Klein and Johnson
by Tina Mickel
Drs. Barbara W. Klein and
Wenda Johnson were appointed last
spring as assistant academic deans
by Dr. Eric Bitterbaum, tiie former
academic dean.
Dr. Klein came to Methodist in
1993. She teaches classes in both
biisiness and communications. Dr.
Johnson joined Methodist in 199!
as the physical education chair.
Dividing the responsibilities of
assistant dean. Dr. Klein is in charge
of scheduling and payroll, and Dr.
Johnson is in charge of student
advising and coordinating the IDS
classes. They share the responsi
bilities of student orientation and
new faculty orientation.
As for goals. Dr. Klein would
like to "help make Methodist one
of the premiere academic institu
tions in the Southeast." And Dr.
Johnson is interested in improving
the current advising system and
making policies clearer and more
effective.
They replace Dr. John Sill and
Ms. Jane Gardiner who have re
turned to teaching duties.
New Girls' Dorm
Opens Its Doors
by Connie Holloway
The new student dormitory
opened its doors for the first time
on Aug. 21 to upper-class women.
Located next to Hardy Hall,
the new facility provides housing
for 56 students. The building has
approximately 1300 square feet of
living space and offers 24 double
occupancy rooms and 8 singles.
Volume XXXII
Issue 1
October 1994
In ^is Issue:
* Dan's Back! Who Knew?
* New Commentary Pages
* Buck Naked and Hank
* Buck-n-Bunnie
* The Resurrection
* The Princess Pride
* Cool, New Art
* Concert Reviews
* Sports (the MC staple)
Methodist College, Fayetteville, NC 28311
Playing the Numbers Game
by Jodie Young
That's the experienced a growth as well, peak
ing at 589 for Term I, surpassing
503 at this time last year.
An increase in the number of
students brings a need for better
campus facilities and, to meet this
need, the college hopes to acquire
funds from the Methodist Confer
ence. A film crew has been on
campus for several weeks filming
classes in an effort to assert our
needs to the conference.
"Rising enrollment brings with
it new challenges," said President
Elton Hendricks, "but we are plan
ning to expand our facilities in the
next few years to accommodate
continued growth."
Record numbers!
news coming from the admissions
office this semester. Methodist
College has enrolled a peak num
ber of students, causing both physi
cal and financial problems.
The facilities on Methodist's
campus were originally designed
to support 1,200 day students. For
the first time in its thirty-five-year
history, the college has reached its
maximum by enrolling 1,237 stu
dents in its regular day program.
Last year, 605 students lived in
the dorms; this year's increased
enrollment has raised that number
to 656. With the completion of the
new residence hall, which holds 56
women and has yet to be officially
named, the college is better able to
handle this rise in numbers.
Evening college enrollment
And The Winner Is!
by Rob Walker
At the opening Convocation of
each year, Methodist recognizes
five athletes who have excelled in
the classroom and in their respec
tive sport.
On Sept. 12 Ms. Rita Wiggs,
athletic director, honored the 1993-
94 winners: Chris Shaw was the
Outstanding Senior Male Athlete
of the Year, and Anne Uleman was
the Outstanding Senior Female
Athlete of the Year.
Two awards recognize athletes
for their success in the classroom:
Jill Sturenfeldt was the Outstand
ing Female Student Athlete; and
Marc Roncace, the Outstanding
Male Student Athlete.
The Sykes Cup Winner was
awarded to the overall athlete of
the year; Anne Uleman was this
year's recipient.
Katherine Thomas is distracted by the camera and puts the wrong
side of her card into the new time clock. She may be expelled for it
New York Educator, New Dean
by Candice Martin
How did an educator from Lockport, N.Y. become the new dean of
Methodist College?
He came by way of Buffalo, Toledo, and Fort Bragg. Dr. Anthony
DeLapa, Methodist's new vice president for academic affairs and dean of
the college as of June 10, began his education at the State University
College at Buffalo, receiving his bachelor's and master's of science in
English education. He continued his studies at the University of Toledo
and was awarded his doctorate in 1977.
In 1986, he was recalled to active duty at Fort Bragg to serve as the
Chief of Instruction for Civil Affairs at the John F. Kennedy Special
Warfare Center and School. As his military obligation was ending, a
friend told him about a teaching position at Methodist. He applied and
was a professor of education before being appointed education depart
ment head in June 1990.
For four years. Dr. DeLapa continued this role while teaching
methods courses to those preparing to student teach.
Now DeLapa says he looks "forward to working with the faculty to
provide the best possible liberal arts education for our students."