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THE ADVOCATE
Homecoming 2019
Wellness Center hosts
Freedom Friday The Wellness Center staff provided an educational workshop called
‘Freedom Friday’ to Wesley College students on a variety of topics de-
signed to increase health awareness and promote self-care. College students
experience a variety of stressors, including school demand, problems
with friends and family, and over-scheduling. The goal of the workshop
was to teach students how to detect their limits before they experience
‘burnout’, how to manage stress and anxiety day to day with easy coping
strategies, and when to seek help when stress and anxiety become too
overwhelming. The Wellness Center staff invited
many local vendors from the community to come
out and donate their time and skills for the day to
offer the students tools to cope with stress and anxie-
ty. The services offered were Yoga, Reiki therapy,
hand massage and paraffin therapy, and body
massages.
The Wolverines celebrated their 2019 Homecoming Week from October 21, 2019 – October 26, 2019. The Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Creative Attributions, and the Stu-dent Athletics Advisory Council planned several events throughout the entire week to celebrate this occasion.
Family & Friends Day 2019 On Saturday, November 9, 2019, Wesley College held the Family and Friends day in the College Center Lobby. Wolverines and their family & friends had the opportunity to enjoy karaoke, a caricature artist, a face paint-er, giant games such as Connect 4 and Jenga. Family and friends had the op-portunity to write letters to their student, which was scheduled to be given out during Finals Week. Pool, Ping Pong, and other activities were provided by the Black Student Union, Fairy Godsisters of Delaware, and the Video Game Club. Each family & friend that attended received raffle tickets for a Wesley Swag Basket, an autographed Wolverine Football, and a T-Shirt!
The Office of Student Affairs January 2020
Alcohol & Other Drug The Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Education office has been fully engaged in student activities since the
beginning of the Fall 2019 semester. They started the semester off with participation in the New Student
Orientation, as well as the Pre-check in for Fall Athletes. Between the
two groups, the AOD office presented to approximately 228 students
and assessed each group. This was the first year that the AOD office
was able to present to an exclusive Athletic audience and administer a
valuable assessment tool. The AOD office used the 360 Proof™ pro-
gram, which was created by the NCAA Division III and the NASPA
Small Colleges and Universities Division, and is designed to assist the
coaches and athletic administrators with making sure our athletes have
the most productive tools in their prevention arsenals to combat under-
age drinking and drug misuse. NASPA also created the Certified Peer
Leadership course, called Bacchus, that has been successfully rolled out
the campus for the last 4 years now and over 140 students have been
certified. To the right is an infographic of
some of the data collected.
The AOD office also hosted their staple
programs, such as WooZe Wednesday,
21st Birthdays and the most recent staple
program, Bottles & Brushes, Halloween Edition. The thought process is to
allow the students to appeal to their peers when it comes to activities on cam-
pus. Bottles & Brushes partnered up with one of our very own Wolverines,
Itunu Ogundipe. He is a very talented artist who provided instructional
painting for our event. There were approximately 36 students to attend this
event and they seemed to have a great time! It was announced that the AOD office would love to showcase
student talent and if anyone else would like to host our paint night. There were a few takers on that, so let
the brushes flow!
2019 Halloween Costume Contest
The Office of Student Affairs held the 2019 Halloween Costume Contest on Thursday,
October 31, in the Student Affairs office. There were thirteen individuals and one group dressed in their costumes. There were several amazing costumes; everyone did such a great job. The
participants’ photos were uploaded to Wesley’s Instagram page and the winners were deter-
mined by the number of likes they received. The winners were announced the next day and awarded their prizes.
1st Place (The Joker)
Arturo Mora Salas 2nd Place (Bran Stark-Game of Thrones)
Ben Knapp
Best Group Costume (School Supplies)
Student Success & Retention
Kendall Wilson-Lamourine, Amy Kellen,
Marjorie Ramsey, Danielle Archambault and
Christine McDermott.
Sunday, January 12 Spring Check-In
Monday, January 13 Semester Begins ● First Day of Full-Semester Classes
● First Day of Spring I Classes
● Drop/Add Week
Monday, January 20 College Closed Martin Luther King Day
Friday, February 28 Spring I Classes End
Monday, March 2 College Closed Spring Break Begins
Monday, March 9 Classes Resume
Spring II Classes Begin
Wednesday, March 18 No Classes 3:15 – 5:00 pm Founders Day
Thursday, March 19 Last day to Drop/Add Spring II Classes
Monday, March 30 Registration for Fall Classes
Friday, April 10 College Closed Easter Holiday Begins
Tuesday, April 14 College Reopens Classes Resume
Thursday, April 16 No Classes Noon - 5:00 pm Scholars Day
Friday, April 24 Last Day of Classes
April 27- May 1 Final Exam Week
Monday, May 4 Summer Sessions Begin
Friday, May 8 Baccalaureate Service for Graduates
Saturday, May 9 Commencement Ceremony
In Memory of Amber Sells and DeShawn Price
Important Dates to Remember in 2020