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Issue date: 1/26/06 Section: News
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"In regard to our roofing problem, that continues to be a point of contention," said Dr. William Meehan. "On rainy day, unfortunately, it leaks."
The university has been in litigation with Standard Roofing over the various problems and a waterproofing consultant has inspected the buildings and will be making repair recommendations.
Building 3181 at McClellan will have a new parking lot sometime in the next six months, as soon as Building 3160 can be taken down. This project will be mainly funded by a $392,826 grant that Gadsden State Community College received.
JSU also has a few buildings they hope to add to the campus in the near future. The board took another step toward the addition of a new art building by passing Resolution 501, stating their intent to issue tax-exempt bonds in order to finance the project.
The building will be constructed on the site of the recently demolished steam plant.
The lobby of the Gamecock Football Field House will be named the Loring White Lobby in thanks to J. Loring White, a generous supporter of JSU.
Dr. Cynthia Harper, dean of the College of Education and Professional Studies, and Dr. William Carr, dean of Graduate Studies, gave a presentation to the group on AMSTI, a new program designed by the state to improve math and science teaching methods.
JSU has recently been named an AMSTI Inservice school and, within the next few years, will be altering its curriculum to adjust to the requirements of the initiative.
"As far as AMSTI is concerned - we aren't sure what the new changes will be until we become more involved in AMSTI. I know there will be strategies and techniques that my staff will learn once they go through the AMSTI training," said Dr. Harper.
The department recently revamped its curriculum for the next five years to reflect the requirements for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. For AMSTI, the curriculum changes won't be in the content of the courses, but in techniques that the prospective teachers will use to train their students in math and science.
"It's going to be a different approach to teaching math and science. It's going to be hands-on," said Harper. "Kids aren't just going to sit and listen. They're going to experiment."