
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 12, 1991                   TAG: 9104120548
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV12   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU
DATELINE: WISE                                LENGTH: Short

POWELL RIVER PROJECT SYMPOSIUM TO DEAL WITH EDUCATION, HOUSING

Two faculty members and a graduate student from Virginia Tech will speak at a Powell River Project symposium on education and housing Wednesday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Clinch Valley College.

Tom Johnson, assistant agricultural economics professor, will examine the results of more than 700 interviews with high school seniors, dropouts and parents. He will summarize preliminary conclusions on ways to reduce dropout rates and improve student performance.

Sharon Dwyer, a Tech graduate student, interviewed seventh-graders about their goals and ambitions relating to their education and future jobs or careers. She will talk about what the students thought were important in shaping their future, along with their view of family.

Rosemary Goss, associate professor of housing, interior design and resource management, will outline her findings on constraints to quality housing in Southwest Virginia.

The availability of low-cost housing, housing for large families and the availability of land for construction all help determine how people view housing needs, she said. Policy implications for local officials and housing agencies resulting from her study will be highlighted.

Further information is available by calling Jon Rockett, area extension agent for mined land reclamation, at 328-0162.

by CNB