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Sljie VOL. 4, NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA WESLP]YAN C0LLE(;E, ROC KY MOUNT, N.C. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1988 Fundraiser nets college $348,158 HAPPY TOTALS — Campaign director H. Kel Landis III (left), Wesleyan president Dr. Leslie H. Garner, Jr., and campaign director Sylvia Parker celebrate the successful "Day for Wesleyan" fundraiser's total of $348,158. ^ The one-day campaign was held Sept. 20 as 10 volunteers called on businesses and individuals in Rocky Mount and the surrounding area. (Photo by Ron Sowers.) Humanities majors decline The number of college students majoring in the humanities has dropped dramatically in recent years while, ironically enough, Ameri cans’ interest in history, literature and other humanities has undergone a “remarkable blossoming,” the Na tional Endowment for the Humani ties (NEH) said Sept. 12. Between 1966 and 1986 the num ber of bachelor’s degrees awarded increased by 88 percent, but the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the humanities declined by 33 percent. “Many students graduate without any overarching view of how the separate courses they have taken re late to one another,” stated NEH chairman Lynne V. Cheney in “Humanities in America,” a report on the state of American culture. The 73 page report ordered by Congress said the number of foreign language majors was down 29 per cent, English majors down 35 per cent, philosophy majors down 35 percent and history majors down 43 percent from 1966 levels. Cheney guessed it was because the high cost of tuition forces stu- (Continued on Page 4) North Carolina Wesleyan College’s annual fund drive, “A Day for Wesleyan ’89,” netted $348,158, which will go towards underwriting the operating costs of the institution. The final tally was the culminated effort of about 10 volunteers, who spent Tuesday calling on businesses and individuals in Rocky Mount and the surrounding area. The total was announced Tues day, Sept. 20, at a victory celebration held at Peoples Bank. ‘The atmos phere throughout the day has been very positive,” said campaign direc tor Sylvia Parker. “All of the volun teers for ‘A Day for Wesleyan’ have shown great enthusiasm. They — and those who contributed — believe in Wesleyan and its future. The day could not have gone any better. This tally is the largest we have achieved in the seven years the campaign has been conducted. This day was the best ‘ Day ‘ thus far.” The annual event began Tuesday morning with breakfast in the college cafeteria where volunteers paired into two-person teams. These teams prepared to make personal contact with some 1300 prosj)ects in Rocky Mount and surrounding areas. Welcoming remarks were given by H. Kel Landis III, campaign direc- 1 tor and Dr. Leslie H. Gamer, Jr., president. Mayor Fred Tumage of Rocky Mount expressed apprecia tion to the volunteers. Said Turnage, “Your presence here shows your sup port for Rocky Mount, Wesleyan, and our community. Thank you for what you do.” Campaign workers checked in at noon to report their progress at a luncheon at the Carleton House. Vol unteers compared notes and ex changed stories of the morning’s ac tivities. Tuesday evening. Dr. Gamer congratulated the volunteers on the success of the campaign. “A Day for Wesleyan’ helps us keep quality edu cation affordable. The support of those who have pledged demon strates recognition by the community that Wesleyan is striving to enhance the quality of life in eastern North Carolina. The college and the entire community will benefit from the work involved in making ‘A Day for Wesleyan ‘89’ a great success.” Wesleyan adds nine faculty members North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege welcomed nine new faculty members recently, announced Dr. Marshall Brooks, dean of the college. The new faculty members are Dr. Vivienne Anderson, assistant profes sor of English and associate director of the writing program; Dr. Anthony Andrews, visiting assistant professor of chemistry; Dr. Debra Boyd- Buggs, assistant professor of lan guages; Dr. Hugh Corbin, assistant professor of education; Yoshiaki Kato; instructor of Japanese; Dr. Alex A. Koohang, assistant professor of computer information systems; Lisabeth A. Tahlier, assistant profes sor of accounting; Allen T. Tinkham, assistant professor of computer in formation systems; and Elizabeth Wilson, visiting assistant professor of accounting. Dr. Anderson received her Ph.d. from Texas Christian University, her M.A. from State University of New York; and her B.A. from St. John Fisher College. Her previous ap pointment was at Texas Christian University, where she was awarded a university fellowship and also served as a Teaching Fellow. Dr. Anderson has worked on additional studies in the Japanese language at the Univer sity of Rochester. Dr. Andrews is a visiting scholar for the 1988-89 academic year. He received his Ph.d. from Birkbeck College in London and his M.A. from Wadham College, Oxford. Un til this year Andrews served as sen ior lecturer in theoretical chemistry at Hatfield Polytechnic in Herts, England. He is also a former Fulbright Exchange Professor and was elected an Alpha Chi Lecturer by students after only one year in the United States. Dr. Boyd-Buggs received her Ph.d. from Ohio State University, her M.A. from Rutgers University and her B.A. from the University of Iowa. Dr. Buggs has traveled exten sively in West Africa and Europe and is a member of the African Literature Association, the National Women’s Studies Association and the South east Regional Seminar in African Studies. She has previous teaching experience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and at Ohio State University. Dr. Corbin joins the Wesleyan faculty after teaching Art and Social Studiesthepast five years atCarring- ton Junior High in Durham. Corbin received his Ph.d. from Columbia University and B.A. from Goddard College in Vermont. Previously, he served as director of a teacher re source center in Nigeria and as Sen- . ior Research Fellow at Makerere University in Uganda. Mr. Kato received his Bachelor of Economics from Musashi University in Japan. While enrolled at Musashi, Kato traveled to the United Kingdom and the U.S.S.R. He also served as a representative for the All Japan Uni versity English League. Upon gradu ation, he worked at the Dai-i-chi Kangyo Bank Company, Ltd. in Ja pan. Dr. Koohang recently was awarded his doctorate in computer based education at Southem Illinois University at Carbondale, where he also received his B.S. and M.S. While at S.I.U., Koohang taught in (Continued on Page 4)
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