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staff photo-Sarah Gottfrled Terminal technique Mike Honeycutt, UNCA microcomputer consul tant, demonstrated the functions of a per sonal computer during Science Day activities last ^eek. THE BLUE BANNER/November 6, 1986/7 Prospects of degree Speakers to discuss liberal arts By David Proffitt Editor Anyone who has ever wondered what a liberal arts major can do with a college degree will have a chance to talk to several people who might have some ans wers . These people have used their degree to succeed in a field un- lated to traditional i 9ral arts, and will spfe at a colloquium orgai. ^d by Mary Lynne Ray, j. sident of the Literatu. and Communi cations Cl. "I had hea. and read a lot, but jpt ask ing myself, 'What am I going to do with my degree in literature?'" said Ray, who plans to graduate in December. "And I'd heard other people asking the same thing." Many placement direc tors who assist college graduates in finding a job believe that li beral arts graduates make valuable employ ees . The "Wall Street Journal^' recently quoted Northwestern University's placement director in an article titled "Liberal Arts Graduates' Prospects in the Job Market Grow Brighter." "A liberal arts gra duate can take a vari ety of thoughts — from social to economic to political -V and apply creative analysis to them," said Victor Lindquist, Northwes tern's placement direc tor. Speakers scheduled for the Nov. 12 seminar include Phyllis Lang, publisher of the "Arts Journal"; Sandra Hyld- burg, a local attorney who graduated with an art degree; Linda Nelms, a lecturer in management who was a literature major; and David Johnston, direc tor of UNCA's Career Planning and Placement. The seminar will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Owen Conference Center, with a recep tion following. (INCA receives highest non-state funding ever Angela Plckelslmer ^^aff Writer Last year's non-state funding total for UNCA the highest ever since the establishment of the UNCA Foundation, and officials said out side donations may reach a total of $12 million over the next five to 10 years. The UNCA Foundation, a private corporation chartered under state law to act as agent solely for UNCA, is responsible for outside donations that the state does not appro priate to the univer sity. UNCA received $574,735 in non-state funding through the University Relations Office and the UNCA Foundation during 1985- 86, according to Dr. Alfred Canon, vice chancellor for univer sity relations. This brings the foun dation's five-year to tal to $967,067, com pared to the $707,034 it raised in its first 15-years,.i according to Canon. ■ ,,, The University Rela tions Office is respon sible for public infor mation, alumni rela tions, the Annual Fund (funds raised yearly from alumni and imme diate community corpor ations for scholars hips), community lea dership programs, uni versity graphics, and the publications "UNCA Today" and "Inside UNCA." The Foundation has three purposes: to ask for funding and to take in donations from alum ni and corporations; to invest the money ap propriately; and to disperse the money for use in campus programs. In order for the uni versity to keep ade quate records of dona tions, the administra tion prefers that the funding go through the Foundation. Non-state funding comes from corporat ions, alumni and other individuals interested in helping the univer sity. The money receiv ed last year, with the helpof .the ..alumni . phone-a-thon volunteers who called various alumni members and bu sinesses for donations, was used for current university operations and capital funds. Ca non said. The Foundation dis tributed the current operations funds for use in campus programs such as faculty deve lopment projects, the Honors program, the Chancellor's Colloqu ium, the athletic pro gram and student scho larships . Also, the Foundation deposited capital funds in bank accounts. The interest earned is used for the endowed scho larships, the Manage ment/Engineering Endow ment Fund and the Carol G. Belk Professorship Fund, Canon said. "Most of the capital gifts we get are in cash or stock, but one company gave us $100,000 worth of of fice furniture," he said. Irwin Belk, husband of Carol G. Belk, gave the univer- js it y _ $3.0,0/, 0 0 O-./^ \ip r the. Carol G. Belk Profes sorship Fund. Belk had previously donated funds for the construc tion of Belk Theatre, also named in honor of his wife. The interest earned on the money will allow the administration to permanently appoint a "distinguished profes sor, like a star," to UNCA, added Canon. This faculty member will earn a $72,000 yearly salary and will receive $15,000 for research. The admini stration has not de cided who the professoi will be yet, but it hopes to hire one by the fall of 1987, Canon said. • have a half-dozen or so distinguished profes sors," he added. But in order to attract more of such faculty mem bers, the non-state funding must continue to increase, said Ca non. "I think it will con tinue to go up signifi cantly every year, es pecially capital funds. I think that's where the big money will come in from now on. It will take off," he said. As a result of these high expectations, the foundation hopes to raise a total of $12 million during the next five to 10 years. Canon said. 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