Alumni News/University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Winter 1994 VOL. 82, NO. 2 THEALUMNIASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
AnneHayesTate'68,Smithficld
PiesiJciit
N.SusanWhitlinglon'72,'74MEd,Wilkeshoro
PrcsUiciit-Etcct
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SecondVicePrcsiilenl
MarthaSmithFerrell'57,Greenville
THEUNCGALUMNIASSOCIATION Rco
GayeBarbourClifton'81,Greensboro
GREENSBORO,NORTHCAROLINA27412-5001 Treasurer
BrendaMeadowsCooper'65,'73MEd
ExecutiveSecretnnj
DirectorofAlumniAffairs
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ClaraBondBell'47,Windsor
AliceGarrettBrown'65,Greensboro
John"Jay"Butler'79,Raleigh
TheFloodof'93 1 JacquelineKaylerDeBrew'91,Charlotte
AdaFisher'70,Chicago,IL
Multiculturalism 4 DavidA.Jarvis'72,St.Charles,IL
A.ElizabethKeever'72,Fayetteville
AdultsFillingNightClasses 6 ShirleyBrownKoone'56,IJnionMills
MaryAndrewsLindsay'68,GraniteFalls
"ContinuetoPersevere" ^0 HelenFondrenLingle'41,Osprey,FL
RosalynFlemingLomax'67,Goldsboro
SpartanBecomesTiger 13 PatriciaHarrisMcNeill'64,'85MEd,Norwood
JonathanRay'81,Conover
OnCampus 14 BobbieHaynesRowland'51,Gastonia
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of '93
When
Gloria Cline
Smith '74 crossed
the i\/iississippi for
the first time, she
down
iooiced at the
river and asked,
"What that thing
if
floods?"
This past summer, eight years
after moving to Burlington, Iowa,
on the banks of the river, she got
Gloriawalksonamakeshiftbridgeinfloodedareaof
Burlington, Iowa.Hersontookthiepicture.
i-
her
A native of
Kannapolis, North
Carolina, Gloria moved
to Burlington in 1985
when her husband was
transferred to the Gen-
eral Electric plant
there.
we
'Fortunately, live
on a hill, a bluff three fuse boxes, the power point where the Missis-
to four miles from the would go out. That has sippi is roughly a half-
river," she said. The been among the big- mile wide. "It was con-
Burlington business gest problems, the stantly being closed
district is on the water- power going on and off because the river was
front; it was soaked, downtown. so high. When it would
knee-deep and more. "That, and the close, the nearest
"Basements would bridge." bridge was 200 miles
with water before The 78-year-old south in St. Louis.
fill
the streets would bridge connects "So when the bridge
flood," she said. "When Burlington and would close ordwoa
the water rose to the Gladstone, Illinois, at a rumored.lll be
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
A Sandwiched Jet Stream
Caused the Cloudbursts
That Gorged the Rivers
Ifyoucan'trememberafloodontheMississippias
bigastheonethispastsummeryou'reinthesame
Floodwaters eventually forced boat"wItitwhaesvuenruysbuoadly,"elssaei.dDr.JohnHidore,aclimatolo-
gistatUNCG."Wewitnessedthelargestfloodinthe
Big Muddy's, a riverside restaurant centralMississippiValleysincetheEuropeansettle-
mentoftheregion.
in Burlington, to close. "Ithasbeenclassedasaonce-in-500-yearsflood.
Itcouldbeaonce-in-a-1,000years.Butthisdoesn't
meanthatitwon'thappenagainfor499yearsor999. If
conditionsareright,itcouldhappenagainnextyear.
Peoplemustrealizethat. Itcanhappenagainsoon."
Howdidithappen?
Dr. Hidoreexplaineditthisway: Onlyonesection
oftheMississippiflooded,astretchofriverfromthe
Illinois-WisconsinlinesouthtotheMissouri-Arkansas
border.ThisareaistheconfluenceoftheMissouriand
Mississippirivers.
Warmweatherstormsystemsthatdevelopevery
yearovertheMidwesttendedtofollowthesamepath
thispastsummer. Againandagain,theysweptacross
Iowa, Missouri,andpartofIllinois.Thatwasunusual.
Inanormalyear,thestormsystemsfollowdifferent
^ soon, plants^and busi- pathsthroughtheMidwest, movingnorthandsouth.
InMayandJune, recordamountsofrainwestof
r^ i|esi^l^iifBurlinc|ton theMississippisaturatedtheground. Itcouldn'ta—bsorb
Would shut down so anymorewater,andtherunofffilledarearivers
ik fiPPloyees who live in tkreipbtutraariineisntghaatndfereadintihnegMainsdsoruariiniangn.dMississippi.Andit
Illinois could get home. Theseasonalstormsystemsfollowedthesame
"The speed limit on thriagchkpbreecsasuurseestyhsetjeetmsotvreeramthweaSsouitmhmeoabsitliczoeud.pleAdlwairtghe
the bridge was reduced alargehighpressuresystemoverthePacificNorth-
to 5 miles an hour. It's wsteosrtmssatnodtwhiechMeiddwtehsetjeatnsdtrfeoarcmi,ngbrtihngeimngalmoonrgethferesquaemnet
a scary trip. The river track.Thesystemstagnated:thestormsconcentrated,
looks so angry." A new Tshwieseppirnogduocneedatfhteerflaonoodt.hTehreaclreovseseIsoywsateamnddidMni'stsorueralil.y
bridge under construc- fail;itwasnotbuilttocontainthatmuchwater.
tion was scheduled to agogTohuegreedtroeuattotfhethMeislsaisstsgilpapciiefrloaobdoupltai1n.5,I0n0s0oymeears
open later in the sum- places, it's thirtymileswide.Althoughtheriverisnot
mer. .. ahisgwhierdethaasnitnworamsalinrtihveerplaesvte,l.itWshfleonodtphleaiMnisissinsostipmpiuch
tioBnuarbloinugtto2n9,,0p0o0p,ulmaa-y ' wriesaetsh"aTebhroepvafetltoieotrdsnbsd,ao"neksDsnr,'.tiHtpihodarotsreepnldseaniatdny.yo"gfTlhroibosaolwmactshoausnnpgureseuaiadnl.,
have to build a new butitdoesn'tmeanitcan'thappenagain."
police station, she
said. "It'sjust full of
water.
"We had some dam-
age, but not like places
down river; some of
them were hit hard "
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
multiculturali
Multiculturalismisa abouAttwUhNatCGsh,otuhledfboertiyn-cfilvuedehdouirnsito.f AFacultyDevelopment
controversialissueamong All-UniversityLiberalEducation Instituterecentlyexplored
academicsbecauseevery- Rhoeuqrusirmeumsetntbsesitnipaunlaotne-wtheasttethrrneearea. waysinwhichracial,gen-
bodyhastheirownidea Usually,onecourseisthreehours der,andethnicperspectives
credit.
aboutwhatitmeans,says "Onecourseisn'tgoingtoturn couldbepresentedincur-
onthelightbulbwithastudent,"she
Dr.MaryFloyd,associate said."Co-curricularactivitiesmay rentcourseofferings.
provostforfacultyand hcraevaetethaengernevaiterronimmpeanctt.thWatesumpupsotrts look"iCnlgeairnltyo,tUhiNsqCuGestnieoend,e"dsatiodstart
instructionaldevelopment. innovationandbroaderperspectives." Dr.MarkSmith-Soto,directorofthe
Institute.HeisheadoftheDepart-
Someviewitasanassaultonthe mentofRomanceLanguages.
traditionalvaluesoftheuniversity; "Theapproachmustbegradual;
othersembraceitasthetruepathto thecurriculumisthestrongholdof
knowledge"Wemustbealerttoboth thefaculty,"hesaid. "Weare,
extremes,"Dr.Floydsaid. rightfully,verytouchyaboutbeing
"Thebasicfactisthatthereare toldwhattoteachinour
farmoredifferentkindsofpeople classes."
enteringtheuniversitythanever Twentyfaculty
before,"shesaid. "Thepacevaries participatedinthe
regiontoregion,butthecomposition Institutelast
ofthenationalstudentbodyis springand
changing." summer.They
Asaconsequence. readand
Dr.Floydsaid,pressure discussed
buildsforthecurriculu worksby
tochange.Thisisjust severalauthors
thewayitworks.The includingJames
curriculumchangesto Baldwin,
meetsocialneeds.It
alwayshas,and
academicshave
alwaysdebated
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
sm
Key concept in current national academic storm over
the curriculum. Dr. Mary Floyd, associate provost, and
Dr. Mark Smith-Soto, head of Romance Languages,
define the UNCG response.
JonathanKozol,andPeggy Avarietyofcoursesfocusoncultural Severalcampusclubsandorganizations
Macintosh.Theyhstenedtoguest
diversity, identity, andconflict. focusoncultural issues.
speakersandworkedwithaconsult-
ingteamtobecomeawareoftheir Someexamples: Theyinclude:
ownpreconceptionsandbiases.
"Wefoundthatoftenitisnotso BlackWritersinAmerica • Asian-AmericanStudentsAssociation
muchthecontentofacoursebutthe CivilizationsofAsia • Gayand LesbianStudentsAssociation
wayitisdehveredthatfailstotake Creating ModernJapan • Guilford IntercollegiateCouncil ofNative
intoaccountlegitimategenderand
CulturalGeography Americans
multi-ethnicconcerns,"Dr.Smith-
Sotosaid. FeministTheoryandWomenWriters • InternationalStudentsAssociation
"Ithinkthereisnomoreimpor- GenderandSpiritualityintheWest • Neo-BlackSociety
tantacademicissuetodaythan German Civilization • Spanish-Americanand LatinoStudent
multiculturalism,"hesaid. "The
curriculummustreflecttherealities HispanicCulture Association
ofsociety.Thecurriculumchangesas HistoryofAfrica • Women's LeadershipCoalition
societychanges.Eachgeneration LatinAmerica
insistsonit,andthistimeithasmade NativeAmericanFamily
thenewspapers.
"Thecurriculumisanorganic ReligionsofChinaandJapan
thing,"hesaid. Russian CultureandCivilization
Severalfacultywhoattendedthe TheBlackFamily
Institutehavebeguntoincorporate TheNearand MiddleEast
mcuolutrisceusltwuhrealnpietrisspaepcptriovpersiaitnet.he"iIrt'sa Womenin DevelopingCountries
long-termprocess,"Dr.Smith-Soto
said,"andthisisastart."
Shaw Hall
studentswhowanttoexpe-
riencean international commu-
nityoncampuscanapplytolive
inShaw Hall,the international
Houseat UNCG. Residentshave
theopportunityto learnfirst-
handaboutothercultures,value
systems,and religions.
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
Adults Qasses
Filling
To Change Course T
of
byBrooksGraham'75
UNCG
Is itpossiblethatthousands offormer
students havenotcompleted theirundergraduate
degrees?
IworkinACES, theOfficeforAdultContinuing
and EveningStudents atUNCG. Theprogrambegan
inFebruary 1992, and duringourfirstyearover
sevenhundred adults enrolled inundergraduate
programs.
Ibecame awarethatnotalloftheseadultswere
new toUNCG; manywerereturningtocampusafter
VW
Iivorkedas a mechanicforfifteenyears.
AfterseeingtheACESadsIdecided to come
hack to UNCG. IfeltIcouldreturn anddowellto
proveapointto myself, to anybodywho knows
me, andto the University.
It—ook two classes lastfallanditbecamea
quest to becomeone ofthebestin the
PsychologyDepartment. Itlitmyfuse.
Ifeelveryfortunate. Iam makinggoodgrades
eDnarvoildleCdoFealflir1s9t70, becauseIam enjoyingit. Now it'sfun.
returnedFall1992,and Everythingiswide open now;Idon'tfeel likeI
isnowanACESdean's am limitedanymore.
liststudent.
—
David Coe
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
leir Lives
ayear,adecade,orlonger. Thisinformationisbasedon esting. Theymayexperiencethe
enrollmentfiguresavailablefor effectsoftoomuchsocializingortoo
Ibecamecurious. UNCGsince1984,sothenumbersare littlemotivation.
HowmanyformerUNCG incomplete. However,itisclearthat However,manyretainanagging
studentslive withincommut- asignificantnumberof"formers" senseofsomethingincomplete,
ingdistance? Howmanydid msearyvesdtilblyliAvCeEiSn.thisareaandmaybe sdeosmcertihbientghelesftenusnadtoinoen.ofMcaarnryyiandgults
notcompletetheirbaccalaureate Whydoadultsreturntoschool? aroundasecret;theydonotwant
degree? Dotheyknowabouttheir Reasonsareasvariousasstu- theirpeerstoknowtheydidnot
optionstoreturntoUNCG? Dothey dents,butfivegeneralcategorieshave receiveacollegedegree.
knowhowmanyadultsnationwide beennoticedthisfirstyear:
arereturningtocollegecampuses? 2 ProfessionalAdvancement
Theanswertothefirstquestionis 1 UnfinishedBusiness Inthecompetitionoftoday's
that20,479formerUNCGstudents Studentswhostartcollegemay workplace,aperson'sindividual
livewithincommutingdistance. The leaveforpersonal,financial,or abilitiesmaybeoverlookedas
answertothesecondquestionisthat developmentalreasons. Someleave companiesseekthemostqualified
14,246studentsdidnotcomplete togotowork,togetmarried,to workers.
theirbaccalaureatedegreeatUNCG. explorethingstheyfindmoreinter- Onemiddle-agedACESprospect
Iwas tiredofworkingin lowpaying, high
stressjobs with longhours. However, mycareer
options werevery limitedwithouta degree.
Iam combiningmywritingskills with my
interestinpublicpolicy byseekingan
undergraduatedegreeinpoliticalscience.
Mygoals aremorefocusednoiv than theywere
when1ivaseighteen.
—
JenniferDickertisa JenniferDickert
full-timeACESstudent
fromBurlingtonand
part-timeemployee.
Shemadedean'slistlast
semester.
ADULT CONTINUING &
EVENING STUDENTS
AlumniNews
Winter• 1994
cametoexplorewhatitwouldtaketo Noteveryoneknowswhatthey
getherdegreebecauseshewas"tired wanttodofortherestoftheirlives,
oftrair\ingyoungrecruitstocome andlifeexperiencesometimesempha-
anddothejobandthenseeingthem sizeswhattheydonotwanttodo.
promotedonlybecausetheyhavea Onenight,anadultcametotheACES
collegedegree." Officewiththesmileoffinallycom-
AnotherACESstudentacknowl- ingtotermswithalifelongdream.
edgedthathiscompanystrongly "I'veworkedatvariousjobsinbusi-
encouragedhimtocompletehis nessallmylife,andtheyhaveput
degree. Hissupervisorsrecognized foodonthetable,butIfinallyreaUzed
hispotential,butthecompanypolicy thatwhatIhavealwayswantedtodo
limitedaccesstohighersalaried wastobeanurse. HowdoIgoabout
ADULT CONTINUING &
positionstothoseemployeeswitha gettingintotheSchoolofNursing?"
EVENING STUDENTS collegedegree. Thenextadultcameintothe
office,satdown,andexplained,"I
3 ProfessionalChange havebeenanurseallofmylife. Itis
"Iwasworkingonanassembly nolongerwhatIthoughtitwouldbe;
linewhereI'dbeenfortenyears,and IfeellikeallIdoispaperwork. SoI
IlookedupandsawanACES satmyselfdownandrealizedthat
poster," saidaformercollegeathlete. whatIhavealwayswantedtodowas
"Iknewthat1didnotwanttodothis tohaveasmallbusinessofmyown.
[job]fortherestofmylife,but HowdoIapplytotheSchoolof
withoutacollegeeducation,thereare Business?"
noopportunitieswhereIlive."
Afterhigh—school,Iworked, traveled, anddida
lotofthings includinglivingabroadforayear.
Itook time offtofindmyself.
NowI'm ready tofocus on mycareer. Iwant
to teachFrench. IrealizedIneeded togo back to
school.
Ichoseto come to UNCG. IthoughtIwas too
old, butI'vebeen surprisedathoweasyitis to
return, andinsome ofmyclasses,I'm notthe
BobbyBrown isa
oldeststudent.
dean'sliststudent
majoringinFrench. It's a conscious decision you makefor
yourself, andI'm now readytogo straight
through.
—
BobbyBrown
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