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The Western Carolinian NEWS February 25, 2016 AS Feb. 16: Traffic crash, Police Blotter: February 1 - February 22 WCU News Services WCU Police daily activi- ties reports compiled by Emily Dorsey/Editor-in- Chief Feb. 1: Fire alarm, Reyn- olds A fire alarm was activated due to high heat in the riser room. Feb. 1: Suspicious activity, _ Village Officers spoke with students after receiv- ing a report that they were on the awning of a build- ing. Feb. 1: Assault, Ramsey Center Officers received a report that a student was punched by another student resulting in seri- -ous injury. Feb. 2: Damage to proper- ty, tennis courts Officers received a report of build- ings being spray painted. Feb. 4: Elevator malfunc- tion, Walker Officers responded to a stuck elevator in Walker Hall. Feb. 4: Suspicious activity, Hunter Library Officers received a report of un- usual behavior occurring in the library. Feb. 4: Larceny, Coulter A student reported their backpack stolen after leaving it unattended in a parking lot. Feb. 4: Dispute, Einsteins An individual reported that a person was follow- ing them because of an ongoing dispute. Feb. 4: Alcohol violation, Albright Two students were issued campus cita- tions for underage con- sumption of alcohol. Feb. 5: Drug violation, Scott = student was is- sued a campus citation for possessing drug parapher- nalia. Feb. 6: Resist law enforce- ment, off-campus An individual was arrested for resisting a public of- to counseling services. Feb. 10: Fire hazard, Blue Ridge-A bicycle was removed from a stairwell after it was chained to a railing causing a fire hazard. ficer and being intoxicated - and disruptive. Feb. 7: Lost cat card, Cam- pus Officers received a report of a lost cat card. Feb. 8: Involuntary com- mitment, Hospital Of- ficers received documen- tation that a student was involuntarily committed at the hospital. Feb. 8: Fire alarm, Harrill A fire alarm was activat- ed by unknown causes. Feb. 9: Welfare check, Madison Officers received a report that a student had made some concerning remarks. Officers spoke with the student and referred them Feb. 10: Traffic crash, Camp Officers received areport of a hit and run traffic crash in the Camp PVA resulting in $700 damages. Feb. 10: Welfare check, Norton Officers respond- ed to a report of an intoxi- cated individual making concerning remarks. The individual was transport- ed to the hospital. Feb. 11: Dispute, Albright A student reported a dispute occurring on Ins- tagram. Officers found no criminal violation. Feb. 12: Disorderly con- duct, Scott Two students were issued campus citations for disorderly conduct. Feb. 12: Fire alarm, Village -~ A fire alarm was activat- ed due to students using an e-cig in a building. Feb. 12: Alcohol/Drug violations, University Way A student was issued a campus citation after being found in possession of alcohol while underage and marijuana. Feb. 12: Suspicious odor, Scott Officers spoke with an individual after receiv- ing a report of the odor of marijuana. Officers did not locate any marijuana. Feb. 13: Alcohol violation, Dining Hall Two stu- dents were issued campus citations for underage consumption of an alco- holic beverage. Feb. 13: Alcohol violation, Bookstore A student was case a campus citation . Photo by Breanna Taylor/STAFF _ for underage consumption of an alcoholic beverage. | Feb. 13: Arrest, Buchanan A student was arrested: on a warrant for failure to appear in court. Feb. 14: Regulatory viola- tion, Norton Road - A state citation was issued for having an expired tag. Feb. 14: Overdose, Balsam A student was trans- ported to the hospital after taking a large quantity of pills. Feb. 15: Fire alarm, UC Officers and Cullowhee Fire Department respond- ed-to the UC in reference to a fire alarm said to be caused by steam from a dishwasher. Feb, 16: Missing persons, Reynolds A student reported their roommate missing. The individual was located and found to be okay. Buchanan PVA A driver of a vehicle backed into a sign resulting in $200 damages. Feb. 15: Drug violations, Buchanan Officers is- sued a student a campus citation for possessing and using marijuana. Feb. 17: Damage to prop- erty, track - Damage to the track complex was reported. Officers located shattered windows and found the building to have been spray painted. Feb. 17: Damage to prop- erty, Dining Hall PVA ~ A student reported their vehicle was keyed. Feb. 18: Criminal sum- mons service, Campus Officers issued four crimi- nal summons for incidents occurring off-campus. Feb. 18: Attempted bur- -glary, Reynolds - A student reported that an individual was trying to gain entry into their room. Feb. 19: Traffic crash, Scott PVA A driver of a vehicle was backing out of a parking space and struck a vehicle that was illegelly parked in a fire lane. Feb. 19: Traffic crash, Field House PVA An unknown vehicle struck multiple parked vehicles resulting in $600 damages. Feb. 20: Fire alarm, Nor- ton A fire alarm was activated due to steam from a shower. Feb. 22: Traffic crash, Cen- tennial Drive A vehicle overturned and struck a parked vehicle resulting in $17,500 damages. SACSCOC helps | improve WCU through Quality. Enhancement Plan. "Madeline Moore - Junior Editor Colleges and universi- ties are always talking about all the improve- ments they want to make, but do they ever actually show how theyre imple- menting them? Western Carolina University and the SACSCOC (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) are showing how they are on the way to improving the quality of the university. The mission statement for SACSCOC is: To assure the education quality and improve the effectiveness of its mem- ber institutions. With a goal to improve colleges in a variety of states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and others, the SACSCOC has participating institu- tions develop a Quality - Enhancement Plan. The QEP is a plan developed by the uni- versity that focuses on improving or enhancing learning outcomes for students and/or enhances the environment that sup- ports student learning in some way that is signifi- cant to each universitys individual needs/issues, said Tonya Westbrook, Ph.D., a professor in the department of social work here at Western Carolina and who is a part of the universitys involvement with the SACSCOC. The QEP should either address or attempt to fill a need for the university or improve an already exist- ing program that would benefit student learning, said Westbrook. Western Carolina went through a process of choosing a QEP to imple- ment last year, and after a vote, decided on the proposal titled, Courses to Careers. A QEP committee has already been put together and is currently working on the plan. The overarching idea is that it will enhance students personal and professional development in a manner that better prepares WCU students for successful careers in their chosen fields, said Westbrook. Arthur Salido, Ph.D., a professor in the de- partment of chemistry and physics at Western Carolina and the direc- tor of the SACSCOC Reaffirmation said, The QEP is directly related . to student-learning in general and career- readiness in particular. Some of the goals of the QEP are to facilitate high- impact learning prac- tices, career-readiness and the development of a well-rounded, engaged thinker. Western Carolinas goal is to have the QEP com- pletely thought out and organized by the end of the spring semester. After that, Westbrook said that they will then choose specific departments to implement the QEP in the following fall semester. These will be referred to as pilot programs. Having a few depart- ments pilot the plan will allow us to find the ' strengths of the plan and to find the weaknesses and challenges for the programs, so that adjust- ments and changes can be made before the Courses to Careers program is implemented to the entire university, said West- brook. However, it doesnt stop there. The plan needs to be assessed by the SAC- SCOC during an on-sit visit before it can be given approval. Westbrook ex- plained how the plan will most likely be fully imple- mented in the fall of 2017 if it is approved. After that, Western Carolina will track and assess the plan over the course of five years and report the results to the SACSCOC. All of this is a part of the Reaffirmation of Accreditation at Western Carolina. Reaffirmation means students degrees are legitimate and recognized by our accrediting body [SACSCOC] and the U.S. Department of Educa- tion, said Salido. Ac- creditation also allows WCU students to obtain: financial aid. This has some serious effects on the university. Without accreditation, student enrollment would drop dramatically for a variety of reasons. Often, institutions that lose accreditation suffer an irreparable reputational hit and are forced to close their doors or merge with another institution, said Salido. This is not to say that the SACSCOC doesnt work with institutions to help solve problems, but its still important to note the significance of this whole process. Big things are brew- ing for the near future here at Western Carolina University with our QEP underway, but how can students get involved with these big changes? . Westbrook says that there are already several students serving on the QEP Committee, Adam Hampton being the un- dergraduate representa- tive and Devan Lalas the graduate representative. In addition, Ty Marion was one of the authors of the Courses to Careers proposal and also serves on the committee. There will likely be many other opportuni- ties for students to be involved as the plan is developed, but exactly what those roles are is yet to be determined, said Westbrook. Recognizing that something needs changed or improved is easy, but actually going forth and implementing a plan for change is the most impor- tant step. The QEP will change the culture of the univer- sity in a way that im- proves or enhances some aspects of student learn- ing, said Westbrook. For more information on the SACSCOC, visit www.sacscoc.org. For more information about the process of Reaf- firmation of Accredita- tion at Western Carolina, visit www.wcu.edu/dis- cover/about/Accredita- tion/timeline.aspx. 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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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