2 WCC CAMPUS VOICE - MAY 16, 1996
Because you asked.
Dr. Ed Wilson, Jr., congratulates newly elected SGA
officers (1 to r): Eric O’Neil, John Moses, and
Julie Heath.
By JILL TOOLE
DO YOU THINK WCC HAS
A WELL ROUNDED OFFERING
OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES?
Dr. Wilson: WCC does
have a good offering
for clubs, and it is
very easy to start a
club at our school if
anyone is interested.
We have also started an
intramural program and
we hope for its
expansion.
WCC student
leaders attend
conference
By LORI TORBET
Several WCC students
attended the North
Carolina Community
College Conference of
Student Government
Associations (N4CSGA)
on April 26-28, in
Winston-Salem at the
Radisson Marque Hotel.
The student leaders
included newly elected
SGA officers Eric
0*Neil, John Moses, and
other students--Lynda
Carges, Buffy Stentz,
and Ken Cromes.
Beth Jones, Student
Activities adviser, and
Hiram Grady, former.SGA
president also
attended. Martin
Sanzone accompanied the
students as chaperon.
Students attended
several workshops
including AIDS
Awareness with Dr. Ed
Hogan as presenter.
"He really was
excellent," Carges
said. Buffy Stentz
said, "He opened some
eyes of student
leaders."
STAFF PHOTO
WHAT CLUBS DID YOU
BELONG TO WHEN YOU WERE
IN COLLEGE, AND HOW DID
YOU BENEFIT FROM THEM?
Dr. Wilson: I had to
work while in college
so that limited some of
my time, but I did
participate in the
campus political party
and the student
legislature.
I enjoyed working
with people and making
decisions.
WHAT IS THE FINAL
WORD, IF ANY, ON THE
PROPOSAL ABOUT THE
CIVIC CENTER?
Dr. Wilson: I still
do not have any final
word on the civic
center proposal.
The proposal was
supposed to be
presented in February
or March.
When we receive a
proposal, the College
Board of Trustees will
then make a decision
concerning college
1 and.
Dr. Hogan spoke to 2
groups of 40 to 50
students.
Other workshops WCC
students attended
included Self Defense
presented by Jose A.
Quesada, Group Dynamics
presented by Ken
Bradstock, Peer
Networking...Yoo-Hoo Is
Anybody Out There?
presented by Mary
Moren, and Enter
tainment: How to Bring
It To Your Campus
presented by Danny
McCarthy.
Students also
attended meetings and
several social events
including dances and a
dinner.
DO YOU THINK
EMPLOYERS IN THE
COMMUNITY GIVE THE SAME
RESPECT TO PEOPLE WITH
A GED, WHEN APPLYING
FOR A JOB, RATHER THAN
A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA?
Dr. Wilson: I think
employers do, but the
military does not.
Overall, with
employers, though, it
is about the same.
CAN YOU GIVE AN
ANTICIPATED DATE WHEN
STUDENTS WILL HAVE
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET?
Dr. Wilspn: A T-1
line (high speed data
line) is scheduled for
hook up in a few weeks.
Some students in the
business department
already have access to
the internet.
My guess is all
students should have
access to the internet
by the fal1.
WHAT IS THE COLLEGE
DOING ABOUT DECLINING
ENROLLMENT?
Dr. Wilson: We are
concerned about certain
programs because we
need to be efficient'
with state dollars.
We also need
students to be frank
about their thoughts on
programs at WCC so we
can overcome problems
we may have in
different programs.
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN
THE COLLEGE COUNCIL?
Dr. Wilson: I do not
play any role in the
College Council except
to respond to their
issues and concerns,
which are very few.
SOME STUDENTS MAY
NOT KNOW THAT YOU ARE A
PARENT. CAN YOU SHARE
ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR 2
CHILDREN?
Dr. Wilson: I have a
son, 26, and a
daughter, 23. I guess
I am lucky that they
finished school without
any problems.
My son is a
stockbroker in
Charlotte, and my
daughter graduated as
salutatorian of her
Cary High School class.
WHO IS OUR SPEAKER
AT GRADUATION?
Dr. Wilson: Our
commencement speaker is
going to be Jimmy
Summerville.
Summerville grad
uated from WCC in 1981
and got his Bachelor’s
degree in Criminal
Justice from East
Carolina University.
Summerville also got
his Master's in
Administration from
Central Michigan and is
currently the Director
of Dobbs School.
IS WCC GRADUATING A
LARGE ;NUMBER OF, HIGH
SCHOOL'. p
WHY?'-' •
Dr. Wilson: We do
not have a excessive
number of high school
graduates.
The graduates we do
have are people who
deserve to get a second
chance and most of them
are adults.
We encourage all
people to finish in the
public school system,
but, no, I do not think
we have a large number
of high school
graduates. ; X:" v
Representatives board the van to Winston-Salem (1 to r):
L. Carges, J. Moses, E. O'Neil, B. Stentz, and M. Sanzone.