First Year Mentors are a team of dedicated and constructive student leaders that are passionate about NC Wesleyan University and believe in every student’s success. From the beginning at New Student Welcome and throughout the fall semester, First Year Mentors help new students connect with the Wesleyan community. They serve as mentors and role models to first-year students and attend an assigned COL 103 course section to be accessible and provide insight as a mentor.
Adefisayo Adebimpe
Hometown:
Raleigh, NC
Major:
Communications with Journalism Minor
Sport:
Men’s Basketball
Interesting Fact:
I can balance a basketball on top of each other, my favorite color is black and i am from Nigeria.
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
Traveling to New York with my teammates
Seth Atkinson
Hometown:
Rocky Mount, NC
Majors:
Mathematics and Business Admin
Interesting Fact:
I was a lifeguard over the summer
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
Meeting friends that i have now and hitting a game winner in the basketball gym
Lexie Collins
Hometown:
Spring Hope, NC
Major:
History, Secondary Education and Psychology
Interesting Fact:
I almost exclusively listen to non-English music
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
Going into the honors lounge to discuss our book and realize one of us had not read anything at all
Michaya Epps
Hometown:
Louisburg, NC
Majors:
Business Admin and Sports Admin
Interesting Fact:
My favorite athlete is Tom Brady, I’m allergic to watermelon, bananas and walnuts, I wear a size 4.5 and 5
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
The block party during my sophomore year
Julian Gamboa
Hometown:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Major:
Business Administration
Sport:
Soccer
Interesting Fact:
I like playing chess and running
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
When we got to the Men’s Soccer Finals Tournament in 2023
Da’mon Hardy
Hometown:
Greenville, NC
Major:
Sports Admin
Sport:
Baseball
Interesting Fact:
I am 23 years old, an ex social media influencer and I coach softball at Pitt Community College
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
Winning Baseball Conference championships back to back.
Sherfield T. Smith “Preach”
Hometown:
Washington, NC
Major:
English and Religious Studies
Interesting Fact:
Writing poetry, I am a minister and President of Refuge Ministry and I am originally from north Philly, PA.
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
Getting to start a football game during my freshman year.
Anaya Sule
Hometown:
Washington, DC
Majors:
Criminal Justice and English
Sport:
Lacrosse
Interesting Fact:
I have learned Mandarin Chinese for over 15 years
Favorite Wesleyan Memory:
When my freshman RA was participating in the haunted trail and my friends were scared running through the woods
