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  • mm ES vyP ak September 24,1997 Volume 63, Issue 7 aronnian western Carolina university' s independent student voice WCU Promotes African-American Enrollment, Retention by Summer Rogers The number of African-Americans enrolled at WCU rose from 194 in 1991 to 285 last year. According to Brian Bridges, director of Minority Student Affairs, this is due in part to the WCU Inspirational Choir, which travels to high schools and churches in North and South Carolina during spring break to show that African Culture is alive and well at WCU. The group is open to all African-American students who wish to join and currently has 40 members. Getting these students to come to WCU is definitely a large step in the right direction. At the same time, once they are here, the minority program is faced with another problem: retention. According to Bridges, many of these students are coming from schools that are predominantly black. Arriving at Western, many of them experience a kind of culture shock at being such a minority number. To compensate for this, many programs have been established that are aimed just at African-Americans. One of these programs is project CARE, Committed to African Retention in Education. The program's philosophy is "Lift As We Climb," which describes the motivation and purpose of the group. As part of the program, the freshmen are taken to an additional orientation, this year at Lake Junaluska, that is especially designed to help them learn to adjust to life at WCU as an African-American. The students are paired with peer counselors, students known as Western's BEST (Black Educational Support Team), who are trained upperclassmen volunteers. These mentors meet with students one- on-one and help them with both academic and personal questions. Another part of this program includes mid-term grade monitoring, which involves professors sending the CARE, program notice if an involved student has a "C" or worse at the semester midpoint so that steps may Freshmen at the Project CARE retreat at Lake Junaluska. be taken to help improve the grade before the end of the grading term. Also, a major tool in the program is the utilization of USI 130 section 18, which is directly geared to African-American students and their unique problems in adjusting to WCU. Because the success rate of the program is so high—the retention rate of African- American students is considerably higher than the retention rate of the rest of the freshman class—Susan Smith and Brian Bridges have recently received approval to present it to the National Higher Education Conference on Student Retention. In addition to CARE, organizations such as the Organization of Ebony Students "Enrollment" continued on page 2 Brooks on the Move Josh Brooks heads for the zone—Cats victorious, 45-25 vs. Dogs. See story on page 9. Photo by T.K. Roberts. Western Carolina: UNC System's Technology Powerhouse by Michael Crisp & Susan Nash Last fall, WCU networked all dorms with Internet capabilities. This was the first of many steps to provide students with access to the cutting edge of computer technology. All dorm rooms are now equipped with Ethernet hookups. Ethernet gives students access to a system that allows all computers connected to "talk " with one another. Every building on campus is connected, meaning students can gain access to material left by instructors and submit assignments without leaving their dorm rooms. Advancements have been made in the academic buildings as well. A fourth electronic classroom was opened this summer in Belk 358, and, according to Debbie Justice, manager of client services for the Computer Center, a fifth is planned for this semester in Killian 268. That lab is currently used exclusively as an information technology lab, but will soon be open after 2 p.m. as a general classroom. According to Justice,the computer classroom in the basement of Stillwell has been upgraded as well. This area, which is set up with Macintosh machines, was recently fitted with a $15,000 video control system that allows Photo by Seth Sams. the instructor to control every machine from the front of the classroom. By using a control pad found at the front desk, an instructor can send the image on his or her computer to every screen in the room. It is also possible to link a number of computers together in this fashion for small group activities. Instructors are taking advantage of "Technology" continueo on page 3
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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 Carolin...

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