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THE BENNETT BANNER
FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1978
Sr. Reflections
Peace Corps Recruiting More Active Volunteers Abroad
“The idea of the Peace Corps is
as powerful and relevant today as
when the Peace Corps was
founded—and probably more so,”
observed Peace Corps Director
Carolyn Payton, a Bennett grad
uate.
"Over the past 17 years, more
than 72,000 Americans have served
in the Peace Corps. In villages,
schools and outpost clinics around
the world, people still remember
the Peace Corps volunteer who
spoke the language and came to
Future Campus Leaders Develop Good
Leadership Skills at B. C. Conference
Senior Jackie Thompson packs her trunk for the last time in Player Hall as
the year ends. photo by Joyce Bass
'\
Marilyn Hicks, senior class president, smiles after four years of hard work.
by Debbie Hodges
Two leadership conferences, the
first for Bennett students since
1975, were held April 16-17 and
April 23.
Greer Wilson, coordinator of
student activities, Hampton Insti
tute, was the guest consultant at
the first conference held at Quail
Roost, Durham, N. C. It was at
tended by senior Shawn Humph
ries, SGA president; juniors Debra
Perkins, SGA president-elect,
Marion Johnson, Student Union
Board president-elect; Kay Dol-
berry, Verita Hayes, Karen Lewis,
and Felecia Burton, chairman of
the student Union Board publicity
committee. Dean of Student Ac
tivities Harold Bragg, Director of
Co-Curricular Activities Ruth
Powell and sophomores D«bbie
Hodges, SGA treas-urer-elect, and
Ellen Brinkley, junior-class presi
dent elect, also attended.
Mrs. Wilson, who is also a con
cert pianist and mother of two,
opened the conference by stating
that an effective leader must “un
derstand him or herself, the
group, the situation, and functions
of leaders.
The objectives of the conference
were stated as being to “under
stand the importance of develop
ing good leadership skills,” “to
learn creative approaches for
planning activities,” “to help stu
dents learn how to deal with con
flict resolution,” “to help students
develop better communication
skills,” “to help student leaders
evaluate their individual styles of
leadership,” “to help students in
teract on an effective level,” and
“to provide experience for stu
dents to engage in leadership ex
ercises.”
Mrs. Greer presented sessions
entitled “The Importance of De
veloping Good Leadership Skills,”
“Creativity in Planning Activi
ties,” “Cooperation and Conflict,”
and held an informal rap session.
Miss Powell gave sessions on
planning tips and preparing a
yearly activity plan. Under her
guidance, the group also discussed
and planned the general confer
ence held the following Sunday.
“It was a valuable experience,”
said one student who had attended
the Quail Roost conference, “I
wish more i>eople could have at
tended.”
The workshops of the second
conference, held in Pfeiffer Sci
ence Assembly, were presided
over by the students who attended
the first conference. Sharing what
was learned from the Quail Roost
Conference and planning the com
ing year’s activities were the goals
of this conference. Among the
workshops held were those on
publicity and planning the year’s
activities. A session with J. J-
Scarlette, Bennett’s business man
ager, was also held.
Pinehurst to Host NCAIAW Meeting
No more standing in the business
office for Olivia Penn and Tonya
Jessup.
photo by Joyce Bass
Last call for a shivering cold Greens
boro winter for Lisa Anderson.
by Joyce A. Bass
The annual conference of
the NCAIAW will take place
May 5 in Pinehurst, N. C. At
this conference, all colleges
and universities will send rep-
Business Consultants Visit Campus in Career Conference
by Dotty Brown
It all started with the courteous
“Good morning. How do you do’s,”
mumbled through fresh dough
nuts and hot coffee.
Somehow, just as planned, the
Career Awareness Conference
emerged as an enlightening event.
Consultants from as near as
Greensboro and from as far as
Detroit flooded Bennett’s campus,
visiting classrooms.
After holding several classroom
sessions, the consultants, along
with the Bennett family, congre
gated in the chapel for a program
intended to familiarize the con
gregation with the purpose of the
Career Awareness Conference.
The conference, which was held
on April 7, was co-sponsored by
the Career Services Center of Ben
nett College, the Women’s Studies
Program, Winston-Salem Urban
Two of the Bennett graduates who were among the visiting business and cor
porate representatives entertaining questions from students during Career
Awareness Day. . t, i n
photo by Joyce Bass
League, and the National Urban
League, Inc.
The speaker for this occasion
was Earl S. Hayes, vice president
Urban Affairs, ARA Services,
Philadelphia, Pa. Hayes defined
the aim of the conference as “To
provide the opportunity for stu
dents to learn more about various
job opportunities. To let students
know what is out there.”
“How to achieve academic ex
cellence,” was the main point of
discussion for Hayes. He cited the
mastering of desired area of
study; the possession of good com
munication skills; and the desire
to help others (young people,
black institutions) as means of
achieving academic excellence.
The Career Awareness Confer
ence was primarily aimed at
freshmen and sophomores but
juniors as well as seniors took
advantage of the consultants who,
after the program in the chapel,
sat under the magnolia trees eager
to answer questions concerning
job opportunities.
One student, Angela West, a
freshman business administration
and accounting major from Wash
ington, D. C., said, after talking
with one of the consultants,
“You’d be surprised to know how
many job opportunities there are
but you must prepare yourself for
them now.”
After a few hours on the lawn,
the consultants left and the con
ference was over, but it’s impact
still lingers on.
resentatives to make prelimi
nary plans and schedule sports
events for the coming year.
Coach Leon McDougle and
Dr. Dawn Chaney will attend
the conference on behalf of
Bennett.
“An intense volleyball and
basketball schedule is being
planned for Bennett next year.
At present, recruiting efforts
are being made for both areas
and the Bennett Athletic
Committee is working toward
determining the structure of
a policy-making body for ath
letics,” said Dr. Chaney.
She said policies regarding
the eligibility of players in
competitive sports and play
ing schedules will fall under
the jurisdiction of this new
athletic planning committee.
“By the fall, a director of
athletics and athletic policies
will be a functioning part of
Bennett,” remarked Dr.
Chaney.
live for two years or more, she
said.
“Volunteers are the heart of
the Peace Corps,” she stressed.
“They represent the best that is
in us, living as they do in condi
tions of hardship, overcoming ob
stacles many of us might not be
able to face, and making their
own personal contributions to a
better world.”
Payton discussed some of the
Peace Corps’ new directions — its
emphasis on working with devel
oping countries to meet the basic
human needs of the world’s poor
est people and its search for quali
fied and dedicated volunteers.
This summer, the Peace Corps
is recruiting 2,500 new volunteers
for assignments overseas. Over
the next year, an estimated 6,122
volunteers will be working in 63
countries in Latin America,
Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
“Basic human needs refer to the
most essential requirements of
psyhical survival,” explained Pay
ton, 52, who directed Peace Corps
programs in the Eastern Carib
bean from 1965 until 1969 and
then served as a special assistant
to the Peace Corps’ regional di
rector for Latin America. A psy
chologist, she headed Howard Uni
versity’s counseling services for
seven years before being ap
pointed by President Carter as
the first woman and first black
director of the Peace Corps in Sep
tember, 1977.
She said, “More volunteer as
signments will focus on projects
such as food production, fisheries,
village water and irrigation sys
tems, nutrition education, health
care and basic education. Teach
ing math, science and English will
continue to be important Peace
Corps roles, but these volunteers
also will have secondary assign
ments that relate to community
development.”
According to Payton, the Peace
Corps is bolstering its language
and cultural training programs
and intensifying specialized skill
training in areas such as water-
supply construction and village
health education.
The Peace Corps has requested
a budget of $95.1 million, an in
crease of $7.5 million over this
year. Most of the increase will be
used to cover the new training
programs.
“We are much more interested
in in quality than quantity,” said
Payton, “And good training will
make the difference. Later, we
can think about absorbing larger
numbers of volunteers.”
Traditionally, the Peace Corps
has drawn most of its volunteers
from among recent college grad
uates. Payton wants to see the
doors opened wider.
“We want to open Peace Corps
service to many people who may
not have considered it as a real
option,” she said. “Retired per
sons, blue collar workers, tech
nicians and mechanics — these
people have skills that developing
countries need. We especially
want to encourage blacks and
other minorities to apply.”
Scholar Inductees Meet Requirements
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point average by the end
of 1st semester of fresh
man year.
—Must maintain a 3.00 or
above grade point aver
age throughout her stay
at Bennett.
—Must be recommended by
an instructor.
—Must pass an admissions
test.
Marcelle Miranda, a pre
medical major from New
York, is president of BSP.
Marcelle was among the first
students to be inducted into
the program. She is very en
thusiastic about the way the
program has been progress
ing and growing. Her plans
for the still-new program are
to host speakers, to sponsor
an ACES program and to pro
vide tutorial services.
The students inducted into
the Bennett Scholars were:
Adenike Adejunmobi, Linda
Faye Anderson, Marcelle Kay
Boatwright, Lisa Ann John
son, Tina Ruth Jones, LaSan-
dra Muldrow, Estallnda Rob
erson, Mary Jane Simpkins,
Tonni Yvonne Sullivan and
Valerie Littlejohn.
The Bennett Scholars Pi'o-
gram Committee includes Dr.
Mattie Moss, coordinator;
Mrs. Willie McCallum, and Dr.
Charlotte Alston.