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: "? By GENE WARREN Director of Public Information Ketteriac Faundatioa-Spon sored Institute to Be held at Pem broke Stoto July 31, Aug.I-2 In a three-day event co-spon sored by the KetteringFoundation of Dayton, O., and Pembroke State University, PSU will be the site of a National Issues Forums (NIF) Sum mer Public Policy Institute Friday, Saturday and Sunday (July 31, Aug. 1-2). Pembroke State is one of 11 institutions nationally and the first in the Carolinas to host a Kettering spoosored institute. Some 200 people are expected to attend it. Coordinating the institute is Teiry Hutchins, assistant to die chan cellor for legal affairs at PSU. He has worked for over a year in laying the groundwork for it and recently vis ited the Kettering Foundation in making final arrangements. We at Pembroke State Uni versity are proud to be the first in the Carolinas to have such an institute as 1 this," said Hutchins, describing it as i a "prestigious" event for PSU. The other 10 institutions in the nation which have funded along with PSU for such institutes are as fol lows: the College of William and Mary at Williamsburg, Va., the Uni versity of Alabama, the University of Georgia, the University of Minne ! sota, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Miami, o., University, - the University ofCaliforniaat Davis, the University of California at San Diego, the College of DuPage at . GknEllyn, IU., and Gulf Coast Com munity College at Panama City, Fla. Hutchins was instrumental in flfl bringing the institute to PSU through his long friendship with Dr. Estus Smith, program officer for the Kettering Foundation. They wanted a small school (PSLTs enrollment is almost 3,000) and one that is strate gically located. Our tri-racial stu dent body (63.8 percent white, 23.4 percent Indian and 10.9 percent Black) was secondary. They wanted a school with a good academic pro gram," said Hutchins. Politics in cluded; 2:10-2:40 p.m -Home Room Groups with citizen views of "Poli tics As Usual," including the partici pants assuming Home Room Groups focusing on choice work, deliberation and pub lic voices plus the video, "Making Choices," followed by the partici pants assuming leadership roles; 3:30-4:15p.m.-Ice cream social in the James B. Chavis Center, 4:15 5:15p.m.-Study circles in Home Room Groups, which include mod erator training and practice plus a 1992-93 National Issues Forums (NIF) issue assigned to groups as appropriate (issue topics may in clude Tbe HealthCare Crisis: Con taining Costs, Expanding Cover age"; "Criminal Violence: What Direction Now for the War on Crime?"; Education: How do We Get the Results We Want ?) plus a video entitled "Deliberation"; 5:30 6:30p.m.-Dinner in PSU cafeteria; 6:30-7:15p.m.-Focus Grotros in which presentation is made by. leader, then everyone breaks into small informal groups for partici pant interaction with topics being: for Education Focus Group~"NlF in the Classroom", Leadership Fo cus Group--"The NIF Process and Its Use to Solve Problems in Appa lachia for Social Work Focus Group--"The Use of NIF in Resolv uig Community Problems in Greens boro"; Civic Leadership Focus Group?"NIF in the Community, How can the NIF Process be Adapted to Meet Specific Needs, the Appa lachian Experience";Public Servant Focus Group-"Can NIF Help to Bridge the Gap Between the Public Servant and the General Public? How Might NIF Moderator Train ing Benefit the Political Official?" General Interest Focus Group-"The NIF Process? Where Should We Go From Hera?"; Other Focus Groups will be organized oo request or as need is identified, 7:15 7 30p.m ?General Session in the Chavis Center with the topic being "History andCuhure as They Affect Political Perception-the Native American experience," includes movie, "Good to be an American Proud and Free," concerning the Lumbee Indians, their history, cul ture and goals; 7:30-8p.m.-Travel to the Adoiph Dial Amphitheater near Pembroke for an 8:30 p.m Performance of* Strike at the Wmd." 9:45a.m.-Break; 9:45-11:45a.m. Home Room Sessions; 11:45a.m. Sheffs Seafood Restaurant, topics being "The NIF Project. The Kettering Foundation is a major re search and educational foundation originally funded by Charles Kettering, the inventor of the auto mobile self-starter. The Kettering forums are conducted by experienced participants who have conducted forums in the past. A feature of this institute is that the N.C. Department of Public Instruction has approved 1.5 con tinuing education units for teacher renewal credit for those participat ing, said Hutchins. "National Issues Forums pro vide a balanced framework for pro ductive conversations about health care, education, energy policy, youth at risk, the national debt and other problems," says Hutchins. "National Issues Forums are completely nonpartisan. They do not advocate particular policies or points of views." He adds that those who par ticipate will learn bow to lead Na tional Issues Forums. "Those who come will learn how to conduct fo rums, how to frame issues for public debate, and how to moderate public discussion in a balanced and struc tured way, thus learning drills that will enrich them as individuals as "'?II AMantvatione well no UVIA.1U uitu uigauiuuiuiu and communities,'' said Hutchins. Included in the S162 fee paid by participants will be tickets to a performance of" Strike at the Wind", the outdoor drama at Adolph Dial Amphitheater, at 8:30p.m. on July 31, and tickets to a concert by the Guy Lombardo Orchestra at the Giv ens Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. on Aug. 1. The institute schedule is as follows after registration in the Chavis Center: July 31:9:30 11:45ajn .--Concurrent Sessions with the four different forum topics being "Growing up at Risk"; "America's Role in the World: New Risk, New Realities"; "The Health Care Crisis: Containing Costs, Expanding Cov erage"; "The Drug Crisis: Pubic Strat egies for Breaking the Habit"; 1 1:45a.m.-12r30p.m.-bune*Hn the PSU cafeteria with an official wel-" come to Pembroke State: 12:30 lp m?General session in the PSU cafeteria with Dr. Estus Smith, pro gram officer of the Kettering Foun dation pivinp an overview of National issues Forums, 1-2 p.m - -Another general session in the PSU cafeteria with the topic being "How the Public Views Politics" with a video about "Public in Appalachia," "Counseling and Development and NIF," and "NIF in Greensboro," 1 1:45 p.m -Free Time (the PSU Na tive American Resource Center will be open); 2-2:45 p.m.- Concurrent Sessions with forums being on "Criminal Violence: What Direction Now for the War on Crime;" "En ergy Options: Finding a Solution to the Power Predicament," "The Boundaries of Free Speech: How Free is Too Free," and "regaining the A llT- ... Ullipcuuvc LHJgC, AIC ?* C Up IV/ U1C Job? 5-6:15 p.m.?Dinner in the Cha vis Center, 6:30-7:30p jn.- Home Room Session with moderator traimng and practice Emphasis will be on "Harvesting" with participants assuming leadership roles; 8-10 p.m. Guy Lombardo Orchestra at Givens Performing Arts Center. August 2: 7-9 p.m. Breakfast in PSU cafeteria. 9 a m - noon- Free time to enjoy good fellowship, read N1F materials inChavis Center, visit one of the local churches or other attractions, tour the campus or exer cise around the track; noon 1:15 p.m. - Lunch in the PSU cafeteria with informal discussions and evalu ation session; 1:30-3:30 p.m[ Edu cation Focus Group will discuss goals and techniques, evaluation tech niques and materials; the other focus groups will also meet during this time with topics being "How Issues are Framed," "How NIF Can Be Adapted to Local Issues," "Experi ence an Issue," "Framing Exercise," and "Next Steps." From 3:15-3:30 p.m. will be a joint meeting that will close the institute. For more information about the Summer Public Policy Institute at Pembroke State University, tele phone (919) 521-6281. Strike at the Wind! performed Itiesday-Saturday The outdoor drama. Strike at the Wind, will be performed on Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m. at the Adolph L. Dial Amphitheatre three miles west of Pembroke, NC. Strike at the Wind is the story of Henry Berry Lowrie, the legendary Lumbee Indian who was responsible for the Lumbees obtaining the right to vote. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $5 for adults 6S and older, and $4 for children 12 and under. There is a discount for ' military personnel and special rates for groups of 10 or more are avail able. Strike at the Wind runs through September 5. For reserva tions and information, call (919) 521 - 3112. Robeson Community College Reports j The Robeson Community Col lege Board of Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting recently. Three new appointees to the board were welcomed: Mr. L. Harbert Moore who was appointed by the Public Schools of Robeson County Board of Education, Mr. H. Franklin Biggs, Sr. who was reappointed by the Governor, and Mr. James H McLean who was appointed by the Robeson County Board of Commis sioners. Officerselected for the 1992 93 academic year include: Mr. John Staton, chairman; Mr . George Regan, vice chairman; and RCC President Fred Williams, Secretary. The board discussed the status of the college's emergency service pro gram. The CP&L side is available but funding is not sufficient to pre pare the grounds, which would in clude grading and fixing the drain age system, and build the necessary facilities. The Robesoo County Board of Commissioners has been ap proached and asked to consider des ignating a site at the new jail for use as training grounds. At their last meeting the Commissioners tabled the issue. RCC Board Attorney Murchison Biggs, advised trustees that the County must provide the required training somewhere, whether in Robeson County or by sending participants to neighboring counties of Columbus or Cumberland and absorbing the cost. According to Biggs, every firefighter, law enforce ment officer and rescue operator must be certified and then re certified on an annual basis. He suggested that the Board give the county time to give serious consideration to providing a site as the urgency of getting this job done is severe. Trustees voted to table the issue until September at which time it will be placed on the agenda. In other business the board de cided to renew the food service con tract with Vending Products, Inc. which will expire on October 31, 1992. RCC President Fred Williams re ported to the board that the follow ing nominations have been made to the Reynolds Foundations for Tech Prep Awards: Joe Glezen for Out standing Community Person; the Tech-Prep Curriclum for Outstand ing Program; and Mr. John Staton for Outstanding Faculty Member. Director of Institutional Plan ning and Research Mark Kinlaw shared program review results with the board. The three programs re viewed this year are Development Studies, Respiratory Care and Nurs ing. -The North Carolina Depart ment of Community Colleges re quires that all curriculum programs be reviewed over a five year cycle. Kinlaw explained that data is col lected through surveys of employ era, students, alumni, faculty and staff A review committee makes W1 rh? fiiwt ings and this information feeds into the institution's planning process for institutional effectiveness. Consid eration is given to enrollment, stan dardized test scores, numbers of graduates (over a 3 year period), cost, job placement, student evalua tioris of institution, job market needs (over 2-5 years), high school student interest, retention, licensure exam scores, transfer succcess, student alumni satisfaction on quality of education, and salary history. The Nursing program was found to be strong in all areas. The Respiratory Care program, which is still new at RCC, was found to be good in all areas and steadily improving. The Developmental Studies program is strong in all ar eas, however there is some concern about retention in the early quarters Trustees approved die em ployment of Shelia Ann Regan and John Olden McDonald as Biology/ Science Instructors. The resignation of Nursing Instructor Thea Martin and retirement of Cosmetology In structor Betty Biggs were accepted with regret. Chairman John Staton reported on recent unsuccessful legislation for diversity enhancement and Ms efforts on behalf of this cause. The board is working on a local policy for diversity enhancement to insure equal opportunity for minorities and women. Discussion was held regard ing the new tuition cost which is up 15.2% from last year. The cost per credit hour for 1992-93 will be$l3.25 for a maximum of S185.50 per quar ter for a full-time student as com pared to SI 1.50 per credit hour with a maximum of $161 for the 1991-92 year. Extension fees will be in creased from $30 to $35 per course. President Williams reported that RCC staff is working on setting up ways to help students who do not qualify for Pell Grants, i.e. The RCC Founda tion, bookstore and vending profits. School officials are also establishing an early alert system to help students who experience financial problems once enrolled. According to Wil liams, every effort is being made to see that students who want to attend RCC will not be excluded by finan cial limitations. The Board also approved a policy on personal computer soft ware. Williams stated that all com puters on campus have been audited ing agreements Lastly,tnatees were reminded of curriculum graduation on August 7. The board unanimously voted to honor retiring trustees Mr. A. D. Lewis and Mr. George Zeigler at that time. (Carolina Indian Voice I Newspaper is Published Every Thursday Morning By I First American Publications 304 Normal Street ? College Plaza P.O. 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