Rotunda vol 62, no 11 nov 23, 1982

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vmw\ e IX)NGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23,1982

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Longwood Signs Agreement With German College Longwood College has taken a first step toward developing "a global consciousness," one of the goals outlined by President Janet Greenwood in her inaugural address last April. After sessions of exploration and discovery on both sides of the Atlantic, Ixmgwood has entered into an official "agreement of partnership" with the Fachhochschule fuer Sozialarbeit und Sozialpaedagogik (Technical College for Social Work and Social Work Education) in West Berlin. It is the oldest school of social work in Europe. The agreement, signed by President Greenwood and HansJochen Brauns, Rektor of the F.H.S.S., states that the two institutions "having found that they share many educational goals, visions, and problems declare themselves to be partner institutions and undertake to seek appropriate means to develop and deepen their relationship." The goals of the partnership include four "areas of mutual concern": international and intercultural understanding; curricular and program development; applications of technology in human-service delivery; and personal and professional development. The F.H.S.S. has a faculty of approximately 50 professors and a student body drawn from Berlin, West Germany and throughout Europe. The students

complete six semesters of classwork and a two-semester practicum. They must then pass a state examination to be certified in their profession. Fields of specialization at the F.H.S.S. include social work, social research, social medicine, social work education and educational media, and social psychology and law. Initial contacts-leading to the partnership agreement were made last summer by Dr. Michael Haltzel, Longwood's vice president for academic affairs, during his stay in Hamburg and Berlin as a member of an American Young Leaders delegation invited by the Haus Rissen International Institute for

Politics and Economics and the West German Foreign Office. To identify potential partners among German institutions of higher learning, Dr. Haltzel spoke with the executive director of the Ful bright Commission in West Germany (Haltzel was a member of that commission from 1976-78) and with government officials he knew there. They suggested that he contact David Kramer, an American who is Prorektor (dean) of the F.H.S.S. "Dr. Kramer and I met and decided that the partnership idea was worth pursuing," Dr. Haltzel said. "I learned that Dr. Kramer would be in the United States in August, so I invited him to come

(From left) President Janet Greenwood, Dr. David Kramer (Prorektor of the F.H.S.S.), Dr. Michael Haltzel, and George Stonikinis.

Private Funds Emphasized The need for private funds for faculty support was emphasized by Longwood President Janet Greenwood at a meeting November 19 of the Longwood College Foundation Board of Directors. This support, she said, must include funds for faculty salaries, merit increases, and faculty development. President Greenwood also stressed the need for student scholarships to "fill the gap" between rising costs and decreasing financial aid. The third priority for the immediate future, she said, is "to continue to examine approaches" for the development of the Longwood Fine Arts Center. One of the possibilities under consideration is the conversion of the old Prince Edward County High School building, now owned by the Foundation, into a fine arts center. Reports to the Foundation

directors from Donald L. Lemish, Longwood's Vice President for Institutional Advancement, indicated that total private support to the college in fiscal year 1981-82 reached a record $670,655. Included in this amount was more than $450,000 from the Nellie Ward Nance testamentary trust. Income from this trust will provide some 35 scholarships annually of approximately $1,200 each. Alumni giving during the past fiscal year also set a new record, with gifts received from 27.4 percent of all alumni solicited. "This is a great step forward in our five-year goal to reach 30 percent alumni participation in the annual fund," Lemish said. "In 198041, just over 20 percent of Longwood alumni made contributions. This past fiscal year we solicited 11,559 alumni and received 3,168 contributions totaling $62,039. "Equally encouraging was the

better than 86 percent donor participation of all Longwood faculty and staff," Lemish said. Non-alumni donors, including parents, contributed $65,298 in 1981-82. Ninety-one gifts were matched by corporations for a total of $5,175. Total annual fund giving to Longwood in 1981-82 ($193,036) was up 13.2 percent, or $22,549 more than the previous fiscal year. The Foundation directors approved a policy and guidelines on fund raising and guidelines on Foundation funds expenditures. At a dinner Friday evening, six former directors were recognized for their service to the Longwood Foundation. Those honored were: Mrs. Raymond M. Brown, Jr. of Hampton; Frank B. Hurt of Ferrum; William H. King of Burkeville; George R. Bristol of Roanoke (former director and executive secretary); Andre Nielsen of Richmond; and James B. Bourne, Jr. of Sandston.

to Longwood for a two-day visit." On the Longwood campus, Dr. Kramer talked with President Greenwood, Dr. Haltzel, George Stonikinis (Head of the Social Work department), Dr. Geoffrey Orth (Assistant Professor of German), and other faculty members and students. "The whole thing just seemed to click," Stonikinis said. "Dr. Kramer is particularly interested in the way we are redefining the human services, and the ways that high technology can enhance the quality of living." Since the partnership has become reality, Stonikinis has been invited to write an essay on Longwood's social work program and the use of computerized evaluation in social work education. His paper, along with articles by Dr. Kramer and contributors from Sweden, Norway, England, France, and India, will be included in a book on international problems in social work education. Dr. Haltzel has been invited to lecture at the F.H.S.S. as soon as a mutually agreeable schedule can be worked out. Other faculty and staff exchanges are being considered. Both Stonikinis and Dr. Orth are looking forward to implementing a student exchange program between the two colleges. "We hope to bring some F.H.S.S. students to Longwood to spend perhaps a semester," Orth said. "This will give them exposure to the social work profession in America, and they could assist our language studies as tutors or instructional assistants in the language labs." Longwood students might perform the same functions and receive the same benefits by spending a semester at the

F.H.S.S. "The presence of exchange students on the two campuses will enrich student diversity and help establish a cosmopolitan perspective," Stonikinis said. A major goal in planning the student exchanges is "to make them affordable," Orth said. The partnership also provides opportunities for "consultative exchanges" in a number of learning areas, as well as the exchange of information on professional social work practice and training, curriculum and instructional design approaches, and internship processes and models. Longwood officials point out that West Germany and the U.S. share a number of societal problems and challenges, including unemployment, a growing geriatric population, relations among ethnic groups, and computer-based economic systems. These similarities between the two countries "offer a unique opportunity for interchange." The F.H.S.S. has a partnership arrangement with one other American university, the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and with universities in England, Northern Ireland, France, and Turkey. Dr. Haltzel hopes that this first partnership between I^ongwood and a foreign university will "lead the way to similar arrangements with other universities in Europe." President Greenwood made some initial contacts with institutions in France and Spain during her visits there last month. "It's all part of what we are trying to develop," Dr. Haltzel said, "and that's the internationalization of longwood College."

Major-Minor Elections By TERESA HASTY The Major-Minor Elections are coming up soon. Petitions and qualifications are now available in the Rotunda. Anyone who qualifies can run for an office. All petitions must be turned in to Lisa Swackhammer, Box 834, South Cunningham 116 by Tuesday, November 23, 1982 at midnight. All candidates will have an opportunity to voice their qualifications on Speech Day, November 30, at 12:45 in the Gold Room. All candidates must be present. Elections will be held on

Thursday, December 2, 1982 in the Rotunda from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. All students may vote. Results will be posted in the Rotunda, New Smoker, and in the I^nkford Building by Friday, December 3, 1982. All new SGA officers will have a mandatory SGA Retreat on January 9 and 10 at Camp Friendship. More information will be given out to the SGA officers after elections. Support your SGA now and in December! Any questions, contact Lisa Swackhammer at 392-4260 or any current SGA officer.


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