Wednesday, September 11, 1991
The Battalion
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Peace Corps finds home
rogram obtains permanent office at A&M
By Melody Dunne
The Battalion
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Texas A&M has created a per-
aanent office for "the toughest
job you'll ever love."
The United States Peace Corps
the job and Jordan Caldwell,
&M recruiter for the Peace
orps, agrees with the advertise
ment.
Caldwell's history with the
Peace Corps began when he vol
unteered to go to Niger to super-
ise crop extension.
"In other words, I told them
Blow to make a crop work so they
fllould learn how to farm better,"
e said.
The Peace Corps office has
een relocated into 359 Bizzell
est. Caldwell says he hopes the
ove to a permanent office will
ake it easier for possible recruits
o find out what the Peace Corps
as to offer.
"I want to get a lot of talented
eople from A&M," Caldwell
aid. "Students here have so much
o offer with their agricultural and
ducational backgrounds."
He says one of the Peace Corps
hilosophies is to supplement
rather than to substitute for the ef
forts of the native people. Volun
teers should reduce, rather than
increase dependency, Caldwell
added.
Celebrating its 30th anniver
sary this year, the Peace Corps has
grown into a voice of modern
democracy, Caldwell says, quite
different from the skeptical views
of earlier decades.
In the beginning some called it
the "Kennedy Kiddie Korps" since
former President John F. Kennedy
proposed the Peace Corps as an
international "youth services pro
gram" in 1960.
Former President Dwight D.
Eisenhower called it a "juvenile
experiment."
Today close to 6,000 Peace
Corps volunteers work in 82 coun
tries around the world. Of the
volunteers, 53 percent are wom
en. Seven former A&M students
are presently serving in the Peace
Corps overseas.
Caldwell does admit that the
Peace Corps application process is
quite lengthy. Applicants must
wait four to nine months before
receiving their assignments.
Of the 13,000 applicants each
year, about 3,000 do not qualify
for the program or drop out for
some reason.
"Most likely they fall in love or
find another job," Caldwell says.
"But if you're really dedicated and
willing to make yourself qualified,
we'll find a way to get you in the
the Peace Corps."
There are around 60 assign
ment areas in the Peace Corps.
Recruits can be assigned in agri
culture, education, construction,
physical therapy, speech therapy
and many other areas.
Peace Corps volunteers spend
three months in basic training and
around two years at their active
posts.
The only requirements are to
be at least 18 years of age and a
U.S. citizen.
Caldwell said his experience in
Niger was a complete adventure.
He has lived in a hut and has been
almost trampled in a parade of
wrestlers.
"Every minute something was
happening," he said. "Every day
was a new experience.
"I hope to someday go back to
Niger. The people are so hard
working and caring. Everyone
should get a chance like this."
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By Tammy Bryson
The Battalion
The juniors of Squadron 16
Ihad a special addition to Silver
[Taps Tuesday as they presented a
I pair of senior boots to the parents
lof Jon Wesley Brock, a fellow
IClass of '93 cadet who died this
mmer.
The Class of '93 in Squadron
116 pitched in to pay for Brock's se-
Inior boots, which he ordered dur-
ling his sophomore year. They
[raised approximately $375, which
[was the remaining balance on the
boots.
Todd Nickerson, member of
Squadron 16 and Brock's room
mate for two years, said this act
was a tribute to Brock's memory.
"He took pride in everything
he did, and everyone knew and
liked him," Nickerson said.
Members of Squadron 16 stood
guard around the boots all day
Tuesday at the Lawrence Sulivan
Ross statue in remembrance of
their friend. A wreath also was
placed beside the boots by
Squadron 16's Class of '94 in hon
or of Brock.
Also in his memory, all juniors
of Squadron 16 are wearing a
black ribbon on their uniforms un
til Final Review of their senior
year.
Clay Ramsey, a Squadron 16
junior, said Brock was a serious
cadet and a good friend.
"Wes was really well-motivat
ed and well-liked," he said. "Ask
anyone about him and they'll say
he was an intense cadet."
Brock, 20, a sophomore from
Euless, died May 27 in an automo
bile accident. He was a construc
tion science major and disci
plinary sergeant of Squadron 16 in
the Corps of Cadets.
A&M system creates Real Estate Office
By Mark Evans
The Battalion
The Texas A&M University
[System recently created its own
j Real Estate Office to supervise the
buying, selling and management
of properties owned by the A&M
| system.
In the past, these land-man
agement responsibilities were giv
en to James Bond, the System's
deputy chancellor for external af
fairs and general counsel. Dr.
Richard Floyd, director of the Real
Estate Center, will now assume
the role.
Floyd brings with him 10 years
of experience heading A&M's Real
Estate Center. Formed in 1971, the
publicly-funded center conducts
research in all facets of real estate.
While the Real Estate Center is
geared toward educational and re
search duties, the new Real Estate
Office will oversee the 62,00 acres
of Texas land owned, being ac
quired, or sold by the TAMUS.
"With real estate there's a
great deal of background informa
tion that has to be brought togeth
er from a variety of sources," said
Floyd, who became director of the
office on Sept. 1. "Our CEOs
(Chief Executive Officers) just
don't have the time or the man
power to go out and gather all that
information. That's what we're
Baptists grant
Baylor more
independence
DALLAS (AP) — Southern
Baptist leaders Tuesday reluctant
ly approved a plan granting Bay
lor University more independence,
a move they say distances the
school from its religious mission.
"We're moving in a direction
of secularism in our present day
and in the world," said Robert E.
Naylor, president emeritus of
Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth. "(Secular
ism) dominates our politics and it
has creeped into our churches."
An executive committee for the
Baptist General Convention of
Texas on Tuesday approved the
proposal by a 110-36 vote and also
agreed to free escrowed funds ear
marked for Baylor this year. Un
der the proposal, the BGCT would
elect one-fourth of Baylor's board
of regents and the university
would elect the remainder.
supposed to do for them."
The Real Estate Office will car
ry out plans initiated by the ad
ministration. The agency will
shop for particular properties the
System wishes to acquire, han
dling all aspects of the purchase.
It may also be called upon to seek
buyers for land already owned.
"Hopefully, by creating a sys
tem real estate office, it becomes
quite clear that that's the office to
contact for those interested in real
estate with the system," Floyd
said.
He said the office will engage
in preemptive risk management
and heighten accountability, and
will seek to receive the maximum
return.
"Real Estate has been one of
those assets where it was believed
if one acquired it, one just held
onto it," Floyd said. "Therefore, it
was given fairly passive manage
ment. Over the past two decades,
institutions have recognized that
they have an asset which can be
more intensely managed and re
sult in higher returns. That's what
we're going to do."
By conducting periodic inspec
tions of system-owned land, as
signing field supervisors to each
tract and computerizing records,
Floyd believes the chore of keep
ing up with the holdings will be
come a little easier.
Floyd said this will allow the
TAMUS Real Estate Office to pro
vide immediate feedback to any
one in the system inquiring about
property owned by their unit.
The new set-up places not only
the Real Estate Center and Real
Estate Office under Floyd's direc
tion but Research Park as well.
"Including the Research Park
in the overall program allows for
consolidation of administrative
overhead," Bond said in a released
statement. "At a time when bud
gets are on everyone's mind, we
seek to reallocate existing re
sources while doing a better job of
management."
Floyd said that the centralizing
of these agencies will allow for a
more effective management of the
System's real estate.
He will work hand-in-hand
with Research Park Director John
Millhollon in continuing on with
an active marketing program,
hoping to attract further invest
ments from corporations.
Floyd wants the 434-acre park
to stand for the best that the sys
tem has to offer.
"Research Park represents an
example of real estate owned by
the A&M system and, in particular
Texas A&M University, that re
quires intensive management,"
Floyd said.
Millhollon will oversee the
daily business of the park.
The Battalion
needs information from
campus organizations.
If you are planning an activity this weekend
which might be of interest to students and their
parents, we would like to include this
information in our first-ever Saturday edition
of The Battalion.
The Battalion Gameday will feature an
expanded What’s Up section, and we would
like to include as many events as possible.
Please drop by 013 Reed McDonald by noon
Thursday and fill out a Gameday form if your
organization would like to be included.
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