Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper
September 12, 2018
Volume CXXXVIII Issue 13
President Greene’s term will end in May 2019 By RACHEL CHEATHAM Editor-in-Chief In October of 2013, Mr. M. Dwaine Greene became the 24th president of Georgetown College. His term will end in May 2019. Greene has decided not to renew his contract with Georgetown. Though sad to leave the college, Greene was confident in his decision not to renew his commitment. During his term as president, Georgetown has doubled alumni donations through the “Love and Loyalty“ campaign, freshman classes have continued to grow, and it has now cleared its financial probation. On the process of selecting a new president, Greene reflected there are certain qualities which are necessary for the job. Greene said one needs to be “motivated by the right things, [have an] inner-fiber where you can handle the challenges of the job to do it well, passion to do the job, and of course people skills, fairly bright, all these things count.” As Georgetown begins to look for a new president,
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Greene mentioned one must keep in mind that it’s not only about a fit for the students but a fit between the president and college, and the timing of it. Greene advised that a quality important in the future president is continuously assisting in Georgetown’s growth through commitment via his/her time, and to the small private college’s mission. He advised faculty and students to continue to be true and respect who and what this college is. “Be flexible, and be courageous. Be progressive in helping the college move forward.” He said. He continued, “Always work to maintain an open mind for the college’s forward movement. I want them [the students] to be proud of their school all their life.” While he doesn’t hold any regrets for the decisions he’s made as president, Greene did explain that “I’d never be so arrogant as to say I’d do everything the same. I’d look back on my choices with humility.” “Though there may be small decisions over the weeks and months of my time I’d change, the big picture things
I wouldn’t.” Whether speaking about growing enrollment earlier, or earning alumni support quicker, what Greene wished to change was increasing the amount he had helped the college. In Greene’s eyes, Georgetown’s greatest strength is what it does to shape students, by providing various educational experiences, and strengthening the relationship between faculty and students. He hopes the college will continue to grow and expand various programs on campus, considering the success of growing the arts and sciences. With economic pressures continuing to rise, Greene believes a way to continue to strengthen Georgetown is to “expand its portfolio more to enable students to enter the job market, and to have different majors.“ In what ways has the college changed during his time here? Greene said, “The community view of the college has positively increased, the network of support has grown; to support the college, people need to feel good about the college”.
Greene has faith in the greatness of Georgetown. He said it is “nothing short of amazing what Georgetown has been able to accomplish through lean resources.” One of Greene’s hopes for Georgetown is that in the future it will be considered the best college in the multistate area. He said, “Georgetown has done an amazing thing, and imagine what it could do if it had the resources.” “I’m grateful to so many that have made it a success, the Board of Trustees who have loved this school, alumni who have stepped up, the community, the parents and students.” Greene said. “I was trained to be a college professor,” President Greene said, smiling. He reminisced about his alma mater, Campbell University, where he majored in religion. He earned his Masters in New Testament, and received his Ph.D. in New Testament and Early Christianity. He discussed his time spent as a professor in the early 1990s at Lees-MacRae in North Carolina. From there, Greene worked
as the Dean, and in 2001 was approached to become the Campbell University Provost. “It was a great honor,” he said, “to serve in that role.” He talked about his family’s heritage, reaching back seven generations in North Carolina, and “living on the farm, and loving every second of it.” He smiled, “My last two jobs…I haven’t applied for either of them. The Lord was moving.” The next chapter of his life is still open, and “to be determined,” he said. “I might retire, might take another position. I came to Georgetown with a lot of faith, and I will leave with a lot of faith.” When asked about what he hopes his legacy as president will be he replied, “Let others decide. I came to help. I try hard to follow the Lord’s will, to honor what Georgetown represents, came and helped fill a need.” He continued, “If I am remembered as a person who loves the Lord, his family, and came to serve, that’s not too bad at all.”
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