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Brevard College, Brevard, NC
Volume 54 'Number 7
Dec. 10, 1986
BC officials note academic progress
It’s been a busy and festive time of year for Brevard College singers who Televi-
campus Christmas program and at the Biltmore House ®^er the wee en . hrnaHrast across the state
Sion made a pre-concert taping of the Brevard College Chorale at ^
during the holiday season. Director Hugh Floyd said his singers were ju
ever event at Biltmore House. (BC photo by Jock Lauterer)
Students ring up record high
by Bonnie Davis
Record highs were set this year during
the annual phonathon as Brevard College
students worked to raise a total of $22,000
for the student scholarship fund.
Mark Bailey, director of development.
was in charge of the phonathon. “It s been
fabulous,” he said. “All kinds of records
have been broken.”
The phonathon was held over a total of
six nights. Students called alumni from
Weaver and Rutherford Colleges, and
Frances Lineberger raising
i„« funds from alumni during the phonathon.
from Brevard Institute which led to the
formation of Brevard College in 1934.
The phonathon is just one of the many
ways in which the college raises money for
the scholarship fund. The fund is used to
give aid to students who would not be able
to attend BC otherwise. Another
phonathon is being planned for the spring
semester and will solicit funds from more
recent alumni.
In addition to the money raised from
phone calls, letters also were sent out giv
ing alumni information on contributing to
the fund. With the money raised just from
the letters themselves, the final total for
the 1986 phonathon was just over $25,000.
Bailey said, “I think the people involved
thou^t it was a great experience.”
Top money raisers of the phonathon with
amounts exceeding $500 up to over $1,000
are as follows: Shelly Ainsworth, Pam
Beasley, Sarah Bostic, Robert Brooks,
Paul Carpenter, JoAnn Cho, Eric Kl-
ingensmith, Rachel Makupson, Arlene
Musick, Susan Nassif, Betty Orrell, Jeff
Rice, Eileen Spaulding, and Karen
Strickland.
by April Woods and
Rebecca Russ
According to Dean Harry Langley, the
1986 fall semester at Brevard College has
gone “beautifully.”
The main goal this past semester,
Langley says, was “emphasizing the
academics at Brevard College and
establishing an environment that en
courages students to study.”
Langley feels the goal has been met for
the most part, saying that a lot of students
are taking advantage of the math and
writing labs. Langley says attendance has
risen in the library as well.
Wanting to help the students in as many
ways as possible, and realizing that the
students know better than anyone else
when most productive studying is done,
the administration has taken seriously
students’ suggestions. One appreciated
result that McClarty-Goodson is now open
until 1 a.m. as a study hall. Sophomore
Eric Hansen says, “I’m glad they did that;
it’s a step in the right direction.”
Langley feels the academic atmosphere
has improved over previous years saying,
“The residence halls are a little more
orderly and sedate than they have been.”
Langley also believes the new rules and
stricter enforcement are an advantage for
the students. Langley says, “We don’t
want to be restrictive or oppressive, but at
the same time, we want to give the oppor
tunity to leam to those who have come
here to do that.”
Learning contracts are not new to
Brevard College. They are, however, new
ly enforced.
According to President Billy Greer, the
program is somewhat of a “safety net.
Incoming freshmen seem to have a special
need for guidance in a structured enviro-
ment. “The concept is a good one because
we are in the business of helping people.
Dr. Greer said.
Diane Hoffman, who heads Brevard s
tutoring program, has been a follow-
through support system for those students
on learning contracts. Hoffman maintains
that the program is a go(^ one, but she
stresses individual initiative. “The pur
pose of the program is to raise the
students’ GPA to above 2.0 in order for
them to transfer,” said Hoffman. Learning
contracts are based on the performance of
the individual student. A GPA below 2.0 is
classified as academic probation. Below a
1.5 is considered strict academic proba
tion. In both instances, every aspect of stu
dent life can be determined by a learnmg
contract if the need is there. For instance,
class attendance, an individual projects
GPA, room neatness, and lab attendance
can all be factors. Negligence can result in
withdrawal from the college, but only after
the student has been pre-wamed. “It all
depends on individual commitment. Some
students respond better to a set of guide
rules, others do not,” says Hoffman.
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