The Clarion Mav 3. 1993 Page 6
Teacher Feature
Llewellyn “Just Happened” To Become A Teacher
by Steven Kahn
Clarion Staff Writer
Dr. Jeff Llewellyn is known for
starting off his classes by reading the
newspaper to his students, making
jokes, and cracking then swallowing his
candy before starting to lecture. This
funny man is this month’s teacher
feature.
Llewellyn, who now resides in
Asheville, N.C., was bom and raised in
Cedar Falls, Iowa. He came to Brevard
College in the Fall of 1990 when he
was hired to be the Division Chairman
of Math and Natural Sciences. He saw
an advertisement in the paper for
chairman, and he applied and got
accepted. Even though Iowa is a long
way off, Llewellyn feels, “If you get a
good Job offer, you should take it.”
Secondly, he feels that both Brevard and
Brevard College are good environments.
“It’s beautiful, peaceful, relaxing, and
quiet,” Llewellyn stated.
Although this is his third year
teaching at Brevard, Dr. Llewellyn has
20 years of experience under his belt.
Llewellyn has taught at places such as
Xavier University in New Orleans, the
College of General Studies at Boston
University, and a few others.
When asked why he wanted to
become a teacher, he replied, “Well, 1
didn’t plan on becoming a teacher, it
just sort of happened.” Llewellyn
actually went to college to study
biology. He graduated with his
bachelors’s degree, and from there, he
was under the impression he was going
to Vietnam. Whatever the reason, he did
not go, and thought to himself, “what
do 1 do now?” He decided to go to
graduate school, and there he assisted in
teaching a lab course. That is when he
got his first teaching experience and
decided to pursue it as a career.
Llewellyn feels that the small size
of the college and the personal attention
available to the students makes Brevard
College a positive experience for the
students who come here. “It’s a good
transition to the next step,” he said. “It’s
easy to get lost in a big university, and
you’ll never get the contact and
personalized attention like you do here.”
Llewellyn feels that the most
important lesson a student should leam
while in college, and after, is balance
and discipline. He also tries to send the
message to students that, “If a person
does a few things correctly, I don’t think
it is all that difficult to get ahead and be
successful.” The mind-set that you have
to go to college in order to be
successful, Llewellyn feels, is wrong.
Yes, college is good to go to, but at the
SGA Considers New
Visitation, Escort Policies
by Will Parker
Sports Editor
A Student Government Association
committee assigned to study the
visitation policies of other schools and
to come up with a similar proposal met
Monday to do just that
The proposal is as follows:
visitation would be extended from noon
until 10 p.m. on weekdays and from
noon until 2 a.m. on weekends. Doors
would be locked at all times.
An escort would be required to visit
a dorm at all times as well. This will
include both guy’s and girl’s dorms.
Lobbies will be open on a 24-hour
basis. Points will be given to both the
escort and the escorted person if a visitor
is found without an escort.
The reasons for the proposal are
security and more visitation hours.
same time it is not a must. As far as
choosing a career, “Take it easy, it will
come to you,” Llewellyn feels.
Llewellyn has had a chance to see a
lot over the many years he has been
teaching, and one thing he realizes is
that, “Students at Brevard College are
not any different than students at any
other college. If they can just remember
to have a balanced and disciplined life,
they will be as successful as anybody
else.”
Financial Aid Threatened
North Carolina Legislative Tuition Grant Not Yet Extinct
by Joanna R. Wilson
Clarion Asst. Editor
The North Carolina Legislative
Tuition Grant (NCLTG) was in danger
of extinction recently. But, at least for
next fall, it has been saved.
Lisanne J. Masterson, Brevard
College Director of Financial Aid, said a
list of North Carolina students was sent
to an independent association who
informed grant recipients of the cut. The
recipients responded by writing and
calling House and Senate officials of
North Carolina to protest their proposal.
The pressure from the people got the
NCLTG back in the budget, but there
will always be a possibility of it being
cut. Masterson said, “You can’t assume
it’s always going to be there.”
Although the cut had been proposed
to save money, legislative action to
eliminate the NCLTG may have actually
cost the state more. In 1990 and 1991
the amount of support for North
Carolina students who attended
independent colleges full-time was
$1,600 per student attending Nor-th
Carolina public universities. Since
many students depend on the NCLTG to
attend private colleges, losing these
funds could mean more students
enrolling in state universities. If that
were to happen the state would end up
spending more of its budget on tuition
than before.
For the upcoming academic year,
depending on appropriations, eligible
North Carolina residents attending a
private college as an undergraduate could
receive up to $1,150 per year. You must
be a full-time student and have lived in
North Carolina for at least a year prior
to applying for the grant.
Anyone who wants to apply for the
NCLTG or would like more information
can contact the financial aid office here
at Brevard College.