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MC Graduate Returns To Address Psychology Club
By Stephanie Oldham
Staff Writer
During the Psychology Club’s meeting
on Friday, Oct. 22, Charles Brown, a guid
ance counselor and the director of student
services at Douglas Byrd High school, ad
dressed the club.
Mr. Brown is a MC graduate who also
holds a master’s degree in Community
Counseling from Campbell University. He
served in the military on active duty for 14
years, and he has held different positions
m the field of psychology. As a psychol
ogy consultant with the Vanderbilt Univer
sity Institute for Public Policy Studies in
Nashville, TN, Mr. Brown conducted psy
chological assessments. He was also em
ployed as a psychotherapist at Cumberland
County Mental Health Center for a period
of time, during which he provided indi
vidual, group, marital, and crisis counsel
ing to adults.
Mr. Brown mentioned that his Meth
odist College education prepared him well
for graduate study; for the most part,
graduate school was a review of concepts
that he had already learned during his time
at MC. He recommended that students in
the psychological fields pursue a graduate
degree beyond the master’s level since psy
chological associate positions in North
Carolina are usually not attractive. In this
state, master’s level associates must be
supervised by a person who holds a doc
torate. Mr. Brown advised those who want
to go ahead and get out into the “real
world” after earning their master’s degree
and are interested in the helping profes
sions to study social work.
Another job that Mr. Brown held in the
past involved conducting forensic evalua
tions, or psychological reports prepared
specifically for court proceedings. In or
der to perform forensic evaluations, one
must be affiliated with a mental health
agency. Very interesting, and sometimes,
repulsive details are involved in a lot of
cases. The main objective of these assess
ments is to determine whether the accused
person has the mental capacity to stand
trial and participate in his or her defense.
Mr. Brown observed that school coun
seling involves a lot of paperwork, but does
not require one to account for every sec
ond of his or her time through time sheets
and charts, unlike in therapy or mental-
health positions.
According to Mr. Brown, one draw
back of clinical counseling or treatment jobs
is having to deal with managed-care com
panies and HMDs. He also told the club
something that pertains to every college
student, not just those who are studying
psychology— money should not take pri
ority over personal satisfaction in one’s ca
reer choice.
The Psychology Club routinely has
guest speakers. For more information about
the club or how to join, call Dr. Jacquelyn
Morales at 630-7589. All students who have
an interest in psychology, especially ma
jors or minors, are welcome!
"PIpescreams" Offers Lite
Fright On Halloween Night
By Donald M. Warren
Assistant Editor
The Cape Fear Chapter of the Ameri
can Guild of Organists presented their sec
ond annua! “Pipescreams” concert on Oct.
30 at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church.
Pipescreams is presented around the
nation by various chapters of the organ
guild to provide entertainment on Hallow
een night for adults and children alike. The
music is generally presented on pipe or
gans, supplemented by various other in
struments such as piano, handbells, and
even vocalists and drama groups.
This year’s production featured radio
talk show host Terry Jordan as master of
ceremonies. Jordan hosts “The Hour of Half
Truth" and the “At The Console” radio
shows on WFNC AM here m Fayetteville.
“At The Console” is a broadcast that fea
tures organ music and information on or
gan performances throughout the Cape
Fear region.
The production included participants
from around the Fayetteville region, includ
ing a healthy number of musicians from the
Lumberton area. Methodist College was
represented by faculty members Joy
Cogswell, Linda Schafer, Kerri Hurley, and
retired choral director Alan Porter.
The program opened with Linda
Schafer, organist at Snyder Memorial Bap
tist Church and adjunct professor of music
at Methodist College. She performed a set
of pieces called “Three Landscapes,” the
first of which was “FirJandia” by Jean Sibeli
us. Schafer was joined by Joy Cogswell on
the piano. Mrs. Cogswell is an assistant
professor of music and director of the
Methodist College Preparatory School for
the Performing Arts and the Methodist
College Summer MusiCamp. She is the pia
nist for Snyder Memorial Baptist Church.
The final selection in Schafer’s collection,
“Festival Fanfare on ‘The Ash Grove’,”
featured the Snyder Memorial Baptist
Church Ladies’ Handbell Choir, featuring
Performing Arts faculty member Kerri
Hurley.
Alan Porter presented a piece called
“The Twins” by Michael Head, a story of
two identical twins who are mistaken for
each other throughout their lives, and when
the first one dies, the villagers come and
bury the other brother. Porter, who is the
director of music ministries at Hay Street
United Methodist Church, was accompa
nied by Mr. Harlan Deunow, organist and
choir director of First Presbyterian Church.
Other performers included Mrs. Zollene
Reissner, a composer and organist from
First Baptist Church in Lumberton, Mr. Mark
Frazier, organist at Chestnut Street United
Methodist Church in Lumberton, soprano
Gail Morfesis, soprano Judy Ritchie, and a
group of dramatists from Lumberton.
The concert concluded with Bach’s
“Toccata and Fugue in D Minor,” which is
recognized throughout the United States
and beyond as the Halloween song. It is
often featured in episodes involving vam
pires, demons, and other arcane beings. The
“Toccata” was performed by Harlan
Duenow.
Top Ten Things You Might Not Know
About Using the Davis Memorial Libraiy
By Katie Stottlerayer
Librarian
10. Start your research early. (Hint:
Now is a good time to start those final
papers.)
9. Trained librarians are available to
assist you with your project from 9-9,
Monday-Thursday, and 9-6 on Friday.
8. Need to escape the noise of the
dorms? Try one of our study rooms.
These rooms are available for both indi
vidual and group use.
7. Use interlibrary loan to obtain ma
terials unavailable at the Davis Memorial
Library. Please allow at least a week to
receive the items.
6. Suddenly hungry or thirsty while
you are studying in the library? Don’t
forget our soda and snack machines in
the basement. (All food must be con
sumed in the basement.)
5. Are you trying to find books on
your topic? Try our new Online Catalog
computers located in the North Wing.
4. Looking for journal articles to com
plete your research? Try using NC LIVE
to find articles or use some of the other
specialized databases like Criminal Jus
tice Abstracts, MLA Bibliography, Sport
Discus, and more.
3. Tired of waiting for your article to
print fromNC LIVE? E-mail it to yourself!
Use the e-mail command in many of the
NC LIVE databases to e-mail the article to
yourself. Any kind of e-mail account (e.g.
Methodist College, AOL, Mindspring,
etc.) will work.
2. Need a break from your studying?
Don’t forget that the library also sub
scribes to popular magazines like People,
Sports Illustrated, GQ, and Jet. Ask at
the Circulation Desk for these and other
titles.
1. Need resources for your project
after the library has closed? Don’t de
spair- sign up for the NC LIVE @ home
service during regular library hours, but
take advantage of the perks at all hours!
(See the article in the previous edition of
the Monarch Messenger for details or
stop by the Library.)