Esther Page HOI .UNCC professor Esther Page-Hill Receives Doctorate . . '■ Bather Page HU], associate pro fessor of Visual Arts completed the Ph-D-program In Art Education at tha Florida State University recently. The focus of Dr. Hill’s research was the development of a collaborative inter-institutional plan for an Aesthetic Education Learn ing Center between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Theoretical bases were drawn from the disciplines of aesthetics and sociology. Themain focus of the plan la upon adaptations of social change theory in developing this collaborative, interactive program for fatting people to work together to solve problems and effect changes In arts teaching. V Aesthetics affords the content ior preemice and in-service class room teachers by providing them with a) knowledge about the arts; b} Increased perception; c) the ability to understand and respond aesthe tically to arts forms In society; d) skill in producing and judging arts farms; e) experience Out will help change attitudes and boOd confi dence in their ability to perceive and: judge arts forms; and f) skills in the apodal processes needed to guide aesthetic expressions in the classroom. •• ..it «. ;• , 1 The need for an aesthetic educa tion program in the Charlotte area was identified several years ago during a symposium, “Exploring Aesthetic Values in the Communi ty,” sponsored by the College of Human Development and I-—miry at UNCC. A Steering Committee for —Aesthetic Education was formed and a position statement setting forth goals for an aesthetic educa tion program evolved from this group of arts teachers, classroom teachers, administrators at local leaders, and artists. According to Dr. Hill, grant proposals are under way for the implementation of this project. A pilot workshop is being planned for this fall. The project represents an effort to bridge the gap between theory and practice in fulfilling an educa tion need. IHunbiig Speaks Continued Prom Page 1A ber 10, 1985, he said, ‘ Considering all the evidence that we (the Attor ney General’s Office) have pre sented in the rath hearings, we have shown that hot one cent of the ■ Duke Power Company’s:, .increase can be regarded as necessary, reasonable, justifiable, or fair. Not only that, our proposed findings of fact support our conclusion that Duke Power Company should de crease its annual pass revenues by mare than $190 million.” &V UNNUI opposed the 1980 Duke Power Company’s rate lncreaga ' request. TMs coalition of neigh borhood groups and individuals held a Citizens Hearing at which repre sentatives from all sides of the issue heard testimony from consumers, as well as a statement from Judge Thornburg. This year the group again is sponsoring a petition drive and is planning attendance at the Tuesday, August 12, Utilities Commission Public Hearing to be bald in Superior Court SOS, Mecklenburg County Courthouse, $00 East fourth Street, Charlotte. UNNUI actively opposes this rate hike because it will increase un necessarily Duke Power's revenues by causing additional hardships for those people on fixed Incomes (l.e., senior citizens and low income families). All concerned citizens are encou raged to attend this raeetii* at Antioch Baptist Church. Anyone needing transportation can call 3724073 or 2314022. THE CHARLOTTE POST : $ Call ■$;' hinh ^ Subscribe -_I Special To The Post < hud Secretary Samuel R. Pierce Jr. recently praised the National Association of Realtors’ endorse ment of his Pair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) and called it “a reflection of our Nation’s commit ment to civil rights for all Americana.” •' .&V; Support for the Administration’s fair bousing initiaUves is a major shift in policy for the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Tbe HUD Secretary noted that he and NAR President Clark Wallace have sent a Joint letter to Oongiess urging support for the fair housing program. “Now that we have resolved our differences with the NAR, we hope the Congress will set quickly to peas this legislation,” Secretory Pierce said. “We see no better time to .reaffirm, with action, our govern ment's commitment to civil rights.” Secretary Pierce has requested $7 ; million for three components of the Fair Housing Initiative Program, including education and outreach, administrative enforcement, and private enforcement. Private enforcement activities could include “testing,” and this portion of the legislation had been strongly opposed by the NAR. "Under this proposed legislation, objective, reliable and controlled testing would be funded by HUD,” Secretary Pierce added. Under the administrative en forcement component, HUD would continue to fund State and local fair Under the education and outreach component, HUD would provide funding to public and private entities. This would enable them to conduct outreach and education pro grams for the general public and for .. housing Industry groups. g.{- —, "We look forward to continue working with the National Associa tion of Realtors on this and other issues which affect the real estate - __ industry,” Secretary Pierce added. "We applaud. 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