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Thursday, December 6,1990 No. 5
New Core Curriculum
By Dawn E. Camp
Managing Editor
Every fall semester brings an overwhelm
ing flood of new students, new faculty, and
new regulations. The fall of ‘91 will be no
different. But, next year, students, faculty,
and staff will notice a major change in the
core curriculum. The proposed changes
will have no effect on those currently en
rolled at GWC, but those admitted begin
ning in the fall of ‘91 will find new core re
quirements waiting.
According to Dr. Frank Bonner, Vice
President of Academic and Student Affairs,
the current core curriculum needs reform
for a number of reasons. Bonner said, 'The
current core lacks a stated philosophical
foundation." He feels that a college needs
to periodically reexamine its programs to
be certain that they are still valid. It has
been a long time since that has been at
tempted at GWC.
Bonner said that the faculty felt that the
current three tracks of core requirements
were inconsistent with the definition of a
core-a body of learning that all graduates
should share. Faculty sentiment favored a
condensation of the three tracks into one
which would satisfy all majors.
Current Proposed Changes in Core
**Only one track for all majors
**Required course in the Freshmen Ex
perience similar to the current Master Stu
dent Program
* * Requirement of Health 221
** Required course called "Global Chan
ges"
**Six hours of foreign language required
for all
** Course in oral and visual communica
tions required
**These changes are tentative and are sub
ject to final faculty approval.
The current core reform effort has been a
long, tedious process involving the entire
faculty. A tentative core has been
presented to the faculty. This draft will un
dergo at least one more period of review
and revision before being voted on by the
faculty.
Bonner said that the current core review
is the first of three stages of curriculum
reform. The next stage will examine the
major. The final stage will look at the use
of electives.
Discipline
Concerns Scott
By Kathy Henson
Staff Writer
Discipline on GW’s campus has Dean
Jerome Scott concerned.
Most of all, he’s concerned about van
dalism and unnecessary pulling of fire
alarms, but he is also disturbed be people
wearing hats in the wrong places and leav
ing trays on the cafeteria tables.
"College can be an enjoyable ex-
perience...but it can be that way without
vandalism, pulling fire alarms, and some
other things," Scott says.
"There needs to be a greater sense
of...community," he continues. He stresses
the need for a community watch type sys
tem on campus. "People who know who did
something and don’t tell are just as respon
sible as those who did it...I find a very great
reluctance for folks to get involved, but they
always want to complain about this or that
not happening."
However, suspects have been ap
prehended in the vandalism incidents. So
far this semester, Scott has heard about 100
discipline cases involving approximately 65
people. Most of the offenders were males
and freshmen.
Scott also worries about students who
drink off campus and then drive back. "I
hope, if this is what they’re doing, they have
enough good sense to have designated
drivers."
Scott says he had hoped to advocate an in
crease in visitation time, but "It makes it
pretty difficult for me to feel justified in ad-
vocating...expanded visitation when I can’t
even count on students to be responsible
enough to take their trays to the window.
"I believe everybody’s entitled to a mis
take...if we didn’t have a system in place
where we could be afforded forgiveness,
we’d all be doomed...but what happens
after the mistake is made? Do you use that
experience as a means to refocus on what
your priorities should be? or do you just say,
‘Well, I got off. I’m going to try it again?"
See SCOTT page 4
DCC Near Completion
By Kevin Walter
Staff Writer
The Charles I. Dover Campus Center has
been undergoing renovations since early
this past summer. According to Tracy Jes
sup, assistant to the president, the renova
tions are so near completion that the tem
porarily relocated offices should be back in
the DCC by the beginning of next semester.
Work on non-office features such as the TV
room may also be completed early in the
spring semester.
The remodehng efforts will provide more
office space and allow for more efficient use
of space for student activities. Offices
which will be moving back into the newly
renovated building include Student Affairs,
Campus Ministries, Career Placement,
Counseling, SGA, and Student Services.
Students can also look forward to the return
of the Campus Shop and the post office.
The renovations were made possible
through a million-dollar Dover Foundation
contribution. The school is still trying to
raise over a million dollars to completely
pay for the DCC’s make-over. Funding for
the renovations has come totally from
private contributions.
Final Examination Schedule
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