THE September 15, 1989
Xlance
Volume 28
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Number 1
New Students Talented
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SGA President Susie Bennett addresses the New
Student Convocatior\
Michael Roberts
Approximately two-
hundred and eighty fresh
men and seventy-four trans
fers have enrolled at St.
Andrews for the 1989 Fall
term, according to the Office
of Admissions.
Overall, the freshman class
is one that is statistically
academically talented. The
average SAT score is a com
bined 1005, which is well
above the national and state
averages for college-bound
students. More than half of
the new arrivals were mem
bers of the National Honor
Society in high school, and
the overall grade average
was academics, athletics,
and extracurricular activi
ties.
Five percent of the new
students have expressed an
interest in majoring in the
fields of computer science or
math. Sixteen percent ex
pressed an interest in busi
ness or accounting; nineteen
percent in medical fields;
thirteen percent in Commu
nications, including art,
English, and religion; eight
percent in politics or history;
six percent in education; and
eleven percent in psychol
ogy. The other sixteen per
cent was undecided. About
half said that they iritcnd lo
pursue graduate \vork.
Thirty-two percent of the
new arrivals hail from the
stateofNorthCarolina. Flor
ida and Virginia natives
comprise another twenty-
nine percent. Twenty-two
other states are also repre
sented. International stu
dents have arrived from
countries such as Greece,
Spain, Trinidad, France,
Zaire, El Salvador, and Zim
babwe.
Approximately one-fourth
of the new students are Pres
byterian. Fifteen percent
have a Baptist affiliation,
and thirteen percent are
Methodist. Other religious
pfeiereTvccs mdude Episco
palian, Roman Catholic,
Unitarian, Lutheran,
Quaker, Disciples of Christ,
Mormon, Moravian, He
brew, and Hindu.
New Faces in Faculty
Kathy Sellers
With the beginning of the
new Fall term, St. Andrews
welcomes many new faces of
faculty as well as students.
Dr. Beverly Bloch is an
Assistant Professor of Thea
ter and Mass Communica
tions. She comes to St. An
drews after what she de
scribes as a career teaching
"somewhat odd or experi
mental" courses at Bowling
Green State University, the
University of Denver, and
community colleges. She is
originally from Chicago.
Dr. Bloch holds a Ph.D. in
Theater from the University
of Denver, where she also
received her MA in Mass
Communications. She also
holds a BS in Speech from
Northwestern University.
Dr. Bloch says she was
drawn to St. Andrews be
cause someone was wanted
to work in both the Commu
nications and Theater de
partments. She also likes the
campus and the students.
Dr. Maura Ann DeOliviera
is an Assistant Professor of
Education. She comes to St.
Andrews after having
taught at North Michigan
and Eastern New Mexico, as
well as high school.
Dr. DeOliviera received
her Ph.D. in Education from
San Francisco. She holds a
MA in English from Eastern
New Mexico, a MS in Educa
tion from Central Missouri
State, and a BA in English
from Waylandin Texas
The SAGE program is one
of the factors that drew Dr.
DeOliviera to St. Andrews,
as well as the fact that she
wanted to find the environ
ment of a liberal arts college.
Dr. Thomas Munson is a
Visiting Professor of Chem
istry. He has previously
taught at St. Cloud State in
Minnesota. He has had a
diverse career workingfor
the FBI in the Forensic Sci
ence Research Training Cen
ter in Quantico, Virginia, as
well as the US Environ
mental Protection Agency,
and Westinghouse Ocean
Research Laboratory in
Annapolis, Maryland.
He holds a Ph.D. in Bio-
Chemistry from the Univer
sity of Wisconsin, where he
also received a MS in the
same area. He also holds a
BA in Zoology from the Uni
versity of California at
Berkeley. He is originally
from Los Angeles, but grew
up in Yuba City, California.
He says that he is pleased
with the environment at St.
Andrews and believes that
he will be learning a great
deal from the students , as
well as teaching this year.
Ms. Corrine Nicholson is
an Assistant Professor of
Business. Ms. Nicholson is
originally from Wadesboro,
NC, and comes to St. An
drews after teaching Busi
ness at the University Of
North Carolina at Charlotte.
She holds a MBA from the
University of North Caro
lina at Charlotte, and a BA
from Salem College.
According to Nicholson, a
very supportive and easy to
get along with faculty is one
of the reasons for coming to
ST. Andrews. She feels it is
an environment which fos
ters intellectual curiosity
and closer relationships with
the students.
Ms. Laurel Smith is an
Assistant Professor of Physi
cal Education. She holds a
MS from Emporis State Uni
versity in Kansas, and a BSE
in Physical Science from
Courtland State in New
York.
She has taught Physical
Education for nine years at
Salem College in West Vir
ginia, but comes to St. An-
drewsbecause she likes the
strength of the academic
programs among other rea
sons.
Ms. Smith will be coaching
the volleyball team and soft
ball team, as well as teaching
Physical Education. She
says her goals are to continue
the strong traditions that
these teams have and per
haps bring home a confer
ence or district champion
ship.