News Argus,September 2001
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From Page One
Harold Martin elected WSSU's chancellor
By James Jones Jr.
Argus Editor-In-Chief
It takes a person of
great character to produce
an institution of excel
lence, and Harold L.
Martin Sr. is a person with
a mission.
Martin was elected
chancellor of Winston-
Salem State University by
the North Carolina Board
of Governors after serving
as interim chancellor since
December 1999.
Chancellor Martin
began executing his mis
sion to produce an institu
tion of excellence with
this year's freshman class.
"This is one of our
largest freshman classes in
history," says Martin. "It
is reflective of what I
would like to do even
more aggressively with
our institution."
Martin
also
empha
sized the
impor
tance of a
challeng
ing acade
mic
atmos
phere that
competes with other uni
versities.
"It's one thing to get
the young folk here in
large numbers but an edu
cational environment here
would challenge these
young folk to be the very
best they can be," says
Martin.
TTie WSSU administra
tion has also provided
support for Martin's mis
sion. The "team" has gone
through significant
changes in an effort to
prepare for the future.
"My team and I work
extremely well together.
We are willing to work
hard to define a level of
performance that we all
will adhere to."
Martin also plans to
work with student ser
vices and student affairs
to increase student's phys
ical and mental fitness.
"We must establish the
importance of working
hard because that is how
you get to where you
want to be," says Martin.
"We must teach, mentor,
advise, and become more
accessible to our students.
We want to strenghthen
not just the mind but the
body as well."
Chancellor Martin and
the administration are
planning to build modern
dormitories to ensure that
students receive the best
housing facilities. They
also plan to add more
instructors to the faculty
to raise the level of educa
tion at WSSU.
"If the students are con
cerned about our residen
tial facilities because they
are not as modern as
other residential facilities
at other institutions, we
will build new residential
services that should be
available next year," says
Martin. "If the students
are concerned about not
getting access to the best
faculty or the best instruc
tion, then it will be
addressed and taken care
of immediately
One of the biggest
objectives for Chancellor
Martin and the adminis
tration is to turn WSSU
into a graduate university
within the next ten years.
"Our plans are to move
from being a predomi
nately undergraduate
institution to being a well
recognized graduate insti
tution with exceptional
undergraduate programs.
We want excellent gradu
ate degree programs in all
of our areas," he says.
"We want students who
come to get a B.S. degree
to also get a master's
degree before they leave
this institution."
MARTIN
FRESHMEN
from page 1
with prospective students,
took them on campus
tours, and even went as
far as calling some
prospects.
Mitchell said that the
university will continue to
rely on students to serve
as Ram Ambassadors.
Preparing for such a
large class is challenging
but several departments
at WSSU are excited and
welcome the 2001-02
freshman class. Leslie
Bolden, Academic
Advisor for First Year
College and Coordinator
for Campus Pals said,
"We anticipated the fresh
man class being large and
were prepared for advi
sors to have more stu
dents and work longer
hours."
The Center for Student
Success (CSS), formally
called the Early Warning
and Intervention
Program, provides tutori
al services and moral sup
port for students during
their first year. This year
they plan on working
harder at being more stu
dent friendly to help
freshman make a smooth
transition into college life.
"The objective is to
address problems early.
"We would like for all stu
dents to realize the impor
tance of attending classes
and building a good rela
tionship with their profes
sors," said Bolden.
The biggest change CSS
has made is assigning
campus pals to freshman
seminar classes according
to majors. By matching
freshman with students
that are already in the dis
cipline they plan to pur
sue, CSS hopes that stu
dents will understand
what is expected of them.
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The Division of Student
Affairs and Division of
Academic Affairs have
also been busy preparing
for the freshman class.
There were placement
test to be given, orienta
tion sessions to be con
ducted, and faculty and
staff to be met. Both
offices worked together to
formulate a week of
events to relieve the stress
of registration. Live per
formances by jazz bands.
picnics and poetry slams
were a few of the activi
ties that were held.
Tierra Jones, a freshman
secondary education
major, thought orientation
week was worthwhile.
"I enjoyed orientation.
There were so many
events planned to give us
valuable information and
lively entertainment. I
enjoyed the Ram Pride
session the most because I
learned a lot."
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Last day to drop classes
Mid-semester exams begin
Mid-semester exams end
Last day to withdraw from the
university
Fall break
Last day to withdraw from univer
sity
Classes resume
Reports on ‘I’ grades from spring
semester due
End of first period blocked courses
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due
Early registration begins
Begin filing for spring graduation
Founder’s Day observance
Homecoming
Early registration begins
Thanksgiving holiday
Classes resume
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tion
Reading day
Common exams begin
Final exams begin
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Last day for reporting grades