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Page 2 The Bronco’s Voice November 30, 1987 Editor Message First Commissioned ROTC Officers at FSU This issue of The Bronco’s Voice is dedicated to the Chancellor. This issue will chronicle the 18 years of service that Chancellor Lyons has given FSU. Although not all of the articles that we have printed about the Chancellor are positive, they are true representations of the facts as reported in past issues of The Voice. Everyone recognizes that in any administration there is both good and bad. For every negative issue reported by the newspaper, there are also positive issues. So to Chancellor Lyons, thank you for your many years of dedicated service to FSU. Samuel L. Cole, Editor GROUP VISITS - Fayetteville State University Chancellor Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., (right) greets members of the North Carolina Advisory Budget Commission as they arrive on campus to make their biennial visit to the campus last week. With Chancellor Lyons are fleft to right) State Senator John Henley, State Representative Kenneth Royall, State Senator Ralph Scott, and former State Senator Thomas White, Chairman, Advisory Budget Commission. Chancellor Lyons presented Capital Improvement requests totaling more than $10.4 million to the panel. WFSS Prepares For Power Increase September 1982 - Preparations are currently being made for the long- waited increase in power to 100,000 watts at WFSS. The campus station, which specialized in jazz music, cur rently has only (10,000) watts. The in crease will allow for a potential listen ing audience of 350,(KX) throughout North and South Carolina. The sta tion’s frequency will also change from 88.1 to 89.1. Construction is now underway for erection of a antenna which will be located behind the Rudolph Jones Stu dent Center. The entire project is to be complete in 150 days or by January 15, 1983. Along with expansion, WFSS plans to provide more information and greater variety in programming through ser vices such as National Public Radio. A sattelite dish, also a recent addition, will provide various national pro grams. These syndicated programs will include radio drama, educational and cultural series and news. Communications Center staff will remain basically unchanged with students working as announcers on a (voluntary) basis. Leon Brooks, a re cent staff addition, will continue to serve as news director, providing local and state news. The project is being financed with $315,000 from state and federal agen cies, in addition to a $90,000 grant from the Federal Government for operating expense. These are one-time grants which do not cover salaries or continuing operating expenses. n m The Air Force ROTC Detachment at Fayetteville State University held its first annual commissioning exercise on May 9 when three graduating seniors were commissioned Second Lieute nants in the United States Air Force Reserve by Captain Walter E. Davis. The officers are Bobby H. Washington, Ronnie Smith and Franklin G. Melvin. All of the officers have received their assignments and will be reporting for active duty during the month of June. Lt. Melvin is being assigned to Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi and will attend Communication Mainte nance Officer’s School; Lt. Smith is assigned to Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota in the Logistics Field; and Lt. Washington is assigned to Lowry AFB, Denver, Colorado to attend the In telligence Officer’s School. Three additional students will be commissioned in June. They are Frank J. Douglas, Conrith W. Davis, and Bernard Taylor. Both Douglas and Davis will be assigned to the Air Force Pilot Training Program while Taylor will be assigned to Lockport Air Force Station, New York as a Personal Of ficer. The Air Force ROTC detachment was established at Fayetteville State University July 1, 1972. FSU Initiates Weekend College September 1972 - The new degree granting Weekend College program recently initiated here at Fayetteville State University is designed to meet the needs of many individuals in the Fayet teville - Cumberland area and southeastern North Carolina, accord ing to Chancellor Charles “A” Lyons, Jr. These include persons who would like to return and secure their college degree. Servicemen and servicewomen, head of households, parents, industrial employees, career persons businessmen and many others are expected to take advantage of FSU’s Weekend College. The program will permit individuals to attend classes on Friday evenings, all day Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Chancellor Lyons emphasized that Weekend College credit in several academic fields will be offered to in dividuals at FSU through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). CLEP exams are offered in two categories - general examinations and subject matter examinations which in clude - history of American education; American Government; biology; statistics; introductory to business law, money and banking; geology; educa tional psychology; college algebra; American literature; English composi tion; and computer and data process ing. The general examinations are design ed to provide a comprehensive measure of undergraduate achievement in five basic areas of liberal arts - literature, philosophy, languages, history, and science — while subject examinations are designed to specified undergrad uate subjects. Hopefully, these examinations will enable the students to complete their college work in a period of time, said the Chancellor. The Weekend College, he continued, would enable a person to earn an undergraduate degree in field or their choice at a reasonable cost. The majors offered are business education; biology; chemistry; communicative arts; English; French; history; health and physical education; mathematics; music education; elementary education and recreation (minor). On the other hand, the Weekend College will offer a number of courses among which are newspaper make-up, news photography, music apprecia tion, black theater, Afro-American history, costume and design, secretarial practice, business math, voice and ditation, kinesieology and American history. New Dormitory Opens September 1976 - When Fayetteville State University students returned to the campus in August, they found two new facilities complete and ready for use. One was the modern George L. Butler Learning Center and the other was the New Residence Hall. The 250 bed dormitory was con structed at a cost of $1,750,000 and was designed by MacMillian and Mac- Millian, local architects. The building is divided into apartments with each having four bedrooms, two baths, a living room and a kichenette. The three story structure is built around an open court which adds beauty as one walks around the ramps. In addition to the apartments, the buliding has a modern lounge for entertainment, three classrooms for “live and learn” pro grams, and a central laundry room. The Student Development Staff feels that this building gives the students a feeUng of being at home and the ex perience of sharing an apartment with others. FSU Receives Gulf Grant (FSU photo by John B. Henderson) DRESSY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS -- (l-r) Mr. Felton Chapel, chairman of the FSU Board of Trustees; Dr. Charies “A” Lyons, Jr., FSU Chancellor; and Mr. Thomas Warren, area manager for Carolina Power & Light, throws the first shovels of earth at the groundbreaking ceremony fro the WFSS broadcast tower. February 1971 — The Business Ad ministration Department of Fayet teville State University has received a $1,000.00 Departmental Assistance Grant from the Gulf Oil Foundation. A spokesman for the University said that the grant will be used for educa tional programs within the Business Administration Department. The purpose of Departmental Assistance Grants is to further special projects proposed by selected depart ments in colleges and universities. Together with other sections of its educational assistance program, Gulf will distribute more than $2.5 million in awards to students and institutions of higher education this year. The funds will provide for undergraduate scholarships, graduate fellowships, employee gift matching, capital grants and other educational purposes. The check was presented to Dr. Charles “A” Lyons, Jr., Chancellor, and Dr. Grace C. Black, Chairman of the FSU Business Administration Divi sion by J.F. Threatt, Sales Supervisor of Gulf, Southeastern North Carolina. This makes a total of $4,500 that FSU has received from Gulf under special grants program.
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