The Decree
VOL. 8, NO. 8 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, N.C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,1993
Symposium to focus on justice
By KIMBERLY CURSEEN
The Wesleyan Symposium, a
two-day period set aside annu
ally to discuss current important
topics, will be held next Tuesday
and Wednesday on “The Culture
of Justice,” this year sponsored
By ELLEN STANTON
Career Day, hosted by the Stu
dent Services Center, was held in
the SAC on Feb. 3.
Although the event had a rela
tively good turnout, the sponsors
had hoped for more student par
ticipation. By 12:50 p.m., a little
more than 100 students had at
tended.
More than 20 organizations
were represented at Career Day.
by the Division of Social Sci
ences.
Dr. Jerry Joplin, a faculty
member from the Social Sciences
Department and coordinator of
this year’s symposium, said the
topic is “near to my heart.” He
has been with the college for six
Some of them expressed their
views on the job maikeL Mary
Pope, representative for the Na
val Aviation Depot, reported that
the job market is stable because
their jobs come from the Depart
ment of Defense and the depot is
waiting on the new administra
tion for the next move.
William “Bill” Myers, assis
tant superintendent of Wilson
County Schools, believes the job
outlook for teachers is great.
years and has a Ph.D. in Higher
Learning. Joplin, joined by oth
ers in the Wesleyan community
such as religion professor Dr.
Rexford Tucker and 23 Wesleyan
students, have been working in a
collaborative effort since last
April to put together this year’s
symposium.
Joplin said students have been
in “on the ground floor” in plan
ning the event and were respon
sible for many of the guest speak
ers. The students will be seen on
panels and make presentations in
addition to their behind-the-
scenes work.
Students who receive associ
ate degrees from Brevard and
Louisburg Colleges can now con
tinue their education and earn a
bachelor’s degree from North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
The agreement between these
colleges and Wesleyan went into
effect on Jan. 1 and will be rene
gotiated January of 1997.
Und» this agreement, students
who receive an associate degree
from Brevard or Louisburg will
be consid^ed juniors at Wesleyan
if they choose to ccHitinue toeir
education. A similar agreement
was signed in December with
“I could give you employment
as an English teacher right now,”
he said. Myers discussed the ben
efits of teaching and described it
as the safest job.
Graduate programs are on the
rise as well. The representative
from UNC-Wilmington said that
people begin working on Masters
degrees when the economy goes
dovm.
Representatives from Hardee’s
said the corporation is doing ex-
The symposium’s keynote ad
dress will be given by retired U.S.
Congressman L. Richardson
Preyer. It is fitting that he open a
symposium on justice, Joplin said,
because in Congress he was
known as “the conscience of the
House,” respected by both Re
publicans and Democrats.
Brought to Wesleyan through the
efforts of Vice President for De
velopment Tim McDowell, a
former state senator, Preyer
headed the House investigation
into the assassination of President
Kennedy.
Under the symposium’s main
Nash and Edgecombe community
colleges.
Full-time day students will be
provided with a $2,000 tuition
grant for their junior year. This
grant will provide an additional
$2,000 for a student’s senior year
of full-time study at Wesleyan if
the student earns a minimum of
24 credits during the junior year
with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Besides the 650 students on
campus, Wesleyan also serves
1,000 adult degree students at ex-
t^ion sites in Goldsboro, Ra
leigh, and New B«n.
tremely well, and sometimes they
need temporaries for the summer.
The Highway Patrol said they
have 1,260 jobs to fill each year,
and there are always vacancies.
One interesting job is to work as
a camp counselor at a North Caro
lina Methodist camp.
Most of the students who at
tended found Career Day inter
esting and helpful. However, they
also expressed their concern over
the bleak job market.
theme, four hard-hitting topics
wiU be addressed. The first topic
will be “Justice from Legislator’s
Point of View,” which looks at
how justice is applied to the leg
islative branch of government as
well as the importance of hones
ty within the legislature.
The second topic will be “Ethi
cal Issues and Environmental Re
sponsibility,” followed by a panel
discussion on the relationship be
tween the nation’s tolerable lev
els of pollution and the seemingly
intolerable levels of crime, as well
(Continued on Back Pj^e)
News briefs
Adelman exhibits
On Feb. 20, an Artists’
Discussion apd Reception
with Everett Adelman will
be held at Hamilton College
in Clinton, N.Y. An exhibi
tion of Adehnan’s paintings
has been on display at their
gallery since Jan. 11 and will
continue through Feb. 21.
New dean hired
Steve Pochard of Chris
tian BrothCTS University was
recently hired as Wesleyan’s
new Dean of Admissions
and Fitutncial Aid.
Competition hosted
Ncffth Carolina Wesleyan
College hosted oik of the
state’s six regional Odyssey
of the Mind competitions on
Ffcb.6.
Exam week remains
The faculty recently
voted down Dean Bermett’s
ixc^sal to do away with
exam week. The exam
schedule will remain as it
has been during the 15th
wedc of instruction.
Creegan denied tenure
Despite the unanimous
decision of the Faculty Per-
sormel Committee as well as
the endorsement of divi
sional chair Paul deGategno,
Dean Bennett has refused to
recommend Charles Creegan
for tenure, citing that his
teaching skills are inad
equate.
“The Culture of Justice”
Symposium Schedule
'Hiesday, Feb, 16
9:30-10:30 a,m. Keynote Address, Former U,S, R^. L,
Richardson Preyer, Student Activities
Center (SAC)
10:45-Noon
Justice from a Legislator’s Point of
View, SAC
10:45 a.m.-Noon Justice and Serial Murders, Cbapel
1-2 p.m.
Justice in Street Gangs, SAC
1-2 p.m.
Justice: Hollyvpood Style, Chapel
2-3 p.m.
Justice: A Response to Violence^ SAC
3-4 p.m.
Ethical Issues and Environmetital
Responsibility, SAC
4-5 p jn.
Environmental Panel, SAC
Wednesday, Feb. 17
9:30-10:30 ^ Peofie: Mediation for
CottflkijResolaticm, SAC
10:45-Nooik
Hedl^oit Panel, SAC
1-2 p.m.
Justice: Religious Basis^ Chayiel
1-2 p jn.
Justice ilk Afiieaii Cultures, SAC
2-3 p.m.
Religion Panel, Cluipei
2-3 p jn.
Justice Dovm East, SAC
3p.in.
Closing RemariKS, SAC
8p.in,
Justice on Se^«WA4»/«o»t€(^ne
Students find Career Day helpful
Wesleyan to accept
Louisburg, Brevard
students as juniors