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VOL. 2,N0.1
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1986
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Wesleyan
enrollment
up by 178
BIG DAY FOR WESLEYAN — Volunteers count pledges during the Sept. 9 "A
Day for Wesleyan" fundraising campaign, which this year raised $316,785 for
the college. (Photo courtesy of the Rocky Mount Record.)
Fundraiser exceeds target
By WINDY CHAMBLESS
"A Day for Wesleyan," the
annual fund-raising drive which
solicits donations from both the
greater Rocky Mount business com
munity and the faculty and staff of
the college, has raised $316,785 to
date. The total, which eclipses the
goal of $315,500, falls short of last
year's record $338,000 contribu
tion.
Mr. William Kincheloe, presi
dent of Wildwood Lalmp Company
and chairman of this year's cam
paign, is happy with the drive,
which took place on Tuesday,
Sept. 9. "I am extremely pleased
with the outcome of the campaign.
We reached the goal we had set;
we are very proud of what the
workers accomplished," Kincheloe
said.
Achieving the goal was a
matter of some concern, according
to Richard Dollar, Vice-President
for Development at Wesleyan.
"Because of economic conditions,
competition with other philanthro
pic concerns in the community,
and the general mind-set for giving
in the community, we were deeply
concerned with our ability to make
our established goal of $315,500."
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By MARK CRUM
Enrollment statistics released
on Sept. 12 by the Registrar's Of
fice show a 42 percent increase in
enrollment of new students over
figures from last year. Total en
rollment for the Fall 1986 semes
ter is at 1,323 compared to a total
enrollment of 1,145 in the fall of
1985.
The number of dormitory resi
dents is 355, a significant increase
from last year's figure of 294.
This fall Wesleyan increased
the total number of day students
from 478 in the Fall 1985 semester
to 558. The full-time day total in
creased from 426 to 515 students.
The total number of students en
rolled in the Wesleyan extension
program increased from 571 in the
Fall 1985 semester to 645 this fall.
One important statistic about
this year's entering freshman class
Fritz serves dual role
is tlie fact that the average SAT
liias not declined but has remained
the same as in years past. Accord
ing to Carl Pagles, Dean of Ad
missions here at Wesleyan, the
average SAT score should be
between 790-800 once all of the
figures have been computed. Pagles
attributed the increase in enroll
ment to a new system of recruiting,
better development of prospects,
and less traveling than was done
two years ago; Wesleyan spent
more time recruiting students from
North Carolina and Southern Vir
ginia. According to Pagles, there
was a significant increase in the
number of prospective students.
Pagles said that 44 percent of those
students who applied to Wesleyan
enrolled the largest number to en
roll in ten years.
Even though it's early in the
year, Pagles expects next year's
freshman class to be even larger
than this year's freshman class.
Search for president continuing
By TOM RIVERS
The 1986-87 year has begun for
North Carolina Wesleyan College
and the search for a president, orig
inally intended to end with the an
nouncement of a new president
June 30, is still in progress.
The search, initiated last fall
upon the resignation of veteran
president S. Bruce Petteway, could
go on until possibly next July be
fore the position is filled, according
to J. Phil Carlton, chairman of the
Presidential Search Committee
and chairman of the Board of
Trustees.
"There seems to (have been) a
sort of uneasiness," said Dr. Ken
Finney, faculty chairman, about
Wesleyan's operating in a president-
less fashion. But until such time a
president is appointed, Carlton said
the committee feels acting presi
dent, Academic Dean Stephen
Fritz, can handle the responsi
bilities of the job. Fritz was given
the full powers of the presidency
while continuing to carry out the
responsibilities of the office of Aca
demic Dean.
"We feel we have chosen the
best alternative at this time," said
Carlton. But as faculty represen
tative Dr. Allen Johnson pointed
out, Frtiz is still being considered
for the president's position by the
committee.
"I am very excited to be named
acting President," Fritz said. "I see
considerable potential for the col
lege, the mood of optimism is real,
and it (the mood of optimism) is
critical to building a new foun
dation for the college."
Fritz, however, is concerned
with the problems of one person
trying to be both Academic Dean
and acting President. "One person
cannot do both jobs well. 1 think
we need someone in the Dean's
office," he said. "It is my intent to
get on with being the president of
the college."
Carlton attributed the problem
of finding a good president not to
any one thing but to a series of
problems. "We have set very high
standards for a small young college
and we want a person who is adept
at administration, finance, fund
raising, and academic affairs, and
there are very few people like that
in this world."
Initially the search committee
received approximately 300 to 400
applications for the position, which
the committee narrowed down to a
select few for serious consideration.
The pool of candidates has recent
ly been re-opened to give the com
mittee a few more people to con
sider for the job.
Pressure from the Wesleyan
community is not going to cause
the committee to make a hasty
decision, Carlton said. "We are not
going to let pressure to cause us to
make a mistake," he noted, and as
Finney pointed out, "We want a
president, but at the same time we
want the right president."
Carlton said the committee has
"considered it very important" to
have a president in place as soon
as possible, and he added, "I hope
everybody will be patient. I think
we (the committee) will produce a
good president, and I think that is
worth a little inconvenience in the
meantime."
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STEPHEN FRITZ
..Acting President