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Western's Nursing Facilities Move to Enka Helping to M eet th e Need Relocation of Wester's nursing education programs to the Haynes Center on the Enka campus of Asheville- Buncombe Technical Community College will help ensure a supply of well-qualified nurses to meet the growing health care needs of Western North Carolina. That was the consensus Tuesday, February 17, among speakers at a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the Western nursing department s new headquarters. The move from cramped quarters on the campus of the University of North Carolina-Asheville into 10,000 square feet of office, classroom, and laboratory space in the former BASF plant was made possible by a grant of $250,800 from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. Robert Burgin, president and chief executive officer of Mission-St. Joseph's Health System, Western North Carolina's largest health care provider, told the nearly 100 people attending the ceremony that the hospital currently employs about 2,000 nurses. As the population of WNC continues to increase—and to age—the number of nurses needed also will rise, said Burgin, a member of Western's board of trustees. Chancellor John Bardo thanked both A-B Tech and UNCA for their current and past roles in providing space in Asheville for nursing education, and called the dedication of Western's new nursing facilities in Enka an important day in the life of Western North Carolina. K. Ray Bailey, a Western alumnus and president of A-B Tech, said the donation of the former BASF plant to the community college in October 2000 presented the opportunity to explore partnerships with other institutions working to enhance the region. "This is a real win-win-win," Bailey said. "It's a win for UNCA because they need space to grow. It's a win for Western because they needed room to expand their nursing program. And it's a win for A-B Tech because it presents an opportunity for our graduates to continue their educations, whether bachelor's or master's degrees in nursing, right here in Asheville." Western is t he only state-supported university in WNC that provides baccalaureate and master's level nursing education. The Department of Nursing at Western was founded in 1969 and has a long history of preparing nurses for practice in a variety of health care settings across the state. Taking part in t he ribbon-cutting ceremony for Western's new nursing facilities at the Enka campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College are (front row, from left to right) Adelaide Daniels Key, member of The University of North Carolina Board of Governors; Vanessa Sanders, president of WCU's senior nursing class; Vincent Hall, head of WCU's nursing department; WCU Chancellor John Bardo; Robert Burgin, president of Mission-St. Joseph's Health Care System; and K. Ray Bailey, A-B Tech president. On the back row are, left to right, state legislators Bob Carpenter, Ray Rapp, Joe Sam Queen, and Bruce Goforth. Western Names New Dean of Distance Education Patricia Brown, senior adviser for strategic initiatives and associate professor at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston, is the new dean of the Division of Distance and Continuing Education at Western. In her role at MGH, which she held since 2001, Brown wasresponsible for the development of new program initiatives, grants and contracts, and institute outreach, including international program development. She also acquired funding to develop online components of the program. Brown previously served as division director of distance learning and continuing education at MGH. Dr. Brown brings a wealth of experience in distance education that will assist Western in its efforts to be even more responsive to the needs of continued on page 2 Making Progress Construction continues on the 300-bed residence hall located adjacent to the Alumni House. Completion is scheduled for fall 2004. Performances Benefit Women's Causes Presentations of the play The Vagina Monologues are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 2 and 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center theater. Based on Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women, the productions are part of Women's History Month activities. Proceeds from the benefit performances will go to local and international efforts to stop violence against women. Sandra Kay Weden, instructor in the Department of Communication, Theatre, and Dance, will direct the productions. Proceeds from the Western performances will go to REACH of Jackson County, the university's Women's Center, and a campaign to help the women of Juarez, Mexico. Tickets, $5 for students and $10 for non-students, are on sale at the UC and City Lights Bo okstore in Sylva. For more information, contact Rebecca Caldwell, director of the Women's Center, at 227-3982. M a r c h I , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t e r New Dean continued from page I the region the university serves, said Michael Dougherty, dean of the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western, who chaired the search committee that selected Brown. Prior to joining MGH, she was chief operations officer and chief learning officer for the International Center for Distance Learning Inc., an education and training solutions company with a focus on distance learning. From 1995 until 2000, she was vice provost and academic dean at Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey. Brown served as dean of distance education at St. Joseph s College in Standish, Maine, from 1985 until 1995, and was assistant vice president for academic affairs at Boston University from 1982 to 1985 after four years as assistant dean for continuing education at Boston University s School of Nursing. Her career in higher education began at Glassboro (New Jersey) State College, where she was coordinator of environmental studies and an assistant professor of biology. Brown holds a doctorate of education in environmental science and master s degree in biological science from Temple University and a master degree s in public health from Boston University School of Medicine. She earned her bachelor s degree in nursing education from Temple University and her registered nurse degree from the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. She also earned a management for lifelong learning certification from Harvard University. Brown starts her job at Western on March 1. She fills a vacancy created by the retirement last year of Oakley Winters, who had served as dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School since 1996. The division has been renamed to reflect an increased emphasis on distance learning. Western s Division of Distance and Continuing Education includes off-campus degree programs, conferences such as Mountain Dulcimer Week and The Cullowhee Conference: Native Plants in the Landscape, professional training, adult learning seminars, and summer school. The division is housed in the University Outreach Center, which serves as a meeting and training site for businesses and professional organizations throughout the region. Nominations Sought for Support Staff Do you know a staff member who goes above and beyond the job description? Nominations for the Judy H. Dowell Outstanding Support Staff Award are now being accepted to select the support staff person who deserves recognition. All current non-exempt SPA employees who have five years of full-time service are eligible. The award recognizes dependability, cooperative spirit, loyalty to the university, and effectiveness in performing assigned duties. A minimum of two paragraphs outlining the person's contrihutionsis required. The recipient of the award will receive $1,000 and a plaque commemorating his or her selection. The award will be presented at the annual SPA Service Awards luncheon later in the year. Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m.Wednesday, March 31. Nominations may be made online at wcu.edu/staffaward or by using the nomination form distributed recently. For information on staff eligibility, contact the Office of Human Resources at 227-7218. UJ Calendar Look for regular updates on the university's Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Slideshow spotlight, Mountain Heritage Center: "Stream of Life" tells the natural and cultural history of Hazel Creek, an Appalachian watershed, from prehistory to the Tennessee Valley Authority. Monday, March I Women's History Month event—Walk for Women. Noon. Lawn, UC. Inclement weather location: Grandroom, UC. (227-3982) Concert—Western's Jazz Ensemble, performing compositions by Thad Jones, Duke Ellington, Bob Brookmeyer, and others, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, March 2- Wednesday, March 3 Women's History Month event—The Vagina Monologues, a production of Eve Ensler's play, (as part of the 2004 VDAY College Campaign) benefiting Western's Women's Center and REACH of Jackson County, 7:30 p.m., theatre, UC. $ (227-3982 or 227-7491) Tuesday, March 2 Catamount Concert Series— WCU Wind Ensemble, premiering Symphony #2 for Band by award-winning composer Frank Ticheli and performing other works, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, March 3- Saturday, March 6 Basketball—Southern Conference Championship Tournament, North Charleston, South Carolina. (227-7338) Wednesday, March 3 Workshop—"Influential Leader­ship," Part 1, 6 Professional Development credits; must attend both Part 1 and Part 2 (Part 2, March 10). Choose either 9-11:30 a.m. or 2-4 p.m., Room 404, Belk Building, (http://www.wcu.edu/hr/ training/professional.asp) Women's History Month event— Women's History Month Art Invitational opening reception and celebration. 4-6 p.m. Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-3635) Mountain Folklore Series—featuring Eric Mrozkowski, Western graduate and high school band director in Jackson County, and Barry Boy land, professional drum maker, discussing and demonstrating African drumming, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, MHC. (227-3900) Friday, March 5 Catamount baseball—vs. Miami (Ohio), 3 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Saturday, March 6-Sunday, March 14 Last Minute Productions Alternative Spring Break Service Trip—to construct and renovate homes in abandoned coal camps. $ (227-7479 or http://lmp.wcu.edu) Saturday, March 6 Catamount baseball—vs. Miami (Ohio), 2 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Sunday, March 7 Catamount baseball—vs. Miami (Ohio), 1 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Arti-Facts!—series designed for children ages 6 through 12 to explore our natural and cultural heritage presents "Tie Your Own Apron." No admission charge, but reservations required, 2:30-3:30 p.m., MHC. (227-7129) Tuesday, March 9 Training Tuesday—"Finding the Funder," registration requested, 8:30-10 a.m., Room 186, Hunter Library, (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Training Tuesday—"Building the Budget," 10:30 a.m.-noon, Room 186, Hunter Library. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Training Tuesday—"Preparing the Proposal," Review of components of a request for proposal (RFP) and the basic structure of a grant proposal, 1-3:30 p.m. Room 186, Hunter Library. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Training Tuesday—"Organizing the Objectives," 3:30-5 p.m. Room 186, Hunter Library. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Wednesday, March 10 Workshop—"Influential Leadership," Part 2, choose either 9-11:30 a.m. or 2-4 p.m., Room 404, Belk Building. (http://www.wcu.edu/hr/training/ professional. asp) Friday, March 12 Catamount baseball—vs. College of Charleston, Southern Conference game, 3 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Saturday, March 13 Catamount baseball—vs. College of Charleston, Southern Conference game, 2 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Sunday, March 14 Catamount baseball—vs. College of Charleston, Southern Conference game, 1 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to Reporter@email.ivcu.edu. Submit items for the universit y's online calendar at least one week prior to the event. * * * Now Showing * * * Belk Gallery Ken Leslie: Space + Time. An exhibition of unique artist-made books and mixed media paintings by Ken Leslie, professor of art and chairman of the Visual Arts Center at Johnson State College in Vermont. Gallery talk and reception, March 3,4 p.m. (227-3591) Chelsea Gallery OPENING MARCH 3: Women's History Month Art Invitational. Through April 6. Opening reception and celebration March 3, 4-6 p.m. (227-7206) Mountain Heritage Center Mama's Aprons. More than 60 aprons chronicle the apron's place in the past and present. Through July 6. The People of the Land. An introduction to Cherokee heritage sites in the Cullowhee Valley. Through May. All Things Iron: Practical and Decorative Ironware. More than 200 iron items dating from the 1600s to the 1900s, including implements, blacksmith and farrier tools, and lighting devices. Through December. Migration of the Scotch-Irish People (permanent exhibition). (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 Reg ional Activity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Bu ilding; UC - A.K. Hinds University Cen ter; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field; SSF - Schrader Soccer Field. M a r c h I , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t e r NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CULLOWHEE, N.C. PERMIT NO. 1 The Reporter is published by the Office of Public Relations. Debie Connelly, editor. Mail faculty /staff notes, events, notices, and The Reporter, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail to Reporter@email.wcu.edu. 1,800 copies of t his public document were printed at a cost of $329.15, or $0.18 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Reporter Office of Public Relations Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 Monks Create Sand Mandala Tibet s Drepung Loseling monks worked on a sand mandala in the University Center, painstakingly laying millions of grains of sand into place in an ancient spiritual art form designed to purify and heal the environment and its inhabitants. Construction began on Monday, February 23; the closing ceremony was held at noon on Thursday, February 26. March Forum Features State Education Leader Faculty, staff, and students are invited to a reception and open forum with Howard Lee, chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education, on Tuesday, March 16, 3:45-5 p.m. in the Grandroom of the Hinds University Center. The Chancellor's Office and the College of Education and Allied Professions are sponsoring the event. If planning to attend, contact Carol Burton at 227-7056 or burton@email.wcu.edu. AMile A Dawn Karima Pettigrew, writer-in-residence, has been honored with a resolution from the Ohio House of Representatives for the publication of her first novel, The Way We Make Sense and for her position as writer-in-residence at Western. Pettigrew and her mother, the Rev. Dr.Carolyn Landers Pettigrew, have co-authored Children Learn What They Read which was released in November. M a r c h I , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t er • ^ Reporter JBL News for th e Faculty c March 15, 2004 the and Staff of Western Carolina University Seeger Concert Highlights Women's History Month Legendary singer-songwriter Peggy Seeger will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 19, as part of Women's History Month events. Seeger will be on stage in the Grandroom of the University Center. Admission is free, but a love offering will be taken. A member of the acclaimed Seeger family of folk musicians, Peggy Seeger plays six instruments and performs both traditional Anglo-American songs and songs of activism. She has recorded 19 solo albums and has participated in the recording of more than 100 others. Seeger previously lived in England for 35 years with the late singer-songwriter Ewan MacCoil but now lives in Asheville and tours worldwide. The concert is being sponsored by Western's Women's Center, Women's Studies Program, and Department of Political Science and Public Affairs. Other Women's History Month events planned include the REEL Girls Film Series at 7 p.m. on three Mondays—March 15, 22, and 29; and "Delving Within, Daring to be Powerful: A Weekend of Revisioning and Renewal for Women," Friday through Sunday, March 19-21. A "Women in Politics" brown bag lunch will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, in the Multipurpose Room of Hinds University Center. A panel of women, including local office holders, will discuss the challenges and aspirations of women in politics. For more information about the Seeger concert, film series, or renewal weekend, contact Rebecca Caldwell, director of the Women's Center, at 227-3982. For information about the brown bag lunch, contact Marilyn Chamberlin, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology, at 227-3839. Gender Conference Addresses Broad Scope ofWomen's Issues "Gender Equity: Gains, Losses, and Accomplishments," a daylong conference showcasing research into gender issues, ^ ° - will be held Wednesday, March 24, at Western. The conference, sponsored hy the Women's Studies Program, was postponed from the orginally scheduled date due to weather. All conference sessions will be held at the University Center and are free and open to the public. Following the welcome at 8:45 a.m. in the University Center Grandroom, the conference keynote address will be delivered by Sybil Mann, a Haywood County attorney. Mann will speak on "Changes in Family Law: The Differential Effect on Men and Women." A paper presentation, "Women as Saviors: The Psychology of Purebred Rescue," will take place at 10 a.m. in the University Center Cardinal Room. Poster displays will be held in the Grandroom from 11 to 11:50 a.m. Lunch will be available at noon in the University Center Multipurpose Kq Room at a cost of $9 per person. Reservations are required. Concurrent paper presentations will be held from 1 t o 1:50 p.m., with sessions addressing "The Sense of Self: Coping Styles and Adaptive Mechanisms Among Elderly Bereaved Women Experiencing Loss," "Healthy Lives for Life: A Cognitive- Behavioral Intervention for 10- to 12-Year-Old Females," "A Life in the House of the Devil," and "Yes, Your Grandparents are Doing It: Sex After 60." More concurrent presentations are scheduled for 2 to 2:50 p.m., with "Gender Equity in Salaries: The Professional Rate," "Will More Female Superintendents Change Our Schools?," "What Are Children Reading Between the Lines? Gender (in)Equity in Children's Books" and "Child Sexual Abuse: A Replication of the Meta-analytic Examination of Child Sexual Abuse by Rind." For more information or lunch reservations, contact Marilyn Chamberlin at 227-3839. Pardon Our Mess Killian Annex takes on a"new look" as a gaping hole replaces a section of wall that faces the quad. The hole will be the site of a new lobby addition and entry into the Student One Stop service area. Included in th e facility will be Student Support Services, Advising Center, Tutoring Center, Financial Aid, Career Services, Registrar, and CatCard ofFices. Railsback Pens New Eco-thriller The Darkest Clearing When Western faculty member Brian Railsback traveled to New York City in 1993, be saw firsthand the destruc­tion that occurs when individuals are inspired by their ideologies to commit violence against others. During that business trip, Railsback visited the World Trade Center site—two days after the first terrorist bombing at that New York landmark. Now, 11 years later, the central character in Railsback's new fiction book, The Darkest Clearing, also is a man driven by his beliefs to commit extreme violence against others. Railsback, head of the Department of English, has written short stories and is a nationally recognized scholar and author on the works of John Steinbeck. The Darkest Clearing, his first novel, was released in January by High Sierra Books, an Oregon publisher, and the book has since garnered favorable reviews in publica­tions such as the Charlotte Observer, Booklist, and Midwest Review. The book's 326 pages tell the story of a character named Eldred Spell, a New York stockbroker who, on the same day, experiences the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and learns of the death of his sister, the only person he has ever cared for, in a fictionalized Yosemite Valley. Spell is compelled to head to the valley to undertake a violent campaign, by the point of a rifle, to rid the valley of the clutter of modern tourism and restore its natural beauty. The name Eldred Spell is a familiar one on campus, as there is a r eal Eldred Spell who teaches in the university's music department. Railsback received permission to borrow the name of his friend and colleague. The novel's other primary character is Eli Ware, a female park ranger in the valley. Ware is struggling to define herself, torn between her desire to work as an interpretive ranger and to he a go od wife and mother, and other forces that compel her to work as a ranger who provides law enforcement. Throughout the book, the two charac­ters' lives begin to weave together until finally they meet—and they want to kill each other, Railsback said. "In a strange way, they have created the only circum­stances through which they will find out who they really are," he said. Railsback said the original concept for the book came to him while he was attending a Steinbeck conference in Nantucket, Massachuetts. One of t he conference participants told Railsback in conversation that he had been "spiking trees" to protest timber-cutting operations. "I asked him about the danger that poses for people who process the lumber, and this very sophisticated, professorial, and well-dressed guy smiled and said, 'That's the chance I ta ke, isn't it?"' Railsback said. Brian Railsback "It just hit me, and I spe nt that night walking the streets of Nantucket, thinking about the fact that this is our country's great unsolvable problem," Railsback said. "You have one group of people who want to use the land for recreation or to develop it and make money, and the other side wants to preserve it. I wanted to write about that. It's a battle of will over resources." Railsback worked on the book periodi­cally over the ensuing decade, balancing his fiction writing with his duties as a teacher and administrator. "I meant to write a literary book that had to do with the environment, but once these characters came into play, they took over the novel and it didn't wind up at all like I expected," Railsback said. "It's being described as a literary thriller, or eco-thriller, and that's not what I thought I was do ing when I sta rted." Railsback's book has garnered some good reviews. Midwest Review says The Darkest Clearing is "dark, dramatic, entertaining, and highly recommended for community library fiction shelves." A reviewer for the Charlotte Observer said the book "should satisfy readers looking for a thriller with meat on its bones, especially those passionate about wilderness and intrigued by the dark recesses of the human heart." With one novel finished, Railsback is in the process of writing two others while continuing work on another longterm project, editing The John Steinbeck Encyclopedia. LMP Hosts Michelle Branch, Vi Tickets go on sale Wednesday, March 17, for the only stop in the Carolinas by Grammy-nominated pop singer Michelle Branch, who is headlining the Virgin College Mega Tour coming to the Ramsey Center on Friday, April 2, at 7 p.m. Guitarist and singer Branch, one of the most successful in a current wave of rock n roll chicks, is touring in support of her latest album, Hotel Paper, which includes the singles Are You Happy Now and Til I Get Over You. Opening for Branch will be special guest Rooney, a band fresh from a cameo appearance on popular Fox television show The O.C. Also on the bill are singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw and Joe Firstman, an up-and-coming musician from Charlotte who formerly attended Western. )in College MegaTour A six-week trek hitting college campuses from coast to coast, the Virgin College Mega Tour also will include an interactive kiosk village featuring product giveaways from tour sponsors Dentyne, Volvo, Rock the Vote, and Gibson and Epiphone guitars. New artists Tyler Hilton, Michael Tolcher, and Chris Grace will perform on the village stage. Tickets for the Michelle Branch concert are $17 for floor seats, and general admission seats are $10 for students and $15 for non-students. All t ickets purchased at the door will be $17. Tickets will be available at the information desk of the Univer­sity Center and the box office of the Ramsey Center. For more information or to order tickets by telephone, call Last Minute Productions at 227-7206. M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 0 4 • T h e Re p o r t e r Monday, March 15 REEL Girls Film Series—fe aturing Senorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman), 7 p.m., Theater, UC. (227-3982) HI Calendar Look for regular updates on the university's Tuesday, March 16 Reception and Open Forum— featuring Howard Lee, chairman of the N.C. State Board of Education, 3:45-5 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7056 or burton@email.wcu.edu) Reading—Silas House, author of Clay's Quilt, reading from recent works. Book signing to follow reading, 7 p.m., MHC. (227-7129) Catamount Concert Series—"Water Music," featuring a recital of music with water theme, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, March 17 Meeting—quarterly meeting of Western's board of trustees, 9:30 a.m., Board Room, HFR. (227-7100) Workshop—preparation for Graduate Record Examination, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Room 139, UOC. (227-7398 or 800-369-9854) Brown Bag Lunch—featuring "Destination: Sud de la France," with Natalie Roberson, noon. Second floor lounge, Hunter Library. (227-7494 or 227-3433) Public fonim—"A Military and Political Perspective on the World Today." Information tables, 6 p.m.; forum, 7 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (293-0503 or md24568@wcu.edu) Concert—Strings in Chamber Music, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Thursday, March 18 Concert—Western's Symphony Band, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Friday, March 19- Sunday, March 21 Women's History Month event— women's retreat. Prior reservations required. UC. $. (227-3982) Friday, March 19 Open House—for prospective students and their families. Registration, 9 a.m.; information fair, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7317 ) Women's History Month concert— Peggy Seeger, member of acclaimed Seeger family of folk musicians, 7:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-3982 or 227-3687) Concert—WCU choral ensembles, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Saturday, March 20 Youth assembly—fourth annual American Youth Congress, Asheville Civic Center. (227-2086) Concert—Western's Choral Clinic, 4 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Monday, March 22 Workshop—"Safe Zone," Part 3, 3-5 p.m. or 6-8 p.m. Multipurpose Room, UC. (www.wcu.edu/lir/ training) REEL Girls Film Series—Title to be announced. 7 p.m. Theater, UC. (227-3982) Concert—Yukimi Kambe Viol Quartet, internationally renowned Japanese ensemble. Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series and Women's History Month event, 7:30 p.m., RH. $ (227-7206) Tuesday, March 23 Training Tuesday—"Organizing the Objectives," 3:30-5 p.m. Room 186, Hunter Library, (www.wcu.edu/hr/ training) Recital—guest artist George Pope, flute, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, March 24 Women's History Month confer­ence—" Gender Equity: Gains, Losses, and Accomplishments." 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m. Presentations throughout day. UC. (227-3839 or 227-3359) Workshop—"Conflict Manage­ment," 9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m. Room 404, Belk Building, (http:// www.wcu.edu/hr/training/ professional.asp) Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Training Tuesday—"Organizing the Objectives," noon-1:30 p.m., Room G57, Stillwell Building. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Appalachian Speaker Series—Damming of Lake Keowee, by Isabel Zuber. 12:15-12:45 p.m. MHC. (227-7129) Mountain Folklore Series—featuring Wayne Erbson, author of The Rural Roots of Blueg rass, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium,MHC. (227-3900) Thursday, March 25 Visiting scholar—"Social Class and Mental Health in American Indian and White Youth in the Great Smoky Mountains," by Jane Costello of Duke University, 3:30 p.m., theatre, UC. (227-3360) Recital—Trumpet Studio, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Friday, March 26 Recital—music students, 2 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Catamount baseball—vs. Davidson, Southern Conference game, 7 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Saturday, March 27 Catamount baseball—vs. Davidson, Southern Conference game, 4 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Banquet—College of Business Scholarships and Awards annual spring banquet, 6 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7402) Sunday, March 28 Catamount baseball—vs. Davidson, Southern Conference game, 1 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Concert—artist-in-residence orchestra (Western students and faculty with members of Asheville Symphony Orchestra), 4 p.m., RH. $ (227-7242) Submissions: Send news items an d calendar notices to I WCU Caleiular, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to Reporter@email.wcu.cdu. Submit items for the university's online calendar at least one week prior to the event. Belk Gallery * * * N«W ShOWlHg * * * Ken Le slie: Space + Time. An exhibition of unique artist-made books and mixed media paintings by Ken Leslie, professor of art and chairman of the Visual Arts Center at Johnson State College in Vermont. (227-3591) Chelsea Gallery Women's Lives: Receiving, Sharing, Offering. An installation of bowls honoring women and women's issues by intermediate and advanced ceramics students.Through April 6. (227-7206) Mountain Heritage Center Mama's Aprons. More than 60 aprons chronicle the apron's place in the past and present. Through July 6. The People of the Land. An introduction to Cherokee heritage sites in the Cullowhee Valley. Through May. All Things Iron: Practical and Decorative Ironware. More than 200 iron items dating from the 1600s to the 1900s, including implements, blacksmith and farrier tools, and lighting devices. Through December. Migration of the Scotch-Irish People (permanent exhibition). (227-7/29) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Herit age Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Au ditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Act ivity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Bui lding; UC - AX. Hinds University Cen ter; UOC - University Outreach Center, WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field; SSF - Schrader Soccer Field. Friday, March 19- Saturday, March 20 Annual Choral Clinic. Coulter Building. (227-7242) M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t e r iewsfile A John Williams, professor of anthroplogy and sociology, was invited to participate as a peer reviewer for the National Institute of Justice. The board of directors of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences made the recommendation. A Jim and JoAnn Carland, professors of entrepreneurship, submitted Western's master of entrepreneurship program curriculum to a United States Association for Small Business and Enrepreneurship competition in January. The program finished second to Harvard University. A Linda Culpepper, visiting lecturer in history, received th e 2003 Church History Writing Award presented by the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Ethel Taylor Crittenden Collection in Baptist History at Wake Forest University. "Under Their Own Vine and Fig Tree: The History of Mud Creek Missionary Baptist Church" chronicles the history of a small church founded by African Americans in 1867 in Henderson County. Culpepper was honored at the Baptist State Convention held in Winston-Salem. A Debra Burke, professor of marketing and business law, presented a paper titled "Self- Regulation of Faculty in Higher Education" at the College Teaching and Learning Conference in Orlando, Florida, in January. Her paper received a Best Paper Award certificate. A Jim DeConinck, associate professor of marketing and business law, received n otice that his article "An Analysis of Turnover among Retail Buyers" was accepted for publication in th c Journal of Business Research. He also will be presenting a paper, "The Influence of Moral Intensity and Ethical Control Systems on Sales Managers' Ethical Perceptions and Behavioral Inte n­tions," at the Marketing Managers Associa­tion conference in Chicago in March. A Paul Jacques, assistant professor of management, is co-author of the paper "Exploring the Career/Achievement and Family Orientations Difference between Entrepreneurs and Non-Entrepreneurs: The Impact of Sex and Dependent Status," which was accepted for presentation at the Small Business International Directors Association's Conference this month. Former A & S Dean To Be Installed at UNCW Western will have a connection with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington when Rosemary DePaolo is installed as the new chancellor of UNCW on Friday, April 16, at 10 a.m. in Hoggard Hall. DePaolo served as dean of Western's College of Arts and Sciences from 1993 to 1997. A week of festivities, including lectures, tours, and concerts, will precede the installation. Through Noelle Kehrberg, dean of the College of Applied Sciences, and UNCW university rela­tions, DePaolo has invited all her friends and former colleagues from Western to attend the installation ceremony. For a schedule of activities and more information on the installation, visit www.uncw.edu/chancellor/installation. Reporter Office of Public Relations Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 M a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t e r Reporter JBL News for the Faculty c March 29, 2004 Robert Morgan and Staff of Western Carolina University Annual Literary Festival Draws Critically Acclaimed Writers Jim Harrison, wide-ranging author of Legends of the Fall} and Western North Carolina native Robert Morgan, author of the best-selling novel Gap Creek, headline a group of critically acclaimed writers who will be participating in Western's second annual Spring Literary Festival, set for Tuesday, March 30, through Thursday, April 1. Harrison will read from his work at 7 p.m. March 30 in the theater of the University Center, while Morgan will read at 7 p. m. March 31 in the Coulter Building recital hall. Sponsored by the Department of English, the festival also will feature presentations by poet-activist Sonia Sanchez, railroad chronicler Linda Niemann and poet and critic Robert DeMott. Harrison has written seven novels, three novella collections, 11 books of poetry, and many essays. Defying easy labeling, Harrison has worked, at various times, as a screenwriter, book reviewer, literary critic, editor, food columnist, sportswriter, and essayist. His 1979 trilogy of novellas, Legends of the Fall, was made into a movie starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and his critically acclaimed fiction includes Dalva, The Road Home, and A Woman Lit by Fireflies. He also is the author of a children's book, The Boy Who Ran to the Woods. Morgan was born in Hendersonville and raised on land in the Green River Valley. Gap Creek was an Oprah Book Club selection in 2000 and winner of the Southern Book Award for fiction, presented by the Southern Book Critics Circle. His earlier novel, The Truest Pleasure, was a finalist for the same award and aso was a Publisher's Weekly "Best Book of the Year" and a New York Times "Notable." Sanchez, author of more than a dozen books of poems and many plays, will present a reading at 7:30 p.m. April 1 in the Coulter Building recital hall. Her 1984 collection of poems, Homegirls & Handgrenades, won an American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. Sanchez held the Laura Carnell Chair in English at Temple University until her retirement in 1999, and she has received numerous honors, including the Community Service Award from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Niemann is the author of two books, On the Rails and Railroad Voices, that chronicle her 20-year career as a conductor, brakeman, and switchman for railroad companies. She also has published essays, reviews, interviews, and anthologized stories. Continued on page 4 Western Welcomes Evans to CRD Western has announced the appointment of technology and marketing industry veteran Paul L. Evans as director of its Center for Regional Development, which is responsible for linking the assets of the region and the university to drive economic development in Western North Carolina. Evans comes to Western after more than 20 years in the private sector as an accomplished technologist and business executive whose experience ranges from creating innovative start-ups to launching new companies and divisions within multi-billion dollar corporations. Evans, who received his master's degree from Western in 1972 as part of the National Teacher Corp before going on to earn his doctorate from the University of Georgia, said he is excited to be continued on page 2 Paul L. Evans Linda Niemann Robert DeMott Literary Festival continued from page I She currently teaches creative writing at Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia, and will read from her work at 2 p.m. March 31 in the Coulter Building recital hall. DeMott is the author of two collections of poems, News of Loss and The Weather in Athens, and numerous essays, reviews, and poems. His annotated edition of John Steinbeck's Working Days: The Journals of the Grapes of Wrath was a New York Times "Best Book" of 1989, and he edited the 2002 book Conversations with Jim Harrison. DeMott will read from his work at 2 p.m. March 30 in the University Center theater. Harrison, Morgan, Niemann, and DeMott will participate in a panel discussion, "Books that Influenced Us," at 10 a.m. March 31 in the auditorium of Forsyth Building. DeMott will lead a workshop in teaching literature at 11 a.m. March 30 in the University Center theater. All authors will be available to sign books after readings. All events are free, except for the Sanchez reading, which is part of the Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions series. Admission to the Sanchez presentation is $3 for senior citizens, Western faculty and staff, non-WCU students, and Jackson County Arts Council members; $5 for the general public; and free for Western students with valid identification cards. For more information about the festival, contact the English department at 227-7264. Western^W© ICO m 6S continued from page 1 returning to the Western North Carolina mountains and playing a role in helping the region prosper. "We are compelled to differentiate Western North Carolina businesses in a way that builds on the assets of the region and university, and in a way that cannot easily be exported," Evans said. "For our region to compete in today's economy, we must increase the penetration of WCU's advanced technology, research, resources, programs and services into new and existing regional businesses." During his business career, Evans has held senior management positions with technology stalwarts IBM and EDS. He was executive vice president worldwide at Young and Rubicam, the New York City advertising and marketing powerhouse. He also founded two interactive start-up ventures and he was a principal at international business consulting firm AT Kearney. Before moving into the private sector, Evans, an educator and Board Approves Faculty Tenure and Promotions Western's Board of Trustees approved 14 faculty members for tenure and 20 for promotion. During the March 17th Board Meeting tenure was awarded to: Kenneth Burbank, associate professor of engineering technology; Phillip Coyle, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology; Brian Gastle, associate professor of English; Marie Huff, assistant professor of social work; Mark Lord, assistant professor of geosciences and natural resources management; Jim Manning, assistant professor of communication, theatre, and dance; Laurel Klinger-Vartabedian, assistant professor of communication, theatre, and dance; Shawn Acheson, assistant professor of psychology; Kevin Ayers, assistant professor of health and human performance; Candace Boan, assistant professor of psychology; Karena Cooper-Duffy, assistant professor of human services; David McCord, assistant professor of psychology; Gayle Moller, assistant professor of educational leadership and foundations; Pongracz Sennyey, assistant professor, Hunter Library. Promoted from associate professor to professor: Ann Johnson, nursing; Susan Brown-Strauss, communication, theatre, and dance; Mark Holliday, mathematics and computer science; William Peebles, music; Beverly Little and George Mechling Jr., management and international business; Valerie Schwiebert, human services. Promoted from assisant professor to associate professor: Philip Coyle, anthropology and sociology; Brian Gastle, English; Marie Huff, social work; Mark Lord, geosciences and natural resources management; Jim Manning and Laurel Klinger-Vartabedian, communication, theatre, and dance; Shawn Acheson and Candace Boan, psychology; Kevin Ayers, health and human performance; Karena Cooper-Duffy, human services; Gayle Moller, educational leadership and foundations; Gillian Ellern and Pongracz Sennyey, Hunter Library. researcher by training, was program director at the National Science Foundation, where he did technology policy analysis and program management, and authored NSF's Science and Engineering Databook. The Center for Regional Development is a university research center that focuses the university's intellectual capital—its faculty, staff and students—to address regional economic development needs and foster business growth. The Center for Regional Development forms collaborative partnerships with other regional organizations and identifies new initiatives through which the CRD can contribute to the economic development of t he WNC region. The center also conducts policy analysis and applied research, carries out surveys and polls, and administers service projects on economic and community capacity building, government training, and natural resource conservation and development. M a r c h 2 9 , 2 0 0 4 • T h e Re p o r t e r WJJ Calendar March 29-April 12, 2004 ^ ^ MM-Monday, March 29- Tuesday, April 13 Early course registration—for summer school and fall semester 2004, via World Wide Web, for currently enrolled students. Academic advisement in departmental offices, 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., through April 13. (http://registrar.wcu.edu/) Monday, March 29 REEL Girls Film Series—featuring Whale Rid er, 7 p.m ., theater, UC. (227-3982) Tuesday, March 30 Competition—15th annual Computer Science Programming Contest for high school students, 10 a.m.-noon; awards ceremony, 1:45 p.m. Electronic classrooms on campus and Forsyth Building auditorium. (227-3828) Literary Festival event—workshop in teaching literature, led by Robert DeMott, 11 a.m. and reading at 2 p.m., theater, UC. (227-7264) Women's History Month event— "Women in Politics" brown bag lunch, featuring a panel of women who hold office, are seeking office, or have held elected office in Western North Carolina, noon- 2 p.m., multipurpose room, UC. (227-3839 or 227-3687) Literary Festival reading—Jim Harrison, 7 p.m., theater, UC. (227-7264) Look for regular updates on the university's Web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Catamount Concert Series—Concert of New Music, featuring selections by composers from Western's music department, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, March 31 Sixth annual Undergraduate Expo. Various locations on campus. (227-7383) Literary Festival event—"Books That Influenced Us," panel discussion featuring Jim Harrison, Robert Morgan, Linda Niemann, and Robert DeMott, 10 a.m., Auditorium, Forsyth Building. (227-7264) Literary Festival reading—Linda Niemann, book signing after reading, 2 p.m., RH. (227-7264) Presentation—Brett Kurzweil, New York food sytlist, 5 p.m., Room 104, BB. (227-7210) Literary Festival reading—Robert Morgan, book signing after reading, 7 p.m., RH. (227-7264) April Thursday, April I Competition—annual High School Mathematics Contest, 9 a.m.-2:15 p.m., RRAC. (227-3946) Contest—Edible Book Festival, 3-4 p.m., lobby, Hunter Library. (227-3398 or 227-7210) Open House—Western's Programs in Asheville. Preregistration requested, 5:30-7 p.m., Ramada Plaza Hotel, Asheville. (828-251-6642 or 800-369-9854) Reading—poet, playwright, and educator Sonia Sanchez, Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series, Literary Festival, and Women's History Month event, 7:30 p.m. RH. $(227-7242) Friday, April 2- Saturday, April 3 Honor Band weekend. Coulter Building. (227-7242) Second annual Relay for Life— to help in fight against cancer, 7 p.m.-7 a.m., courtyard, UC. (293-1212 or hk20l80@wcu.edu) Friday, April 2 Workshop—"Safe Zone," Parts 1, 2, and 3. Series designed to improve support for gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered (GLBT) students and employees. Three-part workshop, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Hospitality Room, RRAC. (www.wcu.edu/hr/training) Arti-Facts!—series designed for children ages 6 through 12 to explore our natural and cultural heritage presents "Cooking," reservations required, 10 a.m.-noon. MHC. (227-7129) • * * Now Showing * • • Chelsea Gallery Women's Lives: Receiving, Sharing, Offering. An installation of bowls by intermediate and advanced ceramics students honoring women and women's issues. Through April 6. (227-7206) Mountain Heritage Center Mama's Aprons. More than 60 aprons chronicle the apron's place in th e past and present Through July 6. The People of the Land. An introduction to Cherokee heritage sites in the Cullowhee Valley. Through May. All Things Iron: Practical and Decorative Ironware. More than 200 iron items dating from the 1600s to the 1900s, including implements, blacksmith and farrier tools, and lighting devices. Through December. Migration of the Scotch-Irish People (permanent exhibition). (227-7129) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditoriu m; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administratio n Build ing; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Ce nter; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramse y Regional Ac tivity Center; RH - Rec ital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Bu ilding; UC - A.K. Hinds University Cen ter; UOC - University Outre ach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field; SSF - Schrader Soccer Field. Last Minute Productions concert— Virgin College Mega Tour, featuring Michelle Branch, one of the most successful in current wave of "rock'n'roll chicks." Also performing, special guest band Rooney, opening act; singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw; and Joe Firstman, up-and-coming musician who formerly attended Western, 7 p.m., RRAC. $ (227-7206 or 227-7677) Concert—Wind Ensemble/Concert Band, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Saturday, April 3 Concert—Honor Band, 7:30 p.m., (227-7242) RH. Tuesday, April 6 Catamount Concert Series—Western's Percussion Ensemble, 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, April 7 Mountain Folklore Series—featuring Phil Noblitt, interpretive specialist and management assistant for Blue Ridge Parkway and author of Mansion in the Mountains, discussing Appalachian culture in the history of t he National Park Service, 7:30 p.m., MHC. (227-3900) Friday, April 9 Catamount baseball—vs. Furman, Southern Conference game, 7 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Saturday, April 10 Catamount baseball—vs. Furman, Southern Conference game, 4 p.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Sunday, April I I Catamount baseball—vs. Furman, Southern Conference game, lp.m., CF/HS. (227-7338) Submissions: Send news item s and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to Reporter@email.ivcu.edu. Submit items for the univers ity's online calendar at least one week prior to the event. M a r c h 2 9 , 2 0 0 4 • T h e R e p o r t e r r the « i family camoai a n^ v for N campai g Western Annual Faculty/Staff Campaign Begins The faculty and staff campaign takes on a new name this year the Family Campaign for Western more appropri­ately reflects the relationship with one another and with the university and its faculty and staff, said Brett Woods, director of annual and special gifts. There are two giving programs available: ¥ Ten Dollar a Month Club is for new donors. A payroll deduction of $10 a month can be designated for a particular area. ¥ Stepping Up Club allows current supporters to increase their annual gift by 10 percent or more. Last year, more than 300 faculty, staff, and retired employees gave in excess of $100,000 to support departments, colleges, the Loyalty Fund, and the Catamount Club. Information packets will be distributed soon via campus mail. For more information, contact the Office of Annual and Special Gifts at 227-7124 or v Woods at bwoods@wcu.edu. * CjooEda TQUoxo k B R A R Y The Department of Art and Hunter Library will sponsor the 2nd annual Cullowhee Edible Book Festival from 3—4 p.m. Thursday, April 1, in the main lobby of the library. Last year, the Edible Book Fesival attracted 35 entries, including a book of chewing gum sticks with text in sprinkled sugar, a Grapes of Wrath book-shaped cake adorned with mad-faced grapes and a deep-fried "Cinnibooks" made from wonton wrappers sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. This year's festival will feature artist-in-residence Brett Kurzweil, a professional food stylist from New York. Hunter Library will accept entries anytime during the day before the festival begins at 3 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best entries. For more information, contact the art department at 227-7210 or Hunter Library at 227-3398. Western Publication Wins in Atlanta A special edition of the "Cats' Pause" newsletter, a publication for members of Western's Catamount Club, has won recognition from a national higher education organization. The publication, "Cats' Pause Special Edition: Building Momentum," received a special merit award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in the fundraising category of an annual competition to recognize excellence in institutional advancement and communications. Created by the Office of Public Relations staff at Western, the newsletter was devised as a means of sharing with members of Western's athletics booster organization some of the excitement surrounding recent construction and renovation of athletics facilities and successes of Catamount sports teams. Cited for their work on the publication were graphic artist Darrell Frizsell, a former staff member who designed the piece; university photographer Mark Haskett, who shot all the photographs used in the publication; and Bill Studenc, director of news services, who wrote and edited the special edition. The award was presented at the 2004 CASE District III conference held recently in Atlanta. 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