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  • March 25th, 2011 WCU News Services Environmental science major Erik Ahl, recipient of a new scholarship support- ing the scholarly activities of Western Carolina University _ students at the Highlands Bi- ' ological Station, says there is nothing he would rather do than catch snakes in and around the Highlands area. T couldnt think of a bet- - ter way to earn school credit than to be out in these beau- tiful areas catching and in- ventorying reptiles and am- phibians for what will be the initial records for ongoing research, said Ahl, a senior from Franklin. Ahl worked during the fall semester as an intern with Jason Love, site man- ager at Coweeta Hydrologic _ Laboratory in Otto, assisting in the surveying of reptile and amphibian populations at several sites in Macon County. He is continuing that data collection this semester, as he completes work toward _ his bachelors degree.. Ahl is the first recipi- ent of a scholarship from the Bob Zahner Endowed ' Fund in Environmental Sci-. ences, created in 2008 by the Barstow Family Founda- tion. The fund helps WCU students participate in a semester-long field program held at the Highlands Bio- logical Station and adminis- tered through the University of North. Carolina-~Chapel Hills Institute for the Envi- ronment. The scholarship made it possible to afford the tuition, | since the cost Was more than double what I usually pay at WCU, Ahl said. i David and Marcia Bar- stow of Black Mountain, longtime friends of the Zahner family, established the fund as a tribute to the late Bob Zahner of High- lands an especially fit- ting memorial in view of Zahners deep dedication to environmental conservation ' in the region and his role as lecturer in the early years of the Institute for the Environ- ment program in Highlands, | said' Anya Hinkle, associate director of the Highlands Biological Station. The core element of the program is experiential learning, a principle . that especially resonated with Zabner, Hinkle said. Dur- ing the program, we 7 to WESTERN CAROLINIAN | CAMPALS LIFE LO ea Cy aR LU RIE Rone atAS, Geass mae Zahner Scholarship supports student's research at Highlands Biological Station PHOTO SUBMIT Erik Ahl conducts studies in a stream as part of his research at Highlands Biological Station through the Bob Zahner Endowed. Fi und in Environmental Sciences. ae stadents a real feel for the landscape, give them a sense of belonging to and knowing something about the southern. mountains, she said. We try to provide them with-the sorts of ex- -periences that. wall translate into interest and attention to. the natural world, and fur- . ther, to stewardship. After Ahl graduates from WCU, he plans to pursue.a art degree in. ecology and conduct additional re- search to help in his ultimate goal of obtaining his doctor- ate. : I am very honored to have been presented with a scholarship in the name of such a revered conserva- tionist as the late Dr. Robert Zahner, he said. Spending the semester at the High- lands Biological | Station helped provide a strong base in ecology. The field work and excursions, along with my internship with Coweeta, provided me with valuable experience not just for my own education but to make me a more. viable candidate for a graduate research assis- -tantship. Reports based on the re- search conducted by Ahl and other students have been printed and bound, and will - be available on the stations website, http://www.wcu. edu/hbs/CEP.htm. Jim Costa, director of the Highlands Biological Sta-_ tion and a professor of biolo- gy at WCU, said many West-_ ern Carolina students have benefited from Highlands Biological Station research facilities and programs over the years. Besides the fall Page 2 program, WCU undergradu- ates and graduate students take summer field biology courses at the biological sta- tion, and WCU students are regularly among successful - applicants to the stations an- nual grant-in-aid program, which supports graduate re- search. The immersion expe- - . rience of the stations fall " semester-in-residence pro- . - : gram is potentially the most formative educational op- portunity the station can provide for undergraduate biology or environmental _ See science majors, Costa said. We very much hope that ae . the Bob Zahner Endowed | - Fund in Environmental Sci- ences will grow so that fu- ture WCU students can also take part in the Institute for the Environment program at 7 Highlands. To make a contribution to the Bob Zahner Endowed Fund, contact Chris Muel- - ler, director of major gifts at WCU, at 828-227-7124 or clmueller@wcu.edu, or send a-check made out to the WCU Foundation specifying the Zahner Fund, \ to Mueller at 201 HER. Cullowhee, NC 28723. WCU students are fourth nationally for undergraduate research conference _ From Staff Reports Western Captind Veer _ sity students once again rank. among the nations leaders in the number of their research _ projects that have been ac- cepted for presentation at the - countrys most prestigious - undergraduate research con- ference. ~ WCU students had a total - of 69 project abstracts ac- cepted by the National Con- _. ference on Undergraduate Research, an annual spring- time gathering where stu- dents from across the nation present their best research. Among the 356 colleges and universities that will send. Students to this years con- ee WCU ranks fourth in the total number of proj- ects approved by the NCUR. abstract review committee. WCU students have ranked in the top 10 in projects accepted for the conference for six. consecu- tive years, and the students from Cullowhee lead all ~ North Carolina colleges and schools with their participa- tion, said Brian Railsback, dean of WCUs Honors Col- _ lege. The college oversees WCUs NCUR involvement, each year. Judging, by the higher number of rejected abstracts relative to other years, this particular conference was nee selective, Railsback said. WCU faculty and - staff sponsors did a great job mentoring students and helping them complete the submitted abstracts. Projects accepted for NCUR must be MUM ARE Pes Peac HNN rented nsdnne Nicer eUNPIAG/ gunsdiy seananarwisdeanensuri\CuadbdeyenMepsuad LANA Cde Nia yds HaNp aden ransynedauane siduhe Neb enedac ddeeber sth quis vaneukabestaiaocoiuay sg. rae catdtewbevash cauewhiaead weciicnvnng fenced Take a world tour at Western Carolina International Festival on April 6 Erik Freitas, Contributing Writer For the 32nd year inarow, Western Carolina University is bringing a variety of world cultures to Cullowhee at its | annual International Day, to be held on Wednesday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the A.K. Hinds Univer- sity Center lawn. The International Festival encourages understanding of the world through music, dance, arts and crafts, enter- tainment and food from a va- riety of countries in an effort to promote cultural aware- ness and appreciation. The festival is open to the public and is free of charge. The festival has attracted close to 2,000 people in the past, and the number of visitors seems to grow larger each year. Scottish Highland pipes and druris, an Indone- sian. gamelan ensemble, and even a Saudi Arabian mock wedding are among festival events, along with information booths about everything from Oriental | crafts and study-abroad op- portunities to the numerous student organizations found on campus, including the Pagan Student Organization and Di-Ga-Li-I, the Native American student organiza- tion. There also will be serv- ings of international food from countries as diverse as Paraguay and Japan. '. The tentative schedule for festival is as follows. 10:00 am Festival Be- gins / International Music 10:30 am Saudi Tra-. ditional Dance and Mock Wedding 11:00 am Indonesian Gamelan / Directed by Dr. Will Peebles / Joy Shea FOYLE PHOTO "12:00. am. Dillsboro Community Drumming / Di-. rected Michelle Cooper 12:05 pm:- Flag proces- sion by international stu- dents . 12:10 pm Welcome Address by Dr. Lois Petro- vich-Mwaniki / IPS Direc- tor, Guest Speaker WCU Interim Provost Dr. Linda Stanford 12:20 pm - Dillsboro Community aie Ms chelle Cooper 1:00 pm Scotland High- land Pipes and Drums. Mi- chael Waters 2:00 pm - Maypole dance, Lianna Costantino _ 2:30 pm Whimzik per- forms - Glen and Kjelsty Kastrinos 3:00 pm Dinner with the Saudi Auction led by . Jana Williams 3:30 pm - Campus Rock interesting and innovative, Each year, it seems, WCU has more and more excellent undergraduate researchers. Undergraduate research is an important component Oe Ye And it's a real problem. Its what - can make a woman living in Hendersonville afraid to let her child's teacher know she is HIV-positive. It's what can -make a man in Franklin keep / his HIV status a secret from his family. It can keep a young person in Asheville, Boone or, - Cullowhee from taking an HIV test, even though that young person recognizes that knowing ones HIV status is a critical first step in HIV/AIDS prevention. Trag cally, HIV/AIDS stigma is what caused ahomeless shelterto evict a resident (a WNCAP client) in April 2008, once his HIV status became known. And it is why we want to take a moment to say a few things about people living with HIV/AIDS in Western North Carolina. (over) www.wncap.org/iknow of WCUs Quality. Enhance- ment Plan, a comprehensive plan to improve student learning developed as part of the universitys process of gaining re-accreditation from the Southern Associa- tion of Colleges and Schools, Railsback said. Our outstanding perfor- "mance at NCUR is another clear indication that the fac- ultys commitment to under- gtaduate education is real at WCU, he said. It takes a lot of attention to one student to move that students idea from conception to develop- ment, and finally to presenta- tion at the national level. The WCU contingent will travel by charter bus to the March 31-April 2 con- ference at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y. Aside from the cost of a few meals, the trip is provided free to the 54 stu- dents who have signed onto make the trip. It will be the largest group of undergradu- . ~ ates WCU has ever sent to an . out-of-state NCUR, Rails- - back said. During the sonifetence, the students will present their research in front of students and college faculty members from across the nation. Funding for the trip is being provided through the ~ Honors College and univer- sity funds designated for un- dergraduate research.
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