DECEMBER 11, 1997 - WCC CJ)^US VOICE 7
Mini-grant conunittee aw^ds $4490
Future search participants generated lists
of suggestions during their all-day session.
PHOTO: DENISE MITCHELL
Future Search Conference examines
WCC's impact during its 40-year history
By DENISE MITCHELL
On November 7, 1997,
WCC hosted 80
participants at the
first Future Search
Conference.
The group met in A&M
124-125 to provide
community and
institutional input
about where WCC needs
to be in 10 years from
technological, social,
structural, and
economic standpoints.
According to Bill
Thompson, Director of
Planning and Research
for 7 years, this
process allows the
"stakeholders” to share
their ideas about WCC.
Thompson said, "We
looked at WCC's past
and present to
formulate some ideas or
visionary statements
that will later be
translated into goals
or obj ectives."
Thompson also
stated, "The
information will be
used by the Planning
Council to review WCC's
mission statement and
long range goals to be
implemented in Fall
1999."
WCC is the first
community college in NC
to institute this
process.
Thompson said, "We
thought it was
appropriate to include
it as part of our 40th
celebration."
Tim Haithcock,
Chairperson of the
Board of Trustees, came
up with the Future
Search concept.
Future Search
provided an opportunity
for a diverse cross
section of people from
different geograpical
areas of the county to
meet.
Representatives
included public school
officals, representa
tives from business and
industry, and WCC
administrators.
Of the 280 names
suggested for the
survey, 80 people from
the community were
selected.
Participants
discussed the influence
of WCC's past, shared
their perceptions
regarding present
developments, and
suggested visionary
statements that
eventually will be
incorporated into
mission statements.
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In November 1997, 10
out of 15 applications
for mini-grants were
approved by the Mini-
Grant Committee,
according to Jack
Kannan, new executive
director of the WCC
Foundation which funds
Mini-grants.
Kannan said $4490
was awarded this
semester.
The objective of
mini-grants is to
". o . fund specific
projects, equipment,
seminars or materials
needed to enhance
education awareness and
opportunity for WCC,"
according to Kannan.
One of the mini
grants funded 69
tickets to "The
Nutcracker Ballet" for
students in Margaret
Baddour's humanities
class.
In preparation for
the ballet, students
will be studying the
theme, story, and
history of the ballet.
The Goldsboro Civic
Ballet perform the
ballet at the Paramount
Theater in downtown
Goldsboro on December
4, 6, and 7.
Another mini-grant
will allow counselor
Carl Brow to purchase 2
dozen polo shirts with
the WCC emblem for
ambassadors and other
college
representatives.
On February 6, 1998,
about 70 students and
faculty from the dental
department and about 30
outside volunteers
will participate in a
statewide project
called "Seal the State
in '98."
A mini-grant will be
useci to pur chase
to lD€t iised on xahdomly^
selected 2nd graders
from across the county.
According to Dr.
Susan Brunbaugh, Dental
Department Head, WCC
dental students and
other dentists in the
county will apply the
protective seal to 275
children county wide.
Foreign language
instructor, Fe Finch,
will be purchasing
Spanish and French
software to be used by
all WCC students.
The software will
use audio and visual
aids to help students
learn to pronounce
words correctly.
Finch hopes the
software will be in
place by the spring
semester on computers
in the Academic Skills
Center in the LC
building.
Counselor Janice
Hill received a mini
grant for a support
group for African
American males.
A monthly workshop
is held in the seminar
room in the LC
building.
According to Hill,
"This program gives
access to positive
experiences where they
may not be exposed."
A mini-grant will
fund a piano duo
concert-recital on the
WCC campus.
According to
instructor Marshalle
Lewis, the duo concert
will be held sometime
in the spring semester.
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