12 The Compass Friday, November 13,1998
Students line up outside IVIoore Hall prior to annual candlelighting service.
photo by Mike Lampart
News Briefs
New appointment
On October 26, Dr. Jeanette Hawkins
Evans became the newest member of the
Chancellor Mickey L. Burnim’s Cabinet.
A 1963 graduate of ECSU, Dr. Evans will
be “...an invaluable asset in helping me to
serve the university more efficiently and
effectively,” Chancellor Burnim said.
As Executive Assistant to the
Chancellor, Dr. Evans will serve as a Vice
Chancellor and represent Dr. Burnim “in
any university matter assigned to her in
the absence of the Chancellor”.
With over 20 years of experience in
executive-level management in education,
Dr. Hawkins Evans’ presence at ECSU is
expected to enhance the Office of the
Chancellor’s response time to campus
and faculty related concerns.
Chancellor to host live
call-in show
Elizabeth City State University Chan
cellor will host the first of a series of
30-minute live informational and dis
cussion talk shows on "Online with
Chancellor Burnim," beginning Wed.
Nov. 4. The show wiU air over the
University's radio station, WRVS-FM
89.9
The program will spotlight campus
activities and included interviews with
faculty, staff and students. It will also
have a live call-in segment during
which time callers will be able to talk
directly with the ECSU Chancellor who
will also respond to questions posed to
him through letter and E-Mail.
Parents weekend
Elizabeth City State University will
host a new version of its Parents-Fam-
ily Weekend for students, families,
alumni and the University commimity
Nov. 13-15.
"I would like to extend a personal
invitation to each of you to come and
join the fun," said Chancellor Mickey
L. Bumim.
"Parents-Family Weekend is a won
derful opportimity for the ECSU com
munity to welcome parents and family
to campus and show our appreciation
to them for choosing Elizabeth City
State as their University."
Volvmteers are needed to serve as
judges for "the best dorm room" con
test, registration hostesses, mixers for
various events and tour guides. There
are other volunteer positions that also
need to be filled.
Writing opportunities
Tribune Media Services Campus Cor
respondents' Program recently an
nounced that freelance reporting and
photographic work are needed to re
port cover events happening on their
campuses.
Student journalists wiU be paid on a
freelance basis for articles and photo
graphs which wiU be distributed on
the Tribvme's campus wires.
If interested, send a resume, cover
letter and clips to Campus Correspon
dents Program, College Press Service,
Tribune Media Services, 435 N. Michi
gan Ave., Suite 1417, Chicago, IL 60611.
They can also be contacted by visit
ing their Web Site: The College Press
Exchange, http;//www.cpxnet.co./
campuscorresp .html
NSEP
The National Sectirity Education Pro
gram (NSEP) has announced that schol
arships to students study abroad are
available for students in all majors.
The agency provides international
work opportimities for Americans to
study in regions critical to U.S. national
interests (excluding Western Europe,
Canada, Australia and New Zeland).
NSEP encourages students to inter
nationalize their education by study
ing in countries critical to U.S. national
interests. The goal of NSEP is to build
a base of future leaders who have lan
guage and cultural understanding
skills needed to succeed in the global
arena.
In order to qualify, a student must be
a U.S. citizen and enrolled as an vmder-
graduate at a U.S. university, college
or community college. Scholarships are
awarded for study in Summer '99, Fall
'99 and/or Spring '00.
Awards amounts are up to a maxi
mum of $8,000 per semester or $16,000
for the academic year. For more infor
mation and an application students
should contact the NSEP office at 1-
800-618-NSEP or by e-mail at
nsep@iie.org.
The agency can also be contacted by
writing the National Security Educa
tion Program, Undergraduate Scholar
ships, Institute of International Educa
tion, 1400 K. St. NW, Washington, DC
20005.
The deadline for applications is Feb.
8,1999.
Welcome back reception
The department of Language, Litera
ture and Communication held its an
nual FaU welcome back reception on
Sept. 15.
The annual gathering and social hour
provided the opportimity for new and
returning students to meet and inter
act with one another as well as to meet
new and returning faculty members.
Dr. Velma Blackmon, who was wed
to ECSU biology department chair
man Ronald Brown in September, said
that the yearly gathering affords stu
dents and faculty for social interaction.
One of the highlights of the reception
was poetry reading by students Ronel
Brewer and Shalon Hawkins.
"This annual event helps to allow
the faculty and students to get to know
who's who," Blackmon said.
Blackmon commended senior En
glish majors Ronel Brewer and Shalon
Hawkins who coordinated the recep
tion.
"I've know most of the students since
they were freshmen and I'm glad to
see the maturity level," she said.
One of the highlights of the after
noon was the dramatization of a Paul
Bunyan story by student Michelle
Lewis.