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LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY The Rotunda Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Holding Rotunda elections since 1920 Longwood receives record number of applicants BY CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH NEWS STAFF Longwood University has “Our reputation as an institution received a record number of has increased within the state, applicants for the upcoming class great faculty-student ratio, a of 2020, many of which believe beautiful campus and the debate the vice presidential debate to be all have given us recognition,” a major contributing factor. said Victoria Kindon, vice he application increase refers president for Strategic Operations strictly to the freshman class and and chief information oicer of does not include transfer students. Information Technology Services HALLE PARKER | SPORTS EDITOR he increase stems from both in- at Longwood. From The Pridelands to Prince Edward state and out-of-state applications. “It seems to be a stronger BY EMILY HASWELL According to Jennifer Green, academic student (applying),” A&E EDITOR @EMILYHAHAHAHA the associate vice president for said Johnice Brown, director of enrollment management and Undergraduate Recruitment, of Ben Jefrey is an incredibly tall man with a big It’s no wonder Jefery has so much energy; he student success, applications to the type of students applying this voice to match his stature. Even when he is sitting performs eight shows in six days when he is back Longwood broke a record with year. down for an interview he can’t stop moving, iddling home in New York. Keeping up his stamina is key; more than 5,000 applications he Admissions staf for with his water bottle and speaking excitedly about his entrance in “he Lion King” comes at the end of being received, which is a 10 Longwood has increased outreach his time starring as Pumbaa in “he Lion King” on act one. He runs onto the stage screaming, and he percent increase. by direct contact, encouraging Broadway. relates it to “being shot out of a cannon.” Longwood has seen an increase students to apply, which has also Watching him up onstage doesn’t a feel a whole lot Pumbaa is a big character, one that requires an of 26 percent for incoming contributed to the increase in diferent from speaking to him one on one. As he extreme amount of charisma and enthusiasm. When freshmen in the past three years applicants, according to Brown. kicked of his cabaret performance in Farmville last young audience members come to the show, he is in which there is also a 30 percent Friday with a big exciting song from “he Last Five very recognizable to them. heir favorite movie has increase of students who apply Years,” his chemistry was palpable. He truly enjoyed come to life. No wonder Jefrey is a fan favorite. with a high school GPA higher performing for us, and we thoroughly enjoyed being —continued on page 9 —continued on page 4 than 3.0. in the audience. College of Business and Economics Longwood Student Nursing Association Former womens tennis coach resigns, to get new dean. raises awareness for multiple sclerosis. moves to different program. BY EMILY CARROLL BY TRISTAN PENNA BY CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH PAGE 2 PAGE 6 PAGE 14 vol. 94, issue no.21 2 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD victoria walker editor-in-chief Dean steps down jeff halliday, lauren karidis, mike mergen faculty advisors College of Business and Economics to receive new dean briana adhikusuma emily haswell news editor a&e editor BY CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH NEWS STAFF christine rindfleisch natalie joseph Dr. Paul Barrett, the dean of the College of SNVC Leadership Institute. news staf assistant a&e editor Business and Economics at Longwood University, “I will, likely when I’m teaching, step in full-time has recently announced his decision to step down as director of the (SNVC Leadership) Institute,” austin berry thomas schweighardt as dean to pursue his dream of teaching. Barrett added. layout editor a&e staf Barrett brought his decision irst to Joan Nef, As for the process of picking a new dean, provost and vice president for Academic Afairs, Barrett describes it as being a yearlong process pamela dahl david pettyjohn and President Reveley during the last fall which will include a public search with a search assistant layout editor a&e staf semester. he announcement was made public in committee. Barrett emphasized he currently has early January this year. no involvement in the process. jacquelyn stoffelen thomas wise Barrett describes his decision as a “leverage “I’ll do whatever they want me to do,” Barrett layout staf a&e cartoonist point” when his son-in-law sufered from a said when asked about the involvement he may traumatic experience of a heatstroke during a have in the future. taylor o’bier meghan west triathlon this past summer, which resulted in 16 In a statement sent to he Rotunda, Nef said rotunda studios producer business manager surgeries. his caused Barrett to rethink his time an ad would be developed for the position which and area in life. will be published in various higher education payton conway kayla augustine “It’s just time,” Barrett said when asked what publications. his strategy will ensure the ad will features editor business staf caused his decision. only be seen by a well-qualiied and diverse pool rotunda studios staf Barrett received his bachelor’s degree from the of potential applicants. carson reeher University of Maryland at College Park, and he search committee will then select and emily carroll photography editor received his master’s degree in education in the conduct interviews with a maximum of 12 features staf 1970s from Towson University and since then has applicants. After all the potential applicants have carly shaia yet to teach. Barrett also received a doctorate from been interviewed, the search committee then halle parker assistant photography editor Regent University. selects the top two to four candidates who are then sports editor Barrett will have worked at Longwood a total of invited to campus for another round of interviews. marlisha stewart nine years when he resigns as dean on December With those applicants who are invited to campus, derrick bennington photography staf 31, 2016. they will meet with various constituencies on sports staf “(Teaching has) been on my bucket list,” campus. hese constituencies will voice their ann polek explained Barrett. opinions on each candidate’s qualiications for the tristan penna photography staf In preparation to become a professor at position. sports staf Longwood, Barrett must irst complete research Finally, Nef will take into consideration the matthew alexander and be published in order to teach in the College opinions of the constituencies and make a inal joey burns online editor of Business and Economics. He must also take decision for the position. copy editor photography staf a sabbatical to brush up on his teaching skills to As for advice for the incoming dean, Barrett diferentiate from his responsibilities as dean. suggested taking the irst semester or two to learn. cassie tagert kira zimney “I just have a passion for leadership and leadership “(he new dean must) understand all the assets assistant copy editor social media editor values,” said Barrett. certainly regarding faculty and understand all the event coordinator Given that there are two departments in the boards including the alumni board,” explained ashlyn kemp College of Business and Economics, Barrett Barrett. emily neighbors copy staf discussed how his doctorate and experience Barrett describes the College of Business and staf event coordinator will allow him to teach in the management Economics by saying, “it’s not an island,” meaning kiersten freedman and marketing departments, and his license for there is a necessary cohesiveness which should exist alex kiszka copy staf teaching will also allow him to teach in other with other colleges and oices at the university. staf event coordinator departments. “he learning curve is signiicant,” said Barrett. /@longwoodrotunda /longwood.rotunda Barrett explains that he has big plans as far as Barrett will stay in his position as dean through teaching goes, which directly relates to one of the upcoming vice presidential debate and has /therotundalu /he Rotunda News app the centers which was founded in 1998, and was plans to involve the College of Business and contact information brought to Longwood in the last seven years, the Economics with the debate. [email protected] March 30, 2016 NEWS 3 Alcohol increase in dry dorm Seven underage alcohol cases in Curry since June BY NICOLE GILSON CONTRIBUTOR Underage drinking is a common he irst alcohol related charge for the abundance of freshmen in the building, a professional from the Oice of Conduct occurrence on Longwood’s campus, 2016 crime log was on January 22 with UPA and no other dorm has as many irst year and Integrity to learn more about the evidence of which is displayed in the charges. he most recent charge was a DIP students. process. Longwood Police Department’s crime log. on March 18. Within these three months, According to the crime log, out of all the Jen Fraley added, “Our system is set up his results in problems for Residential & there have been a total of 12 reported cases dorms on campus, Curry is the only one to be educational in nature, and everyone Commuer Life, the Longwood University which have been documented.