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Wofford College.  Office of Marketing and Communications

ISSUE #30 | SEP. 4, 2020 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Class of 2020 Awards
Dozens of Wofford College's recent graduates received awards from the college for 
academic excellence, leadership and citizenship. The college was unable to celebrate these 
students during the annual Honors Convocation in the spring, but their achievements and 
contributions to Wofford deserve recognition. See the complete list of award recipients. 
New Terriers
The Class of 2024 is settling in. It's the largest first-year class in the college's history with 497 
first-year students and 21 transfers. They moved in, went through orientation and President 
Nayef Samhat and Prema hosted them during a physically distanced ice cream social. Learn 
about the newest Terriers.
Lifelong Learning is available for alumni near and far
Lifelong Learning at Wofford has adapted during these unprecedented times by attracting 
seasoned instructors to teach a variety of classes that include a mix of in-person and online 
courses this fall term. It's a good way to combat social isolation, and Wofford alumni, parents 
and friends across the globe can participate.
Some of the fall's offerings include the WoCo LLL Wine Club, Dr. Lee
Hagglund's Modern Cryptology class, and eight of HubCity Press' most successful 
published authors will offer insight on publishing.
The weekly Roundtable Lunches allow participants to gather with new friends through Zoom 
to learn about an array of topics from the airline industry and railroads to Wofford basketball 
and guitars. Dr. Tracy Revels, a Wofford history professor, will explore the social history of 
the Civil War, and Dr. Philip Stone, Wofford archivist, will discuss Controversies in South 
Carolina History. 
The $50 annual membership allows you to experience a range of courses, lectures and 
clubs led by current and retired Wofford faculty and area experts. Lifelong Learning at 
Wofford is also accepting ideas for classes and experts to teach during a one-time event 
or four and eight-week classes. 
Richardson Family Art Museum new hours
The Richardson Family Art Museum has reduced hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's 
open to the campus community Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is invited 
to visit exhibits on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m. by appointment.
Admission is free, but reservations are required 24 hours before a visit by calling 864-597-
4940 or emailing artmuseum@wofford.edu. Masks are required.
The museum is exhibiting "Central to Their Lives: Southern Women Artists in the Johnson 
Collection" beginning Sept. 8 until Dec. 18. The exhibit has pieces spanning from the 1890s to 
the early 1960s by 54 artists who experienced complex challenges as southern women.
This is the exhibit's fifth stop on a six-state, three-year tour and its hometown debut.
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Conquer and Prevail Issue 30 Sep 4 2020

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ISSUE #2 | APRIL 27, 2020 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Wofford friends (above, before social distancing) spread cheer to
ER staff
The emergency room staff at Beaufort Memorial Hospital dined well recently: Caesar 
salad; chicken marsala; red wine braised pork shoulder; linguine with butter, herbs and 
parmesan; sautéed mixed vegetables; garlic bread and chocolate chip cookies. The 
meal was a gift from four Wofford friends that started when Kristi Link Keith '89 saw a 
Facebook post from a couple who was enjoying a take-out meal from Ribaut Social 
Club, the restaurant in Anchorage 1770, a bed and breakfast owned by Frank '89 and 
Amy Barwick Lesesne '89 in Beaufort, South Carolina. The inn has been closed for 
over a month because of stay-at-home orders, but the restaurant remains open for 
curbside take-out.
"The meals Chef Daniel makes are delicious. I mean really delicious! They are the kind 
of meals that not only feed the body, but they feed the soul as well. If ever we needed 
to feed body AND soul, it's right now," says Keith. She texted Juli-Ann Lee Morgan '89 
and Amy Jones Brown '89 to see if they wanted to join her in sponsoring meals for 
COVID-19 front-line workers while also supporting their Wofford friends whose 
business has been hit by social-distancing mandates. "Without hesitation and in 
literally seconds, the two of them sent money to me via Venmo."
Keith sent the gift to Frank asking him to select the recipient and prepare a great meal 
for them. Once the Lesesnes became involved, Keith says their humble gift turned into 
a "loaves and fishes story" that fed 50 people.
"Frank and I along with our chef had been talking about serving dinner to the ER staff 
but hadn't yet," says Amy. The gift was the catalyst. When she and her daughter Cece 
Lesesne delivered the meals, they could see smiling eyes above the masks.
"Wofford friends are the BEST friends and know exactly what to do," says Amy. 
"Good cheer goes a long way, especially in these times!"
Register for the April 30 State of the College Virtual Town Hall
event for alumni and friends
Wofford College will hold a virtual town hall for alumni and friends this Thursday at 4 
p.m. to answer questions related to how the college is responding to COVID-19. 
Questions may be submitted prior to the event by
emailing WoffordNews@wofford.edu. Questions posed during the event will be 
answered via chat, although questions not previously covered may be fielded live after 
pre-submitted questions have been answered.
To watch the live town hall event, please register in advance. After you register, you 
will receive a confirmation email with an invitation to join. President Nayef Samhat and 
members of his cabinet will serve as panelists. The live town hall will last a minimum of 
30 minutes. A recording and transcript of the event will be available
at Wofford.edu/coronavirus.
Could your business use help from a Terrier?
The Career Center is partnering with Parker Dewey, which is considered the pioneer 
and leading provider of micro-internships. Through micro-internships, students can 
provide you with immediate support on professional tasks, while allowing them to 
demonstrate their skills, explore career paths and develop their professional networks. 
These paid opportunities typically require five to 40 hours of work by the student, and 
the projects are similar to those completed during a typical internship. These 
experiences give students an opportunity to gain experience while building a solid 
resume. If you or your employer would like to participate, email Rebecca
Parker, parkerrm@wofford.edu. 
Student resources
The semester is winding down. Finishing strong may mean knowing where to go if you 
need support. Click here for a list of resources that can help with everything from 
technology and mental and physical health to financial hardship. 
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Conquer and Prevail Issue 12 April 27 2020

Daily Announcements May 2020

ISSUE #1    MARCH 20, 2020    FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
The grass is green. The trees are budding. Pollen colors the benches and sidewalks. 
Spring at Wofford College looks like it does every year, except this year, everything is 
different. The campus — usually teeming with students — is quiet. The Emergency 
Preparedness Team and the President's Cabinet are navigating an unprecedented 
interruption in college operations. Faculty are responding with creativity and 
determination to take Wofford's signature face-to-face teaching and advising online 
should that become necessary. Staff are responsibly social distancing and working 
from home when possible or on flexible schedules so essential services of the college 
continue despite the crisis. Terriers near and far have rallied to support their families 
and communities.
Over the next few weeks, this newsletter will offer regular updates on the state of the 
college and share inspiring stories from the Wofford community. At Wofford,
there's always LIGHT!
Conquer and Prevail!
DR. JOHN LEFEBVRE ON TAKING THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM ONLINE
Dr. John Lefebvre, professor of psychology, is leading the effort to prepare Wofford's 
faculty to take the college's academic program online if necessary. See and hear what 
he has to say about where we are now. [Watch Lefebvre on YouTube.]
FINDING PEACE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY
By Kellie Buckner, Ed.S., LMFT, counselor in the Wofford Wellness Center
"Fear is often our immediate response to uncertainty. There's nothing wrong with 
experiencing fear. The key is not to get stuck in it." – Gabrielle Bernstein
We are facing an unprecedented situation. Anyone who has paid any attention knows 
that things are changing constantly. It would be easy to get overwhelmed by all the 
changes and caught up in worry, but for our wellbeing — for our health (mental and 
physical) — it will be important to find ways to ground ourselves.
As we begin to live lives that are so different from our "normal," we can find comfort in 
some things that have remained constant. My advice would be to start small and start in 
this very moment. Ask yourself what is still the same? What small thing still seems 
familiar or comforting? It could be the sun shining outside, the smell of grass or the 
softness of a warm blanket that you are wrapped up in as you work from home. Pay 
attention to "this moment." Think about how it looks, smells, sounds, feels or even 
tastes.
A few evenings ago after hours worrying about various things that might happen, I took 
time to absorb what was familiar and good. I got outside of my own head and looked at 
the sun that had peeked out from behind the clouds. I felt the air that had been warmed 
by that sun and took in the sight of the people that I loved that were in the room with 
me. I took a picture of it — not an Instagram worthy picture — just a quick snapshot of 
what was really happening. It was life in that moment, despite all the uncertainty. It was 
a nice moment, and I can find many more if I keep looking for them.
Here are some resources that might help you tune into this moment and find some 
peace:
How to meditate in a moment.
Meditation for mental balance and grounding. 
10-minute meditation.
WOFFORD.EDU/CORONAVIRUS
The college is posting all updates to a dedicated COVID-19 update page. At
Wofford.edu/coronavirus, read a message of thanks to the faculty and staff from
President Nayef Samhat as well as messages to the Wofford community about
changes in the academic schedule. Wofford leaders are still hopeful that students will
be able to return to campus following spring break; a decision will be made by March
31, 2020.
SHARE A STORY
If you have a story about a member of the Wofford community who is conquering and
prevailing in the face of adversity, email WoffordNews@wofford.edu.
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Conquer and Prevail Issue 1 March 20 2020

ISSUE #9 | APRIL 16, 2020 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Commencement save-the-date
The Class of 2020 received an e-mail yesterday about plans to celebrate Commencement 
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 21 and 22. A campus committee is working on details and the 
weekend will include Commencement exercises, a Baccalaureate worship service, ROTC 
Commissioning, Honors Convocation, induction into Phi Beta Kappa and a Class of 2020 
party.
These dates and events are contingent upon the ability to gather in late August based on 
recommendations from federal health officials and state governments. Stay tuned for more 
information.
Read Wofford Today Spring 2020 digitally
There are stories on student support services, Interim, the renaming of the Career Center and 
the rebranding of the Mungo Exchange, the 50th anniversary of Wofford Theatre and Terriers 
playing basketball overseas. This issue is particularly poignant because it's a slice of life at 
Wofford before COVID-19.
The link in the headline above allows you to read these and other stories across platforms – 
on your smartphone, tablet, desktop, etc. – anywhere, all the time. You also may view current 
and previous issues online at Wofford.edu/woffordtoday.
Wofford Today is printed and mailed quarterly – fall, winter, spring and summer – to Wofford 
alumni, current parents and other college supporters. You will remain on the mailing
list unless you prefer otherwise and send a note to woffordtoday@wofford.edu.
Enjoy!
Wofford's Resilience Project
Interfaith Youth Core listed Wofford's Resilience Project as a good tool to help students 
during this time of global crisis. Read the story on IFYC's blog. The college's Resilience 
Project is led by the Department of Psychology, Counseling Services and the Office of the 
Chaplain. Brief exercises are provided to improve moods during difficult times while building 
resiliency. View the resources online. Inspire others by sharing a story about how you've 
overcome an experience and showed resilience.
Top 5 strengths
The Career Center and the Halligan Center for Religious and Spiritual Life are partnering to 
offer a three-week CliftonStrengths workshop for students. CliftonStrengths is a personality 
assessment that identifies the top five strengths of individuals. Participants will learn how to 
leverage their strengths in future careers. Students can sign up this week through 
Handshake. Zoom workshops will take place at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, and 
Wednesday, April 29. For more information, read about CliftonStrengths on Gallup.com.
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Conquer and Prevail Issue 9 April 16 2020

ISSUE #45 | DEC. 17, 2020 | FROM THE OFFICE OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS
Remembering Dr. Don Fowler
Dr. Don Fowler '57, a longtime Democratic Party leader on the South Carolina and national 
stages, died Tuesday, Dec. 15 in Columbia, South Carolina. He was 85.  
Fowler chaired the state Democratic Party from 1971 to 1980 and helped two governors win 
elections. He oversaw the 1988 Democratic National Convention and spent two years as 
chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1995 to 1997. His time leading the 
DNC included President Bill Clinton becoming the first Democrat since Franklin D. Roosevelt 
to win reelection.
"Don was one of our most loyal, generous and visible alumni," says President Nayef Samhat. 
"He's the ideal example of someone who brought honor upon his alma mater by going out into 
the world and doing well and doing good. He will be missed, and our thoughts are with Don's 
widow, Carol, and his two children, Donnie, and our colleague in the Department of Sociology 
and Anthropology Dr. Cissy Fowler."
Fowler taught political science at the University of South Carolina for more than 50 years and 
was teaching a course in American Politics up until his death from COVID-19. Fowler was a 
Wofford trustee from 1992-2003, and he was a longtime consultant to the college in the areas 
of marketing and communication strategy. He occasionally taught courses at Wofford and 
served as the college's vice president for marketing and communications in the mid-2000s.
Fowler was born in Spartanburg and was a student-athlete while attending Wofford. He was 
an All-American on the men's basketball team and his No. 13 is retired at the college.
Van Hipp '82, who chaired the S.C. Republican Party in the 1980s, tweeted that he was a 
teenager when he first met Fowler and they both served in the U.S. Army Reserve together. 
"We were on opposite sides of the political aisle, but I always enjoyed talking politics, military 
issues & all things South Carolina with him," says Hipp in his tweet. "Don was a patriot who 
loved America."
JEDI Working Group 2 Update: Curriculum, Teaching and
Advising
Dr. Christine Sorrell Dinkins (lead), Kenan Professor of Philosophy; Dr. Begoña Caballero, 
dean of diversity and inclusion, associate professor of Spanish; Dylan Goshorn '22, vice 
president of Campus Union; Dr. Trina Janiec Jones, associate provost for curriculum and co-
curriculum, professor of religion; Dr. Dan Mathewson, associate provost for faculty 
development, associate professor of religion.
Our working group has explored questions of pedagogy, classroom environment, curriculum 
(general education and majors), student success, student preparation gaps (especially in 
STEM), advising (general education and major), equity-focused professional development for 
faculty and staff, and better accountability and structures to ensure equity in the student 
academic experience. To inform our process, members of this group have met with Dr. Carol 
Wilson '81, who coordinates the general education advising program; Dr. John Miles and Dr. 
Ben Bryan, Office of Institutional Research; academic department chairs and representatives 
of the biology department. We also received input and information from Dr. Boyce Lawton, 
dean for student success, and Amy Lancaster '01, dean of international programs. In addition, 
Dr. Jones met with Campus Union officers and with members of WARC (Wofford Anti-Racism 
Coalition) in her capacity as associate provost over the summer; she shared information from 
these meetings with the rest of the working group. We have worked with the Office of 
Institutional Research to gather information about student achievement and persistence rates, 
including DFWI data (the rate of D and F grades, withdrawals and incompletes), along with 
enrollment in majors, disaggregated by race, ethnicity and Pell-eligible status, with a particular 
focus on courses that serve as gateways to majors or career paths.
Informed by conversations with students and colleagues, we are in the process of discussing 
a variety of curricular initiatives to present to the JEDI committee and, if approved, present to 
the faculty for consideration. These initiatives include:
A general education requirement for Race & Ethnicity (R&E) specific to the U.S.,
analogous to the current Cultures & Peoples requirement.
The creation of race, ethnicity and equity-focused course modules or courses for all
majors.
Curriculum design and professional development to allow for more thoughtful diversity
and inclusion teachings in all FYI (First Year Interaction Seminar) courses and first-
year orientation.
Our data gathering and sharing is still in process. Some of our outstanding goals include:
Noting inequities evidenced in the data at a general and department level.
Presenting these data to the JEDI committee and to the faculty to provide groundwork
for a conversation about what faculty can do, individually and collectively, to improve
equity in our academic program.
Gathering data on how much of our current general education and overall curriculum is
focused on white colonial Western knowledge and history.  
We will work with Institutional Research on this question and ask departments to share what
they already offer or are working on that involves R&E – for instance courses, course 
modules, courses that involve BIPOC authors, exploration of inclusive pedagogies, R&E 
history relevant to the discipline.
In our focus on advising, we discussed with department chairs some of the work individual 
departments are doing to address advising concerns and offered support of this work 
including help from committee consultants and looking into funding for professional 
development opportunities specific to major advising. Our discussions of advising have 
considered topics such as: How to implement diversity and inclusion guidelines/training for all 
advisors; what structures and policies would ensure equitable practices and accountability for 
advisors; an understanding of advising as teaching, and the need for advisors to receive 
professional development on relationship-building, knowledge of resources for student 
support, framing of conversations and a growth mindset. As one outgrowth of these 
conversations with faculty and the provost, the provost has committed to funding professional 
development in summer 2021 for a group of faculty across STEM in health fields to develop a 
model for major and career advising.
In the Spring semester, we will be soliciting input from departments on their ongoing diversity 
and inclusion initiatives, and we will invite faculty and staff to share suggestions and concerns 
regarding equity in Wofford's academic program. 
Survey for classes of 2010 and 2015
Wofford is participating in the National Alumni Career Mobility survey, and the college wants 
to survey members of the classes of 2010 and 2015. Wofford would like to hear about the 
experiences of those alumni at the college and their subsequent career pathways. 
Participation in this survey will provide critical information about how well Wofford is preparing 
its graduates for future careers. Take the survey.  
Read Wofford Today Winter 2020
Read the digital issue of Wofford Today on your smartphone, tablet, desktop, etc.
Remember, you also may view current and previous issues online
at wofford.edu/woffordtoday.
Wofford Today is printed and mailed quarterly – fall, winter, spring and summer – to 
Wofford alumni, current parents and other college supporters. If you would like to receive a 
printed magazine and are not, email woffordtoday@wofford.edu.
Wofford Advent Calendar
Wofford's Alumni Association has an Advent calendar just for Terriers! Each Sunday, the 
Rev. Dr. Ron Robinson '78, Wofford's Perkins-Prothro Chaplain and Professor of Religion, 
will have a new message throughout the season. The calendar is being updated daily with 
activities for families and opportunities to win Wofford Christmas ornaments. View the 
Wofford Advent Calendar.
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