^ *ageJO The News Argus — April 1991 Winston-Salem Journal Provides Volunteer Faculty ^orothea Vanhooke Staff Writer John D. Gates and Floyd Rogers are two new aces in the Mass Communications department at ■Vinston-Salem State University; but what makes hem different from other new professors at the iniversity? They are volunteer professors, thanks o the Winston Salem Journal. Joe Doster, publisher of the Winston- ialem Joumel, says his newspaper is pleased o be of service to the university. "Winston- •>alem State plays an important role in this ommunity. 1 think that supporting the goals )f the university means making a genuine -ontributin to the development of this region." Both Gates and Rogers are full time ;mployees at The Winston Salem Journal, and ire both enjoying the opportunity to come )utside of the job and teach those students in iheir prospective field about life in the real world. Gates, who is Editorial Page Editor, volunteers his time and energy to teach -ritical and persuasive writing. When asked why he chose to volunteer his time he said, "I have always thought it would be kind of fun to tech." He also added that the Journal made a commitment to help the Mass Communications Department in anyway it could. "What 1 hoped to get out of this was to get to know some of the people in the Mass Communications department, and open up some avenues of communication between the school and the newspaper. We don't have enough Black reporters, my effort is to remedy that," said Gates. Gates a long time veteran in this field started out as a sports writer for the Charlotte Observer. He admitted that it wasn't a hard transition from sports writing to editorial writing because writing sports stories are more like editorial writing. Gates went to Yale University and the Columbia School of Joumalism. He has written two books and has researched another. Ke enjoys his job and has been with the Journal for almost a decade. Gates says, "as far as future plans are concerned, I would like to retire early enough to tcach on the college level here in the Winston Salem area." When asked what the advantages were, he responded with a smile, "I am my own boss and the salary is better. Floyd Rogers , who is a Senior Writer and Special Projects Reporter, has been with the Journal for nineteen years. This is also his first time formally teaching a class. He agrees with Gates about why he decided to volunteer here at W.S.S.U. "Someone needed to do it," said Rogers. He also added that the 1991 SUMMER SCHOOL CALENDAR Session I: May 20-June 24 Session II: June 26-July 31 Fees and Tuition per Session; Undergraduate $110 plus Graduate; $110 plus NC Resident $30 f>er credit hour $40 per credit hour Nonresident $210 per credit hour $220 per credit hour UNC-CH offers, during two 5 Vi week sessions, one of the largest summer programs in the United States. Over 900 cotir«M are scheduled in 40 disciplines. A typical course load per session is 4-7 semester hours. For the first time, some evening and night courses are offered. Spaces are also available in Summer School Study Abroad programs. Students from any college or univereity, teachers, rising high school seniors, and others who are not enrolled at UNC-CH may apply as Visting Summer Studenb. Please send me a catalog and application form: Name ^ Street City_ State Zip Mail to; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Summer School, CB #3340, 200 Pettipr«w HaH Chapel Hill, KlC 27599-3340. Phone: (919) 962-J009 (AA/EEO Irwdtutton) 26 Journal and other mainstream papers criticize for not having enough Black journalists. Rogers attended the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While he was still in school, he had his first job. He worked part-time at The Journal Patriot in North Wilkesboro. After Rogers graduated , he continued to work at The Journal Patriot. He said,"It's better to start off in a small business because you learn more things and you can get a much broader experience." He encouraged college students to go to work for a small establishment, and learn as much as possible, and then move on. By doing this, it will be easier to decide what you want to John Gates (left) and Floyd Rogers (top) both are full time employees with the Journal. They also volunteer their time to teach students at WSSU. specialize in. In the past three years, Rogers has taken on some satisfying projects. These include, special stories on the education system and how it effects Black childrens' needs, and stories on East Winston's poverty among Blacks and Whites. These projects played a role in deciding to come and teach here at W.S.S.U. As far as the future, he plans to stay with the Winston-Salem Journal until retirement. 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