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THE PHOENIX Western Maryland College Goldwater Resigns By GRETA PoWELL memories of her time atWMC. lhad lots c.,""""""'I'J'f4/,CT of good times here. I loved working western Maryland College's Direc- LOrof Housing, Ms. Joanne Goldwater, here!" Ms. Goldwater joined the Western has decided to leave the mountains and head toward the beach. Maryland College community in August She will be leaving September 8. 1987, when she was hired as the Assis- 1993 to take a position as Director of tant Director of Residence Life: In the Residence Life at S1. Mary's College Fall of 1990, she assumed the position of Director located in S1. Mary's City, Maryland plained of Housing. Ms. Goldwater "very ex- although was that she Ms. Goldwater accepted the position of happy at WMC," she began sending out Director of Residence Life offered by resumes because of the recent restructur- St. Mary's College because she consid- ered the offer "a promotion and a posi- ing of the College. restructuring of Due to the continuing tive step forward in my career," She the College, the decision of whether or also said that she is excited about "the new challenges and the privacy of liv- nouo hire a new Director of Housing has ing off campus. Iam also going to en- not been made. Until a decision is made, joy living right by the beach," the DirectorofHousing duties will be the of Dean Lamas and the responsibility While looking forward to her new Life Coordinators. If anyone job, Ms. Goldwater admits that she is Resident concerns, they should be has housing "sad to be leaving and scarred of the unknown." Ms. Goldwater says that addressed directly to one's Resident Life sbe will always have "many wonderful Coordinator. Seligman Leaves- Coley Named Acting Dean By S.A. SOMMER No reasons have been given for the _""tdiJ(>t sudden changes. Attempts to determine whether Seligman resigned his position In a letter sent by Dr. Robert Chern- or was asked to leave have been unsuc- bers, president ofWMC, on August 24, cessful. 1993, it was stated that on Friday, Au- In a letter sent to faculty Ace- and gust 27, 1993 Dr. David Seligman deuuc Affairs Division staff on August would leave western Maryland 23, 1993 by David Seligman, he Slated, College's Office of Academic Affairs. "It bas been my privilege and pleasure to David Seligman served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and as serve you as Dean during the past three years and I wish the College and all of Dean ofFaculty for three years. No rea- you good luck and godspeed." son for the sudden departure of Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs. Seligman was given in Chambers letter Barbara Disharoon, is sad to see addressed to the WMC Community. Seligman go, but looks forward to work- The Iener from President Chambers ing with Joan Coley. also Slated that "Joan Develin Coley, Dean Disharoon said,"l'm reaJ ex- current Graduate Dean, has agreed to cited, she's a wonderful person with serve as Acting Vice President of Aca- WMC blood Flowing through her veins demic Affairs and Dean of Faculty." even though she's not an Alumna." She Skip Fennell, professor of education, went on to add that she sees the sudden will serve as Acting Graduate Dean for transition as a new challenge. the next academic year. leaves WMC after three years of dedicated Who Are YOU? Dr. David Seligman Affairs and to the college as a whole, service to the office of Academic If you know who among tbe class -tetieves be can handle anything after bat- of 1997 is being described, drop uS tling with Epilepsy a line at The Phoenix or give us a -Iikes to compare life 10 benchpressing call x 8600. We'd love to find out -can be seen in Hechts catalogues as a who's who among the freshmen model class. -was named ''Maryland Farm Queen" - -was the voice of Catonsville Community preview of Choices .....•....... page 3 One of you: College Radio Station WCNN -was a student page at the Maryland Gen- - is the author of a published book en- eral Assembly survivavl phone guide page 4 titled~ _ had to wait three years to be let in on a -has recently become an Eagle Scout family secret -played baseball as the only girl in the -bas performed vocally in Europe fall sports schedule page 5 roy's league -says she's in touch with her true soul -has delivered a baby into this world -is an avid equestrian