| Summary: | 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. Reporter -BL Nevus for th e Faculty c April 5, 1999 the Faculty and StNafefw osf Westerfnor C arolina University Health Services at Western Seeing to a Community's Care International Festival Opens Window to the World April 8 Sights, smells, and sounds from around the world will converge on Western's campus Thursday, April 8, at the Twentieth Annual International Festival. The festival allows campus and surrounding community an opportunity to experience firsthand some of the heritage and culture of Western's international students through music, dance, the visual arts, and food. Also, sports will add to the mix this year when American and international students compete in a soccer game at 6 p.m. on the intramural field at Reid Gymnasium. All other festival events will take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the lawn of Hinds University Center. Food from countries such as Italy, Greece, Kenya, New Guinea, India, Holland, and France will be for sale throughout the day. The International Players, led by WCU student Chris Davis, will play Latin and interna-tional music at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and the Scottish continued cm page 2 Forget the business about the lion and the lamb. March came—and went—at Western's Student Health Services with sniffles, a sore throat, and a lingering cough. Every year around this time, the staff members of health services breathe a sigh of relief as they bid farewell to flu season and greet the return of springtime and sunshine. That is until hayfever sets in and the sneezing starts. "We could do away with calendars here and still pinpoint fairly accurately where we are in a season and a semester by the number and type of complaints coming from our patients," said health services interim director Dr. Jeff Davis, in his fourteenth year of doctoring for the WCU community. During flu season, as many as 200 people per day may visit health services' offices in Gra-ham building. Even on an aver-age day, however, some 130 students, faculty, and staff members will sign in to take advantage of aid that takes many forms, including dispensing aspirin to diagnosing acute ailments such as appendicitis. Following the retirement of previous director Dr. Don O'Neal and three nurses, care is provided by one full-time doctor, one physician assistant, six registered nurses (full- and part-time), and one medical laboratory technician. Western is the last of the sixteen University of North Carolina insi tut ions to suspend twenty-four-hour coverage. Hence, it is no longer an infirmary as many of us on campus continue to call it. Along with changing staff numbers and hours of operation, Student Health Services hasn't limited so much as refocused its mission, according to Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Bill Haggard. "The emphasis of health services has been shifting gradually from an entirely clinical approach to incorporating more preventive care and proactive education, addressing total health," said Haggard. Wellness will become a greater part of the services' programming. A nutrition educator will join the staff part-time and teach part-time for health sciences. Since funding comes mostly from student fees, with only a small percentage contributed by the monthly three dollar fee paid by full-time faculty and staff, Haggard contends that health services and student affairs will continue to focus on identifying what current concerns are on campus among students and creating programs to meet those needs. The educational objective is underscored with Davis' reminder that many students will continued on page 2 Health services interim director Dr. Jeff Davis (far right ) and staff nurse Judy Wohlman consult with student Karla Pr itchard (center). Festival, continued Bagpipe Band, led by Michael Waters of Sylva, will perform at noon. The festival also will showcase dancing. Members of WCU's Phi Beta Sigma fraternity will demonstrate "ethnic stomping" with a step show at 12:30 p.m. WCU student Jonathon Feather will perform a Native American hoop dance at 1 p.m. A featured artist of the festival will be Xee Yang, a member of the Hmong people of Laos. She will demonstrate traditional reverse applique and stitchery techniques and display a quilt-sized tapestry that documents the experiences of the Hmong of Thailand. Booths will be set up on the lawn to provide information about various cultures, with exhibits of native clothing, jewelry, crafts, and art. Prizes will be given out for the best booth displays, and door prizes will be given to festival visitors. For more information, contact Richard Cameron in the Office of Student Affairs at 227-7234. The International Festival is part of Western's Window to the World, a month-long series of events being held at WCU to celebrate cultural diversity. Other highlights from the schedule include the following: • Exhibit: Hmong Artistry: Preserving a Culture in Cloth. Tuesday, April 6, through Tuesday, April 27. Mountain Heritage Center. • "Key Skills for Being Successful on Foreign Assignments," presentation by international business consultant Dan Constant. Wednesday, April 7. 6 p.m., Forsyth Building's auditorium. • "War, Worship, Romance: Textile Arts of Hmong,ff presentation by Sally Peterson, folklorist with the North Carolina Museum of History. Sunday, April 18. 3 p.m., Founders Auditorium, Mountain Heritage Center. • "Kenyan People in Transition: The Perils of Development/' presentation by Rita T. Noel, assistant professor of business. Tuesday, April 20. Noon, Coulter Faculty Center, Hunter Library. • "Honoring Women of Color," a program to honor women who have provided a guiding light. Wednesday, April 21. 6:30 p.m., Catamount Room, Hinds University Center. Mountain Heritage Center Showcases Vibrant Hmong Embroidery Hmong Artistry: Preserving a Culture on Cloth, an exhibit opening April 6 at the Mountain Heritage Center, incorporates history, customs, myth, and adventure in exuberant cross-stitch, embroidery, applique, reverse applique, and batik. Through their decorative hand-sewn work, Hmong refugees in this country have maintained a cultural link with their past. Originally from China, the Hmong lived in the mountain regions of Laos before fleeing to refugee camps in Thailand and then to the United States in the 1970s. The work in the exhibition comes from the Hmong Project Refugee Center, in Kansas City, Kansas, which now serves close to 1,500 people. The refugees' work reflects not only the spirit but the determination for survival of an uprooted people. The Mountain Heritage Center will host a special presentation explaining the meanings and techniques of Hmong artwork on Sunday, April 18, at 3 p.m. in Founders Auditorium. Sally Peterson, Curator of Folklife at the North Carolina Museum of History, will talk on "History a la Carte: War, Worship, and Romance: Textile Arts of the Hmong." For more information call the center at 227-7129. Western's Health, continued arrive at college never having seen a healthcare professional other than their pediatricians, and without mom or dad accompanying them. "We have an opportunity to teach them what's available to them on and off campus and how best to access healthcare services appropriate for their needs," said Davis. The care Western provides faculty and staff is still an important part of health services' mission. Last year's records indicate close to 3,000 visits paid by faculty and staff members who sought care at the facility, 20 percent of the total number of patients seen. A recent survey of the health services available in the University of North Carolina revealed that Western's facility is one of two (along with UNC-Pembroke) that is still made available for faculty and staff use. Neither Haggard nor Davis wants to see that access limited in the near future; however, Haggard foresees reconsideration of the monthly fee in light of use and rising costs. In the meantime, the WCU community can breathe easier knowing that they have skilled professionals to attend to their healthcare concerns. Student Health Services is located in the Graham Building. Regular hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. Weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Weekend visits should be limited to urgent care. Health Services requests that faculty and staff schedule their visits during regular weekday working hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.). For information, call 227-7640. A p r i l 5 , 1 9 9 9 • T h e Re p o r t e r win Calendar The International Festival opens a window to the world April 8 on the UC lawn. April 547, 1999 Look for regular updates on the university's web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Monday, April 5 Tennis—Lady Catamounts vs. UNC-Greensboro. Southern Conference match. 3 p.m., Tennis courts. (227-7338) Lecture—"Philosophy of Religion and the Millennium," presented by Eugene Long, University of South Carolina. Free. 7 p.m., Reynolds Lobby. (227-7262) Tuesday, April 6 Concert—Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet. Free. 8 p.m., RFL (227-7242) Baseball—Catamounts vs. Clemson. $. 3 p.m., HS/CF. (227-7338) Wednesday, April 7 Tennis—Lady Catamounts vs. Appalachian State. Southern Conference match. 3 p.m., Tennis courts. (227-7338) Thursday, April 8 Festival—Twentieth Annual International Festival. 10 a.m- 4 p.m., lawn, UC. (227-7234) Presentation—"Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Biodiversity Inventory." See WCU Newsfile. Free. 7:30 p.m., Founders Auditorium, MHC. (227-7129) Friday, April 9 Concert—WCU Bands. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Saturday, April 10 Concert—WCU Honor Band. Free. 7 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Baseball—Catamounts vs. East Tennessee State. Doubleheader. Southern Conference game. $. Noon, HS/CF. (227-7338) Sunday, April I I Baseball—Catamounts vs. East Tennessee State. Southern Conference game. $. 1 p.m., HS/CF. (227-7338) ArtiFacts! Children's Program— "Making Story Boxes" for children ages six to twelve. Free. Reservations required. 2:30 p.m., MHC. (227-7129) Monday, April 12 WNC Civil War Roundtable— "The River of Death: Command Decisions at the Battle of Chickamauga." Steve Nash. Free. 6:30 p.m., Jackson County Justice Center. (227-7243) Lecture—"Folkloric Dancing and the National State in Urbanizing Bolivia." See WCU Newsfile. Free. 7 p.m., Founders Auditorium, MHC. (227-3879) Concert—Classical guitarist and composer Garth Baxter with James Maroney, tenor. See WCU Newsfile. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Tuesday, April 13 Theatre—Annie Get Your Gun, directed by Stephen Ayers. Through Saturday, April 17. $. 7:30 p.m., HA. (227-7491) Wednesday, April 14 Seminar—"An Environmental History of Hazel Creek: Some Preliminary Findings," by Julie Sullivan. Free. 3:30 p.m., Catamount Room, UC. (227-3301) Undergraduate Expo '99—10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Honors College. (227-7383) Thursday, April 15 Coffeehouse Series—featuring Jackson Crossing and entertainer *** Now Showing *•* Exhibitions: Migration of the Scotch-Irish People and Hmong Artistry: Preserving a Culture on Cloth, (permanent and rotating exhibitions). Also slideshow spotlight programs available for viewing. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays, MHC. (227-7129) A Personal Vision of Dramatic Early Evening Light on the Contemporary Rural Landscape. Works in oil on canvas by UC director Tim Jacobs. Through April 16. Free. Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-7206) Youth Art Month Show. Exhibition of works by Jackson County school children. Through April 9. Ex-Voto-Plumbum. A mixed media installation by David Solow, incorporating video, water and wax body casts. Through April 13. 9-noon and 1-4 p.m., weekdays, Belk Gallery, BB. (22 7-3591) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center, NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Building; UC - A.K. Hinds University Center; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field Mike Rayburn. $. 8 p.m., Dance Club, UC. (227-7206) Friday, April 16 Chancellor's Science Symposium—" Decoding the Human Genome," with speakers J. Craig Venter, Samuel Broder, and Arthur Kaplan. Preregistration required. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (227-3039) Catamounts Outdoor Track and Field—WCU Invitational. Cullowhee. (227-7338) Conference—Sixth Annual Cullowhee Conference on Communicative Disorders. Free. 9 a.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-3381) Saturday, April 17 Spring into Summer Program— "Bird Walk," around campus and Cullowhee. Free. 9-10 a.m., meet at the WCU picnic shelter. (227-7129) Fifteenth Annual Tuckaseigee River Cleanup—Meet in front of the UC at 11 a.m. Preregistration requested. (227-7206) Baseball—Catamounts vs. Appalachian State. Double-header. Southern Conference game. Noon, HS/CF. (227-7338) WCU Open House—For prospective students and their families. Sponsored by Academic Affairs. 8 a.m.-noon. RRAC. (227-7317) Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to calendar@wpoff.wcu.edu Submit items for the electronic bulletin board on campus and for the university's calendar on the Internet at least one week prior to the event. A p r i l 5 , 1 9 9 9 • T he R e p o r t e r • Learn what an "all-taxa biodiversity inventory" is and why conducting it will bring biologists from across the United States to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part of a scientific research project that is being called the largest such effort in the history of the world. Becky Nichols, one of the park's rangers, will provide answers in a program on the biodiversity inventory Thursday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mountain Heritage Center's Founders Auditorium. Nichols, an entomologist specializing in aquatic bugs, has participated in the long-term monitoring of the park's aquatic life. A native of Washington state, Nichols recently earned her doctoral degree at the University of Missouri. The presentation is free. For more information, call 227-7129. • Nominations for the Recognition Award for Outstanding WCU Support Staff Person are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 9. Any current WCU employee may submit a nomination for the Outstanding WCU Support Staff Person. The nominee must be a current WCU non-exempt SPA employee with five years of full-time service at WCU as of December 31, 1998. Dependability, cooperative spirit, loyalty to the university, and effectiveness in performing assigned duties are qualities to be considered in the selection. The award winner will receive $1,000 and a plaque at the annual SPA Service Awards luncheon later in the year. Submit nominations to Edna Lamberson, 520 H.F. Robinson Administration Building, or online at . For information or help in completing the nomination form, call any member of the 1999 selection committee: Edna Lamberson, chair, Carlos Benavente, Donald Cope, Peggy Eidson, Mary Lou Millwood, Donna Welch, or Carolyn Wiggins. • How rural migrants in Bolivia utilize their national folklore to lobby for better living conditions will be the subject of a slide-illustrated lecture by anthropologist Daniel M. Goldstein on Monday, April 12. Goldstein's presentation, "Folkloric Dancing and the National State in Urbanizing Bolivia," will be in the Mountain Heritage Center's Founders Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. A professor of anthropology at Miami University, Goldstein has studied the movement of Bolivian people from urban areas to cities and how they survive and even prosper in often squalid conditions. By performing the national folklore, these migrants refuse to be classified as parasites or marginal squatters. Instead, Goldstein found, the migrants claim a place in the heart of the Bolivian national identity and thus are able to lobby the government to make improvements to their urban neighborhoods. The presentation, sponsored by the anthropology and sociology department, is part of the Visiting Scholar Program. Goldstein also will give class presentations during his visit to WCU. For additional information, call Philip Coyle at 227-3879. • Classical guitarist and composer Garth Baxter will be at WCU Monday, April 12, to perform a recital of music for voice and classical guitar with music faculty member, James Maroney, tenor. The program will include works by Argento, Baxter, Dowland, Dodgson, Seiber, and Sor. The concert will be in Coulter's recital hall at 8 p.m. Admission is free. For further information, call 227-7242. The Reporter is publis hed by the Office of Public Information. Rebecca Caldwell, editor. Mail faculty/staff notes, events, notices, and changes of add ress to Rebecca Caldwell, The Reporter, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail to REPORTER@WPOFF.WCU.EDU 1,800 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $299.15, or $0.14 per copy. Western Carolina University is an Eq ual Opportunity Institution. 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 A p r i l 5 , 1 9 9 9 • T h e R e p o r t e r Reporter for the Facul ty April 19, 1999 Debasish Banerjee News Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Jim Bryant Julie Johnson Shan Manickam Kathy Starr Six Outstanding Teachers Vie for 1998-99 Chancellor's Award Charles ^, Wallis Western Carolina University's top teaching award will be presented to one of six nominees at the General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation on Wednesday, April 28. A 3 p.m. reception will be followed by the 3:30 p.m. meeting and presentation of awards in the Grandroom of Hinds University Center. The six nominees for the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award for 1998 are Debasish Banerjee, assistant professor, business computer information systems; J im Bryant, associate professor, health and human performance; Julie Johnson, assistant professor, marketing; Shan Manickam, professor, mathematics and computer science; Kathy Starr, assistant professor, physical therapy; and Charles Wallis, assistant professor, mathematics and computer science. A total of 236 faculty members were nominated for the award, with the six finalists determined by student and faculty votes. A university committee chooses one teacher for the award after observing classes and examining portfolios submitted by the finalists. The recipient will receive a $1,000 cash prize and an engraved plaque. Debasish Banerjee began his teaching career at WCU in 1996. He holds the master's in business administration and the doctorate from the University of Arkansas. In his portfolio, Banerjee wrote: "I am a firm believer of experiential learning and I try my best to bring it to my students. 1 believe my role as a teacher also is to act as a facilitator who helps in the total growth of the student." Jim Bryant started teaching at Western in 1969. He earned the doctorate from George Peabody College for Teachers. He wrote: "Hard work, a caring attitude, and a love of mankind, as well as fairness and honesty in dealing with others, is important to the advancement of society. These fundamentals support everything I believe. I am aware that a philosophy is in a state of evolution, and 1 hope 1 am continually growing and adapting." Julie Johnson, who joined the faculty in 1996, completed both the master's and doctorate at Georgia State University. She wrote: "In my discipline, sales, the student's 'emotional quotient' is more important than the 'intelligence quotient.' I work to help students develop an understanding of what the client meant versus what the client said." Shan Manickam began his teaching career at Western in 1969. He earned a doctoral degree in applied mathematics at the University of Toronto. Manickam wrote in his portfolio: "Knowledge is ultimately of little value, unless it can be communicated effectively. This communication requires sensitivity, concern, and compassion towards the students, as well as continuous acquisition and refinement of knowledge of the subject matter by the teacher." Kathy Starr's appointment dates from 1996. She completed her doctoral work at Albany Medical College. Starr described her philosophy of mentoring students: "I have found that working with students individually is quite different from teaching in a classroom setting. I feel less like 'the sage on the stage' and more like an adviser helping someone to think independently and develop their creative side." Charles Wallis began teaching at Western in 1995. He completed both the master's and the doctorate at Clemson University. In his portfolio, he wrote: "I believe that teaching is a skill, in which new techniques can be learned and old techniques, with practice, can be polished. And, as with other skills, the finished product reflects the individuality of the artisan." otes- • Kenneth Ayala, associate professor (Electronics Engineering Technology), has written a textbook on the Intel 80251 microcontroller. The book, now in the page proof stage of production, is scheduled for publication by P rentice-Hall in June. The text features CD-ROM-based software from Keil Incorporated that offers the student a state-of-the-art program development environment. The text concentrates on writing and debugging 80251 programs. Ayala has published three texts on microprocessors and microcontrollers since joining the WCU faculty in 1990. • Peter Carmichael, assistant professor (History), spoke to Civil War Roundtable meetings in Austin and Houston in March about Confederate General John Bankhead Magruder and his relations with Robert E. Lee. Carmichael's subject for the New Orleans Civil War Roundtable (also in March) was the formation of a Southern identity among young slaveholders in the 1850s. The article "A Prince Turns into a Frog: John Bankhead Magruder's Nightmare at Malvern Hill" was published in the April issue of Civil War: The Magazine of the Civil War Society. • Joe Carter, vice chancellor (Business Affairs), received the Distinguished Service award given by the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers at its annual meeting in March. The association represents 900 colleges and universities from Virginia to Texas. • Rob Routhieaux, assistant professor (Management), received the Jay I. Kneedler Professor of Excellence award at the annual awards and scholarship ceremony of the College of Business. He also cowrote "Best- Practice Guidelines for Utilizing Facilitators" with Scott Higgins, associate professor (Health Sciences), which was published in March in The Health Care Supervisor. • Susan Clarke Smith, Tammi Brown, Kathy Johnson, and Lori Mills (Advising and Retention Services) recently attended the Eighteenth Annual National Conference on the First-Year Experience in Columbia, South Carolina. Smith and Johnson were selected to present on WCU's recently implemented learning contract program in a session titled "Learning Contracts: Tough Love?" • Marion Chief Picked to Head University Police Department Thomas B. Pruett Jr., chief of the Marion Police Department, has been selected as Western's new chief of police. Pruett will be on duty May 3, Gene McAbee, director of the university police, said in announcing the appointment. He replaces Bill Hollingsed, who vacated the position to become chief of police in the town of Waynesville. Pruett has fifteen years of experience in the field of law enforcement, including more than six years as chief of police in Marion, where he introduced the concepts of community policing and obtained grants to support innovative programs. In his career, he also has been chief deputy with the Macon County Sheriffs Office, a special agent with the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation, and captain of detectives for the Reidsville Police Department. Pruett is a 1984 graduate of Western, with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He is a member of the N.C. Association of Chiefs of Police and the N.C. Police Executives Association, and is past president of the Smoky Mountain Police Executives Association. He holds an advanced law enforcement certification from the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. He completed the SBI Academy, the FBI Carolina Command College, and the University of North Carolina Institute of Government's training program on effective management. Pruett and his wife, Maureen, have two sons—Jason, age 14, and John, age 9. • Shapiro Awarded UNC Top Teaching Honor David A. Shapiro, professor of communication disorders, was recognized April 8 as one of the best teachers in The University of North Carolina. Shapiro was among sixteen recipients in the fifth annual Awards for Excellence in Teaching, presented by the UNC Board of Governors as part of a special academic convocation held at UNC-Greensboro. Winners from each campus received a bronze medallion and a $7,500 cash prize. Recipients were nominated by special committees on their home campuses and selected by the Board of Governors Committee on Teaching Awards. The awards were presented by UNC President Molly C. Broad and Benjamin S. Ruffin, chairman of the UNC Board of Governors. Established by th e Board of Governors in 1994 to underscore the importance of teaching and to reward good teaching across the university system, the awards are given annually to a tenured faculty member from each UNC campus. Winners must have taught at their present institutions at least seven years, and no one may receive the award more than once. Shapiro, a faculty member since 1984, also has won awards for his scholarly research, including Western's University Scholar Award in 1997. He has conducted extensive research in speech-language pathology, specifically studying stuttering, people who stutter, and related assessment and treatment approaches. His research is designed to ensure that people who stutter and their families receive the most effective intervention possible to improve communication and improve their quality of life. Shapiro's recently published book, Stuttering Intervention: A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Free dom, has won accolades from critics as "well-written, comprehensive, and, in many ways, ground-breaking." A p r i l 1 9 , 1 9 9 9 • T h e R e p o r t e r Junior Jotn Dempsey's ruecent CalenAprild 19-Maay 2, 1r999 home run earned a hand from Coach Rodney Hennon. Look for regular updates on the university's web site at www.wcu.edu/cal.html Monday, April 19 Bone Marrow Drive—Sponsored by Native American Student Association and Organization of Ebony Students. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7234) Lecture—Julian Shabazz, president and CEO, Awesome Records, speaks as a start to Black Awareness Week activities. Free. 6:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7234) WNC War World II Roundtable—"The Rape of Nanking," by Gael Graham, associate professor of history. Free. 7 p.m., Red Oak Conference Room, UNC-Asheville. (227-3908) Assertiveness Training Workshop— Led by Chris Gunn. See WCU Newsfile. Free. 7:30-9:30 p.m., Catamount Room, UC. (227-7469) Tuesday, April 20 Baseball— Catamounts at UNC-Asheville. 3 p.m. (227-7338) Brown Bag Lunch—"Kenyan People in Transition: The Perils of Development," by Rita Noel, assistant professor, business computer information systems. Sponsored by Phi Delta. Noon, Faculty Center, Hunter Library. (227-3598) Concert—Opera Workshop Ensemble. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Wednesday, April 21 Luncheon—Honoring 1998-99 EPA retirees. Prior reservations required. $. Noon. Grandroom, UC. (227-7103) Award Ceremony—Office for Student Affairs annual awards presented. Free. 3:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7234) Thursday, April 22 Concert—Gregg Smith Singers. Part of Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions Series. $. 7:30 p.m., RH. (227-7206) Friday, April 23 Spring Fling Concerts—On UC Lawn. Beginning at 3 p.m. Sponsored by Last Minute Productions. (227-7206) Concert—Visiting jazz trumpet virtuoso John Sneider performs with WCU's Jazz Ensemble. $. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Saturday, April 24 Softball Game/Cookout— Sponsored by Project CARE and Organization of Ebony Students. $. Noon. Reid softball field. (227-7234) Campus Step Show—Featuring student performers in honor of Black Awareness Week. Free. 5 p.m., UC lawn. (227-7234) Sunday, April 25 Reading—Poet and novelist Robert Morgan reads at Friends of WCU's Hunter Library Annual Meeting. See WCU Newsfile. 2-4 p.m., Founders Auditorium, MHC. (227-7307) Concert—WCU Inspirational Choir. Free. 3:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7234) Concert—Country gospel music by Jerry and Ray Wilson of Brasstown. Free. 4:30 p.m., Founders Auditorium, MHC. (227-7129) ••• Now Showing *** Exhibitions: Migration of the Scotch-Irish People and Hmong Artistry: Preserving a Culture on Cloth, (permanent and rotating exhibitions). Also slideshow spotlight programs available for viewing. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays, MHC. (227-7129) Eden Eaten. A sculpture installation by South Carolina artist Larry Merriman. Through May 14. Reception for the artist, 7 p.m., Monday, April 19. Free. Chelsea Gallery, UC. (227-7206) Art Students' League. Annual juried undergraduate student exhibition. Through May 7. 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m., weekdays, Belk Gallery, BB. (227-3591) Key: $ - Admission fee; HA - Hoey Auditorium; HFR - H.F. Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF - Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC - Mountain Heritage Center; NSA - Natural Sciences Auditorium; RRAC - Ramsey Regional Activity Center; RH - Recital Hall, Coulter Building; BB - Belk Building; UC - A.K. Hinds University Center; UOC - University Outreach Center; WS/BW - Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field Monday, April 26 Concert—Brass Ensembles. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Program—"Friendship in the Age of AIDS," by Joel Goldman and T.J. Sullivan. Free. 6:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7206) Tuesday, April 27 Recital—Featuring guest artist Alicia Chapman, oboe. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Baseball— Catamounts vs. UNC-Asheville. 3 p.m., HS/CF. (227-7338) Memorial Tree Planting Ceremony—Honoring deceased WCU students. Sponsored by Office for Student Affairs. 3:30 p.m., Brown Cafeteria Plaza. (227-7234) Wednesday, April 28 General Faculty Meeting and Awards Convocation. Reception, 3 p.m.; meeting, 3:30 p.m., Grandroom, UC. (227-7100) Thursday, April 29 Recital—Featureing student performers from Music History Class. Free. 8 p.m., RH. (227-7242) Sunday, May 2 Children's Program—Arti-Facts! "Camping for Kids." For children ages six to twelve. Prior reservations required. Free. 2:30-3:30 p.m., MHC. (227-7129) Submissions: Send news items and calendar notices to WCU Calendar, 1601 Ramsey Center, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 or e-mail to calendar® wpoff. wcu.edu Submit items for the electronic bulletin board on campus and for the university's calendar on the Internet at least one week prior to the event. A p r i l 1 9 , 1 9 9 9 • T h e R e p o r t e r • Want to make something of it? A free Assertiveness Training Workshop will be offered Monday, April 19, by Counseling and Psychological Services. Chris Gunn, the office's assistant director, will lead t he workshop, which will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Catamount Room of Hinds University Center. The workshop is open to everyone on campus and in the community at no charge or prior reservation. Participants will learn about "The Bill of Assertive Rights," the differences between assertion and aggression, and how to develop valuable assertiveness skills, Gunn said. For more information, call 227-7469. • The Gregg Smith Singers, a Grammy award-winning vocal ensemble, will perform Thursday, April 22, to close out the university's 1998-99 Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibition Series. The concert will be in the recital hall of Coulter Building starting at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, and $5 for children and non-WCU students. WCU students with a valid identification card will be admitted free of charge. For more than forty years, the Gregg Smith Singers have been leading performers of American choral music, with a wide-ranging repertoire that showcases the songs of historic and contemporary composers. For information, call 227-7206. • Robert Morgan, author of The Truest Pleasure, will read from his works at the annual meeting of the Friends of WCU's Hunter Library. The meeting will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in Founders Auditorium at the Mountain Heritage Center. A native of Hendersonville, Morgan is the author of ten books of poetry and six works of fiction. The Truest Pleasure was a finalist for the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and was listed by Publisher s Weekly as one of the outstanding books of 1995. Morgan is currently working on his new novel, Gap Creek, which will be released by Algonquin Books next fall. Morgan teaches at Cornell University. Friends of Hunter Library and prospective friends are invited to attend. For information, call Bill Kirwan at 227-7307. • The Speech and Hearing Center hosts an open house on May 7 from 2 to 6 p.m. as part of its celebration of Better Speech and Hearing Month. The Speech and Hearing Center provides outpatient diagnostic, treatment, and consultative services for persons with known or suspected speech-language- hearing disorders at its facilities on campus. The center staffs outreach clinics in Cherokee, Haywood, Jackson, and Swain counties as well. Members of the university and surrounding communities are invited to attend. Supervisors will be recognized in a special ceremony at 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact Melinda Kuehn at 227-3375, or e-mail Mkuehn@wcu.edu. • More than $67,000 was raised for Western through the 1999 Faculty and Staff Fund Drive. Overall participation increased to 23 percent. "Our goal with the fund drive was participation and we are thrilled with this year's increase," reported Tori Addington, director of annual giving. Over half the donors responding designated their pledges to specific colleges, programs, or departments. Contributions may be made at any time during the year, including those made by payroll deduction. Donors also may designate gifts in honor or memory of someone special at any time during the year. For further information, contact Tori Addington at 227-3045. The Reporter is publish ed by the Office of Public Information. Rebecca Caldwell, editor. Mail faculty/staff notes, events, notices, and changes of address to Rebecca Caldwell, The Report er, 1601 Ramsey Center, or send them via e-mail to REPORTER@WPOFF.WCU.EDU 1,800* copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $299.15, or $0.14 per copy. 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