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William Peace University Names Vera M. Goode As University Receptionist

William Peace University — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:29:27 +0000

William Peace University Names Vera M. Goode As University Receptionist
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Welcomes Receptionist With More Than 35 Years Of Experience

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Vera M. Goode has been named university receptionist. In her position, Goode will be responsible for overseeing the administrative duties of the Welcome Center at William Peace University in an effort to ensure efficient communication channels between visitors and university departments and offices. Specifically, Goode will serve as the primary greeter for campus visitors both at the Welcome Center, which she will maintain, and through the main switchboard, where she will answer the university’s main telephone line, manage the University chat and institutional email address, and coordinate campus visits for prospective students. Additional responsibilities will include communicating, answering and keeping record of common questions received by prospective students.

With more than 35 years of human resource experience, much of her career has focused on providing support to educational systems, including her previous position within the Pitt County School System.

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“Overall organizational efficiency and productivity of our campus is essential to the performance of William Peace University and the role we serve for everyone, including our guests and prospective students,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “We welcome Vera to our campus and have no doubt that the university will see continual improvements with such a dedicated and experienced receptionist on staff.”

“I am excited to join the staff of William Peace University,” said Goode. “As this institution continues to grow, I look forward to supporting our many students through their educational pursuits, as well as other staff and faculty.”

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Commencement remarks from former UNC System President, Erskine Bowles

William Peace University — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:47:07 +0000

The following is a speech from former UNC System President and White House Chief of Staff, Erskine Bowles, at this year’s Commencement Ceremony.

“How about it sisters? I got one! I am very, very proud to be a graduate with this famous class of 2013.

I listened to what your valedictorian said, I listened to what Dalia said. You are strong. You do work hard. You’re thoughtful. You got a lot of courage. You’ve got a lot of guts and you’ve done a great job here at Peace.

And you know what? I wrote out a nice little graduation speech to give you all today, but I decided to leave that dribble at home. I did it for a couple reasons, but before I get to them, I want to tell you one thing: You know when A. B. was introducing me, he went through this long laundry list of things I’ve done and it reminded me of when my uncle Sam in Greensboro, NC passed away.

When he died, the obituary editor called my aunt and asked about him. And my aunt went on and on about him like A.B. did about me. And after a few minutes the obituaror said, “Now Mrs. Bowles, you do know that we now charge. Yes, we charge five dollars a word for every word we put in the obituary.” She said, “Oh no, no I didn’t know that.” She said, “In that case just put in there ‘Sam died.’” That’s not even the funny part – this is a true story! And, he said, “Well Mrs. Bowles we’d really like to do that but you see we have this five word minimum.” She said, “Oh my goodness.” She said, “In that case, just put in there ‘Sam died, Cadillac for sale.’” If I don’t get home soon that’s what my wife is going to put about me. I have been on the road for 24 straight days, but I really wanted to be here.

Now I understand what this great leader is doing for this University. Somebody asked me to describe what it was like to be president of a university. I said, ‘Look I’m going to tell you exactly what it’s like. It’s like being the CEO of a cemetery. It is. You got lots of people underneath you, but ain’t nobody listening!’ So, you should give this great leader a big hand.

So, I left the dribble at home. I figured you could live without a few platitudes. If any of you want to see it, email me and I’ll be glad to send it to you. But look – today, I wanted to come here to Peace, a place that I love. I’ve spent a lot of happy days here sisters. Oh, man. But I want to make you do something that your professors here have made you do for the last several years – I want to push you. I want to push you hard. I want to push you out of your comfort zone. I want to make you think. I want to make you mad. I want to make you aware. I want to make you angry – angry at me – and angry at my generation for kicking the can down the road; for shirking our responsibility. I want to make you angry enough to use that social media of yours to reach out to your friends – to stir them up and demand some real action from my generation and from those politicians in Washington, DC.

Sisters, I’m talking to you! For you see, I believe that if we don’t get these politicians in Washington – on both sides of the aisle, the right, the left, the republicans, the democrats, in the White House, and in Congress – all of them, to wake up and to put this ultra-partisanship aside, and to pull together rather then pull apart, we face the most predictable economic crisis in history. Fortunately, for you, it’s also the most avoidable economic crisis in history. But, I don’t think there’s any question that the fiscal path that our nation is on is simply not sustainable. These deficits of over a trillion dollars a year – they are like a cancer – a cancer that will destroy our country from within. A cancer, that if left alone, is going to destroy your economic future and the future of every Peace graduate over the next several years. Let me give you just one arithmetic example, one little piece of math. If you look at the operating statement of our country – your country last year – not 20 years ago, not 20 years from now – now – and you took all of the revenue that came into the country from every single source – every single bit of it was spent on what’s called our mandatory spending and interest on the debt. Mandatory spending is principally what we spend on the entitlement programs of Medicare, Medicaid, and social security. So, what does that mean to you all, all of you? It means that every dollar this nation spent last year on the war, on national security, homeland security, education, infrastructure, and research – every single dollar was borrowed and half of it was borrowed from foreign countries. That is crazy! That is nuts – and when I talk to people my age about this and I ask them, “What do you think causes these deficits?” They come back to me and say, ‘Oh its waste, fraud and abuse’ or ‘foreign aid’ or ‘oil subsidies’ or ‘Nancy Pelosi’s airplane.’ You could take those things and put them in a thimble.

There are 5 principle causes of the problems that we face today, and we (you and me), we’ve got to face up to them. And we’ve got to push people in my generation – you’ve got to push them to make the really tough decisions. The first big challenge we face is health care. We spend a day twice as much, too times as much, as any other developed country in the world on health care. And you know what, I’d probably be okay with that if our outcomes were twice as good as anybody else’s, but they’re not. We rank somewhere between 25^th and 50^th as a nation in such important outcome measures as life expectancy, infant mortality, and preventable death. And you know those 40 million people that everybody’s always talking about who don’t have health care insurance? They get health care. They just get it at the emergency room – at eight times the cost of being at the doctor’s office and that cost doesn’t disappear. It gets cost shifted, and it gets cost shifted to you in the form of higher taxes and higher insurance costs. In 1981, we spent 10% of the federal budget on healthcare. Today, we’re spending 25%. By the end of this decade it will be a third and it won’t be long before all this country can do is take care of a couple of old coots like A.B. and me and buy a few tanks. Healthcare – we have to address it.

Number two is defense. We spend more on national defense than the next 17 largest countries combined and that includes both Russia and China (and I’m not even counting the amount we’re spending on the war). I think America is baring a disproportionate responsibility for global world peace, and I don’t believe we can afford to be the world’s policeman. And I think Admiral Mullen, who was chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff under both President Bush and President Obama, got it right when he was asked what our nation’s greatest national security problem is. He didn’t say these terrorists. You know what he said it was? He said it was these deficits because they would chew up every single resource that we need for things like your education. Let me give you one example of how crazy it is. Today, America has a treaty with Taiwan that we’ll protect Taiwan if they’re invaded by the Chinese. There’s just one problem with that. We’ll have to borrow the money from China to do it. It’s crazy.

Number three – we have the most inefficient, ineffective, globally anti-competitive tax code that man could dream up. I could ask the finance professors at Duke University to design a better one and even they couldn’t design a stupider one than the one we have. I do hate those Dukies. I swear I do. I can’t help myself.

Number four – social security. Social security over the next decade will be 900 billion dollars cash negative. Now some people say that I want to throw aunt granny off a cliff or, I want to balance the budget on the backs of granny. Hey, I am granny. No, what I want to do is make social security sustainably solid so it’ll actually be there for the people that need it. You know this Roosevelt guy who created social security? He was a very smart guy. When he created social security, life expectancy was 63. You got social security at 65. That is a very smart guy. Today life expectancy is 79. You get social security at 62 – we have an arithmetic problem. We have to make some very small changes in social security to make sure it’s actually there for you when you need it. Let me give you one example. One of our recommendations was to raise the retirement age , your eligibility age for social security. We wanted to raise it one year – 40 years from now – we wanted to give you a chance to get ready; and one more year – 65 years from now when my grandkids will be eligible. But it’s little teeny changes like that that you have to make to make the promise of social security real. So, they’ll really be there when your generation comes along.

The last problem we have – the last challenge – is interest on this 16-trillion-dollar debt. Even at today’s artificially low interest rates, we are spending 230 billion dollars a year on interest. Let me put that in some kind of relative scale for you. That’s more than we spend at the Department of Commerce, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, Interior Justice, State, and the court system combined. And if interest rates were at their median level like they were in the 1990’s or the first decade of this year, we’d be spending not 230 billion dollars, but 650 billion dollars a year on interest. And if we take the ostrich theory and just stick our heads in the sand and think we could do nothing, by the end of this decade we’ll be spending over a trillion dollars a year on interest. That’s a trillion dollars that we can’t spend in this country to educate our kids, to build the infrastructure we need to move our goods to the market place, or to do high value added research on campuses like mine so we create the next new thing in this country. And you know what makes it doubly bad? It’s a trillion dollars that we will be spending principally in China – the countries we’re borrowing money from to educate their kids, to build their infrastructure, to do the high value added research on their campuses so the next new thing is created over there, not here, and the jobs of the future are there, not here. That is crazy and it has to stop. This is not a problem that we can solely grow our way out of. It’s not a problem we can solely tax our way out of, and it’s not a problem that we can solely cut our way out of. What I want you to do today – you graduates of Peace College – is I want each one of you to think about this. I want you to think about it the way that Ernest Rutherford did. He was the great Nobel Prize winning scientist, and when his Nobel Prize winning project was running out of money he turned to his team and said “Hey, we’re running out of money, now we got to start thinking.” Well you know, that’s what America is – we’re running out of money, now we got to start thinking. We’ve got to make the tough decisions, the hard decisions, and the politically difficult decisions.

I’m confident that if you – if you – push our leaders in Washington, DC to put this ultra-partisanship aside to pull together, to make these really hard decisions, then the future of this country and your future is very, very bright and we can compete with the best and brightest wherever they are. But if we don’t, if my generation keeps our heads in the sand, if we keep kicking the can down the road, if we keep shirking our responsibility, then I believe that we’re well on our way to becoming a second rate power.

Please, please don’t let this happen. Get mad. Get angry. Tell your friends. Demand that my generation and our elected officials deal with this problem before it becomes a crisis. Do it for yourself. Do it for your classmates sitting next to you today. Do it for those beautiful children that you’re going to have in the not too distant future. Please, do it for our country! Thank you and congratulations on this - your big day.”

- Erskine Bowles

Remarks from 2013 Senior Class Speaker, Dalia Dahir

William Peace University — Fri, 31 May 2013 18:01:14 +0000

The following are remarks from Senior Class Speaker, Dalia Dahir, at this year’s Commencement Ceremony.

“First off, I would like to thank everyone for being here and joining us on our special day.

Before I officially get started, this is a moment I truly never want to forget so I’m going to take a quick picture of the audience right now – and if I could get Jerry Nuessell to help me for a second, that would be great.

Now I want to start off by telling everyone here how incredible it is that I am up here today giving this speech. My senior year of high school I had no idea what I wanted to do in life, let alone what college I would be going to. My mother, who graduated last year, was a student here at Peace and suggested I apply. At the time I was running out of options and honestly, this was my last one. When I arrived at Peace, I wasn’t sure that this was where I wanted to be. I attempted to transfer my entire first year here. I realize now that at the time it wasn’t that I didn’t like Peace, I just didn’t like college in general. Luckily, I chose to stay and here I am after four years graduating from a place I can call home. It’s crazy for me to think that it has already been four years. This time four years ago we inaugurated our first African American president, Barack Obama, we lost one of the greatest entertainers of all time, Michael Jackson, and we were all terrified of getting the swine flu.

I am truly happy that I didn’t leave Peace because I honestly wouldn’t trade the experiences I’ve had for anything at any other school – everything from extremely late nights studying for exams and writing seemingly endless papers to the late night Cookout runs and dance parties in between (maybe not so much being harassed by the squirrels though). What makes Peace so special is that it is so small. I never would have gotten the opportunity to get to know almost every faculty and staff member or recognize most of the students at a larger school. It’s almost impossible not to make bonds with the people here. I can truly say that I love my fellow graduates and Peace sisters. Another great thing about this school is that we are creating thinkers. We aren’t producing thousands of students that are all going to become engineers or employees in multi-million-dollar companies. The world needs more people that are going to go out in the world and make it a better place. Most of you have heard the quote “good things come to those who wait,” but I like to think that good things come to those who work. The great headmaster Dumbledore once said. “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” I know you all are going to go out into the world and do great things and be passionate about it.

I would also like to take a second to acknowledge the school of professional study graduates that are here today with us as well. It’s a shame we didn’t get to work closely together these past four years, but I know you’ve all done great things here as well and will continue to succeed and excel in life.

We’ve all been through a lot these past few years. And I feel that I need to address the giant elephant in the room and talk about the changes here at Peace. We’ve experienced our school changing its name, its dynamic and how it works. Everyone has mixed feelings about the topic, but I wanted to say how truly proud I am of this class. I honestly think if it were any other graduating class experiencing this, they would not have been as graceful and resilient as we have been. Change is the only constant in life and everyone must learn to embrace it. This is probably one of the most resilient classes Peace has ever seen. The lessons we’ve learned here have prepared us to be great citizens of this world. We will shortly, and by shortly I mean a few days because we get our new alum emails by then, become alumni to this school and will somewhat have a say in the fate of it. If we continue to support our fellow Peace students, we can push toward progress. It has been a pleasure getting to know all of the new students here and I am sure I can speak for many of us seniors when I say that I look forward to the progression of Peace. I have gained sisters throughout my time and experiences here, and I am now leaving with brothers as well and I couldn’t be any happier.

Many of us here also have mixed emotions about graduating. Whether you’re excited, scared, or somewhere in between (I’m personally stuck in a glass case of emotion right now), just know that there is a large group of friends and family members sitting behind you with an incredible amount of love and support for each and every one of you. Also here behind me is a group of faculty and staff that have worked endlessly, tirelessly, and passionately to get you all where you are today. This is going to sound extremely cliché, but if we could each take a moment to close our eyes and think about one faculty member that has made the most impact on you in the past four years.

Alright, now open your eyes and let’s go ahead and give a round of applause for whoever you thought about because they definitely deserve it. I could stand up here and say great things about every faculty member, but the one that has had the most impact on me is Dr. Laura Vick. I took Physical Anthropology here three years ago and ever since then, she has had me hooked. All professors want their students to do well, but Dr. Vick goes above and beyond to ensure that her students learn a thing or two and are cared for at the same time. I’ve had the pleasure of spending the last three years growing, learning, and being continuously inspired by her. Many of my favorite memories from college are from going to Mexico with her two summers in a row. Once you climb a Mayan pyramid in the blazing sun with someone, a real bond forms. I will treasure the time I’ve spent with her and carry everything I’ve learned from her with me in the future. It’s sad to see her leave this school after over twenty years, but I know she will be off to do bigger and better things. Thank you for everything, Dr. Vick.

The future is unpredictable, but you have to go in to it with an open mind. People sometimes ask me why I’m so happy all of the time, and it really is because I choose to remain positive despite the hardships. It might also have to do with my slight obsession with cute sloth videos on YouTube, but positivity plays a big role too. Positivity has the power to do great things. There are many things in life that you cannot change, but you are capable of controlling your outlook on life, and it will eventually affect your future. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.” To get where you want to go in life, you also have to work hard and stay humble. Life isn’t all about work though, so don’t let growing up stop the adventure. We’re all just stories in the end, so make it a good one. Tupac Shakur once said, “Life’s a wheel of fortune and it’s my chance to spin it.” This is your chance to go out into the world and take advantage of every opportunity you can. Once again, I am incredibly proud of all of you and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for each and every one of you. I’m proud to say that Peace has been my home for the past four years and many of you have become family to me. Stay classy Peace. And once again, I cannot thank you enough for selecting me as the graduation speaker. It’s been an absolute pleasure.”

- Dalia Dahir, Senior Class Speaker

William Peace University Names Nancy Eaton Welch As Registrar

William Peace University — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:10 +0000

William Peace University Names Nancy Eaton Welch As Registrar
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Academic Affairs Department With The Hiring Of 30-Year Industry Veteran

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Nancy Eaton Welch will serve as registrar. In her role, Welch will be responsible for compiling and maintaining all student records in compliance with federal, state and accreditation laws. Additionally, she will work closely with faculty and staff in preparation for graduation, perform degree audits, and collaborate with faculty and the academic affairs department on how to improve processes that best accommodate the needs of the university’s students.

With 30 years of professional experience in higher education, Welch has worked with a diverse population of students in undergraduate and graduate programs in technical schools, private, for-profit and most recently at an Ivy League school in New England. During her career, she has progressed from counselor to assistant, associate and ultimately director of the office of financial aid and registrar.

Welch’s professional affiliations include the Vermont Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (VASFAA), where she served as president, Eastern Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (EASFAA), where she chaired the membership committee and worked on the conference committee, New Hampshire Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NHASFAA), National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). She earned her Bachelor of Arts in American literature from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., followed by graduate work in education at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt. Welch completed the HERS (Higher Education Resource Services) Institute, a program that provides an intensive 12-day curriculum that prepares women faculty and administrators for institutional leadership roles, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass.

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“The position of registrar at William Peace University requires an individual who can work comfortably with faculty, staff and students while providing a high level of creativity to contribute to the growth of our institution,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “Nancy is strongly experienced in handling all of these responsibilities, and I look forward to the contributions she will make to our campus.”

“I am very excited to work for an institution that has a clear mission and a strongly engaged faculty, staff, board of directors and alumni,” said Welch. “William Peace University truly has ambitious plans for the future while remaining committed to the students and the community in which it serves, and I am honored to be part of it.”

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William Peace University Launches Criminal Justice Major

William Peace University — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:49:33 +0000

William Peace University Launches Criminal Justice Major
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Educational Offerings With The Addition Of The William Peace University Criminal Justice Program

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that the institution has expanded its educational offerings with the addition of its criminal justice major. The William Peace University Criminal Justice Program will consist of interdisciplinary courses that will provide students with insight into the conditions – psychological and sociological – that lead to criminal behavior. Additionally, the program will cover components of the U.S. legal system as well as forensics.

The Criminal Justice Program is comprised of 39 hours. Students will be required to meet 18 hours of criminal justice core courses and nine hours of elective courses. Additionally, students will complete 12 hours toward The Raleigh Experience, which will provide a hands-on learning opportunity for students to work alongside area professionals in fields specifically related to criminal justice.

The Raleigh Experience will allow students in their senior year to complete an intensive, 40 hours per week co-op program. Through the program, students will be expected to work for three areas related to the criminal justice concentration, which includes advocacy and lobbying, governance, law, nonprofit administration, politics, policy research, and public administration. During that time, students will additionally rotate through three five-week practicums.

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“Whether it’s working for the FBI or assisting companies in protecting their private cyber material, our workforce has a growing demanded for employees educated in the field of criminal justice,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “We are proud to announce the William Peace University Criminal Justice Program and the unique opportunity it will provide students through The Raleigh Experience. Students who pursue this major will gain firsthand experience in the field of criminal justice prior to graduation, positioning them as marketable candidates for future employers.”

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William Peace University Names Sorien Schmidt As Adjunct Professor And Pre-Law Advisor

William Peace University — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:01 +0000

William Peace University Names Sorien Schmidt As Adjunct Professor And Pre-Law Advisor
Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Faculty With The Hiring Of 25-Year Legal Veteran

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Sorien Schmidt, JD, will serve as adjunct professor and pre-law advisor. In her role, Schmidt will be responsible for teaching a course on law and the legal system, as well as providing educational and professional guidance to students seeking a career in the legal profession following their graduation.

With 25 years of professional experience as a lawyer, Schmidt previously served as a lobbyist and lawyer on behalf of low-income families and children for both the North Carolina Justice Center and Action for Children, where she delivered speeches, met with state legislators, advocated with administrative agencies, provided policy analysis, and handled related duties in order to reduce poverty and improve the lives of North Carolina’s families and children. Prior to that position, she practiced law with Legal Aid of North Carolina for six years.

Schmidt has participated in many professional organizations throughout her career, including the North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys, the American Civil Liberties Union and Advocates for Justice. She has received awards from the NC Association of Women Attorneys and from Legal Aid of North Carolina for her work on behalf of representing women, children and low-income families. Schmidt earned her Bachelor of Arts in English and psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctor from the UNC School of Law.

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“There is a crucial need to educate people on the basic information required to better understand the courts and the law and the impact it has in our everyday lives,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “Sorien is bringing to us a strong background of excellence in her field that will enlighten all who attend her class and receive her advice.”

“I am pleased that William Peace University has chosen me to provide instruction on an overview of the legal system to students,” said Schmidt. “As an adviser, my door is open to share my experiences and insights to help students who are considering whether to pursue this field in their future.”

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William Peace University Names Linda Paulhus Student Accounts Coordinator

William Peace University — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:02:16 +0000

William Peace University Names Linda Paulhus Student Accounts Coordinator

Four-Year Baccalaureate University Hires Paulhus To Serve As Student Accounts Coordinator

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Linda Paulhus has been named student accounts coordinator. In her position, Paulhus will serve as the primary cashier for the university and will be responsible for preparing statements and collection follow-ups, as well as assisting students, staff and faculty with transactions involving the PacerCard, which is the university’s campus card system. Additionally, she will serve asthe primary contact for all university billing and accounts receivable payments, including walk-in traffic and phone calls, and will advise students and parents on payment options and arrangements.

Paulhus has an extensive career in the accounting industry. Prior to joining William Peace University, she worked at Hood College in Frederick, Md., in the student accounts department.

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“We are excited to welcome Linda to the staff of William Peace University, as she understands how critically important the role of student accounts plays into our institution and into the daily lives of each of our students,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “With an increasing number of students and their parents seeking more information on available payment options that they can utilize, her efforts are essential for our continuing success in meeting their needs for affordability while at our university.”

“There is nothing that can compare to a career in higher education, which is why I am so excited to join the staff of William Peace University,” said Paulhus. “The atmosphere of a college setting is unlike any other, and I look forward to advising students and parents of this outstanding institution through the financial process that comes with higher education.”

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William Peace University Names Kevin Rist As Admissions Counselor

William Peace University — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:48:56 +0000

William Peace University Names Kevin Rist As Admissions Counselor

Four-Year Baccalaureate University Expands Admissions Department With The Hiring Of Experienced Student Recruiter

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Peace University (http://www.peace.edu), a private four-year university located in downtown Raleigh, has announced that Kevin Rist will serve as admissions counselor. In his role, Rist will be responsible for meeting and touring with prospective students, reviewing student applications, conducting interviews, and corresponding frequently with students and families throughout the admissions process. Additionally, he will provide outreach from the university to high school juniors and seniors and transfer students through periodic visits to National Association for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC) college fairs, community colleges and high schools.

With more than four years of student recruitment experience, Rist previously served as the admissions event coordinator for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, where he handled programming for on-campus recruitment initiatives, including open house events and minority recruitment. As regional director for International Student Volunteers, a nonprofit volunteer and adventure travel organization, Rist worked closely with high schools and colleges in the Charlotte, N.C., area for student recruitment under the President’s Volunteer Service Award. Rist earned a Bachelor of Science in biology at Shippensburg University and is a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

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“It is critically important that as an institution we provide each potential student considering William Peace University as the next step for educational advancement with all the assistance he or she needs from the start,” said Debra M. Townsley, Ph.D., president of William Peace University. “Kevin is fulfilling a key role in this essential process, and his previous recruiting success bodes well for what he will achieve for us. He will be an asset in showing high school and transfer students why our university should be the right choice for meeting their goals for more knowledge.”

“It is a true honor to be able to help shape the aspirations and future educational goals of our youth,” said Rist. “I am excited to be joining William Peace University and look forward to contributing to its already successful efforts in increasing student enrollment by carrying its message of success and opportunity to every prospect I meet.”

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