C A M P U S L I F E
MOFFETT TO DIRECT
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
Glacial exploration in Alaska was one of many memorable experiences for Sheryl Tynes’ and
Don Van Eynde’s students.
Raphael Moffett joined the staff as
director of Campus and Community
Involvement last July, bringing sub-
stantial leadership experience related
New Course Offers Lessons in Leadership
to student engagement and success.
In this position, Moffett will oversee
student leadership and organizations,
diversity education, Greek life, campus
KEEPING IT REAL
put theory into practice and give practical
publications, the Coates University
meaning to the word “teamwork.”
Center, new student orientation, and
B
Each day, different students took charge
the mail center.
ear bells, pepper spray, and a .357 mag- of planning and directing the day’s activities,
In his prior positions—director of
num pistol are not the usual accouterments which included fishing for salmon and hal-
for Sheryl Tynes, associate vice president for ibut, visiting an Anchorage Street Fair and
Student Life at Morehouse College
academic affairs, when she teaches a class. art galleries, and completing a stunningly
and student adviser in the Office of
But when that class happens to be in the beautiful 13-mile hike. Fortunately, while
African American Student Services
Alaskan wilderness, this Montana native, in the wilderness, Tynes’ precautionary bear
and Programs at Georgia State Uni-
who knows a thing or two about grizzlies, bells precluded the need for her more potent versity—Moffett established a stellar
came prepared. ursine repellants.
reputation as a strong student advo-
Last summer Tynes and Don Van Eynde, By all accounts, the trip exceeded expecta-
cate, educator, and practitioner.
professor of business administration, took tions. As senior Virgil Yanta summed it up:
Moffett holds an undergraduate
nine students on a weeklong trip to the Kenai “We found out just what types of leaders
Peninsula. Inspired by Van Eynde’s numer- and team members we fundamentally were.
degree in English from Washington
ous vacations in the “Last Frontier,” the trip We gained valuable and realistic character
State University and a doctorate degree
was the culmination of a new course he and skills through readings and Socratic end-of-
in educational leadership from Clark
Tynes co-developed called “Leadership and day evaluations that enabled us to apply these
Atlanta University. He has a passion
Group Dynamics.” After a semester-long skills in unfamiliar, albeit spectacular settings. for international travel and has parti-
class that included reading and research on In a nutshell, we became better leaders, better
cipated in cultural immersion programs
leadership and group dynamics as well as peers, and better people.” And then with a
in Egypt and Brazil.
Alaskan history, geography, economics and grin, “Plus we got to see Sarah Palin.”
politics, the trip provided an opportunity to
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