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Columns Vol. 51 No. 2 Louisburg College September, 1992 Lou-U Ends Presidential Search fith May Between The Columns FYI For Your Information October Events at Lou-U Saturday, October 3 Hurricane benefit auction 2:00 p.m. MPR Monday, October 5 Art exhibit reception 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 9 Moonlight Bowling, van leaves main parking lot at 10:30 p.m. Monday, October 10-15 Treasure Island, Louisburg College players, Norris Theatre. Wednesday, October 14 Lip Sync contest 8:00 p.m. MPR Friday, October 16-20 Fall Break Saturday, October 24 Parents Day Thursday, October 29 SGA Halloween Dance, prizes for costumes. Appalachian Trail & White Water Club EVENTS IN OCTOBER October 3-4 Pompey and Mt. Pleasant Trail. A loop from Appalachian Trail in G. W. National Forest to a scenic peak of outstanding beauty. October 10-11 Virginia Creeper Trail will com plete 34 mile trail begun by hiking and backpacking classes last year. October 16-20 Big Blue Trail between Shenandoah National Park and Massanutten Mountains. October 31 to November 1 Neuse River Trail Day hike (either day) for 12 miles on the Neuse River trail as part of mountains to sea trail near Raleigh, NC. Please see Mr. DeHart for more information. OFFICIAL PRESS RE LEASE In concluding a na tional search, the Board of Trustees of Louisburg Col lege is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Ronald L. May as Presi dent of the College. Dr. May succeeds Dr. J. Allen Norris, Jr., who resigned last Spring after seventeen years as President in or der to accept a position with the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Dr. C. Edward Brown, Jr. has been serving as acting President. Dr. May was cho sen by the Board with the By: Rita Miller and Sammy McKeel Coming in October, Louisburg College presents Treasure Island. Rehearsals start at 6:30 p.m. nightly and anyone is invited to attend. Anyone is invited to come and sit in during rehearsals. The play is predicted to be a big success. Treasure Island unanimous recommenda tion of a nineteen-person Search Committee and af ter equally positive reactions from the college faculty and staff, alumni, trustees, and the Louisburg commuruty. In choosing Dr. May, the Board and the Search Committee found him to be the right new leader for Louisburg College after considering the qualifica tions of seventy-eight candidates for the presi dency. Dr. May received his A.S. degree in Social Sciences from Vincennes University (Vincennes, In diana), a B.A. in History starts October 5 and lasts through October 15. Matinees will be shown October 5-9 at noon while regular performances will be shown October 10-15 at 8:00 p.m. Admission is $8.00 and performances will be held at the Norris Theatre. Come and support the actors and actresses of Louisburg College. from Tusculum College (Greeneville, Tennessee), a M.A. in Teaching from East Tennessee Stat Uni versity (Johnson City), and his D. Ed. in Higher Edu cation Administration from Indiana University (Bloomington). He comes to Louisburg College from the position of Vice Presi dent and Dean of Academic and Student Services of Waycross Col lege, a two-year unit of the University System of Georgia. Prior to that he was Dean of the Faculty at Tusculum College and geld faculty and adminis trative positions in Indiana University-Purdue Uni versity at Indianapolis. Dr. May, in submit ting his name for consideration, wrote that his "belief is that an insti tution prospers when it functioris in an environ ment of mutual trust and respect. It prospers be cause all elements of the As Dean of Stu dents I am charged with the overall responsibility for campus security. The safekeeping of the physi cal property of our cam pus and the persorial safety of the students, faculty and staff are the primary de mands on campus secu rity. It is the second of these two security ele ments that has always been the most important, and so it remaiiis today. The institution give input into defining its mission, assist in developing strategies which give life to that mis sion, and participate in carrying out those strate gies. someone must be the catalyst who brings to gether the disparate constituencies so that the vision for the institution can be defined. Only then can that unified vision be communicated beyond the institution and have a chance of becoming a real ity. It is my belief that I have been such a catalyst before. I believe that I could serve a similar ca pacity at Louisburg College in the role of Presi dent." In welcoming Ro nald L. May to Louisburg College, Chair of the Board of Trustees Ben E. Jordan, Jr. also praised the Presi dential Search Committee for a job well done in con ducting the search on behalf of the college. personal safety of each in dividual connected with this campus, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, is the goal of cam pus security. The accomplish ment of such an ambitious goal can only be realized through the total and ab solute involvement of each person on campus toward that goal. As anyone can see, our campus is an "open" campus. Unlike cont. on pg. 8 Louisbupq Players to ppGsent Tpeasupe Island A Message From J. Craig Eller, Dean of Students
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