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Staff Spotlight
Missy Lutz,
Director of Financial Aid
This month's spotlight is Newberry College's Director of Financial Aid, Missy Lutz. Missy, a 2001 graduate of the College, earned her Master's of Business Administration from Webster University in 2008. Missy also sits on the Executive Board of the South Carolina Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (SCASFAA) as Treasurer-Elect.
Missy has done many great things for the College and we know she will continue her hard work to help potential and current Newberry students afford a higher-level education. |
Welcome Center
Renovations  Soon the Newberry College Office of Enrollment Management will relocate from Holland Hall to the former home of the Newberry College President. The home will undergo major renovations to become the College's Welcome Center.
"Enrollment management is very excited about the opportunity to launch the first Welcome Center at Newberry College," said Julie Nelson, senior director of enrollment management. "We hope to complete the move and be up and running by the spring semester."
Renovations of the Welcome Center! |
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Visit Campus
If you would like to schedule a campus visit please contact our office at 1-800-845-4955 ext. 5127 or by e-mail at admissions@newberry.edu.
We hope to see you sometime soon! Happy Thanksgiving!
The Admissions Team
 | | The Admissions Team eating at the Faculty and Staff Pig Pickin hosted by Dr. Koerwer to celebrate his Inauguration.(L-R) Elizabeth, Whitney, Julie, Tonya and Steve. |
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Presidential Inauguration
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Newberry College is excited to announce we inaugurated our 21st President on Saturday, November 13. The inaugural address was given by Dr. J. Gerald Suarez, professor of the practice in systems thinking & design and department of management and organization at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the Universtiy of Maryland.
We are very excited to have Dr. Koerwer serve as our leader and are happy to have him at Newberry College!
The week prior to his inauguration Dr. Koerwer hosted events across campus for students, faculty and staff.
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Kentucky Visits
 Assistant Director of Admissions, Whitney Moore and Admissions and Financial Aid Counselor, Elizabeth Shuler, recently went to visit Kentucky for a recruitment fair on Sunday, October 17. Whitney and Elizabeth had a busy but fun time visiting the state and meeting lots of potential students.
"Going to Kentucky was a great thing for Newberry," says Whitney. "There was a lot of interest and several students who came by had connections to SC."
If you or someone you know wants to find out when our counselors will be at a fair near you, be sure contact our admissions office!
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October Student of the Month
 Jenny Morris, a senior from Prosperity, S.C., has been named as Newberry College's Student of the Month for October 2010.
Morris is an elementary education major with early childhood and middle level add-ons. She plans to continue her education at Columbia College to earn her master's degree in divergent learning and hopes to one day be an elementary or middle school teacher in South Carolina.
"Newberry College has become a second home for me and I am thankful for all of the bonds that I have created with faculty, staff and fellow peers," said Morris. "I never imagined that attending a college would play such a huge role in developing me into the person that I am today. I appreciate all of the care and attention that I have been shown by faculty and staff. I am honored to receive this award and promise to continue to represent Newberry College well."
Morris has kept a 4.0 GPA while being actively involved in campus life. She is a member of Blue Key Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society, Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society and serves as the Treasurer for Future Education Association. She is also a member of the Newberry College Dance Team and is a student worker in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and the English department.
The Student of the Month award recognizes students who do not only excel academically, but who also exhibit superior leadership qualities and dedication to Newberry College. Once appointed, the featured student receives a month of publicity on campus, as well as space on Newberry College's web site highlighting their accomplishments and the areas in which they are involved on campus.
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N.C. Athletes of the Month
Women's soccer player Ashley Reetz and football wide receiver David Pressley have been named the Newberry College Student-Athletes of the Month for the month of October 2010.
Sophomore Ashley Reetz (Summerville, S.C.) picked up two goals and an assist during the team's October run that was capped off by the scarlet and gray's first ever win in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Reetz put in the game winner on Oct. 13 in the team's conference win over Catawba, 3-2. The Wolves forward started seven of the team's nine games in October, taking a team high 16 shots, eight on goal, and playing 536 minutes.
Senior wide receiver David Pressley (Anderson, S.C.) scored six touchdowns in five October games, catching 49 passes for 643 yards and carrying the ball 8 times for 44 yards. He had four games of over 100 yards receiving and set the school record for catches in a game with 14 against Lenoir-Rhyne. He scored the game-winning touchdown at Tusculum, where he was part of Newberry's record-setting day.
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