At Charlotte Area Schooh Black Student Enrollment Increasing By Jalyne strong Post Staff Writer A charted decrease in the number of blacks enrolling in most of the nation’s colleges, what is being called a “national crisis" by some educators, is fortunately not the case at Charlotte’s four-year insti tutions of higher education. This city's three colleges: John son C. Smith University, the Uni versity of North Carolina at Char lotte, and Queens College, all give reports that the number of black students entering these schools is not declining In contrast, black students in Charlotte’s colleges are increasing. It is a stark difference to figures quoted in a Wall street Journal article titled, “Minorities’ Enroll ment In College Retreats After Its Surge In •70s," which reported, although the number of black high school graduates grew substantially between 1976 and 1983, the percen tage enrolling in college declined to 28 percent from 315 percent.” Alarmed by those figures, |mbih| Myers, president of the National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, predicts “econo mic repercussions if the nation’s rapidly growing minority popula tion! don’t advance educationally " He explains, They will kwe pur chasing power," be sicker knd poor ■JSSSJijKfti&tS meal in collages, fat Chariot*, Ka* Sanford, public information (ftrector of UNCC, reports a S percent in crease of black student enrollment from la^year; Mooes Jooee, «rec tor of admission at JCSU, reveals that black enrollpoeot this year heid steady with an outstanding increase of 1*7 percent at Smith which occurred in 1984-95; and Anne Matthews of Queens College charted an Increase of black students at Queens up from 36 students in 198* to 91 black students in 1985. Problems which are blamed for the nation decline of blacks enroll ing in colleges, such as, financial aid cutbacks, softened recruitment ef forts and poor secondary school training, apparently have not stricken Charlotte’s institutions of higher education. ‘ According to Jones, who has been director of JCSU admissions for 13 years, Smith’s main problem hu been housing the many students that enter the predominantly black uni versity each year. He concedes to a recent stage in enrollment at Smith and he credits it to the college’s new president Dr. Robert Albright. “Smith has been getting a lot of exposure due to our new president ” says Jonsi. He also claims, “There has been a brandling out in our recruiting efforts. Many people am working to make thlMs strong at Smith. oauivi u, w uiens, ix one was to chart on a graph black stu dent enrollment at UNCC over the last fbw years U would show a alow and steady increase. Except for one year," he points out, "there was a decline for no apparent reason. We'd like it to be more," admits the public Information director. Black enroll ment at UNCC is currently 8.9 per cent, up from last year's 8.0 per cent. Jean Frye handles minority re cruitment at UNCC and she relates that the college actively seeks black Charlotte’* CROP Walk Shatters State Record Charlotte’s CROP walk of Oc tober 13 set a record for the largest , in toe Carotoas, and perhaps to the nation. With Mayor Harvey Gantt setting the place foi'ieftrunners and Congressman Alex McMillan lead ing an estimated 5,00ft walkers, participants brought in a record $114,610 % in nUvtooe : 4 CROP Walk representative Howard Virkler expressed delight at the turn-wg and the support from ehurches, corpora tions.achoots, and fW- H« especially com mended Coca-Cola, which not only" he^ed financially, but also pro vided refreshments. ••j ' ‘ * ,’^.Vlfkley « 4 , tlwds . „ , „ -. J t can only ^translate the energy of WalkDay into help for the hungry when the funds are sent in. We don’t want to starve the hunger-fighting agencies.** ^ ajjuiisors ana support ers included United Carolina Bank, Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Hen - drick MBW, Coca Cola, Charlotte Motor Speedway, NCNB National Bank, Lance, Inc., IBM, WBTV, Virkler Chemical Co., Wachovia Bank and Trust, Hardee’s Hambur gers, and Belk of Charlotte. Entertainment included perfor mances by the Children’s The atre Clowns, Johnson C. Smith Uni versity Cheerleaders, the Garinger High School Band and Letter Girts, the Charlotte Caledonian Pipe Bank! and a bluegrass group led l>y Jim Whitley. There was also a “crazy . costume” contest Judged by Mr. and Mrs Jeff Bodine. TMa year at least one church had 100 percent participation, with everyone in the congregation either walking or sponsoring a walker Long-time member of Matthewa Murkiand Presbyterian Church, 182 year old Emma Jackson, wm pre sent to wish the walkers well, and was driven oyer part of the route. Several years ago, Ms. Jackson walked the first mile. Growing up in South Carolina, she kaew hunger personally and has sought to do something about it by supporting CROP. „ *: G; IS * branch Tbe walker who turns in the most funds by November IS will be treated to a tree balloon ride over Charlotte. Assertive Job Search WomanReach will offer a seminar November 13 (Wed.) from 4,304 pm. called “The Nuts & Bolts of Job Hunting: The Assertive Job Search,” facilitated by SoRja White, at the WomanReach Center. The WomanReach'Center, is a United Way Agency. Hie faculties are handicapped accessible and services are freely given and freely received. 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UNCC sponsors Minority Recruitment Day, also. “Some of these things we ars required to do under the Consent Decree,” acknowledges Frye. “All schools in the University system have things to do to —“•"issue minority enrollment whether it is a predominately black or white, institution. However, we wiir continue to encourage black students to enroll at UNCC after the decree is up (in IMS),” nwfnt.in. Frye. “Increase in minority enroll ment leads to increase hi cultural exchange at college. A good untvsr sity should reflect the society in which it exists," she concludes. a uv owoujr uunu ui uic numDer 01 tdack students at Queens College since 108S, states Anne Matthew*,l» reflective of Queens effort to increase enrollment overall. She says that no special efforts are made to recruit specifically black students at the college. “As the number of students increase at Queans,” reveals Matthews, "so do the number of black students.” There are M black students in Queens’ undergraduate program, five in its graduate program and a black students in the college’s New College (coed) program, totaling 01 students among the college’s overall population for 196S-W of 1,007. All admissions persons inter viewed could not point to any particular reason why Charlotte’s colleges and universities are not affected by national trends of dedining minority enrollment. I-— NON MOVINQ TOP • Letter/Legal Size • 1-99 Corn Counter e Copies In 4 Colors e Minolta quality service contracts .available % ' CASH OP ASK ABOUT LPAppPUUIO 1 A ’ A * J ■ I I I mJ '■hhUBJULSbiSI We Sell Solutions. 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