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Volume I, Number 5 A Campus Information Service of the Journalism Workshop March 9, 1995 College Considers Name Change Montreal-Anderson College to Become Montreal College by Amy R. Buckner A proposal has been presented by the ad ministrative executive committee to change the name of the college from Montreat-Anderson Col lege to Montreat College. The change was first discussed last spring in a strategic planning ses sion in which the identity of the college was dis cussed as well as who the college would like to become. The Board of Trustees will convene in April to discuss this issue and further examine the possibility of a name change. Until 1959, Present day Montreat-Ander son College was Montreal College, a four year college for women. In 1959 it became a coedu cational junior college and was renamed Montreat- Anderson College, in recognition of its chief benefactors Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Anderson. In 1986, responding to the needs of students, the college began offering baccalaure ate degrees. The change is being taken into consider ation because the new name would offer sim plicity and easy recognition. According to Academic Dean Don King, hyphenated names are often associated with jun ior colleges and this would eliminate the confu sion that has frequently plagued Montreat- Anderson. Mixed feelings are circulating around campus regarding the name change. Freshman M-A Hall resident Allison Roberts stated, “The money used to change the name of the college could be better utilized elsewhere on the cam pus.” King responded, “Cost is a concern, but this project will not be any more significant than other projects the college has undertaken.” Dean of Students Charlie Lance ex pressed, “As a graduate of the college, I feel it would have been appropriate to return to New Chapel Planned for Campus by M. Janie King Fund-raising is currently underway for a new Chapel/Christian Studies Center. Accord ing to Jac Whatley, vice-president for Advance ment and Strategic Planning, the new facility will be at the corner of Appalachian Way and Lookout Road where the Admissions/Financial Aid building currently stands. The whole build ing of Whitehaven will be moved to a different location on campus with the current proposal being between McGregor Dorm and President and Mrs. Hurt’s house. One of the reasons this location was cho sen for the new chapel is because it is one of the first college buildings that is seen as someone drives on campus. It will be much more of an eye-catcher than Whitehaven currently is and ex claims Whatley, it “will be the cornerstone of campus beautification.” The funding which is presently held for this building is from an independent donor, with the specifications that the money must be used for a chapel only. Along with the ehapel, there would be classrooms and offices built, includ ing “Twenty-first century educational opportu- ‘Montreat College’ when the college retained its status as a 4 year school. I feel the change now is a positive, appropriate move. The name is a tie to the past and I feel that it would bring the college up to the present.” Freshman Julie Parsley countered, “I don’t think the change is good, because it just sounds better to say Montreat-Anderson College. It will be a big hassle.” Senior day student Anne Ozanne ex pressed, “I feel it makes the college appear un stable and it will be confusing when I try to get a job because I will have to explain why there is not a Montreat-Anderson college. Admissions Office Manager Barbara On- retorted, “I think it will be a positive change. Montreat is the name everyone recognizes and associates the town with. We will no longer be confused with Anderson College in South Caro lina. Also, we will continue to use our brochure stock on hand before we begin using the new stock.” If approved by the Board of Trustees, the name change would take place in the fall of 1995. President Hurt will hold an open forum in early April to allow the students to voice their concerns and opinions regarding this issue. Lassiter to Link Scientific and Theological Communities by Zola M. Griffin Associate Professor Mark Lassiter has recently written grant proposals to obtain money from organizations to establish Montreal as the host of large conferences serving the southern Christian Coalition schools linking environmen tal and Christian concerns within both the sci entific and the theological communities. The grant monies, if allotted, will enable Montreal to serve as a site for Au Sable Insti tute, which is a Christian Environmental Soci ety seeking to apply a Biblical basis for envi ronmental concern and involvement. Planning with Au Sable to establish the framework for the development of such endeavors and the ar ranging of conferences for the 95-96 school year may begin this semester. The plans for the next five years would include the renovation of the Science building and the construction of a new Chapel building, as well as the addition of a Chairperson to fur ther develop and extend the Institute’s efforts. Within ten years, the campus Center would ex pand to the establishment of a campus-affiliated program, including the use of computer and video instruction, requiring these students to be on campus for labs-and hands-on instruction ses sions. Lassiter hopes that Christian Societies and Institutions concerned .with global steward- * ship will be attracted to Montreat as a resident office site. If granted, these proposals promise to take Montreat into the 21 st century. Bowers Leads Third Housing Reform SGA Approves Off-Campus Housing Policy by Christian Malone On February 21, Student Government Association passed an amendment to the college’s off-campus policy during their monthly meeting. If enacted, the new policy will enable more students to live off-campus and commute to the school. The current policy states that all students under 21 must register as resident students un less they are living at home or with a legal guard ian, are married, or have made arrangements with Student Services. Students turning 21 be fore midterm can live off campus as well. The amendment, proposed by Davis Hall resident Scott Bowers, will allow upperclass men (juniors and seniors) with good disciplinary records and a “good academic performance” (de fined at the meeting as a 2.5 GPA) to live off campus regardless of their age. Senior Class President Jeff Reardon says, “There are a num ber of juniors and seniors here who aren’t 2f yet who deserve the chance to live off-campus if they want to; age shouldn’t make a difference. I’m definitely in favor of the new off-campus policy.” The reform comes about because several students want to live off-campus but can’t un der the current rules. Freshman Terrance Johnson, who was born on July 7, 1976, agrees with them, stating, “I won’t be 21 until after my junior year. I shouldn’t be made to stay here [in a dorm] if I don’t want to.” The amendment passed SGA with little discussion. Now it will go to the executive board, where it will be voted on. If they give it a thumbs up, it will become official. nities” and “multimedia instruction and com puter resources” exclaims Jac Whatley He con tinues to say that there will be new maps, charts and Bible translations to take the place of the older ones now used in Gaither Chapel. The new classrooms and offices will also be very necessary if enrollment continues to rise. Ground-breaking is tentatively scheduled for this spring, but will not begin until more fund raising is done. According to Knox Bridges of the Advancement department, “Construction of the Chapel/Christian Ministries Center, like other capital projects (i.e. Sports Facility) will begin when the majority of the funding for the project is in place.” Jac Whatley states that “somewhere in the neighborhood of 47 percent” has been raised presently and that it has been decided that no construction will take place un til 90 percent of the fund-raising is in place. According to Maury Hurt, resident archi tect, he will not be designing the new chapel. He states, “the money was donated by someone who used to be an architect, so his company will probably design it.”
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