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The Reporter, September 1988
No full textThe Reporter is a publication produced by Western Carolina University featuring news, events, and campus community updates for faculty and staff. The publication began in August of 1970 and continues digitally today. Click on the link in the “Related Materials” field to access recent issues.THE
A Weekly Newsletter
for the Faculty and Staff
of Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina September 2,1988
REPORTER
Determining 'prudency' in nuclear plant construction
John Adams and Mary Anne Nixon studied U.S. nuclear power plant s under review by utility commissions m
order to document pruden t management behavior by plant d esigners and build ers.
In light of nuclear accidents like those
at Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl,
companies that build nuclear plants for
producing electricity are increasingly
held accountable for their work.
Earlier this year, two Western faculty
members, along with a professor at the
University of Pittsburgh, conducted an
unprecedented study that will serve as a
resource in prudency hearings—the
legal reviews conducted to determine
accountability.
"Our basic aim was to define, for a
single period of time, what was considered
to be prudent management
behavior in the construction of nuclear
plants," said Dr. John Adams, professor
of management.
Adams and Dr. Mary Anne Nixon,
assistant professor of business law,
coauthored a three-part document with
Dr. David Cleland, an author in the
field of project management at the
University of Pittsburgh. The report, entitled
Project Management, State of the
Art 1975-1985: Nuclear Power Plan t
Construction Industry, examines the
findings of prudency reviews on fifty-one
nuclear power plants in the U.S. It
provides extensive annotated bibliographies
on the nuclear power industry and
on the management of nuclear plant
construction. The study was commissioned
last year by a major construction
and engineering architectural firm,
which asked not to be identified.
State public utility commissions
conduct prudency hearings to examine
the costs and management practices
used during design and construction of
nuclear power plants by owners,
managers, and contractors. The hearings
determine whether a "reasonable
manager," under the same or similar
circumstances, would have made the
same decisions regarding selection,
design, and construction.
If a regulatory agency finds that a
utility showed poor judgement in
construction decisions, the commission
disallows related costs, which must be
absorbed by the company rather than
passed on to the consumer in the form
of higher costs for electrical power.
Prudency decisions are based on
information that was available to the
utility at the time the plant was built.
For example, a utility cannot be held
accountable for the exclusion of
technology that was unavailable when
the facility was constructed.
The problem facing prudency
officials has been that, in the rapidly
expanding field of nuclear power, no
source indicated clearly what specific
management practices and tools were
available and appropriate for use by
utilities during the period when nuclear
plants were being constructed. Construction
records are unreliable because
they sometimes contain inaccuracies or
inconsistencies. In addition, the
exchange of information is hampered
by the somewhat adversarial
cont'd ins ide
Introducing Mejia Talk
This Reporter includes an insert
from the Media Center. The
newsletter, Mejia Talk, will appear
from time to time. Inquiries from
campus offices about inserts to the
Reporter should be directed to Doug
Reed, director of Public Information.
Campus events
COMPUTER QUESTIONS? - The
Computer Center will offer several
workshops and "how-to" discussions
free of charge for faculty and staff
during the fall semester. The first
workshop, "Introduction to the VAX
and DCL," will be held twice, on
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 6
and 7, 3-5 p.m. in the Computer
Center conference room, Forsyth B-15.
4<VAX Editor" will also be offered twice,
on Thursday and Friday, September 8
and 9, 3-5 p.m. in the conference room.
A "how-to" discussion on "Form Letters
in WordPerfect" will be offered 11 a.m.-
noon on September 8. To register, call
the Computer Center at 227-7282.
Registration is required for all sessions.
FACULTY ART IN HIGHLANDS -
A mixed media exhibition featuring the
specialties of the Art Department faculty
will open this month at the Louise
Bascom Barrett Gallery of Hudson
Library in Highlands. The Opening
reception will be held 6-8 p.m. Saturday,
September 17, at the library. For
additional information, contact Jackie
Leebrick, gallery director, at 526-4949.
THESPIANS, TAKE NOTE - Auditions
for the Speech and Theatre Arts
Department's coming production of
Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of
Windsor will be held at 5 p.m Tuesday,
September 6, in the Music-English
Recital Hall. Parts are available for
eighteen males and four females.
Production dates are November 11-16.
NEW YORK THEATRE TOUR - The
Speech and Theatre Arts Department
will offer a Thanksgiving week theatre
tour to New York City November 21-27.
"The Time of Your Life Thanksgiving
Tour to New York" will feature six plays,
including "Phantom of the Opera" and
"Les Miserables," as well as seminars
with actors from "Phantom" and a
television soap opera, and tours of the
Metropolitan Opera House and NBC
Studios, among other attractions. The
cost of the tour is 233. Meals are not included.
A non-refundable deposit of 52,000 for the project's first
phase, which included the collection
of data and the assembly of bibliographies.
The task was not simple. Less than
fifteen of the reviews that were studied
had been completed and carried to
final decisions beyond appeal.
"Getting the decisions from current
prudency reviews was extremely time-consuming,"
Nixon said. "There are
changes that occur during the appeal
process, and final decisions have not
yet been reached on most prudency
reviews."
Copies of the report have been
requested by organizations such as the
Edison Electric Institute, the U.S.
Department of Energy, and several
utilities undergoing prudency reviews.
The project's proposed second
phase, if funded, would include a
survey of all U.S. electrical utility
companies, interviews with representatives
of agencies involved in
prudency hearings, and a review of the
collected data by a panel of experts
before publication of the findings.
With both phases complete, the entire
project would cost several hundred
thousand dollars.
Western was chosen for the
project because of the school's
reputation in project management
studies. The university is one of the
few schools in the nation offering a
master's degree in project management
and is also the editorial seat for the
international publication Project
Management Journal. Nixon said also
that Western Carolina University,
rather than a private company, was
chosen to conduct the study because
Western's faculty is considered
competent and professional, unbiased
and non-competitive with organizations
that would be asked to provide
data for the study.
- Joseph Price
September 2, 1988 The Reporter
University Media Center WESTERN CAROLINAUNIVERSITY
MEJIA TALK
(Half Media, half magic, works most of the time)
September 1988
WELCOME BACK FROM A LONG HOT SUMMER!
You're looking at Mejia Talk, the Media Center's first newsletter.
We jestingly think of it as an "experiment in error," but if you
look closely enough, you'll find it bears some useful information.
Actually, since we couldn't afford to greet you with a real newsletter on
our own, we asked Public Information to let us hitch a ride between the
pages of The Reporter.
The deal is this: The Media Center staff spends time thinking up something
useful to say, and Public Information cleans up our act, sprinkles on
the professional stuff, and saves our reputation. We use our own Macintosh
computers and Microsoft Word software, store what we've written on
microdisks, and hand them over to the P.I. folks, who edit and wiggle the
text around to suit The Reporter.
Since this writer and many of you out there are over 40 we decided to
use larger print. Look for us each month. When you open The Reporter
and something falls out, it's probably us.
—Chris Martin
BIG NEWs...An Inhouse Repair Service Agreement On
Computer Terminals and Micros
This means that instead of paying outside vendors exorbitant fees
for maintenance contracts on Digital terminals and Zenith micros
you can now pay the Media Center one semi-exorbitant fee. Bob
Orr and John Clark figured out a way to make inhouse repairs on
a pay up front yearly basis for at least one-fourth less cost to you.
But we offer something no one else offers...a "repair loaner".
Yes, you read it right.
If Technical Services can't repair your terminal or Zenith in 48
hours we will install a compatible loaner. A repair loaner will
keep you happy so we can make repairs. Calling to ask "Is my
computer ready yet?" only slows the boys down. Many
offices have signed up and we will bill when the J
budget comes out. For more information call 7341.
Ask for Bob or John.
HELP WANTED
School of Business faculty
to recommend video tape
titles for the collection.
Call 7341. M
Faculty who want to learn
Mac Draw and design their
own visuals. Access to
laser printer included.
Call 7135. •
Faculty who know of a
good student who needs
work, likes computers and
wants to work with
Mac computer graphics. 1
New Video Tapes and Compact Discs
Thanks to Hunter Library, Robert Kehrberg of the
Music Department, and other mejia users across
campus, we can brag about a respectable increase in
the university's video tape and CD holdings. All summer
was spent getting all the new titles packaged,
numbered, and shelved to be ready for you this fall.
Titles have been scrutinized and blessed by Hunter
Library's Cataloging Department, which means you
will eventually (can't do this now) be able to peruse
our entire collection on a computer terminal. With the
on-line catalog system we will be able to print out the
list by title, author, and subject. To tide you over in
the meantime, the circulation folks developed an updated
"down and dirty" video tape list that we'll be
glad to send if you call. The list is nothing fancy but it
could save you time and some trips over. A CD listing
is being worked on as we write.
From The Media Production Capital Of Cullowhee
Did you know that we can edit half inch
VHS video tape?
Those of you armed with portable video tape recorders
and CamCorders are probably wondering what to
do with all that "raw video" footage you shot in the
classroom, on field trips, or on your trip to China.
You may be wondering how to eliminate all that
creative camera work, such as close ups of sidewalks
made while the camera was running and you didn't
know it, or zooms, pans, and tilts that go nowhere.
Even good raw video needs sprucing up, shortening,
and rearranging to make it a more effective instructional
tool.
We have magic boxes that can do just that! (There is
a fee for this but we can also teach you how to roll
your own. This will save a bunch!)
Several administrators are editing with us now, so
we figured that if they could do it, the faculty could
too. Dr. Henry Mainwaring of the Biology Department
and some of his students have been been video editing
for years, rearranging images of specimens video
taped through a microscope. He hopes eventually to
display these images through a video projector for
large groups.
Want to know more about video editing? Call 7341.
NEXT ISSUE: How to keep letters
from being ...LOST IN SPACE.
Dr. Bob's Tech Tips For
Beleaguered Computer
Users
Bob Orr By
The boss is looking over your
shoulder, two students are
waiting to see you, and
yesterday's letter you're trying
to print is caught in the
middle of a disagreement
between the computer and
the printer.
Sound familiar?
I can't help you with your
work load but a little preventive
medicine may keep your
fingernails longer.
Prescription: Keep your
printer clean!!!
Paper turns into trash for a
reason. If s loaded with dust
from the rag content. This
paper dust, along with ink
residue from the ribbon, combines
to clog and jam the
print head of the dot matrix
printer even to the point of
destroying the head.
A few Q tips, a little alcohol
and a few minutes a week
can reduce the chances of
major surgery costing 800 for the fall and
spring semesters of the 1988-89 year.
The annual scholarship, awarded to recipients
selected by a committee in the
School of Business, is available to
juniors and seniors who have declared a
major in a business field with a concentration
in marketing. Preference is
given to North Carolina residents with
a demonstrated need for financial
support.
Applications available
for graduate study rooms
Hunter Library is accepting applications
from graduate students for use of
study rooms in the library during fall
semester. Application forms are
available from department heads, and
completed applications should be sent
to William Kirwan at Hunter Library.
The deadline for receipt of applications
for fall semster is Friday, September 9.
versity at Northridge; Owensboro (Ky.)
Museum of Fine Arts; and The Toledo
(Ohio) Museum of Art.
• Charles Stevens (Political Science,
Public Affairs, and Sociology) served as
a reader for the advanced placement
examination in government and politics
administered by the Educational
Testing Service of Princeton, N.J. A
committee of 39 faculty members from
across the country evaluated 15,000
student essays for this year's exam.
EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY
• Gurney Chambers (Dean) spoke at
the Summer Administrators' Academy
in Parkersburg, W. Va., on July 19.
TECHNOLOGY AND
APPLIED SCIENCE
• J. Dale Pounds (Dean) and Jerry
Cook (Industrial Education and
Technology) recently visited
Swaziland, Africa, through the exchange
agreement between Western
and the Swaziland College of Technology
(SCOT). Cook spent six weeks
consulting with faculty and administration
on the campus of SCOT. Along
with a team of educators from the
Southern Regional Education Board
and Central Piedmont Community
College, Pounds evaluated administrative
and curricular improvements at
SCOT since the three-year linkage
program began.
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Documentación del Sistema de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo bajo el Decreto 1072 de 2015 en la Empresa Centro Psicoterapeutico Dr. Jhonny Marco Guevara de la Ciudad San Jose CÚcuta
No full textEl Presente Proyecto Abarca El Desarrollo De Una Propuesta Documental Para El Sistema De Gestión De Seguridad Y Salud En El Trabajo En La Empresa Centro Psicoterapéutico Dr. Jhonny Marco Guevara. El Trabajo Consiste En La Elaboración De Un Diagnostico Inicial Del Sst, Seguidamente La Realización De Identificación De Peligros, Evaluación Y Valoración De Riesgos En Las Diferentes Áreas De La Empresa Las Cuales Quedaron Consolidadas En La Matriz De Riesgos Bajo La Gtc 45, Posteriormente Se Realizo La Construcción De Los Documentos Del Sg-Sst Que Dan Cumplimiento Al Decreto 1072 Del 2015
Computer Audit to the Technology Management of Central de Inversiones S.A.
No full textLa propuesta fue establecida con el objetivo de realizar una Auditoría Informática a Central de Inversiones S.A (CISA), más concretamente a la Gerencia de Tecnología, ya que las TIC’s se involucran directamente con la gestión integral de la empresa y por esta razón deben estar sujetas a lineamientos, normas y estándares que vayan de acuerdo con las políticas organizacionales.
Se iniciará efectuando un análisis comparativo de la tecnología, normas y técnicas que estandarizan los procesos de auditoría informática en la actualidad, tomando como referente algunos aspectos metodológicos de COBIT combinado con metodologías de auditoría vistas en clase para su ejecución, para posteriormente realizar un estudio del entorno a auditar, el cual permitirá identificar las estructuras y procesos fundamentales de Central de Inversiones S.A, así como también tener una visión completa de la Unidad de Tecnología de la Información y puntualizar un programa de auditoría fundamentado en la situación actual.
Posteriormente se definirá una estrategia de auditoría adecuada que permita determinar el estado de los procesos, identificar los riesgos de mayor impacto para el negocio; y finalmente emitir un informe que determine si cada uno de los procesos de TI colaboran eficazmente con la consecución de los objetivos institucionales, precisando un conjunto de recomendaciones con base en los resultados obtenidos.
En conclusión se especificará y aplicará una estrategia basada en los objetivos de control de éste estándar, obteniendo como resultado indicadores que determinarán el impacto, desempeño, madurez y cumplimiento de objetivos por cada proceso; los cuales fundamentan las recomendaciones y planes de acción, establecidos con miras a optimizar el desarrollo de las TIC’s en Central de Inversiones S.A.The proposal was established with the aim of making a Computer Audit Central de Inversiones S.A. (CISA), more specifically the Technology Management since TIC’s are directly involved with the overall management of the company and therefore should be subject to guidelines, norms and standards that are aligned with organizational policies.
It will start making a comparative analysis of technology, standards and techniques that standardize processes IT audit today, taking as reference some methodological aspects of COBIT combined with audit methodologies seen in class for execution later to make a study of environment audit, which will identify the structures and fundamental processes of Central de Inversiones S.A., as well as a complete view of the Unit of Information Technology and point out an audit program based on the current situation.
Subsequently an appropriate strategy audit to determine the status of processes, identify risks of greater impact to the business will be defined; and finally issue a report to determine whether each of the IT processes collaborate effectively with the achievement of corporate goals, specifying a set of recommendations based on the results obtained.
In conclusion it shall specify and implement a strategy based on control objectives of this standard, resulting in indicators that determine the impact, performance, maturity and fulfillment of objectives for each process; which underlie the recommendations and action plans established in order to optimize the development of TIC’s in Central de Inversiones S.A
Application of high-throughput methods to reconstruct the evolutionary history of amherstieae by using the fossil pollen record of Striatopollis catatumbus and extant geographical records of the tribe
No full textTo have a better understanding of the evolutionary history of the different plant lineages, especially in the tropics, it is important to integrate the study of fossil records with extant occurrences. Fossil records provide information of origination, extinction, and dispersal events that are essential to understand the current biogeography, as well as the ecological and climatic preferences of extant taxa. This dissertation explores novel approaches to improve the taxonomic identification of fossil pollen. It also applies an ecological analysis to review how climate has played a role in the modern geographic distributions of tropical plants, especially the legume tribe Amherstieae. First, superresolution confocal microscopy was used to increase the morphological resolution of modern and fossil pollen grains to detect diagnostic features of the pollen structure. This method was selected because it can take images of the internal and external structure of the pollen wall similar to electron microscopy, and it can do this with less-destructive preparation techniques. As an optical microscope, it can be used to image and analyze rare grains. This last advantage is important for the analyses of pollen fossils, in which rare grains or damaged grains are unfrequently selected for high-resolution analysis.
Second, optical superresolution imaging was combined with machine learning identification to create a higher throughput and quantitative workflow for palynological identifications. For this, we analyzed individual pollen grains of the tropical morphospecies Striatopollis catatumbus. With these two methods, it was possible to taxonomically separate pollen grains with visibly similar morphologies under traditional microscopy. It was also possible to constrain taxonomic identifications of individual pollen grains that were at genus level. The application of high-resolution imaging and machine learning in pollen demonstrated that fossil pollen is more diverse than previously recognized. It also showed that pollen data provides more information of the evolutionary history of plant lineages than previously estimated.
The concept of niche conservatism in different groups of angiosperms is critical to understanding what environmental factors have driven their current geographic distributions. In the final chapter of this dissertation, the concept of niche conservatism was reviewed in the extant legume tribe Amherstieae using climatic variables. This tribe was selected because fossil pollen grains of Striatopollis catatumbus have been associated with several genera of this tribe. Before assessing how past climate and geological changes affected the distribution of the tribe in the fossil record, it was important first to evaluate how climate variables play a role in the current distribution of the tribe. It was also important to review if there are any environmental differences between geographical regions that indicate shifts in the ecological niches. This study demonstrates that temperature is the limiting factor in the biogeographic distribution of the tribe, while precipitation appears to correlate with variations in distribution within the members of the tribe. It also highlights that the ecological niche of the tribe has been conserved among its members through time and space, and it shows the critical importance of conserving tropical environments occupied for this tribe. In addition, it sheds light on how past changes in temperature and precipitation could affect the geographical distribution of the group across the tropics.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2023-05-01The student, Ingrid Carolina Romero Valero, accepted the attached license on 2021-03-08 at 16:13.The student, Ingrid Carolina Romero Valero, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2021-03-08 at 16:22.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2021-03-16 at 10:42.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #16191 on 2021-09-16 at 20:07:01Made available in DSpace on 2021-09-17T04:03:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 16
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Revisión de la situación de parásitos con potencial zoonótico en cerdos de AméricaLatina y Colombia
No full textLas zoonosis parasitarias transmitidas por cerdos han sido poco estudiadas en Latinoamérica, de igual manera, Colombia cuenta con pocos reportes de su prevalencia tanto en humanos como en porcinos. El objetivo de este trabajo fue realizar una revisión bibliográfica de los parásitos con potencial zoonóticos a partir de cerdos en Latinoamérica con énfasis en Colombia.Parasitic zoonosis transmitted by Pigs, have been shortly studied in Latin America, in fact, Colombia has few reports about its prevalence in both humans and pigs. The aim of this study was to perform a literature review of parasites whit zoonotic potential from pigs in Latino America, specifically in Colombia.Bacteriólogo (a)Pregrad
To one beyond seas : a performance analysis of two song cycles by the composers Ingrid Stölzel and Katerina Gimon based on the poetry of Emily Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake
No full textThis lecture recital will provide performance analyses of two song cycles – one for voice,violin and piano, the other for voice and piano – based on poems by Emily Pauline JohnsonTekahionwake (1861-1913) that have been set by two composers, German-American IngridStölzel (b. 1971) and Canadian Katerina Gimon (b. 1993). Pauline Johnson was a Mohawk-Canadian poet, author and performer who challenged Indigenous and Victorian stereotypes
Consultant for the EU - UNCTAD joint Programme for Angola Trade II: Creative Economy component
No full textEuropean Union – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development joint Programme for Angola: Train for Trade II: Creative Economy component (2020)
Dr Carla Figueira was part of the UNCTAD Team, which included:
● Marisa Henderson - Chief, Creative Economy Program
● Carolina Quintana - Partnerships Networks, Creative Economy Program
● Adelino Muxito - National Project Coordinator Train for Trade II
● Pedro Affonso Ivo Franco - Principal Consultant / Coordinator
● Carla Figueira - Consultant: Training, Partnerships and International Marketing
● Carlos Martins - Consultant: Training, Cultural Tourism and Commerce
● Ingrid Fortez - Local Consultant Angola
Dr Carla Figueira produced three internal reports for the project:
• EU–UNCTAD (submitted 2020) The International Dimension of the Cultural and Creative Industries in Angola: Image, Export and Investment. Carla Figueira is the main author of this mapping report.
• EU–UNCTAD (submitted 2020) Mapping the Creative Economy in Angola. Collaboratively authored mapping report for European Union.
• EU–UNCTAD (submitted 2020) Angola: Cultural and Creative Tourism. Collaboratively authored mapping report.
Dr Carla Figueira, collaboratively and on her own, also developed and delivered training modules for the project on the governance and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors
Social imaginaries on sexuality of pre-adolescents in rural and urban context since its interaction with the social networks
No full textEl siguiente trabajo muestra los resultados de una investigación cualitativa reflexiva, que busca evidenciar los imaginarios sociales de sexualidad que están construyendo dos grupos de pre-adolescentes entre 11 y 13 años de edad, en contexto rural y urbano, desde su interacción con redes sociales como Facebook y YouTube, dado a que en la cultura actual las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, en especial las redes sociales tienen gran importancia e influencia en la consolidación o la trasformación los imaginarios sociales en relación a la sexualidad de niños, niñas y adolescentes. El método de investigación permite articular la teoría planteada por varios autores que hablan de imaginarios sociales, sexualidad, cultura y redes sociales, con la visión de dos grupos de preadolescentes y su construcción de sexualidad mediada por las mismas. Los hallazgos recolectados durante el proceso de investigación, mediante técnicas y herramientas propias de la etnografía, posibilitan realizar una interpretación reflexiva en cuanto a las similitudes y diferencias que tienen los dos grupos de preadolescentes, en relación a los imaginarios sociales de sexualidad, partiendo del contexto en el cual se encuentran inmersos (rural o urbano) llegando a conclusiones que dan respuesta a la pregunta planteada al inicio de la investigación.The following work shows the results of a reflexive qualitative research that seeks to show the social imaginary of sexuality that are being constructed by two groups of pre-adolescents between 11 and 13 years of age, in rural and urban contexts, from their interaction with social networks like Facebook and YouTube, given that in today's culture information and communication technologies, especially social networks have great importance and influence in the consolidation or transformation of social imaginary in relation to the sexuality of children and adolescents . The research method allows to articulate the theory raised by several authors who talk about social imaginaries, sexuality, culture and social networks, with the vision of two groups of preadolescents and their construction of sexuality mediated by them. The findings gathered during the research process, through techniques and tools of ethnography, make possible a reflective interpretation of the similarities and differences between the two groups of preadolescents, in relation to the social imaginary of sexuality, starting from the context In which they are immersed (rural or urban) arriving at conclusions that give answer to the question raised at the beginning of the investigation
Validación de parámetros del Observatorio Nacional de Sustancias Químicas: Plaguicidas en cultivos de arroz en Colombia
No full textEl presente trabajo busca dar continuidad a la investigación planteada por un grupo de estudiantes de la Universidad El Bosque. En 2021, se propuso un modelo de observatorio nacional de sustancias químicas para Colombia (onsq) que incluyó las bases, pautas y estructura necesarias para su elaboración (1). Posteriormente, en 2022, se avanzó con la propuesta, diseñando un listado de variables para medir y construir indicadores que permitan analizar y monitorear información sobre la gestión de estas sustancias y su impacto en la salud de los expuestos (2)
Grupo coral Piccola Capella, ensamble vocal (colombia)
No full textConcierto interpretado por el Grupo coral Piccola capella. Esta agrupación juvenil fue fundada en 1991 por su actual director, el maestro Antonio Moreno Monroy con el fin de difundir entre la juventud el gusto y el aprecio por la música coral. Su repertorio está conformado por más de cien obras de diferentes épocas y estilos, piezas religiosas, obras latinoamericanas y de los principales autores de música popular colombiana, como también canciones de navidad. Este repertorio es interpretado por solistas, coro a dos, tres y cuatro voces a capella, o con acompañamiento de piano, violín, viola, oboe, flauta y arpa, a cargo de las mismas integrantes de la agrupación
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