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Welcome back students
Intersession proves
to be successful
by Anna Lee
Voice Staff Writer
According to students and faculty,
Fayetteville State University’s intersession
“experiment” this summer went well.
All nineteen intersession courses com
bined received an average of 4.77 out of
5 on the course evaluations required of
students. The faculty also had great things
to say.
Was the intersession a success? “Amen!”
said Dr. Jane Smith, interim director of
summer school. “It turned out better than
we hoped.” The intense 12-day summer
session has received nothing but praise.
Quite a few intersession classes travelled
as a part of the curriculum. The biology
350 class took trips to a marsh for hands-on
experience with nature. Professor Gam-
mans took his business class to New York
City where they visited the New York
Stock Exchange and met with Morgan
Stanley advisors. Professor Hatcher’s dance
class also visited the Big Apple where they
had the opportunity to meet George Faison,
a famous dancer who has worked for the
Alvin Ailey Dance Company.
The trips were fun, but more importantly
they allowed students to see the opportu
nities they have career-wise. In fact, one
student realized after meeting with the
Morgan Stanley advisers that she needed to
work harder. Travel wasn’t the only perk of
the intersession. The small classes created
a sense of community where everyone was
fiilly involved. Students could rely on each
other, and not just the professor for'help.
And because students are limited to one
course, they’re able to focus easier.
At the end, the faculty participated in a
‘hot wash’. They expressed their thoughts
and concerns conceming the intersession
experiment. One professor said it was the
best class he had taught in years. Another
said they actually had more time to teach.
All the professors agreed that the inter
session gave them more freedom which
allowed for the use of non-traditional
teaching methods.
Students and faculty can look forward to
participating in the intersession next sum
mer. Dr. Smith wants to advertise earlier
so more people can take' advantage of the
program. She plans on having the summer
school Web page updated with summer
2012 information by November. Students
should also be on the lookout for flyers.
With the victory of this intersession there
could possibly be similar opportunities
during fall, spring or winter breaks in the
future. But these are just ideas. As for now,
any students interested in taking summer
school next year should consider an inter
session course. It is intense, but based on
the feedback, it’s worth it.
Today Is Just the Beginning
by Chamell Harris
Interim Editor-in-Chief
Being back on campus for some of you
means reliving old memories with friends
from last semester, and looking forward to
creating new ones. While for others walk
ing through these familiar buildings brought
back the dread of all the hard work that is to
come with calculus homework, five minute
speeches and mid-terms. However, for some
of you, this is your first year on the campus
of Fayetteville State University and you are
both excited and a little anxious about what
we have in store for you this semester. No
matter which category you fall into, I hope
that you all enjoy your time here and have a
very successful, semester.
Members of The Voice staff thought it
would be a great idea to give you a few tips or
words of advice on what you’re in for. From
relationships and addictions to your studies
and Homecoming, I want everyone to know
that there is a lot of help for those who need
it, and opportunities for those of you who are
hungry enough to seek them. Explore your
options. This year your major may be biology
but if you have a passion for dance, enroll in
a dance class. Trying new thiiigs is a part of
the college experience.
Get involved in something, anything, or
everything you can. FSU has so many differ
ent organizations and clubs, there is sure to
be something that interests you. Four years
seems like & lot, but it goes by fast. You all
have the opportunity to be the next Miss or
Mr. FSU, editor-in-chief of The Voice, pro
gram director of an organization or a club
president if you apply yourself. Saying the
sky is the limit is still putting a cap on all the
potential you have right now.
There was a reason why you ail have de
cided to attend FSU or to even bother coming
back to it. Whatever your reasons were, don’t
let them go. Turn those reasons into actions.
Remember our motto broncos, res non ver
ba. Deeds not words.
photo by John Caldwell
Museum of the Cape Fear tour guide and historian Charles Anderson (back to
camera) explains some of the hardships experienced by the war torn Fayetteville
community during the mid 1800's, to FSU assistant professor of history Kelli
Cardenas Walsh's summer intersession class on May 25.
photos by L Asia Brown
Antonia Williams, 17, freshman and Maya McEachern, 17, freshman con
verse while Antonia unpacks her new dorm in Joyner Hall.
Dennis McNair, FSU's photographer, takes Kelly Whitted's yearbook photo.