SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 | VOL. 93 NO. 2 | EST. 1924
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Nine new faculty join Waynesburg's campus community By JENNY SCHOUPPE Chief Photographer
As the 2015-16 academic year gets underway, nine new faculty settle into their new positions within the undergraduate and graduate programs. Dr. Taunya Tinsley is adjusting to her position as an associate professor of counseling and director of Graduate Programs in Counseling. She received her B.A. degree from Augsburg College, her M.A. degree from the University of Iowa and her Ph.D. from Duquesne University. Tinsley is a licensed professional counselor and the owner of Transitions Counseling Service LLC and Life Skills Program where she provides individual, marriage, family and group counseling and consultative services. One aspect that Tinsley is looking forward to with this new position is the ability to combine both faith and service into her teachings. “Here in Waynesburg I can cover all those areas [faith, service, learning] under one roof,” said Tinsley. “We can incorporate that spiritual and Christian perspective, we incorporate that multicultural perspective.” Waynesburg University also welcomes Robert Bonser to the staff. Bonser will serve as the Clinical Education Coordinator and an instructor of athletic training. He received his B.S. degree from Frostburg State University and his M.A. degree from the University of North Carolina. Kevin McClincy, an instructor of criminal justice, joined the university faculty in the Spring 2015 semester. He received his B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University and his M.A. degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Before coming to Waynesburg University, McClincy started off in the U.S. Army and then moved on to a po-
sition as a Special Investigator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Ethics Commission. From there he was a police officer for the City of Altoona Police Department, and then moved on to a position as an adjunct instructor for Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He then held positions as a Special Agent for the U.S. Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation; was an adjunct instructor at St. Vincent College, then
NEW FACULTY AT A GLANCE ARTS ADMINISTRATION Dr. Xela Batchelder
ATHLETIC TRAINING Robert Bonser
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WU women serve across the globe
2015 Vira Heinz scholarship recipients reflect on travels, service By RYAN SCHWERTFEGER News Digest Editor
Juniors Paige Carter and Addie Pazzynski were the recipients of the 2015 scholarship from the Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership, which enabled them to travel abroad over the summer. Carter, a pre-law major, and Pazzynski, a religion and philosophy major, took trips to South Africa and Jordan, respectively, to immerse themselves and experience the world through a
different lens while examining various parts of their area’s culture and history. For Carter, visiting South Africa was quite a wake-up call in seeing the effects still present from apartheid-era conditions the country faced for many years. “My high school education presented the concept of colonialism as almost a good thing,” said Carter. “My mind had been trained to associate ‘development’ and ‘success’ with the term, but I had never considered the effects of colonialism as I did in South Africa.” Carter said one of the more interest-
ing things she learned was about how apartheid really started in the early 1900s, when laws like the Natives’ Land Act seized the property of the indigenous people in order to mine for metals and other natural resources. Carter also volunteered at a nongovernmental organization that helped young adults achieve self-sustaining lifestyles and higher education. “The immersion of a different culture See HEINZ on A4
COUNSELING
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Dr. Imac Holmes Dr. Taunya Tinsley
Junior Paige Carter spent her summer as a Vira Heinz scholar in South Africa, where she did volunteer work and learned about the effects of American colonialism on the nation.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
WU students adapt to college life after home schooling
Kevin McClincy
NURSING Coleen Cardamone Jessica Floyd Sheryl Ondrejko Sherry Parsons at California University of Pennsylvania; and then was a Senior Special Agent for the U.S. Treasury Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. McClincy looks forward to teaching the next generation. “I love being in a classroom,” said McClincy. “My career within law enforcement is done, it’s over. The sands of time have already started to cover my footprints. So now the best thing See FACULTY on A4
By LUISA SINGLETARY Copy Editor
For many students, the first day of college classes is a memorable one, full of nervousness, a little confusion and the wave of relief after successfully making it through. Three years later, as nursing major Madelyn Luhrman blazes into her senior year, she still remembers everything about her first day of classes, from the Superman t-shirt she was wore for a boost of confidence, to the anxious walk from Denny Hall to Stewart Hall for the first of five classes she had on that fateful Monday. “I’ll never forget my first class – walking down there to 8 a.m. Anatomy with [my
friends],” she said. “I was so nervous ‘cause it was my very first class in my entire life; I didn’t know what to do, so I just followed everyone and copied what they did and just tried to not freak out even though I was freaking out all day.” Luhrman’s story mirrors what many freshmen go through, with one major twist: this was not just her first day of college classes. It was her first day of classes – ever. Most incoming freshmen come to college with the usual nerves about new classes, a new environment and new people; however, homeschooled students come to college with an extra load – adjusting to a different set of social and academic
circumstances. Waking up on your own schedule and teaching yourself material cannot compare to the panic of being late to class or the mystification of finishing an assignment to someone else’s specifications – only to have it returned covered in corrections. There are many reasons parents choose to homeschool their children, however, according to a 2012 survey by NCES, a “safe school environment” was the most common reason. Other popular reasons are “to teach children from a religious or moral point of view” and “dissatisfaction with academic instruction.” Cait Tucker, a recent graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University, was home-
schooled for a combination of these reasons. “My mom wanted to be involved in what we were learning rather than leaving that task up to someone else,” she said. Just as the definition of ‘homeschool’ is broad, so is the American homeschool experience. Some families choose to teach their children on their own, use supplement studies with community member or utilize clubs and co-ops – and this doesn’t even begin to encompass families who homeschool because they travel too often for their child to go to public school, or those who eschew the traditional school model and instead choose to eduSee COLLEGE on A4
Stewart renovations to continue throughout fall semester By JOHN LYDIC Staff Writer
One university building renovation will continue into the fall, with the science department seeing major upgrades as construction continues. Stewart Hall has been under renovation since early May 2013, and has seen many changes over what has become a multi-phase and multi-year project. Stewart has now moved into phase five of the renovation process, which includes improvements to the fourth
floor of the building, according to Terry Sattler, director of Facilities Planning and Management. The fourth floor has already been demoed and is ready to begin the upgrades that were laid out in the original plans. According to Sattler, the floor will house a brand new renovated data center, a new office suite for the biology department, an anatomy and psychology lab, a lab for cellular and molecular biology and some new teaching classrooms. The upgrades on the
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The newly renovated third floor of Stewart Science Hall features fully upgraded science labs for Biology students. The fourth floor is currently under construction. fourth floor will include the biology lab spaces and classrooms.
Phase four of the project, recently completed before the start of the 2015 fall se-
mester, included upgrades to the third floor of Stewart – which houses computer sci-
ence, math, physics and a few biology classrooms. The fourth floor was originally scheduled to be renovated before the third floor was complete, but according to Sattler, the revised plan was more conducive to class schedules. “It made, logistically from an academic standpoint, more sense to do the third floor first and then come back to [the third floor],” said Sattler. “After we got started on the third floor, the university See STEWART on A4
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Waynesburg celebrated its annual 50s Fest on Sept. 12 with a variety of family-friendly activites and attractions.
Women's cross country continues its impressive start to the season by placing second out of 17 teams at the Bethany Invitationals.
The famous campus sensation Waynesburg Idol return to the stage this Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. in the GPAC.
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