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THE WEST GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 1981
Federal Dollars Earmarked for WGC
West Georgia will receive a $150,000
grant under a federal program design
ed to strengthen developing in
stitutions, Congressman Newt Gingrich
announced this week
WGC President Maurice Townsend
said that the funds from the U S
Department of Education represent one
of the largest single-year grants in the
college s history Townsend said these
funds will “help make U possible for us
to continue to upgrade our standards
and provide an excellent education for
our students."
First Time Since 1971
Full House Expected for Residence Life
For the first time since 1971, West
Georgia’s residence halls will lie filled
to capacity this fall with more than
2,300 students expected to live on cam
pus, according to Torn Watkins, assis
tant director of residence life. This is
the largest number of students ever to
reside on campus
The tremendous influx of students
will result in some changes in the
residence life program West Georgia
has 11 residence halls four for women,
lour for men and three that have
separate w ings lor women and men In
addition to these facilities, the top two
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According to Dr Richard Folk, direc
tor of instructional ami research ser
vices. WGC will use funds for improv
ing instruction in English, math ami
reading as well as for strengthening in
stitutional planning in order to keep the
college's administration better inform
ed of emerging needs in the Hit's and
90's.
Charles Wilson, who heads the
Department of Developmental Studies,
said that 42 percent of all freshmen and
45 percent of freshmen who have been
taking developmental work in basic
floors of Aycock Hall will lx* renovated
for use on a temporary basis
During the past few months, $325,000
has been spent on air conditioning and
heating units for Row Hall Tom Mar
tin, director of residence life, said that
another $195,000 has been spent for fur
niture, carpeting, waterproofing bath
areas and improving entrances in
several residence halls. "All this is in
addition to routine maintenance our
plant operations personnel have been
doing this summer," Martin added
Private rooms will not be available
liecause of the demand for rooms.
areas of English, math and reading
have dropped out of school within the
first year
Wilson indicated, “We hope to cut
members to work with students in
developmental courses and public
speaking will be added to the courses
offered
Dr Mike McCord, associate director
of instructional and research services,
that number in half, increase faculty
ability to teach the basic skills, and
make lastruction for disadvantaged
students more individualized."
To accomplish these goals the college
will employ 3-4 additional faculty
However, says Peggy McHugh, assis
tant director of residence life for pro
gramming and staff development, "We
will not place three students in a room.
We also honor requests for roommate
preferences.”
Some study rooms in women’s halls
are being converted to rooms and
Boykin Hall, the soronty dorm, will be
used to house independent women if
sororities do not fill their wings.
The sudden wave of interest in
residence hall living may be attributed
to a couple of factors, says McHugh.
“Part of it is economic. Dorms are
cheap and convenient. Plus, the
students like to live with each other ”
West Georgia also has a residency re
quirement for freshmen and
sophomores last fall saw a very large
freshman class, and another large
freshman class is expected this fall.
There is something for everyone in
the residence life program. For those
who enjoy a quiet atmosphere. West
Georgia offers Gunn Hall, the academic
dorm, where there are increased quiet
hours to facilitate study.
"Quiet hours" are times when all
residents are asked to keep noise from
stereos, televisions, and conversation
to a minimum. Quiet hours begin in
most halls at 8 p.m. and at Gunn they
get under way at 6 p.m. Plans are also
in the works to put a library area in the
hall w ith magazines and books
Row Hall has become the athletic hall
for male athletes. ’’Athletes have
will be in charge of exploring better
planning methods and consultation with
all segments of the college community.
•Research personnel will be able to
attend professional planning con
ferences,” said McCord, "so that they
can conduct more thorough internal
surveys and ultimately refine the col
lege's mission and develop a modem
and effective planning system."
Dr Robert Claxton. program coor
dinator, will serve as liaison between
the college and the U S Department of
Education and will coordinate external
evaluation of progress in improving
basic skills and college planning
special needs when they are in training
and it makes it easier for coaches and
trainers to carry out special programs
with all their players housed in one
place,” McHugh said. She explained
that because football players are on
campus for training earlier than most
students, and basketball players stay
on campus during Christmas holidays
for tournaments, it is easier to operate
only one hall during these times.
Tyus Hall offers apartment-like liv
ing with any number of possibilities.
This fall is reserved for upperclassmen
and offers more privacy than a regular
hall. Married couples may live in Tyus
Staffing for the halls includes several
levels of resident directors, head
residents and resident advisers (RAs).
Each hall has a head resident and each
wing has a resident adviser
Head residents and resident advisors
work toward building a community
feeling within the halls as well as handl
ing emergencies and reporting
maintenance problems They also do
some counseling within the halls and
answer questions.
RAs must take a counseling and
educational psychology course which
focuses on communication, asser
tiveness, suicide training and values to
help them learn more about
themselves.
Boykin will have RAs for the first
time in addition to a head resident. "It
should unify the Greeks,” McHugh
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How to Get Out
While the Gettin's Good
After one day of classes, you’ve
decided that your first quarter of col
lege is not the time to take Computer
Science 101 Or. you’re not as prepared
for English 101 as you had thought
You've already registered for the
classes, so what can you do now’
The Registrar's Office takes into ac
count those post-registration traumas
and has prescribed an evacuation pro
cedure which enables a student to
•’drop” a class and "add" another in its
place The Drop-Add procedure must
be completed by 5 p m on Friday
This procedure also applies if you
don't need to drop a class but would like
to take on an additional one. or if you
want to drop a class without adding
another
The procedure, according to the fall
quarter registration bulletin, is as
Fall Test Schedule
The 1982 spring quarter graduates
were the last at West Georgia to be re
quired to have a formal exit examma
tion by the University System of
Georgia According to Pat Hughes,
director of testing. The University
System granted each institution in the
system the option of offering exit ex
aminations, effective sum
mer quarter 1981 However, each
institution must provide soma means of
evaluating its degree programs West
Georgia is now in the process of
developing a process of evaluation
Although the National Teacher Ex
amination <NTE> will no longer be re
quired as a formal exit exam for
students who want to be certified to
teach in the public schools, it will still
be a graduation requirement, said
Hughes "In the past the college has
paid for the NTE for students and has
taken care of application procedures,
hut beginning this fall, each student will
be responsible for getting his own ap
plication to the Educational Testing
Service in Princeton and for the cost of
the test." Hughes said
Students who plan to take the NTE on
Nov 14. the fall quarter date, must
have their applications in by Oct 12 and
follows:
- Go to the (offices of the) depart
ments offering the courses you want to
drop or add
- Secure the appropriate Drop-Add
forms
- Obtain the department’s approval
for dropping or adding a course
- Take all copies of the approved
forms to the Registrar's Office by 5
p m on ( Friday) Sept 25
No classes may be added after Fri
day, but you may withdraw from a
class until Oct. 28 After Friday, a class
any of you withdraw from will be
recorded on your transcript with a
grade of “W".
You should obtain a withdrawal form
from your instructor and submit it to
the Registrar's Office by 5 p m on Oct.
28 ■
in order for the application to reach the
Testing Service in time, applications
must be mailed by Oct. 5.
Applications for the NTE may be
picked up at the Testing Center, room
222. Mandeville Hall on Front Campus
Drive during office hours
The NTE will also be given at West
Georgia on Feb 20 during winter
quarter, and April 17, spring quarter
All students in the University System
of Georgia must pass both the reading
and essay portions of the Regent's Test,
a literacy test, before receiving a
degree Students may take the Regent's
Test anytime after successful comple
tion of English 102. but they must not
delay initial testing beyond the first
quarter after the completion of 60 hours
of credit
Students who are deficient on either
portion of the test cannot re take that
portion of the test until they have com
pleted remediation in the appropriate
area. Hughes said Students who fail
the writing portion of the test must take
English 101 or English 102. if they have
not passed freshman English, or
English 200 if they have satisfied
freshman English requirements.
Students who are deficient on the
reading portion of the test must enroll
in Reading 2uo Students who have
earned 75 hours or more and have not
yet passed both portions of the Regent's
Test must give first priority to remedia
tion in their class schedule
The Regent's Test will be given on
Oct 26 at 1:30 p m and 7:30 p.m The
deadline for application is Oct. 9 Apply
at the Testing Center.
Students with questions about the
Regents Test should contact Hughes at
the Testing Center
The Graduate Record Exam <GRE)
will be given Dec 12 and the deadline
for registration is Nov. 6 Applications
are available at the Testing Center
West Georgia allows a maximum of
45 hours of credit to be earned through
the nationally recognized College Level
Exemption Program (CLEP) tests.
CLEP tests are given at the mid-point
of each month and must be applied for a
month in advance See Hughes at the
Testing Center for more information,
applications and a policy statement.
The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is
scheduled on an individual basts in the
Testing Center any weekday except
Thursday Special requests for Basic
Skills Exams, Independent Studies
Tests. Math Placement Tests and other
special needs are also scheduled in
dividually.
Other important testing dates and
deadlines are included in the Fall
Quarter Testing Calendar