Campus Activities

• Conducted BSC Web Site Steering Committee meetings and significantly expanded BSC Home Page information available on Internet

   

• Held first of two new student orientation sessions, with more than 220 students participating, along with families and friends

   

• Conducted PowerPoint workshop for faculty and staff

   

• Received and began distribution of new Student Services brochure

   

• Developed in camera-ready form new BSC viewbooks, and delivered to printers

   

• Proceeded with work on a variety of campus improvement projects, finalizing work on sidewalks, patios, and building entrances

   

• Work continued on the renovation/relocation project at BSC's Greenbrier Community College Center

   

• Elevator construction progressed at BSC's Administration Building (Conley Hall). All main campus buildings will be elevator-equipped when this project is completed

   

• Prepared for publication and distribution to more than 8000 BSC alumni and friends the Summer 1997 edition of the "Blue & Gold," a 12-page College magazine

  Partnership Activities

   

• Received State College System approval to offer a new A.S. degree program in aquaculture (fish farming), beginning with the Fall 1997 Semester

   

• Established A.S. program, "Occupational Development--Child Care Practitioner," in affiliation with Child Care Development Specialist Required Apprenticeship Program (RAP). Selected county Head Start programs had requested implementation of this degree program to meet an increasing demand for qualified child care professionals

   

• BSC student elected chair of Advisory Council of Students to the State College System

   

• Telecast throughout Bluefield-area cable system two Bluefield City Board of Director's meetings and the monthly Mercer County Board of Education meeting

   

• Hosted and provided live televised coverage of Bluefield High School's 1997 graduation exercises

   

• Featured Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce during BSC-TV program promoting literacy

   

• Director of BSC's Instructional Technology Center, Center for Extended Learning, and Academic Computing has been selected to deliver presentation at the League for Innovation in the Community College's 1997 "Conference on Information Technology"

   

• Nursing faculty member will be a featured presenter at the fifth annual Associate Degree of Nursing Faculty Development Conference in Dayton, OH, August 7-8

   

• Participated as an exhibitor in the Beckley Main Street's "Health and Fitness Fair," and in the 1997 Appalachian Hardwood Expo in Bluefield

   

• BSC's Department of Nursing served as a co-sponsor and a host site for the Ned Shott Cancer Conference, June 14, in Bluefield

   

• Hosted, with the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, a "Lunch & Learn's seminar, "Managing Stress in Positive Way's"

   

• Participated in Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce's "Quality of Living" program

   

• Participated in the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies' "Train the Trainer" program at Industrial Plating & Machine, Princeton

   

• Curriculum Advisory Committee for new A.S. Lodging Operations program at BSC's Greenbrier Community College Center met to advise College of developments in the lodging industry, and to provide input regarding courses and content

   

• BSC Center for International Understanding is directing Customized Technical Assistance Training Programs for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

   

• Current CIU-directed customized training programs include "Rural Social Services in a Market Economy" for 17 Russian officials, and "Effective Government and Media Relations" for mayor and press secretary of Ogre, Latvia

   

• CIU has been awarded contract by USAID to implement training for 20 Russian and Ukrainian business persons and professionals. The program, "Entrepreneurism, Local Governance, and the Legal Profession & Legal Institutions," will begin in September, 1997, in collaboration with the Charleston-based "Russia-West Virginia Foundation"

   

• Proceeding with plans to establish a CIU office for international trade and investment--export assistance services, in Saratov, Russia, in collaboration with S.C. Myers & Associates (Washington, D.C.)

   

• CIU has established partnership with Heritage World Travel to design technical assistance training programs for U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. trade Development Administration to promote international trade

   

• CIU participated in the "International Pavilion" during Princeton's "Summerfest," June 20-22

   

• CIU administrative assistant attended Precertification Workshop, sponsored by the WV Small Business Development Office and the Regional Contracting Assistance Center in Beckley

   

• Center for Economic Enhancement & Occupational Development developed customized Autocad 14 training program for Pemco, Inc. (Bluefield, VA)

   

• Completed a Microsoft Office training program for DS parts (Bluefield, WV). This program was funded through the Governor's Guaranteed Workforce Program

   

• Continued a customized National Electric Code continuing education class for approximately 20 American Electric Power Company employees (Bluefield, WV & Beckley, WV)

   

• Assisted Turner Vision (Bluefield, WV) in implementation of a compensation and performance evaluation system. The system was designed in a project funded by the Governor's Guaranteed Workforce Program and will result in a more clearly defined human resources development for the firm, which has more than 400 employees

   

• Met with representatives of Hubbard Farms, Inc. (Lewisburg), owner of the British United Turkeys of America (BUTA) and the Governor's Guaranteed Workforce Program. The purpose of the meeting was to begin development of a training plan for the firm, focusing upon their employees' communication and supervisory skills

   

• Met with One Valley Bank (Princeton, WV) President and senior management to discuss computer training and customer service training for the bank's employees at locations in Bluefield, WV, Princeton, WV, and Athens, WV

   

• Completed a needs analysis and training plan for Med Response, a home health care agency (Bluefield, WV, Bluewell, WV, & Welch, WV). The information was submitted as part of an application to the WV Workforce Training Program secure funding assistance for some of the training initiatives outlined in the plan

   

• Completed a continuing education class for real estate appraisers to prepare them for the USPAP examination

   

• Scheduled meeting with Brown, Edwards, and Company to discuss computer training for its employees

   

• Participated and provided training on a WV Competitive Skills Training Module at the WV Community and Technical College Retreat at Oglebay Park

   

• Completed a Profiles International Job Testing seminar for 15 representatives of nine local firms

   

• Completed a continuing education training program on Engineering Economics for representatives of three local firms

   

• Completed the Critical Care Nursing Review for 20 RNs and LPNs

   

• Completed the third program in the series Women's Health Care Issues for Nurses, with 32 nurses attending

Participants in the June 26 "Lunch & Learn" seminar at Bluefield State College focused upon techniques for managing stress in positive ways. Betty Blevins, (BSN, MSN) Associate Professor of Nursing at BSC, directed the program.

Blevins noted, "Stress is something we have to encounter. We can't escape it. In fact," she added, "some stress moves us forward and causes us to grow. However, we don't want stress to overwhelm us."

She reviewed symptoms and external manifestations of stress, and told seminar participants that stress can accelerate the onset of physical problems like coronary heart disease. "Additionally," she said, "our immune systems don't work as well when we are stressed." She noted that one study indicated that laughter can be a stress-reducer and can enhance the efficiency of the body's immune system.

Seminar attendees took part in a series of relaxation techniques and stress relievers. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and Bluefield State.

The Bluefield State College Campus Life Office and Bluefield College recently served as host sites for "Leadership Weekend 1997," a three-day retreat designed to cultivate and enhance leadership skills among students and staff at participating institutions of higher education.

Mark Smith, founder and president of Piftsburgh-based Penn-Mark Communications, discussed the importance and styles of leadership for college students. Marie Carter, special assistant to State College System Chancellor Dr. Clifford Trump," conducted sessions on "Lead the Leaders" and "Women in Leadership." Kat Stevens, Crisis Coordinator and Student Affairs Counselor at Fairmont State College, reviewed the program "Ethics and Morality in Leadership."

BSC presenters included Dr. Louis Barsi (Vice President of Student Affairs), Betty Fox (1996-97 SGA President), J.D. Carpenter (Director of Campus Life), Pat Wimmer (Program Assistant and Off-Campus Housing Coordinator/Campus Life), and Brianna Plum (Student Program Advisor Greenbrier Community College Center of BSC).

Michael Jones, a Bluefield State College accounting major, has been elected chairman of the Advisory Council of Students (ACS) to the State College System of West Virginia. A former resident of the McDowell County community of Isaban, Jones was elected to the post at the June 9 ACS meeting in Charleston.

As the ACS chair, Jones will hold a voting seat on the State College System Board of Directors. "I will get input from the ACS representatives at other Colleges in the State College System, and from Bluefield State, so I may represent the views of students on a statewide basis at Board meetings," he commented.

The 20-year old Jones is one of the youngest chairs in ACS history. ACS' major issues for the 1997-98 academic year include the availability of financial aid, maintaining lines of communication with state legislators, continuing improvements in campus access for student with disabilities, and improving awareness of ACS among students throughout the nine-college State College System.

A Princeton High School graduate, Jones sees the '97-'98 academic year as one filled with opportunity. "I'm excited about being in a position to serve the students of the state, bringing their views and priorities to the Board of Directors," he said.

Bluefield State College has received approval from the State College System of West Virginia to offer an associate degree program in aquaculture (fish farming), beginning with the Fall 1997 Semester.

The aquaculture program, which will be taught through BSC's Beckley Campus with aquaculture-specific courses to be offered on site at Minaqua's Lillybrook operation, is the first of its kind in West Virginia.

The restricted enrollment, two-year program is designed to cultivate graduates' "skills in technology, critical thinking, computer literacy and communication necessary in aquaculture." Aquaculture has been identified as an emerging industry with excellent employment prospects within southern and southeast West Virginia, according to results of research into employment opportunities within the industry.

"The future of aquaculture in the United States is bright and expansion is expected to continue," noted Aquaculture Magazine Buyer's Guide 1996. "The demand for aquaculture products will continue to remain high because the wild fish harvest has reached its limit and aquaculture is the only means of producing the supply of products needed by the consumer."

BSC and the West Virginia Department of Education have been involved in a cooperative relationship since the initial stages of the aquaculture program's planning and development. Representatives from the aquaculture industry have also been involved as partners in the planning process. The aquaculture program will be administered as a degree program of the Division of Engineering Technology and Computer Science.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting the BSC Office of Admissions at (304) 327-4065.

Dr. Thomas Blevins, Director of Bluefield State College's Instructional Technology Center, Center for Extended Learning, and Academic Computing, has been selected to deliver a presentation at the League for Innovation in the Community College's 1997 "Conference on Information Technology."

His presentation, "Planning, Delivering, and Evaluating Distance Learning Content through Instructional Performance Systems Software (IPSI)" will be a featured activity in the four-day conference, October 12-15, in Atlanta, GA.

IPSI consists of "CourseBuilder," "Lesson Builder," "Grade/Folio Book," and "ExamTaker." "This expert system provides a pedagogical model which prompts faculty in the appropriate instructional design of learner outcomes, syllabus/course outline, and lesson plans, and matches exam items to the content goals and the appropriate learning theory. For publication purposes, contact Dr. Tom Blevins, Director, Instructional Technology Center, Center for Extended Learning, Academic Computing, and Professor of Education and English at Bluefield State College, (304) 327-4059, or e-mail tblevins@bluefieldstate.edu.

The Bluefield State College Spring Semester 1997 Dean's and President's Lists have been announced. Two hundred ninety-nine students earned Dean's List recognition, and an additional 114 students merited inclusion in the President's List.

Dean's List students achieved at least a 3.25 grade point average and successfully completed at least twelve hours for the Spring Semester 1997. President's List students achieved at least a 3.80 grade point average and successfully completed at least twelve hours for the semester.

Dean's List

____________ Bastian,  VA Jeffrey W Hoosier   __________ Bland,  VA Roger R Blankenship Tanya L Ramsey   ______________ Bluefield,  VA Matthew P Anderson Michelle L Hylton Robert M Murphy Judy K Thornsbury Brenda K Zappia   ________________ Cedar Bluff,  VA Michael S Bales Donna A Henkel Brenda S Ramsey Pamela G Sparks   ________________ Centreville,  VA Jeffrey B Houchins   ________________ Falls Mills,  VA Jeffery B Fields   _______________ N Tazewell,  VA Daniel C Bowling   ___________________ North Tazewell,  VA Heather M Hamm Wendy L Whitt __________________ Pounding Mill,  VA Cullen P Medley   _______________ Rich Creek,  VA Kimberly D Linkous   ______________ Richlands,  VA Robin D Harrison Cynthia L Vinson   _____________ Tazewell,  VA Mark C Beggs Joshua A Roberts   _______________ West Point,  VA Bryan C Bishop   ____________ Wolford,  VA Fabian D Stacy   _____________ Alderson,  WV Laurel H Alderson Steven W Baker Kelly J Bumgarner Bradford L Crane Billie J Gray Margaret C Hypes   ___________________ Allen Junction,  WV Timothy M Oren   ____________ Anawalt,  WV John D Pack Denise M Sandifer   ___________ Asbury,  WV Deborah M Hughes   ___________ Athens,  WV Dena R Wiley   ______________ Ballengee,  WV Paulette D Sims   ___________ Beaver,  WV Amber L Lilly   ____________ Beckley,  WV Stephen M Alexander Shannon L Dickens Chris B Farrish Towanna M Harris Alesha A Lilly Angela M Pannell Blake R Percival   ______________ Bluefield,  WV Manal S Al-Dhaif Sammie L Andrews Carla R Aton Katherine A Beckett Dionisa E Blair Shannon R Bowling Christina G Bragg Tammy L Brooks-Smith Tracy N Buckner Jeffrey S Bullion Jeremy A Burgess Tracie M Carosi Romy S Caywood Helen J Chaffins Elizabeth B Copley Mandy M Cox Chris-Tenna M Davidson Liyong Diao Sonnie W England Kermit C French Christie L Gaither Sharon E Gunn Gayle L Hicks Cynthia L Higgins Kelly E Hurt Tamara L Johnson Christine L Kegley Christopher M Lafferty Linda K Lanter Angela D Lowe Shawn D Lusk Chastity D McGlothlin Kimberly E Moore Rhonda R Musick Carri A Neal Anneka J Perry Elishia D Pierce Daniel A Rasi Karen S Ray Barbara F Royce William A Sarver Delissa D Sigmon Scott A Smith Daniel Smothers James H Stiltner Amanda G Stroupe Stephanie R Surface Anne M Tomblin Rajan Tripathi Sharon G Turner James S Vines Lisa L Walker Erich G Walls Melanie A Walls David W Waselchalk Crystal D White Robert M Williams, Jr. Wendi L Yost   _____________ Bluewell,  WV Chad R Mathena Michelle A Phelps-Bailey   ____________ Bradley,  WV Brenda C Halsey Kelli E Turner   ____________ Brenton,  WV Melissa S Hatfield Tonya R Vance   ____________ Buckeye,  WV Gina K Duncan  ________ Bud,  WV Larry C Dunn   _______________ Camp Creek,  WV Rebecca L Hedrick   ____________ Charmco,  WV Jeremiah Whitlow   ______________ Coal City,  WV David W Fink   __________ Covel,  WV William W McBride    ____________ Crawley,  WV James K Cox   _____________ Crumpler,  WV Derek M Harris Lisa M Stanley   _____________ Cucumber,  WV Phillip E Tunnell   ____________ Daniels,  WV Mildred A Maddy Tara Sizemore   _________ Davy,  WV Kelli M Hall   ____________ Fairlea,  WV Lisa L Redden   _________________ Fayetteville,  WV Stuart A Taylor   ______________ Frankford,  WV Michael G Anderson Melissa D McMillion    ______________ Gap Mills,  WV Chrystal M Clarkson Shannon L Glover   _________ Gary,  WV John D Radnoczi   _______________ Greenville,  WV Todd J Dowdy   ______________ Hillsboro,  WV Ricky J Barkley Vanessa R McLaughlin   ___________ Hinton,  WV Abraham C Lilly   ___________ Iaeger,  WV Willie A Owens Brian E Roberts   ____________ Keiffer,  WV Melinda D Blankenship   _____________ Keystone,  WV Mechelle L Nichols   ____________ Kimball,  WV Deborah L Burks Donna P Goebel   _____________ Lashmeet,  WV Allan W Williams    ___________ Leslie,  WV Ginger M Harper   ______________ Lewisburg,  WV Renee J Brooks Craig J Brown Dawn N Campbell Franklin W Hamm Heather D Hinkle Julia L Kowal Sherry L Pauley Lori L Shafer   _____________ Lindside,  WV Mike L Christian   ____________ Mallory,  WV Traci L Simpson   ______________ Marlinton,  WV Amanda J Barb Jessica N Beverage David A McClure Elizabeth P Parker Rhonda R Smith Kathryn D Wilson   ____________ Matoaka,  WV Melissa D Williams   ____________ McComas,  WV Angel M Taylor   ___________ Mohawk,  WV Stephanie G Cline Katrina L Hunt   _____________ Montcalm,  WV Tammy L Bell Kristie A Folks Lana L Haynes April D Riggs Trena R Simpson   _______________ Morgantown,  WV Prashant M Patel   ___________ Nettie,  WV Cynthia G Russell   ____________ Newhall,  WV Clinton I Fields   ______________ Northfork,  WV James E Houghtaling Heather M Jackson   _____________ Oak Hill,  WV Hillay D Law   ____________ Pageton,  WV Carla C Cameron Earl R Farmer Christie L Wooldridge   _______________ Peterstown,  WV James A Amos Gary L Fields Benjamin D Frazier Amy R Gravely Bryan L Reed Melissa D Walters    ______________ Pineville,  WV Tonya E Adkins Franklin A Bradford Michael S Britton   ______________ Princeton,  WV Carole A Akers Bader M Al-Adwani Faisal H Al-Dousari Abdullah A Al-Fouzan Naser M Al-Hendal Mesh'al A Al-Melhem Jassim M Al-Obaidan Linda C Allen Stephanie D Allen Krista A Archer Lorri L Bailey Aaron H Belcher Tera L Billings April A Billips Lisa K Burton Sheila V Cheeks Karen L Clark Adam L Coleman Christie N Cook Amy M Davidson Sharon G Davis Ryan S Ellison Cari B Farley Heather L Farley Debra J Fedele Helen E Flinchum Michael E Hess Michelle L Holland Michael A Jones Charles K McKenzie Mindi M Mullins Jeremy S Powell Pamela J Shew Melissa Shrewsbury Suzanne L Six Lisa R Smith Veronica L Steele Ryan T Stinson James B Sudderth Kevin S Thompson Matthew S Vestal Emily D Weeks Tina C White Christopher S Young   _______________ Prosperity,  WV Kimberly J Wrenn   _____________ Quinwood,  WV Charles E Duggan Michael E Lewis Heather I Osborne   _____________ Rainelle,  WV Christine K Bradley James L Carson Stephen B Gutshall Becky J Hodge Amanda S Martin Jeremy D Osborne Veronica A Pack   ___________ Raysal,  WV Angela B Bryant Christina L Hughes   ___________ Renick,  WV Phyllis A Harris Jaime R Lockhart Patricia A Perkins   _________ Rock,  WV Lori A East William E Magarowicz Dusty L Mills Amanda J Riggs   _______________ Ronceverte,  WV Amy L Baker Jennifer L Baker Jeffery S Beane Ralph W Brewer Rebecca L Burns Amy R Cogar Mark S Feury Stephanie L Holley Cindy L Justice Debra L Loudermilk   ___________ Rupert,  WV Connie J Bennett Ruth A Lester Candice C Osborne Brandie R Stover    __________ Simon,  WV Lonnie E Blankenship Carla D Hatfield   ________________ Spanishburg,  WV Matthew T Farley   ___________ Squire,  WV Heather L Wingo   ______________ Stanaford,  WV Katrina M Treadway   _________________ Stony Bottom,  WV Linda L Adams    ___________ Thorpe,  WV Polly S Laxton   __________ Union,  WV Melissa D Johnson John S Long II   ________ War,  WV Lonny A Branch Fanny "Ellen" E Williams   __________ Welch,  WV Angela D Belfiore Jennifer T Brown Jason R Grubb Joe Hassan, III Heather L Hendricks Maria D Hicks Robin A Jones Anthony J Lewis Kristala K Stress   _____________________ White Sulphur Springs,  WV Addie T Goodrich Latisha A Kersey Edwina S Mann Jon R McDowell   __________ Yukon,  WV Roman C Lawson    
President's List
 
 __________________ New Salisbury,  IN Randi Lasley   ______________ Bluefield,  VA Jennifer M Anderson Calvert R Ciampanella Robert K Dishman   ___________ Grundy,  VA Brady M Looney   __________________ North Tazewll,  VA Teresa G Mullins   ______________ Rocky Gap,  VA Carla M Ferguson   ____________ Anawalt,  WV Brian K Blevins   _____________ Arbovale,  WV Patricia G Ervine   ___________ Athens,  WV Earl J Higginbotham James C Nance   ____________ Beckley,  WV Terri L Schuetz   ____________ Berwind,  WV Paul D Salyers   ______________ Bluefield,  WV Arthur H Ball Walter L Barnett Erin S Copenhaver William H Cuthbertson William G Early Crystal L Green Lynn M Harry James E Justus Samantha D Keene Jamie M Lambert Huilan Liang Lynette R Marrs Denise K Maxey Melanie Moure Billi V Wyatt  ___________ Brooks,  WV David A Rodes   ____________ Charmco,  WV Frederick F Thompson   ______________ Coal City,  WV Mickey P Udy   _________________ Crab Orchard,  WV Tara A Hutchens    _________ Davy,  WV Grant T Thompson   ____________ Dunmore,  WV Rebecca C Grimes   ______________ Frankford,  WV Mollie S Duncan   ____________ Freeman,  WV Melissa I Tickle   ______________ Gap Mills,  WV William D Renn II   ________________ Glen Daniel,  WV Felicia A Pettry   ______________ Glen Fork,  WV Jonathan E Cresong Darla J Irick   _______________ Green Bank,  WV Sherry L Radcliff   _______________ Greenville,  WV Dylan J Daquila   ______________ Hillsboro,  WV Julia L Hefner   ___________ Itmann,  WV Thomas M Green   ___________ Kegley,  WV Nina S Cochran   _____________ Lashmeet,  WV Keith W Shrewsbury   ______________ Lewisburg,  WV Elizabeth M DeVito Michael J Dodd Carmen J Dowler Leslie D Reid Randy L Roach Melanie L Sheppard Cheri J Thymius Melinda L Wilson    _____________ Lindside,  WV Brenda A Bowers Charles W Mossor Jamie S Ratliff   ______________ MacArthur,  WV Freddie E Meredith   ______________ Marlinton,  WV Virginia S Calhoun Peggy M Garber   ______________ Maxwelton,  WV Lucy C Bell   ___________ Mohawk,  WV Dusty L Cline   _____________ Montcalm,  WV Heather M Haynes   _____________ Oak Hill,  WV Ruby E Church Shawn M Pennington   _______________ Payneville,  WV Sarah L Hall   _______________ Peterstown,  WV Staci C Bonds Michelle L Canterbury Byron A Hurley   ______________ Pineville,  WV Angela D Brinegar   ______________ Princeton,  WV Lisa M Adkins David K Blankenship William E Bowman Karen T Cox Vinson R Epperson Tressie L Hamm Velvet L Hebbert Amy S Hill Janet C Honaker Randall A Johnson Joseph W Morrello Franklin J Patton, Jr. John R Porterfield Julie A Powell Jennifer L Ragan Andrew J Reed Gary A Ruth Dennis J Sabo Melissa R Wolfe   _____________ Quinwood,  WV Charlotte A Barbe   _____________ Rainelle,  WV Bridgett A Bennett   _______________ Ravencliff,  WV John L Lafferty   ___________ Renick,  WV Amber D Jackson   _________ Rock,  WV Bobbe L Manning Tonya L Roberts   _______________ Ronceverte,  WV Kevin D Hite   ___________ Rupert,  WV Jason E Osborne Joyce AQueen Jeffrey A Russell   _________________ Second Creek,  WV Jennifer S Dermody   __________ Simon,  WV Renea Kennedy   __________ Smoot,  WV Barbara A Cales   ___________ Squire,  WV Barbara E Bowman   _____________ Surveyor,  WV Donald W Broyles   __________ Union,  WV Roger L Miller James A Mincey   __________ Welch,  WV Anne M Keasler Daniel K Myers Mark S Myers   _____________________ White Sulphur Spring, Kimberly J Burns Kristi G Clendenin Lynn E McKinney   _________________ Williamstown,  WV Dencil E Brown   ___________________ Madras Tamilnadu,   Ramaswany Gopal