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Gardner'Webb University
THE PILOT
December 5,1996
The Official Campus Newspaper
Boiling Springs, NC
A Look Inside...
Page 2
What was hot..and
what was not in Fall '96
Page 3
GWU students a light in the
community
Pages 4 & 5
GWU Sports
Page 6
For Your Information...
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GWU's history to be on display
Library automation
contract to be signed
by Denise Horton
contributing writer
They're coming! They're coming?
According to GWU president, apartments likely to come to campus
Outside view
of planned
on-campus
apartment
building.
(Plans courtesy of
Capstone
Developers).
by Karen Brower
staff writer
The contract for automation of O. Max
Gardner Library should be signed this
month, according to Library Director
Valerie Parry.
After lengthy phone negotiations,
Gardner-Webb has decided to work with
Innovative Interfaces Incorporated,
commonly referred to as Triple I, for the
automation process.
Another company, TALX, is working
to retrospectively convert all of GWU’s
library records which are not computer
compatible. These records, which total
about 50% of all files, would take years for
library employees to convert. Therefore,
TALX was hired and will complete the
project in three or four months. Parry said.
The total cost for the automation has
not yet been determined, Parry said.
Personal computers, furniture, and other
necessary items help to compose the total.
Delivery of most equipment will
take place towards the end of the semester.
Acceptance testing will be conducted and
the system should be ready for use in Fall
1997, said Parry.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have your own
room, a bathroom you share with only one
other person, a kitchen and living area, and
a washer and dryer?
What if you could have all this and still
live on campus? You may be able to do just
that. The Board of Trustees recently
approved a recommendation from the
administration to build on-campus
apartments. President Chris White said.
Assuming all financial arrangements
are worked out, you can expect to see the
apartments by August. Final decisions will
be made in mid-December to January; and,
if approved, construction should begin in
February.
Capstone Developers, the largest
company in the university business, will
build the apartments. Each building will be
three stories, with four apartments on each
floor. Four of these buildings will be built
on the hill overlooking Lake Hollifield,
allowing for 48 apartments (192 residents),
White said.
Each apartment will have its own
outside entrance and a balcony area. The
apartments are constructed under a “turn
key” contract; that is, they come completely
finished, from the paved parking lot with
trees to the furniture. White said.
The apartments will each have four
bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen/dining
area, a living room, and a laundry room.
See "Apartments” on page 7
Scholarship efforts help unite
GWU students and professors
Professor and student work together on research project
by Jenny Rogers
staff writer
How many Fellowship of Christian
Athletes members actually practice what
they preach?
Dr. Gary Chandler, associate professor
of health and physical education at Gardner-
Webb, and former student Jason Sullivan
decided to find out.
Working together, student and
professor travelled to several colleges and
spent months compiling the data. Their
combined efforts resulted in a project that
meant a great deal academically but
personally as well. Chandler said.
In a research project supported by the
Gardner-Webb Faculty Development
Committee and Dean of Academic Affairs,
Chandler examined the number of Christian
athletes who display their faith on and off
the field.
The research was presented in two
papers at the State Physical Education
Convention, one last year and one this year.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes
(FCA) is a nationwide campus organization
that was formed to reach out to athletes.
Although the scope of FCA has expanded to
include all students, the athletic ministry
still has an impact, Chandler said.
See "Scholarship” on page 3