Board of Advisors Vote Confidence

Glenville State College .erruru ·Pioneering into the 21 st century one page at a time.· per to be Featured Board of Advisors Wheeling Symphony Vote Confidence Gralumt long and prosperous one. Under by Holly A. Willcewitz October 4 at 7 p.m. the the direction ofMaestra Worby, The Glenville State Col in the Fine Arts the symphony has experienced lege Board of Advisors voted will again experience substantial growth. During the unanimous confidence in the Hnllndll and textures of the 1994-1995 concert season, the leadership of President Wil &Om the Wheeling Sym orchestra offers its audience a liam K. Simmons last Thurs Orchestra. The sym fi~cert classical series, a day. under the direction of three~cert pops series, "The According to member Vinmwl's FiIst Lady Mae Nutcracker," four Young Janet James, athletic trainer, the Racbael Worby, performs a People's Concerts and two free DeIfUII'ellS Cooper decision was made after a IIIttriolic concert tit1~ "God summer concerts. 1994 marks lengthy discussion over recent America." The stirring se Worby's ninth season as musi ofNew York at Potsdam, for her controversies. The minutes, of pieces will include cal director and conductor ofthe work in the field of music and which are pending approval until Dr. W.uilUll K. Si",,,,ons Broadway and movie se Wheeling Symphony. which is education. the next meeting, listed the "di- as well as spiritual the oldest cuJtural institution in The symphony is very rection set forth in the Strategic Plan, Campus Master Plan and the West Vuginia. pleased to be sharing the stage State of the College Address" as being the determining factors in Demarcus Cooper, a so Worby is also the musical with such a talent as Demarcus the vote. and native ofHuntington, director and conductor of Cooper. Cooper graduated from "I feel the Board was sincere in its endorsement of President will be the featured guest Carnegie Hall's Youth Concerts Duquesne University where she Simmons' leadership capabilities," James explained. "[The vote] Cooper's soprano voice with the American Composers received a degree in voice and is a positive reflection of the need to move forward." join the orchestra to sing Orchestra, a post which was cre performance. Among her ac Braxton County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenna Seal, from Rodgers and ated for her and which she has complishments are: national a member of the board, concurred. "lIDIrlCfStein' Gershwin, Berlin held since 1984. This year Mae winner of the Metropolitan "We made the decision on the basis of his leadership and moving "Suite ofAmeri stra Worby was appointed by Award, and Elizabeth Taylor what he has done for the college," Dr. Seal explained. President Clinton to the National Spirituals" arranged by Dunnington Memorial Award "[Dr. Simmons] has been criticized pretty harshly over one Council ofthe Arts and received and an Atlanta Music Festival issue," Dr. Seal continued. "There's a lot bein! put into a single an honorary doctorate from her The history of the Wheel Association Award. Cooper has decision that may have misinformation attached to it." alma mater, the State University Continued on Page 5 Symphony Orchestra is a Dr. Seal went on to say the Board is not taking sides by making their decision, the courts will decide whether or not Mack Co'nllral'uUUllJnS Homecoming Court! Samples was wronged. The Board's decision was decided, rather, on what Dr. Simmons has done for the college. "I hate to see the colh~ge torn apart by this," Dr. Seal said. "It does hurt the college for people to take sides." Dr. Simmons was happy with the decision. "I am pleased the Board of Advisors gave me a unanimous vote in my abilities to lead this institution," Dr. Simmons said. Chairman Mark Allen said he felt it was easy to have confidence when you work with the administration ofthis college. "I've seen a real increase in the last five years in the competency [of the administration]," Allen said. He continued by saying he could see the "positive effects" of the changes in the administration. The results of the vote will now be sent to the chancellor of the State College System, James Rowley. Members present were: Nolan Browning, James Hamrick, Jill Harman, Janet James, Heather Messenger, Robert Radabaugh, Gerald Ramsburg and Kenna Seal. photo by n ... M-...~r Also this week, President Simmons met with the faculty The 1994 Homecoming Court wu elected Thesday. They are: Heather Messenger, queen; Debbie concerning recent campus issues and discussed candidly the Blake. senior princets; Alice Lattea, junior princets; Marsha Humphrey, sopbomore princess; dismissal of Mack Samples. Dr. Simmons provided information ad Sammie Legg. fresbma princess. Miss Messenger will be crowned at Homecoming Coro- previously withheld due to the pending reinstatement hearing. nation, October n. Lattea and were unavailable for time. This information may be released to The Mercury later this week. 29, 1994-PaJe 2 COD1ll1ent~ j Letter Shop Talk with Dr. Robert Sirk to the Wanted Students, No Exp I was interested to see that 1994 academic period) and an the first Mercury of the new even stronger pattern emerges. Editor.~. academic year featured an ar Over the twelve periods exam Dear Editor, ticle about our new interim Di ined (1982-1994): Braxton, I noticed once again when rector of Enrollment Manage Gilmer, Lewis, Nicholas, Web I was in the restroom a sanitary ment and Registrar, and the job ster and Wood counties have napkin "discreetly" placed be that she has been given. I was each sent GSe in excess of I 00 side the commode. And just as especially interested in one state students annually. Calhoun, many times as I see this, I also ment detailing a goal of this Clay, Kanawha, Ritchie and see other fe.minine products. new position. I refer to the Roane counties consistently Hey, we're not talking nice new statement that, "This new posi contributed more than 45 stu products, but those ...you know tion will also involve, specifi dents. wbat I mean. cally , the demographical re All of this means that 1bese women must expect search on the retention of stu Glenville State College has a a custodian to clean this dents ... " very well defined market area restroom and pick -up this bio - This attracted my atten from which it draws enrollment. hazard. I believe that is truly tion because, over the summer Beyond the 50 mile radius of one of the most inconsiderate to while working on a professional Glenville in general, and other those who use the restroom af paper I researched into an as than these eleven counties in ter them. but it is inconsiderate pect of Glenville State College particular, Glenville State has of the health of the custodian. student demographics; that of proven to have limited student Why can't these women the distribution of in-state en drawing power. use the little bags provided or rollment by county of the GSC I don't think this reflects toilet tissue to wrap it up or toss student population. This re any special recruiting failure of it in the waste basket? Do they search got me thinking and the college; much the same pat think someone will ridicule them prompted the powers-that-be at tern of regional enrollment for being on their periods? I The Mercury to ask me to try would be characteristic of any don't think so. If anything, that my first editorial assignment. school in the West Virginia State are not going someone wuld probably run the Have you ever heard that College System. But, this the foreseeable other way. the GSC mission is to serve the regionalization may prove to Despite Hey guys, I'm not going to population ofcentral West Vir have critical implications forthe talk ofWeston leave you out of this discussion. ginia? Well, ifyou haven't, you future of GSC. We all know how some guys' can trust me, that is what it does. Besides a common geo aims are. Aim a little high and How does GSC depend on sur graphic location, counties ofthe you hit the back ofthe commode, rounding counties for its enroll IGSe market area share a com veer slightly tot he left or the ment? I discovered to my great mon demographic pattern of right and it runs down the sid interest that if you draw a circle overall declining total popula eof the commode. And who with a 50-mile radius and a cen tions. Projections of popula that is likely .. knows where the last drop ter at Glenville, all orthe major tion change derived by the WVU impact GSCs goes ... right down the leg. ity part of 19 counties will fall Regional Research Institute in tunes in An" "",1IIiti Who has to clean this mess within the boundaries of your dicate that six ofthe II counties manner. in the men's room? It once again circle. For most of the years of I have cited as supplying the projections is a custodian, asked to clean up the past decade, 85 percent to 90 bulk ofGlenville student popu change offer another bio-hazard. This only percent of in-state students at lation will experience declines ment as both shows that a custodian's job can tending GSC came from coun 'in total population over the the demographic be a really ··itty job, but does ties within this circle. 1990-2020 projection period. ment unc:el1:ai1l1ll that mean they have to clean ··it But, I can do better than Despite projected in statewide. up out of a parking lot along that.

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