The Reporter, February 1989

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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 Cullowhee, North Carolina Stressing the need for 'good' stress A campus specialist in organizational psychology believes everyone enjoys stress on the job. The key to success and satisfaction, according to Dr. Jay Wysocki, assistant professor of manage­ment and marketing, lies in maintain­ing an optimal amount of pressure. "Everyone wants stress. They just want a level of arousal in the range where they operate best," Wysocki said. "For some that's a high level, for some it's low." In either case, you aren't alone if your job's level of stress is higher—or lower—than you'd like. Too much pressure causes anxiety. A job that is too easy, on the other hand, can result in boredom, or even guilt over unreal­ized potential. And frustrated stress turns into distress. Fortunately there are steps you can take toward striking the balance that Wysocki calls "fit," or an appropriate match of your personal skills to the demands of your work environment so that you're neither overwhelmed nor underchallenged by your job. If work is ove rwhelming you, you have two options for improving the situation. First, if you have the luxury of extra time, you can upgrade your own skills through additional training. More likely, however, you'll find it easier to make adjustments to your work environment itself. Start with a look at the actual tasks you perform. If there are almost too many to get done, look for a way to organize them. Add structure and a sense of sequence by grouping A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff February 3, 1989 individual tasks into logical units. "Formulate a picture of the clear progression of your work, so that when you're done, you know you're done," Wysocki said. It's also a good idea to ask your director or supervisor to explain how he or she feels the structure of your work could be improved. Your boss may be able to show you what priority each task takes and clarify your duties so you can better understand your position. And if you're looking to add more challenge to your work, your supervisor should be able to help with that, too. Sound like common sense? It is, and it's an idea that holds true for workers at all levels, Wysocki said. He presents his "good stress" theory in all the courses he teaches, complete with graphs and bell curves that illustrate the relation of pressure to job performance. Wysocki, an Asheville resident, teaches undergraduate courses on campus in Cullowhee three days each week and a graduate course through WCU Programs in Asheville. He conducted research in work-related stress at the University of Utah, where he earned the Ph.D. in social psychology, with a research focus on organizational issues including work stress, motivation, and leadership. He said the stress theory is a good example of how research can be applied both to teaching and to real life. Wysocki recently completed an additional study that suggests that work can be more satisfying if the workplace is considered a place to display skills, to show how well a given job can be done. Wysocki said he "keeps himself fresh" on the topic of stress and work through see Stress, inside Dr. Jay Wysocki believes we all require stress to r emain satisfied with our jobs. Stress cont'd his research and through private con­sultations off campus. He believes traditional values are being re-established in the workplace so that work is appreciated for its own sake rather than as an indication of ambi­tion. His point, of course, isn't that am­bition is wrong. Rather, he proposes that, no matter what your position on the proverbial career ladder, you can be happy in your job. 4<When work is going well, you have a sense that the world is a good place and that you are a capable person," Wysocki said. That's one sensation we can all enjoy working on. - Joey Price People and places ARTS AND SCIENCES • Curtis Wood (History) presented a paper entitled "History for the Public" at the 103rd annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 31. NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES • Scott Higgins (Health Services Management and Supervision) has been appointed by the American Society for Healthcare Education and Training of the American Hospital Association to a national committee re­porting on management development trends and practices. Higgins has been studying the educational needs and functions of clinical managers in four­teen western North Carolina hospitals. HUNTER LIBRARY • Angela Murphy-Walters is a new assistant professor and assistant head of the catalog department in the library. Previously she was assistant catalog librarian for nonbook and special col­lections at the James R. Dickinson Library at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Ms. Murphy-Walters re­ceived the B.A. from Maryville (Tenn.) College and the Master of Library Science from Florida State University. Campus event GRADUATE COUNCIL - Members of the Graduate Council should mark their calendars to reflect that the council meeting originally scheduled for Monday, March 6, has been changed to Monday, March 13. TELECONFERENCE - "Myths, Models, and Realities: Creating a Campus of the Future," a teleconfer­ence sponsored by AT&T and the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School, will be presented at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, in the Hospitality Room of the Ramsey Center. There is no admission charge, and refreshments will be served cour­tesy of AT&T. For more information, call Malcolm Loughlin at 227-7397. DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE - The Touring Theatre Ensemble of Greens­boro College will present a dramatic performance based on two stories by Southern author Eudora Welty on Thursday, February 9. 'Two by Eudora," will begin at 8 p.m. in Founders Auditorium of the Mountain Heritage Center. The free performance is sponsored by the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). Seated is limited. For reservations, call Connie Hanna at 227-7370 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. BAKE SALES - The WCU chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Personnel will sponsor bake sales on campus during February to raise funds for a scholarship to be presented to a WCU student. Look for breakfast items on the third floor of Robinson Building 8:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, February 7. For information on times and locations of other bake sales, call Sharon Painter in the Registrar's Office at 227-7216. GRADUATE INFORMATION - Students are invited to an information session about graduate studies at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 7, in the Cherokee Room of the University Center. The purpose of the session is not to promote WCU's own programs, but to provide general information about graduate study at any institution, financial aid, and tests and other application requirements. Larry Bixby, of the Career and Academic Planning (CAP) Center, will discuss decision­making, and other speakers will be on hand to tell about particular degree programs. The session is sponsored by the CAP Center and the Graduate School. For more information, call Sue Beck at 227-7398. BLACK HISTORY - Several events are scheduled on campus for Friday and Saturday, February 10-11, as part of this month's black history celebration. School Daze, a comedy film set at a fictional all-black college, will be presented at 8 p.m. February 10 in the Cherokee Room of the University Center. The cost is $1 for WCU students, $2 general admission. A day trip to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Non-Violent Social Change in Adanta is planned for February 11, leaving the University Center at 8 a.m. Pre-register at the University Center. A dance will be sponsored in the Cherokee Room by Last Minute Productions at 8 p.m. February 11. The cost is $1 for WCU students, $2 others. For more information on black history events, call Starlett Craig at 227-7234. TEACHING TALK - 'Thinking Skills: Meanings and Modes" will be the topic for "lunchtime learning" discussions sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence noon- 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 9, in Brown Cafeteria. The discussions will examine the relation of instruc­tional taxonomies to the characteris­tics of a good thinker. Leaders will be Dr. Karl Nicholas (English) and Jennie Hunter (Administrative Services). For more information, call the Teaching Center at 227-7196. February 3, 1989 The Reporter _— — -.v—- • - News briefs Research grants and assistantsnips offered The Office of Research and Graduate Studies invites all faculty to apply for 1989-90 Faculty Research Grants and Graduate School Research Assistant-ships. Both awards are meant to support research or creative activities not presently receiving financial support from outside the university. The assistantships offer stipends of $5,000 for graduate assistants recruited by faculty. Activities funded by either award may be initial work or a redefini­tion of effort in a particular scholarly area. Creative projects are also encour­aged, and joint or interdisciplinary proposals will be considered. Proposals must reach the Office of Research and Graduate Studies on or before Monday, February 20. Recipients will be notified in early March. For application forms or additional information, call Laura Huff or Dr. Kendall King at 227-7398. Asheville Symphony will sponsor Perlman recital World-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman will perform next month in a recital in Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium. The performance, co-sponsored by the Asheville Symphony and BASF Corporation's fibers division, will take place at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, March 4. Tickets are $30, $40, and $75-patron. Patron tickets include a listing in the program and an invitation to a black-tie reception. Tickets may be ordered with Visa or Mastercard by calling the Asheville Symphony at 254- 7046 or by sending a check, money order, or credit card number and expiration date along with the number and type of tickets desired to the Asheville Symphony, P.O. Box 2852, Asheville, N.C. 28802. All orders must include phone number and current mailing address. Annual service award nominations sought Nominations for the Paul A. Reid Distinguished Service Awards are being accepted through Wednesday, February 22, according to Paul Haberland, chairman of the awards selection committee. The two $1,000 cash awards, one to go to a faculty member and one to a member of the administra­tive staff, honor service contributing to the university's general welfare and its reputation as a regional institution of higher education. Nominations may be made by members of the faculty, administration, staff, student body, board of trustees, and alumni of Western. Recipients are not eligible for the award more than once in five years. Send nominations to Haberland in the Modern Foreign Languages Depart­ment, Stillwell Building. For more information, call 227-7241. Media Center will sell Apple computers at special prices If high retail prices have kept you from buying a home computer, your luck has changed for the better. In December, Chancellor Myron L. Coulter signed an agreement making it possible for full-time faculty, staff, and students to purchase Apple microcom­puters through the University Media Center at special prices. The Higher Education Purchase Program (HEPP II) was established by The University of North Carolina system, Apple Comput­ers, Inc., WCU, and Computer Solutions of Hickory. Apple Computer's entire line of computing and printing systems—lie, IIGS, and Macintosh microcomputers, as well as ImageWriter and LaserWriter printers—can be purchased through the Media Center at prices significantly below retail. A Macintosh SE with two disk drives and an Apple keyboard, for example, normally retailing for $3,298, costs $ 1,920 through the plan. In addition, Computer Solutions will provide orientation sessions for buyers when the computers arrive on campus. Delivery will take four to eight weeks. Computer Solutions representa­tives will visit campus each week to pick up Apple microcomputers in need of service or repair that were purchased under the plan. Media Center personnel have set up a demonstration counter in Hunter Library to provide complete informa­tion on prices, accessories, and other features of the program. For a price list and order form, stop by or call David Rice, Bob Orr, or Martin at 227-7341. Warming up the mike Tracy Mullis, promoti ons director for WWCU, the student-run campus radio station, prepa res for th e station's annual Leukem ia Radio-thon. Through the fun d drive, which will air continu­ously from 6 a.m. Wednes­day, February 22, until 6 p.m. Thursday, February 23, WWCU (90.5 FM) hopes to raise $4,500 for th e Leukemia Society of America. The Reporter February 3, mmmmmmMMmmMmmmmmMmmmmMmmmmmmmmmMMMmmmmmmm Calendar FTBRUARY 6-12 Monday, February 6 Black Awareness Week, through Sunday. "A Sense of Place," an NCCAT seminar, through Saturday. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. The Seventh Sign, a video thriller, University Center, free, through Sunday. 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Basics," a workshop, registra­tion required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 5 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Winthrop College, Ramsey Center. 7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. East Tennessee State University, Ramsey Center. Tuesday, February 7 9:30 a.m. Council of Deans, 510 Robinson Building. 9:30 a.m.-noon "Psychodynamic Approach to Brief Therapy," with visiting lecturer Ronald Batson, M.D., Catamount Room, Univer­sity Center. Please R.S.V.P. at 227-7469. 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Basics," a workshop, registra­tion required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 3:30 p.m. Information on graduate studies for interested students, University Center. 7 p.m. English Proficiency Tests, 118 Forsyth. 8 p.m. Faculty recital, Music Recital Hall. Wednesday, February 8 Noon-1 p.m. "Thinking Skills: Meanings and Modes," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 3 p.m. Research Council, 510 Robinson Building. 6-10 p.m. "New Drugs—1989," a seminar for pharmacists, Mountain Heritage Center, co-sponsored by Nursing and Health Sciences Continuing Education and the Mountain Area Health Education Center. 7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Furman, Ramsey Center. Thursday, February 9 11 a.m.-noon "Use a Spreadsheet to Keep Your Class Roll and Grades," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. "Thinking Skills: Meanings and Modes," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 7:30 p.m. "Semiotics of the Visual," a lecture with Thomas Ockerse, Rhode Island School of Design, 104 Belk Building. 8 p.m. Two by Eudora, a dramatic performance based on stories of Eudora Welty, Mountain Heritage Center, free. Friday, February 10 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Auburn (Ala.) University. 7:30 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Liberty, Ramsey Center. 8 p.m. Comedy Nite at P.G. Katz, with comedian Randy Levin, University Center, $1 WCU students, $3 others. Saturday, February 11 Indoor track: Virginia Tech Invitational, Blacksburg, Va. Day hike, pre-register University Center, $5 WCU students, $12 faculty and staff. 8 a.m. Trip to Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Non-Violent Social Change, Atlanta, pre-register University Center. 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for University of Georgia. 1 p.m. Baseball at Auburn (Ala.) University, a double-header. 7:30 p.m. Basketball at Marshall, Huntington, W.Va. Sunday, February 12 Noon Baseball at Auburn (Ala.) University. 1 p.m. Tennis at Clemson (S.C.) University. 3 p.m. Women's Basketball at Marshall, Huntington, W.Va. Exhibits Drawings and paintings by Harry I. Naar, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.- * 11 p.m. Monday-Friday, through February 8. Student paintings, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday. "Type Directors Club: International Typography," Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appoint­ment, February 6-March 3. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Mountain Heritage Center hours are 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. The Reporter is publ ished by the O ffice of Pub lic Informa tion. xbruaryi, 1989 1,400 copies of this public document were printed at a coat of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University REPORTER Cullowhee, North Carolina February 10,1989 Spotlight on Hoey A year's worth of renovations give the old auditorium a ne<w look The lights are on again at Hoey. The familiar old auditorium, closed during the last year for renovations, is back in action. In the past few weeks, as workers finished painting, several speech and theatre arts faculty members moved in. Acting classes met during the days. Rehearsals for an upcoming musical were in full swing at night. One of the university's older buildings, Hoey has an interesting history. The late, great British actor Charles Laughton performed there. President Harry Truman's daughter Margaret gave a piano concert. Frank Simon of the legendary John Phillips Sousa Band directed a clinic. Senators and congressmen gave speeches. There were appearances by great dance companies and symphonies. Thousands of freshmen attended their first college assemblies in Hoey and received diplomas there four years later .The auditorium was the setting for high school math contests, Friday night movies, music camps, fraternity and sorority events, and campus pageants. Hoey first opened on home­coming in October 1939. Western Carolina Teachers College observed its 50th anniversary that weekend. Hoey was one of six new buildings on campus. Breese, the old Student Union, McKee, Madison, and Graham Infirmary were also included in the $700,000 construc­tion boon brought about by the government's economic recovery program. The new buildings symbolized happy days, the end of the Great Depression. Named for North Carolina Gov. Clyde R. Hoey, the audi­torium was built in the heart of campus on a site known as Town House Field. It con­tained the basics—stage, box office, 700 seats, dressing room, and lobby benches. A recreation room and two offices were on the lower level. Hoey was solidly constructed, built to last. Over the years it did just that. Meanwhile, it met many needs. At one time or another, Hoey's spaces were used as offices for the music de­partment, dressing rooms for football players, band rooms, chorus rooms, and instrumental practice rooms. The auditorium played host for a multitude of functions. But the building was an assembly hall, after all, not a theatre. It had shortcomings, particularly for theatrical performances. The stage was too small. There was no place for set construction. Scenery often had to be hauled in and out through the front doors. The acoustics were never good. Members of the audience on the back rows couldn't see or hear. There were problems associated with the audi­torium windows. They were huge. To open and close them usu­ally required lad­ders and help from the phys­ical plant. During daytime perfor­mances, the win­dows let in too much light. Or worse. Prof. Richard Trevarthen, a member of the music faculty for thirty years, remembers Hoey and one summer day in particular."We were doing an opera, just playing away, when all of a sudden a thunderstorm came up. It was a warm day and rain blew in the windows and misted the audience!" Behind the scenes, there were prob­lems, too. "It was hard for our technical help on that small stage, lugging heavy scenery back and forth between scenes, trying to be quiet," said Dr. Donald Loeffler, professor of speech and theatre arts. <rWhen Hoey was built, the emphasis was on good construction and how the building would look. It is an incredibly well built structure, but they did not know as much as we do today about see Hoey, inside .xi:.Kv::JS®SSSSSS3SSS3K:S Hoey cont'd sight lines and acoustics," said Dr. Steve Ayers, assistant professor of speech and theatre arts, who directs the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, later this month. 'There isn't a bad seat in the house now." In the new Hoey, only a few original interior walls remain. The old balcony is gone. The tall windows were bricked up. The auditorium now has the total black-out capability of a professional theatre. There is a larger stage, an orchestra pit, and seating for 474, fewer seats than before the renovation, but in a setting that is more intimate. Vision and sound improvements were primary considerations in the renovation. The main improvements to the auditorium include "raked" seats that provide good views of the stage from anywhere in the audience, enlarged stage and new stage floor, orchestra pit, ceiling "clouds" for better acoustics, canopied front entrance, and sophisticated lighting and sound systems. The orchestra pit has a chain-driven lift and can stop at several levels. On the lowest level it can be used to pick up stage scenery. On the next level, the orchestra can be seated out of the sight lines of the audience. On the third level, the orchestra pit can be used for extra seating, accommodating twenty-four portable seats. At the top level, the orchestra pit becomes an extension of the stage. According to the architects, the seats in Hoey were of better quality than those being manufactured today, so they were removed, recovered, and put back in place. On Hoey's lower level, the renova­tion provided two dressing rooms for casts, two "star" dressing rooms, and offices for five faculty members. Finished in Hoey, the $6.5 million building renovation project has moved on to McKee and Stillwell. - Christy McCarley News briefs Applications open for CIML director Applications and nominations are invited for the position of director of the Center for Improving Mountain Living. The director reports to the vice-chancellor for development and special services and should be a proven admini­strator with success in planning and originating rural development programs and in responding to divergent client groups. Experience at the state, nation­al, and international levels is preferred. The position is open July 1,1989, with salary based on qualifications and experience. Send letter of application, vita, and names of references to Dr. James Dooley, vice chancellor for de­velopment and special services. Materi­als must be received by March 15. Items on sale in Mountain Heritage Center Two items of special interest are on sale in the Mountain Heritage Center, according to curator Jan Davidson. Poems of Rober t Lee Madison, a collec­tion of verses by WCU's founder and first president, is now available, as are copies of "Fiddlin' Is in My Soul," a collection of traditional tunes, featuring fiddle and banjo, recorded by area resident Harry Cagle. For information, stop by or call the Mountain Heritage Center at 227-7129. London study planned for fall Dr. Lewis Cloud, professor of admini­stration, curriculum, and instruction, and Dr. Terry Nienhuis, assistant professor of English, will accompany a group of Western students to London for a month of study next fall. The group will rejoin regular classes in Cullowhee in late September. The program features requisite courses in travel and literature, and alternative as­signments for courses in Cullowhee will be given during the month abroad. Students will gain six to ten hours of credit for the trip and related instruc­tion. Cost for the program, including airfare and accommodations, is about $1,850, with a non-refundable deposit of $150 due by Wednesday, February 15. For more information, call Nienhuis at 227-7264 or Cloud at 227-7415. Graduate student group established Faculty members are asked to encour­age graduate students to participate in a new organization formed on campus last month. The Graduate Student As­sociation meets twice monthly to allow post-baccalaureate students from all departments to discuss issues affecting themselves and their studies. Officers are Lisa Miller, president; Barbara Latini, vice-president; Ellen Goodwin, treasurer; and Cecelia Degraffenreid, secretary. The group's next meeting will take place 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, in Room 117 Killian Building. For information, contact Miller at 293-3450. Faculty publications Eberly, Steve. Study Guide to Litera­ture: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, by E.V. Roberts and H.E. Jacobs. 2d ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1989. Johnson, Ann P. 'The Elderly and COPD." Journal of Gerontological Nursing 14 (12): 20-4. Wallace, James W., and Johnson, Robert H. 'Taxonomic Implications of the Flavonoids of Cymophyllus fraseri (Cyperaceae) " Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 16: 521-3. February 10, 1989 The Reporter Campus events MILITARY BALL - The university's eleventh annual military ball will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, February 18, in the University Center Grandroom. Sponsored by the Department of Military Science and directed by cadets in the ROTC program, the ball will feature guest speaker Brigadier General Arthur H. Baiden, deputy commanding general of the 120th U.S. Army Reserve Command. The program will include a receiving line, a social hour, and dining and dancing in a formal military atmosphere. Tickets may be purchased at $10 each from the Depart-ment of Military Science, telephone [phone]. VISITING SPEAKER - Hans Gres-mann, former political editor of the West German weekly publication Die Zeit, will present a paper entitled 'Troubled but Successful - Forty Years, North Atlantic Alliance: German Aspects" on campus Friday, February 24, in honor of the fortieth anniversary of the NATO Alliance. The address will take place in the Natural Sciences Auditorium at 7 p.m. All faculty and students are invited. Sponsors for the visit are the Department of History and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, call D. R. Dorondo at 227-7243. OLD-TIME DANCE - The Mountain Heritage Center and Last Minute Productions invite members of the uni­versity community to the Odd Friday Ball, a community dance held twice monthly in the University Center Grandroom. Featuring live music and old-time American dances such as squares, contras, and circles, the dance usually takes place at 8 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month. The next Odd Friday Ball is scheduled for Friday, February 17. For more informa­tion, call Jan Davidson at 586-5327. TEACHING TALK - "Basics in Bloom" will be the topic for "lunchtime Two can play at this game Dr. Otto Spilker (Health, Physical Education , and Recreation) use s his bicycle-built-for-two to gi ve the WCU Catamount a whirl in front of the Boo k and Supp ly Store. With temperatures reac hing unseasonable highs recently, Spilker brought out the two- seater, which is more than thirty years o ld and once belonged to the parents of hi s wife, Peggy. learning" discussions sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, in Brown Cafeteria. The discussions will examine classroom applications of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives. Leaders will be Dr. Anne Rogers (Earth Sciences and Anthropol­ogy) and Dr. Glenn Liming (Chemistry and Physics). For more information, call the Teaching Center at 227-7196. VISITING WRITERS - Two authors of fiction will visit campus Wednesday- Friday, February 15-17, as a part of the Visiting Writers Series. Gurney Norman, author of the novel Divine Rigjht's Trip, and Sharyn McCrumb, author of five mystery novels, will read from their works at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, February 16, in Room 104 Killian Building. Admission is free, and the readings are open to the public, and an autograph session and informal recep­tion will follow. For more information, call die English Department at 227- 7264. COMPUTER TRAINING - A course entitled "Personal Computer Training" will be offered through the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School on Saturdays from February 11 to April 1. The sessions, which cover a variety of software applications, will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the microcom­puter lab in Forsyth Building. Partici­pants may take one session or all of them as a series. Preregistration is required. For information on costs, call the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397. COMPUTER WORKSHOPS - The Computer Center will offer a workshop entitled "SPSSx on the VAX" 2-5 p.m. Monday, February 13, and Tuesday, February 14; and a "how-to" discussion entitled "Bring Spreadsheet Results into Your Word Processor" 11 a.m.- noon Thursday, February 16. All sessions will be held in the Computer Center Conference Room, Forsyth B- 15, and are free to faculty and staff. Registration is required. Call Dee Painter at 227-7282. The Reporter February 10, 1989 Calendar FEBRUARY 13 -19 Monday, February 13 10 a.m.-lO p.m. Red Heat, an action video, second floor, University Center, free, through Sunday. 2-5 p.m. "SPSSx on the VAX," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 5-7 p.m. Reception for Chancellor's Ambassadors; selection committee meeting; Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 7:30 p.m. Basketball at VMI, Lexington, Va. Tuesday, February 14 2-5 p.m. "SPSSx on the VAX," a computer workshop, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 8 p.m. Valentine's Dance at P.G. Katz, with deejay Dance Ltd., University Center, $ 1 WCU students, $3 others. Wednesday, February 15 Last day to register for theatre trip to Amelia Island, Fla. (March 6-10). Call Speech and Theatre Arts at 227-7491. Noon-1 p.m. "Basics in Bloom," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 2-3 p.m. Graduate Student Association meeting, 117 Killian Building. 3:30 p.m. Faculty Senate, 104 Killian Building. 7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Appalachian State University, Ramsey Center. 7:30 p.m. Opening reception for exhibit of photographs by Alice Anthony, Chelsea Gallery, University Center. 8 p.m. Open Mike Night, University Center. Thursday, February 16 9 a.m. Women's tennis at Peace College, Davidson. 11 a.m.-noon "Bring Spreadsheet Results into Your Word Processor," a "how-to" discus­sion, registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. "Basics in Bloom," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 3 p.m. Women's tennis at Davidson College, Davidson. Friday, February 17 Friday Night Skiing at Cataloochee, preregister University Center, $18 WCU students, $26 faculty and staff. Indoor track: Southern Conference Indoor Championships, Johnson City, Tenn., through Saturday. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Self-defense techniques workshop, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 3 p.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for overnight trip to UNC-Chapel Hill. 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Carson-Newman, Childress Field. 7-10 p.m. Alpha Chi Omega initiation ceremony, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 7 p.m. Women's basketball at Mars Hill. Saturday, February 18 8 a.m.-noon Sign language interpreting meeting and workshop, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center, $10 students and members of Land of the Sky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, $12 others. Noon Baseball vs. Carson-Newman, a double-header, Childress Field. 5 p.m. Women's basketball at Liberty College, Lynchburg, Va. 6:30 p.m. Military Ball, University Center Grandroom. 7:30 p.m. Basketball at UT-Chattanooga. Sunday, February 19 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Carson-Newman, Childress Field. 2:30 p.m. Tennis at College of Charleston, S.C. Exhibits Photographs by Alice Anthony, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday, February 15-March 10. Student paintings, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Friday. "Type Directors Club: International Typography," Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appoint­ment, through March 3. "Migration of the Scotch-Irish People," a permanent exhibit, Mountain Heritage Center. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Ap­palachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Mountain Heritage Center hcnars are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. The Reporter is publis hed by the Office of Publi c Informatio n. February 10, 1989 1,400 oop tea of this public document were printed it • COM of $128, or $.09 per oopy. The Reporter THE 1 A Weekly Newsletter 1 1 j1 O j | 13 1 C 13 for the Faculty and Staff JL. VJL>JL LV JL l^JLV of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 17,1989 Campus evenl BAKE SALES - The WCU chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Personnel (NCAEOP) will sponsor bake sales on Thursday, February 23, and Tuesday, February 28, on the third floor of Robinson Building- Sales will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day, and proceeds will support the NCAEOP scholarship fund. For additional information, call Sharon Painter at 227-7232. SUPERSTAR OPENS - The Speech and Theatre Arts Department produc­tion of Jesus Christ Superstar will be presented Tuesday, February 21, through Saturday, February 25, in Hoey Auditorium. Showtime on each date will be 7:30 p.m., with an additional matinee performance at 2 p.m. February 25. The cost of $25 for opening night on February 21 includes a champagne reception hosted by Chancellor and Mrs. Myron L. Coulter in the Hospital­ity Room of the Ramsey Center. Black-tie attire is optional. Tickets for other performances of the musical are $8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. For tickets, call the Ramsey Center ticket office at 227-7722. STAFF DEVELOPMENT - The Personnel Office and the Division of Continuing Education and Summer School will sponsor a staff development program entitled "How to Handle Diffi­cult People" 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Hospitality Room of the Ramsey Center. The cost is $65 per person for the presentation, which offers tips and techniques for working cooperatively with others. For more in­formation, call Continuing Education and Summer School at 227-7397. :s HISTORICAL EXHIBIT - "Perspec­tives and Permanence: Preserving a Culture Before It's Lost," an exhibit of photos from Western North Carolina's Black Oral History Project, is on display in the Mountain Heritage Center through Thursday, February 23. There is no admission charge. For informa­tion, call Gwen Sheppard at 227-7492. COMPUTER EVENTS - The WCU WordPerfect Support Group will meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, in the Computer Center Conference Room (Forsyth B-15). In addition, "MS-DOS Word Processing Basics," a computer work­shop, will be offered 3-5 p.m. on Monday, February 20, and Tuesday, February 21. "AUTOEXEC.BAT, Your MS-DOS Micro-What It Is, What It Does," a 'how-to" discussion, will be offered 11 a.m.-noon Thursday, February 23. All sessions will be held in the Computer Center Conference Room and are free to faculty and staff. Registration is required. For more information, call Debbie Edwards at 227-7282. ON THE AIR - Tom McClure, associate director of the Center for Improving Mountain Living, and Ian Pritchard, director of the Mountain Aquaculture Center, will discuss WCU's aquaculture project on "Contact," a talk show onWSPA-TV (Channel 7) in Spartanburg, S.C., at 8 a.m. Sunday, February 19. Tune in to see your colleagues on the air. People and places ARTS AND SCIENCES • Jim Nicholl (English) and Andrew Comrie (Assistant Director, Physical Plant) served as judges for the Jackson County American Legion High School Oratorical Contest on campus February 3. The event was coordinated by Dr. Paul S. Flynn, retired from the Department of Administration, Cur­riculum, and Instruction. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY • Otto H. Spilker (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) was one of four persons throughout the state selected to attend an American Red Cross Regional Aquatic Training Workshop February 3-6 in Charlotte. The workshop covered new courses in aquatics, water safety instruction, and lifeguarding instruction. ATHLETICS • Jack Leggett (Head Coach, Baseball) has been named to the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee, whose nine members administer the NCAA Divison I championship tournament, including the College World Series. As a member of the committee, one of the nation's most prestigious sports-governing bodies, Leggett will be in­volved in the selection of sites and teams for the eight regional tourna­ments, and in the management of those tournaments. Calendar FEBRUARY 20-26 Monday, February 20 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Three Men and a Baby, a comedy video, University Center, free, through Sunday. 2 p.m. Tennis (men and women) at Baptist College, Charleston, S.Q 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Word Processing Basics," a computer workshop, registration required (227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 7 p.m. Greek scholarship awards, Order of Omega, University Center Grandroom. 7*30 p.m. Basketball vs. Elon College, Ramsey Center. Tuesday, February 21 930 p.m. Council of Deans, 510 Robinson Building. 2 p.m. Women's tennis at College of Charleston, S.C. 230 p.m. Tennis vs. The Citadel, Charleston, S.Q 3-5 p.m. "MS-DOS Word Processing Basics," a computer workshop, registration required (227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 5:30-6:15 p.m. Hydrorobics, a non-credit course, Breese Gymnasium, $25 registration. 6:30-930 p.m. CPR, a non-credit course, Breese Gymnasium, $10 registration. 730 p.m. Opening Night, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hoey Auditorium (with champagne reception), $25. Wednesday, February 22 6 a.m. Radio-thon for Leukemia Foundation, WWCU (90.5 FM), through Thursday. Noon-1 p.m. "Critical Thinking: What Can It Be?" a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 1-330 p.m. "The Healing Power of Humor," a teleconference, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center, $25. 6-11 p.m. Intramural All-Campus Basketball Championship, Ramsey Center, free. 7 p.m. "Punctuation, Especially the Comma," a mini-course in writing, University Writing Center, Hunter Library. 730 p.m. Jesus Christ Supersta r, a rock opera, Hoey Auditorium, $8 adults, $5 senior citizens and WCU students. 730 p.m. Basketball at Augusta (Ga.) College. Thursday, February 23 8:30 a.m. NCAEOP Bake Sale, third floor, Robinson Building. 11 a.m.-noon "AUTOEXEC.BAT, Your MS-DOS Micro," a "how-to" discussion, registration required (227-7282), free to faculty and staff. Noon-2 p.m. "France in Its Bicentennial Year," a luncheon presentation, faculty lounge, University Center, $15. 1230-1:30 p.m. "Critical Thinking: What Can It Be?" a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 2-5 p.m. Department heads workshop, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 4 p.m. "Punctuation, Especially the Comma," a mini-course in writing, Universi ty Writing Center, Hunter Library. 730 p.m. Jesus Christ Supersta r, a rock opera, Hoey Auditorium, $8 adults, $5 senior citizens and WCU students. 8 p.m. Step Show, presented by Alpha Phi Alpha and Sigma Chi Alpha, University Center Grandroom. Friday, February 24 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 3-6 p.m. Faulty Colloquium, Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center. 7 p.m. Women's Basketball at UNC-Charlotte. 730 p.m. Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera, Hoey Auditorium, $8 adults, $5 senior citizens and WCU students. Saturday, February 25 Overnite Caving Trip, pre-register University Center, $10 WCU students, $28 faculty and staff. Indoor track: Clemson Qualifying Meet, Ciemson, S.C. 10 a.m. Tennis at USC-Spartanburg. 10 a.m. Women's tennis at USC-Spartanburg. 1 p.m. Baseball at N.Q State, double-header, Raleigh. 2 p.m. Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera, Hoey Auditorium, $8 adults, $5 senior citizens and WCU students. 230 p.m. Tennis at Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C. 730 p.m. Basketball vs. The Citadel, Ramsey Center. 730 p.m. Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera, Hoey Auditorium, $8 adults, $5 senior citizens and WCU students. Sunday, February 26 1 p.m. Baseball at N.C. State, double-header, Raleigh. 3 p.m. Women's basketball at UT-Chattanooga. Exhibits Photographs by Alice Anthony, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m-11 p.m. Monday- Friday, through March 10. Student paintings, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. 'Type Directors Club: International Typogra­phy," Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment, through March 3. "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Mountain Heritage Center hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. The Reporter is published by the Offic e of Public Informa tion. February 17, 1989 1,400 copies of this public document were printed st s cost of $64. ar $.04 per copy. The Reporter ARCUNA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION [phone] / 7122 MEMORANDUM TO: Readers of The Reporter FROM: Doug Reed, Director DATE: April 10, 1989 We are examining the purpose, content, and format of The Reporter, the campus newsletter for faculty and staff, and would like your help. You can provide assistance by completing and returning the enclosed survey. No signature is needed or requested. However, if you would like to express a signed opinion, we will be glad to receive it. Your response to the survey will be an important factor in our effort to improve The Reporter. CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA 28723 Western Carolina University is one of the sixteen senior institutions of The University of North Carolina and an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. THE REPORTER A Weekly Newsletter for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina February 24,1989 Keeping up with contemporary literature If you want to keep up with good contemporary fiction, you have to be a bit of a risk-taker. That's the word, at least, from Dr. Marilyn Jody, professor of English. "You'll get overwhelmed if you try to read it all," Jody said. "But you can read some of it. You do have time." Oh, yes.time. That's the risky part. With so many books available and so little time to read, how can you be sure you're choosing worthwhile titles? Jody believes you must simply begin. Have a look around your local book­store or library, or scan your own bookshelf at home. Pick up a book and start reading. Chances are it'll be a book you enjoy. "If you start a book and you find you aren't happy with it, finish it anyway. See it through," Jody said. That way, even if the book doesn't seem to im­prove, you can be sure you didn't miss anything by giving up too soon. You can also discover surpris­ingly more time for reading if you think in terms of minutes instead of hours. Throughout any day, there are moments of idle time— in the doctor's waiting room, in the checkout line at the super­market, in traffic caught at a stoplight. If you carry a book with you and begin reading during this "time that's just sitting," Jody said, you'll be amazed at the books you can finish. Collections of short stories work particulary well with this idea. Jody teaches courses on campus in modern fiction and the short story and a course in contemporary fiction through WCU Programs in Asheville. In 1987-88, she served as codirector of a Some of the best Dr. Jody says to check for books by these authors for some of the best of today's literature. The Novel The Short Story Toni Morrison Joyce Carol Oates Louise Erdrich Joy Williams Anne Tyler Alice Munro Bobbie Ann Mason Mary Robison Nadine Gordimer Cynthia Ozick Isabel Al lende Raymond Carver Larry Heinemann Stuart Dybek William Kennedy Mark Helprin Wallace Stegner Robert Coover Philip Roth W.D. Weatherell Gabriel Garcia Marquez Chinua Achebe Milorad Pa vie literature project for public school teachers at Teachers College of Columbia University in New York. The focus of the project, which still runs at Columbia, is to help teachers who feel they have too little time to do the pleasure-reading that inspires them to bring their enthusiasm for books into their own classrooms. The project aims ultimately to get books into the hands of children. If you're having trouble making a Dr. Marilyn Jody says we all sho uld find time for ple asure^read-mg— in minutes if ho urs aren't available. selection, a librarian or bookseller can help you find popular titles and tell you if there is a local book club whose members share your interests. But Jody's best advice is "connect with published sources." That is, read reviews or join a commercial book club. The Book-of-the-Month Club and the Quality Paper Back (QPB) Club, for example, offer monthly newsletters evaluating the latest fiction. For sound book reviews, Jody recommends the New York Times Book Review, th e Library Journal, the Book List of th e American Library Association (ALA), Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, or the evaluations of the Washington Post. Hunter Library has subscriptions to most of these publications. The ALA Literature cont'd also publishes yearly lists of notable books and classics, as well as a "reader's road atlas" for finding the best books in several categories. Jody's own current list of suggested authors (though it's subject to daily change, she said) includes Larry Heine-mann, Anne Tyler, William Kennedy, Bobbie Ann Mason, Philip Roth, and Toni Morrison, whose novel Beloved received the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Also included are prominent international authors such as Chinua Achebe of Nigeria and Colombia's Isabel Allende. There are also ways to make your reading itself more satisfying. First of all, try sharing what you've read with another person, especially someone you don't know very well, whose insights will be fresh to you. Each person brings slightly different readings to any discus­sion of literature, and everyone benefits from the shared experience. ''Reading with someone makes you turn a solitary activity into a social one," Jody said. "It's like going to a movie. You don't want to do this by yourself." Get your family reading together and talking about the literature. Check journals, biographies, and literary news publications to learn about writers themselves. "They are living, breathing human beings," Jody said, and knowing a little about their lives will make their work more interesting to you. - Joey Price People and places Faculty publications Davis, E. Duane. "Combating Terrorism on the Corporate Level: The Emer­gence of Executive Protection Special­ists in Private Security." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 4: 241-51. Gaetano, Mario. "Drumset in the School." North Carolina Music Educator 38 (3): 46-8. Minor, Lee. "Factoring Twins and Pythagorean Triplets." Mathematics and Computer Education 23: 19-29. BUSINESS • BJ. Dunlap-Huffman (Management and Marketing) was appointed last fall as proceedings editor for the Interna­tional Academy of Marketing Science's annual conference, which will be held in New Orleans, La., in May. Dunlap- Huffman will be responsible for the editing and publication of about 500 manuscripts of the document. She will become program chairman for the 1991 conference and vice-president of programs in 1992. EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY • Gurney Chambers (Dean) was recendy appointed to the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The Commission, with repre­sentatives from schools in eleven states and the countries of Latin America, represents all SACS member secondary schools and is responsible for organizing and implementing procedures by which schools gain and maintain membership in the association. • J. Richard Genty (Elementary Education and Reading) was a featured speaker at "Reading for the Love of It," the thirteenth annual Language Arts Conference in Toronto, Canada, February 9 and 10. • Susan Persons (Health, Physical Education, and Recreation) was one of 100 female athletes, coaches, and administrators who were recognized and awarded certificates February 4 for their contributions to sports in the state at the North Carolina Girls and Women in Sports Day activities in Durham. SPECIAL SERVICES • Arlene C. Stewart, Cindy Roberts (Learning Disabilities Training Proj­ect), and Carol Mellen (Counselor) visited several campuses in western North Carolina in January and February to provide information and technical assistance. Stewart and Roberts conducted a meeting at Asheville- Buncombe Technical Community College on January 18 for Asheville-area professionals concerned with learning disabilities. On January 19, the two presented workshops at Mars Hill College entitled "Awareness and Classroom Strategies" and "A Service Delivery Model," and on February 7 they visited Isothermal Community College to conduct a faculty workshop on learning disabilities in the college classroom." Stewart and Mellen visited Mayland Community College on February 1 to make a presentation entitled "Social Issues and Concerns for Students with Learning Disabilities." They visited McDowell Community College on February 1 for a meeting with McDow­ell and Mitchell County professionals concerning local services and resources for students with learning disabilities. Receptions recruit new students in North Carolina, Georgia The offices of Admissions and Alumni Affairs are collaborating on a series of receptions for prospective students in several areas of North Carolina and in Atlanta, Ga. Four "WCU Family Night for Pros-ective Students, Parents, and Alumni" receptions have been held in February in Asheville, Hendersonville, Adanta, and Hickory. Receptions will be held during March in Charlotte, Greens­boro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem. Various students, administrators, department and program heads, and other faculty are involved in making presentations and helping with the re­ceptions, which are designed to supple­ment recruitment activities regularly carried out by the Admissions Office. Each gathering features display tables, photo exhibits, and a film about the university, as well as speakers who provide information on academics, campus life, and admissions require­ments at Western. The next reception is set for Wednesday, March 1, in Raleigh. February 24, 1989 The Reporter llllllllllllilllllllllllill M Campus events TROMBONE RECITAL - David Vining, trombonist with the Chestnut Brass Company of Philadelphia, will present a recital for solo trombone and piano Wednesday, March 1, at 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. Lillian Pearsonwill be accompanist. A rising star in the music profession, Vining was selected through national audition for the Chestnut Brass Company, the Temple University brass quintet that has performed throughout western North Carolina. His concert here is sponsored by the Department of Music and is free and open to the public. For information, call 227-7242. MYSTERY SHOW - 'Towards Zero," an Agatha Christie murder mystery, will be presented on stage Tuesday, February 28, by the Asolo State Theater of Florida. The performance, sponsored by the Lectures, Concerts, and Exhibitions series, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Ramsey Center. The tale of suspense takes place at an English country house, and the question of who will be the murder victim is as great a part of the story as the question of "whodunit." Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and WCU employees, and $3 for youths and WCU students. Call the Ramsey Center ticket office at 227-7722. TALK ABOUT TEACHING - "Cognitive Psychology" will be the topic of "lunchtime learning" discus­sions sponsored by the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 1, and 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2, in the Mary Will Mitchell Room of Brown Cafete­ria. Discussion leaders will be Dr. Michael Smith, director of the Speech and Hearing Center, and Dr. Mo Wheeler of the Department of Psychol­ogy. For more information, call the Teaching Center at 227-7196. WRITING CENTER COURSES - The University Writing Center in Hunter Library will offer several mini-courses in writing and grammar skills during March, including "How to Organize an Essay Question Response," Wednesday and Thursday, March 1 and 2; "How to Summarize a Journal Article," Wednes­day and Thursday, March 15 and 16; "Run-Ons, Comma Splices, and Fragments," Wednesday and Thursday, March 22 and 23; and "Paraphrasing and Research Documentation," Wednesday and Thursday, March 29 and 30. All Wednesday sessions will meet at 7 p.m., all Thursday sessions at 4 p.m. in the Writing Center. For information, call 227-7197. PROPOSAL WORKSHOP - The first News briefs Ramsey Center rink reopens The ice rink at the Ramsey Center reopened this week for recreational skating, with Ramsey Center staff mem­bers planning to operate the facility while weather permits. The rink has been closed during much of the winter due to warm temperatures. Hours of operation are planned as 7-10 p.m. each day through the end of February. Rental skates are available for $1 per pair and an admission charge of $ 1 per person will be in effect at each session. For more information, call the Ramsey Center at 227-7677. Deadline set for grant proposals Wednesday, March 15, is the deadline set by the Centennial Committee for grant proposals from departments and service units for special events or dis­plays to tie in with the university's centennial activities. Proposals are encouraged from any department or service unit with requests for up to $1,000 to supplement existing re­sources. The proposed event or exhibit must be scheduled during the Centen-session of a two-part grantsmanship workshop will meet 3-5 p.m. Thursday, March 2, for faculty members interested in learning how to request additional funding for scholarly interests. The workshop's first installment will deal with project planning, budget develop­ment, and working with public- and private-sector agencies. Participants will draft a proposal, which will be critiqued and discussed at the second session on March 23. To reserve a seat, call Laura Huff in the Office of Re­search and Graduate Studies at 227- 7398. Locations will be announced when all participants have registered. nial academic year of 1989-90. Awards will be granted later this semester. For a required proposal form or for additional information, call Perry Kelly, grants subcommittee chairman, at 227-7210. Freshmen application numbers still rising The number of applications from pro­spective freshmen for admission to Western for the summer and fall of 1989 continues to grow at a rate much higher than last year, according to the Office of Admissions. As of the first of February, 3,427 applications from freshmen had reached the admissions office, said Drumont Bowman, director of admissions .The number represents an increase of thirty-four percent over the 2,557 applications received by this time last year from freshmen for the summer and fall of 1988. In fact, the number of freshman applications received by February 1 is less than 380 away from the total of 3,804 freshmen applications received overall for 1988. Bowman at­tributes the rising numbers to improve­ments in high school graduates' prepa­ration for college and to Western's growing image as an outstanding academic institution. The Reporter February 24, 1989 Calendar ftBRUARY 27-MARCH 12 Monday, February 27 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Wall Street, a video with Charlie Sheen, University Center, through March 5. 3 p.m. Tennis at Belmont-Abbey, Charlotte. 3'5 p.m. "Q and A Basics," a faculty/staff workshop, B-15 Forsyth. 7:30 p.m. Basketball vs. Furman, Ramsey Cent er. Tuesday, February 28 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. NCAEOP Bake Sale, Robinson Building. 3 p.m. Baseball at Clemson (S.C.) University. 3-5 p.m. "Q and A Basics," a faculty/staff workshop, B-15 Forsyth. 8 p.m. 'Towards Zero," an Agatha Christie murder mystery, Asolo State Theater of Florida, Ramsey Center, $10 adults, $8 WCU employees and senior citizens, $3 WCU students and youth. Wednesday, March 1 Noon-1 p.m. "Cognitive Psychology," a lunchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 3 p.m. Baseball vs. Carson Newman, Childress Field. 7 p.m. "How to Organize an Essay Question Response," a mini-course in writing, Writing Center. 7-11 p.m. Fashion Show, University Center. 7:30 p.m. Women's basketball at East Tennessee State, Johnson City, Tenn. 8 p.m. Pub Nite at P.G. Kat2, with deejay Da nce Ltd., $1 WCU students, $3 others. Thursday, March 2 8 a.m. Odyssey of the Mind, Ramsey Center. 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for UT-Knoxville. 11 a.m.-noon "Exchange Different Word Processor Docu­ments," registration required (Forsyth B-10 or 227-7282), free to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. "Cognitive Psychology," a lu nchtime discussion on teaching excellence, Brown Cafeteria. 2 p.m. Tennis at UT-Chattanooga. 4 p.m. "How to Organize an Essay Question Response," a mini-course in writing, Writing Center. 8 p.m. WCU Symphony Band, Hoey Auditorium. Friday, March 3 History Day, Ramsey Center. Basketball: Southern Conference Tournament, Asheville Civic Center. 10 a.m. Board of Trustees meeting, 510 Robinson Building. 3 p.m. Baseball at High Point. 8-11 p.m. Odd Friday Ball, University Center Grandroom. Saturday, March 4 Spring Break Bahamas Cruise begins, pre-regi ster University Center. 8:45 a.m. National Teachers Exam Core Battery, Natural Sciences Auditorium. 1 p.m. Baseball at High Point. 5 p.m. Spring Break begins. Sunday, March 5 1 p.m. Baseball at High Point. Monday, March 6 Shadowmoss Invitational Golf Tournament, Charleston, S.C. 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for Clemson (S.C.) University. 3 p.m. Baseball at Campbell, Buies Creek. Tuesday, March 7 9 a.m.-4 p.m. "How to Handle Difficult People," Hospitality Room, Ramsey Center, $65 per person. 3 p.m. Baseball at Campbell, Buies Creek. Wednesday, March 8 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 3 p.m. Baseball at Campbell, Buies Cree k. 6-10 p.m. "Pharmacy Program," a continuing education program, Mountain Heritage Center. Thursday, March 9 Women's Southern Conference Tournament, Johnson City, Tenn., through Saturday. Friday, March 10 8 a.m. STAR van leaves Forsyth parking lot for UT-Knoxville. Saturday, March 11 Men's and women's outdoor track: Davidson Invitational. 8 a.m. Scholastic Aptitude Test, Natural Sciences Auditorium. Noon Baseball at Furman, double-header, Greenville, S.C. 1 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Converse College, Reid Courts. Sunday, March 12 1 p.m. Baseball at Furman, Greenville, S.C. Exhibits "Mountain Trout," an historical exhibit on trout and trout fishing in the Southern Appalachians, Mountain Heritage Center, through August. Art by Jackson County Public S chool students, Belk Builidng lobby, 8 a.m .-5 p.m. Monday- Friday, February 27-March 1 2. 'Type Directors Club: International Typography" (through March 3), and "Decade of the Eighties" (March 3-April 7), Belk Building art gallery, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appoin tment. Photographs by Alice Anthony, Chelsea Gallery, University Center, 8 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Monday- Friday, through March 10. Student paintings, Gallery 250, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, 250 Robinson Building, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. The Reporter is published by the Office o f Public Inform ation. February 24, 1989 1,400 copies of this public document were printed st a cost of $128, or $.09 per copy. The Reporter