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Western Carolinian Volume 62 (63) Number 18

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inews January 21, 1998 western ■• • arolinian WCU Board of Trustees Member Runs for State Office by James Carter Western Carolina University Board of Trustees member Phillip Haire has been many things to many people. To Connie Haire, Dean of Institutional Advancement at Southwestern Community College, he has been a loving husband and father to their three sons and daughter. To the US Air Force, where he served for three years, he was a Captain, and to the university system of North Carolina, he has been an active member in many organizations. Soon, though, Haire, a local Sylva attorney, hopes to be District 52's House Representative. After Representative Charles Beall decided not to run for re-election, Haire threw in the hat for the 1998 House of Representatives race; he is running under the Democratic ticket and, if elected, will be a Representative for Graham, Haywood, Madison, Swain and Jackson Counties, excepting Cashiers and Hamburg Townships. Though he sees nothing wrong with the Republican party, Haire says, "I was reared a Democrat and have been a Democrat all my life, and I think that the Democratic party is tuned in to the needs of the people." Haire's list of affiliations is extensive. He has gotten his chance to hear the needs of the people as an active member in the First United Methodist Church of Sylva, where he has served as Chairman of the Administrative Board, Lay Leader, Chairman of the Building Committee, Chairman of the Staff-Parrish Relations, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Among his local activities have been: vice president and chairman of the Building Committee for the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce; chairman of Jackson County Industrial Development Team; recipient of the Distinguished Service Award and president of Jackson County Youth Sports; chairman and long-term member of First Union National Bank's Board of Directors. In regional and state wide services, Haire served for 12 years on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors before coming to WCU's Board of Trustees, a position he currently holds. He is a past president of the 30th Judicial Bar Association; chair of the North Carolina Conference of Bar Presidents; currently serves as program chair of the Senior Law Division of N.C. Bar Association; member of the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission (now Advantage West) and on the Task Force for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teachers in Cullowhee. Haire outlines three major areas that he will focus on if elected. One is education. 'The community college and university system is only as good as the quality of the other schools we have, so I am a firm supporter of secondary education, of continuing the Smart Start program we have started," he stated. "I think one of the finest things that they have come up with in a while is the Teaching Fellow program. I'm one hundred percent behind that program, and, also, I support the Governor's program to raise the teachers' salaries to the national average." Another area of importance for Haire is economic development. 'Tourism is the second largest industry in North Carolina, and this area relies a lot on tourism. What I would like to do is do some economic development that is compatible with the quality of life in this area," said Haire. One of those things Haire thinks we need to do is making a telecommunications system on this side of the mountain. "Because of the density of industry and population, this is invaluable to other parts of the state," says Haire. Though he admits it might be expensive, Haire states that he would love to "maybe get GTE to run all the necessary lines to get industry to connect to all this type of high-speed, high-transmission telecommunication systems. "Having this in of itself will not create the jobs, but it will make us competitive if an industry wants to locate here and, shall we say, in the Piedmont area. At least we will be able to offer them apples and apples as far as this service is concerned. Now, we are at a competitive disadvantage because the telecommunications and information data systems are not available in this area." "Doing what we need to do to preserve the quality of life in this area" will be another one of Haire's goals as representative. "I'm a firm believer in what we have here and recognizing that we have to maintain this quality of life," he says. "As a member of the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission, I had an opportunity to go and look and see what other counties were doing. For example, Swain County has opened an industrial development park, and I will do what I can to help that." Haire says that his experience with this commission helped give him a "good picture on Western North Carolina from the economic standpoint." Though he will have to resign his position as a Board of Trustees member upon winning the election, Haire hopes to continue working with WCU. Western's initiative to improve town- and-gown relations and to attract technology to the area are "totally compatible with what [he] feels needs to be done." Haire admits that the university is where some of his ideas are coming from: "I see that these types of things are what we need." When asked about the Cullowhee-Sylva economic rivalry that some members of the surrounding communities speak of as the town versus gown debate, Haire had this to say: "I don't think that there has ever been a rivalry between Cullowhee and Sylva— obviously when we had competing high schools, sure—but now that we are all united I don't see that there is any competitiveness between the two. Sylva has started growing into Cullowhee and Cullowhee has started grow- "King" Continued front front ticipated in the event, performing several songs throughout the program. Fuse-Hall was welcomed by Chancellor Bardo, who noted that "we're in an age where questions of race are not settled." Bardo went on to comment on how diversity is valued at WCU and stressed the importance of celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Fuse-Hall's speech was intended to inspire students of today to continue living out the dream that King had intended to make a reality. She drove her speech home by painting a portrait of King through quotes from King's close friends and relatives. While speaking about King's relationship with Benjamin Mays, his teacher and mentor, Fuse-Hall offered a concept for all students and teachers to follow. "Educating young minds is an exciting experience," she said. "Most importantly, students must always ask 'What would happen if?' Such an imagination demands the collaborative work of the student and teacher." Fuse-Hall also touched on the lack of minority presence in the government and challenged current students to change that. She asserted that one would notice "how many [minority members] are present and participate on an equal basis" if they are invited to voice their opinions. She went on to say "inviting all voices to the table does not drown out anyone." Towards the end of her speech, Fuse-Hall summarized the points she wanted to make. She said to "dream big and inclusive, don't be limited by what others around you do, accept the challenge of change, and achieve your dream by working collaboratively with others." Throughout her speech she stressed the importance of accepting and inviting the assistance of others, regardless of any race, creed, or nationality. Fuse-Hall urged everyone to continue dreaming. "Live the Dream. Let your life and work contribute to King's dream," she said. She closed her speech with a quote from the Reverend King: "Make your plan big enough to include God and large enough to include eternity." ing into Sylva. Pretty soon graduates are going to come back to the area and not be able to tell one from the other. "I do think Sylva has made some moves towards WCU. The town officials and the university are trying to bring the lines closer together. We need to make more developments for the students to have on the weekend so that they stay around more and spend more dollars and are safer. We haven't had a large industrial base here and we haven't had a whole lot of money to go out and fund these things, but now I think there are many opportunities for businesses and specialty stores here. "I think the university is on the threshold of taking some giant steps forward.Under the leadership of Dr. Bardo and his staff, faculty, and administrators, I don't see anything in the future except good things for Western," says Haire. WCU Names Penelope Smith New Department Head OPI Penelope S. Smith, an assistant professor in the College of Education and Allied Professions at Western Carolina University, has been named head of the department of administration, curriculum and instruction. Smith's appointment was among the personnel actions approved by the WCU board of trustees at its quarterly meeting in December. Smith, a member of the WCU faculty since 1996, succeeds Donald M. Chalker, who retired December 31 as department head after more than eight years in that position. A former North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Smith was an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro from 1992-96, where she directed the master of school administration, Principal Fellows and education specialist programs. She has been a public school teacher, principal, and assistant and associate superintendent in Guilford and Randolph counties. Smith earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Houston, doctoral degree at Rice University and doctorate in education at UNC-G. She is president of the N.C. Professors of Educational Leadership and newsletter editor for Phi Delta Kappa honor society. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Presents St. Patricks Day Give-Away Win a 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport Drawing March 17, 1998 Sponsors ALLISON'S Jeep West Main Street • Sylva, NC 586-4016 Contact 227-4213 ext 4, e-mail tt4220@wcu.etk ^^^ sinfrnia@wcu.edu

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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
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  - Publications (documents)
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- Date
  - Date original: 1998-01-21
  - Date digitized: 2020-01-15
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  - Dimension: 14" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 16 pages
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
  - Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  - Western Carolina University
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_1998-01-21_Vol62_No18
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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