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| Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC will Conduct General Registration January 28 | Monday, December 15 1997 | Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC will Conduct General Registration January 28 | Bluefield State College has announced dates for Spring Semester 1998 general registration at the Greenbrier Community College Center campus of BSC , Lewisburg. General registration will be conducted January 8 (9 a.m.-noon, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., and 6 p.m.-8 p.m.) and January 9, 1998 (9 a.m.-noon, and 1 p.m.-3 p.m.). Spring Semester classes will begin Monday, January 12, 1998. The Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC will open for classes in its new home, the former Greenbrier College (Greenbrier Hall) facility, 103 Church Street, Lewisburg. The historically-significant facility has undergone extensive renovation work and will provide students with a spacious 47,000 square foot center for learning. | |
| Pairings Announced for Herb Sims Memorial Hoop Tourney at BSC | Thursday, December 11 1997 | Pairings Announced for Herb Sims Memorial Hoop Tourney at BSC | Pairings have been announced for the "Herbert M. Sims Memorial Basketball Tournament," December 19-20 at Bluefield State College. The opening round of the annual women's tournament, December 19 finds Edinboro University facing Alderson-Broaddus in the 6 p.m. opener, with the host BSC Lady Blues meeting Fairmont State in the 8 p.m. nightcap. On December 20, Edinboro battles Fairmont at 6, while BSC meets A-B at 8 p.m. The tournament is held in honor of a former Bluefield City Recreation Director, the late Herbert Sims. Mr. Sims, a BSC graduate who also served on the College's Institutional Board of Advisors, directed the local recreation program during a period of unprecedented growth. | |
| BSC Receives Award from U.S. Department of Education | Wednesday, December 10 1997 | BSC Receives Award from U.S. Department of Education | Bluefield State College has received a "Certificate of Appreciation" from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education "for achieving institutional excellence" in serving the needs of students. The award was presented during a ceremony earlier this month in Washington, D.C. The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education's Institutional Development and Undergraduate Education Service was the official presenting entity. | |
| Nearly 50 BSC Students Selected for Inclusion in "Who's Who" | Wednesday, December 10 1997 | Nearly 50 BSC Students Selected for Inclusion in "Who's Who" | The 1998 edition of WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES will include the names of 49 students from Bluefield State College. These students have been selected as outstanding leaders. The BSC students were nominated by campus committees and editors of the annual directory, based on the students' academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of student selected from more than 1,900 institutions of higher education in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934. BSC students selected for inclusion in the 1998 edition of WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES include (list grouped by hometown): James Nichols - Alderson WV Michelle Forrest - Anawalt WV Patricia Ervine - Arbovale WV Trena Offenberger - Ballard WV Paul Salyers - Berwind WV Matthew Anderson - Bluefield VA Sharon Webb - Bluefield VA Kara Yost - Bluefield VA Lisa Applegate - Bluefield WV Deneeka Burs - Bluefield WV Christine Kegley - Bluefield WV Carri Neal - Bluefield WV Jody Neal - Bluefield WV Michelle Neal - Bluefield WV Estel Owens - Bluefield WV Jagdev Singh - Bluefield WV James Smith - Bluefield WV Amanda Stroupe - Bluefield WV Erich Walls - Bluefield WV Jeremy Crews - Brenton WV Keith Bryant - Eagle Rock VA Shannon Duncan - Frankford WV Sheila Cheeks - Freeman WV Herman Harris - Honaker VA James Justice - Jessee WV Kimberly Boggs - Lindside VA Heather Haynes - Montcalm WV Daniel Bowling - N Tazewell VA Lisa Adkins - Princeton WV James Bailey - Princeton, WV Leah Combs - Princeton WV Earl Frazier - Princeton WV Michael Hess - Princeton WV Kenneth Holt - Princeton WV Janena Walkup Long - Princeton WV Franklin Patton - Princeton WV Andrew Reed - Princeton WV Keith Smith - Princeton WV Matthew Vestal - Princeton WV Debra Williby - Princeton WV Veronica Pack - Rainelle WV Phyllis Harris Renick - WV Kara Brown - Ronceverte WV Amy Cogar - Ronceverte WV Stephen Baldwin - Rupert WV Jason Osborne - Rupert WV Stacie Damron - Shady Springs WV Donna Pennington - Welch WV Bryan Bishop - Westpoint VA | |
| Governor Underwood to Speak at Bluefield State College on December 9 | Wednesday, December 03 1997 | Governor Underwood to Speak at Bluefield State College on December 9 | West Virginia Governor Cecil Underwood will speak at Bluefield State College, December 9, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Basic Science Auditorium. The Governor's topic will be "Technology in Higher Education." His appearance at BSC comes in response to an invitation extended by students in BSC professor Jerry Corley's "Principles of Marketing" class. The public is invited to attend. Underwood became the youngest governor in the history of West Virginia when he was elected in 1956 at the age of 34. In 1996, he was elected the 32nd Governor of the State, taking office January 13, 1997. A former chair of the State College System Board of Directors, Underwood has taught school at both the high school and college levels. Earlier this year, he was elected chairman of the Southern Technology Council, a division of the Southern Growth Policies Board. He is also chair-elect of the SGPB and is scheduled to serve as chairman for 1998-99. Governor Underwood served as chairman of Morgantown Industrial/Research Park Inc., a company formed to bring high-tech industry and employment to central West Virginia. He is a past president of the Software Valley Foundation and a former vice president for Monsanto Corp. and Island Creek Coal Co. Students involved in the project that led to the invitation for the Governor to visit BSC include Lewis LaRue, Angela Allen, Chris Williams, Jeff Mills, Tiffany Thomason, Courtney Simpkins, and Frankie Gattuso. | |
| BSC November Activities Report | Friday, November 28 1997 | BSC November Activities Report | Campus Activities BSC's Greenbrier Community College Center announced schedule for relocation of facility to the renovated Greenbrier College for Women building in downtown Lewisburg in time for Spring 1998 Semester classes College announced World AIDS Week activities, December 1-4, including health fair, dramatic presentation, AIDS quilt display, and educational puppet show Prepared for the speech at BSC December 9 by Governor Underwood, who will visit the College's Bluefield campus in response to an invitation extended by students in a BSC marketing class BSC Radiologic Technology student team finished second in statewide West Virginia Society or Radiologic Technologists' Student Bowl competition Campus Activities' calendars received two national awards at the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) conference in Toledo, OH Nationally-recognized speaker on the power and effect of nonverbal communication presented a program, arranged by BSC Student Support Services, for BSC students, staff, and the community Promoted the BSC Jazz Ensemble's Winter Concert, December 8 BSC chapter of Phi Eta Sigma freshman honorary inducted five new student members Partnership Activities A "Presidential Task Force on the Recruitment of Minorities" was established to assist and advise the BSC President in developing additional strategies to develop additional strategies to identify and recruit qualified minority applicants for faculty and professional vacancies at the College CONSOL, Inc. presented $5,000 gift to assist BSC's mining engineering technology program. CONSOL has now given $148,000 to BSC over the past 20 years in support of its academic programs BSC was one of 50 institutions of higher education to be selected to participate in the Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB) "electronic campus," through which students from across the multi-state region can take courses at scores of colleges and universities Chair of Division of Engineering Technology and Computer Science participated in the International Mine Surveying Conference in Perth, Australia Director of Instructional Technology presented programs on distance learning to the "League for Innovation in Community Colleges Conference" in Atlanta, and to the West Virginia Community College Association's annual meeting in Flatwoods, WV BSC was awarded a "Teacher Training Grant" from Microsoft, through which BSC and four area public schools will utilize Microsoft software for one year to train public school teachers in Microsoft applications Telecast throughout Bluefield-area cable system two Bluefield City Board of Directors' meetings and the monthly Mercer County Board of Education meeting BSC Center for Economic Enhancement and Educational Outreach hosted the third of five "Travel and Adventure Series" film narratives, "Czech/Slovakia--Land of Beauty and Change," hosted by BSC and presented as a public service in partnership with First Century Bank, AAA-The Bluefield Automobile Club, Bluefield Regional Wellness Center, and Bluefield Regional Medical Center Developing a schedule for supervisory training for EWA Manufacturing Services, Inc. (Beckley, WV) to begin in December Developing customized Microsoft Office and database management training for Tabor Machine Company (Bluefield, WV) Developing customized Statistical Process Control training program for DS Parts (Bluefield, WV) to begin in January Providing beginning and advanced customized training in Microsoft Office for employees at First Century Bank (Bluefield, WV) Providing diversity/supervisory management training, stress management training, and computer training as part of ongoing interval training for faculty and staff at Bluefield State College Sponsored seminar "How to Respond to a Government Request For Proposal (RFP)" for local businesses. Sixteen individuals, representing seven organizations and businesses, attended the seminar Completed a "Business Writing Seminar" for 18 employees from four local firms Participated in the development of a "Bluefield Youth Leadership Program" for the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Hosted cultural enrichment presentation at the Creative Retirement Center Promoted plans for BSC's observance of World AIDS Week, December 1-4. South Central AIDS Network and BSC are collaborating on the four-day program, which includes health fair, dramatic presentation, AIDS quilt display, and educational puppet show BSC Center for International Understanding is currently conducting customized training programs sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, including: a) "Public Relations," for a Latvian PR official, administered for USAID by World Learning, Washington, D.C.; b) "Tariff Setting and Regulations" for 16 Russian state and local government officials, in conjunction with "IP3" of Washington, D.C. and administered by the Academy for Educational Development; c) "Appalachian Community ConnectionsÓ project for nine Russian entrepreneurs from Novgorod, participating in five-week internships at area businesses BSC CIU is preparing for submission to USIA the following long-term training programs for 1998: a) "Women's Leadership Training" through CIU-NIS offices in Saratov, Russia for as many as 10 women from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova; b) U.S.-based internships for Russian journalists and media managers CIU is defining objectives and activities of its offices in Saratov, Russia and Bombay, India, and is forming a partnership with a Slovakian firm to implement development projects and promote international trade between West Virginia and Eastern Europe CIU is continuing preparations for a trade mission to Russia, May 30-June 30, 1998 CIU is marketing "English as a Second Language" program for international students and their spouses Negotiating relationships through the Washington, D.C. Bureau of CIU with foundations and development organizations in Europe for development projects and international trade CIU Director gave two presentations at the NAFSA Regional Conference in Baltimore (Nov. 14-15): "Problems Posed by Cultural Constructs of International Trainees," and "From the Philosophical to the Practical--Designing Cost-Effective Short-Term Technical Assistance Training Programs CIU Director has accepted appointment to the "Visiting Committee" of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy (Beckley, WV) by the Assistant Secretary for Mine Health & Safety, U.S. Department of Labor | |
| GCCC to Relocate to New Facility, Offices Closed December 17-January 2 | Tuesday, November 25 1997 | GCCC to Relocate to New Facility, Offices Closed December 17-January 2 | The Greenbrier Community College Center of Bluefield State College is preparing to relocate to its new home, the historically-significant former Greenbrier College (Greenbrier Hall) facility in downtown Lewisburg, following the close of Fall Semester, 1997 classes and exams. Dr. David Perkins, GCCC Assistant Provost/Director, has announced that GCCC offices will be closed December 17, 1997-January 2, 1998 during the move. The renovated 47,000 square foot facility will reopen Monday, January 5, 1998. General registration for Spring Semester, 1998 classes will be conducted January 8-9. "Everyone associated with GCCC is excited about the possibilities Greenbrier Hall represents for expanding educational opportunity for the citizens of the Greater Greenbrier Valley," Perkins noted. "The spacious, well-equipped facility will permit new classes, new programs, and new methods for delivering existing programs. With new educational partnerships, such as the executive master's degree program in business administration offered by the WVU School of Business through BSC's GCCC distance learning classroom, we see the new building becoming the hub for all higher education in the region." The renovation and relocation of the new home for the Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC follows an extensive fund-raising campaign throughout the Greenbrier Valley and the significant efforts of community leadership in the region, Bluefield State College, GCCC's faculty and staff, and the Greenbrier College Foundation. | |
| World Aids Days Observances Slated at BSC, December 1-4 | Tuesday, November 25 1997 | World Aids Days Observances Slated at BSC, December 1-4 | A series of activities has been planned for the observance of "World AIDS Days," December 1-4 at Bluefield State College. In conjunction with the South Central AIDS Network (SCAN), BSC will host a "World AIDS Day" Health Fair, December 1-4 in the lobby of the Basic Science Auditorium. Several community service organizations will participate in the Health Fair, providing AIDS education information. On Tuesday, December 2, the puppet show "Adventures of Buttons and Bows McKitty" will be presented in the Tierney Center Auditorium, Dickason Hall, beginning at 6 p.m. The puppet show will be followed by the video, "Camp Amongus." There will be free coloring books and crayons for children, and AIDS education literature for parents at this event, and refreshments will be provided by the BSC Campus Life office. On Thursday, December 4, poet Elaine Blue and the Cabell Minority AIDS Council will deliver a dramatic presentation "AIDS Education Through The Arts," beginning at 11 a.m. in the Student Union. A panel of the AIDS quilt will also be on display, December 1-4 in the Hebert Gallery, BSC Student Union. Additional information may be obtained by calling the BSC Campus Life Office at (304) 327-4187. | |
| BSC CIU Director Featured at International Economic Conference (w/photo) | Thursday, November 20 1997 | BSC CIU Director Featured at International Economic Conference (w/photo) | Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Director of the Center for International Understanding at Bluefield State College, delivered a featured presentation at the second annual International Economic Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, recently. His program focused upon globalizing the regional economy. During the program and a reception attended by Slovakia's Vice Premier Katarina Tothova and Slovakia's Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar, Jamkhandi discussed opportunities for development projects and trade between Slovakia and West Virginia-southwest Virginia businesses. | |
| Nine Russian Entrepreneurs Take Part in Area Training Programs Customized by Center for International Understanding at BSC | Thursday, November 20 1997 | Nine Russian Entrepreneurs Take Part in Area Training Programs Customized by Center for International Understanding at BSC | Nine entrepreneurs from Novgorod, Russia recently attended a program on entrepreneurism. Tim Oxley, Executive Director of the Center for Economic Action at Concord College presented the program as part of the Appalachian Community Connections Project, designed and implemented by Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Director of the Center for International Understanding at Bluefield State College. The five-week Appalachian Community Connections Project includes short-term internships that expose new and young entrepreneurs from Russia to American business practices. The project is sponsored by the United States Information Agency to promote trade dialogue between different regions of the United States and Russia. |
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