The Public Speaks out on
Search for UNCP Chancellor
Pembroke, N.C.- About 75 alumni
and concerned citi/cns appeared at
the public forum Thursday evening to
give their views on the selection of the
next leader for UNC Pembroke
The Chancellor Search committee,
which hosted two public forums
this week, will meet next on Nov. %to
meet with executive search firms to
begina nationwide search, committee
Chair Roger Oxendine told the gathering.
i Speakers, most of whom were
1 alumni, seemed to be of two minds
Some like Bruce Barton, a graduate
an d co-founder of the Carolina
Indian Voice ncwspapcrin Pembroke,
said the new chancellor should be a
Lumbcc Indian, consistent with the
university's 11-yearhistory asa school
; founded for American I ndiansofRobc)
son County.
> Others like State Rep Ron Sutton
looked to the future, saying that
changes must be made at the university
to revitalize it for the next millcn
nium.
"Whoever you get as chancellor.
] whether he is black brown, red or
white, they should bring a big broom
w hen they come They must make a
changes."
Rep. Sutton, who had attended the
] final day Thursday ofNorthCarolina's
! longest legislative session in history,
said the new chancellor must be able
to compete effectively for state money
Mr. Barton said there arc approximately
150-200 Lumbcc Indians with
mastbr's degrees and another 40-50
v with doctorates, and a search firm is
, not needed to find qualified candi?
j, dales
"I am concerned that you will not
consider all the Lumbcc." he said "I
am concerned that sensitivity to the
community not to be discounted "
ThcRcv. Jerry McNcillagrccdwilh
Mr. Barton, calling UNCP "our
school,"
"This is not a niatlcrofracism,"Rcv.
McNeill said. "Our school is open to
all qualified applicants."
"As the newly elected chair of the
Lumbce Tribal Council, I feel it is my
job to protect and preserve our native
heritage, "he said. "Do what is right
for our ancestors of the past, our people
today and our children of the future."
Lonnic Revels, a Greensboro businessman
and UNCPgraduate, recalled
a history of racism that continues
"We (Native Americans) were left
out of the 1982 consent decree," Mr.
Revels said of the UNC agreement
w ilh the federal courts that it would
strive to desegregate its historically
minority and white schools. "I can
guarantee that the next chancellor of
(N C.) A&T will be black and the next
chanccllorof(UNC) Ashevillcvvillbc
white."
"I'm asking that this committee to
look at a Native American as the new
chancellor " he said
There w ere other view s of the cha raclcrislics
that the next chancellor
should bring to the job Some said the
next UNCP leader must lead the university
out of an enrollment slump,
and others went even further, saying
the next chancellor must lead the region
out of an economic slump
"You have two communities hcrc
the immediate community and the
larger community of potential
studcnls."said Giles Hopkinsof Aberdeen.
"Out of 70.IMK) people in Moore
Countv. I estimate onlv 5.0(H) know
UNCP
"The next chancellor lieic should
have the qualities of Leo Jenkins, the
late president of East Carolina, who
brought al I of northeastern North Carolina
togclhcr."Mr Hopkins said
Joe Sandlin. former president of
Southern National Bank and UNCFs
distinguished executive in residence,
said UNCP is the only hope to bring
the region out of its economic slump
"UNCFs future depends on its ability
to establish and strengthen its links
to thesoutheast region'sbusiness, education.
government, health and the
arts community." Mr. Sandlin said.
"The university is the one link that
can bring this community out of the
economic slump"
"Wc must get the Regional
Ccntcrf for Economic.Professional and
Community Development) off the
ground,"hc said "Wc must also get
someone who can raise money ."
Other speakers like Jo Ann Chavis
Lowcry rejected any bias in the chancellor
selection process and focused
on the qualities of leadership a new
chancellor should have
"In selecting our new chancellor,
do not allow any bias to cloud your
decision for a candidate or against a
candidates Lowery said. "I tell people
I meet, the first thing you must do to
get to know me is forget that I ant
Indian and female: the second thing
y ou must do to get to know me is never
forget that I am Indian and female "
"I believe that wc can have a new
leader for the new millennium that
satisfies all our needs." she said "If
that person happcnstobcw hitc. Black.
Indian or other, that is OK."
In all. 16 people addressed the
Search Committee. At the conclusion
Chair Roger Oxcndinc thanked the
group for its input
"I can tell you it's going to result in
a national search for a new chancellor.
"Mr Oxcndinc said "But. 1 can
tell you wc will look locally as well."
"Wc arc looking for
qualifications, "he said
C Ni
...From the
Desk of the
Superintendent
by Dr. Barry Harding
v__ y
This coming Saturday is a big day
for the Public Schools of Robeson
County. We have two events planned
which we feel have the potential of
providing a good bit of impetus for
education in our county.
The day gets underway with a
breakfast meeting to which we've
invited the pastors of every church
in Robeson County. Every one that
we could find an address for received
an invitation to join us at the
Lumberton Junior High School cafeteria
for a discussion of education.
If a pastor did not receive an invitation
because we didn't have an
address, he or she is still invited. I
might mention here that it's very
important to us that those ministers
who plan on attending- and 1 hope
that that's all of them- let us know
before Friday so that we can make
the proper preparations for food. If
they'll call Mr. Lanes McLean at
738-4841 extension 320 or Ms.
Linda Locklearat extension 288, we
can make arrangements to accommodate
them.
Our hopes are that we'll have a
large turnout so that we can discuss
ways that churches can work with
our school system to improve education
for our young people. We
know that there are many churches
wh ich already have programs in place
for that purpose. Some churches have
members of the congregation who
volunteer their time tutoring- a very
worthwhile effort. There are
churches who offer recognition of
young people in their congiegations
for certain accomplishments made
at their school. There are other innovative
programs which we won't tiy
to enumerate here. What we hope to
do Saturday morning is to engage
those pastors who are willing to ao
so in discussion so they can give us
an idea o what they may be doing at
their churches. It may be that they
are doing something which other
churches may decide to undertake
also.
Additionally, we want to talk
frankly with regard to what they feel
we might try to do better and what
they feel they can do to help us in our
work. We realize that ministers and
their churches are in a unique position
to help us in ways which are not
available elsewhere. As vitally important
members of the community,
they have much to offer and we feel
it's to our advantage to listen carefully
to what they have to say. At the
sametime, it'spossiblethatwemight
have information which they might
find useful in planning other programs
at their churches. Ifs an ideal
way for us to be able to have a useful
dialogue about a subject important
to both os us. We do need to know if
they're coming, though. Consequently,
it is important that they call
today.
Then, in the afternoon, everyone
in the county is invited to our first
"Showcase of Schools" at Biggs Park
Mall between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Each school in our system will have
a booth manned by principals, assistant
principals, teachers, students and
volunteers who will demonstrate and
explain the various programs which
have been implemented to enhance
the educational process at the school.
It's an effort that we're making to let
parents and others see what is going
on at all the schools in the county.
Parents thus have the opportunity to
obtain first hand knowledge about
the school their child is enrolled in.
It is also an opportunity for those
parents to be able to check out the
booth of the next school which their
child will be attending upon being
promoted.
In addition to school personnel,
we're hoping to have members of v
each school s PTA there to help
present the story of their school to
the visiting public. These are people
who have more than a passing involvement
with the school being, as
they are, already more familiar with
what their child's school is doing
than, unfortunately, is the average
parent. They are thus able to discuss
with visitors what the booth is offering
in the way of information from a
parent's standpoint. Also available
at the booths will be brochures, flyers
and book marks for visitors to
pick up and read information about
the remarkable turnaround in the
number of exemplary schools we
now have. The schools are justifiably
proud of that accomplishment
and it's expected that their booths
will exhibit that pride.
I hope that everyone in the county,
whether or not there are any school
children in their family, will visit
Biggs Park Mall Saturday to visit the
booths and enjoy the entertainment
various schools will be putting on
during the "Showcase of Schools."
The schools are proud of what they've
done during the past year and we
know you will be too.
The Pembroke
Kiwanis Report
The weekly meeting was held Tuesday
evening at the Jade Garden Chinese
Restaurant with Pres -elect Todd
Jones presiding.
Patrick Bullard, Program chairman
for the evening presented Mrs.
Michelle Fontaine. Administrator of
the Whispering Pines Nursing Home .
in Fayetteville. The Nursing Home
bases it entire program on the "Eden
Alternative, The Eden Alternative, is
a very positive way of doing and caring
of it's sixty-six residents. We see
long term care as "Habitats for human
beings." They don't come to us to die
, thev come to us to live. So Dr
William Thomas devised the "Eden
Alternative," a method to avoid boredom,
helplessness and loneliness for
the elderly. Dr. Thomas is a graduate
of Cortland State University. My
Almamater and he was a mayor of
Cortland. N.Y. his "Life Caring
Method." is being advocated nation
wide. It involves using pets, dogs,
cats, and birds, children visitations, "
plants in all the rooms dared by the
patients themselves an educated staff
in the wisdom of the "Alternative
method "This makes for a healthful
environment, a happiness for the elderly
person As a result the person
needs less medication and is able to
live longer. The home has all the
medical services plus Medicare. The
Home is located on Country Club
Drive in Fayetteville They welcome
visitors and wish to visit, groups to
explain the Eden Alternative Plan of
care for the elderly.
Song Icadcfc?Ed Tccts Invocation?
Clay Maynor: Reporter.?Ken
Johnson.
The Church at the Forks
by Frwin Jacobs, Member West Robeson United Methodist Chdrch
Greetings from West Robeson
United Methodist Church at the forks
of 74 and Harper's Fern Road. It
' gives me great pleasure to write again
> and keep you informed about the ac'
tivilics at our small place of.worship'
On the fourth of October a former
pastor and his family came home to
help us celebrate Founders Day, Rev.
Herbert Lowiy, Sis. Connie and their
| two lovely children, Jordan, and little
,. Miss Altman, were our guests for that
1 occasion. My. how thoscchildrcri have
' grown in the last few years.
Rev. Lowry brought the message
entitled "Grasshoppers do not cat
Grapes " What an unusual message,
one might say. Well, in his sermon as
he began to preach (yes. preach! He
has gotten stronger!) about the Grasshoppers
being satisfied eating the
leaves of the grapevines and the birds
also. God'sothcr creatures, getting fat
from the juicy grapes. T.hcrc was a
comparison to some Christians wanting
to just enter i nto the pron tiscd land
and others working here on earth for
the Lord A bit strong one might say.
Look around y ou at all of the churches
and different dcnominationswilhonly
a handful of people using their talents
; God gave them All of the corruption
of things taking the young lives of our
youth while parents will not take them
to church
God has been very good to our
communities surrounding us in Robeson
County. As 1 ride along the
highways and other rural roads. I am
disgusted at the trash people have
dumped out of their cars One may say
it is not my job to ride to a dumpstcr
and deposit my garbage (you know,
that is why you can ride into other
' counties and the side of the highway
"and rural roads look so good and
clean!) That is a sin and God ga\c us
this earth to keep it clean and bcaiili;
fill
The youth wanted to do something
for the church. Soon Sunday. October
18th. they put on a delicious breakfast
for everyone before Sunday School.
Bacon, sausage, eggs, grits, juicy flaky
biscuits, cofTcc. citrus juice and honey
rolls. We thank you . Sister Jackie
Dccsc. for a lovely, breakfast.
On October 15th Sister Elizabeth
picked up senior citizens for a delicious
seafood luncheon at ShefTs in
Pembroke. (Boy, how 1 love their hush
puppies) Thank you for caring
The church visited the Dial's Rbsl
Home the 11th. I was out of town so 1
missed the fellowship with the folks
there. They look so much forward to
hearing the songs and gospel brought
to them as they can't get out and go to
church. One lady remarked to me one
visit that she would love to go to her
church every Sunday had she a way to
gel there A kind word and handshake
means so much to those people We
can go to them but they arc house
bound and can not gel out and go as
they did in their younger years
Our pastor and his family members
put their mother. Mrs. Delphic
Locklcar. to rest Sunday, the 18th. at
White Hill Freewill Baptist Church.
His brother. Mr Stanford Loeklcar.
delivered a very moving eulogy and so
movingtoa packed church. She passed
away on hisbirthday, October 16th. It
was a celebration with tears of joy for
everyone because she was out of her
sickness and gone to be with her sav ior
and Lord What a testimony she left
behind to her loved ones, especially
her grand and great grandchildren
The church youth is planning a
wcincr roast soon, around Halloween
I hope to have sonic more interesting
news in the new future to share with
you the glad tidings that God has bestowed
upon our church
There will be a singing the 2'Jth
(Hflh Sunday evening at 7 p.m. -November)
We welcome you to come
and worship with us in songand praises
Several groups will bring the music.
Some have committed to us for this
occasion Liberty Baptist Church, off
Wire Grass Road in Lumbcrlon. the
Friends and Family of our church to
name a few. We hope to fill the
sanctuary to capacity as we did the last
time
I look forward to sharing the good
news with you in my articles. Will say
may God bless you real good until
next time.
Envin Jacobs,
Church member
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