior to a stint as Western's director of alumni affairs from 1991-1993. He returned to admissions work as associate director at Western from 1993 to 1997, leaving Western North Carolina in 1997 to become dean for enrollment at Mississippi University for Women. A resident of Western North Carolina for most of his life, Cauley returned to Western and the Office of Admissions in 1998. January 24, 2000 News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Trustees Approve Master Plan Western's board supports future campus expansion \ V Teste~;s board of trustees gave its seal of approval last month to a compre­W hensive master plan, a long-range roadmap charting future campus growth, - that would eliminate roads from the central core of campus, create a more pedestrian-friendly environment and designate locations for several new buildings. The board action concludes nearly eighteen months of work by Woolpert LLP, a national architecture and planning firm that has been leading Western in develop­ment of the first formal and complete study of its physical plant in more than twenty­five years. A universitywide task force composed of twenty-one faculty, staff and student members has provided assistance and advice from those who work, study and live on the campus. The plan has become especially important since the UNC Board of Governors is considering having Western grow by some 3,000 students, from 6,400 to 9,400 by year 2008. "This plan will address how we proceed with orderly expansion of the campus over the next ten years and beyond," said C. Joseph Carter, master planning task­farce member and vice chancellor for business affairs at Western. continued on page 2 Western To Receive Extra Funds To Aid Projected Growth Western will receive more than $557,000 in state funding as a first step in helping to meet the substantial projected growth in the next ten years. The UNC Board of Governors announced the funding at its January meeting. The funding will allow Western to create and fill nine new staff positions and three new faculty positions to support the enrollment growth from 6,400 students to 9,400 by the year 2008, a nearly 50 percent increase. The majority of the funds will be used to augment a recent reorganization of student recruitment and retention activities, under the newly formed Division of Enrollment Management. It will specifically be ear­marked to support retention efforts by providing additional staff members in key areas that work directly with students. The university will add four academic advisers; a director of cooperative educa­tion, who will guide Western's "co-op" program combining paid, career-related work experience and academic study; an academic resource center coordinator, who will direct tutoring and other forms of learning assistance; a coordinator of technology, who will direct technological support for Western students; two secretarial support positions. The money will also enable Western to hire three new faculty members, one each in three academic programs identified as high­interest areas of study for incoming college students, computer information systems, natural resources management, and hospi­tality management. Four Athletics Director Finalists Named Four candidates for the position of director of athletics at Western will visit campus through early February for interviews. Names of the candidates were announced January 18 by Bill Haggard, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and chairman of the athletics director search committee. The commit­tee has been conducting a nationwide search for Western's next director of athletics. Larry Travis, athletics director at Western since 1992, announced last October his plans to retire in June. Interviews of candidates began last Thursday, and are scheduled to be complete by February 1. The four finalists are: Steven R. Cobb, athletics director at Georgia Southwestern State University, a 2,581-student institution in Americus, Ga., will visit campus January 31 and February 1, with a reception from 4 until 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 1, in the Mountain Heritage Center lobby. C. Jeffery Compher, senior associate athletics director at Vanderbilt Univer­sity, a 9,996-student institution in Nashville, Tenn., will visit campus January 27 and 28, with a reception from 4 until5 p.m. Friday, January 28, in the Mountain Heritage Center lobby. Michael R. Moore, athletics director at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, a 2 7 ,821-student institu­tion in Indianapolis, will visit campus January 26 and 27, with a reception from 4 until5 p.m., Thursday, January 2 7, in the Mountain Heritage Center lobby. Tom Seitz is athletics director at Jacksonville University, a 2,118-student institution in Jacksonville, Fla., Seitz visited campus last week. The 13-member search committee, working with a national search firm, considered more than 120 candidates and narrowed the field to 20 finalists before selecting the four invited for on­campus interviews. The search committee is expected to recommend its top candidates, without ranking them, to Chancellor John Bardo, said Haggard. Bardo's choice will then be submitted to Western's board of trustees for approval at its March 1 meeting, with final approval required from The University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Master Plan, continued Chancellor John Bardo has called the master planning project "an undertaking of extraordinary importance to the university's future." Key concepts in the final master plan include: • Eliminating vehicular traffic from the central core of campus by re-routing a portion of Centennial Drive and constructing a pedestrian walkway over Central Drive, allowing students on the historical "hill area" of campus to reach the main quad without crossing an often-busy roadway. • Developing a more pedestrian-oriented campus, including new pedestrian corridors linking strategic areas of campus. • Adding more space for students to congregate outdoors, including several new quads and plazas. • Improving entrances to campus, including new gateway signage at all entrances. • Creating new on-campus student activity areas with extended hours of operation, including entertainment areas, speciality shops and retail areas. • Preserving the natural beauty and landscaping of the central core of campus. • Improving intramural athletics facilities, including an additional soccer and softball field complex and sand volleyball courts. • Enhancing the architectural beauty of campus, including the development of design standards to create a more unified look among buildings. • Creating new parking areas strategically located along the perimeter of the central core of campus. • Relocating collector roads away from the central core of campus, including "pushing" Memorial Drive up a hillside and away from Killian and Natural Science buildings. • Establishing a walking community/village concept in the central core area by removing vehicles, rerouting roadways and providing strong pedestrian corridors and numerous gathering places. • Linking the Ramsey Regional Activity Center to the rest of campus through a pedestrian corridor and the designation of sites adjacent to Ramsey for construction of proposed new residence halls. • Establishing site locations for 18 new or exp~ded buildings, including residence halls, a proposed all-weather recreation facility, a free-standing Mountain Heritage Center and a conference center with hospitality education training facilities. Facility developments included in the master plan are closely aligned with the pressing capital needs identified for Western in a study ofUNC system facilities conducted earlier this year by consultant Eva Klein. Staff Forum Elects New Officers Elected to serve a term of office are Bob Orr (Coulter Faculty Center): chairman John Ritchie (counseling & psychological services): vice-chairman Traci Haskett (Coulter Faculty Center): secretary Representatives to the University Advisory Council Linda Sutton (Academic Affairs) (from the Forum membership) At-large members Andy DeGrave (Physical Plant) Roger Turk (Physical Plant) Carolyn Parris (Physical Plant) For additional information and meeting minutes, visit the Staff Forum website: www.wcu.edu/stforum/ January 24, 2000 • Th e R e p o rter w c u January 24 , February 7, 2000 Look for regular updates on the university's web site at www.wcu.edu/ca/.html BL OD DRIVE 12:30-6 p.m. I Concert-"New Music for a Men's Basketball-vs. Georgia Truesday/W ednesday New Century," premiere of Southern. Southern Confer- January 25-26 original compositions by ence game. 7:30p.m., "" music faculty. 8 p.m., RH. Statesboro, Georgia. G rand room (227-7242) (227-7338) Uni~ ersity Center Reading-Luis Rodriguez, Tuesday, February I '-- award-winning writer, will Open Meeting--Council of perform as part of a series of Deans. 9 a.m., 510 HFR. Monday, January 24 various cultural events with (227-7495) Lecture-James Costa, Latino writers throughout (biology), will speak on his North Carolina. Spanish- Basketball-Lady Catamounts ongoing research, "Political language translator will be vs. UNC-Greensboro. Insects: What Insect Society available. 7:30p.m., RH Southern Conference game. Teaches Us About Our- (227-3930) 7:30p.m., Greensboro. selves." 3 p.m., Room 186, (227-7338) Hunter Library. (227-7307) Friday, January 28 Cafeteria Faculty Wednesday, February 2 Men's Basketball- Cats vs. Evaluations-Forms and Artist's Slide{falk-Marlene Appalachian State. Southern computer evaluation summa- Seabrook, African-American Conference game. 7 p.m., RC. ries will be available for Quilts. 7 p.m., Chelsea (227-7338) pickup in the Office of Gallery, UC. (227-7206) University Planning. Tuesday, January 25 (227-7239) Men's Basketball- Cats vs. Basketball-Lady Cata- East Tennessee State. South-mounts vs. College of Saturday, January 29 em Conference game ( tele- Charleston. Southern Basketball-Lady Cata- vised on Fox Sports Net Conference game. Time mounts vs. Appalachian South). 7:30p.m., Johnson 7 p.m., Charleston, South State. Southern Conference City, Tennessee. (227-7338) Carolina. (227-7338) game, 2 p.m., RC. (22 7 -7338) Exhibitions: *** Now Showing *** Artist's Slide/Talk-Marlene Seabrook, African-American Quilts. Wednesday, February 2, 7 p.m.; Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-7206) The Altered Forms of Nick Joerflng and Leah Leltson. Expressively altered stoneware and porcelain forms crafted by North Carolina potters. Through February 23. 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., or by appointment, weekdays, Belk Gallery, BB. (227-3591) · Migration of the Scotch-Irish People (petmanent exhibition). Slideshow spotlight programs available for viewing. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays, MHC. (227 -7129) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR- H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Building; UC - A.K. Hinds University'Center; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field January 24, 2000 • The Reporter Thursday, February 3 Lecture-Peter Wood, Duke University history professor, "Rediscovering Hidden Trails: Where Native American and African-American Paths Intersect in the Early Southeast", 7 p.m., MHC. (227-7129). Friday, February 4 Lecture- Mark Levine, renewed jazz pianist, 11:30 a.m, RH. (227-7242) Concert-Faculty Showcase. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Saturday, February 5 Basketball-Lady Catamounts vs. Furman. Southern Confer­ence game, 2 p.m., RC. (227-7338) Men's Basketball- Cats vs. Virginia Military. Southern Conference game. 1 p.m., Lexington, Virginia. (227-7338) Monday, February 7 Men's Basketball--Cats vs. Furman. Southern Conference game, 7 p.m., RC. (227-7338) Submissions Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 160 I Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC 28723 or e-mail to calendar@wpoff. wcu.edu Submit items for the elearonic bulletin board on campus and for the university's calendar on the Internet at least one week prior to the event Does A Duke University history professor Peter Wood will speak on "Rediscovering Hidden Trails: Where Native American and African-American Paths Intersect in the Early Southeast" at 7 p.m., Thursday, February 3, in the Mountain Heritage Center. The program is a part of Western's observance of Black History Month and is co-sponsored by the history department, Mountain Heritage Center and the Visiting Scholar Program. A James Costa, assistant professor of biology, will speak on his ongoing research, "Political Insects: What Insect Society Teaches Us About Ourselves," at 3 p.m., January 24, Room 186 in Hunter Library. The presentation is a part of Costa's responsibility as 1999 winner of Western's Hunter Scholar Award. A Michael Creason, intramural sports director and assistant professor of health and human performance, was selected intramural professional of the year by the North Carolina Association of lntramurals and Recreation. Creason received the honor at the organization's annual conference in Greensboro. Creason is director of Western's youth and tiny tot swim program. The NCAIR is an organization for professionals who direct intramural sports, club sports, and recreational programs in educational institutions and in community and corporate settings. Creason was the president ofNCAIR in 1996-97 and a member of the executive board of the North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in 1995-97. A All blood types are needed. Western faculty, staff and students are encouraged to give a few minutes of their time to donate blood during the Red Cross blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday, January 25 and 26, from 12:30 to 6 p.m. in the University Center Grandroom (third floor). A Western's Counseling and Psychological Services office offers group counseling on a variety of topics to promote the growth and self-awareness of participants. The groups are open to students, faculty, and staff. Participation in any group is free of change and confidential. If you are interested in a group, call 22 7-7 469 or check out their web page at www.wcu.edu/studentd/ counsel. Groups for spring include creative relaxation, enhancing relationships, body image, assertiveness workshop, changing patterns, silent meditation, counseling group, and survivors of sexual assault/abu e. A Six finalists in this year's Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award will be honored at a special reception on Thurs­day, February 3, from 3:30 to 4:30p.m. in the University Center's Grandroom. This year's finalists are James Busbin (Business Administration and Law); Marsha Holmes (English); Kathy lvey (Math and Computer Science); Julie Johnson (Marketing); Terry Nienhuis (English), and Maurice Phipps (Health and Human Performance). There were 206 faculty members who were nominated for the award this year. Charles Wallis, last year's recipient, will introduce the finalists. Chancellor John W. Bardo will also speak. Refresh­ments will be available. The Reporter Is published by the Office of Public Information. Debie Connelly, editor. Mail faculty/staff notes, events, notices, and changes of address to The Reporter, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail to REPORTER@WPOFF.wcu.eou . . 1 800 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $329.1 S or $0.18 per copy. Western Carolina University isan Equal Opportumty lnsdtutJon. ~ ~ne ~or ~er Office of Public Information Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 January 24, 2000 • The Reporter NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CULLOWHEE, N.C. PERMIT N0.1