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NEWS
The Clarion
Gross Cracks Down on Campus Crime
Julie Robins
Before coming to
Brevard College, Mikael Gross of
Durham, North Carolina, had many
jobs that highly qualify him for the po
sition of Director of Public Safety.
Those jobs included work at Trivoli
Systems as Manager of Security Op
erations, the North Carolina Depart
ment of Justice, the North Carolina De
partment of Crime Control and Pubhc
Safety, Division of Alcohol Law En
forcement, and the North Carolina
Department of Human Resources, as
a Youth Services Officer.
His extensive educa
tion has earned him a Master of Sci
ence Degree in Criminal Justice, fi-om
the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, and a Bachelor of Science
Professional Degree in Criminal Jus- Aid, just to name a few. He has also
tice, from East Carolina University, received Basic, Intermediate and Ad-
Prior to college. Gross attended Oak vanced State Law Enforcement Cer-
Ridge Military Acad-
emy.
Gross
has earned an abun
dance of certifications
and awards in the areas
of law enforcement,
management, and in
struction, some of
which include Law En
forcement Officer Cer
tification, Basic Alcohol
Law Enforcement, Risk
tificates.
When asked
why he chose the po
sition at Brevard Col
lege, Gross replied, “I
wanted the opportu
nity to build a campus
police agency fk)m the
ground up.” He be
lieves strongly in es
tablishing a working
relationship with stu-
dentsthatmayinclude
, , . , ^ iivtw jai via
Assessment Trainmg, Specialized De- a volunteer/work study program for
fensive Tactics Instructor, General anyone that is interested in a career in
Criminal Justice Instructor, Certified law enforcement. Some of his goals for
School Director, and Multi-Media First the new campus police agency include
Coalition Offers Leadership Forum
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Jarvis Broom
On Saturday February 3,
2001, the Campus Coalition for Ser
vice met in Village Pavilion I for a lead
ership workshop. The Coalition is an
organization designed for students who
wish to pursue leadership opportuni
ties in the area of community and cam
pus service. The workshop gave stu
dent leaders the chance to look over
past events, plan for the fiitiire and de
termine the work of the Coalition for
tion
the Fall 2001 semester. DeeDasburg, student leaderswho want to coor
Associate Dean of Campus Life for dinate a volunteer force on campus,”
Student Growth and Development, dis- stated Helms,
cussed the importance of reflection in The Mission Statement for the
service learning activities, and Trey Coahtion is “to build an ethic of ser-
Fouche, Associate vice at Brevard College and give stu-
Dean of Campus Life, dents the opportunity to put their faith
led the group in team- into action. The Coalition helps stu-
building exercises re- dents develop leadership skills, pro-
lating to communica- mote service within the campus culture
tion skills. and encourage fellowship among all. Its
Linda Helms, purpose is to create a strong partner-
^ director of the Center ship with the community and engage in
W’ for Service Learning, the process of helping people help
developed the group themselves.” Shelley Moore designed
last fall. “The Coali- the logo, which also was an assignment
wasformed to identify for one ofher art classes. The logo will
be used for brochures and t-shirts for
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the Coalition.
One of tlie first events this year
was Relay for Life, led by fi'eshman
Melanie Dunn. Relay for Life was held
in September 2000 to raise money for
cancer research. The total amount of
student hours spent on the Relay for
Life was 160 hours, and they helped
raise approximately $50,000.
The Campus Coalition for Ser
vice continues to “move mountains”
with over 3500 hours of service since
last September. Other projects include
Operati on Christmas Child, led by
Shelly Moore, Walk fc -Diabetes, led
by the Wellness Committee, Martin
Luther King, Jr. service to the Boys and
Girls Club, led by Jarvis Broom, and
the World AIDS Day, led by Rachel
Jensen.
All students and faculty are
encouraged to give their time and tal
ent to the Campus Coalition for Ser
vice. The Coalition will keep every
one posted for future meetings. If you
would iiLe to get involve, contact
Melanie Dunn or Jarvis Broom via
email.
around the clock officers that are fiilH
uniformed and certified police officer
who will have the ability to make:
rests. They will be responsible for an]
swering and handling any and all calll
made at Brevard College, without thJ
need for outside police assistance.
It is now the honor of Brevard
College to welcome Gross, who statesj
“We are going to go through some
growing pains, but stick with us and
expect some really great improved
ments.”
STUDENTS
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relationship with the community.
The Brevard College Hon
ors Program was brand new in the
fall semester of2000. There are 34
sophomores and freshmen who are
members of the Honors Program.
One of the requirements is to take
four semesters of seminar, each of
which has a different theme. These
themes are service, scholarship
communication, and comprehension,
The focus for the fall semester was
service, and the spring semester fo
cus is scholarship.
‘Tutoring was our choice for
the first service semester because it
is something that we felt our students
could do well. The members of the
Honors Program have demonstrated
their excellence in their own studies.
It was a natural fit to select tutoring,
because our students could make a |
meaningfiil contribution in helping an
other person. We hope they are also
good role models for the students
they tutor,” Dr. Jennifer Frick, the
Director of the B.C. Honors Pro
gram, said. She then went on to say
“While I hope that the 5* graders
will benefit by exposure to the idea
of college in their futures, I also think
that our students will benefit from the
program. Service is a strong tool for
making connections to others and to
understanding yourself”
Tutoring is continuing this
spring semester, and is open to all
interested B.C. students. Contact
Ms. Linda Helms, in the Center for
Service Learning, for more informa
tion. Contact Dr. Frick for informa-
tion on the Honors Program.