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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 J«l J8S^ L. LX, NUMBErT Serving the Mars Hill College Community Since 1926 SCHMELTEKOPF FORMALLY INSTALLED iFormal installation of the col- s new vice president and ademic dean, Dr. Donald D. hmeltekopf, who assumed office year ago, has been scheduled for Jesday, Sept. 9, during the first gualar campus-wide gathering of culty, staff and students in the w academic year. ‘The ceremony will be held in the jlege auditorium at 10 a.m. and II be open to the public. It will be priced by the procession of the yulty in their colorful academic galia; the introduction of a newly ^-ated college mace; an address by * internationally recognized ithority on liberal education and ^ humanities; and greetings ought by representatives of the prth Carolina Baptist State Con- ution, the board of trustees, the jard of advisors, the student ‘dy, the faculty and the alumni >ociation. ^Special music for the event will by the college band, choir and organ professor onna Robertson, Dr. Fred 'O ey, \yho will soon observe the anniversary of his own in- ution as president, will preside investiture of his new jndemic colleague. jFormerly an official of the Na- pnal Endowment for the manities in Washington, Dr. ' nteltekopf succeeded Dr. Richard Hoffman, who relinquish ed the Mars Hill vice presiden cy/academic dean post after 16 years to resume full-time teaching and to become assistant to the president. Dr. Schmeltekopf did his under graduate studies in history at Southwest Texas State and Baylor universities. He did graduate work in theology at Austin Presbyterian and Southeastern Baptist seminaries, earning a Master of Divinity degree from the latter in stitution in 1966. He received the Ph.D. in 1975 from Drew Univer sity in New Jersey, where he spent most of his professional career prior to taking the appointment with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Schmeltekopf and his wife are parents of three sons and a daughter. Guest speaker for the installa tion convocation will be Dr. Gaines Post, Jr. former Rhodes Scholar who is dean of the faculty and senior vice president of Clare mont McKenna College and also a member of the Claremont Graduate School faculty in Clare mont, CA. He and Dr. Schmeltekopf have been friends for several years. In addition to their mutual professional interest in humanities education, they have close personal ties with Texas. Dr. Schmeltekopf is a native of the small German community of Kyle, near Austin. Dr. Post taught at the University of Texas in Austin from 1969 until 1983. Dr. Post did his undergraduate work at Cornell University, earn ing a BA degree in 1959. As a Rhodes Scholar he completed another baccalaureate degree at Oxford in 1963; then, he earned the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Stan ford University in 1964 and 1969. In addition to his teaching at the University of Texas, he also taught at Stanford and Princeton and has served as executive director of the Commission on the Humanities. An expert in German history, he authored a book on pre-World War II German foreign policy, has written numerous articles for scholarly journals, and has served on a dozen major education com mittees and task forces. He was a member of a blue ribbon panel on teacher education in New Jersey, a task force on the-humanities in the public schools of Texas, and the planning committee on admissions and liberal education of the Association of American Colleges. He has lectured, presented scholarly papers, served on panels, and presented major speeches before numerous learned groups, throughout the United States and Dr. Schmeltekopf who suceeded Dr. Richard Hoffman assumed office one year ago. in Europe. Dr. Schmeltekopf’s formal in stallation has been, planned by a faculty committee headed by Dr. Earl Leininger, chairman of the Division of Humanities who will introduce the guest speaker. RESIDENTIAL LIVING AND GATEWAY y Sallie Isreal, Staff Writer and By Elaine Ensley, Staff Writer I Two of the main areas at Mars Hill College are Residential Living l^^p^teway. Their main focus is to bring about community spirit ■thin the college students. Residential Living and Gateway offer nany opportunities for students to become involved with the facul- y and enhancing the programs at Mars Hill College. Residential Living has made many changes for the upcoming year ^ph as contests renovations, and developing more community Pirit. Residential Living is sponsoring a contest during the first ouple of weeks of school. During the contest someone from the lousing office will call different dorms and ask for the phrase that lays. If you answer correctly you win a prize. There are many renovations taking place on men’s hill for this |a 1. Brown and Melrose dorms are having renovations done on lathrooms, hallways, and the doors. These renovations totaled over 1 ty thousand dollars. Other renovations include study’ halls ,1 roup, Huffman, and Myers dorms. m Gateway is the name of the Mars Hill College freshman and transfer orientation program. The purpose of this program is to help ease the transition for new and transfer students from high school to college and to a new environment. A division of the stu dent development, this program consists of thirty Mars Hill College students along with two student directors who volunteer their time and talents for a week of exercise, ice breaking, and general infor mation about the college. It consists of social events, testing, and placing for the new students. It is designed to help new students learn more about themselves and about Mars Hill College. During the orientation week these students spend time with their Mentor Group or Academic Advisor which help prepare them for their fall semsester. All of these opportunities that Residential Living and Gateway provide is for one purpose to promote community spirit on campus. These opportunities offer the students a chance to enjoy life and feel more at home while they are at Mars Hill College.
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