Volume 51
Brevard College Tuesday, September 27, 1983
Number 2
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The New Gate at BC’s main entrance
Entrance Near Completion
By Barbie Brennan
The Brevard College “facelift”
is nearing completion, according
to Director of Physical Opera
tions Larry Bessette. In addition
to the brick columns and grill
work that have been added to the
campus’ main entrance, exten
sive landscaping is being done.
Fourteen-foot cedar and White
Bradford pear trees are being ad
ded inside the main entrance. Ad
ditional pear trees will go in the
median of the entranceway drive.
Twelve 35-foot water oaks will be
planted along both sides of the
walkway. New light poles and
shrubbery are already in place.
“All trees are scheduled to be
in place in approximately 60
days,” Bessette stated, “depen
ding on the weather. The overall
plan is for the campus to look like
a complete project instead of
always looking in a state of
renovation.”
The purpose of the project is to
make Brevard College more
identifiable and attractive to
passers-by and prospective
students. The college Board of
Trustees is backing this project
which was conceived many years
ago.
College Day Program
Attracts 80 Schools
By Paige Dickens
On Thursday, September 29,
the Office of Admissions will host
the annual Post Secondary Op
portunity Session, or College
Day, in Boshamer Gymnasium
between 9:00 a. m. and 12:00 noon.
Over 80 two-year, four-year,
.technical, and nursing schools
will be on campus to provide
Transylvania County high school
and Brevard College students
with information concerning
academic and transfer pro
grams. All branches of the North
Carolina University system will
be represented along with major
universities from South Carolina
and Tennessee.
Sophomore participation is
greatly encouraged and
sophomores should spend at least
Students Earn Their Tuition
Through College Work-Study
By Joy Nichols
Have you ever thought about
being a part of Brevard’s College
Work-Study Program? Do you
know what it takes to become a
part? According to Edwin K.
Cunningham, Brevard College’s
financial-aid director, an in
dividual’s family circumstances
“determine the feasibility of the
Work-Study Grant.”
If having a part-time job while
attending college will not put a
heavy burden upon you or upon
your family, you may be con
sidered for the CW-S program
next year. A vital thing to
remember is that you must fill
out a Financial Aid Form (FAF)
and a (financial) need must be
determined from a “needs
analysis” if you are to be con
sidered.
The CW-S Grant is about $700
per year, and about $73,000 is
budgeted for the program each
year. This year the program has
a little over 100 Brevard College
participants. There are certain
federal stipulations that the
financial aid department office of
Brevard College must meet if the
federally allocated program is to
continue. Basically, it must
estimate a student’s need, and if
it is decided that a student may
work under the program, (s)he
must be paid the minimum wage
$3.35/hour). It is also the
college’s responsibility to see
that a student receives his/her
paycheck.
CW-S students are placed by
the financial aid administrator in
jobs that are compatible with, but
not necessarily complementary
to their studies. Most students in
volved feel that it is a “really
good program.” Jerry
Quesenberry, a Brevard
freshman studying mechanical
engineering, says that “it’s a
good experience.” When asked
for suggestions, he said that
“nothing needs changing.”
Most CW-S students must deal
with many people while on the job
and feel that their present jobs
will serve as good references or
as good job experiences. Paige
Benson, a freshman with a double
major in dance and computer
programming, loves working
with other people and believes
that working as a library assis
tant is “most importantly a good
job reference.” Sophomore Genie
Glover, who works in the Student
Union snack bar, thinks that her
job may be very helpful to her in
the future. “If I ever get into a
bind,” she says, “I’ll have a little
bit of experience behind me.”
The CW-S student is literally an
aid to Brevard’s College’s
regular students. Last year,
Genie worked as a “student assis
tant to Dr. Truesdale and
sometimes to Mr. Decatur, sor
ting and grading papers, running
errands, and typing.” The Col
lege Work-Study Program at
Brevard has eight major divi
sions, the largest of which is in
structional. Within that division
there are five areas: 1)
humanities, 2) social sciences, 3)
math and science, 4) fine arts, 5)
tutoring. The other seven divi
sions are in development and
public relations, the admissions
department, student affairs, the
library, the athletic department,
the book store, and food services
(ARA). Usually, a student’s past
experience determines the divi
sion in which he is placed.
45 minutes to an hour talking to
as many schools as possible.
“This is an excellent opportunity
for sophomores to look into
transfer programs available for
next year and to get first hand in
formation concerning deadlines
on scholarships, housing, finan
cial aid, and applications,”
stated Nancy Witek, Associate
Dean of Admissions at Brevard.
According to Mrs. Witek,
sophomores should begin making
transfer preparations by apply
ing to various schools, sending
transcripts, and having faculty
members prepare recommenda
tions.
AS a result of the College Day
on Thursday, class schedules will
be switched for Wednesday and
Thursday of this week only.
The 1983-84 Collegiate Singers
Photo by Camille Plyler
Collegiate Singers To Present
Outdoor Concert October 2nd
Sunday,0ctober2,at3:00p.m.,
the Brevard College campus will
resound with the heralds of
voices and horns, as the Brevard
Collegiate Singers present their
first concert of the school year, a
SINGSTUNDE (German for
“sing-hour”), in conjunction with
the Brevard College Brass
Ensemble. The concert will be on
the front lawn of President Jacob
Martinson’s home on the Brevard
campus. Some seating will be
available, but you may wish to
bring your own blanket or lawn
chair. In case of rain, the pro
gram will take place in Dunham
Auditorium.
The performance features
sacred music of the early Mora
vian Church, including works by
Geisler, Peter Hagen and
Herbert. There will be solos by
voice faculty member Harvey
Miller (“I Will Go In The
Strength of The Lord”). Founded
in 1457, the Moravian Church had
it’s roots in Bohemia and
Moravia, its membership being
drawn from the later locale. The
church was almost completely
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