Minority-Women Draws W~:zA m Blacks v 'w r-ii&i By Loretta Maaago Pori Staff Writer Through the Minority-Women Bu siness Enterprise plan the City and the businesses which affiliate them selves with the program have set out to increase the amount of business each establishment does with the other. This “good faith" effort on which the M-WBE plan runs was wholly adopted by the City Council. Having been in effect well over a year, the success of the M-WBE plan brought out mixed responses when members of the city council and participants in the program were asked bow they felt about its first year of operation. Responses were solicited from city council men Ron keeper and Charlie Dannelly and businessmen Fred Stewart and Bob by Lowery. “From my standpoint, I'm really not satisfied with the way the program has operated. It really hasn’t been successful. Because of this I have asked City Council to seek enabling legislation to imple ment the kind of program that I think would be bettor,'' began Lee per. Especially concerned with the - state laws that knock minority-wo men businesspersons out of the ballpark for contracts, Leeper said that the program should be set up more in line with federal laws. “On the federal level it is not necessary that contracts go to die lowest bidder. But other regulations of general business laws would have to i-■ ill I-_J Charlie Dan nelly ,J\T . .Some progress made be met. For example, the city would initiate contact with minority or women businesses. Bat this does not mean that these businesses do not have to be competitive. City Council met with state legislature to discuss this proposal,” reminded Leeper. Not as completely disheartened about the propram Is city countil man Charlie Dannelly “Some progress was made, but not as much that could have been made or should have been made,” stated Dannelly. Aa far as Dannelly is concerned there are too many ways a prime Dnkkw ■ noooy wwcry ■ * . .Disappointed contractor does not necessarily have to invite a minority or women business in on a bid. ‘ - "I think the program needs some- > thing in there to ensure, a bonafide way to include minority or women businesses." Although Dannelly was leery of implementing a quota he did say that if the right kind of things were placed in new legisla tion and they were enforced, then that would assure comfortable and adequate participation. Fred Stewart of Stewart Office Suppliers had nothing but praise for Ron Leeper '•£ . Not satisfied toe program. “I think the program is great. The Minority purchasing council and the bond program are two parts of the plan that are both needed. I fed that any program that sets out to hdp minorities is great.” Contrasting with Stewart’s opi nions, Bobby Lowery of Better Cleaning Janitorial Service, Inc. and Better Cleaning Maintenance Sup ply, Inc. Interjected that the pro gram could stand some improve ment. “I’m disappointed in the amount of dollars the city spent with mino rity businesses, particularly in pur “Good Black Facuity” Hard To Come By Continued From Page IA comparatively, E*. Green admit*, “We have to nurture and grow people who are interested in educa tion on a long term basis.” “I believe the heart of any institu tion is great faculty,” emphasises Albright. Yet, are Ph D s absolute necessities of a good instructor? Albright answers, “It is not abso lute. You must also take into account the individual’s commit ment to research, and commitment have mastered!* and they are preferred. “Instructors all must return to school to keep pace with the current knowledge ekpkwion. Without re fresher courses their information will soon be out of date. I rand somewhere that the future portdmta that 90 percent of the information we will be using has not even been discovered yet. That is an awesome phenomenon. And if we can’t keep up we can’t be effective.” “Doctorates are not necessary id every field,’’ contends Green. “There is no need for them in such departments as drama, art and Creative Writing. Though docto rates are preferred in other arena. Yet we have to look at each indivi dual case; a person’s competencies, experiences and certification. Though we must always comply with college certification stand ards.”' The lack of good black faculty is a crucial problem now but. what is more Important, future forecasts do not predict any alleviation. The National Advisory Committee on Black Higher Education reports that there continues to be a decline in the number of Blacks enrolled in doc toral programs. Net only are Blacks . underrepresented in all fields of doctoral level study, they are even more underrepresented in the high growth areas of the physical sci ences and engineering. 1 Electrical Service I • Add Outlets • Increase Service I • Wiring For Additions • Electrical Repair j ♦ Much More I Call 399-4699 I “We don’t have an equitable dis tribution of black doctors in engi neering, computer science, archi tecture, and the sciences,” agrees Dr. Albright. “My goal is to encourage more students to enter graduate and professional schools to acquire PhJDs.” “The educational system needs to take a look at itself, at its rewank. There needs to be a renewed empha sis on producing teachers,’’ Informs Dr. Green. “I don’t see any solution to the problem in the forseeabie future,” he continues. “Not until the reestablishment and elevation of the status of teaching.” Yet, Green suggests, that a possi bility remains that black colleges will become more adept at securing and maintaining qualified black fa culty. “As we become more equal in .our ability to access state funds then we will be able to compete. I would like to see more dedicated .-—-i black teachers in the sciences. However, it will always remain their decision where they want to work.” Since he has taken steps to combat this problem now, Albright inti mates that black colleges cannot afford to wait oo this matter. As to why other black colleges may not be instituting preventive actions at this • w time, Albright divulges, “Perhaps it is that those University communi ties have not come together with conviction to address this problem. But they have to dec^Je over the next few years. With college costs rising each year students will not come to institutions which lack excellent faculty.” I TAYLOR’S i Photo & Copy Printing BUSINESS CARDS $ 1A93 All Raised Printing ■ ” •Letterheads A envelopes •Wedding St Portrait Photography 1 503 E. Trade St. “We Bend Over Backwardi chasing," remarked Lowery. "From a “good faith" effort, I think a lot more improvement needs to be made.” . Lowery feds that the contractors involved in M-WBE plan may have done better than the purchasing end because of the established ways of determining results. “It seems to me that there has to be a commitment on the City’s part in purchasing. Perhaps if there were minorities doing the purcha sing, then that would help. Another idea Is to build some incentives with1 the people in the purchasing depart ment,” suggested Lowery. The r t ~ ■' ... • . ■- T'-. incentives that Lowery recommen ded included tyii« the commitment of including minority nod women businesses in purchasing in with evaluations and promotiorw. No doubt the road has been rocky that the M-WBE plan has traveled. From the remarks of these indivi duals it is dear that while some progress has been made, there is still a great deal of work to do. Next week George Wallace, coor dinator of the M-WBE plan will give his views on the success of the program, the accomplishments of the last year and the future of the plan Tar Heel Urological Center Derek C. Gardner, M.D. Urologist HUP • Bladdar * KMnay mtfial • Infertility Office Hour* 951 S. Independence Bled, iBy App’t Monday-Friday Suite 400 9,00 - 4,30 ,tkM.m_,11fCherlo„e, N.C. P155/80R12 Black wall No trade needed • For front or rear wheel drive vehicles • For dependable wet or dry traction • Long wearing tread compounds for long mileage -flow IMPORTS Blackball Price Sl»e No «r«rie _needed. 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