The Reporter, April 1994

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.The Reporter News from the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University hanks to the Coulters April 4,1994 In quotes this week "Placing education in front of all our external affairs activities carries with it an equally important requirement: to accurately assess what is on the public's mind and to bring that assessment, with candor, to our campus's decision-making table. When faint heartedness keeps us from helping to create good policy within our institutions, t he public trust is almost always at stake. If the publ ic sees us mostly in terms of touchdowns scored, the vagaries of students as they first find a voice in college life, the misdeeds of a very few institu­tions, high tuitions, and unceasing quests for funds, we have ourselves to blame for taking our eyes off the ball. We are on target when we focus our intellectual resources on the real-world problems of those whose trust we seek." Robert A. Reichley, executive vice president, Brown University, in Currents magazine Officials plan gala event to honor WCU's retiring 'first family' Chancellor Myron L. Coulter and Mrs. Coulter will be honored at a special retirement dinner Friday, April 29, hosted by the university's board of trustees, administration, faculty, staff, and students The gala event, which is open to everyone, will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Brown Cafeteria and will include tributes and pre­sentations by representa­tives of the University of North Carolina and the State of North Carolina, as well as WCU faculty, Cullowhee, North Carolina staff, students and alumni. Stephen W. Woody of Asheville, chairman of the board of trustees, will preside. Advance reservations are required and should be made by Friday, April 15. Tickets are $10 each and are available at the ticket office in the Liston B. Ramsey Regional Activity Center. Student tickets are available at the A.K. Hinds University Center offices. To reserve tickets by mail, write to Retirement Dinner, in care of Western Carolina University, and include the name or names of those attending, number of tickets required, a return address and a check payable to Retire­ment Committee. Coulter has been chancellor at WCU for ten years and is scheduled to retire from that position on June 30. He will continue as a university professor. The Coulters plan to make their home in Haywood County. Looking for T-R-O-U-B-L-E Country music fans Joyce (left) and Gene Collins of Whittier wait outside the Ramsey Center for tickets to this week's "Ten Feet Tall" concert by singer Travis Tritt. Though tickets were not on sale until March 19, the Collinses arrived at 5 a.m. the day before and "camped" overnight at the center to ensure seats. They had camped at other sites before, they said—to see shows by country stars Clint Black, Vince Gill, Pam Tillis, Wynona Judd, Alan Jackson, Lori Morgan, Randy Travis, and Ricky Van Shelton. "We'd like to see more concerts like this in Cullowhee, on a regular basis," said Gene, who recommends either Brooks and Dunn or Sawyer Brown for the Ramsey Center's next gig. Tritt's show will start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10. A few tickets for individual seats are still available. Call 227-7677. Reynolds gets large grant for field work The American Chemical Society's Petroleum Research Fund has awarded Dr. James H. Reynolds, assistant professor of geosciences, a research grant of $25,000 to fund two seasons of field work in the Argen­tine jungles east of the Andes mountains. Reynolds's project, titled "Magnetic Polarity Stratigraphy of Neogene Continental Strata in the Sierras Subandinas, Northwest Basin, Salta Province, Argentina," is to determine the timing of petroleum generation, migration, and trapping in the region. The infor­mation could be critical to discovery of new hydro­carbon reservoirs in the Andes. Two WCU geology undergraduates will accompany Reynolds on each excursion to Argen­tina, undertaking senior theses related to the geological aspects of his project. Reynolds has worked along the east side of the Argentine Andes for a decade. The new field work will take place near the Bolivian border, where he will work with a consortium of Argentine petroleum concerns. News file Short takes on items of inte rest MThe Music Recital hall will host a Broadway revue Saturday, April 30, to benefit the Jack­son County unit of the American Cancer Society. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $10 ($9 senior citizens). Children under twelve will get in free. Get your tickets at the door or by calling Betty Pressley in Purchasing at 227-7203. • The Appalachian Writers' Association has announced it will hold its annual conference at WCU in both 1995 and 1996. Dr. Steve Eber ly, associate professor of Eng­lish, will coordinate. The organization is headquartered at Radford (Virginia) College. Information: 227-7264. Fifteen teachers from Western North Carolina will uJf attend the annual Mountain Area Writing Project summer institute, set for July 9-August 4 on cam­pus. Applications for the intensive writing and teaching course, sponsored by WCU and UNCA, are due Monday, April 11. Inform ation: Dr. James Addison at 227-7197. It doesn't grow on trees The financial aid that helps pay for many a WCU education comes from a variety of sources. Here's a breakdown for 1992-93*, when more than 3,600 students received financial assistance. Loans $4,351,000, or 39% Grants $3,729,000, or 33% Student employment $2,084,000, or 19% Scholarships $1,035,000, or 9% * Most recent year for which figures are available. Souroe: 1093 Fact Book, Office of Institutional Studies and Planning April Computer Center courses The University Computer Center will offer two introductory courses this month in Room 334 Forsyth Building for the faculty and staff and—for the first time—for people not employed on campus. "Introduction to MS-DOS," a four-day series, will meet 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, April 12-15. The workshop is for beginners and will require no previous computer knowledge. A second series, titled "Introduction to WordPer­fect 5.1," will be offered 2- 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, April 18-22. This series is for users with little or no experience with the WordPerfect word-pro­cessing program or who need to be refreshed on program basics. The cost is $10 for WCU employ­ees, $15 for others. Regis­ter by Monday, April 11. To sign up, send an e-mail request to the address WORKSHOP or call the Computer Center at 227-7282. Interested people off campus should call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397 to be placed on a waiting list for enrollment in Computer Center courses. April 4,1994 • T he Reporter J* WCU Calendar ^ April 4-17, 1994 Monday, April 4 Easter holiday ends. Classes resume 8 a.m. Women's tennis, CATS vs. UNC Asheville. Asheville, 3 p.m. Open House, with govern­ment officials from Estonia. Open to the public. Center for Improving Mountain Living, 7:30 p.m. (227-7492) Tuesday, April 5 Men's tennis, CATS vs. UNC Charlotte in Charlotte. 3 p.m. Baseball, CATS vs. USC Aiken. C/H, 3 p.m. Concert, Percussion En­semble. MRH, 8 p.m. Totally Tuesday with comedian Happy Cole. Cherokee Room, UC, 9 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. Wednesday, April 6 Women's tennis, CATS vs. Erskine. Due West, SC, 3 p.m. Foreign Film, Claire's Knee. NSA, 7 p.m. Concert, Sisters of the South, Appalachian music. MRH, 8 p.m. $10 adults, $8 WCU employees and senior citizens, $3 youth and WCU students witn ID. Movie. Grandroom, UC. 9 p.m. Thursday, April 7 International Festival. Grandroom, UC, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Baseball, CATS vs. Eastern Kentucky (double-header). C/H, 1 p.m. Men's tennis, WCU vs. Mars Hill College. Mars Hill, 3 p.m. A Night at the Cathouse. Cherokee Room, UC, 9 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. Friday, April 8 WCU Annual Honor Band Weekend. Through April 9. Two-day rock climbing trip to Looking Glass Rock. Register at University Center. $20 WCU students, $35 others. Women's tennis, CATS vs. Young Harris. Reid Courts, 3 p.m. University Club. Riverhouse Restaurant, Cullowhee. 4:30- 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 9 Men's and women's track, CATS at Duke Invitational. Durham. Two-day kayak clinic. $20 WCU students, $30 others. (227-7206) Graduate Record Exam. NSA, 8 a.m. Baseball, CATS vs. VMI (double-header). C/H, noon. Sunday, April 10 Sea kayak clinic, at Lake Jocasse. $10 WCU students, $20 others. (227-7206). Men's golf, CATS at Southern Conference Tournament. Chattanooga, TN. Through April 12. Women's golf, CATS at Southern Conference Tourna­ment. Greenville, SC. Through April 12. Baseball, CATS vs. VMI. C/H, 1 p.m. Men's tennis, CATS vs. The Citadel. Charleston, SC, 1 p.m. Monday, April 11 Men's tennis, CATS vs. UTC. Reid Courts, 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 Baseball, CATS vs. Winthrop. C/H, 3 p.m. Women's tennis, CATS vs. Furman. Greenville, SC. 3 p.m. Concert, Opera Workshop. MRH, 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 Women's tennis, CATS vs. Mars Hill. Reid Courts, 3:30 p.m. Baseball, CATS vs. Lincoln Memorial. C/H. 3 p.m. Thursday, April 14 Student recital. MRH, 2 p.m. Concert, Army Brass Band. MRH, 8 p.m. Friday, April 15 Baseball, CATS vs. South Florida. C/H, 3 p.m. Men's tennis, CATS vs. VMI. Reid Courts. 3:30 p.m. University Club. Riverhouse Restaurant, Cullowhee. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16 Baseball, CATS vs. South Florida. C/H, 1 p.m. Women's tennis, CATS at Southern Conference Tournament. Davidson. Through April 17. Men's and women's outdoor track and Held, CATS at WCU Invitational. Cullowhee, 10 a.m. Intermediate kayak clinic. $10 WCU students, $20 others. (227-7206) Canoeing and camping trip. $12 WCU students, $25 others. Sunday, April 17 Nantabala rafting trip. $10 WCU students, $20 others. (227-7206) Baseball, CATS vs. South Florida. C/H, 1 p.m. Concert, Western North Carolina Youth Orchestra. MRH, 3:30 p.m. Now showing Movies Rising Sun (April 4-10) and Beethoven (April 11-17). Second floor lounge, UC, 10 a.m.-closing. Free. Theatre Ghosts. Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., April 6-9 and 13-16. $10 adults, $8 senior citizens, $5 WCU students. For tickets, call 227-7491. Exhibitions "Migration of tbe Scotch-Irisb People," exhibit; "Corn; Milling, Tilling, and Stilling," exhibit and slide show; and "Cornucopia," exhibit ofcrafts made from corn. Mountain Heritage Center, 8 a.m.—5 p.m., Monday—Friday. Photography by John Murphy. Through April 15. Belk Gallery, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. (or by appointment at 227-7210). Mixed media sculpture by Joe Walters. Through May 6. Chelsea Gallery, UC. 8 a.m.-U p.m., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-ll p.m. weekends. Key: C/H - Childress Field/Hennon Stadium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; MRH - Music Recital Hall; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center; UC - University Center. The Reporter • April 4,1994 \J wcu JNOTES F A C U L T Y & S T A F F A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S • Dr. Steve Eberly (English) gave story-telling presentations to advanced classes at three Rutherford County high schools. • Dr. Frederick Harrison (Biology) was reelected to the educa­tional advisory council of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathemat­ics by the University of North Carolina board of governors. The Reporter is published by the Office of P ublic Informa­tion every other Monday during fall and spring semesters, except during final exams. 1,450 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $2 08.15, or $0.14 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. • Merry Woodard (Read­ing Center) will present a paper, titled "What is THAT?" at the National Undergraduate Research Conference at Western Michigan University. The paper discusses confusing uses of the word that. Former professor Ainsley dies at 85 Dr. Raymond M. Ainsley, 85, professor emeritus of education, died March 21 in Madeira Beach, Florida. Ainsley's career in education spanned forty-four years. He was a highly respected member of the WCU faculty from 1955 until his retirement as a full professor of education in 1973. He was the first head of the university's department of administration and school personnel. Memorial gifts may be made, in care of the WCU Development Foundation, to the Ainsley Lectureship in Educational Adminis­tration. Cullowhee delegation presents at conference on community and crime Several professors and students from the Depart­ment of Criminal Justice made presentations last month at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Chicago, Illinois. Representatives of federal and state criminal justice agencies, as well as many universities, attended the meeting, whose theme was "Commu­nity, Crime, and Justice." Speakers from Western Carolina were Dr. Bruce Gay, assistant professor of criminal justice, whose presentation was titled "Rural Law En­forcement: Is Policing the Same Everywhere?"; Dr. Frederick Hawley, assistant professor of criminal justice, "Concealed Weapons Permits in Louisiana: the Sheriffs Speak"; Dr. Taiping Andy Ho, assistant professor of criminal justice, "Men­tally Retarded Defendant: IQ, Adaptive Behavior, and Retardation"; and William D. Hyatt, associ­ate professor of criminal justice, "Emerging Organized Crime in Iron Curtain Countries." Students who made presentations are Stephen Cheyney, Cathy Crowley, Brian Drake, Scott Lyman, Matthew McMurtry, Rachel Michalove, Lianna Saleeby, and Tracy Trexler. Also attend­ing from WCU was student Tracy Bodford. Western Carolina students were the only under­graduates presenting at the conference. The Reporter Office of Public Information Publications Unit 1601 Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CULLOWHEE, N.C. PERMIT NO. 1 The Reporter • April 4,1994 The Reporter News from the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Students at issue April 18,1994 In quotes this week "The paradigm that is likely to characterize college classrooms of the future envisions a place where quality and mastery are the reigning values, where students work harmoniously with classmates and professors toward shared goals, and where professors are guides and mentors to students who are applying their learning in a variety of'real world' contexts and are evaluated by the products of their work. This new vision emphasizes positive expectations for developing talent and satisfying intrinsic needs in a relationship of trust." Thomas R. McDaniel, interim president, Converse College, in College Teaching Time capsule Western phoenix: On April 24, 1989, a ceremony at the main entrance of Hunter Library marked the official reopening of the building, which had operated at reduced capacity since February, when fire destroyed the University Media Center and caused smoke damage in other parts of the building. For two WCU women, social advocacy is more than an idea. Tackling social issues may be a temporary task for some stu­dents, just so much grist for the class-discus­sion or essay mill. But not for certain WCU students, who find ways to make social concerns personal. Take Elizabeth Teague. A graduate assistant in the freshman English program, the Asheville resident is helping to organize the Land o' Sky Regional Council's annual literacy conference, set for April 30 at UNCA. Over one hundred area business leaders, educa­tors, and administrators of literacy programs are expected. Teague and other organizers plan a keynote address on the National Adult Literacy Survey and workshops on topics from adminis­tration to a new teaching method, the "language experience approach." "I'm very interested in new experiential ap­proaches to learning," said Teague, an Athens, Geor­gia, native, who worked during 1989-91 with preliterate women in the African nation of Senegal. Now, aside from volunteer­ing with nonprofit organi­zations, she is helping to find novel ways to address common errors and other Cullowhee, North Carolina concerns in freshman English at WCU. "As with adult literacy, you can't spoon feed eighteen-year-olds," Teague said. The Land o' Sky confer­ence is open to the public and costs $15 ($10 if paid in advance). Call 254-8131. For advocacy of another kind, consider junior Jennifer Raper, a social cont'd on back p age Shalt we gather... ? Bill Clark, assistant director of programs for the University Center, instructs volunteers before the 1992 Tuckaseigee River Cleanup. This year's installment of the annual event, set for this Saturday, April 23, will clear away debris flushed into the river by heavy rains in March. Volunteers will gather at 11 a.m. at the University Center. A free evening cookout will be provided. Register by calling 227-7206. Women's group to hear from search committee "Raise the Ceiling," the campuswide women's group, will meet Friday, May 6, to hear an update on the proceedings of the committee seeking a new WCU chancel­lor. All faculty and staff women are encouraged to join the meeting, set for noon at the Riverhouse Restaurant in Cullowhee. Dr. Noelle Kehrberg, associate dean of the College of Applied Sciences and a member of the search commit­tee, will speak and receive suggestions on the search from the audience. For more information, call Renee Corbin or Ann Deupree at 227-7495. 'Sandbox' earns resale award The Sandbox, WCU's com­puter resale area in the University Media Center, recently received the "Most Improved Campus Reseller Award" for Apple Computer's mid-Atlantic region. David Ginn, Sandbox representative, accepted the award at the company's resellers conference in Richmond, Virginia, in February. Western Carolina was chosen from twenty schools for the award because of increased computer sales and a commitment to supporting personal computing at the university. News fife Short takes on items of int erest Secretaries in the College of Education and Psychology were honored at a March 18 luncheon in Killian Building's Taft B. Botner Room. "Secretaries Apprecia­tion Day" was sponsored by the faculty and administration of the college in appreciation for the secretaries' work in offices and departments throughout the college. Native American writer Luci Tapahonso will close the Vising Writers series, reading from her poetry and stories Thursday, April 21, in the Hospitality Room of the Ramsey Center. The program, set to begin at 8 p.m., is open to the public free of charge. Information: 227-7264. What luck! Artists seeking grant monies have a * new resource in Grant-Searching Simplified, a book by Barbara Latini, visiting instructor of art. Designed to help visual, literary, and performing artists learn to locate and apply for grants,the workbook has been in bookstores since February. In Sylva, find it at City Lights Bookstore and Cafe. Western in transition Recent personnel changes at WCU Joining us These people began working at WCU in March: • Vicky Conner, clerk/typist, Center for Improving Mountain Living - • Karen D. Fox, secretary, Office of Alumni Affairs • Edward Gurdineer, plumber, Physical Plant m Michelle Sutton, housekeeper, Physical Plant • Mary Wilcox, social worker, Rural Education Leaving us These people left university employment in March: • Susan Gardner, Center for Improving Mountain Living • Dewey Harper, Physical Plant • Alan Johns, Business Affairs • Alfred Lapoint Jr., Physical Plant m Jeanne Nienhuis, University Services • Ladonna West, Student Financial Aid m James Winstead, Dietary Services Swim program still has spaces A few slots remain open for the annual "Tiny Tot" swimming program, to be offered May 30-June 10 by the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER). Separate classes will be held for children six to eighteen months old; two to three years; and three to five years. Each child who participates must be accom­panied by an adult. Christine Friesner, associate professor of HPER, will instruct. The cost is $25. To register, call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397. University Women offer scholarship The Jackson County chapter of the American Association of University Women is accepting applications for a $250 scholarship for 1994-5 for a nontraditional WCU student. Applicants should be rising juniors or seniors who are at least twenty-five years old, have at least a B average, and demonstrate financial need. The award typically is given in installments of $125 per semester. The application deadline is Friday, April 22. Applications are available in the Office of Student Financial Aid. For information, call Dr. Lynn Heinrichs in the College of Business at 227-7401. April 18,1994 • T he Reporter April 18—May 1, 1994 Monday, April 18 Men's tennis, CATS vs. Furman. Greenville, SC, 3 p.m. Tuosday, April 19 Computer Science Contest. 9 a.m. (227-7245) Bosses Day luncheon. RAC, 11:45 a.m.-l:15 p.m. Baseball, CATS vs. Tennessee Tech. Childress Field/Hennon Stadium, 3 p.m. Men's tennis, CATS at Appalachian State. Boone, 3 p.m. Annual Jazz Festival. MRH, all day. Concert with trumpeter Marvin Stamm. A part of the annual Jazz Festival. 8 p.m. $5 adults, $3 senior citizens and students. "Totally Tuesday" with Comedian Keyna Bennett. Cherokee Room, UC, 9 p.m. $1 WCU students, $3 others. Wednesday, April 20 Baseball, CATS vs. Tennessee Tech. Childress Field/Hennon Stadium, 3 p.m. Foreign film, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. NSA, 7 p.m. Concert, British Brass Band. An LCE production. MRH, 8 p.m. Open Mike Night. Cherokee Room, UC, 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21 Student recital. MRH, 2 p.m. Dinner and concert. UC lawn, 4:30 p.m. Reading by poet Luci T