s.c. LD270.07 .A262 1990 Jan 90- Mav 91 11 47 0092901 . SPOTLIGHT Apublication bythePublicRelationsOi::..: AUGUSTA COLLEGE ^°^ '^"^ WEEKS OF JANUARY 8-21, 1990 TECHNOLOGY & ETHICS LECTURE The AC Center for the Humanities will kick off its new lecture series-, "Technological Issues and Ethical Considerations" Tues- day, Jan. 9. Dr. Margaret Maxey and Clinf Murchison, Sr., Chair of Free Enterprise at the Univ. of Texas at Austin will discuss "Technology and Human Values: Beyond Faust, Frankenstein, and Fate." On Jan. 21, Dr. Lionel Zumbro, assistant clinical profes- sor in the Dept. of Surgery at MCG, will discuss "Ethical and Other Subjective Considerations in Transplanting Hearts and Lungs." The lectures will be held at 8 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. AC HONORS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. On Sunday, Jan. 14, AC, Paine College, and MCG will host several events in hon—or of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 9 a.m. A Prayer Breakfast will be held in AG's College Activity Center cafeteria at a cost of $4 per person (call ext. 1411 for reserv—ations) . 4:30 p.m. A Freedom March will be held, beginning at Paine College and endi—ng at AC. 5:30 p.m. Gospel Music Program, Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. — 6 p.m. Louisiana Senator Cleo Fields to speak. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. TRIBUTE TO BLACK COMPOSERS The Fine Arts Department will present a series of three lecture/recitals focusing on the music of Black composers Jan. 16, 17, and 18 in the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. Myron Munday, AC Visiting Artist-in-Residence, will make the free presentations. On Jan. 16, he will speak on "The Influence of the Negro Spiritual on Choral Music" at 8 p.m.; on Jan. 17 he will speak on "The Influence of the Negro Spiritual on Vocal Music" at noon; and on Jan. 18 he will speak on "The Influence of the Negro Spiritual on Keyboard Music" at 8 p.m. POETRY READING IS COMING UP Mr. D. L. Emblen will present a poetry reading from his works Wednesday, January 10, at 8 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. Mr. Emblen has published five volumes of poetry, including Under the Oaks Notes from Travels and The Sue Poems He earned the . , . B.S. degree from San Diego State University, the M.A. (English) from San Francisco State University, and has completed further study at several other institutions, including the Univ. of Hawaii and Cornell Univ. Everyone is invited to the reading. NEW ART EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY A new exhibit is on display through Jan. 26 in the Fine Arts Center Lobby Gallery. "The Realist Continuum" is an invitational exhibit which includes works by Donald Furst (Univ. of North Carolina at Wilmington), Michael Aurbach (Vanderbilt Univ.), Ken Procter (Univ. of Montevallo) and Scott Duce (Wesleyan College) , The opening reception will be held wed., Jan. 10, from 12-1 p.m. in the Gallery. _______ REESE LIBRARY- AUGUSTA COLLEGE CLARINET/SAXOPHONE RECITAL IS COMING UP The Fine Arts Department will present a clarinet/saxophone con- cert featuring Alan Drake, professor of music, and Dr. Gerald Farmer of West Georgia College. The concert will be presented Sunday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Maxwell Performing Arts Thea- tre. The concert will feature pieces by Hindemith, Heiden, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens, and Vaughan Williams. CESAR FRANCK RECITALS TO BE PERFORMED > A series of three lecture/recitals spotlighting the music of Cesar Franck will be presented at area churches by Dr. John Schaeffer— beginning Jan. 21. The presentations, entitled "In Memoriam Cesar Franck," will survey his complete works for pipe organ and are free. The Jan. 21 program will be presented at 3 p.m. at St. Mary on the Hill Roman Catholic Church; the April 22 program will be presented at 3 p.m. at Covenant Presbyterian Church; and the Oct. 7 program will be presented at 3 p.m. at Warren Baptist Church. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION BRINGS LECTURER TO CAMPUS During the week of Jan. 15 Dr. Anthony Gregorc, internationally known researcher, writer and lecturer will be at AC to share his research findings in the area of teaching and learning styles and their implications. The first session, (for present and former graduate students as well as teachers and administrators) to be , held Jan. 16 from 4-7:50 p.m., is for those not familiar with his work. The second session to be held Jan. 18 from 4-7?50 p.m., is a follow-up for the introductory session. These sessions will be held in Butler Hall. Faculty members are invited to meet with Dr. Gregorc Jan. 16 and 17 from 12:30-2:30 (the sessions are sequential). Members of the President's Council, the Council of Deans, and department chairs, are invited to meet with him Jan. 18 from 12:30-2:30 p.m., and attendance at the first two sessions is suggested. No meeting place has been confirmed yet for these sessions. Contact the School of Education for more information. — AC Sports News: Jan.—10 basketball (M) vs. Radford, 7:30 p.m.. Civic Center;—Jan. 12 swimming (W) vs. Ga. Southern, 4 p.m., AC pool; Jan. 15— basketball (W) vs. Winthrop College, 7:30 p.m., AC gym—; Jan. 17 basketball (W) vs. Ga. State, 7 p.m., AC gym; Jan. 22— basketball (W) vs. Baptist College, 7 p.m., AC gym; Jan. 27 basketball (W) vs. Radford, 5 p.m., and (M) vs. College of Charleston, 7:30 p.m., AC gym. ROWING CLOB NEWS: AC has a super rowing club! Within the past eight months, they have defeated crews from the Citadel, Duke, Auburn, and UNC. The club has a need for more coaches. If you have any experience in rowing, call Kathy Hamrick at ext. 1672 for more information. The AC Film Series presents Letter From a Dead Man Jan. 11, and women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Jan. 18. Both films will be shown at 8:15 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. Admission is $2 general, $1 special (non-AC students, senior citizens, active alumni), and free with an AC I.D. Unfortunately, Augusta College will not have a 1990 student/staff telephone directory printed this year. Last year's directory was provided to the College free through advertisements sold by the Rogers Publishing Company. This year, sufficient funding could not be generated through ad sales, so no directory will be print- ed. EMPLOYEE UNDERGOES HEART SURGERY In December, Mary Adams (Business Office) underwent heart surgery at University Hospital. She's had a rocky road to recovery, and spent almost a month in the recovery room due to breathing prob- lems. Her condition is improving, hov/ever, and now Mrs. Adams is in a regular room. Get well cards and wishes will reach her on the fifth floor. The Public Relations Office has an ample supply of new city maps of Augusta for anyone wanting them. A new publication. Your Time Out which is published by-Streeter Printing, is also available , in the P.R. Office. It spotlights leisure-time activities, restaurants, and tours in the Augusta area. Direct deposit for faculty and employees paid on a monthly basis is scheduled to go into effect with the February payroll. For technical reasons, the Payroll Office is only able to offer this convenience to employees paid on a monthly basis at this time. For anyone who missed the original cut-off date for applying for direct deposit, now is the time to contact the Payroll Office for information. W-2 forms for 1989 will be attached to the monthly and 2nd bi-weekly payroll checks in January. , The Sociology Club gave a pair of finches, a birdcage, food, and accessories to the Blair House Nursing Home on Milledgeville Road for an entertaining Christmas gift for the residents. Ernestine Thompson and members of the club presented the birds to the -Blair House on December 19. PHYSICAL PLANT MAKES POSTHUMOUS AWARD The late Ronald Bodie was selected as employee of the 4th quarter and Employee of the Year for the Physical Plant. He was- with. -AC four years prior to his untimely death. He was a valuable member of the AC community and will be missed by everyone. Placement/Co-op News: Night hours, from 9:30 a.m.-7:30 — — p.m. 1/8, 1/16. Placement Orientation Sessions 1/8, 5:30 p.m.; 1/11, 8 a.m.; 1/16, 5:30 p.m.; 1/19, 10 a.m. Upcoming seminars: "From Reeboks to Wingtips, 1/16, 3 p.m.; "I Proudly Present Me," 1/10, 3 p.m. "What Do I Say?" 1/11, 2 p.m., and 1/19, noon. Advance sign-up required. The Placement Office now offers a COMPLETE resume service. Bring a typed rough draft of your resume to the Placement Office and it will be critiqued. To complete the service, take a master copy of the final draft to Walton way American Speedy Printing to have copies made. The Resume Package includes 25 resumes, 25 plain sheets for cover letters, and 25 matching envelopes for only $6.50. HAPPY BIRTHDAYl SHARON ROSS (Sch. of Business Admin.), DELORES SWEARINGER (Sch. of Education), 1/9; MARY ANN CASHIN (Reese Library), LINDA M. CLARY (Sch. of Education), F. SUZANNE TALBERT (Counseling & Testing) , 1/12; RONALD TALLMAN (Arts & Sciences) 1/13; MALINDA LOWERY NEAL (Cafeteria), 1/14; DAVID JOHN ANNA (Nursing) 1/15; MARY ADAMS (Development) DONALD BROWN (Sch. of , , Business Admin.), FREDDY MAYNARD (Math & Computer Sci.), 1/16; FREDDIE FLYNT (Continuing Education) PAUL SIDLER (Sch. of Busi- , ness Admin.), 1/20; MICHAEL R. BROWN (Fine Arts), ELIZABETH HOUSE (Developmental Studies) 1/21. , Digitized by tlie Internet Arclnive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS IVIembers, Sloan Foundation and the Augusta State University Foundation Inc. http://www.archive.org/details/acspotli19901199091augu SPOTLIGHT AUGUSm Apublication bythePublicRelationsOffice COLLEGE FOR THE tVEEKS CF JANUARY 22-FEBRUARy 4, 1990 NATIONAL PLAYERS RETORN The AC Lyceum Series will present The National Players in A Midsummer Night's Dream January 26 and Nicholas Nickldpv January 27 in the Grover C. Maxv/ell Performing Arts Theatre. Both plays will be performed at 2 and 8 p.m., and admissiai is general matinee: $6, and evening: $7; special admission (non-AC students, senior citizens, active alumni) matinee: $3, and evening: $5. There is no charge for AC students, faculty, and staff mei±)ers who present a current PC l.D. card at the door. Students and community menbers are urged to get their tickets in advance through the Office of Student Activities. MUSIC FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL The AC Fine Arts nusic faculty will present the 6th Annual Music Faculty Scholarship Recital Thursday, February 1, at 8 p.m. in the Grover C. Max- well Performing Arts Theatre. Monies raised from the concert fund niasic scholarships for deserving AC students. Admission is $5 general and $2 for senior citizens and students. TECHNOLOGY & EimCS LECTURE Cn Tuesday, Jan. 23, Dr. Richard Martin of the Department of Hiimanities at MCG, will discuss "Ethical Issues in Fetal Tissue Transplants." Dr. Paul Klimstra, executive vice president for research and development at Searle Pharmaceuticals, will be discussing "Selecting Disease Targets for Pharma- ceutical Research" cai Jan. 30. Both lectures will be held at 8 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. AC STUDENT HaiORED AT ACADH4IC RECOGNTTICN DAY AC student Scott Keller Fogleman will be honored at the Lftiiversity System's fourth annual Academic Recognition Day on Tues., Jan. 23. Scott is a senior, majoring in Business A±iiinistration (Accounting) He will be . acconpanied by his wife Linda and Dr. Richard S. Wallace. A student from each of the system's 34 colleges and universities will be honored. ART EXHIBITS CN DISPLAY "The Realist Continuum" will continue to be an display in the Fine Arts Center Lobby Gallery until Jan. 26. A new exhibit will begin on Feb. 1 through Feb. 28. "Recent Abstraction" is an invitational exhibit. The opening reception will be held wed., Feb. 7, from 12-1 p.m. in the Gallery. POETRY READII3G IS CaUMG UP The AC Department of Languages and Literature will present a poetry reading by Pattiann Rogers on Hon., Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room on carpus. Following Ms. Rogers' reading, a receptioi sponsored by the Augusta Authors Club will be teld at the Maxwell Alumni House, located at 2339 McDowell Street. The reading is part of the Georgia Poetry Circuit Series sponsored by the Georgia Humanities Council, the Georgia Council for the Arts, the AC Cullum Lecture Series, and the Augusta Authors Club. PC JAZZ FESTIVAL IS CaUNG UP The fifth annual PC Jazz Festival will be held Thurs., Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. The concert will feature Bill Watrous, tronbone virtuoso, and admissioi will be $4 general, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free with PC I.D. AugustaCollegeisanaflirmatiueaction/equalopportunityinstitution ASeniorUnitoftheUniversitySystemofGeorgia , The PC Film Series presents Lancelot of the Lake Jan. 25, and The Family Feb. 1. Both films will be shown at 8:15 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. Admission is $2 general, $1 special (non-AC students, senior citi- zens, active alumni), and free with an AC I.D. — AC Sports News: Jan. 22 basketball (W) vs. B^tist College, 7 p.m., AC gym; basketball (W) vs. Radford, 5 p.m., and (M) vs. College of Charleston, 7:30 p.m., AC gym. — Placement/Co-op News: Night h—ours, from 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 1/8, 1/16. Placement Orientation Sessions Wfed., 1/24, 1:30 & 5:30 p.m.; Thurs., 2/1, 2 & 5:30 p.m. Upcaning seminars: "I Proudly Present Me," Mon., 1/22, 11 a.m.; "What Do I Say?" Tues., 1/23, 10 a.m. Advance sign-up required. SHX: WILL PRESENT A NEW SERIES A new four-session course, "Steps to Starting a Business," will be held from Fda. 5 through FdD. 15. All sessions will take place in room B-4 in Skinner Hall, from 7-9 p.m. The fee is $30 for the series or $10 per session. For more information, please call SHX: at ext. 1790. The PC School of Business Administration will sponsor the Real Estate Sales I course Jan. 30^1arch 20. The Real Estate Sales II correspondence course will be offered March 27-^ril 5. For more information, contact Etmiett Arnold or Deloris Southward at ext. 1560. THE ALVIN AILEy DAICERS WILL PERFC3RM The Alvin Alley Dancers will perform at the Inperial Theater on Friday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. This affair will benefit the scholarship fund and coimvunity service activities of the Augusta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. For tickets or more information, contact Louise Rice at 737-1685. ARBITRATOR TRAINING CFFERED Volunteers are needed by the Better Business Bureau to be trained as arbi- trators to hear cases in consumer/autom(±)ile manufacturer and other busi- ness-related disputes. Decision making ability is required. Volunteers iTUst be at least 21 years old, licensed drivers with current insurance. The next training session will take place on F^. 7 & 8, from 1-5 p.m. If you are interested, call the bureau at 722-7264 or write to P.O. Box 2085, Augusta, GA 30903. HAPPY BIRTfDAY! CYNTHIA CRAIG (Developmental Studies) , 1/22; FRA^K t-OlIL- lAN (School of Bducaticm) , I-IARY MEIHENY (Financial Aid Office) , 1/23; ANA MARIA SHARf^lA (Reese Library) , 2/24; ALLEN BAKER (Department of Math & Coiirputer Science) , WILLIE CLAY (Automotive Shcp) , 1/25; EDWIN FLYNN (School of Business Administratioi) , 1/26; MARVIN VANOVER (Department of Physical Education) , 1/27; MAUREEN AKINS (Conputer Services) , 1/30; EUGENIA CCMER (Department of Fine Arts) , 1/31; MARGARET YCNCE (Department of Language & Literature) , 2/01; ALBERTA GRAHAM (Custodial Services) NORflAN PRINSECY (Department of Language & Literature) , 2/02. SPOTLIGHT Apublication bythePublicRelationsOffice AUGUSTA COLLEGE FOR THE I^EEKS CF FEQKUARY 5-18, 1990 ATTEOTiai ALL FPCULTi/Sn^FF CF AC! Any staff or faculty menber at Augusta College who is an AC graduate and would like to be included in our upcoming Alumni Newsletter should respond to this request. Please take a few minutes to jot down nevs about yourself that you would like to have included in the newsletter. Also, if you have a standard black and white nugshot of yourself, please include that as well. The photos will be used ai a space available basis, and all photos will be returned. All information and photos can be sent via on-canpus mail to Jennifer: Public Relations Office. Thank you. TECHNOLOCy & ETHICS LECTURE Cn Tuesday, Feb. 6, Herbert Eleuterio, Ph.D., Director of the Technical Div., E. I. du Pont, and William Lawless, formerly Senior Project Engineer for tOiclear waste Management, Savannah River Plant, will discuss "MUclear Waste Management: Pros and Cons." Dr. Carl Djerassi, Professor of Chemis- try, Sanford university, and ttetional Medal of Science winner will be dis- cussing "Ethics in Birth Control" on Feb. 13. Both lectures will be held at 8 p.m. in the Butler Hall Lecture Room. HaiECCMINGl Don't Forget To Wear Our School Colors Cn Feb. 8. Voting for Homecoming King and Queen will take place on FdD. 5, 6 and 7. Various clubs will show their AC spirit and hold fund raisers during the Club Bazaar which will be held on Feb. 5 at 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the CAC. There will be a Time Out/Coffee break for night students from 6:30- 8:00 p.m. on Feb. 5 & 6 in Butler Hall and Markert Hall. Cn Feb. 7, Some- thing Wicked This Wav Comes will be shown at 8:00 p.m. in the Student Lounge of the CAC. Feb. 8, in the CPC ljdi±)y, there will be an ice cream party at 11:30 a.m. Hentalist Craig Karges will be performing in the CAC between 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Don't forget that F^. 8 is "AC Spirit Day!" To end the vreek of Homecoming activities, there will be a Homecoming Dance, "Magic Cn the Hill." It will be held in the CAC on Feb. 9, at 9:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. The dance will feature "Spellbound." The Crowning Ceremony will be at 10:00 p.m. in CAC. ART EXHIBIT CN DISPLAY "Recent Abstraction," an invitational exhibit, will continue to be on display in the Fine Arts Center Lobby Gallery until F^. 28. The opening reception will be held Vied., Fdo. 7, from 12-1 p.m. in the Gallery. ART AUCTION! Vtorks by local artists will be sold at a silent and live auction to be held Tuesday, Feb. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. The event is sponsored by the Augusta College, St. Joseph, and University Health Care Foundations and by the Sacred Heart Cultural Center. Reservations may be made through the AC Office of Development at 737-1442. GERMAN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE Two scholarships will be granted to Georgian students by the Georgia Rotary Student Program for the 1990-91 academic year. Those students should want to travel to Germany for advanced studies. They should have graduated with a bachelor or even a master's degree. The candidates nust not necessarily belong to a Rotarian family but he/she should at least be recommended by a local Rotary Club. All applicatiOTis from Georgia Clubs nust be received no later than Feb. 28. For more coitplete information concerning the scholar- ships, please call the Public Relations Office at 737-1444. AugustaCollegeisanaffirmatiueaction/equalopportunityinstitution NH7 TRUSTEE CF AC FOU^DATION Augusta attorney Benjamin Allen, a menber of the Augusta College Class of 1975, has been named a trustee of the AC Foundation, it was announced by Foundation Chairman William B. Kuhlke Jr. The Augusta native graduated from AC cum laude. He also attended the University of Richmond School of Law and the University of Georgia School of Law. Allai is also a menber of the PC Athletic Assn., the Boys Club of Augusta, and is a coach for the Richmcnd County Recreation Department. AC JAZZ FESTIVAL WILL PERFORM The fifth annual PC Jazz Festival will be held Thurs., Fda. 8, at 8 p.m. in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. The ccxicert will feature Bill Watrous, troirbone virtuoso, and admission will be $4 general, $2 for students and senior citizens, and free with AC I.D. SEDC TO PRESENT NEl-J SERIES The AC Small Business Development Center will present a four-session semi- nar, "Steps to Starting a Business," beginning Feb. 5. All classes will be held from 7-9 p.m. in Room B-4 of Skinner Hall, and registration is $10 per session or $30 for the series. Registration should be made at least one week prior to the course starting date. For more information, call 737- 1790. — Placement/Co-op News: Night h—ours, from 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. 2/5, 2/15. Placement Orientation Sessions Thurs, 2/8, 1:30 p.m.; Thurs. 2/15, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Upcoming seminars: "From Reeboks to Wingtips," Thurs. 2/8, 12:00 p.m.; "I Proudly Present Me," TUes. 2/13, 12:00 p.m.; "Vttiat Do I Say?" TUes. 2/6, 12:00 p.m. Advance sign-up required. U.S. Dept. of Energy will have recruiters on canpas Feb. 7. They will be seeking ac- counting majors for Auditor positions. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics will have recruiters on Feb. 7. They will be seeking coitpater science, economics, and math majors for Cortputer Specialist, Economist, and Mathe- matical Statistician positions. Advance sign-up is required for on-canpus interviews. AC YOUTH ORCHESTRA CC^CEKT The AC Youth Orchestra's Winter Concert will be held on Fdo. 15 at 8:00 p.m. in the Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. Featured on the program will be the Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins and orchestra. It will be performed by Jennifer Hill of Evans H.S. and Mary K. Mathews of N. Augusta H.S. The Water I-lisic by Handel will also be performed. The concert will be shared by the orchestra of John S. Davidson Fine Arts School. SWflER SEMINARS FOR COLLEGE TEACHERS The Guidelines and Application Form for Participants for the 1990 Summer Seminars for College Teachers and the Guidelines and Application Form for Directors for the 1991 Sumner Seminars for College Teachers are on display in the vertical cabinet l^eled "dated material" on the second floor of Reese Library. The application deadline for both of these programs is March 1, 1990. The material is published by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Reese Library receives these and many other iirportant govern- ment publications on a regular basis. You will be amazed at the many interesting titles issued by the Government Printing Office. Visit them at the Libraryl SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED BY ASSN. OF RETARDED CITIZEIS The Augusta Association for Retarded Citizens is offering a $500.00 schol- arship at AC for students who desire to furtlier their education in a field which serves persons who are mentally retarded. Applicants may be rising juniors or seniors in college, as well as graduate students. Further information may be obtained from Barbara Lowe in the Registrar's Office, 737-1409. The deadline for submitting applications is March 1, 1990. SCHOLARSHIP FOR E^XXISH r!AJOR The Department of Languages and Literature invites applications for the annual Patricia Smith Lesher Scholarship Award. The award will pay a maxinum of $500 toward the cost of tuition and fees for one year, /plica- tion forms, available from the department, are due March 1.