PAGE 2 — THE DECREE — FEBRUARY 26,1993
New dean settles into position
By CECILIA CASEY
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege has a new Dean of Admis
sions and Financial Aid, Steve Po
chard, who started his new job
Feb. 15 and so far seems to be
enjoying working here.
Pochard had previously been
Dean of Admissions for Chris-
(CPS) — All full-time under
graduate college students should
be eligible to receive $14,000 in
federal aid through a combina
tion of grants and loans, accord
ing to a congressional study on
how to make college affordable
for more Americans.
While “Making College Af
fordable Again” suggests that the
amount of funds available to all
should be equal, the type of aid
should vary according to finan
cial need and tuition costs. The
poorest students would receive
more grants, and students from
richer families would be eligible
for unsubsidized loans, where in
terest accrues throughout the life
of the loan, including the time
the student is in school, the pro
posal said.
The report, the result of two
years’ study by the National Com
mission on Responsibilities for
Financing Post-secondary Educa
tion, calls its recommendation
STEP, or the Student’s Total Edu
cation Package. It suggests that
STEP would streamline the cur-
College changes
1-800 numbers
The 1-800 toll-free phone
numbers for North Carolina Wes
leyan College have been changed
from all calls going into the
switchboard for transferring to all
incoming calls going into the Ad
missions Office for admissions
purpose only and no transfers.
Kim Sparks said the new sys
tem went into effect on Dec. 15
and even after the first billing the
college has seen a big savings on
its phone bill.
“The phone is a good market
ing tool, so that is why the Ad
missions Office was chosen as
the place where calls would come
in,” Sparks said. “Not only is it
effective,but now with the new
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Having always worked with
small private colleges. Pochard
said he already feels comfortable
here at Wesleyan.
“I have always lived in small
towns, so I’m most at home in a
small town,” he said.
rent federal financial aid system.
Under the STEP recommen
dation, each student would be eli
gible for about $14,000. The pro
gram assumes a maximum fed
eral grant of $4,000 and a com
bined maximum work-study and
federally subsidized loan award
of $10,000.
The federal loan system should
cut its bureaucracy and provide
“user friendly” repayment options
for students, the report recom
mends. It also supports President
Clinton’s community service op
tion by suggesting that 20 per
cent of loan principal be forgiven
for every year of service, with a
maximum of three years of ser
vice available.
“Many college students today
graduate with debts that exceed
their family’s home mortgage
payments,” said Daniel Cheever,
Jr., president of the American Stu
dent Assistance, one of the
country’s biggest federal student
guaranty agencies. Cheever
praised the study, saying, ‘The
commission’s report forcefully
So far Pochard has been most
impressed with how pretty the
campus is, and with the fiiendli-
ness of the people.
“Everyone I’ve talked to has
been very cordial and profes
sional, and has really made me
feel welcome,” he said. “I also
like how the campus has a nice
and creatively tackles one of the
major threats to the stability of
our nation’s higher education sys
tem, the affordability crisis.”
The report points out that in
the 1980’s, the cost of attending
college skyrocketed 126 percent,
twice the rate of inflation for the
decade. In fact, the cost of going
to college increased even more
than the cost of health care dur
ing the decade, the report said.
“The most productive step the
federal government can take in
strengthening the post-secondary
education financing parmership is
to lead by example,” the author
wrote.
The Education Finance Coun
cil, a non-profit member associa
tion of state student loan second
ary market organizations, ap
plauded the commission’s efforts,
but offered a few criticisms, as
well.
“The report fails to emphasize
the dramatic improvements de
livered to students in last year’s
reauthorization of the Higher Edu
cation Act,” the council said.
setting and has been well main
tained. It’s pleasant to be here.”
Asked about what he liked
most about working at Wesleyan,
Pochard replied, “After I applied
here, I was impressed with the
long-range plans for the coUege.
It shows that the people here
know in which direction they’re
headed, which is good.
“I like that this is a quality
college geared to serve the stu
dent, the person who is looking
for a solid education,” he said.
Pochard has two sons, Shane
and Brad. Shane, 20, is attending
Christian Brothers University on
a baseball scholarship and major
ing in corporate communications.
Brad is 14 and living with his
mother in Ohio. There is a strong
possibility that he might attend
college at Wesleyan.
Total Full-Time
Commuter Chaises
Part-Time Day Tuition
(Per Semester Hour 1-11)
Part-Time Day Fees
1-3 Semester Hours
4-6 Semester Hours
10-11 Semester Hours
Adult Degree Tuition
Evening College (Per S.H.)
Adult Degree Fee
(Per Session)
10.5%
8.0%
8.0%
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* A Health Fee of $150 was added into the Room Rate. The
actual room rate without the health fee is $1,650, for an actual
increase of $60 or 3.8%.
The CoUege Fee includes the following: Registration Fee,
Lab Fee, Music Fee, Drop/Add Fee, Film Fee, Graduation Fee,
Hotel and Food Management Fee, Teaching Fee, Deferment
Fee, Other Services — Computer lab. Student Services, Li
brary.
The CoUege Fee will not cover the following: Late Registra
tion Fee, Transcript Fee, Tuition Payment Plan Origination
Fee, Library Fines, Special On-Line Library Searches, Resi
dence Hall Fines and Penalties, Property Damage, Traffic Fines.
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Report proposes package
of student aid worth $14,000
STEVE POCHARD
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North Carolina Wesleyan College |
Recommended Charges I
for Academic Year 1993-94
Charges
$ Increase
% Increase
Tuition
$ 7,850
$ 600
8.2%
Room (Double)
1,800
200
13.2%
(Private)
2,300
190
9.0%
* Room rate includes health fee
Board
2,330
130
5.9%
Fees:
CoUege Fee
250
Activity Fee
250
Total Fees
500
90
21.9%
Total Boarding
Student Charges
‘■''^^12,480
r-
$1,030
8.9%
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$8,350 $ 800
$135 $10
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$150
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$250
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$300
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$135 $10
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