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Salcin’s Own Jnck of All Trades
by Elizabeth Bolton
Dr. Craig Miller is a very dedicated
faculty member here at Salem Col
lege. He has been at Salem since
1976, and feels like the Salem com
munity and Winston-Salem are home
to him.
Dr. Miller and his wife arrived here
from the West Coast feeling like trans
plants. But after only a few years at
Salem, he turned down an opportu
nity to return out West to teach, de
claring that Salem was his new home.
He shows this dedication to Salem
in many ways. For Dr. Miller, who is
a chemistry professor, teaching classes
and labs is only the beginning of hU
role as a faculty member. He is not
just a teacher, but also an administra
tor and even a student.
According to Dr. Miller, “At a small
college, the demands on faculty gov
ernance and faculty time are rela
tively high. Ifyou have a governance
system like we do.. .what you’ 0 find is
that it is necessary for faculty to serve
on more than one committee.
This is an understatement on Dr.
Miller’s part. He currently serves on
Curriculum Committee, Tenure and
Promo
tion Com-
mit te e,
Academic
Council,
Academic
Planning
Commit
tee, Aca-
d e r.i i c
Appeals
Sub-Com-
Miller mi t tee,
and Appeals Board. These commit
tees meet anywhere from once a month
to even more than once a week. Then,
once a month, all faculty meet to tie
together and approve what has been
done in committee meetings. It is
both personal concern and interest, as
well as expertise in certain areas, that
lead Dr. Miller to be active on so
many different committees.
Beyond his roles as teacher and
administrator. Dr. Miller is also a
student. Faculty are expected to keep
up their professional development,
which Dr. Miller describes as “main
taining a certain pro fessional currency,
being aware of what is going on in
their field in any certain point in time,
and incorporating what is appropriate
from the latest in the field to various
courses.” He continues. We see
faculty development as being a com
ponent of effective faculty teaching.’
Another component of Dr. Miller’s
continuing schol arship is the research
he conducts at Bowman Gray. There
he puts his expertise in the field of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry to work.
He contributes to projects by making
special organic copies of substances.
Often he changes these substances
slightly, tailoring them to the other
scientists’ needs.
Miller says that this keeps him active
in the scientific community, and keeps
him abreastofthe new literature. Lipid
Metabolism is his most recent area of
specific expertise. He brings what he
learns through his research to his
biochemistry and organic classrooms
“Why Salem?” is a question that
Dr. Miller has fielded many times
from his colleagues at larger institu
tions. He answers by equating the
“Salem Experience” to his own un
dergraduate experience at a small col
lege. He decided early on in graduate
work that he wanted to teach. He
enjoys the small class size, and the
ability to get to know his students. He
also dispels the myth that students get
better-quality lab experience at larger
schools.
Miller does not believe that there is
Salem Welcomes
New Professor
by Kristan Majors
Aspiring biologists at Salem wel
come a new Zoology professor to the
Biology Department, Michael Dex
ter. Presently, Dexter is balancing his
time between teaching and studying.
He is a graduate student at Wake
Forest University working towards
his Master’s degree.
Dexter works Tuesdays, Wednes
days, and Thursdays at Salem teach
ing Zoology. Although he keeps a
busy schedule, Dexter says that he is
only an appointment away, so just
stop by and leave him a message.
Dexter admits that teaching was
not in his original plan for the future;
however, through teaching at Wake
Forest and S alem he has found that he
really enjoys the profession. In the
future, he plans to work in field re
search and to become a professor at a
small college like Salem.
When asked how he became inter
ested in biology, he replied, “I have
been involved with the outdoors ever
since I was a child. Thus, I can’t
imagine doing anything else with my
life! As far as teaching, I love to learn,
and I have found that while teaching
you can learn so much from the stu
dents.”
Salem welcomes Michael Dexter
and wishes him good luck this semes
ter with his endeavors.
^Aass and Club
Happenings
Behind the Scenes
by Adeola Osobu and Michelle Wil-
labus
Doris Hickman and Tyrone
Russell are an essential part of life at
Salem College. As two members of
tlie housekeeping staff, they help
keep Salem looking beautiful. They
are two of the many working hard
behind the scenes of the Salem
performance.
Hickman, a resident of Reidsville,
arrives at 6:30 am each morning to
assume her duties of cleaning the
entire Commons and Hanes House.
That job includes both gyms, the
Grille, and Bryant Hall.
Apart from assuming these re
sponsibilities at Salem, Hickman has
a family to tend to. She has a hus
band and four sons. The youngest,
her “baby”, still lives at home.
Hickman has worked from 6;30am
to 2:30pm every day at Salem for
twenty years. She has come to re-
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the students an extension of herself.
Concerning her likes and dislikes
about Salem, Hickman replied, “I
think the students appreciate what I
do and even though 1 do a lot of work,
I like the areas that I cover.”
Tyrone Russell has also been help
ing to maintain Salem’s beautiful
campus. Russell has been working at
Salem for eleven years. His work day
begins at 6am and ends at 2:30pm
During that time, he is responsible for
cleaning the two gyms, the hallway in
the phy s ed department, the pool area,
and the admissions office.
Russell considers everyone at Sa
lem a part of his family. His tme
family, however, consists of four
children and one granddaughter. He
resides in East Winston.
Though Russell enjoys his job, he
does say that students make it harder
by leaving messes. Overall, Russell
loves his job and says, “It’s what you
make of it"
by Amy Woodard
Here’s what to look for in the
month of March from various clubs
and organizations around Salem:
Pierettes: The Pierettes present the
musical “Snoopy!” on March 4,5, 6
at 8:00pm in the Drama Workshop.
Everyone is welcome to attend the
dress rehearsal of the play on March
3 at 8:00pm, otherwise come to one
of the three performances over Par
ent’s Weekend and look for Lamie
Yuson, Britt Biggs, Emily Todd,
Jennifer Crowl, Helane Anderson,
Lynette Brooks and Angela Tatum
in this wonderful comedy directed
by Mary Lucy Bivens and Joan Jaco-
bowbsky!
CAC: OnMarch3CAC provides us
with the ventriloquist Lynn and
Friends. Watch for time and loca
tion and come out for some fun and
laughs. Also in March, CAC gives
us a Second Thursday Pub Night.
Keep your eyes open for details.
Freshmen Class: Those exciting
freshmen are putting on a carnival
for their fundraiser. It will be the
weekend of Family Day in March
and everyone is welcome. Support
the freshmen by eating lunch and
playing games at the carnival while
listening to the music of Octaves, an
acapella group form the University
of Richmond.
Senior Class: The seniors make a
last pitch for money as they kick off
their t-shirt fundraiser. Break out
your wallets in March and support
the senior class as they jjrepare to
take-off into the “real world!” The
seniors are also having a Senior
Orientation to help themselves find
jobs. Juniors are also welcome to
take advantage of this job-hunt. It
will be held on March 13 from
9:30am to 2:30pm - look for loca
tion at a later time.
Lablings: A plantetarium trip is
plannedforMarch. Dates and Times
have not yet been established. Also
in store for us in March is a behind-
the-scenes look at a zoo. And, a
speaker for animal rights is sched
uled to come speak on the use of
animals for research - also look for
the time and date. Lablings is plan
ning a fundraiser that will entail
club members leasing their time to
faculty to do yard work.
Tri-Beta: On March 5,6, and 7 this
club will be selling bumper stickers
for their fundraiser so make room
on your car and support this group.
Tri-Beta is also trying to get stu
dents to go to area secondary schools
to encourage students to go to col
lege and especially pursue any inter
ests in science. And, for seniors,
there will be a talk in the Biology
lecture room on applying to Medi
cal and Graduate School. That is on
March 7 at 7:00pm.
Mortar Board: This group is spon
soring the annual Blood Drive on
March 11. Location is unknown at
this time but take your vitamins and
eat well so you can donate your
blood for a very good cause!
a trade-off between individual auej.
tion at small schools for the accessio ^
greaterresources of thelargerschools
He asserts that at Salem studentsc®
get the best of both, withmorehands.
on lab experience than is available n
most larger schools. He describestlie
relationship Salem has with neigb
boring institutions and industries is
helping students to get key inieni.
ships with invaluable experience.
Although Dr. Miller spends aloiol
time at Salem and Bowman Gray,1
does have a life outside of his work.
He enjoys spending time with 1
wife, son and daughter. Togefc
they like to go camping, hiking,:
traveling. Dr. Miller also enjoys
photography; his office in the base
ment of the science building is deco- |
rated with his own prints. Laterihis
semester students and faculty c®
catch Dr. Miller on stage performinj
with the Salem Community Choir.
He seems to be a man of all trades.
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