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Blevins' Presentations Featured at State and National Distance Learning Conferences	Friday, August 22 1997	Blevins' Presentations Featured at State and National Distance Learning Conferences	Dr. Thomas Blevins, Director of Instructional Technology and the Center for Extended Learning at Bluefield State College, will be a featured presenter at state and national community conference conferences later this year. He will discuss and develop the theme, "Designing and Delivering Distance Learning Instruction through Instructional Performance Systems, Incorporated (IPSI)," at the League for Innovation in the Community College Technology Conference in Atlanta, GA (October 14). The following month (November 6), Dr. Blevins will detail planning and delivering distance learning, as well as using the electronic classroom, during the West Virginia Community College Association's annual conference in Flatwoods, WV. He has also been named to the "Governor's Science and Technology Instructional Technology Committee," and has been invited to attend the monthly meetings of the "Governor's Science and Technology Committee." Earlier this year, he presented the program "Designing Courses and Instruction through IPSI" at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, and he directed two workshops -- "Designing and Delivering Courses for Distance Learning," and "Hands-On Use of an Electronic Classroom" at Glenville State College.
BSC Nursing Faculty Member a Featured Presenter at Faculty Development Conference in Dayton, OH	Friday, August 22 1997	BSC Nursing Faculty Member a Featured Presenter at Faculty Development Conference in Dayton, OH	Bernadette Dragich, (MSN, RN, CS) Associate Professor of Nursing at Bluefield State College, was a featured presenter at the recent fifth annual ADN (Associate Degree of Nursing) Faculty Development Conference in Dayton, OH. The two-day program, August 7-8, focused upon "Teaching Effectiveness in Student-Centered Environments." Dragich's presentation was entitled "Clinical Journals: A Teaching/Learning Strategy." Clinical journals provide students with the opportunity to synthesize classroom and theory with clinical practice, she noted. "Beginning nursing students reflect on their understanding of being in clinical situations while interacting with their teacher. This study sought to uncover how journalism enhances the teaching-learning process," she explained. Keynote speaker at the conference was Dr. Gregory L. Crow, Professor, Graduate Coordinator, and Program Director: Nursing Leadership and Case Management Programs--Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
BSC Nursing Faculty Member and Student to Attend Conference, Following Summer's Volunteer Work at Indian Reservation	Friday, August 22 1997	BSC Nursing Faculty Member and Student to Attend Conference, Following Summer's Volunteer Work at Indian Reservation	Sheila Parks (R.N., M.S.N.), an associate professor of nursing at Bluefield State College, and Krista Richmond, a Beckley resident and president of the BSC Beckley Campus Student Nursing Association will review their experiences as volunteer medical personnel at the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Representatives of ARROW, Inc. (a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization that supplements health care to Native Americans), will also attend the workshop, October 6 in Morgantown. For the third consecutive summer, Parks spent four weeks of her summer as a Nurse Practitioner on an Indian Reservation. Richmond, a Beckley resident and president of the BSC Beckley Campus Student Nursing Association, also participated in the project this year. The Rosebud is the second largest Sioux Reservation in the United States (tribal membership 15,438). Major health problems faced by the residents of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation include Type II diabetes, TB, asthma, poor nutrition and obesity. Fifty-five percent of Rosebud's residents live in substandard housing. ARROW's projects include, in addition to providing volunteer medical personnel to Native American health care facilities where staff shortages are experienced, scholarships for American Indian graduate students, obtaining and disseminating retail store donations, supporting a Native American library, and establishment of organizations to strengthen tribal judicial systems through training of court personnel.
Travel & Adventure Series Slates First Presentation of Season	Friday, August 22 1997	Travel & Adventure Series Slates First Presentation of Season	Dr. Thomas Blevins, Director of Instructional Technology and the Center for Extended Learning at Bluefield State College, will be a featured presenter at state and national community conference conferences later this year. He will discuss and develop the theme, "Designing and Delivering Distance Learning Instruction through Instructional Performance Systems, Incorporated (IPSI)," at the League for Innovation in the Community College Technology Conference in Atlanta, GA (October 14). The following month (November 6), Dr. Blevins will detail planning and delivering distance learning, as well as using the electronic classroom, during the West Virginia Community College Association's annual conference in Flatwoods, WV. He has also been named to the "Governor's Science and Technology Instructional Technology Committee," and has been invited to attend the monthly meetings of the "Governor's Science and Technology Committee." Earlier this year, he presented the program "Designing Courses and Instruction through IPSI" at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, and he directed two workshops -- "Designing and Delivering Courses for Distance Learning," and "Hands-On Use of an Electronic Classroom" at Glenville State College.
New Season of Educational Entertainment at Bluefield State College	Monday, August 18 1997	New Season of Educational Entertainment at Bluefield State College	"TRAVELOGUES," a "Travel & Adventure" film series, begins its tenth season at Bluefield State College in September. The season will include five of the most popular travel films in the industry. Millions of people each year enjoy travelogue presentations in more than 400 communities throughout the United States and Canada. The travel and adventure films scheduled for the 1997-98 academic year at BSC include: (September 22, 1997) "Nova Scotia," (October 20, 1997) "Turkey--Where East Meets West," (November 10, 1997) "Czech/Slovakia: Land of Beauty and Change," (April 13, 1998) "Europe's Wild Gem--Iceland," and (May 11, 1998) "Belize and Guatemala--The Legacy of the Maya." The travelogue series at Bluefield State College is a co-sponsored community service project with free admission to all five of the travel film presentations. The travel series is sponsored by The First Century Bank of Bluefield, AAA-The Bluefield Automobile Club, The Bluefield Regional Medical Center, and the Bluefield Regional Wellness Center. For a complete travel and adventure film series schedule, contact the BSC Center for Economic Enhancement and Educational Outreach at (304) 327-4071. West Virginia residents may call toll-free at 1-800-344-8892, and out-of-state residents may call 1-800-654-7798.
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Belcher Recertified by Society for Human Resource Management (w/photo)	Tuesday, August 12 1997	Belcher Recertified by Society for Human Resource Management (w/photo)	Elizabeth Belcher, Bluefield State College Director of Human Resources, has been recertified by the Soceity for Human Resource Management (SHRM). In a recertification letter to Belcher, Cornelia Cont, SHRM Manager/Program Administration, noted, "Your activities to keep current and updated in the field of human resource management most visibly demonstrate your individual professionalism."
BSC Conducts Two New Orientation Sessions for Nearly 500 New Students	Friday, August 08 1997	BSC Conducts Two New Orientation Sessions for Nearly 500 New Students	Nearly 500 students and family members took part in two new student orientation sessions at Bluefield State College this summer. The day-long orientation sessions, June 27 and August 8, were designed to welcome students and their families to BSC. The College's admissions office coordinated the event, which included sessions on advising, student support services, the counseling and advising center, job placement, financial aid, academics, library services, computer services, and campus activities. Students and their families were the guests of BSC during a cookout. BSC President Dr. Robert Moore met with parents, who also took a walking tour of the campus and participated in a program structured to answer their questions about the college experience.
Lodging Operations Degree Program Enters Second Year at GCCC	Friday, August 08 1997	Lodging Operations Degree Program Enters Second Year at GCCC	Students in the associate degree Lodging Operations program at the Greenbrier Community College Center of Bluefield State College are preparing for their second year of classes. The Lodging Operations program is designed to provide enrollees with knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential in the sound, profitable operation of lodging enterprises like hotels, motels, resorts, and bed & breakfast and country inns. The program responds to the need for employees in the hospitality industry, a primary segment of the Greenbrier Valley economy. David Perkins, lodging program student advisor and director of GCCC, notes quality customer service, a vital element of any business, is particularly important in the hospitality industry. "Because money spent in hospitality is discretionary, and because tourism is a very competitive business, if clients don't get good service, they simply don't come back," he observed. "GCCC's Lodging Operations program was designed by lodging practitioners--owners, operators, or managers--and is taught by people who work in the industry. It has a practical focus, getting jobs done right and serving lodging clients." Mark Feury of Ronceverte has already discovered the value of this education. "I received a promotion at my place of employment during my first year in the program, and I look forward to further advancement following graduation," he said. Lodging Operations program courses taught in the Fall Semester 1997 include those for first year students--"Introduction to Hospitality" and "Food & Beverage Operations," and those for second year students--"Groups and Convention Planning" and "Sanitation & Safety." Students will also be placed in internships in lodging establishments in 1997. In addition, such support courses as "Introduction to Business," "English Composition," and those in sociology, management, and marketing are also being taught. Registration at the Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC will be conducted August 14-15. Classes begin August 18. Prospective students and employers may obtain additional information by calling the GCCC Student Services Office at 645-3303.
BSC Chosen to Participate in Distance Learning Pilot Project	Thursday, August 07 1997	BSC Chosen to Participate in Distance Learning Pilot Project	Bluefield State College is one of four West Virginia public higher education institutions chosen to participate in a distance learning pilot project implemented by the Southern Region Education Board (SREB). The project, the Electronic Common Market, is designed to meet the changing needs of students within the SREB region by offering quality academic courses and programs through distance learning. "Programs like these make higher education more accessible to today's busy students," State College System Chancellor Clifford Trump noted. "I am pleased that West Virginia will play a key role in helping to establish this innovative education program." In addition to BSC, Marshall University, West Virginia University, and West Virginia Northern Community College have been selected to participate in the 1998 project. For the pilot, each institution will offer one course that can be completed through distance education technology by any student living in the 14-state SREB region.

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