City ward talks schedule
for 'Winston-Salem's
Architectural Heritage'
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Heather Fearnbach, the
author of "Winston
Salem's Architectural
Heritage," will mtdce pre
sentations through mid
August that will focus on
individual wards in the city.
The presentations start
ed with the North Ward on
Tuesday, June 16, at Hanes
Hosiery Recreation Center,
501 Reynolds Blvd. The
next one will be for the
Northwest Ward on
Tuesday, June 30 at 6 p.m.
at Reynolda Manor Branch
Library, 2839 Fairlawn Dr.
"Winston-Salem's
Architectural Heritage,"
commissioned by the
Historic Resources
Commission, provides a
fascinating record of how
and why Winston-Salem
grew. In the records for the
historically significant
structures it describes their
architectural style, when
they were built, who built
them, and who occupied
them.
The book documents
the development of the
more than 110 neighbor
hoods and how they came
to be. The text is augment
ed with more than 900 doc
umentary, and current
images of historically or
architecturally significant
buildings as well as neigh
borhoods.
Copies of the book will
be available for purchase,
by check or cash only at the
presentations. Through
July 1, the cost is $40,
payable by cash or check.
After July 1 the discount
will be discontinued and
the book will sell for $60.
The book is also available
for purchase at the Stuart
Municipal Building, 100 E.
First St., or can be ordered
online at
CityofWS.org/HeritageBo
ok.
Other ward presenta
tions will be:
?July 21: East Ward, 6
p.m. at Rupert Bell
Community Center, 1501
Mt. Zion Place
?July 28: Southeast
Ward, 6 p.m. at Sprague
Street Community Center,
1350 East Sprague St.
?Aug. 4: South Ward, 6
p.m. at Southside Library.
3185 Buchanan St.
?Aug.18: Southwest
Ward, 6 p.m. at Miller Park
Recreation Center, 400
Leisure Lane.
Presentations for the
West and Northeast Wards
will be held in the fall and
have not yet been sched
uled. Additional presenta
tions are being set up for
civic groups, colleges and
other locations that will be
posted online as they are
confirmed.
"Winston-Salem's
Architectural Heritage" is
the culmination of an eight
year survey and research
project financed by the
state Historic Preservation
Office and the city. The
project expanded the scope
of previous historic archi
tectural resource analysis,
including Forsyth County's
first comprehensive survey,
completed by Gwynne
Stephens Taylor in 1980.
The results of that survey
were published in 1981 as
"From Frontier to Factory:
An Architectural History of
Forsyth County."
Michelle McCullough, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County project planner, leads an
informational Winston-Salem Neighborhood Trolley Tours tour through historic
Winston-Salem neighborhoods on Saturday, May 30, during Historic
Preservation Month. The tours highlighted history and architectural heritage,
which are part of the book "Winston-Salem's Architectural Heritage." The tours
were offered by Preserve Historic Forsyth. The tours were sponsored by
Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate, 50 West Fourth, Inspired Spaces and the City
of Winston-Salem.
WSSU goes through processess
before ending degree programs
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Recently Winston
Salem State University
(WSSU) made decisions to
consolidate or discontinue
some of its degree pro
grams.
WSSU, on its own and
as part of the University of
North Carolina system,
reviews degree programs to
determine whether the pro
grams are viable for stu
dents, who must enter the
marketplace after gradua
tion. The university uses
processes to make those
decisions.
Recently, the
University of North
Carolina Board of
Governors voted to discon
tinue or consolidate 56
degree programs across the
University of North
Carolina system out of 221
programs that failed to
meet established productiv
ity standards. Since 1995,
the Board of Governors has
conducted a review of aca
demic programs every two
years "to help ensure best
use of scarce state
resources, reduce program
duplication, and redirect
scarce resources to higher
priority programs based on
changing state needs and
student demand."
WSSU administrators
explained that when
WSSU, like all institutions
of the UNC system, identi
fy programs that are low
producing, or don't attract
a set number of students, it
has several options in pro
posing solutions.
Those options include
retaining the program with
specific plans for increas
ing enrollments, restructur
ing the program or discon
tinuing the program.
Institutions must consider
several factors when decid
ing on a particular solution.
Some of these factors
include institutional mis
sion, institutional academic
portfolio, enrollment
trends, sustainability and
resources needed to offer
the program relative to
enrollment levels.
In the 2014-2015
review cycle, WSSU had
seven undergraduate and
four graduate programs
identified as low produc
ing.
In preparing the institu
tional response to this
year's report, WSSU
underwent a process of
consultation involving the
Office of the Provost, the
Office of the Dean of the
College of Arts, Sciences,
Business and Education;
and department chairs for
each of the programs
deemed low producing.
The Office of the Dean
of the College and depart
ment chairs for each of the
programs deemed low pro
ducing were provided rele
vant data and information
and.invited to engage in a
broad discussion about aca
demic priorities and
resources. Department
chairs were then asked to
consult with their depart
mental faculty colleagues
in formulating responses,
which were forwarded to
the dean.
The dean reviewed the
responses and forwarded
the recommendations to the
provost.
The provost considered
the responses using the
required factors in submit
ting the formal WSSU rec
ommendations.
The institutional rec
ommendations were for
warded to the UNC
General Administration
and further vetted in con
sultation with the provost.
The final recommenda
tions were presented to the
Board of Governors for
approval.
Among the degree pro
grams deemed low produc
ing were some Education
graduate programs. 1\vo
Education graduate pro
grams identified for review
were the Master of Arts in
Teaching (MAT) and the
Master of Art in Teaching
English as a Second
Language and Applied
Linguists (MATESLAL).
The MAT is a program
designed specifically for
individuals who would like
to teach after earning a
bachelor's degree in anoth
er area. The MATESLAL
is a teacher training pro
gram that introduces teach
ers and others to the specif
ic theoretical and pedagog
ical concerns regarding
second language acquisi
tion and learning.
After reviewing both
programs and the strategic
directions of the graduate
programs in Education,
WSSU proposed that the
Master of Arts in Teaching
be restructured into a single
graduate program with a
concentration in Teaching
English as a Second
Language and Applied
Linguistics.
"The new program will
strengthen the focus of our
graduate efforts in
Education and attract indi
viduals from non-teaching
backgrounds and other aca
demic programs interested
in entering the teaching
profession," WSSU said in
a statement. "WSSU is
committed to offering an
innovative program that
reflects the dramatic
changes 1n the field and
designed to prepare a new
generation of students for
diverse educational set
tings."
Another graduate
degree, the Master of
Education in Elementary
Education (M.Ed.), was put
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on moratorium by the
department over two years
ago because of low interest
and low enrollment. The
program is designed as an
advanced degree program
for individuals who already
hold a teaching license.
WSSU proposed to end the
degree and focus on
strengthening core academ
ic programs in education
after reviewing the contin
ued downward enrollment
trend and prospects for the
M.Ed, program and similar
programs in North
Carolina.
"In addition to the bien
nial review of academic
programs by the UNC
Board of Governors,
Winston-Salem State
University continuously
reviews and examines its
academic programs in a
concerted effort to
strengthen signature aca
demic programs, enhance
less robust academic pro
grams, and realign and
develop new academic pro
grams consistent with our
institutional mission and
strategic priorities," WSSU
said. "Working with the
UNC system and working
across the university,
WSSU will continue to
offer students a broad, high
quality educational experi
ence that will enable them
to assume leading positions
in society."
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