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Volume 57 Number 1 News tHp Western Carolinian Page 2 Thursday, June 20, 1991 New Beginnings to help families become self-sufficient Single women with children who want to jump the poverty treadmill have the opportunity for a fresh start, thanks to the New Beginnings summer program at Western Carolina University. New Beginnings, which runs July 2-26, offers workshops on personal development, employment skills and parenting. The goal is to help families become self-sufficient and no longer depend on public assistance. Twelve families will be selected from Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties and the Quail y Boundary. The women and their children will live in WCU residence halls and eat in campus dining halls. They will attend special workshops and programs on setting and achieving educational and employment goals, solving problems, making decisions, managing time and coping with stress. There will even be a session on "dressing for success" with a tight budget. "Women who participate in the program need to be at the point in their lives where they want to make a change," said program coordinator Brenda Tsavatewa. "It's crucial that they have the motivation to change personal, social and economic aspects of their lives. They must want to get a job and keep a job to support their families." The program is funded for the third year by the Job Training Partnership Act through the Private Industry Council of Southwestern North Carolina Planning and Economic Development Commission. New Beginnings is conducted by WCU's office for Rural Education, and it is coordinated this year by Tsavatewa and Ann Rickman, both family services managers at the Office for Rural Education who hold bachelor's degrees in social work from WCU. Besides targeting job training, the program this year will emphasize building family relationships and parenting skills. "Our family time in the evenings will be expanded, and the moms and children will try to make it a 'quality time' experience," Tsavatewa said. "Parents and children need to leam to communicate in order to get their personal needs met, which later can prevent problems like substance abuse and dropping out of school." The New Beginnings program comprises seminars on four themes: "Who Am I?," a period of counseling and discussion about personal backgrounds and circumstances; "Where Do I Want To Go?," and examination of issues such as self-esteem, values and goals; "Career Exploration," a look at job interests and talents; and "How Do I Get There?," informational sessions on community resources and educational options. Other topics include health, nutrition, resolving family conflicts and interview skills. Aerobics classes and walking programs will be available this year to complement a new emphasis on health and fitness. Children attend nearby daycare centers and campus youth programs for personal and educational development. Recreational activities and field trips also provide new experiences. The program already boasts success stories, including women who are working on degrees at WCU and Southwestern Community College, and those who now work full time to support their families. See "Poverty" Page 3 Estes and Gabler awarded scholarships Service awards luncheon scheduled for June 26 Western Carolina University will honor 106 employees with service ranging from 5 to 30 years and present its 1991 Recognition Award for Outstanding Support Personnel on Wednesday, June 26, at its annual service awards luncheon in the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Chancellor Myron L. Coulter will preside at the noon luncheon, which also honors nine retir ing staff members. Advance tickets for the luncheon are required. Honorees - - including service award recipients, nominees for the support staff award and Governor's Award for Excellence, and retirees - - will be guests of the University. Cost for others attending will be $7.00 per person. For tickets, telephone Mary Parris at (704) 227-7218 before June 21. The winner of the Recogni tion Award for Outstanding Support Personnel receives a check for S1,000 and a plaque. Nominees for the 1991 award are John Brooks, Allie Jean Carter, Charlie Dills, Michael C. Ensley, Sherry Fox, Sheila Frizzell, Janice Smith Harris, Yvonne Holland, Teresa Hooper, Susan Lewis, Dorothy Love, Douglas "Steve" McClure, Mary Lou Millwood, Jeanne Nienhuis, Nancy Norgaard, Lloyd Phillips, Dona Potts, Betty Powell, Betty Lou Pressley, Susan Smith, Judy Smoker,GenoaStephens, Steven Webb, Terry Welch, Faye White, Bill Williams, and Joneita Yantes. Retiring staff to be honored are Mae Louise Allen, Priscilla W. Ashe, Helen S. Clark, Charles B. Franklin, Troy D. Frizzell, Minnie Jo Jackson, Lydia M. Mathis, Jesse L. Shelton and Faye B. Taylor. Brian Douglas Estes and Brian Thomas Gabler have been awarded S500 Industrial and Textile Supply Company Scholarships at Western Carolina University. The scholarships are given annually to outstanding students majoring in industrial distribution on the basis of academic excellence, professional attitude, leadership potential and need. Primary consideration is given to academic excellence. The program is sponsored by the Industrial and Textile Supply Co. in Charlotte, NC. Estes of 361 Welch Road in Bryson City is the son of Jim an Judy Estes. Heisa 1986 graduate of Swain High School. Gabler is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack T. Gabler of 3609 Sugar Cane Road in Fayetteville, NC. He is a 1988 graduate of Terry Sanford High School. Western has approximately 50 students majoring in industrial distribution. James D. Turner, associate professor of industrial and engineering technology, coordinates the program in the WCU School of Technology and Applied Science. Larson to create manual $3,000+ grant aids in project completion Barbara Larson, head of the emergency medical care program at Western Carolina University, has received a grant of nearly $3,200 to create a manual for emergency medical science programs in the North Carolina community college system. The manual is designed to provide a model set of guidelines to community colleges for the education and training of emergency medical technicians and paramedics. The North Carol ina Department of Community Colleges granted $3,191.25 to Larson to complete the projcct,enti tied "Competency-Based Manual for the Emergency Medical Science Curriculum." WCU was the first institution in the nation to offer a four-year program in emergency medical care and the first to receive national accreditation for its four-year paramedic training program. "Theatre" Cont. from Front Page All productions of the three shows will begin at 8:00 pm in Hoey Auditorium on the Western Carolina campus. Summer season ticket packages are available, with a more than 25 percent savings over the single- ticket price for all three shows. Adult summer passes are $20.00, and student passes are $12.00. All passes will be distributed at the Hoey Auditorium box office on the night of the first performance attended. Single-show tickets will be available at the door for $5.00 for students and $9.00 for adults. For the summer season, the speech and theatre arts department has brought back "the intimate Hoey arena arrangement." The revised general admission arrangement will mean fewer, but better, seats. Only 160 spots will fa*, available for each performance, and seats will be filled on a first-corr.e, first-served basis. For moie information about WCU's summer theatre season, or to purchase season passes, contact the department of speech and theatre arts at telephone (704) 227-7491. June Dairy Month -1991 "Kegquarters" j Sylva Package Store We can now get imported kegs ■ Domestic and Imported beers sold by the case, singles or six-pack ■ "Coldest beer in town" ■ (per The Western Carolinian) ■ Old Asheville Highway, Sylva 586-6998 "Webster" Cont. from Front Page accreditation from the National Committee for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Robinson, fiercely committed to the program and its workers, is always seeking modernization and streamlining to make Webster Enterprises more efficient and stronger. Toward those ends, Robinson and Professor Kurt Whitley of Western Carolina University'sdcparlmcntof industrial and engineering technology have forged an alliance, to the benefit of both. Whitley, a new member of the WCU faculty, was eager to involve his students in actual workplace research and application and was willing to modify course structure to accommodate the project. Recently 30 undergraduate students from Whitley's methods and standards class in the WCU School of Technology and Applied Science, embarked on motion and time studies at the Webster Enterprise plant. "Their work is valuable in two ways," Robinson said. "It serves as a staff development activity for Webster Enterprises, exposing the staff to techniques and methods that can be used in improving efficiency; and it is worthwhile to the students because it gives them practical experience." Robinson said some of the company's work stations have implemented the students' suggestions, increasing productivity, and in some cases, workers' wages. "Gains in production are often measured in small, but important increments," Robinson said. "This association has been very good for the students," Whitley said. "Some of the resulting studies are of highly professional quality and are quite comprehensive. It was an almost ideal learning situation." Robinson also sought help in planning expansion and upgrading of the facility's recycling operation. Alan Steinberg of the Small Business and Technology Development Center in WCU's Center for the Improving Mountain Living steered him to Professor John Adams' graduate program in project management in WCU's School of Business. "Dr. Adams and his graduate students have been of :xemendous help in our recycling business," Robinson said. The eight graduate students brought immediate workforce to assist Webster Enterprises, again with the added benefit of real-world research experience in planning, organization and cost analysis for the students. Robinson, Whitley, Adams, Steinberg, the Webster Enterprises staff and WCU students all agree that the alliance worked well for everyone. "It's been a good experience," Robinson said. STOPR Stop Trashing Our Public Roads I KEEP NORTH CAROLINA CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL & PLEASE TIE A GREEN RIBBON ON YOUR VEHICLE TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR A CLEANER & MORE BEAUTIFUL STATE Courtesy of the fETQ North Carolina Restaurant Association And Thousands Of Individuals Who Care About Our State Post Office Box 6528, Raleigh. NC 27628. Telephone (919)782-5022, Fax (919)782-7251 NANTAHALA RIVER RAFTING JULY 5 & JULY 19 WCU Students $5 All Others $16 Trips depart from U. C. at 1:00 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 227-7206 TUCKASEIGEE RIVER CANOE/KAYAK TRIP JULY 11 & JULY 25 Trips leave at 1:00 p.m. from U. C. WCU Students $5/ Others $16 includes equipment, guides, transportaion For more info call 227-7206 Sign Up In Advance, First Floor U\ C.

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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  • Date original: 1991-06-20
  • Date digitized: 2019-10-02
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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