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NEWS Thursday, December II, 1997 - Page 7 Tuition increase Assistant Director of Annual Giving leaves WMC Continued from page 1 capacity, said Ethan Seidel, vice "Greek Challenge" to Senior Pride, lIY CHRISTIAN WILWOHL president of Administration and the senior class's fund-raising cam- News Editor Finance. In 1992, WMC incorpo- paign to buy a gift for the college. rated into its strategic plan a policy After two and a half years as The Greek organization with the to keep yearly increases in tuition Assistant Director of Annual Giv- most participation in Senior Pride and fees at 4% or less. Seidel ing, Vanessa Berger resigned from receives an award. added, "High tuition hikes don't her position last month. "Berger did an outstanding job raise revenue, attracting students Berger accepted a position with while she was here," said Rev. and filling empty beds [raises rev- the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as Mark Lancaster, director of Annual enue)." manager of its Annual Fund with Giving. "She is already missed." "When the economy is strong," the responsibility of directing a Kelly Foley, a phone center said Chambers, "a lot of parents can fund-raising team expected to raise manager, said that Berger was afford to send their children to an $5 million. "It's a little overwhelm- "great to work with. She expected independent college." This factor, ing to move from a goal of $1 mil- a lot from us in the Phone Center, along with financial aid and com- lion to $5 million," said Berger, but she kept things on a personal paratively lower tuition, has in- "but I'm looking forward to it." level." creased enrollment close to capac- "It was a hard decision to A 1994 of the University of ity, Chambers added. make," she said. "I feel like I've Maryland at Baltimore County, For several years now, WMC grown up here. I've learned a lot." Berger completed an MS in Edu- has announced tuition and fee in- During her time here, Berger cational Administration at Western creases for the following year dur- made many changes to the Annual Maryland. She said she plans to ing the fall semester. Seidel said Fund. She increased the number be active in WMC's Alumni Asso- this offers enrolled students' fami- of volunteers involved with Fund's ciation. lies an advanced opportunity to Class Agent Campaign and the Berger will remain the Phi Mu plan their fmances for next year and amount of direct contact they have Sorority's Chapter Advisor. informs prospective students about with the people they solicit. Lancaster said he has assumed WMC's expenses while they are The Phone Center's managers Berger's responsibilities since her still in the decision-making pro- now handle more of [he paper work resignation. A search committee is cess. involved with the Annual Fund. currently reviewing applications The Campus Budget Commit- Berger added assistant managers to for the vacant position. Lancaster tee, comprised of seven adminis- the Phone Center's staff to help the said he expects the new Assistant rrators and three faculty members, managers and student callers. Director of Annual Giving to as- develops the figures for WMC's In addition, Berger added the sume the position in January. Vanessa Berger leaves WMC to join the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. tuition and fees and presents them to the Board of Trustees, which Jan Term provides unique study opportunity approved next year's comprehen- sive fee increase on November 9. Early next year several WMC Homeff, the associate dean of Aca- Faculty members use creative professor of exercise science and students will compare Hollywood's demic Affairs and director of the means even when attempting to physical education. He is an avid fictional version of life behind bars lanTerm program. pick an appropriate title. Titles such C.S. Lewis fan, according to other and the real thing. "It's a different kind of learn- as "Sex, Death, and Fly Fishing," faculty members. Professor Lauren Dundes' ing," she said, noting lanTerm a course on fly tying and casting, "Narnia," "America's Game: course, "Correctional Facilties: courses thrive in implementing entice students to lake the imagi- Baseball," an in-depth look at the Fact and Fiction," which will take various techniques of teaching as native courses. game's past and present, and the students inside some of Maryland's opposed to straight lecturing. Many "Students gain a different ap- term's new Internet courses are just toughest prisons, is just one of the classes introduce books, movies, preciation for both content and the a few of the many courses that are '93-'94 $18,990,3.88% not-so-ordinary classes offered dur- trips, or special projects to provoke professors," Horneff continued. already filled. '94-'911 $19,750,4% ing the January term. learning. This leam-by-doing ap- "They also gain new found respect "I am excited that students are '95-'96 $20,655, 3.92% A unique part of the WMC cur- proach sparks enthusiasm in stu- for professors because so many taking a more educational approach '96-'97 $21,490,3.99% riculum, the lanTerm has been of- dents, Horneff said. teach outside of their own disci- to JanTerm this year," Homeff said. '97.'96 $22,200, 3.3% feredsince 1969. Students are able "So many times Ihear students pline." "The Internet courses are ones '98-'99 $23,080, 3.9% to take courses that focus on cre- say 'Ilove this class because I get Alex Ober, for instance, who which students will be able to ap- ativity and cultivate their special in- to work in small groups' or they get annually teaches his literary class, ply later." terests, according to Barbara to go on field trips," she continued. "The Chronicles of Narnia", is a Courtesy of Public Information Students and faculty compete in Sekon Anyule Spelin Be sions; Nancy Palmer, honors pro- Meckley summarized his lIY JONATHON SHACAT Senior writer gram director; Jan Coleman, insti- team's intentions in a few sen- tutional research analyst; and tences. While most people rely upon Stephanie DeSanctis, an admis- "We are not really about win- spell check and a dictionary, some sions counselor. ning. We are showing up, doing use their minds and show it by par- The words they had to spell in- our best, and giving to the commu- ticipating in a spelling bee contest. cluded: mimicry, disperse, dis- nity. It's a lot offun and it's worth- At the Sekon Anyule Spelin Be guise, shroud, chenille, polarizable, while. Hopefully next year we will - which means Second Annual paclfistically, and tercentenary. win to show that college students Spelling Bee - on November II, Three sophomores representing can beat college professors and lo- two WMC-based teams partici- the Class of 2000 team did not cal businesses, but that is not the pated. And one of them took first place at the contest held in Wilhelm ultimate goal." place. Caterers in Westminster. Those The event is a fund raiser for the The "Think Dangerously students are Dave Meckley, Matt Literacy Council of Carroll County. Wordsmiths," the WMC Class of Gribbin, and Emily Murphy. Proceeds benefit an estimated 2000, competed along with eight The words they spelled in- 28,000 county residents in need of other Carroll County teams spon- cluded: omission, retina, fore- literacy programs, according 10 the sored by local businesses. Both ground, sedition, cauterize, paleon- event pamphlet. tOSE (JUHII) SJQUE1RA WMC teams participated last year tology, and seersucker. Nationally, one of every five as well. Even though the Class of 2000 WMC students David Meckley, Emily M;rphy, and Mati Gribbin make up people is unable to read at the one of this year's WMC Spelling Bee teams. This is the second time these FourWMC faculty/adrninistra- team has not won the spelling bee fourth grade "functional reading" students have competed in the contest. tors of the Wordsmiths team were for the past two years, they plan to level, according to Terry Toney, first round winners. They include keep trying as long as Mills' prop- chair of the Sekon Anyule Spelin Martha O'Connell, dean of admis- erties remains their sponsor. Be committee.