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The Decree
VOL. 17, NO. 2
^^Wesleyan^s Student Voice Since I960’’
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002
Newbould inaugurated
By MICHAEL GARCIA
On Feb. 8, an assembly of stu
dents, faculty, staff, and alumni
from the N.C. Wesleyan commu
nity gathered together with a
group of people from the Rocky
Mount community in the Mingus
Auditorium of the Dunn Center
to witness the inauguration of the
fifth President of N.C. Wesleyan
College: Dr. Ian David Campbell
Newbould.
The festivities commenced at
2:30 p.m. on a Friday afternoon.
Following a series of musical
tunes provided by Carolina Brass,
Rev. Edward F. Hill, Jr. addressed
the crowd with a prayer on behalf
of the community for God to be
stow wisdom upon Newbould in
his leadership of the college.
Raising their heads, the audi
ence gave ear to a speech about a
return to basics presented by the
Chairman of the N.C.W.C Board
of Trustees and Alumnus: Tho
mas A. Betts, Jr.. Next, the
N.C.W.C. Board of Trustees
member and Chair of the Presi
dential Search Committee, Mrs.
Vel H. Johnson, gave a recap of
Newbould’s career.
With their eyes focused on
stage, the crowd watched as Betts
returned to conduct the investi
ture of the new President.
Making his way to the podium,
Newbould was awarded the me-
dalUon by Dr. Wilham B. Pittman,
Vice Chairman, N.C.W.C. Board
of Trustees. With the official sym
bol of college President now his,
Newbould took his seat and lis
tened to a number of greetings
given by a host of reputable aca
demic and government officials.
People such as Dr. Steve
Ferebee (Chair, Faculty Council,
N.C.W.C.), Mrs. Dorothy Grant
(Staff,N.C.W.C.), Matthew
Dyson (N.C.W.C. Board of Trust
ees, Alumni Association President
and Alumnus), Niklaus Fusilier
(President, Student Government
Association, N.C.W.C.), Bishop
Marion M. Edwards (N.C. Con
ference, The United Methodist
Church and N.C.W.C. Board of
Trustees), The Hon. Eva M.
Clayton (United States House of
Representatives), The Hon. Roy
A. Cooper, III (Attorney General,
State of North Carolina), The
Hon. Frederick E. Turnage
(Mayor, City of Rocky Mount),
and Robert Giroux (President,
Association of Universities and
Colleges of Canada) all gave
greetings to the newest addition
to the Wesleyan community.
With the presentation of del
egates of colleges and universi
ties taken care of and the musical
number “O Canada” played to the
fullest extent, everyone’s eyes and
ears were transfixed upon what
happened next.
With the medallion around his
neck and a smile upon his face.
President Newbould made his
way to the stand to give his ad
dress. The President began his
address by giving thanks to his
TRUSTEES CHAT WITH NEW PRESIDENT NEWBOULD (CENTER) AT INAUGURATION.
wife and proceeded to ask the
people gathered the age-old ques
tion: why are we here?
Specifically asking why we are
here at college, Newbould began
to talk about the history of educa
tion and spoke of placing a greater
emphasis on learning communi
ties. He made mention of such
things as students’ need to de
velop their own voices and the
financial situation of the average
college student. Most of all,
Newbould answered his question
of why we are here. The answer
he gave was that we are here for
the fulfillment of individual stud
ies.
The President concluded his
speech and once again took his
seat. After a few closing remarks
by Betts and the musical selec
tion “Voluntary on Old 100th,”
the Reverend Dr. Gayle Felton
(N.C.W.C. Board of Trustees and
Alumna) administered the bene
diction. The recessional was con
ducted with the musical El
Capitan and Carolina in the Morn
ing.
After the recessional, the au
dience enjoyed refreshments and
conversation in the lobby.
Wildlife group honors Wesleyan
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege has been recognized by the
National Wildlife Federation
(NWF) for its efforts to develop
an environmentally sustainable
campus and provide a model for
other colleges and universities.
In the first national survey of
college and university environ
mental practices recently released
by the NWF, Wesleyan was one
of only 18 colleges and universi
ties commended in the category
“Leading Schools for Doing More
with Goals and Written Policies
for Environment.”
The category recognizes col
leges and universities that have
“established a written declaration
of corrmiitment to environmental
responsibility and have a written
declaration that educating stu
dents about environmental re
sponsibility is part of their aca
demic mission,” according to the
NWF report.
The full report is entitled “The
State of the Campus Environ
ment: A National Report Card on
Environmental Performance and
Sustainability in Higher Educa
tion.” It is based on questionnaires
from 891 colleges and universi
ties and lists findings for more
than 20 categories, ranging from
curriculum to transportation.
Dr. Erica Kosal, assistant pro
fessor of biology at N.C.
Wesleyan, said that the College
offers a bachelor of science de
gree in environmental science.
“Not all schools have an envi
ronmental science major as
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Campus hosts counselors
High school and middle school guidance counselors through
out Eastern North Carolina gathered at the Dunn Center on
Feb. 11 for a day-long professional workshop.
Nearly 100 counselors exchanged ideas and focused on
coimnon concerns such as financial aid, the college admission
process, and guidelines for student athletes, among others.
Guest speakers included representatives from Texas Chris
tian University, Duke University, Wake Forest University,
Clemson University, and other educational institutions through
out North Carolina.
The workshop was sponsored by the Southern Association
for College Admission Counseling and the North Carolina
School Counselor Association. The meeting marks the first
time the association has met on the N.C. Wesleyan campus.