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CEO Reminders
CALENDARS
Student Life Calendar: For a complete listing of what's going on for students from intramurals, to concerts and
lectures, to organizations, arts and culture, and so much more....
Events Calendar: For detailed information on the arts and culture scene at WCU - plays, concerts, art exhibits,
films, and more...
MLK Jr. Observance Events Calendar
MONDAY, JANUARY 16–SUNDAY, JANUARY 22.
The theme for the 2012 observance is “His Dream. Their Vision. Our Reality.”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012 at 7:00p.m
The Department of Intercultural Affairs invites you to join us in welcoming Ed Gordon
as WCU's MLK Jr. 2012 Keynote Speaker in the A.K. Hinds University Center Grand Room. This
event is free to the public. Calendar of events & MLK Jr. Commemoration webpage.
EVENTS
MLK Jr. Day of Service
Monday, January 16, 2012 and Saturday, January 21 are this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Days of Service!
Service activities will take place in a variety of locations across campus from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on those
days. For more information, please visit here.
The Poetry Revival
WEDNESDAY, JAN 25, 2012, 7:30 – 9PM
The Poetry Revival is the ultimate uplifting spoken word poetry experience! With Derrick
Brown, Anis Mojgani, and Buddy Wakefield - this is a wonderful opportunity to introduce
students to spoken word! For more information, visit here.
Dance Marathon --- Dance With Me Under The Sea --- March 10th -- for 12 hours
A terrific service learning opportunity! Join the nationwide movement and WCU to raise money for the
Greenville Children’s Hospital . For more information contact Lori Davis, /828-227-3622 - ace.wcu.edu
OPPORTUNITIES
EYE on FYE: Celebrate the Creed
See the Contest trailer here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGLpZA_rBuo
Integrating learning in and out of the classroom!
Connect learning outcomes in your course with this campus-wide celebration of the Community Creed and this
year’s EYE on FYE contest theme.
Submissions are welcome through March 31, 2012
Students are invited to creatively express themselves as they contemplate the WCU Community Creed Find out
more about the Creed at the link above. If you want to discuss ideas about how to integrate this project into
your spring course, please feel free to contact Glenda. For example… students and clubs and organizations can
document service events, campus events, classroom projects, and more! They may work in-solo or with a class
group, or with a student organization ---- so many possibilities! See the website for more details.
Help your students Celebrate the Passage – April 27, 2012
Plan to join us as our first-year students Celebrate the Creed during the afternoon of the last day of class in
April. EYE on FYE entries will be showcased during a campus-wide celebration of how students synthesize and
creatively express their new understandings of classroom, campus and community. Finalists will be announced
and prizes awarded. From here, students will progress to the annual Block Party, hosted by Residential Living,
as students celebrate their Passage and plans to return in the fall joining the ranks of Extremes!
Please consider including this EYE on FYE opportunity as a curricular connection if appropriate for your course
goals – after all, the Creed is at the heart of the WCU learning experience as it aims to help our students develop
a strong sense of civic and community responsibility – to become good citizens now and as they leave here to
take on the world they will inherit.
Toolbox
The WCU Poverty Project: So many wonderful opportunities to engage…. Press on.
Many ideas are sparking - many of which are posted on the WCU Poverty Project website.
Please see the list of courses that will integrate these themes into course work this spring --- maybe we should
add your class!
The Core
The Education Briefcase: Are you introducing the eBriefcase to your course? There is a ton
of support ready to help you and your students. The eB implementation team is outstanding –
and from the perspective of a ‘non-techie’ let me assure you – it is not so scary! 
For faculty and instructors – see more on their website.
If you are teaching a course this semester here is something you can include in your syllabus:
The Education Briefcase (eBriefcase) is an online portfolio system within Blackboard. When you find that you
need technical help with eBriefcase projects outside of class times, you can visit the Technology Commons,
located on the ground floor of Hunter Library. The Technology Commons offers Walk-up Hours, Workshops, and
Appointments with assistance on all aspects of computer use, including help with uploading materials to
eBriefcase, creating artifacts, customizing your portfolio and sharing with instructors and others. For additional
assistance you may also call 828 227 7487 or email eBriefcaseHelp@wcu.edu.Visit eBriefcase.wcu.edu to learn
more.
TRANSITION PATHWAYS: The Blackboard Commons: If you are planning to teach a transition course, next
fall I invite you to review this site and offer your suggestions, best practice tips and or requests for resources we
can post that will be of help to you. You will see it on your Blackboard menu under organizations. Questions:
contact Glenda Hensley at ghensley@wcu.edu
Perspectives
In the fall of each year our campus extends a tremendous amount of energy and effort to welcome our new
first-year students (over 1500 this past fall) – and we do so with a bang! From tons of special events during
Week of Welcome to lots of transition course options, special programing, and more – we let them know how
much we value their choice to come to WCU. As we continue to extend special attention to our current firstyear students, I will set my intention to also be mindful of our spring entry students.
On Monday we will welcome over 300 students to campus who are new to WCU – thus they are technically firstyear students – at least to us. Among this group 123 are classified as freshmen (including brand-new students
and freshman-transfers). In addition we will be joined by 181 transfer students who have sophomore and above
status. Please join me as we welcome all these students to the WCU community. I hope your spring semester is
outstanding and your 2012 a year worthy of celebration!
Resource File
Blackboard --- reference and participate in the Transition Pathways Course site....
CFC on the Web --- help with teaching, technology, and more--- helping you do what you do better!
FYE on the Web --- many resources and network links to help you along the way …..
QEP on the Web --- discover the possibilities - find the resources you need - find your path.....
The next regular publication date is January 23, 2012 --- please let me know if you want to share updates about
programs, events, or other opportunities for teaching and learning in FYE!
Glenda Hensley, FYE Director