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Brevard College’s new full-time Director of Security, Steve Woodson.
(Clarion photo by Lin Redmond)
College plans for
paving in the future
by Russ Evans
(Jonun Senior He/Htripr
First the good news: the parking pro
blems at BC are going to be fixed. And the
bad news: they won’t be fixed this year.
The SGA has t)een working long and
hard on the problem of parking here at BC,
and their hard work is finally paying off.
Speaker of the Legislature Derrick Briggs
says, “The College is trying to get
something done, but it just takes time to
get it all together.”
According to Director of Development
Don Scarborough, the College plans to add
a new parking lot with 50 spaces. This new
lot may be made near the Barn Theatre to
help alleviate parking probems that have
come up in the past with activities in the
Barn.
The college also plans to pave the park
ing lot behind Green and Taylor, the road
going to the Complex/Duplex, the parking
area behind Jones, and the roads that need
resurfacing, says Scarborough. Scar-
twrough is optimistic, although no exact
date for the work is set.
Briggs says students complaints center
on the dirt roads and muddy parking lots
during bad weather. Students are also con
cerned about the excessive amount of dust
that gathers not only on cars but in any
room in which the windows are open.
The biggest delay in the paving is the
cost. It is estimated that it will cost
$250,000 to pave and resurface the areas
that need it the worst. Since BC is a private
non-profit institution, improvements such
as paving are paid for mainly by dona
tions. Scarborough commented that
unrestricted donations or money donated
expressly for paving is needed, but that
paving wasn’t an attractive item that
many donors want their money spent on.
In all likelihood the sophomores won’t be
here when the work is completed, but there
is a good chance that this year’s freshmen
will get to take advantage of the new and
upgraded parking system.
Woodson named
BC security director
*I like to have an open-door policy^
by Lin Redmond
('.lar'um Reporter
Brevard College’s new Security Direc
tor, Steve Woodson, arrived on campus the
day after Thanksgiving Break.
Woodson was hired to relieve Kevin
Binkley, who is also Resident Director of
Taylor Hall and Housing Director for the
whole campus.
Housing and Security, which was
previously one position, is now being divid
ed into separate jobs. About the change,
Binkley says, “Security was taking up so
much of my time, my other respon
sibilities were suffering. In looking at the
position of Director of Security, Ad-
minstration decided there were so many
aspects to it that it needed to be a full-time
position.”
Woodson worked seven years with the
Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department.
He was Chief of Police of Weaverville and
started that town’s police force. When ask
ed by SGA members why he left city/coun
ty law enforcement work, Woodson cited
his days in the Homocide and Narcotics
Division: “I got tired of seeing kids in the
morgue.”
Woodson says he left his previous job at
Mars Hill College (where he was Director
of Safety and Security as well as Custodial
Services) because he wants to keep his
duties in his chosen field of law enforce
ment.
A native of Weaverville, Woodson is only
32 years old but has worked in law enforce
ment for twelve years. He has a wife and
two sons — Brad, who is 13, and Nicholas,
who is 21 months old. The Woodsons raise
and train Arabian horses, two of which
have placed fourth and fifth in world rank
ing.
Woodson claims that he prefers the at
mosphere of a small campus. “I don’t
want to have a big school type of thing. I
want to get to know the students,” he says,
“their names, their faces. I want it on a
personal basis.”
Woodson feels strongly about his role as
Security Director. He says, “My
philosophy is that I’m here to provide a
safe environment for students to get a good
education in life as well as academically.
And it’s my responsibility to assist the stu
dent in any way to help achieve his or her
goals.”
This interest in young adults is obvious
in Woodson’s goals on the BC campus. He
considers himself open-minded and plans
to get involved in campus dances and
social activities. When asked about his
musical tastes, he replied, “I like all kinds
of music, but for instance, when my son
plays his really hard rock, I don’t like it,
but I don’t yell at him!”
Woodson admits that there will be a
transition period as he gets used to his new
job. He is already familiar, however, with
many of BC’s problems. “One of the first
things I’m going to be looking at,” he says,
“is the parking situation. Also our relation
ship with the police department.”
He continues, “I don’t want to be viewed
as a negative part of campus. I want to be
a helping hand, a friend. Someone that the
students can trust.
“I like to have an open door policy,” he
continues. “If students have a complaint
they can come to me. I might be busy but
we can always work something out.”
Woodson’s office is on the second floor of
Stanley Hall, the Student Affairs building.
Europe-bound BC students are making plans for an eventful spring
semester abroad. The BC semester in Austria program will include:
ront row, left to right, Ethan Summers, Kelly Ferguson, Cory Clark and
Marla McNeill; back row, Andy Parse, Russ Washburn and Grant
Westfall. (Clarion photo)