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NEWS
“Look Up,” by Katherine Lobdell. Oil on canvas.
Senior art exhibit
open through May 14
The Division of Fine Arts is present
ing an art exhibit featuring the paintings of
senior Katherine V. Lobdell of Brevard.
The exhibit will be held in Spiers Gal
lery through Saturday, May 14.
Spiers Gallery is located within the
Sims Art Center on the Brevard College
campus. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, or by appointment
by calling 883-8292.
Alpha Chi gets
comfortable on
campus
by Michael Cohen
Special to The Clarion
Late this past fall, Brevard College was
granted its petition for the installation of
an Alpha Chi chapter on campus.
Alpha Chi, a nationwide organization
open to students from all academic disci
plines, honors juniors and seniors in the
top 10 percent of their classes. The honor
society boasts some 300 chapters with lo
cations in 45 states and Puerto Rico.
Once a year, .students nationwide are
invited to join the organization with an
nual inductions totaling more than 11,000
new members. BC recently inducted eight
students into its own chapter to serve as
chartering members under the leadership
of Professor Tom Bell.
Those inducted include Sarah
Bruning-Jacks, Michael Cohen, Rebecca
Cox, Ray Gill, Jayne Hall, Monte Sorrels,
Dustin Stepp, and Sophia Yugay. These
students were also recognized as charter
ing members during the Awards Day cer
emony on Wednesday, April 20.
Despite its youth. Alpha Chi has al
ready made its presence visible on campus
with its co-sponsorship of the Gilbert-
Chappel Distinguished Poet Series held
this past April 26 at the Porter Center for
Performing Arts.
Sarah Bruning-Jacks will serve as the
organization’s 2005-06 President.
WLEE Immersion Semester
group members announced
by Angellta Col6n-Francia
Asst. Dir. of Public Relations
Brevard College has announced the names of students who will participate in its
unique Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (WLEE) Program’s Immersion
Semester m the fall.
Selected were - senior Laura Caldwell of Pike Road, Ala.; junior Carrie Kauffman of
Carmel, Ind.; junior Will Key of Greensboro, N.C.; sophomore AJ Knotts ofCumming, G*
sophomore Ben Marchman Sharpsburg, Ga.; junior Bethany Patterson of Wake Fore4
N.C.; junior Greg Rich of Roanoke, Va.;
junior Jack Spence of Raleigh; junior
Nikki Ulmer of Gloucester Point, Va.;
and sophomore Nicole Vullo of
Wickliffe, Ohio.
Brevard College’s Immersion Se
mester is an intensive educational op
portunity that allows students who are
majoring or minoring in the WLEE pro
gram to develop their teaching and
leadership abilities.
During the semester, the 10-mem-
ber group will also work towards earn
ing their Wilderness First Responder
certification as well as participate in a
variety of day-long and extended trips
including a 21-day expedition, a three-
day caving trip and a five-day sea
kayaking trip.
The students will study and ap
ply theories and principles of small
group dynamics; teaching techniques
and methods; and leadership prin
ciples, including problem solving,
group member roles, decision making,
ethical issues, communication skills
and a variety of other concepts.
WLEE Immersion:
Brevard College’s Immersion
Semester is an intensive
educational opportunity that allows
students who are majoring or
minoring in the WLEE program to
develop their teaching and
leadership abilities.
During the semester, the 10-
member group will also work
towards earning their Wilderness
First Responder certification as well
as participate in a variety of day-long
and extended trips including a 21-
day expedition, a three-day caving
trip and a five-day sea kayaking trip.
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