'Work Forest' Myth Dispelled in Kuh Report

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1996 'Work Forest' myth dispelled in Kuh report BY DAN CHILI>S The report said the amount ofeffort has the third highest workload in the demics at the university consume 0Lu Got.ll Mm BLACK Ru•mu !~K devoted to educationally purposeful country. too much of their time. activities by students Kuh found that Ken Zick, the vice president of According to a recent assessment does not seem to ex more than half of stu student life and instructional re of the intellectual climate of the uni ceed that put forth by Intellectual dents at this university sources, said part of the reason be versity, the nickname "Work Forest" students at other com te spend 30 hours or fewer hind the conclusion could be the is not as accurate as many students parable universities, a week on their school quality of the students themselves. like to imagine. contrary to common work, class time in "We know there are some students One of the conclusions of the as student belief. Kuh used cluded. who don't have to spend as much sessment, done by George Kuh, stated, three comparable uni Kuh also con time on the material presented in "students devote satisfactory, but not versities while assess cluded that students do order to master it," Zick said. extraordinarily high, amounts of time ing this university, and not spend considerable "The report suggests that the uni and efforts to their studies and educa the hours spent by stu amounts of time in versity isn't as work-dominated an tionally purposeful peer interactions." dents studying at those other university-re environment as our image might sug This conclusion was derived mainly universities was equal lated activities and thus gest," said Paul Escott, the dean of from the results of the College Stu to or greater than the have considerable the college. "Since the results of the dents Experience Questionnaire that time spent by students here. This amounts of discretionary time on their CSEQ are data reported by students, was administered to a sample of stu condradicts a myth that has been cir hands. Sixty-two percent of students you have to conclude that there are a dents last spring. culating for years that the university responding to the CSEQ felt that aca- See Climate, Page A3 Sills says arts are 'OK' at Opening Convocation BY ANGELA MINOR never die. We just have to make it a little bit better and a Coxlf<IUL!Jl~<i RIJ'o!HIH little more accessible." Her speech received a standing ovation. Students, faculty. staff and community members con Senior Brian Bowman. who has attended every convo gregated Tuesday morning to kick off the fall semester cation in his four years at the university. was pleased with and to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Arts at Sills' speech. ··she was the best speaker that I have heard this year's Opening Convocation. Keynote speaker Beverly for a convocation." Bowman said. "She was extremely Sills addressed the state of the arts in front of an audience witty and illleiligent and really understands the state of the that nearly filled Wait Chapel. arts." The convocation opened with a regal processional of Sills' speech followed the presentation and investing of the faculty. Judicial Board, Honor Council and Student this year's newly elected Honor Council. Student Judicial Counselors in their academic garb to a performance of Board and Student Counselors. as well as the installation Phoenix Fanfare and Processional, composed by Dan of Bill Leonard as the first dean of the university's new Locklair, the composer-in-residence and an associate Divinity School by President Thomas K. Hearn Jr. professor of music. Awards were also presented to various faculty mem Sills. an accomplished American opera singer who is bers and alumni for excellence in teaching and commu cun·ently the chairwoman of the board of the Lincoln nity service. Paint the Quad Centerforthe Performing Arts. related her life story in the Paul Escott. the dean of the college. presented history arts world from the 1930s to the 1980s. professor James Barefield with the Jon Reinhardt A ward Sophomore Kevin O'Brien worked on a painting on Davis Field for his art class. Sills concluded her speech by saying. "If you're wor for Distinguished Teaching. Barefield was chosen by a ried about the state of the arts, we're OK. The arts will See Convocation, Page AS SG committees examine poster policy, honor code BY KATE CosGROVE ernment physical planning commit throughout the years. ties is their lack of maintenance. The to the honor code and judicial pro gating these issues throughout the SG RII'OR"II~K tee, the committee discussed the de Members of the committee are committee plans to contact the com cess. According to senior Matt semester. tails and consequences of the poster meeting with the Chi Omega sorority pany responsible for the machines Coleman. the co-chairman of the com At the academic committee meet Students may be severely limited proposal at its meeting Tuesday. and Ken Zick. the vice president of and to establish a system in which the mittee. they examined suggestions ing. members discussed the need for in their ability to post fliers and no Eckert's committee discussed sev student life and instructional re company will check the machines on made by the Judicial Task Force in more two-credit courses to be offered tices on walls throughout campus if a eral other campus issues at its meet sources. to determine whether plans a frequent basis. "Too often the vend their 1996 report such as the adoption in the upcoming semesters. Accord new poster policy is accepted. The ing. including the construction of a for such a memorial have already ing stripes do not work. the washing of a written honor code and a new ing to junior Scott Plumridge. the policy, which was proposed by a fac memorial shrine for the four students been devised. machines eat your money, and the election system. chairman oft he committee. members ulty member. would only allow stu who died this year. The committee will also be investi dryers malfunction," Eckert said. The committee also investigated a will begin to collect course sylla dents to hang posters on centrally The memorial would notonlycom gating problems with campus laun "This is something that we are going question raised by a student regard buses from faculty. so that they may located kiosks on campus. memorate the lives of the four stu dry facilities this semester. Accord to tackle." ing the absence of a Miranda rights be placed on computer file in the According to junior Amy Eckert, dents. but also the lives of other young ing to the physical planning commit The judiciary committee met Tues clause on campus. Individual mem library. The file would allow students the chairwoman of the Student Gov- university students who have died tee. the main problem with the facili- day and discussed possible reforms bers of the committee will be investi- See SG, Page A3 Foundation funds state scholarships BY: ANilY SJSK years. As many as 25 scholarships will "The North Carolina Leadership and who meet the foundation· s criteria OJ.[) Gl>LI> A:>.!) BI.A('t\ RII'OKli.R be awarded next fall. and that ligure Scholarships will enable Wake Forest will be considered. Tl1e Z. Smith will reach up to as many as I 00 recipi to remain accessible to our traditional Reynolds Foundation president and The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation ents over the next four years. Six fresh constituency." President Thomas K. former congressman Stephen L. Neal announced Monday that it will give men have already received the scholar Hearn Jr. said at the press conference said he foresees a positive impact for $200,000 a year to create North Caro ship this year. Monday. Undergraduates from North North Carolina. lina Leadership Scholarships for up to According ro the foundation. the Carolina have outnumbered those from "I anticipate these young men and I 00 students throughout the state. The scholarships are intended to benefit stu any other state since its founding in women will pass on their good fortune. foundation already donates $1 million dents across the state who have demon 1834. when they leave Wake Forest. going annually to the university. strated a commitment to academic ex Bill Starling, the director of admis out into their communities and making Each scholarship is worth up to cellence, leadership ,and community sions. said that all North Carolina stu a difference in the lives of others." $2,~90 a year and is renewable for four service. dents who demonstrate financial need See Scholarship, Page A3 Students petition against bond reduction BY KAREN HILLENBRAND "We haven't gotten a fonnal request but we expect signatures. according to Julie Griffin. the advisor to that (Jones') lawyers may ask for a bond motion." Chi Omega. Other sororities have been distributing Assistant District Attorney Vince Rabil said. "His petitions as well. The man who was arrested for two counts of torically, lawyers come in at the last minute and try "We're hoping to get 1.000 or more signatures." second-degree murder in the deaths of sophomores to surprise us.

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