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PAGE 2 Wl I )NI SPAY, MARCH 28, 2007 Do anything interesting for Spring Break? { I ~UI' e ' I * I r ( *■ "I went to Florida with my sister and totalled the car only 30 minutes from our destination! Extreme driving... yay!” - Karen Clark Public History Center receives enrichment grant By Angelica Campos Staff Writer Mi ampos I @my.westga .edit The Center for Public History at UWG received a $5,000 teacher enrichment grant. To be used for the Veterans History Project, allowing students from grades five to eight to learn about the Cold War Era. The subsidy was awarded from the Georgia Humanities Council to fund the “Living in the Shadow of War" program. Amanda Corman director of the Veterans Project for the Georgia Humanities Council and graduate student of 'Helicopter Parents' less prevalent than reported Courtesy of Widmeyer Communications ‘Helicopter parents’, so named because they hover like a helicopter over their children’s lives, were the focus of the first issue of studentPOLL published jointly in anew collaboration between the College Board and Art & Science Group. The findings of a national online survey of high school seniors conducted by the two organizations show that high school seniors are generally satisfied with the current level of their parents’ involvement in the college planning process. Ninety-five percent of students indicated that their parents were either “very involved” or “involved” in their college plans but, contrary to West (Georgian The University of West Georgia University Community Center, Room 111 Carrollton, GA, 30118-0070 Editorial Line: (678) 839-6527 Advertising Manager: (678) 839-4783 Editorial E-mail: uwgpaper@westga.edu Advertising E-mail: paperads@westga.edu On the web at http://www.thewestgeorgian.com L* f ♦ • • • • • • • & PWI fcy.&s- 0 ft L *.•.*. iv 1 “I went to Clearwater, Florida. I think it was actually colder there than it was here.” - Amber Higgs the history department, started the traveling trunk project when she arrived at UWG in the fall of 2005. According to Amanda Corman, assistant professor Todd, of physical education and recreation at UWG, has been a great asset to the team. He shares his expertise to find items from WWII, and to find the best reproductions of objects from the time. Carrollton, and Bay Spring Middle school are partners of the History Project for Georgian Humanities Council helping create the trunks. In the “traveling anecdotal suggestions, the students reported very little unwanted intrusive behavior on the part of their parents. In fact, nearly 30 percent of students want more, not less, parental involvement. studentPOLL is an ongoing study of the opinions, perceptions, and behaviors of college-bound students and their parents that was first published in 1995 by the Art & Science Group. The College Board and Art & Science Group have now joined forces to expand the depth and breadth of issues explored in studentPOLL, enabling more timely and comprehensive exploration of critical issues and questions pertaining to preparation forcollege and the college admissions process. trunk” students w ill have access to documents, photographs, clothing, and other items for educational activities to help middle school students understand the historical connection between WWII and the Cold War, and to teach young adults the affect those two events had in the American culture. The $5,000 grant has helped make the WWII trunk available at the beginning of the 2008 school year. Corman added that, “the money will also help reproduce a second traveling trunk including artifacts from the Cold War era, Korean War, Vietnam War, all “The College Board is pleased to partner with Art & Science Group in this effort,” stated College Board Senior Vice President for Enrollment Michael Bartini. "We know how important college choice is to students and their parents, so it is critical that we understand trends and changes through their eyes.” This issue of studentPOLL reports on the responses of more than 1,700 students to questions regarding parental involvement in their lives. The survey measured the level of involvement of parents in a wide range of college-related plans and activities such as the campus visit, the application essay, assessing college costs, and preparing for the SAT®. More than 50 Jesse Duke, Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Smith, Advertising & Business Manager Larry Peel, News Editor Erik Waters, A&E Editor Josh Grubb, Photo Editor Rebecca Cheek, Copy Editor Lauren Lovvom, Webmaster Doug Vinson, Ath’isor Masthead Art by Jesse Duke - Wm •; '■ “I made a return back to my hometown of DC to visit my family.” - Phillip Thomas / WOSL 1 Photo courtesy of Histors Department Trapped in time, articfacts teach students the real history behind the wars of the last 50 years. the way to the fall of communism." Unfortunately, Corman will not be able to see the finished proj e c t since she is graduating at the end of this semester. She says' she is glad to pass along the good work and hopes others students will help in the future. For more information contact the Center for Public History percent of the students surveyed indicated that parents were “very involved” in college planning activities. Areas in which patents were most involved included developing the initial list of schools to be considered, planning and scheduling college tours and interviews, and— most significantly handling college cost considerations. Only 1 percent of students, however, reported that their parents wrote their application essays, and less than 3 percent reported that their parents actually filled out their application forms. A majority of students indicated satisfaction with parental involvement in their college search activities. Sixty Photos h\ Jesse Duke “...So. I was walking down the beach at home when I found hundreds of dead jellyfish in the sand. I had always heard peeing on a jellyfish wound alleviates the pain, so I decided to pee on one. I guess it only works on people...” - Robert Jenkins office in the History department at 678-839- 6141 or access their percent of students are satisfied with the level of parental involvement in their search for the right college; 28 percent want their parents to be more involved; and only 6 percent of the students surveyed who reported some parental involvement in their college search reported that they want their parents to be “less involved.” Much of the reported parental involvement actually appears to be very constructive and supportive. For example, nearly half of the students whose parents were involved in their college plans indicated that their parents had encouraged or insisted that they apply to schools they had not otherwise considered. “It’s important for us to keep in mind the Copyright Notice The West Georgian, copyright 2007, is an official publication of the University of West Georgia. Opinions expressed herein are those of the newspaper staff or individual authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of university faculty or staff. Letter Submission Policy The West Georgian welcomes letters to the editor. Letters may be mailed to: Editor, The West Georgian, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, 30118, or sent via electronic mail to: uwgpaperfaiwestga.edu All letters must be signed and include a phone number and mailing ad dress for verification purposes. Letters should not exceed 350 words and should be submitted by 5 p m. the Sunday prior to publication Editors reserve the right to edit for style, content and length Till: WIST (II f )R( .IAN website at: www.westga edu/~hi story/center.htm important and positive role that parents do play in helping students make the transition to college,” said Brad Quin, senior director of Higher Education Advocacy and Special Initiatives for the College Board. “This is a challenging time for all families, and we should be encouraged that in the vast majority of cases, the outcome is achieved with a good balance of guidance but not control.” Richard Hesel, partner of Art & Science Group, added, “College and secondary school leaders should try to see parental behavior as an opportunity rather than a threat. Engaged parents can be much more easily mobilized to support the academic achievement of their children.”