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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1977 THE BENNETT BANNER Page Five Belles Attend 3 Natural Science Meetings by Diane Stevens In an effort to expose students to the field of scientific research the Natural Sciences Division of Bennett College sent students to three scientific meetings this spring. Kassandra Clark, Mallika Man- iam, Marilyn Hicks, Sheila Sam mons, Thorna Humphries and Diane Stevens, accompanied by Dr. Benjamin Duhart and Mrs. Evelyn Jones attended the 34th Joint Annual Meeting of the scientific honor society, Beta Kap pa Chi and the National Institute of Science. The meeting was held from April 6-9. Two days of the meeting were devoted to the presentation of re search papers by students and faculty. Speaking about the pa pers, Thorna Humphries said, “Be cause it is a necessity for students to know how to communicate their ideas in the form of formal pres entations the conference was very beneficial since it gave students the opportunity to present pa pers.” Dr. Duhart said, “The meet ing gave me a chance to see what kind of research was going on at other schools. And from the presentation of papers I could also compare students at Bennett with students at other colleges.” One afternoon of the meeting was spent at Meharry Medical College. Here presentations on the school were made in the form of slide-tape and video-tape. A re cruitment panel from the school also conducted a question and an swer session for the convention participants. “I though the trip to Meharry and the panel discussion on the pros and cons of medical school and what students should do to prepare themselves for school were very interesting,” said Dr. Duhart. The joint assembly for the meeting was held at Fisk Uni versity. The speaker, Dr. Gertrude Ridgel, national president of Beta Kappa Chi, addressed the prob lems of energy shortages. The di rector of the National Institute of Faculty Concerned about Students by Lennet Hill The Bennett College faculty has concerns for strengthening the student’s abilities for the future. According to Dean Chelsea Tip ton the faculty has three concerns for the future of the student body. Dean Tipton said, “One concern of the faculty has been the poor communication skills of students.” He defined communication skills as being the ability of students to use English in a practical and cor rect manner, both in writing and orally. As a result, the faculty has done a serious study of the cre ation of certain basic requirements that all students must pass be fore qualifying for graduation. Dean Tipton stated that a task force composed of faculty and students will address this issue during the next several months. He further stated, “It is my feeling that the improvement of this area will do much to advance the students before they leave Bennett.” A second concern is that of a policy to govern student repre sentation. The Academic Standing Committee has formally presented to the faculty academic standards BURGER KING BENNETT GIRLS CAN HAVE IT THEIR WAY 1524 E. Market Street to govern students who represent the college in matters such as sports activities and academic ac- tivitiees, as well as student pro fessional meetings. Dean Tipton said, “In the recent faculty meet ing, the Council on Academic Standing, Counseling and Aca demic Advising recommended to the faculty that any student rep resenting the college must have a minimum of a “C” overall aca demic average. He added that there are nine other provisions in the recommendation and the fac ulty is expected to act on these recommendations at its next meeting. A third concern is that of re ducing the attrition rate. (Attri tion is the flow of students away from the campus after they have once enrolled.) Dean Tipton said that Bennett at present has a be- low-national-norm attrition rate, yet the faculty is dissatisfied with the number of students who leave the campus after being enrolled after a length of time. During the past three months an attrition study has been con ducted. The report given by its chairperson, Ms. Dorothy Harris, revealed that the Bennett student attrition rate has been about nor mal at every level; however, the greatest rate appears at the freshman level. Dean Tipton said, “During the summer a special task force will be formed with the express purpose of addressing rec ommendations to reduce the attri tion rate, and at the same time formulate procedures for imple menting the program of retaining students.” He concluded by saying that in simple terms the task force will determine the human elements which agitate a climate of dis satisfaction among students and attempt to eradicate them. Add a new international dimension to your college career with a SEMESTER AT SEA The S.S. Universe sails Feb. 25,1978, on a round-the-World voyage. Join us. FREE COLOR VIEWBOOK Write or phone INSTITUTE FOR SHIPBOARD EDUCATION, Taj Mahal BIdg . P.O. Box 2488, Laguna Hills CA92653. (714)581-6770 Attn: UG Division Academicalli^ affiliated with the University of Colorado The S-S, Universe is registered in Liberia Science Dr. Arthur Washington, also spoke to the group the fol lowing day. All the students attending the meeting said they found it a re warding, informative and enjoy able experience. Mrs. Jones said, “Of a total of fifty papers presented in the biology section over half the papers were presented by stu dents. It is encouraging to see so many of our students actively en gaged in scientific research.” A second meeting attended by Bennett students was the Fifth Annual Minority Biomedical Sup port (MBS) Program Symposium from April 11-13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The symposium was sponsored by Xavier Univeresity. Students attending from Ben nett were Shawn Humphries, Di ane Stevens, Lennet Hill and Deb orah Travis. Dr. J. Henry Sayles and Dr. Sekhara Rao, MBS re search directors at Bennett, also attended. The MBS research program is sponsored by the National Insti tutes of Health. This program is designed to increase the number of minorities in research fields. During the symposium, papers were presented by students, fac ulty or both on their institution’s current research. Somewhere in the neighbor hood of seventy-four colleges and universities participated in the symposium. There are a total of 80 minority institutions with MBS programs, employing 1400 students and 500 faculty members. Dr. Rao and Lennet presented a paper on “Influence of Certain Diets on the Growth Rate and Blood Lipid Levels of Experi mentally Induced Hyperchlore- sterrolemic Hamsters.” Dr. Sayles, Shawn, Diana and Deborah presented a paper on the “Synthesis and Biological Activity of En-Amine Piperazine Deriva tives.” Speaking of the presentation Dr. Rao said, “This paper was well re ceived by other members of the scientific field. A representative from Lawrence Livermore Lab- m Dr. Constance Hilliard, executive director of African American Scholars Coun cil, Inc. speaks on the participation of women In the International scene. Eva Ablorh, r.. Introduced the speaker. The talk was one of the Humanities Festival events. photo by Joyce Bass Graduation Weelcend Events Sctieduled (Continued from Page 1) Barge Hall’s recreation room will have the floors and painting with the support of the Winston- Salem Chapter. Its study/TV room is to have furniture and curtains with help from the Norfolk Chap ter and painting and general re pairs thanks to the Richmond- Petersburg Chapter. The Washington, D. C. Chapter will raise money for carpeting the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel. The final alumnae event to be held that weekend will be the “Alumnae Get Together” May 7 at 9 p.m. in alumnae headquarters. Two otlier events are scheduled for commencement weekend. The College Choir will present its Spring Concert with its director, Dr. Alston, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel. The President’s Reception for Sen iors will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 7 at the home of Pi'esi- dent Miller. oratories (Livermore, California) expressed an interest in the type of work we are doing at Bennett College in the area of arterio sclerosis.” It was the general consensus of all the students attending that the symposium provided exposure to the research field and the presen tation of papers. Lennet said, “At the symposium I became aware of the different types of research that were going on in the area of sci ence.” Donald S. Fredrickson of the Na tional Institutes of Health gave the address at the banquet. He spoke of the achievements of the MBS program since its implemen tation. He said, “You will be more than pleased when these programs cease to exist because they are no longer needed for access into the mainstream of biomedical re search.” He added, “Maybe one day at the last MBS symposium you will be addressed by a Span ish-speaking black from Hawaii and I will envy her.” Three mathematics majors, Thorna Humphries, Barbara Johnson and Veronica Watson along with their instructor Dr. James Alonso attended the 56th Annual Meeting of the Mathemat ical Association of America South eastern Section, in Huntsville, Alabama, sponsored by the Uni versity of Alabama (Huntsville). Each of the students and Dr. Alonso presented 15 minute lec tures on designated mathematical subjects. For Barbara, a junior, it was a first time out at presenting a paper and she felt it really helped her. Thorna, a senior, thought that the math department should pro vide more opportunities like the math meeting. Veronica, also a senior, said, “Attending a meeting like this gives you the opportunity to see how you compare with other stu dents.” The attendance of faculty mem bers and students at these meet ings was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health program, the National Science Foundation, augmented by AIDP at Bennett College. Seniors Get Ready For Future Roles (Continued from Page 1) should have been notified soon after April 19, the end of re cruiting for graduate schools. Some seniors have had on- the-site plant visits with pros pective employers through the Career Services Center. Bennett Four Perform Ozone Waste Treatment Study by Myra Davis Dr. Allison Maggiolo and three Bennett student assistants, Fran ces Davis, Nanetta Lowe and Rhonda Montgomery, are under- _ YOU’RE THIS CLOSE TO LOSING WEIGHT: Call 273-9349 for information and free brochure $7 registration $3 weekly WEIGHT WATCHERS The Authority. taking research on the present and future of ozone in treatment of textile wastes and ozone vs chlorine in treatment of textile- chemical wastes. They presented papers on these topics at the April meeting of the AATCC Symposium on Environ mental Sciences Textile Technol ogy/Ecology Interface in Atlanta. Dr. Maggiolo hopes the group will also be able to participate at the Third International Ozone Insti tute Congress in Paris, May 4-6. Ozonization appears on the verge of replacing chlorination as a treatment for chemical waste found in large amounts. Because of this. Dr. Maggiolo feels that private, institutional and govern mental pressure to eliminate the current standard practice, post chlorination treatment of these chemical wastes, is likely in the near future. Dr. Maggiolo was one of over 300 persons attending the Inter national Ozone Institute and EPA Workshop on ozone/chlorine di oxide oxidation products of or ganic materials in Cincinnati. The meeting was held to bring to gether scientists, engineers, regu lators and educators in the field of organic oxidation products. Although preliminary finds about alternatives for chloride treatment seem feasible, more work must be done to determine what, if any, undesirable products may be generated and how their production can best be minimized or eliminated. And it’s good to know that Ben nett College is in the forefront of such important research.
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