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2 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - FEB 21,1990 Letter from the President As Wayne Commun i ty Colleoe enters the 1990s, a number o-f challenQes must be met in order to maintain the colleoe-'s position as one of the leading institu tions in the North Carolina Community College System. In November 1987, a commission o-f distinguished North Carolinians was established at the state level to analyze and evaluate the e-f-fectiveness of community colleges in meeting the educational and training needs o-f our c 11 i zens. The commission's report, ent i tled "Ga i n i ng the Competitive Edge," o-f-fered 33 recommendations -for retooling the system to meet -future needs. In March of 1989, the State Board o-f Community Colleges endorsed the commi ssi on-'s recommenda tions. Implementing the recommendations will involve a statewide e-f-fort, not only by community college o-f-ficials but also by business, industry and government. The 33 recommendations cover 6 -fundamental challenges to N. C. commun- nity colleges: student access to quality instruc tion, accountabi1i ty, emphasis on critical thinking skills, closer ties with business and industry, stronger partnerships with public schools and -four-year institutions, and strong leadership -for the system and -for individual col 1eges. To the editor Ue on the S6A Executive Board -found your column entitled “Whisper E-f-fort Thwarted" most un-for tunate . We object to the article which made it appear that the SGA was an t i-Wh i sper. stating in paragraph 2 that the Wh i sperms ef-forts were “blocked" by the SGA. For the record, a-fter a debate by the Executive Board, it was agreed that the Wh i sper was indeed a worthy publication which would bene-fit the student body at WCC by getting in-formation to them much qu i cker. Our dilemma, however, was to -find the needed money -for the Wh i sper -from a budget that already had every penny accounted -for. The task o-f reappro- priating -funds to the Wh i sper -fell to the Executive Committee. A-fter many hours o-f laboring over the budget, i t was dec ided that the only possible way o-f granting the Wh i sper its request -for -funds would be at the expense o-f other clubs and organizations on campus. We -felt th i s woul d be un-fair to already existing clubs. It is our hope that the Wh i sper will make its request -for -funding at the proper time this spring so that the needs o-f the students at WCC will be better met next year and in the years to come. Kemp Teague President, SGA and the Executive Board Funds provide VOICE camera By MIKE EDMUNDSOrvI Readers of the Wayne Community College Canpus Voicff will notice improved photography in this issue because of instructional funds which have provided the news staff with a new camera costing about $650. The camera, a Nikon N4004s with automatic SLR quali ty, has replaced a Nikon of lesser quality. The Vole# also received two light tables which help the staff lay out the paper with greater accuracy. The Voicf still needs tape recorders to use in interviews and style books. These additions have helped the staff tremend ously to produce a better quality paper than in the past. WCC will str i ve to address these important challenges in the years to come. Wi th the economy of the state changing rapidly, we must narrow the gap between the new demands of the workplace and the skills of our graduates. The community college system offers the most inmediate economic and social return possible in educat i on. Therefore, continued funding to provide educa tional services is of extreme importance. Dr. G. Herman Porter Photo: Malcolm Shearin The faculty, staff, and administration of WCC will strive di1igently within the system to meet the changing needs of educa tion and training in the 1990s. New employees join WCC IRMA UI6GINS Wiggins Joined the WCC staff in November as a Job Placement Counselor and reading instructor. She taught at Goldsboro Junior High for 10 years prior to working at WCC part-time for two years. BETTY MCCLELLAN Betty McClel1 an graduated from WCC with an executive secretary degree. McClellan formerly worked at Old Dominion College as secretary to the Director of Computer Services. In November 1989 she assumed the position as secretary to the Chairman of the Business Department. She says she enjoys working at WCC with such friendly people. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆^ BETTY hWYE Maye recently joind WCC as secretary of accounts payable. She attended Harbarger Busness School in Raleigh and also worked for the Department of Revenue for six years. Maye has two daughters and enjoys her wori< at WCC. At 8:00 p.m. on March 10, Ph i1i p Stoval1, bar i tone, and his wife Beth, soprano, will be singing "a Tr i bu te to Irving Berlin" in the Lecture Hall on the North Campus. X}> X}- y^ y^ CYNTHIA S^IFORT Santiford, a former temporary staff member since March of 1988, has now taken the position of Assistant Systems Administrator. She is also attending WCC and will receive her two-year degree at the end of winter quarter. ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ y^
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