The Lance
Volume 36 St. Andrews Presbyterian College Fall 1995 p.l
St. Andrews Hooks New Dean of Students
You alrnost wouldn t cxpcct
such a revolutionary person to
be drawn by a siren song to
Laurinburg, NC, but the new
Dean of Students, Martha Nance
willingly followed the music to
St. Andrews.
"All the conditions said 'me,'"
she explained, referring to the
job description that first sparked
her interest in S.A.
So Nance left her job at Dean
College in Massachusetts to
become our visionary, risk-
taking Dean of Students.
"I didn't so much leave Dean
Letter from Marsha Nance
There seems to have been a lot
of emotion created around the
issues of the enforcement
responsibilities of the Office of
Public Safety/Campus Police
and student rights and responsi
bilities on the St. Andrews
campus. Let me try to clarify
those issues a bit more by
specifically identifying the role
and function of the Office of
Public Safety/Campus Police
as come to St. Andrews,"
Nance said.
And come she did, but perhaps
this isn't the biggest risk Nance
has ever taken.
Always at the cutting edge, she
coached women's basketball at a
time when women had to fulfill
a higher criteria in order to be
endorsed.
Raised in the Mid-West, she
majored in physical education
and speech drama in under
graduate school.
"Phys. Ed. to coach, speech
drama to teach," she said.
for which I am the responsible
Senior Administrator, and the
conditions for community
membership at St. Andrews
Presbyterian College.
Public Safety/Campus Police
officers on our campus play a
dual role. They are employees
of the institution who are re
sponsible to serve and support
the entire educational environ
ment. Their purpose is not
Nance taught high school and
coached in Iowa and Nebraska.
At one point in time she was
the only female basketball coach
in Iowa.
"I've always felt like a pio
neer," said Nance.
She eventually got her Master's
in Counseling. Nance was
inspired by the lives of her
players. She realized that the
way to be more helpful to
students was to get involved in
student activities.
After a stint as a student
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solely to operate a law enforce
ment entity, but in addition, to
provide a broad range of safety,
security and crime prevention
services within this unique and
complex environment of an
academic institution. They are
also certified officers of the
State of North Carolina, swom
to uphold and enforce the laws
of the State. This dual responsi
bility oftentimes puts them in a
activities director, Nance knew
that she wanted to be a Dean.
"I'm a Dean of Students be
cause I'm a student advocate,"
* said Nance.
She explained that being a
student advocate meant placing
emphasis on student responsibil
ity and rights and ensuring that
there is a consistency in dealing
with students.
St. Andrews can only look
forward to the new things to
come.
difficult position.
What police officers have that
allows them to confront that
difficulty is what is termed
discretion. This element of
discretionary power is what
allows colleges to employ swom
officers of the State as officers
of the institution's public safety
function. The enforcement of
college policy lies within their
(continued on p. 6)
Security Issue Resolved
Student Government Leaders Speak Out
BY REBECCA STACY
If "re-envisioning" is the new St.
Andrews buzz word for change,
itien the Student Go.vernment
Association is definitely "re-
envisioning" its goals, purposes
and role in student life.
Kellam Parks, president, and
Lauren Schumacher, vice presi
dent, have spent much time decid
ing what needs to be changed and
improved in order for SGA to truly
be effective.
In recent interviews, both
Schumacher and Parks highlighted
'heir plan for this academic year.
Interestingly enough, both cite
improvements in communication
us top ranking priorities for this
academic year, though both
approach this problem from
different angles.
"We're trying to keep the
students involved with the
changing of the college. Parks
said, "the school is seriously
changing and we need to inform
students of these changes."
Parks also explained that a lack
of student involvement had an
effect on communication levels.
Parks hopes that a massive
increase in information avail
able to students will also in
crease the interest S.A. students
exhibit. . .
"I want to get students involved
more," Parks emphasized.
He used the previous election
and its poor turn out as an
example. "No one knew about
it," he said.
Parks hopes that the next
elections will have better
publication of official duties as
well as debates and candidates
with tangible issues.
As for Parks, this year he'll be
working hard implementing a
new message board through
campus E-Mail.
"It will be a forum for discus
sion," he explained. The presi
dent will hopefully have access
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