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November 16,1990 F E A T U R E S The Lance Page 5 Belford Adds to Education Program New Education Professor - Dr. Elizabeth Belford brings many talents to St. Andrews as a new memberoftheEducatiOTiDqjartmenL (Photo by Jane Karpenske) By John Cohen Staff Writer As many returning students have probably noticed, there has been a large turnover of professors this year in many departments. One department strongly affected by this turnover is the Educa tion program. Dr. Elizabeth Belford is one of the new professors who joined the department this year. Her courses include Human Development and vari ous education methods classes. She will also be teaching SAGE 422 in the Spring. Dr. Belford’s work here at St. An drews is not her first experience as a college professor. Before this year, she taught education courses at the Univer sity of Arkansas, Coastal Carolina College, Southern Arkansas University, and was a teaching assistant at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. She was also a Dean of students at a private boy’s school in Tennessee, and did some work as a stockbroker for the big financial firm Shearson-Lehman Hutton. She has a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction Specialization-Supervision from Ohio University, a Master of Science degree from Ohio University, and a Bachelor ofScienceinEducationfiDmOhioUniversity. She was a member of two fraternities. Phi Delta Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi. She graduated from college (Ohio Uni versity) Magna Cum Laude. Dr. Belford came to St. Andrews because she considered herself “a prod uct of a small liberal arts church school background,” saying, “I feel that I operate best in a small town environment.” She enjoys St. Andrews very much, and says that the students are “far better than I’d ever anticipated or expected,” and that her colleagues are “providing an intellectually stimulating environ ment for me here.” She considers St. Andrews to be very similar to past experiences in that she is very comfort able here. Her favorite thing about teach ing (in college) is the students, in that she “learns as much about them from the way they think about things as they learn about her.” She is very optimistic about today’s college generation, say ing that each new one will bring about new ideas which will lead to change. She is also pleased that this new gen eration is “color blind,” in that “they don’t have the prejudices that the older generations had, which brings greater hope for change and peace.” During the Winter Term, Dr. Belford willbeteachingacourseentitled“Change Agentry,” a course designed to teach students how to become a “Change Agent,” and agent for change in the world. Dr. Belford believes that “change is inevitable, but that students can make a difference.” The course also is designed to teach students skills in re solving conflicts, something Dr. Belford believes is necessary for bringing about change. She became interested in “Change Agentry” after chairing a “Futures and Change Program” at Ohio University. In her spare time. Dr. Belford enjoys water rafting, scuba diving, traveling, and flying. Flying is of particular im portance to her because she did a lot of it during one of her earlier jobs, a job that required a lot of traveling when no See Belford Pg. 10 A Closer Look at June Guralnick Scholarship Recipients - RodGammot and Ian James were each awarded a scholarship for their talent as bagpipers. The two are members of the St. Andrewsband. (Photo by Raylene Kaufman) The Bagpipe: An Instrument of Tradition By Raylene Kaufman Staff Writer Some people play the piano, some beat on the drums, and some just make their own music, but what about those who play the bagpipe? Seem a little bit out of place? Well, no, not here at St. Andrews! Bagpiping is a very unique musical talent. It takes time and energy to per fect as any talent does. However, there is something about the playing of this traditional instrument that makes it stand out from all the others. The instrument itself is not a com plicated one. Notes are played by the chanter which resembles a clarinet. This part is attached to the leather bag of the instrument from which air is forced through the drones at the top of the bag to make the humming sound. And who are the St. Andrews bag pipers? Maybe you’ve heard them prac ticing by the lake or playing at some of the school functions. The members of the St. Andrews bagpiping band are: Kevin Buckley, Michelle Devignez, Lori Jean, Ian James, Rod Gammon, and Bill Caudill as the teacher of the class and the official St. Andrews lead bag- piper. The band is a fairly recent addition here on campus, but is is growing and becorrdngfimiyestablishedinthecanmunity. The band can be heard at various local gatherings, competitions, and the school functions. St. Andrews gives these bagpipers a great opportunity to use their talent. It also gives two scholarships every year to those who want to play in the band. The two recipients of the award this year were Ian James and Rod Gammon. However, the scholarship was not what ultimately drew them to the school. “I think it is a good school to get an education and is also a unique opportu nity to play the pipes,” explains James. St. Andrews is one of the few schools that offers such a program. Bagpiping captures the school ’ s spirit and its close ties with the Scottish heritage. “It’s a nice twist to the Scottish motif,” says Gammon. By Heather Lyn Gupton Staff Writer Director, playwright, multi-media artist and administrator, native New Yorker June Guralnick began her ca reer at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. Since com pleting her B.A. in 1978 from State University of New York at Buffalo (graduating summa cum laude), June has directed and created over 25 new plays and musicals throughout the U.S. and Europe, as well as designing and administeringoutreacheducational pro grams for various arts organizations. Earning her masters degree in 1986 from City University of New York, June subsequently served on the fac ulty of St. Johns University, John Jay College, and Henry Street Setdement Arts for Living Program and held the position of Special Projects Director for Women in Theatre Network, Inc. and Artistic Director of the Women’s Ensemble Theatre, Inc. (all in New York). June was accepted into the North Carolina Artist-in-Residence program in 1988, and has been involved with several projects as a visiting artist, including driecting the N.C. premiere of John Patrick Shanley’splay “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" at Spirit Square’s Contemporary Arts Festival in Charlotte. June also is creating a multi-media touring outreach program that introduces young people to theatre an dance, as well as conducting numerous acting and playwriting workshops at WAL-MART ALWAYS THE LOW PRICE ON THE BRANDS YOU TRUST. ALWAYS. colleges, community centers, schools and local theatres. June has also worked on other ventures with state the atres and institutions such as coaching the cast of the out- doordrama “Strike at theWind,” judging the New Plays Com petition at the Southeastern Theatre Conference and the community theatre competi tion at the N.C. Theatre Con ference, and serving on the N.C. Advisory Theatre Panel. AsaVisitingAssistantRofessor at St. Andrews, and Visiting Artist in Bladen County, June is currently directing and teach ing theatre, designing a pilot creative writingproject for the Literacy Council, and devel- qangaprograminvolvingchildren andsenicrcitizensentitled “Proj ect: Generations.” June is currently directing the production of the High land Players version of Elmer Rict’s “The Adding Machine," which on the St. Andrews campus, opens the week of Nov. 29. Her up- Individual tickets for “The Adding coming projects include a one-act the- Machine” cost $5 ($2 for students, sen- atre festival in April. June will also be ior citizens and children). For addi- teaching a directing class at St. An- tional information, contact the St. Andrews drews in the Spring ’91 term. Highland Players’ Office at ext. 269 The play will run from Nov. 29 through Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., and Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. in the Liberal Arts Auditorium Guest Director-JuneGuralnick,visiting assistant professor, is directing the upcoming production, "The Adding Machine. "(Photo by Raylene Kaufman) MARIA’S SPANISH CAFE 277-7727 307 Main St.(with the yellow awning) w !iir. Get a free LARGE drink with the purchase of any of the following: Big Mouth.Pizza Burger Cheese Burger Deluxe Stabs or Hot Meal fill out and present this COUPON WITH YOUR SCHOOL I.D. (OFFER GOOD FOR STAFF MEMBERS TOO)TO WIN A FREE LUNCH AT MARIA'S NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: AGE: IUMe
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