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Volume 84, Issue 1 Web Edition
SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
August 29, 2018
CREEK Week!
Major success encourages new beginnings
First year students post on the front steps of the J.A.
By Kenny Cheek
staff Writer
On Friday, Aug. 17, new students moved
into Brevard College and CREEK (College
Readiness and Experiential Education) Week
began. Moving into Brevard College offered
many new experiences for freshmen all over the
campus. This includes being away from home for
the first time, new tastes of freedom, an entirely
different change of scenery and plenty of new
people to meet.
Early Friday morning, every freshmen got
the opportunity to sign up for one new activity
during move in day. For most, the experience
was something new and refreshing. Freshmen
Phil Gilchrist said that, “it was nice to see people
smiling,” whereas before most of the activities
held a lot of nerves and tension. Many other
freshmen experienced the fun that came along
with the events, but also the tiring full schedule.
One new experience that was offered to every
freshmen was the chance to experience the
experiential learning first hand on Saturday
morning, Aug. 18. From the beauty of a rainy
mountain hike to the awe of helping with pet
adoptions, CREEK Week was a major success.
“It was pretty much a 10 to 5. Very busy,”
Eleanor Flannery said when questioned about
how she enjoyed all the activities freshmen were
able to experience. The sentiment seemed to be
felt by most of the freshmen student body, but
Photo by Thomas Kennedy
Jones Library during CREEK Week festivities.
was also greatly appreciated. The constant ‘go
go go’ mentality was most likely used in order to
break new students out early and allow them to
forget about missing their old familiar stomping
grounds for a bit.
Many people felt that the events were fun and
new, getting to know new people and open up
to them while participating in a variety of new
events and rather fun ideas.
All in all, CREEK Week accomplish what
it was supposed to, getting people involved in
their communities and keeping them away from
that little bit of homesickness for a while proved
CREEK Week to be a large success.
Students participate in team buiiding activities
during CREEK week.
Convocation
Diversity, taking your shot
By Zach Dickerson
Campus News Editor
The time for professors to don their regalia
and freshmen to receive welcome letters from
faculty has finally returned. Convocation, a
tradition at Brevard College where the new
first year students are welcomed to the college
by a member of the staff and faculty and each
are given a letter by them as well happened on
Monday, Aug. 20 in the Porter Center.
The event included a special message from
Sharad Creasman, College Minister, that
included some guest speakers and a much talked
about speech given by Dr. Scott Sheffield, VP for
Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty.
“For me Convocation has always been
the kick off to the beginning of the years,”
Creasman said. “It sets the freshman in the right
direction, it’s words of hope and inspiration, it’s
a gathering space to say ‘go for it’ and to say
that we are glad you’re here as a community
of faculty, staff, students and administrators.”
“It is also a time to say that this is going to
be a great year, you’re going to do great things,
push yourself and don’t be afraid to fail,”
Creasman said.
Creasman began his part in the event by giving
a prayer in which he spoke to the students by
saying that today is a new day where we can
start fresh, wipe the slate clean and begin again.
Today we can practice compassion, ask for help,
make it happen, listen with our whole heart, be
the change we wish to see in the world and stand
up for justice.
Creasman even brought two guest speakers
for the event.
The first guest speaker was Rabbi Norm
Bossert of the Jewish faith who gave a Threefold
Prayer from the Torah which said, “The Lord
bless you and keep you, the Lord deal kindly
and graciously with you, and the Lord bestow
God’s favor upon you and grant you peace.”
The second guest, Nawal Saadein of the Muslim
faith, read a passage from the Qur’an in Arabic
about peace and prosperity and allowing Allah
to grant one peace.
“We have a diverse campus of different
religious beliefs and non-beliefs,” Creasman
said, “and people coming from all over the
See 'Convocation' on page 2