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Page 2 IIIIIIIIII III «fl^^ ^'^^j^'i^illiif lili III !•»•••* *«••*••■•‘^thufSday, September12,1085 ^ 'O' ** ' Music faculty filk vacancies, plans ‘aggressive’ recruiting Profs awarded^ NSF grant for computers By Jonathan Martin Staff Writer With the addition of three IBM PC-XT computers, the depart ment of social sciences is expan ding the research opportunities for its students. The computers will help the students, especially those major ing in political science, sociology and economics, to better analyze problems and policies. The system will also link with political science and sociology computer systems at institutions throughout the country for data and workshops. Dr. George Taylor, associate professor of political science and public administration, said that this system is “state of the art.” He said he considers Elon “pret ty lucky” to get the $16,375 mat ching grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which paid for the new hardware. Taylor, Dr. Tom Tiemann of the economics department and Dr. Larry Basirico of the sociology department are the authors of the proposal that NSF approved. The professors say they plan for their students to use the computer for “problem solv ing.” Taylor said that the system is “twice as powerfiil” as the com puter system in .the Learning Resources Center. He also likes the fact that this computer can in teract with computers at other institutions. The LRC’s computer does not allow for as many variables as the PC-XT does, he said. The new computer will allow up to 2,200 variables to be used. Social science students will not have to wait as long to get on a terminal as they did in the LRC, Taylor added. According to Taylor, the whole system will not be fully operative until spring, but he is already planning for future expansion of the system. “The demand is there,” he said. Taylor gave an example of a problem his students will attempt to solve with the use of the computer. There are three job positions that need to be filled at a com pany. The computer will give the student a printout of 25 potential employees and data about them. The student must analyze the data and decide who would be hired. By Frank Isley News Editor J Due to several resignations and I retirements last spring, a substan- I tial turnover has occurred in the I faculty of the fine arts depart- t ment. But Academic Vice Presi- ' dent Dr. Chris White says he sees this fall as the beginning of a big push behind the college’s depart ment of fine arts. According to White, the loss of the chairman of the department, Don Gibson, hurt the department the most. Gibson, who had been at Elon only one year, resigned to become associate dean of the Baylor School of Music. However, the new head of the department. Dr. Paul Bravender, who comes to Elon from Mem phis State University, said he sees tremendous potential in Elon’s ^ department of fine arts and said S he is looking forward to growth m the department through ag gressive recruiting. White said he agrees that there will be more focus on new students. m “We have the largest and best prepared class of music majors entering this fall that we have had in years,” he said. Other members of the depart ment who left Elon in the spring are two voice instructors: Dr. Jim Glenn, assistant professor of music, who will teach at Bradley University this year; and Terrell Cofield, assistant professor of music, who retired after 17 years on the faculty. One part-time professor, Joe Beck, who taught trombone, also retired. In addition. Dr. Malvin Artley, professor of music and former conductor of the Elon College Community Orchestra, will be retiring from the full-time facul ty at the end of the fall semester, but will continue to teach on a part-time basis. Along with Bravender, those people hired to fill the positions which were vacated are Dr. Steven Ten Eyck, from Florida State University, who will head the choral program and music education; and Ellen Williams, also from Florida State, who will teach voice. Mike Lewis from North Texas State University will teach low Brass and trombone, and Dr. Alan Weinberg from In diana University has accepted a part-time position as piano in structor at Elon. Vice President White says he is looking forward to an exciting semester with the “exceptional ly well-qualified and personable new faculty.” According to White, one of the things which attracted the new faculty to Elon was the new Fine Arts Center, which the college could begin building this fall. The Board of Trustees will deal with the matter of when construc tion will begin in their October board meeting. President J. Fred Young has said. If necessary the :enter can be built in three pieces, the music wing, the art wing, and i large theatre, but hopes are that the entire center can be built at Dne time. Professor Lewis says he be lieves the Fine Arts Center is much needed and will definitely serve as a cultural center for arts In this area. Enrollment Continued from page 1 j ^ Joanne Soliday, Dean of Ac missions and Financial Planninj said the number of new studeni this year is within ten of last yeai number of new students. Soliday said she believes the ir ' crease in enrollment is due mor to the number of students wb decide to continue on and obtai their undergraduate degrees frot Elon instead of transferring i other colleges or universities. However, she also said si feels the higher quality of studen the college takes in, the better tf rate of retention will be. Soliday added that the collej IS now in a better position thi ever to be more selective of tl kind of students who ai accepted. ^ Gerald Francis, Dean i Academic Affairs, agrees wi Soliday that retention is a maj factor in the college’s rise i enrollment. “One of the college’s maji objectives is to increase the rete tion factor,” he said. Francis said the college h taken steps to meet this objectit with such things as a good advi ing system which deals close with students and makes themfe more comfortable with tl News briefs Who’s Who All juniors, seniors and graduate students who aspire to being listed in Who’s Who Anomg Students in American Universities and Col leges this year should submit lists of his/her academic honors, ex- tracurriculur activities and service together with a cover letter in dicating interest in this selection to the Academic Dean on or before Sept. 27. Eligible persons will be considered first by a college committee com prised of students and faculty/staff members. In late fall Who’s Who will notify Elon of those students who have been selected. Each stu dent who is selected will be awarded a certificate suitable for fram ing as well as a lifetime job-placement service. Graduation All seniors who plan on completing their course requirements for graduation at the end of the fall semester, winter term, or spring semester must file an application for degree in the Registrar’s Office by Oct. 31. Fall elections The 1985 fall elections will be held Sept. 24-26. Positions open are president, vice president and secretary/treasurer of the freshman class; secretary/treasurer of the sophomore class; vice-president and secretary/treasurer of the junior class; one ft^shman senator from each precinct; two additional openings in the First Precinct; and three open ings in the Third Precinct. Anyone wanting to run for office can pick up a filing application in the Student Government Association office, on the second floor of Long Student Center. The filing applications will be available Sept. 16-20. No applications will be accepted after 3 p.m. on Sept. 20. SENIORS Don’t delay! i t • Employers will begin campus interviews on October 23 and Over 100 companies will provide information and conduct job interviews in Winston-Salem, November 5 and 6. Be prepared! Enroll in COE 371, a one-credit course designed to help you; - Assess your strengths - Write a resume - Develop your interview skills There is no late fee for registering in this six-week class and two sections are offered... Monday Thursday 3-5 p.m. 5.7 p.m. (begins Sept. 23) (begins Sept. 26)
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