October 11, 1990"'
THE COMPASS
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i^ticipate in a research program at
jer Reed Army Institute of Re-
jh in Washington, DC for 6 weeks
past summer.
)r, Blackmon was also selected to
Icipate in a collaborative research
funded by the National Sci-
1 Foundation.
Ir. Bobby J. Lewis served as a
) Summer Faculty appointed for
Jorth west College and University
jciation for Science, Washington
; University, Richland, Washing-
Df. Lewis did research in the
scular Science Research Labora-
and studied Molecular Modeling
[he stimulator of biosynthetic
romolecules under the advisor-
Dr. Rich Omstein.
iie following persons did their
mer internship at the North Caro-
Aquarium, Manteo; Roxanne
livesco; Katrina Foster, UNC
ville; Guerda Alanor, Temple
rersity; Angela Hager, Ohio Uni-
ity School of Osteopathic Medi-
I
le following students participated
he Clinical Woikstudy Summer
llh Program: Shannon Baricley,
moke Chowan Hospital; Sharon
(ler, Chowan Hospital; Clifton
s,Portsmouth Health Department;
jie Jones, Halifax Memorial Hos-
1; Rhonda Riddick, Bertie Rural
1th Association; Johnnie Sessoms,
noke Chowan Hospital; Kieta
Iderpool, Chowan Hospital, Rita
liams, Hertford Health Depart-
it.
)ne of our faculty members Dr.
raf U. Alam spent 8 weeks intem-
i at Medical College (MMC) in
hville, Tennessee. MMC has es-
ished a Minority Research Center
■xcellence (MRCE) in cell and
-ecularBiology with theassistance
111 the Natonal Science Foundation
,F)-
)r. Alam worked in the areas of
tin binding properties of erythro-
,sub-population at the NSF-MRCE
er. He was able to show notice-
! differences between so-called
1” or their aggluination reaction
{irds lectins.
)epartment of Geosciences
'orey Miller, an intern in Marine
;nce at Chapel Hill this past sum-
and a recipient of the National
‘^:x:iation for Black Geologists and
''‘Iphyscists (NABGG) award
TO) will present a paper at the
'S JGG annual conference at Penn
“*^5 University in Ocober. Corey is
jnuing his internship in Marine
‘^iice, with his mentor at UNC-
'’Ipel Hill, on campus this academic
Angela Bryant, a geology major
^*an interne at Williams and Mary
past summer, will also persent a
iAN
paper at the National Association of
Geologists and Geophysisist confer
ence at Penn State University. Dr. San
Juan, Associate P*rofessor, will ac
company Angela and Corey to Penn
State University.
"niree students, Karen Daughtry
and Ray Tumer who were on Co-op at
U.S. Forest Service in California this
summer and Wiliam Lewis, who
worked at USGS Reston, Virginia,
are back on campus with tales of
adventure, mishap, and work experi
ence during the past summer weeks.
Dr. F.C. San Juan completed ac
quiring ^uipment and supplies for
the Uranium Thorium Isotopes Geo
chemistry/Hydrology Lab in Room
317 SCCP to begin water testing this
past summer. Dr. San Juan, and two
geology majors, PatriciaGihnartin and
Corey Miller collected water samples
for testing from a number of wells in
the northeastern North Carolina.
Dr. San Juan also went to the Ura-
nium/Thorium Geochronology Labo
ratory at Rorida State University
Tallahasse in late summer to assist in
the alpha ray counting some of the
processed samples for consultation.
Department of Language,
Literature and Communication
The Pickwick Society is working
on some exciting plans for the spring
’91 semester—a Centennial writing
contest, special activities for Black
History Month and a creative writing
workshop as well as production of a
new fine arts magazine for ECSU.
The Pickwick Society is an honor
society for English majors and Eng
lish second majors which requires a
departmental recommendation for
membership. The next induction will
be in January.
Activities this fall include special
dramatic presentations at meetings and
various fund-raising projects. For the
first meeting in September, Cheryl
White and Phyllis Tillery presented a
skit written by Sharon Chappell about
the importance of the Centennial. The
next special presentation will be in
November by the Shakespeare class
of Dr. Glenda Davis.
Department of Education
The Student North Carolina Asso
ciation of Educators announced plans
at its October meeting for American
Education Week, November 12-16.
The plans include a special story hour
for the children at the ECSU labora
tory school, an assembly on Novem
ber 15 and a reception following the
assembly.
Department of Computers
and Mathmatics
The following students of the
Department of Mathmatics and Com
puter Science attended Hampton
University’s Office of Navan Reser-
ach Summer Program: Jovita Harrell,
continued from p.l AWARD
0,
However, on Tuesday, several
i|Ulty members said they had not yet
eived formal notice of the ban.
ij,Although students will be allowed
smoke in their rooms, that may
^iibge in the future, Bynum said.
ijVentually, smoking will probably
jjibe allowed there, either.”
^j|Calling the no-smoking ban “the
of the future,” Bynum pointed
J that smoking has already been
nned in hospitals and many restau-
its in the state, with violators being
;Cd.
Students have generally supported
1 ban; however, some faculty
smbers have said that they believe
y should be allowed to smoke in
tir offices.
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continued from p.l
ss and Finance, and about $10,000
damages to the Symera Hall dorm.
“I feel vandalism is ridiculous,”
idMountain. “There’snoreasonfor
lyone to spray doors or knock out
indows. Basically, there’s no reason
anyone to destroy anything.”
Several students said they resented
e University’s policy of billing stu-
Jnts who live in the dorms for the
^ages to their floor.
“Someone from another floor broke
window on our floor,” said Paul
yrd, who said he had to pay $ 100 for
•niage to his floor in order to get
ick in school.
Byrd said he didn ’t think it was fair
lat he had to pay the money when he
5d no part in the vandalism.
ECSU students interviewed said
ley disagreed with the policy on fight-
ig; however, most said they would
amply with the policy rather than
a chance on going home.
Herbert Johnson and Kenny Val-
f*toe, both seniors, said they would
ils complaints against an attacker in
^dent court.
However, some students said the
olicy wouldn’t affect their behavior.
I’d defend myself if attacked,”
aid Mark Morris, an ECSU junior,
^d take my case to the student court.”
“I’d fight if attacked,” said senior
lonald “R J.” Leigh, and worry about
^ punishment later.”
Calvin Stansbury, Sheila Nixon,
Reginald Gatling, Cathy Thomas, Eric
Harris, Welton Spratley.
Two students of the Department,
Joy Scott and Raymond Hunter, pre
sented papers at NAS A-NTA Sympo
sium held on April 5-7,1990.
Ms. Joy Scott, who graduated with
a B>S> degree in mathmatics teach
ing, has joined the graduate program
in mathmatics at the University of
Delaware.
Ms. Krystal Overton, a junnior
applied mathmatics major, attended
the Summer Research Progrm at
NASA/Goddard Space Right Center
during the summer, 1990, and pro
duced a research paper on “Upper
Atmosphere Research Satellite
which is to initially house three of the
latest “super microcomputer worksta
tions,” a laser printer and a multi
plexer for linking these computer
devices with the North Carolina Su
percomputer—CRAY Y-MP, located
in the Research Triangle Park.
The ACL will be established and
managed by Dr. Johnny L. Houston,
Dr. Houston, who designed the ACL
and submitted the proposal to MSIP
on behalf of ECSU, is p'oject director
of the grant.
The ACL will use many sophisti
cated software packages for upper
division computer science courses.
In August, 1990, Dr. Johnny L.
Houston, traveled to Japan to attend
the international Congress of Mathe-
local and national radio and television
and are being performed regularly in
the US and many other countries. He
has worked as a composer, arranger,
director, and performer on the Queen
Mary in Long Beach, CA, Disneyland,
Disney World/EPCOT Center, The
Hour of Power television broadcast,
and with dinner theaters and corpo
rate shows. He is in much demand as
a clinician, guest lecturer, conductor
and festival adjudicator throughout
the United Statess and Canada. His
“Scat Singing Method” textbook has
been received enthusiastically by
choral directors, and his articles on
pop, jazz and show choir techniuqes
have appeared in national magazines.
He is the president of Scott Music
Qioto by Jackie Rountree
Lori Burrell, above, and Deborah Wilson, right, enjoy the company of a young visitor to the ECSU campus.
continued from p.l
rial staff. The publication shows ex
cellent work by editor Richard Mcln-
tire and others in examining complex
issues with careful use of multiple
sources. The Compass looks very
professional overall.”
To improve the publication, judges
recommended publishing more fre
quent issues and using news racks on
campus to improve circulation. Judges
further suggested changing to a tab
loid format, which would make it
easier to come out more often.
This year’s Compass editors, Craig
Avondo and Mark Morris, said they
were pleased with the award.
“I’m hoping we can win again next
year, “ said Avondo, who has worked
on the paper two years. He served as
news editor and production manager
of the winning issues.
The Compass is published by the
Department of Language, Literature
and Communication. Dr. Anne Hen
derson is the Department’s Chairper
son; Stephen March is the publica
tion’s faculty advisor.
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continued from p.3
dence Life and Ms. Kim Robinson.
After lunch Mr. Earl Brown, Di
rector of the Small Business and Tech.
Development center presented a talk
on “Students In The Business World.”
He covered several points includ
ing the importance of saving. Finally
the retreat was closed by Dr. White.
Several students said that the re
treat’s remoteness and scenic views
added to the success of the venture.
‘There weren’t a lot of distrac
tions,” said one student, “It was just
people one on one, outside.”
The Moton center was originally
the vacation home of Henry Moton
who was the third president of Tus-
keegee University.
After Motons retirement he fre
quently would have friends to come
stay with him. Over the years the
Moton home evolved into a conven
tion center, due to racial segregration
and the need for a place for black
leaders to meet
CDHF-RAC Communications Analy
sis.”
Ms. Stephanie Vaughan, Computer
Science major, worked as an intern
with Bell Communications Research
Labratory in their Technical Summer
Internship Program.
The E)epartment submitted a pro
posal to NSF (with Mr. William Barker
as Principal Investigator) for funding
entitled “Pre-College Aviation.”
Proposal Funded: NSF has funded
a proposal submitted by Dr. Johnny
Houston entitled “ECSU Sec ond
Century Thrust For Excellence in
Computer Science.”
Drs. Johnny Houston and Sohin-
der S. Sachdev attended the National
Convention on “Making Mathmatics
Work for Minorities.” This conven
tion was organized by the Mathmati-
cal Sciences Education Board on May
4-5,1990.
Mr. William Barker attended the
Airway Science National Symposium
on July 26-27 in Washington, DC.
This symposium was organized by
the Federi Aviation Administration.
Dr. Sohindar S. Sachdev attended
a one week workshop on “Geometry,”
organized by COMAP at Weston,
Mass., June 19-26.
As part of a proposal funded by the
Department of Education on Com
puter-assisted Instruction in Calculus
and Precalculus Honors, Drs. Ed
monds and Sachdev worked on and
developed manuals on Calculus I and
Precalculus during summer, 1990. The
manuals will be field tested during
fall, 1991.
Dr. Linda B. Hayden and Mr.
Daniel Owunwanneattended institutes
on “Software Engineering and Com
puter Graphics” at Georgia State
University, August 13-24.
Drs. Ida Doraiswamy and Georgia
S. Lawrence attended the “Carolina
Colloquay on College Teaching” at
Western Carolina University on
August 16-18.
Dr. Johnny L. Houston attended
the 1990 Annual Conference of the
Association of Computer Science and
Engineering at Minority Institutions
in New Orleans, La, on August 12-16.
ECSU was one of four historically
Black colleges and universities to
receive a one-year planning grant in
computer science from the National
Science Foundation for the 1990-91
year.
The grant, totalling $49,963, was
awarded for the purpose of supporting
a year-long planning process for the
development of a five-year proposal
to be submitted to NSF in 1991.
Dr. Johnny L. Houston, senior
research professor of Mathematic s and
Computer Science at ECSU, submit
ted the Planning Grant Proposal and
will serve as Project Director of the
grant.
Dr. Houston explained that the
Planning Grant was awarded to ECSU
because of the recognized potential of
ECSU to develop a nationally accred
ited program in computer science with
a viable research componen t.
ECSU has been awarded a two-
year grant from the Minority Science
Improvement Program of the Depart
ment of Education for $49,656 to
develop a state-of the-art Advanced
Computer Laboratory with a super
computer link.
The grant provides funds for reno
vating a former biology laboratory
maticians 1990 Conference—ICM
’90. Held under the auspices of the
International Mathematical Society of
Japan, ICM‘90 was attended by more
than 4,000 mathematicians from over
90 different countries.
Dr. Houston is the Executive Sec
retary of the National Association of
Mathematicians.
Department of Music
One of the rising stars of ECSU
these days orginates from Williams
Hall, home of the Music Department.
After a year’s worth of intensive
searching, interviewing, and hiring.
Dr. Willie Sullivan, DepartmentChair,
can finally concentrate on administer
ing his new team. Five new faculty
members are in place for the fall
semester.
The latest member to join the ranks
is Dr. Karen Brown, who is in charge
of the music theory concentration. Dr.
Brown is a pianist from Indiana where
she graduated from Indiana Univer
sity. After a couple of teaching jaunts
in Alaska and the Micronesian Island
of Yap in the Pacific, she served in
various institutions teaching, eventu
ally earning her master’s degree along
the way while her husband completed
his doctoral program. She then en
tered a doctoral program at the Uni
versity of Oregon, where she gradu
ated in August, 1990. Now at ECSU,
after literally flying into a semester
that had already begun before iier
arrival, she is excited about develop
ing the theory program and teaching
her students.
Credit goes to Dr. Scott Fre
drickson, who drove cross country
from Los Angeles without serious
injury; Frederickson’s compositions
and arrangements have been heard on
Publications, and former editor and
publisher of Pop, Jazz & Show Choir
Magazine. He is currentiy working on
a new choral music education text
book Pop, Jazz and Show Choir Inter
pretation and Style,” and has now
stepped in as Director of Music Indus
try Studies at ECSU.
Those of you who can ’ t get to sleep
on campus tefore 9:00 p.m. through
out the week have Dr. Gary Callahan
and Anthony Johnson to blame. The
band program is flourishing thanks to
their hard efforts and long rehearsals.
Dr. Callahan, Director of Bands,
comes from Ohio where he has spent
the majority of his life. His Ph.D is
from Ohio State University where he
was a University Fellow along with
serving as an administrative assistant.
He has served in numerous teaching
capacies in such institutions as Ala
bama A & M University, Johnson C.
Smith University, various public
schools, and now at ECSU. Probably
the biggest difficulty he has faced has
been living away from his wife and
19-month old boy, who are still in
Ohio.
Mr. Johnson, Assistant Director of
Bands, is a writer and arranger who
received his Master of Arts in Educa
tion from Tennessee State University.
He has also served in various institu
tions such as Texas Southern Univer
sity and various public schools. Mr.
Johnson brings a touch of technology
to the band program with his use of
computer assisted music arranging and
scoring capability to enhance the
shows for the Marching Band.
The most veteran of the group is
Mr. Barry Hill, who arrived late last
spring to direct the Music Engeineer-
ing & Technology degree. Mr. Hill is
a graduate of the University of North
Carolina at Asheville, where he spe
cialized in music and recording arts.
While at the University he served as
manager for the recording studios as
well as music editor for Fury, the
University arts magaine. As aUniver-
sity scholar he pursued research in the
field of artificial intelligence and its
potential impact on music production,
and conducted undergraduate research
seminars on the use of music technol
ogy. After two years as an audio engi
neer for Kings Production in Char
lotte, N.C. Mr. Hill moved back to the
mountains to work as a recording
engineer for a national Southern gos
pel record label in Asheville, NC with
numerous album credits to his name.
Department of Sociology
Dr. James McClenon has received
a grant from the Parapsychology Foun
dation making possible the produc
tion of a telecast describing some of
the findings of the ECSU folklore
research team. The program will be
produced by Dr. Emily Edwards of
the Department of Communications,
University of North Carolina, Greens
boro. Filming will begin in October
and continue through the present
academic year.
The program will compare Afri
can-American and Caucasian-Ameri
can anomalous experiences such as
extra-sensory perception, out-of-body
experience, apparitions, and contact
with the dead. During the last two
years the ECSU research team, lead
by Dr. McClenon, has gathered narra
tives which have bearing on a signifi
cant question within the sociology of
religion, anthropology, and folklore.
A major theoretical orientation sug
gests that unusual experiences are
produced by the narrator’s culture and
should reflect the person’s past so-
ciaUzation. An alternate theory ar
gues that some unusual experiences
contain elements which transcend
culture.
“By gathering and comparing
anomdous experiences from differ
ent cultural groups, we can test hy
potheses derived from these two theo
ries,” McClenon said. The television
program will follow the progress of
the research team as it interviews white
and black respondents regarding
unusual experiences.
Present members of the research
team include Anthony Herring, Tho
mas Chapman, Dwayne Lawrence,
and Aretha McHone. Dr. McCle-
non’s social research methods class
will be traveling to Greensboro to
distribute a questionnaire to a
ramdomly selected sample of students
at UNCG at the end of October. A
production crew will be filming the
progress of this group as well as stu
dents at UNCG who volunteer to tell
their unusual experiences on film for
the planned telecast. The research team
is seeking equivalent unusual stories
from ECSU students regarding extra
sensory perceptions, out-of-body
experience, apparitions (ghosts), or
the feeUng of being in touch with
someone who has died. ECSU stu
dents who wish to be on television
telling an unusual story, or who have
friends or relatives who would tell a
story, are invited to contact Dr.
McClenon (Room 214 Moore Hall,
335-3422).
Because the planned television
program will reveal the similarities
between white and black experiences,
it will demonstrate that the core sub
conscious aspects within both Afri
can-Americans and Caucasian-Ameri
can are similar. Dr. Jimmy Jenkins
will deliver a summation of the re
search conclusions which consists of
a brief message regarding race rela
tions.
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