By Khi’Asiah Holland; The Whetstone
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I came to Wesley College because of the small setting.Â
This gave me a chance to get the attention I need from my teachers. Â
Smaller classes give students the opportunity to engage with their classmates and professors more. Also, it allows students to be more comfortable with everyone.
Now I have to adjust to classrooms that probably will contain more than 40 students and still manage to social distance as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Â
Wesley College is coming to an end after 148 years of a successful college journey.Â
President Clark failed Wesley College. The site of the former college will be acquired Delaware State University July 1.Â
Clark’s failure will result in a drastic change for students in the upcoming fall semester because they will now be forced to attend larger classrooms and some will be forced to leave behind their scholarships. Â
Wesley’s faculty and staff also are impacted by Clark’s failure.Â
Many faculty and staff are losing their jobs and only have a few months to figure out how they are going to support their families and keep up with their bills.Â
As a community, we could have come together to raise money for the school by having a fund raiser, a car wash, have a bake sale, or ask people for donations.Â
This is a tough time for us all. It should have been handled better and President Clark should have found a way to raise money to earn enough to continue Wesley College’s legacy.