Student
Parents
By Anita Allen
If you see a classmate who
can not seem to stay awake; do
not postulate he or she who was
up half of the night playing pool
with a pal, or pondering physics
problems. It just may be that
they were pacifying Pete, potty
training Patsy or Pampering P.J.
(Playing a Pediatrician.)
While the majority of stu
dents here at MAC go back to
their dorms and call their par
ents; some students are parents.
These students have decided it is
necessary for them to get their
degree. At the same time their
first priority is their families;
school is possibly a second or
third. Each day they stmggle with
the question: Have I given my
children the attention they need,
or have I concentrated on my
studies too much?
Rosemary Steams, mother
of two, knows how difficult it is
to divide her college work and
family responsibilities.
“I agree,” says Susan
Roundtree. It is a major step for
a parent to come back and finish
school. Joseph Pritchard has a
full class load, three children and
a full time job. He and other
student parents know that it is a
struggle. One thing which would
benefit them is for the admini
stration to work with these stu
dents’ time schedules.
These student parents could
have a support group but they
don’t have the time to attend.
Prayer and faith in God is where
they get their strength.
These students give a spe
cial note of thanks to the profes
sors who understand, work with,
and support students with chil
dren.
FEATURES
New Faces Here At MAC
By Naj Alicea
As the year begins here at
Montreat-Anderson College
with the arrival of new students
and President Hurt, we are also
proud to acknowledge some
other new faces in our faculty.
The new additions are: Jake Wet
zel, Carmen Copenhaver, Wilma
Gray, Joelle Carpentier, and
Debbie Pope.
Jake Wetzel is filling in for
Ben Fortson this semester as head
of the recreation department. He
spent nine years teaching rec
reation here at M-AC in the mid-
70’s to early 80’s. Asamatterof
fact, Mr. Wetzel helped Ben
Fortson lead the very first Dis
covery trip back in 1976. Wetzel
spent from 1984 to June of 1991
in Bolivia directing a youth camp
through SIM/ Andes Evangeli
cal Mission. He says that there
are a lot of Christian camps in
South America, and wants rec
reation majors to know that there
is something beyond the U.S.
Wetzel is glad to be back in the
classroom getting to know the
students. His major goal is to
instill in his students an appre
ciation for God’s creation.
Carmen Copenhaver is our
new school counselor. She was
previously working as a mar
riage and family counselor at
Menirth-Meier clinic in
Longview, Texas. She also
taught music for a while in Le
Tourneau University in
Longview, but she left there to
pursue a degree in counseling.
Mrs. Copenhaver was not look
ing for a job, so she believes that
the Lord was the one who brought
her to M-AC. She is really ex
cited about working with col
lege students again, and wants
them to know that the counsel
ing center is available to them
for anything they might need.
Wilma Gray is a social
worker teaching a class on So
cial welfare and social services.
She thinks that this class, in
addition to social work, will give
the student an opportunity to
learn more about the subject by
doing field work and interview
ing agencies. Mrs. Gray is inter
ested in family therapy, and has
just finished an internship in
Medical Social Work. Some of
her goals for the Social Welfare
class are to teach Social Work
from a Christian perspective, and
clear up some of the misconcep
tions people have about those
who receive welfare.
Joelle Carpentier is the new
French teacher on campus. She
is a native Parisian and lived in a
suburb of Paris. Ms. Carpentier
first came to the U.S. on a stu
dent exchange program between
the Universities. She was an
assistant teacher in Mars Hill
College from 1972-73 and also
in Newfound School in 1973.
Before she came to MAC, Ms.
Carpentierworkedforan Ameri-
can Company called Euro-
Hawaiiah Cookout
&
Street Dance
September 20,1991
Cookout at 5:00p.m.
Street Dance at 7:00p.m.
Disney, which is the counteipart
of Disney in Europe and other
parts of the world. She loves
Montreat and its beautiful sur
roundings, and as a Parisian she
really appreciated the hospital
ity. Ms. Carpaiitier’s goal for her
classes is to have students ac
quire a good basis in French, and
keep their interest aroused by
catering to their personalities.
Debbie Pope is new in our
English department this year. She
spent the past year teaching jun
ior high, high school, and junior
college level English in an all
girls school in Kochi, Japan. She
says the experience was an inter
esting one. Ms. Pope thinks the
area around Montreat is simply
gorgeous, and feels right at home
here because it reminds her of
where she attended undergrad
school. As long as she can re
member, Ms. Pope has always
wanted to teach. Her goal for
this year is not to be a boring
teacher; she feels that all teach
ers should be trained in theatre
before actually teaching, so that
the students will not fall asleep.
Well, there you have it, all
the new faculty members to look
for this year. To every single one
of you we welcome you to our
MAC family. We are glad you
are here.