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Southern Wesleyan University inducts new 'MISTERS'
Historic Freedom's Hill Church was the site of the Call Me Mister induction ceremony Oct. 20 at SWU.
Patrick Hampton of Spartanburg; Allen Williams of Seneca; Christian May of Smithville, Ga.; and Jarvis Johnson of Central were inducted into the Call Me MISTER program at Southern Wesleyan University during a ceremony Oct. 20 at Freedom’s Hill Church on the Central Campus. Attending the ceremony were education students enrolled in the MISTER program at SWU, along with program mentors. Pictured in front, from left, are Justin Carter, Southern Wesleyan’s AVP for student life and Call Me MISTER site coordinator; Shaq Brown; Byron Smith; Hampton; and Paul Ohanuka. Behind them, from left, are Danny Hall; Harvey Choplin, adjunct instructor; Williams; Mona Thornton, associate dean, SWU School of Education; May; Corey Amaker, Southern Wesleyan’s AVP for Institutional Effectiveness; and Johnson.
The Call Me MISTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) trains and places teachers from a diverse background into the state’s lowest performing elementary schools.
For details about the Call Me MISTER program, contact Dr. Sandra McLendon, dean of Southern Wesleyan’s School of Education, at (864) 644-5354, email smclendon@swu.edu or visit swu.edu.