The Reporter, December 1990

The Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.RepNKoles\wi * ist* forr 4K/n tFC/ah/cmeu ilfttfyih / ea nrdW Sta ff of Western Carolina University December 7. 1990 Cullowhee, North Carolina New aging administration program offered on campus Ihe Department of Social Work and Sociology is offering a new program of course work and internship experiences in aging administration. The program is for students interested in administrative careers involving working with adults aged fifty-five and older. Undergraduates in nursing, psychology, social work, political science, therapeutic recreation, and health services manage­ment and supervision are eligible. Graduate students in the master of public affairs or master of health sciences degree programs also may enter the program. Students must select courses from various disciplines. During the required internship, students receive $500 stipends, and academic credit ranges from two to fifteen semester hours. The aging administration program is offered in cooperation with North Carolina Central University and is funded through the Administration Aging Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For more information, call Wilburn Hayden, Jr., at 227-7112. 'Heart of Europe' tour will feature Germany and Switzerland Dr. Clifford Lovin, dean of arts and sciences, and Dr. Ronald Morgan, assistant professor of German, will lead a WCU tour of European cities in June and July. The "Heart of Europe" tour, scheduled June 26-July 10,1991, will coincide with the 700th anniversary of Switzerland and focus on the historic reunification of Germany in 1990. Lovin is a specialist in twentieth century Euro­pean history, and Morgan, who has lived in West Germany, teaches German literature and language. This is the last issue of the Reporter before the Christmas holidays, which begin Thursday, December 20. Publication will resume in January. The two-week tour will visit the cities of Munich, Lindau, Zurich, Lucerne, Frieburg, Heidelberg, Nuremberg, Berlin, Prague, Salzburg, and other famous sites. The group will depart from Frankfurt for the return flight to Charlotte on July 10. The $2,790 cost of the Heart of Europe tour includes airfare, superior tourist-class or moderate first-class accommodations, twenty-one meals, deluxe motor coach transportation while in Europe, tour guide services, admission to special attractions, and other fees. Academic credit and certificate renewal credits will be available for participation. For more information, call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397. HyperCard workshops are for beginners, advanced users David Staton of Apple Computers, Inc., will conduct workshops on campus in January for beginning and advanced users of the HyperCard information management application for Macin­tosh computers. Both workshops will be spon­sored by Apple Computers, the University Com­puter Center, and the University Media Center. On Tuesday, January 8, "HyperCard 2.0 Basics" will show participants how to use "stacks" and accessories in the program. This workshop for beginners will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A two-day workshop for advanced Hyper­Card users will take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednes­day and Thursday, January 9 and 10. The class will teach scripting, authoring, and multimedia aspects of the application. Both workshops will take place in the Faculty Sandbox workroom of the media center, located in Hunter Library. Participants should bring their own computers from home or office for the workshops and will receive a free copy of HyperCard 2.0, as well as several help and training stacks. Registration is required, and spaces are limited. For more information or to register, call Bob Orr or Candace Benson at 227-7341 or Debbie Edwards at 227-7282. Hunter Library Spring semester hours Regular hours Monday-Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8 a.m.-midnight 8 a.m.-6 pjn. 9 ajn.-6 p.m. Noon-midnight New Year's holiday Tuesday, January 1 Wednesday, January 2 - Sunday, January 13 Monday, January 14 Tuesday, January 15 - Thursday, January 17 Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed weekends) 8 a.m.-ll p.m. Regular hours Martin Luther King holiday Friday, January 18 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, January 19 9 a.m.-6 pjn. Sunday, January 20 Closed Monday, January 21 - Thursday, February 28 Spring break Friday, March 1 Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, March 3 Monday, March 4 - Friday, March 8 Saturday, March 9 Sunday, March 10 - Wednesday, March 20 Easter break Thursday, March 21 Friday, March 22 Saturday, March 23 Sunday, March 24 Monday, March 25 - Thursday, May 2 Final exams Friday, May 3 - Saturday, May 4 Sunday, May 5 - Friday, May 10 Commencement Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12 Monday, May 13 - Monday June 3 Regular hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Regular hours 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 4 p.m.-midnight Regular hours 8 a.m.-midnight To be announced Closed 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed weekends) For more information, call Hunter Library at 227-7307. WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY Monday 10 Basketball, Cats vs. Newberry College. RAC, 7 p.m. * 17 Final exams continue. 24 Tuesday 1 1 Last day of classes before fall semester final exams. 18 Final exams continue. 25 Exhibits Photographs by Larry Tucker and Dr. James Wallace, and "Diversity Endangered," a poster exhibit. Natural Sciences Building, 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. weekdays. "Irons in the Fire," an exhibit on blacksmithing; "A Picture Postcard from Earth," a slide-tape presentation on mountain scenery; and "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit. Mountain Heritage Center, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. "Design x 5," works by five graphic designers from around the United States. Belk Building Art Gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through December 4. "Forged Steel," sculpture by Art Oakes. Belk Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, through December 5. "Ceramics and Drawings" by Douglas Thompson. Chelsea Gallery, 8 a.m.-ll p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-ll p.m. Saturday, and noon-11 p.m. Sunday, through December 20. Wednesday 12 Reading day. Last day for returning "Cafeteria" forms with student responses to Office of Institutional Studies and Planning. Christmas luncheon for WCU Association of Edu­cational Office Personnel, Hospitality Room, RAC, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.. 19 Last day of final exams. Christmas luncheon for staff members who work in HFR. Dodson Cafeteria, 12:30 p.m. 26 December 7. 1990 The Reporter Thursday 13 Final exams begin. Computer course, "Microsoft Word 4.0 for the Macintosh." By prior registration only. University Media Center, Free. Call 227-7341. Three movies, Christ Is Born, No Room at the Inn, and Memory of Christmas. Jackson County Public Library, Sylva, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Free. 20 Christmas holidays begin. University closed except for essential operations, through January 2. Two movies, A Good Tree and The Steadfast Tin Soldier. Jackson County Public Library, Sylva, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Free. Basketball, Cats vs. USC-Coastal Carolina. RAC, 7 p.m. * 27 Movie, Red Shoes. Jackson County Public Library, Sylva, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Free. Friday 14 Final exams continue. Christmas luncheon for the staff of the Center for Improv­ing Mountain Living. Hospi­tality Room, RAC, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. 21 28 Saturday 15 Final exams continue. ROTC commissioning ceremony. Hospitality Room, RAC, 9-11 a.m. For more information, call 227-7468. 22 Basketball, Cats vs. Tennes­see Tech. Cookeville, Tenn., 2 p.m. (Central Standard Time). 29 Women's basketball, Cats at Bowling Green Bank Invita­tional. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 8 p.m. Key HFR H.F. Robinson Administration Building MHC Mountain Heritage Center MRH Music Recital Hall RAC Ramsey Activity Center UC University Center * Reserved seats for men's basketball games in the Ramsey Center are $7; general admission is $2 youths and $5 others. Sunday 16 23 30 Women's basketball, Bowling Green Bank Invita­tional continues. Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky. The Reporter December 7,1990 Reynolds Hall renovation will begin in January Work is scheduled to begin in January to renovate Reynolds Hall, the thirty-seven-year old residence hall for men, located in the university's hill area. The planned renovations will restore the building's interior and will bring its plumbing, electrical, and heating systems up to current codes. Students living in Reynolds Hall are being relocated to other on-campus housing for the remainder of the fall semester and for spring 1991 semester. The project is scheduled for completion in August 1991, and the residence hall should be reoccupied at the beginning of the fall 1991 semester. The original construction of Reynolds Hall was provided for in appropriations of the North Carolina General Assembly in 19 47 and 1949. The building, named for former President Alonzo C. Reynolds, opened with the fall semester in 1953. The Reporter Is published by the Office of Public Information. Mall notices and changes of address to the Reporter 1601 Ramsey Center. 1,450 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $152.37, or $.11 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Environmental arts center receives $6,250 in grants The Environmental Arts Center at the Highlands Biological Station has received a total of $6,250 in grant money from the North Carolina Arts Council to fund three projects focusing on environment and art A $1,440 grant will allow the Environmental Arts Center to continue its visiting artists program, in which six regionally and nationally known photographic artists will live at the center for two weeks. Each participant will donate at least one photographic image to the center and will give a public demonstration or lecture while staying at the center. The project is cosponsored by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce. A $2,800 grant from the state arts council will allow the Environmental Arts Center to organize and curate a traveling exhibition of photographs by artists throughout the Southeast. Organizers hope to generate a body of work concerning environ­mental problems facing the South in the next decade. The exhibition is expected to open next fall in Charlotte and travel through the Southeast for two years. In September, a $1,930 North Carolina Arts Council grant helped fund the 1990 Southeast regional conference of the Society for Photo­graphic Education, held at Penland School. Some 100 photographers met to discuss ways to increase awareness of environmental issues. The Highlands Biological Station is admini­stered by Western Carolina University as an interinstitutional program of The University of North Carolina and is dedicated to ecological research in the southern Appalachians. Activities • Dr. Robert Gurevich (Center for Improving Mountain Living) served at the invitation of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) on a panel at AASCU's annual meeting on November 20. The panel's dis­cussion was entitled "The Regional College/Uni­versity - Involved and Committed." The session explored the mission of AASCU's regional, small­town, and rural colleges and universities, including those institutions' innovative approaches to serving the educational, social, cultural, and economic needs of their regions in the next century. • Dr. Robert G. Ray (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) addressed North Carolina city and county directors of physical education and ath­letics at the November 14 annual conference of the North Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance in Greensboro. Ray's topic was "How Educational Reforms Have Affected the Preparation of Physical Education Teachers in North Carolina." • Dr. Gerald Schwartz (History) read a paper entitled "Walter M. Pierce: The Nativist as Civil Libertarian" at the annual convention of the Pacific coast branch of the American Historical Associa­tion in Salt Lake City, Utah, in August. In addition, Schwartz was interviewed November 15 on WCEV public television in Daytona Beach, Fla. He discussed the careers of historical figures John Milton and Esther Hill Hawks. Schwartz was the featured speaker November 17 at the first Founder's Day celebration of Edgewater, Fla. • Barry Street (Clinical Laboratory Sciences) has been named president of the North Carolina Society for Medical Technology for 1990-91. The organization, a constituent of the American Society for Medical Technology, has a member­ship of about 300 medical technologists and 100 students. The purpose of the organization is to foster continuing education and professional development among medical technologists. • Dr. James W. Wallace (Biology) has been elected as a fellow of the Indian Fern Society, headquartered at Punjabi University in India. The organization is considered the international leader in advancing fern biology. Wallace was nominated as a fellow following a 1989 symposium in India, which he addressed at the invitation of the fern society and the International Association of Pteridologists (fern biologists). December 7. 1990 The Reporte