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“Experiences Count”
By Shelia Council
Jay Holloway is a native of
Raleigh, N.C. He is the son of Dr.
and Mrs. J. Mills Holloway also
of Raleigh. Holloway is an
undergraduate of Howard
University in Washington, D.C.
and holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree in the field of
Communication-Broadcast
Management.
Holloway is the first faculty
member in the area of
Communications-Production
Manager at St. Augustine’s Col
lege. The college is in the process
of building a new radio station
that is hoped to be a FM commer
cial station which he will play a
big part in. Holloway has been in
communications for seven years.
He started in high school about
the tenth grade which led to
working at Shaw University’s FM
radio station-WSHA. He has held
several positions such as general
manager at Howard’s FM
station-WHUR. Other stations in
clude the local radio and televi
sion stations WLLE-AM57 and
WRAL-TV5.
With Holloway’s experiences,
he is qualified for the job. He
plans later to attend UNC-Chapel
Hill or Duke University for his
Masters degree. Holloway said,
“That academics are important
but experiences are very essen
tial when looking for a job in this
field. This market is an open field
for blacks, it’s good especially for
those who like to travel and meet
interesting people.”
Holloway is willing to assist the
communication students in
whatever way he can and to work
with the radio station to see it
progress in the years ahead. In
the near future, he plans for the
communication students to at
tend workshops and conferences
in such places as Atlanta and
Washington, D.C. Holloway has a
very positive attitude that por
trays confidence, determination
and motivation-all of which are
important to a successful career
in communications.
Dr. Loretta Gilchrist
English Department Chairperson
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Communications Teacher
Dr. Gilchrist is back at St. Aug.
By Alex Herring
Loretta Gilchrist is back at the
“Aug”. Except now she proudly
holds ihi- title -Chairperson of the
English Department. Dr.
Gilchrist left St. Augustine’s Col
lege in ^978 to pursue doctoral
studies in English at Bowling
Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio. She returns with an
inspiration and a determination
to motivate the students of St.
Augustine’s College, With a smile
so radiating that it’s a
pleasurable treat to hear her
speak, Gilchrist seems to cap
tivate her students with a
flawless speech pattern. Many
would assume that her talents
had to be practiced for several
years.
However, after a short conver
sation with Dr. Gilchrist, I realiz
ed that her attributes were many
aod in the final individual.
The oldest of 11 children,
Gilchrist is a 1967 graduate of
Johnsonville School, Pineview,
where she was the valedictorian
of her class. She is a 1971
graduate of St. Augustine’s Col
lege where she received her
bachelor’s degree with a major in
English. She is also a 1974
graduate of N.C. Agricultural
and Technical State University in
Greensboro where she received
her Master of Science degree.
She is a member of Phi Kappa
Alpha, Sigma Tau Delta National
English honor society of Mu Phi
Beta Sorority. She is listed in
“Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col
leges” and “Outstanding Young
Women of America.” While at
tending Bowling Green State
University, she was director of
the Graduate Student Senate, a
member of the Student
Developmental Learning Center,
a research assistant and an assis
tant to the renowned fiction
writer James Baldwin for one
year.
Even though Gilchrist possess
ed many fine qualities while an
active member of the faculty
from 1974-1978, there is no doubt
that her experience at Bowing
Green S.ta^e University ^s been
a refining period to say the least.
“Being in the Mid-West, par
ticularly in Ohio at B.G.S.U., was
indeed, a most rewarding ex
perience for me. I have met peo
ple from different cultures,”
states Gilchrist. “I have learned
a great deal from them, as well
as a great deal from my, pro
fessors, I am proud of the end
results”.
In comparing B.G.S.U. to St.
Aug. Gilchrist adds, “With dn
enrollment of over 16,000 students
and numerous buildings scat
tered across the campus, St.
Augustine’s College is small in
comparison to B.G.S.U. Never
theless, I can truly appreciate
‘The Aug.’”
I asked Dr. Gilchrist how does
it feel to be back at St.
Augustine’s College and her reply
was, “It is truly a wonderful feel
ing to be back at Saint
Augustine’s College. I’ve missed
‘The Aug.’, especially the
students and my colleagues.
Although I enjoy meeting new
people, it is such an inspiration to
return and still be greeted by
many of the familiar faces that
were here before I left”.
Dr. Gilchrist demonstrated
feelings of inspiration when I ask
ed what she can offer to St.
Augustine’s students. Gilchrist
states, “Based on my varied ex
periences and training, I feel that
I can offer St. Augustine’s
students, English majors not ex
cluded, a wealth of information
and material. By doing so, it is
hoped that I can serve as an in
spiration and a challenge to the
students. I am particularly in
terested in seeing our students
become budding young
scholars.”
Gilchrist is a firm believer that
she can learn from her students
and she devotes much of her time
listening to her students. “No
matter how varied or how limited
our backgrounds and experiences
may be, I have always believed
that we can learn from each other
provided we ta||p the time to
listen,” claims Gilchrist. “I am
eager to listen. Consequently, I
look forward to learning from the
students. Afterall, to be able to
share our ideas and information
is essential in an enviroment such
as St. Augustine’s. We are a col
lege family here,” says Gilchrist.
Last but not least, I asked Dr.
Gilchrist what her personal ad
vice would be to the students of
St. Aug. She did not ponder for an
answer. It’s as if she knew my
question and her answer days
before. She effortlessly came up
with an advisory statement
which went like this, “My per
sonal advice to the students at St.
Augustine’s is to work harder
than ever before. Stop deceiving
yourselves by believing that out
side the gates of the campus will
be an easy path. Prepare
yourselves while you are here.
Stop being lazy and afraid to take
chances. Don’t expect to be spoon
fed. Don’t wait to be told to go to
the library or to read your tex
tbooks. Quench the burning
desire that you have for more
knowledge, or ignite the dead fire
that is within you and realize that
you owe it to yourselves to
become the best of whatever you
are. Why settle for less? Though
it seems our economy is in a rut,
there are and will be many oppor
tunities awaiting the future
graduating classes of St.
Augustine’s.”
There is no doubt that Dr.
Gilchrist is a prolific scholar who
plans on working students to a
point where they may also ac
quire the same qualities that she
herself possess. Gilchrist is cur
rently teach 121 speech, 227 Afro-
American Literature, and 435
English Seminar.
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