VOL. 8, NO. 1
North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18,1992
LSS evolves into ^how to^ of College 101
By JOANNA HOLLADAY
Most returning students are fa
miliar with “LSS,” an endlessly
evolving course to help students
adapt to the nuances of college
life. This year sees what may be
the beginning of the end of the
“LSS Evolution ” College 101.
Dr. Les Gamer, president of
Volunteers
welcomed
by WESQ
By DAN MOYNIHAN
For Wesleyan students who are
having trouble finding a radio sta
tion that fits their particular mu
sic tastes, the answer could be
right around the comer — liter
ally.
WESQ 90.9 FM, located on
campus, has a wide range of mu
sic airing every day: classical
music in the moming, jazz and
blues in the afternoon and
evening, and free expression,J^^
9 p.m. until midnight.
However, the station cannot
run at full capacity until more stu
dents get involved. Operations
Manager H.R. Winstead said
WESQ “is experiencing a short
age of student involvement”
which is leading to early sign-
off.
Positions currently open in
clude News Director, Sports Di
rector, Music Director, and Pro
gram Director. Anyone can also
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the college, put together a task
force to fetter out the do’s and
dpn’ts of LSS. As a result,
Wesleyan now boasts a compre
hensive “How to” course about
college.
The class is designed to help
students learn all that LSS taught
subjects such as about how to read
a college text, how to take notes.
how to utilize the library’s re
sources. The added dimension is
actually the subtraction of being
graded. Student assessment is
pass/fail. To pass, the student
must attend class and participate
in the activities.
Some other twists have been
added. Dr. Steed, coordinator for
College 101, as she says “(has)
f
c^italized on interest in activ
ism.” Each of the 19 sections se
lects a community service project
toward which each student must
contribute at least 12 hours of
work.
Another twist is that the facili
tators come fi'om every facet of
the Wesleyan community. Some
are fairly recent additions to the
faculty and some are more famil
iar names on the faculty roster.
Other facilitators are st^f fi-om
various divisions, including ath
letics. These people enjoy work
ing with students in an informal
way.
College 101 meets as needed
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Convocation
lays out clear
expectations
DR. CHARLES BENNETT ADDRESSES CONVOCATION
By ELLEN STANTON
and NICOLE COX
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege officially opened its aca
demic year on Labor Day with
the 33rd annual Opening Convo
cation, giving students, faculty,
and staff the opportunity to Usten
to new Academic Dean, Dr.
Charles Bennett, outline expecta
tions for the year.
SGA President Judy Boyd
gave a brief welcome, then turned
the podium over to Wesleyan
President, Dr. Leslie Gamer, who
introduced Bennett as “a rare find
for a college on the move.”
Bennett began his address by
assuring every students that “if
you are here you belong here.”
He asserted that aU students have
the ability to succeed through hard
work, and added, “The college
wiU not give up on you if you
don’t give up on yourself.”
Bennett then addressed faculty
expectations of students, such as
regular attendance, preparation,
and at least two hours of studying
for every hour in class. He also
stressed that faculty expect stu
dents’ work to be original.
“Cheating and plagiarism are
a violation of faculty confidence
and students’ integrity,” said
Bennett, emphasizing that both
are intolerable. “Whatever you do
it will represent your best effort,”
he said to the students.
Bennett also pointed out what
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New dean sees need for coherence in learning
By JOANNA HOLLADAY
Dr. Charles Bennett, the new
Vice President for Aca4eipjiQ Af
fairs and Dean of the College,
comes to Wesleyan fronii Dowling
College in New York where he
served in leadership positions
since 1979.
Dean Bennett is not imf^il;
iar with North Cairdlina. He ob
tained his Ph.D. in English firom
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel; HilL Thisi tnpve;, h^
been a sp^ial “Jtomecoming” for
him. , :
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Bennett shared his initial ob
servations of Wesleyan during his
interview visit. He believes his
perceptions were fairly accurate.
He enjoys the people and the
goals t)f the coUege; hothits dedi^
cation to the adult degree pro
gram and the traditional under
graduate experience. Bennett will
share with Wesleyan 13 years of
e^rience for the development
of these goals.
Beginning June 1, Bennett
settled into his office and estab
lished an agenda. Kis primary
.concern is based on methods of
inst^ti^, He;encQurag^ develr'
opment of a coherent educational
experience; the curriculum should
be more than the sum of the
courses’ attitudes. Each course
objective should reinforce the ob
jectives of other courses and the
goals of the college, he says.
General education, major, and
minor requirements should be a
“cpordii^d, coherent experience
th^t sense :^o, the stu
dent,” Bennett said. Faculty and
administrators adopted some cur
riculum reforms last year which
marked the beginning of the
change, not the end.
Bennett expressed a great fas
cination with and excitement
about students. He said, “Leam-
ing only takes place when the stu-
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