The Chanticleer September 18,1986 Val. 34 NO. 3 Jacksonvillle State University + Jacksonville. Ala. 36265 Capacity crowd honors McGee By ROY WILLIAMS Chanticleer Senior Editor A crowd of over 1,000 students, faculty and administration gathered at the Leone Cole Auditorium last Thursday to welcome and honor the new president, Dr. Harold McGee. The student - faculty tea, organized by SGA president Vonda Barbour, was the largest social gathering of its type ever held on campus, said Barbour. "We (the SGA) thought it would be neat for the student body to came together as a whole to honor Dr. Mae,instead of the University always being separated by Greeks, independents, faculty and staff. I'm real pleased with how it turned out," Brbour said. --- She extended her thanks to all the organizations, clubs and individuals who helped to make the program a success. "If we (the University) all work together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish this year," Barbour said. The tea consisted of the following activities: (1) Alpha Xi Delta began the program with a slide show presentation. (2) The president of Phi Beta Lambda, the business fraternity, gave a welcome to Dr. McGee. (3) The JSU Marching Ballerinas performed to the Southerners' tune of "Quilting Party." (4) The JSU Cheerleaders did several cheers. (5) The president of SAM (The Society for the Advancement of Management) welcomed Dr. McGee and presented him with honorary membership ta the club. (6) Harvard University; James E. Jacobson, editor of The Delta Zeta sorority performed one of their rush skits, "The D. Z. Shuffle," Birmingham News; and Professor of Political Science a parody of the Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle." (7) Scott Green of t William C. Havard of Vanderbilt University. They the Baptist Campus Ministry played the guitar and sang "I've Never Been : discussed how the South has changed during the half Out of His Care." (9) Zeta Tau Alpha sang their adaptation of "Footloose." e century that has followed publication of Wilbur Cash's (10) Tzena Gibbs and Judy Bolton of Phi MU sorority sang a medley of y book "Mind of the .South," which delves into the tunes they had written. regimentation and peculiarity of the region. McGee, who attended the tea with his wife, Gayle, said that he was very (See TEA, Page 2) Music department receives national accreditation By Roy Williams culmination of many years of hard must undergo an intense inspection effort for accreditation in 1982, the music curriculum, the music Chanticleer Senior Editor work by the facultv, students and by national accrediting agents. when it completed a self study and department was accredited. The JSU music department re- administration," said Dr. James submitted it to the national agency. The music department received The only other state schools cently received national accredits- Fairleigh said. Two years later, an whose music departments have re- Fairleigh, chairman of the music professional accreditation, which evaluation team visited the campus ceived accreditation are the Univer- tion from the National Association department. applies to a specific academic area. Music, becoming the An accreditation is an honor be- and aeterred a decision on accredit- sity of Alabama, Auburn Cniver- third department at the University T~~ other academic areas, the col- ing until a later date. sity, Samford University. the Uni- Only "On programs that leges education aria nursing. to receive such an honor. in June, after the department had versity south ~l~b~~~,and the have proven themselves as outstan- have professional accreditation. of "We feel ecstatic and honored ding in their fields, ~~i~l~i~hsaid, met such requirements as purchas- unlverslty ot l\~lontevallo, to be accredited. This represents a ~~~~~t~~~t~under The music department began its ing 12 pianos and making changes in (See MUSIC, page s, Three males arrested for series of campus crimes By ROY WLLLIAMS Officer Shawn Giddy initiated the video cassette recorder and other three suspects and recovery of the property. They are currently belng Chanticleer Senior Editor investigation after two pick-up small items were stolen from stolen merchandise, which we held in the Calhoun County jail. Three area males were arrested trucks, located on the campus, were Forney Hall and a Penn House estimate to be worth nearly $3,000," "I'd like to commend all the of- by the University Police Depart- broken into during the week of Sept . Apartment. Nichols said. ficers involved in this case for doing ment last weekend in connection 2. ltvo equalizers and other elec- an excellent, professional job. I also with several burglaries and thefts tronic equipment were taken from "An ongoing investigation con- The three suspects have received urge everyone to be aware of any that have occurred on campus the the vehicles. ducted by our department, with felony charges ranging from suspicious people on campus and past few weeks, Dr. David Nichols, assistance from the Jacksonville burglary, to breaking and entering a look out for your neighbor's chief of university police, reported. On Sept. 11, a dual cassette player, City Police, resulted in the arrest of vehicle and receiving stolen welfare," Nichols said. This workshop is designed for the nontraditional student who is returning to college after a number of years or who is attending college for the first time after a number of years' absence from a formal academic environment. The focus of the workshop is how CDCS can be supportive and enhance college "survival." ---'---------------------- .............................. The Miss Afro American Association Pageant will be held Sept. 23, 7:30p.m., in the Leone Cole Auditorium. The winner of the pageant will vpresent AAA in the upcoming homecoming festivities. Contestants Students who wish to participate Ms. Harris said the course will students can use in job interviews in a journalism workshop should offer a flexible schedule. There will with The appear contact Ms. Glenda Harris at be no assigned textbook. The stu- in campus publications. Anyone who 231-5468 during the day or 435-5793 dents will receive one-on-one as- has thought about journalism as a enrolled are eligible to take the general assignment reporting. the course. A wide background in course. Students go to the "We will be results-oriented. Stu- the liberal arts is increasingly ap- office of Dr. Dan Marsengill in dents will be able to do the work preciated by editors, and we hope to Mason Hall to add the course. largely at their own discretion, pro- attract students from across many Three credit hours will be viding they meet the assigned dead- disciplines." awarded for writing a series of line for each story. Details concerning the time and assigned news articles. participants date of the class will be announced will work in a professional at- "The objective is to produce to the students who call for more mosphere in realistic assign- portfolio-worthy clippings which the information. ments result in published articles learn about career opportunities. For touched by the show o£support he has received from the University. BG----____--______ or call ext. 4478. "JSU truly deserves its reputation as 'the friendliest campus in the South'. I appreciate all the warmth and welcome the organizations have All clubs and organizations are encouraged to sponsor a c shown ;me. And I assure you that we will sustain ourselves as the out- the 1986 homecoming pageant to be held Oct. 9. Forms are standing institution in the state of Alabama," he said. the Student Govenunent Association office, 4th floor, At the conclusion of the program, SGA vice president Kelly McCreless deadline for entry is Oct. 2, 4 p.m. presented Dr. McGee with a gift of welcome. ............................... ...............................ext. 5781, or Dr. Ivy Mallishamat ext. 5482. instead of one. stories in this edition are tran- Serving Faculty, Staff, Students, & smitkd by computer directly to a Every Member of Your Family. typesetting machine some 12 miles away via telephone. 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Now, when our ad- dollars in state funding, the secondary data were used to obtain fiscal year of 1985 was $17.8 million. students. - The total value of local ministrators go to Montgomery to University's economic impact on the the information needed to measure - The initial impact of expenditures business property, both real seek more funds from the state surrounding areas will probably the University's impact. in Calhoun and Etowah Counties by property and inventories, due to to legislature, they can show our remain just as high, Dr. Bill The study had three main pur- the University, its employees, and the existence of JSU was $187.7 results and prove how influential Fielding, chairman of the finance poses: (1) to provide the University students was $56.1 million. - $34.8 million. JSU is. This can prove to be a very department and co-author of a study and the local community with a million of expansion in the Calhoun- In a survey of students that ac- valuable promotional tool," he said.