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CONTENTS
Acjnes Scott Collecje Alumnae Magazine
Summer i999, Volume 75, Number i
7 DEPARTMENTS
The Beauty and Balance
of the Ecocampus
ByMaryAlmaDurrettandSueClites
JulianKmiry 89isguidedbyTboreau'sdictumto
"leavetheearthfeelinglike1linedlightly, humanely,
compassionately."Intheprocess, sfceismakingcampuses
moreeco-jnendlyandenvironmentallyattinedplaces
CivinK Alumna
Changing COVER:AgnesScott'scampuswill
becomeevengreeneroncethe
Immigration Law LandscapeMasterPlanisinplace.
ILLUSTRATIONBYBARBARAEMMONS
By Karen Hill
hotographybyManlynSunani
LayliBashir'93joughttheU.S.
ImmigrationandNaturalizationService
111adramaticcaseojarefugeewoman
'acmgmutilationathome Andicon
A Report from Editor:MatyAlmaDurrett
The President ConTtireigbructeinngEditor:Chris
Design:EverettHulkim,
Inreviewingplansforcampus, NaoYamashita
ASCPresidetitMaryBrown StudentAssistants:
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ByJuliaDePree KatieTurcotte 02
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internationalcontactjorthetypical MICairmvLAalmmkamDuDrrreetwtVii
American,andtheUnitedStatesexertsa BillGalley
strong(ifregrettable]gripontheminds TishMcCutchen73
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ByMaryAlmaDurrett DBeuctattnucrk,HGalAl,31040130E,(C4o0l4l)eg4e71A-v6e3n0u1e,
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campushelpstheASC copoinntieonntsofoftthheemwangtaezrisneanrdefnleocttsthtehe
communityexplorethemany viewpointoftheCollege,itst
oradministration e-mail:publu
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A major in Women's Studies, a new center to enhance writing and speaking skills,
increasingjaith commitments and religious diversity on campus are highlighted.
WOMEN'S
shipsandindependent beratAgnesScottthisfall, motivationspro[>elllngthe
STUDIES research, isbroadlytrainedin femi- centertoItsnextstageof
GailCabisius,associate nisttheoryandwomen development.Aspartof
AgnesScott'slatest professorofClassical andthelaw.Shecomesto AgnesScott'sMasterPlan,
majoradditionis I^anguagesandLiteratures ASCfromtheUniversity therenovationofMcCain
Women'sStudies,Al- andaformerdirectorthe ofMichigan,whereshe Librarywillincludea24-
thoughaself-designed Women'sStudiesprogram, hasservedasvisitingassis- hourareafortheCenter
optionhasbeenavailable feelsthatthemajoristhe tantprofessorofWomens forWritingandSpeaking.
foryears,Women'sStudies natural productofthepro- Studies Shereceivedher ThislocationIncreasesvls-
isnowafull-fledgedmajor gram'sevolutionatAgnes master'sanddoctorateIn ibilirv'andaccessiblllt\'.
andElizabethHackett, Scott.Theexperienceof PhilosophyfromtheUni- Thephysicalunification
assistantpro- helpingstudentsself- versityofPennsylvaniaand ofthetwocentersfrom
k\ designtheirmajors,as completedherundergradu- separatesitesinButtrick
wellassurveyingother atestudyinEnglishand Hallalsoemphasizestheir
:olleges'Women's PhilosophyattheUniver- jointunderlyingconcern
Studiesprograms, sityofNotreDame. forthedevelopmentofthe
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hasbeenespecially JaimfcrOiioiii 9S broadspectrumofstudents'
valuableindecid- communicationskills.
ingthecomposi- WRITING Lastyearweconducted
AND
tionofthe morethan900one-on-one
SPEAKING
major, "Itgives writingconferences "says
CENTER
Itacertain Cozzens ThattrendIs
legitimacyasan likcK"tocontinue
academicsubjectthatIt \AW7^7^mingandspeaking TheAntingCenteris
fessor, isthe didn'thavebefore." skillsarethetwo testingexpansionthrough
firstfull-timetenure-track Asatothercolleges, mostsought-afterskillsin r\\onewwritingprograms:
facultymember AgnesScott'sWomen's theworkplaceorIngradu- •thePartnersProgram
Designedbythe Studiesprogramhasbeen ateschoolapplications," matchesastudentwith
Women'sStudiesAdvisory builtgraduallv,astacultv in saysChristineCozzens, specialwritingneedswith
Committee, themajor otherareasaddedcourses associateprofessorof apeertutortorweekK'
consistsofcoursesthat thatfocusedonwomen, Englishanddirectorofthe meetingsthroughoutthe
coverthebreadthofthe suchaswomen'shistoiy. CentertorWritingand semester and
College'scurriculum, Todav, theprogramcon- Speaking whichincludes • theCourseTutonng
includingrequirementsin sistsofcorecouleesinthe twopeertutoringpro- Programallowsinstructors
socialandnaturalsciences, theoryofwomen'sstudies grams,theWritingCenter torequestatutorfor
artandliterature and his andalargenumberof andtheSpeakingCenter. courseswithanemphasis
toricalandphilosophiLal cross-listedcoursesin Asthecenterexpands onwriting.Thewriting
perspectives,niulempha maiivdisciplines, tosenestudents needs coordinator,apositioncre-
sizesglobaldiversityand Hackett,whobegins preparationtorthe real atedthisvearandfilledby
learningthroughintern- herworkasafacultymem- world"isoneolmany LiuraBrandon^8 iiandles
ACNESSCOTTCOIHIT•.TUAIMEK,».«
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interview, thatintelligence existpeaceablyinacom-
will notcomethroughtoa monspaceservesasa
prospectiveemployer" metaphorforthesortof
"AgnesScotthasarep- toleranceandunderstand-
utation,"saysCozzens. ingthatcantransform
"Studentsreporttomeall boththecampusanda
thetimethatwhenpro- largercommunity.
spectiveemployersnotice Whiletheoverwhelm-
theyattendedAgnesScott, ingmajorityofstudents
theyseethatasevidence identifythemselvesas
thatthestudentcanwrite Christian,anumberidenti-
well "Soonthetraditionof fywithotherreligionsand
speakingwill followsuit. manymoreindicateeither
TheCenterforWriting noreligiousaffiliationor
TheWritingandSpeal<ingCenterpromisestoenhancestudents'sl^ills. andSpeakingishelpmg didnotanswerthesurvey
greaternumbersofstu- question.
dailytasksaroundthecen- ployerswhenhiringcol- dentsbuildeffectivecom- Ofthe52percentof
terinadditiontotutoring. legegraduates, notes municationskillsforcol- theHrst-yearclassthat
'Tutorstalkabouthow VeronicaHenson-Phillips, legeandtheworld responded, 84percent
muchtheyiearn from newcoordinatorofthe beyond. classifiedthemselvesas
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helpingotherstudents, SpeakingCenter. hllRuaell'98 Christian,withBaptist,
fromobservinghowothers "Oneofmyfavorite RomanCatholic,Presby-
thinkaboutwriting." sayingsis,'Younevergeta RELIGIOUS terian,MethodistandEpis-
inheressay"Writefor secondchancetomakea DIVERSITY copalasthedenominations
YourLife,"Cozzenshigh- firstimpression.'Assoon withthegreatestrepresen-
lightstheimportanceof asyouopenyourmouth, Asthepictureol stu- tation.Eachofthese
writtencommunication youaremakingastate- dentlifetakeson denominationshasastu-
skillsaftercollege."Ajob mentaboutyourabilities. deeper,richerand dentfellowshipgroup
letterorgraduateschool Henson-Phillipscame morecomplex // ^, oncampusand
applicationthatincludes toAgnesScottwith 1 dimensions,so representation
strong—evidenceofwriting yearsexperienceteaching doesreligiouslife ontheReligious
ability bothinwhatit publicspeaking,voiceand atAgnesScott. LifeCouncil,
says—andinhowitiswrit- diction. Herclientshave Evidenceofthe K*^" thegroupthat
ten willstandoutabove includedactors, profes- College'sgrowing planscampus-
thefloodofcompetentbut sionalathletesandbusiness diversityemergesin Ill widereligiousactivities.
lacklustercorrespondence professionals.Shenotes themostsubtleways. Inaddition,"NewLife,"a
thatemployersandadmis- thatmanystudentsfocus Witness,forinstance,the nondenominationalChris-
sioncommitteesseedaily." onprofessionaldressanda quietpresenceofthe tianfellowshipaffiliated
Teachingstudentshow well-polishedresumefor Koran,alongsidetheBible withCampusCrusade,has
to"standout"isakeycon- aninterview,butoverlook andthePresbyterianHymnal achapteroncampus.
cernfortheSpeakingCen- thecrucialskilloforalpre- onapewinThatcher Sixpercentofthefirst-
ter.Oralcommunication sentation."Youmaybe Chapel.Thenotionthat yearstudentsareBaha'i,
skillisfirstonalistoftop brilliant,butifyoucannot thesacredtextsofboth Buddhist,Jewish,Muslim
factorsconsideredbyem- expressyourselfinan ChristianandMusli^can orTaoist.AMuslimstu-
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dentassociationwas dentsandedu- C^haplain's sentingvariousfaithtradi-
formedthisyear,providing catetherestof 'iKiceistopro- tions,inplanningchapel
Muslimstudentsasupport- thecommunity Mdecampus servicesforstudents,facul-
iveplacetoexaminetheir toJewishtradi- orshipopportu- tyandstaff. Planningthese
religiousidentity.Agnes tion nitiesforChristianstu- student-ledservicesen-
Scott'sassociationwith Duringthespring dents, toencourageallstu- couragesstudentstothink
AtlantaYAD, theJewish semester,studentsformed dentstogrowintheir theologicallyasthey
YoungAdultAgency, a"SpiritualAwareness respectivefaiths,andto decideonworship,prayers
remainsstrong.Jewishstu- Association"topromote educatetheAgnesScott andhymns.Often,the
dentsfindsupportand awarenessofalternative communityonvariousreli- councilinvitesmembersof
communityinthisgroup, religionsoncampusandto gioustraditions thefacultyand
whichmeetsonEmory's createasafecommunity TheOfficeofthe stafftospeak
campus.AgnesScottalso forthosewhoarefindinga Chaplainworkswiththe ontopics
workstocreateprograms namefortheirownbeliefs. ReligiousLifeCouncil,a suchas
thatsupportJewishstu- TTiemissionofthe groupof 1 studentsrepre- "Howdoes
MCCANN APPOINTMENT
DennisP.McCann,oneofthe Christian Ethics,bringingwithhim highontheagendaotChristian
mostinfluential figuresinreli- theprestigiousAnnualojtheSocietyoj socialethics; itrepresentsamarked
giousandbusinessethicsinthe ChristianEthics. Otherjournalsto advanceinthediscussionofthepre-
UnitedStates,joinsAgnesScottthis whichhehascontributedareThe sentrelevanceandinadequacy'of
fallastheWallaceM.Alston ReinewojReligionamiTheolocly,The Christianrealism inrelationtothe
ProfessorofBibleandReligion ChristianCentury, Commonu-'calandthe promiseandlimitationsofliberation
"1amexcitedaboutthisappoint- JournaloftheAmerican theolog\'
mentbecauseofhisrangeofinter- AcacianyofReliipon. .McCannreceived
ests, fromReinholdNiebuhr,tohis Widelypublished, hisPh.D. fromthe
workwithboth Protestantand McCannhasaforth- UniversityofChicago
Catholictheologiesandtohisinter- comingbook: Gld'olk Divinitx'School.
estinbothAsianandwesternethical SocialThouithtinthe Hestudiedatthe
systems,"saysPresidentMaryBrown ThirdMi//oiiiii(iii. One Gregorian Universit>'in
Bullock'66. ofhisfirstworks. Rome ItalvandSt.
McCanncomestoAgnesScott ChristianRealismanJ CharlesBorromeo
fromDePaul Universitywherehe LiberationTheoloify Seminar.' Columbus
servesaschairofthereligiousstud- (1981)isconsidereda Ohio
iesdepartment, hehasalsosei^vedas classic.Theologiansattheapexot Hisprofessionalactivitiesand
seniorfellowattheCenterfor religiousstudiespraisethisrespected honoiNincludeavisitingfellowship
UniversityStudiesandco-director volume: lamesLutherAdams, pro- attheCentertorAppliedEthicsat
ol theCentertortheStudvol fessoremeritus. Christianethics HongKongBaptistUnivcrsirvas
ValuesinModernSociety Hai"vardUniversityDivinirvSchool wellasserv'iceontheeditorialboard
McCannwillcontinueasexecu- notes Thesubstantial,exciting oftheJournalofRel—igiousEthics.
tivedirectoroftheSocietyof bookbringsaboutaconfrontation DollyPurvis'89
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