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19 2010
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New leaders debut at final BOT meeting Chancellor Randy Woodson attends his first meeting formally as chancellor, Kelly Hook sworn in as Student Body President Ty Johnson Senior Staff Writer
The final Board of Trustees meeting of the academic year always features the swearing in of the newly-elected student body president and recognition of the incumbent’s accomplishments, but the SBP office wasn’t the only leadership position being passed on at Friday’s meeting at the Dorothy and Ray Park Alumni Center. Chancellor Randy Woodson attended the meeting formally for the first time as the head of the University as the transition between the interim chancellor, Jim Woodward, and Woodson came full circle. Woodson had nothing but praise for Woodward and said his aid during the change of power made the entire process nearly seamless. “From the day I was named chancellor, Jim Woodward has been a constant companion,” he said. “He has
helped me tremendously. The transition couldn’t have been smoother because Jim Woodward has been so collaborative.” But even as the University formally filled its top position Woodson already must begin the search for a permanent provost to relieve interim Warwick Arden. Woodson said while Arden had performed admirably in the role, the next step forward for the University was to unite in its search for a provost, which will be conducted through a service similar to the one that brought Woodson to Raleigh. “We all agree that we want to make sure that this search is open and aggressive,” Woodson said during the meeting. The meeting also included the swearing in of Kelly Hook as student body president. Outgoing president Jim Ceresnak gave his final report, highlighting his term’s accomplishments from getting Wolf Wheels rolling to Howl For Haiti. Hook, whose parents and brother were in attendance, said when she attends her final BOT meeting next April, she’ll have similar successes to share.
Meeting notes: Visitation: The Student and Campus Affairs Committee introduced the concept of 24-hour visitation to the Board of Trustees Friday after discussing the issue with campus leaders during the committee meeting Thursday. A formal proposal will come at the July 15 meeting, but the change would require amending University policies. Chair of the committee Barbara Mulkey said N.C. State was the only ACC institution that doesn’t allow any 24-hour visitation.
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Student Body President Kelly Hook is sworn in at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting as her parents and brother look on. Hook, a junior in political science, replaced outgoing president Jim Ceresnak on the board, which is the governing body of the University.
“When I get up there, I’m going to say we’re a better Wolfpack and a stronger student family than we were when we started,” Hook said, adding she’ll seek to fill vacancies on standing committees at the University to ensure student input is heard across
Windhover literary magazine released
the campus. Hook said there are 21 University standing committees with two seats reserved for students in each, and most of those seats are empty.
Construction: Renovations for Derr Track and J.W. Eisnehour Tennis Complex were discussed, as well as the opening of Engineering Building III, which is scheduled for May 30. Commencement: The spring 2010 commencement speaker will be broadcast journalist Charlie Rose. Graduation ceremonies are scheduled for May 15 at 9 a.m. in the RBC Center. Source: Board of Trustees
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purpose of Windhover.” Jeremy Purser, one of Windhover’s designers, said the book achieves that The quarter-inch, bronze-hued goal. “I wouldn’t really want someone to magazine Helen Dear holds in her hands as she stands in front of 150- look at this book and say, ‘Oh, this is plus twenty- to sixty-somethings is, really well designed.’ It’s important for lack of a better term, her baby. to us as designers to design well, but For nine months, Dear, the book’s more important that it’s a showcase for editor, has overseen every aspect of the work,” Purser, a junior in graphic the Windhover, from its design to its design, said. Although students at the event — visual, literary and audio content to its production to its distribution — some of whom read poems and played that’s here, now, Sunday night at the guitar in front of the crowd, another who read a piece of creative nonfiction Crafts Center. It even looks like Dear — or rather, — did notice the design, they mainly the style she has developed during referred to the magazine’s overall efher last four years as a graphic design fect. Tyler Haggard, a senior in creative major. The magazine is a collective effort writing who said he walked into the release for extra of four designers, credit — “I got two literary and t wo a b s e nc e s audio editors, a erased” — said production asthe book is a sistant and an “creative pool” entire body of he “didn’t even students, faculty know existed.” and alumni. The “I love seeeditors filtered ing something t hroug h hu nof this quality dreds of literary, visual and audio Tyler Haggard, senior in creative writing coming out of something I’m submissions to a associated with,” final 115 pieces. The designers “played off each oth- Haggard, who also performed, said. er’s strengths,” Dear said, to produce “The second I was handed this book, a muted, earth-toned book that maxi- I thought, ‘This looks like something I mized the effect not of the design, but would buy at Barnes & Noble for $15.’” Christine Copper, a senior in comthe artists’ content. “We wanted it to be contemporary munication who came to the event to and traditional,” she said. “We were support friends who worked on and hoping to shift the emphasis away were published in the book, agreed. “They did a good job of combining from the design of the magazine and aesthetics and making it pretty,” she onto the literature and work.” This year’s magazine features liter- said, “but also having a lot of good ary content more prominently than its content.” Although the posters and Facebook recent predecessors, Dear said. “One of the things I’m most proud messages emphasized “free snackies,” of is the amount of literary pieces. Laura Maruzzella, a senior in art and A big critique in years past was that design, said many people came for the there wasn’t enough,” she said. “I had snacks and “then they stay when they to fight myself by moving away from see what’s going on.” This is Maruzzella’s fourth release putting in a lot of artwork to focusing on literary content, which is the main party, and she said she has never seen Senior Staff Writer
“I love seeing something of this quality coming out of something I’m associate with .”
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With their feet in the 69º water of Lake Raleigh, Jennifer Kopenitz, junior in industrial engineering, and Julie Heyde, masters student in higher education administration, wait for the start of the Triangle Orthopaedic Sprint Triathlon on Centennial Campus Sunday. Kopenitz and Heyde were both on the club swim team and came out for the 750 meter swim, 10.5 mile bike, and 5k run. “It’s a little cold but hopefully it will be okay and warm up later on,” Kopenitz said before the race. She was later the first female finisher.
Graduate school to expand number of certificate programs Additional certificate programs will be created to accommodate an increase in interested departments Evan Johnson Staff Writer
The graduate school announced the addition of certificate programs, each about 15 credit hours and offered on both campus and online through distance education. A new registration system has been created, in addition to the new course offerings, to streamline the application process and help enrollment in the new certificates easier for students. The costs of enrollment in the certificate programs are equal to that of any masters or PhD level program. Lian Lynch, the assistant registrar at the graduate school has handled the influx of new applications. “We’ve had graduate certificates
several years now and we’re ramping obtain a degree but still attain certifiup the number because departments cation for different items.” Hugh Devine, the director of the are becoming more interested in them,” Lynch said. “It used to be that GIS program commented on the alstudents [in the programs] had non- ready apparent advantages of the new degree status but now they are treated certificate program. “First, it lets people in place in their as regular graduate students.” Currently there are 18 graduate current jobs, or very quickly from their programs, spanning across several current job get a new credential and i ncrease t heir departments, skills to move r a ng i ng f rom u p ,” D e v i n e the most popusaid. “Secondly, lar (counselor we def ine the educ at ion) to certificate as an other technolapplications creo g y o r i e nt e d dential so you’re programs, such primarily learna s geog raph ic ing to use a tool information sysset to apply to tems (GIS). w here ver you “There are two are, but it also main different sets you up if you ty pes [of proWill Hinkle, graduate student in want to go furgrams]. We are international studies ther you can get offering tradifull credit for the tional masters, PhD’s etc., and now the certificates courses if you decide to matriculate are in addition to other programs we offer,” Lynch said. “They are a way for students who don’t necessarily want to program continued page 3
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