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attend the Oconee Campus because they already have housing in Athens, believing that they would be admitted to UGA. We o " ~ many of you know, our are being up front by informing them that ~applications for fall semester are they may have to attend both campuses to significantly higher than last year and get a full schedule. Meanwhile, Dr. Stoy our Admissions, Records and Financial is working with current registration Aid offices are stretched very thin. numbers to see which classes we need to Then, on Monday of this week, we add. This, of course, assumes that we can received a request from the Chancellor's find faculty to teach them. Everyone is Office to waive our admissions deadline scrambling right now. (July 1) for transfer students denied admission to the University of Georgia A big thank you to all who are going far just last week. Four hundred students beyond the extra mile in preparing for an were denied last week. The University interesting fall! denied all those who had less than 60 hours (unless they had been officially accepted earlier) and denied all who were seeking transfer into the School of Business and School of Journalism.

After considerable discussions with " 4ela Megaw has been appointed R those on campus most affected and with ~a; a member of the USG the Chancellor's staff, we agreed to MERLOT Faculty Development team for work with as many of these students as FY 2004. As a member of the team, she we could, on a case-by-case basis. In will attend the MERLOT International other words, there would be no general Conference, attend an orientation session announcement that we were waiving our for new faculty development teams, attend deadline, and those students who apply the Teaching and Learning with Advanced with us must show documentation that Technologies Conference, and collaborate they had been denied admission to with team members in planning and UGA. presenting four regional MERLOT workshops for USG faculty and staff. We are adding temporarily to the staff in the Admissions and Records offices and The Advising Task Force has completed even borrowing some people from their year long study of advising and has around campus to pitch in during this submitted their recommendations. A copy crunch. of the recommendations from the Task Force has been placed in the mail box of Under the circumstances, I believe that all faculty. Please review these we are doing the right thing in helping recommendations when you have an these students. Most of them want to opportunity. All comments on the Page 2 TOWE.RTALK July 18, 2003 recommendations should be forwarded to either Penny This is obviously a significant increase over this time Mills or Mike Stoy. last year. Much of the increase is due to the expansion of the Oconee Campus. To a less extent, though still a factor, there is also growth in headcount numbers on the Gainesville Campus. As well, the registration process has been modified to allow more students to pre-register earlier, resulting In some a;ems that summer has just gotten started and increase in numbers at this early point. Jhere it is almost time for Fall Planning Week. Where does the time go? The third (and last) campus advisement/pre­ registration day is this coming Tuesday, July 22. Please take a minute to look at the schedule included Then, even though the advisement period will have in this issue as well as the schedule for Standing ended, Banner will remain open for student self­ Committee meetings on Friday and mark your registration through July 31, 2003 . Since there will calendar accordingly. not be an issue of Tower Talk issued next week an update of numbers will be posted to the campus bulletin board on Wednesday, July 23 , and then periodically until July 31.

ae;;has been a revision to the Statewide Travel JR~~ulations. Changes have been made to the sections regarding Reimbursement of Meal Expenses nnouncements . (3.1-3.4); Travel by State-Owned or Personal Vehicles (5.1-5.2); Travel by Rented or Public Transportation (6.1-6.4); and Miscellaneous Travel Expenses (8.1). A

The Internet address for the Statewide Travel raze GRep to eJazz Regulations has been changed. The new Internet address is as follows: crndap, eJulp 18, 2003 http://www.audits.state.ga.uslinternet/nalgad/trvlreg OffJf!llth.1cr!! Am cYenter .pdf featuring . 'Che c9cdnesv!llc (i'o//e5e cJcrzz ~cmd & OfJpecicr/ c9uest Artists Gates open at 6 p.m.)\ Concert at 8 p.m.

'" ~f Thursday morning (July 17) at 8 a.m., Oconee Chamber of Commerce ~3,292 students have pre-registered for Fall Ribbon Cutting at the Oconee Campus Semester classes at GC - another record number. As Tuesday, July 29 at 11 a.m. of the same time last year, (end of the second This is a momentous occasion in the history of advisement day) 2,250 students had pre-registered. Gainesville College and all of you who can are invited Of the 3,292 students pre-registered, 2,416 are to attend. Two of the College vans have been registered for courses taught on the Gainesville reserved so if you would like to ride, please call Campus, and 932 on the Oconee Campus. (Some are Leora, X3610, to get your name on the list. taking courses at both campuses.) ------

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YOUR NOMINA TIONSARE NEEDED

ELEANOR CRAWFORD . AWARD Help us celebrate "Outstanding Staff Member" ... a lifetime of service. The Gainesville College Alumni AS$ociation You are cordially invited to a drop-in would like to invite you to submit reception honoring Priscilla Rankin upon nominations for the annual Eleanor Crawford her retirement from Gainesville College. Award which will be presented at .the Faculty/Staff breakfast on August 12. This John Harrison Hosch Library award recognizes a member of the College AVRoom STAFF for extraordinary loyalty, dedication, Wednesday, July 23, and service to the College. 1:30 - 3 p.m.

Those NOT eligible for consideration are In lieu of gifts Priscilla requests donations be made to the faculty members. and previous recipients of Gainesville College Foundation earmarkedfor the Ann Purdy the Award: or Frances Meadows Scholarship Funds.

1990 - Clara Phelps · 1996 - Blanche Kinney 0000000 Ead Poole 1997 - Gloria Brown 1991 - Frances 1998 - Mary McDade First Colloquium Program of Fall Semester Meadows 1999 - Judy Forbes Robert Stutman, "Ecstasy - It's not a state of mind." 1992 - Ervin Crow 2000 - Diane Carpenter . Wednesday, August 27, noon, CEI08. Mr. Stutman 1993 - Peggy Stevens 2001 - Brandon Haag . has made a 25-year career as one of America's highest 1994 - Roger Brady 2002 - Sarah Booker profile drug busters and is considered one of the 1995 - Steve Langston nation's experts on drug issues.

If you wish to nominate someone for this . \, award, please write a brief statement about the ******* person and send it to Michelle B. Brown- .... GAINESVILLE COLLEGE ' Alumni Office or e-mail mbrown. SNOW SKIING/SNOWBOARDING PROGRAM Nominations submitted the two years will December 14-17, 2003 automatically be reconsidered. The deadline PHED 1800 for nominations is Friday, August 1. Open to Staff, Faculty & Friends

Itinerary: Dec. 14: 3 p.m. - Orientation at French-Swiss Rentals. 6 - 10 p.m. - Appalachian Ski Mountain LOWER POND FISHING -, Dec. 15: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Appalachian Ski Mtn. Friday - Sunday (August 1 -3 ) Instruction in morning and afternoon. Skills and written test in afternoon. Page 4 TOWER TALK July 18, 2003

Dec. 16: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Ski Beech ARMCHAIR TRA VELOGUE with Gloria J. Brown, 1998 GC Retiree Dec. 17: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Sugar Mtn Travel Home. ~ The Land of Natural Beauty & Ed Cabell! Includes: Four sessions of skiing/snowboarding SC511.A Instruction with the French-Swiss Ski A number of years ago Ed Cabell, College at Appalachian Ski Mountain former Professor of Drama/Director of the GC Slope Tickets Theater, expounded on the beauty of his "adopted" *Equipment: Skis, boots, poles or home fueling my desire to tour not only Nova Scotia Snowboard/boots (additional fee for (New Scotland) but the adjoining Canadian snowboard rental) Maritimes as well. Our Acadian odyssey began in Boston with a Lodging for three nights, Graystone "duck" (large land and water vehicle named Lodge, Boone, North Carolina Beantown Betty) tour of the city. The guide asked for Text a volunteer driver and, of course, yours truly Cost per person: Skiers Boarders Own EQuip. volunteered! The "big dig"(reconstruction of 4 per room $223 $250 $203 roads/bridges/tunnels/many buildings) has been 3 per room 237 264 217 underway for about five or more years in this city with 2 per room 265 292 245 more years to go so driving is somewhat nerve­ Single 349 376 329 wracking but manning the "duck" in the Boston Own housIng . 181 208 161 Harbor was really quite tranquil and not at all as hair­ raising as the city's roads! Heading north later in the Contact: Dana Von Badinski at 770-718-3645 day to Portland through the beautiful countryside of E-mail: [email protected] Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, we drove through the small village of Kennybunkport and slowly past the Bush Compound - noting the beautiful The Gainesville College family extends its seaside home, Secret Service cottages, and the ~, heartfelt sympathy to retiree Heyward Gnann, President's favorite fishing hole! ~ whose sister, Elaine G. Smith, recently passed The overnight ferry from Portland, Maine, to away after a lengthy illness. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, was "sailing" at its best with small but complete state rooms, our 'transportation' tucked away in the bottom deck, lots of lobster, mussels, and scallops for dinner and musical \1Ringing Our Bells\. entertainment in the lounge. After disembarking in Yarmouth the following noon we traveled a history­ laced journey along the Evangeline Trail, visited St. Margarita Munoz and Francine Dibben attended Mary's Church considered to have the tallest wooden Mexico: Puerta de las Americas (Gateway to the steeples in North America, and toured the first French Americas) June 11-13 in Mexico City. The purpose settlement in North America at Port Royal established of the conference was to increase artistic exchange in the 1600's. The Acadians, not wishing to swear and cultural understanding between the countries of allegiance to the King of England, were eventually the Americas. Margarita and Francine also met with deported with some settling in Louisiana. These Ignacio Escarcega, Director of the School of Theatre people are now known as Cajuns. Arts at the National Institute of Fine Arts (Instituto Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia since 1749, is a beautifully clean city abounding with historic Nacional de Bellas Artes Escuela de Arte Teatral), of homeslbuildings perched on hills around the harbor which Margarita is a graduate. Maestro Escarcega is and the Atlantic Ocean. We watched the changing of very interested in collaborating with Gainesville College in a study abroad program being planned for next Maymester in Mexico City. Page 5 TOW£RTALK July 18,2003 the guard in their kilted uniforms at The Citadel (a Descendants of the author are happy to sign as many star-shaped fortress) which has stood watch as it has copies of "Anne" books that you wish to purchase! done since the city was the principal British naval The musical performance of "Anne" was held that station in North America. "Georgia on my Mind" was evening at the Confederation Center of the Arts in lustily sung in one of the many Irish pubs along the Charlottetown. To be in the very setting of the waterfront the first evening in Halifax accompanied author's homeland - the "land of shining waters" - by an 88 year old Haligonian (as the people in Halifax made the performance especially captivating! call themselves) woman on her wooden spoons! On Next on the itinerary was St. Andrews, New a sad note, we visited the cemeteries where many Brunswick, via the nine-mile long Confederation victims of the Titanic were buried and toured the Bridge, the world's longest bridge over water that museum recounting this disaster of 1912 with its freezes. St. Andrews by-the-Sea was mapped by the numerous tragic stories, as well as, the disaster King of England's surveyor in 1783 and is divided which occurred five years later that killed thousands into 60 perfectly squared blocks separated by wide, of Haligonians when two heavily-laden arms ships tree-lined streets. It boasts many old historic homes collided in Halifax Harbor. Some city clocks are and businesses virtually unchanged since 1800. This stopped today at that fateful moment in time. quaint and charming village sits on the Bay of Fundy Peggy's Cove, not far from Halifax, is a tourist-must whose tides are considered the highest in the world. and looks similar to the top of Stone Mountain, Because of the funnel shape and dimensions of the Georgia, but surrounded by water. The lighthouse at Bay, the twice-daily tides that hit the shoreline are the edge of the granite cliffs overlooking the ocean amplified - rising an incredible 36 to 48 feet at the serves as their post office! upper end of the Bay. From this harbor we took a On our way to Baddeck on Cape Breton Island catamaran about 30 miles out to whale watch and (the northeastern part ofthe Province of Nova Scotia) found seals, porpoises, the 'oh so cute puffins' and we crossed by way ofthe mile-long Canso Causeway. bald eagles. Did you know a bald eagle's nest ·can Alexander Graham Bell's home and museum weigh as much as two tons? Salmon and herring overlooks the beautiful Bras d'Or Lake (an inland (sardines) farms were numerous among the inlets. salt-water lake) where he created many inventions The following day we caught a boat to Campobello including man-carrying kites, airplanes, and the Island (summer home of President Franklin & Eleanor fastest boat at that time. Exploring mile after stunning Roosevelt), toured spectacular Acadia National Park mile of Cabot Trail with its jagged peaks rising from (the only national park in the Northeast) and Cadillac the sea along the amazing coastline and the pastoral Mountain (the highest point on the eastern seaboard of grandeur of Cape Breton Highlands National Park the U.S. at 1,530 feet) on Mount Desert Island, then evoked images of the Scottish Highlands to many. At on to Bar Harbor for more lobsters, scallops, mussels Pictou, a picturesque village on the Northumberland and chowders and a SUCCESSFUL whale watching Straits where the first Scottish settlers to the area cruise - Humpback and Minke. To be close to these landed in 1773, we took another ferry to Prince magnificent creatures as they frolicked ill the deep Edward Island (PEl), Canada's smallest province and was a special experience never to be forgotten! what some call the "Garden of the Gulf' (Gulf of St. Ed's laudatory commentaries on Nova Scotia are Lawrence), with its many potato and dairy farms, and now thoroughly understood - his adopted land of the fisheries. This island when discovered by the French abundantly flowering roadside Lupines (pink/bluel explorer, Jacques Cartier, in 1534 was already yellow spiked flowers), the hauntingly mournful occupied by the Micmac tribe, who still live and Celtic and folk songs played on the fiddle, the ever­ flourish on the island. Later came the French surrounding lakes, rivers, bays and ocean, the granite Acadians, and then the Scots and Irish - all together and sandstone cliffs, the great tides and reversing creating a rich culture and . Charlottetown is falls, and the lighthouses and lobster pots as prevalent the smallest of the Canadian capitals and the oldest as the friendly people - I now understand his love for city in the province. Province House, where the first this land and why he returned there so often! meeting to discuss the lmion of Canada was held, is A visit to this area of North America is to step located here. North of Charlottetown is the small back in time to an era of , beauty, and village of Cavendish, the home of Lucy Montgomery, graciousness. author of the classic novel "Anne of Green Gables." (pLEASE PRINT) off or used as door prizes at the function. A very nice GAINESVILLE meal is served. All members of the college COLLEGE WOMEN'S Name of Member: community are invited to attend. ORGANIZATION Refreshments Committee: Responsible for refreshments at meetings and other events where MEMBERSHIP FORM Home Address: ------refreshments will be served. Scrapbook Committee: This committee is JULY 1, 2003 - JUNE 30, 2004 Home Phone: ------responsible for the inclusion of all photos and articles Work Phone: ------of GCWO events in the scrapbook. GC Position and Location: Special Projects Committee: (1) Book Scholarships - really nothing to do on this; 2) Retirement Gifts - work with Treasurer to secure retirement gifts; and 3) I wish to join the Gainesville College Women's Retired ( ) please check if yes If funds are available, this committee will survey Organization for the year 2003-2004. Paid campus cost center heads for needs in their area that membership entitles me to participate in trips, Spouse 0(, ______cannot be purchased with state funds and then fundraisers, meetings, lunch and learn, and other needs to membership for consideration of funding. planned events for the year. Please select one or more ( ") committees below to serve on for the 2003/2004 year. (See Program/Activities Committee: This committee is Please complete the form below and send it responsible for planning all programs and activities committee descriptions). along with your $5.00 yearly dues to Jackie for the organization. The Vice President of the Mauldin, Bookstore. (Make checks payable to organization will this committee. Christmas AuctionlLuncheon GCWO). Spouses of employees are invited to __Programl Activities join and fully participate in the GCWO activities. Service Project (Gateway House): This committee Refreshments will be responsible for being the contact for the __Service Project (Gateway House) Gateway House and letting the membership (as well Retirees are also invited to join. __Scrapbook as the campus as a whole) know of their monthly __Ways & Means (Cookbook) needs. Will be responsible for taking all donated __Special Projects Committee items to the Gateway House after collection.

Ways & Means Committee: This committee will come up with ways to raise funds, if needed. The Committee Descriptions GCWO Cookbook will be available for sale this fall. Christmas Luncheon/Auction: Main fundraising event for the year. It is either held on campus or off campus (usually decided by Chair and committee members). Members of the organization solicit donations or makelbake items to be either auctioned 2003-2004 Standing Committee Meeting Schedule Fall Planning Week - Friday, August 15, 2003

9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

Prof. Development - CE 109/110 Admissions - CE 134 Academic Affairs - CE 109/110 Faculty: Stuart Beaman Harriett Allison Byron Drew Steve Blair Francine Dibben Lynn Lathem Bea Chapman Charles Fowler Joan Marler Lee Clendenning Tim Howell Michallene McDaniel Theresa Dove-Waters Charles Karcher Penny Mills Cheryl Harris DannyLau Jason Mosser Brad Strickland Lois Lynn Paula Nolibos Lisa Watson Angela Megaw Lillian Welch Gary Preston Staff: Faculty Senate - CE 109/110 Connie Ringger Alfred Barker Charles Burchfield Lewis Rogers Amy Collins Piotr Hebda Katie Simmons Debbie Farmer Rebecca Homan Mike Stoy T.J. Johnston Brian Kline Caitlin Wills-Toker Glenn Preston Andrew McAlister Sixto Torres Paul Murray New Registrar Colloquium - CE 134 Kerry Stewart Dan Cabaniss Lillian Welch Staff Council- CE 116/117 Ellen Graveman Sheryl Williams Brenda Adams James Howard Alfred Barker Mary Mayhew Student Affairs - CE 1161117 Sarah Booker Glenn Preston Anne Bessac Sheree Corbin Warren Rogers Tom Burns Julia Davies Mike Ryan Delbert Greear Debbie Farmer Ray-Lynn Snowden Beth Holmes Joyce Ferguson New Library Person Chris Semerjian Mary Hamby Peggy Strickland T. 1. Johnston Library/ACTT - CE 116/117 Lisa Watson Sloan Jones Deborah Bolding Douglas Young Garry Merritt Linda Brown Leora Myers Byron Drew Tony Phillips James Howard Jason Ponders Christine J onick Glenn Preston Stacy Koffman -Dana Nichols Alpha Sheriff Becky Webb GAINESVILLE COLLEGE FALL PLANNING WEEK ACTIVITIES 2003

Monday, August 11 Tuesday, Aut:?;ust 12 Wednesday, Atigq.st 13 Thursday, August 14 Friday, Aut:?;ust 15

8:15-4:00 8:30-10:45 9:00-6:00 9:00-6:00 9:00-12:00

New Personnel Orientation Annual College Breakfast Registration Registration Standing Committee I

Continuing Education Oconee Campus Gainesville Campus Meetings I Continuing Education I Room 1091110 10:45-11:45 9:00-11:30 6:30-9:00 p.m. Continuing Education *

Joint Faculty/Staff Professional Development Part-time Faculty Meeting Workshops Orientation Noon CE 108 Auditorium Gainesville Campus Gainesville Campus Ice Cream Social 11:45-12:30 CE 108 Auditorium ACTT Center Outside Continuing Faculty Meeting 1:00-3:00 Education CE 108 Health-related Workshops Afternoon Staff Meeting CE 1091110 Gainesville Campus Personal Planning Locations TBA Afternoon

Division Meetings

6:30-9:00 p.m.

Part-time Faculty Orientation *See reverse fj;Jr Oconee Campus schedule o[meetings Classroom Building and room numbers. Room 313 ;