2 wcr. CAIWPUS VOICE - BJAY 1. 2002
An Interview with WCC's President
Because you asked
By DANA BRADFORD and
KEVIN SPENCE
Voice: How is the budget
shortfall in the state affecting
WCC?
Wilson: This year we had to
use about $335,000 from our
budget due to the reductions
in the state revenue. We had
been asked to submit to the
state 4% at $336,000 and 10%
at $1,053,000 base budget
cuts. The state has a 1.2
billion dollar shortfall in
revenue enhancements; the
10% cut will result in 9
faculty cuts and 9
administrative cuts.
Voice: Will tuition increase?
Wilson: My guess is yes.We
are lobbying very hard to
keep the increase as low as
possible, hopefully no more
than 10%.
Voice: Where is the money
coming from for the daycare
center?
Wilson: One part —
$500,000-is coming from the
bond issue; the other
$200,000 is coming from the
county.
Voice: Where else is the bond
money being used?
Wilson: Funding the daycare
center, re-roofmg the Holly
Building, and upgrading the
computer network.
Voice: Will base classes
continue due to heightened
military security?
Wilson: We have been
assured by the base that the
classes will continue. We ask
that students get their security
clearance in by the deadline
to ensure they will be able to
get on the base.
Voice: Will the college ever
enlarge the fitness center?
Wilson: The plans are in the
second building that we have
fiinds to enlarge the fitness
center 4 or 5 times its size.
We will be able to expand the
classes offered in our fitness
department.
Voice: Many students have to
park in the back clay parking
lots. Will these ever be
paved?
Wilson: No, we have plans
to eventually build on that
site.
Voice: Does WCC have a
terrorist plan?
Wilson: Yes, we are getting
ready to test the plan. Law
enforcement and Fire
Departments will need to be
involved with the exercise, so
the exercise will probably
take place on a day when
students are not in school.
Documents trace key moments
in nation's history
By DANA BRADFORD
As students, faculty,
staff, and visitors on campus
walk toward the cafeteria in
the Learning Center building,
they have probably noticed
the 28 historical documents
that comprise The Freedom
Shrine.
The Exchange Club of
Goldsboro, NC, erected The ’
Freedom Shrine “to
strengthen citizen
appreciation of our American
heritage.”
The earliest document
posted is the Mayflower
Compact, from the 1
century.
Documents from the 1
century include The
Declaration of Independence,
The Treaty of Paris, Patrick
Henry’s instructions to
George Rogers Clark, The
Northwest Ordinance, The
Constitution, George
Washington’s first Inaugural
Address, Benjamin Franklin’s
epitaph, George
Washington’s letter to
Colonel Nicola, The Bill of
Rights, and George
Washington’s Farewell
Address.
Documents posted from the
19^^ century include Thomas
Jefferson’s first Inaugural
Address, The Monroe
Doctrine, The Gettysburg
Address, The Emancipation
Proclamation, Abraham
Lincoln’s second Inaugural
Address, The 13^*^
Amendment, and Robert E.
Lee’s letter accepting the
Presidency of Washington
College.
President Ed Wilson, right, confers with Comptroller
Alice Wadsworth and the vice presidents about ways
the state's budget crisis will affect WCC's operations.
Standing (1 to r): Roy C. White, Vice President of
Continuing Education; Kenneth R. Ritt, Vice President
for Educational Support Services; and Dan Krautheim,
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student
Services. PHOTO: VOICE STAFF
Voice: Are the plans for
enlarging the bookstore
definite?
vVilson: Yes. The bookstore
will be doubled in size and
relocated where the
administrative offices are
currently located.
Voice: How will the Civic
Center affect WCC?
Wilson: The Civic Center
could have both a positive
and negative effect. The civic
center would provide a big
enough space for graduation
in case of interfering weather
conditions.
WCC's President, Dr. Edward H. Wilson, Jr., poses in
front of the Freedom Shrine display in the Learning
Center building. PHOTO DANA BRADFORD