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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/agnesscottalumna7576agne NOTE EDITOR'S The campus is swirlinc) with change-. Strategic Directions and the Master Plan have set us on course, and we ride the the waves into the next millennium. Tapedon thecdrncrotmycomputermonitorisa venbyit Wearefocusedontenentsoftheplan:academic copyoloneol thosecorporatelookin<^flowcharts excellence,studentachievement,institutionalgrowth institu- with theheading"Manaf^mi;Change" Littleboxes tionalsupport,communityleadershipandphysicalmodern- containinythewords "Vision i Skills + Incentives + izationalldetailedinStrategicDirections Crucialadminis- Resources + Actionplans"paradeacrossthewidthotthe trativeservicesarebeingprovidedandtheprimarv'endeavor. paper.Thesecriicialcomponents"addLiplo"well managed teachingandlearning,goesonuninterrupted Iamreminded "Change" Asthechart illustrates, ifoneot thecomponents thatnotonlyisthereaplanbuttheplanisworking ISmissing, theendresult isf|uitedit- PresidentMan- BrownBullock terent ItyoLi have"Vision + Skills + 66offersanupdateontheColleges Incentives + Resources"hut no"Action plan Itsambitiousgrowthandbuilding plans,"theresult is"IalscStarts" It initiatives inaspecialsectioninthis youhave"Skills + Incentives t edition AReportfromthePresident Resources + Action plans"but no Ourcoverstor\' Beaut>'and "Vision,"theresLilt is '( onlusion BalanceontheEco-Campus page7 1 need thischart I need it in the focusesonthenationalenvironmental samewav that I neediin morning workofalumnaJulian ls.enir\' 89and Creed tapedon niv halhroom mirror AgnesScottsownen\ironmental — Thesetiailv renssuramesthatgrander etforts theorganicinitiatixesaswell plansare in motionarecomlorting asthestrategiceffortsthathave Ihegranderjilan torAgnesScott, sprouted fromtheMailerLvtJsuipc setout inourSld/lci/n /)iralions(see f'.'.ii;. ASAM,Spring t9')7 IandMhkr/'Lm ChangingImmigrationLaw (seeASAMSummer !'»')«)hasacceleratedall aai\it\ on (page 10>showshowtheeffortsofattornevLa\li Nhller campustheseda\s ()||icesaremoving, neu' tacultx'andstall liashir '>^ helpeda\'oungTogowomanavoidthebrutal ritu- arecomingonhoard huildingsaregoingupandcoming alol temalegenual mutilationandultimateK'changedimmi- down, n-novalionsareumlei wav Ilungsarechangingso gration law last that Itsaehalleiigetokeepupwithuheiepeoples In MamaDrama page2tVi Anthropologv-Associate olhcesare Prolessoi MarthaReestracestheoriginsolmotherhood and Ilevelopment hasm(i\rd intotheRehekah ( onlereiice 111 ()ui LtnetheLrench" ipage 15' FrenchAssistant Room, I'uhlH SalelN' hasmoxcd totheold Dcxelopment Pidlessor luliaDePreeenlightensuson thePranco-.Amcncan house ruhluahonsand I'ublu Relationsha\enioxed intothe line haterelationship old I'lihlii Salet\'oHkc Student .Activitieshasmoxccl into In Iilestxies page2i',wellotteralookathowB1 Winship1iihin and the 1 ihiais isnou located inatempo 1leemaiis nd\iilunteei workhelpedbuildthe$47.timillion iai\ huildmg in theRehekah parkinglot C(Uiiieisaredi::z\- ArizonaScienceCenter and in theOnCampusdepartment b\ the time lhe\ maketheloundsoncampus (page2^ MHiuillmeetrenownedreligionethicistDennisP. When thehustle bustlegctsahit cli.:r\ing loi me I \\\to McCann thenew.-MstonProfessorotBibleandReligion. slopM\i\ tinusona li\eclobiecI somethingthat remainseon- slant liketheMam touei In thispause Imallowedtolecall ourgiaiulei planaiu\ lealue lliai alloui daiK acti\it\ isdri- CONTENTS Acjnes Scott Collecje Alumnae Magazine Summer i999, Volume 75, Number i 7 DEPARTMENTS The Beauty and Balance of the Ecocampus ByMaryAlmaDurrettandSueClites JulianKmiry 89isguidedbyTboreau'sdictumto "leavetheearthfeelinglike1linedlightly, humanely, compassionately."Intheprocess, sfceismakingcampuses moreeco-jnendlyandenvironmentallyattinedplaces CivinK Alumna Changing COVER:AgnesScott'scampuswill becomeevengreeneroncethe Immigration Law LandscapeMasterPlanisinplace. ILLUSTRATIONBYBARBARAEMMONS By Karen Hill hotographybyManlynSunani LayliBashir'93joughttheU.S. ImmigrationandNaturalizationService 111adramaticcaseojarefugeewoman 'acmgmutilationathome Andicon A Report from Editor:MatyAlmaDurrett The President ConTtireigbructeinngEditor:Chris Design:EverettHulkim, Inreviewingplansforcampus, NaoYamashita ASCPresidetitMaryBrown StudentAssistants: Oui Love the French? cBuolmlmoictkmednestcrtiobersentehewCaonldlegper'esserve AShmeylleCyorAmcieevred0o002 ByJuliaDePree KatieTurcotte 02 PhotographybyGaryMeek PublicationsAdvisoryBoard: Franceremainsoneojtheprimaiyplaces0} MaryAckerly internationalcontactjorthetypical MICairmvLAalmmkamDuDrrreetwtVii American,andtheUnitedStatesexertsa BillGalley strong(ifregrettable]gripontheminds TishMcCutchen73 ofFtrheenFcrhenccaphtipveaotpleeAmBeurtictahnens., too. The Mama CCLooulpclyieragiegHhtoPuw®balir1s9hd9e9d,SifAozgrenaemlsourmSnecaote't6a5nd Drama friendstwiceayearbytheOfficeof Publications,AgnesScottCollege, ByMaryAlmaDurrett DBeuctattnucrk,HGalAl,31040130E,(C4o0l4l)eg4e71A-v6e3n0u1e, APhcootnotgermappohryarbyypMlaaynloynnSunani POCooflshltcemegaeso,tfeDrDe;ecvaSeteulnrod,pmaGedAndtre,3s0sA0gc3nh0easnTghSecesottto campushelpstheASC copoinntieonntsofoftthheemwangtaezrisneanrdefnleocttsthtehe communityexplorethemany viewpointoftheCollege,itst oradministration e-mail:publu facetsof motherhood. tions@ascagnesscottedu ON CAMPUS A major in Women's Studies, a new center to enhance writing and speaking skills, increasingjaith commitments and religious diversity on campus are highlighted. WOMEN'S shipsandindependent beratAgnesScottthisfall, motivationspro[>elllngthe STUDIES research, isbroadlytrainedin femi- centertoItsnextstageof GailCabisius,associate nisttheoryandwomen development.Aspartof AgnesScott'slatest professorofClassical andthelaw.Shecomesto AgnesScott'sMasterPlan, majoradditionis I^anguagesandLiteratures ASCfromtheUniversity therenovationofMcCain Women'sStudies,Al- andaformerdirectorthe ofMichigan,whereshe Librarywillincludea24- thoughaself-designed Women'sStudiesprogram, hasservedasvisitingassis- hourareafortheCenter optionhasbeenavailable feelsthatthemajoristhe tantprofessorofWomens forWritingandSpeaking. foryears,Women'sStudies natural productofthepro- Studies Shereceivedher ThislocationIncreasesvls- isnowafull-fledgedmajor gram'sevolutionatAgnes master'sanddoctorateIn ibilirv'andaccessiblllt\'. andElizabethHackett, Scott.Theexperienceof PhilosophyfromtheUni- Thephysicalunification assistantpro- helpingstudentsself- versityofPennsylvaniaand ofthetwocentersfrom k\ designtheirmajors,as completedherundergradu- separatesitesinButtrick wellassurveyingother atestudyinEnglishand Hallalsoemphasizestheir :olleges'Women's PhilosophyattheUniver- jointunderlyingconcern Studiesprograms, sityofNotreDame. forthedevelopmentofthe — hasbeenespecially JaimfcrOiioiii 9S broadspectrumofstudents' valuableindecid- communicationskills. ingthecomposi- WRITING Lastyearweconducted AND tionofthe morethan900one-on-one SPEAKING major, "Itgives writingconferences "says CENTER Itacertain Cozzens ThattrendIs legitimacyasan likcK"tocontinue academicsubjectthatIt \AW7^7^mingandspeaking TheAntingCenteris fessor, isthe didn'thavebefore." skillsarethetwo testingexpansionthrough firstfull-timetenure-track Asatothercolleges, mostsought-afterskillsin r\\onewwritingprograms: facultymember AgnesScott'sWomen's theworkplaceorIngradu- •thePartnersProgram Designedbythe Studiesprogramhasbeen ateschoolapplications," matchesastudentwith Women'sStudiesAdvisory builtgraduallv,astacultv in saysChristineCozzens, specialwritingneedswith Committee, themajor otherareasaddedcourses associateprofessorof apeertutortorweekK' consistsofcoursesthat thatfocusedonwomen, Englishanddirectorofthe meetingsthroughoutthe coverthebreadthofthe suchaswomen'shistoiy. CentertorWritingand semester and College'scurriculum, Todav, theprogramcon- Speaking whichincludes • theCourseTutonng includingrequirementsin sistsofcorecouleesinthe twopeertutoringpro- Programallowsinstructors socialandnaturalsciences, theoryofwomen'sstudies grams,theWritingCenter torequestatutorfor artandliterature and his andalargenumberof andtheSpeakingCenter. courseswithanemphasis toricalandphilosophiLal cross-listedcoursesin Asthecenterexpands onwriting.Thewriting perspectives,niulempha maiivdisciplines, tosenestudents needs coordinator,apositioncre- sizesglobaldiversityand Hackett,whobegins preparationtorthe real atedthisvearandfilledby learningthroughintern- herworkasafacultymem- world"isoneolmany LiuraBrandon^8 iiandles ACNESSCOTTCOIHIT•.TUAIMEK,».« 5 ' ON CAMPUS interview, thatintelligence existpeaceablyinacom- will notcomethroughtoa monspaceservesasa prospectiveemployer" metaphorforthesortof "AgnesScotthasarep- toleranceandunderstand- utation,"saysCozzens. ingthatcantransform "Studentsreporttomeall boththecampusanda thetimethatwhenpro- largercommunity. spectiveemployersnotice Whiletheoverwhelm- theyattendedAgnesScott, ingmajorityofstudents theyseethatasevidence identifythemselvesas thatthestudentcanwrite Christian,anumberidenti- well "Soonthetraditionof fywithotherreligionsand speakingwill followsuit. manymoreindicateeither TheCenterforWriting noreligiousaffiliationor TheWritingandSpeal<ingCenterpromisestoenhancestudents'sl^ills. andSpeakingishelpmg didnotanswerthesurvey greaternumbersofstu- question. dailytasksaroundthecen- ployerswhenhiringcol- dentsbuildeffectivecom- Ofthe52percentof terinadditiontotutoring. legegraduates, notes municationskillsforcol- theHrst-yearclassthat 'Tutorstalkabouthow VeronicaHenson-Phillips, legeandtheworld responded, 84percent muchtheyiearn from newcoordinatorofthe beyond. classifiedthemselvesas — helpingotherstudents, SpeakingCenter. hllRuaell'98 Christian,withBaptist, fromobservinghowothers "Oneofmyfavorite RomanCatholic,Presby- thinkaboutwriting." sayingsis,'Younevergeta RELIGIOUS terian,MethodistandEpis- inheressay"Writefor secondchancetomakea DIVERSITY copalasthedenominations YourLife,"Cozzenshigh- firstimpression.'Assoon withthegreatestrepresen- lightstheimportanceof asyouopenyourmouth, Asthepictureol stu- tation.Eachofthese writtencommunication youaremakingastate- dentlifetakeson denominationshasastu- skillsaftercollege."Ajob mentaboutyourabilities. deeper,richerand dentfellowshipgroup letterorgraduateschool Henson-Phillipscame morecomplex // ^, oncampusand applicationthatincludes toAgnesScottwith 1 dimensions,so representation strong—evidenceofwriting yearsexperienceteaching doesreligiouslife ontheReligious ability bothinwhatit publicspeaking,voiceand atAgnesScott. LifeCouncil, says—andinhowitiswrit- diction. Herclientshave Evidenceofthe K*^" thegroupthat ten willstandoutabove includedactors, profes- College'sgrowing planscampus- thefloodofcompetentbut sionalathletesandbusiness diversityemergesin Ill widereligiousactivities. lacklustercorrespondence professionals.Shenotes themostsubtleways. Inaddition,"NewLife,"a thatemployersandadmis- thatmanystudentsfocus Witness,forinstance,the nondenominationalChris- sioncommitteesseedaily." onprofessionaldressanda quietpresenceofthe tianfellowshipaffiliated Teachingstudentshow well-polishedresumefor Koran,alongsidetheBible withCampusCrusade,has to"standout"isakeycon- aninterview,butoverlook andthePresbyterianHymnal achapteroncampus. cernfortheSpeakingCen- thecrucialskilloforalpre- onapewinThatcher Sixpercentofthefirst- ter.Oralcommunication sentation."Youmaybe Chapel.Thenotionthat yearstudentsareBaha'i, skillisfirstonalistoftop brilliant,butifyoucannot thesacredtextsofboth Buddhist,Jewish,Muslim factorsconsideredbyem- expressyourselfinan ChristianandMusli^can orTaoist.AMuslimstu- ON CAMPUS Ai'»^^ dentassociationwas dentsandedu- C^haplain's sentingvariousfaithtradi- formedthisyear,providing catetherestof 'iKiceistopro- tions,inplanningchapel Muslimstudentsasupport- thecommunity Mdecampus servicesforstudents,facul- iveplacetoexaminetheir toJewishtradi- orshipopportu- tyandstaff. Planningthese religiousidentity.Agnes tion nitiesforChristianstu- student-ledservicesen- Scott'sassociationwith Duringthespring dents, toencourageallstu- couragesstudentstothink AtlantaYAD, theJewish semester,studentsformed dentstogrowintheir theologicallyasthey YoungAdultAgency, a"SpiritualAwareness respectivefaiths,andto decideonworship,prayers remainsstrong.Jewishstu- Association"topromote educatetheAgnesScott andhymns.Often,the dentsfindsupportand awarenessofalternative communityonvariousreli- councilinvitesmembersof communityinthisgroup, religionsoncampusandto gioustraditions thefacultyand whichmeetsonEmory's createasafecommunity TheOfficeofthe stafftospeak campus.AgnesScottalso forthosewhoarefindinga Chaplainworkswiththe ontopics workstocreateprograms namefortheirownbeliefs. ReligiousLifeCouncil,a suchas thatsupportJewishstu- TTiemissionofthe groupof 1 studentsrepre- "Howdoes MCCANN APPOINTMENT DennisP.McCann,oneofthe Christian Ethics,bringingwithhim highontheagendaotChristian mostinfluential figuresinreli- theprestigiousAnnualojtheSocietyoj socialethics; itrepresentsamarked giousandbusinessethicsinthe ChristianEthics. Otherjournalsto advanceinthediscussionofthepre- UnitedStates,joinsAgnesScottthis whichhehascontributedareThe sentrelevanceandinadequacy'of fallastheWallaceM.Alston ReinewojReligionamiTheolocly,The Christianrealism inrelationtothe ProfessorofBibleandReligion ChristianCentury, Commonu-'calandthe promiseandlimitationsofliberation "1amexcitedaboutthisappoint- JournaloftheAmerican theolog\' mentbecauseofhisrangeofinter- AcacianyofReliipon. .McCannreceived ests, fromReinholdNiebuhr,tohis Widelypublished, hisPh.D. fromthe workwithboth Protestantand McCannhasaforth- UniversityofChicago Catholictheologiesandtohisinter- comingbook: Gld'olk Divinitx'School. estinbothAsianandwesternethical SocialThouithtinthe Hestudiedatthe systems,"saysPresidentMaryBrown ThirdMi//oiiiii(iii. One Gregorian Universit>'in Bullock'66. ofhisfirstworks. Rome ItalvandSt. McCanncomestoAgnesScott ChristianRealismanJ CharlesBorromeo fromDePaul Universitywherehe LiberationTheoloify Seminar.' Columbus servesaschairofthereligiousstud- (1981)isconsidereda Ohio iesdepartment, hehasalsosei^vedas classic.Theologiansattheapexot Hisprofessionalactivitiesand seniorfellowattheCenterfor religiousstudiespraisethisrespected honoiNincludeavisitingfellowship UniversityStudiesandco-director volume: lamesLutherAdams, pro- attheCentertorAppliedEthicsat ol theCentertortheStudvol fessoremeritus. Christianethics HongKongBaptistUnivcrsirvas ValuesinModernSociety Hai"vardUniversityDivinirvSchool wellasserv'iceontheeditorialboard McCannwillcontinueasexecu- notes Thesubstantial,exciting oftheJournalofRel—igiousEthics. tivedirectoroftheSocietyof bookbringsaboutaconfrontation DollyPurvis'89 ACNESSCOTTCOLLEGE•SlttlAlERi