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Thursday, October 11, 1990 THE COMPASS ECSU preparing for SACS team that will visit campus in April Page 5 By Tonya Moore In addition to their other duties at ECSU, about 140 faculty members, a(iministrators, students and employ ees are working on a project that is of vital importance to the University’s future: The project’s fundamental goal is to ensure that ECSU meets all criteria required by the accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. “If the school is not accredited, a student’s degree is not worth very much,” said Leonard Ballou, the University’s Archivist, who, along with Dr. Anne Henderson, is serving as co-director of the SACS Commit tee. ECSU was accredited in 1980, but jchools are required to be reaccredited every ten years, Ballou said. , Tlie Accreditation Committee will ^nd a visiting team to the University April 16-19, to examine all aspects of jhe school, and make sure that they jneet the required standards. ■ ‘They check eleven or twelve stan dards to see if their criteria are being met,” said Ballou. The team look at how many books are in the library,” said Dr. Ann Hen derson. “The purpose of their visit is to see how effectively we teach stu dents, if they go to graduate school, and how successful they are.” To get ready for the visit, the Committee has b^n working on draft ing a self-study concerning the vari ous departments on campus, to see how well they comply with SACS regulations. This “self study” is checked and reviewed many times before it will be submitted for a final report, Ballou said. ‘The University has been given guidelines by SACS,” said Dr. Hen derson. “We are told the things that must be done, and should be done,” she added. Henderson said nine Principle Committees are busy preparing spe cial reports on different aspects of the University. Included in thesecommit- tes are faculty, staff, students, admin istrators and members of the commu nity, she said. “The purpose of the reports are to check for how well we are meeting the purposes, objectives and goals of the institution.” After the team visits the school, it will issue a report which will include two main things, she said. “They will tell us what mandatory changes need to be made, and they will also make suggestions.” The school tries to treat both rec ommendations and suggestions equally, Henderson added. “It’s very rare that a school re ceives no recommendations.” Those schools that do not meet the required criteria are given more time to meet them, she said. Henderson said she was enthused about the accreditation process, al though it requires a lot of work. Pointing out that the school has “more programs, more facilities, and more faculty, staff and administra tors,” since the last visit, Henderson said she is optimistic about the visit. “The objective is to do as well as possible,” she said. Photo by Pedro Holley ft W These student leaders discussed problems facing the campus during their August retreat in Virginia. Front row: Yvette Jones, Tonja Williams and Kimberly Robinson. In the second row are Kim Halsey, Joynita Robinson, Alisa Robinson, and Chukundi Salisbury. Back row: Mark Barfield, Renel Sample, Akiinda Banks, Kelvin Brown, Jeffrey Moore, Andre Greene and Kelly Williams. (See story, page 3.) Education degree to take longer due to effect of new GA ruling Andre Nelson sprints from a Bronco in the Port City Classic. Nelson, a freshman running back, received player of the week against Livingstone College Sepember, 1. By Wanda Brett Jordan Beginning with the fall of 1989, ECSU’s education majors were re quired to take 21 to 27 hours in a second major, as a part of the certifi cation process. Education majors say the increased requirement, mandated by General Administration, will make it difficult for them to complete their require ments for a degree in teacher educa tion in four years. “There’s no way I can do it in four years,” said one ECSU education major, in commenting on the new requirements. “I’d have to take ten or eleven classes each semester plus at tend summer school.” Many majors also say they were not fully aware of the ruling until after they entered the teacher education program. “Nobody in general studies men tioned the ruling to me,” said one major. “When we’re starting out as freshmen we only take fifteen to sev enteen hours, and when you found out about the new ruling by the third year, it means it’s going to be harder to catch up in four years.” Many education majors say the effect of the ruling will mean they have to spend either four and a half or five years to get their education de grees. Despite these complaints. Dr. Boyce Williams, Director of Student Education, said that education majors can still complete their coursework in four years. And she said the new re quirements “will make the students more marketable and viable in the field.” Williams also pointed out that the new ruling is not just at ECSU but affects all state-supported schools. “Having a second major will broaden the students’ perspectives, and will make them more well- rounded,” Williams said. “Also the additional courses can help their scores on the National Teacher Examina tion.” As an adjustment to the new re quirements, Williams said ECSU will cut the number of hours in required courses, without affecting the content of the courses. “For instance. Teaching Reading in the Content Areas is to be a three credit hour course,” she said. “Now it’s a two credit course, even though it meets twice a week for one and a half hours. Also, music used to be a three credit class, now it’s two. Williams said that having a second major in psychology, sociology and other areas will also assist classroom teachers “with being aware andknowl- edgeable about the various groups of students inpersonality,developments, and social backgrounds.” “In the long run, the students will benefit from this,” Williams added. “Freshmen may not think so now, but when they get out in the real world, they will.” NEWS NOTES Chancellor’s Office Dr. Jimmy Jenkins is one of thir teen presidents and chancellors who have contributed chapters to a new publication on the problem of campus violence. Dr. Jenkins was one of a group of presidents and chancellors that con vened in Washington for an invita tional forum on “The President’s Role in Creating a Healthy Campus Racial and Ethnic CUmate.” The book was a result of this forum Dr. Jenkins addressed the issue of “The College as a Racial Model for Society,” in the chapter he wrote. The resulting publication, entitled The Lurking Evil: Violence and Har assment on the University Campus, 1990, will be ready for distribution this month. Dr. Jimmy Jenkins will serve on the Music Festivals panel for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Music Program. The National Endowment for the Arts is a federal grant-making agency that awards grants to individud American artists and arts groups through a variety of artistic programs and other funding catagories. . Registrar’s Gffice . Beginning with the spring semes ter, students who have not paid their - registiation fees will have their names ‘purged” from the computer system, - according to Tommy Faust, Registrar These students will still be able to register for classes, said Faust, “how- ,6ver, it may not be for what they orginally wanted.” Most other universities already ■follow this policy, according to Faust. . Faust said this change will “make ; ^students more aware of the registra tion process, will encourage preregis- . tration and prepaying, and the stu dents will be able to get the books ®arly, so that will cut down on the time they have to wait for books.” During the drop-add period for the fall semester, Faust said he had more 2,000 transactions of drop and adds. “Students should be more con scious of the course requirements for . iheir major,” said Faust, “and under stand what courses they are taking and why.” Students shouldn’t always rely on ' advisors, Faust said, but should take ‘ *»ore responsibility for their programs. “Students need to take time to determine what they need to register for.” Incentive Scholarship OfHce The Office is currentiy interview ing applicants for the position of Di rector of the Incentive Scholarship Program, to replace Dennis Bryan, who resigned to take a job, in New Mexico. According to Dr. Gerald McCants, Directorof the University’s Academic Development Program, “We hope to have the position filled by November 1.” Department of Art Rorence Taylor, senior art major, opened his senior show on October 9, 1990, in Uie ECSU Gallery. The Elizabeth City Downtown Merchant ’ s Association has requested the Art Guild to paint several store front windows throughout the parade route in honor of ECSU Homecom ing. Department of Business and Economics Phi Beta Lambda held induction ceremonies on Thursday, September 13 in the University Center. Phi Beta Lambda, NABA and Students in Free Enterprise co-spon sored a resume writing, interviewing workshop on September 18 and 20. Faculty presenters were Dr. Ebere Oriaku, Mrs. Ngozi Oriaku, Mrs. Emma Sutton, and Mr. Michael Worthington. Kendra Hedgebeth spent eight weeks working as a summer intern with IBM Corporation in Greenville, N.C. Deborah Jacobs spent three months as a summer intern with Atiantic Richfield Corporation in Los Ange les, California. The following students in the Business Department are doing fall internships: Teressa Jackson, Coordi nator of Computer Latoratory for the Business and Economics Department; Melissa Wilson, ECSU Community Development Technical Assistance Program; Jessica Burden, Pennsylva nia and Southern Gas Co; Deborah Jacobs, Small Business and Technol ogy Development Center, ECSU; Stephanie Boulding, ECSU ROTC: Renel Sample, ECSU, SGA; Tonya Devaughn, Students in Free Enter prise; Shirley Cobum, Business and Economics Departinent Secretarial Pool; Celemcnt Tracy, Albemarle Distributing Company; Celena Saw yer, ECSU Accounting Office. Dr. Ivory Lyons, Departinent Chairperson, participated in a Vision Statement Worksho on July 10 as mentor of the Gates County Rural Leaders Team which sponsored the event jointly with the ECSU Center for Rural and Costal Living. Dr. Ebere Oriaku was guest speaker at the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria at its Annual General Meet ing in Owerri, Nigeria on May 15. His topic was “The International Dimen sions of the Structual Adjustment F’rogram in Nigeria.” Dr. Ebere Oriaku coordinated a workshop on social insurance spon sored by the American Association of Retired Persons. Other Business Department faculty participants in the workshop were Dr. John Carson, Dr. Ivory Lyons, and Mrs. Ngozi Oriaku. Mr. Ed. Hanif Hafix represented the Business and Economics Depart ment at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants during the summer in Orlando, Florida. New fulltime faculty members in the Department: Dr. Niran E. Olurin, Ph.D. from Indiana State University in Business Education; Dr. Richard O’Daniel, Ed.D in Policy Studies from the University of Massachusetts; Mr. Richard Kellar, MBA from Golden Gate University. New Part-time Instructors are: Ms. Louis Sawyer, B.S. ECSU, Business Education, MS in Business Educa tion, Virginia State University; Mr. Michael McLain, MBA/CFA. Ms. Demetria Tyner and Mrs. Jill Walton, both Business Education Photo by Eric Jones Affectionately known as “Max,” Maximillian, an English bulldog belong ing to ECSU’s Dr Carol Jones, takes a breather on the steps of Johnson Hall on a recent afternoon. That’s Donte Crowell in the background. instructors are on a leave of absence studying for the doctorate. Mr. Michael Worthington, having passed his comprehensive examina tion at Virginia Commonwealth Uni versity in Richmond, Virginia, ex pects to complete his dissertation “in the near future.” Mr. Worthington, Assistant Professor in Accounting, is a Certified Public Accountant Ms. Emma Sutton was chosen as one of the twenty-five most outstand ing marketing instructors teaching at historically Black colleges and uni versities. Ms. Sutton attended two one-week conferences at Hilton Head, South Carolina this summer to help ECSU qualify to be a participating institute in the N.C. Real Enterprises program. The purpose of the program is to provide youths in rural areas of N.C. with entrepreneurial training and experience. Dr. Richard M. O’Daniel 1) pub lished with Dr. Chemezie Osigweh in the September issue of Journal of Education for Business an article en titled “An Experiential Model for Developing Analytic Conceptual Skills in Management Students 2) was appointed by the Department of De fense’s historically black college and university faculty summer employ ment program to work during the summer with the Defense Security Assistance Agency European Opera tion Division; 3) received a Distin guished Service Award from the Of fice of th Secretary of Defense for achievement of his mission in Tur key, Greece andPortugal; 4) was guest lecturer with Air University, Depart ment of Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama on May 11 on the subject of “Inflation, Unem ployment, and the Department of Defense Economics;”5) presented a professional paper on June 12,1990 at the Organizational Behavior Teach ing Society National Conference in Richmond, Virginia entitled “A Con ceptual Flow Diagramming Approach For Teaching Analytic Conceptual Reasoning Skills; 6) was reappointed as the National Chair fo the Ethics Committee, for the Assocation of Managment in Orlando, Florida on August 3,1990. The Department is moving ahead with its pl^s to establish a Banking Center on campus to be operated by students. The old Admissions Office Building, which is being moved to Parkview Drive, will house the cen ter. Directors of the project are Dr. Ivory Lyons, Dr. Ebere Oriaku and Dr. Richard O’Daniel. The Department is continuing with its plans to implement “Student Oper ated Enterprises,” a project in which students within the University who want to operate their own businesses can get a beginning on campus. A “mall” idea is being conceived Department of Biology Dr. Curtis D. Tumage, Chairman and Professor of Biology at ECSU was selected to participate on a Re search team in the Microbiology Laboratory at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Caro lina, for 6 weeks during the summerof 1990. The research was sponsored by a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as a part of the UNC Faculty Development Program - Minority Advancement in the Bi- omedicd Sciences. An additional project outeome will be the development of a new course entitled “Frontiers in the Biomedical Sciences” by Dr. Tumage upon his return to ECSU. Dr. A.U. Alam, Associate Professer of Biology was selected to participate in an 8 week summer internship at Meharry Medical College in Nash ville, Tennessee. Meharry Medical College has established a Minority Research Center of Excellence in Cell and Molecular Biology via a grant from the National Science Founda tion. The program’s principal aim is to increase the number of minorities and other disadvantaged individuals to attain graduate level training in cell and molecular biology. As president of the Board of Trus tees of the Museum of the Albemarle, Dr. Thaddeus Beasley spent much of the summer working very closely with the Museum Director/Curator. Many meetings were held to plan stategies for obtaining property and funds to construct a new museum downtown. The property for relocation is virtu ally assured and planning funds have been granted. Dr. Beasley spent two weeks in July assisting a student in the MSEN program, here on campus to do re search on algae for presentation in an Ecology Fair. Dr. Beasley is a member of the Elizabeth City Crime Line Board which is charged with generating funds to support the offering of remarks leading to the apprehension of crimi nals. Dr. Ronald B lackmon was selected
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