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Page 4 Campus News The Clarion \ April 4, 2018 Brandon By Ivy Pope staff VVriter Brandon Smith will be taking over a new title in August as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Student Success. When asked about his qualifications, Brandon Smith said that “I have been teaching in higher education for about 10 years now, received tenure and the rank of associate professor at Brevard College, and I have been working in administration as a program coordinator for a number of years. I am also currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership.” Brandon Smith also stated that he has done a lot of community outreach work with the college, served on a number of committees, and most recently worked with faculty and staff on the Gateways to Completion pilot at the college. His current position is as the Coordinator of the Theatre Program. During his time holding the position, he has done many things academically, from working with students in the major, writing plays, and manuscripts, to creating ‘roadmaps’, which design a clear plan from where they are to where they want to be. He says hopes that a student’s time at college builds a bridge, rather than a bubble. He has experience working as a campus fundraiser, volunteer and organizer with other academic programs and events. Currently, he is an administrator and a faculty member. Smith said, “The college is a really special place, the longer I’ve been here, the more I’ve realized that it is unique.” He has spent a lot of time working with students on their academic and long-term goals. Smith goes on to say, “All of the work we are doing for student success on campus is a team effort. Faculty and staff are working hard gets new title to better understand the educational needs and wants of our campus community, and then to make sure that we offer access to support systems which help each student achieve his or her academic goals.” Continuing, he says, “We have some incredibly talented folks working on this campus, and in many cases they are doing very innovative work in programs that we have yet to fully capitalize on.” When asked about his new position, he said that he has only known about it for a few weeks, but that he is already meeting with campus leaders like Deb D’anna, Scott Sheffield, Shirley Arnold, Marie Jones, Robert Dye, and others to make sure that any efforts they undertake are informed and meaningful to stakeholders. He hopes to continue his collaborative work with faculty and staff on systems and student support reimagination, as mentioned above. Though in his new position he will be primarily focused on understanding where the gaps are in the way students, faculty and staff interact and then work to create systems that support improvement. To start, he hopes to be able to engage people in discussions that illuminate how faculty, staff and students perceive the ways they currently utilize academic support systems on campus. That work will begin very soon, and will likely take the shape of surveys, focus groups, and roundtable discussions. “Ultimately, I am not walking into this job with any agenda beyond being a servant to the campus community. My hope is that this job opportunity allows me to engage in new ways with people at the college, understand what’s most important to them, and then work to support the initiatives that matters most to our campus community.” Alcohol Screening Continued from Page 1 screening day, Dasburg will compile the results which will help to inform her about how well BC students are doing and about the general risk posed to individuals. Although this information is helpful, it will remain confidential. At the screening, students also had access to pamphlets about certain risk factors, such as a family history of alcoholism. Dasburg said that ultimately the strongest tools for protecting students are raising awareness and social norming. The official National Alcohol Screening Day falls on the Thursday of the first full week of April each year, April 7 in 2018. The purpose of the annual event is to raise awareness about the dangerous effects of alcohol abuse and dependency, and to reach out to students who may be in need of counseling services. The national screening event has been around since 1999. The counseling office conducts the alcoholism screening day yearly in the spring and adjusts the date from the national event in order to best serve the BC community. Each fall, the counseling office holds a similar mental health screening day. Students are able to earn Tornado Cup points and some professors offer extra credit for those who attend the events. If you or a friend is struggling with alcohol abuse or dependence, please reach out to the Office of Counseling, located in Stamey Hall, or email Dee Dasburg at dasburg_d@brevard.edu. Renovations start in MG! Brevard College Maintenance worker Dave Cleveland puts up samples of paints in the McLarty-Goodson hallway for decisions to be made on which will be chosen to repaint the halls of MG. Renovations have already been made to the bathrooms and the water fountain in the building. Other renovations to be made on MG over the summer include changing the carpets in the halls to the linoleum style like the one in Myers Dining Hall, redoing the directory signs, and redoing the signs and numbering on the professors and classroom doors. — Zach Dickerson
Brevard College Student Newspaper
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