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The Reporter, October 1988

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  • THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina October 7,1988 Freshman enrollment, test scores remain on the rise Enrollment of freshmen at the univer­sity continued its upward trend this fall, as did average SAT scores in the freshman class. The Admissions Office believes those increases mean interest in Western is rising among prospective freshmen. Almost 500 more freshmen applica­tions were received this year than for fall 1987, an increase of 13 percent. The number of new freshmen on campus rose by sixty-eight students over last year, from 1,064 to 1,132. The Admissions Office turned down more than 800 applicants for the fall. The average score on the SAT for current WCU freshmen was 848, compared to 828 for last year's fresh­men class. That increase places West­ern freshmen seven points ahead of the average freshmen score in the state (841). Two years ago, freshmen at Western were as much as fifteen points behind the state average. (See chart.) For Western, these figures reflect a growing trend toward more competitive admissions, according to Drumont Bowman, director of admissions. In fact, he said, during the summer Western moved from the "less competi­tive" to the "competitive" category in Peterson's Guide to Colleges. The national publication ranks colleges and universities within five classifications of admissions competitiveness—from schools with lenient admissions policies, to those where admission is difficult. With Western's new ranking, "we're in the middle," Bowman said. Increasing competiveness attracts a larger number of applicants, particularly those interested in more "difficult" in­stitutions. From the larger applicant pool, the Admissions Office can select not only a greater number of new students than in previous years, but more students who exceed minimum admissions requirements as well. Other points worth noting in the freshman class description: • The North Carolina students represent 214 Tar Heel high schools and seventy-five of the state's 100 counties. • Students from other states and nations make up 15.2 percent of the class. There are 172 freshmen from Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Vermont, and other states, as well as several other nations. • The class's gender ratio is almost perfectly balanced, with 568 men and 564 women. • Ten percent more black freshmen enrolled this year, or fifty-four students compared to forty-nine for fall 1987. Although the state has announced changes to be made in the fall of 1990 in UNC system minimum admissions requirements, the changes apparently will have no negative effect on West­ern's admissions. The new requirements will include additional units of high school credit in mathematics and science, with coursework required in specific areas such as U.S. history, a science lab course, and geometry or a higher level math. "Ninety-one percent of this year's freshmen met the 1990 requirements," Bowman said. "We think there'll be no substantial problems for the class of 1990." There are other signs of a bright future for admissions. More than 200 applications already have been received for next fall. New freshmen in the University Honors Program increased cont'd WCU freshmen State average National average 1 People and places ARTS AND SCIENCES • Linda DelForge (Biology) and Clarence DelForge (Elementary Education and Reading) attended a model rocket launching sponsored by the National Model Rocket Associa­tion in Huntsville, Ala., in August. A launching is planned on campus for the spring for regional public school stu­dents in grades four through nine. • Ted Huguelet (English) presented a paper entitled 'The Heart of Hamlet's Mystery: Shakespeare and Montaigne" at Clinch Valley College of the University of Virginia in Wise, Va., September 23. The paper examined the possible relationship between the ideas of Shakespeare and those of the six­teenth century French essayist Mon­taigne. • Dan Pittillo (Biology) worked during the summer with the Center for Mathematics and Science and the North Carolina Center for the Ad­vancement of Teaching on integrated courses in the natural history of North Carolina. He presented a lecture on "Vegetation of the Southern Appala­chians" at the Highlands Nature Center in June, and he led field trips examin­ing native plants on campus and the Blue Ridge Parkway in July. • Kathleen Wright (Speech and Theatre Arts) has been appointed acting head of the Department of Speech and Theatre Arts. Wright is an associate professor. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY • Gurney Chambers (Dean) spoke to several groups during August. He addressed school personnel in Virginia Beach, Va.; Middlesboro, Ky.; Jackson County, W. Va.; Preston County, W.Va.; Winston-Salem; and McDowell County. Chambers has also been ap­pointed to a three-year term on the Professional Practices Commission of the State Board of Education. He will serve as vice-chairman of the commit­tee. • Marilyn Feldman (Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction) has been appointed associate dean of the School of Education and Psychology. Since 1987, she has served as director of field experiences and teacher placement. • Robert Ray (Health, Physical Educa­tion, and Recreation) was recently elected to a three-year term on the ex­ecutive board for the North Carolina College Conference for Professional Preparation in Health Education and Physical Education. The conference has been held annually since 1967. • Otto Spilker (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) attended the fall Physical Education Leadership Training Conference in Pine Knoll Shores September 22-24. He presented the "Rookie of the Year" award as well as activity programs at two sessions of the conference. Spilker chairs the annual spring conference. Freshmen cont'd by 50 percent this year, and Western was one of only two universities to increase the number of participants in the state's Teaching Fellows program. Bowman said that the number of high school graduates in the state is expected to decline in the early 1990s. To main­tain the increase in enrollment, not just at Western but at all four-year institu­tions, admissions offices are concerned that high school students be prepared for the more stringent admission require­ments. Bowman and his staff regularly address high school parent-teacher programs and visit students as young as eighth and ninth graders to talk about college. The university's fall open house last Saturday brought more than 1,100 students and parents for a look at the university. "It's been a good fall so far," Bowman said, "and 1989 will be even better." - Joseph Price News briefs Medical institute offers fellowships The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Washington, D.C., will award sixty fellowships in 1989 for full-time study toward a Ph.D. or Sc.D. in the biological sciences to students at or near the beginning of their graduate study. The three-year awards include an option to extend for two additional years. Stipends are $12300 annually, and a $10,700 annual cost-of-education allowance is provided to the fellowship institution on behalf of each fellow. There are no citi­zenship requirements, but foreign nationals must study in the U.S. Appli­cations are encouraged from women and members of minority groups. The deadline for applications is Monday, November 14. For information or appli­cation materials, contact the Institute at (202) 334-2872, or write Hughes Doctoral Fellowships, The Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20418. String orchestra seeks new members The Asheville Civic String Orchestra, a volunteer ensemble, invites new members to join at any time. Any interested adult, college-age or older, with previous orchestral experience may participate. The group meets 530-730 p.m. Thursdays in the Asheville Symphony Orchestra Re­hearsal Hall in the Asheville Civic Center. Conducted by Robert Stoskopf, a member of the Asheville Symphony viola section, the orchestra performs masterworks of the string orchestra repertoire for a variety of civic and community activities. For in­formation, contact the Asheville Symphony office at 254-7046. October 7, 1988 Reporter —~ ••••• — „—_ - — "mvM Campus events ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE - A conference to be hosted by the univer­sity Friday and Saturday, October 14 and 15, will mark the 150th anniversary of the Trail of Tears. The conference, which will be held in the Mountain Heritage Center, will deal with the early conflict between Indians and white settlers, the Cherokee struggle against relocation, difficulties of removal, and problems facing the Cherokee in the twentieth century. Speakers will include John Ehle, author of the recently published book Trail of Tears, and Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. All sessions are free and open to the public. On October 14, the conference will feature a luncheon in the Mountain Heritage Center, at a cost of $4.25, and an evening banquet at the Holiday Inn in Cherokee, at a cost of $12. Sponsors are the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, the university's Cherokee Center, the Mountain Heritage Center, and the Writers Workshop. For a complete conference schedule, contact Bill Anderson, conference coordinator, at 227-7243. IRONCAT CONTEST - The second annual Ironcat Biathlon will be held Saturday, October 8, on campus. The competition, including a three-mile footrace and 18.5-mile bicycle race, will begin at 9 a.m. adjacent to the Ramsey Center. Late registration on race day is $8 for students and $10 for non-students. The event is sponsored by Last Minute Productions (LMP), Motion Makers bike shop in Sylva, and Coca-Cola. For more information, contact LMP at 227-7206. BLOODMOBILE - For the second year, Appalachian State University has challenged Western to a contest of blood donations for the Asheville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. Western, last year's winner, will get the contest under way when the Bloodmo-bile visits campus Monday-Wednesday, October 10-12, sponsored by Pi Lambda Phi sorority. Hours are noon-5 p.m. each day in the University Center Grandroom. The donation goal is 150 units per day. At least 175 potential donors are necessary each day to make up for deferrals. All blood types are needed. For additional information, contact Ann Hargrove at 258-3888. VISITING ARTIST - Peter Gourfain, one of three mixed media artists to visit campus this year in the Art Depart­ment's Visiting Artists Program, will give a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 27, in the Belk Au­ditorium. Gourfain, a native of Chicago, recendy exhibited "Round­about and Other Works" at the Brooklyn Museum. He teaches ceram­ics, sculpture, and painting as recrea­tion director for the Division of Senior Centers of New York City, and has taught at several colleges. The Visiting Artists program is a collaborative effort between Western and East Carolina University. For additional information, call the Art Department at 227-7210. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIST - Patricia McLagan, president of McLa-gan International management devel­opment consulting firm in Minneapo-lis- St. Paul, Minn., will give two presentations in Room 104 Killian Building Monday, October 10. Advice on strategic planning will be offered at 3 p.m., and 'Trainer's Competencies Workshop" at 7 p.m. will provide information on the latest trends in the training profession. The presentations, offered through the Visiting Scholars Program, are free and open to the public. VAN SCHEDULE - The next trip for the STAR van is to the library at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville Monday, October 17. The van will leave Forsyth parking lot at 8 a.m. and will return around 8 p.m. the same day. To assure a seat, faculty members must register at least two class days prior to the trip by calling Sue Beck in the Office of Graduate Studies and Re­search Administration at 227-7398. Naming Western's faces This feature highlights members of the campus staff. This Week: Nelson Bumgarner If it's sports tickets you want, Nelson Bumgarner is the man to see. As business and ticket manager for the university's athletic department, he handles season ticket sales for Catamount football and basketball and single-game tickets for football. He is also responsible for the department's business operations. Before coming to Western two years ago, Bumgarner worked in sales and marketing, taught special education in elementary grades, and served as a recruiter and counselor for Southwestern Technical College in Sylva. A Cullowhee native, he graduated from Camp Lab high school and earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Western. He and his wife Nancy, a medical technician, have two children, Briana and Bret. The Reporter October 7, 1988 C>9.lcricl9.r THE WEEK AT WCU - OCTOBER 10-16 Monday, October 10 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Hoosiers, a video with Gene Hackman, second floor, University Center, through Sunday, free. Noon-5 p.m. Bloodmobile, University Center Grandroom. 3-4:30 p.m. Visiting scholar Patricia McLagan on strategic planning, Killian 104, free and open to the public. 6-9 p.m. "Ramesses," a non-credit short course, 102 Music-English Building. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. UNC Charlotte, Reid Gym. 7-8:30 p.m. Visiting scholar Patricia McLagan, "Trainers' Competencies Workshop," 104 Killian Building, free and open to the public. 8 p.m. Slovak State Folk Ensemble (dancers, singers, and orchestra from Czechslova-kia), Ramsey Center, $10 adults, $8 WCU employees and senior citizens, $3 youths and WCU students. Tuesday, October 11 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for University of Georgia. Noon-4 p.m. Professional travel tips seminar, Hospital­ity Room, Ramsey Center, $5. Noon-5 p.m. Bloodmobile, University Center Grandroom. 3:30 Faculty Senate, 104 Killian Building. 7 p.m. Fran Hoch, director of Second Language Studies with the State Department of Public Instruction, on new foreign language requirements of the Basic Education Plan, 104 Killian Building, free and open to the public. 8 p.m. Faculty Recital, flute music, with Eldred Spell, Music Recital Hall, free. Wednesday, October 12 Noon-5 p.m. Bloodmobile, University Center Grandroom. 8 p.m. Open Mike Nite, University Center. Thursday, October 13 Men's and Women's Cross Country: North Carolina Intercollegiate Champi­onship, Raleigh. 11 a.m.-noon "Text Columns in WordPerfect," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3:30 and 7 p.m. The October Man, film with John Mills, Jackson County Library, free. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Clemson, Reid Gym. Friday, October 14 Fall break trip t o Cumberland Island, through October 18, register University Center, $50 WCU students, $75 others. 5 p.m. Orff-Schulwerk Training Camp, through Saturday. 7:30 p.m. Volleyball at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. Saturday, October 15 8 a.m. Graduate Management Admission Test, National Sciences Auditorium. 1:30 p.m. Football at North Carolina A and T, Greensboro. 5 p.m. Fall break, through October 18. Sunday, October 16 Golf vs. West Georgia College, Carrolton, Ga., through October 18. 1 p.m. Volleyball vs. Auburn, Reid Gym. Exhibits Ten works in stoneware, painting, fiber, and pastels by current and recent graduate art students, Gallery 250, Office of Graduate Studies and Research Administration, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, through October 28. Works by current and recent graduate students in art, Belk Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday and by appointment, through October 14. Drawings and prints by Donald Furst, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-ll p.m., Monday-Friday, through October 19. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the southern Appalachi­ans, Mountain Heritage Center, through August 1989. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," a nine-projector slide show on coverlets, Mountain Heritage Center. The Reporter is pub lished by the Office of Pub lic Information . October 71 1988 1,400 copies of thb public document were printed at a COM of $128, or $.09 per copy. The RepOTtCT __ THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina October 14,1988 Soviet-American pianist brings best of both worlds Striking accord Alexander Pesk&nov, artist-in-residence in the Music Department, is a rising star who believes he's had "the best of both worlds." The young Soviet-American pianist appreciates his Russian roots, but says he flourished in the artistic freedom he found in the United States. Clavier Magazine, respected national publication for keyboard artists and teachers, calls him "one of the greatest pianists in the world." At thirty-three, he is an articulate and personable artist who often stops playing during a performance to talk about music, an interlude audiences love. "I have never wanted to come and leave my audiences cold," he said. "I want to make them aware of how wonderful is the experience of music." Peskanov was on campus last week for the first of four residencies sched­uled this year. During the four-day sessions, he teaches piano students privately and in groups, performs in recitals, and teaches master classes and clinics. He returns to campus in November and next January and April. He is here, he said, to promote the technical regime and discipline of piano schooling in Russia, where music is hard work. Soviet students are required to complete seven years of music instruction. By the time they are finished, they can play difficult classical pieces. They also can recognize the repertoire when they attend concerts, a popular Soviet pastime. Soviet music students must skillfully play all forty-eight major and minor scales before they can advance to classical pieces. They also are expected to pass difficult technical examinations. "In the Soviet Union, there is great emphasis on musical education. They are interested in bringing up good music teachers, and also they want to build audiences for classical music," Pesk&nov said. "It is more interesting this way than if you have no music education and you go and hear what you have not heard before, as a person who is thirty-eight or thirty-nine with no music back­ground who goes to a classical concert, and it is not as interesting to them and the music is not so meaningful." Rosemary Cook of Bakersville, a junior piano majo r, gets a lesson with Peskanov. Like all Soviet boys and girls, Pesklnov received early music training characterized by strong discipline and strict schoolmasters. Math, astronomy, and physics accompanied music in the curriculum of the early grades. "When I was in the first grade in Russia, the teacher played recordings for us and we were told to write essays about what we heard," he said. "We would imagine things and create pictures in our minds and this made music more exciting for us." One of Pesk£nov's early private teachers, Rosalia Molodi- Ietzkaya, taught him how to put feeling into his music. "She was my mentor. She had time to spend with me," he said. "Rosalia's method of teaching was informal. I would come to her house and we would have tea and a cookie. She never made me feel I h ad an obligation to play for her. She would say to me, 'Alex, do you feel like playing something for me today?' "And if I felt like playing I might say, "Yes, what would you like to hear?' And she might say, 'Play some­thing romantic for me.' So I would offer to play a lullaby. "And Rosalia would say 'Alex, do you see that cat over there? Put the cat to sleep with your playing.' And as I played I watched the cat's eyes and if they cont'd. Peskanov cont'd began to close, I would know this was a great performance." When he was fifteen, Pesk&nov achieved wide recognition in the Ukranian Republic Competition, winning a first prize that encouraged him to think of music as an opportunity to travel far beyond the Black Sea that surrounded his home city of Odessa. "I began to dream of exploring the world," he said. "But my family and I knew that travel would not be possible unless we left Russia for good." In 1973, Pesk&nov arrived in New York City with his parents and brother, Mark, a violinist. Neither boy spoke English, but were well received and won scholarships to Juilliard School. "Music was the universal language that opened many doors for us," he said. Pesk&nov's first concert was a benefit for an organization that helped bring him to the United States. The concert raised two million dollars. The boys were paid $150 for performing, bought a cassette recorder, and spent hours taping the rock and roll music on New York City radio stations. "We had not been allowed to hear popular music in Russia and we loved it," he said. "My music is trying to incorporate many different styles, and I don't mind if you hear in it chords that sound as though they come from a movie or a discotheque. It's important to have some fun with the music. Just to remember the notes and play the score is not enough." As he plays, Pesk&nov likes to imagine "movies and videos" that suit the music. A princess turned into a rose by an evil spirit, clouds, dark windy nights, heartbroken lovers, a mos­quito— all these have served as his visual subjects. "Once as students of Mstislav Ros-tropovich (music director of the National Symphony) my brother and I were told to imagine outer space. We were playing together a piece for piano and violin and he told us to think of ourselves as two different satellites in the same orbit. And so we did this, pic­turing ourselves as satellites rolling around together in space, and we were elevated by this." A composer as well as a performing artist, Pesk&nov has written sound tracks for the motion pictures, He Knows You re Alone (MGM/United Artists), The Clairvoyant (Twentieth Century Fox), and a Warner Brothers movie, The Lottery Rose, now in pro­duction. He wrote the music for Black Hats, the life story of Laurel and Hardy staged as a musical in London in 1984. He has performed with the National Symphony, London Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra, and the orchestras of Baltimore, Md.; Annapo­lis, Md.; St. Louis, 111.; S avannah, Ga.; and Richmond, Va. He toured Poland in 1987 and made critically acclaimed debuts with orchestras there. Peskanov is a member of the Xerox Corp.'s Affiliated Artists Program, which sponsors concerts and performances by artists throughout the U.S. His home is in Long Island, N.Y., where he lives with his American wife, LuAnn, and infant daughter, Rachel Alexandra. He enjoys traveling and has per­formed in forty-eight states. "In the last fifteen years, I have been to some remote, out- of- the- way places," he said. "I have been in towns such as Sydney, Montana, and Yuma, Arizona, where the people were starving for classical music. I thin k of the big cities like New York City, where there are musicians who are unemployed and I wish they could go to those remote places and play classical music for those people who want to hear it." Pesk&nov is the Music Department's first artist-in-residence. The program was planned by Bert Wiley, assistant director of the Cullowhee Music Festival; Dr. John Wakeley, vice-chancellor for academic affairs; Dr. Robert Kehrberg, head of the Music Department; Dr. Cliff Lovin, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. James E. Dooley, vice-chancellor for development and special services. 'The program gives our music students an opportunity to work with a man who's both a pedagogue and an artist, someone who knows all the aspects of teaching music as well as having a performance career," said Wiley. Peskdnov visited campus several times in the past as guest artist for the Cullowhee Music Festival and feels a kinship with the annual event, entering its fifteenth season in 1989. "I think the festival could go interna­tional," he said. "We could invite an exchange of musicians that would really put Cullowhee on the world map." After all, he mused, 'The size of a place...is never really important. It's what's going on there." - Christy McCarley Developmental Evaluation staff members promoted Recent organizational changes in the university's Developmental Evaluation Center (DEC), which serves families in the state's seven westernmost counties, have brought promotions for seven staff members. In the Cullowhee office, Deborah Blethen, formerly the office secretary, is now an administrative assistant; Jane Minor, formerly the office's lead devel­opmental disabilities specialist, now serves as clinical program supervisor; and Patricia Williams, formerly a develop­mental disabilities specialist, is now services coordinator. In the Waynesville DEC office, Mary Sue Gregory and Mary Haynes, who previously were developmental disabili­ties specialists, have been promoted to services coordinator and clinical program supervisor, respectively. David Peters and Sheryl Young, formerly developmental disabilities specialists in the center's Murphy office, have been promoted to clinical program supervisor and services coordinator, respectively. Working with families of preschool children, the center provides develop­mental evaluation, recommendations for services, and other forms of guidance. The DEC is sponsored cooperatively by the North Carolina Department of Human Resources and the university. October 14, 1988 The Reporter News briefs Homecoming is October 22 The 1988 Distinguished Alumnus and Distinguished Service Awards will be presented during the homecoming luncheon Saturday, October 22, in the main arena of the Ramsey Center. The luncheon is one of an many homecom­ing events scheduled for next weekend. Other activities for Saturday include the annual parade, the football game against Eastern Kentucky, and the annual alumni dinner and dance at the Catamount Inn in Sylva. Call the Alumni Office, 227-7335, for details. National foundation offers graduate fellowships Three-year graduate study or research fellowships with stipends of $12,300 for twelve months are offered by the National Science Foundation to persons beginning graduate study in science or engineering. In addition, some awards are made for work toward a research-based Ph.D. in science education. Separate fellowships are available to United States citizens or nationals who are members of certain minority groups. Applications are due by November 14, 1988, for awards starting in the summer or fall of 1989. For information, contact the Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418, or call (202) 334-2872. Paramedic program earns national accreditation The university's emergency medical care program has become the first four-year paramedic training program in the United States to receive national accreditation. The accreditation is for five years and follows a self-study conducted by university faculty and an April on-site review by representatives of the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA). Western was the first institution in the nation to offer a four-year program in emergency medical care and is today one of only four schools in the nation offering a baccalaureate degree in the field. Established in 1976, Western's program has seventy-eight graduates and fifty-one students currently enrolled. Campus events HILARITY BY HALL - Comedian Rich Hall, once a WCU student, will perform solo at 8 p.m. Friday, October 21, in the Ramsey Center in conjunction with homecoming activities. Hall is widely known for his work on HBO's "Not Neces­sarily the News" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live," and his three highly successful Sniglets books, all of which made the New York Times paperback bestseller list. Tickets for the event, part of the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions (LCE) series, are $10 for adults, $8 for WCU employees and senior citizens, and $3 for WCU students and youths. For tickets, call the Ramsey Center at 227-7722. For informa­tion on LCE events, call Doug Davis at 227-7234. FACULTY EXHIBIT - Ten members of the Art Department faculty will display some of their latest works in a group exhibition beginning next week in the Belk Building art gallery. The show will open with a reception in the gallery at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 19. Participating faculty members and their media are Bill Buchanan, sculpture; Lee Budahl, drawing; Joan Byrd, raku ceramics; Robert Godfrey, painting; Cathryn Griffin, photography; Jon Jicha, lithography; Perry Kelly, fibers; David Nichols, glass; Leonard Seastone, book art; and Jim Smith, prints. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, and by appointment. The exhibition, free and open to the public, ends Friday, November 11. VAN SCHEDULE - The STAR van's next trip is to Clemson University on Monday, October 24. The van will leave Forsyth parking lot at 8 a.m. and will return at approximately 8 p.m. the same day. To assure a seat, faculty members must register at least two class days prior to the trip. Up to $25 for library photocopying and $10 for meals on the trip will be reimbursed to faculty. Graduate assistants may call one class day prior to the trip and arrange to ride the van on a space-available basis. For information or reservations, call Sue Beck at 227-7398. ON HUMAN SERVICES - Gerald Corey, professor and coordinator of the human services program at California State University at Fullerton, will give free public presentations on counseling Wednesday, October 19, on campus and in Asheville as part of the Visiting Scholars Program. "Helping the Helper" will be the topic for his presentations October 19, at 2 p.m. in 104 Killian Building and 6 p.m. at UNC-A. In addition, Corey will be the keynote speaker for the fall invitational Counsel­ing Conference sponsored by t he Department of Human Services Thursday and Friday, October 20-21. He will speak on "Strategies for Effective Group Counsel­ing" at 9 a.m. October 20 and on "Ethical Responsibilities of the Counselor" at 11:30 a.m. October 21 during the conference. Both conference presentations will be given in the Hospitality Room of the Ramsey Center. For information, call Larry Grantham, head of the Human Services Department, at 227-7310. The Reporter October 14, 1988 OM HI Calendar THE WEEK AT WCU - OCTOBER 17-23 Monday, October 17 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Preretirement planning workshop, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, a video with Steve Martin, second floor, University Center, through Sunday, free. 7:30 p.m. Volleyball at Georgia State, Atlanta, Ga. Tuesday, October 18 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Preretirement planning workshop, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. Wednesday, October 19 8 a.m. Classes resume. 2 p.m. Visiting scholar Gerald Corey on "Helping the Helper," a presentation on Exhibits Ten works by current and recent graduate art students, Gallery 250, Office of Graduate Studies and Research Administration, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday, through October 28. Works by current and recent graduate students in art, Belk Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment, through October 14. Drawings and prints by Donald Furst, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.- 11 p.m., Monday-Friday, through October 19. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August 1989. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," a nine-projector slide show on trout and trout-fishing in the southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center. human services, 104 Killian Building. 3:30 p.m. Academic Affairs Committee meeting, Cherokee Room, University Center. 7:30 p.m. Reception for opening of Faculty Exhibit, Belk Art Gallery. Exhibit open through November 11. Thursday, October 20 9 a.m. "Strategies for Effective Group Counsel­ing," with visiting scholar Gerald Corey, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 11 a.m.-noon "File Transfers between the VAX and MS-EXDS microcomputers," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3-5 p.m. "Introduction to Microcomputer Networking," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3:30 and 7 p.m. Rosalie, film with Nelson Eddy, Jackson County Library, free. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Furman, Reid Gym. 8 p.m. Faculty Recital with Michael Miles, trumpet, Music Recital Hall, free. 8 p.m. "Pre-Homecoming Jam," with rock group "Boneshakers," Grandroom, University Center, $1 students, $2 non-students. Friday, October 21 11:30 a.m. "Ethical Responsibilities of the Coun­selor," with visiting scholar Gerald Corey, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 2-4 p.m. Medical Technology ten-year reunion, 107 Moore Hall. 7 p.m. "Cats Prowl" pep rally, Ramsey Center. 8 p.m. Rich Hall, nationally known comedian and author, Ramsey Center, $10 adults, $8 WCU employees and senior citizens, $3 WCU students and youth. (Free to persons entering Ramsey Center before 7:30 p.m. for "Cats Prowl" pep rally.) 9 p.m. Dance at Catamount Inn. Saturday, October 22 Men's and Women's Cross Country: Mountain Relays, Boone. 7:45 a.m. National Teachers Exam Core Battery, Natural Sciences Auditorium. 9-11 a.m. Reception for Chemistry, Physics, and Science alumni, 327 Natural Sciences Building. Reception for Nursing alumni, 202 Moore Hall. 10:30 a.m. Cheerleader Reunion. Meet behind Cullowhee Baptist Church for parade. 11 a.m. Homecoming Parade begins at Hunter Library. Noon Chancellor's luncheon, main arena, Ramsey Center. 2 p.m. Football vs. Eastern Kentucky, Bob Waters Field (pregame show 1:30 p.m.). 4:30 p.m. Reception, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 5 p.m. Reception for music alumni, home of Dr. Robert Kehrberg. 7 p.m. Alumni dinner (dance begins at 9 p.m.), Catamount Inn, Sylva. Sunday, October 23 Ocoee River Raft Trip, preregister University Center, $7 WCU students. The Reporter is pub lished by the Office o f Public Informa tion. October 14, 1988 1,400 copies of this public document were printed i t a cost of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter TOE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina October 21, 1988 Marilyn Feldmann prepa res video equipment fo r use in the Mo del Clinical Teaching Program. New associate dean focuses on success for teacher education The western North Carolina mountains don't have a lot in common with the open fields of Dr. Marilyn Feldmann's native Illinois. But that's no matter. Feldmann, recently appointed associate dean of the School of Education and Psychology, is proving that flatlanders can adapt to the hills and even find success here. Her method: a combination of hard work, enthusiasm, and a lot of energy. "I don't like to sit still," Feldmann said, and she means it. Since coming to Western last year as director of field experiences and teacher placement, Feldmann has been involved in a number of professional activities. She has served at both the state and national levels on visitation teams assessing teacher certification programs at other institutions; helped administer "A Partnership of Equals," a regional teaching improvement project sponsored jointly by the university and public high schools; and coordinated a clinical teaching program on campus, involving public school faculty in preparing new teachers. She held several positions at Illinois State University between 1980 and 1987, including supervisor of student teachers, director of the pilot study of basic skills tests, and coordinator of admission and retention in teacher education. An avid sports participant, she served as assistant director of intercollegiate athletics for women at Illinois State 1976-80. Prior to her work there, she taught sixth-grade math and was an assistant principal in Darien, 111., a Chicago suburb. She also coached boys' basketball, football, and Softball in Darien. A former college basketball player, Feldmann enjoys golf and downhill skiing, cont'd Conference speakers praise Cherokee language Two nationally known authors tipped their literary hats to the Cherokee Indians at a Cherokee studies confer­ence on campus Saturday, October 15. 'The Cherokees' language pertained to the five senses, and the people spoke in words and concepts that you could feel, taste, or smell. That is the lan­guage of poets," said Asheville native John Ehle, author of the recendy released book The Trail of Tears. Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, said he was surprised to discover the beauty and poetic quality of the speeches Indian leaders made to government officials before the forced removal of the Cherokees from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma in the 1830s. "I had expected the raw prose of the uneducated Indian," Brown said. But in his research, he found lyrical and rhythmic orations that surpass speeches by modern leaders, he said. The Indians might have been able to generate public sympathy for their cause, had they had a way to get their message to the American people, Brown said. Early American newspapers did not cover Indian affairs or treaty meetings between Indians and govern­ment officials, where Indian leaders often made impassioned pleas. Ehle, author of numerous novels and plays, said he reluctantly accepted an editor's request for a nonfiction book on the history of the Cherokee Indians. But through his research for The Trail of Tears, Ehle developed respect and admiration for the Cherokees. The conference, coordinated by Dr. Bill Anderson (History), marked the one-hundred-fiftieth anniversary of the Trail of Tears. Robinson professorship fund grows The H.F. Robinson Professorship Fund, an endowed memorial fun d established to suppor t a professorship in biology , recently received a con­tribution from Mr. and Mrs. William Dail of Asheville. Mrs. Dail, right, who is the for mer Karen Robinson, daughter of the H . F. Robinsons, prese nted th check to Dr. James E. Dooley, vice-chancellor for development and special services. Feldmann cont'd and wishes she had more time for both. She held a pilot's license in Illinois and has thought of renewing it. In January this year, Feldmann was named to the board of examiners of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the agency authorized by the U.S. Depart-ment of Education to accredit teacher certification programs. Only 250 educators across the nation serve on the board. Feldmann has also been a member of a team assessing teacher education competencies at public colleges and universities for the State Departments of Public Instruction. She served on similar teams in Illinois. Her work with NCATE and state teams is an advantage in her new position as associate dean and a benefit to the School of Education and Psy­chology. In addition to working with graduate and undergraduate students seeking certification, Feldmann is responsible for state and national accreditation for Western's own educa­tion programs, which must be reac-credited in the fall of 1991. Having assessed other institutions herself, Feldmann knows what is expected in curricula, resources, faculty, students, and the relationship of the program to the world of practice. Feldmann earned a bachelor's degree in math at Illinois State University in 1971 and a master's degree in educa­tional administration from Northern Illinois University in 1975. She returned to Illinois State in 1976 to earn a doctorate. In her new position, she will con­tinue her work with the Partnership of Equals project and with the university's Model Clinical Teaching Program, which includes team-taught courses with WCU and public school faculty. In addition, Feldmann and other faculty members in Education and Psy­chology, at the request of the State Department of Public Instruction, will develop a manual and two- or three-day training program for members of state visitation teams. She learned of WCU through a position advertisement in the Chronicle of Highe r Education and decided to try life in the mountains because she felt she needed a new challenge. Excited about the education profession, Feldmann feels the move has paid off. "I have been amazed, overwhelmed by what North Carolina is doing for teacher education," she said. 'The state just keeps putting more and more money and energy into it, and is taking a lead in the country." - Joseph Price People and places • Larry Arney (Cherokee Programs) has been appointed to the ad hoc nominating committee of Phi Kappa Phi national honor society in prepara­tion for the society's triennial conven­tion in 1989. The committee will nominate candidates for the offices of president-elect and national vice-president for the 1989-92 triennium. • Elsie Beaver (Office for Rural Education) attended a seminar for members of the national council of Sigma Alpha Iota (SAI) International Music Fraternity in Chicago in July. Beaver serves on the council as prov­ince officer for the North and South Carolina College and Alumnae Chapters of SAI. Her duties include monitoring and advising all chapters within the province and reporting to the SAI national executive board. • R. Bruce McPherson (North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching) spoke on "Collegiality: That Curious Word" and "Renewal for the Heart and Mind" at an educators' conference at State University College in Oneonta, N.Y., in July. • Anthony G. Rud, Jr., (North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching) spoke on NCCAT at the Vocational Education Summer Work­shop in Greensboro in August. Reporter deadlines Items for the "Campus events" column should reach the Office of Public Information, 420 Robinson Building, by 9 a.m. Friday of the week before the item should appear. Deadline for "Calendar" items is 9 a.m. Monday of the week item is to appear. October 21, 1988 The Reporter Campus events COMBINED CAMPAIGN - Tuesday, October 25, is the kickoff date for this year's State Employees Combined Campaign at WCU, scheduled to run through Thursday, November 10. The goal for the drive is $20,000. Held once each year to reduce confusion and inefficiency, the campaign allows uni-versity employees to contribute through cash gifts, pledges, or payroll deduction to any of dozens of regional, national, and international agencies. For infor­mation, contact the campaign's coordi­nator, Carol Stephens, assistant professor of nursing, at 227-7468. CONCERT CHOIR - The university's concert choir will open its statewide fall tour with three performances on Thursday, October 27. The first performance will take place at 9:30 a.m. at Erwin High School in Asheville; the second at 1:05 p.m. at East Henderson High School in Asheville; and the third at 7 p.m. at Aldersgate United Method­ist Church in Shelby. The choir's tour repertoire includes seventeenth century motets, contemporary settings of religious music, and early music ensem­ble selections. All performances of the thirty-four voice choir, conducted by Robert Holquist, are free and open to the public. For information, contact the Music Department at 227-7242. VAN SCHEDULE - The STAR van will make a special overnight trip, for faculty only, to the library at UNC-Chapel Hill Friday and Saturday, November 4 and 5. The van will leave Forsyth parking lot at 3 p.m. on November 4 and return late the next day. In addition to the usual allowance of up to $25 for photocopying, faculty members will be reimbursed at state-approved rates for lodging and meals. For information or to reserve a seat, call Sue Beck in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 227-7398. COMPUTER WORKSHOPS - The following workshops and 'how-to" discussions will be offered by the Computer Center for the week of October 24-28: "MS-DOS Spreadsheet Basics" (workshop), 3-5 p.m. Monday or Tuesday, October 24 or 25; "Hyper­Card Fundamentals" (workshop), 2-5 Naming Western s faces This feature highlights members of the campus staff. This Week- Terry Wood Terry Wood is an office worker with a flair for the dramatic. Since 1985, she has been a secretary in the Ramsey Center. But she's also an actress. A graduate of Pfeiffer College with a degree in English and theatre, Wood is active with the Kudzu Players in Sylva and in the uni­versity's Department of Speech and Theatre Arts pro­ductions. This summer she acted with the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre group in Mars Hill. Wood worked in the business affairs office on campus before coming to the Ramsey Center. Prior to that, she was a medical records coordinator at a mental health clinic in Albemarle. Wood grew up in Salisbury, and has lived in Cullowhee since 1981. She shares a house with a Cairn terrier named Katie, who looks like Toto from The Wizard of Oz-p. m. Wednesday or Thursday, October 26 or 27; and "Using WordPerfect 5.0 Graphics" (discussion), 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, October 27. All sessions are held in the Computer Center Confer­ence Room, Forsyth B-15, and are free to faculty and staff. Registration is required. Call Dee Painter at 227-7282. GRADUATE COUNCIL - The Graduate Council will hold its second meeting for the fall semester at 11 a.m. Friday, October 28, in Room 510 Robinson Building. For information, council members should call Kathleen Owen in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 227-7398. Publications Newman, John. "Cable Gap Renova­tion- Volunteers in Action." Appalachian Trailway News (Septem­ber/ October 1988): 15-17. Stewart, Arlene C. "College Admis­sions and Handicapped Students." In Student Services: Resp onding to Issues and Challenges - The Fifth Compendium Papers by Student Serv ices Officers of the University o f North Carolina. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina General Admini­stration, 1988. Reward offered A $500 reward is being offered through the Office of Public Safety for informa­tion about the damaged Bradford pear trees on the median of N.C. 107 north­west of the university entrance. The tops of eleven trees were broken out early Saturday, October 16, possibly between 1:45 and 3:30 a.m., said Gene McAbee, director of public safety. Anyone with information concerning the incident should call Lt. Mark Buchanan, Jackson County Sheriffs Department, at 586-2458, or McAbee at 227-7301. The Reporter October 21, 1988 i Calendar THE WEEK AT WCU - OCTOBER 24-30 Monday, October 24 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for Clemson University. 9 a.m.-lO p.m. Robocop, an action video, second floor, University Center, through Sunday, free. 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Spreadsheet Basics," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. Tuesday, October 25 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Spreadsheet Basics," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 7 p.m. Volleyball at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga. Wednesday, October 26 Noon-1 p.m. "Improving Lectures by Understand­ing Students' Information Process­ing," a lunch time discussion sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence, Mary Will Mitchell Room, Brown Cafeteria. 2-5 p.m. "HyperCard Fundamentals," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3-5 p.m. Workshop on grantsmanship, 510 Robinson Building, sponsored by the Office of Research Administration. 7:30 p.m. Opening reception for an exhibit of paintings by Angelika Wagar, Chelsea Gallery, University Center. Exhibit open through November 17. Thursday, October 27 Golf vs. Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, through Friday. 11 a.m.-noon "Using WordPerfect 5.0 Graphics," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. "Improving Lectures by Understand­ing Students' Information Process­ing," a lunchtime discussion sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence, Mary Will Mitchell Room, Brown Cafeteria. 2-5 p.m. "HyperCard Fundamentals," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3:30 and 7 p.m. Blithe Spirit, film with Rex Harrison, Jackson County Library, free. 7:30 p.m. Presentation by visiting artist Peter Gourfain, sculptor, printmaker, painter, and ceramic artist, Belk Building Auditorium. 8 p.m. Faculty Recital with Stephen Lawson, French horn, Music Recital Hall, free. Friday, October 28 Last day to file application with dean of school for May graduation. 8 p.m. Halloween at the Pub, University Center, $1 WCU students, $2 others. Midnight The Exorcist, a video with Linda Blair, Cherokee Room, University Center, $1 WCU students, $2 others. Saturday, October 29 Men's and Women's Cross Country: Southern Conference Champion­ship, Greenville, S.C. Overnight caving trip, preregister University Center, $10 WCU students. 1 p.m. Volleyball vs. Marshall, Reid Gym. 1:30 p.m. Football at Furman, Greenville, S.C. Sunday, October 30 No events listed. Exhibits Ten works by current and recent graduate art students, Gallery 250, Office of Graduate Studies and Research Administration, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday, through October 28. Recent works by ten members of the Art Department faculty, Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment, through November 11. Paintings by Angelika Wagar, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, October 26-November 17. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August 1989. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," a nine-projector slide show on trout and trout-fishing in the southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center. The Reporter is publ ished by the Office o f Public Inform ation. October 21, 1988 1,400 copies of this public document were printed at a coat of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter TOE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina October 28,1988 Adventures in writing Author combines research with real life What do crime stories, oral surgery, and the best places to live in America have in common? Not a lot, unless you're talking to Rick Boyer, new assistant professor of English. An author of both fiction and nonfiction, he has written about them all. Boyer authors the Doc Adams crime fiction series. The title character is an oral surgeon from Concord, Mass., who happens upon and helps in criminal investigations. Titles in the series are The Penny Ferry, The Daisy Ducks, Moscow Metal, The Whale's Footprints, and Billingsgate Shoal, which won the Edgar Award for Best Novel of 1982 from the Mystery Writers of America. But Boyer is just as popular as Rick Boyer is th e author of the suc cessful Doc Adams suspense novel series. coauthor of Rand McNally's Places Rated Almanac, a n evaluative guide to more than 300 metropolitan areas in the United States. He collaborated on the almanac, now in its second edition, with David Savageau, whom he met when both men were employed by Litde, Brown, and Company publishers. Boyer and Savageau also cowrote the Places Rated Retire ment Guide in 1983 and Retirement Plac es Rated in 1987. Boyer's other works include the novel The Giant Rat of Sumatra and two coauthored books on photography. The Doc Adams stories aren't murder mysteries in the tradition of the Agatha Christie "whodunit, sealed door puzzle," Boyer said. Tm getting farther and farther away from mystery novels. My stories are adventures in which an average type guy gets sucked into some unsavory business," he said. Don't be fooled, however. Ordinary as he may be, Doc Adams is no dummy. As a doctor he observes well and can tell more about a person by looking in his mouth than in his wallet. The condition of the teeth often indicates something about socioeconomic background, for example, and the level of the gumline, indicating the angle of the toothbrush, can tell right- or lefthandedness. "In some ways Doc is like me," Boyer said. "He's in his mid to late forties. His opinions are mine pretty much. Generally I put myself in the books." A native of Evanston, 111., Boyer earned a bachelor's degree at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in 1965. At the University of Iowa, where he earned a master of fine arts degree in the creative writing program in 1968, he studied under the author Kurt Vonnegut. Boyer taught English at the Univer­sity of Iowa and UNCA. He was a field representative to colleges and then an acquisitions editor in Chicago and Boston for Little, Brown, and Company from 1971 until 1978. For ten years, he has been a fulltime writer. Writing is for him a sort of pleasant addiction to sharing experiences with readers, a habit supported by an equal compulsion for research. He find ideas for Doc Adams plots and verifies their technical points by digging through scientific literature and talking with real dentists and other professionals about their work. He said each title in the Places Rated series, which required research on climates, housing, health, crime, edu­cation, economics, and other variables, has sold more than 100,000 copies. As a coauthor of the series, Boyer has appeared on several television programs, including "PM Magazine," "CBS Evening News," 'The David Susskind Show," and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." In 1981, he appeared on four segments of NBC's "Today Show," during which cohost Jane Pauley asked him to name three cont'd Campus events VAN SCHEDULE - The STAR van will make a trip to the University of Georgia Friday, November 11. The van will leave Forsyth parking lot at 8 a.m. and return around 8 p.m. the same day. Faculty members must reserve seats at least two days prior to the trip, and graduate assistants, who may ride on a space-available basis, should call one day prior to the trip. Call Sue Beck in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies at 227-7398. COMPUTER WORKSHOPS - The following workshops and "how-to" discussions will be offered by the Computer Center for the week of Octo­ber 31-November 4: "Telecomputing with LINCNET" (workshop), 3-5 p.m. Monday, October 31, or Tuesday, November 1; "Macintosh Word Processing" (workshop), 3-5 p.m. Wednesday or Thursday, November 2 or 3; and "Hard Disk Backup/Restore" (discussion), 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, November 3. All sessions are held in the Computer Center Conference Room, Forsyth B-15, and are free to faculty and staff. Registration is required. Call Dee Painter at 227-7282. VISITING WRITER - Poet and editor Charles Fort, associate professor of English at UNC-Wilmington, will visit Western Monday and Tuesday, Adventures cont'd American cities where he personally would choose to live. One of his choices was Asheville, and he has since moved there from Boston, Mass., with his two teenage sons. Now teaching a creative writing course on campus, Boyer advises his students that writing requires patience and isn't always profitable as a career. But he says those with a writer's sensitivity, active imagination, and the need to share personal experiences and impressions shouldn't give up. - Joseph Price November 7 and 8, and give two public readings of his poetry. The first will be held at 7 p.m. November 7 at the Jackson County Library in Sylva. A second reading will be at 7 p.m. No­vember 8 in 104 Killian Building. An autograph session and reception will follow. Fort's visit is part of the new Visiting Writers series. HUNTER SCHOLAR - Dr. Gordon McKinney, professor of history, will give two free public presentations in November on the social impact of the American Civil War on western North Carolina. The first presentation will be held 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, November 2, in the Ramsey Center's Hospitality Room. The second will take place 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, at the Jackson County Public Library. McKinney is the recipient of the university's Hunter Scholar Award, presented for the first time last year. Homecoming queen '88 Mica Waters of Cullowhee was name d homecoming queen during halftime of Western's footb all game against Easte rn Kentucky University October 22. The new queen, a sophomore, is the daughter of Bob Waters, head footba ll coach, and h is wife Cheri. Western on the air Among television appearances arranged by the Office of Public Information in recent months: • Don Livingston (Political Science) was interviewed live June 6 on the WIS (Columbia, S.C.) noon talk-show, "Carolina Today." Livingston talked about the impact of television on the American presidency. He discussed the same topic in an interview on WFMY in Greensboro June 13 on their "Good Morning" show. On September 12, Livingston was interviewed on "Uni­versity Forum," a half-hour program on WSOC in Charlotte. • Tyler Blethen (History, Mountain Heritage Center) taped an interview June 27 for "Omni," an educational program which is produced for WSKJ, Tennessee public television. The interview also was shown on WKPT in Kingsport, Tenn. Blethen talked about the Scotch-Irish migration to the Appalachians. • Judith Stillion (Academic Affairs) discussed death education in the public schools July 1 on WIS, Columbia, S.C., on "Carolina Today." She was joined by a panel of teens who talked about death education in their high school. • Jan Davidson (Mountain Heritage Center) taped two programs for an independent arts program in Chicago called "American Art Forum" July 11. The program is on more than fifty public television stations throughout the nation. October 28, 1988 The Reporter B— Wayte, Cole receive homecoming awards Two educators who have worked to improve education at home and abroad received the Alumni Association's top awards during homecoming activities October 22. Mary Smallwood Wayte, professor emeritus of education, received the Distinguished Service Award. Marvin M. Cole, president of Dekalb College in Atlanta, Ga., received the Distin­guished Alumnus Award. Wayte, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., came to Cullowhee in 1955 as a super­vising teacher at Camp Laboratory School and joined the faculty of the School of Education and Psychology in 1963. Since retiring in 1972, she has worked in more than twenty American-sponsored schools in Central and South America. In 1982, she received the People plaacnesd ARTS AND SCIENCES • Joan Byrd (Art) gave a presentation entitled "Penland School and the History of the Glass Movement in North Carolina" at the twenty-eighth "Seminar on Glass" at the Corning (N.Y.) Museum of Glass October 22. • Wilburn Hayden (Social Work) moderated the fall conference of the North Carolina Network of Social Work managers held on campus and in Asheville Sep­tember 28 and 29. Also, Hayden, Joyce Prewitt, and Jim Syphers (Social Work) attended the fall meetings of the North Carolina Council on Social Work Educa­tion and the North Carolina Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, both held recently in Asheville. Hayden, the state's "Social Worker of the Year," addressed the noon luncheon at the chapter meeting. • James R. Nicholl (English) has been selected as an editorial reader for the Journal of Advanced Composition. BUSINESS • Heydar Pourian (Economics and Finance) presented a paper entitled Current Issues in International Investments" October 6 at the annual meeting of the southeastern chapter of the Institute of Management Sciences. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY • Gurney Chambers (Dean) spoke to the school personnel of t he Mount Vernon (Ohio) City Schools October 7. • Sandra Oldendorf (Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction) presented a paper entitled "The South Carolina Sea Island Citizenship Schools at the "Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Torchbearers and Trailblazers conference in Atlanta, Ga., October 12-15. The conference was convened by Coretta Scott King and Rosa Parks. NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES • Tom Connelly (Dean) presented the Patricia W. Gillespie Distinguished Lec­ture, an annual invitational presentation, at the University of Connecticut School of Allied Health Science September 30. His topic was 'The Music We Play and the Dances We Do: Quality of Care and Interdependent Practice. TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE • Charles Taylor (Criminal justice) has been named "Criminal Justice Educator o the Year" by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association. He received the award at the organization's annual meeting October 12-15 in Asheville. Wayte Russell and Lois Cook Memorial Award for international service and peacemak­ing efforts from the Western North Carolina Chapter of the United Nations Association, and the "Woman of the Year" award from the Jackson County Business and Professional Women's Club. Wayte's student research in biology at Syracuse Uni­versity estab­lished her in New York as an authority on fish. She earned a doctorate in college education person­nel from Yale University. Cole, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees from WCU, has been president of Dekalb College since 1981. Under his leadership, in 1986 the multi-campus, two-year institution achieved a major goal of merging with the University System of Georgia. Since 1973, Cole has held adminis­trative positions at Dekalb Community College-South Campus, including dean of student affairs, dean of academic affairs, and vice-president. He has held posts at Atlanta Baptist College (now Mercer University of Atlanta) and at Morehead State Univer­sity in Ken­tucky, and he has served in advisory or administrative capacities to Kabul Univer­sity in Afganis-tan and the University of the Panjab in Pakistan. Born and raised near Candler, Cole is a member of WCU's class of 1958. He is well-known in Atlanta for his imper­sonation of humorist Mark Twain. Cole The Reporter October 28, 1988 Calendar THE WEEK AT WCU - OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6 Monday, October 31 9 a.m.-lO p.m. The Witches of Eastwick, a video with Cher, second floor, University Center, through Sunday, free. 3-5 p.m. "Telecomputing with LINCNET," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. Tuesday, November 1 8:30 a.m. Meeting of Executive Committee for Academic Affairs, 510 Robinson Building. 9:30 a.m. Council of Deans, 510 Robinson Building. 3-5 p.m. telecomputing with LINCNET," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 8 p.m. Percussion Ensemble and Brass Choir Concert, Music Recital Hall. 9 p.m. LMP Producers' meeting, University Center. Wednesday, November 2 Cafeteria faculty evaluation forms due to Office of Institutional Studies. Noon-1 p.m. "Humor and Enjoyment of College Teaching," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Mary Will Mitchell Room, Brown Cafeteria. 3-5 p.m. "Macintosh Word Processing," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Georgia Tech, Reid Gym. Thursday, November 3 11 a.m.-noon "Hard Disk Backup/Restore," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. "Humor and Enjoyment of College Teaching," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Mary Will Mitchell Room, Brown Cafeteria. 2 p.m. Student Recital, Music Recital Hall, free. 2-5 p.m. "Macintosh Word Processing," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3:30 and 7 p.m. Here Comes Mr. Jordan, film with Robert Montgomery, Jackson County Library, free. 7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Georgia State, Reid Gym. 8 p.m. Concert choir concert, Music Recital Hall, free. 8 p.m. Battle of the Bands, Ramsey Center, $1 WCU students, $2 others. Friday, November 4 Golf: WCU and Fairfield Sapphire Valley Invitational, Holly Forest Course, through Sunday. 3 p.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for UNC-Chapel Hill. Saturday, November 5 Rockclimbing trip, preregister University center, $5 WCU students. 1:30 p.m. Football at Appalachian State University, Boone. 2 p.m. Induction ceremony of Eta Psi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Music Recital Hall. Sunday, November 6 No events listed. Exhibits Student photography, Gallery 250, Office of Graduate Studies and Research Administra­tion, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. Recent works by ten members of the Art Department faculty, Be Ik Build ing art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment, through November 11. Paintings by Angelika Wagar, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, throughNovember 17. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August 1989. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," a nine-projector slide show on trout and trout-fishing in the southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center. The Reporter is publ ished by the Office of Pu blic Informa tion. October 28, 1988 1,400 cop Jet of this public document were printed at a cote of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter

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