j)r, Teague-**K.eeping The Ship Steady
by Kim Ormand
How does one go from a professor of
religion to Acting Dean with no apparent
pain or frustration? Just ask Dr. Charles
Teague, Brevard College’s newly ap
pointed Acting Dean. Yet despite his calm
exterior, Dr. Teague syas that the postion
was much harder than he realized and
could actually be viewed a s “position of
conflict.” . , ^ ,u-
Before Dr. Teague was appomted this
“position” (replacing Dr. Morris Wray
who is now the president of Andrew Col
lege,) he was busily teaching BC students
the various aspects of religion. He has
been at Brevard for a year and a half now,
coming to the mountains from High Pomt
College. There he was the Asistant Pro
fessor of Religion and the college chaplain.
At BC, he spent the first year as a pro
fessor of relgion and the campus chaplain
and the second year as a professor of
relgion until he assumed the position of Ac
ting Dean. Yet Dr .Teague has distict ad-
Religion until he assumed the position of
Acting Dean. Yet, Dr. Teague has distinct
advantage in that he is also an ordained
minister—a fact he finds adds greatly to
his position as both professor and ad
ministrator. He sees many similarities
between ministers and professors in that
both require a person to have good com
munication and counseling skills. The
minister and professor also have a limited
amount of time to get a message across to
their audience—not an easy task. So why
did Dr. Teague decide to channel his
energy into teaching? He says that the
allure of the structured framework of the
classroom was too great—it suited his
“short-term goal” personality a little bet
ter. He also sees a similarity between the
administrator and minister, for both are in
charge of running an institution and many
people rely on them.
Now if the truth were told, not many peo
ple could really say what it is the Dean or
Acting Dean does for the school. The Dean
is the middle man. He is the person people
go to when they are in trouble. A student
will go to him to talk about problems with
other students or faculty will go and talk
about troubles with students or other facul
ty members and let’s not forget about ad
ministration, well...,you can see how the
pressure could bulid up. So, what about
the Acting Dean? Basically, Dr. Teague
says, his job is to “keep the ship steady”
until the search committee and Dr. Greer
find someone to assume the role of Dean.
Dr. Teague is a candidate for the posi
tion of Dean of the College. Yet even if he
does not receive or chooses not to accept
the position, he says that he has enjoyed
the change of pace. Although change can
be a dangerous thing, Dr. Teague insists
that change is only what “you make of it”
no matter what kind of change it is.
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SIGI Helps Make Career Decisions
But wait! Relax. Now there is he
by Bonnie Davis
Classes started at 8 a.m. It is now 2.30
p.m. and you’ve finally finished with your
classes and are able to take a break. It s
been a rough day. You’re staring out the
window back in the dorm, and you notice
that the sky is cloudy and overcast, it
Photo by Scott Stonefield
looks like rain.. Suddenly you feel as
gloomy as the weather about life in
general. Why? Because you’ve suddenly
realized that you have no idea what you
want to do with the rest of your life. You^re
beginning to wonder why you’re even in
school to begin with.
Tom Parker demonstrates the new SIGI Plus program.
But wait! Relax. Now there is help for
your problem. If you’re not sure what to do
with your life, just ask SIGI Plus, a System
of Interactive Guidance and Information
— or more affectionately, Siggy. What is
Siggy? Well, Siggy is a state-of-the-art
computer system, and its function is to
help students make career decisions.
Many students on campuses across the
country, Brevard included, are ignorant of
the help available to them through their
schools’ guidance/counseling depart
ments. A school’s guidance program isn’t
there to just help a student keep track ot
accumulated semester hours or to help
transfer credits to another school. The
guidance departments are available to
“guide” students in one of the life’s most
important questions: What do I want to be
in hfe? Now, with the help of Siggy,
counselors can aid students in this deci
sion, so that ultimately, the best'career
choice can be made according to the stu
dent’s likes/dislikes, values, expectations,
and talents. . -
The SIGI program incorporates nine
major sections that aid in career decision
making by giving information and data
concerning each section, such as skill ,
self-assessment, and coping, to name jus
three The SIGI Plus program is written in
simple English and doesn’t require any
prior knowledge of computers. It also
helps students by giving insight into the
values, interests, and skills most impor
tant to them. Siggy is an expensive com
puter system and Brevard College ranks
along with top universities like Duke and
Chapel Hill in having it.
If you have any questions about Siggy or
would like to set up a time to go through
Dr. Charles Teague
the program for career information, then
you should contact Nancy Williams and
schedule an appointment. Students are en
couraged to t£ike advantage of Siggy and
the information it can give you. A few
hours of a student’s time today, can save
him a lot of time in the future. Thanks to
Siggy.
Pertelote
Wins Award
Last year’s yearbook, the 1985 Pertelote,
recently received a First Place Award
from the American Scholastic Press
Asscociation. This organization rates
yearbooks in the areas of Content Presen
tation, General Page Design, General
Photography, Publication Structure, and
Creativity in order of importance. High
School and college yearbooks are judged
separately, and schools are also categoriz
ed according to size.
There are still several copies of this
yearbook left, and anyone who was a full
time student for both semesters of 1984-85
can get a copy at no charge. Anyone else
who would like a copy can get one for the
reduced cost of $5.00. Interested persons
should see Mrs. Jackson in rm. 130 MG.
Meanwhile, the 1986 Pertelote will be com
pleted in March and is set for distribution
on Honors Day, April 30th.
Highlights of this issue
1 Personal Right of Privacy,„page 2
Letters to the Editor...page2
BC vs. the Large University...page 2
PTK- Plans Semester...page 3
Internat’l Student Spotlight...page 3
Lady Tornados Bounce Back...page4
Tennis Season Begins...page4