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VOLUME XLX, NUMBER I
MARS HILL, NORTH CAROLINA
A.T.
by: Ruth Rohleder
"Keep the cars mov
ing!" "Be sure to
Wear your name tags."
"The Wren College U-
nion Building is next
to the cafeteria."
These plus many more
statements were made
t»y the orientation
staff Friday, August
22, when the barrage
of freshmen came ex
cited , curious, and
eager to Mars Hill
College.
From 9 o'clock un
til 12 o'clock, the
new students were mov
ing into their rooms,
Meeting roommates,
getting to know the
campus, and, hopeful
ly t feeling right at
home. During the
afternoon, freshmen
roet with their Mentor
groups. Here they
found the answers to
questions, were fil
led in on the week's
activities, and had
the opportunity to
meet fellow classmen.
That night, after an
outdoor supper, fresh
men congregated at
the amphitheater
where President
Bentley welcomed them
and they were told of
many opportunities in
which they could get
involved; Student
Government, College
Union, and other cam-
pu organizations.
G.A.T.E.W.A.Y. got
off to a good start
but it didn't "just
happen." Judy Bates,
a junior at M.H.C.,
was appointed Chair
person of the whole
shabang and she work-
New Faculty
Dr. Richard L. Hoffman,
vice-president for academic
Sttairs at Mars Hill CoUege,
Ms announced the addition of
W faculty members at the
Mptist affiliated college. The
new faculty members join the
apartments of History, Math,
^nsic. Social and Behavioral
Miences, English, Business,
Biology, and Physical
Education,
With the new additions.
Hill will have a total of
w faculty members as the
opens its 120th year
jn'er this month. The new
•nembers are:
Jon Gregory Crhwford,
^ed an instructor in the
nilege’s History Department,
*nes to Mars Hill from the
^niversity of North Carolina
he has completed
S ®|™*nnry exams toward his
n^torate. A native of San
1,1^’ Dalif., Crawford earned
p‘5 bachelor’s degree at
(>^®na College in Claremont,
and his master’s at
At Graduate School.
Fomona he was named to
tg All-League football
Ph preparation for his
t-■ ,! he has studied and
En extensively in
‘^"Sland and Ireland.
Jo Jarrett, named an
in the English
tini ®
twT® instructor at the coUege
^®nr. She is a native of
jJ^or Elk, and received her
"jchelor’s degree from Ap-
State University as
5J. ®s her master’s degree,
s continuing her study at
Duke.
Carl S. Weeks, a native of
Savannah, Ga., has also been
appointed an instructor in the
English Department. He
earned his bachelor’s degree
at Emory University where be
was a member of the Glee
Club and Sigma Hu frater
nity. He earned his master’s
degree from the University of
Georgia and iaughi freshman
and sophomore composition
there last year.
Griffin E. Lloyd has been
appointed assistant professor
of^ Sccial and Behavioral
So€;^CCB.He is a native of
Montgomery, Ala., and
completed his undergraduate
work at Auburn University
He earned his Master of Social
Work degree from the
University of Georgia and has
continued studying at
Mississippi State University,
while teaching there last year.
Also in the Social and
Behavioral Science Depart
ment, Fay Coker Walker has
been named director of Social
Work Program and instructor.
She is a native of Roanoke,
Va., and an alumna of Mars
Hill when the school was a
two-year college. She i eeeived
her bachelor’s and .Master of
Social Work degrees from the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. For the past
three years she has taught
community development at
UNC-Ch’s School of Public
Health.
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by Mickey McLaughlin
During the sinniner,
Wren College Union
designed four new
programs: the Special
Interest College, the
Craft Program, the
Southern Appalachian
Forum, and the Last
Lecture Series.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1975
A. Y.
ed long and hard this
summer to make the
freshmen feel as wel
come as possible.
With the arrival of
the orientation staff,
Judy assigned the
workers to their com
mittees and gave them
a syllabus for the
following week.
Everyone pulled their
load and with impres
sive intelligence and
baffling footwork,
G.A.T.E.W.A.Y. ran as
smooth as silk.
Judy had these com
ments to make, "I was
very impressed with
the excellent staff.
Without them, orien—
tation would have
been impossible. I
would like to give
special thanks to
Ruth Rohleder who
helped me this summer
and to Mickey'
McLaughlin and Jon
Moseley for organi
zing the entertain
ment for the week. I
also received a lot
of cooperation from
the departments in
setting up the vari
ous programs. The
freshmen were most co
operative and they
seemed to be really
interested in their
college."
Two members of the
orientation staff
expressed their opin
ion of G^A.T.E.W.A.Y.
con'd p. 4
Curtis Crouch - It
was much more organi
zed this year. The
staff was a pleasure
to work with and I'd
really like to get
involved with orien-'
tation again next'
year.
con'd p. 4
Freshmen arriving for Q,A.T.E,\i.A,^Y.
FEOTO: CAMPBELL
$157,250 Grant
A $157,250 grant has been
announced by Mars Hill
College president Dr. Fred B.
Bentley. The grant, from the
W,K. Kellogg Foundation of
Battle Creek, Michigan, is to
continue work on the college's
competence - based
curriculum. In making the
announcement Dr. Bentley
said that the grant is the
largest program grant in the
school's 118 year history. The
grant follows a $100,000 grant
made by Kellogg to the college
in 1973.
In accepting the grant. Dr.
-Bentley said that the two
grants “have enabled us to
make giant studies in
.becoming one the recognized
national leaders in the field of
competence based
curriculum. It is the hope of
Mars Hill College that we will
be in a {wsition to assist other
institutions who are interested
in faculty development,
evaluation, and other aspects
of such a program. 1 am
extremely pleased that the
directors of the W.K.
Kewllogg Foundation have
elected to support the in
novations taking place at
Mars Hill College.’’
The grant will be used to
implement a faculty
development program over a
two year period which will be
directly related to the
college’s new academic
program. According to
academic vice president Dr.
Richard Hoffman, who guided
the faculty team which for-
tribute to the faculty and staff
of Mars Hill and, in a large
measure, justifies the
tremendous work done by the
faculty in initiating the
competence program. Since
the Kellogg Foundation rarely
makes a fdllow-up award, this
grant is highly significant."
The funding will also allow
the college to participate in
national workshops and
conferences. In the pakt year,
such exposure has brhught
college and university of
ficials from across the country
to the Mars Hill campus.
The competence - based
curriculum was introduced on
an experimental basis during
the 1973-74 school year and on
a curriculum - wide basis this
past year. In establishing the
competence - based program,
the college has identified
certain educational and skill
competencies which represent
full emotional, intellectual,
and psychological develop
ment of the student. In con
trast to traditional ap
proaches, the new curriculum
emphasizes the accountability-
of the college ih the progress
of its students.
In announcing ihe grant to
Mars Hill, George Hanson,
Kellogg official, said that th^
foundation was “delighted to
be in a position to assist Mars
Hill College in this important
project,"
Dr. David Knisley,
professor of .History, will'
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