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