Technician
thursday november
3
2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
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UNC System President discusses budget on campus Tom Ross pays a visit to Student Senate. John Wall News Editor
The budget was the topic of conversation as Tom Ross, president of the UNC system, fielded questions from Student Senators Wednesday night. Ross, who took the job in January, spoke for about an hour with Chancellor Randy Woodson chiming in occasionally. He did not deny that the system is under duress, but said he would not have taken the job if he did not believe it could be fixed.
“I want to hear from you,” Ross said. “You have felt [budget reductions] more this year, perhaps, than anytime before in your careers. What turns people around the most is when I tell them [students’] stories.” Ross said it is important to make a case to the general assembly, which over the past five years has handed down a total of $1.2 billion in public funding. Both Ross and Woodson agreed that an increase in private fundraising would help alleviate the public funding shortfall. Ross said public institutions need alumni to step in. However, the misconception among
alumni, according to Ross, is public asked Ross what he planned to do with schools receive all they money they the system over the next ten years to make it susneed from the state. tainable and “A lu m n i t h i n k fiscally sound. ‘you are a public Ross sa id school, a nd you the system has don’t need us to dobeen “losing nate to you.’ That’s excellence.” not the case,” Ross The economy said. is not in a reRoss said students cession, but should mobilize to more of a n garner funds from Tom Ross, president of the UNC system o v e r a l l r e alumni. structuring, Harrison Do, a senior in human biology and College of which will result in less consumption, Agricultural and Life Sciences senator, according to Ross. Therefore, schools
“Alumni think ‘you are a public school, and you don’t need us to donate to you.’ That’s not the case,”
in the system must learn how to keep the excellence it has and get the excellence back that it lost, all while doing more with less. One example of “lost excellence” that Ross spoke on was the loss of high-quality faculty. Private schools are recruiting professors from public schools since they have the ability to pay more, and generally have more funds at their disposal, according to Ross. Ross said he went to a private school: Davidson College. “So I know [how private schools
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Workshop highlights emotional intelligence In an on campus workshop, educators were instructed on how to cater to emotional intelligence. Anna Riley Staff writer
The N.C. State Fundamentals in Teaching workshop series put on its most recent seminar on educational tools Wednesday in Talley Student Center. The workshop, titled “Emotional Intelligence: A Tool for Teaching,” was held in the Walnut Room of the student center from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and was restricted to registered guests. State’s graduate school teaching program started the Fundamentals in Teaching (FIT) workshops in partnership with the Preparing Future Leaders (PFL) initiative to provide future educators with tools for teaching. The workshop was designed to teach educators to process the beneficial aspects of both traditional intelligence and the less common emotional intelligence. Unlike general intelligence factors such as IQ, elements of emotional intelligence are not based on a number or score. Alternately, they are based on
personality traits that indicate ability and capacity. Someone who has a high degree of emotional intelligence is calm in stressful situations, excels in managing emotions, and is able to separate emotions from logical thinking. On the other hand, someone with a low degree of emotional intelligence does not allow for logical or rational thinking/analyzing because his or her emotions take over mental capacity. As a division of the advanced strategies workshops, the emotional intelligence presentation aimed to help teachers understand the fundamentals and core elements of the science and how to apply this knowledge to an educational setting. Registered participants in the workshop learned ways to use emotional intelligence to foster positive interactions with students and enhance their competency as teachers. Tim Weaver, a Virginia-based teacher and educational leader said obtaining emotional intelligence as an educator requires the capability of understanding and controlling his or her emotions and/or the emotions of others. Weaver said teaching workshops have become more diverse and open to unconventional forms of education.
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Graduate students Margaret Frey, atmospheric science, and You Li, food science, chat about their experiences teaching at a lecture about emotional intelligence in the Walnut Room in Talley Student Center Wednesday, Nov. 2.
WolfAlert being updated
insidetechnician Far east foods prove frightening, fascinating
The Asian Student Association’s culinary Fear Factor provides scares and surprises. See page 6.
Wolf Alert system is being modified to alert students quicker and more efficiently. John Wall News Editor
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Margery Overton, head of the Academic Science Program Task Force, talks about the integration of colleges and departments at the North Campus Forum on Academic Science on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Faculty discuss future science program changes In open forums held this week, faculty are discussing the necessary changes for University sciences. Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer
This week, the Academic Science Program Task Force is hosting four forums to gain feedback on University science programs and suggestions for improvement. The second forum took place in Cox Hall on Wednesday. The chair of the Task Force, Margery Overton, detailed the forum’s purpose and the work that took place in advance.
“We are calling a faculty forum to get [their] input or at least to give them the opportunity to speak on issues relative to the Academic Science Task Force,” Overton said. “The Task Force was set up in May; we worked all summer, and we’re working this fall. Then we’re supposed to conclude and give a report to the provost by the end of the semester.” Marielle Pocan, assistant to the Provost for internal communications, aided in setting up the Task Force’s meetings and forums. “[The forum] is one of a couple ways were trying to gather information…We also have surveys [online], and we’ve gotten a lot of responses
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Campus Police responded to the presence of a bank robbery suspect on campus Friday with their fastest method of reaching a large audience: the audible Wolf Alert. In the communication room of the police department, a message can be sent through loudspeakers in well under a minute. However, messages through text messages and emails take between ten and fifteen minutes, according to Chief Jack Moorman. Audible Wolf Alerts are prerecorded, so they cannot be tailored to give the campus community specific instructions on how to respond to emergencies. Friday’s message of “seek shelter” was one of those prerecorded messages. “The default message is seek shelter and seek further information,” Campus Police Public Affairs Director Jon Barnwell said. That information is available on the Campus Police website and from local news agencies. According to Student Body President Chandler Thompson, police will now be working with N.C. State News Services to create Twitter and Facebook accounts to quickly relay information to students.
Tradition of guarding tunnel displays school pride. See page 8.
Galleries present ‘knock out’ exhibits
November First Friday keeps October’s art on queue and introduces new work to public. See page 5.
Intensity kicks in for the swim team See page 8.
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