Racial diversity prevalent at
Salem College, president says
-BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Salem College President
Dr. Lorraine Sterritt touted the
virtues of her women's college
at the American Association of
University Women luncheon
at Five Points restaurant on
Saturday, Jan. 24.
Sterritt gave a long list of
the virtues of Salem College,
like how 48 percent of tradi
tional undergraduates are non
white students.
"1 think the word is out
there that we are academically
serious and very nurturing,
and we have really attracted
people of a highly diverse
population in every sense of
the word and we have many
first generation college stu
dents," she said.
. Sterritt became the 20th
president of the 242 year-old
women's college last July.
Previously she was dean for
administration at Harvard
University and has held many
other positions at Harvard,
Stanford University and the
University of Pennsylvania.
She spoke to the Winston
branch of AAUW, a group of
college-educated women who
promote equity for women
through education, advocacy,
philanthropy and research.
Sterritt said half of the tra
ditional students are first in
their families to go to college.
Sterritt, a native of Ireland
who attended Stanford
University, could identify with
that. The. product of a truck
driver father and stay-at-home
mother, she, too, was the first
in her family to go to college.
Along with the college,"
Salem also has its academy for
grades 9-12. A quarter of its
students come from overseas,
representing nine different
countries, such as Bhutan. She
said 100 percent of the acade
my graduates are accepted
into college.
Sterritt said enrollment is
up 12 percent at both the acad
emy and college, but that also
comes with the problem of
where to put students.
Ground was broken on a
dorm in December, which is
"being built faster than the
speed of light," because it has
to be ready for the fall semes
ter.
There's currently a $60
million campaign that
includes new and renovated
science buildings. But Sterritt
swore that despite its growth,
Salem will always have small
class sizes.
"We have room for
growth, and I tell people we're
not trying to become a large
liberal arts college, we're just
trying to become a slightly
larger small liberal arts col
lege," she said.
Her audience couldn't
have been more receptive to
talk about educationally
empowering women. The
local AAUW champions the
cause in a number of ways.
The latest is a Start Smart
Workshop, funded by a
AAUW grant, at Winston
Salem State University in
March to teach female seniors
how to negotiate for fair pay in
the workplace. The group is
also planning to mentor and
give free books to students at
Ashley Elementary.
"It's about opening new
doors to women," said AAUW
Co-President Judythe
Atkinson.
AAUW Co-President Dr.
Vanessa Duren-Winfield
knows about that firsthand.
She was working as a research
assistant when she got a grant
that covered tuition and
expenses for graduate school.
She said she's been a "drum
Photos by Todd Luck
Dr. Lorraine Sterritt speaks
at a AAUW gathering
Saturday.
Left: AAUW Co-President
Dr. Vanessa Duren
Winfield with Sterritt.
major," singing the praises for
the organization ever since.
"I thank AAUW for being
there for me at that time
because that helped to propel
me into education, and after
getting my master's degree, 1
went on and got my PhD,"
said Duren-Winfield, who is
now director of research at
WSSU's School of Health
Sciences.
The group's past efforts
include a science and math
program at the local Salvation
Army Boys and Girls Club,
scholarships for girls at
Forsyth Technical Community
College, giving books to stu
dents at Speas Elementary
School and giving school sup
plies, personally delivered by
Duren-Winfield, to children in
Malawi, Africa.
AAUW is open to women
who have an associate's,
bachelor's or higher degree
from an accredited college or
university. For more informa
tion on joining the local
branch, contact Atkinson at
gatkinson@triad.rr.com.
NAACP
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unanswered.
Patterson said that he spoke with his office
and that he was told that they would contact
the branch's secretary about procedures.
"Another election will be administered,"
said Patterson. "We don't know if it will be
done by the state or nationals."
A date and time has not been set for the
elections.
Patterson initially called for the election to
be delayed in November so the state could
oversee it, stating that the oversight would take
care of any concerns of ballot tampering or
rigging.
The Jan. 10 election led to Isaac "Ike"
Howard being elected president. Other win
ners were Doris Herrell,
first vice president;
Harry James Jr., third
vice president; Stephen
Hairston, assistant
treasurer; and Jim Shaw
and Linda Sutton, who
won executive board
seats. The second vice
president position is
empty. Neither the sec
retary nor treasurer
positions were chal
lenged.
According to the bylaws of the agency,
complaints submitted are investigated and
delivered within 30 days. If the complaint is
found to be without merit, the installation of
the new officers will be allowed. If it is
deemed legitimate, a hearing on the matter
will be held and the pre-election executive
committee will remain in power until a revote
is done or some other remedy recommended
after the hearing is implemented.
Rev. Dr. Marcus Barr, executive director of
the Winston-Salem NAACP branch, said that
there were quite a few members that signed the
complaint and that the branch is waiting on a
response. He also said that he, along with
many other members, are ready to move past
the incident so they can continue working in
the community.
"We have so many goals and programs in
place that we would like to implement for the
children and the elderly in the city," he said.
"This puts a serious strain on what we are try
ing to accomplish."
The branch is currently preparing to partic
ipate in the NAACP Historic Thousands on
Jones Street March in Raleigh. For more infor
mation visit www.hkonj.com.
Barr said that he is disappointed that it has
come to the point of involving someone from
the organizations' national office.
"This is about what's right. We have,
worked hard over the last couple of years so
we can move ahead, making programs work
and function for the community," he said. "We
are for the people by the people."
Barr
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