Vol. 121 Special Issue Wednesday, June 26, 2014
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Duncan steps down
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Lewis Duncan has stepped down after 10 years as President. The Board of Trustees has appointed Craig McAllister as the Interim President. SUMMER STAFF David Matteson Editor-in-Chief
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Micah Bradley
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President Lewis Duncan has stepped down after working at Rollins College for 10 years. Duncan improved overall enrollment at Rollins (especially for international students), started the Winter Park Institute, and oversaw the addition of several new majors. He also worked to increase fundraising numbers, tripled the school’s endowment, and helped our campus earn multiple awards. Despite President Duncan’s achievements, the last few years of his career were spent arguing with the faculty. The faculty voted no confidence re-
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garding his performance, and sent a letter to the Board of Trustees stating some of their concerns. The Board of Trustees has now named Craig McAllaster to be acting president as a search committee looks for Duncan’s permanent replacement. McAllaster was formerly the Dean of the Crummer Graduate School of Business, having worked at Rollins for 20 years serving in different capacities. The process of finding a new president is expected to take at least a full year. Trustees, students, faculty, staff, and alumni will comprise the search committee. Duncan will be taking a year long sabbatical while McAllaster takes his place.
The process of finding a new president is expected to take at least a full year
Celebrating Duncan’s Accomplishments
Ranking No. 1 college in the South by U.S. News & World Report for nine consecutive years Cover Art: David Matteson ‘15
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Scott Cook President Lewis Duncan oversaw the 2014 Hamilton Holt School Commencement on May 10.
During President Lewis Duncan’s tenure, Rollins recorded a number of significant achievements, including: for six consecutive years, and being one of six colleges/universities in the nation to receive the Presidential Award in 2010
Ranking as the No. 1 MBA in Florida and No. 52 in the nation by Forbes magazine, as well as No. Receiving Florida Campus Compact’s first 1 overall in Florida and No. 9 overall in the nation statewide Engaged Campus Award and by Bloomberg BusinessWeek Community Engagement Educator Award in the independent category, plus four consecutive Leading the top NCAA Division II Sunshine State Service-Learning Faculty Awards Conference and ranking ninth nationally with a 94 percent Academic Success Rate Earning Community Engagement Classification by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement Being named one of the top producers of of Teaching in 2008, a distinction achieved by less Fulbright Scholars and U.S. Fulbright Students than 5 percent of higher-education institutions among master’s institutions in The Chronicle of Higher Education Experiencing record enrollment in its undergraduate day programs Recognition as one of only eight Lead Consulting Institutions in the United States, an honor given to Setting new fundraising records and tripling the colleges and universities that excel at encouraging College’s endowment and capital assets to almost students to turn classroom knowledge into $430 million healthy democratic and civic participation Introducing a student exchange and academic Becoming the first liberal arts institution in collaboration agreement with Kadir Has University the South and the first college in Florida to join in Istanbul, Turkey Ashoka’s Changemaker Campus Consortium Being named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service View the full list of Rollins accomplishments, which occurred under President Duncan’s leadership.
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First year roommates present challenge Lauren Waymire ‘17 shares her advice in making living with a roommate work. Kaitlyn Alkass While interning abroad, Kaitlyn Alkass ‘15 was presented the professional opportunity to attend London Fashion Wekk.
Internships prove worthwhile Kaitlyn Alkass
Writer
I guess I should start off by saying congratulations. So, congratulations. No, seriously. Graduating high school is kind of a big deal. You worked really hard for that victorious moment to walk across the stage and receive your diploma. Now here you are, on Rollins campus, officially a college student. At the risk of sounding completely cliche, this is a pretty huge step in life. It’s also pretty frightening. How does one even figure that out? Granted, a liberal arts education provides you an opportunity to explore different subjects, but what about work experience? At the end these four years, how are you going to make your resume stand out against everyone else? Keyword: internships. Last spring term I had the opportunity to study abroad in London and intern for a television show called What’s Up, a culture and arts show commissioned by the Sky Network, a top competitor with the BBC. Through this internship, I had the privilege of learning about everything that goes into producing a television program, This experience was not only fun, but also important in working towards my goal in building a career in journalism. However, I would never have been offered this position without planning ahead and gaining experience in other internships here in the States. Fall 2013 marked my second unpaid internship within a publication company at Destination Weddings & Honeymoons magazine. In addition to receiving academic credit, I was able to continue to entertain my fantasy that I am in fact Andy from The Devil Wears Prada
(sans designer clothes and partner-in-crime, Stanley Tucci). You can imagine my surprise then, when the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Student Survey for 2013 indicated that while 63.1 percent of paid interns received at least one job offer, only 37 percent of unpaid interns received such offers and 35.2 percent of students without any kind of internship received at least one job offer. This survey yielded over 38,000 responses from college students, and 9,125 of those responses were seniors earning bachelor’s degrees. While these results made me question my time spent at my unpaid internship, I still see substantial value in the internship experience. The knowledge you gain in the workplace is completely different from what you learn inside a classroom. Immersing yourself in a workplace environment not only gets your foot in the door of that specific industry, it allows you to evaluate what you want in a career and what it will take to get you there. With today’s highly competitive job market, networking is absolutely essential, and who you know can go a long way in an interview process. Internship experience also adds tremendous value to your resume. Not only does it demonstrate commitment, it can garner some invaluable letters of recommendation. Even if you completely abhor your internship, that’s progress. Finding out what you don’t like is just as important as finding out what you do like. Gaining work experience is more beneficial than any sum you’d earn with minimum wage. As you take the next step in life, it is time to start working your way to your dream job through interning.
Lauren Waymire
Staff Writer
Urban Dictionary, in its colorful way, defines “roommate” as a myriad of things, with most definitions being unpleasant, and all inaccurate. Having survived a year of boarding school and my first year of college I can claim two years of roommate experience under my belt. I can also say that I have been utterly blessed. Both roommates were wonderful and managed to put up with my chocolate highs, ranting about Manchester United and other strange habits. It wasn’t always a smooth ride though. Even the best of roommates have issues; it’s inevitable. The best piece of advice I have to offer is the following: discuss issues as soon as they come up. The biggest problems I had with my roommates were only problems because I waited
too long to do something about them. It’s okay to have a voice; just remember to be respectful about how you voice it. Also, make sure you talk to your roommate about any concerns before you talk to anyone else. They don’t need to hear from someone else that you’ve been sharing your troubles with everyone and their mother while making them believe there isn’t an issue. You’re not always going to get your way, but you need to speak up and let your roommate know that you won’t be a doormat. Compromise is key. In any case, if a problem gets out of hand, there’s this fabulous lot called RAs that can serve as mediators if need be. Will you be best friends by the end of the year? It’s highly unlikely. That doesn’t mean, however, that you shouldn’t try to take away as much as possible from the experience. Have
debates. Goodness knows my freshman roommate argued every topic I ever brought up in the room. Have spontaneous “Let’s go to Chipotle” moments. It’s even okay to ask them how their day was. As I stated earlier, the Urban Dictionary definitions for roommate are rubbish. My freshman roommate was the person that mocked my major, always knew when I needed frozen yogurt, and was up to argue existential topics at midnight until she had won. I am a smarter person for having lived with someone who was my complete opposite, not my clone. Above all else, enjoy the experience. Another thing: if you ever find a large amount of glow sticks in your trashcan after coming back from a weekend visit to mum and dad, and you weren’t the one to put them there, just don’t ask. Keep calm and carry on.
Guide to dining in Winter Park Rebecca Finer
Writer
Summertime at Rollins, like the rest of the year, is gorgeous. In addition to the beautiful campus and bountiful amenities, the Winter Park area offers many enticing choices for eating and drinking. Below are a few suggestions for you to try while here for summer orientation. Scratch: On the right side of Fairbanks Avenue between Park Avenue and New York Avenue, and also next to a place where you can paint your very own pottery, Scratch is a small restaurant that specializes in small dishes. Unfortunately this place might be a little out of the budget for the average student. The plates are small, but the prices are not. The noise level is up there, louder than I would expect for a place without a full bar. They do not do take-out. Bonus: they have a steak of the day and, unlike the rest of their food, it is massive. Pita Pit and Firehouse Subs: Directly off of Fairbanks and Park Ave respectively; Pita
Pit is on the left next to the college, and Firehouse Subs is one of the first restaurants you will see on Park Ave. Go to these spots if you are short on time and money. Burger Fi: This burger joint is one of the first things you’ll see on Park Ave, basically on the corner right next to the jewelry store. Much closer to being within reasonable price range for the college student crowd, Burger-Fi offers a killer veggie burger and other variations on your classic hamburger. They also have desserts and giant orders of French fries. Luma: Like many of the classy establishments on Park Ave, most of their offerings are far from what a college student might deem to be affordable. Prato: Surprise! It is on Park Ave: on the right just past Morse Boulevard (also on the pricey end of the spectrum, but students, Rollins faculty, and everyone else swears by this place). The food is second to none, and even those on a budget have been known to feel it is worth it to splurge on a sumptuous meal here.
In Brief Recommendations for dining in Winter Park Scratch Tapas and Bar 223 W Fairbanks Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Pita Pit Sandwiches 140 W Fairbanks Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Burger Fi Burgers 538 S Park Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Luma American (New) 290 S Park Ave Winter Park, FL 32789 Prato Italian 124 N Park Ave Winter Park, FL 32789
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Student leaders welcome freshmen Lead by a team of students, Summer O leaves you prepared, confident and ready to begin your first year at Rollins.
Meet the Group Leaders Gabby Caruana Favorite restaurant: Pannulo’s Favorite memory: Fox Day.
of pizza every week with the girls on my floor in Mckean (which probably shouldn’t be my favorite memory, because the Freshman 15 was the real deal). It is great because I already knew all of the girls on my floor I because of Summer O 2013.
Morgan Colley Favorite restaurant: Prato Favorite memory: My first Fox Day was my favorite Rollins memory because I went to Daytona Beach Kerrysha Matos-Soto Favorite restaurant: Chipotle with all of my friends. Favorite memory: A late night in Club Olin studying with my friends. Lauren Finn When we finished doing all of our Favorite restaurant: Tijuana Flats Favorite memory: Fox Day my work around five a.m. we decided freshman year is my favorite to take over the computer lab and because I didn’t really know what watched a movie (the second Lord to expect, and the mystery of not of the Rings, I think). The best part knowing was what made it so was that we kept comparing it to exciting. I think it was the first time Harry Potter. In the end, we slept I was thrilled to be up before seven over in the library and the next morning we went to a self-defense a.m. It was really a perfect day. class and had an early breakfast. Gabriela Polanco Lance Rider Favorite restaurant: Chili’s Favorite memory: Eating a box Favorite restaurant: Briar Patch
Favorite memory: My favorite memory was the bus ride to New Orleans for my Winter Intermission Immersion. Everyone was happy and excited that we were going to New Orleans to give back to a community. Chris Sarafian Favorite restaurant: Chinese Food Favorite memory: Participating in 2014 Winter With the Writers program Abby Seelinger Favorite restaurant: Keke’s Favorite memory: During an accepted students day we were doing an ice-breaker about things we didn’t like, and I said “squirrels.” I was waiting for some people to give the normal “No way, they are cute.” Instead, another kid said, “Don’t worry I hate them too.” It was nice to know I wasn’t alone.
Meet the Student Coordinators Emma-Lee Clinger Favorite restaurant: Cocina 214 Favorite memory: My first SemiFormal with Kappa Delta. Nathan Juhos Favorite restaurant: Pho Hoa Favorite memory: Coming back Article Compiled by Tyler Thomas
for the first day of sophomore year because it was like coming home. Susanna Richstein Favorite memory: Helping all of the first-years move in last year because it was a “family” moment with everyone working together as
a cohesive unit. Tyler Thomas Favorite restaurant: Bosphorous Favorite memory: Going to the Final Four with my Team in 2013 (women’s lacrosse) the girls on the team are my family.