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Page 2 WESTERN CAROLINIAN MARCH 6. 1986 ■■■'^'^■■'^■■■■■■■■■alMBBBaWil^HB Required for reaccreditation WCU completes Self-Study Report Western Carolina University has completed the two-year self-examination process-including the preparation of a two volume Institutional Self-Study Report-required for reaccreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The reaccreditation process involves a visit by a SACS committee that will evaluate the Self-Study document and talk with students, faculty members, administrators and staff as part of their evaluations. The SACS committee will be on the WCU campus March 23-26, according to Dr. Royce Woosley, who has directed-the Self-Study during the two-year process that culminates in the committee visit. Some interviews with the visiting committee will be arranged in advance, but others will not be scheduled until the committee arrives. Numerous people on campus contributed to the Self-Study document, Woosley said. "More than 100 members of the university community-including students, faculty, administrators, staff and members of the board of trustees-were assigned to the 4, J> 4) J i* J *V«J «W V9MP«<Ul4iM^ PREGNANT i to be offered AND ALONE? : CALL TOLL FREE . Bethany Emergency ' Pregnancy Center We want to listen and help you find answers to your auestions. You do not have to go it alone. Local, 24 hr hotline 369-6188 Trained counselor on call East Main Street P.O. Box 1614 Franklin, N.C. 28734 OFFICE Hours: Mon. - Fri. 10:00 - 2:00 PM Free Pregnancy Tests For appointment after hours call 369-6188 principal committees," he said. "In addition, many more were involved in the departmental and school self-studies that were an important part of the process." The 800 page Self-Study document is the basis for WCU's request for reaffirmation of reaccreditation by the SAC's Commission on Colleges. It was prepared by eight WCU committees and approved by a 16-member campus steering committee. It summarizes the comprehensive study of the university, in preparation for the visiting panel. The document addresses 11 standards that encompass all aspects of the university. "It contains recommendations for the improvement of educational services and programs for the future of the university," Woosley said. The standards, which provide the organizational structure of the written report, are purpose, organization and administration, educational programs, financial resources, faculty, library, student developement services, physical resources, special activities, Mossage class resources, faculty, library, student developement services, physical resources, special activities, graduate program and research. Copies of the report have been widely distributed on campus, Woosley said. All department heads and program directors, deans and most administrative offices have copies available. A copy also may be obtained at the circulation desk of Hunter Library. "The Self-Study gives what I consider to be an accurate picture of the university at this time. The report discusses our strengths as well as recommendations for improvement," Woosley said. The 14 members of the visiting SACS committee are: chairman Richard C. Meyer, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Texas A&l University; Terry Brooks, chairman of the engineering technology department of Memphis State University-Herff College; Blaine A. Brownell, dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Alabama in Birmingham; Charlotte A. Collins, dean of the Conservatory at Shenandoah College and Conservatory; Robert E. Driscoll, dean «r., ~u~r, ni kpnnesaw College in Marietta, Ga.; ?u22aHam pressor of chemistry at McNeese X UnSv in Lake Charles, La. ; Joseph Hamburg dean of allied health professions at the University of Kentucky Joseph A. Jackson, professor andean of libraries at the University of Tennesse at Chattanooga; John J. Koldus vice president for student services at Texas A&M Un.versity; James A. RoSinson president of the University of West Florida m pSota Richard E. Sorensen, dean of the CoSe of Business at Virginia Polytechnic/State Un°ve7sity; Howard L. Sparks, vice provost or cluing studies at Virginia Commonwealth University J Floyd Tyler, vice president for business aS at The College of Charleston; and Jeral R. Williams vice president for academic affairs at the University of South Alabama in Mobile. The committee will present its conclusions and recommendations to the chancellor. Meanwhile, the WCU steering committee is developeing an implementation plan for the Self-Study recomendation. by Larry Sparrow STAFF WRITER- A massage class will be offered to Western Carolina students, beginning on Tuesday, March 18th. It will be a six week course, and Ihere will be a minimal fee of ten dollars. The classes will be held in the Cherokee Room of the University Center from 6:00 to 7:30. Students will learn howto give a full body massage. Anyone who is interested may sign up at the L.M.P. office on the first floor of the U.C. Massage is a health enhancing activity. It is good for: stress reduction, muscle relaxation, and generally increased welless. It can help a person to become more in tune with their body, and it can be fun. The massage class will be taught by Ms. Jan Presnell, a professional masseuse. Ms. Presnell is a graduate of Western's nursing school. She has recieved private training from a professional masseur, and, more recently, she has taken intensive massage study at the Karpula Institute, located in Massachussets. Currently, Ms. Presnell is running a private massage practice in Sylva, located at the Loves Field Chiropractic Center. She is an R.N., and has been a professional masseuse for over four years. If you are interested in taking the massage class, be sure to sign up Getting close was just part of the fun at the 1st Annual Parks and Recreation Conference. Photo by Ken Lauber In Gretchen Ledford's story on Faculty-student relationships, typographical error stated, "Most students indicated that friendships with faculty are good as long as they do lead to favoritism." The sentence should have read, "friendship with faculty are good as long as they don't lead to favoritism. Take a ride on the Blue Ridge Parkway between classes. S«* "Islands in th« Clouds: 50 Yaars on tha Bkje FVdga Parkway.' a 9~projector mult knag© program with breathtaking photography, llttMi'known history, and Just a touch of rook A roM. MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER Parks and Recreation Mgt. program recognized - ■« P^ .<viK. A«. 2&si&? ' iff m Western Carolina University's Parks and Recreation Management Program has been recognized for excellence by the National Employees Services and Recreation Association. It is only the third program nationally to be recognized by the 3,500-member association. Western's program received the official recognition after review by the NESRA's certification committee and approval of the association's board of directors. The only two previous recognitions went to California State University- Northridge in 1984 and California State University-Chico in 1985. To achieve recognition by NESRA, based in Westchester, II., a program's curriculum is reviewed by the certification committee for what it considers to be the correct combination of business and recreation professions. Western's Parks and Recreation Management Program usesa multi-disciplinary approach that includes courses in communication skills and parks and recreation management. Students at WCU must complete courses in management, accounting, marketing, small business management, writing for the professions, public speaking, computer information systems and others, before a required internship after the junior year. Dr. Russel E. Bachert Jr., who has coordinated the WCU Parks and Recreation Program since 1981, said the NESRA recognition will benefit WCU students in a number of ways, including internships and job placement after graduation. "Member companies with internship programs include Allstate Insurance, The Boeing Company, Campbell Soup, General Mills, Philips Petroleum, Westin Hotels, and Xerox, just to name a few," Bachert said. "Regional companies that are members and have employee services or recreation programs include Olin Corp. in Brevard, Duke Power in Charlotte and Lockheed and DuPont in Georgia," said Currin Cooley, WCU instructor of parks and recreation management. The National Employee Services and Recreation Assocition is a non-profit association that includes administrators and suppliers of employee service and recreation programs in business, industryand government. Teacher tries to bridge science-religion gap in lecture Round trip. Anywhere we go. This Spring Break, if you and your friends are thinking about heading to the slopes, the beach or just home for a visit, Greyhound can take you there. For only $89 or less, round trip. From February 1 through June 15, all you do is show us your college student I.D. card when you purchase your ticket. Your ticket will then be good for travel for 15 days from the date of purchase. So this Spring Break, get a real break. Go anywhere Greyhound goes for $89 or less. For more information, call Greyhound. Must present a valid college student I.D, card upon purchase No other discounts apply rickets arc nontransferable and good for travel on Greyhound Lines, Inc ,and other participating carriers Certain restrictions apply. Offer effective 2 1 86, ()tter limited Not valid in Canada. GO GREYHOUND f And leave the driving to us. 495 Haywood Road, 253-8451 IWMirevhound Lines. Iru John Clayton was a practicing atheist for 20 years until he thought his way into religion Clayton is a science teacher. He was raised in a family where atheism was protocol. "My father was a philosophy professor and an atheist," Clayton said during an interview. "I worked in organized atheism for a number of years, the same organization that Madalyn Murray O'Hair has been associated with." Clayton lives in South Bend, Ind., and travels on weekends, lecturing across the country at colleges and churches. In his speeches, he explains his own brand of pure science and pure religion, challenging people for whom faith' is an effortless, thoughtless thing to try to understand what they believe, and helping those who have thought their way out of religion to think their way back into it. "All Christians," says Clayton, "should make a serious examination of their own lives and conscience and beliefs. They should be sure they are following God and not men, and the Bible and not what men tell them the Bible says." People in his area will have an opportunity to hear Clayton speak on Saturday, March 22 from 1-4 p.m. at the Sytva Church of Christ, located at Dills and Josephine Streets. From 7 to 9:30 p.m. he will be lecturing in the Cherokee room, Hinds Student Center, Western Carolina University. His topics for evening will be "Cosmos" and "The Nature of God." there will be opportunity for questions following these lectures. On Sunday, March 23, Clayton can be heard at 9 a.m. on "the Gospel of Christ" broadcast on WRGC. Following the radio program, he will speak at the Sytva Church of Christ at 10 a.m. on the subject of "Morality" and at 11 a.m. on "Four Foundations of Life." The final lecture of the series will be at 2 p.m. at the Sylva Church of Christ, and the topic will be "Problem of Human Suffering." Admission is free to all sessions, and the public is invited.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Western Carolina University
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
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• Date
  • Date original: 1986-03-06
  • Date digitized: 2019-03-21
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  • Dimension: 22.75" x 15"
  • Pages: 14 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1986-03-06_Vol51_No07
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