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Campus Question: After Leaving Chowan, What Are Your Plans? Childress Weitzel White Scherer Akinwale Herzing Naderi Evans Harrell Didlake By BARBARA PARKER With the school year approaching its end, Chowan sophomores begin to think of the future. Some of them will go on to four-year institutions to complete the education they started here. Others will move out into the business or industrial world to put to use the skills they have learned on our campus. Many will take a vacation break befor^ doing anything. Smoke Signals asked a representative group of Chowan Sophomores what their plans for the future are. CHRIS DIDLAKE, Richmond, Va. — “Attend Campbell University.” KATHY FISHER, Nathalie, Va. — “As of right now, I am planning to attend VCU, but if I happen to get lucky and get a nice full time iob. I’ll en to work. ” YINKA AKINWALE, Nigeria — “I plan to go home for the summer holidays and resume school next fall.” THEODORE TICE, Jacksonville, N.C. — “Have a good summer and finish school in the fall.” JANET HERZING, Avon, N.C. — “Go to Hatteras for the summer, then to ECU for Commercial Art.” NADER AFSHAR NADERI, Iran — "I hope to live with my uncle in Washington, D.C. and then I hope to attend a senior in stitution there.” BERT CHILDRESS, Richmond, Va. — “I plan to work in Richmond, as a four-color stripper.” MICKI WEITZEL, Gettysburg, Pa. — I plan to attend Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. ” MICKIE EVANS, Canton, N.C. — “1 plan to work for Kay’s Graphics and take night classes at Haywood Technical College in Business Management.” JERRY HARRELL, Tarboro, N.C. — “Attend Greensboro College in fall of 1980.” GEORGIA ROSS, Charlotte, N.C. — “I plan to attend another college but I haven’t decided which college yet.” SCOTT WHITE, Woodbridge, Va. — “After I graduate from Chowan, 1 plan to set up a small studio and take pet portraits. Next fall I'll go to East Carolina for Graphic Design.” KATE SCHERER, Hampton, Va. — “I plan to attend Radford and major in Business Education.” (Photos by Barbara Parker) Volume 11 Number 10 Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC April 2, 1980 His Joinf Sfudent-Faculty Judiciary Proposed In Streamline Move NEW STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OF FICERS — Shown in front, (left to right) ore Kathy DeHart, historian, and Diane LaBreux, treasurer; rear, Jon Hipp, social co-chairperson for men; Darlene Keene, vice president; Sharee Atkinson, president, and Ann Kellum, secretary. Absent from picture are Beverly Price, social co-chairperson for women, and Freddie Davis, Auditor. (Photo by Nancy Thierry) College Receives U.S. Grant To Aid Campus Energy Control By GREG BASSETT Chowan College has been selected by ttie Department of Energy to receive a $98,266 matching grant that will be used for insulating walls, double-paning windows and for the installation of a special computer system to control energy use on campus. According to Ben C. Sutton, college business manager, the federal money must be matched with non-federal monies which, Sutton says, the college already has available. The federal grant is part of $15 million given North Carolina by the Department of Energy (DOE) for distribution to various energy programs throughout the state. Sutton said that Chowan had been recom mended for the grant by the North Carolina Department of Commerce, but was selected by the DOE in Washington. “We’re very happy to get the money,” said Sutton. “We made ap plication for $101,000 and feel fortunate to get as much as we did.” Buildings and grounds superin tendent Jack Hassell said insulation will be placed in the concrete walls of West, Belk, Marks and Camp Science Halls, as well as Whitaker Library. Hassell explained that these buildings were either poorly insulated or. com pletely noninsulated. Hassell added that storm windows will be installed in Jenkins and East Halls. The stairwells of Camp Science Hall are also slated to be enclosed to cut down on drafts. The main portion of the grant, ap proximately $125,000 to $150,000, will be spent for the installation of a complex computer system that will constantly monitor the campus’ energy needs. The computer will monitor inside and outside temperatures in all buildings on campus. In winter it will signal fur naces and heating units when tem peratures reach certain levels, and will activate air conditioning units in summer. Minimum temperatures of 65 degrees in winter and 78 degrees in summer will be maintained by the computer through sensing devices strategically placed in all buildings. The computer will dispense energy to priority areas during peak electrical hours, which according to both Sutton and Hassell, will save the college a great deal each month. During the peak hours, when electricity costs the most, priority will be given to buildings like the cafeteria. Lights and electrical outlets in class rooms and dormitories would not be controlled by the computer system, but lights around campus as well as all heating units will be under the machine’s direction. Hassell stressed that students will probably not notice any alteration in their lifestyle and may not even be aware of the energy being saved by the computer. He noted that similar computer systems have worked very successfully in operations much larger than Chowan and have proven to be a great help in the conservation of energy. Financial chief Sutton said that (See Energy, Page 7) Interesting People on Campus By HARRX PICKETT After five-and-a-half months of debating, suggesting, arguing and attempted compromising by members of Chowan’s Ad Hoc Committee On Judicial System, a proposed package was approved by members of the school’s faculty and staff at the weekly faculty-staff meeting, Friday, March 14. Ron Thompson, present student chairman of the student Judicial Council, presented to Student Govern ment Association members at the legislature’s March 25 meeting, guidelines for the combining of the student and faculty judiciaries, for mulating the approved Chowan College Judiciary. The Faculty-Student Relations Committee in its September 12 meeting, first suggested the proposal to combine the students and faculty into one council. Roy Winslow, associate dean of students, also made a recom mendation to the Student Development Council, which accepted it, feeling that in order for the SGA to have a more authoritative role in student govern ment, the Student Judiciary Com mittees should be as one. With three students and eight faculty members forming the Ad Hoc Com mittee in order to devise a judiciary fair and objective to student lawbreakers, Thompson sighed, “This is the best we can come up with.” According to Thompson, the purpose of the Chowan College Judiciap' is “To hear the evidence in cases involving students who are accused of breaking the rules and regulations of Chowan College and make recommendations as to guilt or innocence and penalty to the dean of students.” “It’s basically the same thing we have now,” he noted. “We hear cases involving mostly alcohol and destruction of sdiool property.” With the beginning of the new judiciary in the tall of 1980, it will have original jurisdiction over major rule infractions that are not delegated to residence hall councils, leaving the judiciary with appellate power over all residence hall councils. Michael Burke, student government president and a member of the Ad Hoc Committee, called the approval of the new package a “victory” and a “success”. Burke said all the months of hard work has finally paid off. The guidelines call for the judiciary to be composed of four faculty- administrative staff members and one alternate, along with three student members and an alternate. The faculty and administrators (non policy making) will be appointed by the Committee on Committees. The alternate faculty staff member will serve in the absence of another faculty- administrative staff member. Student members will be appointed by the executive officers of SGA prior to the end of each academic year to serve for the ensuing year. Thompson said the alternate will serve in the absence of a duly appointed student member. Before the SGA executives appoint members for the judiciary, the can didates must meet certain standards. He or she must be enrolled at Chowan for two full semesters; have a “C” average for the previous semester or previous mid-term grading period, whichever is nearer to the time of appointment. “He can’t have a disciplinary record or ever been reprimanded,” Thompson asserted. After the student becomes a member he must maintain the 2.0 to be in good academic standing, as well as keeping the clean disciplinary record. He may not be a member of a residence hall council, either. All faculty-administrative staff members are selected by their colleagues. Appointment of Officers Thompson said the chairperson will be a faculty-administrator. “The vice chairperson could be a faculty member or student member, but that’s left up to the Committee on Committees. “The secretary shall be a paid secretary of the college and is not a member of the committee,” he ex plained. “The secretary will not vote, just take minutes of the entire hearing.” According to the guidelines, the chairperson will preside over all meetings and cast the deciding vote in the case of a tie. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson will assume his duties. The job of the secretary will be to provide copies of the minutes. Duties of members Thompson said members and alternates should and will be expected to be present for every meeting of the judiciary. “Students can miss three absences before their resignation will be called for.” Any member who cannot hear the case objectively may ask to be excused. “Especially if the defendent is a friend.” The student being brought before the judiciary has the right initially to remove one student member and-or one bculty-administrative staff member if he so desires. "But he cannot ask two students or two faculty members to leave,” Thompson emphasized. An alternate will be seated to replace either a student member or a faculty- administrative member who has been excused or removed. Hearing proceedings It was also stated, that at least five members of the Judiciary must be seated to constitute a quorum for a hearing to be conducted. The accused student has the right to have present for a hearing an advisor, who shall be a current member of the college community or a member of the faculty, staff or student body. The voting for the accused will be done by secret ballot. The judiciary will decide whether the defendent is guilty or not guilty as charged and shall decide upon a recommendation for penalty. At the conclusion of the hearing, the student will be informed as to the recom mendation of guilt or innocence. R. Clayton Lewis, dean of students, will be informed as to a recommended penalty. The recommendation(s) of the (See Judiciary, Page 3) 'You Don't Knov/ Him? - Shucks, He's Phil Royce By HARRY PICKETT Phil Royce hasn’t been asked to make an American Express Card commer cial yet, you know the one, where all the athletes, politicians and celebrities ask the question; “Do you know me?” And later on, the letters of the person’s name are chiseled onto the creit card, and everybody then knows the name of the unfamiliar face. Royce certainly needs the exposure the quaint television advertisement could offer him, but it’s safe to say that Chowan College’s director of college relations would kindly decline the op portunity for some national exposure. Philip L. Royce is his full name. Reared under the sunny skies and palm trees of St. Petersburg, Fla., this man loves the simple things of life; and fame, prestige and all the money in the world doesn’t appeal to him — his fami ly comes first. Nestled behind his desk on the third floor of Columns, where papers clutter most of it, the sprightly man of five- foot-six on his tip-toes leans back in his chair, crosses right leg over left and rests his right hand on his pointed knee while pondering each question asked. Chowan’s director of college relations has the duty of coordinating news releases and distributing them to the news media. He is also in charge of the audio-visual equipment on campus. His job is an endless one — one which doesn’t encompass much glamor — but one which has helped the college gain needed exposure. Does living behind-the-scenes and not being a known face to students annoy the Florida native? “No. I love it this way,” he says without reluctance. “I have a few close friends among the students, and I try to be friendly to them. “I’m quite content to be anonymous,” he explained. “Sometimes a student will say, ‘Hello Mr. Royce’ and I’m wondering how they know me.” Job Reflection Religion, journalism and sports have played large roles in the life of Royce. He feels he wouldn’t be at Chowan to day if it weren’t for all three. After 12 years at his position, where he also is sports information director, Royce said he has never regretted ac cepting the job at the Baptist college, despite the hard work and wearing “two hats”. “I think they’ve (12 years) been pro ductive years for me and the college and the community,” he asserted. “However, I think it is a physically demanding job because you move rapidly from one job or area to another. “You deal with many different peo ple, with different interests and demands made on you. The job of col lege relations is probably more deman ding here at Chowan than at a major four-year school. You have to be in shape.” Royce maintains that the job of col lege relations never gets boring because of the “great variety” of work involved. He notes that one has to have good positive mental attitude and “realize you can’t do everything in one day”. “If it troubles you to put things aside, you would never last in college relations.” Community Worker Since coming to Murfreesboro in April of 1969, Royce has coached both Little League and Pony League baseball. Presently he is a Royal Am bassador leader, which is a group for mulated by the Southern Baptist con vention to promote Christian com- raderie amongst youth from grades 1-12. Royce serves as basketball coach and coach for the youth of Murfreesboro Baptist Church. He said he loves work ing with the youngsters because as a child he was fortunate enough to have elders take time out to work with him and other youth in his community. (See Royce, Page 6) Royce and Cluttered Desk (Photo by Nancy Thierry)
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