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2 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - FEB. 20,1991 Letter from the President Hal Humphreys, left, and Dr. Porter look over construction plans beside C Building. Photo: Michelle Herring Wayne Community College's enrollment has reached new heights during the 1990-91 academic year. Fall quarter 1990 brought the most students thi? col (ege nas ever enrolled in curriculum programs. Occupational extension and adult literacy programs grew as we 11. Furthermore, Winter curriculum enrollment shows a 137. jump over last winter: 2,190 now mersus 1,945 then . These numbers are si gn I -f i cant because enrollment growth is used in a -formula to determine an i nst i tu t i on •'s level o-f ■funding. With econom i c d i -f-f i - culties at home and warfare abroad, the increases cited above are somewhat surpr i s i ng. A number o-f reasons have been given -for WCC's surge in growth. First, Wayne Community College has increased its recruitment efforts during the past few years. As a result, more prospective students knoig about the quali ty of instruction and the caring that is shared by students and employees at WCC. Because we care about students and strive to prepare them for success after graduation, our efforts to keep students enrolled include a full range of services such as tutorial assistance, academic advising, coun seling, directed studies, financial aid, and Student Government Association act i V i t i es. Bidding farewell By: Juli e We i dner On Wednesday evening January 9, 1991, Secretary of State Jim Baker met with Tariq Aziz of Iraq for six hours. After his meeting with Aziz, Baker held a press conference. Joe called me shortly thereaf ter. "I need to see you as soon as possible. Please come over," Joe said. When I arrived at his SJAFB dorm room, he was shaken. Another advantage for students and prospective students at WCC is our new campus development. During the first year our new bu i1di ngs were in use, literally thousands of visitors saw a new image of i/Jayne Commun i ty Col 1 ege . As work continues on two more North Campus build ings, we are fast approach ing our goal of a unified, permanent campus that reflects the quality of our people and our programs. Perhaps the biggest reason that more students than in the past are choosing WCC is competition in the world of work. As unemployment rises and workers are forced to look for new Jobs, educa tion and up-to-date training become matters of vital importance. Higher levels of training will be required for good jobs well into the 21st century, and Wayne Community College will strive to offer that training in response to the needs of our community. You can help us spread the word about opportun ities available at WCC. By telling your own "success story," and by sharing your experiences here with your friends, relatives, and neighbors, you can offer the encouragement necessary to change someone's life. And by sharing your ideas and concerns with faculty and staff here, you can help Wayne Community Col 1ege cont i nue to improve. 6. Herman Porter "I was told today that I'm going to Saudi and that I need to get my things together and organized. They told me to write my will." Joe wasn't upset about going to the Mid East. That was his job and he wanted to go. He just didn't want to go through h i s room or wr i te a w ill. Joe was calm when he told me that he had orders for Saudi. He felt that he finally had the opportunity to serve his country in the way that he wanted to. He was mak i ng the "ultimate sacrifice," as he put it. Joe and I talked for about an hour expressing a lot of our feelings about the whole Mid East situation. I supported him in what he had to do and listened to h im i ntently. He then got out some papers and a notebook and tears filled his eyes. "I need your help," he said. "I have to go through my room and inventory all my valuables." We 1i sted i terns as we came across them, writing down what they were and their serial numbers. Then we went through his Boy Scout stuff. This col lection is truly his pride and joy. We took a break and went out for supper after we finished sorting through his scouting things. We put the Mid East situation behind us as if it did not ex i st. An hour later we returned to his room to go through his wall closets and drawers. We wrote down what he had and which fami 1y members—either his parents or his brother—would rece i ve wh i ch i terns. "I think we covered it all," he said as he handed me a power of attorney and a list of things he wanted me to clear out of his room once he left. By this time it was late and we were tired from all the sorting of things we had done, so he walked me to my car and I left in tears. Student reacts to crisis By; Michelle Herring When I began this story, my intention was to oppose the United States' action of entering into a war over the Middle East conflict. However, when the United Nations deadline passed and war broke out. I realized, just as others already had, that this war is not to glorify the greed of oil but to protect our best i n terests. Yes. I do still believe that to spill blood over oil is barbaric, but when one dictator attempts to overtake a country for his personal glory, the situation is presented in a whole new perspective. To quote F'resident Bush. "It is not oil we are concerned about--it is aggress i on." The evening that war broke out. I spoke with the wife of a fighter pilot from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Her tens i on and aoprehension were amazing; however, despite all of her fears, she supported her husband and his mission. It was then that I realized that if she could be so supportive of his bravery, so could every other American. I think that we al1 need to pull together and show the troops that we are behind them lOO/'I.
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