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4 The Compass Tuesday, May 4. 1993 Aim for the stars and you'll reach them says Clayton at Honors Convocation By Melanie Harrington "I m small in stature but I'm big in spirit," declared Xemona Clayton during the Honors Convocation held April 15, in Moore Hall Auditorium. Qay ton, keynote speaker for the event, addressed most of her comments to the dozens of students who received honors and accolades for academic accomplish ments at ECSU. "In order to succeed you have to have inspiration, motivation, preparation and perspiration," said Qayton, Vice Prea- dent for Url^ Affairs of Turner Broad casting ^tem. "That's the formula for success. Obviously those of you who are honored today have all of tfiese qualities/ Clayton advised her listeners that one needs three kinds of fx)wer in order to succeed. "The first of these is shielding," she said. "You have to get rid of negative attitudes. You know attitudes are like a radio. You can turn it down when some body aves you something ugly, some thing deadly and damaging, just tune it out. Ugly, negative thou^ts can take shape in different forms, espedaJly gos- si^ To iUustrate this point, Qayton told a story about a young woman in her col lege who was me victim of an unfounded rumor that she was pregnant. "The rumor grew until she couldn't handle the pressure anymore and she committed suicide. 1 will never forget that. That's the ultimate price of ugly gossip. Ugly news travels fast." “Aim for what you wish and keep in mind that your attitude determines your altitude. You’re not going higher than you aspire. If you aim for nothing, you'll get It. Xernona Clayton Qaj^n said even a person's friends can^et jealous of someone who is doing "Don't ever let people's negative emo tions thwart your efforts. You need a buffer agent against those forces which want to keep you fromdoing what will be rewardii^ to you. You need to shield yourself from those who want to fill your head with garbage." The second power, said Clayton, is "fielding," which means students need to field opportunities available to them. "Keep an open mind, a clear heart, and a pure soul,'' she said. "There are so many opportunities for people who are prepiarM. Take advantage of every op portunity that comes your way." The third step to power is "wielding," said Clayton, adding "that means using your energy and power wisely and dih- gently." "VVhen youpull yourself up from aver age you're doing for yourself rather than having someone doing it for you," she said. Clayton advised female students to "Depend on yourself, not on a guy. If you need to get your clothes out of the clean ers, don t depend on some man to do it. Get some brains in your head and get your own clothes out of the cleaners, then strut down the street with independence. You have the pxswer to be your own person." Clayton praised the student honorees, ] • 1 f Clayton closed by telling the honored students to keep on working hard and to use their TOwer wisely. "Aim for what you wish and keep in mind that your attitude determines your altitude. You're not going higher than you aspire. If you aim for nothing, you'll get it. ■' 'You have done something here that ^ts you apart, but don't let it go to your head and don't stop. Keep on worldng hard. Then you'll have the real power.' Clayton serves as liaison between the Corporation, (TBS SupeiStation, M, Atlanta Braves, CNN, Atlanta Hawiis, and Headlines News), dvic groups in Atlanta and across the country. Her re sponsibilities include monitoring of cor- pJorate philanthropic contributions, de veloping and maintaining communica tion groups and enhancing the corporate image in communities around the nation where Turner Broadcasting has opera tions. She also develops programs to highlightemployeeaccomphshmaitsand profile empWees' career positioins in publications. Clayton is one of the higfi- est ranking female employees in Turner Broadcasting ^stem. Following Qayton's speech, awards were presen ted by Dr. Qrol Jones,Direc tor or the Honors Program, Dr. Floyd Robinson, Chairman Emeritus of tne Honors Council, and MissRosineL. Sand ers, a junior in the Honors Prcwam. Dr. Helen Caldwell, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, presided at the Convocation. In welcoming the EGU family to the program, Caldwell said, 'It is a privilege and a joy to honor these students, vmo help make us the rising star in Northeastern North Carolina." ECSU's Honor Convocation is held to honor academic achievement and excel lence of students who have earned a cu mulative grade point average of 3.5 and above and who have eamM at least 24 hours of credit at ECSU. The annual Honors Convocation at ECSU is spn- sored by the University's Honors nfr CTam and coordinated by Dr. Carol C. Jones, the program director. Masters d©grees Gducation now availabis by extension from ECU at ECSU's Grad Center By Miracle Peny Graduating ECSU seniors who want to gettheirmaster'sdegree—and other area residents with a similar purpose in mind—^no longer have to travel a long way to get an advanced degree. What they are seeking may be right here in Eli2abeth City. ECSU offers masters de^ees in educa tion by extension from East Carolina University in Greenville. The Greenville campus offers masters degrees in elementary education, middle ^ade Education, and most recently q?e- dal Education. All of the courses from each degree can be taken at ECSU's Kermit E. White Graduate center, according to Dr. Dan Pearce, director of the graduate center, and an Assistant Vice Chancellor for Aca demic Affairs. "ECSU provides the facilities for the courses," said Pearce. Instructors are provided by participating campuses, Pearce added, v«th instructors traveling from ECU to the ECSU campus. Dr. Louis Green, a professor in ECSU's Education Department, teacl^ in the spe cial education program, said Pearce. Green also servesascoordinatoracadanic advisor for students participating in the program-MoreinstructorsfromtheECSU campus wdll be appointed to the gradu- ate proCTams by ECSU's Dr. lielen CaldweU, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Pearce said. TheMastersof Education-Special Edu ction Program is "a resident program designed to provide advanced profes sion^ study in spedaleducationfor teach- ers. ActivetearnprQanH oic ciituuragea to apply for admission," according to Green. A stu dent may take all of the necessary cour^work required for a Master's de gree in speaal education (mental retar- dataon and learning disabilities) at Eliza- Tl^ admission requirements for the 55edaleducatiuondegreeare;abachelor's degree from an accredited institution along with a 3.0 GPA in the upper divi sion (jr-sr courses taken as an under graduate). the student must have a 2 5 overall undergraduate studies GPA. Applicants must also complete a gradu ate school application form, pay an ad- missions fee and meet a minimum score on the Graduate Record Exam. Other requirements include three letters of rec ommendation from an employer or the apphcantsunderpTaHiiatoT^.^JL„ -ru;- * V/ ^“‘'=«'®*«:Frugram,sniclents must demonstrate professional experi- en^andcompetency. Theprogramh^m sfedents meet rompetencies m learning ^®s®arch and con- KrSid cumculum, proved graduate study. ^ Many area teachers have received their program at Eliza- 1 i. Srade teacher at Central ter working all day with students," Cooper added. , Yvorme Walton, a fourth grade teacn at Pasquotank Elementary, also ro pleted the program with a f middle grades education. She, tw, praised the program, pointing out tna saved her much time and trouble. The Middle Grades (6-9) degree completed in two years with a , of 3(^mester hours and admission to graduate shcool. This degree offers cenfrations in English, language, math, reading, science and soaal so For all of ECU's graduate pr« the cost for instate students is hours or more, $195 for 6^ hours,? 3-5 hours and $65 for 0-2 hours. Of the three programs, the spw® ^ cation master^s degree is the w cent," and offers uriimited empjo^^ to extend the graduate elude other academic areas, inadd education. "We would like to have - areas like art and commuruca Pearce said.
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