WELCOME to UNC
I 3-1
August 21, 1977
Asheville, N.C. 28804
Volume XIII, No. 1
ORIENTATION
Orientation is a five-syllabled word that
gets a lot of use on college and university
campuses this time of year.
The University of North Carolina at
Asheville is no different as it gears up to
welcome some 450 new and transfer stu
dents next weekend, starting with noon
Saturday when the residence halls open.
Instead of “Orientation,” however,
UNC-A planners of the get-acquainted and
social schedule at the start of the academic
year will speak of THE week.
Zollie Stevenson Jr., assistant to the
dean of students, released the following
schedule for a week aimed at starting be
wildered freshmen off right in their college
careers.
New students meet at 2 p.m., Sunday,
Aug. 21, in Lipinsky Student Center Audi
torium for a group assembly outlining
aspects of campus life. Both resident and
commuter students are urged to attend.
Following the assembly, students will
split up into small groups with a faculty
member and upperclassmen helping to
provide answers to questions that might
not be asked in large groups. A buffet
supper and movie, “Blazing Saddles,”
will end the day’s activities, which are
sponsored by the Office of Student
Services.
Also on Sunday, a Parents’ Organiza
tion is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. in the
Carmichael Humanities Lecture Hall, the
first time this type of event has been held.
Over 100 parents are expected to attend
and hear of academic opportunities, stu
dent services, and the social aspects of the
university community. Faculty, staff, ad
ministrators and alumni will join in this
briefing and question-answering session.
The Justice Sports, Health and Physical
Education Center will be the site of much
of the Monday activity for students not
involved in registration activities during
the afternoon and evening. Swimming,
tennis, softball and other events will take
place throughout the day, followed by a 5
p.m. cookout for students, faculty and
staff behind Vance Hall and a Lipinsky
Student Center Coffeehouse appearance at
8 p.m. of the Buzzard Brothers.
Registration Monday is scheduled in
Justice Gym from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 7
to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, for students notpre-registered,
registration is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. An Academic and Organizations
Open House is set for the lobby of Lipinsky
Student Center at 7 p.m., providing fresh
men and transfers a chance to meet repre
sentatives of various campus organiza
tions and activities as well as receive aca
demic guidance.
The Office of Student Services will
sponsor a film, “Amazing Grace,” at
8:30 p.m.
Classes begin Wednesday for what
Director of Adminissions George Kramer
estimates will be some 1,900 day and
evening students. At 7:30 p.m., new stu
dents will meet with Student Government
leaders to discuss projects and plans for the
year. This meeting also will be in Lipinsky
Student Center, followed by Student
Government-sponsored film, “Bullitt.”
Other activities during the week include
a noon Thursday ice cream “social” and a
Student Government Welcome Dance at 8
p.m. Friday in Lipinsky Cafeteria.
Campus tours also are scheduled.
The Carol Belk Theatre, newest addition to the campus oj UNC-A. The Theatre
features an arena stage and one of the most soohisticated lighting systems in
the southeast. —Photo by Tim Barnwell
FACULTY: NEW
MEMBERS AND
PROMOTIONS
STUDENTS WAIT TO GET HIGH...In the balloon, that is,
or, the soccer field from another perspective. Photo by Gene Jones.
By ALISON PHILLIPS
This year at UNC-A, there will be an
addition of ten new faculty members and
five promotions among the present faculty.
Sally E. Baumann will join the Foreign
Language Department as an assistant pro
fessor of French. She earned her A.B.
from Indiana University at Bloomington
and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Malcolm E. Blowers will serve as Head
Librarian and associate professor of Bibli
ography. He earned his B. A. from Robert-
Wesleyan College, his M.A. from Ohio
State University, and M.S. from the Uni
versity of Illinois. Additionally, Mr.
Blowers has taught at Findley College, the
Umversity of Tennessee, Greenville Col
lege, and Robert-Wesley an College.
An addition to the Philosophy Depart
ment will be Clarence David Dyer who
will serve as a lecturer. He earned his B. A.
from UNC-A and his M.A. fromUNC-CH.
Also, Lisa Friedenberg will join UNC-A’s
faculty as a visiting assistant professor of
psychology. Her B.A. was earned at the
University of Rochester, and both her
M.A. and Ph.D. from Michigan State
University.
Luther D. Lawson will join the Eco
nomics Department as a lecturer. Besides
earning his B.S. and M.S. at Indiana State
University, he has taught at Tusculm Col
lege. A new assistant professor of educa
tion will be Virgil W. Mock. His B.A.,
M.A., and Ed.D. were earned at the Uni
versity of Northern Colorado. Also, Dr.
Mock has had extensive public school
teaching experience, as well as being a
Field Consultant at the University of
Northern Colorado.
Charles Russell Reynolds will join the
Foreign Language Department as a visit
ing assistant professor of Spanish. His
B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. were earned at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Additionally, Dr. Reynolds has
taught at Elon College, UNC-CH, and
N.C. State University. Rodney O. Rogers
will join the Literature Department as a
visiting assistant professor. He earned his
B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and his M.A. and Ph.D.
from the University of Virginia. Dr.
Rogers has also taught at Jacksonville Uni
versity, Clemson University, the Univer
sity of Florida, and The Citadel.
As an associate professor of Political
Science, Thomas E. Seism will join
UNC-A’s faculty. After earning his B.A.
and Ph.D. from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Seism taught
at UNC-Wilington, N.C. State University,
and Eastern Illinois University. Finally,
Robert Dale Williams will serve as a lec
turer in management. He earned his B.S.,
M.S., and Ph.D. from the University of
Oregon. Dr. Williams has also been em
ployed by the Alcoa Corporation and by
the Celanese Corporation as Vice Presi
dent of Manufacturing.
In addition to the ten new faculty mem
bers, five members of the present faculty
have been promoted: two to ftill profes
sors and three to associate professors.
Verna E. Bergemann, who joined the
UNC-A faculty in 1973, has been pro
moted to full professor and is the chairman
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