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'•’ERNATIO' r HE BATTA JEWS (he battalion 7K Wednesday, April 10, 2002 Recognition JOHN LIVAS • THE BATTALION The International Excellence Awards were Texas A&M faculty and staff for their interna- held at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries to honor tional involvement. ishop speaks on education By Tanya Nading THE BATTALION lexas and KRTCA! the Duke )bey during fui* Tuesday. eady camped on 3und Westmini ■re the coffin will procession Tuesi r the funeral. labor umc they had suspenii t of respect to ler. The Public Sendees union si The second speaker for the A&M Future of Higher lucation Lecture Series, Dr. ter Bishop, lectured on the possible future of higher educa tion and the changes it could face in the Memorial Student Center Tuesday. “As a card-carrying futurist, I can't tell you what the future of higher education is because we can't predict. Prediction is impossible,” said Bishop, an associate professor of Human Sciences at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. “What I can tell you is what future could hold for higher education.” Bishop explained that as a his job is to tell stories armed for Tuesdn } about foe future and talk about in Scotland to ptote ^offs would be lay ' A' s Heathrow Airpl d hold two miM uesday as a marl air traffic would ;d. on to Laura B* ident Bush, and Australia. Canada, kings ;es and dukes K ami lies avel to London ^e "what ifs” that may come along, “If none of the things we talked about happened, would- 11 1 it be nice to know that we "'ere prepared?” Bishop said. If none of the things we dis cussed happen, we’re still ready to face fundamental change in whatever shape it comes.” Bishop described two types of change people face. One, continuous change, happens over long periods of time. Disruptive change happens sud denly and is unexpected. “Discontinuous (disruptive) changes in our lives become the most important forces of the future ” Bishop said. “In the past, there were disruptions to the air lines, telephones, health care and so on. In every case, these dis ruptions were the cause of eradi cation of a monopoly and the appearance of competition.” Bishop said there have been no major disruptions for higher education and that the alterna tives of the future are whether there will be changes in the edu cation system. “With transportational change, we go through three stages ” he said. “In the first stage we’re still in the old ways, com fortable with the ‘good old things.’ We then move to the sec ond stage where we are exposed to new ideas, things become chaotic. Fortunately, we don’t stay in this chaotic stage, we move on to the third level where everything evens out.” Bishop spoke of dematerial ization, changing from paper- based to computer-based office, from mail to communication and from schools to education. “We have a ‘no time, no place and no matter’ way of thinking,” Bishop said. “Things are instan taneous. It takes no time to send things. We don’t care where things take place at, meaning no place. Since things can be dema- terialized, there’s no matter.” “How can we get to a new school, where we get results, self management, responsibility and the influencing of others?” Bishop said. There will be two more lec tures in the Future of Higher Education series. The third will take place Sept. 11, 2002, and the fourth will be held Nov. 12, 2002, said Mary Broussard, pro gram coordinator and chair of the lecture series. “Students are encouraged to participate because when you have scholars and educators at the table, the students have valu able input that we want to hear,” Broussard said. ron with both er has been lis lieadquahf " Ramallah. > stop the P icdged, sug? e - ’at only "if c ' rcl rs were idling in ^ nin, Sharon ■■ address thai ontinue. r- Graduate Student Mix and Mingle | Thursday, April 11 j 5:30 pm - 7:00pm Memorial Student Center, Stark Gallery j Light refreshments provided National Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week ! Come meet other graduate students Sponsored by the Department of Student Life- Adult Graduate and Off Campus " Student Services and the Office of Graduate Studies 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J THE GREEK BOUTIQUE : > s o — 7^ o* ' "O 'P 15% - 50% Off EVERYTHING • Apparel *5 - 50% Off • Baseball Caps SO% Off • Gift Items 15% OK • Towel Wraps 50% Off BUY NOW FOR YOUR LIU SIS! PARENT’S WEEKEND SAT 0 SUN (APRIL 13 014) ONLY No Discounts for special order merchandise 9oo Harvey Rd. In the Post Oak Village Shopping Center r m AGGIELAND OUTFITTERS ANNOUNCING OUR NEW ARRIVA L AT SOUTHGATE Name: Aggieland Outfitters Grand Opening: April 13th, 2002 Birth Stats: 13 tons, 9 lbs 936 inches Blood Type: Aggie Maroon come check out THE NEW STORE ON OEOROE BUSH Across FROM KYLE FIELD!