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Volume XVII, Number 9
The University of North Carolina Asheville
November 1, 1990
UNCA ranks
high again
In ’The 1991 Guide to America’s
Best Colleges, ” UNCA ranked
12th out of 147 colleges and
universities in the south.
Kimberly Cooiey
News Editor
Bonnie Phillips
Staff Writer
The Institute of Government at
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel HiU will give 30 students
the chance to work as paid
government interns in Raleigh
during the summer of 1991.
The students will work in
responsible positions, working on
real projects.
"It is an excellent chance to learn
firsthand about government and to
gain valuable work experience,"
said Steve Allred, program
director.
The students are assigned to
work with officials on public
interest projects. Typically, they
propose a strategy for handling it.
The students not only do library
research on the subject, but field
work as well. The interns talk with
private citizens and other
government officials to gather
information about their topic, in
addition to possible solutions.
In addition to the internship
itself, the students participate in
weekly seminars with government
officials.
Each seminar begins with a
presentation by a state official,
after which the interns question
their guest. Debates are not
uncommon, since topics range
from gay and lesbian rights to
Gantt visits Grove Park
I Lane Hollifield
lAsst. News Editor
The academic reputation of UNCA, as judged by its education peers
in the South, has placed UNCA in "The 1991 Guide to America’s
B#st Colleges" published by U.S. News & World Report magazine,
according to L^ry Wilson, vice-chancellor of academic affairs.
Last year, the guide listed UNCA as one of the nation’s "up and
coming" regional colleges. The "judgment of their peers" category is
a new measure of quality included in the 1991 guide.
According to Wilson, the survey was sent out to presidents,
academic deans and deans of admissions at each of the 147 schools
listed in the survey.
Wilson said the survey was four pages long with six to eight
different categories in which he was to rank the colleges and
universities he knew something about.
Robert J. Morse, chief economist for U.S. News and World Report,
said UNO\ ranked 12th among 147 regional colleges and universities
in the South.
Wilson said the judgment of peers can be one of the most accurate
measures of a college or university’s academic quality.
Many surveys are based on statistical formulas, and formulas do
not always reflect what is actually happening at the institution,
according to Wilson.
"Those who rank us probably know us the best," he said. "They have
the opportunity to see the statistical information needed to rate us,
but they also know people at the university, such as administrators
and students".
Wilson said the judgment of peers is very significant. "By contrast,
the judgment of peers is important because it reflects the opinions of
educational leaders who probably know us best."
How UNCA ranked specifically in each of the categories of the
survey is not known. Wilson said he has requested that additional
information but doesn’t know when it may arrive.
" You should be very proud of your school," Wilson said. "This survfcy
says an awful lot about us as a university."
State offers
summer
internships
funding for the arts.
Field trips are also a part of the
summer program. Last summer,
the interns toured Central Prison,
the State Bureau of Investigation,
and the state mental hospital in
Butner. Some of the interns visited
Washington, D.C., where they met
with Senator Terry Sanford.
Some trips were not all work, as
the students visited the beach,
amusement parks and nearby
lakes.
The interns will live together in
dormitories on the campus of
Meredith College. Allred said that
the living arrangements provide a
stimulating environment for the
students, as well as help to
develop strong friendships.
College credit is available for the
internship, and it must be
arranged through the registrar’s
office. ’
Applications are now being
accepted for next summer’s
program. The program pursues-
students from all academic areas,
not just political science. Students
interested in biology, journalism,
engineering, foreign languages,
education, social work, and other
areas are welcomed.
Last year, more than 300
students applied; ninety were
in\ited to interview for the thirty
positions. Sixty-one different
schools were represented by the
applications, including most North
U.S. Senate candidate Harvey
• Gantt spoke to about 60 people at
: a press conference held Oct. 30 at
: the Grove Park Inn, in which he
! confirmed his trust in the people
\ of North Carolina and voiced his
. disapproval of both the voting
record and the negative ad
. campaign of his opponent Senator
: Jesse Helms.
"I trust the people of this state
that if they know the truth they’re
; going to make the right choice. I
. trust the intelligence of the people
: of this state to appreciate and
. understand what the important
! issues are that are facing us this
' year," said Gantt.
Gantt said Helms .did some
interesting things that he believed
: Helms wants to hide from North
I Carolina.
I "He voted against the
! Conference Report on the Clean
i Air Bill, his chance to rectify a
wrong he committed last summer,
he voted against the clean air bill
anyway," said Gantt.
Gantt said Helms voted against
the bill because it wasn’t the
president’s bill, “it was just loo
expensive."
"I would argue that the
environment is too expensive for
us to ignore in the sense that
Helms would do so," said Gantt.
Gantt explained to his audience
that this bill was going to provide
the toughest regulations against
acid rain in our history.
The bill would have cut
contamination from every major
source of air pollution in our
nation, and included the most
inclusive environmental statutes
ever approved by Congress. Most
consider this to be the most
exceptional piece of legislature to
come out of Congress this year.
"Senator Helms was one of only
ten senators who voted against this
bill. He makes the argument that
it is another big liberal spending
program and does not represent
North Carolina values," said Gantt.
"Once again he does not act in the
interest of the people of this state."
According to Gantt, Helms also
decided to kill the President’s Plan
for Educational Excellence.
"In the last few days of Congress,
Senator Helms was part of a
conspiracy to keep that bill from
ever being considered by the
Senate," said Gantt.
Once again Gantt said Helms
attcuipted to keep his participation
secret.
"He tried to hide his
participation, but we have it on
good
source and evidence that Senator
Photo by LeeAnn Donnelly
Harvey Gantt made his final campaign stop
in Asheville Tuesday at the Grove Park inn .
Helms was part of the reason that
the bill was held up," said Gantt.
Gantt accused the senator of not
appreciating the realities of the
1990s.
"He’s voting against our children
every time he votes against
education in the United States
Please see GANTT, page 6
Program earns acceditation
Kimberiy Cooley
News Editor
After a three-year review
process, the teacher education
program at UNCA has been fully
accredited by the National Council
for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE), according to
Arthea Reed, chairman of
UNCA’s teacher education
program.
UNCA’s teaching program has
never been accredited before.
Reed said accreditation was always
optional. "We didn’t feel it was
necessary to be accredited since
the university was an accredited
university." Reed said it is now
mandatory to be accredited in
North Carolina.
The accreditation review was
mandated by the State Board of
Education in 1986 to strengthen
teacher education in North
Carolina. The state’s 45 teacher
education programs must complete
the review by Dec. 31, 1992.
According to Reed, national
accreditation is a long and
expensive process. The program
first must meet conditions to be
considered for accreditation such
as number of faculty, number of
students, student test scores,
courses offered, etc.
After this there is a review of the
institution. Questions such as how
the institution works and how the
institution works with the teachers
and students are addressed, Reed
said.
All of these findings are
combined into a 500 page book
which describes the institution and
the education program. "A five-
member team then visited the
campus for four days to prove our
findings to be true," Reed said.
"There is a great deal of work
and energy that goes into the
process. UNCA is one of the first
five or sb{ programs in the state to
get accreditation under this new
process," said lone Perry, director
of teacher education services for
the State Department of Public
Instruction.
Perry said, "It speaks very highly
of UNCA that it has achieved
NCATE accreditation."
NCATE cited faculty quality and
UNCA alumni performance in the
classroom and on the National
Teacher Exam as program
strengths.
UNCA graduates have a 100
percent pass rate
the
It’s your move
Saad Jafri left, and Greg Davidson anticipate
in a friendly game of chess .
Photo by Miranda Wyatt
each other’s next move
Carolina universities, as well as 22
schools outside of the state.
The students are selected by a
committee that includes college
professors, former interns, and
government officials. The final
selection will be based on a
number of factors, such as a
personal interview in Chapel Hill,
extracurricular activities, academic
performance and general interest
in the government of North
Carolina.
The Institute requires personal
interviews of candidates being
considered. Those interviews will
be held in March.
The college placement office has
applications for the program. The
applications must be postmarked
by Jan. 25, 1991, or be hand
delivered to the Institute of
Government by Jan. 27.
Please see TEACHERS, page 6
Graduates
faced with
fewer job
options
Leslie Gilliam
Staff Writer
Area graduating seniors can
expect to earn $3,000 to $5,000
less per year than the national
average for entry-level salaries,
according to David Johnston,
director of career counselling at
UNCA.
Johnston said students are
realizing they can’t remain in the
area and find good job
opportunities. "We’ve had an
awful lot of alumni coming back
(to the Career Center)," Johnston
said. 'After they’ve looked around,
they see the jobs just aren’t
available."
As a result, Johnston believes
people are becoming more willing
to relocate to bigger job markets
Please see SENIORS, page 6