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  • SEPTEMBER8, 1977/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/Page 13 Don Dixon, AC 'Interested in just about everything' Along with the new semester system this year at Western Carolina there is also a new housing system. Now, instead of individual halls having an over-all director, the halls are divided into areas and each area has a full-time, professional director. Don Dixon is the Area Coordinator for Albright, Benton, and Harrill Residence Halls. He supervises the Head Residents of these halls as well as involving himself in many aspects of student and campus life. Dixon graduated from Western Carolina in August of 1976 with a Masters of education and a degree in counseling. Half of his work toward his degree was done in psychology. "Interested in just about everything," Dixon is still attending classes at Western. He wants to learn more about administration and business. Immediately after graduation Dixon accepted the Area Coordinator position and began to take up the responsibility as well as the challenges of his position right away. Dixon is responsible for making sure that the entire scope of resicence hall life is kept running as smoothly as possible. This includes everything from checking up on RA's, to make sure that they are doing their jobs correctly, to planning new projects for residence halls. Dixon spends most of his time dealing with student help and the "deinstitutionalization" of the college life image. One of the projects he is spending a lot of time and effort on this year is a program he calls a "Vocational 'Development Program." The purpose of this program is to help students find the right vocation for them individually. Students will be given specialized tests to determine their interests as well as their individual talents in areas relevent to their individual career goals. Tests will also be given to determine how much one individual is dependant upon someone else for decision making. This battery of tests will be given to a randomly selected group of students. Another one of Dixon's ideas, just in the making at this point, is the creation of a study-recreation area. This area would be near the center of residence halls and used for study during the week. During the weekend it could be used for a variety of purposes. Dixon proposed that it could be used for small discos, student organization meetings, or even small, catered dinners. The atmos- Dhere of such a, room would be very contemporary. Pleasant colors of paint on the walls, floor plants, hanging plants, carpet, and big tables and comfortable chairs would be the mainstream of the decor. Dixon believes that such an area would provide a pleasant atmosphere in which to study, and adds that it would probably be left open twenty-four hours a day during exam times. Students, Dixon believes, would be enticed to study more if such an area was available in their hall; it would be much easier to just walk a few steps than to go all the way to the library if it was too noisy to study in the rooms. The experimental study-recreation area, if all eoes well, will be located on ninth floor Harrill. Dixon is also planning to stage periodic sales of arts and crafts. This, he said, would give faculty members and students a chance to buy, as well as sell, pieces of handiwork. People could buy things cheaper this way and use them to decorate their rooms. Many students and Dixon believe that students fail to take pride in their rooms because they all look alike. "With a little imagination," says Dixon, "these rooms can really look great. A few plants, a little piece of carpet, and a few posters can make a room look like A room." Also, you can paint the room, if you get' permission first, and the university will supply the paint.' Dixon feels that students should "be aware of their surroundings." He is firm in his belief that if a student's environment is pleasant, a more positive attitude is bound to result, and better atmosphere will prevail. Another thing that Dixon believes to be very important is for students to get involved. The student services here. he says, are "about the best I've seen anywhere." Taking this into consideration, Dixon thinks that sometimes there are too many decisions. To help students make the proper decisions is what he believes the faculty of Western Carolina's most important goal is. Using this professional assistance, students can enjoy their college life much more fully. Dixon suggests to "let people know who you are" by getting involved. The student who gets involved will leave school with a mnrh fuller education and a more well rounded personality, according to Dixon. He said, "I believe that you should attempt to make an impact on your environment." He is very interested in psychology and likes to take a psychological approach toward projects. One such project last year dealt with incentives for getting students to be less rowdy in the residence halls. The project consisted of three steps. The first step was to have the RA's tell the residents that they were being observed. This resulted in a substantial drop in the number of incidents occurring in the hall during that week. The second step was to tell the members of the hall that the entire wing with the lowest "incident report" would receive something in the way of recognition. Again, the number of incidents decreased. The third week, after the first pizza party, which was the "prize" awarded to the first weeks' winners, incidents decreased still more. For the next several weeks the incidents decreased even more, then more or less leveled off. After the project was completed, the number of incidents rose slightly and then leveled off at a much lower level than before the project was initiated. Dixon believes that this proves that once students become aware of the benefits of keeping the halls more quiet, they tried harder to keep it that way. The results of this project are scheduled to be published in a psychology journal later this year. Projects of this sort, that not only prove something, but do something about it, are the types of things that Dixon likes to get involved with. ffiTSiHSS, ITALFM COISINE & STEAK HOUSE WCU SPECIAL $4.95 —"---" r^z-^^Ear 12 oz. Rib Eye U.S.D.A. Choice Cuts Complete with salad, baked potato, or French fries SPECIAL THIS WEEKEND: Fri., Sat., Sun., SEPT.9. 10, 11 BALSAM RD. WAYNESVILLE, N, C. 456-7977 With this Coupon Open 5—11pm Our Dining Room opens at 5 p.m. Come early and enjoy fine Italian meals and steak dinners of your choice. 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