Reporter : the faculty-staff newsletter

              Reorganization Proposal Would Create Two New Colleges
June 12, 2006
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News for the Faculty and Staff of Western Carolina University
REMEMBERING A FRIEND – As members of the Western
Carolina University community look on, Anne Loughlin, wife
of the late Malcolm Loughlin, helps plant a tree in her husband’s
memory outside the University Outreach Center. Loughlin, who
died in January after a long battle with cancer, came to WCU in
1977 from Aberdeen, Scotland. He held a number of teaching,
coaching and administrative positions during his 28-year
association with the university, including associate dean of the
Division of Distance and Continuing Education (now the Division
of Educational Outreach).
Western’s board of trustees reviewed a plan to create two new
colleges — one focusing on the arts and one on health professions
— as part of a revamped organizational structure designed to
support the strategic plan, improve service to students and make
better use of university resources.
Under the plan, which will come back to the trustees for final
approval in September, programs in music, art, broadcasting, motion
pictures, theatre and dance will be split from the existing College of
Arts and Sciences to form the College of Fine and Performing Arts.
The new college also will include the interior design program, now
housed in the College of Applied Sciences.
The College of Applied Sciences will be reorganized into two
units — a new college for health and human sciences programs, and
the existing Kimmel School of Construction Management,
Engineering and Technology, which will headed by a dean reporting
directly to the provost.
The health and human sciences college, yet to be given a formal
name, will include nursing, physical therapy, applied criminology
and social work from the College of Applied Sciences, and will
incorporate communication sciences and disorders from the existing
College of Education and Allied Professions.
Other changes include the relocation of screenwriting from the
department of English to a new School of Broadcasting and Motion
Pictures within the College of Fine and Performing Arts, which also
will house a School of Art and Design and a School of Music.
Embedded within the College of Health and Human Sciences will
be a School of Nursing and a School of Health Sciences. Each
school will be headed by a director, who reports to a dean.
The College of Business will become the new home for the sport
management program, currently housed in the department of health
and human performance within the College of Education and Allied
Professions, and for the public relations program, now a part of the
department of communications in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The department of psychology will remain in the College of
Education and Allied Professions for now, said WCU Provost Kyle
Carter in presenting the first reading of the reorganization plan to
the trustees Friday, June 2. “In the fall, I will respond to the
chancellor’s directive to review the psychology department and
examine whether we should consider keeping school and educational
psychology in its existing college and moving the other psychology
Newton Smith, associate professor of English, is turning over the
gavel of the chair of the WCU Faculty Senate to Richard Beam,
associate professor of theatre arts, effective July 1.
Also elected to leadership positions on the Faculty Senate are
Sheila Chapman, assistant professor of nursing, as vice chair, and
Laura Cruz, assistant professor of history, as secretary.
Newly elected members of the Faculty Senate are Lydia Aydlett,
assistant professor of psychology; Philip “Ted” Coyle, associate
professor of anthropology and sociology; David Dorondo, associate
professor of history; Casey Hurley, professor of educational
leadership and foundations; Mary Karlet, director of the certified
registered nurse anesthetist program; Kevin Lee, assistant professor
of communication; Marylou Matoush, assistant professor of birth-kindergarten,
elementary and middle grades education; Sharon
Metcalfe, assistant professor of nursing; Sean O’Connell, assistant
professor of biology; Krista Schmidt, assistant professor/reference
librarian; and Lori Seischab, assistant professor of biology.
Patricia Bailey, associate professor of art, and Barbara Bell,
assistant professor/director of the Reading Center, were named co-chairs
of the faculty affairs council. Chair positions for the academic
policy and review council and the collegial review council will be
appointed in the fall.
Richard Beam Elected Chair of Faculty Senate
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CRUISING ACROSS CAMPUS – Erskine Bowles (foreground)
gets a lift across campus from Chancellor John W. Bardo during the
University of North Carolina system president’s recent visit to Western.
Bardo was demonstrating to Bowles an electric car purchased by
WCU’s Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and
Technology through a grant from Verizon. Bowles, who took office in
January, was in Cullowhee on Thursday, June 1, to discuss a variety of
university initiatives with WCU administrators.
Josh Whitmore, director of outdoor programs, recently authored
the article “Examining the Usefulness of the Dispositional Flow Scale
for Outdoor Recreation Activities” in the Proceedings of the North-eastern
Recreation Research Symposium. Whitmore also is co-author,
along with William T. Borrie and Stephan F. McCool, of the article
“Wildland Fire Effects on Visits and Visitors to the Bob Marshall
Wilderness Complex” in the International Journal of Wilderness.
Glenn Bowen, director of service learning, will make a presentation
on “Exemplary Leadership Practices and Social Change: An
Experiential Learning Approach” at the 10th International Conference
on Experiential Learning. Hosted by Brathay Academy in partnership
with the International Consortium for Experiential Learning, the
conference will be held July 10-14 in Lancaster, U.K.
Kevin C. Lee, assistant professor of communication, will speak on
the topic “International Distance Courses with Videoconferencing:
Designs, Benefits and Challenges” at the European conference of the
International Association of Online Communicators June 15 and 16 in
Brussels, Belgium.
Miles McGinty, visiting assistant professor of German, was named
Jackson County’s “Peacemaker of the Year” for 2006 by Mountain
Mediation Services, a multi-county agency headquartered in Bryson
City. McGinty was honored at a special ceremony held a Lulu’s in
Sylva in April.
Brad Sims, director of the construction management program, had
his article “Construction Management as a College Major and its Effect
on the Economy” published in the May/June issue of Builder/Architect.
Bill Haggard, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, was
a co-presenter on “Suicide Policy: Trends, best practices, legal and
policy issues in suicide prevention and intervention on college
campuses,” an audio conference produced by PaperClip
Communications on May 11.
Rob Young, associate professor of geosciences, was part of a
select group of 40 engineers and scientists from around the world
who gathered in New Orleans in April to examine ways to protect the
fragile wetlands of the Gulf Coast. The symposium, “Using
Engineering and Science to Protect Communities, the Economy and
the Ecosystem,” is designed to bring together experts to develop maps
of coastal Louisiana’s rivers, marshes and barrier islands and to
identify technically sound options for protecting and restoring
coastal resources.
Russell Teasley, assistant professor of project management, made a
recent presentation entitled “Virtual Teams” to the Project Management
Institute’s Palmetto Chapter in Greenville S.C.
Jayne Zanglein, visiting instructor of marketing and business law;
Cheryl Johnston, assistant professor of anthropology; and Mary Lou
Matoush, assistant professor of birth–kindergarten, elementary and
middle grades education, presented “My PACE or Yours?” at The
Teaching Professor Conference in Nashville on May 21. The
presentation discussed pedagogy and the pace of the semester, as set
by the professor and the students. PACE stands for Professor-Assisted
Collaborative Engagement.
Vital Anantatmula, assistant professor of project management, has
had his article “Knowledge Management Criteria for Different Types
of Organizations” accepted for publication in the International Journal
of Knowledge and Learning.
Windfall Leads To Staff Scholarships
The board of trustees unanimously agreed at its quarterly meeting
Friday, June 2, to convert a stock windfall of nearly $1 million into
a new endowed scholarship fund designed to benefit university
employees and their family members who choose to attend WCU.
The money is the result of the reorganization of a company that,
until 2001, provided voluntary life insurance to WCU employees.
When that company (Prudential) changed from a mutual insurance
company to a stock company, the university as a customer became
the beneficiary of stock equal to the value of the business relationship
– which is now about $930,000.
“We were looking at the best opportunity to use that money to
the benefit our employees,” Chuck Wooten, vice chancellor for
administration and finance, told the board in recommending approval
of the new fund.
Interest earned from the endowed scholarship fund approved by the
trustees will provide nearly $42,000 a year in financial assistance to
full-time WCU employees and members of their immediate families,
with the amount of scholarship assistance expected to grow as the fund
accrues additional interest over time, Wooten said.
Details of the scholarship fund will be finalized by the trustees and
its endowment board.
Steve Warren, chairman of the board of trustees who has been a
vocal advocate of WCU staff members, called the windfall and the
decision to use it to establish a scholarship fund to benefit employees
and their families, “fortuitous and wonderful.”
Annual Water Quality Report Available
This is one test everyone associated with Western Carolina
University will be glad to hear was passed with flying colors.
The drinking water on the WCU campus once again has
exceeded all state and federal standards, according to the results
of an annual report examining the quality of water.
Complete reports detailing the quality of drinking water on
the WCU campus and the quality of the university’s wastewater
collection system may be found on the Web at http://admfin.wcu.
edu/plant/test/reports.htm.
Key: $–Admission fee; BB–Belk Building; CAC–Catamount Athletic Center; CAT–Center for Applied Technology;
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Robinson Administration Building; HS/CF–Hennon Stadium/Childress Field; MHC–Mountain Heritage Center; NSA–
Natural Sciences Auditorium; RH–Recital Hall, Coulter Building; RRAC–Ramsey Regional Activity Center; UC–
A.K. Hinds University Center; UOC–University Outreach Center; WS/BW–Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field.
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2006
June 12—July 22
June
Mon., June 12–Fri., June 16
Camp—“Art Around the World.” $.
9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Room 104, FAPAC.
(227-3688)
Mon., June 12–Fri., June 30;
Mon., July 3–Fri., July 21
Youth Swim Program—ages 6 and older.
$. 8:45–11:30 a.m. Reid Gym. (227-7397)
Mon., June 12–Fri., June 16;
Mon., June 19–Fri., June 23
Tiny Tot Swim Program—ages
6 months–5 years. $. 5:15–7 p.m.
Breese Gym. (227-7397)
Tue., June 13
Brown-bag luncheon—learn about
Innovate, a journal of online education.
Noon–1:30 p.m. Cardinal Room, UC.
(227-2093)
Wed., June 14
Web and audio conference—“Facebook
on Campus: Understanding the Issues.”
1–2:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room, UC.
(227-7234)
Thu., June 15; Tue., June 20;
Mon., June 26
State Health Plan meeting—general
information about three new PPO options
available. Registration required. 9–11 a.m.
MHC.
Thu., June 15
Summer Concerts at the UC—Cooking
With Quanta.7 p.m. Lawn, UC. (227-7206)
Fri., June 16–Sat.,
June 17
Summer Movies at the UC—
“Hoodwinked” (PG). $. Theater, UC.
(227-7206)
Sat., June 17
Catamount Scholarship Auction—
Renaissance Hotel, Charlotte. (227-2530)
Sun., June 18–Tue., June 20
Camp—girls’ individual basketball camp,
grades 4–12. $. RRAC (227-2011)
Sun., June 18–Wed., June 21
Camp—track & field individual event. $.
CAC. (227-2027)
Sun., June 18
Gallery talk—“Collections in Focus:
Martin DeWitt’s Five Myths of the Art
World.” 2 p.m. Fine Art Museum, FAPAC.
(227-3591)
Spring into Summer—“Regional Reptiles.”
2:30–4:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129)
Sizzlin’ Summer Shorts Series—“War
Bonds: The Songs and Letters of World
War II” (musical cabaret). $. 3 p.m.
FAPAC. (227-2479)
Mon., June 19–Wed., June 21
Concert—Mountain Dulcimer Week
musicians. $. 7:30 p.m. HA. (227-7397)
Mon., June 19–Thu., June 22
Camp—youth softball all skills, grades
K–7. $. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. CSC. (227-2532)
Mon., June 19–Fri., June 23
Camp—“Mountain Mysteries,” rising
fourth and fifth graders. 8:30 a.m.–noon.
MHC. (227-7129)
Mon., June 19
Summer Concerts at the UC—Alex
Florez. 9 p.m. Atrium, UC. (227-7206)
Wed., June 21–Sat., June 24
Camp—boys’ basketball camp, high
school and AAU teams. $. RRAC.
(227-2020)
Thu., June 22
Service Booster Thursday—“Advanced
Customer Communications.” Registration
required. 2–3:30 p.m. Room 203,
Field House.
Summer Concerts at the UC—The
Cassidy Brothers. 9 p.m. Atrium, UC.
(227-7206)
Fri., June 23–Sat., June 24
Summer Movies at the UC—“Glory
Road” (PG). $. Theater, UC. (227-7206)
Sat., June 24–Sun., June 25
Camp—girls’ basketball camp, high
school and AAU teams. $. RRAC.
(227-2011)
Sun., June 25
Crafts at the Center—“Shaker Boxes.”
2:30–4:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129)
Mon., June 26–Tue., June 27
Camp—softball pitching and catching,
grades K–12. $. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. CSC.
(227-2532)
Mon., June 26–Thu., June 29
Day camp—boys’ basketball camp,
grades four–12. $. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. RRAC.
(227-2020)
Mon., June 26–Fri., June 30
Cullowhee Creativity Camp—rising
first- to eighth-graders. $. Killian Building.
(227-7310)
Mon., June 26
Summer Concerts at the UC—Del
Suggs. 9 p.m. Atrium, UC. (227-7206)
Wed., June 28–Thu., June 29
Camp—softball advanced hitting, grades
8–12. $. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. CSC. (227-2532)
Wed., June 28; Mon., July 10;
Thu., July 20
Cat Gathering—share thoughts about all
things Western. 2–4 p.m. Multipurpose
Room, UC. (227-3622)
Thu., June 29
Summer Concerts at the UC—Bari
Koral. 9 p.m. Atrium, UC. (227-7206)
July
Sat., July 1
Car show—“Monsters on Mainstreet.” No
admission charge; tickets required. RRAC.
(227-7677)
Sun., July 2
Gallery talk—information about artists
whose works are included in Western’s
permanent collection. 2 p.m. Fine Art
Museum, FAPAC. (227-3591)
Sizzlin’ Summer Shorts Series—“Mark
Twain Tonight!” with Hal Holbrook. $.
3 p.m. FAPAC. (227-2479)
Tue., July 4
Independence Day holiday—
no classes.
Thu., July 6
Service Booster Thursday—“Checking
for Customer Satisfaction.” Registration
required. 2–3:30 p.m. Room 203,
Field House.
Summer Concerts at the UC—After
Dark. 7 p.m. Lawn, UC. (227-7206)
Fri., July 7–Sat., July 8
Summer Movies at the UC—“Memoirs
of a Geisha” (PG). $. Theater, UC.
(227-7206)
Sat., July 8–Sun., July 9
Arts and crafts show—works by more
than 90 mountain artisans. $. RRAC.
( 227-7677)
Sun., July 9–Wed., July 12
Camp—volleyball individual skills,
grades 8–12. $. RRAC. (227-7079)
Sun., July 9
Crafts at the Center—“Soap Making.”
2:30–4:30 p.m. MHC. (227-7129)
Mon., July 10–Fri., July 14
Camp—“Eco-Adventures,” natural history
camp for rising second- and third-graders.
$. 8:30 a.m.–noon. MHC. (227-7129)
Camp—“Community Murals.” Campers
work on mural for Jackson County Family
Resource Center. $. 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Room 104, FAPAC. (227-3688)
Thu., July 13–Sun., July 16
Camp—volleyball camp, high school
varsity and junior varsity teams. $.
(227-7079)
Thu., July 13
Staff Forum—8:30–10:30 a.m. Cardinal
Room, UC. (227-2412)
Service Booster Thursday—“Dealing
with the Irate Customer.” Registration
required. 2–3:30 p.m. Room 203,
Field House.
Summer Concerts at the UC—Tad
Dreis. 7 p.m. Lawn, UC. (227-7206)
Fri., July 14–Sat., July 15
Summer Movies at the UC—“Field of
Dreams” (R). $. Theater, UC. (227-7206)
Sat., July 15–Sun., July 16
AKC Dog Show—$. RRAC. (227-7677)
Sun., July 16–Thu., July 20
Conference—“Pride of the Mountains”
Marching Band Summer Symposium.
(227-7608)
Mon., July 17–Tue., July 18
Camp—“My Buddy and Me.” Parents,
grandparents or other adults participate
with children to explore art and artists.
$. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Room 104, FAPAC.
(227-3688)
Wed., July 19
Web and audio conference—“Planning
Parent Services That Support Student
Development.” 1–2:30 p.m. Room 540,
HFR. (227-7234)
Wed., July 19–Sat., July 22
Conference—“Native Plants in the
Landscape.” $. RRAC. (227-7397)
Thu., July 20
Web and audio conference—“Campus
Risk Management: What Could
Possibly Go Wrong Here?” 1–2:30 p.m.
Multipurpose Room, UC. (227-7234)
Service Booster Thursday—“Barriers to
Effective Teamwork.” Registration required.
2–3:30 p.m. Room 203, Field House.
Summer Concerts at the UC—
Ras Bonghi Reggae All-Stars. 7 p.m.
Lawn, UC. (227-7206)
Fri., July 21–Sat., July 22
Summer Movies at the UC—“Clerks”
(R). $. Theater, UC. (227-7206)
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Summer Concert Series
Continues June 15
The ninth season of WCU’s free Summer
Concert Series continues Thursday, June 15,
with rock ‘n’ roll band Cooking with Quanta
performing at 7 p.m. on the lawn at A.K. Hinds
University Center.
Upcoming free concerts include Alex Florez,
acoustic pop-rock, June 19, 9 p.m.; the Cassidy
Brothers, acoustic folk, June 22, 9 p.m.;
Del Suggs, singer-songwriter, June 26, 9 p.m.;
Bari Koral, folk, June 29, 9 p.m.; After Dark,
Cullowhee’s own funk band, July 6, 7 p.m.;
Tad Dries, pop and folksy story songs, July 13,
7 p.m.; Ras Bonghi Reggae All-Stars, July 20,
7 p.m.; and Brooke Campbell, acoustic coffee
house rock , July 27, 7 p.m.
Concerts that begin at 7 p.m. will take place
on the University Center lawn, and lawn chairs
and blankets are encouraged. Concerts that
begin at 9 p.m. will be held in the atrium of
the University Center. In case of rain, outdoor
concerts move inside.
For additional information, call the
University Center offices at (828) 227-7206.
The Fine and Performing Arts Center will
continue its inaugural Sunday, Sizzlin’
Summer Short Series with “War Bonds: The
Songs and Letters of World War II,” a musical
journey through a war that redefined the
world, Sunday,
June 18, at 3 p.m.
The Father’s Day
performance is
sponsored by the
Jackson County
Chamber of
Commerce.
Tickets are $25
for adults, $20 for
senior citizens 60
and older, $20 for
WCU faculty and
staff, and $5 for
students ages 5 and up. Group rates also are
available. For more information about
performances, call the Fine and Performing
Arts Center box office at (828) 227-2479 or
visit the Web site at http://fapac.wcu.edu/.
Staff Forum Elections
Twelve new representatives will join Staff
Forum in July after winning election earlier
this spring.
New members from the clerical and
secretarial category are Tamrick Mull
(purchasing) Donna Welch (student affairs)
and Lisa Surber (residential living). They join
Dawne Coward (administration and finance),
who was re-elected to a second two-year term.
Walter Turner (student judicial affairs) won
election in the executive/administrative
category.
From the maintenance and service
category, new members are Kathleen Franks
(residential living), Carolyn Parris (residential
living), Peter Lloyd (facilities management)
and Cale Wilson (facilities management).
Tim Inman (residential living), Ronda
Byrant (student affairs) and Michaelle Finch
(residential living) won election in the
professional category.
For information about Staff Forum
activities, visit the Web site http://www.wcu.
edu/stforum/.
Reorganization
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programs to the College of Arts and
Sciences,” Carter said.
Pending approval by the University
of North Carolina Board of Governors,
the new organizational structure would
go into effect July 1, 2007.
“This plan is the result of a faculty
task force’s analysis of effective
organizational structures and multiple
campus meetings over the course of a
year,” Carter said. “We have a lot of
change in front of us, but we believe
this restructuring responds to our new
strategic plan and allows us to
consolidate similar programs, create
synergies among faculty members,
conserve resources and maximize
program visibility for marketing and
fundraising.”
The redesign report may be found
at http://www.wcu.edu/provost/
CollegeStructureReview.htm.
—By Bill Studenc