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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 19. NUMBER 1
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
AUGUST 30. 1988
Dr. David Daniel
President
From the
President
Welcome new and returning stu
dents! All of us who work here are
delighted that you are here. Obviously
we are here with you in order to assist
in meeting your educational and ca
reer goals. This is a pleasant place to
learn. Our facilities are appropriate,
our equipment is modern, and our
programs are current. Most impor
tant is the fact that we present to you
a well trained and dedicated faculty.
They represent the very best in com
munity college education and will
challenge you to meet those important
goals.
I implore you to complete your
program of study. Certainly many
may serve to deter you. But persis-
tance is the key. Statistics plainly
show that completers get better jobs,
earn more money and have a higher
sense of personal and professional
accomplishments. When you are
tempted to leave your studies for a
temporary and less rewarding respite,
just remember that the long term
goal of completion is worth your best
efforts.
This college belongs to you. Get all
you can from these resources of
books, people, programs and facil
ities. Again, we are proud that you
have chosen Wilkes Community
College!
From Student
Development
The Student Development Office
extends a warm welcome to citizens
of Wilkes, Ashe, Alleghany Counties
and all Northwest North Carolina.
This is a special welcome to each
enrolled at Wilkes Community Col
lege and an invitation to visit our
offices in Thompson Hall for assis
tance with admission information,
ilnancial aid, career decision making
counseling, college transfer infor
mation, student records, job place
ment, and requirements for gradua
tion.
We count it a privilege to be able to
assist you, the student, as you pursue
a vocational, technical, college trans
fer or continuing education program.
During this academic year we are
celebrating the 25th Anniversary of
the Community College System in
North Carolina. As a student at
WCC, you are among the more than
600,000 students enrolled at an insti
tution in the N.C. Community College
System, the state’s largest provider of
postsecondary education.
Congratulations on your choice of
WCC. We encourage you to take full
advantage of our $15 million facility
staffed with individuals ready to assist
you with every phase of your edu
cational program.
Bob C. Thompson, Vice President
for Student Development
Welcome To WCC
English Instructor Enjoys Summer Abroad
“Grand - Colossal - Legendary -
Monumental - Complex - Magical.”
According to Brenda Moore, these
are the words which describe the
sights and sounds of Egypt and Israel.
“The trip,” she said, “is one I will
never stop talking about; although
I’ll never be able to communicate all I
experienced.”
Brenda was one of fifteen North
Carolina Community College Instruc
tors to receive the prestigious Ful-
bright-Hays Group Study Abroad
Grant funded by the U.S. Department
of Education this summer. This award
is a first for N.C. Community Colleges
and is aimed at promoting better
understanding between people of the
United States and other countries.
This award was the culmination of
four years of intensive study, research,
planning, writing, and submitting
project proposals by two dedicated,
perservering Sandhills Community
College instructors. Bill Harris and
Barbara Cole.
The group spent six weeks in Egypt
and Israel, studying at the American
University in Cairo and the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem. In addition
to hearing more than 40 lectures on
all aspects of Egyptian and Israeli life
and thought, the group toured exten
sively in both countries.
“In Egypt,” Brenda said, “we visited
the incredible Egyptian Museum,
rode camels at the pyramids of Sak-
kara, and climbed to the main tomb
of the Great Cheops Pyramid at
Giza.” According to legend,” she
noted, “being in this tomb is supposed
to make one younger, but getting in
and out is bound to take years off
your life.” The group cruised the
Nile, stopping to visit a Nubian Vil
lage where the people lived in mud
huts. “These people,” Brenda added,
“may not have our standard of living,
but they are not poor; they are so rich
in spirit. Their children are happy
and giggly and are appreciative of
any small gift, such as a ball-point
pen. We have much to learn from
these people”. The group flew south
to Aswan, Luxor and Abu Simbel,
where they visited, in 120 degree
temperatures, numerous monuments,
temples, the masoleum of Aga Khan,
and Elephantine Island. They stopped
at the famous Aswan Granite Quarry,
from which many of the huge blocks,
columns, and obelisks were cut and
miraculously transported to all parts
of Egypt during the time of the great
god-Kings. They also visited the
Aswan High Dam which now controls
the flooding of the Nile Valley. When
asked what impressed her most about
Egypt, Brenda replied, “Of course,
one is awed by the majesty and sizeoi
the monuments and pyramids, but
the people make Egypt an exotic and
mystifying country. The fact that 50
million people (15 million in Cairo
alone) can live in an area as small as
the Nile Valley with almost no crime.
Giza - The Sphinx of Sakkara
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Jerusalem - Seen from Mt. Of Olives
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Pictures for Yearbook
Freshmen: August 30, 1988 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WCC Staff; August 30. 1988, Sept. 7. 1988
Sophomores: Sept. 7. 1988
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no violence, few murders, and no
scared children, is an achievement we
need to try to emulate here in the
states.”
In July, the group left Cairo and
bused across the Sinai, crossing the
Suez Canal. Stops through the desert
included Mt. Sinai, the Ramon
Crater, the Red Sea, Nuweiba, the
Dead Sea, Arad, Eliah,and Masada.
In Israel, the group spent two
weeks hearing lectures at the beau
tiful, modern Hebrew University at
Mt. Scopus, and touring the old city
of Jerusalem. One additional week
was spent touring the northern area
of Israel around the Sea of Galilee,
the Golan Heights, the headwaters of
the Jordan River, and visiting the
cities on the Mediterranean Sea-
Haifa, Acre, Caesarea and old
Joppa.
“Israel is a state of contrasts,”
Brenda concluded. “On the one hand,
it is like walking back 4,000 years
into the Bible. From Bethlehem to
Jericho, from Hezekiak’s Tunnel to
the Garden of Gethsemane, every
place we went reminded me of stories
from Bible School and church. On
the other hand,” she continued,
“Israel is a thriving state which has
performed its own miracles in just 40
years. It is surely a modern state with
high levels of literacy, science, and ^
technology. That Israel has accom
plished so much in the midst of war is
impressive.”
When asked about the Arab-Israeli
conflict, Brenda responded, “it is so
complex that neither foreign min
isters, ambassadors, political scien
tists, nor the world’s leading experts
on the Middle East can offer a solu
tion. In my opinion, what would
bring peace and stability to that area
is respectful relationships -developing
respectful relationships. But then,
wouldn’t that be the answer to all of
our problems?”
LUXOR TEMPLE - Statue of
Ramses II
Bloodmobile 4
Will be here ^
from 10 am. - 3 p.m. ♦
on September 21,1988 ^
sponsored by ♦
Phi Theta Kappa
Brenda Moore # i'm meta Kappa I
Workshop Yearbook
Five members of the Wilkes Com
munity College yearbook staff re
cently attended a four day workshop
at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. Approximately sev
enty-three schools were represented
at the workshop. The workshop began
July 31 and continued through Au
gust 3. The yearbook staff included
Missy (Grace) Wiles, photographer;
Tina Walker, yearbook editor; Scott
Pardue, photographer; Brenda Joyce,
Cougar Cry editor; and Dr. Jo Hen
drix, advisor.
The day started at 7 a.m. with a
hearty breakfast at Lenoir Dining
Hall which was on campus. There
were busy schedules of day classes
,and plenty of homework for late
nights. The classes consisted of learn
ing the principles of layout, photo
graphy skills, and writing copy. After
classes and homework, the conven
ience of a good night’s rest was in a
university dormitory.
The workshop had an advantage
in that it generated ideas for the
school yearbook, and these ideas
were brought back with us to WCC.
A meeting with a representative artist
from Clarksville, Tennessee, helped
in the finalization of the yearbook’s
cover.
The 1988-1989 yearbook will be a
successful one because of the know
ledge acquired at the workshop.
By; Brenda Joyce
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Scott Pardue, Tina Walker, Brenda Joyce, and Missy Wiles