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THE BENNETT BANNER
Friday, October 13, 1989
ISP majors will get a change
New facilitator: Ms. S. Charmaine
McKessick-Kemp is the ISP director,
(photo by Yvette N. Freeman)
by Miji Bell
The commencement of the
1989-1990 academic year has
brought changes within Ben
nett’s Interdisciplinary Stud
ies Program (ISP). The ISP
program is a non-traditional
individualized degree program
which evolved from the Hu
manities Department. It pro
motes the interrelationship of
academic experience with per
sonal insights and experiences
essential to furthering career
development.
ISP students comprise ap
proximately 11 to 15 percent
of Bennett’s student body. Of
that number, the majority are
mass communications/public
relations majors.
The ISP program is being
reorganized and restructured
by its new director, Ms. S.
Charmaine McKissick-Kemp.
Having worked in almost
all areas of the communi
cations industry, McKissick
Kemp brings over 10 years of
experience to her new job.
After receiving her B.A. in
radio, t.v. and film from the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and her mas
ter’s in speech communication
from Northern Illinois Uni
versity, McKissick-Kemp has
worked primarily in the sales
departments of radio and tele
vision stations throughout
North Carolina as well as
taught speech and language
arts on junior high and colle
giate levels.
McKissick-Kemp has high
hopes for the young women
she is “thrilled” to be working
with here at Bennett: “I want
to see us (especially black
women) in all aspects of the
communications industry.”
To accomplish this, Mc
Kissick-Kemp wants to start
by developing a stronger
ISP program that will guide
its majors in that direction.
She has two fundamental
goals that she is trying to
develop. One is to implement
specially designed courses on
Bennett’s campus so that
communications majors here
do not have to rely solely on
taking courses from other
area colleges such as A&T
and UNCG.
Says McKissick-Kemp, “I
would like to establish co
operative arrangements with
these schools, especially with
A&T, so that we can take
advantage of their resources
and vice versa.” At the same
time, Ms. McKissick-Kemp
urges all ISP communications/
public relations majors, es
pecially freshmen, to take
courses such as IS 162 (Mass
Media) early in order to gain
a general knowledge of the
industry and to help specify
their interests.
An important step towards
being successful in the com
munications industry is hav
ing related experiences as
part of the overall college
curriculum.
McKissick-Kemp recognizes
this and her second goal is
geared towards making ef
forts to get ISP students in
volved in externships which
she describes as “learning ex
periences off campus.”
McKissick-Kemp is work
ing with area organizations,
television and radio stations
and newspapers to implement
externship programs and re
serve slots in these programs
specifically for Bennett’s ISP
students.
Several ISP students are al-
ready involved in internships
and externships this semester
with such organizations as
Naegele Billboards; WOMG
97.1; WFMY Channel 2; UNC
Center for Public Television
and the public relations de
partment here at Bennett.
A&T Players perform four plays
Stealing milk crates after Jan. 1 will be very costly
The Richard B. Harrison
Players of North Carolina
A&T State University are set
to raise the curtain on their
eighth theatre season. Four
productions — two dramas,
two musicals — are slated for
the Paul Robeson Theatre
mainstage.
The “Amen Comer,” the
late James Baldwin’s most
acclaimed contribution to the
stage, opens the new season.
A valuable lesson in false
piety is learned by a self-
righteous lady pastor of a
Harlem storefront church
when it costs her everyone
and everything she loves.
Premieres Oct. 20 through
23.
“Black Nativity, Langston
Hughes” inspiring musical
celebration of the birth of
Christ, returns for an unpre
cedented fourth consecutive
season. Features a rousing
gospel music score arranged
by Clifford Watkins, chair of
A&T’s music department,
Dec. 1-4 and 9-10 are the
dates.
“A Soldier’s Play,” Charles
Fuller’s 1982 Pulitzer Prize
winner for best play is the
third entry. A segregated
World War II army camp is
the setting for this disturb
ing expose of racism and its
destructive consequences.
Coming Feb. 23-26.
“The Wiz,” voted as Broad
way’s Best Musical of 1974
and winner of seven Tony
Awards is the season finale.
Based on the literary-tumed-
film classic “The Wizard of
Oz,” this musical blockbuster
features the songs of the late
Charlie Smalls including
“Home,” “If You Believe” and
“Ease on Down the Road.”
Performances will run April
28-30 and May 5-6.
The Studio Theatre season
lineup is also confirmed.
“Twelfth Night” by William
Shakespeare opens the studio
season on November 5-6.
Next, a new world premiere
musical, “Sister Fate” pre
mieres on November 19-20.
Finally, Athol Fugard’s dis
turbing portrait of apartheid,
“Boesman and Lena” closes
the Studio Theatre season,
running March 24-25.
DURHAM, N.C. — Unau-
thori-'ed possession of the
colorful, plastic milk crates,
used by dairies to transport
milk, will be against the law
in North Carolina, effective
Jan. 1, 1990.
The versatile cases often
are used by college students
for bookcases and other pieces
of furniture.
Carolina/Virginia Dairy
Products Association, repre
senting processors in the two
states, have announced a
public awareness campaign de
signed to inform North Caro
lina college students of the
new, tougher law.
Posters encouraging stu
dents to return cases to local
dairies or grocery stores will
be distributed soon to college
and university residence halls
across the state.
Effective Jan. 1, 1990,
North Carolina statute (GS14-
72.4) makes the unauthorized
possession of milk cases a
misdemeanor punishable by a
$300 fine and/or imprison
ment.
Nearly a million milk cases
were borrowed, stolen or mis
appropriated in North Caro
lina and Virginia dairies dur
ing the past year at a cost of
$2 million to the industry, and
eventually the consumer.
Often used as furniture, file
boxes or storage bins, the
crates are lost to a public
attitude that they are free for
the taking.
“Nothing could be further
from the truth,” according to
Carolina/Virginia Dairy Pro
ducts Assn. President Phillip
Holder of Pet Inc. in Char
lotte. “Thse cases are a major
expense to dairies, and the
magnitude of the loss is hurt
ing every dairy in the
country.”
According to a national sur
vey, there are $250 million
worth of crates missing
across the country. There
have been no national, uni
form solutions to the problem.
Prior to this new legisla
tion, milk case theft in the
state was a misdemeanor
under general theft statutes.
With passage of the tougher
legislation, North Carolina
joins the ranks of a number
of other states, combining
concentrated enforcement ef
forts and publicity campaigns
to try to recover crates and
control losses.
The law applies to milk
crates bearing the name of
the owner, not plastic crates
purchased in department
stores or elsewhere; however,
defacing or removing the
identification mark is also
illegal.
Cases should be returned
to a local dairy or neighbor
hood grocery store, said
Holder. No questions will be
asked through Dec. 31, 1989.
COLLEGE REP WANTED to dis
tribute “Student Rate” subscrip
tion cards at this campus. Good
income. For information and ap
plication write to: COLLEGIATE
MARKETING SERVICES. 303 W.
Center Ave., Mooresvllle, NC
28115. 704/663-0963.
Bulletin board: opportunities for advancement
Mentoring Group: The Charlotte, Durham, and Greensboro chapters of the
National Black Child Development Institute have announced the inception of a
new mentoring program to motivate black girls to study math and science.
Undertaken as part of the “Black Girls: Making It in Math and Science Pro
ject” funded by the Women’s Educational Equity Act Program of the U.S. De
partment of Education, the mentoring program will bring black girls together
with college students and career women in the fields of math and science.
“With assistance from the local affiliate, mentors will be encouraged to help
influence the girls’ future in a positive way through such activities as visiting
the work place, museums, and technical high schools, or just getting together to
talk,” stated Sarah Herbin, project coordinator.
The mentoring activities will be enhanced by three publications that NBCUi
has developed as a part of this project. The first is a booklet targeted at providing
basic information about math and science courses and careers to black girls and
their parents. The second pamphlet provides action strategies for educators and
community groups. The Institute has also published a journal designed for black
girls to document their career development goals and activities.
All publications provide inspirational biographies of successful black women
in various fields, and each is available to the public at a nominal cost.
Each mentor will take on the responsibility of shaping the academic career
of a child. Over time, mentors will assist the girls in selecting a junior or senior
high school, encourage girls to enroll in math and science courses, and tutor the
girls in math and science when needed.
“This can’t be a job; it must be commitment,” stated Arthur Griffin, presi
dent of BCDI-Charlotte. “It has to be a commitment for adults who choose to
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Tresca Byrd, a mathematics teacher at Page Senior High School and advi
sory committee member, urges all who are able to become involved in the educa
tion of black children. “Give of yourself to a child. They are crying for attention
and guidance. We need to make sure they have a future equal to or better than
ours,” Byrd says. _ , , •
TTie National Black Child Development Institute is a nonprofit, membership
organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for black children. If
you would like to become a mentor or seek additional information, contact
Sarah Herbin at the Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, 1010
Homeland Avenue, Suite 102, Greensboro, N.C. 27405 or (919) 230-2138.
Magazine Contest: Bennett juniors are invited to enter GLAMOUR maga
zine’s 1990 Top Ten College Women Competition. The competition, open to young
women from colleges and universities across the country, is GLAMOUR’S 34th
annual search for 10 outstanding students.
A panel of GLAMOUR editors will select winners from among students who
have demonstrated leadership abilities, involvement in community/campus af
fairs, and academic excellence in a chosen field. Students can submit entries in
five categories: creative arts/communications/humanities, science and techno
logy/health, politics/international relations, business and economics/entrepre
neurship and public service.
Winners of GLAMOUR’S Top Ten College Women Competition will be fea
tured in the October 1990 issue.
For further information, contact Ms. Beth Sklar, Conde Nast Building, 350
Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017.
Science Program: Are you an academically talented minority student in
your junior or senior year? Are you interested in a career in biomedical research?
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in
Bethesda, Md., has an initiative called the Introduction to Biomedical Research
Program that is specially designed to acquaint academically talented minority
students to career opportunities in the broad field of biomedical research.
NIAID, one of the 13 National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and sup
ports research to study the causes of allergic, immunologic and infectious dis
eases, and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing and treating these
illnesses.
“This program offers minority students from across the country an in-depth
and intense three-day introduction to NIAID-NIH biomedical research,” said
Vincent A. Thomas, project officer of the program. “This initiative grew out of
the Institute’s concern about the underrepresentation of minorities in the scien
tific pool. Our goal is to increase the number of minority biomedical research
ers.”
Students—who are provided per diem and round trip tickets to the Bethesda
campus—will have the opportunity to participate in a series of lectures, inter
views, and tour the renowned NIH Clinical Center, the world’s largest biomedical
research facility. They will also discuss, face-to-face with scientists, current re
search initiatives and advances as well as career concerns and possible summer
employment opportunities.
Participants will also have the opportunity to apply for summer jwsitions in
the NIAID Division of Intramural Research, and thus provide them with general
exposure to research career paths and further their knowledge and understand
ing of biomedical research, and the types of positions available at NIH. Appro
ximately 55 students will be selected for the Feb. 11-16, 1990 program.
Deans and faculty may recommend students with a 3.0 or better GPA. Selec
tion is based on faculty recommendations and personal and academic achieve
ments. If you are interested, you should contact the dean or chairperson of the
biology or chemistry department of your school.
The application packet must be received from the dean or chairperson at
NIAID no later than Nov. 20. Final selections will be announced by Dec. 13.