West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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Student Affairs Transforms The Student Affairs Division was unable to escape the whirlwind of change which hit the campus. The office of Student Affairs had long dealt with the concerns of the students with no defined route of communication with other offices which deal with students. In the Fall, Dr. Dallas Bailey was offered the position of Vice President for Student Affairs. This position was created to help in the unification of all of the student service offices. The Student Affairs Divison includes the office of the Chapel, the office of the Campus Center and Programm- ing, the Health Center, the offices of Counseling, Place- ment, and Advising, Financial Aid, and the Student Af- fairs office which contains the Housing and Dean of Students offices. The Dean of the Chapel, Mr. Craig Michel, worked throughout the year coordinating Christian life on cam- pus. Dean Michel left Wesleyan early in the summer to continue working on his Doctorate degree. The Director of Programming, Mr. Bob Skinner, has long been a part of the Wesleyan community. While he was a student here he served as part of the housing staff. A team of students which comprised the Campus Activities Board aided in the providing of programs for the campus. Working with Mr. Skinner, Mrs. Chris Moore has long served as the office coordinator by managing the ac- counts and affairs of the Programming office. The stu- dent Health Center is run by Mrs. Pat Strader, R.N. Mrs. Strader has worked all year keeping the campus healthy. She works with the doctors and other staff members to keep the bug under control. She spent a busy year in the Health Center, because of the drastic weather conditions, many students suffered with colds and flu. Dr. Judy Siewert continued to direct the offices THE DEDICATED DUO Everyone knows that the Housing Office is where students can find Dean Bailey or Bill Johnston but how many students know the two secretaries who take care of all the paperwork which comes out of the Housing Of- fice? Letters to students concerning housing procedures, judicial conferences, and changing in policies are all typed up and dispersed to the appropriate places by these two dedicated people. Vera Hornbeck and Pam Gillespie are the two people who keep the Housing Of- fice organized and on top of things. Vera Hornbeck ' s (at right) responsibilities are geared more towards Dean Bailey ' s Office. She types up all those letters, organizes the students ' files and keeps tabs on the petty cash fund. Pam Gillespie ' s duties coincide more towards Bill Johnston ' s position. She places

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A nd putting it all together Putting it all together and keeping it all together is what the Resident Assistants of Wesleyan do. Resident Assistants, or RA ' s, are the most solid communication connection between the students and the administra- tion. Their main goals are to keep that communication channel open and to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning. These two goals are sound in theory, but actually achieving these ideals is sometimes quite difficult. The RA ' s have to contend with responsibilities relating to Bill Johnston, to their Residence Life Coordinator, and possibly to their Assistant Coordinator plus to their residents on their hall. In other words, they are the peo- ple in the middle of everything from paperwork to counseling to judicial conferences. Being an RA consists of many responsibilities, but it can be a very enjoyable experience. Mot only does it pro- vide a way of meeting and dealing with many different people, but it also is an exciting challenge to the individual.

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jf Counseling, Placement and Advising. She and her staff wori ed with student problems which ranged from :areer choices to crisis. The Financial Aid office ex- jerienced a change late in the Spring, as Dr. Nate Jackson joined the community as the Director of Finan- rial Aid. Before his arrival, Mrs. Pat Howell served as the director, and she worked with the Student Affairs team. The appointment of Dr. Bailey entailed the taking over of administrative tasks which would serve to unite all of the divisional offices. Mr. William Johnston was ap- pointed the Associate Dean of Students as Dr. Bailey assumed the responsibilities of his new role. Another change which affected the Student Affairs office was the hiring of three new professional staff members to serve as Residence Life Coordinators in the residence halls. The individuals who were hired were Jerry Yeatts in Jenkins Hall, Barbara Forinash in Camden Area, and Donna Kocher in Fleming Hall. Working with the Residence Life Coordinators was a highly motivated group of students who served as Resident Assistants and Assistant Residence Life Coordinators. The Residence Hall staffs worked throughout the year by providing a wide variety of programs to help students enjoy their experiences with campus life. Many people worked very hard to create this much needed change. The efforts proved positive as the forces were joined to help the students. The Student Af- fairs Division was one of the necessary changes which occurred to enhance the quality of the Wesleyan experience. Office of Student Affairs West Virginia Wesleyan College Department of Housing students when they come to her from the Admissions Office, takes care of inventories for those rooms, and makes out the appropriate charges for living on campus. Even though, they have specific responsibilities their duties interconnect to compile all information on the in- dividual student. Vera and Pam also work through the summer with the many different conferences which meet here. With the help of the Summer Conference Aides, they organize the arrival and departure times, the placement of groups in the various halls, attend to the needs of the groups, and assist in the billing procedure. Although students may not know Vera Hornbeck and Pam Gillespie, they are the dedicated duo who manage to make everything run smoothly in the Housing Stu- dent Affairs Office.