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NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA 27804 Charlie Long Moves from Dugout to Development Post Charlie Long has retired from 1-2 in Atlanta, we reeled off 19 wins in a be “worked” that day just by the lineup ex- all we can to get our community to more of coaching and moved into the Wesleyan row. During that time, we had contributions change. It’s amazing during the course of going our athletic contests. I also reach out to as Office of Advancement. throughout the lineup. The pitching staff over ground rules how you know whether to many former student-athletes as possible to The Rocky Mount native, 51, came to was phenomenal. The team played amazing give your team a heads-up or not about the keep them engaged with Wesleyan. The best Wesleyan in 1991 to serve as a women’s defense during our title run and came up big umpires. I don’t recall a time that I went out part is the people. I have an opportunity to volleyball coach and an assistant baseball when needed. The biggest win came in game with the intention to get tossed to fire up the share with our alumni and our community coach under John Fox (now the head coach 1 of the regional tournament when we scored guys. Some things can’t be staged because all of the good things going on with our at UNC-Chapel Hill). Long is a 1989 2 in the ninth to tie after being down to our fi- the players are smart enough to know better. programs. In my job the ultimate goal is to graduate of Mt. Olive College, where he nal out. Seniors Andy Jones, Jeremy Stewart, Q. Explain the art of giving signs enhance the student-athlete experience with majored in history and political science and and David Capobianco refused to lose. Seven while coaching third base. additional funds that make a real impact on played second base on the baseball team. Charlie Long Photos by SI and G. Wallace wins later, we were national champions. A. That’s a tough question. Our signs were their programs. I also want fans in the seats. He and his wife, Tammy, are the parents Q. A lot goes into shaping a Wesleyan very simple, but could be as complicated as The students work hard and deserve that. of five children, Zachary, 24, Holly, 22, players so the struggle was real without student. But how did you want to influence needed if we thought someone was picking Q. What does your family think of Justin, 20, Colin, 18, and Savanna, 16. The any depth. The toughest part involved jug- every player that went through your program? them up. Even now, I feel guarded about shar- your new job? oldest two are Wesleyan grads, Long noted. gling practices. I coached baseball in the What did you want to see in your seniors by ing too much information. The main thing is A. There was an adjustment period In 20 seasons as head coach, Long afternoon and volleyball at night. I would the last month of their final season? practice and then it becomes second nature. because they’ve been around the ballpark compiled a record of 475 wins, 416 losses get home around 10 every night, so the A. My goal has always been to prepare our Q. Can you think of a funny story that so long. But overall, they’re happy to see and 5 draws, and led the Bishops to the days were long. I didn’t think the dual role players to be good husbands and fathers one happened when a player missed a sign? me more. At least I hope! Division III World Series title in 1999. was fair for the volleyball players. They day. My coaching philosophy was based more A. We’ve had a few hit-and-run signs Q. Will you be watching more or less The Decree interviewed Coach Long deserved better and I was excited for the on what our guys could do for each other that we got right. The intention of the hit Major League Baseball on TV? about his career and his new position. program when athletic department decided and their community than what they could and run is to get the ball on the ground. I re- A. It all depends on the A’s (the Oakland Q. What made this the right time to to hire a full-time volleyball coach. do to put their names in our record books. I member a game at Averett when Mark Woo- Athletics). This year, yes. When they trade retire from coaching? Q. Your first baseball position was as also wanted to teach the guys respect for the ten decided to hit a ball about 425 feet for a everyone away, no. I will watch more. The A. The time was definitely right. I want an assistant coach. Describe what it was game itself. There is no other game like it. homer––Nice hit-and-run. We’ve had several love I have for the game will never go away. to finally catch up with my family and like to serve as Coach Fox’s assistant? And I wanted to impact on their spiritual lives. candidates over the years that just couldn’t Q. What will you miss most about give them the full attention they deserve. A. Coach Fox was the most prepared I hope that the players always knew where I get it, but I’d like to withhold the names to coaching baseball here at NCWC? It’s nice to have weekends free (so far). coach I’ve ever been around. His detailed stood when it came to my faith in Christ. protect the innocent. The penalty tended to A. The day-to-day grind. I don’t mean Q. Let’s go back to the beginning of your practice plans displayed his incredible Q. Let’s turn to lighter subjects. What be a glare from a teammate. Sometimes ad- that in a negative way. There was always Wesleyan career. What were you doing just organization skills. Coach also instilled was your philosophy when it came to ditional sprints were done at practice. something different and challenging every before you came to NCWC in 1991. What traits in our teams that made every game dealing with umpires? Q. Let’s go into your new job. Tell us single day. I’ll miss the daily relationships attracted you to the position and the school? a fight until the last out. We never quit. A. I liked to let the umpires do their your title and describe your responsibilities. with the players and coaches. That’s hard A. I was a graduate assistant at Campbell Q. Characterize your first few years as job. This was a great lesson I learned from What do you most like about this position? to put into words. I always felt like God University and was coaching in the Valley head baseball coach. What were you doing Coach Bauer and Coach Jerry Carter way A. My title is Assistant Athletic Director/ had called me to be there for the student League in Front Royal, Virginia. Coach Fox well; what were you not doing so well? back when I played American legion in Community Relations and the Director of and blessed me with the opportunity to called me and said they were looking for a A. The first few years were fun. We had Rocky Mount. There were times when it was Athletic Alumni Advancement. I’m responsi- learn from them as well. The great part is full-time assistant. I had always followed a great deal of talent on the mound. When necessary to protect our guys and then the ble for the fundraising aspect of our Battling that even though my ministry location has Wesleyan and admired the success Coach you pitch well, coaching is overrated. My lessons I learned often went out the window. Bishops Club. I also promote our teams and changed, the calling to make a difference in Fox had at the school. He didn’t have to ask only tough decisions was when to take out I could always tell when an umpire could future games in the community. We’re doing a student’s life is still just as strong as ever. me twice if I wanted the job. It was a dream one power arm to replace it with another come true to coach in my hometown. one. We were blessed with Sean Fleming Q. How did you like coaching volleyball? and Jayson Sigley during that time. They’re Wesleyan’s Enrollment Hits All-Time High A. I enjoyed coaching volleyball. We still numbers one and two in career strike- granted a President’s scholarship, which did struggle quite a bit in the three years outs. With those guys starting and Buddy Percentage of Freshmen Athletes Dips comes with a $20,000 award, up $2,000 from I had the program, but we made small Hernandez coming in to close, we racked up Wesleyan’s enrollment continued its campus. The freshmen class includes the previous year. She explained that each strides each year with recruiting and wins. the numbers and took the pressure off of the steady rise, as the college attracted 463 251 males and 164––almost 40 per- of the 15 had interviewed for the Heritage or When I took the team, we only had seven offense. In response to the second question, new students for the fall 2018 semester. cent––females. Last year, 133 females Trustees scholarship, but were not selected for I would sometimes over-coach. I learned Total enrollment stood at 1,115 in the made up 38 percent of freshmen. the awards. “It’s a very effective strategy, as that preparation before games was much day program as of mid-September, col- According to VP Judy Rollins, transfers in- we typically lose most students who are not NC Wesleyan more important than in game decisions. lege officials reported. That represents an clude 11 males and 37, or 77 percent, females. awarded the Heritage of Trustee,” she said. Well prepared players usually controlled the overall increase of 88 students from the Here is a profile of the new students, (The Heritage covers tuition, books, Storm Stories results in our favor. reported total of 1,027 in mid-September based on data provided by the college: and room and board while the Trustee Q. In mid-September, Wesleyan canceled How has coaching changed since 2017. President Dewey Clark has set a • Number of North Carolina residents: 291 pays for full tuition and books.) classes for a week as Hurricane Florence you came here in 1991? goal of 100 new students each year until (248 freshmen, 43 transfers), or 63 percent • Median SAT (for freshmen): 970 (Median A. hammered the Carolinas, dumping record Coaching hasn’t really changed the college reaches enrollment of 2,000 in • Number of other states represented: 11 SAT information was not provided in 2017). rainfall and causing devastating floods. much. It’s still about relationships. Our the traditional-day program. (South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, • Total number of athletes: 167, or a little While the Rocky Mount campus escaped better teams have had good senior leader- Interviewed during the first week of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, more than 40 percent. That total is in sharp serious damage and injury, many students ship and have communicated well with classes, freshmen offered a range of rea- Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee, as well as contrast to last year’s class when 67 percent and staff were still affected by the storm. the coaching staff. Our poorer teams have sons for selecting Wesleyan—from the Washington, DC.) of freshmen (231 of 350) came to play a Decree writers compiled stories experienced roadblocks that were a result small size and “family-like atmosphere,” • Number of students from Nash and sport. Five transfers student are on a team. from that week; here are three: of poor communication on both sides. to the availability of scholarships, to rec- Edgecombe counties: 50. “We’ve been Rollins said that as the college contin- Wilmington: Brooke Bayse Division-III athletes are the same today as ommendations from family and friends. cultivating relationships in local markets ues to bring in more freshmen, it will see When you live at the beach, the word they were 27 years ago when I began. They Danielle Barnes was attracted by a host for years and it’s paid off in a big ways,” a decline in the percentage of student- hurricane is not a scary word. I grew up all have something to prove to all of the DIs of features, including the college’s biology Rollins said, adding that Wesleyan at- athletes. She noted that, in recent years, never thinking hurricanes were bad and and IIs that may have overlooked them. department and biomedical science pro- tracted 26 students from Wilson and Hali- coaches have recruited around 100 football that they would ever be too serious. That’s the main reason I love DIII so much. gram, as well as the financial aid package fax counties. “Some local high schools are players and 80-100 athletes from all other Q. I was raised in Wilmington and still live In what specific ways have the she was offered. “I felt at home on this starting to become feeders for us.” sports. “We all want football to begin reduc- there whenever I’m not in school. My house student-athletes changed during that period? campus,” she added. “It’s pretty diverse.” • Number of international students: 62. ing their number of players,” she said. “We A. is right off of Interstate 40 and about 10 The biggest change is that the cur- Braxton Bland said a childhood friend The total includes freshmen and transfers, believe we’ll see that in fall 2019.” minutes from the coast. I live back home rent student-athletes have so many more helped persuade him to attend Wesleyan, bringing the number of foreign students Here’s a breakdown of new students with my mother, father, and my two dogs, things occupying their time now. while Dylan Gainey found the faculty-to-stu- on campus to 136. Among the group are from selected sports teams and campus Q. Maggie, a 13-year-old beagle/lab mix; and And what changes did you make dent ratio and the small and “kind” campus the first Wesleyan students from Morocco, organizations: Bella, a 1-year-old pit-bull/boxer mix. We’ve over the years to adapt? appealing. Lizbeth Gonzalez likes the col- Saint Lucia, Uganda, and Uzbekistan. • Football players: 96 freshmen (or 38 A. had so many hurricanes before––Floyd, I became less rigid with my practice lege’s Christian orientation and the fact that • Average high school grade point percent of total first-year males) and Fran, Irene, and Ernesto. We’ve lost power length and looked for ways to keep the guys campus is close to her home in Wilson. average (for freshmen only): 3.27. five transfers for days and seen floods, but this time was engaged with the team. We moved around Megan Mackey was impressed by the • Average SAT score (for freshmen): 988. • Lacrosse: 7 different. Hurricane Florence came in like the schedules, sometimes scheduling two women’s soccer program. “Wesleyan That represents a substantial jump from 2017, • Men’s cross country: 12 nothing I had ever seen before. or three different practice times and doing was the first school to watch me play. when the reported average was 909. But Rol- • Women’s cross country: 4 In every storm we’d encountered, I was more work with smaller groups. I love the team here and the coach is lins pointed out that the test was changed in • ROTC: 7 Q. able to sit in the house with my mother and You were known by some as a dis- great,” she said, referring to Beverly Bi- 2016 and most students perform better on the • Cheer: 7 father, but this time I wasn’t home. I was so ciplinarian. Is that a fair characterization? ancur. “It seemed like a good fit for me.” new version. Last year, some incoming fresh- • Music (Wesleyan Singers, pep band, A. nervous for them. I had people telling me that I tried to always put the team above the Besides 415 freshmen, Wesleyan’s men had taken the older test, she explained. Spectrum): 9 they needed to leave the area, and one friend player. I guess this is what made me a discipli- new students include 48 transfers. Rollins said that the college has tweaked • Dance: 0 even told me, “If your parents don’t leave, narian. Our punishments were consistent and In recent years the college has sought its scholarship process, allowing it to secure Citing preliminary data, the college they’re going to die. They better give you spelled out for the players so that they clearly to improve the gender breakdown on 15 more high-achieving students. Each was reported that 63 percent of last year’s their life insurance information.” Of course I understood consequences for their actions. freshmen (209 of 329) returned for fall Q. was very anxious when I found out they were What was the highlight of your career? 2018. Scott Marsigli, analyst in the col- A. finding ways to stay at home with the dogs There are many, but the one that lege’s Institutional Research Department, and the house. If something bad happened to comes to mind was the final out of the 2006 said that 329 was the number of freshmen the house, they wanted to be there to fix it. NCAA Regional Championship game. enrolled after last fall’s drop-add period. On Thursday, September 13th, they lost That team was amazing in their drive and Provost Evan Duff reported a total of power at 5 a.m. and that was just the start. determination to get our program back to 854 students in the college’s ASPIRE Not only did they lose power, they soon the College World Series. I can still see Rob program. That number is down from 1,001 ran out of food and gas for the generator, Johnson stepping on the third base bag in students last year. ASPIRE has lost 360 and there were lots of trees that fell around the bottom of the tenth for the final out. students in the past two years. Q. our house, though none fell on the house. Describe that 1999 championship Dr. Duff attributed the decline to a stron- Saturday morning, while waiting out the season, that group of guys. What stood ger national economy, among other factors. hurricane with relatives in Youngsville, I out about that season and that team? (Editor’s Note: The Decree will got call from my mom. She told me about A. I’d say it was the team chemistry. I From the class of 2022: Lizbeth Gonzalez (l-r), Danielle Barnes, Andrew provide additional coverage of the know you hear that all the time, but those my father’s ordeal. It began when he was Bryant, Dylan Gainey, Megan Mackey and Braxton Bland. B. Grattan photo ASPIRE program in upcoming issues.) See Storm on pg 2 guys really fed off of each other. After starting See Enrollment pg 2 2 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 October 12, 2018 NEWS & OPINION Upper-Classmen, Faculty and Staff Offer Free Advice to Freshmen (Editor’s Note: Decree staff writers Ali Cucinotta, Jovan Pope and Qa’lexus Taylor interviewed members of the Wesleyan community and asked them to share advice for the new freshman class.) Ali Cucinotta Other advice came from father and tions,” she said. “Form study groups in classes important, their time-management skills. need to go,” he said, noting that his attitude Starting college is often viewed as a difficult professor Daniel Elias. He stresses that being and get to know people in your dorms.” Michael Haney, a sophomore, reminded resulted in bad grades one semester. stage in life. Members of the North Carolina proactive is imperative. “It means so much,” She also feels that it’s important to be freshmen that college is different from high But now Shumate and Joyner have Wesleyan College community reflected on he explained. “This means knowing your selective when finding your friend group. “If school. “In high school you could procrastinate buckled down and become more disci- personal experiences and gave a range of schedule, reading the syllabus, knowing when they’re not a positive influence, it’s okay to on assignments and you’d be fine, but in college plined. The two have learned from their advice to incoming freshmen. tests are and when homework is due, and let them out of your life,” she said. “In col- doing that isn’t the best idea,” he said. “When mistakes. “I’m a lot better and more Sophomore Isaiah Matta urges students knowing when and how to study.” lege, these are some of the most influential you manage your time the right way, you can disciplined with a 3.5 GPA,” Joyner said. to have the right mindset before stepping Dr. Elias, an assistant professor of environ- people, who will shape your experience, who gain more free time to do whatever you want “The sky is the limit.” foot onto campus. “Make sure you come in mental science, has a unique perspective, as his you are, and where you’re going in life.” instead of cramming for certain assignments.” Junior Antonio Johnson warned fresh- with a mature mind,” he said. “You’re com- son is entering sixth grade. “I tell my son that no Similar to Solis’ piece of advice, se- Haney advises freshmen to plan out a men not to repeat the mistake he made ing here for a reason and you want to make one is going to tell him that he has homework nior Michaela Nicholas advises freshmen schedule, “so you have time to study and his sophomore year. “There’s no shame sure you follow through with that reason.” due, or that he has to study for his test tomorrow,” to “find their place.” “It doesn’t matter get ahead of the game. That’s what kept in asking a professor for extra help on During his first semester, Matta struggled he said, offering similar advice to college if it’s a sports team, a campus job, a club me going as a freshman.” challenging assignments,” he said. “If with balancing his social life and school work. students. “It’s up to you to take the steps to being or organization,” she added. “Just find Senior Trevor Harris agrees that time you don’t ask, you’ll never get help.” He understands that once you’re on campus, it’s prepared for everything you are required to do.” a place on campus that will make your management is important and can always As an example, Johnson talked about difficult to adjust to college. “You have to expe- Math professor Gail Stafford recommended four years enjoyable.” be improved. “I didn’t enhance my time- an experience with a math assignment. He rience college life to learn how to thrive in it,” that students make themselves teachable. “Be Lottie Meadows, the assistant lacrosse management skills until my junior year, and learned how to put his pride aside and ask he said. “If you ever have a moment when you a student who wants to learn,” she said. “This coach, takes it one step further by telling my life greatly improved,” he said, explain- for help. With the professor’s guidance and ask ’Am I making the right decisions?’, act on it requires you to read when the professor tells freshmen to leave their comfort zone. “Do ing in that one semester he achieved several his own hard work, Johnson earned an “A”. to make a positive change in your lifestyle.” you to read, ask good questions in class, take things that you wouldn’t normally do,” she personal goals—raising his GPA, finishing Sophomore Dion Cox emphasized the need to Another student, senior Sydney Smith, has advantage of your professors’ office hours, and explained. “Make friends with people who his major in biology, and joining a fraternity. stay up to date with homework. Recalling a time similar advice. “If I could go back in time and use the resources the college offers to you.” might not like all the same things you do. “When a student can learn to prioritize and he had to put in extra work to earn a B average give myself advice as a freshman, I would tell She used to teach swimming lessons Spread kindness to those who you wouldn’t schedule in adequate time for working and in a biology class, he said, “Don’t blow off your myself to focus on school,” she said. “Coming to and she came to an interesting conclusion. normally interact with. This is the time to relaxing, he’ll find improvements in grades, homework” and, when necessary, ask for help. college, I was so caught up in partying and hav- “There was a difference in teaching the kids explore and experience many avenues.” relationships, and mental health.” NCWC cafeteria worker Crystal Fletcher ing fun with my friends that I forgot why I was whose parents forced them to be there and Senior Sarah Grossman believes it’s Alton Farmer, a junior, urges freshmen to took a different tack in giving advice. She told really here. Because of that, my grades suffered.” the kids who actually wanted to learn how to important that freshmen learn time manage- always get their work done, then have fun. incoming students to remain humble, adding Smith assures freshmen that there is a time swim,” she said. “It was much easier to teach ment skills. A student-athlete, Grossman “Hobbies should come after curriculum,” he “When things seem to go wrong, don’t worry for fun. “Just make sure your school work is the kids who wanted to learn how to swim.” brings a planner to every class and records said. “When I was a freshman, I’d wait to the about the pressure. Just keep fighting.” your main priority,” she said. “If not, you’re Professors play a huge role in the success every detail of homework to ensure she last minute to complete an assignment. I’d rather gonna be a senior playing catch-up or retaking students have at college, upperclassmen noted. does not forget anything. “Some people set hang out with friends or play basketball, than classes because you didn’t take it seriously “We’re blessed with a school where most profes- reminders in their phones,” she said. “Find a do an assignment. My advice is to do your work ENROLLMENT from pg 1 enough the first time. And then you’re rushing sors want to know who you are and are willing to way that works for you and stick with it. It’ll before it’s due and get your priorities straight.” to get classes done or taking 18 or more credit help you, so take advantage of that,” junior Ari- make your life a whole lot easier.” Dr. Jung Choi reminds freshmen that they hours, all because you decided that a party ana Aysanoa said. “Ask questions and go to their Grossman also wants to warn freshmen of should always put forth their best effort, whether was more important than a paper.” office hours if you need clarification. There are the trap that is procrastination. “If you’re deciding it’s in school or outside the classroom. “Quality Aaron Meade, a fifth-year senior, empha- so many resources that are given to us to succeed. between homework and Netflix,” she said, is more important than quantity as far as work. sized the importance of making the right You might as well take advantage of them.” “always choose homework first. If you choose When focused, you can spend less time on decisions, whether it’s declaring a major, While some students focused on academic Netflix, your work will never get done.” work,” the religious studies professor said, add- taking the right approach to your studies, advice, others felt that other aspects of one’s Jovan Pope ing that it’s important to get adequate sleep. or managing money. “Just because your college experience are just as important. North Carolina Wesleyan welcomed a large Lacrosse player Brescia T. Reynolds advises parents aren’t with you, that doesn’t mean Sophomore Rebecca Solis reminds freshmen freshman classes during the fall. The students her new teammates to enter college expecting it’s time to be reckless,” he said. “Still be not to stress over finding a group of friends. will have to adjust and become familiar with change. “Come in with an open mind because smart with every decision you make.” “It comes naturally when you join organiza- new responsibilities, study habits, and, most the position you played in high school will most likely not be the position you will play in best out of the time that I had to spend college,” she said. “I made plenty mistakes, just The freshman class includes on campus. I planned to be productive as everyone else would, that made my coach 62 internationals, including Ilya from pg 1 criticize my playing style.” THE STORM and get all my assignments, projects, Skobelev of Russia and Andgelka called into work at Lowes Foods, which and proposals completed. Spoiler alert: Reynolds advises freshmen to accept the criti- DECREE cism, whether it be in a classroom or on the field. Nanovic of Serbia. A. Stern photo was not open, but still had power. This That didn’t happen. Instead, along with “Take that advice and improve on your mistakes,” since 1960 store is a 30-minute drive from my home. some of the residents in Edgecombe and she said. “Not only will it benefit you, it will create “of, by, and for the Wesleyan community.” Despite the dangerous conditions, my Petteway, I found company in each other a better chemistry between you and your team.” father drove to work, checked on the store during this seven-day period. We created a Associate Dean Jessie Langley encourages President Clark Reacts and then went to open the Lowes gas sta- group chat; played unbelievable amounts freshmen to be more open. “This means To Record Enrollment tion. Once there, he was not able to open of Uno; had deep conversations; danced being open to all kinds of new experiences In an email interview, President Dewey sTA F F the safe, so he had to get a co-worker to until two in the morning; ate breakfast, and personal growth, so they can develop into Clark reflected on this year’s incoming class. open it up for him. While driving to the lunch, and dinner together; complained who they are and reach their full potential,” Q. What have been the keys to the co-worker’s house, my father ran into a about tornado warnings waking us up at she said. “Listening to what others have told continued growth of enrollment? us we ’can’ do will only limit us.” A. Editor-at-Large flooded area. He slammed on the brakes, 7 a.m.; and created strong friendships. Leonardo Guzman, a junior, thinks it’s im- 1-We have probably the best admissions Quinn Tobias but, unable to stop, his silver Chevy Silvera- Seven days. It took seven days for Hurri- portant to get involved in campus activities and and marketing department of any private school do ended up in a sink hole where it became cane Florence to create bonds grounded in enjoy college. He urges freshmen to join a club. in our state. They’ve had five years of record stuck. Thankfully, my father was able to get the fact that we survived a hurricane AND “They should develop their interests and take classes and the quality of students has improved Senior Staff Writers his window open and use that as an escape boredom, TOGETHER.” advantage of the opportunity they have in front each year. In essence, we’re doing a very good of them,” he said. “College is what you make of Johnathan Pickler, hatch. He stood on top of his totaled truck Goldsboro: Tanisha Williams job of selling the “Wesleyan experience.” and waited for someone to stop and help it, so you will get what you put into it.” 2-We’re committed to continuous Santanlia Scoggins, Toni Tutt Hurricane Florence was one of the biggest Jaylen Brown, a junior, agrees that him. He got a ride back home and a tow storms to hit the coast of North Carolina. As improvement. We’re trying to get everyone truck took his truck to a local tire shop. participation in campus activities is key. It’s an focused on QUALITY and doing things a resident of Goldsboro, I believed that the approach he took his first year, when he joined Staff Writers Jump ahead to day eight. Still without storm was not going to be as bad as everyone BSA (Black Student Association). “You meet better. There are many examples of this such power at my house, my father had a rental as having the TV station for our communi- Brooke Bayse, Ali Cucinotta, predicted on the news. On September the 11th, a lot of new people,” he said. “Whether it’s truck, and we had fallen trees in our yard, joining an organization, or participating in the cations major, and adding new majors and Jovan Pope, Qa’lexus Taylor, my classmates and I received an email from but my parents and dogs were safe and Mr. Wayne Sears, head of security. It informed different weekly events on campus, it builds minors. Other examples include renovations Tanisha Williams happy to say they had survived a scarier the students and staff that classes were to be great relationships with the students, faculty, of classrooms, bathrooms, locker rooms, the hurricane than any of us expected. canceled for the rest of the week and that if and staff.” He added that joining a campus or- bookstore, the WOW café and the cafeteria. Rocky Mount Campus: ganization can help students to become closer We’ve also added key personnel in areas we were able to leave campus, we should go to members of the Rocky Mount community. Staff Photographer Jadeja Robinson home and be with our families. I went home to such as Career Services and ROTC. Dr. Brent Dozier challenges freshmen 3-Success breeds success. There is Joel Hernandez (as told to Ali Cucinotta) ensure that my family and I had all the necessi- to be successful. “Finish your degree at ties to ride out the storm together. excitement in the air and prospective Special Contributors “Many resident advisors were allowed Wesleyan. Persist to graduation,” the math to evacuate campus and go home. I wasn’t The hurricane made landfall and took professor said. “I dare you.” students can feel it when they visit. Andrew Stern, one of those lucky few. Seven days. I was down power lines, uprooted trees, flooded Qa’lexus Taylor 4-Fund-raising has allowed Wesleyan Grace Wallace stuck on NCWC’s campus for seven days, highways and destroyed homes. My home As the semester opened, Wesleyan stu- to improve in key areas such as class- was not badly damaged in comparison to dents gave a range of advice to freshmen— room renovations and athletic facilities. and I didn’t even have a choice in the mat- Q. other homes in the area. We lost power the everything from developing a strong work What stands out about the new students? Faculty Advisor ter. When I was told that I had to stay on ethic to participating in campus events. A. campus, I was upset. I wanted the option second day into the storm, but all in all, the The diversity stands out the most to Dr. William Grattan Sophomore Kate Avila encouraged to go home and weather the storm with storm wasn’t so bad. Two years ago, during me. We have students from over 20 different freshmen to explore “Rock the Mount” and get countries and 20 different states. That’s my family, just like everyone else. Then I Matthew, my town was hit so hard by flood- involved in the surrounding community. “Always 179 Braswell • Phone: 985-5336 amazing for a college our size. Lastly, the size Email: [email protected] was reminded that that I had a duty to be ing that members of my family lost their be open to trying new things,” she said. available to my residents who couldn’t go apartment and vehicle. For this storm to just Justin Sabdo echoed Avila, telling freshmen to and quality of this class stands out. Before home, and it was a duty I believed in. uproot a few trees was a blessing. become more active in campus activities, an ap- this year, our largest class was around 415. So I made the decision to make the While the power was out, my fam- proach he took his first year. He joined the NCWC At 474 (463 new students and 11 readmitted ily and I bonded. We talked at length, cheerleading and the cross country teams. “I made ones) this class is 59 more students than we listened to the radio, even played games the best decision,” he said. “I’ve built great relation- have ever recruited and the average SAT is up ships with both students and faculty on campus.” like “Twenty Questions” and “Name that over 100 points from five years ago. While a few returning students gave Q. Tune” (without the power, we had to sing Do you agree or disagree that this steady positive advice, others warned freshmen growth will be harder to sustain, the closer the the songs ourselves). We listened to small about their past choices, ones that some- animals that took refuge in our house. The college gets to its ultimate goal of 2,000 students. times led to bad outcomes. A. activities made the time fly and kept up Kore Shumate, a sophomore, exhorted fresh- The plan has been to grow by 100 our spirits. Laughing and enjoying each man go to class. “Unless you’re super exhausted, students a year for 12 years. Given that other’s company, we forgot about the go,” he said, noting that he often elected to sleep aggressive plan, we should be at 1,150 storm happening around us. later rather than attend a morning class. by now. Our current enrollment is around My family is now trying to repair our In college it’s normal for new students 1,115, or 35 behind. The 100 students in- to become overwhelmed with the transition crease per year has always been a guideline. home, fixing as many problem as pos- from high school. With parental guidance, sible. The damages were limited to few On our climb to 2,000 students, we’ll freshmen must learn to become independent. encounter problems along the way in leaking spots in the kitchen, hallway, liv- This change often leads students to slack off ing room and my parents’ room. One part in the classroom and drift behind in their assign- terms of housing, classroom space and of collapsed ceiling exposed our animal ments, resulting in low or even failing grades. adding personnel. However, these are friends, two new-born squirrels. I am sad Junior Jonathan Joyner agreed with problems found on every vibrant college to report that the babies did not make it Shumate about the importance of attending campus. I think we would all trade these through the storm, leaving an ugly hole in classes. “When I was a freshman, I didn’t problems for the alternative ones of low Students enjoy warm weather on the green earlier this semester. Photo by J. Hernandez the ceiling and in our hearts. think class was important and didn’t find a enrollment and limited financial resources. October 12, 2018 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 3 SPORTS Coach Marshall Directs Growing Cross-Country Program Coach Leonard Marshall is out to coach that accepts athletes from other sports Virginia border; it’s almost part of North ther the conference meet or an invitational? many athletes as we want to bring; in the build the women’s and men’s cross-coun- and I’m willing to share them with other Carolina, ha. I’ve had the most success A. That’s a great question. I don’t NCAAs were limited to seven per team. try teams into strong, perennial competi- coaches. I’ve always believed that some with smaller schools and small-town think we’re in position to host a meet. Q. The casual fan is familiar with tors in the USA-South Conference. athletes need to be multisport participants athletes because they like Wesleyan’s We would need to fi nd a course that sprinters (from the Olympics, etc.) as Now in his second year at the helm, because of their talent. When they get to the small-school feel. I’ve reached out to wasn’t on campus. If we hosted a race well as marathon runners. What specifi c Marshall began the fall season with nine college level, there’s a push for specifi cation our neighbor states, but I’ve had the now, the runners would have to run over abilities/talents make for a successful new male runners and six new females. and the focus shifts toward one sport. But most success with North a variety of roads, which runner in collegiate cross country? All came to Wesleyan with cross country I’m always open to an athlete who wants to Carolina and Virginia. But to isn’t safe. A. Our sport requires our athletes as their primary sport. In recent seasons, welcome the challenge of our sport. be honest, I was lucky this Q. Let’s talk on a to be mentally tough, as they spend a Wesleyan’s teams have drawn athletes from Next school year, 2019-20, we’ll be season and got a recruit from more basic level about lot of time alone on the course. The other sports—e.g., lacrosse, tennis—as well adding women’s track to our athletic pro- Florida who’s super talented. your sport, since it may cross-country athlete must run at a steady as ROTC in an effort to fi eld a full roster. gram and that will help us attract female Q. Describe your interna- be foreign to many of speed for an extended period and have “We’ve added talented, experienced runners dedicated to our sport. tional efforts. Where do you our readers. Explain the the ability to change speed (surge) when runners to both teams,” Marshall said. Q. What’s the optimum number of intend to concentrate and why? race format and scoring they pass a runner, or a runner tries to Both teams ran in four meets during runners for both the men’s and women’s A. I haven’t started recruit- process in cross country. pass them. For runners to be successful September and early October. Among the teams? What’s your ultimate objective ing oversees yet, but I have A. Our team consists they must be able to fi ght through the highlights, the men’s squad placed sec- and how long will it take to achieve? talked to Coach (Frankie) of seven runners; the fi rst pain that their body is signaling. ond in a six-team fi eld at Virginia State A. Our long-term goal is 40 runners Taal about his contacts over- fi ve fi nishers count as We train on a variety of different ter- Invitational and then fi nished fi rst among on each cross-country team. I want to sees and I’m trying to get into your scorers. The sixth rains to prepare for the different courses Division III schools at the Greensboro bring in 10 runners (for each gender) each the groove with that issue. and seventh runners we see during the season. One course XC Invitational. The women matched season. I think it’ll take us four to six years Q. I noticed that there are Coach Leonard Marshall become your tie-breaker might be fl at and the next course might the men’s performance in the Greensboro to get to that total. I’m working hard at re- no home meets this fall for SI photos runners, if necessary. be full of hills. Some courses might be event, and placed fourth at Virginia State. cruiting, looking for student-athletes who either team. This raises two The way we score our on a concrete surface and others might The Decree interviewed Coach Mar- want to be part of a new program. I’ve questions: Where do you run (in team prac- races is the top 5 fi nishers on your team be on a dirt path with tree roots. shall about his two teams in September. spoken to many coaches of national cham- tices) to simulate the conditions of a meet? are added together. You add up all the Q. What’s a typical practice/workout Q. I’m sure you’re happy to have pionship teams; they all stress numbers. A. Our practices are a variety of long placings (e.g., 3, 7, 11, 22, 23 = 66 total like for Wesleyan’s teams? Please describe. athletes from other teams (lacrosse, etc.) All said that large teams create healthy runs and sprint workouts. We also hop points); the lowest team score wins. A. We start with a fi ve-minute run and participate, but I imagine the goal is to environments and great training sessions. onto the bus and travel to a variety of The women run 5-kilometer and 6-ki- then we go into our dynamic stretching. have a team of runners all brought here Q. In what areas are you focusing local places that have different terrains to lometer races during the season, with the After that, we really get into our practice. for your team, not two-sport athletes? your recruiting efforts? Is North Carolina run as part of our workouts. Our favorite championship races being 6K. The men We have a variety of different workouts that A. My goal is to have a team full of ded- a strong state for scholastic runners? place is Battle Park, with the hills there. run 5K and 8K races during the season, we do throughout the year, and I do my best icated runners and we’re working our way A. My focus has been North Caro- Q. The related question: What does NC with the championship races being 8K. to switch them up to help keep our runners towards that direction. I’ve always been a lina and Virginia. We’re so close to the Wesleyan need in order to host a meet, ei- In regular-season meets, we can run as engaged in the workouts. Doing the same runs every day can wear a runner down. Here’s a list of some workouts we do: Looking to Rebound, Football Opens 2-0 in Conference • “Hill-repeats” where we sprint up a Now 2-0 in the USA-South Confer- Filkovski believes he’s got two total rushing, Coach Filkovski cited the hill multiple times ence, Wesleyan overcame a long layoff strong starting quarterbacks. He said unheralded work of his offensive line. • Distance runs at a pace where you due to Hurricane Florence to win its he would like to see backup Donielle “Any time you rush for almost 300 yards, can talk to your teammate fi rst two matchups, beating LaGrange Totten take some snaps in the next two it’s testament to the offensive line, full- • Repeat runs (1 mile, 1200 meters, 800 and Greensboro in successive weeks. non-conference games. “Donnell de- back and tight ends,” he said. “The guys meters 400 meters 200 meters). For Here is a week-by-week rundown of serves to play. He’s a good player, but got after it. We were much more physical example, we’ll repeat a one-mile run the season so far: Nate is our starter,” Filkovski said. than we were against Shenandoah.” six times. The goal is to repeat that dis- Wesleyan 35, Thomas More 28 Shenandoah 59, Wesleyan 0 On defense, Isaiah Williams and tance and hit a certain time every time. The team opened the 2018 season In week two, Wesleyan yielded 59 JT Lichtenberger led the way with six Q. In the “old days,” runners would with a 35-28 win in non-conference ac- points in a loss for former USA-South tackles apiece. Filkovski noted that the load up on carbohydrates (pancakes, tion against Thomas More College, as it Conference foe Shenandoah (2-0). Senior Panthers had been averaging 30 points pasta) prior to a race. What’s the recom- tries to rebound from a subpar 2017. linebacker J.T. Lichtenberger said he and per game. “We’re continuing to learn a mended diet for your runners? Trey Lancaster was the offensive star, his teammates were unhappy with their new system and we’re getting better each A. I like them to eat lean foods catching 11 of Nate Gardner’s passes for effort following the season-opening win. week,” he said. “Coach (Brian) Williams as much as possible. Fish and baked 210 yards and two touchdowns, includ- “Shenandoah had more passion and ef- has emphasized the importance of tack- chicken are great. Pasta is always good ing a 46-yard score to clinch the win in fort than we did on Saturday and it showed ling and creating an identity on defense.” Trey Lancaster for our athletes the night before a race. the last minute of play. For his efforts, the on the scoreboard,” said Lichtenberger, Wesleyan 38, Greensboro I always stress to them to eat light––no senior wideout was named USA-South The coach stressed that the senior must who recorded 10 tackles on the day. A week later the defense pitched a steaks or big cheeseburgers. Conference offensive player of the week. remain consistent though the season. “When Playing at home, the Hornets jumped shutout on the road, and quarterback Q. Talk about the toughest teams in The game marked the return of Gardner, Nate is staying in the moment and disciplined to a 14-0 lead and built it to 24-7 by Donielle Totten and running back USA South for both women and men? who enjoyed success as the starter in 2016, in his reads, he has the talent to be special,” half time. “We didn’t handle the fast- Adrian Minondo led the offense. A. Berea and Covenant represent the but lost his starting job in 2017. He com- Filkovski said. “He showed that through the pace tempo of Shenandoah's offense Totten, starting for an injured Nate top programs in both men’s and women’s pleted 23 of 38 passes for four touchdowns. fi rst half of the game and performed very early in the game,” Lichtenberger said. Gardner, completed an effi cient 10 of 14 cross country. Both teams have fast run- Following a strong training camp and well. If he continues to stay focused every The half-time score would have passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns. ners that are mature in age. On the men’s opening game, Gardner has regained the snap and lets the game come to him, he’ll been closer, but the Bishops failed He struck early, connecting with Trey side, our main rivals are Methodist and starting position, according to fi fth-year be successful. He has had the tendency to to capitalize on two second-quarter Lancaster on a 70-yard TD pass on the Piedmont; with the women, we haven’t coach Jeff Filkovski. “Nate’s done a great force the game at times and that's when he opportunities. Caleb Mann missed a second play of the game. Against the Pride, created a rivalry yet, but we’re aiming to job coming into camp and grabbing a struggles. He must stay disciplined with his 21-yard fi eld goal after a Wesleyan Minondo, a senior, returned to his early be competitive with Methodist in the near leadership role,” he said right after the fi rst eye and trust the system for our offense to be drive stalled at the Hornets four. Eight form, gaining 159 yards on 20 carries. future. What makes a team good is having game. “He worked hard through camp and a well-oiled machine. Consistency is his key.” minutes later running back Adrian Mi- The Bishops received a team effort fast athletes that run very close to the same stayed the course. I’m proud of him.” nondo was stuffed for a two-yard loss on defense. Linebacker Antonio John- speed. You don’t want other runners to fi n- on a fourth-down play from the one. son was among the leaders with three ish between your runners. You want to fi n- The Bishops opened the third quarter tackles and he returned an interception ish back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back. Bishops Sports Briefs with a 14-play drive that culminated in a 45 yards for a touchdown. Men’s Soccer Volleyball one-yard score by Jeff Black (40 yards on For the second straight year, the Wesleyan’s volleyball team put on 16 carries). The Hornets countered with men’s soccer team got off to a slow one of their best efforts of the season their own 73-yard drive and then, less than Quinn’s Picks: Major start, losing its fi rst four matches, before on October 4 in defeating conference a minute later, intercepted a Nate Gardner ripping off an extended winning streak. rival Methodist University in fi ve sets at pass to set up a two-play 29-yard TD drive. The Bishops lost both games at the home in front of an enthusiastic crowd. “That play (the interception) seemed to Pro Baseball Awards UMW Fall Classic, losing to two famil- Wesleyan dominated the fi rst set, a steal all the momentum,” Lichtenberger said. By Quinn Tobias his teammates. He placed 2nd in offen- iar foes. Wesleyan opened the season 25-15 win. Methodist then came back Despite the loss, Lichtenberger is Editor-at-Large sive and overall WAR in 2018, batting with a 2-1 loss in its annual matchup to take the second set 25-19 before the optimistic about the defense’s pros- (Editor’s Note: Prior to the begin- .318 and amassing 34 home runs and with former head coach Jason Kilby Bishops went right back to work and pects under Coach Brian Williams, the ning of the MLB playoff season, leading the league in runs created with and tourney host Mary Washington. won the third set, 25-21. Methodist third defensive coordinator in Lichten- Decree Editor-at-Large Quinn Tobias 142. Trout patrolled centerfi eld with a After it was shut out by Johns Hopkins, came on strong late in the fourth to edge berger’s time at NCWC. predicted the following award winners) 1.000 fi elding percentage. the Bishops fell to former USA-South the Bishops, 25-20, but the home team “He’s knowledgeable and passionate American League MVP 3--Matt Chapman (Oakland Athlet- about football,” Lichtenberger said, ics, third base): Without Chapman’s Conference rival, Christopher Newport, won the deciding game, 15-10. 1--Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox, adding that it will take time for the emergence, Oakland would not be in 3-2, with NCWC goals coming from Wesleyan improves to 7-11 overall with outfi elder): Betts leads the best team in Bishops to adjust to the new defense the playoffs. In his second year he im- Ryan Halliday and Cadribo Godfrey. the win and 2-4 in the conference while Meth- baseball in most offensive categories as installed by the coaching staff. proved his approach at the plate, raising Wesleyan’s losing streak reached odist falls to 8-5 and 2-3 in the USA South. well as the league in batting average, Wesleyan 35, LaGrange 14 both his batting average and on-base four games when it lost 1-0 to William Hannah Thrasher led the Bishops on-base percentage, offensive WAR percentage by more than 50 points. He Peace and its rookie head coach, Ryan with a .600 hitting percentage and 10 After a three-week layoff, the Bishops (Wins Above Replacement) and overall ranks third for position players in WAR Huber, a former Bishops assistant. In kills and only 1 error with a team-high jumped to 35-0 lead early in the third WAR. He has also shown prowess in and leads all of baseball in defensive the loss, WP’s goalkeeper Jacob Smith 5 blocks while freshman right-side quarter en route to a three-touchdown right fi eld, posting a 1.9 defensive WAR WAR. He has saved 28 runs more than repelled six shots. hitter Sydney Barnwell led the offense win over the LaGrange Panthers at home. while accumulating 530 putouts with 10 the average third baseman, according to Wesleyan got its fi rst win of the season with 12 kills overall. Autumn Spence Coach Jeff Filkovski said the coach- outfi eld assists. Betts joined the 30/30 baseballreference.com and ranks fi rst in September 22 on the road against Pfei- also played well with 11 kills, 5 digs, ing staff wondered how his team would club (30 stolen bases and 32 home runs most defensive categories. While Chap- ffer, 4-1, as Sheriff Secka recorded a hat and 2 blocks while freshman libero respond after a bye-week and the can- in one season) for the fi rst time in his man’s baseball card stats are pedestrian, trick to pace the offense. Matteo Costa Devin Lassiter added 16 digs with 2 celation of one game due to Florence. career. His team enters 2018 playoffs as we cannot ignore the overall value he scored a goal and chipped in two assists. assists and an ace. “Our biggest concern was whether the favorite to win the World Series. The Bishops then won their next three Callie Cline played every point of we’d be rusty or not,” he said. “It was a brings to Oakland. 2--Mike Trout (Los Angles of NL MVP games, taking down Huntingdon and the match in getting 9 kills and a team- long layoff and we went 11 days with- Anaheim Angles, outfi elder): Regarded LaGrange on the road. Against the Panthers, high 17 digs with an ace and 2 blocks. out putting on the pads. I was happy by many as the best player in baseball, 1--Christian Yelich (Milwaukee sophomore striker Aly Cadet tallied all three Haileigh Riesenbeck led the Bishops with the way our guys responded.” Trout again put forth an excellent Brewers, outfi elder): Yelich escaped goals, including the winner in overtime. with 28 assists to go with 2 digs and Nate Gardner was 12 of 18 for 182 yards campaign in 2018 in support of the un- the annual ineptitude of Miami and Against Covenant, Aazah Daniel 2 aces while Augusta Preston had a and two touchdowns, while Jeff Black turned derwhelming Angels. Throughout his found success with the Brewers. While became the third Bishop to turn in a season-high 8 kills and 3 blocks. in his second 100-yard game of the season. career Trout’s play has dwarfed that of the Marlins sold off their team, the 3-goal game, in a 5-1 victory. (Article courtesy of Sports Information) Pointing to his team’s 299 yards in See BASEBALL pg 4 4 North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804 October 12, 2018 CAMPUS LIFE College Appoints New Director Of Counseling Services Quenetta Johnson has joined the Wes- he said. “She possesses the necessary intel- life and I really enjoyed my experience. leyan community as the colleges’ new ligence, professionalism and skills, but, more D. What subject areas most intrigued director of counseling services. important, she’s a good fit for our students, you in graduate school? Johnson comes to Wesleyan from Lou- who will find it’s easy to talk to her. She QJ. Research and evaluation. I loved the isburg College, which is in her hometown. cares a great deal about helping others.” professor and he just made the class really She succeeds Lindy Kitchin, who left the The Decree interviewed Johnson in interesting to me. college last year. mid-September. D. Describe your previous jobs and respon- Johnson earned a B.S. in health promotion D. What attracted you to the job at Wesleyan? sibilities. In what specific ways will that earlier and a B.S. in exercise and sports science as well QJ. I liked the population size. I enjoy experience help you in this new post? as a M.Ed. in mental health counseling from working on smaller campuses because it gives QJ. In my previous roles I’ve served as a UNC-Pembroke. She holds NCC licensure. you a chance to connect with the student body. I family counselor with juvenile delinquents and Karen Lynch Harley’s “Harvest,” Besides working at Louisburg, Johnson was was also intrigued by how fast NCWC is grow- their families, provided in-home outpatient part of an exhibit titled “Vintage in private practice as a mental health counselor. ing and I wanted to be a part of the growth. therapy, and worked as the substance educa- Barns and Buildings of Halifax, In a previous position, she was a health educator D. What led you into your career as a counselor? tion coordinator at Louisburg College. At with the Nash County Health Department. QJ. I saw the profession on television and Louisburg I met with all mandated students Warren and Nash Counties.” It Dean of Students Ed Naylor was impressed I liked the idea of being able to help people who were caught with alcohol and other drugs. ran through September in the by Johnson’s background and credentials. in their time of need. I also shadowed a coun- All of these roles have prepared me because I Mims Gallery. J. Hernandez photo “After the interview, it was apparent that selor for a few years in high school to get an was exposed to a variety of experiences where Quenetta Johnson J. Hernandez photo Quenetta was a perfect fit for Wesleyan,” idea of how a counseling office works in real I had to deal with crisis on a weekly basis and a variety of people from various backgrounds. D. Describe your main responsibilities at Wesleyan. Three Full-Time Faculty Begin at NC Wesleyan QJ. It’s to provide mental health ser- FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTIST(S) FAVORITE TV SHOWS: All-time fa- FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: NC vices on campus to the student body. Christopher Lusby. AND MUSICAL GENRES: JOB TITLE: vorites: “Early Edition,” The Pretender.” State Wolfpack. I enjoy blues D. What are some of the main psycho- Visiting Assistant Professor and any guitar-heavy music, like rock, of Criminal Justice. Current shows: “Game of Thrones,” logical issues college students face? heavy metal, and folk. When I was growing QJ. Based on the research, anxiety, depres- HOMETOWN: “Stranger Things,” “Mindhunter.” Dr. Doreen Thierauf FAVORITE MOVIES: “Tommy Boy,” JOB TITLE: Assistant Professor of English. up, my favorite bands were Metallica and sion, suicide and eating disorders are the top Annandale, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and I still have concerns of college students. Studies have Virginia. “Gladiator.” HOMETOWN: Rostock, Germany. FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTISTS: DEGREES EARNED: a soft spot for them. Right now, I’m listen- also shown that social media has increased DEGREES B.A. English/ the levels of depression and eating disorders EARNED: Elevation Worship (contemporary German: University of Rostock, Germany ing to acts like Greta Van Fleet, Tedeschi Campbell Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr., and Knower. because of the constant comparing of one’s Christian); Taking Back Sunday (90’s (2006), M.A. English/history: Univer- life to other people’s highlight reel. As we all Law School, Juris FAVORITE CUISINES: I like every- Doctor; NC Wes- alternative/ punk / ska). sity of Rostock, Germany (2009), Ph.D. know, social media only shows a glimpse of FAVORITE CUISINES: thing! My favorites include Indian, Thai, leyan, BA Criminal Vietnamese English and comparative literature: Uni- everyone’s “Best life” and it’s caused a lot of (Pho), Middle Eastern, BBQ. versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chinese, Mexican, and Mediterranean. people to judge their own reality in a negative Justice; Radford FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS: Wash- (2017); graduate certificate in gender Georgia way because they deem their situation as not University, BA Political Science; Pitt Commu- Bulldogs! (especially when they beat as good or not good enough. nity College, Basic Law Enforcement Training ington Capitals, Hershey Bears. studies from Duke (2017). TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Alabama). D. What are some warning signs that a student Certification; Wilson Community College, I taught may be struggling with emotional problems? Intermediate Law Enforcement Certification. Dr. Kimberly Pigford English composition and literature at UNC- QJ. Changes in mood and behavior. If PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE: Attorney JOB TITLE: Visiting Professor of Biology. Chapel Hill between 2010 and 2018 while I someone seems confused, irritable, or anxious since 2017; seven years in law-enforcement HOMETOWN: Burgaw, NC (20 min- was a graduate student in the Ph.D. program BASEBALL from pg 3 and this is outside of their typical behavior, with Wilson Police Department. utes north of Wilmington). and during my year as a postdoc at UNC. Brewers obtained an MVP-caliber it may be a sign of distress. Other signs may TEACHING EXPERIENCE: I’ve been DEGREES EARNED: My teaching ex- center fielder. Yelich leads the NL in include lethargy, rapid speech, delusions, even a teaching since 2010. In 2010 I began teaching B.S. in zoology, M.S. in science educa- periences include offensive WAR, slugging percentage, change in their personal dress or hygiene. Fac- ulty and staff might look for repeated requests other law-enforcement officers within my tion, M.S. in zoology, Ph.D. in science a wide variety of on-base percentage, OPS+ and batting research-intensive for special considerations, late assignments, department (Wilson PD) as a field training education, all from North Carolina State. average. With 36 home runs and 110 frequent absences and tardies, students often officer. In 2013 I began teaching other law TEACHING EXPERIENCE: I have over writing courses RBIs, Yelich led the Brew Crew to leaving class early, students needing more time enforcement officers across the state as a five years of experience teaching biology in the humanities, their first post-season appearance since than usual to complete simple tasks and overall law enforcement general instructor. In 2015, courses, most often with incoming freshmen. natural sciences, 2011 and only their fifth chance at a deteriorating academic performance. while in law school, I began teaching as a SPECIALTY AREAS: Undergraduate and medicine, as title in franchise history. Often when we know an individual, we "Teaching Scholar" for Professor B. Boyd. I biology education, well as courses 2--Paul Goldschmidt (Arizona Dia- may notice such shifts before others; at that taught supplemental classes in conjunction student motiva- in nineteenth-century and contemporary mondback, first basemen): Goldschmidt point, you may check with the individual and with Professor Boyd’s criminal law class to tion, organismal literature, cultural studies, and gender and began his 2018 season poorly, quipping see if you can help. And you can inform them sexuality studies. of my services here on campus. the first-year students. biology. to the Arizona media that he “sucked.” D. TEACHING SPECIALTIES: COURSES THAT SPECIALTY AREAS: Victorian studies, What are some immediate goals in Criminal law, Since his slow start, Goldschmidt has your new position? legal ethics, American legal history, law- YOU’LL TEACH gender and sexuality studies, popular torn the cover off the ball, propelling the QJ. As of right now I’ve been working enforcement ethics, legal writing and research. AT WESLEYAN: culture, critical theory. Diamondbacks into a race for the last to build relationships with the student body COURSES THAT YOU’LL TEACH AT Introductory Biol- COURSES THAT YOU’LL TEACH NL wildcard spot. He led his team with and other departments. I’ve created forms for WESLEYAN: Criminal Law, Criminal ogy and Introduc- AT WESLEYAN: Introductory and ad- 33 home runs, batting .290 and getting faculty and staff members who may want to Procedure, and other law-specific classes tory Biology Lab. vanced writing classes as well as courses on base about 40 percent of the time. refer a student for services. I’m working to add for in criminal justice (i.e. Evidence) as WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO in British, world, and genre literatures. 3--Lorenzo Cain (Milwaukee Brew- more resources on the website and I’ve created well as Legal Environment of Business WESLEYAN: I liked the smaller class sizes WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO ers, outfielder): The Brewers prioritized walk-in counseling hours with extended hours for better accessibility. I have a lot of things (for the Business School). and the ability to form close working relation- WESLEYAN: It’s wonderful that the school improving their outfield in the off- WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO values small class sizes so that students can that I would like to do in the future and as of ships with other faculty members within biol- season, and the move paid dividends. now I’m focused on starting out well. WESLEYAN: Wesleyan holds a special ogy. I do a lot of student-centered, hands-on forge long-lasting professional relationships Along with teammate Yelich, Cain’s D. What would you say to students who place in my heart. I was attracted to teaching learning in my classrooms. This works best with their teachers. I previously taught at MVP resume looks handsome. He may be reluctant to use your services? for this fine college in part because I enjoy with smaller groups. Wesleyan’s class sizes a large research university, and because of leads the NL in both overall WAR (6.7) QJ. I would say that coming into my of- teaching and like the prospect of teaching allow me a lot of freedom in the types of activi- the sheer number of students in my classes, for position players and DWAR (2.4). fice across from the cafeteria may be a scary at a well-renowned learning institution. ties and projects I can share with my class. I often couldn’t give individual students all Cain reached base at .399 clip, setting thought, as I have heard from students. If However, there is more that attracted me to YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: My the attention they deserved. At Wesleyan, the table for the rest of the Brewers that’s a reason you’re reluctant to receive ser- Wesleyan; and that’s because I would like to overall goal is to ensure that when stu- it’s possible to devote a lot more time to my lineup. Cain has struck out fewer than vices, please take the option of walk-in hours held in Nash and Edgecombe residence halls. give back to the institution that allowed me dents leave my classroom, they’re closer students and that not only makes teaching so 100 times and sports an impressive 1:1 much more rewarding, but students get a lot Walk-in hours are every Wednesday from to find achievement beyond what I would’ve to becoming the lifelong learners I strive walk-to-strikeout ratio. A former Royal, 1:15-2 p.m. and 3-4 p.m. in Nash and 4:15-7 ever thought possible. NC Wesleyan is that for them to be. I believe that learning is an more out of their college experience. he brings a World Series experience to YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: p.m. in Edgecombe Hall. If you don’t have institution. While working full-time, and active process of personal meaning mak- the Brewers as they embark on their 5th access to get into either building, you may raising a family, I attended the Goldsboro ing. I can’t transfer knowledge from my It’s a big part of my pedagogy to help new playoff appearance. send a text to 252-591-1557 to be let inside. ASPIRE program and that allowed me to own head to the student’s head. Instead, students adjust to college life. I put a lot of Here are my picks for other major awards: D. How will you interface with Jessica attain my undergraduate degree in criminal I’m a guide for my students as they emphasis on explaining unfamiliar institu- AL Cy Young Brys-Wilson and the health center? QJ. justice, and then use my new skills to find engage and think about the subject matter tional processes and maintaining a culture of 1--Chris Sale (Boston Red Sox—12- We encourage students to utilize each success in my career. It was with the support that I provide them. In my classes I try to transparency. When assigning literary texts 4 record, 2.11 ERA, 237 Ks) other’s services and we serve on the Behav- ioral Intervention Team together. It would of the Wesleyan staff and instructors that I place a higher importance on comprehen- or research projects, I always spend some 2--Blake Snell (Tampa Bay Rays, time going over my rationale for each of the be awesome if one day we could share the was able to accomplish my goals. sion over memorization. To that end, I try 21-5, 1.89, 221) same space, so that we may be more of an YOUR TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: to limit my lecturing to five- or ten-minute tasks we complete in class. In my writing 3--Justin Verlander (Houston Astros, integrative office. Our mental health affects Learning involves choices. Some of those sessions that are broken up by chances classes, for example, we go over the skills 16-9, 2.52, 290) our physical health and vice versa, so Jessica choices are: What class to choose? How for students to work with material on that are honed with each assignment and NL Cy Young and I meet and talk about trends that we’re to engage with the learning material? How their own or with peers. I think providing think about how students can transfer new 1--Jacob Degrom (New York Mets, seeing in our offices and then discuss how much effort to put into thinking critically PowerPoint presentations and handouts skills and insights over to their own field, 10-9, 1.70, 269) we may help the student body. D. Now let’s turn to your life outside of about any given topic? and What will my that provide students with basic informa- once they start taking upper-level courses 2--Max Scherzer (Washington ultimate take-away from the class be? tion and key concepts is crucial. Instead in their major or after they graduate from work. What are your hobbies? Nationals, 18-7, 2.53, 300) QJ. Watching documentaries and T.E.D. While as a teacher I may have no influence of rushing to copy down every detail, stu- Wesleyan. I also make sure to include regular 3--Aaron Nola (Philadelphia Phil- conversations about post-graduation options, talks, traveling, and cooking. on what class you choose, I can have a dents have the chance to think about the lies, 17-6, 2.37, 224) D. Describe a favorite memory from maintaining a work-life-balance, and profes- great impact on how my students engage, material and ask questions to ensure they AL Manager of the Year your childhood. how much effort my students want to put understand what’s being presented. I aim sionalization opportunities. Finally, I’m QJ. One of my favorites is riding horses committed to ensuring that all students feel Bob Melvin, Oakland Athletics. into the topic, and how my class helps to have at least one classroom activity per NL Manager of the Year on the weekends with my dad. I had a horse students achieve a goal. My style chal- class session. Examples include group- safe and respected on campus and I hope that named Red that I adored. becomes visible in the way I conduct class. Brian Snitker, Atlanta Braves. D. Identify favorites from following list: lenges the learner to put on their "thinking" thought questions, case studies, physical AL End-of-Year All-Star Lineup: cap. I use visual, auditory, and multi-media or online models, and demonstrations. YOUR HOBBIES: Hiking with my dog, QJ. Cuisine: Mexican. tools in my classes to capture my students’ YOUR HOBBIES: Horseback riding, reading for fun, doing cross-stitch, gardening. P) Chris Sale. C) Salvador Perez. • TV Shows: All-time favorites: “Golden Girls” and “Criminal Minds.” Current attention. I’m not there to perform for reading, pottery. FAVORITE BOOKS: “Pride and Preju- 1B) Matt Olson. 2B) Jose Ramirez. FAVORITE TV SHOWS: dice” by Jane Austen. I first read it in high 3B) Matt Chapman. SS) Francisco shows: I watch a lot of shows on the ID them; I want to convey to students that my “Atypical,” and Reelz channels. goal is to help provide something for them. “Supernatural,” “Daredevil,” “Iron Fist,” school and it sparked my interest in the Lindor. OF) Mookie Betts. OF) Mike Trout. OF) J.D Martinez •Movie: “The Temptations.” I use real-world stories, mine or others, to “Jessica Jones.” 19th century. Other favorite authors: George •Musical Artists and Genres: J. Cole, make the lessons come to life and provide FAVORITE MOVIES: “Mulan,” “Back Eliot, James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, and NL End-of-Year All-Star Lineup: Jhene Aiko, Big Krit, and Drake, to name context. I enjoy connecting with students. I to the Future,” “Howl’s Moving Castle.” Margaret Atwood. P) Jacob Degrom. C) JT Real- a few. I listen to a lot of R&B, pop, and like it when that “ah-ha” moment happens. FAVORITE MUSICAL GENRES: FAVORITE TV SHOWS: “Star Trek,” muto. 1B) Paul Goldschmidt. 2B) hip-hop. YOUR HOBBIES: Christian devotion Classical, movie soundtracks, modern “Battlestar Galactica,” “Westworld,” Scooter Gennet. 3B) Nolan Arenado. •Favorite Book: “The Alchemist” by with family, boating, snowboarding, compositions. “Sharp Objects,” “Better Call Saul.” SS) Manny Machado. OF) Christian Paulo Coehlo. FAVORITE CUISINES: FAVORITE MOVIES: “Fight Club,” Yelich. OF) Lorenzo Cain. OF) Nick •Personal Motto: “Old ways won’t open hockey (playing and watching), weight Asian-inspired new doors.” training, reading dystopian novels. cuisines. “Blade Runner,” Terminator,” “Onegin.” Markaikas