Spring 2014 Unscripted by Waynesburg University

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Waynesburg University students are gaining remarkable opportunities through unmatched internships, life-changing study abroad experiences and individualized attention from devoted faculty members and coaches. Alumni are attaining rewarding careers, receiving prestigious awards and most importantly, making a difference in the world. We hope that you will enjoy reading all the ways a Waynesburg University education helps our students and our alumni lead lives of purpose.

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saiah Cochran believes that his decision to attend Waynesburg led to many blessings, including an esteemed internship with a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. For the summer of 2013, the junior pre-med student from Akron, Ohio, was selected from thousands to participate in the Sackler/NSF REU: Integrated Research at the Frontiers of the Biological, Physical and Engineering Sciences at Yale University’s Raymond and Beverly Sackler Institute.

pg. 4 he said. “We have demonstrations and activities for them, and we also have speakers come to campus to speak with our chapter.” Beyond his presidency of the Waynesburg chapter, Cochran also serves as one of five national Pre-Medical Region Directors for AMSA, with responsibilities to oversee more than 105 university and college AMSA Chapters across 12 states.

During the internship, Cochran worked in a lab focusing on DNA repair pathways. As DNA repair becomes more successful, Cochran said it could usurp medicine as a way to cure diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.

“This year, we recruited more than 3,000 new members in all five regions. I’ve been working with schools like Pitt and Duquesne to help them set up and run their chapters,” he said. “It’s about setting up connections and opportunities for students across the country. You don’t know who you’ve helped indirectly, so it’s been a very fulfilling position.”

“My favorite internship experience was learning and building a great foundation that I hope I can use as a clinician in neurology as well as a researcher in neurology,” Cochran said.

He has relished the hands-on learning opportunities afforded to him at Waynesburg and has cited professors, coaches and even the President of Waynesburg University for personal help and support along the way.

Though he was surrounded by new faces in an unfamiliar lab, Cochran felt right at home, thanks to his laboratory and classroom training at Waynesburg University as well as the University’s American Medical Student Association (AMSA) chapter, which he initiated as a freshman.

“I have learned so much at Waynesburg. The professors give us a support system. They know you and they know what will make you successful,” Cochran said. “I have had this fire in me to change the world since I was in eighth grade. With the opportunities that I have been given, I know that it is just a matter of time before I do.”

“We go out to schools and speak with high school students about college and healthcare,”

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Director's Note Greetings from Waynesburg! We hope that you are enjoying the end of your senior year and that you are excited to take your next step after graduation in pursuing a higher education degree! We also hope that you choose Waynesburg University as that next step. If you have already made your decision to attend Waynesburg University, we thank you. The campus community is very impressed with the academic credentials, leadership roles and involvement of the students who have already committed for the fall!

Jessica Sumpter Director of Admissions Northwest Pennsylvania Northern Ohio

Contact: jsumpter@waynesburg.edu

If you have not yet made your decision to attend Waynesburg University, here are three steps that you can take to help make your decision: 1. Come visit campus. 2. File your FAFSA. 3. Contact your admissions counselor (contact information listed below) to ask important questions that will influence your decision. I hope this issue of UnScripted can help you get a good look at what it’ll be like to be a Yellow Jacket this fall! Blessings, Jessica Sumpter Director of Admissions

Submit your Enrollment Form Deposit New Student Forms by april 15 and receive your tentative class schedule and housing assignment by may 31!

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Renee McElligott Sr. Assoc. Director of Admissions Southwest Pennsylvania West Virginia

Contact: rmcellig@waynesburg.edu

“ I like to be in the library while I’m studying or doing homework with a cup of coffee in hand.”

Dave Floyd Admissions Counselor Eastern Pennsylvania Northeast Region

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–Josh Hausler, freshman criminal justice major from Califon, N.J.

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In class “ I often enjoy my coffee while I am in McCance Auditorium attending my Tolkien Fantasy and Literature class. Sometimes I even bring some for my friends.”

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– Andrew Zahn, senior computer science major from Titusville, Pa.

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“ Sitting in the commons on a nice day with my friends, it’s so nice to drink Starbucks and catch up!”

Admissions Counselor Central Pennsylvania Southern Ohio Midwest, Southwest and Western Regions

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– Cassidy Graham, freshman public relations major from Washington, Pa.

Southern Pennsylvania Southeast Region

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Alumni Hall in Miller Hall “ The stained glass windows in Alumni Hall make for the perfect peaceful, coffee-drinking setting.”

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– Rachel Sharp, sophomore elementary and special education major from Washington, Pa.

In my dorm room “ Drinking my coffee in my room with my friends while watching a movie is always a good time.” – Dominic Zappa, senior accounting major from Monroeville, Pa.

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Mission Trips Waynesburg University provides its students with unlimited opportunities to serve the world around them in fun, exciting ways. Whether you are interested in traveling outside of the country or helping the local community, within every mile there is someone in need of your service. This semester, students will take their compassion and Christian faith around the globe to inspire change and lend a helpinghand. With more than 50,000 hours of community service completed annually, Waynesburg students continually answer the Lord’s call, living out His commandments:

“Be shepherds of God’s f lock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve.” 1 Peter 5:2

Spring 2014 trips include:

• The Pittsburgh Project: Pittsburgh, Pa. • Meeting God in Missions: Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic • Habitat for Humanity Work Camp: Concord, N.C. • Center for Student Missions: Nashville, Tenn. • Barnabas Ministries: Sebis, Romania • Spencer Perkins Center: Jackson, Miss. • Urban Promise: Camden, N.J. “I love using my hands and doing work that has such an impacting mission and heart behind its purpose, and Habitat for Humanity embraces that perspective.” –Cody Hillberry, junior sociology major, Sycamore, Pa.

“Mission trips like the one to the Dominican Republic allow students to make new discoveries about themselves and others and enable them to feel they are forming social bonds and strengthening the world around them. It is a way to personally experience ministries of compassion, justice and evangelism in a cross-cultural setting.” –Northe Campbell-Escalante, senior exercise science major, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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1. President’s Breakfast 2. Pumpkin Bowling 3. Waynesburg Idol 4. Thanksgiving dinner served by faculty 5. Light Up Night 6. Tye-Dye Ice Cream Social 7. Mini Relay for Life

' Top signs you’re a yellow jacket 1. You have chatted with the President on the way to class. 2. Faith isn’t just a word; it’s a way of life. 3. Professors become great friends and teach you far more about life than you thought they might. 4. Every time you see clothing in “Waynesburg Orange” you buy it. 5. Alarm clock is set 10 minutes earlier to make time for a Starbucks run.

carl griffiths – Head Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach

What do you love most about coaching athletics?

I believe sports is one of the greatest platforms to develop character, composure, conflict resolution skills, work ethic, teamwork dynamics and much more. Sport and competition bring out the best and worst in all of us. I love the opportunity to work with my athletes and help prepare them to be a successful employee, a committed spouse, a loyal friend and a person others can count on regardless of the circumstances.

What is one of the main things you tell recruits when they visit campus?

Waynesburg University is a community. If you are looking for a place to have a connection — to know the people around you and to have them know you — this is the place for you.

If you were not a coach, what other profession would you like to have?

From an early age there were only two career paths on my radar — sports or the United States Army Special Forces. My father retired as a colonel in the Army, and I have always been proud of how he served our country.

Aside from athletics, what is the best thing Waynesburg has to offer students?

Waynesburg University not only provides you with a meaningful degree, you can expect real world, hands-on experience in the career field that you are studying while you are an undergraduate.

What is the best advice you have given to a student?

C’s get degrees, but A’s get jobs. In all seriousness though, I regularly push my student athletes on their academics reminding them that their commitment to their studies now can impact their career path for the next 40+ years.

What would people be most surprised to know about you?

My wife, Lyndsie, and I are pregnant with our second child…but secretly I would like to have four or five children total.

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Explore A DAY IN THE LIFE

of two very different Waynesburg University students With hometowns more than 2,700 miles apart, you might wonder what Waynesburg University students Ali Hulsey and Pedro Torrez could possibly have in common. They have different majors, different interests and different friends, but they share a confidence that God has led them to the right University.

pedro torrez AlI Hulsey Pedro Torrez is a sophomore finance major from Coban, Guatemala. He enrolled at Waynesburg University on pure faith — without even knowing what the campus looked like — and wasn’t disappointed. He volunteers daily at the Open Arms drop-in Center, weekly at St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen and seasonally at Ten Thousand Villages. A selfproclaimed morning person, Pedro spends early hours at the fitness center while the rest of campus is asleep.

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Ali Hulsey is a senior early childhood development/special education major from Bakersfield, California. She came to Waynesburg for adventure and independence, as well as a small, private Christian atmosphere. If you can’t find her at a local elementary school student teaching, she’s probably spending time with her friends or cheering her favorite sports team, Waynesburg women’s soccer.

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8-9 A.m. I usually wake up before 5 a.m. each day. By 8 a.m., I’ve already studied, exercised and eaten breakfast in the cafeteria, and I’m either in sociology or accounting class, depending on the day.

My roommate and I drink coffee and watch Boy Meets World every single morning before we head our separate ways.

10-11 A.m. This is my free time. I usually have a lot of accounting homework, so I’ll go to the library because it’s quiet. If I finish my homework early, I like to play ping pong in the Beehive. I never played until this year, and I’ve gotten pretty good!

Depending on the day, I’m either sitting in class or working with first graders at my student teaching internship at Waynesburg Central Elementary School. Student teaching is a hands-on learning approach that takes all of the textbook knowledge I have acquired over the last three and a half years and turns it into real life situations and experiences.

Noon-1 P.m. Every day I serve at Open Arms, which is just a block away from campus. There are people there who I care for a lot. I love spending time with them.

On the days that I am on campus, I meet my friends in the dining hall for lunch. If it is a nice day we eat quickly so that we can sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather together in Johnson Commons.

2-3 P.m. I’m usually in either public speaking or business class during this time. I like all of my classes but I think marketing has been my favorite so far.

My afternoons are the same as my mornings. Depending on the day, I am either at my internship or in classes.

4-6 P.m. I work in the cafeteria most days from 4 to 8 p.m. If I’m not working, I’ll eat dinner with friends or go to the gym. Our fitness center is one of the nicest facilities, plus it’s open early and late, which is great for my schedule. I also play intramural volleyball and dodge ball, so when those are in season, I go to practices and games.

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You can find me in the computer lab catching up on emails with professors or typing reports. On Sunday evenings I go to Upper Room, which is really cool. I hear people talking about Upper Room on campus, so it makes me feel comfortable to go and to talk about it, too.

In the fall season, I love supporting my best friends who are on the women’s soccer team by attending as many games as possible. When it is not soccer season, I can usually be found spending time with friends, working on homework, doing crafts or planning activities for my students.

Once a week the soccer team’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) group meets in our residence hall for a Bible study. This is a fun gathering to unwind after a long day and be together while growing in our faith.

10 P.m.- Midnight Even though I wake up early, I usually don’t go to bed until late. I’ve never needed a lot of sleep. I get together with friends in the residence hall lounges to watch movies or study together.

Every night, without fail, my roommate and I will sit on my bed and talk about our day, and then we say our prayers together before she goes to her side to sleep. We were randomly paired as freshmen, and she’s become my best friend.

Any Tips for Freshmen? Pedro said that incoming students shouldn’t be intimidated, especially at Waynesburg University. “Sometimes when you come to a new place, it might seem like everyone knows more than you or is more experienced than you,” he said. “But everyone here is so welcoming. It feels like home.”

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Ali recommends that you commit to Waynesburg. “Become a Waynesburg University student and take it all in,” she said. “Try not to go home every weekend unless you have to. This place has so much to offer, and it will become your home if you let it.”

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Mary Spencer

A school with a Christian mission that would also push her academically was Mary Spencer’s idea of the perfect school. When the junior English major from Allison Park, Pa., began searching for that exact school, she found Waynesburg University and knew it was the perfect fit. “I wanted a school that would provide opportunities for me to grow spiritually,” Spencer said. “I knew I had found exactly what I was looking for both spiritually and academically in this family-like environment.” That family-like environment was something Spencer had heard others speak of, yet, until she stepped foot on campus as a freshman, had not truly understood. Now an upperclassman, she has found herself growing within that family. “As I’ve become more familiar with the community here at Waynesburg, I’m amazed at how much everyone really does love and care for each other,” Spencer said. One of the many activities held on campus that further promotes a familial experience is Waynesburg’s Upper Room worship service which takes place every Sunday at 8 p.m. Spencer, who works as the testimony coordinator for Upper Room, meets with students who are interested in sharing with the campus community how God is working in their lives, and guides them in how to share their experience to its deepest impact. Among the many things Spencer has learned as a student through courses and activities, what she said she has learned most is how to perceive herself in the truest light, fully accepting the fact she is human while attempting to better herself with this acceptance. “I am constantly learning how to never be so prideful as to close my mind to new thoughts but to also never be so self-deprecating as to discredit my own beliefs and opinions,” Spencer said. If she had the opportunity to give any advice to her freshman self, it would be to stop trying to map out her entire life and “live fully in each beautiful moment.”

Thomas Paulone

One of the many things Thomas Paulone, a senior criminal justice major from Jeannette, Pa., has learned throughout his time at Waynesburg University is to live intentionally every day in everything he does—a philosophy he applies to his life daily.

With high hopes for his future, Paulone found himself at Waynesburg, setting aside his original desire to become a pharmacist to focus on earning a degree in criminal justice, which he states is “one of the best programs in the country” at Waynesburg. “One day God was telling me to go after a degree in criminal justice,” Paulone said. “Law enforcement is definitely my calling.” In addition to the criminal justice program at Waynesburg, Paulone was also drawn to its football team. He credits much of his growth from freshman year to present to Rick Shepas, head football coach at Waynesburg, who uses football to develop young men into committed team players with strong ethics for life. “Coach Shepas gives us the tools we need to succeed in life and on the football field,” Paulone said. Being a member of the football team also taught Paulone the importance of academics. With the high academic standards set forth for athletes’ participation on the team and the encouragement given by coaches to achieve their academic goals, Paulone knew he would be able to accomplish the obstacles placed before him. “I just finished my senior year as the starting running back and finished the semester with a 3.93 GPA—I hope I didn’t disappoint,” Paulone said. Even though he saw Waynesburg as the perfect fit when he enrolled as a freshman, over his four years, his opinion of the school has changed drastically, giving him an even more favorable impression. “I think Waynesburg is the best kept secret in the academic world,” Paulone said. “If you don’t know about it now—you will.”

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