First Year Advising Staff | North Carolina Wesleyan University

Taylor Stone

Director of Student Success Services

e: TStone@ncwu.edu

Employment Type STAFF

p 252-985-5270

e TStone@ncwu.edu

Location Rocky Mount Campus

Program/Department First Year Advising, Student Success

Taylor Stone

Director of Student Success Services

What is your favorite aspect of working at Wesleyan?
I enjoy working at NC Wesleyan because the college has always been a part of my life! My mother graduated from here and often brought me to campus as a child. I attended Wesleyan and graduated in 2013. Now, my younger sister is continuing the bishop tradition! I appreciate Wesleyan for the role it has played in my family’s life. I know the best is yet to come for our students and our institution and I’m glad that I get to be a part of it!

Erma Hedgepeth

Academic Advisor

e: ehedgepeth@ncwu.edu

Employment Type STAFF

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e ehedgepeth@ncwu.edu

Location Rocky Mount Campus

Program/Department First Year Advising, Student Success

Erma Hedgepeth

Academic Advisor

What is your favorite aspect of working at Wesleyan?
My favorite aspect of working at Wesleyan is the interaction that I have with a diverse group of students, and being able to have an impact on their success. I’m proud to be an alum of the University and to offer those same services and strategies that was once given to me.

Laura Brown

Associate Dean of Veteran Services

e: lestes@ncwu.edu

Employment Type STAFF

p 919-988-9270

e lestes@ncwu.edu

Location Rocky Mount Campus

Program/Department Academic Affairs, First Year Advising, Student Success

Laura Brown

Associate Dean of Veteran Services

What is your favorite aspect of working at Wesleyan?
Our students make working at NC Wesleyan a rewarding experience. Advisors meet students who are at the beginning of their journey, we see them grow and accomplish their educational goals. If they are able to use something we have taught, resources we have shared, or just know that we are here for them, then I believe we have made a difference. The best part is watching them receive their diploma, knowing they have faced challenges, worked hard, and reached their goal. I always look forward to hearing about their successes after they graduate.

Katie Beeman, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Academic Intervention Services, Visiting Instructor of English

e: RBeeman@ncwu.edu

Employment Type FACULTY

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e RBeeman@ncwu.edu

Location Rocky Mount Campus

Program/Department First Year Advising, Student Success

Katie Beeman, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Academic Intervention Services, Visiting Instructor of English

A.B.D., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

I concentrate in medieval literature with a focus on non-normative maternity and Middle English romances. My forthcoming dissertation is titled “A Mother’s Movement: Exploring the Effects of Exogamy on Maternal Performance in Medieval Romances.”

How long have you been at NCWU?
Since 2022

What's your favorite class that you teach?
English 111

What are your research & teaching interests?
Medieval literature

What is a fun fact or an interesting hobby of yours?
Dungeons and Dragons