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( .6lcial thanks, once again, go to JJohn Hamilton who wrote the College's Annual Report on Institutional Progress required by the Board of Regents each year.

As I read the report, it was so gratifying to review again the major accomplishments of the 2001-2002 year. Remember how proud we were to receive the five commendations from the SACS Visiting Committee ( and only four recommendations)? Remember the tremendous success of our Athens Center from the very beginning? Remember the A + our students gave us again on the System's Student Opinion Survey? Remember the establishment of the Institute for Spatial and Environmental Analysis with GC as the host institution with NGC&SU and UGA? Remember the $635,000 grant from the Goizueta Foundation? Remember the number one ranking of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance in its category by the Georgia Council for the Arts? Remember the national showing of our SIFE club in international competition?

These highlights and other important accomplishments reflect the commitment and hard work of everyone - the faculty and staff who make Gainesville College so special and who should be proud of another great year in our history.

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0" ~uld like to thank all faculty who //submitted the names of students who were not attending class at the beginning of the semester to our office. Of the 70 students reported for excessive absences, 48 of those contacted followed through with dropping one or more classes. We appreciate your efforts to clean up the class rosters in a timely manner.

We would also like to thank everybody for their patience during the power out!lge on Monday. Because the outage also impacted our telephone system, it made it difficult to effectively communicate with students and staff.

" Aew Member's Guide (formerly ~known as TRS Facts Booklet) has been compiled by TRS of Georgia. They have informed us that they are not printing enough booklets for everyone to have a copy of this information in booklet form. However, the entire pUblication is available on the TRS GA website where individuals may print a copy if they wish. Each TRS member is encouraged to review this new version of the TRS guide. An access link to the new TRS Member's Guide is : http://www.trsga.com/publications.asp. Once on this TRS page, select "Member' s Guide."

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C1?eQ.c Emergency Response Manual is now ~ available online. First go to Faculty/Staff Resources and then Employee Handbooks and Committee Minutes and the Emergency Response Manual.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Valarie Reeves and shldent workers, Juan Gomez and Brian Gibbs, for all the hard work that they provided in producing this document for us on the web. Thanks! In the future, all revisions/corrections will be posted here rather than through campus mail as has been done in the past. I hope that each one of you will use this reference manual as situations arise which require speedy information.

AnnouncementS

~ALVATION ARMY needs your help. ~ Gainesville College's "bell ringing" day is Saturday, November 30, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Our station will be outside of the lC. Penney's store on the Books-a-Million side of the mall. It will be inside so it doesn't matter what the weather decides to do; you will stay dry and warm.

Please call Leora Myers at X3610 to volunteer an hour (or two) of your time to this worthy cause.

8th Annual Trinity Trot 5K Race Saturday I November 16

2 p.m. GC campus

~ For additional information, call Ron Shay at 770-11 532-3160.

You should have received your 2003 State Charitable Contributions Program Form. The campaign ends November 22. Please return the form by that date to Sloan Jones, and, don't forget to make a copy for yourself.

TWO ADDED PERFORMANCES! RAGTIME November 5 - 17 Hosch Theater John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts, Brenau

Faced with sellouts for all remammg performances (except for Saturday, November 16,2:30 p.m. matinee) Gainesville Theatre Alliance is adding two shows of the Broadway hit, Ragtime, Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. Both added performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at Brenau University's Hosch Theatre in the new John S. Burd

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Center for the Performing Arts. Directed by GT A artistic director, Jim Hammond, Ragtime has at its heart the story of three dreamers - an African American who dreams of equality for his family; an immigrant who dreams of prosperity in a new country; and a wife who dreams of moving beyond the confmes of her structured existence - whose lives become dramatically intertwined with each other and with such legendary characters as Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, Harry Houdini, and Booker T. Washington. Ragtime, based on the celebrated novel by E. L. Doctorow, won four Tony Awards, including Best Book by Terrence McNally, and Best Original Musical Score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The GT A production features the set, props and 400 costumes from the recently concluded national tour, as well as actors Jerold Solomon playing Coalhouse Walker, Jr., and Matt Kellogg as Father, and choreographer Antoinette Dipietropolo. Atlanta actor Chris Bouchard plays Tateh; Ingrid Cole plays Emma Goldman. .

Call X3624 for reservations or online at www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org,http<//www.gai nesvilletheatrealliance.org>. The faculty/staff discount for these performances . reduces the cost from $20 to $4.

In celebration of national International Education Week, November 18-22, the Special Recognition Events Committee and the International Student Club of Gainesville College will be hosting an International Fair to highlight the diversity of the college's student body. It will take place Monday, November 18, from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. in the Student center. The fair will highlight some of the countries and cultures represented in the student population with over twenty booths and tables prepared by students. In addition to posters and displays of cultural artifacts, some exhibits will include music, video, and samples of ethnic foods.

ALL FACULTY, STAFF AND RETIREES (WOMEN AND MEN)

ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL

GAINESVILLE COLLEGE OMEN'S ORGANIZATION

Christmas Luncheon And Auction

Tuesday, November 26, 11:30 a.m Lanier ABC, $12.50

Call Becky Smith, X3744 for reservations. Everyone is welcome to attend and/or donate an auction item. Linda Beasenburg, X3780, is taking auction item donations and/or door prizes.

ANNUAL POTLUCK & HOLIDAY SING Friday, December 6,11:30 a.m.

Lanier ABC The GC Chorale under the direction of Lynn Lathem will sing at 12:30 p.m. in the Student Center.

If you have an office in: Administration Building, please bring salads; Academic I Building, please bring vegetable dishes; Continuing Education Building, please bring desserts. (If you have a favorite "potluck" dish, please bring it, the above is only a suggestion, not mandatory.) The rest of the faculty and staff are asked to please bring something of your choosing. The Executive Council members will each provide a meat dish.

Staff Council is again sponsoring a toys drive for our Partners-in-Education, Oakwood and White Sulphur Elementary Schools. Please bring a toy(s) for children between the ages of 5 and 12 years of age. Collection boxes will be available for your unwrapped, new, donated toys at the potluck and sing.

FAMILY HOLIDAY SING, Monday and Tuesday, December 2 and 3, Ed Cabell Theatre, 7:30 p.m., FREE and open to the public . .

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The Student Government Association is sponsoring "Snowflake Kids" a service project that will benefit the Secret Santa program of the Chattahoochee Baptist

Association. If you would like to donate a gift for one of our "snowflake kids," please stop by the Student Center or call the Office of Student Activities, X3622, for information.

WORKSHOPS

Excel Spreadsheet, Monday, November 18, 1 -2 p.m., Acad I, Room 138. Learn to create formulas that automatically calculate input, format pages that are attractive and user-friendly, and work on actual applications that participants can use after leaving the workshop. .

Powerpoint, Wednesday, November 20,2 - 3 p.m., Acad III, room 160. Office XP Powerpoint will be introduced at this workshop. It will cover how to extract pictures, sounds, and other media off the Internet and insert them into the presentations as transitions and custom animations.

Contact Sue Gittens, X3933 or bye-mail, to register for CPD workshops.

PERSONAL TRAINERfFITNESS COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION

December 13 - 15 P.E. Bldg, Room 157

GC students and employees will be given a discounted rate of 25% off. Developed by Fitness Resource Associates, this intensive three-day course begins with a six-hour entry level overview of basic exercise physiology, anatomy and kinesiology. The remainder of . the course combines theoretical information and practical application of fitness assessments, exercise sciences and the behavioral and physiological objectives of one-on-one fitness counseling.

Includes: study guide, workshop including lectures and practical demonstrations, written and practical exams, AF AA membership and subscription . to American Fitness magazine.

Prerequisites: early registration and self-study before program. Exercise Science Fundamentals Horne Study is also recommended. Current CPR required before certificate is issued.

F or additional information, contact Glenn or Gary Preston, X3647 or X3686.

Student Activities:

Friday, November 15 - 12@12 Mystery Trip, noon, mystery location.

Wednesday, November 20 - Karaoke and Snacks, noon, Student Center

Wednesday, December 4 - Study Break/Stress Break, Noon and 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Student Ce~ter

Words cannot express our appreciation to the GC family

for your kindness and generosity during our time of need.

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During a time like this we realize how much our friends mean to us ...

Your kind expression of sympathy will always be appreciated.

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The Gainesville College family extends its . . heartfelt sympathy to Ruby Curry, whose , ~ .. husband, O'Neal Curry, passed away " November 3. Mr. Curry was a former

employee of GC and was also the father-in­law of Verlin Curry.

ging Our Bells Deb Springer and Pat Nodine attended the Black Child Development Institute October 26-29.

Kerry Stewart attended a conference in Greenville, South Carolina, on October 24 -27: "Ethics Across the Curriculum." The conference dealt with how to teach ethics and the decision-making process when arriving at answers to ethical issues and following codes of ethics outside of academe in a variety of disciplines.

Bob Croft's new book, A Zora Neale Hurston Companion, is being published this month by Greenwood Press.

Chaudron Gille attended the National Association of Self-Instructed Languages conference in Washington, D.C. November 1-3. Gainesville College's affiliation with NASILP allows us to offer German, Russian, Japanese, and other minor languages on our campus.

Beth Hancock was the special speaker at the Gainesville Rotary Club on November 11.

Deborah Bolding, Thomas Hartfield and Anthony Parker attended the Fifteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics in Orlando, Florida, on October 31 - November 3.

Debbie Farmer. Becky Smith and Penny Mills attended the 2002 Annual Conference for Women Leaders in Higher Education, sponsored by Georgia's Planning Committee for the American Council on Education Network, Georgia Association of Women in High Education and Georgia section of the American Association for Women in Community Colleges. The conference was in Atlanta on November 8 and Chancellor Meredith was the keynote speaker.

The Student Government Association and the Office of Student Activities would like to thank the members of the GC community for their support of the Fall Carnival for Kids on November 1. With your help, they were able to provide a fun time full of smiles for more than 160 kindergartners from Oakwood and White Sulphur Elementary Schools. Over 20 clubs and organizations sponsored booths and prizes for the children. We would like to extend special gratitude to the Plant Operations staff and the members of the Physical Education Building staff for . their assistance.

Alicia Caudill and Brenda Adams attended the National Orientation Directors Association Conference. They were able to collect lots of great ideas from other colleges and orientation professional that will enhance the orientation process at GC.

ARMCHAIR TRA VELS

TWO SIBLINGS CLIMBING MT. RAINIER GLORIA BROWN, 1998 RETIREE

A few weeks ago while celebrating my mother's 93 rd

birthday at my former home in Washington State, my brother, Wayne, asked if I would like to do some climbing - in particular, a little trek up Mt. Rainier. Never one to say "no" to a new adventure, up we went! The weather was perfect as we started out at Paradise wearing shorts and short-sleeved shirts though cold weather gear was definitely stashed in our backpacks as temperatures on the mountain can

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fluctuate radically. It was such a gorgeous day, sunny and warm, visibility unlimited, and "the" mountain towering majestically and challenging ahead! Wayne, an experienced climber of every mountain in the Cascades, had great patience with me as I had to stop frequently, especially in the beginning, to ex-and in­hale and rehydrate due to altitude changes. What a thrill it was on those brief rests to look behind oneself and view the ever-changing vistas.

Two mountains, St. Helens (with its missing top and side from a volcanic eruption in 1980) and Baker loomed in the distance. And Mt. Hood even further away on the Oregon horizon! With each step upward, these mountains became larger and seemingly closer. Even the nearby jagged and stark Tatoosh Range was a sight to behold! The dizzying look back down the trail and further down into the gorges and flowered valleys was a breath-taking experience - it seemed impossible that we had climbed up and over all those boulders and even some snow! After three hours of upward climbing, we reached our goal of Pebble Creek at 7,200 feet (the summit is 14,000 feet) and enjoyed a reward of delicious goodies packed by Wayne, of course!

Trekking back down is faster but actually not easier as loose rock and one' s jarred joints can be a hindrance. Many people have been killed on Mt. Rainier and only trained and experienced climbers like my brother should attempt the summit. Mountain climbing experts hold field classes (in the distance we counted approximately 15 tents housing those being trained in ice climbing and crevasse retrieval).

Staying on the narrow trail is encouraged due to the area's fragile ecosystem, so when meeting on-coming hikers one is literally eye-to-eye with them and brief conversations tend to ensue. Taking pictures of each other's group is a shared endeavor. We met people of all ages - senior citizens who hike on a regular basis, young military men and women, and tourists from around the world, not to mention some of our four­legged friends: coyotes, marmots, and chipmunks. We did not see mountain goats nor bears purportedly in the area.

As if mountain climbing wasn't enough of a thrill, my brother had me up in his glider to view the "top" of the foothills of the Cascades. When he said "take the controls and do what I say" - I did just that - briefly, however! How unearthly quiet it is when one is soaring on a good thermal, and when you view the panorama of mountains, rivers, and forests , you so appreciate God' s handiwork on our good Earth!

Thank you, my brother, for sharing your joyful delights in life with me!

Kim Savage 2 Wendy Thellman 2 Lynn Lathem 4 Mary Hamby 7 Sheryl Williams 14 Tom Tuggle 15 Doug Young 17 Thomas Burson 22 Charles Fowler 22

- Belinda Sauret 23 Christine J onick 25 J.B. Sharma 25 Debbie Farmer 26 Ric Kabat 26 John O'Sullivan 27 Sloan Jones 31

TOWER. TALK is published bi-weekly. Submissions for publication should be e-mailed to lmyers@gc.peachnet.edu or sent to Leora Myers , President's Office, to be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 4.

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GC Faculty, Staff and Retirees

GCWO Cookbook Committee

November 12, 2002

The GCWO has established a committee to publish a cookbook for a fund raising project.

The cookbook committee members are: Tina Stone, Co-Chair, Teresa Leckie, Co-Chair, Leora Myers, Rebecca Homan, Lynda Gastley and Dru Thomas

We would like for you to submit your favorites recipes for the following categories:

1. Appetizers, Beverages 5. Breads, Rolls 2. Soups, Salads 6. Desserts 3. Vegetables 7. Light or Diabetic 4. Main Dishes 8. Miscellaneous

Hopefully we will be able to publish all of them, based on the response we receive for this project. Please remember we cannot violate copyright laws. (The recipes cannot be copied straight from a magazine, cookbook, etc. unless the recipe has been changed in some way.)

There are three ways to submit your recipes:

1. By website, an online form has been created & linked from the GC Women's Organization web page.

2. A form can be obtained from a cookbook committee member. 3. Copies may be sent to any cookbook committee member.

By submitting your information via website, it will save the committee a tremendous amount of time of retyping. Also, via the website, you will be able to view recipe titles to see whether a specific recipe has been submitted or if we are running short in a category.

To make this project successful, we will need your help (faculty, staff and retirees) by providing your recipes. We are excited about creating this cookbook as a project so everyone who wishes to have a copy to enjoy delicious recipes from our GC family!

RECIPE CATEGORY

D Appetizers, Beverages D Main Dishes D Miscellaneous

D Soups, Salads D Breads, Rolls

D Vegetables D Desserts

D Other __________ _

RECIPETITLE ____________________________________________________ __

PREP TIME SERVINGS

INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

MISCELLANEOUS INFO

SUBMITTED BY __________________________________________________ ___

RECIPESOURCE __________________________________________________ __ Please return to Teresa Leckie or Tina Stone

GAINESVILLE COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART 2002-2003

Board of Regents

Chancellor

.--_______________________ President----------------------------------------------------- GCF Board of Trustees

t--__ Affmnative Action/EEO I--__ Development

Foundation Alumni Affairs

(Chief Executive Officer)

--- Executive Council --- Faculty Senate --- Staff Council --- Strategic Planning Council

I--__ Continuing Education/Public Service 1--__ HazMat

Institutional Effectiveness Council --- Minority Affairs Advisory Committee

t--__ Information Technology --- Technical College Liaison Committees I--__ Planning/Institutional Research/Assessment I--__ Public Relations/Marketing

--- Administrative Council --- Master Planning Committee

I Vice President for Student Development! (Chief St1dent Affairs Officer)

Vice President for Academic Affairs/ Dean of the Faculty

(Chief Acade ic Affairs Officer)

I--__ Counseling & Testing Center Career Development Counseling

Testing

I--__ Disability Services

I--__ Financial AidNeterans Affairs

I--__ Minority Affairs Hispanic Outreach

and Development

I--__ .PREP

I--__ ,Student Activities Co-curricular Transcripts Non-traditional Student Support Student Organizations Student Orientation

I--__ Com mittees Student Activities Fee Budget Student Affairs Student Discipline Student Grievance Ad Hoc (as necessary)

Academic Delivery Business Humanities/Fine Arts Learning Support Math/Computer Science Science/Engineering/Technology PE/Intramurals Social Sciences

Academic Support ACTT Center/Library Admissions Records Media Services

Director of Special Programs Center for Professional

Development Academic Advising Center University Center

Committees Academic Affairs Admissions/Recruitment!

Retention Colloquium Library/ACTT Center Multi-Cultural Committee Ad hoc (as necessary) Promotion & Tenure

Vice President for External Programs

Athens Center

Forsyth Programs

Vice President for Business & Finance (Chief Business Officer)

Auxiliary Enterprises Bookstore Food Service Mail Service

Business Services Accounting Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Budgeting Cashiering

Personnel Services Employee Benefits Employment Support Payroll

Physical Plant Operations

Buildings Grounds Security

Purchasing Services Telecommunications

Risk Management

Committees Safety Biosafety

___________ Professional Development Center ________ _ Professional Development Committees (Revised 11/4/2002)

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